Eleanor Slatinsky "Ellie" Wolf
Feb 2, 2013
ELEANOR SLATINSKY "ELLIE" WOLF Memorial services for long time Dolores resident Eleanor Slatinsky "Ellie" Wolf will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 7 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Ellie was born January 12, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio the daughter of Andrew and Susanne (Beinik) Slatinsky. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the...
Nelda Martha Trost
Feb 1, 2013
NELDA MARTHA TROST Nelda M. Trost, a current resident of Vista Grande Inn, passed away February 1, 2013 in Cortez. She was born in Fredonia, Wis. to Fred and Clara Laubenstein on January 20, 1931. Nelda and Earl Trost were married December 1957 in Wisconsin. Nelda is preceded in death by her son, Jimmy Trost; and husband Earl Trost. Growing...
Helen M. Busby
Jan 29, 2013
Helen M. Busby Helen M. (Duncan) Busby passed away peacefully on January 29, 2013 in Cortez, Colorado at the age of 95. She was born in rural Albion, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas L. and Leta G. (Bell) Duncan. She graduated from Ridge Farm, Illinois High School in 1935. She worked for four years at F. W. Woolworth, Danville, Illinois...
Albin Dwaine Gorrell
Jan 27, 2013
ALBIN DWAINE GORRELL Funeral services for Albin Dwaine Gorrell will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 31 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday morning beginning at 9 a.m. at the funeral home. Albin, better known as Al, was born November 24, 1924 in Alhambra, Calif. the son...
Caroline Amelia Gustafson Murphy
Jan 24, 2013
CAROLINE AMELIA GUSTAFSON MURPHY Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Caroline Amelia Gustafson Murphy will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 29 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Caroline was born July 27, 1925 to Gustaf Adolph Gustafson and Harriet Lucile (Wertz) Gustafson in Youngstown, Ohio. She passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Vista Grande Inn...
William Obert "Bill" Criswell
Jan 23, 2013
WILLIAM OBERT "BILL" CRISWELL Graveside services for Cortez resident William Obert "Bill" Criswell will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 1 at Eckert Cemetery in Eckert, Colo. Bill was born October 12, 1932 in Delta, Colo. the son of Robert and Jewel (Martin) Criswell. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the...
Marilyn Gilbert
Jan 23, 2013
MARILYN GILBERT Marilyn Gilbert was born August 26, 1931 in Queens, N.Y. the daughter of Albert and Margaret (Herrscher) Miller. She passed away at her Mancos residence on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the age of 81. Marilyn was an accountant and security official for the Hudson Institute which was a research "think tank." In her free time, Marilyn enjoyed...
David Lee Antes
Jan 20, 2013
DAVID LEE ANTES Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident David Lee Antes (also known as Dave, Big Dave, Eskimo Dave, Papa and Dad) will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 26 at the First Assembly of God Church, 120 S. Linden Street, Cortez. Dave was born the son of Samuel S. Antes and Lorena Catherine (DuVall) Antes on...
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Percell
Jan 17, 2013
MARY ELIZABETH "BETTY" PERCELL Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Percell passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Durango on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. She was 71 years old. Betty was born the daughter of Marion Lester and Mary Lucile (Crawford) Coleman on April 24, 1941, in Los Angeles, Calif. Betty spent 15 years working in the Montezuma County Treasurer's Office, building treasured...
Lucia C. Copperfield
Jan 16, 2013
LUCIA C. COPPERFIELD Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Lucia C. Copperfield will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 21 at the Community Center in Towaoc. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday, January 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Lucia was born on May 30, 1955 in Cortez...
Elsie Jeanette "Elyse" Hinton
Jan 16, 2013
ELSIE JEANETTE "ELYSE" HINTON Funeral services for Mancos resident Elsie Jeanette "Elyse" Hinton will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 21 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday morning beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Elsie Jeanette "Elyse" Hinton, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away...
Marie Eleanor Roelfs Wilson
Jan 14, 2013
MARIE ELEANOR ROELFS WILSON Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Marie Eleanor Roelfs Wilson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 19 Fairview Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Marie was...
Margie Ann Hill
Jan 13, 2013
MARGIE ANN HILL Margie Ann Hill died peacefully in her home on January 13, 2013 in Dolores, Colorado. Her remaining family members include her husband, Dana Hill, and her three children, Laurie Benjamin of Tucson, Michael Hill of Cortez, and Chad Hill of Minneapolis. Margie was born on October 5, 1935 in Fargo, North Dakota where she met her husband....
Thomas Eugene Cox Ii
Jan 11, 2013
THOMAS EUGENE "TOM" COX II Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Thomas Eugene Cox II will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Tom was born on October 3, 1951 in Alameda,...
Aurta Lynette "Artie" Lichliter
Jan 9, 2013
AURTA LYNETTE "ARTIE" LICHLITER Funeral services celebrating the life of Aurta Lynette "Artie" Lichliter, a lifelong resident of Cortez, will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Sunday evening at Ertel Chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Aurta passed away peacefully the evening...
Jose Benito "Joe" Garcia
Jan 6, 2013
JOSE BENITO "JOE" GARCIA Funeral Mass for former Mancos resident Jose Benito "Joe" Garcia will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 14 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Rosary services will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 13 at St. Rita Catholic Church. Our beloved Joe completed his...
Donald Robert Petit
Jan 4, 2013
DONALD ROBERT "DON" PETIT On January 4, 2013 at Mercy Medical Hospital, surrounded by his family, Donald Robert "Don" Petit left this world behind and joined those waiting for him on the other side. Donald was born in Marlow, Okla. to Robert Louisa and Jessie Lauretta Petit. He was the oldest boy of eleven children. In 1957, Don moved to...
Nellie Ellen Garland
Jan 3, 2013
NELLIE ELLEN GARLAND Nellie was born February 17, 1915 in Somerset, Colo. She passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Madison House in Cortez, Colo. A "Celebration of Life" memorial service will be held on what would have been her 98th birthday on February 17, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Nellie grew up in Hotchkiss, Colo. and...
Richard Dickinson Gurd
Jan 2, 2013
RICHARD DICKINSON GURD It's with great sadness that the family announces the passing of their father Richard Dickinson Gurd of Cortez, Colo. Richard passed on January 2, 2013 at Swedish Medical Hospital Denver, Colo. surrounded by his children. Richard was born on January 5, 1942 in Chicago, Ill. where he grew up and resided until his adventure out west -...
Vernon Summa
Dec 31, 2012
VERNON SUMMA Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Vernon Summa will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 3 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Vernon was born July 20, 1967 in Cortez to Steven Weeks Summa and...
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