Obituaries

Jessie Eva Cassio

Jessie Eva Cassio

Mar 11, 2013

JESSIE EVA CASSIO Mass for Mancos resident Jessie Eva Cassio will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 6 at John Paul II Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs. A Vigil will be held Friday evening at 6 p.m. at the church. Jessie was born August 31, 1922 in Denver, Colo. the daughter of Hobart V. and Margaret E. (Maupin)...

Ruth Sell

Ruth Sell

Mar 11, 2013

RUTH SELL Funeral services for Ruth Sell, a former resident of Nucla, Colo. will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Nucla Cemetery at 2 p.m. Ruth was born July 3, 1917 in Hays County, Tex. the daughter of Leander T. and Virginia Carolina (Adare) Hill. She passed away on...

David Allen  Jowell

David Allen Jowell

Mar 10, 2013

DAVID ALLEN JOWELL A Celebration of Life will be held for Lewis resident David Allen Jowell at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. David was born May 26, 1959 in Rifle, Colo. the son of Arthur J. and Connie Lee...

Audie Moore

Audie Moore

Mar 8, 2013

AUDIE MOORE Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Audie Moore will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13 at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Audie was born November 22, 1924 in Rose, Okla. the son of Ellis James and Jennie Well (Sisco) Moore. He passed away on Friday,...

Robert "Duane" Lanier

Robert "Duane" Lanier

Mar 5, 2013

ROBERT "DUANE" LANIER Funeral Services for Robert Duane Lanier, 78, of Pleasant View, Colo. will be held Monday, March 11 at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints Empire Chapel, 1700 E. Empire in Cortez with Tim Lanier conducting. Interment will follow at Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View, CO. Visitation has been set for Sunday afternoon from...

Dennis Robert Seibel

Dennis Robert Seibel

Mar 5, 2013

DENNIS ROBERT SEIBEL A celebration of life gathering for Cortez resident Dennis Robert Seibel will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Dennis was born on May 26, 1947 in Bozeman, Mont. Dennis' life boasts many personal and professional accomplishments and together with his depth of intelligence, amazing sense of humor, wonderful...

Lincoln Wilton Black

Lincoln Wilton Black

Feb 28, 2013

LINCOLN WILTON BLACK Graveside services for Lincoln Wilton Black were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Farmington, N.M. Lincoln was born September 1, 1913 in Kirksville, Mo. the son of Edena Maude Messimer Black, D.O. and Albert Lincoln Black, D.O. Lincoln passed away, Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home in Cortez...

Ronald Gilbert Smith

Ronald Gilbert Smith

Feb 26, 2013

RONALD GILBERT SMITH Ronald Gilbert Smith was born September 22, 1931 in Colorado Springs, Colo. the son of Orlo Jared and Ella Celia (Franklin) Smith. He passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at his Cortez residence at the age of 81. On December 29, 1950, Ron married Peggy Jo Barton in Taos, N.M. The couple lived in Alamosa, Colo....

Eva Gawdun

Eva Gawdun

Feb 24, 2013

EVA GAWDUN Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Eva Gawdun will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 4 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Viewing has been scheduled for Sunday, March 3 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church at 2 p.m. Following will be a Rosary...

Johnney Junior Burris

Johnney Junior Burris

Feb 24, 2013

JOHNNEY JUNIOR BURRIS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Johnney Junior Burris will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 2 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Rick Gregory will officiate. A reception will follow the funeral service at the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 in Cortez. Johnney was born November 10, 1930...

Roger David Conn

Roger David Conn

Feb 23, 2013

ROGER DAVID CONN Cortez resident Roger David Conn died at his home on Saturday, February 23, 2013 from melanoma cancer. He was 65. Roger was born to Donald and Bernice (Jenson) Conn in Albert Lea, Minn. Most of his childhood was spent in Loveland, Colo. graduating from Loveland High School in 1966. He went on to earn an Associates degree...

Robert Eugene Mathis

Robert Eugene Mathis

Feb 22, 2013

ROBERT EUGENE MATHIS Robert Eugene Mathis passed away at his home in Mancos on Friday, February 22, 2013 at the age of 73. He was born the son of James and Clara (Engle) Mathis on September 6, 1939 in Port Angeles, Wash. Bob married Ruth Mary Vercimak on April 5, 1969 in Seattle, Wash. Bob was a Master Carpenter and...

Patricia Jean "Pat" Spandrio

Patricia Jean "Pat" Spandrio

Feb 21, 2013

PATRICIA JEAN "PAT" SPANDRIO Graveside services for Patricia Jean "Pat" Spandrio will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 28 at Ivy Lawn Cemetery, Ventura, Calif. Pat was born June 19, 1923 in Oxnard, Calif. the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Evelyn Miller (Wiltfong) Hyde. She passed away in Cortez on February 21, 2013 at the age of 89....

Trenton Parker Lang

Trenton Parker Lang

Feb 20, 2013

TRENTON PARKER "TRENT" LANG Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Trenton Parker "Trent" Lang will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 23 at the White Mesa Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Blanding City Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Trent was born January 11, 1993 in...

Elsie Frazier

Elsie Frazier

Feb 17, 2013

ELSIE FRAZIER Elsie Frazier was born on Oct. 31, 1920, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of George Washington and Bertha Wagner. She passed away at home on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at the age of 92. She married Lynn J. Frazier on May 10, 1942. The couple lived in Denver until 1944, after which they moved to California and opened...

Margaret Ann Garrett

Margaret Ann Garrett

Feb 17, 2013

MARGARET ANN GARRETT Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Margaret Ann Garrett will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 21 at the Mancos United Methodist Church. Marge passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2013 surrounded by her family at her home. Marge was born on August 6, 1919 in Omaha, Neb. She moved to Kansas City, Mo. with...

Ronald  J. Cameron

Ronald J. Cameron

Feb 16, 2013

RONALD J. CAMERON Ronald J. Cameron was born on March 10, 1961, in Whittier, Calif., to Les and Jane Cameron. He went home to his Savior on Feb. 16, 2013, at the age of 51. Ron married Michelle on Nov. 14, 1981. The couple set up home in Anaheim, Calif., where they lived until September 1997. They were blessed with...

Anah Marie Barnett

Anah Marie Barnett

Feb 16, 2013

ANAH MARIE BARNETT Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Anah Marie Barnett will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 23 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Following the memorial service there will be a dinner held at the Lighthouse Baptist Church, 11502 Highway 145, Cortez. Anah was born March 15, 1937 in Kokomo, Ind., the daughter of Harry C. and...

Devaney Clark Mills

Devaney Clark Mills

Feb 15, 2013

DEVANEY CLARK MILLS Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident DeVaney Clark Mills will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 20 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. DeVaney was born October 16, 1963 in Cortez the son of Norton Mills...

Lily Rose Tanner

Lily Rose Tanner

Feb 13, 2013

LILY ROSE TANNER Lily Rose Tanner was born April 15, 1927 in Gray, Okla. the daughter of Oliver Dennis and Essie Rebecca (Wells) Whitmarsh. She passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 85. Surviving Lily are her children, Dale Tanner of Cortez, Becky Waterman of Dove Creek, and Darlene Lewallen of Aurora,...