Elaine Tingey
Dec 26, 2012
ELAINE TINGEY Elaine Tingey was born on December 11, 1949 in Brigham, Utah to George Henry and Caroline Lydia (Roche) Tingey. She passed away on December 26, 2012 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 63. When sharing about her mother, Shelaine had fond memories of Elaine involved in various crafts and just how talented she was. Surviving Elaine...
Nanalee Powell Winegar
Dec 26, 2012
NANALEE POWELL WINEGAR Nanalee Powell Winegar was born on December 8, 1916 in Odessa, Mo. She passed on December 26, 2012 in Cortez, Colo. Nanalee married Walter W. Winegar in 1933. They moved to Colorado in 1936 along with Nanalee's parents, Ernest and Lollabelle Powell, and her sisters, Martha- now Martha Dyer of Cortez, Marian- now Marian West of Cortez,...
Rilla Elizabeth King
Dec 25, 2012
RILLA ELIZABETH KING Graveside services for longtime Mancos resident Rilla Elizabeth King will be held at Noon on Friday, December 28 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A luncheon will be held immediately following the services at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rilla was born December...
Etha Eileen Patterson
Dec 24, 2012
ETHA EILEEN PATTERSON Funeral services for long time Yellow Jacket resident Etha Eileen Patterson will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Yellow Jacket. Reverend Tom Towns will officiate. There is a visitation scheduled for Wednesday, January 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel....
James David "J.D." Harris
Dec 20, 2012
JAMES DAVID "J.D." HARRIS Funeral services for James David "J.D." Harris formerly of this area will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Private interment will lay J.D. to rest next to his wife, Frances at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Visitation has been set for Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at...
Jose "Oscar" Balderrama
Dec 19, 2012
JOSE "OSCAR" BALDERRAMA Celebration of life services for Jose "Oscar" Balderrama will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, December 23 at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 540 W. 4th Street, Cortez. Please come and share stories of the good time had with Oscar. Longtime Cortez resident Oscar Balderrama passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. He was...
Carl A. Zion
Dec 19, 2012
CARL A. ZION Carl A. Zion passed away unexpectedly at his home on December 19, 2012. He was born at home near Vernon, Colo. on May 2, 1931. Carl was an instructor at Fort Leonardwood, Mo. during the years of the Korean War. He taught high school vocational agriculture, worked for the government and in construction for many years. He...
Mary Margaret Johnson
Dec 18, 2012
MARY MARGARET JOHNSON Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident Mary Margaret Johnson will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Mary Margaret was born November 14, 1919 in Perkins, Okla. the daughter of Charles Dennis and Lida Rae (Carlile) Knipe. She passed away on Tuesday, December 18,...
Fay Jenna Vee Jensen
Dec 16, 2012
FAY JENNA VEE JENSEN Graveside services for Lewis resident Fay Jenna Vee Jensen will be held later this week at Green Acres Memorial Gardens in Scottsdale, Ariz. Fay was born March 7, 1927 in Provo, Utah the daughter of Mads Hyrum and Della Bertha (Hansen) Sorenson. She passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Vista Grande Inn at the...
Virginia Lee Mabarak
Dec 15, 2012
VIRGINIA LEE MABARAK Virginia Lee Mabarak, 94, passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Saturday, December 15, 2012. She was born in Tulsa, Okla. on June 17, 1918 to Grace (Cook) Adair and John Adair. Virginia married Shaffer Mabarak on August 22, 1944 after moving to Tucson in 1940. They were married for 55 years, until his passing in 1999....
Willa-Don Holmes
Dec 14, 2012
WILLA-DON HOLMES Graveside services for former area resident and current Page, Ariz. resident, Willa-Don Holmes will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 21 at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Leigh Waggoner will officiate. A reception will follow the service at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Willa-Don Watson was born in Cortez on April 25, 1936 to Willie-Don "Bill" Watson and Claire...
Joseph Luke Wright
Dec 13, 2012
JOSEPH LUKE "JOE" WRIGHT Memorial services for Joseph Luke "Joe" Wright will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, December 17 at the First Baptist Church. Joe was born February 2, 1928 to Salvatore and Gertrude Wright in Weirton, W.V. He passed away peacefully at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango surrounded by the love of his daughter, Emily Joan...
Louie A. Bonan
Dec 11, 2012
LOUIE A. BONAN The family of Louie A. Bonan will receive visitors from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 18 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 20 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Durango. Inurnment will take place at Greenmount Cemetery. Louie was born May 27, 1919 in Riverside, N.M. the...
Florence L. "Billie" Gorrell
Dec 10, 2012
FLORENCE L. "BILLIE" GORRELL Funeral services for Cortez resident Florence L. "Billie" Gorrell will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Billie was born July 9, 1928 in Minneapolis, Minn. the daughter...
Elsie F. Carlson
Dec 10, 2012
ELSIE F. CARLSON Memorial services for Elsie F. Carlson a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Elsie died December 10, 2012 at the Valley Inn in Mancos, Colo. She was born in Bridgeport, Neb. on December 16, 1925 to Jacob and Eliza...
Guerreros Navarrete Hernandez
Dec 10, 2012
GUERREROS NAVARRETE HERNANDEZ Visitation for Guerreros Navarrete Hernandez, 69 of Cortez, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow. Guerreros was born March 5, 1943 in Durango, El Carriso, Mexico the son of Manuel Navarrete and Velia Navarrete Hernandez. He passed away in Cortez on Monday, December 10, 2012....
Edythelma Sattley
Dec 9, 2012
EDYTHELMA SATTLEY Graveside services for Edythelma Sattley will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 12 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Edyth was born March 22, 1930 in Dolores, Colo. She passed away on December 9, 2012 at the Gingerich Home for the Elderly in Farmington, N.M. at the age of 82. She was a lifelong resident of Southwestern Colorado....
Marvin Neil Karsten
Dec 7, 2012
MARVIN NEIL KARSTEN Marvin Neil Karsten was born on September 23, 1940 in Morristown, Minn. to Harold and Candace (Crandle) Karsten. He passed away on December 7, 2012 at his Cortez home at the age of 72. Marvin married Sylvia Cortez in Hastings, Minn. on October 23, 1995. Marvin considered himself to be a water conservationist. Surviving Marvin are his...
Marvin Neil Karsten
Dec 7, 2012
MARVIN NEIL KARSTEN Marvin Neil Karsten was born on September 23, 1940 in Morristown, Minn. to Harold and Candace (Crandle) Karsten. He passed away on December 7, 2012 at his Cortez home at the age of 72. Marvin married Sylvia Cortez in Hastings, Minn. on October 23, 1995. Marvin considered himself to be a water conservationist. Surviving Marvin are his...
Jimmie Hester Sims Rodd
Dec 6, 2012
JIMMIE HESTER SIMS RODD Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Jimmie Hester Sims Rodd will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 11 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Jimmie Burton will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. to noon at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jimmie was born July 29, 1921 in Clarkwood, Tex. the daughter of...
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