Billie Keith "Bill" Fischer
Oct 28, 2012
BILLIE KEITH "BILL" FISCHER Graveside services for Dolores resident Billie Keith "Bill" Fischer will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 3 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Military Honors will be conducted by Montezuma County V.F.W. Post #5231. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bill was born August 31,...
Gaylord Allan Lyman
Oct 27, 2012
GAYLORD ALLAN LYMAN Graveside services for Gaylord Allan Lyman, a longtime Dolores resident, will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 31 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening at Ertel Memorial Chapel from 4 to 6 p.m. Gaylord was born July 30,...
Robert Dean Gray
Oct 26, 2012
ROBERT DEAN "BOB" GRAY A celebration of life for longtime Cortez resident Robert Dean "Bob" Gray will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 30 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Pastor Tom Towns will officiate. Bob was born May 28, 1924 in Meade, Kan. the son of William Thomas and Eva B. (Eliason) Gray. He passed away...
David Leroy Miller
Oct 24, 2012
DAVID LEROY MILLER David Leroy Miller was born September 15, 1935 in Monticello, Utah the son of Roy and Madge Miller. He passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at his Cortez residence at the age of 77. David met and married the love of his life, Iva Carol Willis on August 3, 1965. It was a package deal as...
Irene Belle Bradford
Oct 23, 2012
IRENE BELLE BRADFORD Graveside services for Cortez resident Irene Belle Bradford will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, October 26 at Citizens Cemetery in Flagstaff, Ariz. Irene was born October 11, 1925 in Flagstaff, Ariz. the daughter of Samuel Monroe and Mary Caroline (Carlos) Campbell. She passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Four Corners Nursing Home in...
Barbara Nadine Lybarger
Oct 21, 2012
BARBARA NADINE LYBARGER Memorial services for Dolores resident Barbara Nadine Lybarger will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 27 at Darrell Howe Mortuary in Lafayette, Colo. Inurnment will follow at Lafayette Cemetery. Barbara was born February 27, 1935 in Louisville, Colo. the daughter of George William and Nadine Loburn (Kellett) Lybarger. She passed away on Sunday, October 21,...
Richard Running Deer
Oct 20, 2012
RICHARD RUNNING DEER Richard Running Deer was born October 16, 1939 in Colorado Springs, Colo. the son of William Jewell and Virginia (Bonds) Meyer. He passed away peacefully on October 20, 2012 at Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos at the age of 73. Richard was a medicine man; people came worldwide for his ceremonies. Those Richard served held him...
Birdie Eleanor Lorraine Ashcroft
Oct 18, 2012
BIRDIE LORRAINE ASHCROFT Birdie Eleanor Lorraine Ashcroft passed away on October 18, 2012 following a lengthy illness. Birdie was born on January 6, 1928 to Wales and Minnie Smith. As a young girl, Birdie attended the day school near Ganado, Ariz., the Durango, Colo. school system, and graduated from Gallup High School in Gallup, N.M. Birdie spent her youth on...
Francis Henry Badding
Oct 16, 2012
FRANCIS HENRY BADDING Funeral Mass for longtime Dove Creek resident Francis Henry Badding will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 22 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Dove Creek. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 21 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A Rosary will follow the viewing at...
Ella Virginia Pumphrey
Oct 10, 2012
ELLA VIRGINIA PUMPHREY Ella Virginia Pumphrey was born April 3, 1924 in Oakland, Calif. the daughter of James Edward and George Catherine (Pride) Waddell. She passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at her Mancos home at the age of 88. Surviving Ella are her daughter, Pam Kochery of Cliff, N.M.; her grandchildren, Ivan Kotcher of England, Glynis Verrazzano and...
Janet Anne Smith
Oct 6, 2012
JANET ANNE SMITH Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Janet Anne Smith will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 12 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church, 209 W. 5th Street, Cortez. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Jeff McDonell will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday morning from 9:30 to service time at the church....
Russel Elwood Kirkpatrick
Oct 5, 2012
RUSSEL ELWOOD KIRKPATRICK Russel Elwood Kirkpatrick was born October 4, 1919 in Evansville, Ind. the son of Russel Rex and Rose Christine (Patel) Kirkpatrick. He passed away on Friday, October 5, 2012 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 93. Russel joined the U.S. Navy serving during the Korean Conflict. He made a 20 year career with the Navy...
Lloyd Earl Olson
Oct 4, 2012
LLOYD EARL OLSON Memorial services for Lloyd Earl Olson, currently of Cortez and formerly of Durango will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 27 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Lloyd was born September 22, 1915 in Wadena, Saskatchewan, Canada the son of Ralph Hasper and Inga Olson. He passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Vista Grande Inn...
Pattie Joan Ashbaugh
Sep 30, 2012
PATTIE JOAN ASHBAUGH Funeral Services for Pattie Joan Ashbaugh 77, of Grants, N.M. will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Pattie was born on July 27, 1935 in Cortez and she passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Grants. She was a retired Special Ed Teachers...
Richard "Rick" Rohrscheib
Sep 27, 2012
RICHARD "RICK" ROHRSCHEIB Memorial services for Dove Creek resident Richard "Rick" Rohrscheib will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 5 at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Rick was born October 6, 1959 in Urbana, Ill. the son of Harold Albert and Katheryn Gustina (Davi) Rohrscheib. He passed away at his Dove Creek home on Thursday, September 27, 2012...
Leonard William Cain Iv
Sep 24, 2012
LEONARD WILLIAM CAIN IV A celebration of life for Dolores resident Leonard William Cain IV will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Parque de Vida Pavillion in Cortez. Music and a Memory Walk will be included in the celebration. Leonard was born on January 31, 1949 in Austin, Tex. to Leonard William Cain III and...
Miguel "Mike" Archibeque
Sep 24, 2012
MIGUEL "MIKE" ARCHIBEQUE Graveside inurnment services for lifelong area resident Mike Archibeque will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 28 at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Miguel "Mike" Archibeque was born on September 17, 1927 in Mancos the son of John and Placida (Espinoza) Archibeque. He passed away on...
Luci Rose King
Sep 23, 2012
LUCI ROSE KING Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Luci Rose King will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 27 at Towaoc Cemetery. Luci was born on November 17, 1965 to Delbert King, Sr. and Lucy May (Hight) King in Cortez. She passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2012 at her home at the age of 46. Luci...
David Mark Greenlee
Sep 23, 2012
DAVID MARK GREENLEE Funeral services for Cortez resident David Mark Greenlee will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, September 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. David was born on March 5, 1965 in Farmington, N.M. to Garth Howard and Patricia Ann (Crilly) Greenlee. He passed away in Amarillo, Tex....
William Edmonson "Bill" Moore
Sep 23, 2012
WILLIAM EDMONSON "BILL" MOORE Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident William Edmonson "Bill" Moore will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 20 at Tom Buffalo's hangar. Please call Cortez Flying Service for directions at 565-3721. Military honors will be provided by Montezuma County V.F.W. Post #5231. Bill was born December 3, 1929 in White County, Ill. the son...
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