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Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
Robert Eugene "Bob" Van Sell
Feb 11, 2013
ROBERT EUGENE "BOB" VAN SELL Memorial services for Cortez resident Robert Eugene "Bob" Van Sell will be held at the Masonic Lodge #111 in Nucla, Colorado Saturday, February 16 at 2:00 pm. Robert Eugene "Bob" Van Sell was born July 15, 1934 in Atchison, Kansas to James and Clara (Mathena) Van Sell. He entered into rest at the family home...
Kaili Marie Vasquez
Feb 11, 2013
KAILI MARIE VASQUEZ Memorial services for Kaili Marie Vasquez will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Kaili was born December 28, 2012 in Durango the daughter of Krista Marie Lynn Vasquez. She passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Children's Hospital in Aurora. Even though Kaili only lived a short time, she...
Lloyd Stephen Wallace
Feb 11, 2013
LLOYD STEPHEN WALLACE Memorial services for Lloyd Stephen Wallace will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 23 at the American Legion Ute Mtn. Post No. 75, 320 N. Harrison Street, Cortez. Lloyd passed away on February 11, 2013 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez after being sick for some time. He was 75 years old. Lloyd was born...
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