Ruby Luetta Trone
Sep 20, 2012
RUBY LUETTA TRONE Graveside inurnment services for lifelong area resident Ruby Luetta Trone will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 26 at Cahone Cemetery. A meal will follow the service at the Cahone Recreation Center. Ruby was born on September 9, 1927 in Cahone the daughter of Charles William and Mary Luetta (Throckmorton) Ayers. She passed away on...
Neoma Cleo Kasal
Sep 19, 2012
NEOMA CLEO KASAL Neoma Cleo Kasal was born March 12, 1931 in Ness County, Kan. the daughter of Harold and Cleo Margie (Legg) Greenstreet. She passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at her Cortez residence at the age of 81. On December 18, 1948 Neoma married Duane W. Kasal in Durango, Colo. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, Neoma's...
Frank Leroy Smith
Sep 19, 2012
FRANK LeROY SMITH Frank LeRoy Smith of Cortez, Colo. died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Vista Grande Inn, Cortez, following a gallant battle with congestive heart failure. Born in Dolores, Colo. on April 30, 1921 to Pauline and Frank "Smithy" Smith, Frank was an outstanding athlete and a leader during his years at Dolores High School, where he graduated in...
Lilia Loyola Martinez
Sep 18, 2012
LILIA LOYOLA (DURAN) MARTINEZ Family and friends will gather to celebrate the life of Lilia Loyola (Duran) Martinez at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 20 at Lifeway Baptist Church 601 North Dolores Road, Cortez. Cortez resident, Lilia Loyola (Duran) Martinez passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at her home surrounded by family. She was 84. Known as Loyola, she was...
Asalea Violet Wright
Sep 17, 2012
ASALEA VIOLET WRIGHT Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Asalea Violet Wright will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 20 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Reverend Bob Seney will officiate. Asalea was born March 27, 1931 in Atoka, Okla. the daughter of Raliegh and Zettie (McElroy) McBee. She passed away on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Vista Mesa...
Cody Mark Johnson
Sep 16, 2012
CODY MARK JOHNSON Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Cody Mark Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 22 at Lewis Arriola Community Center. Cody was born September 9, 1988 in Cortez the son of Phillip Mark and Linda Kay (Williams) Johnson. He passed away Sunday, September 16, 2012 in Brown Township, Ohio at the age of...
Mary Louise Johnston
Sep 15, 2012
MARY LOUISE JOHNSTON Funeral services for Mary Louise Johnston will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 19 at the Church of The First Born. Mr. Doug Carver will officiate. Interment will take place at Octavia Cemetery in Octavia, Okla. Mary Louise Johnston was born October 26, 1921 in Farlanville, Kans. to George and Mary Brown. She passed away...
Shannon Paytiamo
Sep 14, 2012
SHANNON PAYTIAMO Shannon Paytiamo was born on December 5, 1969 in Cortez the daughter of Howard Joseph and Rose Ann (Williams) Paytiamo. She passed away on Friday, September 14, 2012 at Northern Navajo Health Center in Shiprock, N.M. at the age of 42. Shannon had a passion for working with people and loved communicating with people of all different races....
Richard Gordon "Dick" Severson
Sep 10, 2012
RICHARD GORDON "DICK" SEVERSON Richard Gordon "Dick" Severson was born on June 9, 1933 in Janesville, Wis. to Gordon and Rosella (Wagner) Severson. He passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012 at his Dove Creek home at the age of 79. Dick was a member of the Dove Creek V.F.W and was a Boy Scout leader. He hiked the John...
Loretta Marie Stramel
Sep 8, 2012
LORETTA MARIE STRAMEL Memorial Mass for longtime area resident Loretta Marie Stramel will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 14 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Pat Valdez will officiate. Inurnment will take place at Summit Ridge Cemetery at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 15. Rosary services have been scheduled for Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at...
Leon Dee Murdock
Sep 8, 2012
LEON DEE MURDOCK Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Leon Dee Murdock will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Mr. Gene Holder will officiate. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening from 5 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Leon...
Alex H. Gallegos
Sep 2, 2012
ALEX H. GALLEGOS Funeral Mass for lifelong Cortez resident Alex H. Gallegos will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 7 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Cremation will follow the services. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rosary services will follow at 7 p.m....
Phyllis Elaine Wilber
Sep 2, 2012
PHYLLIS ELAINE WILBER Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Phyllis Elaine Wilber will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 7 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Phyllis was one of ten children born to Tivis and Susan (Johnson) Springmeyer of Terra Bella, Calif. She was born December 19, 1936 and passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2012 at Vista Grande...
Wayne Douglas Shew
Aug 27, 2012
WAYNE DOUGLAS SHEW Memorial services for Cortez resident Wayne Douglas Shew will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 8 at the Arriola Bible Church. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. Graveside services were held August 30, 2012, at Holyoke Cemetery. Wayne Douglas Shew of Cortez, Colo. entered his Eternal Home August 27, 2012, at the age of 96. He...
Clay Vern Bader
Aug 24, 2012
CLAY VERN BADER Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Clay Vern Bader will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 28 at the Mancos First United Methodist Church. Pastor Craig Paschal will officiate. Clay Vern Bader was born July 4, 1921 on the "old" Fort Lewis campus (where his father, Ernest Bader, was the College Dean). He attended grade...
Ethel Jane Ertel Field
Aug 22, 2012
Former area resident Ethel Jane Ertel Field died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, in Quincy, Wash. She was 90. Known as "Janie," she was born to John Walter and Ida Matilda Hamilton Ertel on Feb. 8, 1922, in Mancos. Her twin, John Walter, known as "Jack," was born a few minutes later, and her family said she was always protective of...
Violet Marie Gray
Aug 19, 2012
VIOLET MARIE GRAY Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Violet Marie Gray will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 23 at the Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery where Violet will be laid to rest by her beloved husband. Mr. Doug Carver will officiate. A dinner will follow the interment at the Arriola Community Center....
Frances Alfreda Tacy Ellis
Aug 19, 2012
FRANCES ALFREDA TACY ELLIS Frances Alfreda Tacy Ellis was born on April 23, 1952 in Benton Harbor, Mich. to Lester Ivan Tacy, Sr. and Pearl Modell (James) Tacy. She passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the Vista Grande Inn in Cortez at the age of 60. Frances attended the University of Kentucky where she received her Bachelor of...
Jason Anthony Beardo
Aug 17, 2012
JASON ANTHONY BEARDO Funeral services for Cortez resident Jason Anthony Beardo will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 27 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jason was born on October 5, 1981 in Roseburg, Ore. to Jim...
Becky Smith Johnson
Aug 13, 2012
BECKY SMITH JOHNSON Graveside services for former Cortez resident and current Vernal, Utah resident Becky Smith Johnson will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, August 20 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Becky passed away on Monday, August 13, 2012 at the Uintah Care Center in Vernal. At...
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