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...
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...
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