Helen Real
May 14, 2012
HELEN REAL Helen Real passed away on May 14, 2012. She was born in Vienna, Austria in October 1919, and crossed the ocean with her parents as a child to settle in the United States. In two years she had learned English well enough to skip a grade in school. She spent her girlhood in Pasadena, California. Helen was a...
J.G. "Jay" Pults
May 10, 2012
J. G. "JAY" PULTS Funeral services for Cortez resident J.G. "Jay" Pults will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 14 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Military Honors will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Cremation will take place following the services. Jay was born June 9, 1932 in Jacksboro, Texas the son of Jim and...
Ira Rachel Dean
May 4, 2012
IRA RACHEL DEAN Graveside inurnment services for Cortez resident Ira Rachel Dean will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at Greenlawn Cemetery in Farmington, N.M. Ira was born on October 12, 1928 in Farmington, N.M. the daughter of Ira and Rachel (Locke) Hatch. She passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012 at San Juan Regional Medical Center...
Charles Paul Hartanov
May 4, 2012
CHARLES PAUL HARTANOV Charles Paul Hartanov passed away May 4, 2012 at his home in Mancos, Colorado. He was 62. He is survived by his only child, Dr. Ciela Hartanov and the dog he loved so much, Lieutenant. He was the youngest child of Andrew and Phyllis Hartanov and leaves behind his three siblings: Tammie Coronado, Natalie Haughton and Drew...
Evelyn Jeanne Abington
Apr 28, 2012
EVELYN "JEANNE" ABINGTON Evelyn "Jeanne" Abington was born in Kansas City, Mo. on July 23, 1927 the daughter of George Roy and Addie (Mathis) Moore. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the age of 84. Jeanne came to Cortez seven years ago to be nearer her daughter, Karen, her only survivor. Jeanne was...
Hubert Wesley Switzer
Apr 27, 2012
HUBERT "WESLEY" SWITZER Memorial services for Hubert "Wesley" Switzer a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2 at Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Wes was born in Norwood, Colo. on April 1, 1948 to Hubert Wilburn and Marie Belle (Terrill) Switzer. He passed away at his Cortez home on Friday, April 27,...
Cretia Idonna Burris
Apr 26, 2012
CRETIA IDONNA BURRIS Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Cretia Idonna Burris will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Rick Gregory officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Cretia was born the daughter of Frank and...
Joe Curtis Yoakum
Apr 23, 2012
JOE CURTIS YOAKUM Visitation for Cortez resident Joe Curtis Yoakum will be held on Tuesday, April 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be held on Friday, April 27 at Grand Lake Cemetery in Grand Lake, Colo. Joe was born December 18, 1926 in Stillwater, Okla. to William Thomas and Nannie Ethel (Baker) Yoakum....
Forrest Leroy Thompson
Apr 22, 2012
FORREST LEROY THOMPSON Funeral services for Forrest Leroy Thompson will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 30 at Memorial Hall (old High School gymnasium). Burial will follow at Peel Cemetery. Forrest Leroy Thompson was born in Cortez, Colo. on April 30, 1959 to Charles "Chuck" and Joan Thompson, the second of three boys. As a teenager he made...
Colby Ray Kramer
Apr 21, 2012
COLBY RAY KRAMER A celebration of life for Colby Ray Kramer will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday April 28th at the Performance Center at Mancos High School. Colby was born on March 14th, 1991 in Cortez, Colo. to Darren and Peggy Kramer. Colby was called home to the Lord on Saturday April 21, 2012 in Mancos Colorado. Colby...
Joe Curtis Yoakum
Apr 21, 2012
JOE CURTIS YOAKUM Visitation for Cortez resident Joe Curtis Yoakum will be held on Tuesday, April 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Graveside services will be held at Grand Lake Cemetery in Grand Lake, Colo. Joe was born December 18, 1926 in Stillwater, Okla. to William Thomas and Nannie Ethel (Baker) Yoakum. He passed away on...
James Phillip "Junior" Johnson
Apr 21, 2012
JAMES PHILLIP "JUNIOR" JOHNSON Funeral services for lifelong Cahone resident James Phillip "Junior" Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cahone Cemetery. Junior was born April 1, 1923 in Cahone the son of James Albert and Dottie Florence (Cook) Johnson. He passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012...
Gloria Glee Harkins
Apr 21, 2012
GLORIA GLEE HARKINS Gloria Glee Harkins was born October 20, 1928 in Inavale, Neb. the daughter of Fred B. and May (Flogg) Copley. She passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center at the age of 83. Gloria was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jerry Charles Harkins in November of 2011. She is...
Bertha Lee Hefner
Apr 21, 2012
BERTHA LEE HEFNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Bertha Lee Hefner will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1 at the Cortez Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday beginning at noon at the church. Bertha was born the daughter of Edward Montville and Armour May (Thornton) Hipp....
Ina Inez Huff
Apr 20, 2012
INA INEZ HUFF Ina Inez Huff passed away at her rural Cortez home on Friday, April 20, 2012 at the age of 88. She was born the daughter of Ural Ballard and Lillie Belle (Eastwood) Ballard on July 8, 1923 in Oklahoma. In Kansas City, Kans., Inez wed Alvie Linden Huff on January 20, 1941. Her family remembers her as...
Vera "Maxcine" Retherford
Apr 19, 2012
VERA "MAXCINE" RETHERFORD Graveside inurnment services for Dove Creek resident Vera "Maxcine" Retherford will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View. Maxcine was born in Brock, Okla. on June 12, 1924 to John Wiley and Clara Lula (Armstrong) Roundtree. She passed away on April 19, 2012 at her home at...
Ellen G. Melsness
Apr 19, 2012
ELLEN G. MELSNESS A Celebration of Life for Ellen G. Melsness will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 at the First Assembly of God Church 120 S. Linden, Cortez. Ellen was born on May 13, 1930 in Bradford, Pennsylvania. She went to be with her Savior on April 19, 2012 at the Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center....
Ruth Wheeler Roessel
Apr 13, 2012
RUTH WHEELER ROESSEL Traditional Navajo funeral services were held Sunday, April 15 for Ruth Wheeler Roessel at the Roessel Family Cemetery in Round Rock, Ariz. Ruth was born at Round Rock, Ariz. on April 15, 1934 the daughter of Ashi'ii and Hasbah Wheeler. She passed away at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colo. on Friday, April 13, 2012, days short...
Leta Thorpe
Apr 13, 2012
LETA "ELLEN" THORPE Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Leta "Ellen" Thorpe will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Shelby Bailey and Reverend Tom Towns officiating. Ellen will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Hank, at Cortez Cemetery. Ellen was born on March 24, 1916 in Anthony,...
John V. Reeves
Apr 11, 2012
JOHN V. REEVES Memorial services for Cortez resident John V. Reeves will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 16 at the First Baptist Church. Pastor Vic Powell will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. John was born March 6, 1933 in Ashfork, Ariz. the son of Emma Mae Cox and...
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