Val Ian Robichaux
Apr 10, 2012
VAL IAN ROBICHAUX, M.D. Val Ian Robichaux, M.D. was born March 25, 1942 to Rodney and Helen (Chafey) Robichaux in Tempe, Ariz., where he grew up with his younger sister Gwen. He attended LaFayette Grade School and graduated from Camelback High in 1960. While in high school he met the love of his life, Patricia Marie Holly in 1957. Youthful...
Isiah Alden Ray Summa
Apr 7, 2012
ISIAH ALDEN RAY SUMMA Funeral services for Isiah Alden Ray Summa will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Isiah was born November 28, 2011 in Cortez the son of Alonzo Gary Summa and Simone Nitaya Ketchum. He passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Southwest Memorial...
Mary Frances "Fran" Drummond
Apr 4, 2012
MARY FRANCES "FRAN" DRUMMOND Fran Drummond was born on October 24, 1932 in Greenfield, Iowa to Joseph R. and Sara Lucille (Woods) Hamilton. She passed away on April 4, 2012 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Residence at the age of 79. Fran married James H. Drummond on September 7, 1952 in Greenfield, Iowa. She was a member of the Indiana...
Mary Frances "Fran" Drummond
Apr 4, 2012
MARY FRANCES "FRAN" DRUMMOND Fran Drummond was born on October 24, 1932 in Greenfield, Iowa to Joseph R. and Sara Lucille (Woods) Hamilton. She passed away on April 4, 2012 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Residence at the age of 79. Fran married James H. Drummond on September 7, 1952 in Greenfield, Iowa. She was a member of the Indiana...
Mary Ann Olsen Hitti
Apr 3, 2012
MARY ANN OLSEN HITTI Mary Ann Olsen Hitti passed away at her Dolores home on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the age of 90. She was born the daughter of Rueben Ernest and Angela Lavinia (Powell) Miller on November 16, 1921 in Okmulgee, Okla. Mary Ann is survived by her husband, Frances "Frank" Matthew Hitti of Dolores; her children, Sandra...
Gregory Allan Lehmkuhl
Apr 2, 2012
GREGORY ALLAN LEHMKUHL Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Gregory Allan Lehmkuhl will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 9 at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez C.R. will officiate and Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 will conduct military honors. Greg was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 8, 1950 to James and Glenna Lea (Spangler) Lehmkuhl. He...
Betty Lee Joe
Apr 1, 2012
BETTY LEE JOE Funeral services were held for Aneth, Utah resident Betty Lee Joe on Friday, April 6, 2012 at Ertel Funeral Home. Interment was held at Cortez Cemetery. Betty was born on May 10, 1938 in Aneth, Utah to Charlie and Pauline (Chee) Lee. She passed away on April 1, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age...
Catherine "Kay" Crissman
Apr 1, 2012
CATHERINE CRISSMAN Catherine (Kay) Crissman was born July 9, 1922 in Paonia, Colo. the daughter of Ralph and Helen (Lamb) Crissman. She passed away at The Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Colo. on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at the age of 89. Strongly independent, Catherine enjoyed a life of work and travel. Catherine began her career working in Washington,...
Mary Lou James
Mar 31, 2012
MARY LOU JAMES Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Mary Louise (Goode) James will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 7 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mary Lou was born May 22, 1933 in McPhee, Colo. to...
Jay Norman Robertson
Mar 30, 2012
JAY NORMAN ROBERTSON Jay Norman Robertson passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Jay was born April 4, 1930 to Ralph Richard and Edna Marie (Holopirek) Robertson in LaCross, Kans. He spent his formative years in Wichita and graduated from East High School in 1948. He enlisted in the Army in 1953 during...
Aeden Marie Burris
Mar 27, 2012
AEDEN MARIE BURRIS Graveside services for Aeden Marie Burris, 6 year old daughter of Ryan and Ana, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 3 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Aeden was born January 13, 2006 in Denver, Colo. the daughter of Ryan Thomas Burris and Ana Marie Hern. She passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her...
Eldon D. Leffel
Mar 27, 2012
ELDON D. LEFFEL Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Eldon D. Leffel will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Burn Cemetery. Pastor Mike Farren will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Eldon was born June 6, 1920 in...
Hurschel K. Coppinger
Mar 27, 2012
HURSCHEL K. COPPINGER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Hurschel K. Coppinger will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 31 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Hurschel passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the...
Carlton Lavaughn Johnson
Mar 26, 2012
CARLTON LaVAUGHN JOHNSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Carlton LaVaughn Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 2 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Carlton will be laid to rest next to his beloved wife, Julienne, at the Cortez Cemetery. Carlton was born July 13, 1923 in Baird, Texas. He passed away...
Dorah "Leona" Moore
Mar 25, 2012
DORAH "LEONA" MOORE Funeral services for Dorah "Leona" Moore will be held at 2 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez, Colo. on Monday, April 2. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Miss Moore passed away early Sunday morning, March 25, 2012 at her home in Cheyenne, Wyo. She was 74. Born in Zafra, Okla. on March 5, 1938, to...
Winona Grace Dennison
Mar 21, 2012
WINONA GRACE "SISSY" DENNISON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Winona Grace "Sissy" Dennison will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 26 at Lewis Arriola Community Center with Pastor Kent Slyter officiating. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Sissy, as she was fondly called by family and friends, was born in Longview, Tex. on October 9, 1955 the...
Charles W. Johnson
Mar 20, 2012
CHARLES W. JOHNSON Graveside services for lifelong Dolores resident Charles W. Johnson will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Charles W. Johnson was born August 19, 1928 to Chester and Hazel (Morrissette) Johnson in Dolores. He passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012...
Cleo Lee Artz
Mar 20, 2012
CLEO LEE ARTZ Memorial services for Lewis, Colo. resident Cleo Lee Artz will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 24 at the Highway Church of Christ. Cleo was born June 29, 1923 in Tribune, Kan. the daughter of Lee and Martha Clarice (Groomer) Sweany. She passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Vista Grande Inn at the...
June Lee Smith
Mar 19, 2012
JUNE LEE SMITH Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident June Lee Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. June was born on July 6, 1926 in Dalhart, Texas to William J. and Anna (Kuck) Strofer. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Monday, March...
Leona Faye Craig Stanley
Mar 15, 2012
LEONA FAYE CRAIG STANLEY Graveside services for longtime area resident Leona Faye Craig Stanley will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 22 at Cahone Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Leona was born the daughter of Charles Edward Craig Jr. and Sarah Alta (Highley) Craig on March...
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