Obituaries

William Carter "Bill" Mealing

William Carter "Bill" Mealing

Jun 29, 2012

WILLIAM "BILL" CARTER MEALING Memorial services for William "Bill" Carter Mealing will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bill passed away early Friday morning, June 29, 2012 at his home in Cortez, Colo., due to lung cancer. Bill was born on November 22, 1947 in Kellogg, Idaho to Cyril Henry Mealing and...

Carolyn Sue Goodall

Carolyn Sue Goodall

Jun 28, 2012

CAROLYN SUE GOODALL A potluck gathering remembering longtime Cortez resident Carolyn Sue Goodall will be held at Noon on Saturday, July 7 at Parque De Vida. Carolyn was born April 29, 1941 in San Diego, Calif. the daughter of Paul and Anita (Winbourn) McCormick. She passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at her residence at the age of 71....

Gary Edward Hegwood

Gary Edward Hegwood

Jun 27, 2012

GARY EDWARD HEGWOOD Memorial services for longtime area resident Gary Edward Hegwood will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 2 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Gary was born December 15, 1948 in Boise City, Okla. the son of Lester J. and Doris Marie (Perry) Hegwood. He passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at his Dolores residence at the...

Randy Dale Mathews

Randy Dale Mathews

Jun 25, 2012

RANDY DALE MATHEWS Memorial services for lifelong area resident Randy Dale Mathews will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 30 at the Old Mancos High School Gymnasium. Randy was born October 12, 1969 in Miami, Ariz. the son of Marvin R. Mathews and Charleen Fay Randolph. He passed away on Monday, June 25, 2012 in La Plata County,...

Emmett Rockwell Donohue

Emmett Rockwell Donohue

Jun 24, 2012

EMMETT ROCKWELL DONOHUE Emmett Rockwell Donohue quietly passed away at his home in Dolores on June 24th surrounded by family. Emmett was born January 3, 1924 in Petaluma, Calif. He graduated from high school in Iowa. After graduation he returned to La Mesa, Calif. and worked in a grocery store. Because of World War II the California Department of Forestry(CDF)...

Kenneth Joe Ward

Kenneth Joe Ward

Jun 21, 2012

KENNETH JOE WARD Funeral services for lifelong area resident Kenneth Joe Ward will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 25 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Marvin Graves officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service starting at 1 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Kenneth was born on September 22, 1942 in...

John Michael Rafle

John Michael Rafle

Jun 18, 2012

JOHN MICHAEL RAFLE John Michael Rafle was born December 6, 1957 in Erie, Penn. the son of Abram Coleman and Josephine Nelda (D'Aurora) Rafle. He passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colo. at the age of 54. On May 23, 1981, John married Laurie Rae Blymiller in Barnes, Penn. John was a part...

Joseph Bartolino Sr.

Joseph Bartolino Sr.

Jun 18, 2012

JOSEPH BARTOLINO SR. Joseph Bartolino Sr. was born April 26, 1925 in Rochester, N.Y. the son of Sebastian and Anna Bertolino. He passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 87. Joe loved to see the sights of the world, traveling was a favorite pastime of his. Not one to be slowed down...

Juanita Elizabeth Warren

Juanita Elizabeth Warren

Jun 17, 2012

JUANITA ELIZABETH WARREN Funeral services for lifelong area resident Juanita Elizabeth Warren will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 21 at First Assembly of God Church. Pastors Paul Houston and Don Henderson will officiate. Cremation will follow the services. Juanita Elizabeth Warren went to be with her Lord on June 17, 2012 with her family by her side...

Jim Justin "Judd" Suckla

Jim Justin "Judd" Suckla

Jun 17, 2012

JIM JUSTIN "JUDD" SUCKLA Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Jim Justin "Judd" Suckla will be held at 12 p.m. on Friday, June 22 at the Cortez Livestock Auction. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. A dinner and gathering of friends will follow the services at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Judd was born March 9, 1968 in Cortez the son...

Gary Lynn Ives

Gary Lynn Ives

Jun 16, 2012

GARY LYNN IVES Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Gary Lynn Ives will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 22 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday morning from 9 to 11 a.m. at Ertel Chapel. Gary was born March 24, 1951 in Cortez the son of Harold Grant and Alice Carmen (Hughes) Ives. He...

Sandra Robyn Pace

Sandra Robyn Pace

Jun 16, 2012

SANDRA ROBYN "SANDIE" PACE Graveside services for longtime Mancos resident Sandra Robyn "Sandie" Pace will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 19 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. A potluck reception will follow the services at Sandra's house, 40600 Alternate Highway 160, Mancos from 3 to 5 p.m. The family asks that you bring your...

Lewis "Dar" Moore

Lewis "Dar" Moore

Jun 11, 2012

LEWIS "DAR" MOORE Funeral services for former area resident Lewis "Dar" Moore will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 14 at the Mancos First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday morning beginning at 9 a.m. at the church. Dar was born February 2, 1931 in Fort Collins, Colo. He...

Louella June Noyes

Louella June Noyes

Jun 11, 2012

LOUELLA JUNE NOYES Funeral services for longtime area resident Louella Noyes will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Marvin Graves will be officiating. Louella will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Marvin, at Cortez Cemetery following the services. Visitation has been set for Saturday morning from 10 a.m....

Edwin Wing

Edwin Wing

Jun 10, 2012

EDWIN WING Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Edwin Wing will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 15 at the Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Edwin was born December 12, 1954 in Cortez the son of Sam Wing Sr. and Jennie Jacket. He passed away...

Leah Salt

Leah Salt

Jun 10, 2012

LEAH SALT Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Leah Salt will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 14 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Leah was born October 20, 1917 to Joe Salt and Adelaide Burr. She...

Robert Leroy Johnson

Robert Leroy Johnson

Jun 9, 2012

ROBERT LEROY JOHNSON Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Robert Leroy Johnson will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12 at the General Assembly and Church of the First Born. Burial will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Bob was born July 2, 1936 in Dove Creek...

Mary Green

Mary Green

Jun 9, 2012

MARY GREEN Funeral services for long-time Durango resident Mary Green will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13 at the Mancos First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at the Methodist Church in Breckenridge, Tex. at 10 a.m. on Saturday June 16, 2012. Mary died at her home in...

Lydia Dusek Rice

Lydia Dusek Rice

Jun 8, 2012

LYDIA DUSEK RICE Funeral services for Cortez resident Lydia Dusek Rice will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 12 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverends Shelby Bailey, Tom Towns and Suzanne Listeman will be officiating. Lydia was born on August 4, 1921 in Hingham, Mont. to Fred and Pauline (Rypol)...

Willie Taylor Coker

Willie Taylor Coker

Jun 4, 2012

WILLIE TAYLOR COKER, JR. Graveside services for former Dove Creek resident and current Glenpool, Okla. resident Willie Taylor Coker will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 11 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Willie Coker, our Dad and granddad was born August 12, 1918 in Hubbard City, Texas. He passed away on June 4, 2012 in Glenpool, Okla. at the...