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...
Nancy Lee Lawson
Aug 13, 2012
NANCY LEE LAWSON Nancy Lee Lawson was born August 9, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of Donald O. and Mildred Borden. She passed away on Monday, August 13, 2012 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 68. Nancy had wanted to move to Colorado for years. Last January she finally made it and she loved every day here....
Chance Joseph Gonzales
Aug 12, 2012
CHANCE JOSEPH GONZALES Funeral services for Cortez resident Chance Joseph Gonzales will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 20 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rosary services will begin at 5 p.m. Chance was born on April 10, 2000 in Cortez...
Briana Marie Dee
Aug 11, 2012
BRIANA MARIE DEE Funeral services for Briana Marie Dee will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 17 at the Methodist Church in Hatch, Utah. Pastor Michael Begishe will officiate. Interment will follow at the family cemetery at Navajo Canyon. Briana was born on September 13, 1988 in Ft. Hood, Tex. to Edward Dee and Yolanda Rose Burke. She...
David Lee Wells
Aug 9, 2012
DAVID LEE WELLS Graveside services for David Lee Wells, 64 of Towaoc, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14 at Cortez Cemetery. David was born August 19, 1947 in Durango the son of Sydney Wells and Helen Eyetoo. He passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2012. David frequently took part in Bear Dance and a variety of...
Barbara Fern Alsobrook
Aug 9, 2012
BARBARA FERN ALSOBROOK Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Barbara "Fern" Alsobrook will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 13 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Fern will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband at Cedar Grove Cemetery following the services. Visitation has been set for Sunday afternoon from 3...
Frank Matthew Hitti
Aug 9, 2012
FRANK MATTHEW HITTI Frank Matthew Hitti was born April 1, 1920 in Durango, Colo. the son of Matthew and Anna (Shry) Hitti. He passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at his Dolores home at the age of 92. A contract miner for 45 years, Frank was the master judge from 1974 to 1980 for the Hard Rockers Holiday Celebration...
Robert Elton Pullen
Aug 7, 2012
ROBERT ELTON PULLEN Robert Elton Pullen was born May 16, 1935 in San Pedro, Calif. the son of William Arthur and Leilani (Kailihala) Pullen. He passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 77. Robert enlisted with the United States Navy in 1952. He served his country until he was honorably discharged...
Karen Marie Whyte Mills
Aug 6, 2012
KAREN MARIE WHYTE MILLS Funeral services for Towaoc resident Karen Marie Whyte Mills will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 9 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rosary will follow at 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Karen was...
Farrell Lee Mccomb
Aug 3, 2012
FARRELL LEE McCOMB Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident Farrell Lee McComb will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 10 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Montezuma County V.F.W. Post 5231. Born June 11, 1928 in Del Norte, Colo., Farrell was the son of James William and Ora Eva (Bray) McComb. He passed...
Azereth Kaleb Yazzie
Jul 31, 2012
AZERETH KALEB YAZZIE Funeral services for Azereth Kaleb Yazzie, 22 of Midvale, Utah will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 4 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Road M Chapel. Bishop Terry Cook will conduct. Interment will take place on Monday in Midvale, Utah. Kaleb, as he was known to family and friends, was born...
Dorothy Naomi Randolph
Jul 25, 2012
DOROTHY NAOMI RANDOLPH Graveside services for longtime Dove Creek resident Dorothy Naomi Randolph will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 28 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Sam Thompson will officiate. Dorothy was born the daughter of William Oscar and Mary (Onick) Hancock in Richards, Colo. on December 16, 1928. She passed away at her Dove Creek home on Wednesday,...
Richard Valentino Cordova
Jul 25, 2012
RICHARD VALENTINO CORDOVA Funeral Mass for Mancos, Colo. resident Richard Valentino Cordova will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 28 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, Colo. Interment will take place at Santa Rosa Memorial Park in Santa Rosa, Calif. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening at 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rosary services...
Gary Marshall Crouse
Jul 24, 2012
GARY MARSHALL CROUSE Funeral services for Gary Marshall Crouse will be held on Friday, August 3 at the First United Methodist Church of Cortez, 515 North Park, at 2 p.m. with Reverend Thomas Towns officiating. Burial will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with military honors being conducted at the cemetery. A reception will follow the services at the Methodist Church's...