Helen Marie Brown
Mar 13, 2012
HELEN MARIE BROWN Funeral services for former longtime Cortez resident Helen Marie Brown will be held at St. Barnabas Church on Wednesday, March 21, at 10 a.m., with burial following in the Cortez Cemetery. Helen was born to Ralph and Allie Ward Aspaas, June 12, 1920, in Durango, Colo. She spent her childhood in the Hesperus area attending elementary school...
Joyce Adams Martin
Mar 13, 2012
JOYCE ADAMS MARTIN A dedicated champion of San Juan County, Joyce Adams Martin, former owner and editor of the San Juan Record, passed suddenly and peacefully on the morning of March 13, 2012, while exercising with her cousin, Donna Washburn. Mercifully, Joyce was able to live her life fully to the end. As an active long-time resident of Monticello, Joyce...
Doris Mary Belt
Mar 13, 2012
DORIS MARY BELT Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Doris Mary Belt will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 16 at the Cortez Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Pastor Steve Gillham will officiate. Doris was born April 30, 1927 in Buffalo, Wyo. the daughter of William Fraser and Maud Lenore (Skiles) Henderson. She passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012...
Ralph Harley Howell Jr.
Mar 12, 2012
RALPH HARLEY HOWELL JR. Ralph Harley Howell Jr. was born June 22, 1927 in Grand Junction, Colo. the son of Ralph Harley and Eleanor (Kramer) Howell. He passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 84. Ralph was a World War II veteran and following his service he attended college at the old...
Mary Lois Daves
Mar 10, 2012
MARY LOIS DAVES Memorial services for lifelong area resident Mary Lois Daves will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Mr. Rob Hall will officiate. Mary was born in Summer, Texas on February 29, 1924 the daughter of Royal D. and Eliza Jane (Henson) Finley. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn...
Lealon Dewhitt "Dee" Montgomery
Mar 10, 2012
LEALON DEWHITT MONTGOMERY Graveside services for lifelong area resident Lealon DeWhitt "Dee" Montgomery will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14 at Burns Cemetery. Pastor Travis Randolph will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Lealon DeWhitt Montgomery was born in Pleasant View, Colo. November 6, 1940 to...
Dennis Irvin Brumley
Mar 9, 2012
DENNIS IRVIN BRUMLEY A celebration of Dennis Brumley's life will be held on Wednesday, March 14 at 4 p.m. at the Dolores Community Center. Pastor Dave Dahl will officiate. Dennis Irvin Brumley was born on July 1, 1952 in Cortez, Colo. and passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012 at his childhood home in Dolores. Dennis attended the Dolores schools...
Frankie Lea Courtney
Mar 8, 2012
FRANKIE LEA COURTNEY Memorial services for Cortez resident Frankie Lea Courtney will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Frankie was born August 12, 1930 in Ness City, Kans. the daughter of Thomas Franklin and Maude Elizabeth (Thompson) Courtney. She passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age...
Anthony Valois "Ants" Espinoza
Mar 7, 2012
ANTHONY VALOIS "ANTS" ESPINOZA Funeral Mass for lifelong Cortez resident Anthony Valois "Ants" Espinoza will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 15 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Anthony was born January 13, 1972 in Cortez the son of Valois John and Sylvia Dora (Vigil) Espinoza. He passed away on Wednesday, March...
Carol Sue Fieldson
Mar 7, 2012
CAROL SUE FIELDSON Memorial services for Dolores resident Carol Sue Fieldson will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 12 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Carol was born March 9, 1952 in San Bernardino, Calif. the daughter of Walter H. and Jocklyn (Atkin) Fieldson. She passed away at Southwest Memorial...
David Alan Breternitz
Mar 5, 2012
DAVID ALAN BRETERNITZ A celebration of life service for Dove Creek resident David Alan Breternitz will be held on Friday, June 1 at 3:00 p.m. at the Dove Creek High School Gymnasium. Dave was born November 12, 1929 in Fremont, Neb. to Louis A. and Gretchen F. Breternitz. He passed away in Cortez, Colo. on March 5, 2012 at the...
David Alan Breternitz
Mar 5, 2012
DAVID ALAN BRETERNITZ Arrangements for longtime Dove Creek resident David Alan Breternitz are pending with Ertel Funeral Home. David was born November 12, 1929 in Fremont, Neb. the son of Louis Alexander and Gretchen Frances (Yost) Breternitz. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Monday, March 5, 2012 at the age of 82.
William Hartley
Mar 3, 2012
WILLIAM R. "Bill" Hartley William R. "Bill" Hartley, age 83, a 7-year resident of Bullhead City, Ariz., passed away at home on Saturday, March 3, 2012. He was born December 16, 1928, in Olathe, Colo. Bill was a retired E-8 Master Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a Marine through and through. He is preceded in death by...
Jeremiah Raymond Berry
Mar 2, 2012
JEREMIAH RAYMOND BERRY Funeral services for Cortez resident Jeremiah Raymond Berry will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Jeremiah was born August 8, 1987 in Silver City, N.M. and he passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012 at his home at the age of 24. Jeremiah took...
John Albert Garchar
Feb 28, 2012
JOHN ALBERT GARCHAR Funeral Mass for lifelong Dove Creek resident John Albert Garchar will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 3 at St. Jude Catholic Church with Rev. Pat Valdez C.R. officiating. John will be laid to rest at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 6 p.m. with Rosary Services to...
Virginia Faye "Gina" Phillips
Feb 26, 2012
VIRGINIA "GINA" FAYE PHILLIPS Funeral Mass for Virginia "Gina" Faye Phillips will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 1 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 28 E. Montezuma Avenue in Cortez. Funeral processions will then carry her to Lebanon Cemetery in Cortez where she will be laid in her final resting place. Visitation for Gina will be held...
Robert Warner
Feb 26, 2012
ROBERT WARNER Robert Warner passed away at home on Sunday, February 26, 2012. He was born April 4, 1936 at Redvale, Colo. to Ted and Mae Warner. Robert served four years active and four years inactive in the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1962. After his service time he went to Durango where he started his job with the Division...
Eva Knuckles
Feb 25, 2012
EVA KNUCKLES Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Eva Knuckles will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 29 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Peel Cemetery. Pastor Mark Coffey will officiate. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Eva was born March 10,...
Edward Albert Levesque
Feb 24, 2012
EDWARD ALBERT LEVESQUE The war is over, the battle bravely fought. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, March 9, 2012 at 10 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez for Edward "Ed" Levesque. Father Pat Valdez will officiate. A Rosary will be held on Thursday, March 8 at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church....
William John Till
Feb 24, 2012
WILLIAM JOHN "BILL" TILL William John "Bill" Till was born July 9, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of William F. and Josephine (Flowers) Till. He passed away on Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home after an extended battle with cancer. Bill proudly served his country with the United States Army from 1946 to 1948. After...
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