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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
William Earl "Bill" Gibson
Jun 3, 2012
WILLIAM EARL GIBSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident William Earl "Bill" Gibson will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 7 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Bill was born in Fayetteville, Ark. on April 18, 1935 to Earl Bryant and Lillian Ethel (Gaskill) Gibson. He passed away at his Cortez home on Sunday,...
Wilford "Willie" Uptain
Jun 1, 2012
WILFORD EDWARD UPTAIN A lifelong Lewis, Colo. resident Wilford "Willie" Uptain passed away at his home on Friday, June 1, 2012. Wilford or 'Willie' was born on March 25, 1923, in a home on the outskirts of Lewis, and except for time spent in the United States Navy permanently resided in the Lewis/Cortez area. His travels in the Navy took...
Charles Albert "Chuck" Denton
Jun 1, 2012
CHARLES ALBERT DENTON Chuck was born in Cortez at Southwest Memorial Hospital on August 25, 1970. He passed away at Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez on Friday, June 1, 2012. Chuck is survived by his wife, Cindy and son, Fred; mother, Carol Denton; brother, David Denton and wife, Samantha and his brother, Bobby Goff; his grandfather, Charles Goff; numerous...
William Franklin Bridgewater
May 28, 2012
WILLIAM FRANKLIN "BILL" BRIDGEWATER Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident William Franklin "Bill" Bridgewater will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 1 at Cortez Cemetery. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Bill was born the son of Bonnie Franklin and Laura (Treece) Bridgewater on February 10, 1928 in Cortez. He passed away on Monday, May 28, 2012 at his...