Bertha Lee Hefner
Apr 21, 2012
BERTHA LEE HEFNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Bertha Lee Hefner will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 1 at the Cortez Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday beginning at noon at the church. Bertha was born the daughter of Edward Montville and Armour May (Thornton) Hipp....
Ina Inez Huff
Apr 20, 2012
INA INEZ HUFF Ina Inez Huff passed away at her rural Cortez home on Friday, April 20, 2012 at the age of 88. She was born the daughter of Ural Ballard and Lillie Belle (Eastwood) Ballard on July 8, 1923 in Oklahoma. In Kansas City, Kans., Inez wed Alvie Linden Huff on January 20, 1941. Her family remembers her as...
Vera "Maxcine" Retherford
Apr 19, 2012
VERA "MAXCINE" RETHERFORD Graveside inurnment services for Dove Creek resident Vera "Maxcine" Retherford will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2012 at the Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View. Maxcine was born in Brock, Okla. on June 12, 1924 to John Wiley and Clara Lula (Armstrong) Roundtree. She passed away on April 19, 2012 at her home at...
Ellen G. Melsness
Apr 19, 2012
ELLEN G. MELSNESS A Celebration of Life for Ellen G. Melsness will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 at the First Assembly of God Church 120 S. Linden, Cortez. Ellen was born on May 13, 1930 in Bradford, Pennsylvania. She went to be with her Savior on April 19, 2012 at the Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center....
Ruth Wheeler Roessel
Apr 13, 2012
RUTH WHEELER ROESSEL Traditional Navajo funeral services were held Sunday, April 15 for Ruth Wheeler Roessel at the Roessel Family Cemetery in Round Rock, Ariz. Ruth was born at Round Rock, Ariz. on April 15, 1934 the daughter of Ashi'ii and Hasbah Wheeler. She passed away at Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colo. on Friday, April 13, 2012, days short...
Leta Thorpe
Apr 13, 2012
LETA "ELLEN" THORPE Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Leta "Ellen" Thorpe will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Shelby Bailey and Reverend Tom Towns officiating. Ellen will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Hank, at Cortez Cemetery. Ellen was born on March 24, 1916 in Anthony,...
John V. Reeves
Apr 11, 2012
JOHN V. REEVES Memorial services for Cortez resident John V. Reeves will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 16 at the First Baptist Church. Pastor Vic Powell will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. John was born March 6, 1933 in Ashfork, Ariz. the son of Emma Mae Cox and...
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...
