Shawna Kaye Johnson
Jun 23, 2011
SHAWNA KAYE JOHNSON Graveside inurnment services for lifelong Cortez resident, Shawna Kaye Johnson will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28 at Cortez Cemetery. Shawna was born February 23, 1969 in Grants, N.M. the daughter of John Louis and Reva (Fletcher) Johnson. She passed away at her Cortez home on Thursday, June 23, 2011 at the age of...
Cab Uptain
Jun 22, 2011
ALFRED MARION "CAB" UPTAIN Memorial services for Alfred Marion "Cab" Uptain will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 25 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment services will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Alfred Marion Uptain, "Cab" as we all knew him, was born to Francis Marion and Sorena Marie (Pederson) Uptain in Lewis, Colo. on October 26, 1921. He...
Benton Pargin Watts Sr.
Jun 21, 2011
BENTON PARGIN WATTS SR. Funeral services for longtime Towaoc resident Benton Pargin Watts Sr. will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 24 at the Towaoc Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Benton was born on June 5, 1960 in Cortez the son of Ben Pargin Watts Sr. and Irene Posey (Hammond) Hulligan. He passed away on...
Robert Charles "Charlie" Hefner
Jun 20, 2011
ROBERT CHARLES "CHARLIE" HEFNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Robert Charles "Charlie" Hefner will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Charlie was born on October 21, 1920 in Kenefic, Okla. the son of James Mordecai and Mary (Pairsh) Hefner. He passed away on Monday, June...
Lola Mary Pauli
Jun 16, 2011
LOLA MARY PAULI Lola Mary Pauli passed away at her Mancos home on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at the age of 84. She was born the daughter of George Alfred and Mary Edna (Wilkins) Rietz on May 28, 1927 in Great Falls, Mont. Lola was a seamstress by trade making everything from baby clothes to wedding dresses. Lola married the...
Juanita Rene Thompson
Jun 15, 2011
JUANITA RENE THOMPSON Juanita was born April 10, 1975 in Camp Pendleton, Calif. the daughter of James Lawrence and Janette Rene (Robbins) Thompson. She passed away at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M. on Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Juanita was 36 years old. She resided at Black Canyon City, Ariz. Juanita is survived by her father, James L....
Betty Frances Ziegler
Jun 11, 2011
BETTY FRANCES ZIEGLER Funeral services for Dolores resident Betty Frances Ziegler will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will take place at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colo. on Tuesday, June 21. Betty was born November 26, 1918 in Coalton, Ohio the daughter of Harry and Lynn (Eisnogle) Conrad. She passed away on...
Mary Fern Ismay
Jun 8, 2011
MARY FERN ISMAY Funeral services for lifelong area resident Mary Fern Ismay will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. A Rosary service will be held Monday evening at 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Mary was born February 24, 1925 in Cortez...
Dollie Blanche Cox
Jun 4, 2011
DOLLIE BLANCHE COX Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Dollie Blanche Cox will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday from noon to service time at the funeral home. Dollie was born January 16, 1925 in Omaha,...
Kenneth L. Randolph
Jun 4, 2011
KENNETH L. RANDOLPH Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Kenneth L. Randolph, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday evening at Ertel Memorial Chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. Kenneth L. Randolph passed away at his home in Cortez on June 4, 2011. He was born on...
Shorty Phillips
Jun 3, 2011
SHORTY PHILLIPS Graveside services for lifelong Aneth resident, Shorty Phillips will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 7 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday evening at Ertel Memorial Chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Shorty was born December 1, 1925 in Aneth, Utah the son of John and Louise (Begay) Phillips. He passed away at Southwest...
Michael Gabriel Zsigo
May 26, 2011
MICHAEL GABRIEL ZSIGO Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Michael Gabriel Zsigo will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Michael was born May 12, 1990 in Flint, Mich. the son of...
Elsie Murrish
May 23, 2011
ELSIE MURRISH Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Elsie Murrish will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 28 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Elsie was born on September 26, 1923 in Rigby, Idaho the daughter of Daniel Wesley and Ada (Duerden) Crump. She passed...
Tomas F. Morfin
May 23, 2011
TOMAS F. MORFIN Funeral services for Tomas F. Morfin a longtime Cortez resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 27 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Neely Lewis will officiate. Tom was born June 4, 1935 in Coyote, N.M. the son of Manuel and Selida (Martinez) Morfin. He passed away at...
Spencer Everett Posey
May 23, 2011
SPENCER EVERETT POSEY Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Spencer Everett Posey will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 27 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Blanding City Cemetery in Blanding, Utah. Visitation will be held from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Friday morning at the recreation center. Spencer was born February 11, 1977 in Monticello,...
Margaret Lavernne Swanner
May 22, 2011
MARGARET LAVERNNE SWANNER Memorial services for lifelong area resident Margaret LaVernne Swanner will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 27 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Road M Chapel. Bishop Gary Tanner will conduct. LaVernne was born January 9, 1928 in McElmo Canyon, Colo. the daughter of Kip and Jewel (Hall) Coppinger. She passed...
Helen L. Gonzales
May 20, 2011
HELEN L. GONZALES A Funeral Mass for Helen L. Gonzales a longtime Mancos resident will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church with Father Pat Valdez C.R. officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening at 5 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church and...
Nelle Jeanne Marlman
May 17, 2011
NELLE JEANNE MARLMAN A Funeral Mass for Nelle Jeanne Marlman, a longtime Mancos resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 23 at St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church in Mancos. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Nelle Jeanne Richards Marlman (Jeanne), daughter of Charlie and Vertie Richards, was born to life on August 25, 1915. She...
Peggy Jean Gill
May 16, 2011
PEGGY JEAN GILL Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Peggy Jean Gill will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21 at the Cortez Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Peggy was born on January 25, 1940 in Sweet Home, Ore. the daughter of Glenn Gordon and Viola Mae (Doerfer) Burling. She passed away on Monday,...
Steven Gary Ludemann
May 16, 2011
STEVEN GARY LUDEMANN Steven Gary Ludemann was born December 16, 1944 in Sioux Falls, S.D. the son of Fred and Ruth (Moffett) Ludemann. He passed away on Monday, May 16, 2011 in Cortez at the age of 66. An avid outdoorsman, Steven enjoyed mountain biking, hiking, flying and scuba diving. Steven passed away doing something he loved. Surviving Steven are...
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