Frances Whitney
Mar 15, 2011
FRANCES WHITNEY Mrs. Frances Whitney, age 88 of Cortez and formerly of Espanola, N.M., died peacefully on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Cortez, Colo. She was born in Dewitt, Ark. to the late Frank and Abbie Nady. She was a member of The Ladies Home Extension Club, and an avid gardener and baker. Her family will remember her delicious homemade...
Howard Austin Ashwood
Mar 12, 2011
HOWARD AUSTIN ASHWOOD Howard Austin Ashwood was born September 26, 1920 in Watertown, N.Y. the son of Howard Velo and Lillian (Gordon) Ashwood. He passed away at his Mancos home on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the age of 90. In celebration of his 90th, Howard took family and friends on a hot air balloon ride during the Mancos Balloon...
Garnette Mae Till
Mar 11, 2011
GARNETTE MAE TILL Garnette Mae Till was born on October 11, 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio the daughter of William F. and Josephine (Flowers) Till. She passed away on Friday, March 11, 2011 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 88. Garnette proudly served her country from 1942 to 1944 with the United States Air Force. She was stationed at...
Eileen Crites Gibbs
Mar 5, 2011
ANNA EILEEN (CRITES) GIBBS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 11 at the First Assembly of God Church with Pastor Paul Houston officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Eileen, a dedicated Christian and community...
Francine Ewy
Feb 28, 2011
FRANCINE EWY Memorial services for Cortez resident Francine Ewy will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 4 at the Cortez Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Francine lost her 23 year battle with scleroderma on February 27, 2011. Francine was born in Seminole, Okla. on May 29, 1957 to Erma Jean and Booket Douglas. She...
Octaviano Conrad "Tony" Gallegos
Feb 28, 2011
OCTAVIANO CONRAD "TONY" GALLEGOS Funeral services for Farmington resident and former Dolores resident Octaviano Conrad "Tony" Gallegos will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 4 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 5 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rosary services will take place...
Ernie Thomas Bangs
Feb 26, 2011
ERNIE THOMAS BANGS Funeral services for Ernie Thomas Bangs a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 3 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday evening from 5 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel...
Charles Lawrence "Larry" Hollstein
Feb 24, 2011
CHARLES LAWRENCE "LARRY" HOLLSTEIN Charles Lawrence "Larry" Hollstein was born on November 5, 1942 in Niagara Falls, N.Y. the son of Charles Clark and Dorothy Louise (McComber) Hollstein. He passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 68. Surviving Larry is his wife, Jan Hollstein of Dolores. At Larry's request,...
Kenny Paul Brown
Feb 23, 2011
KENNY PAUL BROWN Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Kenny Paul Brown will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1 at Arriola Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Kenny was born on May 4, 1976 in Cortez the son of Roy Russell...
Daniel Dean Carver
Feb 23, 2011
DANIEL DEAN CARVER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Daniel Dean Carver were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment followed at Lebanon Cemetery. Daniel was born on November 7, 1927 in Cortez the son of John D. and Lula (Taylor) Carver. He passed away of old age and natural causes on Wednesday, February...
Kay Bush
Feb 20, 2011
KAY BUSH Kay Bush was born on January 19, 1937 in Cortez, Colo. to Walter and Nanalee Winegar. She passed away on February 20, 2011 in Albuquerque, N.M. at the age of 74 following a lengthy battle with cancer. She grew up in the Cortez area, attended school here and married Richard R. "Dick" Smith in 1954. They had two...
Esther M. Wilson
Feb 18, 2011
ESTHER M. WILSON A Celebration of Life for longtime area resident Esther M. Wilson will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 4 at the Pleasant View Church of Christ. Esther was born on April 6, 1926 in Ackman, Colo. the daughter of Ezra Lee and Ruth (Baumgartner) Murphy. She passed away on Friday, February 18, 2011 at Southwest...
Peter V. Grajirena
Feb 18, 2011
PETER V. GRAJIRENA MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR PETER GRAJIRENA. Friends and family will be celebrating our dear friend and artist, Peter, in Durango on Friday, March 11 at 6:00 p.m. at 330 Ridge Road, and in Mancos on Saturday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m., at 636 Riverside. Please call Dolores, 759-9181, or John, 946-1706 for details. Peter V. Grajirena was born...
Donald Kay Frazier
Feb 16, 2011
DONALD KAY FRAZIER Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Donald Kay Frazier will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 19 at the Sluder Family Cemetery, 24058 Road N, Cortez. Don was born on August 17, 1943 in Cortez the son of Amos and Lillie (Shurman) Frazier. He passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at his residence at...
James Ernest Bertwell
Feb 15, 2011
JAMES ERNEST "JIMMY" BERTWELL Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident James Ernest "Jimmy" Bertwell will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 19 at the Cortez Elks Lodge #1789. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Al Strauss will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jimmy was born...
Lester Frank "Corky" Conrad
Feb 10, 2011
LESTER FRANK "CORKY" CONRAD Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Lester Frank "Corky" Conrad will be held at 10 on Monday, February 14 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Military Honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Corky was born May 16, 1929 in Okeechobee, Fla. to Ralph Henry and Nona (Welch) Conrad. He passed away at...
Ruth Emily Bignell
Feb 10, 2011
RUTH EMILY BIGNELL Memorial services for Ruth Emily Bignell a resident of Mancos will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Barr Chittick of Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate. Ruth was born the daughter of Adam and Mary (Parker) Paffenroth in Goshen, N.Y. on February 24, 1933. She passed away at Mercy...
Suan Marie Evans
Feb 10, 2011
SUSAN MARIE EVANS Susan Marie Evans, of Mancos, died unexpectedly on Feb. 10, 2011. She was born April 28, 1959. There will be a memorial service at the First Baptist Church in Cortez, on Sunday, Feb. 20, during morning services at 10:45 a.m. A family memorial will be scheduled later. She is sadly missed.
Betty Joyce Papoff
Feb 10, 2011
BETTY JOYCE PAPOFF Graveside services for Aztec, N.M. resident Betty Joyce Papoff will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 15 at Arriola Cemetery. Betty was born on January 6, 1930 in Waco, Tex. the daughter of Lonnie and Della Opal (Clymer) Dupre. She passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington,...
Berta Jean Hansen
Feb 9, 2011
BERTA JEAN HANSEN Graveside services for Gateway, Colo. resident Berta Jean Hansen will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Berta was born on March 8, 1940 in Egnar, Colo. the daughter of Gilbert and Opal (Mourer) Hansen. She passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at her residence at the age of 70....
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