Obituaries

Ruth Margaret Roubidoux Mangel

Ruth Margaret Roubidoux Mangel

Feb 8, 2011

RUTH MARGARET ROUBIDOUX MANGEL Ruth Margaret Roubidoux Mangel was born the daughter of James Drury and Mary Elizabeth (Murphy) Lamb on May 21, 1913 at the family home in McElmo Canyon, Colo. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on February 8, 2011 at the age of 97. Ruth’s history in the Cortez area is long and rich beginning as...

Mike Suzich Jr.

Mike Suzich Jr.

Feb 8, 2011

MIKE SUZICH JR. Funeral services for Lewis resident Mike Suzich Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m. at Four Corners Funeral...

Winona Grace Moss

Winona Grace Moss

Feb 7, 2011

WINONA GRACE MOSS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Winona Grace Moss will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Al Strauss will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Winona was born on December 24, 1931 in...

Alfred Clinton Phelps

Alfred Clinton Phelps

Feb 6, 2011

ALFRED CLINTON "AL" PHELPS Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Alfred Clinton "Al" Phelps will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 12 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Pastor Mike Farren will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church. Al...

A. L. "Ace" Asa

A. L. "Ace" Asa

Feb 6, 2011

A.L. "ACE" ASA Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Mr. A.L. Asa will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, February 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Al Strauss will officiate. Mr. Asa passed away on February 6, 2011 at the age of 91. He was preceded in death by his only son, Charles...

Teresa Mary Malcolm

Teresa Mary Malcolm

Feb 4, 2011

TERESA MARY MALCOLM Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident Teresa Mary Malcolm will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 9 at the Mancos Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Teresa was born September 28,...

Mary Ellen Hindmarsh

Mary Ellen Hindmarsh

Feb 3, 2011

MARY ELLEN HINDMARSH Funeral services for Mary Ellen (Spears) Hindmarsh, a longtime Dolores resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 11 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Mary was born December 19, 1924 in Sasakwa, Oklahoma to Maude and O.J. Spears. She passed away at her residence on Thursday, February 3...

Louise Tollison

Louise Tollison

Feb 3, 2011

ELLEN LOUISE STRATTON KNOLL SANCKEN TOLLISON Memorial services for Cortez resident Ellen Louise Stratton Knoll Sancken Tollison will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 8 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Louise, as she was known to her family and friends, was born September 30, 1929 in Durango, Colo. the daughter of Albert Harold and Gertrude Anita (Fager) Stratton....

Billie Madeleine Bush Edgerton

Billie Madeleine Bush Edgerton

Feb 1, 2011

BILLIE MADELEINE BUSH EDGERTON Funeral services for Cortez resident Billie Madeleine Bush Edgerton will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 4, at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Reverend Marvin Graves officiating. Burial will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Billie Madeleine Edgerton, 83, died Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at her home near Cortez, Colo. Billie was born May 14, 1927, in Harlingen,...

Tex Hudson

Tex Hudson

Jan 30, 2011

TEX (WOODROW WILSON) HUDSON Woodrow Wilson Hudson (Tex) was born on July 19, 1919 in Ninnekah, Oklahoma, Indian Territory. His birthing place was a storm cellar. Woodrow's family moved to Madera, California when he was two years old. Woodrow started his work life at age 13 when he rode the rails from California to Texas where he lived with his...

Christine B. Painter

Christine B. Painter

Jan 28, 2011

CHRISTINE B. PAINTER Christine B. Painter was born on June 24, 1909 in Wilson County, Tenn. the daughter of Houston and Oza Mai (Allen) Thomas. She passed away on Friday, January 28, 2011 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 101. In her free time, Christine loved solving crossword puzzles. Her pets held a special place in her heart....

Frances Marie Hammond

Frances Marie Hammond

Jan 27, 2011

FRANCES MARIE HAMMOND Memorial services for Cortez resident Frances Marie Hammond will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 5 at the Cortez United Methodist Church. Fran Hammond passed away January 27, 2011 at her home in Cortez from cancer following a brief illness. She was 87. Even though she lived in Cortez only eight years, her quiet friendliness,...

Alita Jane Knuckles

Alita Jane Knuckles

Jan 26, 2011

ALITA JANE (PETERSON, GANO) KNUCKLES Funeral services for Cortez resident Alita Jane Knuckles will be held Saturday, February 5 at 10 a.m.at Ertel Memorial Chapel with interment to follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Born in Lockerby, Utah to Harry Jay and Edith Jane Long Peterson,...

Lee Wilber

Lee Wilber

Jan 25, 2011

ELMER LEROY “LEE” WILBER Elmer Leroy “Lee” Wilber was born April 19, 1941 in Cortez the son of Elmer L. and Eathata (Batten) Wilber. He passed away at his home on January 25, 2011 at the age of 69. Lee received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Colorado. He owned and operated Wheat Ridge Motors in Wheat Ridge, Colo....

Richard Clyde Hensley

Richard Clyde Hensley

Jan 25, 2011

RICHARD CLYDE "DICK" HENSLEY Richard Clyde "Dick" Hensley was born July 22, 1947 in Casper, Wyo. the son of Robert and Elaine (Sharp) Hensley. He passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at his Cortez residence at the age of 63. Richard was a passionate Harley Davidson biker who enjoyed collecting and spending time with his family and friends. He...

Harry Halls

Harry Halls

Jan 24, 2011

HARRY HALLS Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident Harry Halls will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 29 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation is set for Saturday morning at the Mancos L.D.S. Church from 8:30 a.m. to service time. Harry was born September 17,...

Alice Jayne Roelker

Alice Jayne Roelker

Jan 23, 2011

ALICE JAYNE ROELKER Graveside services for Alice Jayne Roelker will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 27 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Jayne was born March 21, 1933 in Pueblo, Colo. the daughter of George W. and Ada Erma (Butler) Purdy. She passed away at her Cortez home on Sunday, January 23, 2011 at...

Doreen Fitzgerald Zwicker

Doreen Fitzgerald Zwicker

Jan 17, 2011

DOREEN FITZGERALD ZWICKER Funeral services for lifelong area resident Doreen Fitzgerald Zwicker will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 22 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Doreen was born March 7, 1923 in Esbon, Kans. to Harry and Myrtle (Carver) Blaine. She moved with her parents to Lewis Arriola and then to Mancos...

Thomas Ziba Cokely

Thomas Ziba Cokely

Jan 17, 2011

THOMAS ZIBA COKELY Thomas Ziba Cokely was born May 13, 1951 in Hudson, N.Y. the son of Carl Leon and Evelyn Ruth (Greene) Cokely. He passed away at his Mancos, Colo. home on Monday, January 17, 2011 at the age of 59. Thomas entered the U.S. Army on January 31, 1970, serving in Vietnam. On July 7, 2008, Thomas married...

William Randolf Moline

William Randolf Moline

Jan 16, 2011

WILLIAM RANDOLF "BILL" MOLINE Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident William Randolf "Bill" Moline will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 21 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday morning from 8:30 a.m. to service time at the church. Bill was born May 7, 1928 in Chicago,...