Ruby May Uptain
Sep 20, 2023
Funeral services for Ruby May Uptain will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery.
Ruby was born December 7, 1931 in Dolores, Colo. the daughter of Elmer Edwin and Mary (Tibbetts) Elliott. She passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023...
Mary Imel
Sep 16, 2023
Funeral services for Mary Imel will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate.
Mary Luthi was born on October 29, 1939 in Bayfield, Colorado. She passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 83. Surviving...
John Henry Skidmore
Sep 14, 2023
Celebration of life for John “Johnny” Henry Skidmore will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center.
John Skidmore peacefully went to be with the Lord on September 14, 2023 in Durango after facing a long 5-year battle with Dementia. He was born December 3, 1926 to Owen Odis Skidmore and Lena...
Pamela Tirey
Sep 14, 2023
Pamela Tirey of Blue Springs, MO passed away on September 14, 2023 at the age of 70 years old. She was born on February 14, 1953 in Salt Lake City, UT to Homer L Tirey, Jr and Jane (Munson) Tirey.
Pam grew up in Denver, CO and graduated from Colorado State University and then eventually made her way to Durango,...
Donna Alice Wright
Sep 11, 2023
Donna Alice Wright, 90, of Cortez, Colorado, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2023 at Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Cortez with her stepdaughter Alicia and cousin Judy by her side.Donna was born in Cortez, Colorado on March 31, 1933 to Malcom, known as Mac, and Inez (Woods) Conoley. She was the oldest of their 4 children. Her parents were...
Rosalina Mae Tom
Sep 11, 2023
ROSALINA MAE TOM
Funeral services for Rosalina Mae Tom will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A wake has been scheduled for Thursday evening starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Spirit of Life Church in Towaoc.
Rosalina was born May...
Roy Dennis Tibbets
Sep 9, 2023
Roy D. Tibbets, born October 27, 1946, passed away August 9, 2023. He is survived by his 3 children, Roy D. Tibbets Jr., Christ S. Tibbets and Venessa L. Hamaker. He is also survived by a brother, Dallas V. Tibbets and sister, Leila Parga. No Services are planned.
Charles Jefferson DeMent
Sep 8, 2023
Charles Jefferson DeMent was born 02/17/1927 and departed 9/08/2023. Our beloved uncle, husband, brother and friend passed peacefully on Friday morning 9/8/2023 at his home in Cortez, Colorado. He was 96 years young.
Uncle Charlie, a wonderful loving and giving man was born in Kreole, Mississippi to Clarence and Minnie DeMent. He was the first of five siblings and grew...
Cherice "Jade" Lynn Lopez
Sep 1, 2023
Services for Towaoc resident Cherise "Jade" Lynn Lopez will be held Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 10 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel, 42 North Market Street, in Cortez, Colorado. A gathering for friends and family will be held on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel from 4 to 7 pm.
Cherise "Jade" Lynn Lopez was born with her...
Raymond Eugene Cassity
Aug 30, 2023
RAYMOND EUGENE CASSITY
A funeral service for Cortez resident Raymond Eugene Cassity will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 8, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Cahone Cemetery. A potluck will be held after the inurnment at the American Legion, 320 N. Harrison St in Cortez at 1pm.
Raymond was born July 27,...
Nancy Ann Lee
Aug 29, 2023
Nancy Ann Lee (Simmons), 94, of Dolores passed away peacefully at home on 29 August, 2023. Mrs. Lee was comforted in her passing by her son, Victor.
Mrs. Lee was born on 29 January, 1929 in Dolores, Colorado. Survivors include her sister-in-law Maxine Lee Miller, Mrs. Lee’s son Victor, son Paul and his wife Kathy, grandchildren Jeffrey, Stephanie, and Jeremy,...
Elliott Daniel Alber
Aug 28, 2023
ELLIOTT DANIEL ALBER
Elliott Daniel Alber (age 7 months) of Clifton, Colo. passed away peacefully at home, August 28, 2023, surrounded by family after a valiant fight with brain cancer. Elliott was born January 12, 2023, to parents Michael and Shelby Alber. Elliott was diagnosed with an ETMR brain tumor on June 9, 2023. During his battle...
James Alton Harp Jr
Aug 28, 2023
James Alton Harp Jr, born November 29, 1927, passed away peacefully at Southwest Memorial Hospital on August 28, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife Cleo "Tex" Harp.
In respecting his wishes, there will be no services.
Michael Ernst
Aug 27, 2023
Funeral Services for Dove Creek resident Michael Ernst will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1, 2023 at the Dolores County Fairgrounds.
Michael was born March 27, 1954 in Grand Junction, Colorado, the son of Harold and Helen (Monger) Ernst. He passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023 in San Juan County, Colorado at the age of...
Gladys Velez
Aug 19, 2023
Gladys Velez will be laid to rest in Augusta, Georgia. Visitation will take place on Thursday, August 31 at Poteet & Sons Funeral Home <https://www.thomaspoteet.com/>. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary’s on the Hill Catholic Church<https://www.stmaryonthehill.org/> on Friday, September 1 at 11am.
Gladys was born July 11, 1934 in Jipijapa, Ecuador. She was the first of nine children...
Kenneth Lee Soper
Aug 19, 2023
Funeral services will be held for “Coach” Kenneth Lee Soper on Friday, August 25, 2023 at the Dove Creek High School gym at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek cemetery where coach Soper will be laid to rest next to his beloved wife, Barbara. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel,...
Susan Marjorie Paulson
Aug 15, 2023
Susan Marjorie Paulson was born on October 19, 1955 in Los Alamos, New Mexico, the daughter of John Gould Work and Marjorie Jean Stevens. She died at home surrounded by her family on August 15, 2023 at the age of 67.
Susan grew up with her cousins and grandparents on lakes and in the mountains of New Mexico. She moved...
Alex Paul Glover
Aug 13, 2023
Alex Paul Glover, son of James T Glover (Alice Anderson) and William "Dave" and Linda (Segee) Kotula, passed away unexpectedly on August 13, 2023 in his home in Cortez, Colorado. He is survived by parents and step parents; his two sisters, Amanda Catalano of Tickfaw, LA and Ariel (Josh) Cox of Amite, LA; his brothers Alvin (Mari) Burrows of Austin,...
Jay Armond Eberling
Aug 8, 2023
Jay Armond Eberling was born on December 12, 1978, in Murray, Utah to Jim A. and Gloria Annette (Smith) Eberling. Jay passed away on August 8th at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the age of 44.
Surviving Jay are his wife Misty Ward children Keyan Reeves, Zachary, and Noah Ward.; his parents Jim & Gloria Eberling of Monticello,...
Virginia "Ginger" Elizabeth Doerges Graham
Aug 6, 2023
Memorial services for Ginger will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church.
Ginger passed away August 6, 2023 after celebrating her 94th birthday with friends and family. She was born on July 25, 1929 in Cheyenne, Wyoming when her family was living in Hereford, Colorado. Her parents, Robert and Mary...
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