Donald K. Majors
Apr 6, 2011
DONALD K. MAJORS Donald K. Majors, lifelong resident of Dolores, passed away April 6, 2011 at the age of 76. Don was born September 27, 1934 to Glenn and Mildred Majors. After graduation from Dolores High School, Don attended college and received a degree in finance and banking from the University of Colorado. In 1959, he returned to Dolores and...
John Frowin Hiser
Apr 5, 2011
JOHN FROWIN HISER John Frowin Hiser, 77 of Farmington, N.M., passed away at Valley Inn Nursing Home on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. He was born in Springfield, Mo. on May 29, 1933 the son of Louis W. and Marie (Ball) Hiser. John proudly served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard. On February 14, 1956 John married Patsy Louise Kelly...
Melinda Ann Dukeminier
Apr 4, 2011
MELINDA ANN DUKEMINIER Memorial services for Cortez resident Melinda Ann Dukeminier will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Melinda was born on January 14, 1974 in Lander, Wyo. the daughter of Craig Littleton and Sally Annetta (Morrison) Canfield. She passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango...
Viola M. Sena
Apr 3, 2011
VIOLA M. SENA Funeral Mass for longtime Mancos resident, Viola M. Sena, will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 7 at St. Rita Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel and Rosary services are set for 7 p.m. that evening. Viola...
Edward John Kennedy
Mar 31, 2011
EDWARD JOHN KENNEDY Funeral services for Edward John Kennedy, a longtime Mancos resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate and Military Honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Masonic Rites being conducted by Mancos...
Helen Eileen Ray
Mar 31, 2011
HELEN EILEEN RAY Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Helen Eileen Ray will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Reverend Leigh Waggoner will officiate. Helen was born September 7, 1922 in Englewood, Colo. the daughter of James Barkley and Edna Merle (Corin) Lindsay. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Thursday,...
Jean Johnson
Mar 27, 2011
ALLORA JEAN JOHNSON Allora Jean Johnson passed away peacefully at her home in Dolores on March 27, 2011. Jean was born to Robert L. and Lennie Ann Casey in Lockney, Texas on February 25, 1926. She married the love of her life, Jacob "Jake" Johnson on November 4, 1943. They moved to the Dolores River valley in 1949 where they...
Perry Mcdonald
Mar 24, 2011
PERRY MCDONALD Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Perry McDonald will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 1 at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Perry passed away from injuries sustained in an auto accident that occurred on...
Terry Porter Stewart
Mar 19, 2011
TERRY PORTER STEWART Memorial services for Dayton, Ohio resident and former area resident, Terry Porter Stewart will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Battle Rock Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Terry Porter Stewart passed away March 19, 2011 at The Hospice...
Mona Lois Bergey
Mar 16, 2011
MONA LOIS BERGEY Mona Lois Bergey passed away at Mercy Medical Center in Durango after a long, courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. She was 60 years old. Mona was born the daughter of John and Joy Ann (Ramsey) Mills on October 21, 1950 in Montrose, Colo. Mona married Thomas Guenther Bergey on December 26, 1981 in...
Sylvia Dora Espinoza
Mar 16, 2011
SYLVIA DORA ESPINOZA A memorial Funeral Mass will be held for Sylvia Dora Espinoza, a longtime Cortez resident, at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 21 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Sylvia was born April 7, 1955 in Durango, Colo. the daughter of Abe and Cordelia (Herrera) Vigil. She passed away at Southwest Memorial...
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...
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