Donna Lea Beene
Dec 24, 2010
DONNA LEA BEENE Memorial services for longtime Lewis resident Donna Lea Beene will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 31 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Donna was born on March 18, 1932 in Sterling, Colo. the daughter of Thomas K. and Verna Ellen (Woods) Acott. She passed away on Friday, December 24, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the...
Ruth Freda Elsie Hourihan
Dec 22, 2010
RUTH FREDA ELSIE HOURIHAN Funeral Mass for Cortez resident Ruth Freda Elsie Hourihan will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29 at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Phoenix, Ariz. Interment will follow at Resthaven Park Cemetery. Ruth was born on February 2, 1910 in Blue Island, Ill. the daughter of John and Louise (Ashbrenner) Appenbrink. She passed...
Rhett William Ferguson
Dec 21, 2010
RHETT WILLIAM FERGUSON Funeral services for Rhett William Ferguson, 3 year old son of Dylan and Ashley Ferguson of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 23 at the Arriola Church of The First Born. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday evening from 5 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel....
Dewayne Leroy Mcgettrick
Dec 20, 2010
DEWAYNE LEROY MCGETTRICK Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Dewayne Leroy McGettrick will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Pastor Vic Powell will officiate. Dewayne was born on September 8, 1921 in Webb, Okla. the son of Peter Michael and Jessie Ann (Barker) McGettrick. He passed away on Monday, December 20,...
Archie Royal Leigh
Dec 20, 2010
ARCHIE ROYAL LEIGH Archie Royal Leigh was born December 12, 1929 in Montezuma County the son of George Leslie Leigh and Alvina (Stecklein) Leigh. He passed away Monday, December 20, 2010 at Vista Mesa at the age of 81. Archie drove a maintainer, grading Montezuma County roads for over 47 years. He was also a rancher and enjoyed racing horses...
Lillian Grace "Billie" Swope
Dec 19, 2010
LILLIAN GRACE "BILLIE" SWOPE Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Lillian Grace "Billie" Swope will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 23 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. A private family interment will be held. Billie was born August 15, 1925 in Fowler, Colo. to Christian Jensen and Belle (Weeks) Sinding. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on...
William Ardell "Billy" Palmer
Dec 19, 2010
WILLIAM ARDELL "BILLY" PALMER Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident William Ardell "Billy" Palmer will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 23 at the Lifeway Baptist Church. Billy was born June 23, 1938 in Cortez the son of Bill and Gladys Marie (Bane) Palmer. He passed away at his Cortez home on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at the...
Floyd Lewis Hutchinson
Dec 16, 2010
FLOYD LEWIS HUTCHINSON The family of Floyd Hutchinson will be present at Ertel Funeral Home on Sunday, December 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. They request the presence of Floyd’s friends to share stories and memories of this beloved man, businessman and community member. Floyd Lewis Hutchinson was born June 22, 1925 in East Liverpool, Ohio. He passed away...
Douglas Keith Price
Dec 15, 2010
DOUGLAS KEITH PRICE Douglas Keith Price was born on March 2, 1956 in Oakland, Calif. the son of Donald Kenyon and Barbara Allen (Treptow) Price. He passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 54. In 1991, Douglas married Patricia Houtzbeck. Douglas proudly served his country in the United States Army during...
Willella Gertrude Wilber
Dec 15, 2010
WILLELLA GERTRUDE “WILLIE” WILBER Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Willella Gertrude “Willie” Wilber will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Willie was born the daughter of William George and Orpha Agnes (Adams) Partridge on August 6, 1930 in Cortez. She passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Vista...
John Arnold Mathies
Dec 14, 2010
JOHN ARNOLD MATHIES John Arnold Mathies passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 after a short illness at the age of 61 years and 11 months. John was born on January 31, 1949 in Cortez. He was the fourth son of Don and Dorothy (Dickey) Mathies. John attended elementary school at Lewis and graduated from Montezuma County...
Scott Ellis Walton
Dec 14, 2010
SCOTT ELLIS WALTON Mass for lifelong Mancos resident Scott Ellis Walton will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 20 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. Rosary services have been scheduled for Sunday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Rita Catholic Church. Scott was born the son of Harley and Marcheta E. (Smith) Walton on July 18, 1953...
Wendell Wayne Woolery
Dec 14, 2010
WENDELL WAYNE WOOLERY Wendell Wayne Woolery was born on April 10, 1963 in Montrose, Colo. the son of Newton Leander and Evone Irene (Selander) Woolery. He passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at his Mancos home at the age of 47. Wendell loved the outdoors. He especially enjoyed spending time hunting. Wendell had a talent for engraving on glass....
Bernice June Mcmillan
Dec 10, 2010
BERNICE JUNE McMILLAN Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Bernice June McMillan will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Bernice was born February 7, 1939 in Lebanon, Colo. the daughter of Virgil and Bertha (Roelfs) McMillan. She passed away in Dolores at the Golden Years...
Cora Sophronia Singleton
Dec 10, 2010
CORA SOPHRONIA SINGLETON Cora Sophronia Singleton was born on November 25, 1916 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Fred Lyons and Mary Elydia (Goss) Wright. She passed away on Friday, December 10, 2010 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 94. On March 28, 1933, Cora married John Neely in Gallup, N.M. In her free time, Cora enjoyed...
Deborah Louise White
Dec 10, 2010
DEBORAH LOUISE WHITE Deborah Louise White was born May 22, 1950 in Maywood, Calif. the daughter of Edward and Mary Helen (Seeley) Bright. She passed away at her daughter's home in Cortez on Friday, December 10, 2010 at the age of 60. Surviving Debbie are her children, Christopher C. White and wife, Abby Brown of Easton, Penn. and Kimberly Eavenson...
Troy Bryan Laner
Dec 9, 2010
TROY BRYAN LANER Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Troy Bryan Laner will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15 at the Gallup Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 601 Susan Ave. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Troy was born on May 30, 1967 in Cortez the son of Floyd Laner Sr. and Mary Sue...
Barbara Jane Olsen
Dec 9, 2010
BARBARA JANE OLSEN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Barbara Jane Olsen will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Barbara Jane Olsen was born May 5th, 1936 in Cortez, Colo. to delighted parents Bernice and Herald Keown of Rico, Colo. She departed this life suddenly December 8,...
Eunice Neoma Hughes Honaker
Dec 8, 2010
EUNICE NEOMA HUGHES HONAKER Graveside inurnment services for lifelong area resident Eunice Neoma Hughes Honaker will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 18 at Lewis Cemetery. Chan Chaffin will officiate. Eunice was born January 24, 1911 in Seibert, Colo. the daughter of Homer Lee and Maude Prescilla (Doan) Hughes. She passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at...
Richard George Baker
Dec 6, 2010
RICHARD GEORGE BAKER Richard George Baker of Dolores passed away Monday, December 6, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez after a prolonged illness. He was 77. Richard was born September 23, 1933 in Kingston, New York, the son of Richard W. and Beatrice (Dunham) Baker. After growing up in New York, Richard spent most of his professional career as...
