Phyllis J. Fry
Apr 10, 2010
PHYLLIS J. FRY Phyllis J. Fry, 79, departed this life Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, Colo. with her daughters and granddaughter by her side. Phyllis, who was the youngest of six children, was born January 20, 1931 to Ova and Blanche (Raddish) Coggin at Flora, Ill. where she lived on the family farm and attended...
Benny James Gordanier
Apr 9, 2010
BENNY JAMES "BEN" GORDANIER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Benny James "Ben" Gordanier will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 16 at Lifeway Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Ben was born on May 4, 1935 in Greensgap, N.M. the son of Clardy Layfette and Clevie Raye (Ferris) Gordanier. He passed away on Friday,...
Corky Mcclain
Apr 9, 2010
OTTO "CORKY" McCLAIN Funeral services for Otto "Corky" McClain, a longtime area resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 12 at the Dolores Community Center. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Rob Bruendl will officiate the services. Visitation has been set for Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Corky was born...
Stephanie Ann Morris
Apr 7, 2010
STEPHANIE ANN MORRIS Stephanie Ann Morris was born June 6, 1968 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of John A. and Martha J. (Walls) Morris. She passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the age of 41. Surviving Stephanie are her parents, John and Martha Morris of Mesa, Ariz.; three children, Elizabeth Ann Apao-Hepa and husband, John of Winston-Salem, N.C.,...
Jeffrey Mark Maez
Apr 7, 2010
JEFFREY MARK MAEZ Funeral mass for Summit Ridge resident Jeffrey Mark Maez will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Jeffrey was born on October 25, 1964...
Dale Allan Thayer
Apr 7, 2010
DALE ALLAN THAYER Dale Allan Thayer was born on November 12, 1949 in Siren, Wis. the son of Harvey and Marion (Ford) Thayer. He passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the age of 60. Dale moved to the area 12 years ago after falling in love with the beauty of the outdoors and all the wonderful activities available....
Meda E. Pierce
Apr 6, 2010
MEDA E. PIERCE Graveside services for Cortez resident Meda E. Pierce will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14 at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Meda was born on January 29, 1917 in Gering, Neb. the daughter of Evan I. and Ethel Mae...
Patricia Jean Clark Huskey
Apr 5, 2010
PATRICIA JEAN CLARK "PAT" HUSKEY Funeral services for Dove Creek resident Patricia Jean Clark "Pat" Huskey will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 9 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Pat was born on November 2, 1942 in Meeker, Colo. the daughter of Jack LeRoy and Zona (Harvey) Clark. She passed...
Robert Richard Deragowski
Apr 3, 2010
ROBERT RICHARD "BOB" DERAGOWSKI Funeral mass for Cortez resident Robert Richard "Bob" Deragowski will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 9 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Kans. Father Warren Stecklein will officiate. Following the services, Bob will be laid to rest next to his wife at Scott County Cemetery. A rosary is planned for Thursday evening...
Roberta Sturdevant
Mar 31, 2010
ROBERTA STURDEVANT On March 31, 2010, long-time area resident, Roberta Sturdevant, reached the end of this life's journey. She passed away quietly in the Denver-area home of her son, John Sturdevant, Jr. Roberta's daughter, Teresa, and daughter-in-law, Stephanie, were with her at the time of her passing. A celebration of Roberta's life and memorial of her passing is planned for...
Sandra Alice Watkins
Mar 31, 2010
SANDRA ALICE "SANDI" WATKINS Sandra Alice "Sandi" Watkins was born on April 8, 1942 in Cortez in the old Johnson Hospital. She was the daughter of Frank Albert and Beulah Roberta (Veach) Sagrillo. She passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at her Dolores home at the age of 67. Sandi was raised in the Montezuma County area, where she...
George Tanner Conger
Mar 29, 2010
GEORGE TANNER CONGER George Tanner Conger was born on August 1, 1927 in Akron, Ohio the son of Sidney Barnett and Emma Marjorie (Tanner) Conger. He passed away at his Cortez home on Monday, March 29, 2010 at the age of 82. Surviving George are his wife, Jeanette Conger of Cortez; his daughters, Anne Tomlinson and husband, Richard of Chicago,...
Cora Jackman Keetch
Mar 25, 2010
CORA JACKMAN KEETCH Graveside services for Cortez resident, Cora Jackman Keetch will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 30 at Memory Gardens of Farmington, 6917 E. Main Street, Farmington, N.M. Cora was born the daughter of William Lester and Ina Mae Jackman on December 20, 1919 in Levan, Utah. She passed away at Madison House in Cortez on Thursday,...
James E. Harkendorff
Mar 23, 2010
JAMES E. HARKENDORFF Funeral services for James E. Harkendorff, a longtime resident of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 26 at Rock Springs Community Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation and viewing has been set from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. before the services. Jim was born March 16, 1948 in Falls City, Neb. to Erwin...
Genevieve Elizabeth Fury
Mar 21, 2010
GENEVIEVE ELIZABETH FURY Funeral mass for former Dove Creek resident and current Valley Inn Nursing Home resident Genevieve Elizabeth Fury will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 25 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Dove Creek. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Rosary services will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24 at St. Jude...
Virginia Kathleen Smith
Mar 18, 2010
VIRGINIA KATHLEEN SMITH Funeral services for 20 year resident of Cortez, Virginia Kathleen Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Virginia was born on May 31, 1924 in Black Diamond, Wash. to become the middle daughter of Paul and Isabel Besso. She passed away on Thursday,...
Joe Harold Hearne
Mar 17, 2010
JOE HAROLD HEARNE Graveside inurnment services for area resident Joe Harold Hearne will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 27 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. The family requests you bring your own chair to the service. Joe was born on September 11, 1920 in Cashion, Ariz....
Erika Doris Martin
Mar 17, 2010
ERIKA DORIS MARTIN Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Erika Doris Martin will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 27 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A reception will follow the memorial service at Erika’s residence, 334 S. Maple Street in Cortez. Erika was born on November 9, 1926 in Mulhausen, Germany the daughter of Heinrich and Minna (Hause) Schmidt....
Ozzy Grayson Ryker Wells
Mar 14, 2010
OZZY GRAYSON RYKER WELLS Funeral services for Ozzy Grayson Ryker Wells of Towaoc will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the services. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Ozzy was born the son of Orelan and Alvina (Yellow) Wells on April 4,...
Robert Earl Murrish
Mar 8, 2010
ROBERT EARL "BOB" MURRISH Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Robert Earl "Bob" Murrish will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 13 at Cortez Cemetery. Bishop Spencer Smith will conduct. A visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bob was born on January 31, 1922 in Twin Falls, Idaho the son...
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