Oct 8, 2022

  Connie Lee Walter was born January 23, 1948, in McCook, Nebraska to Doran and Delphine Remington. She passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022 at Centura Mercy Hospital in Durango, CO, at the age of 74.

  Connie graduated from McCook High School in 1966. She went on to study Medical Technology at McCook Junior College.   Connie married Gary Tobiasson in...

Oct 3, 2022

Clinton “Bubba” Thomas Smith was born April 17, 1968 in Durango, CO the son of Carla Jo (Weaver) Gustafson and H.T. Smith. He passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 at the age of 54 in his residence.

Surviving Clinton are his mother and step-father, Carla Jo and Charles Gustafson of Cortez, CO; his siblings, Kevin Gustafson (Trinia) of WA and...

Sep 29, 2022

Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Esther Renate Candelaria will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Church located at 28 East Montezuma Cortez, Colorado 81321. There will be a Rosary before the service at 9:30 a.m.

Esther was born on November 22, 1936 in Ettlingen, Germany the daughter of Otto and Elsa (Becker)...

Sep 29, 2022

Eugene Isaiah Dunston was born December 10, 2001 in Farmington, New Mexico, the son of Cagnie Brianne Soza and Gilbert Dunston. He passed away on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado at the age of 20.

Surviving Eugene are his parents; his siblings Andrew Dunston of Cortez, Brianna Valdez of Bloomfield, New Mexico, and Justin...

Sep 29, 2022

JERALD FRANK “JERRY” KROB

Graveside services for Jerald Frank “Jerry” Krob will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at Cortez Cemetery. Please join the family for a reception at the Cortez Elks Lodge from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. following the graveside.

Jerry was born March 20, 1939 in Stockton, Kansas the son of Frank and Paulene (Pauley) Krob....

Sep 26, 2022

Shelly Neely passed away at the age of 58 on September 26, 2022 in Dallas, Texas surrounded by her family.

Shelly was born August 14, 1964 in Cortez, Colorado. She spent most of her formative years in Dove Creek, Colorado and attended Dolores County High School, where she met her husband of 40 years, Dewey Neely. They had three children; Krystal,...

Sep 25, 2022

Lila Aileen Maxwell was born October 22, 1915, in a little town along the La Plata River called Pendleton, New Mexico, which doesn’t even exist today. Her father was Thomas Glennwood Funk, and her mother was Mary Roberts Hughes.

Aileen had two sisters: Dorothy Estalena (Tanner) and Gladys Marie (McBee). They moved to La Plata City, Colorado where their father was...

Sep 24, 2022

Charles “Chas” Stewart Cartwright passed away on September 24, 2022 at the age of 72 in Cortez, Colorado. His characteristic grit and strength shone through as he battled serious medical issues. While he finally succumbed to his health challenges, he was able to find relief surrounded by some of his loved ones at the time of his passing.

Chas had the...

Sep 20, 2022

While the world was in the second World War, in a small canyon enveloped in red rock and sandstone cliffs there was a young pretty lady Lila with her firstborn son, Sherman Zwicker. He was born on Saint Patrick’s Day, 1943. Eldon Emil Zwicker, his father, said the only thing he ever wanted to be was a cowboy, Sherm would...

Sep 18, 2022

Commander [retired] William "Harvey" Skidmore passed away September 18th. He is survived by wife Mitty (Huntsman) Skidmore and brother David Skidmore. 

Sep 15, 2022

Longtime Mancos resident Margaret Phillips Johnson-Gaddis was born June 26, 1936 in New Castle, Penn., the daughter of George Walter and Elizabeth (McCollough) Johnson. She passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at her home in Mancos at the age of 86.

Margaret is survived by her sister, Winifred Sharp (Joel) of Windermere, Florida, and her brother, George W. Johnson of...

Sep 14, 2022

FORREST RAHE WAGGONER

Forrest Rahe Waggoner was born to Henry Franklin and Ivah Maude (Armstrong) Waggoner on June 20, 1926 in Farmington, N.M. He spent his early years working on the family farm and attending local schools. He was a member of the track team at Farmington High School. He was anxious to join the Navy during WWII. He served on...

Sep 14, 2022

Navy Veteran Clarence Lafayette Calhoun made his journey home to be with the Lord on Wednesday,

September 14, 2022. Clarence passed peacefully in his home at the age of 94.

Clarence was born to John C, and Viola (Maddox) Calhoun on July 5, 1928, in Phoenix, Az.

Surviving Clarence are his Children, Lori Winemiller of Arizona; Clancy Calhoun (Charlotte) of Aztec, NM.

Sarah Miller...

Sep 14, 2022

  On September 14, 2022, Robert "Bob" Clarence Heyder of Mancos, Colorado, peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his family.

  

  Bob was the third son born to Heinrich and Emilie Heyder on December 27, 1928, in Oakland, California.

 Bob always enjoyed the outdoors. He joined the Forestry Division of Yosemite National Park in 1947 and left to serve in the...

Sep 9, 2022

RENATE ALICE MCCABE

Renate Alice Fix was born on March 1, 1937 to Martha and Eugene Fix in Pforzheim, Germany. She entered Heaven’s Gate on September 9, 2022 in Cahone, Colo. with family at her side.

Renate was one tough lady, a classy lady. She survived war-torn Germany (1939-1945) and the Cold War until moving to Sturgis, S.D. in 1960. She was...

Sep 9, 2022

TIMOTHY ALLEN LANIER

Timothy Allen Lanier, 65, of Pleasant View, CO passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 9, 2022 at Mercy Medical Hospital in Durango, CO. He spent the last 4 years battling cancer and fought diligently to the end. Services will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Empire at...

Sep 3, 2022

Sep 2, 2022

LENORA MAE NELSON

A celebration of life for longtime Cortez resident Lenora Mae Nelson will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Flanders Park in Dolores, Colo. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel.

Lenora was born on March 8, 1933 the daughter of Floyd Milton and Sada Ethel (Murray) Barrick....

Aug 29, 2022

DOROTHY MARIE GREEN Dotty Green was born April 18, 1946 in Oneonta NY and died August 29, 2022 in Cortez, CO. She is survived by her niece, Mary Ambion and her children, Bryan and Katie Ambion, Fremont, CA, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by Elizabeth M. (Bergh) and Carl G. Green as well as...

Aug 28, 2022

MARGARET ANN WEESE Funeral Mass for Dove Creek resident Margaret Ann Weese will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 9, 2022 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Dove Creek. Reciting of the Rosary will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the church, prior to Mass. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Margaret was born January 18, 1955 in...