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Recent Obituaries
Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
Eileen Marie Veach
Jun 9, 2010
EILEEN MARIE VEACH Funeral services for Eileen Marie Veach a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 12 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel with Bishop Todd Plewe conducting. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set from 9:30 to service time at the L.D.S. Church. Eileen...
Virginia Marie Jessup Fulks
Jun 9, 2010
VIRGINIA MARIE JESSUP FULKS Memorial services for longtime Arriola resident Virginia Marie Jessup Fulks will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Virginia was born on September 25, 1918 in Mancos, Colo. She was the first born child of Richard Earl and Ollie Ann (Meadows) Jessup. She passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2010...
Helen L. Suckla
Jun 8, 2010
HELEN L. SUCKLA Helen was born in Cortez, Colo. on April 7, 1923 to Clair and Mary Bradfield. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. She was 87 years young. Helen met and later married James "Jim" Suckla in Aztec, N.M. on July 29, 1941. Jim and Helen founded the Cortez Livestock Auction, which continues...
Rusty Sanders
Jun 7, 2010
RUSSELL DEAN "RUSTY" SANDERS Graveside services for Russell Dean "Rusty" Sanders a lifelong area resident will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 11 at Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rusty was born July 20, 1971 in Monticello, Utah the son of David Eugene and Barbara Carol...
Audrey Lou Dotts
Jun 6, 2010
AUDREY LOU DOTTS Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Audrey Lou Dotts will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 11 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living. Audrey was born August 21, 1927 in Nashville, Tenn. the daughter of Mentloe and Leila (McDill) Huff. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at the age of 82....
Kevin Eugene Harper
Jun 5, 2010
KEVIN EUGENE HARPER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Kevin Eugene Harper will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment services will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 11 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Kevin was born on July 14, 1975 in Durango, the son of Nolan and Jacqueline Sue (Crilly) Harper....
Terry Raiff Gorsuch
Jun 4, 2010
TERRY RAIFF GORSUCH Memorial services for Terry Raiff Gorsuch a longtime area resident will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 8 at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church with Pastor Steve Nofel officiating. A private interment service will be held. Terry was born August 6, 1940 in Durango, Colo. the son of Homer Adolph and Marie (Shields) Gorsuch. He passed...
Coleen C. Edds
Jun 3, 2010
COLEEN C. EDDS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Coleen C. Edds will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 8 at Cortez First United Methodist Church with Pastor Al Strauss officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Coleen Cecilia Rosetta was born on August 31, 1933 in Osage City, Kans. to Humbert and Grace Rosetta. She passed away on...
Roy Lynn Kingery
May 29, 2010
ROY LYNN KINGERY Funeral services are to be held for Roy Lynn Kingery at 10 a.m. Friday, June 4 at Cortez Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Roy was born on March 28, 1930 in Cortez to Walter and Lillian Kingery. He passed away at his home in Cortez May 29, 2010 at...
Alonzo Carpio Leon
May 26, 2010
ALONZO CARPIO LEON Funeral services for Alonzo Carpio Leon, a longtime Mancos resident, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 1 at New Life Assembly of God Church in Mancos. Reverend Paul Houston will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been set for...
Mary Kathern Fleetwood
May 24, 2010
MARY KATHERN FLEETWOOD Mary Kathern Fleetwood was born on May 13, 1916 in Kansas City, Mo. the daughter of Joe B. and Martha Ann (Petree) Campbell. She passed away on Monday, May 24, 2010 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center at the age of 94. On May 4, 1940, Mary and John W. Fleetwood were wed in Santa Monica, Calif....
Mona Kay Hill
May 24, 2010
MONA KAY HILL Mona Kay Hill was born August 15, 1946 in Wichita, Kans. the daughter of Marcel Kennith and Bessie (Pierson) Singleton. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Monday, May 24, 2010 at the age of 63. Mona married Dean F. Hill in Boulder, Colo. in 1966. Together they enjoyed 44 years of marriage. Mona was a...
Billie P. "Midge" Goldsworthy
May 23, 2010
BILLIE PAULINE "MIDGE" GOLDSWORTHY Graveside services for Billie Pauline "Midge" Goldsworthy, a longtime Cortez resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 27 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday morning from 10 a.m. until Noon at Ertel Memorial Chapel. For William Alfred and Sarah (Garrison) High, August 23, 1921 brought into their family the fourth...
Martha L. "Sallie" Weaver
May 22, 2010
MARTHA LOUISE "SALLIE" WEAVER Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Martha Louise "Sallie" Weaver will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Father Bob Seney will officiate. Sallie was born the daughter of Joseph and Grace Ann (Cooper) VanderBush on October 11, 1926 in Auburndale, Fla. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on...
Doris Nell Williamson
May 19, 2010
DORIS NELL WILLIAMSON Doris Nell Williamson was born on December 31, 1929 in Oklahoma City, Okla. the daughter of Rufus and Willie (Simpson) Moore. She passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center at the age of 80. Doris worked in assembly for AT&T in Oklahoma City. She enjoyed sewing and raising beautiful flowers in...
William Clinton Smart
May 16, 2010
WILLIAM CLINTON SMART Funeral services for lifelong area resident William Clinton Smart will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 20 at the Arriola Church of the First Born. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Clinton was born on October 9, 1915...
Christopher Robert Sanchez
May 8, 2010
CHRISTOPHER ROBERT SANCHEZ Funeral Mass for Woodstock, Georgia resident Christopher Robert Sanchez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 14 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A potluck will be held at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church following the committal service. Visitation will take place starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday evening...
Billy L. Striegel
May 7, 2010
BILLY L. STRIEGEL Memorial services for lifelong area resident, Billy L. Striegel will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor David Ramsey of the Rock Springs Community Church will officiate. Military Honors will be presented by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Bill, as he was known by family and friends, was born...
Robert Lee Roark
May 2, 2010
ROBERT "BOB" LEE ROARK Bob Roark passed away peacefully at home in Cortez, Colo. on May 2, 2010. Bob was the son of John Grady Roark and Lula Marie Midriff Roark of Springfield, Mo. He was born June 4, 1922. He married Erneta Blum on October 21, 1944 in Tacoma, Wash. Bob was an avid photographer of the outdoors and...
Pat Garner
May 1, 2010
LACY L. "PAT" GARNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Lacy L. "Pat" Garner will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pat was born on September 7, 1926 in Roswell, N.M. the son of Lacy S. and Etna (Hamilton) Garner. He passed away on Saturday, May 1,...
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