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...
Opal Marcella Bennett
Mar 8, 2010
OPAL MARCELLA BENNETT Opal Marcella Bennett was born on October 13, 1913 in Eugene, Ore. the daughter of William and Martha (Thomas) Gower. She passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010 at Golden Years Retirement Home in Cortez at the age of 96. Opal was a member of the Secret Pal Club and she was very active in various churches....
Ina Marie Knoblock Johnson
Mar 8, 2010
INA MARIE KNOBLOCK JOHNSON Memorial services for Summit Ridge resident Ina Marie Johnson will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 24 at Dolores Community Center. Ina Marie Knoblock Johnson was born on December 30, 1925 in Farmington, N.M. to Albert F. and Effie Ella (White) Knoblock. She passed away on Monday, March 8, 2010 at her home on...
Robert A. Swank
Mar 4, 2010
E. ROBERT A. “BOB” SWANK E. Robert A. “Bob” Swank was born on May 24, 1942 in Ligonier, Penn. the son of Edward A. and Virginia (Smalley) Swank. He passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at San Juan Hospital in Monticello, Utah at the age of 67. Bob’s love of the outdoors brought him to Dove Creek, Colo. He...
Elizabeth Boyd
Mar 4, 2010
ELIZABETH BOYD Graveside services for longtime area resident, Elizabeth Boyd will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 8 at Cortez Cemetery. Born July 30, 1929 in Cubbage, Ky., Elizabeth was the only daughter of Toliver and Cornie Pittman. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the age of 80. Elizabeth married V.T...
Richard G. Nelson
Mar 3, 2010
RICHARD G. NELSON Richard G. Nelson passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at the age of 80. He was born the son of Otto and Esther (Linder) Nelson on August 1, 1929 in Denver, Colo. Richard proudly served his country in the U.S. Marines making it a 21 year career. He married Lavender Lea Like...
Lucy Ben Sleepy
Mar 3, 2010
LUCY BEN SLEEPY Funeral services for lifelong Hatch, Utah resident Lucy Ben Sleepy will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Lucy was born on October 10, 1927 at Navajo White Mesa, Utah and she passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the...
Byron F. Tate
Mar 2, 2010
BYRON F. TATE A celebration of life will be held for lifelong area resident Byron F. Tate at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 7 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Byron was born on August 17, 1947 in Cortez and he passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at his Dolores home at the age of 62. On January 31,...
Jackie Robert Reese
Feb 27, 2010
JACKIE ROBERT "JACK" REESE Jackie Robert "Jack" Reese was born on February 12, 1949 in Little Rock, Ark. the son of Charles Harold and Sarah Melvina (Sleeper) Reese. He passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 61. Jack enjoyed activities that involved horses. He had obtained his pilot's license and he loved...
Robert Joseph Case Sr.
Feb 27, 2010
ROBERT JOSEPH CASE SR. Bob Case, a long time resident of Cortez and Mancos, Colorado, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a brief illness on February 27, 2010 just after his 90th birthday. He was born on January 4, 1920 as the only son of Emma Viola Beckler Case and Roy Lawrence Case in Crawford, Nebraska. He had an...
Chris Estrada
Feb 26, 2010
CRESENCIO "CHRIS" ESTRADA MUNOZ A funeral mass will be held for Cortez resident Cresencio "Chris" Estrada Munoz at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Chris was born the son of Faustino and...
Clyde Darrell Lay
Feb 22, 2010
CLYDE DARRELL LAY Graveside services for longtime Dove Creek resident Clyde Darrell Lay will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 27 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Clyde was born on December 16, 1934 in Lewis, Colo. the son of Marion Joseph and Jerusha...
Mary Agnes Mahan
Feb 20, 2010
MARY AGNES MAHAN Mary Agnes Mahan was born on October 27, 1959 in Chicago, Ill. the daughter of Charles and Theresa (Dworak) Wesson. She passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at her Cortez residence at the age of 50. Mary had a wonderful movie collection. Spending time with her grandchildren brought Mary's life much joy. Surviving Mary are her...
Bruce Alvin Kirsch
Feb 20, 2010
BRUCE ALVIN KIRSCH Memorial services for Cortez resident Bruce Alvin Kirsch will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bruce was born on November 25, 1957 in Milwaukee, Wis. the son of Alvin John and Beverly Ann (McIntosh) Kirsch. He passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age...