Viola Beatrice Martin
Mar 22, 2009
VIOLA BEATRICE MARTIN Funeral services for former Dove Creek resident, Viola Beatrice Martin will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28 at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Viola will be laid to rest next to her husband, Paul Martin at Dove Creek Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial...
Verda Fay Baxstrom
Mar 21, 2009
VERDA FAY BAXSTROM Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Verda Fay Baxstrom will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 at the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A Potluck will follow the services at the Legion. Verda was born on January 28, 1928 in Pritchett, Colo. the daughter of Hervey Hudson and Hazel Mae (Turpening) Hopper. She...
Elita Elizabeth "Beth" Kinsell
Mar 21, 2009
ELITA ELIZABETH "BETH" KINSELL Graveside services for Cortez resident Elita Elizabeth "Beth" Kinsell will be held later this week in Albuquerque, N.M. Beth was born on August 20, 1923 in Picacho, N.M. the daughter of Walter Burel and Stella Louise (Lamascus) Coleman. She passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 85. Surviving...
Ralph Eldon Walters
Mar 20, 2009
RALPH ELDON WALTERS Ralph Eldon Walters was born on December 7, 1933 in Goodland, Kan. the son of Dale Eugene and Ivah Jo (Chandler) Walters. The lifelong Cortez resident passed away on Friday, March 20, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 75. An avid gun collector, Ralph was a member of the NRA. He enjoyed time spent...
Ruth Garlinghouse Smith
Mar 19, 2009
RUTH GARLINGHOUSE SMITH Funeral services for lifelong Lewis resident Ruth Garlinghouse Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Greg Schneck officiating. Cremation will follow the services. Ruth was born the daughter of John and Leela (Griffin) Huckabay on March 18, 1915 at Colony, Okla. She passed away at Mesa View Retirement...
Barbara Leavitt Lanier
Mar 19, 2009
Funeral Services for Barbara "Bobbie" Leavitt Lanier, 74, of Pleasant View, Colorado, will be held Monday, April 6th, at 10:00 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints Empire Chapel, 1700 E. Empire in Cortez, CO with Bishop Russell Decker conducting. Interment will follow at Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View, CO. Visitation has been set for 5 to 7 p.m....
Pauline Ruth Donaldson
Mar 17, 2009
PAULINE RUTH "PAULA" DONALDSON Funeral services for Cortez resident Pauline Ruth "Paula" Donaldson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 21 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Paula was born on June...
Clifford Laroy Eastin
Mar 13, 2009
CLIFFORD LaROY EASTIN Memorial services for Clifford LaRoy Eastin, 70 of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 18 at the Cortez Christian Church. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cliff was born April 30, 1938 in Norton, Kans. the son of Lawrence and Zilpha (Huff) Eastin. He...
Bernie Foutz
Mar 12, 2009
Buelah "BERNIE" FOUTZ Funeral services for Beulah "Bernie" Foutz, 82 of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16 at Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel with Bishop Todd Plewe conducting. Interment will follow at 4 p.m. Monday at Kirtland Cemetery in Kirtland, N.M. Visitation has been set for Sunday afternoon from...
John Emil Kuenzler
Mar 12, 2009
JOHN EMIL KUENZLER John Emil Kuenzler passed away at his home in Cortez on March 12, 2009. A lifetime resident of Cortez, John is survived by his wife of sixty-one years Helen, sisters Wilma McAdams, Frieda Whitener, sons John A. (Susan) and Jim, daughter Roanne, grandson Zane (Heidi), and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his...
Liz Stanley
Mar 9, 2009
LIZ STANLEY Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Liz Stanley will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Liz was born March 22, 1957 in LaPuente, N.M. the daughter of Jerry and Dee (Gallegos) Cordova. She passed away on Monday, March 9, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital...
Dee L. Niemann
Mar 5, 2009
DEE L. NIEMANN Funeral services for Cortez resident Dee L. Niemann will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Dee was born on July 10, 1928 in Hastings, Neb. the daughter of Jim and Berniece A. (Evans) Rose. She passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at Valley...
Yolanda Socorro Corral
Mar 2, 2009
YOLANDA SOCORRO CORRAL Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Yolanda Socorro Corral will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. Yolanda was born on May 17, 1990 in Las Vegas, Nev. the daughter of Juan and Yolanda J. (Martinez) Corral. She passed away on Monday, March...
James Max Fraughton
Mar 1, 2009
JAMES MAX FRAUGHTON Memorial services for Mancos resident, James Max Fraughton will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2009 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located at 201 Montezuma Ave., Mancos. James was born July 3, 1955 in Fort Benning, Ga. He passed away at his home in Mancos on Sunday, March 1,...
Phyllis Odette Armstrong
Feb 25, 2009
PHYLLIS ODETTE ARMSTRONG Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Phyllis Odette Armstrong will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 2 at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Al Strauss will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Phyllis was born on January 28, 1921 in Rock Creek, Kan. the daughter of...
Dr. Charles G. Massion
Feb 25, 2009
DR. CHARLES G. MASSION Memorial services for Dr. Charles Massion will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 20th, 2009. Charles George Massion, MD was born August 2, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah and passed away in Cincinnati on February 25, 2009 after a brief illness. During World War II he served as an Army medic in France. He...
Ellen Oliver
Feb 19, 2009
JOYCE ELLEN OLIVER Memorial services for lifelong area resident Joyce Ellen Oliver will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 23 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Ellen was born on November 6, 1954 in Cortez the daughter of Joe and Joyce (Roubidoux) Reed. She passed away on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at University Hospital in Denver, Colo. at...
Vinnie Louise Overton
Feb 17, 2009
VINNIE LOUISE OVERTON Vinnie Louise Overton was born on December 15, 1921 in Gatesville, Tex. the daughter of Robert Luther and Vinnie Jewell (Brown) Whaley. She passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 87. On July 4, 1941, Louise married Winford Howell "W.H." Overton. Louise devoted 18 1/2 years as Postmaster. Her...
Jocklyn Fieldson
Feb 17, 2009
JOCKLYN "JACKIE" FIELDSON Funeral services for Dolores resident Jocklyn "Jackie" Fieldson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 21 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A viewing has been scheduled for Saturday morning from 9 to service time at the church. Jackie was born...
Stanley Morrison Mccabe
Feb 16, 2009
STANLEY MORRISON "STAN" MCCABE Funeral services for lifelong Dolores resident Stanley Morrison "Stan" McCabe will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 21 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Pastor Andrew Reed will officiate. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Stan was born on June 26, 1920 in Dolores the son of William R. and Lola T. (Morrison) McCabe. He passed...
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