Leona G. Crouse
Jul 6, 2009
LEONA G. CROUSE Funeral services for former Cortez resident Leona G. Crouse will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. A reception will follow the interment service at the Cortez Recreation Center in the Mesa Room from 1 to 3 p.m. Visitation...
Raymond Garcia
Jul 2, 2009
RAYMOND GARCIA Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Raymond Garcia will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8 at Mancos Church of Christ. Viewing has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Raymond was born on September 3, 1951 in Cebolla, N.M. the son of Herman and Genevieve (Trujillo) Garcia. He...
Charles E. Brubaker
Jun 30, 2009
CHARLES E. BRUBAKER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Charles E. "Bru" Brubaker will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 6 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Rob Bruendl of Johnson Memorial Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery with Military Honors being conducted. Visitation has been set for Sunday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at...
James Frederick Lyons
Jun 30, 2009
JAMES FREDERICK LYONS James Frederick Lyons, beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away on June 30, 2009, at the age of ninety-two. James moved to Cortez in 2003 from Fort Collins, Colorado, where he and his wife of fifty-eight years, Christine Sims Lyons, had lived for many years. He was a skilled artisan and created many lovely pieces of furniture...
Richard Dennis Stanfield
Jun 28, 2009
RICHARD DENNIS STANFIELD A celebration of life ice cream social will be held for Dolores resident Richard Dennis Stanfield at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 3 at the Stanfield residence. Richard was born October 7, 1943 in Calexico, Calif. the son of Allen Richard and Hester Lorianne (Daley) Stanfield. He passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Southwest Memorial...
Guadalupe Esqueda "Lonnie" Norris
Jun 26, 2009
GUADALUPE ESQUEDA "LONNIE" NORRIS Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Guadalupe Esqueda "Lonnie" Norris will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel with Rosary services beginning at 6 p.m. Lonnie was born...
Francis E. "Frank" Daly
Jun 23, 2009
FRANCIS E. “FRANK” DALY Francis E. “Frank” Daly was born on March 14, 1919 to John and Laura (Warlaumont) Daly in Casper Wyo. at the family home. He passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 90. When Frank was 14, he began working the family ranch, Casper Creek Sheep Company. After graduating...
Wanda Elsie Loyd
Jun 20, 2009
WANDA ELSIE LOYD Funeral services for lifelong area resident Wanda Elsie Loyd will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Wanda was born on August 17, 1931...
Mignon Kirkpatrick
Jun 19, 2009
MIGNON KIRKPATRICK Memorial services for Cortez, Colo. resident Mignon Kirkpatrick will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 at St. Barnabas of the Valley Episcopal Church, 110 W. North Street, Cortez with The Reverend Erika Meyer officiating. Mignon was born to Norris "Doc" and Dorothy Hirsch in Goodland, Kans. on December 30, 1934. She died at her residence in...
Leonard Odell Culver
Jun 14, 2009
LEONARD ODELL CULVER Graveside inurnment services for longtime area resident Leonard Odell Culver will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 20 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 will provide military honors. A memorial service will follow at the Culver Family Farm at 3 p.m. Leonard was born on March 14, 1929 in Springer, N.M....
Marjorie Lay
Jun 12, 2009
MARJORIE LAY Graveside interment services for longtime Cortez resident Marjorie Lay were held at 8 a.m. Monday, June 15 at Cortez Cemetery. Marjorie was born November 12, 1912 in Searights, Penn. the daughter of George and Bertha (Telapunich) Walshinsky. She passed away at The Valley Inn in Mancos on Friday, June 12, 2009 at the age of 96. Marjorie is...
Phillip Laner Sr.
Jun 12, 2009
PHILLIP LANER SR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Phillip Laner Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will take place at Towaoc Cemetery. Phillip was born on June 27, 1949 in Navajo Springs, Colo. the son of Frank Pyle Laner and Pearl Root. He passed away on Friday, June 12,...
Joe Wallace Aulston
Jun 10, 2009
JOE WALLACE AULSTON Graveside services for Joe Wallace Aulston, former Yellow Jacket resident, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 20 at Fairview Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Joe was born November 14, 1917 in Randlette, Okla. the youngest of nine children of Luther and Effie (Knowles) Aulston. He passed away...
Cynthia Sue Silas
Jun 8, 2009
CYNTHIA SUE SILAS Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Cynthia Sue Silas will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Cynthia was born on July 26, 1962 in Cortez the daughter of Herbert...
Junior Hollen
Jun 4, 2009
JUNIOR HOLLEN Funeral services for lifelong area resident Junior Hollen will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9 at Montelores Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Pastor Greg Schneck will officiate. Junior was born on April 16, 1924 in Tribune, Kan. the son of Robin R. Hollen Sr. and Marie (Houghland) Hollen. He passed away on...
Timothy Wayne Thompson
Jun 4, 2009
TIMOTHY WAYNE "TIM" THOMPSON Funeral services for lifelong Dove Creek resident Timothy Wayne Thompson will be held on Wednesday, June 10 at 1 p.m. at the Dove Creek High School football field, weather permitting. In the case of inclement weather, services will be held at the Dove Creek High School Gymnasium. Jerry Martin will officiate. Tim was born on October...
Joanne Marie Belcher
Jun 3, 2009
JOANNE MARIE BELCHER Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident Joanne Marie Belcher will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 5 at Cortez Cemetery. Joanne was born December 14, 1928 in Cortez the daughter of Frank and Leona (Truelson) Humphreys. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the age of 80. Joanne married...
Bertha Lucero
Jun 1, 2009
BERTHA LUCERO Funeral mass for Bertha Lucero, a lifelong Dolores resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 8 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Interment will follow at The Peoples Cemetery (also known as Old Dolores Cemetery.) Visitation has been set for Sunday evening at 6 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church with the...
Edward G. Merritt
May 30, 2009
EDWARD G. MERRITT Memorial services for longtime area resident Edward G. Merritt will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 at the First United Methodist Church in Cortez. Ed passed away at his home on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the age of 87 following a lengthy illness. He was born in Dayton, Ohio to Edward and Louise...
Dorothy Idaho Roatcap
May 29, 2009
DOROTHY IDAHO ROATCAP Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident, Dorothy Idaho Roatcap will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 2 at Arriola Bible Church with Pastor Kent Slyter officiating. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Dorothy was born August 29, 1909 in Montana...
