Glen Earl Osterfeld
Nov 28, 2008
GLEN EARL OSTERFELD Glen Earl Osterfeld was born on December 27, 1926 in Dolores, Colo. the son of Herman Henry and Lillie Mae (Garbarino) Osterfeld. He passed away on Friday, November 28, 2008 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 81. In May 1950, Glen married Marlene Naoma Bass in Aztec, N.M. The couple shared 58 years together. Glen...
William James "Bill" Wills
Nov 24, 2008
WILLIAM JAMES "BILL" WILLS William James "Bill" Wills was born on February 20, 1927 in Long Beach, Calif. the son of Bert and Rena (Mann) Wills. He passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 in Cortez at the age of 81. On September 2, 1947 Bill and Jennie Frances Kern were married in Raton, N.M. Together they shared 61 years...
Sharon Lee Thayer
Nov 24, 2008
SHARON LEE THAYER Funeral services for Dolores, Colo. resident, Sharon Lee Thayer will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 29 at Mountain View Baptist Church. Cremation will follow. "Her chains are gone. She's been set free, her God, her Savior has ransomed her." After a long, hard battle our beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, Sharon Lee Thayer...
John J. "Jack" Harty
Nov 22, 2008
JOHN J. "JACK" HARTY Funeral Mass for Summit Ridge resident John J. "Jack" Harty will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Dolores. Interment will take place at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at Dove Creek Cemetery. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. Rosary services will be held at 7...
Catherine Marie Rogers
Nov 19, 2008
CATHERINE MARIE ROGERS Funeral Mass for Cortez resident Catherine Marie Rogers will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 22 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will take place at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colo. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning from 8 to 9 a.m. at Ertel...
Roxanne Lea (Sparks) Choate
Nov 18, 2008
ROXANNE LEA (SPARKS) CHOATE Memorial services for Cortez resident Roxanne Lea (Sparks) Choate will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 29 at Friendship Assembly of God Church, 96 Central Ave., Dolores. Paul Houston will officiate. Roxanne was born on September 18, 1958 in San Diego, Calif. the daughter of James M. Sparks Jr. and Joyce (Rork) Santos. She...
Jack Rentz
Nov 16, 2008
JACK RENTZ Funeral services for Hatch, Utah resident, Jack Rentz will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 20 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Daniel Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Jack was born the son of Little Hilltop and Gayle Rentz...
Marion Frederick Bolton
Nov 14, 2008
MARION FREDERICK BOLTON Graveside inurnment services for Albuquerque, N.M. resident and former Dolores resident, Marion Frederick Bolton will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Sunny Bossenmaier will officiate. Marion was born on June 21, 1917 in El Reno, Okla. the son of George Frederick and Esther (Byrns) Bolton. He passed away on...
Joseph Abel Garcia
Nov 11, 2008
JOSEPH ABEL GARCIA Funeral Mass for Joseph Abel Garcia will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 19 at St. Rita Catholic Church with Father Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Tuesday evening at St. Rita beginning at 7 p.m. Born February 1, 1941 in Lyden, N.M. Abel was...
Dixie Lee Northcott
Nov 10, 2008
DIXIE LEE NORTHCOTT Funeral services for Dewey, Ariz. resident and former area resident, Dixie Lee Northcott will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Dixie was born May 22, 1940 in Mancos the daughter of Richard Horace and Hazel Marie (Goff) Yeomans. She passed away on Monday, November...
Olan S. Smith
Nov 10, 2008
OLAN S. SMITH Memorial services for Cortez resident, Olan S. Smith will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, November 13 at Rock Springs Church, 32233 Highway 160, Cortez. Olan was born August 6, 1933 in Goree, Texas. He passed away on Monday, November 10, 2008 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 75. An avid fisherman and hunter, Olan...
Thelma Rusk
Nov 9, 2008
THELMA (SLACK) RUSK Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Thelma (Slack) Rusk will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 15 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. Thelma was born on October 29, 1922 near Breen, Colo. the daughter of Joseph and Elsie (Freed) Slack, the youngest of four children. Thelma passed away on Sunday, November 9,...
Jason Daniel Bailey
Nov 8, 2008
JASON DANIEL BAILEY Memorial services for Mancos resident Jason Daniel Bailey will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Jason was born on January 22, 1969 in Newport Beach, Calif. the son of Sheila Phillips and Bob Bailey. He passed away at his home with his wife...
Vernon Bradford Lopez
Nov 7, 2008
VERNON BRADFORD "BIKER" LOPEZ Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Vernon Bradford "Biker" Lopez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Vernon was born on August 20, 1961 in Cortez the son...
Mervin Baxstrom
Nov 6, 2008
MERVIN BAXSTROM Graveside inurnment services for lifelong area resident Mervin Baxstrom will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 10 at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Mervin was born on January 12, 1924 in McElmo Canyon the son of Harry and Bernice Baxstrom. He passed away on Thursday, November...
Jake Riffel
Nov 6, 2008
JAKE RIFFEL Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident, Jake Riffel will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 13 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Jake was born September 10, 1921 in Fort...
Kenneth Brewer "Red" Carpenter
Nov 5, 2008
KENNETH BREWER "RED" CARPENTER Kenneth Brewer "Red" Carpenter was born on May 30, 1939 in Abilene, Tex. the son of William Ovid and Annie Lou (Brookshire) Carpenter. He passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 69. Red retired from the U.S. Navy in October of 1978 after serving his country for 22...
Joshua Allen Karsten
Nov 4, 2008
JOSHUA ALLEN KARSTEN Funeral services for Joshua Allen Karsten will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, November 9 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Mr. Johnny Green officiating. Cremation will follow. A gathering will be held at Josh's home, 11863 Highway 491, Cortez following the services. Josh was born February 28, 1988 in Anchorage, Alaska the son of John Dean and...
Andrew Faustin "Andy" Lobato
Nov 2, 2008
ANDREW FAUSTIN "ANDY" LOBATO Memorial services for former Cortez resident and current Aztec, N.M. resident, Andrew Faustin "Andy" Lobato will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 6 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Andy was born on February 15, 1945 in Dolores, Colo. the son of Fermin Eulogio and Ascensionita Monica (Espenoza) Lobato. He passed away on Sunday, November 2,...
J'Micah Jordan Howe
Nov 2, 2008
J'MICAH JORDAN HOWE Funeral services for Towaoc resident, J'Micah Jordan Howe will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Officiating will be Pastor Kim Nofel. J'Micah was born August 31, 1989 in Cortez the son of Jackie House and Betty Howe. He passed away on Sunday, November 2,...