Obituaries

Clarence Hight Jr.

Clarence Hight Jr.

Apr 11, 2008

CLARENCE HIGHT JR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Clarence Hight Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 15 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Sister Lois Wooten and Mac Coyote Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Clarence was born...

Robert Roy Klinker

Robert Roy Klinker

Apr 10, 2008

ROBERT ROY KLINKER Robert Roy Klinker, was born on September 30, 1941 in Chicago, Ill. the son of Al and Vera (Archabauldt) Klinker. He passed away at his home outside of Mancos on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the age of 66. On May 10, 1986 Bob married Jane Elizabeth Jenkins in Anaheim, Calif. They enjoyed 21 years of marriage...

Jim L. Stilwell

Jim L. Stilwell

Apr 10, 2008

JIM L. STILWELL Jim L. Stilwell was born on January 16, 1938 in Rifle, Colo. the son of Frederick and Audrey (Cruz) Stilwell. He passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 70. On July 16, 1993, Jim married Marilyn June Woodward in Glenwood Springs, Colo. An avid sportsman, Jim loved hunting....

Thomas Lee Dalaba

Thomas Lee Dalaba

Apr 8, 2008

THOMAS LEE DALABA Graveside services for Thomas Lee Dalaba will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 14 at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Tom was born July 4, 1951 in Durango the son of Samuel J. and Jessie (Proper) Dalaba. He passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 56. Tom...

Edward Curtis "Ed" Daniels

Edward Curtis "Ed" Daniels

Apr 5, 2008

EDWARD CURTIS "ED" DANIELS A Celebration of Life will be held for Cortez resident Edward Curtis "Ed" Daniels on Saturday, April 19 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Daniels' residence. Ed was born on October 21, 1926 in Jackson, Mississippi the son of Joel and Mandy Bell (Harper) Daniels. He passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at his...

Mark Cole

Mark Cole

Apr 5, 2008

MARK COLE Funeral services for Cortez resident Mark Cole will be held in Mississippi later this week. Interment will take place at the New Home Cemetery in Martinsville, Mississippi. Mark was born on January 29, 1967 in New Orleans, La. the son of G.B. and Ida Belle (Furlow) Cole. He passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Southwest...

Lauvell Beaver Hudson

Lauvell Beaver Hudson

Apr 3, 2008

LAUVELL BEAVER HUDSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Lauvell Beaver Hudson will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 7 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Lauvell was born on July 19, 1921 in Hominy,...

Richard Robert Risk

Richard Robert Risk

Apr 2, 2008

RICHARD ROBERT RISK Funeral Mass for Mancos resident Richard Robert Risk will be held at noon on Saturday, April 5 at St. Columba Catholic Church in Durango. Interment will follow at Greenmount Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon at the church. Richard was born in 1946 in Chicago, Ill. the son of...

Betty Jo Proffit

Betty Jo Proffit

Apr 2, 2008

BETTY JO PROFFIT Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident Betty Jo Proffit will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 7 at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Jimmy Kennedy will officiate. Betty was born on February 5, 1929 in Frederick, Okla. the daughter of Joe and Anna (Mathis) Gates. She passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Vista...

Ruth M. Crowley

Ruth M. Crowley

Mar 30, 2008

RUTH M. CROWLEY Funeral services for lifelong area resident Ruth M. Crowley will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 5 at the Eastland Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Interment will follow at the Mountain View Cemetery in Eastland. Raymond Boyd will officiate. Ruth was born on May 29, 1916 near Vici, Okla. the daughter of...

Francis Alva "Frank" Tate

Francis Alva "Frank" Tate

Mar 30, 2008

FRANCIS ALVA "FRANK" TATE Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident Francis Alva "Frank" Tate will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 5 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the service. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Frank was born on...

George Hugh Barry

George Hugh Barry

Mar 29, 2008

GEORGE HUGH BARRY Funeral service for lifelong Eastland, Utah resident George Hugh Barry will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 4 at the Eastland LDS Church. Interment will follow at the Mountain View Cemetery in Eastland. George passed from this earth on March 29, 2008. George was born in Caldwell, Ida. on September 17, 1923. He and his...

Virginia Hess

Virginia Hess

Mar 28, 2008

VIRGINIA HESS Virginia Hess was born on April 17, 1911 in Sierra Madre, Calif. the daughter of Ernest L. and Katherine Pearl (St. John) Yerxa. She passed away on Friday, March 28, 2008 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 96. Surviving Virginia are her children, Betsy Harrison of Mancos and Ivan Edward Hess and wife, Bernadette...

Marguerite Lois Fauria

Marguerite Lois Fauria

Mar 27, 2008

MARGUERITE LOIS FAURIA Marguerite Lois Fauria was born on September 19, 1923 in Oneida, Iowa the daughter of Norman E. and Evangeline (Perinjacket) Davis. She passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 84. On August 20, 1939, Marguerite married Vernon Louis Fauria. Marguerite enjoyed time spent outdoors. She especially liked to go...

Anelle Derrick

Anelle Derrick

Mar 26, 2008

ANELLE DERRICK Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Anelle Derrick will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 31 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Bishop Dave Mortensen will officiate. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Sunday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel....

Donna Dean Johnston

Donna Dean Johnston

Mar 26, 2008

DONNA DEAN JOHNSTON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Donna Dean Johnston will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Donna was born on September 9, 1943 in Selma, Calif. the daughter of Clifford and Jean Lee (Cravey) Voorhees. She passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at her residence at the age of...

Sidney W. Redmond Jr.

Sidney W. Redmond Jr.

Mar 16, 2008

SIDNEY W. REDMOND JR. Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Sidney W. Redmond Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 24 at the Cortez Cemetery. Sidney was born on September 22, 1917 in Gary, Ind. the son of Sidney W. and Ressie (Harmon) Redmond. He passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living...

Cecilia Marie Bridgewater

Cecilia Marie Bridgewater

Mar 14, 2008

CECILIA MARIE BRIDGEWATER Graveside services for Cecilia Marie Bridgewater, 88 of Cortez, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 18 at Cortez Cemetery. Cecilia was born Oct. 23, 1919 at Ophir Loop, Colo. the daughter of Matthew and Pasqua (Casagrande) Toniolli. She passed away at her home on Friday, March 14, 2008. Cecilia and James E. Bridgewater shared 52...

Mabel Inez Rich

Mabel Inez Rich

Mar 13, 2008

MABEL INEZ RICH Funeral services for Cortez resident Mabel Inez Rich will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 17 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Jack Miller, Mabel's grandson, will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday morning from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ertel Chapel. Mabel was born...

Robert Baron Propst

Robert Baron Propst

Mar 13, 2008

ROBERT BARON PROPST Robert Baron Propst was born on October 29, 1949 in Waltham, Mass. the son of John Robert and Mary (Bajusz) Propst. He passed away in Cortez at the age of 58. Robert is survived by three sons in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Cremation has taken place and no local services are planned at this time.