Obituaries

Venita Mae Hill

Venita Mae Hill

Mar 11, 2008

VENITA MAE HILL Longtime Cortez resident Venita Mae Hill passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the age of 86. She was born the daughter of William Frank and Verna Mae (Flynn) Brown on May 21, 1921 in Fowler, Kans. Venita graduated from business college in Colorado Springs and then made a career for herself...

Nadeen Black

Nadeen Black

Mar 5, 2008

NADEEN BLACK Funeral services for lifelong Lewis resident, Nadeen Black will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Nadeen was born June 20, 1932 at Lebanon, Colo. the daughter of Edward Willis and Lola (Hampton) Goodall. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Wednesday, March 5,...

Merylin Dennison

Merylin Dennison

Mar 4, 2008

MERYLIN DENNISON Funeral services for Merylin Dennison, lifelong resident of this area, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Anthony Maes of the Church of the Nazarene will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Merylin...

Mike Randall

Mike Randall

Mar 4, 2008

MIKE RANDALL "THE OLD BULL" Funeral Mass for lifelong Dolores resident Mike Randall "The Old Bull" will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 8 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Rosary services are planned for Saturday starting at 12:30 p.m. at the church. Mike was born on March 2, 1933 in...

Olivia Maybelle Yeomans

Olivia Maybelle Yeomans

Mar 2, 2008

OLIVIA MAYBELLE YEOMANS Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Olivia Maybelle Yeomans will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 29 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Maybelle was born on September 10, 1909 in Fairbanks, Ariz. the daughter of Harry E. and Alice (Weisbeck) Lundquist. She passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at the Vista Grande...

Jean Fischer

Jean Fischer

Feb 28, 2008

JEAN FISCHER Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident Jean Fischer will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2008 at the Johnson Memorial Methodist Church in Dolores. Jean was born on March 4, 1929 in Yuma, Colo. the daughter of Orval James and Zell (Slater) Cook. She passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at the Heart Hospital...

Tex Ward

Tex Ward

Feb 24, 2008

TEX WARD Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Tex Ward, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Tex was born March 5, 1938 in Hereford, Texas the son of Edward Odell Ward Sr. and Winnie Rose (Hughes) Ward. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at the age...

Patricia Anne Nadurak

Patricia Anne Nadurak

Feb 23, 2008

Patricia Anne Nadurak Memorial services for Dolores resident, Patricia Anne Nadurak will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, March 3 at the Dolores Community Center.

Lyndole Ray Scott

Lyndole Ray Scott

Feb 23, 2008

LYNDOLE RAY "TEX" SCOTT Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident and current Durango resident Lyndole Ray "Tex" Scott will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Tex was born on...

Alex Cayce Eyetoo

Alex Cayce Eyetoo

Feb 22, 2008

ALEX CAYCE EYETOO Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Alex Cayce Eyetoo will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 26 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday afternoon from 1 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Alex was born on May...

June Lemoyne Posey

June Lemoyne Posey

Feb 21, 2008

JUNE LEMOYNE POSEY Memorial services for Dove Creek resident June LeMoyne Posey will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 29 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. A visitation is scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. June was born January 5, 1924 in Hollis, Okla. the daughter of Milton and Gertrude...

Marian Edith Swanson

Marian Edith Swanson

Feb 19, 2008

MARIAN EDITH SWANSON Funeral services for Cortez resident Marian Edith Swanson will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 29 at the Oakdale Memorial Park Chapel in Glendora, Calif. with interment to follow at Oakdale Memorial Park Cemetery. Marian was born on January 22, 1920 in Los Angeles, Calif. the daughter of Clarence Julius and Hilda (Newberg) Earle. She passed...

Marian Edith Swanson

Marian Edith Swanson

Feb 19, 2008

MARIAN EDITH SWANSON Funeral services for Cortez resident Marian Edith Swanson will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, February 29 at the Oakdale Memorial Park Chapel in Glendale, Calif. with interment to follow at Oakdale Memorial Park Cemetery. Marian was born on January 22, 1920 in Los Angeles, Calif. the daughter of Clarence Julius and Hilda (Newberg) Earle. She passed...

Clyde Dwight Holder

Clyde Dwight Holder

Feb 17, 2008

CLYDE DWIGHT HOLDER Graveside services for lifelong Mancos resident Clyde Dwight Holder will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 21 at Webber Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday morning from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Clyde was born on May 11, 1934 in Montrose, Colo. the son of Worth Lloyd and Lenore...

Bruce D. Springmeyer

Bruce D. Springmeyer

Feb 16, 2008

BRUCE D. SPRINGMEYER Graveside services for Cahone resident Bruce D. Springmeyer will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20 at the Cahone Cemetery. Bruce was born on May 31, 1962 in Glendale, Ariz. the son of Guy and Betty (Zimmerman) Springmeyer. He passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at his residence at the age of 45. A...

Rose Marie "Rosie" Vigil

Rose Marie "Rosie" Vigil

Feb 16, 2008

ROSE MARIE "ROSIE" VIGIL Funeral Mass for Roseville, Minn. resident and former Dolores resident Rose Marie "Rosie" Vigil will be held at noon on Saturday, February 23 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Dolores. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos C.R. will celebrate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery where Rosie will be laid to rest with her parents....

Lucile V. Everett

Lucile V. Everett

Feb 13, 2008

LUCILE V. EVERETT Lucile V. Everett was born on September 11, 1923 in Rena Rae, Colo. the daughter of Don and Blanche Johnson. The longtime Mancos resident passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 84. Mrs. Everett lived in the dry lands north of Cortez during her school years, and...

Jim Holsey

Jim Holsey

Feb 8, 2008

ANDREW JAMES "JIM" HOLSEY Memorial Services for Cortez resident, Andrew James "Jim" Holsey will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jim was born March 12, 1972 in Holbrook, Ariz. the son of Gary and Kathryn Elaine (Aaron) Holsey. He passed away in Cortez on Friday, February 8, 2008 at the age of 35....

George Herman Wagner

George Herman Wagner

Feb 6, 2008

GEORGE HERMAN WAGNER Memorial services for lifelong Mancos resident George Herman Wagner will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 11 at the Mancos Community Center, 130 Grand Ave. The Reverend Mike Darmour will officiate. Herman was born on September 11, 1915 in Mancos the son of Albert C. and Ruth Alice (Perkins) Wagner. He passed away on Wednesday,...

Arthur Keelick Jr.

Arthur Keelick Jr.

Feb 6, 2008

ARTHUR KEELICK JR. Arthur Keelick Jr. was born on August 8, 1950 in Teller, Alaska the son of Arthur and Dorothy (Henry) Keelick. He passed away on February 6, 2008 in Denver, Colo. at the age of 57. Surviving Arthur are his son and daughter of Denver; and his brothers Fred Keelick and wife, Veronica and Alton Keelick, all of...