Obituaries

Zane Orren Frazier

Zane Orren Frazier

Feb 5, 2008

ZANE ORREN FRAZIER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Zane Orren Frazier will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 9 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Zane passed away February 5,...

Harriett Ruth Firestone

Harriett Ruth Firestone

Feb 2, 2008

HARRIETT RUTH FIRESTONE "NANA" Funeral services for Harriett Ruth Firestone "Nana", former Mancos resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 9 at Mancos United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Funeral Home. Mrs. Firestone, 64, of Matthews, N.C. died Saturday, February...

Jim B. Peterson

Jim B. Peterson

Jan 30, 2008

JIM PETERSON Funeral services for Eastland, Utah resident Jim Peterson have been changed to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Eastland Chapel. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery in Eastland. Branch President Kay Randall will officiate. Jim was born on November 25, 1945 in Monticello, Utah the son of...

Marc Robert Mullenix

Marc Robert Mullenix

Jan 28, 2008

MARC ROBERT MULLENIX Memorial services for Mancos resident Marc Robert Mullenix will be held at noon on Wednesday, February 6 at Faith Bible Chapel, 6250 Wright Street in Arvada, Colo. 80004 (Near the Intersection of West 64th and Ward). Marc was born on September 16, 1957 in Downey, Calif. the son of Robert and Charmaine (Sterling) Mullenix. He passed away...

Kai Lynn Craig

Kai Lynn Craig

Jan 25, 2008

KAI LYNN CRAIG Funeral services for Mancos resident Kai Lynn Craig will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 1 at Lifeway Baptist Church. Cremation will follow the funeral. Kai was born in Globe, Ariz. on June 5, 1989. She passed away in Montrose County Friday, January 25, 2008 at the age of 18. She attended school in Flagstaff,...

Suzan M. Greefkens

Suzan M. Greefkens

Jan 25, 2008

SUZAN M. (WAGENFEHR) CRAIG GREEFKENS Funeral services for Mancos resident Suzan M. (Wagenfehr) Craig Greefkens will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 1 at Lifeway Baptist Church. Cremation will follow the funeral. Suzan was born on December 30, 1963 in Flagstaff, Ariz. the daughter of Robert and Cathy (Woods) Wagenfehr. She passed away on Friday, January 25, 2008...

Delphine May Remington

Delphine May Remington

Jan 22, 2008

DELPHINE MAY REMINGTON Funeral services for Delphine May Remington, 80 of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 26 at Carpenter-Breland Funeral Home in McCook, Neb. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery in Lebanon, Neb. Delphine was born June 19, 1927 to Lee Roy and Odessa (Grafton) Nokes in Red Willow County, Neb. She passed away at Vista...

Irene Sophia Payne

Irene Sophia Payne

Jan 22, 2008

IRENE SOPHIA PAYNE Funeral services for Irene Sophia Lenthe Payne, 94 of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 29 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Pastor David Dahl will officiate. Cremation will take place following the services and graveside services will be held at a future date in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Fargo N.D. where Irene will be interred....

Thelma B. Schaefer

Thelma B. Schaefer

Jan 22, 2008

THELMA B. SCHAEFER Thelma B. Schaefer was born on August 7, 1911 in San Jose, Calif. the daughter of Arnold and Alba (Rossi) Meyer. She passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 96. Surviving Thelma are her nieces, Linda Tikalsky of Bayfield, Colo., and Jackie Quintana of Ventura, Calif. She...

Christina May Colbert

Christina May Colbert

Jan 19, 2008

CHRISTINA MAY COLBERT Memorial services for Cortez resident, Christina May Colbert will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, January 25 at Myers Chapel in Porterville, Calif. Tina was she was known by her family and friends, was born August 5, 1974 in Porterville, Calif. the daughter of Hayden Russell and Marsha Christine (Fossett) Hood. She passed away in Cortez on...

Thyra Belle Hershberger

Thyra Belle Hershberger

Jan 15, 2008

THYRA BELLE HERSHBERGER Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident, Thyra Belle Hershberger, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 26 at Mancos First United Methodist Church. Pastor Craig Pashal will officiate. Thyra was born on June 3, 1920 on Carrollton, Missouri the daughter of David and Lucy (Bidwell) Kinnear. She passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the...

Helen Rebecca Mcwilliams

Helen Rebecca Mcwilliams

Jan 15, 2008

HELEN REBECCA McWILLIAMS Memorial services for Helen Rebecca McWilliams will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 22, at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Pastors Steve and Kim Nofel will officiate the services. Helen was the second of six children born to Belvin Kerry and Martha Marie (Westrop) Swing. She was born August 7, 1916 in Junction City, Kans. She passed...

Blanche Louise Ahrens

Blanche Louise Ahrens

Jan 15, 2008

A funeral service for Blanche Louise Ahrens, a former Mancos resident, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 18 at the Mancos Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Blanche died January 15, 2008 at Larchwood Inns in Grand Junction, Colo. at the age of 94. She was born May 6, 1913 at Wallace...

June Delane Hubbard

June Delane Hubbard

Jan 15, 2008

JUNE DELANE HUBBARD Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, June Delane Hubbard will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 21 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. June was born June 3, 1917 in Craig, Colo. the daughter of Niler Eugene and Bessie Una (Hughes) Pyeatt. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Tuesday,...

Alice Theresa Hallock

Alice Theresa Hallock

Jan 11, 2008

ALICE THERESA HALLOCK Alice Theresa Hallock was born on December 19, 1936 in Brooklyn, N.Y. the daughter of Phillip J. and Marion V. (Hoole) Short. The long time Cortez resident passed away on Friday, January 11, 2008 at her home at the age of 71. In 1976, Alice moved to Cortez. She was an active and devoted member of St....

Xenia Marie Olin

Xenia Marie Olin

Jan 7, 2008

XENIA MARIE OLIN Xenia Marie Olin, 59 of Cortez, passed away at her home on Monday, January 7, 2008. She was born the daughter of Kenneth Sidney and Violet Carrie (Scheuerman) Olin on May 31, 1948 in Cortez. Xenia valued education and was employed as a teacher as well as volunteering her time on the Accountability Board for school district...

Lorene Mary O'Brien

Lorene Mary O'Brien

Jan 3, 2008

LORENE MARY O’BRIEN Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident Lorene Mary O’Brien will be held on Tuesday, January 8 at 2 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Lorene was born on...

Grace Marie Gilpin

Grace Marie Gilpin

Jan 2, 2008

GRACE MARIE GILPIN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Grace Marie Gilpin will be held on Monday, January 7 at 10 a.m. the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Bishop Spencer Smith will officiate. Visitations have been scheduled for Sunday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at Ertel...

Alvin Aaron Root "Beaver"

Alvin Aaron Root "Beaver"

Jan 2, 2008

ALVIN AARON ROOT BEAVER Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Alvin Aaron Root Beaver will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Alvin was born October 23, 1948 in Pleasant View, Colo. the son of Thomas House Sr. and Jessie Root. He passed away January 2, 2008 at the...

Michael George Chermak

Michael George Chermak

Dec 31, 2007

MICHAEL GEORGE CHERMAK A Funeral Mass will be held for Cortez resident, Michael George Chermak at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 3 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mike was born the son of Michael George Chermak Jr. and...