Obituaries

Olga Alene James

Olga Alene James

Dec 30, 2007

OLGA ALENE JAMES Funeral services for lifelong Montezuma and Dolores Counties resident, Olga Alene James will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 2 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1304 E. Empire in Cortez with Steve Malarchick officiating. Olga will be laid to rest beside her husband in Cortez Cemetery following services. A visitation has been set for...

Dorothy Louise Frazier

Dorothy Louise Frazier

Dec 29, 2007

DOROTHY LOUISE FRAZIER Funeral services for Dorothy Louise Frazier, a longtime resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 3 at the Cortez Church of the Nazarene, 514 N. Chestnut St. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel...

Quinten L. Swope

Quinten L. Swope

Dec 26, 2007

QUINTEN L. SWOPE Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Quinten L. Swope will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 31 at the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Reverend Erika Meyer will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with Military Honors being provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday morning...

Howard Wayne Hughes

Howard Wayne Hughes

Dec 26, 2007

HOWARD WAYNE HUGHES Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Howard Wayne Hughes will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 31 at the Arriola Bible Church with Pastor Kent Slyter officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 will conduct Military Honors. Howard was born August 18, 1930 in Spearman, Texas the son of Milton...

Carlo Fiorenzo

Carlo Fiorenzo

Dec 24, 2007

CARLO FIORENZO Carlo Fiorenzo was born on September 27, 1934 in Casa De Lamara, Italy the son of Rosario and Rose (Parsi) Fiorenzo. He passed away on Monday, December 24, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 73. Carlo was proud to belong to the V.F.W. and he was a devoted member of St. Jude Catholic Church....

Eloise D. Miller

Eloise D. Miller

Dec 21, 2007

ELOISE D. MILLER Funeral services for former Cortez resident, Eloise D. Miller will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 31 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Eloise was born March 24, 1917 in Georgetown, Neb. the daughter of Leonard and Iva Coen. She passed away in Tacoma, Wash. on December 21, 2007 at...

Oliver Maze Jr.

Oliver Maze Jr.

Dec 20, 2007

OLIVER MAZE JR. Funeral services for Cortez resident Oliver Maze Jr. will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 24 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Oliver was born on May...

Grace Alexander Sinor

Grace Alexander Sinor

Dec 20, 2007

GRACE ALEXANDER SINOR Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Grace Alexander Sinor will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 22 at the Cortez Cemetery. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Grace was born on February 28, 1921 in Seguin, Tex. the daughter of Alvy Jack and Ethel (Elder) Alexander. She passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at the...

Beverly Ruth Wood

Beverly Ruth Wood

Dec 20, 2007

BEVERLY RUTH “BEV” WOOD Funeral services for longtime Egnar, Colo. resident Beverly Ruth “Bev” Wood will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 27 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bev was...

Douglas Neal Martin

Douglas Neal Martin

Dec 17, 2007

DOUGLAS NEAL MARTIN Funeral services for Cortez resident Douglas Neal Martin will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 21 the Lighthouse Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Douglas was born on February 21, 1980 in Milton, Florida the son of Clyde Haile and Lindell Faith (Stoutamire) Martin. He passed away on Monday, December 17, 2007 at...

Elizabeth Teresa "Betty" Rupslauskas

Elizabeth Teresa "Betty" Rupslauskas

Dec 17, 2007

ELIZABETH TERESA “BETTY” RUPSLAUSKAS Funeral services for Cortez resident Elizabeth Teresa “Betty” Rupslauskas will be held in Chicago, Ill. later this week. Interment will take place at St. Casimir Cemetery in Chicago. Betty was born on February 23, 1919 in Chicago the daughter of John and Mary (Kuzin) Goodlick. She passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2007 at Vista Grande...

Sandra Legail Aulston

Sandra Legail Aulston

Dec 15, 2007

SANDRA LEGAIL “SANDEE” AULSTON Funeral services for lifelong Page, Ariz. resident Sandra LeGail “Sandee” Aulston will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 21 at the Lifeway Baptist Church. Pastor Rick Gregory will officiate. Cremation will follow the funeral service. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Sandee was...

Madge Laventa Ashcroft Brimhall

Madge Laventa Ashcroft Brimhall

Dec 12, 2007

MADGE LaVENTA ASHCROFT BRIMHALL Funeral services for longtime Naturita resident Madge LaVenta Ashcroft Brimhall will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 15 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church, M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Kirtland Community Cemetery in Kirtland, N.M. Bishop Spencer Smith will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Saturday...

John William Warren

John William Warren

Dec 11, 2007

JOHN WILLIAM WARREN Memorial services for Cortez resident John William Warren will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 15 at the Cortez First Assembly of God Church. Pastor Don Henderson will officiate. John was born on March 28, 1936 in Windsor, Missouri the son of Otis and Opal (Hoult) Warren. He passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2007...

Ila Marie Randolph

Ila Marie Randolph

Dec 7, 2007

ILA MARIE RANDOLPH Funeral services for longtime area resident Ila Marie Randolph will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 10 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Don Henderson will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Ila was born on February...

Alexander "Al" Chagnovich

Alexander "Al" Chagnovich

Dec 7, 2007

ALEXANDER “AL” CHAGNOVICH Alexander “Al” Chagnovich was born on December 2, 1922 in Vanhouten, N.M the son of Velo and Helen (Oberle) Chagnovich. He passed away on Friday, December 7, 2007 at Vista Mesa Retirement Center at the age of 85. On April 7, 1945, Al married Lorraine Oswald in Las Vegas, Nev. In his free time, Al enjoyed hunting....

Frederick A. "Freddie" Schaak

Frederick A. "Freddie" Schaak

Dec 6, 2007

FREDERICK A. “FREDDIE” SCHAAK Funeral services for longtime area resident Frederick A. “Freddie” Schaak will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 11 at the Cortez Christian Church with Rick Bender and Charles Story officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Military Honors will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Freddie was born on April 15,...

Margaret Jean "Peggy" Akin

Margaret Jean "Peggy" Akin

Dec 3, 2007

MARGARET JEAN “PEGGY” AKIN Memorial services for lifelong area resident Margaret Jean “Peggy” Akin will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 8 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Peggy was born on August 21, 1921 in Dolores the daughter of William W. and Leota S. (Thompson) Dunlap. She passed away on Monday, December 3,...

Arthur L. Nielson

Arthur L. Nielson

Dec 2, 2007

ARTHUR L. “ART” NIELSON Funeral services for lifelong Dolores resident Arthur L. “Art” Nielson will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 8 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Art was born on December 17, 1922 in Monticello, Utah the son of Gennies James and...

Wilma Louise Wats-Combs-Macrae

Wilma Louise Wats-Combs-Macrae

Dec 2, 2007

WILMA LOUISE WATS-COMBS-MACRAE “BILLY” Wilma Louise Wats-Combs-MacRae “Billy” was born on October 10, 1918 in Indianapolis, Ind. the daughter of Frank and Katheran (Marshal) Watz. She passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 89. Billy and her husband Donald worked at numerous trading posts on the Reservation. She was a devoted...