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Recent Obituaries
Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
Stephanie Leeanne Mcclain Adams
Apr 23, 2008
STEPHANIE LEEANNE MCCLAIN ADAMS Funeral services for Cortez resident Stephanie LeeAnne McClain Adams will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled for Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Stephanie was born on May 19, 1969 in Lovington, N.M. the...
Marcheta Eva Newholm
Apr 20, 2008
MARCHETA EVA NEWHOLM Marcheta Eva Newholm, longtime resident of Mancos, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at the age of 73. She was born the daughter of Willis L. "Bill" and Glee Dora (Farni) Smith on August 8, 1934 in Leedy, Okla. Marcheta and her family came to Colorado when she was three. Marcheta worked in...
Maria Bersabe "Chavela" Sena
Apr 20, 2008
MARIA BERSABE "CHAVELA" SENA Funeral Mass for Mancos resident Maria Bersabe "Chavela" Sena will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 25 at St. Rita Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. A Rosary has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Rita Catholic Church. Chavela was born on June 1, 1926 in McPhee,...
Larry Donald Lombardi Brundage
Apr 18, 2008
LARRY DONALD LOMBARDI BRUNDAGE Larry Donald Lombardi Brundage was born on June 8, 1939 in Elko, Nev. the son of Zelma Lombardi. He passed away on Friday, April 18, 2008 at his Mancos home at the age of 68. Larry raised and showed Arabian horses. He was a Kung Fu Master and taught many people the art of Kung Fu....
Harold Bruce Hobson
Apr 13, 2008
HAROLD BRUCE HOBSON Harold Bruce Hobson was born on November 11, 1926 in Lake Home, Ore. the son of Patrick and Pearl Hobson. He passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at his Mancos residence at the age of 81. Bruce owned and operated the Enchanted Mesa Motel. He loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing were some of his favorite...
Donald H. Emrick
Apr 12, 2008
DONALD H. EMRICK Donald H. Emrick was born on March 17, 1921 in Wabash, Ind. the son of Hayes and Martha Ann (Shambaugh) Emrick. He passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 87. On August 31, 1951, Don married Angela Frances Mance in Albuquerque, N.M. She preceded him in death...
Lucille Sue Gray
Apr 12, 2008
LUCILLE SUE GRAY Funeral services for Cortez resident, Lucille Sue "Lu" Gray will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 19 at Lifeway Baptist Church. Pastor Charles Story will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Lu was born June 3, 1961 in...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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