Obituaries

Julian Lars Lopez

Julian Lars Lopez

Sep 23, 2007

JULIAN LARS LOPEZ Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Julian Lars Lopez will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 27 at the residence of Shirley Eyetoo, 165 Mike Wash Road in Towaoc. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Mr. Boyd Lopez and Mr. Terry Knight will officiate. A Wake has been scheduled for Wednesday evening at 5...

Henry Clay Ewing

Henry Clay Ewing

Sep 20, 2007

HENRY CLAY EWING A Life Celebration for Henry Clay Ewing, a lifelong resident of Mancos, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, September 24 at the Fellowship Hall at the Mancos United Methodist Church. Reverend Craig Paschal will officiate. Henry was born the son of Chancy Frank and Emma Delila (Gilliland) Ewing on March 17, 1936 in Yellow Jacket, Colo....

Joseph William Sandrin

Joseph William Sandrin

Sep 20, 2007

JOSEPH WILLIAM SANDRIN Joseph William Sandrin was born on November 20, 1920 in Livingston, Ill. the son of Fiorvante and Maria (Cescato) Sandrin. He passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 86. On February 25, 1950, Joe married Lydia Paula Grbac in Chicago, Ill. Joe was quite athletically gifted, he was...

Keith John Messinger Sr.

Keith John Messinger Sr.

Sep 20, 2007

KEITH JOHN MESSINGER SR. Memorial services for former Cortez resident Keith John Messinger Sr. will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 24 at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Keith was born on December 9, 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah the son of William Blake and...

Benjamin F. Smith

Benjamin F. Smith

Sep 19, 2007

BENJAMIN F. SMITH Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Benjamin F. Smith will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Private interment services will be held. Ben was born on July 4, 1922 in Marshall, Tex., the son of Benjamin Franklin Smith Sr. and Maude (Alexander) Smith. He passed away on Wednesday, September...

Charlotte Ida Hetzel

Charlotte Ida Hetzel

Sep 17, 2007

CHARLOTTE IDA HETZEL Graveside services for Charlotte Ida Hetzel will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 24 at the Musconectcong Cemetery in Hampton, N.J. Charlotte was born on December 12, 1908 in Wehawken Heights, N.J. the daughter of Samuel Arvid and Ida (Loges) Janson. She passed away on Monday, September 17, 2007 in Mancos, Colo. at the age...

Harry Charles Westcott

Harry Charles Westcott

Sep 16, 2007

HARRY CHARLES WESTCOTT Harry Charles Westcott passed away at The Valley Inn in Mancos on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at the age of 89. He was born March 10, 1918 in rural Oshkosh, Neb., the son of Harry George and Leila Marie (Moore) Westcott. Harry enjoyed hunting and fishing in his free time. He and his wife, Agnes came to...

Della Norlene Cash

Della Norlene Cash

Sep 16, 2007

DELLA NORLENE CASH Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Della Norlene Cash will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 21 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Della was born on September...

Ismael Melquiadez Montano

Ismael Melquiadez Montano

Sep 15, 2007

ISMEAL “MEL” MELQUIADEZ MONTANO Funeral services for Ismael “Mel” Melquiadez Montano are tentatively set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 19 at St. Jude Catholic Church with interment following at Peel Cemetery. Please contact Ertel Funeral Home to confirm service times. Visitation is planned for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Rosary services following...

George Begay Jr.

George Begay Jr.

Sep 11, 2007

GEORGE BEGAY JR. Funeral services for Grand Junction resident George Begay Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Mr. Terry Knight Sr. will officiate. George was born on June 13, 1960, the son of George Begay Sr. and Louise Talk. He passed away on Tuesday, September...

Ray Lester Ward

Ray Lester Ward

Sep 7, 2007

RAY LESTER WARD Funeral services for lifelong Dolores resident Ray Lester Ward will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 13 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maez will officiate. Ray was born on April 2, 1928 in Rico, Colo., the son of Ray Lester and Nellie Ann (Wilderson)...

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Johnson

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Johnson

Sep 6, 2007

ELIZABETH M. “BETTY” JOHNSON Memorial services for Bayfield resident and former Grand Junction resident Elizabeth M. Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 22 at the Cedaredge Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Betty was born on February 7, 1923 in St. Paul, Minn., the daughter of Roland Jay and Lucinda Kathryn (Grover) Parkinson. She passed...

Marie Becher Carlson

Marie Becher Carlson

Sep 6, 2007

MARIE EDITH BECHER CARLSON Memorial services for Marie Edith Becher Carlson, 91 of Dolores, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 10 at Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church in Dolores. Marie was born May 2, 1916 in Rico, Colo. the daughter of John R. and Emma (Koehn) Becher. She passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at her home...

Judith Elaine "Judi" Gilpin

Judith Elaine "Judi" Gilpin

Sep 5, 2007

JUDITH ELAINE “JUDI” GILPIN Judith Elaine “Judi” Gilpin was born in December 7, 1947 in Cortez, the daughter of Howard and Emma Eileen (Pratt) VanPelt. She passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 59. Judi enjoyed 21 years of marriage to her husband, Jessey Joy Gilpin. She was a...

Norma Jean Jenkins

Norma Jean Jenkins

Sep 5, 2007

NORMA JEAN JENKINS Norma Jean Jenkins was born on May 27, 1931 in Lewis, Colo., the daughter of James Theodore and Ethel Grace (McDonald) Westfall. She passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at her residence at the age of 76. On January 21, 1955, Norma married Charles Leroy Jenkins in Aztec, N.M. Norma put learning first. She felt it...

Charles Marvin Watson

Charles Marvin Watson

Sep 4, 2007

CHARLES MARVIN “CHUCK” WATSON Charles Marvin “Chuck” Watson was born on September 9, 1919 in Hoboken, N.J. He passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at his home in Cortez at the age of 87. In 1937, Chuck met his wife, Mary Maxey while working with the Conservation Corps at Mesa Verde National Park. After being married in Monticello, Utah...

Alfonso Raul Sena

Alfonso Raul Sena

Aug 29, 2007

ALFONSO RAUL “FONZ” SENA Memorial services for lifelong area resident, Alfonso Raul Sena will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 1 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. Reverend Joseph Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. Alfonso, or Fonz as he was known by his family and friends, was born Nov. 20, 1975 in Cortez. He passed away on Wednesday, August...

Larry Leroy Collins Jr.

Larry Leroy Collins Jr.

Aug 21, 2007

LARRY LeROY COLLINS JR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Larry LeRoy Collins Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with interment following at Sleeping Ute Cemetery in Towaoc. A Wake will be held Thursday evening beginning at 6 p.m. at the home of Shirley Eyetoo, 165 Mike Wash Road, Towaoc. Larry was...

Della Johnson

Della Johnson

Aug 15, 2007

DELLA JOHNSON Funeral services for Cortez resident Della Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Della was born on July 15, 1924 in Aneth, Utah the daughter of Tony Clah and Irene Nez. She passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at the Valley Inn Nursing...

Thomas Leon Hughes

Thomas Leon Hughes

Aug 15, 2007

THOMAS LEON “PEANUT” HUGHES Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Thomas Leon “Peanut” Hughes will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 20 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at the Arriola Cemetery. Bishop Dave Mortensen will officiate. Tom was born on September 30, 1931 in Friona, Tex. the son of William Arthur and Gladys Annie...