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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Harold E. Hinton Sr.
Nov 29, 2007
HAROLD E. HINTON SR. Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Harold E. Hinton Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 7 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Harold was born on November 25, 1930 in Cortez the son of Rudy David and Bessie Edith (Stiles) Hinton. He...
Ruth Francis Watkins
Nov 29, 2007
RUTH FRANCIS WATKINS Funeral services for Ruth Francis Watkins will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 4 at the Mountain View Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Roy Vinson will officiate. Ruth was born on May 19, 1922 in Crested Butte, Colo. the daughter of John Gerald and Francis Sara (Denny) Powers. She passed away...
Christopher James Southerland
Nov 28, 2007
CHRISTOPHER JAMES “CHRIS” SOUTHERLAND Memorial services for Mancos resident Christopher James “Chris” Southerland will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 30 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Pastor Dana Holman will officiate. Chris was born on January 15, 1974 in Perryton, Tex. the son of Paul Ray and Debra Lynn (Schooling) Southerland. He passed away on Sunday, November...
Nellie L. Kesterson
Nov 27, 2007
NELLIE L. KESTERSON Graveside services for Nellie L. Kesterson, a resident of Salt Lake City and former area resident will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 3 at the Cortez Cemetery. Bill Jenkins will officiate. Nellie was born November 21, 1909 in Beaver, Okla. the daughter of Samuel and Ethel (Whipple) Hull. She passed away in Salt Lake...
Marjorie D. Kelly
Nov 25, 2007
MARJORIE D. KELLY Funeral services for longtime area resident Marjorie D. Kelly will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 29 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cortez. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Marjorie was born April 28, 1925 in Chicago, Ill., the...
Jim Ray Eddy
Nov 23, 2007
JIM RAY EDDY Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Jim Ray Eddy will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 29 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with interment following at Cortez Cemetery. Jim was born October 8, 1935 in Amarillo, Texas the son of Clifford Neal and Lillian Matilda (Keeter) Eddy. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Friday, November...
Irma Merle Lick Vanderpool
Nov 21, 2007
IRMA MERLE LICK VANDERPOOL Irma Merle Lick Vanderpool was born May 28, 1916 in Williamsburg, Iowa the daughter of Leo G. and Lillian Mae (Cooperider) Gant. She passed away at Vista Grand Inn on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at the age of 91. A lifelong resident of Montrose, Irma had relocated to Cortez to be nearer to her daughter, April....
Lynn Sanders
Nov 20, 2007
DONALD LYNN SANDERS Funeral services for Donald Lynn Sanders will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Lynn was born on September 30, 1950 in Cortez the son of Donald Ray and Dorothy Marybelle (Shearer) Sanders. He passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at St. Mary’s...
Zada Karon Meriwether Heaton
Nov 19, 2007
ZADA KARON MERIWETHER HEATON Funeral services for Pleasant View resident Zada Karon Heaton will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, November 23 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. David Sitton will officiate. Zada was born on June 22, 1912 in Meeker, Colo. the daughter of Milton Donaldson and Josephine Matilda (Wallace) Meriwether....
Rosanne Marie Hinton
Nov 17, 2007
ROSANNE MARIE HINTON Memorial services celebrating the life of Rosanne Marie Hinton will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 21 at Rock Springs Community Church with Pastor David Ramsey officiating. Rosanne was born the daughter of Thomas and Beatrice (Falkner) Minnick on July 1, 1946 in Carlsbad, N.M. She passed away at her home in Cortez on Saturday, November...
Deniece Eileen Filener Becher
Nov 16, 2007
DENIECE EILEEN FILENER BECHER Inurnment services for Deniece Eileen Filener Becher, a lifelong resident of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 24 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Deniece was born February 3, 1956 in Grand Junction, Colo. to William G. and Grace Pauline (Cruse) Filener. She passed away at her home on Friday, November 16, 2007 at the...
Bernie Joe Chavez
Nov 13, 2007
BERNIE JOE CHAVEZ Funeral services for Bernie Joe Chavez, a lifelong resident of Mancos will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 17 at Mancos New Life Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bernie was born September 25, 1932...
Lonnie Clarence Dennison
Nov 10, 2007
LONNIE CLARENCE DENNISON Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Lonnie Clarence Dennison, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with Military Honors being provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 4 to 6 p.m. Lonnie...
