Larry Leroy Collins Sr.
Mar 12, 2023
LARRY LEROY COLLINS SR.
Funeral services for Larry Leroy Collins Sr. will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Interment will take place at the Towaoc Cemetery.
Larry was born March 28, 1948 in Ignacio, Colo. the son of Myrtel (Clark) and Leon Collins Sr. He passed away...
Elaine Sue Killingbeck
Mar 11, 2023
A celebration of life will be held for longtime Cortez Elaine Killingbeck from 10 am-1 pm at the American Legion Post 75 on Sunday, March 19, 2023.
Elaine Killingbeck was born June 25, 1967 in Gallup, New Mexico. She passed away on March 11, 2023, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by family and close friends.
Elaine...
Theodore Henry Smith
Mar 8, 2023
A celebration of life for Cortez resident, Ted H Smith, will be held this summer, when the weather improves.
Ted was born March, 2, 1953 in Monte Vista, Colorado, the son of Ronald G Smith and Peggy J (Barton) Smith. He passed away at Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez, CO on March 8, 2023, with his family at his...
Vera Iris Coyote
Mar 8, 2023
A graveside service for Towaoc resident Vera Iris Coyote will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 between 5-7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez, CO.
Vera was born January 18, 1938 in Towaoc, CO the daughter of Oyama Coyote and Iris Salt....
Leann Ruth Pendergast
Mar 7, 2023
Leann Ruth Pendergast was born April 27, 1963 in Craig, CO to Vernon and Donna (Peterson) Stiegelmeyer. She passed peacefully on March 7, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Leann and her family moved around between Minnesota and Colorado as she grew up. She met the love of her...
Billy Fletcher
Mar 4, 2023
Fredrick (Billy) William Fletcher was born May 5, 1960 in Cortez, CO the son of Fredrick E. and Mary Ellen (Hinton) Fletcher. He passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at his residence at the age of 62.
Billy loved to fish, work on cars, and to be outdoors.
Billy is survived by his mother Mary McCauley; his siblings Renee...
Charlotte Adele Aiken
Mar 2, 2023
CHARLOTTE ADELE (CRESTO) AIKEN
Charlotte Adele (Cresto) Aiken was born January 20, 1930 to T.A. and Adele (Roscio) Cresto in Cortez. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at the age of 93.
Charlotte spent summers up the West Dolores River on her parents’ ranch. In the winter months, the livestock were moved to pasture in McElmo where her folks...
Jody S. Mealing
Mar 1, 2023
JODY S. MEALING
Memorial services for Jody S. Mealing will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Jody was born February 3, 1963 the daughter of James Taylor “J.T.” Wilkerson Jr. and Joylene Dolores (Wilden) Wilkerson. She passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at her Cortez residence at the age of 60.
Jody is survived...
Grace Pauline Filener
Feb 27, 2023
GRACE PAULINE FILENER
Funeral services for Grace Pauline Filener will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 3, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A visitation will follow the funeral service. Interment will take place at Summit Ridge Cemetery.
Pauline was born April 16, 1934 in Russell Springs, Kan. to the home of Johnny Cruse and Dellnora (Wright) Cruse. When she was...
James "Jim" Earl Taylor
Feb 26, 2023
James “Jim” Earl Taylor passed away Sunday Feb. 26th, 2023 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Jim was born on Sept. 28th, 1950 in Cortez, Colorado to Earl “Smoky” Ellis and Ruth Ann (Byers) Taylor, their first born.
The family moved for a short time to Washington state, then moving to Idaho where the family owned and operated a...
Felicia Rose Romero
Feb 24, 2023
Funeral services for Felicia Rose Romero will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Evangel Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery.
Felicia was born March 21, 1994 in Cortez the daughter of Eric and Leagha Lynn (Martinez) Hessom. She passed away on February 24, 2023 in Aztec, N.M at the age of 28.
Surviving...
Laurel Lee Haverkate
Feb 22, 2023
Laurel Lee Haverkate, 76, of Dolores, CO passed away unexpectedly at home on February 22nd, 2023. The family is deeply saddened and shocked by her sudden passing.
She was born on October 19th,1946, in Portland, Oregon to Victor Nathan and Bertha (Lynch) Sundquist.
Laurel Lee is survived by her loving husband Johannes Haverkate, her father Victor Sundquist and her children Beth Richardson...
Betty Darlein Bauer
Feb 21, 2023
BETTY DARLEIN BAUER
Longtime resident passes away.
Betty Darlein Bauer passed away on Feb 21 at Vista Grande nursing home at the age of 90. She was born in Colorado Springs on December 1, 1932.
Betty Darlein and her husband Charles moved to Cortez in 1958. She was a home maker until her children started kindergarten. At that time, there were no options...
Benjamin Clinton Ferrier
Feb 20, 2023
Graveside services for Mancos resident Benjamin Clinton Ferrier will be held at 2 pm on Saturday March 11, 2023 at Avon Cemetery in Paradise, Utah. There will be a viewing held at 11 am on Saturday February 25, 2023 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints M Road Chapel in Cortez, Colorado.
Benjamin was born May 29, 1949 in...
Jean Degraff
Feb 19, 2023
Jean DeGraff was born in San Bernardino, California in 1930. She passed away in Glendale, Arizona in the early hours of Feb. 19, 2023 at the age of 92 after a long battle with dementia.
Jean lived in Glendale for the last eleven years after moving from Cortez, Colorado where she was a longtime resident. She was employed by Montezuma County and elected...
Matthew Crann Peltier
Feb 17, 2023
MATTHEW CRANN PELTIER
Matthew Crann Peltier was born February 5, 1956 in Rifle, Colo. the son of Harlan Keith and Marlene (Hutton) Peltier. He passed away on February 17, 2023 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 67.
Surviving Matt are his sons, Bradly Peltier (Megan) of Merced, Calif., and Jeremy Peltier (Rosalie) of Grand Junction, Colo.; his...
W. Lee "Sonny" O'Daniel Short
Feb 17, 2023
A Celebration of Life for W. Lee O’Daniel Short will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 1700 E. Empire Street, Cortez, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and inurnment will be held at a later date in the Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View, Colorado.
Lee “Sonny” was...
Jerry Lynn Comisky
Feb 14, 2023
Jerry Lynn Comisky was born November 15, 1959, in Cortez, CO, the son of Thomas Paul and Doris (Reynolds) Comisky. He passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the Mancos Valley Inn at the age of 63. The family is planning a celebration of life in the Spring.
Jerry grew up in Arriola near the Beulah school house. He graduated...
Janice Lee Ellis
Feb 14, 2023
A celebration of life for Janice Lee Ellis will be held at a later date this Summer.
Janice was born December 11, 1959 in Waco, Texas to Bob and Betty Marshall. She passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 in her home after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was 63 years old.
Janice worked in childcare, City Market’s meat department, landscaping,...
L. Jean Shubert
Feb 8, 2023
From Brandon Shubert, Jean's son:
I’m here to announce the passing of my mom, L. Jean Shubert, on February 8th, 2023, at the age of 85. Born on January 29th 1938 in Medina Texas, only child of John Henry, and Novella Peat Zumwalt. Dedicated wife of over 6 decades to Carrell Shubert. Loving mother of Randy, Ronnie, Donna, and Brandon. Grandmother...
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