Obituaries

Elda Harriet Sterzing

Elda Harriet Sterzing

Jul 27, 2007

ELDA HARRIET STERZING Elda Harriet Sterzing was born on September 9, 1911 in Burley, Idaho, the daughter of Clyde and Valera (Boner) Propst. She passed away on Friday, July 27, 2007 at her residence at the age of 95. Elda graduated from U.C.L.A. with a degree in education in 1933. She taught school for many years in El Centro, Calif....

Jimmy Laird Kennedy

Jimmy Laird Kennedy

Jul 26, 2007

JIMMY LAIRD KENNEDY Funeral services for Durango resident Jimmy Laird Kennedy will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 3 at Lifeway Baptist Church in Cortez. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Wayne Frans and Pastor Roy Vinson will officiate. Jimmy was born on September 28, 1967 in Jal, N.M., the son of Jimmy O’Brien and Bonnie...

Larry Norman Jenkins

Larry Norman Jenkins

Jul 26, 2007

LARRY N. JENKINS Larry N. Jenkins was born on October 9, 1956 in Clarkston, Wash., the son of Ben and Agnes (Rich) Jenkins. He passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at his residence at the age of 50. Larry graduated from Clearwater Valley High School in Kooskia, Idaho in 1975. He obtained an Associates degree in electronics from the...

N.J. "Bill" Salisbury

N.J. "Bill" Salisbury

Jul 25, 2007

N. J. "BILL" SALISBURY Memorial services for Cortez resident, N. J. "Bill" Salisbury will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 11 at Victory World Outreach Church. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate. Bill was born September 21, 1933 in Viroqua, Wis. the son of Jerauld Guy and Eva (Winger) Salisbury. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Wednesday,...

Darrell Eugene Veach

Darrell Eugene Veach

Jul 25, 2007

DARRELL EUGENE VEACH Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Darrell Eugene Veach will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Elder Dean Kirk will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m. at the...

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Parcel

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Parcel

Jul 25, 2007

GERALD LEE “JERRY” PARCEL Gerald Lee “Jerry” Parcel was born October 21, 1928 in Long Beach, Calif., the son of Leo and Geraldine (Oswald) Parcel. He passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at the Vista Grande Inn at the age of 78. On June 6, 1987, Jerry wed Avalon Gay “Abbie” Wells in Las Vegas, Nev. Jerry served his...

Dale Lenville Todd

Dale Lenville Todd

Jul 23, 2007

DALE LENVILLE TODD Funeral services for lifelong area resident Dale Lenville Todd will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 27 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. Minister Raymond Boyd will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Dale was...

Berry Patrick Dennison

Berry Patrick Dennison

Jul 22, 2007

BERRY PATRICK DENNISON Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Berry Patrick Dennison will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 28 at the Cortez Cemetery. Berry was born on July 2, 1958 in Cortez, the son of LaVaughn and Merylin (Malone) Dennison. He passed away at his residence on Sunday, July 22, 2007 at the age of 49. Berry...

Wenzel Steve "Wence" Beagles

Wenzel Steve "Wence" Beagles

Jul 21, 2007

WENZEL STEVE “WENCE” BEAGLES Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Wenzel Steve “Wence” Beagles will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 27 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Wenzel was born on February 12, 1917 in Silt, Colo., the son of Steve H. and Pearle (Raley) Beagles. He passed away...

Dolores (Rivas) "Dodie" Armenta

Dolores (Rivas) "Dodie" Armenta

Jul 20, 2007

DOLORES (RIVAS) “DODIE” ARMENTA Memorial services for Cortez resident Dolores (Rivas) “Dodie” Armenta will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 28 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Friday evening at 7 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Dodie was born on August 13, 1969 in...

Harley Melvin Spore

Harley Melvin Spore

Jul 18, 2007

HARLEY MELVIN SPORE Funeral Mass for longtime area resident Harley Melvin Spore will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 24 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos C.R. will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A Rosary...

Mary Elizabeth Jacobs Rourk

Mary Elizabeth Jacobs Rourk

Jul 18, 2007

MARY ELIZABETH JACOBS ROURK Memorial services for Cortez resident Mary Elizabeth Jacobs Rourk will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 23 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mary was born on December 21, 1922 in Weir, Kan., the daughter of John Bernhard and Julia (Angleton) Jacobs. She passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at the Vista Grand Inn...

Minnie Jayne Weston

Minnie Jayne Weston

Jul 16, 2007

MINNIE JAYNE WESTON Graveside services for lifelong Aneth resident Minnie Jayne Weston will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18 at the Aneth Family Cemetery. Andrew Tso will officiate. Minnie was born on June 10, 1946 in Aneth, the daughter of Sam and Jessie (Johnson) Capitan. She passed away on July 15, 2007 at the age of 61....

Natile Ruth Popovich

Natile Ruth Popovich

Jul 16, 2007

NATILE RUTH POPOVICH Graveside services for Mancos resident Natile Ruth Popovich will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 20 at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Natile was born on March 15, 1926 in Plymouth, Mich., the daughter of F. Dan and M. Stella (Demibresevich) Popovich. She passed away on Monday, July 16, 2007 at the...

Robert Koke Greenlee

Robert Koke Greenlee

Jul 14, 2007

ROBERT KOKE GREENLEE Robert Koke Greenlee was born on June 27, 1957 in Denver, Colo., the son of Koke A. and Alice B. (Nelson) Greenlee. Robert passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 50. Robert grew up primarily in the Aurora, Colo. area where he attended Aurora Public schools. He married...

Barbara Ann Wolf

Barbara Ann Wolf

Jul 13, 2007

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take” Our dear wife and mother Barbara Ann Wolf passed with grace and beauty on July 13, 2007. Her courage and strength in battling her illness is matched only by her love of family and friends, her faith in God and...

Betty Jean Snyder

Betty Jean Snyder

Jul 12, 2007

BETTY JEAN SNYDER Betty Jean Snyder was born on November 4, 1926 in Hope, Louisiana, the daughter of Charlie and Annie Lenora (Dickerson) Fields. She passed away on July 12, 2007 at her residence at the age of 80. Surviving Betty Jean are her children, Lloyd Frederick Snyder Jr. of Carlsbad, Calif., and Sylvia A. Hema and husband, Thomas of...

Martin Luther Reigel

Martin Luther Reigel

Jul 12, 2007

MARTIN LUTHER REIGEL Martin Luther Reigel was born on March 25, 1923 in Windfield, Penn., the son of Henry and Carrie (Ren) Reigel. He passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at the Vista Grande Inn at the age of 84. Martin enjoyed the outdoors. Hunting and fishing were his favorite pastimes. Surviving Martin are his siblings, Harold Reigel, Martha...

Alta Mae Derrick

Alta Mae Derrick

Jul 10, 2007

ALTA MAE DERRICK Funeral services for Dolores resident Alta Mae Derrick will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Reverend Michael Stoker officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Alta was born on April 17, 1944 in Cortez, the daughter of Earl Ray and Bessie M. (Crouse) Boren. She passed away on Tuesday, July...

Duane Louis Belden

Duane Louis Belden

Jul 9, 2007

DUANE LOUIS BELDEN Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Duane Louis Belden will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 17 at Cortez Cemetery with Chaplain Marvin Graves officiating Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Duane was born in Cortez on Oct. 4, 1925 the son of Frank Louis and...