Arnold Eugene Haak
Nov 7, 2007
ARNOLD EUGENE “ARNIE” HAAK Memorial services for Arnold Eugene “Arnie” Haak, a longtime Cortez resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 10 at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Pastors Steve and Kim Nofel will officiate. Arnie was born the son of Enas and Eleanor (Herren) Haak on Feb. 9, 1937 in Denver, Colo. He passed away at Vista Grande...
Lois Mae Borrelli
Nov 7, 2007
LOIS MAE BORRELLI Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Lois Mae Borrelli will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 17 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Rev. Al Strauss will officiate. Lois was born on February 3, 1925 in Montrose, Colo. the daughter of Trefly Wilbur and Hazel (Roatcap) Rusho. She passed away on Wednesday, November 7,...
Scenie Elissi Moore
Nov 6, 2007
SCENIE ELISSI MOORE Graveside services for Cortez resident and former Artesia, N.M. resident, Scenie Elissi Moore will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, November 9 at Woodvine Cemetery in Artesia, N.M. Scenie was born March 9, 1919 in Sims, Ark. the daughter of Joe and Mary (Bishop) Amerson. She passed away in Cortez in Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the...
Leann Higgins
Nov 6, 2007
LEANN HIGGINS Memorial services for lifelong Dolores resident LeAnn Higgins will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 9 at the Arriola Community Center. Pastor Neely Lewis will officiate. A reception will follow the memorial service at the community center. LeAnn was born on June 9, 1952 in Cortez the daughter of Russell A. and Donna Lea (Acott) Hindmarsh....
Tracy Lynn King (Posey)
Nov 5, 2007
TRACY LYNN KING (POSEY) Funeral services for 29 year old Towaoc resident, Tracy Lynn King (Posey) will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Tracy was born in Cortez on September 5, 1978 the daughter of Delbert King Jr. and Nora (Posey) King. She passed away in Towaoc...
Leslie Boots Smith
Nov 3, 2007
LESLIE BOOTS SMITH Funeral services for Leslie Boots Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Boots was born on November 3, 1940 in Mancos, the...
Richard Dean Bowen
Oct 28, 2007
RICHARD DEAN “DICK” BOWEN Richard Dean “Dick” Bowen was born June 22, 1937 in Bloomington, Ind. the son of Kenneth and Freda (Fulk) Bowen. He passed away at his home on Summit Ridge on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at the age of 70. Dick married Donnetta Bell on November 20, 1986 on their horse ranch in Indiana. They shared nearly...
Stella Marie West
Oct 24, 2007
STELLA MARIE WEST Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Stella Marie West will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, October 29 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Rev. Al Strauss of Cortez First United Methodist Church officiating. A service of remembrance will be conducted by Order of the Eastern Star. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Stella was born the daughter...
Ernest Glen Fisher
Oct 21, 2007
ERNEST GLEN FISHER Ernest Glen Fisher was born October 18, 1919 in Kirksville, Mo. and raised the son of Glen Pearl and Edna R. (Parkin) Gregory. He passed away at his home in Cortez on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at the age of 88. Ernie, as he was fondly known by friends and family, was raised in Appleton City, Mo....
Bette Irene Brown
Oct 18, 2007
BETTE IRENE BROWN Bette Irene Brown was born on April 13, 1926 in Duluth, Minn. the daughter of Ralph Russel and Zelma Olive (Underwood) Baker. She passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 81. On March 1, 1970, Bette married Rex Fuller Brown in Las Vegas, Nev. One to challenge traditional...
Steven Bradley "Steve" Higman
Oct 15, 2007
STEVEN BRADLEY “STEVE” HIGMAN Memorial services for Steven Bradley “Steve” Higman will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 27 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Inurnment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Steve was born on August 16, 1957 in Cortez, the son of Dale...
Sarrah Elizabeth "Betty" Mckinley
Oct 15, 2007
SARRAH ELIZABETH “BETTY” McKINLEY Graveside services for Mancos resident, Sarrah Elizabeth “Betty” McKinley will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 19 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Betty was born December 1, 1920 in Syracuse, N.Y. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Monday, October 15, 2007 at the age of 86. Betty was orphaned at a young age and...
Tracy Lee Fredrick
Oct 15, 2007
TRACY LEE FREDRICK Tracy Lee Fredrick was born on March 16, 1966 in Culver City, Calif. the daughter of Tom John and Darlene (Zell) Tennity. She passed away on Monday, October 15, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 41. Tracy married Robert Lyle Fredrick. The couple shared 20 loving years of marriage. Surviving Tracy are her...
William "Pops" Bone
Oct 14, 2007
WILLIAM “POPS” BONE Graveside inurnment services for lifelong Cortez resident, William “Pops” Bone will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 18 at Cortez Cemetery. Military services will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Bill was born December 7, 1926 in Monte Vista, Colo. the son of Robert Laughlin and Lucy Gay (Mondell) Bone. He passed away...
Peter Gordon Halsted
Oct 12, 2007
PETER GORDON HALSTED Mass of the Resurrection for Dove Creek resident Peter Gordon Halsted was held at 2 p.m. on Monday, October 15, at St. Jude Catholic Church in Dove Creek. Peter was born on July 26, 1938 to Charles Valentine Gordon Halsted and Doris Sanderson, in Dorset, England. Peter was sent to board at Felsted School while his parents...
Dr. Joseph W. Tschetter
Oct 11, 2007
DR. JOSEPH W. TSCHETTER Joseph Walter Tschetter was born on June 22, 1920 in Millboro, S.D. the eighth child of J.B. and Susan (Wallmann) Tschetter. He departed this life on Thursday, October 11, 2007 to begin his new life in Heaven and be reunited with his son Jerry and other loved ones. Joe passed away at his residence at the...
Lois Lusk
Oct 9, 2007
LOIS LUSK Memorial services for Cortez resident Lois Lusk will be held at 11 a.m. on her birthday, Thursday October 18, 2007 the Vista Mesa Assisted Living Residence in Cortez. Lois was born October 18, 1919 in Palisade, Neb. the daughter of Elmer and Bessie Henze. She passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at...
Merle Chester Smith
Oct 7, 2007
MERLE CHESTER SMITH Funeral services for Dove Creek resident Merle Chester Smith will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Pastor Mike Farren will officiate. Merle was born on September 28, 1956 in Florence, Ore. the son of Conrad Dale and Florence (Sleutel) Smith. He passed away...
Dona Rae Wood
Oct 7, 2007
DONA RAE WOOD Funeral services for Dona Rae Wood will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 13 at the Montelores Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. Pastor Neely Lewis will officiate along with Dona?s father-in-law, Elder Conway Wood of the Rio Grande Primitive Baptist Church in Rio Rancho, N.M. A visitation has been scheduled for...
Mildred M. Young
Oct 6, 2007
MILDRED M. YOUNG Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Mildred M. Young will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, October 11 at the Cortez Cemetery. Mildred was born on June 26, 1913 in Elk Mountain, Wyo. the daughter of Rev. J. Morton and Constance (Grainger) Young. She went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at...
