Obituaries

Beth Dorene Boren-Ritchie

Beth Dorene Boren-Ritchie

May 11, 2007

BETH DORENE BOREN-RITCHIE Funeral services for Beth Dorene Boren-Ritchie, 46 of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 14 at the Church of The First Born with Mr. Doug Carver officiating. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Beth was born the daughter of Everett Leon and Doris Irene (Hackett) Boren on September 15, 1960 in Cortez. She passed...

Robert Max Lowrie

Robert Max Lowrie

May 9, 2007

ROBERT MAX LOWRIE Robert “Max” Lowrie of Mancos passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez at the age of 76. Max was born June 19, 1930 in Amarillo, Tex., the son of John Judson and Alice Florene (Reeves) Lowrie. Private family services will be held with a public memorial at a later daate. Max served...

Ann Bland

Ann Bland

May 8, 2007

ANN BLAND Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Ann Bland will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Jonathan Bland of Victory World Outreach Church will officiate. Visitation has been set for Thursday morning from 9 a.m. to noon at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ann was born July 4, 1916 in Supulpa, Okla. the daughter of...

Bernice Jane Foote

Bernice Jane Foote

May 7, 2007

BERNICE JANE FOOTE Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 9 at Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View. Mr. Jeff Foster of the Cortez Church of Christ officiated. Bernice was born the daughter of Louis and Kathryn (Branson) Yates on October 3, 1928 in Linn, Mo. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Monday, May 7, 2007. Bernice...

Thomas Dodd Harris

Thomas Dodd Harris

May 6, 2007

THOMAS DODD HARRIS Memorial services for Thomas Dodd Harris of Lewis, Colo. will be held Friday, May 11 at 10 a.m. at the Lewis Arriola Community Center, 21176 Road S (6 miles north on Highway 491, turn left on Road S). Elder David Harris will officiate. A potluck dinner for family and friends will follow at the Community Center. Dodd...

Mona Ruth Douglas

Mona Ruth Douglas

May 6, 2007

MONA RUTH DOUGLAS Graveside services for Mona Ruth Douglas, a former area resident, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 12 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mona was born February 17, 1925 in Mancos the daughter of Jens J. and Cecelia (Willden) Jensen. She...

Bruce Arthur Shattan

Bruce Arthur Shattan

May 2, 2007

BRUCE ARTHUR SHATTAN Bruce Arthur Shattan, a resident of Mancos, passed away at Valley Inn Nursing Home on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at the age of 60. He was born Feb. 9, 1947 in New York City, N.Y. to Herbert Bob and Pearl Irene (Wilkes) Shattan. Bruce came to the Telluride/Rico area some 25 years ago after relocating from Malibu,...

Kenneth L. Ward

Kenneth L. Ward

May 2, 2007

KENNETH L. WARD Funeral services for Kenneth L. Ward, 72, of Dolores will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Jonathan Bland of Victory World Outreach Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Kenneth went to be...

Walter Edward Winburn

Walter Edward Winburn

Apr 30, 2007

WALTER EDWARD WINBURN Memorial services for long time Cortez Resident, Walter Edward Winburn will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 3 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Walter was born November 22, 1934 in Summerton, Ariz., the son of Oscar and Leatha Nora (Jones) Winburn. He passed away Monday, April 30, 2007 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age...

Martha Jo Shultz

Martha Jo Shultz

Apr 28, 2007

MARTHA JO SHULTZ Memorial services for Martha Jo Shultz, a fifteen year resident of Yellow Jacket, Colo. were held Monday, April 30, 2007 at the Johnson Building in Cortez with Yvonne Candelaria officiating. Inurnment followed at Fairview Cemetery in Yellow Jacket. Martha passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at the age of 70. She was...

Josephine Mildred "Jo" Stockdale

Josephine Mildred "Jo" Stockdale

Apr 26, 2007

JOSEPHINE MILDRED “JO” STOCKDALE Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Josephine M. 'Jo' Stockdale will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 30 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church with Rev. Erika Meyer and Pastor Jeff McDonell officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jo...

Neal Jacket

Neal Jacket

Apr 26, 2007

NEAL JACKET Funeral services for Towaoc resident Neal Jacket will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Neal was born September 8, 1935 in Towaoc to Jim Jacket and Edith Bancroft Jacket. He passed away at his home on Thursday, April 26, 2006. Neal was 71. Surviving Neal...

William Carl "Bill" Rogers

William Carl "Bill" Rogers

Apr 24, 2007

WILLIAM CARL “BILL” ROGERS Inurnment services for William Carl “Bill” Rogers will be held Monday, May 7 at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Bill was born the son of William Carl Rogers Sr. and Lillian Evangeline (Mead) Rogers on February 9, 1929 in Larned, Kans. He passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at the age of...

Robert Lindsay Young

Robert Lindsay Young

Apr 21, 2007

ROBERT LINDSAY “BOB” YOUNG Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Robert L. “Bob” Young will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Church. Greg Holmesley will officiate. Bob was born on October 15, 1923 in Bozeman, Mont., the son of William Lindsay and Teresa (Krueger) Young. He passed away on Saturday, April...

John Elam "Jack" Elliss Iii

John Elam "Jack" Elliss Iii

Apr 19, 2007

JOHN ELAM “JACK” ELLISS III Funeral services for John Elam “Jack” Elliss III, a lifelong Mancos resident will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 28 at the Mancos Performance Center. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Visitation will be held prior to services Saturday morning from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Performance Center. John was born on...

Richard Wenzel Becher

Richard Wenzel Becher

Apr 17, 2007

RICHARD WENZEL “DICK” BECHER Funeral Mass for Richard Wenzel “Dick” Becher, a lifelong Cortez resident, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 20 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Cremation will follow the Mass. Dick was born on February 26, 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of John Richard and Emma (Koehn) Becher. He passed away on...

Sandra Elizabeth Fogarty Altenburg

Sandra Elizabeth Fogarty Altenburg

Apr 13, 2007

SANDRA ELIZABETH FOGARTY ALTENBURG Sandra Elizabeth Fogarty Altenburg was born on December 9, 1948 in Orange County, Calif., the daughter of Albion Walter and Doris Geruth (Chapman) Senti. She passed away on Friday, April 13, 2007 at her residence at the age of 58. On April 10, 2007, Sandra married Lewis Altenburg in Cortez. In her free time, Sandra enjoyed...

Marla Vriginia English

Marla Vriginia English

Apr 13, 2007

MARLA VIRGINIA ENGLISH Marla Virginia English passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Friday, April 13, 2007 at the age of 68. She was born June 21, 1938 in San Jose, Calif., the daughter of Jim and Helen (Simplot) Wilson. Surviving Marla are her friend, Ron Sutton of Cortez; and two sons, Randy and Ronny Shattuck both of Bainbridge Island,...

Nettie Rose Frazier

Nettie Rose Frazier

Apr 13, 2007

NETTIE ROSE FRAZIER Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Nettie Rose Frazier will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Nettie passed away at her home in Dove Creek on Friday, April 13, 2007. She was born to Dee and Nellie Finch on May 9, 1928...

Charles M. Searle

Charles M. Searle

Apr 13, 2007

CHARLES M. SEARLE Memorial services for Cortez home builder, banker and community leader Charles M. Searle will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Charles passed away at Swedish Hospital in Denver, Colo. on Friday, April 13, 2007 at the age of 83. He was born the son of Brigadier General Howard...