Obituaries

Susie Gurule

Susie Gurule

Feb 18, 2007

SUSIE GURULE Funeral services for lifelong Dolores resident Susie Gurule will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 22 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Susie was born on August 19, 1921 in La Puente´, N.M., the daughter of Isaac and Sara (Alires) Randall. She passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at her residence...

Ethel Marie Hall

Ethel Marie Hall

Feb 16, 2007

ETHEL MARIE HALL Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Ethel Marie Hall will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20 at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ethel was born on September 4, 1924 in Ravenna, Ohio the daughter of Harry and Nora (Hines)...

James Russel "Jim" Brown

James Russel "Jim" Brown

Feb 15, 2007

JAMES RUSSEL “JIM” BROWN James Russel “Jim” Brown was born on February 3, 1938 in Colorado Springs, Colo., the son of William Riley and Dorothy Luella (March) Brown. He passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 69. Jim attended schools in the Grand Valley in Western Colorado. He was...

Ruth Ann Jespersen

Ruth Ann Jespersen

Feb 12, 2007

RUTH ANN JESPERSEN Graveside services for Ruth Ann Jespersen will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 17 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Ruth Ann was born at the family homestead, on the kitchen table, May 24th, 1942 in Mancos, the daughter of Mark and Esther (Willden) Everett. She passed away on Monday, February 12th, 2007 in Salt Lake City,...

Orpha Agnes Koppenhafer

Orpha Agnes Koppenhafer

Feb 9, 2007

ORPHA AGNES KOPPENHAFER Funeral service for longtime Cortez resident Orpha Agnes Koppenhafer will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 15 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rev. Lynn Evans of the Cortez First United Methodist Church will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m....

Maude Kingsley Washington

Maude Kingsley Washington

Feb 6, 2007

MAUDE KINGSLEY WASHINGTON Funeral Mass for lifelong Towaoc resident Maude Kingsley Washington will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 10 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rev. Joseph L. Gallegos C.R. will officiate. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Friday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Maude...

Lewis Willis Fulbright

Lewis Willis Fulbright

Feb 4, 2007

LEWIS WILLIS FULBRIGHT Funeral services for lifelong area resident Lewis Willis Fulbright will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 10 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Willis was born on August 12, 1948 in Grand Canyon, Ariz., the son of Lewis William and Lorena (Hurst) Fulbright. He passed away on Sunday, February 4,...

Robert Joseph "Bob" Lloyd

Robert Joseph "Bob" Lloyd

Feb 3, 2007

ROBERT JOSEPH “BOB” LLOYD Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident Robert Joseph “Bob” Lloyd will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 8 at the Dolores Community Center. Rev. Lynn Evans will officiate. The son of George Joseph and Shirley JoAnn (Wray) Lloyd, Bob was born on September 21, 1962 in Cripple Creek, Colo. He passed away on Saturday,...

Angelita C.  "Angie" Garcia

Angelita C. "Angie" Garcia

Jan 30, 2007

ANGELITA C. “ANGIE” GARCIA Memorial mass will be held for longtime Cortez resident Angelita C. “Angie” Garcia at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 2 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. The Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. A Rosary has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret...

Raymond David Martinez

Raymond David Martinez

Jan 30, 2007

RAYMOND DAVID MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for lifelong Mancos resident Raymond David Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 2 at the Old Mancos High School Gymnasium. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. The Reverend Jospeh L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Rita Catholic...

Myron Rauh "M.R." Kruse

Myron Rauh "M.R." Kruse

Jan 29, 2007

MYRON RAUH 'M.R.' KRUSE Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Myron Rauh 'M.R.' Kruse will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. M.R. was born on September 8, 1930 in Cortez, the son of Myron Reed and Sada (Rauh) Kruse. He passed away on Monday, January 29, 2007 at his residence at the...

Bertram Homer Dalton

Bertram Homer Dalton

Jan 28, 2007

BERTRAM “BERT” HOMER DALTON Funeral services for Bertram “Bert” Homer Dalton will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 1, 2007 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 26525 County Road M, Cortez. Internment will be at Olinger’s Evergreen Cemetery in Thornton, Colorado. Bert was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 5, 1918, and...

Danny Eugene Muzzy

Danny Eugene Muzzy

Jan 26, 2007

DANNY EUGENE MUZZY Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Danny Eugene Muzzy will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 3 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Danny was born on February 6, 1955 in Montrose, Colo., the son of Oraly “Bud” and Ethel (Smith) Muzzy. He passed away on Friday, January 26, 2007 at Swedish Medical Center in Denver,...

Sandra Jean Ives

Sandra Jean Ives

Jan 23, 2007

SANDRA JEAN IVES Memorial services for lifelong area resident, Sandra Jean Ives, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 27 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A potluck reception will be held immediately following the services at the Montezuma County Annex. Sandra was born the daughter of Harold Grant and Carmen (Hughes) Ives on September 6, 1952 in Cortez. She passed...

William Randall "Randy" Kirks

William Randall "Randy" Kirks

Jan 17, 2007

WILLIAM RANDALL “RANDY” KIRKS Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident William Randall “Randy” Kirks will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 27 at the Lewis-Arriola Community Center. Randy was born on April 1, 1957 in Cortez, the son of William F. Ince and Mary Louisa Pyle. He passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at his residence at...

Warren Samuel Waldorf

Warren Samuel Waldorf

Jan 16, 2007

WARREN SAMUEL WALDORF Warren Samuel Waldorf was born on December 16, 1925 in Winfield, Kan., the son of Samuel Judson and Carrie Ethel (Stillwell) Waldorf. He passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home at the age of 81. On December 24, 1946, Warren married Wanda Aliene Beltz in Winfield, Kan. The couple celebrated their...

Betty Aliene Wells

Betty Aliene Wells

Jan 14, 2007

BETTY ALIENE WELLS Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Betty Aliene Wells will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 20 at the Victory World Outreach Church. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate. A dinner will be held at the Arriola Community Center immediately following the interment services. Friends and family are all...

Herman Ray Mccabe

Herman Ray Mccabe

Jan 11, 2007

HERMAN RAY MCCABE Funeral services for lifelong Cahone resident Herman Ray McCabe will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17 the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cahone Cemetery. Greg Holmesley will officiate. Herman was born on October 30, 1925 in Grand Junction, Colo., the son of Grover Cleveland and Loretta Annis (Finch) McCabe. He passed...

Dorothy Genevieve Velho

Dorothy Genevieve Velho

Jan 10, 2007

DOROTHY GENEVIEVE VELHO Dorothy Genevieve Velho was born on April 10, 1925 in Long Beach, Calif., the daughter of Frederick Elmer and Laura Ruth (Doan) Jennings. She passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home at the age of 81. On October 15, 1983, Dorothy married John Velho. Dorothy was involved in most church organizations....

Geneva Ruth Watkins

Geneva Ruth Watkins

Jan 10, 2007

GENEVA RUTH WATKINS Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Geneva Ruth Watkins will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. Pastors Keith Weaver and Mark Coffey will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Ertel...