Obituaries

Betty Lou Derosier

Betty Lou Derosier

Apr 12, 2007

BETTY LOU DeROSIER Funeral services for former Cortez resident, Betty Lou DeRosier will be held at 10 .m. Saturday, April 21 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Betty Lou was born July 5, 1929 the eldest child of Vernon and Chloe Dove (Slade) Willden in Kline, Colo....

Ralph Raymond Clark

Ralph Raymond Clark

Apr 11, 2007

RALPH RAYMOND CLARK Memorial services for Ralph Raymond Clark, a resident of Dolores, have been rescheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the Mountain View Baptist Church on Summit Ridge. Pastors Jimmie Burton, Roy Vinson and Rick Gregory will officiate. Ralph was born January 17, 1921 in Lindsay, Okla. the son of John Columbus and Mille (Mozley) Clark. He...

Frances Irene Larsen

Frances Irene Larsen

Apr 11, 2007

FRANCES IRENE LARSEN Funeral services for Frances Irene Larsen, a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 19 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Road M Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Frances was born July 13, 1926 in Norwood, Colo. the daughter of Ralph Otis and Phoebe Olive (Kennedy) Stoddard....

Merit Reed Carter

Merit Reed Carter

Apr 11, 2007

MERIT REED CARTER Funeral services for Merit Reed Carter, a longtime resident of Cortez will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 16 at the First Baptist Church of Cortez with Rev. James Patton officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with Masonic graveside services being conducted by Masonic Lodge #133 A.F. & A.M. Visitation has been set for Sunday...

Anita Tsosie

Anita Tsosie

Apr 9, 2007

ANITA TSOSIE Funeral services for Cortez resident Anita Tsosie will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 14 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Rev. William D. Lee will officiate. The daughter of Little Harvey and Jessie (White) Harvey, Anita was born on March 10, 1959 in Sweetwater, Ariz. She passed away...

Alvina Rosetta "Skip" Mcculley

Alvina Rosetta "Skip" Mcculley

Apr 6, 2007

ALVINA ROSETTA “SKIP” MCCULLEY Alvina Rosetta “Skip” McCulley was born on December 8, 1929 in Prichett, Colo., the daughter of Hervy Hudson and Hazel May (Terpening) Hopper. She passed away on Friday, April 6, 2007 at the Vista Grande Inn at the age of 77. Skip worked at the Bar-D-Wranglers and for the Humane Society Thrift Store in Durango. She...

Honk Donahoo

Honk Donahoo

Mar 28, 2007

HONK DONAHOO Memorial services for Honk Donahoo will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Honk was born May 22, 1922 in Omaha, Neb., the son of Hubert John and Goldie (Graham) Donahoo. He passed away at his home on March 28, 2007 at the age of 84. On March 5, 1945, Honk...

Ray W. Patten

Ray W. Patten

Mar 28, 2007

RAY W. PATTEN Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Ray W. Patten will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31 at Arriola Cemetery. A reception for his friends will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Saturday at Madison House to celebrate Ray’s birthday and his life. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m....

Sharon Ann Wichmann

Sharon Ann Wichmann

Mar 25, 2007

SHARON ANN WICHMANN Funeral services for Cortez resident Sharon Ann Wichmann will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thurs., March 29 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, M Road Chapel, with Bishop Randy Dalton conducting. Interment services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 30 at Cliffview Cemetery in Price, Utah. A visitation has been scheduled...

Lauren Duane "Woody" Woodard

Lauren Duane "Woody" Woodard

Mar 23, 2007

LAUREN DUANE “WOODY” WOODARD Funeral services for Lauren Duane “Woody” Woodard will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with military honors being conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Woody was born November 4, 1913 at Plum Creek Township, Mitchell County, Kans. His parents, who farmed...

Colleen Mae Northcutt

Colleen Mae Northcutt

Mar 21, 2007

COLLEEN MAE NORTHCUTT Funeral services for Colleen Mae Northcutt, a resident of Cortez, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 26 at the Cortez Family Worship Center, 500 N. Washington Street. Pastor Gary Fowler will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Colleen was born December 2l, 1930 at Tacoma, Wash., the daughter of George and Thelma...

Kathryn Florence Sutherland

Kathryn Florence Sutherland

Mar 17, 2007

KATHRYN FLORENCE SUTHERLAND Kathryn Sutherland (98), born December 14th, 1908, passed away March 17th, 2007 in Cortez Colorado. Formerly of Fort Collins Colorado and Saratoga Wyoming, Kathryn was a beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother. She is survived by her daughter, Jan Heyl and husband Robert of Mancos, Colorado; granddaughters Keena Metcalf (husband Ken) of Denver; Aneka Jensen (husband Mike)...

Louise Billie

Louise Billie

Mar 14, 2007

LOUISE BILLIE Funeral services for Louise Billie, a resident of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 22 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Louise was born January 1, 1901 at Luepp, Ariz. She passed away at her home in Cortez on March 14, 2007 at the age of 106. Louise...

Lena Adakai Yazzie

Lena Adakai Yazzie

Mar 14, 2007

LENA ADAKAI YAZZIE Funeral services for Cortez resident Lena Adakai Yazzie are tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, March 17. Please contact Ertel Funeral Home at 565-3468 for the funeral service location. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Lena was born on April 14, 1935 in Dennehotso, Ariz., the daughter of Jerry and Sarah (Gray) Adakai. She passed away on...

Lela Martinez

Lela Martinez

Mar 13, 2007

LELA MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for lifelong Mancos resident Lela Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 19 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Reverends Joseph L. Gallegos C.R. and Salvador Cisneros C.R. will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel...

Mindy Kay Lutz

Mindy Kay Lutz

Mar 12, 2007

MINDY KAY LUTZ Funeral services for Lewis resident Mindy Kay Lutz will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. Mindy was born on April 20, 1971 in Longmont, Colo., the daughter of Grant Alan and Erminda Olivama “Oli” (Olivas) Duncan. She passed away on Monday, March 12,...

Hazel May Hamilton

Hazel May Hamilton

Mar 11, 2007

HAZEL MAY HAMILTON Hazel May Hamilton was born on January 19, 1917 in Tuttle, Okla., the daughter of Henry Jackson and Maude E. (Webster) Felkins. She passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 90. Hazel married Elmer M. “Dutch” Hamilton on September 16, 1949 in Aztec, N.M. She was a...

William Kay Rash

William Kay Rash

Mar 10, 2007

WILLIAM KAY RASH Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident William Kay Rash will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 at the First Baptist Church in Cortez. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Kay was born on November 17, 1930 in Dolores, the son of Charles Henry and Lois Irene (Plumlee) Rash. He passed away on Saturday, March 10,...

Gordon Lee Moss

Gordon Lee Moss

Mar 10, 2007

GORDON LEE MOSS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Gordon Lee Moss will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 15 at the Cortez Elks Lodge #1789. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Pastors Steve and Kim Nofel will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Gordon...

Robert Sylvester "Bob" Gabriel

Robert Sylvester "Bob" Gabriel

Mar 9, 2007

ROBERT SYLVESTER “BOB” GABRIEL Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Robert Sylvester “Bob” Gabriel will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 15 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Rev. Salvador Cisneros C.R. will officiate. Bob was born on January 9, 1918 in Wathena, Kan., the son of Nicholas and Sylvia Irene (Ulrich) Gabriel. He passed away on Friday,...