Obituaries

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...

Richard Loren Sell

Richard Loren Sell

Jan 9, 2007

RICHARD LOREN “DICK” SELL Memorial services for Cortez resident Richard Loren “Dick” Sell will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 27 at the Trinity Lutheran Church. A reception will follow the service at the church. Dick was born on February 7, 1930 in St. Paul, Minn., the son of Walter and Lydia (Goetzke) Sell. He passed away on...

Vernon Lester  Stiegelmeyer

Vernon Lester Stiegelmeyer

Jan 9, 2007

VERNON LESTER STIEGELMEYER Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Vernon Lester Stiegelmeyer will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 12 at the Rock Springs Church, 32233 Hwy. 160, Cortez, Colo. with Pastor David Ramsey officiating. Vernon was born on June 14, 1924 in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, the son of Lester and Leona (Andrews) Stiegelmeyer. He passed away on...

Harley Jay Frost

Harley Jay Frost

Jan 8, 2007

HARLEY JAY FROST Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Harley Jay Frost were held on Friday, January 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment took place at the Towaoc Cemetery. Terry Knight officiated. Harley was born on October 29, 1957 in Cortez, the son of Harvey Frost Sr. and Helen Louise Knight. He passed away on Monday, January 8, 2007...

Rome Adrius Martinez

Rome Adrius Martinez

Jan 6, 2007

ROME ADRIUS MARTINEZ Funeral services for Cortez resident Rome Adrius Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Don Henderson will officiate. Rome was born on January 25, 2006 in Albuquerque, N.M., the son of Sidney Victor and Corinna Lynn (Billings) Martinez. He passed...

Elliott Baier Albin

Elliott Baier Albin

Jan 6, 2007

ELLIOTT BAIER ALBIN Funeral services for Elliott Baier Albin will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Darrell Veach officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Elliott was born on May 4, 1948 in Cortez, the son of Orin A. Albin Jr. and Ollie (Elliott) Albin, both former Cortez residents. He departed...

Norma Mae Hindmarsh

Norma Mae Hindmarsh

Jan 4, 2007

NORMA MAE HINDMARSH Funeral services for lifelong area resident Norma Mae Hindmarsh will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 10 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Lynn Evans will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Norma was born on...

Robert David "Bob" Grip

Robert David "Bob" Grip

Jan 1, 2007

ROBERT DAVID “BOB” GRIP Robert David “Bob” Grip was born on February 2, 1930 in Los Angeles, Calif., the son of Carl David and Florence (Marie) Grip. He passed away on Monday, January 1, 2007 at his residence at the age of 76. Bob married Betty A. Mumper on December 15, 1957 in Yuma, Ariz. Bob was a truck driver...

Pauline Jewel Goff

Pauline Jewel Goff

Dec 31, 2006

PAULINE JEWEL GOFF Pauline Jewel Goff was born on August 20, 1929 in Mancos, the daughter of Paul and Emma (Stevenson) Smouse. She passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2006 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 77. On November 13, 1952, Pauline married Jesse Lester Goff in Aztec, N.M. Pauline and Lester were sealed to one...

Joe Marion Beene

Joe Marion Beene

Dec 29, 2006

JOE MARION BEENE Joe Marion Beene was born on August 27, 1933 in Wellington, Texas, the son of John Franklin and Rosetta (Beard) Beene. He passed away on Friday, December 29, 2006 at his residence at the age of 73. On March 22, 1973, Joe married Donna Acott in Cortez. He spent his life as an “all around cowboy,” enjoying...

Gerald R. Ford

Gerald R. Ford

Dec 26, 2006

Gerald Rudolph Ford was the thirty-eighth president of the United States. Ford was originally named after his biological father, Leslie Lynch King. When his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, remarried, Ford was renamed after his stepfather. Ford attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he was a gifted athlete and scholar. After college, he received offers from two...