Obituaries

Dennis W. Ross

Dennis W. Ross

Aug 4, 2006

DENNIS W. ROSS Dennis W. Ross was born on September 26, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Carl W. and Lorraine E. (Matlock) Ross. He passed away on Friday, August 4, 2006 at his residence at the age of 61. On February 4, 1966, Dennis married Renee M. Turner in Albuquerque, N.M. Dennis was a very loving man...

Westley Franklin Potts

Westley Franklin Potts

Aug 3, 2006

Westley Franklin Potts Military graveside services will be held for Westley at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 30 at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Westley Franklin Potts age 86, long time Mancos rancher, lumberman, trapper, and miner passed away peacefully at his home in Weber Canyon on Thursday, August 3rd, 2006 following a brief illness. His special friend Loretta Hall of...

Clare E. Craig

Clare E. Craig

Aug 3, 2006

CLARE E. CRAIG Clare E. Craig was born on June 5, 1925 in Detroit, Mich., the son of Clare and Dorothy (Slear) Craig. He passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2006 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 81. Clare proudly served his country during WWII with the United States Army. After 16 years of enlistment he went...

Eugene Edward Lansing

Eugene Edward Lansing

Jul 31, 2006

EUGENE EDWARD LANSING Funeral services for Aneth, Utah resident Eugene Edward Lansing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 4 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Eugene was born on October 15, 1936 in Aneth, Utah, the son of Frank and Armeda (Redman) Lansing. He passed away on Monday, July 31, 2006...

June Brubaker

June Brubaker

Jul 30, 2006

JUNE BRUBAKER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident June Brubaker will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 2 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rev. Lynn Evans will officiate. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. The daughter of Noel Cullen and...

James Peter Rasmussen

James Peter Rasmussen

Jul 29, 2006

JAMES PETER RASMUSSEN Memorial services for Dolores resident James Peter Rasmussen will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 4 at the Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church. Rev. Vickie Richard-Street will officiate. The son of Carl Edward and Juanita Eva (Ortiz) Rasmussen, James was born on August 8, 1945 in San Diego, Calif. He passed away on Saturday, July...

Katherine Rose Wyatt

Katherine Rose Wyatt

Jul 28, 2006

KATHERINE ROSE WYATT Funeral services for Cahone resident Katherine Rose Wyatt will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 1 at the Montezuma-Cortez High School Auditorium. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. The daughter of Lloyd William and Barbara Julia (Bailey) Gates, Katherine was born on January 23, 1953 in Santa Monica, Calif. She passed away on Friday,...

Herman Muniz

Herman Muniz

Jul 27, 2006

HERMAN MUNIZ Funeral services for Mancos resident Herman Muniz were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 31 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. The Very Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos officiated. Interment followed at the Cortez Cemetery with military honors provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A Rosary took place Sunday evening at St. Margaret Mary Catholic...

Ida Phillips Crawford

Ida Phillips Crawford

Jul 27, 2006

IDA PHILLIPS CRAWFORD Funeral services for Cortez resident and former Aneth, Utah resident Ida Phillips Crawford are tentatively set for 2 p.m. on Monday, July 31 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Ida was born on July 24, 1911 in Aneth, Utah, the daughter of John and Louise Phillips. She passed away on Thursday,...

Audry Lou D'Entremont

Audry Lou D'Entremont

Jul 24, 2006

AUDRY LOU D’ENTREMONT Military graveside services for Cortez resident Audry Lou D’Entremont will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 28 at the Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday morning from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. The daughter of William...

Etta Mae Turner

Etta Mae Turner

Jul 24, 2006

ETTA MAE (POFF) TURNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident and former Dove Creek resident Etta Mae (Poff) Turner will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 29 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Etta...

Anna Bell Tolley

Anna Bell Tolley

Jul 19, 2006

ANNA BELL “ANNIE” TOLLEY Anna Bell “Annie” Tolley was born on May 30, 1920 in Fort Collins, Colo., the daughter of William Robbins Scott Forington and Margaret (McDowell) Forington. She passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home at the age of 86. Annie is survived by her niece, Shirley Lippis of Cortez. She was...

Florence Cuthair Bancroft Silas

Florence Cuthair Bancroft Silas

Jul 17, 2006

FLORENCE CUTHAIR BANCROFT SILAS Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Florence Cuthair Bancroft Silas will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 21 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Davis Badback and Francis Thomas will officiate. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel....

Harmon Dale Mathews

Harmon Dale Mathews

Jul 14, 2006

HARMON DALE MATHEWS Memorial services for Harmon Dale Mathews a lifelong resident of this area will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Harmon was born September 18, 1916 in Hammon, Okla. the son of Chester and Ophie (Morrow) Mathews. He passed away Friday, July 14, 2006 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home of...

Dorothy Virginia Krater

Dorothy Virginia Krater

Jul 12, 2006

DOROTHY VIRGINIA KRATER Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Dorothy Virginia Krater will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 17 at the Fairview Cemetery in Yellow Jacket. Mr. Raymond Boyd will officiate. The daughter of Frank Walter and Eva Elizabeth (Worthington) Shrader, Dorothy was born on February 25, 1917 in Michigan City, Ind. She passed away on Wednesday,...

Ambrose Harvey

Ambrose Harvey

Jul 11, 2006

AMBROSE HARVEY Funeral services for former area resident Ambrose Harvey will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. The son of Navajo and Ellamae Jack, Ambrose was born on September 24, 1922 in Lukachukai, Ariz. He passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 20006 in Prescott, Ariz....

James Edwin Wilmarth

James Edwin Wilmarth

Jul 11, 2006

JAMES EDWIN WILMARTH Graveside inurnment services for former Cortez resident James Edwin Wilmarth will be held at 10 a.m. at the Cortez Cemetery. Jim was born on September 24, 1941 in Cortez and passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2006 in Albuquerque, N.M. Surviving Jim are his wife, Claudette Wilmarth of Santa Fe, N.M., his sons, Jeffery Wilmarth and wife,...

Mary Lou Lansing Phillips

Mary Lou Lansing Phillips

Jul 9, 2006

MARY LOU LANSING PHILLIPS Funeral services for Mary Lou Lansing Phillips, 75, of Aneth, Utah will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Mary was born December 1, 1930 the daughter of Frank and Armada (O’Dell) Lansing. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Sunday, July 9,...

Ross Lansing

Ross Lansing

Jul 8, 2006

ROSS LANSING Funeral services for Ross Lansing, a lifelong resident of the Aneth area will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Lansing Family Cemetery in Aneth. Ross was born July 24, 1970 in Cortez the son of John R. and Betty H. (Begay) Lansing. He passed away near...

Vivian Lorene Brewer

Vivian Lorene Brewer

Jul 6, 2006

VIVIAN LORENE BRACKETT BREWER Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident, Vivian Lorene Brewer will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 11 at the First Baptist Church in Dove Creek. Interment will follow at Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Vivian Lorene Brackett was born in...