Albert Franklin Buffington
Sep 6, 2006
ALBERT FRANKLIN BUFFINGTON Graveside services for lifelong area resident Albert Franklin Buffington will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 11 at the Peel Cemetery in rural Dove Creek. Albert was born on April 18, 1935 in Dove Creek, the son of Fred George and Ida Marie (Knuckles) Buffington. He passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at his...
Lucy Fahrion
Sep 5, 2006
LUCY FAHRION A Mass will be held for longtime Rico resident Lucy Fahrion at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 9 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with the Very Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos officiating. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Lucy was born on December 7, 1909 in...
J.C. Hamilton
Aug 28, 2006
J.C. HAMILTON Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident J.C. Hamilton will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 31 at the Cortez Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. J.C. was born on June 1, 1921 in Kiowa City, Okla., the son of Jack Haze and Clyde Green (Cassidy) Hamilton. He passed...
Stanley Edwin Brewer
Aug 27, 2006
STANLEY EDWIN BREWER A celebration of life for Stanley Edwin Brewer will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel followed by graveside service at his family plot in the Cortez Cemetery. The Rosary service will be at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 31 at Ertel Chapel. Stanley was born on January 17, 1914, in Topeka, Kans.,...
Irene Berniece Ackles
Aug 24, 2006
IRENE BERNIECE ACKLES Funeral services for Irene Berniece Ackles a resident of Dolores will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, August 30 at Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary in Denver, Colo. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Irene was born the youngest of nine girls to Michael and Frances (Gerling) Ottele on January 12, 1912 in Elgin, Neb. She...
Katherine Virginia Burt
Aug 19, 2006
KATHERINE VIRGINIA BURT Katherine Virginia Burt was born on August 14, 1938 in McComb, Miss., the daughter of Edwin Gerald and Boyd Virginia (Alford) Mixon. She passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 68. Surviving Katherine are her children, Gerald Burt of Patterson, Louisiana, Terrie K. Redd, Heather Redd, and Torre...
Elmer "Swede" Ferando
Aug 19, 2006
ELMER “SWEDE” FERANDO Services for lifelong Cortez resident Elmer “Swede” Ferando will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 26 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Swede was born on February 27, 1919 in Rico, Colo., the son of Pete and Lucia (Fragno) Ferando. He passed...
Ruth Ellen Riffe
Aug 15, 2006
RUTH ELLEN RIFFE Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident, Ruth Ellen Riffe will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 18 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Mr. Jeff Foster will officiate. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ruth was...
Andrew F. Harris Jr.
Aug 12, 2006
Andrew F. Harris Jr. Jan. 19, 1921 – Aug. 12, 2006 Andrew F. Harris (Andy), 85, of Farmington, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2006. He was born in Dolores, CO on Jan. 19, 1921, to Andrew and Leila Harris. Andy was an air traffic controller with the FAA, starting in Alaska in the 1950’s and spending over 20 years...
Ronda Lee Lackey
Aug 11, 2006
RONDA LEE LACKEY Funeral services for Bloomfield, N.M. resident and former Cortez resident Ronda Lee Lackey will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 14 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Doug Carver will officiate. Interment will follow at the Lebanon Cemetery. Ronda was born on November 13, 1953 in Cortez, the daughter of Daniel and Dorothy (Koppenhafer) Carver....
Clyde N. Gilbreth
Aug 11, 2006
CLYDE N. GILBRETH Clyde N. Gilbreth, 94, passed away in Blanding, Utah on Friday, August 11, 2006. He is survived by two children, Doyle Gilbreth and his wife, Vickey of Clovis, N.M., and Clydean Wood and her husband, Ron of Atlanta, Georgia; three grandchildren, Ronnalee Strickland, John Wood, and Jennifer Gilbreth; six great-grandchildren, Victoria, Zachary, Zane, and Avery Strickland, and...
Gladys Euphema Hauser
Aug 10, 2006
GLADYS E. LOYD HAUSER Gladys Loyd Hauser was born May 17, 1920 on Garrett Ridge in rural Montezuma County, Colorado to Percy and Ethel Chappell. She passed away at her residence on Thursday, August 10, 2006 at the age of 86. Gladys attended school at Garrett Ridge School until the 10th grade, then going on to finish her education, living...
Robert Isidore Bran
Aug 10, 2006
ROBERT ISIDORE BRAN Funeral Mass for Cortez resident Robert Isidore Bran is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Robert was born on November 29, 1970 in Westminster, Calif., the son of Isidore and Irma Irene (Gerner) Bran. He passed away on Thursday, August 10,...
Bette Jean Tompkins
Aug 5, 2006
BETTE JEAN TOMPKINS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Bette Jean Tompkins will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, August 12 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church with Rev. Larry Day officiating. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bette Jean was born March...
Louena Rouviere Dilts
Aug 5, 2006
LOUENA ROUVIERE DILTS Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Louena Rouviere Dilts will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 12 at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Lynn Evans will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Louena Rouviere Dilts passed on with dignity at Dirigo Pines in...
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
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
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
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
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...
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