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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mary Elizabeth Lewis
Dec 20, 2006
MARY ELIZABETH LEWIS Memorial services for Mary Elizabeth Lewis will be held at Noon, Friday, June 29 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mary Elizabeth Lewis was born on March 26, 1917 in Olathe, Colo., the daughter of Christian and Rozina Morlang. She passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 89. Mary’s passion...
Larry Michael Mcgrath
Dec 19, 2006
LAWRENCE MICHAEL “LARRY” MCGRATH Lawrence Michael “Larry” McGrath was born on June 3, 1938 in Detroit, Mich., the son of Lawrence and Bessie Irene (Wollenwebber) McGrath. He passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at his Cortez residence at the age of 68. Surviving Larry are his children, Dawn McGrath-Gellatly and husband, Steve, Mike McGrath and wife Alexia Hudson McGrath,...
Joan Louise Maley
Dec 16, 2006
JOAN LOUISE MALEY Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Joan Louise Maley will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 22 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rev. Erika Meyer will officiate. The daughter of John C. and Louise (Fox) Humphreys, Joan was born on June 29, 1922 in Llanfair, Caereinion, Wales. She passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2006 at...
