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...
Michele Y. Taylor
Dec 14, 2006
Michele Yvonne Taylor A memorial celebration for local educator Michele Y. Taylor will be held at 1:00 PM Sunday, December 17th, at Cortez Middle School Gymnasium. Michele was born August 28, 1952 in Independence, Kansas to the late Don E. and Genevieve M. Taylor. She passed away Thursday, December 14th at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango after a short...
Louis Ray Soell
Dec 13, 2006
LOUIS RAY SOELL Louis Ray Soell was born on July 17, 1936 in New Braunfels, Tex., the son of Guy and Elenore (Elsworth) Soell. He passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo. at the age of 70. On December 2, 1990, Louis married Susan Carol Ewald in Jones Creek, Tex. The couple...
Edith Ethel Hampton
Dec 9, 2006
EDITH ETHEL HAMPTON Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Edith Ethel Hampton will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Mr. Dewayne McGettrick officiating. Edith, the daughter of Sidney Scott and Dora Vesta Wilmarth, was born September 17, 1914 in Cortez. She passed away at Vista Grande Nursing Home on Saturday, December 9,...
Edith Ethel Hampton
Dec 9, 2006
EDITH ETHEL HAMPTON Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Edith Ethel Hampton will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Mr. Dewayne McGettrick officiating. Edith, the daughter of Sidney Scott and Dora Vesta Wilmarth, was born September 17, 1914 in Cortez. She passed away at Vista Grande Nursing Home on Saturday, December 9,...
John R. Martinez
Dec 9, 2006
JOHN R. MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for John R. Martinez a resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 14 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs. Father Carlos Alvarez will officiate. Interment and Military Honors will follow at Frances Cemetery at Arboles, Colo. Rosary services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. at...
