Jan Wade Vaughan
Dec 11, 2005
JAN WADE VAUGHAN Jan Wade Vaughan passed away Dec. 11, 2005, at Southwest Memorial Hospital. No services are planned at this time. A Quaker meeting for worship for remembrance will be held at a place, time and date to be announced, followed by a celebration of her memory. Her remains have been cremated. Jan was born on June 7, 1945,...
Earl Thomas "Tom" Decker
Dec 10, 2005
EARL THOMAS 'TOM' DECKER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Earl Thomas Decker will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 17 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at the Webber Cemetery in Mancos. A visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 9 a.m. in the Baptismal Room at the...
Ed Wells
Dec 9, 2005
ED WELLS Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Ed Wells will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 14 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. A Wake has been scheduled for Tuesday evening at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church at 6 p.m. Ed was born on May 3, 1923 in McElmo Canyon, Colo. the...
Helen Lucille Myers Leavell
Dec 8, 2005
HELEN LUCILLE MYERS LEAVELL Memorial services for lifelong area resident Helen Lucille Myers Leavell will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bud Rousset will be officiating. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 3to 5 p.m. Helen was born on February 3, 1940 in Cortez the...
Ray Merlin
Dec 6, 2005
RAY MERLIN Graveside services for former area resident Ray Merlin will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 12 at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled for Monday morning at the Ertel Chapel from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Ray was born on September 29, 1915 the son of Pete and Katie (Phifer) Zmerzlikar. He passed away on...
Margaret Cherry Campbell
Dec 6, 2005
MARGARET CHERRY CAMPBELL Services for Cortez resident, Margaret Cherry Campbell are pending with the Ertel Funeral Home. Cherry was born on July 17, 1918 in Glasgow, Scotland the daughter of John and Margaret Mathilda (Simpson) Kerr. She passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 in Cortez at the age of 87.
Margaret Cherry Campbell
Dec 6, 2005
MARGARET CHERRY CAMPBELL Memorial services for Cortez resident, Margaret Cherry Campbell will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Red Mesa. Inurnment will follow at the Marvel Cemetery in Marvel, Colo. Bishop Trent Taylor will be officiating. Cherry was born on July 17, 1918 in Glasgow, Scotland the...
Mc Turner
Dec 5, 2005
MC TURNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident and former Dove Creek resident, MC Turner will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 8 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. MC was born the son of Louis Badger and...
Albert Flossmann
Dec 2, 2005
ALBERT FLOSSMANN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Albert Flossmann will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 8 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. A prayer vigil has been scheduled at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the Catholic Church. Albert was born...
Anthony Ramos "Tony" Valdez
Dec 1, 2005
ANTHONY RAMOS VALDEZ Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Anthony Ramos Valdez will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A prayer vigil has been scheduled at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 5 at the Catholic Church. Tony was born on March 30, 1938...
Warren Weatherly
Nov 30, 2005
WARREN WEATHERLY Warren Weatherly is survived by his ever loving wife Carla, children Sol and Jen. Parents Sue Addams, Richard Weatherly & Barb Weatherly. Brother Scott Weatherly & sister Katie Weatherly. Remembrance in McElmo Canyon Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.
Jonas Light
Nov 30, 2005
JONAS LIGHT Funeral services for Jonas Light, a lifelong resident of the area will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 3 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Jonas was born May 7, 1958 in Cortez the son of Willie Light Sr. and Sybil Mae Hight. He passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at Southwest Memorial...
Velta Mae Bryan
Nov 29, 2005
VELTA MAE BRYAN Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Velta Mae Bryan will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7 at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Ed Hicks will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Velta was born on November 29, 1922 in Cambria, Ill....
Homer Archie Brown
Nov 27, 2005
HOMER ARCHIE BROWN Services for Cortez resident Homer Archie Brown are pending with the Ertel Funeral Home. Homer was born on March 21, 2005 the son of James L. and Josephine Willelmene (Olsen) Brown. He passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2005 at the Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center in Cortez at the age of 100. He is survived by...
Wilma Earlene Bankston
Nov 27, 2005
WILMA EARLENE BANKSTON Funeral services for former longtime area resident Wilma Earlene Bankston will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 3 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Wilma was born the fourth of seven children on March 22, 1927 in Shawnee, Okla. the daughter of Earl and Cora (Vaught) Crisp. She...
George Hackley Lay
Nov 26, 2005
GEORGE HACKLEY LAY Graveside services for lifelong Dolores resident, George Hackley Lay will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 5 at the Cortez Cemetery. George was born on August 27, 1918 in Wellington, Mo. the son of George Washington and Anna Caroline “Nora” (Breuer) Lay. He passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2005 at his home in Dolores...
Frances Ellen Denton
Nov 23, 2005
FRANCES ELLEN DENTON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Frances Ellen Denton will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2005 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Reverend Lynn Evans will officiate. Frances was born on May 4, 1917 in Dunton, Colo. the daughter of Jacob E. and Ellen (Erickson) Jacobson. She passed away on Wednesday, November...
W. Duane Christiansen
Nov 22, 2005
W. DUANE CHRISTIANSEN Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident, W. Duane Christiansen will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 3rd at the Cortez Cemetery. Duane was born on September 13, 1937 in Colorado Springs, Colo. the son of Wilbur Donald and Ora Mae (Bumgarner) Christiansen. He passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at the New Mexico...
Marwin Ray Laner
Nov 22, 2005
MARWIN RAY LANER Services for Towaoc resident, Marwin Ray Laner will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 29 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 3 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Marwin was born on July 24, 1970 in Cortez to Ray Laner and...
Carol Jeanne Nevius Mikkelson
Nov 22, 2005
CAROL JEANNE NEVIUS MIKKELSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Carol Jeanne Nevius Mikkelson will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Chapel on Empire Street. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday morning beginning at 9 a.m. until service time in...
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