Billy Byron Tate
Mar 20, 2005
BILLY BYRON TATE Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Billy Byron Tate will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 28 at the Indoor Arena at Billy’s residence, located at 16900 C.R. 20 in Cortez. Billy was born on July 9, 1964 in Cortez the son of Byron F. and Judy Carolyn (Nielson) Tate. He passed away on Sunday,...
Sylvia Jean "Jeanne" Cox
Mar 18, 2005
SYLVIA “JEANNE” BERARDI COX Funeral services for former Cortez resident, Sylvia “Jeanne” Cox will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 24 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Jeanne was born on February 29, 1924 in Florence, Colo. the daughter of Stephen and Nancy (McLoney) Berardi. She passed away on Friday, March...
Carolyn Adelaide Dickinson Gurd
Mar 16, 2005
CAROLYN ADELAIDE DICKINSON GURD Funeral services for Cortez resident, Carolyn Adelaide Dickinson Gurd will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Don Thompson of the Trinity Lutheran Church will be officiating. Carolyn was born February 13, 1909 in New York City, N.Y., the daughter of...
Howard Leuders Hight
Mar 14, 2005
HOWARD LEUDERS HIGHT Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Howard Leuders Hight will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Howard was born on October 3, 1939 the...
Muriel Catherine "Sue" Mcneill
Mar 10, 2005
SUE McNEILL Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Sue McNeill will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 4 to 6 p.m. Sue was born the daughter of James Addison and Elizabeth Ann (Scott)...
Filbert Kelly Randy Velasquez
Mar 5, 2005
FILBERT KELLY RANDY VELASQUEZ Memorial services for lifelong Dolores resident, Filbert Kelly Randy Velasquez will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2005 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church. The Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 will be conducting military services. Randy was born on April 15, 1955 in Cortez the son of Kelly Epifanio and Lilly...
Evalena Ritthaler
Mar 4, 2005
EVALENA 'EVIE' RITTHALER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Evalena 'Evie' Ritthaler will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 9 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Jimmy Burton officiating. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Evie was born on October 18,...
Richard Scott Luhman
Mar 4, 2005
RICHARD S. LUHMAN Richard S. Luhman, 62, died Friday, March 4, 2005 in Cortez, Colorado. Born September 6, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Marion Lorna Quirk Luhman and Werner Scott Luhman, Rich was a practicing attorney in Cortez. He earned his B.S. at Northwestern University and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Illinois Law School in 1967. After...
Janet Gay Gerlach
Mar 1, 2005
JANET GAY GERLACH Memorial services for former area resident, Janet Gay Gerlach will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 7 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints located at 1700 E. Empire. Private graveside services will later be held at Fairview Cemetery. Janet was born on May 18, 1950 to Leo C. and Joan L. (Humphreys)...
James Sterling Ostler, Jr.
Mar 1, 2005
JAMES STERLING OSTLER, JR. James Sterling Ostler, Jr. was born on August 28, 1940 in Van Nuys, Calif. the son of James S. and Elda (Davis) Ostler, Sr. James died suddenly on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at the age of 64. Jim was an accomplished artist and author. He taught Art at the Chicago Art Institute as well as at...
Dr. Martin John Dale
Feb 26, 2005
DR. MARTIN J. DALE Dr. Martin J. Dale of Hemet, Calif. died February 26, 2005 at Redlands Health Center at the age of 82. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on March 4 at the Panorama Village Center in Hemet. Dr. Dale was born October 8, 1922 in Hanover, Pa. to Norman and Peggy Dale. He was raised...
Russell Lloyd Vanarsdale
Feb 24, 2005
RUSSELL LLOYD VANARSDALE Funeral services for former area resident, Russell Lloyd VanArsdale were held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 at the Haven of Rest Funeral Home in Gig Harbor, Wash. Russ was born on June 30, 1959 in Monument Valley, Utah the son of Ralph and Virginia (Myers) VanArsdale. He passed from this life on Thursday, February 24,...
John Howard Searle
Feb 24, 2005
JOHN HOWARD SEARLE John Howard Searle of Great Falls, Montana passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 24, 2005 at the age of 48. He was born August 3, 1956 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. John was the son of long-time Cortez residents Charles and Elizabeth Searle. Raised in Cortez, John graduated from Montezuma Cortez High School in 1975. He obtained a...
Abraham Joseph "Joe" Jackson
Feb 23, 2005
ABRAHAM JOSEPH JACKSON Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident, Abraham Joseph Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 26 at the American Legion. Interment services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 3 at Pleasanton Memorial Gardens in Pleasanton, Calif. Joe was born on February 13, 1928 In Leon, Kans. the son of Abraham Joseph...
Wayne Eugene White
Feb 23, 2005
WAYNE EUGENE WHITE Funeral services for lifelong Pleasant View resident, Wayne Eugene White will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 26 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Sylvan cemetery. Gene was born on April 23, 1923 in Ackman, Colo. the son of Henry H. and Rose A. (Retherford) White. He passed away on Wednesday,...
Willis Lewton Walton
Feb 22, 2005
WILLIS LEWTON “LEWT” WALTON Services for Mancos resident, Willis Lewton “Lewt” Walton will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 28 at St. Rita Mission in Mancos. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Sunday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Rita Mission. Lewt was born the...
Tunney Francis Waterman
Feb 21, 2005
TUNNEY FRANCIS WATERMAN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Tunney Francis Waterman will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 26 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Tunney was born on October 5, 1922 in Decatorville, Mo. the son of Mark and Rhoda Pearl (Webster) Waterman. He passed away on Monday, February 21,...
Tana Renae Black
Feb 20, 2005
TANA RENAE BLACK Memorial services for Dolores resident, Tana Renae Black will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 24 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Matthew Mays of the Angelican Church of Saint Philip the Evangelist. Tana was born on June 7, 1977 in Durango, the daughter of Phillip and Sandra (Wolf) Black. She passed away...
Scott Martin Thornsberry
Feb 20, 2005
SCOTT MARTIN THORNSBERRY Memorial services for Summit Ridge resident, Scott Martin Thornsberry will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 27 at the Mercy Medical Center Solarium in Durango. Scott was born on January 20, 1959 in Quantico, Virg. the son of James L. and Myrna L. (Twiggs) Thornsberry. He passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2005 at his...
Shaun Michael Mcandrew
Feb 20, 2005
SHAUN MICHAEL McANDREW Memorial services for Cortez resident, Shaun Michael McAndrew will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 23 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. Shaun was born on October 31, 1978 in Farmington, N.M. the son of William Michael and Cherie (Lewis) McAndrew. He passed away on Sunday, February...