Glenn Hardy Watmore
Feb 16, 2005
GLENN HARDY WATMORE Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Glenn Hardy Watmore will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, February 21 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Reverend Lynn Evans will be officiating. Glenn’s remains will be placed in the Columbarium at the Methodist Church. Glenn was born on December 4, 1920 in Shickley, Neb. the son of...
Donny Yazzie Shaggy
Feb 12, 2005
DONNY YAZZIE SHAGGY Funeral services for Donny Yazzie Shaggy, 35 of Shiprock, N.M. will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 17 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Donny was born at Shiprock on April 30, 1969 to Kee Yazzie Shaggy Sr. and Grace K. (Nez) Shaggy. He passed away at...
Bernard Camillous "Benny" Stramel
Feb 11, 2005
BERNARD CAMILLOUS “BENNY” STRAMEL Bernard Camillous “Benny” Stramel was born on January 16, 1918 in Topeka, Kans. the son of Clem and Anna Marie (Gibler) Stramel. He passed away on Friday, February 11, 2005 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 87. Benny was an avid sportsman. He played for the Brooklyn Dodger’s Farm Team before Pearl Harbor....
Ralph Edward Robbins
Feb 10, 2005
RALPH EDWARD ROBBINS Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident, Ralph Edward Robbins will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 16 at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Eddie was born on September 6, 1937 in Mancos the son of Vern Ira and Gertrude M. (Wilkerson) Robbins. He passed away on Thursday, February...
Harold Joseph Shipman
Feb 9, 2005
HAROLD JOSEPH SHIPMAN Memorial services for Mancos resident, Harold Joseph Shipman will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 15 at the Cottonwood Park in Mancos. Come share his memory with Joy, family and friends. Harold was born on October 6, 1924 in Logan, Mo. the son of Joe Fred and Alma Bonnie (Stout) Shipman. He passed away on...
Betty Lou "Helen" Leonard
Feb 8, 2005
BETTY LOU “HELEN” LEONARD Graveside services for longtime Lewis resident, Betty Lou “Helen” Leonard will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 14 at the Arriola Cemetery. Helen was born on April 22, 1926 in Amarillo, Tex. the daughter of Clifford Neal and Lillian Mitilda (Keeter) Eddy. She passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at the Mesa View...
Florence Julian Downey
Feb 8, 2005
FLORENCE JULIAN DOWNEY Florence Julian Downey, lifelong resident of Cortez passed away at Golden Years Retirement Home in Dolores on Tuesday, February 8, 2005. She was 92 years old. Florence was born August 26, 1912 in Windsor, Colo., the daughter of John Julian and Florence (Carlson) Downey. After moving to the Cortez area, the Downey family became quite involved within...
Patricia Ellen Hover
Feb 7, 2005
PATRICIA ELLEN “PATTI” HOVER Memorial services for Dolores resident, Patricia Ellen “Patti” Hover will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 19 at the Arriola Bible Church. Patti was born on January 14, 1958 in East Saint Louis, Ill. the daughter of John and Virginia (Eastman) Tisdale. Patti died suddenly on Monday, February 7, 2005 at St. Mary’s Hospital...
Rita Jeanne Burke
Feb 6, 2005
RITA JEANNE BURKE A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Cortez resident, Rita Jeanne Burke will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, February 18 at the Anasazi Restaurant. Rita was born on September 11, 1930 in Houston, Tex. the daughter of Thomas Marshall and Gertrude (Johnston) Ouzts. She passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2005 at her home in...
Nona Lynn Moore
Feb 6, 2005
NONA LYNN MOORE Funeral services for Cortez resident Nona Lynn Moore will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 11 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Nona was born in Scotia, Calif., on October 17, 1947 the daughter of Raymond E. and Meredith Elwyna (Dew) Barkdull....
John Samuel Foster
Feb 3, 2005
JOHN SAMUEL FOSTER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, John Samuel Foster will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 9 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Officiating will be Mr. Glen Randol. Visitation has been set for Tuesday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. John was...
Iva Hutton
Feb 1, 2005
IVA HUTTON Graveside services for Iva Hutton, former longtime Cortez resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 4 at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Iva, the daughter of Ross and Ruby Ethel (Rider) Mosher, was born in Ulysses, Kans. on January 4,...
Bonnie Joan Forest
Jan 30, 2005
BONNIE JOAN FOREST Funeral services for longtime Lewis resident, Bonnie Joan Forest will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Brother Don Wilson will be officiating. Joan was born on June 14, 1934 in Clovis, N.M. the daughter of Charlie M. and Florine Imogene (Brooks)...
Zena Hatfield Whitener
Jan 27, 2005
ZENA RAE WHITENER Funeral services for lifelong Dove Creek resident, Zena Rae Whitener will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 5 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. May 20, 1925 was the day God chose to bless this world with the birth of one his precious children. Her parents,...
James Howard Daves
Jan 27, 2005
JAMES HOWARD DAVES Loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, James Howard Daves, age 69 of Cahone, Colo. passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2005 at his home. James was born in Quail, Tex. on January 16, 1936 to Floyd and Glennis Daves. He came to Lewis with his family when he was 1 1/2. His family moved to Dove...
Joyce Butler Robb
Jan 24, 2005
JOYCE BUTLER ROBB Joyce Butler Robb was born on March 16, 1916 in White Haven, Cumbria, United Kingdom the daughter of John Byers and Emma Jane (Butler) Smith. She passed away on Monday, January 24, 2005 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 88. Joyce was a window dresser for various retail shops. She enjoyed both crocheting and...
Marjory Coppinger Calhoon Smith
Jan 18, 2005
MARJORY COPPINGER CALHOON SMITH Funeral services for former area resident, Marjory Coppinger Calhoon Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26 at the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. The Reverend Erika Meyer will officiate. Marjory was born on December 6, 1918 in Cortez the daughter of Elwin J. and Elva K....
George Raymond Geer
Jan 17, 2005
GEORGE RAYMOND GEER Funeral services for Cortez resident, Army Pfc. George Raymond Geer will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 28 at the Dolores High School Gymnasium. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with full military honors being conducted by the U.S. Army Color Guard. George will lie in state at the Ertel Memorial Chapel Wednesday evening...
Walter James Moffitt
Jan 16, 2005
WALTER JAMES MOFFITT Graveside services for former area resident, Walter James Moffitt will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 24 at the Cortez Cemetery. Walter was born on January 12, 1924 in Arizona the son of Walter James and Caroline Louise (Habermann) Moffitt. He passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2005 at his home in San Diego, Calif....
Donald Junior Harrison
Jan 16, 2005
DONALD JUNIOR HARRISON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Donald Junior Harrison will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 21 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Don was born on September 26, 1925 in Akron, Ohio to Donald Allen and Oral (Becker) Harrison. He passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2005 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez...