Alvin Pinnecoose
Oct 27, 2004
ALVIN PINNECOOSE Graveside services for Alvin Pinnecoose will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 1 at Ouray Cemetery in Ignacio. Visitation has been set for Monday morning from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Alvin Pinnecoose was born Feb. 19, 1943 at Ignacio, Colo. the son of Graves Shosone Gunn and Virginia Pinnecoose. He was...
Mary Elizabeth "Kitty" Gray
Oct 27, 2004
MARY ELIZABETH “KITTY” GRAY Memorial services for Mary Elizabeth “Kitty” Gray, a resident of Cortez for the last three years will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Donald Thompson of the Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate. Kitty was born June 15, 1930 at Espanola, N.M., the daughter of Juan Shije and...
Arthur Augustus "Runt" Wilson
Oct 26, 2004
ARTHUR AUGUSTUS “RUNT” WILSON Funeral services for lifelong Yellow Jacket resident, Arthur Augustus “Runt” Wilson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Arthur was born on Jan. 18, 1921 in Yellow Jacket the son of Charles Wesley and Nancy Ethel (Stevenson) Wilson. He passed away...
Betty Schumacher Coy
Oct 24, 2004
BETTY SCHUMACHER COY Graveside services for longtime Durango resident and current Dolores resident, Betty Schumacher Coy will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Bishop Spencer Smith will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at the Ertel Funeral Home. Betty was born on...
William Bethel "Bill" Powell
Oct 20, 2004
WILLIAM “BILL” POWELL Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, William Bethel “Bill” Powell will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. The Reverend H.H. Davis will be officiating. Visitation has been set for Sunday evening at the Ertel Chapel from 5 to 7 p.m. Bill was...
George Begay, Sr.
Oct 18, 2004
GEORGE BEGAY SR. Funeral services for George Begay Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 22 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. George was born Oct. 8, 1933, the son of Jimmy Begay and Marie (Slowman) Begay at the family home at the junction of the Mancos Creek and the San...
Martha Ann Ludemann
Oct 16, 2004
MARTHA ANN “MARTY” LUDEMANN Memorial services for Mancos resident, Martha Ann “Marty” Ludemann will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Nancy Shauffle and Heather Ludemann will be officiating. Marty was born on May 28, 1944 in Cortez the daughter of Roy Mathew and Thelma Eugenia (Baer) Hammond. She passed away on Friday,...
Ruby Marie Tallbird
Oct 8, 2004
RUBY MARIE TALLBIRD Funeral services for longtime Towaoc resident, Ruby Marie Tallbird will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Terry Knight will be officiating. A reception will be held following the services at the Tallbird residence. A visitation has been scheduled to begin at 10...
Odis Ireland "Bud" Northcott
Oct 7, 2004
ODIS IRELAND “BUD” NORTHCOTT Funeral services former longtime Cortez resident, Odis Ireland “Bud” Northcott will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Bud was born on September 30, 1939 in Lamesa, Tex. the son of Odis Martin and Martha Jo (Taylor) Northcott. He passed away on...
Bruce C. Mcafee
Oct 3, 2004
BRUCE C. McAFEE Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Bruce C. McAfee will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. Pastor Vicki Richards Street of the Johnson Memorial Methodist Church will officiate. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at...
Manuel Obispo-Bello
Oct 3, 2004
MANUEL OBISPO-BELLO Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Manuel Obispo-Bello will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 12 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will be held at the Cemetery Municipal in Apipilulco, Guerrero, Mexico. A prayer vigil has been scheduled at 7 p.m. Monday night at the Catholic Church. Manuel was born on June 5,...
Lorene Elnora Hackett
Oct 3, 2004
LORENE ELNORA HACKETT Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Lorene Elnora Hackett will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 8 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Arriola Cemetery. Mr. Doug Carver will be officiating. Lorene was born on January 21, 1943 in Eureka, Calif. the daughter of Alvin and Maple Helen (Preston) McCall. She...
Neva Wilson Sego Bolton
Oct 2, 2004
NEVA WILSON SEGO BOLTON Funeral services for Neva Wilson Sego Bolton will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Empire Street. Interment will be held at the Cortez Cemetery. Neva was born on March 10, 1920 in Ellington, Mo. to Riley Lenoah and Cordelia Moriah (Johnson) Wilson....
Paul Edward Butler
Oct 2, 2004
PAUL E. BUTLER Funeral services for lifelong Dolores resident, Paul E. Butler will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 11 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Walter Olsen will be officiating. Paul was born on November 30, 1918 in Durango to William Lester and Mary Magdalene (Jenkins) Butler. He passed...
Jearl Blake Ruiz
Oct 1, 2004
JEARL BLAKE RUIZ Funeral services for former area resident, Jearl Blake Ruiz will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6 at the Lifeway Baptist Church in Cortez. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Jearl was born on August 14, 1983 in Cortez, the son of Oscar and Zandra L. Ruiz. He passed away on Friday, October 1,...
Leroy Ketchum
Sep 29, 2004
LEROY KETCHUM Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Leroy Ketchum will be held at 1 p.m. at the North Chapel Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Blanding, Utah. Interment will follow at the Blanding Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Ertel Memorial Chapel from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Leroy was born on...
Virginia Agnes Rosenbaugh
Sep 28, 2004
VIRGINIA AGNES ROSENBAUGH Funeral services for Virginia Agnes Rosenbaugh, a longtime resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Derrek D. Scott will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel....
Ray Alsobrook
Sep 27, 2004
RAY “J” ALSOBROOK Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Ray “J” Alsobrook will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Empire Street. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos. The Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 will be conducting military graveside services. A visitation has...
Linda Lynch
Sep 27, 2004
LINDA LYNCH Linda Lynch was born on June 14, 1948 in Auburn, Calif. the daughter of Virgil and Ada (Hoyt) Lynch. She passed away on Monday, September 27, 2004 at her home in Dolores at the age of 56. Linda was a data entry operator for the Motorola Company in Phoenix, Ariz. for a number of years. She later moved...
Steven Roger Crites
Sep 27, 2004
STEVEN ROGER CRITES Funeral services for 49 year old Cortez resident, Steven Roger Crites will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Cortez First Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Steve was born on July 11, 1955...
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