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Donald Edward Kuhlman

Donald Edward Kuhlman

Dec 11, 2004

DONALD EDWARD KUHLMAN Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Donald Edward Kuhlman will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 16 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Erica Meyer of the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will be officiating. Don was born on March 15, 1946 in Chicago, Ill. the son of Edward Clement and Mary (Hernandez) Kuhlman....

Lucile N. Rowe

Lucile N. Rowe

Dec 9, 2004

LUCILE N. ROWE Memorial services for former area resident, Lucile N. Rowe will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Darrell Veach will be officiating. Lucile was born on April 19, 1929 in Steamboat Springs, Colo. the daughter of James and Myrtle (Burton) Bratton. She passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2004 at...

Erma Ruby Mckenzie

Erma Ruby Mckenzie

Dec 8, 2004

ERMA RUBY McKENZIE Erma Ruby McKenzie was born on January 21, 1917 in Sayre, Okla. the daughter of Amos L. and Georgia Anne (Yaws) Decker. She passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home at the age of 87. Erma was a dedicated homemaker who loved being with her family and who loved all children....

Martha E. West

Martha E. West

Dec 8, 2004

MARTHA E. “AUNT KEEK” WEST “Widow of a pioneer resident dies.” Wife of Elmer E. West of McElmo, Martha E. “Aunt Keek” West passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2004 at her home in Cortez at the age of 99. Martha was born on October 4, 1905 in Decatur, Ill. the daughter of Robert and Marie (Adams) Hill. Graveside services...

Carol Morse Johnson Sklar

Carol Morse Johnson Sklar

Dec 8, 2004

CAROL MORSE JOHNSON SKLAR Funeral services for Dolores resident, Carol Morse Johnson Sklar will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, December 13 at the Matares Funeral Home in Ashland, Mass. Interment will follow at the Wildwood Cemetery in Ashland. Carol was born on December 17, 1920 in Ashland, Mass. the daughter of Elmer and Laura (Taylor) Morse. She passed...

Mary T. Gallegos

Mary T. Gallegos

Dec 6, 2004

MARY T. GALLEGOS Funeral services for Mary T. Gallegos, a longtime Cortez resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 10 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Derrek D. Scott. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon at the Ertel Memorial Chapel from 3 to 5 p.m....

Wade J. Redford

Wade J. Redford

Dec 4, 2004

WADE J. REDFORD Graveside services for longtime Monticello resident Wade Jerry Redford will be held on Monday, December 20 at 10 a.m. Mr. James Saunders will be officiating. Wade was born on May 16, 1929 in Cortez the son of Wade A. and Martha W. (Hartman) Redford. He passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2004 in Cahone at the age...

Berta L. Schaak

Berta L. Schaak

Dec 2, 2004

BERTA L.SCHAAK Funeral services for Berta L. Schaak, a longtime resident of Pleasant View will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 8 at the Cortez Christian Church with Minister Charles Story officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery in Pleasant View. Visitation has been set for Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial...

Jack Allen Sage

Jack Allen Sage

Dec 2, 2004

JACK ALLEN SAGE Funeral services for Cortez resident, Jack Allen Sage will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 7 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Bob Conner will officiate. Interment is to follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Jack was born the son...

Berta L. Schaak

Berta L. Schaak

Dec 2, 2004

BERTA L. SCHAAK Funeral services for longtime Pleasant View resident, Berta L. Schaak will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 8 at the Cortez Christian Church. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Berta was born on April 12, 1920 the daughter of Charles Otis and Mary Mildred (Schaaf) Seelig. She passed away on December 2, 2004 at...

Keith C. Paytiamo

Keith C. Paytiamo

Dec 1, 2004

KEITH C. PAYTIAMO Funeral services for Keith C. Paytiamo, a lifelong resident of Towaoc, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 4 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Terry Knight will officiate. Interment is to follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Keith was born February 27, 1966 in Cortez to Howard Joseph Paytiamo and Rose Ann Williams Paytiamo. He...

John Kelly Reynolds, Jr.

John Kelly Reynolds, Jr.

Dec 1, 2004

JOHN KELLY REYNOLDS, JR. Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, John Kelly Reynolds, Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Jimmie Burton will be officiating. John was born on August 19, 1928 in Greensboro, N.C. the son of John Kelly and Ethel (Korn) Reynolds, Sr. He passed away on Wednesday,...

Florence Bell Newman

Florence Bell Newman

Nov 30, 2004

FLORENCE BELL NEWMAN Funeral services for Florence Bell Newman, a longtime resident of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 4 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Ron Horne of the Cortez First Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will be held at the Hillside Cemetery in Silverton, Colo. next spring. Visitation has been set for Friday afternoon...

Harold Frank Hensley, Jr.

Harold Frank Hensley, Jr.

Nov 28, 2004

HAROLD FRANK HENSLEY, JR. Graveside Services for longtime Dolores resident, Harold Frank Hensley, Jr. will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1 at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Marvin Graves will be officiating. The Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 will be conducting military services. Harold was born on March 8, 1932 in Phoenix, Ariz. the son of Harold...

Sylvia Ellen Cellar

Sylvia Ellen Cellar

Nov 27, 2004

SYLVIA ELLEN CELLAR Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident, Sylvia Ellen Cellar will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 2 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Kent Slyter will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery in Dolores. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 3 p.m. until 5...

Wallace Roy Evans

Wallace Roy Evans

Nov 26, 2004

WALLACE ROY EVANS Wallace Roy Evans was born on October 27, 1928, in Kansas the son of Roy Vernon and Lena Laurena (Earhart) Evans. He passed away on Friday, November 26, 2004, at the Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez at the age of 76. Wally graduated from High School in 1946 at Omaha, Neb. and went on to attend...

Josephine Williams Caret

Josephine Williams Caret

Nov 26, 2004

JOSEPHINE WILLIAMS CARET Graveside services for Monticello, Utah resident, Josephine Williams Caret will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 1 at the Monticello Cemetery. Josephine was born on January 18, 1913 in Petersburg, Virg. the daughter of Joseph Wesley and Annie Estelle (Traylor)Wells. She passed away on Friday, November 26, 2004 at the Mesa View Retirement Home at...

Paul Lee Baker

Paul Lee Baker

Nov 26, 2004

PAUL LEE BAKER Memorial services for lifelong Mancos resident Paul Lee Baker will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 3 at the Mancos Community Center. Pastor LeRoy Cowrat of Oregon will be officiating. Paul was born on May 23, 1978 in Durango the son of Douglas L. and Debbie S. (Dean) Baker. He passed away on Friday, November...

Josephine Williams Caret

Josephine Williams Caret

Nov 26, 2004

JOSEPHINE WILLIAMS CARET Funeral services for Monticello resident, Josephine Williams Caret will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Lynn Evans will be officiating. Interment will take place on Wednesday at the Monticello Cemetery. Josephine was born on January 18, 1913 in Petersburg, Virg. the daughter of Joseph Wesley and Annie Estelle...

Josephine Williams Caret

Josephine Williams Caret

Nov 26, 2004

JOSEPHINE WILLIAMS CARET Graveside services for Monticello, Utah resident, Josephine Williams Caret will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 1 at the Monticello Cemetery. Josephine was born on January 18, 1913 in Petersburg, Virg. the daughter of Joseph Wesley and Annie Estelle (Traylor)Wells. She passed away on Friday, November 26, 2004 at the Mesa View Retirement Home at...

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