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Recent Obituaries
Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
William Paul Spitzer, Jr.
Nov 25, 2004
WILLIAM PAUL SPITZER, JR. Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, William Paul Spitzer, Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30 at the B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge in Cortez. Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 will be conducting Military Services. Paul was born on June 14, 1929 in Quinwood, W.V. the son of William Paul and Mary Rose...
William R. "Bob" Cox
Nov 24, 2004
WILLIAM R. “BOB” COX Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident, William R. “Bob” Cox will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 28 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Reverend Lynn Evans will be officiating. Military services will be conducted by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Bob was born on November 28, 1923 in Hebron, Nebraska...
Walter Guy Stallings Jr.
Nov 20, 2004
WALTER GUY STALLINGS, JR. Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident, Walter Guy Stallings, Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 27 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterflow, N.M. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Walter was born on October 21, 1936 in Farmington, N.M. the...
Dean D. Phillips
Nov 18, 2004
DEAN D. PHILLIPS Funeral services for Dean D. Phillips, 70 of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 24 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Elder Darrell Veach will officiate. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Dean was born...
Robert Albert "Smitty" Smith
Nov 17, 2004
ROBERT ALBERT “SMITTY” SMITH Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Robert Albert “Smitty” Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 23 at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Pastor Donald Thompson will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery with military graveside services being conducted by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been set for...
Barbara Grace Stuart Meredith
Nov 16, 2004
BARBARA GRACE STUART MEREDITH Barbara Grace Stuart Meredith was born Sepember 27, 1912 in Seattle, Wash. to David Alexander and Grace May (Rembaugh) Stuart. She passed away at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at the age of 92. Surviving Barbara are her daughter, Marcia Meredith Belvins of Bluff, Utah; and her grandson, Sam...
Josephine Marie "Josie" Anthony
Nov 14, 2004
JOSEPHINE MARIE ANTHONY Funeral services for rural Dolores resident, Josephine Marie 'Josie' Anthony will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 17 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Josie was born May 24, 1925 in rural...
Dolly Searcy
Nov 13, 2004
DOLLY SEARCY Graveside services for longtime Cahone resident, Dolly Searcy will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 19 at the Cahone Cemetery. Interment will follow at the Cahone Cemetery. Dolly was born on August 24, 1923 in Hutchinson, Kans. the daughter of Daris and Thankful Viola (Burns) Turner. She passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2004 at the...
Wayne Edward Dennison
Nov 12, 2004
WAYNE EDWARD DENNISON Memorial services for Wayne Edward Dennison will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, November 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Elder Darrell Veach will officiate. Visitation has been set for Sunday evening from 5 – 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Wayne was born to Ira Milton and Elsie Margaret (Spear) Dennison in Cortez on January...
Ulysses Mills King
Nov 10, 2004
ULYSSES MILLS KING Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Ulysses Mills King will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Brother Don Smith will be officiating. A visitation has been set for Sunday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 2 to 4 p.m. Ulysses was born...
Diana Irene Fahrion
Nov 9, 2004
DIANA IRENE FAHRION Memorial services for lifelong area resident, Diana Irene Fahrion will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 13 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Derrek D. Scott will officiate. Diana was born January 29, 1938 in Denver, Colo. the daughter of Alvin Adams Smith and Hazel Irene (Wade) Smith. She passed away at Southwest Memorial...
Mattie Laura Cook
Nov 7, 2004
MATTIE LAURA COOK Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident, Mattie Laura Cook will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pastor Lyman Black will officiate. Visitation has been set for family and friends at the Ertel Chapel on Tuesday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m. Laura...
Beatrice Lillian Gilmore
Nov 7, 2004
BEATRICE LILLIAN “Betty” GILMORE Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Beatrice Lillian 'Betty' Gilmore will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 13 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mancos. Betty was born on December 25, 1903 at Fort Recovery, Ohio the daughter of Fred and Lotta (Edwards) Fisher. She passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2004 at her...
David L. Corlett
Nov 7, 2004
DAVID L. CORLETT Memorial services for longtime Dove Creek resident, David L. Corlett will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 13 at the Dove Creek United Methodist Church. Reverend Suzanne Listemann will be officiating. David was born on June 22, 1917 in Salida, Colo. the son of Thomas William and Ora Ann (Latimer) Corlett. He passed away on...
Victor Lidgren
Nov 7, 2004
VICTOR LIDGREN Services for Dolores resident, Victor Lidgren are pending with the Ertel Funeral Home. Victor passed away on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004 at his home in Dolores.
Victor Delano Lidgren
Nov 7, 2004
VICTOR DELANO LIDGREN Memorial services for Dolores resident, Victor Delano Lidgren will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 12 at the Baptist Chapel in Cortez. Pastor Ed Hicks will be officiating. Victor was born on August 27, 1943 in Bismarck, N.D. to Alfred and Ella (Beska) Lidgren. He passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2004 at his home...
Charles Harold Mccomb
Nov 5, 2004
CHARLES HAROLD McCOMB Funeral services for lifelong Lewis resident, Charles Harold “Chuck” McComb will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 9 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Chuck was born on April 10,...
Gertrude Hanna "Gertie" Sager
Nov 3, 2004
GERTRUDE HANNA “GERTIE” SAGER Gertrude Hanna “Gertie” Sager was born on September 13, 1923 in The Dalles, Oreg. to Louis and Irene (Brown) Hanna. She passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at the Mercy Medical Center in Durango at the age of 81. Gertie is survived by her daughter, Joan Doyle and husband, Chuck of TeecNosPos, Ariz.; her granddaughter,...
William Joshua Roundtree
Nov 2, 2004
WILLIAM JOSHUA ROUNDTREE Funeral services for former area resident William Joshua Roundtree will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 8 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Roger A. Gastineau will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday morning at the Ertel Chapel at 8 a.m. until services begin. Bill was...
Della June Osborn
Nov 2, 2004
DELLA JUNE OSBORN Memorial services for Cortez resident, Della June Osborn will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Della was born on December 18, 1936 at Ackman, Colo. the daughter of Harvey Earl and Gaither Katherine (Tewell) Oliver. She passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2004 at her home in Cortez at...
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