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Recent Obituaries
Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
Josef Gawdun
Aug 18, 2004
JOSEF GAWDUN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Josef Gawdun will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 24 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. A prayer vigil has been scheduled for Monday night beginning at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Church. Josef was...
Frances Heath
Aug 14, 2004
FRANCES HEATH Funeral services fro longtime Mancos resident Frances Heath will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18 at the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Cortez. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday at noon at the St. Barnabas Church. Reverend Erika Meyer will be officiating. Following Interment services there will...
Atha Laurena Wilcox
Aug 13, 2004
ATHA LAURENA WILCOX Graveside interment services for Atha Laurena Wilcox, 90 of Dove Creek, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 20 at the Cedar Cemetery in Montrose, Colo. Atha was born at Wiley, Colo. on June 19, 1914, the daughter of Charles Atlas and Mary Elizabeth (Nodine) Davis. She passed away at her Dove Creek home on...
Elizabeth Irene "Liz" Estep
Aug 13, 2004
ELIZABETH IRENE 'LIZ' ESTEP Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Elizabeth Irene 'Liz' Estep will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Steven Schwarz of the Seventh Day Adventist Church will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Liz was born the daughter of Charles and Myrtle (Williams) Whelchel on Oct....
Jack Glenn Schmittel
Aug 12, 2004
JACK GLENN SCHMITTEL Memorial services for longtime Durango resident, Jack Glenn Schmittel will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 17 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Larry Chappell will be officiating. Jack was born on November 30, 1925 in Center, Colo. the son of Orville A. and Minnie Frances (Hartman) Schmittel. He passed away on Thursday, August 12,...
Phillip Warren Kelly
Aug 11, 2004
PHILLIP WARREN KELLY Phillip Warren Kelly was born on March 6, 1928 in Charleston, W.V. the son of Hubert and Elizabeth (Whitmore) Kelly. He passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home at the age of 76. Phil was a military veteran having served in the U.S. Marines. He was a member of the B.P.O.E....
David Marshall Denton
Aug 10, 2004
DAVID MARSHALL DENTON David Marshall Denton was born I Neosho, Mo. on July 3, 1917. He passed away at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos on August 10, 2004. Marshall was the only child of David L. Denton and Stella Marshall Denton. When he was nine months old, the family left Neosho and came to Bayfield, Colo., where they...
Minnie Mae Ernst
Aug 10, 2004
MINNIE MAE ERNST Memorial services for lifelong Dove Creek resident, Minnie Mae Ernst will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 12 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Jerry Martin will officiate. Minnie was born on December 31, 1904 in Nebraska to Mr. and Mrs. Cardwell. She passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 at the Vista Grande...
Lupita Sophia Sanders
Aug 9, 2004
LUPITA SOPHIA SANDERS LUPITA SOPHIA SANDERS Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Lupita Sophia Sanders will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 13 at the Jehovah Witness Church. Lupita was born on March 25, 1920 in Breen, Colo., the daughter of Bidal and Lena May (Smith) Candelaria. She passed away on Monday, August 9, 2004 at her home...
Roy J. Tibbets
Aug 8, 2004
ROY JOHN TIBBETS Memorial services for lifelong Mancos resident, Roy John Tibbets will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 14 at the V.F.W. in Mancos. A meal and reception will follow the service. Roy was born on August 9, 1918 in Cortez, the son of John Cloud and Ann (Elliot) Tibbets. He passed away on Sunday, August 8,...
Frances E. Young
Aug 6, 2004
FRANCES ESTHER YOUNG Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Frances Esther Young will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 11 at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Duane Block of the Arriola Bible Church will be officiating. Frances was born on January 2, 1912 in LaPorte, Colo. the daughter of Reverend J. Morton and Constance (Grainger) Young. She went to...
Shirley Alice Foster
Aug 6, 2004
SHIRLEY ALICE FOSTER Graveside services for Cortez resident, Shirley Alice Foster will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 13 at the Cortez Cemetery. Shirley was born on December 26, 1925 in Berkeley, Calif. the daughter of Allen and Helen May (Douglas) McGahan. She passed away on Friday, August 6, 2004 at Aspen Gardens Assisted Living. She was 78...
Lawrence Edmund Leroy Jr.
Aug 5, 2004
LAWRENCE EDMUND LEROY, JR. Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident, Lawrence Edmund LeRoy, Jr., will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Larry was born on June 17, 1942 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Lawrence Edmund and Leona (Streithoff) LeRoy, Sr. He passed away on Thursday, August 5, 2004 at his home in Dolores...
Charles Mathias Goldsmith
Aug 5, 2004
CHARLES MATHIAS GOLDSMITH Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Charles Mathias Goldsmith will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 7 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor David Ramsey will be officiating. A reception for family and friends has been planned following the service at the Rock Springs Community Church in Cortez. Military graveside services will be held at...
Charles M. Malcolm
Aug 3, 2004
CHARLES M. MALCOLM Graveside memorial services for Charles M. Malcolm will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 8 at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Charles was born the son of Ollie and Thelma (Sherman) Malcolm on Dec. 19, 1920 at Ponca City, Okla. He passed away at his home on Summit Ridge on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004. Charles was...
Donald Wayne Perlinski
Aug 3, 2004
DONALD WAYNE PERLINSKI Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Donald Wayne Perlinski will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 6 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the Ertel Memorial Chapel from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. followed by a prayer vigil 7...
Nellie Laverne Ellenberger
Jul 29, 2004
NELLIE LAVERNE ELLENBERGER Funeral service for Cortez resident, Nellie Laverne Ellenberger will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 5 at the Oliff-Bouie Funeral Chapel in Phillipsburg, Kans. She will be laid to rest at Kirwin Cemetery in Kirwin, Kans. Nellie was born on October 19, 1911 in Cedar, Kansas to John and Elsie (Casteel) Stanhope. She passed away...
Sarah Piedad Gomez
Jul 23, 2004
SARAH P. GOMEZ Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Sarah P. Gomez will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A prayer vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Monday evening at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church....
Russel Arvaine Hindmarsh
Jul 20, 2004
RUSSEL ARVAINE HINDMARSH Russel Arvaine Hindmarsh was born on February 25, 1928 at Lakeview, Colo., the son of Douglas H. and Arlene (Coppinger) Hindmarsh. He passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at his home in Dolores at the age of 76. Russel married Ann Harbour on March 5, 1973 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was a devoted rancher and...
Ona Lee "Toby" Johnson
Jul 19, 2004
ONA LEE 'TOBY' JOHNSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Ona Lee 'Toby' Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 21 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Dave Guy will be officiating. Toby was born on August 10, 1924 in Fresno, California the daughter of Bernice and Elsie (Olivera) Moore....
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