Obituaries

Charles Ledford

Feb 4, 2004

Funeral services for Charles Ledford will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 11 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Charles Ledford, 61 of Cortez, Colo. died on Wednesday, February 4, 2004, at Black Canyon City, Arizona. Born Monday, December 7, 1942 in Dolores, Colo. Charles was the son of James Ledford and Verna Hampton Ledford Burgess. He was the husband...

Woodrow Hill

Jan 29, 2004

WOODROW RALPH HILL Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Woodrow Ralph Hill will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Lynn Evans will be officiating. Woody was born on May 18, 1920 in Wimberly, Tex. to Leander Theodrick and Virginia Carolina (Adare) Hill. He passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2004...

John Albert Spruell

Dec 6, 1950

Johnny Spruell was born in Eva, Oklahoma on August 4, 1931 and was the son of Harry and Pauline Spruell. He attended school in Cortez until the middle of his junior year of high school in 1949, when he enlisted in the US Army. He took his basic training at Ft. Riley Kansas until finishing in March 1950, and was...

David Noel Roberts

A Celebration of Life will be held for Dr. David N. Roberts on Saturday, April 30, at 4:00 p.m. at Mary Blake Hall, St. Barnabas Espiscopal Church of the Valley, 110 W. North St., Cortez, CO. Bring nothing but remembrances and be ready to partake of the joy of a life well lived. David was born in Casper, Wyo. the...

Misty Knightstarr Begay

MISTY KNIGHTSTARR BEGAY Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Misty Knightstarr Begay will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, September 27 at the family residence, 1529 San Juan Turn, Towaoc. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. A Wake will be held on Thursday evening, September 26 at the family residence.

Ertel Funeral Home Remembrance Service

Ertel Funeral Home with Hospice of Montezuma invite you and your family to attend a Holiday Remembrance Service to be held Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. Please call 565-3468 by November 28th if transportation is needed To help keep your departed family member's memory alive, please bring an ornament to place on our Christmas tree. For those unable...

Lyla Gena Zamani

LYLA GENA ZAMANI Lyla Gena Zamani was born May 1, 1965 in Durango, Colo. the daughter of Eugene Merlin and Joan Gay (Stanley) Folsom. On May 28, 1994, Lyla married Masood Zamani in Los Angeles, Calif. Lyla raised two wonderful children and she was exceptionally proud of her son and daughter. Lyla had a strong connection with animals. She enjoyed...

Joy Raye Goode Harris

JOY RAYE GOODE HARRIS Word has been received of the recent death of former Montezuma County resident, Joy Raye (Goode) Harris, at her home in Portland, Oreg. Joy, daughter of Lenore and Jim Goode, was born June 8, 1951 in Cortez. As a young girl, Joy’s passion was swimming. She and her friends were talented members of a synchronized swimming...

Carroll Eugene Knutson

CARROLL EUGENE KNUTSON To inquire service information for Carroll Eugene Knutson, please contact: James C. Knutson @ 303-941-8977

Rosendo Patrick Fritch Nelson

ROSENDO PATRICK FRITCH NELSON Memorial services for Farmington, N.M. resident Rosendo Patrick Fritch Nelson will be held at 12 p.m. on Friday, September 24 at Evangel Assembly of God Church. Rosendo was born on February 23, 1979 in Ephraim, Utah the son of Rick Nelson and Marcella Marie (Martinez) Beard. He passed in Farmington, N.M. at the age of 31....

90Th Anniversary Ertel Funeral Home

Ertel Funeral Home is celebrating 90 years and four generations serving Montezuma and Dolores counties, thus making us the oldest continuous family owned business in the area. With appreciation to the families who have allowed us to serve them, Ertel Funeral Home is inviting everyone to join us on Saturday, September 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the...