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Recent Obituaries
Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
Raymond Doyel
May 1, 2004
RAYMOND DOYEL Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident, Raymond Doyel will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 7 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Mr. Hunt Zumwalt will officiate. Interment will follow at the Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Raymond was born Dec. 20, 1916...
Clifford Carl Fossum
Apr 30, 2004
CLIFFORD CARL FOSSUM Clifford Carl Fossum, long time resident of Dolores and Cortez, Colorado passed away April 30th, 2004. He was born March 6th, 1947 in Cass Lake, Minnesota. Cliff is survived by his wife, Carmen Tenney; brother, Martin Fossum and his family; wife Maureen; children, Emily, Erik and Samuel; his Aunt, Beverly Salo and cousins Twylla Chant, Brian Salo...
Daniel Patrick Root
Apr 30, 2004
DANIEL PATRICK ROOT Military graveside services will be held for Dove Creek resident, Daniel Patrick Root at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 10 at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Daniel was born Feb. 28, 1944 in Los Angeles, Calif. the son of Roland Lawrence and Ella Mary (Swalley) Root. He passed away at his home in Dove Creek on...
Melvin Charles Carlson
Apr 25, 2004
MELVIN CHARLES CARLSON Memorial services for Cortez resident Melvin Charles Carlson will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 1 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cortez. Reverend Don Thompson will officiate. Reverend Steven Carlson will deliver the message. Melvin was born to Emil and Ruth Carlson on Oct. 29, 1922 in Brea, Calif. He died at home on...
Everett Vernon "Duffy" Artz
Apr 24, 2004
EVERETT VERNON 'DUFFY' ARTZ Everett Vernon 'Duffy' Artz was born on July 10, 1921 in Benkelman, Neb. the son of Cassius Clay and Lydia (Nevitt) Artz. He passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2004 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos. Duffy was 82 years old. Duffy was a United States Navy Veteran who belongs to the B.P.O.E, Masonic...
Myrtle Matilda Baskett
Apr 20, 2004
MYRTLE MATILDA BASKETT Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Myrtle Matilda Baskett will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Myrtle was born Oct. 25, 1904 at Bardstown, Ky. the daughter of William Morgan and Octavia (Barnes) Tewell. She passed away at the Valley Inn Nursing...
Frank Antonio Gonzales
Apr 19, 2004
FRANK ANTONIO GONZALES Memorial services for lifelong Dolores resident, Frank Antonio Gonzales will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 22 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Dolores. Father John Sauter of Shiprock, N.M. will officiate. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Wednesday evening beginning at 7 p.m. at Our...
Wade Alex "Buck" Williams
Apr 17, 2004
WADE ALEX WILLIAMS Funeral services for Wade Alex “Buck” Williams will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Wade was born March 7, 1988 in Cortez the son of Michael Lynn Williams and Cherrie Dawn Williford. He passed away April 17, 2004 at Lewis, Colo....
Dale Andrew Kibel Sr.
Apr 17, 2004
DALE ANDREW KIBEL, SR. Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Dale Andrew Kibel, Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow. Pastor Anthony Maes of the Cortez Church of The Nazarene will officiate. Dale was born on June 3, 1948 in Parks, Neb. to Ross Conrad and Ruth Irene...
Charles Andrew Schrack Sr.
Apr 15, 2004
CHARLES ANDREW SCHRACK SR. Memorial services for Lewis resident, Charles Andrew Schrack, Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21 at the Schrack residence, 19930 Road W, Lewis. Following the services, there will be a dinner at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Visitation has been set for Tuesday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel....
Edena Vonne Akin
Apr 13, 2004
EDENA VONNE AKIN Funeral services for Edena Vonne Akin, a lifelong resident of this area will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 16 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the services. Visitation has been set for Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Edena was born Aug. 12, 1962 in Cortez the daughter of Preston...
Marjorie Leah Olson Reynolds
Apr 12, 2004
MARJORIE LEAH OLSON REYNOLDS Funeral services for former Cortez resident, Marjorie Leah Olson Reynolds will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 17 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Ron Horne of the First Baptist Church will be officiating. Marjorie was born on April 14, 1927 in Rico the daughter of Ray...
Lyle Mcneil Brossard
Apr 8, 2004
LYLE McNEIL BROSSARD LYLE McNEIL BROSSARD Graveside services for former Cortez resident, Lyle McNeil Brossard will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 12 at the Cortez Cemetery. Lyle was born on March 10, 1912 in Brooten, Minn. the son of Frank Edmond and Maggie (McNeil) Brossard. He passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2004 in Cypress Gardens, N.H....
Olive Vessey Hodapp
Apr 6, 2004
OLIVE VESSEY HODAPP Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Olive Vessey Hodapp will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14 at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Pastors Samuel and Janice Adams will be officiating. A coffee reception will be held in the Fellowship Hall following the services. Olive was born on March 11, 1918 in Lexington, Ky. the...
Herman Garcia
Apr 3, 2004
HERMAN GARCIA Memorial services for Cortez resident Herman Garcia will be held 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Leroy Garcia will be officiating. Herman was born on May 28, 1915 in Roswell, N.M. to Jose and Jesusita (Torres) Garcia. He passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center in Durango. Herman was...
Ronald James Hunt
Apr 1, 2004
RONALD JAMES HUNT Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Ronald James Hunt will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ron was born July 3, 1966 in Cortez the son of James Simpson “Corky” Hunt and Cheryl Jean Kremer Hunt. He passed away Thursday, April 1, 2004 at the age of 37. Ron...
Raymond Edward Eyetoo
Mar 28, 2004
RAYMOND EDWARD EYETOO Memorial services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Raymond Edward Eyetoo will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 2 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousett will be officiating. Raymond was born on October 13, 1938 in Towaoc to Edward Elliott Eyetoo and Maria Hight. He passed...
James Journey Goode
Mar 28, 2004
JAMES JOURNEY GOODE James Journey Goode, a lifelong resident of Montezuma County passed on peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 28, 2004 at the age of 74. Jim was born in Silome Springs, Ark. on July 8, 1929 to Velma Journey and John Ward Goode, the 5th of 9 children. He mined uranium across the Colorado Plateau during the...
Richard Dale Hunter
Mar 27, 2004
RICHARD DALE HUNTER Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Richard Dale Hunter will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 1 at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Hunt Zumwalt will be officiating. There will be a potluck dinner at 12:00 following the services at the American Legion. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 p.m. until...
Travis Wayne "Buck" Twilley
Mar 25, 2004
TRAVIS WAYNE “BUCK” TWILLEY Funeral services for Travis Wayne “Buck” Twilley a longtime resident of Cahone will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 29 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cahone Cemetery. Pastor Kenneth Hudgeons of the Fellowship Baptist Church will officiate. Buck was born Nov. 30, 1932 in Amherst, Texas the son of...
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