Betty Darlein Bauer
Feb 21, 2023
BETTY DARLEIN BAUER
Longtime resident passes away.
Betty Darlein Bauer passed away on Feb 21 at Vista Grande nursing home at the age of 90. She was born in Colorado Springs on December 1, 1932.
Betty Darlein and her husband Charles moved to Cortez in 1958. She was a home maker until her children started kindergarten. At that time, there were no options...
Benjamin Clinton Ferrier
Feb 20, 2023
Graveside services for Mancos resident Benjamin Clinton Ferrier will be held at 2 pm on Saturday March 11, 2023 at Avon Cemetery in Paradise, Utah. There will be a viewing held at 11 am on Saturday February 25, 2023 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints M Road Chapel in Cortez, Colorado.
Benjamin was born May 29, 1949 in...
Jean Degraff
Feb 19, 2023
Jean DeGraff was born in San Bernardino, California in 1930. She passed away in Glendale, Arizona in the early hours of Feb. 19, 2023 at the age of 92 after a long battle with dementia.
Jean lived in Glendale for the last eleven years after moving from Cortez, Colorado where she was a longtime resident. She was employed by Montezuma County and elected...
Matthew Crann Peltier
Feb 17, 2023
MATTHEW CRANN PELTIER
Matthew Crann Peltier was born February 5, 1956 in Rifle, Colo. the son of Harlan Keith and Marlene (Hutton) Peltier. He passed away on February 17, 2023 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 67.
Surviving Matt are his sons, Bradly Peltier (Megan) of Merced, Calif., and Jeremy Peltier (Rosalie) of Grand Junction, Colo.; his...
W. Lee "Sonny" O'Daniel Short
Feb 17, 2023
A Celebration of Life for W. Lee O’Daniel Short will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 1700 E. Empire Street, Cortez, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and inurnment will be held at a later date in the Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View, Colorado.
Lee “Sonny” was...
Jerry Lynn Comisky
Feb 14, 2023
Jerry Lynn Comisky was born November 15, 1959, in Cortez, CO, the son of Thomas Paul and Doris (Reynolds) Comisky. He passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the Mancos Valley Inn at the age of 63. The family is planning a celebration of life in the Spring.
Jerry grew up in Arriola near the Beulah school house. He graduated...
Janice Lee Ellis
Feb 14, 2023
A celebration of life for Janice Lee Ellis will be held at a later date this Summer.
Janice was born December 11, 1959 in Waco, Texas to Bob and Betty Marshall. She passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 in her home after a yearlong battle with cancer. She was 63 years old.
Janice worked in childcare, City Market’s meat department, landscaping,...
L. Jean Shubert
Feb 8, 2023
From Brandon Shubert, Jean's son:
I’m here to announce the passing of my mom, L. Jean Shubert, on February 8th, 2023, at the age of 85. Born on January 29th 1938 in Medina Texas, only child of John Henry, and Novella Peat Zumwalt. Dedicated wife of over 6 decades to Carrell Shubert. Loving mother of Randy, Ronnie, Donna, and Brandon. Grandmother...
Wesley James Tom
Feb 5, 2023
A Celebration of Life for San Diego, California resident Wesley James Tom will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, February 17, 2023 at Ertel Funeral Home. Wesley was born May 4, 1967 in Shiprock, New Mexico, the son of James and Nellie (Hanley) Tom. He passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023 in San Diego, California at the age...
Raeleen Susan Boggs
Feb 5, 2023
RAELEEN SUSAN BOGGS
Funeral services for Raeleen Susan Boggs will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 10, 2023 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Raeleen was born October 9, 1969 in Cortez the daughter of Robert Olen and...
Edward "Ned" Neil Harper
Feb 2, 2023
Edward Neil (Ned) Harper passed peacefully on February 2, 2023. Ned was born on September 12, 1937 in Washington DC. He was the only child of Alan and Kathleen Harper: Alan, a federal government official, and Kathleen, a magazine editor and emigrant from Ireland. Ned lived in many places in his youth, including Washington DC, Montana, and Window Rock, Arizona....
Andy Joe Frizzell Jr
Feb 2, 2023
Celebration of life for Andy J. Frizzell Jr. is planned for Saturday March 11, 2023
at Rock Springs Church, 601 N Dolores Rd, Cortez,CO at 2 PM. Since we are
celebrating him we are asking everyone to wear orange, his favorite color.
Andy joined his passed loved ones in heaven on February 2, 2023 at the age of 68. He passed
peacefully, knowing his wife,...
Trevor Gene Deweese
Feb 1, 2023
A funeral mass will be celebrated for Dolores resident Trevor Gene DeWeese at 11:30 on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church with Father Soosai officiating. A rosary will be held prior to the Mass at 11:00.
Trevor was born on March 29, 1978 in Cortez Colorado the son of Robert Joseph and Mary Louise (Fehringer) DeWeese....
Tony Allen Kibel
Jan 31, 2023
TONY ALLEN KIBEL
Tony Allen Kibel died on January 31, 2023 at the age of 55 in Dove Creek, Colorado. He was born on September 24, 1968 in Cortez, Colorado. Tony is preceded in death by his parents, Ross and Ruth Kibel; and by two brothers, Dale Kibel and David Kibel. He is survived by five brothers and six sisters, Gerald...
Vernon "Bud" Chester Walker Jr.
Jan 29, 2023
Vernon “Bud” Chester Walker Jr. was born August 28, 1942, the son of Vernon Chester Walker Sr and Gertrude Arline (Fox) Walker. He passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at his residence at the age of 80. Services will be held at a later date.
Bud was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona where he graduated from Scottsdale High and attended...
Marjie Marie Branson
Jan 29, 2023
MARJIE MARIE BRANSON
Funeral services for Marjie Marie Branson will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Marjie was born March 10, 1929 in Dolores, Colo. the daughter of Oliver Mason and Dorothy Idaho (Denny) Roatcap. She passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 93.
Surviving Marjie...
Augustine Marylou Cotonuts
Jan 27, 2023
AUGUSTINE MARYLOU COTONUTS
Funeral services for Augustine MaryLou Cotonuts will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery.
Augustine was born August 8, 1988 in Shiprock, N.M. the daughter of Julyith Lehi and Glen Earl Cotonuts. She passed away on Friday, January 27, 2023 in Towaoc at the age of...
Mahalia Snow Watts
Jan 23, 2023
MAHALIA SNOW WATTS
Funeral services for Mahalia Snow Watts will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery.
Mahalia was born September 30, 1996 the daughter of Benton Carlos Pargin Watts Sr. and Cynthia Starflower (Dunlap) Watts. She passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 in Shiprock, N.M. at the...
Steve Dale Chappell
Jan 20, 2023
STEVE CHAPPELL
Steve Chappell, 78, of Cortez, Colorado, passed away peacefully on January 20, 2023.
Steve was born on October 10, 1944 to Paul and Edith Chappell in Cortez. Steve was a devout man of God, a farmer, hunter, father, and incredible athlete. He held the MCHS mile record for twenty years with a time of 4:40. Amazingly, he recorded this time...
Charles Dean "Chuck" Englehart
Jan 19, 2023
CHARLES DEAN “CHUCK” ENGLEHART
Graveside services for Charles Dean “Chuck” Englehart will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Lewis Cemetery.
Chuck was born on November 11, 1935 in Lewis, Colo. the son of Carl Jacob and Ruth (Porter) Englehart. He passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Tempe, Ariz. at the age of 87.
Surviving Chuck are...
