John Keith Hart
Dec 11, 2022
JOHN KEITH HART
Funeral services for John Keith Hart will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 16, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening at Ertel Chapel from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
John was born September 20, 1988 in Shiprock, N.M. the son of Nancy Ann (Whiteman) and Phillip...
Philip Alan Weiser
Dec 8, 2022
PHILIP ALAN WEISER
Philip Alan Weiser was born April 25, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minn. the son of Philip and Marilyn (Madlin) Weiser. He passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Beehive Assisted Living Center in Cortez at the age of 73.
Surviving Philip are his longtime partner, Hilde Norton of Cortez; his mother and step-father, Marilyn and Eldin Johnson of Watford...
Teodoro Malca Ramirez
Dec 6, 2022
Funeral Services for Cortez resident Teodoro Malca Ramirez will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment to follow at Webber Cemetery in Mancos, Colorado.
Teodoro was born April 1, 1937 in Lima, Peru the son of Justiniano Malca Suarez and Santo Irene Ramirez. He passed away...
Donald Miller Steerman
Nov 26, 2022
Donald was born October 16th, 1937, at the Johnson Clinic in Cortez, CO to Helen Francis Miller Steerman and Gorham Fredric Steerman. He was the second child of three, older sister, Janelle and younger sister, Beverly. Don spent his first 17 years on the family farm in the Lakeview Community. He attended grades 1 thru 8 at Lake View Elementary...
Kern Douglas Washington
Nov 26, 2022
Memorial services for Towaoc resident Kern Douglas Washington will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Rick Wells will officiate.
Kern Washington was born February 17, 1964 in Cortez, Colorado the son of Kern Edward Washington Sr. and Rose Mary Mills. He passed away on Saturday, November...
Dalton "Bubba" Robert Janz
Nov 24, 2022
Dalton Robert Janz of Mancos, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly on November 24, 2022 at his home at the age of 22. Dalton was loved by everyone he came in contact with. His goofy, sweet demeanor could make anyone smile. Dalton was born in Durango, Colorado on December 17, 1999.
If you knew Dalton you knew he loved his dog, his Ford,...
Michael Joe Grilliett
Nov 20, 2022
A celebration of life for Cortez resident Michael Joe Grilliett will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 5, 2022 at the Dolores Community Center.
Michael was born July 23, 1957 in Oakridge, OR the son of L.E. and Beverly Jean (Johnson) Grilliett. He passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at Mercy Hospital at the age of 65.
Michael was...
Dorothy June Head
Nov 18, 2022
Dorothy June Head age 93, passed away on November 18, 2022. She was born in Cortez, Colorado, the first child of Dorothy Bernadine Dunning and Clarence Ray Smith. Her brother, Richard Ray “Dick” Smith was born in Cortez in 1934 and passed away in 1999. June’s childhood during the depression and the Second World War was spent at home with...
Robin Diane Haggard
Nov 18, 2022
Robin Diane Haggard was born August 8th, 1961 in Alamogordo, New Mexico to her mother, Jerry Sue Smith and her father, Olan Stanley Smith. She is the younger sibling of David Smith. She attended school in Paramount, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.
After school Robin became a bartender and studied to get her CDL as a hazmat driver for Flying J...
Wilma Nadine Flowers
Nov 16, 2022
WILMA NADINE FLOWERS
On a homestead north of Narraguinip Lake in Lewis, Colorado. Wilma Nadine Cothern was born March 13, 1933. To Loyd and Nannie Cothern. Wilma was the 2nd child of 6 born to this union. The only daughter along with 5 brothers. Rendal, Jack, Eldred, Joe and Dean. All born at the Homestead. Wilma grew up helping the family...
Kevin Hatch
Nov 15, 2022
KEVIN HATCH
Funeral service for Kevin Hatch will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5:30-7:30p.m.at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Kevin was born May 16, 1966 in Cortez the son of Kathleen Ann (Tobias) and Louis Truman Hatch. He passed...
David Fabian
Nov 15, 2022
DAVID FABIAN
David Fabian was born November 2, 1947 in California the son of Edna Mae (Carbo) and George Fabian. He passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 75.
Surviving David are his longtime companion, Susan Keyes of Rico; his son, Robert Fabian (Melissa) of Redlands, Calif.; his grandson, Xander Fabian; and by his...
Darris Edmund Greer
Nov 14, 2022
DARRIS EDMUND GREER
Darris Edmund Greer was born December 12, 1955 in Durango, Colo. the son of Paul and Lucy (Garcia) Greer. He passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 66.
Surviving Darris are his loving wife, Lorrie Greer of Cortez; his mother, Lucy Greer of Hesperus, Colo.; his children, Becky Greer, Jared Greer,...
Janesha Verlyn House
Nov 12, 2022
JANESHA VERLYN HOUSE
Funeral services for Janesha Verlyn House will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2022 at the Towaoc Community Church. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Janesha was born on February 17, 1991 in Cortez the daughter of Vernon Bradford Lopez...
Mary Elizabeth Mcgee
Nov 12, 2022
MARY ELIZABETH MCGEE
Mary Elizabeth McGee was born July 14, 1944 in Pecos, N.M. the daughter of Elfego and Elvira V. (Vigil) Polaco. She passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home at the age of 78. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.
Arleta Syra
Nov 12, 2022
ARLETA SYRA
Arleta Syra was born July 21, 1933 in Casa Grande, Ariz. the daughter of Verda Lee (Sartin) and Charles Floyd Baldwin. She passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home at the age of 89.
Arleta is survived by her sons, Larry N. Syra (Linda) of Bullhead City, Ariz., Gary S. Syra (Marilyn) of Tooele,...
Silviano E. Garcia
Nov 10, 2022
SILVIANO E. GARCIA
Funeral services for Silviano E. Garcia will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 21, 2022 at the Mancos Cowboy Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Silviano was born August 23, 1945 in Mancos, Colo. the son of Clorinda Maria (Romero) and Salvador E. Garcia. He passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at his Mancos...
Rodney Daniel Hatch
Nov 9, 2022
RODNEY DANIEL HATCH
Funeral services for Rodney Daniel Hatch will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at his residence, 852 Chief Ignacio Street Towaoc, Colo. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. There will be a wake starting at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16 at the residence.
Rodney was born June 4, 1959 in Cortez the son of...
Alda Louise Curtis
Nov 9, 2022
Alda Louise Curtis was born January 7, 1945 in Montrose, CO to Shirley Gregg and Avis Alpha (Mullen) Miles. Her childhood was spent moving around as her dad followed road construction and the family traveled with him. When she was 17, she met Donald Lee Curtis in the grocery store. They were married later that year and spent 54 1/2...
Ella Mae Sneak
Nov 9, 2022
Funeral services for Cortez resident Ella May Sneak will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel, 42 North Market Street, Cortez.
Ella was born on April 26, 1961 in Utah, the daughter of Edward Bigban and Daisy Jones. She passed away on November 9, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 61.
Ella...
