Ramona Lara Silas-Gomez
Jan 25, 2024
RAMONA LARA SILAS-GOMEZ
Funeral services for Ramona Lara Silas-Gomez will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Cortez Elks Lodge.
Ramona was born September 5, 1974 in Shiprock, N.M. and she passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at the age...
Mary Ellen McCauley
Jan 24, 2024
MARY ELLEN McCAULEY
Mary Ellen McCauley was born to John Hinton and Ellen (Olsen) Hinton on June 14, 1940. She passed away on January 24, 2024.
She was a lifelong resident of Cortez and spent her early childhood running and playing outdoors in Rico and in Cortez. She graduated from Montezuma Cortez High School in 1958.
She worked for many years preparing meals...
David "Grumpy" Oveson
Jan 23, 2024
DAVID “GRUMPY” OVESON
A Celebration of Life for David Oveson will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Military Honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75.
David “Grumpy” Oveson was born to Nevan “Jack” and Janet Oveson on January 19, 1948, in Durango, Colorado. He passed away on...
Warren Hugheston Grubb
Jan 21, 2024
On April 20, 1951, Dr. Paul Hugheston Grubb and wife Mildred Ilean Grubb announced the birth of a beautiful baby boy, he was born at 9:42 p.m., 7 lbs., 5 ½ oz., and 20½ inches long. They named him Warren Hugheston Grubb.
On Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colorado, at the age of 72, after...
Carol Lura Imel
Jan 20, 2024
CAROL LURA IMEL
Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Carol Lura Imel, will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 29, 2024 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery.
Visitation has been set for Sunday, January 28, 2024 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Carol was born...
Frank K. Ketchum
Jan 20, 2024
FRANK K. KETCHUM
Funeral services for Frank K. Ketchum will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery.
A Wake will be held at his residence, 625 Littlebear Creek, Towaoc, beginning at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Frank was born July 16, 1955, in Monticello, Utah...
Connie Christine Watkins
Jan 16, 2024
CONNIE CHRISTINE WATKINS
Funeral services for Connie Christine Watkins,62 of Lewis, Colo., will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Arriola Bible Church. Pastor Travis Randolph will officiate. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery.
Connie was born October 15,1961, in Durango, Colo. to Kenneth Earl Bradshaw and Dorothy Kate Black. She passed away at her home...
Sam Wing Jr.
Jan 15, 2024
Funeral services for Sam Wing Jr. will be held at 10 A.M. on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery.
Sam Wing Jr. was born July 12, 1960 in Cortez, CO. He passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2024 at his home in Towaoc, COLO. at the age of 63.
Sam is...
Chandler "Chan" Chaffin
Jan 13, 2024
CHANDLER “CHAN” CHAFFIN
Funeral services longtime area resident, Chandler “Chan” Chaffin will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 19, 2024, at the Lewis Arriola Community Center, 21176 Road S, Cortez. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Yellow Jacket, Colo.
Chandler Chaffin went home to be with the Lord on January 13, 2024, at the age of...
Edward "Eddie" Heal
Jan 10, 2024
EDWARD “EDDIE” HEAL
Edward “Eddie” Heal was born April 21, 1941 in Pasadena, CA. He passed away on January 10, 2024 in Cortez, CO at the age of 82.
Eddie was born and raised in Southern California where he in turn raised his family. On April 16, 1965 he married the love of his life, Patricia “Patty” Reed. They went...
Madge Elma Story
Jan 10, 2024
MADGE ELMA STORY
Madge Elma Story was born January 31, 1927 in Waverly, Kansas. Madge was the youngest of six children. At the age of 18 and freshly graduated from high school, along with her sister Franny and Franny’s 2-year-old daughter Judy Ann, they took the bus from Waverly, Kansas to Cortez, Colorado.
Mom would talk about the bus ride...
Edith Inez Carter
Jan 9, 2024
EDITH INEZ CARTER
Edith Inez Carter, known as Inez, was born March 13, 1930 in Newby, Oklahoma. Inez was the second youngest of seven children. At the age of 15, she moved on her own to Kansas City, Missouri, where she worked for room and board. Inez married the love of her life, Merit R. Carter, in 1948 in...
Deliria Lafida Cordova
Jan 8, 2024
Services for Deliria “Dee” Lafida Cordova will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday January 13th at St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Church in Cortez.
Dee was born September 16, 1934, the daughter of Juanita and Eliseo Gallegos. She passed away peacefully on January 8th 2024 in Cortez, Colorado at the age of 89.
Dee was born and raised...
Randy Garbesi
Jan 7, 2024
Rand (Randy) Garbesi was born on December 8,1952 in Ohio. He is the son of Kenneth and Nancy Garbesi. He passed away on Sunday January 7,2024 at his home in Cortez, Colorado. He was 71 years old.
Randy married Jeanne Harner on May 26,1984 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They would have celebrated their 40th anniversary in May. Randy and...
Arthur Dwain Hayes
Jan 7, 2024
ARTHUR DWAIN HAYES
Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Arthur Dwain Hayes, will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Lighthouse Baptist Church, with Pastor Bruce Burkett officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery.
Arthur Dwain Hayes was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on September 9, 1935, to John and Elizabeth Hayes. His parents moved...
Jared Layne Hansen
Jan 6, 2024
JARED LAYNE HANSEN
Jared Layne Hansen, born April 25, 1980, in Ogden, Utah, tragically died in an aviation accident; he traversed a life defined by resilience and self-discovery. Jared began his childhood and schooling in Kaysville, Utah. His middle school and high school years were spent with his family in South Jordan, Utah, with Jared graduating from Bingham High School...
Michael Peter Enriquez
Jan 4, 2024
MICHAEL PETER ENRIQUEZ
Michael Peter Enriquez was born in Inglewood, California on January 17, 1974, the son of Marsha Margaret (Hicks) Enriquez and Fred Enriquez. Mike passed away at his Rico, Colorado home on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at the age of 49. Mike leaves behind his delightful daughter, Loxley Elliott Enriquez. Loxley loved her Daddy, and Mike delighted...
Bruce Lee Dyer
Jan 2, 2024
Bruce Lee Dyer
October 31, 1951 – January 2, 2024
“death is certain – only the hour is unknown”
Bruce Lee Dyer passed away unexpectedly in Cortez on Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024 at the age of 72 of a heart attack. Surviving Bruce are his wife, Donna Dyer...
Blanca E. Alvarez
Jan 1, 2024
BLANCA ALVAREZ
Funeral services for Cortez resident, Blanca Alvarez, will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Soosai will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening, January 8, 2024 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Blanca was born April 27,...
Donna Mae Sparks
Dec 30, 2023
DONNA MAE SPARKS
Donna Mae Sparks, 82, was promoted to Glory and gracefully rode off into the sunrise on December 30, 2023. Born on March 21, 1941, in Espanola, New Mexico, she was the eldest daughter of Robert and Norma Englehart. Donna was a force to be reckoned with - a fierce friend, wife, and mother who would...