Libby B. Baker
Aug 23, 2022
LIBBY B. BAKER Funeral services for Cortez resident Libby B. Baker will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Livedita Baca, or more lovingly known as, Libby, was born in San Rafael, N.M. on February 2, 1934, to Procopio and Luz (Marino) Baca. Libby was born into...
Alma Pauline "Polly" Conner
Aug 21, 2022
ALMA “Polly” PAULINE CONNER A celebration of life for Dolores resident Alma “Polly” Pauline Conner will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at First Baptist Church of Cortez. Polly was born December 11, 1936 in Springer, New Mexico to John Harley and Maureen Elizabeth (Troutman) Howe. She passed away at her home on Sunday, August 21, 2022...
Kay Jerry Begay
Aug 19, 2022
KAY JERRY BEGAY Graveside services for Kay Jerry Begay will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Lynn J. Begay will officiate. Kay was born October 10, 1938 in Hatch, Utah the son of Cyrus J. and Madeline (Jones) Begay. He passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at Vista Grande Inn at...
Wilma Dolores Ward
Aug 16, 2022
WILMA DOLORES WARD Wilma Dolores Ward was born June 5, 1933 in Creede, CO the daughter of William Humphrey and Emma Helen (Smith) Swinehart. She passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at her Cortez residence at the age of 89. Surviving Wilma are her children, Troy Jon Hersch (Lisa) of Waukomis, OK and Trenton Jay Hersch of Stavanger, Norway;...
Katherina "Kayde" Amalia Klemencic-Smith
Aug 14, 2022
A funeral mass for longtime Cortez resident Katherina “Kayde” Amalia Klemencic-Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 26, at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Dolores, CO. Father Soosai will officiate. There will be a memorial rosary at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 25 at Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez. Kayde was born October...
Meagan Shari Coppinger
Aug 14, 2022
Meagan Shari Coppinger was born on September 4th 1986 in Virginia Beach, Virginia to Michael Coppinger and Kimberly Show. She is survived by her parents and her three brothers; William and his wife Emily Coppinger, Tylor and his wife Brianna Show, and Nicholas Coppinger. Also surviving are her grandparents Earl “Skip” Bennick and Amanda Hector, Gary and Mary Ellen Coppinger,...
Casey Rucker
Aug 9, 2022
A Celebration of Life for former Cortez resident Casey Rucker will be held at 11:30 am Friday, September 16, 2022, at Rock Springs Church in Cortez, CO. Casey was born March 22, 1992 in Cortez, CO, the son of Vern and Lindy (Meade) Rucker, facing lifelong challenges due to his special needs. He passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022...
Dorthy Mozelle Jackson
Aug 9, 2022
Graveside services will be held for Dolores resident Dorthy Mozelle Jackson at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango, CO. Pastor James Vaughn will officiate. Mozelle was born December 20, 1927 in Afton, TX the daughter of John Matt and Rachael Arminda (Attaway) Thomas. She passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at her residence at...
James "Jim" Edward Kastl
Aug 7, 2022
Jim was 81 years old. He was born June 24, 1941 and passed on August 7, 2022. Jim resided in Cortez, Colorado. Jim was born and raised in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Jim is preceded in death by his father, Harold “T-Bone” Kastl and his mother, Willa Mae Spybuck Tallchief and his step-father, Harry “Patch” Tallchief. Jim is survived by his brother,...
Shirlie Anne Schlotfelt
Aug 5, 2022
A memorial service will be held for Cortez resident Shirlie Anne Schlotfelt at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor Luke Scheele will officiate. Shirlie was born September 25, 1932 in Caroll County, IL the daughter of Henry Herman and Anna Christina (Koch) Schroeder. She passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022 at...
Kay Stella Hays
Jul 31, 2022
Kay Stella Hays was born February 25, 1944 in Quanah, TX the daughter of Charles Daniel and Eva Rena (Cross) Shipman. She passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the Valley Inn in Mancos, CO at the age of 78. Kay loved her dogs and was always know to be ‘ornery.’ Surviving Kay are her niece, Evalena Mae Russell...
Jimmie Lee 'Jim' Skinner
Jul 31, 2022
Graveside services for Cortez resident Jimmie Lee ‘Jim’ Skinner will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 5, 2022 at Arriola Cemetery. Jim was born September 6, 1935 in Peru, KS the son of Louis and Lucille Skinner. He passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at his residence at the age of 86. Jim was an avid lover of...
Kent Alan Anderson
Jul 31, 2022
Dr. Kent Alan Anderson, 69, transitioned from this life on July 31, 2022, at his home in Dolores. He passed while surrounded by those who loved him most, his wife Maxine, his sister Nancy, and his children, Jordan and Laura. Kent was born to Dr. Harold Edward Anderson and Mary Vivian (Spomer) Anderson on December 6, 1952 in Battle Creek,...
Rudy Eugene Maestas
Jul 30, 2022
Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Rudolpho Eugene ‘Rudy’ Maestas will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2022 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Rudy was born at home in McPhee, CO...
Sidney Hammond Powell
Jul 22, 2022
Graveside services for Cortez resident Sidney Hammond Powell will be held at 10 a.m. Friday August 19, 2022 at Cortez Cemetery. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Sidney Hammond Powell was born to Captain T and Marylee Powell, both deceased. Sidney went home to be with his wife, Irma Powell, on July 22, 2022. Sidney...
Sorena Carol Beals-Wilson
Jul 19, 2022
Sorena Carol Uptain Beals-Wilson passed away at the age of 76 on July 19, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was a lifelong resident of Lewis, CO. Carol was born December 19, 1945 in Durango, CO to Clarence Rueben and Lula Belle (Maslen) Uptain. Her dad, Clarence,...
Ethel Marie Jacket
Jul 15, 2022
Graveside services for Towaoc resident Ethel Marie Jacket will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Cortez Cemetery. Ethel was born July 28, 1948 in Towaoc, CO the daughter of Bernice Jacket. She passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022 at Vista Grande in Cortez, CO at the age of 73. Surviving Ethel are her siblings, Berneta...
Glen Edward Humiston
Jul 14, 2022
GLEN HUMISTON Funeral services for Mancos resident Glen Edward Humiston will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2022 at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. Visitation will take place from 4:30-6:30 p.n. Friday, July 22, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Glen was born April 4,...
Joyce Colleen Gentry
Jul 14, 2022
Joyce Colleen Gentry was born August 26, 1939 in Twin Falls, ID the daughter of Bohus L. Stastny and Viviette (Ellsworth) Stastny. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 14, 2022 in Twin Falls, ID at the age of 82. As a child Joyce grew up in Murtaugh, ID on the Stastny farm with her siblings, Darla,...
Nelda F. Rawson
Jul 12, 2022
Funeral services for Nelda Faye Rawson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22, 2022 at the Church of Christ in Cortez, CO. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Nelda, 93, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Forest Ridge Nursing Home in Woodland Park, CO. She was born to Nannie Dera and Ben Fincher in Huckabay, TX...
