Obituaries

Deloris Jane Rankin

Deloris Jane Rankin

Dec 12, 2021

Jane was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and mother-in-law who served Christ with all her heart. Jane conquered death and entered Heaven’s gate on December 12, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO. Jane was born March 9, 1939 in Iberia, MO to Willard and Linnie (Rowden) Dake. She grew up in the Dixon, MO area. Jane married...

Alta Mae Phillips

Alta Mae Phillips

Dec 11, 2021

Funeral services for Cortez resident Alta Mae Phillips will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, December 17, 2021 at the 7th Day Adventist Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor John Clark will officiate. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery in Dolores, CO. Alta was born August 26, 1923 in Dolores, CO the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Luyza (Tibbits) Small....

Sandra Lou Watts

Sandra Lou Watts

Dec 10, 2021

SANDRA LOU WATTS Funeral services for Sandra Lou Watts will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Sandra was born April 23, 1951 in Cortez the daughter of Irene Hammond and Ben Pargin Watts Sr. She passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at...

Johnny Anson  'John' Kuykendall

Johnny Anson 'John' Kuykendall

Dec 10, 2021

Funeral services for Mancos resident Johnny Anson 'John' Kuykendall will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. John was born March 6, 1934 in Safford, AZ the son of Floyd Rexter and Velma Amelia (Kelly) Kuykendall. He passed...

Robert Carleton 'Bob' Mcbride Iv

Robert Carleton 'Bob' Mcbride Iv

Dec 8, 2021

Robert Carleton McBride, IV Robert (Bob) Carleton McBride, IV left us December 8, 2021, surrounded by love in his home in Cortez, CO. Family and friends will gather to celebrate his life this coming June. Always in charge of his destiny, Bob wrote this obituary with only minor edits by his wife Diane. Bob was born August 30, 1942, in...

Cortland Gregory 'Greg' Price

Cortland Gregory 'Greg' Price

Dec 7, 2021

A visitation for Cortez resident Cortland Gregory ‘Greg’ Price will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, December 17, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Greg was born August 4, 1944 in Denver, CO to Cortlan Schley Price and Reta Jay Swofford Price. He grew up in Lakewood, CO and...

Margaret Carolina Williford

Margaret Carolina Williford

Dec 6, 2021

Graveside services for Cortez resident Margaret Carolina Williford will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. Margaret was born on August 5, 1940 at home as the seventh and last child to Floyd Wayne and Clara Ann (Retherford) Bryan. She peacefully passed away at home on Monday, December 6, 2021 at the age of 81....

Gyanne Ruth Cellar

Gyanne Ruth Cellar

Dec 3, 2021

Gyanne Ruth Cellar was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and servant of Jesus Christ. She went to be with her Heavenly Father Friday, December 3, 2021 in Cortez, Colorado at the age of 75. Gyanne was born December 16, 1945 in Alamosa, Colorado to parents Guy and Anne Shipman. She spent her early years with her parents in Liberia, West...

Dylan Micah Schwindt

Dylan Micah Schwindt

Dec 3, 2021

Dylan Micah Schwindt, our beloved son, loving partner, brother, nephew, cousin, uncle, and friend-of many, passed away unexpectedly December 3, 2021. He was 42 years old. Dylan was born December 30, 1978 to Don and Jody Schwindt and grew up on the family farm ten miles south of Cortez, Colorado. He loved being outside and spent many hours going with...

Gertrude Ann 'Trudy' Erickson

Gertrude Ann 'Trudy' Erickson

Dec 2, 2021

Funeral services for long time Cortez resident Gertrude Ann ‘Trudy’ Erickson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 10, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Trudy was born August 17, 1947 in Shiprock, NM to John C. Sells and Angela Taliman Sells. She passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021 in Grand Junction, CO....

Elsie Marie Sheets

Elsie Marie Sheets

Dec 1, 2021

Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Elsie Marie Sheets will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastors Joe Calloway and Fred Calloway will officiate. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Elsie was born December 29, 1927 in Durango, CO the daughter of Edward Elmer and Frances Mildred (Morgan) Dosher. She passed away...

Velma Mae Carlson

Velma Mae Carlson

Nov 29, 2021

Velma Mae Carlson was born May 15, 1923 in Gibson, NM the daughter of Arthur and Hattie Viola (Davis) Withers. She passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at Vista Mesa in Cortez, CO at the age of 98. Surviving Velma are her sons, Kenneth Carlson of Cortez, CO, and Steven Carlson of Missoula, MT; six grandchildren; and six great...

Jack White

Jack White

Nov 28, 2021

Funeral services for Dove Creek resident Jack White will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2021 at Dove Creek 1st Baptist Church. Pastor Gregg Liming will officiate. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Jack passed from this life November 28, 2021 at his home in Dove Creek surrounded by his wife and kids. Jack was born on...

Cynthia Ann Yazzie

Cynthia Ann Yazzie

Nov 26, 2021

Cynthia Ann Yazzie January 17, 1965 - November 26, 2021 On Friday, November 26, Cynthia Ann Yazzie, loving wife and mother of five children passed away at the age of 56, due to a heart attack. Cynthia was born on January 17, 1965 in Cortez, CO to Dan and Helen Lansing. She was the 2nd youngest of 11 children and...

Brittany Sharon Lynn Meyer-Rosales

Brittany Sharon Lynn Meyer-Rosales

Nov 24, 2021

Brittany Sharon Lynn Meyer-Rosales was born April 18, 1985 in Denver, CO, the daughter of Dave Meyer and Karen Louise Watton. She passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at the age of 36. Brittany was known to always be a hard worker, a good friend, and a loving mother to her children. Surviving Brittany are her mother and step-father,...

Anita Louise Bryant

Anita Louise Bryant

Nov 24, 2021

ANITA LOUISE BRYANT Anita Louise Bryant (aka: Mrs. Bryant) passed away November 24, 2021 in Wheat Ridge, CO after a three year battle with cancer. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, and educator. Mrs. Bryant was born December 30, 1946 in Ottumwa IA. She grew up in an Air Force family and lived in several cities from San Bernardino,...

Johnny Laner

Johnny Laner

Nov 24, 2021

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Johnny Laner will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, November 29, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be held at the end of the service. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Johnny was born November 27, 1966 in Cortez, CO the son of John and Sarah (Jacket) Laner. He passed away on Wednesday, November...

Toney Dale Lopez

Toney Dale Lopez

Nov 23, 2021

Funeral Mass for Summit Ridge resident Toney Dale Lopez will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 3, 2021 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Lorenzo Uribe will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 2, 2021 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Toney was born September 18, 1941...

Fred Charles Torres

Fred Charles Torres

Nov 23, 2021

Funeral Mass for Cortez resident Fred Charles Torres will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. Father Lorenzo Uribe will officiate. A rosary will take place at 9:30 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Fred passed away at home on November 23, 2021; he...

Ronald Eugene  Forseen

Ronald Eugene Forseen

Nov 21, 2021

Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Ronald “Ron” Eugene Forseen will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Arriola Bible Church. Pastor Craig Rutherford will officiate. Ron was born December 28, 1940, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Ron died at Southwest Memorial Hospital, in Cortez, Colorado on November 21, 2021. Ron dearly loved singing as an expression...