Obituaries

Lino Alex Espinoza

Lino Alex Espinoza

Nov 17, 2021

Funeral Mass for Cortez resident Lino Alex Espinoza will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, November 22, 2021 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. Father Lorenzo Uribe will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 4 – 5 p.m. Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rosary will follow at 5...

Anna Belle Thompson

Anna Belle Thompson

Nov 16, 2021

Anna Belle Thompson, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at her home in Dolores, CO surrounded by her family. She was born on January 5, 1930 to Walter and Alice (Pullium) Pigg of Eastwood, MO; she was one of seven children. Anna enjoyed going to her sons’ and grandchildren’s sporting events and fishing on the Dolores River...

Layne And Helen Leffel

Layne And Helen Leffel

Nov 15, 2021

Memorial services for Cortez residents Larry Layne Leffel and Helen Angela Leffel will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 2, 2021 at the Cortez Elks Lodge #1789, 2100 N. Dolores Rd., Cortez, CO. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A meal will be served after the inurnment back at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Layne,...

Richard "Rick" Arthur St. Onge

Richard "Rick" Arthur St. Onge

Nov 11, 2021

Mancos resident Richard Arthur St. Onge was born July 8, 1944 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Alcide Rudolph and Julia Elizabeth (Healy) St. Onge. He passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021 in the comfort of his home and care of his family at the age of 77. Surviving Rick are his beloved wife, Catherine Angela (Malynn) St. Onge...

Jerome "Jerry" Lee Uecke

Jerome "Jerry" Lee Uecke

Nov 5, 2021

Jerome “Jerry” Lee Uecke was born March 12, 1962 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of George Paul and Rosalind (Macak) Uecke. He passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 at his home at the age of 59. Surviving Jerry are his loving wife, Venay Uecke of Cortez, Colorado; his children, Nicolas Edwards of Portland, Oregon, Christopher Harris of Portland, Oregon,...

Ruthie Ann (Youmans) Lee

Ruthie Ann (Youmans) Lee

Nov 5, 2021

Ruthie Youmans (Roo Roo) was born August 19, 1977 in Talihina, Oklahoma, the daughter of Charles and Rhoda (James) Youmans. She was unexpectedly received into the arms of the Lord November 5, 2021. Ruthie grew up in Watson, Oklahoma and attended Jones Academy boarding school in 1995. She later went to Haskell Indian Nation University from August, 1995 – May,...

Dwight Dean Whiteman

Dwight Dean Whiteman

Nov 5, 2021

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Dwight Dean Whiteman will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Monday, November 8, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Dwight was born November 24, 1992 in Cortez, CO the son of Shannon Dean and...

Glen Lloyd Rivas

Glen Lloyd Rivas

Nov 4, 2021

A celebration of life and viewing for Cortez resident Glen Lloyd Rivas will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Glen was born July 8, 1962 in Pagosa Springs, CO, the son of Christopher Lloyd and Fabiola Sally (Rivera) Rivas. He passed away on Thursday, November 4, 2021 in Archuleta County, CO at...

Leonard Houston Wright

Leonard Houston Wright

Nov 3, 2021

Funeral services for Mancos resident Leonard Houston Wright will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. Leonard was born May 24, 1950 in Mancos, CO the son of Harry Ellsworth and Grace Velma (Taylor) Wright. He passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at...

Danny  Raye "Dan" Daves

Danny Raye "Dan" Daves

Nov 2, 2021

Dan was born in Cortez, Colorado on March 6, 1946 to Grover and Mary Lois (Finley) Daves. He passed from this life on November 2, 2021 at the age of 75. Dan married his sweetheart, Brenda Tate Daves, on July 6, 1968. They were blessed with 53 years of which they shared every aspect. They were also blessed with three...

Justin Lynn Massey

Justin Lynn Massey

Nov 2, 2021

Justin Massey was born on November, 16, 1999 and passed away on November 2, 2021. Justin loved the outdoors. He always looked forward to fishing, hiking, and camping with his friends. Justin also had a passion for music, he spent much of his time writing lyrics, finding just the right beat, and playing his guitar. Justin is survived by his...

Helen Marie Rohrbaugh

Helen Marie Rohrbaugh

Nov 1, 2021

Memorial services for longtime Cortez, CO resident Helen Marie Rohrbaugh will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Cortez. Rev. Jean Schwien will officiate. The daughter of Paul Lorenzo and Willie Mae (Cotton) Jordan, Helen was born July 24, 1935 as a “blue” baby in a farmhouse without electricity or...

Clifford Todicheene

Clifford Todicheene

Oct 28, 2021

CLIFFORD TODICHEENE Funeral services for Cortez resident Clifford Todicheene will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 13, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 3 – 6 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Clifford was born September 1, 1953 in Teec Nos...

Windy Mills Iv

Windy Mills Iv

Oct 26, 2021

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Windy Mills IV will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, November 1, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Viewing will take place at the end of the service. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Windy was born July 4, 1988 in Shiprock, NM the son of Shirley Ann Deer and Windy Mills Sr. He passed away...

Billy D. "Bill" Hooten

Billy D. "Bill" Hooten

Oct 26, 2021

Funeral services for Billy D. Hooten will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Todd Erlandson will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 - 7 p.m. at the funeral home. A reception will be held at the American Legion after the committal...

Regal Sarin Laner

Regal Sarin Laner

Oct 24, 2021

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Regal Sarin Laner will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 29, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Visitation will take place at the end of the service. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Regal was born January 14, 1996 in Cortez, CO the son of Byron Pyle Laner and Melissa Luna KillsSmall. He passed...

Adrian Guy Simpson

Adrian Guy Simpson

Oct 21, 2021

Adrian Guy Simpson led a full and wonderful life and leaves behind family and friends who will remember him always. He was born on February 19, 1941 to Anna (Burke) and Gabriel Marion Simpson. He died on Thursday, October 21, 2021. He was 80 years old. Adrian is remembered for his enjoyment of the outdoors, his enthusiastic love of the...

Alberta Rose Karraker

Alberta Rose Karraker

Oct 20, 2021

Alberta Rose ‘Bert’ Karraker, the youngest of nine children, was born at home in Pleasant Valley, Phillips County, CO to Bertrand Jaycox and Beulah Burl (Beam) Jaycox on July 4, 1935. Bert passed away at home in Cortez, CO with family by her side on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Bert and her siblings were raised on the family farm and...

Mary Benally Summa

Mary Benally Summa

Oct 20, 2021

Mary B. Summa was born on March 7, 1959 to Steven W. Summa and Betty B. Summa. She had eight sisters, four brothers, two children, three grandchildren and two dogs. Mary went to Manaugh school for elementary and during the summer she helped her mother out. She then went to Intermountain where she got her nursing certificate. Mary worked at...

Ann Elaine Miller

Ann Elaine Miller

Oct 17, 2021

A memorial service will be held for Lewis, CO resident Ann Elaine Miller at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 28 E. Montezuma Ave., in Cortez, CO, on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at 2 p.m. Masks will be required. Ann Elaine Miller of Lewis, Colorado, passed away on October 17, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction,...