Kenneth Melvin Stocks
Mar 6, 2022
Kenneth Melvin Stocks, known as ‘Ken’, was born to Angus Melvin Stocks, known as ‘Puge,’ and Lena Ames Stocks on November 21, 1931 in Moab, UT. Ken was the oldest of three boys. He lived with his family on the homestead ranch in ‘old’ LaSal, UT. He graduated from high school in Moab, UT, and attended Mesa Jr. College in...
Shondella Lynette Silas
Mar 4, 2022
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Shondella Lynette Silas will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Rick Wells and Ms. Norine Silas will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Shondella was born January 13, 1978 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Herbert Silas Jr. and Rose Ann Mills. She passed away on...
Virginia Pauline Bucher
Mar 4, 2022
Virgina Paulene Mooney was born September 15, 1934 to Vivian Lorene Bracket with Grandma Lula Brackett present and Aunt Cynchia, the midwife. Virginia was an adventurous child. When going to what was then known as Peel School, she would be dropped off and then run out the back door back home. As she got older, she would play her role...
Dorothy Anne 'Dottie' Jones
Mar 3, 2022
Dorothy Anne Jones, or “Dottie” as she was better known by her friends and family, was eighty-eight years old when she passed away on Thursday March 3, 2022, in Cortez. Born to Charles Ford Green and Dorothy Packer Owens on July 25, 1933, in Swedesboro, New Jersey. She lived with her family in Paulsboro, New Jersey and was the oldest...
Ruth Louise Mitchell
Mar 2, 2022
Ruth Mitchell, a longtime resident of Barstow, CA, passed away on March 2, 2022 in Farmington, NM. She was 93 years old. Ruth was born in Detroit, MI. She was the second of five children born to Samuel Robert "Bob" and Della May Gullion. After residing for a time in De Soto, MO, the family moved to Los Angeles, where...
Suzanne Martin
Mar 2, 2022
Suzanne (Coppinger) Martin was born on October 12, 1944 in Durango, CO and passed away on March 2, in Cortez, Co. Graveside services for the family will be held. Over the years, Suzanne worked at First National Bank, Montezuma Dolores Title Company, San Juan Vo-Tech, and Keesee Motors. She was a longtime member of the Cortez Church of Christ; she...
Dorothy Evelyn Sanders
Feb 28, 2022
In her own words, Dot's testimony about her life: I was born in Birmingham, Alabama on January 5, 1932. My sister, Olivia was about 3 years older and my brother, Charles, was 2 years younger. My parents were Christians and my mother taught Bible classes in our home. My mother helped me to accept Jesus Christ as my Saviour when...
Loretta Ann 'Lori' Sweet
Feb 28, 2022
Loretta “Lori” Ann Sweet, age 73, of Cortez, CO, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2022, surrounded by family and holding the hands of her husband, two children, and son-in-law. A pioneer in holistic health and a lifelong artist, her boundless energy will be truly missed. Lori was born November 6, 1948, in Grand Rapids, Michigan where she graduated high...
Nathaniel Lee Taylor
Feb 25, 2022
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Nathaniel Lee Taylor will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez, CO. Mr. Terry Knight will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Nathaniel was born April 21, 1981 in Shiprock, NM. He passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Mercy Hospice House in Durango, CO...
Clifford O'Dell 'Cliff' Capps
Feb 24, 2022
Funeral services for Cortez resident Clifford O’dell ‘Cliff’ Capps will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow on Friday, March 4, 2022 at Greenwood Cemetery in Wichita, KS. Clifford O’dell Capps, age 61, went...
Kenneth Raymond 'Ken' Dade
Feb 24, 2022
Kenneth Raymond ‘Ken’ Dade was born March 9, 1943 in Denver, CO. He passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 78. Ken was raised in Los Alamos, NM where he completed his schooling and then proudly served in the US Navy for seven years. Ken settled in California where...
Velma Marie Osterfeld
Feb 23, 2022
Velma Marie Osterfeld was born December 17, 1927 at her grandparent’s home in Lebanon, CO to William ‘Bill’ and Ethel (Caylor) Pritchett. She passed away at her daughter’s home in rural Dolores, CO on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Velma was 94. Velma went to school at Lebanon and Arriola grade schools, Garret Ridge High School, and graduated from Dolores High...
Barbara Dean Keasler
Feb 21, 2022
Barbara Dean Keasler was born September 13, 1940 in Texas, the daughter of James Solomon and Maggie Lois (Richardson) Grimes. She passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022 at her home in Cortez, CO at the age of 81. Surviving Barbara are her two sons, Michael Gabrel of Cortez, CO, and Jimmy Gabrel (Patricia) of Odessa, TX; and two grandchildren....
Delaphine J. Waterland
Feb 21, 2022
Funeral services for Dove Creek resident Delaphine J. Waterland will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 28, 2022 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Pastor Travis Randolph will officiate. Visitation will take place at the end of the service. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Delaphine was born May 17, 1931 in Emporia, KS the daughter of...
Stacy William Lansing
Feb 19, 2022
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Stacy William Lansing will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 25, 2002 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Rick Wells will officiate. Stacy was born July 7, 1954, the son of Molly Deer and Herbert Thomas Lansing Sr. He passed away on Saturday February 19, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO...
John Bishop Stoddard Jr.
Feb 19, 2022
John Bishop Stoddard Jr., of Mancos, CO, was born November 3, 1948 in Beaumont, TX the son of John Bishop Sr. and Lenore Elizabeth (Savage) Stoddard. He passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 73. Surviving John are his siblings, Gloria Malmberg (Lane) of Spring, TX, and Bill Stoddard...
Emma Viola Kennedy
Feb 19, 2022
Memorial services for Cortez resident Emma Viola Kennedy will be held at a future date. Emma was born February 1, 1940 in Corrales, NM the daughter of Gilbert and Viola May (Williams) Biddle. She passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 82. Surviving Emma are her loving husband, Charles...
Howard Dee Chambers
Feb 17, 2022
Howard Dee Chambers was born May 28, 1952 in Vincennes, IN the son of Cleatus Leo and Mildred (Cotrell) Chambers. He passed away on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 69. Surviving Howard are his loving wife, Robin Sue Chambers of Cortez, CO; his children, Ronnie Chambers of Vincennes, IN, Stacy...
Fredrick Orin Ward
Feb 15, 2022
Fredrick Orin Ward, known by all as Fred, was born in Ashland, KS on July 9, 1941 to Mark Orin Ward and Gertrude Irene (Lynn) Ward. They moved to Dove Creek, CO when Fred was eight months old, and was raised on Squaw Point. He was the oldest of two children. At the age of 15 Fred became a uranium...
