Betty Jean Swank
Feb 15, 2022
Graveside services for Cortez resident Betty Jean Swank will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, February 21, 2022 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Betty was born February 11, 1937 in Andrews, TX the daughter of William Holmes and Juanita (Loyd) Wood. She passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at her residence at the age of...
Michael John 'Mike' Marston
Feb 14, 2022
Memorial services for Cortez resident Michael John ‘Mike’ Marston will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mike was born March 13, 1947 in Huron, SD the son of Charles and Rose (Mika) Marston. He passed away on Monday, February 14, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO at the age of...
Glenn Talk Sr.
Feb 13, 2022
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Glenn Talk Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 17, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place at the end of the service. Glenn was born September 20, 1944 in Towaoc, CO the son of Allen Talk Jr. and Sarah (Yazzie) Talk. He passed away...
Mary Ann Smith
Feb 11, 2022
Funeral services for Cortez resident Mary Ann Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez, CO. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mary was born February 19, 1927 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Roy Milton and Jennie Ellen (Short) Dennison. She passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022 at Southwest...
Charles Edward 'Charlie' Porter
Feb 10, 2022
A Celebration of a life well lived will be held for Charles Edward ‘Charlie’ Porter at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Baptist Chapel in Cortez, CO. Pastor Dan Kelso and Pastor Mark Coffey will officiate. Inurnment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery in Dolores, CO. Charlie was born January 14, 1930 in Cortez, CO the son of...
Daisy Lee
Feb 10, 2022
Funeral services for Mancos Creek resident Daisy Lee will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Terry Knight will officiate. Daisy was born December 30, 1948 in Shiprock, NM the daughter of Frank “Galeesa” and Mary (Jim) Scott. She passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in...
Ronald Gordon 'Ron' Pribble
Feb 10, 2022
Ronald Gordon ‘Ron’ Pribble was born April 7, 1938 in Cortez, CO to Ursel Pribble and Faye Randolph. His siblings are Linda Billingsley, Tuffy Randolph, Charlene Randolph, Rick Randolph, Finley Pribble, Allen Randolph, Denise Pribble, James Pribble, Erlene Wright, Debbie Buffington, and Roger Pribble. Ron married Donna Conrad June 26, 1961. To this union three children were born. Ron was...
Coleen Neely
Feb 10, 2022
Funeral services for Coleen Neely will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Coleen was born August 30, 1948 in Pocatello, ID the daughter of Kenneth and Lavon (Johnson) Williams. She passed away at Abrazo Health in Phoenix, AZ at the age of 73. Surviving Coleen are her...
Norma Dale Diede
Feb 9, 2022
Norma Dale Diede was born on November 18, 1930 in Rapid City, SD the daughter of Everett E. and Mathilde (Stenger) Dale. She passed away peacefully on Monday, February 7, 2022 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, CO at the age of 91. Norma was raised on a ranch near Rushville, NE where her dad was a rancher/farmer...
Alex Michael Garcia
Feb 9, 2022
Our beloved friend, uncle and brother Alex “Alejandro” M. Garcia passed away February 9, 2022 in Cortez, Colorado. Alex was born June 27, 1931 to Simon Ben and Susie Garcia in Durango, Colorado. He became best friends with Rod Turner at six years old as they bumped into each other walking to first grade. Together they spent many years playing...
Barbara Lynn Marsh
Feb 8, 2022
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Barbara Lynn Marsh will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 14, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Visitation will take place at the end of the service. Barbara was born April 7, 1954 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Julian Hemp Root and Ruth Marsh. She passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Lutheran...
Donnie L. Hight
Feb 7, 2022
Graveside services for Towaoc resident Donnie L. Hight will be held privately at Towaoc Cemetery. Donnie was born April 13, 1945 in Cortez, CO the son of Jack and Melissa (Leuders) Hight. He passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO at the age of 76. Surviving Donnie are his son, Jerome Istenes...
Harriet Charlene Shull
Feb 5, 2022
Harriet Charlene Shull was born November 13, 1925 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Charlie and Susie Marie (Englehart) Higman. She passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Vista Grande in Cortez, CO at the age of 96. Surviving Harriet are her children, Ronald Shull (Vickie) of Roswell, NM, Karen Greig (Pete) of Aubrey, TX, Jerry Shull (Ida) of...
Jeremiah Keith Harrison
Feb 5, 2022
Memorial services for Jeremiah Keith ‘Jer’ Harrison will be held at noon on Saturday February 26, 2022 at the Sand Island Boat Launch in Bluff, Utah with a reception afterward from 4 – 7 p.m. at Loungin’ Lizard in Cortez, CO. Bring memories to share with family and friends! Jer was born November 27, 1972 in Missouri, the son of...
Mischelle Lizette Mcclain
Feb 5, 2022
Services will be held at a later date for Cortez resident Mischelle Lizette McClain. Mischelle was born April 12, 1954 in Kansas City, KS the daughter of Robert Abbott and Wilma Helen (Brown) Treat. She passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at her home in Cortez, CO at the age of 67. Surviving Mischelle are her loving husband, Jim...
Francilla Ona Whiteskunk
Feb 2, 2022
FRANCILLA ONA WHITESKUNK Funeral services for Francilla Ona Whiteskunk will be held at 10:00 on Tuesday, February 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Private interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Francilla was born August 18, 1964 in Cortez the daughter of Louise Hammond and Frank...
Eunice Diane Halls
Feb 2, 2022
Funeral services for Eunice Diane Halls will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mancos, CO. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation will take place at 9 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the church before the service. Diane was born January 1, 1942 in Salt...
Frank Tony Chavez
Feb 1, 2022
On the morning of February 1, 2022 Frank T Chavez passed away. He was 83 and passed from natural causes. He has been a resident of Cortez, Colorado for 29 years. Frank was born to Porfirio Jesus Chavez and Ruth Williams in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. He was one of five boys; Mitch Chavez(deceased), Ray Chavez(deceased), Fred Chavez and Claudio Chavez...
Valentina Faye Wing
Jan 30, 2022
Memorial services for Towaoc resident Valentina Faye Wing will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Rick Wells will officiate. Private interment will follow at Towaoc cemetery. Valentina was born on February 14, 1977 in Cortez, CO, the daughter of Lora Lee Watts and Edward Wing. She passed away on Sunday, January...
Gordon Allen Wonacott
Jan 29, 2022
Gordon A Wonacott was born January 8, 1934 in Tehachapi, CA the son of Austin Ringo and Maude (Copsey) Wonacott. He passed from this life January 29, 2022 at home in Mancos, CO at the age of 88. Gordon graduated from Tehachapi High School in 1954. He worked as a chemist at the cement plant in his hometown for 35...
