Obituaries

Ruth  Ann Jennings

Ruth Ann Jennings

Oct 8, 2021

Memorial services for Dolores resident Ruth Jennings will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2021, at First Assembly of God Church in Cortez, CO. Ruth Ann Jennings was born May 26, 1928 in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Irl Lovel and Bessie Alma (Hill) McClatchey. She passed away October 8, 2021 at her home in Dolores,...

Louise Talk Begay

Louise Talk Begay

Oct 7, 2021

Louise Talk Begay Funeral services for longtime Mancos Creek resident Louise Talk Begay will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at the Ertel Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Manuel Heart will be officiating. A visitation will take place Tuesday, October 12, 2021 following the service at the Ertel Funeral Home. Mrs. Begay...

Freeda Pearl Stapleton

Freeda Pearl Stapleton

Oct 5, 2021

Funeral services for Flora Vista, NM resident Freeda Pearl Stapleton will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 11, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez, CO. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Freeda was born March 2, 1941 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Samuel Edward and Mae Elizabeth (Maness) Hoffman. She passed away peacefully at her home in...

Westen Daniel Hoch

Westen Daniel Hoch

Oct 4, 2021

Memorial services for Westen Daniel Hoch will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Westen passed away in the embrace of family on October 4, 2021. He was born to Kenzie and Philip, joining other siblings. Despite his short time on earth, he was deeply loved. Westen will be forever remembered and loved by...

Harold Dean  Rogers

Harold Dean Rogers

Oct 3, 2021

Harold Dean Rogers was born June 16, 1959 in Holbrook, AZ the son of Lenard Dewey and Lois Ann (Warner) Rogers. He passed away on October 3, 2021 at his home in Cortez at the age of 62. Surviving Dean are his siblings Marlene Harrison of Eunice, LA, Beverly Gonzales of Eunice, LA, and Boyd Evan Rogers of Cortez, CO....

Patrick Michael White

Patrick Michael White

Oct 3, 2021

Memorial services for Cortez resident Patrick Mitchell White will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Rock Springs Church. Pastor David Ramsey and Pastor Tom Perea will officiate. Patrick was born July 19, 1951 in Waterville, Maine, the son of Edgar and Georgianna (Jerome) White. He passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021 at his home at...

Helen  Minnie Friedrichs

Helen Minnie Friedrichs

Oct 3, 2021

Helen passed away peacefully in Dolores, CO at the home of her daughter Jenifer Ibscher. She was born in Spencer, IA, one of five children of Ida and John Freddie Gerdes. After graduating from Fulda High School, the family moved to Sioux Falls, SD where Helen soon met her forever love, Gordon Henry Friedrichs. She would reminisce about how she...

Joan Mahaffey

Joan Mahaffey

Sep 28, 2021

A Celebration of Life will be held at a future date for Cortez resident Joan Mahaffey. Joan was born November 30, 1935 in Yellow Jacket, CO the daughter of John William and Marjorie Mary (Wilson) Crowley. She passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at her residence at the age of 85. Surviving Joan are her loving husband, Gary Mahaffey...

Elizabeth Jane Hart

Elizabeth Jane Hart

Sep 28, 2021

Elizabeth Jane Hart died peacefully holding her daughter’s hand on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Residence in Cortez, Colorado. Born March 28, 1925 in Ferguson, Minnesota to Robert and Audrey Neuenfeldt. Bette was married in Chicago on April 5, 1946 to Kenneth Hart, now deceased. They spent decades together. Bette was a loving mother to John...

Jeffrey Allen 'Jeff' Wince

Jeffrey Allen 'Jeff' Wince

Sep 27, 2021

Memorial services for Mancos resident Jeffrey Allen ‘Jeff’ Wince will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 15, 2021 at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Durango, CO. Jeff was born April 13, 1959 in Riverside, CA the son of Vernon Oliver and Joyce Ann (Bowman) Wince. He passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Lutheran Medical Center in...

Edith Ruth Sherwood

Edith Ruth Sherwood

Sep 25, 2021

Edith Ruth Wolff Sherwood was born on June 15, 1938 in Lebanon, Colorado. Edith passed away September 25, 2021 in Nampa, Idaho. Edith grew up on a farm in Colorado. She attended Lebanon School and Montezuma County High School graduating as salutatorian in 1956. Edith met Donald Sherwood while working in a café in the Four Corners area. A year...

Delaney Nalen Starr

Delaney Nalen Starr

Sep 24, 2021

Graveside services for Towaoc resident Delaney Nalen Starr will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 1, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. Mr. Rick Wells will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Delaney was born April 5, 1972 in Cortez, CO the son of Emily Rose Laner and Douglas...

Joan Rose Conrad

Joan Rose Conrad

Sep 22, 2021

Joan Rose Weibert Conrad was born October 21, 1933 in Hardin, MT to Palmer and Christine Weibert. She passed away at the Valley Inn in Mancos, CO on September 22, 2021. Joan married Lester “Corky” Conrad in Hardin, MT on August 28, 1953. Two beautiful daughters were brought into this union, Vicki Lynn and Nadine Marie. After relocating to the...

Don Wesley Mcclellan

Don Wesley Mcclellan

Sep 21, 2021

A Celebration of Life will be held for Cortez resident Don Wesley McClellan from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Please stop by at any time between 1-3 p.m. to pay your condolences to his family. Don was born November 14, 1954 in Yuma, AZ the son of Howard and Evelyn Beatrice (Klemme) McClellan. He passed...

Phillip Charles Crowley

Phillip Charles Crowley

Sep 21, 2021

Phillip Charles Crowley passed away September 21, 2021, in Sedona, Arizona. Phillip was born in Cortez, Colorado, and lived his young life in Eastland, Utah and graduated from Monticello High School in Monticello, Utah. Phillip was an avid skier and looked forward to his many hunting trips with his dad, uncles, and brothers. Phillip lived for 45 years as a...

Jimmie D. Burton

Jimmie D. Burton

Sep 21, 2021

Funeral services for Jimmie D. Burton will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Mancos First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Veterans of Montezuma County. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Jimmie was born March 23, 1923...

Daniel Joseph 'Dan' Hogan

Daniel Joseph 'Dan' Hogan

Sep 20, 2021

Daniel Joseph ‘Dan’ Hogan was born October 1, 1930 in Denver, CO the son of Daniel Michael and Josephine Louise (Powers) Hogan. He passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at Vista Mesa in Cortez, CO at the age of 90. Surviving Dan is his nephew, Michael Hogan of Cortez, CO. Dan was preceded in death by his parents; his...

Ronald Alan Clark

Ronald Alan Clark

Sep 18, 2021

Ronald Alan Clark was born February 13, 1942 in Canoga Park, CA the son of James H. and Virginia (Houston) Clark. He passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at his residence in Mancos, CO at the age of 79. Surviving Ronald are his daughter, Wendy Harris of Hayden, ID; and his son, Blain Clark of Hayden, ID. Ronald was...

Helen Louise Sheley

Helen Louise Sheley

Sep 18, 2021

Helen Louise (Hatcher) Sheley went home to be with her Lord and Savior September 18, 2021. It is such a joy to know she's in the arms of Jesus. Helen was born in Jefferson, Texas October 17, 1932 to Vina and Sinclair Hatcher. She was raised and graduated school in Vivian, LA. After graduation she move to Shreveport, LA. While...

Marsha  Ann Moss

Marsha Ann Moss

Sep 16, 2021

Marsha Ann Moss was born April 25, 1944 in Sudbury, Massachusetts the daughter of Robert Truman and Virginia (Glass) Sperry. She passed away September 16, 2021 at Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, CO at the age of 77. Surviving Marsha is her nephew Jason Eric Morrison of Dolores, CO. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister...