Stephen Weatherford 'Steve' Gregory
Sep 16, 2021
Stephen Weatherford Gregory was born in Glendale, California June 4, 1945, but grew up in Evergreen, Colorado, the son of John Dalby Gregory and Vera Ruth Weatherford. Growing up, he worked several jobs to help the family while he was in high school which included working at the golf course in Evergreen as a caddie. There, he developed a lifelong...
Robin Kimberly Frost
Sep 13, 2021
ROBIN KIMBERLY FROST Funeral services for Towaoc resident Robin Kimberly Frost will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Please join the family following the burial for a meal. Robin was born September 14, 1988 in Shiprock, NM the daughter of Raymond Kuebler Jr. and Lori Lynn Frost....
Ruth Alberta Saunders
Sep 10, 2021
Ruth Alberta Knuckles Saunders was born February 6, 1924 in Ellington, Missouri to Jefferson Davis and Clara Catherine Ann Knuckles. At the age of five, she, her mother and father, brother Tom, sisters Bertha, Louie, Irene, and Maxine, along with her uncle, Fred Buffington, and several of his family members (a total of fourteen people) left Missouri in December, 1929,...
Christol Lynn Seals
Sep 10, 2021
A Celebration of Life for Cortez, CO resident Christol Lynn Seals will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Meet at Joe Rowell Park in Dolores, CO at 9:30 a.m. to join the procession to a special family campground. Christol was born November 27, 1976 in Phoenix, AZ. She passed away in Dove Creek, CO on Friday, September 10, 2021...
Frank Weaver Iii
Sep 8, 2021
Frank Weaver III was born July 10, 1951 in Middletown, Ohio, the son of Frank Weaver Jr. and Pauline (Graves) Weaver. He passed away on September 8, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO at the age of 70. Frank served his country in both the Army and the Navy and was a commissioned officer of the U.S....
Richard Clay 'Dick' Richmond
Sep 6, 2021
Richard “Dick” Richmond was born June 12, 1932 in Trinidad, Colorado, the son of Walter F. and Margaret Mary Richmond. He passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living in Cortez at the age of 89. Dick served his country in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean War, achieving the rank of Sergeant. After...
Darlene Mae Whiteman
Sep 4, 2021
Darlene Whiteman was born January 9, 1963 in Shiprock, NM to Sam and Fern Foster of Hogback, NM. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones at Saint Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction on September 4, 2021. She spent her younger years growing up on the farm. She helped take care of the farm and also helped with her...
Lettie Belle 'Tiny' Higman
Sep 4, 2021
Lettie B. Higman (Tiny) 3/12/35 – 9/4/2021 Lettie Belle Higman went to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 4, 2021 at 12:22 AM. She passed away peacefully in her sleep with her grandson Kevin, son Larry, and friend Sandy holding her hands and stroking her hair. Alan Jackson’s Gospel Album was playing until Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville played, then...
Fay Baker
Sep 4, 2021
FAY BAKER Graveside services for Fay Baker will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pastor Scott Hunt will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Fay Baker was born on July 16, 1931 in Lincoln, Neb. She was the only child of Howard...
Doris Jeanette Heart
Sep 3, 2021
DORIS JEANETTE HEART Funeral services for Doris Jeanette Heart will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Doris was born February 7, 1941 in Mariano Springs, Colo. the daughter of Leslie Heart and...
Vanita Ilene Warren
Sep 3, 2021
Born June 29, 1924, in Marshfield, MO, as Vanita Ilene Weaver. Vanita came to Cortez from Missouri with her parents Newton and Eva Weaver, and siblings Lorene and Wayne in the late 1920's. She was approximately 6 years old. The family moved to a farm south of Cortez where Vanita attended school from 1st to 8th grade at Blue Door...
Clayton 'Clay' Watson
Sep 1, 2021
Clayton “Clay” Watson was born on April 15th, 1963, in Cortez, CO to Billy Watson and Deanna Striley. Clay passed unexpectedly on Sept 1st, 2021 while working in Nebraska. Clayton is survived by his daughter, Raeanne Watson-Vesper, and son-in-law Lance Vesper; his former wife Marlene Watson; stepmother Herma Watson; his siblings Devena Branson, Robert “Bruce” Uptain (Earlene), Lindy Brogden, Clint...
Albert Frank Penasa
Aug 30, 2021
Albert Frank Penasa was born on June 30, 1935 to Italian immigrants, Serofino and Mary (Zanon) Penasa in Telluride, Colo. He passed away peacefully at his home on August 30, 2021 at the age of 86. Albert spent his early childhood in Ophir, Colo. and then the family moved to a farm in Montrose, Colo. where he attended school and...
Daniel Eugene Simmons
Aug 30, 2021
Daniel Eugene Simmons was born July 23, 1960 in Rolla, Missouri to William (Bill) Simmons and Pat L. Simmons-McClain. He passed on August 30, 2021. Daniel leaves behind his children, Daniel Simmons O’Neal, Judd Simmons, and Lane Simmons; his grandchildren, Monty O’Neal, and Tamrynn Simmons; his mother, Pat Simmons-McClain; his siblings, Dick (Anita) Giesler, Mickey (Cindy) Giesler, Dennis (Kim) Giesler,...
Kathleen Marie Griffin
Aug 28, 2021
Kathleen Marie Griffin, a resident of Cortez, CO, was born April 28, 1959 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Oscar Ray and Mary Lou (Brisbin) Stuckman. She passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, NM at the age of 62. Surviving Kathleen are her loving spouse, Danny Lee Griffin of Cortez, CO;...
Milton Eddie 'Mike' Hunt
Aug 27, 2021
On Friday August 27, 2021, Milton (Mike) Eddie Hunt, loving husband and father of three children, passed away at the age of 75. Milton (Mike) was born on November 4, 1945 in Post, Texas to Eddie and Mary Ellen (Reno) Hunt. On March 9, 1968 he married the love of his life, Donna Jo Grigry. They raised two sons, Sam...
Andrea Jane 'Annie' Silas
Aug 23, 2021
Andrea Jane Silas (Annie) was born on November 20, 1960 to Herbert Silas Sr. and Florence Cuthair Bancroft Silas in Cortez, CO. As a child, Annie and her siblings did a lot of horseback riding and helped their parents with sheep herding and cattle. She liked to be active outdoors. She attended church and numerous revivals with her mother, Florence....
Bradley Allen Burt
Aug 21, 2021
Bradley Allen ‘Brad’ Burt was born September 14, 1952 in Tucson, AZ the son of Warner Clark and Joyce (Lewis) Burt. He passed away on August 21, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 68. Surviving Brad are his loving wife, Barbara Burt of Sedona, AZ; his children, Nicholas Burt of Nara, Japan, and Margaret...
Ida Miller Collins Peog
Aug 21, 2021
Our beloved mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, Ida Miller Collins Peog, was born, February 25, 1935 at Mary Ann Springs (farm and ranch) to the late Abe Peog and late Ada Collins. She went home peacefully to our Heavenly Father on August 21, 2021 at her residence on the Ute Mountain Reservation after battling an on-going illness. Ida...
Ima Jean Pedigo
Aug 21, 2021
Ima Jean (Beeby) Pedigo was born February 27, 1929. She very peacefully passed from this life on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the age of 92. She was living at Aspen Gardens in Cortez, CO. A life well lived. 2 Corinthians 5:8 – we are of good courage, I say, and prefer to be absent from the body and to...
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