Eddie Dean Oliver
Dec 16, 2021
EDDIE DEAN OLIVER Our beloved Eddie Dean Oliver. Eddie was the New Year’s baby in Cortez, CO January 1, 1950. He moved on from his earthly life on December 16, 2021. Eddie was born to Lester and Berna Dean Oliver, the eldest of five children. Eddie spent his early years in Delta, CO on a mountain place that was dear...
Ondalan Wolfgang Hunter Wells
Dec 15, 2021
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2 – 4 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel for Ondalan Wolfgang Hunter Wells. Ondalan was born May 30, 1997 in Salt Lake City, UT the son of Orelan John Wells and Alvina Vera Yellow. He passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand...
Merna Belle Konyndyk
Dec 14, 2021
Merna Belle Konyndyk was born March 2, 1926 in Marion, Michigan, the daughter of Claire and Teresa (Thrilher) Merritt. She passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 14, 2021 at her son’s home in Mancos at the age of 95. Merna was an avid traveler in her younger years and flew around the world during her career as a travel agent....
Deloris Jane Rankin
Dec 12, 2021
Jane was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and mother-in-law who served Christ with all her heart. Jane conquered death and entered Heaven’s gate on December 12, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO. Jane was born March 9, 1939 in Iberia, MO to Willard and Linnie (Rowden) Dake. She grew up in the Dixon, MO area. Jane married...
Alta Mae Phillips
Dec 11, 2021
Funeral services for Cortez resident Alta Mae Phillips will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, December 17, 2021 at the 7th Day Adventist Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor John Clark will officiate. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery in Dolores, CO. Alta was born August 26, 1923 in Dolores, CO the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Luyza (Tibbits) Small....
Sandra Lou Watts
Dec 10, 2021
SANDRA LOU WATTS Funeral services for Sandra Lou Watts will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Sandra was born April 23, 1951 in Cortez the daughter of Irene Hammond and Ben Pargin Watts Sr. She passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at...
Johnny Anson 'John' Kuykendall
Dec 10, 2021
Funeral services for Mancos resident Johnny Anson 'John' Kuykendall will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. John was born March 6, 1934 in Safford, AZ the son of Floyd Rexter and Velma Amelia (Kelly) Kuykendall. He passed...
Robert Carleton 'Bob' Mcbride Iv
Dec 8, 2021
Robert Carleton McBride, IV Robert (Bob) Carleton McBride, IV left us December 8, 2021, surrounded by love in his home in Cortez, CO. Family and friends will gather to celebrate his life this coming June. Always in charge of his destiny, Bob wrote this obituary with only minor edits by his wife Diane. Bob was born August 30, 1942, in...
Cortland Gregory 'Greg' Price
Dec 7, 2021
A visitation for Cortez resident Cortland Gregory ‘Greg’ Price will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, December 17, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Greg was born August 4, 1944 in Denver, CO to Cortlan Schley Price and Reta Jay Swofford Price. He grew up in Lakewood, CO and...
Margaret Carolina Williford
Dec 6, 2021
Graveside services for Cortez resident Margaret Carolina Williford will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. Margaret was born on August 5, 1940 at home as the seventh and last child to Floyd Wayne and Clara Ann (Retherford) Bryan. She peacefully passed away at home on Monday, December 6, 2021 at the age of 81....
Gyanne Ruth Cellar
Dec 3, 2021
Gyanne Ruth Cellar was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and servant of Jesus Christ. She went to be with her Heavenly Father Friday, December 3, 2021 in Cortez, Colorado at the age of 75. Gyanne was born December 16, 1945 in Alamosa, Colorado to parents Guy and Anne Shipman. She spent her early years with her parents in Liberia, West...
Dylan Micah Schwindt
Dec 3, 2021
Dylan Micah Schwindt, our beloved son, loving partner, brother, nephew, cousin, uncle, and friend-of many, passed away unexpectedly December 3, 2021. He was 42 years old. Dylan was born December 30, 1978 to Don and Jody Schwindt and grew up on the family farm ten miles south of Cortez, Colorado. He loved being outside and spent many hours going with...
Gertrude Ann 'Trudy' Erickson
Dec 2, 2021
Funeral services for long time Cortez resident Gertrude Ann ‘Trudy’ Erickson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 10, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Trudy was born August 17, 1947 in Shiprock, NM to John C. Sells and Angela Taliman Sells. She passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021 in Grand Junction, CO....
Elsie Marie Sheets
Dec 1, 2021
Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Elsie Marie Sheets will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastors Joe Calloway and Fred Calloway will officiate. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Elsie was born December 29, 1927 in Durango, CO the daughter of Edward Elmer and Frances Mildred (Morgan) Dosher. She passed away...
Velma Mae Carlson
Nov 29, 2021
Velma Mae Carlson was born May 15, 1923 in Gibson, NM the daughter of Arthur and Hattie Viola (Davis) Withers. She passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021 at Vista Mesa in Cortez, CO at the age of 98. Surviving Velma are her sons, Kenneth Carlson of Cortez, CO, and Steven Carlson of Missoula, MT; six grandchildren; and six great...
Jack White
Nov 28, 2021
Funeral services for Dove Creek resident Jack White will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2021 at Dove Creek 1st Baptist Church. Pastor Gregg Liming will officiate. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Jack passed from this life November 28, 2021 at his home in Dove Creek surrounded by his wife and kids. Jack was born on...
Cynthia Ann Yazzie
Nov 26, 2021
Cynthia Ann Yazzie January 17, 1965 - November 26, 2021 On Friday, November 26, Cynthia Ann Yazzie, loving wife and mother of five children passed away at the age of 56, due to a heart attack. Cynthia was born on January 17, 1965 in Cortez, CO to Dan and Helen Lansing. She was the 2nd youngest of 11 children and...
Brittany Sharon Lynn Meyer-Rosales
Nov 24, 2021
Brittany Sharon Lynn Meyer-Rosales was born April 18, 1985 in Denver, CO, the daughter of Dave Meyer and Karen Louise Watton. She passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at the age of 36. Brittany was known to always be a hard worker, a good friend, and a loving mother to her children. Surviving Brittany are her mother and step-father,...
Anita Louise Bryant
Nov 24, 2021
ANITA LOUISE BRYANT Anita Louise Bryant (aka: Mrs. Bryant) passed away November 24, 2021 in Wheat Ridge, CO after a three year battle with cancer. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, and educator. Mrs. Bryant was born December 30, 1946 in Ottumwa IA. She grew up in an Air Force family and lived in several cities from San Bernardino,...
Johnny Laner
Nov 24, 2021
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Johnny Laner will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, November 29, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be held at the end of the service. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Johnny was born November 27, 1966 in Cortez, CO the son of John and Sarah (Jacket) Laner. He passed away on Wednesday, November...
