Glen Clifford Geisinger
Jul 25, 2021
Graveside services for Egnar resident Glen Clifford Geisinger will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 30, 2021 at Burn Cemetery in Egnar, CO. Pastor Travis Randolph will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Clifford was born July 1, 1935 in Elkhart, KS the son of Glenn and...
James Marvin 'Jim' Wilson
Jul 24, 2021
Graveside services for Mancos resident James Marvin ‘Jim’ Wilson will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 2, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. Mr. Bill Wilson will officiate. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. A luncheon will follow at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Visitation will take place from 1 – 5 p.m. Sunday, August 1, 2021...
Dustin James Ford
Jul 22, 2021
Funeral services for Mancos resident Dustin James Ford will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Mesa Trails Cowboy Church located at 281 Menefee Street in Mancos, CO. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. After interment, a luncheon will be served at Mesa Trails Cowboy Church. Dustin was born to Rachel Ann Martinez and Dustin Jay...
Jeanette Lavonne Winter
Jul 22, 2021
Jeanette LaVonne Winter was born August 8, 1921 in Webber, KS the daughter of Owen and Elma Graham. She passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at Vista Grande in Cortez, CO at the age of 99. Jeanette and her family moved to Colorado where she met Wilbert (Willy) Winter. They were married on December 24, 1937. Jeanette and Willy...
Jean Belden
Jul 21, 2021
Alma Jean “Jeannie” Belden, 92 and a life-long resident of Cortez, passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Jeannie was born April 17, 1929 to Robert and Ora Lee (Biard) Page, in Kline, CO. Jeannie’s family moved to Montezuma County to work a farmer’s land when she was three years old. She and her two brothers were...
Grant Wayne Baxstrom
Jul 21, 2021
Memorial services for Cortez resident Grant Wayne Baxstrom will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Rock Springs Church 601 N. Dolores Road Cortez. A pot luck reception will follow. Grant was born September 28, 1972 in Farmington, NM the son of Howard Eugene and Dana Roxanne (Duncan) Baxstrom. He passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021...
Alfred Dean 'Jock' Sanford Jr.
Jul 18, 2021
Alfred Dean (Jock) Sanford Jr was born April 15, 1965 in Grand Junction Colorado to Alfred Dean Sanford Sr. and Rose Irene (Toni) Sanford. Jock passed away July 18, 2021 at his home in Dolores. Jock grew up in Gateway Colorado and knew early on that his passion was driving and working on trucks. Jock spent 39 years driving trucks...
James Lloyd Flowers
Jul 16, 2021
Graveside services for Cortez resident James Lloyd Flowers (J.L.) will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Lewis Cemetery. Pastor Bruce Burkett will officiate. J.L. was born July 14, 1951 to Melvin and Wilma Flowers in Los Animas, CO, and went to be with his Lord and Savior July 16, 2021; just two days after his 70th...
Nathan Henry Carvell
Jul 15, 2021
Memorial services for Dove Creek resident Nathan Henry Carvell will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel, Cortez, CO. Inurnment will follow at Sylvan Cemetery. Nathan was born December 14, 1940 in Denver, CO the son of Lewis and Frances Irene (Smith) Carvell. He passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at his residence...
Cheryl Ann Graves
Jul 14, 2021
Cheryl Ann (Artaz Quail Belyeu) Graves March 10, 1948 – July 14, 2021 Our sister, Cheri Ann Graves, went home to be with her eternal Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Born to S.J. (Bob) Artaz and Carmella DeJohn Artaz, Cheryl Ann arrived March 10, 1948 in Glenwood Springs, CO. Cheri’s life was filled with love...
Lolita Street
Jul 14, 2021
Lolita Street was born January 5, 1944 in Oldham, Texas, the daughter of Harry Eddie and Florence Evylyn (Dean) Seymour. She passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 77. Surviving Lolita are her children Connie Ziskie of WV, Stan Aulston of Cortez, CO, Venita Dennison of Cortez, CO, Scotty...
William Howard 'Bill' Jenkins
Jul 14, 2021
William Howard ‘Bill’ Jenkins was born September 1, 1935 in Cahone, CO the son of Charles Howard and Nellie Lee (Hull) Jenkins. He passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at his residence in Dove Creek, CO at the age of 85. Surviving Bill are his grandson, Thomas Arellano of Dove Creek, CO; his children, Debra Pitts of Salt Lake...
Thomas Keith Colbert
Jul 6, 2021
Funeral services for long time resident of Montezuma County and the Mancos Valley Thomas Keith Colbert will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2021 at West Resthaven Funeral Home in Glendale, AZ. Interment will follow at their cemetery. Viewing will take place before the service at 8 a.m. Thomas was born July 17, 1938 in Rover, AR. He...
Violet Dellene Waschke
Jul 6, 2021
Violet Dellene (Flowers) Waschke departed this journey of life and went home to her Savior on July 6, 2021. She was born on August 23, 1933, in Utleyville, Colorado to James Blakemore and Patty Mary (Hall) Flowers. She was the twelfth of thirteen children. Growing up on the family homestead in Kim, Colorado, she helped her parents farm and milk...
Keane Norman Stevenson
Jul 5, 2021
Keane Norman Stevenson fell asleep in death on July 5, 2021. He was born December 2, 1927 to Ben and Writa Stevenson in their cabin on the old Mesa Verde Road before the first guard shack was constructed. At the time of death, Keane had been living at Visa Grande nursing home in Cortez for four months. By his side...
Kinley Grace Mitchell
Jul 5, 2021
A Celebration of Life will be held for Durango resident Kinley Grace Mitchell at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at the Exhibit Hall at La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango, CO. Kinley was born October 31, 2010 in Durango, CO the daughter of Kelly James and Lindsey Kate (Paxton) Mitchell. She passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021 at...
Gary Dean Quintana
Jul 4, 2021
Graveside services for Cortez resident Gary Dean Quintana will be held at 10 a.m. Friday. July 9, 2021 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Gary was born September 12, 1956 in Cortez, CO to Susie Quintana. He passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 64. As a young man, Gary enjoyed...
Joaquin Garcia
Jul 2, 2021
Joaquin Garcia, 64, of Cortez, CO passed away July 2, 2021 in Colorado Springs, CO. He was born July 13, 1957 to Juan and Celeadia Garcia in Carocos, CO. Joaquin was raised on a working farm, attended high school in Pagosa Springs, worked as a heavy equipment operator for Montezuma County until his disability in 2010. Before his disability, Joaquin...
Joe Carroll Keesee
Jul 2, 2021
Longtime Cortez resident and businessman, Joe Keesee passed away peacefully at his home on July 2, 2021. Joe and his wife Mary Ann moved to Cortez in 1971 when they purchased the Ford dealership, then Marsell Motor Company. They felt privileged to raise their family in the beautiful Montezuma Valley. Joe served on the board of Citizens State Bank, Cortez...
Rita Moreno Cornfield
Jun 29, 2021
Rita Moreno Cornfield, 78, a longtime resident of Cortez, Colorado passed away peacefully at home on June 29, 2021. She was born on June 3, 1943, at home in Shiprock, New Mexico to parents Willie and Eula M. Ahkeah. Rita was a Native American from the Navajo Tribe. She was born into her 1st Clan: Nihoobaanii- Gray Streaked-Ends 2nd Clan:...
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