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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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....
