Adrian Guy Simpson
Oct 21, 2021
Adrian Guy Simpson led a full and wonderful life and leaves behind family and friends who will remember him always. He was born on February 19, 1941 to Anna (Burke) and Gabriel Marion Simpson. He died on Thursday, October 21, 2021. He was 80 years old. Adrian is remembered for his enjoyment of the outdoors, his enthusiastic love of the...
Alberta Rose Karraker
Oct 20, 2021
Alberta Rose ‘Bert’ Karraker, the youngest of nine children, was born at home in Pleasant Valley, Phillips County, CO to Bertrand Jaycox and Beulah Burl (Beam) Jaycox on July 4, 1935. Bert passed away at home in Cortez, CO with family by her side on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Bert and her siblings were raised on the family farm and...
Mary Benally Summa
Oct 20, 2021
Mary B. Summa was born on March 7, 1959 to Steven W. Summa and Betty B. Summa. She had eight sisters, four brothers, two children, three grandchildren and two dogs. Mary went to Manaugh school for elementary and during the summer she helped her mother out. She then went to Intermountain where she got her nursing certificate. Mary worked at...
Ann Elaine Miller
Oct 17, 2021
A memorial service will be held for Lewis, CO resident Ann Elaine Miller at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 28 E. Montezuma Ave., in Cortez, CO, on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at 2 p.m. Masks will be required. Ann Elaine Miller of Lewis, Colorado, passed away on October 17, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction,...
Carol Jean Odom
Oct 17, 2021
Carol Jean Odom was born January 16, 1938 in Milwaukee, WI the daughter of Donald and Mary (Miles) Irvin. She passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 83. Surviving Carol are her daughter, Linda Kaiser (Eddie) of Mancos, CO; her son, Jay Odom (Minka) of Cortez, CO; her siblings,...
Neil Frank Jones Sr.
Oct 14, 2021
Neil Frank Jones, Sr. 1940 – 2021 Neil Frank Jones Sr. was born 15 October 1940 in a log cabin south of Dove Creek, CO to Cecil B. and Virgie Beatrice (Weese) Jones. He went to school in Dove Creek and graduated in 1958. After graduation he moved to Clovis, NM and farmed while attending E.N.M.U in Portales, NM. While...
Ronald Albert 'Ron' Dedrick
Oct 13, 2021
A celebration of life for Mancos resident Ronald Albert ‘Ron’ Dedrick will be held by the family at a later date. Ron was born March 3, 1947 in Gallup, NM the son of Albert Peter and Mildred Catherine (Wethington) Dedrick. He passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at his home in Cortez, CO at the age of 74. Surviving...
Joseph "Joe" Konyndyk
Oct 10, 2021
Memorial services for Mancos resident Joseph “Joe” Konyndyk will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Chaplain David Johnson will conduct the service. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Joe was born June 23, 1925 in Merian, Michigan, the son of Frank and Martha (Briggs) Konyndyk. He passed away...
Larry Otis Hall
Oct 9, 2021
Memorial services for Dove Creek resident Larry Otis Hall will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Dove Creek Assembly of God. Mr. Ken Graham will officiate. Larry was born August 28, 1945 in Summit Point, Utah, the son of Albert Leroy and Mary Ann (Gullette) Hall. He passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at...
Mina Lorraine Blanchfield
Oct 9, 2021
Join us at Evangel Assembly of God in Cortez, Colorado on October 18, 2021 at 2PM to celebrate the life of Lorraine Blanchfield born October 3, 1952 and went home to be with her best friend Jesus October 9th, 2021. Mina “Lorraine” Blanchfield, born to Robert Francis and Mina Louise Blanchfield was raised in Grand Junction, Colorado. She attended L.I.F.E....
Marilyn Jean Sandstrom
Oct 8, 2021
Graveside services for Durango resident Marilyn Jean Sandstrom will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango, CO. Pastor Jeff Huber will officiate. Marilyn was born July 12, 1937 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Vernon and Carmen (Languth) Sandstrom. She passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in...
Patricia Schiess 'Pat' Redburn
Oct 8, 2021
A party for Patricia “Pat” Schiess Redburn will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021 from 1-3 p.m. at Montezuma’s Mexican Restaurant in Dolores, CO. Pat passed away peacefully October 8, 2021, at her ranch home in Stoner, Colorado. She was born May 19, 1944, in Afton, Wyoming. Pat was a life member of the Southwest Colorado Cowbells. She enjoyed...
Alvin Darrel 'Al' Springmeyer
Oct 8, 2021
Memorial services for Cortez resident Alvin Darrel ‘Al’ Springmeyer will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. Al was born December 12, 1934 in Dove Creek, CO the son of Tivis Theodore and Edna Susan (Johnson) Springmeyer. He passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age...
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
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
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...
