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....
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...
