Lettie Belle 'Tiny' Higman
Sep 4, 2021
Lettie B. Higman (Tiny) 3/12/35 – 9/4/2021 Lettie Belle Higman went to be with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 4, 2021 at 12:22 AM. She passed away peacefully in her sleep with her grandson Kevin, son Larry, and friend Sandy holding her hands and stroking her hair. Alan Jackson’s Gospel Album was playing until Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville played, then...
Fay Baker
Sep 4, 2021
FAY BAKER Graveside services for Fay Baker will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 9 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pastor Scott Hunt will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Fay Baker was born on July 16, 1931 in Lincoln, Neb. She was the only child of Howard...
Doris Jeanette Heart
Sep 3, 2021
DORIS JEANETTE HEART Funeral services for Doris Jeanette Heart will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 7 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Doris was born February 7, 1941 in Mariano Springs, Colo. the daughter of Leslie Heart and...
Vanita Ilene Warren
Sep 3, 2021
Born June 29, 1924, in Marshfield, MO, as Vanita Ilene Weaver. Vanita came to Cortez from Missouri with her parents Newton and Eva Weaver, and siblings Lorene and Wayne in the late 1920's. She was approximately 6 years old. The family moved to a farm south of Cortez where Vanita attended school from 1st to 8th grade at Blue Door...
Clayton 'Clay' Watson
Sep 1, 2021
Clayton “Clay” Watson was born on April 15th, 1963, in Cortez, CO to Billy Watson and Deanna Striley. Clay passed unexpectedly on Sept 1st, 2021 while working in Nebraska. Clayton is survived by his daughter, Raeanne Watson-Vesper, and son-in-law Lance Vesper; his former wife Marlene Watson; stepmother Herma Watson; his siblings Devena Branson, Robert “Bruce” Uptain (Earlene), Lindy Brogden, Clint...
Albert Frank Penasa
Aug 30, 2021
Albert Frank Penasa was born on June 30, 1935 to Italian immigrants, Serofino and Mary (Zanon) Penasa in Telluride, Colo. He passed away peacefully at his home on August 30, 2021 at the age of 86. Albert spent his early childhood in Ophir, Colo. and then the family moved to a farm in Montrose, Colo. where he attended school and...
Daniel Eugene Simmons
Aug 30, 2021
Daniel Eugene Simmons was born July 23, 1960 in Rolla, Missouri to William (Bill) Simmons and Pat L. Simmons-McClain. He passed on August 30, 2021. Daniel leaves behind his children, Daniel Simmons O’Neal, Judd Simmons, and Lane Simmons; his grandchildren, Monty O’Neal, and Tamrynn Simmons; his mother, Pat Simmons-McClain; his siblings, Dick (Anita) Giesler, Mickey (Cindy) Giesler, Dennis (Kim) Giesler,...
Kathleen Marie Griffin
Aug 28, 2021
Kathleen Marie Griffin, a resident of Cortez, CO, was born April 28, 1959 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Oscar Ray and Mary Lou (Brisbin) Stuckman. She passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, NM at the age of 62. Surviving Kathleen are her loving spouse, Danny Lee Griffin of Cortez, CO;...
Milton Eddie 'Mike' Hunt
Aug 27, 2021
On Friday August 27, 2021, Milton (Mike) Eddie Hunt, loving husband and father of three children, passed away at the age of 75. Milton (Mike) was born on November 4, 1945 in Post, Texas to Eddie and Mary Ellen (Reno) Hunt. On March 9, 1968 he married the love of his life, Donna Jo Grigry. They raised two sons, Sam...
Andrea Jane 'Annie' Silas
Aug 23, 2021
Andrea Jane Silas (Annie) was born on November 20, 1960 to Herbert Silas Sr. and Florence Cuthair Bancroft Silas in Cortez, CO. As a child, Annie and her siblings did a lot of horseback riding and helped their parents with sheep herding and cattle. She liked to be active outdoors. She attended church and numerous revivals with her mother, Florence....
Bradley Allen Burt
Aug 21, 2021
Bradley Allen ‘Brad’ Burt was born September 14, 1952 in Tucson, AZ the son of Warner Clark and Joyce (Lewis) Burt. He passed away on August 21, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 68. Surviving Brad are his loving wife, Barbara Burt of Sedona, AZ; his children, Nicholas Burt of Nara, Japan, and Margaret...
Ida Miller Collins Peog
Aug 21, 2021
Our beloved mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, Ida Miller Collins Peog, was born, February 25, 1935 at Mary Ann Springs (farm and ranch) to the late Abe Peog and late Ada Collins. She went home peacefully to our Heavenly Father on August 21, 2021 at her residence on the Ute Mountain Reservation after battling an on-going illness. Ida...
Ima Jean Pedigo
Aug 21, 2021
Ima Jean (Beeby) Pedigo was born February 27, 1929. She very peacefully passed from this life on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the age of 92. She was living at Aspen Gardens in Cortez, CO. A life well lived. 2 Corinthians 5:8 – we are of good courage, I say, and prefer to be absent from the body and to...
Alberta Ann 'Bert' Oliver
Aug 20, 2021
Alberta Ann ‘Bert’ Oliver was born January 30, 1937 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Curtis Owen and Eunice Naomi (Hughes) Honaker. She passed away on Friday, August 20, 2021 at her residence at the age of 84. Surviving Bert are her daughters, Alisa Thompson of Cortez, CO, Lori Millich (Raymond) of Cortez, CO, and Cindi Oliver of Pagosa Springs,...
Floyd Thomas Parker
Aug 18, 2021
Graveside services for Dolores resident Floyd Thomas Parker will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Friday, August 20, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Jane Marie Gabardi
Aug 15, 2021
Jane Marie Gabardi (Edds) passed away on August 15, 2021 in her home in Cortez, Colorado. Her daughter, Angela Gabardi and her son-in-law, Chase Wesley were by her side. Jane was born in Hoisington, Kansas to Coleen and Donald Edds. Jane was the middle child and only girl in a family of five children. Jane moved to Colorado after her...
Jordan Lawsen Pargin Watts
Aug 14, 2021
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Jordan Lawsen Pargin Watts will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 20, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Manuel Heart will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jordan was born April 30, 1991 in Cortez, CO...
Theresa Marie Christensen
Aug 13, 2021
Theresa Christensen, 71, passed away on August 13, 2021 in Durango, CO due to natural causes. She was born to Elizabeth (Barger) and Clinton Blakeslee in Wichita, KS. Theresa attended the University of Kansas where she studied Commercial Art. She also attended West Texas State and enjoyed painting and various artistic adventures throughout her life. Theresa was known for her...
Delvin Duane Buck
Aug 11, 2021
Graveside services for Cortez resident Delvin Duane Buck will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place before the service from 9-11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Delvin was born January 21, 1969 in Shiprock, NM the son of Wilson Anthony and Nellie Verna (Jim) Buck. He...
Donald Samuel 'Don' Gray
Aug 11, 2021
Donald Samuel Gray departed this world on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, just three days after his sixtieth birthday. I like to think he left us so he could move on and perfect his talent of carpentry, or to find a new fishing hole, or maybe one of his well-known and often spoken mottos he lived by, “wild till I die”...
