Winifred Kay Laner
Aug 9, 2021
Graveside services for Towaoc resident Winifred Kay Laner will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Winifred was born June 24, 1974 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Franklin Pyle Laner Sr. and Glenda Ann Wing. She passed...
Janice Elaine Barnett
Aug 9, 2021
Janice Elaine Barnett was born to Raymond and Phoebe Rose Neely on November 24,1942 in Cortez, CO. After graduating from Dolores County High School, she married Ronald Barnett on November 6, 1960. Janice and Ron rarely stayed in one place for long and wherever they landed, Janice managed to make it a home for Ron and their three children Rick,...
Billy Dean 'Bill' Kenworthy
Aug 8, 2021
Our wonderful and beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and great-great grandfather, Bill Kenworthy, has left our sides to be with his Heavenly Father on August 8, 2021 at the age of 86. Bill was born January 9, 1935 and leaves behind his wife Ruth, whom he married on June 1, 1954, daughter Kristine Cole, Son Thomas Kenworthy and daughter...
Mary Ann Ross
Aug 7, 2021
Mary Ann Ross, beloved mom, grandma, sister, cousin, and friend died on Aug 7, 2021. She lived life on her own terms with humor, independence, and tenacity. While her last year of life was difficult after the death of her husband, John Ross, the love and support of family and friends made it possible for her to stay in her...
Carol Jean Degroff
Aug 7, 2021
Carol Jean Carrasco De Groff passed away peacefully in Cahone, CO on August 7, 2021 with her husband by her side. Carol was born in Philadelphia, PA in 1950 to parents George and Nancy Carrasco. Her parents moved to Florida, south of Miami, when she was very small. She was the oldest child and eventually the chief babysitter of a...
Dorothy Kee Thomas
Aug 6, 2021
Funeral services for Cortez resident Dorothy Kee Thomas will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 13, 2021 at Victory World Outreach. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Dorothy was born December 9, 1961 in Tuba City, AZ the daughter of Thomas Kee and Mary (Yazzie) Maloney. She passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021...
Robert Henry 'Bob' Breedlove Jr.
Aug 5, 2021
ROBERT H BREEDLOVE Robert was born on April 16, 1937 and grew up in Memphis, Texas. After graduation from high school, he headed to Kansas to attend the school of his choice, Kansas University. He managed to find a job in the machine shop in the radiation lab to finance his studies. He also joined the ROTC to help his...
Maryann Simmang
Aug 2, 2021
Mary Ann Simmang was born February 6, 1940 and passed away suddenly on the morning of August 2, 2021 in Dolores, Colorado. She was born in Bristow, Oklahoma to Maxine and Leland Leonard and lived there until her parents moved her to Eunice, New Mexico. She learned her love of sports in Eunice where she was a cheerleader and followed...
Lawrence Edwin 'Jeff' Broderick
Aug 1, 2021
Jeff Broderick b. 08/22/49 d. 08/01/21 Jeff passed peacefully at home with his wife and family by his side. A Marine. A Vietnam veteran. A well-respected and well-loved oil field worker. The only man his wife ever met who didn’t have an ego. He had morals and values. He kept to himself. He didn’t swear. Jeff had so many hunting...
Delamar Ellsworth 'Del' May
Jul 31, 2021
Graveside services for Towaoc resident Delamar Ellsworth ‘Del’ May will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Towaoc Cemetery. Mr. Afrem Wall will officiate. Del was born July 22, 1975 in Cortez, CO the son of Alfred and Euna Peog (Hight) May. He passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction,...
Thurston John Manns
Jul 30, 2021
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Thurston John Manns will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Terry Knight will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Thurston was born January 27, 1977 in Denver, CO the son of John H. and Lucy Parker (Lang) Manns. He passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021...
Charlotte Arlene Wood
Jul 29, 2021
A Celebration of Life will be held for Yellow Jacket resident Charlotte Arlene Wood at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 21, 2021 at the Lewis Grange. Charlotte was born April 27, 1944 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Charles O. and Roberta (Oliver) Wood. She passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at San Juan Regional Hospital in Farmington, NM at...
Emil Myron Luthi
Jul 27, 2021
Graveside services for Cortez resident Emil Myron Luthi will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Myron was born May 3, 1936 in Abilene, KS the son of Emil Marvin and Eliza Wadena (Wagner) Luthi. He passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at...
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...
