James Lloyd Flowers
Jul 16, 2021
Graveside services for Cortez resident James Lloyd Flowers (J.L.) will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Lewis Cemetery. Pastor Bruce Burkett will officiate. J.L. was born July 14, 1951 to Melvin and Wilma Flowers in Los Animas, CO, and went to be with his Lord and Savior July 16, 2021; just two days after his 70th...
Nathan Henry Carvell
Jul 15, 2021
Memorial services for Dove Creek resident Nathan Henry Carvell will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel, Cortez, CO. Inurnment will follow at Sylvan Cemetery. Nathan was born December 14, 1940 in Denver, CO the son of Lewis and Frances Irene (Smith) Carvell. He passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 at his residence...
Cheryl Ann Graves
Jul 14, 2021
Cheryl Ann (Artaz Quail Belyeu) Graves March 10, 1948 – July 14, 2021 Our sister, Cheri Ann Graves, went home to be with her eternal Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Born to S.J. (Bob) Artaz and Carmella DeJohn Artaz, Cheryl Ann arrived March 10, 1948 in Glenwood Springs, CO. Cheri’s life was filled with love...
Lolita Street
Jul 14, 2021
Lolita Street was born January 5, 1944 in Oldham, Texas, the daughter of Harry Eddie and Florence Evylyn (Dean) Seymour. She passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 77. Surviving Lolita are her children Connie Ziskie of WV, Stan Aulston of Cortez, CO, Venita Dennison of Cortez, CO, Scotty...
William Howard 'Bill' Jenkins
Jul 14, 2021
William Howard ‘Bill’ Jenkins was born September 1, 1935 in Cahone, CO the son of Charles Howard and Nellie Lee (Hull) Jenkins. He passed away on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at his residence in Dove Creek, CO at the age of 85. Surviving Bill are his grandson, Thomas Arellano of Dove Creek, CO; his children, Debra Pitts of Salt Lake...
Thomas Keith Colbert
Jul 6, 2021
Funeral services for long time resident of Montezuma County and the Mancos Valley Thomas Keith Colbert will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, July 16, 2021 at West Resthaven Funeral Home in Glendale, AZ. Interment will follow at their cemetery. Viewing will take place before the service at 8 a.m. Thomas was born July 17, 1938 in Rover, AR. He...
Violet Dellene Waschke
Jul 6, 2021
Violet Dellene (Flowers) Waschke departed this journey of life and went home to her Savior on July 6, 2021. She was born on August 23, 1933, in Utleyville, Colorado to James Blakemore and Patty Mary (Hall) Flowers. She was the twelfth of thirteen children. Growing up on the family homestead in Kim, Colorado, she helped her parents farm and milk...
Keane Norman Stevenson
Jul 5, 2021
Keane Norman Stevenson fell asleep in death on July 5, 2021. He was born December 2, 1927 to Ben and Writa Stevenson in their cabin on the old Mesa Verde Road before the first guard shack was constructed. At the time of death, Keane had been living at Visa Grande nursing home in Cortez for four months. By his side...
Kinley Grace Mitchell
Jul 5, 2021
A Celebration of Life will be held for Durango resident Kinley Grace Mitchell at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at the Exhibit Hall at La Plata County Fairgrounds in Durango, CO. Kinley was born October 31, 2010 in Durango, CO the daughter of Kelly James and Lindsey Kate (Paxton) Mitchell. She passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021 at...
Gary Dean Quintana
Jul 4, 2021
Graveside services for Cortez resident Gary Dean Quintana will be held at 10 a.m. Friday. July 9, 2021 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Gary was born September 12, 1956 in Cortez, CO to Susie Quintana. He passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 64. As a young man, Gary enjoyed...
Joaquin Garcia
Jul 2, 2021
Joaquin Garcia, 64, of Cortez, CO passed away July 2, 2021 in Colorado Springs, CO. He was born July 13, 1957 to Juan and Celeadia Garcia in Carocos, CO. Joaquin was raised on a working farm, attended high school in Pagosa Springs, worked as a heavy equipment operator for Montezuma County until his disability in 2010. Before his disability, Joaquin...
Joe Carroll Keesee
Jul 2, 2021
Longtime Cortez resident and businessman, Joe Keesee passed away peacefully at his home on July 2, 2021. Joe and his wife Mary Ann moved to Cortez in 1971 when they purchased the Ford dealership, then Marsell Motor Company. They felt privileged to raise their family in the beautiful Montezuma Valley. Joe served on the board of Citizens State Bank, Cortez...
Rita Moreno Cornfield
Jun 29, 2021
Rita Moreno Cornfield, 78, a longtime resident of Cortez, Colorado passed away peacefully at home on June 29, 2021. She was born on June 3, 1943, at home in Shiprock, New Mexico to parents Willie and Eula M. Ahkeah. Rita was a Native American from the Navajo Tribe. She was born into her 1st Clan: Nihoobaanii- Gray Streaked-Ends 2nd Clan:...
Hazel Scott Schamp
Jun 26, 2021
Graveside services for lifelong Mancos resident Hazel Scott Schamp will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. Mr. Joe Tanner will officiate. Hazel Scott Schamp was born in Guthrie, TX on May 10, 1922 to Edgar Soloman Scott and Grace Truman Stocking. Hazel and her older sister, Edna, were raised on...
Robert Andrew Kratynski
Jun 25, 2021
Robert Andrew Kratynski, B O B, as he often referred to himself, was born on November 10, 1936 in Long Branch, New Jersey to George Joseph Kratynski and Emily Helena Bobois. His parents immigrated from Poland before they were adults. Bob had three older siblings, a brother, George and two sisters, Florence and Margaret. At the age of two, Bob...
Judy Louise Lopez
Jun 23, 2021
Visitation for Cortez resident Judy Louise Lopez will take place from 2-4 p.m. Monday, June 28, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Judy was born September 16, 1960 in Grants, NM. She passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 60.
Jan Truitt Williams
Jun 22, 2021
Jan Truitt Williams was born September 13, 1954 in Clarendon, TX the son of J.R. and Jean Williams. Jan attended school in Pagosa Springs and Cortez, CO. In high school he worked as a DJ at the Cortez radio station. After college, Jan served as an aide to Senator Bill Armstrong, then returned to the radio waves in the news...
Robert Lee 'Bob' Maez
Jun 20, 2021
Funeral Mass for Mancos resident Robert Lee ‘Bob’ Maez will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 25, 2021 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. Father Lorenzo Uribe will officiate. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rosary will begin...
Steven Eugene "Steve" Keller
Jun 12, 2021
A Celebration of Life will be held for Mancos resident Steven Eugene “Steve” Keller from 4-7 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2021 at the Pavilion at Echo Basin Resort, 43747 Road M, Mancos, CO. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. October 9, 2021 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos, CO. A luncheon will follow. Steve was born...
Arie David Waterman
Jun 12, 2021
Graveside services for Cortez resident Arie David Waterman will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Arie was born February 2, 1946 in Durango, CO the son of...
