Janice Mills Lopez
Jan 14, 2021
Janice Mills Lopez was born August 15, 1952 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Jacob Lopez and Evelina Mills. She passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO at the age of 68. Surviving Janice are her son, Walter Ridley of Towaoc, CO; and her siblings, Joselina Lopez Whiteskunk of Towaoc, CO, Tannis...
Melva Kay Walker
Jan 13, 2021
On Wednesday, January 13, 2021, Melva Walker, loving friend, daughter, sister and mother of two children, passed at the age of 55. Melva was born in Cortez, CO on September 3, 1965, to Verna and Buddy Rogers. Melva had a passion for reading murder mystery novels and working on complex puzzles. She also loved to plant flowers and enjoy the...
Oscar Eugene Gustin
Jan 12, 2021
Oscar Eugene “Gene” Gustin was born November 6, 1936 in Carmen, Oklahoma, the son of Oscar Gustin and Burness Cecile Taylor (Berry). He passed away January 12, 2021 at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Martha; daughters, Gina Espeland (Porter) and Shelby Gustin (Steven Leach); grandchildren, Nicole Espeland, Trae Leach and Mara Leach;...
Jerry Bruce Hall
Jan 12, 2021
Jerry B. Hall, a resident of Colorado for 83 years died on Tuesday January 12, 2021 at home with his wife and daughter by his side. Jerry was born on March 5, 1937 to Basil and Lenora Hall. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. As a young man he joined the service and served proudly in the U.S....
Hilda Jane Fish
Jan 9, 2021
Graveside services for Grand Junction, CO resident Hilda Jane Fish will be held at Noon, Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Arriola Cemetery. Hilda was born May 29, 1945 in Cortez, CO the daughter of John Colby and Mary Angeline (Reynolds) Hackett. She passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at her residence in Grand Junction, CO at the age of...
Janice Bankert
Jan 8, 2021
Janice Bankert was born February 22, 1969 in Cortez, CO. She departed this life, of natural causes at age 51, on January 8, 2021 at her home in rural Dolores. Janice was born to Bethel Bankert and Delores (Dee) Spore Bankert. She was the youngest of four children. The only girl, she had three older brothers to love and care...
Doris Francine Valle
Jan 7, 2021
Doris Valle April 23, 1922 to January 7, 2021 Doris Blanton Valle of Cortez left this life on January 7th at the age of 98. Doris came from tiny Egan, Texas – a town so small it has disappeared – but had her share of adventures throughout her life. She spent the WWII years in Washington DC, doing her part...
Henrietta Ann Oliver
Jan 7, 2021
Funeral services for Grand Junction resident Henrietta Ann Oliver will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Grand Junction, CO. Interment will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery, Cortez, CO. Henrietta was born June 21, 1932 in Durango, CO the daughter of Ernest Henry...
Dee Renay Neely
Jan 7, 2021
Memorial services for lifelong area resident Dee Renay Neely will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 14 at Arriola Bible Church. Renay was born July 20, 1937 in Cortez the son of Prentis Dee and Annie Mae (Smart) Neely. He passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at his home in Cortez at the age of 83. Surviving...
Pat Leroy Hatch
Jan 6, 2021
Pat L. Hatch was born at home in Grand Junction, Colorado to Thelma and Clyde Hatch on April 4,1931. He spent his early years around the Grand Valley, camping and fishing on neighboring Grand Mesa. He spent his early school years in Los Angeles, California during WWII. Upon returning to the Grand Valley, Pat attended middle school and high school...
Tiffany Marie Gallegos
Jan 5, 2021
Memorial services for Cortez resident Tiffany Marie Gallegos will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 15, 2021 at Evangel Assembly of God Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor Jeff McDonell will officiate. Tiffany was born June 16, 1979 in Farmington, NM the daughter of Valentino Valois and Margaret (Sanchez) Vigil. She passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Mercy...
Audrie Jean Johnston
Jan 5, 2021
A Memorial Mass will be held for Cortez resident Audrie Jean Malchert Johnston at noon on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. A celebration of Audrie’s life will be held later this summer. Audrie passed away January 5, 2021 at Vista Mesa in Cortez, Colorado at the age of 92. Born August 25,...
Myron Jones
Jan 4, 2021
Graveside services for Red Mesa, Utah resident Myron Jones will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 11, 2021 at Cortez Cemetery. The family will provide drive through to go meals at the First United Methodist Church parking lot, 515 N. Park St, Cortez, CO, following the service. Myron was born May 23, 1987 in Shiprock, N.M. the son of...
Cleo Marie Biard
Jan 3, 2021
Cleo Marie (Boren) Biard was born in Villagreen, Las Animas county, Colorado on 22 October 1933. She was born on her daddy’s birthday when he was 54. She passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living in Cortez, Montezuma County, Colorado at the age of 87. Cleo married Charles Thomas “Tommy” Biard on 1 October 1949...
Thomas Williford 'Tom' Pedigo
Dec 31, 2020
Thomas Williford ‘Tom’ Pedigo was born May 28, 1930 in Enid, OK. He left this world on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the age of 90. “Our bodies are like tents that we live in here on earth. But when these tents are destroyed, we know that God will give each of us a place to live. These homes will...
Louis Che Che Jumper Jr.
Dec 31, 2020
Louis C. Jumper Jr. passed away at home early on Thursday, December 31, 2020. He was born on January 18, 1933 in Marble City, Oklahoma to Louis and Mallie Jumper. He attended school in Oklahoma, and started teaching high school in 1959 in Tuba City, Arizona. He spent his career as a teacher, coach and administrator serving several schools on...
Charles John Porter
Dec 28, 2020
John Porter passed away peacefully on December 28, 2020, at the age of 87. He was born to State Senator Charles T. Porter and Mrs. Sonora Porter in Lewis, Colorado, which is named after his maternal grandfather. During his tenure at Colorado A&M College, now CSU, he met and married his lifelong love of 66 years, Nancy Hicks Porter. They...
Joan Anna Wells-Kimmel
Dec 27, 2020
Joan Anna Wells-Kimmel was born May 31, 1933 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Charles and Alvina (Winters) Ware. She passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Vista Grande in Cortez, CO at the age of 87. Surviving Joan are her daughters, Diana Slaughter (John) of Shawnee, KS, and Sharon Keenan of Cortez, CO; three grandchildren; and two...
Robert Hale 'Bob' Snyder
Dec 26, 2020
Graveside services for Dolores resident Robert Hale ‘Bob’ Snyder will be held at the Rico Cemetery a later date. Robert passed away peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 26, 2020 in Cortez, Colorado. Born August 5, 1925 to Robert Alanca Snyder and Grace Lucille Hale in Duchesne Utah. A brother Dale joined the family two years later. When his father...
Rita Beth O'Brien
Dec 26, 2020
Rita Beth O’Brien was born April 20, 1933 in Alamosa, CO the daughter of Otho and Louise (Wells) Mills. She passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at her residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 87. Surviving Rita are her loving husband, Jack O’Brien of Cortez, CO; her children, Lori Lee Wood (Barry) of Los Lunas, NM, Jan...
