Michael Bruce 'Mike' Bowers
Sep 15, 2020
A private family service will be held for Cortez resident Michael Bruce ‘Mike’ Bowers. Mike was born May 6, 1945 in Bayfield, CO the son of Raymond Paul and Ruby T. (Sullivan) Bowers. He passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at his residence at the age of 75. Surviving Mike are his companion, Charlotte Mathews of Cortez, CO; and...
Elijah Tre' 'Eli' Cantsee
Sep 15, 2020
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Elijah Tre’ ‘Eli’ Cantsee will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Ermino Freeman will officiate. Interment will follow at Blanding Cemetery, Blanding, UT. Eli was born January 12, 2001 in Blanding, UT the son of Ricky Lee Cantsee Jr. and ViAnne Allison Whyte. He passed away...
Lorraine Rose Marchesi-Coykendall
Sep 13, 2020
Lorraine Rose Marchesi-Coykendall was born July 19, 1930 in Denver, CO the daughter of Luther Frank and Maude Helen (Pittroff) Jones. She passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Vista Mesa in Cortez, CO at the age of 90. Surviving Lorraine are her daughters, Catherine Marchesi-Ives of Yellow Jacket, CO, and Christine Lorraine Eckenrode of Cortez, CO; and seven...
Sirandan Niven Lansing
Sep 13, 2020
Graveside services for Ismay resident Sirandan Niven Lansing will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Cortez Cemetery. Sirandan was born February 17, 1985 in Shiprock, NM the son of Sherman Ralph Lansing and Victoria Mae Bylilly. He passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO at the age of...
Michael David Gima
Sep 12, 2020
Michael David Gima was born May 7, 1943 in Cleveland, OH the son of Michael David and Helen (Butcher) Gima. He passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at his residence in Dolores, CO at the age of 77. Surviving Michael are his children, Michael Gima Jr. of Dolores, CO, and Scott Gima of Endwell, NY; and his grandchildren, Brandon...
Eva Wilbur (Foster) Mcgee
Sep 10, 2020
EVA WILBUR (FOSTER) MCGEE Eva Wilbur (Foster) McGee was born on a farm in Rocky Ford, Colo. on November 1, 1931 to Fred and Cynthia Wilbur. Eva loved being a part of a big family and enjoyed the company of her seven siblings her entire life. In high school Eva’s family moved to Arriola, Colo. where she met and married...
Alan Lee Rule
Sep 8, 2020
Alan Lee Rule was supposed to arrive on September 8, 1969 but took his sweet time arriving many days later to his mother's discomfort at the old hospital in Cortez, CO. Ladies’ man, game slayer and outlaw, Alan made his last teasing remark September 8, 2020. He had a lifelong love affair with Burger Boy hamburgers, cheesecakes and his Harley...
Edwin "Leon" Gilliland
Sep 8, 2020
EDWIN “LEON” GILLILAND Graveside inurnment services for Cortez resident Edwin “Leon” Gilliland will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15 at Cortez Cemetery. Leon was born February 21, 1936 in Yellow Jacket, Colo. to Edward Martin and Mary Elizabeth (Aulston) Gilliland. He passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at his residence at the age of 84. Surviving...
Jennine Susan 'Jennie' Walrod
Aug 31, 2020
Jennine Susan ‘Jennie’ Walrod was born March 11, 1959 in Glendora, CA the daughter of James Russell and Margaret Jean (Dobbs) Albert. She passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020 at her residence in Dolores, CO at the age of 61. Surviving Jennie are her loving spouse, Frank Walrod Jr. of Dolores, CO; her children, Brandi Lynn Henderson (Bill) of...
Karen Lucille Norris
Aug 31, 2020
Karen Lucille Norris was born June 30, 1944 in Ganado, AZ the daughter of Arthur Stanley and Emalou (Anderson) Norris. She passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, CO at the age of 76. Surviving Karen are her siblings, Paul S. Norris (Bonnie) of Fountain Hills, AZ, Ruth E. Pearson (John) of Cortez, CO, Timothy...
Norman Gregory Smith
Aug 30, 2020
Graveside services for Dolores resident Norman Gregory Smith will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Cortez Cemetery. Bishop Jeremy Yarbrough will officiate. Visitation will take place from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Norman was born May 27, 1948 in Williams, AZ the son of Ivan Henry and Margurietta Hope (Holaday)...
Linda Marsh Jacket
Aug 26, 2020
Graveside services for Cortez resident Linda Marsh Jacket will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 31, 2020 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Jeff McDonnell will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Linda was born June 2, 1937 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Joe and Rose (Marsh) Jacket....
Kenneth Albert 'Ken' Chadd
Aug 25, 2020
Inurnment for Kenneth Albert ‘Ken’ Chadd, currently of Cortez, CO, but a lifelong resident of Mancos, CO, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. Military honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Ken was born October 28, 1930 in Cortez, CO the son of James Jefferson and...
Pauline Lou Dutchie
Aug 25, 2020
Memorial services for Towaoc resident Pauline Lou Dutchie will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pauline was born July 7, 1966 in Monticello, UT the daughter of Paul Lang Dutchie Sr. and Lolita Whiskers. She passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at her residence in Towaoc, CO at the age 54. Surviving...
Sally Margot Phegley
Aug 22, 2020
Sally Margot Phegley was born on May 25, 1932 in Compton, California to Russell and Lois Dunn. She passed away August 22, 2020 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, Colorado. Sally, her brother James and her parents lived in Compton until an earthquake in 1933 caused major damage to their home. Soon after, they moved to Mosca, Colorado and became...
Jessie Floyd Guynes
Aug 22, 2020
Jessie Floyd Guynes May 4, 1931-August 22, 2020 Jessie Floyd Guynes was born to the union of Jessie Floyd Guynes and Ethel Ervaline (McClanahan) Guynes in Brown County, Texas on May 4, 1931. Growing up Jess already had the love of farming and the desire to work the fields and harvest the crops to help sustain his family. He left...
Ronald Ralph Ebberts
Aug 20, 2020
Graveside services for Egnar resident Ronald Ralph ‘Ron’ Ebberts will be held at 10 a.m. Friday August 28, 2020 at Burns Cemetery in Egnar, CO. Ron was born August 5, 1944 in Neodesha, KS the son of Ralph Waldo and Geneviere Lucille (Brink) Ebberts. He passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at his residence at the age of 76....
Tracy Leon Twilley
Aug 18, 2020
Graveside services for Cahone resident Tracy Leon Twilley will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2020 at Cahone Cemetery. Mr. Travis Randolph will officiate. Tracy was born August 27, 1957 in Cortez, CO the son of Travis Wayne and Shirley Faye (Felkins) Twilley. He passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his residence at the age of...
Clarence Lyle Cox
Aug 17, 2020
Funeral services for Mancos resident Clarence Lyle Cox will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the Mancos Fire Department, 41595 Highway 160, Mancos, CO. Mr. Bentley Colbert will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. A meal will be served following the committal at the Mancos Fire Station. Lyle was born August...
Gerald Dean Lucas
Aug 16, 2020
Gerald Dean Lucas was born November 21, 1940 in Seymore, IN the son of Clarence and Thelma (Oathout) Lucas. He passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at his residence in Mancos, CO at the age of 79. Surviving Gerald are his loving wife Chadwyn Lucas of Mancos, CO, and his brother, Robert Lucas. Gerald was preceded in death by...
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