William Ralph 'Bill' Saulters
Jul 12, 2020
Graveside services for Cortez resident William Ralph ‘Bill’ Saulters will be held at 2 p.m Friday, July 17, 2020 at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. Mr. Robert Saulters will officiate. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Visitation will take place from 6 – 7 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bill...
William Henry 'Bill' Rutledge
Jul 12, 2020
William (Bill) Rutledge died July 12, 2020 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, CO at the age of 91. Bill was born in Hesperus, CO to John W. Rutledge and Margaret (Shea) Rutledge, the third of five children. He attended elementary school at the original Fort Lewis campus at Hesperus and graduated from Durango High School in 1948....
Ethel Belle Tunnell
Jul 12, 2020
Belle Tunnell fell asleep in death July 12, 2020 at the age of 84. A loving, caring and hospitable person who will be fondly remembered by all who shared her life. Belle met her lifelong sweetheart and married him in 1954 and shared the next 61 years together. Living a wonderful life with each other and raising their 3 children...
James Douglas Henson
Jul 7, 2020
Cortez resident James Douglas Henson was born February 27, 1945 in West Hollywood, CA the son of Robert Wayne and Belva Lorraine (Story) Henson. He passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 75. Surviving James is his sister, Brenda Henson of Cortez, CO. James was preceded in death by...
Janice Arlene 'Jan' Hutchinson
Jul 6, 2020
Janice Arlene Hutchinson was born on November 25, 1934 on a farm ten miles north of Cortez, CO, the second of four children. Jan married a wonderful man, Clyde Hutchinson, in 1953. They purchased the Sears catalog franchise in 1970 and operated it for ten years before opening Jan’s Fabrics in 1979. Later she was initiated into PEO in 1989....
Jess Walker Lancaster
Jul 3, 2020
Jess Walker Lancaster was born April 14, 1933 in Pleasant View, Colorado. He passed away peacefully at home in Yuma, Arizona on July 3, 2020 at the age of 87. Jess was one of twelve children born to Luke and Frances Lancaster, who came to Colorado to homestead in Yellow Jacket in 1920. He served in the U.S. Navy on...
Robert Rockwell Graham
Jun 30, 2020
Robert Rockwell Graham was born January 26, 1938 in Denver, CO the son of George Albert Graham and Lucy Ellen (Shaffer) Moran. He passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at his home in Dolores, CO at the age of 82. Robert grew up in Breckenridge, CO before it became a ski area. He was a heavy equipment mechanic by...
Nicolas Raul Rivera
Jun 26, 2020
Nicolas Raul Rivera was born May 3, 1956, and died June 26, 2020. Nic is survived by his wife, Wesley Ann Rivera; his daughter, Kaitlyn J. Rivera; his stepsons, Aaron and Zachary J. Crecelius; his sisters, Dolores Martinez, Mary Lettig, and Nancy O’Dell; and numerous nieces and nephews. Nic was preceded in death by his parents, Moises and Ophelia Rivera....
Robert Lee Hensley
Jun 23, 2020
ROBERT LEE HENSLEY Robert Lee Hensley was born July 14, 1958 in Phoenix, Ariz. the son of Howard and Evelyn Carol (Riddle) Hensley. He passed away on Tuesday, June 23 at his Dove Creek residence at the age of 61. Robert was a member of the Dove Creek Volunteer Fire Department for 18 years. He was an avid outdoorsman and...
Samuel Noah "Sammy" Armstrong
Jun 22, 2020
Samuel Noah ‘Sammy’ Armstrong, of Dolores, CO, was born August 26, 2005 in Cortez, CO the son of Lamonte Cole and Cari Lynn (Barnett) Armstrong. He passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 14. Surviving Sammy are his father, Lamonte Armstrong of Montrose, CO; his mother, Cari Armstrong of...
Harold Earl 'Skip' Adams
Jun 18, 2020
Harold Earl Adams, better known as Skip, was born July 8, 1950 in Anaheim California. Skip was the youngest of four sons born to Harold and Dorothy. In his early years, Skip farmed and ranched with his dad and three brothers, David, Chub and Denny in the San Luis Valley. Skip also worked and owned a motorcycle shop with his...
Elbert Leslie Colcord Jr.
Jun 15, 2020
Elbert Leslie Colcord Jr. was born on August 18, 1944, to Elbert "Bert" Colcord and Shirley Mae Lewis in Grand Junction, Colorado. He passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 75. The family moved around his first few years and then moved to Gateway, Colorado to build and operate...
Clifford Hershel Randles
Jun 13, 2020
Graveside services for Clifford Hershel Randles, age 83, will be held at the Dove Creek Cemetery on June 26, 2020 at 10:00 am. Clifford was born August 28, 1936 to James (Jim) Andrew and Irma Louise (Lewis) Randles in rural Cortez, CO. His father raised cattle and other farm animals and had owned a dairy in the La Junta, CO...
Abraham Daniel 'Abe' Saunders
Jun 9, 2020
Services for Mancos resident Abraham Daniel ‘Abe’ Saunders will be held at noon on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Boyle Park in Mancos, CO. Pastor Shane Prentice will officiate. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Military honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Abe left us to join his loving wife, Alice Ann,...
Joyce Helena Baker
Jun 9, 2020
Cortez resident Joyce Helena Baker was born December 29, 1926 in Mancos, CO the daughter of Frank Taylor and Minnie Kathryn (Kelly) Hammond. She passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Vista Grande in Cortez, CO at the age of 93. Joyce loved her walks. She could walk all over the town. She loved to go for car rides....
Alecia Lee Gustamantes
Jun 9, 2020
A Celebration of Life and Rosary, open to the public, will be held for Alecia Lee Gustamantes at 7 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A Funeral Mass will be held privately by the family on Saturday morning, June 20, 2020. Father Lorenzo Uribe will officiate. The public is invited to the interment at 11:30 a.m. on...
James Dwight Burney
Jun 9, 2020
James Dwight Burney was born February 24, 1948 in Dorena, MS the son of Charlie and Martha Evelyn (Hall) Burney. He passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020at his residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 72. Surviving James are his daughter, Rhonda Shaner of Cortez, CO; his son, James Burney of Cortez, CO; his siblings, Charlie Dale Burney...
Callum Erin Hays
Jun 4, 2020
A Celebration of Life will be held for Mancos resident Callum Erin Hays from noon – 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Callum was born May 21, 2003 in Farmington, NM the son of Shan Carragan and Nicole Louise (Cates) Hays. He passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at his residence at the age...
Calvina Marie Mills
Jun 2, 2020
A visitation for Calvina Marie Mills will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. The family will have a private graveside service for Calvina. Calvina was born August 13, 1989 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Janet Ann Redfoot and Calvin Mills. She passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at...
Kenneth George 'Ken' Braun Sr.
Jun 2, 2020
Come by Ertel Memorial Chapel between 10 a.m. and noon on Monday, June 8, 2020 for a Celebration of Life for Cortez resident Kenneth George Braun Sr. Inurnment will follow at 2 p.m. at Cortez Cemetery. Military Honors will be presented by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Ken was born October 12, 1951 in Dickinson, ND the son of George...
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