Obituaries

James Joseph 'Jim' Davenport

James Joseph 'Jim' Davenport

Nov 29, 2019

James Joseph ‘Jim’ Davenport was born April 26, 1936 in Merced, CA the son of Amos and Josephine (Whelan) Davenport. He passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at his residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 83. Surviving Jim are his son, Kevin O’Dell of IL; his step-son, Shawn Powell of College Station, TX; his step-daughter, Rhonda Powell...

Senovio T.  "Sonnie" Gustamantes

Senovio T. "Sonnie" Gustamantes

Nov 25, 2019

Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Senovio T. “Sonnie” Gustamantes will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Durango, CO. Father Douglas Hunt will officiate. A Rosary will be held at the church at 6 p.m. Friday, November 29, 2019. Sonnie was born June 18, 1939 in Tunnie, NM the son of...

Jaque Lynn Eddy

Jaque Lynn Eddy

Nov 25, 2019

Jaque Lynn Eddy was born June 27, 1937 in Pond Creek, OK the daughter of Guy O. and Mary Edna (Smith) Ream. She passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 82. Jaque married Jim Ray Eddy on April 12, 1957 in Aztec, NM, and was a devoted wife. She was a homemaker...

Romando Dion Mccook

Romando Dion Mccook

Nov 21, 2019

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Romando Dion McCook will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Towaoc Community Center. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A wake will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the Presbyterian Church in Towaoc. Romando was born December 18, 1969 in Cortez, CO the son of...

Opal Marie Gran

Opal Marie Gran

Nov 19, 2019

Opal Marie Gran was born March 7, 1920 in Hudson, SD the daughter of John and Helen (Syllestad) Lundstrom. She passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 99. Surviving Opal is her daughter, Jo Ann Green of Cortez, CO. Opal was preceded in death by her parents; and her spouse, Lawrence Gran.

Joseph Lee 'Joe' Hatch

Joseph Lee 'Joe' Hatch

Nov 17, 2019

Graveside services will be held for lifelong Towaoc resident Joseph Lee ‘Joe’ Hatch at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 9 – 11 a.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Joe was born August 7, 1943 in Cortez, CO the son of Daniel Hatch and Pearl Alice Mills....

Rena Jo Todd

Rena Jo Todd

Nov 15, 2019

RENA JO TODD On Friday, November 15, 2019, Rena Jo Hatfield Todd, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home at the age of 96. Rena was born June 3, 1923 in Dove Creek, Colorado to Charles Orlando Hatfield and Inez Martin Hatfield in the family’s dugout cellar on their farm. She had a little box for her crib,...

Kirby Dwayne Sanchez

Kirby Dwayne Sanchez

Nov 15, 2019

Kirby Dwayne Sanchez was born May 26, 1952 in Cortez, Colorado. He grew up on Bug Point and spent his youth helping his parents clean the land and farm it. Kirby met his wife, Carmelita, at the ripe age of 15, and married his high school sweetheart on June 14, 1972. Kirby worked for his father in the summer farming...

Esther Lois Stuckman

Esther Lois Stuckman

Nov 13, 2019

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Esther Lois Stuckman went home to be with the Lord at age 79. Early in the morning of March 31, 1940, a baby girl was born in a small house at 310 N. Washington Street in Cortez, CO to Bert and Mae Stuckman. They named her Esther Lois after their mothers. Three years later, Lois...

Raymond Kuebler Jr.

Raymond Kuebler Jr.

Nov 13, 2019

RAYMOND KUEBLER JR. Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Raymond Kuebler Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Raymond was born April 27, 1971 in Cortez the son of Raymond Kuebler Sr. and Angela Wing. He passed away on...

Murita Ruth Hoffman

Murita Ruth Hoffman

Nov 9, 2019

MURITA RUTH HOFFMAN Funeral services for Murita Ruth Hoffman will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Ruth was born on August 20, 1935 in Dingle, Idaho the daughter of David Cyril and...

Rovilla Ruth Ellis

Rovilla Ruth Ellis

Nov 6, 2019

Rovilla Ellis passed away November 6, 2019 at Cedar Hills, Utah surrounded by her family. Rovilla Ruth Ellis was born on April 8, 1936 in Westphalia, Kansas to Edith Morton and John Elam Elliss Jr. Rovilla enjoyed playing with her cousins in the Kansas countryside. Being one of the few girls in her extended family, she learned to throw and...

Timothy James 'Tim' Mueller

Timothy James 'Tim' Mueller

Nov 4, 2019

Timothy James ‘Tim’ Mueller was born June 4, 1953 in Arizona, the son of William Martin and Phyllis Marie (Kelly) Mueller. He passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 at his residence in Dolores, CO at the age of 66. Surviving Tim are his children, Chris Mueller of Phoenix, AZ, Jamie Mueller of Phoenix, AZ, Bethany Ponder of Lake Havasu,...

Joseph Edwin Arado

Joseph Edwin Arado

Nov 3, 2019

Funeral Mass for Mancos resident Joseph Edwin Arado will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 7, 2019 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos, CO. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. A Rosary will take place from 6 – 7 p.m....

Nancy Ann Eddy

Nancy Ann Eddy

Nov 1, 2019

Nancy Ann Eddy died on November 1, 2019 at the age of 89 at her home in Cortez, Colorado. She was born May 19, 1930 in Mancos, Colorado. She grew up in Mancos, and graduated from Mancos High school in 1948. Nancy married Neal Eddy on April 1, 1949. They spent the next 65 years together. Nancy worked for 15...

Byron Lehi Beecher

Byron Lehi Beecher

Oct 25, 2019

Graveside services for Towaoc resident Byron Lehi Beecher will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 3:30 – 5:30 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Byron was born September 16, 1963 in Cortez, CO. He was the son of Roy Leuders Sr. and Joan (Posey) Beecher. He passed...

Dorma Maudine Baird

Dorma Maudine Baird

Oct 25, 2019

Graveside memorial services for Dove Creek resident Dorma Maudine Baird will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Mr. Joshua Baird will officiate. Dorma was born October 13, 1934 in Success, AR the daughter of Sylvester Mack and Edna Lee (McEntire) Sisk. She passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at her residence...

Toby Wayne Cuthair

Toby Wayne Cuthair

Oct 25, 2019

TOBY WAYNE CUTHAIR Funeral services for Towaoc resident Toby Wayne Cuthair will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Toby was born October 6, 1976 in Cortez the son of Wayne Cuthair and Diana Taylor. He passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Hospital...

Grace Espinoza

Grace Espinoza

Oct 25, 2019

Grace Espinoza, mother, grandmother, wife, aunt, niece, sister in law, and friend to many passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019. Our beloved mother was born in Cortez, Colorado on April 19, 1953. She was the oldest of six children. Our mother married the love of her life Virgil Espinoza and formed a family. Many years ago they moved to...

Robert Gerald Johnson

Robert Gerald Johnson

Oct 24, 2019

Robert Gerald Johnson was born September 2, 1939 in Bayou La Batre, AL. He passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at his residence in Lewis, CO at the age of 80. Surviving Robert are his spouse, Rosie Johnson of Lewis, CO; his children, Robbie Johnson of Shakopee, MN, Mark Johnson of North Glen, CO, Sarah Langdon of Dacono, CO;...