Brandon Vale Cecil
Feb 17, 2020
Mancos resident Brandon Vale Cecil was born January 22, 1965 in Lakewood, CA the son of Harold Eugine and Charmaine Shirley (Dupree) Cecil. He passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 55. Surviving Brandon are his mother; his daughter, Suni Cecil of Reno, VN; his son, Michael Wiseman of...
Mabel Lou Highland
Feb 15, 2020
Mabel Lou ‘Scottie’ Highland was born July 21, 1922 in Van Hook, ND the daughter of Frank Murdock and Jesse Alma (Ernest) McQueen. She passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 97. Scottie married Wayne Bartlett Highland January 8, 1947 in Las Vegas NV. Surviving Scottie are her children, Penny Stevens (Joe)...
Esther T. Benally
Feb 12, 2020
Interment for Cortez resident Esther T. Benally will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 17, 2020 at Cortez Cemetery. Esther was born May 16, 1924 in Montezuma Creek, UT the daughter of Slim and Jessie (Hastí Naakai Diné é bí tsí) Todachinie. She passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, CO...
Jannette Willden Taylor
Feb 12, 2020
Funeral services for Cortez resident Jannette Taylor will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2020 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Road M Chapel. Bishop Jeremy Yarbrough will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place at the church prior to the service. Jannette Willden Taylor passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 12,...
Joe Frank
Feb 10, 2020
Funeral services for Shiprock, NM resident Joe Frank will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 1 – 3 p.m. Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Joe was born July 15, 1917 in Teec Nos Pos, AZ. His mother, Rose Niclaastiischilli,...
Lorraine Flatten (Wickstrom) Guenther
Feb 10, 2020
Funeral services for Cortez resident Lorraine Flatten (Wickstrom) Guenther will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2020 at the Arriola Bible Church. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. On Monday February 10, 2020, Lorraine Naomi (Wickstrom)...
Mary Alice Lewis
Feb 8, 2020
Memorial services for Cortez resident Mary Alice Lewis will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the Dolores Community Center. Mary Alice (Robinson) Lewis was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 28, 1953 to Ray Edward Robinson and Clara Mae (Kennett) Robinson. She passed into Eternal Life on February 8, 2020. She is survived by her...
Lilly Jay Lee
Feb 8, 2020
Funeral services for Aneth, UT resident Lilly Jay Lee will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Terebinth Full Gospel Church in Aneth, UT. Pastor Earl Roy Lee will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Lilly was born March 18, 1930 in Aneth, UT the daughter of Jim and Mary (Bitisilly) Jay. She passed away on...
Cynthia Rochelle "Cindi" Robb (Ritthaler)
Feb 7, 2020
Cynthia Rochelle “Cindi” Robb (Ritthaler) was born March 3, 1958 in Prescott, AZ the daughter of Norman and Evelena (McPherson) Foster. She passed away on Friday, February 7, 2020 at her residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 61. Although Cindi lived many places throughout the country during her life’s journey, her traveling compass always brought her back to...
Kerry Xavier Leber
Feb 4, 2020
Graveside services for Kerry Xavier Leber, a resident of Mexican Hat, UT, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2020 at Cahone Cemetery. Mr. Mitchell Risenhoover will officiate. Kerry was born December 31, 1960 in Cortez, CO the son of Ralph Xavier and Sylvia Louise (Risenhoover) Leber. He passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at San Juan...
Lisa Diane Hemphill
Feb 2, 2020
A Celebration of Life will be held for Cortez resident Lisa Diane Hemphill at Ertel Memorial Chapel on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Please stop by between 2 and 4 p.m. Lisa was born September 1, 1969 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Jimmy Glenn and Carolyn “Sam” Hemphill. She passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital...
Edward 'Ed' Wing
Jan 29, 2020
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Edward ‘Ed’ Wing will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 3, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ms. Kathryn Jacket will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Ed was born October 14, 1952 in Cortez, CO the son of Edward Eyetoo and Jeanette Wing Eyetoo. He passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at...
Zoa Ann Donohue
Jan 29, 2020
Zoa Ann Donohue, of Dolores, CO, was born January 2, 1928 in Santee CA, the daughter of Dudley Dale and Ida J. (Guffey) Strickler, where she enjoyed her childhood along with her brother, Clyde. She passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 92. Zoa Ann married Emmett Rockwell Donohue...
Cheryl Ann Lindsey
Jan 27, 2020
Memorial services for Cortez resident Cheryl Ann Lindsey will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Cheryl was born December 28, 1966 in California, the daughter of Robert David and Betty Ann (Mumper) Grip. She passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO at the age of...
Zephen Bill Turtle
Jan 26, 2020
Funeral services for Zephen Bill Turtle will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, February 7, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Zephen was born July 2, 1969 in Cortez, CO the son of Virginia Root and William Ralph Turtle. He passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at his residence in Seattle, WA at the...
Pamela Kay Hartman
Jan 26, 2020
Funeral services for Cortez resident Pamela Kay Hartman will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, January 31, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Richard May will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pamela was born December 14, 1958 in Flagstaff, AZ the daughter of Gary A. and Sherry May (Gill) Siscoe. She passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020...
Betty Ladawn Gano
Jan 25, 2020
A Celebration of Life will be held for Cortez resident Betty LaDawn Gano from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Betty was born August 31, 1947 in Denver, CO and adopted by her loving parents, Vernon Fred and Alita Jane (Peterson) Gano. Betty passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at her residence...
Charles William "Chuck" Blaisdell Jr.
Jan 23, 2020
Memorial services for Charles William “Chuck” Blaisdell Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Military honors will be provided by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Chuck was born February 10, 1945 in Wichita, Kan. the son of Charles William Blaisdell Sr. and Dorothy Mary (Eaton) Blaisdell. He passed away peacefully at...
Janet Louise Lobato
Jan 21, 2020
Funeral services for Cortez resident Janet Louise Lobato will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Janet was born March 10, 1952 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Lonnie Clarence and Gracie Faye (Powell) Dennison. She passed away on Tuesday, January 21,...
Earline Lynn Cotonuts
Jan 20, 2020
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Earline Lynn Cotonuts will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 24, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Earline was born April 14, 1986 in Shiprock, NM the daughter of Glenn Earl Cotonuts...
