Obituaries

Feb 21, 2019

Carolyn Diane (Hindmarsh) Kilgore was born in Denver Colorado on March 21, 1956. She came home with her parents Russell E. Hindmarsh and Norma (Olson) Hindmarsh to spend her childhood in the Lakeview Community outside of Dolores Colorado. She graduated from M-CHS in 1974 and began traveling soon after, and put down roots in the area outside of Detroit Michigan....

Feb 15, 2019

Randy Keck was born on October 28th, 1948, in Saint Jo, Texas to his father Donnie Earl Keck, and his mother Lena Faye (Reid) Keck. Randy passed away peacefully at his residence in Cortez on Friday, February 15, 2019. He is survived by his brothers, Rick (Cathy) Keck, and Joe (Susan) Keck, both of Cortez, and his nephews, Jedediah (Tia)...

Feb 14, 2019

Feb 6, 2019

Funeral services for Cortez resident Priscilla Louise Wing will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Shiprock Cemetery. Priscilla was born March 22, 1955 in Shiprock, NM the daughter of Sam Dee and Fern Louise (Hobson) Foster. She passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 in Albuquerque, NM at...

Feb 4, 2019

Graveside services for Cortez resident Marie Michael McCoy will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A dinner for the family will follow the service. Marie was born December 7, 1974 in Cortez, CO. She passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 44. Surviving Marie...

Feb 4, 2019

William George ‘Bill’ Harvey was born January 31, 1940 in Campbell, MO the son of Willie Clarence and Ora Buelah (Walker) Harvey. He passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction at the age of 79. Surviving Bill are his wife, Mary E. Harvey of Dolores, CO; his children, Tommy Harvey of MI, Rex...

Feb 3, 2019

Funeral services for long time Towaoc resident Melvin Ketchum ‘Albert’ Dutchie will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A wake will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 911 E. Lafayette, Towaoc, CO. Albert was born March 28, 1959 in Monticello, UT...

Jan 24, 2019

Funeral services for Cortez resident Ogrita Beatrice ‘Greta’ Vinger will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at the Dove Creek Assembly of God. Pastor Gregg Liming will officiate. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Greta was born May 28, 1920 in Fairbury, NE the daughter of Charley D. and Helen Louise (Parker) Good. She passed away...

Jan 24, 2019

Funeral services for Mancos resident Annett T. ‘Anne’ Martin will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Bishop Clint Rapier will officiate. Interment will follow at Webber Cemetery. Anne was born May 27, 1941 in Redding, CA the daughter of Nephi and Etta Donna (Dickman) Thulin. She...

Jan 22, 2019

Rodney George Bland, age 60, passed away on 1/22/2019 in Carbondale, Colorado. Memorial services for Rodney Bland will be held on Sunday, February 3, at 2 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez. Born in Springfield, Colorado on April 26, 1958 he was the son of Irene Hauser and Ervin Bland. He attended school at Fort Lewis College, in...

Jan 22, 2019

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Andrew William Cuch Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Towaoc Community Center. Visitation will take place at the end of the service. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Andrew was born December 11, 2004 in Cortez, CO the son of Andrew William Cuch Sr. and Estelle Bears...

Jan 21, 2019

A celebration of life for Cortez resident Jasper Rudy Vallejos will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2019 at the American Legion in Cortez. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rudy was born March 25, 1953 in Cortez, CO the son of Alfred Tony and Abenilde (Herrera) Vallejos. He passed away on Monday, January...

Jan 20, 2019

Memorial services for Vivian Marie Randolph will be held on May 12, 2019 at the Dove Creek Cemetery. Mr. Travis Randolph will officiate. Vivian was born August 17, 1938 in Montrose, CO the daughter of Samuel Lester and Viola Marie (Williams) Mosher. She passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at her residence in Dove Creek at the age of...

Jan 19, 2019

Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Jeit Redrock Height will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 – 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jeit was born December 10, 2003 in Cortez, CO the son of...

Jan 19, 2019

Albert Charles Bockhahn, 73, died on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at home in Ignacio, CO, after battling cancer. He passed peacefully, with the love of his family by his side and the melodies of his favorite Leonard Cohen songs in the air. Born in Belle Fourche, SD, March 1, 1945, to Gayland George and Verneta Mae (Clark) Bockhahn, Al was...

Jan 14, 2019

Thomas Harrison “Tuck” Arnold was born June 18, 1931 in Dallas, TX the son of Lawrence Earle and Willie Mae (Pearson) Arnold. He passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Mesa View Retirement Home at the age of 87. Surviving Tuck are his spouse, Carole Waynette (Gunn) Arnold of Dolores, CO; his son, Ted Lawrence Arnold of Colorado Springs,...

Jan 11, 2019

On Friday, January 11, 2019 Helen Marie Yarbrough passed away at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, CO at the age of 91. Helen was born in Friona, TX on June 22, 1927 to Gladys and Arthur Hughes. She was the oldest of 10 children. She lived in Friona until 1936 when the family moved to Colorado. They lived in Lebanon...

Jan 11, 2019

Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Arnold Dean House will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Towaoc Cemetery. Gerald Peabody and Myron Cuthair will officiate. Arnold was born September 13, 1968 in Cortez, CO. He passed away in January, 2019 at the age of 50.

Jan 10, 2019

Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident, Jean Ann Alexander, will be held at 10 am on Friday, January 25, 2019 at the Mancos United Methodist Church; reception to follow. Jean Ann was born on October 1, 1958 in Cortez, Colorado to George and Thyra Hershberger. She married the love of her life, Brent Alexander, on August 12, 1977. Growing up...

Jan 10, 2019

Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Alfonso Rascon will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Rosary will be held from 7 - 8 p.m. on Friday, January 18, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Alfonso was born March...