Obituaries

Nancy Sharon Duncan

Nancy Sharon Duncan

Jan 9, 2019

Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Nancy Sharon Duncan will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Nancy was born December 16, 1974 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Ronnie Clark Sr. and Sarah Scott Hayes. She passed away on January 9, 2019 in Denver, CO the...

Florence Elizabeth Randles

Florence Elizabeth Randles

Jan 8, 2019

Florence Elizabeth Wilson Hill Randles, 90, passed away January 8, 2019, in her home in Cortez, CO. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 12th at 10:00 a.m.at Ertel Funeral Home, 42 N. Market St., Cortez. Graveside services will be at Fairview Cemetery in Yellow Jacket, CO. A reception will follow. Florence was born in her grandfather’s 12 room home...

Kathrine Marie Wofford

Kathrine Marie Wofford

Jan 7, 2019

A celebration of life and pot luck dinner for Kathrine Marie Wofford will be held on Friday, January 18 at Destination Grill beginning at 4:30 p.m. Kathrine was born September 30, 1942 in Knob Noster, Mo. the daughter of Marvin and Virginia (Harry) Will. She passed away on January 7, 2019 in Mesa, Ariz. at the age of 76. In...

Jack Wade Moore

Jack Wade Moore

Jan 6, 2019

Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Jack Wade Moore will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 14, 2019 at Arriola cemetery. Jack was born October 23, 1947 in Cortez, CO the son of Olen and Laurna Roberta (Carver) Moore. He passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at his residence at the age of 71. Surviving Jack are...

Bruce Hogue Penrod

Bruce Hogue Penrod

Jan 5, 2019

Bruce Hogue Penrod was born October 9, 1949 in West Virginia the son of Kenneth E. and Virginia H. Penrod. He passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 69. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister Caroline.

Earline Louise Franklin

Earline Louise Franklin

Jan 4, 2019

Earline Louise Franklin, 75, of Cortez Colorado passed away on January 4th 2019 in Durango, Colorado. Memorial services are planned for Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 2 p.m. at the Mesa Trail Cowboy Church in Mancos, Colorado, located at 281 West Menefee Street, Mancos, CO 81328. A reception will follow the service. Earline was born on November 16, 1943 in...

Darrin Whiteman

Darrin Whiteman

Dec 30, 2018

Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Darrin Whiteman will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the Towaoc Community Center. Mr. Eugene Blackbear Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc cemetery. A wake will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at the Towaoc Community Center. Darrin was born August 31, 1965...

Robert Gerald "Bob" Baird

Robert Gerald "Bob" Baird

Dec 30, 2018

Funeral services for life long Dove Creek resident Robert Gerald “Bob” Baird will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Mr. Joshua Baird will officiate. Bob was born August 6, 1925 in Dove Creek, Colorado the son of Edward Bert and Adra Bernice (Allen) Baird. He passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2018...

Mary Ann Knutson

Mary Ann Knutson

Dec 26, 2018

A celebration of Life for Cortez resident Mary Ann Knutson will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019 at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Chaplain Vic Bruce will officiate. Mary Ann was born August 9, 1924 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Tobias and Anna (Kraus) Bruckner. She passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Mercy...

Tary Joann Martinez

Tary Joann Martinez

Dec 26, 2018

Tary Martinez, 56, of Cortez, Colorado passed away on December 26, 2018 in Durango, Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, January 5th, 2019 at Arriola Bible Church located at 15998 Road 22, Dolores. A celebration of life will follow. Arrangements are being made by Ertel Funeral Home & Crematory. Tary was born to the late Jim...

James "Jamie" Barry Meier

James "Jamie" Barry Meier

Dec 25, 2018

James “Jamie” Barry Meier was born March 31, 1961 in Denver, CO the son of James F. Singletery and Jerrene Ellen Meier. He passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO at the age of 57. Surviving Jamie are his mother, Jerrie Barker of Cortez, CO; his brother, John F. Meier of Cortez,...

Stanley Louis Gaudreau

Stanley Louis Gaudreau

Dec 23, 2018

Graveside services for Lewis resident Stanley Louis Gaudreau were held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Lebanon Cemetery. Mr. Brent Pharo officiated. Stan was born September 9, 1943 in Ludlow, MA the son of Norman W. and Edythe E. (Caudle) Gaudreau. He passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at his residence at the age of 75....

Edward Benally

Edward Benally

Dec 18, 2018

Graveside services for Blanding, UT resident Edward Benally will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Cortez Cemetery. Edward was born July 18, 1960 in Cortez, CO the son of Hugh Apeyn and Esther (Todachinnie) Benally. He passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at his residence at the age of 58. Surviving Edward are his...

Marcille Campbell

Marcille Campbell

Dec 17, 2018

Graveside services for Cortez resident Marcille Campbell will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Jean Schwien will officiate. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Cortez. Visitation will be held from 5 – 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Marcille was...

Alton Darcy House

Alton Darcy House

Dec 17, 2018

Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Alton Darcy House will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the Towaoc Community Center. Mr. Terry Knight will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. A wake will be held at his residence beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Alton was born January 22, 1958 in...

Tammy Danae Haley

Tammy Danae Haley

Dec 17, 2018

Tammy Danae (Fahrion) Haley was born December 7, 1959 in Cortez, CO to Robert Fahrion Sr. and Diana Fahrion. Tammy passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018 in Phoenix, AZ after a two year battle with brain cancer. Tammy married Steve Haley 34 years ago in Cortez, CO. They relocated to Phoenix, AZ in 2010. Surviving Tammy are her husband,...

Holly Lynn Buffington-Yake

Holly Lynn Buffington-Yake

Dec 16, 2018

A celebration of life for life long Cortez resident Holly Lynn Buffington-Yake will be held from 3 – 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the Cortez Fire Department. Holly was born September 9, 1985 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Darryl and Sharon Lynn (Cooper) Buffington. She passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 in rural Archuleta County...

Catherine Ann Lichliter

Catherine Ann Lichliter

Dec 14, 2018

Catherine Ann Lichliter was born October 9, 1925 to Dorothy and Charlie Johnson in Cortez, Colorado. She passed away on December 14, 2018 at the age of 93. Catherine was raised in Montezuma County her entire life with her brothers Bill and Cy Johnson and her sister Josephine Greenlee. She was raised on a ranch south of Cortez where they...

Walter Lee Greiner

Walter Lee Greiner

Dec 14, 2018

Graveside services for Albuquerque resident Walter Lee Greiner will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Goodman Point Cemetery. Mich Chapman will officiate. Walter was born October 27, 1947 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of Milo & Elizabeth (Nicks) Greiner. He passed away on Friday December 14, 2018 at his residence at the age of...

Christina Marie Sales

Christina Marie Sales

Dec 14, 2018

Christina Marie Sales was born July 5, 1961 in Andrews, Texas the daughter of Jessie Beasley and Lana Marie (Porter) Garrison. She passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez at the age of 57. Christina married John Lynn Sales 34 years ago in Texas. Surviving Christine are her mother, Lana Wade (Kenneth) of Carlsbad, NM;...