Obituaries

Dec 13, 2018

Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Sandy Jane Laner will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Fred Smith will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5 – 6 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Sandy was born April 14, 1971 in Cortez, Colorado the daughter of John...

Dec 12, 2018

A memorial and celebration for long time Dolores resident William F. ‘Billy’ Moffat will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 at the Dolores Community Center. To have known him is to have loved him. Billy was born May 21, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Donald L. and Dorothy H. (Clark) Moffat. He passed away...

Dec 11, 2018

Funeral services for Cortez resident John Henry Dickson will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. John Shriner will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. John was born January 14, 1924 in Chandler, Oklahoma the son of Ruby Elton and Lou Berta (Cassidy) Dickson. He passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018...

Dec 11, 2018

Bryce Allen Young was born June 7, 1971 in Denver, Colorado the son of Allen Edward and Iris Lemoyne (James) Young. He passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at his residence at the age of 47. Bryce was a volunteer firefighter in Dove Creek, Colo. and a member of FFA-Ag. He enjoyed welding, motorcycles and hunting. Surviving Bryce are...

Dec 10, 2018

Longtime resident, Deloris (Dody) Elaine Williams passed away at her home in Cortez, on Monday December 10, 2018. She was born February, 21, 1931 to John W. and Elsie Black Gratz in Denver, Colorado. She is survived by her son Mike Jones (Debby) of DeRidder, Louisiana, 3 grandchildren and 6 granddaughters. She is also survived by her companion Jim Kastle...

Dec 9, 2018

Robert Eugene Barbee (Bob/Bobby) was born on June 4, 1944 in Rocky Ford, Colorado. He was the fourth child of T.J. and Helen Nickels Barbee. The family moved to the Cortez area in 1952. Bob was a typical country kid, running around the area with his brother and sisters and the neighborhood kids; swimming in the canal, playing ball, and...

Dec 6, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Patrick James LaChappelle announces his sudden passing on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at the age of 62. Patrick will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 40 years, Julia Whelihan, his sons, Easton (Hannah) and Cameron (Melanie), 3 granddogs (JoJo, Delilah, and Daisy) and the countless individuals he touched throughout his...

Dec 4, 2018

Funeral services for Cortez resident Rhea Jean Petersen will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, December 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Priest Debbie Shew will officiate. Visitation will be held at Ertel Memorial Chapel from 6 – 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018. Rhea was born April 16, 1974 in Lake Forest, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond John and...

Dec 4, 2018

Funeral services for Mancos resident Ophelia Rivera will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 10, 2018 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. Reverend Patrick Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos. A rosary will be held at the church at 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 9, 2018. Ophelia was born February...

Dec 1, 2018

Troy Morgan Oliver was the 6th and last surviving child of Harvey and Gaither Oliver from a family of 9 children. While Troy had some health challenges in his later years, he attributed his longevity to hard work, clean living, and a supportive wonderful family. Troy was born in Ackmen, Colorado on November 19, 1932. He grew up on a...

Nov 29, 2018

Mary Aletha Fisher was born November 18, 1947 in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of Fred Warren and Mayme Laverne (Nelms) McCorkle. She passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at the age of 71. Surviving Mary are two sisters, Gail Roberts of Bloomfield NM, Betty Glover of Farmington NM, her four children, Robin Allmon, Jamie Ritthaler...

Nov 29, 2018

Funeral services for Bloomfield, NM resident Effie Mae Allison Davis will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at the Dove Creek Community Center. Kenneth Hudgenson will officiate. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Effie was born May 11, 1929 in Edna, Oklahoma the daughter of Willis Grant and Abbie Clara (Flemming) Davis. She passed away...

Nov 28, 2018

Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident David Lloyd Betts will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with interment to follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Veterans of Montezuma County. David was born January 24, 1933 in Whittier, California the son of Lloyd and Florence (Warwick) Betts. He...

Nov 28, 2018

On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, Alyssa Whiteskunk, loving daughter and mother of two, passed away at the age of 30 in Colorado Springs. Alyssa was born August 20, 1988 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She resided in Towaoc, CO since the age of five. Alyssa graduated from Montezuma Cortez High School and continued her education becoming a CNA. She loved...

Nov 27, 2018

Graveside services for Grants, N.M. resident Dwight Alan Halls will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 7 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Dwight was born August 16, 1976 in Durango, Colo. the son of W. Keith and Peggy (Walton) Halls. He passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at his residence at the age of 42. Surviving Dwight are...

Nov 27, 2018

Mary Louise White Snyder, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother returned home to heaven this week. She was 88 years old. She was born June 17, 1930 to Alfonzo Giles White and Sarah Vail Clement White in Duchesne, Utah. She was the second oldest of eight children. She passed away November 27, 2018 in Cortez, Colorado Mary had...

Nov 26, 2018

Graveside services for Donald Eugene “Skeet” Clemensen will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A memorial service will follow from 3 – 4 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Skeet, 89 died November 26, 2018 at his home in Haviland, Kansas. He was born August 29, 1929 in Haviland. He graduated from Haviland...

Nov 23, 2018

Lifelong Yellow Jacket resident Dorothy Hayes Chaffin was born February 5, 1928 in Mancos, Colorado the daughter of Arthur R. and Eva (Rutherford) Hayes. She passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at her residence at the age of 90. Dorothy married Jerry J. Chaffin on January 18, 1948 in Mancos, Colorado. She was a 4-H Leader, and a member...

Nov 23, 2018

Funeral Services for Towaoc resident Wayne Earl Percillano Adams will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2018 at 10 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Terry Knight will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 – 6 p.m. on Monday, November 26, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Wayne was born October...

Nov 23, 2018