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Cortez, Colorado and surrounding areas
Ogrita Beatrice 'Greta' Vinger
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...
Annett T. 'Anne' Martin
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...
Rodney George Bland
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...
Andrew William Cuch Jr.
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...
Jasper Rudy Vallejos
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...
Vivian Marie Randolph
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...
Jeit Redrock Height
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...
Albert Charles Bockhahn
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...
Thomas Harrison 'Tuck' Arnold
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,...
Helen Marie Yarbrough
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...
Arnold Dean House
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.
Jean Anne Alexander
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...
Alfonso Rascon
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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