Obituaries

Feb 10, 2018

ROBERT LAWERNCE BOB HARRAH JR. Robert Lawrence Bob Harrah Jr. was born April 29, 1948 in Ronceverte, West Virginia the son of Robert Harrah Sr. and Blanche Betty (Spitzer) Harrah. He passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at his home at the age of 69. Bob was a member of the Cortez Elks Lodge #1789 an avid golfer and...

Feb 7, 2018

CHARLOTTE MAE BAXSTROM Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Charlotte Mae Baxstrom will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13 at the Cortez Cemetery. Charlotte was born May 11, 1928 in Mancos, the daughter of Hiram Ensley Baker and Easter Hazel (Nelson) Baker. She passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the Vista Grande Inn at the...

Feb 7, 2018

Benjamin Sanchez was born January 13, 1932 in Lumberton, NM the son of Salvador and Ascencion (Valdez) Sanchez. He passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at the Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, CO. Benjamin married Tony Eleanor (Romero) Sanchez, on May 15, 1961 in Aztec, NM. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for most of his life and...

Feb 7, 2018

Debby Lynn Davis Hammell, born June 11, 1960 in Denver, Colorado, passed away February 7, 2018 in Cortez, Colorado. Daughter of Orvil and Juanita (McKenzie) Davis. She graduated from Plateau Valley High School May 1978 in Collbran, Colorado. Married Russell Hammell October 2, 1982 in Mesa, Colorado. They had two children, Heather and Donald, twins born March 23, 1984. She...

Feb 6, 2018

Sande Jenell Johnson Born June 8, 1941 Died February 6, 2018 Sande lived in Vancouver, WA. She is survived by Rudy Robles of Bremmerton, WA; Shenda Robles of Vancouver, WA; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren; and her sisters Gloria Loyd, Beverly Opferbuch and Liddie Rose, all of Cortez. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, June 14th...

Jan 31, 2018

RITA MABEL MARTINEZ Mass for lifelong area resident Rita Mabel Martinez will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 3 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Father Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Rosary service will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Rita was born May...

Jan 31, 2018

Allie Elizabeth Baer, always called Betty, was the first child born to William (Bill) and Willie Meadows Baer. She was born in Cortez, Colorado on September 15, 1923 and passed away in Farmington, New Mexico on 31 January, 2018, at age 94. The family lived in Rico, Colorado where her father was a miner. She was especially close to her...

Jan 30, 2018

Mary was born February 1, 1925 in Texas, the daughter of George and Vernie (Gaskin) Parker. She passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 92. Mary was survived by her children, Carolyn Newton of Dolores and Tracy E. (Kristine) Dillingham of Carbondale, CO; her grandchildren, Rebecca (Christophe) Venot of Anchorage, AK and...

Jan 25, 2018

Jeanette Diana Dean Born: February 3, 1938 St. Cloud, Minnesota Died: January 25, 2018 Cortez, Colorado Jeanette Diana Dean passed away peacefully on January 25, 2018 at Southwest Memorial Hospital. She was the 8th child total of 13 kids born to Corrina Evangeline (Doford) and Clifford Earl Dunn. She grew up in Aztec New Mexico, where as a teenager she...

Jan 25, 2018

Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Mary Lou Veach will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 3 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Mary was born December 28, 1931 in Toponas, CO the daughter of Roy and Irene (Hervey) Claycomb. She passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at her residence at the...

Jan 22, 2018

Freddie Skidmore 1923-2018 Freddie Orville Skidmore, born February 28, 1923 in Tillman County Oklahoma to Owen Odis and Lena May Skidmore, left this Earth on January 22, 2018. On November 22, 1949 he married the love of his life Maudine Allie Skidmore; together they had 7 children, 15 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Freddie had many adventures in his life. He...

Jan 19, 2018

Funeral Mass for longtime Mancos resident Sheila Aspromonte will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 26th at St. Rita Catholic Church. A Rosary has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Rita Catholic Church. Sheila was born on October 28, 1938 in Durango, the daughter of Richard and Regina Gallavan. She passed away on Friday,...

Jan 15, 2018

JOHN BERNARD SCHILLER ,82 DIED JAN 15TH 2018 JOHN WAS BORN IN BURLINGTON WI, TO EDGAR AND WILHELMINA (HENNINGFIELD) SCHILLER JOHN WAS A RESIDENT OF CORTEZ COLORADO FOR MANY YEARS PREVIOUSLY FROM BURLINGTON WI . HE WORKED IN THE ROOFING BUSINESS FOR MANY YEARS, HE ENJOYED CARPENTRY AND HUNTING IN THE NORTHERN WOODS AND HE ALSO ENJOYED PHOTOGRAPHY AND HIS...

Jan 15, 2018

Jan 14, 2018

Funeral services for lifelong McCracken Mesa resident Rose M. Mark will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 19 at the Ertel Funeral Home. Norman Mark will officiate. Rose was born January 8, 1932 in McCracken Mesa, Utah the daughter of Tom and Jessie (West) Beletso. She passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at the University of Utah...

Jan 13, 2018

Curtis Fred Hammer was born February 7, 1923 in Reasonor, Iowa the son of Ira L. and Mable Francis (Wilson) Hammer. He passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at his residence in Cortez at the age of 94. Surviving Curtis are his children, Russell Hammer (Nancy) of Gilbert, AZ and Marvin C. Hammer of Casa Grande, AZ; his three...

Jan 11, 2018

On January 11, 2018 the Lord called an angel home after her courageous battle with cancer. Joyce J. Baca was born May 22, 1964 to Libby Baker. She married Frank Lopez June 2, 1979 and they were married 23 years, even after the marriage ended they had a friendship that would last a lifetime. They had five amazing children together....

Jan 10, 2018

WALTER REED BRANSON Funeral services for longtime area resident Walter Reed Branson will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16 at Arriola Bible Church. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Reed was born January 29, 1925 in Springfield, Colo. the son of Charles Oscar and Leonora Ethel (Clayton) Branson. He passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at...

Jan 9, 2018

Funeral services for Cortez resident Brian Billie will be held at 10 am on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A visitation will be held Sunday, January 14 from 2-4 pm at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Brian was born April 4, 1966 in Oakland, Calif. the son of Nelson and Violet (Lewis) Billie. He passed away on Tuesday, January...

Jan 9, 2018

KITTY MARIE HALLS Graveside services for lifelong area resident Kitty Marie Halls will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Kitty was born November 27, 1926 in Cortez the daughter of Wade H. and Clara Pauline (Edmundson) Foster. She passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at her home at the age of...