Obituaries

Larry Bernard Franklin

Larry Bernard Franklin

Dec 31, 2016

LARRY B. FRANKLIN Larry B. Franklin passed away December 31, 2016, a devoted christian, husband, and son. Born in Fort Smith, AR on October 8, 1939 to Earl B. Franklin and Flora Geren Franklin, their only son. Larry is survived by his wife of 35 years Janice E. Eble Franklin, brother-in-law Richard A. Eble and wife Eunice Seavey Eble, a...

Ruth Ann "Ruthie" Byers

Ruth Ann "Ruthie" Byers

Dec 26, 2016

Ruth "Ruthie" Ann Byers, 83, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at home in McElmo Canyon, CO. Ruthie was born May 9, 1933 and was raised on a farm a few miles North of Cortez, in Lebanon, CO. She married her high school sweetheart, Ellis Earl "Smoky" Taylor (deceased) and worked hard tending to the family. As a housewife, she...

Elaine Haley

Elaine Haley

Dec 25, 2016

ELAINE HALEY Elaine Haley, 79 of Cortez, passed away at her home on Sunday, December 25, 2016. She was born the daughter of Henry W. Charles and Hettie (Huddleston) Charles on February 14, 1937 in Cortez. Surviving Elaine are her children, Paula Lyons (Hal) of Alamo, Calif., and Alan Haley (Carol) of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandson, Jason Haley (Laura) of...

Maria Anna "Marianne" Flossmann

Maria Anna "Marianne" Flossmann

Dec 25, 2016

MARIA ANNA "MARIANNE" FLOSSMANN Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Maria Anna "Marianne" Flossmann will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 30 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Rosary Service will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday evening at the church. Marianne was born October...

Michael Anthony "Mike" Arrington

Michael Anthony "Mike" Arrington

Dec 24, 2016

MICHAEL ANTHONY "MIKE" ARRINGTON Michael Anthony "Mike" Arrington was born December 14, 1962 in Tulsa, Okla. the son of James S. and Mary Sue (Orvis) Arrington. He passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his Dolores residence at the age of 54. Mike attended the University of Minnesota and received a Bachelor Degree in Business Management. He enjoyed time...

Rose Merle Hughes

Rose Merle Hughes

Dec 22, 2016

ROSE MERLE HUGHES Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Rose Merle Hughes will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 31 at Arriola Bible Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rose was born June 19, 1929 in Canadian, Tex. the daughter of John and Gertrude (Norman) Payne. She passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Madison House...

Dorothy Gomez

Dorothy Gomez

Dec 16, 2016

DOROTHY GOMEZ Memorial Mass for lifelong Durango and Cortez resident Dorothy Gomez will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 22 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. A Rosary service will be held Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the church. Dorothy was born August 10, 1932 in Durango, Colo. the daughter of...

H.L. "Jay" Rowe

H.L. "Jay" Rowe

Dec 15, 2016

H.L. (JAY) ROWE Herman Lamar (Jay) Rowe was born on Dec. 11, 1924, to Herman Carl & Edna Rowe in Fruita Co. He passed away on Dec 15th. 2016 at Rose Memorial hospital in Denver Co. of heart failure at the age of 92. He was one of 3 sons. LaVern, Jay, & Ben. He went through his childhood &...

Georgiana Mary "Georgia" Eubanks

Georgiana Mary "Georgia" Eubanks

Dec 14, 2016

GEORGIANA MARY "GEORGIA" EUBANKS Memorial Mass for longtime Cortez resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Georgia was born December 15, 2016 in Dickinson, N.D. the daughter of Joseph and Rose Ann (Ridl) Samek. She passed away on...

Archie E. Hanson Jr.

Archie E. Hanson Jr.

Dec 14, 2016

ARCHIE E. HANSON, JR. Archie Hanson was born in 1926 and raised in Beverly Hills and Rolling Hills, California. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School and started at the University of Colorado before entering the U.S. Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in 1944. After almost two years in the Army, he was honorably discharged, returned to California,...

Tony Martinez

Tony Martinez

Dec 11, 2016

TONY MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for longtime Dolores resident Tony Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 17 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A Rosary service will be held on Friday...

Gladys Marie Todd

Gladys Marie Todd

Dec 11, 2016

GLADYS MARIE TODD Funeral services for lifelong area resident Gladys Marie Todd will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Gladys was born April 18, 1931 in Olathe, Colo. the daughter of Lewis and Violet...

Alfred Hemp Wall Sr.

Alfred Hemp Wall Sr.

Dec 10, 2016

ALFRED HEMP WALL SR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Alfred Hemp Wall Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mr. Rick Wells will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Alfred was born June 16, 1922...

Darlene May (Pease) Spurlock

Darlene May (Pease) Spurlock

Dec 9, 2016

DARLENE MAY (PEASE) SPURLOCK Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Darlene May (Pease) Spurlock will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Darlene was born March 4, 1933 to the late Stephen and Elma Pease in Hertel, Wisconsin. She graduated from high school in Siren, Wisconsin in 1951....

Ina Mae Cline

Ina Mae Cline

Dec 6, 2016

INA MAE CLINE Ina Mae Cline was born to Herman and Clara (Garbareno) Kuhlman on March 3, 1928 in Cortez, Colo. She passed peacefully at her home in Dolores on November 29, 2016 at the age of 88. Ina had an idyllic childhood growing up on the historic Kuhlman and Seegar ranches up and down the Dolores River where these...

Jean Kelly Bader

Jean Kelly Bader

Dec 6, 2016

Jean Kelly Bader was born December 23, 1922 in Mancos, Colo. to Ira E. and Mary Cooper Kelly. She passed away at her home on December 6, 2016 just a few weeks shy of turning 94. Jean attended school in Mancos and graduated from Mancos High School. She then attended the old Fort Lewis College and spent one year at...

Rodney Weston Jacks

Rodney Weston Jacks

Dec 1, 2016

RODNEY WESTON JACKS A celebration for Rodney Weston Jacks life will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Weston was born January 10, 1983 the son of Rodney Wade and Terry Denise (Henderson) Jacks. He passed away on December 1, 2016 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 33. On July...

Wanda Zereta Goode

Wanda Zereta Goode

Nov 28, 2016

Wanda Zereta Boston Goode was born to Paul Wesley and Iola Loeen (Jensen) Boston on April 23, 1926 in Mancos Colorado. Shortly after she was born her father deserted the family and she would not meet him until she was 8 years old. When she was 4 years old her mother married Howard Starr, discoverer of the Red Arrow gold...

Danny Warner Van Keuren

Danny Warner Van Keuren

Nov 28, 2016

A celebration of Danny Warner Van Keuren's life will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 11 at the Van Keuren residence in Cortez. Danny was born April 7, 1942 in Duluth, MN. the son of Warner and Bette. He passed away November 28th, 2016 with family by his side in Cortez CO, after a prolonged battle with cancer....

Bridget Wing Jacket

Bridget Wing Jacket

Nov 27, 2016

BRIDGET WING JACKET Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Bridget Wing Jacket will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 2 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. A wake will be held Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at the Jacket residence at 225 Whispering Wind in Towaoc. Bridget was born February 12, 1930 in...