James Leroy Stuckman
Jan 5, 2017
JAMES LEROY STUCKMAN Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident James Leroy Stuckman will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 10 at Cortez Cemetery. Bishop Doug Pace will conduct. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday morning from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. James was born May 21, 1943 in Durango, Colo. the son of Fredrick Warren...
William Kent "Bill" Nielson
Jan 5, 2017
WILLIAM KENT "BILL" NIELSON Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident William Kent "Bill" Nielson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 14 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Road M Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. There will...
Frank Louis Gonzales Jr.
Jan 4, 2017
FRANK LOUIS GONZALES JR. Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Frank Louis Gonzales Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 9 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Rosary service will take place on Sunday evening at 6 p.m. at the church. Frank was born March 26, 1939 in Raton, N.M.,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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...
