Robert Lee "Bob" Mustoe
Aug 3, 2016
ROBERT LEE "BOB" MUSTOE Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Robert Lee "Bob" Mustoe will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, August 8 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Bishop Tim Lanier will conduct. Inurnment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Robert Lee Mustoe (Bob) passed away on August 3, 2016 in Cortez,...
Jerry Lynn Elliott
Jul 31, 2016
JERRY LYNN ELLIOTT Funeral services for lifelong area resident Jerry Lynn Elliott will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 8 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Bishop Tim Lanier will conduct. Jerry was born September 3, 1941 in Dolores the son of Duffy Taft and Martha...
Thomas Patrick "Tom" Gass
Jul 28, 2016
THOMAS PATRICK "TOM" GASS Thomas Patrick "Tom" Gass was born June 7, 1949 in Belleville, Ill. the son of Joseph and Dolores (Fiedler) Gass. He passed away at his residence in Cahone on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the age of 67. Tom married Andrea Tucker in 1986 in Cortez. He enjoyed the outdoors. Hiking, skiing, and hunting were some...
Verda Cowles Hilliker
Jul 26, 2016
VERDA COWLES HILLIKER Verda Cowles Hilliker was born March 17, 1930 in Garden City, Mich. the daughter of Dewey and Verda (Connor) Cowles. She passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home at the age of 86. Verda's father ran a saw mill when she was a child. She also lived in Alaska with her...
Sophie C. Speer
Jul 26, 2016
SOPHIE C. SPEER Funeral Mass for lifelong Cortez resident Sophie C. Speer will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 1 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A Rosary Service will take place Sunday evening at 7 p.m. at the church. Sophie was born August 24, 1920 in Dulce, N.M. the daughter...
Andre Uriel Madrid
Jul 24, 2016
ANDRE URIEL MADRID Graveside inurnment services for lifelong Cortez resident Andre Uriel Madrid will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 30 at Cortez Cemetery. Andre was born February 6, 1985 in Cortez the son of Johnandrew Wilfred and Maria Bertha (Campuzano) Madrid. He passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at his residence at the age of 31....
Edwin Oliver Liukko
Jul 23, 2016
EDWIN OLIVER LIUKKO Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Edwin Oliver Liukko will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27 at the Evangel Assembly of God Church. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with military honors provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Edwin Oliver Liukko was born in Newport, New Hampshire on February 19, 1927....
John Lincoln Fury
Jul 20, 2016
JOHN LINCOLN FURY Funeral services for lifelong Dove Creek resident John Lincoln Fury will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26 at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Mr. Travis Randolph will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. John was born...
Anita Lynn Vialpando
Jul 19, 2016
ANITA LYNN VIALPANDO Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Anita Lynn Vialpando will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 23 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Anita was born November 17, 1970 in Durango the daughter of Raymond Rumaidito...
Rozella Ann Weed
Jul 17, 2016
ROZELLA ANN WEED Rozella Ann Weed was born December 15, 1934 in Holly, Colo. the daughter of William and Beulah (Dwyer) Glover. She passed away at her Dolores residence on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at the age of 81. Rozella was a nurse at Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos for many years. She enjoyed time spent outdoors camping and...
Cordell Joseph Paytiamo
Jul 13, 2016
CORDELL JOSEPH PAYTIAMO Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Cordell Joseph Paytiamo will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 19 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Cordell was born November 1, 1964 in Cortez the son of Howard and Rose Ann (Williams) Paytiamo. He passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Cortez at...
Charles William "Bill" Grove
Jul 12, 2016
CHARLES WILLIAM "BILL" GROVE Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Charles William "Bill" Grove will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 16 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Bill was born November 19, 1938 in Denver, Colo. the son of Ralph William and Florence (Jones) Grove. He passed away on Tuesday, July...
Kathleen Loretta (Faught) Greenlee
Jul 8, 2016
KATHLEEN LORETTA (FAUGHT) GREENLEE Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Kathleen Loretta (Faught) Greenlee will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Kathleen Loretta (Faught) Greenlee, 66, of Cortez, Colorado died suddenly in Durango, on July 8, 2016. Kathy was born on July 29, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan...
Neil Hall
Jul 3, 2016
NEIL HALL Neil Hall was born March 20, 1929 in Boone, Iowa the son of Carl Fredrick and Marian Margaret (Anderson) Hall. He passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at Vista Grand Inn at the age of 87. On November 6, 1954, Neil married Marilyn Ann Balfour in North Hollywood, Calif. He loved time spent working with wood and...
Delbert Leroy "Jim" Reed
Jul 1, 2016
DELBERT LEROY "JIM" REED Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Delbert Leroy "Jim" Reed will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 9 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Empire Street in Cortez. Delbert Leroy Reed was born June 7, 1923 in Beatrice, Neb. the son of Alexander Leroy and Viola Fay (Vandergrift) Reed. He passed away on...
Freddie Paul Lopez
Jul 1, 2016
FREDDIE PAUL LOPEZ Funeral Mass for Grand Junction, Colo. resident Freddie Paul Lopez will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 9 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 8 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A Rosary service will begin...
Lee Thomas "Woodie" Wood
Jun 27, 2016
LEE THOMAS "WOODIE" WOOD Funeral services for Bayfield resident Lee Thomas "Woodie" Wood will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 8 at Life Church on Highway 160B in Bayfield. Interment will follow at the Bayfield Pine River Cemetery. Woodie was born June 28, 1929 in Hutchinson, Kan. the son of Ranken Thomas and Elma Helen (Farley) Wood. He...
Robert Clarence "Bob" Bales
Jun 25, 2016
ROBERT CLARENCE "BOB" BALES Robert Clarence "Bob" Bales was born January 3, 1949 in Tokyo, Japan the son of Arthur William Bales Jr. and Julia Esma (Richardson) Bales. He passed away on June 25, 2016 at his Lewis residence at the age of 67. Bob spent his career as an Information Data Specialist. He retired from both AT&T and IBM....
Donald Eugene Cooper
Jun 23, 2016
DONALD EUGENE COOPER A memorial service for longtime Cortez resident Donald Eugene Cooper will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 1 at the Cortez American Legion. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Don was born June 30, 1942 in Pueblo, Colo. the son of Forest William and Florence Louise (Dennis) Cooper....
Richard Lynn "Rick" Dennison
Jun 19, 2016
RICHARD LYNN "RICK" DENNISON Funeral services for Norwood, Colo. resident Richard Lynn "Rick" Dennison will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday morning from 9:00 to service time. Rick was born December 19, 1957 in Cortez the son of Vernon Oscar and...
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