Hope Annette Hurlbert

Funeral mass for Mancos, CO resident Hope Annette Hurlbert will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery.
Hope was born November 1, 1932 in Cleveland, OH the daughter of Charles Bertrand and Dottie (Horak) Hurlbert. She passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the Valley Inn at the age of 88.
Hope was a woman who loved her children. She had many obstacles placed in her path to raise her family. She will be deeply missed by her six children and seven grandchildren. Hope was the oldest of three girls; Hope, Joy (Jim Martin) & Faith Hurlbert, and a half sister Shirley. Hope grew up to teach school for one year before getting married and starting a family, marrying Leonard Porto Sr. and having Lenny Porto Jr, Roseanne Porto (Art Campiran), Tony Porto and Teresa Porto. Though they divorced Hope was blessed with her four children. She eventually married Jerry Irvin and had James A. Caspian and M. Rose Irvin (Stan Bailey). She was a stubborn woman and fought for what she believed in. She was deeply loved.
Surviving Hope are her children, Leonard Porto Jr. of Laguna Beach, CA, Rose Porto (Art Compiran) of Temple City, CA, Tony Porto of Coeur d’Alene, ID, Teresa Porto of Hollywood, CA, James A. Caspian of Cortez, CO, and M. Rose Bailey (Stan) of Yellow Jacket, CO; her sister, Joy Martin (Jim) of Parma, OH; and seven grandchildren.