Obituaries

Ritchie Ray Mitchell

Ritchie Ray Mitchell

Jul 25, 2024

Funeral announcement for Ritchie Mitchell, born in Aneth, Utah. His first clan is Water Flows Together. He was born for the Clay Clan. His maternal grandparents are Edgewater and his paternal grandparents are Ta’neeszahnii (Tangle Clan). Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reception...

Annette K. Christensen

Annette K. Christensen

Jul 24, 2024

 Annette K. Christensen (Barthel) was born January 10, 1985 in Gowanda, N.Y. the daughter of the late Greg Barthel and Anna England (Phillips). She passed on July 24,2024 in Cortez, Colo. at the age of 39, she was formerly of Pekin, Ill. 

 Annette loved being a mother and spending time with her kids. She was very social with a big heart....

Elisa Velasquez

Elisa Velasquez

Jul 18, 2024

ELISA VELASQUEZ 

 Elisa was born on August 23, 1934 to Candelaria and Eduardo Martinez in Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. She was the third of six children and the only girl. Born and raised in New Mexico, she attended Aztec High School, and shortly after graduation, met and married Manuel Sena and moved to Mancos, Colorado.  

 After Manuel’s death in 1981, Elisa...

Clydale Kindell-Rabbit Casey

Clydale Kindell-Rabbit Casey

Jul 11, 2024

CLYDALE KINDELL-RABBIT CASEY 

A private Service has been held for Clydale Kindell-Rabbit Casey.  A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024 from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. 

 Clydale Kindell-Rabbit Casey was born on March 8, 1983 in Cortez, CO, the son of Clyde Casey and Patricia Lopez. He passed away on July 11, 2024 in Cortez at the...

Arthur Roy "Art" Adcock

Arthur Roy "Art" Adcock

Jul 9, 2024

ARTHUR ADCOCK

  Art was born on July 1, 1937, to Lillian (Babcock) and Roy Adcock in Ignacio, Colo. He passed away July 9, 2024 in his home in Bremerton, Wash. surrounded by his loving family.

 Art leaves behind a loving family who will cherish his memory, his brother, Clayton (Janet) Adcock of Parachute, Colo.; his sister, Sharon (Jerry) Mason of Farmington,...

Devina Jessie Rose Whiskers

Devina Jessie Rose Whiskers

Jul 7, 2024

DEVINA JESSIE ROSE WHISKERS 

 Services for Devina Jessie Rose Whiskers will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation will be held Thursday, July 11, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. 

 Devina was born on June 10, 2003 in Durango, Colorado to Lawanda...

Leo LaVerl Lewis

Leo LaVerl Lewis

Jul 6, 2024

LEO LAVERL LEWIS 

 A funeral service will be held for Leo LaVerl Lewis on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation will be held at Ertel Memorial Chapel on Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. 

 Leo was born on March 10, 1931 in Agra, Oklahoma to...

Charles "Chad" Glenn Hill

Charles "Chad" Glenn Hill

Jul 4, 2024

CHARLES GLENN HILL

Charles “Chad” Glenn Hill was born on October 29, 1963 in Bismarck, North Dakota the son of Dana and Margie Hill. Chad passed away at his residence with his father close by on Thursday, July 4, 2024 at the age of 60. 

Chad, like his father, was a Professional Civil Engineer, and spent the majority of his career designing...

Norman Eric Hanson

Norman Eric Hanson

Jun 30, 2024

Norman Eric Hanson passed away on Sunday June 30th of an apparent heart attack. He was born October 12th 1955 in Stuttgart, Germany, to Glen and Lovina Hanson. He is survived by his older sister, Terry and her husband Tim McComb; and his younger brother, Kirk. He also had a stepdaughter, Laura; and her daughter Daneen; and his nephew Terry...

Bruce Lynn Boller

Bruce Lynn Boller

Jun 30, 2024

Bruce Lynn Boller,  was born on July 23, 1947 in Hays, Kansas. Bruce passed away peacefully at his home in Cortez, Colorado, June 30, 2024.

Nina Kay Larsen

Nina Kay Larsen

Jun 28, 2024

Nina Kay Larsen was born on August 21, 1949 to V.T. and Elizabeth Boyd in Amity, Arkansas. She passed away on June 28, 2024 in her home after an almost three-year battle with cancer. 

Nina was the first of four generations of Boyd family members to graduate from Dolores High School in 1967, after her family moved to Dolores in 1961....

Kendall Bancroft Whiskers

Kendall Bancroft Whiskers

Jun 27, 2024

Kendall Bancroft Whiskers 

Funeral services will be held for Kendall Whiskers at 10:00 am on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at Ertel Memorial Chapel and interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. 

Kendall was born on July 25, 1973 in Cortez, Colorado. He passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at the age of 50. 

Surviving Kendall are his partner, Clarissa Laner; children, Clint Laner,...

Jesse "JD" Daniel Minor

Jesse "JD" Daniel Minor

Jun 25, 2024

JESSE “JD” DANIEL MINOR 

Jesse "JD" Daniel Minor was born July 4th, 2007, in Durango, Colo. to Jesse Nathan & Shandra Elizabeth (Gibbs) Minor. He passed away on Tuesday, June 25th, 2024, at the age of 16.

JD's personality was true to his birthday, he was a real firecracker. JD would have been a senior this upcoming school year and was expected...

James Kenneth Johnson

James Kenneth Johnson

Jun 25, 2024

James Kenneth Johnson

 James Kenneth Johnson was born August 27, 1923 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, to Cynthia and Emmit Johnson as the eldest of three children. He passed away at Vista Grande Care Center in Cortez, Colorado, at age 100 plus years. He graduated from Nucla High School in 1942, and is known for working in the mines, mills, electric power...

John Charles Palmer, Sr.

John Charles Palmer, Sr.

Jun 19, 2024

 He went to work for Colorado Carbonic CO. in 1954. He started working in the plant sacking dry ice and taking care of things around the plant. He then started driving truck and drove over 6 million miles accident free in his 60 plus years of trucking. In 1995 he received driver of the year for private tank carrier association...

Shirlen Morris Heath Jr.

Shirlen Morris Heath Jr.

Jun 17, 2024

SHIRLEN MORRIS HEATH JR.

 Shirlen Morris Heath Jr. passe away on June 17, 2024 after suffering from Parkinson’s disease.

 He is survived by his wife Belva Heath of 66+ years and one son, Greg Heath (Emily); and two grandchildren, Brendan Heath and Emmarose Heath (Solomon Apodaca). 

 Proceeding Shirlen in passing were his parents, Shirlen Morris “Bud” Heath and Sarah “Sally” Heath; his two...

Lola Lee Roberts

Lola Lee Roberts

Jun 15, 2024

LOLA LEE ROBERTS

  Lola Lee Roberts was born August 19, 1933, in Mancos to Ted R. and Alice Willden. She married Marion Roberts on July 5, 1950, in Pagosa Springs, CO. He was in the Air Force and they traveled the world. 

 After raising her children, Lola retired from the Montezuma County Health Dept as a home visiting nurse. She then...

Roxie Joy Shipman

Roxie Joy Shipman

Jun 15, 2024

Joy Shipman, age 92 of Kremmling, Co., passed away on Saturday June 15th 2024. Born August 19,1931 in the small town of Riverton, Wyoming.  She moved to Colorado where she married Harold Shipman, May 15, 1947. They were married until the time of his passing in 2005.

Joy is survived by her son Michael Shipman and his wife Cindy, their 3...

Micheal James Headrick

Micheal James Headrick

Jun 12, 2024

MICHEAL JAMES HEADRICK 

 A private family services will be held in honor of Micheal. 

 Micheal James passed June 12, 2024 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Co. Micheal was an electrician for over 20 years and was loved by all. 

 Micheal leaves behind his son, Brycen Headrick (Shay); daughter, Iris Mathews; mother, Charlotte Mathews; brother, Alan Mathews (Anna); nephew, Ayden Mathews; and...

Carla Mae Clever

Carla Mae Clever

Jun 8, 2024

 A Memorial service for Clara Mae Clever of Dolores, CO, will be held at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at St. Philip the Evangelist Anglican Church on 716 S. Market St. in Cortez, CO. 

 Carla was born February 24, 1942 in Grand Lake, CO. the daughter of Arthur Herbert Just and Margaret E. Just (Hayes). She passed away on...

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