Obituaries

George Elwood "Jerry" Compton Iii

George Elwood "Jerry" Compton Iii

Oct 3, 2013

GEORGE ELWOOD "JERRY" COMPTON III George Elwood "Jerry" Compton III was born June 10, 1953 to George E. Compton Jr. and Dolores J. (Isaacs) Compton in Port Hueneme, Calif. He passed away at his Pleasant View home on October 3, 2013 at the age of 60. Jerry was a volunteer for many years and a board member for Fresh Start...

Nora  May Bozeman

Nora May Bozeman

Oct 2, 2013

NORA MAY BOZEMAN Nora Bozeman passed away on October 2, 2013 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez at the age of 87. Nora was born June 16, 1926 in Hyannis, Mass. to Joseph and Clara LaRiviere. Surviving Nora are brother, Joseph La Riviere and wife, Marion of Florida; sister, Rita Wallace and husband, Ray Wallace of Cortez; and numerous nieces...

Harvey Harrison Achatz

Harvey Harrison Achatz

Oct 1, 2013

HARVEY HARRISON ACHATZ Harvey Harrison Achatz was born April 5, 1941 the son of Earl Clarence and Mary Louise (Hawkins) Achatz in Alamosa, Colo. He passed at away at Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the age of 72. After graduating from East Denver High School, Harvey then attended and graduated from Denver University....

Donald Dave "Don" Murray

Donald Dave "Don" Murray

Sep 30, 2013

DONALD DAVE "DON" MURRAY Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Donald Dave "Don" Murray will be held at 12 p.m. on Monday, October 7 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with military honors being provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday from...

Charles David Kardokus Jr.

Charles David Kardokus Jr.

Sep 29, 2013

CHARLES DAVID KARDOKUS JR. Funeral services for former area resident and current Montrose resident Charles David Kardokus Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Charles David Kardokus Jr. was born December...

Elvin J. "Bud" Becher

Elvin J. "Bud" Becher

Sep 29, 2013

ELVIN J. "BUD" BECHER Graveside services of Elvin J. "Bud" Becher will be held October 19 at 2 P.M. at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Elvin J. "Bud" Becher was born September 13, 1925 in Dolores to John R. Becher and Emma Laura Koehn Becher. He passed away September 29, 2013 at age of 88 years. Bud proudly served in the U....

James Ross "Jim" Davis

James Ross "Jim" Davis

Sep 28, 2013

JAMES ROSS "JIM" DAVIS James Ross "Jim" Davis was born May 2, 1960, in Cortez to Bill Ross and Betty Lois (Russell) Davis. He passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 in Gary, Ind. at the age of 53. Jim was a truck owner-driver and was leased to Mercer Transportation out of Louisville, Ky. He loved the outdoors, hunting, and four-wheeling...

Yolanda Carma Rossi

Yolanda Carma Rossi

Sep 27, 2013

YOLANDA CARMA ROSSI A time to remember and celebrate the life of Yolanda Carma Rossi will be held at Ertel Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, October 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. Yolanda Carma Rossi (Bevilockway) was born June 14, 1938 in Ogden, Utah to John Rossi and Carma Jean Allen. She lived an amazing life until September 27, 2013 where...

Robert Leroy "Bob" Meyers

Robert Leroy "Bob" Meyers

Sep 27, 2013

ROBERT LEROY "BOB" MEYERS Memorial services for Robert LeRoy "Bob" Meyers will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Bob was born the son of Isadore William and Minnie Ottilie (Goeglein) Meyers on February 4, 1920 in Clyde, Colo. He passed away...

Don Aaron Greenlee

Don Aaron Greenlee

Sep 23, 2013

DON AARON GREENLEE Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Don Aaron Greenlee will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 26 at Cortez Cemetery. Don Aaron Greenlee was born October 21, 1937 in Cortez to Howard Edward and Gailen Lorene (Longenbaugh) Greenlee. He passed away at his home on Monday, September 23, 2013 at the age of 75. Don...

Skye Allen Mcclure

Skye Allen Mcclure

Sep 23, 2013

SKYE ALLEN McCLURE Skye Allen McClure was born June 18, 1981 in Cortez to Allen McClure and Lori Hodges. He passed away in Grand Junction, Colo. on September 23, 2013 at the age of 32 from the results of an auto accident. Skye was a joy to be around. No matter what was happening he had a great smile and...

Nick C. Padilla

Nick C. Padilla

Sep 19, 2013

NICK CHRISTOPHER PADILLA Nick Christopher Padilla entered eternal life on Thursday September 19, 2013. Nick was Born August 16, 1944, in Bronx, NY. When Nick was age 9 he was put into a strict Catholic orphanage after his father died. Nick left the Orphanage at age 16 to make his own way in life, he worked in Italian delis as...

Evelyn Mabyn Phelps Burnham

Evelyn Mabyn Phelps Burnham

Sep 19, 2013

EVELYN MABYN PHELPS BURNHAM Funeral services for Evelyn Mabyn Phelps Burnham will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 28 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the L.D.S. Church. Evelyn Mabyn Phelps Burnham, beloved wife of...

Jesse A. "Jess" Leonard Jr.

Jesse A. "Jess" Leonard Jr.

Sep 17, 2013

JESSE A. "JESS" LEONARD JR. Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Jesse A. "Jess" Leonard Jr. will be held at Cortez First United Methodist Church on Friday, September 27 at 2 p.m. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with military honors being provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Jess was born October 7, 1929 in Delta, Colo. the...

Natalie Whiteplume "Nat Nat" Hatch

Natalie Whiteplume "Nat Nat" Hatch

Sep 15, 2013

NATALIE WHITEPLUME "NAT NAT" HATCH Funeral services for Natalie Whiteplume "Nat Nat" Hatch will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 20 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Nat Nat was born the daughter of Frederick Hatch Jr. and Christine Bia Hatch on December 16, 1991 in Cortez. She passed away on Sunday, September 15,...

Earl Franklin Hipsher

Earl Franklin Hipsher

Sep 15, 2013

EARL FRANKLIN HIPSHER Graveside services for longtime Mancos resident Earl Franklin Hipsher will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 21 at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Earl was born January 30, 1926...

Erica Elaine Kuebler

Erica Elaine Kuebler

Sep 13, 2013

ERICA ELAINE KUEBLER Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Erica Elaine Kuebler will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, September 16 at Ertel Chapel. Erica was born October 13, 1976 in Cortez the daughter of Norman...

Jerry Glenn Mceuen

Jerry Glenn Mceuen

Sep 13, 2013

JERRY GLENN "PARD" McEUEN A Celebration of Life for Cortez resident Jerry Glenn "Pard" McEuen will be held at 12 p.m. on Sunday, September 29 at Lewis Arriola Community Center. Following the celebration a potluck will be held. The family is asking that everyone come dressed casually and bring a covered dish as the meat will be furnished. Jerry G....

Cynthia Joan Ransom

Cynthia Joan Ransom

Sep 12, 2013

CYNTHIA JOAN RANSOM Memorial services for Cortez resident Cynthia Joan Ransom will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 15 at St. Philip Anglican Church. Joan was born in Sheffield, England April 8, 1922. She was raised by her parents, John and Eveline, who owned Pubs. They usually lived above the pub. She had one brother, Geoffrey and one...

Elizabeth Adakai Nez

Elizabeth Adakai Nez

Sep 8, 2013

ELIZABETH ADAKAI NEZ Funeral services for longtime Aneth, Utah resident Elizabeth Adakai Nez will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 11 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Norman Mark officiating. Burial will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Elizabeth was born the daughter of John Whitehorse and Dolly (Jones) Whitehorse on July 14, 1921 in Montezuma Creek, Utah. She passed away...

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