Louis Joseph "Lou" Schmitz
Dec 31, 2013
LOUIS JOSEPH SCHMITZ Memorial Mass for Louis Joseph Schmitz will be celebrated Saturday, February 1 at 10 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 28 E. Montezuma, Cortez. A long time resident of Cortez, Lou was born December 13, 1930 in Kirkwood, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, Mo. He died on December 31, 2013 at his home. Lou was...
Stephen Ira "Steve" Hawkins
Dec 30, 2013
STEPHEN IRA "STEVE" HAWKINS A celebration of life for lifelong Mancos resident Stephen Ira "Steve" Hawkins will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 3 at the Mancos United Methodist Church. Steve was born February 4, 1950 in Denver, Colo. the son of Herbert Lee and Janice Elizabeth (Freeman) Hawkins. He passed away at his Mancos home on Monday,...
Jerry Lane Tennity
Dec 30, 2013
JERRY LANE TENNITY Jerry Lane Tennity was born June 1, 1986 in Cortez to Tracy Lee Tennity. He passed away at his Cortez home on Monday, December 30, 2013 at the age of 27. Jerry was employed at Shiloh's Steakhouse. He enjoyed skateboarding and spending time with his friends. Jerry's friends knew him as "kid" and he will be missed....
Eugene Ka Van Dover
Dec 30, 2013
EUGENE KA VAN DOVER Eugene Ka Van Dover, 88 of Cortez, Colo. passed away peacefully Monday, December 30, 2013 at the Vista Grande care facility. Born and raised in Westport, S.D., Ka was a longtime businessman in Cortez. He is survived by his loving wife, Helen Van Dover of Cortez; and daughters, Patricia Spelts and husband, Bob of Castlerock, Colo.,...
Cleo Jackson Hicks
Dec 23, 2013
CLEO JACKSON HICKS Cleo Jackson Hicks was born July 8, 1914 in Berwyn, Okla. the son of John Oliver and Gertrude Mae (Felkins) Hicks. He passed away at Vista Mesa Retirement Center in Cortez on Monday, December 23, 2013 at the age of 99. Cleo owned and operated numerous service stations and Hicks Cortez Glass. He also rented living space...
Lou Etta Hoover
Dec 21, 2013
LOU ETTA HOOVER Lou Etta (Hale) Hoover, 80, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, in Cortez, Colo., after a long struggle with Alzheimer's, her loving husband by her side. She is survived by her husband, John R. "Dick" Hoover; brother, Benton P. Hale (Phyllis) of Youngtown, Ariz. and Wheatland, Wyo.; daughter, Tracy (Curt Gridley) of Wichita, Kan.; son, John of Hillsborough,...
Betty Jean Ertel Dillon
Dec 21, 2013
BETTY JEAN ERTEL DILLON Funeral services for Betty Dillon, a lifelong resident of this area, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 27 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Betty will be laid to rest next to her husband, Dick Dillon, following the services at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Betty Jean Ertel was born September 11, 1919, the second of...
Twila Freada Switzer
Dec 20, 2013
TWILA FREADA SWITZER Funeral services for Twila Freada Switzer will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 28 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Twila was born the daughter of Frank B. and Laura Freda (Treece) Bridgewater on December 15, 1935 in Beulah, Colo. She passed away at Swedish Hospital in Denver, Colo. on...
James Lafayette Black
Dec 20, 2013
JAMES LAFAYETTE "JIM" BLACK A gathering to celebrate the life of James Lafayette "Jim" Black will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jim was born the only child of James L. and Frances (Kasal) Black on September 10, 1933 in Cortez. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Friday, December...
Audrey Ruth Bixler Tycksen
Dec 20, 2013
AUDREY RUTH (BIXLER) TYCKSEN Audrey Ruth (Bixler) Tycksen was born January 3, 1927 in Ignacio, Colo. She passed away December 20, 2013 in Cortez, Colo. Audrey was raised on a family farm in Arboles, Colo. She came from a large family of 9 children and her parents. She always said that their family was lucky during the depression as they...
Bert Charles Ray
Dec 20, 2013
BERT CHARLES RAY Bert Charles Ray, a longtime resident of Cortez, passed away on December 20, 2013 at the age of 97. Bert was born in Jasper, MO. on May 27, 1916. Following the death of his father, Bert took on the responsibility at the age of 14 of driving his mother, younger brother and sister from Oklahoma to Colorado....
Ralph E. Vavak
Dec 20, 2013
RALPH E. VAVAK Memorial services for Ralph E. Vavak will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 4 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. A reception will follow in Hampton Hall. Ralph E. Vavak (Mr. V) left this world on Friday, December 20, 2013. He was born on January 20, 1928 in Waynes County, Mo. to parents Joseph...
Ellagray Butts-Ross
Dec 17, 2013
ELLAGRAY BUTTS-ROSS EllaGray Butts-Ross was born April 22, 1922 in Ada, Okla. the daughter of Arthur James and Marie Elizabeth (Yoakum) Miller. She passed away at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Colo. on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the age of 91. Being active, EllaGray loved to exercise especially hiking. She was an excellent mother and loving care...
Robyn Lyn Robbins
Dec 15, 2013
ROBYN LYN ROBBINS Funeral services for lifelong Mancos resident Robyn Lyn Robbins will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 19 at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Robyn was born April 4, 1958 in Durango, Colo. the daughter of Ralph Edward and Dixie Delora (Dillon) Robbins. She passed away at her Mancos home...
Joe Lloyd Cornett
Dec 14, 2013
JOE "SCOTTY" LLOYD CORNETT Memorial services for lifelong area resident Joe "Scotty" Lloyd Cornett will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 19 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Joe was born November 12, 1929 in Hereford, Tex. the son of Harold Lloyd and Velma Lee (Hughes) Cornett. He passed away at his Cortez...
Rubin Francis Young
Dec 12, 2013
RUBIN FRANCIS YOUNG Memorial services for longtime Dove Creek resident Rubin Francis Young will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 19 at the Dove Creek Community Center. Private interment services will take place. Francis was born October 2, 1937 in Clovis, N.M. to Robert Elree and Zelma (Loffland) Young. He passed away at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand...
Carolyn Arleen Elliott
Dec 10, 2013
CAROLYN ARLEEN ELLIOTT Funeral services for longtime Dolores resident Carolyn Arleen Elliott will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Carolyn was born June 1, 1947 in Cortez the daughter of Clayton and Ann (Pugsley) Wilson. She passed...
Eloise June Alexander Ferree
Dec 8, 2013
ELOISE JUNE ALEXANDER FERREE Memorial services for Eloise June Alexander Ferree will be held at the Mancos United Methodist Church Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 11:00 am with Pastor Craig Paschal officiating. Eloise, daughter of James (Boe) and Callie Noland Alexander, was born June 12, 1918 in Mancos, Colo. and died at the Valley Inn in Mancos, Colo. on December...
Elizabeth Janell (Grasse) Mcneel
Dec 8, 2013
ELIZABETH JANELL (GRASSE) McNEEL Elizabeth Janell (Grasse) McNeel was born February 19, 1935 in Cortez the daughter of Joseph Noel and Georgia C. (Hogue) McNeel. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the age of 78. Janell graduated from Cortez High School in 1953. She loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman. Janell...
Twila Doreen Livingston
Dec 7, 2013
TWILA DOREEN LIVINGSTON Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Twila Doreen Livingston will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 12 at Cortez Cemetery. Doreen was born October 22, 1930 in Lincoln, Kans. to Thomas Walter and Maude Etna (Rathbun) Cox. She passed away at her home on Friday, December 7, 2013 at the age of 83. On December 17,...
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