Kenneth Eugene Gates
Apr 9, 2013
KENNETH EUGENE "KEN" GATES Funeral services for Cortez resident Kenneth Eugene "Ken" Gates will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 15 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Ken was born April 11, 1924 in Denver, Colo. the son of Glenn L. and Theda L. (Bowen)...
John Martin Jennings
Apr 9, 2013
JOHN MARTIN JENNINGS Longtime Arriola resident John Martin Jennings went to be with his Lord Jesus, April 9, 2013. John was born March 26, 1927 in Winkelman, Ariz. to John Newcome and Maude Finch Jennings. John married Ruth Ann McClatchey in Chandler, Ariz. on April 3, 1949. John served his country in the Navy during World War II, stationed in...
Gerald Barton "G.B." Evans
Apr 8, 2013
GERALD BARTON "G.B." EVANS Gerald Barton "G.B." Evans was born October 24, 1918 in Dewey, Okla. the son of Estel J. and Zora (Offett) Evans. He passed away on Monday, April 8, 2013 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 94. G.B. worked for Honolulu and Shell Oil Companies for many years. He founded and operated Hybon Engineering. A...
Rose Inez Havlik
Apr 8, 2013
ROSE INEZ HAVLIK Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Rose Inez Havlik will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez. Inurnment will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13 at Greenmount Cemetery, Durango. Inez was born October 7, 1953 in Durango the daughter of Aurelio and Aurora (Martinez) Sanchez. She...
Steven Thomas Wojcik
Apr 5, 2013
STEVEN THOMAS WOJCIK Steven Thomas Wojcik left this Earth and went home to God on Friday, April 5, 2013. He was the beloved "Special Angel" of Rose M. (Powers-Coyne) and Francis J. Wojcik Sr. Born on the 28th day of September 1981, he was considered his Mother's special gift from God. He was a very loving and devoted son; always...
Susan Weathers Hatter
Apr 5, 2013
SUSAN WEATHERS HATTER Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Susan Weathers Hatter will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Susan was born November 18, 1945 the daughter of Carl and Cecelia (Moomey) Weathers. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Friday, April 5, 2013 at the age of 67. Memorial contributions...
Orin Albert Albin Jr.
Apr 4, 2013
ORIN ALBERT ALBIN JR. Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Orin Albert Albin Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Montezuma County V.F.W. Post #5231. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Orin...
Andres Reyna Hernandez
Apr 4, 2013
ANDRES REYNA HERNANDEZ Funeral Mass for Lewis resident Andres Reyna Hernandez will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening at 5 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Rosary services will be...
Anita Rae Rose
Apr 2, 2013
ANITA RAE ROSE Anita Rae Rose was born February 15, 1948 in Telluride, Colo. the daughter of Abraham Lincoln and Mabel (Blackmore) Imel. She passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at her Dolores residence at the age of 65. On June 13, 1986 Anita married Terry Rose in Dolores. She enjoyed wood burning and fishing. Surviving Anita are her...
William Edward "Bill" Hayes Jr.
Apr 1, 2013
WILLIAM EDWARD "BILL" HAYES JR. William Edward "Bill" Hayes Jr. was born May 24, 1940 in Knoxville, Tenn. the son of William Edward and Shirley (Carson) Hayes. He passed away on Monday, April 1, 2013 at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez at the age of 72. Bill attended the University of New Mexico. He was on the 1961 UNM football...
Robert Morale Lanyon Iii
Mar 29, 2013
ROBERT MORALE "ROB" LANYON III Robert Morale "Rob" Lanyon III was born June 8, 1936 in Los Angeles, Calif. the son of Robert Morale Lanyon II and Joyce E. (Crozier) Lanyon. He passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013 at his son's residence in Cahone. Surviving Rob are his wife, Joy Lanyon of Ontario, Canada; his children, Kevin Lanyon and...
Vena Bertha Atkinson Kelso
Mar 28, 2013
VENA BERTHA ATKINSON KELSO Funeral services for longtime area resident Vena Bertha Atkinson Kelso will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 5, at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Vena was born May 28, 1916, in Quail, Tex., the daughter of William Iredel...
Charles Kenneth "Chuck" Herndon
Mar 28, 2013
CHARLES KENNETH "CHUCK" HERNDON Charles Kenneth "Chuck" Herndon was born January 5, 1922 in Chanute, Kans. the son of David and Myrtle Alice (Bowker) Herndon. He passed away at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center in Cortez on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 91 years of age. Raised on a small farm in Chanute, Chuck worked on a golf course as...
Virginia Root
Mar 26, 2013
VIRGINIA ROOT Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Virginia Root will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 30 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Virginia was born November 22, 1939 in Towaoc the daughter of James and...
Connell "Conn" Marsden
Mar 26, 2013
CONNELL "CONN" MARSDEN Conn was born in Parowan, Utah on August 23, 1925. He passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness, on March 26, 2013 at Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez, Colo. at the age of 87. When Conn was a youngster the family moved to Cedar City, Utah where his father owned and operated Marsden's Men Store. Conn's...
Cherol Kae Acree
Mar 23, 2013
CHEROL KAE ACREE Funeral services for Cherol Kae Acree a lifelong Cortez resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 29 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Cherol Kae Acree peacefully passed from this...
Shirley Mae Graybeal
Mar 23, 2013
SHIRLEY MAE GRAYBEAL Shirley Mae Graybeal, a lifelong resident of this area, passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the age of 88. She was born one of nine children to Herbert Lee and Nannie Ellen (Tate) Lewis on August 29, 1924 in Naturita, Colo. Shirley enjoyed woodworking. Surviving Shirley are her son Elbert Colcord...
Nona Carroll Linnens
Mar 21, 2013
NONA CARROLL LINNENS Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Nona Carroll Linnens will be held at Noon on Monday, March 25 at the Cortez Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place at the L.D.S. Church on Monday beginning at 11 a.m. Carroll was born the daughter of...
Aubrey Lee "Bud" Roach
Mar 20, 2013
AUBREY LEE "BUD" ROACH Funeral services for longtime Mancos resident Aubrey Lee "Bud" Roach will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 at Mancos Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Aubrey "Bud" Roach was born in 1929...
Shane Murray Cote
Mar 19, 2013
SHANE MURRAY COTE Memorial services for Shane Murray Cote will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 25, at Arriola Bible Church, 15998 Road 22, Dolores. Rev. Kent Slyter will be officiating. Shane was born Sept. 30, 1968, in Portland, Maine. He went home to Glory on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. At a young age, Shane moved with his...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

HeartLight offers a variety of support groups, education, resources, and special programming related to grief and loss.
