Mary Ann Olsen Hitti
Apr 3, 2012
MARY ANN OLSEN HITTI Mary Ann Olsen Hitti passed away at her Dolores home on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the age of 90. She was born the daughter of Rueben Ernest and Angela Lavinia (Powell) Miller on November 16, 1921 in Okmulgee, Okla. Mary Ann is survived by her husband, Frances "Frank" Matthew Hitti of Dolores; her children, Sandra...
Gregory Allan Lehmkuhl
Apr 2, 2012
GREGORY ALLAN LEHMKUHL Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Gregory Allan Lehmkuhl will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 9 at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez C.R. will officiate and Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75 will conduct military honors. Greg was born in Columbus, Ohio on April 8, 1950 to James and Glenna Lea (Spangler) Lehmkuhl. He...
Catherine "Kay" Crissman
Apr 1, 2012
CATHERINE CRISSMAN Catherine (Kay) Crissman was born July 9, 1922 in Paonia, Colo. the daughter of Ralph and Helen (Lamb) Crissman. She passed away at The Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Colo. on Sunday, April 1, 2012 at the age of 89. Strongly independent, Catherine enjoyed a life of work and travel. Catherine began her career working in Washington,...
Betty Lee Joe
Apr 1, 2012
BETTY LEE JOE Funeral services were held for Aneth, Utah resident Betty Lee Joe on Friday, April 6, 2012 at Ertel Funeral Home. Interment was held at Cortez Cemetery. Betty was born on May 10, 1938 in Aneth, Utah to Charlie and Pauline (Chee) Lee. She passed away on April 1, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the age...
Mary Lou James
Mar 31, 2012
MARY LOU JAMES Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Mary Louise (Goode) James will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 7 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mary Lou was born May 22, 1933 in McPhee, Colo. to...
Jay Norman Robertson
Mar 30, 2012
JAY NORMAN ROBERTSON Jay Norman Robertson passed away Friday, March 30, 2012 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Jay was born April 4, 1930 to Ralph Richard and Edna Marie (Holopirek) Robertson in LaCross, Kans. He spent his formative years in Wichita and graduated from East High School in 1948. He enlisted in the Army in 1953 during...
Eldon D. Leffel
Mar 27, 2012
ELDON D. LEFFEL Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident Eldon D. Leffel will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Burn Cemetery. Pastor Mike Farren will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Eldon was born June 6, 1920 in...
Aeden Marie Burris
Mar 27, 2012
AEDEN MARIE BURRIS Graveside services for Aeden Marie Burris, 6 year old daughter of Ryan and Ana, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 3 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Aeden was born January 13, 2006 in Denver, Colo. the daughter of Ryan Thomas Burris and Ana Marie Hern. She passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her...
Hurschel K. Coppinger
Mar 27, 2012
HURSCHEL K. COPPINGER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Hurschel K. Coppinger will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 31 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Hurschel passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the...
Carlton Lavaughn Johnson
Mar 26, 2012
CARLTON LaVAUGHN JOHNSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Carlton LaVaughn Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 2 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Marvin Graves will officiate. Carlton will be laid to rest next to his beloved wife, Julienne, at the Cortez Cemetery. Carlton was born July 13, 1923 in Baird, Texas. He passed away...
Dorah "Leona" Moore
Mar 25, 2012
DORAH "LEONA" MOORE Funeral services for Dorah "Leona" Moore will be held at 2 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez, Colo. on Monday, April 2. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Miss Moore passed away early Sunday morning, March 25, 2012 at her home in Cheyenne, Wyo. She was 74. Born in Zafra, Okla. on March 5, 1938, to...
Winona Grace Dennison
Mar 21, 2012
WINONA GRACE "SISSY" DENNISON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Winona Grace "Sissy" Dennison will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 26 at Lewis Arriola Community Center with Pastor Kent Slyter officiating. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Sissy, as she was fondly called by family and friends, was born in Longview, Tex. on October 9, 1955 the...
Cleo Lee Artz
Mar 20, 2012
CLEO LEE ARTZ Memorial services for Lewis, Colo. resident Cleo Lee Artz will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 24 at the Highway Church of Christ. Cleo was born June 29, 1923 in Tribune, Kan. the daughter of Lee and Martha Clarice (Groomer) Sweany. She passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Vista Grande Inn at the...
Charles W. Johnson
Mar 20, 2012
CHARLES W. JOHNSON Graveside services for lifelong Dolores resident Charles W. Johnson will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Charles W. Johnson was born August 19, 1928 to Chester and Hazel (Morrissette) Johnson in Dolores. He passed away on Tuesday, March 20, 2012...
June Lee Smith
Mar 19, 2012
JUNE LEE SMITH Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident June Lee Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. June was born on July 6, 1926 in Dalhart, Texas to William J. and Anna (Kuck) Strofer. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Monday, March...
Leona Faye Craig Stanley
Mar 15, 2012
LEONA FAYE CRAIG STANLEY Graveside services for longtime area resident Leona Faye Craig Stanley will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 22 at Cahone Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Leona was born the daughter of Charles Edward Craig Jr. and Sarah Alta (Highley) Craig on March...
Helen Marie Brown
Mar 13, 2012
HELEN MARIE BROWN Funeral services for former longtime Cortez resident Helen Marie Brown will be held at St. Barnabas Church on Wednesday, March 21, at 10 a.m., with burial following in the Cortez Cemetery. Helen was born to Ralph and Allie Ward Aspaas, June 12, 1920, in Durango, Colo. She spent her childhood in the Hesperus area attending elementary school...
Doris Mary Belt
Mar 13, 2012
DORIS MARY BELT Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Doris Mary Belt will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 16 at the Cortez Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Pastor Steve Gillham will officiate. Doris was born April 30, 1927 in Buffalo, Wyo. the daughter of William Fraser and Maud Lenore (Skiles) Henderson. She passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2012...
Joyce Adams Martin
Mar 13, 2012
JOYCE ADAMS MARTIN A dedicated champion of San Juan County, Joyce Adams Martin, former owner and editor of the San Juan Record, passed suddenly and peacefully on the morning of March 13, 2012, while exercising with her cousin, Donna Washburn. Mercifully, Joyce was able to live her life fully to the end. As an active long-time resident of Monticello, Joyce...
Ralph Harley Howell Jr.
Mar 12, 2012
RALPH HARLEY HOWELL JR. Ralph Harley Howell Jr. was born June 22, 1927 in Grand Junction, Colo. the son of Ralph Harley and Eleanor (Kramer) Howell. He passed away on Monday, March 12, 2012 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 84. Ralph was a World War II veteran and following his service he attended college at the old...
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