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MEREDITH ELWYNA ARDENE BARKDULL Meredith Barkdull was born on May 16, 1915 to Henry J. Dew and Lizzie (Turner) Dew in Ft. Morgan, Colorado. She passed away on September 14, 2011 at the Vista Grande Inn at the age of 96. Meredith and her husband, Raymond who passed away in 1996, were ranchers in Bridgeville, Calif. They also owned an...
FRANK DEAN BATY Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Frank Dean Baty will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 19 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Frank was born December 27, 1949 in San Rafael, Calif. the son of...
ROSELLA BLANCH ROBERTS Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Rosella Blanch Roberts will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 16 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Mr. Shelby Smith will officiate. Rosella was born November 20, 1923 in Loma, Colo. the daughter of Roy and Irene (Hervey) Claycomb. She passed away on Friday, September 9, 2011 at Southwest...
CONNIE LEE RIGGS JOWELL Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Connie Lee Riggs Jowell will be held Monday, September 12 at 2 p.m. at Highland Cemetery in New Castle, Colo. Connie was born September 7, 1919 in Pine Bluff, Ark. to James Harvey and Julia Ann (Adams) Scott. She passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the Valley Inn...
ELVIN "HOOT" LAIR Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Elvin "Hoot" Lair will be held on Friday, September 9 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. "Hoot" as he was known to family and friends was born the son of Dennis Flynn and Ethel (Sanders) Lair on...
MARTHA DUNLAP BECKER Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Martha Dunlap Becker will be held on Friday, September 2 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A wake will be held on Thursday, September 1 at 6:00 p.m. with a reception to follow, also at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Please join Martha's family following the wake at a...
KATIE ANNE PICKENS A gathering of family and friends will be held for Katie Anne Pickens at Lewis-Arriola Community Center on Tuesday, September 6 from Noon until 3 p.m. A private family graveside service will be held at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Katie was born October 24, 1983 in Aurora, Colo. the daughter of Larry Lee “Lucky” Pickens and Sarah Anne...
JOHNNY EUGENE GREEN On August 27, 2011 Johnny Eugene Green passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 68. He was born September 14, 1942 in Cortez, Colo. to John and Roberta Green. Raised in Cortez, Johnny was M-CHS Senior Class President of his graduating class of 1960. Following graduation Johnny attended technical college for drafting. From there...
RUTH F. GUILLET Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Ruth Guillet will be held at 10am on Monday, August 29, at the United Methodist Church. On August 24, 2011 Ruth passed away in the loving arms of her family at home. Ruth was born on July 24, 1918 in Gooding, Ida. to Louis Anderson Fossum and Myrtle May (Stevenson) Fossum....
LUCILLE MILLER Lucille Miller, nee Engelbretson, 88, beloved wife of the late Alvin Miller, died peacefully in her sleep at Vista Grande Care Center in Cortez, Colorado, August 20, 2011. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 14, 1922, she is survived by three sons, Gregg and daughter-in-law Sharon of LaVeta, Colorado, Brian and daughter-in-law Jane of Telluride, Colorado, and Bruce and...
LUCILLE MILLER Lucille Miller, nee Engelbretson, 88, beloved wife of the late Alvin Miller, died peacefully in her sleep at Vista Grande Care Center in Cortez, Colorado, August 20, 2011. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 14, 1922, she is survived by three sons, Gregg and daughter-in-law Sharon of LaVeta, Colorado, Brian and daughter-in-law Jane of Telluride, Colorado, and Bruce and...
MILDRED BECK Mildred Beck was born in Cortez on December 7, 1914 to Philip Runck and Annie Elizabeth (Marsh) Runck. She passed away on August 18, 2011 at the age of 96. Mildred married Nevel Beck on September 17, 1945 in Aztec, N.M. They shared 38 years of marriage before his death in 1983. She was a member of Extension...
ROGER HAZLEWOOD June 26, 1941 to August 16, 2011 February of 2010, Roger was diagnosed with gall bladder cancer, with an expectation of six months to live. Through his phenomenal personal determination and with the help of his mother and his daughter, Roger maintained good enough health to remain active and productive until June of this year. During the 1960s,...
RAYMOND RONALD "RON" HEATON Graveside services for longtime Cahone resident Raymond Ronald "Ron" Heaton will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 12 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday morning from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Dove Creek Community Center. Ron was born October 2, 1940 in Redwood, Calif. the son of Raymond Reid...
BARBARA JEAN ROOT PEABODY Graveside services for Towaoc resident Barbara "Barb" Jean Peabody will be held on at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 13 at the Towaoc Cemetery. A wake will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 12 at Barbara's residence, 1130 Arrowhead Drive Towaoc. Barb was born in Towaoc on November 4, 1947 to Hugh Root and Jane...
RICHARD EARL “RICK” JAMES JR. Funeral services for Mancos and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio resident Richard Earl “Rick” James Jr. will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 13 at Johnson Romito Funeral Home in Hudson, Ohio. Interment will take place at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Pennisula, Ohio. Viewing has been scheduled for Friday, August 12 from 4 to 8...
CLARENCE DUANE DENNISON Memorial services for Clarence Duane Dennison a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at Noon on Wednesday, August 10 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel. Bishop Todd Plewe will conduct. Duane was born May 9, 1950 in Durango, Colo. the son of Clarence Harold and Venda Ilene (Adair) Dennison....
JAMES HARRY "JIM" KLEIDON Memorial services for longtime Summit Ridge resident James Harry "Jim" Kleidon will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9 at the Kleidon residence 15295 Road 35, Summit Ridge. Jim was born May 14, 1948 in Chicago, Ill. the son of Edward H. and Ann (Gedrimas) Kleidon. He passed away on Friday, August 5, 2011...
ANNIE CHARLESTINA MARIA CLARK SAWYER Graveside inurnment services for Albuquerque, N.M. resident and former area resident, Annie Charlestina Maria Clark Sawyer will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 11 at Cortez Cemetery. Annie arrived on Earth May 9, 1951 at 3:55 a.m. at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. She passed away on Friday, August 5, 2011 at University...
ROBERT HENRY BREEDLOVE SR. Graveside services for a longtime resident of Memphis, Texas Robert Henry Breedlove Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 8 at the Dove Creek Cemetery, Dove Creek, Colorado. Robert was born the son of Albert A. and Leona (Selby) Breedlove on May 2, 1912 in Sandy, Okla. He passed away at Vista Grande...
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