Carolyn Jill Lancaster
May 8, 2011
CAROLYN JILL LANCASTER Funeral services for Carolyn Jill Lancaster, a resident of Phoenix, Ariz. and formerly of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 16 at St. Rita Catholic Church. Father Pat Valdez C.R. will officiate. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. A visitation has been set for Sunday evening at 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial...
Lafawn May
May 4, 2011
LAFAWN MAY Memorial services for Dolores resident LaFawn May will be held on Saturday, May 14, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, M Road Chapel. Bishop Larry McGee will be conducting. LaFawn was born to Harold Joseph and Vera (Stratford) Humpherys in Osgood, Idaho on September 19, 1927. She passed away at her home on Wednesday, May...
Earl Matthew Trost
May 3, 2011
EARL MATTHEW TROST Earl Matthew Trost was born on March 8, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wis. the son of Matt and Charlotte (Dionne) Trost. He passed away on May 3, 2011 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 78. Earl proudly served his country during the Korean War with the United States Marines. He was a member of the National...
Susan Lee Taylor
May 2, 2011
SUSAN LEE TAYLOR Graveside services for Susan Lee Taylor will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the Redmesa Cemetery in Redmesa, Colo. Susan passed away unexpectedly at her home near Redmesa on Monday morning May 2, 2011. She was born to Al and Leda Greger in Bronx, N.Y. June 23, 1943. She grew up in the...
Dr. Russell Lon Quiring
May 2, 2011
DR. RUSSELL LON QUIRING A Celebration of Life service for Cortez resident Dr. Russell Lon Quiring will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 at Rock Springs Community Church, 32233 Highway 160, Cortez. Pastor David Ramsey will officiate. Dr. Russell Lon Quiring, age 51, passed away on May 2, 2011 in Cortez of natural causes. Russell was born...
David Michael Tentler
May 1, 2011
DAVID MICHAEL TENTLER Memorial services for Cortez resident David Michael Tentler will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 6 at Grace Baptist Church. Dave was born on June 17, 1958 in Euclid, Ohio the son of David B. Tentler and Diane (Cowley) Tentler Williams. He passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in...
Geneva Barbara Spore
Apr 30, 2011
GENEVA BARBARA SPORE Funeral Mass for longtime area resident Geneva Barbara Spore will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 6 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Geneva was born the daughter of Frank Martin...
Bert Arthur Garcia
Apr 30, 2011
BERT ARTHUR GARCIA Bert Arthur Garcia was born on July 1, 1959 in Cortez the son of Felix Garcia Sr. and Zina B. (Francisco) Garcia. He passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at his Cortez home at the age of 51. Surviving Bert are his son, Roman Garcia and wife, Misty of Parachute, Colo.; two grandchildren; and his siblings,...
Floyd Harold Haskins
Apr 29, 2011
FLOYD HAROLD HASKINS Memorial services for Cortez resident Floyd Harold Haskins will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5 at Vista Grande Inn in the dining hall. Floyd was born on May 26, 1920 in Grand Junction, Colo. the son of Earl and Mary (Koch) Haskins. He passed away on Friday, April 29, 2011 at Vista Grand Inn...
John Bloom Reed
Apr 28, 2011
JOHN BLOOM REED Funeral services for lifelong area resident John Bloom Reed will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon from 4 to...
Mildred Robbins Koskie
Apr 25, 2011
MILDRED ROBBINS KOSKIE Funeral services for longtime area resident Mildred Robbins Koskie will be held at 10 A.M. on Saturday, April 30 at Four Corners Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mildred Robbins Koskie was born to Hiram Douglas Robbins and Edna Gertrude McIntyre Robbins on April 29, 1913, on a farm near Blakeman, Kans. She passed away...
Judy Fay Wright
Apr 25, 2011
JUDY FAY WRIGHT Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Judy Fay Wright will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2 at Cahone Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Judy was born on May 21, 1954 in Cortez the daughter of Dale Neely Wright and...
Hadleigh Joseph Johnson Jr.
Apr 25, 2011
HADLEIGH JOSEPH "JOE" JOHNSON JR. Hadleigh Joseph "Joe" Johnson, Jr., 89, passed away April 25, 2011 at his home in Mancos. He was born in Seneca, Neb. on May 7, 1921 to Dr. Hadleigh and Avis (Odell) Johnson. He was the oldest of three children and graduated from Perkins County High School in 1939. Joe worked at the Grant Theatre...
Gladys Ruth Watkins
Apr 24, 2011
GLADYS RUTH WATKINS Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Gladys Ruth Watkins will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 29 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Gladys was born January 30, 1921 in Pagosa Springs, Colo. the daughter of Cosby and Fern (Rank) Tackett. She...
William Chester "Bill" Hutchison
Apr 23, 2011
WILLIAM CHESTER "BILL" HUTCHISON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident William Chester "Bill" Hutchison will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Pastor Steve Nofel will officiate. Masonic Rites will be recited by Cortez Lodge #133 A.F. & A.M. and military honors will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75....
John Sidney Schillo
Apr 22, 2011
JOHN SIDNEY SCHILLO Memorial services for Mancos resident John Sidney Schillo are pending with Ertel Funeral Home. John was born on October 18, 1924 in Wheeling, W.V. the son of John Clark and Sadie (McCutcheon) Schillo. He passed away on Friday, April 22, 2011 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 86. John proudly served his country in the...
Grace Ina Dressel
Apr 19, 2011
GRACE INA DRESSEL Grace Ina Dressel was born August 6, 1950 in West Salem, Ohio the daughter of Paul G. and Mildred Ann (Ickes) Wenger. She passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 60. On June 1, 1969 Grace married David Bryan Dressel in West Salem, Ohio. A devoted mother, Grace loved...
James Merrill Odom
Apr 17, 2011
JAMES MERRILL ODOM Memorial services for Cortez resident, James Merrill Odom, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 29 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jim was born August 9, 1933 in Detroit, Mich. the son of William N. and Alameda K. (Timblim) Odom. He passed away at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the...
James Orville Bagwell
Apr 16, 2011
JAMES ORVILLE BAGWELL James Orville Bagwell was born on November 17, 1929 in Superior, Ariz. the son of James Oscar and Mary Lou (Monroe) Bagwell. He passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 81. Jim married Rayola Turnbow in Whittier, Calif. The couple shared 44 loving years of marriage. Jim was an...
Leona Grace Gawith Mccabe
Apr 15, 2011
LEONA GRACE GAWITH MCCABE Leona Grace Gawith McCabe was born on May 18, 1923 in Cortez the daughter of Leslie E. and Helen (Englehart) Gawith. She passed away on Friday, April 15, 2011 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center at the age of 87. Leona attended school in Cortez and after she graduated from high school she completed one year...
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