Gary Mahaffey
Jul 1, 2023
GARY MAHAFFEY
On Sunday, July 9, 2023 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Lewis Arriola Community Center, please join the Mahaffey family in remembering Gary.
Gary was born January 7, 1934 in Fletcher, Okla. the son of Charles D. and Bertha (Bradfield) Mahaffey. He passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023...
Rodney Clinton Case
Jun 30, 2023
RODNEY CLINTON CASE
Funeral services for Rodney Clinton Case will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2023 at Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Rodney was born April 21, 1962 in Stillwater, Okla....
Gary Lee Evink
Jun 25, 2023
Gary Lee Evink, Jr., passed away unexpectedly on June 25, 2023, in Cortez, Colorado. He was 48 years old.Gary was born on May 15, 1975, in Gainesville, Florida. He was a sweet-natured child, possessing a kind soul and a curious spirit. As an adult, Gary remained a “student of life,” motivated by a desire to serve others. He began a...
Ian Thomas O'Brien
Jun 24, 2023
Ian Thomas O’Brien, June 24, 2023
Ian Thomas O’Brien, 28, went missing on June 24, 2023 while running to the summit of Hesperus Mountain in southwest Colorado. Friends, family, strangers, and members of the local Montezuma and La Plata Search and Rescue teams actively searched for Ian for fifteen days. After 70 days, he was found by local fishermen on...
Charley Rey Dils
Jun 22, 2023
Funeral services for Charley Rey Dils will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at Lewis Arriola Community Center. Pastor Dan Kelso will officiate. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
On the 12th of August, 1936, Charley Rey Dils was born to Harry and Ruth Dils...
Neta Grace Warner
Jun 19, 2023
Neta Warner of Cortez passed away at her home on Monday, June 19, 2023. She was born August 29, 1942 in Durango, Colo. to Calvin and Mary Ann Grimmett.
On November 3, 1961 she married Robert Lee Warner; they spent five years in Durango, then the family moved to Dolores for five years, then to Montrose for the next 20...
Billy James Lackey
Jun 19, 2023
Celebration of life for Dolores Colorado resident Billy James Lackey will be held at 10 AM on Friday June 23, 2023, at Ertel Funeral Home.
Bill was born in Cheyenne, Oklahoma on August 26, 1934, to James Hubert Lackey and Hattie Bryant Lackey. He passed away on June 19, 2023, in Cortez, Colorado at the age of the age of...
Jaclyn Susan Fisher
Jun 17, 2023
Jaclyn Susan Fisher passed from life to life on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at her home surrounded by her loving husband and sons and family. She fought cancer with courage for two years, believing that every moment she gained with her family was worth it. Everyone was inspired by her positive attitude, her focus on others, her will to fight...
Ed Bonds
Jun 16, 2023
Memorial Service for Cortez resident Edgar Allen Bonds (Ed) will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, July 1st at Trinity Lutheran Church, 208 North Dolores Road, Cortez CO. He will be laid to rest with full military honors.
Ed, a beloved husband, war veteran, and dedicated member of his community, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2023, at the age...
Mary Ann Hill
Jun 16, 2023
Mary Ann Hill (Allred) was born to on July 28th, 1930 in Monticello Utah to Horace and Ila Allred (Walton). She passed away on June 19th, at 92 years of age.
Growing up in Southeast Utah, Mary was part of a large active family, having 3 brothers and 4 sisters, numerous relatives, and close friends to grow up with and...
Dixie Elizabeth (Liz) Reynolds
Jun 16, 2023
Funeral Services for longtime Cortez resident Dixie Elizabeth (Liz) Reynolds, 85, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21st at Saint Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rosary and Visitation will take place on Tuesday, June 20th at Ertel Memorial Chapel from 4:30 pm to 7pm.
Liz was born on December...
John Garza Cortez
Jun 15, 2023
John Cortez was born in San Antonio, Texas to Celia and Victor Davila Cortez. He grew up in Dearborn, Michigan where he attended the Henry Ford Trade School. He served as a Marine in the Chosin Reservoir battle during the Korean War.
He married in 1955 and three children were born from this union. Marina Lynn Claycomb, Michael Blain...
Cynthia Kay Peabody
Jun 14, 2023
Heaven Gained an Angel
Cynthia (Cindy) Kay Peabody of Mancos, CO peacefully passed away on June 14, 2023. Her bright light and big heart left us too soon.
Cindy was born on September 19, 1956, in Sterling Colorado to Dale and JoAnn Krier.
She married the love of her life Robert Peabody on June 25, 1988. They shared many wonderful...
Mary Ellen Mahaffey
Jun 14, 2023
MARY ELLEN (REYNOLDS) MAHAFFEY
Memorial services for Mary Ellen Mahaffey will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Trinity Lutheran Church.
Mary was born the 17th of June 1942 in Anchorage, Alaska to V.H. "Speck" and Ivy Reynolds. She had three older sisters: Jo, Lou, and Mel. She moved from Alaska to Mancos, Colorado in 1951...
Stella Dene Barnard
Jun 13, 2023
In Loving Memory Of Stella Dene Barnard
Stella was born June 4, 1936. She died peacefully in her sleep June 13, 2023.
She is survived by her husband Jim Barnard, her daughter Tamra Tobin, her son Lyle Barnard, 8 Grandchildren and 18 Great grandchildren.
Stella met Jim at a dance in high school and they got married March 22 1955....
Carolyn Jean Osborne Fosdick
Jun 7, 2023
Carolyn Jean (Osborne) Fosdick
February 19th, 1939 - June 7th, 2023
Carolyn Jean (Osborne) Fosdick, 84 years old of Dove Creek, Colorado passed away early Wednesday morning, Jun 7, 2023 surrounded by her three children. Known as Carol to most, she lived a life of pursuing beauty and encouraging others to do the same. She was born to Cecil...
Gloria Condon Richetts
Jun 3, 2023
GLORIA CONDON RICHETTS
Graveside services for Gloria Condon Richetts will be held on Friday, June 9, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Lebanon Cemetery.
Gloria Condon Richetts passed away at her home in Cortez, CO on June 3, 2023. She was 92. Gloria was born on July 3, 1930 in Pasadena, California. She grew up in both...
Lois Jeanette Crites
Jun 1, 2023
Lois came into this world in Friona Texas on April 6, 1935, blessing E.L. (Fat) & Sue Elliott with their first child. She passed away at her daughter’s home after a short but valiant struggle with congestive heart failure.
The Elliott family, now with the addition of her brother Marvin (Dena), moved to Colorado in 1938. Lois lived in Montezuma...
David Chase Grauberger
May 25, 2023
David Chase Grauberger was born October 10, 1984 in Cortez, Colorado the son of Terrie Ann Grauberger. He passed away at the age of 38.
Surviving David are his mother, Terrie Grauberger; his brother Travis Grauberger (Mary Davis); his nephews Elijah, Ian, Jasper and Jericho; and his niece, Kiera.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Joel and Judy...
Grady Eugene Gardner
May 25, 2023
GRADY EUGENE GARDNER
Funeral services for lifelong area resident Grady Eugene Gardner will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Please join the family for a dinner following the interment at the Lewis Arriola Fire Station.
Grady Eugene Gardner was born December...
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