Obituaries

Cecillia Elizabeth Wright

Cecillia Elizabeth Wright

Jun 28, 2010

CECILLIA ELIZABETH WRIGHT Graveside services for Cecillia Elizabeth Wright will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 5 at Goodman Point Cemetery. The infant daughter of William Kord Wright and Autumn Ann Foster, Cecillia was born on May 25, 2010 in Durango, Colo. She passed away on Friday, May 28, 2010 at Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colo. Surviving Cecillia...

James L. Garrison

James L. Garrison

Jun 27, 2010

JAMES L. GARRISON James Leroy Garrison passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez on June 27, 2010. He had been ill for several years. He was born Oct. 26, 1931, in Colorado Springs, Colo., to William Hofer and Gladys Chapin Hofer, who passed away shortly after his birth. He was adopted by family members, Leo S. Garrison and Olive...

William Melvin Hays

William Melvin Hays

Jun 18, 2010

WILLIAM MELVIN “BILL” HAYS Funeral services for Cortez resident William Melvin “Bill” Hays will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 24 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Father Larry Bradford will officiate and military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from...

Russell Mark Archibeque

Russell Mark Archibeque

Jun 17, 2010

RUSSELL MARK ARCHIBEQUE Funeral Mass for former area resident and current Denver, Colo. resident Russell Mark Archibeque will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 25 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Russell passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at...

Floyd Ray Patterson

Floyd Ray Patterson

Jun 16, 2010

FLOYD RAY PATTERSON Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Floyd Ray Patterson will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 21 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. Floyd was born on September 27, 1945 in Lewis the son of Floyd Lee and Edna Josephine (Hipp) Patterson. He passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at the Heart...

Roberta Frances Leicester

Roberta Frances Leicester

Jun 15, 2010

ROBERTA FRANCES (SCHILDT) LEICESTER On June 15, 2010, six days after her 91st birthday, Roberta Frances (Schildt) Leicester surrendered to a lengthy battle with cancer and went home to be with her Lord. Roberta was born in Montrose, Colorado on June 9, 1919, to William A. and Sylvia (Price) Schildt. She passed away at her home in Cortez. She married...

Elvin Lewis

Elvin Lewis

Jun 13, 2010

ELVIN LEWIS Graveside services for Cortez resident Elvin Lewis will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 17 at Cortez Cemetery. Elvin was born November 12, 1920 in Bluewater, N.M. to Charles and Hazel (Whetten) Lewis. An Army veteran of WWII, Elvin passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Sunday, June 13, 2010 at the age of 89. Surviving...

Ted Villelli

Ted Villelli

Jun 10, 2010

TED VILLELLI A Celebration of Life was held Sunday, June 13, 2010, at the Baymont Inn for Cortez resident Ted Villelli. Ted was born Sept. 21, 1964, in La Habra, Calif. He was the last sibling of 10. He left his family and friends on Thursday, June 10, 2010. Ted lived in La Habra most of his life learning the...

Eileen Marie Veach

Eileen Marie Veach

Jun 9, 2010

EILEEN MARIE VEACH Funeral services for Eileen Marie Veach a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 12 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Street Chapel with Bishop Todd Plewe conducting. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set from 9:30 to service time at the L.D.S. Church. Eileen...

Virginia Marie Jessup Fulks

Virginia Marie Jessup Fulks

Jun 9, 2010

VIRGINIA MARIE JESSUP FULKS Memorial services for longtime Arriola resident Virginia Marie Jessup Fulks will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Virginia was born on September 25, 1918 in Mancos, Colo. She was the first born child of Richard Earl and Ollie Ann (Meadows) Jessup. She passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2010...

Helen L. Suckla

Helen L. Suckla

Jun 8, 2010

HELEN L. SUCKLA Helen was born in Cortez, Colo. on April 7, 1923 to Clair and Mary Bradfield. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. She was 87 years young. Helen met and later married James "Jim" Suckla in Aztec, N.M. on July 29, 1941. Jim and Helen founded the Cortez Livestock Auction, which continues...

Rusty Sanders

Rusty Sanders

Jun 7, 2010

RUSSELL DEAN "RUSTY" SANDERS Graveside services for Russell Dean "Rusty" Sanders a lifelong area resident will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 11 at Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rusty was born July 20, 1971 in Monticello, Utah the son of David Eugene and Barbara Carol...

Audrey Lou Dotts

Audrey Lou Dotts

Jun 6, 2010

AUDREY LOU DOTTS Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Audrey Lou Dotts will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 11 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living. Audrey was born August 21, 1927 in Nashville, Tenn. the daughter of Mentloe and Leila (McDill) Huff. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Sunday, June 6, 2010 at the age of 82....

Kevin Eugene Harper

Kevin Eugene Harper

Jun 5, 2010

KEVIN EUGENE HARPER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Kevin Eugene Harper will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment services will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 11 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Kevin was born on July 14, 1975 in Durango, the son of Nolan and Jacqueline Sue (Crilly) Harper....

Terry Raiff Gorsuch

Terry Raiff Gorsuch

Jun 4, 2010

TERRY RAIFF GORSUCH Memorial services for Terry Raiff Gorsuch a longtime area resident will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 8 at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church with Pastor Steve Nofel officiating. A private interment service will be held. Terry was born August 6, 1940 in Durango, Colo. the son of Homer Adolph and Marie (Shields) Gorsuch. He passed...

Coleen C. Edds

Coleen C. Edds

Jun 3, 2010

COLEEN C. EDDS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Coleen C. Edds will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 8 at Cortez First United Methodist Church with Pastor Al Strauss officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Coleen Cecilia Rosetta was born on August 31, 1933 in Osage City, Kans. to Humbert and Grace Rosetta. She passed away on...

Roy Lynn  Kingery

Roy Lynn Kingery

May 29, 2010

ROY LYNN KINGERY Funeral services are to be held for Roy Lynn Kingery at 10 a.m. Friday, June 4 at Cortez Cemetery. Military Honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Roy was born on March 28, 1930 in Cortez to Walter and Lillian Kingery. He passed away at his home in Cortez May 29, 2010 at...

Alonzo Carpio Leon

Alonzo Carpio Leon

May 26, 2010

ALONZO CARPIO LEON Funeral services for Alonzo Carpio Leon, a longtime Mancos resident, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 1 at New Life Assembly of God Church in Mancos. Reverend Paul Houston will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been set for...

Mona Kay Hill

Mona Kay Hill

May 24, 2010

MONA KAY HILL Mona Kay Hill was born August 15, 1946 in Wichita, Kans. the daughter of Marcel Kennith and Bessie (Pierson) Singleton. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Monday, May 24, 2010 at the age of 63. Mona married Dean F. Hill in Boulder, Colo. in 1966. Together they enjoyed 44 years of marriage. Mona was a...

Mary Kathern Fleetwood

Mary Kathern Fleetwood

May 24, 2010

MARY KATHERN FLEETWOOD Mary Kathern Fleetwood was born on May 13, 1916 in Kansas City, Mo. the daughter of Joe B. and Martha Ann (Petree) Campbell. She passed away on Monday, May 24, 2010 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center at the age of 94. On May 4, 1940, Mary and John W. Fleetwood were wed in Santa Monica, Calif....

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