Obituaries

Cheryl Jean Laner

Cheryl Jean Laner

May 10, 2009

CHERYL JEAN LANER Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Cheryl Jean Laner will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will take place at Towaoc Cemetery. Cheryl was born on April 27, 1970 in Cortez to Sarah Hayes and Raymus Laner Sr. She passed away at her residence on Sunday, May 10, 2009...

Darlyn Richardson Frye

Darlyn Richardson Frye

May 10, 2009

DARYLN RICHARDSON FRYE Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Daryln Richardson Frye will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 17 at the Dolores High School Gymnasium. Interment will follow at Lebanon Cemetery. Daryln was born on November 19, 1951 in La Junta, Colo. the daughter of Daryl Gene and Eva Winifred (Calonge) Richardson. She passed away at her...

Virtie Lavawn  Keller

Virtie Lavawn Keller

May 9, 2009

VIRTIE LAVAWN KELLER Memorial services Virtie Lavawn Keller will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 14 at Madison House. Pastor Paul Houston of New Life Assembly will officiate. Lavawn was born on November 26, 1920 in Taylor, Ark. to H. Dayton Vines and Virtie E. (Burns) Vines. She passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Madison House in...

Ruby Doyel

Ruby Doyel

May 8, 2009

RUBY DOYEL Funeral services for longtime area resident Ruby Doyel will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 11 at Cortez Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Peel Cemetery. Mr. Ramon Brown will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday morning one hour prior to the funeral service. Ruby was born on April 3, 1919 in Washita, Okla....

Fern June "Toni" Hughes

Fern June "Toni" Hughes

May 7, 2009

FERN JUNE "TONI" HUGHES Memorial services will be held for longtime Cortez resident Fern June "Toni" Hughes at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 11, at Ertel Funeral Home in Cortez. Father Andrew Cooley and Pastor Anthony Maez will co-officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Toni was born on June 9th, 1923 in Arriola, CO, the daughter of Hugh "Bo" and...

Catherine Loraine "Cathy" Neely

Catherine Loraine "Cathy" Neely

May 5, 2009

CATHERINE LORAINE "CATHY" NEELY Memorial services for longtime Cahone resident Catherine Loraine "Cathy" Neely will be held on Friday, May 8 at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Neely will officiate. Cathy was born on April 29, 1929 in Burlington, N.C. the daughter of James and Nannie Lou (Hodges) Owen. She passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at...

James  Maurice Sparks Jr.

James Maurice Sparks Jr.

May 4, 2009

JAMES MAURICE SPARKS JR. Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident James Maurice Sparks Jr. will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 16 at Joe Rowell Park in Dolores with a lunch to follow. James was born February 8, 1935 in San Diego, Calif. the son of James Maurice Sparks Sr. and Gertrude Sparks. He passed away the night...

Sarah  C. Fraser

Sarah C. Fraser

May 2, 2009

SARAH C. "SALLY" FRASER Memorial services for Cortez resident Sarah C. "Sally" Fraser will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6 at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Reverend Steve Nofel will officiate. Sally was born in Metuchen, N.J. on October 3, 1926 to Reginald and Louise Crowell. She passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Vista Grande Inn at...

Avaline Gross

Avaline Gross

May 1, 2009

AVALINE GROSS Funeral services for Cortez resident, Avaline Gross will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will take place following the services. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Avaline was born the daughter of Clarence G. and Sadie (Franks) Bolin on December 6,...

Macdougal "Mac" Coyote Jr.

Macdougal "Mac" Coyote Jr.

Apr 30, 2009

MACDOUGAL COYOTE JR. “MAC” Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident and local artist, MacDougal Coyote Jr. “Mac” will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 6 at the Cortez First Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mac was born on October 26, 1954 in Cortez the son of MacDougal Coyote Sr. and Betty Ann Harrison....

Justin Horrocks

Justin Horrocks

Apr 28, 2009

JUSTIN SHELDON HORROCKS Funeral services for Mancos resident, Justin Sheldon Horrocks, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2 at the Mancos Performance Center. Brother Dewey Smouse will officiate. Interment will follow at Webber Cemetery. A dinner will take place following the interment service, to be held at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Justin...

Lena Mae Rockwell

Lena Mae Rockwell

Apr 27, 2009

LENA MAE ROCKWELL Graveside services for Lena Mae Rockwell will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 29 at Sunrise Family Cemetery at Red Mesa, Utah. Lena was born September 7, 1946 at Red Mesa, Utah the daughter of Robert H. Jones and Mary Topaha Jones. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the...

Bert Thompson

Bert Thompson

Apr 26, 2009

CECIL BERTRAND "BERT" THOMPSON Graveside inurnment services for Cecil Bertrand "Bert" Thompson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 1 at Summit Ridge Cemetery with Rev. Bud Rousset officiating. Military Honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Bert was born in Carter County, Mo. on February 14, 1929 the son of James Frank and Laura...

Robert Shane Goode

Robert Shane Goode

Apr 26, 2009

ROBERT SHANE GOODE Robert Shane Goode was born April 14, 1957 in Cortez the son of Robert Harlen and Eloise Lyree (James) Goode. He passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 52. Shane enjoyed time spent hunting and fishing. Surviving Shane are his mother, Eloise James of Cortez; his siblings, J.W. Goode...

Leneve Ghezzi

Leneve Ghezzi

Apr 26, 2009

LENEVE GHEZZI LeNeve Ghezzi passed away at her Dolores home on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the age of 93. She was born the daughter William and Effie Bollan in a small cabin in the woods in Ozark County, Mo. on September 21, 1915. LeNeve was an avid gardener caring for both vegetable and flower gardens. She, too, enjoyed quilting...

Donald Leonard Johnson

Donald Leonard Johnson

Apr 24, 2009

DONALD LEONARD JOHNSON Donald Leonard Johnson was born on August 5, 1947 in Cortez the son of Paul and Evelyn (Robison) Johnson. He passed away on Friday, April 24, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 61. On March 17, 1967, Don married Linda Riley in Ouray, Colo. He enjoyed treasure hunting and artistry with carvings. Don loved...

Genevieve Brice

Genevieve Brice

Apr 23, 2009

GENEVIEVE BRICE A Funeral Mass will be held for Genevieve Brice, a longtime Cortez resident, at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos C.R. will officiate. Genevieve will be laid to rest at Pagosa Springs Cemetery. Genevieve passed away at her Cortez home on Thursday, April 23, 2009. She was born the...

Dorothy Ketchum

Dorothy Ketchum

Apr 17, 2009

DOROTHY KETCHUM Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Dorothy Ketchum will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22 at Towaoc Cemetery. A wake has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 21 at Dorothy Ketchum’s residence on Bear Dance Road beginning at 6 p.m. Dorothy was born on July 4, 1915 and she passed away on Friday, April 17, 2009...

J. Lester Goff

J. Lester Goff

Apr 15, 2009

J. LESTER GOFF Graveside services for lifelong Mancos residents J. Lester Goff and his wife, Pauline will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Lester was born in Mancos on March 29, 1922 the youngest son of James Wesley and Lillie Florence Goff. He passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the Valley...

Louise J. Harper

Louise J. Harper

Apr 14, 2009

LOUISE J. HARPER Louise J. Harper (nee Fralicx) of Dolores, Colo. passed away April 14, 2009. She was born in Lyon County, Ky. July 11, 1946 to William and Agnes Fralicx. She was preceded in death by her parents; by her brother, Sam; and sisters, Betty Gilbert and Roberta Robson. Louise is survived by her loving husband of 45 years,...

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