Enrique Gutierrez Jr.
Apr 11, 2009
ENRIQUE GUTIERREZ JR. Funeral Mass for Enrique Gutierrez Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 16 at St. Rita Catholic Church with Reverend Jesus Martinez C.R. officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Wednesday evening at St. Rita Catholic Church beginning at 7 p.m. Enrique was born November 29, 1989 in Orange,...
Bonnie T. Wilber
Apr 10, 2009
BONNIE T. WILBER Graveside inurnment services for former Cortez resident Bonnie T. Wilber will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15 at Cortez Cemetery. Bonnie was born on January 26, 1922 in Union County, Florida the daughter of Roan and Phyla Turner. She passed away on Friday, April 10, 2009 in Grand Junction, Colo. at the age of...
Hallie Phillips Pugh
Apr 6, 2009
HALLIE PHILLIPS PUGH Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Hallie Phillips Pugh will be held on Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Hallie Phillips Pugh of 805 Brookside Drive in Cortez, CO, died April 6, 2009 at the Vista Grande Inn in Cortez, after a short illness. Hallie Zora Phillips...
Wanda J. Cannon
Apr 5, 2009
WANDA J. CANNON Wanda J. Cannon was born February 7, 1942 in Charlotte, N.C. the daughter of Emmanuel D. and Sarah Ruth Brower. She was reborn into eternal life on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the age of 67 in her home at Circle K Ranch in Dolores. Wanda is survived by her devoted husband of 48 years, John L....
Minerva J. Swearingen
Apr 5, 2009
MINERVA J. SWEARINGEN Minerva J. Swearingen was born March 4, 1932 in Greensburg, Pa. the daughter of Daniel and Agnes (Sziber) Gettemy. She passed away at her Cortez home on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the age of 77. Minerva is survived by her children, Peggy Pellissier and husband, Doug of Tinana, Queensland, Australia, Shelly Pearson Jr. and wife, Pam...
Sister Mary Jose' Hobday
Apr 5, 2009
SISTER MARY JOSE' (Joan) HOBDAY Friends and classmates were notified of the death of their friend Sister Jose' Hobday, an influential spiritual lecturer, author and storyteller, on April 5, 2009 at the Casa de la Luz Hospice in Tucson, Arizona. A memorial mass will be held on Wednesday, April 15th at Our Mother of Sorrows Parish in Tucson. Her body...
Evelyn Hicks
Apr 2, 2009
MARY EVELYN HICKS Funeral services for Mary Evelyn Hicks, 86 of Cortez will be held at Breckenridge Cemetery in Breckenridge, Texas later next week. Evelyn was born October 10, 1922 in Stephens County, Texas the daughter of Daniel Elmer and Cora B. (London) Bryant. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Thursday, April 2, 2009. Evelyn married Cleo Jackson...
Eunice Iona Doty
Mar 30, 2009
EUNICE IONA DOTY Eunice Iona Doty was born September 7, 1947 in Durango, Colo. the daughter of Fredrick Warren and Della Iona (Carter) Stuckman. She passed away at Mercy Regional Medical Center on Monday, March 30, 2009 at the age 61. In 2005 Eunice moved from Klamath Falls, Ore. to this area to be near her sister, Hattie Comisky. Surviving...
James Hubert Galyon
Mar 29, 2009
JAMES HUBERT GALYON An informal visitation for family and friends to celebrate the life of Cortez resident James Hubert "Jim" Galyon will be held on Saturday, April 4th from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lifeway Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 601 N. Dolores Road, Cortez, CO. Jim was born June 11, 1938 in Seymour, Tenn. the son of James Roy...
Thomas Fowler
Mar 24, 2009
THOMAS FOWLER Thomas Fowler was born on May 5, 1930 in McElmo, Colo. the son of Tom and Ruth (Ismay) Fowler. He passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at Mesa View Retirement Home at the age of 78. Thomas is survived by his daughter, Phyllis A. Thomas of Prosser, Wash. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned...
Kathleen Elizabeth "Katie" Groth
Mar 24, 2009
KATHLEEN ELIZABETH "KATIE" GROTH Kathleen Elizabeth "Katie" Groth was born on September 25, 1949 in Palm Springs, Calif. the daughter of Frank Joseph and Jacqueline Elizabeth (Halff) Smith. She passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at her Cortez residence at the age of 59. On September 25, 1982, Katie married John Walter Groth in Las Vegas, Nev. Katie and...
William E. Garland
Mar 24, 2009
WILLIAM E. "ELZEY" GARLAND Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident William E. "Elzey" Garland will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mr. Mark Coffey will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday evening from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Elzey was born on July...
Josie Mary Salazar Gallegos
Mar 24, 2009
JOSIE MARY SALAZAR GALLEGOS Funeral Mass for Josie Mary Salazar Gallegos, a longtime resident of Mancos, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 30 at St. Rita Catholic Church. Cremation will follow the services. Visitation has been set for Sunday evening at St. Rita beginning at 7 p.m. Josie was born July 12, 1928 at Park View, N.M. to...
Virginia Marie Coppinger
Mar 23, 2009
VIRGINIA MARIE COPPINGER Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Virginia Marie Coppinger will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 27 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Virginia was born April 5, 1927 in Nebraska the daughter of B Slade and...
Viola Beatrice Martin
Mar 22, 2009
VIOLA BEATRICE MARTIN Funeral services for former Dove Creek resident, Viola Beatrice Martin will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 28 at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Viola will be laid to rest next to her husband, Paul Martin at Dove Creek Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial...
Verda Fay Baxstrom
Mar 21, 2009
VERDA FAY BAXSTROM Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Verda Fay Baxstrom will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 28 at the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A Potluck will follow the services at the Legion. Verda was born on January 28, 1928 in Pritchett, Colo. the daughter of Hervey Hudson and Hazel Mae (Turpening) Hopper. She...
Elita Elizabeth "Beth" Kinsell
Mar 21, 2009
ELITA ELIZABETH "BETH" KINSELL Graveside services for Cortez resident Elita Elizabeth "Beth" Kinsell will be held later this week in Albuquerque, N.M. Beth was born on August 20, 1923 in Picacho, N.M. the daughter of Walter Burel and Stella Louise (Lamascus) Coleman. She passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 85. Surviving...
Ralph Eldon Walters
Mar 20, 2009
RALPH ELDON WALTERS Ralph Eldon Walters was born on December 7, 1933 in Goodland, Kan. the son of Dale Eugene and Ivah Jo (Chandler) Walters. The lifelong Cortez resident passed away on Friday, March 20, 2009 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 75. An avid gun collector, Ralph was a member of the NRA. He enjoyed time spent...
Ruth Garlinghouse Smith
Mar 19, 2009
RUTH GARLINGHOUSE SMITH Funeral services for lifelong Lewis resident Ruth Garlinghouse Smith will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Greg Schneck officiating. Cremation will follow the services. Ruth was born the daughter of John and Leela (Griffin) Huckabay on March 18, 1915 at Colony, Okla. She passed away at Mesa View Retirement...
Barbara Leavitt Lanier
Mar 19, 2009
Funeral Services for Barbara "Bobbie" Leavitt Lanier, 74, of Pleasant View, Colorado, will be held Monday, April 6th, at 10:00 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints Empire Chapel, 1700 E. Empire in Cortez, CO with Bishop Russell Decker conducting. Interment will follow at Sylvan Cemetery in Pleasant View, CO. Visitation has been set for 5 to 7 p.m....
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