Kenneth Kay Leavell
Dec 12, 2008
KENNETH KAY LEAVELL Kenneth Kay Leavell was born on March 29, 1937 in Dolores the son of Albert "Paddy" and Bernice (Morrison) Leavell. He passed away on Friday, December 12, 2008 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 71. In 1961, Kay married Darlene Sparks in Cortez. The couple shared 44 years of marriage. Kay worked in the sawmill...
Evelyn Marie Royce
Dec 11, 2008
EVELYN MARIE ROYCE Graveside services for lifelong Dolores resident Evelyn Marie Royce will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 18 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Evelyn was born March 9, 1932 in Dove Creek the daughter of Walter A. "Allen" and Eva Marie (Knous) Moore. She passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Valley Inn Nursing Home at...
Vida Viola Hall
Dec 10, 2008
VIDA VIOLA HALL Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Vida Viola Hall will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, December 15 at Lifeway Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. James Vaughn and James Orchard will officiate. Vida was born on August 20, 1911 in Bazine, Kan. the daughter of William Wallace and Gertrude (Howard) Ebert. She passed...
Alvin Richard "Al" Marx
Dec 10, 2008
ALVIN RICHARD "AL" MARX Graveside services for Cortez resident Alvin Richard "Al" Marx, a man who appreciated the simple things in life, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 13 at Arriola Cemetery. Officiating will be Alvin's son, Richard Marx. Alvin was born May 3, 1922, at the stage station in Names Hill, Wyo. to John and Mary...
Tyrone Carsten
Dec 4, 2008
TYRONE CARSTEN Tyrone Carsten was born on November 13, 1943 in Tyler, Tex. the son of Henry H. and Vera (Cook) Carsten. He passed from this life on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at his home in Cortez, Colo. at the age of 65. Tyrone lived in the Tyler, Tex. area most of his life and moved to Cortez in 1992....
Cathy Lynn Higman
Dec 4, 2008
CATHY LYNN HIGMAN Memorial services for longtime area resident Cathy Lynn Higman will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, December 11 at Arriola Bible Church. Inurnment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. Cathy was born on December 13, 1959 in Durango the daughter of Harold and Hazel (Davis) Halverson. She passed away on Thursday, December...
Lovina Louise Hanson
Dec 4, 2008
LOVINA LOUISE HANSON Memorial services for Cortez resident, Lovina Louise Hanson will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, December 8 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Lovina was born September 22, 1925 in Nucla, Colo. the daughter of Lanham W. and Martha (Carver) Ballard. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the age of 83....
Betty Irene Lancaster
Dec 1, 2008
BETTY IRENE LANCASTER Betty Irene Lancaster, longtime Cortez resident, was born November 10, 1930 in Quail, Texas to Ruby and Claude Daves. She passed away at Baptist Village in Surprise, Arizona on December 1, 2008 at the age of 78. Betty shared 54 happy years with her husband Jess Lancaster. She worked alongside him at their warehouse business in Pleasant...
Glen Earl Osterfeld
Nov 28, 2008
GLEN EARL OSTERFELD Glen Earl Osterfeld was born on December 27, 1926 in Dolores, Colo. the son of Herman Henry and Lillie Mae (Garbarino) Osterfeld. He passed away on Friday, November 28, 2008 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 81. In May 1950, Glen married Marlene Naoma Bass in Aztec, N.M. The couple shared 58 years together. Glen...
William James "Bill" Wills
Nov 24, 2008
WILLIAM JAMES "BILL" WILLS William James "Bill" Wills was born on February 20, 1927 in Long Beach, Calif. the son of Bert and Rena (Mann) Wills. He passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 in Cortez at the age of 81. On September 2, 1947 Bill and Jennie Frances Kern were married in Raton, N.M. Together they shared 61 years...
Sharon Lee Thayer
Nov 24, 2008
SHARON LEE THAYER Funeral services for Dolores, Colo. resident, Sharon Lee Thayer will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 29 at Mountain View Baptist Church. Cremation will follow. "Her chains are gone. She's been set free, her God, her Savior has ransomed her." After a long, hard battle our beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, Sharon Lee Thayer...
John J. "Jack" Harty
Nov 22, 2008
JOHN J. "JACK" HARTY Funeral Mass for Summit Ridge resident John J. "Jack" Harty will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Dolores. Interment will take place at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at Dove Creek Cemetery. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. Rosary services will be held at 7...
Catherine Marie Rogers
Nov 19, 2008
CATHERINE MARIE ROGERS Funeral Mass for Cortez resident Catherine Marie Rogers will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 22 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will take place at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colo. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning from 8 to 9 a.m. at Ertel...
Roxanne Lea (Sparks) Choate
Nov 18, 2008
ROXANNE LEA (SPARKS) CHOATE Memorial services for Cortez resident Roxanne Lea (Sparks) Choate will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 29 at Friendship Assembly of God Church, 96 Central Ave., Dolores. Paul Houston will officiate. Roxanne was born on September 18, 1958 in San Diego, Calif. the daughter of James M. Sparks Jr. and Joyce (Rork) Santos. She...
Jack Rentz
Nov 16, 2008
JACK RENTZ Funeral services for Hatch, Utah resident, Jack Rentz will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 20 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Daniel Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Jack was born the son of Little Hilltop and Gayle Rentz...
Marion Frederick Bolton
Nov 14, 2008
MARION FREDERICK BOLTON Graveside inurnment services for Albuquerque, N.M. resident and former Dolores resident, Marion Frederick Bolton will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Sunny Bossenmaier will officiate. Marion was born on June 21, 1917 in El Reno, Okla. the son of George Frederick and Esther (Byrns) Bolton. He passed away on...
Joseph Abel Garcia
Nov 11, 2008
JOSEPH ABEL GARCIA Funeral Mass for Joseph Abel Garcia will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 19 at St. Rita Catholic Church with Father Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Tuesday evening at St. Rita beginning at 7 p.m. Born February 1, 1941 in Lyden, N.M. Abel was...
Olan S. Smith
Nov 10, 2008
OLAN S. SMITH Memorial services for Cortez resident, Olan S. Smith will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, November 13 at Rock Springs Church, 32233 Highway 160, Cortez. Olan was born August 6, 1933 in Goree, Texas. He passed away on Monday, November 10, 2008 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 75. An avid fisherman and hunter, Olan...
Dixie Lee Northcott
Nov 10, 2008
DIXIE LEE NORTHCOTT Funeral services for Dewey, Ariz. resident and former area resident, Dixie Lee Northcott will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Dixie was born May 22, 1940 in Mancos the daughter of Richard Horace and Hazel Marie (Goff) Yeomans. She passed away on Monday, November...
Thelma Rusk
Nov 9, 2008
THELMA (SLACK) RUSK Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Thelma (Slack) Rusk will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 15 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. Thelma was born on October 29, 1922 near Breen, Colo. the daughter of Joseph and Elsie (Freed) Slack, the youngest of four children. Thelma passed away on Sunday, November 9,...
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