Bret Micheal Herrmann
Feb 1, 2009
BRET MICHEAL HERRMANN Funeral services for Bret Micheal Herrmann will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 7 at Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will take place at Lewis Cemetery. Raymond Boyd and Allen Todd will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bret was born on October...
Ardith May Barrett Fiorenzo
Jan 30, 2009
ARDITH MAY BARRETT "ARDIE" FIORENZO Ardith "Ardie" Fiorenzo died January 30, 2009 at the home of her sister in Dove Creek. She was born May 9, 1931 in Cortez, Colo. Her parents were A.V. "Buss" Barrett and Opal May (Tracy) Barrett. She was named Ardith May Barrett. This was during the Depression and the family of four moved a lot...
Laura Louise Kennedy
Jan 30, 2009
LAURA LOUISE KENNEDY Graveside services for lifelong area resident Laura Louise Kennedy will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 5 at Fairview Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Pastors Steve and Kim Nofel will officiate the services. Laura was born on December 18, 1929 in Mancos the daughter of Arthur...
Randall Garth Davies
Jan 28, 2009
RANDALL GARTH DAVIES Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Randall Garth Davies will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4 at Cortez Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. Ertel Memorial Chapel. Garth was born June 16, 1947 in...
Margaret Susan Cooper Jaillite
Jan 27, 2009
MARGARET SUSAN COOPER JAILLITE Margaret Susan Cooper Jaillite, affectionately called "Deet", the mother of Susan Rose of Durango, Colorado, and Phillip Jaillite of Lawrence, Kansas died in Cortez, Colorado, on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. She was 91. Margaret was born to Mary Guyton Bradley and Willard Cooper in Columbus, Georgia on November 15, 1917. Margaret was the third of four...
Clara Jane Wharton
Jan 27, 2009
CLARA JANE WHARTON Memorial services for longtime Naturita resident Clara Jane Wharton will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 2 at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Farren and Mark Bucher will officiate. Clara Jane Wharton was born December 1, 1912 in Everest, Kans. the daughter of Jesse Louis and Mary Elizabeth (Greer) Mathena. She passed away...
Martin Grant "Marty" Gillespie
Jan 25, 2009
MARTIN GRANT "MARTY" GILLESPIE Martin Grant "Marty" Gillespie was born on March 1, 1960 in Holbrook, Ariz. the son of Doyal Jack and Maxine (Martin) Gillespie. He passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at his Dove Creek home at the age of 48. Marty is survived by his mother, Maxine Gillespie of San Manuel, Ariz. At this time, no...
Nedra E. Dils
Jan 21, 2009
NEDRA E. "KELLY" DILS Friends are invited to a brief celebration of life for Nedra E. "Kelly" Dils at the family home, 27515 Road U.6, Dolores, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 25th. Nedra E. "Kelly" Dils passed away January 21, 2009 at her home outside of Dolores, Colorado. She was born April 30, 1921 in Ohio growing up in...
Fedelina Vallejos
Jan 15, 2009
FEDELINA VALLEJOS Funeral Mass for Fedelina Vallejos, a lifelong resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 20 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Monday evening at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church beginning at 7 p.m. Fedelina was born the daughter of Sesario and Senida (Manzanares)...
Ted Forsberg
Jan 13, 2009
THEODORE HOWARD "TED" FORSBERG Theodore Howard "Ted" Forsberg was born on March 3, 1924 in Malad City, Idaho the son of Theodore Howard and Ida (Vanderwood) Forsberg. He passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at his Dolores home at the age of 84. Ted met Isabel Amos at Hill Air Force Base in Ogden, Utah where they were both...
Mary Elizabeth Rappe
Jan 12, 2009
MARY ELIZABETH RAPP Graveside services for Cortez resident Mary Elizabeth Rapp will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, January 19, 2009 at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colo. Mary Elizabeth Rapp was born April 30, 1917 in Powell, Wyo. the daughter of Robert Dee and Emma Adaline (Farnsworth) Livingston. She passed away at Vista Grande Inn on Monday,...
Rich Weatherly
Jan 10, 2009
JOHN RICHARD "RICH" WEATHERLY John Richard "Rich" Weatherly was born June 5, 1931 in Silt, Colo. the son of Guy Elroy and Ezma Annona (Terrell) Weatherly. He passed away at his Cortez home on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the age of 77. Rich was a loving husband, father, granddad, brother and the favorite uncle to all of his nieces...
John Olin Spradley
Jan 10, 2009
JOHN OLIN SPRADLEY Memorial Mass for Cortez resident John Olin Spradley will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. John was born on July 17, 1927 in Denver, Colo. the son of Henry Grady and Marie (Farrey) Spradley. He passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at his residence at the age...
Peter Turner Carter
Jan 6, 2009
PETER TURNER CARTER A celebration of life for longtime Rico resident Peter Turner Carter will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14 at the Rico Hotel. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday, January 9th from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at the Rico Community Church. Peter was born June 3, 1947 in Sharon, Conn. the son of Edward...
Diane Partner
Jan 5, 2009
DIANE PARTNER Funeral services for Diane Partner of Santa Clarita, Calif. and formerly of Cortez will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery in which Diane will be laid to rest beside her father. Bishop Spencer Smith will conduct. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from...
Esther Wallace Shockley
Jan 4, 2009
ESTHER WALLACE SHOCKLEY Interment services for Cortez resident Esther Wallace Shockley will take place at 12 noon on Manday, January 12 at Crown Hill Cemetery in Lakewood, Colo. Esther passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at her residence at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 90. Esther Hafermehl was born October 9, 1918 in Lindsborg, Kan. where she...
Troy Allen Kennedy
Jan 4, 2009
TROY ALLEN KENNEDY Memorial services for longtime Dove Creek resident Troy Allen Kennedy will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 10 at Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Farren will officiate. A meal will follow the memorial service at the Dove Creek Community Center. Troy was born on November 25, 1970 in Bellflower, Calif. the son of...
Donnie Dean Smith
Jan 4, 2009
DONNIE DEAN SMITH Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Donnie Dean Smith will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 10 at Victory World Outreach Church. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate. Donnie was born on August 30, 1963 in Cortez the son of John Robert and Mary Ann (Dennison) Smith. He passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at...
Daniel Martin Ruggles
Jan 3, 2009
DANIEL MARTIN RUGGLES Funeral services for Cortez resident, Daniel Martin Ruggles will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Barr Chitick officiating. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Daniel was born in Cortez the son of Stanley M. and Connie (Browning) Ruggles on September 23, 1986. He passed away in Grand Junction, Colo....
Gordon Dean Ute
Jan 2, 2009
GORDON DEAN UTE Funeral services for Gordon Dean Ute a lifelong resident of Towaoc will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the services. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday beginning at noon at Ertel Chapel. Gordon was born June 19, 1964 in Monticello, Utah the son of Chloe Sanup Ute....
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