Obituaries

Dennis Tsosie

Dennis Tsosie

Oct 20, 2008

DENNIS TSOSIE Funeral services for Dennis Tsosie, a lifelong resident of Sweetwater, Ariz. will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Dennis was born the son of Boyd and Dora W. (Lee) Denetsosie on...

Donald Drummond

Donald Drummond

Oct 20, 2008

DONALD DRUMMOND Graveside services for longtime Dove Creek area resident will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 25 at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Saturday afternoon from 1 to 2 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Don was born on August 17, 1926 in Midland, Mich., one of eight children born to George and Opal Drummond....

Bobby Ray Goforth

Bobby Ray Goforth

Oct 20, 2008

BOBBY RAY GOFORTH Graveside services for lifelong area resident Bobby Ray Goforth will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 25 at Peel Cemetery. Pastor Travis Randolph will officiate. Bobby was born on March 3, 1934 in Dove Creek, Colo. the son of Gay Newman and Lydia Merial (Hicks) Goforth. He passed away on Monday, October 20, 2008 at...

John Frederick Newman Jr.

John Frederick Newman Jr.

Oct 13, 2008

JOHN FREDERICK NEWMAN JR. Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident John Frederick Newman Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Silverton, Colo. Reverend Sunny Bossenmaier will officiate. A visitation will be held on Tuesday evening from 5 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. John was...

Shirley Mae Fowler

Shirley Mae Fowler

Oct 13, 2008

SHIRLEY MAE FOWLER Shirley Mae Fowler was born on December 20, 1925 in Glendale, Calif. the daughter of Elmer George and Edna Mae (Stiles) Casey. She passed away on Monday, October 13, 2008 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 82. Shirley was married to James Clyde Buck. Shirley and James had two sons, Lee Allan Buck...

Vance C. Mccabe

Vance C. Mccabe

Oct 13, 2008

VANCE C. MCCABE Graveside services for lifelong area resident Vance C. McCabe will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 17 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Vance was born on February 15, 1922 in Dolores the son of William R. and Lola Irene (Morrison) McCabe. He passed away...

Liz Becher

Liz Becher

Oct 11, 2008

CATHERINE ELIZABETH "LIZ" BECHER Funeral Mass for lifelong area resident, Catherine Elizabeth "Liz" Becher will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 18 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Cremation will follow the Mass. A Rosary has been scheduled for Friday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Liz was born on March 16, 1924 in...

Yolanda Marie Martinez

Yolanda Marie Martinez

Oct 9, 2008

YOLANDA MARIE MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for Cortez resident Yolanda Marie Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 13 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 12 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. The daughter of Antonio Valdez and Mary Clotilde...

Julia Jean Shifflet Haney

Julia Jean Shifflet Haney

Oct 7, 2008

JULIA JEAN SHIFFLET HANEY Funeral services for Cortez resident Julia Jean Shifflet Haney will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Bishop Spencer Smith will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Jean was born on August 14, 1923 in...

William John "Bill" Rice

William John "Bill" Rice

Oct 3, 2008

WILLIAM JOHN "BILL" RICE William John "Bill" Rice was born on November 9, 1935 in Redvale, Colo. the son of Arthur James and Margaret Pearl (Cofield) Rice. Bill passed away on Friday, October 3, 2008 at his Dolores home at the age of 72. On December 4, 1984, Bill married Mary Ackerman in Las Vegas, Nev. Bill devoted 25 years...

Mary Shakespeare Stevens

Mary Shakespeare Stevens

Oct 2, 2008

MARY SHAKESPEARE STEVENS Graveside inurnment services for lifelong Cortez resident Mary Shakespeare Stevens will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 10 at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Al Strauss will officiate. Mary was born on May 18, 1928 in Monte Vista, Colo. the daughter of Donald D. and Verna (Mueller) Shakespeare. She passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at...

Beverly Jean Kelly

Beverly Jean Kelly

Sep 28, 2008

BEVERLY JEAN KELLY Beverly Jean Kelly was born on March 3, 1943 in Gunnison, Colo. the daughter of L.R. and Odessa McGraw. She passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 65. Beverly graduated from Gunnison High School in 1961. While attending Western State College she met and married William B. Hallam. Kimberly...

Jenny Jo Dalaba

Jenny Jo Dalaba

Sep 28, 2008

JENNIFER JO IMM VAVRA DALABA Graveside services for Mancos resident Jennifer Jo Imm Vavra Dalaba will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 3 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Jenny was born on February 26, 1951 in Cortez the daughter of Karl Max and Violet Ellen (Dennison) Imm. She passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Southwest Memorial Hospital...

Arline Jean Craig

Arline Jean Craig

Sep 28, 2008

ARLINE JEAN CRAIG Arline Jean Craig was born on April 11, 1932 in Alpha, Mich. the daughter of Reid and Lillian (Alquist) Trevarthen. She passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 76. Jean was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was also a member of Trinity Lutheran...

Dolly Irene Riggott

Dolly Irene Riggott

Sep 27, 2008

DOLLY IRENE RIGGOTT Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Dolly Irene Riggott will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 2 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Adrian Garcia will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Dolly was born on August 8,...

Leonard Louis Wesolowski

Leonard Louis Wesolowski

Sep 25, 2008

LEONARD LOUIS WESOLOWSKI Graveside inurnment services for Cortez resident Leonard Louis Wesolowski will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 4 at Lebanon Cemetery. Leonard was born on January 7, 1933 in Lemont, Ill. the son of Joseph and Catherine (Jelinski) Wesolowski. He passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at Four Corners Nursing Home in Durango at the...

Sophie Prukop

Sophie Prukop

Sep 24, 2008

SOPHIE PRUKOP Funeral mass for lifelong Cortez resident Sophie Prukop will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A Rosary service will...

Martha Lois Lawrence

Martha Lois Lawrence

Sep 22, 2008

MARTHA LOIS LAWRENCE Martha Lois Lawrence was born on January 8, 1951 in Denver, Colo. the daughter of Vernon L. and Barbara Lois (Berggren) Dunn. She passed away on Monday, September 22, 2008 at her Cortez home at the age of 57. Martha was an avid reader and she was a gifted writer. She had a novel in progress at...

Ernest Joe Valdez

Ernest Joe Valdez

Sep 20, 2008

ERNEST JOE VALDEZ Funeral Mass for former area resident and current Thornton, Colo. resident Ernest Joe Valdez will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 25 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Rita Catholic Church. Ernest was...

Gip Elmo Hudson

Gip Elmo Hudson

Sep 20, 2008

GIP ELMO HUDSON Gip Elmo Hudson was born on March 6, 1952 in Dimmitt, Tex. the son of Ira Gip and Frankie Mae (Phillips) Hudson. He passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at his daughter's home in Mancos at the age of 56. Gip was a teacher at the Vo-Tech for three years, he taught in the heating and...

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