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JIM RAY EDDY Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Jim Ray Eddy will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 29 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with interment following at Cortez Cemetery. Jim was born October 8, 1935 in Amarillo, Texas the son of Clifford Neal and Lillian Matilda (Keeter) Eddy. He passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Friday, November...
IRMA MERLE LICK VANDERPOOL Irma Merle Lick Vanderpool was born May 28, 1916 in Williamsburg, Iowa the daughter of Leo G. and Lillian Mae (Cooperider) Gant. She passed away at Vista Grand Inn on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at the age of 91. A lifelong resident of Montrose, Irma had relocated to Cortez to be nearer to her daughter, April....
DONALD LYNN SANDERS Funeral services for Donald Lynn Sanders will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Lynn was born on September 30, 1950 in Cortez the son of Donald Ray and Dorothy Marybelle (Shearer) Sanders. He passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at St. Mary’s...
ZADA KARON MERIWETHER HEATON Funeral services for Pleasant View resident Zada Karon Heaton will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, November 23 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. David Sitton will officiate. Zada was born on June 22, 1912 in Meeker, Colo. the daughter of Milton Donaldson and Josephine Matilda (Wallace) Meriwether....
ROSANNE MARIE HINTON Memorial services celebrating the life of Rosanne Marie Hinton will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 21 at Rock Springs Community Church with Pastor David Ramsey officiating. Rosanne was born the daughter of Thomas and Beatrice (Falkner) Minnick on July 1, 1946 in Carlsbad, N.M. She passed away at her home in Cortez on Saturday, November...
DENIECE EILEEN FILENER BECHER Inurnment services for Deniece Eileen Filener Becher, a lifelong resident of Cortez, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 24 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Deniece was born February 3, 1956 in Grand Junction, Colo. to William G. and Grace Pauline (Cruse) Filener. She passed away at her home on Friday, November 16, 2007 at the...
BERNIE JOE CHAVEZ Funeral services for Bernie Joe Chavez, a lifelong resident of Mancos will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 17 at Mancos New Life Assembly of God Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bernie was born September 25, 1932...
LONNIE CLARENCE DENNISON Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Lonnie Clarence Dennison, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery with Military Honors being provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 4 to 6 p.m. Lonnie...
ARNOLD EUGENE “ARNIE” HAAK Memorial services for Arnold Eugene “Arnie” Haak, a longtime Cortez resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 10 at Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Pastors Steve and Kim Nofel will officiate. Arnie was born the son of Enas and Eleanor (Herren) Haak on Feb. 9, 1937 in Denver, Colo. He passed away at Vista Grande...
LOIS MAE BORRELLI Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Lois Mae Borrelli will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 17 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Rev. Al Strauss will officiate. Lois was born on February 3, 1925 in Montrose, Colo. the daughter of Trefly Wilbur and Hazel (Roatcap) Rusho. She passed away on Wednesday, November 7,...
SCENIE ELISSI MOORE Graveside services for Cortez resident and former Artesia, N.M. resident, Scenie Elissi Moore will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, November 9 at Woodvine Cemetery in Artesia, N.M. Scenie was born March 9, 1919 in Sims, Ark. the daughter of Joe and Mary (Bishop) Amerson. She passed away in Cortez in Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at the...
LEANN HIGGINS Memorial services for lifelong Dolores resident LeAnn Higgins will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 9 at the Arriola Community Center. Pastor Neely Lewis will officiate. A reception will follow the memorial service at the community center. LeAnn was born on June 9, 1952 in Cortez the daughter of Russell A. and Donna Lea (Acott) Hindmarsh....
TRACY LYNN KING (POSEY) Funeral services for 29 year old Towaoc resident, Tracy Lynn King (Posey) will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 10 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Tracy was born in Cortez on September 5, 1978 the daughter of Delbert King Jr. and Nora (Posey) King. She passed away in Towaoc...
LESLIE BOOTS SMITH Funeral services for Leslie Boots Smith will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Boots was born on November 3, 1940 in Mancos, the...
RICHARD DEAN “DICK” BOWEN Richard Dean “Dick” Bowen was born June 22, 1937 in Bloomington, Ind. the son of Kenneth and Freda (Fulk) Bowen. He passed away at his home on Summit Ridge on Sunday, October 28, 2007 at the age of 70. Dick married Donnetta Bell on November 20, 1986 on their horse ranch in Indiana. They shared nearly...
STELLA MARIE WEST Funeral services for lifelong area resident, Stella Marie West will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, October 29 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Rev. Al Strauss of Cortez First United Methodist Church officiating. A service of remembrance will be conducted by Order of the Eastern Star. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Stella was born the daughter...
ERNEST GLEN FISHER Ernest Glen Fisher was born October 18, 1919 in Kirksville, Mo. and raised the son of Glen Pearl and Edna R. (Parkin) Gregory. He passed away at his home in Cortez on Sunday, October 21, 2007 at the age of 88. Ernie, as he was fondly known by friends and family, was raised in Appleton City, Mo....
BETTE IRENE BROWN Bette Irene Brown was born on April 13, 1926 in Duluth, Minn. the daughter of Ralph Russel and Zelma Olive (Underwood) Baker. She passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 81. On March 1, 1970, Bette married Rex Fuller Brown in Las Vegas, Nev. One to challenge traditional...
SARRAH ELIZABETH “BETTY” McKINLEY Graveside services for Mancos resident, Sarrah Elizabeth “Betty” McKinley will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, October 19 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Betty was born December 1, 1920 in Syracuse, N.Y. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Monday, October 15, 2007 at the age of 86. Betty was orphaned at a young age and...
TRACY LEE FREDRICK Tracy Lee Fredrick was born on March 16, 1966 in Culver City, Calif. the daughter of Tom John and Darlene (Zell) Tennity. She passed away on Monday, October 15, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 41. Tracy married Robert Lyle Fredrick. The couple shared 20 loving years of marriage. Surviving Tracy are her...
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