Obituaries

Barbara Ann Wolf

Barbara Ann Wolf

Jul 13, 2007

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take” Our dear wife and mother Barbara Ann Wolf passed with grace and beauty on July 13, 2007. Her courage and strength in battling her illness is matched only by her love of family and friends, her faith in God and...

Betty Jean Snyder

Betty Jean Snyder

Jul 12, 2007

BETTY JEAN SNYDER Betty Jean Snyder was born on November 4, 1926 in Hope, Louisiana, the daughter of Charlie and Annie Lenora (Dickerson) Fields. She passed away on July 12, 2007 at her residence at the age of 80. Surviving Betty Jean are her children, Lloyd Frederick Snyder Jr. of Carlsbad, Calif., and Sylvia A. Hema and husband, Thomas of...

Martin Luther Reigel

Martin Luther Reigel

Jul 12, 2007

MARTIN LUTHER REIGEL Martin Luther Reigel was born on March 25, 1923 in Windfield, Penn., the son of Henry and Carrie (Ren) Reigel. He passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at the Vista Grande Inn at the age of 84. Martin enjoyed the outdoors. Hunting and fishing were his favorite pastimes. Surviving Martin are his siblings, Harold Reigel, Martha...

Alta Mae Derrick

Alta Mae Derrick

Jul 10, 2007

ALTA MAE DERRICK Funeral services for Dolores resident Alta Mae Derrick will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Reverend Michael Stoker officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Alta was born on April 17, 1944 in Cortez, the daughter of Earl Ray and Bessie M. (Crouse) Boren. She passed away on Tuesday, July...

Duane Louis Belden

Duane Louis Belden

Jul 9, 2007

DUANE LOUIS BELDEN Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Duane Louis Belden will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 17 at Cortez Cemetery with Chaplain Marvin Graves officiating Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Duane was born in Cortez on Oct. 4, 1925 the son of Frank Louis and...

Catherine Skinner

Catherine Skinner

Jul 9, 2007

CATHERINE “CATHY” SKINNER Memorial services for Summit Ridge resident Catherine “Cathy” Skinner will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rev. Bud Rousset will officiate. Cathy was born on October 9, 1925 in Cokedale, Colo., the daughter of William and Catherine (Ross) Sneddon. She passed away on Monday, July 9, 2007 at her...

Georgia Laura Romero

Georgia Laura Romero

Jul 8, 2007

GEORGIA LAURA ROMERO Funeral Mass for lifelong Mancos resident, Georgia Laura Romero will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 13 at St. Ritas Catholic Church, 203 S. Main in Mancos. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Thursday evening beginning at 7:30 p.m. at St. Ritas Catholic Church. Surrounded by Our Heavenly Father and...

Leona Bridgewater

Leona Bridgewater

Jul 7, 2007

LEONA BRIDGEWATER Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident, Leona Bridgewater will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 11 at Cortez Cemetery with Pastor Gary Fowler officiating. Leona was born the daughter of Spencer and Pearl Augusta (Coppinger) Kirk on December 28, 1931 in Cortez. She passed away at her home on Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the age of...

Elmer "Dutch" Hamilton

Elmer "Dutch" Hamilton

Jul 5, 2007

ELMER MAYWOOD “DUTCH” HAMILTON Elmer Maywood “Dutch” Hamilton was born on October 6, 1915 in Tucumcari, N.M., the son of Jack Haze and Clyde Green (Cassidy) Hamilton. He passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home. Dutch married Hazel May (Felkins) Hamilton on September 16, 1949 in Aztec, N.M. Surviving Dutch are his daughter, Sharon...

Esther Louise Shaffer

Esther Louise Shaffer

Jul 3, 2007

ESTHER LOUISE SHAFFER Graveside services for Cortez resident Esther Louise Shaffer will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 9 at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Esther was born on July 19, 1942 in Latrobe, Penn., the daughter of Paul and Mary (Chontos) Galo. She passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age...

Dale Winston Gish, Jr.

Dale Winston Gish, Jr.

Jul 1, 2007

DALE WINSTON GISH JR. Memorial services for Dale Winston Gish Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 6 at the Lighthouse Baptist Church. He will be interred with his wife, Karen at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Dale was born the son of Dale Winston Gish Sr. and Kay Strandhagen Gish on Feb. 26, 1963 in Anaheim, Calif. He passed...

Karen Ann Smith Gish

Karen Ann Smith Gish

Jul 1, 2007

KAREN ANN SMITH GISH Funeral services for Karen Ann Smith Gish will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 6 at the Lighthouse Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Karen was born June 14, 1947 in Ames, Iowa the daughter of Clyde Burdette and Helen Rae (Daley) Smith. She passed away on Sunday, July 1, 2007 at...

Ernest Joseph "Joe" Hamblin

Ernest Joseph "Joe" Hamblin

Jun 30, 2007

ERNEST JOSEPH “JOE” HAMBLIN Funeral services for Cortez resident Ernest Joseph “Joe” Hamblin will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 5 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Joe was born on March 12, 1925 in Gallup, N.M., the son of Hugh O. and Annie (Cunningham) Hamblin. He passed away on Saturday, June...

Hazel Leach Robinson

Hazel Leach Robinson

Jun 30, 2007

HAZEL LEACH ROBINSON Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Hazel Leach Robinson will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 6 at the Anglican Church of Saint Philip. Rev. Matthew Mayes will officiate. Hazel was born on April 24, 1921 in Roxbury, Mass., the daughter of Hazel Olive Leach. She passed away on June 30, 2007 at the Southwest...

Pearlie Mae Marcotte

Pearlie Mae Marcotte

Jun 25, 2007

PEARLIE MAE MARCOTTE Graveside services for Pearlie Mae Marcotte will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30 at the Lebanon Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pearlie was born on September 22, 1915 in Tucker, Okla. the daughter of Benjamin Harrison and Margarette Sarah (Smith) Gray. She passed...

Charlie Oletta Cordova

Charlie Oletta Cordova

Jun 21, 2007

CHARLIE OLETTA CORDOVA Graveside services for Charlie Oletta Cordova will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26 at Lebanon Cemetery. Charlie was born on May 31, 1919 in Anson, Tex., the daughter of Joe Houston and Laura (Douthit) Goza. She passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at Four Corners Health in Durango at the age of 88....

Constance C. Montgomery

Constance C. Montgomery

Jun 20, 2007

CONSTANCE C. MONTGOMERY Constance C. Montgomery was born on August 4, 1921 in Caldwell, N.J., the daughter of Earl Eugene and Inglis (Johnson) Carré. She passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 85. Constance grew up in the Malibu beach area. She was among the few women to join the...

Kenneth George Gabel

Kenneth George Gabel

Jun 16, 2007

KENNETH GEORGE GABEL Kenneth George Gabel was born on April 2, 1927 in Duluth, Minn., the son of Frank George and Ann Alice (Johnson) Gabel. He passed away on Saturday, June 16, 2007 at his residence at the age of 80. On September 30, 1950, Kenneth married Joan Florence Glick in Seattle, Wash. Kenneth helped found the Cortez Woodworkers Guild....

Arthur Marion Searcy

Arthur Marion Searcy

Jun 15, 2007

ARTHUR MARION SEARCY Funeral services for lifelong Cahone resident Arthur Marion Searcy will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cahone Cemetery. Art was born on January 7, 1910 in Calhoun, Colo., the son of Steven Edward and Burnie (Butler) Searcy. He passed away on Friday, June 15, 2007 at...

Marjorie Bauchop Karn

Marjorie Bauchop Karn

Jun 15, 2007

MARJORIE BAUCHOP KARN Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Marjorie Bauchop Karn will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 20 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Reverend Erika Meyer will officiate. Marge was born in Ontario, Winnipeg, Canada on May 27, 1922 the daughter of James Staton and Alice (Shepherd) Bauchop. She passed away at her home in Cortez on...

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