Obituaries

Mindy Kay Lutz

Mindy Kay Lutz

Mar 12, 2007

MINDY KAY LUTZ Funeral services for Lewis resident Mindy Kay Lutz will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Lewis Cemetery. Mindy was born on April 20, 1971 in Longmont, Colo., the daughter of Grant Alan and Erminda Olivama “Oli” (Olivas) Duncan. She passed away on Monday, March 12,...

Hazel May Hamilton

Hazel May Hamilton

Mar 11, 2007

HAZEL MAY HAMILTON Hazel May Hamilton was born on January 19, 1917 in Tuttle, Okla., the daughter of Henry Jackson and Maude E. (Webster) Felkins. She passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 90. Hazel married Elmer M. “Dutch” Hamilton on September 16, 1949 in Aztec, N.M. She was a...

William Kay Rash

William Kay Rash

Mar 10, 2007

WILLIAM KAY RASH Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident William Kay Rash will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 at the First Baptist Church in Cortez. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Kay was born on November 17, 1930 in Dolores, the son of Charles Henry and Lois Irene (Plumlee) Rash. He passed away on Saturday, March 10,...

Gordon Lee Moss

Gordon Lee Moss

Mar 10, 2007

GORDON LEE MOSS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Gordon Lee Moss will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 15 at the Cortez Elks Lodge #1789. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Pastors Steve and Kim Nofel will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Gordon...

Robert Sylvester "Bob" Gabriel

Robert Sylvester "Bob" Gabriel

Mar 9, 2007

ROBERT SYLVESTER “BOB” GABRIEL Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Robert Sylvester “Bob” Gabriel will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 15 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Rev. Salvador Cisneros C.R. will officiate. Bob was born on January 9, 1918 in Wathena, Kan., the son of Nicholas and Sylvia Irene (Ulrich) Gabriel. He passed away on Friday,...

Lorena Fulbright

Lorena Fulbright

Mar 9, 2007

LORENA FULBRIGHT Lorena Fulbright was born on March 11, 1928 in Mancos, the daughter of Jasper Boyd and Ruby Julia (Rhoades) Hurst. She passed away on Friday, March 9, 2007 at her residence at the age of 78. On May 29, 1947, Lorena married Lewis William Fulbright in Grand Canyon, Ariz. Lorena was a lifelong member of the Mancos V.F.W....

George Edwin Green

George Edwin Green

Mar 5, 2007

GEORGE EDWIN GREEN Graveside inurnment services for lifelong Dolores resident, George Edwin Green will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 9 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. George was born January 15, 1920 in Denver, Colo., the son of Walter B. and Lulu J. (Rinehart) Green. He passed away...

Peggy Irene Claycomb

Peggy Irene Claycomb

Mar 3, 2007

PEGGY IRENE CLAYCOMB Funeral services for Peggy Irene Claycomb will be held 10 a.m. Monday, March 12 at the Montelores Baptist Church located at the intersection of 23.5 Road and Highway 184. Pastor Neely Lewis will officiate. Interment is to follow at the Arriola Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at the...

William A. Giles

William A. Giles

Feb 28, 2007

WILLIAM A. “BILL” GILES William A. “Bill” Giles, 76, of Mancos passed away at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo. on Wednesday, February 28, 2007. He was born April 9, 1930 the son of Fred and Edwina (Paxson) Giles at Placerville, Calif. Bill married Diane Garibaldi on November 4, 1956 in San Leandro, Calif. The couple celebrated fifty years...

Ingrid Joan Hartley

Ingrid Joan Hartley

Feb 27, 2007

INGRID JOAN HARTLEY Funeral services for Ingrid Joan Hartley, a lifelong Cortez resident, will be held at Noon, Friday, March 2 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church with Rev. Erika Meyer officiating. Interment will be held at Cortez Cemetery. A reception will follow the interment service at Mary Blake Hall. The daughter of Emil Enander and Jimmie Audrey “Virginia” (Norman) Johnson,...

Steve Hemp Root

Steve Hemp Root

Feb 25, 2007

STEVE HEMP ROOT Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Steve Hemp Root will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 1, at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Sister Lois Wooten will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Steve was born on September...

Clara Emogene Carter

Clara Emogene Carter

Feb 25, 2007

CLARA EMOGENE CARTER Private family graveside services will be held for Cortez resident Clara Emogene Carter. Emogene was born on July 14, 1922 in Mt. Carmel, Ill., the daughter of Albert and Lenora (Tollison) Glazier. She passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2007 at her residence at the age of 84. On November 2, 1942, Emogene married Jessie N. Carter...

Cheyanne Lisa West

Cheyanne Lisa West

Feb 24, 2007

CHEYANNE LISA WEST Cheyanne Lisa West was born on October 29, 1955 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of William Robert and Mary B. (MacRae) Wuestenfeld. She passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 51. Cheyanne was a staff member for Southwest Colorado Motorcycle Safety Training. She was well loved in the...

Lucas Silas

Lucas Silas

Feb 22, 2007

LUCAS SILAS Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Lucas Silas will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Lucas was born on September 24, 1967 in Cortez, the son of Herbert Silas Sr. and Florence Cuthair Bancroft Silas. He passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2007...

Frank Anderson Devore

Frank Anderson Devore

Feb 20, 2007

FRANK ANDERSON DeVORE Funeral services for Frank Anderson DeVore, former Mancos resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 26 at the Mancos United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Rev. Bud Rousset will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Frank was...

Susie Gurule

Susie Gurule

Feb 18, 2007

SUSIE GURULE Funeral services for lifelong Dolores resident Susie Gurule will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 22 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Susie was born on August 19, 1921 in La Puente´, N.M., the daughter of Isaac and Sara (Alires) Randall. She passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at her residence...

Ethel Marie Hall

Ethel Marie Hall

Feb 16, 2007

ETHEL MARIE HALL Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Ethel Marie Hall will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20 at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ethel was born on September 4, 1924 in Ravenna, Ohio the daughter of Harry and Nora (Hines)...

James Russel "Jim" Brown

James Russel "Jim" Brown

Feb 15, 2007

JAMES RUSSEL “JIM” BROWN James Russel “Jim” Brown was born on February 3, 1938 in Colorado Springs, Colo., the son of William Riley and Dorothy Luella (March) Brown. He passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango at the age of 69. Jim attended schools in the Grand Valley in Western Colorado. He was...

Ruth Ann Jespersen

Ruth Ann Jespersen

Feb 12, 2007

RUTH ANN JESPERSEN Graveside services for Ruth Ann Jespersen will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 17 at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Ruth Ann was born at the family homestead, on the kitchen table, May 24th, 1942 in Mancos, the daughter of Mark and Esther (Willden) Everett. She passed away on Monday, February 12th, 2007 in Salt Lake City,...

Orpha Agnes Koppenhafer

Orpha Agnes Koppenhafer

Feb 9, 2007

ORPHA AGNES KOPPENHAFER Funeral service for longtime Cortez resident Orpha Agnes Koppenhafer will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 15 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rev. Lynn Evans of the Cortez First United Methodist Church will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m....

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