Robert David "Bob" Grip
Jan 1, 2007
ROBERT DAVID “BOB” GRIP Robert David “Bob” Grip was born on February 2, 1930 in Los Angeles, Calif., the son of Carl David and Florence (Marie) Grip. He passed away on Monday, January 1, 2007 at his residence at the age of 76. Bob married Betty A. Mumper on December 15, 1957 in Yuma, Ariz. Bob was a truck driver...
Pauline Jewel Goff
Dec 31, 2006
PAULINE JEWEL GOFF Pauline Jewel Goff was born on August 20, 1929 in Mancos, the daughter of Paul and Emma (Stevenson) Smouse. She passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2006 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home at the age of 77. On November 13, 1952, Pauline married Jesse Lester Goff in Aztec, N.M. Pauline and Lester were sealed to one...
Joe Marion Beene
Dec 29, 2006
JOE MARION BEENE Joe Marion Beene was born on August 27, 1933 in Wellington, Texas, the son of John Franklin and Rosetta (Beard) Beene. He passed away on Friday, December 29, 2006 at his residence at the age of 73. On March 22, 1973, Joe married Donna Acott in Cortez. He spent his life as an “all around cowboy,” enjoying...
Gerald R. Ford
Dec 26, 2006
Gerald Rudolph Ford was the thirty-eighth president of the United States. Ford was originally named after his biological father, Leslie Lynch King. When his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, remarried, Ford was renamed after his stepfather. Ford attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he was a gifted athlete and scholar. After college, he received offers from two...
Mary Elizabeth Lewis
Dec 20, 2006
MARY ELIZABETH LEWIS Memorial services for Mary Elizabeth Lewis will be held at Noon, Friday, June 29 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mary Elizabeth Lewis was born on March 26, 1917 in Olathe, Colo., the daughter of Christian and Rozina Morlang. She passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 89. Mary’s passion...
Larry Michael Mcgrath
Dec 19, 2006
LAWRENCE MICHAEL “LARRY” MCGRATH Lawrence Michael “Larry” McGrath was born on June 3, 1938 in Detroit, Mich., the son of Lawrence and Bessie Irene (Wollenwebber) McGrath. He passed away on Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at his Cortez residence at the age of 68. Surviving Larry are his children, Dawn McGrath-Gellatly and husband, Steve, Mike McGrath and wife Alexia Hudson McGrath,...
Joan Louise Maley
Dec 16, 2006
JOAN LOUISE MALEY Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Joan Louise Maley will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 22 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Rev. Erika Meyer will officiate. The daughter of John C. and Louise (Fox) Humphreys, Joan was born on June 29, 1922 in Llanfair, Caereinion, Wales. She passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2006 at...
Michele Y. Taylor
Dec 14, 2006
Michele Yvonne Taylor A memorial celebration for local educator Michele Y. Taylor will be held at 1:00 PM Sunday, December 17th, at Cortez Middle School Gymnasium. Michele was born August 28, 1952 in Independence, Kansas to the late Don E. and Genevieve M. Taylor. She passed away Thursday, December 14th at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango after a short...
Louis Ray Soell
Dec 13, 2006
LOUIS RAY SOELL Louis Ray Soell was born on July 17, 1936 in New Braunfels, Tex., the son of Guy and Elenore (Elsworth) Soell. He passed away on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo. at the age of 70. On December 2, 1990, Louis married Susan Carol Ewald in Jones Creek, Tex. The couple...
Edith Ethel Hampton
Dec 9, 2006
EDITH ETHEL HAMPTON Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Edith Ethel Hampton will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Mr. Dewayne McGettrick officiating. Edith, the daughter of Sidney Scott and Dora Vesta Wilmarth, was born September 17, 1914 in Cortez. She passed away at Vista Grande Nursing Home on Saturday, December 9,...
Edith Ethel Hampton
Dec 9, 2006
EDITH ETHEL HAMPTON Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Edith Ethel Hampton will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 13 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel with Mr. Dewayne McGettrick officiating. Edith, the daughter of Sidney Scott and Dora Vesta Wilmarth, was born September 17, 1914 in Cortez. She passed away at Vista Grande Nursing Home on Saturday, December 9,...
John R. Martinez
Dec 9, 2006
JOHN R. MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for John R. Martinez a resident of Cortez will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 14 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs. Father Carlos Alvarez will officiate. Interment and Military Honors will follow at Frances Cemetery at Arboles, Colo. Rosary services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. at...
Rhea Louise Curran
Dec 6, 2006
RHEA LOUISE CURRAN Memorial services for longtime Rico resident, Rhea Louise Curran will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 9 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Rhea was born December 5, 1914 in Los Angeles, Calif. She passed away at Vista Grande Nursing Home on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at the age of 92. Very active within the...
Gerald "Gerry" Eugene Howe
Dec 6, 2006
DR. GERALD EUGENE “GERRY” HOWE Memorial services for longtime area resident and surgeon, Dr. Gerald Eugene “Gerry” Howe will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 9, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Pastor Donald Thompson will officiate. Gerry was born May 10, 1934 in Lead, S.D. He passed away at his home in Cortez on Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at...
Lawrence "Larry" Irwin Payne
Dec 5, 2006
LAWRENCE “LARRY” IRWIN PAYNE Memorial services for Lawrence “Larry” Irwin Payne, a resident of Cortez since 1982, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 7 at Vista Grande Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held at a future date in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Fargo, N.D. where Larry will be interred next to his father and sister. Larry...
Abel "Abe" Herman Martinez
Dec 5, 2006
ABEL HERMAN “ABE” MARTINEZ Funeral services for Abel Herman “Abe” Martinez a longtime Mancos resident, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 9 at St. Rita Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery with Military Honors provided by Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. Visitation has been set for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at...
William Macpherson Eiseler
Nov 30, 2006
WILLIAM MACPHERSON “BILL” EISELER William MacPherson “Bill” Eiseler was born on October 30, 1933 in Michigan, the son of William and Annie (MacPherson) Eiseler. He passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at his residence in Dolores at the age of 73. On May 13, 1989, Bill married Peggy Lanning in Sedona, Ariz. Bill was proud of his 21 years...
Patricia Kay Cassels
Nov 29, 2006
PATRICIA KAY CASSELS Memorial services for Patricia Kay Cassels will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 2 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Suzanne Listemann will officiate. Kay was born the daughter of Alva Ellis and Violet Myrtle (Lakey) Heath on August 10, 1941 in Salem, Ore. She passed away at her home in Cortez on Tuesday, November...
Ronald Dean Englehart
Nov 28, 2006
RONALD DEAN ENGLEHART Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Ronald Dean Englehart will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 2 at the Lewis Arriola Firehouse. Ron was born on May 27, 1954 in Cortez, the son of Carl Edward and Ellen Yvonne (Brown) Englehart. He passed away on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at the Southwest Memorial Hospital at...
Janet Sue Hall
Nov 26, 2006
JANET SUE HALL Janet Sue Hall, lifelong resident of Dove Creek, passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital on Sunday, November 26, 2006 at the age of 53. She was born in Cortez on February 2, 1953, the daughter of William Rutherford and Dorothy May (Buffington) Johnson. Janet enjoyed her free time spent rock hunting. Surviving Janet are her children, Ryan...
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