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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Maude Kingsley Washington
Feb 6, 2007
MAUDE KINGSLEY WASHINGTON Funeral Mass for lifelong Towaoc resident Maude Kingsley Washington will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 10 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rev. Joseph L. Gallegos C.R. will officiate. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Friday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Maude...
Lewis Willis Fulbright
Feb 4, 2007
LEWIS WILLIS FULBRIGHT Funeral services for lifelong area resident Lewis Willis Fulbright will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 10 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the funeral service. Willis was born on August 12, 1948 in Grand Canyon, Ariz., the son of Lewis William and Lorena (Hurst) Fulbright. He passed away on Sunday, February 4,...
Robert Joseph "Bob" Lloyd
Feb 3, 2007
ROBERT JOSEPH “BOB” LLOYD Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident Robert Joseph “Bob” Lloyd will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 8 at the Dolores Community Center. Rev. Lynn Evans will officiate. The son of George Joseph and Shirley JoAnn (Wray) Lloyd, Bob was born on September 21, 1962 in Cripple Creek, Colo. He passed away on Saturday,...
Angelita C. "Angie" Garcia
Jan 30, 2007
ANGELITA C. “ANGIE” GARCIA Memorial mass will be held for longtime Cortez resident Angelita C. “Angie” Garcia at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 2 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. The Reverend Joseph L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. A Rosary has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Margaret...
Raymond David Martinez
Jan 30, 2007
RAYMOND DAVID MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for lifelong Mancos resident Raymond David Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 2 at the Old Mancos High School Gymnasium. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. The Reverend Jospeh L. Gallegos, C.R. will officiate. A Rosary service has been scheduled for Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at St. Rita Catholic...
Myron Rauh "M.R." Kruse
Jan 29, 2007
MYRON RAUH 'M.R.' KRUSE Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident Myron Rauh 'M.R.' Kruse will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. M.R. was born on September 8, 1930 in Cortez, the son of Myron Reed and Sada (Rauh) Kruse. He passed away on Monday, January 29, 2007 at his residence at the...
Bertram Homer Dalton
Jan 28, 2007
BERTRAM “BERT” HOMER DALTON Funeral services for Bertram “Bert” Homer Dalton will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 1, 2007 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 26525 County Road M, Cortez. Internment will be at Olinger’s Evergreen Cemetery in Thornton, Colorado. Bert was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 5, 1918, and...
Danny Eugene Muzzy
Jan 26, 2007
DANNY EUGENE MUZZY Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Danny Eugene Muzzy will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 3 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Danny was born on February 6, 1955 in Montrose, Colo., the son of Oraly “Bud” and Ethel (Smith) Muzzy. He passed away on Friday, January 26, 2007 at Swedish Medical Center in Denver,...
