Obituaries

Nancy Jean Tyler

Nancy Jean Tyler

Dec 12, 2005

NANCY JEAN TYLER Longtime Dolores resident, Nancy Jean Tyler was born on October 2, 1921 in Roundup, Mont. the daughter of Oscar and Myrtle (Barr) Goepel. She passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2005 at the Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez at the age of 84. Jean was a Postmaster for the United States Post Office in Mexican Hat,...

Jan Wade Vaughan

Jan Wade Vaughan

Dec 11, 2005

JAN WADE VAUGHAN Jan Wade Vaughan passed away Dec. 11, 2005, at Southwest Memorial Hospital. No services are planned at this time. A Quaker meeting for worship for remembrance will be held at a place, time and date to be announced, followed by a celebration of her memory. Her remains have been cremated. Jan was born on June 7, 1945,...

Earl Thomas "Tom" Decker

Earl Thomas "Tom" Decker

Dec 10, 2005

EARL THOMAS 'TOM' DECKER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Earl Thomas Decker will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 17 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at the Webber Cemetery in Mancos. A visitation has been scheduled for Saturday morning at 9 a.m. in the Baptismal Room at the...

Ed Wells

Ed Wells

Dec 9, 2005

ED WELLS Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Ed Wells will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 14 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. A Wake has been scheduled for Tuesday evening at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church at 6 p.m. Ed was born on May 3, 1923 in McElmo Canyon, Colo. the...

Helen Lucille Myers Leavell

Helen Lucille Myers Leavell

Dec 8, 2005

HELEN LUCILLE MYERS LEAVELL Memorial services for lifelong area resident Helen Lucille Myers Leavell will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 15 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bud Rousset will be officiating. Visitation has been set for Wednesday afternoon at the Ertel Chapel from 3to 5 p.m. Helen was born on February 3, 1940 in Cortez the...

Margaret Cherry Campbell

Margaret Cherry Campbell

Dec 6, 2005

MARGARET CHERRY CAMPBELL Services for Cortez resident, Margaret Cherry Campbell are pending with the Ertel Funeral Home. Cherry was born on July 17, 1918 in Glasgow, Scotland the daughter of John and Margaret Mathilda (Simpson) Kerr. She passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 in Cortez at the age of 87.

Margaret Cherry Campbell

Margaret Cherry Campbell

Dec 6, 2005

MARGARET CHERRY CAMPBELL Memorial services for Cortez resident, Margaret Cherry Campbell will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Red Mesa. Inurnment will follow at the Marvel Cemetery in Marvel, Colo. Bishop Trent Taylor will be officiating. Cherry was born on July 17, 1918 in Glasgow, Scotland the...

Ray Merlin

Ray Merlin

Dec 6, 2005

RAY MERLIN Graveside services for former area resident Ray Merlin will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 12 at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled for Monday morning at the Ertel Chapel from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Ray was born on September 29, 1915 the son of Pete and Katie (Phifer) Zmerzlikar. He passed away on...

Mc Turner

Mc Turner

Dec 5, 2005

MC TURNER Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident and former Dove Creek resident, MC Turner will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 8 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. MC was born the son of Louis Badger and...

Albert Flossmann

Albert Flossmann

Dec 2, 2005

ALBERT FLOSSMANN Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Albert Flossmann will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 8 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Father Derrek D. Scott will be officiating. A prayer vigil has been scheduled at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening at the Catholic Church. Albert was born...

Anthony Ramos "Tony" Valdez

Anthony Ramos "Tony" Valdez

Dec 1, 2005

ANTHONY RAMOS VALDEZ Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Anthony Ramos Valdez will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6 at the St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A prayer vigil has been scheduled at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 5 at the Catholic Church. Tony was born on March 30, 1938...

Jonas Light

Jonas Light

Nov 30, 2005

JONAS LIGHT Funeral services for Jonas Light, a lifelong resident of the area will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, December 3 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Jonas was born May 7, 1958 in Cortez the son of Willie Light Sr. and Sybil Mae Hight. He passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at Southwest Memorial...

Warren Weatherly

Warren Weatherly

Nov 30, 2005

WARREN WEATHERLY Warren Weatherly is survived by his ever loving wife Carla, children Sol and Jen. Parents Sue Addams, Richard Weatherly & Barb Weatherly. Brother Scott Weatherly & sister Katie Weatherly. Remembrance in McElmo Canyon Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.

Velta Mae Bryan

Velta Mae Bryan

Nov 29, 2005

VELTA MAE BRYAN Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident Velta Mae Bryan will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7 at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Ed Hicks will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Velta was born on November 29, 1922 in Cambria, Ill....

Wilma Earlene Bankston

Wilma Earlene Bankston

Nov 27, 2005

WILMA EARLENE BANKSTON Funeral services for former longtime area resident Wilma Earlene Bankston will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 3 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Wilma was born the fourth of seven children on March 22, 1927 in Shawnee, Okla. the daughter of Earl and Cora (Vaught) Crisp. She...

Homer Archie Brown

Homer Archie Brown

Nov 27, 2005

HOMER ARCHIE BROWN Services for Cortez resident Homer Archie Brown are pending with the Ertel Funeral Home. Homer was born on March 21, 2005 the son of James L. and Josephine Willelmene (Olsen) Brown. He passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2005 at the Vista Mesa Assisted Living Center in Cortez at the age of 100. He is survived by...

George Hackley Lay

George Hackley Lay

Nov 26, 2005

GEORGE HACKLEY LAY Graveside services for lifelong Dolores resident, George Hackley Lay will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 5 at the Cortez Cemetery. George was born on August 27, 1918 in Wellington, Mo. the son of George Washington and Anna Caroline “Nora” (Breuer) Lay. He passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2005 at his home in Dolores...

Frances Ellen Denton

Frances Ellen Denton

Nov 23, 2005

FRANCES ELLEN DENTON Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Frances Ellen Denton will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2005 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Reverend Lynn Evans will officiate. Frances was born on May 4, 1917 in Dunton, Colo. the daughter of Jacob E. and Ellen (Erickson) Jacobson. She passed away on Wednesday, November...

Carol Jeanne Nevius Mikkelson

Carol Jeanne Nevius Mikkelson

Nov 22, 2005

CAROL JEANNE NEVIUS MIKKELSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Carol Jeanne Nevius Mikkelson will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Chapel on Empire Street. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday morning beginning at 9 a.m. until service time in...

Marwin Ray Laner

Marwin Ray Laner

Nov 22, 2005

MARWIN RAY LANER Services for Towaoc resident, Marwin Ray Laner will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 29 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Monday evening from 3 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Marwin was born on July 24, 1970 in Cortez to Ray Laner and...

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