Mary Elizabeth Mcgee
Nov 12, 2022
MARY ELIZABETH MCGEE
Mary Elizabeth McGee was born July 14, 1944 in Pecos, N.M. the daughter of Elfego and Elvira V. (Vigil) Polaco. She passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home at the age of 78. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time.
Janesha Verlyn House
Nov 12, 2022
JANESHA VERLYN HOUSE
Funeral services for Janesha Verlyn House will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 18, 2022 at the Towaoc Community Church. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Janesha was born on February 17, 1991 in Cortez the daughter of Vernon Bradford Lopez...
Arleta Syra
Nov 12, 2022
ARLETA SYRA
Arleta Syra was born July 21, 1933 in Casa Grande, Ariz. the daughter of Verda Lee (Sartin) and Charles Floyd Baldwin. She passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home at the age of 89.
Arleta is survived by her sons, Larry N. Syra (Linda) of Bullhead City, Ariz., Gary S. Syra (Marilyn) of Tooele,...
Silviano E. Garcia
Nov 10, 2022
SILVIANO E. GARCIA
Funeral services for Silviano E. Garcia will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 21, 2022 at the Mancos Cowboy Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Silviano was born August 23, 1945 in Mancos, Colo. the son of Clorinda Maria (Romero) and Salvador E. Garcia. He passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at his Mancos...
Ella Mae Sneak
Nov 9, 2022
Funeral services for Cortez resident Ella May Sneak will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel, 42 North Market Street, Cortez.
Ella was born on April 26, 1961 in Utah, the daughter of Edward Bigban and Daisy Jones. She passed away on November 9, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 61.
Ella...
Rodney Daniel Hatch
Nov 9, 2022
RODNEY DANIEL HATCH
Funeral services for Rodney Daniel Hatch will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at his residence, 852 Chief Ignacio Street Towaoc, Colo. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. There will be a wake starting at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16 at the residence.
Rodney was born June 4, 1959 in Cortez the son of...
Alda Louise Curtis
Nov 9, 2022
Alda Louise Curtis was born January 7, 1945 in Montrose, CO to Shirley Gregg and Avis Alpha (Mullen) Miles. Her childhood was spent moving around as her dad followed road construction and the family traveled with him. When she was 17, she met Donald Lee Curtis in the grocery store. They were married later that year and spent 54 1/2...
Charlie Harold Dennison
Nov 7, 2022
Charlie Harold Dennison was born June 26, 1980 in Colorado, the son of Brian Jay and Terri Sue (Amburn-Kaiser) Dennison. He passed away on Monday, November 7, 2022 at the age of 42.
Surviving Charlie are his mother, Terri Sue Zahorka; his children J.D. Austin Harold Dennison of Dove Creek, CO, Autumn Haleigh Dennison of Mesquite, NV, and Megan Hope Angelina...
Chloris Marie Coppinger
Nov 6, 2022
Chloris Marie Cox Coppinger passed away November 6th, 2022, at Vista Mesa Assisted Living at the age of 102. She was born in Lincoln, Kansas June 13th, 1920. The family moved to Arriola, Colorado 1938. Her father owned and operated a cleaning shop in Cortez. Chloris attended school in Cortez through the 11th grade. She transferred to Glendale, California her...
Roberto Sistito Randall
Nov 5, 2022
ROBERTO “SISTO” SISTITO RANDALL
Sisto was born December 9, 1954 to Helen and Bel Randall. Sisto had nine brothers and sisters and eight half brothers and sisters.
Sisto grew up in Dolores and graduated from the Dolores Schools in May 1973. In June of 1973, Sisto joined the United States Army along with several friends. Sisto served for three years and was honorably...
Ronald Rieb
Nov 1, 2022
Ronald Rieb was born in Fruitdale, SD to Edward and Katherine Rieb on October 13th, 1935. He passed peacefully at his home in Cortez, Colo. on November 1st 2022 at the age of 87. A memorial service will be held later in the Spring.
Buffy Jo Ward
Nov 1, 2022
Memorial services for Buffy Jo Ward will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Buffy was born on September 12,1971 in Oregon, the daughter of Kenneth and Anita Rae (Imel) Ward. She passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 51.
Surviving Buffy are her children, James Miguel...
Ralph "Jr" Orona
Oct 31, 2022
Born Ralph Orona, he would tell you that JR stood for “Just Right”. He was a devoted son, spouse, brother, father and the proudest grandpa (Bello)! He was a cowboy at heart and quick on the draw with a joke. He could manufacture a solution to any problem like MacGyver. He wanted to be noted in history as “ the dancing fool” ‘cause...
Donna Lynne Wood
Oct 30, 2022
Donna Lynne Wood was born December 12, 1952 in Igloo, South Dakota, the daughter of Wesley and Goldie May (Uecker) Kelly. She passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 69.
Surviving Donna are her daughter Kelly Lynne Wood of Cortez; her siblings Wesley Wayne Kelly (Michelle) of Mineral Wells, Texas, Sandy Lee Douglas...
Carol Sue Newby
Oct 29, 2022
CAROL SUE NEWBY
Funeral services for Carol Sue Newby will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate.
Carol Sue Stanley Newby was born on September 26, 1937 in Goodman Point, Colo. to Ford and Muriel (McGlothlin) Stanley. She passed away on Saturday, October 29,...
Julia Shaelyn Damore-Rome
Oct 29, 2022
Julia Shaelyn Damore-Rome, born July 26, 1998 in Silver City New Mexico, passed on October 29th in Los Angeles CA. at the age of 24. Julia graduated from the Montezuma Cortez High School in 2016 where she ran track and cross country, participated on the swim team, and wrote for the journalism club. Julia was awarded a full scholarship through...
Elizabeth Mae Klock
Oct 25, 2022
Elizabeth Mae Klock was born January 21, 1948 in Kernville, CA the daughter of Emmett Melvin and Lyla Gertrude (Curtis) Doyal. She passed away in her residence on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the age of 74.
Surviving Elizabeth is the love of her life, Ed Klock of Dove Creek, CO; her children, Stephen D. Staggs of Cortez, CO, Denise Young...
Santana Nicole Smith
Oct 23, 2022
Memorial services for Santana Nicole Smith will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 4, 2022 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Chapel.
Santana was born on June 24, 1985 in Bluefield, WV. The daughter of Chantho Dang and Tammy Jean Johnson. Santana passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at the age of 37.
Surviving...
Debra Lynn Chovan
Oct 23, 2022
Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary section.
Fred Kelly Van Buren
Oct 21, 2022
Fred Kelly Van Buren passed away on October 21, 2022, at the age of 83 peacefully in his home in Cortez, CO surrounded by loved ones.
Kelly was born in Orangeville, Utah on March 21, 1939, to Fred Harold and Uwin (Berg) Van Buren.
He graduated from Orangeville High School in 1957, was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army,...
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