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Graveside services will be held for Dolores resident Dorthy Mozelle Jackson at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango, CO. Pastor James Vaughn will officiate. Mozelle was born December 20, 1927 in Afton, TX the daughter of John Matt and Rachael Arminda (Attaway) Thomas. She passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at her residence at...
A Celebration of Life for former Cortez resident Casey Rucker will be held at 11:30 am Friday, September 16, 2022, at Rock Springs Church in Cortez, CO. Casey was born March 22, 1992 in Cortez, CO, the son of Vern and Lindy (Meade) Rucker, facing lifelong challenges due to his special needs. He passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022...
Jim was 81 years old. He was born June 24, 1941 and passed on August 7, 2022. Jim resided in Cortez, Colorado. Jim was born and raised in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Jim is preceded in death by his father, Harold “T-Bone” Kastl and his mother, Willa Mae Spybuck Tallchief and his step-father, Harry “Patch” Tallchief. Jim is survived by his brother,...
A memorial service will be held for Cortez resident Shirlie Anne Schlotfelt at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor Luke Scheele will officiate. Shirlie was born September 25, 1932 in Caroll County, IL the daughter of Henry Herman and Anna Christina (Koch) Schroeder. She passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022 at...
Graveside services for Cortez resident Jimmie Lee ‘Jim’ Skinner will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, August 5, 2022 at Arriola Cemetery. Jim was born September 6, 1935 in Peru, KS the son of Louis and Lucille Skinner. He passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at his residence at the age of 86. Jim was an avid lover of...
Kay Stella Hays was born February 25, 1944 in Quanah, TX the daughter of Charles Daniel and Eva Rena (Cross) Shipman. She passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at the Valley Inn in Mancos, CO at the age of 78. Kay loved her dogs and was always know to be ‘ornery.’ Surviving Kay are her niece, Evalena Mae Russell...
Dr. Kent Alan Anderson, 69, transitioned from this life on July 31, 2022, at his home in Dolores. He passed while surrounded by those who loved him most, his wife Maxine, his sister Nancy, and his children, Jordan and Laura. Kent was born to Dr. Harold Edward Anderson and Mary Vivian (Spomer) Anderson on December 6, 1952 in Battle Creek,...
Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Rudolpho Eugene ‘Rudy’ Maestas will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2022 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Rudy was born at home in McPhee, CO...
Graveside services for Cortez resident Sidney Hammond Powell will be held at 10 a.m. Friday August 19, 2022 at Cortez Cemetery. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Sidney Hammond Powell was born to Captain T and Marylee Powell, both deceased. Sidney went home to be with his wife, Irma Powell, on July 22, 2022. Sidney...
Sorena Carol Uptain Beals-Wilson passed away at the age of 76 on July 19, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was a lifelong resident of Lewis, CO. Carol was born December 19, 1945 in Durango, CO to Clarence Rueben and Lula Belle (Maslen) Uptain. Her dad, Clarence,...
Graveside services for Towaoc resident Ethel Marie Jacket will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Cortez Cemetery. Ethel was born July 28, 1948 in Towaoc, CO the daughter of Bernice Jacket. She passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022 at Vista Grande in Cortez, CO at the age of 73. Surviving Ethel are her siblings, Berneta...
Joyce Colleen Gentry was born August 26, 1939 in Twin Falls, ID the daughter of Bohus L. Stastny and Viviette (Ellsworth) Stastny. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 14, 2022 in Twin Falls, ID at the age of 82. As a child Joyce grew up in Murtaugh, ID on the Stastny farm with her siblings, Darla,...
GLEN HUMISTON Funeral services for Mancos resident Glen Edward Humiston will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2022 at the Cortez Elks Lodge. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. Visitation will take place from 4:30-6:30 p.n. Friday, July 22, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Glen was born April 4,...
Funeral services for Nelda Faye Rawson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22, 2022 at the Church of Christ in Cortez, CO. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Nelda, 93, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Forest Ridge Nursing Home in Woodland Park, CO. She was born to Nannie Dera and Ben Fincher in Huckabay, TX...
Visitation for Montrose resident Oscar Cerda Gomes will take place from 4–6 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A rosary will follow at 6 p.m. Oscar was born October 9, 1979 in Guadalajara, Mexico the son of Maria Guadalupe Gomez Cruz and Antonio Cerda Flores. He passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital...
Michael Ray Worrell, passed away peacefully at the age of 50 surrounded by family on July 11, 2022, at Mercy Regional Medical Center due to a brief illness. Mike came into this world on a starry July night in 1971 to Jesse and Louanna Worrell soon to meet his big sisters, Cynthia and Sandra. Mike was only a year old...
Scott David Spindler (61) passed away at home after a nearly two year-long battle with cancer. Scott was born in Marquette, Michigan on January 31, 1961, to his parents David Arthur and Dorothea Ann (Kobach) Spindler. He lived most of his early life in the San Jose area, where he attended Lynbrook High School. Scott had a brilliant mind and...
Memorial services for Cortez resident Fabiola Sally Rivas will be held Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs, CO. Rosary will take place at 9 a.m. and the memorial service will follow at 10 a.m. Fabiola was born October 31, 1935 in Monero, NM the daughter of Juan Teodoro and Margarita Adelia (Carrillo)...
PAUL MARTIN BENNETTS Paul Martin Bennetts, 65, passed away peacefully in his home on July 8, 2022. Paul was born May 30, 1957 to Patricia and Ron Jensen. In September of 1968 Paul was adopted by C.O. Bennetts. Paul grew up in Kersey, CO and graduated from Platte Valley High School in 1976. Paul met Cindy when they both served...
Graveside services for Towaoc resident Bruce Daniel Lehi will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bruce was born February 2, 1948 in White Mesa, UT the son of Betty Morris and Bruce Lehi Sr. He passed away on Friday,...
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