Obituaries

Jul 3, 2022

John Earl ‘Jack’ Akin was born April 28, 1943 in Dolores, CO the son of Preston Edward and Mary Garland (Olsen Brumley) Akin. He passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022 at his residence in Dolores, CO at the age of 79. Surviving Jack are his children, John Akin (Tarcela) of Montrose, CO, James Akin (Sharry) of Dolores, CO, and...

Jun 30, 2022

Funeral services for Cortez resident Martin Yazzie will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Travis Greenlee will officiate. Interment will follow at the Suckla Family Cemetery. Visitation will take place at the end of the service. Martin was born August 22, 1954 in Farmington, NM the son of Frank and Ruth (Johnson)...

Jun 29, 2022

Funeral services for Cortez resident Burl Charles Singer will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Mr. Vince Lopez Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A private visitation will be held at Ertel Funeral Home. Burl was born March 27, 1973 in Cortez, CO the son of Pamela June (Harvey) Singer...

Jun 29, 2022

Robert Eugene ‘Bob’ Jones was born May 6, 1959 in Cortez, CO the son of John Richard and Barbara Joann (Morse) Jones. He passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at his residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 63. Surviving Bob are his daughter, Tiffany Jones (Chuck Leighton) of Cortez, CO; and his siblings, Sherrl Fry of St....

Jun 28, 2022

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Joshua James ‘Josh’ Hatch will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez, CO. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Josh was born May 2, 1978 in Poplar, MT the son of Frederick...

Jun 27, 2022

Graveside services for Cortez resident Lucille Elizabeth Waterman will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Lucille was born November 21, 1944 in Durango, CO the daughter of Emil Marvin and Eliza Wadena (Wagner) Luthi. She...

Jun 26, 2022

Myra Angeline Gray was born December 16, 2000 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Rodney Dale and Corinna Dawn (Burris) Gray. She passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at her residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 21. Surviving Myra are her parents; her partner, Michael Vanek of Cortez, co; her son, Caspian Dale Gray-Vanek of Cortez, CO;...

Jun 24, 2022

A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel for Cortez resident Joy Elizabeth Rasch. Please stop by any time between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. to help celebrate Joy’s wonderful life. Joy was born August 12, 1946 in Henryetta, OK the daughter of Benjamin Frank and Sadie Ruth (Shane) Donathan. She passed...

Jun 20, 2022

On Monday, June 20, 2022, Debra “Debbie” Lillian Casias, went home to be with our Lord Jesus, at the age of 70. She passed away in her home after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by living their lives to the fullest. Debbie was born on October 30, 1951 in...

Jun 20, 2022

Jean Allen was born October 19, 1922 in Las Animas, CO the daughter of Charles Henry and Catharine May (Thomas) Hassinger. She passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022 at the Valley Inn in Mancos, CO at the age of 99. Surviving Jean are her daughter, Catherine Marie Allen-Lewis of Cortez, CO; her son, Charles Ted Allen of Chicago, IL;...

Jun 18, 2022

Victoria Lynn ‘Vicki’ Porter was born January 8, 1948 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Eugene and DeLouris (Cox) Tozer. She passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 74. Surviving Vicki are her sisters, Kim Stiegelmeyer and Karen Mandic Palmer of Cortez, CO. Vicki was preceded in death by...

Jun 9, 2022

Mary Jane ‘Janie’ Kratz-Swank was born May 17, 1939 in Okeene, OK the daughter of Peter F. and Mary G. (Wieser) Adams. She passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at her residence in Dolores, CO at the age of 83. Surviving Janie are her loving spouse, Ron Swank of Dolores, CO; her son, Paul Kratz of Johnstown, CO; two...

Jun 8, 2022

Jun 7, 2022

Johnny “John” Merle Boren was born August 23, 1950 in Cortez, CO the son of Alfred and Mary Elizabeth (Crouse) Boren. He passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 in Mancos, CO at the age of 71. Surviving John are his siblings, Guyrene Ward and Alan Boren of Tulsa, OK. John was preceded in death by his wife Della Ruth...

Jun 3, 2022

A Celebration of Life will be held for Roy Lee Huskey at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2022 at the Pioneer Center in Dove Creek, CO. A potluck lunch will be enjoyed by those who join us as we celebrate Roy. Please bring a dessert or side dish and join us in sharing our memories together. Graveside Military Honors by...

May 29, 2022

Rebecca Marie Most-Reinfeld was born February 19, 1954 in Fargo, N.D. the daughter of Morris and Alice (Landa) Most. She passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 68. Surviving Becky are her loving husband, Frederick Byron Reinfeld of Cortez, CO; her son, Robert Reinfeld of Cortez, CO; and her siblings, Morris “Buster”...

May 28, 2022

ALEX DALE SILAS Funeral services for Alex Dale Silas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 3 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Alex was born August 11, 1993 in Shiprock, N.M. the son of Alexander Dale Silas and Carol Ann...

May 28, 2022

Ruth Evelyn Smith, born September 5, 1937 entered into the presence of her beloved Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, May 28, 2022. She was 84 years old. Ruth has resided in Mancos, CO since August, 2017. She was born in her home in Montrose/Uncompahgre, CO to Elmer and May Goldsworthy. Ruth moved to Grand Junction, CO in 1951...

May 28, 2022

JAMES LEE WHEELER James Lee Wheeler was born April 27, 1969 in Torrington, Conn. He passed away on May 28, 2022 at Mercy Regional Medical Center at the age of 53. James is survived by his wife, Melissa “M.J.” Wheeler; by his girls, Asunta, Makayla, Ross and Chelsea; by his sister, Clara Reynold; his mother, Beatrice Mazinke; his step-father, Rudi...

May 27, 2022

A candlelight vigil was held last Sunday to celebrate the life of Travis Wesley Beeson, 20, who was tragically taken too early from this world on Friday, May 27. Travis entered this life on September 19, 2001, in Tucson, AZ. His family soon moved to Midland, TX where he spent his early years before moving to Cortez his eighth-grade year....