Obituaries

Elsie Florence Chaffin

Elsie Florence Chaffin

May 17, 2004

ELSIE FLORENCE CHAFFIN Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Elsie Florence Chaffin will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 20 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Elsie was born on Nov. 7, 1913 in Yellow Jacket the daughter of Charles and Nancy Ethel (Stevenson) Wilson. She passed away on Monday, May 17,...

Constance Cheri Nelson

Constance Cheri Nelson

May 16, 2004

CONSTANCE CHERI 'CONNIE' NELSON Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Constance Cheri 'Connie' Nelson will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 21 at the Montezuma Cortez High School Auditorium. Connie was born on June 12, 1968 in Cortez the daughter of Michael O. and Sandra Kay Murphy. She passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, May 16,...

Cherrie Dawn Williford

Cherrie Dawn Williford

May 14, 2004

CHERRIE DAWN WILLIFORD Funeral services for lifelong Lewis resident, Cherrie Dawn Williford will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 17 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Cherrie was born on October 27, 1957 in Cortez, the daughter of June I. (Hollen) Bertram. She passed away Friday, May 14, 2004 at her...

Mary Jay

Mary Jay

May 11, 2004

MARY JAY Graveside services for lifelong Aneth, Utah resident, Mary Jay will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 15 at the Cortez Cemetery. A visitation was scheduled for Friday morning at the Ertel Memorial Chapel from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Mary was born on July 10, 1909 in Aneth, Utah to Frank and Mary Bitsilly. She passed...

Mark Anthony Coyote

Mark Anthony Coyote

May 9, 2004

MARK ANTHONY COYOTE Services for former Cortez resident, Mark Anthony Coyote will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 27 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Sister Lois Wooten of The Chapel will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Mark was born on Nov. 2, 1963 in Cortez the son of MacDougal Coyote, Sr. and Katherine Thompson. He...

Gladys Bradfield Roscio

Gladys Bradfield Roscio

May 3, 2004

GLADYS CLARABELL BRADFIELD ROSCIO Gladys C. Roscio died of natural causes May 3, 2004 in Louisville CO. She was 91 years old. Memorial services will be held in the Golden West Manor Penthouse, 1055 Adams Cir., Boulder, Thurs., May 6th , at 3 PM. Services officiated by Reverend Terry Zimmerman of Boulder’s First Christian Church. Internment will be Sun., 10...

Leonard Dean "Larry" Wade

Leonard Dean "Larry" Wade

May 2, 2004

LEONARD DEAN “LARRY” WADE Memorial services for Leonard Dean “Larry” Wade will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Larry was born June 18, 1945 at Mason City, Iowa to Clifford Leonard Wade and Mona Elizabeth (Hintzen) Wade. He passed away Sunday, May 2, 2004 at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Larry was 58 years...

Adelia Mary Samora

Adelia Mary Samora

May 2, 2004

ADELIA MARY SAMORA Funeral services longtime Cortez resident, Adelia Mary Samora will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 8 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Derrek Scott will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday afternoon from 2-5 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. A Rosary will be said Friday...

Raymond Doyel

Raymond Doyel

May 1, 2004

RAYMOND DOYEL Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident, Raymond Doyel will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 7 at the Cortez Church of Christ. Mr. Hunt Zumwalt will officiate. Interment will follow at the Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Raymond was born Dec. 20, 1916...

Daniel Patrick Root

Daniel Patrick Root

Apr 30, 2004

DANIEL PATRICK ROOT Military graveside services will be held for Dove Creek resident, Daniel Patrick Root at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 10 at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Daniel was born Feb. 28, 1944 in Los Angeles, Calif. the son of Roland Lawrence and Ella Mary (Swalley) Root. He passed away at his home in Dove Creek on...

Clifford Carl Fossum

Clifford Carl Fossum

Apr 30, 2004

CLIFFORD CARL FOSSUM Clifford Carl Fossum, long time resident of Dolores and Cortez, Colorado passed away April 30th, 2004. He was born March 6th, 1947 in Cass Lake, Minnesota. Cliff is survived by his wife, Carmen Tenney; brother, Martin Fossum and his family; wife Maureen; children, Emily, Erik and Samuel; his Aunt, Beverly Salo and cousins Twylla Chant, Brian Salo...

Melvin Charles Carlson

Melvin Charles Carlson

Apr 25, 2004

MELVIN CHARLES CARLSON Memorial services for Cortez resident Melvin Charles Carlson will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 1 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cortez. Reverend Don Thompson will officiate. Reverend Steven Carlson will deliver the message. Melvin was born to Emil and Ruth Carlson on Oct. 29, 1922 in Brea, Calif. He died at home on...

Everett Vernon "Duffy" Artz

Everett Vernon "Duffy" Artz

Apr 24, 2004

EVERETT VERNON 'DUFFY' ARTZ Everett Vernon 'Duffy' Artz was born on July 10, 1921 in Benkelman, Neb. the son of Cassius Clay and Lydia (Nevitt) Artz. He passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2004 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos. Duffy was 82 years old. Duffy was a United States Navy Veteran who belongs to the B.P.O.E, Masonic...

Myrtle Matilda Baskett

Myrtle Matilda Baskett

Apr 20, 2004

MYRTLE MATILDA BASKETT Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Myrtle Matilda Baskett will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Myrtle was born Oct. 25, 1904 at Bardstown, Ky. the daughter of William Morgan and Octavia (Barnes) Tewell. She passed away at the Valley Inn Nursing...

Frank Antonio Gonzales

Frank Antonio Gonzales

Apr 19, 2004

FRANK ANTONIO GONZALES Memorial services for lifelong Dolores resident, Frank Antonio Gonzales will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 22 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Dolores. Father John Sauter of Shiprock, N.M. will officiate. Interment will follow at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Wednesday evening beginning at 7 p.m. at Our...

Wade Alex "Buck" Williams

Wade Alex "Buck" Williams

Apr 17, 2004

WADE ALEX WILLIAMS Funeral services for Wade Alex “Buck” Williams will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Wade was born March 7, 1988 in Cortez the son of Michael Lynn Williams and Cherrie Dawn Williford. He passed away April 17, 2004 at Lewis, Colo....

Dale Andrew Kibel Sr.

Dale Andrew Kibel Sr.

Apr 17, 2004

DALE ANDREW KIBEL, SR. Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Dale Andrew Kibel, Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21, at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow. Pastor Anthony Maes of the Cortez Church of The Nazarene will officiate. Dale was born on June 3, 1948 in Parks, Neb. to Ross Conrad and Ruth Irene...

Charles Andrew Schrack Sr.

Charles Andrew Schrack Sr.

Apr 15, 2004

CHARLES ANDREW SCHRACK SR. Memorial services for Lewis resident, Charles Andrew Schrack, Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21 at the Schrack residence, 19930 Road W, Lewis. Following the services, there will be a dinner at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Visitation has been set for Tuesday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel....

Edena Vonne Akin

Edena Vonne Akin

Apr 13, 2004

EDENA VONNE AKIN Funeral services for Edena Vonne Akin, a lifelong resident of this area will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 16 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Cremation will follow the services. Visitation has been set for Thursday from 4-7 p.m. at the Ertel Chapel. Edena was born Aug. 12, 1962 in Cortez the daughter of Preston...

Marjorie Leah Olson Reynolds

Marjorie Leah Olson Reynolds

Apr 12, 2004

MARJORIE LEAH OLSON REYNOLDS Funeral services for former Cortez resident, Marjorie Leah Olson Reynolds will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 17 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Ron Horne of the First Baptist Church will be officiating. Marjorie was born on April 14, 1927 in Rico the daughter of Ray...

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