Obituaries

Jun 13, 2004

HOWARD VAN PELT Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident, Howard Van Pelt will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 18 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Howard was born on October 7, 1923 in Calistoga, Calif. the son of Harrison M. and Dora F. (Maxfield) Van Pelt. He passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2004 at the Heart Hospital...

Jun 12, 2004

BOBBY JACK BATES, SR. Funeral services for Mancos resident, Bobby Jack Bates, Sr. will be held in Texas. A Memorial services will be held in Mancos at a later date. Bobby was born on March 12, 2004 the son of Albert J. and Meady M. (Grounds) Bates. He passed away on Saturday, June 12, 2004 at the Mercy Medical Center...

Jun 12, 2004

PHILIP ANDREW BALMFORTH Memorial services for Cortez resident, Philip Andrew Balmforth will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 21 at the First Baptist Church in Cortez. The church has generously offered to host a lunch immediately following the service. Philip was born on November 12, 1957 in Oxnard, Calif. the son of Stanford Cleworth and Barbara (Deigst) Balmforth....

Jun 9, 2004

EDITH MARY LEE ENGLISH Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Edith Mary Lee English will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 12 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Gary Fowler will be officiating. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Edith was born on March 11, 1933 in Webber Falls, Oklahoma the daughter of Jim and Ida Mae...

Jun 8, 2004

DONALD ROBERT TURNER Memorial services for Cortez resident, Donald Robert Turner will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2004 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Donald was born on August 25, 1987 in Tooele, Utah the son of Kenneth Lee and Cheryl Lynn (Whiteley) Turner. He passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at St. Mary's Hospital in...

Jun 6, 2004

FALLE ROHDE JENSEN Falle Rohde Jensen was born on December 27, 1919 in Svinninge, Denmark the son of Lars Peter and Caroline Rohde (Pedersen) Jensen. He passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2004 at his daughter's home in Cortez at the age of 84. Falle is survived by his three children, Sussie Valles of Copenhagen, Denmark, Jeanna Jensen of Cortez,...

Jun 2, 2004

May 28, 2004

BEVERLY ELIZABETH HODSON STORY Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident, Beverly Elizabeth Hodson Story will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1 at the Dove Creek First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Dove Creek Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday beginning at 12 noon until service time at the First Baptist Church. Beverly...

May 23, 2004

AARON MICHAEL PHELPS Funeral services for Aaron Michael Phelps, 19, of Cortez will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 28 at the Arriola Bible Church. Interment will follow at the Lebanon Cemetery. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. Aaron was born the son of Carl Bruce Phelps and Debra Lynn (Bowers) Phelps in Cortez on Sept. 7, 1984. He...

May 22, 2004

JACEE ROSEMARY BUTT Graveside services for Jacee Rosemary Butt, infant daughter of Vernon and Dewilla Butt of rural Monticello, Utah, will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 28 at the Piute Springs Cemetery at Ucolo, Colo. Jacee Rosemary Butt was born January 20, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Vernon and Dewilla (Mason) Butt. She went to...

May 20, 2004

ALLEN EUGENE HANCOCK Services for former area resident, Allen Eugene Hancock will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 27 at the Cortez Christian Church. Pastor Charles Story will officiate. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Wednesday evening from 5-7 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Allen was born on April 22, 1923...

May 17, 2004

GRETA CLEVER Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Greta Clever will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 21 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at the Sylvan Cemetery. Reverend Father Matthew S. Mayes will be officiating. Greta was born on December 14, 1911 in Elk City, Okla. the daughter of Henry Thomas and Jessie Lee (Smith)...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...