Obituaries

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...

Lyle Mcneil Brossard

Lyle Mcneil Brossard

Apr 8, 2004

LYLE McNEIL BROSSARD LYLE McNEIL BROSSARD Graveside services for former Cortez resident, Lyle McNeil Brossard will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 12 at the Cortez Cemetery. Lyle was born on March 10, 1912 in Brooten, Minn. the son of Frank Edmond and Maggie (McNeil) Brossard. He passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2004 in Cypress Gardens, N.H....

Olive Vessey Hodapp

Olive Vessey Hodapp

Apr 6, 2004

OLIVE VESSEY HODAPP Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Olive Vessey Hodapp will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14 at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church. Pastors Samuel and Janice Adams will be officiating. A coffee reception will be held in the Fellowship Hall following the services. Olive was born on March 11, 1918 in Lexington, Ky. the...

Herman Garcia

Herman Garcia

Apr 3, 2004

HERMAN GARCIA Memorial services for Cortez resident Herman Garcia will be held 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Leroy Garcia will be officiating. Herman was born on May 28, 1915 in Roswell, N.M. to Jose and Jesusita (Torres) Garcia. He passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center in Durango. Herman was...

Ronald James Hunt

Ronald James Hunt

Apr 1, 2004

RONALD JAMES HUNT Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Ronald James Hunt will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6 at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. Ron was born July 3, 1966 in Cortez the son of James Simpson “Corky” Hunt and Cheryl Jean Kremer Hunt. He passed away Thursday, April 1, 2004 at the age of 37. Ron...

James Journey Goode

James Journey Goode

Mar 28, 2004

JAMES JOURNEY GOODE James Journey Goode, a lifelong resident of Montezuma County passed on peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 28, 2004 at the age of 74. Jim was born in Silome Springs, Ark. on July 8, 1929 to Velma Journey and John Ward Goode, the 5th of 9 children. He mined uranium across the Colorado Plateau during the...

Raymond Edward Eyetoo

Raymond Edward Eyetoo

Mar 28, 2004

RAYMOND EDWARD EYETOO Memorial services for lifelong Towaoc resident, Raymond Edward Eyetoo will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 2 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Towaoc Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousett will be officiating. Raymond was born on October 13, 1938 in Towaoc to Edward Elliott Eyetoo and Maria Hight. He passed...

Richard Dale Hunter

Richard Dale Hunter

Mar 27, 2004

RICHARD DALE HUNTER Graveside services for longtime Cortez resident, Richard Dale Hunter will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 1 at the Summit Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Hunt Zumwalt will be officiating. There will be a potluck dinner at 12:00 following the services at the American Legion. A visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 p.m. until...

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