Obituaries

Daisy Lee

Daisy Lee

Feb 10, 2022

Funeral services for Mancos Creek resident Daisy Lee will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Terry Knight will officiate. Daisy was born December 30, 1948 in Shiprock, NM the daughter of Frank “Galeesa” and Mary (Jim) Scott. She passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in...

Ronald Gordon 'Ron' Pribble

Ronald Gordon 'Ron' Pribble

Feb 10, 2022

Ronald Gordon ‘Ron’ Pribble was born April 7, 1938 in Cortez, CO to Ursel Pribble and Faye Randolph. His siblings are Linda Billingsley, Tuffy Randolph, Charlene Randolph, Rick Randolph, Finley Pribble, Allen Randolph, Denise Pribble, James Pribble, Erlene Wright, Debbie Buffington, and Roger Pribble. Ron married Donna Conrad June 26, 1961. To this union three children were born. Ron was...

Alex Michael Garcia

Alex Michael Garcia

Feb 9, 2022

Our beloved friend, uncle and brother Alex “Alejandro” M. Garcia passed away February 9, 2022 in Cortez, Colorado. Alex was born June 27, 1931 to Simon Ben and Susie Garcia in Durango, Colorado. He became best friends with Rod Turner at six years old as they bumped into each other walking to first grade. Together they spent many years playing...

Norma Dale Diede

Norma Dale Diede

Feb 9, 2022

Norma Dale Diede was born on November 18, 1930 in Rapid City, SD the daughter of Everett E. and Mathilde (Stenger) Dale. She passed away peacefully on Monday, February 7, 2022 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, CO at the age of 91. Norma was raised on a ranch near Rushville, NE where her dad was a rancher/farmer...

Barbara  Lynn Marsh

Barbara Lynn Marsh

Feb 8, 2022

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Barbara Lynn Marsh will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 14, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Visitation will take place at the end of the service. Barbara was born April 7, 1954 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Julian Hemp Root and Ruth Marsh. She passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Lutheran...

Donnie L. Hight

Donnie L. Hight

Feb 7, 2022

Graveside services for Towaoc resident Donnie L. Hight will be held privately at Towaoc Cemetery. Donnie was born April 13, 1945 in Cortez, CO the son of Jack and Melissa (Leuders) Hight. He passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO at the age of 76. Surviving Donnie are his son, Jerome Istenes...

Mischelle Lizette Mcclain

Mischelle Lizette Mcclain

Feb 5, 2022

Services will be held at a later date for Cortez resident Mischelle Lizette McClain. Mischelle was born April 12, 1954 in Kansas City, KS the daughter of Robert Abbott and Wilma Helen (Brown) Treat. She passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at her home in Cortez, CO at the age of 67. Surviving Mischelle are her loving husband, Jim...

Harriet Charlene Shull

Harriet Charlene Shull

Feb 5, 2022

Harriet Charlene Shull was born November 13, 1925 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Charlie and Susie Marie (Englehart) Higman. She passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Vista Grande in Cortez, CO at the age of 96. Surviving Harriet are her children, Ronald Shull (Vickie) of Roswell, NM, Karen Greig (Pete) of Aubrey, TX, Jerry Shull (Ida) of...

Jeremiah Keith Harrison

Jeremiah Keith Harrison

Feb 5, 2022

Memorial services for Jeremiah Keith ‘Jer’ Harrison will be held at noon on Saturday February 26, 2022 at the Sand Island Boat Launch in Bluff, Utah with a reception afterward from 4 – 7 p.m. at Loungin’ Lizard in Cortez, CO. Bring memories to share with family and friends! Jer was born November 27, 1972 in Missouri, the son of...

Francilla Ona Whiteskunk

Francilla Ona Whiteskunk

Feb 2, 2022

FRANCILLA ONA WHITESKUNK Funeral services for Francilla Ona Whiteskunk will be held at 10:00 on Tuesday, February 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Private interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. A visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Francilla was born August 18, 1964 in Cortez the daughter of Louise Hammond and Frank...

Eunice Diane Halls

Eunice Diane Halls

Feb 2, 2022

Funeral services for Eunice Diane Halls will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mancos, CO. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation will take place at 9 a.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the church before the service. Diane was born January 1, 1942 in Salt...

Frank Tony Chavez

Frank Tony Chavez

Feb 1, 2022

On the morning of February 1, 2022 Frank T Chavez passed away. He was 83 and passed from natural causes. He has been a resident of Cortez, Colorado for 29 years. Frank was born to Porfirio Jesus Chavez and Ruth Williams in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. He was one of five boys; Mitch Chavez(deceased), Ray Chavez(deceased), Fred Chavez and Claudio Chavez...

Valentina Faye Wing

Valentina Faye Wing

Jan 30, 2022

Memorial services for Towaoc resident Valentina Faye Wing will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Rick Wells will officiate. Private interment will follow at Towaoc cemetery. Valentina was born on February 14, 1977 in Cortez, CO, the daughter of Lora Lee Watts and Edward Wing. She passed away on Sunday, January...

Gordon Allen Wonacott

Gordon Allen Wonacott

Jan 29, 2022

Gordon A Wonacott was born January 8, 1934 in Tehachapi, CA the son of Austin Ringo and Maude (Copsey) Wonacott. He passed from this life January 29, 2022 at home in Mancos, CO at the age of 88. Gordon graduated from Tehachapi High School in 1954. He worked as a chemist at the cement plant in his hometown for 35...

Raymond David 'Ray' Yoder

Raymond David 'Ray' Yoder

Jan 27, 2022

Raymond David ‘Ray’ Yoder was born on June 6, 1930 to John and Salome Yoder in Bellville, PA. He grew up in Bellville with his four brothers, Manny, John, Steve and Ike, and two sisters, Mary and Ruth. Ray joined the Army in 1948 and spent most of his enlisted time stationed in Ansbach, Germany. Ray married Thelma Jane Palmer...

Frank Gerald Walrod Jr.

Frank Gerald Walrod Jr.

Jan 26, 2022

Frank Gerald Walrod Jr. was born January 19, 1955 in Jamestown, NY the son of Frank Sr. and Elma (Boyd) Walrod. He passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in Cortez, CO at the age of 67. Frank Walrod, aka was the Piccadilly pizza delivery guy for eight years, suddenly died in a car crash at age 67 on Wednesday,...

Bobbie W. Wallace

Bobbie W. Wallace

Jan 22, 2022

Bobbie Wallace January 10, 1930 - January 22, 2022 Bobbie Wallace was born and raised in Louisiana which would be obvious if you ever had the opportunity to speak to her as her accent would give her away. She moved to Albuquerque in the early 1950’s to complete her education as a Medical Technologist which is a fancy way of...

Sally Ann Canon

Sally Ann Canon

Jan 19, 2022

Sally Ann Canon was called home by our Heavenly Father on January 19, 2022. She lived her life to the fullest and once her mind was made up - well, if you knew her - if that was the way she wanted it --- there was no one that could challenge or change her decision. That was how it was...

Norma Kinkade Engel

Norma Kinkade Engel

Jan 19, 2022

Norma June Kinkade Engel passed away at her home in Cortez, Colorado, on January 19, 2022, at the age of 82. She was born in her parents’ home in Dolores, Colorado, on May 22, 1939, the daughter of Jack and Emma Kinkade. Her life’s journey would take her from a land of pine trees and aspens in Colorado and northern...

Alisha Ann Sarracino

Alisha Ann Sarracino

Jan 19, 2022

Memorial services for Shiprock resident Alisha Ann Sarracino will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Rick Wells will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Alisha was born January 17, 1996 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Kerri Ann Kueblar and Arnold Harrison Sarracino. She passed away on Wednesday January 19,...

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