Obituaries

Joel Ira 'Joe' Stevenson

Joel Ira 'Joe' Stevenson

Jan 18, 2022

JOEL STEVENSON Funeral services for life long Mancos resident Joel Ira ‘Joe’ Stevenson will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 31, 2022 at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds Indoor Arena. Mr. Glen Randol will officiate. Joe was brought home from the hospital at birth to the exact property in which he still lived. He loved his childhood memories of his...

Gladys Saulters

Gladys Saulters

Jan 17, 2022

Graveside services will be held for Cortez resident Gladys Saulters at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, CO. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Gladys was born September 29, 1925 in Durango, CO the daughter of Vosco and Myrtle (Fielding) Burnham. She passed away on...

Norma Suzanne 'Sue' Paschal

Norma Suzanne 'Sue' Paschal

Jan 16, 2022

Norma “Sue” Paschal I have been delaying writing this since my mom passed away. I still don’t know what words to use. Did Mom “pass” from one way of life to another? Is her spirit still with us? I walk into her silent room, see her empty chair and her beloved dog Angel curled up in their shared blankets and...

William "Bill" Archie Sanderson

William "Bill" Archie Sanderson

Jan 15, 2022

William “Bill” Archie Sanderson was born August 2, 1942 in Parsons, Kansas the son of Vernon Edward and Margaret Harriet (Shepard) Sanderson. He passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his residence at the age of 79. Surviving Bill are his children, Mark Sanderson (Lynn) of Lubbock, Texas and Tammy Sorheim of Hobbs, New Mexico; his grandchildren Korie Hurst,...

Kay Francine Archuleta

Kay Francine Archuleta

Jan 14, 2022

On Friday, January 14, 2022, Francine Archuleta, loving wife, mother and grandmother went on to be the Lord at the age of 74. She was born on November 22, 1948 to Tony and Ruby (Silva) Bustos in Durango, CO. She married her only love, Gilbert on September 22nd, 1969 and together they raised one son - Patrick. Having a passion...

Mildred Alice Whyte

Mildred Alice Whyte

Jan 14, 2022

Funeral Mass for Cortez resident Mildred Alice Whyte will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 21, 2022 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Father Lorenzo Uribe will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mildred was born July 28, 1940 in La Boca, CO the daughter of George and Dolly (Black) Watts. She passed away on Friday, January 14,...

Thomas Eugene Campbell

Thomas Eugene Campbell

Jan 8, 2022

Memorial services will be held at a later date for Cortez resident Thomas Eugene Campbell. Thomas was born November 3, 1940 in Des Moines, IA the son of Mark and Jean (Taylor) Campbell. He passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at his home in Cortez, CO at the age of 81. Surviving Thomas are his children, Craig Campbell (Tess)...

Robert  Joseph 'Bob' Monahan

Robert Joseph 'Bob' Monahan

Jan 6, 2022

Funeral services for Dolores resident Robert J. ‘Bob’ Monahan will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, January 14, 2022 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez, CO. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery in Dolores, CO. Visitation will take place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bob, who was fondly known as “Mr....

Betty Lois Davis

Betty Lois Davis

Jan 4, 2022

Funeral services for Betty Lois Davis will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, January 10, 2022 at the Primitive Baptist Church in Cortez. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Elder Cleveland Bass will officiate. A viewing will be held Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Betty was born December 20, 1934 in...

Marlene Florence Yeager

Marlene Florence Yeager

Jan 4, 2022

Marlene Florence Yeager was born October 19, 1933 in Seymour, IA the daughter of Arvy A. and Dorthea M. (Brinkley) Gatrel. She passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at her residence in Lewis, CO at the age of 88.

Howard Menette Williams

Howard Menette Williams

Jan 4, 2022

Howard Menette Williams was born December 21, 1923 in Dolores, the son of Howard George and Loreane (Gale) Williams. He passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in his home with family at the age of 98. Surviving Howard are his loving wife, Alma Joyce (Hunt) Williams; his children Clara Rasmussen of Dolores, Dennis Williams of Dolores, and Peggy Williams...

Rosie Mae Root

Rosie Mae Root

Jan 3, 2022

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Rosie Mae Root will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A viewing will be held after the service. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rosie was born January 17, 1941 in Myton, Utah the daughter of Dick and Katie Pablita Trujillo (Kanapatch) McKewan. She passed away on...

Grace Ellen Park

Grace Ellen Park

Dec 31, 2021

Grace Ellen Park nee Medicoff departed from her loved ones on December 31, 2021 after a brief struggle with cancer. Ellen was the beloved companion of Ross Park for 43 years, sister to Mark Medicoff (Marion Kery), special aunt to Zoe Medicoff, like a mother to Ross’s children Dr. Stephen Park (Claudia Becker) and Robin Taylor (Dennis Taylor), and grandmother...

Edward Dewain Still

Edward Dewain Still

Dec 30, 2021

Memorial services will be held at a later date for Cortez resident Edward Dewain Still. Dewain was born October 5, 1943 in Holtville, CA the son of Edward Ezekiel and Lessie Lee (Lay) Still. He passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO at the age of 78. Surviving Dewain are his loving...

Moya Faye Gray

Moya Faye Gray

Dec 30, 2021

Moya Faye Gray, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at the age of 83. Moya was born on March 26, 1938 in Cortez, Colorado to Hugh and Mary Lee Rausher. She eloped with John A. Gray on October 5, 1955 in Aztec, NM and enjoyed 67 years...

Barbara Jo 'Bobby Jo' Ertel

Barbara Jo 'Bobby Jo' Ertel

Dec 28, 2021

Funeral services for Barbara Jo ‘Bobby Jo’ Ertel will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 3, 2022 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Bobby Jo was born July 7, 1928 in Texhoma, OK the daughter of Herbert Guy and Helen Pauline (Thompson) Gafford. She passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, December 28, 2021 at Hope...

Freddie  Gene Bancroft

Freddie Gene Bancroft

Dec 28, 2021

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Freddie Gene Bancroft will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 31, 2021 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will take place at the end of the service. Freddie was born September 9, 1952 in Towaoc, CO the son of Juan and Corrina (Cuthair) Bancroft. He passed away on Tuesday,...

Xander Carl Sword

Xander Carl Sword

Dec 28, 2021

Xander was born August 31, 2007 in Cortez, CO to Nathan and Rachel (Gates) Sword. He passed away on December 28, 2021 at Southwest Memorial Hospital of a brain tumor at the age of 14 to be with our Heavenly Father. Xander is described as a sweet, smart, awkward, goofy, wonderful, helpful, thoughtful, kind young man. He was such a...

Bryce Benton Williford

Bryce Benton Williford

Dec 27, 2021

Bryce Benton Williford was born March 15, 1959 in Cortez, CO the son of Bruce Benton and June (Hollen) Williford. He passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at his home in Dolores, CO at the age of 62. Surviving Bryce are his siblings, Dane Hately (Tracey) of Lewis, CO, Everitt Williford (Robin) of Dolores, CO, Robin Carver (Jeff) of Cortez,...

Melinda  Marlene 'Mindy' Becher

Melinda Marlene 'Mindy' Becher

Dec 27, 2021

Melinda Marlene ‘Mindy’ Becher was born May 12, 1954, in Westbrook, MN the daughter of John Leonard and Marlene Carol (Ackman) Thorsness. She passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at her residence in Dolores, CO at the age of 67. As Mindy grew up her family moved around a lot as her father was a minister. They lived in...

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