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...
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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
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,...
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...
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
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
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...
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