Mildred Louise 'Milly' Shew
Dec 10, 2019
Milly Shew of Lewis, Colorado, entered her Eternal Home December 10, 2019, at the age of 99. She was the last one of her generation in her family to be called Home to Glory. She was born March 24, 1920, in Sidney, Nebraska, to Louis and Lottie Holmes. There were three children in the family, a son, Burton, and two...
Roger Charles Hausen
Dec 9, 2019
Roger Charles Hausen was born June 3, 1927 to Clarence and Viona (Dahlquist) Hausen in Stanton, Iowa and passed away December 9, 2019 at the Beehive Homestead in Cortez, Colorado surrounded, for many days, by his family. After graduating from the University of Iowa, Roger met Carolyn Lea Shepherd, who worked at his stepfather’s drugstore. They married on September 8,...
Stanley Russel Crapo
Dec 8, 2019
Stanley Russel Crapo was born November 11, 1919 at the family home near Lockerby in San Juan County, Utah; the second son of Clarence Ezra (Ez) and Lola Morris Crapo. Stanley’s mother died when he was four days old and he was taken to live with his aunt and uncle, Harriet (Hat) and George Snyder. Even after Ez remarried, Stanley...
Dean Arthur Kirk
Dec 5, 2019
The world and southwest Colorado lost a pillar of integrity, influence, volunteerism when Dean Arthur Kirk passed away peacefully at age 84 on Thursday, December 5, 2019 in Orem, UT. All these years of teaching, coaching, and volunteering started in a tiny, South Dakota farm house on July 28, 1935. New parents-to-be Glenn and Teresa Kirk loaded up in their...
Vickie Lynn Mata
Nov 30, 2019
Memorial services for Cortez resident Vickie Lynn Mata will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 6, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Fred Calloway will officiate. Vickie was born September 22, 1946 in Durango, CO the daughter of Perry Glen and Elsie Marie (Dosher) Sheets. She passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Hospice House in Durango, CO...
Frankie Louis 'Bill' Melton
Nov 29, 2019
Frankie Louis ‘Bill’ Melton was born December 7, 1939 in Sacramento, NM the son of Robert Tassel and Velma Louise (Bishop) Melton. He passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at his residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 79. Surviving Bill are his spouse, Carol Melton of Cortez, CO; his children, Jeffery Lee Melton (Michelle) of Humble, TX,...
James Joseph 'Jim' Davenport
Nov 29, 2019
James Joseph ‘Jim’ Davenport was born April 26, 1936 in Merced, CA the son of Amos and Josephine (Whelan) Davenport. He passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019 at his residence in Cortez, CO at the age of 83. Surviving Jim are his son, Kevin O’Dell of IL; his step-son, Shawn Powell of College Station, TX; his step-daughter, Rhonda Powell...
Senovio T. "Sonnie" Gustamantes
Nov 25, 2019
Memorial Mass for Cortez resident Senovio T. “Sonnie” Gustamantes will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Durango, CO. Father Douglas Hunt will officiate. A Rosary will be held at the church at 6 p.m. Friday, November 29, 2019. Sonnie was born June 18, 1939 in Tunnie, NM the son of...
Jaque Lynn Eddy
Nov 25, 2019
Jaque Lynn Eddy was born June 27, 1937 in Pond Creek, OK the daughter of Guy O. and Mary Edna (Smith) Ream. She passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 82. Jaque married Jim Ray Eddy on April 12, 1957 in Aztec, NM, and was a devoted wife. She was a homemaker...
Romando Dion Mccook
Nov 21, 2019
Funeral services for Towaoc resident Romando Dion McCook will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Towaoc Community Center. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A wake will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the Presbyterian Church in Towaoc. Romando was born December 18, 1969 in Cortez, CO the son of...
Opal Marie Gran
Nov 19, 2019
Opal Marie Gran was born March 7, 1920 in Hudson, SD the daughter of John and Helen (Syllestad) Lundstrom. She passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 99. Surviving Opal is her daughter, Jo Ann Green of Cortez, CO. Opal was preceded in death by her parents; and her spouse, Lawrence Gran.
Joseph Lee 'Joe' Hatch
Nov 17, 2019
Graveside services will be held for lifelong Towaoc resident Joseph Lee ‘Joe’ Hatch at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 9 – 11 a.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Joe was born August 7, 1943 in Cortez, CO the son of Daniel Hatch and Pearl Alice Mills....
Kirby Dwayne Sanchez
Nov 15, 2019
Kirby Dwayne Sanchez was born May 26, 1952 in Cortez, Colorado. He grew up on Bug Point and spent his youth helping his parents clean the land and farm it. Kirby met his wife, Carmelita, at the ripe age of 15, and married his high school sweetheart on June 14, 1972. Kirby worked for his father in the summer farming...
Rena Jo Todd
Nov 15, 2019
RENA JO TODD On Friday, November 15, 2019, Rena Jo Hatfield Todd, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home at the age of 96. Rena was born June 3, 1923 in Dove Creek, Colorado to Charles Orlando Hatfield and Inez Martin Hatfield in the family’s dugout cellar on their farm. She had a little box for her crib,...
Esther Lois Stuckman
Nov 13, 2019
On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Esther Lois Stuckman went home to be with the Lord at age 79. Early in the morning of March 31, 1940, a baby girl was born in a small house at 310 N. Washington Street in Cortez, CO to Bert and Mae Stuckman. They named her Esther Lois after their mothers. Three years later, Lois...
Raymond Kuebler Jr.
Nov 13, 2019
RAYMOND KUEBLER JR. Graveside services for lifelong Towaoc resident Raymond Kuebler Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Raymond was born April 27, 1971 in Cortez the son of Raymond Kuebler Sr. and Angela Wing. He passed away on...
Murita Ruth Hoffman
Nov 9, 2019
MURITA RUTH HOFFMAN Funeral services for Murita Ruth Hoffman will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Ruth was born on August 20, 1935 in Dingle, Idaho the daughter of David Cyril and...
Rovilla Ruth Ellis
Nov 6, 2019
Rovilla Ellis passed away November 6, 2019 at Cedar Hills, Utah surrounded by her family. Rovilla Ruth Ellis was born on April 8, 1936 in Westphalia, Kansas to Edith Morton and John Elam Elliss Jr. Rovilla enjoyed playing with her cousins in the Kansas countryside. Being one of the few girls in her extended family, she learned to throw and...
Timothy James 'Tim' Mueller
Nov 4, 2019
Timothy James ‘Tim’ Mueller was born June 4, 1953 in Arizona, the son of William Martin and Phyllis Marie (Kelly) Mueller. He passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 at his residence in Dolores, CO at the age of 66. Surviving Tim are his children, Chris Mueller of Phoenix, AZ, Jamie Mueller of Phoenix, AZ, Bethany Ponder of Lake Havasu,...
Joseph Edwin Arado
Nov 3, 2019
Funeral Mass for Mancos resident Joseph Edwin Arado will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, November 7, 2019 at St. Rita Catholic Church in Mancos, CO. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Military Honors will be performed by the Veterans of Montezuma County. A Rosary will take place from 6 – 7 p.m....
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