Obituaries

Denelle Eknes

Denelle Eknes

Mar 31, 2019

Denelle Eknes was born August 25, 1949 in Cloquet, MN the daughter of John and Beverly (Bastien) Eknes. She passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at the Valley Inn in Mancos, CO at the age of 69. Surviving Denelle are her mother; her siblings, Michelle (Pixie) Simmons of Eagan, MN, Lydel Frey (Perry) of Middleville, MI, and Eric Eknes...

Annie Mae Neely

Annie Mae Neely

Mar 31, 2019

Memorial services for Cortez resident Annie Mae Neely will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Pastor Neely Lewis will officiate. Annie Mae was born November 28, 1919 in Cleburn, TX the daughter of William David and Annie Lola (Clark) Smart. She passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Vista...

Mary  Frances "Fran" Hartle

Mary Frances "Fran" Hartle

Mar 29, 2019

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother (Mema), sister, and friend, Mary Frances Hartle (Fran) of Pleasant View, Colorado was called home to be with Jesus on Friday, March 29, 2019 at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona with her husband Lloyd by her side. A celebration of life service for Fran will be held on April 13, 2019 at 10:00...

Marlena Marie Reed

Marlena Marie Reed

Mar 27, 2019

MARLENA MARIE REED A celebration of life for Lewis resident, Marlena Marie Reed will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, April 6 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Inurnment will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lewis Cemetery. Marlena was born March 17, 1978 the daughter of Bruce and Victoria (Wagner) Clark. She passed away on March 27, 2019...

Hildegard 'Hilda' Despain

Hildegard 'Hilda' Despain

Mar 24, 2019

Hildegard ‘Hilda’ DeSpain was born October 26, 1928 in Friedrichsthal, Germany the daughter of Friedrich and Anna (Hornung) Gretz. She passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 90. Hilda was a holocaust survivor. She loved animals and was a member of the German Club in Albuquerque, NM. Surviving Hilda are her children,...

James Wilford 'Jim' Slade

James Wilford 'Jim' Slade

Mar 23, 2019

James Wilford Slade, surrounded by his family, left his earthly home on March 23, 2019. He was 90 years old. He entered this world on June 7, 1928 in Kline, Colorado. He was the 15th child of Agda and Benjamin Slade. He married his loving wife, Shirley Virginia Wiebe, on June 6, 1955. They were later sealed in the Mesa,...

Sidelia Barbara Gomez

Sidelia Barbara Gomez

Mar 21, 2019

Sidelia B. Gomez, resident of Cortez, passed away March 21, 2019, at the age of 109, at her daughter’s home in Cortez where she resided for the past 10 years. During that time, she was cared for by her devoted daughters, Louise and Barbara, and family. Sidelia was born December 4, 1909, in Blanco, New Mexico, to her parents Austacia...

Sergeant First Class Will Duston Lindsay

Sergeant First Class Will Duston Lindsay

Mar 21, 2019

A memorial service and celebration for Sergeant First Class Will Duston Lindsay will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2019 at the amphitheater at Parque de Vida, 400 N. Mildred Road, Cortez, CO. Sergeant First Class Will Duston Lindsay, United States Army Special Forces, was killed in action in Kunduz, Afghanistan on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Will spent...

Douglas Scott 'Doug' Mack

Douglas Scott 'Doug' Mack

Mar 16, 2019

Funeral services for Douglas Scott ‘Doug’ Mack will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 22035 E. Ocotillo Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85242. A viewing will be held from 9 – 10:30 a.m. before the service at the church. Interment will take place at 10 a.m. on...

Martha  Ann  'Marty' Stewart

Martha Ann 'Marty' Stewart

Mar 16, 2019

Dolores resident Martha Ann ‘Marty’ Stewart was born August 11, 1943 in Walnut Creek, CA the daughter of Robert and Rosemary (Coyne) Young. She passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO at the age of 75. Surviving Marty are her husband, Joe Jeffery Stewart of Dolores, CO; her sons, Michael K. Ennor of...

Mary Eloise Chacon

Mary Eloise Chacon

Mar 14, 2019

Mary Martinez Chacon went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 14, 2019 in Cortez Colorado, surrounded by loved ones. She was 88 years old. Mary Eloisa Archuleta was born to Patricio and Elviria Archuleta on June 2, 1930 in Hesperus, Colorado. She resided in Mancos, CO, Moab, UT, and Cortez, CO. She worked at the...

Cecil Juilin Maness

Cecil Juilin Maness

Mar 14, 2019

Graveside services for Mancos resident Cecil Juilin Maness will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 22, 2019 at Cortez Cemetery. Mr. Royce Herrmann will officiate. Military Honors will be conducted by the Veterans of Montezuma County. Cecil was born June 30, 1939 in Durango, CO the son of James Clarence and Hattie (Jeffcot) Maness. He passed away on...

Thomas Paul  'Tom' Comisky

Thomas Paul 'Tom' Comisky

Mar 12, 2019

Funeral services for Cortez resident Thomas Paul ‘Tom’ Comisky will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Empire Chapel. Bishop Tim Lanier will officiate. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Visitation will take place before the service at 9 a.m. at the church. Tom was born November 5,...

Rose Mary Plese

Rose Mary Plese

Mar 11, 2019

Services for Gallup resident, but most recently of Cortez, CO, Rose Mary Plese will be held Friday, April 26, 2019 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. A rosary will be held at 10 a.m. and a Memorial Mass will follow. Inurnment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Rose Mary was born April 23, 1922 in Atrisco, NM the daughter of Steve and...

Charles  Lee 'Chuck' Thompson

Charles Lee 'Chuck' Thompson

Mar 11, 2019

Charles Lee (Chuck) Thompson was born September 8, 1935 to Forrest (Frosty) and Myra Conn Thompson in Cortez, Colorado. He passed from this life on March 11, 2019 to be with his Lord & Savior. Chuck attended school in Dove Creek, Colorado graduating from high school with the class of 1953. During his high school years he was active in...

Harold William Coppinger

Harold William Coppinger

Mar 11, 2019

Harold was the fifth child born to Attley and Carrie (Tagg) Coppinger on December 17, 1928. He went home on Monday, March 11, 2019 at the age of 90. He was born at the twin white house’s south of Cortez. He made it to the 6th grade in school. Dad and Aunt Rose lived with Bob and Oralee Page for...

Joanne Marie Mccomb

Joanne Marie Mccomb

Mar 8, 2019

Memorial services for lifelong Dolores resident Joanne Marie McComb will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Joanne was born November 25, 1929 in Cortez, CO the daughter of Charlie and Susie Marie (Englehart) Higman. She passed away on Friday, March 8, 2019 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 89. Joanne married...

Everett Leon Boren

Everett Leon Boren

Mar 7, 2019

Memorial services for Cortez resident Everett Leon Boren will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Leon was born September 21, 1931 in Villagreen, CO the son of Luther Manuel and Edith Adiline (Flincher) Boren. He passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at his residence at the...

William Dennis Pierce

William Dennis Pierce

Mar 3, 2019

Longtime Montezuma County resident William “Bill” Pierce passed away on March 3, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Bill was born in Englewood, Colo. on March 31, 1939. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ollie and Alma Pierce of Denver, Colo.; by one brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Opal Pierce of Dolores, Colo.; by his son...

Domitila Sofia "Sophie" Stevenson

Domitila Sofia "Sophie" Stevenson

Mar 3, 2019

DOMITILA SOFIA “SOPHIE” STEVENSON Memorial services for lifelong area resident Domitila Sofia “Sophie” Stevenson will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12 at Victory World Outreach Church. Sophie was born May 27, 1934 in Dolores the daughter of Pocomio Archibeque and Rebecca Romero Archibeque Sanchez. She passed away on March 3, 2019 at Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home...

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