Obituaries

Mar 1, 2019

CAROLINE “CARRIE” MARY HAMPSON Funeral services for Carrie M. Hampson a longtime resident of the Cortez/Dolores area, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Carrie was born to Emil and Helen Strad on September 17, 1928 in a log cabin on the...

Feb 27, 2019

BETTY LAVERNE “MICKIE” BAKER Memorial services for Cortez resident Betty LaVerne “Mickie” Baker will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 8 at Arriola Bible Church. Mickie was born June 24, 1935 in Cortez the daughter of Floyd Dewitt and Mary Melvina (Stevenson) Cummings. She passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age...

Feb 23, 2019

William LeGrand ‘Bill’ Brannen was born October 12, 1940 in Janesville, WI the son of Charles Wesley and Margaret Elizabeth (Vogelsang) Brannen. He passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at his residence at the age of 78. Surviving Bill are his wife, Ronda Wooten of Cortez, CO; his daughter, Morgen Hickey Hill (Mike) of Dolores, CO; and his sister,...

Feb 23, 2019

Nancy Lasell Becker was born on April 23, 1936 in North Carolina, and passed away on February 23, 2019 in Cortez, Co. She is survived by her husband Don Becker. After college she taught English and Psychology in New Mexico as well as at Montezuma Cortez High School. She was delighted when a student would stop by when passing through...

Feb 22, 2019

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Howard May Lehi Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Johnny Lehi will officiate. A viewing will take place from 5 – 7 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Howard was born January 6, 1955 in Cortez, CO the son of Chris Lehi...

Feb 22, 2019

Memorial services for Towaoc resident Norton Mills Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Mr. Terry Knight will officiate. Norton was born July 22, 1940 in Towaoc, CO the son of Harry Gene Mills and Elanor Mills. He passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at The Valley Inn in Mancos,...

Feb 21, 2019

Carolyn Diane (Hindmarsh) Kilgore was born in Denver Colorado on March 21, 1956. She came home with her parents Russell E. Hindmarsh and Norma (Olson) Hindmarsh to spend her childhood in the Lakeview Community outside of Dolores Colorado. She graduated from M-CHS in 1974 and began traveling soon after, and put down roots in the area outside of Detroit Michigan....

Feb 15, 2019

Randy Keck was born on October 28th, 1948, in Saint Jo, Texas to his father Donnie Earl Keck, and his mother Lena Faye (Reid) Keck. Randy passed away peacefully at his residence in Cortez on Friday, February 15, 2019. He is survived by his brothers, Rick (Cathy) Keck, and Joe (Susan) Keck, both of Cortez, and his nephews, Jedediah (Tia)...

Feb 14, 2019

Feb 6, 2019

Funeral services for Cortez resident Priscilla Louise Wing will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Shiprock Cemetery. Priscilla was born March 22, 1955 in Shiprock, NM the daughter of Sam Dee and Fern Louise (Hobson) Foster. She passed away on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 in Albuquerque, NM at...

Feb 4, 2019

William George ‘Bill’ Harvey was born January 31, 1940 in Campbell, MO the son of Willie Clarence and Ora Buelah (Walker) Harvey. He passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction at the age of 79. Surviving Bill are his wife, Mary E. Harvey of Dolores, CO; his children, Tommy Harvey of MI, Rex...

Feb 4, 2019

Graveside services for Cortez resident Marie Michael McCoy will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. A dinner for the family will follow the service. Marie was born December 7, 1974 in Cortez, CO. She passed away on Monday, February 4, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 44. Surviving Marie...

Feb 3, 2019

Funeral services for long time Towaoc resident Melvin Ketchum ‘Albert’ Dutchie will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A wake will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 911 E. Lafayette, Towaoc, CO. Albert was born March 28, 1959 in Monticello, UT...

Jan 24, 2019

Funeral services for Cortez resident Ogrita Beatrice ‘Greta’ Vinger will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at the Dove Creek Assembly of God. Pastor Gregg Liming will officiate. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery. Greta was born May 28, 1920 in Fairbury, NE the daughter of Charley D. and Helen Louise (Parker) Good. She passed away...

Jan 24, 2019

Funeral services for Mancos resident Annett T. ‘Anne’ Martin will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Bishop Clint Rapier will officiate. Interment will follow at Webber Cemetery. Anne was born May 27, 1941 in Redding, CA the daughter of Nephi and Etta Donna (Dickman) Thulin. She...

Jan 22, 2019

Rodney George Bland, age 60, passed away on 1/22/2019 in Carbondale, Colorado. Memorial services for Rodney Bland will be held on Sunday, February 3, at 2 p.m. at the Ertel Memorial Chapel in Cortez. Born in Springfield, Colorado on April 26, 1958 he was the son of Irene Hauser and Ervin Bland. He attended school at Fort Lewis College, in...

Jan 22, 2019

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Andrew William Cuch Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Towaoc Community Center. Visitation will take place at the end of the service. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Andrew was born December 11, 2004 in Cortez, CO the son of Andrew William Cuch Sr. and Estelle Bears...

Jan 21, 2019

A celebration of life for Cortez resident Jasper Rudy Vallejos will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2019 at the American Legion in Cortez. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rudy was born March 25, 1953 in Cortez, CO the son of Alfred Tony and Abenilde (Herrera) Vallejos. He passed away on Monday, January...

Jan 20, 2019

Memorial services for Vivian Marie Randolph will be held on May 12, 2019 at the Dove Creek Cemetery. Mr. Travis Randolph will officiate. Vivian was born August 17, 1938 in Montrose, CO the daughter of Samuel Lester and Viola Marie (Williams) Mosher. She passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019 at her residence in Dove Creek at the age of...

Jan 19, 2019

Albert Charles Bockhahn, 73, died on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at home in Ignacio, CO, after battling cancer. He passed peacefully, with the love of his family by his side and the melodies of his favorite Leonard Cohen songs in the air. Born in Belle Fourche, SD, March 1, 1945, to Gayland George and Verneta Mae (Clark) Bockhahn, Al was...