Obituaries

Oct 27, 2018

Ronald Emil Zahorka was born May 23, 1947 in Salt Lake Utah, the son of Benard and Mary (Reese) Zahorka. He passed away on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at his residence at the age of 71. Ronald married Terri Kaiser on October 4, 1997 in Bullhead City, Arizona. He was particularly fond of stock car racing. Surviving Ronald are his...

Oct 26, 2018

Memorial services for Cortez resident Darrell Eugene Coppinger will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Pastor Bruce Burkett will officiate. Darrell was born June 18, 1953 in Cortez, Colorado the son of William Merle and Norma Jean (Milligan) Coppinger. He passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at...

Oct 24, 2018

Funeral services for Mancos resident Moises Rivera will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018 at Saint Rita Catholic Church. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Mancos, Colorado. A viewing will be held at Ertel Memorial Chapel at 5:00 p.m. and a Rosary will follow at 6:00 pm on...

Oct 22, 2018

Lifelong Cortez, Colorado resident Novella Irene Nicholas was born March 20, 1954 the daughter of Louie Thatcher and Laveta Pacheco (Patterson). She passed away on October 22, 2018 at her residence at the age of 64. Novella was a Dove Creek cheerleader and enjoyed working. She married Gary Lynn Nicholas March 20, 1978 in Cortez, Colorado. Surviving Novella are her...

Oct 21, 2018

Graveside services for Dove Creek resident Dexter Hayden Kinnett will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Peel Cemetery in Dove Creek, Colorado. Bishop Mickey Head will officiate. Dexter was born August 1, 2018 in Cortez, Colorado, the son of Chad Leroy and Jannette Elise (Kendall) Kinnett. He passed away on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at...

Oct 19, 2018

Neita Aline Rowell was born July 10, 1926 in Emporia, Kansas the daughter of Charles D. and Ruth M. Walker. She passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living in Cortez. She was 92. The family would like to thank all the staff at Vista Mesa for all they have done and all the kindness they...

Oct 17, 2018

Donald Franklin Oderkirk Jr. was born June 17, 1952 in El Cajon, California the son of Ginger and Donald Franklin Oderkirk Sr. He passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at his residence at the age of 66. Don married Jacqueline Herrera on April 12, 2005 in Montezuma County. He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting, guns, horses and his dog. Surviving...

Oct 15, 2018

James Edward Snow III left this life on Monday, October 15, 2018, at the age of 67. He was the son of Marilyn (Butler) Snow and James Edward Snow II of Cleveland, Ohio. After serving in the U.S. Army and being stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, he vowed to come back to Colorado to stay. In 1977, he met and...

Oct 13, 2018

Memorial services for Dolores resident Floyd Johnson will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Floyd was born February 1, 1934 in Strathcona, Minnesota the son of Helmar A. and Freda (Bratlie) Johnson. He passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age 84. Floyd loved to work,...

Oct 11, 2018

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Lucy Lehi Summa will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 15, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Bradley Hight will officiate. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 14, 2018 from 4 – 6 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Lucy was born July 3, 1945 in Blanding, Utah,...

Oct 6, 2018

William Boyd Sanders was born April 24, 1940 in Shamrock, Texas the son of William Macy and Hazel Geneva (Turner)(Sanders)Blount. He passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at his residence in Mancos at the age of 78. Surviving Boyd are his wife, Terri Ann Sanders; his sons, Darin Sanders and William Scott Sanders; and his brother, Billy Gene Sanders....

Oct 3, 2018

Ida Mae Martin was born July 2, 1943 in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Vista Grande Inn, Cortez, Colorado. Surviving Ida are her children, James “Jimmy” Bedford of Harrisonville, MO, Harriett “Yevone” Salisbury (David) of Albuquerque, NM, Daniel Glenn Martin (Kellie) of Cortez, CO, Melissa Burris (Joe) of Cortez, CO, and Christina Bedford of...

Oct 3, 2018

Funeral Services for Dove Creek resident Rosalyn Marie Dame will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, October 8, 2018 at St. Jude Catholic Church. Father Pat Valdez will officiate. Rosalyn was born March 30, 1925 in Crested Butte, Colorado, the daughter of John Ivan and Rose Marie (Obster) Kvaternick. She passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Vista...

Oct 1, 2018

Terry Mike Lynn, 58, of Cortez, Colorado passed away on Monday, October 1st, 2018 in Williston, North Dakota in a vehicle accident. Terry was pulled over in construction when a distracted semi driver ran into the back of his stopped truck. Terry was an exemplary man who never met anyone he couldn’t consider family; he always brought laughter to a...

Sep 30, 2018

Funeral services for Towaoc resident Paul Whiskers Dutchie, Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints North Chapel in Blanding, Utah. Visitation will take place prior to the service at 9 a.m. in the Relief Society Room at the church. Interment will follow the service at Blanding...

Sep 29, 2018

A graveside service for Dolores resident Wilkes Berry Robbe, Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at Cortez Cemetery. Berry was born November 14, 1929 in Pueblo, Colorado the son of Wilkes Berry and Jessie Mae (Keithley) Robbe. He passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, CO at...

Sep 27, 2018

Jane Shilling, 79, of Cortez, Colorado passed away peacefully with her twin sister Joyce by her side at the Vista Grande Nursing Home in the early morning of September 27, 2018. Jane was born on July 11, 1939 in Creede, Colorado to Melvin and Verna (Ward) Shilling. She was the fifth of eight children. In 1945 the Shilling family moved...

Sep 27, 2018

Sep 27, 2018

Cameron Shay Miller (Woo-Woo) was born on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1998 to Shawn M. Miller and Cynthia S. (Cindie Rodd) Miller at 10:20 p.m. in Cortez, Colorado. She came home with a green cap instead of a pink one, as her family always felt that she was their lucky charm. Cameron had many trials in her life, due...

Sep 26, 2018

Funeral services for Carmen Ives McGill will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be held at the end of the service. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Yellow Jacket, CO. Carmen was born July 12, 1928 in Friona, Texas the daughter of Arthur and Gladys (Stanley) Hughes. She passed away...