Ila Mae Derosier
Jul 3, 2017
ILA MAE DEROSIER Funeral services for former Cortez resident, Ila Mae DeRosier, will be held at 10:00 A.M. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 26525 County Road M, Cortez, Colorado on July 18, 2017. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Ila Mae was born November 1, 1930 in Cortez, Colorado to Alexander and Myrtis (Tate) DeRosier. She...
Mario George Giannone
Jul 2, 2017
MARIO GEORGE GIANNONE Please join the family on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. for a prayer service and rosary for M. George which will be held at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 28 E. Montezuma Ave., Cortez and his celebration of life at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 07, 2017 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. M. George was...
Edith Elaine Flanagan
Jun 29, 2017
EDITH ELAINE FLANAGAN Funeral services form lifelong area resident Edith Elaine Flanagan will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 7 at the Cortez First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Goodman Point Cemetery. Edith was born October 25, 1925 in Rena Ray, Colo. the daughter of Thomas E. and Margaret Elizabeth (Chastain) Martin. She passed away on Thursday,...
Barbara Jean Millard
Jun 28, 2017
BARBARA JEAN MILLARD Funeral services for longtime area resident, Barbara Jean Millard will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 3 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Old Dolores Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Barbara Jean Millard lived to be 80 years old. She was born in...
Wilson Anthony Buck
Jun 25, 2017
WILSON ANTHONY BUCK Graveside services for Cortez resident Wilson Anthony Buck will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will take place Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Ertel Funeral Home. Pastor Kenny Norton will officiate. Wilson was born February 1, 1945 in Mexican Water, Ariz. the son of Willie Buck...
Ila June Hazen
Jun 24, 2017
ILA JUNE HAZEN Ila June Hazen passed away at The Mancos Valley Inn on Saturday, June 24th at 12:05 am, at the age of 97. Ila was born June 9, 1920, in Fort Benton, Montana, to Mary and James Grant. She was one of 6 children. She grew up on a ranch and rode in a covered wagon when they...
Mildred Louella Mcgettrick
Jun 23, 2017
MILDRED LOUELLA "MILLIE" McGETTRICK Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident Mildred Louella "Millie" McGettrick will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 29 at Cortez First Baptist Church. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Millie was born December 23, 1924 in Delta, Colo. the daughter of Jesse Alva and Sarah Maude (Merica) Leonard. She passed away on Friday, June 23,...
Dickie Ray Keck
Jun 18, 2017
A celebration of life for longtime Cortez resident, Dickie Ray Keck will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 1 at Empire Electric, Calvin Denton Room, potluck luncheon to follow. Dick was born on February 10, 1952 in St. Jo, Tex. to parents Richard Keck and Betty Exum. He passed away on June 18, 2017 at Southwest Memorial Hospital,...
Mary Halene West
Jun 13, 2017
MARY "HALENE" WEST Halene West was born January 16, 1949 in Cortez, Colo. the daughter of Wilford and Juanita (Edmonson) Winship. She passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at her residence in Cortez at the age of 68. Halene is survived by her husband, George West of Cortez. Halene was preceded in death by her parents, Wilford and Juanita...
Clarence Cordell Uptain
Jun 12, 2017
CLARENCE CORDELL "CORKY" UPTAIN Funeral services for lifelong Lewis resident Clarence Cordell Uptain will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 19 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, County Road M. Chapel. Cordell was born December 27, 1936 in Lewis, Colorado the son of Clarence Rueben Uptain and Lula Belle (Maslen) Uptain. He passed away on...
Charles Leon Mahaffey
Jun 11, 2017
CHARLES LEON "CHUCK" MAHAFFEY Charles Leon Mahaffey was born on August 16, 1932 in Cortez, Colorado and passed away on June 11, 2017. Charles "Chuck" graduate high school in Mesa, Arizona and shortly after joined the United States Air Force. He was honorably discharged in 1955. He then returned home to the family farm located in Yellow Jacket, Colorado. Chuck...
Kristi Rae Roundtree
Jun 10, 2017
KRISTI RAE ROUNDTREE Memorial services for former Cortez resident and current Minot, N.D. resident, Kristi Rae Roundtree will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 15 at the Lewis Arriola Community Center. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Kristi was born February 13, 1978 in Cortez, the daughter of Dean Allen and Gloria Jean "Jeanie" (Wallace) Roundtree. She passed away...
Raymond Gerald "Ray" Harriman
Jun 6, 2017
RAYMOND GERALD "RAY" HARRIMAN A celebration of life for Ray Harriman will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 16 at Panther Stadium west of Cortez Middle School in Cortez. The man who often described himself as "a teacher who learns more from my students than they ever learn from me" Raymond Gerald "Ray" Harriman was chosen to join...
Raymond Gene "Ray" Gerlach
Jun 3, 2017
RAYMOND GENE "RAY" GERLACH Funeral services for former area resident and current Indianapolis, Ind. resident, Raymond Gene "Ray" Gerlach will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 10 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Empire Chapel. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Yellow Jacket. Ray was born April 7, 1950 in Cortez the son...
James Leroy Mccauley
Jun 2, 2017
JAMES LEROY MCCAULEY Funeral services for long-time resident James Leroy "Jim" McCauley will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7 at Ertel Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Jim was born in Bear Valley, Wisc. the son of Sam and Caroline (Rosenal) McCauley. He passed away on Friday, June 2,...
Kimberly Danell Hamilton
May 26, 2017
KIMBERLY DANELL HAMILTON On May 26, 2017, Kim's two year battle with cancer came to an end as she slipped gently into the arms of the Lord, surrounded by family members, at the Vista Grande Nursing Home in Cortez, Colorado. Kim was born in Kearny, Arizona where she attended her K-12 schooling at Ray district schools. After graduating from high...
Robert Clifford "Bob" Conner
May 23, 2017
ROBERT CLIFFORD "BOB" CONNER Funeral services for Robert Clifford "Bob" Conner will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 27 at First Baptist Church in Cortez. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Bob was born June 15, 1935 in Durango, Colo. to Robert Simpson Conner Jr. and Iva Irene (Maness) Conner. He passed away at his Dolores home on...
Brent Cash Mcclain
May 22, 2017
Brent Cash McClain was born in Cortez, Colorado on April 21, 1968 to Vaughna and Corky McClain. He passed away at the age of 49 on May 22, 2017 at University Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At an early age Brent followed in his dad's footsteps and worked in the plumbing business for the next 30 years. Brent enjoyed time...
Jefferson Davis "J.D." Knuckles
May 21, 2017
Jefferson Davis Knuckles was born November 19, 1935 in rural San Miguel County to Tom and Tina Knuckles. He passed away on May 21, 2017 at the age of 81. Jeff married Marilyn McConnel on March 22, 1959 in Cortez, Colorado. They shared 57 years of marriage. Early in their marriage they made their home in many different places while...
Brent James Gagneaux
May 17, 2017
BRENT JAMES GAGNEAUX Brent James Gagneaux, 63, passed away May 17, 2017. Born November 10, 1953 in Houma, La. to James and Rena Gagneaux. Before retirement, Brent spent most of his life working as a compressor mechanic and later an instructor passing his knowledge on to the next generation. His work took him from Texas to North Dakota where he...
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