David Edward Goff
Mar 16, 2024
DAVID EDWARD GOFF
David was born March 16, 1950, and passed away on his 74th birthday, March 16, 2024.
David is survived by his sons: Eddy Goff (Kim), Donald Goff, and Steven Goff (Brandy), all of Mancos; grandchildren: Kayla Cornett (Preston), Taylor Jones (Wyatt), David Goff (Shaelee), Hunter Goff, Evan Goff, and Brooke Goff; his great grandchildren: Nolan Cornett, Haiden Cornett, Barlow...
Walter Weldon Wood
Mar 14, 2024
WALTER WELDON WOOD
Walter Weldon Wood, 81, passed from this life on March 14, 2024, at his home in Dolores, CO surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on July 9, 1942, in Seagraves, TX to Walter E. Wood and Gladys (Bolding) Wood. He was the youngest of four children and the only boy.
He met the love of his...
Stewart Warren Hatch
Mar 14, 2024
STEWART WARREN HATCH
Funeral services for Stewart Warren Hatch will be held on Thursday, March 21 at 10:00 am at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 20 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Ertel Memorial Chapel.
Stewart was born September 19, 1978 in Monticello, Utah, the son of Mike Hatch and Yvonne House. Stewart passed away on March...
Joe Sagney Hulligan Sr.
Mar 12, 2024
JOE SAGNEY HULLIGAN SR.
Funeral service for Towaoc resident, Joe Sagney Hulligan Sr. will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Towaoc Presbyterian Church. Internment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery.
Joe was born on May 1, 1942 in Kayenta, Ariz., the son of John Hulligan and Mary Denetsosie. He passed away...
DeVena Kay Branson
Mar 9, 2024
DEVENA KAY BRANSON
Celebration of life services for DeVena Kay Branson will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Arriola Cemetery.
DeVena was born October 6, 1956 in Cortez the daughter of Billy D. and Deanna (Gardner) Watson. She passed away on Saturday,...
Gerald Conrad Wolf
Mar 8, 2024
Gerald C. Wolf
Gerry “Pops” Wolf gave us one last goodbye on March 8, 2024, after a two-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Ever competitive, he defied the definition of the disease and was able to recognize friends and family up until the very end. His quick wit, sarcasm, and ability to tell a great joke were on full display as he...
Ui Kang "Joann" Rucker
Mar 7, 2024
UI KANG “JOANN” RUCKER
Funeral services for Ui Kang “Joann” Rucker will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at the Lighthouse Baptist Church with Pastor Bruce Burkett officiating. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery.
Joann was born Ui Kang Kim along with her twin sister, In Kang Kim, on July 20, 1941 in South Korea. She married Harold...
George Martin Griffith Sr.
Mar 7, 2024
GEORGE MARTIN GRIFFITH SR.
Funeral services for lifelong area resident, George Martin Griffith Sr., will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, March 15, 2024, at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Dove Creek Cemetery.
George was born February 22, 1934, in Dove Creek, Colo., the son of Charlie Stephen and Myrtle Irene Griffith. He passed away on Thursday, March 7,...
Charles Leonard Rhodes
Mar 5, 2024
CHARLES L. RHODES
Charles Lenard Rhodes was born December 28,1939, in Hooper, Colorado, the son of Waldon "Don" and Atha (Davis) Rhodes. Charles lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, March 5,202, at his residence in Dolores, Colorado at the age of 84.
Charles was an avid hunter, outdoorsman, and rancher. Charles met the love of his life, Alta Drinnen in Montrose...
Jerry Neil Jowell
Mar 4, 2024
JERRY NEIL JOWELL
Jerry Neil Jowell was born January 16, 1951, in Silt, Colo., the son of Arthur and Connie Lee (Scott) Jowell. He passed away at his Dolores home on March 4, 2024, at age 73.
Surviving Jerry are his wife, Verna A. Jowell; his children, Ray Ferrier (Gina Caravetta) of Arizona, and Eric Jowell of...
Frederick Marion DeWitt
Mar 2, 2024
FREDERICK “FRED” MARION DEWITT
Frederick Marion DeWitt was born December 23, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Oscar and Maxine Grace (Frazier) DeWitt. He passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at his home in Mancos, Colorado at the age of 86.
Fred grew up and spent his young adult life in Southern California. At age 17, his father signed...
James (Jim) Johnston
Feb 26, 2024
3-2-1929 – 2-26-24
A celebration of life for longtime Cortez resident, Jim Johnston, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 22, 2024, at First United Methodist Church of Cortez. Inurnment will be at Cory Cemetery in Orchard City, Colorado on March 23.
Jim, the son of Charles and Julia Johnston, was born March 2, 1929, in Delta Colorado....
Virginia B. McCutcheon
Feb 25, 2024
VIRGINIA B. McCUTCHEON
Virginia Belle McCutcheon was born on July 28, 1922, in Santa Paula, California, to Wells Lyle and Mable Luella (Crawford) Taft. She passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 25, 2024, in Cortez, Colorado, at the age of 101. This was 10 years and 1 day after the passing of her husband of 73 years, Earl Madison McCutcheon....
Karen Ann Bohn
Feb 23, 2024
KAREN ANN BOHN
Karen Ann (Welch) Bohn was born August 16, 1935, in Kansas and was raised in the Amarillo, TX area. She met/married the love of her life, Billy James (BJ) Bohn. They moved due to his work but settled in Pagosa Springs in the early 1960’s. His work later brought him to Towaoc, and they moved to Cortez....
Karen Denise Lukas
Feb 23, 2024
KAREN DENISE LUKAS
Karen Denise Lukas, age 55, a lifelong resident of Colorado died at home on February 23, 2024, surrounded by love and her family in Cortez, Colorado. Karen entered this world on August 3, 1968, in Delta, Colorado to the delight of her parents Reba (nee Williamson) and Philip Lukas and many others eagerly awaiting her arrival. She was...
Larraine Kathleen VanDorn
Feb 21, 2024
Graveside services will be held on Thursday Feb 29, 2024 at 11:00 at Cortez Cemetery.
Larraine, daughter of Gordon and Cleo Shaben, was born November 24, 1946 in Seneca Falls, NY. She passed away Wednesday Feb 21, 2024 in Durango, Colorado at age of 77. Larraine was the oldest of nine children. Being tired of the snow her family...
Jshoke Avery Wright
Feb 20, 2024
JSHOKE AVERY WRIGHT
Jshoke Avery Wright was born on September 7, 1977, in Cortez, CO, the first child of Steven Del Wright and Glenna Kaye (Warner) Wright. His grandma Benni Jo (Jackson) Warner recalls Jshoke trying so hard to open one eye and then the other. His grandad, Glenn Louis Warner looked on with love. Grandparents, Charles Adelbert and...
Virginia Adell Herrick
Feb 17, 2024
VIRGINIA ADELL WATSON
The best sister, mom, aunt, grandma, and great grandma who started her life as Virginia Adell Watson. Upon her arrival on January 15, 1930, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Watson were living in Nucla, Colorado, and the closest doctor was in Montrose, which back then was not a short jaunt. Virginia’s long and accomplished life ended...
Saralynn Risenhoover
Feb 17, 2024
SARALYNN RISENHOOVER
Celebration of Life for Dolores resident Saralynn Risenhoover will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Friday February 23, 2024 at Rock Springs Church, 601 N. Dolores Road, Cortez, CO. Lunch will be provided after the service for family and friends. Saralynn was born July 1, 1939 in Cortez, Colorado the daughter of John Lindsay and Sarah Helen (Marr) Gollaway. She...
Eljay Leroy Rogers
Feb 15, 2024
ELJAY LEROY ROGERS
Graveside inurnment services for Eljay Leroy Rogers will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Cortez Cemetery.
Eljay Leroy Rogers born March 1, 1982 in Salida Colorado. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Ann Rogers; daughter, Jessika Ann Rogers; and his son, Skyler Clinton Rogers. Also surviving Eljay are his mother, Peggy Sue...
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