Obituaries

Michael Anthony "Mike" Arrington

Michael Anthony "Mike" Arrington

Dec 24, 2016

MICHAEL ANTHONY "MIKE" ARRINGTON Michael Anthony "Mike" Arrington was born December 14, 1962 in Tulsa, Okla. the son of James S. and Mary Sue (Orvis) Arrington. He passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his Dolores residence at the age of 54. Mike attended the University of Minnesota and received a Bachelor Degree in Business Management. He enjoyed time...

Rose Merle Hughes

Rose Merle Hughes

Dec 22, 2016

ROSE MERLE HUGHES Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Rose Merle Hughes will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 31 at Arriola Bible Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Rose was born June 19, 1929 in Canadian, Tex. the daughter of John and Gertrude (Norman) Payne. She passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Madison House...

Dorothy Gomez

Dorothy Gomez

Dec 16, 2016

DOROTHY GOMEZ Memorial Mass for lifelong Durango and Cortez resident Dorothy Gomez will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 22 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. A Rosary service will be held Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. at the church. Dorothy was born August 10, 1932 in Durango, Colo. the daughter of...

H.L. "Jay" Rowe

H.L. "Jay" Rowe

Dec 15, 2016

H.L. (JAY) ROWE Herman Lamar (Jay) Rowe was born on Dec. 11, 1924, to Herman Carl & Edna Rowe in Fruita Co. He passed away on Dec 15th. 2016 at Rose Memorial hospital in Denver Co. of heart failure at the age of 92. He was one of 3 sons. LaVern, Jay, & Ben. He went through his childhood &...

Georgiana Mary "Georgia" Eubanks

Georgiana Mary "Georgia" Eubanks

Dec 14, 2016

GEORGIANA MARY "GEORGIA" EUBANKS Memorial Mass for longtime Cortez resident will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 21 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Georgia was born December 15, 2016 in Dickinson, N.D. the daughter of Joseph and Rose Ann (Ridl) Samek. She passed away on...

Archie E. Hanson Jr.

Archie E. Hanson Jr.

Dec 14, 2016

ARCHIE E. HANSON, JR. Archie Hanson was born in 1926 and raised in Beverly Hills and Rolling Hills, California. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School and started at the University of Colorado before entering the U.S. Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in 1944. After almost two years in the Army, he was honorably discharged, returned to California,...

Tony Martinez

Tony Martinez

Dec 11, 2016

TONY MARTINEZ Funeral Mass for longtime Dolores resident Tony Martinez will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 17 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Military honors will be provided by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post #75. A Rosary service will be held on Friday...

Gladys Marie Todd

Gladys Marie Todd

Dec 11, 2016

GLADYS MARIE TODD Funeral services for lifelong area resident Gladys Marie Todd will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 15 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Lewis Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from 4-6 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Gladys was born April 18, 1931 in Olathe, Colo. the daughter of Lewis and Violet...

Alfred Hemp Wall Sr.

Alfred Hemp Wall Sr.

Dec 10, 2016

ALFRED HEMP WALL SR. Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Alfred Hemp Wall Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Mr. Rick Wells will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Monday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Alfred was born June 16, 1922...

Darlene May (Pease) Spurlock

Darlene May (Pease) Spurlock

Dec 9, 2016

DARLENE MAY (PEASE) SPURLOCK Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Darlene May (Pease) Spurlock will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Darlene was born March 4, 1933 to the late Stephen and Elma Pease in Hertel, Wisconsin. She graduated from high school in Siren, Wisconsin in 1951....

Ina Mae Cline

Ina Mae Cline

Dec 6, 2016

INA MAE CLINE Ina Mae Cline was born to Herman and Clara (Garbareno) Kuhlman on March 3, 1928 in Cortez, Colo. She passed peacefully at her home in Dolores on November 29, 2016 at the age of 88. Ina had an idyllic childhood growing up on the historic Kuhlman and Seegar ranches up and down the Dolores River where these...

Jean Kelly Bader

Jean Kelly Bader

Dec 6, 2016

Jean Kelly Bader was born December 23, 1922 in Mancos, Colo. to Ira E. and Mary Cooper Kelly. She passed away at her home on December 6, 2016 just a few weeks shy of turning 94. Jean attended school in Mancos and graduated from Mancos High School. She then attended the old Fort Lewis College and spent one year at...

Rodney Weston Jacks

Rodney Weston Jacks

Dec 1, 2016

RODNEY WESTON JACKS A celebration for Rodney Weston Jacks life will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Weston was born January 10, 1983 the son of Rodney Wade and Terry Denise (Henderson) Jacks. He passed away on December 1, 2016 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 33. On July...

Danny Warner Van Keuren

Danny Warner Van Keuren

Nov 28, 2016

A celebration of Danny Warner Van Keuren's life will take place at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 11 at the Van Keuren residence in Cortez. Danny was born April 7, 1942 in Duluth, MN. the son of Warner and Bette. He passed away November 28th, 2016 with family by his side in Cortez CO, after a prolonged battle with cancer....

Wanda Zereta Goode

Wanda Zereta Goode

Nov 28, 2016

Wanda Zereta Boston Goode was born to Paul Wesley and Iola Loeen (Jensen) Boston on April 23, 1926 in Mancos Colorado. Shortly after she was born her father deserted the family and she would not meet him until she was 8 years old. When she was 4 years old her mother married Howard Starr, discoverer of the Red Arrow gold...

Bridget Wing Jacket

Bridget Wing Jacket

Nov 27, 2016

BRIDGET WING JACKET Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Bridget Wing Jacket will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 2 at the Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. A wake will be held Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at the Jacket residence at 225 Whispering Wind in Towaoc. Bridget was born February 12, 1930 in...

Robert Ismay

Robert Ismay

Nov 26, 2016

ROBERT ISMAY Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident Robert Ismay will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 3 at Cortez Cemetery. Robert was born September 15, 1930 in Cortez the son of John Harvey and Eleanor (Heffernan) Ismay. He passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Vista Grande Inn at the age of 86. Robert graduated from...

Imogene Daves

Imogene Daves

Nov 25, 2016

Loving Mother and Grandmother, Imogene Daves passed away suddenly in Cortez, Colorado on Friday, November 25, 2016 at the age of 79. Imogene was born on November 21, 1937 in Ackman, Colorado to Donald Dean Wells and Bertha LaVon Randol Wells. She was raised and educated in Dove Creek, Colorado and graduating Dolores County High School with the Class of...

Lisa Ann Romaine Parker

Lisa Ann Romaine Parker

Nov 22, 2016

LISA ANN ROMAINE PARKER Lisa Ann Romaine Parker was born May 18, 1964 in Santa Susana, Calif. the daughter of William Edward and Janet Lynne (Korisher) Nau. She passed away on November 22, 2016 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 52. Lisa was an accomplished barrel racer having competed the World Championships in Oklahoma in the late 70's....

Stanley Ellsworth Frost

Stanley Ellsworth Frost

Nov 21, 2016

STANLEY ELLSWORTH "STAN" FROST Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Stanley Ellsworth Frost will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 26 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Stan was born July 6, 1978 in Cortez the son of Hanley Ellsworth Frost...

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