Obituaries

Zola Marlene Cassity-Carpenter

Zola Marlene Cassity-Carpenter

Nov 16, 2016

ZOLA MARLENE CASSITY-CARPENTER Graveside inurnment services for longtime Cortez resident Zola Marlene Cassity-Carpenter will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22 at Cortez Cemetery. Marlene was born September 11, 1953 in Cortez the daughter of Raymond and Ruby Luetta (Ayers) Cassity. She passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 63....

Gabriel Stephen Garcia

Gabriel Stephen Garcia

Nov 16, 2016

GABRIEL STEPHEN GARCIA Gabriel Stephen Garcia was born March 31, 1948 in Albuquerque, N.M. the son of Prudencio and Angelita (Chavez) Garcia. He passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, N.M. at the age of 68. Gabriel graduated from Dolores High School and went on to proudly serve his country during the...

Marvin Willis "Joe"  Brunner Sr.

Marvin Willis "Joe" Brunner Sr.

Nov 15, 2016

MARVIN WILLIS "JOE" BRUNNER SR. Funeral services for longtime area resident Marvin Willis "Joe" Brunner Sr. will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 19 at the Arriola Bible Church. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Kent Slyter will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Joe...

Iola Jean Peabody

Iola Jean Peabody

Nov 15, 2016

IOLA JEAN PEABODY Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Iola Jean Peabody will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 21 at the Baptist Chapel of Cortez. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Mark Baker will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Jean was born September 18, 1933 and...

Annie Marie Lockwood

Annie Marie Lockwood

Nov 13, 2016

Annie Marie Lockwood, age 78, died peacefully at home in Cortez, Colorado on November 13, 2016 with her family in attendance. The youngest of six children, Annie was born to Eivind and Frances Nilsen in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado on December 7, 1937. She was the first sibling to be born in a hospital. At age 16, she enrolled in the...

Kathleen May Runyan Peterson

Kathleen May Runyan Peterson

Nov 12, 2016

KATHLEEN MAY RUNYAN PETERSON Kathleen May Runyan Peterson, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away and returned to the welcoming arms of her Heavenly Father November 12, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Kathy or "Grammy" as she was affectionately known by her grandchildren was born October 21, 1945. She is the daughter of Robert Seymour and...

Terrell Gabriel Maestas

Terrell Gabriel Maestas

Nov 11, 2016

TERRELL GABRIEL MAESTAS Funeral Mass for lifelong Mancos resident Terrell Gabriel Maestas will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 16 at St. Rita Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. A Rosary service will follow at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Terrell...

Alana Dawn Nowlin

Alana Dawn Nowlin

Nov 4, 2016

A beautiful and loving child, Alana Dawn Nowlin, was born to us on February 8, 2005 in Cortez, Colorado. This gracious gift from God began her journey upon this Earth, touching the hearts and affecting the lives of every person she met. This energetic and fun loving free spirit was busy exploring everything in her world, never wanting to stop...

Samuel William Dunning

Samuel William Dunning

Nov 3, 2016

SAMUEL WILLIAM DUNNING Graveside inurnment services for lifelong area resident Samuel William Dunning will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 12 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Sam was born February 3, 1928 in Lakeview, Colo. the son of Frank and Cornelia (Nelson) Dunning. He passed...

Ralph Cleveland Foote

Ralph Cleveland Foote

Nov 3, 2016

RALPH CLEVELAND FOOTE Ralph Cleveland Foote was born October 12, 1948 in Upland, Calif. to Charles "Happy" Foote and Ruth (Hall) Foote. He passed away in Dolores, Colo. on Thursday, November 3, 2016. Ralph was a 1967 graduate of Montezuma-Cortez High School. He married Diane Bush in Bayfield, Colo. and to this union three children were born, Ronald, Brian and...

Kenneth Fred Hazen

Kenneth Fred Hazen

Oct 30, 2016

KENNETH FRED HAZEN Memorial services for longtime area resident Kenneth Fred Hazen will be held on Saturday, November 19 at the Rico Community Church at 2 p.m. Ken was born April 15, 1927 the son of Fred and Vira (Mitchell) Hazen. He passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 89. Ken married...

Leon Harold Wilkin

Leon Harold Wilkin

Oct 30, 2016

LEON HAROLD WILKIN Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Leon Harold Wilkin will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. A reception will be held following the funeral at the Cortez First United Methodist Church at Hampton Hall. Visitation will take place at 9 a.m. on Thursday...

Leonard Marvin Feit

Leonard Marvin Feit

Oct 25, 2016

Leonard Marvin Feit of blessed memory, 85, of Cortez CO passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016 peacefully at his home. Leonard was born August 29th 1931 in New York, New York to Rachel and Max Feit. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1948, and attended Brooklyn College in 1956. As a youth he lived in the tenements where a...

Crucita Adelida "Crucy" Wilson

Crucita Adelida "Crucy" Wilson

Oct 24, 2016

CRUCITA ADELIDA "CRUCY" WILSON Funeral Mass for lifelong Cortez resident Crucita Adelida "Crucy" Wilson will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 29 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. A visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening at 6 p.m. at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. A...

Jesse  Ray Worrell

Jesse Ray Worrell

Oct 24, 2016

Jesse Ray Worrell, age 75 of Cortez, Colo. lost his battle to cancer on October 24, 2016. Jesse passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Jesse was born in Georgetown, Tex. on November 28, 1940 to Louis and Annie Worrell. He graduated from Ingram Texas High School where he excelled at track and basketball. Jesse served in the Air Force...

Jack Clarence Acree

Jack Clarence Acree

Oct 24, 2016

JACK CLARENCE ACREE Funeral services for longtime Cahone resident Jack Clarence Acree will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 27 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Jack was born November 30, 1930 in Pomona, Calif. the son of Clarence...

Shirley Rose Cullum

Shirley Rose Cullum

Oct 23, 2016

SHIRLEY ROSE CULLUM Graveside inurnment services for Shirley Rose Cullum will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 29 at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Shirley was born October 10, 1934 in Rock Springs, Wyo. the daughter of Flore F. and Laura V. (Stainbrook) Anselmi. She passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at Colorado Acute...

Imogene Utley

Imogene Utley

Oct 21, 2016

IMOGENE UTLEY Imogene Utley, 80, of Cortez, passed peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 21, 2016, at Vista Grande Inn in Cortez. Imogene was born April 3, 1936 in Dove Creek, CO to Eulah and Lawrence Jackson. Imogene was a dedicated wife, loving mother, and amazing homemaker. She joined her husband, Norman, in the ownership and operation of the family...

Jennie Frances Wills

Jennie Frances Wills

Oct 20, 2016

JENNIE FRANCES WILLS Jennie Frances Wills passed away at her Cortez home on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the age of 89. She was born the daughter of John and Mary (Devyak) Kern on March 2, 1927 in Maxwell, N.M. On September 2, 1947 in Raton, N.M. Jennie married William James Wills. Together they shared 61 years of marriage before...

Brooke Raechelle Rhodes

Brooke Raechelle Rhodes

Oct 20, 2016

BROOKE RAECHELLE RHODES Brooke Raechelle Rhodes was born February 1, 2002 in Cortez the daughter of Christopher James Rhodes and Dalena Lynn Leigh. She passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at the age of 14. Surviving Brooke are her parents, Dalena Erickson (Devan) and Chris Rhodes (Stephanie) all of Cortez; her siblings, Elizabeth Wilson Rhodes, Katie Wilson Rhodes, Natalee...

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