Sammy Borrego
Apr 4, 2016
SAMMY BORREGO Memorial services for longtime Cortez resident, Sammy Borrego will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2016 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Cortez. Reverend Pat Valdez, C. R. will officiate. A Rosary Service will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 7p.m. at Ertel Funeral Home. Sammy Borrego was born on June 27,...
Billy Jerrold Higgins
Apr 3, 2016
Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident, Billy Jerrold Higgins, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mancos, Colo. Billy was born on July 12, 1949 in Cortez, Colo. the son of Allen Denton and Louise Margueritte (Miller) Higgins. Billy passed away on Sunday, April 3,...
William Donald "Bill" Tortoriello Sr.
Apr 2, 2016
WILLIAM DONALD "BILL" TORTORIELLO SR. Cortez resident, William Donald "Bill" Tortoriello Sr., passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital, Cortez, Colo. on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the age of 95. The family has chosen cremation without services. Bill was born on March 25, 1921 in Chicago, Ill. the son of William Donald Tortoriello Sr. and Johanna (Baraglio) Tortoriello. Bill married...
Amy R. Salinas
Apr 2, 2016
Funeral Mass for Cortez resident Amy R. Salinas will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 9 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edinburg, Tex. Interment will follow at Valley Memorial Garden Cemetery in Mission, Tex. Rosary services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Funeraria del Angel in Mission Tex. Amy was born March 3, 1918 in...
Loren Robert Codding
Apr 2, 2016
Memorial services for longtime Dolores resident, Loren Robert Codding, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church in Dolores. Pastor Cherie Cobb will officiate. Loren was born on July 25, 1926 in Medina, Ohio the son of John Arvillo and Iva Maude (Baysinger) Codding. Loren passed away at his residence on...
Janice Lou Mcgrath
Apr 1, 2016
Janice (Jan) Lou McGrath, 72, of Cortez, Colorado, died April 1, 2016 after a courageous ten-year battle with MDS and then leukemia. Jan was born in El Centro, California on June 4, 1943 to Fred and Elda Sterzing. After graduating from Central Union High School in El Centro, she attended Arizona State College (now NAU) where she was an active...
Josephine Julia Quintana
Mar 31, 2016
Funeral Mass for longtime area resident Josephine Julia "Lovey" Quintana will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 8 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Dolores. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. A Rosary Service will be held on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Lovey was born December 17, 1944...
Loraine Wanda Shippy
Mar 21, 2016
Graveside services for longtime resident, Loraine Wanda Shippy, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Arriola Cemetery. Pastor Doug Carver will preside. Loraine was born on July 21, 1932 in Grants Pass, Ore. the daughter of Pliny and Opal Eels Jerome. Loraine passed away at her residence on Monday, March 21, 2016 at the age...
Raymond Lopez
Mar 15, 2016
Funeral services for Towaoc resident, Raymond Lopez will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Raymond Lopez was born on June 21, 1947 in Miranda Springs, Colo. the son...
Ted Wilson Winbourn
Mar 15, 2016
Memorial services for lifelong Cortez resident, Ted Wilson Winbourn, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Lewis Arriola Community Center. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Ted Wilson Winbourn was born on November 16, 1939 in Cortez, Colo. the son of Leonard Douglas and Dora Huddleston Winbourn. Ted passed away at his residence on March 15,...
Carol Ann Cantsee
Mar 14, 2016
Funeral services for Towaoc resident, Carol Ann Cantsee, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, March 17 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Carol Ann Cantsee was born on June 30, 1961 in Monticello, Utah, the daughter...
Walter J. Turner
Mar 11, 2016
WALTER J. TURNER Walter "Shorty" Turner was born on July 13, 1924 to Ben and Hazel Turner. Walter was raised on farms in the Ignacio, Bayfield, and Arboles areas with his parents and seven brothers and three sisters. In his adult life, Walter plowed snow on Wolf Creek Pass for the Colorado State Highway Department and he worked in a...
Cecilia Anne (Hillerman) Grubbs
Mar 6, 2016
Cecilia Anne (Hillerman) Grubbs passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday, March 6, 2016. Cecilia was born October 20, 1951 to Cecil and Nelda (Coffey) Hillerman in Ada, Oklahoma. She was raised in Oklahoma City and Tecumseh Oklahoma. She was an excellent cook, loved collecting cookbooks, had an exceptional "green thumb," enjoyed growing plants and was an avid reader and...
Loyce Ann Mcghghy
Mar 4, 2016
Memorial services for Pleasant View resident, Loyce Ann McGhghy will be held at a later date. Loyce Ann McGhghy was born on July 13, 1953 in Portales, N.M. the daughter of James Monte and Roverta Agnes Burns Long. Loyce passed away on March 4, 2016 at the age of 62 at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Loyce served as a volunteer for...
James Kale "Jim" Mcneley
Mar 4, 2016
JAMES KALE MCNELEY Funeral services for Cortez resident James Kale "Jim" McNeley will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery, Jim was born July 25, 1931 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Glen Golden and Marjorie Faye (Haussman) McNeley. He passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016...
George William "G.W" Mccutcheon
Mar 3, 2016
GEORGE WILLIAM "G.W." MCCUTCHEON Graveside services for lifelong Cortez resident George William "G.W." McCutcheon will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 5 at Cortez Cemetery. Carol West will officiate. G.W. was born November 24, 1928 in Coffee County, Tenn. the son of Herbert Fuller and Charlie Beryl "Billie" (Miller) McCutcheon. He passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016...
Cyril "Cy" D. Miller
Mar 3, 2016
Cyril (Cy) D. Miller 8/10/1924 3/3/2016 Cy was a loving and beloved family man and member of the Cortez community. The second oldest of five brothers, Cy was born in South Dakota to Frank and Elizabeth Miller and grew up on a farm near Roswell, South Dakota. He spoke often of his farm youth during the dust bowl and depression...
Jimmie Leroy Rank
Mar 2, 2016
Memorial services for Cortez resident, Jimmie Leroy Rank, will be held at a later date. Jimmie Leroy Rank was born on September 2, 1938 in Del Norte, Colo. the son of Gilbert Leroy and Wilma Eileen Pearman Rank. Jimmie passed away at Junction Creek Rehabilitation Center, Durango, Colo. on March 2, 2016 at the age of 77. Jimmie is survived...
Louise Eva Baer
Feb 29, 2016
Memorial services for lifelong area resident, Louise Eva Baer, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 4, 2016 at the Church of Christ, Cortez. Mr. Rob Hall will officiate. Louise was born on March 7, 1941 in Pleasant View, Colo. the daughter of Luke Marshall and Frances Edith Proctor Lancaster. Louise passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016...
Mary Handy Lansing Begay
Feb 27, 2016
Graveside services for lifelong Aneth, Utah resident Mary Handy Lansing Begay, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Prairie Dog Hill Family Cemetery, Aneth, Utah. Wesley Jones will conduct services. Mary was born on November 25, 1935 in Aneth, Utah, the daughter of Elizabeth Anderson and Handy Hosteen Nez Lansing. She passed away Saturday, February...
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