Gwenda Louise Vallery
Nov 30, 2015
GWENDA LOUISE VALLERY Memorial services for longtime area resident Gwenda Louise Vallery will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 5 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Gwenda was born November 17, 1952 in Louisville, Colo. the daughter of Barbara Lybarger. She passed away on Monday, November 30, 2015 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at the age of 63. On November 18,...
Julie Ann Greer Rietz
Nov 28, 2015
JULIE ANN GREER RIETZ Memorial services for longtime Mancos resident Julie Ann Greer Rietz will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 12 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Julie was born February 27, 1957 in Toul Rosieres, France the daughter of Lawrence Allen and Lenna (Lang) Smith. She passed away on Saturday, November...
Lois Arlene Lancaster
Nov 27, 2015
Lois Arlene Lancaster died peacefully, November 27th, 2015, in Tucson, AZ at the age of 92. She was born in Mehan, OK and moved to Colorado in 1945. Lois was predeceased by her husband, of 53 years, William "Bill" Lancaster, two infant children; her parents; five brothers; and first husband, Wesley Lockard. She is survived by her brother, Jim Axtell...
James Joseph Adams
Nov 25, 2015
JAMES JOSEPH ADAMS Mass of Christian Burial for long-time resident, James Joseph "Jim" Adams will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 28 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Jim was born September 19, 1935 in Anamosa, Iowa the son of Robert and Mary Gertrude Hendersen Northrup. He passed away November 25, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Durango at...
Jacqueline Sperry Morrison
Nov 24, 2015
Memorial services for Cortez resident, Jacqueline Sperry Morrison, will be held at a later date. Jacqueline Sperry Morrison was born September 11, 1940 in New Haven, Conn. the daughter of Robert Truman and Virginia Glass Sperry. Jacky passed away on November 24th at the Valley Inn, Mancos at the age of 75. Jacky married Joseph Ephraim Morrison on June 25,...
Darrel Eugene Ellis
Nov 23, 2015
DARREL EUGENE ELLIS Darrel Eugene Ellis passed away November 23, 2015. Darrel was born July 30, 1934 to Vernon C Ellis and Fern Decker Ellis in Mancos, CO. He was the oldest of four children. He grew up in Mancos in the home his grandfather built and he also raised his children in the same family home. He met the...
Mariah Rose Silas
Nov 23, 2015
Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Mariah Rose Silas will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, November 30 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Mariah was born February 20, 1997 in Shiprock, N.M. the daughter of Alexander Dale Silas and Carol Ann...
Gilmer Lee Pickens
Nov 22, 2015
GILMER LEE PICKENS A celebration of life for lifelong Mancos resident Gilmer Lee Pickens will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 28 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Following the celebration Gilmer's favorite pies and coffee will be shared. Gilmer was born January 23, 1941 in Mancos the son of Charles Nolan and Grace Marie (Gibbs) Pickens. He passed away...
Clayton Kay Johnson
Nov 21, 2015
CLAYTON JOHNSON Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Clayton Johnson will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 28 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, M Road Chapel. Bishop Vaughn Cook will officiate. Interment will follow at Eastland Cemetery in Eastland, Utah. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at...
Phillip Lee Kraus
Nov 18, 2015
PHILLIP LEE KRAUS Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident, Phillip Lee Kraus will be held Monday, November 23 at 2 p.m. at Lifeway Baptist Church. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 22 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Phil was born June 27, 1940 in...
Gerald Fredrick Gunderson
Nov 18, 2015
GERALD FREDRICK GUNDERSON Gerald Fredrick Gunderson was born March 24, 1936 in Burley, Ida. the son of Leo Gerald and Margaret Ann McCormick Gunderson. Jerry, a Cortez resident since 1998, passed away on Wednesday, November 18 at his residence at the age of 79. Jerry married Ikuyo Moori on April 4, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. Jerry served as a member...
Jean Guthrie
Nov 17, 2015
Private services were held for lifelong Cortez resident, Jean Guthrie. Jean Guthrie was born September 11, 1936 the daughter of Edwin and Christine (Thomas) Gorman. She passed away on November 17, 2015 at her residence at the age of 79. Jean married James Henry Guthrie on March 23, 1983 in Santa Fe, N.M. She enjoyed camping, but most of all...
Maxine Jo Keck
Nov 16, 2015
A celebration of life for longtime Cortez resident, Maxine Jo Keck will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 24 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Rick Gregory will officiate. Maxine was born on September 5, 1957 in Sanford, Fla. the daughter of Eugene and Loava (Goodall) Bartholomew. She passed away on November 16, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center,...
James Steven Redman
Nov 11, 2015
James Steven Redman was born November 28, 1947 in Monticello, Ill. the son of William Wayne and Frances Josephine Martin Redman. He passed away at his residence in Mancos, Colo. on November 11, 2015 at the age of 67. James is survived by his daughter, Rene Burke and his sister, Frances Eickenberg. No local services are planned.
John Byron Fish
Nov 11, 2015
Funeral services for former area resident John Byron Fish will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 14 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Arriola Cemetery. Byron was born December 11, 1940 in Cortez, Colo. the son of John Charles and Julia Maye (Clawson) Fish. He passed away in Grand Junction, Colo. on Wednesday, November 11, 2015...
Samuel Paul Pennington
Nov 10, 2015
SAMUEL PAUL PENNINGTON A celebration of life for Mancos resident, Samuel Paul Pennington will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 15 at the Mancos Brewing Company. Sam was born September 19, 1978 in Wilmington, Del. the son of Paul Michael and Paula Noreen (Bowden) Pennington. He passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Southwest Memorial Hospital at...
Sandra Gayle Shutt
Nov 3, 2015
Graveside services for Sandra Gayle Shutt, 32 year Cortez resident, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 12 at Cortez Cemetery. Viewing will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, November 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Sandara Gayle Shutt was born February 27, 1946 in Minot, N.D. the daughter of Rolland Richard and Viona Hulda Widmeyer Reinke....
Arthur Earl Lang
Oct 31, 2015
ARTHUR EARL LANG Funeral services for Arthur Earl Lang, a lifelong resident of Towaoc, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4 at Towaoc Recreation Center. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Arthur, 82, died on October 31, 2015 at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Arthur was born on October 17, 1933 in Towaoc, the son of Charles Parker Lang...
Leetta Irene Reed
Oct 30, 2015
LEETTA IRENE REED Funeral services for LeEtta Irene Reed, a lifelong resident of Cortez, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, November 6 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Pastor Anthony Maes will officiate. LeEtta, 75, died on October 30, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center, Durango. LeEtta was born on April 24, 1940 in...
Irma Donetta Weed
Oct 27, 2015
Graveside Inurnment Service for lifelong Dove Creek resident, Irma Donetta Weed, will be held Thursday, November 5 at 10 a.m. at Dove Creek Cemetery. Pastor Mark Coffey will officiate. Donetta, 85, died on October 27, 2015 at Vista Grande Inn, Cortez. Irma Donetta Nelson made her grand appearance to Luther and Gladys Nelson on January 21, 1930 in Denver, Colo....
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