Cheryl Jean Ward
May 13, 2015
CHERYL JEAN WARD Funeral services for longtime Cortez resident Cheryl Jean Ward will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Pastor Jonathan Bland will officiate the services. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Cheryl J. Ward was born October 8, 1946 in Killeen, TX to Tuffy and Louise Overton, the 3rd of 5 children....
Eva Thrailkill
May 11, 2015
EVA THRAILKILL Eva Thrailkill of Cortez, Colo. passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015. She was born Eva Hunn on October 11, 1929 in Linton, N.D. to Rosina and Thomas Hunn. Eva graduated from Linton High School in 1947 and attended Ellendale Teachers College in North Dakota. Once she graduated from Ellendale, she taught several different grade levels at a...
Janie Lee Davenport
May 10, 2015
JANIE LEE DAVENPORT Janie Lee Davenport passed away at her Cortez home on Sunday, May 10, 2015 at the age of 72. She was born August 11, 1942 in Sundown, Tex. to William T. and Rena Belle (Lee) Richardson. Surviving Janie are her husband of 46 years, James J. Davenport of Cortez; children, Evan Powell of San Antonio, Tex., Rhonda...
Michael Lloyd "Mike" Gurule'
May 9, 2015
MICHAEL LLOYD "MIKE" GURULE' Michael "Mike" Lloyd Gurule' passed away peacefully Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Redlands, CA at the age of 82. He was born on June 25, 1932 in Durango, CO. He married Phyllis Marie Archuleta in December 1953 in Sacramento, CA and the couple had four children. Angelina Gurule'(Kraft), Ayran Gurule' (McIntosh), Audie Gurule' and Allan Gurule'....
Darold Eugene Jansen
May 7, 2015
DAROLD EUGENE JANSEN Memorial services for Darold Eugene Jansen, 85 of Dolores, will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 1 at the Dolores Community Center. Darold was born in Lena, Wisc. on April 28, 1930 to Gilbert and Lucille (Adams) Jansen. He passed away at his Dolores home on Thursday, May 7, 2015. On July 25, 1978 Darold...
Brandon James Neely
May 4, 2015
BRANDON JAMES NEELY Memorial services for Brandon James Neely, 32 of Cahone, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Brandon was born in Durango, Colo. on August 13, 1982 to Dan Earl Neely and Marilyn Kay Doyel. He passed away at his home on Monday, May 4, 2015. Brandon was quite a welder...
Reyes Michael Mckensley
May 3, 2015
REYES MICHAEL McKENSLEY Funeral services for Towaoc resident, Reyes Michael McKensley, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 9 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Reverend Bud Rousset will officiate. Reyes was born on June 4, 1988 in Shiprock, N.M. to Neilson McKensley and Shelley R. Eyetoo. He passed away at his Towaoc home...
Tommy Eugene Randolph
May 3, 2015
TOMMY EUGENE RANDOLPH Funeral services for longtime Dove Creek resident, Tommy Eugene Randolph will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 8 at Memorial Hall in Dove Creek. Interment will follow at Peel Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Tommy was born June 4, 1939 in Disappointment Valley,...
Delouris C. Tozer
May 3, 2015
DELOURIS C. TOZER Funeral services for DeLouris C. Tozer, a longtime resident of Cortez, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 8 at Ertel Memorial Chapel with Pastor Anthony Maes officiating. Burial will follow at Cortez Cemetery. DeLouris was born the daughter of Thomas Walter and Maude Etna (Rathbun) Cox in Lincoln, Neb. on December 24, 1927. She...
Pete Esteban Montano
Apr 29, 2015
PETE ESTEBAN MONTAO Funeral Mass for longtime Cortez resident Pete Esteban Montao will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Friday evening at 6 p.m. at the church. A Rosary Service will begin at 7...
Ruby Lee Dennison
Apr 27, 2015
RUBY LEE DENNISON Funeral services for former Cortez resident, Ruby Lee Dennison, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 1 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Friday from Noon to 1:30 p.m. at Ertel Chapel. Ruby was born to Charles Eugene and Mattie Ella (Wisdom) Cantrell on April 12,...
Freida C. Caloway
Apr 26, 2015
FREIDA C. CALOWAY Memorial services for Dolores resident, Freida C. Caloway will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29 at the Baptist Chapel. Pastor Mark Baker will officiate the services. Freida was born July 11, 1937 in Ashville, N.C. to Veray Austin and Gladys (Hayes) Cogburn. She passed away at her home on Sunday, April 26, 2015. She...
Chris Olen Marion
Apr 23, 2015
CHRIS OLEN MARION Chris Olen Marion passed away in the early morning hours on Thursday, April 23, 2015. He was 60 years old. Chris passed away in his home surrounded by loved ones. Chris was born to Fronia Inez and Cris Raymond Marion on March 22, 1955 in Dove Creek, Colo. He spent his early years growing up in Cortez...
Rick Verdell Johnson
Apr 23, 2015
RICK VERDELL JOHNSON Rick Verdell Johnson of Dolores, Colo. passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2015, after a courageous and gracious battle with cancer. His mother named him Rickey, after the character in the "I Love Lucy" TV show. Rick was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 30, 1951. He lived in Salt Lake until moving to...
Stanley Douglas Hindmarsh
Apr 22, 2015
STANLEY D. "POPS" HINDMARSH Stanley Hindmarsh passed away on April 22, 2015 after a lengthy stay in the Vista Grande Inn Nursing Home under great care. He was born in Cortez, Colo. to Doug and Arlene Hindmarsh on August 7, 1933. Stanley graduated from MCHS in 1951. In July of 1966 he married Mary Shackelford and they spent the next...
Margaret Ann "Peggy" Radzinski
Apr 21, 2015
MARGARET ANN "PEGGY" RADZINSKI Margaret Ann "Peggy" Radzinski, 62 of Mancos, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 1 at the Mancos Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. A potluck will follow. Peggy, as she was known to family and...
Virginia Louise Smith
Apr 20, 2015
VIRGINIA LOUISE SMITH Virginia Louise Smith was born October 13, 1931 in Pueblo, Colo. to Willie Ed and Ellen Marie (Wikland) Griggs. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez on Monday, April 20, 2015. Virginia was 83. Surviving Virginia are her son, Eugene Kennedy and wife, Peggy, of Hotchkiss, Colo.; daughter, Tammy Kennedy of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three...
Sterling Whiskers Dutchie
Apr 18, 2015
STERLING WHISKERS DUTCHIE Funeral services for lifelong Towaoc resident Sterling Whiskers Dutchie will be held at 10 a.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel on Friday, April 24. Burial will follow at Blanding City Cemetery. Sterling was born February 6, 1960 the son of Paul Lang Dutchie Sr. and Lolita Whiskers Dutchie. He passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at his...
Mabel Elizabeth Thomas
Apr 17, 2015
MABEL ELIZABETH THOMAS Mabel Elizabeth Thomas, 84, passed away on Friday, April 17, 2015 at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez. She was born the daughter of James Wiley and Erma Alice (Cochran) Sheek in Mancos on September 24, 1930. On February 14, 1953, Mabel married James Henry Thomas. For many years Mabel performed clerical duties for Occidental Chemical, First Second...
Frances Venable Marotta
Apr 15, 2015
FRANCES VENABLE MAROTTA Frances Venable Marotta was born May 11, 1920 in Rockbridge County, Va., the daughter of Venable Watkins and Marie Calhoun (Martin) Brooks. She passed away at her Dolores home on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Frances was 94 years old. During World War II, Frances was enlisted with the U.S. Army. She was a map specialist working with...
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