June 3, 2020
Berna Dean Beasley
Berna Dean Beasley
Berna Dean Beasley, 89, of Dolores, died 5/31/2020, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO, Born 11/11/1930. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2020 at Cahone Cemetery. Mr. Travis Randolph will officiate. Services are under the direction of Ertel Funeral...
June 1, 2020
Elmer "Dean" Hobson
Elmer "Dean" Hobson
Elmer "Dean" Hobson, 74, of His ranch in La Plata County, died 5/23/2020, Mercy Medical Center, Born 5/29/1945. Service will be held at a later date. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Valerie Greer Hobson; sons: Dean (Tamara) Hobson of Mercer Island, WA. and Alex...
Landis Porter
Landis Porter
Landis Porter, 69, of Cortez, died 5/30/2020, at her residence, Born 7/2/1950. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Church of Christ on Montezuma Ave. Interment will follow at Battlerock Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Ertel Funeral Home....
Eulalia Ardeth Skinner
Eulalia Ardeth Skinner
Eulalia Ardeth Skinner (known to many friends as simply "Skinner") was born in Sterling, CO, on November 28, 1930, to parents Ronald and Gertrude (Hoaglund) Skinner. She passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living in Cortez, CO at the age of 89. The...
May 29, 2020
John Jeffrey Ross
John Jeffrey Ross
John Jeffrey Ross, 74, of Dolores, died 5/26/2020, at his residence, Born 6/3/1945. Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on...
May 27, 2020
Willie Dick Daves
Willie Dick Daves
Willie Dick Daves, 85, formerly of Cortez, CO (Road H), died 4/26/2020 at Bosque Farms, NM. Born 11/22/1934. He is survived by his son Scott Daves of Durango, CO; daughter Julie Pluemer, of Bosque Farms, NM; 7 grandchildren; and his brother Dean Daves, of Cortez, CO. A ...
May 26, 2020
Claire Hyde Jeppson
Claire Hyde Jeppson
Claire Hyde Jeppson, our dear mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend went to be with her husband and family in Heaven on May 18, 2020 at the age of 89. Claire was born October 9, 1930 in Monticello, Utah to Carlos Leo and Julia Allred Hyde. She was...
John Phillip "Phil" Misener
John Phillip "Phil" Misener
On Monday, May 11, 2020, a journey of more than 30000 days ended for John Phillip "Phil" Misener in Gold Canyon, Arizona, from complications of congestive heart failure, one day after receiving his $1200 COVID-19 stimulus check from the US government (his idea of economic...
May 24, 2020
Ray Paul Laner
Ray Paul Laner
Ray Paul Laner, 53, of Towaoc, died 5/22/2020, in Grand Junction, CO, Born 2/17/1967. A service will be held at Towaoc Cemetery. Due to the current health situation and the mandatory restrictions on public gatherings associated with it, the service will be private with only...
May 22, 2020
Norman Edward Hensley
Norman Edward Hensley
Norman Edward Hensley, 83, of Dove Creek, died 5/21/2020, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, CO, Born 3/12/1937. Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary, log on...
May 21, 2020
JERRY FRANK BAUER
JERRY FRANK BAUER
Jerry Frank Bauer, 89, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Tidewell Hospice, Inc in Sarasota, Florida. Born on November 15, 1930 at the Bauer Ranch in the Mancos Valley, Southwest Colorado; Jerry graduated from Mancos High School in 1948. He...
Steven L. Fulks
Steven L. Fulks
The family of Steven L Fulks has learned of his death on January 4, 2020, in Payson, Arizona. He was 80 years old. Steve had lived all of his life in Montezuma County until he and his wife, Betty (Baldwin), moved to Payson in 2014. She preceded him in death. Steve was a...
May 20, 2020
Patricia Ann Helmbolt
Patricia Ann Helmbolt
Patricia Ann Helmbolt, 81, of Pleasant View, died 5/18/2020, at her residence, Born 9/8/1938. No service will be held. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the...
May 18, 2020
Jack Barkemeyer
Jack Barkemeyer
On May 6th we said goodbye to our beloved husband, father, grandpa and great-grandpa, Jack Barkemeyer. Jack was preceded in death by his son Bobby and leaves behind his wife Mary, children: Jake, Hope, Jane, John, Wally, Janet and their spouses, along with 14 grandchildren and...
May 13, 2020
Gale William Greenlee
Gale William Greenlee
Gale W. Greenlee, a life-long resident, died on Monday, May 11, 2020 on his ranch south of Cortez. Gale was born November 15, 1941 in a log cabin on that ranch. His parents were George and Lois Greenlee, his grandparents were Frank and Molly Greenlee, Cortez residents since...
May 11, 2020
Dallas Lee Draper
Dallas Lee Draper
Dallas Lee Draper, 32, of Cortez, died 5/7/2020, at his residence, Born 5/22/1987. A service will be held at a private family cemetery. Due to the current health situation and the mandatory restrictions on public gatherings associated with it, only immediate family will be in...
Jeffery Thomas "Jeff" Gnas
Jeffery Thomas "Jeff" Gnas
Jeffery Thomas 'Jeff' Gnas, 42, of Cortez, died 5/6/2020, at his residence, Born 6/7/1977. Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and...
Andrew Arnold "Andy" Hill
Andrew Arnold "Andy" Hill
Andrew Arnold 'Andy' Hill, 57, of Cortez, died 5/8/2020, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO, Born 2/28/1963. Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary, log on to...
Mitzi Carol Schaaf (Bennett)
Mitzi Carol Schaaf (Bennett)
Mitzi Carol (Bennett) Schaaf, 87, of Cortez, CO passed away of natural causes on March 17, 2020. She was born in Pagoda, CO on February 2, 1933 to Mabel (Arnett) and Douglas Bennett. Mitzi is survived by her husband of 48 years, Harold (Buddy) Schaaf; daughters Leilani Ann...
May 8, 2020
Becky Lynn Keith
Becky Lynn Keith
Becky Lynn Keith, 60, of Cortez, died 5/2/2020, at her residence, Born 9/18/1959. No service will be held. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary...
Reece Val and Leslie Ann Malles
Reece Val and Leslie Ann Malles
Reece Val Malles, 81, of Gordon, NE passed away Friday, May 1, 2020 at Centennial Park Care Facility in North Platte, NE. Leslie Ann Malles, 76, of Gordon, NE followed Reece over the great divide to their eternal resting place Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Centennial Park...
May 6, 2020
Eric Phillip Haram
Eric Phillip Haram
Eric Phillip Haram passed away unexpectedly due to cardiac arrest on April 27th, 2020 in Mancos, Colorado. Eric was born in Durango, CO June 2, 1967 to loving parents Phillip and Michael Sue (Dillon) Haram. He was raised in Laramie, WY and attended Slade Elementary, UW Prep...
Artilena Mooney
Artilena Mooney
Artilena Mooney, 78, of Dolores, died 5/4/2020, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO, Born 6/17/1941. Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary, log on to...
May 5, 2020
Patricia Coulter (Chavez)
Patricia Coulter (Chavez)
Patricia Coulter (Chavez) was born July 31, 1956, to Mayme Mae Chavez and Abe Levi Chavez. She was known as Trish to her friends. Trish passed away in the city she adored Las Vegas, on April 20, 2020. Trish leaves behind her siblings James Chavez and wife, Teresa of Midland,...
