January 17, 2020
LaVon F. Millard
LaVon F. Millard
LaVon F. Millard, 84, of Cortez, died 1/14/2020, at her residence, Born 11/9/1935. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Old Dolores Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary,...
January 16, 2020
Melvin Ray Houx
Melvin Ray Houx
Melvin Ray Houx, 88, of Mancos, died 1/10/2020, at his residence, Born 4/25/1931. 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...
January 15, 2020
Philip Seaver Abel
Philip Seaver Abel
Philip Seaver "Phil" Abel, 80, of Dolores, died December 11, 2019 at his home surrounded by immediate family. He was born to Philip "Ray" and Jeanne (Seaver) Asel on June 5, 1939 in Denver, CO. Phil is survived by his wife of 59 years, Cecily Derrel Abel of Dolores, CO; his...
Barbara Jean Turman
Barbara Jean Turman
Barbara Jean Turman, 78, of Cortez, died 1/8/2020, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO, Born 6/26/1941. 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...
January 14, 2020
Dona Mae Aja
Dona Mae Aja
Dona Mae Aja, 87, of Cortez, died 1/9/2020, at Madison House, Born 12/8/1932. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020 at First Baptist Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor Marvin Graves will officiate. Memorial contributions can be made in Dona's name to Hospice of...
David Bryan Dressel
David Bryan Dressel
David Bryan Dressel, 73, of Dolores, Colorado, passed away Jan. 6th, 2020 due to complications as a result of a car accident on December 20th, 2019. He was born January 24th, 1946 to Miriam G. Mott and Wilfred C. Dressel. David was a dedicated husband to his wife Grace...
January 13, 2020
John Bradley Reed
John Bradley Reed
John Bradley (Brad) Reed, 66, of Dolores, passed away unexpectedly on January 5, 2020, in San Jose, Costa Rica. Brad was born 12/15/1953 in Cortez, Colorado. Brad is survived by his wife Winnie; daughter, Fandon Mask; son, Boe Reed; (5) grandchildren, Elise Mask, Ryatt Pierce...
January 10, 2020
Larry Michael Jones (Mike)
Larry Michael Jones (Mike)
Larry Michael Jones (Mike), age 69, of DeRidder, Louisiana, passed away at his daughter's home in Coto de Caza, California on December 26, 2019 after a brief and noble battle with cancer. As is his wish, only private services will be held at the time that he and his wife...
January 9, 2020
Alan Geoffrey Brandt
Alan Geoffrey Brandt
Alan Geoffrey Brandt, 72, died December 16, 2019 following a sudden and brief illness. Born May 29, 1947 in Hawthorne, California. He was the son of the late Curtis and Virginia Brandt. Alan attended Lennox High School in Lennox, CA and then enlisted in the United States...
January 8, 2020
Madelyn Grace Daly
Madelyn Grace Daly
Madelyn Grace Daly, 93, of Cortez, died 1/2/2020, at her residence, Born 7/18/1926. A service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Ertel Funeral Home. To send...
Della Mae Dietz
Della Mae Dietz
Della Mae Dietz, 90, of Cortez, died 1/5/2020, at her residence, Born 8/29/1929. 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...
January 7, 2020
Frances Louise "Fran" Buck
Frances Louise "Fran" Buck
Frances Louise 'Fran' Buck, 78, of Cortez, died 1/6/2020, at Vista Mesa Assisted Living in Cortez, CO., Born 4/28/1941. A service will be held at 3 pm Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Memorial contributions can be made in Fran's name to Hospice of...
Wayne Lee Gustafson
Wayne Lee Gustafson
Wayne Lee Gustafson, 46, of Cortez, died 1/2/2020, at his residence, Born 1/30/1973. A service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday January 10, 2020 at Lewis Arriola Community Center. Mr. Sheldon Zwicker will officiate. Memorial Contributions can be made for Wayne at Dolores State...
Jesse John Kroon
Jesse John Kroon
Jesse John Kroon, 31, of Cortez, Colorado, died 12/20/2019, at his home, Born 2/12/1988. A service will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 256 E. 5th Ave., Durango at 6pm Rosary on MON. 1/13/2020; Mass at 10am TUES. 1/14/2020. He is survived by his parents: Kaylynne &...
James Owen "Jim" Thayn
James Owen "Jim" Thayn
James Owen 'Jim' Thayn, 66, of Cortez, died 12/28/2019, at his residence, Born 11/22/1953. 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...
January 6, 2020
Mary Ellen Ekstrom
Mary Ellen Ekstrom
Mary Ellen Ekstrom, 69, of Cortez, died 1/3/2020, at her residence, Born 12/15/1950. 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...
Judy Ann Stratton
Judy Ann Stratton
Judy was born on July 7, 1937 in Carlsbad, NM to Julian Wesley Robertson & Juanita Grace Justice. She married Robert Dean (R.D.) Stratton on Aug. 3, 1956. Their union created 3 children: Cynthia Ann Stratton-Rose, (Buck)Roger Foster Stratton & Tracy Darlene Stratton-Younker....
January 3, 2020
Wilma Ellen Robinson
Wilma Ellen Robinson
Wilma Ellen Robinson, 80, of Dolores, died 1/1/2020, at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, CO, Born 6/18/1939. A service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at First Assembly of God Church in Cortez, CO. Pastor Greg Entzian will officiate. Interment will...
Judy Ann Stratton
Judy Ann Stratton
Judy Ann Stratton, 82, of formerly of Cortez, CO, died 12/29/2019, at Eagle Ridge of Grand Valley, Grand Junction, CO, Born 7/7/1937. A service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 8, 2020 at Church of Christ, 631 E. Montezuma Ave., Cortez. Judy is preceded in death by her...
Naomi Puanani Manoa Zwicker
Naomi Puanani Manoa Zwicker
Naomi Puanani Manoa Zwicker was born July 19, 1948 on the island of Maui, Hawaii to George Waiwaiole Manoa Sr. and Elsie Susan Gouviea Manoa. She passed into eternal peace on December 28, 2019 at home surrounded by her beloved family. She is survived by her husband of 47...
December 31, 2019
Paul Simon Bates
Paul Simon Bates
Paul Simon Bates, 68, of Cortez, died 12/28/2019, at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez, CO., Born 7/21/1951. 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...
Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider, 97, of Dolores, died 12/30/2019, at her residence, Born 10/27/1922. No service will be held. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. Maria Schneider
December 30, 2019
Virginia Elizabeth Sanchez (Virgie)
Virginia Elizabeth Sanchez (Virgie)
Virginia Elizabeth (Virgie) Sanchez, 71, of Cortez, died 11/22/2019, at Swedish Hospital in Denver, CO, Born 7/30/1948. A service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at at Evangel Assembly of God Church in Cortez followed by a graveside service at 11:00. Virgie is...
Cordy Valencia
Cordy Valencia
Cordy Valencia passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019, in Apache Junction, Arizona at the home of her son Jimmy Lee and daughter-in-law Diane. She moved to Arizona to be treated for a newly-diagnosed illness and cared for by her family, she was 89 years old. She was preceded...
