Long time Durango resident, Cecilia Margarette Morrissey died peacefully at the Valley Inn Long Term Care, in Mancos, Colorado, on Thursday, February 17, 2022. Cissie was 79 years old. She was born to John and Sally Morrissey on June 29, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah. After her early years in Denver, her family moved in 1952 to Durango, where her father brought in Cable TV.
Cissie graduated from Durango High School in 1960 and attended Loretto Heights College in Denver and was employed at District Court in Denver. She held various legal office jobs in Denver, Durango, and California.
Cecilia was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Jeff Morrissey.
She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Silva and one grandson, Jordan Silva, both of Paso Robles, California. She is also survived by one sister, Mary (George) Thompson of Durango and one brother, Frank Morrissey of Moundridge, Kansas.
Cremation has occurred at her request. A private memorial will be held at a later date.