Obituaries
Margot Emma Snyder
Dec 14, 2025
Margot Emma Snyder passed away at home on December 14, 2025, surrounded in love. She was 97 years old. Services will be Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Sacred Heart Parish in Durango. A rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. and the Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.
Margot was born September 25, 1928, to Adolf & Rosa Fory in...
Victoria Mozgai
Jan 4, 2025
Victoria Mozgai passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026, peacefully at home. She was 83 years old. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Monday, January 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., at St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church, Bayfield, CO. A reception will follow at the Pine River Senior Center.
Vicky was born August 9, 1942, to Ralph and Helen Cataldi in Highland Park, NJ....
Marian Louise Huffman
Dec 31, 2025
Marian Louise Huffman passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025 in Fruita, Colorado.
She was born May 30, 1942 in Alamosa, Colorado to William L. Huffman Sr. and Albina M. Marcon Huffman. The oldest of nine children, she grew up in La Veta, Colorado and graduated from La Veta High School in 1960. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adams State...
Franklin Warren Anderson
Jan 5, 2026
CDR Franklin W. Anderson, USN/Ret passed away at his ranch outside of Ignacio, CO on 01/05/2026. He was born on 04/25/1934 to Lloyd and Goldie Anderson in Pagosa Springs, CO and was a fifth generation Archuleta County resident. He graduated from Pagosa Springs High School in 1952, from Fort Lewis College in 1954, and then Colorado State University in 1956...
John Layne Randolph
Dec 14, 2025
John Randolph passed away in his home on December 14, 2025, following several years of declining health. He was born in Kearney, Nebraska on September 11, 1948, to John S. and Wynona Randolph.
John was involved in Track and Field, with his focus on Pole Vaulting, for which he won numerous awards and championships. John had degrees from Kearney State College...
Katie O'Hara Barrett
Dec 12, 2025
Katie O’Hara Barrett passed away on December 12, 2025, with her husband Jim, of almost 40 years, by her side, in their winter home of Tucson, AZ.
Katie was born June 14th, 1955, to Donald and Helen O’Hara in Niagara Falls, NY. She was the 3rd oldest of the 8 O’Hara sisters. She graduated from Fredonia State with a major in...
Lucy Valencia Martinez
Dec 8, 2025
Lucy Valencia Martinez, aged 91, passed away on December 8, 2025, in Denver, CO. Born on June 30, 1934. Lucy was a beacon of love and joy to all who knew her.
Throughout her life, Lucy was dedicated to her work, having been employed at C.O.D. laundry, Plaza Pharmacy, and City Market.
Lucy was a woman of deep personal faith, maintaining a...
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Dec 30, 2025
It is with profound sadness and deep respect that I share that my incredible father, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, has passed. He has gone on to be with his Maker, with our ancestors, and with our family who went before him. For those of you who knew him personally, you already know this to be true. A Great Warrior has...
Frank Talmadge Porter
Dec 20, 2025
Frank was born in Coronado, California on May 2nd, 1944. He moved regularly through his school years, and after high school, he enlisted in the Air Force.
After his first term of service in Germany, he married his wife of 56 years, Connie. The last 15 years of military service, they lived in Massachusetts, Louisiana, Maine and Australia. During those years...
Phillip Luther Scott
Dec 19, 2025
Phillip Luther Scott, lovingly known as Phil, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2025, in Vallecito, Colorado, at the age of 92. He was born on June 25, 1933, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, to Frank Scott and Myrtle Tyrone.
Phil grew up with a strong sense of duty, hard work, and loyalty—values that guided him throughout his life. He graduated from...
Stephen Michael Baukat
Dec 14, 2025
Stephen Michael Baukat, age 80, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2025, at Mercy Hospice, CommonSpirit Hospital in Durango, Colorado. He was born on May 14, 1945, in Northwood, North Dakota.
Steve was an intellectual, kind, and soft-spoken man with a keen mind and a strong sense of integrity. He was a good judge of character, thoughtfully opinionated, and deeply principled....
Michael A. Goldman
Dec 14, 2025
We celebrate the life of Michael A. Goldman of Durango, Colorado, born May 12, 1962, in East Norwich, New York. Michael passed suddenly, of natural causes, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, while skiing the backcountry of his beloved San Juan Mountains.
Michael graduated from Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, and Columbia University in New York City, New York. While attending...
Larry Harvey Horn
Dec 14, 2025
Larry Harvey Horn went to be with our Lord on December 14, 2025, at the age of 82 years. He was born to Harvey and Dorothy Horn on December 7, 1943, who proceeded him in death. He was born and raised in Waco, Texas but moved to Beaumont in the late 1960’s.
He was an active member of the North End...
Dion Stuart Packer
Dec 12, 2025
Dion Stuart Packer passed away on December 12, 2025 surrounded by his loving family at home in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.Dion was born March 30, 1966 in Safford, Arizona to Eva and Monty Packer. He was the oldest of three children. He had five children and five grandchildren as well as his collected kids - two and grandchildren - one. Over the...
Kenneth Ralph Tucker
Dec 10, 2025
Kenneth Ralph Tucker, affectionately known as Ken or Kenny, was born on February 27, 1942, in Galveston, Texas to Carrel and Adred Tucker, the youngest of three brothers: Doug and Coleman. Eleven years later, his sister Rita arrived, and Kenny often found himself caring for her, as his older brothers managed to escape that responsibility.
The Tucker family moved frequently, never...
Wilandra Price-Rodriguez
Dec 10, 2025
Wilandra Price-Rodriguez beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend, passed away on December 10, 2025 in the comfort of her own home in Lakewood. Born on May 28, 1974 in Durango, Colorado. She was a memeber of Ute Mountain Tribe.
She is survived by her husband Gerado, her kids Jemyni, Santos, and her grandkids; Alexander, Yarelia, Selene, Arian, Genesis, also...
Penny Rene Zufelt
Dec 6, 2025
Penny was born March 12, 1969, in Durango, Colorado to John and Wilma Zufelt. She was the 13th of 13 children. She was loved, well taken care of and spoiled by all her brothers and sisters. She brought a special spirit into their home she was a happy girl, she had a great sense of humor and loved everyone.
She attended...
James Allen Carpenter
Dec 4, 2025
James Carpenter, 67, of Alison, Colorado, passed away peacefully at his home on December 4, 2025. He lived a quiet and independent life. He was known for his love of the outdoors and fishing. Private services will be held at a later date.
James C. Griffin
Nov 22, 2025
Jim Griffin was called home on November 22. 2025. He had lived in Bayfield for 37 years with his wife of 68 years, Joanne Griffin. He leaves behind four children, Peggy L. (Griffin) Pingel and husband Mitch Pingel, Michael L. Griffin and his Wife Elizabeth Griffin, Kathy J. Griffin, and Jill M. (Griffin) Fischer and husband Michael Fischer. Jim has...
Warren Douglas Goodman
Nov 20, 2025
Warren Douglas Goodman, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at his home in Pagosa Springs, Colorado with his wife and son. He was 72.
Born on March 23, 1953, to Francis Goodman and Mildred Goodman. Warren grew up in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, where he forged lifelong bonds For many years, he was...
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