Obituaries

Mar 7, 2015

Lawrence R. Huntington of Hesperus, CO, passed on March 7th, 2015, he was 96. A service will be held at 10:30am, Sat., March 14th, at the Double Tree Hotel Ballroom in Durango, CO. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery. Lawrence was born June 18th, 1918 in Durango, CO to Leonard and Emma Huntington. He was raised in Hesperus. He was...

Mar 3, 2015

Obituary for Sylvia Amy Lewis (Ford) Sylvia was born in Wem, England and immigrated to the US in 1962. She lived in Olean, New York, Los Angeles, CA, and moved to Durango, CO in 1980. Sylvia and Ken owned Ken's Texaco and eventually Firestone of Durango. Sylvia loved to dance, read, listen to music, and to spend time with her...

Mar 1, 2015

Nina Ann Olin, of Durango, passed away on March 1, 2015. Nina Ann Olin was born May 25, 1934. Nina was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a housewife and a bookkeeper for the family business, Olin Construction, until retirement in 2008. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Loren Richard Olin;...

Feb 28, 2015

Feb 26, 2015

Rob Blair passed away on February 26, 2015, while Nordic skiing. He was 71 years old. Robert (Rob) William Blair, Jr. was born in Bossier City, LA, on November 28, 1943, to parents, Robert and Margaret MacLeod Blair. He received his BS degree in geology and a single-engine plane pilot’s license at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. He...

Feb 22, 2015

Hugh Donald Fitzgerald of Monte Vista, died February 22nd, 2015 at Veteran's Community Living Center at Homelake in Monte Vista. He was 82. Hugh was born August 20th, 1932 in Hampton, VA, to Hugh and Evelyn Fitzgerald. A native of Hampton Virginia, Mr. Fitzgerald was a 1951 graduate of Hampton High School and member of the football team. Mr. Fitzgerald...

Feb 18, 2015

Betty L. Clark passed away peacefully on a beautiful, warm, Spring-like day on February 18, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Durango, Colorado. She was 79. Betty was born December 24, 1935 to Edgar and Gussie (Nicholson) Burgen in Springfield, Nebraska. She grew up and graduated from high school in Weeping Water, Nebraska. She married Richard (Dick) Clark in 1957...

Feb 16, 2015

Gertrude Jean Thompson, 81 of Bayfield, Colorado, passed away February 16, 2015. She was born to William and Dorothy Sawyer April 3, 1933 in Denver, Colorado. Trudy was united in marriage to Elmer J. Thompson November 13, 1952, in Prescott, Arizona, they shared the love of the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Although she was passionate about bowling her first love...

Feb 13, 2015

Karl F. Zeller of Ignacio, CO died Feb. 13, 2015. He was born Feb. 19, 1931 to Samuel C. and Helene Zeller in Nazareth, PA, where he grew up and went to school, until enlisted in the US Navy in 1950. He prided himself in his naval service with aircraft carrier fighter squadrons, retaining his interest in naval aviation. With...

Feb 7, 2015

Mildred (Millie) Juanita Scott, age 90, died peacefully on February 7, 2015, in Durango, Colorado, at Sunshine Gardens Country Home, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Millie was born on April 23, 1924, in Spur, Texas, to Charles and Eddythe Witt. The family farmed in Kalgary, Texas, where they lived in a two-room, dirt floor house. As was the practice back...

Feb 7, 2015

Karen Michelle Reyes of Durango Colorado, entered the next stage of her eternity on February 7, 2015 . She was born October 20, 1972 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Bobby and Jean. She grew up in New York and moved to Florida upon leaving her parents home. Through her work with Marriott Hotels, She moved to Page, AZ, where she began...

Feb 6, 2015

Obituary for Kevin James Senter Kevin James Senter died on February 6, 2015 in Durango, Colorado, when he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Kevin was born in 1957 in Montpelier, Vermont, to Darold and Agnes Senter, both deceased. He is survived by his three siblings Bradley Senter of Montpelier, VT, Barbara Senter Huang of Whitmore Lake, MI, and Terry...

Feb 6, 2015

John Edward Toner of Pagosa Springs joined the cowboys in the sky February 6th, 2015 at home with his family by his side. Ed was 83. A celebration of life will be held at 1:00pm, February 13th, at Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis Street, Pagosa Springs, CO Ed was born in a log cabin on September 24th, 1931. He...

Feb 5, 2015

Dorothy Feller Culp passed away on February 5, 2015 at 82 years of age. Dorothy was born to Dan and Florence (Huntwork) Feller in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1932. The family moved to Durango in 1946 and purchased land in the Animas Valley north of Durango, which later became known as the Feller farm. She helped pick strawberries, trenched celery, fed...

Feb 4, 2015

Obituary for Michael Frank Hollingsworth Michael Hollingsworth, 53, passed away at his home in Bayfield, on February 4, 2015. He is survived by daughter, Molly (Martin) Skocney of Tulsa, OK; sisters, Kathy (Ed) Barno of San Diego, CA & Julia Hollingsworth of Bayfield, CO; parents, Marilyn & Frank Hollingsworth of Bayfield, CO; grandkids, Katie & Chris; nieces, Edie Barno, Phoebe...

Feb 4, 2015

Obituary for Eloise B. "Lois" Talbert (Boucher) Long time Durango resident, Eloise B. Talbert, age 93, died peacefully at her home February 4, 2015. Born December 16, 1921 in Ridgway, Colorado, daughter of Roy and Mary Bernice Boucher. Married Gilbert Talbert July 21, 1942 in Fitchburg, MA. Eloise and her mother rode the train across the country to meet Gilbert...

Feb 3, 2015

Inez Quintana died Tues., Feb. 3, 2015, surrounded by family, at her home in Ignacio, CO. She was 83. Inez was born on Jan. 21, 1932, in La Fragua, NM, the daughter of Amarante and Carlotta Quintana. She married Juan Andres on Oct. 29, 1949 in Rosa, NM, where they made their first home. She was known to work alongside...

Feb 3, 2015

Derek M. Davis-Padilla passed away at the early age of 28 years old. Derek was born February 2, 1987 in Orange County, CA. He is preceded in death by his grandparents Leon and Goldie Turman; Bill Sr. and Michele Padilla. He is survived by his parents Bill Jr. and Karen Padilla of Pagosa Springs; brother and sister-in-law Sean and Fionna...

Feb 2, 2015

Buster Weahkee Jr. passed away at his home on Cherry Creek in Hesperus, Colorado, on February 2, 2015. “Uncle Buster” to many and friend to all, he was born in Farmington, New Mexico and travelled across the country before settling on his ranch in Hesperus with his wife, Sheila. Buster was preceded in death by parents Priscilla and Buster Weahkee...

Feb 2, 2015

Otis Henry Snooks, Jr. was born August 30, 1921, on the family ranch east of Bayfield, Colorado, to Gladys Knorr Snooks and Otis Henry Snooks, Sr. He passed away on February 2, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas, at the home of his daughter, Shirley. Otis was a descendant of some of the first settlers in Colorado and the Pine River...