Obituaries

Feb 2, 2015

Edythe “Edee” Aguilar passed away peacefully at her home with family on February 2, 2015. She bravely fought her battle with cancer for 3 years. Edee was born on August 11, 1954 in Littlefield, TX. She met the love of her life, Carlos Aguilar, in El Paso, TX, where they married in 1981. They had one daughter, Danica. Edee touched...

Feb 2, 2015

Virginia Julia Sanchez Martinez born November 24, 1930, Pagosa Junction, Colorado. Married December 7 1946, to Raphael Fidel Martinez at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Durango Colorado. They were married for 64 years. Mother of four children: 1 boy, 3 girls. Grandmother to five boys for girls. Great grandmother to 17 great grandchildren. She is gone by David Harkins You can...

Feb 2, 2015

Benjamin Lane Crue, Jr. passed away on February 2, 2015, in Rocklin, California. He was 89. Ben was born May 22, 1925, in Rahway, New Jersey. He married Beverly Malyon in 1943 and they had 54 happy years together. She passed away from breast cancer in 1997. He married Kathleen Watson Bauer in 2001 and enjoyed her company until her...

Jan 29, 2015

Milton LaVon James, 80, of Bayfield, passed away January 29th, 2015 at home in the arms of family and after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was the son of Windom Erval and Thelma Hammond James, born January 4th, 1935 in Fayette, UT. He married Colleen Mason on June 7, 1957 and later sealed in the Boise, Idaho temple.They...

Jan 28, 2015

Earl DeRoyce Randall, 85, died January 28, 2015 in Carson, California. He was born at home September 7, 1929 to D.A. and Clara (Knowlton) Randall on the Florida Mesa near Falfa, Colorado. Earl attended Orr Elementary School and graduated from Durango High School in 1947. He married his High School Sweetheart, Jesse Smith, on January 18, 1948 in the Presbyterian...

Jan 28, 2015

James Dante Bisio passed from this world at the home of his daughter in Pagosa Springs joining his beloved Helen on January 28, 2015. He was 90 years old. Jim was born November 4, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois, to Pietro and Lucia Bisio, Italian immigrants from Northern Italy. His father died when he was 5 and he was raised by...

Jan 26, 2015

Edward "Lee" Dean of Bayfield, CO passed peacefully from this life into eternal rest on Jan 26, 2015 at the home he loved and shared with his wife Stephanie. Lee was born on Nov 13, 1935 in Elk City, OK. He was first of two sons born to Thomas Jefferson and Lilian Ama (Casady) Dean. On July 3, 1954 Lee...

Jan 24, 2015

Eddie Westbrook of Bayfield, CO passed from this life after a long battle w/ cancer & entered into sweet eternal rest on Jan 24,2015. Ed was born on July 5, 1957 in Hobbs, NM. Ed was the oldest of 6 children born to Eugene & Patricia Westbrook. On April 14, 1978 Ed married Sheila Wilson of Bauxite, AR. They have...

Jan 23, 2015

Jan 23, 2015

Durango resident, Sophie Brill, three months shy of age 98, passed peacefully on January 23, 2015 from natural causes. A graveside will be held at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park in Simi Valley, CA on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. A celebration of her life in Durango will be announced at a later date. Sophie Brill was born...

Jan 21, 2015

Anna Richter of Durango passed away January 21st, 2015 at home after a battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was 87. Anna was born June 11th, 1927 in Yugoslavia, to Michael and Rosalia Mereiter. She was married on March 29, 1948 in Austria to Joseph Richter. The young family moved to New York, in 1952. They later moved to Durango in...

Jan 16, 2015

Libradita (Liva) Pacheco, 89, from Tiffany, Colorado died peacefully on January 16, 2015 at the Sunshine Gardens Country Home with family at her side. Liva was born on July 8, 1925 in Governador, New Mexico to parents Santiago Madrid and Teodorita Sandoval-Madrid. The Madrid family was early settlers originating from the San Luis Valley in the 1800’s eventually settling in...

Jan 15, 2015

Virginia Chavez, 87, passed away on January 15, 2015, surrounded by family. She was born to Nemecio and Cleofes Vialpando in Ignacio, CO, on July 26, 1927. Virginia lived in Ignacio most of her life until she and her husband, Ben Chavez, moved to Pagosa Junction, CO, to farm. Virginia was a homemaker and wonderful cook, especially known for her...

Jan 14, 2015

Joyel Eleighsha Burbul, a 20-year Pagosa Springs resident, passed away in her home on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Joyel was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 12, 1943 and relocated as a young adult to Kensington, MD, where she lived for over 30 years. In 1995, she moved to Pagosa Springs with her husband, Joseph, where they enjoyed a happy...

Jan 14, 2015

Charlotte Humiston, 84, of Durango, joined her Heavenly Father peacefully 1/14/2014, in her home from renal failure. Charlotte was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. Charlotte married Lloyd Underwood, a U.S. army sergeant stationed in Berlin in 1950. From there they moved together to the U.S. where they had two children. They divorced and Charlotte married Don Humiston, in Albuquerque....

Jan 12, 2015

Jan 11, 2015

Travis Veaux Blackbird left to be with Our Heavenly Father on Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. Travis was born on August 20, 1973 to Dr. Russell and Mrs. Ann Blackbird. He lived most of his life in Lawrence and Manhattan, Kansas. Travis was a graduate of Lawrence High School; Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas,...

Jan 11, 2015

Obituary for Grace Coolidge Rice (Marker) Grace Rice, 89, of Durango, passed away peacefully at Four Corners Nursing Home on January 11, 2015. Grace was a member of the “Ladies’ Auxiliary Club,” loved swimming for the “Mermaids,” and an avid lover of animals. Her beloved sisters included; Adah, Kappie and Marian. She was preceded in death by her loving husband,...

Jan 10, 2015

Obituary for Patricia Joan Mares (Espinosa) Patricia Joan Mares died peacefully on January 10, 2015, at the Sunshine Gardens Country Home memory care facility, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Patricia (Patsy) was born in Santa Fe, NM, March 23, 1936 to Orlando T. Espinosa and Elena Garcia Espinosa. Patsy graduated from Santa Fe High School in 1954 and...

Jan 9, 2015

Our beloved mother passed on during the evening of the 9th of January 2015 in Bayfield, Colorado after a courageous battle with cancer. Marie was born on the 3rd of July 1929 in Bisbee, Arizona to Quentin Walter and Marie Theresa Kane (Kaminski) of Bisbee. Quentin was a Pennsylvania native and an automobile mechanic and salesman. His wife was a...