Obituaries
Consuelo Belles
Jun 3, 2014
Obituary for Consuelo "Connie" Belles (Navarro) Consuelo “Connie” Belles, 83, of Durango passed away June 3, 2014. Mrs. Belles was born in Spelter, West Virginia on August 18, 1930, to the parents Joseph and Consuelo “Cora” Navarro. She graduated from Torrance High School in California. She married Kenneth Belles on June 17, 1950. Ken and Connie brought their family to...
Fred Suazo
Jun 2, 2014
Obituary for Fred James Suazo Fred James Suazo passed away on June 2, 2014 at the age of 85. He was born in Durango, Colorado on October 16, 1928 to Martin and Juanita Suazo. His military service included two honorable discharge from the U.S Marine Corp 1945-1946 and the U.S. Army 1947-1948 during the pre-occupation of Korea. In 1953 he...
Tonita Gomez
May 30, 2014
Obituary for Tonita "Toni" Gomez Former Durango resident Tonita Gomez died Friday, May 30, 2014, in Pueblo. She was 79. Known as “Toni,” she was born to Ignacio and Quirina Martinez on Oct. 12, 1934, in Pagosa Springs. She grew up in Durango and Waterflow, New Mexico, graduating from high school there in the early 1950s. On Oct. 27, 1955,...
Beverly Ladman
May 30, 2014
Obituary for Beverly Elaine Ladman (Beaver) Beverly Elaine Ladman, 64, died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colorado. Private services will be held. Mrs. Ladman was born March 2, 1950 in Durango, Colorado the daughter of Floyd and Arlene Beaver. Beverly was born and raised in Durango. She did attend high school in Bayfield...
Mary Szczerba
May 28, 2014
Obituary for Mary R Szczerba (Mikulec) Mary R. Szczerba, 93, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Columba Catholic Church. The Devine Mercy Chaplet will be recited prior to the funeral mass, also at St. Columba. Father Kevin...
Francis Jesmer
May 25, 2014
Obituary for Francis Cameron "Frank" Jesmer Francis Cameron “Frank” Jesmer, 72, died Sunday, May 25, 2014, surrounded by family at home, in Tiffany, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at Bayfield Christian Church, 4995 County Road 509, Bayfield, CO 81122. Chaplain Ken Downey of Mercy Hospice will be officiating. Burial will follow at...
Helen Prough
May 24, 2014
Obituary for Helen Iona Prough (Waters) Durango resident Helen Iona Prough died Saturday May 24, 2014 at Four Corner Health Care Center where she resided for the last 2 months. She was 95. Helen was born to Clarence and Almeda Waters on August 25, 1918 in Fort Morgan, Colorado. Her family moved to Pueblo, CO when she was 8, this...
Gary Gibbons
May 23, 2014
Obituary for Gary Michael Gibbons Gary Michael Gibbons, 56, died Friday, May 23, 2014 at home in Hesperus, Colorado. A memorial service will be Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 2 pm at the family cabin, in Hesperus, Colorado. Gary was born February 16, 1958, in Denver, Colorado the son of Francis “Frank” Gibbons and Teresa Johnson. He grew up in...
Harriet Robinson
May 23, 2014
Obituary for Harriet Jean "Jean" Robinson Harriet ‘Jean’ Robinson, 82, beloved wife of Harvey J. Robinson died, May 23, 2014 in Pagosa Springs from complications of end stage Parkinson’s Disease. He was her 24/7 caregiver for the last few years of her life. She had a peaceful end to a very long and hard struggle. She never complained though she...
Doris Walker
May 22, 2014
Durango resident, Doris Ruth Walker died Thursday, May 22, 2014 at her home with family. She was 82. Mrs. Walker was born to James Henry and Ruth Kohler on August 29, 1931, in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Her grandmother delivered her because the doctor was late. She grew up in Arboles and graduated from Ignacio high School in 1950 with a...
Elvira Swanson
May 21, 2014
Obituary for Elvira L Swanson Elvira L. Swanson, our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away at the age of 94 on Wednesday, May 21st 2014. She was born into a large Finnish family in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She was always strong, smart and independent. Mrs. Swanson came to Colorado in 1947 with her husband, Bill. He...
Doris Brennan
May 20, 2014
Obituary for Doris Alene "McDaniel" Brennan Doris A. Brennan passed away on May 20, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Doris was born in Durango on March 27, 1920 as the second child to Edward and Zipporah McDaniel. She graduated from Durango High School in 1938. She worked for Parson’s Drug Store and Mountain Bell Telephone. Doris married Michael G. Brennan on...
Glenda Fassett
May 19, 2014
Obituary for Glenda Eleanor Fassett (Murray) Glenda Eleanor Fassett, 81, died Monday, May 19, 2014 at her home in Durango. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, May 24, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1018 County Road 250, Durango. Officiating is Mr. Gary D. Oliver. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Mrs. Fassett...
Margaret Ptolemy
May 18, 2014
Obituary for Margaret C Ptolemy (Carpenter) Longtime resident, Margaret Carpenter Ptolemy, died at her family home in Durango on May 18, 2014. She was one month shy of her 98th birthday. Margaret C. Ptolemy was born on June 21, 1916 in Cortez, Colorado to N. E. Carpenter and Clara Kelly Carpenter, where she spent her childhood and graduated from Cortez...
Elma Roget
May 17, 2014
Obituary for Elma Lena Roget Elma Lena Roget left us to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, May 17, 2014. We love and miss you! Elma was born on April 7, 1928 in Matawan, NJ to John and Miriam Neuman and was always excited to have been born on the same day as Mickey Mouse. As a child she...
Benita Olguin
May 17, 2014
Obituary for Benita Fern Olguin Benita Fern Olguin, 85, died Saturday, May 17, 2014 at home and surrounded by family in Ignacio, Colorado. The recitation of the Rosary will be Thursday, May 22, 7:00 p.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church the Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, May 23, 2014 at 10:00 A.M., also at St. Ignatius Catholic Church....
Robert Aprile
May 16, 2014
Obituary for Robert Louis "Bob" Aprile Robert (Bob) Louis Aprile, of Durango, Colorado, passed away May 16, 2014. Bob was born July 19, 1956, in Queens, New York. He had lived in the Durango area since 2002, and had visited the area since the 1980s. Mr. Aprile spent 30 years developing expertise in program and project management for scientific research...
Darrell Gardner
May 14, 2014
Darrell Lee Gardner was born June 2, 1960, in Colorado Springs, CO. He went to be with the Lord on May 14, 2014. Darrell and his parents, Duane and Donna Gardner, along with his brother and sister, lived in several Colorado towns until they moved to Montrose in 1972. He graduated from Montrose High School in 1978 and attended Northwest...
Margaret Martinez
May 14, 2014
Obituary for Margaret Sally Martinez All the hugs and kisses you could ever want was her specialty. Margaret “Margie” Martinez loved people and people loved her. She was at home when called to hug and kiss our Lord on Tuesday, May 13th, 2014. Margaret Sally Martinez, or Margie was born in Trujillo, Colorado on April 15, 1934 to Jose N....
Donald Kent
May 14, 2014
Obituary for Donald Lee Kent Donald L Kent of Durango passed away Wednesday May 14, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colorado from complications of Parkinson’s. He was born March 4, 1935 to William and Elsie Kent in Texhoma, Texas. The family moved to Beulah, Colorado, where he spent his childhood. He enlisted in the Air Force and was...
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