Obituaries
Jesse Hanson-Colburn
Aug 12, 2014
Obituary for Jesse James Hanson-Colburn Jesse James Hanson- Colburn , 34, passed away the week of August 12, 2014 in Archuleta County. A celebration on his life will be held on August 30, 2014. 13 miles south on Trujillo road at Trijullo church, St. James mission at 1:00 pm. Jesse was born April 21, 1980 in Juanita, CO., the son...
Ellen Clark
Aug 9, 2014
Ellen Cornelia Dixon Clark, 99 years old, of Ignacio, Colorado, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister and friend passed from life on August 9th 2014 (she would have been 100 years old on September 5th) to be her heavenly father. She was born September 5th, 1914 to Malcolm and Cora Dixon on Crow Mountain in Atkins, Arkansas. She grew up...
Cecil Roth
Aug 6, 2014
Cecil Anthony Roth, 84, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 11, 2014 from 6-8:00 p.m. at Hood Mortuary and a Funeral Service will be Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary. Jim Powell will be officiating. Burial with military honors will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mr....
Loyd Moore
Aug 6, 2014
Obituary for Loyd Norman Moore Loyd Norman Moore, 77, died Wednesday, August 06, 2014 at home in Bayfield, Colorado . A celebration service with a potluck supper will be held at the Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Loyd was born May 14, 1937 in Lawrence County, Tennessee the son of Noley...
Dorothy Tassell
Aug 4, 2014
Obituary for Dorothy Wall Tassell Dorothy Wall “Dottie” Tassell, 87, died Monday, August 04, 2014 at home in Bayfield, Colorado Services will be held at a later date in California. Mrs. Tassell was born September 5, 1926 in New York, New York the daughter of James and Anna Farrell. She grew up in New York, not far from Central Park....
Charles Huntoon
Aug 4, 2014
Charles “Chip” William Huntoon, beloved son of Charles and Elaine Huntoon, passed away August 4, 2014. He was 32 years old. Chip was born in Abington, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of the Meadowbrook School and Wissahickon High School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and Fort Lewis College, in Durango, Colorado in 2004. His love of the outdoors originally brought him...
Ruth Shields
Jul 30, 2014
In memory of.... Ruth Jeanette Ginter Shields, who died July 30, 2014, in a traffic accident north of Durango with her dog, Gypsy. The oldest of three girls, Ruth was born May 1, 1925, in Custer, South Dakota, to Paul L. Ginter and Cora M. (Baske) Ginter. Her father worked for the U.S. Forest Service. The family moved to Colorado...
Michael Serrano
Jul 30, 2014
Obituary for Michael Serrano Michael Serrano passed away on July 30, 2014, at the age of 62, in Mancos, CO at The Valley Inn. He died from natural causes. Mr. Serrano was born in Durango, CO at Mercy Medical Center on July 25, 1952. He was born to Antonio M. and Mary Rose Serrano. He was one of three children...
David Skusa
Jul 25, 2014
David Henry Skusa, 69, died Friday, July 25, 2014 at home in Bayfield, Colorado. Private family services have been held in Vallecito, Colorado. Mr. Skusa was born February 18, 1945 in Seymour, Indiana, the son of Henry and Marjorie Skusa. He graduated from Texas A & M University. He served in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War and was...
Dennis Gibble
Jul 24, 2014
Obituary for Dennis Wade Gibble Dennis Wade Gibble, 71, died Thursday, July 24, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Services will be announced at a later date. Mr. Gibble was born April 12, 1943 in Denver, Colorado, the son of Floyd and Lucille Gibble. He grew up in Durango and graduated from Durango High School in 1961. Dennis attended the Denver Institute...
Patricia Schuler-Mahaney
Jul 24, 2014
Obituary for Patricia L Schuler-Mahaney Patricia Louise Schuler born to Harry and Margaret Schuler in Camden, New Jersey on December 5, 1952, her mother’s 29th birthday. Raised in Pennsauken, NJ, she graduated from Pennsauken High School in June 1970. She received her Registered Nurse Diploma from Helen Fuld School of Nursing at West Jersey Hospital in May 1973. Patricia completed...
Jerry Casey
Jul 23, 2014
Obituary for Jerry W. Casey Jerry Wayne Casey died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on July 23, 2014. Mr. Casey was born in Pineville, Louisiana on December 27, 1942. He married Roxey Massey on November 20, 1962 in Pueblo, Colorado. They had 4 children. The family moved to Durango in March of 1970 where he was a meat...
Phil Griego
Jul 23, 2014
Durango resident Phil Leroy Griego died of liver cancer July 23rd, 2014. He was 58 years old. A rosary will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., also at St. Columba. Burial will follow at Greenmount...
Joe Girard
Jul 22, 2014
Joe Fred Girard, 85, passed away on July 22, 2014 at Hospice of the Valley - Gardiner Home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born on July 6, 1929 in Douglas, Arizona to Fredrick and Camilla (Lunt) Girard. Joe grew up in Durango, Colorado. He graduated from Durango High School in 1947 and was the Class President and Captain of the...

William King
Jul 22, 2014
Obituary for William Barry King William Barry “Bill” King, 63, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at home in Silverton, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Monday, July 28, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at the Silverton Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial will follow immediately at New Manassa Cemetery in Manassa, Colorado. Mr. King was born May 20, 1951...
Rachel Stewart
Jul 22, 2014
Obituary for Rachel Stewart (Kirkpatrick) Rachel [Kirkpatrick] Stewart died at the age of 83 at her home in Durango, CO on July 22, 2014 due to complications from breast cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Rachel was born on March 27, 1931 in York to Bert Smiley and Mabel [Meeker] Kirkpatrick. She was married to Charles McWilliams Stewart. To this union was...
Betty Cadman
Jul 21, 2014
Obituary for Betty Jane Cadman Former longtime resident, Betty Jane Cadman, 80, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Family Health West Nursing Home in Fruita, Colorado. A graveside service will be held Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 2pm at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mrs. Cadman was born August 30, 1933 in Cheyenne, Wyoming the daughter of Lucille and John McGrath....
JoAnna Bonds
Jul 16, 2014
JoAnna Bonds, 81, died Wednesday, July 16, in Durango, Colorado. A small family memorial service will be held. Mrs. Bonds was born April 27, 1933, in Bayfield, Colorado, the daughter of Howard and Anna Gibbs (Foster). She grew up in Bayfield, Durango, Yellow Jacket. Pagosa and the Lightner Creek Area and graduated from Durango High School in 1951. JoAnna married...
Lillie Lobato
Jul 9, 2014
Lillie Lobato 1925-2014 Lillie Lobato longtime area resident of Pagosa Springs passed away peacefully at home on July 9, 2014 with her family by her side. Lillie was born on November 20, 1925 to Ben & Feliciana Gurule in Lumberton, New Mexico. She met the love of her life Joe Santiago Lobato in Pagosa Springs; they were married on August...