Obituaries
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...
Louis Kill
May 7, 2014
Obituary for Louis Henry Kill Louis Henry Kill, This is my “hello” and my “farewell”. Since I have elected not to have a traditional funeral service, I want this to be more than a usual obituary. It is my farewell to all my relatives and my friends and hope they will miss me as much as I have enjoyed having...
Jack Newbold
May 6, 2014
Obituary for Jack Newbold Jack Newbold, a lifetime resident of the Durango area, died May 6th, 2014 at the Home Lake Veterans Home in Monte Vista, Colorado, three days short of his 87th birthday. Jack was born and raised at his family's homestead in western La Plata county, the third of four children born to Benjamin and Katherine Newbold. He...
Scott Sparks
May 4, 2014
Obituary for Scott Russell Sparks Scott Russell Sparks, 47, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Services will be Monday, May 12, 11:00 a.m. at the 1st Congregational Church of Christ in Grand Junction. Scott was born May 11, 1966 in Boulder, Colorado, son of Gene and Lee Sparks. He grew up in Boulder until the beginning of his...
Eric Haynie
May 1, 2014
Obituary for Eric Michael Haynie Durango resident, Eric M. Haynie died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at his home with his wife at his side. He was 64. Mr. Haynie was born to Elwood and Frances Haynie on May 7, 1949, in Colorado Springs. Eric spent his youth in Colorado Springs, and subsequently moved to Provo, Utah after graduating from high...
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