Obituaries
Maria Wertz
Dec 21, 2013
Obituary for Maria M. Wertz Maria M. Wertz, 74, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013, in Cape Coral, Florida. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Thursday, January 2, 2014, from 9 - 9:30 a.m. and a funeral will follow at 10:00 A.M. Chaplain Earl Caudill will be officiating. Burial will be at Greenmount Cemetery. Mrs. Wertz was born...
Elizabeth Southard
Dec 21, 2013
Obituary for Elizabeth T. Southard (Chadwick) Elizabeth T. Southard, 82, died Saturday, December 21, 2013 in Durango, Colorado . No local services are planned at this time. Mrs. Southard was born September 30, 1931 in Winchester, Massachusetts, the daughter of Norman and Barbara Chadwick. She grew up in Reading, Massachusetts, and lived there her entire life until she moved to...
Charles Folsom
Dec 19, 2013
Obituary for Charles Walden "Charlie" Folsom Charles Walden Folsom, 92, was called home to Jesus, December 19, 2013. He was born to Wade and Pearl Folsom on June 8, 1921. Charlie, as he was known, married Iris Ruenette Sanders on March 27, 1944. Together, they raised three sons, Charles Ivan Folsom of Durango, Lane Folsom of Hesperus, Colorado and Cody...
James Murphy
Dec 19, 2013
Obituary for James Ronald "Jim" Murphy James (Jim) Ronald Murphy died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at his beloved home in Bear Creek Canyon, Bayfield, Colo. surrounded by his family and friends, due to complications from a spinal infection. He was 76 years old. Mr. Murphy was born April 29, 1937 in Jersey City, New Jersey the son of James F....
Gerald Anderson
Dec 16, 2013
Obituary for Gerald Edward "Andy" Anderson Longtime Durango resident Gerald Edward Anderson died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, in Durango. He was 77.Known as “Andy,” he was born to George and Edna Anderson on Oct. 29, 1936, in Telluride. His family moved to a farm in Montrose, where “he grew up in the outdoors and mastered the meaning of hard work,”...
Donald Hartmann
Dec 13, 2013
Obituary for Donald Gene Hartmann Donald Gene Hartmann, 86, died Friday, December 13, 2013 at his home in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango and private services will be held at a later date. Don was born April 9, 1927 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of George and Gladys (Larson) Hartmann. Don grew up...
Roberta Barr
Dec 13, 2013
Obituary for Roberta Ellen Barr (Armstrong) Roberta Armstrong Barr may not have had any children of her own, but her life’s work had a lasting impact on thousands of the community’s children in an educational career that lasted more than 40 years. A teacher, school principal, community leader and philanthropist, Barr died Friday at Mercy Regional Medical Center. She was...
Frederick Krepser, III
Dec 13, 2013
Obituary for Frederick Louis "Rick" Krepser, III Frederick Louis “Rick” Krepser, III, 67, died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Friday, December 13, 2013 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Mr. Krepser was born January 16,...
Henry Berenz
Dec 13, 2013
Obituary for Henry "Hank" Berenz Henry “Hank” Berenz passed away unexpectedly at his Durango home on Friday December 13, 2013. Henry or “Hank” as he was known to his friends was an accomplished electronics engineer, real estate broker, building contractor, artist, horseman, farmer and Flamenco guitarist . He was born on April 11, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending Lyden...
Gregory Box
Dec 10, 2013
Obituary for Gregory Nick Box Gregory Nick Box passed away December 10, 2013 at home unexpectedly. Mr. Box was born Sept. 13, 1955 to the parents of Fritz and Pearl Box. Gregory was from a large family of ten children. He went to school in Bayfield, Colorado. Greg loved to play fast pitch softball where he was known for his...
Crescence Binet Lyman-Tullin
Dec 10, 2013
Obituary for Crescence Binet Lyman-Tullin (Michel) Crescence “Cress” Michel Binet Lyman-Tulin, died on December 10, 2013 from natural causes. She had been residing in Four Corners Health Care Center since January, 2013. She was 88. Crescence was born to Alice and Clarence Michel on January 5, 1925, in Saint Paul, MN. She was the third sibling of five. She was...
Thomas Taylor
Dec 8, 2013
Obituary for Thomas Michael "Mike" Taylor Thomas Michael “Mike” Taylor, 74, died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Memorial services will be held 10:00 am on Friday, December 13, 2013 at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Mr. Taylor was born December 3, 1939 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri...
Mary Boyle
Dec 6, 2013
Obituary for Mary Blanche Boyle Longtime Mercy Hospital Nurse, Blanche Boyle passed away December 6, 2013. After 95 eventful years, she died peacefully at Mercy Hospital, where she was an active RN for approximately 40 years. Next to her love for her family and dedication to her church, she counted her nursing career as a wonderfully rich experience. Many residents...
Richard Curtis
Dec 2, 2013
Obituary for Richard Paul Curtis Richard Paul Curtis, 77, died Monday, December 02, 2013, peacefully at home in Durango, Colorado. Mr. Curtis was born November 17, 1936 in Lawrence, Kansas the son of Paul and Evelyn Curtis. He grew up in Lawrence until he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at 17 years old. He served in Europe during the...
Thella BigLeggins
Dec 2, 2013
Obituary for Thella Beth BigLeggins (Howell) Thella Beth Howell-BigLeggins, 45, enrolled member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Pawnee, Southern Cheyenne, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. A Funeral Service will be held Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Ignacio Maranatha Baptist Church in Ignacio, Pastor Kelly Winlock will...
Norman Burt
Dec 2, 2013
Obituary for Norman James Burt Durango resident Norman James Burt died in his sleep Monday, December 2, 2013 in his Durango home. He was 80 years old. Known as Norm, he was born to James and Violet Burt on November 10, 1933 in McPhee, CO. He was one of four children. He was a Korea Veteran, also in the Durango...
Braulio Montoya
Nov 30, 2013
Obituary for Braulio Montoya Braulio Montoya, 81, died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at his home in Durango, Colorado, surrounded by family and friends. Mr. Montoya was born September 18, 1932 to Leon and Virginia Montoya in Cuba, New Mexico. The Montoya family had six children , who all help on the family land. Mr. Montoya made it through the 8th...
Kenneth Hansen, Jr.
Nov 26, 2013
Obituary for Kenneth George Hansen, Jr. Kenneth G. Hansen, Jr., 66, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 in Durango, Colorado. Services will be announced at a later date. Mr. Hansen was born February 9, 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska the son of Kenneth and Evelyn Hansen, Sr. He grew up in Omaha, Neb., and graduated from Omaha North High School. He enlisted...
Lois Darnall
Nov 25, 2013
Obituary for Lois Marie Darnall Lois M Darnall passed way on November 25,2013. She lived In Mancos, Co. with her daughter and son-in-law, Dewey and Pat Smouse. She moved to Mancos in 2004. She was preceeded in death by her husband, Harvey G Darnall and her son, Dennis Wayne Darnall. Lois was a member of the Mancos Methodist Church. The...
Richard Schumacher
Nov 24, 2013
Obituary for Richard Rugh "Dick" Schumacher Richard Rugh (“Dick") Schumacher died of advanced age Sunday, November 24, 2013, at Sunshine Gardens Country Home in La Plata County, Colo. He was 87. Dick was born January 9, 1926 in Denver, Colo. His father and mother were Dr. Howe Lyman Schumacher and Laura Winifred Rugh Schumacher. The Rugh family were early residents...
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