Obituaries
Joe Dry
Jun 17, 2014
Obituary for Joe Dry Joe Dry, 79, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in the home of his sister in Durango, Colorado. The cause of death was metastatic liver cancer. He was born on October 10, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Joseph Robert Dry and Alicia Romero Dry. Mr. Dry lived in Eddyville and Fredonia, Kentucky for the past 24...
Albert Reese Jr
Jun 15, 2014
Obituary for Albert Moore Reese Jr. Durango resident, Albert Moore Reese, Jr., died Sunday, June 15, 2014, at home. He was 81. Known as “Al”, Mr. Reese was born to Dr. Albert Moore Reese, Sr. and Carrie Nelle (Summers) Reese on April 5, 1933, in Morgantown, West Virginia. His was an exceptionally academically-oriented family. His father, a Phi Beta Kappa,...
Lila Barnett
Jun 13, 2014
Lila June Barnett, 85, died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Cottonwood Rehabilitation Center in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Barnett was born February 28, 1929 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the daughter of Herbert and Hannah Miller. June was one of three children and...
Ernest Day
Jun 11, 2014
Obituary for Ernest Day Lifelong Durango resident Ernest Day died at his home on June 11. He would have been 95 years old in one month. He was born in Durango on July 21, 1919 to Oscar and Eva (Idle) Day. He graduated from Durango High School in 1937 and married his wife of nearly 71 years, Orpha Marie McClendon,...
Margaret Doney
Jun 10, 2014
Obituary for Margaret Pauline Doney Margaret Pauline Doney, 81, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014 in Durango, Colorado . Services will be announced at a later date. Mrs. Doney was born January 21, 1933 in Austin, Texas the daughter of Edward and Olene Peschka. She lived in Dallas, San Antonia and Houston. She graduated High School in Austin and began attending...
Pete Millich, Sr.
Jun 9, 2014
Pete Millich, Sr, 79, died Monday, June 9, 2014, in Ignacio, Colorado. A rosary will be held at St. Ignatius Catholic Church on Thursday, June 12, at 7:00 p.m. The Mass will be Friday, June 13, 2014, at 10:00 A.M. also at St. Ignatius Catholic Church and burial will follow at Rosa Cemetery in Arboles. Pete was born June 6,...
Linda Sothras
Jun 8, 2014
Obituary for Linda K Sothras Linda K. Sothras, 58, died Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. Ms. Sothras was born August 9, 1955 in California the daughter of John and Beatrice. Linda grew up and attended schools in California. She and her family wanted to live in a beautiful place and so they moved...
Emma Wales
Jun 7, 2014
Obituary for Emma L Wales (Brisendine) Emma L. Wales, 96, died Saturday, June 07, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Services will be 10 am Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Ignacio Community Church with interment immediately following at Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield, Colorado. Lunch will be served at the Los Pinos Fire Station in Ignacio, following interment. Mrs. Wales was born...
Jessica McFarland
Jun 6, 2014
Obituary for Jessica Louise McFarland (Davis) On June 6, 2014 Jessica a long time resident of Silverton was tragically taken from her family, friends and hundreds of loved ones. Born to Terry & Linda Davis on September 19, 1981 this 32 year old was the bell of the ball to all that knew her. Jessica was a dedicated mother doting...
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...
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