Obituaries

Hazel Alter
Oct 30, 2013
Obituary for Hazel Irene Alter (Dirks) Hazel Irene Alter, 83, died Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Vista Mesa Assisted Living in Cortez, Colorado. Mrs. Alter was born November 5, 1929 in Rockwell, Iowa the daughter of George and Eleanore Dirks. Hazel's father was a minister and so the family lived in various towns in Iowa. She graduated from high school...
Angela Barry
Oct 26, 2013
Obituary for Angela Marie "Angie" Barry (Gomez) Angela Marie “Angie” Barry died Saturday, October 26, 2013 in Durango, Colorado. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, November 1, 2013 at 2:30 P.M. at St. Columba Catholic Church and Father Kevin Novak will be officiating....
Pauline Prior Robertson
Oct 23, 2013
Obituary for Pauline Prior Robertson (Labor) Pauline Prior Robertson, 95, passed away October 23, 2013, at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Colo. Her family moved from Calif. to Bayfield, Colo. in 2007.She is survived by her three children, Don Prior (D.J.),of Waxahachie, Texas, Jackie Adams (Jim), of Castle Rock, Colo. and Butch Prior (Patty), of Bayfield, Colo. Nine...

Willis Irvine III
Oct 21, 2013
Obituary for Willis D. Irvine III Willis D. Irvine, III, 73, died Monday, October 21, 2013 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Durango. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Mr. Irvine was born June 5, 1940 in Seattle, Washington the son of Willis and Ruth Irvine. He grew up in Seattle and attended schools...
Robert Miller
Oct 21, 2013
Obituary for Robert D. Miller Robert D. Miller, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2013 in his home in Durango, Colo. Mr. Miller was born November 18, 1929 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Logan and Fern Miller. Robert served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. He married Barbara Tohill in December 21, 1957. They had four children: Gloria, Jerry,...
Jane Russin
Oct 17, 2013
Obituary for Jane Russin Jane Russin, 87, died Thursday, October 17, 2013 at home in Durango, Colorado. Private services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Russin was born June 21, 1926 in Millburn, New Jersey the daughter of James and Nelson Wright. She grew up in Millburn and graduated primary education. She attended Elmira College and obtained a...
Belarmino Valdez
Oct 15, 2013
Obituary for Belarmino Antonio "Sonny" Valdez Belarmino Antonio “Sonny” Valdez, 61, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Recitation of the Rosary will be said also on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at...
June Monell
Oct 11, 2013
Obituary for June Lorraine Monell (Walker) June Lorraine Monell, died of natural causes, October 11, 2013 in Durango, Colorado where she lived the last eight years of her life. June was born to Art and Jessie Walker, June 17, 1922 in Merced, Calif. June graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, Calif. She married Lester G. Monell in...
Brian Enos
Oct 10, 2013
Obituary for Brian Paul Enos Brian Paul Enos, 60, of Bayfield, Colorado, died on October 10, 2013 after a short illness. He was the son of the late Donald and Jean (Mc Laughlin) Enos of Taunton, Mass. Brian was born in Taunton and was educated at area schools, graduating in 1971 from Taunton High School, where he played varsity football....
Carl Bolding
Oct 6, 2013
Obituary for Carl Edward "Eddie" Bolding Carl Edward “Eddie” Bolding, 70, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. A memorial service will be Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Pastor Joshua Magyar of Mercy Regional Medical Center will be officiating. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango....

Manuel Garcia
Oct 6, 2013
Obituary for Manuel Philbert Garcia Manuel Philbert Garcia, 72, died after a two year battle with prostate cancer, Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. Per Mr. Garcia’s wishes, he will be cremated and private family services will occur at a later date. He was preceded in death by his wife Darlene Cuthair. He is...
Janet "Janie" Lambson
Oct 5, 2013
Obituary for Janet "Janie" Lambson Janet “Janie” Donna Lambson, 68, died Saturday, October 05, 2013 at home in Durango, Colorado . A Memorial Service will be 11:00 am, Saturday, October,12th at the Cortez Family Worship Center, 500 North Washington, Cortez, Co. Janie was born December 31, 1944 in Cartaret, New Jersey the daughter of Anthony and Jeannette Alach. She grew...
Barbara Wille
Oct 1, 2013
Obituary for Barbara Jean "Barb" Wille Ignacio resident Barbara Wille died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, at Littleton Adventist Hospital, due to a massive stroke. She was 65. Mrs. Wille was born to Adolph and Dorothy (Vlach) Wille on October 14, 1947, in Medford Wisconsin. She grew up in Medford, graduating in Westboro WI1964. She married Michael Polacek date 1967. They...
Dorothy Trewet Warlick
Sep 29, 2013
Obituary for Dorothy Louise "Dottie" Trewet Warlick (Twombly) Dorothy Louise Twombly Trewet “Dottie” Warlick, born December 23, 1930, during the great depression, to John M. Twombly and Frances Davis Twombly, died September 29, 2013 after a long illness. She was born in Byers, Colorado, but the family moved to Denver in 1941 so her father could take a job in...
Tonia Thompson
Sep 28, 2013
Obituary for Tonia Joyce Thompson Tonia Joyce Thompson, 74, died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Friday, October 4, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Ms. Meg Carver will be officiating. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Miss Thompson was born July 12, 1939 in...
Dora Manzanares
Sep 27, 2013
Obituary for Dora Pauline Manzanares Longtime resident, Dora Pauline Manzanares, 86, has gone to be with her late husband, Joe Manzanares, on September 27, 2013. She passed away peacefully at her home with her family around her. Dora was the eldest daughter of Juan and Amelia (Duran) Villarreal and was born on September 7, 1927. She spent her younger years...
Julie Crow
Sep 24, 2013
Julie Ann Crow, 43, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 due to a highway auto accident in Durango. A Funeral Service will be Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at The River Church and Pastor Steve Quisenberry will be officiating. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mrs. Crow was born November 23, 1969 in Los Gatos, California the...
LeRoy DeLisle
Sep 21, 2013
Obituary for LeRoy Percy DeLisle Durango resident LeRoy Percy DeLisle died of cancer Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. He was 86. Mr. DeLisle was born to Harold LeRoy and Gladys Enger DeLisle on March 29, 1927, in Plainfield, N.J. He graduated from Metuchien High School in Metuchien, N.J., in 1945 and later attended...
Beryl Miller
Sep 21, 2013
Obituary for Beryl Victoria Miller Beryl Victoria Miller, 105, passed away September 21, 2013 in Durango, Colorado. Mrs. Miller was born October 27, 1907 in Petaluma, California the daughter of Johnathan and Sarah Rayner. She married Earl Fisher from Aztec, New Mexico and they had three children, Wayne, Earl and Fern. Mr. Fisher was killed when the children were very...
Philip Brevik
Sep 19, 2013
Obituary for Philip Brevik From the Brevik family... Thank you all for the calls, texts, emails, posts and just amazing support through this difficult time. Phil will always be remembered as the best cowboy, husband, father, and friend to all of us. He won father of the year in my book year after year! All of us knew he wasn't...