Obituaries

Local Obituaries in La Plata &

Archuleta Counties

Edgar Riecke

Edgar Riecke

Oct 11, 2014

Edgar Riecke, Retired Chemist and Competitive Bike Racer, Dead at 69. Edgar Erick Riecke died in a motorcycle incident in Garfield County, Utah on Saturday, October 11, 2014. He is preceded by his mother Helen Riecke and his father Ray Riecke. He is survived by his sisters Linda Conlon and Sandra Webster; his children Jeffrey Riecke, Katherine Riecke, and Sarah...

Ruth Dove

Ruth Dove

Oct 10, 2014

Ruth passed peacefully from this life the evening of October 10, 2014. She was 91 years old. She was born Ruth Mae Dilley on May 20, 1923 in Bennet, NE to Frank E. Dilley and Retta May (Jones) Dilley, and moved to Spearville, KS in a covered wagon in 1925. At age 18, shortly after graduating high school in Spearville,...

June Siner

June Siner

Oct 8, 2014

June Ellen Siner, 87, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Monday, October 13, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at the Pine Valley Church in Bayfield and Pastor Scott Kujath will be officiating. The committal service to her final resting place will follow at Pine River Cemetery overlooking the Pine River in Bayfield. June...

Ruth Marquez

Ruth Marquez

Oct 7, 2014

Obituary for Ruth Marquez Ruth Marquez passed away on October 7, 2014, at home in Pagosa Springs, CO at the age of 92. A rosary will be said Friday, October 10, 2014 at 6pm, the Mass will be held Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 10am, both at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs. Burial will occur...

Gary Macpherson

Gary Macpherson

Oct 6, 2014

Gary D. MacPherson, 63, passed from this life on Monday, October 6, 2014 in Cortez, Colorado. He was born on October 14, 1950 in Carmel, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents Helen and Claude Macpherson. He is survived by Scott E. MacPherson, brother; Sandra L. MacPherson, former spouse and mother to his children. His children include Jennifer...

Curtis Olguin

Curtis Olguin

Oct 4, 2014

Obituary for Curtis Brian "Brian" Olguin Curtis “Brian” Olguin passed away Saturday October 4, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. A rosary will be held at Saint Ignatius Catholic Church in Ignacio, Colorado on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, October 9, 2014 10:00 A.M. also at Saint Ignatius Catholic Church, officiated by...

Florence Gold

Florence Gold

Oct 4, 2014

Obituary for Florence Elaine "Elaine" Gold Elaine Gold, 71, died Saturday, October 04, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 1:30 P.M. at the Allison Grange Hall. Elaine was born May 4, 1943 in Falfa, Colorado, the daughter of Howard and Florence Self. She attended school in Ignacio, Colo. She married Perry Palmer...

Mary Gurule

Mary Gurule

Oct 4, 2014

Obituary for Mary Ofelia Gurule Mary Gurule passed away October 4, 2014 at the University of Colorado Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, October 10, 2014, at 10am, at Pope John Paul II Catholic Church in Pagosa Springs, CO. Burial will occur at Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield, CO following the Mass. Mary was born to Cresencio and...

Marian Rizzo

Marian Rizzo

Oct 3, 2014

Marian Beryl Rizzo, 85, died Friday, October 3, 2014 at home in Durango, Colorado of natural causes. Mrs. Rizzo lived in Durango, Colorado for 10 years. A celebration of life will be held at First United Methodists Church of Durango on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 10:00am. Mrs. Rizzo was born March 11, 1929 in Albion, Nebraska the daughter of...

Doris Goff

Doris Goff

Oct 2, 2014

Obituary for Doris Goff Doris “Jeanne” Goff (Jeanne) passed away on October 2, 2014, from complications of COPD. At the time of her death she was living in The Sunshine Gardens Assisted Living Facility in Durango, Colorado. She was born June 22, 1922 in Hill City, Kansas. Before moving to Durango in 1954, Jeanne lived in Los Alamos, New Mexico...

Cathryine Leonard

Cathryine Leonard

Oct 1, 2014

Cathryine R. Leonard, 98, died Wednesday, October 01, 2014 at her home in Bondad, Colorado . The family has already held a celebration of life and no other services will be held at this time. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Cathryine was born May 26, 1916 in Bondad, Colorado the daughter of Burr and Sahra Sutton....

Tammy Lynn Dunn

Tammy Lynn Dunn

Sep 30, 2014

Tammy Dunn died September 30, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center, at 47 years of age. A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 6, 2014 at the Durango Cowboy Church at 6 p.m., with a reception to follow. She was born in Reading, PA to her parents Frederick and Jennifer Folk and has one sister, Katrina Walker. She moved...

Andrea Ochoa

Andrea Ochoa

Sep 30, 2014

Obituary for Andrea Adelina Ochoa Andrea Adelina Ochoa, 88, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. A rosary will be held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, October 6, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, officiated by Father Don...

Russell Bonds

Russell Bonds

Sep 30, 2014

Obituary for Russell "Junior" Bonds Russell J. “Junior” Bonds, 84, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at his life-long home in Durango, Colorado. He lived in Bondad, Colorado for his entire life. A joint celebration of life will be held for Junior and his wife JoAnna on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 10:00 am in the Exhibit Hall of the La...

Bennett Thompson

Bennett Thompson

Sep 28, 2014

Obituary for Bennett Cloud Thompson Bennett Cloud Thompson, 78, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, in Ignacio, Colorado. A wake will be on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 7:00pm at 5051 County Road 521, Ignacio, Colorado 81137. A Funeral Service will be Friday, October 3, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at The Sky Ute Casino Event Center and Pastor Kelly Winlock will...

Loleet Watts

Loleet Watts

Sep 28, 2014

Obituary for Loleet Ernestine "Ernie" Watts Loleet Ernestine “Ernie” Watts, 62, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. A sunrise service will be held at Hood Mortuary on Thursday morning at 7:00 a.m. The funeral will be held Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 10:00...

Kathryn Michael

Kathryn Michael

Sep 28, 2014

Obituary for Kathryn F. Michael (Jones) Kathryn passed away Sept. 28, 2014 at the age of 88. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, in Durango. She was born Dec. 27, 1925 to Streeter and Luella Jones in Durango, CO. She was born in her grandmother’s (Rosetta Tunneson...

William Quimby

William Quimby

Sep 27, 2014

A TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM DANFORTH QUIMBY William Danforth Quimby passed away on September 27, 2014 two days before his 89th birthday. Mr. Quimby was born on September 29, 1925 in Manchester, NH, to William Don Quimby and Anna Marie Cedar Quimby. Bill resided for many years on Boston’s North Shore, Bedford, NH, and for the past 16 years in Pagosa...

James Dumas

James Dumas

Sep 26, 2014

James Del Dumas, 62, died Friday, September 26, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Dumas was born October 1, 1951, the son of James and Betty June (Estes) Dumas. He was born in Searcy, Arkansas. As a young man, he served in the U.S. Navy. He made his way to our...

Elizabeth Abernathy

Elizabeth Abernathy

Sep 25, 2014

Obituary for Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Abernathy Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Abernathy passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Four Corners Health Care in Durango, Colorado. She was 84. A service will be held at Pine Valley Church in Bayfield, Colorado on Saturday October 4, 2014 at 10:00 am with interment to follow at Pine River Cemetery. Mrs. Abernathy was born...

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