Obituaries

Edith Patterson (Latch)

Edith Patterson (Latch)

Sep 18, 2013

Obituary for Edith B. Patterson (Latch) (Banard) Edith was born March 20, 1918 in Dallas, Texas to Henry and Ada Norinne Banard. She was an only child. She was a resident of Durango, Colo. from 1952 to 2004 and then lived in Napa, Calif. until passing September 18, 2013. She was 95. She grew up in Dallas and attended Southern...

Wilbur Brown

Wilbur Brown

Sep 17, 2013

Obituary for Wilbur Knight Brown Wilbur Knight Brown of Durango died from pneumonia Tuesday, September 17th, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. He was 81. Dr. Brown was born July 6th, 1932 in Oakland, CA, to Herbert and Donna Brown. He grew up in Piedmont, California and graduated from Piedmont High School. Known to family and friends as...

Fern Olson

Fern Olson

Sep 13, 2013

Obituary for Fern Mae Olson (Vesper) Fern Mae Olson, 90, died Friday, September 13, 2013 at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Pastor Reitz of Frontier Baptist Church will be officiating. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Visitation will be...

Alice Demel

Alice Demel

Sep 9, 2013

Obituary for Alice Marie Demel (Newman) Services will be held at the First Baptist Church on Friday, September 13 at 10:00 for Alice Demel who passed away Sept. 9 from natural causes. Alice Marie Newman was born on July 28, 1920 in Mason City, NE. Her parents were Andrea and Cornell Newman. Alice was involved in Education for about 58...

Loria Quintana

Loria Quintana

Sep 7, 2013

Obituary for Loria Lynn Quintana (Hunt) Loria Lynn Hunt Quintana, 22, died Saturday, September 7, 2013 in Bayfield, Colorado. A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 12:00 P.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Friday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00...

Steven Baumgardner

Steven Baumgardner

Sep 5, 2013

Obituary for Steven Lee Baumgardner Steven Lee Baumgardner passed away suddenly September 5th , 2013 in Durango Colorado. Steve was born October 27, 1962 in Durango to Dick and Judy (Conway) Baumgardner. The family lived in Durango until Steve was 10 years old and then they moved to Arizona and Denver before returning to La Plata County in 1979 where...

Sharon Turner

Sharon Turner

Sep 3, 2013

Obituary for Sharon Lee Turner (Wheatley) Sharon Lee (Wheatley) Turner, was born January 26, 1954. She departed this world to meet her Lord and Savior on September 3, 2013, her 41st anniversary with her husband, Rex Turner, both of Durango, Colorado. Following a courageous second battle with cancer, Sharon left planet earth peacefully, without pain, at home and in the...

Stephan Ebner

Stephan Ebner

Sep 3, 2013

Obituary for Stephan Robert Ebner Stephan Robert Ebner, 59, died Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at his home in Hesperus, Colorado. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Sunday, September 8, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be Monday, September 9, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. also at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Mr. Clyde Johnson will...

Luciana Scheidecker

Luciana Scheidecker

Sep 2, 2013

Obituary for Luciana "Lucy" Scheidecker Luciana “Lucy” Scheidecker passed away at her home in San Bernardino, Calif., on Sept 2, 2013 after a long illness. Known to all at "Lucy", she loved to cook; her homemade bread, cinnamon rolls and chili verde with fresh tortillas which were some of the family's favorites. She has a passion for playing bingo and...

Frank Grosseibl

Frank Grosseibl

Sep 1, 2013

Obituary for Frank W. Grosseibl Frank Walter Grosseibl, 87, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center of natural causes. Mr. Grosseibl was born to Michael and Anna (Wagner) Grosseibl of Garfield, New Jersey on December 2, 1925. Frank graduated from Garfield High School in 1944. After graduation, he started work with United States Rubber Company at...

Dean Aspromonte

Dean Aspromonte

Aug 31, 2013

Obituary for Dean Charles Aspromonte Dean Aspromonte passed away, suddenly, at his home in Durango on August 31, 2013, due to natural causes. He was born to Charles and Grace Aspromonte on July 9, 1939. He attended grade school, junior high and high school in Durango. After graduation, Dean joined the US Army and he served in Germany. While overseas,...

Johnathan Mohar-Rodriquez

Johnathan Mohar-Rodriquez

Aug 23, 2013

Obituary for Johnathan Joseph Mohar-Rodriquez Johnathan Joseph Mohar-Rodriquez died Friday, August 23, 2013 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. A funeral will be Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Hood Mortuary. Chaplain Earl Caudill will be officiating. Burial will follow at Elco Cemetery in Bondad (South of Durango). Johnathan was born and passed away August 23,...

Lillian Duran

Lillian Duran

Aug 23, 2013

Obituary for Lillian N. Duran Lillian N. Duran, 71, died Friday, August 23, 2013 at home surrounded by family and friends. Miss Duran died of pancreatic cancer. Miss Duran was born November 17, 1941 in Ignacio, Colorado the daughter of Andres and Lucy Duran. The family lived in Durango, Colorado, and later moved to Ignacio. Lillian graduated from Ignacio High...

Petra Mullinex

Petra Mullinex

Aug 23, 2013

Obituary for Petra Mullinex (Romero) Lifelong La Plata County resident Petra Romero Mullinex died Friday, Aug. 23 2013, in Ignacio. She was 92. Mrs. Mullinex was born to Juan Andrés and Adelida (Quintana) Romero on Jan. 18, 1921, in La Boca. In 1957, she marred Oran Mullinex in Aztec. Mrs. Mullinex enjoyed quilting, sewing and embroidery, giving many of her...

Barbara Cole

Barbara Cole

Aug 22, 2013

Obituary for Barbara Ann Cole (Boggs) “Barb,” as she was affectionately known, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 22, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in San Diego, Calif., on June 9, 1933, the daughter of Claire and Fredda Boggs. Barb and Dick, her husband and loving partner of 45 years, came to Pagosa Springs from...

Manie Watson

Manie Watson

Aug 20, 2013

Obituary for Manie Mardell Watson (Huneycutt) Manie Mardell Huneycutt Watson, wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother of Mesa, Arizona, passed away August 20, 2013, at the age of 92. She was born May 7, 1921, in Fordyce, Arkansas, the second of seven children of Jason and Tessie Huneycutt. Her childhood was happily spent tending cotton, milking cows, feeding chickens,...

Colleen Coker

Colleen Coker

Aug 19, 2013

Obituary for Colleen A. Coker (Kroeger) Colleen Annette Kroeger Coker, age 58, died peacefully on Monday, August 19, 2013 at her daughter’s home in Lake Oswego, OR. Colleen was born in Durango, CO on December 13, 1954. She is the daughter of John and Ruby Kroeger. Ms. Coker graduated from Durango High School and received a degree in Geology from...

Jennifer Robinson-Perry

Jennifer Robinson-Perry

Aug 19, 2013

Obituary for Jennifer Lynn Robinson-Perry (Strawn) Jennifer Lynn Robinson-Perry, 51, died Monday, August 19, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 29, 2013, at the River Church, 860 Plymouth Dr. Cremation will occur in Durango. Death resulted from a 20-year battle with leukemia and graft VS host...

Laurie Simons

Laurie Simons

Aug 18, 2013

Obituary for Laurie Elaine Simons (Meisner) Allison resident Laurie Elaine Simons passed away on August 18, 2013, surrounded by love after a short battle with gall bladder cancer at the age of 52. She was born August 20, 1960, to Gary and Nancy Meisner in Boulder, Colo., the youngest of four children. Laurie’s family moved to Ignacio when Laurie was...

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Aug 14, 2013

Obituary for Robert C. "Buddy" Taylor Robert Clarence Taylor was born on June 12, 1946, at Taylor Hospital in Ignacio. Parents were Floy Box and Henry Taylor. Robert also acknowledged Euterpe Taylor as his mom, for she raised him until age 18. Robert graduated from Ignacio High School and attended college in Haskell in Kansas, where he met his wife...