Obituaries

Richard Curtis

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

George Hayo

George Hayo

Nov 23, 2013

Obituary for George Edward Hayo George Edward Hayo - 79 years old, died peacefully at Mercy Medical Center in Durango Colorado on November 23, 2013. George was born on November 2, 1934 in Los Angeles, California to George & Esther Hayo. He was the oldest of two brothers - brother Philip Hayo still lives with his spouse, Georgina, in California....

Otis Briggs

Otis Briggs

Nov 23, 2013

Obituary for Otis Edison Briggs Otis Edison Briggs, 93, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Homelake Veterans Facility in Monte Vista, Colorado. Private family services will be held and burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mr. Briggs was born April 16, 1920 in Paris, Texas the son of Ervin Delany and Ora Ethel Briggs. He grew up in...

William Burns

William Burns

Nov 21, 2013

Obituary for William C. "Bill" Burns William C. “Bill” Burns, 58, died Thursday, November 21, 2013 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, due to an auto accident. Service Details: 10:00 am on Saturday, December 14th in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the LDS Meadowland building on 4955 Meadowland Blvd. Born on December 20, 1954 in Whitefish, Montana, Bill was the third of four...

Alfred Brittain

Alfred Brittain

Nov 17, 2013

Obituary for Alfred Eugene "Gene" Brittain Alfred Eugene “Gene” Brittain, 69, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at his home in Hesperus, Colo. Private services will be held at a later date and burial will occur at Marvel Cemetery in Marvel. Mr. Brittain was born December 5, 1943 in Animas City, Colorado the son of Donald and Linna Brittain. Alfred grew...

Williamina Elder

Williamina Elder

Nov 16, 2013

Obituary for Williamina "Bunty" Elder (MacKenzie) Wiliamina (Bunty) Elder died peacefully, Saturday, November 16th from complications of Alzheimers at Four Corners HCC. Bunty was 90. She was born Williamina MacKenzie, on April 14th 1923 in Victoria , British Columbia, Canada and grew up at her family’s home on MacKenzie Beach near Tofino, on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island....

Virginia Montoya

Virginia Montoya

Nov 13, 2013

Obituary for Virginia T. Montoya Virginia T. Montoya, 59, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 in Durango, Colorado, due to a short battle cancer. A rosary will be recited at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. A memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 10:00 a.m. also at Hood Mortuary. Virginia was born...

Marc Buchanan

Marc Buchanan

Nov 13, 2013

Obituary for Marc McCord Buchanan Marc McCord Buchanan, 56, died Wednesday, November 13, 2013 in Durango, Colorado. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mr. Buchanan was born August 30, 1957 in Fort Worth, Texas the son of Joel and Mary Lucille Buchanan, Jr. He grew up in Ft. Worth and relocated to Austin TX in his...

Moises Dominguez

Moises Dominguez

Nov 12, 2013

Obituary for Moises ""Moy" " Dominguez On the morning of Nov. 12 2013, Moy passed away at SJRMC in Farmington N.M after suffering a heart attack. He was 65. Moy was born in Madera Chihuahua May 10, 1948. He later moved to Farmington N.M, and married Viola Dominguez which ended in divorce after 33 years, and had 3 children. Moy...

Carol Arnspiger

Carol Arnspiger

Nov 9, 2013

Obituary for Carol Lee Arnspiger (Heddleston) Durango resident, Carol Lee (Heddleston) Arnspiger died on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Colo. after suffering a stroke in June. She was 84 years old. Carol was born in Eureka, W. Va., on January 12, 1929 to James P. and Grace Audrey (Dilworth) Heddleston. When she was...

Janet Cordell

Janet Cordell

Nov 7, 2013

Obituary for Janet Lorraine Cordell (Anderson) Janet Lorraine Anderson Cordell, 66, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at home in Hesperus, Colorado. Services will be announced at a later date. Janet was born February 23, 1947 in Twin Falls, Idaho, the daughter of Earl and Verlee Anderson. She grew up in the Red Mesa area of La Plata County. She graduated...

Marliyn McPeek

Marliyn McPeek

Nov 6, 2013

Obituary for Marliyn E McPeek (Redfern) Marilyn McPeek passed away peacefully on November 6, 2013 under the professional care of Pine Ridge Extended Care in Pagosa Springs at the age of 90. Marilyn was preceded in death by her brother, Jack Redfern, and her husband, Robert McPeek. She is survived by her two sons, Steven McPeek in Pagosa Springs, Colorado...

Gregorita Cruz

Gregorita Cruz

Nov 4, 2013

Obituary for Gregorita C. Cruz (Lucero) Gregorita C. Cruz, 86, died Monday, November 4, 2013 at the family ranch near Ignacio, Colo. A memorial Mass will be Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Father Damien de la Cruz of St. Ignatius Catholic Church will be officiating. Recitation of the rosary will be said also...

Jerry Barth

Jerry Barth

Nov 3, 2013

Obituary for Jerry Floyd Barth JERRY FLOYD BARTH, has seen his Savior face to face. He departed this life on November 3, 2013, at the age of 57, after a long battle of cancer. A memorial service will be Saturday, November 9, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Pastor Dan Straw will be officiating. Cremation will occur at...