Obituaries
Audrey Rowe
Jun 16, 2013
Obituary for Audrey Merle Rowe (Rimmer) Marvel resident Audrey Rowe died at Mercy Regional Medical Center on Sunday, June 16, 2013. She was 88. Mrs. Rowe was born Audrey Merle Rimmer to Merle and Marion Rimmer in Delhi, Iowa on March 24, 1925. Mrs. Rowe graduated from Delhi Consolidated High School in 1942. During World War II, Mrs. Rowe worked...
Ivan Bruckman
Jun 16, 2013
Obituary for Ivan Leon Bruckman Ivan Leon Bruckman, 71, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, June 21, 2013, at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Mr. Keith Dickinson will be officiating. Mr. Bruckman was born May 22, 1942, in South Gate, Calif., the son of Fred and Kathryne Bruckman. He grew up...
John Ellis
Jun 12, 2013
Obituary for John Arthur Ellis John Arthur Ellis, 65, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. A private scattering of ashes will take place at a later date. Mr. Ellis was born June 12, 1948, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Kenneth and Betty (Moyer)...
Mary Helen Lindsey
Jun 12, 2013
Obituary for Mary Helen Lindsey (Wiseman) Durango resident Mary Helen Lindsey died Wednesday, June 12, 2013. She was 98 ½. Mary Helen was born November 19, 1914, to Raymond F. Wiseman and Grace Inez (Crouch) in Memphis, Tenn. People said she was the prettiest girl in Tipton County, Tenn. She earned her bachelor’s degree and teaching credentials at Memphis State...
William Ramaley
Jun 9, 2013
Obituary for William C. Ramaley William C. Ramaley, born in 1939, grew up in central Ohio. In 1961, he graduated from The Ohio State University and came to Colorado to continue his education, which culminated in a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado in 1969. Throughout his teaching career, which spanned 42 years, he tried to help students learn math...
Patricia Alford
Jun 8, 2013
Obituary for Patricia Mae "Patsy" Alford Patricia Mae “Patsy” Alford, 66, died Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Ignacio, Colo. Cremation will occur in Durango and private services will be held at a later date. Patsy was born October 25, 1946, in Wakefield, Mich., the daughter of Charles Eggleston and Mary Blackwell. When she was young, her family moved to Piedra...
Georgianna Price
Jun 5, 2013
Obituary for Georgianna Price “…to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” - 2 Cor 5:8 Georgianna Price, 41, graduated to heaven on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 in Littleton, Colo. A funeral service will be Monday, June 10, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. at Assembly of God/Abundant Life Church, 145 Lakin Street, Ignacio, CO. Pastor Gilbert...
Kevin Corcoran
Jun 4, 2013
Obituary for Kevin Corcoran Kevin M. Corcoran, 64, died Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at home in Durango, Co. A memorial service will be Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at 7:00 P.M. at Durango Cowboy Church located at 2601 25th Street, Durango Co. Pastor Stan Formby will be officiating. Mr. Corcoran was born December 17, 1948, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of...
June Faulkenburg
Jun 3, 2013
Obituary for June Faulkenburg (Downing) June Faulkenburg, originally of Durango, Colo., passed away at Governor’s Glen Assisted Living in Forest Park, Ga., on June 3, 2013. Services will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held before the service and Pastor Gary Harpel of First Baptist Church will officiate. Burial...
Robert Aragon
Jun 2, 2013
Obituary for Robert Aragon Robert Aragon, 87, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Mr. Aragon was born January 10, 1926, in Cuba, N.M., the son of Edwardo and Aruelia Aragon, and one of nine children: Fancescita Aragon, Pablo Aragon, Pablita Lucero, Guadalupita Garcia, Sarafina Truijllo, Gorgornio, Rosenaldo, and Manuel Aragon. He attended Cuba schools through the 8th grade,...
Helen Smith
May 31, 2013
Obituary for Helen Smith (Freer) Helen Freer Smith died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo., of cancer. She was 93. Mrs. Smith was born September 3, 1919, in Walworth , N.Y., daughter of Frank G. Freer and Maude Phillips Freer, and the youngest of 12 children. She received her teaching degree from Brockport State...
William Wonderling
May 31, 2013
Obituary for William Harry "Bill" Wonderling William Harry “Bill” Wonderling passed away Friday, May 31, 2013, at his home in Hermosa at the age of 58. Bill was born on August 27, 1954, in Harrison, Pa., to Harry and Dorothy Wonderling, who now reside in Mesa, Ariz. Bill was in the Boy Scouts and Sea Explorers. He attended and graduated...
Robert McCoy
May 28, 2013
Obituary for Robert Leamon McCoy Robert Leamon McCoy passed away May 28, 2013, at his Bayfield home. He was born October 29, 1927, at LaPlata, N.M. He was a lifelong resident of the Pine River Valley. He met Ruby Lenore Tangreen while working at Redd Ranches in La Sal, Utah. They married June 29, 1950, in Aztec, N.M. Shortly thereafter...
Karen Baxter
May 25, 2013
Obituary for Karen Marie Baxter (McCutcheon) Karen Marie Baxter of Durango, Colo., passed away on Saturday morning May 25, 2013. She was 52. She was born November 23, 1960, in Cortez, Colo., a daughter of Bill Smart and the late Karyl (Humphreys) McCutcheon. Karen was a lifelong Cortez/Durango resident and a graduate of Cortez High School with the class of...
Patricia Benton
May 21, 2013
Obituary for Patricia Murray Benton Patricia Murray Benton, 62, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Northside Hospital in Cumming, Ga. Mrs. Benton was born April 10, 1951, in Boston, Mass., the daughter of George and Virginia Murray. Patti grew up in various places such as Rhode Island, New Jersey, Illinois, Arizona and Ohio. Her father worked for NCR Corporation for...
Todd Peterson
May 21, 2013
Obituary for Todd William Peterson Durango resident Todd W. Peterson died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center of a sudden illness. He was 51. Todd was born in Boston, Mass., on December 5, 1961, to Sally and Richard Peterson. He attended Vail Mountain School during mid-school and high school and graduated in 1980. In 1984, he graduated...
Leah Tsosie
May 19, 2013
Obituary for Leah Violet Tsosie Leah Violet Tsosie, 23, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 24, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. The funeral service will be held Friday, May 24, 2013, at 3:30 p.m., also at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Burial will occur at a private...
Ocie Coffell
May 18, 2013
Obituary for Ocie Lorene Coffell (Cooper) Ocie Lorene Coffell, 92, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Memorial services will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. and Chaplain Earl Caudill will officiate. Mrs. Coffell was born January 18, 1921, in Peach Orchard, Ark., the daughter of Riley and Florence...
John Sanders
May 17, 2013
Obituary for John Warren Sanders John Sanders was born in Springfield, Mo.,on December 18, 1920, the eldest of three children of Jacob Warren and Helen Huggins Sanders. He attended local schools and both Drury College in Springfield and the Kansas City campus of the University of Missouri where he majored in biology. Immediately after graduating in 1942, he joined the...
Leroy Vagneur
May 16, 2013
Obituary for Leroy W. Vagneur Longtime Durango resident Leroy Vagneur died of a brain aneurysm Thursday, May 16, 2013, at his home. He was 81. Mr. Vagneur was born to Sullivan and Clarice (Greener) Vagneur on Oct. 24, 1931, in Woody Creek. He was one of seven children. His family said he enjoyed working on the family ranch near Woody...
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