Obituaries

Randy Fletcher

Randy Fletcher

Feb 1, 2013

Obituary for Randy Shane Fletcher Obituary Notice for Randy Shane Fletcher Randy Shane Fletcher, 54, died Friday, February 1, 2013 in Arboles, Colorado . Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 7 from 5-7 p.m. at the St. Peter/St. Rosa Church in Arboles and a Christian Memorial Service will be held Friday, February 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., also at...

Lupe Alexander

Lupe Alexander

Feb 1, 2013

Obituary for Lupe M. Alexander Lupe M. Alexander, 83, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013 at home in Ignacio, Colorado, surrounded by her loving family. A Rosary will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Ignacio. The Mass will be held Friday, February 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. also at St....

Rodney Slade

Rodney Slade

Jan 31, 2013

Obituary for Rodney Leroy Slade Rodney Leroy Slade, 76, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona. A Funeral Service will be Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Red Mesa, Colo. Bishop Mark Harris will be officiating. Burial will occur at Red Mesa Cemetery. Mr. Slade was born February...

Iona Nossaman

Iona Nossaman

Jan 26, 2013

Obituary for Iona Adele Nossaman Longtime area resident Iona Adele Nossaman died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. She was 88. Mrs. Nossaman was the firstborn child of Merril Leonadas and Cora Edna Loar. She was born June 1, 1924, near Kline. She grew up in La Plata, N.M., and graduated from Farmington High School...

Larry Henderson

Larry Henderson

Jan 25, 2013

Obituary for Larry W. Henderson Larry W. Henderson, 58, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. He was born on September 13, 1954, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to Willie James and Jimmie Nell Henderson. Larry grew up in Mancos, Colo. He graduated from Mancos High School in 1973. For 30 years he worked for...

William Donagan

William Donagan

Jan 20, 2013

Obituary for William J. "Bill" Donagan William J. Donagan, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in Durango, Colo., from complications of Alzheimer’s. He was 74. Known as Bill, he was born December 18, 1938, to David and Irene Donagan in Janesville, Wis. He graduated from Colfax High School in Colfax, Wis., in 1957. He served in the U.S. Navy for 4...

Susan Dulin

Susan Dulin

Jan 14, 2013

Obituary for Susan Williamson Dulin Sue passed away peacefully in her home on January 14th 2013 with her family by her side. Born to Ruth and Frederick Warren Williamson in Los Angeles, CA. Married to Partner-in-Life, Robert S. Dulin in May 1955. Loving daughter, sister, cousin, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and wife, "Susie" thoroughly and truly loved her family and friends....

Virginia Lamb

Virginia Lamb

Jan 14, 2013

Obituary for Virginia Lee Lamb Virginia Lee Lamb, 84, died Monday, January 14, 2013, in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 18, 2013, at 10:30 A.M. at the Allison Community Presbyterian Church and Rev. Alan TeBrink will be officiating. Mrs. Lamb was born November 11, 1928, in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Howard and Thelma Lambert....

Candace Watts

Candace Watts

Jan 14, 2013

Obituary for Candace T. Watts Candace T. Watts, 28, died Monday, January 14, 2013, home in La Boca, Colo. A wake service will be held Thursday, starting at 4:00 p.m., at 23146 Hwy 172 in La Boca, at the family home. A funeral service will be Friday, January 18, 2013, at 10:00 A.M. at Southern Ute Multi-Purpose Facility. Burial will...

Kathryn Stancampiano

Kathryn Stancampiano

Jan 12, 2013

Obituary for Kathryn A. Stancampiano Kathryn D. Stancampiano, born October 14, 1946 to Joseph and Helen Alexander of Atlanta, TX, died on Saturday at dawn, January 12, 2013, at home after a strong battle with cancer. She is survived by her mother, Helen Alexander, her husband, Michael Stancampiano, her four children, Jeremiah, Michaelangelo, Alexander and Juliana, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law...

Samuel Puller Jr.

Samuel Puller Jr.

Jan 12, 2013

Obituary for Samuel Dawson Puller Jr. Durango resident Samuel Dawson Puller Jr. died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Durango. He was 65. The cause of death is undetermined at this time. Known as “Sam,” he was born to Ruth Ann (Wiberg) and Samuel Dawson Puller Sr., on April 13, 1947, in Panama City, Panama. He maintained and treasured the friendships...

Jurgen Herbst

Jurgen Herbst

Jan 12, 2013

Obituary for Jurgen Felix Hermann Herbst Durango resident Jurgen Herbst died on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Sunshine Gardens West in Durango of natural causes. He was 84, and had lived in Durango since 1994. Mr. Herbst was born to Annemarie and Hermann in Wolfenbuttel, Germany, on February 22, 1928. At the end of WWII, Mr. Herbst moved to Lincoln,...

Patrick Howard

Patrick Howard

Jan 10, 2013

Obituary for Patrick David Dean Howard Patrick David Dean Howard, 55, died Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Recitation of the Rosary will be said on Saturday, January 19, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. and a Memorial Mass will be held also on Saturday, January 19,...

Ronald Loudenburg

Ronald Loudenburg

Jan 10, 2013

Obituary for Ronald Wesley "Ron" Loudenburg Ronald W. Loudenburg, known as “Ron,” a long-time resident of Durango, passed away unexpectedly on January 10, 2013. Ron, the youngest of three, was born in Midland, Mich., on January 21, 1968, and he grew up in Arvada, Colo. He graduated from San Juan Vo-Tech, and in May of 1994 started work as a...

David Demarest

David Demarest

Jan 7, 2013

Obituary for David R. Demarest David Roy Demarest, 55, died Monday, January 7, 2013, in Durango, Colo. A reception celebrating his life will be held at Hood Mortuary at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 12, 2013, and all are welcome. Mr. Demarest was born June 29, 1957, in Los Angeles, the son of John and Patricia Demarest. David grew up and...

Ronald Dowler

Ronald Dowler

Jan 5, 2013

Obituary for Ronald Everett Dowler Ronald Everett Dowler, 70, died at home Saturday, January 5, 2013, in Durango. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Mr. Dowler was born to Jacob and Opal Dowler on January 12, 1942, at Mercy Hospital in Durango. He graduated from Durango High School. Mr. Dowler lived his entire life in the Durango/...

Shirley Short

Shirley Short

Jan 5, 2013

Obituary for Shirley I. Short Bondad resident Shirley Ione Short, 83, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, in her home. She was born April 6, 1929, in Moline, Kan., to Jacob Jay and Opal Lillie Dowler. She graduated from Durango High School. On September 21, 1947, she married Neil K. Short at her parents' home in Durango. She was a housewife,...

Elaine Beltran

Elaine Beltran

Jan 3, 2013

Obituary for Elaine L. Beltran Elaine Lenore Beltran, 63, died Thursday, January 3, 2013, in Durango, Colo. A cancer survivor, Elaine passed from a respiratory illness. Mrs. Beltran was born February 17, 1949, in Durango, Colo., the daughter of Mary Lobato. She grew up in Durango and graduated from Durango High School. Elaine married Rocky Beltran August 17, 1968. Her...

Murray Pearthree

Murray Pearthree

Jan 2, 2013

Obituary for Murray J. Pearthree Murray James Pearthree, 91, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Mr. Pearthree lived in Durango for 17 years. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church of Durango. Pastor Jeff Huber will be officiating. Mr. Pearthree was born August 27, 1921, in McGregor,...

John Pennington

John Pennington

Jan 1, 2013

Obituary for John R. Pennington Hesperus resident John Ronald Pennington, 43, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013, in Durango. John was born February 18, 1969, in Houston, Texas, to Guy S. and Barbara J. Pennington, Jr. The family moved to Oklahoma when John was four years old. He graduated from Bartlesville High School in Bartlesville, Okla. He attended Oklahoma State University...