Obituaries
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...
Emily Coppinger
May 16, 2013
Obituary for Emily Anne Coppinger Eleven year old Emily Anne “Em-Silly” Coppinger passed away on Thursday May 16, 2013, at her home in Bayfield, Colo., of natural causes related to her disability. Emily was born in Baltimore, Md., on August 31, 2001, to Kirk and Susan Coppinger. Emily moved to SW Colorado with her family in 2006 as part of...
Priscilla Padilla
May 11, 2013
Obituary for Priscilla Verlinda Padilla (Trujillo) Priscilla Verlinda (Trujillo) Padilla passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 11, 2013, at about 7 p.m. in Mancos, Colo. Mrs. Padilla was born February 25, 1938, in Alamosa, Colo., to Rogerio Trujillo and Maria Climaca Maestas. She was married June 30, 1957, to Benjamin Padilla in Denver, Colo., and they shared 55...
Michael McCay
May 9, 2013
Obituary for Michael Fredrick McCay Michael Fredrick McCay died Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Pagosa Springs, Colo. He was 58. Mr. McCay was born October 6, 1954, in Birmingham, Ala., the son of Joe and Mable McCay. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam years. He married Debbie Key in 1990 in Birmingham. In 2003, Mr. McCay and...
Marilyn Casey
May 7, 2013
Obituary for Marilyn Casey (Mazzeo) Marilyn Casey, 60, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at The Lodge in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mrs. Casey had lived in Colorado Springs for the past four years. Marilyn was born in Glendale, Calif., December 9, 1952, to Phillip and Marie Mazzeo. She graduated from Burbank High School in 1971. Marilyn moved to Durango in 1976....
Willie Hendrix
May 7, 2013
Obituary for Willie R. Hendrix Willie R. Hendrix died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. He was 71. He was born to Londell and Thelma Hendrix June 14, 1941, in Lexington, S.C., and he grew up in Lexington with his two sisters. He graduated from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University. Mr. Hendrix moved to...
Pauline Evans
May 7, 2013
Obituary for Pauline Lola "Polly" Evans (Colby) Longtime La Plata County resident, Pauline Lola “Polly” Evans, 93, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Mancos, Colo. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be Friday, May 10, 2013, at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery...
Bula Queen
Apr 30, 2013
Obituary for Bula Doris Queen Bula Doris Queen, 99, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Good Samaritan Society- Four Corners Village in Aztec, New Mexico. Mrs. Queen was born May 12, 1914 in Headrick, Oklahoma, the daughter of Howard and Jessie Chapman. Doris' family moved from Oklahoma to New Mexico in 1928. It was while in New Mexico that she...
Mary Armijo
Apr 30, 2013
Obituary for Mary Trina Armijo (Sanchez) Mary Trina Armijo, 92, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Visitation will be at Hood Mortuary on Saturday, May 4, 2013, from noon to 1 p.m., with a funeral service at 1 p.m. at Hood Mortuary. Burial will follow at Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield. Mrs. Armijo was born August 29, 1920,...
Marion Stevens
Apr 27, 2013
Obituary for Marion Albert Stevens Surrounded by family, Marion Albert Stevens returned to his Heavenly Father on April 27, 2013, at the age of 79. Marion was born February 14, 1934, to Marion J. and Lettie D. Stevens in Durango, the first of seven children. He married Lorraine Drake January 18, 1955, and together they had four children, Marvin Lynn,...
Alfred Roberts Jr
Apr 25, 2013
Obituary for Alfred John Roberts Jr. Alfred John Roberts, Jr., died Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Mancos, Colo. of natural causes. He was 92. Alfred lived in Durango since 2002. He was born January 2, 1921, in Los Angeles, Calif., son of Alfred John Roberts, Sr. and Anna Seivers Roberts. He earned a BS in both Chemical and Electrical Engineering...
Rose Pawlik
Apr 22, 2013
Obituary for Rose Pawlik (Borrelli) Rose Pawlik, 94, died Monday, April 22, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Mrs. Pawlik was born May 27, 1918, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Jasper and Elfrieda Borrelli. She married Floyd “Lefty” Pawlik on January 10, 1942. She is survived by: Joyce Fontana (daughter) of Durango, James Pawlik (son) of Arlington Heights, Ill.; four grandchildren,...
Brad Jesmer
Apr 21, 2013
Obituary for Brad Jesmer Southern Ute Police Officer James Bradley Jesmer died of complications of cystic fibrosis and a lung transplant Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Durango. He was 37. Known as Brad or “Jez,” he was born to Frank and Marilyn Jesmer on May 14, 1975, in Fullerton, Calif. He grew up in Ignacio and Arboles, graduating from Ignacio...
Barbara King
Apr 18, 2013
Obituary for Barbara Marguerite King (Stengel) Barbara M. King passed away in her Durango home on Thursday, April 18, 2013, with her family at her side. Born Barbara Marguerite Stengel on January 30, 1936 in Boulder, CO to Louis A. and Marguerite M. Stengel, she grew up on the farm established by her paternal grandparents. A graduate of Mt. St....
Taylor Folmar
Apr 17, 2013
Obituary for Taylor Alan Folmar Taylor Alan Folmar, 26, passed away on Wednesday April 17th, 2013 at his home in Durango, Colorado. The cause of death is undetermined. Taylor was born in Midland, Texas on August 2nd, 1986 to Kenneth and Rene Folmar. Taylor graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High School and attended Fort Lewis College. Taylor was a jack of all...
Cynthia Adams
Apr 12, 2013
Obituary for Cynthia D. Adams Durango resident Cynthia D. Adams died Friday, April 12, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center. She was 53. She was born September 8, 1959, to Vanderbilt and Mary Lou Adams in Orlando, Fla. She grew up in Florida, and moved to Colorado in the 1970’s. Ms. Adams moved to Durango in 1979. Cynthia was employed...
Kattaleya Walker
Apr 11, 2013
Kattaleya Liliana Walker entered into this world and was quickly taken away on Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Services will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Monday, April 22, 2013, from 6 - 8 p.m. Kattaleya is the daughter of Jacob Walker and Judi Ruiz. Kattaleya is survived by her parents, Jacob and Judi, of Durango, her...
Kathleen Gomez
Apr 9, 2013
Obituary for Kathleen T. "Kata" Gomez Kathleen T. “Kata” Gomez, 47, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colo., due to natural causes. A rosary will be held at St. Peter-St. Rosa Catholic Church on Friday at 6:00 p.m. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 10:00 A.M. also...
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