Obituaries
Bernard Arnold
Apr 6, 2013
Obituary for Bernard Percy "Bernie" Arnold Two-time resident of the Durango area, Bernie Arnold, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, after a two-year battle with pancreatic and bladder cancer, at his home in Ignacio. He was 68. Bernie was born December 11, 1944, in Stonehouse, Great Britain, to Walter and Rena Arnold. He immigrated to Canada at the age of seven...
Ruth Parkinson
Apr 5, 2013
Obituary for Ruth Eloise Parkinson (Knight) Ruth Eloise (Knight) Parkinson was born October 28, 1924, on a farm outside Milan, Mo., the youngest of the eight children of Herbert and Edna Knight. She died in her sleep on April 5, 2013, in her home in Durango, Colo. She married Philip Fulton Parkinson, II, a native of Durango, on January 22,...
Ivan Naranjo Shipps
Apr 3, 2013
Obituary for Ivan Matthew Naranjo Shipps On April 3, 2013, former Durango resident, Ivan Matthew Naranjo Shipps, died at his dwelling in Silver City, N.M., from the medical consequences of alcoholism. Ivan was born at Community Hospital in Durango on June 27, 1971. He attended public schools in Durango and graduated from Durango High School in 1989. Following high school...
Sherry Bacus
Apr 1, 2013
Obituary for Sherry Lea Bacus (Lemon) Sherry Lea Bacus, 67, died Monday, April 1, 2013, at home in Durango, Colo., due to an accidental carbon monoxide exposure. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Hood Mortuary. Mr. Paul Lemon will be officiating. Burial will occur at Crestview Cemetery in Durango. Sherry was born February...
James Gore
Mar 31, 2013
Obituary for James Arnett "Jim" Gore James Arnett “Jim” Gore, 95, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, at home in Durango, Colo. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Rev. Ken Malcolm will be officiating. Burial of Mr. Gore’s cremains will occur at Oxford Cemetery. Mr. Gore was...
Donald Farrow
Mar 31, 2013
Obituary for Donald Lee Farrow Donald Lee Farrow, 74, died Sunday, March 31, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. The cause of death was pneumonia and Parkinson’s disease. Don was born September 26, 1938, in McNary, Ariz., the son of Edward and Martha Farrow. He grew up in the Phoenix area. He married Shirley Cook in Phoenix...
Willie Chasteen
Mar 29, 2013
Obituary for Willie Louise Chasteen Willie Louise Chasteen, 86, passed away Friday, March 29, 2013, at home in Pagosa Springs, Colo. Mrs. Chasteen lived in Pagosa Springs for the past two and a half years. Services will be announced at a later time and cremation will occur. Mrs. Chasteen was born December 27, 1926, in Indianola, Okla., the daughter of...
Maryanna Harvey
Mar 27, 2013
Obituary for Maryanna Babcock Harvey On March 27, 2013, Maryanna Babcock Harvey (“Teetoo”) of Durango, Colorado, and widow of Alan B. Harvey, died unexpectedly at Mercy Medical Center. She was 93. She was surrounded by all of her Durango family, her closest friend, Mary Shaw, and her minister, Alan Tebrink. Maryanna was born on October 26, 1919, at home on...
Elizabeth Vandal
Mar 25, 2013
Obituary for Elizabeth Ann Vandal (Dill) Durango resident Elizabeth Ann Vandal died Monday, March 25, 2013, at Sunshine Gardens West. She was 97. Known as “Betty,” she was born to John and Mary Dill on Jan. 25, 1916, in Durango. Her parents had immigrated to the United States from Slovakia in 1900. Mrs. Vandal was one of seven children. After...
Eric Zwart
Mar 24, 2013
Obituary for Eric Zwart Eric Zwart born January 15th, 1986, died Sunday March 24th, at his home in Durango, Colorado. Eric was born to Steve and Janice Zwart in San Diego, California. Eric was a passionate individual who always lived life to the fullest. He was a fun loving friend, son and brother who always knew how to have a...
Donald Tinker
Mar 24, 2013
Obituary for Donald I. Tinker Donald I. Tinker, 74, died Sunday, March 24, 2013, at home in Longmont, Colo. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Hood Mortuary in Durango, Colo. Burial will follow at Florida Cemetery in Durango. Mr. Tinker was born November 8, 1938, in Durango, the son of John and...
William Holt
Mar 24, 2013
Obituary for William D. "Bill" Holt William D. Holt, 88, Founder of Holt Sheet Metal, Inc. and longtime member of the Durango community, died of a stroke March 24, surrounded by his loved ones. Bill was born on February 15, 1925 in Beaver, Oklahoma. He served in WWII as an Army sergeant and medic in the South Pacific. He met...
Shane Gibson
Mar 20, 2013
Obituary for Shane Michael Gibson Lifelong Durango resident, Shane Michael Gibson, met his heavenly father March 20th, 2013. He was only two months shy of his 22nd birthday. Shane was born to Michael and Debra Gibson on May 25th, 1991, in Durango at Mercy Medical Center. Shane worked in the family business at Appaloosa Trading Company. He was very helpful...
Merlin MaGouirk
Mar 17, 2013
Obituary for Merlin Ray "Buddy" MaGouirk Merlin Ray "Buddy" MaGouirk passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013, in Durango. He was 76. Buddy was born in Dallas, Texas, August 28, 1936, son of Harold and Leota MaGouirk. After his graduation from Adamson High School in Dallas, he graduated from Fort Lewis College and then he joined the U.S. Navy. He...
Andrew Martinez
Mar 15, 2013
Obituary for Andrew Andio "Andy" Martinez Andrew Andio Martinez, 53, died Friday, March 15, 2013 at home in Ignacio, Colorado. A rosary will be recited on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. and Father Douglas Hunt of St. Ignatius...
Frances Benedict
Mar 14, 2013
Obituary for Frances Evelyn Benedict Frances Evelyn Benedict passed away Thursday March 14, 2013, at The Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos, Colo. She was 98 years old. Born April 8, 1914, in Union City, N. J., Frances grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. She met and married her husband Joseph Benedict in New York and they were successfully married for...
Eli Lopez
Mar 14, 2013
Obituary for Eli Augustin "Lee" Lopez Eli “Lee” Augustin Lopez, 81, died Friday, March 14, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nev. A rosary and visitation will be held at Palm Mortuary, Las Vegas, Nev., on Tuesday and a funeral mass will be held in Las Vegas at St. Christopher's Catholic Church on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Following Las Vegas Services a...
Jean Schultz
Mar 12, 2013
Obituary for Jean Marie Schultz Jean Marie Schultz was born Sept. 13, 1943, in Las Vegas, N.M., to Eugene and June Pulliam. She died March 12, 2013, in Bayfield, Colo., where she lived for the past seven years. She had moved to Bayfield from West Linn, Ore., where she lived for 32 years. While raising her two children she volunteered...
Mark Betley
Mar 10, 2013
Obituary for Mark Edward Betley Mark Edward Betley died Sunday, March 10, 2013, of esophageal cancer at his home in Marvel, Colo. He was 63. Mark was born January 19, 1950, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Edward and Mary Alice (Auster-Miller) Betley. He graduated from Bedford High School in Temperance, Mich., and received his education in general aviation in...
Maura Mallari
Mar 8, 2013
Obituary for Maura Gomez Mallari Durango resident Maura G. Mallari died Friday, March 8, 2013, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. She was 100. Maura G. Mallari was born November 29, 1912, to Monico and Victoria Gomez in Angeles City, Philippines. She was an only child. She was a resident of Four Corners Health Care Center for the...
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