Obituaries

Lyle Holyoak
Feb 3, 2013
Obituary for Lyle G. Holyoak Lyle G. Holyoak passed away peacefully at his home in the early morning of Feb. 3, 2013, after a 20-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Mr. Holyoak donated his body to the VA for ALS research. Lyle was born on March 30, 1938, to Ervin and Maxie Lee Holyoak, in Pima, Arizona. He lived...
Peter Carver
Feb 2, 2013
Obituary for Peter James Carver Durango resident Peter James Carver died from injuries suffered in an avalanche Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, north of Silverton. He was one week shy of his 24th birthday. Mr. Carver was born to Bill and Karen Carver on Feb. 9, 1989, at the old Mercy Hospital in Durango. He grew up here, attending Needham Elementary,...
Basilio Romero
Feb 1, 2013
Obituary for Basilio Romero Basilio Romero died Friday, February 1, 2013, in Durango. He was 80. Mr. Romero was born to Faustine and Mary Romero on April 6, 1932, in Ignacio, Colo. A member of a family of four children, Basilio was a hard worker and enjoyed working with his hands. He married Louise Lujan December 27, 1950, at Sacred...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...