Obituaries
Obituary Herrera
Jan 7, 2012
Obituary for Obituary Notice for Joseph M. Herrera Joseph M. Herrera, 90, died Saturday, January 7, 2012 at home in Durango, Colorado. Mr. Herrera was born August 22, 1921 in Chama, New Mexico the son of Jose and Adelia Herrera. After graduation from El Rito, New Mexico, he joined the U.S. Navy June 29, 1942. Mr. Herrera served in North...
Florence Japhet
Jan 3, 2012
Obituary for Florence C. Japhet Durango resident Florence C. Japhet died Tuesday, January 3, 2012, in Durango. She was 91. Mrs. Japhet was born to Lloyd and Estella Rudolph in Scott City, Kan., on August 29, 1920. She grew up on the Rudolph farm northwest of Scott City. She had many vivid memories as a child growing up during the...
Gerford Carver
Jan 2, 2012
Obituary for Gerford C. "Red" Carver Durango resident Gerford “Red” Chester Carver, 82, died at Mercy Medical Center on January 2, 2012. The cause of death was complications from esophageal cancer. The eldest of three children, Red was born to Gertrude and Chester Carver on July 11, 1929 in Battle Creek, Mich. Due to his farm boy ethics and brilliant...
Hazel Murphy
Dec 31, 2011
Obituary for Hazel J. Murphy Hazel Janet Murphy, 73, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, in Flagstaff, Ariz., due to an auto accident. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Bayfield, Colo., and Bishop Bruce Edmonds will be officiating. Burial will follow at Pine River...
Jeffrey Rejholec
Dec 31, 2011
Obituary for Jeffrey G. Rejholec Jeffrey George Rejholec, 58, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 10 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Durango. Bishop Mustard of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will be officiating. Visitation will be held at Hood...
David Johns
Dec 25, 2011
Obituary for David S. Johns David S. Johns died Sunday, December 25, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 94. Mr. Johns was born June 15, 1917, in Baltimore, Md., son of Arthur and Emily Staufenbiel Johns. He graduated from Penn State in 1940 with a degree in forestry. He was a tech sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve. He married...
Aiden Riddle
Dec 23, 2011
Obituary for Aiden A. Riddle Aiden Allen Riddle passed away December 23, 2011 at the age of 2. Aiden died at The Children's Hospital in Parker, Colo. Aiden was born on August 5, 2009, to Jaclynn Shaw and Ryan Riddle in Durango, Colo. Aiden's playful and energetic spirit, curly blonde hair and bright blue eyes will always be remembered. Aiden...
Miriam Abernathy-Wilson
Dec 23, 2011
Obituary for Miriam Ann Abernathy-Wilson Miriam Ann Abernathy-Wilson, 59, died Friday, December 23, 2011 at a family home in Cedar Hill, New Mexico. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. A funeral will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Bayfield, CO. Burial will follow...
Elizabeth Barrett
Dec 16, 2011
Obituary for Elizabeth A. Barrett Elizabeth Anne Barrett, "Lizzie," died of cancer Friday, December 16, 2011, at her home in Durango. She had lived in Durango for the past 10 years. She was 61. Lizzie was born February 4, 1950, in Norfolk, Va., to Henry and Violet Barrett. She earned an associate’s degree with honors from Prince George's Community College...
Richard Meyer JR.
Dec 16, 2011
Obituary for Richard D. Meyer Jr. Richard Dewitt Meyer, Jr., 34, died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Sunday, December 18, 2011 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 starting at 4 p.m. at the Lost...
Nicholas Wickham
Dec 16, 2011
Obituary for Nicholas L. Wickham Nicholas Lee Wickham, 25, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011, at his home in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at Pine Valley Church of the Foursquare Gospel in Bayfield, Colo. Pastor Scott Kujath of Pine Valley Church of the Foursquare Gospel will be officiating. Cremation...
Ophelia Enriquez
Dec 15, 2011
Obituary for Ophelia M. Enriquez Ophelia M. Enriquez, 85, died Thursday, December 15, 2011, in Durango of natural causes. Mrs. Enriquez was born September 19, 1926, in Rosa, N.M., the daughter of Juan and Isabel Martinez. Ophelia married Felipe Enriquez on October 8, 1943, in Rosa, N.M. They were married for 68 years. They lived in Durango until 1984 when...
Jack Frost SR.
Dec 12, 2011
Obituary for Jack M. Frost Sr. Jack McClure Frost, Sr., died Monday, December 12, 2011, at his home in Bayfield, Colo. Jack was born June 19, 1937, to Andrew and Bertha Norris Frost at Taylor Hospital in Ignacio. He graduated from Ignacio High School in 1957. He was president of his class at Ignacio High School. He excelled in football,...
Robert Huff
Dec 10, 2011
Obituary for Robert A. Huff Long time Pagosa Springs resident, Bob Huff, departed this world on Saturday, December 10, 2011, with his wife by his side. After moving to Pagosa Springs 23 years ago, Bob became an active member of the community. He was a member of the local Rotary Club, serving as president of that organization in 1997-98. He...
John Vest
Dec 9, 2011
Obituary for John McClure Vest John McClure Vest, 78, died Friday, December 9, 2011, in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at 11:00 a.m.. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 2 Hilltop Circle, Durango, and Tom Gurr will be officiating. Burial of John’s cremains will follow at the Kline Cemetery. Mr....
Christie Bogert
Dec 7, 2011
Obituary for Christie A. Bogert Christie Ann Bogert, known to many as Gabriela Pakiser, passed away Wed., December 7, 2011, under the care of Mercy Hospice at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. She was 65. She was born November 6, 1946, in Denver, and she lived in Bayfield for more than 30 years. She spent most of her...
Ronald Hess
Dec 7, 2011
Obituary for Ronald M. Hess Ronald M. Hess, 78, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Sunshine Gardens West in Durango. A Funeral Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2011, at First Baptist Church. Pastor Jeff Dobesh of First Baptist Church will be officiating. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mr. Hess was born May 15,...
Betty Pieper
Dec 6, 2011
Obituary for Betty M. Pieper Betty M. (Cohn) Pieper died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, in Mancos, Colo., at the age of 94 after a valiant struggle with M.S. for more than 50 years. She was born August 22, 1917, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Arthur and Hattye Cohn. After high school and secretarial school, she became a legal secretary. In 1940,...
Patrick Montgomery COL. RET.
Dec 4, 2011
Obituary for Patrick J. Montgomery Col. Ret. Colonel (Ret.) Patrick Joseph Montgomery, 73, died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Funeral services with take place at 1 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2011, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Interment will be at the Southern Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, also in Sierra Vista. Col. Montgomery was born...
Janette Osborne
Dec 3, 2011
Obituary for Janette Kay "Measles Jan" Osborne Janette “Jan” Kay (Measles) Osborne of Durango, Colo., died at age fifty December 3, 2011, outside of Silverton, Colo., in a plane crash with her also late husband Stephen “Steve” West Osborne and two others, Gena Rych and Tyler Black. Janette was born October 9, 1961, in Pueblo, Colo. Jan was the fourth...
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