Obituaries
Stephen Osborne
Dec 3, 2011
Obituary for Stephen W. Osborne Durango resident Stephen West Osborne died from injuries suffered in a plane crash Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, near Silverton. He was one month shy of his 60th birthday. His wife, Jan (Measles) Osborne also died in the accident. Known as “Steve,” he was born to Phillip W. and Patricia Osborne on Jan. 18, 1952, in...
Tyler Black
Dec 3, 2011
Obituary for Tyler S. Black Tyler Scott Black died on Saturday, December 3, 2011, in a plane crash. He was 24. Tyler was born on October 30, 1987, to parents Richard and Evelyn Black, and older sister Lacey Black, all of Durango. Even from a young age, he possessed a spark and wit that touched many. He was a bright...
Gena Rych
Dec 3, 2011
Obituary for Gena Rych Gena Regina Rych died on Saturday, December 3, 2011. She was 27. Beloved daughter of Walter and the late Lynn Rych. Devoted and loving sister to Danielle, Lynn and Julia. Adoring aunt to Rocco and Christopher. The cause of death was a plane crash outside of Silverton, Colorado. Gena was the operations supervisor for Alpine Bank...
Donald McCoy
Dec 2, 2011
Obituary for Donald D. McCoy Donald Dean McCoy died Friday, December 2, 2011, at his home in Bayfield, Colo. He was 74. ”Donnie,” as he was known to his friends, family and co-workers, was born in Bayfield and was fifth generation native to La Plata County. He embraced his family and his life in his home town and was gratefully...
Lucy Kinterknecht
Nov 30, 2011
Obituary for Lucy "Pinky" Kinterknecht Lucy Kinterknecht, 85, died Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Aztec, N.M. Mrs. Kinterknecht was born November 23, 1926, in Bloomfield, N.M., the daughter of Antonio and Mary (Probst) Giacomelli. Known as "Pinky", she moved to Silverton at a very early age. All of the Giacomelli's lived there and so she...
Helen Dunlap
Nov 29, 2011
Obituary for Helen C. Dunlap Helen Colleen Dunlap, 87, died of natural causes Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at Four Corners Nursing home in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2011, at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Keith Dickinson will officiate. Ms. Dunlap was born July 13, 1924, in Dolores, Colo., to William Wesley and...
Wilma DeNier
Nov 27, 2011
Obituary for Wilma E. DeNier Longtime Durango resident Wilma Evelyn DeNier died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in Durango. She was 86. Mrs. DeNier was born to William J. and Pearl Spargo in Denver, where she grew up. She graduated from East High School in 1942. One of her joys growing up was waterskiing at a time when commercial skis were...
Bettie Gregg
Nov 26, 2011
Obituary for Bettie L. Gregg Former Durango resident Bettie L. Gregg died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, at her daughter’s home in Dolores. She had just turned 106. Mrs. Gregg was born to Samuel H. and Abbie Huey Stewart on Nov. 20, 1905, in Cameron, Mo. Her family moved to Enid, Okla., and eventually to Norwood, where she grew up. Mrs....
Holly Westbrook
Nov 25, 2011
Obituary for Holly S. Westbrook Holly Sue Westbrook, 57, died Friday, November 25, 2011, in Durango, Colo. A private memorial will be held at a later date. She was born September 3, 1954, in Ft. Collins, Colo., the daughter of Harry Downs. Holly grew up in Alamogordo, N.M. and graduated from high school in 1972. She attended a few years...
August Aaland
Nov 25, 2011
Obituary for August W. Aaland Durango resident August William Aaland died of a sudden illness on Friday, November 25, 2011, at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora. He was 5 ½ months. Known as "Gus," he was born to Chris and Shelly Aaland on June 7, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center. He enjoyed time with his parents and older brother,...
Rae Hamilton
Nov 24, 2011
Obituary for Rae E. Hamilton Rae Elinor Hamilton, 63, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011, at her home in Durango. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Rae was born in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Richard and Irene McGrew, but grew up in and attended schools in Pocatello, Idaho....
Rose Quintana
Nov 22, 2011
Obituary for Rose R. Quintana Rose Rebecca Quintana died Tuesday, November 22, 2011, in Durango, Colo. She was 89. Rose was born August 12, 1922, in Allison, Colo., the daughter of Fermin and Mary Gallegos. She spent her childhood and elementary school years in Allison, Colo. Her family moved to Durango, where Rose attended high school and graduated in 1941....
Howard Morris
Nov 21, 2011
Obituary for Howard L. Morris Durango resident Howard Lowell Morris, Cdr., USN (Ret), died Monday, November 21, 2011. He was 84. Howard was born October 22, 1927, in Arvada, Colo., the son of Guy Randolph and Carolyn Drew Morris. His parents met in Durango, where his father was a sheep rancher and his mother a nurse. Howard graduated from Arvada...
Barbara Wheeler
Nov 21, 2011
Obituary for Barbara B. Wheeler Barbara Boomer Wheeler, 87, died November 21, 2011, surrounded by family members in Durango, Colo. The cause of death was complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. Her family remembers her as a devoted wife and mother who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She is best remembered for her compassionate nature. Born May 12,...
George Greer
Nov 19, 2011
Obituary for George W. Greer George W. Greer, 82, passed away peacefully at home in Mancos, Colo., on Saturday, November 19, 2011, surrounded by close family and friends. He was born on May 11, 1929, in Marvel, Colo., and was a lifelong resident of La Plata County. He spent his younger years in Marvel and La Plata Canyon, and later...
Ingrid Jefferson
Nov 18, 2011
Obituary for Ingrid Jefferson Durango resident Ingrid Jefferson died Friday, November 18, 2011, in Mancos, Colo. She was 75. Mrs. Jefferson was born October 13, 1936, in Fort Defiance, Ariz., the daughter of James and Opal Webster. She graduated from the Ute Vocational Indian Boarding School in Ignacio in 1956, and she married James M. Jefferson in 1957 in Aztec,...
Ursula Jaques
Nov 16, 2011
Obituary for Ursula M. Jaques Longtime Ignacio resident Ursula Maclovia Jaques died of heart and kidney failure Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. She was 81. Known as “Cordy,” she was born to Jose Trinidad and Delfina Martinez on Nov. 9, 1930, in Ignacio. Descended from “Ute Strip” pioneers, she grew up near the...
Florence Cundiff
Nov 13, 2011
Obituary for Florence M. Cundiff Florence Cundiff, our loving mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, went to be with her Lord Sunday, November 13, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. She was 91. Florence was born in Bayfield to Siecke and Elmer Willmett on April 26, 1920. She lived her life in the Bayfield/Durango area. She married Kelly Cundiff...
Kenneth Craig
Nov 10, 2011
Obituary for Kenneth A. Craig Kenneth A. Craig, 80, died Thursday, November 10, 2011, in Durango. Mr. Craig was born July 30, 1931, in Durango, the son of Platt and Grace Craig. He grew up in Durango on a ranch (running cattle) on the Florida Mesa. He graduated from Durango High School in 1949, and he married Ruth Gibbens on...
Walter Nowotny
Nov 9, 2011
Obituary for Walter W. Nowotny Durango resident Walter William Nowotny, Jr., 75, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in Durango. Known as “Walt,” he was born to Walter William and Margaret Glaub Nowotny on June 7, 1936, in St. Louis. Mr. Nowotny graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Missouri in Columbia...
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