Obituaries
Sean Kirk
Aug 1, 2012
Obituary for Sean C. Kirk Durango resident Sean Christopher Kirk died Wednesday, August 1, 2012, in a motor vehicle accident. He was 46. Mr. Kirk was born to Loren and Alice Kirk on April 5, 1966 in Denver, Colorado. He was one of two children. The family moved to Silverton, Colorado, before settling in Durango, where he attended Durango High...
Guenther Bizer
Jul 31, 2012
Obituary for Guenther W. Bizer Bayfield resident Guenther William Bizer, 75, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2012, after a very short illness. He is survived by numerous cousins in Germany. A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, August 6, 2012, at First Baptist Church of Bayfield. Burial will occur at Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield. Guenther was...
Thomas Moats SR.
Jul 30, 2012
Obituary for Thomas R. Moats Sr. Thomas Ray Moats, Sr., 59, died Monday, July 30, 2012, in Bayfield, Colo., of metastatic liver cancer. Thomas was born May 11, 1953, in Englewood, Colo., to Ernest Ray Moats and Alice Cline. He lived in Bayfield Colorado for six years and is a Colorado native. He attended the "School of Hard Knocks," and...
Betty Capen
Jul 30, 2012
Obituary for Betty Jo Capen Betty Jo Capen, 70, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Mrs. Capen was born September 27, 1941, in Fredericksburg, Texas, the daughter of G.W. "Dub" and Josephine "Jo" Copeland. Betty grew up and attended schools in Temple, Texas. She graduated from Temple High School in 1959 and soon...
Clara Olson
Jul 30, 2012
Obituary for Clara L. Olson Clara Laverne Olson, 84, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at her home in Ignacio, Colo. A funeral service will be Saturday, August 4, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Pastor Frank Kihn of First Baptist Church of Ignacio will be officiating. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Visitation will be held...
Fred Klatt JR.
Jul 28, 2012
Obituary for Fred W. Klatt Jr. Fred W. Klatt, Jr., 92, died on Saturday, July 28, 2012, at his home in Cedar Hill, N.M., surrounded by his immediate family. Fred was born in Montrose, Colo., March 3, 1920, the son of Fred W. Klatt, Sr., and Mary Lytle Klatt. The family moved to Durango in the '20s, and he and...
Donald Archuleta
Jul 25, 2012
Obituary for Donald L. Archuleta Longtime Durango resident Donald Leonard Archuleta died of natural causes in his home in Durango on July 25, 2012. He was 65. He was born Nov. 1, 1946, and delivered by "Doc" McKinley at what is now the Gable house in Durango and adopted by Thomas M. Archuleta and Alicia Archuleta. Known as "Leonard" to...
Virginia Bynum
Jul 23, 2012
Obituary for Virginia H. Bynum Virginia Hawkins Bynum died Monday, July 23, 2012, in Ignacio, Colo. She was 86. Virginia was born August 15, 1925, in Gallup, N.M., the daughter of Fawney and Grace Nelson. She married Hugh Elmer Bynum on August 26, 1945. Virginia and Hugh settled down in Thousand Oaks, Calif., to raise their four boys. She retired...
Marion Webber
Jul 21, 2012
Obituary for Marion L. Webber Long-time Durango resident Marion L. Webber passed away July 21, 2012, at The Gingerich Home for the Elderly in Farmington, N.M. At the time of her death, Marion was 101 years young. Marion was born May 3, 1911, in Animas City, Colo., to Clarence Earl Hiner and Esther Lillian Ussher Hiner. She was the second...
Hazel Robison
Jul 21, 2012
Obituary for Hazel E. Robison Hazel Elaine Robison (82) died July 21, 2012, in Denver, Colorado, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was born November 25, 1929, in Mankato, Minnesota, to Alfred and Jane Mutch. After graduating from Lake Crystal, Minnesota, High School in 1947, she attended Mankato Commercial College and worked five years in Owatonna, Minnesota, for an insurance...
Paul Erwin
Jul 20, 2012
Obituary for Paul R. Erwin Paul Russell Erwin, 93, died Friday July 20, 2012 at his home in Durango, Colorado. Mr. Erwin was born January 9, 1919, at LaVeta, Colo., son of Paul and Mildred Coe Erwin. They moved to Durango in the 1920’s, where he enjoyed camping and fishing in the mountains. Paul served in the US Navy during...
Julia Wilkerson
Jul 20, 2012
Obituary for Julia N. Wilkerson A memorial service for Julia Nazario Wilkerson will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Pine River Valley Baptist Church, 11942 Colorado Highway 172. The Rev. Robert Ward will officiate. Mrs. Wilkerson died Friday, July 20, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center.
Milton Bruder
Jul 18, 2012
Obituary for Milton C. Bruder Milton Charles Bruder, 84, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colo. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Bruder was born February 25, 1928, in Rogers City, Michigan, the son of Edward and Agatha Bruder...
Charles Kinney
Jul 16, 2012
Obituary for Charles D. Kinney Charles Duane Kinney, 79, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at home in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be Saturday, July 21, 2012, at 10:30 A.M. at Ignacio Community Church and Pastor Randall Haynes will be officiating. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Mr. Kinney was born August 29, 1932 in Liberal,...
John Morris
Jul 16, 2012
Obituary for John P. "Johnny" Morris John Paul Morris (Johnny) died Monday, July 16, 2012, at home in Durango, Colo. He was 96. Johnny and his twin brother, Vincent, were born January 21, 1916, in the family cabin in Durango to Mike and Julia Morris. The family doctor charged two chickens rather than the customary one chicken for delivering the...
Donald Lyday REV.
Jul 14, 2012
Obituary for Donald C. Lyday Rev. We are sad to announce that after a brief illness, the passing of our husband, father and grandfather, Rev. Donald Chester Lyday at 9:00 AM, 14-July-2012 in Bayfield, Colorado. Don was born 5-Sept-1931 to Henry Myron and Mary Evelyn Wilson Lyday in Los Angeles, Ca. He attended Los Angeles schools ultimately receiving a BS...
Cassandra Martin
Jul 13, 2012
Obituary for Cassandra M. Martin Cassandra May Martin, 20, died July 13, 2012, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Durango. Memorial services will take place at a later date in Washington. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Ms. Martin was born January 5, 1992, in Redmond, Wash., the daughter of Lane Martin and Tracy...
Barbara Santistevan
Jul 12, 2012
Obituary for Barbara T. Santistevan Barbara Taylor Santistevan, 79, died Thursday, July 12, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. A family wake will be held Monday evening at 815 Shoshone Ave. in Ignacio. A rosary will be recited at St. Ignatius Catholic Church at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. A funeral service will...
Charles Foutz
Jul 11, 2012
Obituary for Charles F. "Fritz" Foutz After a two-year battle with cancer, Charles Frederick "Fritz" Foutz, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, left this world. A long-time rancher and outfitter, Fritz passed away July 11, 2012, at his home of 40 years in Oxford, Colo. Fritz was born September 30, 1936, in Dayton, Ohio, to Charles Frederick and Florence...
Shelly Yager
Jul 8, 2012
Obituary for Shelly M. Yager Shelly Marie Yager, age 49, went home on July 8, 2012. She was surrounded by family at home. She was born to Herman and Doris Gonzales on March 15, 1963 in Paso Robles, CA. She was their youngest daughter. She graduated from Morro Bay High (Morro Bay, California) in 1980. Later that year she married...
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