Obituaries
Matilde Herrera
Jul 7, 2012
Obituary for Matilde J. Herrera Matilde Herrera passed from this life very peacefully and content at her granddaughter’s home on July 7, 2012. She was 95. She was born September 21, 1916, in Lumberton, N.M., to Fernando and Filia Gallegos. Matilde was a very beloved mother, grandmother. She loved spending time with her family and with the many children that...
Gertrude Parsons
Jul 5, 2012
Obituary for Gertrude W. Parsons Gertrude W. (Trudy) Parsons died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at the Valley Inn in Mancos, Colo., from complications of diverticulitis. She was 85. Mrs. Parsons was born February 22, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pa., the daughter of Rudolph and Hermine Dorfer Walters. She graduated from New Hope High and spent 22 years in the U.S. Naval...
Lois Layton
Jul 5, 2012
Obituary for Lois A. Layton Lois Alline Layton, 92, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at her home near Ignacio, Colo. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 1 P.M. at the Pine River Valley Baptist Church, with Pastor David McCaw officiating. Burial will follow at the Ignacio East Cemetery in Ignacio. Lois was born June 2,...
Josephine Garcia
Jul 3, 2012
Obituary for Josephine Garcia Josephine Garcia died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Durango, Colo. Josie was born in Abiquiu, N. M., August 20, 1920, to Guillermo and Eloisa Martines. She lived with her grandmother Petra until her grandmother died. Josie was seven years old at the time, and she was sent to an orphanage, where she remained until she was...
Susan Herbst
Jul 2, 2012
Obituary for Susan A. Herbst Susan A. Herbst (Sue) of Durango, Colo., died at home on July 2, 2012. Sue was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1929 to Frank and Helen Reynolds Allen. Sue has lived in Durango since 1994. She grew up in the Midwest and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Nebraska. She and her husband...
John Brenner M.D. D.O.
Jul 1, 2012
Obituary for John M. Brenner M.d. D.o. John Maxwell Brenner, D.O., M.D., died Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Bayfield, Colo., following an extended illness. He was 81. Dr. Brenner was born November 25, 1930, in London, England, to Harold Isaac and Jessie Judith Brenner. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 through 1952 as a MASH Unit Medic in...
Joan Fulton
Jun 29, 2012
Obituary for Joan C. Fulton Joan Claire Fulton, 84, died Friday, June 29, 2012 at home of natural causes in care of Hospice in Durango, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Father James Koenigsfeld of St. Columba Catholic Church will be officiating. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in...
James Addington
Jun 22, 2012
Obituary for James M. Addington Twisty-Jim Addington, born James March Addington March 30, 1942, in Gardner, Colorado, died at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 22, 2012, in Durango, Colorado. There will be a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Victorious Life Fellowship, located at 25th and Junction Streets, Durango, with a reception to follow at...
Gloria Lawton
Jun 22, 2012
Obituary for Gloria B. Lawton Durango resident Gloria Bowker Lawton died Friday, June 22, 2012, in the Hospice of Mercy Room at Four Corners Health Care Center. She was 92. Mrs. Lawton was born to Francisco Medina and Maria Moraga de Medina on May 12, 1920, in Bisbee, Ariz. She was one of 11 children and grew up in Bisbee...
Wanda Kenner
Jun 20, 2012
Obituary for Wanda L. Kenner Wanda Lee Kenner, 89, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colorado. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Sunday, June 24, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Services will be held also at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Monday, June 25, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., with...
Jennifer Chambers-Neff
Jun 19, 2012
Obituary for Jennifer L. Chambers-Neff Durango resident Jennifer L. Chambers-Neff passed away from cancer at her home on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. She was 61. Jennifer, also known as Jenny, was born to Dean Melvin Chambers and Laurena Georgia Wyatt on January 3, 1951 in Fullerton, Calif. She grew up in Dana Point, Calif. and graduated San Clemente High School...
Margaret Spining
Jun 18, 2012
Obituary for Margaret L. Spining Margaret Lawrene Spining passed away on June 18, 2012, just sixteen days after her 93rd birthday at Four Corners Healthcare Center from complications of age, stroke and heart disease. She was born in Durango, June 2, 1919, the eldest daughter of Alvin "Red" and Charlotte Kimsey, and the first baby delivered in Durango by Dr....
Eloida Allen
Jun 17, 2012
Obituary for Eloida Allen Lifelong resident Eloida Allen passed away June 17 at Four Corners Nursing Home. She was born in Dulce, N.M., Sept. 21, 1914. Eloida was adopted at an early age by area rancher Homer Ford and his wife Rose. After graduating from Durango High School in 1932, she attended business school in Albuquerque. In 1938 she married...
Eloida Allen
Jun 17, 2012
Obituary for Eloida Allen Lifelong resident Eloida Allen passed away June 17 at Four Corners Nursing Home. She was born in Dulce, N.M., Sept. 21, 1914. Eloida was adopted at an early age by area rancher Homer Ford and his wife Rose. After graduating from Durango High School in 1932, she attended business school in Albuquerque. In 1938 she married...
Irma McNamara
Jun 17, 2012
Obituary for Irma J. McNamara Irma J. McNamara was born in Durango on December 15, 1916, to parents Arthur Henry Ford and Mary Therese Neary Ford Hammer. She passed away peacefully on June 17, 2012, at Sunshine Gardens West. She is survived by her daughters, Patricia F. Brees and Mary Ann Beavers (Dick); grandsons Joseph P. Tibbetts (Liz) and Richard...
Ginny Hutchins
Jun 16, 2012
Obituary for Ginny G. Hutchins Ginny Graham Hutchins, 41, died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at home in Durango, Colo. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 23, 2012, at 10:00 A.M. at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall, and the Rev. Susan Blue of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will be officiating. Mrs. Hutchins was born July 5, 1970,...
Mary Simmons
Jun 14, 2012
Obituary for Mary A. Simmons Mary A. Simmons, 94, died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at home in Mancos, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mrs. Simmons was born October 25, 1917 in Palmer Lake, Colorado the daughter of August and Emma...
Mary Moreno
Jun 14, 2012
Obituary for Mary L. Moreno Durango resident Mary L. Moreno died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. She was 73. Mrs. Moreno was born to Victor and Laura Escojeda on October 27, 1938, in Gallup, N.M. In 1954 she married Martin Moreno, and ten years later they moved to the Durango area. She filled...
Wynafred Plunk
Jun 14, 2012
Obituary for Wynafred S. Plunk Wynafred S. “Wynkie” Plunk died Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Durango, Colo. She was 56. Mrs. Plunk was born September 26, 1955, in Athens, Ala., daughter of Wallace and Louise Steele. She grew up in Athens, Ala., and graduated from Mississippi University for Women in 1978. She was an accomplished gymnast in high school and...
Thomas Howe
Jun 10, 2012
Obituary for Thomas V. Howe Thomas Victor Howe, 76, died Sunday, June 10, 2012, at Kaseman Hospice in Albuquerque, N.M. Mr. Howe lived in Dulce, N.M. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Hood Mortuary Chapel and visitation will occur prior to services from 9 to 10 a.m. Cremation will follow services at...
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