Obituaries
Margie Lueth
Oct 16, 2011
Obituary for Margie E. Lueth Margie Elizabeth Lueth died Sunday, October 16, 2011, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. She was 86. Margie was born May 15, 1925, in St. Cloud, Minn., daughter of Floyd and Margaret Bookey. She grew up in St. Cloud, and lived in Minneapolis for many years. In May 1998, she moved to Bayfield...
Richard Macahan
Oct 16, 2011
Obituary for Richard C. Macahan Richard C. Macahan, born June 13, 1945, passed away on October 16, 2011, in Ignacio, at the age of 66. He died at home of complications from small cell lung cancer while recovering from prostate cancer. Richard served seven years in the Army during the Viet Nam war. He was a helicopter pilot and warrant...
Earl Strobel
Oct 16, 2011
Obituary for Earl W. Strobel Earl Strobel, born on January 22, 1917, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2011, at the age of 94, at his home in Bayfield, Colo. He was the seventh of twelve children born to John and Johanna Strobel on the family homestead in Alberta, Canada. The family later moved to a farm, where Earl grew...
Judith Sheffield
Oct 15, 2011
Obituary for Judith L. Sheffield Bayfield resident, Judith Sheffield, died of Alzheimer's disease and other complications on October 15, 2011, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. Ms. Sheffield was born in Long Beach, Calif., on March 1, 1941, to Walter A. and Barbara D. Tebbetts, and was their first of two daughters. The family lived in the Los...
Harold McCoy
Oct 15, 2011
Obituary for Harold W. McCoy Harold Wallace McCoy died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at his home in Durango. He was 90. Mr. McCoy was born March 18, 1921, to Fred and Amee Zadell (Brown) McCoy at the family ranch on the south fork of Texas Creek outside Bayfield. He was one of seven siblings. Mr. McCoy attended the old Columbus...
Patricia Valencia
Oct 14, 2011
Obituary for Patricia F. Valencia Patricia Faye Valencia died Friday, October 14, 2011, in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was 71. Patricia was born March 17, 1940, in Telluride, Colo., daughter of Lafayette and Minnie Porterfield. She grew up in Telluride and came to Durango in 1958. She married Lloyd Valencia in 1956 in Aztec, N.M. She was employed by Durango...
Donna Wilber
Oct 12, 2011
Obituary for Donna L. Wilber Donna Louise Wilber, born November 16, 1946, in Vallejo, Calif., to Louise Reinhardt and Rudolph Gerald Sellers, passed away October 12, 2011, in Durango. She was raised in Durango, and graduated from Durango High School in 1964. She attended cosmetology school in Salt Lake City, Utah, and worked as a beautician for many years. She...
Albert Esparza
Oct 11, 2011
Obituary for Albert M. Esparza Albert M. Esparza passed away on October 11, 2011, at Four Corners Heath Care Center in Durango. He was 88. He was born on November 15, 1922, to Andres and Rita Esparza in El Paso, Texas. Albert was a United States Army Veteran and a longtime resident of Ignacio, Colo., where he worked for the...
Bryan Rock JR.
Oct 5, 2011
Obituary for Bryan Rock Jr. Bryan Rock, Jr., died Wednesday, October 5, 2011, of natural causes at his home in Ignacio, Colo. He was 81. Bryan was born December 2, 1929, in Ignacio, the son of Bryan Rock, Sr., and Alice Rock. He served as a U.S. Marine during the Korean conflict in 1950-53. He and Donna Red were married...
Keith Vinson
Oct 4, 2011
Obituary for Keith R. Vinson Keith Richard Vinson, 18, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011, in Durango, Colo. Keith was born April 5, 1993, in Denver, the son of Paul and Tina Vinson. He came to live with Fred and April Schneider in 2001. Keith’s significant disabilities and special needs could be provided for by Fred and April. He attended the...
Lola Weyer
Oct 4, 2011
Obituary for Lola B. Weyer Lola Berniece Weyer passed away on October 4, 2011, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. She was 96. She was born January 28, 1915, in Claremore, Okla., to Martin and Estella Rader. She married Fred Weyer in August of 1933. They led an adventurous life by moving first to Reno, Nev., where she...
Richard Cass
Oct 1, 2011
Obituary for Richard D. Cass Richard Douglas Cass died Saturday, October 1, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 57. Mr. Cass was born September 28, 1954, in Tulsa, Okla., the son of Norman and J’Ann (Joyce) Cass. He graduated from Tulsa Memorial High School in 1972 and attended OU and Central Missouri State University, majoring in accounting. He preferred restaurant...
Clifton Ellis
Oct 1, 2011
Obituary for Clifton L. Ellis Clifton Lee Ellis died of complications from pneumonia Saturday, October 1, 2011, in Mancos, Colo. He was 78. Clifton was born February 21, 1933, in Dimock Township, Pa., son of Fred and Harriet Ellis. He grew up and attended school in this area as well. He was an OTR truck driver for several years. In...
Westin Maycock
Sep 30, 2011
Obituary for Westin Clark "Boo" Maycock Westin Clark “Boo” Maycock, 28, died Friday, September 30, 2011 in Durango, Colo. Services are scheduled for Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango. Mr. Maycock was born January 14, 1983, in Kirkland, Washington, the son of Scott and Shelly Maycock. Westin grew up in Durango and graduated...
Ralph Bedford
Sep 30, 2011
Obituary for Ralph Olden Bedford Ralph Olden Bedford passed away at Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colo., September 30, 2011, with his wife and family at his side. He was born February 15,1929, to Emerson and Helen (McBain) Bedford in West Haven, Conn. The family settled in Vista, Calif., where Ralph grew up and attended school. He was a long time...
Charles Swift III
Sep 30, 2011
Obituary for Charles R. Swift III Charlie Swift, M.D., loving husband and father of six, peace activist, world traveler and mountain hiker, died at the age of 92 in Durango on Friday, September 30, 2011, from complications of pneumonia. Born in Miles City, Mont., on April 19, 1919, Charlie was the third son of college-educated New Englanders who had come...
Ronald Frost
Sep 28, 2011
Obituary for Ronald Frost Ronald Frost died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at his home in Ignacio, Colo. He was 59. Mr. Frost was born June 12, 1952, in Durango, Colo., son of Jack and Annetta Frost. He was raised in Bayfield, Colo., and he attended Bayfield High School and Moffat High School in Moffat, Colo. During his high school years,...
Kenneth Hiner
Sep 28, 2011
Obituary for Kenneth H. Hiner Kenneth Hiner passed away on September 28, 2011, at his home on the Florida Mesa, at the age of 92. Kenneth Harley Hiner was born at home on the Florida Mesa to Clarence and Esther Hiner on August 28, 1919. He married Lena Murphy (of Durango) in Los Angeles in 1941. He served in the...
Julie Maldonado
Sep 28, 2011
Obituary for Julie A. Maldonado Julie Ann Maldonado was born into time February 4, 1970, in Denver, and born into eternity September 28, 2011, in Farmington N.M. She was 41. Julie attended school in Denver. Most recently, she worked in Cortez, Colo., providing care for children. Her mother-in-law, Liz Brown, of Durango, says, “Julie loved people, and always reached out...
Anna Cannon
Sep 27, 2011
Obituary for Anna L. Cannon Anna Lillian Cannon died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Durango, Colo. She was 74. Mrs. Cannon was born Nov. 20, 1936, in Dighton, Mass., daughter of Arthur and Beatrice Cartman. Anna and her husband, Jack, raised their children in Albuquerque, N.M. Once Jack retired, they moved to Bayfield, Colo., where they enjoyed life in the...
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