Obituaries
Donna Baker
Sep 26, 2011
Obituary for Donna L. Baker Donna Langehennig Baker died Monday, September 26, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. She was 63. Mrs. Baker was born May 9, 1948, in Fredricksburg, Texas, daughter of Walter and Estella Langehennig. She spent the early years of her life on a Texas ranch among beloved horses and even more beloved family. On...
Peggy Doyel
Sep 22, 2011
Obituary for Peggy Lee Doyel Peggy Lee Doyel, 78, long-time resident of Bayfield, died Thursday, September 22, 2011, at 8:45 p.m. in Durango. She was an avid gardener and well known in her community. She was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd Newton Doyel in 1986. She has four natural children: Gary Alan Doyle, Cheryl Lynn Gale, Michael Ray...
Analicia Ellis
Sep 20, 2011
Obituary for Analicia J. Ellis Our earthly angel, Analicia Jolee Ellis, joined her celestial family September 20, 2011. She was born June 21, 2011, in Albuquerque, N.M. She is survived by her mother, Charissa Martinez; her father, Michael Ellis; and two sisters, Marissa Ellis and Shayla Hayes; great-grandparents, John and Lucy Martinez; grandmother, Benita "Boonky" Wright; and numerous aunts, uncles...
Clara Aspromonte-Piccoli
Sep 20, 2011
Obituary for Clara Aspromonte-Piccoli Clara Aspromonte- Piccoli, 63, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, in Durango. A rosary will be recited at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., also at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Father Joseph Gallegos C.R. of Sacred Heart Catholic Church will...
Beverly Branch
Sep 19, 2011
Obituary for Beverly E. Branch Beverly Elizabeth Branch passed away Monday, September 19, 2011, in Durango, Colo. She was 93. Beverly was born January 26, 1918, in Waterville, Maine, to the late Charles Ralph Fitch and Hope Elizabeth Richards Fitch. She married Francis E. (Bud) Branch in 1936, and in 1957 moved to Big Spring, Texas, with their family. Beverly...
Michael Garcia
Sep 18, 2011
Obituary for Michael C. Garcia Durango native Michael Cedric Garcia died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, after a 3 1/2-year battle with lung cancer. He was 55. Michael was born Feb. 18, 1956, in Durango, to Joseph and Mary Garcia. He graduated from Durango High School. He married Valerie Mestas June 24, 1995, in Laughlin, Nev., on the Colorado River. Michael...
Ellen Jackson
Sep 15, 2011
Obituary for Ellen E. "Grandmaw" Jackson A native and longtime Leadville resident, Ellen E. Jackson (AKA Grandmaw) died Thursday, September 15, 2011, at her home in Durango, Colo. She was 100 years old. Ellen was born on May 23, 1911 in Leadville to Gustav and Elin Malmgren, both immigrants from Sweden. Although she lived the last five years in Durango,...
Terrence Norton
Sep 14, 2011
Obituary for Terrence W. Norton Terence (Terry) William Norton died September 14, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 61. Terry was born Nov. 9, 1949, in Astoria, N.Y. He served in the army during the Vietnam Era and received an Honorable Discharge with numerous medals, including the Bronze Star. Terry worked as a carpenter and painter in Durango after his...
Eloy Quintana
Sep 14, 2011
Obituary for Eloy E. Quintana Eloy D. Quintana died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, in Salt Lake City. He was 93. Mr. Quintana was born March 16, 1918, in Rosa N.M. He grew up in Durango, and he served in the Air Force during World War II. He enlisted Oct. 3, 1940, at Grand Jct., Colo., and he was discharged Sept....
Vada Martin
Sep 10, 2011
Obituary for Vada M. Martin Vada Martin, 93, passed away on September 10, 2011, in Mancos, Colo. Mary Vadie Harris was born near Sasakwa, Okla. She moved with her family in a covered wagon to the Sofia Valley in Eastern New Mexico when she was two years old. The family relocated to a homestead in the Seneca community the summer...
Steven Whitaker
Sep 9, 2011
Obituary for Steven T. Whitaker Steven T. Whitaker died Friday, September 9, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 54. Steven was born April 20, 1957, in Kalamazoo, Mich., the son of Troy and Jean Brown (Abnet). He attended Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, Calif. He was known to the Renaissance communities as Lord Whitaker or "The Wizard." He enjoyed...
James Tucker SR.
Sep 8, 2011
Obituary for James C. Tucker Sr. James Carl Tucker, Sr., passed away Thursday, Sept 8, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 71. Born Jan. 2, 1940, in Wellington, Texas, to Leon and Nona Tucker, he was known to friends and family as “Carl.” Carl worked all of his life in the scrap metal business. He started American Iron and Metal...
Dorothy Stolworthy
Sep 3, 2011
Obituary for Dorothy M. Stolworthy Dorothy Marceil Stolworthy died Sept. 3, 2011 in Durango. She died in her sleep at 79 of natural causes. The family believes she died from a broken heart after losing her loving husband and best friend, Raymond Stolworthy, in February. The couple would have been married 62 years on June 7, 2011. Mrs. Stolworthy was...
Raymond Cavanaugh
Sep 3, 2011
Obituary for Raymond E. Cavanaugh Durango resident Raymond E. Cavanaugh died Saturday September 3, 2011 in Durango. He was 80 years old. Mr. Cavanaugh was born to James Cavanaugh and Josephine (Jones) Cavanaugh on July 26, 1931 in Grand Junction, Colo. His father, James, was a bridge and highway engineer for the State of Colorado. He attended Durango High School...
Richard Mackiewicz
Aug 30, 2011
Obituary for Richard W. "Dick" Mackiewicz Richard W. (Dick) Mackiewicz, 87, Bayfield, Colorado, passed away peacefully in his sleep from natural causes at his son-in-law and daughter’s home on August 30, 2011. Born April 11, 1924 to Helen and Wesley Mackiewicz in Irvington, New Jersey, Richard was the eldest of three with a brother Thaddeous (Ted) E. Mackiewicz and sister...
Virginia Perez
Aug 30, 2011
Obituary for Virginia M. Perez A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Virginia M. Perez passed away, with her family by her side on Aug. 30, 2011, at her home in Durango, Colo. She is survived by her husband, John Perez, their three children Julia Perez of Frisco, Texas, Beth Perez of Afton, Va., and John Perez of Manhattan Beach, Calif.,...
Bryan Hight
Aug 25, 2011
Obituary for Bryan L. Hight Ignacio resident Bryan Lee Hight died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, at his home of an ongoing illness. He was 39. Mr. Hight was born Oct. 29, 1971, to Josephine Howe and Bradley Hight in Cortez. He graduated from Ignacio High School. An enrolled member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Mr. Hight worked for the...
Byron Red SR.
Aug 24, 2011
Obituary for Byron James "BJ" Red Sr. Byron James Red, Sr., 54, passed on to the Spirit world surrounded by his loved ones in the early morning of August 24, 2011. He was born January 15, 1957, in Durango, Colo. He attended the Ignacio School district and graduated in 1975. He attended SIPI to study Drafting. He began working with...
Margaret Atkins
Aug 23, 2011
Obituary for Margaret E. Atkins Margaret E. Atkins, 84, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, in Durango, Colo. No services are planned at this time and cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Marguerite was born July 31, 1927, in Shelby, Mont., the daughter of Henry and Hazel Hankins. She grew up in Shelby. After graduating in Bonners Ferry,...
William Trujillo
Aug 17, 2011
Obituary for William H. Trujillo Lifelong Pagosa Springs resident Willie Trujillo passed away peacefully on August 17, 2011, at the age of 98.5 years after a brief stay at Pine Ridge Extended Care Center in Pagosa Springs, Colo. He was surrounded by three of his close friends and caregivers. Willie was born February 9, 1913, in Pagosa Springs on 7th...
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