Obituaries

Bonnie Ferrell

Bonnie Ferrell

Feb 29, 2012

Obituary for Bonnie Jo Ferrell Durango resident Bonnie Jo Ferrell died Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center after a long battle with cancer. She was 85. Mrs. Ferrell was born February 6, 1927, in Marion, Ind., the daughter of Lester and Lydia Van Camp. She graduated from Centerville High School in Wayne County, Indiana, and attended...

Carla Mulkey

Carla Mulkey

Feb 28, 2012

Obituary for Carla A. Mulkey Longtime Durango resident Carla Ann Mulkey passed on February 28, 2012. She died of natural causes at her home. Mrs. Mulkey was born to Carl E. and Martha A. Larimore on March 15, 1950, in Cortez, Colorado. She was raised in the Four Corners area, graduated Montezuma Cortez High School in 1968, then Fort Lewis...

Jason Wright

Jason Wright

Feb 25, 2012

Obituary for Jason C. Wright Durango resident Jason Craig Wright died Saturday, February 25, 2012, in Durango, Colo. He was 21. Jason was born April 12, 1990, in Durango, the son of James and Nina Wright. He grew up in Ignacio and Bayfield, Colo., and in Perryton, Texas. As a farmer and rancher, he excelled in mechanical work, welding, and...

Betty Campbell

Betty Campbell

Feb 25, 2012

Obituary for Betty J. Campbell Betty Jean Campbell of Marvel, Colo., passed away Saturday evening, Feb. 25, 2012, in Mancos, Colo. She was 83. Mrs. Campbell was born September 25, 1928, in Farmington, N.M., the daughter of Lloyd Orr Long and Matilda Christine (Hellekson) Long. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Campbell; her parents; a sister, Helen...

Ricky Hayes

Ricky Hayes

Feb 25, 2012

Obituary for Ricky N. Hayes Ricky Nelson Hayes died Saturday, February 25, 2012, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Denver, Colo. He was 31. Mr. Hayes was born Nov. 24, 1980, in Ft. Carson, Colo., the son of Ira Hayes and Joan Olguin. Ricky attended schools in Cortez, Ignacio, and, most recently, Pueblo Community College in Durango. Ricky had a great...

Martha Wommer

Martha Wommer

Feb 22, 2012

Obituary for Martha Gosney "Evelyn" Wommer Longtime resident Martha Evelyn Gosney Wommer passed peacefully at her home February 22, 2012, surrounded by family. She was 101. Evelyn, as she was known to friends and family, was born November 13, 1910, in Byers, Kansas. She grew up crossing the plains of Kansas, Missouri and Colorado. She graduated Byers Rural High School...

Patricia Vicenti

Patricia Vicenti

Feb 19, 2012

Obituary for Patricia N. Vicenti Patricia Nell Manwell Vicenti passed at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo., on February 19, 2012. Patricia was born June 9, 1977, in Durango, Colo., to Aaron Manwell and Glenda Vigil. She grew up in Dulce, N.M. Patricia attended St. Francis Catholic School in Lumberton, N.M., and graduated from Dulce High School. She was...

Debbie Tasevoli

Debbie Tasevoli

Feb 18, 2012

Obituary for Debbie Carrasco Tasevoli Debbie Carrasco Tasevoli died Saturday, February 18, 2012, at home in Hesperus, Colo. She was 51. Debbie was born September 18, 1960, in Roswell, N. M., the daughter of Melvin and Frankie Graham. Debbie grew up in Roswell, and later lived in Lake City and Grand Junction, Colo. She worked as a waitress in Durango...

Grace Swanson

Grace Swanson

Feb 18, 2012

Obituary for Grace M. Swanson Grace Marie Swanson, a loving wife, homemaker, partner, compassionate friend of many and lover of horses, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center. She was born June 27, 1931, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, daughter of John and Eva Musil, and grew up in Boulder, Colo. She was graduated from University of...

Joe Goulet

Joe Goulet

Feb 14, 2012

Obituary for Joe "Fly" Goulet Durango resident Joe (Fly) Goulet died Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center. He was 69. The cause of death was complications from Parkinson’s disease. Joe was born in Chicago on September 8, 1942 to Mary and Joe Goulet. He grew up on the South Side of the city and graduated from Brother...

Shirley Robbins

Shirley Robbins

Feb 14, 2012

Obituary for Shirley A. Robbins Durango resident, Shirley Robbins, was called home to be with our Lord, February 14, 2012. She was 68. Shirley was born May 4, 1943, in Florence, Colo. She moved to Wyoming for 16 years, then moved back to Florence for 19 years and she has lived in Durango for the past 12 years. Shirley worked...

Mary Shearer

Mary Shearer

Feb 13, 2012

Obituary for Mary Jo Shearer Mary Jo Shearer, 95, mother of Pat La May (Ted La May) of Durango and Karen Kerlin of Aurora, Colo., died February 13, 2012, in Durango. She was born to Lloyd L. Brown and Josephine Harrington Brown on June 14, 1916, in Steamboat Springs, Colo. She was a graduate of Colorado University, member of P.E.O....

Kimber Brown

Kimber Brown

Feb 12, 2012

Obituary for Kimber M. Brown Kimber Michelle Brown, 5, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, in Durango. A memorial service will be Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 5 p.m.. at Fort Lewis College Concert Hall. Kimber was born May 22, 2006, in Durango, Colo., the daughter of Mike Brown and Raelyn Anderson-Brown. She has grown up in Durango and attended kindergarten...

Tatum Logan

Tatum Logan

Feb 12, 2012

Obituary for Tatum R. Logan Ignacio resident Tatum Renee Logan, 36, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at home. Tatum was born January 9, 1976, in Phoenix, Ariz., the daughter of Edwin and Marlene Strickland. She grew up in Phoenix and she married her best friend, Jason Dean Logan, there on December 8, 1994. She was an adventurous person who enjoyed...

Tony Lopez

Tony Lopez

Feb 11, 2012

Obituary for Tony S. Lopez Tony S. Lopez, 84, passed away after a short illness on Saturday, February 11, 2012, in Durango, Colo. Tony was born August 26, 1927, in Arboles, Colo., to Margarito Lopez and Theodorita Espinoza Lopez. He was born and raised on the family ranch in Arboles until he was called upon to serve his country. Tony...

Irma Snooks

Irma Snooks

Feb 10, 2012

Obituary for Irma S. Snooks Irma Steele Snooks passed away in Bullhead City, Ariz., on February 10, 2012, two weeks shy of her ninetieth birthday. She was a fifth-generation native of Colorado and a descendant of some of the earliest colonial immigrants to come to this country. She was born February 24, 1922, in Bayfield to Earl Glenn and Corinne...

W.B. Appenzeller

W.B. Appenzeller

Feb 9, 2012

Obituary for W.B. "Bill" Appenzeller William B. “Bill” Appenzeller, 91, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012, surrounded by his family at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. Recitation of the rosary will be said on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 6 p.m. at St. Peter – St. Rosa Catholic Church in Arboles. A mass of Christian Burial will...

Helen Leonardelli

Helen Leonardelli

Feb 6, 2012

Obituary for Helen F. Leonardelli Helen Faye Leonardelli, 99, died Monday, February 6, 2012, in Durango, Colo., just one month short of her 100th birthday. Mrs. Leonardelli was born March 8, 1912, in Adair, Okla., the daughter of Samuel and Abbie Stewart. She graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1929. She married Horace Buchanan June 29, 1939. Mr. Buchanan...

Tammy Ward

Tammy Ward

Feb 6, 2012

Obituary for Tammy R. Ward Tammy R. Ward, 36, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Ward was born June 22, 1975 in Victoria, Texas, the daughter of Raymond and Merry (Gresham) Miller. Tammy grew up...

Jimmy Paul

Jimmy Paul

Feb 6, 2012

Obituary for Jimmy D. Paul Jimmy Dondi Paul, 43, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at Four Corners Healthcare Center in Durango, Colo. Mr. Paul was born April 14, 1968, in Durango. He attended Ignacio schools, but obtained his GED at Job Corps in Riverside, Calif. He did various labor jobs in his youth. As he was growing up, he enjoyed...