Obituaries
Henry Parks
Apr 6, 2012
Obituary for Henry E. Parks Henry Elbert Parks passed away at his home in Bayfield on Friday, April 6, 2012, of natural causes at the age of 89. Henry was born April 27, 1922, to Calvin and Pearl Parks, north of Bayfield. At the age of 19, Henry joined the Army, assigned to the 83rd Division of Ohio. During World...
Margaret Decker
Apr 6, 2012
Obituary for Margaret L. Decker Margaret L. Decker passed away on April 6, 2012, at her home in Hesperus with her loved ones at her side. She was born July 18, 1922, in Model, Colo., to Robert Sweeney and Leona Devisher Sweeney. The family moved to the Durango area when Maggie was 10 years old. She attended school in Durango,...
Linda Baty
Apr 4, 2012
Obituary for Linda C. Baty Linda Charlieta Baty (neé Brogan), died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colo. after a long illness. She was 67. Linda was born September 22, 1944, in Telluride, Colo., the daughter of Charles Franklin Brogan and Ella Rebecca Brogan (neé Gray). She attended Cyprus High school in Magna, Utah....
Suzan Trimm
Apr 4, 2012
Obituary for Suzan Trimm Suzan Trimm, 69 years old, of Hesperus, Colorado, died suddenly on April 4, 2012. She was born January 31, 1943, to Bob and Barbara Trimm in Southern California. Her parents and older sister, Linda Mitchell, have preceded her. She is survived by her brother, Carlton Trimm and her daughters, Greta D’Amico and Kristen Panico. Suzan grew...
Bobby Taylor
Apr 3, 2012
Obituary for Bobby K. Taylor Long-time La Plata County resident, Bobby K. Taylor, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in Durango at Mercy Regional Medical Center at the age of 91. He had lived in southwest La Plata County for about 66 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Anna V. Taylor, and he is...
Joey Benavidez
Apr 3, 2012
Obituary for Joey L. Benavidez Joey Lee Benavidez, 39, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in Ignacio, Colo. Mr. Benavidez was born August 19, 1972, in Sacramento, Calif., the son of Aaron Benavidez and Rosalie Archuleta. Joey grew up Sacramento, attended high school in Fairfield, Calif., and then returned Ignacio, Colo., where he resided. During his life Joey loved the outdoors....
Kenneth Burch JR.
Apr 2, 2012
Obituary for Kenneth E. Burch Jr. Kenneth Elbert Burch, Jr., died Monday, April 2, 2012, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colo. A Funeral Service will be Monday, April 9, 2012, at 10:00 A.M. at the Southern Ute Memorial Chapel at Ute Park. Deacon Larry Tucker of St. Ignatius Catholic Church will be officiating. Burial will occur at Ouray Memorial...
Ruby McCoy
Apr 2, 2012
Obituary for Ruby L. McCoy Ruby Lenore Tangreen McCoy passed away on April 2, 2012, at her home near Bayfield surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer. She was 79. She was born in Moab, Utah, on September 6, 1932, to Clarence and Ruby Tangreen. She graduated from Grand County High School in 1950. She met her...
Kevin Bruce
Mar 31, 2012
Obituary for Kevin R. Bruce Kevin Robert Bruce, 65, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, in Durango. Mr. Bruce was born February 5, 1947, in Long Island, N.Y., the son of Norman and Ellen Bruce. He...
Barbara Chilcoat
Mar 31, 2012
Obituary for Barbara H. Chilcoat Barbara was 92 years old when she died and went to be with her Lord while in her bed at Sunshine Gardens, Durango, Colo., surrounded by her three daughters. Barbara was born in Cockeysville, Md., and as the youngest of six children of Elmer Rathbun Haile, Sr., lawyer, bank president, and editor of the Jeffersonian,...
Elizabeth Mantey
Mar 30, 2012
Obituary for Elizabeth J. Mantey Elizabeth Jane Mantey, 74, died Friday, March 30, 2012 at her home in Oxford, Colo., due to cancer. A Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2012, also at St. Ignatius Catholic...
Ubaldo Salazar
Mar 28, 2012
Obituary for Ubaldo "Chappo" Salazar Ubaldo “Chappo” Salazar, 92, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colo. A visitation will occur from 3 p.m to 8 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012, at Hood Mortuary Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Pastor...
Charles Arnspiger
Mar 27, 2012
Obituary for Charles E. Arnspiger Charles Ellsworth Arnspiger was born in Clovis, New Mexico, to Roscoe Frank and Minnie Belle (Gray) Arnspiger on June 19, 1928. He grew up in Clovis and owned a business called "Your Hobby Shop." He also played drums in a dance band while in Clovis. He later moved to Tulia, Texas, where he met Carol...
Anna Lemmon
Mar 26, 2012
Obituary for Anna L. Lemmon Durango resident Anna Lucille Youngblood Kleckner Lemmon died Monday, March 26, 2012, at her home. She was 92. Known as Lucille, she was the fifth of six children born to James William and Myrtie Sloan Youngblood. She was born June 22, 1919, in Utleyville in southeastern Colorado. She was a graduate of Pagosa Springs High...
Reginald Howe
Mar 24, 2012
Obituary for Reginald W. Howe Reginald William Howe, 59, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, on his land in Ignacio, Colo. A Funeral Service will be Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at 10 a.m. at So. Ute Memorial Chapel. Deacon Larry Tucker of St. Ignatius Catholic Church will be officiating. Burial will occur at Ouray Memorial Cemetery in Ignacio. A wake will...
Ronald Millar
Mar 23, 2012
Obituary for Ronald H. Millar Ronald H. Millar died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. He was 69. Ron was born July 27, 1942, in Denver, Colo., the son of Howard Louis and Virginia Ellen Millar. He graduated from Limon High School in 1960. He attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, receiving a...
Thomas Larmore
Mar 22, 2012
Obituary for Thomas W. Larmore Thomas W. Larmore passed surrounded by his family on March 22nd, 2012. Tom was born in 1936 and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. He attended schools in both Alaska and Washington. After many years of government service he entered corporate America and left to pursue a career in music from 1976-1995. He loved traveling and spent...
Efren Dorame
Mar 21, 2012
Obituary for Efren L. Dorame Efren L. Dorame, 65, of Pagosa Springs, Colo., peacefully flew to heaven on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. A resident of Pagosa Springs for 38 years, Efren is survived by his daughter, Elaine Dorame of San Diego Calif.; daughter Mia Anstine and husband Hank of Pagosa Springs, Colo.; granddaughter Lea Leggitt of Pagosa Springs; girlfriend Catherine...
Eunice Gensheer
Mar 21, 2012
Obituary for Eunice M. Gensheer Eunice M. Gensheer died March 21, 2012 in Tuscola, Texas, where she had lived the past year and a half with her son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Ruth Gensheer. She was 80. Eunice was born and raised in Racine, Wis. In 1940 she and her family moved to Durango, where she later married and raised...
Thomas Camarca
Mar 17, 2012
Obituary for Thomas C. Camarca In his 90th year, Thomas Chiro Camarca passed peacefully at home in his sleep during the Saint Patrick's Day weekend. Tom is remembered by those of us remaining in this realm for his sense of humor, passion for dogs and sports -- especially the Trojans, and his tender love of family. Born in Los Angeles,...
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