Obituaries
Beatrice Duran
Mar 17, 2012
Obituary for Beatrice L. Duran Beatrice Lucero Duran died Saturday, March 17, 2012, in Ignacio, Colo. She was 76. Mrs. Duran, known as “Bea,” was born April 18, 1935, in Montrose, Colo., the daughter of Julio and Margaret Lucero. Bea grew up in Ignacio. She met Chris Duran in the 8th grade. Later they were married July 29, 1951, in...
Mary Archuleta
Mar 13, 2012
Obituary for Mary B. Archuleta Durango resident Mary B. Archuleta died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at home. She was 77. Mrs. Archuleta was born March 12, 1935, in Cebolla, N.M., to Narcisso and Maria Evan Trujillo. She was raised in McPhee until her family moved to Durango in 1947. She worked as a housekeeper at Mercy Hospital, Holiday Inn, COD...
Robert Richards
Mar 13, 2012
Obituary for Robert F. Richards Robert F. Richards died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Durango, Colo. He was 74. Robert was born on March 2, 1938, to Harvey and Almeda Richards in Springfield, Ohio, and he grew up there. He married Barbara LePiors when he was 17 years old and they had two children. In 1979, Barbara died. He married...
Matthew Olson
Mar 13, 2012
Obituary for Matthew S. Olson Matthew Scott Olson died on March 13, 2012, at his sister's home in Durango, Colo., from natural causes. He was 48. Matthew was born on February 5, 1964, in Fargo, N.D., to Wallace and Elizabeth Olson of Halstad, Minn. He grew up on the family farm in Halstad and moved with the family to Sturgis,...
Jeronimo Wilmer
Mar 12, 2012
Obituary for Jeronimo E. Wilmer Ignacio resident Jeronimo Eliseo Wilmer, 84, died Monday, March 12, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Mr. Wilmer was born September 30, 1927, in Ignacio, Colo., the son of John and Victoria (Salvador) Casias. Mr. Wilmer attended schools in Ignacio and at a young age, he had to start helping the family...
Eduvigen Manzanares
Mar 10, 2012
Obituary for Eduvigen "Eddie" Manzanares Eduvigen “Eddie” Manzanares, 90, of Durango, Colo., passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center. Mr. Manzanares was born October 31, 1921, in Turley, N.M., to Alfredo and Ursulita Vallejos. He served in the C.C.C. prior to serving in the U.S. Army from June 7, 1942, to February 1947, earning the...
John Maisel M.D.
Mar 10, 2012
Obituary for John Carl Maisel M.d. John Carl Maisel, M.D., died in his sleep Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Mancos, Colo. He was 80. John was born December 31, 1931, in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of Fredrick Carl Maisel and Enid Genns Maisel. He graduated from Baldwin High School in Baldwin N.Y., in June 1949. He furthered his education by graduating...
Sue Delaney
Mar 9, 2012
Obituary for Sue Delaney Sue Delaney, a resident of Bayfield, has died at her home in Crowbar Creek. She was the mother of eight, grandmother of fourteen, aunt of twenty-two, and great-grandmother of two. She is also survived by her brother Jim Fitzgerald and his wife Terry of Bayfield, her sister Sally Rynne and her husband Terry, and Michael Fitzgerald...
Stanley Gill
Mar 5, 2012
Obituary for Stanley W. Gill Stanley Wayne Gill died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. He was 73. Stan was born March 28, 1938, in Canon City, Colo., son of Wayne and Bertha Gill. He was raised in McCloud, Calif., where he attended school and graduated from McCloud High School in 1956. After graduation, he...
Lavone Reed
Mar 4, 2012
Obituary for Lavone D. Reed Lavone Darlene Reed passed away peacefully at home in Durango on Sunday, March 4, 2012. She was 89. Lavone was born November 4, 1922, in Rozel, Kan., to Dewey and Hattie (Wimberly) Franz. The family remembers, "She was a loving and devoted mother who placed her children first in her life. She made the best...
Michael Humbert
Mar 4, 2012
Obituary for Michael A. Humbert Michael (Big Mike) Humbert passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012. He was born February 2, 1961, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He married LaGay Bardin in Silverton, Colo., July 5, 2001. Mike is survived by his wife, LaGay, and son, Brandon, of Durango; mother, Kathleen Burns, and father, Lance (Karen) Humbert, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and...
Thurlow Cowell
Mar 2, 2012
Obituary for Thurlow E. "Joe" Cowell Thurlow E. "Joe" Cowell, 88, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. Funeral services will be held under the direction of Reeb Funeral Home of Sylvania, Ohio. Interment will take place at Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania, Ohio. Mr. Cowell was born January 29, 1924, in Silica, Ohio, the...
Gloria Lopez
Feb 29, 2012
Obituary for Gloria M. Lopez Long time Durango resident Gloria Lopez passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012, in Colorado Springs. Gloria was born July 8, 1951, in Monte Vista, Colo. She grew up in Monte Vista and Sanford, Colo., graduating from Sanford High School. She went on to attend college in Trinidad, Colo. On September 2, 1972, Gloria married Herold...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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