Obituaries
Claudia Turner
Oct 17, 2011
Obituary for Claudia F. Turner Claudia Francis Turner, a long-time resident of Durango, age 91, passed away on October 17, 2011, in Durango, Colo. Claudia Francis Tucker was born to Charles Carson Tucker and Dura Anne (Campbell) Tucker on April 17, 1920, in Kansas City, Missouri, and moved to Atchison, Kansas, at two years of age. She was raised in...
Judith Whitlock
Oct 17, 2011
Obituary for Judith A. Whitlock Mrs. Judith Anne Whitlock, born Judith Anne Mitchell May 4, 1943, in Hillsboro, Ore., died October 17, 2011, in Durango, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She had lived in Durango for the past 13 years. She finished 11th grade in high school, and had an IQ of 155, and a keen interest in the sciences,...
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...
Gerald Wilson
Oct 16, 2011
Obituary for Gerald R. Wilson Bayfield resident Gerald Russell Wilson died Sunday, October 16, 2011, at home. He was 60. Mr. Wilson was born Feb. 10, 1951, in Vancouver, Wash., son of Lloyd and Frances Wilson. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, and later became a carpenter. He and Cindy Cowger were married September 26, 2000....
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...
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...
Arthur Albrecht
Oct 16, 2011
Obituary for Arthur A. Albrecht Arthur Albrecht died Sunday, October 16, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 89. Mr. Albrecht was born August 2, 1922, in Osborne County, Kansas, son of Henry and Emma Sophia (Pottberg) Albrecht. The family moved to the Animas Valley in Durango April 15, 1924. He enlisted in the military in September 3, 1942, and served...
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...
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...
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...
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