Obituaries

Harold Moon

Harold Moon

May 12, 2011

Obituary for Harold "Bob" Moon Bob Moon passed away Thursday May 12, 2011, in Durango after a short battle with cancer. Bob was born on May 3, 1957, in Lake Charles, La., to Henry "Hank" Moon and Sarah Louise Strickland. He grew up in many places, including Japan while his father was in the Air Force. He graduated from Panama...

Victor Lucero

Victor Lucero

May 11, 2011

Obituary for Victor N. Lucero Bayfield resident Victor N. Lucero died at his home Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at the age of 91. Victor was born December 25, 1919, in Bayfield, Colo., son of Phillip and Celestina Lucero. He spent his entire life in Bayfield. He served in the Army during World War II. His family says that he was...

Michael Putnam

Michael Putnam

May 11, 2011

Obituary for Michael E. Putnam Durango resident Michael Eugene Putnam died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. He was 65. Michael was born to Para Lee and Norman Earl Putnam, Sr., December 24, 1945, in Edmond, Okla. When he was six months old, the family moved to Colorado. He lived in Ignacio until the...

Genevieve Lutz-Hoskin

Genevieve Lutz-Hoskin

May 11, 2011

Obituary for Genevieve P. Lutz-Hoskin Genevieve Hoskin, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in Lakewood, Colo. She was 83. Genevieve was born January 2, 1928, in Stafford, Kan., to Walter and Wilma Scheib. She married Howard Lutz from St. John, Kan., and they moved to Durango with their daughter after coming here on vacation in the 50's. She worked at the...

Willard Seibel

Willard Seibel

May 8, 2011

Obituary for Willard H. Seibel Willard H. Seibel, 91, passed away May 8, 2011, at his home in Arboles. A private service honoring him is planned at the family cemetery. The community is invited to join Willard’s family in an open house remembrance gathering to be held at Los Pinos Fire Station #5 in Arboles, Colo., on Saturday May 14,...

Iden Baker

Iden Baker

May 6, 2011

Obituary for Iden C. Baker Southern Ute Tribal member Iden C. Baker passed into the Spirit world on Friday morning, May 6, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center due to an extended illness. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at the Southern Ute Memorial Chapel, 258 Ute Road, Ignacio, with Larry Tucker officiating. Visitation...

Gladys Hooper

Gladys Hooper

Apr 29, 2011

Obituary for Gladys L. Hooper Gladys L. Hooper, 91, died Friday, April 29, 2011, at home in Bayfield, Colo. A memorial service will be Friday, May 6, 2011, at 3 p.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Chaplain Earl Caudill of the Hospice of Mercy will be officiating. Cremation will have occurred. Mrs. Hooper was born August 12, 1919, in Pueblo, Colo.,...

Cleda Campbell

Cleda Campbell

Apr 25, 2011

Obituary for Cleda M. Campbell Cleda Campbell passed away at Pine Ridge Extended Care Center in Pagosa Springs, Colo., on Monday, April 25, 2011, from complications of COPD. She was 76. She was born in Chromo, Colo., on November 10, 1934, to Velma and Lynn Lewis, both native Pagosans. She was one of two beautiful girls. Cleda met and fell...

Anthony Siekman

Anthony Siekman

Apr 21, 2011

Obituary for Anthony J. Siekman Anthony James Siekman died Thursday, April 21, 2011, from complications of lymphoma. He was 48. Known as “Tony”, Mr. Siekman was born October 16, 1962, to Jim and Nancy Siekman in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was raised in Loveland, Ohio, and attended Loveland High School, where he was an outstanding baseball player. He graduated from Kent...

Murray O'Toole

Murray O'Toole

Apr 16, 2011

Obituary for Murray O'Toole Ignacio and former Durango resident Murray O'Toole died of complications from kidney stones at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango Colo., on Saturday, April 16, 2011, surrounded by his family. He was 55. Murray O'Toole was born to Quentin O'Toole and Irma Henry O'Toole in Madison, S.D., on September 12, 1955. Murray was raised on his...

Eva Erwin

Eva Erwin

Apr 14, 2011

Obituary for Eva Bernice Erwin Eva Bernice Roberts Erwin, age 90, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at her home in Durango, Colo. Mrs. Erwin was born Nov. 30, 1920, in Kline, Colo., daughter of William Pinkney and Mable Etta Underhill Roberts. When she was four, they moved to Dunton, Colo., in a covered wagon and later moved to Durango, where...

Francis McManus

Francis McManus

Apr 14, 2011

Obituary for Francis McManus Longtime Durango resident, Francis "Fran" McManus died of natural causes on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at Four Corners Health Center in Durango, surrounded by his family. He was 71. Mr. McManus was born to Frank McManus and Helen (Carmody) McManus in Chicago, IL on November 11, 1939. He graduated from Loyola High School, Chicago IL, in...

Henry Lamberton III

Henry Lamberton III

Apr 14, 2011

Obituary for Henry McClelland Lamberton III Henry McClelland Lamberton III, 87, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, in Durango, Colo. Services will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Winona, Minn., on Saturday, July 30, 2011. Mr. Lamberton (“Harry”) was born July 16, 1923, in Winona, Minn., the son of Henry and Gretchen Lamberton. Harry grew up in Winona and graduated from...

Richard Bell

Richard Bell

Apr 6, 2011

Obituary for Richard Z. Bell Richard Z. Bell, 89, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Durango, Colorado. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church, Durango. Pastor Jeff Huber of First United Methodist Church, Durango, will be officiating. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango and burial of ashes...

Addie Griggs

Addie Griggs

Apr 6, 2011

Obituary for Addie Lancaster Griggs Addie Lancaster Griggs, 74, died Wednesday, April 06, 2011 at home in Bayfield, Colorado. Services will be held at a later date in Mississippi. Addie was born February 21, 1937 in Ovett, Mississippi the daughter of Edward “Pete” and Verna (Clearman) Lancaster. Addie was married to Jesse Rogers Griggs on February 4, 1956 in Lucedale,...

Maryann Todd

Maryann Todd

Apr 5, 2011

Obituary for Maryann B. "Nancy" Todd Maryann "Nancy" B. Todd, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at The Valley Inn in Mancos, CO. Nancy was born August 13, 1921 in Elizabeth, NJ, to Charles and Janet Brewster. Dedicated to the care of others and determined to serve her country, Nancy received her RN degree from the Jersey...

Amanda Sandoval

Amanda Sandoval

Apr 4, 2011

Obituary for Amanda Sandoval Amanda Sandoval, 33, of Ft. Collins, passed away on April 4, 2011 in Aurora. She was born on November 8, 1977 in Durango to Orlando Lujan and Carrol Tucson. She graduated from Bayfield High School in 1996 and later married Keith Sandoval on June 16, 2001 in Durango. Amanda spent the majority of her life in...

Helen Bisio

Helen Bisio

Apr 2, 2011

Obituary for Helen E. Bisio Helen E. Bisio passed away at her daughter’s home on April 2, 2011, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 17, 1927, to Andrei and Anna Ghetia, both immigrants from Romania. She was the 6th in a lively family of 7 children. During WWII, Helen began a pen pal relationship...

Roberta Randa

Roberta Randa

Mar 31, 2011

Obituary for Roberta H. Randa Roberta H. Randa died at her daughter’s home in Durango, Colo., March 31, 2011, after a long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Roberta was born May 27, 1938, in Painesville, Ohio. She graduated from Fairport Harding High School, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, in 1957 and married, Norman H. Randa, in October the same year. During her...

Terry French

Terry French

Mar 31, 2011

Obituary for Terry D. French Pagosa Springs resident Terry French died of cancer Thursday, March 31, 2011, at the age of 73. Mr. French was born May 5, 1937, in McKeesport, Pa., to Donald and Fay. At the age of ten, his family moved to Albuquerque, N.M. He attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he met his...