Obituaries
Joel White JR.
Jul 6, 2011
Obituary for Joel E. White Jr. Joel Edward White, Jr., retired neurosurgeon, passed away peacefully on July 6, 2011 at his home in Durango, Colorado. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on January 14, 1935 and attended schools there. Dr. White earned a B. S. from Ohio Wesleyan College, a M.S. in Neurophysiology from Ohio State University, and an M.D....
Helen Moss
Jul 2, 2011
Obituary for Helen P. Moss Helen Prestwich Moss died of natural causes on Saturday, July 2, 2011 in Durango, Colorado. She was 94 years old. Helen was born in Moroni, Utah on August 27, 1916, to Joseph Prestwich and Nartha (Smith) Prestwich. She was the third of four children: Joseph Glen Prestwich (deceased), Enid (Prestwich) Nielson (deceased), Helen (Prestwich) Moss,...
John Gary
Jul 1, 2011
Obituary for John R. Gary John Rees Gary died Friday, July 1, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. He was 70. Mr. Gary was born September 19, 1940, in Kansas City, Mo., son of Arthur and Harriette (Rees) Gary. He grew up in Illinois, and he enjoyed playing golf in high school and college. Mr. Gary served in...
Edison Hickman
Jun 29, 2011
Obituary for Edison D. Hickman Edison Dean Hickman, 89, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at 10 A.M. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Father Larry Gallegos C.R. will be officiating. Burial will occur at Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield. Mr. Hickman...
Kevin Vigil
Jun 29, 2011
Obituary for Kevin G. Vigil Kevin Gary Vigil, former resident of Pueblo and currently of Durango, passed away early Wednesday, June 29, 2011, from health complications. Kevin was born in Pueblo, Colo., Dec. 18, 1962, son of Pamphilo "Pancho" and Victoria Vigil. He went to East High School in Pueblo, Colo., and graduated in 1980. He entered the Immaculate Heart...
Irene Kapp
Jun 26, 2011
Obituary for Irene L. Kapp Irene Louise Kapp died Sunday, June 26, 2011, in Durango, Colo. She was 97. Mrs. Kapp was born Feb 10, 1914, in Paragould, Ark., daughter of Wilson and Alma Henry. Later she moved to St. Louis, Mo., with her parents. In the 1930s she married Euclid Tabor in St. Louis and the couple had three...
Patricia Sheets
Jun 22, 2011
Obituary for Patricia M. Sheets Longtime Durango resident Patricia Marie Sheets passed away June 22, 2011, at home. Pat was born to George and Gladys Wright Burch August 10, 1935, in North Platte, Neb. She attended North Platte schools, where she met and married Harold Dee Sheets August 16, 1952. Harold went to work for Gamble’s Hardware stores. They made...
Nyla Newbrough
Jun 21, 2011
Obituary for Nyla Dee Newbrough Longtime Durango resident, Nyla Dee Newbrough, died at Berthoud Living Center in Berthoud, CO on June 21, 2011. Due to her failing health, Nyla had resided with her daughter,Karla, and family for the past 2 years. She was 89. Nyla was born to Jerry and Hazel (Boal) Anderson on November 8, 1921, in Salina, KS....
Inger Gundersen
Jun 21, 2011
Obituary for Inger B. Gundersen Durango resident Inger Bergliot Gundersen died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Four Corners Health Care Center. She was 92. Known as “Mossa,” she was born to Leif and Gudrun Forsth on Feb. 17, 1919, in Ostre Baerum, Norway. She was the middle child of five and the only girl. Mrs. Gundersen grew up as a...
Laroy Crow
Jun 20, 2011
Obituary for Laroy E. Crow Durango resident Laroy F. Crow died Monday, June 20, 2011, in Durango. He was 85. Laroy was born Aug. 16, 1925, in Sulfur, OK, son of Lee and Annie Crow. He grew up in Cortez, CO, and graduated from Cortez High School. He served in the Navy during World War II. He attended the old...
Margaret Glasco
Jun 17, 2011
Obituary for Margaret L. Glasco Longtime Durango resident Margaret Louise Glasco, known as Peggy, passed away peacefully at home on June 17, 2011. Peggy was born to Jean and Stewart Thompson in Fort Defiance, Arizona, on October 27, 1937. She grew up on the Navajo Nation with her sister Sydney and brother Vaughn, as her mother and father operated the...
Dorothy Gardner
Jun 14, 2011
Obituary for Dorothy E. Gardner Durango native Dorothy Evelyn Gardner died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in Durango. She was 82. Mrs. Gardner was born to Fred and Ruth McLaughlin on Dec. 5, 1928, in Durango. She was one of seven children. She grew up in Durango and graduated from Durango High School. After marrying, Mrs. Gardner left Durango and returned...
Robert Emmanuel
Jun 14, 2011
Obituary for Robert J. Emmanuel Durango resident Robert John "Bob" Emmanuel died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, of multiple myeloma, in Durango, Colo. He was 86. Bob was born August 17, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pa., to John Stanley and Florence Emmanuel. After graduation from Upper Darby High School, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Wooster College and...
Gordon Maisch
Jun 11, 2011
Obituary for Gordon R. Maisch Silverton resident Gordon Richard Maisch died of liver cancer as a complication of Hepatitis C on Saturday, June 11, 2011, at his home by the banks of the Animas River in Silverton. He was 60. Known as “Flash,” he was born to Robert and Marguerite Maisch on March 8, 1951, in New York City. He...
Francis Packer
Jun 11, 2011
Obituary for Francis E. Packer Francis Edward "Ed" Packer died Saturday, June 11, 2011, in Durango following a lengthy illness. Private graveside services have been conducted and a memorial service will be held at the Faith Community Church of the Nazarene in Durango, Colo., on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Packer was born in Pagosa Springs, Colo.,...
Gleb Derujinsky JR.
Jun 9, 2011
Obituary for Gleb Derujinsky Jr. A Modern Day Polymath's Love Affair Adventure sparkled like waves In the locks of his eyes He was master of all trades A camera lens his disguise Derujinsky was his name Extreme challenges his game His jewelry on 6th street named One of A Kind His keen eye for photos will just blow your mind...
Wallis Derujinsky
Jun 9, 2011
Obituary for Wallis F. Derujinsky Wallis Fairfax “Wally” Derujinsky, 72, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 in Durango, Colorado. A gathering of friends will be held on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, from 5-7 p.m. at For The Birds, 1560 East 2nd Avenue, Durango. Wallis was born July 27, 1938 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of G. Wallace and Dorothy Gault. Wallis...
Retha Abernathy
Jun 7, 2011
Obituary for Retha F. Abernathy Retha Faye Ryan Abernathy passed away on June 7, 2011, at the age of 70, in her home in Kirtland, N.M. She was born June 18, 1940, in Taft, Texas, to Daniel Joseph Ryan and Vera May Tackett Anderson. Her passions included art/painting, canning, and gardening. She is preceded in death by her parents, a...
Kathryn Tucker
Jun 6, 2011
Obituary for Kathryn M. Tucker Kathryn Marie Tucker died Monday, June 6, 2011, in Bayfield, Colo. She was 96. Mrs. Tucker was born January 22, 1915, in Vallejo, Calif., daughter of Fred and Anna Sheckler. The family moved from California to Hanover, Kansas, then to Enid, Okla., near Oklahoma City. Mrs. Tucker graduated from high school in Oklahoma. She then...
Gwynn Shaw
Jun 5, 2011
Obituary for Gwynn E. Shaw Gwynn E. (Sorem) Shaw, 57, died Sunday, June 5, 2011, at home, in the loving presence of her husband Alexander and daughter, Stefanie in Durango, Colo. Gwynn battled lymphoma since 2008. Gwynn’s wishes were for a private family memorial and to be cremated. A family memorial hike along the old Galloping Goose railroad bed near...
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