Obituaries

Mar 29, 2011

Obituary for Dorothy L. Jarrell Dorothy Louise Jarrell, 92, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango and there will be future services at a later date. Mrs. Jarrell was born February 12, 1919 in Colorado Springs, Colorado the daughter of Robert and Lillian (Odyers)...

Mar 29, 2011

Obituary for Bonnie L. Rathjen Bonnie Lea Rathjen, 81, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at her home in Aztec, New Mexico. Mrs. Rathjen was born Sept. 30, 1929, in Tonkawa, Okla., the daughter of Rayden and Goldie Smith. Bonnie grew up in Cortez. She worked at Jackie’s Drive In as a waitress and that was where she met her future...

Mar 29, 2011

Obituary for Joan Howe Sanchez Joan Howe Sanchez died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. She was 70. Joan was born May 24, 1940, in Ignacio, Colo. She moved to Richmond, Calif., to go to school for nursing. She then met Winfred Sanchez and they were married June 11, 1963. They were married for 48 years....

Mar 29, 2011

Obituary for Buckley T. Eachus Buckley Tillman Eachus, 81, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Missouri. Mr. Eachus was born October 4, 1929, in Denver, Colo., the son of Gerald and Viola (Barnett) Eachus....

Mar 28, 2011

Obituary for Reba Adelle Fleming Reba Adelle Fleming, known as Adelle, Mom, Grandma, GiGi, “Antie” and special friend, 93, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at home in Durango, Colorado. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 5 at First United Methodist Church. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Burial will be in Whittier,...

Mar 27, 2011

Obituary for Louis M. Rancatti Durango resident, Louis “Rann” Manning Rancatti died of natural causes Sunday evening, March 27, 2011. He was 83. Mr. Rancatti was born April 19, 1927, to Grace Leb Manning and Angelo A. Rancatti in North Adams, Mass. Mr. Rancatti joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served during World War II in the Asia Theater...

Mar 26, 2011

Obituary for Robert L. Doney Robert Lee Doney, 70, passed away quietly, Saturday, March 26, 2011, in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Private services will be held at a later date. Interment of ashes will be in Deadwood, South Dakota. Mr. Doney was born January 19, 1941 in Deadwood, South Dakota the son of...

Mar 24, 2011

Obituary for Naomi Jean Brown Naomi Jean Conrad Carter Brown, a resident of Bayfield since 1956, passed away in Bayfield, CO, on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the age of 86. Cause of death was incident to age. Naomi Jean was born February 17, 1925, in Farmington, N.M., the only daughter of Donald Morris and Mary Elizabeth (Koon) Conrad. She...

Mar 22, 2011

Obituary for Bobby D. Thompson Longtime Durango resident Bobby D. Thompson passed away at his home in Memphis, T., on March 22, 2011, after a long illness. He was 78. Mr. Thompson graduated from Durango High School in 1951, and then served as a Pilot for the US Navy Air Corp during the Korean War. After his discharge from the...

Mar 22, 2011

Obituary for David James Seelaus Hooper David James Seelaus Hooper, 51, of Farmington, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, near Hesperus, Colo. He was born Aug. 19, 1959, in Farmington, to Jim and Barbara Hooper. Dave's family relocated to Denver, where Dave graduated from Littleton High School in 1977. He attended Denver Community College until August 1981, when he was...

Mar 22, 2011

Obituary for Shaniah Farmer Bayfield resident Shaniah Jordan Farmer died in a car accident on Tuesday, March 22, 2001, in Junction, Texas. She was 13 and a member of the Class of 2016. Shaniah was born to Ryan and Deanna Farmer on Febuary 11, 1998 in Bayfield, Colorado. Shaniah enjoyed spending her days with her horse, Bubba, running barrels and...

Mar 20, 2011

Obituary for Richard A. Perino Richard Perino passed away peacefully at his family home in Silverton, Colorado from natural causes on March 20, 2011 surrounded by loving family members. Richard is survived by his wife Violet of 63 years and six children. Linda Perino Wiebe (Robert) of Farmington, NM, Larry Perino (Donna) of Silverton, CO, Shirley Perino Jones (Terry) of...

Mar 13, 2011

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Mar 13, 2011

Obituary for Charlie Gaines Charlie Gaines passed away peacefully at his family home on March 13, 2011. Known as Charlie, Bud, or Chuck, depending on which family member or friend you were talking to, Charlie Gaines was born in Durango, Colorado in 1927 to Julia Pearl and “Mac” Gaines. He had one sibling, sister Bertha Gaines. Bertha called him her...

Mar 13, 2011

Obituary for Robert Ramsay Aitken Robert Ramsay Aitken died in Durango March 13. He was 86 and had been battling prostate cancer for several months. Raised in Iowa, Bob was the son of Dr. William A Aitken and Elizabeth Ingersoll. His father practiced veterinary medicine and also taught it as Iowa State University. Bob earned his degree in Geology from...

Mar 2, 2011

Obituary for Conrad C. Copeland Conrad Grant Copeland, 86, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in Durango, Colo. Mr. Copeland was born December 25, 1924 in Lockhart, Texas, the son of Chester and Pearl Copeland. He grew up in Lockhart, and he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Upon his discharge, he enrolled at Texas A & M,...

Mar 1, 2011

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Dec 30, 2010

Obituary for Jesse Rogers Griggs Jesse Rogers Griggs, 79, died Thursday, December 30, 2010 in Bayfield, Colorado. Services will be held at a later date and cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Mr. Griggs was born November 19, 1931 in Jacksonville, Florida the son of B.F. and Lilly Griggs and he grew up in Jacksonville. Mr. Griggs...

Jan 26, 1948

Jun 3, 0023

Shirley C. Sutherlin, 91 years old passed away at her home in Middl Mesa, New Mexixo on June 3, 2023. She was born March 10, 1932 in Durango to Ralph and Marjorie Rea.

Shirley is preceded in death by her husband Clarence (Dick), son Rick and daughter Andrea Sittner.

She is survived by daughter Diana McGeeney (John), son Mury (Debbie),...