Obituaries
Eloy Quintana
Sep 14, 2011
Obituary for Eloy E. Quintana Eloy D. Quintana died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, in Salt Lake City. He was 93. Mr. Quintana was born March 16, 1918, in Rosa N.M. He grew up in Durango, and he served in the Air Force during World War II. He enlisted Oct. 3, 1940, at Grand Jct., Colo., and he was discharged Sept....
Terrence Norton
Sep 14, 2011
Obituary for Terrence W. Norton Terence (Terry) William Norton died September 14, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 61. Terry was born Nov. 9, 1949, in Astoria, N.Y. He served in the army during the Vietnam Era and received an Honorable Discharge with numerous medals, including the Bronze Star. Terry worked as a carpenter and painter in Durango after his...
Vada Martin
Sep 10, 2011
Obituary for Vada M. Martin Vada Martin, 93, passed away on September 10, 2011, in Mancos, Colo. Mary Vadie Harris was born near Sasakwa, Okla. She moved with her family in a covered wagon to the Sofia Valley in Eastern New Mexico when she was two years old. The family relocated to a homestead in the Seneca community the summer...
Steven Whitaker
Sep 9, 2011
Obituary for Steven T. Whitaker Steven T. Whitaker died Friday, September 9, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 54. Steven was born April 20, 1957, in Kalamazoo, Mich., the son of Troy and Jean Brown (Abnet). He attended Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, Calif. He was known to the Renaissance communities as Lord Whitaker or "The Wizard." He enjoyed...
James Tucker SR.
Sep 8, 2011
Obituary for James C. Tucker Sr. James Carl Tucker, Sr., passed away Thursday, Sept 8, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 71. Born Jan. 2, 1940, in Wellington, Texas, to Leon and Nona Tucker, he was known to friends and family as “Carl.” Carl worked all of his life in the scrap metal business. He started American Iron and Metal...
Raymond Cavanaugh
Sep 3, 2011
Obituary for Raymond E. Cavanaugh Durango resident Raymond E. Cavanaugh died Saturday September 3, 2011 in Durango. He was 80 years old. Mr. Cavanaugh was born to James Cavanaugh and Josephine (Jones) Cavanaugh on July 26, 1931 in Grand Junction, Colo. His father, James, was a bridge and highway engineer for the State of Colorado. He attended Durango High School...
Dorothy Stolworthy
Sep 3, 2011
Obituary for Dorothy M. Stolworthy Dorothy Marceil Stolworthy died Sept. 3, 2011 in Durango. She died in her sleep at 79 of natural causes. The family believes she died from a broken heart after losing her loving husband and best friend, Raymond Stolworthy, in February. The couple would have been married 62 years on June 7, 2011. Mrs. Stolworthy was...
Virginia Perez
Aug 30, 2011
Obituary for Virginia M. Perez A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Virginia M. Perez passed away, with her family by her side on Aug. 30, 2011, at her home in Durango, Colo. She is survived by her husband, John Perez, their three children Julia Perez of Frisco, Texas, Beth Perez of Afton, Va., and John Perez of Manhattan Beach, Calif.,...
Richard Mackiewicz
Aug 30, 2011
Obituary for Richard W. "Dick" Mackiewicz Richard W. (Dick) Mackiewicz, 87, Bayfield, Colorado, passed away peacefully in his sleep from natural causes at his son-in-law and daughter’s home on August 30, 2011. Born April 11, 1924 to Helen and Wesley Mackiewicz in Irvington, New Jersey, Richard was the eldest of three with a brother Thaddeous (Ted) E. Mackiewicz and sister...
Bryan Hight
Aug 25, 2011
Obituary for Bryan L. Hight Ignacio resident Bryan Lee Hight died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, at his home of an ongoing illness. He was 39. Mr. Hight was born Oct. 29, 1971, to Josephine Howe and Bradley Hight in Cortez. He graduated from Ignacio High School. An enrolled member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Mr. Hight worked for the...
Byron Red SR.
Aug 24, 2011
Obituary for Byron James "BJ" Red Sr. Byron James Red, Sr., 54, passed on to the Spirit world surrounded by his loved ones in the early morning of August 24, 2011. He was born January 15, 1957, in Durango, Colo. He attended the Ignacio School district and graduated in 1975. He attended SIPI to study Drafting. He began working with...
Margaret Atkins
Aug 23, 2011
Obituary for Margaret E. Atkins Margaret E. Atkins, 84, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, in Durango, Colo. No services are planned at this time and cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Marguerite was born July 31, 1927, in Shelby, Mont., the daughter of Henry and Hazel Hankins. She grew up in Shelby. After graduating in Bonners Ferry,...
William Trujillo
Aug 17, 2011
Obituary for William H. Trujillo Lifelong Pagosa Springs resident Willie Trujillo passed away peacefully on August 17, 2011, at the age of 98.5 years after a brief stay at Pine Ridge Extended Care Center in Pagosa Springs, Colo. He was surrounded by three of his close friends and caregivers. Willie was born February 9, 1913, in Pagosa Springs on 7th...
Macel Hahn
Aug 9, 2011
Obituary for Macel M. Hahn Macel M. Hahn died Tuesday, August 9, 2011, in Bayfield, Colo. She was 74. Mrs. Hahn was born May 15, 1937, in Pueblo, Colo., the daughter of Ben and Marge McDowell. As a young lady, she worked at the Diamond Belle Saloon in Durango as a waitress, and later as a clothing salesperson until retirement....
William Jacobsen
Aug 6, 2011
Obituary for William G. Jacobsen William Gilbert Jacobsen, 18, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Ignacio, Colo. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011, at Hood Mortuary. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, also at Hood Mortuary. There will be a reception at the Oxford Grange...
Paul Dutchie III
Aug 6, 2011
Obituary for Paul W. Dutchie III Paul Whiskers Dutchie III, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Ignacio, Colo. He was 21. Mr. Dutchie was born January 17, 1990, in Shiprock, N.M., son of Benda Kaye Watts and Paul Dutchie. He grew up in Towaoc and attended Cortez Elementary, Manaugh and Mesa School while living in Cortez. In 1998 he moved...
Joshua Jones
Aug 6, 2011
Obituary for Joshua L. Jones Joshua Lance Jones, known as “Josh” to family and friends, left this world on Saturday, August 6, 2011. He was 19 years old. Josh was born to Sherry Bayard and Bo Jones on March 28, 1992, in Durango, Colo., and was the youngest of six children. As a child Josh loved camping, which was a...
Ivy Pulliam
Aug 5, 2011
Obituary for Ivy Lurline Pulliam Ivy Lurline Pulliam died Friday, August 5, 2011, in Durango, Colo. She was 98. Lurline McKamey Pulliam was born in Port Lavaca, Texas, on August 14, 1912, the fourth of five children born to John W. McKamey and Maude E. McKamey. She grew up on her family's farm in Kamey, Texas, a small farming community...
Elsie Martinez
Aug 4, 2011
Obituary for Elsie W. Martinez Former Ignacio resident Elsie Watts Martinez died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, in Albuquerque. She was 79. Mrs. Martinez was born Dec. 24, 1931, in Ignacio. She attended the Indian Boarding School in Ignacio and spent most of her childhood there. She was an enrolled member and elder of the Southern Ute Tribe. On March 1,...
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