Obituaries

Jan 16, 2023

Thomas Edward Arthur (Tom), died January 16th, 2023 at the age of 74 in his home in Allison, CO. He was born in Denver, CO on August 26th, 1948. He spent a few years of his childhood in Denver and then moved to Alamosa. From Alamosa he moved to Montrose, where he graduated from Montrose High School in 1966.

Tom...

Jan 15, 2023

Iva Janelle McCoy passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023, in Durango. She was 69 years old.  A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 28, 2023, at 10am, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Durango. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery.

Iva was born August 16, 1953, to Francis Rhodes and Mary Ferguson in Durango, Colorado. Iva...

Jan 14, 2023

BORN AVERY ANNE FISH FEBUARY 25, 1935 IN MENARD, TEXAS TO CLARENCE A. AND AUGUSTA (FRANCES) T. FISH. SHE WAS THE TWIN SISTER OF SARAH FRANCES WHO WAS THE ELDER BY APPROXIMATELY ¾ HR. 

SHE MOVED TO THE CANNON RANCH IN BORDEN COUNTY, TX IN SEPTEMBER 1942, THEN MOVED TO LAMESA, TX IN 1946. SHE ATTENDED LAMESA SCHOOLS, GRADUATING IN...

Jan 12, 2023

Lynn Edward Albrecht, 86, of Hesperus, Colorado passed away on January 12, 2023. Lynn was born on October 20, 1936 in Durango Colorado.

Lynn is survived by his wife, Judy Albrecht; four children, Ryan Albrecht, Lonni Silver, Monte Albrecht, and Farron Albrecht; twelve grandchildren; and a sister, Patty Nelligan.

Jan 9, 2023

 

It is with deep sorrow that we have to announce the very unexpected passing of Matthew Spencer Fish, age 53, over the weekend of January 7, 2023 at his home in Durango Colorado.     He was a bright light, always had a smile for everyone, a good attitude, was always willing to help in any way he could,...

Jan 9, 2023

Marie Wiebe Vest, born September 13, 1937 in Putnam, Oklahoma, passed from this life on January 9, 2023 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. She was 85. She is survived by loving daughters Frankie White (Tom), Diana Talbot (Randy) and Larae Thomas. She is also survived by her loving sister and friend, Shirley Slade. Mom was greatly blessed by the love of...

Jan 8, 2023

Mary Lee Flower, age 95, passed away in Pagosa Springs, CO on January 8, 2023. She was bornJuly 2, 1927 in Fargo ND to Henry A. and Louise Lee Paulson. In 1948 she married LawrenceMaroney Flower of Denver, CO. A graduate of the University of Colorado, Mary Lee had asuccessful career as a well-loved elementary school teacher in Chatsworth, CA...

Jan 6, 2023

Kenneth Leroy Day, longtime Durango resident, passed away in his home on January 6, 2023.  He was 93 yrs. Old.Kenneth was born on June 16th, 1929 in Pretty Prairie , Kansas . He was the 2nd son of Frank and Hattie Day. His older brother was Gene Day.He graduated high school in Hutchinson, Kansas in 1948, and joined the United...

Jan 5, 2023

Les Arnold, resident of Durango since 2016 passed peacefully surrounded by family in early January at Mercy Hospital.

Born in 1942 in Phoenix, Arizona to Walter and Lahoma Arnold.

Raised and educated in Phoenix, Arizona. Inducted into the National Honor Society at Camelback High School. Lettered for three years in track and field.

Graduated from Arizona State University in 1964...

Dec 30, 2022

 

Etta Faye Day, born August 20, 1938, earned her wings on December 30, 2022 in Pagosa Springs, CO, at the age of 84.

She was born at home in Garland County, Arkansas to Roy and Tessie Cosby, the second of thirteen children.

Etta Faye married Paul Alfred Day on December 27, 1953 at her home in Jessieville, Arkansas. They...

Dec 28, 2022

Bingley “Bing” Burke Fretwell passed away in his home on December 28, 2022, at the age of 82. He was born to Richard Francis Fretwell and Ruth Hunter Fretwell on February 9, 1940, in Galveston, TX. He graduated from Ball High School in Galveston, where he was active in sports and loved swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. After 1...

Dec 27, 2022

Maurice K. Dahl passed away on December 27th 2022, he was 88 years old. Maurice was born June 30th, 1934 in Goose Prairie, Minnesota to his parents Clarence & Pearl Dahl. His family moved to California in 1939. Maurice was a successful real estate developer in Southern California building tracks of homes. He was a great athlete playing football while...

Dec 27, 2022

Creighton Lee Hatten, age 91, passed peacefully at his Durango, CO home in the early morning of December 27, 2022. His two children, Brad Lee Hatten and Pamela Jo Hatten, along with Pamela's husband, John Bryan, were with him at his passing.

He was born on October 20, 1931, in Goshen, Indiana, the son of the late Lewis Craton Hatten...

Dec 27, 2022

Lonnie Jay Elledge beloved son, brother, nephew, uncle, and friend, left this world on Dec. 27, 2022 to be with our Lord.Lonnie Jay was born February 16, 1989 to Sidelia Villareal and Jimmy Dee Elledge, He grew up in Pagosa Springs, CO and lived here most of his life. To many that knew Lonnie Jay knew him as the guy that...

Dec 27, 2022

Dec 26, 2022

Durango resident Dorothy Prechter Barnes joined her Lord on December 26, 2022, living to be 105 years old. Dot was a transplant from New Orleans, LA, where she was born, raised, and spent the majority of her life. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina motivated her to move to Durango to live near her two daughters, Emily Barnes (Robert) Therrell and Barbara...

Dec 24, 2022

Judith Delight (Gardner) Hoover Olszewski (“Judy O”)

Judy O passed away peacefully on December 24th, 2022, in Durango, Colorado at Mercy Hospice House after a short illness. She was 88 years old, born February 4th, 1934, in Wichita Kansas to Melva (Cheatum) and Sam Gardner. She grew up in Midway Kansas, working in the family’s restaurant, service station and rental...