Obituaries
Clara Mae Schmitt
Jan 10, 2024
Clara Mae was born in Blanca, Colorado to Carl and Dorothy (Tyson) Asay. She was raised in the San Luis Valley, and the oldest of 4 children. Clara Mae was raised with a strong belief in her Lord Jesus Christ and a love for her family and community. She instilled these traits in her children and family throughout life. Clara...
Richard "Ric" Lee Jefferson
Jan 6, 2024
Richard Lee Jefferson, 63, passed Saturday, January 6th, 2024.
Richard Lee Jefferson was born May 9th, 1960 in Del Norte, Colo., to Robert Jefferson and Catherine Jefferson. He grew up here on the Southern Ute Reservation with his siblings Robbi Mann and Robert Jefferson. Ric loved his family, basketball, his community, and knowledge. He loved passing on his knowledge and...
Kenneth Gregory Riddle
Jan 5, 2024
Durango, CO/Milton, VT - Kenneth “Greg” Riddle, 64, died of natural causes on January 5th, 2024 doing one of the many things he loved, skiing. He lived his life to the absolute fullest until he took a shortcut to heaven from 10,000 feet above sea level.
Greg was born in Philadelphia, PA on 11/6/1959 to his parents Kelly and Inge Riddle....
Mary Ann Newton-Weaver
Jan 5, 2024
Mary Ann Newton Weaver was born on November 18, 1950 to Jane Drake-Newton and Tom B. Newton in La Boca, Colorado. She was the youngest of 8 siblings. Mary Ann graduated Ignacio High School in 1969. After graduation she attended the M.T.I. business college in California. She also worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in Albuquerque, NM. After...
Jessica Lynn Carpenter
Jan 4, 2024
Jessica Lynn Carpenter – loving wife, mother, sister, and friend – passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024, in Durango, CO at the Mercy Hospice House after a 5-year battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at Hood Mortuary in Durango, CO on January 20, 2024 at 2:00 pm.
Jessica was born on February 6, 1967, to Bentley...
Joshua Lee Brashear
Jan 2, 2024
Joshua Lee Brashear joined Jesus in heaven on January 2, 2024. Joshua was born on June 16, 1987 in Albuquerque, NM and grew up to be a very bright and witty young man. When he was four years old, the family moved to Hesperus, CO. Joshua attended Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary, New Life Academy, and Excel Charter School where he...
Kenneth Andrew Frost
Dec 29, 2023
Kenneth “Kenny” Frost made his journey to the spirit world on December 29, 2023, in Durango, Colorado. He was born November 12, 1954, in Ignacio, Colorado, to Kathleen Frost.
Kenny grew up on the Southern Ute Reservation and attended Ignacio High School, graduating at age 15. He was a star athlete in fastpitch softball, and in basketball he played...
Dean Richard Kennedy
Dec 29, 2023
Dean Richard Kennedy passed from this earthly life after a long fight with double pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) on December 29, 2023. He was born in Aurora, Illinois on January 25, 1945, to Richard Leroy Kennedy and Alberta Parkhurst and later moved with his family to Los Alamos, NM where he lived until his mid-30’s working as...
Raymond "Green" Frost, Jr.
Dec 22, 2023
Raymond (Greenman) Frost Jr. (61) died Friday, December 22, 2023. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his passing. Raymond Frost Jr. was born October 15th, 1962 to Raymond Frost Sr. and Mary Ellen in Durango, CO. He graduated from Ignacio High School and was an enrolled member to the Southern Ute Tribe. Raymond joined the Air...
Tooley Box
Dec 20, 2023
Tooley “Tools” Box was born on Sunday November 7, 1954, To Alice Box of Ignacio CO. and passed into the spirit world on December 20, 2023, surrounded by his family.
Raised by his grandmother Alma Box, alongside his sister Terry. Tooley graduated with the class of 1972 from Ignacio High School at the age of 18 years old. Tooley...
Jean Ann Hobbs
Dec 19, 2023
Jean Ann Hobbs
Dec. 19, 2023
Jean Hobbs, of Durango, died peacefully from acute myocardial ischemia in the Memory Care Unit of Sunshine Gardens Assisted Living, approaching two years in residence. Jean and her husband Will were married December 20, 1972 at Brush Ranch School on the banks of the Pecos River near Tererro, New Mexico. On spring break...
Viola Jean Ayers
Dec 19, 2023
Jean Ayers (legally Viola Jean) was born December 29, 1927 in Miami, Texas to Jesse & Lilly Daughetee.In 1930, the family moved to Pleasant View, Colorado, and she spent the rest of her life in southwest Colorado, passing on to Heaven from Durango December 19, 2023. Jean married Ernest C. Ayers December 14, 1946 and was a partner in their...
Robert Leroy Koenig
Dec 12, 2023
Robert Leroy Koenig passed away on December 12, 2023 at his home in Durango, CO surrounded by his loving family at the age of 81. Born on May 12, 1942 in Vineland NJ, Bob lived a life of adventure and travel. Bob was a kind, honest, funny and hardworking individual who will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Bob...
Karen Lynne Ray
Dec 10, 2023
Karen Lynne Ray was born to Pat and Lila Greer on November 16th, 1962, the youngest of four kids who were raised on the Greer homestead. While her brothers and sisters loved working cows or helping around the ranch, Karen could always be found in the house wearing her shorts and flip flops. She just couldn’t wait till she grew...
Ellen Pauline Alterman
Dec 7, 2023
On December 7th, Durango lost a talented, kind and unique individual when Ellen Alterman decided to nope out of even the slightest possibility of a second Trump presidency by dying peacefully in her bed surrounded by loved ones.Ellen was born in Atlanta Georgia in 1948 to Miriam Schiff & Abe Alterman. She grew up with an older sister Rima, and a...
Moses Paul Trujillo
Nov 30, 2023
Moses Paul Trujillo was born on February 15, 1959 in Durango, Colorado. He was born and raised his whole life by Paul and Cordy Trujillo in Durango. He passed away on November 30, 2023. Moses graduated from Durango High School. He was a concrete finisher and was well known for his work in Durango.
He is survived by his mother,...
Philip "Dutch" Edward Malberg
Nov 29, 2023
Dutch Malberg, a 4th generation Durango resident, passed away in his home during the early hours of the morning on November 29th, 2023.
He is survived by his devoted wife, Marilyn Malberg. Dutch and Marilyn’s 62-year love story was not a fable of white horses and castles in clouds, but a story of a couple who were rarely seen apart...
Frank Gary Nadal
Nov 29, 2023
Frank Gary Nadal, 72, of Durango, Colorado died peacefully at home after a long battle with cancer on November 29, 2023. Frank was born in Paterson, NJ on June 10, 1951 to Frank J and Mae (Sterbentz) Nadal.
Frank attended New Paltz High School in New Paltz, NY before studying Electrical Engineering at Villanova University. After college, he settled in...
Twilah L. Bell
Nov 29, 2023
Twilah L. Bell passed away November 29, 2023 at the age of 92.
Twilah was born March 22, 1931 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado to Louis and Ila Montroy. She graduated from Pagosa High School in 1949 and later that same year married Lowell O. “Mike” Bell in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
She and Mike moved to Durango in 1955...
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