Obituaries

Aug 18, 2021

Stephen Joseph Schlageter, 76, of Durango, Colorado, died 8/18/2021, at his home, Born 11/17/1944. A service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Hood Mortuary Chapel, Durango, Colorado. He was a deputy at the La Plata County Jail, served in the U.S. Navy and has been actively involved in the Kiwanis Club of Durango, having served...

Aug 16, 2021

On the sixteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord, two thousand twenty-one, Lloyd Joe Lucero, Sr., of Ignacio, CO, was called to be with our Heavenly Father. Lloyd was born February 7 1950 in Monte Vista CO to John and Macedonia Lucero. He was born 3rd out of 9 siblings. He grew up in Bay fi el...

Aug 10, 2021

Born on November 21, 1978, Jeff went to be with the Lord on August 10, 2021. He was born in Durango, Colorado on November 21, 1978. Where does a Mother begin to tell a story of her son Jeffrey. On the day he was born in Durango, November 21, 1978, he had to fight hard to live, as he contracted...

Aug 8, 2021

Aug 7, 2021

Annabel Stickle passed away Saturday, August 7th, from complications of aspiration pneumonia. Annabel was born to George and Grace Lyen on September 17, 1921 in Quaker Street, NY. In 1923, they moved to their family's McCall ranch in Arriola, CO, where they farmed and raised cattle. The family moved to Mancos in 1926 where her father became the local Ford...

Aug 5, 2021

Toniette Rea Baca-Lopez left mother earth to join her family on August 5, 2021 in Denver Colorado, she was 48 years old. Toniette Baca-Lopez was born at Mercy Medical Hospital on September 21, 1972, to Renee Cloud of Ignacio Colorado and late Father Robert "Larry" Baca of Seattle Washington. She was married to late Felipe Lopez, they have three children,...

Aug 3, 2021

Mary Ramona Archuleta, 66, of Durango, Colorado, died 8/3/2021, surrounded by family, Born 3/28/1955. She is survived by her children: Malissa Shefferd and Matthew (Marquetta Cloud) Archuleta; siblings: Gilbert, John and Irene Archuleta; grandchildren: Chad, Jordan and Devin Shefferd and Mark Cotton-Archuleta. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene; Parents: Alfonso and Mary B. Archuleta; and brother: Gabriel...

Aug 2, 2021

Durango resident Dr. Harrold S. Shipps, Jr., 98, died in Durango, on the morning of August 2, 2021, of natural causes. Dr. Shipps often reflected with pleasure on his two separate careers, military and academic, and his service as an elected member of the Durango City Council. He was born to Harrold and Mary Wimberly Shipps in Macon, Georgia, on...

Aug 2, 2021

Jadah Ann Willmett passed away Monday, August 2, 2021. She was 21 years old. Jadah was born July 14, 2000, in Denver, Colorado. She grew up in Durango and attended Durango Schools. She was active in the choir and played the guitar. Jadah was a servant at heart as she always worked in different service related jobs. She touched so...

Aug 1, 2021

Saxche Nanne O’Keefe Jones, 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home, Sunday, August 01, 2021. She was born December 24, 1934 in Pampa, Texas to Rufus Earl O’Keefe and Saxche Simms O’Keefe. Nanne is preceded in death by both of her parents and her sister Kitty “Tinka” Simms O’Keefe. She is survived by her husband of 65 years...

Jul 27, 2021

Donald E. Briggs passed away peacefully in Colorado Springs, Colorado on July 27, 2021 at the age of 92. Don was born in Tigertown, Texas on July 10, 1929 to Ervin Delany and Ora Ethel Hudgens Briggs. In 1934, he moved with his parents and four siblings to Dove Creek, Colorado. In 1948, he joined the U.S. Navy and spent...

Jul 20, 2021

Wilford "Willy" Reynolds, 79, of Durango, CO died on July 20, 2021, while at his home with family at his side. He was born on July 31, 1941. He is survived by his wife, Dixie Baker; his sons: Jeffrey and Randolph; daughter-in-law Patricia; grandchildren: Joshua and Jessica and his sister, Annette Anthony. Willy was an avid hunter and fisherman and...

Jul 18, 2021

Jerri Lee Morris died Sunday, July 18, 2021 at Mercy Hospice House in Durango, Colorado. She was the first of three children born to William Frank Cox and Hilda Cox on January 29, 1934 in Covington, Kentucky; she was 87. Jerri and her husband Bill enjoyed 64 years together. They met in Durango in Jerri’s parent’s back yard and quickly...

Jul 16, 2021

A longtime resident of southwestern Colorado passed away on July 16 at Mercy Regional Medical Center, due to cancer. Don was born in Fallbrook, CA, in 1946. He served as a Sergeant for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, retiring in 1997. He then moved to Colorado and lived in the Bayfield and Chimney Rock areas. He is survived by...

Jul 14, 2021

Cordelia “Dee” Lambert Stites died at her home on July 14, 2021. She was 95. A nineteen-year resident of Durango, CO, Mrs. Stites raised four children in six states and three foreign countries while supporting her husband’s military career. She was born on March 8, 1926, in Henderson, KY, a farming community on the banks of the Ohio River, the...

Jul 14, 2021

ouis "Lou" Robert Myers, 78, of Durango, Colorado passed away peacefully at his home on July 14, 2021. He was born in Raton, New Mexico on August 12, 1942, son of the late Robert Myers and late Mary Richards. In addition to his parents, Louis was preceded in death by his stepfather Ray Richards and his sister Mary Blasi. Shortly...

Jul 11, 2021

Mr. John Kugle, age 77, passed away at Mercy Hospice House on Sunday, July 11, 2021, with family by his side. John was born in Park Ridge, IL in 1943. His family moved to Bayfield in the early 1950’s where they owned and operated Kugle Equipment, a Texaco service station and International Harvester dealer that supported the Pine River Valley...

Jul 11, 2021

Arthur Weaver, 88, passed to his eternal heavenly home on July 11, 2021. He was born to Bill Weaver and Myrtle Norris Weaver. Arthur attended the Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school in Ignacio at a young age and during his high school years, he excelled in sports, football and basketball. Arthur enlisted in the United States Army from 1953...

Jul 10, 2021

Jeane Furr died Saturday, July 10th, 2021 in Durango. Jeane was born the daughter of Willie and Mae Jones on May 13, 1931, in Bourbon, Missouri. Jeane was married to Jim Furr on December 30, 1954. Jeane enjoyed gardening, painting, reading, and caring for all of her family. Jeane was a member of Summit Methodist church in Durango and was...

Jul 7, 2021

On July 7, 2021, Jason, age 38, died unexpectedly in a car crash near Durango, Colorado while on vacation with his family. Jason, born in Fort Collins, CO, was God’s precious gift to Byron and Marty Nielsen. As the only son he soon learned to be a caring big brother to his three younger sisters, a care that continued through...