Obituaries
Florian A. Abeyta, Sr.
Sep 20, 2023
Florian Adriano Abeyta Sr., 83 of Aztec, NM returned to our Heavenly Father on September 20th , 2023, in Durango, CO surrounded by many loved ones. He was born in Lumberton, NM on April 19th , 1940, to Kate Abeyta. As the saying goes, “it takes a village to raise a child,” so from a young age he was raised...
Mary Alice Manzanares-Martinez
Sep 18, 2023
Our dear mother, Mary “Alice Manzanares-Martinez”, surrounded by her kids and grandkids in Arboles, Colorado, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on September 18, 2023 at the age of 92.
Alice was born in Oxford, Colorado to Mariano and Senovia Manzanares, on April 21, 1931. She had nine brothers and sisters: Marion, Lillie, Susie, Frank, George, Gilbert, Margie,...
Shirley Ann Newby
Sep 16, 2023
Shirley Ann Newby, age 86, went home peacefully to the Lord early in the morning of September 16, 2023, at home in Durango, Colorado. She was born in Newton, Kansas, and was raised in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was married to Robert L. Newby in 1957, and they moved to Denver, Colorado, in 1962 and raised four children. She worked many...
Ross Ignacio Martinez
Sep 15, 2023
Ross Ignacio Martinez, beloved husband, father, and friend, journeyed to be with the Lord Jesuspeacefully on September 15, 2023, at the young age of 67 surrounded by his loving family.Ross was born on December 27th, 1955, in Durango, Colorado to Jose Ben and Mary FernMartinez. He had siblings by the name of Benjamin Isiidore, Joseph Alex, and Nancy Beverly.Graduating from...
Irene C. Burch
Sep 15, 2023
Irene C. Burch peacefully passed away Friday, September 15, 2023, at home, surrounded by family. She was 87 years old.
Irene was born October 4, 1935, to Calvin and Pearl Coolidge in Mancos Creek, Colorado. She attended the Southern Ute Vocational Boarding School in Ignacio, Colorado (Class of 1955). She attended the Albuquerque Nursing School in Albuquerque, NM, and...
Janet Tucson
Sep 13, 2023
Janet Tucson was born in Silverton, CO. Her parents, Phyllis and Conrad Salazar, moved to Durango when she was two years old. She married Hector Tucson on May 13, 1972. They had four children.
Janet worked at First National Bank until she had her first daughter, and then started doing home daycare. She raised countless children for the next forty-seven...
Stephen Allen L'aDnier
Sep 12, 2023
Stephen was born in Pascagoula, MS to Celeste Levina L'aDnier in late September, 1951. He worked his passion and dream at Ingles Shipyard as a pipe fitter until he became disabled. He lived life on his own terms and moved to Colorado to be closer to family. He enjoyed nature and his cats; dominating at Monopoly and collecting antique bottles....
Ann Elizabeth Butler
Sep 11, 2023
A visitation will be held for Ann at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from 12pm - 2pm.
Family is working on an obituary.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Tom Garrison
Sep 9, 2023
He was a man of the skies, a lover of the great unknown. Tom Garrison was a, husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He met Sally Findlay at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and together, they embarked on a journey as timeless as the mountains that surrounded them. They grew a family of three boys that they were immensely proud...
Dr. Stephen L. Keil
Sep 8, 2023
Steve was born in Billings, Montana on February 21, 1947, the son of Billie Lou and Nolan Keil, and spent his younger years in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, California, and Nevada. With all this moving, Steve learned to make friends easily. Steve enrolled as a student at the University of California, Berkley and received his BS degree in Physics there in...
Darlene Ann Wylie
Sep 4, 2023
Darlene Ann Wylie passed away Monday, September 4, 2023, in Akron, Colorado, surrounded by family. She was 75 years old. A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at Allison Community Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Allison Tiffany Cemetery. Darlene was born May 12, 1948, to Lawrence and Emma (Carlson) Shock in Durango, Colorado. ...
Robert "Bob" Alfred Horstman
Sep 3, 2023
Robert "Bob" Horstman, 99, went to his Father 3 days before his 100th birthday, at his home in Pagosa Springs. Bob and his wife of 52 years, Rosemary, fell in love with Pagosa and moved here in 1997. He married Rosemary Welsh in 1951.
His passions in life were for photography, music, and cutting horses.
Robert was born on September...
Michael "Mike" Edward Young
Sep 3, 2023
Michael “Mike” Young, 57, of Durango, Colorado passed away at home with his loving wife of 37 years, by his side. Mike fought his battle of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) with dignity and humor.
He was a creative and talented handyman. He provided his services with a smile to his family, friends and strangers alike. He enjoyed all outdoors, especially...
Warren Allen Schafer
Aug 26, 2023
Warren Allen Schafer, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at the age of 85, in Cortez, Colorado with his wife, Mary by his side. Warren was born on June 28, 1938 in Blanchard, Oklahoma, to Warren and Naomi Schafer. He was a loving husband and father who worked...
Barbara "Bobbie" Brown Ledgerwood
Aug 25, 2023
Barbara (Bobbie) Brown Ledgerwood, long-time resident of Durango, died August 25, 2023, where she resided at Sunshine Gardens in Durango. She was born October 13, 1924, to Alfred R. Brown and Annabelle Higgins Brown in rural Cambridge, Kansas. She attended schools in Cambridge, graduating high school in 1942. She was one of eight siblings.
On July 25, 1942, she married...
Anthony Ronald Palmer
Aug 25, 2023
Anthony “Tony” Palmer, completed his life on earth on August 25, 2023 in his 80th year following a long struggle with complications from bladder cancer. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, spending his formative years with a large extended family. He graduated with honors from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1967 in an accelerated program, after having...
Walter Moore Dear II
Aug 25, 2023
Walter Moore Dear II, a dedicated newspaperman who loved music, books, travel, philanthropy, dogs and cats–and, most of all, people–died at the age of 91 of a stroke and dementia.
Described by one friend as “a force of nature,” Walt lived in the present, whether he was making friends in line at the post office, the bank, the grocery store,...
Mary Eleanor Clark
Aug 22, 2023
6/17/1952 - 9/22/2023 Mary Clark of Arboles Colorado, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home August 22, 2023 surrounded by her daughters. She was a loving mother, wife, and nana and loved spending time on her beautiful property where she enjoyed the deer and other wildlife. Mary loved to travel with her late husband Donald Clark and...
Dorothy Annette Atencio-Martinez
Aug 20, 2023
Dorothy Annette Martinez (Atencio) went to be with her heavenly father on 08/20/2023 surrounded by her family. She was 4 days shy of celebrating her 87th birthday.
She was born on 08/24/1936 to Alcario and Jennie Vigil in Ignacio, Colorado. She was the 4th of 13 children and she was also a twin. She married her first love, Orlando Jose...
Virginia Cloud Payne
Aug 18, 2023
Virginia "Susie" Cloud Payne joined her heavenly father and was reunited with loved ones on Friday, August 18, 2023 at home. Visitation will occur at Hood Mortuary, Durango, CO on Friday, August 25, 2023 from 2-8 p.m. and Funeral services will be held at the Sky Ute Casino, Ignacio, CO on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 10 a.m.
Virginia was...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during the difficult first year after a loss