Obituaries
Grace Emenegger
Jan 29, 2018
Amazing Grace died last Monday, January 29, 2018. She made it to 100 years 3 months old! That means she was born in 1917. The same year that JFK was born. Medically, she just wore out. The onset of macular degeneration, delivered her to Durango in 1997 where friends and family could keep an eye on her. She had lived...
Steven Monte
Jan 29, 2018
Steven Craig Monte passed away Monday, January 29, 2018, at Park Forest Care Center in Westminster due to complications of lung cancer. He was 58 years old. Steven was born July 10, 1959, to John Monte and Effie Red Monte in Durango, Colorado. He grew up in and graduated High School in Ignacio. He lived in Ignacio, Durango, Pueblo, and...
David Rael
Jan 28, 2018
David Rainblood Rael “Bullsey,” was born May 30, 1969. To his parents Phyllis Marie Escalanti and Fernando Head Rael in Ignacio, Colorado. David passed away the morning of January 28th in Ignacio, Colorado from natural causes. David was charismatic, generous, fun-loving, and someone you could always count on. He had very strong family values and would help anyone in need....
Carmella Caira
Jan 28, 2018
Carmella Caira passed away peacefully Sunday, January 28, 2018, at her home in Durango, Colorado. She was 87 years old. Carmella was born October 17, 1930, to Gabriel A. Ruffolo and Assuntina (Vena) Ruffolo in Marano Principato, Italy. She immigrated to the United States with her family when she was 15. Carmella married Alex Caira in 1950. They relocated to...
Sammy Pinnecoose
Jan 26, 2018
Sammy E. Pinnecoose, a long time Ignacio resident, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 in Durango, Colorado. He was 74 years old. Sam was born to the late Fred and Sarah Russell-Pinnecoose on September 19, 1943 in Ignacio, Colorado. He attended the Ute Vocational School in Ignacio and later transferred to Bayfield High School where he graduated. Sam was active...
Norris Rose
Jan 26, 2018
R. Norris Rose went home to be with his Lord Fri, Jan. 26, 2018. He was a devoted husband of 61 years to the love of his life, Nelda, and a wonderful father to Dayna, Don & Laurie. He took great delight in his 4 grandchildren: Sherie, David, Ian, & Rob, and his 6 great-grandchildren. He was an avid skier...
Robert Dulin
Jan 24, 2018
Bobby/Pops/Padre passed away peacefully at the ranch in Bayfield, CO on January 24th 2018 with his daughter, sons, and son-in-law by his side. Born to Jane and Garretson Dulin in Los Angeles, CA. Bob married the love of his life, Susan Williamson Dulin, on May 28, 1955 whom he first met when he was six and she was four. The...
Randy Ponce
Jan 22, 2018
Randy Ponce, 56, of Durango, died 1/22/2018 in Durango, CO. Born 5/8/1961. He will be sorely missed by family and friends. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to the Ponce family fund at Four Corners Community Bank or GoFundMe. A complete obituary will run at a later date, please see hoodmortuary.com. A service will be held at 10:30am...
Hunter Brassard
Jan 20, 2018
Hunter Gauge David Brassard "Thunder" was born on April 27, 1999 and passed on January 20, 2018 at the age of 18. He was born and raised in Ignacio and Bayfield, Colorado. Hunter was a light-hearted, kind spirit. He enjoyed the company of others and lived his life to the fullest. He was a true resident of Colorado and indulged...
Margaret Klatt
Jan 20, 2018
Margaret Ann Klatt (Rutledge) passed away peacefully at Good Samaritan in Aztec, NM on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Margaret was born July 6, 1924 to John and Margaret Rutledge at the old Oschner Hospital in Durango, CO. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years of marriage, Fred W. Klatt, Jr., her parents, brother John Rutledge, sister...
Randy Schlotthauer
Jan 13, 2018
On January 13, 2018 Randy Schlotthauer passed on surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife Janet, son Jon, daughter Anna (James Bathgate), grandchildren Christian, JJ and Merida, brother Ron and parents Jim and Judy Schlotthauer; as well as extended family Jan Lee, Floyd and Betty Weiderspon, Dennis and Cindy Carlson, the Adkins/Mitchell family, the Hammer family,...
Melissa Bales
Jan 13, 2018
Melissa Ann Bales of Bayfield, passed away January 13, 2018, she was 40 years old. Melissa was a caregiver to all who crossed her path. She was greatly devoted to her family, and put every fiber of her being into securing the very best for her son, Eli. Nothing gave her more joy than showering Eli with love. She was...
Clarence (Wayne) Riley
Jan 11, 2018
CLARENCE RILEY 1953 ~ 2018 Wayne Robert "Clarence" Riley lost his battle to cancer on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at home, surrounded by family. He was 64 years old. A celebration of life will be held at Yamaguchi Park on January 27, 2018 at 2pm, with a potluck to follow at the Pagosa Bar. Clarence was born November 29, 1953,...
Lanae Shumway
Jan 11, 2018
Lanae Diana Shumway (Gething) was born on November 29,1989 to Michelle Taylor in Durango, CO. At the age of 6, she was adopted by George and Victoria Gething, into a large and love-filled family along with her brother and sister, Jase & Kaleah. They would be known in the family as the "three little ones". A name that would last...
Raymond Ferguson
Jan 11, 2018
"The Mountains are calling, and I must go." John Muir Raymond Allan "Ray" Ferguson was born September 22, 1948 at the American Legion Hospital in Telluride, CO to John Ferguson, Jr. and Gladys Dill Ferguson and passed away on January 11, 2018 at The Hospice at Mercy Hospital in Durango, CO. The Ferguson family moved from Telluride, CO to Durango,...
Todd Carlson
Jan 10, 2018
Todd A. Carlson passed away at his home in Durango on January 10, 2018. He was born on September 14, 1965 in Denver, Colorado to Wayne and Diane Carlson. Todd is survived by his wife of 25 years Suzanne Fairchild Carlson and sons Alexander, Charlton, and Lucas, his father, Wayne Carlson, his sister, Kim Gailus and nieces, Shaylee and Ayli...
Richard Bartholomew
Jan 9, 2018
Richard "Rick" Bartholomew passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Durango. He was 62 years old. Rick was born November 4, 1955, to Richard and Dolores (Mayo) Bartholomew in La Junta, Colorado. He grew up in La Junta and Pueblo, CO. He graduated from Pueblo East High School. He moved to Pagosa Springs with his...
Wanda Greve
Jan 8, 2018
WANDA LEE ROGERS GREVE 1942 – 2018 On January 8th, 2018, Wanda Lee Rogers Greve passed into the glory and splendor of her next life. Wanda was born July 30, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Curtis Charles Rogers and Gladys Lawrence Rogers. Wanda spent her childhood years in New Orleans with her siblings Gladys Brooks, Ernestine Lowrie and Curtis...
Louis Rhodes
Jan 5, 2018
Our wonderful father, Louis W. Rhodes, age 82, passed to Life Eternal Friday January 5, 2018. Louis was known for his quick wit, the ability to build and fix anything, his love of nature, family, and friends. Louis was born on March 2, 1935 in Durango, CO to Charles Rhodes and Edith Frazier Rhodes. He attended High School in Durango...
James Box Jr
Jan 2, 2018
James Lloyd “Horn Buckle” Box Jr., died Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in Dolores, CO, he was 42 years old. He was known as “Buffalo Horse”, which was his Native American name. A member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (Moache-Capote Bands of the Ute Nation), James was born October 24, 1975 in Durango, CO to James L. Box, Sr. (Southern...
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