Obituaries

Dec 1, 2016

Barbara Lynn Rivas passed away at her home in Mancos 12/01/2016. She was born 1/22/1931 in Mancos, CO to Carrie & John Bauer. Barbara was employed by Douglas Aircraft in California. In Durango, she worked as a switch board operator for Mountain Bell, as a receptionist at Mercy Regional Medical Center, and as an advisor at Family Horizons. Barbara is...

Nov 30, 2016

Obituary for Jean Carrie Sitton Jean Carrie Sitton passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, surrounded by family. She was 85 years old. Jean was born July 14, 1931, to Vance William McManus and Thelma Ellen (Thompson) McManus in Denver, CO. She grew up in Denver and graduated from South High School. She attended Colorado State University, where she met the...

Nov 30, 2016

Obituary for Regina Ann Kurn Regina Ann Kurn passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016, surrounded by family at Mercy Medical Center. She was 60 years old. Regina is survived by her two sons; Luke and Carson Mulligan, her boyfriend, Dan Gaffney and her siblings; Jeff Ford, Kris Majich, Mike Kurn, Maureen Young, and Joe Kurn. She is preceded in death...

Nov 30, 2016

Obituary for Lawrence B. "Laurie" Van Ingen III Lawrence B. Van Ingen III (Laurie), 63, of Durango, Colorado, passed on Wednesday, November 30, 2016, at Mercy Regional Medical Center after complications from thyroid cancer. He was surrounded by his family and friends, all the while remaining positive and hopeful in the face of increasing health challenges. Laurie was born April...

Nov 30, 2016

Regina Ann Kurn passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016, surrounded by family at Mercy Medical Center. She was 60 years old. Regina is survived by her two sons; Luke and Carson Mulligan, her boyfriend, Dan Gaffney and her siblings; Jeff Ford, Kris Majich, Mike Kurn, Maureen Young, and Joe Kurn. She is preceded in death by her two parents; Naomi...

Nov 29, 2016

Obituary for Alva Ann Williams (Council) Alva Ann Council Williams was the youngest of five children, born to the late James Russell Council and Estella Webber Council in Boley Oklahoma. Her late father James Russel Council who was the first black county Agriculture Agent in the state of Oklahoma. Alva was born April 22, 1926 and Departed November 29, 2016...

Nov 29, 2016

Obituary for Herta Magdelina "Helen" Lett (Ehemann) Herta (Helen) Lett passed away on November 29, 2016. She was 86 years old. Helen was born April 21, 1930 in Frankfurt, Germany to Ernst and Margaret (Lampert) Ehemann. Helen spent her childhood and young adulthood in Germany. She moved to the United States with her first husband Charles Murphy. She married the...

Nov 25, 2016

Obituary for Pauline Lorraine Haist (Loker) Pauline L. Haist, 92, of Pagosa Springs, CO, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born December 2, 1923 in Michigan to her parents, Eva and Roland Loker. Pauline is survived by her children: Bev Tyler, Gwyn Coggins, Wendy Dalton, Nona Adams, Cindy Ruyle, Brett Haist, & Mego...

Nov 25, 2016

Obituary for Margret Lynn Moore (Newman) Margret Moore, 77, was born in Berthoud, CO on January 17, 1939. She passed away on November 25th, 2016 in Pagosa Springs, CO. She was born to Eleanor & Stephen Newman and grew up with 4 older brothers; Stephen Jr., Bob, Jack, & Jerry. She grew up at Vallecito Lake, where her parents moved...

Nov 25, 2016

Caroline Reeves Johnson died on November 25, 2016, peacefully at home with her family. She was born on November 28, 1948 in Minneapolis. She grew up in Edina, MN, but migrated west shortly after finishing college, ending up in northern California where she taught outdoor education and worked as a wilderness camp counselor in the Trinity Alps. After marriage and...

Nov 21, 2016

Obituary for Brian William Cook Brian William Cook, 53, of Ignacio, CO, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 in Denver, CO, surrounded by his family. Brian was born in Farmington, NM on May 21, 1963. He was a member of the Red Lake Nation - Home of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Red Lake, MN and Southern...

Nov 19, 2016

Durango native, Virgil “VJ” Headrick, Jr., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 19, 2016. He was 85. VJ was born on August 3, 1931 at Mercy Hospital in Durango. He attended Whittier Grade School, Central Grade School and Smiley Jr. High, all in Durango, before graduating from Durango High School in 1949. VJ graduated from Fort Lewis College, Durango, in...

Nov 18, 2016

Amanda Christensen-Kerns, 33, of Pagosa Springs, died Friday, November 18th, 2016, at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Amanda, the daughter of Russell Christensen and Norma Darlene Matthews, was born June 16th, 1983, in Aurora, Colorado. Amanda graduated at the top of her class, from the Colorado Springs School, with the class of 2001. Following high school, she attended Fort Lewis College...

Nov 18, 2016

Obituary for Federico A. "Fred" Velasquez Federico "Fred" A. Velasquez, passed away November 18, 2016 in Durango, Colorado. A rosary will be held Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and will be followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow the services at Greenmount Cemetery. Fred was born on...

Nov 15, 2016

Abenecio P. Munoz passed away the morning of November 15, 2016 at his family home. He was born in Largo, NM on August 23, 1922 to Daniel and Adelina Munoz. From this area he moved to the Martinez community, now known as Navajo Dam, NM. He married Ramela Lucero on January 7, 1957 and through this union four children were...

Nov 15, 2016

Edwin Purl Morlan III was a big fish in a little pond. He was a loving husband, steadfast father, war hero, mentor to many, and tireless community advocate who made big ripples in the regional waters. Morlan died Tuesday, Nov. 15, after likely suffering a pulmonary embolism while undergoing eye surgery on Oct. 31. He was 66 years young. Morlan...

Nov 14, 2016

Nov 10, 2016

Delbert Babbitt, 74 years, of Farmington, New Mexico, died November 10, 2016 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. Delbert was born July 9, 1942 to Opal & Jack Babbitt, and he grew up in Greeley, Colorado. Delbert enjoyed his many years working as a foreman on a variety of gas and oil pipelines throughout the U.S. He was...

Nov 8, 2016

Jerome (Jerry) Dean McCoy passed away the morning of Nov 8, 2016, at his daughter’s home at Vallecito Lake, CO. He was born in Liberty, MO on Feb 28, 1931 to Thelma Rebecca and Joseph Perrean McCoy. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 until 1955. In 1954 he married Elaine Cummins, the mother of his two children. Attending...

Nov 7, 2016

Mike Barry passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at home, surrounded by family. He was 62 years old. Mike was born Oct. 24, 1954 in Durango, Colorado. He grew up in and attended school in Farmington. Mike enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and Honorably served his Country. Mike married the love of his life, Evelyn (Madril)...