Obituaries

Apr 10, 2016

Obituary for Marvin Dean Voss Family is working on a full obituary.

Apr 8, 2016

William “Wild Bill” Facker 92, passed away Friday April 8, 2016, at Pine Ridge Nursing Home in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Bill was born to Harold Fay Facker and Jessie Jewel Menifee Facker on January 27, 1924 in Shamrock, Oklahoma and was raised lovingly by stepmother Dora Trindle Facker after his mother’s passing in 1928. He was one of six children,...

Apr 5, 2016

Ruth Elaine (Brown) Lambo passed away at her home on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. She passed peacefully surrounded by her children. Ruth was born in Salida, Colorado on June 25, 1922, to Elizabeth (Betty) and Gay Brown. She spent her early years in Castle Valley, just outside Moab, Utah and graduated from Moab High School in 1940. She married Frank...

Apr 1, 2016

Rex was gifted with intelligence, integrity, curiosity, creativity, generosity and compassion. Rex was born May 31, 1922, the youngest of three sons, to John Peterson and Elta McNeil Peterson in Chama, New Mexico. His father moved his family to Durango, Colorado when Rex was 2 years old so he could provide his sons with a better education. His dad was...

Mar 28, 2016

Jan Marie Cross lost her long battle with muscular dystrophy, at age 53, March 28, 2016. Jan was born to Don & Merilyn Cross in Arizona on January 10, 1963. Jan grew up in Farmington, NM with her brother Don J. Cross. Jan lived in Dallas, TX for 10 years and studied psychology for 3 years at Arlington Baptist College...

Mar 25, 2016

Manuel Christian Lucero returned to our Heavenly Father on Friday, March 25, 2016 in Arboles, Colorado. He was born on Sunday, September 1, 1974 to Jose Manuel and Maira Torres Lucero in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He married Angelica Marquez on December 26, 2008 in Ignacio, Colorado. He is survived by his wife Angelica, sons Lane and Emmanuel, daughter Sophia,...

Mar 22, 2016

Obituary for Mildred Arlene "Millie" Johnson (Durgin) Mildred D. "Millie" Johnson passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Pagosa Springs. Service will be announced for a later date. Memorial contributions may be sent to: Thrive, medical testing and education (www.thrivepagosa.org). Millie was born May 18, 1924 in Bergen County, New Jersey, to William Patrick and Elizabeth (Sims) Durgin. She grew...

Mar 19, 2016

Obituary for James Edward Richards Jim was born on March 17, 1938, in Surrey, England, to Gladys E. and Bertram R. Money. The family moved to London in the early spring of 1940. One year into WWII, the city was bombed for 57 consecutive nights by the German Luftwaffe, and on every occurrence the family had to seek safety in...

Mar 18, 2016

Friends of Paul Wilbert will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday at Buckley Park for a bike procession to the Powerhouse Science Center, 1330 Camino del Rio. After a social time starting at 4 p.m., a memorial service will begin at 5 p.m. Paul Wilbert was born to John and Charlotte Wilbert on May 5, 1955, in San Francisco. After graduating...

Mar 17, 2016

Obituary for Austin "Tino" Hall Austin Erik "Tino" Hall , 38, of Bayfield, Colorado, died 3/17/2016 Bayfield, Colorado . Born 2/16/1978. Austin graduated from Bayfield in 1996. He served in the U.S. Navy Seebees & married Jennifer on Aug 25, 2012. He is survived by wife, Jennifer & son, Dalton; mother: Wendy Hansen; father: Bruce Hall; brother: Dan Hall. Dalton...

Mar 13, 2016

Born March 22, 1932 in Chillicothe, Illinois to Aman Joseph Kehlenbach and Ruth Evelyn Root-Kenhenbach, Edith “Joanne” Houser passed away peacefully on March 13, 2016 at Four Corners Health Care Center, Durango, Colorado. Joanne graduated from Chillicothe Illinois Township High School in 1950. On November 24, 1950 she married her high school sweetheart, Robert “Bob” Houser. In 1956 the family...

Mar 11, 2016

Obituary for Jun "Jon" Dimacali Jun Dimacali (Jon to his American friends) was born in San Luis, Papanga, Philippines, on June 3, 1952. After college he was accepted into the US Navy. He served in several capacities but was most proud of being a Seabee (Construction Battalion). After discharge from the Navy he worked in California. He raised two beautiful...

Mar 11, 2016

Charlotte (Sewell) Leader passed through the gates of Heaven on March 11, 2016. She was 88 years old. She was a life-long educator, with a long career in early elementary education in Phoenix, AZ. Retirement did not slow her down as she became one of the founding teachers for the Durango Adult Education Center, serving as an adult education specialist...

Mar 10, 2016

Obituary for Hwaja "Grandma" Chung Hwaja "Grandma" Chung, 82, of Durango, CO passed away on Thursday March 10, 2016. Grandma Chung was born in pre-war North Korea on March 20, 1933. She became a refugee of the Korean conflict and fled to Seoul, South Korea where she met and married Jerry Dickenson Sr. from Dunkirk, NY a soldier in the...

Mar 10, 2016

Lynn Marie Gherardini, 65, passed away on March 10th, 2016. Lynn was born in Albuquerque, NM, in 1951 and was a resident of Bayfield, CO, from 1981 until the time of her death. She was known by many in the community as a long-term employee of Wal-Mart in Durango and her family is sure that her presence there will be...

Mar 10, 2016

Freda Mae Brown passed away at home, 3/10/2016. Born in Paonia, CO, 6/23/1937, and lived her early life on the Beuten family ranch on Muddy Creek on Ragged Mountain just over McClure Pass from Marble, CO. Freda moved with family to Colorado Springs during WWII as her father was involved in the Civil Service with the war effort. Freda moved...

Mar 9, 2016

Obituary for Joan Winifred Jaggers Joan Winnifred Jaggers, 89,of Durango, Colorado, passed away on March 9, 2016. She was born on October 7, 1926 on a farm Australia & married an American Sailor during WWII. Joan came to the US in 1945, gave birth to a son (Daniel) in Hawaii in 1948, and a daughter (Sandra) in Rhode Island in...

Mar 8, 2016

Mar 8, 2016

Obituary for Bobby Joe Clark Bobby Joe Clark passed away Tuesday, March 08, 2016, at home. He was 79 years old. Bobby was born March 11, 1936, to William and Maudie Clark in Rayville, LA. He grew up in Rayville and all over Louisiana and Texas due to his father's job in the oil fields. He moved to Archuleta County,...

Mar 8, 2016

Obituary for Joel M. Christie Joel Christie, a beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, was surrounded by family during his final days and when he passed peacefully on March 8, 2016. A celebration of Joel’s life is tentatively scheduled for June 18, 2016 in Pagosa Springs (check hoodmortuary.com for service details). Joel was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on August 8,...