Obituaries
Robert Chapman
Mar 6, 2016
Robert Kent "Bob" Chapman passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Durango, surrounded by family. He was 78 years old. Robert was born August 30, 1937, to Colton Holmes Chapman and Florence Margaret (Kent) Chapman in Durango, Colorado. His family, originally living in Pagosa Springs, moved to Durango when he was 1 year old. He graduated from Durango High School...
Patterson Curtis
Mar 6, 2016
Obituary for Patterson "Pat" Curtis Patterson (Pat) Curtis passed away surrounded by family at his home on March 6, 2016. He was born February 20, 1933 in Joliet, Illinois to Louise and Willard Curtis. Pat graduated in 1951 from Joliet Township High School. He served in the US Air Force from 1954-1956, at which time he was honorably discharged. In...
James Isgar
Mar 4, 2016
James Roger "Jim" Isgar passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver. A celebration of Jim's life will be held on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at 3:00 pm at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, Durango, with burial to follow at Greenmount Cemetery. Jim was born May 5, 1951, in Durango, to Arthur Richard...
Russell Cleveland
Mar 3, 2016
Rusty passed away on March 3rd surrounded by his family. The room was filled with love and it was incredibly powerful as a beautiful ceremony was performed in the I.C.U. His son Decker wanted to marry before Rusty went on his journey. The medical staff, lead by a friend of 35 years and coincidentally he was their best man in...
Annette Sage
Mar 3, 2016
Born in Towac, Colorado on November 25, 1934, to Bryan Rock Sr. and Alice Washington Rock. Annette worked with the Southern Ute Community Action Program - Head Start for 4-5 years. She was a homemaker, loved to gamble and spend time visiting with her casino friends and casino staff, who were all very nice to her. She loved each and...
Robert Houser
Mar 3, 2016
Obituary for Robert Ernest "Bob" Houser Born July 28, 1929 in Peoria, Illinois to Robert Ernest Houser and Virginia Iola Botorf-Houser, Robert “Bob” Earl Houser passed away peacefully on March 3, 2016 at Four Corners Health Care Center, Durango, Colorado. Bob Houser graduated from Chillicothe Illinois Township High School in 1948 and Bradley University in 1950 with an associate degree...
Nathan Cloud
Mar 2, 2016
Nathan L. Cloud, passed away at Maercy Regional Medical Center surrounded by family on March 2, 2016 at the age of 69 years. Nathan was born in Ignacio, Colorado on February 1, 1947 to Ruby & Ralph Cloud. Nathan was a life-long resident of Ignacio, Colorado, where he worked with the Southern Ute Tribe Police Department Dispatch & Ground Maintenance....
Tom Rutherford
Mar 2, 2016
Obituary for Tom Scott Rutherford Tom Scott Rutherford passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at home, surrounded by family. He was 62. Tom was born on January 15, 1954, in Wichita, KS, to Lee Roy and Emma (Joplin) Rutherford. He grew up in Clearwater, KS, and attended schools there. The family moved to Durango in 1972. Tom worked at...
Frank Archuleta
Mar 1, 2016
Frank Archuleta, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. He was born August 20, 1934 in Trujillo, Colorado, the son of Juan & Maria Archuleta. Frank married Frances Martinez on October 17, 1959 in Price, Utah. They lived in Clearfield, Utah for 38 years then moved to Ignacio, Colorado in 1997. Frank was a...
Freeman Fountain
Feb 29, 2016
Freeman "Doc" Percival Fountain, passed away on February 29, 2016 at Cottonwood Inn Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center in Durango, Colorado. He was born April 16, 1921 in Hawley, Minnesota to Percival Freeman Fountain and Chloe Mae (Ritteman) Fountain. While he was a child during the depression, he said he didn't really notice as there always seemed to be adequate...
Glenda Vigil
Feb 26, 2016
Glenda Vigil passed away Friday, Feb 26, 2016 in Durango, surrounded by family. She was 57. A Rosary will be recited on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7 p.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. The Mass Of Christian Burial will be held Wed, March 2, 2016, at 10 AM, at St. Ignatius and burial will follow at Ouray Cemetery. Glenda...
Billie Shoemaker
Feb 25, 2016
Billie Shoemaker passed away peacefully on 2/25/2016 in Durango, CO. Billie was born 10/4/22 to Edward & Blanche Olson Tollefson Tolmie in Ashton, ID. Billie had two siblings: Lorraine Tolmie Fink & Robert West. Billie spent her early years in South Eastern Idaho. She married Jack Shoemaker in Bellflower, CA on 10/4/1945. After Jack was discharged from the Navy in...
Susan Hammons
Feb 23, 2016
Obituary for Susan Hammons (Slade) HAMMONS (Slade), Susan (DUEMER) Age 85, Susan Hammons died on Feb 23, 2016 in Durango Colorado, which she was a Long time resident since 1977. Born December 26, 1930 in Hamilton, Ohio she was the daughter of Teresa Backus and John C. Slade. She graduated from Hamilton high School, Class of '48. She went on...
Kinzer Snow
Feb 20, 2016
Kinzer "Bill" Melrose Snow of rural Bayfield, Colorado, passed away on the 19th of February, 2016. He was born on 19 April 1921 to Lawrence and Lola Melrose Snow. He would have been 95 years old on April 19th.. His mother, Lola Vernice Melrose was the first child of Joseph Matthew Melrose and Ella Perl (Kinzer) Melrose. Bill, as he...
Ruby Shuler
Feb 20, 2016
Obituary for Ruby Viola Shuler (Woods) Ruby Viola Shuler died February 20, 2016. Ruby was born December 3, 1914, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to William Woods and Mary Morris Woods. When she was three years old her family moved to Oklahoma. She attended elementary school in Uncas and graduated from high school in Kaw City, Oklahoma in 1933. She moved...
Jerome Rodman
Feb 19, 2016
Jerome James “Jerry” Rodman, 89, a U.S. Navy veteran born August 13, 1926 in Webster, Mass., and a lifelong Oxford, Mass., resident passed peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 19 in Durango, Colo. He was predeceased by his parents Francis (Frank) "Kid Rodman" and Elizabeth (Nadolski); father- and mother-in-law Arban and Marie Rose (Lacroix) Snay; wife Dorothy (Snay, February 2005);...
Conrad Huntington
Feb 17, 2016
Obituary for Conrad W. "Connie" Huntington CW Huntington (Connie) passed at his home near Red Mesa on February 17, 2016 surrounded by family. He was born in Durango, CO on May 5, 1926 to Len and Emma Huntington. Con attended Durango High School and joined the Army Airborne 303rd in 1944. He was a paratrooper in the Philipines and later...
Priscilla Trummel
Feb 15, 2016
Priscilla Trummel, 90 years, of Durango, CO, died 2/15/2016 peacefully at Four Corners Health Care Center. Born 1/29/1926. Priscilla was a proud Durango native who loved all the area had to offer. She enjoyed dutch oven cookouts and time spent with family at Electra Lake. Priscislla was an avid mushroom hunter and loved off-roading in the high country. In addition...
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