Obituaries
Patricia I. Messier
Dec 11, 2024
Patricia I. (Ellis) Messier peacefully transitioned into eternal life on December 11, 2024 at her Durango, Colorado home of 48 years, as she had always wanted. She was born February 26, 1935 to Orin Ellis and Florine Stotts in Denver, CO. Her family moved around the country for a while, finally settling in Pasadena CA. Patricia graduated high school from...
Marshall Fred Herrera
Dec 9, 2024
Marshall F. Herrera, 92, of Marvel Co passed away peacefully on December 9th 2024. He was born January 30, 1932 to Marcelino J and Dorothy T Herrera at the family home near Marvel, the third of six children. Tommy, Tony, Marshall, Levi, Teresa and Pete. He attended school thru the 8th grade in the Marvel school system. The family’s main transportation...
Thomas Gerald Artzberger
Nov 29, 2024
Tom Artzberger age seventy eight, passed Nov 29th, 2024 after having lived the last 17 years in Pagosa Springs CO with his wife of 55 years, Sandy. This ended a fabulous, loving, and caring life together involving trains, 40 yrs of small ship cruising, and ice cream. Originally from Pittsburgh PA, Tom met Sandy in Milwaukee WI when he was...
Duane Allan Smith
Nov 26, 2024
Duane Allan Smith, 87, of Durango, Colorado passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, November 26, 2024, surrounded by family after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
Duane was born in San Diego, California on April 20, 1937, to LT(USN) Stanley Smith and Ila Smith, at Point Loma where they were stationed during WWII. At the time Stanley was a Prisioner of War...
Grace Free Mayo
Nov 28, 2024
On September 23rd, 1934, Grace was born in Abilene, TX. To Henry Lee and Clyde Summers. She and her four sisters were raised on a small ranch in Pietown, NM. Grace married John Mayo on October 26th, 1957. They had two daughters, Melanie and Martha.
Grace made any place that she lived feel like home, and anyone that came to her...
Lillian Elizabeth Bodine
Dec 6, 2024
Lillian Bodine (Bowden) passed away Friday, December 6th, 2024 at her home. She was born September 6th, 1950, at the old Mercy Hospital in Durango. When she was young her family moved to Boise, Idaho. A few years later they moved back to Oxford and lived on the family farm. Later in her teen years the family lived on East...
Byron "Barney" James Dunn
Dec 6, 2024
Barney was native of Durango, Colorado. He graduated from Durango High School in 1968/ After high school Barney enlisted in the Army. He was a lifetime member of the Elks Club and The American Legion in Durango. Barney loved being a regular at the Billy Goat Saloon in Bayfield. He is survived by his sister Laura Dunn. Barney is preceded...
Lillian Wiley
Dec 1, 2024
Lillian Beatrice Wiley passed away Sunday, December 1st, 2024, in Durango, Colorado. She was 89 years old.
Lillian was born May 3, 1935, to Joseph and Alice Ice in Wiley, Colorado. She grew up in eastern Colorado and graduated in 1953 from Pritchett High School. She married Stanley Wiley on May 19, 1953. Stanley was enlisted in the US Army and...
Weldon Tillman Ballew
Nov 23, 2024
A memorial service for Weldon Ballew, 82, of Ignacio, Colorado will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, November 30, 2024 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 120 County Road 319, Ignacio, CO 81137.
Weldon Ballew passed away early Saturday morning, November 23, 2024.
What words could be used to describe Weldon? Many have said he was a kind man, a man...
Lorraine Eileen Martinez
Nov 21, 2024
Lorraine Eileen Martinez passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024, in Englewood, CO. She was 72 years old. Lorraine was born September 17, 1952, in Pagosa Springs, CO.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., at Pope John Paul II Catholic Church. A rosary will be recited (Preceded by eulogy) Friday, November 29, 2024...
Kraig Jordan Jones
Nov 20, 2024
It is with extreme heartbreak that we have to share the sudden passing of Kraig Jordan Jones on November 20, 2024. Kraig was born in Durango, Colorado on May 6, 1983 to Kent Jones and Kim Zook.
Kraig served in the United States Army for 10 years as a Combat Medic earning the National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) among many others....
Rhonda Garnand
Nov 19, 2024
Rhonda Garnand. 66, of Durango, CO passed on November 19th, 2024 at her home. She was born on October 20th, 1958.
She worked at many different restaurants, at Basin Towing and Repair, and as a flagger at Alert Traffic.
She is preceded by parents James and Gladys Garnand, and sister Rebecca Garnand. She is survived by her sister Donna (Emery) Willmett, nephew...
Georgia Ann Carroll
Nov 18, 2024
Georgia Ann Carroll, 88, of Durango, died November 18, 2024, peacefully in Mancos at The Valley Inn, born August 28, 1936. A service will be held in the Summer of 2025.
Georgia is survived by her daughters; Tamara Countess and Shirley Carroll, 2 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, 1 great greatgrandchild, 2 nieces, and 1 nephew. She is preceded in death by...
Nancy McPhearson Evans
Nov 18, 2024
Nancy McPhearson Evans (Holmes), 70, passed away on Monday, November 18th, 2024, in Durango, Colorado.
Nancy was born on February 6th, 1954, in Glendale, California, to George and Mary (Klopping) Holmes. When she was a young girl, she moved with her family to Arizona, where she spent most of her life before relocating to Colorado in 2019.
She is survived by her...
Lawrence Timothy Miera
Nov 16, 2024
Lawrence was born on December 3, 1964 in Durango, Colorado to Dora and Orlando Miera, the second of four children. He grew up in Durango, Colorado attending Durango schools and graduated from Durango High school in 1983. Throughout his life Lawrence worked for TNT Auto, Firestone, and Garrhs. On September 28, 1985 Lawrence married the love of his life Sonia....
MSgt Justin S. Keirn
Nov 16, 2024
Family and Friends,
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Master Sergeant Justin Keirn, age 37, who departed this life on October 16, 2024. He is survived by his beloved wife, Grace, and their four children: Monique, Julius, Delilah, and Cyrus. In honor of his memory, a campaign has been established to support the financial needs of...
Robert "Bob" Pickens Harrington
Nov 15, 2024
Robert “Bob” Harrington, born in 1945 in Watertown, New York, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2024, at his home in Durango, Colorado. In accordance with his wishes, no services will be held.
Raised on a dairy farm with his sister, Jean, Bob learned the value of hard work early in life – one of his sayings was “a man’s wages...
Leonard Robert Filce
Nov 13, 2024
Leonard Robert Filce passed away peacefully in the late hours of November 13th, 2024 in Durango, Colorado with his daughter at his side. He was ninety-six years old.
Leonard was born on February 5, 1928, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Both of his parents had immigrated through Ellis Island; his father from Ireland, his mother from Lithuania.
As a boy in Ocean Gate,...
Gerald Joseph Geraghty (Gerry or Stand-Fast)
Nov 13, 2024
Born in Corona, California, on the naval base because his mom was a Sergeant. Grew up in Northern CA, but moved south to attend University of Southern CA. Served the swim team there as a go-get-um guy. Taught and coached at San Ramon High School in Danville, CA. Moved to Jackson, Wyoming, in 1994. Taught and coached at Jackson Hole...
Sharon Kay Pinnecoose
Nov 12, 2024
Sharon K. Pinnecoose, age 86, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. She passed in the comfort of her home in Ignacio, CO. Sharon was born in Clinton, OK to Thelma Stoneroad and George Howell.Sharon was a proud member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. She grew up and attended school in Pawnee, OK where she graduated and earned her...
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