Obituaries

Mar 21, 2015

Pete Ferrari, 97, a life-long resident of Durango, passed away at his home March 21, 2015 surrounded by his daughters and family. Pete was born December 13, 1917 in Silverton, Colorado. During World War II, Pete was an Army Sargent and Chief of an Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Section. On returning home he worked for and retired from the US Postal...

Mar 21, 2015

Kolby was born in Albuquerque, NM to proud parents Coy & Karmen Webb, and youngest sibling to Casey & Krystal Webb. He married his best friend Haley “Bay” Cassell on 12.13.14 in Durango, Colorado. Kolby was a friend to all and gave everything he had to everything he did. He graduated from Ramstein High School in Germany where he ran...

Mar 20, 2015

Obituary for Delos Elton "Chief" Prairie Chief Delos Elton Prairie Chief of Ignacio died March 20th, 2015 at home in presence of his wife . He was 60. Chief was born February 13th, 1955 in San Antonio, TX to Delos Prairie Chief and Sharon Pinnecoose He is survived by Nancy Prairie Chief his wife of 37 years. His mother Sharon...

Mar 19, 2015

She served as a teacher of the Visually Impaired on the Navajo Reservation for the majority of her adult life. She loved “her kids.” Ms. Martinez is survived by her parents and three siblings. In lieu of flowers, donations accepted for the Memorial Baptist Food Pantry, a ministry she founded in Chinle, AZ. Now safe in the arms of Jesus...

Mar 19, 2015

Ernest Wayne Walker, Age 66 The sum of a hero’s life in so many words: A man with skilled hands always hard at work, joyful heart full of music and song Painter of the landscapes he loved, he showed us the outdoors where we belong Tireless thinker and solver of puzzles, with his help it won’t go wrong A man...

Mar 18, 2015

Obituary for Darrell Christopher "Chris" Davis Daryl Chris Davis passed away in his home on March 18, 2015 at 145pm. He is survived by his wife, Diane Davis and his daughter Jada Davis. There will be a memorial service at his home, 6695 County Road 203, Durango, CO 81301 on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 5pm. He was a resident...

Mar 16, 2015

Mary was born in Park City, Utah on March 6, 1917. She lived a good part of her life in Salt Lake City, UT where she graduated from Westminster College and went on to teach school. She lived in various places: Jackson Hole; Aspen; Austin, NV; Monticello, UT; Waldport, OR; and her final move to Durango to be with her...

Mar 14, 2015

Dennis Alan Wetmore, surrounded by family, stepped peacefully from this life into his heavenly life with Jesus on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at his home in Ignacio, Colorado. He was excited to be going home to his Lord Jesus’ loving arms, and expressed his joy to everyone he encountered during the five months he struggled with a rare cancer. His...

Mar 12, 2015

Life Story for Betty Ann Gomez (Alcon)

Mar 9, 2015

Ida Mae Zink was born to John and Ruby Zink at their Hermosa home in Durango on April 19, 1941 and was named after her paternal grandmother. Ida died on March 9th from respiratory complications resulted from her long term COPD. The family moved to the Waterfall Ranch when Ida was three years old. She attended schools in Durango and...

Mar 7, 2015

Lawrence R. Huntington of Hesperus, CO, passed on March 7th, 2015, he was 96. A service will be held at 10:30am, Sat., March 14th, at the Double Tree Hotel Ballroom in Durango, CO. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery. Lawrence was born June 18th, 1918 in Durango, CO to Leonard and Emma Huntington. He was raised in Hesperus. He was...

Mar 3, 2015

Obituary for Sylvia Amy Lewis (Ford) Sylvia was born in Wem, England and immigrated to the US in 1962. She lived in Olean, New York, Los Angeles, CA, and moved to Durango, CO in 1980. Sylvia and Ken owned Ken's Texaco and eventually Firestone of Durango. Sylvia loved to dance, read, listen to music, and to spend time with her...

Mar 1, 2015

Nina Ann Olin, of Durango, passed away on March 1, 2015. Nina Ann Olin was born May 25, 1934. Nina was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a housewife and a bookkeeper for the family business, Olin Construction, until retirement in 2008. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Loren Richard Olin;...

Feb 28, 2015

Feb 26, 2015

Rob Blair passed away on February 26, 2015, while Nordic skiing. He was 71 years old. Robert (Rob) William Blair, Jr. was born in Bossier City, LA, on November 28, 1943, to parents, Robert and Margaret MacLeod Blair. He received his BS degree in geology and a single-engine plane pilot’s license at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. He...

Feb 22, 2015

Hugh Donald Fitzgerald of Monte Vista, died February 22nd, 2015 at Veteran's Community Living Center at Homelake in Monte Vista. He was 82. Hugh was born August 20th, 1932 in Hampton, VA, to Hugh and Evelyn Fitzgerald. A native of Hampton Virginia, Mr. Fitzgerald was a 1951 graduate of Hampton High School and member of the football team. Mr. Fitzgerald...

Feb 18, 2015

Betty L. Clark passed away peacefully on a beautiful, warm, Spring-like day on February 18, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Durango, Colorado. She was 79. Betty was born December 24, 1935 to Edgar and Gussie (Nicholson) Burgen in Springfield, Nebraska. She grew up and graduated from high school in Weeping Water, Nebraska. She married Richard (Dick) Clark in 1957...

Feb 16, 2015

Gertrude Jean Thompson, 81 of Bayfield, Colorado, passed away February 16, 2015. She was born to William and Dorothy Sawyer April 3, 1933 in Denver, Colorado. Trudy was united in marriage to Elmer J. Thompson November 13, 1952, in Prescott, Arizona, they shared the love of the outdoors, hunting and fishing. Although she was passionate about bowling her first love...

Feb 13, 2015

Karl F. Zeller of Ignacio, CO died Feb. 13, 2015. He was born Feb. 19, 1931 to Samuel C. and Helene Zeller in Nazareth, PA, where he grew up and went to school, until enlisted in the US Navy in 1950. He prided himself in his naval service with aircraft carrier fighter squadrons, retaining his interest in naval aviation. With...

Feb 7, 2015

Karen Michelle Reyes of Durango Colorado, entered the next stage of her eternity on February 7, 2015 . She was born October 20, 1972 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Bobby and Jean. She grew up in New York and moved to Florida upon leaving her parents home. Through her work with Marriott Hotels, She moved to Page, AZ, where she began...