Obituaries

Patricia Schuler-Mahaney

Patricia Schuler-Mahaney

Jul 24, 2014

Obituary for Patricia L Schuler-Mahaney Patricia Louise Schuler born to Harry and Margaret Schuler in Camden, New Jersey on December 5, 1952, her mother’s 29th birthday. Raised in Pennsauken, NJ, she graduated from Pennsauken High School in June 1970. She received her Registered Nurse Diploma from Helen Fuld School of Nursing at West Jersey Hospital in May 1973. Patricia completed...

Jerry Casey

Jerry Casey

Jul 23, 2014

Obituary for Jerry W. Casey Jerry Wayne Casey died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on July 23, 2014. Mr. Casey was born in Pineville, Louisiana on December 27, 1942. He married Roxey Massey on November 20, 1962 in Pueblo, Colorado. They had 4 children. The family moved to Durango in March of 1970 where he was a meat...

Phil Griego

Phil Griego

Jul 23, 2014

Durango resident Phil Leroy Griego died of liver cancer July 23rd, 2014. He was 58 years old. A rosary will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., also at St. Columba. Burial will follow at Greenmount...

Joe Girard

Joe Girard

Jul 22, 2014

Joe Fred Girard, 85, passed away on July 22, 2014 at Hospice of the Valley - Gardiner Home in Phoenix, Arizona. He was born on July 6, 1929 in Douglas, Arizona to Fredrick and Camilla (Lunt) Girard. Joe grew up in Durango, Colorado. He graduated from Durango High School in 1947 and was the Class President and Captain of the...

William King

William King

Jul 22, 2014

Obituary for William Barry King William Barry “Bill” King, 63, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at home in Silverton, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Monday, July 28, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at the Silverton Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial will follow immediately at New Manassa Cemetery in Manassa, Colorado. Mr. King was born May 20, 1951...

Rachel Stewart

Rachel Stewart

Jul 22, 2014

Obituary for Rachel Stewart (Kirkpatrick) Rachel [Kirkpatrick] Stewart died at the age of 83 at her home in Durango, CO on July 22, 2014 due to complications from breast cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Rachel was born on March 27, 1931 in York to Bert Smiley and Mabel [Meeker] Kirkpatrick. She was married to Charles McWilliams Stewart. To this union was...

Betty Cadman

Betty Cadman

Jul 21, 2014

Obituary for Betty Jane Cadman Former longtime resident, Betty Jane Cadman, 80, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Family Health West Nursing Home in Fruita, Colorado. A graveside service will be held Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 2pm at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Mrs. Cadman was born August 30, 1933 in Cheyenne, Wyoming the daughter of Lucille and John McGrath....

Fred Gale

Fred Gale

Jul 17, 2014

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JoAnna Bonds

JoAnna Bonds

Jul 16, 2014

JoAnna Bonds, 81, died Wednesday, July 16, in Durango, Colorado. A small family memorial service will be held. Mrs. Bonds was born April 27, 1933, in Bayfield, Colorado, the daughter of Howard and Anna Gibbs (Foster). She grew up in Bayfield, Durango, Yellow Jacket. Pagosa and the Lightner Creek Area and graduated from Durango High School in 1951. JoAnna married...

Lillie Lobato

Lillie Lobato

Jul 9, 2014

Lillie Lobato 1925-2014 Lillie Lobato longtime area resident of Pagosa Springs passed away peacefully at home on July 9, 2014 with her family by her side. Lillie was born on November 20, 1925 to Ben & Feliciana Gurule in Lumberton, New Mexico. She met the love of her life Joe Santiago Lobato in Pagosa Springs; they were married on August...

John Petrovich Jr

John Petrovich Jr

Jul 8, 2014

Obituary for John Richard Petrovich Jr. John Richard Petrovich, Jr., 67, died Tuesday, July 08, 2014 at home in Durango, Colorado. Private family services have been held. John was born October 26, 1946 in Methuen, Massachusetts, the son of John and Gladys Petrovich, Sr. He grew up in Lawrence, Mass., and graduated from Lawrence High School. He attended programmers school...

Rex Howard

Rex Howard

Jul 8, 2014

Obituary for Rex H Howard Rex H. Howard, Sr., 90, died July 8, 2014, in Durango, Colorado. Mr. Howard was born April 10, 1924 in Gravette, AR to Jesse and Bertha Howard. He raised his family of 4 sons in Southern California. He moved to Bayfield in 1994 with his wife, Pauline Howard after retiring from the Pfizer Corporation. He...

William Conlon

William Conlon

Jul 6, 2014

Obituary for William "Bill" Conlon William O.“Bill” Conlon, 61, died Sunday, July 06, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at the Southwest Assembly of God, 3199 South Wadsworth, Lakewood, Colo. on Saturday, July 19, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. There will also be a Celebration service planned in Hudson, Ohio at a...

Barbara Byron

Barbara Byron

Jul 5, 2014

Obituary for Barbara Jean Byron Barbara J. Byron, age 64, of Durango, Colorado and formerly of Waseca, died peacefully on Saturday, July 5, 2014 from Mantle Cell Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Durango. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Waseca, with Father Gregory Leif...

Melissa Pena

Melissa Pena

Jul 5, 2014

Obituary for Melissa "Lisa" Pena Melissa Pena, 47, passed away on Friday July 4, 2014 in Englewood, Colorado. There will be a wake for Melissa on Thursday July 10, 2014 at 7pm at the Southern Ute Chapel in Ignacio, Colo. The funeral service will be on Friday July 11, 2014 at 10am at the Southern Ute Multi-Purpose Room in Ignacio,...

Michael Schlarb

Michael Schlarb

Jul 4, 2014

Mike Schlarb, born April 18, 1961 in Calgary Canada. Moved to the U.S. in 1969 to the East Coast and in 1972 moved to La Canada, CA. Mike moved to Durango after graduating from La Canada High school in 1979 where he quickly found a job as a mechanic and soon after that was the youngest fireman to be hired...

Bryce Bowden

Bryce Bowden

Jul 3, 2014

Obituary for Bryce Allen Bowden Former Durango resident Bryce Allen Bowden died July 3, 2014 in Dumfries, VA from respiratory heart failure. He was 39. He was born to Joe and Elaine Bowden in Baton Rouge, LA on April 26, 1975. Bryce moved with his parents to Durango, CO when he was four years old. He grew up active in...

Joseph Melrose

Joseph Melrose

Jul 2, 2014

Obituary for Joseph E. "Joe" Melrose Joseph E. “Joe” Melrose, 69, passed away Wednesday, July 02, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Monday, July 7, 2014 at 10:30 A.M. at the Pine Valley Church of the Foursquare Gospel in Bayfield, Colo.. Pastor Stan Formby of the Durango Cowboy Church will be officiating. Burial will follow at Pine...

Blaine Thomson

Blaine Thomson

Jun 28, 2014

Obituary for Blaine Thomson Our Heavenly Father welcomed lifelong Colorado resident Blaine Thomson into His open arms after a lengthy battle with bone cancer and acid reflux disease on Saturday June 28th 2014 in Farmington New Mexico at the BridgeAssisted Living Center. Blaine was 82. Blaine was born to Archibald “Al” and Geneva Thomson on November 16th 1931 in Durango...

Ronald Ford

Ronald Ford

Jun 27, 2014

Obituary for Ronald Edward Ford Obituary Notice for Ronald Edward Ford Longtime Durango resident, Ronald (Ron) Edward Ford, died Friday, June 27, 2014 of hypertensive cardiac disease at his home in North Durango. Mr. Ford was born on April 26, 1943 to Ralph A. and Martha (Gadeken) Ford in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Omaha Central High School and spent...