Obituaries
Thomas Gray
Apr 22, 2014
Obituary for Thomas Moore Gray Thomas Moore Gray, 74, died peacefully at his home in Durango, Colorado on April 22, 2014. Thomas Moore Gray was born in Nashville, Tenn. on August 14, 1940 to Lawrence Houston Gray and Hilda Moore Gray. The family moved to Des Moines, Iowa in 1950, and Tom lived there until graduating from Drake University, where...
Margaret Allen
Apr 21, 2014
Obituary for Margaret M Allen (Britt) Long time Durango resident Margaret Allen-Schumacher died April 21, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center due to causes of incident to age. Margaret was born February 9, 1924 to Claude and Christine Schmidt Britt in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Mrs. Allen-Schumacher attended Durango High School her senior year and was excused from classes in January...
Fern Knisley
Apr 20, 2014
Obituary for Fern Anita "Anita" Knisley Durango resident Fern Anita Knisley died at her home on April 20, 2014, Easter Sunday. She was 90. Known to everyone as Anita, she was born to Elsie and Lois Rhoades in Ostrander, Ohio on July 21, 1923. She often recalled memories of the 1st through 12th grade school that she attended as well...
Rene Sweeney
Apr 19, 2014
Obituary for Rene Ann Sweeney Rene Ann Sweeney, 69, died Saturday, April 19, 2014, in Durango, Colorado. Rene was born November 14, 1944 in Camden, Tennessee, the daughter of Guy and Virginia Creasman Maiden. She had five brothers and sisters and grew up in Camden, Tennessee. She graduated from Camden High School. She moved to Colorado Springs in 1961. There...
Merle Pearce
Apr 18, 2014
Obituary for Merle D "Curley" Pearce Merle D. (Curley) Pearce, a longtime resident of San Juan County and La Plata County, passed away April 18, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Merle was born January 3, 1940 in Lakeside, Arizona, the son of Leo Berton and Grace Irene (Williams) Pearce. Merle was preceded in death by his mother, father, brother, Leo Pearce...
Betty Griffin
Apr 18, 2014
Obituary for Betty Ann Griffin (Felch) Betty Ann Griffin departed from this life while asleep at the Four Corners Health Center in Durango, CO, in the afternoon on April 18, 2014. She passed on Good Friday which was also her 85th birthday. Born on April 18, 1929, in Chicago, IL, she was the only child of Lillian and Stanley Felch....
Ronald Wiebel
Apr 14, 2014
Obituary for Ronald Gerhard Wiebel Ronald Gerhard Wiebel, 72, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center due to natural causes (COPD and bladder cancer) in Durango. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Pastor Tim Orlowski will be officiating. Cremation did occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory...
Dennis Liles
Apr 13, 2014
Obituary for Dennis Richardson Liles Dennis Richardson Liles of Durango passed away on April 13, 2014 at Mercy Regional Medical Center of cardiac and pulmonary complications. He was 68. Dennis was born, April 1, 1946 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated high school from Isidore Newman School and was proud to say that "Peyton Manning went to my school." He...
John Graham
Apr 12, 2014
Obituary for John Duncan "J.D." Graham Longtime Pagosa resident J.D. Graham died April 12, 2014 as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. John Duncan Graham was born April 12, 1949 in La Junta, Colorado to Duane and Edith Graham. He was the oldest of 9 children. J.D. lived a full life. He was a decorated veteran of...
Michael Bowman
Apr 11, 2014
Obituary for Michael "Mickey" Bowman Michael “Mickey” Bowman, 71, passed away on April 11, 2014, after a long and brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Mickey was born on July 19, 1942 to Tom and Ruby Bowman in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Jesse Jones High School and attended the University of Houston. Mickey enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp and...
Luella Berry
Apr 9, 2014
Obituary for Luella Faye Berry Luella Faye Berry, 85, of Durango passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 11, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Earl Caudill will officiate. Burial will take place at Greenmount Cemetery. Luella was born November 17, 1928...
Jennifer Hancock
Apr 8, 2014
Obituary for Jennifer Lyn "Jenny" Hancock Jennifer Lyn “Jenny” Hancock, 40, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. A celebration of life will be held in the Pullman Room at the Strater Hotel on Saturday, April 19, 2014 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Jenny was born August 31, 1973 in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Tom Hancock and Debbe Speck. She...
Herbert Herrboldt
Apr 6, 2014
Obituary for Herbert William "Herb" Herrboldt Bayfield resident Herbert William Herrboldt died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his home at Fox Fire Ranch. He was 89. Known as “Herb,” he was born to Jake and Pauline Herrboldt on Aug. 10, 1924, on a farm in Rogers, Minn. The youngest of five and the only boy, he had to quit school...
Martin Webster
Apr 6, 2014
Obituary for Martin R Webster Martin R. Webster, 61, died Sunday, April 06, 2014 at home in Bayfield, Colorado, surrounded by friends. Mr. Webster was born January 21, 1953 in Key West, Florida the son of Phillip and Mary Webster. In Mr. Webster’s early years, his family move several times due to his father’s business. Martin graduated from Aberdean Weatherwax...
Charles Midkiff
Apr 6, 2014
Obituary for Charles Norman "Chuck" Midkiff Charles “Chuck” Norman Midkiff passed peacefully in hospice at Mercy Regional Medical Center at the age of 76 on April 6, 2014. He is survived by his wife and best friend of 46 years, Karen Midkiff, Son Chad, Daughter-in-law, Chevon and Granddaughters, Ashlyn and Cienna; his son, Kevin Lambing, wife Sheliea, grandson, Noah, and...
Elizabeth Heyen
Apr 5, 2014
Obituary for Elizabeth "Betty" Heyen Elizabeth “Betty” Heyen, 84, Passed away peacefully Saturday, April 05, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. A Graveside Service will be Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Greenmount Cemetery, Chaplain Earl Caudill will be officiating. Mrs. Heyen was born October 9, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Pearl Shanklin. She was...
John Champagne
Apr 4, 2014
Obituary for John Joseph Champagne John Joseph Champagne, 69, died Friday, April 4, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Celebration of Life will be held at the Champagne residence at 115 Alamo Drive in Durango on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mr. Champagne was a friend of Bill...
Vincent Haffey
Apr 2, 2014
Obituary for Vincent Haffey Vincent Cornelius Haffey, passed away peacefully at home on April 1, 2014, he was 64 years old. The son of Joseph and Josephine Haffey, owners and operators of Haffey’s store in Durango. Both of his parents preceded him in death. Vince is best remembered as a young clerk in the family business, a skilled fisherman and...
Paula Howe
Apr 2, 2014
Obituary for Paula Howe Paula Gail Howe, 51, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 in Alamosa, Colorado. A Memorial Mass will be Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Father Damian de la Cruz-Nunez of St. Ignatius Catholic Church will be officiating. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Ms. Howe was born in...
Jimmy Newton, Jr.
Mar 31, 2014
Obituary for Jimmy R Newton, Jr. Jimmy R. Newton Jr., Chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and resident of Ignacio, Colorado died at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colorado on Monday March 31, 2014 of an undisclosed illness. Mr. Newton or as his friends liked to call him, “JimBo” was born to Jimmy and Elaine Newton on September 18,...
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