Obituaries
Marjorie Hoff
Jul 20, 2013
Obituary for Marjorie Katheryn Hoff (Gallfus) Marjorie Katheryn Gallfus Hoff died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at her home near Ignacio, Colo., from lung cancer. She was 68. She was born July 30, 1944, in Rolla, N.D., to Alfred and Mary Gallfus, the eleventh of fourteen children. She attended Rolla High School, and later moved to Anaheim, Calif., where she met...
Nixie Hayo
Jul 16, 2013
Obituary for Nixie Joanne Hayo Durango resident Nixie Joanne Hayo died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 75. Mrs. Hayo was born Oct. 4, 1937, in Great Bend, Kan., the daughter of Marvin and Virginia Hunt. She graduated from high school in California. She married George Edward Hayo...
Janet Hinderer
Jul 16, 2013
Obituary for Janet Kay Hinderer Janet Hinderer liked making lists and plans. Grocery lists, craft material lists, and weekly schedules, she brought order and structure to all of her projects. Raising a daughter and two sons first in Williston, North Dakota, and later here in Durango, things were not always easy. But Janet was pragmatic and organized. If it took...
Louis Rieser
Jul 16, 2013
Obituary for Louis Martin "Lou" Rieser Louis Martin Rieser, (Lou), 91, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at home in Durango, Colo. A memorial gathering will be Saturday, August 3, 2013, in Carbondale, Colo. (exact location to be determined). Lou was born April 18, 1922, in Manhattan, N.Y., the son of Louis and Helen Rieser. He grew up in both New...
Vivian Emrich
Jul 16, 2013
Obituary for Vivian Elaine Emrich (Muench) Vivian Elaine Emrich, 84, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Durango, Colo., due to a short fight with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 26, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church in Durango. Mrs. Emrich was born June 14, 1929, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of Frederic...
Robert Tyner
Jul 16, 2013
Obituary for Robert H. "Bob" Tyner Native Durango area resident, Robert H. “Bob” Tyner died of natural causes at Sunshine Gardens Country Home on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. He was 98. Mr. Tyner was born May 14, 1915, to George Henry Tyner, Jr. and Elizabeth Bradley Banks Tyner on a ranch located in the Florida River Valley about 12 miles...
Bruce Kirkpatrick
Jul 16, 2013
Obituary for Bruce McIntyre Kirkpatrick Bruce McIntyre Kirkpatrick died at his home July 16, 2013 after a brief and sudden illness at age 79. He had been a Durango resident since 1967. Bruce was born in Topeka, KS on December 27, 1933. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hazen Leon Kirkpatrick and Clarice Privott Kirkpatrick, and former spouse,...
Terry Youngflesh
Jul 15, 2013
Obituary for Terry Lynn Youngflesh Bayfield resident Terry Lynn Youngflesh, 64, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colo. His passing was due to natural causes. Though born May 18, 1949, in Akron, Ohio, Terry spent much of his childhood in San Diego, California, graduating from San Dieguito High School in 1967. Terry, along with...
Frank Adams
Jul 13, 2013
Obituary for Frank Jess Adams Frank Jess Adams, 85, former long-time resident of Durango, died Saturday, July 13, 2013, in Farmington, after a long struggle with Parkinson's Disease. Frank, son of Jess and Dorothea Adams, was born April 6, 1928, in Louisville, Ky., and moved to Durango at an early age, graduating from Durango High School. He served in the...
Fritz Ruybal
Jul 8, 2013
Obituary for Fritz Ernest Ruybal Fritz Ernest Ruybal, 89, died Monday, July 8, 2013, in Durango, Colorado. A memorial service will be Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., at the Southern Ute Memorial Chapel in Ignacio, Colo. Known to all as Ernest, he was born January 22, 1924, in Ignacio, the son of Tomas and Adelida Ruybal and grew...
Charlotte Langford
Jul 7, 2013
Obituary for Charlotte Lynn Langford (Larsen) Charlotte L. Langford, 49, passed away peacefully at her home in Red Mesa, Colo., on July 7, 2013. The third of eight children born to Kent and Carolyn Larsen, Charlotte was born on January 4, 1964, in Pocatello, Idaho, and soon after moved with her family to the Washington, D.C. area. After graduating from...
Johnny Jarvies
Jul 6, 2013
Obituary for Johnny Karl Jarvies Johnny Karl Jarvies passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013, suddenly at his home after a normal morning visit to the pond with his niece Sherrie and his great-grandniece Rio to go swim their dogs. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law Ruby Jo and Robert Zafiratos of Fountain Valley Calif., and their daughter...
Sharon Stein
Jul 6, 2013
Obituary for Sharon Jean Stein Sharon Jean Stein, 65, died Saturday, July 6, 2013, in Durango, Colo. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 8 a.m. Monday, July 15, 2013, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Durango. Sharon was born August 17, 1947, in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Sidney and Wisteria Blaha. She grew up in Houston and attended...
James Lucius
Jul 4, 2013
Obituary for James Leroy Lucius James Leroy Lucius, the fourth of nine children, was born to Sylvester and Belle Lucius on the family farm at Cedar Point, Utah, on January 5, 1939. Jim passed away in Durango on July 4, 2013, after a long battle with COPD. In 1942, the family moved to Nevada where both parents worked for the...
John Teiber
Jul 2, 2013
Obituary for John Joseph Teiber Durango resident of 35 years John Joseph Teiber died Tuesday July 2, 2013, at home at age 70 from a 3-year battle with cancer. John was born to George and Sophie Teiber in rural Crivitz, WI.,on September 5, 1942. He was the youngest of three and the only son. He grew up on a dairy...
Carl Jolly Sr
Jun 30, 2013
Obituary for Carl Sanford Jolly Sr. Carl Sanford Jolly, Sr., 88, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colo. Mr. Jolly was born February 15, 1925, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of George and Marcella Jolly. He grew up in Nevada and graduated from Central High School in Reno. At age 17,...
Isabella Lockhart
Jun 28, 2013
Obituary for Isabella M. "Izzy" Lockhart (Manewal) Isabella Manewal Lockhart, 101 1/2 +, passed peacefully to the Lord’s other home on Friday, June 28, 2013, in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church, with Pastors Earl Caudill and Beau Smith officiating. A celebration of life and lunch will take...
Thomas Lupsa
Jun 28, 2013
Obituary for Thomas Wayne Lupsa Tom Lupsa, 52, died at home in Oxford on June 28, 2013. The cause of death has not been determined. Tom was born July 31, 1960, to Katalin and Johans Lupsa at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Tom attended Needham Elementary, Miller Junior High School, and Durango High School. Tom married Lynn Morton in...
Robert Duran
Jun 27, 2013
Obituary for Robert R. "Bobby" Duran Robert (Bobby) R. Duran died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at home in Durango. He was 62 years old. The youngest of three brothers, he was born August 25, 1950, to Joe and Emma Duran in Durango. He graduated from Durango High School in 1968, and worked at the C.O.D. Laundry. In November 1971, he...
Donald Brown
Jun 23, 2013
Obituary for Donald Bruce Brown Donald Bruce Brown, 86, died Sunday, June 23, 2013, in Durango, Colo., after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Durango. Cremation will occur in Durango. Mr. Brown was born January 10, 1927, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Glenn and Grace Brown. He attended the University of...
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