Obituaries
Robert McCoy
May 28, 2013
Obituary for Robert Leamon McCoy Robert Leamon McCoy passed away May 28, 2013, at his Bayfield home. He was born October 29, 1927, at LaPlata, N.M. He was a lifelong resident of the Pine River Valley. He met Ruby Lenore Tangreen while working at Redd Ranches in La Sal, Utah. They married June 29, 1950, in Aztec, N.M. Shortly thereafter...
Karen Baxter
May 25, 2013
Obituary for Karen Marie Baxter (McCutcheon) Karen Marie Baxter of Durango, Colo., passed away on Saturday morning May 25, 2013. She was 52. She was born November 23, 1960, in Cortez, Colo., a daughter of Bill Smart and the late Karyl (Humphreys) McCutcheon. Karen was a lifelong Cortez/Durango resident and a graduate of Cortez High School with the class of...
Patricia Benton
May 21, 2013
Obituary for Patricia Murray Benton Patricia Murray Benton, 62, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Northside Hospital in Cumming, Ga. Mrs. Benton was born April 10, 1951, in Boston, Mass., the daughter of George and Virginia Murray. Patti grew up in various places such as Rhode Island, New Jersey, Illinois, Arizona and Ohio. Her father worked for NCR Corporation for...
Todd Peterson
May 21, 2013
Obituary for Todd William Peterson Durango resident Todd W. Peterson died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center of a sudden illness. He was 51. Todd was born in Boston, Mass., on December 5, 1961, to Sally and Richard Peterson. He attended Vail Mountain School during mid-school and high school and graduated in 1980. In 1984, he graduated...
Leah Tsosie
May 19, 2013
Obituary for Leah Violet Tsosie Leah Violet Tsosie, 23, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 24, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. The funeral service will be held Friday, May 24, 2013, at 3:30 p.m., also at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Burial will occur at a private...
Ocie Coffell
May 18, 2013
Obituary for Ocie Lorene Coffell (Cooper) Ocie Lorene Coffell, 92, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Memorial services will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. and Chaplain Earl Caudill will officiate. Mrs. Coffell was born January 18, 1921, in Peach Orchard, Ark., the daughter of Riley and Florence...
John Sanders
May 17, 2013
Obituary for John Warren Sanders John Sanders was born in Springfield, Mo.,on December 18, 1920, the eldest of three children of Jacob Warren and Helen Huggins Sanders. He attended local schools and both Drury College in Springfield and the Kansas City campus of the University of Missouri where he majored in biology. Immediately after graduating in 1942, he joined the...
Emily Coppinger
May 16, 2013
Obituary for Emily Anne Coppinger Eleven year old Emily Anne “Em-Silly” Coppinger passed away on Thursday May 16, 2013, at her home in Bayfield, Colo., of natural causes related to her disability. Emily was born in Baltimore, Md., on August 31, 2001, to Kirk and Susan Coppinger. Emily moved to SW Colorado with her family in 2006 as part of...
Leroy Vagneur
May 16, 2013
Obituary for Leroy W. Vagneur Longtime Durango resident Leroy Vagneur died of a brain aneurysm Thursday, May 16, 2013, at his home. He was 81. Mr. Vagneur was born to Sullivan and Clarice (Greener) Vagneur on Oct. 24, 1931, in Woody Creek. He was one of seven children. His family said he enjoyed working on the family ranch near Woody...
Priscilla Padilla
May 11, 2013
Obituary for Priscilla Verlinda Padilla (Trujillo) Priscilla Verlinda (Trujillo) Padilla passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 11, 2013, at about 7 p.m. in Mancos, Colo. Mrs. Padilla was born February 25, 1938, in Alamosa, Colo., to Rogerio Trujillo and Maria Climaca Maestas. She was married June 30, 1957, to Benjamin Padilla in Denver, Colo., and they shared 55...
Michael McCay
May 9, 2013
Obituary for Michael Fredrick McCay Michael Fredrick McCay died Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Pagosa Springs, Colo. He was 58. Mr. McCay was born October 6, 1954, in Birmingham, Ala., the son of Joe and Mable McCay. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam years. He married Debbie Key in 1990 in Birmingham. In 2003, Mr. McCay and...
Pauline Evans
May 7, 2013
Obituary for Pauline Lola "Polly" Evans (Colby) Longtime La Plata County resident, Pauline Lola “Polly” Evans, 93, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Mancos, Colo. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. A funeral service will be Friday, May 10, 2013, at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary. Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery...
Marilyn Casey
May 7, 2013
Obituary for Marilyn Casey (Mazzeo) Marilyn Casey, 60, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at The Lodge in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mrs. Casey had lived in Colorado Springs for the past four years. Marilyn was born in Glendale, Calif., December 9, 1952, to Phillip and Marie Mazzeo. She graduated from Burbank High School in 1971. Marilyn moved to Durango in 1976....
Willie Hendrix
May 7, 2013
Obituary for Willie R. Hendrix Willie R. Hendrix died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. He was 71. He was born to Londell and Thelma Hendrix June 14, 1941, in Lexington, S.C., and he grew up in Lexington with his two sisters. He graduated from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University. Mr. Hendrix moved to...
Bula Queen
Apr 30, 2013
Obituary for Bula Doris Queen Bula Doris Queen, 99, died Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Good Samaritan Society- Four Corners Village in Aztec, New Mexico. Mrs. Queen was born May 12, 1914 in Headrick, Oklahoma, the daughter of Howard and Jessie Chapman. Doris' family moved from Oklahoma to New Mexico in 1928. It was while in New Mexico that she...
Mary Armijo
Apr 30, 2013
Obituary for Mary Trina Armijo (Sanchez) Mary Trina Armijo, 92, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Visitation will be at Hood Mortuary on Saturday, May 4, 2013, from noon to 1 p.m., with a funeral service at 1 p.m. at Hood Mortuary. Burial will follow at Pine River Cemetery in Bayfield. Mrs. Armijo was born August 29, 1920,...
Marion Stevens
Apr 27, 2013
Obituary for Marion Albert Stevens Surrounded by family, Marion Albert Stevens returned to his Heavenly Father on April 27, 2013, at the age of 79. Marion was born February 14, 1934, to Marion J. and Lettie D. Stevens in Durango, the first of seven children. He married Lorraine Drake January 18, 1955, and together they had four children, Marvin Lynn,...
Alfred Roberts Jr
Apr 25, 2013
Obituary for Alfred John Roberts Jr. Alfred John Roberts, Jr., died Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Mancos, Colo. of natural causes. He was 92. Alfred lived in Durango since 2002. He was born January 2, 1921, in Los Angeles, Calif., son of Alfred John Roberts, Sr. and Anna Seivers Roberts. He earned a BS in both Chemical and Electrical Engineering...
Rose Pawlik
Apr 22, 2013
Obituary for Rose Pawlik (Borrelli) Rose Pawlik, 94, died Monday, April 22, 2013, in Durango, Colo. Mrs. Pawlik was born May 27, 1918, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Jasper and Elfrieda Borrelli. She married Floyd “Lefty” Pawlik on January 10, 1942. She is survived by: Joyce Fontana (daughter) of Durango, James Pawlik (son) of Arlington Heights, Ill.; four grandchildren,...
Brad Jesmer
Apr 21, 2013
Obituary for Brad Jesmer Southern Ute Police Officer James Bradley Jesmer died of complications of cystic fibrosis and a lung transplant Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Durango. He was 37. Known as Brad or “Jez,” he was born to Frank and Marilyn Jesmer on May 14, 1975, in Fullerton, Calif. He grew up in Ignacio and Arboles, graduating from Ignacio...
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