Obituaries
Ernest Schaaf
Feb 11, 2013
Obituary for Ernest A. Schaaf Longtime Durango resident Ernest A. Schaaf died Monday, February 11, 2013, at his home in Durango. Known as “Ernie” to his many friends, he was born to Alvin and Edith Schaaf on November 5, 1917, in Murray, Utah. In the late 1800's Ernie's family came to Durango then briefly moved to Utah, coming back when...
Jewell Smithson
Feb 8, 2013
Obituary for Jewell Emerson Smithson Jewell Emerson Smithson, 91, died Friday, February 08, 2013 in Durango, Colorado. A memorial service will be held on March 30 in Fresno, Calif. Jewell died as a result of her battle with both pneumonia and kidney failure. Mrs. Smithson was born September 16, 1921 in Corona, New Mexico, the daughter of Waldo and Effie...
Rodney Beans
Feb 7, 2013
Obituary for Rodney Beans Rodney Linn Beans, age 57, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 7, 2013. Rodney was born on September 10, 1955, in Seneca, Kansas, to Sarah E. and Stanley Beans. Rodney was married to Karen Beans, until her passing in 2003. They had three children. Rodney was a medic in the Army following graduation...
John Christian
Feb 4, 2013
Obituary for John Martin Christian John Martin Christian, 87, died Monday, February 4, 2013 in Durango, Colorado. Private memorial gatherings are planned. Mr. Christian was born December 8, 1925 in Los Angeles, California the son of Fred and Dorothy Christian. He served in the Navy as a radioman during World War II from 1943 through May of 1946. He married...
Margaret Head
Feb 3, 2013
Obituary for Margaret Ann Head Margaret Ann Head, 77, died Sunday, February 3, 2013, in Durango. A memorial mass will be Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at 7:30 A.M. at St. Columba Catholic Church. Father James Koenigsfeld of St. Columba Catholic Church will be officiating. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Miss Head was born October 25, 1935,...
Lyle Holyoak
Feb 3, 2013
Obituary for Lyle G. Holyoak Lyle G. Holyoak passed away peacefully at his home in the early morning of Feb. 3, 2013, after a 20-year battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Mr. Holyoak donated his body to the VA for ALS research. Lyle was born on March 30, 1938, to Ervin and Maxie Lee Holyoak, in Pima, Arizona. He lived...
Peter Carver
Feb 2, 2013
Obituary for Peter James Carver Durango resident Peter James Carver died from injuries suffered in an avalanche Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, north of Silverton. He was one week shy of his 24th birthday. Mr. Carver was born to Bill and Karen Carver on Feb. 9, 1989, at the old Mercy Hospital in Durango. He grew up here, attending Needham Elementary,...
Lupe Alexander
Feb 1, 2013
Obituary for Lupe M. Alexander Lupe M. Alexander, 83, passed away Friday, February 1, 2013 at home in Ignacio, Colorado, surrounded by her loving family. A Rosary will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Ignacio. The Mass will be held Friday, February 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. also at St....
Randy Fletcher
Feb 1, 2013
Obituary for Randy Shane Fletcher Obituary Notice for Randy Shane Fletcher Randy Shane Fletcher, 54, died Friday, February 1, 2013 in Arboles, Colorado . Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 7 from 5-7 p.m. at the St. Peter/St. Rosa Church in Arboles and a Christian Memorial Service will be held Friday, February 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., also at...
Basilio Romero
Feb 1, 2013
Obituary for Basilio Romero Basilio Romero died Friday, February 1, 2013, in Durango. He was 80. Mr. Romero was born to Faustine and Mary Romero on April 6, 1932, in Ignacio, Colo. A member of a family of four children, Basilio was a hard worker and enjoyed working with his hands. He married Louise Lujan December 27, 1950, at Sacred...
Rodney Slade
Jan 31, 2013
Obituary for Rodney Leroy Slade Rodney Leroy Slade, 76, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona. A Funeral Service will be Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Red Mesa, Colo. Bishop Mark Harris will be officiating. Burial will occur at Red Mesa Cemetery. Mr. Slade was born February...
Iona Nossaman
Jan 26, 2013
Obituary for Iona Adele Nossaman Longtime area resident Iona Adele Nossaman died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. She was 88. Mrs. Nossaman was the firstborn child of Merril Leonadas and Cora Edna Loar. She was born June 1, 1924, near Kline. She grew up in La Plata, N.M., and graduated from Farmington High School...
Larry Henderson
Jan 25, 2013
Obituary for Larry W. Henderson Larry W. Henderson, 58, passed away Friday, January 25, 2013, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. He was born on September 13, 1954, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to Willie James and Jimmie Nell Henderson. Larry grew up in Mancos, Colo. He graduated from Mancos High School in 1973. For 30 years he worked for...
William Donagan
Jan 20, 2013
Obituary for William J. "Bill" Donagan William J. Donagan, died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in Durango, Colo., from complications of Alzheimer’s. He was 74. Known as Bill, he was born December 18, 1938, to David and Irene Donagan in Janesville, Wis. He graduated from Colfax High School in Colfax, Wis., in 1957. He served in the U.S. Navy for 4...
Susan Dulin
Jan 14, 2013
Obituary for Susan Williamson Dulin Sue passed away peacefully in her home on January 14th 2013 with her family by her side. Born to Ruth and Frederick Warren Williamson in Los Angeles, CA. Married to Partner-in-Life, Robert S. Dulin in May 1955. Loving daughter, sister, cousin, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and wife, "Susie" thoroughly and truly loved her family and friends....
Candace Watts
Jan 14, 2013
Obituary for Candace T. Watts Candace T. Watts, 28, died Monday, January 14, 2013, home in La Boca, Colo. A wake service will be held Thursday, starting at 4:00 p.m., at 23146 Hwy 172 in La Boca, at the family home. A funeral service will be Friday, January 18, 2013, at 10:00 A.M. at Southern Ute Multi-Purpose Facility. Burial will...
Virginia Lamb
Jan 14, 2013
Obituary for Virginia Lee Lamb Virginia Lee Lamb, 84, died Monday, January 14, 2013, in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 18, 2013, at 10:30 A.M. at the Allison Community Presbyterian Church and Rev. Alan TeBrink will be officiating. Mrs. Lamb was born November 11, 1928, in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of Howard and Thelma Lambert....
Jurgen Herbst
Jan 12, 2013
Obituary for Jurgen Felix Hermann Herbst Durango resident Jurgen Herbst died on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at Sunshine Gardens West in Durango of natural causes. He was 84, and had lived in Durango since 1994. Mr. Herbst was born to Annemarie and Hermann in Wolfenbuttel, Germany, on February 22, 1928. At the end of WWII, Mr. Herbst moved to Lincoln,...
Samuel Puller Jr.
Jan 12, 2013
Obituary for Samuel Dawson Puller Jr. Durango resident Samuel Dawson Puller Jr. died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Durango. He was 65. The cause of death is undetermined at this time. Known as “Sam,” he was born to Ruth Ann (Wiberg) and Samuel Dawson Puller Sr., on April 13, 1947, in Panama City, Panama. He maintained and treasured the friendships...
Kathryn Stancampiano
Jan 12, 2013
Obituary for Kathryn A. Stancampiano Kathryn D. Stancampiano, born October 14, 1946 to Joseph and Helen Alexander of Atlanta, TX, died on Saturday at dawn, January 12, 2013, at home after a strong battle with cancer. She is survived by her mother, Helen Alexander, her husband, Michael Stancampiano, her four children, Jeremiah, Michaelangelo, Alexander and Juliana, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law...
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