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Obituaries

Milton Bruder

Milton Bruder

Jul 18, 2012

Obituary for Milton C. Bruder Milton Charles Bruder, 84, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colo. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Bruder was born February 25, 1928, in Rogers City, Michigan, the son of Edward and Agatha Bruder...

John Morris

John Morris

Jul 16, 2012

Obituary for John P. "Johnny" Morris John Paul Morris (Johnny) died Monday, July 16, 2012, at home in Durango, Colo. He was 96. Johnny and his twin brother, Vincent, were born January 21, 1916, in the family cabin in Durango to Mike and Julia Morris. The family doctor charged two chickens rather than the customary one chicken for delivering the...

Charles Kinney

Charles Kinney

Jul 16, 2012

Obituary for Charles D. Kinney Charles Duane Kinney, 79, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at home in Durango, Colo. A memorial service will be Saturday, July 21, 2012, at 10:30 A.M. at Ignacio Community Church and Pastor Randall Haynes will be officiating. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Mr. Kinney was born August 29, 1932 in Liberal,...

Donald Lyday REV.

Donald Lyday REV.

Jul 14, 2012

Obituary for Donald C. Lyday Rev. We are sad to announce that after a brief illness, the passing of our husband, father and grandfather, Rev. Donald Chester Lyday at 9:00 AM, 14-July-2012 in Bayfield, Colorado. Don was born 5-Sept-1931 to Henry Myron and Mary Evelyn Wilson Lyday in Los Angeles, Ca. He attended Los Angeles schools ultimately receiving a BS...

Cassandra Martin

Cassandra Martin

Jul 13, 2012

Obituary for Cassandra M. Martin Cassandra May Martin, 20, died July 13, 2012, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Durango. Memorial services will take place at a later date in Washington. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Ms. Martin was born January 5, 1992, in Redmond, Wash., the daughter of Lane Martin and Tracy...

Barbara Santistevan

Barbara Santistevan

Jul 12, 2012

Obituary for Barbara T. Santistevan Barbara Taylor Santistevan, 79, died Thursday, July 12, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. A family wake will be held Monday evening at 815 Shoshone Ave. in Ignacio. A rosary will be recited at St. Ignatius Catholic Church at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 16, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. A funeral service will...

Charles Foutz

Charles Foutz

Jul 11, 2012

Obituary for Charles F. "Fritz" Foutz After a two-year battle with cancer, Charles Frederick "Fritz" Foutz, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, left this world. A long-time rancher and outfitter, Fritz passed away July 11, 2012, at his home of 40 years in Oxford, Colo. Fritz was born September 30, 1936, in Dayton, Ohio, to Charles Frederick and Florence...

Shelly Yager

Shelly Yager

Jul 8, 2012

Obituary for Shelly M. Yager Shelly Marie Yager, age 49, went home on July 8, 2012. She was surrounded by family at home. She was born to Herman and Doris Gonzales on March 15, 1963 in Paso Robles, CA. She was their youngest daughter. She graduated from Morro Bay High (Morro Bay, California) in 1980. Later that year she married...

Matilde Herrera

Matilde Herrera

Jul 7, 2012

Obituary for Matilde J. Herrera Matilde Herrera passed from this life very peacefully and content at her granddaughter’s home on July 7, 2012. She was 95. She was born September 21, 1916, in Lumberton, N.M., to Fernando and Filia Gallegos. Matilde was a very beloved mother, grandmother. She loved spending time with her family and with the many children that...

Lois Layton

Lois Layton

Jul 5, 2012

Obituary for Lois A. Layton Lois Alline Layton, 92, died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at her home near Ignacio, Colo. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 1 P.M. at the Pine River Valley Baptist Church, with Pastor David McCaw officiating. Burial will follow at the Ignacio East Cemetery in Ignacio. Lois was born June 2,...

Gertrude Parsons

Gertrude Parsons

Jul 5, 2012

Obituary for Gertrude W. Parsons Gertrude W. (Trudy) Parsons died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at the Valley Inn in Mancos, Colo., from complications of diverticulitis. She was 85. Mrs. Parsons was born February 22, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pa., the daughter of Rudolph and Hermine Dorfer Walters. She graduated from New Hope High and spent 22 years in the U.S. Naval...

Josephine Garcia

Josephine Garcia

Jul 3, 2012

Obituary for Josephine Garcia Josephine Garcia died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in Durango, Colo. Josie was born in Abiquiu, N. M., August 20, 1920, to Guillermo and Eloisa Martines. She lived with her grandmother Petra until her grandmother died. Josie was seven years old at the time, and she was sent to an orphanage, where she remained until she was...

Susan Herbst

Susan Herbst

Jul 2, 2012

Obituary for Susan A. Herbst Susan A. Herbst (Sue) of Durango, Colo., died at home on July 2, 2012. Sue was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1929 to Frank and Helen Reynolds Allen. Sue has lived in Durango since 1994. She grew up in the Midwest and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Nebraska. She and her husband...

John Brenner M.D. D.O.

John Brenner M.D. D.O.

Jul 1, 2012

Obituary for John M. Brenner M.d. D.o. John Maxwell Brenner, D.O., M.D., died Sunday, July 1, 2012, in Bayfield, Colo., following an extended illness. He was 81. Dr. Brenner was born November 25, 1930, in London, England, to Harold Isaac and Jessie Judith Brenner. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950 through 1952 as a MASH Unit Medic in...

Joan Fulton

Joan Fulton

Jun 29, 2012

Obituary for Joan C. Fulton Joan Claire Fulton, 84, died Friday, June 29, 2012 at home of natural causes in care of Hospice in Durango, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. at Hood Mortuary Chapel. Father James Koenigsfeld of St. Columba Catholic Church will be officiating. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery in...

James Addington

James Addington

Jun 22, 2012

Obituary for James M. Addington Twisty-Jim Addington, born James March Addington March 30, 1942, in Gardner, Colorado, died at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 22, 2012, in Durango, Colorado. There will be a memorial service at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Victorious Life Fellowship, located at 25th and Junction Streets, Durango, with a reception to follow at...

Gloria Lawton

Gloria Lawton

Jun 22, 2012

Obituary for Gloria B. Lawton Durango resident Gloria Bowker Lawton died Friday, June 22, 2012, in the Hospice of Mercy Room at Four Corners Health Care Center. She was 92. Mrs. Lawton was born to Francisco Medina and Maria Moraga de Medina on May 12, 1920, in Bisbee, Ariz. She was one of 11 children and grew up in Bisbee...

Wanda Kenner

Wanda Kenner

Jun 20, 2012

Obituary for Wanda L. Kenner Wanda Lee Kenner, 89, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colorado. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Sunday, June 24, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Services will be held also at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Monday, June 25, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., with...

Jennifer Chambers-Neff

Jennifer Chambers-Neff

Jun 19, 2012

Obituary for Jennifer L. Chambers-Neff Durango resident Jennifer L. Chambers-Neff passed away from cancer at her home on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. She was 61. Jennifer, also known as Jenny, was born to Dean Melvin Chambers and Laurena Georgia Wyatt on January 3, 1951 in Fullerton, Calif. She grew up in Dana Point, Calif. and graduated San Clemente High School...

Margaret Spining

Margaret Spining

Jun 18, 2012

Obituary for Margaret L. Spining Margaret Lawrene Spining passed away on June 18, 2012, just sixteen days after her 93rd birthday at Four Corners Healthcare Center from complications of age, stroke and heart disease. She was born in Durango, June 2, 1919, the eldest daughter of Alvin "Red" and Charlotte Kimsey, and the first baby delivered in Durango by Dr....

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