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Obituaries

Kimber Brown

Kimber Brown

Feb 12, 2012

Obituary for Kimber M. Brown Kimber Michelle Brown, 5, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, in Durango. A memorial service will be Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 5 p.m.. at Fort Lewis College Concert Hall. Kimber was born May 22, 2006, in Durango, Colo., the daughter of Mike Brown and Raelyn Anderson-Brown. She has grown up in Durango and attended kindergarten...

Tatum Logan

Tatum Logan

Feb 12, 2012

Obituary for Tatum R. Logan Ignacio resident Tatum Renee Logan, 36, died Sunday, February 12, 2012, at home. Tatum was born January 9, 1976, in Phoenix, Ariz., the daughter of Edwin and Marlene Strickland. She grew up in Phoenix and she married her best friend, Jason Dean Logan, there on December 8, 1994. She was an adventurous person who enjoyed...

Tony Lopez

Tony Lopez

Feb 11, 2012

Obituary for Tony S. Lopez Tony S. Lopez, 84, passed away after a short illness on Saturday, February 11, 2012, in Durango, Colo. Tony was born August 26, 1927, in Arboles, Colo., to Margarito Lopez and Theodorita Espinoza Lopez. He was born and raised on the family ranch in Arboles until he was called upon to serve his country. Tony...

Irma Snooks

Irma Snooks

Feb 10, 2012

Obituary for Irma S. Snooks Irma Steele Snooks passed away in Bullhead City, Ariz., on February 10, 2012, two weeks shy of her ninetieth birthday. She was a fifth-generation native of Colorado and a descendant of some of the earliest colonial immigrants to come to this country. She was born February 24, 1922, in Bayfield to Earl Glenn and Corinne...

W.B. Appenzeller

W.B. Appenzeller

Feb 9, 2012

Obituary for W.B. "Bill" Appenzeller William B. “Bill” Appenzeller, 91, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012, surrounded by his family at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango. Recitation of the rosary will be said on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 6 p.m. at St. Peter – St. Rosa Catholic Church in Arboles. A mass of Christian Burial will...

Helen Leonardelli

Helen Leonardelli

Feb 6, 2012

Obituary for Helen F. Leonardelli Helen Faye Leonardelli, 99, died Monday, February 6, 2012, in Durango, Colo., just one month short of her 100th birthday. Mrs. Leonardelli was born March 8, 1912, in Adair, Okla., the daughter of Samuel and Abbie Stewart. She graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1929. She married Horace Buchanan June 29, 1939. Mr. Buchanan...

Jimmy Paul

Jimmy Paul

Feb 6, 2012

Obituary for Jimmy D. Paul Jimmy Dondi Paul, 43, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at Four Corners Healthcare Center in Durango, Colo. Mr. Paul was born April 14, 1968, in Durango. He attended Ignacio schools, but obtained his GED at Job Corps in Riverside, Calif. He did various labor jobs in his youth. As he was growing up, he enjoyed...

Tammy Ward

Tammy Ward

Feb 6, 2012

Obituary for Tammy R. Ward Tammy R. Ward, 36, died Monday, February 6, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Ward was born June 22, 1975 in Victoria, Texas, the daughter of Raymond and Merry (Gresham) Miller. Tammy grew up...

Larry McKee

Larry McKee

Feb 5, 2012

Obituary for Larry E. McKee Larry Edmund McKee, 62, died Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Services will be held informally at the family residence in Bayfield, Colo. Larry was born February 10, 1949 in Cypress, California. He was the son of Robert and Emma...

Donald Muller

Donald Muller

Feb 3, 2012

Obituary for Donald H. Muller Donald H. Muller died February 3, 2012, at his home in Durango. He was 92. Mr. Muller moved to Durango in 1968. Mr. Muller was born March 9, 1919, to Henry and Martha Muller in Monte Vista, Colo. He was the oldest of six children. He graduated from Rio Grande County High School in 1938....

Lawerence Miller

Lawerence Miller

Feb 2, 2012

Obituary for Lawerence R. Miller Lawerence R. Miller, 75, died Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. Mr. Miller was born August 6, 1936, in Mariposa, Calif., the son of Lawrence and Ilene Miller. He was raised in Mariposa. He married his sweetheart Peggy White in 1954, and they raised three children together (Debbie, Cathey and...

Hollis Holland

Hollis Holland

Feb 1, 2012

Obituary for Hollis T. Holland A visitation will be held from 1-5 pm Sunday, February 5, 2012, at Hood Mortuary Chapel for Hollis Troy Holland, who died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, near Silverton. A private family funeral service will be held Monday, February 6, 2012, in Silverton. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 11,...

Robert Hutchings

Robert Hutchings

Jan 31, 2012

Obituary for Robert F. Hutchings Robert Frederic Hutchings died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, surrounded by his wife, Susan, daughter, Tracy, and grandsons Devon Hutchings and Dillon Becker, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. He was 71. Mr. Hutchings was born November 19, 1940, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., the son of Harold and Lillian Hutchings. He earned a bachelor’s...

Jan Jackson

Jan Jackson

Jan 29, 2012

Obituary for Jan S. Jackson The full life of Jan Sue Jackson came to a peaceful end on January 29, 2012. A native-born resident of Durango, Colorado, Jan died of lymphatic cancer at the age of 60 years old. Jan was strength in the community, involved with Bible Study Fellowship, the Durango Lion’s Club, the Pagosa Fiber Festival, Alpaca Owners...

Charles Kubiak

Charles Kubiak

Jan 24, 2012

Obituary for Charles S. Kubiak Charles Scott Kubiak passed away unexpectedly of heart failure at the age of 63 on January 24, 2012, in Durango, Colo. Chuck was born in Milwaukee, Wis., on May 14, 1948, to Charles and Margaret Kubiak, and raised in Brookfield. He attended Brookfield Central High School before going on to serve in Viet Nam with...

Virginia Joyce

Virginia Joyce

Jan 23, 2012

Obituary for Virginia Joyce Virginia Joyce, 88, died Monday, January 23, 2012, in Durango. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at 1:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church, Durango. Mrs. Joyce was born March 4, 1923, in Athens, Texas, the daughter of Cranfill and Effie Cox, Sr. Mrs. Joyce grew up in Gilmer, Texas, and attended...

Floy Hickerson

Floy Hickerson

Jan 22, 2012

Obituary for Floy I. Hickerson Durango resident Floy Irene Ewing Hickerson died at home on January 22, 2012, of natural causes. She was 96. Floy was born January 18, 1916, in Lugert, Okla., daughter of Charles G. Ewing and Dora Eleanor Davis, sister of Roy Davis Ewing and Margaret Ella Ewing. She was raised on the family farm in Lugert,...

Sharinda Chavez

Sharinda Chavez

Jan 22, 2012

Obituary for Sharinda "CeCe" Chavez Durango resident Sharinda “CeCe” Felocita Chavez died Sunday, January 22, 2012, at her home in Durango, Colo. She was 25. CeCe was born August 3, 1986, in Ft. Defiance, Ariz., the daughter of Sharon Begay-McCabe and Darold Pete, Sr. CeCe attended Mescalero Apache High School and graduated in 2004. She married the love of her...

Robert Cardin

Robert Cardin

Jan 19, 2012

Obituary for Robert G. Cardin Robert “Rob” Glen Cardin, 66, of Farmington, passed away peacefully Jan. 19, 2012, at his home in Colorado from cancer with family by his side. He was born July 14, 1945, to Hancel and Iva Cardin in Big Springs, Texas. He was a well-established lawyer in Farmington and well known in Durango also. He is...

James Arias

James Arias

Jan 18, 2012

Obituary for James E. Arias Durango businessman James E. Arias died Wednesday, January 18, 2012, after a long battle with prostate cancer. Jim was born on January 31, 1941, to William and Yvonne Arias in Albuquerque, N.M. After high school at Holy Cross Abbey in Canon City, Colo., he played football and earned a degree in Recreation from the University...

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