Obituaries
Barbara Chilcoat
Mar 31, 2012
Obituary for Barbara H. Chilcoat Barbara was 92 years old when she died and went to be with her Lord while in her bed at Sunshine Gardens, Durango, Colo., surrounded by her three daughters. Barbara was born in Cockeysville, Md., and as the youngest of six children of Elmer Rathbun Haile, Sr., lawyer, bank president, and editor of the Jeffersonian,...
Elizabeth Mantey
Mar 30, 2012
Obituary for Elizabeth J. Mantey Elizabeth Jane Mantey, 74, died Friday, March 30, 2012 at her home in Oxford, Colo., due to cancer. A Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2012, also at St. Ignatius Catholic...
Ubaldo Salazar
Mar 28, 2012
Obituary for Ubaldo "Chappo" Salazar Ubaldo “Chappo” Salazar, 92, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colo. A visitation will occur from 3 p.m to 8 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012, at Hood Mortuary Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango. Pastor...
Charles Arnspiger
Mar 27, 2012
Obituary for Charles E. Arnspiger Charles Ellsworth Arnspiger was born in Clovis, New Mexico, to Roscoe Frank and Minnie Belle (Gray) Arnspiger on June 19, 1928. He grew up in Clovis and owned a business called "Your Hobby Shop." He also played drums in a dance band while in Clovis. He later moved to Tulia, Texas, where he met Carol...
Anna Lemmon
Mar 26, 2012
Obituary for Anna L. Lemmon Durango resident Anna Lucille Youngblood Kleckner Lemmon died Monday, March 26, 2012, at her home. She was 92. Known as Lucille, she was the fifth of six children born to James William and Myrtie Sloan Youngblood. She was born June 22, 1919, in Utleyville in southeastern Colorado. She was a graduate of Pagosa Springs High...
Reginald Howe
Mar 24, 2012
Obituary for Reginald W. Howe Reginald William Howe, 59, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, on his land in Ignacio, Colo. A Funeral Service will be Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at 10 a.m. at So. Ute Memorial Chapel. Deacon Larry Tucker of St. Ignatius Catholic Church will be officiating. Burial will occur at Ouray Memorial Cemetery in Ignacio. A wake will...
Ronald Millar
Mar 23, 2012
Obituary for Ronald H. Millar Ronald H. Millar died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. He was 69. Ron was born July 27, 1942, in Denver, Colo., the son of Howard Louis and Virginia Ellen Millar. He graduated from Limon High School in 1960. He attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins, receiving a...
Thomas Larmore
Mar 22, 2012
Obituary for Thomas W. Larmore Thomas W. Larmore passed surrounded by his family on March 22nd, 2012. Tom was born in 1936 and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. He attended schools in both Alaska and Washington. After many years of government service he entered corporate America and left to pursue a career in music from 1976-1995. He loved traveling and spent...
Efren Dorame
Mar 21, 2012
Obituary for Efren L. Dorame Efren L. Dorame, 65, of Pagosa Springs, Colo., peacefully flew to heaven on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. A resident of Pagosa Springs for 38 years, Efren is survived by his daughter, Elaine Dorame of San Diego Calif.; daughter Mia Anstine and husband Hank of Pagosa Springs, Colo.; granddaughter Lea Leggitt of Pagosa Springs; girlfriend Catherine...
Eunice Gensheer
Mar 21, 2012
Obituary for Eunice M. Gensheer Eunice M. Gensheer died March 21, 2012 in Tuscola, Texas, where she had lived the past year and a half with her son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Ruth Gensheer. She was 80. Eunice was born and raised in Racine, Wis. In 1940 she and her family moved to Durango, where she later married and raised...
Thomas Camarca
Mar 17, 2012
Obituary for Thomas C. Camarca In his 90th year, Thomas Chiro Camarca passed peacefully at home in his sleep during the Saint Patrick's Day weekend. Tom is remembered by those of us remaining in this realm for his sense of humor, passion for dogs and sports -- especially the Trojans, and his tender love of family. Born in Los Angeles,...
Beatrice Duran
Mar 17, 2012
Obituary for Beatrice L. Duran Beatrice Lucero Duran died Saturday, March 17, 2012, in Ignacio, Colo. She was 76. Mrs. Duran, known as “Bea,” was born April 18, 1935, in Montrose, Colo., the daughter of Julio and Margaret Lucero. Bea grew up in Ignacio. She met Chris Duran in the 8th grade. Later they were married July 29, 1951, in...
Mary Archuleta
Mar 13, 2012
Obituary for Mary B. Archuleta Durango resident Mary B. Archuleta died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at home. She was 77. Mrs. Archuleta was born March 12, 1935, in Cebolla, N.M., to Narcisso and Maria Evan Trujillo. She was raised in McPhee until her family moved to Durango in 1947. She worked as a housekeeper at Mercy Hospital, Holiday Inn, COD...
Robert Richards
Mar 13, 2012
Obituary for Robert F. Richards Robert F. Richards died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, in Durango, Colo. He was 74. Robert was born on March 2, 1938, to Harvey and Almeda Richards in Springfield, Ohio, and he grew up there. He married Barbara LePiors when he was 17 years old and they had two children. In 1979, Barbara died. He married...
Matthew Olson
Mar 13, 2012
Obituary for Matthew S. Olson Matthew Scott Olson died on March 13, 2012, at his sister's home in Durango, Colo., from natural causes. He was 48. Matthew was born on February 5, 1964, in Fargo, N.D., to Wallace and Elizabeth Olson of Halstad, Minn. He grew up on the family farm in Halstad and moved with the family to Sturgis,...
Jeronimo Wilmer
Mar 12, 2012
Obituary for Jeronimo E. Wilmer Ignacio resident Jeronimo Eliseo Wilmer, 84, died Monday, March 12, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Mr. Wilmer was born September 30, 1927, in Ignacio, Colo., the son of John and Victoria (Salvador) Casias. Mr. Wilmer attended schools in Ignacio and at a young age, he had to start helping the family...
Eduvigen Manzanares
Mar 10, 2012
Obituary for Eduvigen "Eddie" Manzanares Eduvigen “Eddie” Manzanares, 90, of Durango, Colo., passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Four Corners Health Care Center. Mr. Manzanares was born October 31, 1921, in Turley, N.M., to Alfredo and Ursulita Vallejos. He served in the C.C.C. prior to serving in the U.S. Army from June 7, 1942, to February 1947, earning the...
John Maisel M.D.
Mar 10, 2012
Obituary for John Carl Maisel M.d. John Carl Maisel, M.D., died in his sleep Saturday, March 10, 2012, in Mancos, Colo. He was 80. John was born December 31, 1931, in Brooklyn, N.Y., son of Fredrick Carl Maisel and Enid Genns Maisel. He graduated from Baldwin High School in Baldwin N.Y., in June 1949. He furthered his education by graduating...
Sue Delaney
Mar 9, 2012
Obituary for Sue Delaney Sue Delaney, a resident of Bayfield, has died at her home in Crowbar Creek. She was the mother of eight, grandmother of fourteen, aunt of twenty-two, and great-grandmother of two. She is also survived by her brother Jim Fitzgerald and his wife Terry of Bayfield, her sister Sally Rynne and her husband Terry, and Michael Fitzgerald...
Stanley Gill
Mar 5, 2012
Obituary for Stanley W. Gill Stanley Wayne Gill died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. He was 73. Stan was born March 28, 1938, in Canon City, Colo., son of Wayne and Bertha Gill. He was raised in McCloud, Calif., where he attended school and graduated from McCloud High School in 1956. After graduation, he...
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