Obituaries
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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...
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...
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,...
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
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...
Robert Matthews
Jan 18, 2012
Obituary for Robert S. Matthews Robert ”Bob” Sigmund Matthews took the last fishing boat out on January 18, 2012, in Sun City, Ariz. Born August 11, 1927, to Emery Matthews and Lillian Florence Holden of Joplin, Mo., Bob made friends with people from all walks of life who in turn loved his gregarious ways. A man of many talents and...
Melvin Atwood
Jan 18, 2012
Obituary for Melvin L. Atwood Former Abilene, Texas, resident Melvin Lee Atwood, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at home in Hesperus, Colo. He was 83. Mr. Atwood was born July 15, 1928, in Graham, Texas, the son of Lee and Betty Atwood. He attended Abilene Christian University and worked for Lowry Trim Shop before moving to Carlsbad, N.M., where he...
Kenneth Wagner
Jan 17, 2012
Obituary for Kenneth R. Wagner Kenneth Russell Wagner died Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at his home in Ignacio, Colo. He was 61. Kenneth was born November 9, 1950, in Durango, Colo., the son of Roy and Lila Wagner. He was born in Community Hospital in Durango and graduated from Ignacio High School in 1969. He studied carpentry at San Juan...
Celina Marquez
Jan 15, 2012
Obituary for Celina M. Marquez Celina M. Marquez died Sunday, January 15, 2012, in Durango, Colo. She was 95. Mrs. Marquez was born August 25, 1916, in Durango, Colo., the daughter of Pablo and Feliciana Roybal. She was the fifth of twelve children. She married Jose Patricio Marquez, with whom she had five sons. Celina lived most of her life...
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