Obituaries
Richard Cass
Oct 1, 2011
Obituary for Richard D. Cass Richard Douglas Cass died Saturday, October 1, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 57. Mr. Cass was born September 28, 1954, in Tulsa, Okla., the son of Norman and J’Ann (Joyce) Cass. He graduated from Tulsa Memorial High School in 1972 and attended OU and Central Missouri State University, majoring in accounting. He preferred restaurant...
Clifton Ellis
Oct 1, 2011
Obituary for Clifton L. Ellis Clifton Lee Ellis died of complications from pneumonia Saturday, October 1, 2011, in Mancos, Colo. He was 78. Clifton was born February 21, 1933, in Dimock Township, Pa., son of Fred and Harriet Ellis. He grew up and attended school in this area as well. He was an OTR truck driver for several years. In...
Ralph Bedford
Sep 30, 2011
Obituary for Ralph Olden Bedford Ralph Olden Bedford passed away at Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colo., September 30, 2011, with his wife and family at his side. He was born February 15,1929, to Emerson and Helen (McBain) Bedford in West Haven, Conn. The family settled in Vista, Calif., where Ralph grew up and attended school. He was a long time...
Charles Swift III
Sep 30, 2011
Obituary for Charles R. Swift III Charlie Swift, M.D., loving husband and father of six, peace activist, world traveler and mountain hiker, died at the age of 92 in Durango on Friday, September 30, 2011, from complications of pneumonia. Born in Miles City, Mont., on April 19, 1919, Charlie was the third son of college-educated New Englanders who had come...
Westin Maycock
Sep 30, 2011
Obituary for Westin Clark "Boo" Maycock Westin Clark “Boo” Maycock, 28, died Friday, September 30, 2011 in Durango, Colo. Services are scheduled for Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango. Mr. Maycock was born January 14, 1983, in Kirkland, Washington, the son of Scott and Shelly Maycock. Westin grew up in Durango and graduated...
Ronald Frost
Sep 28, 2011
Obituary for Ronald Frost Ronald Frost died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at his home in Ignacio, Colo. He was 59. Mr. Frost was born June 12, 1952, in Durango, Colo., son of Jack and Annetta Frost. He was raised in Bayfield, Colo., and he attended Bayfield High School and Moffat High School in Moffat, Colo. During his high school years,...
Kenneth Hiner
Sep 28, 2011
Obituary for Kenneth H. Hiner Kenneth Hiner passed away on September 28, 2011, at his home on the Florida Mesa, at the age of 92. Kenneth Harley Hiner was born at home on the Florida Mesa to Clarence and Esther Hiner on August 28, 1919. He married Lena Murphy (of Durango) in Los Angeles in 1941. He served in the...
Julie Maldonado
Sep 28, 2011
Obituary for Julie A. Maldonado Julie Ann Maldonado was born into time February 4, 1970, in Denver, and born into eternity September 28, 2011, in Farmington N.M. She was 41. Julie attended school in Denver. Most recently, she worked in Cortez, Colo., providing care for children. Her mother-in-law, Liz Brown, of Durango, says, “Julie loved people, and always reached out...
Anna Cannon
Sep 27, 2011
Obituary for Anna L. Cannon Anna Lillian Cannon died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Durango, Colo. She was 74. Mrs. Cannon was born Nov. 20, 1936, in Dighton, Mass., daughter of Arthur and Beatrice Cartman. Anna and her husband, Jack, raised their children in Albuquerque, N.M. Once Jack retired, they moved to Bayfield, Colo., where they enjoyed life in the...
Donna Baker
Sep 26, 2011
Obituary for Donna L. Baker Donna Langehennig Baker died Monday, September 26, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. She was 63. Mrs. Baker was born May 9, 1948, in Fredricksburg, Texas, daughter of Walter and Estella Langehennig. She spent the early years of her life on a Texas ranch among beloved horses and even more beloved family. On...
Peggy Doyel
Sep 22, 2011
Obituary for Peggy Lee Doyel Peggy Lee Doyel, 78, long-time resident of Bayfield, died Thursday, September 22, 2011, at 8:45 p.m. in Durango. She was an avid gardener and well known in her community. She was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd Newton Doyel in 1986. She has four natural children: Gary Alan Doyle, Cheryl Lynn Gale, Michael Ray...
Analicia Ellis
Sep 20, 2011
Obituary for Analicia J. Ellis Our earthly angel, Analicia Jolee Ellis, joined her celestial family September 20, 2011. She was born June 21, 2011, in Albuquerque, N.M. She is survived by her mother, Charissa Martinez; her father, Michael Ellis; and two sisters, Marissa Ellis and Shayla Hayes; great-grandparents, John and Lucy Martinez; grandmother, Benita "Boonky" Wright; and numerous aunts, uncles...
Clara Aspromonte-Piccoli
Sep 20, 2011
Obituary for Clara Aspromonte-Piccoli Clara Aspromonte- Piccoli, 63, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, in Durango. A rosary will be recited at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., also at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Father Joseph Gallegos C.R. of Sacred Heart Catholic Church will...
Beverly Branch
Sep 19, 2011
Obituary for Beverly E. Branch Beverly Elizabeth Branch passed away Monday, September 19, 2011, in Durango, Colo. She was 93. Beverly was born January 26, 1918, in Waterville, Maine, to the late Charles Ralph Fitch and Hope Elizabeth Richards Fitch. She married Francis E. (Bud) Branch in 1936, and in 1957 moved to Big Spring, Texas, with their family. Beverly...
Michael Garcia
Sep 18, 2011
Obituary for Michael C. Garcia Durango native Michael Cedric Garcia died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, after a 3 1/2-year battle with lung cancer. He was 55. Michael was born Feb. 18, 1956, in Durango, to Joseph and Mary Garcia. He graduated from Durango High School. He married Valerie Mestas June 24, 1995, in Laughlin, Nev., on the Colorado River. Michael...
Ellen Jackson
Sep 15, 2011
Obituary for Ellen E. "Grandmaw" Jackson A native and longtime Leadville resident, Ellen E. Jackson (AKA Grandmaw) died Thursday, September 15, 2011, at her home in Durango, Colo. She was 100 years old. Ellen was born on May 23, 1911 in Leadville to Gustav and Elin Malmgren, both immigrants from Sweden. Although she lived the last five years in Durango,...
Terrence Norton
Sep 14, 2011
Obituary for Terrence W. Norton Terence (Terry) William Norton died September 14, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 61. Terry was born Nov. 9, 1949, in Astoria, N.Y. He served in the army during the Vietnam Era and received an Honorable Discharge with numerous medals, including the Bronze Star. Terry worked as a carpenter and painter in Durango after his...
Eloy Quintana
Sep 14, 2011
Obituary for Eloy E. Quintana Eloy D. Quintana died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, in Salt Lake City. He was 93. Mr. Quintana was born March 16, 1918, in Rosa N.M. He grew up in Durango, and he served in the Air Force during World War II. He enlisted Oct. 3, 1940, at Grand Jct., Colo., and he was discharged Sept....
Vada Martin
Sep 10, 2011
Obituary for Vada M. Martin Vada Martin, 93, passed away on September 10, 2011, in Mancos, Colo. Mary Vadie Harris was born near Sasakwa, Okla. She moved with her family in a covered wagon to the Sofia Valley in Eastern New Mexico when she was two years old. The family relocated to a homestead in the Seneca community the summer...
Steven Whitaker
Sep 9, 2011
Obituary for Steven T. Whitaker Steven T. Whitaker died Friday, September 9, 2011, in Durango, Colo. He was 54. Steven was born April 20, 1957, in Kalamazoo, Mich., the son of Troy and Jean Brown (Abnet). He attended Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, Calif. He was known to the Renaissance communities as Lord Whitaker or "The Wizard." He enjoyed...
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