Obituaries
Eva Erwin
Apr 14, 2011
Obituary for Eva Bernice Erwin Eva Bernice Roberts Erwin, age 90, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at her home in Durango, Colo. Mrs. Erwin was born Nov. 30, 1920, in Kline, Colo., daughter of William Pinkney and Mable Etta Underhill Roberts. When she was four, they moved to Dunton, Colo., in a covered wagon and later moved to Durango, where...
Henry Lamberton III
Apr 14, 2011
Obituary for Henry McClelland Lamberton III Henry McClelland Lamberton III, 87, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, in Durango, Colo. Services will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery in Winona, Minn., on Saturday, July 30, 2011. Mr. Lamberton (“Harry”) was born July 16, 1923, in Winona, Minn., the son of Henry and Gretchen Lamberton. Harry grew up in Winona and graduated from...
Richard Bell
Apr 6, 2011
Obituary for Richard Z. Bell Richard Z. Bell, 89, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in Durango, Colorado. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. at First United Methodist Church, Durango. Pastor Jeff Huber of First United Methodist Church, Durango, will be officiating. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango and burial of ashes...
Addie Griggs
Apr 6, 2011
Obituary for Addie Lancaster Griggs Addie Lancaster Griggs, 74, died Wednesday, April 06, 2011 at home in Bayfield, Colorado. Services will be held at a later date in Mississippi. Addie was born February 21, 1937 in Ovett, Mississippi the daughter of Edward “Pete” and Verna (Clearman) Lancaster. Addie was married to Jesse Rogers Griggs on February 4, 1956 in Lucedale,...
Maryann Todd
Apr 5, 2011
Obituary for Maryann B. "Nancy" Todd Maryann "Nancy" B. Todd, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at The Valley Inn in Mancos, CO. Nancy was born August 13, 1921 in Elizabeth, NJ, to Charles and Janet Brewster. Dedicated to the care of others and determined to serve her country, Nancy received her RN degree from the Jersey...
Amanda Sandoval
Apr 4, 2011
Obituary for Amanda Sandoval Amanda Sandoval, 33, of Ft. Collins, passed away on April 4, 2011 in Aurora. She was born on November 8, 1977 in Durango to Orlando Lujan and Carrol Tucson. She graduated from Bayfield High School in 1996 and later married Keith Sandoval on June 16, 2001 in Durango. Amanda spent the majority of her life in...
Helen Bisio
Apr 2, 2011
Obituary for Helen E. Bisio Helen E. Bisio passed away at her daughter’s home on April 2, 2011, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 17, 1927, to Andrei and Anna Ghetia, both immigrants from Romania. She was the 6th in a lively family of 7 children. During WWII, Helen began a pen pal relationship...
Roberta Randa
Mar 31, 2011
Obituary for Roberta H. Randa Roberta H. Randa died at her daughter’s home in Durango, Colo., March 31, 2011, after a long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Roberta was born May 27, 1938, in Painesville, Ohio. She graduated from Fairport Harding High School, Fairport Harbor, Ohio, in 1957 and married, Norman H. Randa, in October the same year. During her...
Terry French
Mar 31, 2011
Obituary for Terry D. French Pagosa Springs resident Terry French died of cancer Thursday, March 31, 2011, at the age of 73. Mr. French was born May 5, 1937, in McKeesport, Pa., to Donald and Fay. At the age of ten, his family moved to Albuquerque, N.M. He attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he met his...
Dorothy Jarrell
Mar 29, 2011
Obituary for Dorothy L. Jarrell Dorothy Louise Jarrell, 92, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Four Corners Health Care Center in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango and there will be future services at a later date. Mrs. Jarrell was born February 12, 1919 in Colorado Springs, Colorado the daughter of Robert and Lillian (Odyers)...
Buckley Eachus
Mar 29, 2011
Obituary for Buckley T. Eachus Buckley Tillman Eachus, 81, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colo. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Missouri. Mr. Eachus was born October 4, 1929, in Denver, Colo., the son of Gerald and Viola (Barnett) Eachus....
Bonnie Rathjen
Mar 29, 2011
Obituary for Bonnie L. Rathjen Bonnie Lea Rathjen, 81, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at her home in Aztec, New Mexico. Mrs. Rathjen was born Sept. 30, 1929, in Tonkawa, Okla., the daughter of Rayden and Goldie Smith. Bonnie grew up in Cortez. She worked at Jackie’s Drive In as a waitress and that was where she met her future...
Joan Sanchez
Mar 29, 2011
Obituary for Joan Howe Sanchez Joan Howe Sanchez died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, N.M. She was 70. Joan was born May 24, 1940, in Ignacio, Colo. She moved to Richmond, Calif., to go to school for nursing. She then met Winfred Sanchez and they were married June 11, 1963. They were married for 48 years....
Reba Fleming
Mar 28, 2011
Obituary for Reba Adelle Fleming Reba Adelle Fleming, known as Adelle, Mom, Grandma, GiGi, “Antie” and special friend, 93, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at home in Durango, Colorado. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, April 5 at First United Methodist Church. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Burial will be in Whittier,...
Louis Rancatti
Mar 27, 2011
Obituary for Louis M. Rancatti Durango resident, Louis “Rann” Manning Rancatti died of natural causes Sunday evening, March 27, 2011. He was 83. Mr. Rancatti was born April 19, 1927, to Grace Leb Manning and Angelo A. Rancatti in North Adams, Mass. Mr. Rancatti joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served during World War II in the Asia Theater...
Robert Doney
Mar 26, 2011
Obituary for Robert L. Doney Robert Lee Doney, 70, passed away quietly, Saturday, March 26, 2011, in Durango, Colorado. Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory in Durango. Private services will be held at a later date. Interment of ashes will be in Deadwood, South Dakota. Mr. Doney was born January 19, 1941 in Deadwood, South Dakota the son of...
Naomi Brown
Mar 24, 2011
Obituary for Naomi Jean Brown Naomi Jean Conrad Carter Brown, a resident of Bayfield since 1956, passed away in Bayfield, CO, on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at the age of 86. Cause of death was incident to age. Naomi Jean was born February 17, 1925, in Farmington, N.M., the only daughter of Donald Morris and Mary Elizabeth (Koon) Conrad. She...
David Hooper
Mar 22, 2011
Obituary for David James Seelaus Hooper David James Seelaus Hooper, 51, of Farmington, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, near Hesperus, Colo. He was born Aug. 19, 1959, in Farmington, to Jim and Barbara Hooper. Dave's family relocated to Denver, where Dave graduated from Littleton High School in 1977. He attended Denver Community College until August 1981, when he was...
Shaniah Farmer
Mar 22, 2011
Obituary for Shaniah Farmer Bayfield resident Shaniah Jordan Farmer died in a car accident on Tuesday, March 22, 2001, in Junction, Texas. She was 13 and a member of the Class of 2016. Shaniah was born to Ryan and Deanna Farmer on Febuary 11, 1998 in Bayfield, Colorado. Shaniah enjoyed spending her days with her horse, Bubba, running barrels and...
Bobby Thompson
Mar 22, 2011
Obituary for Bobby D. Thompson Longtime Durango resident Bobby D. Thompson passed away at his home in Memphis, T., on March 22, 2011, after a long illness. He was 78. Mr. Thompson graduated from Durango High School in 1951, and then served as a Pilot for the US Navy Air Corp during the Korean War. After his discharge from the...
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