Obituaries
Stephen Allen L'aDnier
Sep 12, 2023
Stephen was born in Pascagoula, MS to Celeste Levina L'aDnier in late September, 1951. He worked his passion and dream at Ingles Shipyard as a pipe fitter until he became disabled. He lived life on his own terms and moved to Colorado to be closer to family. He enjoyed nature and his cats; dominating at Monopoly and collecting antique bottles....
Ann Elizabeth Butler
Sep 11, 2023
A visitation will be held for Ann at Hood Mortuary Chapel in Durango on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from 12pm - 2pm.
Family is working on an obituary.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Tom Garrison
Sep 9, 2023
He was a man of the skies, a lover of the great unknown. Tom Garrison was a, husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He met Sally Findlay at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and together, they embarked on a journey as timeless as the mountains that surrounded them. They grew a family of three boys that they were immensely proud...
Dr. Stephen L. Keil
Sep 8, 2023
Steve was born in Billings, Montana on February 21, 1947, the son of Billie Lou and Nolan Keil, and spent his younger years in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, California, and Nevada. With all this moving, Steve learned to make friends easily. Steve enrolled as a student at the University of California, Berkley and received his BS degree in Physics there in...
Darlene Ann Wylie
Sep 4, 2023
Darlene Ann Wylie passed away Monday, September 4, 2023, in Akron, Colorado, surrounded by family. She was 75 years old. A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at Allison Community Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Allison Tiffany Cemetery. Darlene was born May 12, 1948, to Lawrence and Emma (Carlson) Shock in Durango, Colorado. ...
Robert "Bob" Alfred Horstman
Sep 3, 2023
Robert "Bob" Horstman, 99, went to his Father 3 days before his 100th birthday, at his home in Pagosa Springs. Bob and his wife of 52 years, Rosemary, fell in love with Pagosa and moved here in 1997. He married Rosemary Welsh in 1951.
His passions in life were for photography, music, and cutting horses.
Robert was born on September...
Michael "Mike" Edward Young
Sep 3, 2023
Michael “Mike” Young, 57, of Durango, Colorado passed away at home with his loving wife of 37 years, by his side. Mike fought his battle of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) with dignity and humor.
He was a creative and talented handyman. He provided his services with a smile to his family, friends and strangers alike. He enjoyed all outdoors, especially...
Warren Allen Schafer
Aug 26, 2023
Warren Allen Schafer, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at the age of 85, in Cortez, Colorado with his wife, Mary by his side. Warren was born on June 28, 1938 in Blanchard, Oklahoma, to Warren and Naomi Schafer. He was a loving husband and father who worked...
Barbara "Bobbie" Brown Ledgerwood
Aug 25, 2023
Barbara (Bobbie) Brown Ledgerwood, long-time resident of Durango, died August 25, 2023, where she resided at Sunshine Gardens in Durango. She was born October 13, 1924, to Alfred R. Brown and Annabelle Higgins Brown in rural Cambridge, Kansas. She attended schools in Cambridge, graduating high school in 1942. She was one of eight siblings.
On July 25, 1942, she married...
Anthony Ronald Palmer
Aug 25, 2023
Anthony “Tony” Palmer, completed his life on earth on August 25, 2023 in his 80th year following a long struggle with complications from bladder cancer. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, spending his formative years with a large extended family. He graduated with honors from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1967 in an accelerated program, after having...
Walter Moore Dear II
Aug 25, 2023
Walter Moore Dear II, a dedicated newspaperman who loved music, books, travel, philanthropy, dogs and cats–and, most of all, people–died at the age of 91 of a stroke and dementia.
Described by one friend as “a force of nature,” Walt lived in the present, whether he was making friends in line at the post office, the bank, the grocery store,...
Mary Eleanor Clark
Aug 22, 2023
6/17/1952 - 9/22/2023 Mary Clark of Arboles Colorado, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home August 22, 2023 surrounded by her daughters. She was a loving mother, wife, and nana and loved spending time on her beautiful property where she enjoyed the deer and other wildlife. Mary loved to travel with her late husband Donald Clark and...
Dorothy Annette Atencio-Martinez
Aug 20, 2023
Dorothy Annette Martinez (Atencio) went to be with her heavenly father on 08/20/2023 surrounded by her family. She was 4 days shy of celebrating her 87th birthday.
She was born on 08/24/1936 to Alcario and Jennie Vigil in Ignacio, Colorado. She was the 4th of 13 children and she was also a twin. She married her first love, Orlando Jose...
Virginia Cloud Payne
Aug 18, 2023
Virginia "Susie" Cloud Payne joined her heavenly father and was reunited with loved ones on Friday, August 18, 2023 at home. Visitation will occur at Hood Mortuary, Durango, CO on Friday, August 25, 2023 from 2-8 p.m. and Funeral services will be held at the Sky Ute Casino, Ignacio, CO on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 10 a.m.
Virginia was...
Shannon Beaver
Aug 18, 2023
Shannon Beaver, 58, of Bayfield, Colorado, died August 18, 2023 at The Cottonwood Inn. She was born February 25,1965. She was a true southern woman, who called Tennessee home. She has lived in Colorado for the better part of a decade, where she made friends and had the adventures she always wanted. Although she lived half her life with heart...
Glen Charles Neumann
Aug 14, 2023
Glen Charles Neumann was born November 11, 1930 in Fort Morgan, CO to Charles and Gertrude Neumann and was the oldest of five children. Glen passed on August 14, 2023 surrounded by family. After graduation from Fort Morgan High School he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He served over three years in the Air Force and returned...
James Timothy Watt
Aug 13, 2023
Jim Watt passed away at the age of 83 at 11:00 PM, Sunday, August 13th, 2023 after spending several months at Mercy Hospice House. Jim, a native of Grants Pass, Oregon, had a generous heart, an indomitable will, a complex and brilliant mind -- and an irrepressible laugh. After a tour of duty in the US Marines, stationed in Japan,...
Michael Matthew Thornton
Aug 10, 2023
Michael Matthew Thornton, born January 25,1955, in Minneapolis MN, died peacefully at home in Durango Colorado, August 10, 2023. Michael, also known as Mike, Thorny, Padge, is survived by his wife Diane (Phillips), brother Jay, sons Sean and Patrick, and beloved dog, Whiskey. Maybe he was born a century (or two) too late, but he was always ready to help...
Richard Winn
Aug 10, 2023
Richard Winn, 78, of Durango, Colorado, died 8/10/2023 at Mercy Regional Hospital. Born 12/8/1944. After losing his battle with cancer, he is survived by his wife of 45 years, Cindy Winn; his daughter, Ricinda (Harley) Smith; grandsons, Lincoln and Lawrence and brothers Garry and Larry Winn. Services will be held at a later date.
Joyce Danford
Aug 10, 2023
Joyce Danford was born in St. Louis, MO. She grew up in Ignacio, Colorado; Durango, Colorado; and the Panama Canal Zone. She moved back to the States at age 18. She married Joseph Franklin Danford, Jr., on May 12, 1951. They had four children. They lived in multiple states during the growing up years of the children. Joseph and Joyce...
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