Obituaries
Barbara Toan Denk
Jan 22, 2019
Barbara Jeanette Toan Denk died peacefully on January 22, 2019 at Hospice of Mercy House in Durango, CO after a brief illness. Born April 28,1925, in Perry, NY to Lewis Austin Toan and Jessie Scott Toan, Barbara graduated from Perry High School, and attended Cornell University (1946), where she majored in Home Economics and met the love of her life,...
Jolean Scott
Jan 21, 2019
Jolean, born on August 27, 2009, was diagnosed last August with DIPG, an aggressive brain tumor. She was on the Durango Swim team, Bayfield Baseball, skier, Bayfield and Durango Gymnastics. She fought for her life with the same intensity she played all her sports. Jolean is survived by her parents, Eric and Mia Scott, her siblings Cassidy and Cecil of...
Betty Beasley
Jan 19, 2019
Betty Jean (Harrover) Beasley, 92, of Pagosa Springs, Colorado, passed away on January 19, 2019 at Pine Ridge Extended Care Center. She was born on October 31, 1926 in Alva, Oklahoma, to Benjamin Franklin Harrover and Mary Lockhart Vest. She is survived by her children: son Mark Beasley of Pagosa Springs, daughters Jan Beasley of Pagosa Springs, and Sue Jackson...
Josephine Matthews
Jan 13, 2019
Josephine (Joey) Hayes Matthews was born in Seneca Falls, N.Y. on Nov. 7, 1931 to Marjorie Fisher and Howard Hayes. She met her future husband, George (Matt) Matthews in Miami on vacation. They married and had 3 children, Melissa Evans, Marc Randolph and Darcy Jo. The Matthews family also “adopted” a friend of the family in 1976, Mark (Shorty) Hersh,...
Lynn Mohney
Jan 11, 2019
Lynn W Mohney, a longtime Durango resident, passed away January 11th surrounded by family at the age of 83. Lynn was born in Durango Colorado on October 8th 1935. Lynn attended Animas City school and graduated from Silverton High School in 1953. He joined the US Air Force in 1953 and was stationed in Germany until 1957 when he was...
Donald "Don" Ruth
Jan 8, 2019
Don Ruth passed away at his home on January 8, 2018 with his wife of 54 years by his side. Don was born in Greensburg, KS on August 14, 1941, the third son of Verle and Vila Ruth. When Don was almost four years old, they moved to a farm near Johnson, KS. Don grew up on the family farm....
Orville Hood
Jan 7, 2019
Orville George Hood was born on March 4th 1936 to George Emerson Hood and Edna Shoshoni-Gunn-Hood in Tuba City, Arizona. He is preceded in death by both parents, sister, Lorraine Madelyn Duran and brother, Don Emerson Hood. Orville is survived by one son, Richard Hood, one daughter Debra Hood-Grayley, a younger sister, Joyce Willemina Duran, his grandson, Calvin Hood and...
Norma Lucero
Jan 4, 2019
Norma Lucero, 91 passed away peacefully on the morning of January 4th, 2019. She was surrounded by her loving family and caregivers during the last days of her life. Norma was born in Lumberton, New Mexico, on November 28, 1927 to Celso and Rebecca Lucero. She married her loving husband Ruben Lucero, on January 31, 1946. They made Pagosa Springs,...
Max Martinez
Jan 3, 2019
Max Martinez, 52 years , of Tucson, Arizona, died 1/3/2019 at his home. Born 9/24/1966. He is survived by his siblings Dennis Washington, John Washington, Clara Lucero-Washington, Gilbert Washington Jr., Irvin Casias, Valentino Vasquez, Phillip Martinez, Chris Winterhawk, Matthew Martinez, Mary Jane Martinez, Fabio Martinez, & Mary Martinez. A service will be held at Southern Ute Memorial Chapel, Ignacio, Colorado....
Ruby Loran
Jan 1, 2019
On January 1, 2019, Ruby Maxine Loran of Pagosa Springs went to be with her Lord. She is preceded in death by her parents Reverend C.C and Ruby Lamb and brother Lawrence. She was born October 3, 1929, in Shannon, Texas. She is survived by three children: Tericia Albright of Abilene, Steve Loran of Austin, and Greg Loran (wife Diane)...
Debra Lehl
Dec 31, 2018
Debra Lehl passed away at her home in Durango with her parents by her side on December 31, 2018. Debra was born in Hugo, CO August 10, 1980 to Jerry & Shirley Lehl. Debra moved from the Hugo farm to a ranch in Crawford, CO. Debra attended Crawford Middle School & Hotchkiss High School, where she graduated with honors. She...
Antoinette Perue
Dec 28, 2018
Durango, CO - Toni passed away on December 28, 2018 at Mercy Hospice House in Durango, CO with her daughter Lisa by her side. She was born 84 years ago in Minneapolis, MN where her mother Elizabeth and step-father, George Alt raised her. She graduated from Northrup Collegiate School, MN and went on study at many colleges. She and her...
Lucille Holyoak
Dec 25, 2018
Longtime Durango resident Lucille “Boots” Marie Holyoak died Tuesday, Dec 25th, 2018 at her home. She was 83. Boots was born on September 2nd, 1935 in Yorktown, TX. Later in childhood her family moved to Bisbee, AZ, where she graduated high school. She raised three children in Bisbee before meeting the love of her life, Lyle Holyoak, Boots and Lyle...
Dennis Johnson
Dec 24, 2018
Anyone hearing Dennis Johnson's booming, powerful voice never forgot it. Onstage as King Lear, his "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow!" startled theatre-goers right out of their seats. Dennis's acting days began in 1959 right here in Durango, under Orvis Grout at the Diamond Circle Theatre in our historic Strater Hotel, where his thundering vocal cords often landed...
Twila Brown
Dec 22, 2018
Twila Faye Brown was born February 28, 1958. Twila passed away in her home in the loving arms of her partner, Donna Merchant-Crooks, on December 22, 2018. Twila is the proud granddaughter of the late Faye Brown of Pagosa Springs and the daughter of Warren Joe Brown of Bayfield and Nadine Eva Clouse, deceased. She tended her grandmother’s ranch for...
Roger Kopp
Dec 20, 2018
Roger Alan Kopp, our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away in his home in Santa Fe on December 20, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; his three children, Greg, Lori, and Duane; and seven grandchildren. He is predeceased by his brother, Glen. Roger was born on February 17, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan to Walter and Dena Kopp....
Bonnie Baker
Dec 15, 2018
Bonnie Jean Baker, 86,of Durango, Colorado, died 12/15/2018 at Mercy Hospice House in Durango, surrounded by family. She was born January 11, 1932 to Don and Sarah Grundvig in Utah. She is survived by sons: Alvin (Jan), Don (Michelle) and Robert Baker; her brother: John Knight; grandchildren: Isaiah, Dustin, Ryan, Casey & Frankie Baker; great-grandson: Rowan Baker. Preceded in death...
Marjorie Forsythe
Dec 13, 2018
Marjorie Genevieve 'Marge' Forsythe was born in Kansas City, Kansas on May 23, 1921 to Matthew James Slater and Margaret Tora Paulsen, the youngest of 3 siblings. When she was 5 years old the family moved to a farm near Waverly, KS. She walked to country schools before entering high school and graduated in 1938. Marge worked in restaurants after...
Andrew Schwarz
Dec 13, 2018
In Memory of Andrew F. Schwarz Andy lived life to the fullest with gusto and humor. He knew the joys of friendship. He was a happy guy, appreciating the simple pleasures of a laugh, a walk on the beach, a well-hit tennis ball, a shared story, a cup of good coffee. Andrew F. Schwarz was born in 1938 in San...
Ilamae Watters
Dec 10, 2018
Ilamae (Olson) Watters died on December 10, 2018 at her home in the Animas Valley in Durango, CO. She was 92 years old. She is survived by her children John Watters (wife Nancy), Mary Jo Watters Gage (deceased husband Randy) and Donna Lee Watters Pettingill (husband Richard). She is also survived by grandchildren Melinda Gage Goodson, Bree Pettingill McDonald (husband...
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