Obituaries

Jun 3, 2017

Obituary for Carmen C. Wood (Cordell) Carmen C. Wood, 91, of Hesperus, Colorado, passed away June 3, 2017 at home. She was born July 11, 1925. She is survived by her children: Len (Vicki) Wood, Wayne (Marsha) Wood, Donna (Ted) Stahl, and Doug (Ty) Wood; Brother: Zeb (Margie) Cordell, 14 Grandchildren; Many great-grandchildren, extended family & friends. She was preceded...

Jun 1, 2017

Obituary for Lizabeth Janet "Liz" Kent (Thompson) Lizabeth Janet Kent passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017, at home, surrounded by family. She was 62 years old. Lizabeth was born March 18, 1955, to Lee Alhandra and Doris A. Thompson (Red) in Durango, Colorado. She grew up in Ignacio and graduated from Ignacio High School. Liz worked for the Southern Ute...

May 27, 2017

Heather Renee Kill, 44, of Durango, gracefully passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 at her home in Durango, CO after a short battle with cancer. Heather was born on Sept. 14, 1972 to F. Linn Gain and Mary A. Gain in Peoria, IL where she was raised with her two brothers, Gary and Michael. She moved to Denver, CO in...

May 27, 2017

Obituary for Pauline Whalen (Sommer) Pauline Whalen passed away peacefully on May 27, 2017. She was born on August 23, 1926 on a farm in southern Indiana. The youngest of seven siblings, Pauline had a wonderful childhood working and playing on the farm. School was always a priority in her life, from the one room school she attended as a...

May 26, 2017

Wallace Conrad Olson passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at Mercy Regional Hospital in Durango, CO. He was 87 years old. Wally was born on July 5, 1929, in Halstad, Minnesota, to William and Ethel Olson. He grew up on the family farm in Halstad with his 3 sisters, Bunny, Dodee and Margie. He married Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Scott, the...

May 24, 2017

Obituary for Gladys Beatrice Davies (Hubbs) Gladys Davies, 90, of Durango, CO, surrounded by family went to be with her Lord on May 24, 2017. Born June 29, 1926. She is survived by her children Clyde (Karen) Davies, Julia Manis, Laverne (Richard) Madrid, Teresa (Darryl) Hunt, and Christine (Tony) Johnson, and sister-in-law Mildred Hubbs, 14 grand children, 23 great grandchildren,...

May 22, 2017

Seab Franklin Helms Jr., passed away on May 22, 2017 at home, surrounded by his family, he was 73. Seab was born in Monroe, NC to Mary and Seab Helms in 1943. His father died fighting as a sniper in World War II. His mother remarried his adopted father and they moved to Albuquerque, NM, where Seab would spend his...

May 20, 2017

Obituary for Mildred Allien " Allien" Malarsie Morrissey (Burr) Mildred Allien Burr Malarsie Morrissey was born on August 15, 1921 in Moab Utah the only daughter of Lester and Eliza Bacharach Burr, descendants of early Utah pioneer families. She passed away on May 20, 2017, just 3 months short of her 96th birthday. Allien spent her early years divided between...

May 17, 2017

May 16, 2017

Obituary for Pansy Irene Sheek (Barrett) Pansy Irene Barrett was born Oct. 5, 1930, in Earth, TX, to James Everett and Ona Reed Barrett. She was their only child, as Ona was killed when Irene was only eight months old. Barrett remarried and had three more daughters: Betty Rose, Billie Joan, and Nellie Pauline. They all preceded their half-sister in...

May 15, 2017

Obituary for Kathryn Ruth "Kit" Kaufman (Sawyers) Kathryn Ruth Kaufman, a 30 plus year resident of Durango, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family, the evening of May 15, 2017 at the age of 94 years. Kit, as she was known by everyone, was born in Ainsworth, Nebraska on March 3, 1923 to Tillman and Bess...

May 14, 2017

Obituary for Harry Lee Jarrell Harry Lee Jarrell, 101 years, of Durango, Colorado, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Cottonwood Inn Rehabilitation & Extended Care Center. Mr. Jarrell was born November 29, 1915, in Delagua, Colorado (a small coal camp near Trinidad), the son of Ricahrd Lee and Stella Mae (Gillen) Jarrell. He graduated high school in 1934, married Dorothy...

May 11, 2017

Joe R. Candelaria, a 48 year resident of Durango, peacefully passed away surrounded by his loving family on the evening of May 11, 2017 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, CO, he was 78. Joe was known to most people as “Rudy.” Rudy was born on November 19, 1938 in Rosa, NM. He studied at Fort Lewis College and...

May 10, 2017

Wanda Lee Williams , 81 years, of Aztec, New Mexico, died 5/10/2017 at San Juan Regional Medical Center . Born 11/29/1935. Wanda grew up and attended school in Silverton, CO with her 12 brothers and sisters. She is survived by her 3 boys; Ed, Bob, & Hank Williams. Wanda was preceded in death by her husband Edward Williams. A service...

May 8, 2017

Gilbert Frank Reinhardt passed away Monday, May 8, 2017, at home with his family by his side. He was 86 years old. Gilbert was born on December 19, 1930, to August Frank Reinhardt & Eva M. Reid in Bloomfield, NM. After high school, he served in the U.S. Army where he received a silver star. August 15, 1955 he married...

May 8, 2017

Obituary for William Gardner Church William Gardner Church passed away on May 8, 2017 at home with his beloved family gathered together. We know that we will all be together again and this is only a temporary separation. Bill’s passing is just good-bye for now. Bill was born and raised in Santa Ana by Clarence and Persus Church along with...

May 6, 2017

Obituary for Jennie Lee Phillips (Sipe) JENNIE LEE PHILLIPS- Born March 28, 1931, Passed May 6, 2017.Homemaker, longtime Durango resident. Survived by husband of 50 years, Thomas M. Phillips; sons, Steve (Mary), David (Lori), & Richard (Susan) Larsen; daughters Linda (Tom) Mitchell, Shirley (Dennis) Maugherman, and Ruth Larsen. She leaves a legacy of 19 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren....

May 4, 2017

Obituary for Eva Martinez She asked for her Rosary, it was perhaps the last intelligible words she uttered. She was nothing if she was not a Catholic woman of strong faith. As she made the peaceful transition just before sunrise on May 4, 2017, Eva Martinez was in the hands of her loved ones and passed to be with God...

May 3, 2017

Obituary for Dorothy Hinsley (Friddle) Dorothy Hinsley passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017, surrounded by family. She was 88 years old. Dorothy was born June 3, 1928, to Herbert Guy Friddle and Myrtle Brown in Borger, TX. She met Jimmie Lee Hinsley in Lubbock, TX, while working at a walk-in theater where she sold tickets. They married on September 14,...

May 2, 2017

Cody Ledford was born on April 17, 2003 and was called to heaven on May 2, 2017. God needed an angel and what a wonderful caring angel He got. Cody had a zest for life and a smile that engaged all those around him. He was loved by all who knew him. He was affectionately known as, “Monkey Boy” by...