Obituaries

Sep 17, 2016

Sep 14, 2016

After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Kristen Rummer Dugan passed away on September 14, 2016 in Durango, CO at the age of 45. She leaves behind her husband, Jeremy Dugan; and her sons, Ryan and Tyler Dugan. Kristen was born on November 26th, 1970 in Phoenix, AZ to father Bill Rummer and mother Diana Jarvis. As a child,...

Sep 12, 2016

Virgina Lillian Black passed away Monday, September 12, 2016, home surrounded by her family. She was 98 years old. Graveside services will be held at a later date in Evanston, WY. Virgina was born February 14, 1918, to John Schledwitz and Katherine (Amendt) in Sterling, Colorado. Other than a homemaker, wife and mother to her three girls, she worked for...

Sep 11, 2016

Matilda (Mattie) Gallegos passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, September 11, 2016, she was 93 years old. She was born on April 18, 1923 to Fred and Beatrice Garcia in Ignacio, CO. Mattie was the oldest of 14 children. She attended school in Oxford and Tiffany and played on the Tiffany basketball team. She married John Gallegos on...

Sep 11, 2016

Obituary for Manuel "Manne'" Archuleta Manuel "Manne'" Archuleta , 53 years, passed unexpectedly September 11, 2016 at his home in Arboles, Colorado. Manne' was a Colorado native, born in Durango, Colorado on July 23, 1953. Manne' was a talented artist, horticulturist, and basket-weaver. He lived as a free spirit. He will be missed dearly by his family and friends. A...

Sep 11, 2016

Akef Ishaq Salman passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016, at home, surrounded by family. He was 56 years old. Akef was born February 23, 1960, to Issaack Lutfiyya Salman and Azizeh Lutfiyya Salman in Jordan. He grew up in Isreal and came the the United States in 1979. Akef spent about 4 years in Nebraska and then settled in Albuquerque,...

Sep 9, 2016

Obituary for Daniel O'Connor Daniel O'Connor passed away at his home in Durango, Colorado on September 9, 2016 surrounded by family. Daniel was born in Ridgeway, Colorado on July 26, 1936. Daniel was a simple country man & Irish story-teller, whose love of Colorado was second only to his love of family. He is survived by his wife Barbara of...

Sep 8, 2016

Obituary for Larry J. Alcon Larry J. Alcon passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016, in Durango. He was 61 years old. Larry was born February 12, 1955, to Mary Rose (Talamante) and Joe Porfirio Alcon in Monero, NM. He was married to Georgiann (Velasquez) on October 25, 1975. He resided most of his life in New Mexico and moved to...

Sep 6, 2016

Obituary for Bernice Wayne "Wayne" Walton Family is working on a full obituary

Sep 4, 2016

Shirley Ann Faul, 78, passed Sept. 4, in Durango, surrounded by family. She was born May 8, 1938, in Minot, North Dakota to Lineol and Effie. She moved to Chicago after getting married and after her kids were raised, went back to school and became a registered nurse. Besides her kids she dedicated her life to care for others. She...

Sep 4, 2016

Sep 3, 2016

Glenn Dallas Johnston of Bayfield, Colorado passed away on Saturday, September 3rd, 2016 at the Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, La Plata county, Colorado. He was 73 years old. Glenn was born to mother Clutha (Layton) Johnston and father Dallas Johnston on December 26th, 1942 in Mesa, Maricopa county, Arizona. Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, his...

Sep 3, 2016

Obituary for Frances Cloud "Chief" Taylor Francis Cloud “Chief” Taylor was born on October 25, 1993 in Durango, CO. He passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016 in Denver, CO, after a car accident on August 29, 2016 at 5am between Bayfield and Durango. Francis graduated from Ignacio High School and then went on to attend Pueblo Community College and...

Aug 30, 2016

Obituary for David Chetwin Porter David Porter died peacefully at home in Durango on August 30, 2016 after a two year struggle with prostate cancer. David was born to Norman and Kathleen Porter in Loughborough, England. His parents left him in England as an infant while they returned to Africa to complete their mission as teachers for the Church of...

Aug 27, 2016

W. Franklin Elmore, husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, proprietor, and friend, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the age 96. Franklin was born March 29, 1920 in Missouri and moved to California as a young child. His family settled in Durango, CO in 1929 where they farmed their land on Florida Mesa. After school, he joined the US Navy...

Aug 27, 2016

Amadeo was born on November 11, 1928 to Lucas and Maria (Archuleta) Martinez into the thriving and tight knit community of Trujillo, Colorado. He was raised in a multi-generational setting with his Grandparents Moises/Ruperta Martinez and Leon/Pitacia Archuleta and many of their brothers and sisters as his closest neighbors. The families that formed this clan spoke Spanish as their first...

Aug 22, 2016

Obituary for Elmer Thompson Elmer Thompson was born to Daniel and Maria (Buvall) Thompson on October 3, 1931 at Mercy Hospital in Flagstaff, AZ. He passed away on August 22, 2016 at the VA hospital in Walsenburg, CO. He was the only child and was very loyal and loving to his mother. Elmer entered the US Air Force on January...

Aug 21, 2016

Juanita Grace McManus’s life journey is now over and she went to be with her Savior, Our Lord Jesus Christ, on August 21, 2016 in Colorado Springs, CO. Juanita was born on July 19, 1923 to John and Anna Edwards in Cleveland, OH. Her family then settled in California, where Juanita would meet her future husband. Michael J. McManus and...

Aug 18, 2016

Trichia Lynn (Bishop) Walker was born December 3, 1969 in Colorado Springs, CO to Rickie and Linda (Corder) Bishop. She went home to be with her Redeemer August 19,2016. The cause of death was brain cancer. Trish is a direct descendant of Colorado pioneers. She was raised in Meeker, CO and graduated high school there in 1988. She then moved...

Aug 18, 2016

Robert Lee Baker, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 surrounded by his family. Known as "Uncle Dud" or "Baker", he was born to Maxwell & Ethel Viola Baker on October 18, 1943 in Colorado Springs. He grew up in the Colorado Springs area and graduated from Whitefield High School. In 1965...