Obituaries
Robert Houser
Mar 3, 2016
Obituary for Robert Ernest "Bob" Houser Born July 28, 1929 in Peoria, Illinois to Robert Ernest Houser and Virginia Iola Botorf-Houser, Robert “Bob” Earl Houser passed away peacefully on March 3, 2016 at Four Corners Health Care Center, Durango, Colorado. Bob Houser graduated from Chillicothe Illinois Township High School in 1948 and Bradley University in 1950 with an associate degree...
Nathan Cloud
Mar 2, 2016
Nathan L. Cloud, passed away at Maercy Regional Medical Center surrounded by family on March 2, 2016 at the age of 69 years. Nathan was born in Ignacio, Colorado on February 1, 1947 to Ruby & Ralph Cloud. Nathan was a life-long resident of Ignacio, Colorado, where he worked with the Southern Ute Tribe Police Department Dispatch & Ground Maintenance....
Tom Rutherford
Mar 2, 2016
Obituary for Tom Scott Rutherford Tom Scott Rutherford passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at home, surrounded by family. He was 62. Tom was born on January 15, 1954, in Wichita, KS, to Lee Roy and Emma (Joplin) Rutherford. He grew up in Clearwater, KS, and attended schools there. The family moved to Durango in 1972. Tom worked at...
Frank Archuleta
Mar 1, 2016
Frank Archuleta, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. He was born August 20, 1934 in Trujillo, Colorado, the son of Juan & Maria Archuleta. Frank married Frances Martinez on October 17, 1959 in Price, Utah. They lived in Clearfield, Utah for 38 years then moved to Ignacio, Colorado in 1997. Frank was a...
Freeman Fountain
Feb 29, 2016
Freeman "Doc" Percival Fountain, passed away on February 29, 2016 at Cottonwood Inn Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center in Durango, Colorado. He was born April 16, 1921 in Hawley, Minnesota to Percival Freeman Fountain and Chloe Mae (Ritteman) Fountain. While he was a child during the depression, he said he didn't really notice as there always seemed to be adequate...
Glenda Vigil
Feb 26, 2016
Glenda Vigil passed away Friday, Feb 26, 2016 in Durango, surrounded by family. She was 57. A Rosary will be recited on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 7 p.m. at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. The Mass Of Christian Burial will be held Wed, March 2, 2016, at 10 AM, at St. Ignatius and burial will follow at Ouray Cemetery. Glenda...
Billie Shoemaker
Feb 25, 2016
Billie Shoemaker passed away peacefully on 2/25/2016 in Durango, CO. Billie was born 10/4/22 to Edward & Blanche Olson Tollefson Tolmie in Ashton, ID. Billie had two siblings: Lorraine Tolmie Fink & Robert West. Billie spent her early years in South Eastern Idaho. She married Jack Shoemaker in Bellflower, CA on 10/4/1945. After Jack was discharged from the Navy in...
Susan Hammons
Feb 23, 2016
Obituary for Susan Hammons (Slade) HAMMONS (Slade), Susan (DUEMER) Age 85, Susan Hammons died on Feb 23, 2016 in Durango Colorado, which she was a Long time resident since 1977. Born December 26, 1930 in Hamilton, Ohio she was the daughter of Teresa Backus and John C. Slade. She graduated from Hamilton high School, Class of '48. She went on...
Kinzer Snow
Feb 20, 2016
Kinzer "Bill" Melrose Snow of rural Bayfield, Colorado, passed away on the 19th of February, 2016. He was born on 19 April 1921 to Lawrence and Lola Melrose Snow. He would have been 95 years old on April 19th.. His mother, Lola Vernice Melrose was the first child of Joseph Matthew Melrose and Ella Perl (Kinzer) Melrose. Bill, as he...
Ruby Shuler
Feb 20, 2016
Obituary for Ruby Viola Shuler (Woods) Ruby Viola Shuler died February 20, 2016. Ruby was born December 3, 1914, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to William Woods and Mary Morris Woods. When she was three years old her family moved to Oklahoma. She attended elementary school in Uncas and graduated from high school in Kaw City, Oklahoma in 1933. She moved...
Jerome Rodman
Feb 19, 2016
Jerome James “Jerry” Rodman, 89, a U.S. Navy veteran born August 13, 1926 in Webster, Mass., and a lifelong Oxford, Mass., resident passed peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 19 in Durango, Colo. He was predeceased by his parents Francis (Frank) "Kid Rodman" and Elizabeth (Nadolski); father- and mother-in-law Arban and Marie Rose (Lacroix) Snay; wife Dorothy (Snay, February 2005);...
Conrad Huntington
Feb 17, 2016
Obituary for Conrad W. "Connie" Huntington CW Huntington (Connie) passed at his home near Red Mesa on February 17, 2016 surrounded by family. He was born in Durango, CO on May 5, 1926 to Len and Emma Huntington. Con attended Durango High School and joined the Army Airborne 303rd in 1944. He was a paratrooper in the Philipines and later...
Priscilla Trummel
Feb 15, 2016
Priscilla Trummel, 90 years, of Durango, CO, died 2/15/2016 peacefully at Four Corners Health Care Center. Born 1/29/1926. Priscilla was a proud Durango native who loved all the area had to offer. She enjoyed dutch oven cookouts and time spent with family at Electra Lake. Priscislla was an avid mushroom hunter and loved off-roading in the high country. In addition...
Eligio Martinez
Feb 14, 2016
Eligio “EJ” Martinez passed away peacefully at his home in Cortez on Sunday, February 14, 2016. He was 81 years old. EJ was born on May 16, 1934 to Eligio and Anita Martinez in La Boca, CO. He was a wonderful auto mechanic most of his life until his retirement. He served in the Korean War for 3 ½ years...
Mildred Leonard
Feb 12, 2016
Obituary for Mildred Parrett Leonard Mildred was born on July 27, 1916, on the Parrett family Farm near South Salem, OH, the only child of Lillian Estelle (Porterfeild) Parrett and Edgar Wilson Parrett. Mildred’s parents were with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (then called the Indian Service) and moved from reservation to reservation around the United States. They lived in...
Henry Krause
Feb 11, 2016
Henry Fred Krause, 73, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at home in Durango, Colorado, following a lengthy illness. Henry was born April 23, 1942, to Alfred Charles (Lefty) Krause and Viola Lydia Sliva Krause in Three Rivers, Texas. Henry graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1960, where he excelled in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He graduated...
Thelma Huntington
Feb 11, 2016
Obituary for Thelma Huntington Thelma Huntington 91 of Fort Collins passed away February 11, 2016 of natural causes. She was born on June 23, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When Thelma was sixteen years old, her family moved to Tucson, Arizona. Times were tough and instead of continuing her education, she went to work as a telephone operator to help support...
Joshua Gonzales
Feb 10, 2016
Joshua Andrew Gonzales passed away on February 10, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. He was 24. Joshua Andrew Gonzales was born on April 29, 1991 in Alamosa, CO to Diana Lucero and Ben Gonzales. He graduated high school in La Jara, Colorado in 2009 and then went on to earn a degree in diesel mechanics. He recently moved to Durango in...
Rodney Robinette, Sr.
Feb 8, 2016
Obituary for Rodney Ray Robinette, Sr. Rodney Robinette, Sr. 54 peacefully passed away after a long hard battle with Multiple Sclerosis on February 8, 2016. He was born on March 4, 1961 in Dallas, Texas to Bonner and Shirley Robinette. In 1978 he married the love of his life, Deborah Ann Pond and together they raised their daughter, Malissa and...
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