Obituaries
Erma Neill
Apr 12, 2015
Obituary for Erma Fern Neill (Neill) Erma Fern Neill passed away April 12 at her apartment in Durango from complications of gall bladder duct cancer. She was born July 11, 1933 to Erma Graham Neill and Edward Glenn Neill at West Point, Illinois and had one brother, Edward Gale Neill. The family moved to Longmont, Colorado in 1946. After graduation...
Audrey Wells
Apr 12, 2015
Marie Spencer Wells passed away peacefully at her home in Durango, CO, on April 12, 2015. A celebration of Marie’s life will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Friday, April 17, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Burial of cremains will follow at Greenmount Cemetery. Marie was born January 24, 1930 to father, Sharon and mother, Faye Spencer. She graduated from...
Ross Lucero Jr
Apr 11, 2015
Ross Narcisso Lucero, Jr., 53, of Bayfield, Colorado, died 4/11/2015 Durango, Colorado. Born 10/15/1961. He is survived by his son: Ross, Siblings: Viola, Shirley, Linda, Betty, and Mario, nieces and nephews, extended family and close friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Ross and Berlinda Lucero, Sr., siblings: Frank, Irene, Leonard, Dolores, and Albert. A service will be...
Dale Butt
Apr 10, 2015
Dale Owen Butt, son of Ruth M. Wells (Butt) and the late Virgil H. Butt died peacefully and of natural causes on April 10, 2015 in his home in Colorado. Dale was born in Janesville, WI, December 21, 1950. He graduated from McFarland High School and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Luther Collage in Decorah, IA. Lover of...
Andrzsja Gittel
Apr 10, 2015
The Old Minor has gone home. Andrzsja "AJ" Gittel of Bayfield died April 10th, 2015 at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. He was 82. AJ was born August 23rd, 1932 in Mankowe, Poland, to Andrzeja and Marti Gittel. He is survived by his best friend, LaVonne Elston, and puppy, Leeland He is preceded in death by his wife Polinka.
Richard Baumgardner
Apr 9, 2015
Richard Baumgardner passed away on April 9, 2015, at his home in Bayfield. Mr. Baumgardner was born November 22nd, 1936, in Ouray, CO to Emmet and Gladys Baumgardner. The family lived in the Animas Valley, the Ignacio area, and Silverton. He graduated from Ignacio High School in the mid 1950's and then went on to enlist in the U.S. Navy....
Thaddeus Stahl
Apr 6, 2015
Thaddeus Conan Stahl, 36, of Hesperus, passed away April 6th, 2015 in Durango. Conan was born June 11, 1978, in Durango, to Ted & Donna Stahl. He grew up in the Hesperus area & graduated from Durango High School. Conan began working at Williams Energy in early 2000. He married Kristy Taylor on December 13, 2003. Conan's passions were his...
Richard Turner, Jr.
Apr 6, 2015
R.W. “Nick” Turner, Jr. passed away peacefully at his home in Durango, CO April 6, 2015. Nick was born June 6, 1927 in Durango to Claudine and R.W. “Dick” Turner. His great-grandparents, John C. and Emma Turner, homesteaded in the Animas Valley in 1846. Nick was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, John. Nick was formerly married...
William Meiers
Apr 5, 2015
William Charles Meiers, of Durango, passed away April 5th, 2015, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango. He was 77. Mr. Meiers was born December 6th, 1937 in Oak Park, IL, to Robert and Mary (Cochran) Meiers. He grew up in Maywood, IL, and attended St. Eulalia Grade School, St. Mel High School, and DePaul University of Chicago. It was...
Merle Walker
Apr 3, 2015
Merle Leroy (Lee) Walker, Age 70, passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 while attending a family reunion in Laughlin, Nevada. He served in the US Air Force, then settled in Carlsbad, CA with his wife and children. He was a partner in Buccola Engineering, Inc. The son of Mary Alice Robbins and Ray Walker, he was born, raised and attended...
Richard Dodd
Apr 1, 2015
Richard J. "Punk" Dodd, 75, of Durango, Colorado, died 4/1/2015 at his home. Born 5/3/1939 to William "Bud" and Barbara Dodd. He was raised and attended schools in Spearfish, SD. He is survived by his wife, Cathy, his children: Greg Dodd of Durango, Natalie Willis of Boerne, TX, and DeeAnn Varns of Scottsdale, AZ, 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Visit...
Winona McClanahan
Apr 1, 2015
Winona McClanahan passed away April 1, 2015 following a very long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Winona was born to Henry May and Vivian Inez Putman on August 12, 1925 in Healdton, Carter County, Oklahoma, the second of five children. Winona grew up on the family farm outside Healdton where she lived until the family moved to Long Beach,...
Linda Spiker
Apr 1, 2015
Linda L. Spiker , 68, of Aztec, NM , passed away April 1, 2015, in Denver, Colorado . She was born august 31, 1946 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is survived by her husband: Dean Spiker, Daughter: Shannon (Ronnie) Tucson, Son: Eric (Tiffany) Spiker, Sister: Sandra (Ron) Dean, 5 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, extended family and wonderful...
Bernard Famiglietti
Mar 30, 2015
Bernard Lindo Famiglietti died peacefully in his Durango home on Monday, March 30, 2015. Bernard was born to Marciano & Jennie Famiglietti on September 20, 1932 in Fairview, New Jersey. Bernard was preceded in death by his brothers; Francis, Joseph, Vito, John, Marco & Rudy Famiglietti and step-son, Steve Weeda. He is survived by his wife, Kaye Woodcock of Durango,...
Annabelle Hahn
Mar 27, 2015
Ann Hahn died peacefully in her Durango home on Friday, March 27, 2015. Ann was born to Felix & Sophie Ruggera on April 29, 1923 in Crested Butte, CO. She also met her husband Abner Decker Hahn in Crested Butte, where they were married on June 29, 1947. Mother loved cooking, knitting & playing dominoes. But mostly she loved being...
Delbert Hill (Coz-Hill)
Mar 23, 2015
Obituary for Delbert Grady Hill (Coz-Hill) Delbert G. Hill (Coz-Hill) of Pagosa Springs Colorado released his last breath and went to the Light March 23, 2015 at the age of 68. While attending Modesto High School and Modesto Junior College he was an All-Star basketball player. He served in the Army for 18 months in Viet Nam as a Preventative...
John Walters
Mar 23, 2015
John Edward Walters passed peacefully at home in Durango, Colorado on March 23, 2015 after long illness. (congestive heart failure). John was born in Frederick Oklahoma on August 9, 1925 to Doss Howard Walters and Mabel Ruth (Minor) Walters. John was married 60 years to Mary Louise Hodnett Walters who preceded him in death on December 28, 2007. He was...
Edward Wells
Mar 23, 2015
Mitchell Wells passed away peacefully at his home in Durango, March 23, 2015. A service will be held at Hood Mortuary on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 11am, with burial to follow at Greenmount Cemetery. Edward Mitchell Wells was born in Deming, NM on April 8, 1929 to John Benjamin and Ruth (Nicholson) Wells. Mitchell graduated from Deming High School...
Margaret Cooper
Mar 22, 2015
Margaret "Tommy" Cooper , 93 , of Formerly of Durango, Colorado , died 3/22/2015 Rockwall, Texas . Born 8/26/1921 . She is preceded in death by her oldest daughter, Constance Gale Cooper. She is survived by 4 daughters: Cecile Joyner of Califonia, Victoria Cooper of Virginia, Deborah Cooper of Virginia, and Marcie Claxton of Texas. A service will be held...
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