Scott Eugene Erickson
Scott Eugene Erickson, age 61, passed away on Oct. 7. Scott was a funny, honest, clever and caring man who was generous with his family, friends and community. He helped people with their hearing for...
View ArticleKenneth Leslie Vickerstaff
Kenneth Leslie Vickerstaff died on Sept. 25 in bed overlooking the beautiful lake bristling with new fall colors in our two-room cabin. He died one day after our 44th wedding anniversary of pancreatic...
View ArticleEmma Shock
Emma Shock was born Nov. 28, 1925, in Tiffany to John Carlson and Anna (Liese) Carlson. She entered the gates of heaven on Oct. 18. In 1946, she married Lawrence Shock and they started farming in...
View ArticleRuth Martha Korzon (nee Mathiak)
Sept. 28, 1923-Oct. 6 Ruth Korzon, age 98, of Leland Township, Mich., peacefully passed to heaven Wednesday, Oct. 6, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 28, 1923, in Detroit,...
View ArticleMerel Marschall
Merel Marschall joined the legions of angels, where her brilliant light continues to shine, on Sept. 27, while at her home in Pagosa Springs, Colo., with her beloved husband, Thomas, by her side....
View ArticleKaren Renee Edmonds
Karen Renee Edmonds, loving wife, mother, sister and daughter, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 29. Karen was born in Garden Grove, Calif., on April 24, 1963, to John M. and Edna Ruth Motter....
View ArticleLois ‘Ma’ Vawter Ball
Lois “Ma” Vawter Ball was born in Topeka, Kan., on Sept. 11, 1926, the day of her mother’s 16th birthday and near the onset of the Great Depression. The family’s constant moving to create home in...
View ArticleJack Thomas Alexander
1941-2021 Jack Thomas Alexander, age 80, passed away on Oct. 22. He was born in Seminole, Texas, but his family moved to New Mexico, where they lived in Hope and Artesia, where he grew up around...
View ArticleRobert L. Albright
After a long illness, Robert L. (Bob) Albright, 77, passed away peacefully on Oct. 21 at the Mercy Hospice House in Durango, Colo. He was born on July 1, 1944, in Ft. Myers, Fla., to the late Richard...
View ArticleGayla Holloway Bradbury
Gayla Holloway Bradbury, 60, loving mother, sister, aunt and grandmother of five, went home to collect her angel wings Aug. 10. Gayla was born in Tucson, Ariz., to Sam and Betty Thompson. She married...
View ArticleWanda LaDean Chadwick
Wanda LaDean Chadwick, age 79, passed away Nov. 3 due to multiple health complications. She was born on May 1, 1942. in Lubbock, Texas, to Harold and Ruby Mae Radcliff. In early childhood, her family...
View ArticleAndrew ‘Andy’ James Rowland
Andrew “Andy” James Rowland (Drew Bear) of Fredericktown, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 26, at the age of 48. He was born on July 22, 1973, in Chaffee, Mo., to the late Patricia Franks Smith....
View ArticleRobert (Bob) Gibbons
Robert (known as Bob) Gibbons retired to Pagosa Springs 27 years ago. He saw a feature in National Geographic of a property near his home and wanted to live near there. Robert has three children, 10...
View ArticleLou Mestas
Lou Mestas was born in Monte Vista, Colo., on Aug. 13, 1955, to Frank and Emily (Cantu) Mestas, the third eldest child of seven children. Following a hard-fought, heroic battle from open-heart...
View ArticleAnthony Rivas
Anthony Rivas met his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, Nov. 1. He was born to Lester and Lila Rivas in Durango, Colo., on July 9, 1965, and lived his younger years in Pagosa Springs, where...
View ArticleMarilyn Duncan Smith
On Sept. 23, 1927, in New Brighton, Pa., Marilyn Jean Shaffer was born. She was raised to be a generous, compassionate Christian woman — and became a devoted wife and loving mother. Miss Marilyn...
View ArticleJohn Stanley Andreas
John Stanley Andreas was born in Schenectady, N.Y., on March 3, 1958, and passed away on Oct. 31. He was the youngest of the three children of Ethel and Porter Andreas. When he was young, his parents...
View ArticleHannah Pasternack (Clark)
1989-2021 After moving to Missoula, Mont., and earning her master’s degree in a single year, Hannah had a sudden medical emergency that she was unable to survive. Her new life there was shockingly cut...
View ArticleKatrice Frances (Weber) Decker
Katrice Frances (Weber) Decker passed away on Nov. 8; she was 40 years old. Katrice, affectionately known as Katy, grew up in Campbell Hall, N.Y., and graduated from Goshen High School, Goshen, N.Y.,...
View ArticleSidney ‘Sid’ Harris Van Vugt
Sidney “Sid” Harris Van Vugt, 80, of Peoria, Ariz., passed away Nov. 12 with his wife and daughter by his side. Sid was born on June 22, 1941, in Willmar, Minn., to William and Mabel Van Vugt. He...
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