Jose Frederico Jaramillo
Jose Frederico Jaramillo, 84, passed away peacefully at his home in New Braunfels, Texas, to be with our Lord on Sept. 22. He was born Sept. 26, 1937, to Jose and Elvira Jaramillo in Edith, Colo.,...
View ArticleDon Brinks
Don Brinks died Oct. 6 at his home in Pagosa Springs. He was born Jan. 20, 1929, in South Haven, Mich., to Jake and Evelyn Brinks. He had three brothers and one sister. He was a dairy farmer in...
View ArticleWilliam C. Davis ‘Bill’
Bill was called back to his Heavenly Father on Sept. 13 after a long, hard fight with cancer. He was born in Compton, Ark., on Dec. 22, 1941. He graduated from Cuba High School in 1960 and soon...
View ArticleJohn Middlebrooks Jr.
On Oct. 2, John Middlebrooks Jr. passed away in Pagosa Springs, Colo. He is predeceased by his parents, John and Dorothy Middlebrooks, and his brother, Craig Middlebrooks. John graduated from Texas...
View ArticleJohn M. Motter
John M. Motter went peacefully to his eternal home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, Oct. 28. John was born in Wichita, Kan., on March 14, 1934, to J. Fred Motter, of Carthage,...
View ArticleShirley Jo Tate Engler
Shirley Jo Tate Engler was born April 9, 1932, to Thelma Barry Tate and Arthur Samual Tate in Tulsa, Okla., the second of 10 children. She was surrounded by her five daughters at home when she went...
View ArticleDorotha Jean ‘Dot’ Phillips
Dorotha Jean “Dot” Phillips, 86, was called home to heaven on Nov. 3. She was born in Ralls, Texas, to the late Fishburn and Marie White on July 20, 1936. She moved frequently as her father worked in...
View ArticleThomas Kelly Wetzel
Thomas Kelly Wetzel (Kelly) died at East Jefferson Hospital on Nov. 7 at 11:30 a.m. Kelly was born on Sept. 16, 1945, to Ilma Mollere Wetzel and Wilbert James Wetzel in New Orleans, La. He is survived...
View ArticleGary Lynn Dillard
Gary Lynn Dillard, age 68, of Seguin, passed away at his residence on Nov. 15. Gary was born in Lubbock, Texas, on Oct. 6, 1954, to Melba and AR Dillard. Gary was the second born of two children and...
View ArticleRobert Leon ‘Bob’ Swanemyr
Robert Leon “Bob” Swanemyr passed away Monday, Nov. 7. He was 88 years old. Bob was born Oct. 21, 1934, to Rudolph and Lilly Swanemyr in Durango, Colo., and he grew up in Allison, Colo., on the...
View ArticleFred P. Vogel
Jan. 25, 1920-Sept. 21 On Wednesday, Sept. 21, Fred Vogel died peacefully at Pagosa Springs Medical Center. Fred was 102 years and nine months old when he died and had his daughter and son-in-law, Ann...
View ArticlePhyllis (Rattray) Daleske
Phyllis (Rattray) Daleske died on Nov. 20, a day after her 96th birthday. Known around Pagosa Springs as “The Dancer,” Phyl spent the happiest years of her life in this picturesque mountain town (“How...
View ArticleJacky Reece
Jacky Reece passed away peacefully on Nov. 19 at home with family members in attendance. Though born in London, England, she called Pagosa home for the past 50 years. As an accomplished craftswoman,...
View ArticleLester E. Rivas
Lester E. Rivas was born April 16, 1937 to Alfredo Rivas and Isabelle Lister-Rivas. In 1959 he married the love of his life, Lila C. Chavez (Lollipops). On the one-year anniversary of laying their son...
View ArticleMaria Dulcinea Branson
Mrs. Maria Dulcinea Branson, age 93, a resident of Gillham, Ark., died Saturday, Dec. 3, at her home. She was born Oct. 25, 1929, in Pagosa Springs, Colo. She was a member of the St. Barbara Catholic...
View ArticleEdwin Arthur Weddle
Edwin Arthur Weddle, 69, died on his fishing boat, wrestling his lifelong nemesis, Walter the bass, into his boat on Dec. 8. He had been trying to catch that fish for years, but today it caught him....
View ArticleGlenda Clark
Glenda Clark, of Sheffield Village, Ohio, beloved wife and mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother of 17 descendants passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 20, at her residence. She...
View ArticleEugene C. Stringer Jr.
Eugene C. Stringer Jr., Dec. 16. Gene was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in September 1929 to Mary and Eugene C. Stringer. Upon graduation from Holy Name High School in Cleveland, Ohio, he continued his...
View ArticleEtta Faye Day
Etta Faye Day, born Aug. 20, 1938, earned her wings on Dec. 30, 2022 in Pagosa Springs, CO, at the age of 84. She was born at home in Garland County, Ark., to Roy and Tessie Cosby, the second of 13...
View ArticleDayle Erin Morningstar Laird
May 2, 1978 – Dec. 27, 2022 Dayle Erin Morningstar Laird, 44, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, at Centura Mercy Hospital in Durango, Colo., with her husband at her side. She was born in McCook,...
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