DS - Obituaries https://tj.durangoherald.com/section/ds-obituaries/feed/ Latest local news from The Durango Herald. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:12:23 -0600 en-us 30 https://tj.durangoherald.com/ruth-kelso/ Kelso Ruth Evelyn Kelso passed away on Oct. 6, 2014, in Edmonds, Wash., at age 92. She was born Oct. 19, 1921, in Telluride to Charles and Blanche Baer of Rico. She had two sisters, Verna and Vivian and a... Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:01:00 -0600 A98EA0D6-5E4E-44DD-B26B-AECC3524B902 https://tj.durangoherald.com/teresa-lynn-perkins/ Teresa Lynn Perkins was born on April 18, 1961 ,in Lancaster, Calif. She passed away Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. She was 53. Teresa was a paralegal for six years, working in Bishop... Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:58:01 -0600 906273CB-CD6A-43FB-A41A-9B6A6F944E3E https://tj.durangoherald.com/loretta-anita-sena/ Sena Memorial Mass services for lifelong Cortez resident, Loretta Anita Sena were at 12 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Reverend Pat Valdez, C.R. officiated. A rosary was held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at St.... Wed, 03 Sep 2014 18:29:47 -0600 4D787265-DD17-4CA4-95F1-A02F6CD71142 https://tj.durangoherald.com/annie-scott-ahkeah/ Funeral services for lifelong Cortez resident Annie Scott Ahkeah will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at Ertel Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Towaoc Cemetery. Pastor Herman Harrison will be officiating. A visitation has been scheduled... Wed, 13 Aug 2014 20:19:44 -0600 9B9295D2-CC3E-4460-8AFD-D1FDE8F93354 https://tj.durangoherald.com/gerald-buchholz/ Funeral services for Gerald Buchholz will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 8 at the Four Corners Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at the Goodman Point Cemetery. A visitation will be held at the Four Corners Funeral Chapel... Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:23:59 -0600 1243A0F6-32B2-4CC2-B719-562CDD076DBB https://tj.durangoherald.com/verna-jane-yeomans/ Yeomans Celebration of life services for lifelong Mancos resident, Verna Jane Yeomans were held at Jane’s home 217 S. Walnut Street in Mancos on Sunday, July 27th at 2 p.m. Jane was born on May 21, 1924 in Mancos, to... Tue, 29 Jul 2014 06:01:00 -0600 4D88E75A-5312-46DD-B9FC-4283F8C16492 https://tj.durangoherald.com/verna-jane-yeomans-4/ Yeomans Celebration of life services for lifelong Mancos resident Verna Jane Yeomans will be held at Jane’s home 217 S. Walnut Street in Mancos on Sunday, July 27, beginning at 2 p.m. Friends and family are welcome to come and... Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:02:52 -0600 F1D7C14D-3F98-48AE-8354-6EE8E5F78468 https://tj.durangoherald.com/bill-lawson/ Bill was born in Galesburg, Ill., to Ethel and James Lawson in 1934. He was the fifth child born in what would be seven. His dad died while working on the railroad when Bill was around five years of age.... Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:02:05 -0600 F9EE60EC-A1FA-4371-89B2-FF0833429CCB https://tj.durangoherald.com/oraly-francis-bud-muzzy/ Graveside services for Oraly Francis “Bud” Muzzy a longtime resident of Dolores will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 27, at Cortez Cemetery. Bud was born May 27, 1928, in Lamar, Colo., the son of Elbert and Winifred... Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:55:54 -0600 B9142459-444C-46FC-B23B-08BEE56C4B95 https://tj.durangoherald.com/yvonne-marcele-sitton/ Memorial services for Yvonne Marcele Sitton, 54, of Dolores will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 7 at Victory World Outreach Church, 11088 Highway 491, Cortez. Pastor Jonathon Bland will officiate. Yvonne was born Dec. 16, 1959 in Anaheim,... Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:09:36 -0600 B6B3A890-098E-4A8A-8492-930AFFA1381A https://tj.durangoherald.com/bobby-gene-bob-likes/ Likesdu1-i-syn Memorial services for Bobby Gene “Bob” Likes will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at the First United Methodist Church with Reverend Tom Towns and Chaplain Marvin Graves officiating. Bobby “Bob” Gene Likes (75) went to... Wed, 04 Jun 2014 19:09:35 -0600 BDCC33E5-7882-4CDD-A1C9-0A11D2F812C3 https://tj.durangoherald.com/barbara-ann-warren/ Warrendu1-i-syn Barbara Ann Warren was born Sept. 17, 1948 in Fort Bragg, N.C. the daughter of Russell and Gertrude (Abert) Wynn. She passed away at Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez on Monday, May 19, 2014, at the age of 65.... Wed, 21 May 2014 21:22:04 -0600 1BE54016-BF6F-4FAD-915C-43158B4A83E0 https://tj.durangoherald.com/eddie-buck-magness/ Graveside services for former area resident Eddie “Buck” Magness will be held at the Summit Ridge cemetery Saturday, May 24, at 10 a.m. Military rites will be conducted by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post 75. Buck was born Aug.... Wed, 21 May 2014 21:21:50 -0600 DC4E01F1-88CF-4A2E-A16D-85617D6BD7C4 https://tj.durangoherald.com/dorothy-may-ray-miller/ Dorothy May Ray Miller, 85, of Kerrville, passed away on Sunday May 4, 2014 in Houston, Texas. She was born in Newton, Texas to Hardy Ray and Opal Whitman on October 20, 1928. She married James Harold Miller on September... Wed, 14 May 2014 22:48:56 -0600 781B916A-6BA3-4C64-A350-50EF9D61BAAF https://tj.durangoherald.com/dr-robert-blake/ Born July 2, 1933, Bob grew up in Dolores Colo., and attended DHS with sister Ann, where his mom taught and his dad (Bob Sr.) coached, was the principal and served as superintendent of Dolores School District. Summer years were... Wed, 14 May 2014 22:48:51 -0600 042F51E5-1E4D-494D-A469-50F1C92FE9F0 https://tj.durangoherald.com/stan-antone-foster/ Fosterdu1-i-syn Stan Antone Foster passed away at his home in Dolores on May 10, 2014. Stan was born on Oct. 6, 1956, in Cortez, Colo. The family lived in Slickrock, Colo., at the time of his birth. After Stan’s father,... Wed, 14 May 2014 22:48:29 -0600 DF0A6A46-DBB2-4179-95B2-671FE27BA564 https://tj.durangoherald.com/wanda-jean-dankowski/ On Sept. 21, 1968, in Denver, Colo., Wanda Jean Dankowski was born the daughter of James Edward and Grace Irene (Shaw) Dankowski. She passed away at her Cortez home on Friday, April 18, 2014, at the age of 45. Wanda... Wed, 23 Apr 2014 21:53:06 -0600 E8498E57-0AD1-4008-8462-0ADE5F70A575 https://tj.durangoherald.com/joseph-eleison/ Eleisondu1-i-syn How does a son measure his father’s life? In my case, it’s not easy, but I’ll try. Joseph John Eleison was born in North Bergen, N.J., on Jan. 24, 1919, and died on March 7, 2014, near Cortez, Colo.... Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:43:27 -0600 06526469-CBDB-4CF3-A844-8A5DF6125A41 https://tj.durangoherald.com/robert-lee-yates/ Yatesdu1-i-syn Robert Lee Yates was born in Grants, N.M., on Jan. 1, 1967, to Bob and Sherri Yates. The family moved to Cortez in 1974 and he attended Lewis-Arriola Elementary School, Cortez Junior High School and graduated from M-CHS in... Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:24:29 -0600 615636B1-6FE7-4EAA-B8CB-DF7BF00A49BB https://tj.durangoherald.com/l-w-pleasant-leaves-legacy/ Military services for Lawrence Wayne Pleasant were at the Summit Ridge Cemetery, also known as Sunset Memorial Gardens, at 10 a.m. on Nov. 9. Lawrence Wayne Pleasant, often called L.W. or Larry, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Nov.... Wed, 13 Nov 2013 01:22:06 -0700 F5D8222F-359E-4696-B6A7-9101B4E8EC14 https://tj.durangoherald.com/lawrence-wayne-larry-pleasant/ Graveside memorial services for former Dolores resident Lawrence Wayne “Larry” Pleasant will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Larry was born Nov. 3, 1921 in Hillsboro, Ill., the son of Benjamin Harrison and... Wed, 06 Nov 2013 23:03:05 -0700 58F5AC9D-29BD-49AC-890F-8ADF1E3868B0