June 3, 2020
Francisco "Frank" Lopez Sr.
Francisco "Frank" Lopez Sr.
Francisco "Frank" Arthuro Lopez, Sr. passed away on May 26, 2020, he 69 years old. Frank was born in Durango, CO on Sept. 11, 1950 to Julian & Teofila Lopez. He was 1 of 7 children. He graduated Durango High School. He went to butcher school in Trinidad, CO. He went to...
Calvin Arthur Troutner
Calvin Arthur Troutner
The world lost a good and honorable man in the passing of Calvin Arthur Troutner on May 24, 2020 in Farmington New Mexico at the age of 96. Calvin was born on December 29, 1923 in Clayton Kansas to Ira Arthur Troutner and Catherine Iva Burroughs. Sixth in a clan of nine...
Leni Sue Whetten
Leni Sue Whetten
Leni Sue Whetten, 70, of Durango, died 6/1/2020, at her residence, Born 7/12/1949. No service will be held. Arrangements are being made through Ertel Funeral Home. To send condolences or to view the full obituary, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary...
June 2, 2020
Roberta G. Flowers
Roberta G. Flowers
Loving Mother and friend, passed away on May 8, 2020. She was a New Years Baby born in a home in Lovell Wyoming January 1, 1931. Roberta was loved by all who knew her. She taught several nursing home residents how to play rummy and soon some of the nurses were playing also!...
Clara Christine Slade Gillen
Clara Christine Slade Gillen
Clara Christine Slade Gillen, age 85, peacefully departed this world June 1st, 2020 at her home in Red Mesa, Colorado. Born in Durango Colorado on July 31st, 1934; married to Ronald LeRoy Gillen. Clara, or as most knew her, Christine was a woman of faith, family, and...
Chandler Herrera
Chandler Herrera
Chandler Herrera passed away Monday, May 31, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center. He was surrounded by his family. Chandler was born on December 28, 1962. He is preceded in death by his parents Vonestine William and Javin Herrera. Chandler was a life long resident of Ignacio. He...
June 1, 2020
Elmer "Dean" Hobson
Elmer "Dean" Hobson
Elmer Dean Hobson (Dean) passed away on May 23, 2020 of complications of congestive heart failure. Dean was born in Topeka, Kansas on May 29, 1945. Dean's family moved often in his childhood. By the time he graduated high school, he had lived in 36 residences across multiple...
Jimmy J. Polston
Jimmy J. Polston
On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, Jimmy J. Polston passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 74. Jim was born on May 12, 1946, in Princeton, Indiana. A lifelong Mizzou Tigers fan, he graduated with a BS in Agriculture from the University of Missouri...
May 27, 2020
Gerald "Jerry" Cochran
Gerald "Jerry" Cochran
Dad got a kick out of the saying: "The only bad luck in life is bad health, the rest is just inconvenience." This was a favorite quote of our father, Gerald Lynn Cochran, who passed away on Thursday, May 14th, 2020. 'Jerry,' loving Dad of two daughters, Natalie and Andrea,...
May 26, 2020
Patricia Fleck Ernst (Pat)
Patricia Fleck Ernst (Pat)
Patricia (Pat) Fleck Ernst passed away in Englewood, CO, on May 14, 2020. Pat was born March 23, 1932 in Durango, CO, to the late John and Helen Fleck. She graduated from Durango High School and Fort Lewis College. She married Robert (Bob) Ernst in Durango on December 27,...
