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Joanne Elizabeth BrennanJoanne Elizabeth Brennan passed peacefully on Thursday, February 26, 2026 in Durango, Colorado. ...
03/02/2026

Joanne Elizabeth Brennan

Joanne Elizabeth Brennan passed peacefully on Thursday, February 26, 2026 in Durango, Colorado. She had reached the incredible age of 93. Joanne was born February 17, 1933 to James Arthur and Kathleen Pearce (nee Brice) in her hometown of Durango. She was proud of her Irish origins, proud to be a Durango pioneer and proud to be a lifelong Durango native. She followed a long family history of Durango High School graduates. She met and married “Charley” Brennan on June...

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Denise Marie SantilleAt the age of 60, Denise Marie Santille passed away at the Pagosa Springs Medical Center after a ye...
02/27/2026

Denise Marie Santille

At the age of 60, Denise Marie Santille passed away at the Pagosa Springs Medical Center after a year-and-a-half-long battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was surrounded by the love, presence, and support of her family-those she cherished above all else. Born in Elmira, New York, on September 18, 1965, Denise was the daughter of the late Robert M. Woods and Philomena J. (Cantando) Woods. From an early age, she carried a bright, creative spirit. She went on to attend...

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Michael Wayne VanoverMichael was born in Baltimore, MD but was reared in south Louisiana. He was often identified as a “...
02/27/2026

Michael Wayne Vanover

Michael was born in Baltimore, MD but was reared in south Louisiana. He was often identified as a “Cajun with a Strange Last Name”! He and his wife, Renee, have been together for 49 years successfully merging their diverse south Louisiana/Colorado cultures while living in three Louisiana cities (New Orleans, Berwick, and Morgan City), Houston, TX, and Pagosa Springs, CO. He will be greatly missed by all that had the privilege of knowing him. Growing up in the south Louisiana...

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Eli William RobinsonEli William Robinson, 33, died on February 20, 2026, in a ski accident in Colorado — fittingly, doin...
02/27/2026

Eli William Robinson

Eli William Robinson, 33, died on February 20, 2026, in a ski accident in Colorado — fittingly, doing something he loved. Born on November 9, 1992, in Ithaca, New York, Eli lived his life with uncommon energy, curiosity, and heart. Raised in upstate New York by his loving parents, Lawrence and Marcie Robinson, Eli grew up with a deep appreciation for the outdoors and a fearless sense of adventure. That spirit carried him west to attend Whitman College in Washington...

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Dr. Forrest Dean BrownDr. Forrest Dean Brown, DDS passed from complications with Lewy body dementia, surrounded by his f...
02/16/2026

Dr. Forrest Dean Brown

Dr. Forrest Dean Brown, DDS passed from complications with Lewy body dementia, surrounded by his family, on February 12, 2026. Dean is remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and mentor to those in both his personal and professional orbit. A man of humor, intellect, business acumen, and quick wit, he lived fully and deliberately. An avid hunter and angler in the spirit of his relative Zane Grey, he was equally at home in the wilderness or at the...

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Johanna Lenore FuscoJohanna “Jo” Lenore (Lenz) Fusco passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2026, surrounded by ...
02/16/2026

Johanna Lenore Fusco

Johanna “Jo” Lenore (Lenz) Fusco passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2026, surrounded by family. Jo was born on November 22, 1938, to Jean Elizabeth (Kirby) and Robert Carl Lenz in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Southeast High School in Kansas City, graduating class of 1956, before moving on to Grinnell College to major in American Studies. After graduating in 1960, she attended law school at the University of Florida, achieving her J.D. in 1963 and graduating at the...

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Benny Lee CordovaBenny Lee Cordova born July 21, 1951, in Cortez Colorado. He went to school in Cortez and moved to Oreg...
02/16/2026

Benny Lee Cordova

Benny Lee Cordova born July 21, 1951, in Cortez Colorado. He went to school in Cortez and moved to Oregon for a few years where he met and married his first wife and had 2 children. Benny returned to Cortez and met and married Sondra Hover who had 3 children, which they raised the 5 children as 1 happy unit. Benny worked at the Ute Mountain Housing Authority for 30 plus years. Benny loved the outdoors hunting, fishing camping and...

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Thomas David McSweeneyIt is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Tom McSweeney, who died peacefully at home...
02/11/2026

Thomas David McSweeney

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Tom McSweeney, who died peacefully at home on the morning of January 7, with family and his sweet dog by his side. Born Thomas David McSweeney in Elmhurst, Illinois on February 23, 1954, Tom (Tommy) lived life fully and generously. He was a wonderful son, best friend, brother, husband, father, and uncle. A familiar and welcome presence on the golf course, on the ski slopes, in the boating community,...

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Carolyn Elaine DooleyCarolyn Elaine Dooley passed from this world February 6, 2026, in her home in Durango, Colorado, wi...
02/11/2026

Carolyn Elaine Dooley

Carolyn Elaine Dooley passed from this world February 6, 2026, in her home in Durango, Colorado, with her husband of 68 years by her side. Carolyn was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was born in Illinois in the town of Phillipstown to James Jordan Doty and Esther Allena (Clifford) Doty. In her 93 years she saw many changes in the world, from living through the Great Depression to seeing astronauts walk on the moon. She lived in several...

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William Crawford WallWilliam Crawford Wall, age 90, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, in Durango, Colorado. He wa...
02/10/2026

William Crawford Wall

William Crawford Wall, age 90, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, in Durango, Colorado. He was born in Commerce, Georgia, on July 17, 1935, to Crawford Lorenza Wall and Omie Lucille Smallwood Wall. He spent his early childhood in Georgia, New Mexico and Arizona. Some of his favorite memories were on the Gila River and Sapillo. He moved to Pagosa Springs, Colorado when he was 15 years old. He graduated from Pagosa Springs High School in 1954. He married...

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Christopher Leo ChavezChristopher Leo Chavez, a lifelong resident of Pagosa Junction, passed away on Sunday, January 25,...
02/10/2026

Christopher Leo Chavez

Christopher Leo Chavez, a lifelong resident of Pagosa Junction, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026. He was 88 years old. Chris, as he was known by many, was born in Durango, Colorado to Jose Amador Chavez and Juanita Rodriguez Chavez on October 19,1937. Chris was the 9th of ten children raised along the family farm on the San Juan River in the Caracas area of Archuleta County. At the time of his passing, he was a resident at the...

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Michael "Mike" LayfieldMichael “Mike” Layfield was the kind of man people loved immediately—and then loved more deeply t...
02/09/2026

Michael "Mike" Layfield

Michael “Mike” Layfield was the kind of man people loved immediately—and then loved more deeply the longer they knew him. He was tender-hearted, generous to a fault, quietly accomplished, and guided always by his love for people. To be loved by Mike was to feel encouraged, accepted, and genuinely seen. Mike was many things over the course of his life: a national championship football captain, an engineer, a leader, a music lover, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a...

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