In Loving Memory of Frances Clara Niccoli

Frances Clara Niccoli
February 24,1931 – January 18, 2025
Frances Clara (Duran) Niccoli, age 93, born February 24, 1931 in Delagua,
Colorado to Fred and Jenny (Hart) Duran. Frances passed away peacefully
January 18, 2025 in Trinidad Colorado. Frances was the middle child of two
brothers, Charles Duran the eldest and Leroy Duran the baby, who Frances
adored and raised.
Frances’ parents passed away at an early age. Jenny’s sister’s Margaret Hart
and Rose Marie Hart, teamed up and raised Frances and her brothers. Frances
lived in Delagua, Aguilar, Ludlow, and Trinidad. Frances met her husband Joseph
Serano Niccoli as a teenager and married him. Together they had three
children, Freddie, Irma and Annette and settled in Trinidad Colorado. Frances
worked at Ben Franklin’s in the 70’s as a cash register clerk. In the 70s and
80s‘she worked at Jamieson’s Department Store as a sales clerk, accountant,
and gift wrapper, which she did perfectly, until her husband, Joseph got sick with
cancer and she decided to stay home and became his caregiver.
Frances had many passions that she loved to do. She enjoyed the dances in
Ludlow, where I believe she met her husband at. She was great at crocheting
outts for dolls with fancy dresses. She loved to bake cakes from scratch and
decorate them so beautifully. Her cakes were delicious. She also loved to sew
and would fashion design and make our clothing growing up. She also liked to
give the grandkids haircuts to the boys with a bowl and razor and scissors for
the girls. She had a passion for owls and collected them. She loved the actor
John Wayne because he always reminded her of her husband Joseph. She also
loved to babysit. She would make a large impact on their lives and was so loved
by each child.
Frances was the matriarch of the family and tried to make it a point to keep the
families together. What Frances loved the most was being with her
grandchildren, great grandchildren and her great-great grandchildren. They were
her pride and joy. She would welcome everyone into her home with open arms
and a big heart. She adopted many of our friends as her grandkids.
Frances was loved by everyone she met. She was a very strong woman, with a
heart of gold and a beautiful smile, who rarely complained about her pain and
fought to the very end. She is survived by her granddaughters: Gaylene
Furu-Vigil (Robert Vigil Jr.) Barbara Decker, Theresa Killian (Kevin) Lactic
Edwards, Serana Arellano, grandsons: Roy Niccoli (Brooke), Harvey Decker
(Lexie), William Decker (Felicia), and Abe Vigil; great grandchildren:Lilijana Furu
Vigil, Robert Race Furu Vigil, Brittney Rutherford (Austin), Lacretia Vigil Bayer
(Adam), and Abe Vigil; great-great grandchildren: Malachi Felthager, Tatum
Rutherford, Max Niccoli, Zackary Niccoli, Weston Cole Niccoli, Bellezza Katrina
Niccoli, Sophia Julianne Niccoli, Ivy Cook (Riley), Mark Miera Jr., Zameralynn
Miera, Elizabeth Niccoli, and Antonio Niccoli; her special and favorite niece
Domonica Esgar (Ric); her favorite cousins: Johnny Trujillo and Billy Hart;
Daughter-in-law Joy Cummings and Son-in-law Henry A Furu III, and several
cousins, nieces, nephews and loved ones who she adored.
Preceded in death by her parents Fred and Jenny Duran, Leroy Duran (brother),
Joseph Serano Niccoli (husband), Fredrick Niccoli (son) Irma Furu and Annette
Felthager (daughters), Margaret Hart and Rosie Marie Hart (aunties), Corey
Felthager, Clinton Furu, Mathew Niccoli, and Joey Niccoli (grandsons) Dennis
Felthager, Vaughn Vigil and Erin Vigil (great grandchildren), (grandparents) and
many other family members.
Frances services are Wednesday, January 29th, 2025 at Comi Funeral Home
located at 1804 E. Main Street, Trinidad Co 81082 at 10am. Interment at
Trinidad Catholic Cemetery with Father Hank ociating. Donations can go to
Comi Funeral Home and send correspondence to Family of Frances Niccoli at
301 N. Commercial Street, Trinidad CO 81082.
Pallbearers are Race Vigil, Roy Niccoli, Che’ Felthager, Slade Maes, Lejon
Guiterrez, and Shawn Martinez. Honorary Pallbearers are Johnny Trujillo, Sonny
Trujillo, Henry Furu III, Ric Esgar, and Mike Armijo Sr.
A Special Note of Thanks to Domonica and Ric Esgar for their love for Frances,
helping take great care of her over the years. Johnny and Sonny Trujillo for
always visiting and keeping the family together. Gail Courtney, Henry Furu III and
Che’ Felthager for always visiting her in the nursing home. Thank you to
Gwendolyn, Brock Lopez, Athena Brock Osborne for your love and support.
Thank you to the staff at the Trinidad Inn Rehabilitation Nursing Home and Mt.
Rose Hospice Services for their love, caring and support with Frances. She was
always happy and comfortable thanks to you all. Thank you to Comi Funeral
Home for making the arrangements so easy and beautiful.
Frances will be loved and missed dearly, but she is resting in Heaven with our
Lord and most of her family peacefully.