Flora Ida Manke June 13, 1938 – July 28, 2025 Flora Ida Manke passed away on July 28, 2025. She was born in Wet Canyon, CO on June 19, 1938 to Davis and Beatrice Duran. She graduated from Aguilar High School in 1956 . She married William Wayne Manke in May 1959, and had…
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In Loving Memory of Max A. “Tony” Torres 1943 – 2025 Tony Torres was born and raised in Trinidad, Colorado. A proud graduate of Trinidad High School, he went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in Forestry and Wildlife Management from Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He honorably served…
Manuel Onie Duran, age 87, formerly of Trinidad, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born in Brilliant, New Mexico, on July 24, 1937, to Eliseo and Genevive Duran. He was preceded in death by his parents, his beloved wife Anna, brother Andrew (Maxine), sisters Mary,…
Harold Edwin Fernandez ‘Ed”, 84, of Trinidad Colorado, passed away peacefully at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico with family at his side on July 12,2025, following a courageous battle of numerous illnesses to include dementia and pneumonia. Born on August 7th, 1940, in Valdez, CO,…
Anastacia ‘Anne’ Quintana Lucero entered this world April 15, 1924. She left us July 14,2025. Anne spent all of her years in her “beautiful little valle/ of Trujillo Creek where she farmed and ranched with her family and became a well-known historical scholar for the area. ln her early time,…
Dale Ellis, age 82, died on Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Amarillo, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 1, 2025, at the Amistad Church, in Amistad, New Mexico with Pastor Kenneth W. Tidmore, officiating. Burial will follow in the Amistad Cemetery by Hass Funeral…
Max Geary, age 81, died on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at his home in Clayton, New Mexico. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at the Clayton Methodist Church, in Clayton, New Mexico with Pastor Terrell Jones, pastor of the Trinity Fellowship Church in…
Benjamin Anthony Velasquez Jr., born on June 15, 1976, passed away on July 14, 2025 at the age of 49. Ben was a father grandpa, son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend. He touched the lives of so many with his loving heart, his fierce attitude, and his one of…
James (Jim) Oatman, age 46, from Trinchera, CO was called home to Jesus on July 17, 2025. He spent the last 2 months of his life in a hard-fought battle with Sepsis at Memorial Central Hospital, Colorado Springs. Jim was born in Raton, NM September 29, 1978, to Ina Mae…
Wilma Ann (Ricottone) Ruiz passed away peacefully on July 19th, 2025 in Centennial Colorado, after a seven year journey with dementia. Still, to the end, Wilma maintained her dry sense of humor and kind spirit which endeared her to everyone she met and will live on in our fond memories of her.…