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David Quintana, 61, died Oct 10th, 2018 at his home. He was born Jan 19, 1957 in Alamosa, Colo., to Joe E. Quintana Jr. and Ida (Trujillo) Quintana-Dopp. He worked at Rio Grand Railroad, Climax Molybdenum Mine and retired from the Salida Newspaper “The Mountain Mail”, where he worked in the press room from 1985 to 2008, as a pressman. His passion was music, whether old or new, he knew his music, artists, bands and history. You could always ask him who sings this...

David Quintana, 61, died Oct 10th, 2018 at his home. He was born Jan 19, 1957 in Alamosa, Colo., to Joe E. Quintana Jr. and Ida (Trujillo) Quintana-Dopp. He worked at Rio Grand Railroad,...

Donald Jackman Villa Grove

Rose Cupelli

Rose M. Cupelli, age 95, of Salida, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, at Columbine Manor Care Center in Salida. Mrs. Cupelli was born July 26, 1923 in Salida, CO to Gregory and Lena (Scanga) Peluso. Mrs. Cupelli attended school in Salida graduating in 1941 from Salida High School. She spent a year in California working in a music store. She returned to Colorado and went to work at Crews Begg’s in Pueblo. On June 1, 1946, she married the love of her life...

Rose M. Cupelli, age 95, of Salida, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, at Columbine Manor Care Center in Salida. Mrs. Cupelli was born July 26, 1923 in Salida, CO to Gregory and Lena...

Reynel "Tookie" Mingus

Former Salida resident Reynel “Tookie” Freeman Mingus, 88, died Sept. 29, 2018. She was born Oct. 2, 1929, in Salinas, Calif., to Majorie Wilson Freeman and G.W. “Gene” Freeman. She grew up in Monterey, Calif., where she met her husband, Lowell E. Mingus, a military policeman stationed at Fort Ord, Calif. Together the couple lived and traveled around the world to such places as France, Korea and Germany. Additionally they lived on many military posts throughout the...

Former Salida resident Reynel “Tookie” Freeman Mingus, 88, died Sept. 29, 2018. She was born Oct. 2, 1929, in Salinas, Calif., to Majorie Wilson Freeman and G.W. “Gene”...

Lucille Gardunio

Lucille (Lucero) Gardunio, 96 of Salida, died on September 28, 2018 at Mt. St. Francis Nursing Center in Colorado Springs. Lucille was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and great great-grandmother. She was born in Salida in 1922 and attended Salida High School. She married Jerry Gardunio in 1945, and they raised their family in Salida. She is survived by her son, Andrew Gardunio (Debbie), daughter, Barbara Francis (Dave) and son,...

Lucille (Lucero) Gardunio, 96 of Salida, died on September 28, 2018 at Mt. St. Francis Nursing Center in Colorado Springs. Lucille was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother,...

Carolyn Hall

Carolyn June (Ramey) Hall of Aurora, Colorado died on September, 26th, 2018, at Chelsea Place Care Home in Aurora. She was born on May 8, 1930, in Salida, Colorado to Jay and Lova (Pack) Ramey. Mrs. Hall attended Longfellow grade school in Salida, and graduated from Salida High school in 1948. She attended Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma and graduated with a B. A. degree, majoring in Spanish. She did post graduate work at Mexico City College, in Mexico City. After college,...

Carolyn June (Ramey) Hall of Aurora, Colorado died on September, 26th, 2018, at Chelsea Place Care Home in Aurora. She was born on May 8, 1930, in Salida, Colorado to Jay and Lova (Pack)...

Leonardine Finck

Leonardine Joann Finck 78, of Salida passed away on Tuesday, September 18th, 2018. Named after her brother "Little Leonard" who died before she was born. Lenna was born on May 28, 1940 to Pete and Joann Barone in Salida, Co. Lenna grew up in Salida and graduated from Salida High School. Lenna was the Clerk of District Court for 26 years. She loved to laugh and always had a good joke ready for every occasion. She was an active member of the Church of Ascension serving...

Leonardine Joann Finck 78, of Salida passed away on Tuesday, September 18th, 2018. Named after her brother "Little Leonard" who died before she was born. Lenna was born on May 28,...

G. Grant Craig Buena Vista, Colorado

Grant Craig, 57, of Buena Vista died September 15th, 2018. He was born July 31st, 1961 to Matilda and James Craig Sr. Mr. Craig moved to Buena Vista in 2001 from Denver and never turned back. Throughout his life, he enjoyed being outdoors fishing, hunting, and seeing all of the beauty that nature offered. If he wasn't outdoors he was in the garage "fiddling". Mr. Craig always had a project that he was working on, be it a car, motorcycle, boat, welding,...

Grant Craig, 57, of Buena Vista died September 15th, 2018. He was born July 31st, 1961 to Matilda and James Craig Sr. Mr. Craig moved to Buena Vista in 2001 from Denver and never...