Dayna Ann Belvel was born on 12 October 1958 in Bermuda. She married Todd Arthur Illg on 14 February 1989 in Fraser, Grand Co., CO. She died on 4 December 2005 in Durango, La Plata Co., CO,
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Longtime Durango resident Dayna Ann Illg, 47, died at her home here on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005. Mrs. Illg suffered from a variety of diseases that, combined, led to her death.
Mrs. Illg moved to Durango on May 15, 1990. She started working as a teller at Burns Bank, which became the Bank of Colorado during her time there. She held the position of account services department manager before her illnesses prohibited her from continuing. In 1997, she was named the employee of the year.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Durango.
Mrs. Illg was born on Oct. 12, 1958, in Bermuda to William and Janice Belvel.
She graduated from Reno Valley High School in California, where she was an accomplished clarinet player. She took great pride in having been in Junior Air Force ROTC for four years, where she was the first female cadet at her school.
After graduation, Mrs. Illg lived in Iowa for a few years before moving to Colorado in 1984.
She met her husband, Todd Arthur Illg, in 1988 in Grand County, and the couple married in Fraser on Feb. 14, 1989.
She enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking and doing crafts. Mrs. Illg also loved pets and enjoyed being with people.
Her husband described her as caring, loving, energetic and feisty. "She was big-hearted," he said. "She'd do things for other people that she wouldn't even do for herself."
Mrs. Illg is survived by her husband Todd Illg of Durango; son Daniel Illg of Durango; mother Janice Ross of Leon, Iowa; brothers Billy Belvel and Mario Torres, both of Moreno Valley, Calif., Steve Belvel of Scottsdale, Ariz., Hugh Holton of Des Moines, Iowa, and Bobby Torres of Angeles Forest, Calif.; and sisters Cindy Clements of Evansville, Ind., Monica Wegner of Fremont, Calif., and Lisa Morrow of Irvine, Calif.
Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Dec. 7, 2005. A funeral will take place at First Baptist Church of Durango at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005. The Rev. Jeff Dobesh will officiate. Burial will take place at Greenmount Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Montezuma County, 1345 S. Broadway, Cortez, CO 81321.
She was buried in December 2005 in Greenmount Cemetery, Durango, La Plata Co., CO.