VAILDON, JOHN - Mine Explosion - 1864 - June 23, 1897 - John, an Austrian miner, was killed by a blast while working at the Iowa Mine

VALDEZ, JULIE ANNA - Daughter of Julian and Alice Lovato Valdez; Granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Juan Valdez and Mrs. E. Lovato - Jan 4, 1953 - June 29, 1953 - Age 5 Months - Julie Anna died of pneumonia

VALENTINE, BATTISTA JOHN - Son of Domenica Valentine - 1882 - Feb 7, 1932

VALER, ERNEST, JR. - Spinal Meningitis - Son of Ernest Valer, Sr. and  Augusta Orella Valer Job; Step-son of John Job; Half-brother of Elvia Job; Nephew of Pete and Joe Orella - Nov 6, 1909 - May 6, 1918 - Age 9 Years

VAN ARSDALE, ALBERT PAUL "SHORTY" - Former Husband of Mrs. S. Chaney; Father of Alberta Van Arsdale; Son of Albert Van Arsdale  and Daisy Tschop Van Arsdale Pritchett; Brother of Tom and Robert Van Arsdale and Emma Daisy Van Arsdale Sturdevant -  Sept 7, 1907 - Jan 9, 1942 - Age 34 Years - Shorty was one of eight miners suffocated in the Pride of the West Mine in Cunningham Gulch

VAN BOCKEN, HENRY - Husband of Stella May and of Carrie Solburg (later Mrs. Ben  Boyd); Father of Jessie, George and Robert "Chuckles" Van Bocken; Son of E. and Mary Glasser Van Bocken; Brother of Mrs. C.S. Cameron and George Van Bocken - Feb 23, 1868  - Dec 23, 1905 - While in Silverton preparing for a trip to his mining property in Picayune Gulch, Henry was stricken with pneumonia and died a few days later

VAN BOCKEN, STELLA MAY - (Mrs. Henry Van Bocken #1); Mother of Jessie Van Bocken - May 17, 1875 - July 13, 1901 - Stella May, beloved wife of Henry Van Bocken, passed peacefully into the last sleep on a Saturday morning

VAN BUSKIRK, THOMAS - Died Nov 5, 1897 - Age 42 Years

VAN DIEMAN, FRANCISCO - Died Mar 10, 1908 - Age 20 Years - Francisco died at Mrs. Louisa's boarding house after being ill a few days with pneumonia

VAN SLYCK, BARENT - Husband of Mary Pauline Grebles; Father of Pauline Louise Van Slyck Johnson; Son of Anthony and Seara Dollar Van Slyck - Apr 26, 1855 - Apr 24, 1936 - Barent died at the San Juan Hospital two  days before his eighty-first birthday.

VAN SLYCK, MARY PAULINE GREBLES - (Mrs. Barent Van Slyck); Mother of Pauline Louise Van Slyck Johnson; Grandmother of Mary Pauline and Barent Johnson; Daughter of Alfred and Louisa Bernier Grebles; Sister of Fred C., Lottie, Dora LaBelle and George E. Grebles and Beyetta Louise Grebles Brumley Burritt - Oct 8, 1865 - May 27, 1946

VANCE, JOHN D. - 1888 - 1894 - Age 6 Years

VANDEGAR - See Vandergraw

VANDEMAN, FRANCISCO - Son of Giovanni Vandeman - Died March 10, 1908 - Age 20 Years - Frank, an Italian miner, died of pneumonia

VANDERGRAW, ROBERT GOODWIN - (Also spelled Vandegar) - Husband of Miss Cook - Son of William Vandergraw; Cousin of J. Brice Patterson - Nov 12, 1874 - Oct 17, 1905

VANPEDRI, PETRI - See Zanperdi, Gus

VARNEY, WILLIAM S. - 1866 - Apr 28, 1926

VASS - See Voss

VELARDE, JOE EDWARD - Husband of Clotille (Cleo) Candelaria; Father of Edward, Inez Lorraine (originally Mary Agnes) and John Velarde - Dec 29, 1903 - Jan 25, 1956

VELOSQUEZ, MARY - Daughter of Antonio Francisco "Frank" and Maria Ines "Mary" Silvia Velosquez - 1922 - Dec 24, 1926 - Age 4 Years - Little Mary died of acute indigestion and septic sore throat after being very ill for about two weeks

VERANT, ANTON "TONY" - Relative of Mrs. Frank Kleminic - April 8, 1882 - May 27, 1955 

VERCELLI, GIACOMO (JAMES) - Also spelled Vercillio, Vercillo - Snowslide - Son of Martino and Maria Gaido Vercelli - Jan 1, 1866 - Mar 17, 1906 - James was one of twelve men killed in the Shenandoah Mine snowslide onSt.Patrick's Day 1906, the day eighteen men met death in snowslides in the county.

VERCELLI, GIOVANNI - Son of Giacomo and Calino Pasqua Vercelli - Jan 2, 1880 - Mar 26, 1908

VERCELLIO VERCILLIO, VERCILLO, VICELLI - See Vercelli

VERDAGLIO, PHILLIP - Died May 27, 1909 - Age 27 Years

VICKBERG, JOHN - Fell Down Mine Shaft - Husband of Mrs. Anna Gustafson Nyland; Son of Isak and Augusta Olind Vickberg; Brother of Charles Vickberg - 1885 - Died Aug 29, 1915 - Age 29 Years - The Domingo Tunnel at Eureka was the scene of a sad accident when John Vickberg and Oscar Davis met death by falling from the ladder in the main upraise.

VIDEN, HANS - Died 1910 - See Wedin

VIDMAR, FRANK - Died Oct 15, 1925 - Age 33 Years - Frank, a miner, was brought down from the Sunnyside Mine the day before his death, suffering from acute silicosis

VIDMEYER, JOE - (also known as Joe Meyer) -1864 - Died Sept 25, 1916

VIGIL, AGAPITA SAMORA - (Mrs. Joe T. Vigil); Daughter of Matthew and Magdalena Jimenez Samora; Sister of Katie Duran, Patricia Argon, John and Joe Samora - Mar 20, 1901 - May 1, 1951

VIGIL, AMADO - Father of Juanita Archuleta and Frances Salazar; Son of Nick and Victoria Ortis Vigil; Brother of Frances Gallegos, Sirretta Duran, Marquis and Louis Vigil - Apr 15, 1900 - Sept 22, 1951

VIGILIO, FRANCISCHIO - See Franceschi

VILLALOBOS, ELVIRA MARIA CHACON LIVERMORE - (Mrs. Jesus J. Villalobos); Mother of Danny Rae, Joseph, Phillip and Soma Chacon, Damon Livermore and Lucy Ann Nash - Aug 19, 1928 - Apr 27, 1981

VINES, MIKE – Flu - Died Oct 25, 1918 - Mike, a victim of the flu epidemic, died at the emergency hospital set up in the Town Hall

Text Box: Copyright 1998 Freda Peterson