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Eda Tomasi Obituary

Durango resident Eda Tomasi died Wednesday, April 29, 2009. She was 83.

Ms. Tomasi was born in Silverton to Ben and Katie Tomasi on Sept. 1, 1925.

She was a longtime employee of the federal government. She began her

career in 1944 at the Silverton post office. In 1960, Ms. Tomasi

transferred to the Durango post office and then to the Bureau of

Reclamation in Cortez. In 1963, she went to work for the San Juan

National Forest in the accounting department. In her final position

with the government, she worked for the Bureau of Reclamation in

Durango until her retirement in 1984. Ms. Tomasi also worked as a

telephone operator, bookkeeper and clerk.

Ms. Tomasi was an active member at St. Patrick's Church in Silverton and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Durango.

She enjoyed reading, sewing, gardening - especially flowers - and hiking in Silverton during mushroom season.

Ms. Tomasi is survived by her sister, Lydia R. Tomasi of Durango; and nieces, nephews and cousins.

No services will be held.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Durango Herald on May 2, 2009.

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