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Megan Kimmel
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Megan Kimmel
June 17, 2026
April 12, 1980 – June 10, 2026 With profound sadness, we announce the death of Megan Kimmel, who died by suicide on June 10, 2026, at the age of 46. Megan was born on April 12, 1980, and grew up in De...
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John Sloan Cotner
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John Sloan Cotner
June 17, 2026
February 3, 1945 – May 28, 2026 John Sloan Cotner, 81, passed away May 28, 2026, in St Louis, MO. He was born February 3, 1945, to Sloan and Roberta (Swan) Cotner and was preceded in death by his pare...
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William Charles (Bill) Hopkins III
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William Charles (Bill) Hopkins III
June 17, 2026
March 3, 1942 – November 17, 2025 William Charles (Bill) Hopkins III was born on March 3, 1942, in Denver, Colorado, a force of nature from his earliest days — endlessly curious, full of energy, and o...
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Larry Gene Haller
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Larry Gene Haller
May 20, 2026
September 18, 1944 – May 9, 2026 Larry Gene Haller was born September 18, 1944, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Owen and Dorothy Haller. He passed on May 9, 2026, at home in Ridgway, Colorado. Larry m...
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Eric C. Johnson
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Eric C. Johnson
April 29, 2026
December 4, 1952 – February 5, 2026 Eric was a man of many interests and talents. He was born December 4, 1952, in Colorado City, Texas. His family moved quite often due to his father’s employment. He...
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Lou Ella Femia
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Lou Ella Femia
April 15, 2026
August 30, 1938 – April 3, 2026 Lou Ella Femia, 87 – beloved wife, stepmother, and grandmother – of Ouray, Colorado, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home during the early hours of Friday, A...
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Becky Duce
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Becky Duce
April 8, 2026
March 17, 1965 – March 20, 2026 Rebecca (Becky) Susanne Duce passed away on March 20, 2026. She was born in Denver, Colorado, on March 17, 1965, to Earl and Carolyn Peeples and her older brothers Davi...
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Georgia Ann (Trujillo) Pesicka
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Georgia Ann (Trujillo) Pesicka
April 8, 2026
April 19, 1949 – March 29, 2026 Georgia Ann Pesicka, age 76, of Littleton, Colorado, passed away at home on March 29, 2026, surrounded by family. Georgia was born on April 19, 1949, in Montrose, Color...
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Ann Massard
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Ann Massard
April 1, 2026
August 24, 1926 – November 26, 2025 Our dear mother, Ann Massard, of Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. She was the loving wife of Robert L...
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Barbara Wiggins
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Barbara Wiggins
February 25, 2026
April 11, 1943 – February 17, 2026 Barbara Wiggins, a longtime resident of Aurora, Colorado, died February 17, 2026, at the Medical Center of Aurora. She was 82. Barb was born on April 11, 1943, in Sc...
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Rachel Wimer
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Rachel Wimer
February 25, 2026
January 19, 1937 – January 25, 2026 On January 25, 2026, after a long battle with congestive heart failure, Rachel Trezize Wimer passed away in her beloved Lake Helen home, surrounded by her family. S...
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Phyllis Varney
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Phyllis Varney
January 28, 2026
May 23, 1925 – December 24, 2025 Phyllis C. Varney, 100, passed away peacefully at home on Christmas Eve 2025, in Huntsville, Alabama, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Thorntown, Indiana, Phyl...
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Penelope Hanshaw
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Penelope Hanshaw
January 14, 2026
September 26, 1931 – December 21, 2025 Penelope “Penny” Hanshaw of Ridgway, Colorado, passed away in her sleep on December 21, 2025. Born September 26, 1931, to Donald and Ruth Miller in Salem, MA, sh...
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Robert Kendall Zanett
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Robert Kendall Zanett
January 7, 2026
July 15, 1941 – January 20, 2024 An obituary was never written for my husband, Bob, because he still lives on in my life (Claudia Sue Zanett); the lives of our two sons — Robert Gordon Zanett (wife Kr...
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John Edward Peters
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John Edward Peters
January 7, 2026
February 26, 1959 – October 30, 2025 We are deeply saddened to share that John Edward Peters passed away on October 30, 2025. His unexpected death has left a profound void in the hearts of those who k...
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Ronald Shannon
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Ronald Shannon
December 24, 2025
October 12, 1946 – November 26, 2025 Ronald Myron Shannon passed away at age 79 at UW Madison Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, on November 26, 2025, surrounded by his family. Ron was born in Reedsburg,...
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James Forrest Cason
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James Forrest Cason
December 24, 2025
February 26, 1988 – November 27, 2025 James Forrest Cason, 37, left this world unexpectedly on Thanksgiving Day 2025 at his family home in Ridgway, Colorado – a place woven into the landscape of his c...
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Mike Corley
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Mike Corley
December 3, 2025
May 22, 1945 – November 24, 2025 Danny Michael Corley, lovingly known as Mike, died in Dallas, Texas on November 24, 2025, at the age of 80. Born on May 22, 1945, Mike cherished his time in Ouray, Col...
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Richard D. Smith
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Richard D. Smith
November 5, 2025
September 1925 – September 2025 Richard “Don” Smith has passed away peacefully at home in California surrounded by his family. He was just shy of his 100th birthday. Don was born in Ontario, Canada, a...
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Ilene MacLennan
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Ilene MacLennan
October 1, 2025
June 1941 – September 2025 Ilene Anita (Jones) MacLennan, widely known as Mimi Mac, passed peacefully in the arms of her son and daughter-in-law. Mimi Mac was born in Waldron, Arkansas in June of 1941...
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Fire surges into Cimarrons
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Fire surges into Cimarrons
Evacuations expand, forest closes as forecast offers little relief
By Mike Wiggins and Erin McIntyre mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 1, 2026
A wildfire that started as a wisp of smoke on a cliffside just north of Ouray last weekend exploded to more than 15,000 acres by Wednesday, driven by winds north to the Cimarron Range east of Ridgway....
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City curtails holiday events
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
July 1, 2026
Fourth of July events in Ouray will be scaled back this year in response to the Gold Mountain Fire, with the July 3 fire department benefit concert and the Independence Day parade and kids’ games a go...
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Blaze forces evacuations, destroys family cabin
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Blaze forces evacuations, destroys family cabin
No word when owners will be able to return
By By Mike Wiggins, Erin McIntyre and Deb Hurley Brobst mike@ouraynews.com erin@ouraynews.com 
July 1, 2026
Rachel Nichols helped Russell McCrady when he needed emergency treatment for his dog. Little did she know he would return the favor when she and her husband encountered their own emergency, after they...
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Fire crashes wedding party
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Fire crashes wedding party
Forced to flee, Denver-area couple improvises, moves celebration
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
July 1, 2026
The navy blue suit was ready for James Lindaman to attach his great-grandfather’s Air Force airman’s pin to the lapel. Michelle Lindaman spent months arranging every detail of her wedding, from the fl...
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Looking Back
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Looking Back
July 1, 2026
Compiled from the files of The Ouray County Herald, The Ridgway Sun, and The Ouray County Plaindealer 60 Years Ago July 7, 1966 Dynamite charges started Ouray’s Independence Day Celebration with a ban...
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