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...

September 1974 - September 2025 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Ben Kuehling, a beloved son, brother, and friend, who left us too soon on September 8, at the age of 50, following a brief...

April 22, 1949 – September 17, 2025 On September 17, 2025, Philip G. Blackford Sr. returned home to the Kingdom of God. He passed early that morning after courageously battling leukemia for more than ...

January 31, 1939 – September 15, 2025 Carl Lee McClung, age 86, of Ridgway, Colorado, passed away peacefully on September 15, 2025, in Montrose. Carl was born on January 31, 1939, in Lawrence, Kansas ...

June 23, 1953 – September 8, 2025 David Leigh Houtz, lovingly known as Dave, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2025, at Ferris Hospice Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Born on June 23, 1953, i...

Rik "Lucky" Lane came into this world on June 6, 1951, to parents Mary and Richard Lane. Growing up in Ontario, California, he then moved to Ouray in the late 1980s to build and manage his family's re...

November 2, 1964 – July 30, 2025 David Paul “Dave” Bangert, 60, passed away on July 30, 2025, in Grand Junction, Colorado. A man of remarkable spirit and boundless generosity, Dave left an indelible m...

October 15, 1935 – January 22, 2025 Marilyn Ida Thompson Mueller, age 89, passed away of natural causes in Boerne, Texas, on January 22, 2025. She was born in Edinburg, Texas, on October 15, 1935, to ...

December 23, 1933 – July 7, 2025 Jack James Fellin, 91, passed away peacefully at his home on July 7, 2025, in Ouray. He was born on December 23, 1933, at the Perotti family home in Portland, Colorado...

September 15, 1947 – May 12, 2025 Darrell’s waiting is done. He received the call on May 12, 2025. The time had come to be reunited with his beloved wife, Catherine, who had been waiting for him since...

August 13, 1953 – May 28, 2025 Grace Stoufer, 71, passed away the night of Wednesday, May 28, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. She had developed an infection as a complication of multiple sclerosis. Gr...

Eva Schoonover, 42, of Montrose, Colorado died Thursday, June 19, 2025, at her home in her husband’s arms. Eva was born at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on December 19, 1982, to Mark and Lynne Stovice...

March 18, 1946 – June 12, 2025 Gene Ulrich, a member of our Ridgway community, passed away peacefully in his apartment on Thursday, June 12, due to complications from pancreatic cancer. He was a frien...

May 11, 1939-April 27, 2025 On May 11, 1939, in the high mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, Judith Ann Oliver took her first breath. On April 27, 2025, she took her last, leaving this world quietly...

Richard Eugene (Rick) Lyon Jr. (1949 – 2025) passed away peacefully at home in Ridgway on April 24, 2025. Rick was born in 1949 in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Richard Eugene (Gene) and Eva Mae Lyon. He ...

Aug. 7, 1945-April 17, 2025 Jeanette “Nettie” Marie Pope passed away peacefully at home on April 17, 2025, with her family by her side. Nettie was born August 7, 1945 in Montrose, Colorado, to Dale an...

March 27, 1933-October 15, 2024 Burt was the oldest of three boys born to Bernard (Ben) Stern, who immigrated to the U.S. from Poland through Ellis Island at the age of 18, and Rose Turner Stern, who ...

May 4, 1928-April 5, 2025 Julia was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to Thomas W. Meiklejohn and Ella Mae Markow. Julia was an amazing woman, not because she was my mother, but because of how she lived...

July 14, 1942-February 23, 2025 Wallace Wade Anderson Jr., my father, known as Wally by his classmates of Ouray, died February 23, 2025, at the age of 82 from complications of cancer. He fought harder...

March 23, 1958-April 23, 2025 Suzanne (Sue) Lonergan Fries passed away peacefully at home on April 23, 2025. Sue was born on March 23, 1958, in North Syracuse, New York, to Francis and Genevieve Loner...