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Judith Skalla
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Judith Skalla
May 14, 2025
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...
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Richard Eugene Lyon Jr.
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Richard Eugene Lyon Jr.
May 14, 2025
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 ...
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Jeanette ‘Nettie’ Marie Pope
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Jeanette ‘Nettie’ Marie Pope
May 7, 2025
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...
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Burton Stern
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Burton Stern
April 30, 2025
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 ...
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Julia Mae Johnson
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Julia Mae Johnson
April 30, 2025
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...
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Wallace Wade Anderson Jr.
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Wallace Wade Anderson Jr.
April 30, 2025
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...
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Suzanne Lonergan Fries
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Suzanne Lonergan Fries
April 30, 2025
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...
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Ross Owen Williams
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Ross Owen Williams
April 23, 2025
September 19, 1979-April 10, 2025 Ross Owen Williams, 45, died in his sleep on April 10, 2025. Ross was a proud son of the San Juan mountains, growing up in Ouray, Colorado, where he cultivated a love...
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Kenneth James Orvis
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Kenneth James Orvis
April 23, 2025
October 27, 1960-April 15, 2025 Ken Orvis, a beloved fixture of the Ridgway valley and an unforgettable character to all who knew him, passed away peacefully, Tuesday April 15, in his home. He was wit...
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Lee Anna Dowden Duckett
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Lee Anna Dowden Duckett
April 23, 2025
June 14, 1938-April 16, 2025 Lee Anna Dowden Duckett was born on June 14, 1938, to Leland and Margret Duckett. She grew up in the beautiful town of Ouray, Colorado, alongside her parents and her belov...
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Jean Ann Starbuck Bosworth
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Jean Ann Starbuck Bosworth
March 26, 2025
April 20, 1925-February 11, 2025 Jean passed on peacefully at her home with her eldest son Ned and partner Gale by her side. She was 99 years old. Jean was one of three children born to Gladys Matthew...
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Karin Leigh Jones
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Karin Leigh Jones
March 12, 2025
January 18, 1954-March 4, 2025 Karin was born on January 18, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her parents were Raymond Rose & Edith Broadbent. She was raised in Media, Pennsylvania, and attended P...
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David Louis Jensen
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David Louis Jensen
February 26, 2025
October 5, 1955 - February 9, 2025 But especially he loved to run in the dim twilight of the summer midnights, listening to the subdued and sleepy murmurs of the forest, reading signs and sounds as a ...
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Caroline Stevens
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Caroline Stevens
February 5, 2025
July 12, 1947-January 25, 2025 “Peaceful death is really an essential right… There is no greater gift of charity you can give than helping a person to die well.” — Soygal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of...
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Rose Ellena Widegren
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Rose Ellena Widegren
January 22, 2025
January 25, 1946-January 19, 2025 Rose Widegren was born in the doctor's office in Hotchkiss, Colorado, on Jan. 25, 1946. She was the third of five children born to her mother, Agnes Egger Welch, and ...
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Donald L. Moden Jr.
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Donald L. Moden Jr.
January 15, 2025
April 15, 1967-January 7, 2025 On January 7, 2025, Don’s intrepid spirit forever joined the San Juan Mountains he cherished. Don was born in Salina, Kansas, and began his sports endeavors at an early ...
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Robert Aubrey Conder
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Robert Aubrey Conder
January 15, 2025
October 21, 1942-December 6, 2024 Robert Aubrey Conder, known to friends and family as “Bob,” passed away peacefully on December 6, 2024, in Montrose. Colorado. He was 82 years old and resided in Olat...
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Penny C. Starr and Frank C. Starr
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Penny C. Starr and Frank C. Starr
January 15, 2025
Penny C. Starr August 19, 1932-February 8, 2024 Frank C. Starr September 20, 1930-December 27, 2024 Penny C. Starr passed away February 8, 2024 and Frank C. Starr on December 27, 2024. Penny was adopt...
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John H. Linville
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John H. Linville
January 8, 2025
August 14, 1933-December 23, 2024 John H. Linville passed December 23, 2024, in Montrose, Colorado. He was born August 14, 1933, in Harveyville, Kansas, to Nellie Jean (Stanford) and O.M. “Mike” Linvi...
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Olive Ramona Klein
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Olive Ramona Klein
January 8, 2025
December 24, 1934-December 29, 2024 Olive Ramona Klein (Wilson) was born December 24, 1934, in Nucla, Colorado. She went to school in Nucla and finished high school in Ouray, Colorado. Mona passed awa...
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RUNNING DOWN A DREAM
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RUNNING DOWN A DREAM
Freshmen-laden Ridgway relay team captures state title
By Matt Meyer Special to the Plaindealer 
May 21, 2025
LAKEWOOD — Ariel and Natasha Hessler didn’t have the same level of confidence during the final baton pass for the Ridgway High School’s 4x800-meter relay team last week. Ariel expected to see Heritage...
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Reported bear attack sparks warnings
Wildlife officers, police urge residents, businesses to take precautions in light of early bear activity
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 21, 2025
A Ouray woman’s claim that she was attacked by a bear last weekend is prompting wildlife and law enforcement officers to remind residents and business owners to take steps to prevent future encounters...
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Pool prices expected to climb
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Pool prices expected to climb
Third increase since 2022 intended to help fund capital needs
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
May 21, 2025
The city of Ouray is prepared to raise rates again at the Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Fitness Center, claiming the additional money is needed to fund capital improvements at the pool. Daily admission, ...
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Commissioners appoint one to planning board, reject another
Three vacancies still to fill after Ridgway resident selected
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
May 21, 2025
Ouray County commissioners appointed Ridgway resident Valentine Szwarc to the Planning Commission and rejected another applicant after advertising four board vacancies for nearly three months. During ...
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Federal funding changes could hit Emergency Management budget
May 21, 2025
Ouray County Emergency Management could lose onethird of its budget now that federal money supporting a state grant program may not be renewed. Emergency Manager Glenn Boyd told commissioners Tuesday ...
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