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Phyllis Varney
Obituaries
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
Obituaries
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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Ben Kuehling
Obituaries
Ben Kuehling
October 1, 2025
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...
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Philip G. Blackford Sr.
Obituaries
Philip G. Blackford Sr.
September 24, 2025
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 ...
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Carl Lee McClung
Obituaries
Carl Lee McClung
September 24, 2025
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 ...
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David ‘Dave’ Leigh Houtz
Obituaries
David ‘Dave’ Leigh Houtz
September 10, 2025
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...
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Rik ‘Lucky’ Lane
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Rik ‘Lucky’ Lane
September 10, 2025
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...
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David Paul Bangert
Obituaries
David Paul Bangert
August 20, 2025
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...
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Marilyn Mueller
Obituaries
Marilyn Mueller
July 16, 2025
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 ...
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Jack James Fellin
Obituaries
Jack James Fellin
July 16, 2025
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...
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Darrell Hartigan
Obituaries
Darrell Hartigan
July 9, 2025
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...
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Grace Stoufer
Obituaries
Grace Stoufer
July 9, 2025
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...
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Eva Schoonover
Obituaries
Eva Schoonover
December 19, 1982 – June 19, 2025
June 23, 2025
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...
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
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Helping the helpers: The anatomy of a complex rescue
Volunteers saved an 11-year-old girl from the bottom of a cliff thanks largely to the skills of Mike Gibbs, who's made a career out of training rescuers
By By Nancy Lofholm Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
It took Mike Gibbs all of five seconds on that morning in early August to figure out it was time to execute one of the world’s most complicated rope rescues. A car had tumbled 320 feet off the edge of...
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Bills to give reservoir to Ouray debut in Congress
Administrator: City can afford repair expenses, which are still unknown
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
U.S. House and Senate bills to transfer ownership of Crystal Reservoir from the U.S. Forest Service to the city of Ouray made it to subcommittee hearings in Washington, D.C. last week. Both bills are ...
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County spurns prairie dog control request
Commissioners say they're unwilling, unable to adopt restrictions; resident withdraws lawsuit threat
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
February 18, 2026
Ouray County leaders last week snuffed a resident’s request to require property owners to control prairie dogs, citing a legal inability and unwillingness to do so. At the start of a Feb. 11 work sess...
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Ridgway awards visitor services contract to chamber
February 18, 2026
Ridgway will hire the Ridgway Area Chamber of Commerce for $33,824 per year to support town marketing efforts. “RACC expressed confidence in its ability to execute the scope of work, based on many yea...
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Town approves measures to boost housing affordability
By Deb Hurley Brobst Special to the Plaindealer 
February 18, 2026
The Ridgway Town Council approved three measures at its meeting on Feb. 11 to boost affordable housing in the town. Ridgway applying for ADU grant Ridgway is applying for a grant that will allow it to...
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