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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...