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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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Doris Elaine Swanson nee Wieseman
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Doris Elaine Swanson nee Wieseman
January 8, 2025
February 14, 1930-January 2, 2025 Doris was born February 14, 1930 on a farm near Osceola, Nebraska to Richard Christan and Viola Esther Wieseman. She attended Osceola schools and graduated from Natio...
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Virginia Jane Ast
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Virginia Jane Ast
December 11, 2024
July 21, 1942-December 5, 2024 Virginia Jane Ast, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2024, at the age of 82. A Kansas native, she spent much of her ...
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Joseph Martin Hughes
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Joseph Martin Hughes
December 11, 2024
April 23, 1943-December 1, 2024 Joseph Martin Hughes, 81, raised in Dorchester, South Boston, long time resident of Belvidere and Wheaton, Illinois, more recently of Montrose, Colorado, passed away pe...
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Mary Ann Jordan
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Mary Ann Jordan
December 4, 2024
July 31, 1940-September 18, 2024 Mary Ann Jordan passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California, following a 5 year battle with dementia. Born in Minneapolis, Min...
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Rebecca J. Bellrose
November 20, 2024
Dec. 30, 1948-Oct. 28, 2024 Becky Bellrose, age 75, of Ouray, Colorado, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2024. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend whose kindness and g...
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Bobby Allison
November 6, 2024
January 2, 1948-October 5, 2024 Bobby Allison, beloved musician, husband and father, died October 5, 2024, at his home in Ouray, Colorado surrounded by his family. Born in Levelland, Texas, he followe...
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Nancy Hamilton
November 6, 2024
February 21, 1949-October 28, 2024 Nancy C. Hamilton was born February 21, 1949, in Waynesboro Pennsylvania and died October 28th, 2024, in Hagerstown Maryland. Nancy was the daughter of Bob and Janet...
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Melvin Dean Skalla
October 30, 2024
July 2, 1960-October 22, 2024 Melvin Dean Skalla, 86, passed away on October 22, 2024, in St. George, Utah. He was born on June 30, 1938, in Uravan, CO. He married Judy Oliver in Norwood, CO on July 2...
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Lonnie Jay White
October 23, 2024
October 5, 1951-October 5, 2024 Lonnie was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up spending summers at his grandfather's farm east of Montrose. Every summer they would drive their sheep through t...
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Priscilla Miller Peters
October 16, 2024
May 21, 1939-October 7, 2024 Priscilla Miller Peters, "The Bookwoman" of Cimarron Books and Coffeehouse, passed away peacefully October 7th, 2024, at her home with her sweet kitty Emi by her side. Pri...
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Wanda Kaye Taylor
September 18, 2024
August 10, 1961-September 2, 2024 It is with heavy hearts that we share the sudden loss of our sweet Wanda Kaye Taylor. She passed peacefully on September 2nd, 2024 with her two loving daughters by he...
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Bill Lister
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Bill Lister
September 4, 2024
October 2, 1928-August 1, 2024 Bill Lister passed away on August 1st, 2024, at the age of 95. Born on October 2nd, 1928, in Jefferson City, Missouri, to Elmer William Lister and Bertha Arizona Lister,...
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Kenneth Harry Sodowsky
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Kenneth Harry Sodowsky
August 21, 2024
July 16, 1949-July 19, 2024 Kenny Sodowsky, 75, of Cedaredge, formerly of Ridgway, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on July 19, 2024. Ken was born on July 16, 1949, to To...
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Kenneth Harry Sodowsky
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Kenneth Harry Sodowsky
August 14, 2024
July 16, 1949-July 19, 2024 Kenny Sodowsky, 75, of Cedaredge, formerly of Ridgway, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on July 19, 2024. Ken was born on July 16, 1949, to To...
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Peer Doose
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Peer Doose
July 31, 2024
Dec. 11, 1955-July 14, 2024 Peer Doose, born on December 11,1955, in Germany, touched the lives of many during his time in Ouray County. He passed away on July 14, 2024, marking the end of a courageou...
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William A. Zimmerman
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William A. Zimmerman
July 24, 2024
Feb. 20, 1943-July 4, 2024 William A. Zimmerman, 81, of Arthur, ND, passed away on July 4, 2024 from complications of pneumonia. William was born February 20, 1943 at St Luke’s Hospital in Fargo, ND, ...
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Glennda Potter
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Glennda Potter
June 26, 2024
Jan. 25, 1947-June 16, 2024 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife & mother, Glennda Potter on the 16th of June 2024 at the age of 77. Born on January 25th, 1947,...
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Helen Jane Nash
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Helen Jane Nash
June 19, 2024
May 22, 1930-March 6, 2024 Helen Jane Nash, 93, of Ouray, died peacefully in Grand Junction, Colorado, of natural causes on March 6, 2024. She was born on May 22, 1930, in Red Wing, Minnesota, the dau...
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Mary Louise Mardock
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Mary Louise Mardock
June 12, 2024
Jan. 24, 1929-May 31, 2024 Mary Louise Mardock, born on January 24, 1929, in Wichita Kansas, passed away peacefully on May 31,2024. She was the adored daughter of Frank and Leota McCurry and loving wi...
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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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