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Edward Leyburn Beall Jr.
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Edward Leyburn Beall Jr.
May 8, 2024
April 16, 1944-April 28, 2024 Edward Leyburn Beall Jr. passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, April 28, 2024. He came into this world smiling and left the same way. Ed was born in Calhoun, Geor...
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Noah James Newman
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Noah James Newman
April 17, 2024
May 3, 2002-Jan. 19, 2024 Noah James Newman, 21, died by suicide on January 19, 2024. To say he will be missed is an immense understatement. Born May 3, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Jennifer (Adamski...
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Patrick Bernard O’Leary
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Patrick Bernard O’Leary
April 10, 2024
“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" — Martin Luther King, Jr. This is the quote from Patrick O’Leary’s email signature. If you were lucky enough to have k...
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Richard Albert Sanders
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Richard Albert Sanders
April 10, 2024
Aug. 30, 1930-March 31, 2024 Dr. Richard Albert Sanders (Dick), 93, of Prescott, AZ died March 31st, Easter Sunday 2024, surrounded by family. Dick was born August 30th, 1930, in Portsmouth, Virginia,...
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George Kernan
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George Kernan
April 10, 2024
May 5, 1929-March 20, 2024 George Kernan passed away at his home in Walnut Creek, CA, on March 20, 2024. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ilene Greene, children, Alan and Jeffrey, daughter- in laws...
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Alan Lee Stapleton
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Alan Lee Stapleton
April 10, 2024
Alan Lee Stapleton, 73, a resident of Loghill Village, Ridgway CO, passed away suddenly on a beautiful, sunny afternoon while walking in the neighborhood in April. Alan was born in the summer of 1950,...
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Vicki Rae Johnson
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Vicki Rae Johnson
April 3, 2024
Vicki Rae Kocan Johnson had a hot glue gun – and she wasn’t afraid to use it. Born in Berwyn, Illinois, Vicki grew up in La Grange with her parents, Victor and Carol Kocan and her sister, Cheryl. The ...
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Stacia Lea Blackwell
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Stacia Lea Blackwell
March 13, 2024
Jan. 28, 1970-March 7, 2024 Beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, Stacia Lea Blackwell passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 7, 2024. A matriarch figure that leaves family and frie...
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Vicki Rae Johnson
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Vicki Rae Johnson
March 13, 2024
Vicki Rae Kocan Johnson had a hot glue gun – and she wasn’t afraid to use it. Born in Berwyn, Illinois, Vicki grew up in La Grange with her parents, Victor and Carol Kocan and her sister, Cheryl. The ...
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Christopher Robert Candee
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Christopher Robert Candee
February 7, 2024
Chris Candee passed away of acute sepsis and respiratory failure at the Montrose Medical Center, CO, in the early morning of Sunday, February 4. He was 76 years of age. After a three-month struggle wi...
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Nancy K. Smith
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Nancy K. Smith
February 7, 2024
Nancy K. Smith, age 95, has passed away peacefully at home in California surrounded by her family. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she graduated from Wayne State University and then began a 36year career i...
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Michael Shaughnessey
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Michael Shaughnessey
January 31, 2024
Feb. 7, 1967-Jan. 3, 2024 Mike “Little Mike,” well known across the board in the horse industry as well as the theatrical industry, passed away due to heart complications on January 3, 2024 in the hom...
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Tamora Hunt Thomas
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Tamora Hunt Thomas
January 17, 2024
December 13, 1950-January 14, 2024 Tamora Hunt Thomas, 73, passed away peacefully on January 14th, 2024, at her home in Ridgway, Colorado, surrounded by her husband Terry and her children, Tracy, LeeA...
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Stephen Bruce Westfall
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Stephen Bruce Westfall
January 17, 2024
Stephen Bruce Westfall, 72, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 1, 2024. Stephen was a retired Aerospace Engineer from Lockheed Martin, a loving husband, father and grandfather...
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Kurt Jacobsen
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Kurt Jacobsen
January 17, 2024
May 5, 1961-January 6, 2024 Make sure you do at least one fun thing and take care of the ones you love every day! That was the mantra Kurt Jacobsen lived his life by. Kurt passed away on January 6, 20...
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Betty Lou DeVeny
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Betty Lou DeVeny
January 3, 2024
April 9, 1928-Dec. 24, 2023 Betty Lou DeVeny, age 95, passed away on December 24, 2023. Betty was born on April 9, 1928, to Carl and Virginia Wolfe in Columbia, Missouri. She attended school in Califo...
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Wanda Gail Watkins
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Wanda Gail Watkins
January 3, 2024
Dec. 29, 1940-Dec. 20, 2023 Wanda Gail Watkins of Ridgway passed away at her home. She was 82. Wanda was born to Leonard and Edythe Cook in Ouray, Colorado. Wanda was raised in Ridgway, attending scho...
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Ronald Floyd Williams Sr.
December 13, 2023
May 5, 1941-December 5, 2023 Ronald Floyd Williams Sr., born on May 5, 1941, passed away peacefully Dec. 5 in Montrose, CO, in his home with his family. Ronald was a gregarious and loving husband, fat...
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Thomas Lawson Kelly Jr.
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Thomas Lawson Kelly Jr.
December 6, 2023
January 28, 1946-November 29, 2023 Thomas Lawson Kelly Jr. died at his home in Ouray, Colorado on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. He was born January 28, 1946 to Thomas L. and Gertrude Elizabeth Mattes ...
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Rubye Oleta Smith
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Rubye Oleta Smith
December 6, 2023
December 18, 1929-November 28, 2023 On November 28, 2023, Rubye Oleta Smith, a loving companion, mother and sister, passed away peacefully at 93 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. Ole...
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Affordable housing nonprofit to expand across state
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December 24, 2025
Telluride-based Rural Homes is entering a new era of affordable housing work across the state after bringing on a new CEO and looking beyond pilot projects in Ouray and San Miguel counties. The afford...
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December 24, 2025
Year established as a nonprofit: 2018 What does your organization do for Ouray County? Affordable housing remains one of the most pressing challenges facing Ouray County, where the median price for a ...
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