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Aline ‘Ricky’ McDaniel
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Aline ‘Ricky’ McDaniel
By News Staff 
March 1, 2023
Nov. 6, 1930-Feb. 26, 2023 Ricky was born in Rockford, IL, delivered by her physician father. She was predeceased by her parents, Dr. A. Howard Erickson and Marie (Richardson) Erickson, brother A. How...
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Maria Rebecca Trujillo
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Maria Rebecca Trujillo
By News Staff 
March 1, 2023
June 6, 1925-Feb. 21, 2023 Rebecca Trujillo, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away in the early morning of February 21, 2023. She was 97 years of age. Rebecca was born on June 6,...
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Carl Gerhart Schwenk
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Carl Gerhart Schwenk
By News Staff 
February 23, 2023
Dec. 20, 1936-Feb. 18, 2023 Carl Schwenk, age 86, of Ridgway, was born in West Reading, PA on Dec. 20, 1936. He was the second son of the late Wayland G. and Elva B. (Gerhart) Schwenk, and was pre-dec...
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Frances Lorene Talbert
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Frances Lorene Talbert
By News Staff 
February 15, 2023
Frances Lorene (Fournier) Talbert was born on the family ranch in Pleasant Valley in 1924 to Eugene and Gladys (Rudd) Fournier. Frances passed away Feb. 7, 2023, at the age of 98. She graduated from R...
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Richard ‘Rick’ Allen River
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Richard ‘Rick’ Allen River
By News Staff 
January 25, 2023
Sept. 2, 1944-Jan. 10, 2023 Richard Allen River, 78, of Ouray, Colorado, sadly left us on January 10, 2023. Rick was born to Elwood and Alene (Fellin) River in the Miners Hospital in Ouray where he gr...
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Danny Wesseling
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Danny Wesseling
By News Staff 
January 5, 2023
Mere words cannot describe this man, the gas man. His life celebration will be held at 11 a.m. on January 14, 2023, at the Elks Lodge #492, 421 Main Street in Ouray. He is survived by his mother, thre...
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Carol Lipton
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Carol Lipton
By News Staff 
January 5, 2023
Carol Lipton, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on November 22nd at age 80, following a seven-year battle with cancer. Carol died at home with family by her bedside. With her degree i...
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Joe Slawitschka
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Joe Slawitschka
By News Staff 
January 5, 2023
February 6, 1939-January 1, 2023 Joseph Slawitschka, 83, passed away, peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on January 1, 2023. He is survived by his love of 61 years, Anneliese, son Gary, daug...
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Arthur Dodd, Sr.
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Arthur Dodd, Sr.
By News Staff 
November 30, 2022
1928-2022 Arthur Dodd, Sr. passed away peacefully, age 94, surrounded by his family on October 19, 2022. He was predeceased by his parents, brothers, sister in-law, nephews, and niece. He leaves behin...
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Carrie Allison-Folga
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Carrie Allison-Folga
By News Staff 
November 30, 2022
April 2, 1982-November 12, 2022 On the morning of Saturday, November 12, 2022, Carrie Allison-Folga passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 40. Carrie was a beloved wife to her husband, Kevin, an...
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Marilyn Cipra Beall
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Marilyn Cipra Beall
By News Staff 
November 23, 2022
January 9, 1941-November 18, 2022 Marilyn Cipra Beall, of Ouray County, passed away at her residence after a short illness. Marilyn was born on January 9, 1941, to H. Eugene Bowman and Gladys R. Bowma...
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Anthony Dean Vallejos
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Anthony Dean Vallejos
By News Staff 
November 9, 2022
Dec. 24, 1964-Oct. 26, 2022 Anthony D. Vallejos, age 57, of Ouray, CO, passed away on October 26, 2022 in Phoenix, AZ, where he was residing for the past two years, of natural causes. Anthony was born...
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Jerry Donald Overton
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Jerry Donald Overton
By News Staff 
November 9, 2022
June 21, 1943-Nov. 1, 2022 Jerry Donald Overton, 79, passed on 1 November, 2022, in Montrose, Colorado. Jerry was born on 21 June 1943 to George L. and Lucille Baldwin Overton in Memphis, Tennessee. H...
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Gertrud “Trudy” Giels
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Gertrud “Trudy” Giels
By News Staff 
November 2, 2022
Sept. 23, 1953-Oct. 26, 2022 Gertrud 'Trudy' Giels was born in the little country town of Hillesheim, Germany. She earned a degree in pharmacy, working first in a hospital setting as a pharmacist. She...
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Donna Jeanne Wade
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Donna Jeanne Wade
By News Staff 
October 20, 2022
Jan. 21, 1949-Oct. 9, 2022 The lord has called our beloved Mother, Sister and Nana to Heaven and she will be greatly missed. We can rest knowing, that she will no longer be in pain, but in peace insid...
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Crosby Perry-Smith
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Crosby Perry-Smith
By News Staff 
October 20, 2022
Nov. 9, 1923-Sept. 23, 2022 Crosby was born in Cape May, New Jersey, the youngest of Oliver Perry- Smith and Agnes Adolph Perry- Smith's four sons. They grew up in Lake Placid, New York, and built a s...
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Jane V. Eaton Meiklejohn
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Jane V. Eaton Meiklejohn
By News Staff 
October 13, 2022
September 3, 1930-October 4, 2022 Jane V. Eaton Meiklejohn was born on September 3, 1930 in New York City, the only daughter of John “Jack” Stafford Eaton, a two-time Oscar winning short-subject film ...
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Charles E. Wilson
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Charles E. Wilson
By News Staff 
October 13, 2022
November 5, 1931-October 8, 2022 Charles E. Wilson, MD was born on Guy Fawkes Day, which delighted his English grandmother, in Canon City, Colorado on November 5, 1931 to Charles V. and A. May (McIlva...
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Diane Marie Larkin
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Diane Marie Larkin
By News Staff 
September 28, 2022
Born April 22, 1936 in Grand Junction, Colorado. Diane Marie (Hunter) Larkin was preceded in death by her husband, James Larkin, and parents, Jess and Esther Hunter. Sister to three siblings: brothers...
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Elita Mallers Murphy
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Elita Mallers Murphy
By News Staff 
September 28, 2022
The world lost an incredibly special lady, as Elita Mallers Murphy passed away on September 8th, 2022. It was a beautiful Colorado day. Elita was born April 26, 1930, to John B. Mallers and Elita Eliz...
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Hickenlooper hears concerns from constituents
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Hickenlooper hears concerns from constituents
Loss of federal funds prompts requests for help with wildfire mitigation, water and more
By LIA SALVATIERRA 
August 29, 2025
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper encouraged Ouray County nonprofits and public officials to persevere, find ways to do more with less money and look for opportunities to change systems during moments of tu...
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Closures on Red Mountain expected for next few weeks
Five-hour closures scheduled Tuesday-Thursday for power line upgrades
By Erin 
August 29, 2025
Motorists traveling over Red Mountain Pass should expect lengthy weekday delays starting next week, as San Miguel Power Association continues to rebuild its power line on the pass. A roughly three-mil...
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Bears start packing on pounds
Wildlife officials urge residents to avoid attracting bruins as they seek food before hibernating
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
Bears have entered the time of year where they seek food for at least 20 hours a day, trying to pack on the pounds before the first snow flies. The compulsive eating, called hyperphagia, helps prepare...
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Fatal crash on pass involved marijuana
By Erin McIntyre erin@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The driver of the vehicle that went off Red Mountain Pass on Aug. 5 had a significant amount of marijuana in his system, according to toxicology results from his autopsy. Tests showed 42-year-old Loui...
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City proceeds with plans to remodel city hall, police station
By Mike Wiggins mike@ouraynews.com 
August 27, 2025
The city of Ouray is moving ahead with plans to remodel a portion of the Ouray Community Center and a building across the street that will house the police department. City councilors earlier this mon...
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