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Vicki Rae Johnson
Obituaries
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
Obituaries
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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Daniel Joel De Freval
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Daniel Joel De Freval
December 6, 2023
August 8, 1938-December 1, 2023 Daniel Joel De Freval was born Aug. 8, 1938 in Le Havre, France. He lived with his family in occupied France throughout the war, and moved to Rouen, France, for his dua...
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Laurel Sweetman
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Laurel Sweetman
November 22, 2023
June 25, 1947-Nov. 16, 2023 Laurel Jane (Velliquette) Sweetman, 76, of Alton, Ill. died on Nov. 16, 2023 of brain cancer. She was born June 25, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Richard E. Velliqu...
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Sara Tetting
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Sara Tetting
November 15, 2023
Aug. 28, 1942-Oct. 27, 2023 Sara A. Tetting was born August 28, 1942, and raised on a farm in Stanwood, Iowa. Her parents, M. Wayne Rowser and Tony Rowser, were singers; in fact her father, with his “...
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Vernon D. Lankenau
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Vernon D. Lankenau
November 8, 2023
June 11, 2023-October 24, 2023 Vernon D. Lankenau of Northlake, Texas and Ouray, Colorado died October 24, 2023; he was 93. A Celebration of Life was held at Dalton and Son Funeral Home in Lewisville,...
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Kevin McNeill
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Kevin McNeill
October 25, 2023
Oct. 1, 1952-Oct. 19, 2023 It is with profound sadness that the family of Kevin Mc-Neill announces his passing. He took his last breaths surrounded by the love of his family on October 19th at Anschut...
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Betty L. Kretschman
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Betty L. Kretschman
October 18, 2023
Nov. 16, 1935-Oct. 11, 2023 Betty L. Kretschman, 87, of Grand Junction passed away Oct. 11, 2023, at the HopeWest Care Center. Betty enjoyed a life of strong, long-lasting friendships and deep devotio...
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Keep calm and build on
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Keep calm and build on
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November 11, 2026
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Water battle likely headed for trial
By Chart Riggall 
November 11, 2026
DELTA – A Colorado water court judge appears likely to let supporters and opponents of a pipeline diversion from Cow Creek into Ridgway Reservoir duke out their claims at a trial scheduled for next ye...
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Shuttle service to shut down
Montrose-Ridgway-Ouray bus will stop at end of year due to lack of local funding
By James Hanlon 
November 11, 2026
The OurWay commuter shuttle service that runs between Ouray, Ridgway and Montrose will shut down at the end of this year due to lack of funding. After nearly three years, the pilot program’s $531,000 ...
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CDOT plans projects for 2027, future
Agency apologizes for lax weed control on highways, eyes more Billy Creek work in 2028
By James Hanlon 
November 11, 2026
The Colorado Department of Transportation has no major construction planned next year in Ouray County, but more projects are in store for the future. CDOT staff presented a roundup of current and futu...
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Ridgway will pull from reserves to cover expenses in 2027
Town to discuss more cuts Nov. 19
By James Hanlon 
November 11, 2026
The town of Ridgway will continue to draw down its general fund reserves to cover expenses in 2027, even as town leaders plan to discuss more budget cuts later this month. During a budget retreat on H...
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