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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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Darryl Wayne Luther
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Darryl Wayne Luther
By News Staff 
September 21, 2022
Aug. 11, 1962-Sept. 17, 2022 Darryl Wayne Luther was born to Eugene and Linda Luther on August 11, 1962. He grew up in Silverton, Colorado where after high school he married and had two sons. He had m...
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Patricia Mary Caldwell
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Patricia Mary Caldwell
By News Staff 
September 15, 2022
Patricia “Pat” Mary Caldwell was born in Phoenix, Arizona on August 20, 1931. She passed away peacefully on September 9, 2022, surrounded by her family. She was a light in both her friend's and family...
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John Wilbur Delles Jr.
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John Wilbur Delles Jr.
By News Staff 
September 8, 2022
June 4, 1948-August 26, 2022 John Delles, also known around town as “California John,” mistaken as “Dallas,” or affectionately self-labeled “Dull-ass,” passed away quickly this fall after living in Ou...
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Michael Bazin
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Michael Bazin
By News Staff 
August 24, 2022
Michael Bazin passed away surrounded by family on August 6, 2022 at the age of 75. Mike was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He could fix anything, was a savvy businessman, and cared...
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Joyce “Joy” Wolf
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Joyce “Joy” Wolf
By News Staff 
August 11, 2022
1927-2022 Joyce Wolf, who with her husband, Erving, amassed one of the most comprehensive private collections of American art, passed away August 7th, in New York City, surrounded by her family. She w...
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Doris Clark
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Doris Clark
By News Staff 
August 11, 2022
July 26, 1928-August 5, 2022 The heart of our family closed her eyes for the final time on the morning of August 5, 2022. Doris (Dorie) Laverne Wood was born to Jess and Ann Wood in Ouray Colorado on ...
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Doug Macfarlane
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Doug Macfarlane
By News Staff 
August 4, 2022
Doug Macfarlane went to be with Jesus on July 22, 2022 at the age of 63 while surrounded by his family in his lovingly designed home. He is finally able to rest after several years fighting with stren...
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Betsy Backo-Pyeatte
By News Staff 
July 7, 2022
Betsy Backo-Pyeatte unexpectedly gave up her earthly tethers on Friday, June 24 while sharing the splendor of SW Colorado with family. Betsy “Boopy” was a force to be reckoned with; an artist, master ...
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Sue Ann Schlosser
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Sue Ann Schlosser
By News Staff 
July 7, 2022
Sue Ann (McMahan) Schlosser passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on June 24th, 2022. Sue was born to John and Helen McMahan on November 3rd, 1937 in the Ouray Hospital (now the Ouray C...
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Nancy Schroeder Liggett
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Nancy Schroeder Liggett
By News Staff 
June 30, 2022
Nancy Schroeder Liggett, 79, passed away on June 10, 2022, in Louisville, Colo. Nancy Anne Schroeder was the oldest child of Walter and Leora (Coleman) Schroeder. She was born May 16, 1943, in Fremont...
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Robert Ellis Luttrell
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Robert Ellis Luttrell
By News Staff 
June 23, 2022
Robert (Bob) Ellis Luttrell born November 27, 1927, in Urbana, Illinois to Lloyd Luttrell and Rachel Weaver, peacefully passed away at his home in Palm Harbor, Florida, on June 3rd, leaving behind his...
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Kenneth Guy McKenzie
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Kenneth Guy McKenzie
By News Staff 
June 9, 2022
Kenneth Guy McKenzie, born July 24, 1927, passed away at his home in Ouray, Colorado, on January 12, 2022 at the age of 94 years. Ken was proceeded in death by his wife Claire Davis McKenzie, his fath...
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Vehicle problems toss wrench at sheriff
Maintenance costs pile up as agency wrestles with delays in replacing patrol cars
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Gio Mendoza’s coworkers thought he was missing for more than an hour. Emergency dispatchers were scrambling to get in touch with him. They had no idea the Ouray County sheriff’s investigator was stran...
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Resident: Tax money should fund ‘creatives’
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
A Ridgway woman is proposing the town give "creative" residents a monthly, unconditional cash payment to encourage them to stay living and working in town. Ridgway resident Tia Mihelarakis proposed a ...
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Commissioner opposes change to cost-savings policy
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Ouray County Commissioner Lynn Padgett voted against a minor change to the county's new cost-savings policy, citing unclear language as the reason she canceled her attendance at a statewide conference...
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County OKs budget, will diminish savings
By Lia Salvatierra lia@ouraynews.com 
December 10, 2025
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the county's disaster fund balance heading into 2026. Ouray County commissioners approved the county's 2026 budget during their regul...
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