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Sally Swartz
By News Staff 
June 9, 2022
Sara Helen Swartz (Sally) passed away on May 23rd after a spirited, joyful, and purposeful life. Sally is survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Don, sons Andy and Keith, daughters-in-law Janna a...
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Vernon Floyd Hudson
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Vernon Floyd Hudson
By News Staff 
June 2, 2022
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, 11:00 A.M. at the Ranch in Ridgway. Please join us with your memories and stories. Please plan to be our guests at the lunch served after...
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Bill Halasz
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Bill Halasz
By News Staff 
June 2, 2022
William Richard Halasz, born March 29, 1925, in Chicago, passed away at home in Dallas on May 14. Bill spent all of his 97 years cultivating a spirit of independence, borne from necessity during the G...
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Raima Ann Chalmers
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Raima Ann Chalmers
By News Staff 
May 26, 2022
Well-known Tucson artist, dancer, architectural designer, historical restorer, and mother passes away at 83. Raima Ann Chalmers (Wiper) passed away in late April 2022 in Tucson, AZ. Raima is survived ...
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Charlotte Kay Bradburn
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Charlotte Kay Bradburn
By News Staff 
May 12, 2022
Charlotte Kay Bradburn was a caring wife, Mother, Grandmother, and friend. She left this world on May 5th at the young age of 63. The battle with Alzheimer’s and Dementia is finally over. She was born...
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John Alton Malone Jr.
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John Alton Malone Jr.
By News Staff 
May 5, 2022
John Alton Malone Jr. was born to John and Ava Malone on August 2, 1940 and raised on a working ranch in Tarkington, Texas. He was the youngest of three children. After graduating from Tarkington High...
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Everett Hess
By News Staff 
April 27, 2022
Many knew him as Everett, but to us, he was dad. On April 13, 2022, sadly, we all said goodbye to him. Although we say goodbye to his person, his legacy is one not soon forgotten. Everett Lynn Hess Jr...
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John Lesnefsky Jr.
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John Lesnefsky Jr.
By News Staff 
April 27, 2022
John Lesnefsky, Jr., a long time resident of Ouray and Montrose, Colorado, passed away on April 11, 2022 at St. Anthony’s North Hospital in Westminster, Colorado at the age of 79. He is survived by hi...
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Mark R. Warren
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Mark R. Warren
By News Staff 
April 21, 2022
Mark Richard Warren was born in Coeur d ‘Alene, Idaho on March 9, 1958 to Richard Lavern Warren and Della Melissa (Hutson) Warren. He was one of three children with one older sister and one younger br...
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Thomas N. Hollenbeck
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Thomas N. Hollenbeck
By News Staff 
April 21, 2022
Thomas Neal Hollenbeck was born on May 26, 1957 to Neal and Winnie Hollenbeck in Pocatello, Idaho. The family moved several times due to Neal’s employment with Mountain Bell, but eventually settled in...
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Lt. Col. Melvin Dunn
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Lt. Col. Melvin Dunn
By News Staff 
April 13, 2022
Lt. Col. Melvin E. Dunn was born in 1923 in Fremont, Nebraska. Part of his early life was spent in Father Flanagan’s Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska. Upon graduating from high school Mel and his classmat...
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Christopher David Blair
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Christopher David Blair
By News Staff 
April 7, 2022
Christopher David Blair, 77, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on March 8, 2022. He was born in Seattle, Washington to Leon Blair and Mary Birchfield and was raised by his father and ...
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Jack Miller
By News Staff 
March 9, 2022
E. Jack Miller, a man who loved high mountains and deep fjords, passed away on March 1 in a hospital in Montrose, Colorado, of injuries suffered in an auto accident the week before. He was 83. Miller ...
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David Roland Hinkson
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David Roland Hinkson
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
David, 65, died on February 4, 2022, to cancer at a Duke University Hospital. He was born on July 18, 1956, in Artesia, California. The son of Roland Cecil and Faye (Kartchner) Hinkson. David went to ...
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Lynne LaCorte
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Lynne LaCorte
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
Longtime local Lynne LaCorte passed away late Friday night, Feb. 11, due to massive heart complications. She was 70 years old and survived by her two wonderful sons, Luke and Paul. She was a devoted p...
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Lydia Trujillo
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Lydia Trujillo
By News Staff 
February 24, 2022
Lydia Trujillo of Ouray, Colorado, passed away on February 19th in her home surrounded by her children and many members of their families. She was 94 years old. Lydia was born in Abiquiu, New Mexico, ...
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Gwen T. M. Serra
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Gwen T. M. Serra
By News Staff 
February 3, 2022
Gwendolyn Theresa Marie Serra passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction after a long battle with Calciphylaxis and kidney disease. Gwen was born August 21, 19...
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Claudia Mae Brummett
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Claudia Mae Brummett
By News Staff 
January 13, 2022
Born on February 28, 1927 in Amarillo, Texas to Mae Kight Brummett and Claude Brummett, Claudia died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Jan 4, 2022 in Colleyville, TX. Viewing will be at B...
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Michael Ott
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Michael Ott
By News Staff 
January 13, 2022
Rode his 'police edition" big white Harley through the pearly gates of heaven on Dec. 27, 2021. His adventurous and free spirit will ride on. The Bavarian ski legend will be greatly missed by many wor...
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Eleanor M. Leeper
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Eleanor M. Leeper
By News Staff 
January 6, 2022
Eleanor Mae Leeper, 95, died of heart failure at her son’s home in Montrose, Colorado. She was the daughter of Lelia and Oscar Linn in Canton, IL. She graduated from Canton High School and attended Kn...
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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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