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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 “...

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,...

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...

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...

Legendary Avalanche Forecaster of Ridgway September 5, 1948-September 22, 2023 At the end of a full, rich life of mountains, poetry, dogs, humor, and deep friendships, Jerry Roberts, 75, shouldered hi...