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Obituary: Karen Irene Natal
February 4, 1955 – July 13, 2021
Karen Irene Natal was born on Feb. 4, 1955 to John and Dolores Riley in San Francisco, California. She is survived by her husband, Dennis, her mother, Dolores Dee Blue, and a brother, Jay Riley. Karen spent her early… read more →
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Obituary: Lyle Oliver
March 2, 1941 – July 5, 2021
Stanley Lyle Oliver passed away at home with his family present. He fought a valiant battle against Alzheimers and uranium exposure.
Lyle was born in Telluride to Stanley E. and Viola Oliver. He was a third generation Coloradan, with his… read more →
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Jul. 7, 2021
Obituary: Tom Bleskan
June 20, 1954 – June 26, 2021
We are sad to announce the passing of long-time Carbondale resident Tom Bleskan. Tom died on June 26, 2021 at the age of 67 in Elora, Ontario.
He moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in… read more →
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Jun. 23, 2021
Obituary: John Anthony Golman
August 11, 1942 – September 14, 2020
John Anthony Golman was born August 11, 1942 in Lafayette, Colorado. He graduated from Centaurus High School in Lafayette in 1960 and shortly thereafter joined the military. John served in the United States Air Force for four years. In 1963, he married his… read more →
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Jun. 23, 2021
Obituary: Rita Bejarano
November 5, 1946 – July 24, 2020
Please join us on June 26 at 4:30 p.m. at 25 Mesa Avenue in Carbondale. Share a story, bring a chair and enjoy a picnic with music and food to celebrate our sweet Rita.… read more →
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May. 26, 2021
Obituary: Shirley Frank
Feb. 18, 1954 – May 11, 2021
Shirley (Hutchinson) Frank passed away on May 11, 2021 at the age of 67 due to long term difficulties following her battle with cancer.
Shirley is survived by her caring husband, John Frank of Carbondale, daughter Katie… read more →
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May. 26, 2021
Obituary: George Stranahan
November 5, 1931 – May 20, 2021
Remember the old Flying Dog Brew Pub in Aspen? The subterranean hideout was inviting to all, even pipsqueeks like myself at the time. My parents ordered us fried calamari and it was always on the house. I didn’t pay particular attention to…
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Apr. 21, 2021
Obituary: Charles Anderson Parker III
July 25, 1934 – March 25, 2021
Charles Anderson Parker III, age 86, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Born and raised in Denver, Charlie was the son of the late Charles Anderson Parker Jr. and Ruth Ellen Parker. He… read more →
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Apr. 21, 2021
Obituary: Terry Ann Reed
March 24, 1933 – April 7, 2021
Terry Ann Reed – teacher, entrepreneur and trailblazer for more effective and humane solutions to incarceration – passed away on April 7 after a stroke.
Terry received her Bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and Master’s in… read more →
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Mar. 17, 2021
Obituary: Kaawan Sungah
Dec. 22, 1941 – Jan. 28, 2021
Kawaan Sungah (“He brings a special day”), Woodrow “Woody” Morrison Jr., was born Haida to Virginia Elsie Cloud, a Cherokee, and Woodrow F. Morrison Sr., a Haida, on Dec. 22, 1941. He grew up in Hydaburg, Alaska, the current home of the Haida… read more →
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Mar. 10, 2021
Obituary: Robert Anthony Leone
Dec. 6, 1944 – Feb. 25, 2021
Bob Leone passed away suddenly on Feb. 25 2021 while driving home, having picked up some things in town for a trip he was taking to see his daughter, grandson and granddaughter.
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Obituary: Ernie Bradley
August 28, 1943 – February 15, 2021
Ernest LeRoy Bradley passed away at the age of 77 in Marble Falls, Texas. He was born in Roswell, New Mexico, and grew up near De Beque.
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Obituary: Linda Christine Wanner
March 21, 1950 – February 7, 2021
Lin (Linda) passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 7, at her home in Carbondale after a two-year battle with neuroendocrine cancer. Lin grew up in Jamestown, North Dakota with two sisters and two brothers, helping regularly on the family farm. After graduating high… read more →
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Feb. 10, 2021
Obituary: Suzanne “Suzi” Titus
1941 – 2021
Suzanne “Suzi” Titus was an incredible woman with beautiful eyes that sparkled when she smiled, an understated but full presence, a surprising dry sense of humor, wicked luck at cards and a somewhat curious fan base of all dogs she’d ever known.
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Obituary - Margaret Manson Chain: January 24, 1942 - January 14, 2021
Peggy’s sewing machine painted by protégé Sarah Meyer.
Margaret (Peg/Peggy) Manson Chain, longtime owner of clothing design and repair firms Made in Aspen and Mountainside Sewing, passed away at home on Jan. 14 due to complications of congestive heart failure after a long battle with…
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Jan. 20, 2021
Mark Stranahan: Jan. 30, 1957 — Dec. 30, 2020
The world is more dimly lit since Mark Stranahan, the middle child of George and Betsy Stranahan, died on Dec. 30, 2020 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as a result of complications of septic necrotizing pancreatitis. He was 63.
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Jan. 8, 2021
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5 March 1951 – 18 December 2020
John Robin Sutherland, the pony-tailed, cultured and celebrated principal pianist for the San Francisco Symphony for more than four decades, died at his home in San Francisco, California on Dec. 18, 2020, following a brief illness. He was 69.
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Nov. 18, 2020
Obituary: Wesley Pate Horner
April 29, 1925 – Oct. 27, 2020
Wes Horner passed away in Bozeman, Montana on October 27. He was 95.
Wes grew up in Roanoke in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and spent his summers on the family cotton farm in Georgia. After… read more →
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Nov. 18, 2020
Obituary: William Lamont, Jr.
Dec. 23, 1933 – Oct. 17, 2020
Bill passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family and wife of 65 years. He was born and raised on the south side of Chicago to Marie (Fry) and William Lamont Sr., an immigrant from Port Glasgow, Scotland. … read more →
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Oct. 14, 2020
Obituary: Penelope A. Pappas
July 11, 1922 – Sept. 9, 2020
Penelope “Penny” Argiropoulos Pappas, daughter of James “Jim” (d. 1984) and Katherine Argiropoulos (d. 1929), and wife to Demosthenes “Stain” Pappas (d. 2015)
The Argiropoulos and Pappas families arrived in Colorado 1890s and early 1900s and were… read more →
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Oct. 7, 2020
Obituary: Robert (Bob) Raymond Nieslanik
Dec. 10, 1936 – Sept. 26, 2020
The Roaring Fork Valley has lost a good one. Lifetime resident, Bob Nieslanik, passed away on Sept. 26, 2020 surrounded by family and friends.
Bob was born the ninth child of 12 on Dec. 10, 1936 to… read more →
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Sep. 2, 2020
Obituary: Don Ensign
Sept. 5, 1936 – Aug. 21, 2020
Don died on Friday, Aug. 21 from natural causes and an immoderate lifestyle.
Don is survived by his exquisite wife Jody and three astonishing sons and daughters-in-law, all extremely successful and with not an ounce of pretension amongst them.… read more →
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Jun. 10, 2020
Obituary: Kimberly Louise Terry
Jan. 20, 1964 – June 3, 2020
Kimberly Louise Terry passed away peacefully on Wednesday June 3, 2020 at Lutheran Medical Center, which was the same hospital where she was born.
Kim met the love of her life, Shawn Terry, and they were married on July… read more →
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Jun. 10, 2020
Obituary: Glenna Marie Lusk
June 7, 1931 – May 25, 2020
Glenna Marie Lusk was born on June 7, 1931 in West Virginia. She passed away May 25, 2020.
To a lot of people fishing is about throwing a hook into the water.
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May. 20, 2020
Obituary: Jennifer Ann Boland
Dear Jennifer:
Now that you have finished your brave fight against ovarian cancer and left us only the memory of 56 years of your life, we tearfully must say goodbye.
You started life fighting to breathe in a hospital incubator and ended it fighting… read more →
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Mar. 4, 2020
Obituary: Bob Wedemeyer
Bob Wedemeyer, 72, passed away Feb. 28 while doing what he loved: skiing at Snowmass on a perfect bluebird day along with his wife, Betsy, and their good friend, Rebecca Wallace. There was no sign he was ill in advance before he keeled over coming down Upper Green Cabin.… read more →
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Feb. 26, 2020
Obituary: Mary L. Davis
Mary Lou Hammond Rimbach Davis died gracefully at her home on the Crystal River with her husband by her side.
She was born in Phoenix, Arizona to James Henry and Mary Louise Manshreck Hammond. Her older brother James Franklin Hammond also predeceased her.
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Feb. 26, 2020
Obituary: Mabel Macdonald
Mabel Macdonald passed away peacefully on Feb. 20, 2020 at her home in Carbondale. She was born May 9, 1935 in New York City.
Mabel moved to Aspen with her then husband Neil Macdonald in 1963. She lived in Aspen until 2005 and then lived… read more →
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Jan. 29, 2020
Obituary: Edward Joseph Kennedy
April 19, 1956 – Dec. 17, 2019
Edward Joseph Kennedy left this earthly realm on Dec.17, 2019.
Ed showed an uncommon grace throughout his nine-month demise with pancreatic cancer. A resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, he died at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque.
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Jan. 22, 2020
Obituary: Harry Moul Ritchie
Jan. 9, 1930 – Jan. 14, 2020
Harry was born Jan. 9, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to Harry E. and Wanda B. (Moul) Ritchie.
A Santa Fe, New Mexico resident since retiring in 1995 from a distinguished career as a drama professor, Harry is survived by… read more →
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Dec. 18, 2019
Obituary: Libby Sullivan
Aug. 21 1949 – Dec. 3, 2019
Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Sullivan, former resident of the Roaring Fork Valley, died peacefully from complications related to cancer on Dec. 3, 2019, surrounded by family at her home in Napa, California. She was 70 years old.
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Nov. 26, 2019
Obituary: Virginia ‘Jinny’ Moore
Jan. 14, 1943 – Nov. 18, 2019
Virginia M. Moore, 76, died on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 in the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado.
Jinny grew up in Denver in a large, boisterous family notorious for their caroling, camping, and Canadian ways. She graduated from Kent… read more →
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Oct. 30, 2019
Obituary: Geraldine (Geri) R. Newell
May 24, 1940 – Oct. 21, 2019
Geraldine (Geri) Newell, a longtime Carbondale resident, entered her Father’s Kingdom on Monday Oct. 21, 2019.
This incredible woman is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law Alaina and Bryan Briand; Michelle and Leonard Dunn and Tami… read more →
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Oct. 30, 2019
Obituary: Kimberley Christyne Morrow
Jan. 30, 1973 – Oct. 2, 2019
Kimberley Christyne Morrow joined her beloved Mother Lacinda Kay Sandberg-Morrow, and her most prized dog Echo on Oct. 2, 2019.
After a long hard life, she was called to Heaven and relieved of all of her pain.… read more →
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Sep. 25, 2019
Obituary: John Charles McCaulley
April 22, 1955 – Sept. 14, 2019
John Charles McCaulley, born on April 22, 1955 in Denver, CO to a proud father Wade B.McCaulley and mother Elizabeth (Betty) Ann McCaulley.
John is survived by his beloved wife of 34 years Rebecca (Becky) Taber McCaulley,… read more →
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Sep. 18, 2019
Obituary: Stuart R. Vanderhurst, Jr.
Feb. 20, 1940 – Sept. 7, 2019
It is with sorrowful hearts that we announce the passing of Stuart Randall “Randy” Vanderhurst Jr. on September 7th, 2019, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. He was diagnosed with “nasty” pneumonia and a “bad malignancy.” Although… read more →
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Sep. 11, 2019
Obituary: June Nightingale
Jan. 14, 1934 – Aug. 13, 2019
June Nightingale passed away surrounded by family on August 13, 2019, in Durango, CO. She was 85.
She was born Anita June King in Wellington, TX on January 14, 1934. She grew up in Childress,… read more →
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Sep. 9, 2019
Obituary: Robert Gordon Buck
Aug. 5, 1952 – Aug. 24, 2019
Robert (Bob) Gordon Buck, 67, of Carbondale, passed away Aug. 24, 2019 at home as a result of cancer. His wife, Janet, and his kitty were by his side.
Bob was born in Saranac Lake, NY to Gordon and… read more →
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Aug. 28, 2019
Obituary: Rae Ann Hunter
In her own words, Rae Ann Hunter “lived life to the fullest”. She passed from this earth on the 13th of July, this year. She even accomplished her last goal — she qualified for Medicare by a couple of weeks.
Except for the unlucky cancer genes, she… read more →
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Aug. 7, 2019
Obituary: Ian Hause
Our beloved Ian Hause passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of July 21 at the age of 54 while among friends in Colorado Springs pursuing a course in personal growth.
He was born in Santa Barbara, California on June 24, 1965… read more →
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Jul. 3, 2019
Obituary: Reverend Wallace D. Finley
Wallace Dean Finley, was born in Canon City, Colorado on Jan. 27, 1931. He died in Mexico on Dec. 29, 2018.
Wally was raised in South-Eastern Colorado in the Wiley-Eads-Lamar area. Although as a child he lived in a house made of sod — “a… read more →
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Jul. 3, 2019
Obituary: Timothy Leonard Hoffman
Timothy Leonard Hoffman was born on July 4,1937 in Estherville, Iowa to Dr. Leonard Frances and Rita (Braun) Hoffman.
Tim was raised with two sisters Jacquie, and LaNora, and his brother Reggie with whom he shared his love of fast cars.He passed away on June… read more →
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Jul. 3, 2019
Obituary: Christopher James Schumacher
It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that life-long local Christopher James Schumacher, Age 30, passed away June 15th in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a kind, gentle, & loving son, brother, grandson, uncle, nephew, & friend to so many. … We find… read more →
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Jun. 19, 2019
Obituary: Audrey Katherine Spaulding
July 24, 1957 – June 12, 2019
Audrey Katherine Spaulding, 61 of Carbondale, passed away peacefully on June 12 in Rifle after a long battle with medical issues stemming from cobalt radiation that she received in the late ‘70s for a… read more →
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May. 30, 2019
John James McCormick - Obituary
Our beloved John McCormick passed away under a full moon on May 19, shortly after 1 a.m. He was 76 years young.
To say that he will be missed is a huge understatement. John was greatly loved everywhere he went, everywhere he ever worked, everywhere he ever lived. The lifelong… read more →
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May. 22, 2019
Celebrating Lawley’s life
Earlier this year, on Feb. 3, (Super Bowl Sunday) Thomas Lawley, former Director of the Carbondale Mountain Fair and the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, passed away in Sante Fe, New Mexico.
His family and friends will celebrate his life and legacy on Saturday,… read more →
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Obituary: Mary Elizabeth Cerise Anderson
On April 20, 2019, Mary Anderson departed this world too soon — she was 70 years young.
Mary was born July 2, 1948, the daughter of Howard and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Kroul in Iowa City, Iowa. Raised on the family farm, she had a love of the outdoors and… read more →
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Mar. 13, 2019
Obituary: Tim Moore
Thomas (Tim) G. Moore, 79, died on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at home in Carbondale.
Affectionately known as Tim to many, he was a true gentleman with a great sense of humor.
Tim was in the first class at Colorado Rocky Mountain High School in Carbondale.
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Mar. 13, 2019
Obituary: Annie Markham
Annette Markham (Annie) passed away in Carbondale on Feb. 18, 2019 at the age of 94.
Born to Peter and Ruth Glasier, she grew up on a farm near Denver. After graduating from East High School, she earned her degree in English Literature from McPherson College. She… read more →
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Jan. 30, 2019
Obituary: Ronald “Ron” Anthony Gilcrest
December 26, 1932 – January 18, 2019
Ronald Anthony Gilcrest passed away on January 18, 2019. He had a passion for pickleball and even played several games the morning of his death in Green Valley, Arizona. Ron was small in stature but huge on heart and humor and… read more →
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Dec. 5, 2018
Obituary: Sandra L. McMullen
Sandra L. McMullen died on Nov. 27, in Lakewood, CO, just short of her 83rd birthday.
She was born on December 8, 1935 in Emporia, KS to Paul and Virginia (Bergerhouse) DeBauge and is survived by her husband, Dr. Joseph McMullen, children Robert McMullen, Karla (McMullen) Klossner (David… read more → -
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Nov. 7, 2018
Obituary: Dan Eugene Vories
Dan Vories passed away on Oct. 9, 2018, at the age of 59.
He was born in Colorado Springs on Sept. 8, 1959, the son of Eugene and Eunice Vories.
Dan was the youngest of five siblings. He grew up working his father’s… read more →
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Nov. 7, 2018
Obituary: Jack David Gabow
Jack Gabow, of Brookdale Lowry in Denver, passed at age 95 on Oct. 22, 2018.
Jack was raised in Brooklyn, New York. He edited the City University of New York school paper. Jack served in the U.S. Army in World War II, and was wounded… read more →
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Oct. 24, 2018
Obituary: Nellie LaJoy
March 8, 1934 – Sept. 28, 2018Nellie LaJoy, a long time Carbondale resident, passed away on Sept. 28. Nellie felt blessed to be loved by her family and friends and to live in this amazing place.
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Oct. 3, 2018
Obituary: Hester Aiken Miner
Nov. 17, 1919 – Sept. 28, 2018Hester Louise Aiken Miner, age 98, of Hoover, AL, passed away Friday afternoon, Sept. 28, 2018.
The graveside service will be at Rosebud Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, CO at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.
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Sep. 19, 2018
‘Flower lady’ Sue Bacon says goodbye
On her deathbed, Sue Bacon dictated a letter to the people of Carbondale.
“This has been a wonderful experience, you are marvelous people, and I have enjoyed my living here immensely,” she said. “We are so fortunate to have a place like Heritage Park Care… read more →
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Jul. 25, 2018
Obituary: Anna Shook Peleaz
Anna Shook Peleaz unwillingly, but ever so gently, set her Earthly body down to rest on the morning of July 7, 2018. In the arms of her birth parents, her brother and her beloved husband, she surrendered to the ravages of her cancer and bid farewell to the… read more →
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Jul. 18, 2018
Obituary: Raymond John Bourg Jr.
Raymond John Bourg Jr. left this earth July 11, 2018 with family at his side. Ray was born in Bridgeville Pennsylvania on Nov. 12, 1954 to Raymond John Bourg Sr. and Veronica Ewing Bourg. Ray is survived by his sister, Renee (Don) Bourg-Giarrusso, Brother Ed (Kathleen) Scott, Bernie… read more →
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Jun. 20, 2018
Obituary: Oliver Nimmo
June 21, 2013 – May 30, 2018Oliver was born in Denver to Harlan and Tamara Nimmo on June 21, 2013. Oliver died on May 30, 2018 in the wee hours of the morning. He was 22 days short of being 5 years old.
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Jun. 6, 2018
John D. Lawyer, October 18, 1918- May 9, 2018
John Lawyer, former municipal judge of Carbondale, passed away peacefully at home with his family after 99.5 terrific years on Earth. Born in Macomb, Illinois, John soon moved with his parents John C. Lawyer and Bess Dague Lawyer and his sister, Ruth to Evanston, IL where John grew… read more →
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Apr. 18, 2018
Obituary: Wallace Alvari Eugene de Beque, III
Wallace Alvari Eugene de Beque, III passed away peacefully at home last Friday after a long life and a brief illness. He was 96 years-old. Wally was a true son of the West. He was born in Carbondale to Margaret Anne Dinkel and Wallace de Beque, Jr. He… read more →
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Mar. 28, 2018
Obituary: Amy Barr
Nutritionist, witty champion of the needy, dies at 64Amy Barr, a 19-year resident of Carbondale and recently appointed Executive Director of LIFT- UP, the Food Bank of the Rockies, succumbed to metastatic cancer at her home on March 22.
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