obituaries
Mark Blakeman
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Mark Blakeman, longtime resident of Montrose, CO and friend to many, passed away peacefully, but unexpectedly on Thursday, July 7, 2011. He was 50.
Mark, with his wife, the former Sheila Walsh of...
Ted Steele
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Steele was a full time Telluride resident for ten years, a part-time local for 35.
Karl Nicholas Kyle, longtime Telluride ski patroller and Vietnam veteran, photographed in February with his grandson, Austin Blake, age 3. Kyle died unexpectedly on May 31 at his Hillside home. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
Jun 01, 2011 | 0 | 33 |
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A ski patrolman for 33 years, Kyle died suddenly at home at the age of 62.
Tahoe extreme Athlete Allison Kreutzen touched many in Ridgway and Ouray. (Courtesy photo)
May 12, 2011 | 0 | 9 |
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Beloved Ridgway/Ouray nurse/adventurer Allison Kreutzen died April 26, with her boyfriend Kip Garre, in an avalanche in California’s eastern Sierra.
Mar 17, 2011 | 0 | 15 |
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Longtime Telluride resident Bob Luhm dies in Seattle.
Jan 31, 2011 | 0 | 4 |
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James Doyle Spor died Jan. 17 at his home in Olathe. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia, in 2009.
Jan 13, 2011 | 0 | 12 |
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37-year-old Andrew Steven Kondracki dies of undetermined causes at his father’s home in Trout Lake.
George Newton Swift (June 26, 1910-Nov. 21, 2010)
Dec 01, 2010 | 0 | 12 |
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An enormous number of people were touched by knowing him over his long and very active life.
Aaron Cruttenden
Nov 15, 2010 | 0 | 13 |
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The remains of Army Sgt. Cruttenden, 25, of Norwood and Mesa, Ariz., arrived at Montrose Regional Airport on Monday. Photos by Barton Glasser
Oct 21, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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OURAY COUNTY – Arthur Ivan “Art” Dougherty, for more than two decades the sheriff of Ouray County (in the 1960s, 70s and 80s), died at the V.A. Medical Center in Grand Junction on Oct. 10. He was 8...
Oct 15, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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Ridgway resident Almon Wilson 'Will' Coulter, 1931-2010, died in New Mexico, Sept. 24.
Aug 27, 2010 | 0 | 16 |
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Memorial services for Mike Ouellette of Montrose take place Tuesday, Aug. 24.
Harry Force, dead at 67.
Aug 25, 2010 | 4 | 41 |
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A service was held on Monday, Aug. 23, at the Telluride Town Park.
Aug 20, 2010 | 0 | 15 |
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Memorial services for Mike Ouellette of Montrose will take place Tuesday, Aug. 24.
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Norwood resident Steve Lidgey died at home Wednesday, July 14, after a quick illness.
photos
SAFETY FIRST – Surrounded by students, Gov. Hickenlooper signed a bill into law at Ouray School on Thursday afternoon that seeks to enhance school safety across Colorado by providing support at the state level to hire more school resource officers. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
