obituaries
Kimberly Anne Youngblood
A Wildflower Lost
Dorothy "Dotti" Ann Harrison
Ridgway resident Dotti Harrison dies at 84.
Kevin R. Smith as Santa Claus, holding Marylin Jones, at Tommy's Bar and Restaurant. (Photo courtesy Stacy Ticsay)
Smith passed away on Monday, June 28, at his Shandoka apartment.

Jesse Permann
Montrose elementary schoolteacher Jesse Permann’s death from cancer plunges entire school into mourning.

Mary ‘Helen’ Pilcher
Memorial services were held Monday for Mary ‘Helen’ Pilcher, who passed away last week in Montrose. She will be buried next to her husband at Telluride’s Lone Tree Cemetery.

Jim Baskfield (Courtesy photo)
Ridgway regular Jim Baskfield dies unexpectedly, in Florida…

George Gleason
BOULDER – George W. Gleason, scientist, skier and Colorado native, died January 1 at his home in Boulder. He was 86.
He will be remembered for his sensitive nature, love of skiing and adventure, o...
Rebecca Hernandez Glenn
Former Telluride resident Beckie Glenn has died, in California. A Jan. 3 service celebrating her life will be held in Telluride, at Christ Church.
Shawn Gibson’s unexpected death in a Montrose work release program is still being investigated. Toxicology reports from the coroner are not expected for several weeks.
Priscilla Duffield, age 91, of Norwood, Colo. passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at her home.
Born April 8, 1918 in Berkeley, Calif., Duffield spent her childhood in Corning, Calif., graduating f...

James K. Campbell
Jim was a resident of Manalapan, FL and Charlevoix MI. He was born July 16, 1918 in Detroit, MI, where he met his loving wife of 55 years, Virginia (Jinny) Fisher Campbell, while he served 55 month...

(Courtesy photo)
June 5 memorial planned for Telluride Academy instructor.
Perina Ranta dies peacefully at home.

Alan Riley (Courtesy photo)
Ridgway resident Alan Barry Riley passed away on March 26, 2009.
Patricia Jean Vigil dies peacefully at home.
Longtime West End resident Gary Latham died at his permanent residence at the Norwood Inn Tuesday.
Mark Greenberg died at his Telluride residence on Sunday, Feb. 15.

Peter Turner Carter
Peter Turner Carter dies at home in Rico.
Betty Day, formerly of Ouray, passed away on Dec. 22 at the age of 81.
photos
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)
