obituaries
MARIO ZADRA - The Ridgway native, in a photo taken last year, died on June 5, 2013. (Photo courtesy of Judy DeHass/TheDenver Post)
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Zadra was born in Ouray County and raised there and in Telluride and Norwood.
Elizabeth Stiles Patterson
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Longtime Telluride resident tragically died on Saturday, June 1, 2013.
JIM DAVIDSON (Courtesy photo)
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Telluride native Jim Davidson, founder of the iconic San Miguel Journal, died at home in Crestone, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, April 21.
DICK CRABB (Courtesy photo)
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Ridgway’s longtime official weather observer and Volunteer Fire Department stalwart Dick Crabb died at home on April 3 following a brief illness. He was 64.
ON THE 2010 CAMPAIGN TRAIL – District 58 State Legislature Candidate Wes Perrin, left, with U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, at the 2010 Democratic Convention (Watch file photo)
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May 18, 1949-March 19, 2013
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Dawna O’Rourke, who died on Feb. 28 after a long illness, grew up in Telluride,
![FLAG PRESENTATION – Sgt. John Rardin, left, presented a flag to William Lindauer in memory of Lindauer's son Charles Francis "Chuck" Lindauer, a Navy Veteran who died on Feb. 11 Chuck served with his younger brother, Rick, on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Midway, and was a plane captain for the VA 93 Squadron. The service for Lindauer was held on Wednesday at Welcome Home Montrose in downtown Montrose. Seated next to William was Susie Lindauer, Charles's stepmother. (Photo by William Woody)](http://matchbin-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/public/sites/165/assets/4JA_SA_funeral1.JPG "FLAG PRESENTATION – Sgt. John Rardin, left, presented a flag to William Lindauer in memory of Lindauer's son Charles Francis "Chuck" Lindauer, a Navy Veteran who died on Feb. 11 Chuck served with his younger brother, Rick, on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Midway, and was a plane captain for the VA 93 Squadron. The service for Lindauer was held on Wednesday at Welcome Home Montrose in downtown Montrose. Seated next to William was Susie Lindauer, Charles's stepmother. (Photo by William Woody)")
Patty Ammon, Oct. 10, 1956 – Sept. 16, 2012. (Courtesy photo)
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Dr. Patty Ammon passed away at her home on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. She leaves behind a hole in the heart of the community, but also a legacy of healing, compassion, and strength in the face of adve...
BILL STEELE, coordinator for Public Lands Partnership and husband of Colorado Seventh Judicial District Judge Mary Deganhart, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 2. (Courtesy photo)
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Bill Steele, public lands advocate, and husband of Seventh Judicial District Judge Mary Deganhart, died unexpectedly at age 55, in Ridgway on Friday, March 2.
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Former long-time co-owner of The
Coachlight Restaurant in Ouray, and former co-owner of The Powder House restaurant in Telluride.
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Law enforcement officials in San Miguel County are searching for the whereabouts of 33-year-old Matthew Busker, who was reported missing on Monday. (Courtesy photo_
ALL AMERICA CITY MANAGER – Montrose City Manager Bill Bell flourished the award Sunday evening in Denver. Montrose was awarded the title of All America City this weekend. (Photo courtesy Scott Shine)
TELLURIDE ACADEMY STAFF – Gathered for a pre-season photo just prior to the Monday, June 10, launch of its 33rd Summer Season. (Courtesy photo)
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER – Trish Greenwood, Ridgway Elementary School’s new principal (here with husband Jim Nowak), is returning to the school where she began teaching, in 1989. (Courtesy photo)
HEALTHY FAWN – Leave them alone, even if they seem to be abandoned. They more-than-likely are not. (Photo courtesy of David Hannigan, Parks and Wildlife)
HIGH TIMES – The Gold Belt Theatre was part of the “small empire” of vice developed by the brothers Vanoli in late Victorian Ouray. The Ouray County Historical Society Evenings of History presentation next Tuesday (June 18) will look at artifacts from the Vanoli Block, and what it all means. (Courtesy photo)
BEN WAYNE LILLARD, 1957 - 2013
DIXIE KEITHLY, April 3, 1931 – June 9, 2013
TROUT LAKE is currently being drained in order for Xcel Energy, which owns the recreational area, to complete work on the output of the lake’s dam. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)