November 6, 1958 – December 20, 2025 Tragically, Gregory Neal Watts of Carbondale, Colorado passed away Saturday Dec. 20, 2025 of acute lung failure at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He was 67 years old. He was born Nov. 6, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, to parents Noralee and Neal M. Watts. He […]
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Larry Alan Woolley
April 1943 – December 27, 2025 Our beloved Larry Woolley, who loved life in Meredith, Colorado, Apache Junction, Arizona and Fruita, Colorado, passed away on Dec. 27, 2025, at the age of 82.Larry was born in April 1943 in Longmont, Colorado to John Morgan Woolley and Helen Jorgensen Woolley. He attended Basalt Elementary and High […]
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J. Robert “Bob” Young
July 11, 1938 – December 11, 2025 The Young family is saddened to announce the passing of their beloved father, life partner, grandfather and friend. Bob died peacefully on Dec. 11, 2025, in Florida, surrounded by loved ones. J. Robert “Bob” Young, founder and chairman of Alpine Bank and its holding company, Alpine Banks of […]
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Ciarra Bristol
December 15, 1989 – November 9, 2025 Ciarra Bristol was born on Dec. 15, 1989 in Glenwood Springs. She lived and attended school in Carbondale and graduated from Roaring Fork High School in 2008. She attended Fort Lewis College in Durango and graduated with an art business degree. After college, her husband, Marlin Boyer, started […]
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James Doenges
June 14, 1953 – October 24, 2025 A friend of many from the 1970s Carbondale days, Jim Doenges passed away on Oct. 24 in the home he was raised in in Colorado Springs. Jim was exemplary in his strength of character and courage as he worked with an aggressive pancreatic cancer the past 12 months. […]
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Joy E. Wilker
September 15, 1936 – November 21, 2025 Joy Wilker, 89, of Torrington, Wyoming passed away peacefully Friday, Nov. 21 at Monument Rehabilitation and Care Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Joy was born in Pueblo, Colorado to Charles and Elsie (Lucas) Thomas. She married Tommy Wilker in 1956. They lived in Carbondale, moving to Torrington, Wyoming in […]
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Renata Scheder-Bieschin
January 17, 1937 – October 27, 2025 Renata Scheder-Bieschin, 88, passed away peacefully on Oct. 27 at Hillcrest Senior Living in Bozeman, Montana. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Johanna Fuchs and Willibald Kurt Pablo Mika, Renata lived a life defined by curiosity, resilience and boundless compassion. Renata was married to the love of her […]
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William Montague Ferry Jr.
January 29, 1958 – October 28, 2025 William (Bill) Montague Ferry Jr. was born in Denver, Colorado, to parents William Ferry Sr. and Nancy Hickerson. Bill spent his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee, then attended the University of Denver. During this time, he realized his love for the mountains and lifestyle out West, choosing to make […]
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Paul Raymond Nieslanik
January 4, 1935 – September 23, 2025 As the second cutting of hay was being harvested on the ranch, Paul Nieslanik passed away on an autumn evening surrounded by the love of his family at his home in Carbondale. Born in winter on the ranch in Spring Valley to John Sr. and Mary Nieslanik, Paul […]
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Thomas H. Bailey
July 3, 1937 – August 31, 2025 Thomas H. Bailey was a man who refused to be confined by convention, seamlessly blending the worlds of high finance and the American West into a life that was authentically his own. Born on July 3, 1937, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Clare and Jean Bailey, Mr. Bailey’s early […]