August 18, 1951 – December 20, 2025 With heavy hearts and deep shock, we confirm Jeff Handwerk was the skier involved in the accident on Aspen Mountain on Dec. 19, 2025. He passed away from his catastrophic injuries the following day in Grand Junction. Jeff was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1951 to Glenn E. […]
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Marilyn Bader
August 19, 1942 – January 12, 2026 Marilyn “Lyn” Bader of Bozeman, Montana, passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on Jan. 12. Lyn was born on Aug. 19, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Quentin and Estelle Crossman. She grew up with a deep love for the drum and bugle team and especially […]
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Robert Lee Beasley
August 16, 1942 – January 1, 2026 Robert Lee Beasley of Carbondale passed away peacefully at home at the age of 83. He was born on Aug. 16, 1942 in Ysleta, Texas to Jesse Earl Beasley and Leta Mae Hargis Beasley. He graduated from Van Horn High School in Texas and spent most of his […]
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Thane R. Lincicome
November 2, 1940 – December 1, 2025 Thane R. Lincicome was born in Wichita, Kansas on Nov. 2, 1940 to Landon and Mary Lincicome. After a brief illness, he died at home in Salida on Dec. 1, 2025. Thane moved with his mother and father to Glenwood Springs when he was 5 years old. His […]
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Margaret Jane Frise Wright Upp
April 10, 1934 – December 31, 2025 “If it’s not fun, don’t do it.”
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Gregory Neal Watts
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. […]