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 […]
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Paul Limbach
October 14, 1947 – July 15, 2025 Former Colorado State Beekeepers Association president and second-generation commercial beekeeper Paul Limbach of Silt departed Earth on July 15, 2025. He battled cancer for 23 years. Born Oct. 14, 1947 to Genevieve Irene Cassidy Limbach and William Edmond Limbach in a one-room house in Grand Valley (Parachute), Colorado, […]
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George Salem Abraham
April 4, 2003 – September 2, 2025 With great sorrow, we share the loss of our beloved son and brother, George Salem Abraham, at the age of 22. Services will be private at the request of his family. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. George was born to Salem […]