Obituaries

Sept. 5, 1936 – Aug. 21, 2020  Don died on Friday, Aug. 21 from natural causes and an immoderate lifestyle. (http://rxreviewz.com/)    Don is survived by his exquisite wife Jody and three astonishing sons and daughters-in-law, all extremely successful and with not an ounce of pretension amongst them. They’ve produced eight grandchildren (who all appear […]

Jan. 20, 1964 – June 3, 2020 Kimberly Louise Terry passed away peacefully on Wednesday June 3, 2020 at Lutheran Medical Center, which was the same hospital where she was born. Kim met the love of her life, Shawn Terry, and they were married on July 22, 1989. Kim retired from Aspen Skiing Company for […]

June 7, 1931 – May 25, 2020 Glenna Marie Lusk was born on June 7, 1931 in West Virginia. She passed away May 25, 2020.  To a lot of people fishing is about throwing a hook into the water.  To the Maynard and Lusk family it was about one woman’s passion bringing an entire family […]

Dear Jennifer: Now that you have finished your brave fight against ovarian cancer and left us only the memory of 56 years of your life, we tearfully must say goodbye.  You started life fighting to breathe in a hospital incubator and ended it fighting to hold on to life in a hospital bed at home. […]

Bob Wedemeyer, 72, passed away Feb. 28 while doing what he loved: skiing at Snowmass on a perfect bluebird day along with his wife, Betsy, and their good friend, Rebecca Wallace. There was no sign he was ill in advance before he keeled over coming down Upper Green Cabin. In Kansas City, Bob worked in […]

Mary Lou Hammond Rimbach Davis died gracefully at her home on the Crystal River with her husband by her side. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona to James Henry and Mary Louise Manshreck Hammond. Her older brother James Franklin Hammond also predeceased her. Mary is survived by her husband Rick Davis, brothers Larry and Charles […]

Mabel Macdonald passed away peacefully on Feb. 20, 2020 at her home in Carbondale. She was born May 9, 1935 in New York City. Mabel moved to Aspen with her then husband Neil Macdonald in 1963. She lived in Aspen until 2005 and then lived in the Carbondale and Glenwood Springs area until her death. […]

April 19, 1956 – Dec. 17, 2019 Edward Joseph Kennedy left this earthly realm on Dec.17, 2019. Ed showed an uncommon grace throughout his nine-month demise with pancreatic cancer. A resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, he died at the Veterans Hospital in Albuquerque. Ed fell in love with this Valley during his frequent visits […]

Jan. 9, 1930 – Jan. 14, 2020 Harry was born Jan. 9, 1930 in Cleveland, Ohio to Harry E. and Wanda B. (Moul) Ritchie. A Santa Fe, New Mexico resident since retiring in 1995 from a distinguished career as a drama professor, Harry is survived by his wife of 67 years, Margaret H. (Elderfield); sons […]

Aug. 21 1949 – Dec. 3, 2019 Elizabeth Ann “Libby” Sullivan, former resident of the Roaring Fork Valley, died peacefully from complications related to cancer on Dec. 3, 2019, surrounded by family at her home in Napa, California. She was 70 years old. Born in Kansas City, MO, on Aug. 21, 1949, Libby grew up […]