October 7, 1962 – August 6, 2026 Bruce Norris passed away peacefully at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on Aug. 6, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. He will be greatly missed by many. He was a quiet disciple in the community where he resided, Carbondale, Colorado. He was kind, generous, loyal […]
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Celia Rose Nieslanik
November 4, 1940 – August 10, 2026 At the break of dawn on Monday, Aug. 10, our beloved Celia Nieslanik passed at her home in Carbondale, Colorado with family by her side. On the first Monday of November in 1940, Edith and Oliver Letey welcomed Celia Rose at the Glenwood Springs Sanitarium. Celia and her […]
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Lorraine Bormolini Lamoureux
July 23, 1932 – August 7, 2026 Lorraine Bormolini Lamoureux, 94, of Carbondale, Colorado, passed away peacefully at Heritage Park Care Center on Aug. 7, 2026. Lorraine was born on July 23, 1932, in Adams, Massachusetts, to Serino D. Bormolini and Ida Demastrie. While attending Bliss Business College, she met the love of her life, […]
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Obituary: Manuela Meraz DeCarmona
March 5, 1949 – July 9, 2026 Manuela Meraz DeCarmona was born on March 5, 1949, in Nonoava, Chihuahua, Mexico, and passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Blas Meraz and was raised in Nonoava, where she enjoyed her childhood alongside her brothers, Fil, Leo and Blas. […]
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Obituary: William Ernest Dawe
April 30, 1947 – June 27, 2026 William Ernest Dawe passed from this earthly realm on Saturday, the 27th of June, 2026, at the Veterans Community Living Center at Rifle after an extended series of health related complications. He was born in Niagara Falls, New York, on April 30, 1947, and is survived by his […]
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Linda Romero Criswell
February 11, 1949 – June 3, 2026 Linda always maintained that, no matter what we may think, the universe is proceeding just as it should. Born Linda Marie Reidland in Chicago and raised in Park Ridge, she attended Lake Forest College for one year before adventure called. She hitchhiked around the country with her boyfriend, […]
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Marsha Ann Brendlinger
November 19, 1938 – May 29, 2026 On May 29, 2026, the cookie timer dinged one last time for Marsha Ann Brendlinger. She passed with her children by her side assisting her in a smooth, peaceful transition. Marsha was born on her mother’s birthday on Nov. 19, 1938. Marsha baked almost every single day of […]
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JoAnn ‘Jo’ Gwendolyn Coffman
July 11, 1931-May 12, 2026 JoAnn “Jo” Gwendolyn Coffman, 94, passed away at the Sopris Lodge in Carbondale, Colorado. Her loving family, friends, and caregivers were close by and attentive for months up to her passing. She grew up in North Platte, Nebraska and then attended The University of Nebraska, where she met her husband, […]
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Lawrence ‘Larry’ Doble
February 1947 – January 2026 Lawrence “Larry” Doble passed away peacefully on January 18, 2026, three weeks before his 79th birthday, at his home in Carbondale, fulfilling his final wish. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Mildred Doble, and his older brother, Dickie, all of whom are from Milo, Maine, where […]
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Obituary: Michael Josef Franz Ohnmacht
February 20, 1940 – April 25, 2026 Michael Ohnmacht, longtime stained-glass and mosaic artist, passed away peacefully at home in Glenwood Springs while listening to the Austrian Alpine music he loved from his youth. Born in Austria, Michael began apprenticing in stained glass at age 14. He immigrated to the United States in 1959 and […]