Raymond John Bourg Jr. left this earth July 11, 2018 with family at his side. Ray was born in Bridgeville Pennsylvania on Nov. 12, 1954 to Raymond John Bourg Sr. and Veronica Ewing Bourg. Ray is survived by his sister, Renee (Don) Bourg-Giarrusso, Brother Ed (Kathleen) Scott, Bernie and Lisa Windstein, and many loving nieces […]
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Obituary: Oliver Nimmo
June 21, 2013 – May 30, 2018 Oliver was born in Denver to Harlan and Tamara Nimmo on June 21, 2013. Oliver died on May 30, 2018 in the wee hours of the morning. He was 22 days short of being 5 years old. Oliver was born with Hirschsprung’s Disease which affected his intestines, robbing […]
John D. Lawyer, October 18, 1918- May 9, 2018
John Lawyer, former municipal judge of Carbondale, passed away peacefully at home with his family after 99.5 terrific years on Earth. Born in Macomb, Illinois, John soon moved with his parents John C. Lawyer and Bess Dague Lawyer and his sister, Ruth to Evanston, IL where John grew up enjoying swimming in Lake Michigan. Swimming […]
Obituary: Wallace Alvari Eugene de Beque, III
Wallace Alvari Eugene de Beque, III passed away peacefully at home last Friday after a long life and a brief illness. He was 96 years-old. Wally was a true son of the West. He was born in Carbondale to Margaret Anne Dinkel and Wallace de Beque, Jr. He is the grandson of two Colorado pioneers […]
Obituary: Amy Barr
Nutritionist, witty champion of the needy, dies at 64 Amy Barr, a 19-year resident of Carbondale and recently appointed Executive Director of LIFT- UP, the Food Bank of the Rockies, succumbed to metastatic cancer at her home on March 22. Known throughout the Aspen Valley for her sparkling wit, infectious laugh, generosity and trove of […]
