July 28, 1950 – November 18, 2025 Longtime Little Annie Basin resident Peter Bisset, 75, passed peacefully on Nov. 18 at an elder care facility in Glenwood Springs. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, to parents Allan and Helen, he grew up enjoying skiing, hiking and canoeing with his three younger sisters, Sandra, Kathy and Lisa. During […]
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Matthew ‘Hap’ Bruce
April 3, 1945 – August 11, 2026 Matthew “Hap” Bruce lived a life of adventure, family, friendship and an abiding love of the mountains. He died peacefully surrounded by the people he loved most: his wife, Cindy, and his daughters, Whitney and Jenna, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Hap was born in Omaha, […]
William Benton Phillips
January 10, 1981 – August 1, 2026 William Benton Phillips of Hesperus, Colorado, known to friends and loved ones as Ben, passed away in a tragic car accident on Aug. 1 at the age of 45 in Anchorage, Alaska. Ben was a beautiful combination of quiet depth and bright humor. He was a man of […]
Bruce Norris
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
