Benjamin Bruce Sellers, a long-time resident of Basalt and Carbondale, died of heart failure at his home on April 17. Born and raised in Westchester County, New York, Ben attended Boston University for a couple of years and then, following Mark Twain’s advice, he “lit out for the territories,” ending up in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco […]
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Evelyn Ellsworth Condit Aug. 28, 1956 – March 20, 2023
Evelyn (Evvie, Ev) was born in the city of Passaic, New Jersey. She passed away peacefully on March 20 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Evvie spent her childhood in New Jersey and moved to the mountains of Colorado in the late 1970s. She raised her three children in Carbondale and spent many years loving […]
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Obituary: Alan Dean Joyner
Alan Dean Joyner, 63, of Grand Junction, passed away May 8 at Saint Mary’s hospital with his family by his side. Alan was born on Feb. 9, 1960 in Rangely to Bill and Shirley (Nightingale) Joyner. He spent his childhood in Northglenn, and his high school years in Carbondale. He was a graduate from Roaring Fork […]
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Scott Bowie
With full hearts, we celebrate the life of Scott Bowie. Scott was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1949. After college, he set out to conquer all of Colorado’s 14ers. Upon arriving in Aspen, he stopped and never left. It’s where he met and married Betsy Thaete and began his career with Mollica and Associates — […]
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Barbara O’Neil Ross
Barbara O’Neil Ross was born in 1931 in New York City to Viola (née Dotterer) and Henry Eli O’Neil. From Greenwich, Connecticut, the family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where Barbara attended the wonderful John Burroughs School, which nurtured her talent for art. She spent two years at Vassar College before transferring to Stanford University, […]
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Gayla Tippett September 8, 1953 – April 15, 2023
Former Carbondale and Glenwood Springs resident — storyteller, children’s librarian, arts director, actress, zoo worker — Gayla Jo Tippett died on April 15, 2023. She was 69. Gayla was born on Sept. 8, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Olin and Lois Jeanne Tippett, the youngest of four children from that marriage. After graduating from […]
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Bill Myers – July 21, 1936 – March 24, 2023
It is with great sorrow that we share the peaceful passing of William J. Myers on March 24 at the age of 86, with his loving wife, Jo Ellen by his side. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 41 years, Jo Ellen, and by his four children, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Predeceased […]
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Bruce Somers April 19, 1950 – March 11, 2023
Bruce, a 27-year resident of Carbondale, passed away peacefully after battling a long illness. Born and raised in Denver; he moved to the Valley in 1996. Bruce loved Carbondale and was an active member of the community for many years. He hosted the “BS Jazz Hour” on KDNK for several years. He was an avid […]
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John Nieslanik March 15, 1932 – February 9, 2023
John Nieslanik passed away on Feb. 9 at 7:50pm, while listening to the rosary with his loving wife at his home on his ranch in Carbondale. In his final days, he was surrounded by his loving family. John was born to John Sr. and Mary Nieslanik on March 15, 1932 at home in Spring Valley, […]
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Leonard C. Truesdell, Jr, October 6, 1937 – December 31, 2022
On Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, Leonard C. Truesdell, Jr. of Socorro, New Mexico, passed away after a brief illness. Born in Kansas City, Missouri on Oct. 6, 1937, Len grew up in Winnetka, Illinois and attended New Trier High School. After graduating from Stanford University with a degree in Chemical Engineering, Len went on to […]