Robert (Bob) Francis Leonard Esq. passed away peacefully on March 28, 2022, with his family present. He was born on a farm outside of Crocker, Missouri, to Harry Allen Leonard and Mable Mae Barr on Sept. 3, 1930. The youngest of 11, Bob lost his mother at the age of two, and was raised by […]
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Lori McGarry: October 1, 1961 – April 18, 2022
Lora “Lori” L. McGarry was peacefully welcomed into the gates of Heaven on the morning of April 18, after a beautiful Easter Sunday spent outdoors in the sunshine, surrounded by loved ones, laughter and music. Although born in South Dakota, she would tell you that she was from Alaska — one of her favorite states. […]
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Eleanor Katherine Gardner Wagner
March 28, 1932 – March 22, 2022 Eleanor Katherine “Kate” (Gardner) Wagner, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 22. She was six days short of celebrating her 90th birthday in Big Timber, Minnesota with her identical twin sister, Ellen Arlian. Kate was […]
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Joan Hollingsworth
Oct. 29, 1947 – March 18, 2022 Joan was fast-tracked to heaven on March 18; finally free from the pain that had plagued her for the last several years. She was the oldest child of six, born to Dale and Phyllis Hollingsworth. Joan was born in Ontario, Oregon, living with her family in eastern Oregon […]
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Obituary: James Breasted
November 13, 1937 – March 19, 2022 James Breasted, a former Aspen City Councilman and Pitkin County Planning Commissioner who helped create the Roaring Fork Valley bus system and pushed for wilderness preservation of the Hunter Creek area above Aspen, died Saturday at his home in Carbondale. He was 84. James Henry Breasted lll (“Jim” […]
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Obituary: Savanna Ray Bristol
May 27, 1993 – Dec. 29, 2021 Savanna Ray Bristol was born in Glenwood Springs and passed at her home in Durango. She grew up and attended school in her hometown of Carbondale, where she graduated from Roaring Fork High School. In 2019, she attended San Juan Community College in Farmington, New Mexico where she […]
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Obituary: David Mork
January 11, 1947 – November 3, 2021 David Wallace Mork, a longtime resident of the Roaring Fork Valley, passed away at the age of 74. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he quickly left the East Coast for greater adventures to the West and to explore the world, particularly Asia, as a young adult. He eventually landed […]
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Obituary: Tim Hagman Oct. 3, 1943 – Oct. 3, 2021
Tim Hagman, beloved architect and outdoor enthusiast/adventurer, passed away on his 78th birthday, Oct. 3, 2021, surrounded by his sons and his brother. Tim was involved in designing some of Aspen’s most iconic public buildings and private residences. As one of Aspen’s most renowned and highly-respected architects, Tim’s 50-plus years of architectural masterpieces stand as […]
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Obituary: Tom Bleskan
June 20, 1954 – June 26, 2021 We are sad to announce the passing of long-time Carbondale resident Tom Bleskan. Tom died on June 26, 2021 at the age of 67 in Elora, Ontario. He moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in the mid 1970s, initially living in Glenwood Springs and working for Gardiner Drywall. […]
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Richard Carlton Compton – Obituary
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Ylice Golden
Richard Carlton Compton of South Hadley, MA died peacefully at home on Dec. 20, 2020. He was born in 1950 in Stamford, Connecticut and as a child lived in Salisbury and then Thessaloniki, Greece before he and his family settled on the Gill, Massachusetts campus of Northfield Mt. Hermon School. Richard attended Mt. Hermon School […]