March 3, 1948 – May 31, 2024 Jan Clark passed away peacefully on May 31 at the Hope West Care Center. She was 76. Jan was born in Glenwood Springs to Blanche (Whitbeck) and Robert Holgate. She spent most of her life in Carbondale before moving to Grand Junction in 2013. Jan enjoyed fishing, especially […]
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Mary Margaret O’Gara
October 18, 1953 – November 18, 2023 Mary Margaret “MM” O’Gara passed from this life on Nov. 18, 2023. During her 70 years, she surrounded those around her with love. Family, friends, neighbors and the people for whom she cared as a registered nurse will remember her caring spirit, delightful appreciation for goofiness, always honest […]
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Raymond Andrew Girardot, Jr. DDS
October 23, 1943 – May 9, 2024 Andy passed away peacefully at home on May 9. He was 80 years old. Andy was a fourth-generation Colorado native. He grew up hunting and fishing with his dad and friends. After attending East High School, he graduated from the newly-opened George Washington High School in the Denver […]
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Shirley Lorraine “Nightingale” Joyner
January 27, 1934 – April 24, 2024 Born in Los Angeles, California to Lois and Charles Nightingale, Shirley attended 1st through 8th grade in Englewood, Colorado and graduated from Paonia High School in 1951. On January 16, 1954, Shirley married William D. Joyner and they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this year. That union welcomed […]
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Jay Michael Leavitt
Jay Michael Leavitt, 84, died April 3, 2024. Beloved father of Maurice and Charles (Emily), brother of Susan Meisel (Bill), brother of the late Jonny and late Sam; son of Maurice and Ruth and former husband of Karen, Jay was an architect with community vision and will be remembered for his love of life, beautiful […]
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Jerry Pluger
December 22, 1948 – March 23, 2024 A beloved teacher, father and friend, Jerry William Pluger passed away at his home in Des Moines, Washington on March 23. Jerry was born to Ione Elaine Pluger on Dec. 22, 1948, and spent his cheerful childhood with her and his grandparents, Bill and Augusta Pluger, on their […]
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Doris ONeill (Day)
Dec. 25, 1929 to Jan. 8, 2024 Doris ONeill (Day) of Carbondale lived in Wayzata and Hopkins, Minnesota. She was born Dec. 25,1929 and passed away peacefully at the age of 94, leaving behind four siblings out of 14. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, Jack ONeill. They both […]
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Kyle Mucci Stewart, 1952-2024
Music, nature, water, photography and animals were key loves of Kyle Mucci Stewart’s life. During Kyle’s career in radio and advertising, she brought great music to stunning places, from Key West, Maui, Friday Harbor, Boulder and Carbondale. Kyle was one of those jolly, free-spirited, gregarious people who could make themselves at home in both the […]
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Obituary – Richard Heinz
Richard Meade Heinz, 84, passed away peacefully on Nov. 20, 2023 under hospice care at Las Ventanas Retirement Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a long and courageous battle with congestive heart failure. Richard was born in 1939 in Toledo, Ohio to Arthur and Mildred Heinz. He attended Toledo University, graduating with a degree in […]
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Philip Richard Haines
November 28, 1948 – October 11, 2023 Philip Richard Haines, affectionately known as Phil, was born on Nov. 28, 1948, and called Cetronia, Pennsylvania, home. On Oct. 11, 2023, in St. George, Utah, Phil peacefully departed this world, leaving behind a legacy of love, adventure and generosity. Phil, the son of Henry and Betty Grace […]