Jane Frances (Pralle) Ross, the daughter of Delbert & Bertha (Sattelmeier) Pralle, passed away April 21, 2026. She was born on July 23, 1941 in Lucien, Oklahoma.

Joshua Michael Marquez 44, of Gunnison, passed away in Dubinky, Utah, of natural causes on April 13, 2026. 

It is with enormous sadness that I leave this life on April 10, 2026 after a four-year battle with ALS. (Three years, one month after diagnosis, one year of symptoms prior to that.) I didn’t have control of much in my last years, but I was able to write my own obituary.

Weston Alan Beard was born in Denver on Jan. 9, 1978, to Dwayne and Carla Beard. He passed away March 18, 2026. 

Victor Ruf was born in Sterling on Feb. 14, 1944. He passed away on Feb. 22, 2026 at the age of 82. Victor was raised on a farm near Sterling until high school. He was offered a football …

Joan (Joni) Anderson Haws, 90, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2025.

Gerald Robert Lain, 82, of Gunnison passed away peacefully on February 27, 2026, while visiting family on one last adventure.

Michelle Elizabeth (Robbins) Keenan passed away peacefully at home on Feb. 19, 2026, with her loving husband Larry at her side.

Ashley Elizabeth Tomsic was born on June 14, 1984 in Pueblo and left this world on Feb. 20, 2026.

Jeanette Torrance, 79, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and faithful servant of God, was joyfully welcomed into Heaven on January 25, 2026.

Joseph Thomas Stoeber, a cherished husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026. He was 86.

Bonita Marie Stickler passed away Feb. 12, 2026. She was born May 14, 1948, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 

Leelan Axel Lokie passed away Feb. 4, 2026. He was born July 18, 2018.

Shirley Ewing passed away peacefully on Dec. 30, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona, surrounded by her family. 

On January 13, 2026, Ray Boomershine passed away at the age of 93. He was born in Sedan, Kansas on April 24, 1932. 

Adam Lee Hamilton, age 45, passed away in Crested Butte Sky View on Dec. 16, 2025. A proud native of Oregon, he was born to his mother and father on Sept. 14, 1980.

Brian Fenerty, husband, father, son, brother, uncle, friend and teammate, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, three months after his 63rd birthday.

Frederick McKinley Buxton (aka Fred, FM and “Buck”) was born Jan. 5, 1931, in Tulsa, Oklahoma and passed away on Jan. 5, 2026. Fred was the only child of Rose McNulty Buxton and Abner McKinley Buxton from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Gerald Robert “Jerry” Lund, a longtime resident of Crested Butte, passed away peacefully at his home on January 9, 2026, surrounded by the life and place he loved.

Frank Gerard "Jerry" Piquette passed away due to natural causes on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. He was 89.