Rock Springs Miner, Jan 5, 1947 ALFRED B. ROBERTSON Funeral services for Alfred B. Robertson Jr., 36, of 1115 Vermont street, will be held at 1 o’clock this afternoon at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church will conduct the services an burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Robertson died suddenly Wednesday night at Wyoming General hospital. Death was due to embolism which followed an operation for a ruptured appendix. He had been a patient at the hospital for a week. Robertson was born Aug. 18, 1910, in Colgate, Okla., and had lived in Rock Springs for 23 years. He married Claris Teters of Rock Springs on March 31, 1933. Mrs. Robertson and one son, Bruce Robertson, survive him. Other survivors are his father, Alfred B. Robertson Sr. of Rock Springs; two brothers, Charles of Cheyenne and Joseph Robertson, who is stationed with the army at Ft. Warren, near Cheyenne, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Kelley of McKinnon and Mrs. Louis Culpepper of Rock Springs. All of his brothers and sisters were in the city for the funeral rites. Robertson was employed by the Huntley Construction company here. Pallbearers for the services this afternoon will be Freeman Huntley and the five Welsh brothers, with whom Robertson was reared, Lawrence, William, Henry, Jack and Joe Welsh. Honorary pallbearers will be Melvin Heagersted, Patrick Morrison, William O’Farrell, James Ramsay, Louis Stotts and Pete Worley. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 5, 1947 NICK RADAKOVICH Funeral services for Nick Radkovich, 30, former resident of Rock Springs and Superior, will be held here Tuesday afternoon. The place at which the services will be held will be announced later. Radakovich died Monday night in a Phoenix, Ariz., hospital and the body, accompanied by his wife, arrived in the city Saturday morning. He was born Jan. 14, 1916, in Pueblo, Colo., but had lived most of his life at Superior. The family moved into Rock Springs about three years ago but left here more than a year ago when they went to Arizona because of his health. Radakovich is survived by his wife, the former Barbara Tomich of Eden; their daughter, Joan; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Radakovich, of Boulder; four brothers, Steve and Roy of Pinedale, and Mike and George of Rock Springs, and four sisters, Mrs. John Poljanec of Reliance, Mrs. Lily Pople of San Diego, Bessie Radakovich of Pinedale and Annie Radakovich of Boulder. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 12, 1947 MRS. ANTON ZUPENC Funeral services for Mrs. Augusta Zupenc, 74, widow of Anton Zupenc and resident of western Wyoming for 44 years, were held Thursday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec conducted the services and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Zupenc died Monday night at Wyoming General hospital. She was born Aug. 7, 1872 in Hungary and, accompanied by her husband, came to Rock Springs in 1902. After working in the mines here for 12 years her husband went into the ranching business in the Big Sandy country north of Rock Springs. He died in 1922 and Mrs. Zupenc continued to assist in 9operation of their ranch interests, residing in Rock Springs during the winter months and at the time of her death was living at 1201 Clark street. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Paul Parkinson, of Seattle; seven sons, Tony, John, Frank, and Peter Zupenc, all of Rock Springs, Rudolph and Paul Zupenc of Big Sandy and Fred Zupenc of Detroit. All of her children with exception of Fred Zupenc were in the city for the funeral services. Six members of the American Fraternal union lodge No. 18 served as pallbearers. They were Anton Kozola, Joe Kolman, Frank Kershisnik Sr., Tom Kos, John Mrak and Joe Tomich. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 12, 1947 MRS. HATTIE KILLIAN Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Killian, 88, early day Rock Springs resident, were held Friday in Pamona, Calif., followed by burial there. She died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D.A. Bunten in Pamona after a week’s illness. Her son, Dan Killian of 822 Center street, left Rock Springs Tuesday night for Pamona after he was advised of her death. Mrs. Killian lived in Rock Springs between 1892 and 1929 when she left here with the Bunten family to make her home with them in Kemmerer. Four years later she and the Buntens went to Pamona where they have since resided. Mrs. Killian was born April 22, 1859, in St. Joseph, Mo. Besides her son and her daughter, in Pamona she is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Lulu Musgrove of Pamona, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 12, 1947 MARTIN PAUL UREMOVICH Funeral services were conducted at the Rogan chapel Saturday for Martin Paul Uremovich, six-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Uremovich of Superior. The infant was born January 5 at Wyoming General hospital and died there Friday. The Rev. Torrence McGovern, assistant pastor of the South Side Catholic church, conducted the services and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Besides his parents, Martin Paul is survived by one brother, Milan, and one sister, Barbara. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 12, 1947 MRS. LAURA M. ROOTH Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Laura M. Rooth, 74, will be made today, following arrival in the city of a sister, Mrs. Reta White of Napa, Calif. Mrs. Rooth was found dead Friday at her home at 208 Grant street by her sister, Mrs. William Lewis of Rock Springs. She was last seen alive on Friday night about 8:15 o’clock. Investigation revealed that she had died of natural causes. Mrs. Rooth had lived here for three years. She was born Dec. 24, 1872, in Illinois. Besides Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. White, she is survived by two brothers, Guy and John Lewis both of Arapahoe, Neb. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 19, 1947 FRANK E. JENKINS Funeral services for Frank E. Jenkins, 43, Rock Springs man who died Sunday, January 12, in Phoenix, Ariz., will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel. The Rev. James E. Shapland of the First Methodist church will conduct the services and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Jenkins died as a result of a fall in which he incurred a fractured skull. He left Rock Springs for Phoenix last August because of ill health. Born Aug. 9, 1903, in Murphysboro, Ill., Jenkins had lived in the Rock Springs area for more than 25 years. He engaged in the ranching business in the Brown’s park country south of Rock Springs for several years, returning later to the city to reside. Jenkins is survived by one daughter, Helen; one son, Lloyd; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Jenkins of Rock Springs; two brothers, Don of Rock Springs and Bert Jenkins of Marion, Ill., and a sister, Mrs. Luther Bolen of Rock Springs. His wife, Mary Worley Jenkins, died here about two years ago. Pallbearers who will serve at the funeral today are Lester Garrison, Ernie Jelosek, John Jelosek, John Radosevich, Steve Radosevich and Doug Worley. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 19, 1947 ANDREW PECOLAR Funeral services for Andrew Pecolar, 45, of Superior, were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. Torrence McGovern, assistant pastor, conducted the services and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Pecolar died suddenly in Rock Springs last Sunday. He had attended the wedding of his sister, Emma Pecolar to Joseph Shubert, which took place in Superior at noon and had accompanied the wedding party into Rock Springs for dinner. He was stricken with a heart attack during the dinner and was removed to the John Shubert home at 516 I street. He became violently ill within a short time and died while he was being taken to Wyoming General hospital. Born July 26, 1901, in Rock Springs, Pecolar had spent his entire life in Sweetwater county, residing both in Rock Springs and Superior. While a resident here he pitched for the Rock Springs Slav baseball team and later, after he went to Superior to reside, pitched for teams there. His parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. John Pecolar, early day residents of the community. Pecolar is survived by three brothers, Mike of Winton, John of Green River and George Pecolar of Culler, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs. Elva Qualls of Superior, Mrs. Mike Kachis of Kelso, Wash., and Mrs. Shubert, whose home is in Superior also. Active pallbearers were Adam Bugay, John Croney, Felix Conzatti, Claude Franklin, Ralph Ted Hiner and Tom Lavery, all of Superior. Honorary pallbearers were Stanley and George Fabian, James Faddis, Nicholas Moser, Frank Sentsis and Henry Smith, all of Superior. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 19, 1947 MRS. DAVID L. BARTON The body of Mrs. Fay Gladys Barton, 48, wife of David L. Barton of Salix, Iowa, was taken Friday to Sioux City, Iowa, for burial. Mrs. Barton died Thursday on Union Pacific train No. 2 between Green River and Rock Springs. She was en route to her home from Los Angeles. Investigation by County Coroner J. Warden Opie revealed that she died of natural causes. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 19, 1947 JAMES S. LYNCH James S. Lynch, 40, of Yermo, Calif., died of a heart attack Friday on Union Pacific train No. 38 between Green River and Rock Springs. His body was sent to Denver Saturday by the Rogan mortuary. Lynch was traveling from the coast to Denver at the time of his death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 21, 1947 Marie Klemenc, Resident for 44 Years, Dies Mrs. Marie Klemenc, 70, of 1210 Lowell street died at the Wyoming General hospital Sunday at 12:30 p.m. Mrs. Klemenc was born in Austria, Feb. 7, 1876. She has been a resident of Rock Springs for 44 years. She is survived by her husband, Matt, two sons, Henry of Rock Springs and Frank of Klamath Falls, Ore.; two daughters, Mrs. Marie Miklovich of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. Francis Leone of Gallup, N.M.; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 24 at 2 p.m. in the Wildermuth chapel. Officers of the A.B.Z. lodge No. 18 will officiate. Wildermuth mortuary is in charge of arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 21, 1947 Five-Day-Old Infant Dies at Hospital The five-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Rahonce of 317 Smith street died at the Wyoming General hospital yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. today from the North Side Catholic church. Wildermuth mortuary is in charge of arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 22, 1947 Johnson Funeral Service Will Be Held Today Funeral services for Edward E. Johnson, well known Rock Springs resident who died Sunday, will be held today from the Elks home at 2 p.m. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane of the Congregational church and the Elks lodge will conduct the services. His body was taken to the family home on McKeehan avenue yesterday afternoon where it will remain until the funeral hour. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery, with Rogan mortuary in charge. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 26, 1947 ALFRED AND EDITH MOORE The bodies of Alfred Samuel Moore, 43, and his divorced wife, Edith Lorraine Moore, 39, were sent to Moberly, Mo., Wednesday night for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Marko Zotti, son-in-law and daughter of the couple; the Moores’ 12-year-old son, Joseph Samuel Moore, and their nephew, Clarence Irvin McTee, who was making his home with Mrs. Moore and her son, accompanied the bodies. The funeral party was met in Moberly by Mrs. Moore’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Barron, former Moberly resident who now lives at Ontario, Calif., and who returned to Moberly when advised of the tragedy that took the lives of her son-in-law and daughter. Moore shot and killed Mrs. Moore, from whom he was divorced more than one year ago, at her home at 516 Ridge avenue Sunday night, January 19. He then slit his own throat and died at Wyoming General hospital a short time later. The Moores came to Rock Springs five years ago. Moore worked in the mines at Reliance and after the couple was divorced Mrs. Moore worked as a waitress in the city. Both were born in Moberly, Mo. The couple had four daughters, Mrs. Thelma Orr and Betty Jane Moore, both of Moberly, Mrs. Marko Zotti of Rock Springs and Trilby Moore of Huntington Park, Calif.; and two sons, Joseph and James William Moore, who were visiting in Moberly at the time of the tragedy. Moore had one brother, Joe Moore of Moberly. Mrs. Moore is survived by two brothers, James and John Barron of Ontario, Calif. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 26, 1947 MRS. HENRY CARR The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Carr, 46, wife of Henry Carr of 124 ½ L street, was sent Thursday night to Terre Haute, Ind., for funeral services and burial. Mrs. Carr died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital. She had lived in Rock Springs for four years. Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, Donald Eugene Seuquay, a warrant officer in the navy who is stationed in Philadelphia, and John William Seuquay of Terre Haute. A sister, Mrs. Ruth Dowell of Terre Haute, who came to Rock Springs during Mrs. Carr’s illness and Mr. Carr accompanied the body to Terre Haute. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 26, 1947 ALBERT KERBIK Sweetwater county authorities up until Saturday had been unsuccessful in contacting any relatives of Albert Kerbik, South Superior miner who committed suicide Tuesday at his home in South Superior. Kerbik, who was 57 years old, took his life by drinking poison, according to information gathered by J. Warden Opie, coroner. Contents of the stomach have been sent to the state chemist to determine the kind of poison. Kerbik was employed by the Rock Springs Fuel company at South Superior and records of the company reveal that he was born March 25, 1889, and that he was single. Beyond those facts nothing is known of the man here. --- Green River Star, Jan 31, 1947 Death Comes to W. S. Mortimer Quietly Monday Funeral services for William Samuel Mortimer, a Green River resident for over 42 years who passed away suddenly at his home here early Monday morning, were held from Union Congregational Church at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. B. E. Crane officiated at the final rites, which was attended by a crowded congregation of relatives and friends. An escort of the Knight Templar Commandery accompanied the body to Riverview cemetery, and interment services were in charge of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 6, A. F. & A. M. at the graveside. Active pallbearers were R. C. Cameron, Seddon Taliaferro, B. W. Taliaferro, Carl Morck, Jr., T. E. Rogers and Joe Desmond. Honorary pallbearers were William Rogers, R. H. McIntosh, Chris Waechter, William Hutton, John Lenhart, S. S. Hoover, Matt McCourt, W. S. Shaver and A. E. Preddy. Returning home about eleven o'clock Sunday evening from an active day at church and in store operations of Green River Merc. Co., where he was dry goods department manager, Mr. Mortimer had complained of a slight pain in his chest. He conversed for a few minutes with Mrs. Mortimer and guests, he soon declared that he thought he would retire. It was only a few moments later that Mrs. Mortimer heard her husband having difficulty in breathing, and going into the bedroom turned on the light to see if he was alright. She found him dying, and he very quietly succumbed a few seconds later. Death was attributed to coronary occlusion, and occurred at 12:30 a. m. January 27th. William Samuel Mortimer was born in Bridgewater, England, November 25, 1874, and was brought by his family to Leaf River, Ill. at the age of seven. When a young men he located in Rock Springs, where he was employed in a department store for several years. Sept. 3, 1903, he was united in marriage to Miss Esther Crofts of Rock Springs. Later the couple moved to Cumberland, Wyoming, and to Green River in 1904, where the family has since resided. Mr. Mortimer had been very active in public life, serving eight years as County Commissioner, and as a member of the School Board for several terms. He was prominent in Masonic work, a member of the Blue Lodge, the Chapter and Commandery, as well as Order of Eastern Star. At the time of his death he was serving as treasurer of the three Masonic bodies. As a member of Union Congregational Church, Mr. Mortimer was both active and sincere in his religious work. For many years he had been a member of the Board of Trustees of the church, and was chairman at the time of his death. Survivors, besides Mrs. Mortimer, include five daughters, Mrs. Homer Horton and Mrs. Alton Hermansen of Green River, Mrs. Leslie Carle of Provo, Utah, Mrs. E. J. Evans of Murray, Utah, and Mrs. A. C. Walker of Hope, North Dakota; one son, Harold Mortimer, of Green River; and twelve grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 2, 1947 MRS. DAVID GRIFFITHS Funeral services for Mrs. David Griffiths, 46, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Congregational church. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane will conduct the services and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers will be George Berta, Eddie Bertagnolli, Walter Larsen, Earle Lawless, James Sartoris and Harry Thuesen. Mrs. Griffiths, life-long resident of Rock Springs, died Wednesday at the result of a plunge down the basement steps of the Griffiths home at 801 Young avenue. The accident which cost her her life was not discovered until after 6:15 o’clock that night when her husband returned from work and found her body at the foot of the stairs. Investigation led to belief that she either tripped on a rag rug at the top of the stairs or that she became dizzy in the descent, causing her to fall. Her head struck a stationary tub at the foot of the stairs. Mrs. Griffiths was born in Rock Springs on Feb. 9, 1900, a daughter of Mrs. Christine Hansen of Long Beach and the late Marinus Hansen, early day residents of the city. She attended the city schools and was graduated from the high school here in 1918. She was married to David Griffiths, also of a pioneer Rock Springs family, on April 26, 1920, the ceremony taking place in this city. Besides her husband and mother she is survived by a son, Darwin; a daughter, Helen Griffiths, and a grandson, Gary David Griffiths, all of Long Beach, and one brother, Harold Hansen of Rock Springs. Accompanied by her mother and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Darwin Griffiths, the son and daughter arrived in Rock Springs Friday noon. The body was taken to the Griffiths home Saturday afternoon from the Rogan mortuary to remain until the funeral hour. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 2, 1947 WILLIAM S. MORTIMER Funeral services for William S. Mortimer, 72, of Green River were held Monday at the Congregational church in Green River with the Rev. B.F. Crane conducting the services. Burial was in Riverview cemetery there. The Wildermuth mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Mortimer, a resident of Sweetwater county for more than 40 years, died suddenly Monday of a heart attack. He was born in England in November, 1874, and came with his parents to the United States at the age of seven. The family resided in Illinois where he lived for several years until he came to Wyoming in the late 1890s, making his home first in Cumberland where he was employed in the Union Pacific Coal company’s store, later moving to Rock Springs where he lived for a short time before going to Green River. Mortimer was married here in 1903 to Esther Crofts, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Crofts, pioneer residents. Mrs. Mortimer, one son, Harold Mortimer of Green River, and five daughters survive him. The daughters are Mrs. Leslie Carle of Provo, Mrs. Homer Horton and Mrs. Alton Hermanson, both of Green River, Mrs. Albert Walker, whose home is in North Dakota, and Mrs. Earl Evans of Murray, Utah. Twelve grandchildren also survive. Mortimer at one time served as a Sweetwater county commissioner. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and had been a member of the personnel of the Green River Mercantile company for a number of years. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 2, 1947 KENNETH S. MEEK Word of the death of Kenneth S. Meek, 88, early day resident of Rock Springs, was received here last week from Olds, Alberta, Canada, where he died on January 22 after a long illness. In the early days Meek operated a sheep outfit in the north country, later the family moved from Rock Springs to Lander. The old Meek cabin above the Big Sandy opening in the north country was named after him. Meek was born in London, England, on Jan. 1, 1859. He came to the United States in 1885 and engaged in the livestock business in Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming until 1901 when he married Martha T. Boland of Lander and moved to Canada. He disposed of his livestock interests in the States in 1900. After going to Canada he again engaged in the livestock business and his 6 NP ranch near Medicine Hat in Alberta became noted for its blooded cattle. He sold his interests there in 1919 and moved to Eagle Hill, Alberta, where he purchased a farm and went into the business of raising Jersey cattle. Because of failing health he again sold out his interests in 1926 and he and Mrs. Meek returned to Lander where they remained until a year ago when they went back to Olds to be with their children. Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Kenneth S. Meek Jr. and Charles Edward Meek, both of Olds, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted in Olds and burial was in Queen’s park cemetery in Calgary. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 2, 1947 ROBERT C. MUIR Robert C. Muir, 79, who lived in Superior and Rock Springs between 1909 and 1919, died on January 6 at his home in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He was a brother of David Muir and the late Matt Muir of this city and is survived by a number of nieces and nephews who reside here. Muir was a charter member of the I.O.O.F. lodge in Rock Springs. Muir was born in Lonaconing, Md., on April 3, 1867. After spending his boyhood and early adult life in Maryland and Pennsylvania he went to Superior in 1909, later moving to Rock Springs. In 1919 he and his family moved to Spirit Lake. He is survived by his wife whose home originally was in Spirit Lake; a son, Donald Muir of Oakland, Iowa; a daughter, Mrs. Effie Christensen of Arnold’s Park, Iowa, and three grandchildren. Besides his brother, David Muir of Rock Springs, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Maggie Atkinson of Lonaconing, Md. Funeral services and burial were in Spirit Lake. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 2, 1947 GEORGE BURKE JR. Funeral services for George Burke Jr., six-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Burke of Buffalo, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Congregational church in Green River. The Rev. Bernard Crane will conduct the services and burial will be in Riverview cemetery at Green River. The infant was born July 2, 1946 and died Thursday at Memorial hospital in Sheridan. Besides his parents, George is survived by one brother, William; and by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Burke of Sheridan and Mr. and Mrs. W.E. McBride of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 4, 1947 Rose O. Parton Dies at Hospital Mrs. Rose Orena Parton, 50, well known resident of Rock Springs and Superior, died yesterday at the Wyoming General hospital. She was born in Brownsville, Penn., June 13, 1897, and came to this city in 1918 and spent the remainder of her life in this area. Mrs. Parton is survived by her husband, Elmer F. Parton Sr., of 1111 McKinely avenue, four children, Elmer Franklin Jr., of Columbia, Mo.; Mrs. Vivian Mae lane of Arcadia, Kans., and Harry and Robert, both of Rock Springs. Three sisters, Esther Carbis of Sunrise, Wyo., Inez Phellps of Modesto, Calif., Mary Hill of Brownsville, Pa., and one brother, Ernest Cadwell of Brownsville, also survive. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rogan mortuary in charge. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 4, 1947 Pyett, Resident Of City for 20 Years, Dies Joe Pyett, retired lineman for the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company, died at Wyoming General hospital yesterday following an extended illness. Pyett has lived in Rock Springs for the past 20 years. He resided at 118 Thomas street. He has no known relatives in Rock Springs but is survived by one sister, Mrs. C.B. Grey of Blankton, Tenn. Funeral arrangements are pending word from his sister, with the Rogan mortuary in charge. --- Green River Star, Feb 7, 1947 Funeral Service for Burke Child Held From Church Monday Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at two o’clock from Union Congregational Church for George Burke, Jr., seven-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Burke. The infant died in Memorial hospital at Sheridan last week. Survivors include his parents, and a brother, Bill. The Burke’s are residents of Buffalo, Wyoming. His mother will be rmemebered in Green River as the former Mary McBride. Interment was in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 9, 1947 Frank Gius Dies In Kemmerer Frank (Fabro) Gius, early-day resident of Rock Springs, died Saturday at the Kemmerer hospital, according to word received here by friends. Gius, who left here 15 or 20 years ago, operated a blacksmith shop at the rear of the Western café for a number of years. In recent years he has made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Genetti at LaBarge. Funeral services have been set tentatively for 11 p.m. [sic] Tuesday at the Kemmerer Catholic church. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 9, 1947 JOSEPH PYETT Joseph Pyett, resident of Rock Springs for 20 years, died Monday at Wyoming General hospital. He was a retired lineman for the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company and resided at 118 Thomas street. It is believed that Pyett has a sister living in Blankton, Tenn., but county authorities have been unable to contact her or any other possible relatives. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 9, 1947 KUBIK RITES Funeral services for Albert Kubik of Superior, who committed suicide by drinking poison at his home late in January, will be held at the Rogan mortuary chapel at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church will conduct the services and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Green River Star, Feb 14, 1947 OLD-TIME RANCH MAN, C. H. DOTY, DIES THURSDAY Charles Henry Doty, long-time rancher and well-known in this Western area, died at his home here early Thursday morning. He was 79 years of age, and had been a resident of Green River for the past eleven years. Born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sept. 18, 1867, he early became associated in ranch business in the West, retiring from active participation about 12 years ago. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. R. H. Harsha and Mrs. Wm. Harsha, both of Green River, and Mrs. Charles Hartsock of Dearborn, Minn.; and one son, Frank Doty, of Green River. Funeral services will be held in Green River, date of which has not been determined, and are held pending arrival of Mrs. Hartsock. They will be conducted from L. D. S. Church, Bishop Lee S. Nebeker officiating. --- Green River Star, Feb 14, 1947 Services Held Thursday for Henry F. Boyd Funeral services for the late Henry Franklin Boyd, who passed away early Monday morning here, were conducted from the Church of Immaculate Conception (Catholic) Thursday morning. Rosary was said at the family home Wednesday evening. Interment was in the Veterans' plot of Riverview cemetery. In ill health for two years, death was attributed to complications resulting from a lung operation, and heart failure. He was born in Prescott, Ark. December 6th, 1892. On Dec. 15th, 1920, in Lincoln, Neb., he was married to Genevieve Roth, the family moving to Green River shortly thereafter, and where they have resided since. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad as a telegraph operator. In addition to Mrs. Boyd, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John J. Barbarigos, and Mrs. Charles Spevak; one son, Donald; two brothers, Clarence Boyd of Oakland, Calif., and Walter Boyd; and three sisters, Mrs. T. E. Morlock of Bakersfield, Calif., Mrs. Charles Williams of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Harold Barnes of Taft, Calif. Mr. Boyd was an active member of the F. O. E., Veterans of Foreign Wars and Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraphers. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1947 MRS. HARRY SENSENBACH Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Marie Sensenbach, 77, widow of Harry Sensenbach, were held at the American Legion hall in Jackson Wednesday. Mrs. Sensenbach died Monday at Wyoming General hospital. She had resided with her son, W.J. Sensenbach, at 822 McKeehan avenue for two years, coming here from Jackson where the family had resided since 1913. Born June 17, 1869, in Freeland, Pa., Mrs. Sensenbach and her husband came to Rock Springs in 1900. They lived here for 13 years before they went to Jackson to engage in the ranching business. Her husband died in Rock Springs last June. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. R.F. Carlson; one son, W.J. Sensenbach, and nine grandchildren, all of Rock Springs. Burial was in the cemetery at Wilson under direction of the Rogan mortuary. The pallbearers were James Budge, Allyn Hanks, Jack Hickey, Peck Miner, Homer Richards and Frank Williams. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1947 HENRY FRANKLIN BOYD Funeral services for Henry Franklin Boyd, 54, resident of Green River for eight years, were held Thursday at the Green River Catholic church followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Boyd died Sunday, February 9, at his home in Green River. He was a telegraph operator for the Union Pacific railroad. Boyd was born Dec. 6, 1892, in Prescott, Ariz. He is survived by his wife, Genevieve; one son, Donald; two daughters, Mrs. C.R. Spevak and Mrs. John J. Barbarigos, all of Green River, and by two sisters, Mrs. N.T. Marelock of Bakersville, Calif., and Mrs. Harold Barnes of Taft, Calif. Two brothers, Clarence and Walter Boyd also survive. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1947 CHARLES HENRY DOTY Funeral services for Charles Henry Doty, 79, of Green River will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the L.D.S. church in Green River. Bishop Lee Nebeker will conduct the services and burial will be in Riverview cemetery there. The body will be taken from the Rogan mortuary here to the R.H. Harsha home at 10:30 this morning. Doty died Thursday at his home. He was a retired farmer and had lived in Green River for 11 years. Survivors are one son, Frank Doty of Green River; three daughters, Mrs. R.H. Harsha and Mrs. William Harsha, both of Green River, and Mrs. Charles Hartsock of Dearborn, Minn.; 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Doty was born Sept. 18, 1867, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1947 MRS. GEORGE LISKA Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Anne Liska, 57, widow of George Liska, will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the North Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will conduct the funeral mass and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Liska died Thursday at Wyoming General hospital. She had suffered with a heart ailment for several years and five weeks ago became seriously ill. Mrs. Liska was born Nov. 13, 1889, in Rock Springs, daughter of John and Anne Dugas, early day residents of the community. She is survived by three sons, Stephen, Edward and Frank Liska; one daughter, Mrs. William Lakko, and five grandchildren, all of Rock Springs. One brother, Ervin Dugas, who is a patient at the veterans hospital in Cheyenne, also survives. Her husband died here in 1933. Mrs. Liska was a member of four Rock Springs lodges, including Jetnota and Neighbors of Woodcraft. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1947 PYETT RITES Funeral services for Joseph H. Pyett, 70, resident of the Rock Springs community for 34 years, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane of the Congregational church conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pyett died February 3 at Wyoming General hospital. Sweetwater county authorities were unable to contact any relatives although it is thought that a sister, Mrs. C.B. Gray, lives in Byington, Tenn. Pyett was born Oct. 19, 1876 in Knox county, Tenn. He was a retired lineman for the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 20, 1947 Graveside Services Will Be Held Here For Evanston Man EVANSTON, Feb. 19—James A. McGaw, 72-year-old Evanston man, died here Tuesday after a lingering illness. He was born July 17, 1874 in Newry, County Down, Ireland. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McGaw. He came to the United States in 1893 and resided for many years in Detroit, Mich. He was a monumental stone cutter by trade. He is survived by one son, William A. McGaw of Ft. Bridger; one daughter, Mrs. Harry Gardner of Liverpool, England; one sister, Mrs. Eliza Pollock of Ireland, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body will be taken to Rock Springs for burial on Thursday by the Bryan mortuary. Graveside services will be conducted by the Rev. Dean Ridgway and burial will be held in Mountain View cemetery. Rogan mortuary will be in charge of services at the graveside in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 2, 1947 FRANK ZELENKA Funeral services for Frank Zelenka, 52, of Reliance, will be held at 3:30 this afternoon at the L.D.S. church. Bishop Eugene Sellers will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Zelenka, who died Friday at Wyoming General hospital, had lived in the Rock Springs community for nearly 40 years. He was born Jan. 1, 1895, in Herzegodac, Yugoslavia, and came to the United States in 1908. He first worked for the Union Pacific Coal company at Superior and was transferred to Reliance in 1912. In 1920 he was married to Edna Sellers at Green River. In addition to his wife he is survived by five sons, James, Roy, William, Leslie and Robert, all of Reliance; one daughter, Mrs. Mike Zanetti of Rock Springs; three grandchildren and one brother, James Zelenka Sr., of Reliance. A son, Ralph Zelenka, died here in 1945. Pallbearers who will serve at the funeral services will be H.E. Buckles, Pat Burns, George Flew, Jack Rafferty, Sam Toly and Ferrell Wilde, all of Reliance. Reliance Local 905, United Mine Workers of America, of which Zelenka was a member, will conduct ritualistic services at the graveside. Zelenka was the oldest member in length of service of Local No. 905. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 2, 1947 MRS. JOSEPH KLEHR Funeral services for Mrs. Lena May Klehr, 62, of Riverton, mother of Mrs. Emlyn Griffiths of Rock Springs, were held Saturday in Thermopolis, followed by burial in the old Round cemetery there. Mrs. Klehr died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital where she had been a patient for several weeks. She and her husband owned and operated the Wyoming hotel in Riverton. Besides her husband and her daughter here, Mrs. Klehr is survived by a son, Roy Wright of Livingston, Mont., and three grandsons. She was born Jan. 20, 1885, in Appleton, Minn. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 2, 1947 THERESA ANN ACKER Graveside services for Theresa Ann, one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Acker of Superior, were held Tuesday in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The Rev. S.A. Welsh of the South Side Catholic church conducted the burial rites. Theresa Ann was born Sunday at Wyoming General hospital and died there the same day. Besides her parents she is survived by one brother, Alfred John Jr., and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Gecan of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 2, 1947 C.W. KNIGHT C.W. (Cy) Knight, 52, of Ogden, former Rock Springs resident, died of a heart attack Sunday, February 23, in Dee Memorial hospital in Ogden. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, followed by burial in Ogden. Knight at one time lived in Laramie, Rock Springs and Evanston. He was an active member of the Ogden Elks lodge. Survivors are one son, Donald V. Knight; three grandchildren; his mother and a brother and sister, F.A. Knight and Mrs. Thomas F. Welsh, all of Ogden. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 2, 1947 THOMAS F. ROACH Requiem mass was conducted Friday at St. Joseph’s Catholic church in Ogden for Thomas F. Roach, 75, of that city. Roach at one time lived in Rock Springs and was a charter and life member of the Elks lodge here. He was a retired railroad employee. Roach was a brother of Mrs. Ellen Alway and Mrs. Margaret Murray, both of Ogden. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 9, 1947 ANTON VISINTAINER Funeral services for Anton Visintainer, 70, of 829 Seventh street, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. S.A. Welsh will conduct the funeral mass and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary will be said at 7:30 o’clock tonight at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Visintainer, who was a resident of Rock Springs for 49 years, died Friday at Wyoming General hospital where he had been a patient for two months. He was born May 24, 1876, in Cagno, Tyrol, Austria, and came to Rock Springs in 1898, coming directly from Austria. He was employed by the Union Pacific Coal company and at the time of his death was employed by the city in the parks department. Visintainer was married in 1904 to Ida Corazza of Rock Springs. Seven children were born to them. Survivors are his wife, one son, Otto J. Visintainer of Brigham City, Utah, who was in Rock Springs at the time of his father’s death; four daughters, Mrs. A.L. Barker, Mrs. Joseph Varady, Mrs. Charles Bonomo and Mrs. Edwin Dunn, all of Rock Springs, and 11 grandchildren. A foster daughter, Sister Mary Mariana, a student tat Holy Cross school in South Bend, Ind., and two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Menghini of Rock Springs and Mrs. Modesto Tomasi of Weston, Idaho, also survive. Pallbearers for the funeral services will be Ole Anselmi, Amadeo Dorizatti, Joe Giovanini, John Dorick Menghini, Joe Miller and John Zueck. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 9, 1947 ERVIN DUGAS Funeral services for Ervin Dugas, 53, lifelong resident of Rock Springs, were held Thursday at the North Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec conducted the funeral mass and burial was in the Dugas family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Dugas died Monday in the veterans hospital in Cheyenne where he had been a patient since last June. He was born in Rock Springs on April 24, 1893, and served in World war I. His parents were the late John and Ann Dugas, early day residents of this community. He was a member of the Rock Springs post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and of Local 905, United Mine Workers of America. Survivors are three nephews, Steve, Edward and Frank Liska, all of Rock Springs; four nieces, Mrs. Charles Blasko, Betty Dugas and Mrs. Margaret Lakko, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Eleanor Vucklec of Denver. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 9, 1947 LARRY THOMAS WILLIAMS Funeral services for Larry Thomas Williams, 70, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel with the Rev. James E. Shapland of the Methodist church conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Williams, who had lived in this community for 23 years, died of a heart attack on Sunday, March 2, at the Ranch club which he operated on the Lincoln highway, six miles west of Rock Springs. He was born in Gainsville, Ga., on May 3, 1876. Survivors are his wife, Dora; three daughters, Mrs. Ella Fermon, Mrs. Della Emmanuel, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Clementine Randolph of Salt Lake City; one grandson, Joseph Stansberry of Rock Springs, and one sister, Mrs. Ollie Hamilton of Los Angeles. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 16, 1947 Services Set For Kudar Baby Funeral services for Mildred Frances, four-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kudar of 1209 Clark street, will be held at the Rogan mortuary chapel Monday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec of the North Side Catholic church will conduct the services and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The infant was born Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital and died there Saturday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 16, 1947 MRS. MARGARET JENKINS Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Jenkins, 66, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Congregational church. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane will conduct the rites and burial will be in the Jenkins family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ed Dunn, John Freeman, Charles Highley, Pat Lepenske, Richard Matthews and Richard Stanton. Mrs. Jenkins, a resident of Rock Springs for 35 years, died Wednesday at the Wyoming General hospital. She had been in ill health for several months. Born Nov. 13, 1880, in Llanidlos, Wales, Mrs. Jenkins came to the United States when a young woman. After residing in Iowa and later in Colorado she and her husband, David Jenkins, who died here in 1926, came to Rock Springs in 1912. She is survived by one son, William Jenkins of Rock Springs; three granddaughters, Ada and Ruth Krichbaum, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Arvo Malo of Santa Monica, Calif., and by two grandsons, Mark Krichbaum of Santa Monica and Edward Krichbaum who is stationed with the army in Florida. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by a daughter, Mildred Krichbaum, who died here in 1926. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 16, 1947 MRS. JACK HULL Funeral services for Helen Curran Hull, 28, wife of Andrew J. Hull Jr., were held Thursday at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. George Ridgway conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Hull died Tuesday at Wyoming General hospital where she had undergone a major operation ten days previously. She was born in Rock Springs on Aug. 19, 1918, the daughter of Thomas and Frances Foster Curran. After her graduation from the Rock Springs high school in 1936 she attended the University of Wyoming for one year. There she met and married Jack Hull in 1937. They remained in Laramie for a year while her husband completed school and then went to Cheyenne and Seattle before coming to Rock Springs in 1945 to make their home. Mrs. Hull is survived by her husband, one son, Keith Niles Hull, 8, and one brother, Keith Curran, all of Rock Springs. Her parents and two brothers, Thomas Curran, who died in action overseas in World war II, and George Curran, preceded her in death. Pallbearers at the funeral were Stuart Barry, C.D. Blevins, Robert Jack, Teno Roncalio, Fred Taucher and John Watt. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 16, 1947 W.J. (BILL) JOHNSON Funeral services for William J. (Bill) Johnson, 53, were held Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel with the Rev. George W. Ridgway, rector of the Episcopal church, conducting the rites. Johnson died Saturday, March 8, at Wyoming General hospital after an extended illness. Active pallbearers were Ben Butler, C.E. Dalgas, Fred F. Fedrizzi, Charles F. Gilpin, David J. Griffiths and Paul Hopkins. Honorary pallbearers were M.T. Dearden and W.F. Shaver, both of Green River; Charles E. Astler of Cheyenne, Richard Luman of Pinedale, John Hay Jr., and Adolph Magagna. The body was taken to Ogden Tuesday night for burial, accompanied by Mrs. Johnson, their daughter, Louise, and their son, Billy. Other members of the funeral party were Mrs. Nell Hock of Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kiehm of Bitter Creek and Mrs. Kate Livoni of Sidney, Neb., brother-in-law and sisters of Mrs. Johnson, and Nicholas Nellen of North Platte, a brother. Burial was in Ogden city cemetery Wednesday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 16, 1947 ELIAS BAKKA Funeral services for Elias Bakka, 85, of Ogema, Minn., former resident of Reliance and father of Mrs. Clarence Johnson and August Bakka, both of Rock Springs, were held Saturday in Ridgewood, Minn. He died Tuesday in a Detroit Lakes, Minn., hospital of pneumonia. Before going to Reliance a number of years ago the Bakka family lived at Cumberland in Lincoln county. Besides the son and daughter in Rock Springs, Bakka is survived by his wife, Emma, whom he married 54 years ago in Negau???, Mich.; a son, Axel Bakka, of Ogema, Minn., and two daughters, Mrs. Ben Heiskary of Maple Lake, Minn., and Mrs. George Vadies of Minneapolis. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 23, 1947 ROBERT W. HILL Funeral services for Robert W. (Shorty) Hill, 68, of Green River, will be held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Congregational church in Green River with the Rev. B.E. Crane conducting the services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery in Rock Springs. Hill, an old time resident of Rock Springs and Green River, died of influenza Thursday at his home. He had been ill for a week. Born Jan. 26, 1879, in Farmington, Ill., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Marion Hill, he came to Rock Springs when a young man. He worked as a switchman for the Union Pacific railroad company here for several years and moved to Green River in 1921. He was married here to Mary Nelson, eldest daughter of Herman Nelson, a Rock Springs pioneer, on Aug. 27, 1911. To this union were born eight children, two of whom, twin daughters, preceded him in death. Hill was a member of the Union Pacific railroad’s Old Timers association, the Union Pacific Coal company’s Old Timers association, and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He had been in the employ of the Southern Wyoming Utilities company for 40 years. Survivors are his wife, two sons, Robert and Glen Hill, both of Green River; four daughters, Mrs. James Seaton of Rawlins, Mrs. George Michaels of Denver, Mrs. John Davies of Ogden and Mrs. Dale Morris of Green River; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ellen Reeder of Long Beach, and three brothers, Alva and Charles Hill, both of Canton, Ill., and Clint Hill of Colorado Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 23, 1947 THOMAS HARTT JR. Funeral services for Thomas Hartt Jr., eight-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hartt of 635 North Front street, were held Thursday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. S.A. Welsh of the South Side Catholic church conducted the services and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Besides his parents the infant is survived by two brothers, Evangeline and Lewis, and one sister, Helen. Thomas was born in Wyoming General hospital on July 19, 1946, and died Wednesday, March 19. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 30, 1947 JAY E. PRAY Funeral services for Jay E. Pray, 54, of 426 C street, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Congregational church. The Rev. J. Vincent crane will conduct the services and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Pray died Friday at Wyoming General hospital after an illness of six weeks. Pray was employed by Sweetwater county in the maintenance division when he was taken ill in mid-February. He had come to Rock Springs from Ord, Nebr., late in 1942 to accept a position with Rock Springs Newspapers, Inc., which he held before going to work for the county. Born at Loup City, Neb., on June 2, 1892, Pray spent most of his life in Nebraska. He is survived by his wife, Lottie Henderson Pray; three sons, Frank Pray of Denver, Harold Pray of Cleveland, Ohio, and Glen, a sophomore in the Rock Springs high school; three grandchildren; three brothers, Ralph Pray of Moorcroft, Wyo., Earl Pray of Gering, Nebr., and Clarence Pray of Loup City, and by two sisters, Mrs. W.A. Thornton and Mrs. Florence Muschowski, both of Loup City. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Pray underwent a major operation in the L.D.S. hospital in Salt Lake City early in March and returned to Rock Springs a week ago. He developed pneumonia early this week and was taken to the hospital here on Thursday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 30, 1947 MRS. MINNIE HILL Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Hill, 83, who died here Thursday, will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church will conduct the services. The body will be sent tonight to Salt Lake City for cremation after which the ashes will be buried in the cemetery at Hanna. Mrs. Hill died at Wyoming General hospital Thursday following an illness of four years. She was born Feb. 28, 1864, in Kauhava, Finland. Survivors are one son, William E. Hill of Hanna; two daughters, Mrs. Suma Haney of Rock Springs and Mrs. Sadie Patterson of Petaluma, Calif.; one grandson, Robert Patterson of the United States navy. Her husband, John Hill, died in 1919 and is buried at Hanna. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 30, 1947 OBIE POWELL Funeral services for Obie Powell, 51, resident of Superior for 38 years, were held Thursday at the Rogan mortuary chapel with the Rev. J. Vincent Crane of the Congregational church conducting the services. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Powell died Monday at Wyoming General hospital. He was born at the old Carbon coal camp in Carbon county on Aug. 11, 1895, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William R. Powell, southwestern Wyoming pioneer. The family lived there until he was five years old and then was transferred to Rock Springs by the Union Pacific coal company and later to Spring valley in Uinta county. The family was transferred back to Rock Springs where the family lived before moving to Superior about 1909. As a boy, Powell attended the old No. Four school. He is survived by his wife, Caroline Conzatti Powell, whom he married during World war I; one son, Donald Powell of Superior, and two brothers, Griff Powell of Superior and George Powell of Rock Springs. He was a brother of Mrs. William McIntosh of Superior who died last November. Powell was a member of the Twin City American Legion post and the I.O.O.F. lodge at Superior. He had been ill for some time and was a patient at the veterans hospital in Cheyenne for five months. A week before his death he returned to Superior and subsequently entered Wyoming General hospital. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 30, 1947 MRS. S.B. WRIGHT Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Wright, 71, of Mountain View, who died at Wyoming General hospital Friday, will be held early this week in Salt Lake City. Burial will be in Murray, Utah. Mrs. Wright is survived by her husband, Samuel Benjamin Wright, and a son, Ray R. Wright, both of Mountain View. She was born Jan. 21, 1876, in Cottonwood, Utah. The body was sent to Salt Lake City Saturday by the Wildermuth mortuary. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 6, 1947 DAVID DANIELS Funeral services for David Daniels, 76, were held Friday at the L.D.S. church with Bishop Eugene Sellers performing the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Daniels, resident of southwestern Wyoming for 62 years, died Monday at Wyoming General hospital following a prolonged illness. Born on April 29, 1870, in Wales he went to Cumberland, in Lincoln county, in 1885 and lived there until 1911 when he went to Reliance. In 1918 the family moved to Rock Springs. Daniels served Sweetwater County as commissioner from 1930 to 1942. He was widely known throughout southwestern Wyoming. Survivors are his wife, Jane Sellers Daniels, whom he married 50 years ago in Salt Lake City; three daughters, Mrs. Gordon Morris of Rock Springs, Mrs. Nephi Young of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. A. Crouse of Livermore Calif.; three sons, John and Harold, both of Washington, D.C., and Frank Daniels of Rock Springs, and 12 grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 6, 1947 THOMAS BRYSON Funeral services for Thomas Bryson, 73, a resident of Rock Springs for the last five months, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Herbert L. Koch of the Baptist church conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Bryson died Thursday at his home at 908 Eighth street. He is survived by his wife, Lou Etta; one son, John Bryson; three daughters, Mrs. Marguerite Garrison, Mrs. Jo Anne Ferdoni and Clara Bell Bryson, all of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 6, 1947 MRS. FRANK LUCERO Funeral services for Mrs. Cloetilde Lucero, 44, wife of Frank Lucero, were held Wednesday at the South Side Catholic church with burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. She died Monday at Wyoming General hospital. Born June 24, 1902, in Mora, N.M., Mrs. Lucero had been a resident of the Rock Springs community for 12 years. Besides her husband she is survived by three sons, George and Leroy Garcia of Rawlins and Alfonse Lucero of Rock Springs and two daughters, Lena Garcia of Las Vegas, N.M., and Jesuita Garcia of Mora, N.M. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 6, 1947 JESSE B. SMITH Funeral services for Jesse B. Smith, 62, resident of Rock Springs for many years, were held Wednesday at the L.D.S. second ward chapel in Evanston, followed by burial in the Evanston cemetery. Smith died Sunday at Wyoming General hospital. He had been ill for months. Born July 8, 1884, in Ceralvo, Ohio, Smith went to Evanston in 1907. Five years later he married Sarah E. Gerrard of Evanston, who with two sons and two daughters, survives him. The sons are Jesse B. Smith Jr. of Denver and Claude G. Smith of Evanston. The daughters are Elenor Hutchinson of Evanston and Mrs. Phyllis George of Ogden. Two brothers, one sister and nine grandchildren also survive. Smith was a carpenter and had worked at his trade in Rock Springs. He was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Rock Springs Local 1620 and of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 6, 1947 MIKE KALLAS Funeral services for Mike Kallas, 54, of Reliance were held Tuesday at the L.D.S. church in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Pat Burns, Marinos Kouris, Alex Perakis, Alex Spence, Clyde Tompkins and James Zelenka Sr., all of Reliance. Kallas was killed in a mine accident at Reliance on Saturday, March 29. A coroner’s jury hearing evidence in the accident last Sunday, brought in a verdict that Kallas’ death was accidental. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 6, 1947 SEVERINO CASTILIANO Funeral services for Severino Castiliano, 64, will be held at 3 p.m. today at the South Side Catholic church, followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Castiliano, a resident of Rock Springs for 30 years, died Thursday at Wyoming General hospital. He had been ill for three weeks. Born in April 1883, in Italy, Castiliano came to the United States in 1908, settling first in Calumet, Mich., and later going to Illinois where he lived for some time before coming to Rock Springs in 1917. He was an employee of the Union Pacific Coal company. Castiliano is survived by one son, Joe Castiliano, with whom he made his home at 318 Angle street; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Louis Hunt of Rock Springs and Mrs. John Bormida of South Standard, Ill.; two granddaughters, Martha Ann and Mary K. Castiliano of Rock Springs; 15 step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren. His wife died here in 1938 and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Frank Burlech, died in 1935. Active pallbearers will be Amedio Dorrigatti, Jack Metro, William Mathews Sr., Clarence Johnson, Ben Butler and John Corona. Honorary pallbearers will be Nick Bocheff, John Giovale, Harold Cook, Nick Barko, Armino Gatti and Lewis Decora. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 13, 1947 MIRIAM FRANKLIN Funeral services for Miriam Franklin, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Franklin of 913 McCarty avenue, were held Friday at the Congregational church. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Gabardi, Jack Kershisnik, Ramsay Macdonald, Jack VonRembow, George Wilcox and Rudy Zupence. Miriam died Tuesday in a Salt Lake City hospital where she had been a patient for several days. She was born Oct. 17, 1932, in Colgate, Okla., and came with her parents to Rock Springs in 1941. Besides her parents she is survived by one brother, Wallace, and two sisters, Olga and Dorothy, all of Rock Springs; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Casey of Rock Springs and Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Franklin of Colgate, Okla. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 13, 1947 Mrs. Jamieson, Resident Here 45 Years, Dies Mrs. Isabella Jamieson, 80, widow of John Jamieson and a resident of Rock Springs area for 45 years, died Saturday at Wyoming General hospital where she had been a patient since Monday. She had been in ill health for about three weeks. Mrs. Jamieson was born Oct. 8, 1866, in Scotland. On April 7, 1896, she married John Jamieson, pioneer southwestern Wyoming sheepman. The marriage took place in Glasgow, Scotland. Her husband, who had entered the sheep business in the Rock Springs area prior to his marriage, returned to Rock Springs shortly afterwards but Mrs. Jamieson did not come here until in March, 1902. The Jamieson ranching interests are located in the Fontenelle area of Lincoln county and in the Rock Springs district. She was a member of Mountain Lily chapter, Order of Eastern Star of Rock Springs, and a member of the Congregational church here. Survivors are two sons, Robert Hay, a son by a former marriage, and John Jamieson Jr., both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Arne Oja of Rock Springs, and three grandchildren. Two sisters who live in Scotland also survive. Her husband died here last November. Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on April 7, 1946, at their home at 432 A street. Tentative arrangements are to hold the funeral services Tuesday at the Congregational church with burial in the Jamieson plot in Mountain View cemetery. The body will be taken from the Rogan mortuary to the Jamieson home at 5 p.m. today to remain until the time of the funeral. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 13, 1947 MRS. LUCIA ODORIZZI Funeral services for Mrs. Lucia Odorizzi, 64, resident of Superior for 33 years, were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Odorizzi died at her home in Superior Thursday. She was born May 25, 1882, in Paris, France, and went to Superior in 1914 to reside. Mrs. Odorizzi is survived by two sons, John of Superior and Romedio Odorizzi of Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. Esther Magagna of Superior; seven grandchildren; one brother, Battista Lorengoni of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and a brother and two sisters who live in Italy. The rosary was said Friday night at the Rogan mortuary chapel. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 13, 1947 WILLIAM J. KINYON Funeral services for William Joseph Kinyon, 77, resident of the Rock Springs community for 26 years, were held Saturday at the congregational church. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Kinyon died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cody Harris, at 116 Grant street. He had been ill for several months. Born Sept. 15, 1869, in Plumhill, Ill., Kinyon went to Winton in 1921 to work for the Union Pacific Coal company. The family lived there until seven years ago when they moved to Rock Springs to make their home. Survivors are six daughters and two sons. They are Mrs. V.J. Bonnat, Mrs. W.G. Harriman and Lawrence Kinyon, all of Anaheim, Calif.; Mrs. Thomas Delgado of Pinedale, Mrs. Herman Hawks of San Diego, Allen Kinyon of Vancouver, Wash., and Mrs. Ralph K. Buxton and Mrs. Harris, both of Rock Springs. Twelve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive, and one sister, Mrs. Martha Nelson, lives in Chicago. His wife, Julia Jones Kinyon, died here seven years ago. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 20, 1947 GEORGE A. JORDAN The body of George A. Jordan, 58, Union Pacific railroad engineer who dropped dead Tuesday of a heart attack while walking in downtown Green River, was sent to his home in Rawlins for burial. Jordan was born July 7, 1888, in Dubuque, Iowa. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 20, 1947 MARY SUSAN SINGO Funeral services for Mary Susan Singo, 83, of 831 Sixth street, will be held at the Rogan mortuary chapel at 2 o’clock this afternoon. The Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Singo, resident of the Rock Springs area for 54 years, died Monday at her home. She was born July 8, 1873, in Harma, Finland. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Paul Lubin and Vieno Singo, and one son, Walter Singo, all of Rock Springs. Her husband preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 20, 1947 MRS. NEIL SAVOLA Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Wilhelmine Savola, 60, wife of Neil Savola, will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Savola, a former resident of Rock Springs and Hanna, died Sunday, April 13, at her home in Clarkston, Wash. She was born March 10, 1887, in Harma, Finland, and came to the United States when a young woman. After living at Hanna for several years she moved to Rock Springs in 1922 and lived here until 1944 when she went to Astoria, Ore., returning to this city early in 1946. She left here last July for Clarkston, Wash., to live. Besides her husband, Mrs. Savola is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John Witka of Astoria, Ore., and Mrs. Thomas Lawes Jr. of Cheyenne; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 20, 1947 JAMES OVERY JR. Funeral services for James Overy Jr., 63, of 116 Blair avenue, widely known Rock Springs resident, were held Saturday at the L.D.S. church with Bishop Eugene Sellers conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Overy died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital following a prolonged illness. Born Sept. 7, 1883, in the Rock Springs area, he spent his entire life in this community. He worked for various coal companies at Superior, Winton and Lionkol and at the time of his fatal illness he was employed at the Blairtown mine where he had worked for 13 years. On Nov. 13, 1907, he married Sarah Isabella McPhie, who lived at Millburne in Uinta county. Six children were born to the couple, three of whom preceded him in death. Overy is survived by his wife and one son, James M. Overy of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Ben Boschetto of Rock Springs and Mrs. Sarah Noel who lives in Florida; five grandsons and six granddaughters; two brothers, Thomas of Rock Springs and John Overy of Nampa, Idaho, and two sisters, Mrs. Jake MacDonald of Rock Springs and Mrs. Denver Hysell of Mountain View. Overy’s parents were Mr. and Mrs. James Overy Sr., early day Rock Springs residents. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 27, 1947 MRS. THOMAS M. STEWART Mrs. Viola Evelyn Martin Stewart, 36, wife of Thomas M. Stewart of Reliance died Sunday, April 20, at Wyoming General hospital. Her body was shipped to West Frankfort, Ill., her girlhood home, for funeral services and burial. She had lived at Reliance for about one year. Mrs. Stewart is survived by her husband and by one son, Wayne Ray Paulck, by a former marriage; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Martin, and one brother, Charles Martin Jr., all of West Frankfort; and by three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Martin and Mrs. Harold Hagler, both of West Frankfort, and Mrs. Carl McGaw of St. Louis. She was born Jan. 24, 1911 in West Frankfort. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 27, 1947 MRS. CLINTON D. LAING Mrs. Stella Laing, 75, wife of Clinton D. Laing of Green River, died Sunday, April 20, at the Laing home. She was the mother of Clara and Maud Laing, teachers in the Green River schools. The body was sent Wednesday to Sidney, Neb., for burial. Mrs. Laing was born May 27, 1871 in Denmark. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 27, 1947 MRS. HUGH C. McLEAN Funeral services for Mrs. Marian McLeod McLean, 56, were held Thursday at the Congregational church with the Rev. J. Vincent Crane conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. McLean, the wife of Hugh C. McLean, died Sunday, April 20, at their home at 1020 Adams street. She had been a resident of the Rock Springs area for 40 years. She was born Dec. 19, 1890, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Besides her husband she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Annie Flankki and Mrs. Jessie Mills, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Mary Milliken of Rawlins; two sons, Murdock and Ernest McLean, both of Superior; her mother, Mrs. Mary McLeod of Salt Lake City; three brothers, James McLeod of Superior, Jack McLeod of Salt Lake City and Murdock McLeod of Compton, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Bert Brown of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Nellie Moore of Provo and Mrs. R.A. Pellet of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 27, 1947 ARTHUR F. EVERITTS Arthur Frank Everitts, 39, of Casper died of a heart attack at Wyoming General hospital Tuesday. He was en route by bus from Casper to Bakersfield, Calif., when he became ill at the bus station here Tuesday morning. He was taken to Wyoming General hospital where he died within a few minutes. His body was sent to Casper where his wife and a six-year-old daughter live. Everitts at one time had been employed by the Ohio Oil company at Casper and for several months was employed by the Creole Petroleum company at Caracas, Venezuela. He returned to Casper from South America April 14. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 27, 1947 JOHN TOMICH Funeral services for John Tomich, 59, of Winton were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church with the Rev. Torrence McGovern conducting the mass. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Tomich, resident of the Rock Springs community for 43 years, died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital. He had been ill for several months. He was born April 29, 1887, in Louinas, Yugoslavia. He is survived by his wife, Lena; four daughters, Mrs. Rose Doak of Rock Springs, Mrs. Kathryn Prosen of Rawlins, Ann Tomich of San Diego and Mrs. Mary Payne of Parkland, Wash.; two sons, Tony Tomich of Parkland, Wash., and John Tomich Jr., of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and one sister. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 4, 1947 Joesph Dyett, Resident Here 64 Years, Dies Joseph B. Dyett Sr., 82, resident of Rock Springs for 64 years, died at Wyoming General hospital shortly after 9 o’clock Saturday morning. He had been in failing health for several weeks and was taken to the hospital Thursday. Dyett was a retired coal miner and a member of the Union Pacific Coal company’s Old Timers association. He came to Rock Springs in 1883 and shortly afterwards went to work for the coal company. He was retired in 1929. Dyett was born April 6, 1865, in Armadale, Scotland, and came to the United States in 1883, going directly to Salt Lake City where he lived for two years before coming to Rock Springs. He was married on June 24, 1892, to Catherine Smith whom he had known in Scotland. The Dyett home for many years was on what was Rennie street in one of the oldest residential sections of the city until it was cleared of all dwellings a few months ago to convert the site into a business block on Fourth street. The Dyetts celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in their old home in 1942. For the last several months Mr. and Mrs. Dyett have been living with their daughter Mrs. Margaret Thyberg, at her home at 212 Liberty street. Survivors are his wife, four daughters, three sons, a number of grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. His daughter, besides Mrs. Thyberg, are Mrs. Martha Ferrero, Mrs. John Farrington and Mrs. Frank Daniels, all of Rock Springs. His sons are William, Joseph and Andrew Dyett, all of Rock Springs. Four sisters, Mrs. Sarah Butcher and Mrs. Lizzie Simpson, both of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Dougald McWilliams and Mrs. Martha Miller, both of Rock Springs, also survive. Tentative plans are to hold the funeral services Wednesday afternoon at the L.D.S. church, followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery under direction of the Rogan mortuary. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 4, 1947 A.R. WRIGHT Funeral services for Alfred R. Wright, 67, of 214 Thomas street, were held Thursday at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel with the Rev. James E. Shapland of the Methodist church conducting the rites. Burial was in the Knights of Pythias lot in Mountain View cemetery. Wright, resident of Rock Springs for 25 years, died Monday at Wyoming General hospital where he had been a patient for six weeks. He had been in failing health for more than two years and had been confined to his home most of the time since last December. Wright had been employed by the Star Woolen company of Fergus Falls, Minn., for more than ?5 years with Rock Springs as his headquarters for the Wyoming area. He was born Oct. 15, 1879 in Marshall, Ill. Survivors are his wife, Alpha M. Graham Wright, whom he married here on Dec. 9, 1924; a stepson, Harold Graham of Lincoln, Neb., who visited him here shortly before his death and who returned to the city when advised of his death; two brothers, Lyman and Ed Wright, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; one sister, Mrs. Kathryn Walker of Marshall, Ill., and two half-brothers, Luther and Ben Serwise, both of Marshall. Members of the Rock Springs Knights of Pythias lodge served as pallbearers at the funeral services. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 4, 1947 MARKO SIKICH Funeral services for Marko Sikich, 70, of 1220 Tenth street, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the North Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will conduct the funeral mass and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Sikich, a resident of Rock Springs for 38 years, died Friday at Wyoming General hospital following a short illness. He was a retired coal miner. Sikich was born April 7, 1877 in Gracac, Yugoslavia. He is survived by one son, Matt Sikich, of Erie, Colo.; one daughter, Mrs. Manda Sulentich of Chicago; four grandchildren and one brother, Joseph Sikich of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 11, 1947 CLARENCE M. McFADDEN Clarence M. McFadden, 42, of Indianapolis, Ind., was killed instantly Wednesday when the motor bike he was riding crashed head-on with an automobile on the Lincoln highway 33 miles west of Rawlins. Sweetwater county coroner J. Warden Opie, held an inquest into the accident Thursday in which the jurors found that the poor lights on McFadden’s motor bike was the contributing cause of the accident that cost McFadden his life. Bruce Sanderson of Minneapolis, Minn., was the driver of the car with which McFadden collided. Sanderson was driving east on the highway and McFadden was westbound. Coroner Opie contacted three sisters of McFadden. They are Mrs. Ethel Dowed of Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Doris Jackson of Minden, Neb., and Mrs. Betty Persul of Mullen, Neb. Evidence found in letters and papers found on McFadden lead to belief that he was on his way to Rock Springs to find employment. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 11, 1947 JOHN KALISTER Funeral services for John Kalister, 64, were held Wednesday at the North Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Kalister, a resident of Rock Springs for 37 years, died Saturday night, May 3, at Wyoming General hospital. He was born in December, 1883, at Kocha, Yugoslavia. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Jennie Rozic of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Chaldez of Tremonton, Utah, and one brother, Tony Kalister, also of Cleveland. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 11, 1947 MRS. CATHERINE MISKULIN Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Miskulin, 56, resident of Superior for 26 years, were held Friday at the South Side Catholic church. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. She died Tuesday at Wyoming General hospital following a short illness. Mrs. Miskulin is survived by one son, Joseph Miskulin; two daughters, Mrs. Madeline Menghini and Mary Miskulin; four grandchildren, all of Superior; and by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Corak of Midvale, Utah, and Mrs. Frances Knezovich of Superior. Her husband preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 11, 1947 ROSE MARIE RICHARDSON Funeral services for Rose Marie Richardson, nine-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Richardson of Winton, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel with Capt. Vivian Standard of the Salvation Army conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The infant died Wednesday at the Richardson home. Besides her parents, Rose Marie is survived by one brother, Albert William, and one sister, Shirley Jean. She was born July 23, 1946, at Dines. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 11, 1947 MRS. R.J. NOLOP Mrs. Ada Bell Nolop, 60, wife of Dr. R.J. Nolop of Bemidji, Minn., died suddenly Wednesday at the Little America lodge, 42 miles west of Rock Springs. Accompanied by her husband she had spent Tuesday night at the lodge and as the couple was preparing to leave the following morning Mrs. Nolop suffered a fatal heart attack. The body was sent to Alma Center, Wis., her birthplace, for burial. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 11, 1947 TOM DAVIS Graveside services for Tom Davis, 65, were held Saturday at Mountain View cemetery. The Rev. James E. Shapland of the Methodist church performed the rites. Davis, a Rock Springs resident for 20 years, died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital. He was born in Bevier, Mo., where a sister, Mrs. William Jones, resides. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 11, 1947 MRS. JOSEPH DURAN Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Virginia Duran, 26, wife of Joseph Duran of Superior, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary will be said at 7 o’clock tonight at the Rogan mortuary. Mrs. Duran, resident of Superior for five years, died Friday at Wyoming General hospital. She had been ill for several weeks. Survivors besides her husband are three daughters, Joan Virginia, Frances Adelaid and Sharon Lee, all at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Regino Samora of Superior; three sisters, Mrs. Josephine Valdez of Riverton, Mary Ann Samora of Oakland, Calif., and Rita Samora of Superior; and three brothers, Ray Apodaca of Denver and John and Peter Apodaca, both of Superior. Mrs. Duran was born April 12, 1921, at Trinidad, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 14, 1947 Death Claims Widely Known Local Physician Dr. T. H. Roe, 66, widely known Rock Springs physician and surgeon, died suddenly at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning at Wyoming General hospital. Death was caused by angina. He had been a patient at the hospital since Monday when he was taken there by physicians with whom he was associated in the Rock Springs Medical group. Shortly after he arose Monday morning he suffered what was considered by attending physicians a s a light heart attack at the Roe home at 626 A street and was removed to the hospital at 9 o'clock that morning. During the day and early evening his condition was regarded as satisfactory and Mrs. Roe retired to her home for the night. Shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday both Mrs. Roe and Dr. P. M. McCrann, with whom he had been associated in the practice of medicine for many years, were summoned to the hospital when his condition suddenly took a turn for the worse. He died in his sleep before either Mrs. Roe or Dr. McCrann reached the hospital. Dr. Roe had been a resident of Rock Spring since 1920 and of southwestern Wyoming since 1909. During those years he was active not only in his profession but in the civic affairs of the communities in which he lived. He was mayor of Rock Springs for two consecutive terms; serving the city in that capacity from 1941 to 1945. He was an ardent student of astronomy and was well informed in the geological history and natural resources of Wyoming. Over a period of years one of his several hobbies was collecting rocks, peculiar to the west, which he polished to bring out beauty and hidden ores. He spent many hours in the wide open spaces of southwestern Wyoming, particularly in the area of Ft. Bridger, where he made his numerous collections. To further carry out his hobbies, which his friends and associates knew played a great part in his every-day life, he equipped a recreation room in his home, with the best of instruments which aided him in research and study. Dr. Roe was graduated from Washington university in St. Louis, Mo., with a degree of medicine in 1906 and began the practice of his profession in Pinckneyville, Ill., his birthplace, where he remained until 1909 when he went to Diamondville in Lincoln county where he maintained offices at the then flourishing coal camps of Sublet and Frontier. He served both Uinta and Lincoln counties as health officer during the years that he resided in each. Dr. Roe was a member of the Sweetwater County Medical society, the Wyoming State Medical society and the American Medical association. Fraternally he was affiliated with Rock Springs lodge No. 12, A. F. and A. M.; a companion of Lawrence chapter No. 11, Royal Arch Masons, of which he was a past high priest; a sir knight of Malta commandery No. 10, Knights Templar, of which he was a past commander and an noble of the mystic shrine of Korein Temple at Rawlins. He also was a member of the Sons of the Revolution and his religious affiliations were with the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Roe was born May 30, 1880, in Pinckneyville, Ill., and at the time of his death he was 66 years, 11 months and 13 days old. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; three sisters, Mrs. T. L. Wallace and Mrs. J. N. Taffee, both of Pinckneyville, Ill., and Mrs. Stanley Hedrick of St. Louis, Mo.; two brothers, Robert B. Roe of Onargo, Ill., and John D. Roe of Pinckneyville, and several nieces and nephews. (Dr. Roe, accompanied by Mrs. Roe, visited his old home at Pinckneyville last December). Funeral and burial arrangements will be made today after the time of arrival in the city of relatives from the east is learned. the body is at the Wildermuth mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 14, 1947 Prominent Stockman Of Carbon County Dies RAWLINS, May 13.-- (UP)-- James Horne, 72, prominent longtime stockman and rancher of the Medicine Bow area, died at memorial hospital in Rawlins late Monday following an illness of nearly two years. He had been hospitalized since March 23. Horne was widely known as an associate of Horne Brothers, Inc., one of the largest stock concerns in the Medicine Bow region and had been prominent for many years as a sheep and cattleman in Carbon county. He came to Wyoming as a cowpuncher with cattle herds being driven up from Texas. He was born in England and came to the United States at the age of 16. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 14, 1947 David McIntosh Dies Here David Charles McIntosh, 65, a resident of Rock Springs for the past 37 years, died last night at the Wyoming General hospital at 10 p.m. following a lingering illness. He was born Aug. 16, 1882, in Burkenhead, England. He was well known in the fraternal circles in this city. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, of 119 Sherman street; four daughters, Mrs. Alex Noble, Mrs. John Tolar, Nellie McIntosh and Gladys McIntosh; two sons, Donald and Morgan, and seven grandchildren. Rogan mortuary is in charge of arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 15, 1947 Asks Business Houses To Close Friday For Dr. Roe's Funeral Mayor Edwin James yesterday requested that all places of business in the city of Rock Springs remain closed from 1:45 to 3:34 p.m. tomorrow as a mark of respect to Dr. T. H. Roe, former mayor of Rock Springs and well known physician, whose funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Friday. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 15, 1947 Injured Farson Man Dies at Hospital Here John D. Waters of Farson died last night at Wyoming General hospital where he had been a patient since Saturday evening. His attending physician said Waters died of a brain concussion received in a highway accident seven miles north of Rock Springs last Saturday night. The Farson man was being brought to the hospital at the time of the accident for treatment of a heart ailment. The auto accident happened about 7:40 p.m. Saturday when a vehicle drive by Leonard Hay of Rock Springs ran into the back of the vehicle in which Waters was riding, according to highway patrolman's report. Four other persons were injured in the accident, including Mr. and Mrs. Hay. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 16, 1947 Waters Funeral Will Be Held Here Saturday Funeral services for John Dennis Water, life-time resident of the Rock Springs area who died Wednesday evening following a highway accident Saturday, will be held from the South Side Catholic church at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with the Rev. Father T. McGovern officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. Rosary services will be said tonight at 8 p.m. in the Rogan chapel. Waters was born May 25, 1885, in Rock Springs, the son of Wyoming pioneers. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. D. E. McCurtain of this city. Waters died of a brain concussion received in a highway accident seven miles north of Rock Springs last Saturday night. He was riding with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hay when their vehicle struck the rear of another car. Waters was being brought to Wyoming General hospital for treatment of a heart ailment when the accident occurred. Rogan mortuary is in charge of arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 17, 1947 Brother of Local Man To Be Buried Here The body of Martin Carricaburu, who died suddenly May 15 in Montpelier, Idaho, will be brought to Rock Springs for burial. He is a brother of Gaston Carricaburu of No. 3 Harding court. The funeral services will be held at the South Side Catholic church on Monday. Rosary services will be recited Sunday evening at the Gaston Carricaburu home here. The time will be announced later. In addition to his brother in Rock Springs, Mr. Carricaburu is survived by a sister, Mrs. John Erramouspe of Montpelier; two brothers, John and Simon Carricaburu, who reside in the United States; his father, two brothers and a sister who live in France. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 18, 1947 Retired Miner Is Found Dead In Shack Home Dragisha Boskovich, known as Mike Boskovich, was found dead in his shack home at 157 Tisdel avenue shortly before 11 o’clock Saturday morning. James Thompson of 707 Gobel street, who had been looking after Boskovich’s wants for the last several weeks because he knew Boskovich was not in good health, called at his home about 10:30 a.m. Saturday. When he received no response to his call he notified members of the police force and County Coroner J. Warden Opie who forced an entrance in to the place and found his lifeless body. It was evident that he had been dead for several hours. Boskovich was last seen alive about 10 o’clock Friday night by Pete Mirich who also had been assisting him. Mirich told the coroner that Boskovich was not feeling too well and that he was retiring for the night at that time. Investigation by county authorities revealed that death was due to natural causes, Opie said. Although Boskovich had lived in the Rock Springs area for approximately 25 years, little is known of his earlier life. Close friends knew that he was a native of Montenegro, that his wife died there several years ago and that he has several children and grandchildren living there now. They estimate that he was at least 75 years old. He was a retired coal miner. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 18, 1947 NED GARVIN Funeral services for Ned Garvin one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gage Garvin of 1313 Lowell street, were held Monday at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane, pastor of the Congregational church, conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The infant was born May 10 at Wyoming General hospital and died there the following day. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 18, 1947 DR. T.H. ROE Funeral services for Dr. T.H. Roe, 66, Rock Springs physician and surgeon for 27 years and former mayor of the city, were held Friday at the Methodist church. The Rev. James E. Shapland conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Dr. Roe died early Tuesday at Wyoming General hospital where he had been a patient since Monday. He suffered a heart attack at his home at 626 A street shortly after he arose Monday morning. Dr. Roe was born May 30, 1880, at Pinckneyville, Ill. He attended Washington university’s school of medicine in St. Louis and was graduated there in 1906 with a doctor of medicine degree. He returned to Pinckneyville where he practiced his profession until 1909 when he went to Diamondville. He practiced there until 1911 when he opened an office at Ft. Bridger but returned to Lincoln county in 1913, establishing offices at Frontier and Sublet. He remained there until he came to Rock Springs in 1920. He served Rock Springs as mayor from Jan. 1, 1942, to Jan. 1, 1946. Dr. Roe was a member of the Sweetwater County Medical society, the Wyoming State Medical society and the American Medical association. He was a member of the Rock Springs Masonic lodge, A.F. and A.M. No. 12; of Lawrence chapter No. 11, Royal Arch Masons; of Malta commandery No. 10, Knights Templar and a noble of the mystic shrine of Korein Temple in Rawlins. He was a past commander of Malta commandery and a past high priest of Lawrence chapter. He also was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Dr. Roe is survived by his wife, Margaret; three sisters, Mrs. T.L. Wallace and Mrs. J.N. Taffee, both of Pinckneyville, Ill., and Mrs. Stanley Hedrick of St. Louis, Mo.; two brothers, Robert B. Roe of Onargo, Ill., and John D. Roe of Pinckneyville. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 18, 1947 JOHN DENNIS WATERS Funeral services for John Dennis Waters, 62, were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Waters, a life-long resident of Rock Springs, died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital of injuries incurred in a highway accident which occurred north of Rock Springs on Saturday night, May 10. He was born May 25, 1885 in Rock Springs, a son of the late Dennis D. and Nora Waters, pioneer residents of this community. One sister, Mrs. D.E. McCurtain, of Rock Springs, survives. At the time of the accident in which Waters was injured he was being brought to the hospital here for treatment of a heart ailment by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hay for whom he was working at their ranch in the north country. He was riding in the Hay car when it crashed into the rear of another car during the heavy downpour of rain that fell in the Rock Springs area the night of May 10. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 18, 1947 DAVID C. MCINTOSH Funeral services for David C. McIntosh, 64, resident of Rock Springs for 38 years, were held Saturday at the Episcopal church with the Rev. George W. Ridgway conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. McIntosh died Tuesday night at his home at 119 Sherman street. He had been in failing health for a year and was confined to his home for the last six months. He was born Aug. 16, 1882, in Burkenhead, England, and came to Rock Springs in 1909. Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth Samuel McIntosh, whom he married in England in 1904; four daughters, Mrs. Alex Noble, Mrs. John Tolar, Nellie and Gladys McIntosh; two sons, Donald and Morgan McIntosh, and seven grandchildren, all of Rock Springs. He was the last of a family of three children, all of whom with their mother came to Rock Springs a number of years ago. The mother, his sister, Mrs. Sam Rose, and his brother, Donald McIntosh, preceded him in death. Six nephews, William E. Edwards, James Knox, James Lawson, Samuel Samuels and John E. and Peter Samuels served as pallbearers at the funeral service and burial rites. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 18, 1947 MARTIN CARRICABURU Funeral services for Martin Carricaburu, 37, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the South Side Catholic church. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary will be said at 7:30 o’clock tonight at the Gaston Carricaburu home at 3 Harding court. Carricaburu died Thursday at Montepelier, Idaho. He was in the employ of the Pete Minhondo sheep outfit at the time of this death and prior to going to Idaho he worked for the Gaston Erramouspe sheep outfit here. He came to Rock Springs from France in January, 1938, to work for Erramouspe. Carricaburu was born May 22, 1910, in Banca, France, where his father, one brother and a sister reside. Survivors in this country are a brother, Gaston Carricaburu, of Rock Springs; a sister, Mrs. John Erramouspe of Montpelier, who will accompany the body to Rock Springs today, and two other brothers, John and Simon Carricaburu, also of Rock Springs. --- Green River Star, May 30, 1947 Mrs. Hannah Christensen Services Held Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah Christensen, 70, of Blackfoot, Idaho were held at ten o'clock Thursday morning from Union Congregation Church, the Rev. B. E. Crane officiating. The Order of Eastern Star conducted graveside services at Riverview cemetery. Mrs. Christensen was a former Green River resident, the wife of the late "Pete" Christensen, town marshal and well-known community figure here in the early 1900s. She passed away in Huntington Park, Calif. following a heart attack while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jake Taylor. She was born in Denmark, coming to America when a small child. Other survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Leon Allen of Linwood, Calif.; a son, Christian, of Logan, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Halvor Hermansen of Green River and Mrs. Leo Jensen of Oakland, Calif.; three brothers, George Christensen of Dannebrough, Neb., Charles of Bolieus, Neb., and Chris of Grand Island, Neb. Among those who attended funeral services from out-of-town were Mr. and Mrs. Jake A. Taylor of Huntington Park, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Leon Allen of Linwood, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Christian Christensen of Logan, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen and Mr. and Mrs. Jens Anderson of Blackfoot, Idaho. Pallbearers were John Jensen and Jens Anderson of Blackfoot, and William Hutton, Chris Jessen, Matt McCourt and Knud Haugard of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 1, 1947 ENCISCO INFANT Graveside services for a one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Encisco were held at St. Joseph’s cemetery Tuesday. The infant was born Monday at Wyoming General hospital and died there shortly after birth. Besides her parents she is survived by two sisters. The family lives at 107 Noble drive. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 1, 1947 MRS. HANNAH CHRISTENSEN Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah Christensen, 70, who died Sunday, May 25, in Los Angeles, were held Thursday at the Green River Congregational church, followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Mrs. Christensen was an early day resident of Green River. Her husband, Peter Christensen, died there 30 years ago. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jake Taylor of Los Angeles and Mrs. Leon Allen of Linwood, Calif.; one son, Chris Christensen of Logan; six grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters, including Mrs. Halvor Hermansen of Green River. Mrs. Christensen was a native of Denmark. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 1, 1947 MRS. AGNES MARTYN Funeral services for Mrs. Agnes Lovette Martyn, 64, mother of Mrs. Leroy Cowling of Superior, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Martyn died Tuesday at Wyoming General hospital following a short illness. She had lived at the Cowling home in Superior for two months. She was born Oct. 18, 1882, in Camden Point, Mo. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Martyn is survived by a sister, Mrs. D.W. Moore, of Bakersfield, Calif. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 1, 1947 MRS. JACK TAUCHER Funeral services for Mary Jereb Taucher, 48, wife of Jack Taucher of 920 Eighth street, were held Thursday at the North Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec conducted the funeral mass. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Taucher, life-long resident of the city, died suddenly Monday night at the Taucher home. She had been ill for six months but it was thought that she was improving. She had returned to Rock Springs form a Salt Lake City hospital the day before her death. She was born Sept. 8, 1898, in Rock Springs and was married to Jack Taucher in 1913. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Fred J. Taucher of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. W.C. Hill of Long Beach; one grandson, Gary Hill of Long Beach; three brothers, John and Joe Jereb, both of Rock Springs, and Arthur Jereb of Portland, ore., and three sisters, Mrs. John Kumer and Mrs. Joe Retel, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Joe Demshire of Portland. Pallbearers for the funeral services were Joe Bogataj, Frank Golob, Tom Kos, Val Marcina, John Mrak and Frank Vehar. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 1, 1947 GUST SANDSTROM Funeral services for Gust Sandstrom, 84, resident of Rock Springs for 60 years, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane, pastor of the Congregational church, conducted the rites and burial was in the Sandstrom lot in Mountain View cemetery. Sandstrom died Wednesday night at Wyoming General hospital. He had been ill for eight months. He was born April 22, 1863, in Sweden and came to the United States in 1885. After residing in Ohio for two years he came to Rock Springs in 1887 to accept employment as a blacksmith for the Union Pacific Coal company. He was a 60-year member of the company’s Old Timers association and was retired by the company 20 years ago. Sandstrom was married to Caroline Vangan in Rock Springs in 1893. Mrs. Sandstrom died here in 1929 and he had made his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E.O. Morris, at 415 Bridger avenue since that time. Besides his daughter here he is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Nat Stuart of Mt. Harris, Colo., and Mrs. Otis Padgett of Baker, Ore.; three sons, William and Clark Sandstrom, both of Rock Springs, and Lawrence Sandstrom of Pleasant Valley, Ore.; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers for the funeral services were Hjalmar Carlson, John Johnson, Fred Larson, Gust Larson, Arthur Linden and Thomas Twardoski. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 1, 1947 HENRY W. WILKES SR. Funeral services for Henry W. Wilkes Sr., 82, who died Friday at Wyoming General hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane will conduct the services and burial will be in the Wilkes family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Wilkes had lived in the Rock Springs area for 45 years. He first came here in 1902 and worked for the Union Pacific Coal company in its old No. 10 mine when he lived at No. 4. Five years late he purchased what later became well known as the Wilkes vegetable ranch which is located eight miles south of the city and where he made his home until the time of his death. Born Oct. 4, 1864, in Kiel, Germany, Wilkes came to the United States in 1889, setting first near Greeley, Colo., where he engaged in farming until he came to Rock Springs. He was married while he lived in Colorado and brought his family here with him. Mrs. Wilkes died in 1937 and a daughter, Bertha, died here in 1915 at the age of 15 years. He only survivor is one son, Henry W. Wilkes Jr. of Rock Springs. Wilkes had been ill for several months at the Wilkes ranch and was brought to the hospital here about a week before his death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 8, 1947 JAMES ALBERT SLACK The body of James Albert Slack, 75, who died Thursday aboard an eastbound Union Pacific railroad passenger train west of Green River, was sent to Belle Plain, Minn., for burial. Slack, a retired Presbyterian minister, was en route to Minnesota at the time of his death. He was born in Canada in 1872 and is survived by a sister, Mrs. H.A. Manblin of Superior, Wis. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 8, 1947 MRS. ELIAS MAKI Funeral services for Mrs. Elias Maki, 58, of 1019 Ninth street, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane of the Congregational church will conduct the services and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Maki, resident of Rock Springs for 35 years, died Friday at Wyoming General hospital following a prolonged illness. She was born March 24, 1889, in Iisalmi, Finland and came from there directly to Rock Springs in 1912 to make her home with her sister, Mrs. Ilo Loya. Her maiden name was Liisa Lukkarinen. She was married to Elias Maki of Rock Springs on May 18, 1914. Besides her husband, Mrs. Maki is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Don Cox, with whom she made her home, Mrs. Jerome Powell and Mrs. W.E. Ranta; four grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. John Kallio and Mrs. Loya. All live in Rock Springs. Three sisters and one brother also live in Finland. Pallbearers for the services will be Nestor Johnson, Seph Korhonen, Osmo Malo, Charles Ojala Toivo Paavola and Jack Waisanen. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 8, 1947 ISAAC S. ALEXANDER Funeral services for Isaac S. Alexander, 72, former resident of the Eden valley community, were held Wednesday at the Gay mortuary in Casper. The Rev. Mr. McHenry of the Baptist church there conducted the services and burial was in the Alexander family plot in the Casper cemetery. Alexander died Sunday, June 1, at the Wyoming General hospital where he had been a patient for eight days. He was living at the home of his son, Ellis Alexander, at 421 Tisdel avenue at the time of his final illness. Alexander was born Aug. 10, 1874, in Upton, Mo. In 1929 he went into Eden valley where he operated a farm until 1936 when he moved to Casper to operate an apartment house. Mrs. Alexander died thee in 1938. He suffered a paralytic stroke last spring and seven weeks before his death came to Rock Springs. A second stroke resulted in his death. Besides his son here he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John Smith of Long Beach and Mrs. Walter Dull of Oakland; three sons, Earle Alexander of Long Beach, Freeland Alexander of North Hollywood and Warren Alexander of Casper; seven grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Summers and Mrs. Gertrude Stump, both of Independence, Mo., and Mrs. Martha Hale of Kansas City. All his sons and daughters with exceptions of Mrs. Smith were in Casper to attend the funeral services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 15, 1947 MRS. MATTHEW MATTONEN Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Mattonen, 60, widow of Matthew Mattonen, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. James E. Chapland of the First Methodist church will conduct the services and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Mattonen died Friday at Wyoming General hospital where she had been a patient since Monday. She was taken ill with pneumonia at her home at 1114 McCabe street several days before she was taken to the hospital. Mrs. Mattonen was born in 1887 in Finland and at the age of eight years came to Rock Springs where she since resided. She was married here to Matthew Mattonen in 1906. She is survived by two sons, William Mattonen of El Cerrito, Calif. and Raymond Mattonen of Oakland; three daughters, Mrs. Emmett Menghini and Mrs. Francis Patterson, both of Rock Springs, and Lieut. Edna Mattonen of the Army Nurses Corps who is stationed at McCormick General hospital in Pasadena; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Clifford Hopkins and Maude Pussila, both of Rock Springs, and two nieces, Mrs. George Fabiny of Rock Springs and Mrs. William Hunter whose home is in Florida. Her husband died here in 1933. All of her children arrived in Rock Springs before her death. Friends who will serve as pallbearers at the funeral and burial services are Tarmo Hiibacka, Nestor Mattonen, Oscar Nurmela, Clarence Olson and Tauno Ruotsala. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 15, 1947 MRS. MARY B. YOCUM The body of Mrs. Mary B. Yocum, 69, of Salt Lake City, who died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital, was shipped to Alma, Neb., for burial. Mrs. Yocum was taken ill aboard a westbound Union Pacific train on Saturday, June 7, and was taken to the hospital here. She was born July 24, 1877 at Genoa, Ill. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 15, 1947 GEORGE R. FELKER The body of George Raymond Felker, 47, of Hollywood, who was killed Wednesday in an automobile accident on the Lincoln highway 54 miles east of Rock Springs, was sent to Glendale, Calif., for burial. Felker was a retired merchant and was traveling with his wife, Esther Felker, and Edna Equay, both of Hollywood, at the time of the accident. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 15, 1947 CARL MAGNUS SHOLIN The body of Carl Magnus Sholin, 72, of Los Angeles, who was killed in an automobile accident Sunday, June 8, at the Covered Wagon bridge, four miles west of Green River, was sent to Minneapolis for burial. Sholin, who was traveling east on the Lincoln highway was killed when his car went out of control as he approached the bridge and dropped over a 50 foot embankment. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 15, 1947 JOHN CHOPO Arrangements for the funeral services for John Chopo, 66, who was found dead Thursday in his bachelor’s shack at 609 Euclid avenue had not been completed late Saturday. Sweetwater county authorities have been unsuccessful in locating relatives, J. Warden Opie, coroner, said. Chopo had been ill recently and an investigation by Coroner Opie revealed that death was due to natural causes. There will be no inquest into the death, he said. Chopo was a native of Hungary and had lived here for several years. --- Green River Star, Jun 20, 1947 Sudden Attack Tuesday Claims B. W. Taliaferro Death came suddenly Tuesday noon to Beverly Wellford Taliaferro, 43, prominent Green River business man and member of a widely-known family of southwestern Wyoming for more than 50 years. He succumbed at 12:50 at the Piggly Wiggly store, which he had operated since its establishment in 1924. Not in ill health, but had complained to Mrs. Taliaferro Monday of a pain in his left arm and chest, Taliaferro was in the forepart of the store when employees heard merely a loud gasp, and found him lying on the floor. Doctors were called at once, and a fire department pullmotor was rushed into use in an effort to revive the stricken man, but all efforts were profitless as death settled quickly, Coronary-occlusion was given-as cause of death. Born September 12, 1903 in Rock Springs, Taliaferro attended the schools of that city, later going to an Episcopal school in Alexandria, Virginia. In 1924 he came to Green River to enter business, and in October of 1929 was married to Mary Bennet of Richmond, Va. Active in civic affairs, and prominently identified with the business life of Green River, Taliaferro was widely known throughout western Wyoming, adding to the family prominence in this section that has prevailed for over half a century. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, Mary Ann and Beverley, of Green River; his mother, Mrs. T. S. Taliaferro, Jr., of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. V. J. Englund of Spokane, Wash. and Miss Hallie Taliaferro of Rock Springs; four brothers, Thomas Seddon III and A. L. both of Rock Springs; Ramsay of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Edward L. of Green River. His brother, Ramsay, and sister, Mrs. Englund, were unable to arrive in Green River for the funeral service held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from Union Congregational Church. They are expected to arrive at a later date. Mrs. Emily Bennet of Williamsburg, Va., mother of Mrs. B. W. Taliaferro, also was unable to attend the service, but is now enroute to Green River to be with her daughter and children. The Rev. Berten E. Crane officiated at the impressive service, with the church being crowded to overflowing with friends of the family. The casket was banked with scores of flowers sent by mourning friends from all over southwestern Wyoming. Rogan Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Carl Morck, Jr., T. E. Rogers, Dr. R. J. Stapleton, C. G. Jolly, R. C. Cameron and James Widdop. Interment was made in Riverview cemetery. All business houses of the city were closed between the hours of 1:30 and 3:30 Thursday afternoon during the hours of funeral services, out of respect to their long associate in business here. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 22, 1947 BEVERLY WELLFORD TALIAFERRO Funeral services for Beverly Wellford Taliaferro, 43, of Green River, member of a prominent Sweetwater county family, were held Thursday at the congregational church in Green River. The Rev. Bernard Crane, pastor of the church, conducted the services and burial was in Riverview cemetery there. Taliaferro died suddenly of a heart attack early Tuesday afternoon at the Piggly Wiggly store which he operated in Green River. He was a son of the late Thomas Seddon Taliaferro Jr., prominent Sweetwater county attorney who died here in 1940. Born in Rock Springs on Sept. 12, 1903, Taliaferro was educated in the schools here and at the Episcopal high school at Alexandria, Va. He was married to Mary Bennett, daughter of the late Dr. Henry Miller Bennett, prominent early day Wyoming physician and surgeon, in 1929 at Richmond, Va. He had lived in Green River since 1924. Besides his wife he is survived by two daughters, Mary Ann and Beverly; his mother, Mrs. T.S. Taliaferro Jr., Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. V.J. Englund of Spokane and Hallie Taliaferro of Rock Springs; four brothers, Ramsay Taliaferro of Pittsburgh, Pa., Edward Taliaferro of Green River and Thomas Seddon Taliaferro III and A.L. Taliaferro, both of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Roy Cameron, Clarence Jolly, Carl Morck Jr., Tom Rogers, Dr. R.J. Stapleton and James Widdop, all of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 22, 1947 GEORGE PEARSON HERD SR. Funeral services for George Pearson Herd Sr., 74, of 1024 Adams street, were held Saturday at the L.D.S. church. Bishop Eugene Sellers conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Herd, who had been a resident of the Rock Springs area for 25 years, died early Wednesday morning at Wyoming General hospital, only a few minutes after he had entered the hospital. He was a retired coal miner. He had been in ill health for a couple of years. Born May 23, 1873 [sic], in Lahour, Scotland, Herd lived there until 1901 when he came to the United States. He first lived at Trinidad, Colo.., and then went to Helper, Utah. After living at various points in Utah, the family moved to Winton in 1922. They lived there until a year ago when they moved into Rock Springs. Herd is survived by his wife, Anna; two sons, James and George Herd, both of Rock Springs, and by three daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Edlund of Stansbury, Mrs. Margaret Newton of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Violet Cuthbertson of Rock Springs. Six grandchildren also survive. He was a member of the Union Pacific Coal company’s Old Timers association. --- Green River Star, Jun 27, 1947 Advanced Age claims Life of John H. Hawley Taking sick at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ellis Fritz, early Thursday morning, and later taken to Wyoming General hospital in Rock Springs, John Henry Hawley, long-time Green River resident, passed away in the hospital about twenty minutes after admittance to the hospital, around three o'clock in the afternoon. 81 years of age, death was attributed to advanced age. For the past several years Mr. Hawley had been making his home in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, and came to Green River Saturday to visit relatives and friends in Green River. He had been in ill health for several months. Mr. Hawley came to Green River 61 years ago, when he was but a youth of 20 years. It was the year 1886. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa. March 31, 1866. Retired as a Union Pacific railroad switchman, he had 47 years of service with the system. Mrs. Hawley preceded him in death 28 years ago, passing away in August, 1919. Two sons also have passed from the family--Justin in 1918 and Neil in 1946. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Felker of Cody and Mrs. Fritz of Green River; two sons, Abe of Chester Pa. and John of Denver; and four brothers, Frank of International Falls, Minn., Edwin of Omaha, and Raymond and Jess of Fremont, Neb. There are also seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at Union Congregational Church Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Berten E. Crane officiating. The Odd Fellows Lodge will conduct graveside services. Interment will be made in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 29, 1947 MRS. ELLA K. BESSEE Funeral services for Mrs. Ella K. Bessee, 84, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel with the Rev. James E. Shapland of the First Methodist church conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Bessee had made her home with her granddaughter, Mrs. W.E. Banks, at the Banks home at 805 Dewar drive for three and a half years. She was the mother of the late Mrs. Winifred B. Lawrence of Reliance. She was born in Quincy, Ill., in 1863. Pallbearers were Bill Connor and G.D. Baxter, both of Reliance, and Jack Connor, Booth Kilfoyle, Earle Lawless and E.W. Naab, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 29, 1947 JOHN CHOPO Services for John Chopo, 71, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Chopo was found dead in his living quarters at 609 Euclid avenue on June 12. Investigation by Coroner J. Warden Opie showed that he had died of natural causes. Chopo was a native of Lapafold, Hungary, and had lived in the Rock Springs community for 34 years. He had no relatives living in this country but had a sister in Budapest. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 29, 1947 JOHN HENRY HAWLEY Funeral services for John Henry Hawley, 81, of Green River will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the congregational church in Green River. The Rev. Bernard Crane will conduct the services and burial will be in Riverview cemetery there. The body will be taken to the church at 10 a.m. Monday. Friends of the family may call there until the funeral hour. Hawley went to Green River 61 years ago. He worked there as a switchman for the Union Pacific railroad until his retirement a few years ago. Although he had lived intermittently at Lava Hot Springs since his retirement he maintained his home with his daughter, Mrs. Ellis Fritz, in Green River, where he was taken ill early Thursday. He was brought to Wyoming General hospital here that day and died shortly after he was admitted. Hawley was born March 31, 1866, in Philadelphia. Besides his daughter in Green River he is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Minnie Felker of Cody, and two sons, Abe Haley of Chester, Pa., and John Hawley of Denver. Seven grandchildren and four brothers, Frank Hawley of International Falls, Minn., Edwin of Omaha and Ray and Jesse Hawley of Fremont, Neb., also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 1, 1947 Funeral Services Will Be Held Today for Mrs. Antonia Furno Mrs. Antonia Furno, a resident of Rock Springs for the past 56 years, died Saturday at 821 Railroad avenue. Mrs. Furno was born Jan. 29, 1866, in Turin, Italy. She had been in the United States for 60 years. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Smethurst and Mrs. Joseph Schlacter of Rock Springs and Mrs. Charles Crump of Mountain Home, Idaho; a son, Frank Furno of Rock Springs; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services, in charge of the Rogan mortuary, will be held at the South Side Catholic church at 9:30 a.m. today. Father S.A. Welsh will officiate, and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Rosary services were held in the Rogan mortuary chapel last night. --- Green River Star, Jul 4, 1947 Police Find Murder Victim’s Cached Knife; Important to Case Defendant Released On Bond After “Not Guilty” Pleaded Most witnesses testified favorably for John Cavas, well-known and long-time Green River resident, at the preliminary hearing held for him Monday before Justice of the Peace Walt Siegel on a charge of first degree murder, filed Saturday by County Attorney Albert E. Nelson. Cavas is charged with the killing here Friday afternoon of Owen Brown, colored, following an argument. The incident took place on the south side, at the main intersection of South Railroad Avenue and South First East street. Following the hearing, in which Cavas pleaded "not guilty", he was bound over to district court for trial, released on a bond of $20,000, which had been recommended by his attorney, Walter H. Muir of Rock Springs. John Anastos and Andrew Darius posted bond, which was accepted by the court. Witnesses inferred that Brown had been "out after" Cavas, and was carrying a knife, which, it was claimed, was purchased for that purpose. The argument which brought about the tragedy originated when the colored man asked Cavas for a cigarette, which he received, but immediately thereafter he reached his hand into Cavas' pocket, and the latter objected to this rather forcefully, resulting in a heavy exchange of words. It was brought out at the preliminary hearing that after the pair separated, Brown went into the Independent Store and requested Steve Kalivas to call the police, as, he said, "someone was after him." He also requested Kalivas to hold his knife, which was refused. The call for police was placed, and the colored man left the store. A few moments later, and before Chief of Police Chris Jessen could reach the scene, a shot was heard. Brown was found lying just west of the Independent Store, a bullet wound in his head, dead. Cavas had started across the overpass to report the shooting and turn himself into the police. Brown, originally from Jackson, Mich., had been working for the U. P. at Aspen Tunnel project, and it was said had come to Green River “to get his time." Cavas is also employed by the railroad, working in the shops here for many years. Brown's body is being held by County Coroner J. Warden Opie awaiting word from relatives. KNIFE DISCOVERED The knife which Brown had been carrying prior to the shooting, was found by Chief Jessen behind the Independent Store. Covered with ashes, it was apparent an effort had been made by the later victim to conceal the weapon, but in his haste part of the knife had been left exposed and thus discovered. --- Green River Star, Jul 4, 1947 Services Tuesday for Earnest Retzlaff Funeral services were held in Green River Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock for Earnest Retzlaff of Buckboard, a retired rancher who succumbed Sunday at Wyoming General hospital following at 26-day illness. Services were conducted from Union Congregational Church by the Rev. Berten E. Crane. Interment was in Riverview cemetery. Rogan Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Retzlaff was born in Aines, Germany March 2, 1861. He had been a resident of Wyoming since 1893. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 6, 1947 ARTHUR LEE TALIAFERRO Funeral services for Arthur Lee Taliaferro, 45, widely known Rock Springs attorney, were held Thursday at the Congregational church. The Rev. E.L. Tull of Alturas, Calif., former rector of the Episcopal church here, conducted the services for the popular and highly respected man whose sudden death shocked the community. Taliaferro died of a heart attack Monday night near his home at 727 B street. He was preparing to leave the city that night with his 14-year-old daughter, Sally, for Colorado Springs where she was to have spent the summer at the San Luis ranch girls’ camp when he was stricken. He had stepped out of the house with the family’s pet dog, expecting to return within a few minutes. When he did not return, Mrs. Taliaferro went in search of him and found his body crumpled in the hedge in the E.D. Crippa yard at Reed and B streets. She was attracted to the site by the dog, which refused to leave the spot when she called to him. The body was taken to Wyoming General hospital where physicians determined that death had been instant and had been caused by a heart attack. Taliaferro was born in Rock Springs on Dec. 23, 1901, a son of the late T.S. Taliaferro, Jr., prominent Wyoming attorney. He was educated in the city schools, the Episcopal high school at Alexandria, Va., and the University of Wyoming, where he studied law. Shortly after his graduation from Wyoming in 1925 he began practicing law with his father, the partnership continuing until the senior Taliaferro’s death in 1940. He had an extensive law practice and was attorney for a number of corporations and several banks operating in the community. He was co-attorney with Edwin V. Magagna for the Union Pacific railroad and the Union Pacific Coal company and several of the latter’s subsidiaries. He was a past president of the Rock Springs Lions club and recently was elected a director the chamber of commerce. He was a member of the Episcopal church. Survivors are his wife, Eugenia Brooks Taliaferro, whom he married July 6, 1929, in Seattle; one daughter, Sally; his mother, Mrs. T.S. Taliaferro Jr.; three brothers, Ramsay of Pittsburgh, Pa., Seddon of Rock Springs and Edward of Green River, and two sisters, Mrs. V.J. Englund of Spokane, Wash., and Hallie Taliaferro of Rock Springs. All members of his family were in Rock Springs for the funeral services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 6, 1947 ERNEST RETZLAFF Funeral services for Ernest Retzlaff, 80, retired rancher of the Buckboard area south of Green River, were held Tuesday at the Congregational church in Green River. The Rev. B.E. Crane conducted the rites and burial was in Riverview cemetery in Green River. Retzlaff died Sunday, June 29, at Wyoming General hospital after a 26-day illness. Born in Aines, Germany, on March 2, 1861, he had been a resident of Wyoming since 1893. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 6, 1947 W.J. ROBINSON Funeral services for William John Robinson, 75, will be held at 3 p.m. today at the L.D.S. church with Bishop Eugene Sellers conducting the rites. Burial services will be held at the Robinson family plot in the Evanston city cemetery between 6 and 7 o’clock tonight. Robinson died Thursday following a brief illness. He was born March 7, 1872 in England and had lived in the United States for 68 years, most of the time in southwestern Wyoming, including Almy, Cumberland and the Rock Springs area. The Robinson home is on Ridge avenue. Survivors are his wife, Ann; four sons, Thomas H. Robinson of Helper, Utah, Clifford and Ernest Robinson of Superior and William Robinson of San Antonio, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. D.B. Ballantyne of Ogden; one stepson, Lyman Fearn of Rock Springs, and one brother, Thomas H. Robinson of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 13, 1947 MRS. PAUL ZEMBO Funeral services for Katherine Zembo, 58, wife of Paul Zembo, were held Saturday at the North Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Lebar, Cyril Yenko, Peter, Paul, Rudy and Anton Zupence. Mrs. Zembo died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1888, in Poprad, Czechoslovakia, and had lived in the United States for 41 years, most of which were spent in the Rock Springs area. The family has lived here for the last four years and prior to that time they lived in the Big Sandy ranching area. Besides her husband, Mrs. Zembo is survived by three sons, Paul Zembo Jr., George and John Zembo, all of Big Sandy; four daughters, Mrs. John Zupence, Mrs. Leo Kozola, Mrs. Thomas Wilde and Margaret Zembo, all of Rock Springs; three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Mary Repko of Danbury, Conn. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 13, 1947 ANDREW J. FLETCHER Funeral services for Andrew J. Fletcher, 69, of 508 Evans street, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the L.D.S. church. Bishop Eugene Sellers will conduct the services and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Fletcher died Thursday night at Wyoming General hospital after a week’s illness. He had lived in Rock Springs for 60 years and was identified with the development of the community. He had served the city as a councilman. Andrew Johnston Fletcher was born Nov. 7, 1877 in Coalville, Utah, and came with his parents, the late Samuel and Jenette Fletcher to Rock Springs in 1877. He was employed by the Lion Coal company at Blairtown for 27 years. Survivors are his wife, Jessie Dickson Fletcher, whom he married here in 1911; two sons, William Fletcher of Rock Springs and Andrew Fletcher of Idaho Falls; four daughters, Mrs. Florence Ross of Reno, Mrs. Jessie Gilbert of Preston, Idaho, Mrs. Laura Mason and Mrs. Lucille Korogi, both of Rock Springs; 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; seven brothers, Adam Fletcher of Long Beach, Alexander of Logan, Joseph, Hiram, David and Robert, all of Ogden, and Isaac of Rock Springs. Nephews will act as pallbearers at the funeral and burial services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 13, 1947 ERIK ALAKOPSA Funeral services for Erik Alakopsa, 66, who died suddenly Friday at his home at 322 I street, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Alakopsa was born July 15, 1881 in Finland and had lived in this community for 44 years. He was a retired coal miner. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 17, 1947 Funeral Is Set For Man Killed In Green River Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. this afternoon for Owen Brown, 35-year-old Jackson, Mich., negro who was shot and killed on a south side Green River street June 27. John Cavas of Green River was arrested in connection with the shooting, but pleaded not guilty to charges of first degree murder. Cavas is free on $20,000 bond at the present time, awaiting trail at the next meeting of the district court. Services for Brown will be conducted from the Rogan mortuary, and the Rev. James Shapland will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 20, 1947 MRS. BEN R. MAKI Funeral services for Margaret Crawford Maki, 40, wife of Ben R. Maki of Quealy were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. James E. Shapland, pastor of the First Methodist church, conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery in Rock Springs. Mrs. Maki died suddenly early Tuesday in the hospital at Paenia, Colo., where she and Maki had been visiting since June 29. She was taken ill on July 7 when she entered the hospital and underwent an operation for appendicitis there the day before her death. Mrs. Maki had lived at Quealy for 20 years, going there following her marriage to Maki in June of 1927. She was born Margaret Crawford on June 5, 1907, in Lafayette, Colo., but spent most of her life in Wyoming. The family moved to Hanna where she was a young girl and then to Diamondville where she lived at the time of her marriage. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter, Elaine Maki Caresia, of Rock Springs; her father, William Crawford of Diamondville; eight brothers and sisters, John, Abe, Dave and William Crawford Jr., Eva Crawford Kolson, Jessie Crawford Fritzel, all of Diamondville, Lucille Crawford Jackson of Hanna and Dolly Crawford Wesa of Hibbings, Minn. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 20, 1947 ARDIS ANN HULL Funeral services for Ardis Ann, four-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hull of Rawlins, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. James E. Shapland of the First Methodist church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The infant was born at Carbon County Memorial hospital in Rawlins on July 13 and died there on July 17. Besides her parents, Ardis Ann is survived by two sisters, Joan and Carol, both at home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 27, 1947 Green River Infant Dies The one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dunning of Green River died at Wyoming General hospital early Saturday morning. The infant was born there on Friday. The body was shipped to Evanston Saturday night for burial. Besides its parents, the infant is survived by three sisters, Veronica, Carol Anne and Alice LaRue, all at home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 27, 1947 TOM AND JOE ELLIOTT Funeral services for John Thomas Elliott, 37, and Joseph Edward Elliott, 35, Rock Springs brothers who were killed in an automobile accident Tuesday 56 miles east of the city on Highway 30, were held Friday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. S.A. Welsh, pastor, and the Rev. Torrence McGovern, assistant pastor, and the Rev. Albin Gnidovec, pastor of the North Side Catholic church, conducted the solemn requiem mass. Tom Elliott was born Oct. 16, 1909, in Frontenac, Kan., and came to Rock Springs with his parents, two brothers and a sister in 1928. The family has resided here since. For a number of years Elliott taught in the Rock Springs high school after which he was employed by the Sweetbriar corporation in Denver. He returned here in 1942 to enter business with his brother, Joe. He was married to Margaret Stevenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy L. Stevenson of this city, in 1936. Joe Elliott was born Aug. 10, 1911, in Frontenac. After coming to Rock Springs in 1928 he became associated with the First Security bank and held a position with that corporation until he resigned to go into business with his brother in 1942. He was married to Helen Yedinak, daughter of Mrs. John Yedinak sr., of this city, in 1932. The two brothers operated the Elliott Brothers accounting agency in the North Side State bank building and the Elliott ready-to-wear shops in Rock Springs, Superior, Rawlins, Casper and Riverton. Tom Elliott was a certified public accountant. The brothers are survived by their wives and each had three children. Tom’s children are Ardith, Lewis and Mary Eileen and Joe’s children are Lee, Rita and Jack. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Elliott, and one sister, Mrs. J.E. Knoll, all of Rock Springs, and one brother, Robert Elliott of Harvard, Ill., also survive. Pallbearers who served at the double funeral service were Dr. Frank Bertoncelj, Floyd Bailey, Andy Bertoncelj, George Easton, Joe Galicich, George Hazen, Bill Logan, John Lee, Paul Memovich, Edwin V. Magagna, Dee Slaughter and John Wataha. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 27, 1947 SPIRO YERKOVICH Funeral services for Spiro Yerkovich, 56, of 1219 Ninth street will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the North Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will conduct the funeral mass and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 tonigiht at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Yerkovich died at Wyoming General hospital Friday following a prolonged illness which was due to heart complications. He was born Dec. 10, 1890, in Yugoslavia and had lived in this community for 40 years. He is survived by his wife, one son, John, and one daughter, Anna, all of Rock Springs. Several cousins who are living in this country also survive. Two of the cousins who live in St. Louis will come to Rock Springs for the funeral services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 27, 1947 JOSEPH MRAK Funeral services for Joseph Mrak, 69, of Big Sandy, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Members of the S.N.P.J. lodge No. 17 of Rock Springs conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrak was born March 19, 1878, in Yugoslavia and had lived in the United States for many years. He was engaged as a ranch hand in the Big Sandy area. He had no known relatives. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 27, 1947 THOMAS SCALISH The body of Thomas Scalish, 35, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sent to Cleveland early Friday for funeral services and burial. Scalish died Thursday at Wyoming General hospital of injuries received Tuesday in a two-car smash-up 56 miles east of Rock Springs on the Lincoln highway in which Tom and Joe Elliott, Rock Springs businessmen, were killed. Scalish was knocked unconscious by the impact and never regained consciousness. A brother, John Scalish, and a brother-in-law, both of Cleveland, came to Rock Springs when advised of the accident, and accompanied the body back to Cleveland. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 27, 1947 JOHN MAXWELL Funeral services for John Elmon Maxwell, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maxwell of 1116 McKinley avenue, were held Wednesday at the Congregational church. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Young Maxwell was killed instantly last Sunday when he was struck by lightning at Pinedale. He was a member of the Union Pacific band and had gone there with the band on an outing for the day. He was riding hrosebakc with three other Rock Springs boys and girls when the storm struck the Pinedale area. The three were Norma Ronchetti, Ramona Larson and Bill Bonini, who suffered only shock from the blast of lightning. Three of the four horses which the group was riding were killed. Survivors are his parents and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Richards of Glenn’s Ferry, Idaho, who, because of illness was unable to attend the funeral services. He was a grandson of the late John and Jane Maxwell, pioneer residents of the city. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 27, 1947 JACKIE ANDERBERG Funeral services for Jackie Anderberg, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Peyton T. Anderberg of 121 Thomas street, were held Wednesday at the Congregational church. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane conducted the services and the body was sent to Salt Lake City for burial in Salt Lake Memorial mausoleum. Jackie was injured fatally on Saturday night, June 19, in a back room of Hector’s Place, a bar on Fifth street, when and empty compressed gas container fell on him. --- Green River Star, Aug 1, 1947 Month’s Illness Claims Mrs. Georgia Beident Following a month's illness, Mrs. Georgia L. Bedient, 71, succumbed Monday night to complications resulting from high blood pressure. She had been one of Green River's most prominent residents, and one of its few "old-timers”, coming here to reside in 1900. Born May 5, 1876 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Mrs. Bedient came to this country as a child in the year 1885. In Omaha, Neb., Oct. 22, 1896, she was married to Chan H. Bedient, and the family moved to Green River four years later and maintained their home here ever since. Mr. Bedient is a retired railroader. Funeral services were conducted from Union Congregational Church Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. Robert H. Midgley officiating. Interment was made in Riverview cemetery. Pallbearers at the service were John Williams, George Stephens, Ellis Fritz, Amos Lowe, Luke Harrigan, and William Malonek. Survivors include her husband; one son, George, of Portland, Ore.; two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Hoover and Mrs. Austin Clark of Green River; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 3, 1947 HARRY E. GRANDY Funeral services for Harry E. Grandy, 82, of Farson, were held Tuesday at the Farson community hall. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane, pastor of the Rock Springs Congregational church, conducted the funeral rites and burial was in the Grandy lot at the Farson cemetery. He died Friday, July 25, at Wyoming General hospital here. Grandy was one of the first settlers of Eden valley, going there with his family in 1909 from Fremont, Neb., where they had lived for several years. He is survived by three sons, Harry, who lives near Pocatello and who with his wife and their two children attended the funeral services; Lynn Grandy of Farson and Lewis Grandy, who lives in the south. Mrs. Grandy died several years ago. Pallbearers at the funeral services were Andrew Arnott of Rock Springs, Ray Bonnett, I.H. Dearth, Robert Grieg, D.W. Joslin and John Wood, all of Eden valley. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 3, 1947 MRS. CHAN BEDIENT Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Bedient, 71, wife of Chan Bedient, resident of Green River for 47 years, were held at the Congregational church there Thursday. Mrs. Bedient died Monday at her home in Green River. She was born May 5, 1876, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Mrs. Bedient is survived by her husband, one son, George E. Bedient; two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Hoover and Mrs. Austin Clark, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild, all of Green River. Burial was in Riverview cemetery at Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 3, 1947 LEONARD KIEHM Funeral services for Leonard P. Kiehm, 61, who died suddenly Tuesday of a heart attack at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. W.J. Johnson, at 97 Second street, were held Friday at the Kirkendall-Darling mortuary in Ogden, followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery there. Kiehm had been employed as a coal chute foreman for the Union Pacific railroad at Bitter Creek for seven years. He and his wife had made their home with Mrs. Johnson, sister of Mrs. Kiehm, for the last seven months. He was born in Lorraine county, Ohio, in 1886 and was reared in Evanston. Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Lewis and Teddy, both of Rock Springs; two brothers, Lewis L. Kiehm of Denver and John C. Kiehm of Cheyenne, and two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Musselman of Evanston and Mrs. Mary Mentzen of Ogden. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 3, 1947 MARTIN MATASICK The body of Martin Matasick, 69, who died Monday on the westbound City of Los Angeles near Tipton, east of Rock Springs, was sent to his home in Chicago Wednesday. Matasick, who was accompanied by his wife and their grandson, was en route to Los Angeles at the time of his death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 3, 1947 GALEN VAN VALKENBURG Funeral services for Galen (Banty) Van Valkenburg, 56, were held Saturday at the congregational church. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Van Valkenburg, a resident of Rock Springs for 37 years, died Tuesday night at Wyoming General hospital where he had been a patient since Sunday. He suffered a heart attack at the Van Valkenburg home at No. 6 Friday after he had completed the day’s shift at the Blairtown mine. Born Nov. 30, 1890, in Lafayette, Colo.; Van Valkenburg came to Rock Springs in 1910. He was a World war I veteran, a member of the Rock Springs post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and United Mine Workers of America, Local 2516. Van Valkenburg is survived by his wife, Florence; three daughters, Mrs. Harry Edwards and Jane Ann and Mary Van Valkenburg, all of Rock Springs; four sons, Albert Van Valkenburg of Chicago, Galen of Green River and Robert and Howard, of Rock Springs; three grandchildren; two brothers, Richard Van Valkenburg of Superior and Edward of Walden, Colo., and one sister, Mrs. Robert Stretz of Olympia, Wash. Members of Van Valkenburg’s Blairtown local served as pallbearers at the funeral services. --- Green River Star, Aug 8, 1947 Mother Sees Streamliner Train Snuff Out Life of Baby Son Roaring down the tracks at Westvaco Wednesday evening about six o'clock, the U. P. Streamliner "City of Los Angeles", train No. 103, quickly snuffed out the life of Lloyd Ray Davis, Jr., 21-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Davis, Sr., residents of Westvaco the past year, where he is employed as section man. Both Mr. and Mrs. Davis are former residents of Green River, she being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Negus, and Mr. Davis being the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Davis. The child had wandered onto the tracks in his play, it was stated by investigating officers. His mother saw him on the tracks just as she also noticed the approaching streamliner. She yelled at him, but could get no attention, evidently the noise of the train drowning out her voice. She started to run to the child, but could not reach him in time to save his life. The_train smashed into the child, and she was a witness to the horrifying sight. Reno Blasi, worker at the trona plant, also saw the accident, as he was working close by at the time. The child had been accompanied by his dog, but the animal got clear of the tracks before the train struck. The Davises have another child, Carl Andrew, between 6 and 8 months of age. Relatives at Green River were immediately informed of the child's death, but the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Negus, were on vacation in Yellowstone Park, and Sheriff Mike Maher was able to reach them late yesterday to inform them of the tragedy. Funeral services have been announced for two o'clock Sunday afternoon, to be held from the L. D. S. Ward chapel. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 10, 1947 LLOYD RAY DAVIS Funeral services for Lloyd Ray, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Davis of Westvaco, west of Green River, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the L.D.S. church in Green River. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery at Green River. The child was killed instantly Wednesday evening when he was struck by a Union Pacific streamliner at Westvaco. He is survived by his parents, a brother, Carl Andrew, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Negus, all of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 17, 1947 LAWRENCE E. HARRIS Funeral services for Lawrence E. Harris, 59, of Superior were held Wednesday at the L.D.S. church here with Bishop Ed Overy, L.D.S. bishop at Superior, conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Harris, a widely known resident of Superior for 25 years, was stabbed to death in his home on Saturday night, August 9, by an intruder. A 34-year-old Negro, Lonnie Marion Smith, who was arrested in Rawlins Tuesday, confessed to killing Harris and told authorities that robbery was his motive. Mrs. Harris, who was stabbed when she attempted to summon aid, was brought to Wyoming General hospital here for treatment and was unable to attend the funeral services. Harris was born April 30, 1888, in Ogden. He had worked for the Union Pacific railroad for 29 years and was car foreman at Superior at the time of his death. He was transferred by the company to Superior in 1922. He was active in L.D.S. church circles and at one time had served the Superior ward as bishop. Besides his wife, Martha, Harris is survived by two sons, Emmett and Nathan Harris of Spokane; two daughters, Mrs. Elmo Aagaad of Billings, Mont., and Marlu Harris, who has been working in Ogden but who was in Superior at the time her father was murdered; four grandchildren; four brothers, Leo and Nathan Harris, who reside in Oregon, and Everett and Wilford Harris, both of Ogden; and four sisters, Mrs. Arias Belnap and Mrs. John Story, both of Ogden, Mrs. Ruth Smith of Los Angeles and Luella Harris of Spokane. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 17, 1947 MAX BROWN DIMOND The body of Max Brown Dimond, 27, who was killed Monday in an accident near Peru, ten miles west of Green River, was sent to Salt Lake City Wednesday for burial. Dimond was killed when a scaffold on which he was working in construction of a railroad highway overpass collapsed, throwing him to the ground about 20 feet below. He was born March 29, 1920, in West Jordan, Utah, and had worked at Peru for about two months. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 17, 1947 MRS. ROBERT JOLLY Funeral services for Mary Pearl Jolly, 53, wife of Robert Jolly of 150 Noble drive, were held Wednesday at the South Side Catholic church. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Jolly, a resident of the Rock Springs community for more than 30 years, died Sunday at Wyoming General hospital where she had been a patient for four days. She had been ill for several months and had been a patient at the hospital at intervals during that time. Mrs. Jolly and her family went to Reliance to make their home in 1916, moving there from Walsenberg, Colo. The family transferred to Winton in 1919 and lived there until it moved into Rock Springs in 1933. Mrs. Jolly was widely known throughout Sweetwater county where she was active in politics. She served as Democratic county committee chairwoman for a number of years and served as a presidential elector from Wyoming when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was returned to the White House for his second term in 1936. As a Red Cross worker, Mrs. Jolly attended a conference with President Woodrow Wilson at the White House in Washington during World war I. Her community activities included outstanding work on the blind pension bill which the Wyoming legislature made into law. She had been a member of the Sweetwater county welfare board for several years. Mrs. Jolly was born May 30, 1894, in Crested Butte, Colo. Besides her husband she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George Fagan of San Anselmo, Calif., and Margaret Tomich of Rock Springs; by three grandchildren and by one sister, Mrs. Bruce O’Dell of Quanah, Texas. All of her family, including her sister, who was accompanied by Mrs. Jolly’s niece, Mrs. Pearl White, also of Quanah, Texas, attended the funeral services. Pallbearers were William Lowe and Harry Warinner, both of Winton, and Leo Dominiske, Milton Friel, Robert Slaughter and James Uranker, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 17, 1947 DALE A. SCOTT Funeral services for Dale A. Scott, 48, of 206 R street, were held Saturday at the Congregational church. The Rev. J. Vincent Crane conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Scott, a resident of Rock Springs for 27 years, died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital after three-month illness. He was born Feb. 17, 1899, at Arapahoe, Neb., where he lived until he came to Rock Springs in 1920. He was employed by the Kellogg Lumber company here as a cement finisher for 25 years. Scott is survived by his wife, Julia Myers Scott, whom he married here on Aug. 5, 1924; two sons, Harold and Wayne Scott; one daughter, Helen Scott; his father, Charles Scott of Rock Springs; and by three brothers, Ray and Guy Scott, both of Rock Springs, and Weldon Scott of Cheyenne. Pallbearers for the funeral services were Wayne Bowen, Willis Heikes, Fred McCurtain, Ed Novak, Kent Pulley and Roy Reed, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 24, 1947 DONALD D. AND FLORENCE SWENSON The bodies of Donald D. Swenson, 36, and his wife, Florence H. Swenson, 37, of Clay Center, Kan, were sent to Clay Center Thursday night for burial. Eugene H. Swenson, Denver university student and brother of Donald Swenson, who came to Rock Springs when advised of the deaths, accompanied the bodies to Clay Center. Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Frick, stepfather and mother of Swenson, who also came to Rock Springs when advised of the accident which resulted in the two deaths, will remain here until their grandson, Frank, 14, and Donald, 10, sons of the Swensons, are able to make the trip to Clay Center. The Swensons died as result of a head-on automobile accident which occurred Monday on the Lincoln highway 46 miles east of Rock Springs. Mrs. Swenson, driver of the car, was killed outright and her husband died at Wyoming General hospital Tuesday. The Swensons were driving west en route to Yellowstone park when they crashed with an eastbound car driven by Franklin G. Rothenbush of Los Angeles, with whom his wife, Marie Rothenbush was riding. Swenson and his two sons and the Rothenbushs were brought to the hospital here. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 30, 1947 Body of Lightning Victim to Be Sent To New Mexico Home The body of Miguel Gonzales, 39-year-old sheep camp mover who was killed instantly Wednesday afternoon when he was struck by lightning 54 miles south of Rock Springs, will be sent today to his home at Arroyohondo, N.M., for burial. Gonzales was struck dead at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when he was traveling in a wagon on Pine mountain, south of the city. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 30, 1947 Stevens Rites This Morning Funeral services for Sussian Stevens, 73-year-old Rock Springs woman who died Thursday at Wyoming General hospital, will be conducted at 9 o’clock this morning at the North Side Catholic church. Mrs. Stevens was born in Kaencia, Slovakia. She had lived in Rock Springs for 56 years. Services will be conducted by Father Albin Gnidovec, and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The Rogan mortuary is in charge. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 30, 1947 Soltis Funeral This Morning Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Soltis, longtime Rock Springs resident who had lived in Salt Lake City for the last three years, will be held at 11 o’clock this morning at the Catholic cathedral there. Burial will in a Salt Lake City cemetery. Mrs. Soltis died suddenly in a Salt Lake City hospital Wednesday night where she was to have undergone a major operation the following morning. Her brother, Ernest Sinko of Rock Springs, went to Salt Lake City Thursday night and Mrs. Sinko and Mr. and Mrs. John Lucas, Sr., drove there yesterday to attend the services. The rosary was said last night at the Jack O’Donnell mortuary chapel where the body will remain until the funeral hour. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 31, 1947 MRS. PAUL STEVENS Funeral services for Sussian Stevens, 73, wife of Paul Stevens, were held Saturday at the North Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec conducted the funeral mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Stevens, mother of John Stevens, city councilman and a nominee for mayor in the city’s November election, died Thursday at Wyoming General hospital where she had been a patient for more than two and one-half months. Mrs. Stevens had lived in the Rock Springs area for 56 years. She was born June 4, 1874, in Kamencia, Slovakia. Besides her husband and son she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John Copyak Sr. of Rock Springs and Mrs. Leslie A. Rapp of Glendale, Calif., eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Prusnak of Arkaydi, Pa. She was a member of St. Anne’s Altar society of the North Side Catholic church and the Catholic Union society. The Stevens home is at 685 Ahsay avenue. Pallbearers who served at the funeral and burial services were John Copyak Jr., John and Gus Stevens, John Fabiny, Mike Fech and John Nesbitt. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 31, 1947 UZEHARA MUTOZO Funeral services for Uzehara Mutozo, 69-year-old Japanese resident of the city, were held Wednesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Luke Yoto, Episcopal minister at St. Michael’s mission at Ethete, conducted the services and burial was in the Japanese plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mutozo was born in Hiroshima in 1878 but had lived in the United States for many years. He had worked as a baker’s helper in Rock Springs. He died Monday at Wyoming General hospital and had no known relatives. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 31, 1947 SIAMESE TWINS Graveside services were held Thursday at the Farson cemetery for the Siamese twin girls who were born at Wyoming General hospital on Sunday, August 24, and died there two days later. The twins, Leota Kay and Josie Gay, were the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harding Brown who reside on the Frank Gosar ranch at Cora. The burial services were conducted by the Rev. B.J. Rodda of Dines, Nazarene church pastor. The infants, delivered by Ceasarian section, were joined from slightly above the navel down to the pelvis, facing each other. One of the twins died 52 hours and 20 minutes after birth and the second died nearly seven hours later. The infants could not be separated by surgery because of the connection of too many vital organs in the abdominal region. The twins were the first-born of the Browns. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 31, 1947 MIGUEL GONZALES The body of Miguel Gonzales, 39-year-old sheep camp mover for the Rife estate sheep outfit who was killed by lightning Thursday, was sent to Arroyohondo, N.M. Friday night for burial. Gonzales was killed in the Pine mountain area 54 miles south of Rock Springs. He is survived by his wife, Bertha; two sons, two daughters, his mother, two sisters and two brothers, all of whom live in New Mexico. An aunt, Mrs. Mathilda Chacon, and a cousin, Mrs. Rosie Chacon, live at Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 31, 1947 MRS. JOHN SOLTIS Funeral services for Elizabeth Soltis, 58, widow of John Soltis, were held Saturday at the Catholic cathedral in Salt Lake City where she had lived for the last three years. Mrs. Soltis died suddenly in a Salt Lake hospital Wednesday night. Born May 1, 1889, in Hungary, she came with her parents at the age of two years to Rock Springs where she lived until moving to Salt Lake City in 1944. She was a member of the South Side Catholic church here and the Rock Springs Neighbors of Woodcraft. Mrs. Soltis is survived by two sons, John P. and Ernest F. Soltis, both of Salt Lake City; two grandchildren; one sister, Margaret Sinko of Salt Lake City, and one brother, Ernest Sinko of Rock Springs. Her husband, John Soltis, whom she married in Rock Springs in 1910, died here in 1934 and is buried in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Soltis was buried in Salt Lake. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 31, 1947 BYRD BARTON Funeral services for Byrd Barton, 56, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church and the American Legion conducted the rites and burial was in the Legion plot at Mountain View cemetery. Barton was found dead in his shack at 229 Grant street early Tuesday. Investigation by county officials revealed that the death resulted from natural causes. A resident of the Rock Springs area for 29 years, Barton was born Jan. 14, 1891, in Knox County, Kentucky. He was a coal miner for the Colony Coal company at the time of his death. He is survived by two brothers, Homer Barton of Denver, who came to Rock Springs when advised of his death, and Robert G. Barton of Cumberland, Ky., and a sister, Mrs. Ota Virginia Siler of Denver. Barton was a veteran of the first war. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 31, 1947 Mike Unguren Dies; Lived in City 27 Years Mike Unguren, 51, of 1310 Eleventh street, died early Saturday at Wyoming General hospital after an illness of several weeks. He was an employee of the Union Pacific Coal company and was a member of the company’s Old Timers association. Unguren had lived in Rock Springs for 27 years, coming here in 1920. He was born June 2, 1896, in Vuloca, Romania. Survivors are his wife, Mary Anselmi Unguren, to whom he was married here in 1921; three sons, George, Alex and John Unguren, and one daughter, Mrs. John Shassetz, all of Rock Springs; brother, Pete Unguren of Memphis, Tenn., and a sister, Vernoica Unguren, who lives in Romania. He was a member of the Rock Springs I.O.O.F. lodge, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Redmen lodge and the United Mine Workers of America. Rosary services will be held at 7:30 Monday at the Wildermuth mortuary, with the funeral at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the South Side Catholic church, Father Welsh officiating. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 2, 1947 Funeral Rites Today For Lemmon Infant Funeral services for William Max Lemmon, nine-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lyle Lemmon of 823 Muir avenue, will be held at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel at 11 o’clock this morning. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec, pastor of the North Side Catholic church, will conduct the rites and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The infant died early Saturday at the Lemmon family home. --- Green River Star, Sep 5, 1947 FRANK R. SMITH, OLD RESIDENT, DIES SUDDENLY Frank R. Smith of Westwood, Calif., well-known former resident of Green River, died of a heart attack at his California home last Monday, information received in Green River by the Masonic bodies, in which he retained membership here, declared. Funeral services were conducted in Westwood yesterday. Smith was manager of the grocery department of Green River Mercantile Co. more than thirty years ago. He served as town clerk in 1917 and 1918, leaving to serve in World War I. At the time of his death he was sales manager of Coty's, renouned powder and perfume manufacturing concern. He is survived by his wife and one child. Smith visited in Green River with old-time friends about three months ago. --- Green River Star, Sep 5, 1947 Mother of Mrs. W. A. Johnson Dies In Ogden Mrs. Charlotte E. C. Vickery, mother of Mrs. W. A. Johnson and aunt of James A. Chrisman, passed away Monday at her home in Ogden, Utah, from complications resulting from advanced age. She was 89 years old. She had been in ill health the past year. Mrs. Johnson was with her mother at death. Funeral services will be conducted in Ogden this afternoon at two o'clock from Kinrkendall-Darling funeral chapel with the Order of Eastern Star in charge. The Rev. J. Burton Salter, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, will deliver the sermon and conduct the committal service at Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Vickery was born in Omaha, Neb. in 1858. Her husband preceded her in death in 1918. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Johnson, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. W. A. Johnson and son, William, left for Ogden Thursday to attend services, while Douglas Johnson joined his mother in Ogden Wednesday, --- Green River Star, Sep 5, 1947 Attack Fatal to Anna Marie Bender In Calif. Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Marie Fairchilds Bender, who succumbed Thursday, August 28th, to complications resulting from a sudden attack of cerebral hemorrhage, at her home in Hayward, Calif., were held in Green River Tuesday, Sept. 2nd, at 9:30 a. m. The Rev. Father H. Schellinger officiated at services at the Church of Immaculate Conception, and at short graveside services in Riverview cemetery. Mrs. Bender never regained consciousness from the time she suffered the stroke Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock, until she passed away two days later. She was attending a dinner of Business and Professional Women's Club when stricken. Mrs. Bender was born in Green River Sept. 11, 1908 to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Fairchilds. She attended school here and Sacred Heart Academy in Ogden, graduating from high school in Green River in 1928. In 1933 she was married to Joseph F. Bender in Reno, Nevada. They have lived in Oakland and San Francisco since their marriage, but the past 11 years they have resided in Hayward, where she managed the Margaret Brunham Candy Store. A blessing ceremony was held Saturday afternoon at Sorensen's Mortuary in Hayward by the Business and Professional Women's Club. The body was then brought to Green River, with rosary being conducted 7:30 o'clock Monday evening at the John H. Crosson home. Pallbearers for the funeral service were Richard Bussart, Ford Bussart, Earl Hall, John T. Williams, Cecil Rhodes and Thomas Spencer. Mrs. Bender is survived by her husband; mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Fairchilds of Green River; and sister, Mrs. John Long, of Hayward. Here from out-of-town to attend the services were Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bender of Washington, Kansas, father of Mr. Bender; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rieir and children of Washington, Kan., sister and family of Mr. Bender; Mrs. J. P. Folger of Evanston; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Spencer and Mrs. B. Bussart, Banning, Calif.; Mrs. J. F. Fitzpatrick of Kemmerer; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Slater of Oakland, Calif.; and Mr. and Mrs. John Long of Hayward. --- Green River Star, Sep 5, 1947 James Barrett, First White Boy Born Here, Dies Following an illness of several years duration, all of which time he had been a patient in Wyoming General hospital in Rock Springs, James A. Barrett, 77, succumbed Friday evening at 7:15 p. m. to bodily complications resulting from advanced age. Rosary was said in the chapel of Wildermuth Mortuary in Rock Springs Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Mass was conducted at 9:30 a. m. Monday at Church of Immaculate Conception in Green River, the Rev. Father H. Schellinger officiating. Interment was in Riverview cemetery. Pallbearers at the service were Charles Harvey, R. K. Lake, Emil Sedlacek, Otto Paysen, Emil Droege and Voorhees Pearson. James Barrett was the first white boy born in Green River, a distinction which was recognized several years ago by the Union Pacific Railroad in presenting him with a plaque. He was born here May 30, 1870. He was in the cattle business, associated with his father, Patrick Barrett, until 1900, when he entered the sheep business, and became one of the prominent operators of southwestern Wyoming. He left this field in the early 1920s, and in 1924 took employment with the Union Pacific in the mechanical department, holding this until 1937, when he retired. Green River was his home all his life, and this community has been entertwined with the Barrett family history since 1860, when his parents first settled here. In 1876, county records declare, the late Patrick Barrett purchased the county bond issue which covered initial construction costs of the Sweetwater County court house, still standing. It was in that year that the county seat was moved to Green River from South Pass, now a part of Fremont County. He was married to Nellie Igoe February 20, 1895, who preceded him in death in June, 1935. He is survived by three sons, Gerald, Francis and Everett, and one daughter, Mrs. Albert Payson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 7, 1947 GENE R. SON Funeral services for Gene R. Son, three-year-old Rock Springs boy who lost his life by drowning Wednesday at the Snake River ranch, 12 miles south of Pinedale, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Timothy Potter, bishop of the L.D.S. ward at Manila, conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Gene was the son of Bud Son of 141 J street, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Virginia Bulleck Moore of San Francisco, who arrived here early Saturday morning to attend the services. The child was spending a month with his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Enola Large of Rock Springs, who was employed for the summer at the ranch. The drowning occurred early Wednesday morning when Gene wandered from the kitchen to a pond nearby. He had been away from the ranch house but a few minutes when his body was found in the pond. Gene was born on Dec. 20, 1943, in Rock Springs. Besides his father, mother and his paternal grandmother he is survived by his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ethel McMillan of Baggs, who came to Rock Springs when advised of his death. Pallbearers were George Harsha, Ralph Selby, and Evers and Gilbert Sims, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 7, 1947 EDWARD SEVERANCE Funeral services for Edward Severance, 54, well known rancher of the Boulder area, were held at Pinedale Friday. Dr. Judson Leeman of Pinedale conducted the rites and burial was in the cemetery there. Severance died Monday at Wyoming General hospital where he had been a patient for five days. He is survived by his wife, Helen, of Boulder, and one sister, Mrs. Edward Bryant of Los Angeles. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 7, 1947 RALPH L. PERKINS The body of Ralph L. Perkins, 59, who died on an eastbound Union Pacific train Wednesday, was sent to his home in San Diego for burial. His body was removed from the train at Bitter Creek and turned over to J. Warden Opie, county coroner. Perkins and his wife, Victoria, were en route to Minneapolis to visit relatives at the time of his sudden death. Mrs. Perkins accompanied the body back to San Diego. --- Green River Star, Sep 12, 1947 Services Held For Former Resident Here After five years of illness, five months of which were spent in the San Diego, Calif. hospital, Mrs. Emma Proetz West, 56 years of age, died at her home in Ramona, Calif. September 3rd. Funeral services for the former Green River resident were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock. Mrs. West had made the request prior to death that she be buried at Green River. The Rev. Robert Midgley conducted services from Union Congregational Church. Pallbearers at the rites were William Hutton, Jr., Matt McCourt, Luke Harrigan and Clyde Eskridge of Green River and Charles and Raymond Tripp of Granger. Interment was in Riverview cemetery. Mrs. West was born and reared in Baggs, Wyo. Following her marriage to Homer West the family home was established at Granger, where Mr. West, owned and operated a service station. Twenty-four years later the family moved to Green River, where Mr. West was employed by Union Pacific railroad. The Wests resided here two years, when failing health of Mrs. West caused the family to move to California. They had resided at Ramona two years before death finally visited Mrs. West. Surviving are the husband, Homer W. West; three children, Mrs. Kathleen Glover of Stansbury, Mrs. Barbara Tripp, Mt. View, and Homer West, Jr., Mt. View; four grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Sam Ivy, Clearfield, Utah, and Mrs. M. L. Smart, Fort Lawton, Wash. One half-brother, William Proetz of Tacoma, Wash., also survives. --- Green River Star, Sep 12, 1947 Sudden Heart Attack Fatal To Fred Cruz Former owner of Cruz Flower Shop and long-established resident of Green River, John Fred Cruz, 77, died very suddenly at his home Tuesday morning. Suffering a severe heart attack early Tuesday morning, at three o'clock, he clung to life very shortly and passed away at 3:45 a. m. His health had been good, and no previous warning was given of any I serious illness, leaving a stunned home of sadness in his sudden death. Funeral services, under direction of the Christian Science Society of Rock Springs, were conducted from Union Congregational Church yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Pallbearers were William Hutton, Jr., Fred Stoll, Charles Harvey, John S. Logan, Harold Scritchfield and Bert Jones. Interment was in Riverview cemetery. John Fred Cruz was born August 21, 1870 at Denver, Colorado. He had been a resident of Green River for thirty years, and on October 23, 1920, he recited marriage vows with Rhoda Matilda Lewis. It was also in 1920 that the Cruz' established their floral business, which they conducted until April, 1947, when they sold the shop to their son, Fred, upon his return from military service. He is survived by his wife and two children, Fred Cruz and Mrs. Glen Butcher, both of Green River a brother, Edward Cruz, present address unknown; a sister, Mrs. J. C. Maes, of Denver; and five step-children, W. H. Williams, Lawrence Williams and Mrs. Willard Dow of Green River, Edward Williams of Rock Springs and Mrs. Charles Richardson, Copalis, Wash. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 14, 1947 MRS. HOMER WEST SR. Funeral services for Mrs. Homer West St., 48, were held Wednesday at the Congregational church in Green River followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Mrs. West died September 2 in San Diego. She was born March 27, 1899 at Baggs where she was married. She and her husband went to Granger in 1920 and lived there until 1945 when they went to California in hope that the lower altitude would be beneficial to Mrs. West's health. Besides her husband, Mrs. West is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ed Glover of Stansburty and Mrs. John Tripp of Mountain View; one son, Homer West Jr., of Mountain View, four grandsons, two brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 14, 1947 LAWRENCE CADY Funeral services for Lawrence Cady, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cady of Eden, were held Saturday at the Farson Community hall. The Rev. Ben Rodda, pastor of the Nazarene church in Eden valley, conducted the rites and burial was in the cemetery at Farson. The child died at Wyoming General hospital Tuesday of injuries incurred when he was struck by an automobile in front of the Cady home on Sunday September 7. John Hall Moss of Lexington, Pa., who had been directing research work for Harvard university in Eden valley for several weeks, was the driver of the car which struck the child. A coroner's jury which investigated the tragedy exonerated him. Besides his parents, Lawrence is survived by two brothers, Ralph and Jimmy, and two sisters, Ada Mae and Shirley, all at home; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Bosman of Pinedale, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mathilda Cady of Marshall, Minn. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 14, 1947 JOHN FRED CRUZ Funeral services for John Fred Cruz, 77-year-old resident of Green River, were held Thursday at the Congregational church in Green River. Mrs. H.E. Buckles, Christian Science reader of Reliance, conducted the rites and burial was in Riverview cemetery. Cruz, owner of the Cruz flower shop, died at his home Tuesday. He is survived by his wife, Rhoda; four sons, Lawrence and W.H. Williams and Fred Cruz Jr., all of Green River, and Edward Williams of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Laura Richardson of Coplais, Wash., and Mrs. Rhoda Dows of Green River; one sister, Mrs. John Maes of Denver, and one brother, Edward Cruz of Ft. Worth, Texas. He was born Aug. 12, 1870, in San Luis, Colo., and had lived in Green River since 1920. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 14, 1947 RASMUSSEN TWINS Graveside services for Dee and Don Rasmussen, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rasmussen of Superior, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the cemetery at Ft. Bridger. Bishop Tanner of the L.D.S. church there will conduct the rites. The infants died at birth at Wyoming General hospital Friday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 14, 1947 WALTER TRENT Funeral services for Walter Trent, 72, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. James E. Shapland of the Methodist church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Trent died Friday at Wyoming General hospital. He was born Feb. 28, 1875 in Ohio and had lived in the Rock Springs area for 35 years. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge and had no known relatives. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 14, 1947 ARTHUR EDGAR KEELER Funeral services for Arthur Edgar Keeler, 58, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Farson community hall. The Rev. Ben Rodda, pastor of the Eden valley Nazarene church, will conduct the rites and burial will be in the Farson cemetery. Keeler, a widely known Eden valley farmer, became ill suddenly Thursday at this home and was brought to Wyoming General hospital where he died Friday. He was born Nov. 28, 1888, in Marshalltown, Iowa, and had lived in Eden valley since 1910. Survivors are his wife, Ida; one son, Gilbert Keeler of Farson; three daughters, Mrs. Ellen Farrell, whose home is in Nebraska, Mrs. Grace Tanner of Los Angeles and Mrs. Charlotte Eaton of Rock Springs and seven grandchildren. The body will be taken from the Wildermuth mortuary to the Farson community hall at noon Monday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sept 21, 1947 Martin Mehle Dies; Was Injured in Fight A coroner’s jury Saturday night opened an investigation into the death of a Rock Springs bar owner who died late Friday night at the Wyoming General hospital where he was taken earlier in the week for treatment of injuries received in an altercation in his saloon. The jury, called by Coroner J. Warden Opie, will attempt to ascertain the responsibility, if any, for the death of Martin Mehle, 58, co-owner of Martin’s liquor store at 736 Pilot Butte. Mehle died about 11 p.m. Friday. He had been in the hospital since Monday night when he was taken there for treatment of a fractured ankle received during an altercation in the bar with John Balkie, about 60, a cook and longtime resident of the county. Dr. P.M. McCrann, Rock Springs physician, testified at the inquest that Mehle, a former V.F.W. commander here and widely known resident, died of hyperstatic pneumonia. The pneumonia resulted, he said, from shock precipitated by the ankle fracture and dislocation, and a blow on the jaw. Asked if he believed Mehle would be living today were it not for the injuries received Monday night at his saloon, Dr. McCrann answered, “Yes.” Balkie, who was sitting in the audience at the inquest, was called by the coroner to testify. “I have nothing to say,” he said. Walter A. Muir, who also was present, was asked by the coroner whether he had anything to state to the jury. He replied, “No.” Asked if he were counsel for Balkie he replied that he had not been actually retained by him, but that if Balkie were asked to testify he would advise him not to do so inasmuch as any testimony given could be used against him later. John Lewis, 215 Elm street, testified as an eye-witness to the altercation. He said he saw Balkie strike Mehle “a right to the jaw.” Mehle crumpled to the floor at the end of the bar, unconscious, he said. Lewis said a number of people present then picked Mehle up, place him in a chair and sponged off his face until he regained consciousness. Lewis testified that Mehle previously had slapped Balkie, after ordering him out of the bar. The slapping occurred before Balkie struck the saloon owner, he said. The two men earlier had ben engaged in heated conversation outside of the store and he had seen Balkie follow Mehle in, Lewis said. Joe Porenta, city sexton, testified that he heard Balkie shout, “He was looking for it and he got it.” Mehle was taken to his home after the incident and Dr. McCrann was called. He said he made a preliminary examination of the ankle and advised that Mehle be hospitalized at once. An X-ray that night revealed the dislocation and fracture. Mehle was put to bed and given a heavy sedative. His condition grew continually worse as the week went on, Dr. McCrann testified. Dr. McCrann and Dr. A.E. Prevedel performed an autopsy Saturday. Val Marcina, who was Mehle’s partner in the liquor store, testified that he had come in to the bar about 6 p.m. Monday to relieve Mehle. Mehle, he said, was excited about something. “I didn’t know it at the time,” he said, “but I was told later that Balkie had been in around 4 that afternoon to see Mehle.” Mehle returned to the bar about 7 p.m., Marcina said. “Balkie came in and the two of them went outside,” he testified. “I was busy serving some customers and didn’t see anything until I heard a noise and I looked up to see Balkie strike Mehle in the jaw. “We went over to him and helped him up to a chair. Balkie was saying that he deserved what he got. He later said something about threatening to sue for $25,000.” Ed Gordon also testified that he witnessed the altercation, and City Councilman Morgan Roberts said he had stopped on his way to the council meeting after learning the Mehle had been hurt. He said he felt Mehle’s ankle and said he believed it was broken. Mrs. Mehle testified that her husband had told her before he died that Balkie had kicked him in the leg. With her testimony the jury adjourned to complete the hearing today. The jury made a trip to the liquor store where Gordon demonstrated how and where Mehle fell. Members of the jury are William Uzelac, chairman; Tom Watson and Rudy Cukali. Mehle was born in Zagradec, Yugoslavia, on Nov. 11, 1888, and at the age of 11 came to Rock Springs. He was united in marriage to Christina Rahonce here on Nov. 28, 1921. Mrs. Mehle and their four sons, William, Frank, Edwin and James Mehle, survive him. One brother, John, and one sister, Frances, live in Yugoslavia. Mehle was a World war I veteran and his three oldest sons served in World War II. He was a member of the American Legion, the Rock Springs post of Veterans of Foreign Wars of which he was a past commander; the Loyal Order of Moose; the Rock Springs Elks; the Eagles, and the S.N.J.P. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the North Side Catholic church and the rosary will be said at 7:30 tonight at the Mehle home at 414 M street. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will conduct the funeral mass and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sept 21, 1947 JOHN RAMSAY Funeral services for John (Jack) Ramsay, 76, resident of Rock Springs for 62 years, were held Wednesday at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel. The Rev. George Ridgway, rector of the Episcopal church, conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Ramsay was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ramsay, pioneer residents of the city. He was born Jan. 24, 1871, in Swansea, Wales and came to Rock Springs in 1885 at the age of 14. His father had arrived earlier to establish a home here. Jack and his sister, Sally, now Mrs. E.A. Eulass of Chicago, came together, arriving a few days after the Chinese riot in September, 1885. Ramsay was an active member of United Mine Workers of America, both in the national organization, which he served as secretary several years ago, and his local organization. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Bess Berry and Mrs. Jacqueline Oliver, both of Oakland, and Mrs. Sarah Wolfe of Grand Junction, Colo.; six grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Lissie Moore of Superior, Mrs. Agnes Toon of Denver, Mrs. T.A. McCormick of Rock Springs and Mrs. Eulass, and four brothers, Robert Ramsay of Long Beach and Sam, Anthony and James Ramsay, all of Rock Springs. His wife, Annie Clegg Ramsay, died here in 1917. Ramsay died Saturday night, September 13, at Wyoming General hospital. Pneumonia was the cause of death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 28, 1947 MRS. JOHN PARK Funeral services for Mrs. John Park, 75, prominent Rock Springs resident and co-owner of the Park hotel, were held Thursday at the Congregational church. The Rev. Robert Midgley of the Green River Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Park died suddenly of a heart attack early Tuesday morning at her home. Although she had not been well for several weeks her death was unexpected. Minnie Muir Park was born May 15, 1872, in Lonaconing, Md., but spent the first eight years of her life in Scotland. Her parents, the late David and Christina Muir, returned to the United States in 1880 and after living in Pennsylvania for four years came to Rock Springs to live when she was 12 years old. She was married to John Park here in 1892. In 1903 Mr. and Mrs. Park opened a rooming house business at the present site of the Park hotel. In 1908 they built the Elk hotel on the same site which they later moved to a point on Elk street to make way for the building of the present Park hotel building. Both Mr. and Mrs. Park were known for their many charitable acts during their lives. Mrs. Park was active in club, church and civic activities and both she and her husband were active in political affairs of Rock Springs and Sweetwater county in their younger years. Both were of the Republican political faith. John Park died here on March 6, 1931. Mrs. Park is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ernest B. Hitchcok and Mrs. James F. Davis, both of Rock Springs. Two grandsons, Robert Hitchcock and John Davis, and three granddaughters, Jean and Ruth Hitchcock and Myrn Davis, also survive. She is survived by one brother, Attorney W.A. Muir of Rock Springs, and three sisters, Mrs. W.B. Ross, Mrs. Frank Bowman and Mrs. D.A. Morrison, a nationally known newspaper and magazine writer who writes under the name of Florabelle Muir, all of Los Angeles. Mrs. Bowman and Mrs. Morrison came to Rock Springs for the funeral and burial rites. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 28, 1947 HUGO PAPERA The body of Hugo Papaera, 60, of San Francisco, who died Monday on an eastbound Union Pacific passenger train, was returned to San Francisco for funeral services and burial. Papera and his wife were en route to New York City from where they were to have sailed on a vacation trip to Italy. Mrs. Papera accompanied the body back to San Francisco. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 5, 1947 HUGH BRAWLEY The body of Hugh Brawley, 42, former Rock Springs man who was killed at a logging camp near Nevada City, Calif., Tuesday, will arrive in Rock Springs Monday. Arrangements for final services and burial here will be made after arrival of the funeral party. Funeral services will be held in Nevada City this morning. The accident which resulted in Brawley’s death occurred when the chains of the log-loaded truck he was driving came loose. He stopped the truck to tighten the chains and one of the logs on the truck fell on him. Brawley was born April 11, 1905 [sic], in Rock Springs and lived here until the early years of the war when he and his family moved to Sacramento. There he was employed in a war plant. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Robertson Brawley, and four children, Bill, 10; Colleen, 7; Patty, 6; and Judy, 5. Other survivors are his father, James Brawley Sr. of Rock Springs; three brothers, Tom and Jack Brawley of Los Angeles and Jim Brawley of Lander; four sisters, Mrs. Harry Stewart of Rock Springs, Mrs. Jack Schultz of Sacramento, Mrs. Joe Salderino of Canon City, Colo., and Mrs. Sadie Hodge of Las Vegas, Nev. All of his brothers and sisters with exception of Mrs. Schultz will be in Rock Springs for the funeral. Mrs. Schultz and her husband and Mrs. Salderino and Mrs. Hodge went to Nevada City when advised of his death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 5, 1947 CHARLES PASSARELLI Funeral services for Charles Passarelli, 43, of 223 K street, were held at the Rogan mortuary chapel Wednesday with the Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church conducting the rites. The body was sent that night to Salida, Colo., for final services and burial. Passarelli died of a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday at Wyoming General hospital where he had been a patient since the previous night. He had lived in Rock Springs for two years. Passarelli is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and a daughter, Dalo. His father, two brothers and four sisters live in Salida, Colo. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 12, 1947 EDWARD SAMUELS Funeral services for Edward (Tod) Samuels, 55, were held Friday at the Episcopal church. The Rev. George W. Ridgway conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Samuels, resident of the city for 40 years, died at his home at 517 E street Tuesday. He had been in ill health for 15 years. Five weeks ago his condition took a change for the worse and he became bedfast. For the last several years Samuels was custodian at the Junior high school and prior to that time was employed by the Colony Coal company over a period of years. He was born on April 18, 1892, in Wrexham, Wales, the son of Samuel and Miriam Samuels, who came to Rock Springs to make their home in 1907, bringing their family with them. Ted Samuels was 15 years old at that time. He was married here on Dec. 21, 1914, to Anne Smith who was born in England and who had come to Rock Springs in 1908. Samuels was a communicant of the Episcopal church, a member of the Rock Springs Knights of Pythias and of the United Mine Workers. Survivors are his wife; three sons, John, Samuel and Clarence Samuels, all of Rock Springs; one grandson, John Samuels, Jr., and three granddaughters, Carol Ann, Sheri Elaine and Sally Samuels, all of Rock Springs; one brother, George Samuels of Laramie, and four sisters, Mrs. David McIntosh, Mrs. John Lawson, Mrs. William Batters and Mrs. James Knox Sr., all of Rock Springs. Five nephews and Jack Connor of Rock Springs served as pallbearers at the funeral and burial services. The nephews are Alfred Smith of Wamsutter, Harold Samuels of Gillette, Gordon Edwards of Eden, John Lawson of Salem, Ore., and Donald McIntosh of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 12, 1947 LESTER STOLL Funeral services for Lester Stoll, 41, will be held at 1 o’clock this afternoon at the Episcopal church in Green River. The Rev. Harry Haydis will conduct the rites. Burial will be in the Stoll family plot in the Burntfork cemetery where graveside services will be held. Stoll, a member of the well known Burntfork family, died Tuesday at Libby, Mont., after an illness of several months. He formerly lived in Green River. Survivors are a son, William of Libby, and a daughter, Lorraine of Seattle, both of whom are in Green River for the services; his mother, Mrs. Ida Stoll, now of Denver, who was with him at the time of his death; three brothers, Roy of Denver, Stanley of Libby and Kenneth, Green River, and one sister, Mrs. Edna Stiteler of Denver. His mother, sister and his three brothers also are in Green River for the services. Stoll was born at Burntfork in 1906. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 12, 1947 JOSEPH M. LYNCH The body of Joseph M. Lynch, 35-year-old Union Pacific railroad brakeman who was killed at Gunn Thursday, was sent to his home in Rawlins for funeral services. Lynch was crushed between an oil car and an empty coal car while the train crew was engaged in moving a string of empty coal cars to Gunn. He died at the scene of the accident shortly afterward. Lynch had been transferred to the Rock Springs area only a few days before the fatal accident. He had lived in Rawlins for three years, going there at the time that he accepted employment with the railroad company. He was born Aug. 29, 1912, in Ottumwa, Iowa. He was married and is survived by his wife and their two sons, Gregory Dean, 2 ½, and Charles Everet, 1. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Lynch of Des Moines, who went to Rawlins when advised of his death, and a sister, Mrs. Joe Niceilli of Seattle, also survive. The body was sent to Iowa for burial. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 12, 1947 ANN FRANCES TOMSICH Funeral services for Ann Frances Tomsich, 35, of 746 Ridge avenue, were held Wednesday at the North Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec conducted the funeral mass and burial was in the Tomsich family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Miss Tomsich died Monday at Wyoming General hospital where she had been a patient for about four weeks. She was born July 21, 1912, in Rock Springs. Survivors are her father, Joseph Tomsich Sr. of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. William Fotes of Great Falls, Katherine, Rose and Angela Tomsich, all of Rock Springs, and four brothers, Joseph Jr., Tony, Frank and John Tomsich, all of Rock Springs. Her mother died here on March 21, 1946. Pallbearers for the funeral and burial services were Frank Barnick, Frank Golob, Val Marcina, John Mrak, John Skubic and John Subic, all of Rock Springs. --- Green River Star, Oct 17, 1947 Last Rites Held Wednesday for Oliver Harsha Funeral rites for Oliver William Alfred Harsha, 53, were held from the L. D. S. Ward chapel here Wednesday afternoon, with Bishop Lee S. Nebeker in charge. Harsha died Saturday morning in Wyoming General hospital, succumbing to complications resulting from a severe heart attack suffered the previous Tuesday. Interment was made in Riverview cemetery, with graveside services being conducted by Tom Whitmore Post No. 28, American Legion, and Pilot Butte Post 2321, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in which he had been a member. He was a veteran of World War I. Pallbearers were Ed Bratke, R. M. Jackson, Max Hopf, Howard Smith, E. J. Sedlacek and Walter Oliver. Harsha was born March 5, 1894 at White Cloud, Kan. He had been a resident of Wyoming for 18 years, ten of which were in Green River as an employee of the Union Pacific railroad as machinist helper. Surviving are his wife, Dora; two daughters, Mrs. Hattie Nellestein and Mrs. Irene Simmons, both of Green River; one son, William Henry; and five brothers, Richard Harsha of Green River, George Harsha of Rock Springs, Frank Sherrod of Green River, John Sherrod of Ogden and Benny Sherrod of Scotts City, Kan. --- Green River Star, Oct 17, 1947 Brother of Mrs. Sadie Hodge Dies In Calif. Victim of a logging accident, Hugh Brawley, 42, former resident of Rock Springs and brother of Mrs. Sadie Hodge of Green River, was killed near Nevada City, Calif. last week. Funeral services were conducted Saturday in Rock Springs, with interment in St. Joseph's cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 19, 1947 PRESTON H. WALLING The body of Preston H. Walling, 48, a teacher at Creston, in eastern Sweetwater county, who died in the hospital at Rawlins Sunday, was sent to Aitken, Minn., for burial. A brother, L. H. Walling, who flew from Minnesota to Rawlins when advised of the death, accompanied the body. Walling was hit by a Union Pacific train on Friday morning, October 10. Apparently he was waiting on the tracks to cross to his school and while waiting for one train to pass was struck by another. Walling had taught at various Sweetwater county ranch schools for 21 years and had taught at Creston for the last four years. He was born Feb. 10, 1899, in Spring Valley, Minn., and was a veteran of World war II. Besides his brother he is survived by his father, E. L. Walling of Aitken. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 19, 1947 OLIVER HARSHA Funeral services for Oliver William Alfred Harsha, 53, of Green River, were held Wednesday at the L.D.S. church there. Bishop Lee Nebeker conducted the services and burial was in Riverview cemetery at Green River. Harsha died Saturday night, October 11, at Wyoming General hospital here where he had been a patient for four days. He was born March 5, 1894, at White Cloud, Kan., and was employed as a machinist's helper by the Union Pacific railroad at Green River at the time of his death. Survivors are his wife, Dora; two daughters, Mrs. Irene Simmons and Mrs. Hattie Nellestenin, both of Green River; one son, William H. Harsha of Green River; five grandchildren; and five brothers, George Harsha of Rock Springs, Richard Harsha and Frank Sherrod, both of Green River, John Sherrod of Ogden and Ben Sherrod of Scotts City, Kan. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 19, 1947 GLORIA ELAINE MONTANO Funeral services for Gloria Elaine, two-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Montano of Rock Springs, were held Thursday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. Terrence McGovern conducted the rites and burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery. The baby died Tuesday as she was being taken to Wyoming General hospital. Besides her parents, Gloria Elaine is survived by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cadio Montano of Arroyo Seco, N.M., and Mrs. and Mrs. Emilio Jaramillo of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 21, 1947 C. E. Bohn, Jr., High School Senior, Dies Funeral services for Charles Eric Bohn, Jr., 19, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the Congregational church. The Rev. James E. Shapland pastor of the Methodist church in Rock Springs will conduct the rites. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Bohn died Sunday night at 8:55 at the Wyoming General hospital after an illness of two weeks. Active pallbearers will be John Schultz, Jack Gilpin, Billy Bair, Kenneth Overy, Billy Johnson and Jack Kessner. Honorary pallbearers will be John Stacey, Levoyd Robertson, Dale Ramsay and Ronald Chrites. Wildermuth mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. Born Nov. 8, 1927, in Rock Springs, he was the only son of Mrs. Jean Bohn and the late Charles E. Bohn, who passed away June 14, 1940. He was a member of the present senior class of the Rock Springs high school. He is survived by his mother, four sisters, Mrs. Anabelle Knudsen, Mrs. Betsy Keller, and Janet Bohn of Rock Springs, and Dorothy Bohn of Pueblo, Colo., three nephews and two nieces. Also surviving him are an aunt, Mrs. Janet Shomer; an uncle, Robert K. Bell; and a cousin, Mrs. Jean McAllister, all of Trinidad, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 21, 1947 Funeral Rites Today For Mrs. Mary Lycitt Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Lycitt, 63-year-old Rock Springs resident, will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at the L.D.S. church in Rock Springs. Bishop Eugene Sellers will conduct the services and burial will be made in the Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Lycitt died Friday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. Matt Wilde, 1107 Ninth street. She had been taken from her home at 759 Rugby avenue after suffering a heart attack Monday. She had lived in Rock Springs for 56 years. Active in civic organizations, Mrs. Lycitt was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary, the Neighbors of Woodcraft and the Royal Neighbors lodge. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 21, 1947 Mrs. Hokanson Dies After Major Operation Mrs. Helen Hokanson, wife of Hjelmar H. Hokanson of 902 Sixth street, former supervisor at Wyoming General hospital and resident of Rock Springs since 1940, died Saturday night at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minn., following a major operation. She had been in ill health since last March and had undergone two previous major operations, one at the local hospital, and one at Salt Lake City. She left here several weeks ago for the Mayo clinic with the hope that a third operation might be successful. Last week when her husband and son, Clifford Hokanson, were notified by attending physicians that her condition was considered critical, they left immediately for Rochester, arriving there two days before her death. The body, accompanied by her husband and son, arrived early this morning, and funeral arrangements in charge of Rogan mortuary are pending. Mrs. Hokanson with her husband and son came from Casper to Rock Springs when Mr. Hokanson accepted the position of head mechanic at Woodward Construction company. Mrs. Hokanson had lived in Wyoming since early in the 1920's. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 22, 1947 Funeral Service Thursday for Mrs. Hokanson Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Hokanson, who died Saturday at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minn., will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Rogan chapel. Burial will be in Casper, her former home. Mrs. Hokanson, who was born in Logan, Iowa, had resided in Wyoming for more than 20 years. She is survived by her husband, Hjelmar H. Hokanson and one son, Clifford Hokanson. She was the sole survivor of her immediate family, following the death of a brother several years ago. Mrs. Hokanson, a registered nurse, was a supervisor at Wyoming General hospital at the time she became ill early in March, 1947. During World war II she had worked many hours at the hospital and in various homes in the city, serving those who were ill. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 26, 1947 CHARLES ERIC BOHN JR. Funeral services for Charles Eric Bohn Jr., 19, son of Mrs. Charles Bohn of 105 McClellan street, were held Wednesday at the Congregational church. The Rev. James E. Shapland, pastor of the Methodist church, conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Charles, a senior in the Rock Springs high school, died Sunday at Wyoming General hospital. He had suffered with a heart affliction since he was four years old. He incurred a severe illness a year ago and became ill again ten days ago. The illness aggravated the heart condition resulting in his death. He was born Nov. 8, 1927, in Rock Springs. Besides his mother his is survived by four sisters, Anabelle Bohn Knudsen, Betsy Bohn Keller and Janet Bohn, all of Rock Springs, and Dorothy Bohn of Pueblo. His father died here in June 1940. Active pallbearers were six classmates, Billy Bair, Jack Gilpin, Billy Johnson, Jack Kessner, Kenneth Overy and John Schultz. Honorary pallbearers were Ronald Christie, Dale Ramsay, Levoyd Robertson and John Stacey. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 26, 1947 MRS. HJELMAR H. HOKANSON Funeral services for Helen Hokanson, wife of Hjelmar H. Hokanson of 902 Sixth street, were held Thursday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The body was taken to Casper, former home of the Hokansons, for burial Firday. Mrs. Hokanson, who had lived in Rock Springs since 1940, died Saturday night, October 18, at St. Mary’s hospital in Rochester, Minn. She had gone to the Mayo clinic there several weeks ago and subsequently underwent a major operation. Her husband and their son, Clifford Hokanson, were notified here last week that her condition was critical. They left immediately for Rochester and arrived there two days before her death. She had undergone tow previous major operations, one at Wyoming General hospital and the other in a Salt Lake City hospital. Mrs. Hokanson was supervisor at Wyoming General hospital prior to her final illness. Born in Logan, Iowa, she had lived in Wyoming for 20 years. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 26, 1947 MRS. MARY COLOMBO Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Colombo, 59, of Diamondville, were held Friday at the North Side Catholic church in Rock Springs. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec conducted the funeral mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery here. Mrs. Colombo lived at Dines before she went to Diamondville to live four years ago. She died of a heart attack there Monday night. She was born Feb. 14, 1888, in Italy and came to the United States 40 years ago. Survivors are two sons, Robert Colombo of Rock Springs and Paul Colombo of Dines; two daughters, Mrs. Nase Gagliardi of Diamondville and Mrs. Robert Wiles of Portland; a sister who lives in Benton, Ill., and another sister who lives in Milan, Italy, and four brothers who live in Illinois. Her husband died four years ago while they were living at Dines. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 2, 1947 Sister-in-Law to Attend Funeral Mrs. E.J. Young will go to Kemmerer today to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law, F.O. Young, which will be held there Monday morning. She will remain at the Young home for several days before returning to the city. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hansen and daughter, Doris; Thomas LeMarr Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Syme and Hannah Yahner will accompany Mrs. Young to Kemmerer but will return to Rock Springs tonight after spending today at the Young home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 2, 1947 CARL HAFNER Funeral services for Carl Hafner, 74, of 126 Grant street, were held Friday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. S.A. Welsh conducted the funeral mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Hafner, who had lived in Rock Springs for 49 years, died Monday at Wyoming General hospital. He was a butcher by trade and had been working for the Union Mercantile company here. Hafner was born June 10, 1873, in Leonburg, Germany. His survivors are four sons, William Hafner of Pueblo and Allen, Carl and Henry Hafner, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Moss of Rock Springs and Mrs. Carl Johnson of Phoenix, and 11 grandchildren. Mrs. Hafner died here in 1923. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 9, 1947 MRS. JOSEPH DYETT SR. Funeral services for Catherine Smith Dyett, 76, were held Wednesday at the L.D.S. church with interment in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Dyett was the widow of Joseph Dyett Sr. who died here last May 3. She had lived in Rock Springs for 55 years. Mrs. Dyett died last Sunday at Wyoming General hospital where she had been a patient for two weeks. She had been in ill health for several years. She was born April 6, 1871 in Black Braes, Scotland, and came to the United States when a young girl. She was married to Joseph Dyett, whom she had known in Scotland, on June 24, 1892, in Salt Lake City. The couple came immediately to Rock Springs where Dyett had lived prior to their marriage. Survivors are four daughters, three sons, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, all residents of Rock Springs. The daughters are Mrs. Margaret Thyberg, Mrs. John Farrington, Mrs. Martha Ferrero and Mrs. Frank Daniels. The sons are William Dyett, Joseph Dyett Jr. and Andrew Dyett. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 9, 1947 ALEX WISE Funeral services for Alex Wise, 62, were held Thursday at the Wise home at 203 Logan street. The Rev. James E. Shapland, pastor of the Methodist church, conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Officials of the Eagles lodge conducted graveside services. Pallbearers were Joe Facinelli, Ed Gregory, Jack Hansen, Henry Rood, W.D. Thompson and James Vicars. Mrs. Richard Bertagnolli Jr., with Mrs. S.M. Boucher, at the piano sang “In a Garden” at the funeral services. Wise, a lifetime resident of the city with exception of intervals when his employment took him elsewhere, died Monday at Wyoming General hospital after a 20-month illness. He was born Aug. 17, 1885, in Rock Springs, the son of Neil and Elizabeth Riddle Wise, pioneer residents of the city. He was educated in the city schools and was employed for many years by the Union Pacific railroad in Rock Springs, Green River, and Ely, Nev. He was custodian of the North Side State bank building for 11 years prior to his fatal illness. Survivors are one brother, Joe Wise of Denver; three sisters, Mrs. J.A. Whelan of Cheyenne, Mrs. H.J. Boice and Lillias Wise, both of Rock Springs. He and his sister, Lillias, resided at the old Wise home on Logan street. --- Green River Star, Nov 14, 1947 Rosary Service Friday for Mrs. Mary A. Kiernan Rosary services will be conducted at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening at the A. D. Bahan home for Mrs. Mary Anne Kiernan, mother of Mrs. Bahan and one of Green River's oldest residents who died Wednesday morning following a prolonged illness. Funeral services will be conducted from Church of Immaculate Conception (Catholic) at ten o'clock Saturday morning, the Rev. Father H. Schellinger officiating. Interment will be in Riverview cemetery. Mrs. Bahan, 77 years of age, had been a resident of Green River since 1886. Following the passing of her husband, Thomas J. Kiernan, in 1933, she had made her home with the Bahans. She was born Oct. 22, 1870 in County Wexford, Ireland. In addition to Mrs. Bahan, she is survived by two sons, Thomas J. Kiernan, Jr., Ogden, Utah, and Loenard J. Kiernan of Green River. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Thomas J. Kiernan arrived in Green River Wednesday evening. Mrs. Kiernan, member of the Neighbors of Woodcraft for many years, was also active in many community and social activities in her early life here. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 16, 1947 MRS. THOMAS J. KIERNAN SR. Funeral services for Mary Anna Kiernan, 77-year-old widow of Thomas J. Kiernan Sr. and a pioneer Green River resident, were held Saturday at the Catholic church in Green River. Burial was in the Kiernan family plot in the cemetery there. Mrs. Kiernan, resident of Green River for 61 years, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.D. Bahan, in Green River. She was born Oct. 22, 1870, in County Wexford, Ireland. Besides Mrs. Bahan she is survived by two sons, Thomas J. Kiernan Jr., of Ogden and Leonard J. Kiernan of Green River, and by 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Her husband died in Green River in 1933. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 16, 1947 MAX MARTINEZ Funeral services for Max A. Martinez, 63, were held Thursday at the North Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec conducted the funeral mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Martinez, resident of this community for two years, died of a heart ailment Sunday, November 9, at Wyoming General hospital. He was born May 29, 1884, at Agular, Colo., and had lived for some time in Salt Lake City before coming to Rock Springs in 1945. Survivors are his wife, Daisy of Denver; three sons, Ben, John and Sam Martinez, all of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Rose Martinez of Ogden, Mrs. Stella Lamorie and Mrs. Mable Lopez, both of Rock Springs, and 11 grandchildren. Martinez resided in White Mountain addition. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 23, 1947 AUGUST SARCLETTI Funeral services for August Sarcletti, 61, retired Rock Springs businessman, were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church, followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Sarcletti died last Sunday in a Tucson, Ariz., hospital after a prolonged illness due to heart trouble. He and Mrs. Sarcletti went to Tucson to live three years ago in hope that a lower altitude would prove beneficial to his health. For more than two years he showed marked improvement there. When he returned to Rock Springs last summer to visit his children he suffered a relapse and although he returned to Tucson almost immediately failed to regain his health. Sarcletti was born May 26, 1886, in the Austrian Tyrol and came to Rock Springs when he was 16 years old. He was married here 35 years ago to Lucille Anesi, a member of an early day family of this community. Mrs. Sarcletti and two sons and two daughters survive. His children are Albert and Walter Sarcletti and Mrs. Ludwig Plemel, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. John Soltis Jr., of Salt Lake City. He also had nine grandchildren. Rosary services were said in Tucson Monday night before the funeral party, composed of Mrs. Sarcletti and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sarcletti, who were in Tucson at the time of his death, left for Rock Springs. Mrs. Sarcletti will remain at the Plemel home here until after the holidays when she expects to return to Tucson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 23, 1947 JOHN MELVINE FRANCIS Funeral services for John Melvine Francis, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Francis of 419 Walnut street, were held Thursday at the Congregational church. The Rev. Robert E. Midgley, pastor of the Green River Congregational church, conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were James Harns, Leland and Carl Johnson, Bob Miller, Rene Pellet and Bill Sims. Francis died Monday at his home following a long illness. Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Leonard and Robert of Rock Springs, and by two sisters, Mrs. Jean Campbell and Mrs. Margaret Brummett, both of Steamboat Springs, Colo. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 23, 1947 DAN JOSEPH PREVEDEL Funeral services for Dan Joseph Prevedel, 55, were held Thursday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. Terrence McGovern said the funeral mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Prevedel’s body was found last Sunday along the Union Pacific railroad tracks near the coal chutes at the east edge of the city. Apparently he had been hit by a train. Investigation revealed that there was no sign of foul play. Prevedel was born May 29, 1892 in Austria and came to the Rock Springs area in 1909. He had been employed in the mines of the community. He is survived by a brother, Angelo Prevedel of Superior, and one sister, Angelina Prevedel of Ogden. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 23, 1947 KATHLEEN DELPIERRE Funeral services for Kathleen Lavon Delpierre, four-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon L. Delpierre of 531 C street, were held Tuesday at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel. The Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Born here July 21, 1947, the infant died Saturday at Wyoming General hospital. Besides her parents she is survived by one brother, Louis David, and two sisters, Carolyn LaRene and Leone Ann. --- Green River Star, Nov 27, 1947 Coroner’s Jury Continues Fire Probe at Granger A coroner's jury was to continue its investigation today into the tragic home fire at Granger Sunday, which claimed the lives of three persons--son, a mother, and stepmother of the child. Victims were Jerry Val Adams, 11; Mrs. Idonna Edwards, 39, of Pinedale, mother of the youth; and Mrs. Julia Adams of Granger, the child's step-mother. According to information so far obtained in the inquest, the fire started in the home about 5:45 a. m., and was first discovered by Dee Edwards, husband of one of the victims. He awakened others in the home, and all began to flee the premises. After checking outside, the mother and stepmother found Jerry Val not present, and they re-entered the flaming structure in an attempt to save him. All there became trapped and lost their lives. Origin of the fire had not been fully determined this morning, it was said. The Edwards' were visiting at the Adams home at the time of the tragedy. Besides them, others sleeping in the house at the time were Adams' daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Tyler, and infant child. Investigations have been under supervision of County Coroner J. Warden Opie and Sheriff Mike Maher. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 30, 1947 EDITH ANN POTTS Graveside services for Edith Ann Potts, one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Potts of Green River, were held Tuesday at Riverview cemetery there. The infant was born Sunday at Wyoming General hospital and died the same day. Besides her parents, Edith Ann is survived by one brother, Thomas Potts of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 30, 1947 GRANGER FIRE VICTIMS Funeral services for the three victims of a fire which destroyed the tavern and home of Roy Adams at Granger Sunday, November 23, were held at the school house there Friday. The victims were Julia Geraldine Adams, 27, wife of Roy Adams; Jerry Val Adams, 10-year-old son of Roy Adams, and Idonna Norena Edwards, 39, wife of Dee Edwards of Pinedale and divorced wife of Roy Adams and mother of Jerry Val Adams. The fire occurred early in the morning while the occupants of the house were sleeping. According to evidence introduced in a coroner’s investigation, Dee Edwards, husband of one of the victims, discovered the fire at about 5:45 a.m. and aroused the occupants. All occupants had been accounted for with exception of Jerry and the two women ran into the structure to rescue him. All three perished. Julia Geraldine Adams was born Dec. 26, 1919. In addition to her husband she is survived by a daughter, Juanita, and by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McCormick, and three brothers, Kenneth, Jack and Barney McCormick, all of Moberly, Mo. Idonna Norena Edwards was born in Linwood, Utah, on Feb. 6, 1908. In addition to her husband she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Martin Tyler of Pinedale, Beverly, Meryl Nadine and Verda Jean Adams, all of Granger, and one brother, Robert Hereford of Ft. Washakie. Jerry was born in Granger on Feb. 23, 1937. He is survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Jennie Hobson, who lives at Granger. Bishop D.M. Fields of the Lyman L.D.S. ward conducted the triple funeral services and burial was in the cemetery at Granger. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 30, 1947 MRS. OLIVE NOONAN Funeral services for Mrs. Olive Lenora Noonan, 72-year-old Green River resident, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Congregational church in Green River. The Rev. Robert Midgley will conduct the rites and burial will be in Riverview cemetery. Mrs. Noonan died Friday at her home. She was born March 16, 1875, in Chico, Calif., and had lived in Wyoming for 33 years. Survivors are three daughters, Florence Moerke of Green River, Mrs. Edward Wade of Sacramento, and Mrs. Olive Wade of San Bernardino, Calif., and six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 30, 1947 GORDON ARTHUR FABREQUE Graveside services were held Thursday in St. Joseph’s cemetery for Gordon Arthur Fabreque, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon M. Fabreque of 409 Elias avenue. The infant was born prematurely at Wyoming General hospital Sunday and died there early Thanksgiving day. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 2, 1947 Henry F. Bruns, Resident Here 25 Years, Dies Funeral services for Henry Frederick Bruns, 65, Rock Springs resident, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Episcopal church in Rock Springs. The Rev. George W. Ridgway will conduct the rites. Burial will be in the Mountain View cemetery. Bruns died yesterday morning at the Wyoming General hospital after being confined there 16 days. Bruns was born Jan. 4, 1882, at LaFayette, Mo. A devout Episcopalian and an active member of the church, he had resided in this area more than 25 years. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Florence Dierking of Sweet Springs, Mo.; three brothers, Fred and Joe Bruns of Great Bend, Kans., and Adolph Bruns of Emma, Mo. His wife, Lillie, preceded him in death a number of years ago. The Wildermuth mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 2, 1947 Autopsy Ordered in Sudden Death of Emmett J. Crowley An autopsy will be made today to determine the cause of death of Emmett Joseph Crowley, 42, 509 Railroad avenue, who died yesterday morning, County Coroner J. Warden Opie, said. "It will depend on what the autopsy reveals whether or not an inquest will be held," he added. Crowley, who became ill at his home early yesterday morning, was rushed to Wyoming General hospital by ambulance, but died before reaching the hospital. Crowley was born March 29, 1905, at North Fork, Neb. He is survived by his wife, Hazel of Rock Springs; his mother, Matilda Crowley of Verdel, Neb.; one brother, Maurice of Wymore, Neb.; and one sister, Mrs. Walter Anderson of Creighton, Neb. Crowley was a member of the Eagles lodge. The Rogan mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 2, 1947 Jess Redman Dies After Short Illness Jess Redman, Rock Springs resident, died Sunday morning at the Wyoming General hospital. He had been a patient there for nine days. He is survived by one daughter, Josephine Davis, of Tampa, Fla.; two brothers, Lorenzo of East St. Louis, Ill., and Henry of Rawlins; and two sisters, one of whom is Mrs. Ada Montgomery of Woodson, Ark. The Rogan mortuary is in charge of the funeral arrangements. --- Green River Star, Dec 4, 1947 Service Tuesday Makes Final Noonan Tribute In ill health for six years, the past five years of which she had been confined to her bed, Mrs. Olive Lenora Noonan, 72, passed away Friday, Nov. 28th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Albert Moerke, in Green River. She had arrived here last October 13th to make her home with the Moerkes. Mrs. Noonan, born in Chico, Calif., was a resident of Green River from 1915 to 1941, going to California in that year, after taking ill, where she resided with daughters, Mrs. Olive Wade of San Bernardino, and Mrs. Edward Wade of Sacramento. Mrs. Moerke and daughter, Miss Nellie, went to Californian in October to accompany Mrs. Noonon to Green River. Her husband, William Noonon, preceded her in death 36 years, passing away in St. Louis in 1911. A son, George Michael Noonon, dropped dead very suddenly last Nov. 11th in Los Angeles and was buried in San Bernardino. He was an ex-service man of World War I, in the marines and former resident of Green River, leaving here in 1917 and since residing in California. Mrs. Noonan is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Albert Moerke of Green River, Mrs. Olive Wade of San Bernardino, who had been in Green River with her mother for several days and was here for the services Tuesday, and Mrs. Edward Wade of Sacramento, Calif. She is also survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were conducted from Union Congregational Church at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. Robert Midgley conducting. Interment was in Riverview cemetery, with Rogan Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers at the service were W. A. Dow, V. L. Horton, H. L. Scritchfield, Luke Harrigan, Albert Joy and Mathew Noud. --- Green River Star, Dec 4, 1947 POTTS INFANT, DYING AT BIRTH, BURIED HERE Edith Ann, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Potts who died at birth at Wyoming General hospital Sunday, Nov. 23rd, was buried in Riverview cemetery at 11 o'clock the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 25th, with services being conducted by J. Warden Opie of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 7, 1947 HENRY F. BRUNS Funeral services for Henry F. Bruns, 65, were held Thursday at the Episcopal church. The Rev. George W. Ridgway conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery under the direction of the Wildermuth mortuary. Bruns, a resident of the Rock Springs area for 25 years, died Monday at Wyoming General hospital. He was born Jan. 4, 1882, at LaFayette, Mo. Survivors are one sister, Mrs. Florence Dierking of Sweet Springs, Mo.; four brothers, Fred and Joe Bruns of Independence, Mo., and Adolph Bruns of Emma, Mo. Bruns’ wife, Lillie, preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 7, 1947 EMMETT JOSEPH CROWLEY Funeral services for Emmett Joseph Crowley, 42, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel with the Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Crowley died on December 1 at his home on Railroad avenue. He had lived in this community for about two years. He was born March 29, 1905, in Norfolk, Neb., and is survived by his wife, Hazel, of Rock Springs; his mother, Mrs. Matilda Crowley of Verdel, Neb.; one brother, Maurice Crowley of Wymore, Neb., and one sister, Mrs. Walter Anderson of Creighton, Neb. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 7, 1947 INFANT DAUGHTER Graveside services were held Tuesday in Mountain View cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Reed of Dines. The infant was born at Wyoming General hospital on December 1 and died there a few hours after birth. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 7, 1947 OLIE FINLEY Funeral services for Olie (Whitey) Finley, 85-year-old Negro resident of the city for 24 years, will be held at the Rogan mortuary chapel at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. George W. Ridgway of the Episcopal church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Finely was born in Jiles county, Tenn., on May, 15, 1862. In his younger years he worked as a Pullman porter and serviced in the Spanish-American war. He lived at the rear of 521 Fifth street where he became ill several weeks ago. Finley was taken to Wyoming General hospital on November 26 and died there Wednesday. His only known survivor is a sister, Mrs. Ada Esmond of Iola, Kan. He never married. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 7, 1947 JEFF REDMAN Jeff Redman, 45-year-old Negro resident of the city for two and one-half years, died Sunday, November 30, at Wyoming General hospital. His daughter, Mrs. Josephine Davis of Tampa, Fla., arrived in the city Friday night to make arrangements for burial and funeral services. Redman was born Sept. 28, 1902, in Woodson, Ark. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 7, 1947 GORDON ARTHUR TRONQUET Graveside services were held Thursday, November 27, in St. Joseph’s cemetery for Gordon Arthur Tronquet, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon M. Tronquet of 409 Elias avenue. The infant was born prematurely at Wyoming General hospital on Sunday, November 23, and died there the following Thursday morning. --- Green River Star, Dec 11, 1947 Mrs. Ruth Haydis Services to Be Friday Afternoon Following an illness of a year, the last two months of which she had been seriously ill, Mrs. Ruth Maud Elliott Haydis, wife of the Rev. Harry J. Haydis of St. John's Episcopal church, died Tuesday evening at nine o'clock. Mrs. Haydis had been variously in comas and excruciating pain of consciousness the past two weeks before succumbing to a health condition which had been termed by physicians as “incurable." Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, July 8, 1904, Mrs. Haydis lived in Beverly Hills, Calif. most of her life. She was married to Mr. Haydis in Beverly Hills March 23, 1934. She came to Green River in September, 1945, when the Rev. Haydis accepted a call to St. John's church. Last summer she was taken to Mayo Clinic at Rochester in an effort to benefit her health, but little hope for her recovery was expressed there, also. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her mother, Mrs. Maud Elliott, who has been making her home in Green River with the Haydises for several months. Mrs. Haydis attended University of Southern California school of music and graduated from the Olga Stieb school of music in Los Angeles. She taught piano in Beverly Hills for many years before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Haydis were in Laramie for two years, beginning in September, 1941, when he was a student. Two years were also spent in Alexandria, Virginia, before returning to Wyoming in 1945. The body will be returned to Green River from Rogan Mortuary in Rock Springs Friday morning, being taken to St. John's Episcopal Church, where friends are invited to come for prayers and meditation between 10 a. m. and 12 noon. Services will be conducted at two o'clock, Friday afternoon, with the burial office and Requiem Eucharist to be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Haydis, assisted by clergy of the Episcopal Church in Wyoming. Interment will be at Riverview cemetery. --- Green River Star, Dec 18, 1947 Long Illness Is Fatal to Helen Green Switzer An illness of four years' duration last night claimed the life of Mrs. Helen Kerry Green Switzer at Wyoming General hospital. She passed away at 10 o'clock, with Hodgkins disease being stated as cause. Mrs. Switzer was 23 years of age, born in Fresno, Calif. She had lived in Green River the past 16 years, graduating from high school here in 1941. In 1942 she was married to Lynn Switzer, and to this marriage a daughter, Marilyn, now aged four, was born. She was divorced from Mr. Switzer in 1946. Three years ago a major operation was performed upon Mrs. Switzer in a Salt Lake hospital, following which she received temporary relief, but out of the past forty-eight months she has been hospitalized eighteen of those months. In 1943 she was employed in the Union Pacific Yard Office here for about six months. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Kenneth Young; her daughter, Marilyn, a brother, Cadet John Green of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., and a sister, Mrs. William Kelly of Green River. Tentative funeral arrangements have been made for Saturday, to be conducted at St. John's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Harry J. Haydis officiating. Rogan Mortuary is in charge. --- Green River Star, Dec 18, 1947 Services For Sapp Infant Monday James Melvin Sapp, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Sapp, was buried Monday in Riverview cemetery following graveside services conducted by the Rev. Robert Midgley at four o’clock. Born Saturday, December 13th, prematurely, the infant died Sunday. --- Green River Star, Dec 25, 1947 INFANT SON OF ROBT. SPRAGUES WAS SMOTHERED Friends of the family in Green River have been informed that the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sprague, former residents, was found smothered to death in its bed last Friday morning. The baby, John Robert, was five months old. Mrs. Sprague, the former Florence Gleave, was employed in Green River in local beauty shops, leaving here with her family last May. They now reside in Sigurd, Utah, where the accident occurred. --- Green River Star, Dec 25, 1947 Lingering Illness Takes Life of Arthur Parker, Jr. Ill since early September, seriously so since October when he was admitted to Wyoming General hospital for treatment, Arthur F. Parker, Jr. passed away Saturday night at 11:30 at the hospital of blood poisoning and complications. Funeral services are being conducted this (Wednesday) afternoon from the L. D. S. Ward Chapel, Bishop Lee S. Nebeker officiating. Speakers will be John Taylor and. Lyman Fearn of Rock Springs. The L. D. S. choir will sing "Someday We Will Understand," and Mrs. Frank Stevens will sing a vocal solo, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye.” There will also be two solos by Martin Botero of Rock Springs, "The Old Rugged Cross" and "The End of a Perfect Day." Interment will be made in Riverview cemetery. Pallbearers at the funeral rites will be Claude Bingham, Ed Smith, Howard Cain, Glenn Warby, Charles Ruward and James Rounds. Arthur F. Parker, Jr., 60 years of age, was born Sept. 19, 1887, at Liberty, Idaho. He came to Green River 45 years ago to accept employment with the Union Pacific Railroad, 26 years of which he had been a machinist. He was married in Green River 21 years ago on his birthday anniversary, Sept. 19th. He was a member of Woodmen of the World and Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Parker; one son, Wayne Parker of Jamestown, Pa.; three brothers, all of whom were here for the services, Albert of Montpelier, Ida., Clifford of Pondosa, Ore., and Lloyd of Portland, Ore.; five sisters, Mrs. Guy Davis of Maywood, Calif., Mrs. Harold Andreasen of Oakland, Calif., Mrs. Daisy Bartchery of Kelso, Wash. and Mrs. Darrel Wilson of Portland, Ore. The last four named sisters are in Green River to attend the funeral rites. His sister-in-law, Mrs. Will Parker of Newton, Utah, was also here for the service. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 28, 1947 RUSSELL K. SUGGS Funeral services for Russell K. Suggs, 23, well known Green River youth, were held att he Catholic church there Friday with the Rev. Henry Schillinger conducting the funeral mass. Burial will be in Orange, Calif. Suggs was killed Tuesday morning at Baxter station, six miles east of Rock Springs. He was employed as a brakeman for the Union Pacific railroad and had been assigned to a work train at Baxter. Although there were no eye witnesses to the accident, investigation by Coroner J. Warden Opie revealed the possibility that Suggs, who was rear brakeman on the work train, had stepped in front of a westbound freight train while his attention may have been diverted by an eastbound train. His body was found lying along the westbound tracks shortly after both the eastbound and westbound trains had passed. Suggs was born on May 27, 1924, in Green River and went into military service when he was a junior in the Green River high school. Following his discharge two years ago he accepted employment with the Union Pacific railroad and has maintained his headquarters at Rawlins. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Suggs of Midway, Calif., and two brothers, Frank Suggs of Green River and Wallace Suggs of Rock Springs. His parents, who moved from Green River 18 months ago, arrived there Monday night. They will leave tonight with the body for burial in a cemetery near their present home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 28, 1947 ARTHUR F. PARKER JR. Funeral services for Arthur F. Parker Jr., 60, of Green River were held at the L.D.S. church there Wednesday. Bishop Lee Nebeker conducted the rites and burial was in Riverview cemetery at Green River. Parker died at Wyoming General hospital Saturday night following a prolonged illness. Born Sept. 19, 1887, at Liberty, Idaho, Parker had lived at Green River for 45 years. He was a machinist for the Union Pacific railroad at the time of his fatal illness. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth of Green River; one son, Wayne A. Parker of Jamestown, Pa., and several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 14, 1947 MRS. HARRY J. HAYDIS Funeral services for Ruth Maud Elliott Haydis, 43, wife of the Rev. Harry J. Haydis of the Green River Episcopal church, were held at the church Friday. The Rev. Mr. Haydis and several members of the clergy of the diocese conducted the church’s ritualistic service for the dead and a requiem eucharist. Burial was in Riverview cemetery at Green River. Mrs. Haydis died Wednesday following a year’s illness. She was born July 8, 1904, in Nova Scotia and came to the United States in 1920. She studied music at the University of Southern California and was graduated from the Olga Stebb School of Music in Los Angeles. She taught piano for several years and on March 23, 1934, she married the Rev. Mr. Haydis and came to Wyoming to live. The couple had lived in Green River since 1945. Besides her husband she is survived by her mother, Mrs. R. H. Elliott of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 14, 1947 LAURI BERGREN Funeral services for Lauri Bergren, 61, of Superior was had Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. George W. Ridgeway of the Episcopal church conducted the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Bergren was killed by a fall of rock at the D. O. Clark mine at Superior Tuesday. He had lived at Superior for 44 years. Bergren was born Dec. 20, 1885, in Vassan, Laami, Finland. He is survived by his wife, Sigrid; three sons, Lauri Jr. and Oliver, both of Superior, and Allen who is a student at the University of Wyoming, and by two sisters, Mrs. Linda Hensala of Rock Springs and Mrs. Sophia Laine, who lives in Finland. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 14, 1947 Luisa Mendez Dies Mrs. Luisa Rojas Mendez, 54, died at her home at No. 831, White Mountain addition, early Saturday morning. She had been ill for several months. She had lived in Rock Springs for about five months. She was born in Mexico. She is survived by five sons, Rudolph, Perry and Oamer, all of Rock Springs; Joseph Mendez of Denver and Frank Mendez of Little Rock, Ark., and one daughter, Mary Jean Mendez of Rock Springs. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Rogan mortuary and will be made today after all members of Mrs. Mendez’ family have been contacted. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 14, 1947 Ira Demory Dies Suddenly Ira C. Demory, 56, died of a heart attack early Saturday morning at his home at 442 M street. He had complained of not feeling well when he retired Friday night. At 5 o’clock Saturday morning Mrs. Demory was up and noted that he was sleeping heavily and when she arose at 7 o’clock she thought he was still asleep and that she would let him sleep until she had breakfast ready. When she went to call him at a little before 8 she found him dead. A doctor, summoned to the home, said he had been dead for about two hours. Demory was a mechanic for the Greyhound Bus company and had lived in Rock Springs for about two years. He was born in Vell Plaine, Iowa. He was a World war I veteran. Demory is survived by his wife, Effie Estelle Demory; one son, Robert Demory of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; one daughter, Helen Demory of Waterloo, Iowa; his mother, Mrs. Martha Demory of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; one brother, Earl Demory of Cedar Rapids, and one sister, Mrs. Ella McKee, of Waterloo, Iowa. The body, accompanied by Mrs. Demory, will be sent to Cedar Rapids for funeral services and from there will be taken to LaPort, Iowa, for burial. The Rogan mortuary is in charge of arrangements here. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 21, 1947 HELEN KERRY GREEN SWITZER Funeral services for Helen Kerry Green Switzer, 23, of Green River, were held at the Episcopal church in Green River Saturday. The Rev. Harry Haydis conducted the services and burial was in Riverview cemetery there. Mrs. Switzer died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital following a four-year illness. She was born May 20, 1924, in Fresno, Calif., but lived most of her life in Green River where she was graduated from high school in 1941. Mrs. Switzer is survived by a four-year-old daughter, Marilyn Lee Switzer, her mother, Mrs. K. E. Young, one sister, Mrs. William Kelly, all of Green River, and one brother, John Green of West Point. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 21, 1947 JAMES MELVIN SAPP Graveside services for James Melvin Sapp, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Sapp of Green River were held Monday at Green River’s Riverview cemetery. The infant was born at Wyoming General hospital Saturday, December 13, and died there shortly after birth. Besides his parents, the baby is survived by three brothers and two sisters, Robert Jr., Norris Ira, Donald LeRoy, Irene Louise and Kathryn Mary, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Austin, all of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 21, 1947 WILLIAM C. WILSON SR. Funeral services for William C. Wilson Sr., 54, a rancher of the Browns Park country south of Rock Springs, were held at the Rogan mortuary chapel Wednesday followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. Wilson died Sunday, December 14, at St. Mark’s hospital in Salt Lake City. Born at the Cherokee mission in Oklahoma, Wilson had lived in the Browns Park country for about 24 years. He is survived by two sons and one daughter, William C. Wilson Jr., Archie Wilson and Mrs. Harry Carr, all of Greystone, Colo. His wife preceded him in death. ---