Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 3, 1950 Funeral Services Will Be Today For John Smith Funeral services for John Kovich (Smith), 80, 1004 Seventh street who died Thursday morning in Sweetwater County memorial hospital will be conducted this morning at 9 from the North Side Catholic church by the Rev. Albin Gnidovec. The rosary was recited Monday night at the Rogan chapel. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 45 years, he was born in Czechoslovakia, April 2, 1869. He is survived by his wife Susanna K. Smith of Rock Springs. The deceased was known as John Smith although he had never legally changed his name from Kovich. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 3, 1950 Eden Resident Dies on Sunday At Hospital Here Frank C. Hunter, 84, of Eden Valley died Sunday night in Sweetwater County memorial hospital after a short illness. A resident of this area for the past 20 years, Mr. Hunter was a retired stockman. He was born December 15, 1865 in Andrew, Ia. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Greig, Eden Valley with whom he made his home; Mrs. Louise Barber, Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Edna Raeburn, Sheridan; two sons, William Hunter, of Sioux City, Ia.; G.L. Hunter, Billings, Mont.; and one brother, Stanley Hunter, Maquoketa, Ia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. He was preceded in death by his wife. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 3, 1950 Two Persons Die Over Weekend In Auto Crashes CHEYENNE, Jan. 2—(UP)—Wyoming’s death toll for the weekend stood at two today, both the result of auto accidents. Both accidents came only a few hours after the arrival of the new year. Sgt. Robert Walker, 19, of Hugo, Okla., stationed at Warren air base, was killed early Sunday when his car overturned four miles south of Cheyenne. Second crash victim was Lonzo S. Sabreth, 34, of Worland, killed when his car hit a guard rail and rolled over several times, 16 miles south of Worland early Sunday. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 3, 1950 Ill Railroader Kills Family, Ends His Life GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Jan. 2—(UP)—A veteran railroad conductor, idled by illness, shot and killed three members of his family as they descended the basement stairs one by one, then killed himself. County attorney Don Weaver said that a recurring illness apparently drove Durwood H. Johnson, 55, into a state of deep despondency. Johnson yesterday shot to death his 51-year-old wife, their son, mercer, 19, and Johnson’s father-in-law, C.W. Mercer, 87. Johnson, one of the oldest conductors in point of service on the Union Pacific, had been forced off the job about a year ago with an illness that paralyzed one leg. Recently, the ailment returned, and Johnson had been idle about two weeks. Yesterday, he went to the basement and took a shotgun from a gun rack. Then, he apparently called to his wife. As she hastened down the basement stairs, he stationed himself at the bottom and fired a blast into her chest at close range. Their son, mercer, was getting the car out of the garage to drive to church when he heard the shot. He raced into the house, down the basement stairs, and was met by a fatal blast in the neck. Mrs. Johnson’s aged father heard the shots and followed the son. As he made his way downstairs, Johnson shot him in the abdomen. Authorities said all three victims apparently died instantly. “Then Johnson wiped the blood off the gun, put it in his mouth and killed himself,” said county attorney Weaver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 3, 1950 Wiggen Funeral Tentatively Set Friday Afternoon Funeral services for Amanderville Wiggen, 88, who died Sunday at her home at Lombard ranch, Brown’s Park, Colo., have been tentatively set for 2 p.m. Friday from the Rogan chapel. Mrs. Wiggen, who was born in Virginia, July 19, 1861, had resided at the Lombard ranch with her husband since 1898. There are no other known survivors other than her husband, Louis. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery, where members of her family are interred. --- Green River Star, Jan 5, 1950 ALLEN CHARGED WITH MURDER SHOOTS BEST FRIEND WHEN FOUND IN ROOM WITH WIFE Charles Allen, 27-year-old electrician's helper, must stand trial on a first degree murder charge for the fatal shooting of Eugene Thompson, 21, who also has been employed by the railroad here and until recently was co-owner with his brother of the Gismo Cafe and Teen-Age Club in the former location of the Shanghai Cafe on Railroad avenue. The shooting occurred about 8 o'clock last Thursday night in Thompson's room over the cafe. A coroner's jury meeting last Saturday afternoon in the district court room, returned a verdict that: "From the evidence, we, find that Eugene Thompson came to his death as the result of a gunshot wound. Said gun fired by one Charles Allen." Members of the jury were ea Daugherty, Bert Jones and Coy Kiser. Immediately after the verdict was read, Sheriff Mike Maher served a warrant charging Allen with "unlawfully, feloniously, purposely and with premeditated malice kill and murder one Eugene Thompson, a human being.” Allen was given a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Walter Siegel yesterday and was bound over to the district court under $15,000 cash bond on a charge for first degree murder. He entered a plea of not guilty to the shooting. Testimony at the coroner's inquest brought out the fact that Allen had made an oral statement regarding the shooting but had refused to sign a written statement. Allen, who was represented by the law firm of Muir, Stanton and Muir of Rock Springs, did not take the witness stand. Sheriff Mike Maher was questioned by Coroner J. Warden Opie and Attorney Glen Stanton at some length. His testimony brought out the fact that the two young men had been good friends up until the time of the shooting. Maher said Allen told him fellow workers had reported that Thompson was drinking heavy last Thursday afternoon and had not showed up for work. Believing Thompson was brooding over the recent death of his brother, Allen said he went searching for him. After he had failed to locate him in a round of local bars, he decided to go to Thompson's room. This was shortly before 8 o'clock. When he knocked on the door of Thompson's room, Thompson told him to come back at 10 o'clock. Curious as to Thompson's condition, Allen told the sheriff he stood on a chair and peered through the transom and discovered his wife in the room with Thompson. Maher said Allen then dashed to the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lockwood from the rooming house and went. He asked Mrs. Lockwood what kind of shells her husband used in his gun. She told him it took 38 caliber shells and opened a drawer, taking the clip out of the automatic to show him. Maher said Allen grabbed the clip and the gun and ran out of the apartment. Mrs. Lockwood called the police. Allen then returned to Thompson's room and broke through the door. Two shots were fired, but it was not definitely brought out which one struck Thompson in the chest. He died instantly. Allen then crossed the street to the Y. Bing cafe and told a waitress and others that he had killed Thompson. Allen's brother-in-law, Percy Valencia, entered the cafe about this time and disarmed him. He was arrested by Night Marshal Duke Chapman. Others testifying at the Inquest included Dr. A. T. Sudrian, Chapman, Chief of Police Chris Jessen, Mrs. Lockwood, Percy Veleneia and Mrs. Esther Hansen, wife of the proprietor of the rooming house. Thompson was born in Redfield, Iowa, and his funeral was held at Stuart, Iowa, where his parents now reside. A brother, Kermit, who was in partnership with him in the Gismo Cafe, died December 10 in Memorial hospital at Rock Springs. Besides his parents, Thompson is survived by five brothers and six sisters. Allen, a veteran of World War I, came to Green River at the end of the war and has been employed nearly continuously by the Union Pacific. His father, Fred Allen, of Seattle arrived in Green River early this week and daily visits his son in the county jail. He is said to be making arrangements for legal counsel. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 8, 1950 JOHN KOVACH (SMITH) Funeral services for John Kovach (Smith), 80, of 1004 Seventh street were held Thursday at the North Side Catholic church. Mr. Smith, the name by which he was known, died Thursday, December 29, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital where he had been a patient for about a month. He had been in ill health for about two years and was hospitalized last summer for a month. He was a retired coal miner. Born April 2, 1869 in Czechoslovakia, John Kovach had lived in Rock Springs for 45 years. He is survived by his wife, Susanna K. Smith. (Although he used the name of Smith he had never legally changed his name from Kovach). Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 8, 1950 FRANK C. HUNTER Funeral services for Frank C. Hunter, 84, were held Thursday at the Robert Greig home at Farson. Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in the Farson cemetery. Mr. Hunter died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He was born Dec. 15, 1865 in Andrew, Iowa, and was a retired stockman. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Robert Greig of Farson, Mrs. Louisa Barber of Sacramento and Mrs. Edna Raeburn of Sheridan; two sons, William Hunter of Sioux City, Iowa, and G.L. Hunter of Billings, Mont.; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hunter preceded him in death. He had lived with the Greig family for 20 years. Friends who served as pallbearers at the funeral and burial rites were Lynn Grandy, Clarence Jensen, Lloyd Laughlin, Verne McMurry, Gust Nelson and Kenneth Nickerson, all of Eden valley. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 8, 1950 MRS. LOUIS WIGGEN Funeral services for Mrs. Louis Wiggen, 88, of the Browns Park country south of Rock Springs were held at the Rogan chapel Friday followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Wiggen died Sunday at her home at the Lombard ranch in the Browns Park area. She was born July 19, 1861 in Virginia and had resided at the Lombard ranch since 1898. Her only survivor is her husband. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 8, 1950 MRS. ALFRED TORBOLI Funeral services for Carmen Torboli, 56, wife of Alfred Torboli, were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Torboli died Friday, December 30, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. Death was caused by poisoning resulting from gas fumes. Mr. and Mrs. Torboli attended midnight mass at the South Side Catholic church on Christmas Eve, returning to their home at 711 Soulsby avenue in the early hours of Sunday. On Monday, December 26, a neighbor, sensing that something was wrong broke into the Torboli home to find Mr. and Mrs. Torboli both unconscious. Investigation revealed that the chimney in their home had become clogged resulting in the fumes from the gas stove filling the house. Mrs. Torboli died without regaining consciousness. Mr. Torboli regained consciousness but remained in critical condition at the hospital for several days. Both were taken to the hospital as soon as their conditions were discovered. Mrs. Torboli was born Jan. 16, 1893 in Riva, Italy, and had lived in Rock Springs for 27 years. Besides her husband she is survived by a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Agostini of Rock Springs, a sister who resides in Italy and several nieces and nephews. Friends who served as pallbearers at the funeral and burial rites were Pio Barp, Ettore DeBartoli, Antonio Ferdani, Leo Silvestri, Albino Simoncini and Louis Vesco. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 11, 1950 Matthew Medill Dies on Tuesday At Hospital Here Matthew Medill, 75, 401 Bridger avenue, former superintendent of the Reliance Union Pacific mines, died Tuesday afternoon at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. Born March 17, 1874 in Sharon, Pa. Mr. Medill has resided in this area for the past 50 years. He has lived in Rock Springs since he retired 11 years ago. prior to coming here, he lived in LaSalle, Ill. He was a member of the Rock Springs Masonic order and the Shriners. He was affiliated with the Congregational church. Survivors include his wife, Sena, a daughter, Mrs. Jackson B. Forbes, two sons, B. C. Medill and Dr. Matthew Medill, a nephew Roy McDonald, a grandson, Adam Medill, and two granddaughters, Neta Forbes and Karen Medill, all of Rock Springs; a sister, Mrs. John Casserly, Peoria, Ill., and a brother James Medill of Homen, Ill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but he will lie in state at his home from Thursday afternoon until the final ceremonies on Friday. On the occasion of the 75th birthday last spring, he was honored with an open house party by members of his family and friends. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 12, 1950 Bert Taylor, 76, Bridger Pioneer Dies in Ogden EVANSTON, Jan. 11-- (Special)-- Funeral services will be held Saturday in Mountainview for Bert Taylor, 76, prominent Bridger Valley rancher, who died Wednesday morning in an Ogden, Utah hospital. The services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the L.D.S. ward chapel in Mountainview with Bishop Wilford Stoddar in charge, burial will be in the Fort Bridger cemetery. A resident of Fort Bridger, Taylor was born Dec. 22, 1882, in New Berym, England, a son of Albert and Dorcas Wornham Taylor. He came to the United States with his parents at an early age. The family first settled in Beaver, Utah, later moving to Bridger Valley. He married Mable Wright at Millburne Jan. 23, 1906, and they made thir ranch home near Fort Bridger. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was road supervisor of Uinta county for six years and secretary of the Millburne Irrigation and Reservoir company. Besides his widow, eight sons and daughters survive: Melvin and Marvin Taylor, Fort Brdiger; Lester, Evanston; Mrs. Stella Hysell, Robertson; Mrs. Velma Bullock, Lonetree; Mrs. Vera Lee and Mrs. Dorcas Bullock, Laramie; Mrs. Lorna Cantlin, Mountainview; also seven brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 12, 1950 David Gilfillan Funeral Services Will Be Today Members of the Canadian Legion Rock Springs unit will serve as pallbearers this afternoon at the funeral of David B. Gilfillan, former Superior resident and Wyoming commissioner of labor who died Monday in Cheyenne. The service will be held at 3:30 from the Rogan chapel by the Rev. Fred K. Swett of the Rock Springs Congregational church. The pallbearers are Aaron Deneley, John Brown, David Paton, John Timlin, Edgar Orme, and Septimus Reay. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 13, 1950 Winton Boy Dies At Hospital Here After Shooting Jimmie Peterson, 11, of Winton, died at the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital at about 10:30 p.m. last night, where he was being treated for a gunshot wound. Jimmie, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson of Winton, was admitted to the hospital after being shot sometime before 8 p.m. at the family home. According to authorities investigating the case the boy was apparently shot by his brother, Bobbie, 14, while they were playing. The two boys and their three sisters were reportedly at home alone when the accident occurred. The boy was shot in the right shoulder with a .30-.30, the bullet coming out through the chest. Bobbie called a neighbor and reported the incident. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 15, 1950 MATTHEW W. MEDILL Matthew W. Medill, 75, prominent Rock Springs resident and a retired Union Pacific Coal company official, died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. Death resulted from complications due to a cold which he contracted several months ago. He had been a patient at the hospital since December 11. Mr. Medill came to Rock Springs 50 years ago last November 17 when he entered the employ of the Union Pacific Coal company. He was retired by the company on March 1, 1939 and at that time was superintendent of the mines at Reliance. During his half-century residence int his community he was active in affairs of the community. Born March 17, 1870 in Sharon, Pa., he moved with his parents to Illinois when a boy. In 1894 he married Lavanetta Martin in Oglesby, Ill., and in 1899 they moved to Rock Springs. Mrs. Medill died here on Aug. 25, 1929 and on Aug. 14, 1933 he married Sena Sprowell of Rock Springs, who survives him. In his earlier years Mr. Medill was an outdoor enthusiast and was a charter member and organizer of the Rock Springs chapter of the Izaak Walton league of which he was a life member. Accompanied by the late William (Rocky Mountain Bill) Stroud he attended the national convention of the league in Chicago in 1925 when the two men presented the national organization with valuable information relative to Wyoming’s outdoor life. Mr. Medill was prominent in Masonic circles in the city. He was a member of Rock Springs lodge 12, A.F. and M.; Lawrence chapter 11, Royal Arch Masons and Malta Commandery No. 10, Knights Templar. Besides his wife he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jackson R. Forbes; two sons, B.C. Medill and Dr. Matthew W. Medill; a grandson, Adam Medill, and two granddaughters, Karen Medill and Neta Forbes, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. John Casserly of Peoria, Ill., who with Mr. Casserly came to Rock Springs when advised of his death, and one brother, James Medill of Homer, Ill. One son, Adam Medill, died here Jan. 25, 1918. Funeral services were held Friay afternoon at the Masonic Temple. The rites were conducted by Masonic officials with the Rev. E. Thomas Rodda, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Burial was in the Medill plot in Mountain View cemetery in charge of the Wildermuth mortuary. The body was taken to the Forbes-Medill home at 401 Bridger avenue Thursday afternoon where friends called until noon Friday when it was removed to the Masonic Temple to lie in state until the funeral hour. The funeral cortege was attended by a Knights Templar escort. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 15, 1950 DAVID B. GILFILLAN Funeral services for David B. Gilfillan, 59, Wyoming state labor commissioner, were held Thursday at the congregational church. Burial was in the Canadian Legion plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Gilfillan died Monday at Laramie County Memorial hospital in Cheyenne. He was a former resident of Superior and was well known through the Rock Springs area as well as throughout the state. Born Nov. 1, 1890 in Shettleston, Scotland, he came to the United States in 1912 and located in Superior about 1926. Prior to that time he was in the employ of the Union Pacific Coal company in Tono, Wash. Mr. Gilfillan was appointed deputy labor commissioner in 1943 and in 1944 he became commissioner. Prior to the first appointment he served Sweetwater county as Democratic representative to the Wyoming state legislature for two terms. Survivors are his wife, Carrie Geraldine Brice Gilfillan, whom he met in Superior and married in 1936; a daughter, June, at home; a son by a former marriage, Barrie C. Gilfillan of Rock Springs; two brothers and two sisters, Peter Gilfillan of Chicago, Robert and Bessie Gilfillan of Naiamo, British Columbia, Canada, and Christine of Seattle. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 15, 1950 HUBERT LaCROIX Funeral services for Hubert LaCroix, 72, were held Thursday at the L.D.S. church. Bishop William Gibbs conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. LaCroix died Saturday night, January 7, at his home at 1317 Ninth street after a long illness. He had lived in Rock Springs since July 1930 when he was transferred here by the Union Pacific Coal company from Cumberland where the family had lived for 20 years. Born May 7, 1877 in Alleur Leige, Belgium, he came to the United States when a young man. Survivors are his wife, Catherine; a daughter, Mrs. Evan J. Reese, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild, all of Rock Springs. Mr. and Mrs. LaCroix celebrated their golden wedding anniversary here June 18, 1948. Friends who served as pallbearers at the funeral and burial services were John Bitango, Louis Broseghini, George Blacker, Ben Erzen, Virgil Kirby and David P. Miller. Mr. LaCroix was a member of the Union Pacific Coal company’s Oldtimers association and of the Loyal Order of Moose in Kemmerer. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 15, 1950 ARCHIBALD BUCHANAN Funeral services for Archibald Buchanan, 43, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the L.D.S. church. Bishop Robert Bowden will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Buchanan, chief engineer for KVRS radio station, died Friday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital where he had been a patient for two months following a heart attack which he suffered November 13. He was born May 4, 1906 in Cumberland and had resided in the Rock Springs area for ?? years. Survivors are his wife, Sharon, Bonnie and Gail [sic]; one brother, John Buchanan of Rock Springs, and four sisters, Mrs. Wayne Russell of Hanna, Mrs. Beulah Woodring of Santa Barbara, Mrs. R.F. Day of Orlando Park, Calif., and Mrs. R.F. McCloud who is living in Germany at this time. The Buchanan home is at 835 Adams street. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 15, 1950 JIMMIE PETERSEN Funeral services for Jimmie Petersen, 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Petersen of Winton, will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Thermopolis. Burial will be in the Thermopolis cemetery. Jimmie died of a gunshot wound at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Thursday night. The shot had been fired accidentally from a .30-.30 rifle by an older brother, Robert, 14, at the Petersen home, according to county officials who investigated. Besides his parents and brother, Robert, Jimmie is survived by another brother, John, and five sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Hester, Mrs. Velma Gregory, Shirley, Phyllis and Linda, all of Winton. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 15, 1950 MRS. MODESTO VAN DYCK Funeral services for Mary Claudia Van Dyck, 57, wife of Modesto Van Dyck of Superior, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rogan chapel. Rev. Fred K. Swett of the Congregational church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Van Dyck died Friday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital following a long illness. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Loridas, of Superior, and two sisters, Mrs. Christine Peterson of McCook, Neb., and Mrs. Betty Caldwell of Ogden. Mrs. Van Dyck was born June 10, 1892 in Denmark. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 22, 1950 ALFRED TORBOLI Funeral services for Alfred Torboli, 56, were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Torboli died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. Both Mr. and Mrs. Torboli were found unconscious in their home at 711 Soulsby avenue on December 26. Investigation revealed that a clogged chimney resulted in gas fumes filling the house. Mrs. Torboli died December 30 at the hospital without regaining consciousness. It is believed that the Torbolis were in the fume-filled house for more than 30 hours before their plight was discovered. Mr. Torboli regained consciousness at intervals but his condition remained critical from the time he was taken to the hospital. He did not know that his wife had died. Born March 15, 1893 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he had lived in the Rock Springs area for 28 years where he was employed as a coal miner. He was a brother of Mrs. Robert Agostini of 621 Rugby avenue. Two other sisters and a brother reside in Italy. Mr. Torboli was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Rock Springs Aerie 151. Friends who served as pallbearers were Pio Barp, Ettore DeBortollo, Antonio Ferdoni, Albino Simoncini, Leo Sylvestri and Louis Vesco. The same men served as pallbearers at the funeral and burial services for Mrs. Torboli on January 6. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 29, 1950 ADOLPH LUCERO Funeral services for Adolph Lucero, 55, will be held at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday morning 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 o’clock Monday night at the Rogan chapel. Mr. Lucero died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Friday. He suffered a heart attack at his home at 314 D street shortly after eating his noon meal and was rushed to the hospital where he died within a few minutes. He had lived in Rock Springs since 1926 and was am employee of the Union Pacific railroad. For 16 years prior to his retirement in November, 1944, he worked at the coal chutes in the railroad yards. He was forced to retire because of ill health which resulted in complete blindness shortly after his retirement. Mr. Lucero was born March 21, 1894, in Wagon Mound, N.M., and lived there until he came to Rock Springs. His family remained in Wagon Mound until 1928 when he brought them to Rock Springs. Survivors are his wife, Matilda; three daughters, Mrs. Odelia Garcia of Velarde, N.M., Mrs. Anne Cordova and Mrs. Tillie Trujillo, both of Rock Springs; two sons, Richard Lucero of Green River and Adolph Jr., at home, ten grandchildren and his mother, Mrs. Eloyda Lucero of Ocate, N.M. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 29, 1950 CHERYL LYNN TRIPP Funeral services for Cheryl Lynn Tripp, seven-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tripp of Mountain View, were held Wednesday at the family home. Burial was in the cemetery at Ft. Bridger. The infant was born January 16 at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital and died there January 22. Besides her parents, Cheryl Lynn is survived by a three-year-old brother. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 29, 1950 PETER TOMICICH Funeral services for Peter Franklin Tomicich, 41, of 1208 Tenth street were held Saturday at the North Side Catholic church. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Tomicich died Wednesday at Glockner-Penrose hospital in Colorado Springs where he had been a patient for five months. He had been ill for five years. Born Jan. 20, 1909 in Lika, Yugoslavia, Peter Franklin Tomicich had lived in the Rock Springs area for 23 years. Survivors are his wife, Manda; one son and two daughters, Emil, Barbara and Lois Jean, all at home; a brother, Ralph, and two sisters, Manda and Ann, all of whom reside in Yugoslavia. He was a member of aerie 151, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Pallbearers for the funeral and burial rites were C.E. Bredthauer, Tony Drnas, Marion Evanovich, Nick Skorup, Henry Welsh and Harry Wolf. The rosary was said at the Rogan chapel Friday night. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 5, 1950 ANDREW SULENTA Funeral services for Andrew Sulenta, 56, Rock Springs businessman, will be held at 10 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. Rosaries will be recited at 7 and 7:30 o’clock tonight at the Rogan chapel. Mr. Sulenta died Wednesday at Holy Cross hospital in Salt Lake City following a prolonged illness. A native of Dalmacia, Yugoslavia, Mr. Sulenta was born Dec. 27, 1893, a son of John and Yurka Sulenta. He came to the United States in 1913 and 12 years later returned to Dalmacia where he married Carmella Urlich on Sept. 21, 1925. In November of that year he returned to this country with his wife and located in Rock Springs where they since resided. Mr. Sulenta had financial interests in the South Pass bar, the Rex hotel, several Rock Springs apartment houses and a tourist court now under construction at Pinedale. He was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union No. 374 and aerie 151, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Survivors are his wife, one son, John M. Sulenta, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Emma Bamesberger of Rock Springs, Caroline, Carmella and Helen Sulenta, at home; a brother, Gurgo Sulenta, who lives in Australia, and a sister, Mrs. Matya Braykovich, who resides in Dalmacia, Yugoslvia. Pallbearers for the funeral and burial services will be Tony Begovich, Matt Begovich, Mike Begovich, Pete Glavata, Walter Radosevich and Grover Strickland. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 5, 1950 CYNTHIA LEE FERGUSON Graveside services for Cynthia Lee, one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson were held Friday in Mountain View cemetery. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard of the Methodist church conducted the rites. The infant was born Tuesday at Sweetwater County memorial hospital and died there on Wednesday. Besides her parents, Cynthia Lee is survived by a two-year-old brother, William Reid Ferguson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 5, 1950 Mother of Rock Springs Man Is Dead in Colorado Mrs. Mary L. Charles of Golden, Colo., mother of I.M. Charles of Rock Springs, died at St. Anthony’s hospital in Denver Saturday at the age of 84. She had been ill with a heart affliction for five weeks. Mr. Charles had visited his mother at St. Anthony’s a week ago. A native New Yorker, Mrs. Charles went to Colorado to teach school when a young woman and had since lived there. Besides her son here she is survived by three grandchildren, Mrs. Robert Sprowell of Arlington, Va.; Carol Charles of Rock Springs and Midshipman W.O. Charles of the U.S. navy and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Leo Altman of Pueblo. Funeral and burial services will be held in Pueblo Thursday and will be attended by Mr. and Mrs. Charles. --- Green River Star, Feb 9, 1950 Funeral Services for Charles Gastineau Will Be Held Friday Funeral services for Charles Gastineau, longtime resident of Green River, will be held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Catholic church here with the Rev. Father H. Schillinger officiating. The Rogan mortuary of Rock Springs is in charge of arrangements and pallbearers will be members of the local aerie of the Eagles lodge. Burial will be in the family plot at Riverside [sic] cemetery. Gastineau, a former employe of the Union Pacific railroad here, died Tuesday at St. Joseph’s hospital in Omaha, where he had been a patient for about two months. Only known survivor is a brother, George M. Gastineau of Cowgill, Mo. His wife died several years ago. The body will lie in state from 2 o’clock noon until 2 o’clock tomorrow [sic] in the Eagles hall. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 12, 1950 IRVIN JAMES Irvin James, 58, son of Thomas A. James, died Tuesday afternoon at the James home at 423 C street. Death ended 30 years of invalidism which was the result of an injury he incurred when he was eight years old in a fall from a ladder. He injured a kneecap in the fall which developed gradually into arthritis and which in its final stages resulted in erysipelas. The final stage of his illness developed only on Friday. Irvin was physically unable to attend school after completing the eleventh grade in the Rock Springs schools and in 1908 he entered the employ of the Smith-James Lumber company which was incorporated at the Superior Lumber company in 1911. He kept books for the firm until 1927 when he was forced to give up the work because of his infirmities. However, he remained partly active until the early 1930s. Up until hat time he was an active worker in the L.D.S. Rock Springs ward. Through the years of his invalidism he never complained even to members of his family. During the early part of his confinement he became interested in hobbies including the genealogy of his parents, Thomas A. and Margaret Syme James. As result of that hobby he has left the family a graphic volume of its ancestors dating back several hundred years. During the 1920s while he still had fair use of his hands he became interested in radios and built several of them for use in the James family long before they became a household necessity. He was an expert chess player and enjoyed playing cards up until the day before he was stricken with his final illness. Thomas Irvin James was born Aug. 20, 1891 in Rock Springs, the first-born of his parents. Besides his father he is survived by two brothers, Mayor Edwin E. James and Cecil James; two sisters, Mrs. Viola Reese and Mrs. Samuel Phelps, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. His mother, who had devoted the greater part of her life in caring for him, died here last September 23. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the L.D.S. chapel with Robert J. Bowden, bishop of the first ward, conducting the rites. Burial was in the James family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Thomas and Richard James, both of Provo, and Ray Reese of Rock Springs, nephews; John Little, Verne Sather and Larry West. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 12, 1950 MRS. FRANK DOLINAR Funeral services for Rosemarie Katherine Dolinar, 47, wife of Frank Dolinar who resides west of Rock Springs, were held Wednesday at the North Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Dolinar died Sunday, February 5, at Sweetwater Memorial hospital. She was a daughter of Matthew M. Morrison and the late Mrs. Morrison, longtime residents of Rock Springs. Mrs. Dolinar was born April 17, 1902 in Oglesby, Ill. Besides her husband and father she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Armstrong of Rock Springs and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Cornell of Gary, Ind. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 12, 1950 CHARLES M. SCOTT Funeral services for Charles M. Scott, 83, of 206 R street were held Friday at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel and the body was taken to Arapahoe, Neb., former home of the Scott family, for burial. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Arapahoe. Mr. Scott died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. Born Aug. 8, 1866 in Leroy, Ill., he had lived in Rock Springs since 1926. The family lived at Arapahoe from 1892 until 1926. Survivors are three sons, Ray and Guy Scott, both of Rock Springs, and Weldon Scott of Cheyenne; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Leota Long of Wichita, Kan. His wife and two sons preceded him in death. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard of the Methodist church conducted the rites in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 12, 1950 TUDOR VOJNOVICH Funeral services for Todor Vojnovich, 74, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Fred K. Sweet of the Congregational church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Vojnovich died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. Born Sept. 9, 1875 in Yugoslavia he had worked as a ranch hand in the Rock Springs area since 1922. Mr. Vojnovich resided at 116 Noble drive and had no known relatives. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 12, 1950 EDWARD BRANSCOM Edward Branscom, 29, who had lived at Superior for three months, died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. His body was sent to Hemet, Calif., for funeral and burial services. Mr. Branscom worked in the D.O. Clark mine at Superior and was a member of the mine’s U.M.W. of A. local. He was born Oct. 8, 1920 in Osage, Wyo., and was a World war II veteran. Survivors are his wife, Lorraine; a son, Curt, and a daughter, Linda, and his father, Harry Branscom of Kirby, Wyo. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 12, 1950 CHARLES GASTINEAU Funeral services for Charles Gastineau, 51, of Green River were held Friday at the Catholic church in Green River followed by burial in Riverside cemetery there. Mr. Gastineau, longtime resident of Green River and a former employee of the Union Pacific railroad, died Tuesday in St. Joseph’s hospital in Omaha. His only known survivor is a brother, George M. Gastineau, of Cowgill, Mo. His wife died several years ago. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 12, 1950 Samuel Booth Dies in Home at Lyman Sunday EVANSTON, Feb. 11—(Special)—Funeral services were held Friday afternoon in the Lyman ward L.D.S. chapel for Samuel Booth, 78, who died last Sunday at his home in Lyman. Booth was born Sept. 30, 1874, in Beaver, Utah. He moved to the Bridger Valley in 1898 and continued to make his home there, working on ranches. A bachelor, he was a member of the L.D.S. church. He is survived by a brother, Charles Booth, Salt Lake City; and five sisters, Mrs. Emily Platts, Lyman; Mrs. Marion Sherman, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Beth Gardiner and Mrs. Pearl Guyman, Midvale, Utah., and Mrs. Alice Adams, Idaho. The services were conducted by Bishop Donald M. Field. Burial was in the Lyman cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 14, 1950 Josephine Brida Funeral Services Set Thursday Funeral services for Josephine Brida, 54, of Superior, who died Sunday in Evanston, will be conducted Thursday at 9:30 a.m. by the Rev. father S. A. Welsh at the South Side Catholic church. Born June 2, 1895, in Bessemer, Mich., she had resided in Superior since 1914. Survivors include her husband, Joseph, Superior; a son, Eugene, Superior; a brother, Eugene Gallinari, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and a sister in Yugoslavia. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Rogan chapel. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 14, 1950 W. J. Kivi, 31, Dies on Sunday in Philadelphia Funeral services for W. J. Kivi, 31, field geologist for the Mountain Fuel Supply company, will be held today in Arlington National cemetery, Arlington, Va., with burial there. Mr. Kivi, attending Princeton university under an educational leave of absence from the company, died Sunday in Jefferson Memorial hospital, Philadelphia, following a major operation. Mr. Kivi had joined the firm in December, 1945, after four and one-half years in the army engineers. He worked as a field geologist both in Rock Springs and Utah. He was a graduate of Hanna high school and the University of Wyoming. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two children, John, 7, and James, 2, all of Princeton, N.J.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kivi, and a sister, Wilma all of Hanna. Miss Kivi is attending the University of Wyoming. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 14, 1950 Ragino Samora Funeral Services Set Thursday Funeral services for Ragino Samora, 59, Superior, who died Monday afternoon in Sweetwater County Memorial hospital after an extended illness, will be conducted from the South Side Catholic church Thursday at 10:45 a.m. by the Rev. father S. A. Welsh. A resident of this area for the past nine years, Mr. Samora was born Sept. 7, 1890, in Trinidad, Colo. He was a coal miner. Survivors are his wife, Odelida, Superior; three daughters, Mrs. Josephine Valdez of Riverton, Mrs. Mary Ann Manzi, Oakland, Calif., and Rita, Superior; three sons, Roy, Denver; John, Superior, and Peter of Riverton; a brother, Benjamin of Trinidad, Colo.; two sisters, Rosie and Sophie of San Francisco, Calif., and 11 grandchildren. The rosary will be recited Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Rogan chapel. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 14, 1950 Bert Maragoni Dies Saturday At Hospital Here Services are pending for Bert Maragoni, 72, who died Saturday night in Sweetwater County Memorial hospital after a lengthy illness. A resident of this area for the past 28 years, he was born Aug. 25, 1878, in Italy. He was a ranch-hand and a railroad worker. No survivors are known. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 15, 1950 Joseph Bider Jr. Dies on Monday in Eastern City Joseph Bider Jr., 40, a former Quealy resident, died Monday in Fly Creek, N.Y. of a heart attack, according to word received in Rock Springs by his uncle Frank Remitz. Born in Sunnyside, Colo., in 1910, he attended the Quealy schools and worked for the Quealy coal company until his departure for Fly Creek in 1938. He has been ill for some time with a heart ailment. Survivors include his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bider Sr of Fly Creek, N.Y., two sisters, Mrs. Joe Senus and Mrs. Evert Kane of Fly Creek; a brother Adolph; and two sons, Matt and Donald of Rock Springs in addition to his uncle Frank Remitz of Rock Springs. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1940 Pioneer Resident Dies on Monday in California Mrs. Alice Keirle of 330 B street died Monday afternoon in a Vallejo, Calif., hospital where she had been a patient since December 26. Rock Springs had been her home for 75 years and had she lived until February 27 she would have been 92 years old. Because of failing health Mrs. Keirle went to California one and one-half years ago to reside with the family of her foster son, the late Raymond Keirle. After living with the late Mr. Keirle's daughters in the southern part of the state for six months she went to Vallejo a year ago to reside with his widow, Catherine Keirle and her grandson, Raymond Keirle Jr. Alice Paterson Keirle was born Feb. 27, 1858 in Hunwich, County Durham, England, a daughter of John Laing and Ellenor Paterson. When she was six years old her father came to the United States and established a home for his family near Sharon, Pa. The family came from England in 1864 and after residing there until 1876 moved to Rock Springs, then a small coal mining camp with few inhabitants. Because of the mother's declining health a part of the family went to Boone, Iowa, to live about 1900 but Mrs. Keirle and the other members remained in Rock Springs. When the mother died the father returned to Rock Springs. Members of her family who remained in Rock Springs and who became an integral part of early day life of the city were her brothers, W. W. and John W. Paterson, and her sisters, Mrs. Sarah Shedden, Mrs. Margaret Hodge, Mrs. Agnes Iredale and Mrs. Keirle. On Feb. 1, 1881, she was married to Albert Keirle, and early-day Rock Springs hotel operator. Mr. and Mrs. Keirle owned and operated the old Commercial hotel at North Front and B streets until his death on Feb. 1, 1905. She then operated the hotel until 1912 when she sold the business and built her home on B street. In addition to owning her own home Mrs. Keirle had other property interests in Rock Springs for years. Mr. and Mrs. Keirle had no children but Raymond Olson Keirle went to live with them in 1893. He taught for several years in the vocational department of the San Diego high school and died in 1941 after a prolonged illness. Although reared by Mr. and Mrs. Keirle he was a son of Mrs. H. H. Edgar, pioneer resident, after whom Edgar street in the city was named. Mrs. Keirle was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Her youngest sister, Mrs. Mary Dugan of Omaha and her youngest brother, T. A. Paterson of Seattle are the only members of her father's family to survive her. Other survivors are five nieces, Mrs. Ellenor Webster and Mrs. George B. Pryde, both of Rock Springs; Mrs. Hubert Leas of Laramie, Mrs. Fred A. Carleson of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Emmert Nolan of Boone, Iowa; her foster daughter-in-law, Mrs. Raymond Keirle of Vallejo and her children, Alice Keirle LaBarre of San Diego, Mary Keirle Van Camp of Patuxent River, Md., and Albert Keirle Jr. of Vallejo. The body will be brought to Rock Springs for funeral services and burial will be in the Keirle family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 19, 1950 MRS. ALICE KEIRLE Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Keirle, 91, were held Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Keirle, Rock Springs resident for 75 years, died Monday in Vallejo, Calif., where she had lived for more than a year with Mrs. Catherine Keirle, widow of her foster son, Ryamond Keirle. Alice Paterson Keirle was born Feb. 27, 1858 in County Durham, England. She was 91 years, 11 months and 16 days old. She came to the United States with her mother, Ellenor Paterson and other members of her family when she was six years old and lived in Sharon, Pa., where the father, John Laing Paterson, who preceded them tot his country, had established a home for them. In 1875 the family came to Rock Springs where Mrs. Keirle had since resided. She as married to Albert Keirle here on Feb. 1, 1881. Mr. Keirle died on Feb. 1, 1905. Together they had operated the old Commercial hotel in Rock Springs and after her husband’s death Mrs. Keirle continued to operate the business until 1912 when she retired. The Keirle home was at 350 B street. Mrs. Keirle is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mary Dugan of Omaha; a brother, T.A. Paterson of Seattle; her foster son’s wife and his son and two daughters, Raymond Keirle Jr., of Vallejo, Alice Keirle LaBarre of San Diego and Mary Keirle Van Camp of Paxtuxent Road, Md. Other survivors are 27 nephews and nieces including Fulton Iredale of Portland, Ralph Paterson of Rock Springs and George W. Paterson of Denver, Mrs. Elenor Webster and Mrs. George B. Pryde, both of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hubert Leas of Laramie, Mrs. Fred A. Carleson of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Emmert Nolan of Boone, Iowa; Mrs. Myrtle C. Buck of Maxton, Colo., and Elsie Paterson Conrad of Laurel, Mont. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 19, 1950 BERT MARAGONI Funeral services for Bert Maragoni, 71, were held Friday at the Wildermuth chapel followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Maragoni died Saturday, February 11, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He was born Aug. 25, 1878 in Italy and had resided in the Rock Springs area where he worked as a ranchhand and for the railroad for 28 years. He had no known survivors. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 19, 1950 MRS. JOSEPH BRIDA Funeral services for Josephine Brida, 54, wife of Joseph Brida of Superior, were held Thursday at the South Side Catholic church. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Brida died Sunday, February 12, following a long illness. She was born June 2, 1895 in Bessmer, Mich., and had resided in Superior since 1914. Besides her husband, Mrs. Brida is survived by a son, Eugene Brida of Los Angeles; a brother, Eugene Gallinari of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and one sister who lives in Italy. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 19, 1950 RAGINO SAMORA Funeral services for Ragino Samora, 59, of Superior were held Thursday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Samora died Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital after a long illness. Born Sept. 7, 1890 in Trinidad, Colo., he had lived at Superior for nine years where he was engaged in coal mining. Survivors are his wife, Odelia; three daughters, Mrs. Josephine Valdez of Riverton, Mrs. Mary Ann Manzi of Oakland, Calif., and Rita, at home; three sons, Roy of Denver, Peter of Riverton and John at home; 11 grandchildren; one brother, Benjamin Samora of Trinidad, and two sisters, Rosie and Sophie Samora, both of San Francisco. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 19, 1950 ADA HOPPER COLLINS Funeral services for Ada Hopper Collins, 85, widow of George Collins, were held Saturday at the Rogan chapel. The Rev. Richard A. Keach of the Baptist church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Collins died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital where she had been a patient for two weeks. She had been ill for four months. Born Nov. 26, 1864, in County Durham, England, Mrs. Collins came to the United States in 1888. After living in Colorado for a short time she moved to Rock Springs in 1909 and had since resided here. Survivors are two sons, John Collins of Rock Springs and Alvin of Denver; three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Weir and Mrs. Dave Mason, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Harry Still of Denver; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mr. Collins died her 33 years ago. Mrs. Collins’ home was at 426 F street. Six grandsons served as pallbearers at the funeral and burial services. They were Harold and Jack Collins, Darwin Collins, Leslie Mason and Melvin and Gordon Weir. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 26, 1950 JOSEPH KOVACH Funeral services for Joseph Kovach, 74, of Reliance were held Thursday at the North Side Catholic church. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Kovach died Monday at his home following a long illness. He was a retired coal miner and had lived in the Rock Springs area for 39 years. Mr. Kovach was born Feb. 14, 1876, in Yugoslavia. He is survived by his wife, Frances; three sons, John and Frank of Rock Springs and Henry Kovach of Reliance; three daughters, Mrs. Richard Young of Reliance, Mrs. Keith Follett of Preston, Ida., and Mrs. John Frullo of Rock Springs; 11 grandchildren and one brother, Frank Kovach, who lives in Kansas. Pallbearers were John Frolic, Urban Jelosek, Frank Kershisnik Sr., Joe Kolman, John Mrak and Val Marcina. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 26, 1950 DAVID G. JONES Funeral services for David G. Jones, 91, Rock Springs resident for 70 years, were held Friday at the I.O.O.F. hall. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Jones died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital where he had been a patient since May, 1946. Born March 8, 1858, in Beaufort, in South Wales, he had lived in Rock Springs since he was 21 years old. As a young man he worked for the Union Pacific Coal company as a miner and later became one of the company’s foremen. He retired a number of years ago to devote his time to his property interests that he held in the community at that time. Mr. Jones was a charter member of the Rock Springs Odd Fellows lodge and is believed to have been the last surviving charter member. For years he was an active member of the St. David society, an organization of Welshmen, which flourished in the early days of Rock Springs. Survivors are three sons, William of McGill, Nev., David, who is in Alaska, and Claude Jones of Rock Springs; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred Traher, of Rock Springs, who assisted in caring for him during the last months at the hospital; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Jones died here in 1935. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 26, 1950 HENRY RIZZI Henry Rizzi, 53, of Green River, a former resident of Rock Springs and Superior, died Sunday, February 19, in the veterans’ hospital in Salt Lake City. Funeral services were held Wednesday at St. Marguerite’s Catholic church in Tooele, Utah, followed by burial in the Tooele cemetery. Mr. Rizzi was born May 30, 1896, at Almy, Wyo. The Rizzi family moved from Almy to Tooele in 1908 and he spent his early life there. After his marriage in 1920 to Elizabeth Sweeney of Tooele he went to Superior as a miner for the Union Pacific Coal company. Five years later the coal company transferred him to Rock Springs where he and his family lived until 1935 when he purchased the Oxford club in Green River. Two years later he sold the Oxford club and went into business with Bert Ellis in the Tomahawk tavern in Green River. He had been in ill health for four years and several months ago was admitted to the Salt Lake veterans’ hospital. He is survived by his wife and one son, John C. Rizzi, both of Green River; a brother and a sister, Arthur J. Rizzi and Mrs. Lena Frank, both of Salt Lake City, and a half-brother, Mike Zanoni of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 5, 1950 KIVI MEMORIAL SERVICE HANNA, March 4.—(Special)—Memorial services for Wilho Kivi were held at the Methodist church in Hanna on Sunday, February 26. Wilho, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kivi of Hanna, died February 12 at Jefferson Memorial hospital in Philadelphia where he had undergone surgery for a brain tumor. He was taken ill while studying at Princeton university on leave of absence from the Mountain Fuel Supply company in Rock Springs. He was a geologist for the company. Mr. Kivi received his master’s degree in geology at the University of Wyoming in 1940 following his graduation from the Hanna high school in 1935. After teaching geology at the university for six months he was drafted into the army and served four and one-half years during World War II. He saw service in North Africa and the European theater and was discharged with the rank of captain. Following his discharge from the army he accepted a position with the Mountain Fuel Supply company. He had completed his work at Princeton and had received his doctorate degree in geology three only a short time before he was stricken with his fatal illness. In November 1942 Mr. Kivi married Dorothy Mintz whose home was in North Carolina and who, with their sons, John, 6, and James, 2, had been with him during the time he had been studying at Princeton. Besides his wife, sons and his parents, Mr. Kivi is survived by a sister, Wilma Kivi, a student at the University of Wyoming. He was born April 9, 1918 in Hanna. Mr. Kivi was buried with full military honors in Arlington National cemetery. Carlyle Pomeroy, a classmate both a the Hanna high school and the University of Wyoming, read Mr. Kivi’s obituary and a letter of condolence to his parents from a member of the Princeton faculty at the memorial services in Hanna. The letter praised the former Hanna boy as a student, teacher, friend, soldier and parent. The Rev. Mr. Templin spoke and the Methodist choir sang several selections including “Crossing the Bar.” Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars assisted at the services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 5, 1950 GEORGE THOMAS DESPAIN Funeral services for George Thomas Despain, 47, of Manila, Utah, were held Saturday at the L.D.S. church in Manila. Mr. Despain was found dead Monday morning in a field on the Harper ranch north of Manila in Sweetwater county. He had been leasing a part of the Harper ranch to feed his cattle. According to county officials death resulted from natural causes and no inquest was held because there was no evidence of foul play. Born Feb. 2, 1903 near Burntfork, Mr. Despain is survived by his mother, Mrs. J.H. Adamson of Washam in Sweetwater county; two sisters, Mrs. Flora Broadhead of Provo, Utah, and Mrs. Elmo Walker of Washam. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 5, 1950 ROY L. KEYES Funeral services for Roy L. Keyes, 53, of Granger were held Friday at the L.D.S. church in Green River. Mr. Keyes, an electrician, was killed instantly Monday night while making emergency repairs on a power line at the Union Pacific railroad’s bridge over the Blacks Fork river, west of Green River. Investigation revealed that Mr. Keyes had taken hold of the wires from which he believed the power had been cut. Mr. Keyes was born April 10, 1896 at Uintah, Utah. Survivors are his wife, Clara; three sons and three daughters, Roy, Paul and Joseph Keyes and Mrs. Bertha Blockman, all of Granger, Mrs. Clara Robinson of Long Beach and Mrs. Jean Norwood of Green River; seven grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters. The body was taken to Utah for burial. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 5, 1950 FRED DELSO Funeral services for Fred Delso, 59, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Fred K. Swett will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Delso, resident of the Rock Springs area since 1930, died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. Born Dec. 14, 1891 in Belgium he had lived in the United States since he was 12 years old. Survivors are two sons, Paul of Johnstown, Pa., and Adolph who is in Alaska; one daughter, Mrs. Robert Watson of Harrisburgh, Pa. Mrs. Delso died three years ago. Mr. Delso was a coal miner and made his home with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Louis Seneshale at No. 7 camp. The pallbearers will be Claude and Jackson Devine, Dale and Dempsey Devine, Grover Peach and Carmel Poletti, all members of the Quealy mine local. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 5, 1950 BEN WHISENAND Ben Whisenand of Bend, Ore., former Rock Springs resident, died Friday at Palm Springs, Calif. The body has been taken to Bend where funeral and burial services will be held Monday or Tuesday according to members of the family here. Mr. Whisenand had been in ill health for two years and he and his wife had gone to Palm Springs to spend the winter. A coronary heart attack was the cause of death. Mr. Whisenand lived in Rock Springs from 1918 to 1923 when he worked for his brother, James Whisenand, who operated a drug store on South Front street. When he left here he went to Bend, Ore., where he went into the drug store business for himself. He was a native of Laramie. Survivors are his wife, Maurine; two sons, Dr. James M. Whisenand of San Diego and Ben Whisenand who is a student in the college of medicine at George Washington university in Washington, D.C.; three grandchildren, Gretchen Whisenand and James and Susan Whisenand; his mother, Mrs. E. Whisenand of Laramie; one sister, Mrs. Lottie W. Johnson of Omaha; two brothers, John E. Whisenand of Rock Springs and James Whisenand of Hollywood. When advised of his brother’s death, John E. Whisenand went to Laramie to remain with their mother until after the funeral services. Mrs. Johnson, who had gone to California from Omaha several weeks ago to visit her brothers, will arrive in Laramie this morning to remain with the mother for a few days. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 12, 1950 JOSEPH GONZALES Funeral services for Joseph Gonzales, 74, were held Tuesday at the South Side Catholic church. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Gonzales died Monday, February 27, at the Sweetwater county infirmary. He was a retired sheepherder and had lived in the Rock Springs area for 20 years. Mr. Gonzales was born in 1876 in Custa, N.M. He is survived by a son, Donald, of Central, Colo. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 12, 1950 MRS. ANDREW MATSON Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew Matson, 72, were held Thursday at the Rogan chapel. The Rev. Fred K. Swett of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Gust Sturholm, in the absence of a minister of the Finnish Lutheran church, spoke at the services and Mrs. Leno Zancanella, accompanied by Mrs. C.K. Haines, sang “Abide With Me” and “Rock of Ages.” Mrs. Matson died Monday at the family home at 211 Logan street following a lengthy illness during which she was hospitalized both in Rock Springs and Salt Lake City. Born Hilma Kangas March 17, 1877, Mrs. Matson came to the United States in 1891 and was married to Andrew Matson here on Feb. 3, 1895. Survivors are her husband, four sons, Walter, John and Raymond Matson, all of Rock Springs, and Wilford Matson of Portland, Ore.; three daughters, Mrs. Ellen Matson Rae of Clay Center, Kans., who came to Rock Springs several weeks ago to assist in caring for her mother, and Mrs. Nestor Mottonen and Mrs. Selby Williams, both of Rock Springs. Her son, Wilford, visited her during the final weeks of her illness. Friends who served as pallbearers at the funeral and burial rites were Seth Korhonen, Sam Matson, Sam Martin, Nestor Niemi, Gust Sturholm and Jack Waisanen, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 19, 1950 MAX R. FEILD Funeral services for Max R. Feild, 25, were held Saturday at the L.D.S. chapel. Bishop William Gibbs of the second ward was in charge of the rites with Lyman Fearn also a speaker. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Feild went to his death as the result of a truck accident on the Vermillion creek hill, about 60 miles south of Rock Springs, Wednesday morning. He was employed by the Mountain Fuel Supply company and was en route to the company’s Hiawatha holdings. County officials who investigated the accident believe that he stopped at the top of the hill to shift gears of the company’s six-wheel truck before starting down the hill but failed to shift quickly enough and the truck went out of control. Apparently he attempted to steer the truck into a bank at the bottom of the hill and was thrown out of the cab by the impact. He was dead when his body was discovered in an estimated few minutes after the accident occurred. Max was born March 22, 1924 in Evanston, a son of the late R.T. Feild and Mrs. Esther Feild of 215 Angle street. The family moved to Rock Springs in October 1925 where he was reared and where he attended school. He was a World war II veteran. Max is survived by his wife, Maxine Blacker Feild, to whom he was married on June 14, 1947; a daughter, Sandra, his mother and one sister, Mrs. Lyle Reid of Tooele, Utah; five brothers, Jess of Superior, Mont., Keith of Peoa, Utah, Fay of Vallejo, Calif., Russell of Roosevelt, Utah, and Allen Feild, who is working with a construction company in the South Pacific. All of his family with exception of his brother, Allen, were in Rock Springs for the funeral services. His father died here May 13, 1936. Pallbearers at the funeral and burial rites were Robert Black, Ralph Gilpin, Harry Jones, Robert Maxwell, Haven Musgrove and Carter Smith, all of Rock Springs. At request of his mother, Mary McPhie sang “In the Garden,” Mrs. Wells Anderson sang “Lay My Head Beneath a Rose” and James Johnson sang “Going Home,” accompanied by Mrs. James H. Roberts, at the funeral services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 19, 1950 INFANT MICHAEL GALANAKIS Funeral services for Michael, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Galanakis of 128 J street, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The infant was born Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital and died there the following day. The Rev. Kostas Kouklakis of the Greek Orthodox church conducted the rites. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 19, 1950 INFANT EUGENE PAOLI Funeral services for Eugene, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Paoli of 1407 Lowell street, were held Tuesday at the North Side Catholic church. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The infant was born at Sweetwater County memorial hospital, Saturday, March 11, and died there the following day. Besides his parents, Eugene is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Paoli, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Barney DeCora, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 19, 1950 ALEX MARTINEZ Funeral services for Alex Martinez, 14-year-old son of Mrs. Della Martinez of Blairtown, were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Alex died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He was born Oct. 24, 1935, in Trinidad, Colo. Besides his mother Alex is survived by two brothers and two sisters, Joseph and Robert Martinez and Emily and Charlotte Martinez, at home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 19, 1950 DAVE HOPKINS Funeral services for Dave Hopkins, 63, of Laramie were held at the L.D.S. church in Laramie Friday followed by burial in the cemetery there. He died in Ivinson hospital Tuesday following a prolonged illness. Mr. Hopkins was a former Rock Springs resident and was a brother of Mrs. Frank R. Crocker, Sr., and Clifford Hopkins, both of this city. He was a watchmaker by trade and worked for a number of years for his brother-in-law, the late Frank R. Crocker, Rock Springs jeweler. He and his family moved to Laramie in 1926. Mr. Hopkins is survived by his wife, Lena Tolton Hopkins whom he married in Green River about 1908; two daughters, Mrs. A.J. McGaw and Mrs. R.I. Isaac, both of Laramie; six grandchildren and his brother and sister. He was born in 1887 at old Carbon in Carbon county and when a boy came to Rock Springs with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Hopkins. He lived here and at Green River until he moved to Laramie. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 19, 1950 DAVE HOPKINS Funeral services for Dave Hopkins, 63, of Laramie were held at the L.D.S. church in Laramie Friday followed by burial in the cemetery there. He died in Ivinson hospital Tuesday following a prolonged illness. Mr. Hopkins was a former Rock Springs resident and was a brother of Mrs. Frank R. Crocker, Sr., and Clifford Hopkins, both of this city. He was a watchmaker by trade and worked for a number of years for his brother-in-law, the late Frank R. Crocker, Rock Springs jeweler. He and his family moved to Laramie in 1926. Mr. Hopkins is survived by his wife, Lena Tolton Hopkins whom he married in Green River about 1908; two daughters, Mrs. A.J. McGaw and Mrs. R.I. Isaac, both of Laramie; six grandchildren and his brother and sister. He was born in 1887 at old Carbon in Carbon county and when a boy came to Rock Springs with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Hopkins. He lived here and at Green River until he moved to Laramie. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 26, 1950 INFANT KEEFER Short funeral services for Frank Edward, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Edward Keefer of 720 Gobel street, were held at the Wildermuth mortuary Monday. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 26, 1950 THOMAS A. McCORMICK Funeral services for Thomas A. McCormick, 67, were held Saturday at the Wildermuth mortuary. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and the body was taken to Salt Lake city for cremation. Mr. McCormick died Wednesday night at his home at 43 Blair avenue. He had lived in Rock Springs for 33 years and had been ill for more than three years. Thomas Austin McCormick was born Aug. 11, 1882, in Manhattan, Kan., a son of Henry and Ann Jacobus McCormick. He came to Rock Springs as a ticket clerk for the Union Pacific railroad in 1913 and had lived here continuously since that time. After resigning his position with the railroad and during his early years of residence in the city, he worked as dry good and shoe department manager for the J.P. McDermott department store, the Stock Growers and the Union Mercantile company. At one time h e was a business partner in Mack’s shoe store which operated for a number of years at South Front street and Bank court. More recently he was employed by the state highway department and at the beginning of his fatal illness in December, 1946, he was in the employ of the Union Pacific railroad. His illness was complicated by a broken hip which he incurred in a fall at his home in January and which necessitated weeks of hospitalization. Mr. McCormick was married here on May 4, 1914 to Victoria Ramsay, a member of a pioneer Rock Springs family. His wife, one daughter, Mrs. Frank Terry, of Sheridan; two sons, Herbert T. of Denver and Clyde M. McCormick of Rock Springs, and five grandchildren survive. Other survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Walter Miller of Manhattan, Mrs. Zue Tauer of Wamego, Kan., and Mrs. Henry Athens of St. George, Kan.; four brothers, Jesse of Topeka, Kan., Everett, Dorcey and Lawrence McCormick, all of Zeansdale, Kan., and his step-mother, who lives in Manhattan. Honorary pallbearers were E.B. Blair of Fruita, Colo.; Lloyd Brenneman of Sheridan, William Bateman, Nels R. Carlson, Robert Gillum, Frank Goglio, Oscar Henkel, Peter Muir Sr., David Ruggera and Harry Sellers, all of Rock Springs. Mr. McCormick was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Rock Springs aerie 151, and Woodmen of the World. Officers of the Eagles conducted the lodge’s ritualistic services at the funeral. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 26, 1950 MRS. G.L. WALKER Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine E. Walker, 52, widow of G.L. walker, were held Saturday at the Rogan chapel. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in the city cemetery. Mrs. Walker died Thursday at her home at 711 C street following a six-months illness. She was born Josephine Crippa in Rock Springs on March 19, 1898, a daughter of Mrs. Carlotta Crippa and the late August Crippa. She was educated in the city schools and at Colorado State Teachers college in Greeley and then taught in the Rock Springs schools. She was married to G.L. Walker of this city on June 17, 1920. Survivors are a daughter, Velma Jean; her mother and two brothers, E.D. Crippa of Rock Springs and Albert Crippa of New York City. Her husband died in 1934 as the result of an airplane crash as he was returning from Salt Lake City. Pallbearers were O.E. Bertagnolli, Earl Lawless, Robert D. Murphy, John W. Taylor, James Vicars and John Wataha. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 26, 1950 CASIMIRO LARRABASTER The funeral mass for Casimiro Larrabaster, 75, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. S.A. Welsh will conduct the service and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Rosaries will be recited at 7 and 7:15 tonight at the family home at 416 Blair avenue. Mr. Larrabaster died Thursday night at his home after a short illness. He had lived in Rock Springs about 41 years and in the United States for 45 years. He was born in Bermeo, Spain, May 5, 1874. Survivors are his wife, Aniceta; three daughters, Leona, at home, Mrs. Fred E. Holt of San Francisco and Mrs. Martin E. Moss of Laramie; four sons, Roman, George, John and Frank Larrabaster, all of Rock Springs; four grandchildren and a brother and sister who live in Spain. Pallbearers will be John Arambel, Andrew Gonzales, Angelo Loisate, Pio Moses, Candido Moses and Frank Plemel, all of Rock Springs. The body will be taken to the Larrabaster home at 4 o’clock this afternoon. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 26, 1950 ROWE PENNOCK Funeral services for Rowe Taylor Pennock, 35, of Farson will be held at the Farson community hall at 2 p.m. Tuesday. E.A. Chester of the Rock Springs Christian Science society will conduct the rites and burial will be in the Farson cemetery. Mr. Pennock died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital here Friday following a short illness. He was foreman of the Eden Valley dam project. He was born Oct. 8, 1914 in Saratoga and had spent most of his life near Boulder and in Eden valley. He attended the Rock Springs high school and was graduated in 1932. During his high school career he was active in athletics and went out for football and track. Mr. Pennock is survived by his wife, Marjorie; one daughter, Virginia Grace, and one son, Gray Taylor Pennock, both at home; two brothers, Charlie of Boulder and Harry Pennock of Grover, Calif., and three sisters, Irene Pennock, his twin sister, of Yuma, Ariz., Mrs. Edna Triplett of Bellingham, Wash., and Mrs. Louise Kenney of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 26, 1950 JULIA MALONEK Final funeral for Julia Malonek, 23, of Green River will be Monday at 3 p.m. at the Congregational church in Green River followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Miss Malonek died Thursday in the hospital at Worland. She was director of physical education in the Worland schools. Born April 20, 1926 in Green River, Julia was a graduate of the high school there and the University of Wyoming. After teaching in the Green River school for two years she accepted a teaching position in the Worland schools. She was affiliated with Kappa Gamma sorority and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Miss Malonek is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Malonek who went from Green River to Worland earlier in March when advised of her illness, and one brother, Robert, who went to Worland shortly before her death. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Worland Friday morning and a memorial service was held at the Washakie county high school in Worland that afternoon. --- Green River Star, Mar 30, 1950 JULIA MALONEK The Rev. Robert H. Midgley of Vermillion, S. D., formerly pastor of the Union Congregational church here, delivered the following beautiful oration at funeral services Monday afternoon in the local church for Julia Malonek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Malonek, who died last Thursday at Worland. "Rarely does a person appear on the stage of life so wholesome, so genuine and so beloved as Julia Malonek. And, although the brilliant sun of her life has set so soon, yet the radiant beauty of her Christian youth remains and will remain. "To young and old alike, Julia was a sincere friend, buoyant with the love of life, sensitive to the yearnings of the friendliness, interested in each individual as if each were all. "She was one of the richest persons most of us have ever known. Not rich in wealth or worldly prestige but rich in good works, in love of mankind, in depth of character. Julia Malonek was rich in the essentials of life. Most people loved her because the genuineness of her personality rang true. There was no veneer to scrape away and no synthetic smile to counter. There was only Julia Malonek. "Let us not curse God that the sunset of her life has come so soon. "The quality of her years far compensates for the quantity of her years and the true measure of life is fulfillment of purpose. Wisdom is the grey hair of men, and an unspotted life is old age. She pleased God and was beloved of Him. She being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time, for her soul pleased the Lord. "Had she lived her three score and ten years she could not have done any more for her friends and family; she could not have been any more honest or genuine, and she could not have been any more beloved than she was at the hour of her entrance into the larger life with God. "And may it not be true that the sunrise of new life, new nobility of character, and new depth of personality for those of us who came in contact with her radiant beauty. The sunsets of life must always precede the sunrise of new life. "And why do we say "She is gone?” She lives with God in immortality young, strong and radiant. "The stars shall fade away, the sun itself "Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, "But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth "Unhurt amidst the war of elements, the wreck of matter and the crash of worlds." --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 9, 1950 MRS. TALCOTT MOORE Funeral services for Ruth Hall Moore, 49, wife of Talcott Moore of Cheyenne, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Schrader funeral home in Cheyenne. The Rev. C.A. Bennett, rector of the Episcopal church, will conduct the rites and burial will be in Beth El cemetery in Cheyenne. Mrs. Moore died Thursday night in a Boulder, Colo., hospital, following a long illness. She lived in Rock Springs between 1922 and 1939. She was a member of Rock Springs’ Eastern Star chapter and Pilot Butte chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. In Cheyenne she was a member of the Daughters of the American Colonists, the American Legion auxiliary and St. Mark’s Episcopal church. Besides her husband she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Hall of Los Angeles, former Rock Springs residents, and one brother, Robert Hall of Rock Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Moore were married in the 1930s while Mr. Moore, a state highway engineer, was located in Rock Springs. They lived here about two years and then moved to Cheyenne when he was transferred there by the highway department. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 9, 1950 MRS. JACK PORENTA Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Porenta, 67, widow of Jack Porenta, were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church. Burial was in the family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Porenta, resident of the Rock Springs area for nearly 30 years, died Thursday at Sweetwater County memorial hospital. She had been ill only a few weeks. She was born Dec. 30, 1882 in Bitne, Yugoslavia. Survivors are one son, John Porenta and one grandson, John R. Porenta, both of Rock Springs, and a brother and sister who live in Yugoslavia. Mr. Porenta died here 16 years ago. He died on Thursday of Holy week as Mrs. Porenta did and also was buried on Saturday before Easter. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 9, 1950 SHERRY LYNN TAYLOR Graveside services for Sherry Lynn, one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Taylor of Mountainview, were held in the Ft. Bridger cemetery Thursday. The infant was born at Sweetwater County memorialhospital here Sunday, April 2, and died there the following day. Besides her parents, Sherry Lynn is survived by a sister, Ginger Lee; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bond of Robertson and Mr. E.L. Taylor of Mountainview. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 9, 1950 LILLIE KARVONEN Funeral services for Lillie Anderson Karvonen, 44, of 346 H street were held Wednesday at the Rogan mortuary followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. She died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Saturday, April 1, following a nine-month illness. Born June 4, 1906 in Rock Springs, Miss Karvonen spent her entire life here. Her survivors are her mother, Mrs. Alma Karvonen; three sisters, Mrs. Lydia Laurenen of Rock Springs, Mrs. Lina Sukanen of San Francisco and Edna Karvonen of Lincoln, Neb.; two brothers, Richard of Rock Springs and Raymond Karvonen of Seattle; three nieces and two nephews. Raymond Karvonen and his family left Saturday for Seattle after attending the funeral services. Edna Karvonen and Ann Howarth, a close friend, left Wednesday for Lincoln where they are nurses at Bryan Memorial hospital. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 9, 1950 DONALD C. FOOTE Funeral services for Donald C. Foote, 62, were held Wednesday at the Congregational church. Burial was in the Foote family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Foote died suddenly of a heart attack Saturday, April 1. He had lived in Rock Springs since 1914 when he accepted a position as mining engineer with the Union Pacific Coal company which he held until 1945. He then entered the office of Ellis Hudman, city engineer. Donald Chester Foote was born Jan. 19, 1888 in South Bend, Ind., and at the age of four his parents moved to Evanston, Wyo., where he was educated in the public schools. In 1913 he was graduated from the University of Wyoming as a mining engineer. Survivors are his wife, Jeanette Park Foote; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Etchingham and Donna Jean Foote; one son, William, and one grandson, Michael, all of Rock Springs. Mr. Foote was a member of B.P.O. Elks No. 624. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 16, 1950 GEORGE FITCHETT Funeral services for George Fitchett, 82, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church will conduct the rites and burial will be in the family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Fitchett, resident of Rock Springs for 64 years, died Thursday night at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He was a retired coal miner and had worked as foreman for the Union Pacific Coal company at its No. 8 mine here and at Reliance and Superior. Mr. Fitchett was born Nov. 23, 1867 in Alferton, Derbyshire, England. He came to this country in 1885, locating in Rock Springs where he since resided. He is survived by a stepson, Jack Rhoades, of Rock Springs and seven nieces and nephews. Mrs. Fitchett died here one year ago. The pallbearers will be Aaron Deneley, Jack Hill, Edgar Orme, Ted Smith and Charles and Joe Walker. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 16, 1950 JOSEPH CORAZZA Funeral services for Joseph Venanzio Corazza, 66, were held Saturday at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion followed by burial in the Rock Springs cemetery. Mr. Corazza, resident of the Rock Springs and Kemmerer areas for nearly 50 years, died suddenly in Kemmerer Saturday, April 8. He was in the employ of the Facinelli sheep company at LaBarge at the time of his death. Mr. Corazza was born Dec. 21, 1883 in Brez, Salobi, in the Austrian Tyrol. He came to this country as a young man and located in the Rock Springs area where eh went into the business of herding sheep. He worked for a number of years for the Thompson and Chilton outfits before he started working for the Facinelli outfit several years ago. He was the last of four brothers who came to this country from their native Tyrol. The other were Dan, Emil and Frank Corazza. Survivors are two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Emil Corazza of Rock Springs and Mrs. Frank Corazza of Kemmerer; one nephew and two nieces, Herman Corazza, Mrs. Walter Baumann and Mrs. August Bertagnolli, all of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews in the old country and several cousins who live at Reliance. Pallbearers were Silvio Corazza and Enrico Pasquini, both of LaBarge; Pete Bonini, Robert Canestrini, Eugene Eccker and Joe Moser, all of Rock Springs. The rosary was recited at the Rogan mortuary Friday night. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 16, 1950 MRS. LAURA GASSWINT Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Gasswint, 75, of 218 Grant street were held Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Bishop William Gibbs of the L.D.S. church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Gasswint, lifelong resident of southern Wyoming, died Easter day at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital after a brief illness. She was born Sept. 7, 1874, in Rawlins and had lived in Rock Springs for many years. Mrs. Gasswint is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ike C. Edwards of Susanville, Calif., and Mrs. Lester Faler of Pinedale; 11 grandchildren, including Mrs. John Lucas Jr. of Rock Springs and Mrs. E.A. Gaensslen of Green River, and 22 great-grandchildren. The pallbearers were Ike C. Edwards of Susanville, Calif., Dr. E.A. Gaensslen of Green River, Capt. Patrick Healey of Cheyenne, a grandson; John Lucas Jr., Thomas Horiuchi and Dean Morris. Honorary pallbearers were Lester Faler of Pinedale, Joseph Facinelli, Oscar Henkel, W.H. Lewis and John Lucas Sr. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 16, 1950 THOMAS LeROY POTTER Funeral services for Thomas LeRoy Potter, 16-year-old son of Mr. and MRs. Charles A. Potter of Winton, were held Thursday at the L.D.S. chapel in Manila, Utah, followed by burial in the cemetery there. Thomas died Easter day at his home. Leukemia was the cause of death. He was a sophomore in the Reliance high school and had been an irregular attendant there since the holidays. Besides his parents his is survived by two brothers, Blaine and Teddy, and two sisters, Barta and Patsy, all at home, and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Attie Potter, of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 16, 1950 GREGORY VINCENT LARIMORE Graveside services for Gregory Vincent, 2-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Larimore of Green River, were held Tuesday in Riverview cemetery there. The infant, born Feb. 9, died Easter day following a short illness. Besides his parents the survivors are two brothers, Ronald Eugene and Larry Lee Larimore, both at home, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Georgia Florence Larimore, of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 16, 1950 JAMES G. McLAUGHLIN James G. McLaughlin, 73, died Saturday night, April 8, a the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Skeeters, at 117 First street. He had been ill for several months. Mr. McLaughlin was a retired Terre Haute, Ind., police officer and had resided at the Skeeters home for two years. He was born Dec. 12, 1876 in Kansas and had lived most of his life in Terre Haute. Mrs. Skeeters accompanied the body to Terre Haute for funeral and burial services. --- Green River Star, Apr 20, 1950 Funeral Services Held Here Wednesday for Annie Rolfe Gamble Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon in the L. D. S. church for Mrs. Annie Rolfe Gamble, who died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dave Logan in Green River. Bishop Lee S. Nebeker was in charge and Bishop Lyman Fearn of Rock Springs was the speaker. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were Thomas Welch, Ammon Nebeker, Ben Stewart, Arthur Hallett, Fred Stoll and Louis Stoll. Active pallbearers were William Evers, E.L. Taliaferro, Charles Viox, Samuel Thornhill, Luke Harrigan and Vorhees Pearson. Annie Rolfe Gamble, daughter of William Jasper Rolfe and Elizabeth Hathaway Rolfe, was born in Lehi, Utah, on Dec. 12, 1865, and passed away at her home in Green River, April 16, at the age of 84. In 1885 she was wedded to Garibaldi Gamble in Vernal, Utah, and directly thereafter moved and homesteaded in the vicinity of Burnt Fork, engaging in the cattle industry. Mr. and Mrs. Gamble were one of the earliest pioneers in this unsettled country, which at that time was on the Indian trail. To this union were born one son and four daughters. One daughter, Ruby, preceded her in death at the age of 18 years. In 1929 they relinquished their ranch to their son, Earl Gamble, and moved to Green River to make their future home. Mr. Gamble died March 4, 1934, at the age of 75 while visiting his son at Burnt Fork. Mrs. Gamble was deeply religious and devoted to her family. She had an exceptionally pleasing and lovable disposition and a keen interest in her home and outdoor life. She was a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Lydia Shaffer of Vernal, Utah; one son, Earl Gamble of Burnt Fork; three daughters, Mrs. Dave Logan, Mrs. Grover Logan and Mrs. Madge Stevens, all of Green River; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In 1947, during the Utah Centennial, she was awarded a certificate of honor as a native pioneer of the state of Utah, signed by Gov. Herbert B. Maw and David O. McKay, chairman of the centennial committee. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 23, 1950 MRS. ANNIE ELIZABETH GAMBLE Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Gamble, 84, Sweetwater county pioneer resident, were held Wednesday at the L.D.S. church in Green River followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Mrs. Gamble died Sunday, April 16, at her home in Green River following a long illness. Born Dec. 12, 1865 in Lehi, Utah, she had lived 65 years near Burnt Fork and Green River. Mrs. Gamble is survived by one son, Earl Gamble, who operates the old Gamble homestead at Burnt Fork; three daughters, Mrs. Dave Logan, Mrs. Grover Logan and Madge Stevens, all of Green River; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lydia Shaffer of Vernal. Her husband, Girabaldi Gamble, who came from Utah into Wyoming as a school teacher and trapper in the early days and who later homesteaded near Burnt Fork, died March 4, 1934 in Green River where they had lived since his retirement in 1929. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 23, 1950 RUBY LAURA DALFORS Funeral services for Ruby Laura McCune Dalfors, 37, were held Saturday at the L.D.S. church in Green River followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Mrs. Dalfors, wife of Rudy Dalfors, who is located in Anchorage, Alaska, died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital here. She had been ill for several months. Born Nov. 2, 1912 in Langford, Kans., Mrs. Dalfors had lived with her mother, Mrs. Jennie McCune in Green River for the last nine months. Besides her husband and mother she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Howard Oberg of Chicago, Mrs. Melvin Taylor of Greensberg, Kans., and Mrs. Robert Hill of Dayton, Ohio; her father, Albert McCune of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Victor Decker and Mrs. Martha Lake, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Ervin C. McCune, who also is in Anchorage, Alaska, with her husband and four grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 23, 1950 JANE HAY Funeral services for Jane Hay, 45, daughter of John W. Hay Sr., were held Tuesday at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda, rector, conducted the service and burial was in the Hay family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Miss Hay died Sunday, April 16, at the Hay family home at 502 B street following a long illness which was due to heart complications. Born April 23, 1905 in Rock Springs, Jane spent her entire life as a resident of the city. She was educated in the schools here and at Ferry Hall academy in Evanston, Ill. In addition to her father the survivors are her twin brother, John W. Hay Jr., and another brother, Leonard Hay, both of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Carl H. Johnson of Rock Springs, Mrs. William A. Radford Jr. of Palo Alto, Calif., Mrs. George Hegewald of Sacramento and Mrs. George Force of Piedmont, Calif. All the sisters were in Rock Springs for the funeral services. The two brothers, Lawrence A. Hay, a cousin; Carl H. Johnson, a brother-in-law; Marvin Johnson and Dr. A.E. Prevedel were the pallbearers. --- Green River Star, Apr 27, 1950 Funeral Services Held for Ruby L. Dalfors Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in the L. D. S. church for Ruby Laura McCune Dalfors, who died last Thursday at Memorial hospital in Rock Springs. Speakers at the service were L. G. Malzahn, George Fletcher, Frank Stevens, Ben Norris and L. R. Blonquist. Nancy Stevens sang “This Is the Hour,” and Mrs. Archie Anderson and Mrs. Bennett Anderson sang a duet, “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.” The Singing Mothers sang “We’ll Never Say Goodbye in Heaven.” Mrs. Dalfors was born Nov. 2, 1912, in Longford, Kan., and has resided with her mother, Mrs. Jennie McCune at 175 South First street in Green River since last September when her health began to fail. She had been a patient at the hospital only one day when death came. Survivors include her husband, Rudy Dalfors of Anchorage, Alaska; three daughters, Mrs. Howard Oberg of Chicago, Mrs. Melvin Taylor of Greensberg, Kans., and Mrs. Robert Hill of Dayton, Ohio; her mother, Mrs. Jennie McCune of Green River; her father, Albert McCune of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Victor Decker and Mrs. Martha Lake of Rock Springs; one brother, Ervin C. McCune of Anchorage, Alaska and four grandchildren. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 30, 1950 JOSEPH PATTERSON Funeral services for Joseph Patterson, 71, were held at the Episcopal church Wednesday followed by interment in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were David Williams of Lafayette, Colo., Charles Bertram, Ernest Cameron, Joseph Harris and James and Edward Phillips, all of Rock Springs and all nephews and grand-nephews. Born Jan. 3, 1879 in England, Mr. Patterson came to the United States with his parents at the age of three and settled in Rock Springs in 1898. He served on the city's police force a number of years ago and then was employed as a coal miner until he accepted the position of stationary engineer at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital 16 years ago. He died suddenly in his room at the hospital Sunday, April 23. Mr. Patterson is survived by one sister, Mrs. Edward E. Jones of Rock Springs; two brothers, Robert of St. Charles, Mich., and John Patterson of Gunnison, Colo., and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of Rock Springs aerie 151, Fraternal Order of Eagles. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 7, 1950 WILLIAM ROY CONNOR The funeral mass for William Roy Connor, 21, of Reliance was said Saturday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. S.A. Welsh conducted the services and burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery. Billy, as he was known to his hundreds of friends, died Wednesday at the home of his mother, Mrs. H.A. Lawrence in Reliance. Death followed a three-year illness caused by a malignant tumor. During his illness he was hospitalized here and in Salt Lake City after undergoing physical check-ups at Mayo Brothers clinic in Rochester, Minn. The intensity of his illness appeared only at intervals prior to three months ago which permitted him to work part time as a tipple man for the Union Pacific Coal company at Reliance. Born Aug. 28, 1928 in Rock Springs, Billy spent the early part of his life here and then went to Reliance where he was graduated from high school in 1947. While a student there he participated in sports and was an outstanding athlete. Besides his mother and step-father, H.A. Lawrence, he is survived by two brothers, Jack of Rock Springs and Francis Connor of Rawlins; one sister, Mrs. Clarence E. Potter of Evanston; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Jane Signorelli of Rock Springs, a step-sister, Mrs. William Banks of Rock Springs; one niece and one nephew and several aunts and uncles. The pallbearers were Coach Jack Smith of the Reliance high school, Tom Burns and Stanley Kouris, both of Reliance; Dan Blevins, Sam Samuels and John Stanton, all of Rock Springs. The rosary was recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel Friday night. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 7, 1950 CLARENCE W. MORRISON Funeral services for Clarence W. Morrison, 57, of Green River will be held at the L.D.S. church there at 2 p.m. Monday. Mr. Morrison died Friday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital here. Born March 21, 1893 in Green River he had lived his entire life there and was employed as a carman for the Union Pacific railroad. Mr. Morrison is survived by his wife, Marvel; three brothers, William of Green River, John H. of Tooele, Utah, and Andrew J. Morrison of Pittsburgh, Pa.; several nieces and nephews. The body will be taken to the William Morrison home at 9:30 a.m. Monday and will remain there until the hour of the funeral. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery at Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 7, 1950 Thomas Sneddon, Retired Miner, Dies Saturday Thomas B. Sneddon, 76, retired coal miner, died early Saturday at his home at 39 First street. He had been ill for several years. Born March 17, 1874 in Dunfermline, Scotland, Mr. Sneddon came to the United States in 1920, locating at Glencoe, near Kemmerer. He came to Rock Springs in 1926 and resided here since that time. Mr. Sneddon is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William Herrell of Los Gatos, Calif.; four sons, Peter of Chicago, Robert of Hawthorne, Calif. and Thomas and William Sneddon, both of Rock Springs; a brother and sister, John and Nellie Sneddon, who reside in Toronto, Canada; another brother, Peter Sneddon, who lives in Scotland; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Sneddon died here in October 1942. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 9, 1950 Sneddon Funeral Services Set This Afternoon Funeral services for Thomas B. Sneddon, 76, retired coal miner, who died early Saturday at his home here after an illness of several years, will be conducted today at 4 p.m. from the Wildermuth chapel by the Rev. Fred K. Swett of the Congregational church. Interment will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Green River Star, May 11, 1950 Services for Delores Ingle Held at Farson Funeral services were Tuesday in the Farson Community hall for Jean Lowe Ingle of Eden, who died early Saturday morning at Memorial hospital in Rock Springs. Bishop Lee S. Nebeker of Green River was in charge of the L. D. S. services, and burial was in the Farson cemetery. Born on Nov. 27, 1931, at Linwood, Utah, she is survived by her husband, Robert Ingle of Eden; one sister, Mrs. Arthur Meyer of Eden; four brothers, Fred, Bobbie, Bruce Lowe and Albert Porter, all of Green River; her step-father, Charles Workman of Green River; and her grandmother, Mrs. Jennie Twitchell, also of Green River. Relatives attending the funeral services included two uncles, Bob Twitchell and Pete Twitchell, both of Lander; Ancil and Gary Twitchell, cousins, both of Fort Washakie; Mrs. Bertha Potter, Mrs. Lily Nelson and Mrs. Clara Mann of Manila, Utah, and several other uncles and aunts. --- Green River Star, May 11, 1950 Morrison Services Are Held Here Monday Funeral services were held in the L. D. S. church here Monday afternoon for Clarence W. Morrison, 57, who died Friday at Memorial hospital in Rock Springs. Services were in charge of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, of which he was a member, Warren Hoover and Cecil Shepard were the color guard; Charles Pope, sergeant major;_Tony Uzelac and Michael Bey of Rock Springs, color guard; Bill Dillon, Ralph Gaston, Bert Smith, Arthur Kutz, Barney Schofield and Alfred Melby, firing squad, and Alfred Melby, officer of the day. Born in Green River, March 21, 1893, he had spent his entire life here and was employed as a carman by the Union Pacific railroad. He is survived by his widow; three brothers, William of Green River, John H. of Toole, Utah, and Andrew J. Morrison of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a number of nephews and nieces. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. --- Green River Star, May 11, 1950 Funeral Services Held Here Wednesday for Mrs. John Kinniburgh Funeral services were held at the Congregational church here at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Catherine Logan Kinniburgh, who died at 10:20 Saturday evening at her home here after a brief illness. The Rev. Fred Swett of the Congregational church in Rock Springs and the Rev. Joseph Varner, interim pastor of the Congregational church in Green River, officiated. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 14, 1885, Mrs. Kinniburgh had resided in Green River for the past 24 years. Survivors include her husband, John Kinniburgh, Sr., of Green River; four sons, David of Rawlins, and John, Mathew and Stewart of Green River; five daughters, Mrs. Mocroft of Pinedale, Mrs. Jean Krause, Mrs. Marion Walker and Mrs. Emma Hofeldt, all of Green River, and Mrs. Mildred Milonas of Rock Springs. She is also survived by two brothers, Matthew Logan of Temple City, Calif., and Thomas Logan of Los Angeles; five sisters, Mrs. Jean Cayford of Klamath River, Calif., Mrs. Agnes Kischell, Mrs. Margaret Fraser and Miss Marion Logan, all of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Mary Wylie of Glendale, Calif.; and a brother-in-law, Herbert Ruckles of Placerville, Calif., And 22 grandchildren. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 21, 1950 MRS. SANFORD HICKMAN The body of Helen A. Hickman, 61, wife of Sandford Hickman, was taken to Hopkinton, Iowa, for funeral and burial services. Mrs. Hickman died Monday of a heart attack at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. She was stricken while traveling with her husband from their home in Clarkston, Wash., to their former home in Iowa. Mr. Hickman said she had been in ill health for two years. Mrs. Hickman was born Dec. 16, 1888 in Iowa. Besides her husband she is survived by several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 21, 1950 CHARLES M. SHOTWELL Funeral services for Charles M. Shotwell, 80, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Shotwell died at Sweetwater County Memorial hopsital Sunday, May 14. Born June 4, 1869 in Kirksville, Mo., Mr. Shotwell had lived in the Rock Springs area since 1897. He was a retired sheepman and his only known survivor is a sister, Mrs. A. Petit of Gravett, Ark. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 21, 1950 HERIOT McCOURT Funeral services for Heriot McCourt, 46, of Omaha, will be held at 2 p.m. at the Masonic Temple in Green River, followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Mr. McCourt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew McCourt of Green River, pioneer Sweetwater county residents, died Thursday in St. Joseph’s hospital in Omaha after a four-week illness. He was in the employ of the Union Pacific railroad in Omaha. Heriot Riddle McCourt was born May 14, 1904 in Rock Springs. He spent his boyhood here and in Green River where his father was associated with law enforcement agencies of Sweetwater county. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. He is survived by his wife, Laura, who will take the body to Green River; his parents, two sisters, Mrs. Martin Petersen of Green River and Mrs. John Kennedy of Omaha; three brothers, Clyde of Cheyenne, Major Clarence McCourt of the United States air forces and Capt. Keith McCourt who is stationed with the air forces in Germany. --- Green River Star, May 25, 1950 McCourt Services Are Held Monday at Masonic Temple Here Funeral services for Heriot McCourt, who died in an Omaha hospital last Thursday morning, were held in the Masonic Temple here Monday afternoon with the Rev. E. Thomas Rodda, rector of the Episcopal church in Rock Springs, officiating. Dale Morris, worshipful master of Green River's Mt. Moriah lodge No. 6, A. F. and A. M., conducted the lodge's ritualistic funeral service and burial was in Riverview cemetery. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt McCourt of Green River, Heriot was born here on March 14, 1904, and was reared to manhood here. He was a charter member of the first Boy Scout troop organized in Green River and after graduating from Green River high school in 1922 and then attended the University of Wyoming three years. After leaving school he entered the empoly of the Union Pacific railroad here and was transferred to the company's headquarters offices in Omaha about eight years ago. He was married to Miss Laura Abendshein in Omaha on Dec. 31, 1944. Mrs. McCourt and her mother, Mrs. Barbara Abendshein of Omaha, and Mrs. John Kennedy and daughter, Marjorie Ann, accompanied the body to Green River for the funeral services. Other relatives from out of town for the funeral services include Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McCourt of Cheyenne, Major Clarence McCourt of Albuquerque, N. M., Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Roberts of Rock Springs, Mrs. Lucy Gregory and daughter, Jane, and Maurice Wright of Labarge, Mrs. W. G. Narramore of Sparks, Nev., Mrs. A. R. Riddle and Mr. and Mrs. Brixen Price of McCammon, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. James Duncan and Mr. and Mrs. John Chamberlain of Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boice and Miss Lillias Wise of Rock Springs. Friends from out of town in Green River to attend the funeral services include Mrs. Harold Beenken, formerly Miss Virginia Maher of Green River, who accompanied Mrs. McCourt and other relatives from Omaha. Major McCourt, who flew to Rock Springs from his base at Albuquerque, returned home by plane yesterday afternoon. --- Green River Star, May 25, 1950 Funeral Services for Aged Green River Resident Tomorrow Following a 16 months illness in the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital in Rock Springs, Mrs. Clara Allen Bramwell, 85, passed away early Tuesday morning. She had been one of Green River's most prominent residents and one of the city's few "old-timers," coming to Green River in 1905. Born Feb. 13, 1865, in Birmingham, England, she was married at the age of 19 to William Henry Bramwell, in the church of St. Clements in Birmingham on Christmas day, 1884. Coming to this country shortly afterward, Mr. and Mrs. Bramwell went directly to Evanston, Wyo., where 11 children were born, six of which survived. After residing in Evanston for a period of 20 years, they moved to Green River, where Mrs. Bramwell has resided ever since. She was an active member of the L. D. S. church for 65 years, a past noble grand of the Green River Rebekah lodge, and an honorary member of the Past Noble Grands Club of Green River. She was a Gold Star mother of World War II, having lost her son, Robert Bramwell, in 1943 while he was in service. Five other children and her husband preceded her in death. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in the L. D. S. church with Bishop Lee S. Nebeker officiating. The body will be taken to the church Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock to lie in state until the hour of the services. Pallbearers at the service will be six of her grandsons, Elmer Lenhart, Ralph Widdop, Ernest Layton, Lynn Switzer, George Layton and Alfred Bramwell. Survivors include a son, William; four daughters, Mrs. E. M. Mumm of Rawlins, Mrs. Charles F. Lenhart, Mrs. Harry G. Layton, and Mrs. Lee F. Switzer, all of Green River, and 19 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Interment will be in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 28, 1950 MRS. CLARA BRAMWELL Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Allen Bramwell, 85, resident of Green River for 45 years, were held at the L.D.S. chapel there Friday. Burial was in Green River’s Riverview cemetery. Mrs. Bramwell died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital following a prolonged illness. Born Feb. 13, 1865 in Birmingham, England, she had lived in the United States for 65 years. She was an active member of the L.D.S. church and of the Green River Rebekah lodge of which she was a past noble grand. Mrs. Bramwell also was affiliated with the American Legion auxiliary and was a World War II gold star mother. Survivors are one son, William Bramwell of Green River; four daughters, Mrs. E.M. Mumm of Rawlins, Mrs. Charles F. Lenhart, Mrs. Harry G. Layton and Mrs. Lee F. Switzer, all of Green River; 18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. --- Green River Star, Jun 1, 1950 Track Walker Killed When Hit by Freight West of Green River Koren Z. Asdorin, 64-year-old track walker for the Union Pacific railroad, was instantly killed Monday morning when he was struck by a freight locomotive about two and one-half miles west of Green River. His body was discovered about 11 a.m. by the crew of another train. Asdorin, who was born in Armenia on Feb. 16, 1880, had been a resident of Green River for over 21 years. Mrs. Louise Korician of Green River, a cousin, is the only surviving relative. Section Foreman Harold Finn was notified by the train crew and he in turn called Sheriff Mike Maher, and Coroner J. Warden Opie. So far as the officers have been able to learn, there were no witnesses to the accident. Railroad men expressed the belief that Asdorin failed to hearing the locomotive whistle because of the wind. Quiet mannered, polite and very friendly, Asdorin had acquired a large number of friends here, particularly among railroad employes. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon in the Congregational church with the Rev. Joseph Varner officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 4, 1950 MRS. FRED LARSON Funeral services for Mary Drebick Larson, 47, wife of Fred Larson of 504 Dewar drive, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Congregational church. The Rev. Woodrow W. Kurth of Rawlins, vacancy pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers will be Louis Kladianos of Superior, Steve Kosovich, Arthur Linden, Haven Musgrove, Lucas McClonsek and John Zakovich, all of Rock Springs. The body will remain at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel where friends of the family may call up until the hour of the funeral. Mrs. Larson died Thursday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. She had been ill for nearly one year. Mary Drebick Larson was born Dec. 8, 1902 in Pennsylvania. She went with her family to Superior when a child. After attending school there she attended the University of Wyoming and taught in both the Superior and Rock Springs schools. She was teaching at Roosevelt school here at the time of her fatal illness. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter, Laura; five brothers and sisters, Frank Drebick of Bambridge, Wash., George Drebick of Bremerton, John Drebick and Mrs. Cecelia Clifton, both of Shelton, Wash., and Mrs. Emily Curtwright of Tacoma, all of whom visited her during her illness. Mr. and Mrs. Larson were married in Rock Springs in 1934. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 4, 1950 SANDRA SUE MENGHINI Funeral services for the infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R.R. Menghini were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The infant was born at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Friday and named Sandra Sue. Besides her parents, Sandra Sue is survived by two brothers, Michael and Peter, and a sister, Kathleen. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 4, 1950 MRS. ISAAC RAUTIAINEN Funeral services for Fannie Lydia Rautiainen, 67, wife of Isaac Rautiainen of 1401 Ninth street, were held at the Rogan chapel Thursday. The Rev. Fred K. Swett of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Rautiainen died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Monday. Born April 28, 1883 in Urjala, Finland, she had lived in the Rock Springs area for 40 years. Besides her husband she is survived by three daughters, Martha Rautiainen Vodenkamp and Irma Rautiainen Kilburn, both of Rock Springs, and Gertrude Rautiainen Popp of Salt Lake City; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Gus Sturholm of Rock Springs and Mrs. Hilma Ekroos of Berkshire, N.Y. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 4, 1950 KORAN Z. ASDORIAN Funeral services for Koran Z. Asdorian, 64, of Green River were held Friday at the Congregational church there. The body of Mr. Asdorian, an employee for the Union Pacific railroad, was found along the tracks two and one-half miles west of Green River Monday. He had been working alone and there were no eye-witnesses to the accident. Born Feb. 16, 1886 in Armenia he had lived at Green River for 21 years. A cousin, Mrs. Louise Korician of Green River is the only survivor. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 4, 1950 JAMES M. SMITH SR. Funeral services for James Moore Smith Sr., 55, of Superior were held Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary and the body was taken to the Smiths’ old home at West Blockton, Ala., for burial. Mr. Smith died Saturday night at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital of injuries incurred in an accident the previous Thursday in the D.O. Clark mine in Superior. Two other miners, Steve Babel and Albert Omoda, were injured seriously in the same accident. J. warden Opie, county coroner, has announced that an inquest into the accident will be conducted as soon as the two injured miners are in condition to testify. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had been residents of Superior for seven years. Besides his wife, Cora Lee, Mr. Smith is survived by four sons, W.A. and Jack Smith, both of West Blockton, Ala., James Jr. and Thomas Smith, both of New Orleans, La.; two daughters, Mary K. Smith and Ruth Smith White of New Orleans. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 11, 1950 HARRY SHELDON ORME JR. Funeral services for Harry Sheldon Orme Jr., 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Orme Sr., of 518 Ludvig, were held Thursday at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. Harry died Monday at Sweetwater County memorial hospital after a short illness which was diagnosed as bulbar poliomyelitis. His illness started with a headache on Wednesday before his death and his condition became worse on Friday and he was taken to the hospital Saturday. Born Nov. 15, 1936 in Rock Springs Harry was a student in junior high school. He was a member of Boy Scout troop 5 and had attained the rating of a first class scout. In addition to his parents he is survived by a seven-year-old sister, Marilyn; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jed Orme Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gregory, all of Rock Springs; and a number of uncles, aunts and cousins. Pallbearers were Albert Anselmi, Albert Kolman, Albert Sarcletti, John Wendt, Stanley Wendt and George White. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 11, 1950 JOSEPH GORNIK Funeral services for Joseph Gornik, 48, of Superior, were held Friday at the Congregational church. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Gornik died at Sweetwater County memorial hospital Monday night of injuries incurred in a mine accident in the D.O. Clark mine at Superior that afternoon. He incurred a fractured pelvis and right leg and internal injuries which resulted in his death. Born Dec. 21, 1901 in Bismark, Minn., Mr. Gornik had lived in this area for 32 years. He was a member of Rock Springs’ S.N.P.J. lodge No. 10 and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors are his wife, Alice, and his mother, Mrs. Anton Gornik, both of Superior; a sister, Mrs. Joseph Kudar of Jackson and three brothers, Frank, Anton and John Gornik, all of Superior. --- Green River Star, Jun 15, 1950 Funeral Services Held Monday for Pioneer Green River Resident Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Congregational church for Mrs. Mary Alice Price Riddle, who died Saturday afternoon after a long illness. The service was conducted by Jack Hall, young theological student, who has occupied the pulpit at the church here on a number of occasions. Mrs. Riddle was born June 14, 1886, in Colorado, a daughter of William and Mary Vaughn Price. She was married to John Moffitt Riddle on Aug. 16, 1905, in Rock Springs. Her husband died on June 9, 1945, and Mrs. Riddle has made her home since that time with her children. Mrs. Riddle resided in Green River since 1925, and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Royal Neighbors of America, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen auxiliary and of the Congregational church in Green River. Survivors include two sons, William C. Riddle, Green River, and Virgil A. Riddle, Cheyenne; three daughters, Mrs. D. W. Hutton of Minidoka, Idaho; Mrs. L. G. Gregersen of Lynwood, Calif., and Mrs. R. G. Miller of Green River, and one sister, Mrs. Thomas Foster of Rock Springs. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 17, 1950 Andrew J. Uram Killed Thursday In Auto Crash Service are pending for Andrew James Uram, 21, a Rock Springs sailor who was killed near Oceanside, Calif., early Thursday when his car overturned on him. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Uram of 309 N street, Rock Springs. Young Uram was born in Rock Springs Feb. 17, 1929, and had resided in this area his entire life until he enlisted in the navy. He was a hospital corpsman in the naval service. Uram enlisted in the service during his senior year at Rock Springs high school, and had served with the navy for the past two and one-half years. He visited here in February. Details of the mishap in which Uram was involved were not immediately available. He died at 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning in the Oceanside Naval hospital of injuries sustained in the accident one and one-half miles north of Oceanside. His body is expected to arrive in Rock Springs today. In addition to his parents, survivors include his sister, Mrs. James Perry of Oak, Calif.; two brothers, Leonard of Boise, Ida., and John who is serving in the army in San Bernardino, Calif., and two nephews. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 18, 1950 JOHN D. ANDERSON Funeral services for John D. Anderson, 74, of Superior were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel, followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Anderson, resident of the Rock Springs community for 16 years, died Sunday, June 11, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He was born Aug. 20, 1875, in Low Moor, Va. There were no known relatives. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 18, 1950 MRS. JOHN M. RIDDLE Funeral services for Mrs. John M. Riddle, 64, of Green River were held at the Masonic Temple there Tuesday, followed by burial in the Riddle family plot in Riverview cemetery. The Green River Eastern Stars conducted the services. Mrs. Riddle died Saturday, June 10, in a Salt Lake City hospital where she had been a patient since the day after Memorial day. She had been in ill health for several years. Mary Alice Price Riddle was born Jun 14, 1886, in Rockville, Colo., and at the age of one year she was brought to Rock Springs by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Price, whose home was in the No. 3 section of the city for years. She was married to John M. Riddle here on Aug. 16, 1905. They made their home in Rock Springs for about six years and then moved to Evanston where they lived for ten years. They returned to Rock Springs for a short time and then located in Green River 25 years ago. Mr. Riddle died June 9, 1945. He had been an employee of the Union Pacific railroad. Survivors are two sons and three daughters, Carleton Riddle and Louise Riddle Miller, both of Green River; Virgil R. Riddle of Cheyenne, Mrs. Dorrence Hutton of Minadoka, Ida., and Lois Riddle Gregerson of San Diego; 11 grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Thomas Foster, of Rock Springs. All of her sons and daughters were in Green River for the funeral services. Mrs. Riddle also was a member of the Royal Neighbors at Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 18, 1950 EARL LARSEN Funeral services for Earl Larsen, 61, life-long resident of Rock Springs, were held Saturday morning at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The pallbearers were Allen Fletcher, Ben Harvey, Dwight Jones, Ben Lewis, John Marietta and John Wataha. Mr. Larsen died early Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He had been ill for several months. James Earl Larsen was born July 3, 1889, in Rock Springs. He was a watch repairer by trade and operated a shop at 609 Pilot Butte avenue. He and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Larsen, pioneer Rock Springs resident, resided at 149 K street. Besides his mother he is survived by a sister, Mrs. C.H. Williamson, of Denver, and a brother, Joubert Larsen of Oakland, both of whom were in Rock Springs for the funeral service, and another sister, Mrs. Harry S. Rogers of New York City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 20, 1959 Uram Funeral Services Will Be Thursday Funeral services for Andrew J. Uram, 21, a Rock Springs sailor who died of injuries sustained in a car wreck near Oceanside, Calif., last Thursday, will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Thursday from the South Side Catholic church by the Rev. father S.A. Welsh. Uram will arrive in Rock Springs tonight accompanied by his brother, John, who is serving with the Army in San Bernardino, Calif. Wednesday afternoon Uram will be taken to the home of his parents at 309 N street to lie in state until the time of the funeral. The rosary will be recited at the Uram home Wednesday at 7 p.m. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will take part in the funeral ceremonies. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 20, 1959 Former Resident Dies in Utah City LeRoy Jones, 35, of Ogden, Utah, a former resident of Rock Springs, died suddenly Sunday in Salt Lake City of a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 25, 1950 MARGARET IRENE PEARCE Graveside services for Margaret Irene, three-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Pearce of 142 South Front street, were conducted Tuesday in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The infant was born Sunday, June 18, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital and died there Tuesday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 25, 1950 LeROY JONES Funeral services for LeRoy Jones, 36, former Rock Springs resident, were held Thursday at the Masonic Temple in Ogden. Mr. Jones died of a heart attack in Salt Lake City Sunday, June 18, as he was en route to Los Angeles to attend the national Shriner’s convention. He was an employee of the Union Pacific railroad in Ogden. Robert LeRoy Jones was born July 14, 1913 in Rock Springs, a son of the late Roy Jones. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and one son, Ronald; his step-mother, Effie Jones Santo of Rock Springs; four brothers, Glen T. Jones of Jamestown, Calif., David of Riverton, Harry of Rock Springs and Harold Jones of Superior; two half-brothers, Jack Kish of Rock Springs and William Kish of Los Angeles. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 2, 1950 MRS. OSCAR LINDROOS Funeral services for Hilda Lindroos, 69, wife of Oscar Lindroos of 814 Gobel street, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Lindroos died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Monday after a month's illness. She was born Jan. 31, 1881 in Lehtimaki, Finland, and she had lived in the Rock Springs area for 35 years. Fifty-one years ago the family went to Reliance and lived there until four years ago when they moved into Rock Springs. Besides her husband Mrs. Lindroos is survived by four sons, Frank, Eric and John Lindroos, all of Dragerton, Utah, and Edward Lindroos of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Gordon Tronquet of Rock Springs and Mrs. Walter Rookala of Hanna; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren an one sister, Mrs. Riina Majala of Middle River, Minn. Friends who served as pallbearers were Nestor Johnson, John Kangas, Seth Korhonen, Toivo Paavola, William Partonen and Ade Ruotsala. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 2, 1950 MIKE PAPICH Funeral services for Mike Papich, 57, resident of Rock Springs and Winton for 28 years, were held Saturday at the South Side Catholic church. Burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery. Mr. Papich died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital after an illness of several months. Born Oct. 22, 1892 in Levno, Yugoslavia, Mr. Papich had lived in the United States for about 30 years. When he came to this country he went to Colorado where he lived in the area of Walsenburg for more than a year before going to Winton where he lived until 1931 when the family moved into Rock Springs. It was while he lived in Colorado that he married Mary Lovsin there on July 15, 1921. His wife, one daughter, Mrs. Ray Rogrs and a grandson, Jeff Rogers, survive. Five brothers who live in Europe also survive. The Papich-Rogers home is at 624 Elias where the rosary was said Friday night. Mr. Papich was a member of S.N.P.J. lodge and six members of the lodge served as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 2, 1950 MIKE BRACK JR. Funeral services for Mike Brack, Jr., 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Brack of Winton, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel followed by burial in the city cemetery. Brack, who was serving in the navy, was killed instantly in an automobile accident near Lyman Tuesday night. He was serving in the navy and was home on leave. He and Helen Ola of Rock Springs were married in Salt Lake City Monday, the day before his tragic death. Mr. and Mrs. Brack were returning to Rock Springs and Winton where they were to visit before expiration of his leave when they would have left for his naval base at Norfolk, Va. Highway patrolmen who investigated the accident reported that apparently Brack lost control of the car he was driving when he brought it back on the road after striking a soft shoulder. The car plunged from the highway and turned over twice. Brack was thrown to the pavement. Mrs. Brack sustained only minor injuries. Michael Brack Jr., was born in Rock Springs and when a small child moved with his parents to Winton where he lived his entire life until he enlisted in the navy about two years ago. He was a cousin of 21-year-old Andrew James Uram of Rock Springs, also a sailor, who was killed at Oceanside, Calif., ten days earlier. When advised of his cousin's death he came to Rock Springs for the funeral and was still here on leave at the time of his death. The two cousins visited their homes here and at Winton at the same time in February. Besides his parents he is survived by a sister, Mrs. James Gregory who is in England where her husband is serving with the armed forces; a brother, George Brack of Winton; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Margery Haviland of Los Angeles and several aunts, uncles and cousins including Pete Uram of Rock Springs. Friends who served as pallbearers at the services Saturday were Melvin Goich of Quealy, Ernest Bennett, Delmer Cuthbertson, Bill Ghormley, Steve Mehal and Darell Tatro, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 9, 1950 JOHN SOLTIS Funeral services for John Soltis, 48, will be held in Rogan chapel, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Rev. Fred K. Swett officiating. Interment will be at Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Soltis died Wednesday at a hospital in Hanford, Calif. Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Soltis left Superior a week ago Saturday to visit their daughters, Mrs. Sam E. Robinson and Mrs. Odell Stone in Handord. He had not been well for a week before leaving on the trip and shortly after their arrival in Hanford he entered the hospital Tuesday. The body arrived in Rock Springs Friday night. Mrs. Soltis, accompanied by her sons-in-law and daughters and Mrs. Fay Long, sister of Same E. Robison, arrived in the city by automobile Saturday morning. John Soltis was born May 21, 1902 in Rock Springs. He is survived by his wife, Helen Matthew Soltis; two sons, John Jr., and Boyd and the two daughters; four grandchildren; his step-mother, Mrs. George Soltis of Superior; one step-brother, John Hagrish of Garwood, N.J.; and three half-brothers, and four half-sisters, Stephen and George Soltis, both of Superior, Andrew Soltis, Mrs. Anna Balen and Mrs. Catherine Manulais, all of Rock Springs, Mrs. Julie Sebastian of Kemmerer and Mrs. Jenny George of Grand Junction, Colo. Mr. Soltis was employed at the D.O. Clark mine in Superior. His daughter, Mrs. Stone and her children were visiting at the Soltis home at the time he became ill and arrangements were made for him and Mrs. Soltis to accompany the Stones back to California in hope that a lower altitude would improve his health. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 9, 1950 PAULINE MEYER Funeral services for Pauline Meyer, 34, were held Thursday at the Farson community hall followed by burial in the Farson cemetery. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard of the Methodist church conducted the funeral and burial rites. Miss Meyer was found dead in the bathroom of her apartment at 437 Elias avenue early Saturday, July 1. She had been shot once through the head and a .22 caliber automatic which had been fired once was found near her body. Officers who investigated the death reported that Miss Meyer had been dead for perhaps several hours. Born Jan. 7, 1916 at the Meyer home in Eden Valley, Pauline had spent her entire life there and in the Rock Springs and Green River areas, where she had been employed at various business houses for several years. Her survivors are her father, Henry F. Meyer of Farson; three brothers, Fred and Paul Meyer, both of Farson, and Edwin Meyer of Lander; two sisters, Bertha Meyer Spence of Farson and Katherine Meyer Brooks of Lander. No inquest into Miss Meyer's death has been set but authorities who investigated the death said that there was evidence of suicide. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 9, 1950 CHARLES STUVER The body of Charles Melvin Stuver, 46, was sent Tuesday night to Girrard, Kan., for funeral and burial services. Mr. Stuver died of razor cuts at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Monday night. Investigation revealed that the cuts were self-inflicted. Mr. Stuver had been employed by the Union Pacific Coal company at Superior and had been in this area about 20 days. He was born Nov. 17, 1903 in Garden City, Kan. His mother lives in Girrard, Kan. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 9, 1950 MRS. EDWIN DUNN Funeral services for Mrs. Edwin Dunn of 812 Walnut street were held at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Lee Barker, John Freeman, Allen Gregory, Fred Hansen, John W. Hill and George Hunter. Mrs. Dunn died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital where she had been a patient at intervals for several years. Born Amy Basten April 3, 1892 in Dover, Kent, England, she came to Rock Springs 38 years ago to marry Edwin Dunn whom she had known in England and who had come here the previous year. She returned to England only once since coming here and that was in 1914 when she visited her family there. Besides her husband Mrs. Dunn is survived by three sons, David J. Dunn of Superior and Edwin Jr. and Henry Dunn, both of Rock Springs and five grandchildren. One brother and one sister who live in England also survive. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 9, 1950 ANTON STUPNIKER Funeral services for Anton Stupniker, 56, 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. Mr. Stupniker had lived in the Rock Springs area for 38 years and had been employed by Mrs. Charles Sparks at the Sparks ranch south of the city for 26 years. He had been ill since early in the spring and entered Sweetwater County Memorial hospital here on May 30 where he died Tuesday. He was born May 30, 1894 in Skofja, Loka, Yugoslavia and is survived by several brothers and sisters who live in Yugoslavia. Peter Luzan of Rock Springs was his cousin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 13, 1950 Miner Is Found Dead In Deep Shaft at Westvaco Trona Mine The battered and mutilated body of Albert Stone, 27, of Rock Springs was recovered early Wednesday morning from the bottom of a 1,480 foot pilot shaft in the trona mine of the Westvaco Chemical company, 20 miles west of Green River. Stone fell into the narrow shaft at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday, and round the clock rescue efforts were conducted until he was found. With a fellow worker, Lawren Huffman, Stone was attempting to clear debris from the clogged pilot shaft which is 24 inches wide narrowing to 20 inches, when he fell into the small opening form a platform in a larger shaft above the pilot shaft. Six men worked constantly to free the trapped miner who has worked in the mine during the past two years. Men at the surface lowered a light into the opening in an attempt to locate him, while men on the lower mine level at 1,480 feet attempted to clear the debris which blocked his travel down the shaft. At 2 a.m. Wednesday the debris was cleared by means of water jets, and about two hours later, rescuers freed the body of Stone which was wedged in the shaft. He was smashed and torn by his 1,375 foot trip down the unlined shaft, said the rescuers. Coroner J. Warden Opie said an inquest into the death will be conducted Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Westvaco mine office. During the rescue operations, an ambulance was in constant readiness in case Stone was found alive. There was little hope from the beginning since he uttered no sound as he tumbled into the small opening. Because there was no outcry it is believed he may have fainted or suffered a heart attack which caused him to fall. Stone was an employee of the Garfe Callahan company of Dallas, Texas which is sinking the new shaft for the Westvaco company. The narrow pilot shaft was drilled with special drilling rigs, and work in now underway enlarging the pilot shaft into a regular mine shaft 6 feet, 8 inches by 3 feet 8 inches. Debris removed from the enlarged area of the shaft is pushed down the pilot shute, and removed at the lower level. The pilot shaft became clogged with debris, and Stone and Huffman were engaged in attempting to clear the shaft when the mishap took place. Huffman was working at the 24 inch opening and Stone was on a platform 50 feet above when Stone fell. His body was guided into the small aperture by a cable from the surface to tools located in the pilot shaft. The rescue operations were directed partially by state mine inspector Lyman Fearn and deputy inspector Mike Duzik of Rock Springs. Fearn said every effort was made to reach Stone as soon as possible. He commended the mine and construction company employees who worked steadily to reach the trapped man. Members of the coroner’s jury are Hayes King of Green River and Walter Gross and Wyatt Perkins of Rock Springs. Funeral services for Stone will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, in the Rogan chapel. Interment will be at Mountain View cemetery. The name of the minister for the services has not been announced. He is survived by his wife, Mary, Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. John Cukale, Rock Springs; three brothers, Edmond, Salinas, Calif., Paul and John, Phillips, Okla. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 16, 1950 WILLIAM IREDALE Funeral services for William Iredale, 74, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard of the Methodist church will conduct the rites. Mr. Iredale, who came to Rock Springs with his parents at the age of six, died of a heart attack at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Thursday morning. He had been out around town that morning and as he was returning to his room on the second floor of the Howard Kellogg building he was taken ill and called Dr. M.W. Medill who summoned an ambulance and took him to the hospital. He had suffered a heart attack ten days earlier while on an outing trip to the Medill cabin on Sweetwater. William Iredale was born Nov. 20, 1875 in North Lawrence, Ohio, one of ten children of Mr. and Mrs. John Iredale who located in Rock Springs in 1881. In his early years he was a machinist for the Union Pacific Coal company. Later he was in government service when his brother, the late Joseph Iredale was law enforcement officer for Wyoming during the days of national prohibition and still later was in the employ of the Stock Growers mercantile company. He married Phronie Anderson, widely known Rock Springs woman in 1927. She died in 1937. Survivors are one son, Harold W. Iredale, who is with the armed forces in Japan; one sister, Mrs. Eleanor Roberts of Boise who arrived in Rock Springs Friday after advised of his death, and several nieces and nephews including Hazel Thorpe Dauer of Salt Lake City who wither her husband, M.T. Dauer, arrived in the city Friday night; Hazel Iredale Leas of Laramie and Lucile Iredale Carleson of Salt Lake City. Pallbearers for the funeral and burial services will be Andy Angelovic, V.A. Anselmi, Dr. N.E. Bonner, Jackson R. Forbes, Sam Ramsay and George Sturholm. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery beside the graves of two sons, George and Jack Iredale, who died several years ago. Mr. Iredale was a member of B.P.O. Elks lodge 624. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 23, 1950 W.R. STITELER Funeral services for W.R. (Bob) Stiteler, 75, were held Thursday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Fred K. Swett of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Stiteler, resident of Sweetwater county for more than 42 years, died Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for four years and about three years ago he and Mrs. Stiteler went to Denver to reside because of his health. They returned to Green River in August and had since resided there but planned to establish their home in Rock Springs again in the near future. William Robert Stiteler was born Dec. 4, 1874 near Ft. Scott, Kans. When a young man he came west and located on a ranch near Lander. On July 12, 1905 he married Frances Young of a pioneer Rock Springs family. After residing in the Lander area for about four years they moved to Gunn and then later to Rock Springs. Survivors are his wife, three sons, Darrell Stiteler, assistant athletic coach of the Green River schools, Chester Stiteler of Casper and Lester Stiteler of Denver, a former Sweetwater county treasurer; one daughter, Mrs. James Walsh of Yuba City, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Mollie Hale of Girard, Kans. Six nephews, Joseph Angelovic, Kenneth Hamm and George and LeRoy Young, all of Rock Springs, and Don Hamm and Rondy Sweitzer, both of Salt Lake City, served as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 30, 1950 WALTER (IKE) OJA Funeral services for Walter (Ike) Oja, 44, were held at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel Saturday. The Rev. Fred K. Swett of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Oja died suddenly Wednesday while at his work at the Harry Swanson Men's store. He had been a victim of a heart ailment for several years but had been in apparent good health for weeks. Walter Oja was born in Rock Springs Nov. 3, 1905, a son of Abel and Mary Oja, who resided in Superior at that time. He lived in Superior and attended school there until shortly after the end of World war I when the family moved into Rock Springs, which had since been his home with exception of two years, 1945 and 194, when he lived in Portland because he had been advised to live in a lower altitude. He was a talented musician, playing both the clarinet and saxophone. For many years he was a member of Rialto theater's orchestra prior to installation of the theater's talking and sound systems in the 1930s. Later he organized Ike's orchestra which was popular in musical and dance circles for years and at the same time worked for the late Thomas Berta, manager of the Rialto, in several capacities, including that of doorman. Since his return to Rock Springs from Portland he had worked at intervals at Keith's store for men and at the Swanson store where he had been employed permanently since July 1. Mr. Oja is survived by his wife, Dorothy Moore Oja, whom he married here on Jan. 20, 1939; two brothers, Arne Oja of Rock Springs and Eino Oja of Rawlins; a nephew and niece, John Arne and Doria Oja of Rock Springs; and aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rasanen of Aberdeen, Wash., and several cousins. Six men who had been associated with him in Ike's orchestra served as pallbearers. They were Leno Ceretto, Lawrence Constantino, John Kovach, Donald Mills, Steve Orester and John Santich. John Davis sang "The Lord's Prayer" and Mrs. Alfred Jackson Jr. sang "Beyond the Sunset," accompanied by Mrs. S.M. Boucher, at the funeral services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 30, 1950 INFANT SHALATA Graveside services for an infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Shalata of Reliance were held Friday in St. Joseph's cemetery. The infant, a twin, was born at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Tuesday and died there a few hours later. Besides her parents and infant sister, she is survived by five sisters, Mr. Florence Turcato of Rock Springs, Mrs. Dorothy Hudson of Dragerton, Utah, and Anna, Georgia, and Nancy Kay, at home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 30, 1950 JOHN JEREB Graveside services for John Jereb, 83, of Blairtown were held Wednesday in St. Joseph's cemetery. The burial rites were under direction of Rock Springs S.N.P.J. lodge 10. Mr. Jereb died early Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He had lived here for 52 years and was a coal miner for the Union Pacific Coal company and later for the Colony Coal company. He was born Nov. 1, 1866, in Leskovec, Austria, and came to the United States 62 years ago, living in Pennsylvania for ten years before locating in Rock Springs. Mr. Jereb is survived by five grandchildren, Mildred Berry of San Jose, Calif.; Mrs. Roy E. Johnson of Youngstown, Ohio; Joe and John Hitztaler of Chicago, and Capt. William Hitztaler who is based at Lowry field in Denver. One grandson, Tony Hitztaler, was killed in World war II. Two of his grandchildren, Mildred Berry and Captain Hitztaler, were in Rock Springs for the burial. He also had seven great-grandchildren and two nephews, Lucas Miklancic of Homedale, Iowa. Mrs. Jereb died here 12 year ago and a daughter died 25 years ago in Pennsylvania. Pallbearers were Ralph Char?, Frank Golob, Anton Kusek, Ignatz Lovshe, Pete Luzon and Frank Potochnik. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 30, 1950 HENRY JERGEN PLANDER Funeral services for Henry Jergen Plander, 71, of Eden were held Thursday at the Farson community hall. The Rev. Fred K. Swett conducted the rites and burial was in the Farson cemetery. Mr. Plander died Sunday in Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He had lived in Eden valley for nine years, making his home with his sister, Mrs. Charles Anderson. He was born Jan. 30, 1879, in Marshalltown, Iowa, and was a retired farmer. Besides his sister with whom he made his home he had two brothers, Fred Plander of Marshalltown and Edward Plander of Davenport, Iowa, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 2, 1950 Graveside Services Scheduled For Infant Graveside services for day-old Melvin Earl Pokett Jr. will be held at 10 a.m. today, Rev. Richard A. Keach officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View cemetery. Surviving are Mr. and Mrs. Melvin E. Pokett Sr., father and mother; Mr. and Mrs. William Kielty and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bours, grandparents. All of the survivors are from Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 6, 1950 HARRY F. STEWART Funeral services for Harry F. Stewart, 48, of 322 Angle street were held Thursday at the L.D.S. church. Bishop Robert J. Bowden conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Stewart died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital of injuries incurred in an automobile accident on U.S. Highway 30 three miles west of Rock Springs early that morning. A coroner’s jury which investigated the accident brought in a verdict Wednesday that Mr. Stewart’s death was accidental but found the driver, Wallace Hershey of Green river, which struck Mr. Stewart guilty of leaving the scene of an accident without giving aid or reporting the accident. Mr. Stewart and Robert Murray, also of Rock Springs, had parked along the highway after their cars had become involved in a minor accident. As the two men were discussing the accident Hershey’s car struck the Stewart car injuring both men. Murray was also taken to the hospital here but his condition was not serious. Harry Freckelton Stewart was born Jan. 5, 1902 in Castlegate, Utah. He was a coal miner and had lived in the Rock Springs area for 28 years. Survivors are his wife, Mamie; two sons, Harry Jr., and Leo Stewart, both of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Serafina Rauzi, Mrs. Thomas Willis and Sharon Stewart, all of Rock Springs; his stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Alexander of Hudson; four brothers, Thomas and Richard Stewart, both of Lander, Alex Stewart of Torrington and Charles Alexander Jr. of Hudson; three sisters, Mrs. Christine Goudin of Chilcoot, Calif., Mrs. Agnes Cook and Mrs. Beatrice Tyler, both of Rock Springs; two grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 13, 1950 OLE (OLIVIO) ANSELMI Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Sts. Cyril and Methodius church for Olivo (Ole) Anselmi, retired groceryman, who died of a heart attack at the summer home of his son, John, near Bondurant, early Sunday, August 6. He was 72 years of age. Requiem high mass was conducted at 9:30 a.m. and rosary was recited at the Rogan chapel on Tuesday at 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Pallbearers at the funeral were Leno Menghini, Hugh Thomas, Ed Genetti, Dick Bertagnolli, Ed Palanck and Ben Boschetto. Honorary pallbearers for the funeral were Steve Magagna, John Zueck, Andrew Menghini, Ralph Flor, Lewis Genetti, Pete Genetti, Dr. G.H. Breihan and Fred Fedrizzi. A native of Italy, Mr. Anselmi came to Rock Springs in 1901. Mr. and Mrs. Anselmi were married in April 1902 and they had lived here continuously since that time. In 1914 they built their home at 624 Elias avenue and have resided there for 31 years. Mr. Anselmi was a member of the Andreas Hoffers lodge, the Knight of Columbus lodge and the Holy Name Society. He was a fourth degree K. of C. He was born July 29, 1878 at Brez, Tyrol. In addition to his wife, Rose, of Rock Springs, he is survived by four sons, John and Flore of Rock Springs; Angelo James and Ole Jr. of Artesia, Colo.; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Marocchi of San Francisco and Mrs. Josephine Mayer of Arlee, Mont.; a sister, Mrs. Katherine Piz, of Brez, Tyrol and 17 grandchildren. All the children attended the funeral rites for their father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 15, 1950 Jed Orme Sr. Dies Sunday At Hospital Jedediah (Jed) Orme Sr., 73, of Rock Springs died Sunday in Sweetwater County Memorial hospital following a lengthy illness. Services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Masonic Temple in Rock Springs by officers of the Masonic order. He was born in Codner Park, Derbyshire, England, Jan. 9, 1877. He had lived in Rock Springs for the past 46 years, since coming to the United States in 1904. He was an employee of the Union Pacific Coal company until the time of his retirement in 1945. He will lie in state at the Masonic temple from 11 a.m. Wednesday until the time of the funeral. Survivors include his wife, Alice, Rock Springs; two sons, Jed Jr. of San Leandro, Calif., and Harry of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Warren of England; four brothers, Richard and Edgar of Rock Springs and James and John Arthur of England, and three grandchildren. Pallbearers named for the funeral are Albert Kolman, Thomas Horn, Teno Georgis, Oliver Baldwin, Godfrey Orme and Jeffrey Orme. Honorary pallbearers are Charles Gregory, George Pryde, Claude Elias, Robert Murphy, Sam Condie, Roy McDonald, Ben Lewis, Harry Mariott, Thomas Overy, Albert Walters, Edwin Dunn and Arthur Radford. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 17, 1950 Peter Sikich Funeral Services Set Saturday Services will be conducted Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from the North Side Catholic church by the Rev. Father Albin Gnidovec for Peter Sikich, 42, of Blairtown, who died in Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Tuesday evening. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and had resided in this area for the past 39 years, since coming to the United States from Yugoslavia. He was born in Lovinc, Yugoslavia. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Matilda Sikich of Blairtown. Rosary will be recited at the Rogan chapel Friday at 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 27, 1950 MRS. THOMAS LAWES SR. Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas Lawes, Sr., 75, of 35 Third street were held Wednesday at the Congregational church. The Rev. Fred K. Swett conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Three brothers, John and Arthur Cheesbrough, both of Elk Mountain, and Ernest Cheesbrough of Laramie; Robert Johnson of Elk Mountain, Clark McKain of Green River and Woodrow Peterson of Stansbury, all members of the Lawes-Cheesbrough families, served as pallbearers. Mrs. Lawes died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital following a short illness. She had been a resident of Rock Springs for 46 years. Born Lavinia Cheesbrough in Methley, England, on May 12, 1875, she came with her parents to this country at the age of six. The family located at old Carbon in Carbon county and lived there until 1904 when she came to Rock Springs with Mr. Lawes whom she married while a resident of Carbon county. Survivors are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. William Chilton of Rock Springs; two sons, Thomas Lawes Jr., of Cheyenne and Joseph W. Lawes of Pinedale; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Will Martin of Denver who with Mr. Martin attended the funeral services, Mrs. Clarence Bonwell and Mrs. James Marr, both of Denver, and Mrs. Anna Luchte of Walla Walla, Wash.; four brothers, John and Arthur Cheesbrough, both of Elk Mountain and Joe and Ernest Cheesbrough, both of Laramie. All of her brothers with exception of Joe Cheesbrough attended the funeral services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 3, 1950 EDWARD GORDON Funeral services for Edward Gordon, 65, were held Thursday at the South Side Catholic church. Mr. Gordon died Tuesday night at Sweetwater County memorial hospital following a long illness. He had lived in Sweetwater county for 40 years, coming to Rock Springs in 1910 to work for the late Fred Mills in the wholesale grocery business. Later he worked in the Gunn-Quealy and Union Pacific Coal companies’ mines. He was a native of Colorado. Mr. Gordon is survived by a brother, John Gordon of Denver, and three sisters, Mary Payne and Margaret Wilson, both of Erie, Colo., and Ann Tavelli of boulder, Colo. His wife preceded him in death. Burial was in St. Jospeh’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 3, 1950 ACSELL C. OHLSEEN Funeral services for Acsell C. Ohlseen of Cheyenne and former resident of Rock Springs, who died Tuesday night at the Ft. Logan Veterans hospital in Denver, were held Saturday morning at the Fairmount crematory chapel in Denver. The Mackey chapter No. 2, Masonic lodge had charge of the services and military honors were given by a squad from the Lowry field air base. The body was cremated after the funeral rites and his ashes were sent to Cheyenne to be deposited in Beth El cemetery. Mr. Ohlseen was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and came with his mother to the United States when he was 18 months old. His father who had established a home for his wife and son in Chicago, died suddenly while they were en route. He lived with his mother in Chicago during his boyhood. He came to Wyoming as a young man where he made his home for about 35 years. He resided in Rock Springs about 25 years and had lived in Cheyenne for the last ten years. He was a veteran of World War I. Mr. Ohlseen was a member of the Rock Springs Masonic lodge No. 12, A.F. and A.M., and a past master; a member of the Wyoming consistory and was a 32nd degree mason, K.C.C.C.H., and a noble of the mystic shrine, Korein temple, at Rawlins. He was a charter member of the American Legion, Archie Hay post No. 24 and held a lifetime membership in the B.P.O. Elks No. 624. --- Green River Star, Sep 7, 1950 Mrs. Matt McCourt Dies Saturday at Home in Green River Funeral services were held yesterday in the Congregational church for Mrs. Matt McCourt, who died at her home here Saturday night after a lingering illness. Services, held at 2 p. m., were conducted by the Rev. Harry Loving, pastor of the church. Margaret Riddle McCourt was born Aug. 4, 1882, in Newton Grange, Scotland, and came to the United States in 1883 with her parents. She lived in Rock Springs most of her life and in later years resided in Green River. She was graduated from Rock Springs high school and later attended the University of Wyoming and afterward taught school in Rock Springs. She was married to Matthew McCourt in Rock Springs on Feb. 25, 1903. Mrs. McCourt is survived by her husband; three sons, Clyde of Cheyenne, Clarence of Albuquerque, N. M. and Keith, now serving with the United States army in Germany, two daughters, Mrs. Martin Petersen of Green River and Mrs. John Kennedy of Omaha. Relatives and friends from out of town who attended funeral services included Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McCourt of Cheyenne, Mr. and Mrs, John Kennedy of Omaha, Major and Mrs. Clarence R. Mc. Court of Albuquerque, Mrs. C. W. Nation of Cheyenne, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Roberts, Mrs. Betty Frederick, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boice and Miss Lillias Wise, all of Rock Springs; Mrs. Lucy Gregory, Mrs. Jessie Carmichael, Miss June Gregory, Oliver Gregory and daughter, all of La Barge, Wyo. Mr. and Mrs. Brixen Price and Mrs. Venus Riddle of McCammon, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Price of Bountiful, Utah, Mr. and Mrs. James Duncan and Benny Duncan of Salt Lake City, Grant Watson, Robert Gee, David Clayton, S. S. Van Fleet and John Swinehart of the special agents department of the Union Pacific railroad. Unable to attend were Capt. and Mrs. Keith McCourt, now in the United States occupation zone in Germany. Pallbearers were John S. Logan, William Hutton, William Evers, Luke Harrigan, Harold Mortimer and Franklin Gasson. Mrs. McCourt also is survived by ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial was in Riverview cemetery, --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 10, 1950 MRS. MAX MATTISON Funeral services for Delma Stockich Mattison, 26, wife of Max Mattison of Superior, were held Wednesday at the L.D.S. church. Mrs. Mattison died Saturday, September 2, at Holy Cross hospital in Salt Lake City. She had been a patient at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital here and was taken to Holy Cross only a few hours before she died. Mrs. Mattison was born Oct. 2, 1923 in Rock Springs. Besides her husband, she is survived by six children, Larry, Terry, Glen, Gene, Sharylynn and Darrel, all at home; her father, Bodie Stockich of Superior; her mother, Mrs. Blanch Nichols of Salt Lake City; a sister, Pearl Stockich of Superior and a half-brother, Bert Nichols of Salt Lake. The body was taken to the home of her uncle, Pete Stockich at 1238 Tenth street where it remained until time for the funeral services. The pallbearers were Kenneth Adams, Tony Knezovich, Russell Moyer, Dale Normington, Robert Rippeth and Emil Tomich, all of Superior. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 10, 1950 MRS. MATTHEW McCOURT Mrs. Matthew McCourt, 68, of Green River, died Saturday, September 2, following a prolonged illness. Funeral services were held at the Congregational church there Wednesday and burial was in Riverview cemetery. The pallbearers were William Evers, Franklin Gasson, William Hutton, Luke Harrigan, John S. Logan and Harold Mortimer, all of Green River. Mrs. McCourt was born Margaret Riddle in Newton Grange, Scotland, on Aug. 4, 1882. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Heriot Riddle who located in Rock Springs in the early days. She was married here on Feb. 25, 1903 to Matthew McCourt. Besides her husband she is survived by three sons, Clyde McCourt of Cheyenne, Major Clarence McCourt, who is stationed with the United States air force at Albuquerque, N.M., and Captain Keith McCourt, who is stationed with air force in Germany; two daughters, Mrs. Martin Petersen of Green River and Mrs. John E. Kennedy of Omaha. All of her children with exception of Captain McCourt were in Green River for the funeral services. One son, Heriot Riddle McCourt, preceded her in death. Mrs. McCourt lived most of her life in Green River and Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 10, 1950 GEORGE YOUNG Final funeral services for George Young, 65, were held Thursday at the Masonic Temple. Mr. Young, who had lived in Cheyenne for the last five years, died Friday night, August 31, at St. Luke’s hospital in Denver where he underwent major surgery early in July. He was born in Rock Springs in 1885 and lived here until he took a position with the United States bureau of reclamation in Denver several years ago. He went to Cheyenne in 1945 when he accepted a position with the federal finance office there. For many years he served district 22, United Mine Workers of America, as vice president and at one time was a district board member. He was an active member of the Democratic party and was a former state senator from Sweetwater county. He was a member of the Cheyenne Masonic lodge and was a Shriner. He also was a charter member of the Rock Springs Fraternal Order of Eagles, aerie 151. Mr. Young was married to Lydia Foster of Rock Springs here in June 1920. Mrs. Young died here in January 1922 and in the late 1930s he married Lillian Mason who survives him. He also is survived by a daughter, Betty Young Heberlin of Springfield, Mass., and a grandson, Tommie Heberlin; three sisters, Mrs. Helen Hamm and Mrs. Frances Stiteler, both of Green River and Mrs. Jennie Harvey of Salt Lake City. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Cheyenne Masonic Temple and the body brought here for final services. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers for the services here were Thomas Foster, Frank Goglio, Howard Kellogg, W.D. Thompson, Alex Smith and Matt Vehar. Honorary pallbearers were Rudolph Anselmi, Louis Boschetto, George Cole Malcolm Condie, J.D. Foster, James Morgan and Howard Petrie. --- Green River Star, Sep 14, 1950 Funeral Services Held Here Yesterday for Green River Resident Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the L. D. S. church for Raymond Negus, carman for the Union Pacific railroad, who died suddenly at his home here at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Bishop Lee S. Nebeker officiated at the services. He was born March 14, 1904, in Garden City, Utah, and came to Green River in 1927. He was married to Pearl Adelle Burke and they have a son, Ray C. Negus, and four daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Davis, Elsie, Janet and Beatrice, all of Green River. Other surviving relatives include his father, John Negus of Logan, Utah; two brothers, William L. of Garden City and John of St. Charles, Idaho, and three sisters, Mrs. William Payne of Ogden, Mrs. Wilford Hansen of Garden City and Emily Negus of Logan. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 17, 1950 PETER H. HANSEN Funeral services for Peter H. Hansen, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hansen of 801 Young avenue, were conducted Friday at the North Side Catholic church, followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The infant was born Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital and died there a few hours later. Besides his parents the survivors include his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galicich of 843 Sixth street, pioneer residents of the city. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 17, 1950 LORRAIN J. ROMERO Lorrain J. Romero, one-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Romero of Green River, died Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Green River Catholic church followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Besides her parents, Lorrain is survived by two brothers and three sisters, Robert, John, Dehlma, Lenora and Mary, all at home; and her maternal grandfather, Epininio Cordova of Taos, N.M. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 17, 1950 ALVIN W. COVINGTON The body of Alvin W. Covington, 61, longtime resident of Rock Springs, will be taken to Buffalo for funeral and burial services. Mr. Covington was found dead in his room at Log Inn Wednesday. He had complained of being ill early that morning. Investigation revealed that he had died of natural causes. Mr. Covington was born in Buffalo in September, 1889. He was a World War I veteran and was a member of the Rock Springs post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. At the time of his death he was employed at Log Inn. Survivors are two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Henry Jones of Kaycee, Mrs. Lena Foster of century Point, Mont.; LeRoy Covington of Hardin, Mont., and Byron Covington of Reed Point, Mont. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 24, 1950 Services Set Tuesday For Green River Baby Services for 6-month-old Floyd Doyle Young Jr., who died at 6:45 p.m. Friday at his home in Green River, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Rogan chapel. Rev. E. Thomas Rodda will officiate and interment will be in Mountain View cemetery. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Doyle Young; one sister, Claudia Doyle Young; and two grandmothers, Claudia Young and Reen Elmond Jackson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 24, 1950 HERMAN NELSON Funeral services for Herman Nelson, 86, resident of the city for 67 years, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Rogan mortuary. The Rev. Fred K. Swett of the Congregational church will conduct the rites and burial will be in the Nelson family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Nelson suffered a cerebral hemorrhage early Friday at his home at 740 Rhode Island avenue and died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital a few hours later. Born Dec. 2, 1863 in Sweden, Eric Herman Nelson came to the United States at the age of 16, locating in Rock Springs in 1883. He came to this country with his parents who first settled in Nebraska before coming on to Rock Springs. He worked at No. 2 mine as a hoist engineer for many years and was a member of United Mine Workers of America, local 2282. Mr. Nelson is survived by one son, William Nelson of Jackson; seven daughters, Mrs. Mary Hill of Green River, Mrs. Annie Kiernan of Ogden, Mrs. Elsie Dial of Jackson, Mrs. Hilda Harris, Mrs. Nellie McDowell, Mrs. Emma Mitchell and Mrs. Elizabeth Crofts, all of Rock Springs; 17 grandchildren; two brothers, Gus Nelson of Lyons, Neb., and Charles Nelson of Waussa, Neb. Mrs. Nelson died here in April 1921. All of Mr. Nelson’s sons and daughters will be in Rock Springs for the funeral services. Six of his grandsons will serve as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 24, 1950 STEPHANIE MILLS Graveside services for Stephanie, two-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alma B. Mills of 1144 Vermont street were held Thursday in Mountain View cemetery. Bishop William Gibbs of the L.D.S. church conducted the rites. The infant was born Saturday, September 16, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital, and died there Monday, the 18th. Besides her parents, Stephanie is survived by two brothers, Gregory and Stephen, and one sister, Susan. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 24, 1950 MRS. STEVE ANGELOVIC Funeral services for Mary Theresa Angelovic, 82, widow of Steve Angelovic, were held Thursday at the North Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Angelovic died Monday at her home at 901 Sixth street. She had been ill for several weeks and had been hospitalized at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. Mrs. Angelovic was born Oct. 5, 1867 in Torsia, Slovenia. She was married to Steve Angelovic there and shortly afterwards the couple came to Rock Springs to establish their home. She had been a resident here for 60 years. Survivors are five sons and two daughters, Stephen of Boulder, Colo., Andrew, Albert and Joseph, all of Rock Springs; George Angelovic of Chester, Mont.; Mrs. Mike Palko of Rock Springs and Mrs. Andrew Davis of Ogden; 15 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Angelovic died here in December 1943. The Angelovics lost a son in World War I. He was John Angelovic who was attached to the Cyclops, which disappeared in the Atlantic bound from a South American port to New York. It has been listed as the “great mystery of World War I” because it was never learned what happened to it. The Angelovics were looking for their son to return to Rock Springs after the Cyclops was to have docked in New York. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 1, 1950 ESTHER TROON WATSON Funeral and burial arrangements for Esther Troon Watson, 57, Rock Springs junior high school teacher, will be made this morning after arrival of relatives in the city. A daughter, Phyllis Watson, of Glendale, Ariz., was to have arrived in the city by plane Saturday night and relatives of Belle Fourche, S.D., are expected to arrive this morning. Mrs. Watson died of a heart attack at about 8 o'clock Friday night at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. She had been ill Friday and unable to meet her classes in the junior high school. However, no alarm was felt for her condition until early that evening when she was taken by ambulance to the hospital. She lived less than an hour after she entered the hospital. Mrs. Watson, as Esther Troom, came to Rock Springs to teach about 1918. Here she met and married T.J. Watson, a teacher and athletic coach in the city's high school. They were married in the summer of 1919 and went to Riverton that fall where Mr. Watson had accepted the position of superintendent of schools. They lived there until Mr. Watson went to Laramie in the late 1920s to study for his master's degree at the University of Wyoming. Before completing his work he died suddenly. Mrs. Watson then attended the university and accepted a position in the Rock Springs schools about 1930. Besides her daughter she is survived by a son, Louis, who is serving in the United States navy. Efforts were being made through the American Red Cross Saturday to locate him and if he is in the United States to get him to Rock Springs or to the place where his mother will be buried. Besides her son and daughter, Mrs. Watson is survived by her aged parents who at one time lived with her in Rock Springs and at least two sisters and a brother, all of whom reside at Belle Fourche, S.D. Mrs. Watson's home was at 1021 Ninth street in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 1, 1950 JOHN M. JONES Funeral services for John M. Jones, 91, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Rogan mortuary. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Jones died Friday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital following a long illness. He had lived in Rock Springs about 67 years and resided with a relative, William James Sr., at 137 J street. Mr. Jones was born April 8, 1859, in Rohdda Valley, in Wales. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 1, 1950 CLARENCE SHELTON Funeral services for Clarence Shelton, 63, of Lyman will be held at 2 p.m. this afternoon at the L.D.S. chapel in Lyman with Bishop Donald Field conducting the rites. Burial will be in the Lyman cemetery. Mr. Shelton died Thursday night at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital in Rock Springs following an illness of one year. He was a brother of Mrs. A.C. Carter and Mrs. Kenneth Darling, both of Rock Springs. Clarence Edward Shelton was born in 1887 in Eden, Utah, and had lived in Lyman for about 21 years. Survivors are his wife, Martha St. Jeor Shelton; three sons, Wayne and Keith Shelton of Lyman and William Shelton of San Diego; one brother, Thomas Presley Shelton of Gypsum, Colo., and three sisters besides the two sisters who live in Rock Springs, Mrs. Ben Cain of Superior, Mrs. Walter Oaks of Midvale, Utah, and Mrs. Ike Ferguson of Woods Cross, Utah. A daughter preceded him in death. He had five grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 1, 1950 GEORGE MEYERS Funeral services for George Meyers, 66, of Green River will be held at the Rogan mortuary chapel at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Larry E. Loving of Green River will conduct the rites and the body will be taken to Wolbach, Neb., for burial. Mr. Meyers was killed Friday in an accident at the Green River sand and gravel pit when he lost his footing on the loading chute and plunged into the pit. He was hauling gravel for the city of Green River and had gone to the top of the chute to loosen sand which had struck there when the accident occurred. Workmen at the pit were unable to extricate his body until 40 minutes later. J. Warden Opie, county coroner, has named a panel of three men to conduct an inquest into his death. Mr. Meyers had lived in Green River for 15 years and had been in the employ of the city since 1946. Survivors are his wife, Josie; two sons, Carl of Green River and Cecil Meyers of Anaheim, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Simson of Wolbach, Neb.; three grandchildren; two brothers, Roy of Portland and Elmer Meyers of Vancouver, Wash.; four sisters, Mrs. W.P. Ostrander of Tacoma, Mrs. Harry Ostrander of Genoa, Neb., and Mrs. Jack Bamesberger and Mrs. Fred Pitchford, both of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 8, 1950 RUDOLPH EBELING Funeral services for Rudolph Ebeling, 82, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the services and burial was in the Ebeling family plot in the city cemetery. Mr. Ebeling died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital where he had been a patient since Saturday when he fell down the stairs at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John E. Whisenand, at 738 D street. He incurred a dislocated shoulder in the fall but his death ws due to a heart attack which he suffered Thursday morning. He was born March 11, 1868, in Elmshorn, Germany, and had lived in southwestern Wyoming for 60 years. As a young man he came to the United States and in 1892 was married to Helen Dorothy Schultz, also a native of Germany, in Grand Island, Neb. Shortly after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Ebeling came to Wyoming, locating in Cumberland where Mr. Ebeling had accepted a position as butcher for The Union Pacific Coal company. They lived in Cumberland until 1918 when Mr. Ebeling was transferred by the coal company to its store in Reliance. After residing in Reliance for ten years they moved into Rock Springs where Mrs. Ebeling died Nov. 30, 1940. Mr. Ebeling is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Whisenand, with whom he made his home, and a son, Carl Ebeling, of Portland, Ore.; two granddaughters, Mrs. Jack Harris and Mrs. W.D. Thomas, both of Rock Springs; three grandsons, Jack Hartney of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Carl Jr. and Leslie Gordon Ebeling, both of Portland; four great grandchildren, Karen and Jeff Harris of Rock Springs and Linda and Helen Hartney of Manhatten Beach. Mr. Ebeling was a member of Rock Spring lodge No. 624, B.P.O. Elks. Arthur Anderson, Floyd Bailey, James Kelley of Reliance, Fred Magagna, Edwin J. Soderlund and John Wendt, all members of the Elks lodge, served as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 8, 1950 MAYFIELD INFANT Graveside services were held Tuesday in Mountain View cemetery for the one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mayfield of 724 Gobel street. The infant was born Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital and died shortly after birth. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 8, 1950 CHARLES WILLIAM FARNSWORTH Funeral services for Charles William Farnsworth, 74, resident of Superior for 21 years, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the L.D.S. church. Bishop I.R. Willey will conduct the rites and burial will be in Coalville, Utah. Mr. Farnsworth, a retired coal miner, died Friday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He was born July 4, 1876, in Coalville. Mr. Farnsworth is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Leonard Maki of Superior; a grandson, Jerry Maki, of Superior; one brother, Alma Farnsworth, of Salt Lake City, and several brothers and sisters who reside in Utah. Mrs. Farnsworth died Feb. 27, 1920. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 8, 1950 MARION CLARE WILLEFORD Graveside services were held Thursday morning in Mountain View cemetery for Marion Clare Willeford, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Willeford Jr. of 511 Ridge avenue. The infant was born Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital and died shortly after birth. Besides his parents, Marion Clare is survived by a twin brother, Michael, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Duncan, of Rock Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Samuel WIlleford Sr. of Chicago. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 8, 1950 MRS. CHARLES CROFTS Funeral services for Amelia Ann Crofts, 79, widow of Charles W. Crofts, were held Friday at the Congregational church. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard of the Methodist church conducted the rites and burial was in the Crofts family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Crofts, resident of Rock Springs for 60 years, died Tuesday after a long illness. Amelia Ann Thompson was born Oct. 5, 1871 in Johnston, Pa. At the age of two her parents moved to Nebraska where she lived until she came to Rock Springs to live with her aunt, the late Mrs. Emma Ace, in 1890. Shortly after her arrival here she qualified to teach in Wyoming and accepted the position of teaching the No. 6 school which she held for four years. On Dec. 24, 1894 she married Charles W. Crofts, the ceremony taking place at the Ace home. Mrs. Crofts was a charter member of the John A. Campbell post of the Women's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic; the uxiliary of Archie Hay post, American Legion; the Fraternal Order of Eagles auxiliary and the auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, post 2316. She was an active member of the Congregational church from the time of her arrival in Rock Springs until her health failed her a few years ago. Mrs. Crofts is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jack Brooks, and two sons, Clyde and Harry Crofts, all of Rock Springs; ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Frank Rose of Sunnyside, Neb., Mrs. Fred Hood and Fred Thompson, both of Trinidad, Colo. Mr. Crofts died here on Aug. 2, 1944. One son, Myrle Crofts, died in 1946. The Crofts home was at 1017 Pilot Butte avenue for many years. Four nephews, Wilford Bowker, Charles and Harold Crofts and John Willson, and two grandsons, Charles W. Crofts and Clyde C. Crofts, served as pallbearers. The choir of the Congregational church of which the late Mr. Crofts was a member for many years sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," "In the Garden" and "Sometime We'll Understand." --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 8, 1950 JOHN TOPEKA Funeral services for John Topeka, 27, of Blairtown will be held Monday. Detailed plans for the services will not be made until a stepbrother who is en route to the city from Pittsburgh, Pa., arrives tonight or early Monday morning. Mr. Topeka died early Friday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital, about 12 hours after he apparently had shot himself in the head with a .22 caliber rifle at his home. He was found by his brother, George Topeka who returned to their home from work about 11 o'clock Thursday night. The brother summoned aid and he was rushed to the hospital. James McPhie, acting coroner, investigated the shooting with police and sheriff's officers who determined that he apparently had shot himself about 5 p.m. Thursday. George Topeka told authorities that his brother had been despondent over ill health. Mr. Topeka was born May 13, 1923 in Bradenville, Pa. He had lived in the Rock Springs area for several years. Besides his brother, George, of Blairtown, he is survived by his stepfather, Lucas Kovack; two stepbrothers, Andy and Steve Kovack and a stepsister, Ann Kovack, all of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Topeka was a member of United Mine Workers of America and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, aerie 151. --- Green River Star, Oct 19, 1950 Funeral Services Are Held Here Monday for Myrtle Baird Schmidt Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Union Congregational church for Myrtle Baird Schmidt, who died at her home in Phoenix, Ariz., on Wednesday of last week. The Rev. Larry E. Loving officiated, and burial was in Riverview cemetery. Myrtle Baird Schmidt was born March 7, 1879 in Chicago and when four years old moved to Laramie, Wyo., with her parents. When she was 11 years of age, her parents moved to Geneva, Neb., where she was graduated from high school and prepared for teaching. She taught school in Rock Springs and Green River and served as county superintendent of schools and deputy county clerk in Sweetwater county. She was married to Arthur Schmidt in June, 1913, and a few years ago Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt moved to Arizona to make their home. Mrs. Schmidt was a past worthy matron of the Eastern Star lodge in Green River. Besides her husband, she is survived by one sister, Pansy Miller of Los Angeles, who came here to attend funeral services. Mrs. Jack Schmidt of Shreveport, La., flew here for the services which were also attended by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Miller of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Edna H. Ludy of Denver, Mrs. Ruth Hamblin of Salt Lake City and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Weimer of Pinedale. Pallbearers were W. Weimer, Chris Jessen, S. G. Thornhill, C. E. Jensen, Mike Maher and E. L. Taliaferro. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 20, 1950 Eva M. Sparks, Noted Resident, Dies Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. Eva M. Sparks, 73, well-known resident of the Rock Springs area for the past 60 years, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal church. Mrs. Sparks died in Sweetwater County Memorial hospital late Wednesday night. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda will officiate and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Friends may call at the family home at 530 Gobel street after 4 p.m. today. A well-known and active ranchwoman in the area, she was born in Streator, Ill., on Nov. 4, 1876. She came to Rock Springs in 1890 with her parents. In September of 1906, she married Charles L. Sparks. Since her marriage she had spent the summer months at the Sparks' ranch, 63 miles south of here. She had managed the ranch since the death of her husband in 1930. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Women's Benefit association, the Rock Springs Wool Growers auxiliary and the Episcopal church. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Wright Dickinson and Mrs. Kenneth Buckley of Rock Springs and Mrs. Harold McKay of Rawlins; a son, C. A. Sparks, Denver, Colo.; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. G. Thum, Kemmerer, and Mrs. C. B. Smith, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 22, 1950 MRS. JAMES MacGREGOR Funeral services for Mrs. James MacGregor will be held at the Congregational church at 3 o'clock Tuesday. Mrs. MacGregor died Friday night at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital after a 12-year illness which began with a heart affliction. During her long illness she was hospitalized here and in Salt Lake City at intervals. She again was taken to the hospital from the MacGregor home at 415 E street Friday. Born Jean Menzies Crawford April 1, 1891, in Scotland, she had lived in Rock Springs for nearly 28 years. She was married to James MacGregor in Scotland on May 7, 1915. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Ronald MacGregor of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Milton Heins of Kemmerer and Grace MacGregor, at home; two granddaughters, Sandra and Kathryn MacGregor, and one sister, Mrs. Alex Macdonald, of Rock Springs. One daughter, Margaret, died here in 1929. The Rev. Harry Loving, pastor of the Green River Congregational church, will conduct the funeral services and burial will be in the MacGregor family plot in Mountain View cemetery. The pallbearers will be E.D. Crippa, John Davis, Robert Hitchcock, Dr. K.E. Drueger, Donald Macdonald and Fred Magagna. Friends of the family may call at the Rogan mortuary Monday and Tuesday until the hour of the funeral. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 22, 1950 MRS. CHARLES SPARKS Funeral services for Mrs. Eva M. Sparks, 73, were held Saturday at the Episcopal church. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda conducted the rites and burial was in the Sparks' family plot in Mountain View cemetery. The pallbearers wee Claude Elias, John W. Hay Jr., Dr. Edward S. Lauzer, James LeMarr, Robert D. Murphy and G. Thum. Mrs. Sparks, widow of Charles L. Sparks and pioneer ranch and sheep operator, died Wednesday night at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital after 60 years residence in the Rock Springs area. The Sparks ranch, 60 miles south of Rock Springs just over the Wyoming-Colorado line, is one of the best known ranches in this section of the west. Mrs. Sparks aided in building the industry with her husband and after his death in 1930 managed its operations until only recently. Much of the Sparks' holdings are situated in the Brown's Park country. Born Evan M. McMahan in Streator, Ill., on Nov. 4, 1876, she came to Rock Springs with her parents in 1890. In September, 1906, she married Charles L. Sparks, who became one of the state's foremost sheepmen. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. H.A. McKay of Rawlins, Mrs. Wright Dickinson and Mrs. Kenneth Buckley, both of Rock Springs; ten grandchildren, Mrs. George W. Brox, Mrs. Frank Miller, Betsy and William McKay, all of Rawlins; Dick Dickinson, Jay Buckley, Bob and Richard Buckley, all of Rock Springs, and Virginia and Rose Sparks, both of Denver; two great-grandsons and two sisters, Mrs. C.B. Smith of Rock Springs and Mrs. G. Thum of Rock Springs and Kemmerer. Mrs. Sparks was a member of Mountain Lily chapter 10, Order of Eastern Star; Women's Benefit association, Rock Springs Wool Growers auxiliary and the Episcopal church. The Sparks' home in the city is at 530 Gobel street where the body was taken Friday afternoon and where the many friends of the family called that evening and until the funeral hour. There was a profusion of floewrs which filled the spacious living rooms of the home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 22, 1950 PATRICIA MILDRED GOICH Funeral services for Patricia Mildred Goich, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Goich Sr. of Quealy, will be held at the Rogan mortuary chapel at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard of the Methodist church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Patricia Mildred died Friday at Sweetwater Memorial hospital. She was born March 19, 1941, in Hudson, Wyo., and in addition to her parents she is survived by five brothers, Samuel Jr., Melvin, Joseph, Eli and Louis, and three sisters, Mrs. Carl Rosene of Rock Springs and Stella and Mary Goich. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 22, 1950 MIKE MUSEK Funeral services for Mike Musek, 76, resident of Rock Springs for 20 years, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the North Side Catholic church, followed by burial in St. Joseph's cemetery. Mr. Musek was a retired coal miner and had no known relatives. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 22, 1950 MRS. CLEMENT CASAGRANDE Funeral services for Leila Jean Casagrande, 48, wife of Clement Casagrande of 122 1/2 M street, were held Friday a the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. R.G. McAllister of the Assembly of God church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Buillio Bellu, George Giovanini, Paul Lucas, James Valenzino, Silvio Zancanella Sr. and Louis Zullo. Mrs. Casagrande died Sunday October 15, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. She was born May 31, 1902 in Arkansas and had lived in Rock Springs for seven years. Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Eldred Bryan of Paramount, Calif.; three brothers, Wilford and John Godwin of Hot Springs, Ark., and Ross Godwin of Los Angeles, and one sister, Mrs. Laura Green of Long Beach. Her son and sister and two of her brothers, Wilford and Ross Godwin, attended the funeral services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 22, 1950 MRS. ARTHUR L. SCHMIDT Funeral services for Myrtle Baird Schmidt, 71, wife of Arthur L. Schmidt of Phoenix, Ariz., were held Monday at 2 o’clock at the Masonic Temple in Green River. The Rev. Larry Loving of the Green River Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Riverview cemetery there. Mrs. Schmidt, a well known former Sweetwater county resident, died Wednesday, October 11, in Phoenix. Myrtle Baird Schmidt was born March 7, 1879 in Chicago. When she was four years old her parents moved to Laramie and when she was 11 years old they moved to Geneva, Neb., where she was educated and prepared herself for public school teaching. She taught in the Rock Springs and Green River schools in the early days and served Sweetwater county as superintendent of schools. Later she served as deputy clerk of the district court at Green River when the late Tom Whitmore was district court clerk. In June 1913 she married Arthur L. Schmidt, the ceremony taking place in Rock Springs. Mr. Schmidt was an employee of the Union Pacific railroad and shortly after his retirement they went to Phoenix to make their home. They had lived in Phoenix since July 1947. Mrs. Schmidt was a past matron of Mystic chapter No. ?, Order of Eastern Star at Green River. The chapter conducted its ritualistic services at the funeral. The pallbearers were William Hutton Jr., Chris Jessen, C.E. Jensen, Mike Maher, Edward L. Taliaferro and S.G. Thornhill, all of Green River. Out-of-town persons who attended the services were Mrs. Pansey Mellor of Los Angeles, a sister; Mrs. Jack Schmidt of Shreveport, La., a sister-in-law, who came by plane to Rock Springs and then on to Green River; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mellor of Salt Lake City, a nephews and niece; Mrs. Edna Ludy of Denver, Mrs. Ruth Hamblin of Salt Lake City and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Weimer of Pinedale, all old friends of Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt expects to leave Green River and return to Phoenix the middle of this week. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 22, 1950 MRS. EMIL CORAZZA Funeral services for Mrs. Emil Corazza, 65, were held Thursday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Corazza, a resident of Rock Springs for 46 years, died Sunday, October 15, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks. She was born June 29, 1885 in Brez, Tryol, and came to Rock Springs in 1904 to make her home with her sister, Mrs. Caroline Bertagnolli. Her maiden name was Mary Menghini and after coming to Rock Springs she met Emil Corazza whom she married here April 26, 1919. Mr. Corazza died Oct. 22, 1932. Survivors are one son and two daughters, Herman Corazza, Mrs. August Bertagnolli and Mrs. Walter Bauman, all of Rock Springs; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews; three sisters, Mrs. Caroline Bertagnolli of Rock Springs, Mrs. David Albertini of Fontana, Calif., and Mrs. Sirafina Mazzolini of Brez, Tyrol. A cousin, Amos Menghini of Gillespie, Ill., and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Corazza of Kemmerer, attended the funeral services. Pallbearers were Pete Bonini, Robert Canestrini, Guy Dona, Eugene Eccker, Angelo Menghini and John Zueck. The rosary was recited Wednesday night at the Corazza home at 709 Euclid avenue. Mrs. Corazza was a member of Sand Lily chapter, Neighbors of Woodcraft. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 22, 1950 JOSEPH STENKOLA Funeral services for Joseph Stenkola, 64, of 929 Sixth street were conducted Friday at the North Side Catholic church. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Stenkola, a retired miner, died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. He had lived in Rock Springs since 1922. Born Oct. 10, 1886 in Poland, he came to the United States when a young man. He lived in Twin Falls, Idaho, for many years before coming to Rock Springs. Mrs. Stenkola, whom he married in Poland, died in Idaho Falls in 1919. He is survived by two sons and a daughter, John of Rock Springs, Joseph J. Stenkola, who is serving in the army, and Mrs. Rose Sorenson of Idaho Falls, who was in the city for the services, and two grandchildren. Pallbearers were Shando Angelovic, John Copyak, John Kamenski Sr., John Ribovich Sr., Martin Sturman Sr. and Mike Timko. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 29, 1950 MRS. MATTHEW MORROW SR. Funeral services for Mary Morrow, 75, wife of Matthew Morrow Sr. of 331 H street, were held Wednesday at the Methodist church. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The pallbearers were Orin Robinson of Boise and Lyman Welch Jr. of Reliance, grandsons, Bud Coles, William Jones, Matthew Moon and Robert Woolrich. Mrs. Morrow died Saturday, October 21, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital. She was born June 24, 1875 in Nottinghamshire, England, and as a child went with her parents to the now abandoned coal camp of Almy in Uinta county. After her marriage she and Mr. Morrow moved to Cumberland and in 1932 went to Superior where they lived for several years before moving to Rock Springs. Besides her husband Mrs. Morrow is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lyman Welch of Lyman and Mrs. Mary Robinson of Boise; two sons, Matthew Morrow Jr. of Superior and Ernest Matthew of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 29, 1950 TONY WESSWICK Funeral services for Tony Wesswick, 60, brother of Louis Wesswick of this city, were held at the Wildermuth mortuary chapel Thursday. Mr. Wesswick, a former resident of the Rock Springs area, died October 20 in Portola, Calif., where he had lived for the last 16 years and where he was employed by the Western Pacific railroad. Born May 29, 1890 in Yugoslavia the two Wesswick brothers came to the United States in 1907, locating first in Kansas. Louis Wesswick then came to Rock Springs and his brother came here about 20 years ago and worked in the mines at Dines until he went to California about 16 years ago. He never married. Besides his brother he is survived by two sisters who reside in Yugoslavia, three nephews and seven nieces, including Arlene Wesswick, a teacher in the Rock Springs high school and president of the Wyoming Classroom Teachers association. Major O. R. Metcalfe of the Salvation army in Denver and Captain Hazel Welch of the Salvation army in Rock Springs conducted the funeral services. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Wesswick's death resulted from a heart attack which relatives here believe was the result of a prolonged siege of pneumonia with which he was stricken in April. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 5, 1950 GEORGE PORI Funeral services for George Pori, 75, were held Thursday at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Pori, resident of southwestern Wyoming for 27 years, died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Sunday following an 18-month illness. He was a retired coal miner and at the time he was stricken with his fatal illness he was custodian of the city hall. Mr. Pori was born April 23, 1875 in Italy. When a young man he came to the United States and after living in several different places he located in Cumberland. Later he was transferred by the Union Pacific Coal company to Winton where he lived until 1935 when he and his family moved into Rock Springs. The Pori home is at 745 Ridge avenue. While a resident of Cumberland he was married to Lucia Angelozzi who with their two sons, Oscar and Duilio, and one granddaughter, Patricia Pori, survive. Duilio Pori resides in Chicago and he and his wife came to Rock Springs when advised of the final stages of his father’s illness. Pallbearers at the funeral and burial services were John Corona, Oreste Frazini, Leo Silvestri, Guy Temperini, John Veronda and Tim Zadra, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 5, 1950 MRS. STEVE MYSKA Funeral services for Mrs. Steve Myska, 43, of 215 Thomas street, Rock Springs, were held Friday at the ward three L.D.S. chapel in Provo, Utah. Burial was in the Provo cemetery. Mrs. Myska died Monday night in a Salt Lake city hospital where she had been a patient for three days. She was taken ill at her home and Mr. Myska, a ward II city councilman, took her to Salt Lake City for medical care. Nellie Mae Leavitt Myska was born May 13, 1907 in Provo, a daughter of Samuel and May White Leavitt. She came to Rock Springs in the late 1920s when her father accepted a position as foreman of the composing room of the Rock Springs Rocket when Robert Steele Wilson was its editor. On June 15, 1929, she was married to Steve Myska of this city. The survivors are her husband, a son, Edward Myska, a Rock Springs high school student; her father, Samuel Leavitt, and her mother, May Smith, both of Salt Lake city; four sisters, Mrs. William Thorne and Mrs. Arthur Jones, both of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Felix Hernandez of Las Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. Cecil Chaney of Fillmore, Calif.; four brothers, Allen and Clyde Leavitt, both of Salt Lake City; Edwin Leavitt, who is with the U.S. army in Germany, and Grant Leavitt of Richmond, Va. Mrs. Myska was a member of the L.D.S. church, Neighbors of Woodcraft and the Rebekah lodges. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 5, 1950 JACKIE COLVIN WALKER Graveside services for Jackie Colvin Walker, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ren Walker of Green River, were held Friday in the cemetery at Lyman. The infant was born Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital here and died there on Wednesday. Besides his parents, Jackie Colvin is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Walker of Lyman and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bond of Robertson and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Robert Forman of Mountainview. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 5, 1950 JOHN STEVENS John Stevens of Big Piney, who spent his boyhood in and around Rock Springs, died Sunday, October 29, at the hospital in Kemmerer. The funeral services were held in Big Piney Tuesday with the Rev. Raymond C. Knapp of the Episcopal church in Kemmerer conducting the rites. Burial was in the Big Piney cemetery. Mr. Stevens was born at the Ed Steel ranch near Boulder on July 30, 1903, the son of the late Pete Stevens and Mrs. Lee Payne of Opal. Later his parents operated the 14-Mile ranch north of the city and he attended grade school in Rock Springs, living part of the time with his aunt, Mrs. John L. Dykes and family. He was married to Martha Jenkins of Big Piney on May 29, 1926. He had lived in Big Piney for more than 30 years and at the time of his death operated the Phillips 66 filling station there. Mr. Stevens is survived by his wife and a son, Dick; his mother and a sister, Mary Stevens Ashley of Doyle, Calif. One son preceded him in death. His son, Dick, was inducted into army service in September and arrived in Rock Springs from Ft. Riley, Kans., Monday on his way to Big Piney. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 12, 1950 REBECCA ANN CORDOVA Funeral services for Rebecca Ann, nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cordova of Dines were held Thursday at the South Side Catholic church, followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Rebecca Ann died Sunday, November 5, at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Adolph Lucero at 314 D street. Cancer was the cause of her death. The first sign of illness was detected in March when she was a fourth grade pupil. Her parents immediately summoned medical assistance and Rebecca Ann was taken to Mercy hospital in Denver where the nature of the illness was determined. Specialists found that the disease had started in the kidneys and spread rapidly through the abdominal cavity to the lungs. It has gone on record as a rare case throughout the country because of the age of the victim. Rebecca Ann was born July 2, 1941 in Rock Springs and attended the first, second, and third grades here. The family moved to Dines more than a year ago and she started her fourth grade work at Reliance in September. Besides her parents and grandmother, the child is survived by three sisters, Virginia, Marie and Elinor, at home and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Cipriano Cordova of Amalia, N.M. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 12, 1950 I.E. LEE Funeral services for I.E. Lee, 89, resident of Rock Springs for almost 60 years, were held Wednesday at the Baptist church. Burial was in the Lee family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Lee died suddenly of a heart attack at his home on Gale street on Saturday, November 4. He was a retired coal miner. Born June 1, 1861, in Nance county, North Carolina, Mr. Lee located in Rock Springs 60 years ago and had lived here since that time with exception of 15 years when he and Mrs. Lee lived in Salt Lake City. He is survived by one son, Al Lee of Rock Springs and one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Ambus of Long Beach and three grandchildren. Mrs. Lee died here in October 1936, and a son, Gene Lee, died in 1937. Friends who served as pallbearers at the services Wednesday were Forest Blunk, Ben card, Rudolph Carlson, Ralph Craft, Walter Larsen and William Matilainen. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 12, 1950 JACK D. WILLIS Funeral services for Jack D. Willis, 24, were held Thursday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Burial was in Harrisonville, Mo. Mr. Willis died Tuesday at Sweetwater County memorial hospital three hours after he received injuries in a motorcycle accident two miles east of the city at 4:30 a.m. Jack Donald Willis was born Nov. 10, 1925 in Kansas City, Mo., and was a graduate of Kansas City’s East high school. He had lived in Rock Springs for six years and at the time of his death was employed as a chef at the park hotel. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Herbert Fuqua, and two brothers, Vernon and Thomas Willis, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 12, 1950 MANUEL CORDOVA Funeral services for Manuel Cordova, 40, of Winton will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the South Side Catholic church. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7 o’clock tonight at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Mr. Cordova was killed in the Winton No. 1 mine Wednesday when he was hit by falling rock. An inquest into the accident will be held. He was born June 9, 1910 in Durango, Colo. Survivors are his wife, Battine; a daughter, Battine Rita, at home; his father, Tony Cordova of Hudson; three brothers, Ralph of Bonneville, Joe of Hudson and Flour Cordova of Ensida, N.M.; one sister, Mrs. Theresa Martinez of Hudson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 19, 1950 MRS. FINLAY PETRIE Funeral services for Mrs. Finlay Petrie, 66, of Opal, were held Wednesday at the Lincoln County mortuary chapel in Kemmerer. Mrs. Petrie died Monday at her home after a prolonged illness. She underwent major surgery in a Salt Lake City hospital in August and had been bedfast for 13 weeks. Her daughter, Louretta Petrie Alley, a registered nurse and wife of Dr. Ralph Alley of Moscow, Idaho, cared for her during her illness. Mrs. Petrie was born Margaret Lancaster June 14, 1884 in Ord, Neb. She married Finlay Petrie in 1915 and had since lived in Opal where her husband is associated with the Opal mercantile. Besides her husband and daughter she is survived by a son, Finlay Petri Jr. of Washington, D.C., and another daughter, Laurena Hackenburg of Sacramento, Calif.; three grandchildren; one brother, Earl Lancaster of Tulsa, Okla., and three sisters, Mrs. Muriel Leonard and Mrs. Lucille Wilde, both of Sacramento, and Mrs. Fern Maxfield of San Francisco. The Rev. G.T. Wright of the Evanston Presbyterian church conducted the funeral rites and burial was in Kemmerer city cemetery. The pallbearers were J.A. Christmas, Vego Chrisman, Al Payne of Opal, John B. Rizzi, Frank Taylor and W.J. Witherspoon. --- Green River Star, Nov 23, 1950 Funeral Services for Marion Evers Smith To Be Held Saturday Funeral services will be held in the Congregational church Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Marion Evers Smith, wife of Clarence Smith of Green River, who died at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning in a Los Angeles hospital, where she had been taken for treatment. The Rev. Larry E. Loving, pastor of the church, will officiate and burial will be in Riverview cemetery. The bereaved husband, who was in Los Angeles when his wife died, will arrive in Rock Springs with the body tonight and the Rogan mortuary there will complete funeral arrangements. It was not known at press time (Wednesday afternoon), the hour of the services. Mrs. Smith was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Evers, who were also in Los Angeles when death came. She was born in Green River, attended the schools here and had resided in this city all her life. Besides her husband and parents, Mrs. Smith is survived by a daughter, Evelyn, and one sister, Mrs. Viola Antwiler. Mr. Smith is a switchman for the Union Pacific railroad in the Green River yards. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 26, 1950 CLARENCE PULLEY Funeral services for Clarence Pulley, 26, of Rock Springs will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at the L.D.S. church. Bishop William Gibbs will conduct the rites and burial will be made in Mountain View cemetery. The body will be taken to the home of Mrs. Pulley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hysell, at 804 Center street at 10 a.m. Monday where friends of the family may call. Mr. Pulley died of an acute heart attack Thursday in Ogden where he was attending business college. He and his family moved there from Rock Springs two months ago. Clarence Robert Pulley was born March 27, 1924 at the Pulley home near Farson. He was graduated from the Eden Valley high school at Farson and on Feb. 17, 1946 he was married to Vella Hysell of Rock Springs where they had since resided. Survivors are his wife and their two sons, Kent Merle and Robert Dean Pulley; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pulley of Farson and five brothers, Thomas and Kent Pulley both of Rock Springs, and Dick, Roger and John Pulley, all of Farson. Pallbearers will be James Bucho, George Hansen Jr., Ted and Howard Kelly and William Lumsden. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 26, 1950 MRS. CLARENCE SMITH Funeral services for Mrs. Clarence Smith, 36, of Green River were held Saturday at the Congregational church in Green River followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Mrs. Smith died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital where she had been taken for medical care. Mr. Smith and their daughter, Evelyn, 9, and her mother, Mrs. William Evers of Green River were in Los Angeles at the time of her death. Marian Evers Smith was born May 14, 1914 in Green River. She was educated in the schools there and had spent her entire life in Green River. Besides her husband, daughter and parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Evers, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. John F. Antwiler Jr. of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 26, 1950 MRS. JOHN R. VICARS Funeral services for Clara Elizabeth Vicars, 57, wife of John R. Vicars of 104 Broadway, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Congregational church. The Rev. Frank M. Blish will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Friends may call at the Villanova funeral home today and from 10 a.m. until noon Monday. Mrs. Vicars died Wednesday night at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital following a prolonged illness. She was born Oct. 10, 1893 in Louisville, Ky., and had lived in the Rock Springs community for 25 years. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary, Yellowstone post, which will have charge of the services at the cemetery. All members are requested to attend the services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 26, 1950 GEORGE SAMUELS Funeral services for George Samuels, 66, of Laramie, formerly of Rock Springs were held Saturday at St. Mathew's Episcopal cathedral in Laramie. Burial was in the Laramie cemetery. Mr. Samuels died Thursday at Ivinson hospital in Laramie after a long illness. He was born in Wales and came to the United States in 1908 with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Samuels, who located in Rock Springs. He lived here until 13 years ago when he went to Laramie, where he was employed by the Western public service light plant since 1942. Before going to Laramie he was employed by the old Central Coal and Coke company here. Mr. Samuels is survived by his wife, Catherine; two sons, Peter and Robert, and two daughters, Ann and Sherry, all of Laramie; four sisters, Mrs. William Butt???, Mrs. Dave McIntosh, Mrs. John Lawson and Mrs. James K????? Sr., all of Rock Springs, and three grandsons. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 3, 1950 VIRGNIA LEE GUNYAN Funeral services for Virginia Lee, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gunyan of Dines, were held Wednesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Virginia Lee died suddenly Monday, November 27, at her home. An autopsy revealed that she had suffered a heart attack caused by an internal disturbance. She was born at the hospital in Rock Springs on Nov. 2, 1948. Besides her parents she is survived by a brother, Jack Jr., at home, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gunyan of Dines and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Roberts of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 3, 1950 HARRY FITCHETT SR. Funeral services for Harry Fitchett Sr., 57, of 706 Gobel street were held Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary. Mr. Fitchett, a resident of Rock Springs for 45 years, died Saturday, November 25, at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital where he had been a patient since the previous day. A heart attack was the cause of death but he had been in ill health for several years. Born Aug. 30, 1893 in Sheffield, England, Mr. Fitchett was brought to the United States by his parents the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fitchett. The family located in Rock Springs where he had since resided. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, aerie 151 and was secretary of the Labor Temple association at the time of his death. Survivors are his wife, Ruth; one son, Harry Fitchett Jr. of Rock Springs and one daughter, Dorothy Fitchett Chesnovar of Quealy; two grandsons; two brothers, William Fitchett of Worland and one step-brother, Allen Summerscales of Rock Springs. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The pallbearers were Harold Cook, Hugh Harrigan, James Know Sr., W.M. Preece, Roy Sather and Thomas Smith. Honorary pallbearers were William Bateman, Thomas Baker, John Georges, George Hansen and Steve Lucas. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 10, 1950 JAMES H. ROBERTS Funeral services for James H. Roberts, 53, of 825 Center street were held Saturday at the L.D.S. church. Bishop William Gibbs conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Roberts died of a heart attack early Wednesday morning at his home. He had not been well for a week, but his death was sudden and unexpected. Born July 4, 1897, in Trumdon Grange, County Durham, England, he came to Rock Springs with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Roberts, when he was nine years old and had since resided here. He was educated in the city schools and was in the employ of the Union Pacific Coal company. He had been a member of the city's volunteer fire department for 30 years. Survivors are his wife, Dorcas D. Roberts whom he married Aug. 11, 1931, in Laketown, Utah; three sons and one daughter, James W., John W., Eugene D. and Dorcas E. Roberts, all at home; one sister, Mrs. Reuben Meacham of Rock Springs; six brothers, Percy Roberts of Rawlins, Hugh Roberts of Rangely, Colo., Isaac Jr., Arthur, Gilbert and Thomas Roberts, all of Rock Springs. The six brothers served as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 10, 1950 ENEMICEO (ELI) LOBATO Funeral services for Enemiceo (Eli) Lobato, 63, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Lobato was found dead in his room at the Valley hotel Wednesday. Death resulted from natural causes according to J. Warden Opie, county coroner. He had been employed by several sheep outfits and had lived in the Rock Springs area for 33 years. Survivors include a son, Jose R. Lobato of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 10, 1950 GEORGE FOSTER Funeral services for George (Dodo) Foster, 62, were held Saturday at the Villanova Funeral home. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Chris Coffey, Joseph Datlich, John Lafferty, Nick Malos of Green River, Gus Siris and Ray Scott. Mr. Foster was born in Rock Springs Dec. 15, 1887 and had lived here all his life. He died Wednesday in Payette, Idaho, where he had been visiting since before Thanksgiving. He is survived by a daughter, Elizabeth Foster Lentz of Withee, Wis.; one son, Everett Foster of Long Beach who came to Rock Springs when advised of his death; two grandchildren and two brothers, Thomas and John D. Foster, both of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 10, 1950 MIKE ZAVAGO The body of Mike Zavago, 55, Stansbury coal miner, was sent to Denver for burial services. Mr. Zavago was found dead in his apartment on Sunday, December 3. A coroner’s jury brought in a verdict that he came to his death as result of falling down the stairs at rear of his apartment. He was born Sept. 5, 1895, in Yugoslavia. Survivors are two brothers who live in Yugoslavia and a cousin who resides in Pueblo, Colo. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 10, 1950 John Kattari, 68, Dies Friday in Denver, Colo. Word has been received here of the death of John Kattari, 68, former Kemmerer resident in St. Anthony’s hospital in Denver Friday morning after a short illness. Well known in the Rock Springs area, Mr. Kattari had been a resident of Denver for the last several years. He was born in Finland on Dec. 18, 1881. Survivors include two sons, Larry, Denver, and George Menlo Park, Calif. Funeral services and burial will be in Kemmerer. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 17, 1950 MRS. EDGAR JENKINS Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Jenkins, 85, wife of Edgar Jenkins of 416 R street, were held Wednesday at the Villanova funeral home. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard of the Methodist church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The pallbearers were Wilson and Melvin Garrison, Lester Garrison, Elmond LeMaster, Frank Radosevich and Douglas Worley. Mrs. Jenkins died Saturday, December 9, at Sweetwater Memorial hospital. She incurred a broken wrist in a fall in July and never recovered fully from the shock. Born Dec. 10, 1865, Mrs. Jenkins had lived in Rock Springs for 27 years. She was the mother of Don Jenkins of Rock Springs, Bert Jenkins of Pomona, Calif., and Marie Jenkins Bolen of Rock Springs. One son, Frank Jenkins, died here several years ago. Besides her husband and children she also is survived by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 17, 1950 FRANK KOLMAN Funeral services for Frank Kolman, 38, former Rock Springs man, were held Wednesday in Los Angeles. Burial was in a Los Angeles cemetery. Mr. Kolman died Saturday night in a veterans hospital in Long Beach where he had been hospitalized for three weeks. Prior to the time he was taken to the Long Beach hospital he was in the veterans hospital in Salt Lake City. He was a peacetime veteran and had incurred a spine injury while in service. Born Aug. 22, 1912 in Rock Springs, Mr. Kolman was a dental technician and practiced his profession here for several years prior to 1947 when he and his family moved to Idaho Falls. Survivors are his wife, Alice, and their son, Gary, 10; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kolman Sr., of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Walter Bowman and Mrs. Louis Hostar, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Anne Robertson of Lander; three brothers, Joseph Kolman Jr. of Los Angeles, John Kolman of Detroit and Albert Kolman of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 17, 1950 MRS. GEORGE CRUICKSHANK Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Ann Cruickshank, 68, wife of George Cruickshank of Hanna, were held at the Rogan chapel Saturday, followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery here. Mrs. Cruickshank died Wednesday night in Holy Cross hospital in Salt Lake City. She was a daughter of Mrs. Mary Wales of Rawlins and the late George Wales, former residents of Superior. The Wales family at one time lived in Glencoe in the Kemmerer area. It was while they lived there that the daughter married George Cruickshank 31 years ago when they established their home in Hanna where they have since resided. Besides her husband and mother, Mrs. Cruickshank is survived by three sons, Melvin, George and William, all of Hanna; three sisters, Mrs. Hanna Sneddon of Tacoma, Mrs. Harry Woods of Rawlins and Mrs. Elizabeth Sneddon of Diamondville; three brothers, Jack Wales of Superior, George Wales of Hanna and Richard Wales of Rawlins. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 17, 1950 MRS. AUGUST CRIPPA A requiem high mass for Mrs. Charlotta Crippa, 75, widow of August Crippa, was held Tuesday at the South Side Catholic church. Burial was in the Crippa family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Crippa died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Saturday, December 16, after a short illness. She was taken ill at her home at 715 B street on the previous Tuesday and was taken to the hospital on the following day. Born Carlotta Ziller June 18, 1876 in Banco, Tyrol, she had lived in Rock Springs for 53 years, coming in 1897 because a sister and two brothers were residing here. She was married to August Crippa in Rock Springs in 1897. Mrs. Crippa is survived by two sons, Edward D. Crippa of Rock Springs and Albert F. Crippa of New York City; one granddaughter, Velma Walker; three sisters, Mrs. Mike Toresani and Mrs. Alf Flor, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. L. Sarcletti of Casez, Italy. Mr. Crippa died here in 1926. A daughter, Mrs. Josephine Walker, died here last March 23. Rosaries were recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel on Monday night. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 17, 1950 MRS. GEORGE ACE Funeral services for Mrs. Harriet Ace, 86, widow of George Ace, early day furniture dealer and undertaker of the city, were held Thursday at the Congregational church. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery with Mountain Lily chapter, Order of Eastern Star, conducting graveside services. Harriet Lockwood Ace was born Sept. 17, 1862 in Toledo, Ohio, and had resided in Rock Springs since 1909. She was a member of the Congregational church and had been an Eastern Star since 1912. Survivors include several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mr. Ace died several years ago and two sons and two daughters by a former marriage preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 24, 1950 JAMES SYME James Syme, 56, former Rock Springs and Superior resident, died December 14 at his home in Albuquerque, N.M., following a long illness. Funeral services were held in Albuquerque and burial was in Fairview Park cemetery there. Mr. Syme was a brother to Mrs. Bert Shaw and Mrs. W.A. Dorris, both of Green River, who accompanied by Mr. Shaw, attended the funeral. Born in Scotland, Mr. Syme came to the United States at the age of 12 when his family located in Rock Springs. He worked at the Union Pacific Coal company’s store here and was manager of the company’s sore in Superior. He left there in 1923. He had lived in Albuquerque for 15 years. Survivors are his wife and their two sons and one daughter, Dr. Oscar Syme, David Syme, both of Albuquerque, and Mrs. William McNamara of Medicine Bow; two grandchildren and his two sisters. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 24, 1950 MRS. M.N. LARSEN Funeral services for Mrs. M.N. Larsen, longtime resident of the ranching area near Manila, Utah, were held Thursday in Los Angeles followed by burial in Forest Lawn cemetery there. Mrs. Larsen was the mother of Helga Larsen, Sweetwater county public health nurse who has been on a leave of absence from her office here because of her mother’s illness. Accompanied by her husband and daughter, Mrs. Larsen went to Los Angeles in November. She had been ill for many months. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 24, 1950 WILLIAM ZUMBRENNEN Funeral services for William Zumbrennan, 41, were held at the L.D.S. church Wednesday followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Zumbrennen died early Sunday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital of injuries incurred when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver six miles west of Rock Springs on U.S. highway 30. He was found lying on the pavement about 1:30 a.m. Sunday and was brought to the hospital here where he died about 2 a.m. State highway patrolmen and sheriff’s office investigated the accident and found evidence that he had been hit by a passing car. Mr. Zumbrennen evidently had overturned his pickup six and one-half miles west of the city and had started to walk into town when he was struck. William Jacob Zumbrennen was born July 19, 1909 in Cokeville. He attended school thee and on April 16, 1938, he married Margaret Reese of Kemmerer who had gone to Cokeville to work. Shortly afterwards the couple came to Rock Springs and had since resided here. He has been employed by the Rock Springs Grazing association as a range rider. Survivors are his wife and their four sons and one daughter, John Albert, William Jacob Jr., Leon David, Terry Ray and Patricia Ann; his mother, Mrs. Mary Zumbrennen of Cokeville; four brothers, Rudolph and James, both of Cokeville, David of Green River and Aaron Zumbrennen of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Roy Mumford of Raymond, Idaho, Mrs. Ted Thompson of Cokeville and Mrs. Gordon Taylor of Rock Springs. The four brothers, Hugh Hill of Rock Springs, nephew of Mrs. Zumbrennen, and Ronald Thompson of Cokeville, Mr. Zumbrennan’s nephew, served as pallbearers at the funeral and burial services. The Zumbrennan’s home is at 1007 McKinley avenue. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 24, 1950 HAVEN MUSGROVE Haven Musgrove, 46, life-long resident of southwestern Wyoming, died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Sunday, December 17. Mr. Musgrove suffered a paralytic stroke at him home at 611 Euclid avenue early that afternoon and was taken to the hospital about 5 o'clock where he died one-half hour later. He was manager of the Workingmen's Commercial store on Pilot Butte avenue and although he had been under the care of a physician for six months he was able to carry on his work up until the time of his fatal illness. Haven LeRoy Musgrove was born May 26, 1904 in Cumberland. When a boy his parents moved to Superior where he attended school and where he lived until he was transferred to Rock Springs 15 years ago. He worked in the Workingmen's Commercial store in Superior for 15 years before coming to Rock Springs. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. On March 18, 1925 he was married to Thelma Shroyer, the ceremony taking place in Green River. His wife, one son, Haven Musgrove Jr., and one daughter, Mrs. Edward Fabiny, both of Rock Springs survive him. Other survivors are his mother, Mrs. Hilda Musgrove, and two brothers, William and Clarence Musgrove, all of Kirkland, Wash. The mother and brothers came to Rock Springs when advised of his death. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard of the Methodist church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were William Dorrence, Alfonse Dona, Lawrence Gillespie, Fred Hanson, Arvo Otela and Jack Rowse. Honorary pallbearers were William Dyett, George Hansen, Edward Palanck, Gust Sturholm, George Sturholm and Renaldo Zueck. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 31, 1950 MRS. ANNA SOPHIA PENTILA Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Sophia Pentila, 68, resident of Rock Springs for 45 years, were held Wednesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Minar A. Gerrard of the Methodist church conducted the rites and burial was in the Pentila family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Pentila died Wednesday, December 20, in Los Angeles. She had been ill for several months and went to Los Angeles in September to reside temporarily. Born Nov. 24, 1882 in Finland, Mrs. Pentila came to Rock Springs in 1905. She was the mother of First Lieut. Arthur Pentila who is serving with the National Guard at Camp Campbell, Ky.; Lennie Pentila of Wilmar, Calif., Waino Mattila of Rock Springs. Other survivors are a granddaughter, Celeste, infant daughter of Lieutenant and Mrs. Pentila; one sister, Mrs. Hilma Lammi of Alhambra, Calif., and an 82-year-old aunt, Mrs. Sophia Anderson of Rock Springs. She was the widow of Jacob Pentila who died here July 3, 1936. Friends who served as pallbearers were John Kangas, William Partenen, Walter Lauranen, Nestor Niemi, Emil Witka and Eino Witka. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 31, 1950 MRS. TONY MUNARI Funeral services for Celestina Munari, 52, wife of Tony Munari of Superior, were held Wednesday at the South Side Catholic church in Rock Springs. The Rev. William Delaney said the funeral mass and burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery. Mrs. Munari died at Sweetwater County Memorial hospital Friday, December 22. Born Dec. 16, 1898 in Strigno, Tyrol, Italy, she had lived in Superior for 27 years. Besides her husband Mrs. Munari is survived by one son and three daughters, Harry Munari, Mrs. Antonio Bosco and Mrs. Frank Sabo, all of Superior, and Mrs. John Lukac of Rock Springs; several grandchildren and four brothers who live in Italy and in Argentina. Pallbearers were Abele Bettolo, Clemente Casagrande, Frank Sabo Sr. and Modesto Van Dyke, all of Superior; Pio Barp and A. Dorigatti, both of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 31, 1950 LEONARDO GENTILINI Funeral services for Leonardo Gentilini, 79, were held Thursday at Rogan chapel. The Rev. Frank Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Gentilini died on Christmas day at his home at 121 M street. He was born May 7, 1871 at Cloz, Tyrol, Italy, and had lived in the Rock Springs area for 40 years. He was a retired coal miner and a brother of August Gentilini of Rock Springs. He also is survived by a sister who lives in Italy and by six nieces and nephews, all of Rock Springs. They are Mrs. Mary Marcy, Joseph, Max, Leo, Frank and Angelo Gentilini. The nephews served as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 31, 1950 MARY JOSEPHINE CORDOVA Funeral services for Mary Josephine Cordova, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cordova of Green River, will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the South Side Catholic church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. Mary Josephine died Thursday at the family home. She was born Sept. 28, 1948 in Rock Springs. Besides the parents, survivors are four sisters, Mrs. Avila Garcia of Green River and Mary, Dorothy and Nagdalina, at home, and two brothers, Albert and Esaquies Cordova, at home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 31, 1950 SHAROLL KAY KIZZIRE Funeral services for Sharoll Kay, 18-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kizzire of Granger, will be held at Lyman L.D.S. church at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in the Lyman cemetery. The infant died early Friday while en route to Sweetwater County Memorial hospital here. Besides her parents, Sharoll Kay is survived by a sister, Dianna Lynn, at home, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kizzire of Evanston and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tanner of Lyman. ---