Rock Springs Miner, Jan 3, 1954 MRS. JOHN SHIFLAR The funeral mss for Mrs. John Shiflar, 59, was held the day after New Year’s at the North Side Catholic church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec said the mass and burial was in the Shiflar family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Shiflar died Tuesday evening in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a short illness. She was taken ill in the early part of December. Born Anna Sever March 30, 1894, in Sentjurje, Yugoslavia, Mrs. Shiflar came to the United States 41 years ago, locating in Rock Springs. She was married to Mr. Shiflar by the late Rev. Anton Shiffrer in January, 1913, and the wedding was the first marriage ceremony performed in the old North Side Catholic church which now is the basement of the present church. Mr. and Mrs. Shiflar lived in Rock Springs during their early married life and after living in several places, including Butte, Mont., and Denver, they returned to this city 28 years ago. Their home was in Blairtown. Besides her husband she is survived by four sons, four daughters and ten grandchildren. The sons and daughters are Rudolph, Andrew, Alfred and Frank Shiflar, Mrs. Rudolph Jelosek, Mrs. Leno Marietti and Mrs. Patrick McGarvey, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Jesse (Sylvia) Bruno of Salt Lake City. One son, John Shiflar, preceded her in death. Two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Mary Russold and Mrs. Ben Erzen, both of Rock Springs, and Frank Sever, who resides in Yugoslavia, also survive. Mrs. Shiflar was a member of Sacred Heart of Mary society 86 of Rock Springs. The society, North Side parishioners and St. Monica Sodality recited rosaries at the Rogan mortuary New Year’s night. Mrs. Shiflar’s four sons and two of her sons-in-law, Rudolph Jelosek and Leno Marietti, served as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 3, 1954 EUGENE HALL JR. Graveside services were conducted Wednesday in St. Joseph’s cemetery for Eugene Hall Jr., seven-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Hall. The Rev. William Delaney of St. Vivian’s Catholic church in Superior conducted the rites. The infant died Sunday, December 27, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. Besides his parents, Eugene is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barela, of Superior and Mrs. Beatrice Wood of Paris, Ala. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 3, 1954 THOMAS WILDE Funeral services for Thomas Wilde, 55, were held Wednesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. B.B. Byus of the Methodist church conducted the rites and burial was in the Wilde family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Six nephews served as pallbearers. They were Patrick Borzea, George Lightner, Matt Wilde Jr., Robert Wilde Jr., Thomas and David White. Mr. Wilde died unexpectedly Saturday, December 26, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Jeanette Davis, at 1208 Ninth street, with whom he made his home. Thomas Wilde was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wilde who came to Rock Springs Nov. 5, 1900. He was born Nov. 5, 1898, in Warrior Run, Pa. He was a member of United Mine Workers and had lived in Rock Springs since he was two years old. Survivors are Mrs. Davis and four brothers, Robert, Matt, John and David Wilde, all of Rock Springs. His parents, pioneer residents of the city; one brother, William and a sister, Alice Wilde Lightner, preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 3, 1954 LAWRENCE KEITH SORENSON Funeral services for Lawrence Keith Sorenson, 18, were held Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel with the Rev. B.B. Byus of the Methodist church conducting the rites. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Sorenson was killed in an accident at Westvaco Christmas eve. He was born March 25, 1935, in Gebo, Wyo., and had lived in Rock Springs 13 months. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Irene Lacey of Bakersfield, Calif., who with Mr. Lacey came to Rock Springs when advised of the tragedy which claimed her son’s life; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Short, of Thermopolis and several uncles and aunts. Mrs. Short and an uncle and aunt came from Thermopolis for the services. An uncle and aunt of Ogden also attended the services. Pallbearers were Robert Andrews, John Angelovich, Richard Eaman, George Goddard, Ted Hamilton, Bernard Manning, Robert Tatman and Carl Tomasini. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 3, 1954 JOSE MEDINA Funeral and burial services for Jose Medina, 24, resident of Rock Springs for two years, were held Saturday in Llamo, N.M. Mr. Medina died Monday at Sweetwater Memorial hospital of injuries incurred in an automobile accident 2.1 miles east of Green River on highway 30 early Christmas morning. He was in the employ of the city of Rock Springs. He was born May 9, 1929, in Llamo, N.M., where his father lives. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 5, 1954 Potkey Rites to Be Held on Wednesday Funeral services for Anthony A. Potkey, 32, who died in the cab of a truck at Little America December 1, will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. E.T. Rodda will officiate. Friends may call at the mortuary Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday until time of services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 10, 1954 Porter Funeral Slated Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Jeanette Porter, 66, mother of Mrs. Oliver Hensala of Rock Springs, have been changed to 12:15 p.m. Monday at the Kingdon Mortuary in Salt Lake City. They were originally scheduled for noon Saturday. Mrs. Porter, who was a frequent visitor in Rock Springs, died at her Salt Lake City home Thursday night. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 10, 1954 MRS. GEORGE A. WARD Funeral services for Mrs. George A. Ward, 70, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda conducted the rites and burial was in the Ward family plot in Mountain View cemetery. The body was taken to the Ward home at 820 Center at 10 o’clock that morning. Pallbearers were members of the Rock Springs Canadian Legion post of which Mr. Ward is a charter member. They were Aaron Deneley, T.C. Hearn, Richard Orme, Edgar Orme, John H. Retford and John Timlin. Mrs. Ward died early Monday morning at Sweetwater memorial hospital. She complained of not feeling well on the previous Saturday night and again on Sunday morning when the family physician was summoned to the home. It was determined that Mrs. Ward had suffered a slight stroke and her physician ordered her taken to the hospital for a necessary rest period. Born Eliza Ward Sept. 22, 1883 in Loftus, Yorkshire, England, the oldest daughter of James and Emma Nicholas Ward, she was married to George A. Ward in the Loftus parish church Sept. 20, 1906. Mr. Ward came to the United States and located in Superior in 1913 and a year later Mrs. Ward and their two children, Lucy, now Mrs. Alex Braes, and James, went to Superior where another daughter, Cora, was born. During World War I, Mrs. Ward, a talented needlewoman, took charge of the Red Cross knitting projects in Superior where she turned out countless numbers of knitted articles for servicemen and where she directed others in the art of knitting. During World War II she again took an active part in Rock Springs’ Red Cross knitting projects when she devoted an outstandingly large number of hours to the word. Mrs. Ward was an active member of Harmony Rebekah lodge and in 1951 received the lodge’s highest recognition, the Decoration of Chivalry. She was a charter member of the Canadian Legion’s social club. Survivors are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Alex Braes, and two granddaughters, Barbara Braes of Rock Springs and Marilyn Verhaalen of Lander. Her son, James, and a daughter, Cora Ward Verhaalen, preceded her in death. Two sisters and one brother who live in England also survive and Mrs. Walter Short, a cousin, resides in Rock Springs. The Ward family moved from Superior into Rock Springs in 1922 and had since resided here. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 10, 1954 MRS. FRANK RADOSEVICH The funeral mass for Mrs. Frank Radosevich, 46, was said at the North Side Catholic church Saturday morning. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec said the mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Rosaries were recited Friday night at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Pallbearers were Nato Barto, Emil Blazovich, Steve Jackovich, John Katana, John Radosevich and Victor Starkovich. Mrs. Radosevich died Wednesday in Salt Lake General hospital after a long illness. She had lived in Rock Springs since 1929 and the Radosevich home was at 421 Q street. She was one of the Slovenian singers who for many years delighted Rock Springs audiences with their native sons in native costumes. The singers were acclaimed far beyond Rock Springs boundaries for many times they entertained visitors to the city who came to attend conventions and other meetings. Mrs. Radosevich was born Mary Cernic Nov. 1, 1907 in Gallup, N.M. When she was two years old, her parents, John and Angela Cernic, returned to their native Yugoslavia. When she was 13 years old she returned to the United States with an uncle and went with him to Cle Elum, Wash., to live. She married Frank Radosevich in Cle Elum in 1929 and came to with him immediately to Rock Springs. She was a member of the F.O. Eagles auxiliary and the Fraternal Croatian lodge 374. Mrs. Radosevich is survived by her husband and two daughters, Mrs. Charles Henderson of Rock Springs and Olga, at home, and one granddaughter. Also surviving are her parents and three sisters who live in Yugoslavia and the uncle, with whom she came to the United States in 1920, who still lives in Cle Elum, Wash. Mrs. Radosevich had been ill for 31 months and had been hospitalized here and in Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 10, 1954 LeROY ROWLAND Funeral services for LeRoy Rowland, 43, were held Saturday at the L.D.S. church. James Johnson conducted the service and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were Pete Delaurante, Finis Mitchell, Paul Subic, Roy Tyler, Elmer Tyler and Silvio Zancanella. Mr. Rowland, a resident of Rock Springs and Green River for 19 years, was found dead early Wednesday morning near the east gate of Roosevelt stadium at the Rock Springs high school. Police who were called to the scene said the man way lying on the ground with a gun in his right hand and his face covered with blood. Mr. Rowland had been ill and was released from Sweetwater Memorial hospital the day before his death. He had been in the employ of Union Pacific railroad here and in Green River. The Rowland home is at 326 Liberty street. He was born Aug. 5, 1911 in Medicine Bow, Wyo. Survivors are his widow, Christine; two sons, Chris and Patrick, and four daughters, Mrs. Harold Powell, Mary, Ruth and Nema, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 10, 1954 JOSEPH PETKOVICH Funeral services for Joseph Petkovich, 73, retired coal miner, were held Saturday at the North Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. He died Wednesday night at Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a short illness. Mr. Petkovich was born March 19, 1879 in Warsaw, Poland, and had lived in the Rock Springs area for 31 years. He had been employed by Colony Coal company in its Peacock mine. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, aerie 151, and United Mine Workers of America. He had no known relatives. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 12, 1954 Superior Man Found Dead by Alert Paperboy George Nicoloff, 68, of Superior, was found dead in his home shortly before noon Monday by an alert paperboy who noted the previous day’s paper had not been taken in. Paul Overy found the body of the man lying on the kitchen floor about 11:30. He had been dead for some time. Nicoloff was apparently last seen Saturday noon in Superior by Nick Demoss who told investigating authorities Nicoloff had complained of a chest pain and said he was going home. The exact time of death has not been established but authorities estimated the man died sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning. He was born March 1, 1885 and was a retired coal miner. He had no known survivors. Undersheriff C.D. McWilliams and acting coroner George Noble of Superior investigated. --- Green River Star, Jan 15, 1954 Stella M. Perkins Passes Away Here Wednesday Eve Stella Murray Perkins, 61, wife of August Perkins, died at her home here Wednesday evening after a prolonged period of ill health. She had only recently returned from the hospital at Rock Springs. Widely known among Green River people, her passing is mourned by many outside the family. Born July 11, 1892, at Kearney, Nebr., she wed Mr. Perkins at Council Bluffs, Ia., February 23, 1915, or this union, besides the husband, two daughters, Dorothy of Green River, and Mrs. Loretta Carow of Omaha, survive. Other survivors include a grandson, Ronald Carow, of Omaha; two brothers, Harry Murray of Vallejo, Calif.., and Roy Murray of Omaha, four sisters, Mrs. Elmay Greviston of Omaha, Mrs. Myrtle Stander of Denyer, Mrs. Edna Merriam of Hinckley, Calif., and Mrs. Dorothy Beebe of Barstow, Calif. Mrs. Perkins was taken to Omaha for funeral services and burial Thursday night. Local arrangements were in charge of Francom-Villanova mortuary. --- Green River Star, Jan 15, 1954 Mrs. Phil Schaaf Passes Away After 41 Years Here Death ended a long period of bravely faced ill health for Ethel Byrne Schaaf, 68, wife of Philip Schaaf, Sr., of Green River, she passing away at her home at 10 a. m, Saturday, January 9, at her home here. She had resided in Green River since 1912. Ethel Byrne was born June 12, 1885, in Chicago, Ill., and lived in Philadelphia with her family as a child. As a young woman she met Mr. Schaaf and on June 27, 1906, they were united in marriage at Alma, Colo. The young couple lived in Como and Denver, Colo., before coming to Green River to make this town their home, and to raise their family here. Essentially a home loving woman, next to her family, her flowers, crocheting and her neighbors centered her life. A loving mother and wife, a helping neighbor as long as her health permitted, she has been one of those who helped to make Green River the good family town it is today. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Philip of Vallejo, Calif., five daughters, Mrs. Una Nitse, Mrs. Bernice Mallas and Mrs. Marguerite Perry, each of Green River; Mrs. Mary Bedient of Portland, and Mrs. Catherine McKenzie of Renovo, Penn., all of whom have been here this week for the final rites. A son, Robert Byrne Schaaf, passed away here in 1939. Funeral services were held at the Union Congregational church at 2 p. m, Wednesday with the Rev. Donald Mills officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery under direction of Francom-Villanova. Pallbearers were George Graf, George M. Stephens, T. E. Rogers, William Evers, George Phelps, and C. P. Ellis. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 17, 1954 Green River Girl Dies in Denver Mary Kay Cook, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cook of Green River, died Friday in Denver General hospital after a lingering illness. Born in Rock Springs Sept. 30, 1944, the youngster was a member of the LDS church of Green River. In addition to her parents, she is survived by three brothers, A 3/c Walter Cook of Lawry air force base in Denver, and Edwin and Larry, both of Green River, and one sister, Carol Lillian, of Green River. Also surviving are the parternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Cook of Evanaston and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Carroll of Tooele, Utah. The body will arrive in Green River early Sunday morning. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 19, 1954 Rites Today for George Nicoloff Funeral services will be held today at two o’clock for George Nicoloff, retired Superior coal miner, in the Rogan Mortuary chapel. The Rev. F.T. Rodda will officiate. Nicoloff died January 10 at his home in Superior. Born in Belgium, Nicoloff has no known relatives or survivors. He had been a resident of this country 40 years. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Green River Star, Jan 22, 1954 Infant Heuton Son Died Here Monday Gregory Lee Heuton, 3½ month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Heuton of Mountain Fuel Supply addition, died at the family home Monday after a month's illness. The little boy was born September 24, 1953, at the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital in Rock Springs. The family has the sympathy of the community. Besides his parents, he is survived by one brother, Ronnie, a sister, Terry; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Heuton of Carroll, Iowa, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kester of Gray, Iowa. Funeral services were held at the Francom-Villanova mortuary chapel at 2 p. m. Thursday, the Rev. Carl Davis of the Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. --- Green River Star, Jan 22, 1954 Mary Kay Cook Passed Away In Denver on Friday Mary Catherine Cook, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cook, passed away at the Colorado General hospital Friday, January 15, after having spent most of her short life in and out of hospitals as her family, and, as she grew older, herself fought to defeat death. Mary Kay, as she was known, was born September 30, 1944, at the Sweetwater county Memorial hospital in Rock Springs, the daughter of Lillian and Edwin Cook. When she was two, a lung condition occurred, and she was taken to various specialists from time to time, and at one time, the family moved to Salt Lake City, in the fight to return her to normal. Her illness prevented regular attendance at school, but at times she had tutoring at home. She was unusually bright, but had recognized the fact that there was little hope for ever reaching womanhood, and told one of her doctors that she didn't want her parents to worry. Before she passed away, she told her father and mother and her brother, Walter that she wanted her baby sister, Carol, to have her treasured belongings. She enjoyed her play in face of the knowledge that violent exercise was not for her, and she often was surrounded by little playmates. Besides her parents, her immediate family includes three brothers, Walter, of the Air Force Teddy and Larry of the home, and the sister, Lillian Carol. Funeral services were held at the Green River chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Bishop R. L. Blonquist officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Mr. and Mrs. Cook and Walter were with Mary Kay when the end came, returning to Green River Sunday. --- Green River Star, Jan 22, 1954 Paul B. Fish Passes Away In Ogden; Burial Here Funeral services for Paul B. Fish, 63, for many years employed in the Union Pacific stores department here, were held at the Episcopal church at 10 a. m. Wednesday, the Rev. C. B. Traill officiating. Mr. Fish had died In Ogden Sunday. Mr. Fish was a veteran of the first World War, having been a corporal in the U.S. Marine corps. He first came to Green River 15 years ago, and after a long period of ill health, retired as an assistant section storekeeper at the UP stores here. He was for many years active in Tom Whitmore Post No. 28, the American Legion. The only known survivor is a niece, Mrs. Irene Haute, of Omaha. Burial was in the Veterans plot in Riverview cemetery, under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Military honors at the graveside were by the VFW firing squad. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 24, 1954 FELIX SIMON Funeral services for Felix Simon, 67, of 1028 Sixth street were held Friday at the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. S.A. Welsh said the funeral mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary was recited at the Villanova funeral home Thursday night. Pallbearers were Jim Bonet of Frontenac, Kan., a nephews; Matt Bertagnolli of Kemmerer, Corado and Leo Bertagnolli and Joe Caserotto, all of Superior, and Eugene Paoli of Rock Springs. Mr. Simon, resident of Rock Springs for 42 years, died early Tuesday morning in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a long illness. He was born Jan. 26, 1886, in Tyrol, Austria, and came to Rock Springs in 1911. He worked for the Union Pacific Coal company and was retired in 1947. Mr. Simon was a member of the Redman’s lodge, United Mine Workers of America and the Andrea Hoffer lodge. Survivors are his widow, Emma; a son and a daughter, Felix Simon Jr. and Mrs. Franklin (Pauline) Willoughby, both of Rock Springs; three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Kathryn Scalet, Mrs. Angela Taufer, Mrs. Maria Turra, and Ernest Simon, all who live in Italy; one nephew and two nieces, Jim Bonet of Frontenac, Kan., Louise Hokanson of Westminster, Calif., and Mrs. Vera Howie of Pittsburg, Kan. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 24, 1954 MARY KAY COOK Funeral services for Mary Kay Cook, nine-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cook of Green River, were held Wednesday in the L.D.S. ward chapel in Green River. Bishop R.L. Blonquist conducted the rites and burial was in Riverview cemetery. Mary Kay, who had been ill with a lung affliction most of her life, died Friday, January 13, in Colorado General hospital in Denver. Besides her parents she is survived by three brothers and a sister, Walter, who is serving in the air force; Teddy, Larry, and Lillian, all at home. The parents and her brother, Walter, were with Mary Kay at the time of her death. She was born Sept. 30, 1944 in Sweetwater Memorial hospital in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 24, 1954 GREGORY LEE HEUTON Funeral services for Gregory Lee, three and one-half months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Heuton of Green River, were held Thursday in the Francom-Villanova mortuary chapel in Green River. The Rev. Carl Davis of the Church of the Nazarene conducted the services and burial was in Riverview cemetery. Gregory Lee died Monday at his home after a month’s illness. Besides his parents he is survived by a brother and sister, Ronnie and Terry, both at home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 24, 1954 PAUL B. FISH Paul B. Fish, 63, of Green River, died in Ogden Sunday, January 17. Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church in Green River Wednesday. The Rev. C.B. Traill conducted the services and burial was in Riverview cemetery. Mr. Fish went to Green River 15 years ago and after a long period of ill health retired as an assistant section storekeeper for the Union Pacific railroad. He was a World war I veteran and was a member of the Tom Whitemore American Legion post in Green River. Burial was in the veterans plot and graveside military honors were accorded him by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Green River post. His only known survivor is a niece, Mrs. Irene Hauta, of Omaha. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 26, 1954 Funeral Monday For Ex-Resident Of Rock Springs Funeral services were held Monday morning for John Manarella, former Rock Springs resident, who died late Friday night in the Salt Lake City General hospital. Although in ill health for sometime his death was unexpected. He was 77. Born in Tybone, Italy, he had made his home for the past several years at 337 West South Temple in Salt Lake City and was employed by the Union Pacific railroad company. He is survived by three sons, John of Salt Lake City, Gene of Seattle, Wash., and Joseph of Santa Clara, Calif.; four daughters, Mrs. Pena Domingo, living in Italy, Mrs. Mary Coykendall of Laramie, Mrs. Irma Goodrich, Jackson, and Mrs. Virginia Henetz of Cheyenne. Fourteen grandchildren also survive and two brothers living in Italy. The Rev. E.T. Rodda officiated in the Rogan Mortuary chapel. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. --- Green River Star, Jan 29, 1954 Carl H. Eklund Passes Saturday; Burial Wednesday Funeral services for Carl H. Eklund, 65, resident of Green River the past 44 years, were held at the Masonic Temple by the Masonic Lodge Wednesday afternoon, burial being in Riverview cemetery under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Mr. Eklund died early Saturday morning at the Sweetwater Memorial hospital in Rock Springs, a few hours after he had been admitted. He had been in ill-health for some time. Carl Eklund was born at Ogden, Utah, October 11, 1888, the son of John and Erike Eklund. He grew to manhood in Ogden, and as a lyoung man moved to Green River in 1910 to make his home and raise his family. He had been trained in the confectioner's and refreshment business, coming to Green River originally as an employe in a cigar store. When prohibition came, he and his brother, Emil, who preceded him in death, opened a confectionery and soft drink store in Green River. For a time, he and Dave Cottle were also partners in a similar business. When the Crocker building (now the Isis building) was erected on the site of the old Morris Mercantile building, he leased the big corner location and for years operated a confectionery and soft drink parlor. Many is the member of the town's younger grown-up generation, who can recall the gathering's at Carl's, especially after high school events. He was an enthusiastic supporter of all sports, especially of high school sports teams. He did much to aid in keeping up interest in baseball here during his active business days. When prohibition ended, Mr. Eklund opened Carl's Place on Railroad avenue, it becoming one of the most popular gathering places in town. About eight years ago, his wife, Bertha, passed away and he soon retired from active business. Of recent years, he had made his home with one daughter, Mrs. Howard Moffitt, in Green River. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Moffitt, and Florence Eklund, presently stationed in Europe with the WAAC, as an officer; one brother, Clarence, of Ogden; and three sisters, Mrs. Clifford Smith and Mrs. Nan Wagstaff of Ogden, and Mrs. Robert Payne of Oakland, Calif.; also by two grandchildren, Mrs. Rudy Pershin and DeAnn Moffitt, of Green River; and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 31, 1954 CARL M. ECKLUND Funeral services for Carl H. Eklund, 65, of Green River were held Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Green River followed by burial in Riverview cemetery. The Green River Masonic Lodge conducted the rites and six of its members served as pallbearers. Mr. Eklund, a longtime resident of Green River, died Saturday, January 23, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital in Rock Springs after a long illness. He was born Oct. 11, 1888 in Ogden. He was a retired Green River businessman and made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Howard Moffitt in Green River. Another daughter, 1st Lieut. Florence Eklund, serving with the Women’s Army Corps, in Germany, also survives. He had three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Clifford Smith, Mrs. Nan Wagstaff, Clarence EklunD, all of Ogden, and Mrs. Robert Paine of Oakland, Calif., all of whom were in Green River for the final services. Mr. Eklund also is survived by two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Eklund died in Green River in 1945. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 31, 1954 STANLEY TIJAN Funeral and burial services for Stanley (Stanko) Tijan, 56, were held late last week in Tucson, Ariz., where his widow, Ruth, lives. Mr. Tijan died at his home at 914 Edgar street Sunday. He was born in Yugoslavia and had lived in the United States since he was 13 years old. He had one brother and two sisters who live in Yugoslavia. Mr. Tijan was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union and aerie 151 of Fraternal Order of Eagles. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 14, 1954 Rock Springs Tot Dies After Illness Emma Lee Daniels, three and a half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Daniels, 1002 McCarty, died Friday afternoon shortly before 1 o’clock at her home. She had been ill for the past three months. Born June 5, 1950 in Rock Springs she is survived by her parents, two sisters, Harvene Frances and Carol Jean, both of Rock Springs. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 14, 1954 NICK KOYA PERICH Nick Koya Perich, 75, died Sunday, February 7, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where he had been a patient for two months. He was a retired coal miner and had worked in the Winton mine. Born Feb. 28, 1878 in Yugoslavia, he came to the United States in 1917 and had lived in the Rock Springs community several years. He was a member of United Mine Workers. Funeral services were held at the Rogan mortuary chapel Wednesday followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. The Rev. Timothy Zagorianos of the Greek Orthodox church conducted the services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 14, 1954 JOHN PATRICK DALEY Funeral services for John Patrick Daley, 75, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Daley, a retired coal miner, died Wednesday afternoon at his home at 119 Sheridan street. A heart attack was the apparent cause of death. He had lived in the Rock Springs area for several years. Mr. Daley was born July 6, 1878 in Danville, Ill., and came west when a young man. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America. Survivors are his widow, Marie; five daughters, two sons and three grandchildren. His sons and daughters are Mrs. Margaret Tuckey and Mrs. Virginia Lewis, both of Salt Lake City; Ethel, Ruby and Patricia Daley, all at home; Sherman Daley of Rock Springs and Charles McCartney of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 21, 1954 EMMA LEE DANIELS Funeral services for Emma Lee Daniels, three and one-half-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Daniels, were held Tuesday at eh LDS church. Bishop William Gibbs conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were James Draycott Jr., Frank Kaumo Jr., James Ramsay Jr. and Dean Welsh. Emma Lee died Friday, February 12, at the home of her parents at 1002 McCarty avenue. Cancer was the cause of her death. The parents entered her in Salt Lake General hospital in December and brought her back home on January 12. Emma Lee was born in Rock Springs June 5, 1950. She became ill several months ago and it was soon discovered that she was a victim of a fast-spreading type of cancer. In addition to her parents, Emma Lee is survived by three sisters, Harvene Frances, Carol Jane and Sharon, all at home, and her grandmother, Mrs. Emma Wilde, of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 18, 1954 Accident Victim’s Rites Are Today Funeral services for John A. Motes, Osage, Wyoming, will be held this afternoon at two o’clock in the Rogan mortuary chapel. Motes was killed in a car smash-up east of Rock Springs February 10. The Motes family arrived in Rock Springs Wednesday evening for the services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 18, 1954 Former Springs Resident Dies In Salt Lake City Leonard A. Bailey, 76, of Salt Lake City and former Rock Springs resident, died early Wednesday morning in a Salt Lake City hospital. Born in Hancock county, Kentucky, April 30, 1877, Bailey was a resident of Rock Springs for 15 years before moving to Salt Lake City ten years ago. He is survived by his widow, Celia, of Salt Lake City; two sons, R.C. Bailey, Rock Springs, and John Bailey of Birmingham, Ala.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Salt Lake City Friday and in Rock Springs Saturday where burial will be held. Rock Springs services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Rogan mortuary chapel, with the Rev. Marshall McKinnie of the Rock Springs Baptist church officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Green River Star, Feb 19, 1954 Albert H. Hoerke Passes Away Here Tuesday Evening Albert Herman Moerke, 60m retired railroad yard engineer, and who had made his home in Green River for a half-century, passed away at his home in Green River at 6 p. m., Tuesday. For a year prior, he had been unable to perform his duties on the railroad because of ill health. Mr. Moerke had been very active in ex-service men's affairs, and was a charter member and past commander of Pilot Butte Post No. 2350, VFW. Mr. Moerke was born at Percy, Wyo., May 27, 1893, the son of Herman and Catherine Christiansen Moerke, his father being an employe of the railroad. The family was for a short time at Laramie, and operated a ranch near Elk Mountain. The elder Mr. Moerke moved his family to Green River and was engaged in business here, at one time operating the early day Home hotel. Mr. Moerke early entered the service of the railroad, first serving as a messenger and then as a call boy before entering engine service In his teens. He was only 23 years of age when he was promoted to locomotive engineer in 1916, retiring because of health conditions March 16, 1953, as a yard engineer. He served as a sergeant with Company F of the 116th Ammunition company (an all-Wyoming organization), during World War II, serving much time in France. Following his discharge from service in 1919, he returned to Green River and the railroad, and on September 22 of that year, was united in marriage to Florence Noonan, and to this union were born three children, one daughter passing away in 1933. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Ned H. Moerke of Long Beach, Calif., and one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Nellie) Horton of Alta Dena, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. B. F. (Nellie) Petre of Los Angeles. Mr. Moerke was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Woodmen of the World and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, having for many years acted as local yard chairman, at Green River. He was the kind of man who made many friends, because of his zest for life, and his interest in people around him, and in his family. The body will rest at his home from 2 o'clock this afternoon until time for the services, 3 p. m. Saturday at the Congregational church, where the Rey, D.O. Mills will conduct the services. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary, with military honors being paid by the VFW. Friends called at the mortuary between 7 and 10 p. m. Thursday and may also call at the mortuary 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. Friday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 21, 1954 MRS. ALBERT WALTERS Funeral services for Mrs. Albert Walters, 73, who had lived all but five years of her life in Rock Springs, were held Saturday at the Methodist church. The Rev. B.B. Byus conducted the service and the concluding rites were in the Walters burial plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Dale Ramsay and Mrs. Lewis Rollins, with Mrs. S.M. Boucher at the organ, sang “Beyound the Sunset” and “Saved by Grace.” Pallbearers were Elino Bond, S.M. Boucher, Lloyd Hess, George Johns, William D. Thompson and T.H. Smith. Mrs. Walters died Thursday morning in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where she had been a patient since February 6. Death resulted from an embolism and was unexpected. Sarah Young Walters was born Feb. 13, 1881, near Lonaconing, Md., a daughter of Gavin and Mary Young who moved into the Rock Springs community when she was five years old. On Sept. 17, 1900, she married George Huling who died here in January, 1923. On June 30, 1928, she married Albert Walters, assistant cashier of Rock Springs National bank, who died Sept. 14, 1951. Mrs. Walters was a member of Mountain Lily chapter 10, Order of Eastern Star. She was a past matron of the chapter and was a member of Daughters of the Nile, Tamrah Temple 73. She also was active in the Methodist church of which she was a long-time member. Survivors are a daughter, Isabel Huling, and one sister, Mrs. Robert Guy Sr., the only surviving member of the Young family of which there were ten sons and daughters. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Among those who came to Rock Springs for the funeral were Robert Guy Jr. of Ogden, William Thompson of Hot Springs, S.D., nephews, and Mrs. Arthur Bowser of Denver, a niece. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 21, 1954 ALBERT H. MOERKE The funeral of Albert H. Moerke, 60, was held from the Congregational church in Green River Friday. The Rev. Don O. Mills conducted the rites and burial was in Green River’s Riverview cemetery. Mr. Moerke, retired Union Pacific railroad employee, died at his home in Green River Tuesday. At the time of his retirement March 16, 1953, because of failing health, he was yard engineer for the railroad in Green River. He entered the employ of the railroad as a messenger boy in his youth. Born May 27, 1893, in Percy, Wyo., he had lived in Green River most of his life. He was a World War I veteran and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Green River. He also was a member of the Woodmen of the World and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Survivors are his widow, Florence Noonan Moerke; one son, Ned H. Moerke of Long Beach; one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Nellie) Horton, of Altadena, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. B.F. (Nellie) Petre, of Los Angeles. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 21, 1954 LEONARD A. BAILEY Leonard A. Bailey, 76, died Wednesday in a Salt Lake City hospital. Following funeral services in Salt Lake City Friday, the body was brought to Rock Springs for final services and burial Saturday. The services here were held at the Rogan mortuary and conducted by Rev. Marshall A. McKinnie of the Baptist church. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The Bailey family lived in Rock Springs for 15 years before moving to Salt Lake ten years ago. Mr. Bailey was born April 30, 1877 in Hancock county, Kentucky. Survivors are his widow, Celia; two sons, R.C. Bailey of Rock Springs and John Bailey of Birmingham, Ala., who with his wife attended the services in Salt Lake and Rock Springs; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers for the Rock Springs services were W.A. Bailey, a grandson; C.S. Barry, Joe Dolan, John Dowdy, Thomas Horn Jr. and Robert Scale. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 28, 1954 Former Springs Woman Dies Ann Lewis Johnson, aunt of Morgan and Chester Roberts of Rock Springs, died ten days ago at her home in Pocatello after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Johnson was a daughter of David P. and Ann Lewis who moved to Rock Springs in 1889 from Duboise, Pa. The family lived here until 1899 when they moved to Preston, Idaho, where Mrs. Johnson lived until 1944 when she went to Pocatello to reside. Mrs. Johnson was active in L.D.S. work and had been a Relief society teacher for 40 years. Survivors are her husband, James E. Johnson; four daughters, Guelda Miller of Driggs, Idaho; Anna Murri, Edna Drake and Edith Johnson, all of Pocatello, and 20 grandchildren. Morgan Roberts and sons, Donald and Morgan, and Chester Roberts attended the funeral services that were held in Pocatello Saturday, February 20. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 28, 1954 MRS. RALPH HARNS Funeral services for Mrs. Ralph Harns, 59, were held Friday at the Villanova funeral home. Edith Peters of the Christian Science society of Green River conducted the service and burial was in the Harns family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Albert Angelovic, William Benson, Joseph Bowe, Max Gentilini, Thomas LeMarr Jr. and Robert Maxwell. Mrs. Harns, widely known Rock Springs resident, died shortly before noon Wednesday at the Harns home at 604 Massachusetts avenue. She had been ill since late in November but did not become seriously ill until a few hours before her death. Margaret Lee Harns was born March 11, 1894, in Rock Springs, a daughter of William K. and Ann Ramsay Lee, longtime Rock Springs residents. While she was attending grade school here her father, who was purchasing agent for Union Pacific Coal company, was transferred to Cheyenne where she completed her grade school education and where she was graduated from high school. Her father was transferred back to Rock Springs in 1919 when she, with other members of the family, again took up their residence in the city. On July 30, 1921, Margaret Lee married Ralph Harns and they lived in Rock Springs during the 32 years of their married life. Mrs. Harns was a member of Mountain Lily chapter, Order of Eastern Star, and Chapter L of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Her church affiliation was Christian Science and she was a member of the society in Rock Springs. She was a past president of her P.E.O. chapter. She is survived by her husband, two sons, Lee Harns of Farson and James, a student at the University of Wyoming; one daughter, Mrs. Gary Hawks, of Rock Springs; four grandchildren; one brother, James B. Lee, of Stansbury, and one sister, Mrs. J.E. Gilmer, of Columbus, Ga. Three brothers, John Norton and William Lee and her parents preceded her in death. Only the weekend before her death, all members of her family were home and she was able to participate in the reunion. So unexpected was her death that her son, James, had only been back at the university two days when he was called back to Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 28, 1954 BABY GIRL WELDON Graveside services were held Friday in Mountain View cemetery for the one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Weldon of 211 M street. The Rev. Marshall A. McKinnie of the Baptist church conducted the service. The infant was born Wednesday at Sweetwater Memorial hospital and died shortly after birth. In addition to her parents she is survived by her paternal and maternal grandparents all of whom live in Alabama. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 28, 1954 ARDELLA MARTIN Ardella Martin, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Martin of Boulder, died Sunday, February 14, in Lincoln County Miners hospital in Kemmerer. She had undergone an appendectomy and apparently was recovering satisfactorily when stricken by death. Funeral services were held in Boulder Thursday followed by burial in the cemetery at Pinedale. Ardella, an eighth grader in the Boulder school, was born March 12, 1940. Her mother is the former Iris Imeson of Jackson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 28, 1954 ISAAC KAMPMAN Isaac Kampman, 72, father of Mrs. Harry Porter of Superior, died Tuesday while he was being brought into Sweetwater Memorial hospital in Rock Springs after suffering a heart attack at the Porter home. Funeral services were held Friday at the L.D.S. church in Kemmerer conducted by Bishop Roy Wainwright of Kemmerer. Burial was in the family plot in the Kemmerer cemetery. Pallbearers were Willard Chipp, August Hakola, Matt Heikkola, Leo Lamb, Oscar Piirainen, and a grandson, Harry Porter Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kampman had lived at the Porter home in Superior for two years. Born Sept. 15, 1881 in Finalnd, Mr. Kampman located in the Kemmerer community in 1909, taking up a homestead near Cumberland in 1914. He worked in many of the mines in the Kemmerer district and for 20 years operated a coal mine of his own near Cumberland. Survivors are his widow, Heidi Heikola whom he married in 1911; a son, Oliver, of Diamondville, and a daughter, Mrs. Porter. Eleven grandchildren and a sister, Anna, who live in Finland, also survive. Out-of-town relatives who were in Kemmerer for the services were Mr. and Mrs. Matt Heikkola of McCall, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Piirainen of Evanston and Leo Lamb of Plymouth, Utah. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 7, 1954 JOHN FROLIC SR. The funeral mass for John Frolic Sr., 67, was said at the North Side Catholic church Thursday morning. Burial was in the S.N.P.J. plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec said the mass and conducted the services at the graveside. The rosaries were recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel Wednesday night. Pallbearers were Anton Kuzck, John Mrak, Val Marcina, Frank Naglich, Anton Oblock and John Rebol. Mr. Frolic was stricken with a heart attack while driving his car on North Front street and died while he was being taken by ambulance to Sweetwater Memorial hospital. Born May 15, 1886 in Dovic, Yugoslavia, Mr. Frolic had lived in the United States 40 years and the Rock Springs area 3 years. He came to this country in 1913 and after residing in the east for four years, went to Superior in 1917 and lived there until 1940 when he and his family moved into Rock Springs. He married Johanna Tomazovich in 1912 in Yugoslavia. Mrs. Frolic and their son, Victor, came to the United States in 1920 and went directly to Superior. Mr. Frolic was a member of S.N.P.J. lodge 10 and American Fraternal Union 18 and had held offices in both lodges. At the time of his death he was president of the auditing committee of Slovenski Dom association. He also was a member of United Mine Workers. Survivors are his widow, three sons, Victor of Lodi, Calif., and John Jr. and Stanley Frolic, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Stanley Tominc of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren and one sister, Reza Lotric who lives in Gorenska, Yugoslavia. The Frolic home is at 720 N street. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 7, 1954 GEORGE TONES Funeral services for George Tones, 77, were held Thursday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. Timothy Zagorianos of the Greek Orthodox church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Tones was a retired coal miner and had lived in the Rock Springs area for 40 years. He was born March 15, 1876 in Tripoli, Syria, and was a member of United Mine Workers of America. He resided at 149 Noble drive. Mr. Tones had no known relatives. --- Green River Star, Mar 12, 1954 George Lukas Dies; 33-Year Resident Funeral services for George Lukas, 70, of Green River, who died at the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital in Rock Springs Tuesday were still pending Thursday noon. The body rests at the Rogan mortuary. Mr. Lukas had recently retired as an employe of the mechanical department of the Union Pacific railroad, having been employed at the roundhouse. He had lived here the past 33 years. Surviving are a brother and a sister, both of whom reside in Greece, where he was born March 15, 1882. He was a member of the Order of Ahepa. --- Green River Star, Mar 12, 1954 E. J. Bamesberger Dies Monday Eve; Services Thursday E. J. "Jack" Bamesberger, 59, passed away Monday evening at the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital in Rock Springs, after only six days' Illness, Funeral services were held at the Congregational church at 2:30 p. m. Thursday, the Rev. D. O. Mills officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery under the direction of Francom-Villanova. Mr. Bamesberger was widely known in Wyoming for his Fraternal Order of Eagles activities, having served as state president of that organization. A past president of Aerie No. 2350 at Green River, he had had an active part in the local aerie since its inception. He was also a member of the Masons and of the Elks. Coming to Green River 27 years ago from Grand Island, Nebr., he was employed by the railroad and by the Tri-State Lumber company before 17 years ago becoming an employe of the Southern Wyoming Utilities company staff at Green River. At the time of his death, he had been chief engineer of the company's water plant here for many years. He was born near White, Nebr. April 21, 1894, the son of William and Christina Bamesberger May 24, 1924, he was united in marriage with Myrtle Myers at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Of this union, surviving besides Mrs. Bamesberger are one son, James Bamesberger of Pinedale; a daughter, Mrs. Hugh (Dona) Olson, of Evanston; three grandchildren, Douglas and Christine Olson of Evanston and Randy Bamesberger of Pinedale. Also surviving are two brothers, John and Carl Bamesberger of Hampton, Nebr., two half-brothers, Gus of Minden, Ia., and Henry Bamesberger of Wauneta, Nebr., and a half-sister, Mrs. Chris Wall of Hampton. Mrs. Bamesberger and the children have the deepfelt sympathy of the entire community and of Mr. Bamesberger's statewide circle of friends. Mr. Bamesberger was taken ill March 2, while accompanying Mrs. Bamesberger home from a show, having suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 14, 1954 ANDREW MATSON Funeral services for Andrew Matson, 84, were held Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in the Matson family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Nestor Johnson, Nestor Neimi, Adam Nousi, Ade Ruotsala, Gust Sturholm and Jack Waisanen. Mr. Matson died Saturday, March 6, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He was hospitalized for nine months in 1953 and was released December 23. He re-entered the hospital a week before his death. He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Matson had lived in the Rock Springs area more than 60 years and was a longtime employee of the Union Pacific Coal company. He was a member of the Stansbury U.M.W. of A. local. Born Oct. 12, 1869, in Pyhajoki, Finland, he came to the United States 66 years ago. Survivors are four sons and three daughters, Raymond and John Matson and Mrs. Nestor Mottonen, all of Rock Springs; Walter Matson of Church Buttes, Wilfred Matson of Portland, Mrs. Selby Williams of Aberdeen, Wash., and Mrs. Henry Rahe of Clay Center, Neb.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His wife, Hilma, whom he married in Rock Springs in 1895, died here four years ago. Since Mrs. Matson’s death he had lived at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Nestor Mottonen at 902 McCarthy avenue. His granddaughter, Lois Mottonen, of Cheyenne, came to Rock Springs when advised of his death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 14, 1954 E.J. BAMESBERGER E.J. (Jack) Bamesberger, chief engineer for Southern Wyoming Utilities company at its Green River water plant, died in Sweetwater Memorial hospital here Monday after a six-day illness caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 59 years old and had lived in Green River 27 years. Funeral services were held Thursday at the Green River Congregational church with the Rev. D.O. Mills conducting the rites followed by burial in Riverview cemetery. Mr. Bamesberger was born April 21, 1891 near White, Neb. He went to Green River in 1926 where he first was employed by the railroad and later by Tri-State Lumber company before affiliating with Southern Wyoming Utilities 17 years ago. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Green River aerie 2350 and was a past president of the Wyoming Fraternal Order of Eagles. He also was a member of the Elks and Masons. He is survived by his widow, Myrtle Myers Bamesberger whom he married in Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 24, 1924; one son, James Bamesberger of Pinedale; one daughter, Mrs. Hugh (Dona) Olson of Evanston and three grandchildren. Several brothers and a half sister who live in Nebraska also survive. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 14, 1954 GEORGE LUKAS Funeral services for George Lukas, 71, of Green River were held Saturday at the Greek Orthodox church in Rock Springs. The Rev. Timothy Zagorianos conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery here. Mr. Lukas, resident of Green River for 33 years, died Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He was born March 15, 1882 in Greece where a brother and a sister live. He had been employed by Union Pacific railroad in Green River. Mr. Lukas was a member of the Ahepa lodge. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 21, 1954 EMIL LAMBERT Funeral services for Emil Lambert, 77, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. E.T. Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were John Andrews, Tony Bobeck, Ben Gunyan, George Markisich, Andy Smith and Frank Smith. Mr. Lambert apparently suffered a heart attack Tuesday at his home on N street but was found by a member of the family, Mrs. Felix Chabre, within a few minutes after his death. He had complained of ill health for several weeks before his death. He was born May 9, 1876 in LaMotte, France and came to the United States with his father, Toussaint Lambert in 1901. His oldest brother, Toussaint Lambert Jr., was a sheepman in the Rock Springs and Kemmerer districts in the early days. He brought his three sisters from France in 1900 and his father and brother in 1901. They all lived in Nephi, Utah, until 1906 when the brother brought them to Rock Springs where the men in the family engaged in the sheep industry. Mr. Lambert is survived by three sisters, four nephews and three nieces. The sisters are Mrs. Lucy Milonas of Rock Springs, Mrs. Elsie Boyer of Sebastopol, Calif., and Mrs. Marie Saurret of Paso Robles, Calif. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 21, 1954 MRS. JOHN M. ANDERSON Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Anderson, 85, widow of John M. Anderson were held Tuesday at the Congregational church. Rev. Frank M. Blish conducted the rites and burial was in the Anderson family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were two grandsons, Jack Anderson of Rock Springs and Robert Moedl of Green River; two nephews, Robert Jack of Rock Springs and Wallace James of Salt Lake City; Gordon Freese and John Stafford. Mrs. Anderson died Saturday, March 13, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks. Before she was taken to the hospital she had been ill at her home at 408 R street for several months. Martha Jack Anderson was born June 28, 1868, in Akron, Ohio, a daughter of Robert and Martha Jack who moved to the old Carbon coal camp in Carbon county when she was a small girl. She married John M. Anderson in 1887 and came to Rock Springs where she had since resided. Mr. Anderson, who owned and operated the J.M. Anderson sheep outfit, died here in 1912. Mrs. Anderson is survived by one son, Robert Anderson of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Alan T. (Martha) Stein of Houston, Texas, and Mrs. Carl (Mildred) Moedl of Green River; two brothers and three sisters, George and Duncan Jack of Carbon county, Mrs. John Dexter of Rawlins, Mrs. Thomas W. James of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Marion Williams of Salmon, Idaho. Several grandchildren also survive. She was a member of the Congregational church and the Macabee lodge. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 21, 1954 Mrs. F.A. Fear Dies; Funeral Held Wednesday BIG PINEY--(Special)--Funeral services for Mrs. Frank A. Fear, pioneer Big Piney resident who died Sunday in a Salt Lake City hospital following a lingering illness were held Wednesday in the Big Piney Congregational church with the Rev. Frank M. Blish of Rock Springs officiating. Born Dec. 5, 1865, in Decatur, Ill., she grew up on a farm near that community and was married Feb. 4, 1886, to Frank A. Fear in Grand River, Ill., and the couple came to the west to make their home, settling in the Big Piney area. At the time of their settlement along the streams in the valley, Wyoming had been a state for only four years. They lived on the same ranch until their retirement, several years ago. Mr. Fear preceded his wife in death three years ago. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Fear moved to Salt Lake City where she resided until the time of her death. She is survived by one son, Clifton Fear of Big Piney, four grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. Pallbearers included Clifton Fear Jr., Kenneth Fear, Frank Fear II, Kenneth Fear Jr., George Barp and Dean Jewett. Burial was in the Big Piney cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 21, 1954 Etta Milligan Dies Saturday In Rock Springs Etta Mabel Milligan, 76, of 303 South Third East, Green River, died early Saturday morning in Sweetwater Memorial hospital following a lingering illness. Born November 29, 1880, she came to Green River 37 years ago with her husband who was employed by the Union Pacific railroad. He preceded her in death. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Ella Willis and Mrs. Hanna Simonin and one nephew, Vincent Simonin, all of St. Louis, Mo. The body will be sent to St. Louis for funeral services and burial there. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 28, 1954 WILLIAM LOWE Funeral services for William Lowe, 65, were held Wednesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel, followed by burial in the city cemetery. The Rev. B.B. Byus of the Methodist church conducted the rites. Friends who served as pallbearers were William Myrick, John Wilson and Jack While, all of Winton; James Kitching of Hanna, and Oliver Sains and Robert Slaughter, both of Rock Springs. Mr. Lowe died Friday night, March 19, in General Rose Memorial hospital in Denver. Although he had been ill with a heart condition and had gone to Denver for medical care in a lower altitude, his death was unexpected. Accompanied by Mrs. Lowe he went to Denver on Sunday preceding his death. Mr. Lowe was born in England, Feb. 15, 1889, and came to the United States when a young man, locating first in Montana. In 1921 he came to Wyoming. He married Gladys Lucas Rogers, a former Hanna resident, in Coalville, Utah, in 1931 and the couple went to Winton to reside. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Rock Springs aerie 151; the Stansbury local of United Mine Workers, and Union Pacific Coal company's Old Timers association. He served the association as governor of Winton for one year. Mr. Lowe is survived by his wife; one son, Joseph Rogers, of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Jack Collins of Rock Springs, Mrs. Stanley Gordon of Fair Oaks, Calif., and Wilma Rose, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Albert Hornsby Sr. of Superior, Mrs. H.T. Lunn of Yamhill, Ore., who with Mr. Lunn came to Rock Springs when advised of his death, and Mrs. Thomas Emerson who lives in Harrogate, England. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 28, 1954 INFANT STOTT Graveside services were conducted in Mountain View cemetery for the one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stott of Granger. The Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the service. The infant was born Monday, March 22, at Sweetwater Memorial hospital and died shortly after birth. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 28, 1954 GEORGE WARRINER Funeral services for George Warriner, 57, will be held at 9:30 Tuesday morning at the South Side Catholic church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7 o'clock Monday night at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Mr. Warriner died Thursday in the veterans' hospital in Salt Lake City. He was a World War I veteran and had been a patient in veterans' hospitals for more than 15 years. He was a son of Mrs. Catherine Warriner, 84-year-old resident of the city who lives at 325 Soulsby avenue. Born Dec. 19, 1897 in Lyra, Texas, he came to Rock Springs with his parents when a boy. He was graduated from the high school here in 1915. After working for James Whisenand, former Rock Springs druggist for several years, he opened the Owl Drug store for Mr. Whisenand and later operated another drug store at K and North Front streets. In addition to his mother, Mr. Warriner is survived by one brother, Harry P. Warriner of Winton, and three sisters, Mrs. P.H. Burnell of Thermopolis, and Mrs. Helen Anderson and Mrs. Ray Dodds, both of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 28, 1954 PAUL MARTINEK Funeral services for Paul Martinek, 65, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Martinek was found dead in his home at 1103 Ninth street Tuesday. He had lived in the Rock Springs area for 30 years and was a retired coal miner. He had been ill for several weeks. The only known relative of Mr. Martinek had was a cousin who lives in Montana. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 4, 1954 Frontier Man, 70, Dies on Saturday in Kemmerer Hospital Harry Harris, 70, of Frontier died after a long illness at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kemmerer hospital. Mr. Harris was a retired fireman who had worked at the Frontier power plant for many years. He is survived by his widow, Edna, of Frontier; five daughters, Betty Ruth of Chicago, Margaret of Idaho, Mrs. Melba Griff of Kemmerer, Darlene of Lander and Beverley of Frontier; two sons, Milton and John of Cheyenne. Mr. Harris has several cousins residing in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 4, 1954 Enoch Parton Dies Saturday Night Enoch Parton, 60, of Rock Springs died at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a long illness. A retired miner, Mr. Parton was a longtime resident who made his home at 1009 Clark street, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 4, 1954 CADMO PIEROTTO Cadmo Pierotto, 75, died Wednesday at Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a short illness. Mr. Pierotto lived on the family ranch near Salt Wells and had been a resident of southwestern Wyoming for 44 years. He was born Sept. 21, 1878 in Venicia, Italy, and came to the United States in 1910. He was married in Italy to Teresa Strazzer who survives him. When he came to this country he located in superior. In 1913 his wife and their children, Philip and Hilda, went to Superior where the family resided until 1917. In that year Mr. Pierotto homesteaded near Salt Wells where he had since resided. In addition to his widow, Mr. Pierotto is survived by four sons and one daughter, Bruno and Edward, both of Salt Wells; Philip and Aldo, both of Rupert, Idaho, and Mrs. James (Hilda) Hanking Jr. of Superior. Seven grandchildren, a sister who lives in Italy and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services were held Saturday in the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were Abele Bettolo and Jack Coraini, both of Superior; Ettore Debortoli, Tony Munari, Adolph Onisto and Dave Piaia. Honorary pallbearers were Clement Casagrande and Bob Agostini. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 4, 1954 GEORGE WOODHEAD SR. George Woodhead Sr., 88, father of Mrs. William Wilkes of Rock Springs and Bernard Woodhead of Superior, died Monday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel by Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church and the body was taken to Sheridan for final services and burial. The services in Sheridan were held Friday at the Reed mortuary. Mr. Woodhead was a retired coal miner. He had lived in Superior ten moths and in Wyoming 77 years. Born in Staveley, England, he came to the United States at the age of 20. Shortly after arriving in Wyoming he married Agnes Halston, a native of England. Mrs. Woodhead died April 21, 1947 in Sheridan. Survivors are six sons, two daughters, 42 grandchildren and 48 great-grandchildren. The sons and daughters are William Woodhead of Pasco, Wash.; Raymond and Harry, both of Ranchester, Wyo.; Clarence of Klein, Mont.; Bernard of Superior, James of Ypsilanti, Mich., Mrs. Wilkes of Rock Springs and Mrs. Ailene Curtis of Anchorage, Alaska. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 6, 1954 Indiana Tot Dies Monday in Springs Hospital John David Stultz, two and half month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Stultz of Zionsville, Ind., died early Monday morning in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after being admitted Sunday night. The youngster became ill while the parents were traveling through Wyoming. They stopped in Rawlins to allow a doctor to see the infant but could find none available. They continued to Rock Springs where the baby was admitted to the hospital. He died seven hours later. Born in Lebanon, Ind., Jan. 18, 1954, he is survived by his parents, one brother, William Daniel and two sisters, Donna Maria and Virginia Maria, all of Zionsville, Ind. He is also survived by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kuhn of Pleasantville, Ohio, in addition to several aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the Rogan Mortuary chapel with the Rev. E.T. Rodda officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 11, 1954 MRS. AMANDA HITTLE Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Hittle, 87, pioneer resident of Wyoming, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. The Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Hittle died Thursday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where she had been a patient for eight months. Pneumonia was the immediate cause of death. Born Sept. 22, 1868 in St. Augustine, Ill., Mrs. Hittle had lived in Wyoming since 1900 when she and her husband, the late Henry Hittle whom she married in 1892 in Iowa, located in the ranching area of East Fork east of Boulder in the north country. Before coming to Wyoming they engaged in farming in Iowa. Seven years ago she moved into Rock Springs and maintained her home at 420 A street. Mrs. Hittle was of the Presbyterian faith and had been an Eastern Star. Survivors are two sons and one daughter, Henry Hittle of Boulder, Carl Hittle of Pinedale and Mrs. Pat Holt of Cameron, Mont.; ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Eva Beams of Randolph, Neb., and Mrs. Lorena Porter of Arlington, Neb., also survive. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 11, 1954 ENOCH C. PARTON Funeral services for Enoch C. Parton, 60, lifelong resident of Rock Springs, were held Wednesday afternoon at the I.O.O.F. hall. The Odd Fellows lodge and Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were three nephews, Robert Parton, Frank Robertson and Harold Yedinak; Tony Behring, James C. Parr and James X. Smith. Mr. Parton died at Sweetwater Memorial hospital Saturday evening, April 3. He had been ill for about two years, suffering with miner’s asthma which was worsening by complications in the final months. He was treated intermittently at the hospital and entered the hospital the last time on his 60th birthday last November 27. Enoch Clarence Parton was born Nov. 27, 1893, in Rock Springs and was one of eight sons and daughters of the late Harry E. and Mary Parton, early day residents of the city. He was married Jan. 28, 1921, in Rock Springs to Lucy McMillan who survives him. Mr. Parton was a miner for Union Pacific Coal company until his fatal illness. He was a World War I veteran. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America, the Masonic lodge, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Odd Fellows. Survivors in addition to his wife are one brother and one sister, Frank Parton and Mrs. John Yedinak Jr., both of Rock Springs, and three nieces and six nephews. The Parton home is at 1009 Clark street. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 18, 1954 JOHN SHIFLAR The funeral mass for John Shiflar, 68, will be said at 6:45 a.m. Monday at the North Side Catholic church. The funeral services was held from the North Side church Saturday afternoon and burial was in the Shiflar family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Shiflar’s four sons, Rudolph, Andrew, Alfred and Frank Shiflar, and two of his four sons-in-law, Rudolph Jelosek and Leno Marietti, all of Rock Springs, served as pallbearers. The rosary was recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel Friday night. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will say the funeral mass. Mr. Shiflar, retired coal miner, died Wednesday night in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He had been in ill health for some time but his death was unexpected. He had lived in the United States 41 years and 28 years in the Rock Springs area. He was born May 16, 1887, in Star Laka, Yugoslavia, and at the age of 25 came to this country, locating in Illinois and later working in Montana and Colorado before coming to Rock Springs. Mr. Shiflar was a member of KSKJ lodge 86 and United Mine Workers of America. Survivors, in addition to his four sons, are four daughters, Mrs. Rudolph Jelosek, Mrs. Leno Marietti, Mrs. Patrick McGarvey, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Jessie Bruno, who with her husband was visiting in Rock Springs while en route from Salt Lake City to Omaha to make their home, at the time of his death; ten grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Mary Gosar, who lives in Denver, and a brother, Frenc Shiflar, and a sister, Mrs. Frances Renic, who live in Yugoslavia. Mrs. Shiflar died here Dec. 29, 1953. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 18, 1954 JELINA COLLINS ROBINSON Jelina Collins Robinson, 30, died April 8 in Rose Memorial hospital in Denver. She was taken seriously ill April 3 but had complained of a stomach disturbance for several months previously. When advised of her death, her aunt, Mrs. Doris Hughes, went to Denver and brought the body to Rock Springs for funeral and burial services. The funeral was held from the Rogan mortuary chapel Tuesday and burial was in the Collins family plot in Mountain View cemetery. E.A. Chester, a Christian Science reader, conducted the services. Pallbearers were Leonard Crouch of Green River, Elva Emanuel, Walter Gresham, L.D. Guess, Amos Jackson and Hoyt Moore, all of Rock Springs. Mrs. Robinson was born Jan. 3, 1924, in Rock Springs, a daughter of the late George H. and Sarah Collins. She was graduated from Rock Springs high school in 1943 and in 1944 married Charles Robinson who died in 1945 in an army camp in Tampa, Fla. She had been employed at General Rose Memorial hospital since going to Denver several years ago. Survivors are one daughter, Sandra Kay; one sister and two brothers, Fannie, Robert and Emmett Collins, all of Denver; an uncle, Emmett Collins of St. Louis, Mo., and her aunt, Doris Hughes in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 25, 1954 GERALD STEVEN CLARK Gerald Steven Clark, two-and-one-half-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Clark of 1408 Tenth street, died Monday night in Sweetwater Memorial hospital, a victim of leukemia. Funeral services were held Thursday morning in the South Side Catholic church with Rev. S.A. Welsh conducting the rites. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Four boys served as pallbearers. They were Eugene Ashby, Michael DiTullio, Sammy Dorrence and Jack Wilson. Gerald was first taken ill in late November. He was hospitalized in Rock Springs and then taken to Salt Lake City. He was permitted to come home in December for an early Christmas which his parents arranged for him. After that he was taken back to Salt Lake for treatment at intervals and was admitted to Sweetwater Memorial hospital April 5, where he remained until his death 13 days later. Besides his parents, Gerald is survived by one sister, Marcia, 13; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Jessie Clark of Marmarth, N.D., and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Katherine Dorrence of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 25, 1954 MRS. ANGUS J. HATT SR. Funeral services for Mrs. Angus J. Hatt Sr., 57, were held Wednesday afternoon at the L.D.S. church. Bishop William Gibbs of the second ward conducted the rites. Pallbearers were Charles Hatt of Bluffdale, Utah, a brother-in-law; Eugene Dellai, Max Flaim, James Knox Sr., DeForest Nielson of Stansbury, and Larry West. The body was taken Thursday morning to Bluffdale, Utah, where the commitment service was held at noon in the Bluffdale cemetery. Mrs. Hatt died in Sweetwater Memorial hospital early Monday. She was taken ill in February and had been hospitalized most of the time. Her condition became critical ten days before her death when all of her children residing elsewhere were summoned to Rock Springs. Goldie Casper Hatt was born Nov. 16, 1896 in Bluffdale, Utah, daughter of Jebediah and Annie Casper. She was reared in Bluffdale and married Angus Hatt there Sept. 14, 1914. After living in Bingham Canyon, Utah, for a few years, the Hatts came to Rock Springs in 1922 and had since resided here. Mrs. Hatt was an active member of ward 2 of the L.D.S. church. Also, she was a member of the Woodcraft lodge and Royal Neighbors of America and was a charter member of Rock Springs’ Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She was a past president of Sweetwater County Homemakers clubs and her club membership was with the city’s Spurs. She served as secretary of the Young Ladies Mutual of the L.D.S. church for several years and also served as co-chairman of the county’s cancer drive. The survivors are her husband, five daughters, two sons and ten grandchildren, one sister and three brothers. The sons and daughters are Angus J. Hatt Jr. and Allen Hatt, both of Rock Springs; Mrs. Thomas E. (June) Sullivan of Redwood City, Calif.; Mrs. Carl R. (Lola) Boyer of Tabor, Iowa; Mrs. Kent K. (Elaine) Ross of Claremont, Calif.; Mrs. Clyde A. (Elda) Montrell of Portland, Ore., and Dolores Wynne Hatt, at home. The sister and brothers are Mrs. Mae Anderson of Vernal, Utah; Will Casper of Roosevelt, Utah; Grant Casper of Sandy, Utah, and Warren Casper of Bluffdale, Utah. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 25, 1954 ALEXANDER McDERMAID The funeral of Alexander McDermaid, 82, of Superior was held Saturday from the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. David Choate of the Superior Community Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. McDermaid was a retired coal miner and had worked for Union Pacific Coal company in Superior. He was born April 17, 1872 in Scotland and went to Superior in 1934. He is survived by one daughter and four grandchildren all living in Vancouver, B.C. They were unable to attend the funeral rites. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 25, 1954 WALTER B. WHITNEY Final funeral and burial rites for Walter R. Whitney, 43, of Green River will be held early this week in his hometown of Osawatomie, Kan. Services were held at the Masonic Temple in Green River Friday afternoon and the funeral party left that night for Osawatomie. Mr. Whitney died unexpectedly in Sweetwater Memorial hospital here Tuesday afternoon. He came to Rock Springs that morning for a medical checkup and was taken to the hospital at once. Apparently, he had been in good health. Born May 20, 1910, in Osawatomie, he went to Green River in 1940 and was employed by the Union Pacific railroad there. Survivors are his widow, Juanita Weaver Whitney, whom he married April 12, 1936, two sons, David and Daniel, at home; his stepmother who lives in Osawatomie, and five sisters. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 25, 1954 MRS. FRANK KENNEDY Funeral services for Pearl Riggs Kennedy, 30, wife of Frank Kennedy of Belmont, Calif., will be held in the church at Manila at 2:30 this afternoon. Burial will be in the Kennedy family plot in the Manila cemetery. Mrs. Kennedy died Tuesday in a Belmont hospital. She was a sister of Pete Riggs of Reliance, Warren Riggs, Ruth Riggs, Mrs. Evelyn Narramore and Mrs. Delores Snell, all of Green River. Other survivors are a brother, Larry Dean Fay, a sister, Mrs. Susan Oppermann, and a stepmother, all of Kearney, Neb. Mrs. Kennedy was born Pearl Riggs, Jan. 9, 1924, in Manila, a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Riggs. She had lived in Los Angeles and Belmont since 1942. She married Frank Kennedy in 1946. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 27, 1954 Mike Risket, 77, Found Dead at Reliance Home Mike Risket, 77, retired Reliance coal miner, was found dead at his home in Reliance Sunday after he apparently had died Friday night. Risket, who had lived alone, was found by his neighbor and friend, Henry Walters of Reliance, who told County Coroner J. Warden Opie he had last seen Risket Friday. Walters told the coroner he had taken Risket to the store to buy groceries and then had left for Sheridan. Upon his return Sunday night he went to Risket’s home and found him dead on the floor. Coroner Opie said Risket had died of natural causes, and no inquest would be held. He had no known relatives. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 2, 1954 Nelson Funeral Set Monday in Manila Funeral services for Sarah Jane Nelson, formerly of Green River, who died Friday morning at the Cresby ranch in Manila, Utah, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday with Bishop Don Larson officiating. She was 84. Friends may call at the Rogan chapel in Rock Springs Sunday afternoon and at the church in Manila from noon until time of services Monday. Burial will be in the Manila cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 2, 1954 MRS. CHARLES D. JOHNSON Funeral services for Mrs. Charles D. Johnson, 84, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran church. Rev. Bernard Staake of Kemmerer will conduct the rites and burial will be in the family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Friends of the family may call at the Villanova funeral home today and until the funeral hour. Pallbearers will be Victor Berche, Hjalmar Carlson, Carl Carlson of Superior, Adam Medill, Joseph McTee and Thomas Overy Jr. of Stansbury. Mrs. Johnson, resident of Rock Springs for 62 years, died Thursday at the home of her nieces, Amanda and Matilda Holmes at 624 B street. She had been ill for six weeks. She was born Alvida Freeman Nov. 6, 1869 in Kalerstad, Sweden. At the age of 11 she came to the United States with a sister, Mrs. Eric Swanson, who lived in Pennsylvania. After that she went to Omaha to live with a brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Sevan Holmes, who moved here in 1892 and who brought her with them to Rock Springs. About 58 years ago she married Charles D. Johnson in Rock Springs. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. William McTee of Rock Springs, a granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Adams of Denver and two great-grandchildren, Susan and Robert Adams of Denver. Nieces and nephews who survive are Amanda and Matilda Holmes, Frank Holmes of Lakewood, Calif., Ernest of Kemmerer, Alfred Holmes of Portland, ore.; Ernest Swanson of Lander, Frank Swanson of Portland and Harry Swanson of Las Gatos, Calif. Several nieces and nephews live in Sweden. Mr. Johnson died here Dec. 12, 1939, and for the last ten years she made her home with Amanda and Matilda Holmes. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Lutheran church and the Rock Springs Vasa lodge. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 2, 1954 GUS DAGRES Funeral services for Gus Dagres, 64, will be held at the Greek Orthodox church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Rev. Timothy Zagorianos will conduct the rites and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Dagres worked for the Union Pacific Coal company at the city’s power plant and coworkers at the plant will serve as pallbearers. They are William Bean, Morgan F. Roberts, Thomas H. Smith, Stanley J. Tominc, Alex Unguren and Robert S. Wilde. Mr. Dagres died at 12:45 p.m. Friday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where he had been a patient since Monday. He had worked for the Union Pacific Coal company for 46 years and had lived in Rock Springs for 24 years. Born Dec. 24, 1889, in Kronidion, Greece, he came to the United States 50 years ago. He first located in Hanna. Later he was transferred to the Rock Springs area and subsequently to Cumberland where he lived until the company closed the mines there in June, 1930, when he came to Rock Springs in 1930 he built the store for the company in Reliance. Mr. Dagres married Felicina Bertolini Bianchini in Kemmerer, Dec. 22, 1918. Survivors are his widow; a son, John Dagres of Los Angeles; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Taucher of Salt Lake City; a stepdaughter, Mrs. John Lyartis of Rock Springs, and four grandchildren. A sister and several nieces live in Greece. Mr. Dagres was a member of the Greek Orthodox church and United Mine Workers of America and was well known in the coal communities of Kemmerer and Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 2, 1954 WILLIAM AGUIRRE Funeral services for William Aguirre, 39, of Quealy, were held Monday at the Methodist church. Rev. B.B. Byus conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Aguirre died Friday night, April 23, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He had been ill for months and a part of the time was hospitalized in Salt Lake City. He was born Aug. 4, 1914, in Rock Springs and served in the army for four years in World war II. Mr. Aguirre is survived by his mother, Mrs. Juana Aguirre, of Quealy; three brothers and three sisters, Joe of Quealy, Mrs. Mary Naugle and Mrs. Julia Lavake, both of Stratford, Texas; John B. and Edward Aguirre and Mrs. Angus (Felicia) Hatt Jr., all of Rock Springs. He was a member of Archie Hay post of the American Legion and United Mine Workers of America. The American Legion conducted graveside services. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 2, 1954 BLAZ NOTAR The funeral mass for Blaz Notar, 80-year-old retired coal miner was said Friday morning at the North Side Catholic church. Rev. Albin Gnidovec said the mass and burial was in the Notar family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary was recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel Wednesday night. Pallbearers were Lewis Bartholomew of Jackson, a grandson; James Cusata, a grandson-in-law; Ben Clinton, Ray Larsen, a son-in-law; Tony Yugovich and Frank Yugovich. Mr. Notar, who made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Ray Larsen at No. 6, died at Sweetwater Memorial hospital Sunday night, April 25. Born Feb. 4, 1874 in Pustat, Yugoslavia, Mr. Notar and his wife came to Rock Springs 55 years ago. After the death of Mrs. Notar 21 years ago, he went to Van Buren, Ark., where he lived for several years with a daughter, Mrs. May (Gertrude) Nickelson, who came to Rock Springs when advised of his death. In addition to his daughters, Mrs. Larsen and Mrs. Nickleson, he is survived by nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 2, 1954 Mrs. Rose Maxam Dies in Hospital Saturday A.M. Mrs. Robert F. Maxam, 59, longtime Green River resident, died suddenly in Sweetwater Memorial hospital early Saturday morning after she was hospitalized only Friday night. Born Jan. 1, 1895, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Jane Jones Cottle, she was a member of St. John’s Episcopal church in Green River. She was past grand president of the Rebekah Assembly of Wyoming and grand secretary of the Rebekah Assembly, which position she held at the time of her death. Mrs. Maxam had been awarded the Degree of Chivalry, the highest honor a Rebekah can attain. She was a past matron of the Order of Eastern Star, a past president of the Green River Woman’s club, past president and past secretary of the general committee of the Union Pacific Old Timers clubs. Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of her daughter and son in Green River early this morning. Mrs. Maxam is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Ellen Hoadley, Denver, Colo.; two sons, David of Green River, and Richard of Green Cove Springs, Fla.; six grandchildren; two brothers, David Cottle of Green River and Roger Cottle of Cheyenne. --- Green River Star, May 7, 1954 Lillie Nelson Services Today (By Tim Potter) MANILA--Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Nelson, 52, who died suddenly at her home here Tuesday, May 4, are being held at the Manila LDS chapel at 2 p. m. this, Friday, afternoon, Bishop-Donald Nelson conducting the services. Burial will be in the Manila cemetery under direction of Rogan mortuary of Rock Springs. Friends may call at the family home between 12 noon and 1:30 p. m. today. Born in Manila February 28, 1902, she had spent her life in this area. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Twitchell. Surviving are her husband, Vernon Nelson; two sons, Jay Nelson of Chicago, and Rex Nelson of Hiawatha; one daughter, June Campbell of Manila. One son, Roy G. Nelson, preceded her in death, having sacrificed his life for his country in World War II. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and six brothers: Wallace Twitchell of Whiterocks, Utah; Don of Manila; Wilford of Idaho Falls; Rollin of Vernal Roy of Green River, and Albert of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 16, 1954 MRS. GAVIN GUY The funeral of Lena Thayer Guy, 63, wife of Gavin Guy, will be held at 11 o’clock Monday morning from the Congregational church. Rev. Frank M. Blish will conduct the service and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. The body will be taken to the family home at 902 D street at 2 this afternoon where it will remain until 9 Monday morning when it will be taken to the church. Pallbearers will be D.K. Bowen, Palmer DeLong, Claude Elias, Max McCurtain, William R. McCurtain and Neil Simkins. Mrs. Guy died suddenly at her home Thursday evening. She had gone into the back yard to water plants when neighborhood children saw her fall headlong into the plants. They ran into the house to summon Mr. Guy who reached her within seconds and Dr. Paul R. Yedinak who lives nearby reached the scene within a few minutes. It is thought that she suffered a stroke and died instantly. Apparently, Mrs. Guy had been in her usual good health. She had been downtown during the day and her daughter ahd been at the home in the afternoon. Mrs. Guy was born July 12, 1890, in New Brunswick, N.J. Her parents brought her to Rock Springs when she was only an infant and after their arrival in the city both parents died within a short time of each other. Mrs. and Mrs. D.M. Thayer, early day residents, adopted and reared her. She married Gavin Guy here in 1911. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Guy is survived by a daughter, Mrs. James (Marian) Groutage of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 16, 1954 IDA RANTA LARNEN Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Ranta Larnen, 68, were held at the Rogan mortuary chapel Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Bernard Staake of the Kemmerer Lutheran church conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were Seth Korhonen, Matt Laurunen, Victor Nurmi, Nestor Niemi, Toivo Paavola and William Ranta. Mrs. Larnen died at Sweetwater Memorial hospital, Thursday, May 6. Born May 27, 1885, in Finland, Mrs. Larnen first came to Rock Springs in 1909, and with exception of a few years that she lived in Hanna, Rock Springs had since been her home. She resided at 110 Sherman street. Mrs. Larnen is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Eurcell (Irene) Slater and Mrs. Onni (Ruth) Jaaskela, both of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One brother and one sister who live in Finland also survive. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 16, 1954 JESSIE GREGORY CARMICHAEL Graveside services for Jessie Gregory Carmichael of LaBarge were held Tuesday in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Carmichael died Friday, May 7, in Lincoln County Miners hospital in Kemmerer where she had been only a few days, but she had been ill for several months at her home. Mrs. Carmichael was born in Rock Springs Feb. 19, 1898, a daughter of Jack and Lucy Gregory, and she lived here most of her life. Survivors are her mother, two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Maurice Wright of Casper, Oliver Gregory and Mrs. John (Jane) Englund, all of LaBarge. The father died here several years ago. Funeral services were held in Kemmerer Thursday morning. Pallbearers were Walter Craner, Pete Golich, Cecil Studt, Pete Sundgren, George Gregory and Earl Yeaman. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 23, 1954 MRS. MATTHEW DADICH The funeral mass for Dorothy Dadich, 33, wife of Lieutenant Matthew Dadich, was said at the North Side Catholic church Saturday morning. Rev. Albin Gnidovec said the mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Pallbearers were Mark Begovich, Matt Begovich, P.H. Burns, Paul Duzik, Joe Melinkovich and Nick Yerkovich. Two rosaries were recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel Friday night. Dorothy Borich Dadich was born April 17, 1921, in Bingham, Utah. She was reared in Eureka, Utah, and was graduated from Tintic high school there. She was a civil service stenographer. She married Matthew Dadich in San Francisco, April 16, 1944, and had lived in Rock Springs most of her married life. Mrs. Dadich was preparing to leave for Germany June 2. Lieutenant Dadich left Germany ten days ago to take his wife and daughter back there to live. When he reached New York early last week he learned of her death and came to Rock Springs by plane, arriving here Wednesday night. Before leaving Germany, Lieutenant Dadich made all plans for his family’s arrival. Besides her husband, Mrs. Dadich is survived by a nine-year-old daughter, Deanne Marsha; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Lasko of Ogden, Mrs. Luby Bogdan of Eureka, Utah, and Mrs. V.M. Koontz of Novato, Calif., and a number of nieces and nephews. The three sisters were in Rock Springs for the funeral service. Mrs. Dadich had been ill for several weeks. She died early Monday at the Dadich home at 728 N street. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 23, 1954 JAMES POTTER The body of James Potter, 54, of Stansbury, has been taken to Wier, Kan., for funeral services and burial. Mr. Potter, an employee of Union Pacific Coal company at Stansbury since Aug. 8, 1945, died while at his work in the mine early Thursday afternoon. Apparently death was caused by a heart attack. He was born Dec. 4, 1899, in Wier, Kan. His father lives in Scannon, Kan., and he had two sisters, one living in Scannon and the other in Los Angeles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 25, 1954 Mrs. Rosa Rock Dies in Superior Sunday Morning Mrs. Rosa Ellen Rock, Superior, died Sunday morning at her home at the rear of 57 Manning court, following an apparent heart attack. She was 71. Mrs. Rock reportedly got up Sunday to maker her own breakfast, but was not feeling too well and returned to bed. She died a short time later. Born Nov. 16, 1882, in Almy, Wyo., she had lived in Superior for the past 24 years. She is survived by two sons, Clyde Rock of Dragerton, Utah and Lawrence Rock of Superior; one sister, Mrs. Edward Overy of Superior; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the L.D.S. church in Rock Springs with Elder William Overy officiating. Burial will be in the Evanston, Wyo. cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 25, 1954 Robert Baird, 68, Of Pinedale Dies Robert Baird, 68, of Pinedale died late Saturday night in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a two-day illness. Born in Thermopolis he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Little of Casper, and one step-daughter. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Rogan chapel with the Rev. M.A. McKinnie of the Rock Springs Baptist church officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 30, 1954 MRS. ROSA ROCK Funeral services for Mrs. Rosa Ellen Rock of Superior, widow of Conrad Rock, were held Thursday morning at the L.D.S. church. Burial was in the Evanston cemetery. Pallbearers were Art Coggins, Dominic Martin, Thomas Miller Sr., Mick Moser and Robert Woolrich, all of Superior, and Evan J. Reese of Rock Springs. Mrs. Rock was 71 years old and had lived all her life in southwest Wyoming. She had been a resident of Superior 24 years. Mrs. Rock apparently died of a heart attack at her home Sunday, May 23. Born Nov. 16, 1882, in Almy, near Evanston, she was a lifelong member of the L.D.S. church. Survivors are two sons, Clyde Rock of Dragerton, Utah, and Lawrence Rock of Superior, and one daughter, Mrs. Edward Overy Jr., of Superior. She had ten grandchildren. Mr. Rock died in 1928 and is buried in the family plot in Evanston. Two daughters and a son preceded her in death. Elder William Overy of the Superior L.D.S. ward conducted the funeral services. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 30, 1954 ANDREW M. YOUNG Funeral services for Andrew M. Young of Green River were held Saturday at the Rogan chapel. Rev. Frank M. Blish of the congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery in Rock Springs. Mr. Young, a former Rock Springs resident, was found dead beneath his pickup truck in the garage at his motel and service station four miles west of Green River Wednesday. Apparently he suffered a heart attack while working on his truck. His wife found him and immediately called Sheriff George Nimmo. Mr. Young was born in Nowledger, Mo. He was 56 years old. Survivors are his wife, Mary Margaret, and one daughter, Dollie Marie. Five brothers and two sisters also survive. Mr. Young was a member of the Rock Springs Masonic lodge. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 30, 1954 ANTOHONY V. RAMSAY Anthony V. (Tony) Ramsay, 66, died at 5:45 Tuesday afternoon in the hospital in Sheridan. He suffered a paralytic stroke early that afternoon while working in his yard and he died a few hours later without regaining consciousness. Mr. Ramsay was born in Rock Springs and lived here until he and his wife moved to Sheridan in 1950. He worked for Union Pacific Coal company, and at the time of his retirement was employed at the company’s power plant. Anthony V. Ramsay was born May 29, 1888, a son of Robert and Bessie Ramsay, pioneer residents of the Rock Springs area. He was a member of the Rock Springs Odd Fellows lodge and a member of United Mine Workers. Survivors are his wife, Maude Carpenter Soulsby Ramsay, whom he married here about 30 years ago; a daughter, Martha Ramsay Lindsey, of Ogden, Utah; a son, Dale Ramsay of Rock Springs; five grandchildren, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Paul (Irma) Schwab, of Palo Alto, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. T.A. McCormick of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Agnes Toon, of Denver; three brothers, Sam F. Ramsay of Los Angeles and Rock Springs, Robert of Long Beach, and James Ramsay of Rock Springs. Funeral services were held in Sheridan Saturday, followed by burial in the Sheridan cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 1, 1954 Ferman Rites Today Gravesdie rites for two-month-old Calvin Ferman Jr., who accidentally suffocated to death in his crib at his home Saturday, will be held at 1 p.m. today in Mountain View cemetery. Rev. F.M. Blish will officiate. Friends may call at the Rogan chapel today until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 1, 1954 Couros Funeral Held Today in Pocatello, Idaho Funeral rites will be held today in Pocatello for Mrs. Mary Phillips Couros, 58, of Lava Hot Springs who died in a Pocatello hospital Friday after a brief illness. Mrs. Couros was the mother of Mrs. Mike August of Rock Springs, and a frequent visitor to the city. Born in Vrestina, Greece, April 14, 1896, Mrs. Couros came to Boston, Mass. in 1905 with her parents and lived there until Feb. 22, 1918. On that date she married Sam V. Couros and they moved to Blazer, Ida. After Mr. Couros’ retirement 15 years ago, they moved to Lava Hot Springs. Mr. Couros, former maintenance foreman for the Union Pacific railroad, died in March, 1947. Mrs. Couros was a member of the Greek Orthodox church, Ladies Hellenic society and the Bannock chapter American Gold Star Mothers. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. August, Mrs. Art Skliris of Long Island, N.Y., and Mrs. Michael Foukas of Ogden; three brothers and five sisters in Boston, Mass. and six grandchildren. Her son, Emanuel, was killed in action in Saipan during World War II while serving with the marines. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 8, 1954 Montgomery Rite Today Graveside services for Baby Boy Montgomery, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Montgomery of Rock Springs who died at birth Saturday will be held at 2 p.m. today in Mountain View cemetery. In addition to his parents he is survived by his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Montgomery, Carpenter, Wyo., and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilcox of Rock Springs. Two uncles and an aunt also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 17, 1954 Sheep Rancher Dies Tuesday Near Boulder Robert Erramouspe, 57, prominent sheep rancher, died suddenly Tuesday night at the Midland Ranch near Boulder of an apparent heart attack. Born in Banca, France, he came to this country when he was 18 and settled in Montana where he was associated with John Arambel, his brother-in-law. Later the two partners moved to Wyoming where they started in the livestock business at the Midland ranch. He is survived by two sisters and two brothers, living in France in addition to two sisters, Mrs. John Arambel of Rock Springs and Mrs. John Corricart of California. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the South Side Catholic church of which he was a member, with the Rev. S.A. Welsh officiating. Rosary will be recited Thursday night at 7 o’clock in the Villanova chapel. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 17, 1954 Peter Etcheverry Dies Wednesday In Pocatello A prominent Cokeville sheepman died Wednesday morning in St. Anthony’s hospital in Pocatello, Idaho, following an illness of approximately three weeks. Peter J. Etcheverry, 66, who made his home in Rock Springs during the winter, died at the hospital following the short illness. Born in France, Jan. 28, 1888, he had been a resident of the Cokeville area for the last 49 years where he was the owner of the Etcheverry sheep company. In addition to his wife, Marye, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Fred Ziegler and Mrs. Ward Anderson of Cokeville. He is also survived by two brothers, Martin, living in California, and Dominic, one sister, Mrs. John Inchauste of Cokeville, and one sister living in France. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10:30 in the St. Dominic’s Catholic church in Cokeville with the Rev. Scullian of Kemmerer officiating. Burial will be in the Cokeville cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 19, 1954 John Giovale, 84, Dies in Springs Friday Morning John Giovale, 107 Noble Drive, Rock Springs, died Friday morning in Sweetwater Memorial hospital following a lingering illness. He was 84. A resident of Rock Springs for over 40 years, he came to this country from his native Italy in 1907, and first worked in a quartz mine near San Francisco, Calif. He later moved to the Scofield, Utah, coal fields before coming to Rock Springs. Married in 1901, he was joined in this country in 1912 by his wife and family. Born in Freinetto, Coazze, Italy, June 8, 1870, he was 84 years and eight days old at the time of his death. Survivors include one son, Dr. Silvio J. Giovale of Cheyenne, and one daughter, Mrs. M. Leo Harrington, Palm Springs, Calif.; one nephew, John Oliva of Rock Springs; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1942 and one son, Joe in 1945, in addition to a son and daughter in Italy. Mr. Giovale was a member of the Italian-American lodge, the United Mine Workers of America and the Union Pacific Old Timers. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9:30 in the South Side Catholic church with the Rev. S.A. Welsh officiating. Rosary will be recited by parishioners at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Rogan chapel. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 20, 1954 Matt Yovich, 65, Dies of Heart Attack Sunday Matt Yovich, 65, of Rock Springs died Saturday night about 8:30 in Sweetwater Memorial hospital following a heart attack he had suffered earlier in the day. Yovich, a well-known coal miner, was an active member of various Croatian organizations in Rock Springs, and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. He became ill shortly after noon Saturday and died nearly seven hours later. A member of the North Side Catholic church, he was also a member of the SNPJ lodge, the Croatian Fraternal order, and the Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Anna, three daughters, Olga, Mrs. Ben Boschetto Jr., Mrs. Marie Shoopman, and one son, Fred Yovich, all of Rock Springs. He also is survived by two brothers living in Argentina and four sisters living in Yugoslavia. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 27, 1954 MATT YOVICH The funeral mass for Matthew J. Yovich, 65, was said Tuesday morning at the North Side Catholic church. Rev. Albin Gnidovec conducted the mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Pallbearers were Marco Bobich, Philip Crnich, Frank Golob, Pete Glavota, Anton Kuseck and Robert Majhanovich. Mr. Yovich was stricken with a heart attack Saturday, June 19, and died that evening in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He had lived in Rock Springs 48 years and was active in lodge and Mine Workers circles. Matthew J. Yovich was born Feb. 19, 1889 in Yugoslavia and came to the United States in 1906, locating in Rock Springs. He was married here May 4, 1924 to Anna Kralj who with three daughters and one son survive. The daughters and sons are Olga, Mrs. Ben Boschetto Jr., Mrs. Marie Shoopman and Fred Yovich, all of Rock Springs. Two brothers who live in Argentina and four sisters who live in Yugoslavia also survive. Mr. Yovich was a member of United Mine Workers of America, the SNPJ lodge, the Croatian Fraternal Union and Fraternal Order of Eagles. The rosary was recited Monday night at the Rogan mortuary chapel. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 27, 1954 PETER ROICH Funeral services for Peter Roich, 34, will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the North Side Catholic church. Rev. Albin Gnidovec will conduct the funeral mass and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Pallbearers will be Fred Boschetto, Emil Bertagnolli, Frank Madle, Leno Mariette, George Roich of Bridgeport, Wash., a brother, and Frank Yugovich, a cousin of Mrs. Roich. Mr. Roich died at Sweetwater Memorial hospital early Friday morning. He had been ill for several weeks at his home at 413 Tisdel avenue during which time he was hospitalized at intervals. Peter Roich was born April 3, 1920 in Superior and had been a lifelong resident of Superior and Rock Springs. He was a meat cutter by trade and was a member of the Rock Springs Butcher’s local. He married Mary Yugovich of Rock Springs Nov. 4, 1946. Survivors are his widow, two sons, Nick and Michael; one brother, George Roich of Bridgeport, Wash.; two sisters, Ann Roich of Denver and Alma Vegar of Boise, Idaho, and his mother, Mrs. Mary Roich of Rock Springs. His brother and sisters arrived in Rock Springs a few hours before his death. The rosary will be recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel at 7 o’clock tonight. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 27, 1954 GALE LYNN GILLESPIE Short funeral services for Gale Lynn, week-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gillespie of 430 M street in Rock Springs, were held Saturday morning at the South Side Catholic church followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Gale Lynn was born in Sweetwater Memorial hospital here June 16 and shortly afterwards was taken to Salt Lake General hospital where she died Thursday. Her twin brother, Dale, survives. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Amedio Dorigatti and her paternal grandmother is Mrs. Charles Gillespie, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 27, 1954 R.Y. GIBSON R.Y. Gibson, 81, resident of Rock Springs for many years, died Saturday, June 19, in Holy Cross hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient for three weeks. Acute leukemia was the cause of death. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Deseret mortuary in Salt Lake City, followed by burial in the Salt Lake City cemetery where the Gibsons maintain their family burial plot. Mr. Gibson was a retired coal executive. He came to Rock Springs first in 1906 to accept the foremanship of a mine that the Wyoming Coal company opened that year at Blairtown. Later he was advanced to general superintendent of the company in charge of its Utah coal properties in Price and Grass Creek. In 1916 he accepted the position of general superintendent of the Cameron Coal company, a J.M. and M.S. Browning property, at Castle Gate, Utah. He returned to Rock Springs in 1930 as general manager of Lion Coal company with properties in Wyoming and Utah and held this position until his retirement in 1942. Robert Younger Gibson was born Feb. 20, 1873, in Richmond, Mo., a son of John and Elizabeth Fortune Gibson. He married Lillian Allison in Richmond March 9, 1898, and eight years later they came to Rock Springs to reside. The Gibsons were the parents of six children, five of whom are living. They are Mrs. Wesley (Beth) Snow of Provo, Utah; Mrs. Dewey H. (Carrie) Jones of Rock Springs, Mrs. Cecil (Nelle) Fishburn of Denver, Mrs. Jack (Louise) Smith of Ft. Collins, Colo., and Wesley Gibson of Los Angeles. All his daughters and his son were in Salt Lake City for the funeral services. The Gibsons reared a granddaughter, Mrs. James Brown, of Ft. Collins, Colo., the former Molly Leaver, who went to Salt Lake City before Mr. Gibson’s death. Mrs. Brown is a daughter of Edythe Gibson Leaver, who preceded her father in death and who is buried in the family plot in Salt Lake City. Twenty-one grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. H.H. Gibson of Rock Springs, Charles Gibson of Arcadia, Fla., and Mrs. Hazel O’Connor of Ft. Meyers, Fla., were brothers and sister of Mr. Gibson. Four sons-in-law, Wesley Snow, Dewey H. Jones, E. Leo Leaver of Salt Lake City and Jack L. Smith; a grandson, Robert F. Jones of Green River and Verne H. Williams of Salt Lake City served as pallbearers. The Gibson home is in the Soulsby apartments at 123 Blair avenue. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 27, 1954 GEORGE HEALEY The funeral of George Healey, 53, was held Thursday from the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. Norman Harvey of the Seventh-day Adventist church conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The pallbeaerers were Albert Battisti, Louis Hostar, M.W. Preece, John Reay, Sept Reay and John Timlin. Mr. Healey died Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital following a prolonged illness. He was a coal miner and had been employed at the Peacock mine. He was a member of United Mine Workers and Fraternal Order of Eagles, aerie 151. Mr. Healey was born Dec. 1, 1900, in Trinidad, Colo., and had lived in Rock Springs 24 years. Survivors are his wife Dorothy Smith Healey, whom he married after coming to Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Marvin Ehorn of Denver, and a son, Jack, who was graduated in May from Rock Springs high school. Other survivors are his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Healey, and a brother, Thomas Healey, both of Rock Springs, and two sisters, Mrs. Paul Fisher of Ordway, Colo., and Mrs. John Brelsford of Bon Carbo, Colo. The Healey home is at No. 2 camp. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 27, 1954 THOMAS GALINSKI Funeral services for Thomas Galinski, 43, of 620 Second street will be held in Lander at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon and burial will be in the Hudson cemetery. The rosary will be recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel at 5 this afternoon. Mr. Galinski died suddenly of an apparent heart attack Thursday. He complained of feeling ill early that morning and died a few hours later. He was employed by the Kolman Tire Ceneter and had lived in Rock Springs 12 years. He was born Dec. 29, 1911 in Hudson. Survivors are his wife and two children, Thomas Jr. and Joan; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Van Vellet of Hudson and Mrs. John Brock of Grand Junction, Colo., and two brothers, Barney of Lander and Ignas Galinski of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 4, 1954 HENRY L. DU PAPE Funeral services for Henry L. Du Pape, 33, McMurry college ministerial student, who died Monday, June 28 in Hendrick Memorial hospital in Abilene, Texas, were held Thursday in Elliott’s Chapel of Memories in Abilene. The Rev. W.E. Shipp of Ft. Worth, Methodist minister, conducted the rites, assisted by Rev. Mr. Crosby of Brownfield, Texas; Dr. C.A. Long, assistant pastor of St. Paul Methodist church in Abilene, and Dr. E.D. Landreth of Abilene. Burial was in Elmwood Memorial park in Abilene. Mr. Du Pape had been ill for about two weeks and was taken to Hendrick in serious condition Sunday before his death. A native of Rock Springs, he moved to Abilene from Kilgore, Texas, two months ago. His wife is the former Janice Robertson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Robertson of Abilene. Mr. and Mrs. Du Pape made their home at 1347 Highland avenue. He was employed at Robinson Pharmacy in Abilene. Formerly Mr. Du Pape had been with the commercial department of KFRO in Longview and had been commercial manager of KSTB in Breckenridge, Texas. Survivors include his widow, a son, James Randall, 4 months, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Du Pape of Rock Springs; three brothers, Richard Du Pape of Los Angeles; Raymond and Robert Du Pape, both of Rock Springs; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Verstraeten, uncles and aunts Mr. and Mrs. Ward Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Herbin, all of Rock Springs; Mrs. Sam Lajovic and Mr. and Mrs. Eli Cornet who live in Canada. Friends who served as pallbearers were S.S. Nichols, Otho M. Polk, J.W. Steward and Edd A. Robinson, all of Abilene; G.M. Smith of Clyde, Texas and Randall Price of Longview, Texas. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 4, 1954 WILLIAM A. BRIGGS Funeral services for William A. Briggs, 62, of Hanna, life-long resident of Wyoming, were held Thursday in St. Mark’s Episcopal church in Hanna followed by burial in the Hanna cemetery. Mr. Briggs died Monday in Carbon Memorial hospital in Rawlins where he had been a patient for a week. He was born May 28, 1892 in the old Carbon coal camp in Carbon county. He worked as a coal miner in Hanna from the age of 14 until the Hanna No. 4 mine was closed March 1. He was a son of Alexander Briggs and Ann McKay Briggs. Mr. Briggs was one of the oldest members of the Moose lodge in Wyoming. He also was a member of United Mine Workers. Survivors are his wife, Ann Warburton Briggs whom he married in 1912; two sons, Alexander and Neil Briggs, both of Hanna; three daughters, Mrs. Wayne Klemola, Mrs. Dave Freeman and Mrs. James Kladianos, all of Hanna; three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Janet Kissell of Canon City, Colo., Mrs. Margaret Film of Schaghpieoki, N.Y., Mrs. Ann McLean of Denver and Joseph Briggs of Salt Lake City. The pallbearers were Collin Hodgson, Mark Jackson, Evan James, John Kim, Thomas Miller and Norman Sim. Honorary pallbearers were George Crank, Dennis Cummings, Charles Hudson, Jack Kelly, Robert Molyneuk and Lynn Smith. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 11, 1954 FLORA W. JONES Funeral services for Flora W. Jones, long-time resident of Rock Springs, were held at the Episcopal Church of Holy Communion Wednesday at 3 p.m. The Rev. C.B. Truitt of Green River conducted the services. Pallbeaerrs were Dwight Jones, Claude Elias, Kenneth Darling, James Taylor, Marshall Smith and Vic Cundy. Miss Jones, widely known in musical circles in Sweetwater county, died Tuesday morning in Sweetwater memorial hospital. She had been in ill health for several years. Miss Jones was affectionately called “Casey” by her friends. Miss Jones came to Rock Springs about 40 years ago and was a teacher of piano. Up until about ten years ago she had large classes in music and presented them in outstanding recitals. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Jones, she was born in Wichita, Kan. Her parents died when she was very young and she was reared in the home of an uncle. At present she has no known survivors. Following her graduation from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, she was a concert pianist and accompanist for a brief time, but was forced to give up this career because of ill health. Before coming to Rock Springs she was an instructor of music in a girl’s school in Oklahoma. The body, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Jones was taken to Wichita, where she was buried beside her parents in the family plot in the Highland cemetery on Friday afternoon. These instructions were carried out according to a will left by Miss Jones. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 11, 1954 Two Suicides Reported in State Friday BUFFALO, July 10—(UP)—A mother and a veteran of World War I were shot to death late yesterday in what authorities described as separate, unrelated suicides. The body of Mrs. Thomas W. Cash, 34, was found late yesterday by her daughter, Elizabeth Dianne, 10. Coroner Bill Adams said the woman had been shot through the heart with a .38 caliber pistol. He ruled the death was a suicide because Mrs. Cash was despondent over ill health. The veteran, Arthur V. Maxwell, 59, who lived at the Wyoming Soldiers-Sailors home here, died last night after shooting himself in the head with a .22 caliber rifle, authorities said. Police said Maxwell was suffering from chronic ulcers and purchased the rifle on Jun 26. He had been at the home since Sept. 6, 1950. Mrs. Cash is survived by her husband, a son, two daughters, her father and a sister. Maxwell leaves two daughters and a son. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 11, 1954 Rancher Killed By Lightning In Colorado COLADALE, Colo., July 10—(UP)—The body of Loren A. Wilson, 63-year-old western Fremont county rancher killed yesterday by lightning, was found early today after an all-night search. Sheriff Charles Caterbury said Wilson was struck by lightning while irrigating a barley field on his ranch near here. The elderly man had been a rancher in western Fremont county since 1943 and was associated with the Denek dairy ranch here. Canterbury said there would be no inquest in the death. There are no known immediate relatives in this area. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 17, 1954 Joseph Gonzales Dies at Hospital Friday Morning Joseph A. Gonzales Sr., 58-year-old Superior coal miner, died in Sweetwater County Memorial hospital at 5 a.m. Friday. He had been a resident of the area for the last 18 years. Funeral arrangements are pending. Mr. Gonzales was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, March 19, 1896. At Superior he made his home in the Copenhagen camp. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America local No. 2328. Survivors include his widow, Reafala, of Arlington, Calif.; three daughters, Susie, Rosie and Lune, all of Arlington; and six sons, Billie of Eden and Joseph Jr., Ralph, Salvadore, Richard and Raymond, all of Torrington. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 17, 1954 Springs Barber Chris Coffey, 64, Dies at Hospital Chris Coffey, 64-year-old Rock Springs native, died about 10:30 p.m. Thursday in Sweetwater County Memorial hospital after a brief illness. A barber in Rock Springs for the last 45 years, he was born here Dec. 31, 1889. He made his home at 724 Ludvig avenue. Funeral services are pending. Mr. Coffey was a member of the Elks lodge, the Rock Springs barber’s local union, and the master barber union. He is survived by his widow, Clara, of Rock Springs; two sons, Gordon and Bill, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Ben Dolezal of Oraville, Calif.; a brother, John, of Rock Springs; and two grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 23, 1954 Dankowski Rites 2 P.M. Saturday In Rogan Chapel Funeral services for Michael Joseph Dankowski, 79-year-old former Sweetwater county sheriff who died Wednesday, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Rogan chapel. Rev. B.B. Byus will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Modesto Grasso, Richard Bertagnolli, Stanley Wendt, Ole Anselmi, Edward Soderlund and George Stephens. Honorary bearers are Pat Lepenski, Mike Radakovich, Dr. G.H. Breihan, William Evers, William Hutton, James Ryan, Mat McCourt, Chris Jessen, San Kellogg and Ben Lewis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 23, 1954 Mrs. V. Morrison Dies in Hospital Armenta L. Morrison, 33, died in Sweetwater Memorial hospital Thursday at 5:20 a.m. after a lingering illness. She had been a resident of Rock Springs for the past 11 years and resided at 535 Ridge avenue. Funeral services are pending. She was born March 1, 1921, in Sparta, Ill. Survivors include her husband, Valley Morrison of Rock Springs; one son, Valley Jr., of Rock Springs; two daughters, Paulette and Cheryl of Rock Springs; five brothers, Mearl, Jalene and Olon Boston of Sparta, Ill., and Delmont and Serelene Boston of Cleveland, Ohio; and three sisters, Mrs. Corene Brewer of Cleveland, Mrs. Elizabeth Dickson of Rock Springs, and Reola Boston of Lincoln, Ill. --- Green River Star, Jul 30, 1954 Clarence L. Kinsey Dies of Injuries After Accident in Rail Yards Here Clarence L. Kinsey, 59, machinist at the UP roundhouse was fatally injured shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when killed by an inbound diesel freight locomotive moving down a ??? into the roundhouse. Mr. Kinsey died of his injuries at 10:00 p.m. as he was being admitted to the hospital at Rock Springs. No official statement has been issued and both railroad officials and County Coroner J. Warden Opie are conducting investigations. Inquest Thursday pending availability of the involved engine crew from Rawlins. Apparently, Mr. Kinsey was ???ing from the roundhouse to the mainline tracks to aid in servicing engines on a westbound train. Stepped across the track of??? roundhouse lead just as the diesel was passing. His body was badly crushed as the impact ???led him, it is reported. Also a??? is that he was apparently dragged. Clarence LeRoy Kinsey was born at Burns, Kans. April 1, 1895. In 1917 he married Hattie Hughes at Plattsburg, Mo., Mrs. Kinsey surviving, as do also a daughter, Mrs. George Harsha of Green River; a stepson, James Innis of Oregon, and four grandchildren. In 1942 he came to Green River from Nebraska as an extra gang employe and in 1945 entered the mechanical department as a machinist helper. He was a member of the IA??. Funeral services will be held at the Baptist church at 2 p.m. on Monday, the Rev. Robert Tarzier officiating. Burial will be in the Riverview cemetery under the direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. --- Green River Star, Jul 30, 1954 Mrs. Lynn Switzer Dies After Car Accident; Services Here Saturday Funeral services for Rose Marie Switzer, 25, wife of Lynn Switzer, will be held at the Baptist church in Green River at 3:30 p. m. Saturday, the Rev. Robert Tarzier officiating. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Rogan mortuary. Mrs. Switzer died at 1:45 a. m. Tuesday following a two-car collision five miles east of Rock Springs, in which Victor Templin, Muncie, Ind., broker and former law officer, died instantly, Monday evening. The popular Green River couple were enroute home from a vacation spent in the Black Hills and in Denver. According to information available, Mr. and Mrs. Switzer were homeward bound five miles east of Rock Springs when the eastbound Templin car skidded sideways across their course, on wet paving, and the Switzer car crashed into the side of Mr. Templin's car before a stop could be made. Mrs. Switzer died in the Rock Springs hospital eight hours after the accident Monday. Mr. Switzer suffered shock and bruises, returning to his home here Wednesday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Switzer and is employed as a railroad-telegrapher. Mrs. Switzer was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker of Green River and an active leader in the Baptist church. The office of County Coroner J. Warden Opie Wednesday was planning to hold a coroner's inquest. Rose Marie Walker was born July 17, 1929, at Parsons, Kans., moving to Green River with her parents 14 years ago. She completed grade school here and was graduated from Green River high school in 1947. She served for two years as deputy in the office of County Treasurer Ben Card and for three years as a deputy to County Clerk Luke Harrigan, mostly prior to her marriage to Mr. Switzer. Universally liked, her acquaintanceship spread throughout the county. She loved music, of which she gave liberally in her church. She also took an active part in the church affairs and a deep interest in its young people. The early death of such a young woman and one who had already earned her place in active community life, came as a shock and with sorrow to everyone. Her husband and parents have everyone's sympathy. Besides her father and mother and her husband, she is survived by one sister, Priscilla Brooks of Lawrence, Kans., who came here upon receiving the sad news; and one niece. Besides her interest in the church of her choice, she also was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 1, 1954 MRS. WILLIAM E. RANTA Funeral services for Mrs. William E. Ranta, 59, were held Saturday afternoon at the Congregational church. Rev. Frank M. Blish conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were Tarmo Hiibacka, Kaino Loya, Osmo Malo, Arvo Mackey, Jerome Powell and Osmo Ranta. Mrs. Ranta, a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, died unexpectedly at Sweetwater memorial hospital Thursday. She entered the hospital Monday and underwent major surgery Tuesday. Although she was seriously ill following surgery, hope was helf for her recovery up to within a short time of her death. Mrs. Ranta was born Vera Maki in Rock Springs Feb. 14, 1915. She was graduated from high school in 1933 and on April 16, 1938, she married William E. Ranta. For several years Mrs. Ranta was active in Girl Scout work and served Sweetwater Council of Girl Scouts as president from 1951 to 1952. Survivors are her husband and three children, Sharon, 15; Lyle, 12, and Duane, 10. (Sharon was spending the summer with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Onni Flankki, in Richland, Wash., and accompanied by her aunt arrived in Rock Springs by plane Thursday a few hours before her mother’s death. Lyle was at Boy Scout camp at Newfork lake, but returned to Rock Springs Wednesday). Other survivors are Mrs. Ranta’s father, Elias Maki, and two sisters, Mrs. Onni Flankki, her twin sister, of Richland, Wash., and Mrs. Fred McCurtain of Rock Springs. The Ranta home is at 828 Rhode Island avenue. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 1, 1954 MRS. IRA EVERSOLE Funeral services for Mrs. Ira Eversole, 63, will be held at 11 o’clock Monday morning at the L.D.S. church with Bishop William Gibbs of the second ward conducting the rites. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Three sons, Francis, Elza and Milford Eversole, and three grandsons, Ronald, Kenneth and Milford Eversole Jr., will serve as pallbearers. Mrs. Eversole died Friday morning at Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a lingering illness. She was well known throughout southwestern Wyoming where she had lived most of her life. She was born Stella Ladd Jan. 21, 1891, in Dixon and after living in Saratoga and at other places along the Snake river in Wyoming, she went to Gunn where Mr. Eversole was employed by Gunn-Quealy Coal company. Later the family moved into Rock Springs. Oldtimers of this section of Wyoming often referred to Mrs. Eversole and a “part of the old west, “much of which became extinct with her death. She traveled through Yellowstone park by team and wagon when she was nine years old and as a girl lived in Cody where her father was engaged in construction work and where as a youngster she took great delight in seeing many times William F. Cody who was destined to become known on several continents as Buffalo Bill. She married Mr. Eversole Oct. 2, 1910, in Fourmile, Colo. Survivors are her husband and three sons, Francis of Lander, and Elza and Milford Eversole, both of Rock Springs, and eight grandchildren. Two sisters also survive. They are Mrs. Doshle Lickie of Park City, Mont., who has been in Rock Springs since before Mrs. Eversole’s death, and Mrs. Tave Stetson of Billings, Mont., who visited here recently. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 1, 1954 GUY FRANK STEVENSON Funeral services for Guy F. Stevenson, 43, were held Friday afternoon at the Congregational church. Rev. Frank M. Blish conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Keith Dickson, James Giorgis, Elmer Likes, Pete Mirich, Tauno Ruotsala and John Wilson. Rock Springs Masonic lodge, A.F. and A.M. 12 conducted graveside services. Mr. Stevenson, a life-long resident of Rock Springs, died Tuesday afternoon at Sweetwater Memorial hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks. He was employed by the Rock Springs post office and had continued at his work up until three weeks before his death although his illness dated perhaps as far back as three years. Guy Frank Stevenson was born Feb. 21, 1911 in Rock Springs, a son of Hanna Walters Stevenson and the late Guy L. Stevenson. He was educated in the city schools and after his graduation from high school attended the University of Wyoming. He married June Weisse of Green River Oct. 5, 1935, who with their two children, Judy and Robert, survive. Other survivors are his mother, one brother, Albert Stevenson of East Gadsden, Ala.; three sisters, Mrs. Clifford Rose of Longview, Wash., who visited him during his fatal illness, Mrs. J.P. Donovan Jr. of San Diego and Mrs. Steve Myska of Rock Springs. Several aunts and cousins also survive. Mr. Stevenson was a member of A.F. and A.M. lodge 12 of Rock Springs and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Rock Springs lodge 624. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 1, 1954 MRS. LYNN SWITZER Funeral services for Mrs. Lynn Switzer, 25, of Green River were held Saturday afternoon at the Baptist church in Green River followed by burial in Riverview cemetery there. Mrs. Switzer died in Sweetwater Memorial hospital here Tuesday morning of injuries incurred in an automobile accident two miles east of Rock Springs Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Switzer were returning from a vacation trip to the Black Hills in South Dakota and had driven from Denver the day of the accident. They were driving west on highway 30 when their car collided with an eastbound car driven by Victor Templin of Muncie, Ind., who was killed instantly in the crash. Templin’s car skidded on wet pavement into the path of the oncoming Switzer car. Mr. Switzer incurred cuts and bruises and was hospitalized for several hours. Mrs. Switzer was born Rose Marie Walker July 17, 1929, in Parsons, Kan., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Walker, who moved to Green River when she was a girl. She was graduated from Green River high school in 1947 and worked in the office of the county clerk for three years prior to her marriage to Lynn Switzer Aug. 25, 1950, in Pocatello, Idaho. After her marriage she worked in the office of County Treasurer Ben Card for a short time. Mrs. Switzer was a member of the Green River Eastern Star chapter and was a member of the Baptist church there. She was the church’s pianist and taught in its Sunday school. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Walker of Green River and a sister, Mrs. Robert Brooks of Lawrence, Kan. Friends who served as pallbearers were Charles Baker, Ben Card, Earl Hall, Harold Mabile, Ernest Nott and Charles Steele, all of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 3, 1954 Robinson Infant Dies 27 Hours After Birth Christine Lynette Robinson, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milford Robinson, died Sunday at the age of only 27 hours. The infant was born Saturday afternoon and died Sunday evening. Funeral services are pending. The youngster is survived, in addition to her parents, by one brother, Duane; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Robinson of Superior; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Robinson of Laramie; and several aunts and uncles. Graveside services will be held Wednesday afternoon in Mountain View cemetery following by interment there. --- Green River Star, Aug 6, 1954 Mrs. F. L. Reyes Dies Suddenly Sophia Aurilla Reyes, 23, wife of Frank Lewis Reyes, was found dead with her head in a washtub at her home Friday evening. It was believed that she had fainted following an attack of a recurrent malady, and dropped over with her head in the water, from which she had been wringing clothes. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Chacon of Green River, and besides her husband and parents is survived by an infant, and by three brothers and sisters. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church, the Rev. John Marley officiating, at 8 a.m. Monday, with burial in Riverview cemetery under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 8, 1954 William Barwick Dies After Heart Attack on Bus William F. Barwick, 44, of 419 F street, died suddenly about 8:15 a.m. Saturday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after he had suffered a heart attack on a bus en route to Westvaco where he was a water tender at the power plant. He had had a heart ailment for quite sometime, having suffered a previous attack about two and a half years ago. Born in England Nov. 19, 1909, he came to this country with his parents when he was three years old. Barwick is survived by his widow, Sadie, and three children, a step-son Jack, 22, one daughter, Marisue, 13, and one son, Robert 6, in addition to one brother, Ernie living in Phoenix, Ariz.; and one sister, Mrs. Hilda Madison, Arcadia, Calif. He was a member of the Rock Springs Masonic lodge and the United Mine Workers of America. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 8, 1954 Carroll Petre Dies at Home Of Heart Attack Carroll Petre, of Green River, died suddenly Friday night at his home after suffering a heart attack. He was 65. Born Dec. 21, 1889 in Axtel, Kan., the son of Richard and Sarah Petre, he came to Green River in 1909 where he worked for the Union Pacific railroad for 40 years. He was first hired as a fireman for the railroad and later was promoted to engineer in 1913. He served in that capacity until his retirement six years ago in July, 1948. He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Fred Ryan of Cheyenne and Mrs. William Kish of Los Angeles, in addition to five grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Joe Mueller of Los Angeles and Mrs. Joe Singert of Omaha, and one brother, Howard of Green River. In 1914 he was married to Evy Nicholl in the Catholic church in Green River. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday in the Green River Catholic church with the Rev. John Marley officiating. Rosary will be recited Sunday evening at 7:30 in the Green River Catholic church. Friends may call at the Francom-Villanova funeral home in Green River all day Sunday until 7 p.m. when the body will be taken to the church hall. Following funeral services Monday the body will be sent to Ogden for graveside services there at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 15, 1954 WILLIAM BARWICK Funeral services for William Barwick, 45, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Congregational church. The Rev. Frank M. Blish conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery with the Rock Springs Masonic lodge holding graveside rites. Friends who served as pallbearers were Leonard Maki, Primo Marietti, Nick Moser and Morey Pierantoni, all of Superior, and Ray Lorenzon and Steve Radosevich, both of Rock Springs. Mr. Barwick died of a heart attack Saturday, August 7, while en route from Green River to Sweetwater Memorial hospital in Rock Springs. He had left his home at 419 F street early that morning for Westvaco where he was employed by Intermountain Chemical company. He had suffered from a heart ailment for two and one-half years. Robert William Barwick was born Nov. 19, 1909, in England at the age of three came with his parents, the late John and Alice Barwick to the United States when the family located in Superior where John Barwick served as postmaster for many years. He was educated in the schools in Superior where he owned and operated a garage before coming to Rock Springs to reside five years ago. Mr. Barwick and Sadie Auld Edwards, a member of a Rock Springs pioneer family, were married here 15 years ago. Mrs. Barwick and their daughter, Marisue, 13, and their son, Robert William, 6, survive. Other survivors are a stepson, Jack Edwards of Rock Springs; one brother, Ernest Barwick of Phoenix, Ariz., and one sister, Mrs. Leon (Hilda) Madsen of 469 West Norman avenue, Arcadia, Calif. Ernest Barwick and his family attended the funeral services, but Mrs. Madsen was unable to come to Rock Springs because her husband was injured recently in an accident in Arcadia. Mr. Barwick was a member of Masonic lodge, A.F. and A.M. 12 and United Mine Workers of America. --- Green River Star, Aug 20, 1954 Medina Infant Funeral Services Graveside services for the infant son of Juan and Ida Medina were held in Riverview cemetery Thursday morning, under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. The little boy was born Tuesday morning in the hospital at Rock Springs, and died that evening. He is survived by his parents, three sisters and one brother. --- Green River Star, Aug 20, 1954 Alona Jo Dillon Dies of Polio; Services Friday Private services for Alona Jo Dillon, six, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dillon, will be held at the LDS chapel in Green River at 2 p. m, Saturday. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery, under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Alona Jo is Green River's first polio victim of the current year. She died at Salt Lake General hospital at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, August 17, after a brief illness. She was taken from the hospital at Rock Springs late Monday night, by plane. Sweetwater county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis secured the dispatch of la C-47 army plane from Utah to make the mercy flight. Alona Jo was the daughter of Margaret and David W. Dillon, and was born in Rock Springs September 13, 1947, her home always being here. Besides her parents, she is survived by three sisters: Amy Dean and the twins, Sue and Shelley, her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson, and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Dillon, each of this city. Amy Dean was attacked by the dread disease a couple of years ago and has been in Salt Lake City under treatment for the aftereffects of her attack. Reported is that the other children have been treated with gamma globulin. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 22, 1954 WILLIAM S. WILSON Funeral services for William S. Wilson, 66, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary. Rev. Marshall A. McKinnie of the Baptist church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Wilson died early Thursday in General Rose Memorial hospital where he had been a patient for a month. Before he was taken to Rose Memorial he was a patient in the hospital here for several years. The funeral will not be held until Tuesday in hope that Mr. Wilson’s son, James Wilson, who had been summoned from army duty in Korea would reach Rock Springs by that time. Mr. Wilson was a retired coal miner and was a victim of miners’ asthma. He had lived in Rock Springs 31 years. William Smith Wilson was born July 11, 1888, in Brazil, Ind. Besides his son he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Alice Gleason of Sheridan; a brother, Robert T. Wilson, and a sister, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, both of Rock Springs. Five nieces and six grandchildren also survive. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 22, 1954 MRS. CLAUDE SHUPING Funeral services for Mrs. Claude R. Shuping, 58, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Rogan chapel. Rev. Michael Butler, assistant priest of the South Side Catholic church, will conduct the services and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary will be recited at the chapel at 7 tonight. Mrs. Shuping died suddenly of a heart attack at her home in Newcastle Tuesday. She was well a well known former resident of Superior and Rock Springs for 20 years and had lived in Newcastle only since May. Rose Barbara Babel Shuping was born Aug. 22, 1896, in Augrum, Yugoslavia, and had lived in the United States since she was 13 years old when she went to St. Louis, Mo., to maker her home with an older brother. When a young woman she married Steven Babel, who died in 1932 in Pennsylvania. Two years later she moved to Superior with her sons, Steve, George and Donald Babel. She married Claude R. Shuping there in 1942 and they lived in Superior until five years ago and since 1949 had lived in Rock Springs and Farson until in May. Besides her husband and her three sons, Steve of Superior, George of Rock Springs and Donald Babel of Jackson, she is survived by eight grandchildren; a brother, Nick Butler of Cheyenne, who is in Rock Springs for the funeral services, and two nieces and two nephews. Three children preceded her in death. Friends who will serve as pallbearers are William Pritchard, John R. Stevens, John Stevens and Steve Sikich, all of Rock Springs and William Harnish and William Sines, both of Superior. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 22, 1954 ELDON GRAHAM Eldon Graham, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Graham of 602 F street, died Tuesday morning at Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He had been in ill health for most of the last five years and had been in the hospital four days before his death. He was afflicted with Hodgkins disease in the abdominal area. Born Dec. 1, 1936 in Rock Springs, Eldon attended the city schools and would have been a junior in high school this year. Because of his illness he was unable to continue his studies for two years, but re-entered school last year for his sophomore year after private tutoring and with special tutorial would have graduated with his class in 1955. Before his illness he was active in Boy Scout work and earned 21 merit badges toward an Eagle Scout rating. He was a member of Explorer Post 105, Boy Scouts of America. Besides his parents, Eldon is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Glen Butcher of San Francisco, who with Mr. Butcher came to Rock Springs when advised of his critical illness, and Mrs. Kenneth Allen of Rock Springs, and one brother, Blaine, at home. Also surviving are three nephews and a niece, Kenny, Garth, Bruce and Marilyn Allen. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at L.D.S. church with Bishop James Sines of the first ward conducting the rites. Dewey Henderson, Eldon’s Scout Master, and Owen W. West, his employer at West theater, spoke at the services. Several of Eldon’s close friends sang selections. Gerald Castleton sang “I Walked In God’s Garden” and a quartet composed of Sharon and Brent Rowse, Carolyn Stewart and Gerald Castleton, sang “O, My Father.” James J. Johnson sang “The End of a Perfect Day.” Six cousins served as pallbearers. They were Robert J. Walker and Orlo B. Walker, both of Green River; Floyd Gordon and Ronald Kidman, both of Rock Springs; Harold Graham of Mountainview and Norman D. Johnson of Hanna. Burial was in the Graham family plot in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 22, 1954 INFANT MEDINA Graveside services were conducted Thursday morning in Riverview cemetery for the one day old son of Juan and Ida Medina of Green River. The infant was born Tuesday, August 17, at Sweetwater Memorial hospital in Rock Springs and died there that evening. Besides his parents, three sisters and one brother survive. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 22, 1954 ALONA JO DILLON Funeral services for Alona Jo Dillon, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David W. Dillon of Green River, were held Friday afternoon at the Green River L.D.S. church. Bishop Frank Stevens conducted the rites and burial was in Riverview cemetery. Boys who served as pallbearers were Mel Silvers of Rock Springs, Ted Blalock, Chris Kandris, Larry Madsen, Kenneth Monshan and Bert Smith, all of Green River. Alona Jo died Tuesday morning of poliomyelitis in Salt Lake General hospital. She became ill Saturday and was brought to the Sweetwater Memorial hospital here that night. She was flown to Salt Lake City early Tuesday morning. It was reported that she suffered from both the paralytic and bulbar types of the disease. In addition to her parents, Alona Jo is survived by three sister, Amy Dean, 3, and twin sisters, Sue and Sally, who are less than one year old. Her sister, Amy Dean, was stricken with polio three years ago and has been under therapeutic treatments in Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 22, 1954 DAN G. MIRICH Funeral services for Dan G. Mirich, 59, were held Wednesday at the Villanova funeral home. Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Mirich was a retired coal miner and had lived in the Rock Springs community 30 years. He was born in January 1895 in Yugoslavia and had no known relatives here. He had been ill for several months, and had been a patient at Sweetwater Memorial hospital for three months before he died Monday. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 24, 1954 Louis Knezevich Rites Wednesday In Rock Springs Funeral services for Louis Knezevich, 61, retired Rock Springs coal miner who died early Saturday morning in the Rock Springs hospital, will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the North Side Catholic church with the Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Born Jan. 6, 1893 in Lovinac, Ricice, Austria, he had been a resident of Rock Springs for the past 44 years and made his home at 1204 Eleventh street. He is survived by his widow, Rose; two sons, Mike of Rock Springs and John of Hartford, Conn.; one brother, Robert of Rock Springs, and three sisters, all living in Europe. He is also survived by one grandchild. Knezevich was a member of the SNPJ lodge No. 10 and a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in the Rogan chapel. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 24, 1954 Laibly Funeral Mass Today at South Side Church The funeral mass for Mrs. Anna Laibly will be said at the South Side Catholic church at 9:30 this morning. Following the services the body will be taken to Wahpeton, N.D. original home of the Laibly family, for burial and where final services will be held Thursday morning. Mrs. Laibly died Saturday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. Death resulted from pneumonia. She was stricken ill Friday evening and taken to the hospital early the next morning. She was 84 years old and had lived with her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Halseth, and family at 560 Second street for 12 years. Pallbearers will be a grandson, William Halseth, Glenn Taucher, James W. Phillips, Tom Seivert, Paul Lokus and Charles Blazek. All member of Mrs. Laibly’s family will accompany the body to Wahpeton. They are Mr. and Mrs. Halseth and son, William and her sons, William Laibly of Rock Springs and Ted Laibly of Elko, Nev. The rosary was recited at the Rogan chapel Monday night. Mrs. Laibly was a member of the Christian Mothers society and the Ladies Altar society of St. John’s Catholic church in Wahpeton. --- Green River Star, Sep 3, 1954 Lorian Youngberg Dies on Monday; Services Thursday Death tragically took a bride of two months Monday evening, when Mrs. Lorian Webb Youngberg, 17, wile of Louis A. Youngberg, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paxton Webb, died at the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital in Rock Springs after a short illness. Mr. and Mrs. Youngberg had been married on June 22, 1954, at the LDS temple at Idaho Falls, Ida. Mrs. Youngberg was a popular member of the 1954 graduating class of Green River high school, and took an active part in school activities. Deep in the faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she had for two years been secretary of the Sunday school of Green River First ward and also was a primary teacher. She was born at Lyman, Wyo. February 18, 1937, and came to Green River with her parents in 1939 growing to young womanhood here. Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by her sisters, Alice and DeAnn three brothers, Eddie, Bobbie and Johnnie Webb; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ringdahl, all of this city and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Webb, of Salt Lake City. Funeral services were held at the Green River chapel of the LDS church at 2 p. m. Thursday, Bishop Frank Stevens of Green River First ward officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery here, under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Her family has the deep sympathy of friends throughout the community and the surrounding neighborhoods, not only because of her untimely early death, but because of the active part she had taken in life about her during her short lifetime. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 5, 1954 MRS. LOUIS YOUNGBERG Funeral services for Lorian Webb Youngberg, 17, wife of Louis Youngberg of Green River, were held Thursday at the LDS chapel in Green River. Bishop Frank Stevens conducted the rites and burial was in Riverview cemetery. Mrs. Youngberg died suddenly Monday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital in Rock Springs. Born Feb. 18, 1937, in Lyman, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paxton Webb, who moved to Green River in 1939, Lorian was graduated from Green River high school in May. She married Luis Youngberg June 22. Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by two sisters and three brothers, Alice, DeAnn, Eddie, Bobby and Johnny Webb, all at home; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ringdahl of Green River and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Webb of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 5, 1954 AXCEL SPANGLER Funeral services for Axcel Spangler, 62, were held Friday afternoon at the Rogan chapel. Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in the American Legion plot in Mountain View cemetery. Archie Hay post of the American Legion conducted graveside services. Friends who served as pallbearers were Guido Frank, Ben Harvey, Sid Korhonen, Walter Laurnen, Victor Nurmi and Ed Pamala. Mr. Spangler died Monday in the veterans’ hospital in Cheyenne where he had been a patient for a week. He was taken ill only a few days before he was taken to the hospital. He was a World War I veteran and a member of Archie Hay post. Born in Finland, Mr. Spangler had lived in Rock Springs for more than 20 years. He was in the employ of Morris Ferrero and the late Joe DeCora for 19 years at the Wyoming club, which remained closed for four hours during the afternoon of the funeral. His only survivor is a sister, Mrs. Richard Korpi of Roberts, Mont., who with Mr. Korpi arrived at the veterans’ hospital before his death. They came to Rock Springs Tuesday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 5, 1954 BOBBY RAY PAGE Graveside services were held in Mountain View cemetery Saturday for Bobby Ray, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Page of Rock Springs. The infant was born Tuesday at Sweetwater Memorial hospital and died shortly after birth. In addition to his parents, Bobby Ray is survived by three brothers and seven sisters, Amos Jr., Arthur, Jimmy, Annette, Elma Rose, Juel Lee, Claudette, Betty Jean, Gladys and Frances, all at home. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 5, 1954 MRS. ANNA LAIBLY Final funeral and burial rites for Mrs. Anna Laibly, 84, were held Thursday, August 26 at Wahpeton, N.D., original home of the Laibly family. Rev. Father Mebok of Wahpeton said the rosary at the Schmitt-Poulton funeral home and burial was in Calvary cemetery. The funeral mass was said at the South Side Catholic church here Tuesday, August 24. Mrs. Laibly, who made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Halseth and family at 506 Second street, died in Sweetwater Memorial hospital Saturday, August 21. All members of her family attended the services here and in Wahpeton. They are Mr. and Mrs. Halseth and son, William Halseth and William Laibly of Rock Springs and Ted Laibly of Elko, Nev. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 9, 1954 Alberta Rose, 63, Of Chicago Dies In Hospital Here Mrs. Alberta Frances Rose, 63, of Chicago died in Sweetwater Memorial hospital Tuesday night after being a patient there seven days. Mrs. Rose was traveling through Wyoming when she became ill. She is survived by her husband, James Rose of Chicago; and two sisters, Mrs. Erma O’Rairdon and Mrs. Lola C. Ladley, both of Portland, Ore. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Rogan chapel. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 9, 1954 Steve Skrekas Is Found Dead Steve John Skrekas, about 60, was found dead in his apartment home at the rear of 18 Grant street, early Thursday morning, according to County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Opie reported Skrekas apparently died of natural causes as he had been reported in ill health for quite some time. Skrekas was found by Gus Toms, a neighbor about 9:30 a.m. He was last seen late Wednesday morning, and apparently died sometime Wednesday night. Opie said Skrekas was a former railroad employee and lived alone. Funeral arrangements are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 12, 1954 MRS. SIGRID BERGREN Funeral services for Mrs. Sigrid Bergren, 61, widow of Larui N. Bergren, were held Friday afternoon at the Rogan chapel. Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites, and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were Hugo Hill, John Korpela, Seth Korhonen, Walter Larnen, Peter Lipponen, Sam Martin, Nestor Niemi and John Pollari, all of Rock Springs. Mrs. Bergren died Sunday night, September 5, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where she had been a patient since February 4. She was an oldtime resident of southwestern Wyoming and had lived in the Rock Springs community since 1929. Born Sigrid Maria Hietalahti Nov. 5, 1892, in Halsua Vaasan Laam, Finland, she came to the United States in 1900 with her parents, Abe and Matilda Hietalahti, who located in the old Carbon coal camp in Carbon county. Later she went with her parents to Spring Valley in Uinta county and subsequently to the old coal camp of Cumberland. She married Lauri N. Bergren in Cumberland Aug. 3, 1908, where they lived until the Union Pacific Coal company closed Cumberland down in 1929 and transferred its miners to Superior where the family lived until August, 1948, when Mrs. Bergren moved into Rock Springs. Mr. Bergren died Dec. 9, 1947. Mrs. Bergren is survived by three sons, Lauri J. and Oliver, both of Rock Springs, and Allan R. Bergren of Odessa, Tex. Also surviving are two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Saima Ojala of Winlock, Wash., Mrs. Helen Jarvis of Salt Lake City, and William Lahti of Seattle, all of whom were in Rock Springs for the funeral services. Her son, Allan, and his family also attended the services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 14, 1954 Skrekas Funeral Rites Scheduled Wednesday Funeral services for Steve J. Skrekas who was found dead in his home at 18 Grant street Thursday, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Greek Orthodox church in Rock Springs. Rev. Timothy Zagirianos will officiate. Burial will be in the Mountain View cemetery. Friends may call at the Rogan chapel Tuesday and Wednesday until time of services. --- Green River Star, Sep 17, 1954 Frank Kidd, Long Resident of City, Died Last Friday A veteran of the Spanish-American war and resident of Green River almost 60 years passed away last Friday evening at the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital in Rock Springs when death came to pioneer Frank Kidd, aged 79. Mr. Kidd had been in ill health for some time, and this year had been unable to care for the garden that had become a landmark in Green River. Mr. Kidd was born at Batavia, Ohio, Sept. 18, 1874, the son of Joseph and Hannah Kidd. He was only 22 years old when he came to Green River from Schuyler, Neb., after serving on the police force there. That was in 1896, and he made Green River his home, aiding in its growth during the years. He had served as a bottling foreman here, and on the range, he was for a time, foreman for the old Big Island Cattle company. At times, he was associated with law enforcement here. During the Spanish-American war, he was a member of the famous Torrey Rough Riders. His trade became that of a carpenter and one he followed actively during a good share of his lifetime. In his more advanced years, Mr. Kidd was property custodian at the post office until his retirement a few years ago. Even after he retired from the government position, he tended his flowers and vegetables until his health denied him that pleasure. He was noted as a gardener. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World. On July 3, 1900, he was united in marriage with Mary Agnes Viox, daughter of another pioneer family of Green River. A daughter, Grace, died in 1909. He is survived by his wife. Funeral services were at the Francom-Villanova chapel at 3 p. m. Monday the Rev. John Marley of the Church of the Immaculate Conception officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were men who had been close friends during his life, William Hutton, Jr., E, A. Gaensslen, Grover Logan, William Evers, Mike Maher, Carl Evers, C. O. Horton, and Chris Jessen. Active pallbearers: Harold Mortimer, George Sturholm of Rock Springs, C. A. Viox, Jr., Dr. E. A. Gaensslen, James Davis, Jr., and James Gillum of Laramie. Military honors were paid by the firing and color squad of the VFW. His passing cut deeper into the ranks of the men and women who have helped carve Green River a place in the history and industry of the West--the men and women who leave an indelible imprint upon the growth of a community. Mr. Kidd's personality kept him friendships among young and old alike. Mrs. Kidd has the sympathy, and understanding of the community. --- Green River Star, Sep 17, 1954 Hugh Ross Gilbert Dies Wednesday; Burial on Sunday After several days' critical illness, Hugh Ross Gilbert, Mountain Fuel Supply company employe at Green River since 1931, passed away Wednesday morning at the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital In Rock Springs. His condition had been such that his children had been called to Green River and Rock Springs several days before. Mr. Gilbert had been at the MFS regulator station here from the first, being an operator at the station, just east of Rancho addition, During his 23 years of residence here, he had earned the friendship and respect of people throughout the city, and of his associates throughout the MFB territory. He and his family have been active in Green River's life, and he will be missed by a great many persons outside the family. Born in Detroit, Mich., August 1, 1893, the son of Frank E. and Adiah Louise Gilbert, he spent his youth in northwestern Ohio. On November 9, 1912, at Bryan, Ohio, he and Lizzie Winger were united in marriage, Mrs. Gilbert surviving, as do also a son, Hugh Ross Gilbert, Jr. of Hiawatha, Colo., four daughters, Mrs. Howard Smith, Sr. of Green River, Mrs. Frieda Lee and Mrs. W. R. Hulen of Kemmerer, and Mrs. William Haggerty of Salmon, Ida,, thirteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Grace Woods of Montpelier, Ohio, and one brother, Oliver S, Gilbert of Bowling Green, Ohio. Funeral services will be at the Union Congregational church at 2 p. m. Sunday, the Rev. Donald Mills officiating. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Friends may call at the mortuary chapel Friday and Saturday. He will be taken to the church at 12:30 p. m. Sunday to lie in state until the time of the services. Mr. Gilbert originally came West in 1929, when he entered the employ of the Billings Natural Gas company, and came to Green River two years later. --- Green River Star, Sep 17, 1954 Ernest Schwab Is Claimed by Death; Burial Wednesday Ernest Schwab, 64, resident of Green River for the past 30 years, died suddenly at his home here Sunday evening, of a heart ailment. Mr. Schwab was employed by the Union Pacific railroad as a car Inspector. Born at Smoot, in the Star Valley, on January 10, 1900, he had come to Green River and entered railroad employ as a young man. He was the son of Carl and Matilda Schwab. On October 5, 1924, he was united in marriage with Blossom Rollins of Green River, at Rock Springs. Of this union there survive, besides his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Peggy Benson of Rock Springs and Mrs. Ernestine Lambson of Mayer, Ariz. The Lambsons had visited here on a vacation trip only recently. Other survivors include four brothers, Harry of Tooele, Utah, Paul Schwab of Palo Alto, Calif., Herbert of Coulee Dam, Wash., and Martin of Salt Lake City; three sisters, Mrs. Katy Matron of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Nettle Mullner of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Ida Miller of Payson, Utah; his mother, Mrs. Matilda Schoenfield of Payson, and four grandchildren. Funeral services were Wednesday at the Green River chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with Bishop Frank Stevens of Green River First Ward conducting the services. Burial was in Riverview cemetery under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Mr. Schwab was highly regarded both as a workman and a neighbor by all the large number of people who knew him, and his family has the sympathy of the community in their loss. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 19, 1954 JOHN MATKOVICH Funeral services for John Matkovich, 59, longtime resident of the Rock Springs area, will be held at 9 a.m. Monday a t the North Side Catholic church. Rev. Albin Gnidovec will say the funeral mass and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7 o’clock tonight at the Rogan chapel. Mr. Matkovich died Wednesday in a Dallas, Texas, hospital following a prolonged illness. He was taken to Dallas only a few days before his death, accompanied by Mrs. Matkovich. For many years Mr. Matkovich was employed by Gunn-Quealy Coal company at Quealy. He worked as a miner until he became mine foreman. When he left the employ of the company he purchased and operated the store and bar at Quealy for nearly 13 years. Five years ago he purchased the Hillside court on Dewar drive which the family now operates. Born Dec. 31, 1894, in Yugoslavia, he came to the United States as a young man. Survivors are his wife, Ann; one son, John Matkovich Jr., and three daughters, Mrs. Keith Parks, Mrs. David Muir, and Marian, and three grandchildren, all of Rock Springs. One sister, Mrs. Anton Welsh of Detroit, and one brother, Joe Matkovich, who lives in Yugoslavia also survive. Before her marriage to John Matkovich in 1920, Mrs. Matkovich was Ann Fenus of Mountainview. Pallbearers will be John Genta of Mountainview, Pete Goettina, A.R. Hamilton, Stephen Mehal, Andrew Peternell and Joe Radosevich. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 19, 1954 MRS. ANDREW GADDO Funeral services for Jessie Bird Gaddo, 51, wife of Andrew Gaddo of 506 A street, were held Saturday at the Villanova funeral home. Eugene Miller of Jehovah’s Witnesses conducted the services and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Gaddo died Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where she had been a patient for a month. She had been ill for five years. Jessie Bird was born June 7, 1903, in Midway, Wyo., a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bird who for many years operated the midway station between Opal and Big Piney in what was then Lincoln county. She was married to Andrew Gaddo in Rock Springs July 18, 1943, and had since lived here. She is survived by her husband and one son, Barney R. Gaddo, a son by a former marriage who has taken the name of Gaddo and is serving with the army in San Francisco and who came to Rock Springs when advised of her death; three sisters, Mrs. Jennie Merrell and Mrs. Dorothy Bell, both of Big Piney, and Virginia Huckabee of Riverside, Calif., and four brothers, Joseph Bird of LaBarge, Walter of Big Piney, Howard, whose home is in Oregon, and Jasper Bird who lives in California. Pallbearers were Alma B. Mills, Ray Morris, Ronnie Newton, Guy Temperini, Douglas Stewart and Elmer Wilburn. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 19, 1954 HUGH ROSS GILBERT SR. Funeral services for Hugh Ross Gilbert Sr., 61, of Green River will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Union Congregational church in Green River. Rev. Donald Mills will conduct the rites and burial will be in Riverview cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at noon. Mr. Gilbert died Wednesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital in Rock Springs. He had been seriously ill for several days. A resident of Green River for 23 years, he was in the employ of Mountain Fuel Supply company and was the operator of the company’s regulator in Green River. He was born Aug. 1, 1893, in Detroit, Mich. He came west in 1929 and located in Billings, Mont., where he was employed by the Billings Natural Gas company. Survivors are his widow, Lizzie Winger Gilbert, whom he married Nov. 12, 1912, in Bryan, Ohio, one son, Hugh Ross Gilbert Jr. of Hiawatha camp; four daughters, Mrs. Howard Smith Sr. of Green River, Mrs. Frieda Lee and Mrs. W.R. Hulen, both of Kemmerer, and Mrs. William Haggerty of Salmon, Idaho; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Grace Woods of Montpelier, Ohio, and one brother, Oliver S. Gilbert of Bowling Green, Ohio. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 19, 1954 IVAN H. DEARTH Funeral services for Ivan H. Dearth, 68, widely known Eden valley rancher and sheepman, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Farson community hall, followed by burial in Eden Valley cemetery. Rev. B.B. Byus of the Rock Springs Methodist church conducted the rites. Friends who served as pallbearers were Andrew Arnott, Edwin V. Magagna, Adolph Magagna, Sam Megeath and Ernest Spicer, all of Rock Springs, and Ed Sass of Thermopolis, an early day Eden Valley settler. Honorary pallbearers were Wilson Fiscus, Robert Greig, D.W. Joslin, Frank Mayo, Fred Meyers, Gus Nelson and Zeb Stout, all of Eden Valley. A quartet from the Rock Springs Methodist church, accompanied by Mrs. S.M. Boucher, sang “Asleep But Not Forever,” “On Jordan’s Stormy Banks” and “Beyond the Sunset.” The quartet was composed of Elizabeth Davis, Jane Elias, Mrs. Paul N. McMullen and Mrs. Dale Ramsay. Mr. Dearth died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital here where he had been a patient since Saturday. He had been in failing health since August of 1953. In January he was hospitalized in Denver and in July he was at Mayo’s clinic in Rochester, Minn., for more than two weeks. After his return from Rochester he showed some improvement for several weeks. Ivan Henry Dearth was born Sept. 16 1886, in Blanchardville, Wis. He came to Wyoming in 1908 when he located at Eden and was one of the first settlers of Eden Valley. He first engaged in the cattle business and then went into the dairy business and at one time was president of the Eden Valley Dairy association which operated in Rock Springs. During the last few years he was engaged in the sheep business and was a member of the Wyoming Wool Growers association. Survivors are his wife, Josephine Call Dearth, whom he married in 1914 in Gleason, Tenn.; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Josephine) Jamieson of Eden; three grandchildren, Joan, Mary Kay and Linda Jamieson; and two brothers, Frank Dearth of Blanchardville, Wis., who came to Rock Springs when advised of his death, and Eugene Dearth who lives in Texas. When a young man, Mr. Dearth worked in and joined the United Brethern church in Blanchardville. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 19, 1954 VIRGINIA LEE GRAHAM Funeral services for Virginia Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Graham of Milan, Mich., were held Saturday afternoon at the Rogan chapel. The Rev. Bernard W. Culbertson of the Church of the Nazarene conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Hensley, Fay Martin, Pete Mirich and James Stark. Virginia Lee was stricken with rheumatic fever 18 months ago and died Sunday afternoon in St. Joseph’s hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., where she had been a patient four weeks. She was born Feb. 4, 1945, in Hayden, Colo., while her father was in service and while her mother was staying at the home of her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Daniels in Craig, Colo. After Mr. Graham was discharged from service he returned to Reliance where he had lived since 1924 and where the family lived until 1948 when Mr. Graham was appointed an officer in the federal correction institute in Denver. They lived in Denver until March when he was transferred to Milan, Mich. Besides her parents, Virginia Lee is survived by two brothers, James Jr. and Craig Daniel, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Graham of Rock Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Daniels of Craig, Colo. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 19, 1954 FRANK KIDD Funeral services for Frank Kidd, 79, of Green River were held Monday at the Catholic church in Green River, followed by burial in Riverview cemetery. He died in Sweetwater Memorial hospital here Friday, September 10. At the age of 22, Mr. Kidd went to Green River from Schuyler, Neb. He was born Sept. 18, 1874, in Batavia, Ohio. He was a Spanish war veteran and was a carpenter by trade. After going to Green River he followed his trade for many years and in later life served as custodian at the Green River post office. His wife, Mary Agnes Viox, whom he married in Green River July 3, 1900, survives. A daughter, Grace, died in 1909. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 26, 1954 STEVE MAGAGNA Steven Magagna, 84, retired Rock Springs businessman, died in Sweetwater Memorial hospital Sunday night, September 19. He suffered a light paralytic stroke in June, but had recovered sufficiently to be up and around until early in September when his health began to fail. He entered the hospital September 8. He was the father of Fred Magagna with whom he made his home at 419 C street. Stephen Magagna was born March 24, 1870, in Brez, Tyrol, Italy, and came to the United States in 1898 when he located in Rock Springs. After working in the mines here for seven years he went into the saloon business in the city in 1905 and continued in it until 1908 when he went into the ranching and sheep and cattle business with John B. Rizzi of Kemmerer and the late Albert Facinelli of Rock Springs. They operated in the LaBarge section of Lincoln county on what now is the Facinelli ranch. In 1914 Mr. Magagna bought into the Union Mercantil corporation which operated stores in Rock Springs, Kemmerer, and Superior. He remained active in the mercantile business until 1933 when he retired although he maintained his interests in the company. He married Clementina Magagna in Brez in 1896, and she came to Rock Springs three months after his arrival here in February, 1898. In addition to his son, Mr. Magagna is survived by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John Endrizzi of Rock Springs and two brothers, Louie and Ernest Magagna, who reside in Italy. Mrs. Magagna died here April 27, 1937. A son and daughter also preceded him in death. Six nephews served as pallbearers. They were Alfonse Dona, Adolph and Edwin V. Magagna, Victor Magagna, Victor Rizzi of Kemmerer and Joe Wilmetti. Another nephew, Joe Endrizzi, came from Salt Lake City for the services. The funeral mass was said at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic church Wednesday morning. Rev. William Michael Butler, assistant, said the mass and burial was in the Magagna family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 26, 1954 MRS. EVANGELINE SMITH Funeral services for Mrs. Evangeline Smith, 75, were held Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church, Rev. B.B. Byus conducted the rites and the body was taken that night to Buffalo for graveside and burial services Friday. The Methodist choir, accompanied by Mrs. S.M. Boucher, sand “Love Divine” by Wilson. Mrs. Dale Ramsay and Mrs. Lewis Rollins sang, “God Shall Wipe Away All Tears” by Caro Roma and Mrs. Frank M. Blish sang “The Lord’s Prayer” by Malotte. Friends who served as pallbearers were S.M. Boucher, John B. Hughes, Elden Johnson, Walter Lietz, Ira Russell of Reliance and Ralph W. Strayer. Mrs. Smith, mother of Cyrena Smith of the Rock Springs high school faculty and resident of the city for 22 years, suffered a heart attack early Tuesday morning at her home at 212 D street and died at Sweetwater memorial hospital about two hours later. She was born Evangeline Foreman Oct. 28, 1878, in Chicago and spent most of her life in Kansas where she was educated and taught in the rural schools. She came to Rock Springs in 1932 where her daughter had been teaching since 1928 and before coming here she lived in Buffalo. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Methodist church, Pleiades chapter 168, Order of Eastern Star of Phillipsburg, Kan, of which she was a past matron and of Chapter L of the PEO Sisterhood in Rock Springs. In addition to her daughter here, Mrs. Smith is survived by a son, William F. Smith and his wife and their daughter, Sally, of Buffalo. Mr. Smith whom she married in Kansas in 1903 preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 26, 1954 THOMAS LAWES The funeral of Thomas Lawes, 81, was held Wednesday from the Congregational church and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Rev. Frank M. Blish conducted the services. Mr. Lawes died Monday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital following a short illness. He was a retired coal miner and made his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Chilton, of 417 B street. Born Oct. 5, 1872, in England, he had been a resident of the Rock Springs community for 50 years. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America. In addition to his daughter here, Mr. Lawes is survived by two sons, Joe Lawes of Pinedale and Thomas Lawes Jr. of Cheyenne; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Lawes preceded him in death. Members of the Lawes family served as pallbearers. --- Green River Star, Oct 1, 1954 Edward Smith Died Thursday As we go to press, word is received of the death of Edward Smith on Thursday morning. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be under the direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Mr. Smith was a member of the Eagles Lodge. --- Green River Star, Oct 1, 1954 David B. Brown Services Tuesday Funeral services were held at the Rogan Mortuary chapel in Rock Springs Tuesday, the Rev. Frank Blish of the Rock Springs Congregational church officiating, for David B. Brown, 77, of that city. Mr. Brown was the father of Herbert Brown of Green River, and grandfather of Don Brown, deputy clerk of court. Mr. Brown had been a resident of Rock Springs for 54 years, being a coal miner. Other sons are David, Jr., of Rock Springs, also well known here, and Edward A. of Aberdeen, Wash. Daughters are Mrs. Jeanette Schwarzman of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Florence Warren of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Josephine McMahon of Lamont. One brother, E. M, Brown, resides at Lyman. He was a native of Lonaconing, Md. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 3, 1954 FERDINAND BERSNJAK The funeral mass for Ferdinand Bersnjak, 81, was said Thursday at the North Side Catholic church. Rev. Albin Gnidovec said the mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Members of the SNPJ lodge served as pallbearers. The rosary was recited Tuesday night at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Mr. Bersnjak, who was known in Rock Springs as Fred Bersnock, died Sunday night in Sweetwater Memorial hospital following a short illness. He had lived in Rock Springs 30 years and resided with the Tony Begovich family at 732 N street. Born July 13, 1873 in Trbovlje, Yugoslavia, he came to Rock Springs in 1924, becoming a naturalized citizen Nov. 13, 1935. He was a member of SNPJ lodge 10 and aerie 151, Rock Springs Eagles lodge. Survivors are three daughters, two sons, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The daughters are Mrs. John J. Flynn of Nevada, Mo., who came to Rock Springs a week ago when advised of her father’s illness; Mrs. Bud Holman of Holden, Mo., and Mrs. Jack Monroe of New York City. The sons are Charles of Nevada, Mo., and Fred Jr. of Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Bersnjak died in 1946. Before coming to Rock Springs, Mr. Bersnjak lived in Mulberry, Kan., where he was engaged in the wholesale liquor business. After first coming to the United States he made two trips back to Europe and lived there with his family from 191? To 191? where he operated a business enterprise while continuing his business in Kansas. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 3, 1954 AMEDIO DORIGATTI Funeral services for Amedio Dorigatti, 54, were held Thursday morning at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. S.A. Welsh of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic church conducted the rites and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary was recited at the Rogan chapel Wednesday night. Pallbearers were Pete Broseghini, Clemente Casagrande, Raymond Fedel, Tony Ferdani, Leo Silvestri and Guy Temperini. Mr. Dorigatti, resident of Rock Springs for 33 years, died of a heart attack Monday at his home at 1108 Tenth street. He had been ill two days. He was born March 30, 1900 in Trento, Tyrol, Italy and came to the United States, locating in Rock Springs, in 1921. In 1922 he married Mary Josephine Fedel of Rock Springs. Mrs. Dorigatti and a daughter, Mrs. Norman Gillespie, and a son, Albert Dorigatti, both of Rock Springs, survive. One grandson, Dale Albert Gillespie and Three brothers also survive. The brothers are Jack Dorigatti of Preston, Idaho, and two who live in Italy. Mr. Dorigatti was engaged in the filling station business with his son at No. 4. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 3, 1954 DAVID B. BROWN Funeral services for David B. Brown, 77, were held Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. Frank M. Blish of the Congregational church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were two sons-in-law, Oliver McMahon of Lamont, Wyo., and Art Warren of Rock Springs; three grandsons, Donald A. Brown of Green River and Donald A. Warren and Theodore Brown, both of Rock Springs, and a nephew, Edward H. Hill, of Green River. Mr. Brown died Saturday, September 25, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He had been in failing health for several months. Born June 6, 1877, in Lonaconing, Md. Mr. Brown came to Rock Springs 54 years ago. He was a member of the Dines local, United Mine Workers of America. Survivors are three sons, Herbert of Green River, David Jr. of Rock Springs and Edward A. Brown of Aberdeen, Wash.; three daughters, Mrs. Jeanette Schwarzman of Seattle, Mrs. Florence Warren of Rock Springs and Mrs. Joseph McMahon of Lamont, Wyo.; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. One brother, E.M Brown of Lyman, who came to Rock Springs when advised of his death, also survives. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 3, 1954 Morrison Rites To Be Monday Funeral services for Charles Morrison, 42, of Superior, who died as a result of injuries suffered Thursday afternoon in a head-on collision east of Rock Springs, will be held Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Rogan Chapel in Rock Springs. Rev. David A. Choate of the Superior Congregational church will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 10, 1954 MRS. MARTIN JENSEN Funeral services for Mrs. Martin Jensen, 78, were held Tuesday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. B.B. Byus of the Methodist church conducted the rites and burial was in the Jensen family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were Floyd Bousman, Mark Cowley and James King, all of Boulder; John Georgis, W.M. Preece and Vont Sheldon, all of Rock Springs. Mrs. Jensen was a longtime southwestern Wyoming resident. She died Sunday, October 3, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. The Jensen home was at 506 Evans street but Mrs. Jensen had been at the home of a daughter, Mrs. R.E. Spann at 414 I street since April. Hanna Priscilla Dodd was born Aug. 26, 1876 in Palmer, Neb. Fifty-six years ago she married Martin Jensen and they lived in Nebraska before coming to Wyoming. As an employee of the Union Pacific railroad they first lived in Rawlins and then at Thayer Junction before Mr. Jensen was transferred to Rock Springs. After living here in the early days Mr. Jensen homesteaded on Big Sandy in the north country in 1906 and moved his family there the following year. Mr. and Mrs. Jensen moved back into Rock Springs in 1945 where Mr. Jensen died Nov. 5, 1946. Survivors are eight sons and two daughters, all of whom were in Rock Springs for the funeral service. The sons are Clarence of Eden, James of Oakland, Calif.; Rennard of Rock Springs; Glenn of Pocatello; Floyd of Cody; Gladwon, Otto and Lawrence Jensen, all of Boulder, Wyo. The daughters are Mrs. Spann and Mrs. Amelio Georgis, both of Rock Springs. One son, Fred Jensen, died May 14, 1946. Twenty-nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren survive. One brother and two sisters also survive. They are John Dodd of Alberta, Canada; Mrs. George Welsh of Ogallala, Neb., and Mrs. David Roe of Danneborg, Neb. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 10, 1954 THOMAS T. MULLEN Funeral services for Thomas Mullen, 63, of Superior were held Thursday at the Villanova funeral home. Rev. David A. Choate of the Superior Congregational Community church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Six pallbearers, all nephews of Mr. Mullen, served. They were Frank Angeli, John and Kenneth Kettle and Jack and James Mullen, all of Superior, and Ralph Cooper of Greeley, Colo. Mr. Mullen died Sunday, October 3, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital following a prolonged illness. Thomas Taylor Mullen was born Jan. 24, 1891 in Park City, Utah, and had lived in Superior 46 years. He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Mullen is survived by one sister, Mrs. George Noble of Superior; an aunt, Mrs. Mary McCloud of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 17, 1954 JUANITA CLEO ROACH Funeral services for Juanita Cleo Roach, 52, lifelong Rock Springs resident, will be held at the Rogan chapel at 2 Monday afternoon. Pallbearers will be Willie Christmas, Elza Emmanuel, Terry Jenkins, Leonard Jage, James D. Thomas and Sol Williams, all of Rock Springs. Mrs. Roach died Thursday night in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a six-day illness. She was born Juanita Cleo Epps Aug. 30, 1902, in Rock Springs. Her home was at 916 Seventh street and she had been employed at the Park hotel. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Florence Matthews of Rock Springs and Mrs. Darlene Gresham of Denver, who, with her husband, Thomas Gresham, are in the city for the services; three brothers, Alphonso Epps of San Bernardino, Calif., John Epps of Rock Springs and Roy Epps of Superior; one sister, Mrs. Estella Randolph of Rock Springs and seven grandchildren. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Eugene Miller of Jehovah’s Witnesses will conduct the funeral and burial rites. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 17, 1954 Roach Services to Be Held Monday at 2 Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Rogan chapel for Mrs. Juanita C. Roach, 52, who died late Thursday night in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. Eugene Miller of the Rock Springs Jehovah’s Witnesses will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 21, 1954 H.C. Williams, Springs Resident of 30 Years, Dies. Hugh C. Williams, a resident of Rock Springs the past 30 years and a native of western Wyoming, died suddenly at his work. He was 62. Mr. Williams, a coal contractor in Rock Springs, suffered a heart attack while delivering coal on Sherman street about 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The Rogan ambulance was rushed to the scene immediately but it was reported Mr. Williams died suddenly after suffering the attack. Born in South Pass, the son of Evan J. and Annie Pierce Rowe Williams, Jan 10, 1892, he came to Rock Springs nearly 30 years ago where he set up his business of coal contracting. Prior to coming to Rock Springs he was a mail route driver between Farson and Pinedale and Elkhorn for many years. In addition to his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsey Williams, he is survived by seven daughters and six sons. The daughters include Mrs. Rodney McLennen, living in Washington; Mrs. Gerald Stout, living at Little America, and Donna, Sherie, Tamari, Marie and Norma, all living at home. Sons include Robert of Riverton, Evan and Hugh Jr. of Rock Springs, and Larry, Glen and Warren, living at home at 421 I street. Mr. Williams is also survived by three brothers, Evan J. Williams, Ft. Collins, Colo.; John and Harold Williams, both living in Farson, and one sister, Mrs. Ann Dewey, of Loveland, Colo. He was a member of the Rock Springs Ward I LDS church. Funeral services are pending. --- Green River Star, Oct 22, 1954 Local Woman Is Killed in Car Crash Saturday Margaret Catherine Bundy, 34, Union Pacific clerical employe at Green River, was instantly killed in an automobile accident on US 30 North southeast of Kemmerer last Saturday morning when the car crashed into a bridge railing. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church here at 10 a. m. Tuesday, the Rev. O'Connor officiating, Burial was in Riverview cemetery under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Rosary was said Monday evening. She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Jean, and a son, John Allen Bundy; her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bahan and 5 sisters: Mrs. E. L. (Mary) Draycott, Mrs. Matt (Frances) Kinniburgh, Mrs. O. M, (Bernice) Sample, and Mrs. Howard (Rose) Smith, each of this city; and Mrs. George (Grace) Brewster of Los Angeles. Margaret Catherine Bundy was born April 4, 1920, in Green River, the daughter of Allen and Agnes B. Bahan. She was a graduate of the Green River schools and had spent her lifetime in this city. At the time of her death, she was a crew clerk for the railroad. Her father, Mr. Bahan, who has been under a doctor's care in Los Angeles for several weeks, was unable to return to Green River for the services, Mrs. Brewster remaining in California with her father. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 24, 1954 HENRY E. BUCKLES Christian Science and Masonic funeral services for Henry E. Buckles, 70, of Reliance were held Thursday at the Masonic Temple with Mrs. Max Gentilini conducting the church service. Mrs. William Branch of McKinnon, accompanied by Mrs. John Anderson of McKinnon, sang “The Lord’s Prayer” and “O Gentle Presence.” Mrs. Arthur Anderson of Rock Springs rendered piano selections during the service. Friends who served as pallbearers were Pat Burns, William Gibbs, S.M. Peppinger, William Sellers and Andrew Spence, all of Reliance, and James Jorgensen of Pinedale. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery and graveside services were conducted by the Masonic lodge and United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Buckles died suddenly early Sunday, October 17, at his home. His death came without warning and resulted from an acute heart attack. Medical assistance was summoned but death came before the doctor could reach the Buckles home. He had lived in Reliance since 1921 and before that he lived in Rock Springs and Green River. Henry Edward Buckles was born June 5, 1884 on a farm near Sedan, Kan. When a boy his parents, Louis A. and Minnie Sharp Buckles, moved to Colorado Springs where he attended grade and high schools. As a young man, Mr. Buckles played professional baseball in Colorado Springs and Pueblo and later he was manager of the baseball team in the Three I league in Joplin, Mo. Mr. Buckles and Sadie McConaughy were married Sept. 6, 1906 in Colorado Springs. They came to Rock Springs in 1919 and in 1920 moved to Green River where Mr. Buckles was employed as a steam-fitter for Union Pacific railroad. In 1921 the family moved to Reliance where he was employed as a plumber for Union Pacific Coal company. After coming to Sweetwater county to live Mr. Buckles continued active participation in baseball until 1929. He was secretary-treasurer for Reliance local 905, United Mine Workers of America, for 25 years prior to his retirement in 1952. He also served for nearly 30 years ass deputy sheriff of the Reliance area and was an active member of the Sweetwater county Democratic committee. As a member of the Masonic lodge, Mr. Buckles was a Knights Templar and a Shriner. Survivors are his widow, two sons, John Warren Buckles of Pomona, Calif., and Harry Buckles of Oklahoma City; three daughters, Mrs. Rene L. (Ione) Jacobs of Buena Vista, Colo., Mrs. Carl (Rachel) Jorgensen of Pinedale and Mrs. Robert (Norma) Gamble of Burntfork; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a niece, Mrs. Robert Hanrahan of Denver. All members of his family, including Mrs. Hanrahan, were in Rock Springs for the funeral services. An infant daughter, Eldora, and a brother, Faye Buckles, preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 24, 1954 CAMELIA FRAZIER Funeral services for Camelia, eight-month-old twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Roy Frazier of Rock Springs, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. B.B. Byus of the Methodist church conducted the rites and burial was in the city cemetery. Camelia was born Feb. 14, 1954 in Rock Springs and died Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a sudden illness. Survivors are her parents and twin sister, Pamela, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Murinko and Mrs. Cleve Frazier, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 24, 1954 HUGH C. WILLIAMS Funeral services for Hugh C. Williams, 62, were held Saturday afternoon at the L.D.S. church. Bishop James Sines of the first ward conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Williams’ six sons were pallbearers. Mr. Williams, resident of Rock Springs 30 years, died suddenly of a heart attack Wednesday afternoon. A coal contractor, he was delivering coal on Sherman street when he suffered the attack and died before medical aid could reach him. He was a native of western Wyoming and was born at old South Pass Jan. 10, 1892, a son of Evan J. and Anne Pierce Rowe Williams, pioneer residents of that area. He came to Rock Springs 30 years ago and set up his business of coal contracting. Before coming here he was a mail route driver between Farson and Pinedale and Elkhorn. Survivors are his widow, Elizabeth Lindsey Williams; seven daughters and six sons. The sons and daughters are Robert of Riverton, Evan and Hugh Jr. of Rock Springs, Larry, Glen and Warren, at home; Mrs. Rodney McLennan of Ogonogan, Wash., Mrs. Gerald Stout of Little America, Donna, Sherrie, Tamari, Marie and Norma, at home. Also surviving are three brothers, Evan J. Williams of Ft. Collins, Colo., John and Harold Williams, both of Farson, and one sister, Mrs. Ann Dewey of Loveland, Colo., all of whom came to Rock Springs when advised of his death. The Williams home is at 421 I street. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 24, 1954 KEITH PATRICK FRAME Funeral services for Keith Patrick Frame, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Frame of 227 Dickson, were held at the L.D.S. church in Murray, Utah, Friday followed by burial in the cemetery there. The infant was born Tuesday at Sweetwater Memorial hospital and died there Wednesday. Besides his parents, Keith Patrick is survived by two sisters, Carlene and Renee, at home; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon W. Frame and Mr. and Mrs. H. Walker, and a great-grandmother, Mrs. William G. Parks, all of Murray. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 24, 1954 MRS. ANNA BONE Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Bone, 84, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Villanova funeral home. Bishop William Gibbs of the second L.D.S. ward will conduct the rites. Accompanied by her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Bone of Farson, the body will be taken to Lehi, Utah, Tuesday for burial. Mrs. Bone, known in Rock Springs as Anna Bone Berg, died Thursday evening in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where she had been a patient for eight days. She had lived in Rock Springs 22 years, coming here from Pocatello, Idaho in 1932. She was born June 2, 1870 in Lehi, Utah, a daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Pierce Chilton. She was married to James Bone, who preceded her in death, in the L.D.S. Temple in Salt Lake City many years ago. Mrs. Bone resided at 506 Evans street. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 31, 1954 WILLIAM HENRY STARK Funeral services for William Henry Stark, 70, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Masonic Temple. Rev. Frank Carlson of the Congregational church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers will be Claude Elias, James Green, Ambrose Hamilton, David Paton, Sam F. Ramsay and Woodrow Robertson. Mr. Stark, resident of Rock Springs for 33 years, died early Friday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. Born Oct. 25, 1884 in Scotland, he first came to the United States in 1907. He later returned to Scotland where he was married to Frances Skilton and the couple came back to this country in 1921 and located in Rock Springs. Mr. Stark worked in the Union Pacific Coal company’s mines until eight years ago when he was injured in a mine accident and which resulted in his retirement. When his health improved he went to work for Mountain Fuel Supply company where he was employed at the time of his final illness. He was taken to the hospital ten days before his death. Survivors are his widow, Frances; one son, James Stark, a member of the city’s police force; two grandchildren, Steven William and Kathleen Ann Stark, and one brother and one sister who live in Scotland. Friends may call at the Villanova funeral home today and until 11 a.m. Monday when the body will be taken to the Masonic Temple. The Stark home is at 120 Thomas street. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 31, 1954 H. ARTHUR SPARKS Arthur Sparks, the last of four brothers who were prominent in the ranching and sheep business in the early days in the Rock Springs area, died Monday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. The other brothers were Charles Sparks who came here in 1885, followed by Alfonse and John (Wash) Sparks and Arthur who came in 1900. They homesteaded in the country south of Rock Springs and their holdings became widely known as the Sparks outfits. The brothers came because they had an uncle, Sam Spicer, who had homesteaded in the area before they came. Hardin Arthur Sparks was born Feb. 15, 1882, in Traphill, N.C. The only surviving member of the immediate family is Mrs. William Zoller of Rock Springs, a sister. Other survivors are several nieces and nephews. These include Charles A. Sparks of Denver, Mrs. Herbert Kingham of Cheyenne, Mrs. Harold A. McKay of Rawlins and Mrs. A.W. Dickinson Jr. and Mrs. J.K. Buckley Sr., both of Rock Springs. Several nieces and nephews who live in the east also survive. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at the Villanova Funeral Home with Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducting the rites. Pallbearers were J.D. Buckley Sr., J.K. Buckley Jr., A.W. Dickinson Jr., A.W. Dickinson III, Joe Gutierrez and Charles Arthur Sparks of Denver. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Sparks suffered a paralytic stroke Sunday at his ranch home 68 miles south of Rock Springs. He was 72 years old. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 31, 1954 MORGAN S. VAN MATRE Morgan S. Van Matre, 77, resident of Eden valley for 32 years, died Monday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital of injuries incurred in a truck accident October 13 six miles south of Eden. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Farson community hall followed by burial in the Farson cemetery. Oldtime friends and neighbors who served as pallbearers were Robert Greig, Gus Henneche, Paul Kyne, Ed Nickerson, Zeb Stout and Orie Wright. Morgan Smith Van Matre was born July 31, 1877 in Lethart, W. Va., a son of Francis and Elizabeth Roush Van Matre. In 1899 he was married to Anna Gettman in Hastings, Neb., and on June 22, 1949 they celebrated their golden wedding at their home in Eden valley. The Van Matres moved to Eden valley in 1921 from Hollinger, Neb., where they engaged in ranching business. Survivors are his widow, Anna; two daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Edna) Henry of Eden and Mrs. Frank (Olga) Donahue of Kenmore, N.Y.; two sons, Vern and Donald Van Matre, both of Eden; two granddaughters, Mrs. James (Donna) Murphy of Eden and Mrs. Mark (Betty) Harris of Tenins, Wash.; four great-grandchildren, Nancy Murphy, Rodney Harris and George and Vern Van Matre; three brothers, Frank of Nampa, Idaho, Dave of Hollinger, Neb., and Hall Van Matre of Oxford, Neb. Seven brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Relatives who went to Farson for the funeral services were Mrs. Lon Van Matre, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Van Matre, all of Beaver City, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Hall Van Matre of Oxford, Neb.; Mrs. Julia Betz and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Betz, all of Scottsbluff, Neb., and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson and son, Richard, of Riverton. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 31, 1954 MRS. WILLIAM LEWIS Funeral services for Alice Maude Lewis, 74, of Green River and widow of William Lewis, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Villanova funeral home in Rock Springs. Rev. C.B. Traill of St. John’s Episcopal church in Green River conducted the rites and burial was in the Lewis family plot in Mountain View cemetery here. Pallbearers were Herbert Sharp of Rock Springs, Chris Jessen, Joseph Murphy, M.E. McBride, William Ramon and Roy Twitchell, all of Green River. Mrs. Lewis died suddenly of a heart attack Sunday, October 24, at her home in Green River. She was born Alice Maude Walters Aug. 6, 1880 in Derbyshire, England. When a child her parents, Joel and Elizabeth Sharp Walters, came to the United States and located in Rock Springs. On July, 4, 1899 she married William Lewis of Rock Springs where they continued to make their home until Mr. Lewis was elected Sweetwater county clerk and they moved to Green River in 1923. Mr. Lewis had served Rock Springs as chief of police. He died in 1925. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. John Gardner and four sons, Clarence, William, John and Henry Lewis, all of Green River; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. M.J. Dankowski and Mrs. Gertrude Kelley, both of Rock Springs, and three brothers, Fred and Frank Walters, both of Rock Springs and William Walters of Billings, Mont. --- Green River Star, Nov 5, 1954 Mrs. Keith Smith Dies In Indiana On Last Monday Helen Garrett Smith, 71, wife of Keith Smith of Linwood, Utah, la passed away Monday, November 1, in Robert Long hospital, at Indianapolis, Ind., following surgery. Mrs. Smith's death came as a surprise to her friends in Green River, as it was not generally known that she was ill. Helen Garrett was born in Wilmington, Del., September 5, 1883. From 1888 until 1905, she was a resident of Staten Island, N. Y. In New York she attended Brearley school and Friends seminary, and later attended Bryn Mawr. In 1905 she was united in marriage to Keith Smith, and joined him on the Smith ranch at Linwood, their fine ranch becoming a center of living in that area. Surviving the union, besides Mr. Smith, are two sons and two daughters: Keith Smith, Jr., of Farmington, Conn.; Susan Alice Smith of Chatham Va., Thomas G. Smith, Salt Lake City; and Mrs. John W. Hay, Rock Springs. A sister, Mrs. Norris F. Hall of Madison, Wisc., and one brother, Victor Garrett of Worcester, Mass., also survive. Cremation followed brief memorial services in Indianapolis. Mrs. Smith's death will bring regret to hundreds in this county, and the family has the sympathy of all those who knew her. --- Green River Star, Nov 5, 1954 S. Martinez Is Carbon Monoxide Gas Victim Here Funeral services for Sostenez Martinez, 61, victim of carbon monoxide gas poisoning, were held at the family home at 510 East Fifth South, Wednesday morning, the Rev. John Marley of the Church of the Immaculate Conception officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery under direction of Rogan mortuary of Rock Springs. Mr. Martinez, a long-time employe of the railroad as a carman was found dead in his garage Sunday morning after he had been missing since Saturday afternoon. The tragic discovery was made by a daughter, Mrs. Francis Morrison. His body was on the floor of the garage, near the right door of the car. Surmise is that he was attempting to cut off the car motor when death overtook him. County Coroner J. Warden Opie of Rock Springs announced that no inquest will be held as the death was plainly accidental, due to carbon monoxide poisoning. It is believed that he had closed the door of the garage, because of cool weather, while washing the car, as he had the habit of leaving his car motor running while washing his automobile. Surviving are his wife, Tonita L. Martinez of Green River; four sons, Albert Martinez of Chicago, Edward Martinez of Denver, John Martinez of Green River, and Frank Martinez of Green River; four daughters, Mrs. Rose Trejo of Rawlins, Mrs. Marie Maurer of Idaho Falls, Ida., Mrs. Rudy Trejo of Rawlins, and Mrs. Francis Morrison of Green River. Mr. Martinez was probably the last man in this area to know the real history of making adobe brick, being an expert in this type of work. Mr. Martinez had resided here 32 years, being employed by the railroad that length of time. He was born in Questa, N. M., June 22, 1893. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 7, 1954 MICHAEL PAUL KELLEY Graveside services were held in St. Joseph’s cemetery Wednesday for Michael Paul, one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kelley of Bitter Creek. Rev. Cornelius O’Connor conducted the rites. Michael Paul was born Monday, November 1, at Sweetwater Memorial hospital and died there the following day. He was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Kelley of Reliance and Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Ryan of Denver. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 7, 1954 MRS. KEITH SMITH Mrs. Keith Smith, 71, of Linwood, Utah, died Monday in Robert Long hospital in Indianapolis, Ind., where she had undergone major surgery the previous week. Cremation followed brief memorial services in Indianapolis. Mr. Smith and their two sons and two daughters, and Mrs. Smith’s sister, Mrs. Norris F. Hall, of Madison, Wis., attended the services. The sons and daughters are Keith Smith Jr. of Farmington, Conn.; Susan Alice Smith of Chatham, Va.; Thomas G. Smith of Salt Lake City and Mrs. John W. Hay Jr. of Rock Springs. Nine grandchildren and a brother, Victor Garrett of Worcester, Mass., also survive. Born Helen Garrett Sept. 5, 1883, in Wilmington, Del., Mrs. Smith had been a resident of the Linwood community 49 years. She lived on Staten Island, N.Y., from 1888 to 1905 when she married Keith Smith and went with him to Linwood, Utah, where they were engaged in the ranch and sheep business. She attended Brearly school and Friends seminary in New York and Bryn Mawr college in Bryn Mawr in Pennsylvania. Her religious affiliation was the Friends society. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 7, 1954 ROBERT DRMICH Funeral services for Robert Drmich, 72, were held at the North Side Catholic church Tuesday followed by burial in the Croatian Fraternal Union’s plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Drmich, a longtime resident of the Rock Springs area, died Saturday, October 30, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital following a short illness. He made his home at the Empire hotel on Fifth street. A retired coal miner he was born in 1882 in Yugoslavia, where his wife, Rosie and two sons. Ted and Ivan, reside. The rosary was recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel Monday night. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 14, 1954 THOMAS E. ROBINSON Funeral services for Thomas E. Robinson, 62, resident of Rock Springs for 33 years, were held Saturday morning at the Villanova funeral home followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. Rev. Marshall A. McKinnie of the Baptist church conducted the service. Six members of Rock Springs Eagles lodge, Aerie 151, served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Thomas F. Cole, B.H. Manning, Earl H. Perkins, Mike Radakovich, Thomas C. Smith and Gus Stevens. Mr. Robinson died Wednesday in the veterans’ hospital in Cheyenne where he had been a patient since September 28. He entered the hospital here September 10 where he was a patient until he was taken to Cheyenne. He was a World War I veteran. Thomas Edward Robinson was born Oct. 10, 1892 in Campbellsville, Ky. He started to work for the Union Pacific railroad in Rawlins in 1916 and retired as a brakeman here in 1950 because of failing health. He was transferred from Rawlins to Rock Springs in 1921 where he had since resided. The Robinson home is at 522 Ludvig. He was a member of the Rock Springs Eagle lodge, Archie Hay Post of the American Legion, Yellowstone Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled Veterans organization. Survivors are his widow, Zenaida Jarboe Robinson, whom he married Dec. 21, 1920 in Louisville, Ky.; three daughters, Mr. Joe Berta of Kayford, W.Va., Mrs. Robert Cook of San Diego and Mrs. James Lawson of Chickasha, Okla.; one son, Charles Robert Robinson, who is stationed with the armed forces in Ft. Ord., Calif.; two brothers, Ray Robinson of Amarillo, Texas, and Joe Robinson of Chereville, Ind. All his daughters and his son and brother, Ray Robinson, were in Cheyenne at the time of his death. Members of the Eagle lodge conducted graveside rites. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 17, 1954 Rites Set Thursday For Mrs. LaMaster Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret LaMaster, who died suddenly at her son’s home in Ogden Sunday, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Villanova chapel in Rock Springs. Rev. Marshall A. McKinnie of the Rock Springs Baptist church will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 17, 1954 Springs Resident For 12 Years Dies Mrs. Cornelia Jane Withers, a resident of Rock Springs for the past 12 years, died Monday about 12:30 p.m. in Sweetwater Memorial hospital following a lingering illness. She had been a patient of the hospital for nearly a month. Born in Withful, Tenn., Jan. 24, 1892, Mrs. Withers had made her home at 437 Fifth street in Rock Springs. She is survived by her husband, Charles, and one daughter, Mrs. Irene Johnson, both of Rock Springs, in addition to two grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Laura Nevles of Central City, Ky., and one niece and one nephew. Friends may call today after 2 p.m. at the Rogan Mortuary chapel in Rock Springs until nine o’clock tonight. The body will be sent early Thursday morning for funeral services and burial there in the Caledonia cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 17, 1954 Funeral Services Set Today for Charles Peterson Funeral services for Charles W. Peterson, Pinedale businessman, widely known in southwestern Wyoming, will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Rogan mortuary chapel in Rock Springs. Mr. Peterson died at 5:55 p.m. Sunday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He had been in ill health for thelast year and had been in the hospital since November 13. He was born in Evanston, Dec. 23, 1888, the son of Melchar and Ida Carlson Peterson, pioneer residents of Uinta county. He was educated in the Evanston schools. In 1914 he was married to the former Winifred M. Jones of Kemmerer. Mr. Peterson was engaged in the clothing business in Kemmerer for several years and was Union Pacific Coal company manager in Reliance. He was superintendent of the Gunn-Quealy store from 1918 until 1925. In 1926 he opened the O.P. Skaggs store in Green River and later opened another O.P. Skaggs store in Scottsbluff, Neb. And a headquarters store in Omaha. He went to Pinedale in 1936 where he managed the Walter Scott store. Although the store ownership has changed several times during the last few years, he retained the management and was manager at the time of his death. He was active in the Lions club at Pinedale. Following funeral services at the Rogan mortuary, graveside and burial services will be held at the family plot in the Evanston cemetery late this afternoon. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Joseph L. (Ruth) Budd, Big Piney; and Mrs. T.C. (Helen) Leatherwood, Mountain Fuel unit, Church Buttes; four grandchildren, Mary, Betty and Nancy Budd and Thomas Leatherwood Jr.; three sisters, Mrs. Sam Blackham, Mrs. William Reese and Ellen Peterson, all of Cheyenne; and one brother, Frank F. Peterson, Victorville, Calif. The three sisters and one brother will attend the funeral services. Friends may call this morning at the Rogan chapel and until time of services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 21, 1954 OSMO KARL MALO Funeral services for Osmo Karl Malo, 45, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. Frank Carlson of the Congregational church will conduct the rites and burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers will be Walter Guy, Henry Hafner, Angelo Kaumo, Edward King, Edward Liska and John Tarris. Mrs. Leno Zancanella will sing a hymn, first in Finish and then in English. Mr. Malo suffered a heart attack Thursday night at his home at 322 I street while looking at a magazine and talking to his wife. He died instantly before medical assistance could be summoned. Born March 23, 1909 in Black Butte, Wyo., he lived in Rock Springs most of his life, graduating from high school here in 1927. During his high school career and several years following he was one of the city’s outstanding basketball stars. He was employed by Union Pacific Coal company and at the time of his death was a welder in the machine shop at Stansbury. Mr. Malo married Helen Talarski of Terry, Mont., June 23, 1945. Survivors are his wife, Helen; his mother, Mrs. Pauline Kallio of Rock Springs; one brother, George Malo of Richland, Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Schnieder of Chula Vista, Calif., and Mrs. Velma Fraser of Rock Springs and several nephews and nieces. His brother and sisters came to Rock Springs for the funeral services. Mr. Malo was a member of United Mine Workers of America. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 21, 1954 MRS. ELMOND H. LaMASTER Funeral services for Margaret LaMaster, 62, wife of Elmond H. LaMaster, were held Thursday at the Villanova funeral home with burial in Mountain View cemetery. Rev. Marshall A. McKinnie of the First Baptist church conducted the rites. Friends who served as pallbearers were Robert Demorest of Ogden, George Crowell, James Greco, Steve Radakovich, Sterling Richards and John Turcato, all of Rock Springs. Mrs. LaMaster died suddenly of a heart attack Sunday night while visiting at the home of her son, C.E. LaMaster, in Ogden. Her death occurred six hours after her arrival in Ogden for a visit. Born Aug. 4, 1892 in Oklahoma she and her family came to Rock Springs 14 years ago to make their home. She was married to Mr. LaMaster in 1922 in Paducah, Ky. In addition to her husband and son, Mrs. LeMaster is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Joe Hamm of Rock Springs, four grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Lewis Milam of Herrin, Ill., and Mrs. E.V. Pottorff of Green River. A daughter, Wanda Kae, preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 21, 1954 MRS. CHARLES WITHERS Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Withers, 62, will be held Sunday in Sparta, Ill., followed by burial in Sparta’s Caledonia cemetery. Mrs. Withers, resident of Rock Springs 12 years, died Monday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where she had been a patient for a month. She had been ill for several months. Her home was at 437 Fifth street. Cornelia Jane Cunningham Withers was born Jan. 25, 1892, in Withful, Tenn. Survivors are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Irene Johnson, of Rock Springs; two grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Laura Nevles of Central City, Ky. The body was taken to Illinois by Mrs. Johnson, accompanied by her daughters, Barbara Ann and Linda Jean Johnson. Mr. Withers and his son-in-law, William Johnson, left Rock Springs by automobile for Illinois Wednesday afternoon. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 21, 1954 CHARLES W. PETERSON The funeral of Charles W. Peterson, 65, of Pinedale was held Wednesday from the Rogan mortuary, followed by burial in the Peterson family plot in the Evanston city cemetery. Rev. Robert Botley of Pinedale conducted the service and pallbearers were Harold Faler and Woodrow Nelson, both of Pinedale; Pete Jiacoletti of Kemmerer, C.K. Haines and John F. McCormick, both of Rock Springs, and Reed Thomas of Boulder. Mr. Peterson died Sunday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He had suffered from a heart condition for several months during which time he was hospitalized at intervals. Mr. Peterson was the father of Mrs. Joe L. (Ruth) Budd of Big Piney and Mrs. T.C. (Helen) Leatherwood of Church Buttes. He was well known throughout southwestern Wyoming where he had lived his entire life. Born Dec. 23, 1888, in Evanston, he had lived in Kemmerer, Green River, Reliance, Gunn and Quealy before going to Pinedale in 1936. He operated stores for Union Pacific Coal company, Gunn-Quealy Coal company and the O.P. Skaggs company in Sweetwater county and while he lived in Kemmerer he was engaged in the clothing business. He was engaged in the store business in Pinedale where he was an active member of the Lions club. Mr. Peterson was married in 1914 to Winifred Jones of Kemmerer, Mrs. Peterson has lived in Rock Springs for several years. In addition to his daughters who spent much time with him during his illness, Mr. Peterson is survived by four grandchildren, Mary, Betty and Nancy Budd and Thomas Leatherwood Jr.; three sisters, Mrs. A.S. Blackham, Mrs. William Reese and Ellen Peterson, all of Cheyenne, and one brother, Frank F. Peterson of Victorville, Calif. All members of his family were in Rock Springs for the funeral service and accompanied the body to Evanston for the concluding rites. --- Green River Star, Nov 26, 1954 Gust Thalas Dies Monday; Services 2 p.m. Saturday Gust Thalas, 80, for the past 32 years a barber in Green River, and who was a veteran of Greece's struggle to gain Independence from Turkey, died at the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital in Rock Springs Monday evening. Mr. Thalas had been at the hospital for several weeks, following a fall at the courthouse here, in which he suffered a hip fracture. Funeral services will be held at the AHEPA hall at 2 p. m, Saturday, the Rev. Timothy Zagorianos of the Greek Orthodox church at Rock Springs officiating. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Francom-Villanova mortuary. Mr. Thalas was born December 12, 1873, in Onos Kademata, Greece, and came first to the United States In 1898. He came to Green River in 1922, and engaged in the barber trade here since. Despite his advanced age, he had remained well and hearty and maintained the practice of his profession up until he was injured in the fall, October 25. He was proud of his good health. He was a member of the Green River chapter of the Order of AHEPA and during the years since its organization had been one of its sustaining members. His friendship was widespread, and many persons sought his services because of their warm friendship for him. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Salina Thalas of Ogden; two daughters, Mrs. William Lyons of Ogden, and Mrs. Marlin Beck of Upper Darby, Pa.; two sons, John L. Thalas of Cathedral City Calif., and Pete Thalas of Green River; and two nieces. The body is in state at the Francom-Villanova chapel, where friends may call, Friday hours are 11 a. m. to 9 p. m., and on Thursday were 11 a. m. to 9 p. m Mr. Thalas was not only a veteran of the Greek army, but in 1912 returned to Europe to aid in the Balkan wars in the freedom fight against Turkey. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 28, 1954 DEMETRIUS POWELL Funeral services for Demetrius Powell, 80, former longtime Rock Springs resident, will be held at 2 Monday afternoon at the Baptist church. Rev. Marshall A. McKinnie will conduct the rites and burial will be in the Powell family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Powell died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Rowe, in San Jose, Calif. The body, accompanied by Mrs. Rowe and another daughter, Margaret Powell Benedict, of Stockton, Calif., arrived in Rock Springs early this morning. Friends of the family may call today and Monday morning at the Villanova funeral home. Mr. Powell was a member of the Rock Springs Masonic lodge and United Mine Workers of America. He was a longtime employee of Union Pacific Coal company and before his retirement in 1942 was an engineer at the city’s power plant. In addition to his daughters, he is survived by two sons, Morgan Powell who lives in Oklahoma and Lleullen who lives in New York state. Mrs. Powell preceded Mr. Powell in death and is buried in the family plot here. The Powell home was at 1104 Pilot Butte avenue for many years before Mr. and Mrs. Powell went to California after his retirement. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 28, 1954 WILLIAM LEGERE Funeral services for William Legere, resident of Rock Springs for several years, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in the Canadian Legion plot in Mountain View cemetery. Canadian Legionnaires served as pallbearers. They were John Brown, Aaron Deneley, Edgar Orme, Sept Reay and Jack Timlin. Members of the Episcopal church sang hymns. Mr. Legere was of French-Canadian parentage and fought with the Canadian forces in World War I. He died Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. Survivors are a son and a daughter. His wife, Mary Tomich Legere, preceded him in death. Canadian Legion post 53, Rock Springs was in charge of the services and burial. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 28, 1954 THOMAS McQUILLAN Funeral services for Thomas McQuillan, 74, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. David Choate of the Congregational church in Superior conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Amizich, Ano Aho, Richard Barrass, Tony Behring, James Harris and August Subic. Mr. McQuillan had lived almost all of his life in Rock Springs. He was born Aug. 4, 1880, in England, the son of James and Mary McQuillan who located in Rock Springs when he was eight months old. He died at Sweetwater Memorial hospital Tuesday after a short illness. Survivors are three sons, William and Jack, both of Rock Springs, and Robert of Covena, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. George Joyce of Stockton, Calif.; Mrs. William Hicks and Martha Jane McQuillan, both of Laramie; nine grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Martha Soulsby, of Rock Springs. Rose Coffey McQuillan, whom he married here in 1913, died in April, 1948. All members of his immediate family were in Rock Springs for the funeral and burial services. The McQuillan home is at 422 M street. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 28, 1954 MATT RADALJ The funeral mass for Matt Radalj, 71, was said at the North Side Catholic church Tuesday, followed by burial in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Radalj, a retired Union Pacific Coal company miner, died Thursday, November 18, in Sweetwater Memorial hospital after a lingering illness. He was born May 29, 1883 in Dujanjive, Yugoslavia, and came to Rock Springs 40 years ago to work in the coal mines. The only known survivor is a half-brother who lives in Yugoslavia. The rosary was recited at the Rogan mortuary Monday night. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 5, 1954 MRS. CATHERINE WARINNER The funeral mass for Mrs. Catherine Warinner, 85, will be said at the South Side Catholic church at 9:30 Monday morning. Rev. S.A. Welsh will say the mass and burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7 tonight at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Pallbearers will be Mike Brack, George Evanoff, Dwight Jones, James McPhie, Stephen Oliver and Pete Uram. Mrs. Warinner died Thursday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. She had lived in Rock Springs and Winton 54 years. Born Catherine Gribben Nov. 21, 1869, in Scotland, she came to the United States with her parents when she was 15 years old. They located first in Ottawa, Kan. She was married at the age of 21 and after living in Missouri and Texas she came to Rock Springs from Blackwell, Okla., in 1900. In 1923 she moved to Winton where she lived until two years ago when she moved back to Rock Springs. Survivors are one son, Harry Warinner of Rock Springs and Pinedale; three daughters, Mrs. Marie Burnell of Thermopolis and Mrs. Ray Dodds and Helen Warinner Anderson, both of Rock Springs; 17 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Three sons preceded her in death. They were James who died in 1945, Robert, who died in 1953, and George Warinner, who died in 1954. Mrs. Warinner and her daughter, Helen Anderson, resided at 325 Soulsby avenue. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 5, 1954 VAHAN KALAGAIN Funeral services for Vahan Kalagain, 73, Rock Springs resident for 41 years, were held Tuesday at the Villanova funeral home. Rev. Marshall A. McKinnie of the Baptist church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Mr. Kalagain died Saturday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He was born March 15, 1881, in Armenia. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 5, 1954 MRS. THOMAS KARPAN The funeral mass for Mrs. Thomas Karpan, 37, was said Saturday at the North Side Catholic church. Rev. Albin Gnidovec said the mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Pallbearers were Lillis Carol and Ray O. Rogers, both of Rawlins; John Eusek, Dean Gookin, Andy Lesko and Joe Zaversnik. Mrs. Karpan died Wednesday night in Sweetwater Memorial hospital. She had lived her entire life in Superior and Rock Springs until she went to Rawlins several months ago when her husband, a brakeman for the Union Pacific railroad, was transferred there. Born Pauline Ann Taucher Nov. 30, 1917 in Superior, she attended school there and was graduated from Superior high school in 1936. After her marriage to Thomas Karpan she lived in both Superior and Rock Springs. Before the family went to Rawlins their home was at 1210 Lowell street in Rock Springs. Surviving are her husband and three children, Kathline Marie, Judith Ann and Frank, all at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taucher of Superior; three brothers, Frank Novak and John Taucher, both of Superior, and Antone Novak of Quealy; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Marchetti of Superior, Mrs. John Stevens of Rock Springs and Mrs. Guy Tome of Ogden. Mrs. Karpan was a member of SNPJ lodge 10 and St. Monica’s Sodality of the North Side Catholic church. Rosaries were recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel Friday night. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 12, 1954 DAN BOSNICH Funeral services for Dan Bosnich, 65, were held Friday at the Rogan mortuary chapel and burial was in the city cemetery. Rev. E. Thomas Rodda, rector of the Episcopal church conducted the service. Pallbearers were Nick Kragovich, Mike Radosevich, Sam Radovich, Ben Stanko, Pete Stockich and Vokadin Vukavich. Mr. Bosnich died Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial hospital where he had been a patient at intervals for several weeks. He had lived in Rock Springs 37 years. Born Oct 29, 1889 in Mckinjac, Yugoslavia, he came to the United States in 1907. After living on the west coast for ten years he came to Rock Springs in 1917 and started to work for Union Pacific Coal company. He continued in the employ of the company until his retirement in 1949. He was a member of United Mine Workers local 2174 and the Serbian National Federation 228. Mr. Bosnich is survived by his wife, Edna Provich Bosnich, whom he married in Rock Springs in 1918; one son, Duke Bosnich of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mildred) Ellis of San Mateo, Calif., and Mrs. Leonard (Helen) Benard of Wakeeney, Kan., and two grandchildren. Two brothers, George and Peter Bosnich who live in Yugoslavia, also survive. The Bosnich home is at 429 Elias avenue. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 12, 1954 MRS. LURA ADELL WHITE Funeral services for Mrs. Lura Adell White, 78, were held Thursday at the Rogan mortuary chapel, followed by burial in Mountain View cemetery. Bishop William Gibbs of the L.D.S. church conducted the funeral rites. Three grandsons, J.C. Douglas and Robert and Albert Green, served as pallbearers. The other pallbearers were Charles Besso and Cyril and Ted Potter. Born Aug. 10, 1876 in Beaver, Utah, Mrs. White died Sunday, December 5, in Farmington, N.M. She was a resident of Rock Springs and Eden Valley for many years before going to New Mexico several months ago. Survivors are one son, Jay White of Carlin, Nev., and one daughter, Mrs. Pete Frullo of Las Vegas, Nev.; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. One brother, Orval Hoopes of White Rock, Utah and one sister, Mabel Hoopes Ellingford of Lehi, Utah, also survive. Mr. White died here in December, 1949. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 19, 1954 CRYSTAL SHAW Funeral services for Crystal, 17-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett E. Shaw Jr. of Los Alamos, N.M., were held Thursday afternoon at the Episcopal Oregon Trail Memorial church in Eden valley. Burial was in the Shaw family plot in the Farson cemetery. Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in Rock Springs conducted the services. The body was taken to the home of the child’s maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Greig at Eden Thursday morning where a short service was conducted prior to the church service. Crystal died at her home early Sunday, December 12. Death was attributed to a 1918-type of influenza. She had been ill only since the previous Friday. Crystal was born July 5, 1953 in Los Alamos. In addition to her parents she is survived by a brother, Steven; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett E. Shaw Sr. of Cheyenne and Mr. and Mrs. Greig; one aunt, Mrs. W.E. Clark of Cheyenne and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Lou Ann Pratt of Long Beach. A brother, Bobby, eight months old, preceded her in death in 1948. The mother and brother, Steven, came to Rock Springs by plane Sunday night and the father and grandfather, Everett E. Shaw Sr., brought the body to Rock Springs by plane Monday night. Mr. Shaw Sr. went to Los Alamos by plane when advised of her death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 19, 1954 GARY MICHAEL GONZALES CHRISTINA SUSAN GONZALES Funeral services for Gary Michael, 2, and Christina Susan Gonzales, ten months, were held Saturday, December 11, at the South Side Catholic church. Rev. John Marley of Green River conducted the rites and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The children were the son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Gonzales of Green River who lost their lives when the Gonzales’ home burned Tuesday, December 7. Gary Michael was born Aug. 12, 1952, and Christina Susan was born Feb. 15, 1954. In addition to their parents, the children are survived by two brothers, Billy, 7, who attends the South Side parochial school in Rock Springs, and Bobby, 5, and a sister, Marie, 4. Bobby and Marie were in the house at the time the conflagration started but ran to safety. The mother had been to a store a short distance away for only a few minutes and when she returned, Bobby and Marie met her near the house and said “the radio is burning.” By the time the mother reached the house it was enveloped in flames. J. Warden Opie, county coroner, with Roy Cameron, Green River fire chief, and James Davis, U.P. railroad fire chief in Green River, attempted to determine the cause of the fire but there were too many possibilities for its origin that they were unable to arrive at a definite conclusion. Coroner Opie said Saturday that the possibility that the radio connections caused it was a most logical conclusion and quoted instances where damaged electrical connections had resulted in almost instantaneous bursts of flames. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 19, 1954 SANDRA MARIE LEE Funeral services for Sandra Marie, 10-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lee of Superior, were held Saturday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. George M. Eads of the Superior Pentecostal church conducted the service and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Sandra Marie is survived by her parents, a sister, Mary Louise, at home, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Knox Sr., of Superior. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 19, 1954 JOSEPH CHIKADO The funeral mass for Joseph Chikado, 65, was said Saturday at the North Side Catholic church. Rev. Albin Gnidovec said the mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mr. Chikado died in the Basin sanitarium Thursday where he had been a patient 15 months. Born Dec. 24, 1888 in Austria, he had worked in the Rock Springs area for a number of years and was a retired miner of Gunn-Quealy Coal company. He was a member of the Quealy local, United Mine Workers and of Rock Springs aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles. The rosary was recited at the Rogan mortuary chapel Friday night. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 25, 1954 EVAN GRIFFITHS Funeral services for Evan Griffiths were held Tuesday at the Masonic Temple and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were L.C. Burgess of Basin, Claude Elias, Lloyd Hess, George Johns, J.L. Rawlings and Richard Webster. Mr. Griffiths was a past worthy master of A.F. and A.M. lodge 12. Born Nov. 20, 1902 in Rock Springs, a son of Morgan and Elizabeth Griffiths, pioneer residents of the city. Mr. Griffiths had spent his entire life in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the high school here. He was taken ill about six years ago and in May was taken to the state sanitarium in Basin where he died Friday, December 17. At the time of his fatal illness he was employed in the accounting department of Union Pacific Coal company. Survivors are his widow, Cleo Moore Griffiths; a son and daughter, Elizabeth and Evan Jr.; two brothers, Morgan Griffiths of Pocatello, Idaho, and Emlyn Griffiths of Rock Springs and one sister, Mrs. William Carr of Rockville, Md. His brother, Emlyn Griffiths, was in Basin at the time of his death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 25, 1954 WILLIAM CLAY TULLOCK Funeral services for William Clay, 16-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Tullock, who reside west of Rock Springs, were held Thursday at the Rogan mortuary chapel. Rev. E. Thomas Rodda of the Episcopal church conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. The infant died Monday at Sweetwater Memorial hospital where he had been for two days. Survivors are his parents, a brother and sister, Orville Jr. and Patricia, at home; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweets with whom the Tullocks reside, and Mrs. Nellie B. Tullock of Festus, Mo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 25, 1954 INFANT SON TRAVELUTE A son born in Sweetwater memorial hospital here Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Travelute, died shortly after birth. Burial was Monday in St. Joseph’s cemetery with Rev. S.A. Welsh conducting graveside services. In addition to his parents, the infant is survived by two brothers and a sister, Robin, Toby and Teresa. He was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Travelute of Daniela and Mrs. Harriette Hass of Milwaukee, Wis. ---