Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 3, 1970 EDWARD STURM Funeral services for Edward Sturm, 58, of 314 M St., Rock Springs, who died at his home Thursday, Dec. 25, at 12:10 a.m. after a lengthy illness, were held Monday afternoon at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. George Mackey officiated. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Gordon Edwards, Pete and Clarence Samuels, James and Jerry Burum and Donald McIntosh. Mr. Sturm was a retired brakeman for Union Pacific Railroad Co. Born July 11, 1911, in Rock Springs, he was the son of the late Gus and Margaret Williams Sturm. He attended schools in Rock Springs. He married the former Elsie Miriam Knox in Manila, Utah July 12, 1933. Mr. Sturm belonged to the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 151 and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Surviving are his wife, Elsie, Rock Springs, one son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Eve Sturm of Lander; one sister, Mrs. James (Gertrude) Gilday, Rock Springs; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. His wife’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. James Knox Sr. of Rock Springs. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 3, 1970 ELSA FACINELLI Mrs. Joseph (Elsa Sander) Facinelli, 72, of Tempe, Ariz., formerly of Rock Springs, died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 27, in St. Luke’s Hospital in Tempe, after being hospitalized two weeks. Mrs. Facinelli was born Dec. 24, 1897, in Sweden, and moved to the United States in 1902. She moved to Ogden, Utah, and was married to Joseph Facinelli Jan. 25, 1919. Later they moved to Green River, where Mrs. Facinelli worked in the Union Pacific Railroad office. The Facinellis remained residents of the Rock Springs area until September 1969, when they moved to Tempe, Ariz. Mrs. Facinelli was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by an infant son in 1920 and by her husband, Joseph, July 27, 1969. Survivors include three sons, John and William, Rock Springs, and Richard, Tempe, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Hilda Mack, Riverside, Calif., and Mrs. Ida McFadden, Denver, Colo.; eight grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. (Line missing) evening at Carr Mortuary in Tempe with funeral services Wednesday at 9 a.m. Burial was in St. Francis Cemetery in Phoenix. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1970 BLAZ (BOB) MAJHANOVICH Funeral services were held Thursday for Blaz (Bob) Majhanovich, 85, a resident of Rock Springs since 1918. Services were conducted in SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Emil Bartolic, Joseph Bogataj Jr., John Rudelich, John Nigra, John Yenko Jr. and Robert Bytendorp. Rosary was recited Wednesday night at Rogan Chapel. Mr. Majhanovich died Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a short illness. His home was at 1510 Lowell St., Rock Springs. He was born Nov. 15, 1884, in Gornja, Kupcina, Yugoslavia, Nov. 26, 1917, he married Mary Ivankovich in Ironwood, Michigan. They moved to Rock Springs a year later. Mr. Majhanovich retired from his job with the Union Pacific Coal Co. after 31 years. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Fraternal Order of the Eagles, SNPJ Lodge No. 10, United Mine Workers of America and Croatian Fraternal Union, No. 374. Surviving are his wife, Mary, Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. John (Ann) Jelaca, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Clem (Margaret) Dickinson, Gillette; four sons, John, Steve, Robert and Albert, all of Rock Springs; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, and a nephew, Pete Mahanovich, Liverpool, Ohio. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1970 JOSEPH PEVIC Funeral services were held Wednesday for Joseph Pevic, 56, a resident of Chicago, Ill., and a Rock Springs native. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiated for services held at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Lawrence, John, Frank and Tony Pevic, Malcolm McLeod and Stanley Dolence. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Rock Springs. Rosary was recited Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Home. Mr. Pevic, born in Rock Springs Feb. 24, 1913, had lived in Chicago since 1935. He died Thursday, Jan. 1, at his home in Chicago. He was the son of Lawrence and Mary Pevic of Rock Springs. His father preceded him in death in 1949; one brother, Max, in 1969, and one sister, Mary Salvatico, in 1961. In addition to his mother, survivors include one daughter, Lyla, of Memphis, Tenn.; four brothers, Frank, Tony and Lawrence, all of Rock Springs, and Stanley, Denver, Colo.; four sisters, Mrs. Robert (Katherine) Floyd, Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. Frank (Frances) Zamboni, Provo, Utah; Mrs. Malcom (Julianne) McLeod, Rock Springs, and Mrs. John (Jean) Hummel, Salt Lake City, and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Pevic was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Navy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1970 GEORGE H. WIDDOP George Herbert Widdop, 88, longtime resident of Green River, died Saturday, Jan. 3, at Kimberly Manor in Rock Springs. Born Jan. 7, 1881 in Burnt Fork, Wyo., he was the son of the late James and Ellen Clayton Widdop. He married Pearl Bramwell in Green River June 2, 1913. Mrs. Widdop preceded him in death Dec. 31, 1948. His home in Green River was at 209 W. Flaming Gorge Way. He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and the Union Pacific Old Timers No. 18. He had been a carman for the Union Pacific Railroad until his retirement. Survivors include two sons, Ralph H. Widdop, Green River, and Jack H. Widdop, San Jose, Calif.; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The Rev. Dennis Serdahl conducted funeral services at St. John’s Episcopal Church Wednesday. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1970 MILDRED A. TWICHEL Funeral services for Mildred A. Twichel, 65, a native of Big Piney, were held Monday in Plain View Cemetery, Big Piney. She died Friday, Jan. 2, in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, Rock Springs, where she had been a patient four days. Mrs. Twichel was born Aug. 15, 1904, in Big Piney, the daughter of Todd and Mathilda Matlock James. She had lived her entire life in that area, and was married to Alvin Twichel in Kemmerer April 26, 1926. In addition to her husband, survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ike (Ethel) Troyer, Pcoatello, Idaho, and Mrs. Clarence (Maxine) Brown, Red Oak, Okla.; one sister, Mrs. Kenneth (Goldie) Moore, Boise, Idaho; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Frank James, died Jan. 31, 1969, in Missoula, Mont. Mrs. Twichel was a member of the Congregational Church in Big Piney. Her husband is employed as driver by the Delgado Oil Co. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Big Piney Congregational Church, the Rev. William Crisp officiating. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 17, 1970 MARY L. HUNTER Funeral services for Mrs. George (Mary L.) Hunter, 80, Green River, who died Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in Kimberly Manor, Rock Springs, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Green River First Ward LDS Church. Bishop Clair Terry will officiate. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call at the church Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of services. Mrs. Hunter, whose home was at 546 West Second North, had been in ill health the past few years. She was hospitalized after suffering a fractured hip in her home Nov. 2 and remained in the hospital until Jan. 3, when she was moved to the rest home. She was born Jan.3, 1890, in Montpelier, Idaho, and was the daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Lurania Eggleston Jewett. She was married to George P. Hunter Jan. 24, 1916. The marriage later was solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. The Hunter family lived in Green River from 1929-1940, moved to Laramie for eight years and returned to Green River in 1948. Mr. Hunter, who was employed as a coal chute foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad, preceded his wife in death Feb. 9, 1963. Mrs. Hunter was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, having served in many capacities in various organizations during her lifetime. Surviving are three sons, E. Woodrow Hunter, Rock Springs; John H. Hunter, Albany, Calif., and George Harold Hunter, Altadena, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Dick (Mozelle) Francom, Green River; Mrs. Herschel (Lois) Bush, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Willard (Marjean) Wall, Santa Clara, Calif.; 23 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1970 Former Local Minister Dies in East Word has been received in Rock Springs by Mrs. A.L. McCurtain and Mrs. Anna B> Williams of the death of the Rev. E. Bixler Davis in Abbeville, S.C., former Rock Springs Baptist minister. A letter from his daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Brown, stated that he was buried Jan. 3 in Denmark, S.C. The Rev. and Mrs. Davis came here in 1919, when Rev. Davis became pastor of the First Baptist Church. He was called in 1921 as a missionary to South India. They served until a few years ago, when they returned to the States. They visited here when on furlough. Mrs. Brown is now living at Route 1, Box 84, Abbeville, S.C. 29620. Her husband, the Rev. Brown, is pastor of the Warrenton Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1970 MRS. EVA KAUMO Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Kaumo, 58, of 723 Ridge Ave., were conducted Wednesday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank Redle officiating. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were James Ramsey, James Rafferty, Thomas Thomas, Darwin Collins, Dick Kaumo and Joe Kaumo. Mrs. Kaumo died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient one day. She was hospitalized Saturday after she became ill while shopping downtown. A native of Rock Springs, she was born Dec. 25, 1912. She was married to Frank J. Kaumo Sr. in Rock Springs Sept. 2, 1928. Survivors include her husband, Frank; two sons, Robert John Kaumo Jr. and Frank Alfred Kaumo, both of Rock Springs; five daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Shirley) Thomas, Mrs. James (Beverly) Rafferty, Mars. James (Norma) Ramsey, Mrs. Darwin (Pamela) Collins and Miss Kathy Kaumo, all of Rock Springs; 15 grandchildren, one great-grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Lillian) McPhie of Idaho Falls and Mrs. Edward D. (Dolly) Daniels, Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1970 JOHN S. (SPUD) MURPHY Funeral services for John S. (Spud) Murphy, 89, 412 C St., were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at the Rogan Chapel. The Rev. Charles Bartek officiated. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers included Ted Ronick, George Berta, Conrad Behring, Clifford Clark Jr., John Shuster and Ray McDonough. Mr. Murphy, a resident of Rock Springs 84 years, died Jan. 16 in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since Dec. 17. Born Dec. 29, 1880, in Church Hill, Ohio, he attended public schools in Rock Springs and a Catholic school in Nebraska. He worked in the Rock Springs area mines several years ago and was in partnership with Jack Martin in Spud and Jack’s Bar, later named the Elbow Room. Mr. Murphy, who retired in 1951, was the extra bartender at the BPO Elks Club for several years. He was a life member of the Elks and a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. An outdoor sports enthusiast, he had won trophies as a trapshooter. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Mina, whom he married in Idaho in 1921, and one nephew, Tom Lafferty of Maryland. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1970 ELSIE HEABERLIN Services for Mrs. Elsie Heaberlin, 79, of 1123 McKinley Ave., will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Nicholas Natelli will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Eaton, John Smith Sr., John Smith Jr., John Zuehlsdorff, Lloyd Hanks and Bill Sorbie. Mrs. Heaberlin died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since Jan. 4. She had been in ill health for the last few years. Mrs. Heaberlin had first lived in Rock Springs in 1937 and moved to Portland, Ore., in 1955. She returned to Rock Springs 2 ½ years ago. She was born in Nebraska Nov. 3, 1890. Surviving are one son, Elmer of Warren, Ore.; one daughter, Mrs. William (Marie) Hanks of Rock Springs; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob, and four sons and two daughters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1970 BILLIE JO ANN DOTY Services for Billie Jo Ann Doty, 9, of Salt Lake City, formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Theodore Mayberry officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. The girl died Jan. 15 at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she had been a patient three days. Born in Rawlins May 6, 1960, she had lived in Rock Springs most of her life, having moved to Salt Lake City with her family a short time ago. She is survived by her parents, Mrs. Darlene Andrews Doty of Salt Lake City, and Cecil Doty of Onawa, Iowa; two sisters, Jacquelyn of Onawa, and Tina of Salt Lake City; one brother, Ray Dumas of Salt Lake City; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Doty of Green River, and great-grandmother, Mrs. Tina Andrews of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were James Dunkle, Harry Reeves, Mike Kiser, Tom Andrews, Mel Silver and Timothy Silvers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1970 CAROL JEAN LAKE Graveside services for Carol Jean Lake, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lake of Green River, will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs with the Rev. Dennis Serdahl officiating. The baby died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital two days after birth. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sisters, Cindy and Lori, and one brother, Jimmy, all at home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Widdop of Green River and Mr. and Mrs. Etzel Cowan of Casper; and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Mary Tremelling of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1970 MICHAEL FRANK LEGERSKI Funeral services for Michael Frank Legerski, 76, of 840 W. Center St., were conducted Thursday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Donald Legerski, Michael Legerski III, Charles M. Walker, Frank Legerski, Paul Legerski and Dennis Legerski. Mr. Legerski died Monday at home. He had been ill for about a year. A retired coal miner, he was born Sept. 29, 1894, at Koniakau, Pau Cres-yn, Poland, the son of the late George and Julianna Bestrvina Legerski. He was a resident of Superior from 1929 to 1955 when he moved to Rock Springs. He married Anna Roman at Passaic, N.J., May 20, 1916. She died April 27, 1927. He also was preceded in death by one son, Frank, who was killed in action in Belgium Nov. 30, 1944. (Line missing) Michael Jr., Anthony, John and Joseph, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Bert (Josephine) Ahlstrom of Sheridan and Mrs. Charles (Anne) Walker of Rock Springs; one sister residing in Poland; 24 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Legerski was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the United Mine Workers of America and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 31, 1970 Luigi (Gego) Fauri Funeral services for Luigi (Gego) Fauri, 84, of 1325 Sage St., were conducted Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Bartek officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Guerino Rizzi, Adolph Floretta, Adolph Magagna, Herman Prevedel, Joe Angeli and Louis Placher. A retired coal miner, Mr. Fauri was born Dec. 25, 1885, in Brezimo, Austria. He had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1966, coming here from Superior, where he had made his home for 50 years. When an infant, he made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Vigilo Arnoldi in Brezimo, and after coming to the United States, he made his home with the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Arnoldi Sr., son and daughter-in-law of the Vigilo Arnoldis. Surviving are his foster family, Mr. and Mrs. William Joseph Arnoldi and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Marlow and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Snyder and children and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holzknecht and children, all of Rock Springs. Mr. Fauri was a member of the United Mine Workers of America, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151, and the Fratellanza Operia Di Muttuo Soccorso Lodge. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 31, 1970 CHRISTINA SFINGAS Services for Christina Sfingas, 79, of 727 Connecticut Ave., were held Friday afternoon at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. A resident of Rock Springs since 1910, Mrs. Sfingas died Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient three hours. Born May 5, 1890, in Crete, Greece, she was preceded in death by her husband, Steve, who died Feb. 1, 1967. Survivors include one brother, Demetrios Katelanos of Crete; one sister, Irene Ntamadaki of Crete, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Tom Manatos, Mike Gaviotis, Joseph Gaviotis, John Grillos, George Varras and Mike August. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 31, 1970 NICK GRAVICH Funeral services for Nick Gravich, 68, of 1325 Sage St., were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. The Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. A retired coal miner, he died Friday, Jan. 23, at Kimberly Manor after a long illness. Born Sept. 14, 1901, in Korenica, Yugoslavia, he had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1922. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Surviving is one son, who resides in Yugoslavia. Pallbearers were Isador Koritnik, Joe Chollak, Mike Gaviotis, Vuk Vukovich, Charles Brejcha and Emil Blazovich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1970 Samuels Rites Held Monday EVANSTON (Special)—Funeral services for Mrs. Anne Levenia Samuels, 55, who died Friday in an Evanston hospital after a short illness, were conducted Monday in the Gilbert Bills Funeral Home. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Born July 26, 1914, in Lyman, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Overy, she was married to Samuel Samuels April 30, 1938, in Rock Springs. Mrs. Samuels, a registered nurse at the Uinta County Memorial Hospital, had lived in Evanston the past 20 years. Mrs. Samuels was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Graduated from Superior High School, she took her nursing training in Rock Springs and was a member of the National Registry of Nurses. Surviving are her husband, Evanston; a daughter Mrs. Earl (Sherie) Harding, Kemmerer; three grandsons; four brothers, Thomas and Edward Overy, Superior, William Overy, Green River and Allen Overy, Robertson and two sisters, Mrs. Clyde (Emma) Rock, Dragerton, Utah, and Mrs. Hannah Pritchard of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1970 T-Sgt. Bernard McGarvey Funeral services for T-Sgt. Bernard McGarvey, 36, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday at 11 .m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Bartek officiated. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Hill Air Force Base provided a military honor guard and firing squad and conducted military graveside services. Military pallbearers from Hill AFB, Utah, included Leland R. Fuller, Stanley Barker, John T. Rach, Robert Pigg, William R. Anderson and David J. Hewitt. Honorary pallbearers were Peter O. Galassi, Dr. G.G. Hamm, Jack McGarvey Jr., William Davis, Gregory Galassi and Paul Hamm. T-Sgt. McGarvey died Friday, Jan. 30, in Sacramento, Calif. Born July 4, 1934, in Rock Springs, he had served in the U.S. Air Force 16 years. At the time of his death he was the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Photo Interpretation Section, Intelligence Division, 320th Bomb Wing, Mather AFB, Calif. He was a veteran of the Vietnam war and also had served in Italy. He attended Rock Springs schools and lived here until entering the service. He married the former Anna Maria Esposito, June 2, 1957 in Bagnoli, Italy. Surviving are his wife, Anna Maria; two sons, Stephen and Dennis, and a daughter, Terri, all of Rancho Cordova; five sisters, Mrs. Peter O. (Mary) Galassi of Belmont, Calif., Mrs. David (Connie) Tennant of San Jose, Calif., Mrs. G.G. (Sheila) Hamm of Rock Springs, Mrs. Terry (Peggy) Pivic of Palo Alto, Calif., and Mrs. William (Evelyn) Davis of Laramie. Also surviving are five brothers, Jack and Patrick, both of Rock Springs; James and Dr. Thomas McGarvey, both of Laramie, and Gerald of Burlingame, Calif.; his mother Mrs. Fred (Josephine) Garetto of Belmont, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1970 Valentine Gracner Funeral services for Valentine Gracner, 75, 1325 Sage St., Kimberly Manor, will be conducted Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Volsey Chapel. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. Burial will be in the United Mine Workers plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Gracner died Wednesday after a long illness. A retired coal miner, he was born Feb. 4, 1895. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Surviving is one brother who resides in Canada. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1970 Adolph Schultz Funeral services for Adolph F. (Ace) Schultz, 48, of Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. Nicholas Natelli officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Masonic and military graveside services were conducted by representatives from Hill AFB, Utah. Owner and operator of an electrical shop north of Rock Springs, Mr. Schultz died Monday night in Hollywood, Calif., where he had gone to visit friends. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Born at Gackle, N.D., March 5, 1921, he had been a resident of the Rock Springs area most of his life. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the Masonic Lodge, Shrine and BPO Elks. Surviving are his wife, Donna, Rock Springs; one son, Larry, Rock Springs; one grandson; his mother, Mrs. A. F. (Louise) Carlson of Rock Springs, and three brothers, Ray of Rock Springs, Virgil of Opal and John of Green River. Pallbearers included Ray Schultz, Virgil Schultz, John Schultz, Kenneth Ockerman, Chris Weyland and Elroy Berreth. Honorary pallbearers were Mike Layos, Jens Thorne, Jerry Miles, Keith Curran, Louis Barto and Ray Rogers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1970 John Ellison Funeral services for John Alonzo Ellison, 73, of Manila, Utah, will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Manila LDS Ward Chapel with Bishop Richard Webster officiating. Burial will be in the Manila Cemetery. Mr. Ellison died Tuesday at 4 p.m. in David O. McKay Hospital, Ogden, Utah, where he had been a patient one day. Born Nov. 16, 1896, in Linwood, Utah, he was the son of the late Frank A. and Eva Nancy Despain Ellison. His was the first white family to move into Manila, where most families at that time were at least part Indian. He married Eunice M. Wall Dec. 20, 1919, in Evanston. The marriage later was solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. The couple lived for a time in Lyman, then moved back to Manila in 1940. A maintenance man for the Bureau of Reclamation in Manila, he and Mrs. Ellison also operated a boarding house in Manila for many years. He was a member of the LDS Church and was an Army veteran of World War I. Surviving are his wife, Eunice of Manila; one brother, Cecil F. Ellison of Ogden; one sister, Mrs. Edith A. Castagno of Tooele, Utah; and several nieces and nephews, including Albert J. Ellison, Eugene, Ore., who was reared in the John Ellison home. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1970 John Vail Services for John Vail, 73, of 81 Alder St., were conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. J.D. Heck of Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Military graveside services and burial were at Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Vail was found dead at his home Monday morning by a friend. Death was due to natural causes. Born in Missouri April 2, 1896, Mr. Vail was a long-time resident of Rock Springs. He was a veteran of World War I, having served with the U.S. Air Force. Surviving is one sister, Ruth Vail of Pacific Grove, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1970 Henry D. Bevins Funeral services for Henry Durant Bevins, 72, of 706 Randolph St., will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Rogan Chapel. Pastor Robert Higgins of the Rawlins Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery with graveside services to be conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Bevins, a retired railroad employee, died in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Monday. He had been in ill health for several years. Born April 12, 1897, in Chattanooga, Tenn., his is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Rock Springs; one sister, Belle Bevins of Muskegon Heights, Mich.; one brother, Andrew of Chattanooga; one cousin, Mrs. Dena Green of Chattanooga, and one nephew, Fred White of Los Angeles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1970 Jack Kemp Funeral services for John Francis (Jack) Kemp, 57, of Green River, were conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in the LDS Church in Green River with Bishop Clair Terry officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Kemp, a Green River auto dealer, died Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Born May 28, 1912, in Rock Springs, he was the son of John Valentine and Mary Frances Allen Kemp. He moved with his family to Los Angeles at the age of eight, attended schools in that city and was graduated from the Davis Star Jordan High School, Los Angeles. He returned to Green River in 1932 and went to work at Kemp Motor Co. for his brother. At the time of his death he was a third owner in the firm, which has the Ford dealership in Green River. He married Stella Rollins in Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 18, 1937. The marriage later was solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. An active member of the LDS Church, Mr. Kemp had been a ward clerk, ward teacher and scoutmaster for Troop 20 for several years. He also was a member of Green River Chamber of Commerce and was a past member of the Chamber board of Directors and Lions Club and a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Green River. Survivors include his wife, Stella, Green River; four sons, John Francis Jr., Salt Lake City; Harold Douglas, Laramie, and Cecil Ray and Charles Allen, both of Green River, and one sister, Mrs. Clara Champion, Cove Junction, Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1970 Ida Amelia Maxam, Formerly Of Green River, Dies in Utah Mrs. Ida Amelia Maxam, 74, of 331 West 930 North, Sunset, Utah, formerly of Green River, died Thursday at 2:20 p.m. in an Ogden Convalescent Center. She was born Jan. 5, 1896, in Green River, the daughter of the late Peter O. and Thora Petersen Christensen. She was married to Harry McKay Maxam Oct 21, 1929, in Ogden. A member of the Congregational Church, Mrs. Maxam also was a Girl Scout leader for a number of years in Green River. Her family moved from Green River to Ogden in 1922, and she and her husband returned to Green River in 1929. When Mr. Maxam retired from railroad work Oct. 31, 1960, they returned to Utah, to live in Sunset. Surviving are her husband, Harry, Sunset; one daughter, Mrs. Victor L. (Phyllis) Coffey, Fresno, Calif.; three grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Ann Stewart of Ogden. Funeral services, to be held in Green River, are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1970 BETTY HUFFMAN Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Jane Huffman, 38, of Glenoma, Wash., formerly of Rock Springs, will be conducted in Morton, Wash., Saturday at 1 p.m. A short prayer service will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Rogan Chapel with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Rosary will be recited Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Rogan Chaepl. A graveside prayer will be recited at Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Huffman will be buried in the Gunyan family plot, next to her father, who died in May 1969. Pallbearers will be Harvey Kettering, Jack Gunyan Jr., Myron Gunyan, Dennis Washam, Benny Chabre and Don Corder Jr., all nephews of Mrs. Huffman. Mrs. Huffman died Sunday in an automobile accident near Morton, Wash. A resident of Glenoma the last 16 years, she was born Betty Jane Gunyan Aug. 6, 1931, in Rock Springs. Survivors include her husband, Albert, of Glenoma; one daughter, Kathy, 11, who was seriously injured in the accident; her mother, Mrs. Lillian Gunyan of Rock Springs; five sisters, Mrs. George (Florence) Markisich of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Felix (Verna) Chabre, Mrs. Don (Dorothy) Corder, Mrs. George (Lila) Kettering and Mrs. Eileen Washam, all of Rock Springs; and three brothers, Robert Gunyan of Oxnard, Calif., and Ronald and Jack Gunyan, both of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1970 WILLIAM R. JONES Funeral services for William R. Jones, 75, of 4066 Springs Drive, were conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Ward H. Mallette officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Leo Dominske, Leon Hockart, Ben Hautala, Avelino Guiterrez, William Graham and Richard Dupape. Mr. Jones died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a week’s illness. A resident of Rock Springs one year, he was a retired butler. He was born Jan. 6, 1895, at Bishop, Stortford, England. Survivors include two sons, William Jr. of Waukegan, Ill., and John of Green Bay, Wis.; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Gwendolyn Ainscough of Rock Springs, with whom he had been making his home, and Mrs. George Blizzard of Chalfont, St. Giles, England. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1970 JENNIE MATOZEVICH Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Matozevich, 81, of 208 Liberty Ave., were conducted Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Oyer Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge No. 374. Mrs. Matozevich died Saturday, Feb. 7, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for two days. She had been in ill health the past few years. Born in Carnk, Yugoslavia, Aug. 1889, she had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1921. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anton, who died in 1925. Surviving are one son, Mike Matozevich of Rock Springs; three grandchildren, Michael D. Matozevich of Ogden, Utah and Joe William Matozevich and Mrs. Richard (Judy) Compton, both of Rock Springs, and two great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union Loadge No. 374. Pallbearers were Mila Pryich, Ben Stanko, Ben Schultz, George Pryich, George Lemich and Mike Pryich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1970 RICHARD A. WALES Funeral services for Richard Arkle Wales, 69, of 102 W. Cedar St., Rawlins, were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in Rock Springs with the Rev. Oyer Morgan officiating. Burial was in the family plot in Moutain View Cemetery. Mr. Wales died Saturday, Feb. 7, at Carbon County Memorial Hospital in Rawlins, where he had been a patient 10 days. A former long-time resident of superior, he had lived in Rawlins the last 25 years. He was a member of the Rawlins Methodist Church. A retired coal miner, he was born in Walsenburg, Colo., March 22, 1900, the son of the late Richard and Mary Collin Wales. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Harry (Phyllis) Woods of Rawlins, Mrs. Charles (Elizabeth) Sneddon of Ogden, and Mrs. Hannah Sneddon of Rawlins; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Martha Wales of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Richard Cruickshank, Harry Woods, Bob Wales, Charles Sneddon, Bobby Joe Collier and Thomas Skidgle. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1970 DELBERT D. CAULDWELL Funeral services and burial for Delbert Duwayne Cauldwell, 19, of Bitter Creek, formerly of Willow Springs, Mo., were conducted in Willow Springs. Mr. Cauldwell was killed Saturday morning, Feb. 7, in a one car accident 2.5 miles west of Red Desert, when the car he was driving struck a guard rail on Interstate Highway 80. Born Aug. 7, 1950, at Willow Springs he had lived in Bitter Creek since Jan. 25. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cauldwell, and two brothers, Ed and Bob, all of Willow Springs, Mo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1970 WILLIAM BABELIS Funeral services for William X. Babelis, 80, of 1019 Ninth St., were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. Military graveside services and burial were at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Babelis died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since Jan. 27. He had been in ill health for the past few years. Born Jan. 28, 1890, at Hoboly, Kalavriton, Greece, he had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1938. A retired restaurant operator, he had served with the U.S. Army overseas during World War I. He married the former Minnie Schmidt at Greeley, Colo., May 5, 1932. He is survived by his wife, Minnie of Rock Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Christiansen of Brookings, S.D.; several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Ted (Florence) Ronick and Mrs. Roy (Ruth) Long, both of Rock Springs; Nick Babelis, Sandy, Utah, and George Babelis, Athens, Greece; three brothers living in Greece; two grandsons and several grandnieces and grandnephews. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 128 of Cheyenne, and American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24 of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Ronnie Ronick, Tom Manatos, Harry Pappas, M.M. Gaviotis, and Joe Gaviotis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 21, 1970 MARTIN W. KRAKE Funeral services for Martin W. Krake, 61, of Lander, formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Friday morning at Rogan Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Joseph Fraher officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers included Alex Unguren, Joseph Telck, George Hotchkiss, Ted O’Farrell, Kenneth W. Johnson and Orville Grove. Mr. Krake died Sunday night at a Lander hospital after several months’ illness. A small child when his family moved to Rock Springs in 1926, he attended schools here and later was employed by the Union Pacific Coal Co. He married Jennie Delaurante in Rock Springs. The family moved to Lander seven years ago, when Mr. Krake accepted employment with U.S. Steel. Survivors in addition to his wife, are one son, William of Mt. Prospect, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Jacqueline) Reay of Littleton, Colo.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krake of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. John (Sadie) McTee of Rock Springs and Mrs. John (Ethel) Rebol, of Santa Clara, Calif.; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 21, 1970 VIENO ASIALA Funeral services for Mrs. Sakari Walfrid (Vieno Maria) Asiala, 63, of 935 Lincoln Ave. will be conducted Saturday morning at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. J.D. Heck officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tim Nousi, Angelo Anselmi, Tony Asiala, Robert K. Francis, William Hughes and Leonard Hansen. Mrs. Asiala died of a heart attack at her home Tuesday morning. Born in Hanna, Wyo., March 18, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Jacob E. Parkko and Edith Koski Parkko. A resident of Rock Springs since 1922, she attended schools in Hanna and was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. At the time of her death she was employed as sales clerk at Nan Thompson’s store. She was married to Sakari Walfrid Asiala in Rock Springs July 1, 1925. Survivors include her husband of Rock Springs; two daughters, Marilyn of Rock Springs and Mrs. Robert (Dorothy Mae) Francis of Alliance, Neb.; her mother, Mrs. Edith Parkko of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Angelo (Irma E.) Anselmi and Mrs. Leonard (Alma S.) Hansen, both of Rock Springs; one uncle, I.E. Parkko of Walcott; two aunts, Mrs. Impie Huhta and Mrs. Alma Ulvila, both of Rock Springs; three grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Harvey (Aune E.) Paton, who died Jan. 4, 1968. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 21, 1970 ONECIMO MARTINEZ Services for Onecimo Martinez, 69, of 415 Jensen St., Green River, were conducted Friday morning in the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Green River. The Rev. James Godley officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. A retired Union Pacific Railroad employee, Mr. Martinez died of an apparent heart attack at his home Tuesday. Born Dec. 25, 1900, in Chamisal, N.M., the son of Celso and Lucinda Lopez Martinez, he had been a resident of Green River since 1949. He married Senaida Lopez in Penasco, N.M. in 1919 and was a member of the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception. Survivors include three sons, Thomas Martinez of Green River, Eluferio Martinez of Grants, N.M., and Joe H. Martinez of Elenor, Idaho; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Frances) Pacheco of Green River and Mrs. William (Cedelia) Evans of Grants, N.M.; 35 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; one half-brother, Minnie Martinez of Chamisal, N.M., and one half-sister, Sarah Herrera of Price, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 21, 1970 FRED F. FEDRIZZI Funeral services for Fred Francisco Fedrizzi, 64, of 718 Pennsylvania Ave., were conducted Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Bartek officiated. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Fedrizzi was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Saturday Feb. 14, after he became ill at his home. A railway clerk for Union Pacific Railroad, he was born July 27, 1905, at Tuenno, Tyrol, Italy. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Brotherhood Railway Clerks. Surviving are his wife, Ida Ursula of Rock Springs; three sons, David of Cheyenne, Fred Jr. of Iowa City, Iowa, and Jerome of Casper; four brothers, Mario of Riverton, Guido and Joseph of Rock Springs and Livio of Casper; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Katherine) Rhode of Boulder, Colo., and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers included Americo Bertagnolli, Emil J. Sedlacek, Frank Yugovich, William Borzaga, Emil Zueck and Earl Crapo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 28, 1970 NELLIE McINTOSH Funeral services for Nellie R. McIntosh, 56, of 204 Center St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. George Mackey officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. McIntosh died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient one week. She had been in ill health since last April. Born in Riner, Wyo., Sept. 25, 1913, she was the daughter of the late David C. and Elizabeth Samuels McIntosh. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Alex (Dorothy) Noble and Mrs. Steve (Gladys) Radakovich, both of Rock Springs; two brothers, Donald and Morgan McIntosh, both of Rock Springs; two aunts and one uncle, Mrs. Annie Samuels and James and Carrie Knox, all of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Samuel and Alex, and one sister, Mrs. John (Phyllis) Tolar. Pallbearers were Pete Radakovich, John Tolar Jr., Alex Dean Noble and Donald, Larry and Ricky McIntosh. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 28, 1970 JAMES P. McGARVEY Funeral services for James P. McGarvey, 37, of Laramie, formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. McGarvey died Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Veterans Hospital in Denver. He had been in the building contracting business in Laramie the past year. Born in Rock Springs Sept. 28, 1932, he was graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1959 and also was a graduate of the University of Wyoming, where he majored in education. He formerly had taught in the Superior High School and at the University of Wyoming three years and had served in the U.S. Army four years. Mr. McGarvey was a member of St. Lawrence O’Toole Catholic Church in Laramie and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include three children, Eileen, 11; Michael, 8; and John, 5; all of Omaha, Neb.; his mother, Mrs. Alfred Garetto of Belmont, Calif.; five sisters, Mrs. G.G. (Sheila) Hamm of Rock Springs; Mrs. Peter O. (Mary) Galassi of Belmont, Mrs. David (Colleen) Tennant of San Jose, Calif., Mrs. Terry (Peggy) Pivic of Palo Alto, Calif., and Mrs. William (Evelyn) Davis of Laramie. Also surviving are four brother, Jack and Patrick, both of Rock Springs, Dr. Thomas McGarvey of Laramie, and Gerald McGarvey of Burlingame, Calif.; two aunts, Mrs. Louis Scieszinski and Mrs. Leo Scieszinski, both of Melrose, Iowa; two uncles, Robert Crall, Melrose, Ioa, and Thomas Crall, Chicago, and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, T. Sgt. Bernard McGarvey,3 6, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., who died Jan. 30, 1970 at Sacramento. Pallbearers included Darrell Clabaugh, John Radosevich, Adonis Romero, Jay Devereaux, Robert Royce and Louis Pastor. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 28, 1970 FRANCES CILENSEK Funeral services for Frances Cilensek, 76, of 220 M St., were conducted Friday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Cilensek died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient one day. Born in Yugoslavia March 9, 1893, she had been a resident of Rock Springs since September 1913. She was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and St. Ann’s Altar Society. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Edward (Frances) Liska and Mrs. James R. (Elsie) Zelenka, both of Rock Springs; Mrs. Paul (Mary) Schreck, Mrs. Floyd (Ursula) Fletcher and Miss Louise Cilensek, all of Ogden, Utah, and Mrs. Richard (Jeanne) Stanton Jr. of Rock Springs. Also surviving are two sons, Frank and Carl Cilensek, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Ursula Brachun of Rock Springs; 24 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Cilensek was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Sr., who died June 25, 1953. Pallbearers were George Liska, Marty Liska, Edward Liska Jr., William Paul Schreck, Robert Schreck, Richard Schreck, David Zelenka and Pat Stanton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 28, 1970 RALPH B. MATTINSON Funeral services for Ralph B. Mattinson, 50, of 602 Hickory St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the LDS Church with Counselor George Herd of the First Ward officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers included Larry Mattinson, Glen Mattinson, Darryll Mattinson, Terry Mattinson, Gene Mattinson and James Mattinson. Mr. Mattinson died Saturday, Feb. 21, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient 1 ½ months. A resident of Rock Springs 33 years, he was employed as a section foreman in the maintenance department for the Union Pacific Railroad. Born Dec. 5, 1919, in Knightsville, Utah, he was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 151, and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way. Survivors include his wife, Helen, of Rock Springs; four sons, Ralph C., Dennis, Donald and Gerald, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Kim (Sharon) White of Lyman and Mrs. Maurice (Ella) Larson of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren; three brothers, Willis of Smithfield, Utah; George of Spanish Fork, Utah, and Glen of Orem, Utah; one sister, Mrs. Monte (Faye) Gustis, Spanish Fork, and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1970 WILLIAM LAYTON DENTON Graveside services and interment for William Layton Denton, 35, of Gillette, were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with Rev. George F. Serson of the Green River First Baptist Church officiating. Military services were conducted by the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24. Funeral services were conducted Monday in the First Baptist Church in Gillette with Rev. Leon Nelson officiating. Pallbearers in Rock Springs were Jack Seppie, Glenn Chivers, Weldon Chivers, Rusty Davis, Ted Corrigan and Ralph Coleman. Pallbearers in Gillette were Joe Thomas, Bill Shelly, Preston Morehouse, Chuck White, Claud and Clinton Rhodd. Mr. Denton died Wednesday, Feb. 25, in a Cheyenne hospital after suffering severe head injuries in an oil field accident in Kitty Field. Born April 29, 1934, in Illmo, Mo., he had lived in Gillette 2 ½ years after moving there from Rock Springs. He was president and owner of Rocky Mountain Casing Services, Inc. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gillette, the Loyal Order of Moose, Eagles Lodge and the American Legion. Surviving are his wife, Lou; four children, Cindy, William L. Jr., John and Tonja, all of Gillette; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Eddy of Rock Springs; and two stepsisters, Mrs. Loretta Slayer and Mrs. Ann Steafeth, both of Rockford, Ill. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1970 Thornock Rites To Be Saturday KEMMERER (Special)—Funeral services for Gerald Lynn Thornock, 20, Diamondville, who was killed in a truck accident Wednesday morning on a construction job near Buffalo, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the LDS Second Ward Chapel, Kemmerer, under the direction of Bishop Bruce Hymas. Burial will be in Kemmerer Cemetery. Born in Kemmerer Sept. 4, 1949, Mr. Thornock was the son of Merrill S. Thornock of Kemmerer and LaDean Dymock Thornock of Diamondville. He attended Kemmerer schools, graduating from Kemmerer High School in 1968. A member of the LDS Church, he also attended Utah State University. Survivors, in addition to his parents, are one brother, Michael Dean, National City, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. William S. (Bonnie) Buckley, Cokeville, and Linda Jean, Diamondville, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester P. Thornock, Kemmerer, and Mrs. Lorita Dymock, Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1970 TREAVOR SCOTT PHILLIPS Graveside services for Treavor Scott Phillips, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lee Phillips, 704 Wendt Ave., Rock Springs, who died shortly after birth Sunday, March 8, were held Wednesday afternoon at Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. The Rev. Nicholas Natelli of the First Congregational Church officiated. The baby was born Sunday at 11:14 p.m. His mother is the former Mary Beth Pryich. In addition to the parents, survivors are the baby’s paternal grandparents, Howard Lee Phillips Sr., Rock Springs, and Olga Grace Phillips, Cheyenne; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Pryich, and maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Brown, all of Rock Springs, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1970 ROY SAMUEL HOFF Roy Samuel Hoff, 59, of Salt Lake City, former Rock Springs resident, died at his home Monday morning, March 9. A truck driver for IML Freight for 27 years, he had been a resident of Salt Lake City the past 19 years. He received the Driver of the Year Award in Wyoming for 1969 and the Driver of the Month in Utah, in December, 1969. He was born Feb. 23, 1911, in Bakersfield, Calif., the son of Samuel and Nellie Camtlin Hoff. He married Mildred O’Dell in Manila, Utah, Feb. 20, 1934. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, William R. of Denver and Robert D. of Yuba City, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Jerry J. (Jean) Lowell, Glasgow, Mont., and two sisters, Florence Hoff, Lander and Louise Carey, Provo, Utah. Funeral services were held at the Deseret Mortuary in Salt Lake City Tuesday morning. Graveside services were held in Rock Springs with interment in a Rock Springs cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1970 NORMAN F. TRAHER Norman F. Traher, 57, former Rock Springs resident, died Saturday, March 7, in Elko, Nev., of a heart attack. Born June 26, 1912, he was the son of the late Fred and Edith Williams Traher and attended Rock Springs schools. He was graduated in 1930 from Rock Springs High School. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; two sons, Norman Jr. and Fred, and one daughter, Debbie, all of Elko; a sister, Mrs. Ella Mae Mathill and a cousin, Mrs. James Gilday, both of Rock Springs, and four grandchildren. A brother, David, preceded him in death. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Elko. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1970 CLORA MAEZ Funeral services for Mrs. Clora M. Maez, 43, of 160 South Fourth East, Green River, were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Green River, with the Rev. James Godley officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Maez died Saturday at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City. Born Nov. 7, 1926, in Chamisal, N.M., she was the daughter of Damian and Corina Dominguez Cordova. She was married to Cassie Maez, May 3, 1946, in Green River. A resident of Green River since 1945, when the family moved from Chamisal, she had been employed as a waitress at Little America, the Taco House Home Café, the Wyoming Café and at the Union Pacific Beanery, all in Green River. At one time, she was employed as a coach cleaner for Union Pacific. Surviving are her husband, Cassie Maez, Green River; one son, Cassie LeRoy Maez, Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Marilyn) Martinez of Green River and Mrs. Pat (Barbara) Pacheco, Rock Springs; one grandson, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Damian Cordova, Green River; five brothers, Joe D. and August Cordova, Los Angeles, Celestino of Waynesville, Mo., Benito of Green River and Bob D. Cordova of Albuquerque, N.M. Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Tom (Claudina) Martinez and Mrs. Joe P. (Rita) Vigil, both of Green river and Mrs. Dell (Gloria) Chapele, Little America and several nieces and nephews. Two sisters preceded her in death. Pallbearers were Bob Romero, Arron Ortega, Sam Dominguez, Jake Dominguez, Anolre Garcia and Ruben Flores. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1970 HENRY MIHAS Funeral services for Henry A. Mihas, 74, of 318 Pearl St., Kemmerer, were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Green River Ahepa Hall with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Rock Springs, officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mr. Mihas died suddenly at his home March 11 after suffering a heart attack. Born Feb. 19, 1896, in Thesve, Greece, he had been a resident of Kemmerer 26 years. He had managed the Red Feather Café in Green River from 1923 to 1944, when he moved to Kemmerer, where he operated the Pioneer Café until retiring in 1960. Surviving are his wife, Kay, of Kemmerer, and one nephew, Tommy Mihas, also of Kemmerer. Mr. Mihas was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Rock Springs, and the Order of Ahepa, Green River Chapter No. 182. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1970 MARIA BUSTOS Funeral services for Mrs. Maria Adeline Bustos, 62, of 49 Third St., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, with graveside services by the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary. Pallbearers were Stan Jackson, Sam Ehrlich, Ray Abeyta, Gale Ortiz and Robert Mares, all grandsons, and Russell Sims. Mrs. Bustos died Saturday in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient two days. She had suffered a lengthy illness. Born in Trinidad, Colo., May 29, 1907, she had been a resident of Rock Springs 20 years. She was the daughter of the late Ben and Maria Virginia Sena Passerelli. She was married to C.A. Bustos in Trinidad, Feb. 12, 1923, and was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151 Auxiliary. Survivors are her husband, C.A. Bustos of Rock Springs; six sons, Charles F. Bustos, Broomfield, Colo.; Anthony, Denver, Colo.; Filbert M. of Alexandria, Va.; Frank of Wichita, Kan.; Eugene M. of Albuquerque, N.M., and Manuel J. serving with the U.S. Navy at Charleston Heights, N.C. Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Charles (Irene) Wilkinson of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Sam (Charlotte) Brown, Mrs. Eugene (Virginia) Abeyta and Mrs. William (Millie) Gonzales, all of Colorado Springs; 3? Grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; one brother, Henry Passarelli of Palisades, Colo.; three sisters, Mrs. Darrell (Theresa) Hart of Colorado Springs, Mrs. Charles (Mary) Moran and Mrs. James (Millie) Martenelli, both of Cheyenne, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Bustos was preceded in death by her parents and two sons, Nick, who died July 27, 1968 at Deming, N.M., and Lance Cpl Patrick C. Bustos, U.S. Marine Corps, who was killed in action May 10, 1969 in South Vietnam. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1970 MATILDA BUTKOVICH Funeral services for Mrs. Matilda Butkovich, 70, of 1234 Tenth St,. Rock Springs, was conducted Wednesday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiated. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Victor Starkovich, Nick Nicksich, John Fermelia, Emil Blazovich, Pete Sotckich and Vern Sather. Mrs. Butkovich died Saturday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born at Gospec, Yugoslavia Aug. 25, 1899, she had been a resident of the Rock Springs area since 1922. She was a member of the Croatian Union No. 306 and SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mary Porter of Rock Springs and Mrs. Ann Miller of Grand Junction, Colo.; five grandchildren; two brothers, Stephen Stilinovich of Gospec, Yugoslavia and Anton Stilinovich of Buenos Aires, Argentina and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1970 Ft. Bridger Boy, 14, Dies Jon Pierre Garat, 14, Fort Bridger, died Thursday in Primary Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born Oct. 18, 1955, in Salt Lake City, the son of Jean and Carol Jean Stuve Garat. Jon, an eighth-grade student at Mountain View High School, was a member of the band and the basketball team. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents and two brothers, Michel and Monique of Fort Bridger; two sisters, Mrs. James (Linda) Hamik and Mrs. Paul (Martha Ann) Carr, both of Salt Lake City; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Garat of France and Mrs. Mabel Stuve of Rogers, Neb. Rosary will be recited Sunday at 8 p.m. and mass of burial Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Fort Bridger. Friends may call at the church Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m., with burial in Fort Bridger Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1970 PAUL LEW Funeral services for Yee Chuen (Paul) Lew, 75, of 118 L St., were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Nicholas Natelli of the First Congregational Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Leo Hung, Tommy Tom, Leo T. Dip, Tim Lew, Jim Fun and Phillip Lew. Mr. Lew died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient two days. Born at Toi Shan, Canton, China, Feb. 8, 1895, he was a retired restaurant operator, having operated a restaurant at Idaho Falls and Logan, Utah. A resident of Rock Springs many years, he married Fung Lau, who died in China in 1953. Surviving are a son, Wing Chan Lew of Canton, China; one daughter, Mrs. Ce Hui of Hong Kong; one brother, Shick Lueng of Canton, China; two sisters, Mrs. Shiu Ngoh Wong of Hong Kong and Mrs. Shiu Wan Louis of Vancouver, B.C.; 11 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1970 MIKE BEGOVICH SR. Funeral services for Mike Begovich Sr., 90, of 1015 Ninth St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Pat Burns, Marko Begovich, Don Lund, Mike Olenski, Charles Brejcha and John Yerkovich. Mr. Begovich died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient five days. A resident of Rock Springs 66 years, he was a retired coal miner. He was born Sept. 18, 1879 at Kozica, Dalmatia, Yugoslavia. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Croatian Fraternal Union No. 374, the American Fraternal Union No. 18 and the United Mine Workers of America, Local 8078. Surviving are three daughters, Catherine Begovich and Frances Begovich, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Mitchell (Mary) Olenski of Vestal, N.Y.; two sons, Tony Begovich of Lander and Mike Begovich Jr. of San Pedro, Calif., seven grandsons and one nephew, Marko Begovich, living in Australia. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1970 MAX SCHULTZ JR. Funeral services for Max William Schultz Jr., 49, 177 W. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, were conducted Monday afternoon in the LDS Ward Chapel with Bishop Clair Terry officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Floyd Morrison, Ed Cone, Erwin Dana, Bill Mosely, Tom Mosley and Bud Jessop. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Schell, Lloyd Gibson Sr. and Lorin Lowell. Mr. Schultz died Friday, March 20, at his home. A resident of Green River 46 years, he was born Jan. 27, 1921, at Tabor, Alberta, Canada, the son of the late Max Emil and Sarah Wilson Schultz. He married Winifred Jessop Jan. 20, 1958, in Green River. A carpenter and painter for the Union Pacific Railroad, he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Eagles Lodge in Green River. Survivors include his wife, Winifred, of Green River; four stepchildren, Richard Gordon Roe of Winnemucca, Nev.; Mrs. Allen (Janet) Sherburn of French Glen, Ore.; Mrs. Jess (Annis) Carrillo of Rock Springs and Carol Roe of Lake View, Ore.; two brothers, Leland and Wilson Schultz, both of Green River; four sisters, Mrs. Lyle (Gladys) Kelsey and Mrs. Clarence (Marvell) Morrison, both of Green River, and Mrs. Joe (Louise) Mosley and Mrs. Fred (Meda) Paulsen, both of Ogden, Utah; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1970 STEPHANIE PHILLIPS Funeral services and interment for Stephanie Michelle Phillips, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Phillips of Henderson, Colo., were conducted at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver. The baby died eight hours after birth at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Monday. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Tiffany, of Henderson; her paternal grandmother, Maria Phillips of Aurora, Colo.; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Andreasen of Soda Springs, Idaho; one uncle and three aunts. The Phillipses had resided in Green River and were returning to Colorado to live. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1970 J.M. McLENNAN Funeral services for Jasper Murdock McLennan, 82, of 1314 Eleventh St., were conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, the Rev. George Mackey officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kennth McLennan, Lloyd Fiscus, Larry McNalley, Rex McLennan, Robert McLennan and Eugene Kincaid. Honorary pallbearers included Dwight Jones, Albert Clark, William Harris, Ron Judd, Otto Larson, John Treager, John Hughes, Earnest Fedel, Richard DuPape, Mike Apostoulis and John Tennant. Mr. McLennan died March 21, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He had been a patient in the hospital for two days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1951, he previously had lived in Superior from 1921 to 1934, when he moved to Reliance and lived there until coming to Rock Springs. A retired coal miner, he was born in Laramie Feb. 18, 1888. He married the former Ethel Butler at Laramie June 4, 1910. The son of the late John and Rose McLennan, he was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and the United Mine Workers of America Survivors are his wife, Ethel, of Rock Springs; two sons, Rodney of Grand Junction, Colo., and Benjamin K. McLennan of Ogden, Utah; three sisters, Mrs. Raymond (Belle) Lampman of San Lorenzo, Calif., Mrs. Arthur (Edna) Denham of Fort Collins, Colo., and Rose McLennan, residing in Hawaii. Also surviving are three brothers, Leath and Kenneth McLennan, both of Laramie, and Crete McLennan of Fort Collins; three brothers-in-law, Ben K. Butler and Russell J. Sholl, both of Rock Springs, and Thomas K. Butler of Stockton, Calif.; eight grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sons, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1970 GEORGE J. GALLO Funeral services for George John Gallo, 86, were conducted Monday morning at the Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Wayne Rogers, Juno Rogers, Don Corder, Teofilo Esquivel, Peter Vase and John Callas. Mr. Gallo died Friday at Kimberly Manor Nursing Home, 1325 Sage St., after an illness of three weeks. A retired coal miner, he was born Nov. 4, 1883 in Italy. He came to Rock Springs in 1903 and resided here until 1909, when he moved to Lander. He returned to Rock Springs in 1960 and had resided here since. Mr. Gallo had made his home with his foster family, Mr. and Mrs. George Rodgers, 103 M St., Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1970 ORAL DEAN ELDER Funeral services for Oral Dean Elder, 67, 246 West Railroad St., Green River, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Francom-Smith Mortuary with the Rev. Carl Krusi officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Leo Boss, Richard Kizzire, Carroll Kizzire, Ernie Nott, Bert Smith and Algot Wilson. Mr. Elder died Wednesday. Born Oct. 2, 1902, in Linwood, Kan., he married Bertha Cook before coming to Wyoming. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and had been employed as a telegraph operator for the Union Pacific Railroad before operating his own radio and television repair shop in Green River. A resident of Green River since 1943, he was a member of the Congregational Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. E.P. (Ruth) Dalgarn of Medicine Bow and Mrs. C.W. (Mary) Vickrey of LaBarge; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Sanders of Lawrence, Kan., and Mrs. Edward (Cleo) Lewis of Independence, Mo.; six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1970 HENRY W. URANKER Funeral services for Henry Washington Uranker, 62, of Baldwin Park, Calif., formerly of Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at the R.L. Volsey Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Burial will be in the American Legion Lot at Mountain View Cemetery. Military services will be conducted by American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Mr. Uranker, who moved to California six years ago, after many years’ residence in Rock Springs, died Sunday, March 22, in Baldwin Park after a short illness. Born July 4, 1907, in Blossburg, N.M., he was the son of the late Frank and Pauline Klements Uranker. A retired coal miner, he was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church during his residence here and was an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Mary, of Baldwin Park; one son, Gerald Uranker of Rock Springs; two stepsons, Robert Paul of Rock Springs and George Paul of Texas; two brothers, James Uranker of Ogden, Utah, and William Uranker of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Davidson of LaPuente, Calif., Mrs. Helen Burn of Raton, N.M., and Mrs. Barbara Lambert, Colorado Springs, Colo., and four grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 4, 1970 Man Is Killed In Lumber Mill Accident SARATOGA, Wyo. (AP)—A former Idaho resident, Sheldon L. Walton, died Thursday before arriving at Carbon County Memorial Hospital following a lumber mill accident in Saratoga. Walton, 30, was killed in the accident at the Hines Lumber Co. He is survived by his wife Helen and two daughters and a son. Officials said Walton had been living in Saratoga the past year. He attended Idaho schools and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Walton, live in Oakley, Idaho. Two funeral services will be held. The first will be Saturday in Saratoga, followed by services and burial in Oakley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 4, 1970 JOE GALICICH SR. Funeral services for Joe Galicich Sr., 87, of 843 Sixth St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial will be in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Galicich died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient two days. He had been in ill health for several months. Born March 19, 1883, in Volaka, Yugoslavia, he had been a resident of Rock Springs 70 years and was a retired coal miner. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the American Fraternal Union No. 18, the Slovene National Benefit Society and United Mine Workers of America. Surviving are his wife, Mary, of Rock Springs; two sons, Joseph H. and Albert G. Galicich, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Burnell (Cecelia) Chapman of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Mrs. John (Mary) Mrak preceded him in death several years ago. Pallbearers will be John Fortuna Sr., John Fortuna Jr., Ernest Lowseth, Frank T. Kershisnik, Albert G. Galicich and Joseph H. Galicich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 4, 1970 DAVID A. WILSON Funeral services for David Alexander Wilson, 77, of 818 D St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Volsey Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Oyer Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ronald McMillan, Donald McMillan, Tom McMillan Jr., Terry Wilson, Jerry Mivshek and Calvin Chilton. Mr. Wilson died Sunday, March 29, at Kimberly Manor after a short illness. He had been a resident of Rock Springs 63 years. Born April 3, 1893, in Lona Coning, Md., he was the son of the late William and Mary Metez Wilson. He married Florence Overy Nov. 14, 1946, in Rock Springs. Formerly employed by the Chilton Sheep Co. many years, he also was a retired employee of Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Florence, Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Berlie Barnes, Los Angeles; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Tom McMillan, Rock Springs; two sons, David (Bud) Wilson of Rock Springs and Robert Overy, Rock Springs, whom he had adopted; one stepson, Joseph Overy, Salt Lake City; three brothers, William, Joe and Quail, all of Lona Coning, Md.; seven grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 4, 1970 EDITH TWEEDDALE Funeral services for Edith May Tweeddale, 85, of 1325 Sage St., were conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home, with the Rev. Oyer Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were William E. Graham, Charles Zancanella, Rennard Jensen, Gilbert Smethurst, Joe Datlich and Ernest Fedel. Mrs. Tweeddale died Monday at her home after a long illness. She had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1915. Born Feb. 19, 1885, at Detroit, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Ruben and Martha Ann York Brittain. She was married to William Wells Tweeddale at Trinidad, Colo. Dec. 31, 1914. Mr. Tweeddale died Nov. 15, 1966. Surviving are a stepdaughter, Mrs. Francis (Maudeline) Hanson of Oakland, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Steve (Eleanor) Orester Sr. of Rock Springs and Mrs. J.H. (Jeanette) Martin of Denver; one granddaughter, three great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1970 ELVERA HEADD Funeral services for Elvera E. Headd, 53, 1411 Lowell St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday morning at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Theodore Mayberry officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Headd died Saturday, April 4, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since Feb. 23. She had been in ill health since last July. A resident of Rock Springs since May 1949, she had been employed by the J.C. Penney Co. until ill health forced her retirement. Born at Galena, S.D., Nov. 15, 1916, she was graduated from Deadwood, S.D. High School with the class of 1934. She was married to Cecil G. Headd at Driggs, Idaho, in August 1947. Survivors are her husband, Cecil, of Rock Springs; one son, Spec. 5 Rex W. Headd, with the U.S. Army at Dugway, Utah; one daughter, Karen, a student at Continental College of Beauty at Salt Lake City; one sister, Mrs. Fred (Mary) Maynard of Plumel, S.D.; one brother, Arthur of Spearfish, S.D.; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a twin brother, who died at birth. Pallbearers were Roger J. Battisti, John S. Kauchich, Gary S. Kamenski, Albert L. Tiree, Frank Bertagnolli and Phil Alstatt. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1970 JOHN PORENTA Funeral services for John Porenta, 65, 511 F St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited Thursday night at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Pallbearers were Wayne Johnson, Val Kalan, Fernand Marcy, Harry Thuesen, Stan Pivik and Frank Margon. Mr. Porenta, a retired coal miner, died at his home Tuesday after a long illness. Born Dec. 30, 1904, in Bitne, Yugoslavia, he had been a resident of the Rock Springs area about 50 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 151, the American Fraternal Union, No. 18, and the SNPJ Lodge No. 10. Surviving are his wife, Anna; one son, John R. Porenta of Phoenix, Ariz., and seven grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1970 NICK KRAGOVICH JR. Funeral services for Nick Kragovich Jr., 56, of Ogden, former longtime resident of Winton and Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Andy Motichka, James Wilson, George Lemich, John Zakovich, John Shuster and Tony Rudolph. Mr. Kragovich died Wednesday at St. Benedict’s Hospital, Ogden, after a brief illness. He had been hospitalized one day before his death. A retired coal miner, he had moved from Rock Springs 12 years ago to make his home in Ogden. Born Aug. 23, 1913, a Buffalo, N.Y., he was the son of the late Nick and Helen Kolesar Kragovich Sr. He had attended schools in Cumberland and Winton. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Michael H. (Judy) Hruska, and two sons, Nick Kragovich III and James Kragovich, all of Rock Springs; one brother, Paul, of Rock Springs; a half-brother, Joseph, Leadville, Colo.; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas, who was killed in action during World War II in New Guinea. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1970 WALTER LIETZ Funeral services for Walter Lietz, 73, of 218 Virginia St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Oyer C. Morgan officiated. Masonic graveside services and burial were at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Chris Gras, Eldon Spicer, Sam Leckie, Aldo Costantino, Edwin Swanson and Dwight Jones. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Hoff, Robert Stuart, Robert Maxwell, Jackson Forbes, Everett Ransdell, Glen Heagney, Albert Kolman, George Bird and Richard S. Webster. Mr. Lietz died Sunday, April 5, at his home after a brief illness. Born July 13, 1896, at Salt Lake City, he was the son of the late Paul A. and Adele H. Lietz. He married the former Elizabeth Wissler June 20, 1917, at Salt Lake City. He came to Rock Springs in 1920 and worked as a carpenter for Kellogg Lumber Co. He later worked for the late H.C. Kerback and then as an independent contractor. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a past master of Rock Springs Lodge No. 12, AF & AM, a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Korein Temple of the Shrine, Mountain Lily Chapter No. 10 of the Order of Eastern Star, Excelsior Lodge No. 9 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Carpenters Union No. 1620. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth of Rock Springs; a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Max Gentilini of Rock Springs; a son-in-law, Dr. C.S> Weare of Burns, Ore.; five grandchildren, Mrs. Tom Cole of Cheyenne, Patricia Gentilini of Denver, William W. and Sally Weare of Portland, Ore., and John R. Weare of Burns, Ore.; one brother, Bert Lietz of Salt Lake City. One daughter, Marian Weare, preceded him in death in 1954. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1970 JOSEPH ROBERTSON Funeral services for Joseph Henry Robertson, 52, of 1005 Pilot Butte, Rock Springs, were conducted Monday morning at Volsey Chapel with the Rev. George Mackey officiating. Graveside services by the National Guard, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion and burial were at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don McMillan, Charles Passey, Jack Welsh, Burt Madden, Frank Flannery and Chuck Fantin. Mr. Robertson died Thursday April 2, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a day’s illness. A retired auto body shop operator, he had been in business 22 years. Born in Mineral, Kan., Aug. 2, 1917, he had been a resident of Rock Springs 45 years. An Army veteran of World War II, he enlisted Jan. 30, 1940 at Ft. Douglas, Utah. He was stationed in Bataan as a surgical technician with the Army medical detachment at General Hospital No. 1. On April 10, 1942, he and companions made their way to Corregidor, where they stayed until it fell to the Japanese May 6, 1942. After capture, he was sent to Bilibed in Manila and then to Cabanatuan, a main Japanese prison camp, where he was held 58 days. He then was sent to Nichols Field camp and was there until 1944, when he was returned to Bilibed for treatment of his eyes, as his vision was impaired because of a lack of food. In January 1945 he was on a ship which was sunk en route to Japan. Mr. Robertson swam to shore at Elongapo Bay on the west shore of Luzon. On Jan. 31, 1945, he was sent to Camp No. 17 on Omuta, where he worked in a hospital until his liberation Sept. 13, 1945. He was discharged from the Army as a staff sergeant Sept. 3, 1948, in Denver. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Surviving are his wife, Alice, whom he married June 10, 1941, at Manila, Utah; three sons, Joe, Vernon and Richard, all of Rock Springs; one brother, Charles of Burney, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Kelly of Carlin, Nev., and Louise Culpepper of Simi, Calif., one grandchild and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1970 HARRY G. PARKER Funeral services for Harry G. Parker, 83, of 717 Pennsylvania Ave., former Mayor of Rock Springs, who died Wednesday morning after a lengthy illness, will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Masonic Temple. Glenn Heagney, master of the lodge, will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Born in Corning, Perry County, Ohio, July 21, 1886, he was an infant when his parents brought him to Rock Springs. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Parker. His father, a pioneer deputy U.S. marshal, also worked as superintendent of Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, then Wyoming General Hospital, after being employed as a coal explorer by Union Pacific Railroad. Mr. Parker married Marguerite Travis in Rock Springs in 1910. He had served as city treasurer in 1912, became mayor in 1921 for one term, and then was elected city councilman, serving about three terms. He owned his own business, Parker Wholesale, which he established in 1914 in Rock Springs, to handle hay, grain and groceries. He continued that business at Blair and D Streets until his retirement in 1943. He also owned and operated a cattle ranch, known as the Moulsen Homestead Ranch, south of Rock Springs, from 1924 to 1929. Mr. Parker, a master Mason in the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, also belonged to the Korein Temple Shrine, Rawlins. Surviving are his wife Marguerite T. Parker, Rock Springs; two sons, Harry S. Parker, Rock Springs, and Pete T. Parker, Jackson; one daughter, Mrs. Albert (Marguerite) Galicich, Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Eva) Kellogg, Laguna Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Max (Blanche) Harnden, Gold Beach, Ore.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Jack Travis, Joseph Radosevich, Donald Stevens, Albert Kolman, Carmal Patton and William McCurtain. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1970 VILLENA STITES Funeral services for Mrs. Villena Clark Stites, 63, of 322 West Railroad Ave., Green River, were conducted Tuesday morning at Green River LDS Chapel, with Bishop Clair Terry officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Green River. Mrs. Stites died Thursday, April 2, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 22, 1906, at Decatur, Ark., she was the daughter of the late James Edward and Josephine Killian Clark. She was married to Richard Henry Stites Sept. 7, 1924. She moved to Kemmerer in 1945 and from Kemmerer to Green River in 1966. She was a member of the LDS Church, Eagles Auxiliary and Neighborhood Sewing Circle. Surviving are four sons, James Edward of Spanish Fork Utah; Alonzo Henry of San Francisco; Richard Jr. of Green River and Thomas of Lincoln, Neb.; two daughters, Mrs. Edmond (Ruth) Cone of Green River and Mrs. Jack (Peggy Jean) McCormick, residing in Germany; 12 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Walter (Ada) Enbom of Encampment and Cora Clemets of Senaca, Mo., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1970 DOMINICK FERRERO Funeral services for Dominick Keto Ferrero, 64, 814 Gobel St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles A. Bartek officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Military graveside services will be conducted by the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24. Pallbearers will be Eldon Chapman, Roger Sims, Steve Babel, James Stark, William (Kaiser) Elich and James Songster. Mr. Ferrero died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient eight days. He had been in ill health for the past few years. Born in Rock Springs, Nov. 27, 1904, he was the son of the late John and Tresa Marietta Ferrero Sr. A retired coal miner, he also had been employed as a jailer for the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Department until ill health forced his retirement. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24, and the Disabled American Veterans. Surviving are three brothers, Peter M., John Jr., and Martin (Barney) Ferrero, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Tony (Medeline) Pivic of Rock Springs; one aunt, Giovanna, residing in Italy; two uncles, John B. Marietta of Rock Springs and Charles Ponsetti of Berkeley, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, who died April 17, 1969; his mother, who died Feb. 23, 1929; and one sister, Mary, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1970 RUDOLPH MARCHETTI JR. Funeral services for Rudolph Andrew Marchetti Jr., 46, of Salt Lake City, formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Trujillo of Rock Springs and the Rev. Mark O. Benvegnu of St. Vincent DePaul parish of Salt Lake City officiating. Graveside military services were conducted by Archie Hay Post No. 24, American Legion, and burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Louis Barto, Leno Zadra, William Smith, Frank Bozner and Robert Granaas, all of Rock Springs, and Dick Ricci of Salt Lake City. Honorary pallbearers were Walt VandeVeegaet and Dennis Bradshaw, both of Salt Lake City, and Larry Fanelli, Tommy Breeze, John Kowlok and Willis Heikes. Mr. Marchetti was found dead Saturday afternoon at the North Baxter Pump Station, the victim of an apparent heart attack. An employee of Beeline Oil Co., a subsidiary of Husky Oil Co., Mr. Marchetti had taken a load of drip oil to the pump station Saturday morning and was gauging tanks when the attack apparently occurred, according to Sweetwater County Coroner Peter Vase. Born in Rock Springs, March 25, 1924, Mr. Marchetti was the son of the late Rudolph and Elena Betta Marchetti. He had made his home in Rock Springs until moving to Salt Lake City four years ago. He married the former Mary Yeager Sept. 2, 1946, in Green River. An Army veteran, he was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Rock Springs, and St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Salt Lake City. Surviving are his wife, Mary, and a daughter, Roseanna, both of Salt Lake City; his mother, Mrs. Elena Marchetti, Rock Springs; one sister, Bruna Granaas of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1970 MARY TWARDOSKI Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Twardoski, 87, of 616 Ludvig Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Mills Jr., Herman Kays, Steven Babel, Gary Befus, David Aldred and Herbert Semiyeton. A resident of Rock Springs since 1898, Mrs. Twardoski died Sunday, April 12, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since Feb. 18. Born in Poland, July 10, 1882, she was married to Thomas Twardoski in Rock Springs in 1901. He preceded her in death in 1953. A brother, John Bogus, died in 1968. She was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1970 INFANT LONG Graveside services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy D. Long of the El Paso pumping station on McKinnon Road south of Green River, will be conducted at Riverview Cemetery, Green River, Saturday at 2 p.m. with Bishop Allen West of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Green River officiating. The baby girl was stillborn Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital in Rock Springs. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are two brothers, Charles and John; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barker of Meridian, Idaho, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Long of Granger; and great-grandmothers, Mrs. Ida Merlin of Parma, Idaho, and Mrs. Eda Long of Pinedale. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1970 MATTHEW BUNTEN JR. Funeral services for Matthew W. Bunten Jr., 72 of 817 North Front St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Rogan Chapel. The Rev. George Mackey of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military graveside services. Pallbearers will be David Muir and Harold Blunk, Rock Springs; Ernest Blunk, Mahlon Grubb and Carl Williams, Green River; and Adrian Clark, Sandy, Utah, all nephews of Mr. Bunten. Honorary pallbearers, all members of Mr. Bunten’s Coffee Club, Park Hotel, include Edward Walsh, Ronald Judd, Richard Orme, Andrew M. Strannigan, Ben Caine, Joe Behun, Otto Larsen, Peter Johnson and Ben Butler. Mr. Bunten died Tuesday at his home after several months’ illness. He had returned to his home three weeks ago, after being hospitalized since jan. 24, when he suffered a heart attack. A resident of Rock Springs area 65 years, he was a switchman for Union Pacific Railroad for more than 40 years until retiring in 1965. He also had served as Sweetwater County Treasurer from 1920 to 1924. Born Nov. 27, 1897, at Brookside, Colo., he was the son of the late Matthew and Mary Bunten Sr. He married the former Hilda Wiggen in Green River, April 12, 1919. They had celebrated their 51st anniversary this year. An Army infantry veteran of World War I, he served with the 102nd Rainbow Division in France. He was wounded in action and awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of the Union Pacific Old Timers Club. Surviving are his wife, Hilda, Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Ernest J. (Elsie) John of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. J.J. (Louise) Fedrizzi Rock Springs, and three grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1970 GEORGE MENGEL Funeral services for George Elias Mengel, 74, of 112 South Fourth West, Green River, were conducted Monday morning at Francom and Smith Mortuary, Green River, with the Rev. Ronald P. Schutt officiating. Burial was in North Platte, Neb. Mr. Mengel died Thursday, April 9, at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City after a long illness. He recently had undergone surgery. Born Aug. 20, 1895, in Washington, Kan., he was the son of the late Thomas and Anna Werner Mengel. He married Bertha O. Kiser, who preceded him in death. A resident of Green River 43 years, he was employed as a car inspector for Pacific Fruit Express Co., until retiring in 1964. He had lived in North Platte, Neb., before coming to Wyoming. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. Surviving are one son, Robert L. Mengel of Green River; one daughter, Wanda Lois Hall; three adopted children, Mrs. Bertha I. Loyd, Green River, George F. Hall, serving with the Army in Ft. Hood, Tex., and Dolores R. Hall of Green River; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild; one brother, Francis Mengel of North Platte, and two sisters, Mrs. Ida Thompson, San Jose, Calif., and Mrs. Lillian Savin of Omaha, Neb. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1970 FRED DIEMER Funeral services for Fred Henry Diemer, 52, of Burbank, Calif., formerly of Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. J.D. Heck of Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Military graveside services will be conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Mr. Diemer died Monday, April 20, at his home in Burbank, following a brief illness. Born at Meeteetse, Wyo., June 7, 1917, he was the son of the late Harry F. and Katherine Sattler Diemer. He was employed by the City of Burbank at the time of his death. He was graduated from Napoleon, Ohio High School and was a member of the Lutheran Church. He came to Rock Springs in 1937 and was employed by Mountain Fuel Supply Co. until he entered the Army during World War II. He returned to work for Mountain Fuel after the war. Employed by the Rocky Mountain Drilling Co. until 1957, when he went to California to live, he had been a resident of Burbank three years. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Herbert (Frances) Meyer of Rock Springs; his stepmother, Mrs. Harry F. (Alleene) Diemer of Wesley Manor, Weslaco, Tex.; a niece, Mrs. William E. (Marlene) McMillan of Rock Springs; one aunt, two great-nephews and several cousins. Pallbearers will be Harold Lindsey, Stanley Graham, G.B. (Scotty) Mackie, William McMillan, Tom Singer and Clem Tomsik. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1970 MRS. JEAN CHIPP Funeral services for Mrs. Jean Chipp, 83, 213 K St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Masonic Temple. Worthy Matron Barbara Kessner will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Chipp was found dead at her home Thursday, the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the head. She reportedly had been despondent and in ill health. Born Sept. 18, 1886, at Fairfield, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Anna Haxon Marvin. She came to Rock Springs in 1903, and was married to Henry Thomas Chipp here in 1905. At the time of her death, she was operating Chipp Music Store in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Henry Chipp and Donald W. Chipp, and one daughter, Mrs. Jessie Chipp McCort, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Daisy Jackson of Green River; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Chipp was preceded in death by her husband, who died March 25, 1956, and one son who died in infancy. Pallbearers will be James Stark, Harry Chipp, David Dillon, Joseph Kruljac, Floyd Kaul and Keith Curran. Honorary pallbearers are Forerest Kessner, Art Rosetti, Bob Dupape, John Stafford, Charles Parker and John Baines. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1970 ROBERT SWEETS Funeral services for Robert Lee Sweets, 16, 725 Booker St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The Rock Springs High School sophomore died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been receiving treatment since April 11 for a gunshot wound in the lower left abdomen. Born April 27, 1953, in Rock Springs, he is survived by his father, Robert Sweets Jr., Rock Springs; two brothers, Mark and Michael, both of Rock Springs; three sisters, Debbie, Michelle and Teresa, all of Rock Springs; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sweets Sr. of Rock Springs. Pallbearers will be Joey Rogers, Lenny Kaumo, Ron Ronick, Frank Porenta, David Lee Yarber, George Page, Dwayne Robinson and Arthur Page. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1970 NETTIE MARTIN Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Elizabeth Martin, 68, of 231 East Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Green River, with the Rev. Dennis Sersahl officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Martin died Thursday, April 16, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient the past month. Born in Carthage, Ill., March 19, 1902, she was the daughter of John Edwin and Julia Angline Walker Slagle. She was married to Joseph Huston Martin in Arma, Kan., Jan. 4, 1920. The Martins moved to Superior in September 1920 and also lived in Thermopolis before going to Green River in 1939. A member of the Christian Church, Mrs. Martin was a past president of the Rebekah Lodge of Green River, a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary No. 2321, Green River, and the Women’s Benefit Ass’n No. 12, Thermopolis. Surviving are her husband, Joseph, Green River; seven sons, Joseph H. Martin Jr., Edward, James and William, all of Green River, Staff Sgt. Dewey Martin, serving with the Air Force on Taiwan, Staff Sgt. Daniel Martin, with the Army in Germany, and Samuel Martin, Rock Springs; five daughters, Mrs. Henry (Victoria) Christensen, Thermopolis, Mrs. Frank (Violet) Wilkes and Mrs. Waine (Delores) Prime, both of Green River, Mrs. Harold (Nettie) Miller, Brigham City, Utah, and Mrs. Dick (Julia) Richie of Woodland Park, Colo. Also surviving are one brother, Dewey Slagle of Pittsburg, Kan.; two sisters, Mrs. John Pozin of Independence, Mo., and Mrs. Lela Van Hall of Pittsburg, Kan.; 23 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1970 JOHN P. SIKICH Funeral services for John Paul Sikich, 59, 1305 Eleventh St., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday morning at Rogan Chapel, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Ylincheta Jr., Vange Grubb, Lawrence Boirn, MacArthur Ylincheta, Levi Reed Jr. and John Bailey. Mr. Sikich, operator of Zeke’s Diner, Manila, Utah, died Friday, April 17, after five months’ illness. A lifetime resident of Rock Springs, he was born here May 8, 1910. He was employed 17 years in the coal mines, worked 13 years for Mountain Fuel Supply, and also operated two drive-ins in Rock Springs before opening the one in Manila in 1959. He married Mera Don Larsen in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 16, 1961. His first wife, nee Bertha Olson, her mother and a daughter, Sandra, 15, were killed in an automobile accident July 11, 1956. Surviving are his wife, Mera, Rock Springs; two daughters, Dawn Louise and Deborah Joan, and one son, David John Sikich, all of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Joe (Rose) Santich and Mrs. Lewis (Ann) Groshel, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Luke (Katie) Ederzich of Frederick, Colo.; three brothers, Pete, Mike and Louis Sikich, all of Rock Springs; two nieces and one nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sikich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1970 SUSAN WATAHA Funeral services for Susan Wataha, 67, of 1011 North Front St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday morning at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Wataha died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient 10 days. She had been in ill health for the past few years. A resident of Rock Springs since 1904, she was born in Austria, Jan. 21, 1903, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Steffan. Mrs. Wataha had attended Rock Springs schools and was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, St. Monica’s Sodality and the Neighbors of Woodcraft. She was married to John J. Wataha in Rock Springs Aug. 15, 1922. He died Dec. 22, 1955. Surviving are two sons, Mayor Paul J. Wataha and Steven Wataha, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Mary Catherine) Browne of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Annie Ruby of Murray, Utah, and Mrs. Mary Ladamus and Mrs. Elizabeth Meals, both of Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Mike Steffan of Price, Utah; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she also was preceded in death by one son, John, who died Jan. 5, 1924. Pallbearers were John Ribovich, Steve Ribovich, David Ruggera Sr., Frank Korfanta, Dennis Browne and John Fornengo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1970 HANNAH STRAIN Services for Hannah L. Pettengill Cross Strain, 68, of Bennion, Utah, a former longtime resident of Superior and Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at the United First Methodist Church in Rock Springs with the Rev. Oyer C. Morgan officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Strain died Tuesday at Valley West Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she had been a patient three weeks. Born Oct. 5, 1901, at Boone, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian Ranson Pettengill. She was married to Frank B. Cross at Cambria, Wyo., in 1918. Mr. Cross died in 1944. She later was married to David Strain April 25, 1947, in Thermopolis. Mr. Strain died Dec. 12, 1965. While a resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Strain was a member of United First Methodist Church. Surviving are one son, Franklin E. Cross of Bennion, Utah; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; one brother, W.F. Pettengill of Toano, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Albin (Lillian) Morden of Wenatchee, Wash., and Mrs. Harry (Sylvia) Anderson of Santa Susana, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1970 GEORGE KOMOTO Funeral services for George Komoto, 80, of 201 M St., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home, the Rev. Seiki Ishihara of Salt Lake City Buddhist Church officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Komoto died Monday, April 13, at Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. He had been in ill health since January. He was a retired section foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad. A Rock Springs resident since 1903, he was born in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 25, 1889. He married Yukino Morita in Rock Springs in 1915. She died in 1922. He then married Ito Kunijiro at Hiroshima, Aug. 15, 1923. Surviving are his wife, Ito, of Rock Springs; two sons, Frank of Los Angeles and Jimmy of Venice, Calif.; one daughter, Shuzue of Los Angeles; two brothers and one sister living in japan; five grandsons and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Komoto was a member of the Salt Lake City Buddhist Church. Pallbearers were Takayuki Tanaka, Kenichi Ota, Jiro Okano, Frank Komoto, Paul Komoto and Tom Yamawaki. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1970 SHARON PRODUIT Funeral services for Sharon Stewart Produit, 30, 320 Angle St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial will be in the family plot at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Thomas Cameron, James Robinson, Herman Rauzi, Frank Bozner, Herman Albertini, Thomas Beverly and Edward Cook. Mrs. Produit died Tuesday of multiple injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 30, 10 miles west of Rock Springs. Born in Rock Springs Dec. 23, 1939, she was the daughter of Mrs. Mamie Brawley Stewart and the late Harry Stewart of Rock Springs. She was married Sept. 23, 1967, in Rock Springs. Mrs. Produit was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. She had been employed by her brother-in-law Serafino Rauzi, in the operation of the Thunderbird Motel, at the east edge of the city. Surviving are her mother; two sisters, Mrs. Serafino Rauzi, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Tom Willis of Independence, Mo.; two brothers, Leo Stewart of Green River and Harry Stewart of Rawlins; three aunts, Mrs. Agnes Shultz and Mrs. Arthur Cook, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Sadie Hodge, Green River; and two uncles, Jack Brawley of Rock Springs and Jim Brawley of Hudson. She was preceded in death by her father, who died Aug. 15, 1950. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1970 PAULINE BROTHERTON Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Bellu Brotherton, 49, 425 Elias Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday at t10 a.m. at Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Charles Bartek of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dominick Coletti, John Demshar, Louis Barto, Bill Loisate, Dale Dallas and Joe Jelaca. Mrs. Brotherton died Monday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been admitted 2 ½ hours earlier. Born March 4, 1921, at Bancroft, Idaho, she moved to Rock Springs with her parents when she was a small child. She was the daughter of Mrs. Caroline Bellu and the late Giulio Bellu of Rock Springs. A member of the Italian Singers, Mrs. Brotherton had performed with the group Saturday night at the meeting of Odd Fellow and Rebekahs. Surviving are her husband, Pat, of Rock Springs; two sons, Patrick Brotherton Jr. and Fred Morgando, Jr., and her mother, Mrs. Caroline Bellu, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Joe (Laura) Tomich of Jackson; one grandchild; one uncle, Pete Sartoretto of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1970 FRANK FERLIC SR. Funeral services for Frank M. Ferlic Sr., 65, 211 Sherman St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Ferlic, a Rock Springs city councilman, was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Monday, after suffering a heart attack. Born in Rock Springs Feb. 27, 1905, he was the son of the late Matthew and Jennie Boznar Ferlic Sr. He married Mary L. Barnick Feb. 28, 1935, in Rock Springs. Mr. Ferlic was serving his second term on the council at the time of his death. He first took office on the council Jan. 1, 1959, and served through Dec. 31, 1960, and was returned to office Jan. 1, 1963, continuing until the present time. He was president of the council in 1967. Employed as a field deputy county assessor, he also had been a long-time employee of Rock Springs Butchering Co. before retiring. A member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Mr. Ferlic also belonged to Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151, and was a life member of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters of America. Surviving are one son, Frank S. Ferlic, Green River; one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Marylyn) Sikich, Potosi, Mo.; two brothers, Matthew Ferlic Jr., Missoula, Mont., and James of Burley, Idaho; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Vehar and Mrs. Vern (Jennie) Fisher, both of Rock Springs, and Miss Anna C. Ferlic of Portland, Ore.; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ursula Barnick, Rock Springs; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. His father preceded him in death Nov. 15, 1940; his mother, Nov. 29, 1965; his wife, Aug. 20, 1965; one son, who died in infancy; six brothers, Stanley, killed in action in World War II in Italy, Matt, Joe, August and John, in infancy, and Joseph, Sept. 6, 1966; and one sister, Frances, who died in infancy. Pallbearers were Paul J. Wataha, Peter Vase, Oscar Tellefson, Bill Uranker, Victor Starkovich and Glen Hagney. Honorary pallbearers included Neil Whalen, John Schnauber, Joseph Gras, Edward King, the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis, John Fornengo, Howard Perner and Pete Worley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1970 Torrington Man Dies After Crash CHEYENNE (AP)—A Torrington man, Kenneth Huckfeldt, 43, has died in a Cheyenne hospital from injuries he suffered two weeks ago in a two-vehicle accident. Hospital officials said Huckfeldt hadn’t regained consciousness since the accident, which happened 1 ½ miles east of Torrington. Huckfeldt’s death raises the Wyoming 1970 highway fatality toll to 43, or one more than on this same date last year. Killed outright in the accident was another Torrington man, Fred Stricker, 22. Authorities said the car Stricker was driving struck the rear of a pickup truck. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1970 EUGENE PAOLI SR. Funeral services for Eugene Paoli Sr., 82, of 1407 Lowell St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank A. Redle officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Leo Bertagnolli, Bol Courtier, Norman Gillespie, and grandsons, Douglas Paoli, David Paoli and Neal Olson. Mr. Paoli died Friday, May 1, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since April 10. He had been in ill health the past five years. Born in Mazzanigo Civezzano, Trento, Italy, July 25, 1887, he had been a resident of Rock Springs the last 56 years. He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Paoli was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the United Mine Workers of America, the Italian-American Society and the Fratellanza Operia DiMuttuo Soccoroso Lodge. He married Pauline Corazza Sept. 5, 1924, in Denver, Colo. Surviving are his wife, Pauline; one daughter, Mrs. Ismael (Margaret) Olson; one son, Eugene P. Paoli Jr., all of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1970 WILLIAM ADAMS Funeral services for William Raymond Adams Jr., 28, of 40 South Fourth West, Green River, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Green River with the Rev. George F. Serson officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Adams died Saturday, May 2, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital an hour after he was admitted for treatment of an apparent heart attack. Born June 30, 1941, in Russellville, Ark., he was the son of William Raymond and Lois B. Steele Adams Sr. He married Rowena Mefferd Sept. 24, 1967, in Cheyenne. A member of the First Baptist Church of Green River, he attended schools in Green River and was graduated from Lincoln High School in 1958. A resident of Green River since 1952, Mr. Adams served in the Army in 1953. He attended the Baptist Seminary College in Texas and the Cheyenne Lawrence Beauty School. He managed the Western Beauty Salon in Green River. Surviving are his wife, Rowena, of Green River; one daughter, Lois of Green River; his mother, Mrs. Walter Rood, Green River; his grandmother, Mrs. Beulah Adwell of Verona, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Stan (Shirley) Mitchell, Green River, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1970 DOROTHY LIGHTNER Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Marie Lightner, 52, 1210 Ninth St., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Oyer Morgan officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Matt Wilde, Thomas Wilde, Robert Wilde Jr., Thomas Lightner, Donald Smith and Robert Wilde Sr. Mrs. Lightner died Sunday, May 3, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient one day. She had undergone heart surgery several months ago. Born Dec. 17, 1917, in Rock Springs, she had lived here all of her life. Survivors are her husband, George T. Lightner of Rock Springs, one son, Donald D. Rock Springs; her mother, Mrs. Jeanette Davis of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Kermit (Evelyn) Dotson of San Juan, Puerto Rico; Mrs. Phillip (Beverly) Toombs of Las Vegas, Nev., Mrs. Ruth Davis of Cheyenne, and Mrs. Shirley Pederson of Pocatello, Idaho; two brothers, William R. Davis of Pocatello and Donald P. Davis of Grand Junction, Colo.; and two grandsons. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1970 SADIE SMITH Funeral services for Sadie Smith, 67, of 218 McClellan, Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. Oyer Morgan of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Vern Sather, Milan Pryich, Richard Plemel, Gary Summers, Harry Chipp and Dr. John Gosar. Honorary pallbearers included Ben Stanko, James Gerrard, Ron McMillan, Jimmy Wilson, Anton Amizich, James Knox and Mike Pryich. Mrs. Smith died Sunday, May 3, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since April 22. A life-time resident of Rock Springs, she was born here May 12, 1902, the daughter of the late Charles X. and Sarah Whitehouse Smith. She attended schools in Rock Springs. A member of the National Benefit Assn., Mrs. Smith also was a long-time member and past president of the Culinary Workers Union No. 502. Surviving are a son, Benjamin H. Schultz of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Joe (Betty) Hopkins of Littleton, Colo.; one brother, Thomas H. Smith of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Agnes Kauzlarich of Modesto, Calif.; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1970 JOHN M. ORD Funeral services for John M. Ord, 73, Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Rogan Chapel. The Rev. George Mackey of Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion will officiate. Burial will be in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Pete Doan, Sam Doan, John Doan, Pete Sikich, Eddie Opella and Robert Cuthbertson. Mr. Ord, a native of Rock Springs, died at Veterans Hospital, Hot Springs, S.D. Tuesday after a long illness. He has been hospitalized 28 years. Born Aug. 16, 1896 in Rock Springs, he was a retired coal miner. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ord of this city. Surviving is one brother, Archie Ord of Pocatello, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1970 OPAL DOAN Funeral services for Opal Gladys Doan, 59, of 711 Wendt Ave., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rogan Chapel, with Bishop Elwood Robins of the LDS Church officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Garden. Mrs. Doan died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient four days. She had suffered a lengthy illness. A resident of Rock Springs 32 years, she was born Dec. 10, 1910, in South Dakota. Survivors are her husband, Abraham, of Rock Springs, and two nieces and one nephew. Pallbearers will be Pete Doan, John Doan, Sam Doan, Eddie Opella, Alex Pryich and Thomas Beverly. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1970 HAZEL SPROWELL Graveside funeral services for Miss Hazel Sprowell, 72, of 16 Wardell Court, Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at Mountain View Cemetery with the Rev. George Mackey officiating. Miss Sprowell, a retired school teacher, died Firday, May 8, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient five days. She had been in failing health the past year. Born in Carbon, Wyo., Sept. 21, 1897, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Sprowell. She had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1902. She attended Rock Springs grade and high schools and was graduated from high school here. She also was graduated from the University of Wyoming. She taught in Rock Springs grade schools 32 years, retiring from the staff at Yellowstone School seven years ago. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Surviving are one brother, Earl Sprowell, Laramie, four sisters, Mrs. James (Rose) LeMarr and Mrs. Maude Ace, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Celia O’Dell and Mrs. Elsie May, both of Laramie, and several nieces and nephews. One sister, Mrs. J. Allen (Myrtle) Fletcher of Rock Springs, preceded her in death three years ago. Three brothers, Jim, Mort and George Sprowell, all of Rock Springs also preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1970 Charges Delayed In Shooting SUNDANCE, Wyo. (AP)—Crook County attorney Cecil Hughes says charges won’t be filed in connection with a fatal shooting last weekend near Oshoto, Wyo. because of insufficient evidence. Killed in the shooting was Larry Tope, 20, of Moorcroft. Hughes said a coroner’s jury was unable to determine whether the shooting was accidental, in self defense or intentional. Being held in connection with the shooting was a Oshoto rancher, Irvin Baker, 55. Crook County authorities released Baker from custody Thursday, but said an investigation into the shooting will continue. Huhges said Tope was shot by a bullet from a .44 caliber weapon, which he owned. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1970 GEORGE TOMICH Funeral services for George Tomich, 89, 905 Pershing Blvd., Cheyenne, formerly of Rock Springs and Superior, will be conducted Saturday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial will be in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his four sons, Mike, Joseph, John and Emil TOmich, and sons-in-law, Kenneth Adams and Andrew Shassetz. Mr. Tomich died Wednesday at DePaul Hospital in Cheyenne, where he had been a patient one day. He had been in ill health for the past year. Born in Ricica, Yugoslavia, Sept. 15, 1880, he came to the United States March 8, 1903, arriving in Baltimore, Md. He then moved to Rock Springs, later to Superior and then back to Rock Springs. Mr. Tomich was employed by the Union Pacific Coal Co. 44 years before retiring. A former long-time resident of Rock Springs and Superior, he moved to Cheyenne to make his home with his daughters following the death of his wife. He married Kata Vrkljan in Rock Springs Aug. 26, 1910. She preceded him in death Oct. 23, 1965. A member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, he also had been a member of the SNPJ Lodge No. 10 since 1905, the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge No. 306 since 1912, and a member of the United Mine Workers of America since 1907. Surviving are four sons, Mike of Rock Springs, Joseph of LaMirada, Calif., John of Paramount, Calif., and Emil of Green River; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Katherine) Adams and Mrs. Andrew (Ann) Shassetz, both of Cheyenne, and Mrs. Paul (Mary) Toher of Stockton, Calif., 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1970 THOMAS HORN SR. Funeral services for Thomas Horn Sr., 88, of 620 Dewar Drive, were conducted Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Volsey Chapel, the Rev. Theodore S. Mayberry officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Horn, a retired coal miner, died Friday, May 15, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient eight days. Born in Angus, Iowa, March 15, 1882, he was the son of the late James and Mary Morris Horn. He had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1919. He had been employed by Union Pacific Coal Co. until retiring several years ago. Mr. Horn was a former member of Fraternal Order of Eagles, Knights of Pythias, BPO Elks, Redman Lodge and United Mine Workers, District 22, Local 2174. Surviving are his wife, Idabell; two sons, Thomas Horn Jr., Rock Springs and Wade Horn, San Leandro, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Dorothy) Cook, Ogden, Utah; one sister, Mrs. Joe (Ann) Feith Sr., Rock Springs; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Frank Rolich, Jim Benson, Joe Feith, Jackson Forbes, Ken Shelton and Chris Gras served as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1970 GASPER BONATTO Funeral services for Gasper Bonatto, 67, 701 Fourth Avenue West, Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial was in Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Reay, Stan Myska, Andy Angelovic, Onesimo Branch, Harry Fitchett and John Fornengo. Mr. Bonatto died Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since March 13. He had been in ill health since Dec. 30. A life-time resident of Rock Springs, he was born here Nov. 4, 1902, the son of the late Lucca and Appolonia Faletti Bonatto. He married Mary Rose Kruljac in Rock Springs, July 19, 1938. Employed by the City of Rock Springs until ill health forced his retirement, he attended schools here and was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife, Mary, Rock Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Robert B. (Eleanore) Whisler, Rock Springs; one son, John, San Carlos, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Ray (Peggy) Litton, Downey, Calif.; two granddaughters, Gianna and Andrea, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Lena, and Elizabeth Ann and Elizabeth Marie, twins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1970 CHERYL KALBER Funeral services for Cheryl Ann Kalber, four-year-old daughter of Richard A. and Marion Zoe Lee Kalber of Oroville, Wash., were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Rock Springs, with the Rev. George Mackey officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Richard Lee, William Lee, William Lee Jr. and David Lee. Cheryl died Thursday morning, May 21, at Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle, where she had been a patient three weeks. She had been in ill health the last two months. Born Nov. 25, 1965, in San Bernardino, Calif., she had lived in Oroville the last three years. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. Her mother is a former Rock Springs resident. Survivors include her parents; a sister, Tammy, and a brother, Richard, all of Oroville; maternal grandmother, Mrs. James B. (Marion Zoe) Lee of Rock Springs; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kalber, and paternal great-grandfather, K. Breeden, all of Cheyenne, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1970 PETER PRITZA Funeral services for Peter Pritza, 74, of 1026 Ninth St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. George Mackey of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ben Stanko, George Lemich, George Lemich Jr., Errol Marlowe, Joseph Dominiski and Harry Thuesen. Mr. Pritza died Tuesday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for four days. He had been in ill health for the past 13 years. Born Oct. 14, 1895, at Korenica, Yugoslavia, he came to the United States in 1911. A resident of Rock Springs 50 years, he was a retired section foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was the son of the late Joseph and Sophia Shuput Pritza. He married Milena Wuicich in Rock Springs, April 7, 1924. He was a member of the F.O. Eagles Aerie No. 151, the Serbian National Federation, and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way. Surviving are his wife Milena of Rock Springs; three sons, Mike of Rock Springs, Nick of Omaha, Neb., and Joe of Galbraith Lake, Alaska, two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1970 ARTHUR E. LINDER Funeral services for Arthur E. Linder, 64, of Modern Trailer Court, Green River, were conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at Francom and Smith Mortuary, Green River, with Rev. George Serson officiating. Burial was in the Veterans Plot of Riverview Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by the American Legion. Mr. Linder died Tuesday at his home. He had been a resident of Green River three years, after residence in Murray, Utah, and Mountain View, Wyo. Born May 3, 1906, in Unionville, Mo., to David Louis and Maude Margaret Mosley Linder, he married Ada B. Terry in Mexico. He was employed as a laborer on construction work in the Green River area. A member of the First Baptist Church, he was a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II, serving from May 6, 1942, to July 28, 1843. Surviving are his wife, Ada, Green River; one son, George Anthony Linder, Green River, and two brothers, Lee Linder of Ogden, Utah, and Louie Linder of Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1970 JOHN A. RIZZI Funeral services for John Arthur Rizzi, 17, of 324 East Second St., Green River, were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River, with the Rev. James Godley officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Rizzi died Friday, May 22, at 7:30 p.m. Born June 13, 1952, in Tacoma, Wash., he was the son of John C. and Kathleen Skarperud Rizzi. He was a member of the Church of Immaculate Conception in Green River. Surviving are his parents; one sister, Beth Karen, Green River; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skarperud, Mayville, N.D., and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rizzi, Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1970 RICARDO ABRAM Funeral services for Ricardo Abram, 82, LaBarge area rancher, were conducted Friday at 10 a.m. at Rogan Mortuary Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Bartek of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Pallbearers were Alfonse Bertagnolli, Leo Bertagnolli, Gaetano Rizzi, Frank Zambai, Victor A. Abram and Patrick Abram. Mr. Abram died Sunday, May 23, in a Kemmerer hospital after a two weeks' illness. Born Jan. 1, 1888, in Ronzono, Tyrol, Austria, he had lived in Superior, Rock Springs and LaBarge areas the past 67 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Surviving are two nephews, Victor Abram of Rock Springs, and Bruno Abram, living in California, and one niece, Mrs. Olga Gruber of Sunnyvale, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1970 Roy A. Epps, Former Local Man, Dies Roy Alexander Epps Sr., 66, of Los Angeles, Calif., former Rock Springs and Superior resident, died May 9 at USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, following a lengthy illness. Born May 17, 1904, in Rock Springs, he was the son of the late John and Nina Epps. He was educated in the public schools of Rock Springs. After working the mines here for 28 years, he and his family moved to Pasadena, Calif., and later to Los Angeles. In California, he became a member of the Apostolic Faith Church in Los Angeles. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Virgil Epps, he is survived by four daughters, Constance, Gwendolyn, Carolyn and Kathryn; five sons, Roy Jr., Keith, John, Donald and Larry; one sister, Mrs. Clinton Randolph, Rock Springs, seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. One daughter, Karen, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held in Los Angeles, with interment in Lincoln Park Mausoleum. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1970 Thomas F. Carter Dies in Salt Lake City EVANSTON (Special)—Thomas Fred Carter, 31, Clayton, Idaho, died Tuesday, June 2, in Salt Lake City. Born June 13, 1938, to Fred and Melba Fern Carter in Salt Lake City, he was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and had served in the U.S. Marines from 1955 to 1959. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Melba Lackey of Salt Lake City. Graveside services were conducted Friday in the Evanston City Cemetery by the American Legion Medicine Butte Post No. 41. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1970 THOMAS G. JONES Funeral services for Thomas Griffin Jones, 76, of 367 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Union Congregational Church, with the Rev. Carlisle Krusi officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Jones, a retired Union Pacific employee, died Saturday, June 6, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Born June 21, 1893, in Rock Springs, he was the son of William and Mary Elizabeth Roberts Jones. He married Mildred Frye Jan. 22, 1916, in Green River. Mr. Jones was a member of the Methodist Church of Rock Springs, a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and the UP Old Timers Past Presidents No. 18. He also was a member of the Woodmen of the World. He attended the Creighton School of Pharmacy in Omaha, Neb., and worked for the late Dr. Hawk as a pharmacist. He was a past commander of Ascalon Commandery No. 5, Knights Templar, and a past high priest of Baalbee Chapter No. 4, Royal Arch Masons. A past patron of Mystic Chapter No. 8 Order of Eastern Star, he also was a former member of Mt. Moriah Chapter, AF & AM No. 6. Surviving are his wife, Mildred, and one daughter, Lois M. Robertson of Denver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1970 DENNIS E. BELL Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:45 p.m. for Dennis E. Bell, 82, of Reliance, resident of this area the past 36 years, who died Wednesday in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services will be conducted at the LDS Church by Bishop Elwood Robins, with interment in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Mr. Bell was born in Almy, Wyo., Nov. 12, 1887, the son of the late James and Lucy Britton Bell. The family later moved to Evanston, where he married the former Florence Simpson Nov. 21, 1910. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake City Temple April 10, 1953. Mr. Bell, who started to work in the coal mines at Almy at the age of 12, moved to Rock Springs in 1934. Here he was employed in the coal mines until her retired in 1951. He had lived in Reliance the past 15 years. Surviving are his wife, Florence, and one daughter, Mrs. Bernard (Fae) Grove, both of Reliance; one grandson, Melvin Grove, presently serving with the Army at Ft. Carson, Colo.; one brother, L.S. Bell, Morgan, Utah, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be James O. Johnston, George Blacker, John Dickson, Clyde Daniels, and Ray and Grant Brown. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1970 JOSEPH BOGATAJ Funeral services for Joseph Bogataj, 73, of 1239 Ninth St., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Frank Redle officiating. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Karl Bogataj, Frank Bogataj, John J. Majhanovich, Fred Morgando, Emil Bertagnolli and Albert Korfanta. Mr. Bogataj died Friday, June 12, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. A resident of Rock Springs the last 47 years, he was born Feb. 20, 1897, in Trata Goranija Vas Nad, Skofja Loka, Yugoslavia, the son of Anton and Maria Bercich Bogataj. He married Mary Golob in Rock Springs Feb. 24, 1923. Employed by the Union Pacific Coal Co. for many years before his retirement, Mr. Bogataj was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, SNPJ Lodge, American Fraternal Union and American Slovenian Catholic Union. He was an Austrian veteran of World War I. Surviving are his wife, Mary; one son, Joe Bogataj, and one daughter, Mrs. John (Angela) Majhanovich, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Johanna Burnik of Zirl, Yugoslavia; one aunt, Mrs. John (Johanna) Putz; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1970 KENNETH LEE CHAMBERS The body of Kenneth Lee Chambers, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Chambers of 323 M St., Rock Springs, who died as the result of a gunshot wound Tuesday, has been taken to Plainville, Kan., for funeral services and interment. The family has lived in Rock Springs the past year, coming here from Sheridan and earlier from Hoisington, Kan., where Kenneth was born Jan. 26, 1962. Surviving are his parents, one brother, Gary; two sisters, Glenda and Sandy, all of Rock Springs; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Chambers of Goodland, Kans., and Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Dougherty of Plainsville, Kan., and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1970 CHARLES W. MURPHY Funeral services for Charles William Murphy, 61, of 653 North Front St., Rock Springs, who died Friday, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Jack Heck officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Murphy died Friday, June 12, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Born July 19, 1908, in Champaign, Ill., he was employed as an oil rig worker in the Rock Springs area. He was a former resident of Russell, Kan. He is survived by one daughter, Mary Murphy of Corpus Christi, Tex. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1970 MRS. ELSIE LINDROOS Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Lindroos, 57, of 532 West Ninth St., Casper, were held Friday with interment in Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Mrs. Lindroos died Monday, June 14, at Natrona County Hospital in Casper, as the result of an alleged beating in her apartment June 6. She was born in Rock Springs Aug. 21, 1913, the daughter of the late Herman and Ida Johnson. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was employed at the Henning Hotel in Casper at the time of her death. She was married to Eric Lindroos in Rock Springs Oct. 21, 1928. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Lindroos was a former long-time resident of Rock Springs, but had resided in Utah, Cheyenne and Casper during the past four years. Survivors include one son, Robert, and one daughter, Mrs. Betty Hanke, both of Casper; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Arndt of Bremerton, Wash., and Mrs. Henry (Ester) Walters of Reliance; one brother, Ernest Johnson, Rock Springs; eight grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. George (Gloria) Fabiny of Rock Springs, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Gordon (Helen) Tronquet of Rock Springs. She attended school in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Albino Simoncini, Jack Woodsmall, Ernest Johnson, John Lindroos, Henry Walters and Fred Walters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1970 ANDREW J. HAMILTON Services for A.J. Hamilton, long-time Rock Springs and Point of Rocks resident, were held Tuesday at the Green River Congregational Church. Burial was in the Odd Fellows section of Mountain View Cemetery, with the IOOF conducting graveside services. Mr. Hamilton, 76, of 4541 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, Calif., died Thursday, June 11, in Lakewood General Hospital in Long Beach after a long illness. He had lived in Long Beach the past 10 years. Born in Feddick, Cumberland, England, July 18, 1893, Mr. Hamilton was the son of the late James and Sarah Carr Hamilton Sr. He married the former Nellie Love in Rock Springs June 21, 1920. Her served for many years as deputy state mine inspector after arriving in Rock Springs in 1912 and working as a coal miner here. Until his retirement 10 years ago in Billings, Mont., he worked as a federal mine inspector. A World War I Army veteran, Mr. Hamilton was a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows, Excelsior Lodge No. 9. He served as a past commander of the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 in Rock Springs, in addition to his membership in the Masonic Lodge No. 12 of the AF & AM. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Long Beach. He is survived by his wife, Nellie, Long Beach; four sisters, Mrs. William (Isabelle) Wright, Kaysville, Wash.; Mrs. Minnie Swann and Mrs. Eva McCullock, Whitehaven, England; and Mrs. Janet Orrrell, Rock Springs; four brothers, Roger Hamilton, Palo Alto, Calif.; Donald Hamilton, Battle Lake, Mich., and Ambrose and James Hamilton Jr., Rock Springs, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Pallbearers were Dwight Jones, John Stafford, Thomas LeMarr, Ken Darling, David Petrie and James B. Johnson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1970 OLLIE GRAY Funeral services for Ollie (Bea) Gray, 86, Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Oyer C. Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Clint Randolph, Amos Jackson, Amos Page, Mousie Tullock, Hack Carter and Earl Dotsey. Miss Gray died Friday, June 19, at Kimberly Manor after a long illness. Born Sept. 30, 1884, at Springfield, Ill., she was the daughter of James and Betty Dorsey Gray. She had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1924. Surviving are two cousins, Geraldine Watson and Willetta Clapp, both of Springfield, Ill. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1970 JOHN KALLAS Funeral services for John Kallas, 47, of 40 South Center St., Green River, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Green River Ahepa Home, with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Kallas died Saturday, June 20, at his home, an apparent suicide victim, according to Sweetwater County Coroner Peter Vase. Born in Athens, Greece, June 21, 1922, he had been a resident of Green River since 1930. He had been employed as a stockman in a Green River market until a short time ago. He married the former Elizabeth Pagiatakis in Athens Oct. 23, 1957. He had attended school in Green River and was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; one son, Angelo, 11; twin daughters, Irene and Mary, 6, all of Green River; and two brothers, Pete of Green River and Gust of Lander. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4, 1970 FRANK ROMISH Funeral services for Frank M. Romish, 64, of Pinedale, were conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church at Pinedale, with the Rev. John Murray officiating and the Rev. Edmond Placed of the Mt. Carmel Home, Kearney, Neb., assisting. Graveside services were conducted by the BPO Elks, with Rev. Charles Bartek of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church assisting. Burial was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ambrose Hamilton, Al Carollo, Glen Wise, Teno Roncalio, Ray McDonough, J.R. Kerback, Frank Korfanta and Morris Horton. Honorary pallbearers included Keith Curran, Owen West, Gene Physterer, Rudy Anselmi, Thomas Delgado, Otto Gabardi, Preston Allan, Carol Jensen, Pat Johnson, William Hout, Sam Doan, David Carmichael and William Harvey. Mr. Romish died Thursday, June 25, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient one day. Born May 23, 1906, in Rock Springs, he operated the Corral Bar in Pinedale. A member of the board of directors of the Wyoming Liquor Dealers Association seven years, he was a member of the BPO Elks, Pinedale chapter, and was active in several civic organizations. Surviving are his wife, Alice Romish, a daughter, Mrs. Annette Pape, and four grandchildren, all of Pinedale; a stepson, Alex Brant Schaff of Pinedale; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Joseph (Rhoda) Culpepper of Pittsburg, Calif., and Mrs. Denice Alderman of Pinedale; a sister, Mrs. Elsie Thayer of Sheridan; and three step-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4, 1970 JACK STRONG Funeral services for Erie (Jack) Strong, 76, of 214 ½ Sherman St., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home. Military graveside services were conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and the Wyoming National Guard. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Harold and Gary Brown, Finis Mitchell, Robert Simms, Alfred Petersen and Alex Garbrecht. Mr. Strong died Friday, June 26, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient 11 days. He had been in ill health the past year and a half. Born Oct. 19, 1893, in West Virginia, he had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1920. He was a retired carman’s helper for the Union Pacific Railroad. The son of the late Bailey and Zolly Wheeler Strong, he married the former Rose Krichbaum May 1, 1922, in Rock Springs. She died July 20, 1969. An Army veteran of World War I, Mr. Strong was a member of the Brother hood of Railroad Carmen of America, Lodge No. 332, Neighbors of Woodcraft Circle No. 408, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2316, and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Virginia Lemki of Arvada, Colo., Mrs. James (Mary Louise) Thornton of Hayes, Kan., and Mrs. Vernon (Betty Jane) Petersen of Rock Springs; one son, George B. Strong of St. Louis Park, Minn.; one sister, Mrs. Orwin (Pina) Lambert of Richmond, Va.; one half-sister, Mrs. Don (Virginia) Hanson of Long Beach, Calif.; two half-brothers, Jack and Curtis Strong, both of Long Beach, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4, 1970 GEORGE RADAKOVICH Funeral services for George Radakovich, 51, of 307 Angle St., were conducted Friday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. Nicholas Natelli of the First Congregational Church officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Passey, Floyd Kaul, Cleve Martin, James Arnoldi, Emil Tomich and Don Sherman. Mr. Radakovich was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Tuesday, June 30, the victim of a heart attack. He was employed by FMC Corp. at the time of his death. Born in Pueblo, Colorado, March 5, 1919, he had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1944 and was a former longtime resident of Superior. He married Manda Krpan at Manila, Utah in 1941. She died in 1959. He was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union, Lodge No. 306, and the United Mine Workers of America, District 50. Surviving are three sons, Dan and Steve of Rock Springs and Don of Tucson, Ariz.; one daughter, Sherry, of Rock Springs; his mother, Mrs. Pete (Eva) Radakovich of Pinedale; three brothers, Steve and Roy, both of Rock Springs, and Mike, Carson City, Nev.; five sisters, Mrs. Lloyd (Ruby) Pople of San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Mildred Poljanec of Jackson; Mrs. Wayne (Bessie) Schwab and Mrs. Don (Mary) Sherman, both of Pinedale, and Mrs. Peter (Anne) Olsen of Big Piney; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his father, who died May 11, 1970; one brother, Nick who died in 1947 and a sister Sophie, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 11, 1970 S.A. (JIM) PAOLI Funeral services for Serafino A. (Jim) Paoli, 83, of 1318 Eleventh St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home, with the Rev. Nicholas Natelli of the First Congregational Church officiating. Cremation followed services. A resident of Rock Springs since 1906, Mr. Paoli died Saturday, July 4, at his home after several years’ illness. Born Dec. 18, 1886, in Civenzzano, Trento, Italy, he was a retired coal miner. Mr. Paoli married Emma Thompson in Evanston June 13, 1932. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Aerie 151. In addition to his wife, Emma, he is survived by one stepdaughter, Mrs. Gerard (Evelyn) Overmuller of Cody and three grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 18, 1970 FRED MENGHINI Funeral services for Fred Albert Menghini, 49, of 6 Harding Court, were conducted Thursday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Fred Toresani, James F. Georgis, OD, James Georgis, Albert P. Lenzotti, Leno Zadra and Basil Zanoni. Mr. Menghini died Sunday, July 11, at Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City. He had been ill since March 31 and had been hospitalized since April 15. Born in Rock Springs June 8, 1921, he had lived here all of his life and was a steward at the Fountain Club. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151, American Legion and the Italian-American Benevolent Society. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Basil (Edith) Zanoni and Mrs. James (Virginia) Georgis, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Albert (Josephine) Lenzotti of Denver, Colo.; one nephew, Dr. James F. Georgis of Pueblo, Colo.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 18, 1970 MALCOMB JOHNSTON Graveside services for Malcolm Leslie Johnston, 37, Denver, Colo., formerly of Rock Springs, will be conducted in Rock Springs Saturday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Dennis Serdahl of the Episcopal Church, Green River, officiating. Burial will be in the family plot at Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Johnston died Monday at his home in Denver after a long illness. Born in Rock Springs Nov. 25, 1932, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm (Mickey) Johnston of Rock Springs. His mother was the former Mildred Taylor of Mountain View. He was employed as a boilermaker in Denver. Surviving are his wife, Bernadine, Denver; one son, Stephen, and one daughter, Kimberly, both of New Orleans, La.; two brothers, Carl Johnston, Port Washington, Wis., and Herbert D. Johnston, Story, Wyo.; one sister, Mrs. Russell (Mary Jo) Poirot, Peoria, Ill.; one aunt, Mrs. Glen (Grace) Knox of Rock Springs, and a cousin, Betty Knox, Rock Springs. Also surviving are three aunts, Mrs. William (Mable) McIntosh, Rock Springs, Mrs. Merle Rasmussen, Medicine Bow, and Mrs. Mary Barwick, Phoenix, Ariz.; and three uncles, Leslie Taylor of Mountain View and Gilbert and Harry Taylor, Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Paul Rassmussen, Wayne Rassmussen, William McIntosh, Gilbert Taylor, Russ Poirot and George McIntosh. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 25, 1970 GRACE McQUEEN Funeral services for Grace Louise McQueen, 50, of 218 D St., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Rogan Chapel, Bishop Elwood Robins of the First Ward LDS Church officiating. Burial was in Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Holbert, Gary Holbert, Gordon Edwards, Thomas Harper, Clifford Robinson and Herbert Foster. Mrs. McQueen died Thursday, July 16, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient 2 ½ months. A resident of Rock Springs 20 years, she was born Grace Louise Phillips Jan. 8, 1920, in Cincinnati, Iowa. Surviving are her husband, Johnnie McQueen; one daughter, Mrs. Gary (Julia) Edwards, Rock Springs; three sons, Robert of Little America, and Ronald and Richard, both of Rock Springs; four brothers, James Phillips of Cincinnati, Iowa, Oren Phillips of Centerville, Iowa, Woodrow Phillips of Laramie, and Delmar Phillips of Superior; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 25, 1970 JOHN E. ANDERSON Funeral services for John E. (Swede) Anderson, 74, of 823 North Front St., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rogan Chapel with Bishop Donald Stevens of Second Ward LDS Church officiating. Burial was in the family plot at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Buchanan, Herman Seilaff, Eldon Bangerter, James Givens, Joseph Behun and Ray Schultz. Mr. Anderson died Thursday, July 16, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient 11 days. Born Feb. 4, 1896, at Red Oak, Iowa, he had been a resident of the Rock Springs area 40 years. He was a former railroad employee, and more recently had worked as a service station attendant. Surviving are his wife, Sarah Hazel Anderson of Rock Springs; one son, William Frank Anderson of Beaverton, Ore., and two grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 25, 1970 AGNES TRONQUET Funeral services for Agnes M. Tronquet, 72, of 325 Harvard East, Seattle, Wash., formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 10 a.m. at Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. Nicholas Natelli officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Guido Flor, Carl Frandsen, Walter Jorgenson, Oreste Berta, Cliff Jackson and Richard Canestrini. Mrs. Tronquet died Monday at her summer home at the Rim Station in Sublette County after a brief illness. She had resided in Seattle the past three years, spending winters there and summers at Rim Station. Born in Rock Springs May 18, 1898, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Urania Dalgas. She had lived in Rock Springs her entire life until moving to Seattle. She was married to Pierre Jackson (Pete) Tronquet in Green River, June 17, 1917. Mr. Tronquet, who had served as Rock Springs fire chief 49 years until retiring in June 1962, preceded his wife in death April 20, 1966. Mrs. Tronquet attended schools in Rock Springs and was past worthy matron of the Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are one son, Jack P. Tronquet of Seattle; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 1, 1970 MRS. ANNA CHRISTIE Private graveside services for Mrs. Anna Dykes Christie, 75, of 1125 Stampede Ave., Cody, were conducted Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in the Mountain View Section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mungo Brown, Dwight Jones, Bill Mau and Richard Bertagnolli. Public memorial services were conducted Thursday afternoon at First Congregational Church, the Rev. Frank M. Blish of Rawlins officiating. Mrs. Christie died Monday at 3 p.m. in Powell Nursing Home, following a short illness. She was married to Alex Reid Christie in Rock Springs just prior to World War I. He preceded her in death May 11, 1964. A resident of Cody the past four years, she was born in Rock Springs Jan. 28, 1895, the daughter of the late John L. and Elizabeth N. Nicholson Dykes. Mrs. Christie had made her home in this city until moving to Cody four years ago. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. John B. (Betty) Dickson, Arvada, Colo.; two sons, Ronald R. Cody, and Alex D., San Diego, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Andy (Hazel) Angelovic, Rock Springs; Mrs. William S. LaLonde, Alhambra, Calif., and Mrs. Marie Thow, San Gabriel, Calif.; two brothers, James Dykes, Rock Springs, and John R. Dykes, Philadelphia; eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1970 MARY E. BIRD Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bird, 86, of 1325 Sage St., were conducted Monday afternoon at the Vase Funeral Home, the Rev. George Mackey of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiating. Cremation followed at the Shrine of Memories Mausoleum and Crematorium, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Bird died Thursday, July 30, at Kimberly Manor after a brief illness. Born in Cownden Grange, County Durham, England, March 30, 1884, she attended schools in England, and was married to Clement M. Bird in England March 21, 1905. They came to the United States in 1919, going to Roundup, Mont., where they resided one year before moving to Rock Springs in 1920. Mrs. Bird was a past matron of Mountain Lily Chapter No. 10, Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving are one son, George W. Bird of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. S.H. (Emily H.) Drummond of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Victor (Gertrude) Kalinowski of Medicine Bow; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clement, who died March 26, 1963. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1970 JOHN BERGANT Funeral services for John Bergant, 54, of Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. Nicholas Natelli officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Serafino Zampedri, Anton Dolenc, Don Warren, George Mullens, Bob Layos and Norman Harney. Mr. Bergant, a retired coal miner, died Thursday, July 30, at Kimberly Manor, 1325 Sage St., after a year’s illness. Born in Castle Gate, Utah, March 6, 1916, he was the son of Katherine Shuril Bergant and the late Jacob Bergant. He had lived in Cumberland, Wyo., until moving to Superior in 1930. He continued to reside in Superior, then moved to Rock Springs eight years ago. He attended school in Superior and was a member of SNPJ Lodge No. 134. Surviving are his mother of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Jack (Sylvia) Mullens of Rock Springs, Mrs. John (Mary) Zadra of Leadville, Colo., and Mrs. Doran (Edith) Harney of Downey, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father in 1956; one brother, Frank, in 1933, and one sister, Annie, in 1929. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1970 ROBERT SHEPARD Funeral services for Robert George Shepard, 24, of 138 East Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, were conducted Thursday at 10 a.m. at Francom-Smith Mortuary in Green River, the Rev. Dennis Serdahl officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Shepard died Sunday of injuries he sustained in a one-car accident 55 miles north of Rock Springs on U.S. Highway 187. Born Dec. 1, 1945, in Seattle, Wash., he was the son of George Henry and Betty L. Culbert Shepard. He was graduated from Lincoln High School in Green River in 1964 and served in the U.S. Army in Germany from August 1965 to 1967. A member of the Episcopal Church and the Green River Jaycees, he attended Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs. He was the newly elected president of the Western Wyoming Rodeo Club. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Betty Shepard of Green River; his father, George H. Shepard of Los Angeles; one son, Robert Neal Shepard; his grandmother, Mrs. R.E. Shepard of Chappell, Neb.; one niece and several aunts and uncles. Two brothers preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1970 HERBERT C. WALL Funeral services for Herbert C. Wall, 58, of 510 R St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 10 a.m. a the Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. Nicholas Natelli of the First Congregational Church officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Le Steers, Chris Delgado, Chris Gras, Melvin Odekirk, John Stoffa and Joe Miskulin. Mr. Wall died Tuesday, Aug. 4, at Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City, where he had been a patient three months. He had been in ill health since February. Maintenance foreman for FMC Corp., he was born in Superior July 22, 1912, the son of the late Fred and Lena Johnson Wall. He married Mary Sturman in Manila, Utah, Feb. 27, 1928. He attended school in Superior and was a member of First Congregational Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 151. Surviving are his wife, Mary of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas L. (Judith) Anderson of Rock Springs, Mrs. Dan (Marlene) Brennan of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Roger (Nancy) Moylen of Hanover, N.J.; two sons, Fred of LaHabra, Calif., and Ray of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Chris (Ellen) Gras of Rock Springs, Mrs. Wilma Morrow of Riverton, Mrs. Earl (Edna) Odekirk of Sand Point, Idaho, and Mrs. Melvin (Agnes) Odekirk of Ogden, Utah; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Edwin, who died in 1965. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1970 Kent, England, Woman Killed In Auto Crash BASIN, Wyo. (AP)--A Kent, England, woman on a tourist trip of the United States was killed Thursday evening three miles north of here in a two-car collision. The State Highway Patrol identified the victim as Mrs. Gabrielle Patricia Jesse Putton, 57. Her husband, Walter Frank Putton, 59, was hospitalized here with back injuries suffered when the car he was driving and another vehicle driven by Robert Bentley, 16, of Greybull, Wyo., met broadside. Patrolmen said Bentley was attempting a U-turn when the accident happened. He was not injured. The death was the 116th of the year on Wyoming highways, compared to 119 a year earlier. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 15, 1970 STARLA CUKALE Funeral services for Starla Leeann Cukale, eight-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cukale, 1120 Converse Court, were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Rogan Chapel, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. The baby died Monday, Aug. 10, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she was born Aug. 2. Surviving in addition to her parents, are grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cukale and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cordova, all of Rock Springs, and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 22, 1970 SAM KURTZ Funeral services for Sam Packard Kurtz, 55, 321 Angle St., were conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. at First Congregational Church, the Rev. Nicholas Natelli officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Fisher, Lowell Larsen, Aldo Costantino, Dale Baston, Elmer Likes and Herbert Weatherington. Mr. Kurtz, a partner in Bunning Transfer Co., was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Monday night, after suffering a heart attack while loading a truck near the railroad track at Grant Street. Born Nov. 10, 1914, in Sheridan he had been a resident of Rock Springs 30 years, coming here from Sheridan. He married Isabell Jane Bunning Sept. 6, 1937, in Rock Springs. A member of the First Congregational Church, he also belonged to BPO Elks Lodge No. 624, Kiwanis Club, the executive board of Jim Bridger Boy Scouts of America, Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce board of directors, and was a director of Rolling Green Country Club. Surviving in addition to his wife, are two daughters, Mrs. Duane (Kathryn) Weber of Riverton and Mrs. John (Mary Jane) Hillenbrand of Carson City, Nev.; two sons, Karl of Boise, Idaho, and Mark of Laramie; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. J.J. Lewis of Meeteetse and Mrs. Ivan Culver of Pico Rivera, Calif.; three brothers, Joseph D. of Winston-Salem, N.C., James A. of Salt Lake City and Alan of Seattle, Wash. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 22, 1970 JOSEPH FLAIM Funeral services for Joseph Guido Flaim, 15, 1010 Ninth St., were conducted Monday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Rev. Frank Redle officiating. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gary Pedri, Paul Reuter, Mike Luck, Keith Heck, Karl Kovacich and Mark O’Farrell. Joseph died Saturday, Aug. 15, of injuries he sustained in a three-vehicle accident about two miles south of Rock Springs on Wyoming Highway 430. He was en route to a Salt Lake City hospital at the time of his death. Born Sept. 30, 1954 in Rock Springs, he attended Rock Springs schools and would have been a junior at Rock Springs High School this fall. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Teno Flaim; one sister, Rita, of Rock Springs; four brothers, Benny of Salt Lake City, and David, Louis and Steven, all of Rock Springs; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Flaim of Rock Springs and Mrs. Melania Flaim of Italy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 22, 1970 ARCHIE ANDERSON Funeral services for Archibald (Archie) Anderson, 70, 594 West Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Green River LDS Ward Chapel, Bishop Clair Terry officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Anderson died Monday, Aug. 17, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital of injuries suffered in an auto accident Saturday on the highway between Manila and Green Lakes, at Dowd Mountain near Flaming Gorge. Born April 8, 1900, in Dublan, Mexico, he was the son of the late Thomas R. and Lucy Wilson Anderson. He married Melba Syme Rollins June 20, 1924, in Evanston. The wedding was solemnized April 7, 1941, in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Active in the LDS Church, Mr. Anderson was assistant Lyman Stake clerk and ward clerk in the Green River ward. He also was a member of the Union Pacific Old Timers No. 18, Brotherhood of Railroad Yardmasters of America, and the Diners Club. Employed by the railroad 52 years before retiring July 24, 1968, he began work in Green River in 1916 and became a yardmaster in 1941. He attended schools in Manila and Spencer School in Orem, Utah. He filed on a homestead near McKinnon, Utah, and moved from there to Green River in 1916. Survivors are his wife, Melba, Green River; three daughters, Mrs. Stanley J. (Betty) Hollingshead of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Alfred (Maisel) Baker of Green River, and Mrs. George Robert (Kay) Fletcher of Provo, Utah; one son, Chief Warrant Officer Glen Robert Anderson, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in Oceanside, Calif.; three brothers, Hal Anderson and Reulon Anderson, both of Salt Lake City, and Golden Anderson of Provo; one sister, Mrs. Alden (Neta) White of Logan, Utah; 13 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 22, 1970 JOHN GREEN Graveside services for John Green, 70, Patrick Draw, were conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the American Legion plot in Mountain View Cemetery, Rock Springs. Pallbearers were William St. Croix, Louis Pastor, Joseph Seppie, George Hower, Joseph Dominiski and Robert Sneddon. Mr. Green was found dead at his home Tuesday afternoon, the victim of an apparent heart attack. He had been hospitalized a short time ago for treatment of a heart ailment. Born Feb. 16, 1900, in Rock Springs, he had lived his entire life in this area. He was a retired rancher and a veteran of World Wars I and II. Surviving are two sons, John Green of Rock Springs and Gene Green of Patrick Draw; five grandchildren; one brother, Charles Green of Salt Lake City, and one sister, Mrs. Sam (Georgeanna) Steele, Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1970 HARRIETTE JONES Funeral services for Harriette Marie Jones, 73, of 822 Dewar Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday morning at the Vase Funeral Home, the Rev. George Mackey of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill Broseghini, Chris Gras, Louis Broseghini, Ray Aho, Henry Clements and James Forshaw. Mrs. Jones died Sunday, Aug. 23, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient 10 days. She had been a resident of Rock Springs 27 years. Born April 2, 1897, in Greeley, Colo., she was the daughter of the late Robert and Rosella Parker Foster. She was married to Herbert Manton Jones in Montana in 1942. Mr. Jones died Aug. 26, 1969. Mrs. Jones attended schools in Greeley, Colo., and was graduated from Greeley High School. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Darrell (Rosabelle) Westrick of Sheridan; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Waite, Greeley, Colo., and Mrs. Fred (Elsie Ann) Kroeger of Port Townsend, Wash.; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1970 CHRIS JESSEN Funeral services for Christian (Chris) Jessen, 78, of 161 North Third East, Green River, will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Francom and Smith Mortuary, Green River, with the Rev. Dennis L. Serdahl officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Rock Springs. Mr. Jessen, who served as Green River police chief 30 years, died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient two months. Born Oct. 15, 1891, in Omaha, Neb., he was the son of Peter and Mary Andersen Jessen. He married Esther Wiggen in Rock Springs May 14, 1924. A veteran of World War I, he served with the 3rd Wyoming Infantry. He had been a resident of Green River 71 years. He was appointed undersheriff of Sweetwater County in 1921 and held that position until 1931, when he was elected sheriff of Sweetwater County. He served as sheriff from 1931 to 1932. In 1933, Mr. Jessen began his 30-year career as chief of police of Green River. He retired from that position in November 1963. Mr. Jessen was a charter member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Green River. He also was a member of the Wyoming Peace Officers Assn., the Police Protection Assn., Modern Woodman of America and Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 151, Rock Springs. Surviving are his wife, Esther, Green River; one daughter, Mrs. Mahlon (Marna) Grubb, Green River; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1970 CHARLES VAN VOORHEES Funeral services for Charles Van Voorhees, 70, of 725 Massachusetts Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday at 10 a.m. at Vase Funeral Home, the Rev. Nicolas Natelli officiating. After services here, the body was taken to Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Neb., for graveside services and burial. Mr. Van Voorhees was dead on arrival at Uinta County Memorial Hospital, Evanston, Sunday at 12:20 p.m. He was taken ill with a circulatory disorder at his home Saturday afternoon and was being transported to Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City, when he died. Born June 14, 1900, in Des Moines, Iowa, he had been a resident of Rock Springs the last seven years. He was employed as a contract and mail carrier. A veteran of World War II, he served with the Seabees. Mr. Van Voorhees had formerly been employed by the Wyoming Highway Dept., as a bus driver for Continental Trailways and was a former deputy county assessor for Laramie County. Surviving are one son, John C. Van Voorhees, and one grandson, Eric John Van Voorhees, both of Denver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1970 R.V. HUTTON Funeral services for Ronald V. Hutton, 70, of 826 Gobel, Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at Vase Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Nicholas Natelli of the First Congregational Church officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Hutton died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient four days. Born April 29, 1900, at Blythedale, MO., he had been a resident of Rock Springs the last 20 years. He was a retired railroad employee. Surviving are one nephew and three nieces. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1970 FRANK SMITH Funeral services for Frank Smith, 74, of Hudson, formerly of Superior, will be conducted Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Smith died Wednesday of injuries he suffered in a car accident east of Hudson. Born Nov. 22, 1894, in Minsk, Russia, Mr. Smith had been a resident of Superior 20 years before moving to Hudson in 1950. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Surviving are two sons, Robert L. Smith of Rock Springs and Florian Duyacoff, Superior; two daughters, Mrs. John (Helen) Stoffa of Rock Springs and Mrs. Irvin (Blasia) Olson of Helper, Utah; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Irvin Olson, Irvin Olson Jr., Gordon Olson, John SToffa, Joe Legerski and Primo Marietta. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1970 MATT CENCICH Funeral services for Matt Martin Cencich, 75, 1322 Lowell Ave., were conducted Friday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Lee Bush, John Bozner, Matt Laurnen, Isidor Koritnik, Cyril Yenko and Louis Tomjack. Mr. Cencich died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient three days. Born Feb. 7, 1895, in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, he had been a resident of Rock Springs 30 years. A retired coal miner, Mr. Cencich was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and Fraternal Order of Eagles. Surviving are one son, Walter of Rock Springs; three stepdaughters, Mrs. John (Evelyn) Bozner of Rock Springs, Mrs. George (Violet) Beam of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Mrs. D.L. (Dorothy) Brueland of Baxter, Calif.; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; one brother, Rudy of Hibbing, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 12, 1970 ROSE ANSELMI Funeral services for Mrs. Rose Anselmi, 91, 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were James Anselmi, Don Anselmi, Philip Anselmi, Robert Anselmi, Mark Marocchi and William Bristol, all grandsons of the deceased. Mrs. Anselmi died Monday at her home, after a long illness. She had been a resident of Rock Springs 69 years. Born in Lana, Tyrol, Austria, April 19, 1879, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Osterager Dallarosa. She Came to the United States about 1900, and was married to Olivo Anselmi shortly after she arrived in Rock Springs in 1901. She was preceded in death by her husband. She was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mary Marocchi of San Mateo, Calif., and Mrs. Josephine Mayer of Vienna, W. Va.; four sons, Flore of Dinosaur, Colo., and Angelo, Ole and John Sr., all of Rock Springs; three brothers, Frank Dallarosa of Italy, Leo Dallarosa of Denver, Colo., and Anton Dallarosa of Dinosaur; one sister, Mrs. Philomena Nooslinger of Italy, 17 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 12, 1970 SUSAN ROSE Funeral services for Susan Rose, 83, of 501 B St., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home, with the Rev. Nicholas Natelli of the First Congregational Church officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Warren, Lloyd A. Hess, William Peters, Finis Mitchell, Andrew M. Strannigan and Glen Heagney. Mrs. Rose died Friday, Sept. 4, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient two days. A former longtime resident of Detroit, Mrs. Rose moved to Rock Springs Jan. 18, 1970, to live with her sister, Mrs. Pearl Runyan. Born Nov. 19, 1886, at Santa Fe, Kan., Mrs. Rose was the daughter of the late George and Amanda Ellen McDonald Wade. She was married to Roy Rose in Detroit in 1930. Mr. Rose died in 1945. She was a member of the Christian Science Church. Surviving are her sister, Mrs. Pearl Runyan, Rock Springs, and several newphews and nieces, including Mrs. Carlo (Louise) Tarufelli, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 12, 1970 JOHN HAGRISH Funeral services for John (Higgy) Hagrish, 67, of Westfield, N.J., formerly of Superior, were conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. O.C. Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in the family plot of the St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Soltis, Andy Soltis, George Balen, Boyd Soltis, Steve Soltis and John Stoffa. Mr. Hagrish died Friday, Sept. 4, while on a fishing trip in Quebec, Canada. He had been a resident of Superior 25 years before moving to New Jersey about 45 years ago. While in Superior, he worked at the Western Meat Market. In Westfield, Mr. Hagrish was an electrical engineer for the Public Service Co. Survivors include his wife, Betty, of Westfield; one daughter, Mrs. Madeline Millett of Yonkers, N.Y.; one son, John F. of Westfield; four sisters, Mrs. Jenny Krueger, Mrs. Julia Sebastian and Mrs. Kathryn Manukas, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Annie Balen of Los Angeles, Calif.; two brothers, Steve Soltis and Andy Soltis, both of Rock Springs; one aunt, Mrs. Sophie Kufas, Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 12, 1970 GEORGE STETICH Funeral services for George Stetich Sr., 56, 702 Center St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. Burial was in the family plot of the St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kiser Elich, August Kaumo, William Kirkwood, Joseph Stetich, Albert Hornsby, Robert Overy, George Osselton and Wallace Stetich. A resident of Rock Springs about 45 years, Mr. Stetich died at his home Monday. Born May 14, 1914, in Chicago, Ill., Mr. Stetich was a retired coal miner and a veteran of World War II. Surviving are two sons, George Stetich Jr. of Rock Springs and Michael Webby of Portland, Ore.; two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Patty Ann) Moonen and Barbara Webby, both of Portland; one granddaughter, one sister, Mrs. Adam (Bessie) Bugay of Denver, Colo., and two nieces. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 19, 1970 JOHN CRONEY Funeral services for John Croney, 72, Reliance, were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Patrick Trujillo of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Thomas Halferty, Albert Clark, Henry Nalivka Jr., Louis Gasper, Michael Croney and Larry Domson. Mr. Croney died Friday, Sept. 11, at his home after an illness of one year. He had been a resident of Reliance 10 years. Born in Austria, June 5, 1898, he married Jeanette Hood in Rock Springs in 1943. She preceded him in death in 1958. Mr. Croney came to the United States in 1912, making his home in Kemmerer until 1926, when he moved to Superior. He moved to Reliance from Superior in 1960. He attended schools in Austria and Kemmerer and was a retired coal miner. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Henry (Anna) Nalivka of Reliance, Mrs. Thomas (Mary) Halferty of San Diego, Calif., and Susie Croney of Evanston; three brothers, Joseph of Tulsa, Okla., Thomas of Eugene, Ore., and Mike of Lander. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 19, 1970 Former City Resident Dies In Utah Herman Fresques, about 93, former Rock Springs resident, and uncle of a Rock Springs woman, died Friday at his home at 871 Lafayette St., Salt Lake City. Born in New Mexico, Mr. Fresques lived in Rock Springs for many years where he was employed as a coal miner and sheepherder, before retiring and moving to Salt Lake City several years ago. He had been in poor health for several years. His niece, Mrs. Helen Mestas lived at 414 Walnut St. in Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by a son, Emilio, who died July 5, 1970. He is survived by his wife, Esmeralda, one son, Solomon, Salt Lake City; two daughters, Mrs. Joe (Lena) Duran, Ogden, and Mrs. Jesus (Susie) Garcia, Salt Lake City; several nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Catholic church. Funeral services are pending in Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 26, 1970 ORLANDO TRUJILLO Graveside services for Orlando Joseph Trujillo, infant son of Edward and Mary Armijo Trujillo, 420 R St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Charles A. Bartek of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The baby died Wednesday Sept. 23, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 20 in Rock Springs. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Louanna; a brother, Eddie; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Armijo; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Trujillo, all of Rock Springs, and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1970 RAMONA MARIETTI Funeral services for Mrs. Ramona Marietti, 87, of San Diego, Calif., former resident of Superior, were conducted Friday at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Rock Springs, with the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were her three sons, Primo, Fred and Leno Marietti, a grandson, Fred L. Marietti, and Marino Pierantoni and Rudolph Prevedel. Mrs. Marietti died Saturday, Sept. 26, in a San Diego hospital. She had lived in Superior from 1912, and lived in Utah and California the past seven years. She was bornin Bieno, Trento, Italy, June 26, 1883. She attended schools in Italy and was married to Albert marietti, who preceded her in death Nov. 2, 1928. Surviving are three sons, Primo and Leno, both of Rock Springs, and Fred of Helper, Utah; three daughters, Mrs. Jennie Beveridge and Mrs. Gibson (Amelia) Gillilan, both of San Diego, and Mrs. Theron (Mary) Crumley of Antioch, Calif.; nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1970 SAM GOICH Funeral services for Sam D. Goich, 79, of 716 ½ N St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. Daniel J. Millar of the Nazarene Church officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Matt Yovich, Lawrence Pivic, Jim Stark, Steve Babel, Harry Thuesen and James Adney. Mr. Goich died Saturday, Sept. 26, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient one day. He had been in ill health the past two years. A retired coal miner, Mr. Goich was born Oct. 25, 1890, in Lika, Podpulica, Yugoslavia, the son of the late Eli and Stella Gerbich Goich. He married the former Mary Shineovich in Lander Oct. 5, 1924. Mr. Goich came to the United States in 1911, and had resided in Rock Springs the last 29 years. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Surviving are his wife, Mary of Rock Springs; four sons, Joseph and Louis, both of Rock Springs, Sam of San Jose, Calif., and Melvin of Ogden, Utah; three daughters, Mrs. Carl (Shirley) Rosene of Vernal, Utah, Mrs. Gale (Stella) Wright of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Brown of Rumbless, Mich.; 21 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two sons, Ely, who died in 1929, and Eli, who died in 1963; and two daughters, Patricia, in 1950 and Violet, in 1925. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1970 ANN MENGONI Funeral services for Miss Ann Mengoni, 71, of Salt Lake City, formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Burial was in the family plot in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Fred Magagna, Dave Henderson, Joseph Jelaco, Leno Manghini, Emil Bertagnolli and John Lucas. Miss Mengoni died at her home in Salt Lake City Tuesday, Sept. 29, after a brief illness. A resident of Rock Springs 65 year before moving to Salt Lake City five years ago, she had been employed as a bank teller at North Side State Bank before retiring. Born May 5, 1899, in Central City, Colo., she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anton Mengoni. Surviving are a niece, Mrs. Max Lewis of Salt Lake City; one great-niece, Mrs. Rob (Karen) Howell of Salt Lake City, and three cousins, Guido and Robert Flor of Rock Springs and Mrs. D.D. (Velma) McCarkle of Long Beach, Calif. Her sister, Mrs. F.L. (Lena) Erdman of Salt Lake City, died Aug. 14 in Salt Lake City after a brief illness. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1970 GUST GRANAAS Graveside services for Gust Granaas, 85, 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, were conducted Saturday, Sept. 26, at 11 a.m. at the Evanston City Cemetery, with the Rev. Clifford Melton of the Evanston Baptist Church officiating. Mr. Granaas died Thursday, Sept. 24, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient two days. He had suffered a long illness. Born in Norway, May 12, 1885, he had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1940 and was a retired carpenter. Surviving are two sons, Lloyd of Albuquerque, N.M., and John of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna, who died in 1933, and one daughter, Rosella, who died in 1927. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1970 FRANK MILLER Graveside services for Frank Miller, 79, of the Green River Hotel, 246 West Railroad Ave., Green River, were conducted Monday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Services were conducted by the Green River VFW post. Mr. Miller died Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient one day. Born Aug. 25, 1891, in Serbia, Austria, he had been a resident of Green River since 1946. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in the stores department until retiring in September 1958. Before coming to Green River he head worked for the Burlington Railroad at Alliance, Neb. He joined the U.S. Army in 1917 and served during World War I, where he gained his U.S. citizenship. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1970 GUSTAVE STURHOLM Funeral services for Gustave Sturholm, 89, 419 Soulsby Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Allen P. Maleske officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were M.V.A. Megeath, Keith Curran, S.M. Boucher, Frank Angeli, S.W. Asiaia and Alfonse Dona. Mr. Sturholm died Thursday, Sept. 24, at Kimberly Manor Nursing Home, following a long illness. Born Nov. 11, 1880, at Uli Harma, Finland, he came to the United States at the age of four. He attended school in Staten Island, N.Y., came to Wyoming in 1902 and became a naturalized citizen the same year. He was general manager and secretary-treasurer of the Workingmen’s Commercial Co., which operated stores at one time in Rock Springs, Superior and Hanna, from 1912 until his retirement. Mr. Sturholm served in the Wyoming State Legislature from 1907 to 1911 and was chairman of the Sweetwater County Republican Central Committee from 1913 to 1914. He also served of the board of education in Rock Springs for more than 20 years. He married the former Jennie Stopsen in Rock Springs March 27, 1903. She preceded him in death April 24, 1965. Surviving are one son, George, of Rock Springs; three daughters, Ingred and Mrs. John (Irene) Hacker, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Walter (Mildred) Lammi of Los Angeles; 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by two sons, Martin and Laurence (Gus) and one daughter, Laura. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1970 John Hagrish Rites Are Conducted Funeral services for John Hagrish, former Superior resident, were held in two cities after his death on a fishing trip in Canada, Sept. 4. After an autopsy in Montreal, the body was taken to the Dooley Colonial Home, Westfield, N.J., where the Rev. James C. Whitaker, associate minister of the First United Methodist Church, officiated for services. The body then was taken to Salt Lake City by plane and brought to Rock Springs for services and burial Sept. 11. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1970 Second Man Dies of Car Crash Injury CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP)—A second man has died of injuries received in a pair of related accidents north of here Thursday. Hospital officials said John Dugan, 50, of Westminster, Calif., died shortly before midnight. Another California man, James H. Johnson, 66, of Long Beach, died at the scene of the first accident about 20 miles north of Cheyenne on U.S. 85. Dugan was among several injured persons being transported to a Cheyenne hospital by ambulance which was involved in a head on collision. The crashes are being investigated by the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Dugan’s death raises to 161 the number of persons killed this year on Wyoming highways compared with 176 at this time last year. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1970 ELIZABETH TENNANT Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Tennant, 83, Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. in Greeley, Colo. Burial was in the Lynn Grove Cemetery, Greeley. Mrs. Tennant died Thursday, Oct. 1, at Kimberly Manor Nursing home, 1325 Sage St., after a long illness. Born Feb. 23, 1887, in Erie, Colo., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Maria Core Wiggett. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ross. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Bert (Elsie) Johnson, Scottsbluff, Neb.; Mrs. Howard (Evelyn) Crow of Max, Neb.; and Mrs. Harry (Ruth) McGuinley of Nyssa, Ore.; eight grandchildren, including Mrs. Boyd (Diane) Billingsley of Rock Springs; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She attended schools in Colorado and was a member of the Methodist Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1970 IRA RAMSEY Funeral services for Ira Ramsey, 72, Green River, were conducted Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at Francom and Smith Mortuary, Green River. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Ramsey died Thursday Oct. 1, of injuries he suffered in a tractor accident on the Ira Austin ranch, 14 miles northwest of Green River. He had been employed as a ranch hand on the Austin ranch 11 years. Born June 17, 1898, Mr. Ramsey was a member of the Catholic Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1970 MARKO LUKIC Funeral services for Marko Lukic, 75, retired employee of the Kappes Ranch, southwest of Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home, the Rev. Nicholas Natelli of the First Congregational Church officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Garry Brown, Harold Brown, John Kappes, Henry Kappes, Louis Pastor and James Overy. Mr. Lukic was found dead Wednesday, Oct. 7, about 6 a.m. near the side of County Road 4-33. He died of overexertion after walking more than six miles from the scene of an accident. His pickup truck had gone off a wooden bridge into a gully. He was known to have had a heart condition. Born in Austria June 6, 1895, Mr. Lukic was a veteran of World War I. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1970 EDITH ANSON Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Clawson Anson, 64, of Manila, Utah will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Manila LDS Church, Bishop Richard P. Webster officiating. Burial will be in the Manila Cemetery. Pallbearers will be William Bingham, Blaine Bingham, Gene Briggs, Eldon Lamb, Forest Palleson and Allen Pallesen. Mrs. Anson died Wednesday Oct. 7, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient two days. She had been a resident of Manila 54 years. Born Sept. 6, 1906 at Annis, Idaho, she was married to Mark A. Anson Jr., June 15, 1929. He preceded his wife in death Sept. 21, 1951. Surviving are two sons, James L. Searle of San Diego, Calif., and Thomas W. Anson, Greenwood, Ind.; four daughters, Mrs. James (Jewel) Fox and Mrs. Tony (Garnet) Twitchell, both of Renton, Wash, Mrs. Howard (Calla) Bame of Manila and Mrs. Ren (Norma) Nelson of Rock Springs; 21 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a brother, Archie Lamb of Manila, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1970 FELICITA DAGRES Funeral services for Mrs. Felicita Dagres, 84 of 313 C St., Rock Springs were conducted Friday at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ed Yedinak, Dick Bertagnolli, Tom Harrower, Tom Delmastro, Richard Dagres and Greg Taucher. A resident of Rock Springs 40 years, Mrs. Dagres died Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient seven days. Her death followed a long illness. Born Nov. 11, 1885at Dambel, Tyrol, Austria, she was the daughter of the late Pietro and Maria Avanzini Bertolini. She was married to Gus Dagres Dec. 23, 1918 at Kemmerer. Mr. Dagres died April 30, 1954. She attended school in Austria and came to the United States 66(? light type) years ago. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and St. Mary’s Altar Society. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Lyartis of Rock Springs and Mrs. Joseph (Carolyn) Taucher of Salt Lake City; one son, John S. Dagres of Los Angeles; two brothers, Charles Bertolini of Marysville, Calif., and Herman Bertolini of Creighton, ???; two sisters, Caterina Maffei of Kemmerer and Marta Bertolini of Dambel, Tyrol, Austria, and several grandchildren, including Dr. and Mrs. J.G. Crawford of Pueblo, Colo., Gerry Ann and Greg Taucher of Salt Lake City, and Richard Dagres of Los Angeles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1970 STEVE MARKOVICH Funeral services for Steve Markovich, 78, Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Pryich, Milan Pryich, Joseph Datlich, Pete Dasovich, Ben Stanko and Pete Stokich. Mr. Markovich died Tuesday Oct. 6, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient 1 ½ months. A resident of Rock Springs about 35 years, he was born Nov. 1, 1891, at Debelo Brdo, Laka, Yugoslavia. Surviving are three brothers, Mike of Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, and Raco and Bude both of Yugoslavia; a sister, Mrs. Evan Sijan, also of Yugoslavia, and numerous nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1970 ANDREW SPENCE Funeral services for Andrew R. (Ding) Spence, 67, of 1919 Edgar St., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bishop Donald A. Stevens officiating. Entombment was in the Spence Mausoleum in St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by Masonic Lodge No. 12, AF&AM. Pallbearers were James Zelenka, Col. James L. Spence, Don Harper, Andrew Korogi, James Spence Jr. and Alex Spence Jr. A lifetime resident of the community, Mr. Spence died Friday afternoon shortly after admission to Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, where he had been taken by ambulance. He had suffered a brief illness. Born in Rock Springs Feb. 8, 1903, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Christine Robertson Spence. He married the former Vendla Huhtla in Green River Dec. 10, 1927. A retired mine foreman, Mr. Spence attended schools in Rock Springs and Salt Lake City. He was a member of Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12, AF&AM, the Shrine and the Scottish Rite. Surviving are his wife, Vendla, of Rock Springs; one son Dr. Robert A. Spence of Scottsdale, Ariz.; one daughter, Mrs. Garry (Karen) McLean of Laramie; three brothers, Alex Spence Sr. of Reliance, George and James Spence, both of Salt Lake City; one sister, Mrs. James (Anne) Zelenka of Salt Lake City; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1970 MARK M. POPP Graveside services for Mark Matthew Popp, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Popp of 29 Blair Ave., were conducted Thursday afternoon with the Rev. Patrick Trujillo of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The baby died Monday, Oct. 12, at birth. Surviving in addition to his parents, are one brother, Michael Brian, two stepbrothers, Kevin and Jerry; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Macy; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Doan; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Popp; and paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Mary Kudar, all of Rock Springs, and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1970 BEN BUTLER Funeral services for Benjamin Franklin Butler, 72, 816 McKeehan Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, the Rev. George Mackey officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Military graveside services were conducted by American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 and the Wyoming National Guard. Pallbearers were Gordon Weir, Clarence Potter, Paul Crider, Ken Darling, John Hughes and Same Leckie. Honorary pallbearers included Ernest Fedel, Dean Gookin, Myron Megeath, R.A. Judd, Andrew Stranningan, Edward (Teddy) Walsh, Earl Lawless and Richard Orme. Mr. Butler, a resident of Rock Springs 60 years, died Friday, Oct 9, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient three days. He had been in ill health for several years. Born in Hanna March 29, 1898, he was the son of the late T.H. and Jenny Watson Butler. He married the former Bessie Johnson in Green River, Nov. 17, 1919. She preceded him in death April 15, 1969. Mr. Butler attended schools in Hanna and Rock Springs and was a retired employee of Pacific Power and Light Co. He was a Navy veteran of World War I. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Masonic Lodge No. 12 AF&AM, and was a past commander of American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. He had held all of the offices of the Archie Hay post and at the time of his death was sergeant at arms for the American Legion, Department of Wyoming, a post he had held for a number of years. Surviving are two sons, Benjamin K. Butler of Laramie and Edward Boyd Butler of Orange, Calif.; one brother, Thomas H. Butler of Stockton, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. J.M. (Ethel) McLennan of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Lisa of Orange, Calif., and Mrs. Perry (Barbara) Walker of Laramie; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 24, 1970 JIMMIE PETER Funeral services for Jimmie Pierce Peter, 20, of Thayer Junction, were conducted in Sheep Springs, N.M., with burial in the same community. Jimmie was found dead at his home Wednesday, Oct. 21, the victim of smoke inhalation. He apparently had been smoking in bed and fell asleep and was overcome by smoke. Born in Rawlins Feb. 27, 1950, he had resided in this area most of his life. Active in the youth Golden Gloves boxing program here, he was a 1969 graduate of Rock Springs High School. At the time of his death he was employed in the oil fields. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Peter of Thayer Junction; three sisters, Roselynn and Utahna, both of Thayer Junction, and Mrs. Lorraine Charlie of Shiprock, N.M.; four brothers, Calvin Dean of Thayer Junction, Gerald and Davey of Shiprock, N.M., and LaVerne of Lander; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Peter of Sheep Springs, N.M., and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James John of Ganado, N.M. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 24, 1970 ANDREW SMITH Funeral services for Andrew Smith, 67, of 722 ½ Ludvig Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Rogan Chapel, the Rev. George Mackey of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Bob Budak, Robert Wilde Jr., Amos Wilcox, Sonny Smith, Kent Luck and John Wilson. Mr. Smith suffered a heart attack at his home Monday, Oct. 19, and was pronounced dead on arrival by ambulance at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Smith, who had been in ill health for several months, and another man had gone out to his truck to drive to town when Mr. Smith suffered the fatal attack. A resident of Rock Springs 53 years, he was born March 19, 1903, in Newark, N.J. He was a retired coal miner. Surviving are his wife, Hannah, Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Arlene Podbevsek of Rock Springs; three grandchildren; his father, Stephan Smith of Riverton; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Wilde Jr. of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Tony Bobcek of Gilman, Colo.; one brother, Frank Smith of Reliance, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 24, 1970 LOUISE WHESENAND Funeral services for Mrs. Louise E. Whisenand, 74, of 1304 Marchant St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home, the Rev. George Mackey officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were John B. Dickson, W.R. Dickson, Dr. James T. Lane, John Lee, Garrett Smith, and Sam Megeath. Mrs. Whisenand died Sunday, Oct. 18, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She had been hospitalized two days. A lifetime resident of Rock Springs, she was born here Nov. 27, 1895, the daughter of the late Rudolph and Helen Schultz Ebeling. She was married to John E. Whisenand, who preceded her in death June 25, 1958. She was graduated from Rock Springs High School and was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. W. Don (Kathryn) Thomas of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Jack (Helen) Harris of Rawlins, one son, Jack Hartney of Cheyenne, five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 31, 1970 DON WILDE Funeral services for Don R. Wilde, 49, of 132 Mountain Fuel Station, Green River, were conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at the Green River LDS Ward Chapel, Bishop Allen West officiating. Burial was in Coalville, Utah, with graveside services at 4:40 p.m. Pallbearers were John E. Clark, Ellis M. Fox, Clarence H. Sargent, L.W. (Jack) Jones, Harry Jones, Eldon Bangerter, Ross Blonquist and William Ray Frint. Mr. Wilde, a construction supervisor for Mountain Fuel Supply Co., suffered an attack and died Thursday, Oct. 22, while working for Mountain Fuel Supply in the area south of Rock Springs. He was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital a short time later. Born in Coalville, Utah, Aug. 21, 1921, he was the son of James Henry and Margaret Randall Wilde. He married Pauline Moore Jan. 26, 1946, in Coalville, with the ceremony later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, Salt Lake City. Active as a member of the Green River Second Ward LDS Church, he had served as MIA superintendent, Sunday School superintendent and counselor, Green River Second Ward Bishopric seven years and as a high priest. A Scoutmaster for several years, he also was on the Jim Bridger Council Extension Board. Mr. Wilde was an Army veteran of World War II, having served in Burma and India. He was awarded the Purple Heart. Surviving are his wife, Pauline, Green River; two sons, Paul, Provo, Utah, and Brent, Green River; two daughters, Donna Rae and Doreen Grace Wilde, both of Green River; one brother, Leonard I. Jackson, Coalville; five sisters, Mrs. Harold (Jane) Bullock and Mrs. Frances F. (June) Toole, both of Coalville; Mrs. J.W. (Fontella) Wilde, Petoskey, Mich.; Mrs. Douglas W. (Maxine) Clark, Anchorage, Alaska, and Mrs. Don W. (Ione) Richins, Ogden, Utah, and one grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 31, 1970 LEROY CROOKSTON Funeral services for Leroy Crookston, 73, of 710 Ludvig, Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Military graveside services were conducted by American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Pallbearers were Leno Ruffini, Silvio Pedri, Richard and John Matthews, Dwight Jones and Elmo Bertagnolli. Mr. Crookston died Sunday, Oct. 25, at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, where he had been a patient five days. He had been in ill health the last six months. A resident of this community most of his life, he was born in Rock Springs Jan. 21, 1897, the son of the late William and Laura Taylor Crookston. He married the former Lillian Morgan April 25, 1922, in Rock Springs. A retired building contractor, he was a member of the IOOF Lodge and the Carpenters and Joiners Union No. 1620. He served with the U.S. Army during World War I. Surviving are his wife, Lillian of Rock Springs; one son, John W. Crookston, and one daughter, Mrs. Louis (Patricia) Ruffini, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Peterson of Lander and Mrs. George (Fay) Crowder of Morton; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 31, 1970 OLIVER LAMB Funeral services for Oliver Burnell Lamb, 32, of Manila, Utah, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Manila LDS Church, Bishop Richard Webster officiating. Burial will be in the Manila Cemetery. Mr. Lamb died at his home Wednesday night of an accidental gunshot wound. He apparently was looking at a 30-06 rifle when the weapon discharged, and the bullet struck him in the head. Mr. Lamb, who was engaged in the construction business, was born in Rock Springs Sept. 23, 1938. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn of Manila; three sons, Bernie, Todd and Marcell Lamb; one stepson, Lee Lamb, and one stepdaughter, Ruby Lamb, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lamb, all of Manila; two sisters, Mrs. Gene (Ferl) Briggs of Manila and Mrs. Cherril Bruce of Salt Lake City, and two brothers, Eldon and Duane Lamb, both of Manila. Active pallbearers will be Neil Heikes, Tom Woodard, Forest Pallesen, John Jones, Kelly Iverson and George Bruce, and honorary pallbearers, Bert Lamb, Howard Bame, Dewey Erich, John Despain, Louis Potter, Levi Reed Jr., Duane Beck, Milton Beck and Larry Beck. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 7, 1970 ALLEN HATT Funeral services for Allen Jay Hatt, 44, of 1229 Lowell St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 9 a.m. at SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Rev. Frank A Redle officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Military graveside services were conducted by American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 and the Wyoming National Guard. Pallbearers were Boyd Soltis, Leno, Marieth, Dave McNeish, Eugene Paoh, Richard Harris and Louis Ruttam. Honorary Pallbearers were Joseph Bogataj and Norman Gillespie. Mr. Hatt died Saturday, Oct. 31 of head and neck injuries he suffered in a one car accident at the Interstate 80 Superior interchange. He was a passenger in a car driven by Louis Flaker, 59, of 140 J St. Rock Springs, who was seriously injured in the accident. A maintenance foreman for FMC Corp, he was born July 2, 1926 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Angus J. Hatt, Sr. and Goldie Casper Hatt. He married the former Lena K. Dellai in Rock Springs, July 5, 1947. A graduate of Rock Springs High School, Mr Hatt served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, the 40th & 8, IOOF Lodge, Redmen's Lodge and the Italian American Society. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one brother, Angus J. (Buddy) Hatt of Rock Springs, four sisters, Mrs. Carl (Lola) Boyer of Tabor, Iowa, Mrs. Kent (Elaine) Ross of Claremont, California, his twin, Mrs. Clyde (Elda) Monteith of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Don (Delores) George of Cle Elum, Wash., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 7, 1970 JOHN GADOTTI Funeral services for John Gadotti, 85, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday morning at the Vase Funeral Home, the Rev. Charles Bartek of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 151. Pallbearers were John P. Gold, C.A. Bustos, Emiliano Santisteven, Robert Sneddon, Russ Sawyer and Joe Dominiski. Mr. Gadotti died Thursday, Oct. 29, after a brief illness. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, he was born in Bosco, Cimezzano, Trento, Italy Aug. 13, 1885. He was a retired railroad employee. Surviving are one brother, Albino Gadotti, living in Italy, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 7, 1970 JOHN S. BALKIE John Simon Balkie, 77, 121 I St., Rock Springs, died Monday at 1:15 a.m. in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient eight days. Born April 2, 1893, in Iron Belt, Wis., he had been a resident of Rock Springs the past 55 years. He married Cora Baker Dec. 12, 1917, in Green River. Surviving are his wife, Cora, Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Joe (Vernice) Rudelich of Rock Springs and Mrs. Russell (Betty) Field of Ft. Worth, Tex.; one sister, Rose Bischop of Rock Springs; two half-sisters, Mrs. Tom (Helen) Pribble, Anvil Location, Mich., and Mrs. Charles (Inez0 Berini, Sutherlin, Ore.; four grandchildren, one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, father and several brothers. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Balkie was a member of St. Mary of Seven Dolores in Hurley, Wis., and a member of the United Mine Workers. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at Volsey Funeral Chapel, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Graveside services were conducted by American Legion, Archie Hay Post 24. Interment was in St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were David (Bud) Wilson, John Taylor, Leno Zadra, Silvio Zancanella, George Hardin and Robert Wilde. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 14, 1970 JOSE GOMEZ Funeral services for Jose Braulio Gomez, 68, of 189 North Third West, Green River, were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Green River, the Rev. James Godley officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Gomez died Sunday, Nov. 8, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a four day illness. Born April 29, 1902, in Questa, N.M., he was the son of Trinidad and Matilde Gallegos Gomez. He married Fermina Martinez July 7, 1927 in Questa. He was a member of the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Green River, the Union Pacific Old Timers, SPMTU Spanish Lodge and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America. Mr. Gomez had been employed as a carman for Union Pacific Railroad until retiring in 1962. He had been a resident of Green River 25 years, moving there from Questa. Surviving are his wife, Fermina, of Green River, three sons, Ernest and Jose B. Gomez Jr., both of Green River, and Ruben, serving in the Air Force in Arizona; and three daughters, Mrs. Pat (Cecelia) Valdez of Ogden, Utah, Mrs. Bertina Rodarte of Idaho Springs, Colo., and Mrs. Stanley (Eileen) Eickbush of Rock Springs. Also surviving are one brother, Ben Gomez of Questa, N.M.; four sisters, Corina Adams, Simona Archuleta and Tranquilina Valdez, all of Denver, and Clarinda Cisneros of Murray, Utah; 15 grandchildren and several nieces and nephws. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 14, 1970 THOMAS SEIVERT Funeral services for Thomas J. Seivert, 65, 1401 Liberty Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Rev. Charles A. Bartek officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by BPO Elks Lodge No. 624. Pallbearers were Ralph Bott, Raymond Scott Sr., Ray Lorenzon, John Bucho Sr., Lowell Merrell and Leno Menghini. Mr. Seivert, a retired Rock Springs businessman who had lived here the last ?? years, died Sunday, Nov. 8 at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he was admitted Sunday after suffering a heart attack. Born Sept. 22, 1905, at Elkton, S.D., he was the son of the late Lawrence and Anna Fitzpatrick Seivert. He married Mary Karlin in Rock Springs June 12, 1938. He was graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School at Elkton and from Aberdeen State Teachers College, Aberdeen, S.D. Mr. Seivert taught school at Thermopolis for several years before moving to Winton where he served as principal of the elementary school for seven years. He left the teaching profession to enter private business in Rock Springs. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and BPO Elks Lodge No. 624. Surviving are his wife, Mary, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. John R. (Judith Ann) Mrak of Newbury Park, Calif., and Mrs. Durren Lee (Janice) Westbrooke of Lyons, Colo.; four brothers, Lawrence M. and Francis Seivert of Elkton, S.D., Dr. William P. Seivert of Minneapolis, Minn., and George A. Seivert of Evanston; three sisters, Mrs. Richard Pederson of Venice, Calif., and Mrs. George Allard and Miss Lola Seivert, both of Evanston; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 14, 1970 DAWN SMITH Graveside services for Dawn Lee Smith, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil D. Smith, 315 Gale St., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Riverview Cemetery in Green River, the Rev. Karl Krusi of the Green River Congregational Church officiating. The baby died Friday, Nov. 6, shortly after birth at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Smith of Rock Springs and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 17, 1970 Sgt. Chipp Killed in Viet Sgt. Donald W. Chipp, 25, son of Donald W. and Zora Kruljac Chipp of 1940 Edgar St., Rock Springs, was killed Thursday, Nov. 12, at 12:30 p.m. while on a military mission near Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. The vehicle on which Sgt. Chipp was riding struck a land mine. Born in Rock Springs, May 29, 1945, he had been in Vietnam ?? months. He had been in the U.S. Army the past 15 months. He had attended Western Military Academy of Alton, Ill. During his eight year in school. He was graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1964 and attended the University of Wyoming, the University of Utah and was graduated from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1969. He also was graduated from ??? Aviation Academy in Reno, Nev. In 19?? when he received his commercial pilot’s license. Surviving in addition to his parents are one brother, Robert M. Chipp of Salt Lake. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1970 LILLIAN GUNYAN Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Gunyan, 77, of 301 Barracks, Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rogan Chapel the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial will be in the Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers will be six grandsons, Jack Gunyan, Don Carder, Harvey Kettering, James Washam, Ronald Gunyan and Benjamin Chabre. Mrs. Gunyan died Thursday, Nov 19, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient 10 weeks. Born March 22, 1893, in Wabash, Ind., she had been a resident of Rock Springs 49 years. She was married in 1908 to Ben Gunyan in South Bend, Ind. Mr. Gunyan died May 13, 1969. Mrs. Gunyan had been employed at the Park Hotel and had operated her own laundry for many years. She was the mother of 18 children, eight of whom are still living. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. George (Florence) Markisich of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Felix (Verna) Chabre, Mrs. Don (Dorothy) Corder, Mrs. George (Lila) Kettering and Mrs. Eileen Washam, all of Rock Springs; three sons, Robert B. Gunyan of Oxnard, Calif., and Ronald and Jack Gunyan both of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Verna Brooks of Denver; 48(?) grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren and two nieces. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1970 ARTHUR CHRISTIE Funeral services for Arthur T. Christie, 76, of Jackson and Rock Springs, will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at McQuate Funeral Home in Plymouth, Ohio, the Rev. Allen Colgan of the United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery in Plymouth. Mr. Christie died Tuesday afternoon in his room at the Park Hotel. He had been in ill health the last few months. Born in Butler, Ohio Dec. 13, 1893, the son of the late Joseph and Martha Davis Christie, he came to Wyoming in 1925. He was an Army veteran of World War I. Mr. Christie attended schools at Greenwich and New London, Ohio, and was graduated from Sandusky Business College. He was actively employed as an accountant until the time of his death. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Tishie Blinzley of Onoco, Fla., and Mrs. Ralph (Myrtle) Daron of Plymouth, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of BOP Elks Lodge No. 482, Laramie, Masonic Lodge No. 7 of Lebanon, Ohio, and the Kalis Temple of Sheridan. He also was a 32nd degree Mason and belonged to the Wyoming Consistory and Shrine, American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Yellowstone Post No. 2416. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1970 JESSIE GAZAWAY Funeral services for Mrs. William (Jessie) Gazaway, 71, of Mableton, Ga., were conducted Monday at the White Column Funeral Chapel in Mableton. Burial was in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Mableton. Mrs. Gazaway, mother of Mrs. Peter (Joan) Vase of Rock Springs, died Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Holy Family Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., after suffering a heart attack Thursday, Nov. 12. Mrs. Gazaway was born in Atlanta Feb 10, 1899, and had resided there most of her life. Surviving are her husband, William, of Mableton, three sons Roy, Robert and Leonard, all of Atlanta; three daughters, Mrs. Vase of Rock Springs, Mrs. Fred (Pauline)Goad of Atlanta and Mrs. William (Ruth) Riggs of White Springs, Fla., one sister, Mrs. Al (Flora) Swanson of Atlanta; 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1970 MARGARET SWEENEY Funeral services for Miss Margaret Sweeney, 75, of 745 Connecticut Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph's section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Taylor Jr., Leno Zadra, Roy Weber, Ambrose Hamilton, John Dickson and Isaac Brooks. Miss Sweeney died Saturday, Nov. 14, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient 22 days. A native of Rock Springs, she was born here Feb. 6, 1895. Surviving are three sisters, Miss Anna Sweeney of Rock Springs, Mrs. Nels Erickson of Mud Springs, Wyo., and Mrs. Rose Farley of Gallup, N.M., and two brothers, Hugh and Barney Sweeney, both of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1970 CAROLINA PREVEDEL Funeral services for Mrs. Carolina Prevedel, 17, of 1315 Liberty Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Bertagnolli, Albert Battisti Sr., Albert Battisti Jr., Leno Menghini, Adolph Floretti and Rudolph Battisti. Mrs. Prevedel died Sunday Nov. 15, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient 17 days. Born Sept. 25, 1899, in Blackhawk, Colo., she had been a resident of Rock Springs 66 years. Surviving are her husband, Rudolph of Rock Springs; two sons, Dr. Arthur E. Prevedel of Denver and John R. Prevedel of Rock Springs; five brothers, Rudolph Battisti, Albert Battisti, Leno Acker, Alfred Acker and Willie Acker, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Ernie (Emma) Oliver of San Leandro, Calif.; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1970 CANDIDO BATTISTI Funeral services for Candido Salvador Battisti, 79, of Superior were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Burial was in the family plot in St. Joseph’s section f Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray Lorenzon, Steve Balog, Adolph Magagna, Renald Menghini, Rudolph Battisti and Herman Albertini. Mr. Battist died Friday, Nov. 13 at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where he had been a patiend one week. (paper damaged) coal miner. Mr. Battisti had been a resident of the area 12 years. Born Feb. 6, 1891, at Fondo Italy he was a member of Italian Lodge Fratellenza Operata and also was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife, Rena, of Superior; one son, Charles R. Battisti of Laramie; one brother, Ernest Battisti of Fondo, Italy, two sisters, Mrs. Mary Prevedel of Brroklyn, N.Y. and Mrs. Josephine Bertagnolli of Fondo, Italy; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Josephine in 1946, and one daughter, Rosalie Battisti in 1942. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1970 JOHN PUTZ Funeral services for John Putz, 90, of 904 Seventh St., were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joseph Bogataj Jr., Steven Koler, Joseph Chenchar, Matt Leskovec, Cyril Potochnik, and Andrew Peternell Sr. Born Oct. 25, 1880 in Skofja Loka, Yugoslavia, he was a retired blacksmith. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the SNPJ Lodge. Mr. Putz was also a member of the American Fraternal Union and was the original treasurer of the Slevenski Dom Assn. at the time of its construction in 19??. Surviving are his wife, Jennie, also at Kimberly Manor; one son, Paul J. Putz of Rock Springs; four daughters, Mrs. Paul (Jennie) Subic of Rock Springs, Mrs. Frank (Ann) Peternel of Moab, Utah, Mrs. Mary Krza and Mrs. Henry (Helen) Chadey, both of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Putz died Friday at Kimberly Manor after a two weeks’ illness. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1970 JOHN GORNIK Funeral services for John Gornik, 64, of Superior, were conducted Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at Rogan Chapel, the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Burial was in the family plot in St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Kudar, Joseph Kudar Jr., Albert Nelson, Alfred Kudar, John Pernich and James Hanking. Mr. Gornik, who had been in ill health several months, was found dead at his home Sunday, Nov. 22, but death apparently occurred Friday, Nov. 20. Born April 14, 1897 at Van Hauten, N.M., he was a retired coal miner. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Kudar of Jackson; one niece, Mrs. Albert (Beverly) Nelson of Green River; and two nephews, Joseph Kudar Jr. of Green River, and Ronald Kudar, serving with the military police at San Francisco. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1970 TED WELSH Funeral services for Joseph T. (Ted) Welsh, 35, of House 70, Reliance, were conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Rogan Chapel, the Rev. Patrick Trujillo officiating. Burial was in the family plot in the Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Donald Walker, Donald Smith, Ronald Walker, Pat Doak, Jerry Hansen and Sam Hickerson. Mr. Welsh was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Saturday Nov. 21, the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the temple. Born in Rock Springs Jan. 23, 1935, Mr. Welsh had lived in this area all of his life. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and had served with the U.S. Marine Corps. Surviving are his wife, Patricia; one son, Joseph William and three daughters, Pamela Ann, Cynthia Marie and Trisha Joyce, all of Reliance; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Welsh of Rock Springs; one brother, Robert L. Welsh of Denver; one sister, Mrs. James (Betty Jean) Hamel of Rock Springs, and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1970 DONALD W. CHIPP Military funeral services for Sgt. Donald W. Chipp Jr., 25, 1940 Edgar St., Rock Springs, were conducted Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish Center. The National Guard Color Guard opened services, followed by the invocation by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec. A biographical sketch was delivered by Mayor Paul J. Wataha, with an address by the Rev. George Mackey of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Military graveside services were conducted at Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery, where a ?? man honor guard from Ft. Carson, Colo. paid tribute to their comrade in arms. The body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Pallbearers were cousins, Ned, Mark and Eric Kruljac of Phoenix, Ariz., Skip Duzik of San Francisco, Calif., John Duzik of Laramie and Joe Kruljac of Rock Springs. Sgt. Chipp was killed in action in Vietnam Nov. 12. Born in Rock Springs May 29, 1945, he was the son of Donald Chipp Sr. and Zora Kruljac Chipp. He attended local schools and was active in sports. During his eighth grade year he attended Western Military Academy at Alton, Ill. and won awards in scholarship and sports. He attended the University of Wyoming, the University of Utah and was graduated from Westminster College with a bachelor of science and bachelor of arts degree in 19??. Sgt. Chipp was drafted in August 19?? And completed basic training at Ft. Lewis, Wash. He was assigned to Advanced Infantry Training where he qualified to attend Non Commissioned Officers School, later completing that training at F. Benning, Ga. He then was assigned to Ft. Ord., Calif. Sgt. Chipp received his orders for service in Vietnam July 7, 1970, and began his tour of duty in Firebase III near Duc Pho, Americal Divison, 1st Army, 14th Brigade. He had been assigned as a temporary platoon sergeant, and at the time of his death was leading his group on a routine military mission traveling in a 2 ½ ton truck when the vehicle triggered a land mine near Quang Ngai City. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are one brother, Robert M. Chipp, Salt Lake City; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Anka Kruljac, Rock Springs; one niece, one nephew and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1970 VALENTINE CUKALE Funeral services for Valentine Cukale, 44, of 1034 Pilot Butte Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Rev. Frank Redle officiating. Burial was in the family plot in St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were James D. Harris, Emil Joe Bertagnolli, Milan Pryich, Dr. John Gosar, Lee Roy Ruffini and Raymond Chipp. Mr. Cukale died Wednesday Nov. 24, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since Nov. 8. He was employed as drygoods manager for Union Mercantile and Supply Co., and had worked for the firm the past 20 years. Born in Rock Springs, Jan. 4, 1926, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cukale. He attended schools here and was graduated from Rock Springs High School before entering military service with the Army Infantry in World War II. He served two tours of duty in the Pacific and was separated with the rank of sergeant. Returning to Rock Springs, Mr. Cukale was employed by Sunlight Bakery and worked for a time in the mines and at the Toastmaster Bar before beginning employment at Union Merc. A member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, he was a former member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Surviving are his wife, the former Alice Produit, whom he married in Rock Springs April 23, 1949; three sons, Michael, Peter L. and Robert; and one daughter, Alice Annette. Also surviving are three brothers, Frank of Ft. Worth, Tex., Rudy of El Sobrante, Calif., and Johnny of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Ben (Chris) Taucher of Rock Springs, Mrs. Roy (Louise) Hautala of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. Lucas (Rose) Debeback of Seattle, Wash., and Celia Cukale of Spokane, Wash.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Three sisters preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1970 HANS J. PETERSON Funeral services for Hans J. Peterson, 70, of 81 Pine St., Rock Springs, were conduced Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home the Rev. George Mackey officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Leo Dominiske, Ben Hautala, Robert Anderson, Carl Sandstrom, George DeBernardi Jr. and Henry Chevalier. Mr. Peterson was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 1, after suffering a heart attack at his home. Born in Finland, Feb 28, 1900, Mr. Peterson came to Rock Springs with his parents in 1901. They moved to Reliance in 1912 and to Tono, Wash., in 1918. They returned to Superior in 1932 and to Rock Springs in 1938. The son of the late Bert and Anna Marie Jarding Peterson, he married the former Emma Nichols in Centralia, Wash., Nov. 20, 1926. A retired coal miner he attended schools in Reliance and Rock Springs and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Surviving are his wife, Emma, of Rock Springs; one son, John J. Peterson of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Oscar (Elizabeth) Anderson of Lacey, Wash., and Mrs. Ed (Kate) Peterson of Seattle, Wash.; three brothers, Henry of Centralia, Wash., and Ben and Charles, both of Tacoma, Wash.; two grandchildren, Amy and Kenneth, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Bert and Andrew. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1970 MARY CONZATTI Funeral services for Mary Virginia Conzatti, 68, of Salt Lake City, formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in the family plot in St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Duce Piaia, James Scott, Joe Jereb, Robert Auld Jr., John Reed Jr., and S. Reed Dayton. Honorary pallbearers were Prosper Feraud, Kenneth Demich, Herman Mau, Maurice Dayton, John Dayton and Clarence Nickolls. Mrs. Conzatti died Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City after a two year illness. Born in Rock Springs Nov. 21, 1902, she had lived in Cokeville for a time before moving back to Rock Springs for a brief residence. After she became ill, she went to Salt Lake City for medical care. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kofanta Sr. of Rock Springs, she was a registered pharmacist and served on the state board of examiners. She practiced as a pharmacist about ?? years, and was a member of the State Pharmacists Assn. Surviving are her husband, Felix Conzatti of Salt Lake City, two daughters, Mrs. Mary Kathryn Stauss of San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Don (Margaret Ann) Dayton of Cokeville; five grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Kathryn) Auld of Reliance, Mrs. Ray (anne) Zuech and Mrs. Fred (Cecelia) Gatti, both of Rock Springs; four brothers, Frank and Albert Korfanta, both of Pinedale, George and Joseph Korfanta, both of Casper, and John Korfanta of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 11, 1970 Mrs. John F. White, Former Rock Springs Resident, Dies Mrs. John F. (Margaret T.) White, a former Rock Springs resident died at her home in Casper Wednesday at 8 p.m. after a long illness. Graveside services and burial will be in St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery Friday at 3 p.m. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church will officiate. While a resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. White owned and operated the Plaza Hotel for seven years before moving to Casper in 1959. Rosary was recited at Knopik Funeral Home in Casper Thursday at 8 p.m. Funeral mass will be conducted Friday at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Casper. The body will then be brought to Rock Springs for services. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. J.T. O’Neil and Frances N. White, both of Casper, and a foster son, Edward W. Gantz of Alva, Wyo. Frances White is a former teacher in the Rock Springs school system. Mrs. White was preceded in death by her husband, John, who died in March 1954. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1970 JOHN KRZESNIK Funeral services for John Krzesnik, 79, of 107 Second St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. at Rogan Mortuary, the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. The body will be taken to Homedale, Idaho for burial in Canyon Hill Cemetery. Mr. Krzesnik died Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient two weeks. A retired coal miner, he was born in Skofja Loka, Yugoslavia, Jan. 4, 1891, and had been a resident of Rock Springs 11 years. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Pauline Kovacich of Rock Springs, Mrs. William (Mary) Soran of Caldwell, Idaho and Mrs. Anne Corta of Homedale, Idaho; one son, John Krzesnik Jr., of Wilder, Idaho; 12 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several other relatives in Skofja Loka. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Jesenko Krzesnik April 29, 1930. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1970 FRANCES KOVACH Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Berk Kovach, 90, of 1036 Adams St., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joseph Knute Kovach, Mark F. Kovach, John Frillo Jr., Richard Young, Ronald Young and Harry Horn. Mrs. Kovach died Friday Dec. 4 at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient three days. She had been a resident of Rock Springs ?? years. Born Dec. 17, 1879, in ?????, Yugoslavia, she came to the United States in November 1916. She was married to Joseph Kovach in (unreadable). Mr. Kovach died in Reliance in 1950. Mrs. Kovach was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Surviving are three sons, John, Frank and Henry, all of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. John (Frances) Frillo of Rock Springs; Mrs. Annie Young of Reliance and Mrs. Jennie ??er of Poulsbo, Wash.; one sister, Mrs. Frank (Annie) Kovach of Columbus, Kan; one brother, living in Yugoslavia; ?? grandchildren and ?? great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1970 Fena Anselmi Mayer, Former Rock Springs Resident, Dies Mrs. Josephine (Fena) Mayer, 67, of Vienna, Va., formerly of Rock Springs, died Thursday morning at her home. Born in Rock Springs, Dec. 24, 1902, she was the daughter of the late Olivo and Rose Anselmi. She attended schools in Rock Springs and took nurse’s training in Boise, Idaho. She returned to Rock Springs to engage in nursing in the present Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. She was married to Kenneth Mayer in Rock Springs. Mrs. Mayer went to St. Ignatius, Mont., 25 years ago, where she continued in nursing. Her husband died in April 1968 during their residence in Great Falls, Mont. At that time Mrs. Mayer moved to Virginia to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Clyde (Rosalie) Jones. Also surviving is a daughter, Mrs. William (Patsy) Bristol, Great Falls; four brothers, Angelo Anselmi and Ole Anselmi, both of Rock Springs; John Anselmi, Tucson, Ariz., and Flore Anselmi, Dinosaur, Colo., one sister, Mrs. Mary Marocchi, San Mateo, Calif., and several nieces and nephews and three grandchildren. Mrs. Mayer was a member of the Catholic Church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Great Falls, Mont., with burial in the Great Falls Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1970 LUCILE PARTON Funeral services for Mrs. Lucile Arvella Parton, 73, of 1009 Clark St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 2:20 p.m. at the Rogan Mortuary, the Rev. Oyer C. Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Parton, Delbert Robertson, Farnk Robertson, Thomas Roberts, Ronald McMillan and Vern Sather. Mrs. Parton was found dead at her home Wednesday, Dec. 16. Her death, which may have occurred Tuesday, was attributed to natural causes. Born in Rock Springs June 30, 1898, she had been a resident of the city all of her life. She was married to Enoch Parton, who preceded her in death April 3, 1954. Surviving are one brother, Bert McMillan of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1970 ROY TWITCHELL Funeral services for Leroy (Roy) Twitchell, 65, of 50 East Third South, Green River, will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Green River LDS Ward Chapel, Bishop Clair R. Terry officiating. Burial will be in the Manila City Cemetery. Mr. Twitchell died Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Twitchell had been a foreman at the Pacific Power & Light Co. water plant at Green River until retiring in February 1970. Born Feb. 18, 1905, in Manila, Utah, he was the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Potter Twitchell. He married Maria Harris Feb. 9, 1931, in Green River. He had served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1924 to 1928 and was a member of the LDS Church. The Twitchells had lived in Linwood, Utah, before moving to Green River in 1943. Surviving are his wife, Maria; one son, Ned L. Twitchell, Ogden; two stepsons, Ronald A. Harris of Greybull and Franklin T. Harris of Mountain View; two daughters, Mrs. Henry (Zola) Lewis and Mrs. Kenneth (Phyllis) Jackson, both of Green River; 10 grandchildren, and two brothers, Rolin Twitchell, Vernal, Utah and Albert Twitchell, Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by one sister and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1970 FRED L. MAGAGNA Funeral services for Fred L. Magagna Sr., 68, of 119 C St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Rev. Charles Bartek officiating. Graveside services were conducted by the BPO Elks Lodge No. 624. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Emil J. Bertagnolli, Al Carollo, John Lucas Jr., Christian Bunning, Clarence Potter and Don Anselmi. Mr. Magagna died Saturday, Dec. 12, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was in the real estate business with the Anselmi and Magagna firm. He had served the Union Mercantile and Supply Co. as manager for many years, and was a partner in Broadway Motors and later in the Standard Motors and Finance Co. Born in Rock Springs, April 17, 1902, he was the son of the late Stephen and Clementina Magagna. He married the former Mary Abram in Rock Springs, April 29, 1924. He was a graduate of Rock Springs High School and was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, BPO Elks Lodge No. 624, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151, and the Knights of Columbus. Surviving are his wife, Mary, of Rock Springs; two sons, Fred L. Magagna Jr. of Pocatello, Idaho, and Rudy of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Emma) Pointer of San Antonio, Tex., and Mary Jo Magagna of San Francisco, Calif.; and 11 grandchildren, Fred, Bill and Mary Ellen Pointer of San Antonio, Tex., Steve, Timmy, Michelle and Chris Magagna of Pocatello, Idaho, and Linda, Jeanne, Mike and Mark Magagna of Rock Springs. Mr. Magagna was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Joseph, and one sister, Emma. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 26, 1970 ELVA ANDERSON Funeral services for Elva Mildred Anderson, 67, of 408 B St., Rock Springs, will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home, the Rev. Theodore S. Mayberry officiating. Burial will be in the Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers will be William Lister, Jack Good, Tom Horn, Ben Hautala, John Stafford and Leo Dominiske. Mrs. Anderson died Tuesday Dec. 22, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient two weeks. A resident of Rock Springs the last 30 years, she was born April 23, 1903, at Alliance, Neb., the daughter of the late Charlie and Lillian Kincaid Johnson. She was married to Robert M. Anderson at Randolph, Utah, Dec. 18, 1940. Mrs. Anderson was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Homemakers Club, the Rock Springs Gem and Mineral Club, the AARP and the Union Pacific Old Timers. She had attended schools in Lander. Surviving are her husband, Robert, Rock Springs; three sons, Gordon Lee Freese and Jack Anderson, both of Lander, and Phillip Freese of Riverton; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Betty Lou) Sutler of Arlington, Tex., and Mrs. Walfred (Bobbie Jane) Hensala of Salt Lake City; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 26, 1970 IVAR LOUGAN Funeral services for Ivar Lougan, 81, of Rock Springs were conducted Monday at 10 a.m. at the Volsey Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Allen Maleske of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was in the Eagles plot in Mountain View section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ed Soderlund, Teno Duran, Art Pentila, George Fabiny, William Ranta and Richard Karvonen. Mr. Lougan died Thursday, Dec. 17, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Born Dec. 22, 1889, at Alus Kirkan Kyla Vasa, Finland, he had been a resident of Rock Springs the last 30 years. Before moving to Rock Springs he had been a resident of Jackson for 10 years. A retired Union Pacific employee, Mr. Lougan was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151. Surviving are one sister, living in Finland, and several nieces and grand-nieces. ---