Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 5, 1980 DANIEL GALVEZ Funeral services for Daniel J. Galvez, 84, of 831 7th St., were held Saturday, Dec. 29, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Pallbearers were Ernest Rivera, Steven Rivera, Ronnie Martinez, Lawrence Martinez, Ted Frady and Greg Coates. A parish rosary was recited Dec. 28, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, followed by a St. Monica’s Sodality rosary. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 with burial in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mr. Galvez died Wednesday, Dec. 26, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for three days. He had been in ill health since November. A Rock Springs resident for the past six years he was a retired sheepherder. He was born at Costilla, N.M., on May 1, 1895, the son of the late Erineo and Manuelita Arellano Galvez. He was an Army veteran of World War I and was married to Lilly Casias at Costilla, N.M. in 1939. Survivors include his wife, Lilly of Rock Springs; a son, David and a daughter, Mrs. Don (Mary Agnes) Chavez, both of Salt Lake City, Utah; two stepsons, Ted Rivera of Rock Springs and Fred Rivera of Denver, Colo.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Ruth Frady of Rock Springs and Mrs. Juan (Margaret) Martinez of Reliance; three sisters, Lilla Caury, Maria Rita Garcia and Manuelita Romero, all of Denver; three grandchildren, 20 step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Antonio and two sisters, Anita and Rayesita. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 5, 1980 KENNETH HENDRICKS Funeral services for Kenneth E. Hendricks, 20, of 655 Evers, Green River, were held Saturday, Dec. 29, at the Green River Eagles Hall. Pallbearers were Don Barker, James A. Wold, Clark Alan Robey, Craig Evans, Gans L. Peme and Keith Penner. Burial was in the Murray City Cemetery in Murray, Utah. Mr. Hendricks died Dec. 27 as a result of a head-on collision west of Green River. He was born June 8, 1959 in Anaconda, Mont., the son of Donald R. Hendricks and Ruth L. (Lagergren) Hendricks. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was employed by Stauffer Chemical and had lived in Green River three and a half years. He graduated from Green River High School and resided at 655 Evers in Green River at the time of his death. Mr. Hendricks is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ruth Kroneman of Salt Lake City; his father, Donald R. Hendricks of Bountiful, Utah; one twin brother, Christopher of Salt Lake City; one sister, Mrs. Naomi Dyson of Murray, Utah and a paternal grandmother, Cornelia Hendricks of Anaconda, Mont. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 5, 1980 JOE VELIKANEY SR. Funeral services for Joe Velikaneye Sr., 70, of 201 M St., were held Thursday, Jan. 3, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. Pallbearers were David Brown, Dean Velikaneye, Dan Velikaneye, Nick Demas, Dave Sutherland and George Buston. A parish rosary was recited Jan. 2, at the Vase Funeral Home and interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Velikaneye died Dec. 29, and had been in ill health for the past seven years. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, he was born in Lake Charles, La., the son of the late John and Pauline Postnick Velikaneye. He attended schools in Lake Charles and was a retired coal miner. Mr. Velikaneye was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the United Mine Workers of America and was the first animal control officer ever appointed in Rock Springs. Survivors include two sons, Joseph Jr. of Rock Springs, Paul Marion of Aurora, Colo.; two daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Pauline) Brown and Mrs. Nick (Theresa) Demas, both of Rock Springs; 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents Mr. Velikaneye was preceded in death by one sister, Josephine Bowden. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 5, 1980 MURBLE SHAW Funeral services for Murble Shaw, 78, of 426 G St., were held Wednesday, Jan. 2, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Kenneth King of the United Pentecostal Church officiating. Pallbearers were Ray Overy, Robert Cordova, Jim Harkins, Chris Bunning Jr., Ronnie Walker and Duke Walker. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, north of Rock Springs. Mrs. Shaw died Saturday, Dec. 29, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for two weeks. A resident of Rock Springs the past 25 years and a former resident of Rosiclare, Ill., Mrs. Shaw died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Kentucky on Nov. 26, 1901, the daughter of the late Morgan and Mary Jane Cowsert Henson. She attended schools in Rosiclare, Ill., and married Clarence Shaw on July 19, 1917 in Elizabethtown, Ill. He preceded her in death on April 14, 1974. Mrs. Shaw was a member of the United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include three sons, Glen of Rock Springs, Francis of St. Paul, Minn. and the Rev. Vernon Shaw of Rosiclare, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Gene (Arlene) Clark of Rock Springs; 14 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Shaw was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 5, 1980 LAWRENCE WARBY Funeral services for Lawrence D. Warby, 22, of 920 Kit Carson, Green River, were held Saturday, Dec. 29, in the Green River Third Ward LDS Church, with the Bishop Samuel Hart officiating. Pallbearers were Stephen Edwards, Jeff Peterson, Blaine Lewis, Derral Smith, Glen Hunter and Craig Jackson. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. He was killed in a head-on collision Dec. 27, west of Green River. Mr. Warby, who had lived in Green River since 1972, was born Sept. 18, 1957 in Rock Springs, the son of Gerald D. Warby and Donna M. (Brown) Warby. He attended schools in Green River and graduated from Green River High School. He also attended Western Wyoming College for two years. He was employed by Stauffer Chemical. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1980 Emma Thum Dies At 86 Emma L. Thum, 86, of San Antonio, Texas, died at 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 at the Grayson Square Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born May 19, 1893, in Rock Springs and attended school in Rock Springs. She was the daughter of the late George and Margaret Evans McMahan and was married to Gottlieb Thum on Dec. 20, 1918 in Rock Springs. Mr. Thum preceded her in death on Nov. 18, 1965. A former longtime Rock Springs resident she and her husband operated the Tom Thum Confectionary in Rock Springs for 25 years. She moved to San Antonio to make her home several years ago. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Stewart (Rose) Barry of San Antonio; a son, Robert, of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband she was preceded in death by two sisters, Anna Smith and Eva Sparks. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home, 154 Elk Street, all day Monday and Monday evening and Tuesday morning until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1980 LAWRENCE WELSH Lawrence H. "Jarbo" Welsh, 71, of 929 6th Street, Rock Springs, died at 12:50 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for two weeks. He had been in ill health since June. He was born in Mineral, Kansas on August 20, 1908, the son of the late William and Etta Mae Kitterman Welsh. He came to Superior in 1924. He attended school in Mineral and Superior and was married to the former Mary Fornengo in Rock Springs on Oct. 12, 1929. He worked in the coal mine at Superior, and in 1933 he moved to Winton, where he was employed as the night superintendent at the mine in Winton. He was later transferred to the Reliance mine as the mine superintendent a position he held until the mine closed. He then accepted the position as the mine manager with Gunn Quealy Coal until he retired on Nov. 1, 1973. Mr. Welsh worked in the coal mining industry for 45 1/2 years. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of Rock Springs; two sons, Bishop Lawrence H. Welsh, Bishop of Spokane, Washington and Ronald Welsh of Rock Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Ray (Beverly) Graham of Rock Springs and two brothers, Jack "Red" Welsh and William "Boots" Welsh, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Mary Ellen) Morris and Mrs. Margie Garretson both of Rock Springs, three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, and a member of the Parish Council. Mr. Welsh was also a grand knight with the Knights of Columbus and a former member of the Wyoming State Mine Examining Board. Mr. Welsh was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Flora Mae and two brothers, Henry and Joseph. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1980 Lucretia McClelland Dies At 86 Lucretia G. McClelland, 86, of 808 Rugby Ave., died at 3:40 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for about six hours. She had been in ill health since November 1. She was born in Louisville, Colo., Oct. 19, 1893. She was the daughter of the late Julian and Marie Bartlett Gradel. She graduated from high school in Louisville. She married James V. McClelland in Littleton, Colo., Dec. 24, 1912 and has been a Rock Springs resident for the past 45 years. Mrs. McClelland was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. O. N. (Margaret) Arrington, of Rio Rico, Ariz., and she was a member of the First Baptist Church. Funeral services are tentatively schedule for 2 p.m., Monday at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Lawrence Kelly officiating. Cremation will follow. Friends may call at the mortuary chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs Sunday afternoon and evening and Monday until 11:30 a.m. Friends may call at the church from noon until service time on Monday. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 12, 1980 ROSENDA JARAMILLO Funeral services for Rosenda H. Jaramillo, 78, of 505 McKinley, Green River, were held Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. The Rev. Pat Trujillo and Rev. James Godley officiated. Pallbearers were Jesse Gardea, John Maldonado Jr., Martin Montano, Alfonso Montano, Leroy Mora and Manuel Mora. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Jaramillo died Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mrs. Jaramillo was born March 1, 1901 in Mora, N.M. the daughter of Seserino Herrera and Margarite Rodarte Herrera. She married Emilio Jaramillo in Mora on Feb. 28, 1927. She was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River, the Christian Mothers and the Golden Hour Senior Citizens. She had lived in Green River since 1950. She is survived by her husband, Emilio of Green River; one son, Joe also of Green River; three daughters, Mrs. Alex (Gertrude) Montano of Taos, N.M., Mrs. Euesbio (Emilia) Sanchez of Green River and Mrs. Eloy (Martha) Lujan of Taos, N.M.; one brother, Roger Rodarte of Fort Morgan, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Augustine Pacheco of Ocate, N.M. and Mrs. Augustine Rodarte of Mora, N.M. Fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 12, 1980 ALICE BOOTHBY Funeral services for Alice Boothby, 88, of Denver, Colo., were conducted Friday, Jan. 11, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. Pallbearers were Charles Blasko, Norman Piner, Cyril Blasko, Art Rosatti, Edwin Soderlund and Albert Lenzi. A parish rosary was recited Jan. 10, at the Vase Funeral Chapel and interment was in the Saint Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Boothby died Jan. 6, at the Aspen Care Center in Westminster, Colo. She had lived in Denver the past eight years, and had been in ill health the past 10 years. She was born in Sterling, Colo., on Sept. 12, 1891, the daughter of the late Alex and Martha Oliver Baird. She attended schools in Greeley, Colo., graduated from high school there and received her teaching certificate in Greeley. She married Steve Dugas in June of 1914 and he preceded her in death in December of 1941. She later married A.L. Boothby in Denver in June of 1944 and he preceded her in death in January of 1966. Mrs. Boothby was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Mission Parish in Superior. Survivors include Mrs. Charles (Dorothy) Blasko of Rock Springs, Eleanor M. Kemp and Betty Dugas, both of Denver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 19, 1980 ALEX PACHECO Funeral services for Alex Pacheco, 62, were conducted Saturday, Jan. 12, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. Pallbearers were Carlos Cordova, Chuck Weimer, Jack Podbevsek, Anselmo Valerio, Jake Cordova and Ted Hamilton. A parish rosary was recited at the Vase Funeral Home, and interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Pacheco, of 1316 Thorpe Street, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Monday, Jan. 7. A resident of Superior for six years and Rock Springs the past 31 years, Mr. Pacheco had been in ill health the past nine years. Mr. Pacheco was born on July 17, 1917 in Ancho, N.M., the son of the late Leonardo and Rafelita Pacheco. He married the former Margaret M. Lucero in Raton, N.M., on Oct. 23, 1945. Mr. Pacheco was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. He was a retired coal miner having worked at the Quealy Coal mine in Rock Springs and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Margaret, of Rock Springs; seven sons, Robert, Eddie, Patrick, Alex Jr., Joseph D., Michael Ben, all of Rock Springs, and Julian of California; six daughters, Mrs. Michael (Mary Carmen) Barbeau of Montreal, Canada, Joann King of Kennewick, Wash., Mrs. Jeffrey (Carolyn) Edwards, Mrs. Jimmy (Becky) Murillo, Charolett Ann Pacheco, all of Rock Springs, and Mary Rafelita Pacheco of California; four brothers, John of Winnemucca, Nev., Donald and Leonard, both of San Leandro, Calif., and Louis of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. George (Carmen) Lansky of Long Beach, Calif. and Nora Garrero of Oakland, Calif.; 25 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 19, 1980 MURBLE SHAW Funeral services for Murble Shaw, 78, of 426 G St., were held Wednesday, Jan. 2, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth King of the United Pentecostal Church officiating. Pallbearers were Ray Overy, Robert Cordova, Jim Harkins, Chris Bunning Jr., Ronnie Walker and Duke Walker. Honorary pallbearers were her grandsons, Michael, James, Larry, Dennis and Terry Shaw, and Barry and Dewey Corhn. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, north of Rock Springs. Mrs. Shaw died Saturday, Dec. 29, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for two weeks. A resident of Rock Springs the past 25 years and a former resident of Rosiclare, Ill., Mrs. Shaw died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Kentucky on Nov. 26, 1901 the daughter of the late Morgan and Mary Jane Cowsert Henson. She attended schools in Rosiclare, Ill., and married Clarence Shaw on July 19, 1917 in Elizabethtown, Ill. He preceded her in death on April 14, 1974. Mrs. Shaw was a member of the United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include three sons, Glen of Rock Springs, Francis of St. Paul, Minn., and the Rev. Vernon Shaw of Rosiclare, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Gene (Arlene) Clark of Rock Springs; 14 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Shaw was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 19, 1980 JAMES TRAFTON Graveside services for James Michael Sean Trafton, the five-day-old son of James Michael Trafton and Carolyn Lynn Eggleston Trafton, of 1080 South Dakota, Green River, were held Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Riverview Cemetery. The Rev. Donald Duncan officiated. The baby died at 8:30 p.m., Jan. 11, at the McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. He was a member of the Flaming Gorge Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Berl A. Trafton of Green River and Milton and Allene Tyron, of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Mrs. Esther Carlson of Manchester, Wash., the baby’s great-grandmother, also survives. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 19, 1980 KEVIN SCHIRM Funeral services for Kevin Paul Schirm, 15, of 220 Summer View Drive, Green River, were held Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Fourth Ward LDS Church in Green River. The Bishop Layle Harmon officiated. Pallbearers were Danny Grigg, Darren Brown, Jimmy Oliver, Jared Dawdle, Kerry Robertson, David Dawdle, Keith Edwards and C.B. Fry. Interment was in the Dingle Cemetery in Dingle, Idaho. Mr. Schirm was found dead at his home Jan. 13, for accidental suffocation. Mr. Schirm, a freshman at Green River High School and active in football, wrestling and Boy Scouts, was born Aug. 18, 1964 in Montpelier, Idaho, to Larry L. Schirm and Shannon K. Humburg Schirm. He was a member of the LDS Church, and had lived in Green River for the past four years, previously residing in Dingle, Idaho. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Donald L., of Green River; one sister, Josette K., of Green River, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Humburg of Dingle and Mr. and Mrs. Mont Norton of Inkom, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 19, 1980 EMMA THUM Funeral services for Emma L. Thum, 86, of San Antonio, Texas, were held Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Vase Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery, and pallbearers were Jay Buckley, Clarence Samuels, Eldon Spicer, John Lee, Jack Smith and R.A. “Dick” Forsgren. Mrs. Thum died Jan. 10, at the Grayson Square Nursing Home in Texas following a lengthy illness. She was born May 19, 1893 in Rock Springs and attended school in Rock Springs. She was the daughter of the late George and Margaret Evans McMahan and was married to Gottlieb Thum on Dec. 20, 1918 in Rock Springs. Mr. Thum preceded her in death on Nov. 18, 1965. A former longtime Rock Springs resident she and her husband operated the Tom Thum Confectionary in Rock Springs for 25 years. She moved to San Antonio to make her home several years ago. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Stewart (Rose) Barry of San Antonio; a son, Robert, of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Anna Smith and Eva Sparks. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 19, 1980 LAWRENCE WELSH Funeral services for Lawrence H. “Jarbo” Welsh, 71, of 929 6 th St., were held Monday, Jan. 14, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Bishop Lawrence H. Welsh officiating. Pallbearers were John Aimo, Steve Koler, Peter Vase, Walter C. Ingham, Richard Morris and Joe Melinkovich. Honorary pallbearers were Jackson R. Forbes, Mungo Brown, Jack Mitchelson, Francis Pearson, Frank Tominc, Ole Anselmi, Tony Yugovich, John Eusek, Frank Kudar, Matt Barbero and Charlie Barbero. A rosary was recited Sunday, Jan. 13 at the church and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Welsh died Jan. 10, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for two weeks. He had been in ill health since June. He was born in Mineral, Kansas on August 20, 1908, the son of the late William and Etta Mae Kitterman Welsh. He came to Superior in 1924. He attended school in Mineral and Superior and was married to the former Mary Fornengo in Rock Springs on Oct. 12, 1929. He worked in the coal mine at Superior, and in 1933 he moved to Winton, where he was employed as the night superintendent at the mine in Winton. He was later transferred to the Reliance mine as the mine superintendent, a position he held until the mine closed. He then accepted a position as the mine manager with Gunn-Quealy Coal until he retired on Nov. 1, 1973. Mr. Welsh worked in the coal mining industry for 45 ½ years. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of Rock Springs; two sons, Bishop Lawrence H. Welsh, Bishop of Spokane, Washington and Ronald Welsh of Rock Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Ray (Beverly) Graham of Rock Springs and two brothers, Jack “Red” Welsh and William “Boots” Welsh, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Mary Ellen) Morris and Mrs. Margie Garretson, both of Rock Springs; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, and a member of the Parish Council. Mr. Welsh was also a grand knight with the Knights of Columbus and a former member of the Wyoming State Mine Examining Board. Mr. Welsh was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Flora Mae and two brothers, Henry and Joseph. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 19, 1980 LUCRETIA McCLELLAND Funeral services for Lucretia G. McClelland, 86, of 808 Rugby Ave., were held Monday, Jan. 14, at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Lawrence Kelley officiating. Cremation followed. Pallbearers were Robert Johnson, Glen Mason, Gary Bonomo, Keith Hay, Tom Horn and Clifford Renz. Mrs. McClelland died Jan. 10, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for about six hours. She had been in ill health since November 1. She was born in Louisville, Colo., Oct. 19, 1893. She was the daughter of the late Julian and Marie Bartlett Gradel. She graduated from high school in Louisville. She married James V. McClelland in Little, Colo., Dec. 24, 1912 and has been a Rock Springs resident for the past 45 years. Mrs. McClelland was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. O.N. (Margaret) Arrington, of Rio Rico, Ariz., and she was a member of the First Baptist Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 26, 1980 OLIVE COVERT Funeral services for Olive Lydia Covert, 86, of 250 Second St., Idaho Falls, Idaho, were held Friday, Jan. 25, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop James Curry of the LDS Church officiated. Pallbearers were Robert Motto, Edward Dolence, James Penoff, Jack Penoff, Bill Eden and Thomas Covert. Honorary pallbearers were Archie Armstrong, Jack Teters, John Doan, Pete Doan, Robert Nellen, Mike Zanetti and David Penoff. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Covert, a former resident of Rock Springs, Died Jan. 20, at her residence. She had been in ill health the past several months. She was born on Sept. 15, 1893 in Ogden, Utah the daughter of the late George and Lydia Betsy West Mawson. She moved to Idaho Falls in 1904 and married Alma Jack Covert there on April 29, 1909 where they farmed near Idaho Falls and later worked in the saw mill at Caribou County. The Coverts then moved to Rock Springs in 1919 to live and Mr. Covert died on Dec. 10, 1931. Mrs. Covert remained in Rock Springs until 1952 and returned to Idaho Falls. Mrs. Covert was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include one son, Delbert, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; three daughters, Mrs. Eli (Emma) Penoff, Mrs. Joseph J. (Lila) Motto and Sylvia Covert all of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Josephine Andrews of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Mary Jane Covert of Levenworth, Wash., Mrs. Louise Anderson of Winnemucca, Nev. And Chlo Collins of Idaho Falls, Idaho; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 26, 1980 JOSEPH STEVENS Funeral services for Joseph Doyle Stevens, 42, of 806 ½ West St., were held Thursday, Jan. 24, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. Pallbearers were Wayne Walker, Douglas “Duke” Walker, Jack Lane, Tom Osselton and Louis Carillo. Honorary pallbearers were John Copyak, Albert Anselmi and Eddie Copyak. A parish rosary was recited Jan. 23, at the Vase Funeral Chapel and burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mr. Stevens was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Jan. 21. A life-long resident of Rock Springs, he had been in ill health for the past several weeks. He was born in Rock Springs on April 20, 1937, the son of John and the late Rose Taucher Stevens. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School. He married the former Doris Smith in Rock Springs on Sept. 2, 1977. Mr. Stevens was employed as a lab technician for the FMC Corp. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Doris, and his father, John, both of Rock Springs; two sons, Joseph Mark Stevens of Salt Lake City, Utah and Russell Stevens of Georgia; one step-son, Richard Alllen Rider of Taylor Springs, Ill.; three step-daughters, Patty Sue Rider and Mrs. Bruce (Terry) Cobin, both of Taylor Springs and Mrs. Kevin (Sheryl) Pyle of Duquoin, Ill.; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. George (Beverly) Brack, of Rock Springs; two nieces and one nephew. Mr. Stevens was preceded in death by his mother, Rose, and two sisters, Janice Lee and Juanita Rose, both of whom died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 26, 1980 JAMES C. RAMSAY Funeral services for James C. Ramsay, 85, of 1529 West Second St., were held Saturday, Jan. 19, at the First Congregational Church, with the Rev. Gordon Blunt officiating. Pallbearers were Paul Robinson, William Robinson, Joe Megeath, Tom Graham, Roy Logan and James Rafferty. Honorary pallbearers were Jack Rafferty, Isaac Brooks, Jared Williams, Bill Williams, Doyle Slagowski, W.R. McCurtain, John Hay Jr., William B. Logan Jr., Sam McIntyre and Ben Clinton. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Ramsay died Jan. 15, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for two days. He had been in ill health for one week. He was born Feb. 10, 1894, in Rock Springs, the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth Anthony Ramsay, and attended school in Rock Springs. He was a veteran of World War I, having served with the United States Army. He married Barbara Jayne Bates in Rock Springs on August 5, 1924 and was an active rancher until his death. He owned the Ramsay Ranch located 40 miles south of Rock Springs. A pioneer Rock Springs resident, his picture atop a bucking horse named Casey appeared in the Sept. 1927 National Geographic magazine. The photo was taken during a rodeo in Pinedale on July 4, 1914. In his younger years he followed the rodeo circuit and remained active in rodeos until age 40. He was a member of the First Congregational Church and the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Survivors include his son, James W. Ramsay of Rock Springs and a daughter, Mrs. Boyd (Wanda) Walker of Browns Park, Colo.; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Jayne, four brothers, Jack, Tony, Bob and Sam; six sisters, Sall Eulass, Mary Outsen, Lizzie Moore, Alma Megeath, Agnes Toon and Victoria McCormick. Mr. Ramsay was the last remaining member of the family. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 9, 1980 FRED JOSEPH MORGANDO SR. Funeral services for Fred Joseph Morgando Sr. 66, of 717 N St., were held Friday, Feb. 8, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. A parish rosary was recited Feb. 7, at the funeral home, and military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with interment in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rudy Kowlock, Regan Lacy, Mark Hodges, George Bertagnolli, Keith Curran and Edward Hoff. Honorary pallbearers were John Schuster, John Demshar, Ben Taucher, Albert Allais, Joe Tomich and Steve Morgando. Mr. Morgando died Monday, Feb. 4, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for three days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Morgando had been in ill health the past two years. He was born in Rock Springs on May 21, 1913, the son of the late Frank and Edith Bonomo Morgando. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Mr. Morgando was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Mille L. Spanogle in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 27, 1957. Mr. Morgando was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151, the American Legion and he was a retired bartender, having worked in many Rock Springs bars. Survivors include his wife, Millie, one son, Fred Jr., one stepson, Gary Spanogle, all of Rock Springs; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Robert (Darlene) Denio of Bakersfield, Calif., Mrs. Edward (Connie) Hoff of Vernal, Utah, and Mrs. Donald (Joyce) Maynard of Sacramento, Calif.; two brothers, Frank Morgando of Cheyenne and Ed Morgando of Rock Springs; his aunt, Savina Allais, of Rock Springs; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Morgando was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs. Don (Dolly) Draney. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 9, 1980 MARY DORIGATTI Funeral services for Mary Josephine Dorigatti, 80, of 1525 9th St., were held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. A parish rosary was recited Feb. 4, at the Vase Funeral Chapel and burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tony Zupence, Eugene Paoli, Tony Ferdani, Joe Bogataj, Oreste Berta and Edward Dolinar. Mrs. Dorigatti died Feb. 1, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A resident of Rock Springs since 1922, Mrs. Dorigatti had been in ill health the past six months. She was born in Trento, Miola de Pine, Italy on May 4, 1899, the daughter of the late Abram and Josephine Fedel. She attended schools in Trento, Italy and married the late Amedio Dorigatti in Rock Springs in 1922. Mrs. Dorigatti was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Norman (Irma) Gillespie of Rock Springs; three brothers, who reside in Trento, Italy; one sister, Agnes from Trento, Italy; three grandchildren, Dale Albert Gillespie, Marianne Gillespie, both of Rock Springs and Mark Edward Gillespie, attending the University of Wyoming in Laramie, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Dorigatti was preceded in death by one son, Albert, who died in 1960, three grandchildren, one brother and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 9, 1980 HAZEL STREBENDT Funeral services for Hazel T. Strebendt, 58, of 621 Fifth Ave. West, were held Monday, Feb. 4, at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. A rosary was recited Sunday at the funeral chapel and military graveside services were conducted at the Mountain View Cemetery by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Pallbearers were Joe Fisher, Tom Jankowski, Chuck Rose, Tim Rose, Roy Comstock and Melvin Comstock. Mrs. Strebendt died at her home Jan. 31, following a lengthy illness. She was born at Broken Bow, Okla. on October 15, 1921, the daughter of the late Lilburn and Roberta Snead Parson and attended school at Broken Bow. She was a veteran of World War II, having served with the United States Army Womens Corps. A former resident of Bremeteron, Wash., she had been a Rock Springs resident of the past two years. She is survived by a son, John M., of Clarksville, Tenn.; three daughters, Mrs. Delbert (Colleen) Comstock of Rock Springs, Mary Larry (Kath) Novak of Sunnyvale, Calif. and Maureen Williams of Rock Springs; a sister, Jimmie Sue Thorpe, of Redlands, Calif. and seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 9, 1980 THERESA CUDNEY Funeral services for Theresa F. Cudney, 91, a former resident of Green River, were held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Cudney died Saturday, Feb. 2, at the home of her son in Roy, Utah. She was born Feb. 13, 1888, in Hanover, Kansas, the daughter of Henry and Theresa Schmieder Fahrenholz. She married John William Cudney Oct. 4, 1905 in Marysville, Kansas. He preceded her in death on June 21, 1944. She was a member of the Catholic Church and lived in Green River for 48 years. She moved to Roy in 1978. Survivors include her son, John Edward Cudney of Roy; two daughters, Mrs. Lorence Pate of Rawlins, and Mrs. Juanita Massey of Mansfield, Mo.; 20 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 9, 1980 AMBROSE HAMILTON Funeral services for Ambrose R. Hamilton, 83, of 610 Gobel St., were held Friday, Feb. 8, at the Vase Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lawrence Kelley of the First Baptist Church officiating. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with interment in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Mr. Hamilton’s nephews, Harry Horn, Jack McJunkin, Keith Parks, Richard Parks, Jack VonRembow and Patrick Wendt. Mr. Hamilton died Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for 18 days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Hamilton had been in ill health the past month. He was born on July 23, 1896 in Hanna, the son of the late Andrew and Jane Roberts Hamilton. He attended schools in Rock Springs. He married the former Sophia W. Wendt in Evanston on Oct. 28, 1930 and she preceded him in death on July 11, 1969. Mr. Hamilton was a retired motorman and had worked as Rock Springs Chief of Police from 1940 to 1943, the Central Coal and Coke Company, the Union Pacific Railroad and the Union Mercantile Company. Mr. Hamilton was a charter member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Yellowstone Post. Survivors include a sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Tom Horn of Rock Springs; one brother, Malcom of Portland, Oregon; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Hamilton was preceded in death by two sisters, Margaret Clark and Isabelle Parks and two brothers, Andrew and Donald Hamilton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 9, 1980 MICHAEL MOTTO Funeral services for Michael P. Motto, 19, of 1021 Lee St., were held Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Fred Wendel officiated. A rosary was recited for Mr. Motto Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Home and burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Dick Bettolo, Kurt Rosene, Frank Tominc, Mark Piaia, Albert Bertagnolli and Mark Leo. Honorary pallbearers were Dan Presho, Jim Zanetti, Joseph Lison, Tom Meeboer and Dave Radakovich. Mr. Motto died Saturday, Feb. 2, in a truck collision near Jackson. He was born June 29, 1960 and graduated in 1978 from Rock Springs High School, where he was a member of the football team. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and he was an altar boy. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zelenka of Rock Springs; his brother, John C. Motto, Rock Springs and three sisters, Angela Motto, Kay Motto and Barbara Zelenka, all of Rock Springs. Numerous aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 9, 1980 KEVIN MECHAM Funeral services for Kevin Charles Mecham, the 11-day-old son of Keith E. and Shanna Wood Mecham, of 1700 Swanson Drive, space 143, were held Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Bishop Daron Dewey officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The child died Feb. 2, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Jan. 22 in Rock Springs. Survivors include his parents, one brother, Keith Mecham; a sister, Lisa; grandparents, James and Pat Wood of Green River and Eugene and Doris Mecham of Stanton, N.D. and great-grandparents, Glen Warby of Green River and Mrs. Mary St. Vincent of Grafton, N.D. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 16, 1980 ERWIN VEHAR Funeral services for Erwin J. Vehar, 70, of 110 S. Main, were held Monday, Feb. 11, at the Green River LDS First Ward Church, with the Bishop Cornell Nate officiating. Pallbearers were Darryl T. Chilton, Richard A. Bucho, Larry Cook, Tony Vehar, Hugo Lowham, Paul Lowham and Mark Vehar. Honorary pallbearers were Merle Woodward, Adrian Reynolds, Roy Richardson, Bill Miller, Ted Cook, George Fletcher, Dick Francom, Clair Terry, Zack Brewer, Lee Nebeker, Lee Fenton, Frank Wilkes, Teron Welkey, Clarence Lowham, Ron Cooper, James B. Johnson, Marvin Emery and Will May. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mr. Vehar died Feb. 5, in Phoenix, Ariz., after he was struck by a car. Mr. Vehar was born March 11, 909, in Graz, Stmrk, Austria to Matthew B. and Ludmilla T. Kogler Vehar. He married Hannah Mae Cross on Dec. 7, 1932 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. She preceded him in death on July 30, 1975. He married Edna Chilton on Dec. 18, 1976 in Rock Springs. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the bishopric in Green River. He was a member of the Rock Springs Third Ward for the past one-and-a-half years, and had been financial officer for the past year and secretary of his priesthood quorum. He first went to work as a clerk for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was an electrical contractor for 39 years and owned and operated American Electric in Green River. He was a charter member of the Green River Chamber of Commerce and was a member for 23 years. He served as secretary in 1932 and again in 1954. Mr. Vehar also served on the Green River City Council from 1967-68. He was past president and governor of the National Electrical Contractors Assn., in 1966-67 and again in 1972-73. He was active in scouting and was on the executive committee and served as chairman. He achieved the Silver Beaver ward in 1954. He was the recipient of the Community Dads Award in 1961. Mr. Vehar, who had previously lived in Green River until two years ago, was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 322, Casper, for over 40 years. Survivors include his wife, Edna of Rock Springs; three sons, Richard A. Vehar of Naperville, Ill., Glenn E. Vehar of Jackson and Robert M. Vehar of Green River; a foster son, Dr. Perry Bingham of Santa Rosa, Calif.; stepchildren, George Chilton of Nebraska, Darryl Chilton of Rock Springs, Mrs. Lyn Bucho of Phoenix; 18 grandchildren; his brother, Mathew E. Vehar of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Elsie M. Nelson of Burnsville, Minn., and Alfreda M. Lowham of Evanston. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 16, 1980 RAYMOND WOODARD Funeral services for Raymond F. Woodard, 63, of 627 Euclid Ave., were held Monday, Feb. 11, at the Vase Funeral Home, with the Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. A parish rosary was recited Sunday at the funeral chapel and military graveside services and interment were at the Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden, Utah. Mr. Woodard died Feb. 7, at his home. He had been in ill health for the past year. Mr. Woodard was born in Kadoka, S.D., on Jan. 31, 1917, the son of the late John and Louise Kelling Woodard. He graduated from high school in Spearfish, S.D., and attended the University of South Dakota. Mr. Woodard, a resident of Rock Springs for the past 10 years, lived in Ogden, Utah previously. He married Roberta Floid Wooden in Reno, Nev., on Aug. 12, 1949. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Loyal Order of the Moose and was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Navy. He was also a retired carpenter. In addition to his wife of Rock Springs, Mr. Woodard is survived by two sons, Martin and Roger, both of Bryte, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Linda) Whitten and Mary Wildman, both of Rock Springs; a stepson, Robert Renoud of San Francisco, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Nancy Raglen of Sacramento, Calif.; two brothers, Bill and Dennis Woodard of Ogden, and one sister, Louella Weaver of Roy, Utah. Three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 16, 1980 EVERET DANIELS Funeral services for Everet Doyle “Laddie” Daniels, 56, of 340 P St., were held Friday, Feb. 15, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with the Bishop Daron Dewey officiating. Pallbearers were Jim Ramsay, Jim Rafferty, Tom Thomas, Scott Thomas, Frak Kaumo and Vernon Wilkes. Honorary pallbearers were Aaron “Swede” Zuehldsdorff, John Zuehlsdorff, Cecil Headd, Ed Yori, A.D. Williamson and Sonny Welsh. Burial was in the family plot in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Daniels died Monday, Feb. 11, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mr. Daniels was born May 15, 1923 in Cumberland. He lived in the Rock Springs area most of his life and worked as a truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Eliza (Dolly) Daniels of Rock Springs; four daughters, Mrs. Roger (Carol) Levitt, Mrs. Clarence (Mary Ann) Tiller, Mrs. Harvene Robinson and Mrs. Richard (Sharon) Plemel, all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Victor (Murla) Dona of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. H.E. (Blanche) Welsh, Rock Springs; three granddaughters, and two great-grandsons. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Daniels was preceded in death by a daughter, Emma Lee Daniels; his mother, Emma; his father, Daniel, and a brother, Danny. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 16, 1980 EMMA PENOFF Funeral services for Emma Penoff, 67, of 1230 11th St., were held Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Bishop Daron Dewey of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officiating. Pallbearers were Joe Datlich, John Doan, Clifford Clark Jr., Andy Korogi, Martin Scala and Troy Clark. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Kiriakis, Ray Schultz, Robert Neelen, John Evanoff, Edward Dolence, Thomas Covert and Bill Eden. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Penoff died Feb. 10 in the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. She had been in ill health since last August. She was born Feb. 11, 1912 at Idaho Falls, Idaho, the daughter of the late Alma Jack and Olive Lydia Mawson Covert. She had resided in Rock Springs most of her life and attended school in Rock Springs. She was married to Eli Penoff in November 1930 in Rock Springs. Survivors include her two sons, Jack and James Penoff, both of Rock Springs; a brother, Delbert Covert of Idaho Falls, Idaho; a sister, Mrs. Joseph J. (Lila) Motto of Rock Springs; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Levar (Sylvia) Covert of Rock Springs; four aunts, Josphine Andrews and Chlo Collins, both of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Mary Jan Covert of Levenworth, Wash., and Louise Anderson of Winnemucca, Neb.; five grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Eli and three brothers, Levar and Lyle Covert and a brother who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 16, 1980 VERNONI OVERY Funeral services for Veroni “Chubby” Laura Overy, 61, of Green River, were held Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Pallbearers were Devon Harrell, Tony Harrell, Lue Brown, Jerry Brown, Billy Brown and EliRoy Fernandez. Honorary pallbearers were Russ Cameron, Alfred Bramwell, Jim Rosa and Jim Roy. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Overy died Feb. 7, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born May 31, 1918 in Rock Springs to William W. Easterday and Cordelia Eaves Easterday. She married Frank L. Overy on June 30, 1936 in Randolph, Utah. He preceded her in death Jan. 2, 1978. She had worked at Little America as a waitress for several years. She was a member of the Eagles Aerie 2350 in Green River. She lived at 430 Nolan in Green River most of her life. Survivors include three daughters, Karen Jo Siler of Green River, Mrs. Jim (Deanne) Prime of Green River and Mrs. Nick (Pam) Sanchez of Green River; one brother, Eldon Chapman of Green River; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 16, 1980 CLAIRE ZUECK Funeral services for Claire M. Zueck, 61, of 1616 Collins St., were held Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. A rosary was recited Monday at the Vase Funeral Chapel and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Ray Zueck, Gene Zueck, Tom Gearhart, Cecil Miller, Grant Ward and Russell Cundall. Mrs. Zueck died Feb. 9, following a heart attack at her home. She was born at Ault, Colo., on Dec. 23, 1918, the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Dumler Lebsack. She graduated from high school in Wheatland and was married to Renaldo J. Zueck in Jackson on Sept. 1, 1940. She had been a Rock Springs resident since 1943, was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the American Red Cross Gray Ladies. Survivors include her husband, Renaldo J. Zueck of Rock Springs; four brothers, Larry, Richard and William Lebsack Jr., all of Wheatland and Stanley of Santa Maria, Calif.; five sisters, Mrs. Grant (Edna) Ward of Copeland, Kansas, Mrs. Cecil (Ruby) Miller of Dwyer, Mrs. Jim (Delores) English of Cody, Mrs. Tom (Glyda) Gearhart of Broomfield, Colo., and Mrs. Henry (Pauline) Dinges of Denver, Colo., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1980 WILLIAM WELSH Funeral services for William “Boots” Welsh, age 70, of 329 I St., were held Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Roy Miller officiating. Pallbearers were George Lightner, Pat Burns, Fred Kenny, Frank Subic, Bill Nellen and Jim Overy. Honorary pallbearers were Bud Williams, George Fabian, Freeman Huntley, Gerald Tremelling, Frank Jelouchan and Joe Milinkovich. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mr. Welsh died Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of this area for most of his life, he was born Nov. 26, 1909, in Mineral, Kansas, the son of the late William and Etta Mae Kitterman Welsh. He moved to Superior in 1924 and attended schools in Mineral and Superior. Mr. Welsh married the former Lillian Hickerson Jan. 30, 1931. He worked in coal mines for 27 years and for Huntley Construction for 17 years. In addition to his wife, Mr. Welsh is survived by one daughter, Mrs. James (Betty Jean) Daniel, of Rock Springs; one son, Robert Welsh, of Denver, Colo.; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Mary Ellen) Morris and Mrs. Paul (Marge) Garetson, and a brother, Jack “Red” Welsh, all of Rock Springs, also survive, along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, Joseph T. Welsh, his parents and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1980 WILLIAM MILLER Funeral services for William Peterson Miller, 74, of Green River, were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the First Ward LDS Church in Green River, with the Bishop Dale Hamblin officiating. Pallbearers were Lee Hill, Bill Miller, Ted Rhodes, Rand Rhodes, Ryan Rhodes and George Rhodes. Honorary pallbearers were Elder David Miller, George Narramore, Wiley Shaver, George Fletcher, Ed Hofeldt, Charlie Baker, Glen Sadler, Don Reuss, Frank Gregory, Rosie Lake, Irwin Dana and all his other friends. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mr. Miller, who lived at 760 West Third North, died Feb. 16, at the McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. He was a member of the LDS Church and worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 47 years as a freight agent and station supervisor before retiring in September, 1972. A resident of Green River since 1935, he was a member of the U.P. Old Timers No. 18 and the Golden Hour Senior Citizens Center. He was born on Aug. 28, 1908 [sic] in Diamondville, the son of David W. Miller and Anna Peterson Miller. He married Bernice Kirkwood on Sept. 21, 1932 in Randolph, Utah. He is survived by his wife, Bernice, of Green River; two sons, William Peter Miller of Morgan, Utah, and A.N. Miller of Martinez, Calif.; four daughters, Mrs. George (Barbara) Rhodes of Morgan, Mrs. Jerry (Anna) Hill of Las Cruces, N.M., Mrs. Don (Susan) Barker of Green River and Mrs. Robert (Meridee) Russell of Green River; a sister, Mrs. Lee (Helen) Smith of Santa Ana, Calif.; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1980 TAUNO M. RUOTSALA Funeral services for Tauno M. Ruotsala, 67, of 724 Muir Ave., were held Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Vase Funeral Home, with the Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Pallbearers were Primo Gatti, Chris Gras, Joe Drnas, James Zelenka, William Mehle and Tim Nousi. Interment was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Ruotsala was found dead in his home Feb. 16. A lifelong resident of Sweetwater County, he had been in ill health for the past year. He was born in Reliance on Feb. 13, 1913, the son of the late Ade M. and Senja Ruotsala. He attended schools in Reliance and was a graduate of the Reliance High School. He married Florence H. Ryder in Rock Springs on August 15, 1936, she preceded him in death in May of 1972. Mr. Ruotsala was a retired mail carrier at the time of his death. Survivors include six brothers and sisters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Reiter Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hafner and Mr. and Mrs. John Matthews, all of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews including one niece, Mrs. Robert (Carol Lee) Jenkins of Scottsdale, Arizona. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1980 SHERMAN J. PRATT Funeral services for Sherman J. Pratt, 51, of 5020 Springs Drive, Space 29, were held Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the LDS Church, with Bishop Kevin Rarick officiating. Military graveside services and interment were held at the Heber City Cemetery in Heber, Utah. Pallbearers were Tim Weaver, Steve Paulson, Allen Green, Jay Hunsaker, Rich Postlethwait, Ralph Rawlings and Dallas Larson. Serving as honorary pallbearer was Lyman Fearn. Mr. Pratt was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Feb. 16, after suffering a heart attack at his home. He was born on March 11, 1928 at Provo, Utah, the son of the late Karl LeRoy Pratt and Mary Carter Pratt of American Fork, Utah. He was a veteran of World War II having served with the United States Army. He married the former Bonnie Jean Nicol on May 26, 1948 at the L.D.S. Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah and was a member of the Rock Springs L.D.S. Second Ward where he was active in the boy scouting program. He served as bishop for four years and was currently serving as a member of the High Council of the Rock Springs Stake. He was an electrician and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 322. A Rock Springs resident for the past seven years he was formerly of Heber, Utah. Survivors in addition to his mother, include his wife, Bonnie, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Shirley Fretz of Canyon Country, Calif., and Mrs. Peggy Webber of American Fork, Utah; one sister, Mrs. Barbara Christiansen, of Layton, Utah; two grandsons and four granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Karl L. Pratt Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1980 ROBERT SNYDER Funeral services for Robert H. Snyder, 54, of 424 East Second North in Green River, were held Friday, Feb. 22, at the Smith Funral Home in Green River. The Rev. Harley W. Todd officiated. The VFW also participated in the service and burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Robert Lee Snyder, George Snyder, Samuel Snyder, Andrew Baktamarian Jr., David Ballard and Delbert Martin. Mr. Snyder died Feb. 16, at the Veterans Hospital in Denver, Colo. He had been a Green River resident since 1975, after moving from Cheyenne. He was a member of the Church of Christ and a veteran of World War II, serving in the Marines. He was a truck driver and operated Green River Taxi. Mr. Snyder was born on April 6, 1925 in South Amherst, Ohio, the son of Samuel Hardy Snyder and Bernice Chester Snyder. He married Patricia Steele on May 2, 1952, in Las Vegas, Nev. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of Green River; his father, Samuel of Wetumka, Okla.; three sons, Robert Lee Snyder of Detroit, Mich., George Edward Snyder of Phoenix, Ariz. And Samuel Calvin Snyder of Cheyenne; four daughters, Mrs. Andrew (Charlene) Baktamarian Jr. of Cheyenne, Mrs. David (Roberta) Ballard of Cheyenne, Cheryl Lynn Snyder of Detroit and Donna Marie Snyder of Cheyenne; a brother, Calvin M. Snyder of Romulus, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Steve (Rose) Bell Centek of Summit Station, Ohio. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1980 DONALD W. SHEDDEN Funeral services for Donald W. Shedden, 78, of 122 Bellview Drive, were held Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Lawrence Kelley of the First Baptist Church officiated. Pallbearers were Wesley Shedden Jr., Larry Dean Shedden, Kevin Shedden, Danny Shedden, Charles W. Shedden, Dale Code and August Dernovich. Interment was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Shedden died Sunday, Feb. 17, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for two days. A life long resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Shedden had been in ill health since 1976. He was born in Rock Springs on Nov. 4, 1901, the son of the late Charles A. and Miriam Walters Shedden. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Laurene Patten in Green River on Dec. 31, 1924. Mr. Shedden was a member of the First Baptist Church, a retired maintenance foreman for the Wyoming Highway Dept., and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, Laurene, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Joe (Lavina) Childers of Ozark, Ark. and Mrs. James (Miriam) Code of Ogden, Utah; three sons, Donald E. of Salt Lake City, Utah, Lawrence L. and Wesley Lee both of Rock Springs; two brothers, Charles of Rock Springs and William of Green River; two sisters, Mrs. Myrna Bates, and Marjorie Shedden, both of Rock Springs; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, Richard and one sister, Grace Vallembois. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1980 THOMAS KOS Funeral services for Thomas J. Kos, 53, 1306 Virginia St., were held Saturday, Feb. 16, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited Friday, followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Mungo Brown, Peter Vase, Joe Jelaca, George “Bud” Nelson, John Taylor and Stan Kouris. Honorary pallbearers were Robert Carmine, Paul Wonnacott, Marko Begovich, James Harris, Henry Chadey, Lawrence Pivic and Robert Wallendorff. Mr. Kos, a School District No. 1 board member and a real estate agent, was found dead at his home Tuesday, Feb. 12. Police listed the cause of death as suicide. Mr. Kos was born in Rock Springs on Jan. 5, 1927, the son of the late Thomas and Edna Dolence Kos. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School and the University of Nebraska. He married the former Margo A. Botero in Rock Springs. Mr. Kos was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife Margo, a son, John and a brother, Frank, all of Rock Springs; his step-mother, Angela Kos of Ely, Minn.; his aunt, Albina Dolence of Rock Springs; an uncle, Fred Dolence, of Bethesda, Md.; two nieces and a nephews and several cousins, including France Dolence and Albina Allen, both of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1980 Catherine Spence Dies At 89 Catherine Spence, 89, of 2821 East 12th Street, Cheyenne, died at 7 a.m. Thursday at the DePaul Hospital in Cheyenne, where she had been a patient since Feb. 15. She was born in Rock Springs on March 9, 1890, the daughter of the late Thomas David and Ellen Steed Williams. She attended school in Rock Springs and was married to William R. “Scotty” Spence in Rock Springs on Jan. 17, 1908 and had their marriage solemnized in the L.D.S. Temple at Logan, Utah on June 18, 1924. A Cheyenne resident for the past 10 months, she had resided in the Rock Springs area her entire life. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Houston (Audrey) Twitchell of Cheyenne; two sons, Maj. Gen. James L. Spence of Cheyenne and William S. Spence of Toole, Utah; one sister, Mrs. Hugh (Ella) Harrigan of Rock Springs, 10 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William R. “Scotty” Spence, a daughter, Ellen Kovach, a brother, Thomas Williams, two sisters, Blanche Williams and Myrtle Sprowell, and a granddaughter, Gail Spence. She was a member of the L.D.S. Church. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the L.D.S. Church. Bishop Daron Dewey will conduct the services. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at the Mortuary Chapel, 154 Elk Street, all day Sunday and Sunday evening and at the L.D.S. Church Monday until service time. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1980 Former Resident Dies In N.M. Former resident Zelma Ann Grosso, of 1207 Ural Drive, Carlsbad, N.M., died at an Albuquerque hospital Feb. 18, 1980. Born in Evanston June 19, 1910 to William and Zelphia Sherwood, she attended school in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School in 1928. Mrs. Grosso was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her husband, Charles E. of Carlsbad, N.M.; one son, Charles B. of Albuquerque; one daughter, Sandra L. Dahl of Pocatello, Idaho; one brother, Robert Sherwood of Rock Springs, five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Roy Sherwood. Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 22, at the L.D.S. Church in Carlsbad, N.M. Interment was in Salt Lake City Feb. 26. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1980 Chuck Holt Rites Held Funeral services for Chuck Holt, a former Rock Springs resident, were held Wednesday, Feb. 27 in Guernsey. Rev. Virgil Lamm officiated. Pallbearers were Joe Roberts, Bob Young, Joe Graham, Willis Fahy, Earl Moore and Bruce Baker. Mr. Holt died Sunday in Cheyenne. He was born in Bayard, Neb. on May 17, 1906. He attended schools in Bayard and Guernsey. Preceding him in death were his parents, Eli Holt and Eva Ducker and his oldest son, Chuck. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Fay Foster of Newton, Mo.; and Mrs. Shari Woodard of Rock Springs; one son, Rick Holt of Kemmerer; four grandchildren, Shane Charles and Tracy Foster, Paul and Rick Woodard and two sister, Harriet Holt and Frances Logan, both of Sidney, Neb. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1980 JOSEPH JELACA SR. Funeral services for Joseph Jelaca Sr. of 822 McCarty St., Rock Springs, were held Saturday, Feb. 23 at 9 a.m. at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. Fred Wendel officiating. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Feb. 22 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Saint Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were William McIntosh, John Tenant, Mike Tomich, George Fabian, Stan Fabian and Orson Kidman. Mr. Jelaca died at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home where he had been a patient for five years. Mr. Jelaca had been in ill health the past several months. He was born on March 3, 1890 in Gospic, Yugoslavia the son of the late John and Annie Perkovich Jelaca. He attended schools in Yugoslavia and came to Superior in 1914 and then moved to Rock Springs in 1940. He married the former Mary Kosovich in Bingham, Utah and she preceded him in death on June 6, 1944. Mr. Jelaca was a retired coal miner having worked in Superior and Rock Springs coal mines most of his life. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include three sons, Joe “Baker” Jelaca and John Jalaca, both of Rock Springs and Nick Jelaca of Bountiful, Utah; one daughter, Ann Green of Huntington Park, Calif.; eight grandchildren, including Joey, David and Mary Jelaca, all of Rock Springs; 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents and wife, Mary, Mr. Jelaca was preceded in death by one brother, Tony, three sons, Nicholas, George and Tony, one grandson, Nicki Paul, and one great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1980 LILLY MARTIN Funeral services for Lilly Martin, 72, of 420 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Lyman Fearn conducting. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Miss Martin died at 11:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for 10 days. Pallbearers were Tim Nousi, Gary Ratti, Osmo Ranta, Art Penitla, Art Rosatti and Boyd Lewis. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Miss Martin had been in ill health the past several years. She was born on March 11, 1907 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Samuel and Mari Maki Martin. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1928. She attended the University of Wyoming and received her teaching certificate. Miss Martin was a retired school teacher at the time of her death. Survivors include several cousins, including George and Tarmo Hiibacka, both of Rock Springs; Julia Marttila of Los Angeles, Calif.; Ina Sulino of Negaunic, Mich., Osmo Ranta of Rock Springs and Ingrid and George Sturholm of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1980 JESSE ELLIS MEEKS Graveside services and burial for Jesse Ellis Meeks, 4, of 1224 Lowell St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday, Feb. 29, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Charles Hardy of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Jesse Meeks died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Lander Training Center where he had been a patient since September 1978. He was born in Evanston on Aug. 4, 1975, the son of Lloyd D. and Janice Radosevich Meeks. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Meeks, two brothers, Jacob and Joseph, one sister, Yulka, all of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Radosevich of Farson; and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Meeks of Granger; and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1980 Mary Chabre Dies At 29 Mary Elizabeth Chabre, 29, of 811 Ridge Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 1:47 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 16, 1950, the daughter of Ralph C. “Ted” and Elsie Mae Crofts Hiner. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1969. She married Virgil Pete Chabre in Rock Springs on June 26, 1971. Mrs. Chabre was a member of the First Congregational Church. She was a member of the American Fraternal Union Lodge No. 202. Survivors include her husband, Virgil of Rock Springs; her mother, Elsie Mae Hiner of Rock Springs; her father of Big Piney; one son, Jon Paul Chabre, one daughter, Hilaire Marie Chabre; one sister, Mrs. James (Diana Sue) Mlinar; her mother and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Felix J. Chabre; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph T. Hiner, all of Rock Springs, and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Mrs. Chabre was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Clyde and Elizabeth Crofts. Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. Gordon Blunt officiating. Interment will be in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral chapel, 154 Elk St., all day Friday and Friday evening and Saturday at the First Congregational Church until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1980 JENNIE KRAKE Funeral services for Jennie Krake were conducted Monday, March 3 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Reverend Charles Hardy officiating. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, March 2 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, followed by a Saint Monica’s Sodality rosary. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Joe Telck, Louis Barto, Charles Barto, Andy Lesco, Joe Belcom and Robert Cameron. Mrs. Krake, 73, of 12170 S.W. Spring Court, Portland, Ore., died Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Saint Vincent’s Hospital in Portland, where she had been a patient for four hours. A resident of Rock Springs from 1926 to 1979, Mrs. Krake had been in ill health the past two years. She was born in Dunkirk, Kansas, on Nov. 27, 1906, the daughter of the late Faustino and Domenicia Contratto Delaurente. She attended schools in Arma, Kansas, and graduated from high school there in 1926. She married Martin Krake in Rock Springs in April of 1933, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 15, 1970. A retired homemaker, Mrs. Krake was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Saint Monica’s Sodality, the Spurs Club and the Woodmen of the World. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Jacqueline) Reay, of Portland; one son, William Krake of Mount Prospect, Ill.; one sister, Mrs. Lena Smith of Reliance; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Krake was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary and Lucy and two brothers, Alex and John, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1980 MABEL HAFNER Funeral services for Mabel Lucille Hafner, 72, of 704 D St., were held Wednesday, March 5, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited Tuesday, March 4, at the Vase Funeral Home, followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary. Interment was in the Stain Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill Cederburg, Willie Cederburg, John Matthews, Calvin Chilton, Albert Angelovic and John Larrabaster. Honorary pallbearers were Sam Ryder Sr., Sam Ryder Jr., Ray Jones, Lon Jones, Lindy Jones and Buzz Keller. Mrs. Hafner died Saturday, March 1, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for 10 days. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 57 years, Mrs. Hafner had been in ill health the past one year. She was born in Urie on March 21, 1907, the daughter of the late Samuel Merritt and Jennie Delaney Ryder. She attended schools in Carter and Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1925. She attended the University of Wyoming and married Carl Hafner on June 4, 1927 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Mrs. Hafner was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the B.P.O. Does Lodge of which she was a charter member and past president, the Rock Springs Woman’s Club and the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Altar Society. Survivors include her husband Carl of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Fay) Jones of Paynesville, Minn.; one brother, Samuel Ryder Jr., and one sister, Mary Mathews, both of Rock Springs; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hafner was preceded in death by two sisters, Florence and Dora. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 15, 1980 REGINA ENDRIZZI Funeral services for Regina Endrizzi, 78, of 511 I St., were held Tuesday, March 11, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited March 10, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were John Eusek, Joe Melinkovich, Wilson Garrison, John Copyak, Art Rosatti and Steve Koler. Mrs. Endrizzi died March 8, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for nine days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Endrizzi had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on December 31, 1901, the daughter of the late Charles and Victoria Fabiny Blasko. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She married John Endrizzi in Rock Springs on Feb. 2, 1942. Mrs. Endrizzi was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, John, three brothers, Cyril, Charles and Ben Blasko, one sister, Louise Blasko, all of Rock Springs; one brother-in-law, Joe Endrizzi of Salt Lake City, Utah; two sisters-in-law, Emma Henderson of Roy, Utah and Marie Bates of Indianapolis, Ind., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Endrizzi was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 15, 1980 KEITH WEBSTER Funeral services for Keith H. Webster, 64, of the Webster Farm in Farson, were held Wednesday, March 12, at the Farson Community Hall. The Rev. Edward Harrison of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Interment was in the Eden Valley Cemetery in Farson. Pallbearers were Gary Zakotnik, Ralph DeLambert, Lloyd Kinnamon, Frank Roytz, John Arambel and Pat Murphy. Honorary pallbearers were Elza Eversole, Dick Pelcher, Bud Davis, Paul Payne, Dwayne Booth, Frank Webb and John Erramouspe. Mr. Webster died March 10, at Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Feb. 22. A resident of Farson since Feb. 12, 1930, Mr. Webster had been in ill health the past two years. He was born on Nov. 29, 1915 in Fort Collins, Colo. the son of the late William Harrison and Bessie Downs Webster. He attended schools in Fort Collins and Farson. He married Emma Lou Sims in Rock Springs on June 13, 1937. Mr. Webster worked in the coal mines for a number of years and engaged in the operation of heavy equipment for a number of years. For the past 15 years, Mr. Webster has been farming and ranching in Farson. During the last several years he operated a hunting and fishing camp in the Wind River Mountains. Survivors include his wife, Emma Lou, of Farson; a son and daughter-in-law, William S. and Nancy Webster of Farson; two sisters, Minnie Setzman of Farson and Mrs. Opal Moore of Fort Collins, Colo.; one grandson, Dean Webster, and one granddaughter, Pamela Webster, both of Farson, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 15, 1980 ELIGIO SANDOVAL Funeral services for Eligio J. Sandoval, 52, of 255 E. Third South, Green River, were held Wednesday, March 12, at the Church of Immaculate Conception in Green River, with the Rev. James Godley officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery, and serving as pallbearers were Larry Silva, Joe B. Gomez Jr., Clarence Lucero, Joe Garcia, Willie Martinez, Olevero Arellano, Floyd Martinez and Ernie Martinez. Mr. Sandoval died March 9, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a long illness. He was born Jan. 23, 1928 in Taos, N.M. to Eligio Sandoval Sr. and Susie Duran. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Eagles Aerie 2350. He had worked at the Shamrock services station. He lived at 255 E. 3rd South, Green River and he has lived in Green River since 1960, previously living in Taos. Survivors include two sons, Johnny and Robert of Los Angeles, Calif., one daughter, Jackie Sue; two aunts, Carolina Rendon of Olathe, Colo. and Senaida Martinez of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 15, 1980 LAWRENCE MOSS Funeral services for Lawrence Carl Moss, 59, of 1204 Lincoln, were held Saturday, March 8, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion with the Rev. Edward Harrison officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, and pallbearers were Bert Madden, John Zuehlsdorff, Allen West, Earl Kroupa, Walley Ingram and Ron Noble. Honorary pallbearers were Manuel Carillo and Art Pentila. Mr. Moss died March 5, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for one day. He had been in ill health for the past two months. He was born Oct. 10, 1920 in Rock Springs, the son of Lawrence H. and Elizabeth Hafner Moss of Rock Springs. Mr. Moss was an Air Force veteran of World War II and a longtime Mountain Fuel Supply employee, where he was employed as a mechanic. He was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1939 and attended college in California. He was married to the former Margaret Alice Roberts in Long Beach, Calif., on August 10, 1957. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and the VFW. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Margaret, of Rock Springs; three sons, Martin Moss, Michael Moss and Jamie Moss, all of Rock Springs; four daughters, Mrs. Keith (Bonnie) Banks of Farson, Mrs. Ron (Lorrie) Travis of Rock Springs; Mrs. Michael (Julie) Elliott of Rock Springs; Kathy Moss of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Paul (Carolyn) Zubatch of Rock Springs; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Martin Moss. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1980 IRENE THOMPSON Funeral services for Irene M. Thompson, 75, of 1365 Sublette St., were held Friday, March 21, at the LDS Church. The Bishop James Curry of the Rock Springs First Ward officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, and pallbearers were Mike Hess, Frank Riskus, Felix Chabre, David Plew, Ken Weskamp and Louis Ruckert. Mrs. Thompson died Monday, March 17, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for nine days. A resident of Wyoming since 1927 and Rock Springs since 1950, Mrs. Thompson had been in ill health the past eight months. She was born in Bloomington, Idaho on May 4, 1904, the daughter of the late Journal Alonzo and Amy Jarvis Palmer. She attended schools in Bloomington and married Merrill Swan Thompson on Jan. 25, 1923 in Bloomington. Their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Temple. Mr. Thompson preceded her in death in March of 1967. Mrs. Thompson was a retired cook for the Mountain Fuel Supply Company. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Daughters of the Pioneers. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ted (NaDee) Pedersen of Rock Springs and Mrs. Russel (Bonnie) Hadley of Green River; one sister, Mrs. Elzo (Leona) Lewis of Kemmerer; 14 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1980 MARY BARTEK Funeral services for Mary Bartek, 78, of 1112 McCabe St., were held Wednesday, March 19, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. A parish rosary was recited March 18, at the Vase Funeral Chapel and interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill James Jr., Leo Kozola, Jack Lebar, John Bartek, Thomas Bartek and Robert Bartek. Mrs. Bartek was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County March 16. A resident of Rock Springs since 1929, Mrs. Bartek had been in ill health the past several months. She was born in Vysny, Slavkov, Czechoslovakia on Sept. 6, 1901 the daughter of the late George and Mary Mauvre Copjan. She married William Joseph Bartek in Czechoslovakia in 1928. He preceded her in death on April 2, 1964. Mrs. Bartek was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Union. Survivors include one daughter, Elizabeth Bartek of Rock Springs; three sons, Clarence of Rock Springs, Joseph A. of Spokane, Wash., and Paul of Orange, Calif.; one brother, Josef Copjan and two sisters, Pauline Dudovicova and Elizabeth Frajstak, all of Czechoslovakia. Several nieces and nephews in Europe and eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Bartek was preceded in death by one son, William Bartek Jr. who died Aug. 6, 1977, one daughter, Mary Jane who died in 1935 and two sisters, Anna Dzugas and Katherine Copjan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1980 THOMAS INGRAM Funeral services for T.J. “Thomas” Ingram, 61, of 1060 Trona Drive, Green River, were held Friday, March 21, at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Ben Brychta officiated. Military graveside services were conducted by the Green River Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2321, and cremation followed. Mr. Ingram was fatally shot at his home Tuesday, March 18. Mr. Ingram was born August 6, 1918 in Henryetta, Okla. to Arthur Ingram and Elva Palmer Ingram. He married Shirla Blankenship on Jan. 3, 1955 in Holdenville, Okla. He was a member of the Methodist Church, a veteran of World War II serving in the Fifth Armored Division in the Army. He received his master’s degree at Kansas State and was a professor at Western Wyoming College and the building trades instructor. He had lived in Green River since 1970 having previously lived in Picher, Okla. Survivors include his wife of Green River; two daughters, Elza Lynn Ingram of Green River and Terry Kim Ingram of Ogden, Utah; his mother of Tulsa, Okla.; one sister, Frieda Kay of Pasadena, Texas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1980 DOAK INGRAM Funeral services for Doak Ed Ingram, 22, 1060 Trona Drive, Green River, were held Friday, March 21, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Fred Wendel officiated and cremation followed. Mr. Ingram was found north of Green River Tuesday in his car with a self-inflicted fatal gunshot wound. Pallbearers were Trent Blankenship, Roul Gardea, Robert Herman, Albert Reyes, Rick Schuck and Gary Marlin. He was born August 13, 1957 in Henryetta, Okla. to T.J. and Shirla Blankenship Ingram. He was a member of the Catholic Church and attended school at Green River High School where he graduated in 1976. He also attended Western Wyoming College. While in high school, he was on the football and basketball teams. He had worked in the oil fields. Survivors include his mother and two sisters, his grandmother of Tulsa, Okla. and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Blankenship of Kinnear. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1980 ELVA TALIAFERRO Funeral services for Elva Angus Taliaferro, 64, of 337 Virginia Circle in Green River, were held Monday, March 17, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Herbert Scott officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery and pallbearers were Francis Pearson, Tom Nomis, Tom Kourbelas, Dee Slaughter, Delbert Lahti and Alton Hermansen. Honorary pallbearers were John Hay, Dale Birch, Lawrence Marty, Dr. A.T. Sudman, Jim Scott, Carl Gaensslen and Al Richmond. Mrs. Taliaferro died Wednesday, March 12, at her home. She was born June 25, 1915 in Ioka, Utah to Delroy Angus and Alice Armitstead Angus. She married Edward L. Taliaferro on Oct. 17, 1938 in Green River. Mrs. Taliaferro was a member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church, St. John’s Theresa Guild and Eastern Star. She had worked and managed the Green River Merc for ten years, retiring in 1977. She also owned and operated a beauty shop in Rock Springs in her early years. She was also a member of the Green River Chamber of Commerce and the Sweetwater Woolgrowers Auxiliary. She had lived in Green River since 1939 previously living in Rock Springs. Survivors include her husband of Green River; two sons, Bill Taliaferro of Rock Springs and Tom Taliaferro of Farson; one daughter, Mrs. Don (Susan) VanMatre of Ft. Eustis, Va.; her mother, of Bloomfield, N.M.; three brothers, Boyd Angus of Ft. Duchesne, Utah, Reid Angus of Malta, Idaho and Dean Angus of Yuma, Arizona; one sister, Mrs. James (Ovena) Nowland of Bloomfield; and ten grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 29, 1980 Former RS Resident Dies Former Rock Springs resident Douglas R. Stewart, 45, of Casper, died Wednesday evening at the Natrona County Hospital, following a brief hospitalization. He was born Nov. 10, 1934 at Montepelier, Idaho, the son of the late John Russell Stewart and Elaine Stuart Stewart, also former residents, who moved to Rock Springs when Douglas was three years old. He was a 1953 graduate of the Rock Springs High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1957-1959. Following his army service he returned to Rock Springs where he was employed in the oil fields. He moved to Casper in 1970, where he was employed by Capshaw until his illness. Survivors include two sons, Russell Stewart of Laramie, and Steven Stewart of Casper; three sisters, Mrs. David (Caroline) Petrie and Mrs. Ken (Doris) Christoffersen, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Judy Gray of Casper; one brother, Ralph Stewart of Green River, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 29, at 11 a.m. at the Bustard Funeral Home in Casper. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery in Casper. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 29, 1980 KEITH CURRAN Funeral services for Keith Patrick Curran, 64, of 1024 Wyoming St., were held Thursday, March 24, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, with the Rev. Edward Harrison officiating. Pallbearers were John Lee, Eldon Spicer, Joe Weeks, William McCurtain, K.C. “Red” Hillmand and Don Chipp. Honorary pallbearers were all of his friends. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery and military honors were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Mr. Curran suffered a heart attack and died at his home Monday, March 24. He was born in Rock Springs on Jan. 29, 1916, the son of the late Thomas and Frances Foster Curran. Mr. Curran was a prominent Rock Springs businessman and was a partner in the Park Hotel. He was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1932, and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was married to Jeanne Watson on Dec. 30, 1954 at Pocatello, Idaho. Survivors in addition to his wife, Jeanne, of Rock Springs, are two daughters, Mrs. James (Betty) Tyler of Vancouver, Wash. and Mrs. Steven (Frances) Neely of Mageland, Java, Indonesia; a stepson, Dan Blevins of San Jose, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and two brothers. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151, the Kiwanis Club and the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 29, 1980 MARJORIE HRUSKA Funeral services for Marjorie E. Hruska, 69, of 1325 Sage St., were held Monday, March 24, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. A parish rosary for Mrs. Hruska was recited Sunday, March 23, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Steve Sekerak, John Balker, James Kragovich, Nick Kragovich, Michael James Hruska and Kelly Hruska. Mrs. Hruska died March 19, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for seven weeks. A resident of Rock Springs since 1947, Mrs. Hruska had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Carter, Wyo. on April 29, 1910, the daughter of the late Walter and Laura Griffin Hayward. She attended schools in Mountain View, Wyoming and graduated from high school there in 1928. She attended Teacher’s College in Ogden, Utah and received her teaching certificate and taught school in Milburn and Robertson, Wyo. She married Michael Hruska in Evanston in 1934 and he preceded her in death on Oct. 3, 1974. Mr. and Mrs. Hruska were owner of the Home Meat Market. Mrs. Hruska was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Saint Mary’s Altar Society and the Saint Rita’s and Saint Mark’s Altar Society. Survivors include four sons, Michael and Patrick, both of Rock Springs, Dennis of Fairbanks, Alaska and Terrance of Conception, Missouri; one daughter, Ilona Hruska of Missoula, Mont.; one stepsister, Ilda Anderson of Ogden, Utah, and three sisters-in-law, Ann Warren of Price, Utah, Mary Taucher of North Platte, Neb. and Bertha Motto of Rock Springs. Eleven grandchildren also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 5, 1980 LOUIS ANTONIO Funeral services for Louis Antonio, 83, of 1109 McCabe St., were held Wednesday, April 2, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Pallbearers were Rudy Stof, Rudy Pivik, Albert Lenzi, Frances Patterson, Charles Merlone and Finis Mitchell. Mr. Antonio died at his home March, 29. A resident of Rock Springs since 1922, he had been in ill health the past year. He was born in Turin, Italy on Dec. 26, 1896, the son of the late Max and Louisa Antonio. He married the former Lenna Madeline Goetina in Rockvale, Colo. in 1919 and she preceded him in death on July 16, 1973. Mr. Antonio was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I, a life-member of the American Legion and of the United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Antonio was a retired coal miner at the time of his death. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Louise Rushmore and Mrs. Marie Williams both of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Mrs. Biff (Nina) Dodson of Salana Beach, Calif. and Mrs. Bruce (Karen) Sather of Woodland Hills, Calif., and five great-grandchildren also survive. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Antonio was preceded in death by one son, Pete Mattioda, one sister and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 5, 1980 HENRY HARRIS Funeral services for Henry Clinton Harris, 53, of 245 Evans St., Green River, were held Monday, March 31, at the Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Thomas H. Hughes officiated, and burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rod Kvidahl, John Coykendall, Berl Crafton, Jack Kessner, David Buck and Dick Waggener. Mr. Harris died Friday, March 25, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a short illness. He was born Aug. 17, 1926, in Springfield, Ill., to Henry C. and Mary Zimmer Harris. He married Helen Morgan on July 6, 1957, in Lawrence, Kansas. He worked as a general engineering superintendent at the FMC facility and was a member of the First Methodist Church. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Harris had lived in Green River the past 12 years and previously resided in Modesto, Calif. Survivors include his wife, Helen of Green River; his son, Michael Steven Harris of Laramie; a daughter, Mrs. David (Terry) Jackson of Laramie, and his mother, Mrs. Mary Harris of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 12, 1980 GERTRUDE OVERY Funeral services for Gertrude Overy, 75, of 53 Berta St., Superior, were held Saturday, April 5, at the LDS Church in Rock Springs. The Bishop Daron Dewey officiated and burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Ronald McCormick, Rodney McCormick, Ralph McCormick, Craig Overy, Danny Overy and Dean Overy. Honorary pallbearers were Albert Ackerley, Mark Green, DeForest Nielson, Tom Stevenson, John Soltis and Kenneth Kettle. Mrs. Overy died April 2, at the Park Manor Nursing Home in Rawlins following a lengthy illness. She was born in Coalgate, Okla., on Oct. 28, 1904 to the late Solomon and Dorothea Guier Haag. She attended school in Coalgate and has been a Superior resident since 1924. She was married to Thomas Overy in Rock Springs Oct. 2, 1926. Survivors include her husband, Thomas; three sons, Howard, Donald and Clifford, all of Superior; one daughter, Dorothy McCormick of Rock Springs; one brother, Walter Haag of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Rose Stevenson of Moab, Utah and Emma Morgan of Long Beach, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the LDS Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 12, 1980 ALICE GORNIK Funeral services for Alice Noble Gornik, 74, of 1035 Ninth St., were held Wednesday, April 9, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Bishop Daron Dewey of the LDS Church officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery, and pallbearers were Frank Subic, John Tennant, Ignatz Mlinar, E.J. Grater, Bill McIntosh and Henry Zampedri. Mrs. Gornik died April 6, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for nine days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Gornik had been in ill health the past several months. She was born in Rock Springs on June 24, 1905 the daughter of the late John and Margaret Alexander Noble. She married Joseph Gornik in Rawlins and he preceded her in death on June 5, 1950. Mrs. Gornik was a retired nurse’s aid at the time of her death, a member of the LDS Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, the V.F.W. Auxiliary, and the Harmony Rebekah Lodge. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Helen Mullen of Rock Springs; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Frances Noble of Rock Springs and Mary Kudar of Jackson, and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Murray, Alexander, George and William and two sisters, Margaret and Jessie Powell. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 12, 1980 KAY IRENE THOMAS Funeral services for Kay Irene Thomas, 60, of 209 Meade St., were conducted Saturday, April 5, at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. A prayer service was held Friday, April 4, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Nick Thomas, Mitchell Thomas, John Thomas, Michael Vase, Joseph Gaviotis and David Faigl. Miss Thomas died April 2, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for the past one and a half months. A longtime Sweetwater County resident, Miss Thomas had been in ill health since December. She was born in Superior on Oct. 8, 1919, the daughter of the late Nick George and Evanthia E. Prevel Thomas. She attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of the Superior High School with the class of 1937. Miss Thomas resided in Rock Springs until 1961, when she moved to Las Vegas. She returned to Rock Springs two years ago. Miss Thomas was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include three brothers, Mike Thomas of Savery, George Thomas of Laramie and Harry Thomas of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. James (Holly) Lowey of Las Vegas, Nevada and Mrs. Harold (Jennie) Millet of Provo, Utah, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 12, 1980 ALTA POOL Graveside services for Alta J. Pool, 57, of 1502 Collins St., were held Thursday, April 10, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Richard James of the LDS Church officiated. Pallbearers were Winsell Peternel, Ronald McNalley, Kenneth Shelton, Clifford Shelton, Donald Warren and Keith Warren. Mrs. Pool died Monday, April 7, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A longtime Sweetwater County resident, Mrs. Pool had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Chariton, Iowa on Sept. 18, 1923, the daughter of David and Stephana Colson Gathercole. She moved to Superior in 1929 where she attended schools. She moved to Rock Springs in 1936 and married James M. Pool in Rock Springs on Dec. 25, 1960. Mrs. Pool was a retired clerk having worked at Penney’s for many years and a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her husband, James of Rock Springs, her mother, Stephana Gathercole, of Rock Springs; one son, David J. Pool of Roy, Utah; one brother, David Gathercole of Dallas, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Matt (Betty) Patterson of Rock Springs and Mrs. Roy L. (Marlee) Goddard of Enid, Okla.; two grandchildren, Deborah Pool and Kristen Pool, both of Roy, Utah, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Pool was preceded in death by her father, David and one daughter, Karen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 19, 1980 EARL DOTSEY Funeral services for Earl Dotsey, 70, of 840 Wright St., were conducted Friday, April 18, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First Methodist Church officiating. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with burial in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Chipp, Ed Varden, James Stark, Skip Stamps, Andy Fech and Thomas “Hack” Carter. Honorary pallbearers were Tim Ryan, Ed Shineberg, Mike Gaviotis, Paul J. Wataha, Lewis Carter, Trickey Carter, Larry Dernovich, Ken Gregory, Jack Miller, Milton Calhoun, Robert Sweets, Willie Collins, Gene Bowman, Hugh Crouch Jr., Arthur Crouch, Amos Jackson, Jimmy Page, Kenneth Hamm, Roger Travis, John Vase, Ray Venta, Robert Bath, Mark Hawks, Paul Kragovich, Guido Flaim, Kaiser Elich, Ray Johnson, Swede Swenson and Delbert Gray. Mr. Dotsey died Saturday, April 12, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Dotsey had been in ill health the past several years. He was born Sept. 1, 1909, in Temple, Texas, to the late Henry and Josephine Reason Dotsey. He attended schools in Temple, and later operated the Townsend Club in Rock Springs. He was a member of the Baptist Church and the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Survivors include his stepfather, Albert Jackson, of Ballinger, Texas; his son, Jesse Reed Dotsey, of Rock Springs; one sister, Cleo Jones, of Los Angeles, Calif.; and a grandson, Tony L. Reed of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 19, 1980 LOIS WINTERS Funeral services for Lois Winters, 66, of 1210 11th St., were held Saturday, April 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated, and burial was in the Rest Haven Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Thomas Carter, Amos Jackson, Harvey Collins, Fred Glaze, Chester Stovall and Amos Page. Honorary pallbearers were Delbert Gray and Sherman Yarber. Mr. Winters died at his home April 7. A resident of Rock Springs since 1935, he had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Durant, Miss., the son of the late Willie and Kate Carter Winters. He attended schools in Granada, Miss., and married the former Bernice Jackson in Colterville, Miss. on March 26, 1949. Mr. Winters was a member of the United Methodist Church, the Brotherhood Maintenance Way of Employees and a retired railroad employee. Survivors include his wife, Bernice, of Rock Springs; one son, Billie of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. J.T. (Velma Ann) Wallace of Chicago, Ill.; one brother, Grady, of Granada; one sister, Mae Willie of Halcomb, Miss.; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 19, 1980 WILLIAM TANNER Funeral services for William Smith Tanner, 60, of Granger, were held Wednesday, April 16, at the Lyman LDS Church, with Bishop Robert Eyre officiating. Burial was in the Lyman City Cemetery, and pallbearers were Dwayne Tanner, Gene Banks, Melvin Banks, Dick Rollins, Terry Tanner and George Blasi. Mr. Tanner died April 12, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. Mr. Tanner was born Nov. 13, 1919 in Lyman to Walter Smith Tanner and Emily Louise Bluemel Tanner. He married Katherine Lee on May 18, 1944, in Evanston. He was a member of the LDS Church, and worked as a Union Pacific Railroad section laborer for 38 years, retiring three years ago. He had lived in Granger since 1959, previously residing in Carter. Survivors include his wife, Katherine; two daughters, Mrs. William (Marie) Cudney, of Green River and Mrs. Roger (Doris) Stout of Green River; six grandchildren; four brothers, Harold and Joseph Tanner, both of Lyman, Charles Tanner of Ogden, Utah, and Willard, of Granger, and five sisters, Mrs. Zelden (Marie) Lee, Mrs. Clifford (Helen) Kizzire, and Mariam Banks, all of Granger, and Mrs. Ruth Rollins, Lyman, and Mrs. Villy (Mary) Martensen, of Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 19, 1980 ROGER CHAVEZ Graveside services for Roger Dale Chavez, infant son of Gail Chavez, of 146 J St., were held Wednesday, April 16, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Officiating was the Rev. Charles Hardy of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The baby was dead at birth April 12, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 26, 1980 ALAN HADSELFORD Graveside funeral services for Alan Erling Hadselford, 43, of the Wilcox Trailer Park, space 27, were held Wednesday, April 23, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. The Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Pallbearers were Ike Carpenter, Jim Martin, Bill Horn, Jimmy Horn, Ken Gregory and Jim Roberts. Mr. Hadselford was dead on arrival Saturday, April 19, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for the past five years, Mr. Hadselford had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Duluth, Minn., on June 17, 1936, the son of Erling and Eleanor Young Hadselford. He attended schools in Duluth and married the former Coleen Duffy in San Bernardino, Calif., on June 16, 1970. Mr. Hadselford was a member of the Lutheran Church and was a retired truck driver at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Coleen, of Rock Springs; four daughters, Darcy of Rock Springs, Diana of Duluth, Tami and Laurie, both of San Diego, Calif.; his parents of Yucaipai, Calif.; one brother, Larry of Wrangell, Alaska; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Violet Rogers of San Bernardino and three nieces and nephews. --- Casper Star-Tribune, Apr 22, 1980 George M. Stephens RIVERTON—A prayer service for Wyoming pioneer, George M. Stephens, 87, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Davis Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert Oberbeu of Trinity Lutheran Church will officiate. Stephens died Sunday at his home near Riverton. He was born Nov. 24, 1892, at Green River, and was the son of early Wyoming pioneers, George M. and Rose Soloman Stephens. On June 11, 1925, he married his wife, Arvella, at Manila, Utah. She died in 1975. Stephens worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 20 years. He had also worked in the sheriff’s office in Rock Springs for several years and served as county commissioner in Sweetwater County for 20 years. He was a World War II veteran, a 4-H leader, and was a member of the Rock and Gem Society, Historical Society and the Archie Hay American Legion Post in Rock Springs. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. June Maroney of Cheyenne, and Mrs. Evelyn Olsen of Riverton; one son, George M. III of Laramie; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Lacy of Salem, Oregon; and five grandchildren. Burial will be in the Green River Cemetery at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with graveside rites by the American Legion. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 26, 1980 MERRILL JONES Funeral services for Merrill J. Jones, 48, of space 9 at the Sheltered Valley Trailer Court, Green River, were held Friday, April 25, at the Fourth Ward LDS Church in Green River, with Bishop Layle Harmon officiating. Pallbearers were Virgil Twitchell, Dwight Twitchell, Frank Perme, Kenneth Gifford, Oren Twitchell and Von Potter. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 6. Burial will be in the Jerome City Cemetery in Jerome, Idaho, where graveside services will be conducted Saturday. Mr. Jones died Tuesday, April 22, at the Veteran Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born Dec. 16, 1931, in Tropic, Utah, to George E. Jones and Arminta Twitchell Jones. He married Linda Potter in Green River on May 28, 1977. Mr. Jones was a member of the LDS Church, a production supervisor at Allied Chemical and a veteran of the Korean War. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge Mt. Moriah No. 6, was a high priest of the Ballbec Chapter No. 5, a Royal Arch Mason, an Eminent Commander of the Ascalon Commandry No. 5, the Knight’s Templar, an Illustrious Master of the Green River Council No. 9, the Royal Select Masters Mystic Chapter No. 8, Order of the Eastern Star, the Thirty-Second Degree Masonic Scottish Rite in Lander, the Green River Shrine Club and the Korein Temples A.A.O.N.M.S in Rawlins. Mr. Jones had lived in Green River for the past 12 years, previously living in Georgetown, Idaho. Survivors include his wife Linda of Green River; his mother, Mrs. Arminta Jones of Green River; one son, Randy M. Jones of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Don (Tammy) J. Wayment and Jamie J. Jones, both of Richfield, Idaho; his sister, Mrs. Virgil (Angela) Poulsen of Green River; and two stepbrothers, Billie Jones of Marsing, Idaho, and Jack Jones of Rapid City, S.D. Four grandchildren and one niece and one nephew also survive. Mr. Jones was preceded in death last year by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 26, 1980 MICHELLE MUCKLEY Graveside services for Michelle Lee Muckley, the infant daughter of Gary L. Muckley and Debbie Bury Muckley, of space 49 at the Modern Trailer Court in Green River, were held Wednesday, April 23, at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Bishop Dale Hamblin of the LDS Church officiated. The baby died Monday, April 21, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born Sunday, April 20, at the hospital and was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her parents; one brother, Louis of Green River; her grandparents, Harold and Dorothy Wilder, and Louis and Jane Zurlo, all of Rock Springs, and great-grandparents, Burl and Mildred Hoopes of Lyman, and Merle Wilder, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1980 LIZZIE GIBSON Funeral services for Lizzie Gibson, 91, a former longtime resident of Eden Valley, were held Thursday, May 1, at the Farson Community Hall, with the Rev. Fred Pitman officiating. Interment was in the Eden Valley Cemetery in Farson, and pallbearers were Harold Anderson, John Wood, Tommy Eaton, Walt Eaton, Jim Eaton and Claude Watterson. Mrs. Gibson died April 28, at the Carbon County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for one day. She had resided in Rawlins at the Park Manor for the past year. She was born on Feb. 4, 1889, near McAllister, Oklahoma. She was married to Silas Eaton and he preceded her in death. She later married Arthur Gibson and he preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Robert B. Eaton, of Rock Springs and Thomas Eaton of Page, Arizona; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Bozie (Irene) Craig of August, Ga.; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Pinedale. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1980 MADELINE V. FISHER Funeral services for Madeline V. Fisher, 60, of 801 Ash St., were held Wednesday, April 30, at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Pallbearers were Bryce Allen, Robert Muckley, John Larrabaster, Delbert Comstock, Thomas Georgis and Chuck Jones. A rosary was recited at the funeral home Tuesday, and interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Fisher died Saturday, April 26, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient since April 19. She had been in ill health for the past two years. She was born June 13, 1919, at Greeley, Neb., the daughter of the late Albert and Margaret Gannon Welsh. She graduated from high school in Grant, Neb. and was married to Joseph Fisher at Longmont, Colo. on October 10, 1938. She owned and operated the Fisher Boarding house in Rock Springs until her retirement. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1940. Survivors include her husband, Joseph, of Rock Springs; two sons, Rowland of Rock Springs and Harold of Fort Carson, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Mary) Whittier of Colorado City, Colo., and Mrs. Thomas (Margaret) Cope of Denver, Colo.; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1980 KAMOTA TOMA Funeral services for Kamota Toma, 83, of 1750 E. Teton, Green River, were held Monday, April 28, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. Ben Smith officiated and cremation followed. Mrs. Toma died April 24, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born August 20, 1896, in Okinawa. She married Shiridu Toma in Okinawa, and moved to Green River in 1976. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Clyde F. (Yaeko) Dean Jr., of Green River, seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 10, 1980 JOSEPH BEHUN Funeral services for Joseph Behun, 85, of 817 North Front Street, Rock Springs, were held Friday, May 9 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Thursday and burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Behun died at 3:04 a.m. Tuesday, May 7 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past three weeks. Pallbearers were John Myska, Frank Marushack, George Marushack, Steve Koler, James Overy, Matt Andritich and John “Crow” Korfanta. A long time Rock Springs resident, Mr. Behun had been in ill health the past several months. He was born on May 30, 1894 in Blackwoods, Pa., the son of the late John and Mary Behun. He came to Rock Springs in 1897 where he attended schools. Mr. Behun was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizens, a U.S. Army veteran of World War I. He was a prize-fighter and a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Co. and the Central Coal Co. Survivors include two cousins, Mrs. Betty Compton and Dr. Stephen Odgers, both of Claremont, Calif. In addition to his parents, Mr. Behun was preceded in death by two brothers, Mike and George. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 10, 1980 FERN STEWART Funeral services for Fern Enid Stewart, 60, of 9097 South Elmherst St., West Jordan, Utah, were conducted Wednesday, May 7 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Daron Dewey of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Larry Dickson, Harold Sutton, James Overy, Pete Vase, Jackson R. Forbes and William Gibbs. She died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3 at the Valley West Hospital in West Jordan where she had been a patient for one day. A former long time resident of Rock Springs, she died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Cumberland on Nov. 14, 1919, the daughter of James and Martha McWilliams Tait. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She was a retired waitress at the time of her death. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Martha Tait of Rock Springs; two sons, Bob Wallen of Ojai, Calif. and Ted Wallen of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Sheila Rae Sutton of West Jordan, Utah; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her father, James Tait. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 10, 1980 SHANDO BACSKAY Funeral services for Shando Bacskay, 73, of 740 Connecticut Ave., Rock Springs were held Tuesday, May 6 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. Fred Harrison officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Val Kalan, Mike Duzik, John Deru, Reno Dellai, Clarence Daniels and David Petrie. Honorary pallbearers were his many friends. Mr. Bacskay was dead on arrival at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 3:15 a.m. Saturday, May 3. He was born in Szabolchmegye, Hagyhalz, Hungaria on May 6, 1906, the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth Hagymasi Bacskay. Mr. Bacskay came to Rock Springs when he was three years old and later worked in the coal mines until 1953 and then went to work at an auto parts store for 16 years until his retirement. He married the former Audrey Hardin in Rock Springs on Sept. 10, 1927. Mr. Bacskay was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and the Young-at_heart Senior Citizens. Survivors include his wife, Audrey, of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Betty Bacskay of Huntsville, Ala.; one daughter, Doris Anderson of Stillwater, Minn.; four grandchildren, Allen and Cheri Bacskay of Huntsville, Ala. and Jim and Jack Anderson of Stillwater and several nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Bacskay was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Margaret Royce, and his parents-in-law, Albert and Winifred Hardin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1980 BERNICE CORHN Funeral services for Bernice Corhn, 49, of 1470 Arizona Drive, Green River, were held Thursday, May 22, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Fred Wendel officiating. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel and burial was in the St. Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Glen and James Shaw, Dewey Corhn, Ken Clark, Nick Demas and Bruce Korogi. Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Walker and Ray Overy. Mrs. Corhn died May 17, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient for one day. A former long-time resident of Rock Springs and resident of Green River for the past five years, Mrs. Corhn died after a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs on June 17, 1930, the daughter of Thomas Bernard and Irma Fearn Todd. She attended schools in Rock Springs and Married Barry Corhn in Kemmerer. Mrs. Corhn was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Barry, of Green River; her mother, Mrs. Irma Todd, of Salt Lake City, Utah; three daughters, Karen Cencich of Texas, Jacqueline Vigil of Sheridan, and Terri Jean Hiner of Green River; one son, Lester Juno Rogers, of Sheridan; one step-daughter, Sherri Dawn Corhn of Green River; two stepsons, Danny of Green River, and Dave, of Rock Springs; three brothers, Paul Todd, Tucson, Arizona, Leo Todd of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Pat Todd of San Jose, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Vivian Bartek of Denver, Colo., Mrs. James (Catherine) Astle of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. Paul (Veronica) Glafovich of Inglewood, Calif., and Mrs. Richard (Marie) Cardoza, Kuna, Idaho. Mrs. Corhn was preceded in death by her father, one son, Teddy and one sister, Helen Hamm. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1980 JESSE HESTER Graveside services for Jesse Byron Hester, 87, of Reliance, were held Wednesday, May 14, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Mr. Hester died May 11, at the St. John’s Hospital in Jackson. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on Dec. 11, 1892. A retired machinist, Mr. Hester had been ill the past several weeks. He married the former Ida Louise Johnson and was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Ida of Reliance, and two sons, Jack of Denver and Ron of Alpine, Wyoming. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1980 WILLIAM BARTLETT Funeral services for William Dorcy Bartlett, 61, of 660 Jensen St., Green River, were held Saturday, May 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. John Johansen officiating. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, and pallbearers were Andrew, Colin, Bill and D.G. Normington, Gordon Kincaid and Buddy Allen. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Ralph Widdop, Jim Hanking, Jim Hennisen, Clem Warn, Andy Kandris, Gil Carter, Dave Muir, Jerry Butcher, Clyde Stephens, Delmar Warren, Fred Baker and Duke Yowell. Mr. Bartlett died May 7 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for one day. A longtime resident of Green River, Mr. Bartlett had been in ill health the past one year. He was born in Eureka, Utah on Dec. 15, 1918, the son of Jess and Florence May Vivian Bartlett. He attended schools in Eureka and was a graduate of the Tintic High School of Eureka. He married the former Frances Hoff in Rock Springs on Nov. 7, 1948. Mr. Bartlett was employed as a crew dispatcher for the Union Pacific Railroad at the time of his death. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks. Survivors include his wife, Frances of Green River; his mother, Florence Bartlett of Rawlins; one son, Robert W. Bartlett of Farmington, N.M.; two daughters, Mrs. Gary (Karen) Albat and Mrs. James H. (Betty Jo) Carner both of Rock Springs; two brothers, Jesse R. and Austin E. Bartlett, both of Rawlins; one sister, Mrs. Douglas (Mary Lou) Ellsworth of Rawlins; his father-in-law, Joseph Hoff of Rock Springs; his brother-in-law, Jack and Cheryl Zimmerman of Green River; eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; one great-grandson, several cousins including Delmar Normington of Ogden, Utah, and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Bartlett was preceded in death by his father, and two brothers, Willis and Jackie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1980 EDWARD PROCTOR Funeral services for Edward G. Proctor, 70, of 35 North Fifth West, Green River, were held Saturday, May 10, at St. John’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Herbert Scott officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery and pallbearers were Larry Clause, Larry Heslep, Dean Makie, Richard Schuck, Byron Stahla and William Thompson. Honorary pallbearers were Kenneth Peters, Alton Hermansen, Tom Katana, Richard Bussart, James Travis, Grant Twitchell, Vern Newman, Dan Mortensen, Douglas Larimore, Roland Maldonado, James Larsen and all of his Masonic brothers. Mr. Proctor died Wednesday, May 7, at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born Jan. 20, 1910, in Watertown, N.Y. to Francis and Elizabeth Garett Proctor. He married Georgia Petersen Jan. 19, 1952 in Evanston. He was a member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church. He was a past Worshipful Master of Mount Moriah Lodge No. 6 AF and AM, past high priest Baalbec Chapter No. 5 Royal Arch Masons, past commander of the Ascalon Commandary No. 5 KT, Illustrious Master of the Green River Council No. 9 Royal and Select Masters, and a past patron of Mystic Chapter No. 8 of the Order of Eastern Star. He was a member of the National Science Association, National Biology Teachers, Wyoming Retired Teachers Association, the National Education Association and the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 2350. He was a veteran of World War II in the Air Force and belonged to the V.F.W. Post 2321. He graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. and received a masters degree at Columbia University. He attended 10 national science institutes. He was named the first Outstanding Biology Teacher in Wyoming. He taught 30 years in the Green River school system retiring in 1974. He had lived in Green River for the past 35 years, previously living in New York. Survivors include his wife of Green River; one son, Vincent Proctor of Rock Springs and daughter-in-law, Marlene Proctor of Rock Springs; a sister-in-law, Marie Proctor and a niece, Pat Drake of Theresa, N.Y., one nephew, Dick Owens of N.Y. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1980 TAMMY MEHLE Funeral services for 16-year-old Teresa Ann “Tammy” Mehle of 1021 McCabe St., were held Friday, May 16, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited May 15 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill Mehle Jr., Pat Mehle, Greg Mehle, Pat Giorgis, Steve Giorgis and Ron Gale. Miss Mehle was found dead at her home Wednesday, May 14. She apparently died of unknown causes Tuesday. She was born on Oct. 23, 1963 in Rock Springs, the daughter of James and Joyce Lucas Mehle. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; a brother, James Mehle Jr.; three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Cathy) Spicer, Mrs. Boyd (Joan) Soltis and Mrs. Ronald (Chris) Tyler; and her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Christina Mehle, all of Rock Springs. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1980 MIKE MAGNETTI Funeral services for Mike Magnetti, 86, of 91 Potter St. were held Wednesday, May 14, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Edward Dolinar officiated. A rosary was recited Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Home, and interment was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Adolph Etcheverry, Louis Barto, George Jelaco, Ed Dolinar, Tony Ferdani and Andrew Flaim. Mr. Magnetti died Saturday, May 10, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after suffering a heart attack at his home that morning. He was born at Lanzo, Turin, Italy, on Sept. 23, 1893, the son of the late Mike and Catherine Costa Magnetti. He attended schools in Italy and was married to Mary Capuccio at Turin, Italy on Dec. 11, 1920. Mr. Magnetti came to the United States and to Rock Springs in 1921 and had been a resident here since that time. A retired coal miner, he is survived by his wife, Mary, of Rock Springs; two sons, Frank Magnetti of Rock Springs and John Magnetti of Thermopolis. Several cousins also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister. Mr. Magnetti was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Italian American Society, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151 and the United Mine Workers of America. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1980 BENJAMIN CORDOVA Funeral services for Benjamin Cordova, 74, were held Monday, May 12, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. The Rev. James Godley officiated, and burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers for Mr. Cordova, who lived at 204 ½ East Second South, were Willie Montoya, Victor Gardea, Eugene Montoya, Lee Roy Cordova, Arnold Ortiz, Rick L. Hernandez, Rick Cordova, Leo Cordova and Anthony Montoya. Mr. Cordova died May 9, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born April 18, 1905 in Chamisal, N.M. to Epemenio and Rita Dominguez Cordova. Mr. Cordova married Mary L. Pacheco March 3, 1930 in Chamisal. She preceded him in death Feb. 5, 1976. Mr. Cordova was a member of the Church of Immaculate Conception in Green River. He worked on a section of the Union Pacific Railroad and retired in 1970. He was a member of the Golden Hour Senior Citizens of Green River. He had been a resident since 1945. Mr. Cordova is survived by three sons and four daughters. His sons, Elmer, Benjamin Jr. and Wilfred, all live in Green River. Two of his daughters, Mrs. Leo (Felicia) Montoya and Mrs. Joe (Vickie) Gardea, also live in Green River. One daughter, Mrs. Armando (Linda) Hernandez, lives in Ogden, Utah and the other, Eliza Rodriguez lives in Salt Lake City. Thirty-eight grandchildren also survived as do 18 great-grandchildren and two sisters, Dolorita Vasquez of Midvale, Utah and Leomeres Romero of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1980 LESTER WIRTZ Funeral services for 20-year-old Lester Donald Wirtz of 3260 Roosevelt Way were held Tuesday, May 13, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A rosary was recited Monday at the Vase Funeral Home, and burial was in the Rest Haven cemetery. Pallbearers were Alvin R. Wirtz, Pierre Bonaime, Norm Davis Jr., Sandy Pulley, Orville Hepker and Kent Felderman. Mr. Wirtz was found dead at his home early Friday morning, May, 9, with a gunshot wound to his head, the victim of an apparent suicide. Mr. Wirtz was born in Altoona, Manitoba, Canada, on Jan. 15, 1960, the son of Henry and Delores Bonaime Wirtz. A Rock Springs resident since 1972, he attended Rock Springs High School and was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. He was employed as an underground miner for Allied Chemical. Survivors include his mother, Delores Wirtz of Rock Springs; his father, Henry Wirtz of Grand Forks, N.D.; a brother, Alvin Wirtz of Cavalier, N.D.; three isters, Sylvia D. Kalis of Walhalla, N.D., Jeanette Johnson of Grand Forks and Mabel Ann Hepker of Rock Springs; and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hansen of Hibbing, Minn. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1980 SOTELO INFANT Graveside services for the infant son of Jose and Irma Sotelo, of 400 W. Blair Ave. 12-B, were held Tuesday, May 13, at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. The baby died shortly after birth at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County on May 9. He was a member of the Catholic Church and survivors include his parents, of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Bertha Mendoza and Simon Najerra of Chihuahua, Mexico, and his paternal grandparents, Manuela Chavira and Tomas Sotelo of Pena Blanca, Chihuahua, Mexico and several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1980 GEORGE LAMBERT Graveside services for George Richard Lambert, 41, of Rock Springs, were held Tuesday, May 20, at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The Rev. Herbert Scott officiated. Pallbearers were Joe Jaramillo, Reed Hayes, Kevin Cross, Vaughn Cross, Kendall Cross and Don Smith. Mr. Lambert died May 15, when a ditch in Green River he was working on caved in. Mr. Lambert, who had lived west of Rock Springs for three weeks prior to his death, was born Feb. 5, 1939, in Long Beach, Calif., to George D. and Bessie Seaman Lambert. He had worked for Vaughn’s Plumbing, Heating and Sheetmetal, and was working on Blake Street in Green River when the ditch caved in. Survivors include one son, George D. Lambert, of Paramount, Calif.; a daughter, Pearl Lambert, also of Paramount; his parents, both of California, and a half-brother, Steve Lambert, of Bellflower, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1980 SAMUEL ROMANS Funeral services for Samuel H. Romans, 54, of Space 55 at the Modern Trailer Court in Green River, were held Thursday, May 22, at the Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles Hughes officiated, and burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Hubert Foster, Rich Powell, Bill Potts, Rex Pilkington, Don Romero and Don Parker. Honorary pallbearers were John Frolic, Tony Katana and James Ball. Mr. Romans was found at his home Sunday with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. He died later that evening at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Dec. 21, 1925, in Paris, Kentucky, to Charles H. and Willie Mae Courtney Romans. He married Evelyn Gregory on Feb. 21, 1967, in Paris, Idaho. Mr. Romans was a member of the Baptist Church and worked as a machinist in Rock Springs. He was also a veteran of World War II. He had lived in Green River since 1973, previously living in Little America. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn of Green River; two sons and two daughters, all of Kentucky; his mother, Mrs. Charles (Willie Mae) Romans, of Lexington, Ky.; one sister, Mrs. Frank Carter, of Lexington; two brothers, Herbert Romans, of Kentucky, and Bobby Romans, of Rio Vista, Calif.; and two step-children, Richard Kaumo, of Rock Springs, and Joe Carole Morgan, of Denver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1980 DEBORAH STOLL Funeral services for Deborah Johnson Stoll, 84, were held Friday, May 23, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Green River, with the Rev. Herbert Scott officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery, and pallbearers were Donald Behuin, Robert Stoll, David K. Stoll, Bryon Stoll, Mark Anderson and Alonzo Jarvie. Mrs. Stoll died Monday, May 19, at a Salt Lake City hospital. She was born on March 8, 1896 in Lonetree, Wyo. To Wright L. and Tyresha Beeler Johnson. She married Earl S. Stoll Sr., Dec. 15, 1915 in Evanston. She was a member of the Episcopal Church and had lived in Salt Lake City for the past six years, previously living in Mountain View, Evanston and Ogden, Utah. She was preceded in death by her husband on April 15 1972. Survivors include one son, Earl S. Stoll Jr. of Ames, Iowa; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Erma Dahlquist of Mountain View, Selma E. Eschler of Salt Lake City, Utah; two brothers, Clyde W. Johnson of Portland, Ore., Lloyd J. Johnson of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1980 LELAND WRIGHT Graveside funeral services for Leland C. Wright, 58, of 112 Sherman St., were held May 17, at the American Legion Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First Methodist Church officiated. Mr. Wright died Feb. 20, in Salt Lake City and was cremated. He had been hospitalized since the last of December and had been in ill health for the past three years. Mr. Wright was born March 19, 1921, in Point of Rocks, to the late Virgil J. and Amanda Clark Wright. He attended schools in Superior and Cheyenne, and had lived in Rock Springs most of his life. Mr. Wright worked as a painter for the Wonnacott Pain Company in Rock Springs. He was also a member of the First Baptist Church and the American Legion. Survivors include his two brothers, Virgil, of Palouse, Wash., and James of Cheyenne and four sisters, Mrs. Leonard H. (Opal) Francis, of Rock Springs, Mrs. Merill (Violette) Lowry of Long Beach, Calif., Mrs. J. B. (Eris) Gipson, of Oakland, Calif., and Mrs. George (Roberta) Kenady, of Gunnison, Colo. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1980 ANDREW VOYTKO Funeral services for Andrew J. Voytko Sr., 62, were held Monday, May 19, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. The Rev. James Godley officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery, and pallbearers were Dick Adamski, Joe Gauthier, Joe Goich, Ken Kempton, Jack McGarvey and Dave Abbott. Honorary pallbearers were all of his friends. A rosary was recited Sunday at the Smith Funeral Home. Mr. Voytko, who lived at 595 McKinley, Green River, died May 16, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Voytko was born on August 22, 1917 in Syracuse, N.Y. to Stephen and Helen Bugyis Voytko. He married Geraldine Kreaser on April 9, 1942 in Aberdeen, Md. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. He was a longtime supervisor at the Allied Chemical trona mine. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the Army. He had lived in Green River for the past six years, previously living in Jamesville, N.Y. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine, of Green River; four sons, Andrew J. Voytko Jr. of Green River, Stephen F. Voytko of Baldwinsville, N.Y., James P. Voytko of Syracuse, N.Y., John M. Voytko of Riverton, Wyo.; one daughter, Mary Beth Voytko of Green River; three sisters, Mrs. Helen Raineri of Syracuse, N.Y., Mrs. Margaret Pantanella of Venice, Fla., and Elizabeth Voytko, of Syracuse, N.Y. Six grandchildren also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 1980 ALAN HADSELFORD Graveside funeral services for Alan Erling Hadselford, 43, of the Wilcox Trailer Park, space 27, were held Wednesday, April 23, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. The Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Pallbearers were Ike Carpenter, Jim Martin, Bill Horn, Jimmy Horn, Ken Gregory and Jim Roberts. Mr. Hadselford was dead on arrival Saturday, April 19, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for the past five years, Mr. Hadselford had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Duluth, Minn., on June 17, 1936, the son of Erling and Eleanor Young Hadselford. He attended schools in Duluth and married the former Coleen Duffy in San Bernardino, Calif., on June 16, 1970. Mr. Hadselford was a member of the Lutheran Church and was a retired truck driver at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Coleen, of Rock Springs; four daughters, Darcy of Rock Springs, Diana of Duluth, Tami and Laurie, both of San Diego, Calif.; his parents of Yucaipai, Calif.; one brother, Larry of Wrangell, Alaska; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Violet Rogers of San Bernardino and three nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 1980 MERRILL JONES Funeral services for Merrill J. Jones, 48, of space 9 at the Sheltered Valley Trailer Court, Green River, were held Friday, April 25, at the Fourth Ward LDS Church in Green River, with Bishop Layle Harmon officiating. Pallbearers were Virgil Twitchell, Dwight Twitchell, Frank Perme, Kenneth Gifford, Oren Twitchell and Von Potter. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 6. Burial will be in the Jerome City Cemetery in Jerome, Idaho, where graveside services will be conducted Saturday. Mr. Jones died Tuesday, April 22, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born Dec. 16, 1931, in Tropic, Utah, to George E. Jones and Arminta Twitchell Jones. He married Linda Potter in Green River on May 28, 1977. Mr. Jones was a member of the LDS Church, a production supervisor at Allied Chemical and a veteran of the Korean War. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge Mt. Moriah No. 6, was a high priest of the Baalbec Chapter No. 4, the Knight’s Templar, an Illustrious Master of the Green River Council No. 9, the Royal Select Masters Mystic Chapter No. 8, Order of the Eastern Star; the Thirty-Second Degree Masonic Scottish Rite in Lander, the Green River Shrine Club and the Korein Temples A.A.O.N.M.S. in Rawlins. Mr. Jones had lived in Green River for the past 12 years, previously living in Georgetown, Idaho. Survivors include his wife Linda of Green River; his mother, Mrs. Arminta Jones of Green River; one son, Randy M. Jones of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Don (Tammy) J. Wayment and Jamie J. Jones, both of Richfield, Idaho; his sister, Mrs. Virgil (Angela) Poulsen of Green River; and two step-brothers, Billie Jones of Marsing, Idaho, and Jack Jones of Rapid City, S.D. Four grandchildren and one niece and one nephew also survive. Mr. Jones was preceded in death last year by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 1980 MICHELLE MUCKLEY Graveside services for Michelle Lee Muckley, the infant daughter of Gary L. Muckley and Debbie Bury Muckley, of space 49 at the Modern Trailer Court in Green River, were held Wednesday, April 23, at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Bishop Dale Hamblin of the LDS Church officiated. The baby died Monday, April 21, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born Sunday, April 20, at the hospital, and was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her parents; one brother, Louis, of Green River; her grandparents, Harold and Dorothy Wilder, and Louis and Jane Zurlo, all of Rock Springs, and great-grandparents Burl and Mildred Hoopes of Lyman, and Merle Wilder, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1980 H. GALE YENNE Funeral services for 56-year-old H. Gale Yenne, of 712 Fifth Ave. West, were conducted Friday, May 30, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Services were conducted by Glenn Heagney of the Masonic Lodge and interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers for Mr. Yenne, who died May 27 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, were Gorman Findlay, John Gatti, Paul Bochmann, Roy Spann, Peter Radman and Carl Rosene. Honorary pallbearers were Aaron Zuehlsdorff, John Zuehlsdorff, Clifford Clark and Bill Hill. He was born on May 15, 1924 in Grant, Neb. to the late Harold A. Yenne and Thelma Wilder Yenne. He was married to the former Mary Easton in Rock Springs on June 24, 1949. Mr. Yenne was a field foreman for Mountain Fuel Supply for about 33 years. He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and he graduated from Grant High School in Grant, Neb. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, of Rock Springs; a stepmother, Grace Yenne, of Bloomfield, Iowa; three children, Thelma G. McCurdy, Edward A. Yenne and Harold J. Yenne, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Dave (Rogene) Arrington of Gruver, Texas; one grandson, Sean P. McCurdy of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1980 JOHN JOHNSON Funeral services for John Raymond Johnson, 24, of 1508 Ninth St., were held Monday, May 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Wade Blank officiating. A parish rosary was also recited Monday, with the Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bob Johnson, Willie Johnson, Tom Bollington, Joel Sodestrom, Zane Lloyd and Bob Stall. Honorary pallbearers were Buck Parker, George Bollington, Don Struck, Art Walkman, Carl Tomich, Bob Shinmori, Joe Patterson and John Anderson. Mr. Johnson died May 23, at Swedish Hospital in Denver, Colo., where he had been a patient for 16 days. A resident of Rock Springs the past five years and former resident of Casper and Denver, Mr. Johnson died following a brief illness. He was born on Sept. 8, 1955 in Wyoming, the son of Robert S. Johnson and Betty Struck Howell. He attended schools in Casper and was a graduate of the Casper High School. He married Beverly “Babs” Baker in Rock Springs on Dec. 25, 1978. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Catholic Church and was employed as the executive director of the Sweetwater County Volunteer Information and Referral Service. Survivors include his wife, Beverly, of Rock Springs; his father, Robert S. Johnson, of Oklahoma City; his mother, Betty Howell, of Cheyenne; one daughter, Tish A., of Rock Springs; two brothers, Robert of Recluse, Wyo. And William of Rock Springs; one sister, Carrie of Cheyenne, his maternal grandmother, Freda Struck, of Cheyenne; his paternal grandmother, Gertrude Dow of Okmulgee, Okla. and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1980 CLARA McMURTRIE Funeral services for Clara W. McMurtrie, 70, of 811 Ridge Ave., were held Thursday, May 29, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Edward Harrison of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery, and pallbearers were Edward Taylor, John Bowker, Wilfred Bowker, Ronald McMillan, William McMillan and Thomas McMillan Sr. Mrs. McMurtrie died May 24, shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A life long resident of Rock Springs, she died following a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs, on Nov. 27, 1909, the daughter of the late Edward W. and Ann Eliza Taylor Wilson. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Albert McMurtrie on Dec. 5, 1936 and he preceded her in death on August 7, 1967. Mrs. McMurtrie was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Henry (Annie) James of Rock Springs and Mrs. Lester H. (Alice) Gogel of Sandy, Utah, and one brother, John E. Wilson of Salt Lake City, Utah. Several nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 5, 1980 Former RS Resident Dies Former Rock Springs resident Herman Bruce Griffin, died in his home in Salem, Utah on May 30. Burial was in the Rock Springs Cemetery on Tuesday, June 3. Mr. Griffin lived in Winton and Rock Springs from 1940 until 1956 while working in the coal mines. He is survived by his wife, Angelia Flaker Morgan Griffin of Salem; a daughter, Judith I. Carter of Scott AFB, Ill.; a son, Karl Jack Griffin of Houston, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Eli Kovacich Sr., Mrs. Joe Kamenski and a brother-in-law, Louis Flaker, all of Rock Springs. He is also survived by two grandchildren. Mr. Griffin was born in Charlotte, N.C., on Oct. 6, 1914. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 7, 1980 CHERYL ANN PIRNAR Funeral services for Cheryl Ann Pirnar, 22, of 1301 South Main, Reliance, were conducted Friday, June 6, at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. Edward Freeland officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Miss Pirnar was killed in a car accident on Highway 430 south on Tuesday, June 3. Pallbearers were Robert Preston, John Lowman, Glen Tremelling, Scott Wissel, Mark Arnoldi and Paul Maestas. She was born in Rock Springs on Nov. 16, 1957, the daughter of Joseph and Opal Farmer Pirnar. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1976. Miss Pirnar was employed as a secretary for the First Wyoming Bank and a member of the First Baptist Church and the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10. Survivors include her parents of Reliance; one sister, Patty of Rock Springs; four brothers, Kenneth and Carl, both of Rock Springs, Norval of Compton, Calif. and Louis of Los Angeles, Calif.; several aunts, uncles, cousins, two nephews and three nieces also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 7, 1980 KENNETH GARBRECT Funeral services for Kenneth Michael Garbrecht, 25, of 1376 Moran Street, Rock Springs, were held Saturday, May 31 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 30 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Garbrecht died Wednesday, May 28, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah from injuries suffered in a one-car rollover near Daniel on Saturday, May 24. Pallbearers were Faron Boschetto, Ronald Boschetto, Glen Boschetto, Make Gaviotis, Gary Pedri and David Mitchelson. Honorary pallbearers were Ed Radakovich, Ed Phillips, Danny McDonough, Jerry Fanell, Mark Anselmi and Paul Anselmi. He was born in Rock Springs, the son of Alex “Gabby” and Verlee Boschetto Garbrecht. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1973. Mr. Garbrecht was the manager and co-owner of the Pla-Mor bowling alley at the time of his death and a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Verlee and Gabby, one sister, Nancy, his step-grandmother, Freida Boschetto, all of Rock Springs. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 14, 1980 GEORGE KETTERING Funeral services for George Ira Kettering, 62, of 106 Blair Ave., were held Thursday, June 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Pallbearers were Wesley Shedden Jr., Bobby Kettering, James Washam, Myron Gunyan, Jack Gunyan Jr., and Don E. Shedden. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Kettering died Sunday, June 8, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for one day. A resident of Rock Springs since 1936, Mr. Kettering had been in ill health the past 1 ½ months. He was born in Douglas County, Kansas on July 13, 1917, the son of the late Ira Allen and Anna Viles Kettering. He attended schools in Lawrence, Kansas and was a graduate of the Lawrence Kansas High School with the class of 1934. He married Lila Gunyan in Rock Springs on Sept. 31, 1938. Mr. Kettering was a retired Stauffer Chemical employee working in mine maintenance. Survivors include his wife, Lila, of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Wesley (Barbara) Shedden, Mrs. Richard (Catherine) Gillock both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Larry (Betty) Trout of Casper; three sons, George Jr., Harvey and Steven, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Maxine Bingaman, of Hamilton, Mont. Nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 14, 1980 SHELDON FISCUS Funeral services for Sheldon Earl Fiscus, 73, of Farson, were held Wednesday, June 11, at the Farson Community Hall. N. E. Wood of the Christian Science Church officiated, and burial was in the Eden Valley Cemetery. Pallbearers were David Smith, Gregg Juel, Steven Smith, Danny Bennett, Ronald Bennett and Allen Stout. A resident of Farson since 1909, Mr. Fiscus died June 8 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for five days. He died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Alma, Nebraska on Feb. 16, 1907 the son of the late Adam Wilson and Clara Fiscus. He attended schools in Farson and was a retired ranched at the time of his death. Mr. Fiscus came to Farson from Rock Springs in a covered wagon and was a pioneer Farson resident. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Zeb (Thelma) Stout, Mrs. Jacob (Marjorie Ann) Homan and Mrs. George (Melva Marie) Smith all of Farson; one brother, Lloyd Wilson Fiscus, of Meeker, Colo., several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Fiscus was preceded in death by three brothers, Harold Wayne Fiscus, Laverne Leon Fiscus, George Harlan Fiscus and one sister, Bulah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 14, 1980 JENNIE FISHER Funeral services for Jennie E. Fisher, 77, of 516 Dewar Drive, were held Monday, June 9, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Pallbearers were Bill Uranker, Barton Grosso, Jim Grosso, Frank Ferlic Jr., Clarence Daniels and Frank Dolinar. A parish rosary, along with a Sacred Heart of Mary Society No. 86 K.S.K.J., was recited Sunday, June 8, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mrs. Fisher died Thursday, June 5, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for two days. She was born in Rock Springs, on April 7, 1903 the daughter of the late Matthew and Jennie Boznar Ferlic Sr. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1920. She married Vern A. Fisher at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church on Feb. 2, 1927. Mrs. Fisher was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Sacred Heart of Mary and the Young-at-Hearts Senior Citizens. Survivors include her husband, of Rock Springs; two brothers, Matthew G. Ferlic of Missoula, Mont. and James P. Ferlic of Burley, Idaho; two sisters, Anna C. Ferlic of Portland, Oregon and Mrs. Mary M. Vehar of Green River. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Fisher was preceded in death by seven brothers, Frank Ferlic Sr., Matt, Joseph, Joe, August, John and Stanley who was killed in Italy during World War II, and one sister, Frances. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 14, 1980 JOSE ROMERO Funeral services for Jose Lee Romero, 65, of 248 Elk St., were held Saturday, June 7, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Right Rev. Monsignor Albin Gnidovec officiating. A parish rosary was recited June 6 at the Vase Funeral Chapel and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Danny Romero, Luciano Chan Lucero, Stanley B. Granaas, Mason Heathman, Robert Comstock and Dick Nelson. Mr. Romero died June 4 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County from a gunshot wound to the neck. He was born in Questa, N.M. on Dec 14, 1914, the son of the late Andrew and Celofoes Montoya Romero. He attended schools in Questa and married the former Elizabeth Trujillo in Greeley, Colo. on Sept. 2, 1935. Mr. Romero was a retired ranch hand and member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth, of Rock Springs, four sons, Albert of Atlantic Beach, Florida, Michael and Jerry both of Salt Lake City, Utah and Ricky, of Rock Springs; 10 daughters, Brenda Romero and Mrs. Stanley (Barbara) Granaas both of Rock Springs, Mrs. Jerry (Linda) Terveen and Mrs. Charles (Sharon) Burrell, both of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. Dick (Dorothy) Nelson of Eden, Mrs. Norman (Sherry) Thompson of Gater, Miss., Mrs. Robert (Rose) Downum of San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Toby (Frances) Santisteven of Taos, N.M., Mrs. Robert (Mary Anne) Comstock of Kemmerer and Mrs. Frank (Betty) Brunez; three brothers, Tony and Max both of Denver, Colo. and Johnny, of Grand Junction, Colo.; three sisters, Mary Tita Duran and Margaret Lucero both of Denver, Colo. and Tedionda Santisteven of Ault, Colo.; 41 grandchildren; one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 14, 1980 MAE SUNADA Funeral services for Mae Utaka Sunada, 50, were held Tuesday, June 10, at the Congregational Church in Green River. Pallbearers were Dr. Kayo Sunada, George Sunada, Dr. Leo Sunada, Yoshio Tabuchi, Sean M. O’Gara and Terence K. O’Gara. Miss Sunada died Friday, June 6, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born Dec. 4, 1929 in Green River to Morijiro A. and Toku Kurokawa Sunada. She was a member of the Union Congregational Church. She attended school at Green River High School, where she graduated in 1947 as salutatorian. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1940, with a bachelor of science degree with honors. She later attended the University of Kansas, and graduated in 1976 with a master of arts degree in radio, television and film. She was teaching at the University of Kansas as a professor at the time of her death. Prior to teaching there she had worked in radio and television, including KWOR-AM in Worland, KFBC-TV and KFBC-AM in Cheyenne, KRON-TV in San Francisco, KBTV in Denver, HONIG in San Francisco, KTTV-TV is Los Angeles, KNEW-TV in San Francisco, WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C. and WCTB-TV in Boston. She was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 2321, and several professional journalistic and television organizations. Survivors include her mother of Green River; three sisters, Edith Sunada of Green River, Mrs. Yoshio (Agnes) Tabuchi of Reliance, and Janet O’Gara of Albany, Calif.; three brothers, George Sunada of Logan, Utah, Dr. Kayo Sunada of Golden, Colo., Leo Sunada, Wiesbaden, Germany. Several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1980 ANNA KAMENSKI Funeral services for Anna Kamenski, 91, of 1013 Clark St., were held Saturday, June 14, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Right Rev. Monsignor Albin Gnidovec and the Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday, June 13, at the Vase Funeral Home, followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Mike Kamenski, Joe Kamenski, Stanley Kamenski, John Kamenski, Joe Kamenski Jr., and Steven Tarris. Mrs. Kamenski, a longtime resident of Rock Springs, died Wednesday, June 11, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. She had been in ill health the past two months. She was born in Tarnov, Poland, on Aug. 19, 1888, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Smola. She married John Kamenski on Feb. 22, 1905, in Tarnov, Poland. A retired homemaker, Mrs. Kamenski was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and a charter member of the Slav Lodge. Survivors include four sons, Mike, Joseph J., John J. and Stanley, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Stephen (Louise) Tarris of Cheyenne, and Mrs. Albin (Anne) Koritnik of San Diego, Calif.; one brother, Joe Smola of Tarnov, Poland; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one niece. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kamenski was preceded in death by her husband. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1980 RONALD McCUMBER ROBBIE McCUMBER Graveside funeral services and burial for Ronald Paul McCumber and Robbie Daniel McCumber, infant sons of Cynthia Adams and Vernon McCumber, of 1638 Elk St., were held Thursday, June 19, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. The infants died shortly after birth Monday, June 16, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Survivors include their parents of Rock Springs; one brother, Ricky Adams of Rock Springs, and several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive and their maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Danner of Northglenn, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1980 RYAN McGUIRE Graveside funeral services and interment for Ryan Nicole McGuire, infant daughter of James Michael and Nadine Annette Kaumo McGuire, of 701 Antelope Driver, were conducted Saturday, June 14, at the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. The infant was dead at birth enroute to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County on Wednesday, June 11. She was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; one sister, Leslie Jean of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Jack and Michella Kaumo of Rock Springs; her paternal grandfather, Thomas P. McGuire of Rock Springs and her paternal grandmother, Helen Jean Maijko of San Antonio, Texas, her paternal step-grandmother, Dorothy McGuire, of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1980 MARY EVANOFF Funeral services for Mary Evanoff, 90, of 621 Fourth Avenue West, were conducted Saturday, June 14, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park, and pallbearers were Ron Parko, Wayne Jensen, Francis Pearson, Jack Penoff, George Lemisch and Henry Telck. Mrs. Evanoff died Thursday, June 12, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for one month. A longtime Rock Springs and Winton resident, Mrs. Evanoff had been in ill health the past month. She was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 10, 1890, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Godeff. She married George Evanoff in Rock Springs on Feb. 7, 1923, and he preceded her in death on March 12, 1969. Mrs. Evanoff was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include two sons, John Evanoff of Rock Springs and Dr. George Evanoff of Casper; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 28, 1980 ELLA HOOLE Funeral services for Ella Hoole, 86, of 1325 Sage St., were held Monday, June 23, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. A parish rosary was recited June 22 at the funeral home, and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jack Wilson Sr., Jack Wilson Jr., Guy Gatti, Glen Sadler, Tim Nousi and Lou Milojevich. Mrs. Hoole died June 20 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hoole had been in ill health since November, 1974. She was born in Rock Springs on Sept. 30, 1894, the daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine Ohern Stanton. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, F.O. Eagles Auxiliary and the Womens Benefit Association. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Sam (Catherine) Milojevich of Stockton, Calif., and Mrs. Dorothy McNamara of Shelton, Wash.; two sons, Patrick Hoole of Kelso, Wash., and Jim Hoole, of Pocatello, Idaho; one brother, William Dorrence of Rock Springs; six sisters, Mrs. Edna McKenna, Mrs. Dan (Louise) DeTujillo, Mrs. Guy (Rose) Gatti, Mrs. Gertrude Doak and Mrs. Orlo (Etta) Clark, all of Rock Springs and Mrs. Eva Briggs of Green River; 10 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her father and her mother, Mrs. Catherine Dorrence, Mrs. Hoole was preceded in death by one son, Jack Wilson; two sisters, Catherine, who died in infancy and Elizabeth Behring, and one brother, John P. Dorrence Sr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 28, 1980 MARY GARETTO Funeral services for Mary Josephine Garetto, 73, of 1325 Sage St., were held Monday, June 23, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. Fred Wendel officiating. A parish rosary was recited June 22, at the Vase Funeral Home. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack McGarvey Jr., Louie Muir Jr., Paul Hamm, Alan McGarvey, Dave Tennant Jr. and Gregory Galassi. Mr. Garetto died June 18, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after she was admitted. Mrs. Garetto had been ill for the past three years. She was born at Albia, Iowa, on March 1, 1907, the daughter of the late John and Mary Heyland Crall. She attended school in Albia and in 1923 she was married to Patrick McGarvey at Albia. He preceded her in death in 1944. She married Alfred Garetto in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. A Rock Springs resident since 1930, survivors include her husband, Alfred, of Reliance; five daughters, Mrs. Pete (Mary) Galassi of Belmont, Calif., Mrs. Dave (Colleen) Tennant of San Jose, Calif., Mrs. William R. (Evelyn) Davis of Laramie, Mrs. Terry (Peggy) Pivik of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and Mrs. Gov. (Sheila) Hamm of Rock Springs; two sons, Jack McGarvey of Rock Springs and Dr. Thomas McGarvey of Laramie; three sisters, Evelyn Scieszinski, Genevieve Scieszinski and Agnes Smith and one brother, Cecil Crall all of Melrose, Iowa, 42 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Patrick, Mrs. Garetto was preceded in death by one daughter, Catherine Muir, and five sons, Joseph, Bernard, James, Jerry and Patrick. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 28, 1980 ANGIE CASPER Graveside funeral services for Angie Martha Casper, the one-day old infant daughter of Bruce E. Casper and Linda Flores Casper, were held Saturday, June 21, at the Riverview Cemetery. The child died June 17, at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. The infant was born Tuesday, June 17 in Rock Springs. Survivors include her parents of Green River; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Casper of Green River and Mr. and Mrs. Hector Flores of Green River; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Casper of Heber, Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Dukes of Spanish Fork, Utah, and Mrs. Gregoria Flores of New Mexico. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 28, 1980 EDNA OPTENBURG Funeral services for Edna Optenburg, 93, of 1325 Sage St., were conducted Tuesday, June 21, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Roy Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Graveside services and interment were also held Tuesday at the Pinedale City Cemetery in Pinedale. Mrs. Optenburg died June 20, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a patient since 1974. A resident of Rock Springs since 1974, Mrs. Optenburg died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Jefferson County, W. Va., on Nov. 11, 1886, the daughter of the late Nicholis and Frances Norris. She married Rollie Optenburg. A former longtime Pinedale resident, Mrs. Optenburg was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Rollie of Rock Springs. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Optenburg was preceded in death by one son, James S. Porterfield Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 28, 1980 KENNETH DARLING Funeral services for Kenneth Elliot Darling, 82, of 4040 Washakie St., Casper, were held Wednesday, June 25, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, with the Rev. Edward Harrison officiating. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, and burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were George White, Leno Kaumo, George Powers, Jack Pritchard, George Bable and Mario Temperini. Mr. Darling died Saturday, June 21, at the Natrona County Memorial Hospital three hours after he was admitted. He was born August 25, 1897, at Astoria, Ill., the son of the late George N. and Katherine Tolar Darling. He resided in Rock Springs until two years ago when he moved to Casper to make his home and died following a three month illness. He graduated from high school in Rock Springs and married Gladys Shelton in Rawlins on March 1, 1925. She preceded him in death on July 18, 1975. Mr. Darlins was retired as district manager for Pacific Power & Light Co. and was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, a charter member of, past commander and life member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624; a past president and director of the Chamber of Commerce; a member and past treasurer of the Rotary Club; served as a member of the Selective Service Board from 1968 to 1971; was named Boss of the Year in 1961; served as a member of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery Board and was a former member of the Rock Springs City Council. Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Virginia and Raymond Dexter of Casper; a sister, Dorothey Waller of Thermopolis; a brother, Benjamin C. Carling of El Segundo, Calif.; two granddaughters, Lucinda Dexter and Katherine Cottom, both of Casper; and several nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 28, 1980 ANNA BURBANK Graveside services and interment for Anna Wendt Burbank, 80, of 3038 Northwest Lee, Lincoln City, Ore., were held Saturday, June 21, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Hardy of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Pallbearers were Pat Wendt, Jack Von Rembow, W.M. Woodward, Keith Parks, Richard Parks and Jake McJunkin. Mrs. Burbank died at her home Monday, June 16, after suffering a heart attack. She was born in Rock Springs May 18, 1900, the daughter of the late John E. and Catherine Jarvi Wendt. She was a former longtime Rock Springs resident and she is survived by her husband, William Edward Burbank and one son, William Edward Burbank Jr.; and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Woodward, of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews including Pat Wendt, Sally McJunkin and Jack VonRembow, all of Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Sophia Hamilton and Nell VonRembow, and her brothers, Joseph, Stanley, Frank and John. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4 and 5, 1980 JAMES DOAK Funeral services for James H. Doak, 75, of 102 Park Ave., were held Tuesday, July 1, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Fred Wendel officiated. A rosary was recited Monday, June 30 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were David Doak, John Doak, Bobbie Doak, Pat Doak and Lester Doak, and James Stanton. Honorary pallbearers were Louis Muir, James Stark, Harry Cottrell, Mungo Brown, George Lemich, Paul J. Wataha, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Department, the Rock Springs Police Department, the Green River Police Department, and the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Mr. Doak died Saturday, June 28, at the New Fork Lake Campground where he suffered a heart attack. He was born August 28, 1904 in Rock Springs and had lived here his entire life. He attended school in Rock Springs and was married to the former Rose M. Tomich on Sept. 22, 1930 in Rock Springs. He had worked in the coal mines and became a police officer for the city of Rock Springs. He retired from the police department June 1, 1961 after 25 years of service. Following retirement he was employed at the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office for several years. He was the son of the late John David and Mae Harris Doak, who were pioneer Rock Springs residents. Survivors include his wife, Rose of Rock Springs, a son, John of Rock Springs, two brothers, Jack and George Doak of Rock Springs and a sister, Mrs. John (Beverly) Stanton of Galveston, Texas, five grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James, who died in 1962 and a brother, Lester. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151, the Rock Springs Police Protective Association and the Wyoming Peace Officers Association. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1980 GROVER PEACH Funeral services for Grover C. Peach, 94, of 1325 Sage St., were held Tuesday, July 8, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Art Waidman officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery, and pallbearers were Homer Peach, Dr. Roy Peach, LeRoy Brinegar, Eldon Spicer, Duaine Salin and Dean Balach. Mr. Peach died Saturday, July 5, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1930, he had been in ill health since February. He was born in Franklin, Tenn. on January 29, 1896, the son of the late James A. and Martha O’Farrell Peach. He attended schools in Franklin and married Lura Cartwright in Franklin in March of 1913. She preceded him in death in 141. Mr. Peach was a retired coal miner and rancher and a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include two sons, Dr. Roy N. Peach of Casper and Homer Peach of Northridge, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. LeRoy (Dorothy) Brinegar of Rock Springs and Mrs. Andrew (Lottie) Silva of Mesa, Ariz.; one sister, Jimmie Ensey of Nashville, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Peach was preceded in death by nine sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1980 RENNARD JENSEN Funeral services for Rennard Jay Jensen, 77, of 1116 Wyoming St., were conducted Wednesday, July 9, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated and interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Roy Spann, Emilio Georgis, August Genetti, Elmer Likes, Dave Swann and John Legerski. Mr. Jensen died July 6, at his home. He had been in ill health the past six years. He was born in Rock Springs on Nov. 6, 1902, the son of the late Martin and Hannah Dodd Jensen. He attended schools in Pinedale and married the former Josephine Genetti on Sept. 26, 1938 in Rock Springs. Mr. Jensen was a member of the Methodist Church, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America and the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizens. Mr. Jensen was a retired carman for the Union Pacific Railroad having worked there for 39 years. Survivors include his wife, Josephine of Rock Springs; one son, Rennard James Jensen of Rock Springs; five brothers, Otto and Gladwin, both of Pinedale, Lawrence of Rock Springs, Floyd of Billings, Mont., Glenn of Pocatello, Idaho; two sisters, Mrs. Roy (Lily) Spann and Mrs. Emilio (Edna) Georgis, both of Rock Springs; one granddaughter, Julie Jensen and one grandson, Jack Jensen, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Jensen was preceded in death by three brothers, James, Clarence and Ted. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1980 BETH HANSEN Graveside funeral services for Beth Ellen Hansen, the six-month-old daughter of Milton and Lalita Hansen of Rock Springs, were held Friday, July 11, at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The child died Wednesday, July 9, at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She had been in ill health since birth. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; two brothers, Leif and Drew and two sisters, Claire and Sarah; her grandparents, Robert Cook and Frances Cook, both of Florida and Zela Hansen of Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1980 WARREN HARMISION Funeral services for Warren E. Harmison, 72, of Morristown, Ariz., were conducted Thursday, July 10, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Steve Garrett officiating. Graveside services and interment were also held Thursday at the Kemmerer City Cemetery in Kemmerer. Serving as pallbearers were his grandsons, Richard Marx, Troy, Steve and Mark Jones, LeRoy Simonson and Bill Payne. Mr. Harmison died July 7, shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A longtime resident of Big Piney and former resident of Minnesota, Mr. Harmison became ill while visiting his daughter. He was born in Big Piney on July 19, 1907, the son of the late Jim and Hulda Anderson Harmison. He attended schools in Ogden, Utah, and married the former Ardath Payne in Ogden on Dec. 18, 1929. Mr. Harmison was a retired cattle rancher who retired in 1971. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Ardath of Morristown; four daughters, Mrs. Paul (Linda) Abrahamson of Rock Springs, Mrs. Neale (Barbara) Jones of Farson, Mrs. Alvin (Betty) Marx of Cortez, Colo., and Mrs. Floyd Lee (Betty) Hewitt of Lancaster, Minn.; one sister, Valeria Kearl of Ogden; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and several nephews and nieces. In addition to his parents, Mr. Harmison was preceded in death by three sons, Johnny, Jimmy and Roger and one brother, Roy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1980 HELLEN BEHUNIN Funeral services for Hellen Mary H. Behunin, 42, of McKinnon, were conducted Wednesday, July 9, at the McKinnon LDS Church with Bishop Steve Wilkenson officiating. Burial was in the McKinnon Cemetery and pallbearers were Brad, Brett, Randy and Harold Harvey, Kevin Behunin and Nat Lupher. Mrs. Behunin died July 6, at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident July 5 east of Mountain View. She was born April 3, 1938 in Green River to Robert W. and Katherine Rounds Harvey. She married Donald Behunin in Evanston on Oct. 13, 1956. Mrs. Behunin was a member of the LDS Church, the Homemakers Club and the 4-H Club. She had lived in McKinnon the past 18 years, previously living in Manila. She is survived by her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Steve (Brenda) Douglas and Mrs. Bruce (Wendy) Christiansen, both of Manila, and Mrs. Rowdy (Valree) Muir and Christy Behunin, both of McKinnon; her father, Robert Harvey and stepmother, Evon Harvey, both of Big Piney; three brothers, Robert Wes Harvey, Mountain View, Wayne Harvey, Rawlins, and Ronald Harvey of Evanston, and four grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1980 ESTHER DOMINISKE Graveside services and interment for Esther Ann Dominiske, 82, of Riviera, Ariz., were held at the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery on Friday, July 11. The Rev. Edward Harrison of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Mrs. Dominiske died June 16 at the Needles Hospital in Needles, Calif., where she had been a patient for one week. She was a former longtime Rock Springs resident and had resided in Riviera for the past five years. She was born in Erie, Colo., on April 22, 1898, daughter of the late John and Rebecca Carter Anderson. She was married to Joseph F. Dominiske in Salt Lake City, Utah. He preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Alice Avery of Riviera and Beulah Cody of Rock Springs; two stepchildren, Joe C. Dominiske of Rock Springs and Eva Friel of Rock Springs; three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a stepson, Leo Dominiske, six sisters and two brothers. She attended school in Erie and was a member of the Episcopal Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1980 HARRY CRAWFORD Funeral services for Harry E. Crawford, 81, of 285 Andrews St., Green River, were held Thursday, July 10, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. Herbert Scott officiated. Pallbearers were Roy Boyer, Tom Kourbelas, Grant Morck, Art Deichmuller, Bob Thomas and Wilson Schultz. Burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Crawford died July 7 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Crawford was born Jan. 4, 1899 in Melvern, Kansas to Elmer E. and Anna Paulsen Crawford. A 50-year resident of Green River, Mr. Crawford was employed as a mechanic for the city of Green River. He married Marion Fye in Green River on July 16, 1944. Mr. Crawford was a veteran of World War II serving with the United States Army. He is survived by his wife of Green River and one nephew, Paul Crawford of Brea, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1980 HAROLD ROACH SR. Funeral services for Harold Raymond Roach Sr., 49, of the Sandy Crossing Trailer Court, Farson, were conducted Saturday, July 12, at the Farson Community Hall. Elder Francis Ray Killian of the LDS Church officiated. Military graveside services were conducted by the Lander American Legion Club, with burial in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander. Pallbearers were Claude Watterson, James Magagna, Daniel Hollings Sr., David Frietag, Norman Warpness and Danny Cogswell. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Daniel Higgenbottom, Kenneth Rathbone, Lee Schaffer, Joe Bernal, Gary Zakotnik and Worth Nelson. Mr. Roach died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County on July 9. He had been a resident of Farson for the past eight years. He was born in Lander on Dec. 15, 1930, the son of the late Walter Edward and Emily Snook Roach. He attended schools in Lander and married the former Rosabell Stalcup in Big Horn County, Wyoming on Dec. 4, 1962. Mr. Roach was a member of the L.D.S. Church, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of the BPO Elks Lodge No. 624, the Operating Engineers Local Union 400 and the V.F.W. Club at Jeffrey City. Mr. Roach was employed by Thatcher and Sons as a heavy equipment operator at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Rosabell of Farson; two sons, Harold Raymond Jr., and Hal Edward, both of Farson; three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Glenda Rose) Benevadez of Del Rio, Texas, Gail and Gloria Ann, both of Farson; one brother, Walter Edward of Lander; three sisters, Mrs. John (Orene) Tadin of Jeffrey City, Mrs. Jack (Wanona) Cummings of Martin, S.D., and Mrs. Tom (Jacqueline) Sparks of Lander; one grandson and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1980 MARY ANN MEHLE Funeral services for Mary Ann Mehle, 56, of 1301 Liberty Drive, were held Wednesday, July 16, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Fred Wendel officiating. A rosary was recited Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were George Babel, James Mehle Jr., Terry Martin, Joe McQuaid, Barney Gaddo and Kaiser Elich. Mrs. Mehle died Sunday, July 13, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for two days. She was born at Cumming, Iowa, on Dec. 7, 1923, the daughter of the late Valentine and Frances Hafner Brelih. She graduated from Norwalk, Iowa and has been a Rock Springs resident since 1947. She was married to William M. Mehle Sr., in Rock Springs on Nov. 20, 1948. Survivors include her husband, William M. Mehle Sr. of Rock Springs; three sons, William M. Mehle Jr., Patrick Mehle and Gregory Mehle, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Terry (Linda) Martin of Rawlins and Sandra Ann Mehle of Salt Lake City, Utah; her mother-in-law, Mrs. Martin (Christina) Mehle of Rock Springs; four brothers, Frank Harkin of Cumming, Iowa, John Harkin of Des Moines, Iowa, Charles Harkin of Goodland, Mich., and U.S. Congressman Thomas Harkin (Iowa) of Washington, D.C.; one sister, Mrs. Joe (Sylvia) McQuaid of Loveland, Colo.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1980 LaVERA GARRETT Funeral services for LaVera Ruby Garrett, 57, of space 79 at the Lewis Trailer Court, were held Thursday, July 17, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Don Corder of the Christian Teaching Center in LaFayette, La., officiated. Burial was in the Craig Cemetery in Craig, Colo. Mrs. Garrett died at her home Monday, July 14. She had been in ill health for the past month. She was born Oct. 21, 1922 at Marino, Colo., the daughter of the late William Ellis and Ruby Alice Smith Warehime. She attended school in Colorado and was married to Rafford Garrett in Akron, Colo., July 5, 1940. She was a Rock Springs resident of the past seven years and was formerly of Roosevelt, Utah. Survivors include her husband of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Don (Sandra) Corder of Lafayette, La. and Mrs. Chuck (Shirley) Zulian of Loveland, Colo.; two brothers, Arthur and Walter Warehime, both of Greeley, Colo.; seven sisters, Mary Garrett and Bertha Koehler, both of Arvada, Colo., Betty Morgansen of Greeley, Helen Wulf of Ft. Morgan, Colo., Dollie Paul of Springfield, Mo., Goldia Middaugh of Grass Valley, Calif. and Edna Shaffer of LaSalle, Colo.; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Full Gospel Lighthouse. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Raymond and two sisters, Sylvia Newens and Cora Bazer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 26, 1980 JOHN EINER BAKKALA SR. Funeral services for John Einer Bakkala Sr., 58, of 525 G St., were conducted Monday, July 21, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Richard P. Carlson of the Free Evangelical Church officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joseph Gutierrez, Charles Cordova, Barney Ferrero, Dennis Twitchell, Jack James and Jack VonRembow. Mr. Bakkala died Thursday, July 17, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He had been in ill health for the past three years. He was born March 19, 1922, at Bear Creek, Mont., to the late Einer and Nina Bakkala. Mr. Bakkala had been a longtime Rock Springs resident. He attended schools in Rock Springs and Superior and was a member of the Lutheran Church and the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Mr. Bakkala was a World War II veteran in the Navy. He was a truck driver for IML for 12 years. Survivors include his son, John Bakkala Jr. of Rock Springs; two brothers, Raymond and Armand, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Victoria Routh of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 26, 1980 SHANELL LYNN KRAUSE Graveside services for Shanell Lynn Krause, 16 days old, of Galveston, Texas, were conducted Monday, July 21, at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The Rev. Robert Tyce of the Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in Rock Springs officiated. She was born June 30 in Galveston, the daughter of Ernest John and Kimberly Burd Krause of Galveston. She died July 16 in Galveston. She was a member of the LDS Church. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Shaunda Krause, also of Galveston; two half-sisters, April Krause of Kent, Wash., and Amber Krause of Rock Springs; her grandparents, Henry and Ada Krause of Green River, Patricia Valdez of Green River and Leo Burd of Craig, Colo.; great-grandparents, Lloyd Brandsma of Harlingen, Texas and Ernest Apodoca of Green River, and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 26, 1980 JAMES ANTHONY VALDEZ Funeral services for James Anthony Valdez, 17, of space 41 at the Sheltered Valley Trailer Court in Green River, were conducted Thursday, July 24, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with the Rev. Robert Lynch officiating. A rosary was recited at the church July 23 with burial in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Rick Lucero, Jerry Torres, Bobby Despain, Rick Martinez, Rudy Maestas and Brad Hayes. Mr. Valdez died July 21 in a traffic accident on Interstate 80 east of Evanston. Mr. Valdez was born July 9, 1963 in Cleveland, N.M. to Pacomio and Marcella Martinez Valdez. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and a student tat Green River High School. He had lived in Green River the past eight years, previously living in Idaho. Survivors include his parents of Green River; two brothers, Joe and Rick Valdez of Green River; one sister, Mrs. Willie (Tina) Montoya of Green River; two grandmothers, Senaida Valdez of Cleveland, N.M. and Eva Serna of Las Vegas, N.M., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 2, 1980 LYDIA ELLEN HENDERSON Funeral services for Lydia Ellen Henderson, 85, of 328 R St., were held Wednesday, July 30, at the First Assembly of God. The Rev. Rodney Gish officiated with assistance from Mrs. Henderson’s son-in-law, the Rev. Norman Webster. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Ray Henderson, William E. Henderson Jr., Charles Ray Henderson II, William Ray Muehlhauser, Robert Lee Muehlhauser and James Currier. Mrs. Henderson, a resident of Rock Springs for 44 years, died Saturday, July 26, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after being ill for two weeks. She was born September 9, 1894, the daughter of the late Eli and Susan Ann Robb Hursman. She attended schools at Higbee, Missouri and married John Ray Henderson in Higbee on Oct. 5, 1912. He preceded her in death on December 2, 1956. Mrs. Henderson was a member of the First Assembly of God and was a retired laundry operator for Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Survivors include three sons, William Eli Henderson of Rock Springs, Charles Ray Henderson, Rock Springs, and Norman Dale Henderson of Badger Basin; two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Mary Frances) Webster of New Orleans, La. and Mrs. John (Emma) Henderson of Roy, Utah; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Henderson was preceded in death by one daughter, Annie Elizabeth Muehlhauser, who died Oct. 18, 1963; one son, John Henderson Jr., who died June 2, 1973; six brothers, George William Hursman, Charles Abram Hursman, Richard Elonzo Hursman, Robert Lee Hursman, Eli Jasper Hursman and James David Hursman and two sister, Mary Ann Kirby and Lula Farnces Andreatta. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 2, 1980 LOREN CHARLES GREEN Funeral services for Loren Charles Green, 72, a longtime Green River resident, were held Tuesday, July 29, at the Union Congregational Church with the Rev. Benjamin Smith officiating. Burial was at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Harold Braden, Clifford Merchant, Godfrey Orme, Walter Glon, Devon Harrell and Harry Fox. He died Friday, July 25, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a short illness. Mr. Green was born June 2, 1908, in Pine Bluffs, Wyo., the son of Oscar H. Green and Laura Finnigan Green. He married Alice Wilson on Jan. 8, 1937, in Ogden, Utah. He served as a car foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad for 49 years before retiring in 1974. A Green River resident for 45 years after moving from Cheyenne, he lived at 434 East Second North. He was a member of U.P. Oldtimers No. 18, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and the Golden Hour Senior Citizens Center. He was also a member of the Union Congregational Church in Green River. He is survived by his wife of Green River; one son, Loren of Green River; a daughter, Mrs. Jim (Sandra) Fox of Grand Junction, Colo.; two sisters, Opal Munster of Palm Desert, Calif., and Machelene Borose of Summit City, Calif., and two grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 2, 1980 ORLAN “SLIM” O’NEAL Funeral services for Orlan “Slim” O’Neal, 65, of 317 Angle St., were held Friday, Aug. 1, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Edward Harrison of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiating. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Russ Jackson, George Coet, Gary Muckley, Louie Zurlo, Doug Croft and Frank Zambai. Honorary pallbearers were Fowler Sheldon, Jim Roosa, Macey Partain and Gibby Tolles. Mr. O’Neal died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County on July 29. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, he had been in ill health the past year. He was born in Sturgis, Ky., on Oct. 12, 1914, the son of the late James Edgar and Amanda Brasher O’Neal. He attended schools in Illinois and Kentucky and married the former Helen Watson on Nov. 14, 1948, in Corning, Miss. She preceded him in death on Aug. 2, 1974. Mr. O’Neal was a member of the Protestant church, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired crystallizer operator for the FMC Corp., where he worked for 25 years. Survivors include two sisters-in-law, Lee Chapman and Agnes O’Neal, both of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. O’Neal was preceded in death by one sister, La La Gibson; one brother, William Howard O’Neal, and one nephew, Stephen Timlin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 2, 1980 STEVEN HARRISTAKIS Funeral services for Steven Harristakis, 64, of 2858 Webb St., Vallejo, Calif., were held Thursday, July 31, at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church with the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. A prayer service was conducted Wednesday, July 30, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Peter, Michael J., Michael S., Angelo, Billy and John M. Vase. Mr. Harristakis died Saturday, July 26, at the Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, Calif., where he had been a patient for several days. A former Rock Springs and Superior resident and a resident of Vallejo for the past 48 years, Mr. Harristakis had been in ill health for the past nine months. He was born in Kinnilworth, Utah, on April 20, 1915, the son of the late Michael and Sophia Sefakis Harristakis. He attended schools in Superior and married the former Suzanne Lohr Rodriquez in Reno, Nevada. Mr. Harristakis was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a retired bartender at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Suzanne; two sons, Danny and Allen, all of Vallejo, and three brothers, Peter, Mike and Angelo Vase and one sister, Ann, all of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents, Mr. Harristakis was preceded in death by two sisters, Mabel and Mary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1980 JOHN HOSFORD Funeral services for John Franklin Hosford, age 9, of space 28, Cy’s Trailer Court, Green River, were conducted Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Interment was in the Oakwood Cemetery in Monticello, Iowa, and a rosary was recited at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Pallbearers were James Crenshaw, Robert Dean Nelson, Donald Parker, Verden Dee Sharp, Chris Arellano and Robert J. Ronds Jr. The boy, who died July 31 from a drowning in the Green River, was the son of Stanley M. and Lilia Reyes Hosford. He was born August 13, 1970, in Olongapo City, Philippines. He was a member of the Catholic Church, the Cub Scouts, and was in the fourth grade at Wilson School. He had lived in Green River the past three years, previously living in Iowa. Survivors include his parents; two brothers, John Jim and Robert Michael; both of Green River; one sister, Natasha Kay of Green River; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hosford of Monticello, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Rodolfo Reyes of the Philippines, and his great-grandmother, Mrs. Bess Warner of Monticello. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1980 JACKSON FORBES Funeral services for Jackson R. Forbes, 79, of 401 Bridger Ave., were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. Forrest Johnson and Glenn Heagney of the Masonic Lodge officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Keith Blacker, Hack Carter, Frank Angeli, Chris Gras, Peter Vase and Sam Peterson. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Lyman Fearn, Dick Webster, John Hay Jr., John Meeks, Fred Bradley, Tony Pivic, Bud Nelson, Vern Murray, Mike Vase and Chris Koompin. Mr. Forbes died Sunday, Aug. 3, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for two days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1921, Mr. Forbes became suddenly ill on Saturday. He was born in Douglas on June 22, 1901, the son of the late Andrew and Pearl Caroline Ruhl Forbes. He attended schools in Riverton and Rock Springs. Mr. Forbes married the former Katie Medill in Rock Springs on Sept. 14, 1935. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Forbes was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 22 years. In 1955 he was appointed Wyoming state mine inspector where he worked for 11 years until his retirement. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, a 50 year member of the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12, the Past Worth Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter of Wyoming, the Order of the Eastern Star, a 50 year member of the Shriners Korein Temple, and 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason Consistory Member of the Lander Valley. Survivors include his wife, Katie; one daughter, Mrs. Russel D. (Neta) Waters; four grandsons, Tim, Jackie, Dale and Terry Waters, all of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews including Adam Medill of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents Mr. Forbes was preceded in death by one sister, Frieda. Mr. Forbes was also employed as a part time driver for the Vase Funeral Home at the time of his death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1980 JOSEPHINE PETERNELL Funeral services for Josephine Peternell, 71, of 78 Aspen Way, Rolling Hills Estate, Calif., were held Friday, Aug. 8, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. A parish rosary was recited Aug. 7, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the St. Joseph’s Section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill James, Henry Chadey, John Stencola, Clarence Potter, Paul Putz and Gino Roccabruna. She died Monday, Aug. 4, at the Long Beach Community Hospital where she had been a patient for one month. A resident of Rock Springs from 1930-1965, she died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Cumberland, on July 1, 1909, the daughter of the late Andrew and Johanna Kobler Peternell. She attended schools in Cumberland and was a graduate of high school there. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include five brothers, Winsell and Andrew, both of Rock Springs; Carl of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.; Frank of Moab, Utah and John of Auburn, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Mary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1980 ROSE LARIMORE Funeral services for Rose Ann Larimore, of 31 North Fifth West, Green River, were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Union Congregational Church in Green River. The Rev. Benjamin Smith officiated. Burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray Croft, Alton Ault, Robert Kuckert, Tony Schmidt, Rolly Maldanado, Jer Massay and Ben Taucher. Mrs. Larimore was found dead in a car parked at 209 West Flaming Gorge Way Monday Aug. 4 from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. Mrs. Larimore was born Feb. 5, 1945 in Rock Springs to Emil and Mildred Painovich Blazovich. She married Don Douglas Larimore August 19, 1967 in Green River. She was a member of the Union Congregational Church and attended schools in Rock Springs. Mrs. Larimore was president-elect of the Green River PTO. She is survived by her husband, Don Douglas Larimore of Green River; two sons, Jubal and Cody of Green River; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Blazovich of Rock Springs; two brothers, John and James Blazovich of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. James (Cecelia) Snow and Mrs. Marvin (Frances) Biederstedt, both of Cheyenne. Several aunts and uncles also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1980 PAUL BUDAK Funeral services for Paul Thomas Budak, 43, of 1114 19th St., were held Thursday, Aug. 7, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. A parish rosary was recited Aug. 6, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Mickey, Tony, Robert and David Budak, Ward Ireland and Craig March. Mr. Budak was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Monday, Aug. 4 after suffering a heart attack at home. He was born in Rock Springs on June 10, 1937 the son of Emil Mike and Jessie Sadler Budak. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Mr. Budak was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge No. 306 and he was employed as a heavy equipment operator at the time of his death. Survivors include his father Emil and one brother, Martin, both of Rock Springs; two uncles, Marko Budak of Eagle Mountain, Calif. and Fred Sadler of Kemmerer; four aunts, Alice Sadler of Kemmerer, Mrs. Elija (Josephine) Worley of Aurora, Mo., Mrs. Ann Budak of Rock Springs and Mrs. John (Ann) Marich of Ely, Nev., one nephew and several cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1980 ANTONE ZUPENCE Funeral services for Antone T. Zupence, 56, of 617 C St., were held Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited Monday, Aug. 4, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Pallbearers were Ralph Stewart, Mike Kamenski, Frank Zupence, Joe Gatti, Joe Bagataj and Harry Chipp. Honorary pallbearers were Tak Tanaka, Stan Dolence, Paul and Rudy Zupence, John Majhanovich, Ramon Andicochea and Quinto Costantino. Mr. Zupence died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Saturday, Aug. 2, following a sudden illness. He was born in Rock Springs on April 27, 1924, the son of Antone and Angela Jontar Zupence. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1942. Mr. Zupence attended the University of Wyoming and married the former Rose Temperini in Rock Springs on October 3, 1948. Mr. Zupence was a U.S. Army veteran of World War Ii and the Korean conflict. He was employed by the Stauffer Chemical Company as a shipping operator at the time of his death. Mr. Zupence was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the B.P.O. Elks No. 624, the F.O.E. Eagles, Aerie No. 151, the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 and the Italian American Society. Survivors include his wife, Rose, of Rock Springs; his mother, Angela Zupence of Rock Springs; one brother, Rudy of Lander and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Antone. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1980 JOHN MAKI Graveside funeral services for 77-year-old George John Maki, of 4250 South 1000 West St., Riverdale, Utah, were held Wednesday, Aug. 6, a the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The Rev. Forrest Johnson of the First Congregational Church officiated. Funeral services were also held at the Linquist and Sons Colonial Chapel in Ogden, Utah. Mr. Maki died Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Saint Benedicts Hospital in Ogden. The son of the late John and Lydia Maki, he was married to Elsi Wesen on May 28, 1937, in Reno, Nev. He was a retired tipple operator for the U.P. Coal Company in Superior. A resident of Riverdale, Utah the past four years, Mr. Maki lived most of his life in Rock Springs and Superior. Survivors include his wife of Riverdale; two sons, Edward L. Maki of Frankfort, Kentucky and George R. Maki of Powell; one daughter, Mrs. Dwane (Gloria) Millitt of Ogden, Utah; eight grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. George Allen Booker of Berkeley, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1980 THOMAS OVERY Funeral services for Thomas Overy, 77, of 43 Berta St., Superior, were held Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bishop Daron Dewey officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, and pallbearers were Ronald McCormick, Rodney McCormick, Ralph McCormick, Craig Overy, Danny Overy and Dean Overy. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Albert Ackerley, Mark Green, DeForest Nielson, Thomas Stevenson, John Soltis and Ken Kettle. Mr. Overy died Aug. 10 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for one day. He suddenly became ill Saturday. He was born at Cumberland, Wyo. on March 28, 1903, the son of the late Edward and Annie T. Olend Overy. He attended school at Mountain View and was married to Gertrude Haag in Rock Springs, on Oct. 2, 1925. She preceded him in death on April 2, 1980. Mr. Overy was a retired coal miner and a retired water pump operator for the Union Pacific Railroad Co. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include three sons, Howard, Donald and Clifford all of Superior; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy McCormick of Rock Springs; three brothers, William of Green River, Edward of Superior and Allen of Mountain View, two sisters, Hanna Pritchard of Rock Springs, and Emma Rock of Price, Utah; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents and his wife, Gertrude, he was preceded in death by a brother, Delbert and two sisters, Martha Rock and Lavenia Annie Samuels. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1980 MARTHA JENSEN Funeral services for Martha Goodwin Jensen, 88, of 1325 Sage St., were held Monday, Aug. 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Lewis Zaversnik, William Fleming, Harry Thuessen, Art Rosatti, James Songster, Elmer Halseth, Dr. William Halseth and James Stark. Miss Jensen died Aug. 8, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for the past 14 years. A longtime Rock Springs resident, she had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Waterloo, Ind. on March 8, 1892, the daughter of the late Leander and Jennie Goodwin. She attended schools in Waterloo and graduated from high school and college there. Miss Jensen taught schools in Big Piney and came to Rock Springs and worked for the Sunday Miner newspaper and in 1941 she went to work for the Rock Springs Daily Rocket as the society editor until her retirement in December of 1963. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. Miss Jensen is survived by several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Richard English of San Lorenzo, Calif. and Mrs. John (Rutheda) Hammond of Denver, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1980 PETER MUSICH Funeral services for Peter Joseph Musich, 64, of 738 Ridge Ave., were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. A joint parish and Knights of Columbus rosary was recited at the Vase Funeral Chapel Monday, and military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 with interment in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ben Clinton, Ernest Jelosek, Victor Jelosek, Frank Peternel, Frank Dernovich and Frank Tomsich. Mr. Musich died Aug. 10 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient since July 22. He had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born at Klein, Mont., Nov. 26, 1915, the son of the late Peter and Mary Kocjan Musich. He attended school at Klein, Mont. and Rock Springs, and was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Army. He married the former Catherine Tomsich in Rock Springs on Jan. 28, 1951, and had been a Rock Springs resident since 1927. Mr. Musich was a retired auto body repairman. Survivors include his wife, Catherine, of Rock Springs; a son, Peter, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) Pajkure of Redondo Beach, Calif. and Mrs. Arthur (Joan) Prosser of Bellflower, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Mike (Katie) Musich Dearborn, Mich, and a brother-in-law, Frank Tomsich of Rock Springs and his sisters-in-law, Mary Fotes of Great Falls, Mont. and Rose Lew of San Francisco, Calif.; two grandsons, Brandon Paul and Brial Peter Musich both of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents and several brothers and sister. Mr. Musich was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the American Fraternal Union Lodge No. 202 and the Knights of Columbus. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1980 ARTHUR WILLIAMS Graveside funeral services for Arthur Ivan Williams, 73, of 35 North 7th West, Green River, were held Monday, Aug. 11, at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Dick Bennett, John Dolce, Doug Stewart, Aron Ortega, Kenny Lake and Don Logan. Mr. Williams was found dead in a field on the outskirts of Los Angeles, Calif. Aug. 4. He was born Nov. 18, 1906 in Aledo, Ill., to Arthur and Jone Atkinson Williams. He married Grace Pearl McClintock Sept. 8, 1934, in Kankakee, Ill. He was a member of the Methodist Church and worked as a machinist for the Union Pacific Railroad, retiring in 1972. He had lived in Green River since 1935. Survivors include his son, John A. Williams of Santa Fe Springs, Calif.; a brother, William H. Williams, Valparaiso, Ind.; four sisters, Edna M. Logan of Pinedale, Elsie L. Carmichael of Elkhart, Ind.; Mildred Perner, Newbert, Ore., and Phyllis Klink of Atkinson, Ill.; two grandsons, Ernest Mills of Green River and J.R. Williams of Riverside, Calif., and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace, in 1978, a daughter, Beatrice J. Mullens in 1976, and five sisters and six brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1980 FRANK FOX Funeral services for Frank Fox, 91, of 1325 Sage St., were conducted Friday, Aug. 15, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bob Cates, minister of the Church of Christ officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Gary Allen, Neil Pruett, Jim Stark, Richard Mathews, Mike Yedinak and J. Warden Opie. Honorary pallbearers were Art Maestas, David Aris and Larry Wennaberg. Mr. Fox died Aug. 12 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home, where he had been a patient since Oct 6, 1977. A longtime Sweetwater County resident since 1930, Mr. Fox had been in ill health the past three years. He was born in Jasper, Tenn. on Feb. 14, 1889, the son of the late Barney and Emalee Lawson Fox. He attended schools in Jasper and was a graduate from the Prior’s School. Mr. Fox married the former Pearl Mays in Jasper in 1906 and she preceded him in death. Mr. Fox was a longtime union leader, a member of the United Mine Workers of America and a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Tracey (Lena) Ringolsby of Cheyenne; two grandsons, David Morrison of Reliance and Tracey Ringolsby of Anaheim, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1980 CONNIE GRESHAM Funeral services for Connie R. Gresham, 48, of 2200 Colorado Drive, Green River, were conducted Friday, Aug. 22, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Hardy of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiating. A parish prayer service was conducted Aug. 21, at the funeral chapel, and interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Arthur Crouch, Leonard Crouch, Hugh Crouch Jr., Robert Crouch, Milford Robinson and Frank Kindler. Mrs. Gresham died Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Flaming Gorge Recreation Area. A resident of Green River for the past 1 ½ years and former resident of San Jose, Calif., Mrs. Gresham died suddenly. She was born in Boston, Mass. on March 3, 1932 the daughter of Robert and Julia Leonard. She attended schools in San Francisco, Calif. and graduated from high school there. She married Thomas M. Gresham on August 15, 1956 in Reno, Nevada. Mrs. Gresham was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and was a retired mail carrier at the time of her death. Survivors include her husband, Thomas of Green River, her mother, Julia Leonard of Santa Monica, Calif.; two sons, Douglas of Green River and Donald of California; four daughters, Shelia and Diane, both of San Francisco, Calif., Angela of Orlando, Fla. and Stacey of Green River; three brothers, Robert Leonard and Ronald Leonard, both of Los Angeles, Calif., and Richard Leonard of Honolulu, Hawaii; three sisters, seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Mrs. Gresham was preceded in death by her father, Robert Leonard. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1980 BASIL ZANONI Graveside funeral services for Basil Zanoni, 73, of 9241 Briarwood Circle, Sun City, Ariz., were held Monday, Aug. 18, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park, with the Rev. Mark Haworth of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Mr. Zanoni died Aug. 14, at the Boswell Memorial Hospital in Sun City, where he had been a patient for two days. A resident of Sun City for the past six years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs and Superior, Mr. Zanoni died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Urie on August 7, 1907 the son of the late Mike Zanoni and Josephine Zamboni Zanoni of Ogden, Utah. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of the Superior High School. He married the former Edith Menghini on March 26, 1940 in Rock Springs. Mr. Zanoni was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a retired service station operator at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Edith of Sun City, Ariz.; his mother, Josephine Zanoni of Ogden, Utah; one sister, Madeline Hagen of Ogden, Utah and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1980 EDNA EVERS Funeral services for Edna T. Evers, 82, of 489 West Flaming Gorge Way in Green River, were conducted Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. The Rev. James Godley officiated and burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Robert Sadler, Kevin Sadler, Carl Smith, Richard Smith, Chris Frandsen and Mark Evers. Mrs. Evers died Aug. 12 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Green River since 1900, Mrs. Evers was born Oct. 29, 1897 in Montpelier, Idaho, the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Mueller Singent. She married Carl Evers in Green River on Sept. 29, 1921. Mrs. Evers was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River, the Green River Council of Catholic Women, the American Legion Auxiliary, Neighbors of Woodcraft, and Royal Neighbors. Mrs. Evers was preceded in death by her husband, Carl in 1978, her parents, a brother, James and a sister, Katherine. She is survived by one son, Edward C. Evers of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Eleanor Smith of Green River, Mrs. Glen (Patricia) Sadler of Green River and Mrs. Carl (Mary) Frandsen of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Eileen Longpre of Casper and one brother, Joseph P. Singent of Omaha, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1980 JEFFEREY SMITH Funeral services for 20-year-old Jefferey S. Smith, of 1012 McCarty St., were held Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Zeff Burks of the Pentecostal Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens and pallbearers were Dale Schoolcraft, Mark Rouse, Bill Murley, Michael Busse, Junior Harrison and Herman Busse. Mr. Smith died Sunday, Aug. 17, from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for the past three years, Mr. Smith was born on April 25, 1960 in Lake Forest, Ill. He attended schools in Tooele, Utah and married the former Carol Sue Rouse in Rock Springs on April 29, 1979. Mr. Smith was a member of the Pentecostal Church and was employed by Black Butte Coal Company as a security guard at the time of his death. Survivors include his parents, Arthur and Glenna Smith II, of Springfield, Mo.; his wife, Carol and one son, Larry Lee, both of Rock Springs; three brothers, Mike of Las Vegas, Nev.; Pat who is in the U.S. Navy stationed in San Francisco, Calif., and Arthur III of Springfield, Mo.; three sisters, Linda of Mantica, Calif., Laurie, of Big Springs, Neb. and Tina of Springfield, Mo. and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 30, 1980 LUCY DELAURANTE Funeral services for Lucy Delaurante, 77, of 908 Lee St., were held Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Peter Delaurante Jr., James F. Grosso Jr., Andrew Peternell Jr., Barton Gross Jr., Pete Zanetti and Arthur Pentila. Miss Delaurante died at her home Saturday, Aug. 23, following a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs on Feb. 23, 1903 the daughter of the late Frank and Marian Perucca Delaurante. She attended schools in Rock Springs. Miss Delaurante was a retired clerk for J.C. Penney Company having worked there over 30 years. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, F.O. Eagles Auxiliary, the Woodmen of the World and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens. Survivors include one brother, Pete, and one sister, Phyllis Peternell, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Miss Delaurante was preceded in death by one brother, Alex Delaurante and two sisters, Victoria Gross and Lucille Delaurante. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1980 MARY ANGELI Funeral services for Mary Clara Angeli, 85, of 1711 Collins, were held Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Edward Harrison of the Episcopal Church officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Paul Blount, Boyd Soltis, Bill Smith, Bruno Bettolo, James Bastalich and Leno Genetti. Mrs. Angeli died Sunday, Aug. 31, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 26, 1895 in Diamondville. She attended schools in Diamondville and Kemmerer and was married to Rudolph Angeli in Rock Springs on Oct. 21, 1916. A Rock Springs resident for the past 24 years, she formerly resided at Superior. She came to Superior in 1914. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Juanita Angeli, a sister-in-law, Albina Avanzini, all of Rock Springs; a granddaughter and two great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph, who died Nov. 12, 1927, and three daughters, Rena, Lorene and Loretta and a brother, Frand Avanzini. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and a 50-year member of the Harmony Rebekah Lodge. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1980 JOSEPH HOFF Funeral services for Joseph Alfred Hoff, 78, of 841 7th St., were held Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. John Johansen officiating. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Phil Zaversnik, John Legerski, Carl Cilensek, Edwin James, Steve Ribovich and Vern Sather. Serving as honorary pallbearers were Clarence Sorensen, Tom LeMarr, Henry Rood, Ben Stanko, Domenic Ferrero and George Osselton. Mr. Hoff died Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following and illness of three years. He was born in Garrison, Mont. Feb. 3, 1902, the son of the late George and Katherine Hoffmann Hoff. He attended schools in Casper and came to Rock Springs July 31, 1928 to make his home. He was married to Francis Soble June 6, 1923. She died Feb. 6, 1927. On June 20, 1936 he married Ellen V. Olson at Rock Springs. She preceded him in death Dec. 6, 1971. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by one son, Allan, who died in infancy, five sisters, three brothers and two grandsons, Gregg Zimmerman and Patrick Carner. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. William D. (Frances Allene) Bartlett and Mrs. Jack (Cheryl Elaine) Zimmerman, both of Green River; one brother, Carl George Hoff of Sheridan; seven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, the Carpenters Local Union No. 1620 and the Excelsior Lodge No. 9, I.O.O.F. Mr. Hoff was a retired carpenter and cabinet maker. He was employed by the Superior Lumber Company for 32 years and was the shop foreman from 1946 until his retirement Jan. 1, 1970. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1980 RUTH HILGENFELD Funeral services for Ruth Eileen Hilgenfeld, 75, of 930 Lincoln Ave., were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 2, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. Edward Harrison officiated and cremation followed. Pallbearers were Dwight J. Jones, Al Keeney, Maurice Faler, Jim Forrest, Jim Bedard and Dale Baston. Mrs. Hilgenfeld died Aug. 29 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a three month illness. She was born Nov. 21, 1904 at Kearney, Neb., the daughter of the late Edward and Martha Rosentrader Ptacek. She graduated from high school and teachers training school and Kearney State Teachers College where she received a B.A. in music. She did graduate work at the University of Wyoming and McPhail’s School of Music. She was married to Herbert M. Hilgenfeld in Bayard, Neb. on Jan. 31, 1930 and came to Rock Springs to make her home in August 1959. She formerly resided in Scottsbluff, Neb. A teacher for 45 years she taught in Rock Springs for 10 years until her retirement in 1971. Mrs. Hilgenfeld was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, was a former choir director for the Episcopal Church, and was a member of the Ladies Guild. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizens Center, the A.A.R.P. and the Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include her husband, Herbert M. of Rock Springs; a son, Robert, of Rock Springs; a brother, Bernarr Ptacek of Escondido, Calif.; one nephew and one niece. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Edward and a sister, May McHatton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1980 DAVID MAESTAS Funeral services for 24-year-old David E. Maestas, of 48 West Third South in Green River, were held Friday, Sept. 5, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bernard Salas, Edward Salas, Howard Schultz, Ray Garcia, Ramon Castillon and Everado Castillon. Mr. Maestas died Monday after an apparently accidental shooting 25 miles north of Green River. Mr. Maestas was born Feb. 16, 1956 in Rock Springs, the son of Manuel and Elma Dominguez Maestas. He married Janice M. Schultz on Aug. 19, 1978 in Green River. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. He attended schools in Green River, graduating in 1974. He worked as a carman for the Union Pacific Railroad. Survivors include his wife and a daughter, Rhiannon M., both of Green River; his mother, Elma Maestas; six brothers, Daniel, George, Manuel Jr., Floyd, Arthur and Rudy, all of Green River; nine sisters, Mrs. Horacio (Viola) Medina of Las Vegas, Nev.; Mrs. Ronnie (Marcella) Montoya, Mrs. Benito (Florippe) Lopez, Mrs. Richard (Betty) Mendoza, Mrs. Manuel (Marion) Castillo, Lula, Tina and Berna, all of Green River; Mrs. Robert (Jane) Romero of Granger, Utah; his grandfather, Matt Dominguez of Green River. He was preceded in death by his father, Manuel in June of 1975. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1980 CARMEN WATERS Funeral services for Carmen M. Waters, 69, of 1406 11th St., were conducted Thursday, Sept. 4, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. Forrest Johnson officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery and pallbearers were Louis McNalley, Marino Pierantoni, T.S. Bernatis, Joseph W. Weeks, Reid Webb and Martin Knudsen. Mrs. Waters died Tuesday, Sept. 2, at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs on April 4, 1911, the daughter of the late Francois and Marie Forichon Aerberger. She graduated from the Rock Springs High School and was married to Cecil B. Waters. He preceded her in death in 1952. Mrs. Waters was a retired employee of the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she worked in the dietary department. She retired in 1972. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and Mary Marthas Circle. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers. Survivors are her son and daughter-in-law, Russ and Neta Waters of Rock Springs; her daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Mike Willmore of Rock Springs, and her daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Fred Yovich of Laramie, and 12 grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1980 LYDIA CLARK Funeral services for Lydia C. Clark, 83, of 676 Ahsay Ave., were held Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Bishop Kevin Rarick of the LDS Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens and pallbearers were Jon Doak, Mike Doak, Dennis Kessner, Danny B. Saimetz, Steven Shassetz and Mark Shassetz. Honorary pallbearers were Kenneth Clark, Roger Clark and Bobbie Johnson. Mrs. Clark died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Sept. 5. She was born in Spanish Fork, Utah on Feb. 1, 1897, the daughter of the late Alma and Anna Christine Davis Barney. She attended school in Provo, Utah. She was married to William Clark, who preceded her in death in 1956. She moved to Superior in 1928 to make her home and had been a Rock Springs resident for the past 28 years. Mrs. Clark died following a lengthy illness. Survivors include one son, Gene of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Arlene) Pecolar of Springville, Utah and Edith Clark of Rock Springs; one brother, Clarence Barney of Provo, Utah; three sisters, Florence Elliott of Salt Lake City, Utah; Laura Burr and Edith Carter, both of Provo, Utah; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband she was preceded in death by two daughters, Sylvia Demas and Esther Shassetz and two brothers, Elmer and Floyd, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1980 BERT O. SMITH Funeral services for Bert O. Smith, 62, of 285 North First East, Green River, were conducted Saturday, Sept. 6, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Green River. The Rev. Herbert Scott officiated and interment was in Riverview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Rex Lind, Bob Johnson, Cliff Merchant, Leland Peterson, Chris Kandris and Leo Tanner. Honorary pallbearers were Johnny Kalivs, Ken Monahan, Cliff Smith, Denny Rubeck, Frank Wilkes and Hermie Hermansen. Mr. Smith died Sept. 3 at his home from an apparent heart attack. He was born July 2, 1918, in Lewellen, Neb. to Bert O. Smith and Blanche Francisco Smith. He married Norma Jean Switzer in Evanston on May 18, 1946. Mr. Smith was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Elks Club, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, the Lions Club, VFW, the U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla No. 74, and the Union Pacific Oldtimers Club No. 18. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the Army, and had been employed as a Union Pacific carman. Mr. Smith had lived in Green River since 1936, previously living in Nebraska. He is survived by his wife, Norma Jean; three daughters, Mrs. Alex (Sparkle) Juan Corena of Green River, Mrs. John (Grace) Jense of Boulder, Wyo. and Mrs. Jose (Kate) Andicoechea of Rock Springs; two sisters, Alice Shilling of Goodland, Kansas and Martha Daley of Fort Morgan, Colo.; eight grandchildren; three brothers, Harold of Coos Bay, Ore., Kenneth of Cody, and Freeman of Portland, Ore., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1980 MATHEW MORTIMER Graveside funeral services for Mathew Thomas Mortimer, the infant son of Walter and Deborah T. Bucho Mortimer, were held Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The baby was dead at birth Saturday, Sept. 6, at the McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. He is survived by his parents, who lived at 245 East Fourth South, Green River; one brother, Corey Mortimer; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Purdin of Green River and Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Mortimer of Kodiak, Alaska, and his great-grandmother, Thelma Cudney of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1980 MATT ANDRETICH Funeral services for Matt Adretich, 65, of 633 Pilot Butte Ave., were conducted Saturday, Sept. 6, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited Sept. 5, at the Vase Funeral Home and military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with burial in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Peter Vase, John Reay, John Fornengo, Mike Gaviotis, Frank Peternell and George Fields. Mr. Andretich died Thursday, Sept. 4, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient 10 days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Andretich had been in ill health the past one year. He was born in Rock Springs on August 7, 1915 the son of the late Matt and Eva Sepich Andretich. Mr. Andretich attended schools in Rock Springs and was employed by the City of Rock Springs in the Parks Department until ill health forced him to retire. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his close friends including Mary Peternel and John and Bonnie Ervin, all of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents, Mr. Andretich was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1980 KEITH McMAHON Graveside funeral services and interment for Keith G. McMahon were conducted Friday, Sept. 5, at the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Elder Edwin James of the LDS Church conducted the services. Mr. McMahon died Aug. 24, at the Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colo. and his body was cremated. Survivors include three brothers, Grant of Antigo, Wis., Nephi of Sonoma, Calif., and Oliver of Basin; three sisters, LaRue Brown of Terre Haute, Ind., Afton Stack of Saratoga, Calif. and Virginia Arp of Boulder City, Nevada and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister. He was born in Rock Springs on Nov. 11, 1917 the son of Peter James and Sophia Lindsay McMahon. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Mr. McMahon had been in ill health the past two years and was a member of the LDS Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1980 ROBERT MOTTONEN Funeral services for Robert W. Mottonen, 56, of 1402 Palisades Way, were conducted Saturday, Sept. 13, at the First Congregational Church, with the Rev. Forrest Johnson officiating. Pallbearers were Carl Rosene, Jack Bunning, Ed Yedinak, Paul Wonnacott, George Liska and Floyd Bassani. Serving as honorary pallberaers were Modesto “Mudd” Grosso, Ron Frame, Estes Stout, John Kaucich, Bill Stiegleder, Ed Dolinar, Wayne Johnson, Aaron Zuehlsdorff and Richard Bertagnolli. Mr. Mottonen died Wednesday, Sept. 10 shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a sudden illness. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Mottonen was born on March 7, 1924, the son of the late William and Ellen Lingren Mottonen. He attended school sin Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1942 and attended the University of Wyoming. He married the former Betty Martin in Rock Springs on July 14, 1946. Mr. Mottonen was employed by the Mountain Fuel Supply Company for 30 years and was a supervisor of fabrication at the time of his death. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a member of the First Congregational Church, B.P.O. Elks where he was a past exalted Ruler, the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12 A.F. and A.M. and was the current president of the Kiwanis Club. Survivors include his wife, Betty; two daughters, Barbara and Mrs. Doug (Melinda) Ransom; two grandchildren, Christopher and Brooke Ransom, all of Rock Springs and several aunts and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1980 IVAN DICKEY Funeral services for Ivan L. Dickey, 52, of 360 Cedar St., Green River, were held Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roy Goodlet officiating. Burial was in Memorial Cemetery in Enid, Oklahoma. Mr. Dickey died Saturday, Sept. 13, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mr. Dickey was born July 4, 1928 in Taloga, Okla. to Claude G. and Anna Blanch Dickey and married Joan Stewart on Dec. 24, 1946 in Wellington, Kan. He was a member of the Christian Church and the Elks. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the United States Navy and was employed as an accountant with Northwest Homes in Green River. Mr. Dickey was a Green River resident for 10 years and lived in Enid, Okla. before moving to Green River. He is survived by his wife of Green River; two sons, Michael of Enid and Max V., of Casper; two daughters, Mrs. James (Pamela) Whelon, Rock Springs and Barbara Dickey of Green River; one brother, Bob Dickey of Bartlesville, Okla. and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Gregory Neil in Feb. 1975. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1980 ANNA COET Funeral services for Anna Coet, 74, of 844 7th St., were held Friday, Sept. 19, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Thursday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pallbearers were George Coet, Larry Coet, Wesley Walker, Ed Dolence, Fred Zupence and Tom Kershisnik. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Coet died Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for four days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1949, Mrs. Coet had been in ill health the past one year. She was born in Rutland, Ill. on July 15, 1905, the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Brisky Pintar. She attended schools in Illinois and married Theodore Coet in Benton, Ill. on Oct. 29, 1925. Mrs. Coet was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Theodore, one son and daughter-in-law, Theodore and Elizabeth, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Margie) Wigle of Fremont, Neb.; one brother, Joseph Pintar of Price, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Sliepcevic of Chicago, Ill. and Mrs. Max (Tillie) Bertoni of Clearwater, Fla.; four grandchildren, Larry Coet of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. Tom (Cheri) Kershisnik of Denver, Colo., Mrs. James (Davetta) Peterson of Fremont, Neb. and Stephen Armstrong of Fremont; two great-grandsons, James Ryan Peterson of Fremont, and Jory Lee Kershisnik of Denver, Colorado and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Coet was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1980 IRENE MILLER Funeral services for Irene B. Miller, 84, of 1116 Clark St., were held Thursday, Sept. 25, at the LDS Church on White Mountain Boulevard, with Bishop James Curry officiating. Pallbearers were Edward Hofeldt, Don Hofeldt, Norm Dona, Frank Liska Jr., Earl Welsh Jr. and Art Pentila. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Miller died Monday, Sept. 22, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. She had been in ill health since January. She was born at Coalville, Utah on Sept. 4, 1896, the daughter of the late Archibald and Emma Chappell Buchanan. She attended school at Coalville and Cumberland and was married to Thomas B. Miller at Evanston on Sept. 1, 1917. Mrs. Miller has resided in Rock Springs since 1957 and was a former longtime resident of Superior and Cumberland. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is survived by a son, Thomas L. Miller of Rock Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Davis of Rock Island, Ill.; two sisters, Lucille Eyre and Afton Stewart, both of Salt Lake City, Utah; two sisters-in-law, Carrie Buchanan of Casper and Clara Buchanan of Huntington Park, Calif.; five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas B. Miller who died in 1968. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1980 ROSE ANN BOSCHETTO Funeral services for Rose Ann Boschetto, 70, of 817 7th St., were held Saturday, Sept. 20, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. Serving as pallbearers were Jens Thorne, Jino Roccabruna, Alex Garbrecht, Ben Boschetto, Alfred “Fritz” Boschetto and Jack Clark. A parish and Saint Monica’s Sodality rosary were recited Friday, Sept. 19, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Boschetto was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Sept. 16 from an apparent heart attack at her home. She was born in Strigno, Italy June 2, 1910 the daughter of the late John and Maria Sartori Rio. She came to the United States in 1915 with her parents and to Rock Springs-Superior area in 1925 and was the former owner of El Rancho Motor Lodge and Rose Court. At the time of her death she was the owner and operator of the El Rancho Trailer Park in Rock Springs. Survivors include her son, Louis John Boschetto, her daughter and son-in-law, Sybil R. and John K. Love of Rock Springs; two brothers, Roger Rio of Feonley, Nev. and Joseph Rio of Patcheque, N.Y.; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Anselmi of Pasadena, Calif., Eleanor Rio of San Jose, Calif., and Mrs. Weldon (Mary) Reinmiller of Boulder City, Nev.; three grandsons, John, Jerry and Jim Love and one granddaughter, Jackiann Love, all of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Boschetto had been in ill health since March. She was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Emmanuel Prayer Group, an active member in St. Monica’s Sodality and had held several offices. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary, B.P.O. Does, the Pocahontas Lodge and the American Legion Auxiliary. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by one son. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1980 HELEN HAY BUNNING Funeral services for Helen Hay Bunning, 30, of 502 Walnut, were conducted Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Church of the Holy Communion, with the Rev. Edward Harrision officiating. Cremation followed at the Aultorest Memorial Park in Ogden, Utah. Pallbearers were John W. Hay III, Keith Hay, Joseph Hay, John Bunning, Pete Bunning and Mark Kurtz. Mrs. Bunning died Sept. 17, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County from a stab wound to the chest. She was born Oct. 6, 1949, in Rock Springs, the daughter of John W. and Francis Smith Hay Jr. She attended school in Rock Springs and was graduated from Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1968. She was graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1972 with a degree in elementary education. Mrs. Bunning served on the board of directors of the YWCA and was a member of the Church of the Holy Communion. She married Thomas Paul Bunning in Rock Springs on Aug. 29, 1970. Mrs. Bunning is survived by her husband of Rock Springs; two daughters, Emily and Lucy; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Jr.; three brothers, John III, Keith and Joseph Hay, all of Rock Springs, and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1980 ROSE SHINEBERG Funeral services for Rose Helen Shineberg, 80, of 320 P St., were conducted Monday, Sept. 22, at the Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel in Los Angeles, Calif. Interment was in the Mount Sinai Memorial Park. Mrs. Shineberg died Friday, Sept. 19, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for eight days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1921, Mrs. Shineberg had been in ill health the past two months. She was born in Kiev, Russia on Jan. 16, 1900, the daughter of the late Julius and Rivka Klayman. She attended schools in Boston, Mass. and was a graduate of the Boston Massachusetts High School, attended college at the Burdette Business College in Boston and graduated there in 1916. She married George G. Shineberg in Boston on Feb. 3, 1918. Mrs. Shineberg belonged to the Hebrew Faith, was a member of the H.A.D.A.S.S.A.H. Jewish Philanthropic Organization and the Woman’s Club of Rock Springs. Mrs. Shineberg is survived by one son, Edward of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and one great-grandson. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Shineberg was preceded in death by her husband, George, who died in Rock Springs on June 11, 1965, one son, Frank Robert Shineberg, one grandson, David Shineberg, two brothers and seven sisters. Mrs. Shineberg was a retired business woman who was the co-owner and operator of the Rock Springs Laundry Cleaners. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1980 JOHN GOLD Funeral services for John Peter Gold, 82, of 1001 McCarty St., were held Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Fred Wendel officiated. Serving as pallbearers were Ken Collier, Ron Vigil, Dave Gomez, Willie Gold, Mike Gold and Gary Ruiz. Honorary pallbearer were Ernie Gomez, Danny Ruiz, Tyson Collier, Gary Gomez, Kim Gold and Chris Gold. A parish rosary was recited Monday, Sept. 22, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mr. Gold died Sept. 19, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for one day. A resident of Rock Springs since 1924, Mr. Gold died following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 13, 1898 in Catskill, N.M., the son of the late Alcario and Frances Archuletta Gold. He attended schools in San Luis, Colo. and married Simonita Duran in Questa, N.M. on April 24, 1920. Mr. Gold was a retired section employee for the Union Pacific Railroad and was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Simoncita, of Rock Springs; four sons, Ken of Rock Springs, Herman of Kingman, Ariz., George of Sunnyvale, Utah, and Roger of Upland, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Eva Collier of Denver, Colorado, Mrs. Ernest (Helen) Gomez and Mrs. Frank (Joanne) Ruiz, both of Green River; 28 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 4, 1980 ALFONSE BERTAGNOLLI Funeral services for Alfonse S. Bertagnolli, 69, of 537 Mesa Drive, were conducted Monday, Sept. 29, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, Sept. 28, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the St. Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Allan J. Christian, Albert R. Bertagnolli, John A. Bertagnolli, Dr. Pierre Carrieaburu, Eldred Toone and Robert Wilmetti. Mr. Bertagnolli died Sept. 26, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home, where he was a patient for two weeks. A former long time resident of Superior and resident of Rock Springs since 1942, Mr. Bertagnolli had been in ill health the past two years. He was born in Tret, Italy on Dec. 2?, 1890, the son of the late Joseph and Barbara Dona Bertagnolli. He married the former late Mary Christanelli. Mr. Bertagnolli was a former Sweetwater County Deputy Sheriff and was a retired rancher, having owned and operated the White Acorn Sheep Co. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, John Bertagnolli, of Rock Springs and Alfred Bertagnolli, of Redding, Calif.; one daughter, Alice B. Christian, of Louisville, Ky.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Mary, who died on March 6, 1962, Mr. Bertagnolli was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 4, 1980 ALAN NEWTON Funeral services for Alan Dale Newton, 26, of 1243 Lincoln, were held Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. James Bartz of the Church of the Nazarene officiating. Pallbearers were Tom DeWester, Joe Hay, Mike Nicksich, Don Morad, Bob Facinelli and D.W. Earnest. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Newton died Sept. 23, following a car crash that evening in Rock Springs. A resident of Rock Springs since 1961, Mr. Newton was born in Trinidad, Colo., the son of Billy Carl and Frances Irene Johnson Newton. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1972. He received an Associate of Arts Degree from the Western Wyoming College and attended the University of Wyoming. Mr. Newton was formerly employed by the school district as a pool operator at the Rock Springs High School. He was a member of the Protestant Church. Survivors include his parents, Billy and Frances Newton, one brother, Darryl W. Newton, two sisters, Mrs. Bill (Brenda) Smith and Shanna Newton, all of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lamance of Phoenix, Ariz., his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ola Johnson of Albuquerque, N.M., one niece and one nephew. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 11, 1980 SYDNEY MEEKS Funeral services for Sydney T. Meeks, 55, of 1456 Main St., Reliance, were conducted Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, with military graveside services conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Serving as pallbearers were Bob Ghormley, Dave Morrison, Jim Zelenka, Ernie Bennett, Dee Slaughter and Bob Gasperetti. Mr. Meeks died Monday, Sept. 29, at the United Mine Workers of America Union Hospital in West Frankfort, Ill., where he had been a patient for the past five days. He died after a lengthy illness. Mr. Meeks had gone to Illinois on a vacation at the time of his death. A Reliance resident since 1930, Mr. Meeks had been in ill health for the past five years. He was born in West Frankfort, Ill. Sept. 9, 1925, the son of John and Annie Stewart Meeks of Reliance. He attended school in Reliance and graduated from Reliance High School. He attended the University of Wyoming. He was married to t he former Mary Boggs in Japan in March, 1950. Mr. Meeks was employed as an electrician until ill health forced him to retire. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mary of Leesville, La.; one brother, Elmer, of Casper; two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Earlene) Matthews of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Shirley Gasperetti of Reliance; one son, Danny of New Orleans, La.; one daughter, Janet, of Lafayette, La.; one grandson, Sean, of Lafayette, La.; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 11, 1980 ORETHA ZAKOVICH Funeral services for Oretha Mae Bunning Zakovich, 69, of 408 Dewar Drive, were held Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Edward Harrison officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Alex Clark Jr., Mark Kurtz, Christian Bunning, John Bunning Jr., Robert Bunning and David Bunning. Mrs. Zakovich died Sunday, Oct. 5, at her home following a six-month illness. She was born on April 8, 1911 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Peter Christian and Mariane Nielson Bunning. She graduated from the Rock Springs High School and attended nursing school at St. Lukes Hospital at Denver, Colo. She was married to former Rock Springs Police Chief and Sweetwater County Sheriff John Zakovich on June 11, 1932 at Rock Springs. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her son, Paul, who died July 11, 1978 and her husband, John, who died Jan. 10, 1979. Survivors include her sister, Mrs. Dorothy Harmon, of Rock Springs, her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Laurel Zakovich of Denver, Colo.; a grandson, Paul Zakovich of Denver, Colo. and a granddaughter, Mrs. Richard (Gale) Taylor of Denver; several nieces and nephews and several cousins. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 18, 1980 KATHLEEN GUTIERREZ Funeral services for Kathleen Gutierrez, 62, of 226 Dickson St., were held Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Charles Hardy of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Neil Pruitt, Bob Maines, Louis Barton, Richard Ainscough, Cleve Martin, Robert Moses, Dr. John Radosevich and Art Pentilla. Mrs. Gutierrez died Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for 24 days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1944, Mrs. Gutierrez had been in ill health the past three years. She was born on May 14, 1918 in Williams, Okla., the daughter of the late Richard and Pauline Shepard Hagler. She attended schools in Williams, and married Avelino Gutierrez in Rock Springs on Oct. 1, 1947. Survivors include her husband, Avelino, of Rock Springs; one son, Edgar Floyd Honea, of Forth Worth, Texas; two brothers, Ray Hagler and Alan Hagler, both of Fort Smith, Ark.; one sister, Mrs. Ed (Polly) Boner of Lusk and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gutierrez was preceded in death by one daughter, Betty, and a twin sister, Louise Harris. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 18, 1980 JESSE MOORE Funeral services for Jesse James Moore, five-month old son of Otis and Joni Buckey Moore of the Western Hills Trailer Court, No. 6, were held Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Church of Christ. Minister Gary Shaver officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The child died Friday, Oct. 10, from an illness since birth. He was born on May 21, in Rock Springs and was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his parents; one brother, Otis Earl Jr.; his maternal grandparents, Joyce and Myron Cook, his paternal grandparents, Jim and Donna Moore, all of Rock Springs; his maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Johnson of Arco, Idaho, and his paternal great-grandmother, Opal Reed of Longview, Texas, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 18, 1980 ESTHER COOK Funeral services for Esther Muriel Lester Cook, age 61, of 451 East Third North, Green River, were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Evanston First Ward LDS Church. Bishop Harold Hutchinson officiated. Burial was in the Evanston City Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Gary Gene Cook, Scott Cook, Roy Cook, Perry Lester, Ren Lester and Robert Lester. Honorary pallbearers were Glade Lester, Raydean Pierce, Steven Lester and Pete Pierce. Mrs. Cook died Saturday, Oct. 11, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Cook was born Jan. 7, 1919, in Hilliard, Wyo., to James Henry and Esther Hutchinson Lester. She married Arthur G. Cook on Sept. 21, 1935, in Randolph, Utah. Mrs. Cook was a member of the LDS Church, the Royal Star, and the Eagles Auxiliary. She had lived in Green River the past 40 years, previously living in Evanston. Survivors include her husband, Arthur, of Green River; two sons, Garold E. Cook of Riverton, Utah, and Darwon H. Cook of Provo, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Glenn E. (Marjorie) Smith of Green River and Mrs. Bill (Virginia) Gatti of Ruth, Nev., nine grandchildren; one great-grandson; seven brothers, Bill, Leonard, Harold, Verl, Ves and Kenneth Lester, all of Evanston, and Bob Lester of Lyman, and three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Lym of Evanston, Mrs. LaVina Pierce of Evanston, and Mrs. June Cartman of Green River. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 18, 1980 ROSE MARIE COLE Graveside funeral services for Rose Marie Cole, the seven day old infant of Nancy Marie Cole of 132 M St., were held Friday, Oct.17, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. The child died Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, from an illness since birth. She was born Oct. 7 in Rock Springs. Survivors include her mother, of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Cole of San Jacinto, Calif., and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 18, 1980 TANYA MELCHER Graveside funeral services for Tanya Jacinda Melcher, the infant daughter of Art Karrol and Gwen Hilscher Melcher of 1804 Elk St., were conducted Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens north of Rock Springs. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. The child died Thursday, Oct. 9, at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she had been a patient for one day. She was born in Rock Springs on Sept. 29. Survivors include her parents, of Rock Springs; her paternal grandfather, Glen Melcher and her paternal grandmother, Beryl Strong, both of Wenatchee, Wash.; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Orvel Hilscher of Lead, S.D., and several aunts uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 18, 1980 NELSON OSBORNE Funeral services for Nelson Holmes Osborne, 84, of 690 West Second North, Green River, were held Friday, Oct. 17, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Green River, with the Rev. Herbert Scott officiating. Burial was in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bob Clevenger, Wayne Dickson, Dean Pawleska, John George, Grant Morck and William A. Johnson. Mr. Osborne died Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mr. Osborne was born Dec. 6, 1895, in Ogden, Utah, to John Leslie and Clara Holmes Osborne. He married Irma Lewis June 19, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, BOPE Elks 719, the American Legion and the Union Pacific Old Timers. Mr. Osborne worked as a machinist for the Union Pacific for 49 years and retired Sept. 6, 1962. He moved to Green River from Salt Lake city in 1923. He is survived by his wife of Green River and one sister, Bessie E. Osborne of Salt Lake City. Mr. Osborne was preceded in death by two brothers, Leslie Osborne and William E. Osborne, one sister, Uintah Osborne and his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 18, 1980 Man Killed Near Bill BILL, Wyo. (AP)—Wyoming’s 1980 highway death toll has climbed to 206 with the death of a man in a single-vehicle accident near Bill in northern Converse County, the Wyoming Highway Patrol said. The death toll the same time a year ago was 191. The patrol said the vehicle was southbound on Wyoming Highway 59 about one mile south of Bill when it flipped over and rolled 1 ½ times, partially ejecting the driver, who was not wearing his seat belt. The victim’s identity was not released pending notification of relatives. The patrol refused to say whether the accident was related to the winter storm that surged through eastern Wyoming Thursday, but roads in the area were wet and slick in spots at the time. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1980 CELIA O’DELL Funeral services for 91-year-old Celia Sprowell O’Dell, of 666 North 7th St., Laramie, a former Rock Springs resident, were held Thursday, Oct. 23, in Laramie, with the Rev. Howard L. Wilson officiating. Graveside services were conducted Friday in Rock Springs; Mountain View Cemetery. The Rev. Edward Harrison of the Episcopal Church officiated. Serving as pallbearers were Robert Hoff, William Hoff, Mark O’Dell, Brent Holmes, Dale Pryich, Douglas Pryich, Russell Bunker, John and David O’Dell. Mrs. O’Dell died Monday Oct. 20 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie following a lengthy illness. She was born in Carbon, Wyoming Territory on April 2, 1889, the daughter of the late John and Celia Sprowell. She was married to John G. O’Dell at Rock Springs in 1909. Her family came to Gunn, Wyo. where they resided for several years and them moved to Toms Creek, Va. where they resided for 13 years. They returned to Rock Springs in 1925 and in 1948 she moved to Laramie to make her home. Mrs. O’Dell’s husband was killed in a mine accident in June, 1925. She is survived by two sons, Donald of Casper and Douglas, of Laramie; three daughters, Dorothy Holmes of Laramie, Mrs. George (Edna) Pryich of Casper and Mrs. Thomas (Donna) Bretthauer of Fullerton, Calif.; one brother, Earl Sprowell of Rock Springs and two sisters, Maude Ace of Rock Springs and Elsie May of Laramie; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Howard and her daughter, Mildred Hoff and a grandson, James Barry O’Dell. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1980 RUDOLPH ANDREE Funeral services for Rudolph William Andree, 49, 1508 9th St., were conducted Monday, Oct. 20, at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with interment in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Goich, Lou Goich, Bill Martin, Ron Tyler, Dave Abbott and Ken Kempton. Mr. Andree died Oct. 15 in a one-vehicle accident 12 miles south of Afton while on a hunting trip. He had been a resident of Rock Springs the past eight years. He was born on Nov. 27, 1930 in Littleton, Colo., the son of Rudolph and Ida Hooper Andree. He attended schools in Littleton, Colo. and was a graduate of the Littleton High School. He attended the University of Colorado, and married the former Vivian Julian in Ely, Nev. Mr. Andree was a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of the First United Methodist Church and F.O. Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Vivian, of Rock Springs; his parents, Rudolph and Ida Andree of Delta, Colo.; one son, Thomas, of Kemmerer; four daughters, Sherri and Shannon, both of Rock Springs, Sandra of Fort Laramie and Linda of Colstrip, Mont.; three sisters, Betty Chew of Denver, Colo., Shirley Jones and Goldie Yahn both of Delta; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1980 JERRY OPIE Funeral services for Jerry Opie, 46, of 805 Young Ave., were held Saturday, Oct. 18, at Saint Peter’s Catholic Church in Anaconda, Mont. The Rev. James White officiated. A parish rosary was recited Oct. 17 in Anaconda, and burial was in the Hill Cemetery there. Serving as pallbearers were Harry McKernan, Don Tamcke, Wally Wiggs, Jerry Ryan, William Ryan and Don Ryan. Mr. Opie was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Tuesday, Oct. 14, the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was born in Rock Springs on Sept. 10, 1934, the son of J. Warden and Betty Lee Ryan Opie. He attended school in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the St. Mark’s College in Olympia, Wash. and he attended Carol’s College in Helena, Mont. Mr. Opie had worked for several years with his father at the Rogan Mortuary as a funeral director. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his father, J. Warden Opie, of Rock Springs; one daughter, Michaelene, of Santa Ana, California; one aunt, Mrs. H.C. (Martha) Wiggs of Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. Opie was preceded in death by his mother who died in Rock Springs on Sept. 10, 1975. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1980 BEULAH LEWIS Funeral services for Beulah G. Lewis, 62, of 1551 Frontier Drive, were held Friday, Oct. 24, at the First Congregational Church, with the Rev. Kenneth Bird of Arvada, Colo., officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Sam Martin, Bob Bunning, Jens Thorne, LeRoy Russell, W.R. Dickson and W.D. “Dou” Thomas. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. J.T. Lane, Armand Kellogg, Kenneth Aaras, Vic Cundey, Mark Kurt and Russell Stuart. Mrs. Lewis died Tuesday, Oct. 21, at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1960, she had been in ill health the past three years. She was born in Hereford, Texas on Jan. 30, 1918, the daughter of Guy and Pauline Lane Small. She attended schools in Gilbert, Ariz., and was a graduate of high school there. She married G.R. Lewis in Phoenix, Ariz. on August 7, 1937. Mrs. Lewis was a member of the First Congregational Church in which she held several offices and was a deaconess. Mrs. Lewis was the co-owner of the Lewis Mobile Home Park, a member of the Rock Springs Woman’s Club, the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Auxiliary and the Local Chapter of the PEO, Chapter L. Survivors include her husband, of Rock Springs; her father and stepmother, Guy and Hazel Small of Morongo Valley, Calif.; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary R. and Elaine Lewis, of Las Vegas, N.M.; one daughter and son-in-law, Paul K. and Mickey Martin of Rock Springs; two brothers, Paul Small of North Hollywood, Calif. and Lee R. Small of Grants Pass, Ore.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Lewis was preceded in death by her mother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1980 WILLIAM DELANEY Funeral services for William Michael Delaney, 78, of 177 North Sixth West in Green River, were held Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, with the Rev. James Godley officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rodney Rollins, Grant Morck, Dale Morris, James Shaw, Fred J. Bertagnolli and William J. Lackey. Serving as honorary pallbearers were John Maldonado III, Harold Hermansen, Daniel Ice, Emil Sedlacek, Fred Baker, John Richardson and Ben Sherrod. Mr. Delaney died Oct. 19, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Feb. 16, 1902 in Ft. Bridger to William John and Sadie Valdez Delaney. He married Alma Bertagnolli Feb. 19, 1925 in Rock Springs. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and was a carmem foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad for 51 years. He retired June 24, 1967. He was a member of the Carmen’s Union No. 332 and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He had lived in Green River since 1912, previously living in Rock Springs. He is survived by his wife, Alma Delaney of Green River; one sister, Della Kruger, of Rialto, Calif.; several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 1, 1980 FANNY SLAUGHTER Funeral services for Fanny Losee Slaughter, 83, of 707 O’Donnell St., were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop James Curry of the LDS Church officiated, and interment was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Gatti, Floyd Kaul, Emil Bartolic, Ted Tynsky, Angelo Anselmi and Eugene J. Magsmen. Mrs. Slaughter died Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home where she had been a patient since June 21. A former resident of Winton and Las Vegas, Nev. and longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Slaughter died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 19, 1896 in Panguitch, Utah, the daughter of the late David Alma and Sarah Angeline Ames Losee. She attended schools in Payton and Hinckley, Utah and married Robert K. Slaughter in Hinckley, Utah on June 27, 1914. Mrs. Slaughter was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the V.F.W. Auxiliary, the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizens. Survivors include her husband, Robert K.; one daughter, Mrs. Henry (Vaun) Telck, both of Rock Springs; two sons, Dee of Green River, Russ of Hawthorne, Calif.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Verle, five brothers and five sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 1, 1980 GRACE KNOX Funeral services for Grace Edwina Knox, 82, of 812 Bushnell St., were conducted Friday, Oct. 31, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. Edward Harrison officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jackie Waters, W.D. “Don” Thomas, John Carollo, Jim Carollo, Robert “B.J.” Johnson and Joe C. Douglas. Honorary pallbearers were Steve Kudar, Eldon Johnson, Dr. James T. Lane, Al Carollo, Robert H. Johnson, Tim Waters, Pete Riskus, Sam Megeath, John Lee and James Stark. Mrs. Knox died Oct. 28, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for one day. A resident of Rock Springs since 1901, Mrs. Knox had been in ill health for the past one year. She was born in Saratoga on July 17, 1898, the daughter of the late John and Glenroy Bailey Johnston. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She married Glen A. Knox who served as superintendent of the Gunn Quealy Coal Co. until his death in December of 1943. They were married in Denver, Colo. on Nov. 8, 1927. She and her husband, Glen, founded the Green House Floral Company which she operated for many years, she later became the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, a position she held for 25 years and retired in 1966. She served for 25 years as a pianist for the Rotary Club and was very active in all civic affairs. Mrs. Knox was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include one daughter, Betty of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Knox was preceded in death by one brother, Malcolm, and two sisters, Hazel Daley and Josephine Ohlsen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 1, 1980 NORMAN CLARK Funeral services for Norman Lowell Clark, 59, of Eden Valley, were conducted Monday, Oct. 27, at the Farson Community Hall. President Warren R. Martin of the LDS Church officiated and interment was in the Eden Valley Cemetery in Farson. Pallbearers were Mason Heathman, Dude DeLambert, Francis Killian, Harry Sellers and Gary and Kent Clark. Mr. Clark died Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A resident of Eden Valley for the past 21 years, Mr. Clark was taken ill suddenly. He was born in Afton on May 4, 1921, the son of Mark and Clara Thompson Clark. He attended schools in Etna and was a graduate of the Etna High School. He attended the University of Wyoming and married the former Vera Hansen in Rawlins on July 6, 1954. Mr. Clark was a a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and a member of the LDS Church. Mr. Clark was a self-employed farmer at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Vera of Eden Valley; his mother, Clara of Etna; two sons, Leonard R. Clark of Rock Springs and Mitchell Clark of Camp Pendleton, Calif.; one daughter, Charlotte Clark of Jackson; three brothers, Ronald, Jim and Mark Clark Jr., all of Etna; two sisters, Mrs. Rosso (Jean) Call of Ogden, Utah and Mrs. Jim (Colleen) Langster of Elko, Nevada; one grandson, Dallas and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Clark was preceded in death by his father and two brothers, Allan and Eldon Clark. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 1, 1980 BONNIE McWILLIAMS Funeral services for 35-year-old Bonnie Jean McWilliams, of the Wilcox Trailer Court, No. 28, were held Friday, Oct. 31, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Fred Wendel officiating. A rosary was recited Thursday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Graveside services and interment were at the Kemmerer City Cemetery in Kemmerer. Pallbearers were Rob Kominsky, John Georgis, John Pandalis, John Henderson, John Georgis Jr. and William E. Henderson. Sweetwater County Coroner Gerald Smith said Mrs. McWilliams died Tuesday, Oct. 28, from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A resident of Rock Springs for the past several years and former resident of Kemmerer and Roosevelt, Utah, Mrs. McWilliams had been in ill health since December. She was born in Kemmerer on Sept. 9, 1945, the daughter of Joe and Frances Fritzel Georgis. She attended schools in Kemmerer and was a graduate of the Kemmerer High School with the class of 1963. She married Alan Ross McWilliams in Kemmerer in June of 1963. Mrs. McWilliams was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include her parents of Frontier; her husband, Alan; one son, Robert Lee; one daughter, Heather Ann, all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Ron (Marilyn) Maher of Layton, Utah and Mrs. Terry (Juanita) Berg of Lander and one niece and one nephew also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 1, 1980 MARY GARETTO Funeral services for Mary Garetto, 85, of 1200 Main St., Reliance, were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. A parish rosary was recited at the funeral home Monday, and interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were David and Larry Garetto, Dicky DeBernardi, Neil Logan, Vernon Slater and Jeffrey Jelosek. Honorary pallbearers were David Logan and Rudy Jelosek. Mrs. Garetto died Oct. 24, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for two days. A longtime Rock Springs resident, Mrs. Garetto had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in San Georgio, Canavese, Italy on July 29, 1895, the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria Fazori Delaurenti. She attended schools in Italy and married the late Lawrence Garetto on Oct. 11, 1913 in Superior. Mrs. Garetto was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Alfred and James Garetto, both of Reliance; one daughter, Mrs. Lebro (Lily) DeBernardi of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Garetto was preceded in death by three brothers, James, George and Steve Delaurenti. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 1, 1980 CHARLES BARNABE JR. Funeral services for Charles Edwin “Chuck” Barnabe Jr., 55, of 704 Timberlake Drive, Exton, Pa., were held Thursday, Oct. 30 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Charles Hardy of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Military graveside services for the former Rock Springs resident were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with interment in the Saint Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Funeral services were also held Oct. 27, at the Saint Phillip and James Catholic Church in Exton. Serving as pallbearers were Wallace Beveridge, John Yerkovich, Martin (Barney) Ferrero, Mike J. Vase and Mungo Brown. Mr. Barnabe died Friday, Oct. 24, at the Paoli Memorial Hospital in Exton. A former resident of Birmingham, Ala., as well as Rock Springs, he died suddenly. He was born in Denver, Colo. on March 16, 1925, the son of the late Charles E. and Katherine Mae Daniels Barnabe Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1943. He was a graduate of the Purdue University with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Mr. Barnabe was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Faye Garcia in Chicago, Ill., in 1975. Mr. Barnabe was employed as a sales manager for Netcach Inc. at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Faye of Exton; his stepfather, Barton Grosso of Rock Springs; two sons, Baron of Puerto Rico, Charles of Westfield, N.J.; three daughters, Susan of Squamish, Canada, Nancy of Westfield, N.J. and Terry of Westfield, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Michelle and Susan and two stepsons, Mike and Guy all of Exton; two sisters Mrs. Robert (Patricia) Jelaca of Bakersfield, Calif., and Susan Barnabe of Redding, Calif., an aunt and uncle, Clarence and Katie Daniels of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 1, 1980 JOHN CONZATTI Funeral services for John Felix Conzatti, 86, of 1425 Pioneer Drive, were held Saturday, Oct. 25, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Fred Wendel officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Oct. 24, at the Vase Funeral Chapel and burial was in the Saint Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Conzatti died Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for 15 days. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 10 years and former resident of Cokeville and Superior, Mr. Conzatti had been in ill health since Sept. 21. He was born in Rock Springs, on Nov. 25, 1893, the son of the late John Battista and Ann Catherine Maertz Conzatti. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Mary V. Korfanta in Manila, Utah, on June 23, 1934. Mr. Conzatti was a retired coal miner and retired businessman, having owned and operated the City Drugstore in Cokeville. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the I.O.O.F. Excelsior Lodge No. 9, and was a former member of the Cokeville Lions Club. Survivors include his daughter, Mary Kathryn Conzatti of San Diego, Calif., his daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Donald R. Dayton of Rock Springs; one brother, Edward of Centralia, Wash.; one sister, Caroline Jenkins of Salt Lake City, Utah; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Mr. Conzatti was preceded in death by his wife, Mary who died on Nov. 25, 1970, three brothers, Dominique, Ferdinand and Nicholas and two sisters, Mary and Josephine. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 1, 1980 ANNA HANSEN Funeral services for Anna Leona “Midge” Hansen, 85, of 1325 Sage St., were held Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Fred Wendel officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Boyd Lewis, Jack Hansen, Charles Travis, Roger Travis, Dee Slaughter and James Bastalich. Mrs. Hansen died Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for 11 days. A lifetime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hansen died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Carbon, Wyo. on April 27, 1894, the daughter of the late Peter and Bridget Donnely Travis. She attended schools in Carbon and married Hans Michael Hansen in Rock Springs on Feb. 15, 1913. He preceded her in death on Oct. 8, 1965. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary No. 151 and the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizen Center. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. William (Mildred) Lewis Sr. of Titusville, Fla. and Mrs. Audrey Schuster of Green River; two grandsons, William Lewis Jr. of Titusville and Gerald Lewis of Austin, Texas; three great-grandsons; one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Hansen was preceded in death by one grandson, Kenneth Schuster. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 8, 1980 ARTHUR JARVIE Funeral services for Arthur Dean Jarvie, 41, of space 5, Riverside Trailer Court in Green River, were held Tuesday, Nov. 4, at the Union Congregational Church. The Rev. Benjamin Smith officiated. Burial was in the Kemmerer City Cemetery in Kemmerer. Serving as pallbearers were Bob Creamer, Ralph Peden, Larry Williams, George Stetich, John Bruce and Lee Hansen. Kemmerer pallbearers were Mahlon Grubb, Kennard Bigler, Corky Pollard, Jimmy Pollard, Max Fritzel and Harry Haywood. Jarvie died Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born July 16, 1939 in Kemmerer to Thomas Edward and Marguerite Pollard Jarvie. He married Bessie Anne Kothe in Big Piney June 4, 1960. He attended schools in Kemmerer and was a veteran of the Navy and worked as a foreman at the FMC trona plant. He had lived in Green River for the past 17 years. Prior to that he lived in Kemmerer. Survivors include his wife, Bessie A. Jarvie of Green River; one daughter, Lisa of Green River; two sons, Thomas and James, both of Green River; his mother of Kemmerer; one brother, Thomas E. Jarvie of Casper; one sister, Mrs. J. (Anne) Buck of Opal, Wyo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 8, 1980 William Wilkes Dies At 93 Williams Wilkes, 93, of Bountiful, Utah and the former superintendent of mines for Union Pacific over the Winton, Superior and Rock Springs districts, died Friday, Nov. 7. He was born Dec. 31, 1887 in Heath, Derbyshire, England. He was a longtime resident of Wyoming. He was the holder of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Award, a national life-saving award and also won numerous other safety awards in his career. Mr. Wilkes was a member of the Elks BPO Lodge No. 624 in Rock Springs and since retiring, he had lived in Bountiful. As a young man he was a noted boxer in the Western States in the early 1900s. He grew up in Almy. Survivors are his wife, the former Lucy Ann Woodhead, whom he married Nov. 11, 1911 in Hanna, Wyo.; three sons, Raymond W. of Schenectady, N.Y., Robert of Ogden, Utah, Vernon of Ogden; three daughters, Mrs. John (Frances) Brinley, Mrs. Joyce Parkins of Sunset, Utah, Marilyn Wilkes of Fairfax, Va.; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Ben Cook of Lakewood, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Sherratt of Plainville, Kansas and Mrs. Ann Scott of Rawlins. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in Bountiful at the Russon Union Mortuary. Burial will be in Bountiful. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 8, 1980 Douglas Harris Rites Set Funeral services for Douglas V. Harris, 37, of Evanston, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston. Interment will be in the Evanston Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Harris was born May 8, 1943 in Evanston to Darrell and Donna Burdick Harris. He married Kathleen Coburn in May of 1961 in Farmington, Utah. He was a veteran. Mr. Harris, who was killed Nov. 5 near McKinnon, is survived by his daughter, Natalie of Oklahoma; his mother and stepfather, Donna and John Pirainen; his stepmother, LaDean Dees of Salt Lake City, Utah; four brothers, Tommy Middlemas of Evanston, Allen, Walter and Steven Woolslayer, all of Salt Lake City, and two sisters, Mrs. Steven (Paula) Hall of Bridger Valley and Mrs. Judy Bailey of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 15, 1980 LOUIS FLAKER Funeral services for Louis Flaker, 69, of 610 Gobel St., were held Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. A parish rosary was recited Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with burial in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Gazdik, Joe Kamenski, Karl Kovacich, Joe Douglas, Steve Kudar and J.C. Douglas. Mr. Flaker died Nov. 7, at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Cumberland and Winton, Mr. Flaker had been in ill health the past several months. He was born in Cumberland on June 2, 1911, the son of the late Frank and Frances Blaczic Flaker. He attended schools in Cumberland and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Flaker was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Survivors include two daughters, Karla Moore of Rock Springs and Susan of Denver, Colo.; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Kovacich, Mrs. Joe Kamenski and Gala Griffen all of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews including Stella Kudar, Josephine Douglas and Steve Kovacich, all of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents, Mr. Flaker was preceded in death by one brother, William. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 15, 1980 ADA GODDARD Funeral services for Ada Goddard, 86, of 1325 Sage St., were held Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Graveside services and interment were conducted Saturday at the Evanston City Cemetery in Evanston. Miss Goddard died Nov. 3, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs the past 13 years and former resident of Anderson, Ind., Kemmerer and Cumberland, Miss Goddard had been in ill health since May. She was born in Almy on March 19, 1894 the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Wagstaff Goddard. She attended schools in Almy, Evanston and Cumberland and she was a graduate of the Miners Hospital in Kemmerer as a registered nurse. She joined the civil service in Veterans Administration Hospitals at Sheridan, Chicago, Ill. and Marion, Ind. and she also attended the University of Indiana. She was a retired Lt. Colonel having served with the U.S. Army as a nurse and was a veteran of World War I and World War II. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Ted (Helen) Dennison of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. James O. (Mary) Yates of Green River; two brothers, Lawrence L. Goddard of Salt Lake Cit, Utah and Henry Goddard of Oxnard, Calif. and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Miss Goddard was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 15, 1980 ELLSWORTH STEPHENS Funeral services for Ellsworth D. Stephens, 94, of McCurtain Trailer Park, No. 4, were held Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Edward Harrison of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiating. Graveside services and interment were conducted Wednesday at the Pinedale City Cemetery. Mr. Stephens died Friday, Nov. 7, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for two weeks. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 10 years and former resident of Pinedale and Riverton, Mr. Stephens had been in ill health the past one year. He was born on May 29, 1886 in Platteville, Wis. He attended schools in Platteville and married the former Arvilla Stone in Riverton on Oct. 12, 1961. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and was a retired clerk at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Arvilla of Rock Springs, three sons; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 15, 1980 TONY CAPUT Graveside funeral services for Tony Caput, 84, of 510 Sheridan in Laramie, were conducted Friday, Nov. 14, at the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Hardy of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Funeral services were also held Thursday in Laramie. Mr. Caput died Monday, Nov. 10, at the Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, where he had been a patient for one month. He was born in Kansas on April 20, 1896. He was married to Angelina Mary Besagal at Lamar, Mo. and was a retired coal miner. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Caput had resided in Laramie for the past 15 years and was a former longtime Superior resident. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Adeline Hill of Laramie; two brothers, Pete, who resides in Florida, Frank of Arma, Kansas; two sisters, Mary Rae of Los Angeles, Calif. and Betty Sellara of Illinois; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the American Legion. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 15, 1980 JIRLD BRIGGS Funeral services for Jirld Ross Briggs, 74, of 565 West Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, were held Friday, Nov. 14, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with interment in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tom Wilson, Jim Wilson, Jack Wilson Jr., Mike Wilson, Jack Terry and Brent Sadler. Mr. Briggs died Monday, Nov. 10, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Cheyenne, where he had been a patient for several weeks. A resident of Green River since 1948 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Briggs had been in ill health the past five years. He was born in Tampa, Florida on Dec. 5, 1904. He attended schools in Denver, Colorado and married the former Eva Dorrence Sadler in Seattle, Wash. on August 25, 1942. Mr. Briggs was a retired engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad having worked there for 30 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of the V.F.W. Club, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles and the senior citizens. Survivors include his wife, Eva of Green River; two sons, Glenn Sadler of Green River, and Harry P. Sadler of Eldorado, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Catherine) Wilson of Green River; one brother, Jerry; two sisters, Lillian Dickson of Colgate, Wis. and Frances Cantrell of Oceanside, Calif.; 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Briggs was preceded in death by one brother, Earl. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 22, 1980 AMANDA WRIGHT Graveside funeral services and interment for Amanda Kay Wright, the two-month-old daughter of Kandy Wright and Leland Reese of 612 Central St., were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens north of Rock Springs. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. The child died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Monday, Nov. 17. She was born in Rock Springs on Sept. 19, 1980 and was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include her mother, Kandy Wright of Rock Springs; her father, Leland Reese of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reese of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Wright of Rock Springs; her maternal great-grandparents, Mrs. Ruth McCrea of Casa Grande, Ariz. and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Wright of Americus, Kansas; several aunts and uncles, including Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Wright and Kim Wright all of Rock Springs and one cousin, Kasey Don Wright of Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandmother, Irene Wright and her maternal great-grandfather, Raymond McCrea. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 22, 1980 JOHN PAUL EUSEK Funeral services for John Paul Eusek, 70, of 711 Pennsylvania Ave., were held Friday, Nov. 21, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Thursday, Nov. 20, at the church, followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Art Hamilton, Edwin Hamilton, Duce Piaia, Joe Melinkovich, Jim Phillips and Stanley Ortar. Honorary pallbearers were Ole Anselmi, John Larrabaster, Albert Allais, Louis Barto, Tony Yugovish and Henry Chadey. Mr. Eusek died at his home Monday, Nov. 17, following a lengthy illness. A resident of Rock Springs since 1913, Mr. Eusek had been in ill health since June. He was born in Yugoslavia the son of the late John and Ursula Shuster Eusek. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1929. Mr. Eusek married the former Rose Russold in Rock Springs on June 29, 1940. Mr. Eusek was a retired manager of the Conoco Bulk Plant at the time of his death. He was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Rose of Rock Springs; two daughters, Rose Mary Eusek Lane of Rock Springs, Mrs. Gary (Mary Ellen) Bennett of Alaska; two sons, Jim of Rock Springs and John of Palm Springs, Calif.; one aunt, Mrs. Josephine Ortar of Sandy, Utah; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 22, 1980 ANNIE GREENHALGH Funeral services for Annie Sevella Wilson Greenhalgh, 73, of 105 Pine St., were held Thursday, Nov. 20, at the LDS Church on Foothill Boulevard. Graveside services were conducted Thursday at the Greenhalgh Family Cemetery in Neola, Utah. Serving as pallbearers were Blaine Potter, Gary Carlson, Mickey Budak, Richard Caller, Frank Sempsis and Bud Wilson. Honorary pallbearers were Tom Andrews, Bill Kouris, Norvelle Williams, Scotty Thomas, Jerold Elliott, Bert Madden, Ken Reed, Ted Potter, Jim Jelosek and John Angelovic. Mrs. Greenhalgh died Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo. She became ill suddenly while visiting relatives. She was born in Hayden, Utah on Sept. 24, 1907, the daughter of the late Stephen and Frances Melinda Jolley Wilson. She married William Wallace Greenhalgh in Neola, Utah in 1926. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Greenhalgh was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include four sons, Billy of Rock Springs; Ted of Kaysville, Utah; Ned of Las Vegas, Nevada and Monte of Colorado; eight daughters, Mrs. Bill (Bonnie) Douris, Mrs. Scotty (Mona) Thomas, Mrs. Bert (LaRee) Madden and Mrs. Tom (Gale) Andrews, all of Rock Springs, Mrs. Jerold (Marjorie) Elliott of Cascade, Colo., Mrs. Jim (Glenna) Jelosek of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. John (DeEtte) Angelovic of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. Norvell (Sheila) Williams of Craig, Colo.; one brother, Darcey Wilson of Eugene, Oregon; 27 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Greenhalgh was preceded in death by her husband, William and one daughter, Verl. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 22, 1980 EMMA MATIBA Funeral services for Emma Matiba, 58, of 110 Bellview Drive, were held Friday, Nov. 21, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited Thursday at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Randy Albat, Terry DeLong, Tom Hornsby, Mike Helms, Steve Buh and Jim Beverly. Mrs. Matiba died Monday, Nov. 17, shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Matiba had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Rock Springs on Jan. 6, 1922, the daughter of Mary Anselmi Unguren of Rock Springs and the late Michael Unguren. She married Frank Matiba in Evanston on Sept. 29, 1961. Mrs. Matiba was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, past president of the March of Dimes and member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Frank of Rock Springs; five daughters, Mrs. Bob (Rena) Tarufelli of Rock Springs, Mrs. Joe (Marlene) LaPille of El Paso, Texas, Mrs. Herb (Judy) Neufer of Worland, Mrs. Terry (Geri) DeLong of Denver, Colo. and Mrs. Robert (Joanie) Helms of Rock Springs; her mother, Mary Anselmi Unguren of Rock Springs; two brothers, Alex Unguren and John Unguren, both of Rock Springs; one sister-in-law, Mrs. George (Ida) Unguren of Ogden, Utah; 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Matiba was preceded in death by her father and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 29, 1980 MARGARET BRIDGEWATER Funeral services for Margaret Catherine Bridgewater, 79, of 1228 North St., Reliance, were held Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Clyde Daniels of the LDS Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens north of Rock Springs, and serving as pallbearers were Clyde Heavin, Norman Heavin, John Wilson, Joe Pirnar, Juan Martinez and Harry Sawick. Mrs. Bridgewater died Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for eight days. A resident of Reliance since 1946 and former resident of Muskogee, Okla., Mrs. Bridgewater had been in ill health the past one year. She was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the daughter of the late William Thomas and Bertha Grey McElrath Willis. She married Vester Otis Bridgewater in Muskogee on Oct. 17, 1925. Mrs. Bridgewater was a member of the Rock Springs Christian Church. Survivors include her husband, Vester of Reliance; one son, Robert Avants of Evanston; four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Catherine) Murphy of Huntington Beach, Calif., Betty Bridgewater of Reliance, Mrs. Orville (Dorothy) Hanna of Boise, Idaho and Mrs. Hubert (Billie) Campbell of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; 10 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren also survive. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bridgewater was preceded in death by one brother, John B. Willis, one sister, Marie Lester and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 29, 1980 HAROLD IMUS Funeral services for Harold Wesley Imus, 69, of 139 Second St., Granger, were held Monday, Nov. 24, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Fred Aimone, Ray Forman, John Lee, Roy Pendleton, Bud Tanner and Ray Meyers. Honorary pallbearers were Don Lindsley, Cletus Bindle and Cliff Kizzire. Mr. Imus died Thursday, Nov. 20, at his home. He was born March 6, 1911, in Savannah, Mo., to Albert Lincoln and Lela Mary Moran Imus. He married his wife, Ruth Louise, June 17, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She preceded him in death. Mr. Imus worked as a Union Pacific Railroad section foreman, retiring in 1973. He had worked for the railroad for 41 years and had lived in Granger since 1973. Survivors include his brothers, Merril C. Imus of Granger and Wayman H. Imus of Grass Valley, Calif., and a sister, Lela B. Griggs of Savannah, Mo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 29, 1980 DOREEN BARELA Graveside funeral services and interment for Doreen Hazel Barela, infant daughter of Raymond and Doreen Cardinas Barela of Rock Springs, were conducted Friday, Nov. 28, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, north of the city. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. The infant, whose family lives at 147 Folsom Drive, was dead at birth at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Nov. 23. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; one brother, Raymie of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mary and Priscilla of Rock Springs, and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albino Barela of Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cardinas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 29, 1980 ROBERT WHETZELL JR. Funeral services for Robert Francis Whetzell Jr. 48, of 420 Wilkes Drive, Apt. 19, in Green River, were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 26 at the Green River LDS Third Ward Church, with Bishop Samuel Hart officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Wickham, Ben Bracken, Barry Bruland, Danny Scheer, Wieger Uitterdyk and Charles Cargile. Mr. Whetzell died Sunday, Nov. 23, at Holy cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born Dec. 25, 1931 in Ogden, Utah to Robert F. and Edith Mildred Cooley Whetzell. He married Luella Walker on April 10, 1954. They were divorced in March 1978. He later married Ginette R. Olson Oct. 29, 1979 in Green River. He was a member of the LDS Church and attended school in Green River, graduating from Green River High School. He was a veteran of the Army in the Korean War. He attended Cerritos College in Whittier, Calif. and Rio Hondo College in Norwalk, Calif. He worked as a civil engineer for Upland Industries. Survivors include his wife of Green River; two children by a previous marriage, Randy Whetzell of Rock Springs and Kristy Whetzell of Rock Springs; his father of Green River; a sister, Joan Nedham of Pacifica, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Kari Fusselman of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 6, 1980 MITZI MISKULIN Funeral services for Mary “Mitzi” Miskulin, 85, of 1325 Sage St., were held Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Hardy of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiating. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the funeral home and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Stine, Kenneth Deichmueller, Edward Hofeldt, William Wardlaw, Gordon Weir and Pete Vase. Mrs. Miskulin died Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. She had been in ill health the past four months. She was born in Skofja Loka, Yugoslavia on August ?, 1895, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rozelia Miklovich. She came to Rock Springs in 1910 and lived here until 1955, when she moved to Murray, Utah. She returned to Rock Springs in 1975. She married John Filipovich in 1912 at Ogden and he preceded her in death in 1942. On Oct. 27, 1953 she married Mike Miskulin in Laramie, and he preceded her in death in 1959. Mrs. Miskulin was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Cenia Filipovich, or Rock Springs; Ben and Sharon Phillips, of Denver, Colo.; one brother, Louis Miklovich of Murray, Utah; four grandchildren, Mrs. Doug (Merilyn) Dykes and Michelle Myers both of Rock Springs, Mrs. Dade (Carol) Martin of Gillette and Wayne Phillips of Colorado Springs, Colo.; nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husbands, Mrs. Miskulin was preceded in death by one brother, Frank; one grandson, John Filipovich, and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 6, 1980 VIRGINIA BOTKIN Memorial services for Virginia Leone Botkin, 52, of 631 Pilot Butte Ave., were held Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the First Congregational Church, with the Rev. Tom Mozley officiating. The body was cremated at the Sunset Memorial park in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mrs. Botkin died Monday, Dec. 1, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient since Oct. 23. A resident of Rock Springs the past 6 1/2 years and former resident of Golden, Colo., Mrs. Botkin had been in ill health the past one year. She was born in Virginia, Minn. on Dec. 16, 1927, the daughter of Elmer and Ella Horton Anderson. She attended schools in Virginia and was a graduate of high school there and attended Miss Woods Teachers College in Minneapolis, Minn. She married Jimmie R. Botkin in Denver, Colo., on Sept. 20, 1953. Mrs. Botkin was a member of the First Congregational Church, was the co-owner and operator of Dye's Office Supply at the time of her death and a member of the Rock Springs Woman's Club. Survivors include her husband, Jimmie, of Rock Springs; her mother, Ella Anderson of Virginia, Minn.; two sons, Bart and Eric, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Gayl Lounsberry of Rock Springs; one brother, James Anderson of Virginia; one granddaughter, Brooke Lounsberry, of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Botkin was preceded in death by her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 6, 1980 EDWIN LUCE Funeral services for Edwin Wilson Luce, 76, of the A and K Trailer Park, No. 34, were conducted Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Marie Vaner Werf of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Green River officiated. Graveside funeral services and interment were in the Pinedale City Cemetery. Mr. Luce died Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 10 years and former resident of Pinedale and Big Piney, Mr. Luce had been in ill health the past one year. He was born in Champaign, Ill. on Oct. 2, 1904, the son of the late William Willfred and Essie Wilson Luce. He attended schools in Big Piney. Mr. Luce married the late Mary Luce in Pinedale and she died in October of 1944. He later married the former Dora Mathena in Green River on March 30, 1967. Mr. Luce was a retired cattle rancher at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Dora, of Rock Springs; two sons, Jim Luce, of Thermopolis, and Teddy Luce of Casper; two daughters, Mrs. Gene (Lois) Heaps of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. John (Jeanette) Schultz of Green River; one stepdaughter, Delores Austin of Price, Utah; two brothers, Jim Luce of Big Piney and Frank Luce of Stockton, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and first wife Mary, Mr. Luce was preceded in death by one sister, Vivian Swanstrom. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 6, 1980 GLORIA CHAPPLE Funeral services for Gloria S. Chapple, 46, of 105 Powell St., Green River, were conducted Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Green River Third Ward LDS Church. Bishop Samuel Hart officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River, and pallbearers were Earl McKenzie, Kenneth Daniels, Ross Archibald, Kenneth Maynard, Allen Taylor and Richard McCormik. A Spanish rosary was also recited Nov. 28, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Mrs. Chapple died Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born Oct. 10, 1934, in Chamisal, New Mexico, to Damian and Corina Dominguez Cordova. She married Delbert V. Chapple May 30, 1959, in Rock Springs. Mrs. Chapple was a member of the LDS Church, and had lived in Green River for the past eight years, previously living in Little America. She had worked at Little America, Lakeway Liquors and Taco House in Green River. Survivors include her husband, Delbert, of Green River; two daughters, Connie Chapple of Green River and Laurie Chapple of Logan, Utah; a son, BObby Chapple of Green River; her stepchildren, Susanne Falkingham, Delbert Chapple Jr., James Chapple, and Nola Kimbrow, all of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Patricia Silver of Salt Lake City; 14 grandchildren; her brothers, Benito, Bob and Celestino Cordova, all of Green River, and Jose D. Cordova of Burbank, Calif.; her sisters, Mrs. Thomas (Claudina) Martinez of Green River and Mrs. Joe (Rita) Vigil of Fruita, Colo. and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Chapple was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, three sisters and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 13, 1980 FLORENCE FIRMAGE Funeral services for Florence Firmage, 79, 1616 Pioneer Drive, Rock Springs, were held Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on White Mountain Blvd. Bishop James Curry conducted the services and burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert L. Van Valkenburg, Robert W. Van Valkenburg, Dale Seipp, Calvin Potter, Andy Legerski and Cornell Nate. Honorary pallbearers were Lyman Fearn and Evan Graham. Mrs. Firmage died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1904, Mrs. Firmage had been in ill health the past one year. She was born in Leigh Lancashire, England on March 31, 1904, the daughter of the late Edward and Ellen Unsworth Cook. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married John William Firmage Jr. in Green River on May 4, 1918. Mrs. Firmage was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Howard (Florence Jean) Van Valkenburg of Rock Springs, Janet McPhie of Boise, Idaho, Mrs. August, (Ethel Mae) Bakka of Riverton and Mrs. Don (Esther) Woodyatt, of Evanston; two brothers, Harold Cook of San Diego, Calif., and Tom Cook of Ogden, Utah; one sister, Dolly Brown, of Rock Springs and several grandchildren; great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, John and three brothers, Arthur, Paul and Albert Cook and a sister, Mae Faddis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 20, 1980 CLAYTON DAVIS Funeral services for Clayton Jones Davis, 54, of Route 6, Douglas, were held Thursday, Dec. 18 at the LDS Church in McKinnon. Bishop Steve Wilkinson officiated. Interment was in the McKinnon Cemetery. Mr. Davis was dead on arrival at the McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah, on Sunday, Dec. 14. A resident of Douglas for the past five years, Mr. Davis became ill suddenly. He was born in Unaka, N.C. on Nov. 29, 1926, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henry Davis of Hickory, N.C. He attended schools in North Carolina and attended Hiwassee Dam High School. Mr. Davis was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He married the former Cordie Lamana Hanby in Blue Ridge, Ga. on Dec. 15, 1947, and she preceded him in death on Nov. 19, 1978. Mr. Davis was an operator employed by the Chinook Bros. Construction and Pipeline Co. at the time of his death. In addition to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henry Davis of Hickory, N.C., survivors include three sons, Cecil of Douglas, Gary and Wayne, both of Green River; four daughters, Mrs. Michael (Janice) Olsen of Fort Bridger, Mrs. Ralph (Cheryl) Stewart of Green River; Teresa and Connie Davis, both of Douglas; four brothers, Jesse and Leonard, both of Bethlehem, N.C., Hule of Valdez, N.C. and Glenn, of Hickory, N.C.; four sisters, Mrs. M.T. (Emily) Annis of Hickory, Mrs. Neola Poulter of Hickory, Mrs. David (Mary Jane) Long of Longview, N.C. and Mrs. Robert (Loretta) Goins of Hickory; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 20, 1980 LAWRENCE FANELLI Funeral services for Lawrence "Al" Fanelli, 80, of 513 B St., were held Friday, Dec. 19, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church and Ed Shineberg officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were O.J. Berta, Leo Huston, Mario Temperini, Marion Hinesley, John Frullo Jr. and George Berta. Serving as honorary pallbearers were John Frullo Sr., Al Rainville, Rudolph Carlson, Mike Kamenski, Art Reese and Don Davis. Mr. Fanelli died Tuesday, Dec. 16, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he was a patient for one week. A resident of Rock Springs since 1920, he had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Cembra, Italy on Oct. 15, 1900. He studied music in Milan, Italy and came to Rock Springs in 1920. During the 1920's and 1930's Mr. Fanelli was a traveling musician based in Chicago and Omaha, Neb. In 1938, he married the former Mildred Maria Henslee of Three Forks, Mont., and moved back to Rock Springs where he taught music in the surrounding area school systems. Mr. Fanelli founded Fanelli Music in 1946 and continued in business and taeching until 1970 when he retired. During the 1940's and 1950's he was chairman of the annual polio drive and March of Dimes Benefit, vaudeville-type shows presented at the Rialto Theatre. For many years Mr. Fanelli was youth commissioner of Rock Springs and organized the junior city youth program. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Mr. Fanelli was a life member of the Benevolent Order of the Elks Lodge 624, member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Lodge 151 and was past president of the Musicians Union Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Mildred, who died in 1963. Survivors include one son, Lawrence Lee Fanelli, of Rock Springs, one grandson, Lawrence Roy Fanelli, of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Terri Fanelli of Sacramento, Calif., and Maria Dodds of Caboul, Miss. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 20, 1980 MARY RUTH PARR Funeral services for Mary Ruth Parr, 37, of 1306 McKinely St., were conducted Friday, Dec. 19, at the First Congregational Church, with the Rev. Tom Mozley officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill Steigleder, John Kauchich, H.A. Zuehlsdorff, Steve Majhanovich, Jack Nimmo and Joe Toth. Honorary pallbearers were Chuck Endres, F.D. Thornihill, Bill Miller and BOb Peretti. Mrs. Parr died Monday, Dec. 15, shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A life-long resident of Rock Springs, she had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Rock Springs on June 11, 1943, the daughter of John and Ardath Logan. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Donald W. Parr in Rock Springs on Oct. 7, 1961. Mrs. Parr was a member of the First Congregational Church and was a desk clerk for the Park Hotel at the time of her death. Survivors include her parents, her husband, Donald, one son, Todd, one daughter, Tammy, all of Rock Springs; one brother, John Logan Jr., of Elsworth, Maine; two sisters, Mrs. David (Joann) Ruggera of Rock Springs and Mrs. Monty (Lois) Crofts of Cheyenne and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 20, 1980 MICHAEL REDJAK Funeral services for Michael Frank Redjak, 79, of 1309 Clark St., were held Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A rosary was recited Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Home, and burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Jack Doak, Matt O'Black, Max Notar, Frank Dolinar, Richard Fermelia and John Fermelia. Mr. Redjak died Sunday, Dec. 14, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for 15 days. He died following a lengthy illness. He was born at Mala Mislenja, Yugoslavia on Sept. 29, 1901, the son of the late Peter and Emilia Hosner Redjak and came to the United States in 1907. He came directly to Rock Springs to make his home. A retired coal miner, he had been employed by the Lionkol Coal Co., and the Union Pacific Coal Co. He was also employed as a butcher for Safeway Co. until he retired. He was married to the former Mary Noble in Rock Springs on March 1, 1930 and is survived by his wife, Mary, of Rock Springs. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 27, 1980 FRANK SUBIC, SR. Funeral services for Frank Subic Sr., 72, of 708 McTee St., were held Wednesday, Dec. 24, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with Bishop Daron Dewey of the LDS Church officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were John Gatti, Quinto Costantino, Frank Subic III, Glen Tremelling, George Lightner and Pat Burns. Mr. Subic died Friday, Dec. 19, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient for two weeks. He had been in ill health since Thanksgiving. He was born in Rock Springs on January 21, 1908, the son of the late John and Johanna Krek Subic. He lived in Superior from 1929-1960, when he moved back to Rock Springs. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Blanche McLean in Paris, Idaho on July 16, 1927. Mr. Subic was a member of the LDS Church, the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10 and he was a retired coal miner having worked for the U.P. Coal Company. Survivors include his wife, Blanche, of Rock Springs; two sons, Frank W. Jr. of Rock Springs, Robert of Ogden, Utah, five grandchildren, Mrs. Harvey (Jackie) Kettering, Frank Subic III, Vickie Subic, all of Rock Springs and Lisa Subic and Christy Hagge, both of Ogden, Utah. Three great-grandchildren and four nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 27, 1980 EDWARD SANCHEZ Services for Edward Dean Sanchez, 32, of 222 West Railroad Ave., Green River, were held Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. The Rev. James Godley officiated and burial was in Riverview Cemetery. A rosary was recited Monday, Dec. 22, at Green River's Smith Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Tony Evanoff, Gerald Arguello, Mike Kinniburgh, Joe Lucero, Jim Mahana and Danuel Maestas. Mr. Sanchez was killed Thursday, Dec. 18, in an automobile accident 22 miles south of Laramie on Highway 287. He was born April 25, 1948 in Rock Springs to Jose F. and Lois Waters Sanchez. He married Shirley Berger on Sept. 1, 1973, in Green River. Mr. Sanchez was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and graduated from Green River High School in 1967, having lived in Green River all his life. He was employed as an ironworker and was a member of the ironworkers' union. Survivors include his wife, of Green River; three daughters, Elizabeth Ann Sanchez and Jennifer Renee Sanchez, both of Green River, and Ray Dean Sanchez of California; his father, Jose Sanchez, Green River; his mother, Lois Mullins, of New Mexico, and three brothers, Nick, Pat and Henry Sanchez, all of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 27, 1980 JOSEPH DYETT Funeral services for Joseph S. Dyett Jr. 76, of 319 I St., were conducted Monday, Dec. 22, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, Bishop Daron Dewey of the LDS Church officiated and burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Albert Lenzi, Joe Weeks, Red Welsh, Arthur Woodward, Gomer Sneddon and James Ferrero. Mr. Dyett died Thursday, Dec. 18 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for one day. A life-long resident of Rock Springs, he died following a brief illness. He was born in Rock Springs on May 13, 1904, the son of the late Joseph and Catherine Smith Dyett Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Ann Foster in Elko, Nev. on August 20, 1945. Mr. Dyett was a retired coal miner at the time of his death having worked over 40 years for the Union Pacific Coal Co. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Ann, of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Frank (Clara) Daniels of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Dyett was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 27, 1980 BRYAN BOLING Private services for Bryan Paul Boling, 22, of 704 A St., were held Monday, Dec. 22, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Bishop Dale Hamblin of the LDS Church officiated. Pallbearers were Robert W. McMullin, Jr., William Boling, Jerry Boling, James Boling, Warren Long and Landy Bain. Burial was in Green River's Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Boling died Thursday, Dec. 18, for a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home according to County Coroner Gerald Smith. He was born July 17, 1958, in Dragerton, Utah, to Ruel Boling and Laveda Coleman Boling. He was a member of the LDS Church and had attended schools in Green River and Rock Springs, where he had lived for 15 1/2 years. He was employed by the Go Wire Line Service, an oilfield service firm. Mr. Boling is survived by his parents of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Robert (Anna) McMullin, of Sparks, Nev., Mrs. Clois (Shirley) Brown, of Andrews, Texas, Mrs. Warren (Patricia) Long and Mrs. Landy (JoElla) Bain, both of Rock Springs; and three brothers, James, Jerry and William Boling, all of Green River. ---