Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 3, 1981 JOHN KUMER Services for John Kumer Sr., 93, of 1325 Sage St., were conducted Monday, Dec. 29, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated and burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Clark Kumer, Jerry Kumer, John Kumer III, Jack Podbevsek Sr., George Copyak Sr. and Mark O’Farrell. A rosary was also recited Sunday, Dec. 28, at the Vase Funeral Home. Mr. Kumer died Thursday, Dec. 25, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 27, 1887 in Austria and has been a resident of Rock Springs since 1913. He was married to Katherine Jereb in Salt Lake City, Utah on Nov. 15, 1913. Mr. Kumer was a retired coal miner and a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the American Fraternal Union Lodge No. 18. Survivors are one son, John Kumer Jr., of Rock Springs and two grandsons, Clark Kumer and Jerry Kumer, both of Rock Springs, and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents and his wife he was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 3, 1981 Arnold Ball Dies Arnold Lancelot Ball, retired coal miner, died at his home on Dec. 31, in Kemmerer. He was born July 28, 1906 in Oakley, Wyo., the sixth of nine children to William B. and Millicent Purdy Ball. His parents, one sister and four brothers preceded him in death. Mr. Ball married Annice Stonebraker on Nov. 7, 1925 in Paris, Idaho. She preceded him in death in January of 1977. He had worked in the coal mines in the Kemmerer area for 47 years retiring in 1961. Survivors include three children, Arnold Ray Ball of Kemmerer, James M. Ball of Green River, Betty Jean Ames of Boise, Idaho; ten grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Services will be held in the Kemmerer Third Ward LDS Church Saturday, Jan. 3 at 1 p.m. with Bishop D.J. Burnett officiating. Burial will be in the Diamondville Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 3, 1981 Gertrude Burns Cowan Dies At 60 Gertrude Patricia Burns Cowan, 60 of 2001 S. Jackson, Casper, died Friday, Jan. 2, at Presbyterian Hospital in Denver, where she had been a patient for seven weeks. She had been in ill health since June. Mrs. Cowan was born Oct. 27, 1920 in Reliance, the daughter of the late Patrick H. Burns Sr. and Lillie Olsen Burns. She was a graduate of Reliance High School and the University of Wyoming. Mrs. Cowan taught grade school in Granger, at Washington School in Rock Springs, and was a second grade teacher at McKinley Grade School in Casper at the time of her death. She married Charles F. Cowan in Rock Springs on Aug. 23, 1947. He preceded her in death Sept. 2, 1978. Mrs. Cowan is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Glen (Patricia) Baughman of Aurora, Colo.; one sister, Margaret Burns Pearson of Billings, Mont., and four brothers, Patrick H. Burns of Rock Springs, Thomas J. Burns of Houston, Texas, Robert W. Burns of San Jose, Calif., and James N. Burns, Salt Lake City, Utah. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Services are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Memorial Chapel of Casper. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1981 EMIL BERNET Funeral services for Emil J. “Frenchy” Bernet, 72, of 717 Euclid Ave., were conducted Friday, Jan. 9, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited at the Vase Funeral Chapel and interment was in the Saint Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery, with military honors conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Pallbearers were John Callas, Ed Magee, Tom Callas, Harry Russell, Duce Piaia and Joe Mlinar. Mr. Bernet died Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for two weeks. A resident of Rock Springs since 1912, Mr. Bernet had been in ill health since Dec. 19. He was born in Lovelock, Nev. on Dec. 23, 1908, the son of the late Calixie and Marie Louise Saride Bernet. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Zora Mandrich in Rock Springs on Feb. 15, 1953. She preceded him in death on June 23, 1971. Mr. Bernet was a retired clerk having worked for FMC until his retirement in 1970. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the American Legion and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Anne Marie Bowker of Rock Springs, Mrs. Marcel (Emily) Denis of Menlo Park, California, and Mrs. Frank (Ruby) Jamison of Rippon, Calif.; one brother, George Bernet of Palo Alto, Calif. and several nieces and nephews including John, Wilfred and Edward Bowker, all of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Bernet was preceded in death by two sisters, Julie and Lucille and one brother, Pete Coig. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1981 LOUISE MYSKA Services for Louise Myska, 60, of 717 Muir Ave., were conducted Monday, Jan. 5, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, Jan. 4, at the Vase Funeral Home and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jack Reay, Chris Gras, Joe Drnas, Tony Pivik, Elmer Dimic and Wilson Garrison. Mrs. Myska died at her home Friday, Jan. 2. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, she had been in ill health the past four years. She was born in Leadville, Colo. on Aug. 29, 1920, the daughter of the late Dominick and Mary DeFee Ponzy. She attended schools in Leadville and married Stanley Myska in Rock Springs on Sept. 24, 1956. Mrs. Myska worked at the Highway Café for many years as a cook and was employed by the Coca Cola Bottling Company. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Stanley of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. H.J. (Pauline) Brown and Mrs. Nick G. (Theresa) Demas, both of Rock Springs; two sons, Paul Velikaneye of Aurora, Colo. and Joseph Velikaneye Jr., both of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Rose Taucher of Canon City, Colo., Mrs. Mary DeCola of Denver, Mrs. Snooky (Marie) Ness of Denver and Mrs. Lloyd (Alice) York of Cheyenne; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Myska was preceded in death by one brother, Louis Ponzy of Leadville. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1981 BETTY SHEPARD Funeral services for Betty Louise Shepard, 64, of space 21 of the Hutton Heights Trailer Court in Green River, were conducted Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. James Godley officiated and burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. A rosary was recited Friday evening, also at the Green River funeral chapel. Pallbearers were John Rizzi, Chris Leventis, John Ogden, John Musback, Niel Christensen and Harry Pappas. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Mahana, Ronnie Kelsey, Jimmy Vaughn, Kermit Kolar, Floyd Scritchfield, Day Evans and Edward Kiernan. Mrs. Shepard died Wednesday, Dec. 31 at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born Aug. 23, 1916, in Seattle, Wash. She married George Shepard and they were later divorced. Mrs. Shepard had worked as a deputy city clerk for the city of Green River for 18 years. She was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the VFW Auxiliary, the Loyal Star and the Golden Hour Senior Citizens. She had lived in Green River for the past 36 years, previously living in Seattle. Survivors include one brother, Robert Culbert of Vacaville, Calif.; one grandson, Neal Shepard, Green River and her granddaughter, Terry Shepard of Cheyenne. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1981 WILLIAM McALLISTER Funeral services for William H. McAllister, 79, of the Park Hotel, were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. Benjamin Smith officiated and burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Masonic services were also conducted by Don Larimore. Serving as pallbearers were Dale Morris, Alton Hermanson, Grant Morck, Mike Heinschel, Richard Ferrero and William Ferrero. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Roland, Leonard Cook, Fritz Anderson, Wiley Shaver, Roy K. (Rosie) Lake, Merley Eagy, William Hardy, Dean Carroll Jr., Cecil Rounds and Bill McCurtain. Mr. McAllister died Friday, Jan. 2, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mr. McAllister was born Feb. 10, 1901 in Almy, Wyo., the son of Donald and Mary Hotshkiss McAllister. He married Ava McInturff Nov. 28, 1923 in Rawlins. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Evanston and Mount Moriah Lodge No. 6. He was also a past Master Mason. A Green River resident until his retirement, Mr. McAllister was a Union Pacific train dispatcher for over 50 years until his retirement in February 1966. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1977. He is survived by two daughters, Wanda Jo Ferrero of Green River and Jeannine Anderson of Cheyenne; three [sic] brothers, Duncan McAllister, Poway, Calif. and Jack McAllister, Ithaca, N.Y.; one sister, Margaret McAllister, Evanston; two grandsons, Richard Lee Ferrero, Reno, Nev., and William James Ferrero, Green River. Two great-grandchildren, three nieces and one nephew also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1981 GEORGE GUTIERREZ Services for George Andrew Gutierrez, 65, of 1116 Main St., Reliance, were held Saturday, Jan. 3, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. A rosary was recited Friday, Jan. 2, at the Vase Funeral Chapel and burial was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mac McCulley, Jerry Guillen, Juan Martinez, John Lowman, Bennie Diaz and Felix Pineda. Mr. Gutierrez died Tuesday, Dec. 30, at the Los Alamos Medical Center in Los Alamos, N.M. He died suddenly while visiting relatives. A resident of Reliance for the past 37 years, Mr. Gutierrez was born in Tercio, Colo. on September 8, 1915, the son of the late Elfido and Mary Martinez Gutierrez. He married the former Doney Guillen in Raton, N.M. on April 17, 1937. Mr. Gutierrez was a unit foreman having worked for FMC for the past 25 years. He was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, Doney of Reliance; three sons, Davis of Los Alamos, N.M., Robert of Torrington and George E. of Houston, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. Genieve Lopez of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Alhandro (Cilia) Mondragon of Trinidad, Colo., and Mrs. Donald (Clorinda) Gee of Santa Fe., N.M.; one brother, Fermin Gutierrez of Santa Fe, N.M.; and two step-brothers, Elfido of Denver and Ruben of Trinidad; three grandsons, Vince and Curtis of Houston and Bobby of Torrington; one great-granddaughter, Heather of Houston and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1981 ELDEN LAMB Services for Elden A. Lamb, 50, of Manila, Utah, were conducted Friday, Jan. 9 at the Manila LDS Church, with Bishop William M. Briggs Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jerry, Larry, Jim and Chuck Vincent, Gene Briggs and Buck Lamb. Honorary pallbearers were Forest Pattesen, Ray Moulton, Bryan Coulter, Dewey Erich, Harvard Redden, Merlin Schofield and Doyle Slagowski. Mr. Lamb died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County from an apparent heart attack. He was born Oct. 26, 1930 in Manila, Utah to Archie M. and Bernice Schofield Lamb. He married Velma Vincent on Aug. 1, 1958 in Manila, Utah. He was a member of the LDS Church and attended schools in Manila. He was a veteran, serving in the Army and worked with the U.S. Forest Service. He was a life-long resident of Manila. Survivors include his wife, Velma Lamb; three sons, Kenneth, Danny A., Neal Lamb; one daughter, Nola A. Lamb; his parents; one brother Duane Lamb; two sisters, Mrs. Cherril Woodard and Mrs. Gene (Ferl) Briggs, all of Manila. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1981 Ida Louis Hester Dies At Age 88 Ida Louise Johnson Hester, 88, a resident of Reliance and former resident of Winton and Dines, died Saturday, Jan. 3, in Alpine. She was born Jan. 31, 1893, in Lead, S.D. She married Jess Hester, who preceded her in death on May 11, 1980. Survivors include her sons, Ron of Alpine and Jack of Denver; nine grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Burial was held Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 17, 1981 FRANKIE SAMSEL Services for Frankie Wylanta Samsel, 43, of 1305 10th St., were held Saturday, Jan. 10, at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens and pallbearers were Russell Jackson, George Fields, Stanley Ikebush, John Partain, Joe Bertagnolli and Steve Long. Serving as honorary pallbearers were George Bertagnolli, Jim Munter, Elmer Bly, Marlin Ford, Gayle Seals and Ken Keirn. Mr. Samsel died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient since Dec. 28. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 15 years, Mr. Samsel had been in ill health for one month. He was born on Jan. 14, 1937 at Carlsbad, N.M. He married the former Jeanette Elaine Vinzant in Laramie on June 28, 1958. Mr. Samsel was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. He had previously worked for Allied Chemical and recently for Oilfield Rentals. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict serving in the U.S. Army. He attended schools in Denver, Colo. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette of Rock Springs; his mother, Jennie May Bragg of Half Moon Bay, Calif.; two sons, William Lawrence Samsel of Rock Springs and John Wylanta of Rock Springs and one daughter, Mrs. Roy (Luella) Rathbun of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Bert (Lenna) Landess of Dixon, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Wylanta Samsel. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 17, 1981 GERALDINE HELM Services for Geraldine Leola Helm, 64, of 275 Greasewood, Green River, were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. John Crandall officiated and burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jowaine Sherman, Harley Todd, D.L. Christiansen, William H. Smith, Richard Reynolds and Richard Chastain. Mrs. Helm died Saturday, Jan. 10, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mrs. Helm was born Jan. 4, 1917, in Plano, Ill., the daughter of Harry A. Reynolds and Dora Ann Blecher Reynolds. She married James D. Helm on April 15, 1944 in Steamboat Springs, Colo. She was a member of the Church of Christ, the Green River Women’s Club, and the Green River Garden Club. A registered nurse, Mrs. Helm worked until June of 1945. She was also an active supporter of the Special Olympics for children. She had lived in Green River the past six and a half years, previously living in Moab, Utah. Survivors include her husband, James, of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Larry (Rue Marie) Smith of Fordsville, Kentucky and Jolene Helm, Green River; two grandchildren, Charidy DeAnn and Erica Lynn Smith, both of Fordsville, and her sisters, Mrs. George Stuart of Aurora, Ill. and Mrs. Barbary Cory of Elburn, Ill. Mrs. Helms was preceded in death by one son. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 17, 1981 ALBERT MILLS Funeral services for longtime Green River resident Albert D. Mills, 80, of 360 North Fifth West, were held Monday, Jan. 12, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Members of the Masonic Lodge officiated. Burial was in the Evanston City Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Dale Terwilleger, David Terwileger, Micahel Terwilleger, Jack Desmond, Robert Desmond and Dean Carroll Jr. Mr. Mills died Friday, Jan. 9, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a short illness. He was born Nov. 16, 1900 in Evanston, the son of Albert and Matilda Dexter Mills. He married Grace Pickering in Rawlins on Feb. 2, 1922. He had lived in Green River for 57 years, previously living in Rawlins. Mr. Mills was a member of the Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 6 AF-AM, the Baabec Chapter No. 5 Royal Arch Masons, the Asclon Commandry No. 5 Knights Templar and the Shriners. He had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 45 years, retiring in December of 1965 as a general water foreman. Survivors include his wife, Grace of Green River; a daughter, Mrs. Dale (Marilyn) Terwilleger of Cheyenne; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Blaine Mills of Bountiful, Utah, and Earl Mills, Bremerton, Wash.; two step-brothers, Andy and Sheldon Horne, both of Evanston, and two sisters, Mrs. Lewis (Faye) Smith of Evanston and Mrs. (Dean Hilda) Carroll of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 17, 1981 THEODORE KELLY Funeral services for Theodore Washburn Kelly, 65, of 1016 Lee St., were held Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated and burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Jelaco, Glen Shaw, Rudy Zupence, Herbert Weatherington, Chris Bunning Sr., and David Pivik. Mr. Kelly died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for 11 days. Mr. Kelly was born July 31, 1915 in Rock Springs the son of the late Joseph B. and Gertrude Walters Kelly. A lifelong Rock Springs resident, he attended school in Rock Springs and was a retired coal miner. Mr. Kelly also worked for John Bunning Transfer and White Eagle Motors. He married Julia Stefic in Rock Springs on July 13, 1939. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Matt (Gail) Bider, Rock Springs and Mrs. Jerry (Sharon) Fennell, Rock Springs; seven sons, Allen, Howard, Eugene, Terry, Donald and Robert Kelly, all of Rock Springs, and Tommy Kelly, West Germany; one brother, Howard C. Kelly, Louisville, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Albert (Myrtle) Jereb, Salt Lake City, Utah and Mrs. Harlan (Nora) Steele, Salt Lake City. Eleven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 17, 1981 GEORGE WILCOX JR. Funeral services for George Wilcox Jr., 50, of Western Hills Trailer Park in Rawlins, were held Monday, Jan. 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. 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. Serving as pallbearers were Dale S. Majhanovich, Tim Daley, Michael S. Vase, James Overy, Peter Vase and John Callas. Mr. Wilcox died Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Cheyenne, where he had been a patient for the past year. A former longtime resident of Rock Springs and resident of Rawlins for the past eight years, Mr. Wilcox died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Kemmerer on August 30, 1930, the son of the late George and Rose Keywatz Wilcox. He attended schools in Rock Springs and served with the U.S. Air Force for four years and the U.S> Navy for four years. Mr. Wilcox was a security guard having worked in Denver, Colo. until ill health forced him to retire. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include one son, Shawn, of Oklahoma; one sister, Lillian Stevenson of Rawlins; several aunts and uncles, including Melba Keywatz of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 17, 1981 LaVINA JURICH Funeral services for LaVina Jurich, 65, of 1860 Jackson St., San Francisco, Calif., were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. Tom Mosley officiated. Serving as pallbearers were Joseph (Baker) Jelaca, Tom Manatos, James Stark, John McFadden, Ed Shineberg and Louis Barto. Entombment was in the Jurich family mausoleum in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. She died Friday, Jan. 9, at Mount Zion Hospital in San Francisco, where she had been a patient since Dec. 31. A resident of San Francisco for the past 25 years and a former longtime resident of Rock Springs, whe had been in ill health the past few months. She was born in Rock Springs on June 16, 1915, the daughter of the late Joseph and Katie Evkovich Jurich. She attended schools in Rock Springs, and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School and the University of Wyoming, where she received a degree in education. Survivors include two brothers, Archie of Jackson, and Eli of East Hartford, Conn.; two sisters, Joan Deem of Denver, Colo., and Helene Clinton of Beverly Hills, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Miss Jurich was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Lou Stuart; and two brothers, Michael and Nick, who was killed in World War II. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 17, 1981 ADRIAN JUNE Funeral services for Adrian Drances June, 74, of the Hutton Heights Trailer Court in Green River, were conducted Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. Herbert Scott, along with members of the Masonic Lodge No. 6, officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Serving as pallbearers were Duane Kerr, Elmer Bonomo, Irv Roth, Jerry Applehans, Jim Arnoldi and Ben Bracken. Honorary pallbearers were Carl Gaensslen, Tom Nomis, Adrian Reynolds, Henry Chadey, Charlie Maldonado and Al Filipowiez. Mr. June died Monday, Jan. 12, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mr. June was born June 19, 1906 in Sheridan to William Drances and Elizabeth Wells June. He married Elizabeth Wadick in 1925 at Sheridan. Mr. June was a member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church, the Masonic Lodge Big Horn Mountain Lodge No. 43 AFAM, the Baalbec Chapter No. 6 Royal Arch Masons, the DeMolay Commandry No. 6 Knights Templar, and was a past potentate in the Kalis Temple of the Shrine. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge No. 520 in Sheridan, the VFW, the American Legion and the Golden Hour Senior Citizens Center. A veteran of the Army, Mr. June served in world War II and had lived in Green River since 1961. He previously resided in Sheridan. Survivors include his son, James June of Green River; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 17, 1981 BLANCHE WELSH Funeral services for Blanche Welsh, 75, of 216 11th St., were held Saturday, Jan. 10, at the new LDS Church on White Mountain Boulevard, with Bishop Daron Dewey officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Bart DuPape, Dennis DuPape, Robin DuPape, Bobby Welsh, Jimmy McMillan and Ray Bartlett. Mrs. Welsh died Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Saint Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she had been a patient for one day. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Winton, and Grass Creek, Utah, Mrs. Welsh had been in ill health the past five years. She was born in Grass Creek on Dec. 2, 1905, the daughter of the late Daniel H. and Emma Buchanan Daniels. She attended schools in Coalville, Utah and Cumberland, Wyoming, and married the late Henry Earl Welsh Sr. on Sept. 14, 1922 in Kemmerer. Mrs. Welsh was a member of the LDS Church, the VFW Auxiliary, the Young at Heart Senior Citizen Center, the A.A.R.P. Lodge and the YWCA. Survivors include one daughter, Fearn DuPape of Rock Springs; a son, Earl Welsh Jr. of Rock Springs; her brother, Clyde Daniels of Reliance; a sister, Murla Dona of Salt Lake City; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Welsh was preceded in death by one son, Dean G. Welsh; two brothers, Daniel H. Daniels and Everett “Laddie” Daniels, and one great-granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1981 ART PENTILA Services for Art Pentila, 61, of 203 H St., were conducted Saturday, Jan. 17, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Monsignor Albin Gnidovec concelebrated with the Rev. Charles Hardy. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Jan. 16, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and burial was in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Serving as pallbearers were Art Taucher, Avelino Gutierrez, Jack Nimmo, Ed Soderlund, Ed Shineberg and Tino Flaim. Honorary pallbearers were James Stark, Tarcy Stine, Ron Kudar, Jim Demas, Richard Haskell, Cole Kuehl, Tim McDonald, Loy Arnoldi, Russell Hawk, Bill Lee, Bob Overy, Matt Bider and Phil PYzna. Mr. Pentila died Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, he had been in ill health for three months. He was born in Rock Springs on Sept. 11, 1919, the son of the late Jacob and Anna Kumpula Pentila. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Mr. Pentila was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and served as Sweetwater County Deputy Sheriff from 1945 until the Korean Conflict and again served in the U.S. Army. He married the former Josephine Bombardieri in Rock Springs on August 16, 1941. Mr. Pentila was a safety and security supervisor for the Mountain Fuel Supply Company at the time of his death. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Lions Club. Survivors include his wife, Josephine, of Rock Springs; one daughter, Celeste of Cody; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Emma and Nick Yerkovich of Salt Lake City, Utah, and two nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Pentila was preceded in death by two brothers, Lennie and Waino and one sister, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1981 GUST SFERIS Funeral services for Gust Sferis, 92, of 1325 Sage St., were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the AHEPA Home in Green River. A prayer service was recited Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mr. Sferis died Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and Green River, he had been in ill health the past two years. He was born in Greece on Feb. 18, 1888, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Sferis. Mr. Sferis was a lifetime member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and a member of the AHEPA (American Helenic Educational Progressive Association). Survivors include one brother, George Sferis of Kansas City, Mo. and several nieces and nephews in Greece. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 24, 1981 SUSAN CRONEY Funeral services for Susan Croney, 68 of 207 East Holly, Saratoga, were held Monday, Jan. 19, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Ruben Garcia of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, Jan. 18, at the funeral chapel, and interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Louis Caspar, Tom Croney, Joseph (Baker) Jelaca, Henry Nalivka, John D. Tennant and John Fogerty. Miss Croney died at the Valley View Manor in Saratoga on Thursday, Jan. 15. A resident of Saratoga for the past several years and former longtime resident of Superior, Miss Croney died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Glencoe on Jan. 17, 1913, the daughter of the late Tom and Julia Radomski Croney. Miss Croney was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include two brothers, Mike of Roswell, N.M. and Tom of Pocatello, Idaho; one sister, Mrs. Thomas (Mary) Halferty of Roswell, N.M. and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Miss Croney was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 31, 1981 PEARL GRAHAM Funeral services for Pearl Graham, 84, of 814 D St., were held Thursday, Jan. 29, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated and a parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Fran Pearson, Dave McDonald, Jiro Okano, Bill McCurtain, Lonzo Jarvie and Ronald Welsh. Honorary pallbearers were Jess Taylor, Ron McNally, Harold Simkin, Marty Besso, Joe Hickey and Bob Allen. Mrs. Graham died Monday, Jan. 26, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for the past four years. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, she had been in ill health the past six years. She was born in Linwood, Utah on July 29, 1896, the daughter of the late George and Martha Herford Finch. She attended schools in Manila, Utah, and a Catholic school in Pennsylvania. She married James W. Graham in Manila on Oct. 20, 1915 and he preceded her in death on June 25, 1964. Mrs. Graham, member of the Catholic Church, is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Matt (Ruth) Anderson and Mrs. Harold (Mary) Lindsey, both of Rock Springs, Hazel Graham of Lander and Mrs. Allen (Frances) Taylor of Riverton; four sons, Stanley Graham of Bloomfield, N.M., Joe W., Tom and Ray Graham, all of Rock Springs; her brother, Edgar Finch of Salt Lake City, Utah; fourteen grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by nine sisters and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 31, 1981 ANNIE SMITH Funeral services for Annie McTee Smith, 85, of 604 Rhode Island Ave., were conducted Saturday, Jan.2 4, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. W. Herbert Scott officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Tuesday, Jan. 20, at her home. She was born in Rock Springs on April 29, 1895, the daughter of the late John and Sarah Shore McTee. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Thomas C. Smith in Rock Springs on Dec. 20, 1913. He preceded her in death on June 11, 1969. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, the B.P.O. Does, the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizen Center, the Harmony Rebekah Lodge, the FOE Auxiliary and the Pythian Sisters. Survivors include one son, Thomas Shore Smith of Laramie; two sisters-in-law, Josephine McTee and Annie Samuels, both of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by one son, John Alfred Smith; four brothers, John, Joseph, Arthur and Shore; four sisters, Margaret Rae Farmer, Bella Jones, Sarah Morgan and Cora Matthews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 31, 1981 ROKELL CARTER Funeral services for Rokell Courtney Carter, 46, of 1402 Kimberly Ave., were held Monday, Jan. 26, at the new LDS Church on White Mountain Boulevard. Bishop Ron Rowler officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Carter died Thursday, Jan. 22, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for one day. A resident of Rock Springs since 1963, he had been in ill health the past six months. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Utah on Nov. 12, 1933, son of Donald Courtney and Geniel Ellen Anderson Carter. He attended schools in Mount Pleasant and was a graduate of the Wasatch Academy at Mount Pleasant. He attended Snow College at Ephraim, Utah. Mr. Carter married the former Shirley Ann Dusel in Rock Springs on August 4, 1956. He was employed as a field foreman for the Mountain Fuel Supply Company at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Shirley of Rock Springs, his mother, Mrs. Geniel Ellen Carter of Mount Pleasant; one son, Bernard Courtney Carter of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Virginia) Koshar of Rock Springs, Rochelle Carter of Ogden, Utah, and Tracy Ann Carter of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. John (Leah) McBride of Columbia, S.C. and Mrs. Kenneth (Lois) Speers of Salt Lake City, Utah; two grandsons of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1981 CLAUDE TWITCHELL Services for Claude Romane Twitchell, 72, 486 West Second North, Green River, were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 3 at the Union Congregational Church. The Rev. Benjamin Smith officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Fred Cruz, Richard Riedl, Gary Riedl, Kenneth Peters, George Twitchell and Huston Twitchell. Honorary pallbearers were Wiley Shaver, Alton Hermansen, Dale Morris, Roy Lake, Emil Sidlacek, Ernest Nott, James Travis and Fred Plocher. Mr. Twitchell died Jan. 30 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. Twitchell was born Jan. 16, 1909 in Fillmore, Utah to William H. and Louella A. (Wade) Twitchell. He married Veta Ward on March 5, 1931. Mr. Twitchell was a member of the Union Congregational Church. He worked for Union Pacific Railroad as a machinist and was the engine house foreman when he retired Jan. 6, 1977. He worked for the UP for 53 years. He was a resident of Green River for 62 years, moving to Sweetwater County from Manila, Utah. He is survived by his wife, Veta of Green River; one son, Terry Twitchell, Canon City, Colo., two brothers, Grant Twitchell, Green River and Huston Twitchell, Cheyenne, and one sister, Mrs. Agnes Dupont, Green River. Two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1981 AMY DILLON Services for Amy Dillon, 83, former Green River resident, were conducted Monday, Feb. 2 at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Bishop Dale Hamblin of the Green River First Ward LDS Church officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jon Gaston, Duane Deck, Corey Dillon, David Peverley, Larry Donkin and Henry Sanchez. Mrs. Dillon died Friday, Jan. 30, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 21, 1897 in Kanosh, Utah to George Harley and Chloe Elizabeth (Perry) Pewtress. She married David Sidney Dillon in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple on Dec. 13, 1916. Mrs. Dillon was a charter member of the Loyal Star Lodge, a former member of the VFW Auxiliary, a lifelong member of the LDS Church and a member of the LDS Relief Society. She was a member of the Green River First Ward LDS Church. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Clara Pearl) Deck, Mrs. Ralph (Shirley Mae) Gaston and Betsey Sue Peverley, all of Green River; two sons, George Dean Dillon of Highland, Calif., and David William Dillon of Green River; three sisters, Mrs. A.S. (Iva) Bingham, Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. Chloe Wade, Fillmore, Utah, and Mrs. Clara Boyle, Ogden, Utah; two brothers, Bert Pewtress, Ogden and Vern Pewtress, Casper. Twelve grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband on Dec. 22, 1956, and a granddaughter in August of 1954. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1981 DEMETRIO MEDINA Services for Demetrio Medina, 69, of 225 East Third South, Green River, were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. The Rev. James Godley officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Rosary was recited Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Serving as pallbearers were Mickey Martinez, Joe M. Rodriguez, Leroy Trujillo, Manuel Garcia, John Maldonado and Homer Rodriguez. Honorary pallbearers were Ben Archuleta, Beltran Bernal, Frutoso Sanchez, Telesforo Ores, Ubaldo Trujillo and Octaviano Medina. Mr. Medina died Feb. 1 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mr. Medina was born Dec. 22, 1911 in Arroyo Seco, N.M., to Modesto and Cleofas Pacheco Medina. He married Amanda Trujillo Dec. 14, 1936, and she preceded hi min death in August 1955. Mr. Medina was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River, FOE Eagles 2350 and Golden Hour Senior Citizens. Mr. Medina worked as a truck driver for the Union Pacific Railroad Company. He also worked as a custodian for Stauffer Chemical, retiring in December 1976. Mr. Medina moved to Green River from Taos, N.M. in 1942. He is survived by his wife, Senaida; four daughters, Mrs. Frank L. (Gloria) Reyes of Green River, Mrs. Joe (Lena) Bernal of Green River, Mrs. John (Irene) Maldonado Jr. of Green River and Mrs. Richard (Jenny) Krans of Aurora, Colo.; one son, Demetrio Medina Jr. of Green River; one sister, Mrs. Joe (Carolina) Rodriguez of Taos, N.M.; and a sister-in-law, Locaida Trujillo of Taos. Two aunts, 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 7, 1981 EFTHIMIA KALIVAS Services for Efthimia Kalivas, 83, of 25 West 4th South, Green River, were conducted Friday, Feb. 6, at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. The Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated. Serving as pallbearers were Ron Kalivas, Pete Kalivas, Tommy Kalivas, Ted Kalivas, Aristides Kalivas, and John Kalivas. Honorary pallbearers were James G. Kalivas, Arthur Kalivas, Michael Kalivas, Brad Bullock, ray Kaufman, John Alderson, Steve Erikson, Ron Gallegos, Bob Torres, Gary Murphy, Howard Walter, Ron Kelsey and Keith Morris. Mrs. Kalivas died Tuesday, Feb. 3, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pocatello, Idaho, where she had been a patient for two weeks. A resident of Green River since 1915, Mrs. Kalivas had been in ill health the past one year. She was born in Logga-Mesinia, Greece on March 28, 1897, the daughter of the late John and Stella Malandrinas. She married James Kalivas in Green River on April 28, 1917. He preceded her in death in 1934. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include six sons, John, Steve, Gust and George, all of Green River, Tony of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Bill of Pocatello; one daughter, Mrs. Anna Karellas of Pocatello; one sister, Angelina Kesvani of Greece; 20 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Kalivas was preceded in death by six brothers, one sister, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1981 CLARINE LUZMOOR Services for Clarine Luzmoor, 59, of 210 Bramwell St., Green River, were held Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Union Congregational Church. The Rev. Benjamin Smith officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jim Travis Jr., Chuch Bocquin, Alton Hermansen, Rex Lind, Dick Schuck and Marvin Stark. Honorary pallbearers were John Cochran, Bill Kern, Bud Kendora, jack Wilson, Ed Lewis and Clarence Warn. Mrs. Luzmoor died of cancer Feb. 9 in her home. She was born Feb. 3, 1922 in Webster City, Iowa to Otto O. and Caroline Hermann Schroeder. She married William J. Luzmoor Jr. in Camp Elliott in San Diego, Calif. of Feb. 20, 1943. Mrs. Luzmoor was a member of the Union Congregational Church and the Priscilla Circle of the Church. She was a member of the Green River Women’s Club, and was voted Woman of the Year in 1974. She was an honorary life member of the club, and was noted by club members for a perfect attendance record since joining. Mrs. Luzmoor was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Castle Rock Special Hospital District for 11 years and the American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Luzmoor and her family resided in Green River since 1959, living in Lander prior to that. She is survived by her husband, William J. Luzmoor Jr. of Green River; three sons, William J. Luzmoor III of Laurel, Mont., David S. Luzmoor of Green River and Phillip J. Luzmoor, also of Green River; two grandchildren, Jenny and Joel Luzmoor of Green River; and one sister, Mrs. W.F. (Louise) Stoeckly of Garden City, Kansas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1981 RUDOLPH PREVEDEL Services for Rudolph Prevedel, 90, of 1315 Liberty Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Monday, Feb. 9, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Graveside services and burial were held Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Elmer Halseth, Rudolph Battisti, Herman Albertini, Victor Menghini, Adolph Floretta and Angelo Anselmi. Mr. Prevedel died Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home where he had been in ill health for four months. Mr. Prevedel was a longtime Superior resident and when he came to the United States he worked for the coal mines for some time. He then operated a meat market in Superior for several years and later owned and operated a drug store for a number of years. Mr. Prevedel served as town marshal at Superior and was a longtime member of the Superior Town Council. He was active in the oil and gas exploration industry and served as president of the Superior Oil Company. He was also active with the Medicine Bow Oil Company and had served as president of the Superior School Board for 26 years. He retied in 1969 and moved to Rock Springs to make his home. Mr. Prevedel was born in Brez, Tyrol, Austria and married the former Caroline Lena Battisti in Green River in 1916. Mr. Prevedel was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, John Prevedel of Rock Springs and Dr. A.E. Prevedel of Denver, Colo., eight grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Prevedel was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Caroline, who died in Rock Spring sin November of 1970, one son, Rudolph and one daughter, Clara. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1981 LOTTIE BELLE PRAY Graveside services for Lottie Belle Pray, 81, of 855 N St., Gering, Neb., were held Wednesday, Feb. 11, at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The Rev. Tom Mosely of the First Congregational Church officiated. Mrs. Pray died Feb. 7, at the Gering Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Monroe, Neb. on March 16, 1899, the son of the late Frank and Josephine Jones Henderson. Mrs. Pray married Jay Pray in Sherman County, Neb. in 1917 and he preceded her in death in 1949. They came to Rock Springs in 1943 and stayed until 1949 when she returned to Gering, where she married Earl Pray in 1951. He preceded her in death in 1978. Mrs. Pray was a member of the Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church and the Dome Rock Rebekah Lodge. Survivors include three sons, Harold of Cleveland, Ohio, Glenn of Denver, Colo. and Frank of Seaside, Calif. Nine grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1981 LUTHER GERDES Services for Luther W. Gerdes, 64, of Rio Vista near Green River were conducted Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Green River Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Pastor Marc Vander Werf officiated. Burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Mike Perri, Harry Fox, Bob Sell, Walter Seeley, Dave Roderick and Robin Foster. Honorary pallbearers were Charles Cargile, Jim Scott, Irv Roth and Jim Chailland. Mr. Gerdes died Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Aug. 17, 1916 in Mt. Olive, Ill., to Fred R. and Ricke Flitz Gerdes. Mr. Gerdes served in the Army during World War II and married Mary Putzka in St. Charles, Mo. on May 13, 1941. The couple lived in Litchfield, Ill. until 1952, when they moved to Green River, where he worked as a brick and stone mason. In 1964, Mr. Gerdes began the L.W. Gerdes Construction Company, which he operated until his retirement in 1979. Mr. Gerdes was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Green River and was also a member of the BPO Elks Club 624 in Rock Springs. Survivors of Mr. Gerdes include his son, Larry of Green River; three sisters, Margaret Micenhiemer of Litchfield, Ill., Helen Kelley of Mount Olive, Ill., and Violet Galloway of Fremont, Neb.; five brothers, Marvin, Arthur, Clifford and Frederick Gerdes, all of Litchfield, and Norman Gerdes of Carlinville, Ill.; and three grandchildren. Mr. Gerdes was preceded in death by a brother and sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 14, 1981 ARMAND BAKKALA Services for Armand Bakkala, 57, of 702 ½ Gobel St., Rock Springs, were held Friday, Feb. 13, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Serving as pallbearers were Jack Von Rembow, Avelino Gutierrez, Robert Moses, Cleve Martin, Jack James and Joe Salazar. Mr. Bakkala died Monday, Feb. 9, at the A-K Trailer Park while at work. He was born in Bear Creek, Mont. on Nov. 27, 1923, the son of the late Einer and Nina Johnson Bakkala. Mr. Bakkala attended schools in Rock Springs and was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was employed by Avelino Gutierrez as a house mover at the time of his death. Survivors include one brother, Raymond of Rock Springs; one sister, Victoria Routh of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bakkala was preceded in death by one brother, John. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 21, 1981 JOSEPHINE CHRISTIAN Services for Josephine Christian, 73, of 810 Dewar Drive, were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Tom Mozley of the First Congregational Church officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were John D. Tennant, Edwin C. Mehle, Pete Vase, Robert H. Johnson, J. Warden Opie and Mike Petrovich. Mrs. Christian died Saturday, Feb. 14, at Saint Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she had been a patient since Feb. 8. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Christian died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Ironwood, W. Va., on Dec. 25, 1907, the daughter of the late John and Effie Blanche Hickman Hutchinson. She attended schools in Richwood, W. Va., and graduated from high school there. She attended Saint John’s Catholic College at Rapid City, S.D. and graduated there as a nurse. She married Alvin Eugene Christian in Thermopolis on Feb. 12, 1937 and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Christian came to Rock Springs in 1937. She worked at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County as a nursing supervisor and worked in the emergency room until her retirement in 1977. Mrs. Christian was a member of the First Congregational Church and the District Nursing Association. Mrs. Christian was very active in the Democratic party and served as a precinct committeewoman for many years and was a member of the Sweetwater County Democratic Womens Club. Survivors include two sons, Mike of Rock Springs, Alvin Jr. of Ransdall Town, Md.; one daughter, Mrs. James (Mary) Little of Green River; one brother, Dan Hudspeth of Olympia, Wash.; and one granddaughter, Darla Little of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 21, 1981 ANNA PILKINGTON Graveside services for Anna Marie Pilkington, infant daughter of Robert Dean and Teresa Welty Pilkington, of 440 West 13th St., Junction City, Kansas, were held Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. The Rev. Marvin Thompson of the Superior Baptist Church officiated. The child died Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Irwin Army Hospital in Fort Riley, Kansas. She was a member of the Baptist Church and survivors include her parents, Robert and Teresa Pilkington and one sister, April Ann, all of Fort Riley, Kansas; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pilkington, her maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Welty, all of Superior; her paternal great-grandmother, Dona Jacobs of Laird, Colo., and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 21, 1981 JOHN STARKOVICH Services for John I. Starkovich, 76, of 790 Olney St., Astoria, Ore., were held Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Hardy of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiating. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Feb. 13, at the funeral home, and burial was in the C.F.U. Lodge lot of the Saint Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Vern Sather, Howard Pirnar, Dominick Giorgis, Bill Cummings, Lester Vavold and Floyd Kaul. Mr. Starkovicih died Tuesday, Feb. 10, at his home in Astoria. A former longtime resident of Rock Springs and a resident of Astoria since June of 1980, he had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Gallup, N.M. on December 8, 1904, the son of the late Ivan and Margareta Gasparec Starkovich. He married the former Mary Krpan in Linwood, Utah on September 23, 1923. She preceded him in death in 1971. Mr. Starkovich was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Co. for 28 years. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the C.F.U. Lodge No. 306 and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include one son, John, of Rock Springs; four daughters, Vickie Sears of Tacoma, Wash., Kathy Schock of Rock Springs, Mrs. Gary (Rose) Brown of Astoria, and Mrs. Marianne Mellot; one brother, Victor Starkovich of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Starkovich was preceded in death by two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 28, 1981 EDNA BLANCHE KESSNER Services for Edna Blanche “Diddy” Kessner, 66, of 610 Rhode Island Ave., were conducted Feb. 25, at the LDS Church on White Mountain Boulevard. Bishop Ron Fowler officiated at the services. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Frank Daniels, Elza Eversole, Francis Pearson, Kenneth Peters, Carl Cilensek and William Dorrence. Mrs. Kessner died Feb. 22, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for six days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Kessner had been in ill health the past three years. She was born in Cokeville on August 14, 1914, the daughter of the late Elmo T. and Blanche Bresse Haggerty. She attended schools in Cokeville and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1932. She married Forrest O. Kessner in Manila, Utah on Dec. 23, 1933. Mrs. Kessner had worked as a nurses aide for the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for 20 years until her retirement in 1973. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her husband, Forrest of Rock Springs; one son, Robert Kessner of Rock Springs; one brother, Elmo T. Haggerty of Kelsyville, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Lyda) Kessell of Ogden, Utah; several grandchildren; one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kessner was preceded in death by one son, Gene. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 28, 1981 ARTHUR GEORGE COOK Services for Arthur George Cook, 66, of 451 East Third North in Green River were held Feb. 26, at the Evanston First Ward LDS Church. Bishop Harold Hutchinson officiated. Burial was in the Evanston City Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Garold Gene Cook, Earl Scott Cook, Roy LaVern Cook, Billie Lester and Teddy Cook. Honorary pallbearers were Eldred Stewart, Frank Cartman, Johnny Mulinix, William Lester, William Henry Lester, Harold Hermansen, Leonard Lester, Herman Hofelt, Fred J. Cruz, Harold Laughter, Danny Ice and Angeli Scarpos. Cook died Feb. 23, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 8, 1915 in Hilliard to William and Harriet Hutchinson Cook Sr. He married Esther Muriel Lester on Sept. 21, 1935 in Randolph, Utah. He was a member of the LDS Church, the Eagles in Green River, the Union Pacific Oldtimers and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. He attended school in Hilliard, Cumberland and Superior and worked as Union Pacific carman for 39 years, retiring in 1975. Mr. Cook had lived in Green River since 1940, previously living in Evanston. Survivors include his sons, Garold E. Cook of Riverton, Utah and Darwin H. Cook, Provo, Utah; his daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Marjorie) Smith of Green River, and Mrs. Bill (Virginia) Gatti of Ruth, Nev.; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his brother, Edwin Ted Cook of Green River and Lawrence L. Cook of Evanston; his sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Elizabeth) Gilmore of Evanston, Mrs. Frank (Catherine) Williams of Evanston, Mrs. Joseph (Stella) Pierce of Evanston, Mrs. William (Ida) Lester of Riverton, Utah and Mrs. Walter (Florence) Goddard of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, two brothers, one sister, one daughter, one son and his wife. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1981 JOHN B. ENDRIZZI JR. Funeral services for John B. Endrizzi Jr., 76, of 511 I St., were held Thursday, March 5, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, March 4, at the Vase Funeral Chapel followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery, where military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Pallbearers were Joe Melinkovich, Wilson Garrison, John Copyak, Art Rosatti, Steve Koler and Ole Anselmi. Mr. Endrizzi died Sunday, March 1, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for two days. He had been in ill health for the past year. He was born on June 29, 1904 in Trentino, Brez, Tyrol, the son of the late John Baptista and Marie Catherina Magagna Endrizzi Sr. Mr. Endrizzi came to the United States in 1906 and settled in St. Louis, Mo., where he attended schools. He came to Rock Spring sin 1921 and married the former Regina Blasko on Feb. 2, 1942. Mr. Endrizzi was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. In addition to his parents, Mr. Endrizzi was preceded in death by his wife, Regina, who died in Rock Springs on March 8, 1980. Survivors include one brother, Joe Endrizzi of Salt Lake City, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Henderson of Roy, Utah, and Mrs. James (Marie) Bates of Indianapolis, Ind.; three brothers-in-law, Cyril, Charles and Ben Blasko, all of Rock Springs, and one sister-in-law, Louise Blasko of Rock Springs. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1981 RITA M. BLEVINS Funeral services for Rita Matilda Blevins, 34, of 125 Clearview Drive were conducted Sunday, March 1, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Rodney Gish of the First Assembly of God Church officiating. Interment was in the Inestimable Cemetery in Allen, S.D. Mrs. Blevins died Friday, Feb. 27, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for one day. A resident of Rock Springs since 1968, she died following a brief illness. She was born in Pine Ridge, S.D., on April 24, 1946, the daughter of the late Peter and Sophie Dismounts Rouillard. She attended schools in Pine Ridge and married Eugene Blevins in Green River on Aug. 2, 1980. Mrs. Blevins was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include her husband, Eugene Blevins of Rock Springs; two sisters, Rhoda Mesteth and Mary Randall, both of Pine Ridge; two sons, John Rouillard of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Abraham Hecrow of Opallala, S.D.; one daughter, Patricia of Pine Ridge; three brothers, Seymour Rouillard and Joseph Rouillard, both of Kyle, S.D., and Owen Rouillard of Boulder, Colo., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1981 WILLIAM P. BROWN Funeral services for former Rock Springs resident William P. Brown, 73, were held Friday, March 6, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tom Mozley of the First Congregational Church officiating. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Mungo Brown, Bob Brown, Jack Brown, Jerry Foster, Tom Foster and Mike Pryich. Mr. Brown died Monday, March 2, at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient for six hours. Mr. Brown who died from a heart attack, lived at 235 South Second East in Salt Lake City. He had lived in Rock Springs until 1962 when he moved to Salt Lake City. He was born in Fifeshire, Scotland, on April 14, 1907, to the late Mungo and Margaret Scott Brown. He attended schools in Scotland and came to the United State in 1928. Mr. Brown was a retired bartender and member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include his sister, Elizabeth Foster of Salt Lake City; three brothers, John Brown and Richard Brown, both of Rock Springs, and Howard Brown of Burley, Idaho; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Mary Forsyth, and two brothers, Mungo Brown and James Brown. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1981 HATTIE JANE BROWN Services for Hattie Jane Brown, 85, were conducted Thursday, March 5, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. Thomas H. Hughes officiated and burial was in St. John’s Cemetery in Granite City, Ill. Mrs. Brown died Monday, March 2, at her son’s residence at 1400 Bridger Drive, No. 19, in Green River. Mrs. Brown had been living in Green River for the past five months, previously living in Pennsylvania. She was born Feb. 6, 1896 in Kittanning, Pa., to Levi and Mary Browser Cousins. She married Robert W. Brown in June of 1914 in Kittanning. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Brothern Church. She is survived by three sons, Leroy and Willis Brown, both of Green River, and Kenton Brown of Butler, Pa.; her daughter, Edith Rich of Santa Monica, Calif.; a brother, Percy Cousins of Kittanning; 28 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1981 MILDRED GEORGIS Funeral services for Mildred Georgis, 68, of 1151 Vermont St., were conducted Thursday, March 12, at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Roy A. Miller officiating. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, and serving as pallbearers were James Georgis Sr., James Georgis Jr., Emilio Georgis, James Mullins Jr., Robert Zotti and Albert Anselmi. Mrs. Georgis died Sunday, March 8, at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. A resident of Rock Springs since 1931, she had been in ill health the past year. She was born in Wheeler, Texas, on Jan. 4, 1913, the daughter of the late Arlas Arthur and Mary Linda Benham Knight. She attended schools in Orina, Okla. and was a graduate of the Orina High School. Mrs. Georgis was a graduate of the Wyoming General Hospital of Nursing in Rock Springs in 1934. She married Teno Georgis in Rock Springs on June 27, 1936. Mrs. Georgis was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the District Nursing Association. Survivors include her husband, Teno; two sons, Thomas and Gerald, Rock Springs; daughter-in-law, Rosalee Georgis, Rock Springs; one daughter, Linda of Rock Springs; one brother, John Knight; four sisters, Mrs. Roy (Vaughn Dell) Dodd, Mrs. Landen (Carmen) Lee, Mrs. William (Vivian) Mullins, all of Vancouver, Wash., and Mrs. Walter (Lucille) Smith of Atlanta, Georgia; two grandchildren, Tin and Jerry, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Georgis was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Knight. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1981 JOHN A. SHARP Funeral services for John A. Sharp, 47, of 1412 Clark St., were held Saturday, March 7, at the LDS Church on White Mountain Boulevard. The Bishop Daron Dewey officiated and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Serving as pallbearers were Jim Stark, Jack Morrow, Ronald Brown, Randy Kearns, John Seppie and Bob Routh. Honorary pallbearers were Jack Morris, Felix Randell, Harold Frazier, Gary Allen, Dick Lee and Jim McClain. Mr. Sharp died Thursday, March 5, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for six hours. He was born in Rock Springs on Aug. 7, 1933, the son of John Peter and Miriam Lawson Sharp. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Irene Hysell in Evanston on Oct. 10, 1956. Mr. Sharp was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He graduated from barber college in Salt Lake City, Utah, and practiced barbering in Rock Springs for Brayton’s Barber Shop and with Gary Allen for several years. Mr. Sharp was employed by the Westburn Drilling Company as a driller-toolpusher at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Irene Sharp; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seppie; two sons, Raymond Arthur Sharp and Ronald Joe Lumsden; two daughters, Tammy Lynn Rafferty and Mrs. William (Sheryl) Campbell, all of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Jack (Joyce) Morrow of Evanston, Mrs. Ronnie (Janice) Brown of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Mrs. Randy (Noreen) Kearns of Evanston; four grandchildren and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Mr. Sharp was preceded in death by his father, one brother and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1981 ROBERT ARMSTRONG Services for Robert Armstrong, 84, of 808 Big Horn St., were conducted Monday, March 9, at the LDS Church on White Mountain Boulevard, with the Bishop Ronald Fowler officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery, and pallbearers were Steven Jereb, Robbie Jereb, Don Jereb, Kenneth Simkin, Mike Hautala and Pat Hautala. Mr. Armstrong died Thursday, March 5, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for two days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, he had been in ill health the past month. He was born in Rock Springs on October 18, 1896, the son of the late John and Mae McMillan Armstrong. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married Rose Marie Morrison June 19, 1920. She preceded him in death. He then married Eliza Paulson in 1930. Their marriage was solemnized in the Logan, Utah, LDS Temple. She preceded him in death on May 29, 1957. On Jan. 31, 1958, he married Maurita Payne in Salt Lake City, Utah, and she also preceded him in death. Armstrong was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the American Legion, the Moose Lodge, Woodmen of the World, and the United Mine Workers of America. He was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for over 50 years. Survivors include one son, Robert P. Armstrong of Honolulu, Hawaii, three daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Shirley) Jereb, Mrs. Ben (Marian) Hautala, Mrs. Evelyn Bates, all of Rock Springs; two brothers, Archie Armstrong and William Armstrong, both of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Floyd (Blanche) Hindman, Mrs. Irene Sather and Mrs. May Bolen, all of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and his wives, Armstrong was preceded in death by three brothers, Harry, John and Tom, and one sister, Mrs. Ethel James. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1981 CARL ANDREW SAMIETZ Funeral services for Carl Andrew Samietz, 29, of 808 McCarty St., were held Tuesday, March 10, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. Thomas Mozley officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, where military services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Serving as pallbearers were Darrell McJunkin, Fred McJunkin, Alfred Samietz, John “Pete” Baker, Roger Crumley, Lyle Bonnet, Abel Gomez and Dale Muller. Mr. Samietz died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Saturday, March 7, from injuries he sustained in a head-on collision Saturday on the Belt Loop in Rock Springs. He was born in Rock Springs on September 1, 1951, the son of Carl Richard and Virginia McJunkin Samietz. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs high school with the class of 1969. Mr. Samietz was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. A former Superior resident and resident of Rock Springs since 1968, Mr. Samietz was employed as a mechanic for the Western Power Company and was a member of the Operating Engineers. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; one brother, Michael Samietz of Buffalo; three sisters, Becky Kaumo and Lisann Samietz, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Joe (Janine) Cisneros of Thornton, Colo.; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Fred Davis of East Carbon City, Utah; several aunts and uncles, two nieces and five nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1981 RALPH RAMUNDO LOPEZ Funeral services for Ralph Ramundo Lopez, 13, were conducted Wednesday, March 11, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Craig L. Denny of the Jehovah’s Witnesses officiated and burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rudy Lopez, Raymond C. Lopez, Enos J. Martinez, Candido Lopez Jr., Elmer Martinez and Earl L. Lopez. Mr. Lopez died March 1, in a one-vehicle automobile accident near Granger. He was born Jan. 20, 1968, in Taos, N.M. to Rudy V. and Celina M. Lopez. He attended school at Lincoln Junior High in Green River where he was in the seventh grade. He was living with his family at the Westvaco railroad section halfway between Granger and Green River. He was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. He is survived by his parents; three brothers, Eugene R., Raymond C. and Rudy A. Lopez, of Westvaco Section, and one sister, Mrs. Enos (Darlene) Martinez, Granger. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1981 ANNA DONA Services for Anna Dona, 61, of 807 Election St., Benton, Ill., were held Thursday, March 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, March 11, at the funeral chapel and burial was in the Saint Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Norman Dona, Mike McMillan, Brad McMillan, Rob Kominsky, Clyde Daniels and Ray Pecolar. Mrs. Dona, a former Rock Springs resident, died Thursday, March 5, at her home in Benton following a lengthy illness. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, she had lived in Benton since 1956. She was born in Gunn, Wyo., on March 25, 1919, the daughter of the late Mike and Emma Brierley Pecolar. She married Ben Dona in Rock Springs in 1935. She was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Ben of Benton; one daughter, Gailverne Slaton of Benton; two brothers, George Pecolar of Kelso, Wash., and Raymond Pecolar of Springville, Utah; three sisters, Mae Milojevich of Powers, Ore., Nellie Lenzy of Kelso and Opal McMillan of Kemmerer, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1981 GREGORY L. ROBERTSON Services for Gregory LeVoyd Robertson, 29, of 1322 Lincoln St., were held Tuesday, March 10, at the Grace Baptist Church. The Rev. Ron Van Hee and the Rev. Wallace Higgins officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mickey Garcia, Fred Marchetti, Ted Frady, Dennis Marchetti, Jim Eusek, Scott Harbison and Preston McNutt. Mr. Robertson died Saturday, March 7, as the result of an automobile accident Saturday on the Belt Loop in Rock Springs. A resident of Rock Springs since 1955, Mr. Robertson was born in Tacoma, Wash. on September 28, 1951, the son of LeVoyd and Bette J. Havener Robertson, He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1970. Mr. Robertson was employed as a foreman for the Robertson Construction Company at the time of his death. He was a basketball player in high school and he attended the University of Wyoming. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; one brother, Rodney of Laramie; two sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Sheila) Dixon of Rock Springs and Mrs. Doug (Sharren) Paoli of Green River; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rhea Wiggs of Bremerton, Wash.; several aunts and uncles and three nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1981 ROBERT MILLER Funeral services for Robert J. Miller Sr., 48, a former Reliance resident were held Saturday, March 14, in Tremonton, Utah. Burial was in the Pinedale Cemetery, where Masonic graveside services were conducted. Mr. Miller died Wednesday, March 11, in Tremonton, after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Miller was born in Reliance, April 23, 1932, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller. He attended school in Reliance where he was graduated in 1950. He married Fay Cook of Rock Springs in Evanston in 1951. Mr. Miller served with the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Corinne Lodge No. 5 in Tremonton where he was a past master. In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by two sons, Robert J., Logan, Utah and Bart, Tremonton; two daughters, Mrs. Becky Sorenson, Downey, Idaho and Mrs. Linda Zimmerman, Tremonton; a brother, Jack, Rock Springs; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph T. and William H. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1981 MARY BUSKO Funeral services for Mary E. Busko, 78, of 211 Detroiter Ave., Murray, Utah, were held Monday, March 16, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Fred Wendel officiated and burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Larry Mathis, Louis Shifrar, Jim, Mike and Robert O’Farrell, and John Beyda. A parish rosary was also recited Sunday, March 15, in Midvale, Utah. Mrs. Busko died Thursday, March 12, at Saint Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She had been a resident of Murray since 1971 and was a former longtime resident of Reliance. She was born in Scofield, Utah on Sept. 5, 1902, the daughter of the late Andrew and Susan Drotovan Beyda. She married Mike Busko on June 15, 1925 in Salt Lake City and he preceded her in death on June 4, 1971. Mrs. Busko was a member of the Saint Vincent Parish in Murray. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Bob (Marilyn) O’Farrell of Tucson, Ariz.; one son, Roy Busko of Seward, Neb.; two brothers, Nick of Diamondville, and Joseph of Evanston; two sisters, Mrs. Ann Collins of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Helen Steed of 29 Palms, Calif.; several nieces and nephews, and several grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1981 ALVIN PORTWOOD Funeral services for Alvin Edward Portwood, 72, of 414 Agate St., were conducted Wednesday, March 18, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Fred Wendel officiating. A rosary was recited Tuesday evening at the Vase Funeral Chapel and burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Jerry Norris, Tony Marietta, William K. (Kaiser) Elich, Edwin Soderlund, George Osselton and Jack Korogi. Mr. Portwood died Sunday, March 15, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a two-month month illness. He was born at Cambria on March 31, 1908, the son of the late Zaccheus and Gertrude Kayhill Portwood. He came to Reliance and the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Denver, Colo. He was a retired coal miner having worked in Reliance and Blairtown. After he left the mines he was employed as a bartender in Rock Springs until he retired. He was married to Bessie Nicholls at Las Vegas, Nev. on Jan. 16, 1977. Survivors include his wife, Bessie of Rock Springs; a stepdaughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Lynn Roberts of Rock Springs; a sister, Mrs. Jack (Ethel) Rafferty of Buffalo; two grandchildren, Robert and Kimberly Roberts of Rock Springs and two nephews, Jack Rafferty Jr. of Buffalo and Jim Rafferty of Reliance. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151 and the Loyal Order of the Moose. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1981 DORIS CARPENTER Funeral services for Doris Jean Carpenter, 46, of Flaming Gorge Trailer Court in Green River, were held Thursday, March 19, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. John Johansen officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery, and serving as pallbearers were Joseph Lutke, Ron Berg, Ronald W. Cash, Eldon Chasteen, Roger Nusbaum and Howard J. Baker. Mrs. Carpenter died Monday, March 16, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born Nov. 23, 1934 in Cadillac, Mich. to James H. and Opal L. Moffitt Thompson. She married Benjamin Douglas Carpenter Nov. 28, 1955 in Cadillac, Mich. Mrs. Carpenter was a member of the Lutheran Church and was employed as a teller at the State Bank of Green River. She was a Green River resident for three years. She is survived by her husband of Green River; two sons, Nick and Rick Carpenter, Green River; one daughter, Patty L. Carpenter, Green River; her father, James Thompson of Cadillac, Mich. and two brothers, Robert and Jack Thompson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1981 MARY ROSENE Services for Mary C. Rosene, 91, of Rawlins, were held Monday, March 16, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H.E. Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Louis P. Muir, David Lee Muir, Don Lightner, Charles Barto, Claire Grantham and Carl Rosene. Mrs. Rosene died Thursday, March 12, at the Park Manor Nursing Home in Rawlins. A resident of Rawlins for the past four years and a former resident of Pinedale, Mrs. Rosene died following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Rosene was born in Rock Springs, July 19, 1889, the daughter of the late Mathew and Christna Schaid Muir. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Arthur Rosene in Ogden, Utah, July 1, 1913. He preceded her in death in 1967. Mrs. Rosene was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Neighbors of the Woodcraft and the Pythian Sisters. Survivors include one sister, Christina Cook, Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1981 RICHARD GOATCHER Funeral rites for Richard Bartrum Goatcher, 25, of 1109 Lee St., were conducted Wednesday, March 18, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. Ben Smith officiated and burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers were Kyle Rawlings, Eric Botkin, Bill and Bob Hower, Wally Wallbridge and Randy Foster. Honorary pallbearers were Mark and Richard Hower, and John and Hollis Atwood. Mr. Goatcher died Saturday, March 14, after the oil tanker he was driving failed to negotiate a curve on the Brady Deep Unit Road 10 miles from Highway 430. He was born on Jan. 28, 1956 at Alliance, Ohio. He resided in Rock Springs most of his life and attended school in Rock Springs and was a member of the First Congregational Church. He is survived by his parents, Isaac and Patricia Ann Hower Brooks of Rock Springs; one brother, Isaac Newton Brooks; four sisters, Elizabeth, Cathy, Jennie and Saima Brooks, all of Rock Springs; his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Hower of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1981 LEE PUSHEE Memorial services for Lee Noble Pushee, 46, of 1750 Arizona, Green River, were held Friday, March 20, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Green River. The Rev. Robert A. Tyce officiated and the body was cremated. Mr. Pushee died Monday, March 16, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County from a heart attack. He was born April 24, 1934, in Clayhole, Ky., to Gerald and Fern Clough Pushee. He married Judith Carnes on June 30, 1961, in Baudette, Minn. He was a member of the Lutheran Church, worked as a mechanic at Allied Chemical and was in the Air Force for 20 years. Mr. Pushee had lived in Green River the past four years, previously living in Roy, Utah. Survivors include his wife, Judith of Green River; a daughter, Mrs. James (Cheri) Crosthwaite of Kemmerer; a son, Gerald L. Pushee; his parents of Waterloo, Iowa; two sister, Dorothy Kiviaho of Warnton, Ore., and Charlotte Pushee of California, and a granddaughter, Cossandra Leigh Crosthwaite of Kemmerer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1981 MARY VIOX Funeral services for 92-year-old Mary Frances Viox, of 241 East Second North in Green River, were conducted Wednesday, March 25, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The Rev. James Godley officiated. A rosary was also recited Tuesday, March 24, at the Smith Funeral Home. Burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Mike Schwope, Roger Wilson, Gary Mattheis, Steve Cennolly, Bob Neville, Greg Neville, Chris Neville and Dave Pedri. Mrs. Viox died Sunday, March 22, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home in Rock Springs. She was born Sept. 6, 1888, in Laramie to James T. and Julia E. Carroll Moriarty. She married Charles Alfred Viox on Aug. 18, 1914 in Green River. He preceded her in death on April 7, 1971. Mrs. Viox was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the Altar and Rosary Society, Royal Neighbors of America for 74 years, the PTA, Women’s Club, Democratic Party and the American Legion Auxiliary. She had lived in Green River for 86 years. Survivors include her four daughters, Mrs. George (Josephine) Sturholm of Rock Springs, Mrs. E. Lawson (Mary Kay) Schwope of Cheyenne, Mrs. Ned H. (Helen) Moerke of Houston, Texas and Mrs. Robert G. (Rosalie) Neville of Salt Lake City, Utah; a son, Charles A. Viox Jr. of Lander; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Mrs. Mayme Kidd of Rock Springs and Mrs. Eva Viox of Cheyenne, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Elizabeth Moriarty and Margaret Kephardt, and her brother, James Moriarty. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1981 REBECCA JULIUS Funeral services for Rebecca Faye Julius, 31, of 1406 Raindance Road, were conducted Saturday, March 21, at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Robert A. Tyce of the Mount of Olives Lutheran Church officiating. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Steve Logan, John Doak, Dr. Robert T. Wallendorff, Jack Smith, Dick Bertagnolli and Chuck Berti. She died Wednesday, March 18, at the Bishop Randall Hospital in Lander. She had been a patient since Monday and died during open heart surgery. She had been in ill health since January. She was born in Rock Springs on June 24, 1949, the daughter of George Keith Lamb of Gruver, Texas and Betty Case Teters of Rock Springs. She attended school in Rock Springs and was employed as a receptionist and secretary at the District Education Office. Survivors include two sons, Terry Lee Clingan and Cary Lee Thompson and a daughter, Sherrie Lee Thompson, all of Rock Springs; her mother and step-father, Betty and Jack Teters of Rock Springs and her father and step-mother, George Keith and Mary Rae Lamb, of Gruver, Texas; two brothers, James Lamb of Stigler, Okla. and Perry Keith Lamb of Gruver; two step-brothers, Robert J. Teters of Arkansas and Thomas C. Teters of Rock Springs; a step-sister, Mrs. Richard (Marilyn) Lee of Rock Springs; he fiancee, Walt Herbert of Rock Springs and several aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Ren Lamb. She was a member of the Mount of Olives Lutheran Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1981 MARY HARRIS Graveside services for Mary Z. Harris, 79, of 124 East Second North, Green River, were held Wednesday, March 25, at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Richard Waggner officiated. Serving as pallbearers were Michael Harris, David Jackson, Miles Flansburg, Michael Miller, Roger Price and Grover Wallace Sr. Honorary pallbearers were Grove Wallace Jr. and Vick Revelle. Mrs. Harris died Sunday, March 22, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was a member of the Methodist Church, Golden Hour Senior Citizens, and had lived in Green River the past 12 years. She previously resided in Modesto, Calif. Mrs. Harris is survived by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Helen M. Harris, Green River and her grandchildren, Michael Steven Harris of Laramie and Mrs. David (Terry) Jackson of Rock Springs. Her son, Henry Clinton (Bill) Harris, preceded her in death on March 28, 1980. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1981 WILLIAM VAN NOLAND Graveside services and interment for William Lawrence Van Noland, of 701 Antelope Driver, were conducted Tuesday, March 23, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Kenneth W. King of the United Pentecostal Church officiated. The child was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Saturday, March 21. He was born in Rock Springs on Feb. 1, 1981. Survivors include his parents, Larry and Tammy, and one sister, Trula, all of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Milton Van Noland of San Francisco, Calif. and Naomi Van Noland of Half Moon Bay, Calif.; his maternal grandparents, John Olmstead of Grants Pass, Oregon and Shaneta Jereb of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 4, 1981 JOHN CHARLES LEWIS SR. Funeral services for John Charles Lewis Sr., 77, of 98 North First East, Green River, were held Friday, April 3, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Burial will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens north of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Dan Larson, Val Robles, Roger Robles, Mark Timlin, Doug Hamilton and Andy Hinjosa. Mr. Lewis was found dead at his home at the Tomahawk Hotel in Green River at 9:45 a.m. Monday, March 30. Mr. Lewis had died about 7 p.m. Sunday, March 29. A resident of Green River for the past three years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Lewis had been in ill health the past several months. He was born in Boulder, Colo. on Nov. 11, 1903, the son of the late John Charles and Mary Gras Lewis. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a retired maintenance man for the Continental Bakery at the time of his death. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, the F.O. Eagles, the Redman Lodge and the Golden Hour Senior Citizens Center in Green River. Survivors include one son, John Charles Lewis Jr. of Green River; three grandsons; one granddaughter; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 4, 1981 TAN NG Funeral services for Tan Ng, 65, of 1411 Palisades Way, Rock Springs, were held Wednesday, April 1 at the Vase Chapel. The Rev. Charles Hardy of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. The body was returned to Hammond, Ind., where graveside services were conducted Friday, April 3, at the Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Ng died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 29, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for the past 11 days. A resident of Rock Springs for the past four years, Mr. Ng had been in ill health the past month. He was born in Canton, China, on Feb. 12, 1916. He married Ann Leung, and she preceded him in death. He was a retired laundryman at the time of his death. Survivors include one son, Kan Ng of San Jose, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Philip (Linda) Lew of Rock Springs, Mrs. Harry (Cindy) Ol of Highland, Ind., and Jennifer Ng of Hammond, Ind.; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1981 LUCIANO MONTOYA Funeral services for Luciano Montoya, 68, of 212 Desert Village, were held Thursday, April 9, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Ruben Garcia officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, April 8, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, and burial was in the Saint Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were David Trujillo, Albert Morgan, Frankie Montoya, Gene Montoya, Bob Pacheco and Ed Pacheco. Mr. Montoya died Saturday, April 4, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for one day. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 42 years, he had been in ill health the past year. He was born in Trinidad, Colo. on Nov. 24, 1912, the son of the late Urbano and Sarah DeHerrera Montoya. He attended schools in Trinidad. Mr. Montoya was a retired shuttle car operator for the FMC Corporation. Mr. Montoya was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include four sons, James and Alex, both of Stockton, Calif. and Gene and Vincent, both of Rock Springs; six daughters, Mrs. Albert (Louise) Morgan, Mrs. Jerry (Barbra) Graebert, Mrs. Joe (Patricia) Miera, Mrs. John (Alice) Howe, Mable Montoya and Lydia Montoya, all of Rock Springs; four brothers, Patricio, Samuel, Joe E. and Abelno, all of Trinidad; five sisters, Apolonia Valasquez of Valasquez Plaza, Colo.; Genevive Leal of Trinidad; Delia Gallardo of Pueblo, Colo., Joanna Garcia and Frances Gardenos both of Denver, Colo.; 34 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Montoya was preceded in death by two sons, Floyd and Joe and one sister, Maclovia Collins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1981 ALLEN BYRNE Services for Allen F. Byrne, 64, of Table Rock, were conducted Saturday, April 4, at the LDS Church on White Mountain Boulevard. Wamsutter Branch President Richard Horsley officiated. Military graveside services and interment were at the Municipal Cemetery in Grand Junction, Colo., where Elder Pete Parkinson dedicated the grave. Serving as pallbearers were Chuck Besso, Byron Zuehlsdorff, Eddie Hoff, Tom Graham, Clint Selby and Bill Fotheringham. Honorary pallbearers were Harold Harvey, Swede Zuehlsdorff, Earl, Harold and Jack Byrne, Arnold Greene, Elza Eversole, Sonny March, Hal Benedict and Bryon Whittaker. Mr. Byrne was killed Wednesday, April 1, near the Table Rock rest area after being struck be a semi-tractor trailer rig. A resident of Table Rock the past eight years and former resident of Grand Junction, Mr. Byrne was born in Piedmont, Wyoming on April 27, 1916, the son of the late Clarence Leslie and Alice Isabelle Johnson Byrne. He attended schools in Mountain View and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1934. Mr. Byrne served with the U.S. Army in World War II and married the former Ella May Robertson in Ogden, Utah on July 11, 1953. Mr. Byrne was a retired Mountain Fuel employee having worked for them for 11 ½ years and was the present owner and operator of the Table Rock Service Station and the Burnwell Contractors. He was a member of the LDS Church and the American Legion in Evanston. Survivors include his wife of Table Rock; three daughters, Mrs. Larry (Alice) Metz of Farson, Mrs. Kent (Virginia) Cooper of Table Rock, and Mary Lou Byrne of Shoshoni; two sons, Glenn of Table Rock and Johnny of Shoshoni; two sisters, Cora Belle Davis of Mountain View and Ida Bullock of Sunnymead, Calif.; five grandsons, one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Byrne was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael and Joseph. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1981 RUFINO VIGIL Services for Rufino E. “Lee” Vigil, 73 of 1330 Elk St., were conducted Wednesday, April 8, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. Rosary was recited Tuesday, April 7, at the Vase Funeral Home, and military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with interment in the Mountain View Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were John Garcia, Dominico Ortega, Paul Fernandez, Amos Jackson, Ray Medina and Eddie Pacheco. Honorary pallbearers were Buddy Chappel and Felix Cisneros. Mr. Vigil died Friday, April 3, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. A resident of Rock Spring since 1942, he was born November 16, 1907, at Pryor, Colo., the son of the late Joseph and Frances Pineta Vigil. He attended school at Walsenburg, Colo. and was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Mr. Vigil was a retired coal miner and was married to Rose Archuleta at Walsenburg, Colo. in 1934. Survivors include his wife, Rose of Rock Springs; four sons, Henry Carson of Rock Springs, Joseph, Kent and Steve Vigil, all of Rock Springs; six daughters, Mrs. Rudy (Susie) Birch of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Rolland (Deloros) Koleman of Rock Springs, Mrs. Joe A. (Phyllis) Martinez and Mrs. Aurilo (Jennie) Medina, both of Green River, Mrs. Joe (Frances) Fernandez and Mrs. Jose M. (Roberta) Cordova, both of Rock Springs; a brother, Zeke Vigil of Denver, Colo.; 38 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Victoria and a brother, Ben. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1981 GEORGE STURHOLM Funeral services for George Sturholm, 69, of 725 Rhode Island Ave., were held Saturday, April 4, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed at the Berg Sunset Memorial Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pallbearers were Robert Neville, Ned Moerke, Lawson Schwope, Paul Chenchar, Charles Viox, Robert Moerke and Joe Endrizzi. Mr. Sturholm died Thursday, April 2, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for five days. A lifetime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Sturholm had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Rock Springs on August 2, 1911, the son of the late Gustave and Jennie Stopsen Sturholm. He attended schools in Rock Springs, and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1929. He married the former Josephine Viox in Green River on August 18, 1938. Mr. Sturholm retired in 1974 as an automobile dealer and owner for the Western Auto Transit Company and he was a land developer in Rock Springs. Mr. Sturholm was a member of the B.P.O. Elks, the Odd Fellows, the Chamber of Commerce, the past president of the Toastmasters Club, the past president of the Rotary Club and the past president of the Wyoming Automobile Dealers Assn. Survivors include his wife, Josephine of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Gary (Kay) Mattheis of Jackson Hole, Mrs. David (Sue) Pedri of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Walt (Mildred) Lammi of Cambria, Calif., Ingred Sturholm of Rock Springs; three grandsons, Michael, Steven and Scot Mattheis, all of Jackson Hole and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Sturholm was preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence and Martin and two sisters, Irene Hacker and Laura Sturholm. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1981 DOMENIC PELLO Graveside services for Dominic Pello, 85, of 1325 Sage St., were conducted Wednesday, April 15, at the Eden Valley Cemetery in Farson, with the Rev. Ruben Garcia of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiating. Mr. Pello died Thursday, April 9, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home, where he had been a patient for two years. A resident of Rock Springs since 1940, Mr. Pello had been in ill health the past several months. He was born in Tornino, Italy on Dec. 9, 1896, the son of the late John and Genevieve Pecola Pello. He attended schools in Italy and was a retired carpenter at the time of his death. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include on brother, Pete Pello of California, two half-brothers, Jim Omenga of Puyallup, Wash., and Joe Omenga of Chicago, Ill., one half-sister, Margaret Bulleti of Pacific City, Wash.; one nephew, Paul Amminie of Bellvue, Wash., and two nieces, Verna Scarborough and Genevieve Madeline Baumann both of Kent, Wash. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1981 JOHN LEBAR Services for John Paul Lebar, 72, of 717 Ridge Ave., were held Tuesday, April 14, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Ruben Garcia officiated. A parish rosary was recited Monday, April 13, at the Vase Funeral Home, followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were John Copyak, George Marushack, Mike Yakimovich, Joe Zaversnik, John Larrabaster and Joe Melinkovich. Mr. Lebar was found dead in his home Saturday, April 11. A lifetime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Lebar had been in ill health since January. He was born in Rock Springs on June 11, 1909, the son of the late John and Mary Oblock Lebar. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Leda G. Hartt in Rock Springs on June 17, 1929 and she preceded him in death on Oct. 9, 1971. Mr. Lebar was a retired mechanic having worked for Karco Pontiac and Benson Motors. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the A.F.U. Lodge No. 202, the Knights of Columbus No. 2441 and the K.S.K.J. Saint Joseph’s Lodge No. 122. Survivors include three sons, Jack P., of Roy, Utah, Lt. Col. Thomas J. Lebar, stationed at Pease Air Forces Base, N.J., and William F. of Lake Stevens, Wash.; four brothers, Frank, Max and Jack, all of Rock Springs and Vincent, of McMurray, Pa.; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Lebar was preceded in death by one brother, Joseph. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1981 HERBERT TORPEY Funeral services for Herbert D. Torpey, 55, were held Wednesday, April 22, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The Rev. James Godley officiated, and burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Floyd Heitz, Wayne Lee, Bob Tynsky, Mike Johnston, Roger Hartman and Brad Williams. Mr. Torpey died Saturday, April 18, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born May 8, 1925 in Denver, Colo. to John and Suzanna Monihan Torpey. He married Norma D. Sisson Sept. 28, 1963 in San Francisco, Calif. He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River and a veteran of World War II in the army. Mr. Torpey was a purchasing superintendent at the Texasgulf trona mine, a member of the Elks Club and attended the Colorado School of Mines, graduating in 1951. He was a member of the Alpha Omega Fraternity and the American Mining Congress. He lived at 1405 California in Green River and had lived in Green River for the past 3 ½ years, living prior to that in Casa Grande, Ariz. Survivors include his wife, Norma of Green River; one son, Timothy Torpey and one daughter, Teresa Torpey of Green River; one brother, Robert Torpey of Denver, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1981 EDWARD HARNICE Services for Edward Frazier Harnice, 65, of 805 McKeehan Ave., were held Tuesday, April 21, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Kenneth W. King of the United Pentecostal Church officiating. Serving as pallbearers were Lawrence Seymour, R.L. Zurlo, Larry Seaman, Stanley Wisniewski Jr., James Shoemaker and Charles Kalkbrenner. Honorary pallbearers were Larry Shaw, Dewey Corhn, Mike Rasmussen and Mike Shaw. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, with burial in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Harnice died Thursday, April 16, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for two days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1953, Mr. Harnice had been in ill health the past ten years. He was born in Marion, Kentucky on March 20, 1916, the son of the late Odie and Millie Hansen Harnice. He married the former Imogene Corn in Elizabethtown, Ill., on July 26, 1936. Mr. Harnice was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was a retired maintenance man having worked for the FMC Corp. He was a member of the Moose Lodge, the American Legion and the Protestant Church. Survivors include his wife, Imogene of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. William (Linda) Buchanan of West Monroe, Ind.; nine sisters; two grandchildren, Josette McGarvey of West Monroe, Ind., and Randy Weimer of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1981 LESTER BLAKELY Services for former Rock Springs resident Lester C. Blakely, 69, of 511 13th St., Rawlins, were held Wednesday, April 22, at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Rawlins. Graveside services and interment were at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Blakely died Sunday, April 19, at Carbon County Memorial Hospital. A resident of Rawlins since 1954, Mr. Blakely had been in ill health the past several months. He was born April 23, 1921, in Tamaroa, Ill., the son of the late George and Maude Philbrick Blakely. He married Lila Jones in Rock Springs on Dec. 18, 1951. He was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1939 and had worked as an engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad, retiring in 1979. Mr. Blakely was a member of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, the Odd Fellows Lodge, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge in Rawlins, the Union Pacific Old Timers, the Brotherhood of Local Engineers, and the U.T.U. Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Lila of Rawlins; his son, Patrick of Rawlins; his sister, Mrs. Bill (Mamie) McCurtain, Rock Springs; two brothers, Howard Blakely of Lander and Ramson Blakely of Sacramento, Calif.; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Jones of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1981 LILLIAN SELLERS Funeral services for Lillian Sellers, 83, of 219 Sherman St., were conducted Tuesday, April 21, at the LDS Church with Bishop Calvin D. Potter officiating. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Gene Sellers, Ray Sellers, El Dee Sellers, William Franc, Mark Franc and Brady Sines. Mrs. Sellers died Friday, April 17, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for 12 days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1929, Mrs. Sellers had been in ill health the past three weeks. She was born in Nephi, Utah on Nov. 28, 1897, the daughter of the late Thomas and Euphamie Reid Pass. She attended schools in Nephi, Utah and married James A. Sellers in the Logan LDS Temple on August 7, 1929. Mrs. Sellers was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Survivors include her husband, James of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Albert (Lenora) Yardas of Rock Springs, Mrs. Steve (Lois) Lucas of Hamilton, Va., and Mrs. Robert (Clarice) Williams of Willard, Utah; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1981 ANDY ROSSETTI Funeral services for Andy Rossetti, 49, were held Monday, April 20, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were his cousins, William Rossetti Jr., John Rossetti, Pete Zanetti Jr., Pete Edd, James Zanetti and John Shassetz Jr. Mr. Rossetti, of Las Vegas, Nev., was killed April 12 in a plane crash at Shoshone, Calif. A former longtime Rock Springs resident, Mr. Rossetti moved to Las Vegas and Beverly Hills, Calif. in 1971. He was born July 24, 1931, in Rock Springs. He was a businessman and bred horses. Mr. Rossetti was also a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Rosetti was a graduate of Rock Springs High School and studied at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colo. where he became an x-ray and lab technician. He was a longtime employee of Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and resigned when he moved from Rock Springs. Survivors include his mother, Kate Schnauber of Rock Springs; one brother, Otto Schnauber of Rock Springs; his sisters, Lena Lind of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Carlisle (Kay) Smith of St. George, Utah, and several aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, James “Skip” Rossetti. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1981 ALAN HESELTON Funeral services for Allan Verne Heselton, 26, of Star Route 2, west of Green River, were held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel in Green River. A funeral service was also held at the LDS 11th Ward Chapel in Springville, Utah on Friday at noon. Mr. Heselton died Monday, April 27, when he fell into a sand bin at a concrete plant west of Green River and suffocated. Mr. Heselton was born Nov. 13, 1954 in Upton, Mass. to Berne and Elizabeth Jacobson Heselton. He married Shelly Sorenson Jan. 18, 1974 in Orem, Utah. He was employed by Sierra Ready Mix of Green River and was a member of the LDS Church. He had been a resident of Green River one year. Survivors include his wife of Green River; two sons, Miken and Chad John, Green River; one daughter, Hidi Elizabeth, also of Green River; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Berne Heselton, Greenville, S.C. and Mrs. Elizabeth Heselton of Salt lake City, Utah; one brother, Darryl Heselton, Salt Lake City; five sisters, Mrs. Smith (Deborah) Weber, Salt Lake City, Mrs. Clayton (Kristine) Au, Hawaii, Mrs. Chris (Beth) Foster, Ogden, Utah, Mrs. Joel Jeppson, Springville, Utah and Laverna Heselton, Hawaii; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Heselton, Upton, Mass. and Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobson, also of Upton, Mass. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1981 JACK BEARD Funeral services for Jack Curtis Beard, 52, of Green River, were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Green River High School Auditorium with the Rev. Benjamin Smith officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were David Lev, Andy Lev, James Evans, Scott Buschelman, Kevin Goglio, Mark LeSavre, David Schultz and Kael Jasperson. Honorary pallbearers were Chuck Realing, George Lev, Tom Confer, Roger Nielson, Don Nelson and Monte Rutten. Mr. Beard died Saturday, April 25, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was well known throughout the state as a swimming coach and was the first swimming coach at Green River High School. He started the AAU swimming program in Green River and his high school team was state champions in 1975, 1976 and 1977. He was named State Swimming Coach of the Year for 1976-1977. He came to Green River 18 years ago and had taught at the Monroe Upper Elementary School. He graduated from Thermopolis High School and attended the University of Wyoming. Mr. Beard received a bachelors degree and masters degree from Eastern Montana College in Billings, Mont. Mr. Beard was born in Thermopolis on April 5, 1929 to Archibald and Margaret Peoples Beard. He married Lois Marquess in Thermopolis on April 2, 1961. He was a member of the Union Congregational Church where he was a former moderator, a member of the Elks Club, the Green River Lions Club and the Jaycees. He also taught school in Guernsey, Thermopolis and Encampment. Mr. Beard lived at 110 Miller and had lived in Green River for 18 years. Survivors include his wife of Green River; one son, Charles Allen Beard of Green River; a daughter, Caroline Marie Beard of Green River; one brother, James Biggs of Layton, Utah; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1981 ANGELA KLEINHANS Funeral services for Angela Kleinhans, 77, of 13 Wardell Court, Rock Springs, were held Tuesday, April 28, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. A rosary was recited Monday, April 27, at the Vase Chapel. Cremation followed at Berg’s Memorial Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mrs. Kleinhans died at her home at about 6 a.m. Saturday, April 25, following a brief illness. She was born at Stara Loka, Yugoslavia on May 24, 1903, the daughter of the late Jerij and Jera Kokalj Bertoncelj. She came to the United States in 1907 and graduated from the Rock Springs High School in 1924. She graduated from Merrit Hospital School of Nursing at Oakland, Calif. in 1927 and worked as a nurse in Oakland for 18 years, returning to Rock Springs to make her home in 1946. She was married to John Jacob Kleinhans in September 1946 at Oakland and in 1949 they moved to Point of Rocks where they owned and operated Jack’s Coffee Shop. They operated the coffee shop until they retired in 1969 when they returned to Rock Springs to make their home. Mr. Kleinhans preceded her in death on April 27, 1977. She is survived by a sister, Molly Seneshale of Rock Springs; three brothers Andy Bertoncelj and Dr. Frank J. Bertoncelj, both of Rock Springs, and Peter Bertoncelj of Sheridan, several nieces and nephews. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizens Center and president of the Historical Society of Sweetwater County. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1981 ROBERT DuPAPE Funeral services for Robert Edward DuPape, 46, of 1215 11th St., were held Wednesday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Roy A. Miller officiating. Graveside services were conducted by the BPO Elks Lodge No. 624 with burial in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Paul Wonacott, Art Beveridge, Dick Bertagnolli, John Beach, Calif Harper and Ernie West. Mr. DuPape died Sunday, April 26, at 1:32 a.m. from injuries he received when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a downtown Rock Springs street. Mr. DuPape was born at Rock Springs on August 24, 1934, the son of the late Richard N. and Elsie Emily Herbin DuPape. He was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School and a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie No. 151. Mr. DuPape was the co-owner and operator of the A-1 T.V. and Electronics and was the Exalted Ruler of the BPO Elks Lodge No. 624. Survivors include four sons, Cory, Dennis, Robin and Bart DuPape, all of Rock Springs; a brother, Raymond L. DuPape of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Henry and Wallace. Mr. DuPape was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served with the United States Air Force. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1981 ANDREW PETERNELL Funeral services for Andrew Peternell Sr., 73, of 204 Marion Street, Rock Springs, were held Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens north of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Charles Keller, Keith Parks, George White, Vern Sather, John Larrabaster and John Leosco. Mr. Peternell died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 12:35 p.m. Tuesday, May 5. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 47 years, Mr. Peternell had been in ill health the past three months. He was born in Cumberland on August 4, 1907, the son of the late Andrew and Johanna Kobler Peternell. He attended schools in Cumberland and married the former Phyllis Delaurante in Rock Springs on Nov. 24, 1934. Mr. Peternell was a retired switchman for the Union Pacific Railroad. Mr. Peternell was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the S.N.P.J. Lodge and the Italian American Society. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; one son, Andrew, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. John (Barbara) Hudak of Englewood, Colo.; four brothers, Winsell of Rock Springs, Carl of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., Frank of Moab, Utah and John of Auburn, Calif.; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Andy (Sammie) Peternell of Rock Springs and one son-in-law, John Hudak of Englewood, Colo.; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Pete and Genevieve Delaurante and brother-in-law, Jim Grosso, all of Rock Springs; four grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1981 PAUL SUBIC Funeral services for Paul M. Subic, 77, of 165 K Street, Rock Springs, were held Monday, May 4 at 10 a.m. at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 3 at the Vase Funeral Chapel followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary at 7:15 p.m. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Subic died at 8:45 a.m. Friday, May 1 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past two days following a brief illness. Pallbearers were Max Ogrin, Henry Chadey, Mike Chadey, Kaiser Elich, Paul Putz and Frank Peternel. He was born in Rock Springs on Dec. 8, 1903, the son of the late Frank and Catherine Perko Subic. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1922. Mr. Subic married the former Jennie Putz in Rock Springs and she preceded him in death. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Mr. Subic was the retired owner and operator of the Paul’s Variety Shop and he had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the B.P.O. Elks, the F.O. Eagles and the American Fraternal Union. Survivors include two sisters, Kathryn Magagna and Albina Avanzini, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1981 FLORENCE SCHUCK Funeral services for Florence I. Schuck, 50, of Green River, were held Saturday, May 2 at 10 a.m. in St. John’s Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Herbert Scott officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Schuck died at 10:15 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Pallbearers were Don Brown, Al Carollo, Bob Muije, Darrey Kelley, Harold Comer and Cecil Garvin. She was born April 3, 1931 in Clearmont, Wyo. to John Ira and Martha Weadon Francis. She married Richard D. Schuck July 7, 1951 in Buffalo, Wyo. A Green River resident since 1959, Mrs. Schuck was a member of the ST. John’s Episcopal Church and worked in the church’s thrift shop. She was also a member of the High Bidder Pinochle Club in Green River. She is survived by her husband of Green River; two sons, Richard P. Schuck, Laramie and Stephen W. Schuck, Green River; three brothers, James R. and John Francis, both of Buffalo, and Bierre Francis, Rawlins; and one sister, Mrs. Walter (Marilyn) Hushbeck, Tulsa, Okla. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1981 LINDA SUE TINKER Funeral services for Linda Sue Tinker, 31, of Manila, Utah, were held Saturday, May 2, at 2 p.m. in the Manila LDS Chapel with Bishop William Briggs officiating. Burial was in the Manila City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kurt Reed, Mark Redden, Neal Redden, Danny Lamb, Bruce Christensen and Devan Long. Honorary pallbearers were Marshall Briggs, Danny Wilde and Chad Reed. Mrs. Tinker died April 29 in a Salt Lake City, Utah hospital. She was born in Rock Springs on Nov. 7, 1949 to Charles and Josephine Dearth Jamieson. She married John Gale Tinker June 29, 1968 and the marriage was later solemnized in the Logan, Utah LDS Temple. She was a member of the LDS Church and had lived in Manila since 1969. She resided in Eden, Wyo. prior to moving to Manila. Her husband preceded her in death on July 24, 1977. Mrs. Tinker is survived by three daughters, Jamie Sue, Joelen and Gayle Marie Tinker, all of Manila; her father, Charles Jamieson of Eden; two sisters, Mrs. Gary (JoAnn) Zakotnik, Eden and Mrs. Robert (Mary Kay) Zakotnik, Kemmerer, Wyo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1981 TERRY LEE LEVENHAGEN Graveside services for Terry Lee Levenhagen, 21, of 816 Gobel Street, Rock Springs, were held Tuesday, May 5 in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with LDS Bishop Fred Arland Shields officiating. Pallbearers were Kevin Harris, Rick Hansen, Hank Rouse, Sheldon Tfifer, Junior Harrison and David Garetto. Mr. Levenhagen drowned while swimming with a companion in Flaming Gorge Reservoir on Friday, May 1. Mr. Levenhagen was born May 14, 1959 in Marshfield, Wis. to Gary and LaVonne Levenhagen. He lived most of his life in Grantsville, Utah and graduated from Tooele High School and the LDS Seminary. He married Myrna Taylor on Oct. 21, 1979 in Lincoln, Utah. Mr. Levenhagen had lived in Wyoming for the past two years and worked at FMC. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs; one daughter, Miranda, Rock Springs; three brothers, Darby, Stephen and Lawrence Levenhagen, all of Grantsville, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Kim Mattinson and Melissa Levenhagen, Grantsville. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1981 HAROLD HERMANSEN Funeral services for Harold H. Hermansen, 56, were held Monday, May 4 at the Union Congregational Church with the Rev. Ben Smith officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jerry Warby, John Rizzi, Chris Kandris, Howard Braden, Clifford Merchant and Steve Kalivas. Honorary pallbearers were Carl Demshar, Lee Petersen, Wayne Deck, Ed Lewis, E.O. Vonberg, Grant Twitchell and the rest of his friends. Mr. Hermansen died Friday, May 1, at his home, 247 Jensen St., Green River. He was born Sept. 19, 1924, in Green River to Halvor and Elvine Christensen Hermansen. He married Merle L. Stoll on Sept. 25, 1948 in Green River. He was a member of the Union Congregational Church and attended schools in Green River and attended the University of Wyoming. Mr. Hermansen served in the Army in World War II and was a member of the VFW, the Elks Lodge, and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Union. He was a car foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, retiring Jan. 1, 1980 after working 37 years for the railroad. He has lived in Green River all his life. Survivors include his wife of Green River; two daughters, Connie Kiehm of Rock Springs and Mrs. Dennis (Debbie) Braithwaite of Green River; one son, Thomas Hermansen of Green River; one brother, Alton Hermansen, Green River; three sisters, Mrs. Don (Eshter) Larimore of Green River; Mrs. James (Evelyn) Bucho of Green River and Mrs. Burnell (Phyllis) Beebe of Salt Lake City, Utah; four granddaughters and one grandson, several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1981 CARLA BETTY DAVIS Funeral services for Carla “Betty” Elizabeth Davis, 53, were held Thursday, May 14 at the Green River Third Ward LDS Church. Bishop Samuel Hart officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were David Houston, Robert Trujillo, Edward Williams, Morris Watson, Francis Morrison and Raymond Negus. Mrs. Davis died Monday, May 11 at 9:16 a.m. at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a long illness. She was born Sept. 13, 1927, in Montpelier, Idaho to Ray C. Negus and Pearl A. Burk Negus. She married Lloyd Davis June 17, 1944 in Green River. She was a member of the LDS Church and had worked at restaurants in Green River all her life. Survivors include her husband of Green River; two sons, Carl A. and William R. Davis, both of Green River; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Mary) Williams, of Farmington, Minn., her mother, Pearl Negus of Green River; one brother, Raymond Negus, two sisters, Mrs. Paul (Beatrice) Six, and Elsie Negus, all of Green River and two grandsons. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1981 JILL FALER Funeral services for Jill Faler, 23, of 306 Angle St., Rock Springs, were held Wednesday, May 13 at 10 .m. at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Hardy officiating. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Governor G. Hamm, William R. Davis Jr., Milton Brown, Tom McGarvey, Glen Lightner and Norman L. Faler. Mrs. Faler died Sunday, May 10 of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. She was born in Laramie, on Oct. 20, 1957, the daughter of Jack and Johnnie Ruth Phillips McGarvey. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1976. She married Dennis Faler in Reno, Nev. on August 1, 1977. Mrs. Faler was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Dennis, her parents, Jack and Johnnie McGarvey, four brothers, Jack P., Aaron, Sean, Ian, and her maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Mike Likwartz, all of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles and two nieces. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1981 LULA WILLIAMS Funeral services for Lula Williams, 64, of A-K Trailer Court Space 22, Rock Springs were held Saturday, May 16 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Bishop Kevin Rarick of the LDS Church officiating. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Roger Pulley Jr., Paul Gonzales, Ed Williams, Jay Williams and Jerry Williams. Mrs. Williams died at 9:07 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A long-time resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Williams died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Sugar City, Idaho on Nov. 5, 1916, the daughter of the late Silas H. and Emmaline Wardle. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Harold S. Williams in Rock Springs in 1931. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her husband, Harold, two sons, Harold L. Williams and Rev. Ernest R. Williams, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mable) Link of Rawlins and Mrs. Bryan (Lula Mae) Cassidy of Montana; two brothers, LeGrande Wardle of Sandy, Utah and Sheldon Wardle of St. Anthony, Idaho; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1981 DONNA MARIE ANDERSON Graveside services for Donna Marie Anderson, 44, of Manila, Utah, were held Thursday, May 21, at the Manila Cemetery. Bishop William Briggs of the LDS Church officiated. Burial was in the Manila City Cemetery. Mrs. Anderson died Tuesday, May 19, at 1:50 a.m. at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a long illness. Pallbearers were Boyd Pallesen, Floyd Briggs, Forrest Pallesen, Danny Art Lamb, Gary Pallesen and Gene Briggs. Mrs. Anderson was born Dec. 29, 1936 in Seattle, Wash., to Harry Phillip and Edith Guern Dugra. She married Harry Anderson in Big Timber, Mont., in 1979. She was a member of the Catholic Church and had lived in Manila for the past seven years. Mrs. Anderson had previously lived in Montana. Survivors include one son, Phillip Kilwi of Livingston, Mont.; four daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Peggy) Briggs of Manila, Mrs. Boyd (Edie) Pallesen of Manila, Mrs. Brad (Terry) Wilson of Wilsall, Mont., and Barbie Kilwin of Springdale, Mont. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1981 ROSE MARIE CLARK Funeral services for Rose Marie Clark, 60, of Wilson were held Monday, May 18, at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, May 17, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, north of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were jack Clark, Fred Clark, Harold Clark, Tom Clark, Anton Pasin and Jerry Pasin. Mrs. Clark died at her home at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, May 14. A resident of Wilson for the past 20 years and former resident of Hudson and Winton, Mrs. Clark died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hudson on Dec. 18, 1920, the daughter of the late Jerry and Helen Rogers Notar. She attended schools in Reliance and was a graduate of Reliance High School. She married Donald Clark in Rock Springs on June 16, 1940. Mrs. Clark was a member of Our Lady of Mountains Catholic Church in Jackson and S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10. Survivors include her husband, Donald Clark of Wilson; two daughters, Mrs. Blaine (Sharla) Despaine of Jackson and Mrs. Sidney (Wilma) Sturlaugson of Green River; two sisters, Mrs. Raymond (Barbara) Noble and Mrs. Jack (Antonia) Mitchelson, both of Rock Springs; her stepmother, Mrs. Jerry Notar of Hudson; five grandchildren, several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1981 MARLENE BOWKER Funeral services for Marlene Kay Bowker, 30, of 4036 Springs Drive, Rock Springs, were held Wednesday, May 27, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill Eden, John Ribovich, George Nitse, Jim Washam, Kale Smith and Regis Mehal. Mrs. Bowker died at 4:46 p.m. Friday, May 22, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she was a patient for one day. A lifetime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Bowker had been in ill health the past seven years. She was born in Rock Springs on June 10, 1950, the daughter of Jack L. and Dorothy Tomich Edwards. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1969. She married Edward N. Bowker in Rock Springs on August 2, 1969. Survivors include her husband, Edward, one son, Edward Jr., her mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Jack Hillyer, all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Jackie Green of Aztec, N.M., and Brenda Clizbe of Salt Lake City, Utah; her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Tomich of Eden Valley; her mother-in-law, Mrs. Annie Bowker of Rock Springs, one nephew and two nieces. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1981 LILA LOGAN Funeral services for Lila Virginia Logan, 87, 1370 Single Tree Drive, Green River, were held Wednesday, May 27, at 10 a.m. in the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel with Bishop Layle Harmon of the Fourth Ward officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Roy Logan, Dave Logan, Howard Logan, Brett Logan, William Logan Jr. and Sam Martin. Mrs. Logan died Saturday, May 23, at her home in Green River. She was born in Burntfork on April 26, 1894 to Garbali Gamble and Anna Elizabeth Rolfe. She married Grover Logan at Burntfork April 20, 1920. She was a member of the LDS Church, the V.F.W. Auxiliary and the Royal Neighbors. Previously she had lived on her ranch south of Rock Springs. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Joe (Marjorie) Martin of Green River; one sister, Mrs. Madge Stevens of Rock Springs, several nieces and nephews. Her husband preceded her in death Jan. 6, 1972. She was also preceded in death by two sons. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1981 ANTHONY URANKER Funeral services for Anthony Wayne Uranker, 8 ½ month-old son of William Thomas Uranker and Kathy Beard of 512 Q St., were held Wednesday, May 27, at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Tom Mozley officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were George S. Paul, Sheldon Beard Jr., Joe Lloyd Beard, Gerald D. Uranker, Kenneth Romero and Thomas L. James. The child died at 9:43 p.m. Saturday, May 22 at the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah following an illness since birth. He was born in Rock Springs on July 26, 1980 and was a member of the Protestant Church. Survivors include his parents, his paternal grandparents, Gerald and Celia Uranker, his maternal grandparents, Sheldon and Carolyn Beard, all of Rock Springs and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1981 HOWARD MOFFITT Funeral services for Howard Moffitt, 80, of 270 North First West, Green River, were held Thursday, May 28 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Fred Wendel of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Nick Gimas, Alton Hermanson, Rodney Rollins, Tony Bassani, David Padilla and James Shaw. Mr. Moffitt died at his home in Green River at 4:55 p.m. Monday, May 25, following an illness since October. A resident of Green River since 1917, Mr. Moffitt was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 1, 1900. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Twila Eklund in Rock Springs in 1924. Mr. Moffitt was a retired hostler for the Union Pacific Railroad. Survivors include his wife, Twila of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Rudy (Carla) Pershin of Green River and Mrs. George (Deann) Galanis of Westlake Village, Calif.; three grandchildren, Rudy Pershin of Rock Springs, Dee Ann Pershin of Green River and Mrs. Greg (Dawn) Kiger of Grand Forks, N.D. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1981 THOMAS LAVERY SR. Funeral services for Thomas Lavery Sr., 81, of 121 White Mountain Road, Rock Springs, were held Saturday, May 30, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Friday, May 29 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Thomas Lavery III, Richard Lavery, Patrick Lavery, Michael Lavery, John Lee Jr. and Larry Tynsky. Mr. Lavery died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 25. A former longtime resident of Superior and Rock Springs, Mr. Lavery had been in ill health the past week. He was born in Chikopee, Kans., on June 1, 1899, the son of the late John Moore and Mary Ellen Lavery. He attended schools in Frontenac, Kan., and married the former Florence Margaret Menghini in Rock Springs on Feb. 5, 1927. She preceded him in death on June 5, 1966. Mr. Lavery was a retired operator for FMC Corporation, having retired in 1967. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Mr. Lavery came to Superior in 1924 from Kansas. In 1943 he was appointed deputy sheriff for Sweetwater County and was stationed in Superior. He served for 12 years and then took a position at FMC as an operator. Survivors include two sons, Thomas Lavery Jr. of Rock Springs and Joseph Robert Lavery of Brigham City, Utah; one daughter, Norma Jean Jordan of Rock Springs; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Lavery was preceded in death by one grandson, David Thomas Lavery and one brother, Joseph Lavery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1981 MAXINE ALEXANDER Funeral services for Maxine Alexander, 60, of 1201 Clark St., Rock Springs, were conducted at noon Saturday, May 30, at the LDS Church on Edgar Street. Bishop Daron Dewey officiated. Graveside services and burial were conducted at Pinedale City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ken Sparks, Bob Green, Ed Annon, Paul Johnston, Roger Bohlmann and Al Kiser. Mrs. Alexander died at ?:?? a.m. Wednesday, May 27, at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1942 and former resident of Pinedale, Mrs. Alexander had been in ill health the past year. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 9, 1921, the daughter of the late Chris and Hilma Carlson Berg. She attended schools in Pinedale and was a graduate of Pinedale High School, having been valedictorian of her class. She married Edgar J. “Oscar” Alexander in Driggs, Idaho, on June 5, 1937, and their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan, Utah LDS Temple. Mrs. Alexander was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her husband of Rock Springs; two sons, John Alexander of Provo, Utah, and Christ Alexander of Sandy, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Betty) Matthews of St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. Kenneth (Linda) Routh of Rock Springs; one brother, Floyd Thompson of Phoenix, Ariz.; 19 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Alexander was preceded in death by one brother, Dutch Thompson, and one sister, Helen Evans. Mrs. Alexander was founder and caller for Sweetwater Rounds Square Dancing Club, caller for Sashay Partners Square Dancing Club and teacher for beginners classes for Sashay Square Dancing Club. She was also the teacher for social dance classes at Western Wyoming Community College. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1981 DOROTHY HOLBROOK Funeral services for Dorothy Twitchell Holbrook, 66, of 228 West Railroad Ave., Green River, were held Tuesday, June 2, at the Green River LDS Stake Center with Bishops Layle Harmon and Dale Hamblin officiating. Burial was in the Manila, Utah cemetery. Pallbearers were Mel Meyer, Willard Meyer, Art Meyer, Robbie Mann, Larry Russell Mann and Sid Case. Mrs. Holbrook died Saturday, May 30 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born May 14, 1915, in Linwood, Utah to Ancil Theodore and Martha Virginia Hereford Twitchell. She married Henry H. Holbrook Oct. 24, 1951 in Evanston. Mrs. Holbrook was a longtime Green River resident. She is survived by her husband, Henry Holbrook of Green River, one daughter, Mrs. Allen (Colleen) West of Green River; one granddaughter, Jamie Hughes of Green River; two brothers, George Twitchell of Fort Washakie and Gerald Twitchell of Wickenburg, Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. Russell (Melba) Mann of Rock Springs, Mrs. Alex (Wanda) Ringdahl of Green River and Mrs. Ward (Mary) Grange of Oakview, Calif. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Mrs. Holbrook was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1981 JAMES CAPEN Services for James L. Capen, 50, of 933 Lincoln St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, June 1 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Tom Mozley of the First Congregational Church officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Al Keeney, Pat Hruska, William Hall, Frank Prevedel, Dale Baston and Steve Koler. A resident of Rock Springs since 1959, Mr. Capen died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Columbia, Miss. on May 8, 1931, the son of James L. and Lucy Finlay Capen. He attended schools in Columbia and was a graduate of the Columbia High School. He was a graduate of the University of Missouri having received a Masters Degree. Mr. Capen married the former Elizabeth Dew in Phoenix, Arizona on August 17, 1965. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a school teacher at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth of Rock Springs and his parents, Lucy and James Capen of Columbia. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1981 GARY JACKSON Funeral services for Gary Eugene Jackson, 27, of Space 39, Volcic Trailer Court, Rock Springs, were held Thursday, June 4 at 11 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mr. John Crouch of the Jehovah Witness Church officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mr. Jackson was found dead in his home Friday, May 29. Pallbearers were Larry Smity, Danny Ackermann, David Krostinap, Carl McMillan, Jimmy Page, George Page, Arthur Page and Gilbert Quintana. Mr. Jackson was born in Rock Springs on Feb. 12, 1954, the son of Amos and Kathryn Sweets Jackson. He attended schools in Rock Springs and played basketball for Rock Springs High School. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1972. Mr. Jackson was employed as a driller for the Black Butte Coal Company and was coaching the Frac Tank women’s softball team. Survivors include his parents and one brother, Ronnie Jackson of Rock Springs; three sisters, Edith Jackson, Denver, Colo., Rebecca Jackson, Rock Springs and Carolyn Jackson, Denver, Colo.; and his maternal grandmother, Edna Sweets, Rock Springs. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents and maternal grandmother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1981 JEANINE MITCHELSON Services for Jeanine Mitchelson, 20, Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday, June 9 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Rosary was recited June 8 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pallbearers were Mike Burkhart, Mike Gaviotis, Ed Radakovich, Dale Williams, Dan McDonough and Kevin Peretti. Miss Mitchelson died June 5 in a three-vehicle accident on state Highway 220, 61 miles east of Rawlins. Miss Mitchelson was born Nov. 25, 1960 in Rock Springs to William G. and Barbara Jean Henderson Mitchelson. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1979 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; one daughter, Tiffany Ann; one brother, David Mitchelson and her grandmother, Elizabeth Henderson, Rock Springs. Several aunts, uncles, cousins and one niece, Briane Mitchelson, Rock Springs, also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1981 EUSEBIA AIZPURUA Services for Eusebio Uncilla Aizpurua, 45, west of Green River, were conducted Wednesday, June 10, at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. James Godley officiated and burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Aizpurua was found dead in the yard of the trailer he was living in at the Jelco Trailer Court June 4. The cause of death has not yet been determined, according to County Coroner Gerald Smith. He was born in Durango, Spain on Dec. 5, 1935. He was a member of the Catholic Church, a sheepherder and a maintenance man for the El Rancho Motel. He married Felisa Gabiola at Caldwell, Idaho. They were later divorced. Survivors include his parents and several brothers and sisters in Spain. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1981 EUSEBIO TRUJILLO Services for Eusebio Trujillo, 87, West Third South, Green River, were conducted Friday, June 12, at the First Baptist Church in Green River. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Leo Trujillo, Ben Trujillo, Glise Martinez, Augustine Gardea, Ted Torrez, and Eddie Williams served as pallbearers. Beltran Bernal, David Padilla, Tiofilo Sanchez, Joe Maes, Joe Vigil and Ben Archuleta were the honorary pallbearers. Mr. Trujillo died June 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Dec. 14, 1893 in Cleveland, N.M. to Jose R. and Requilda Valdez Trujillo. Mr. Trujillo was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and had worked as a farmer in New Mexico most of his life. He had lived in Green River since 1971. Survivors include three brothers, Amada and Ubaldo Trujillo, Green River and Jose Trujillo, Denver, Colo., and four sisters, Mrs. Frank (Ifania) Montoya, Midvale, Utah, Mrs. Fidolina Fernandez, San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Flor Maestas, Holman, N.M. and Mrs. Ben (Rosa) Fernandez, Barstow, Calif. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1981 PHILIP FERENTCHAK SR. Funeral services for Philip Ferentchak Sr. of Hamsfork were held Monday, June 15, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kemmerer. Mr. Ferentchak died June 11 at his home ranch on Hamsfork. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan conducted the services. Interment was in the Kemmerer Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons, Eric Ferentchak, Paul Ferentchak, Gary Ferentchak, Jim Ferentchak, Bob Thoman and Dick Thomas. Honorary pallbearers were his many old time friends. Mr. Ferentchak was born April 14, 1890, in Zagreb, Austria (now Yugoslavia). When he was 21 years old he came to the U.S. For several years he was in Chicago working in the Marshall Fields Stables and as a taxi driver. After that he worked in Montana and North Dakota. When he came to the Kemmerer area, he worked in the coal mines and drove one of the first taxi cabs in Diamondville. On Feb. 11, 1917, he married Mary Planinsek at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kemmerer. For the past 64 years, they lived on the Hamsfork ranch they homesteaded in 1917. He was a member of the Wyoming Woolgrowers, Wyoming Stockgrowers, and was a charter member of the Wyoming Farm Bureau. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, two sisters, one son, John of Denver, two grandchildren, Cathy and Bill Thoman Jr. of Green River. He is survived by his wife, Mary of Hamsfork; sons, Phil Frentchak Jr., Diamondville, and Frank Ferentchak, Bozeman, Mont.; daughter, Mary “Mickey” Thoman, Green River; grandchildren, Mary, Bob, Dick, Kris and Laurie Thoman, Green River; Phyllis Walker, Paula and Paul Ferentchak, Kemmerer; Gary, Jim, Mark, Jack and Gail Ferentchak, Denver, Colo., Leni Lambert, Evergreen, Colo., Mary Kay DeGraw, Lovell, Eric Ferentchak, Bellingham, Wash. He is survived by 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews of LaSalle, Ill., and Pittsburgh, Pa. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1981 FRANK LARSON Funeral services for Frank Elton Larson, 42, 1650 Dewar Drive, Rock Springs, were held Tuesday, June 16, at the Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Van Hee officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Forman, Teno Duran, Mike Burd, Ricky Shear, Ricky Key and Kelly Smith. Mr. Larson died at noon Tuesday, June 9, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient since May 26. A former longtime Superior resident, he had resided in Rock Springs for the past 9 ½ years. He was born on Oct. 20, 1938 at Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of the late Oliver Harvey Larson and Lois LaVerne Helmes Larson of Hayden, Colo. He attended school in Superior and was married to Jennie Sego on Feb. 28, 1974, at Rock Springs. At the time of his death he was a cutter-operator at FMC Corp. Survivors in addition to his mother, Lois of Hayden, are his wife, Jennie of Rock Springs; one daughter, Melissa, and a son, Maurice Larson, both of Rock Springs; three stepsons, E-3 Charles Henry Veach in the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune, N.C., Joe Veach of Vernal, Utah and SP4 John Paul Veach in the U.S. Army stationed at Ft. Riley, Kan.; a sister, Darlene Larson of Elko, Nev.; and four brothers, Marion, Maurice and Roger Larson, all of Rock Springs, and Jay Larson of Fort Bridger; and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church and had been in ill health for the past six weeks. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1981 LAURA REMC Funeral services for Laura M. Remc, 67, of 28 Broadway Street, Rock Springs, were held Thursday, June 18 at 10 a.m. at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Gary Ruzicka officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Wayne Johnson, Paul Johnson, Jim Mason, Rick Mason, Dee Walton and Roger Ingabrand. Mrs. Remc died at her home at 4 a.m. Monday, June 15 following a sudden illness. She was born in Rock Springs on Jan. 7, 1914, the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Jessie Dickson Fletcher. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1933. She married Frank Remc in Evanston on Feb. 7, 1954. Mrs. Remc worked in the school hot lunch program for the School District No. 1 at the time of her death. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Frank, one son, Glenn Mason, both of Rock Springs, one daughter, Mrs. Jay (Carol) Walton of Highlands, N.J., 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Dickson of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Remc was preceded in death by one son, Matthew Mason, one brother, William Fletcher, and one sister, Lucille Fowler. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1981 EDITH WILLIAMS Funeral services for Edith Marie Williams, 73, of Green River, were held Friday, June 19, at the Green River Bible Church with the Rev. Neal Hendrigsman officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Williams died Wednesday morning, June 17, at her home in Green River. Pallbearers were Rick Paxton, John Dallmann, Karl Williams, John Crosson, Ronald Williams and Anthony Sawick. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Crosson, Robert Hermann, Bundy Pal, Austin Clark, Gordon Hoover, Kevin Potts and Gary Garlick. She was born May 8, 1908 in Green River to Carl and Bertha Helen Blomquist Strand. She married John T. Williams May 26, 1928 in Green River. She had been a lifetime resident of Green River. She was a former employee of the Westend Handy Store and Coin Laundry in Green River. She was a member of the Green River Bible Church and Modern Woodmen. She is survived by her husband, John, Green River; one son, Carl, Green River, and one sister, Mrs. Bundy (Signa) Pal, Green River. She is also survived by two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Adele and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1981 ETHEL BUCHO Funeral services for Ethel Bucho, 81, of 123 M St., Rock Springs, were held Thursday, June 25, at the First Assembly of God Church, the Rev. Rodney Gish and the Rev. H.W. Thiemann officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Leon Hochart, James P. Zelenka, Manuel Carrillo, Richard Canestrini, Andrew Korogi and Robert Zelenka. Honorary pallbearers were Ken Korogi, Silvio Zancanella and Gordon Tronquet. Mrs. Bucho died at 10:55 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past day. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 25 years and former Reliance resident, Mrs. Bucho had been in ill health the past six months. She was born in Budapest, Hungary on Jan. 25, 1900, the daughter of the late John [sic] and Elizabeth Vargo. She married Steve Bucho Sr. in Avella, Pa., on Jan. 9, 1917. Mrs. Bucho was a member of the First Assembly of God. Survivors include four sons, Steven Bucho Jr. of Pinedale, George Bucho of Madeira, Calif., Albert Bucho of Smelterville, Idaho, and James Bucho of Green River; three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Margaret) Wagner of Commerce City, Colo., Mrs. John (Helen) McCormick of Belle Rive, Ill., and Mrs. H.W. (Irene) Theimann of Hot Springs, Ark.; one brother, Alex Vargo of Cleveland, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bucho was preceded in death by her husband, Steve, who died on Jan. 24, 1961, one son, John, who died Feb. 3, 1961, one brother, one sister, and one grandson, Michael, who died in 1976. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1981 FORREST PALLESEN Funeral services for Forrest Delano Pallesen, 47, Manila, Utah, were held Saturday, June 20 at 11 a.m. at the Manila LDS Church with Bishop William Briggs officiating. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gene Briggs, Paul Hayes, Dewey Erich, Marvin Atwood, Louis Potter and Gary Campbell. Honorary pallbearers were Charles S. Willis, Rodney Schofield, George Olmsted, Stan Willis, Ivan East, Vaughn Miller, Alonzo Jarvie and Larry Clasen. Mr. Pallesen died Wednesday morning, June 17, in the McKay Dee Hospital from head injuries he received the night before when he fell off a horse. He was born June 16, 1934, the son of Nells and Dora Pearson Pallesen. He married Donna Slagowski on Sept. 19, 1952, in Vernal, Utah. He had been a lifelong resident of Manila. He was a Daggett County Commissioner for two years, vice president of the Sheepcreek Irrigation Canal, and a member of the ASC Board. He was also a 4-H leader and a member of the Manila Lions Club. In 1969, he received an award for the Outstanding Farm Family. He is survived by his wife, Donna, three sons, Raymond Forrest, Vernal, Boyd and Donald, Manila. He is also survived by two brothers, Delbert, Green River, and Allen, Dutch John, Utah, two sisters, Mrs. John (Mildred) Copyak, Rock Springs and Mrs. Leon (Bonnie) Sorensen, Huntsville, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1981 JOHN COLLINS Funeral services for John Collins, 88, of 709 O’Donnell, Rock Springs, were held Saturday, June 20, at the First Baptist Church, the Rev. H. Eugene Warren officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mr. Collins died at 6:39 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Feb. 4, 1893, in Walsenburg, Colo., the son of the late George and Ada Collins. Mr. Collins married Agnes Stuart on Dec. 27, 1915 in Rock Springs. He was a retired coal miner and had worked for the Union Pacific Coal Co. since the age of 11. Mr. Collins is survived by one daughter, Marge Collins of Rock Springs; three sons, Jack Collins and Darwin Collins, both of Rock Springs, and Harold Collins of East Carbon, Utah; one sister, Beatrice Still of Denver, Colo.; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert (Gretchen) Stuart of Rock Springs; 15 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Collins was a member of the First Baptist Church and the United Mine Workers of America. He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1981 CHARLES BORCHERS Funeral services for Charles E. Borchers, 40, of 688 Antelope Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday, June 24, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roy A. Miller of the United Methodist Church officiating. Military graveside services and interment were conducted at the Pinedale City Cemetery on Wednesday, June 24. Mr. Borchers died at about 1:30 a.m. at his home on Monday, June 22. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 2 ½ years, Mr. Borchers had been in ill health the past one year. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on Nov. 1, 1940, the son of Clifford and Gertrude Flannigan Borchers Sr. He graduated from Lloyd High School in Erlanger, Ky. He was employed as dispatcher for the Dowell Division of the Dow Chemical Company at the time of his death. Mr. Borchers was a member of the Protestant Church and a retired U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Borchers made his home in Rock Springs with the Donald H. Evans family. Survivors include his father, Clifford Borchers Sr. of Covington, Ky., two brothers, Clifford Borchers Jr. of Latonia, Ky., and Christopher Borchers of Covington. Mr. Borchers was preceded in death by his mother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1981 RICHARD TUCKER Funeral services for Richard E. Tucker, 21, Green River, were held Thursday, June 25 at the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Schmidt officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Chuck Tucker, Ken Tucker, Thomas Tucker Jr., Danny Hanson, Cole Freeman and Scott Freeman. Honorary pallbearers were Scott Hamel, Gary Ruiz, Gary Gonder, Ernest Flahaut, Terry Poll and Chester Poll. Mr. Tucker died at the Uinta County Memorial Hospital in Evanston on Sunday, June 21. He was born July 3, 1959 to James Franklin and Mary Kathleen Shelly Tucker in Rock Springs. He married Kathy Freeman on April 28, 1979. He was a member of a Protestant Church, attended Green River schools, where he graduated in 1977, and worked at Frank’s Body Shop in Green River. He lived in Hutton Heights Trailer Village in Green River. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, Green River; his father, James Franklin and stepmother, Lola Tucker, Green River; his mother, Kathleen, Green River and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tucker Sr. of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1981 FLOYD PILKINGTON Funeral services for Floyd Wayne Pilkington, 53, of Superior, were conducted on Friday, June 26, at the Goodrich Funeral Chapel in Fort Collins, Colo. Rev. Charles Patchen of the First Christian Church officiated. Burial and military graveside services were conducted at the Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colo. Mr. Pilkington died at 9:20 p.m. Monday, June 22 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Superior for the past four years and former resident of Commerce City, Colo., Mr. Pilkington died following a brief illness. He was born in Colorado on Sept. 27, 1928, the son of Claude and Elsie Harner Pilkington. He was a graduate of the Laird, Colorado High School and married the former Darlene Jacobs in Laird on May 21, 1950. Mr. Pilkington was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Protestant Church, the BPO Elks Lodge 2278 of Arvada, Colo., the Superior Lions Club, and a member of the United Association AFL-CIO-CLC. Survivors include his wife, Darlene of Superior three sons, Arthur of Superior, Dale of Cudahy, Wis. and Robert of Superior; two daughters, Mrs. David (Joyce) Crawford of Salem, Oregon and Sarah Pilkington of Evanston; two brothers, Raymond and Walter both of Fort Collins, Colo., three sisters, Velma Goings, Earlene Erickson of Sterling, Colo. and Karen Elliot; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Pilkington was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Dale, one sister, Kathy and one granddaughter, Anna Maire Pilkington. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1981 NINA CERETTO Funeral services for Nina M. Ceretto, 72, of 29 Blair Ave., Rock Springs were held Tuesday, June 23, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Tom Mozley of the First Congregational Church officiating. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Rudolph Carlson, Bill Fleming, Alvin Ceretto, Robert Ceretto, Tom Ceretto and John R. Shaffer. Mrs. Ceretto died Saturday, June 20, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she was a patient for three days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1942, Mrs. Ceretto had been in ill health the past week. She was born in Sheridan on Sept. 15, 1908, the daughter of the late Edwin and Ilah Pollock Harris. She attended schools in Sheridan and married Leno Ceretto in Rock Springs on Jan. 1, 1945. He preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 1979. Mrs. Ceretto worked in the offices of the Daily Rocket-Miner until time of her retirement. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizens Center and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Twila) Erlewine of Pismo Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Louis E. (Mary T.) Wille of Rock Springs and Mrs. Eva Belle Thompson of Sheridan; one grandson, Terry Erlewine; and one granddaughter, Cheri Erlewine, both of Pismo Beach; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1981 ERNEST McNALLEY Funeral services for Ernest L. McNalley, 64, of 1105 Edgar St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday, June 26, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roy A. Miller officiating. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Hank Well, Louis Chetterbock, D.D. “Nick” Nichols, Scott Pease, Jack Pease and John Pandalis. Honorary pallbearers were Darrell Pierson, Robert Jeanes, Ernie Mills and Jeff Halter. Mr. McNalley died at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past 10 days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. McNalley had been in ill health the past five months. He was born in Ft. Collins, Colo., on March 9, 1917, the son of the later Luther and Maude Maxwell McNalley. He attended schools in the Fort Collins area and married the former Marjorie Autry in Las Vegas, Nev., on July 11, 1938. Mr. McNalley was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the operating engineers for over 41 years. He was a heavy equipment operator, having worked for Black Butte Coal Co. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie McNalley of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Virginia) Jeanes and Patricia Chetterbock, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Ernest (Kay) Mills of Green River; one son, Larry McNalley of Rock Springs; three brothers, Harold McNalley of Wellington, Colo., Lloyd McNalley of Laporte, Colo., and Louis McNalley of Rock Springs; five sisters, Florence Weir of Burton, Mich., Grace Dexter of Laporte, Thelma Greenwood of Wheatland, Frances Skorcz of Rock Springs and Geraldine Kallas of Casper; five granddaughters, eight grandsons and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. McNalley was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4, 1981 IVANICA YERKOVICH Services for Ivanica Yerkovich, 80, 214 Aspen Way, Rock Springs, were conducted Friday, July 3, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish scriptural rosary was recited Thursday, July 2, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were John Yerkovich, Michael Yerkovich, Tony Yerkovich, Fred Taucher, David Arambel and John Starkovich. Mrs. Yerkovich died at 4 a.m. June 28 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs since December, 1924, Mrs. Yerkovich had been in ill health the past year. She was born in Mravince, Yugoslavia on Nov. 18, 1900, the daughter of the late Antone and Antica Buchan Perko. She attended schools in Yugoslavia and married Spiro Yerkovich in Ford City, Ontario, Canada on Dec. 1, 1924. He preceded her in death on July 25, 1947. Mrs. Yerkovich was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10 and the C.F.U. Lodge No. 374. Survivors include one son, John of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Anne) Winterman of Mission, Kansas; one brother, John B. Perko of Spokane, Wash.; 11 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4, 1981 EMIL BUDAK Services for Emil Mike Budak, 73, of 1115 10th Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Monday, June 29, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, with Rev. Ruben Garcia officiating. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, June 28 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were George Lemich, Frank Porenta, Sasto Foianini, Bill Kouris, Roy Jones and Guy Gatti. Mr. Budak died June 25, at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient since May 30. A resident of Rock Springs since 1909, Mr. Budak had been in ill health since February. He was born in Sunnyvale, Utah on Nov. 22, 1907, the son of the late Tony and Mary Ruby Budak. He married the former Jessie Saddler and she preceded him in death. Mr. Budak was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge No. 306 and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include one son, Martin of Rock Springs; one brother, Marko of Ely, Nev.; two sisters, Mrs. Elija (Josephine) Woley of Aurora, Mo. and Mrs. John (Ann) Marich of Ely, Nev.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Anne Budak of Rock Springs; a brother and sister-in-law, Fred and Alice Sadler of Kemmerer; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Budak was preceded in death by one son, Paul Thomas Budak and one brother, John Budak. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4, 1981 FREEMAN HUNTLEY Services for Freeman Huntley, 71, 610 B Street, Rock Springs, were held Tuesday, June 30, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with the Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish scriptural rosary was conducted Monday, June 29, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Mark LeFaivre, John Freeman LeFaivre, Mike Melinkovich, Pat Burns, Frank Subic Jr. and George Lightner. Mr. Huntley died at 2:04 p.m. Friday, June 26 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient one day. Mr. Huntley was born in Sheridan on Nov. 28, 1909, the son of the late Frank and Teresa Persinger Huntley. He attended schools in Pinedale and Lander. He married Lena E. Anselmi in Rock Springs at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on Sept. 14, 1931. A resident of Rock Springs since 1928, Mr. Huntley first came here with his parents and was employed by the Wyoming State Highway Department. He was transferred to Jackson with the highway department for one year. Upon returning to Rock Springs, he was city commissioner and later was in the construction business with the late Mike Layos Sr. More than 32 years ago, Mr. Huntley organized the Huntley Construction Co. At the time of his death, he was president of Huntley Construction Co., Inc. During his early years in Rock Springs, Mr. Huntley played in several dance bands. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Lena of Rock Springs; one son, James Huntley of Diamond Bar, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Pat) LeFaivre of Green River; one sister, Rosella Mason of Yuma, Ariz.; eight grandchildren, Mark, John Freeman, Julie and Jean LeFaivre of Green River and Donald, David, Karen and Paula Huntley of Diamond Bar, Calif. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 11, 1981 CARL DAVIS Funeral services for Carl A. Davis, 34, were held Wednesday, July 8, at the Smith Funeral Home with Bishop Samuel Hart officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Ray A. Wright, Jose G. Martinez, Benito Cordova, Mark Carter, David Huston, John Vanelman, Wilsk Jackson and Eddie Williams. Mr. Davis was killed in a one-car rollover Friday, July 3 on U.S. 30 near Granger. Mr. Davis was born March 19, 1947 to Loyd and Carla (Betty) Negus Davis in Green River. He was a member of the LDS Church. He worked as a section laborer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and a member of the U.P. Old Timers Lodge. He had lived all his life in Green River and he attended Lincoln High School. Mr. Davis is survived by his father, Loyd Davis, Green River; one brother, William R. Davis, Green River; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Mary) Williams, Farmington, Minn., and two grandmothers, Mrs. Mary Davis, Green River and Mrs. Pearl Negus, Green River. He was preceded in death by his mother, Carla Davis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 11, 1981 PETE ARNAUD Funeral services for Pete Aime Arnaud, 90, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, were held Monday, July 6, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. K.E. Gustafson of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 with burial in American Legion Plot of the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Elmer Halseth, Peter Vase, Mungo Brown and James Overy. Mr. Arnaud died at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 1 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 60 years, Mr. Arnaud had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Gap, France, on Aug. 31, 1890. He attended schools in France. Mr. Arnaud was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I and was employed by the Hay Livestock Company as a foreman until his retirement. Survivors include several nieces and nephews in France and a nephew, Joseph Lautier of Quebec, Canada. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 11, 1981 MIKE MANOS Funeral services for Mike Manos, 102, of 1325 Sage Street, Rock Springs, were held Wednesday, July 8, at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. The Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated. A prayer service was conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were John Maragakis, Peter Vase, George Varras, Mike August, Joseph Gaviotis and Mungo Brown. Mr. Manos died at 12:01 p.m. Sunday, July 5 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A former longtime resident of Superior, and resident of Rock Springs since 1973, Mr. Manos had been in ill health the past three days. He was born in Melidoni Crete, Greece on Feb. 10, 1879, the son of the late George and Katherine Manos. Mr. Manos was employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company as a miner until his retirement. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his sister, Elpida Maragakis of Melidoni, Crete, Greece, one cousin, Nick Maragakis of Salt Lake City, Utah and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 18, 1981 ETHEL BACON Funeral services for Ethel Wyn Bacon, 94, of Green River, were held Friday, July 17 at the Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Gary Huzicka officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Willis Meeks, David Meeks, Donald Meeks, Richard Meeks, Henry Meeks and Brent Sadler. Mrs. Bacon died Tuesday, July 14 at 10 p.m. at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a long illness. She was born Oct. 22, 1886 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada to Albert and Mary Coleman Giffen. She married Carlos Bacon on Sept. 12, 1912 in Montreal, Canada. She was a member of the Golden Hour Senior Citizens in Green River and lived at 600 Jensen St., Green River. She had lived in Green River for the past 13 years, previously living in New York. Mrs. Bacon is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Henry (Shirley) Meeks of Green River; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 18, 1981 LESLIE GRUBE Funeral services for Leslie A. Grube, 28, of 2020 Fir Drive, Rock Springs, were held Friday, July 17, at St. Simon Jude Catholic Church at Bethlehem, Pa. Rosary was recited Thursday, July 16 in Bethlehem. Burial was in the Holy Saviour Cemetery in Bethlehem. Mrs. Grube died at 1:45 a.m. Monday, July 13, at her home following an illness of six months. A Rock Springs resident for the past five years she formerly resided at Willow Grove, Pa. She was the daughter of William and Irma Lamont Atchison of Willow Grove. She graduated from high school at Upper Moreland, Pa. and graduated from East Stroudsburg, Pa. College with a B.A. Degree in Elementary Education. She taught school at the Reliance Elementary School until ill health force her retirement. She was married to Paul Edward Grube at Jenkintown, Pa. on July 24, 1976. Survivors in addition to her parents are her husband, Paul of Rock Springs; two brothers, Bruce of Pittsburgh, Pa. and William of Willow Grove, Pa.; several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 25, 1981 ELIZABETH LUCAS Services for Elizabeth Gonczy Lucas, 87, 802 Dewart Drive, Rock Springs were conducted July 20, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy and the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Albin Gnidovec officiated. Parish rosary and Knights of Columbus rosary were recited July 19 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were James Phillips Sr., Joe Profaizer, John Gaensslen, George Layos, Mike Layos and Pat Healey. Mrs. Lucas died July 15, at her home. A Rock Springs resident since 1912, she was born at Csicser, Hungary on Nov. 1, 1893, the daughter of the late John and Mary Gonczy. She attended school in Csicser, Hungary and was married to John Lucas in Rock Springs on Feb. 22, 1912. Mrs. Lucas was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, John Lucas Jr. of Rock Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Jack S. (Irene) Hartney of San Diego, Calif.; and one sister, Mrs. Julia Hornyak of Whiting, Ind.; two grandchildren, Mark Ferris and Dana Ferris, both of Hollywood, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 25, 1981 MICHELLE DUNNOHEW Services for Michelle Denise Dunnohew, 21, Logan, Utah, were conducted July 23 at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. Tom Mozley officiated. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Emil Bartolic, Arnold Morck, Tom Brannan, Bob Brannan, Gordon Haselman and Dennis Culver. Mrs. Dunnohew died July 20 in Green River from a gunshot wound. She was born in Kalispell, Mont. on Aug. 25, 1959, the daughter of Charles Culver and Donna LaMont Bergandi. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1977. She was a former resident of Rock Springs and had been a resident of Logan for the past four years, while attending Utah State University where she was a senior. She was on the Dean’s Honor Roll at the university. While in high school, she was a member of the all-state chorus, National Honor Society, Drama Club, Foreign Language Club, and National Forensic League. She was also a member of the first swing choir. Survivors include her parents, both of Rock Springs; one son, Jerad Allen Dunnohew of Logan; one brother, Rick Bergandi; four sisters, Mrs. Rick (Charlese) Williams, Janine Culver, Lisa Bergandi, and Mrs. Don (Pam) Wiggen, all of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Culver of Thermopolis; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank LaMont of Casper; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 25, 1981 ANN W. ENGSTROM Services for Ann W. Engstrom, 66, 3723 Madison Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted July 22 at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Tom Mozley of the First Congregational Church officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers were Gerald Sims, Nick Nicholas, Jack Miller, George Powers, Alden Schaffer and John Robertson. Mrs. Engstrom died July 18 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She had been in ill health for several years. A lifelong Rock Springs resident, she was born in Rock Springs June 29, 1915, the daughter of the late Matt and Elizabeth Reynolds Wilde. She attended school in Rock Springs and was married to Carl Engstrom in Rawlins. She is survived by three sons, Matt Bider, Tom Engstrom and Don Bider, all of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Ben (June) Schultz, and Mrs. Steve (Caroline) Majhanovich, Mrs. Henry (Norma) Telck, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Bert (Elizabeth) Bennett of American Fork, Utah; three brothers, Tom and Robert Wilde and Joseph Miller, all of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews and cousins. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors. Mrs. Engstrom was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Engstrom who died July 29, 1969; her parents; three brothers, Matt, Frank and William and a sister, Margaret. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 25, 1981 ISABEL V. SMITH Services for Isabel V. Smith, 79, 305 Agate, Rock Springs, were conducted July 20 at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Guido Flor, Vern Sather, Barton Gross, James Grosso, Tom Confer and Phil Ester. Mrs. Smith died July 16 at her home. She was born at Scribner, Neb. on Feb. 18, 1902, the daughter of the late Howard and Rachel Bender VanDeusen. She graduated from the Rock Springs High School in 1918 and attended the University of Wyoming where she received her degree in education. She was married to Thomas Hudson Smith in Cheyenne on June 24, 1931. Mrs. Smith taught school in Rock Springs for nine years and at the Reliance Elementary School for 10 years. Survivors include her husband, T. Hudson Smith of Rock Springs; a son, Dr. Ronald Smith of Billings, Mont.; a grandson, Len and two granddaughters, Debbie and Erika Smith, all of Billings; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Dorothy. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Rebekah Lodge and the Order of the Eastern Star Mountain Lily Chapter No. 10. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 25, 1981 LAURA MARIE MAESTAS Services for Laura Marie Maestas, 54, 1217 Main Street, Reliance, were conducted July 18 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Ruben Garcia officiated. Rosary was recited July 17 at the Vase Funeral Home. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Albert Carrillo, John Carrillo, Rick Carrillo, Mark Carrillo, Dennis Pineda and Louis Hartt. Honorary pallbearers were Juan Martinez and Harry Sawick. Mrs. Maestas died July 16 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born March 12, 1927, at Mount Harris, Colo., the daughter of the late Manuel and Teresina Hartt Carrillo. She had been a resident of the area most of her life. She was married to Tomas Trinidad Maestas at Evanston on June 30, 1948, and was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include five sons, Paul of Rock Springs, Arthur, Floyd and Lawrence, all of Reliance, and David of Green River; a daughter, Mrs. Bill (Gloria) Masters of Rock Springs; three brothers, Manuel, Tommy and Louis, all of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Tomas, and two sons, Tommy and Daniel. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 1, 1981 BETTY CLYDEEN GREENLY Services for Betty Clydeen Greenly, 51, Rock Springs, were held July 29 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Tom Mozley of the First Congregational Church officiated. Graveside services and burial were July 30 at the Lusk Cemetery in Lusk, Wyo. Mrs. Greenly died July 25 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient five days. She was born Nov. 4, 1929, at Torrington, Wyo., the daughter of Clyde and Elsie Grooms Kuskie. She graduated from high school in Lusk with the class of 1947. She was married to Gerald Lloyd Greenly in Torrington on Sept. 1, 1948, and has been a Rock Springs resident since 1959. Survivors include her mother, Elsie Kuskie, Lusk, Wyo.; husband, Gerald, Rock Springs; a daughter, Mrs. George (Donna) Kettering Jr., Rock Springs; a brother, Glen Kuskie, Torrington; three sisters, Mrs. C.A. (Mable) Black, Lusk, Mrs. Frank (Edna) Meade, Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. Evelyn Brown, Eagle Point, Oregon; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Naomi Jankowski, Rock Springs; a grandson and a granddaughter, Robert Wayne and Tammy Kettering, Rock Springs; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a son, Gary, a daughter, Kathy, and a sister, Mildred Scott. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1981 ANDREW JOSEPH BERTONCELJ Services for Andrew Joseph Bertoncelj, 79, of 1925 Coral Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Aug. 1 at the LDS Church, with Bishop Daron Dewey officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Niki McCulley, Mike McCulley, Mark McCulley, Roger Varley, Jeff Varley and Gordon Johnson. Mr. Bertoncelj died July 30 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born at Stara Loka, Yugoslavia on Nov. 25, 1901, the son of the late Jerij and Jera Kokalj Bertoncelj. He came to the United States in 1907. In his early years he resided in Rock Springs and the Boulder, Wyoming area. For a number of years he was involved in the trucking business in Lander and Boulder. In 1944, he and his family moved to Point of Rocks where he owned and operated a tourist complex and truck stop. Upon his retirement in 1968 he moved to Rock Springs to reside. He married Alnora Mouritsen at Bennington, Idaho on Nov. 14, 1931, and their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden, Utah LDS Temple. Mr. Bertoncelj was a member of the L.D.S. Church and had served on the school board at Superior, Wyoming for 22 years. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs, a son, Ronald, Point of Rocks; his daughters and sons-in-law, Rae Dell and Edward Varley, Point of Rocks, Eileen and Basil R. McCulley, Rock Springs, and Marilyn Fackrell of Rock Springs. Two brothers, Dr. Frank J. Bertoncelj, Rock Springs, and Peter Bertoncelj of Sheridan; a sister, Molly Seneshale, Big Piney; five grandsons, Jeff and Roger Varley, Point of Rocks, Niki Mark and Mike McCulley, Rock Springs and Mrs. Gordon (Cheri) Johnson, Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Mrs. Angelina Kleinhans. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1981 LURA HETTS Memorial services for Lura Hetts, 87, Hillsborough, Calif. were conducted Aug. 1 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion with Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiating. Mrs. Hetts’ cremated remains were interred in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Hetts, who died in California Friday, July 24, was born in Galva, Iowa, Nov. 10, 1893, the daughter of Dwight George and Cora Johnston Hotchkiss. Mrs. Hetts was married to Orlo C. Hetts at Council Bluffs, Iowa Oct. 24, 1924. They came to Rock Springs in 1926 and in 1935 she and her husband opened the Hetts’ Ladies Ready-to-Wear store at 424 South Front Street and operated the store until they retired in 1959. She had been a resident of Hillsborough since 1979. Mrs. Hetts is survived by two sons, John R. of Lander and William O. of Hillsborough. Two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband and two brothers, Cecil and Wayne Hotchkiss. She was the past worthy grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star, past president of the Daughters of the Nile, and past president of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the PEO Sisterhood, Chapter L. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 12, 1981 Evans Dies in Colorado Robert William “Bobby” Evans, 20, 1556 9th Street, Rock Springs died Monday evening of injuries he sustained in a one car accident near Steamboat Springs, Colo. He was born in Bozeman, Mont. Feb. 17, 1961, and was a Rock Springs resident for the past eight years. He had been working in the Colorado oil fields for the past two months. Mr. Evans attended school in Pinedale and was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his mother, Christina Sparks Evans, Rock Springs; his father and step-mother, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Evans, Roy, Utah; four sisters, Mrs. Steven (Terry) Smith, Rock Springs, Mrs. Daniel (Patty) Mitchelson, Farson, Debi and Dori K. Evans, both of Rock Springs; two half sisters, Mrs. Terry (Sandy) Bowles and Mrs. Richard (Linda) Lockwood, San Diego, Calif.; three half brothers, Charles Miller, Fletcher, Okla., Danny and Michael Evans, both of Roy, Utah; three step brothers, Brad Hess, Fort Logan, Colo., Steven Hess and Jerry Winnegar, both of Roy, Utah; two stepsisters, Susie Winnegar, Roy, Utah and Penny Marshall, Remonton, Utah, his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ethel Sparks, Warrenton, Ore. And several nieces and nephews also survive. Services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 15, 1981 GERALDINE EDWINA YOUNG Services for Geraldine Edwina Young, 55, 201 Sweetwater Drive, Rock Springs, were held Aug. 14 at the Vase Funeral Chapel Rev. Gary Ruzicka of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed services. Mrs. Young died Aug. 12 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A Rock Springs resident for the past 11 years, she was born Sept. 12, 1925, at Evansville, Ind., the daughter of the late Joseph and Clementine Oran. She attended school at Evansville, Ind., and was married to Leo E. Young at Carmi, Ill., on Nov. 11, 1960. Survivors include her husband, Leo, and two daughters, Kim Young and Theresa Ratcliff, all of Rock Springs, and one sister, Mrs. Thomas (Lois) DeHaven of Evansville, Ind. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 15, 1981 HAROLD WILLIAMS Services for Harold S. “Brick” Williams, 76, 269 Hoskins Lane, Rock Springs, were held Aug. 11 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Serving as pallbearers were Roger Pulley Jr., Paul Gonzales, Ed Williams, Jerry Williams, Ernie Williams and Jay Williams. Williams died Aug. 7 at his home following a brief illness. He was born in South Pass City January 2, 1905, the son of the late Evan John and Annie Roe Williams. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Lula Wardel in Rock Springs, April 4, 1932. She preceded him in death on May 13, 1981. Mr. Williams was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was a retired rancher and retired janitor having worked for Little America at the time of his death. Survivors include two sons; Harold Williams and Reverend Ernest R. Williams both of Rock Springs, two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mable) Link of Craig, Colo., and Mrs. Bryan (Lula Mae) Cassidy of Montana; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Williams was preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 15, 1981 ADOLPH MAGAGNA Services for Adolph “Adolfo” Magagna, 79, 1231 11th Street, Rock Springs, were held Aug. 12 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Gary Ruzicka officiated. Rosary was recited Aug. 11 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Municipal Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Randy Shaffer, Jeff Halter, Dan Halter, Joe Mivshek, Rick Mivshek and Bill Mivshek. Magagna died Aug. 8 at his home. He was born in Fondo, Italy, on Aug. 7, 1902, the son of the late Jack and Maria Covi Magagna, and attended schools in Fondo, Italy. He came to the United States in 1930, coming directly to Superior, Wyo. He married Esther Odorizzi in Rock Springs, on July 26, 1936. he was a retired coal miner and a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the United Mine Workers of America, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151, and Societa Fratellanza Operaia. Survivors include his wife, Esther, one son, Rudy; two daughters, Mrs. Alden (Clara) Shaffer and Mrs. Robert (Flora) Halter, all of Rock Springs; two brothers, Guido of Farmingville, N.Y., and Victor of Fondo, Italy; one sister, Natalia Mazzola of Bolzano, Italy; 12 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Jennie Mivshek, a brother and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 15, 1981 RAYMOND J. MENDE Graveside services for Raymond James Mende, infant son of Donald A. and Karen G. Mende, 467 South Fifth East, Green River, were conducted Aug. 8 at Riverview Cemetery. Rev. Robert Lynch officiated. The infant died at 1:41 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Aug. 5, 1981 in Rock Springs. His parents are members of the Catholic Church. He is survived by his parents of Green River, a stepsister, Michelle Mende, Green River; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mende, Salt Lake City, Utah; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, Morrison, Colo.; two great-grandmothers, Mrs. Augistina Cabbera, Salt Lake City and Mrs. Grace Halderman, Tooele, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 15, 1981 R. L. Utzinger Dead at 78 R. L. Utzinger, former Rock Springs, Wyo., and Boulder, Colo. resident died Aug. 9, in Santa Monica, Calif., following a long illness. Memorial services will be conducted Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 10:30 a.m., at the Howe Mortuary in boulder, Colo., with the Rev. Andy Carhartt officiating. Private burial services will be at the Boulder Green Mountain Cemetery. Utzinger was born in Denver, Colo., on March 19, 1903, the son of Ida and Henry Utzinger. He graduated from Denver’s West High School in 1921 and attended the University of Colorado in Boulder on a scholarship, graduating with a bachelor of science degree in Chemistry in 1925. He worked briefly for the American Mining and Smelting in Denver as a gold assayer, then moved to Rock Springs where he operated the Utzinger Chevrolet Company with his brother, Henry, becoming sole operator and owner upon his brother’s death. He married Marguerite Kugal on May 22, 1929 and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with her in 1979. From 1960 until his wife’s death in June 1980, the Utzingers resided in Boulder and Rock Springs. He lived at the Santa Monica Convalarium from last summer until his death. An avid sportsman and golfer, Utzinger belonged to the Masonic Lodge and Shriners, the Elks Club and the Alpha Chi Sigma, chemistry honor society. He was director of the First Security Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, for many years. He was preceded in death by his wife, two sisters, Clara Utzinger and Katie Traher, both of Denver, and three brothers, Henry of Rock Springs; George of Casper, and Walter of Craig, Colo. Survivors include one son, Robert C. Utzinger of Bozeman, Mont.; one daughter, Mrs. Roger C. (Barbara) Bowman of Los Angeles, Calif.; one brother, William of Casper; three granddaughters and two grandsons. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 22, 1981 TERRY ALLAN KNUDSEN Services for Terry Allan Knudsen, 23, 622 Dewar Drive, Rock Springs were conducted Aug. 15 at the First Congregational Church, Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Cremation followed at the Berg Sunset Memorial Lawn in Salt Lake City, Utah. Serving as pallbearers were Steven Coburn, Brian Knudsen, Allan Knudsen, Terry Knudsen, Gerald Nelson and Paul Seathoff. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Pettigrew, Owen Johnston, Vince Hansen, Bill Chetterbock, Ron Rice and Bill Simco. Mr. Knudsen died Aug. 12 in a mine accident at the Allied Chemical Company mine west of Green River. Survivors include his wife and parents of Rock Springs; two brothers, Steven Cobyrn, Worland and Brian Leslie Knudsen, Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. LeRoy E. (Shirley) Lawson, Alvin, Texas; his maternal grandparnts, Louis and Alice Vondrasek, Muddy Gap, Wyoming and his paternal grandmother, Helen Knudsen, Rock Springs. Several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews also survive. A resident of Rock Springs since 1960, Knudsen was born in Rawlins, Wyoming October 27, 1957, the son of Martin A. and Beatrice (Vondrasek) Knudsen. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1976. He married Teresa Bailey in Rock Springs on September 3, 1977. Mr. Knudsen was employed as a class A mechanic for Allied at the time of his death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 22, 1981 ROBERT WILLIAM EVANS Services for Robert William “Bobby” Evans were conducted Aug. 15 at the LDS Church on White Mountain Blvd. Bishop Kevin Rarick officiated. Graveside services were conducted Aug. 15 at the Boulder Wyo. Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bill Evans, Richard Evans, David Evans, Paul Evans, Stephan Hess and Brad Hess. Evans, 20, 1556 Ninth Street, Rock Springs, died Aug. 10 from injuries he sustained in a one-car accident near Steamboat Springs, Colo. He was born in Bozeman, Mont. Feb. 17, 1961 and was a Rock Springs resident for the past eight years. He had been working in the Colorado oil fields for the past two months. Mr. Evans attended school in Pinedale and was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his mother, Christina Sparks Evans, Rock Springs; his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Evans, Roy, Utah; four sisters, Mrs. Steven (Terry) Smith, Rock Springs, Mrs. Daniel (Patty) Mitchelson, Farson, Debi and Dori K. Evans, both of Rock Springs; two half-sisters, Mrs. Terry (Sandy) Bowles and Mrs. Richard (Linda) Lockwood, San Diego, Calif.; three half-brothers, Charles Miller, Fletcher, Okla., Danny and Michael Evans, both of Roy, Utah; three stepbrothers, Brad Hess, Fort Logan, Colo., Steven Hess and Jerry Winnegar, Roy, Utah; two stepsisters, Susie Winnegar, Roy, Utah and Penny Marshall, Tremonton, Utah. His maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ethel Sparks, Warrenton, Ore. and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 22, 1981 FRANLIN W. WILKES Services for former Green River Mayor Franklin W. Wilkes, 66, were conducted Aug. 18 at the Union Congregational Church in Green River. The Rev. Ben Smith officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Chris K. Kandris, Edward L. Taliaferro, Don Larimore, Jack Wilson Sr., Devon Harrell and James Travis. Mr. Wilkes a five-term mayor of Green River, died Aug. 14 at his home. Mr. Wilkes was born Sept. 2, 1914 to Albert and Marguerite Bechstead Wilkes in Evanston, Wyo. On Jan. 20, 1943, he married Violet Martin in Green River. Besides serving as mayor, he was also a member of the Eagles and the Green River Senior Citizens. He was a former employee of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. He was a member of the Union Congregational Church. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Deway (Sharon) Newman, Green River, Mrs. Gene (Shannon) Johnson, Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Perry (Rita) Goodwin, Sheridan, Wyo.; one sister, Shirlee Neef Walker, Salt Lake City, Utah; one half-brother, Cabel Fearn, Ohio; his mother, Mrs. Marguerite Peake, Salt Lake City, Utah and seven grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 22, 1981 ABIGAIL MASON Services for Abigail Mason, 91, 408 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Aug. 18 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Gary Ruzicka officiated. Graveside services were conducted Aug. 18 at Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, Colo. A parish rosary was recited Aug. 17 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Serving as pallbearers were Boyd Lewis, Peter Vase Art Rosatti, Robert Flor, Dominick Coletti and Ray Zueck. Mrs. Mason died Aug. 15 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, and former resident of Superior, Wyo., Mrs. Mason had been in ill health the past several months. She was born in Springfield, Ill. on Sept. 25, 1889, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Whalen. She attended schools in Superior, and was married to David H. Mason in Ft. Collins, Colo. He preceded her in death on July 6, 1959. Mrs. Mason was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. She is survived by one son, Thomas D. Mason, and one grandson, David Mason, both of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 22, 1981 DONALD G. TRAPP Memorial services for Donald G. Trapp, 50, Stage Stop Trailer Park, Point of Rocks, were conducted Aug. 19 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Cremation followed services. Mr. Trapp died Aug. 17 at his home. He had been a Point of Rocks resident for the past eight years. He was born to Sidney and Laura Jensen Trapp on July 28, 1931, in Arbor Vitae, Wis. He attended schools in Woodruff, Wis. He married Mary Peters in Milwaukee, Wis. on Dec. 23, 1961. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and had been employed by the Jim Bridger Power Plant as a sheet metal worker. He is survived by his wife; three sons, Thomas and William, Both of Point of Rocks, and Donald of Milwaukee, Wis.; one daughter, Cammy, Point of Rocks; two brothers, Russell, Miwaukee, Wis., and Raymond, Woodruff, Wis.; four sisters, Mrs. Conrad (Virginia) Wiesendanger, Mrs. Rosalie Hunter, Mrs. June Peckman and Mrs. Herbert (Violet) Schwartfeger all of Woodruff, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 22, 1981 RUTH ANN ACKERLUND Services for Ruth Ann Ackerlund, 96, 1325 Sage Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Aug. 19 at the LDS Church on White Mountain Blvd. Bishop Ronald E. Fowler officiated. Graveside services were conducted Aug. 19 at the Kemmerer City Cemetery in Kemmerer, Wyo. Serving as pallbearers were Robert Subic, Frank Subic, Frank Subic Jr., Harvey Kettering, Lanny McLean and Howard Williams. Brian Kettering serviced as an honorary pallbearer. Mrs. Ackerulund died Aug. 15 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1931 and former resident of Cumberland, Wyo., Mrs. Ackerlund had been in ill health for the past two years. She was born on Aug. 9, 1885, in Grass Creek, Utah, the daughter of the late William and Lydia Thomas Williams. She attended schools in Almy, Wyo. She was married to William C. McLean in Cumberland, and he died in 1924. She was married to Seth Ackerlund in 1926 in Cumberland, and he died in 1930. Mrs. Ackerlund was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a retired clerk for the Valley Hotel and the Women’s Benefit Association. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Blanch Subic of Rock Springs, one son, W.C. McLean of Ogden, Utah; one brother, Howard Williams of Reliance; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Reese of Rock Springs; five grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 22, 1981 FRANCES CATHERINE MEYER Services for Frances Catherine Meyer, 73, 516 Second Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Aug. 21 at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. John Johansen officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, north of Rock Springs. Serving as pallbearers were Bert Grater, Alfred Reich, Arne Mattila, Elroy Lange, Bill Autry and Bruce Smith. Honorary pallbearers were Lee Splett, Don Carter, Ted Herman, Maynard Suhr, Ken Reiter and Ross Sellers. Mrs. Meyer died Aug. 17 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She had been a Rock Springs resident since 1942. She was born in Meeteetse, Wyo. on Oct. 29, 1907 to Harry and Katherine Sattler Diemer. She attended schools in Napoleon, Ohio where she graduated from high school. She married Herbert Meyer in Napoleon, Ohio on Nov. 29, 1934. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran church. She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. William (Marlen) McMillan of Rock Springs; two foster daughters, Jeanette Schultz, Green River and Lois Heap, Salt Lake City, Utah; one foster son, Jim Luce, Thermopolis, Wyo.; and two grandsons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Fred and one son, Robert who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 29, 1981 FRANK ZUPENCE Services for Frank Zupence, 78, 1407 10th Street, Rock Springs were conducted Aug. 26 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Aug. 25 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Wesley Walker, John Kohl, Sean Walker, Larry Coet, Merrill Walker and Alfred Bozner served as pallbearers. Mr. Zupence died Aug. 23 at the Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah where he had been a patient 10 days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Zupence had been in ill health since July 11, 1981. He was born in Rock Springs on July 25, 1903. The son of the late Anton and Augusta Fisher Zupence, he attended schools in Rock Springs, and married the former Mary Bozner in Rock Springs on October 29, 1927. Mr. Zupence was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the United Mine Workers of America and was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 38 years. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs, three daughters, Mrs. Theodore (Elizabeth) Coet of Rock Springs, Mrs. Wesley (Marie) Walker of Lyman, Mrs. John (Cecelia) Kohl of Rock Springs; two sons, Frank Jr. of Rock Springs and Fred of Green River; two brothers, Rudy and Paul, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Mary Parkinson of Anaheim, Calif. Nine grandchildren and one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Mr. Zupence was preceded in death by four brothers, Fred, Anton, Pete and John. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 29, 1981 MARVIN MATHILL Services for Marvin Mathill, 39, 114 Hancock Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Aug. 27 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. K.E. Gustafson of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. David Fannerella, Mark Fortin, George Lux, Les McCurdy, Pat McCurdy and Kenny Yurga served as pallbearers. Mathill died Aug. 24 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born in Jackson Hole, on May 31, 1942. He attended schools in Encampment, and graduated from high school there. He married the former Ella Mae Traher in Rock Springs, on June 4, 1964. Mr. Mathill was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and was employed by DeBernardi brothers as a truck driver at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Ella Mae, two step-daughters, Mrs. Bill (Ede) Riggs and Mrs. Leslie (Darrellene) McCurdy, all of Rock Springs, two half-brothers, Merl Morris of Pinedale, Wyoming and Gene Morris of Calif., one sister, Mrs. Ted Cohn of Colorado Springs, Colo., his maternal grandmother, Ada Coates of Pinedale, and several nieces and nephews also survive. He was the son of the late Tom and Lorna Coates Mathill. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 29, 1981 KATHELLEN CHRIST Memorial services for Kathleen Jack Christ, 414 A Street, were conducted Aug. 24 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Mrs. Christ died Aug. 22 at the Colorado General Hospital in Denver. Cremation followed. Survivors include one son, Major Pat Christ, U.S. Army, stationed in St. Louis, Missouri; one sister, Beatrice Jack of Rock Springs and a niece, Judy Jack of Denver, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Aug 29, 1981 PATRICIA K. HYDE Services for Patricia Kay Hyde were conducted Aug. 22 at the First Ward LDS Church in Green River. Bishop Dale Hamblin officiated. Burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Kent Klinger, Craig Fletcher, Howard Hollingshead, Trent Fletcher, Kevin Hyde, Brad Hyde and Bart Hyde served as pallbearers. Mrs. Hyde died Aug. 18 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mrs. Hyde was born on May 25, 1958 to Alfred Glen and Maisel Renee Anderson Baker in Rock Springs. She married Shane Hyde on Jan. 31, 1981. She attended schools in Green River where she graduated in 1976. She was a college graduate, attending Brigham Young University in Provo and Hawaii. She graduated in 1980. She was an active member of the LDS Church. In 1980, she taught first grade in a school near Orem, Utah. She had spent most of her life in Green River. She is survived by her husband and parents; one brother, Robert Ray Baker, Page, Ariz., one sister, Mrs. Kent (Alison) Klinger, Idaho Falls, Idaho; and a grandmother, Mrs. Melba S. Anderson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 5, 1981 MARY D. PIVIK Services for Mary D. Pivik, 87, 1799 Carson St., Rock Springs, were conducted Sept. 3 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Edwin Dolinar officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sept. 2 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Rudy Shiflar, Joe Hochevar, Pete Koritnik, Rudy Pivik, Tony Pivik and Frank Pivik served as pallbearers. Karl Pivik and Ron Pivik served as honorary pallberaers. Mrs. Pivik died Aug. 31, at the Kimberly Manor. A resident of Rock Springs since 1921, Mrs. Pivik died following a brief illness. She was born in Skofja Loka, Yugoslavia, the daughter of the late Martin and Marijana Taviar Dolinar. She married John Dolinar in Rock Springs on April 22, 1921, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 23, 1936. She married Frank Pivik in Rock Springs on Nov. 4, 1939, and he preceded her in death in January 1944. Mrs. Pivik attended schools in Yugoslavia and was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10 at St. Ann’s Altar and Rosary Society. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Minnie Dolinar; one daughter and son-in-law, Julia and Cyril Koritnik; and two stepsons, Tony Pivik and Frank Pivik, all of Rock Springs; four sisters, Reska Dolenc, Milka Homan, Angela Bogataj, Ancka Rejeck, all of Yugoslavia; five grandchildren, the Rev. Edward Dolinar of Casper, Marlene Dolinar of Rock Springs, Sister Shirley Ann Koritnik with the Sisters of Charity in Leavenworht, Kans., Donald Koritnik of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Mary Axline of Boise, Idaho; one great-granddaughter, Briana Axline of Boise, Idaho; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 5, 1981 LOUIS KALAN Services for Louis Kalan, 69, 756 Connecticut Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Sept. 4 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited Sept. 3 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mike Zanetti, Jim Grosso, Jack Doak, Bob Dowdy, Frank Tominc and David Fedrizzi served as pallbearers. Mr. Kalan died Aug. 31 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County from injuries he received in a pedestrian accident Aug. 30 in downtown Rock Springs. Mr. Kalan was born June 12, 1912 in Sdofja Loka, Yugoslavia, to Gregor and Luciga Bernik Kalan. He came to Reliance in 1920 and moved to Rock Springs in 1971. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the American Fraternal Union Lodge No. 18. Survivors include two brothers, Val Kalan of Rock Springs and John Kalan of Los Angeles, Calif.; one sister, Ann Kalan of Los Angeles; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Julia and Antonia. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 5, 1981 MARIA AGNES KIDD Services for Maria “Mayme” Agnes Kidd, 101, Green River, were conducted Sept. 2, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. Rev. James Godley officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Lauson Schwope, Robert Neville Sr., Paul Chenchar, David S. Pedri, James Shaw, Charles Viox Jr. served as pallbearers. Mrs. Kidd died Aug. 30 at the Kimberly Manor. Born March 18, 1880, Mrs. Kidd moved to Green River in 1886 from her native St. Louis. She married Frank Kidd of Green River July 21, 1900. Mrs. Kidd was the daughter of the late Josephine Leutner Viox and Leo Viox. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1954 and daughter Grace in 1909. She was also preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers. A member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, she was involved with the Altar Rosary Society and the Women’s Club. She had lived in Kimberly Manor for the past nine years. Mrs. Kidd is survived by one sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank (Eva) Viox of Colorado Springs, ten nieces and nephews, including Mrs. George Sturholm of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 12, 1981 ELLEN SUDMAN Services for Ellen DeEtte Sudman, 70, were held Tuesday Sept. 8 at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Green River with Rt. Rev Herbert Donovan and Rev. Benjamin Smith officiating. Pallbearers were Tom Nomis, George Nomis, Tom Taliaferro, Bill Taliaferro, Dee Slaughter and Eldon Bengerter. Mrs. Sudman died at her home in Green River on Sept. 4. She was born in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 31, 1910 to John Lewis and Gertrude Ann Russell Dick. She married Albert T. Sudman, M.D. on Nov. 24, 1935 in North Platte, Neb. She was a member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church, St. Theresa and Vestry of St. Johns Episcopal Church, Past Worthy Matron of Eastern Star, and former president of the Wyoming State Medical Association. She was a resident of 840 N. 8th W. and had lived the past 46 years in Green River. She is survived by her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Mary) Donovan, Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Johnson, Chelmsford, Mass., Mrs. Lowell (Edythe) Spark, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Mrs. Michael (Ellen) Davidson, Green River; one sister, Mrs. Hugh (Mary) LaRue, Glenwood, Iowa; and ten grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Albert T. Sudman Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 12, 1981 CLARENCE ANDERSON Services for Clarence William Anderson, 68, Rock Springs, were held Sept. 9 at the Sixth Ward LDS Stake Center in Green River with Bishop Douglas Wary officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Thomas A. Dow, John P. Dow, William E. Dow, Donald C. Dow, Gary E. Anderson, Jan Luczak, Ricky Luczak, Donald C. West and Dan Burt. Mr. Anderson died Sept. 5 at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City after a long illness. Born Sept. 8, 1912 in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, Anderson later served as a Lt. Col. In the Corps of Combat Engineers in World War II. Anderson received numerous decorations including five battle stars, the Presidential Citation, Silver Star and Legion of Merit. An active LDS member, Mr. Anderson was the son of Clarence and Bertha Elizabeth Young Anderson. He is survived by his wife, Katherine Clark Anderson, Green River; one daughter, Mrs. E. Kristin Dow, Green River; three sons, Warren John Anderson, Loomis, Calif., Erik Clark Anderson, Agoura, Calif., and Anthony Kirk Anderson, Shelly, Idaho. Eleven grandchildren also survive, plus one sister, Mrs. Nan Hughes of Melba, Idaho and one brother, Donald of Mt. Pleasant, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 19, 1981 JAY FILLIN Services for Jay Fillin were conducted Sept. 18 at the Fort Bridger LDS Stake Center. Mr. Fillin died Sept. 15 after the loader he was operating over-turned behind the Desmond Motel in Green River. He was born Sept. 23, 1956 in Fort Bridger, Wyo. to Oscar and Margaret Wall Fillin. He married Sheri Vandenburg on Feb. 25, 1978 in Evanston, Wyo. He was a member of the LDS Church and had resided in Green River the past 15 months. Survivors include his mother, Fort Bridger; his wife, Green River; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Delinda) Miller, Fort Bridger; and two brothers, Randy Fillin, Fort Bridger, and Edwin Fillin, Kearns, Utah. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 19, 1981 DUSTIN JOHNSON Graveside services for Dustin Daniel Johnson, infant son of Danny and Michele Johnson, Wamsutter, were conducted Sept. 14 at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The Rev. Benjamin Smith officiated. The infant died Sept. 9, 11 hours after birth in a Salt Lake City hospital. He is survived by his parents, Danny and Michele Kempton Johnson; two half-sisters, Chanel and Brooke Johnson, Wamsutter; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blackwell, Wamsutter, Mr. and Mrs. William Biller, Clyde, Ohio and Mrs. Carol Johnson, Jonesboro, Ar.; great-grandparents, Panzey Blackwell, Reliance and Dortha Stann, Jonesboro, Ar. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 26, 1981 JEAN I. MACY Services for Jean I. Macy, 58, 727 B Street, Rock Springs were conducted Sept. 23 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Greg Messel of the LDS Church officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Michael Popp, Leon Doan, James R. Macy, Jerry Dean Macy, Kevin Macy, Bruce Macy, Tim Macy and Jack Macy served as pallbearers. Mrs. Macy died Sept. 18 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born at Hartshorne, Okla. on March 31, 1923, the daughter of the late James E. and Callie Ann Belcher Jones. A Rock Springs resident since 1924, she was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School and was married to James Macy at Evanston in 1952. Survivors include her husband, James; five sons, Jerry Dean Macy, Kevin Macy, Bruce Macy, Timothy Macy of Rock Springs and Jack Macy of Casper; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Jean) Popp of Rock Springs; several grandchildren, a great-grandchild, one aunt, Geneva Flaim of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Robert Edward Jones and a sister, Betty Ruth Ablett. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 26, 1981 ROBERT D. KNUDSEN Services for Robert D. Knudsen, 43, 705 C Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Sept. 22 at the First Congregational Church. Rev. Tom Mozley officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Charles Sanders, James Smith, David Petrie, David Aldred, Bob Orrell and Dick Condie served as pallbearers. Knudsen died Sept. 18 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born in Rock Springs, Jan. 11, 1938, the son of Olaf R. and Annabelle (Bohn) Knudsen. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1956. Knudsen was a former employee of the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County having worked there for over 15 years. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge and the F.O. Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs, four sons, Robert of Los Angeles, California, Richard and David, both of Las Vegas, Nevada and Erik of Rock Springs; one daughter, Diana, Las Vegas; two sisters, Mrs. Theodore (Dorothy) Jean Ditton, Colorado Springs, Colo. and Mrs. Terrence (Diane) Larson, Grand Junction, Colo.; one grandson, Richard James Knudsen, Las Vegas, Nev. and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Sep 26, 1981 HELEN MARIE STOFFA Services for Helen Marie Stoffa, 60, 612 Third Ave. West, Rock Springs, were held Sept. 21 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sept. 20 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Irvin Olsen, Irvin R. Olsen, Robert Smith, Gordon Olson, Andy Stoffa and Curt Simkins served as pallbearers. Mrs. Stoffa died Sept. 15 in Fort Bragg, Calif. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 20 years and former longtime Superior resident, Mrs. Stoffa had been in ill health the past several months. She was born on Aug. 27, 1921 in Cambria, Wyo., the daughter of the late Jordan and Katherine Dwycoff. She attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of high school there. She married John Stoffa in Green River on Dec. 21, 1940. Mrs. Stoffa was a sales clerk for the Yellow Front Store. She was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, John of Rock Springs, one daughter, Mrs. Joe (Pat) Mayberry of Fort Bragg, two brothers, Robert Smith of Rock Springs and Florine Dwycoff of Superior, one sister, Blasia Olsen of Helper, Utah, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 3, 1981 BERNICE IRENE MILLER Services for Bernice Irene Miller, 72, ?0 West Third North, Green River, were conducted Oct. 2 at the First Ward LDS Church in Green River. Bishop Dale Hamblin officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Roy Gamble, Virgil Thomas, Glen Sadler, Don Reuss, Rand Rhodes and Ed Hofeldt served as pallbearers. Mrs. Miller died Sept. 29 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born on Dec. 26, 1908 at Diamondville, Wyo., the daughter of Peter G. and Frances Smith Kirkwood. She married William Peterson Miller on Sept. 21, 1932 in Randolph, Utah. She worked at the Union Pacific clubhouse for many years until retiring in 1974. Survivors include her two sons, W. Peter Miller of Morgan, Utah and Allen N. Miller of Martinez, Calif., daughters, Mrs. George F. (Barbara) Rhodes of Morgan, Utah, Mrs. Jerry (Anna) Hill of Las Cruces, N.M., Mrs. Don (Susan) Barker of Green River, and Mrs. John (Meridee) Mowey of Apple Valley, Calif., brothers, John Allen Kirkwood of Kemmerer, Bill Kirkwood of Rock Springs and Jim Kirkwood of Concord, Calif., a sister, Mrs. Bill (Alison) Curtis of LaBarge, 16 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, William, who died on Feb. 16, 1980. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was active in the U.P. Old Timers Club and the Golden Hour Senior Citizens of Green River. Previously, she lived in Diamondville until moving to Green River in 1935. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 3, 1981 MABLE PAULINE STEWART Services for Mable Pauline Stewart, 70, 723 Madison Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Sept. ??, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pete Vase, Mungo Brown, Leo A???, Joseph Gaviotis, Bill S??nahann and Dale Majhanovich served as pallbearers. Mrs. Stewart died Sept. 26 at her home. She was born in Brownstown, Ill. on Dec. 28, 1910, the daughter of the late Fred and Clara German Randall. She attended schools in Illinois. Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 3, 1981 RICHARD JOSEPH SMITH Services for Richard Joseph Smith, 39, Rock Springs, were conducted Sept. 28 at the Saint Michaels Catholic Church in Oakridge, Ore. Father Italo Depra officiated. Rosary was recited Sept. 25 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Deacon John Gregg of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Burial was in Forestvale Memorial Park in North Oakridge, Ore. Mr. Smith died Sept. 22 in a one-car accident north of Rock Springs. He was born in Erie, Pa., March 18, 1942, to the late Carl Edward and Anna Marie Helmael Smith. He graduated from Mill Creek High School in Erie and attended forestry school in Los Angeles, Calif. He served with the United States marines from 1961 until 1965. Mr. Smith was employed as a range technician for the Bureau of Land Management. He had worked in oak Ridge, Ore. and Salem, Ore. and was transferred to Rock Springs in August 1978. Survivors include two brothers, Ronald and James, both of Salem, Ore., and three sisters, Shirley, Carolina and Barbara, all of Los Angles. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 3, 1981 HAZEL RUTH ANGELOVIC A memorial funeral mass for Hazel Ruth Angelovic, 80, 611 Massachusetts Ave., Rock Springs, was held Oct. 1 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Hardy officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Angelovic died Sept. 26 at her home. She was born on July 6, 1901 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late John L. and Elizabeth Nicholson Dykes. She was a graduate of the Rock Springs High Schools and was married to Andy Michael Angelovic on June 30, 1921 in Rock Springs. She was employed for many years as a clerk at the Union Mercantile and Supply Co. and as the office manager for Stafford Realty until her retirement in 1963. Survivors include her husband, Andy M., and a daughter, Lois Angelovic Brooks, both of Rock Springs, a brother, James Dykes of Rock Springs and two sisters, Lettie LaLonde of Pasadena, Calif. and Marie D. Thow of Ventura, Calif., several nieces and nephews and several grand nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, John Dykes and two sisters, Anna Dykes Christie and Elizabeth Dukes Roberts. She was a charter member of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority. Her body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 3, 1981 JACK E. MILLER Services for jack E. Miller, 39, 617 Third Ave. West, Rock Springs were conducted Sept. 30 at the First Congregational Church. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Bobby Diehl, Ralph Wolfe, Jim Kragovich, Emil Tomisich, Abe Gomez and Ken Gregory served as pallbearers. Fuzz Korogi, Howard Borwn, Jim Reese, Larry Dernovich, Harley Lininger, Bill Sherry, Rich Collar, Glenn Shaw, Whitey Weatherington, Gordon Cartwright, Larry Foreman, George Tipp, Joe Goulet, Jim Buston, Chuck Johnson, Albert Loisate, George Spence, Ham Rogers, Bill Hornsby, Kaiser Elich, Ron Pivik, Barry Heikes, Bill Miller, Bobby Miller, Jim Alexander and Bill Henderson all served as honorary pallbearers. Miller died Sept. 27 from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Miller was born in Rock Springs March 7, 1942 to Joseph F. and Catherine Logan Miller. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1960. He married Jacqueline Lee Faccio in Rock Springs Sept. 14, 1962. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Navy and served in the Vietnam War. Miller was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Moose Lodge and the F.O. Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife and parents; one son, Richard E. Miller; one daughter, Marae Miller and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph, William and Robert Miller. --- MARIANA SAVALA RUPERT—Marianna A. Savala, 93, Rupert, died Monday in the Minidoka Memorial Hospital. She was born June 5, 1888, at Bedorona, Spain, to Jose and Maria Cruz Lequerieu Arrascada. She moved to the U.S. in 1911 and was a former American Falls resident. She married Henry Savala in 1912 in Shoshone. They later moved to Rock Springs, Wyo. He died in 1940. She later moved to Pocatello in 1942 and then in 1957 she moved to Rupert where she has since resided. She was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Julian Savala, Casper, Wyo.; two daughters, Mrs. Jean (Louise) Etcheverry, Rupert, and Mrs. Ralph (Lena) Yribar, Pocatello; one brother, John Arrascada, Rupert; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Hansen Memorial Chapel in Rupert. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at the St. Nicholas Church in Rupert. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Rock Springs, Wyo. Friends may call at the Hansen Mortuary in Rupert. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 10, 1981 DINO DiTULLIO Services for Dino DiTullio, 75, 1416 Tenth Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 8 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Oct. 7 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Orlo Clark, Guy Gatti, Dennis Doak, Ken Bucho, Larry Cherny and Bill Dorrence served as pallbearers. Mr. DiTullio died Oct. 5 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs since 1935, Mr. DiTullio had been in ill health the past two months. He was born in Italy on Aug. 6, 1906, the son of the late Giovanni and Maria DiTullio. He married the former Louise Dorrence in Logan, Utah on Oct. 9, 1931. Mr. DiTullio attended high schools in Italy and was a retired brick contractor at the time of his death. He was a member of the SS> Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the F.O. Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs, one son, Michael of Fort Collins, Colo., two daughters, Mrs. Mary Louise Norris of Evanston and Mrs. Danna Lee McMahan of Salt Lake City, Utah, one brother, Emidio DiTullio of Phoenix, Ariz., eight grandchildren, one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Mrs. DiTullio was preceded in death by one brother, Eden. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 10, 1981 THOMAS J. McMILLAN SR. Services for Thomas J. McMillan Sr., 67, 1605 Donalyn Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 7 at the LDS Church on Edgar Street. Bishop Ronald E. Fowler officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Ron McMillan, Robbie McMillan, Scott McMillan, George Hansen, Allan Mivshek and Bob Overy served as pallbearers. Mr. McMillan died Oct. 3 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born in Rock Springs on Sept. 6, 1914, the son of the late William and Jean McMurtire McMillan. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1932. He married the former Dorothy Overy in Rock Springs on Dec. 24, 1936. He was a retired miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company and the FMC Corporation. Mr. McMillan was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the F.O. Eagles Aerie 151 where he served as past president, the U.M.W. of A. and the United Steel Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, two sons, Thomas and Donald, one daughter, Florence Mivshek, all of Rock Springs; three brothers, Ronald of Rock Springs, William of Kemmerer and Robert of Sheridan; two sisters, Jane Kelley of Rock Springs and Velma Kidwilder of Van Nuys, Calif.; 14 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. McMillan was preceded in death by one son, Ronald, three brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 10, 1981 LEE L. BUSH Services for Lee Labin Bush, 79, 530 Gobel Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 7 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Earl Wood of the Calvary Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Tom Atwood, Peter Vase, Floyd Stokes, Harry Thuesen, Dominc Coletti and Keith Parks served as pallbearers. Mr. Bush died Oct. 4 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs since 1942, Mr. Bush had died following a brief illness. He was born in Wilson County, Ill. on Sept. 2, 1902, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Jefferson Bush. He attended schools in Wilson County, Ill. and married the former Mary Edith Granaas in Rock Springs on Nov. 14, 1958. Mr. Bush was a retired coal miner and retired City of Rock Springs employee. He was a member of the F.O. Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include two sons, Ray Bush of Casper and James Bush of Jackson; two daughters, Ruth Jones of Opal and Janet Ageh of Coty; two stepdaughters, Louise Cole of Evanston and Viola Tolar of Cody; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bush was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, two brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 10, 1981 HARRY JAMES BLACK Services for Harry James Black, 83, 225 Jade Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 5 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. K.E. Gustafson of the Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. James Black, Denis Black, Ray Paul Black, Bill Miller, Dan August and Bob Flansburg served as pallbearers. Mr. Black died Sept. 30 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. He was born in Byesville, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1897, the son of the late Peter James and Addie P. Thompson Black. He attended schools in Hopedale, Ohoi. He married Marie Anelli in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 1, 1930. Mr. Black worked in the coal mines in Kemmerer, Wyo. and was the owner and operator of Hansen Floral in Rock Springs. The Black family came to Rock Springs in 1936 and moved to Salt Lake in 1956. The family returned to Rock Springs in 1976. He was a member of the Young at Heart Senior Citizen’s Center and a life member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Shirley Black, Rock Springs; a brother, Walter Blake, Hopedale, Ohio; three grandsons, James Black, Memphis, Tenn., Denis Black, Rock Springs, Ray Black, Worland, Wyo.; a granddaughter, Mrs. Dan (Lorraine) August, Worland; three great-grandchildren, Brian and Noresse Black, both of Rock Springs and Dabby August, Worland; two step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Black was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and one brother, John. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 17, 1981 JOSEPH DUDIC JR. Services for Joseph Dudic Jr. were conducted Oct. 14 at the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs. Rev. Ben Smith officiated. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Charles, Walker, Stanley Frolic, John Frolic, Norman Davis, William Mitchelson and Jack Mitchelson served as pallbearers. Mr. Dudic died Oct. 11 at his Yuma, Ariz. home. He was born in Daisytown, Penn., on April 4, 1913 to Joseph and Anna Haydu Dudic Sr. On April 22, 1936, he married Alma Ruth Severson in Radcliffe, Iowa. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 151 and B.P.O. Elks Lodge. He was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. Survivors include his wife, Alma, Rock Springs; two daughters, Jo Ellen Knudsen, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Gary (Alice) Bauer, Anchorage, Alaska; one son, Dale R. Dudic, Rock Springs; one brother, John Melnik, Chicago, Ill.; three sisters, Margaret Wozclak, Helen Jankowski and Mary Bombalek, all of Daisytown, Penn.; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Frank. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 17, 1981 HERSCHAL CLAY RIGGLE Services for Herschal Clay “Trickey” Riggle, 80, were conducted Oct. 12 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Peter Vase, James Overy, Mungo Brown, Joseph Jelaca, David L. Jelaca and Dale Majhanovich served as pallbearers. Mr. Riggle died Oct. 6 at the Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston. He was born in Woodbine, Iowa on Dec. 20, 1900, to Elmer and Ruth Kearney Riggle. He attended schools in Iowa. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a retired ranch hand. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Martin (Elsie) Peterson, Mount Vernon, Wash., and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Carl and Glen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 17, 1981 ANNA M. FRANDSEN Services for Anna M. Frandsen, 83, 621 B Street, Rock Springs were held Oct. 13 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Johnny Lee, P.J. Juel, Dave Utzinger, Glen Sadler, Ed Evers and John Lee served as pallbearers. Mrs. Frandsen died Oct. 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born in Denmark on Jan. 14, 1898, the daughter of the late Andy and Karen Pedersen. She attended schools in Denmark and married Chris Frandsen in Denmark on Aug. 18, 1923. He preceded her in death Oct. 20, 1941. Survivors include one son, Carl, Rock Springs; one brother and two sisters, all of Denmark; two grandchildren, Chris and Karen Frandsen, both of Rock Springs, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 17, 1981 WILLIAM K. CAMERON Memorial services for William K. Cameron, 89, 620 D Street, Rock Springs were conducted Oct 11 at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Mr. Cameron died Oct. 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs since 1940 and former resident of Kemmerer, Mr. Cameron had been in ill health the past two weeks. He was born in Red Cliffs, Colo., on Nov. 21, 1891, the son of the late Kenneth and Jane S. Paige Cameron. He attended schools in Victor, Colo., and married the former Myrtle Stephens in Victor, on Dec. 24, 1914. Mr. Cameron retired in 1954 as the Safeway Store manager having worked there for 23 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Blue Mason Lodge of Kansas, the Rocky Mountain Consistory of Denver, the Eastern Star and the Shriners. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs, two daughter, Mrs. Mary Lu Casey and Mrs. Dorothy Morrison, both of Rock Springs; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Cameron was preceded in death by one daughter, Elizabeth Fulkerson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 17, 1981 RANDALL SCOTT MILLER Services for Randall Scott Miller, 28, 245 Monroe, Green River, were held Oct. 13 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Green River. Rev. Satterfield and Bishop Clair Terry officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Pete Kalivas, John Apostolope, Lane Durrans, jan Bendexson, Tony Lungsford and Rich Krompotich served as pallbearers. Jake Greenmeyer, Don Romen, Mike Roosa, Mike Gary, Tim Musbach, Terry Miller, William McCartney and Allen Waster served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Miller died Oct. 10 from injuries he sustained in a one-car accident near Green River. Miller was born Feb. 21, 1953 in North Platte, Neb., the son of Warren E. and Bette Gloria McKain Miller. He married Carla L. Musbach July 29, 1978 in Green River. Mr. Miller attended schools in Green River and graduated from high school in Nebraska. He also attended Wayne State College, Wayne, Neb. A resident of Green River for five years, Mr. Miller was a switchman and conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was active in Green River city league sports. He is survived by his wife, Green River; one son, Chad R. Miller, Green River; his parents of Omaha, Neb.; one brother, Terry Miller, Kansas; two sisters, Mrs. Ann Christine McCartney, Omaha, and Mrs. Allen (Jenna) Waster, Lincoln, Neb.; and a grandmother, Mrs. Ida Sutliff, San Diego, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 24, 1981 JACK R. CONNOR Services for Jack R. Connor, 60, 314 I Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 17 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Oct. 16 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Clarence Samuels, Aldo Costantino, Bob Hernandez, Jack Smith Sr., Alfred DeBernardi and Duce Piaia served as pallbearers. Dr. H.P. Greaves, Paul Putz and Colin Hamilton served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Connor died Oct. 14 at his home. He was born in Rock Springs on Jan. 29, 1921, the son of Roy and Ida Signorelli Connor. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1938. He married the former Shirley Skinner in Rock Springs on May 1, 1954 and was a graduate of X-Ray Technician College in Denver, Colo. Mr. Connor had worked for the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for 36 years and was employed by the Allied Chemical since 1977 as an X-Ray Technician. Mr. Connor was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Shirley, two daughters, Mrs. Tom (Colleen) Thomas Jr. and Cathy Connor; his mother, Mrs. Ida Lawrence, all of Rock Springs; one brother, Francis Connor of Rawlins; one sister, Mrs. James (Margaret Jean) Potter of Evanston; and several nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, William. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 24, 1981 HARRY A. LARSEN Services for Harry A. Larsen, 77, 211 Hancock Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 17 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Oct. 16 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Andrew Yakimovich, Mike Yakomovich, Dominic Ferrero, John Marushack, Daniel Marushack and Kevin Marushack served all pallbearers. Matt Lauranen, Leo Gentilini and John Yakimovich were honorary pallbearers. Mr. Larsen died Oct. 14 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born in Rock Springs June 30, 1904 the son of the late Soren and Grundhilde Knudsen Larsen. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married Ann Marie Yakimovich Oct. 29, 1927 in Rock Springs. Mr. Larsen was a retired plumber and a member of the Plumbers Union. He was also a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include two sisters-in-law, Helen Colombo and Mary Yakimovich, Rock Springs; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Yakimovich, Mr. and Mrs. John Yakimovich, all of Rock Springs, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Yakimovich and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kosovich, all of Denver, Colo., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Larsen was preceded in death by his wife and several brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 24, 1981 ALBINA ANGELI Services for Albina Angeli, 85, 926 Jefferson Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 22 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited Oct. 21 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Frank Angeli, John Prevedel, Frank Prevedel Sr., Renaldo Menghini, Gaetano Rizzi and Victor Menghini served as pallbearers. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 26 years and former resident of Superior, Mrs. Angeli had been in ill health since December. She was born in Trento, Italy on Feb. 15, 1896, the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria Dalpiaz Franch. She attended schools in Trento, Italy and married Joe Angeli in Trento, Italy on April 15, 1921. He preceded her in death on April 24, 1973. Mrs. Angeli was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Miss Zella Angeli and Miss Mary Angeli, Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Rudy and Joanne Angeli, Colorado; one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 31, 1981 DEAN T. WOOD The body of Dean Talmadge Wood, 50, Rock Springs, was cremated. Mr. Wood died Oct. 21 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a resident of Rock Springs for seven years. He was born on Aug. 21, 1921 to Leo and Hazel Howard Wood in Alma, Mich. In 1950, he married Johanne Bensiger in Lansing, Mich. He was a retired U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II, a member of the Protestant Church, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151, American Legion Archie Hay Post 24, Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 718 and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Yellowstone Post 2316. Survivors include his wife, Camarillo, Calif.; mother, Charlotte, Mich.; two brothers, Quentin Wood, Findlay, Ohio, and Wayne Wood, Lansing, Mich.; two sisters, Beth Langworthy, Charlotte, Mich. and Elese of Detroit, Mich.; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 31, 1981 KENNETH E. KETTLE Services for Kenneth Edward Kettle, 54, 1225 Palisades Way, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 24 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First Methodist Church officiated. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Carl Samietz, Howard Overy, John Schuster, Laddie Tremelling, Joe Loisate and Bill McIntosh served as pallbearers. Mr. Kettle died Oct. 20 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs the past 19 years and former resident of Superior, Mr. Kettle had been in ill health the past year. He was born on March 1, 1927, to John and Esther Mullen Kettle in Superior. On Nov. 8, 1952, he married Doris Hornsby in Rock Springs. He attended schools in Superior where he graduated in 1945. He was a retired surveyor for the Wyoming Highway Department and was a member of the F.O. Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, Doris Kettle of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. John (Gay Lynn) Bath and Laurie Ann Kettle, both of Rock Springs; one son, Michael Kettle of Rock Springs; one brother, John Kettle of Rock Springs; five sisters, Mrs. Dale (Esther) Wells, Mrs. Jack (Laura) Pritchard, Mrs. Max (Margaret) Ogrin and Luella Kettle, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Lyle (Sally) Addy of East Carbon, Utah; one granddaughter, Merri Bath of Rock Springs; one aunts, Mrs. Frances Noble of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Adams. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 31, 1981 HUBERT L. TREMAINE Services for Hubert Laverne Tremaine, 56, 3905 Wagonwheel, Green River, were conducted Oct. 24 at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. James Little, David Burr, David Lessler, John Osler, Michael Christian and Dennis Vollman served as pallbearers. Mr. Tremaine died Oct. 21 at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born Nov. 14, 1924 in Hartsburg, Mo. to Roy William and Malinda Quesenberry Tremaine. He married Ella Freeman on Sept. 24, 1949 in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of the Full Gospel Church and had worked in Green River as a paint foreman for Brown and Root Construction Co. He had lived in Green River for about three years. He had previously lived in Rock Springs and was a veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include his wife of Green River; his mother of St. Louis, Mo.; four sons, Hubert, Rock Springs, Bruce, Ellington, Mo., David, Green River, and Don, Indianapolis, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. Nancy Sellers and Rebecca Tremaine, both of Green River; one sister, Mrs. Roy Kritze, Webster Grove, Mo.; one brother, Lawrence, St. Louis, Mo.; and six grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 31, 1981 NICK D. NICKSICH Services for Nick David Nicksich, 84, 721 Ludvig Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 26 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Oct. 25 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. David Doak, Mike Nicksich, John Nicksich, Paul NIcksich, Casey Doak and Donald Ferraro served as pallbearers. Mr. Nicksich died Oct. 22 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 71 years, Mr. Nicksich had been in ill health the past year. He was born in Gospic, Yugoslavia on Jan. 31, 1897, the son of the late George and Katherine Nicksich. He attended schools in Yugoslavia and married the former Josephine Hukoveh in Rock Springs on Aug. 8, 1920. Mr. Nicksich was a retired coal miner and worked for School District No. 1 as a traffic officer until ill health forced him to retire. He was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151 and the C.F.U. Lodge No. 306 and the United Mine Workers of America. In addition to his parents, Mr. Nicksich was preceded in death by one son, Paul, one sister and one brother. Survivors include his wife, Josephine of Rock Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kathryn and George Doak of Rock Springs, Ann and Richard Ferraro of Arvada, Colo.; one son and daughter-in-law, George and Irene Nicksich of Rock Springs and one daughter-in-law, Lois Nicksich of Rock Springs; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 31, 1981 VIOLA SEIPP Services for Viola Seipp, 62, 329 Gale Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Oct. 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Donald Tomkins of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church officiated. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Dennis Seipp, Dale Seipp, Richard Seipp, Larry Seipp, Bobby Rivers and Gene Setbacken served as pallbearers. Mrs. Seipp died Oct. 22 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born in Volga, S.D., on Oct. 25, 1918, the daughter of the late Ollie and Lucinda Sundet Rogholt. She attended schools in Preston, S.D. and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1936. She married Leon Seipp in Rapid City, S.D. on Sept. 3, 1936. Mrs. Seipp was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, Leon of Rock Springs; four sons, Larry of Dallas, Texas, Dennis of Rock Springs, Dale of St. George, Utah and Rick of Cheyenne; one daughter, Mrs. Bobby (Kay Joann) Rivers of Sheridan; two sisters; Ruby Kjenslee of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. Gene (Esther) Setbacken of Cheyenne, 16 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 31, 1981 THEODORE PETROPOLOUS Services for Theodore Petropolous, 91, 1257 Yellowstone Ave., Pocatello, Idaho, were conducted Oct. 27 at the AHEPA Home in Green River. Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiated. A prayer service was conducted Oct. 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Burial was in Green River’s Riverview Cemetery. Gus Kalivas, John Kalivas, George Kalivas, Bill Kalivas, Steve Kalivas and Angelie Scarpos served as pallbearers. Mr. Petropolous died Oct. 22 at the Eastgate Nursing Home in Pocatello. He was a resident of Pocatello 10 years and had also lived in Cheyenne. He was born in Loga Messinie, Greece on March 16, 1890, the son of the late Nick and Kathryne Kalivas Petropolous. He attended schools in Greece and was a retired chef having worked most of his life in Cheyenne. Mr. Petropolous was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include one brother, Panayiote Petropolous of Greece, several cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Petropolous was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia, one brother and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Oct 31, 1981 ALBERT T. CLARK Services for Albert T. Clark, 78, 527 D Street, Rock Springs were conducted Oct. 29 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church and Glenn Heagney of the Masonic Lodge officiated. Masonic graveside services and burial were in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Keith Blacker, Lawrence Straight, Frank Angeli, Orville Burgess, Floyd Stokes and Jack Carr served as pallbearers. Mr. Clark died Oct. 27 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born in Aberdeen, S.D. on July 24, 1903, the son of the late Charles Emerson and Jessie Spink Clark. He attended schools in North and South Dakota and married the former Carrie Short in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 29, 1943. Mr. Clark had worked for the FMC Corporation for 15 years as a maintenance man. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include two brothers, Orlo of Rock Springs and Melvin David of Seattle, Wash.; one brother-in-law, Walter Short of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Clark was preceded in death by his wife, Carrie, who died in Rock Springs on December 8, 1977 and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 7, 1981 ANN HEWARD Services for Ann Heward, 88, 118 L Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Nov. 2 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Heward’s grandsons, Robert H. Heward Jr., John Heward, Michael Heward, Ronald Heward, Steve Heward and Darryl Heward served as pallbearers. Mrs. Heward died Oct. 29 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs since 1920, Mrs. Heward had been in ill health the past two years. She was born in Lewes, Sussex, England on Nov. 16, 1892, the daughter of the late William H. and Ann Upton Head. She attended schools in England and married John William Heward in Rock Springs, on Nov. 26, 1920. He preceded her in death on April 29, 1964. Mrs. Heward was a member of the Epsicopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include two sons, Robert of Rock Springs and William of Salt lake City, Utah, eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in England also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Heward was preceded in death by two sons, John and Charles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 7, 1981 DAN BONUCHI Services for Dan Bonuchi, 72, 914 North Howard, Carlsbad, N.M., were conducted Nov. 3 at the St. Edwards Catholic Church. Father Stephan Bono officiated. Rosary was recited Nov. 2 in Carlsbad. Graveside services were conducted Nov. 6 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Father Eugene Sullivan of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Jack Korogi, Edwin Dunn, Tony Marietta, Elmer Meeks, Hershel Durnil and John “Ginger” Kovach Sr. served as pallbearers. Mr. Bonuchi died Oct. 31 at the Guadalupe Medical Center in Carlsbad. He was born at Ardmore, Mo., on April 26, 1909, the son of the late Silvie and Catherine Romano Bonuchi. He attended school at Higbee, Mo. and came to Reliance in 1935. He married the former Pauline Grosso at Rock Springs in 1937 and worked in the coal mines until 1943 when he moved to Carlsbad, N.M. to make his home. He retired on May 1, 1975 as the assistant maintenance foreman for the Potash Company of America at Carlsbad. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Grosso Bonuchi of Carlsbad, N.M., three brothers, Anthony of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Albuert of Moberly, Mo., and Reke of Higbee, Mo.; four sisters, Dema Torri, Lena Zambile and Mary Andrews all of Higbee, Mo. and Rosena Brandow of Clark, Mo. and several nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Frank and James and was a member of St. Edwards Catholic Church at Carlsbad. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 7, 1981 CYRIL E. GRESS Services for Cyril Eugene “Dusty” Gress, 50, 475 S. Fifth East, Green River were conducted Nov. 3 at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Rev. James Godley officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Bernie Marlin, Ray Lopez, Drake Graham, Vince Moneyhun and Orville Burgess served as pallbearers and Ed Kester and John Taylor served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Gress died Oct. 29 at his home. He was born March 25, 1931 in Lincoln, Neb. to Cyril A. and Ida Leah Gress. Mr. Gress married Delores James Jan. 17, 1981 in Green River. He was a member of the Catholic Church and was a veteran of the Korean War, serving with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Gress worked as building inspector for the City of Green River and as a pipefitter at the Jim Bridger Power Plant. He was a member of the Pipe Fitters Union. He is survived by his wife, Delores, Rock Springs; three sons, Gene Gress, Texas, Mark Gress, Green River and Robert Gordon Gress; one sister, Mrs. Elaine McIntosh, Sacramento, Calif.; his mother, Ida Gress, Sacramento and one granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 7, 1981 JOSEPH B. WILSON Services for Joseph Burr Wilson, 90, 448 E. Second North, Green River, were conducted Nov. 5 at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Rev. Benjamin Smith officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Jim Fox, Chuck Fox, Randy Fox, Harry Fox, Denny Rubeck and Alex Snorewicz served as pallbearers. Mr. Wilson died Nov. 1 at the Kimberly Manor in Rock Springs. A resident of Green River since 1921, Mr. Wilson was born Oct. 11, in Princeton, Mo. to Edward R. and Alice Gridner Wilson. He married Naomi Marie Meadow Nov. 16, 1943 in Elko, Nev. He was a member of the Union Congregational Church. Mr. Wilson worked as a machinist for the Union Pacific Company for 49 years and retired in October 1961. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Union Pacific Old Timers Club No. 18, the Golden Hour Senior Citizen’s Center and the National Council of Senior Citizens. Survivors include his wife, Naomi, Green River; four daughters, Josephine Hays, Sunnyvale, Calif., Mrs. Alice Green, Green River, Mrs. Patricia DiMercurio, Louisville, Ky. and Mrs. Barbara Weyl, Lakewood, Colo.; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 7, 1981 THOMAS C. DELGADO Services for Thomas C. Delgado, 77, Pinedale and Scottsdale, Ariz., were conducted Nov. 4 at the Community Congregational Church in Pinedale. Rev. Joan Moss officiated and the eulogy was delivered by James Greenwood. Burial was in the Pinedale City Cemetery. Frank P. Job Jr., Tommy Delgado, Mark Delgado, David Delgado, Michael Delgado and Larry Edwards served as pallbearers. Joe Caller, Richard Caller, Lewis Caller, John Williams III, Phillip Hawks and Frank Korfanta served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Delgado died Oct. 31 at the Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He was born on Dec. 28, 1903 at Rock Springs, the son of the late Charles and Maria Caller Delgado. He attended school in Rock Springs and was married to Florence Kinyon at Green River on May 28, 1923. A retired businessman, Mr. Delgado resided in Rock Springs until 1942 when he moved to Pinedale. For the past 19 years he had been residing in Scottsdale, Ariz. and Pinedale. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624 of Rock Springs. Survivors include his wife, Florence of Scottsdale, Ariz. and Pinedale; a son, Vernon of Pinedale and a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Allene) Job of Rock Springs; a brother, Chris of Reliance; a sister, Mrs. Paul (Mary) Cornett of St. Augustine, Fla., seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sons, a daughter and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 14, 1981 JOSEPH J. MOTTO SR. Services for Joseph J. Motto Sr., 71, 709 2nd Ave. West, Rock Springs, were conducted Nov. 11 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited Nov. 10 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. James Hadley, Joe Lison, Curley Valdez, Talbert Bloom, Eddie Dolence and John Lison served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Pedri, John Motto and Joe Lison Jr. Mr. Motto died Nov. 7 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a former resident of Dines and had lived in Rock Springs since 1928. He was born in Frontier, Wyoming on July 28, 1910, the son of the late Joseph J. and Mary Hirchack Motto. He attended schools in Reliance, and married the former Lila Covert in Rock Springs on Nov. 2, 1929. Mr. Motto was a retired mine foreman for the Lion Coal Company at the Blairtown Mine. Mr. Motto also owned and operated the Motto Boot Shop for several years. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the F.O. Eagles Lodge Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, Lila of Rock Springs; two sons, Joseph J. Motto Jr. of Fort Collins, Colo. and Robert Motto of La Habra, Calif.; one daughter, Julia Wilson of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Anna Kudar of Rock Springs. Six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Mr. Motto was preceded in death by three sisters, Elizabeth Bloom, Mary E. Lison and Julia Motto, three brothers, Mike and John and Mike [sic], who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 14, 1981 CLAUDE E. BOWLING Services for Claude Edwin Bowling, 72, Gateway Village No. 119, Rock Springs, were conducted Nov. 9 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Graveside services and burial were at the Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, Calif. Mr. Bowling died Nov. 4 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. A resident of Rock Springs for the past seven years, Mr. Bowling had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Blairsville, Ga. on Feb. 9, 1909, the son of Carlton and Frankie Mae Bowling. He attended schools in Blairsville, and was in the automobile business since he was 18 years old and was employed by Anselmi Fine Cars until two years ago when he opened Sunset Motors. Mr. Bowling was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his mother, Frankie Mae Ledford of Pomona, Calif.; two sons, Richard of Eden Valley and Carlton of Long Beach, Calif.; one brother, Ed of Pomona, Calif.; one sister, Ruby Kirk of Palm Desert, Calif.; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Charles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 14, 1981 AGNES GROHAR Services for Agnes Grohar, 90, 1325 Sage Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Nov. 12 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited Nov. 11 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Henry (Ricco) Zampedri, Rudy Zampedri, Ray Zampedri, Rudy Joe Zampedri, Frank Roitz and Leno Marietti served as pallbearers. Mrs. Grohar died Nov. 10 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. She was a former longtime resident of Reliance and Cumberland. She was born in Sorica, Garenjsko, Yugoslavia on Jan. 21, 1891. She attended schools in Yugoslavia and married Peter Grohar in Kemmerer on May 29, 1920. He preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1958. Mrs. Grohar was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10. Survivors include a son-in-law, Mr. Serafino “Toni” Zampedri of Pinedale; a grandson, Larry Arthur Zampedri of Rock Springs; one great-granddaughter, Danna Alexandra Zampedri of Rigby, Idaho. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Grohar was preceded in death by one son, Pete and a daughter, Pauline Frances Zampedri. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 14, 1981 ROBERT LLOYD HANKS Services for Robert Lloyd Hanks, 63, 1116 Lincoln Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Nov. 12 at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Roy Spann, Robert Black, Berl Woodard, John Zuehlsdorff, Marion Sisemore and William Hill served as pallbearers. Floyd Kaul, Dale SIddoway, A.K. Zuehlsdorff, Gordon Smith, John Henderson, Vic Dona and Robert Ramsey served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Hanks died Nov. 9 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. He was a former Winton resident and had lived in Rock Springs since 1947. He was born in Pinedale on July 17, 1918 the son of Thomas and Reba Oliver Hanks. He attended schools in Reliance and was a graduate of the Reliance High School with the class of 1937. He married the former Norma Jean Peterson in Glen Elder, Kansas on Aug. 29, 1943. Mr. Hanks worked for the Mountain Fuel Supply Company for 33 years and was a pipeline inspector when ill health forced his retirement in April of 1979. Mr. Hanks was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Norma Jean of Rock Springs; a son, Gary Lee Hanks of Thermopolis and a son and daughter-in-law, Robert Thomas and Ruth Hanks of Laramie; one brother, William E. Hanks of Cora; one sister, Mrs. George (Mary Jane) Nimmo of Littleton, Colo.; one granddaughter, Stephanie Hanks of Laramie; two cousins, Margie Medill of Rock Springs and Donald Hansen of Denver, Colo., and several niece and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hanks was preceded in death by two sisters, Alice Henry and Betty Thum. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 21, 1981 KATHERINE M. FORBES Services for Katherine Margaret “Katie” Forbes, 83, 401 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Nov. 20 at the First Congregational Church. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. The Order of Easter Star Mountain Lily Chapter No. 10 also conducted services. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Glen Heagney, Keith Blacker, John W. Hay Jr., John Timlin, Clarence Samuels and Frank Angeli served as pallbearers. Mrs. Forbes died Nov. 17 at her home. A Rock Springs resident most of her life, she came to Rock Springs with her parents in 1899. She was born at Oglesby, Ill. on Nov. 1, 1898, the daughter of the late Matthew Wilson and Lavanetta Martin Medill. She graduated from the Rock Springs High School in 1916 and married Jackson R. Forbes on Sept. 14, 1935 in Rock Springs. Mrs. Forbes retired as a cashier at the Rock Springs National Bank where she had been employed for 52 years. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Order of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Neta and Russel Waters of Rock Springs; four grandchildren, Tim Waters of Laramie, Jack, Dale and Terry Waters, all of Rock Springs; her sister-in-law, Marjorie Medill of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews, including Adam Medill of Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Jackson R. Forbes who died Aug. 3, 1980, a sister, Mary Medill and five brothers, Bill, Dr. Matthew Wilson Medill, Joseph, Adam and Joseph who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 21, 1981 WILLIAM F. ANDERSON Services for William Frank Anderson, 57, 1530 South West 40th Place, Pendleton, Ore., were conducted Nov. 14 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Daron Dewey of the LDS Church officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Services were also conducted Nov. 11 in Pendleton, Ore. Harold Brown, Garry Brown, Dave Bunning, John Borzea, Mike Jealco and Charles Jamieson served as pallbearers. Mr. Anderson died Nov. 9 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton. A resident of Pendleton since 1972 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Anderson had been in ill health the past two years. He was born in Essex, Iowa on April 29, 1924, the son of the late John E. and Sarah Hazel Frisby Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. A Staff Sergeant while in the Air Force, Mr. Anderson was a turret gunner on a plane shot down over Czechoslovakia on Au. 29, 1944 and was taken prisoner of war until his release on May 1, 1945. He married the former Florence Robertson in Rock Springs on June 15, 1946. Mr. Anderson was the co-owner of the Frontier Auto Parts Company in Pendleton, Ore. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and B.P.O. Elks Lodge 288. Survivors include his wife, Florence of Pendleton; two sons, Fred A. Frazier of Pendleton, Paul G. Frazier of Portland, Ore.; three daughters, Pearl Buchanan of Rock Springs, Judy M. Carlson of Eugene, Ore. and Susan G. Hull of Corvallis, Ore.; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 28, 1981 SARAH B. PIERCE Services for Sarah B. Pierce, 59, 716 South First Ave. West, Rock Springs, were conducted Nov. 25 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Greg Messel of the LDS Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Jim Martin, Floyd Martinez, DeVerle Craig, Parley Pierce, Clint Craig and Andy Martinez served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Dion Martinez, Brian Pierce, Rickie Young and Jimmy Barbero. Mrs. Pierce died Nov. 22 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. A resident of Rock Springs since 1970 and former resident of Spanish Fork, Utah, Mrs. Pierce had been in ill health since March. She was born in Spanish Fork, on May 28, 1922, the daughter of the late Pratt and Verlie Wagstaff Hill. She attended schools in Spanish Fork and married Paul Pierce in Spanish Fork on Feb. 11, 1938. Mrs. Pierce was employed by the Safeway Stores as a department manager at the time of her death. Survivors include her husband, Paul of Rock Springs; three sons, Paul Roger Pierce of Douglas, Claude Pratt Pierce of Payson, Utah, Glen H. Pierce of Memphis, Tenn.; three daughters, Mrs. DeVerl (Ann) Craig of Santaquin, Utah, Mrs. Floyd (Beryl) Gabbitas of Springville, Utah, Mrs. Robert (Veon) Dyer of Bountiful, Utah; four brothers, James Hill of Payson, Utah, Ray S. Hill of Spanish Fork, Utah, Rolle E. Hill of Salt Lake City, Utah and Roy Lindley of Payson, Utah; 19 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Pierce was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 28, 1981 JANET L. TUNNELL Services for Janet Lee Tunnell, 39, 535 Gannett, Rock Springs, were conducted Nov. 25 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in Union Chapel Cemetery, Van, Texas. Mrs. Tunnell died Nov. 23 at the Carbon County Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 80. A Rock Springs resident since June 7, 1975, she was the owner and operator of Oil Patch Enterprises at the time of her death. She was born Sept. 21, 1942, the daughter of Earl and Betty Russell Williams. She graduated from high school at Cameron, W. Va. and graduated from the Dorothy Greaves Beauty College in Rock Springs. She owned and operated a beauty shop in Rock Springs prior to entering the oil field business. She was married to Kyle Lee Tunnell at Rock Springs on March 13, 1978. She is survived by her husband of Rock Springs; her father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Williams of Cameron, W. Va.; her mother and stepfather, Betty and Don Russell of Akron, Ohio; three sons, Michael Cain, Tim Burdette and Jeff Burdette, all of Rock Springs; a daughter, Christi Burdette of Rock Springs; three brothers, John, Bob and Alan Williams, all of Cameron, W. Va.; two sisters, Marilyn who lives in Utah and Nancy of Houston, Tex.; a grandson and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Nov 28, 1981 CYNTHIA N. SAPP Services for Cynthia Nann Sapp, 19, Wamsutter, were conducted Nov. 25 at the Wamsutter Baptist Church. Cremation followed the services. Miss Sapp died Nov. 20 from head injuries sustained in a vehicle-pedestrian accident in Wamsutter. She was born May 4, 1962 in Denver, Colo. to Grady L. and Blanche L. Darling Sapp. She was a member of the Baptist Church and attended school in Rawlins. At the time of her death, she worked as a cook and was a partner in the Wamsutter Café. She had resided in Wamsutter for about a year. She is survived by her father, Hayden, Colo.; mother, Wamsutter; and four sisters, Jackeline Knotwell, Wamsutter, Linda Austin, Salem, Ore., Donna Juriko, Federal Way, Wash., and Vicki Hermonn, Arlington, Tex. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 5, 1981 Services Set For James Martin Funeral services for James Martin will be Monday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. at the Vernal Mortuary in Vernal, Utah. Mr. Martin died in Salt Lake City Thursday following a lengthy illness. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 12, 1981 LOUIS DeCORA Military graveside services for Louis DeCora, 83, 317 Angle Street, Rock Springs, were conducted Dec. 8 at the Rock Springs Cemetery. Archie Hay Post No. 24 conducted the services. Burial was in the Mountain View section of the city cemetery. Dr. Andrew DeCora, Joe DeCora, Mark Hawks, Frank Magnetti, Duce Piaia and John Timlin served and pallbearers. Mr. DeCora died Dec. 4 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. He was born in Quealy, Wyo. March 10, 1898, the son of Antone and Catherine Valero DeCora. He attended schools in Quealy. Mr. DeCora was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I. He married the former Raymonde Charles in Amiens, France, Sept. 20, 1919. Mr. DeCora was a retired coal miner and worked for the Colony Coal Company. He was a retired watchman for School District No. 1. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America, the Odd Fellows Lodge, the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 and the F.O. Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, Raymonde of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Bill (Lois D.) O’Neal of Rock Springs; two brothers, Barney DeCora of Rock Springs and Tom DeCora of Bridgeport, Neb.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 12, 1981 LLEWELLYN L. MONINGTON Services for Llewellyn L. Monington, 55, Hutton Heights Trailer Court, Green River, were conducted Dec. 3 at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Rev. Richard Schmidt officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Joseph Tallon Sr., Larry Cherry, Lee Garner, Leray Garner, Eldon Garner and John J. Mohoney served as pallbearers. Mr. Monington died Dec. 1 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Green River for three years, Mr. Monington was born Nov. 6, 1926 in Oneonta, N.Y., to L.H. and Ella Monington. He married Pauline Methvin Dec. 30, 1967 in Costa Mesa, Calif. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the 101st Army Airborne Division. He was a member of the Baptist Church and was employed at Stauffer Chemical. He is survived by his wife of Green River; one son, Thomas Monington, Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Roxanne) Korogi, Green River, and Sharon Doty, Green River; two stepsons, George James, Fort Worth, Texas and Clinton Ray McDonald, Anaheim, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Eldon E. (Hattie Lee) Garner, Santa Ana, Calif. and Mrs. Lee (Clara Marie) Garner, Casper; three sisters, Ellenor Utter, Charlotte Starkweather and Agnes Ferrara, all of Oneonta, N.Y.; 22 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 19, 1981 LOUIS FLAIM Services for Louis Flaim, 90, 747 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs were conducted Dec. 12 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited Dec. 11 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Walter Lucas, Harold Campbell, Joe Legerski, Franklin Prevedel, Romeo Tarter and Robert Bettolo served as pallbearers. Mr. Flaim died Dec. 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs since 1963 and former resident of Superior and Cambria, Mr. Flaim was born in Revo, Italy on July 21, 1891, the son of the late Pete and Carolina Flaim. He attended schools in Italy and married the former Mary Casari in Newcastle on Sept. 15, 1917. Mr. Flaim was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the United Mine Workers of America and the Italian American Society. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Rock Springs, one daughter, Caroline M. Flaim of Rock Springs, two sisters, Anna and Emma of Italy and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Mr. Flaim was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 19, 1981 WILANNA S. BOWKER Graveside services for Wilanna Saride Bowker, infant daughter of Wilfred B. and Julia Ann Kiernan Bowker, 4023 ½ Springs Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Dec. 15 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gary Ruzicka officiated. The infant died at birth Dec. 12 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She is survived by her parents, three brothers, Vance, Brian and jack and one sister, Wanda, all of Rock Springs, her paternal grandmother, Anne Marie Bowker of Rock Springs, and her maternal grandmother, Opal Davison of Reliance, and maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gould of Mitchell, Neb., several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 19, 1981 RONALD D. RUNDELL Services for Ronald D. Rundell, 27, Ft. Bridger, Wyo., were conducted Dec. 15 at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Fred Tjardes officiated. Cremation followed services. Mr. Rundell died Dec. 12 from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 80, 40 miles west of Green River. Mr. Rundell was born April 14, 1954 in Republic, Wash. He married Brenda Alcorn in Walden, Colo. Dec. 14, 1973. Mr. Rundell worked at Allied Chemical Company, and had recently moved to Ft. Bridger from Green River. Mr. Rundell is survived by his wife of Ft. Bridger, two sons, Brandi and Shane Rundell, his mother, Mrs. Marjorie Patterson of Walden, two brothers, Richard of Green River and Mike of Rock Springs, one half-sister, Diana Patterson of Walden and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alden Rundell of Gering, Neb. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 19, 1981 JOSEPH DIVINGNZZO Services for Joseph Divingnzzo, 44, B&R Trailer Court, Space 44, were conducted Dec. 17 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Hardy officiated. A parish rosary was recited Dec. 16 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Ely Cemetery in Ely, Nev. Grant Muir, Ron McClimins, Gerald Dorris, Eric Vhero, Junior Wisemand and Bill Ayers served as pallbearers. Mr. Divingnzzo died Dec. 14 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for the past three years and former lifelong resident of Ely, Nev., Mr. Divingnzzo had been in ill health since October 1981. He was born in Ely on Sept. 2, 1937, the son of Dominick and Smile Trobvich Divingnzzo. He attended schools in Ely, and was a graduate of the Ely High School with the class of 1955. He married Kathy Folsom in Ely on April 29, 1959. Mr. Divingnzzo was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of the Catholic Church. He was employed by the Jim Bridger Plant as a mechanic at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs, his parents, Dominick and Smile Divingnzzo of Ely, one son, John David of Rock Springs, two daughters, Mrs. David (Sharon) Maestas of Green River, Mrs. Richard (Anette) Schanno of Rock Springs, one brother, Sam of Pavilion, Neb., one sister, two grandsons, Dave Gene Maestas of Green River and Jeremy Schanno of Rock Springs. Several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 26, 1981 JAMES WILLIAM SMITH Services for James William Smith, 72, Farson, were conducted Dec. 18 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Charles Hardy of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Gerald Stout, Jack Blankenship, George Osselton, Thomas Osselton, E.A. Smith and Steven Smith served as pallbearers. Mr. Smith died at his Farson home Dec. 15, after a year-long illness. He was born in Fatfield, England on March 16, 1909, the son of the late Carr and Ellen Daley Smith. He attended Lyon Coal School and married the former Elizabeth M. Ogden in Carson City, Neb. Sept. 29, 1954. Mr. Smith was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a retired coal miner having worked in several coal camps in Sweetwater County. Mr. Smith was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include two sons; James and Richard Smith, both of Helper, Utah, one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Joyce) Blankenship of Salt Lake City, Utah, one brother, George Smith of Farson, one sister, Mrs. George (Dorothy) Healey of Salt lake City. Several grandchildren and nieces and nephews also survive. Smith was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth who died Oct. 6, 1981, one son, Robert, one brother, Jack Smith and one sister, May Smith. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 26, 1981 DWIGHT JAMES JONES Services for Dwight James Jones, 77, Rock Springs, were conducted Dec. 19 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Right Rev. Gordon Jones, Bishop of Wyoming, officiated. Rev. K.E. Gustafson assisted. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. William King, Patricia Blakely, Carl Roy Bocott, George Osselton, Eddie King and Harry Masters served as pallbearers. Mr. Jones died Dec. 16 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mr. Jones served on the Rock Springs City Council for 18 years and once ran unsuccessfully for mayor. Jones was also active in a variety of community activities. He was born in Rock Springs April 1, 1904, the son of the late James and Bella McTee Jones. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School. He married Dorotha Dygert in Rock Springs on Nov. 27, 1930. She preceded him in death on Jan. 28, 1976. He married Josephine Irby Lester in Rawlins on Aug. 20, 1977. Mr. Jones worked as an electrician for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He started his political career in 1952 when he ran for the city council and was elected. He was re-elected in 1956 and 1958 he ran for mayor against Paul J. Wataha. Mr. Jones was re-elected to the council in 1967 and served until 1979. Mr. Jones was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, the F.O. Eagles Aerie 151, the United Mine Workers of America, the A.A.R.P. and the Odd Fellows. He was a past grand secretary of the Odd Fellows and was a member of all branches of the Odd Fellows organization. He was the former Chairman of the Employment Security Commission and a member of the Board of Directors of the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizens Center and the Community Nursing Services. Survivor include his wife of Rock Springs; three sons, Franklin Dwight Jones, San Antonio, Texas, Roger Martin Jones, Rock Springs and Richard LeRoy Jones, Powell; two daughters, Mrs. Lester (Lila) Blakely, Rawlins and Mrs. Ken (Marilyn) Freburg, Broomfield, Colo.; five stepdaughters, Mrs. Bill (Josephine) King, Riverton, Mrs. Robert (Kathryn) Roelfsema, Steam Boat Rock, Iowa, Mrs. Bill (Patricia) Mund, Riverton, Mrs. Wayne (Eileen) Coursey, Dubuque, Iowa and Mrs. Bill (Jill) Chopping, Worland; one stepson, Jack H. Lester, Kennewick, Wash.; one sister, Mrs. Carl (Sarah Ann) Bocott, Saratoga; 11 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and numerous relatives. In addition to his parents and his first wife, he was preceded in death by one brother, Arthur. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 26, 1981 FRANK TRUJILLO Services for Frank Trujillo, 75, 54 Manning Court, Superior, were conducted Dec. 21 at the Grace Baptist Church. Pastor Ron Van Hee officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Jerry Maes, Frank Maes, Robert Maes, Raymond Maes, Ricky Maes and Joseph Maes served as pallbearers. Mr. Trujillo died Dec. 17 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient 12 days. A resident of Superior since 1966 and former resident of Fort Stanton, N.M., Mr. Trujillo had been in ill health the past six months. He was born in Sebeolla, N.M. on May 28, 1906, the son of the late Pedro and Juanita DeVargas Trujillo. He attended schools in Sebeolla and married the former Adelia Baldenado. She preceded him in death on Oct. 19, 1969. Mr. Trujillo was a retired surveyor having worked for Soil Conservation. He was a member of the Saint Vivian’s Catholic Church in Superior. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Joe (Concha) Maes of Superior; three brothers, Jose Trujillo of Poqueque, N.M., Oniel Trujillo of Sebeolla and Eppie Trujillo of Los Alamos, N.M.; two sisters, Rufina Maes of Pagosa, Colo. and Josephine Valdez of Portales, N.M.; 12 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Trujillo was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 26, 1981 FRANK H. CHEVALIER Services for Frank H. Chevalier, 83, 813 Dewar Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Dec. 19 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. K.E. Gustafson, of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. John Orrell, Norman Luttle, Henry Rood, Howard Perner, Jim Johnson and Bill Cummings served as pallbearers. Mr. Chevalier died Dec. 16 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient six days. He was born in Lille, France on Dec. 1, 1896, the son of the late Edmund and Honorine LeRoy Chevalier. He attended schools in Colorado and married the former Mona Highley in Green River on June 1, 1929. Mr. Chevalier was a retired coal miner having worked for the Colony Coal Company and was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Mona of Rock Springs; one son, Frank of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. John (Mona) Starkovich of Rock Springs, Mrs. Walter (Wilma) Bakka of Salt Lake City, Utah; one brother, Henry of Rock Springs; two sisters, Celestine Prentice of Orem, Utah and Violet Vavold of Rock Springs; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 26, 1981 WENDELL PERRY DOWNS Services for Wendell Perry Downs, 82, 807 McCarty St., Rock Springs, were conducted Dec. 23 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Bill Ray Downs, Jr., Larry Dean Downs, Tucker Downs, Larry Wines, Howard Wines and Jerry Sinclair served as pallbearers. Mr. Downs died Dec. 21 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs for the past six years, Mr. Downs had been in ill health the past seven months. He was born in Mena, Ark. on March 1, 1899, the son of the late Steven A. and Arrow Anna Hurt Downs. He attended schools in Mena, and married the late Dorothy Rose Nicholes in Elko, Nev. in 1945. Mr. Downs was a retired driller at the time of his death and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War I. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Marilyn Downs Sr. of Rock Springs, five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Downs was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 26, 1981 TERESA SLOAN A memorial mass was held Dec. 23 for former Rock Springs resident Mrs. John (Teresa) Sloan. The mass was conducted at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Eugene Sullivan officiating. Mrs. Sloan, 194 Carlo Drive, Goleta, Calif. died Dec. 16 in Goleta. Born in Kilkeel, Ireland in County Down on Oct. 31, 1888, she came to the U.S. in 1909. She lived in Rock Springs from 1932 until 1980. She married John Sloan in 1932. He died in 1943. In the past year she had made her home with her granddaughter. She is survived by a nephew in California, nieces and nephews in Cleveland, Ohio and nieces and nephews in Kilkeel, Ireland. ---