Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 MARY ZUPENCE A mass of Christian burial was conducted for Mary Zupence Friday, Jan. 3 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A combined parish and St. Monica’s Sodality rosary was recited Thursday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mrs. Zupence, 79, of 1407 Tenth Street of Rock Springs died at 6:35 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30 at the Evanston Regional Medical Center in Evanston. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Zupence died following a sudden illness. She was born in Rock Springs Aug. 4, 1906, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Buh Bozner. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Frank ZUpence in Rock Springs Oct. 29, 1927. He preceded her in death Aug. 23, 1981. Mrs. Zupence was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the St. Monica’s Sodality, and K.S.K.J. Lodge No. 86. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Theodore (Elizabeth) Coet of Rock Springs, Mrs. Wesley (Marie) Walker of Lyman and Mrs. John (Cecelia) Kohl of Rock Springs; two sons, Frank Zupence Jr. of Rock Springs, and Fred ZUpence of Green River; four brothers, John, Alfred and Joseph Bozner, all of Rock Springs and Carl Bozner of Butte, Mont.; three sisters, Mrs. Ann Finnigan of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Dean (Molley) Myers of Salmon, Idaho and Angela Yenko of Sacramento, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Zupence was preceded in death by two brothers, Max and Louis Bozner. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 FLORENCE BROWN FLETCHER LOGAN, Utah—Funeral services for Florence Brown Fletcher were conducted Dec. 23 in the Allen-Hall Mortuary Chapel. Bishop Rod J. Wiberg conducted. Interment was in the Mendon Cemetery. Mrs. Fletcher, 79, died Dec. 21, 1985 at the Logan Regional Hospital. She was born Aug. 31, 1906 in Spalding, Neb., a daughter of William A. and Helena Klien Brown. She married George H. (Ike) Fletcher on Jan. 6, 1934 in Manila, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple in 1971. She graduated from the Spalding Academy in elementary education. She was a school teacher in grades 1-8 and kindergarten. She was an active member of the LDS Church, active in the Relief Society. She had served as the Ward librarian. She is survived by her husband, George H. (Ike) of Logan; one son and one daughter, William I. Fletcher, Mendon, Utah and Mrs. Thomas (Georjean) Watts of Roseburg, Ore.; nine grandchildren; one brother and two sisters, Louis Brown, Lincoln, Neb., Helen DeWulf of Rock Springs and Ethel B. Murphy of Albuquerque, N.M. She was preceded in death by three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 MARY HARLINE HUTTON WAGGENER Eucharist services for Mary Harline Hutton Waggener were conducted Saturday, Dec. 28, at the St. John’s Episcopal Church. Rev. Gail Keeney Mulligan officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Waggener, 81, of Green River died Dec. 26, 1985 in the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born May 7, 1904 in Green River, a daughter of William Jr. and Hattie Mary Campbell Hutton. She married Edgar Fleetwood Waggener on Sept. 9, 1924 in Rock Springs. He died Dec. 17, 1964. She lived and was educated in Green River until 1937. She then lived in Cheyenne until her return to Green River in 1965. She was a member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church in Green River. She is survived by two sons, Richard W. Waggener of Green River and Ronald E. Waggener, M.D. of Green River; a sister, Miss Eunice Hutton of Green River; eight grandchildren and a great-grandson. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, D.W. Hutton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 DEBORAH JANINE FENTON A mass of Christian burial for Deborah Janine Fenton was conducted Friday, Jan. 3, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Monsignor James Godley officiated. A rosary service was conducted in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kemmerer. Father Gerald Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Miss Fenton died Saturday, Dec. 28 in a Salt Lake City hospital as the result of a gunshot wound. Miss Fenton was born Sept. 30, 1964 in Butte, Mont., a daughter of James Lee and Ethel Dianne Cox Fenton. She lived in Butte and Price, Utah, before moving to Green River in 1975. She graduated from Green River High School in 1982 and attended Western Wyoming College, where she received a nurse’s aid certificate. Miss Fenton worked as a research clerk at Pioneer Title Co. in Green River. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by her parents of Kemmerer; grandparents, Mrs. Irene Fenton and Mr. and Mrs. Mayhew Cox, all of Butte; two brothers and four sisters, Jimmy, William, Danielle Christine and Dawn Karina Fenton, all of Kemmerer, Mrs. Steve (Dianne) Marie Richmond of Green River and Denise Lynn Fenton of Laramie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 JOHN D. EDDY Graveside funeral services and interment for John D. Eddy were conducted Dec. 30 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Eddy, 78, of 3260 Aqua Marine Avenue in Rockford, Ill., died at 3:26 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Rockford. A resident of Rockford for the past three years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Eddy had been in ill health the past several days. He was born in Brilliant, Ala., Oct. 14, 1907, the son of the late Phillip and Annie Love Eddy. He attended schools in Illinois and married the former Mary Vennie Phillips in Holly Springs, Miss., Aug. 7, 1947. She preceded him in death Sept. 9, 1974. Eddy was a retired coal miner at the time of his death. He was a member of the Baptist Church and past president of the United Mine Workers of America Local Union. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. William (Loretta) Sayler of Rockford and Mrs. Lee (Ann) Stafseth of Rockford; one daughter-in-law, Doris (Lou) Denton of Rock Springs; two brothers, Herb of Birmingham, Ala., and Phillip of Canton, Ga.; one sister, Wilmont Walker of Memphis, Tenn.; 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Eddy was preceded in death by one stepson, one grandson, three sisters and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 NEAL EDWARD LAMB VERNAL, Utah—Funeral services for Neal Edward Lamb were conducted Saturday, Dec. 28, at the Manila LDS Ward Chapel. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Pallbearers were Clay Muir, Clint Schofield, Bernie Lamb, Paul Lamb, Victor Mitchell and Johnny Rogers. Honorary pallbearers were Doyle Boran, Scott Mitchell, Jay Keeville, Chuck Vincent, Jim Vincent, Todd Lamb, Richard Zohner, Karl Beck, Jeff Young and Tim Robinson. Lamb, 22, died Dec. 24, 1985 in Manila, Utah, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born Jan. 13, 1963, in Rock Springs, the son of Leldon and Velma Lou Vincent Lamb. He married Robin Beck Aug. 16, 1985 in Manila. He worked in the oil fields and was a rancher. He was a member of the Manila LDS Ward, the men’s basketball team, was active in 4-H while in high school and was a member of the Manila Rodeo Club. Survivors are his wife of Salt Lake City; his mother and stepfather, Keith and Velma Wright of Redding, Calif.; brothers and sister, Danny Lamb of Redding, Kenny Lamb of Manila, and Nola Lamb of Redding; and grandparents, Archie and Bernice Lamb of Manila. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 GILBERT A. ROBINSON Funeral services for Gilbert A. Robinson were conducted Saturday, Dec. 28 in the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Graveside services were in the Spanish Fork Cemetery. Robinson, 85, of Green River and Spanish Fork, Utah, died Dec. 24, 1985 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of heart failure. He was born Oct. 9, 1900 in Ashington, England, a son of Robert and Ellen Cundy Robinson. He married Bessie Woolary Oct. 1, 1922 in Auburn, Ill. She died June 17, 1954. He married Rose Olson in 1956 in Wellington, Utah. She died in 1968. He then married Alta Harmon May 23, 1965 in Spanish Fork. She died Nov. 23, 1983. He came to America at the age of four. He spent his early years in Athens, Ill., and lived in Auburn until 1943. He then moved to Carbon County, Utah. He had lived in Spanish Fork since 1961 and in Green River for the past two years. He worked as a coal miner and received a 50-year pin from the United Mine Workers of America. He is survived by two sons and five daughters, Raymond Robinson of Chatham, Ill., William Robinson of Mountain Home, Idaho, Mrs. Delbert (Margaret) Zorn, Mrs. Herbert (Wanda) Hopkins and Mrs. Harvey (Norma) Boyer, all of Green River, Mrs. Earl (Mary) Lacy of Wendover, Utah, and Bette Whillhite of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Laura M. Greenleaf of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; a stepson and stepdaughter, Loring Larsen of Spanish Fork and Mrs. Mick (Ellen) Jenkins of Payson, Utah; 37 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by two sons, Robert J. and Kenneth J. Robinson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 BONNIE MAE PHILLIPS LIKWARTZ Bonnie Mae Phillips Likwartz, 82, of 1325 Sage Street in Rock Springs died at 7:11 a.m. at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1947 and former resident of Winton, Mrs. Likwartz died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Alix, Ark., April 20, 1904, the daughter of the late Dye and Leann Karr Whittle. She attended schools in Arkansas and married John Riley Phillips in Alix on Nov. 16, 1923. He preceded her in death on May 29, 1962. She later married Mike Likwartz in Rock Springs on Aug. 16, 1968. Mrs. Likwartz was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband Mike of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Johnnie) McGarvey of Rock Springs, Mrs. Milton (Bonita) Brown of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Ann Chaney of Rock Springs; one son, Charles of Houston; 18 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband John, Mrs. Likwartz was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Jill McGarvey. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan 8 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Wednesday morning until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 David A. Johnson Dies Saturday David August Johnson, 66, of B and R Trailer Park Space 37A died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 4:49 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 1986. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 30 years, Johnson died following a brief illness. He was born in Soda Springs, Idaho on April 1, 1919, the son of the late David E. and Myrtle Kelsey Johnson. He attended schools in Idaho and married Susan Sheldon in Brea, Calif., July 29, 1978. Johnson was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and was employed as a truck driver for Green River Livestock Company. Survivors include his wife Susan of Rock Springs; one daughter, Julie of Rock Springs; one brother, Robert M. Johnson of Spokane, Wash.; five sisters, Enid Coltrin of Oroville, Calif., Etha Mae of Castro Valley, Calif., Delores Freeman of Riverton, Utah, Bonnie West and Carrie Ann Perry both of Salt Lake City and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Johnson was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Richard P. Carlson of the Rock Springs Free Evangelical Church and the Rev. Regan W. Sheldon of the American Baptist Church of Tucson, Ariz., will officiate. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel, 154 Elk Street, Wednesday from noon until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 Lamar Thompson Dies Saturday Lamar Thompson, 46, of Green River, died Jan. 4, 1986 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of an apparent heart attack. He was born Jan. 14, 1939 in Gallion, La., a son of Lorenzo W. and Bernice Johnson Thompson. He married Fae Lamelangi Oct 28, 1961 in Salt Lake City. He lived in Louisiana and Texas and graduated from Union High School in Larouge, La., and Delta Vocational School in Monroe, La. He lived in Green River for the past eight years and worked as an electrician for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Union Pacific Railroad Junior Oldtimers' Club. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of Green River; his father of Louisiana; a son, Kemp N. Thompson of Grand Prairie, Texas; two daughters, Julie and Viola Thompson, both of Green River, and 20 brothers and sisters. He was preceded in death by his mother. Services will be Thursday, Jan. 9, 1896 at 11 a.m. in the Smith Funeral Home with Rev. Isaac Maestas of the House of Prayer in Green River officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. and prior to services on Thursday. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 4, 1986 Frank D. Wall Dies Sunday Frank Doris Wall, 68, died Sunday, Jan. 5, at the St. George, Utah, hospital. He was born Jan. 21, 1917 in Ogden, Utah to Darcy and Etta Danks Wall. He married Annie Elen Anderson June 15, 1968 in Evanston. He was a long time Evanston resident before moving to Washington in 1981. Survivors include his wife of Washington; three sons and two daughters, Cloey Wall and Doug Wall, both of Evanston, Tom Wall of Green River, Mrs. Gary (Carolyn) Rickert of Opal and Mrs. Dick (Noreen) Borino of Kemmerer; three step-children, Dennis Morrow and Frank Morrow, both of Evanston, and Mrs. Walt (Judy) Williams of Wood Cross, Utah; 23 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and three sisters, Idona Johnson of Hanna and Verla Clingingsmith and Leetta Meeks, both of Evanston, Wyoming. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 10, 2 p.m. at the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston where friends may call Thursday, Jan. 9 from 6-8 p.m. and on Friday one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Evanston City Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1986 FRANK DORIS WALL WASHINGTON, Utah—Funeral services for Frank Doris Wall were conducted Friday, Jan. 10, at the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston. Interment was in the Evanston City Cemetery. Wall, 68, died Sunday, Jan. 5, at the St. George, Utah hospital. He was born Jan. 21, 1917 in Ogden, Utah, to Darcy and Etta Danks Wall. He married Annie Elen Anderson June 15, 1968 in Evanston. He was a longtime Evanston resident before moving to Washington in 1981. Survivors include his wife of Washington; three sons and two daughters, Cloey Wall and Doug Wall, both of Evanston, Tom Wall of Green River, Mrs. Gary (Carolyn) Rickert of Opal and Mrs. Dick (Noreen) Borino of Kemmerer; three stepchildren, Dennis Morrow and Frank Morrow, both of Evanston, and Mrs. Walt (Judy) Williams of Woods Cross, Utah; 23 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and three sisters, Idona Johnson of Hanna and Verla Clingingsmith and LeEtta Meeks, both of Evanston, Wyoming. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1986 DAVID AUGUST JOHNSON Funeral services for David August Johnson were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Richard P. Carlson of the Rock Springs Evangelical Free Church and the Rev. Regan W. Sheldon of the American Baptist Church of Tucson, Ariz., officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Tom Taliaferro, Bill Taliaferro, Robert Johnson, James West Sr., James West Jr. and Allen Sheldon. Johnson, 66, of B and R Trailer Park Space 37A, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 4:49 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 1986. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 30 years, Johnson died following a brief illness. He was born in Soda Springs, Idaho on April 1, 1919, the son of the late David E. and Myrtle Kelsey Johnson. He attended schools in Idaho and married Susan Sheldon in Brea, Calif., July 29, 1978. Johnson was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was employed as a truck driver for Green River Livestock Company. Survivors include his wife, Susan of Rock Springs; one daughter, Julie of Rock Springs; one brother, Robert M. Johnson of Spokane, Wash.; five sisters, Enid Coltrin of Oroville, Calif., Ehta Mae of Castrol Valley, Calif., Delores Freeman of Riverton, Utah, Bonnie West and Carrie Ann Perry both of Salt Lake City and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Johnson was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1986 JOE “CHIC” DATLICH Funeral services for Joe “Chic” Datlich were conducted Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Joe Gaviotis, Delbert Robertson, Roger Jones, Bill Zelenka, Jack Penoff and Henry Lee Flemint Sr. Honorary pallbearers were Victor Starkovich, Steve Orester, William Fleming and Donald Baker. Datlich, 87, of 215 Sherman Street in Rock Springs died at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1986 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past nine days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1918, Datlich died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Udbina, Yugoslavia on Feb. 16, 1898, the son of the late Nick and Angela Datlich. He attended schools in Yugoslavia and married the former Evelyn Morford in Rock Springs on March 4, 1927. Datlich was a life member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624, the I.O.O.F. Lodge, the American Association of Retired Persons, the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen. Datlich was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad and was a bartender at the OK Bar until his retirement. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents, Datlich was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1986 LAMAR THOMPSON Funeral services for Lamar Thompson were conducted Thursday, Jan. 9, in the Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Isaac Maestas of the House of Prayer officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Thompson, 46, of Green River, died Jan. 4, 1986 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of an apparent heart attack. He was born Jan. 14, 1939 in Gallion, La., a son of Lorenza W. and Bernice Johnson Thompson. He married Fae Lamelangi Oct. 28, 1981 in Salt Lake City. He lived in Louisiana and Texas and graduated from Union High School in Larouge, La., and Delta Vocational School in Monroe, La. He lived in Green River for the past eight years and worked as an electrician for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Union Pacific Railroad Junior Oldtimers’ Club. He was a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of Green River; his father of Louisiana; a son, Kemp N. Thompson of Grand Prairie, Texas; two daughters, Julie and Viola Thompson, both of Green River and 20 brothers and sisters. He was preceded in death by his mother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1986 FRANKLYN WYATT HULL LYMAN—Funeral services for Franklyn Wyatt Hull were conducted Friday, Jan. 3, in the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston. Ronald Walker officiated. Burial was in the Lyman City Cemetery. Hull, 80, of Lyman died Dec. 30, 1985 in Evanston. He was born Sept. 17, 1905 in Rawlins to Roy Earnest and Mary Jane Cranor Hull. He married Irene Bernice Johnson Dec. 1, 1925 in Kemmerer. He was the owner of a grocery store for many years and a member of the LDS Church. He is survived by his wife of Lyman; one son, Howard Ernest Hull of Austin, Texas; three daughters, Mrs. Gary (Frances) Dennis of Silver Lakes, Calif., Mrs. Larry (Dorothy) Smith of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Farris (Helen) Moore of Kirtland, N.M.; 12 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 4 brothers, Harold Hull of Selah, Wash., Ben Hull of Selah, Kenneth Hull of Pocatello, Idaho and Leonard Hull of Ashton, Idaho; and one sister, Mrs. Lura Hadley of Brigham City, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1986 NORMAN NICOL MCGAY Church services for Norman Nicol McGay were conducted Monday, Jan. 6, at the Green River Congregational Church. Ben Smith officiated. His body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. McGay, 62, of 174 East Flaming Gorge Way No. 3, Green River, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 5:43 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 1985. A resident of Green River for the past 16 years and former resident of Washington, McGay became suddenly ill and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. He was born in Wakefield, Mass., July 15, 1923, the son of the late Walter Howard and Katherine Whitten McGay. He attended school sin Massachusetts and attended the Amherst Massachusetts College. He was a graduate of the Deerfield Academy at Deerfield, Mass. He was a member of the Congregational Church and a naval aviator in World War II. McGay was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad at the time of his death. Survivors include one sister and brother-in-law, Jean and William H. Curtiss Jr. of Woodside, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1986 BONNIE MAE PHILLIPS LIKWARTZ Funeral services for Bonnie Mae Phillips Likwartz were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack McGarvey, Aaron McGarvey, Ian McGarvey, Mark Brown and Doug McIntosh. Mrs. Likwarts, 82, of 1325 Sage Street in Rock Springs died at 7:11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 1986 in the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1947 and former resident of Winton, Mrs. Likwartz died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Alix, Ark., April 20, 1904, the daughter of the late Dye and Leann Karr Whittle. She attended schools in Arkansas and married John Riley Phillips in Alix on Nov. 16, 1923. He preceded her in death on May 29, 1962. She later married Mike Likwartz in Rock Springs on Aug. 16, 1968. Mrs. Likwartz was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Mike of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Johnnie) McGarvey of Rock Springs, Mrs. Milton (Bonita) Brown of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Ann Chaney of Rock Springs; one son, Charles of Houston; one stepdaughter, Josephine Feline of Las Vegas, Nevada; two step-grandsons; 18 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, John, Mrs. Likwartz was preceded in death by one sister, one brother and one granddaughter, Jill McGarvey. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1986 FLORENCE ELLSWORTH MANILA, Utah—Funeral services were in Salt Lake City at 8 p.m. on Tuesday for Florence Ellsworth, former Daggett County resident. A viewing was at the Randlett, Utah LDS Chapel Tuesday, Jan. 7, and graveside services were at the Randlett Cemetery at noon, Wednesday. Mrs. Ellsworth and her husband, Dick Ellsworth, live din the Birch Creek area in the southwest corner of Daggett County for many years. Her father, Zeb Edward, was a pioneer of that area. Her sisters, Meatrice Beck and Myrtle Beck, live in Birch Creek. Mrs. Ellsworth and her family moved to Ouray, Utah in the 40s. Her husband preceded her in death and Mrs. Ellsworth, who was in ill health, lived with her daughter in Salt Lake City. She was the mother of George Ellsworth of Manila. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 11, 1986 EMMA GRABLE FAYETTEVILE, Ark.—Funeral services for Emma Grable were conducted Dec. 28 at Moore’s Chapel in Fayetteville. The Rev. Earl R. Duncan officiated. Burial was in the Fairview Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Bill Griffith, Joe Feltner, Dr. Mike Eberle, George Templeton, Pat Griffin and Curt Howell. Mrs. Grable, 70, of Fayetteville, Ark., died Dec. 26 at a Fayetteville hospital. She was born April 17, 1915, in Thermopolis, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCumber. She was a homemaker and a protestant. She moved to Fayetteville 20 years ago after living in Pinedale and Boulder. She was also a former resident of Rock Springs where her husband, Wendell, worked for Southern Utilities. Survivors include her husband of Fayetteville; two sons, Albert Grable of Fort Collins, Colo., and Carl Grable of Springfield, Va.; three brothers. Faye McCumber and Dare McCumber, both of Thermopolis, and Cliare McCumber of Dequim, Wash.; three sisters, Ruth Raub of Highland, Calif., Lois Heagney of Rock Springs and Blanche Harvey of Thermopolis; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 18, 1986 NANCEE ROBINSON LAWSON WESTWOOD, Calif.—Funeral services for Nancee Robinson Lawson were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Presbyterian Church in Roseville, Calif. Burial was in the Rocklin, Calif., cemetery. Mrs. Lawson died Jan. 11 in Westwood, Calif. after a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs April 10, 1926 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robinson. She attended Rock Springs High School and graduated in 1944. She also went to Laramie College. She married Jim Lawson in 1948 in Rock Springs. Survivors include three sons, Jay, David and Robert and four grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Anita Berta and Rae Cook and one brother, Robert Robinson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 18, 1986 MARIO LOUIS FEDRIZZI A mass of Christina burial for Mario Louis Fedrizzi was conducted Thursday, Jan. 16 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Jerry Guida conducted the services. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Renaldo Zueck, Jerome Powell, Frank Yugovich, Americo Bertagnolli, Valentine Kalan and Thomas Stewart. Fedrizzi, 78, a former resident of Rock Springs, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1986 of a heart attack at the Rawlins hospital. He had been a patient at the Park Manor Nursing Home in Rawlins for the past 20 years. Fedrizzi was born May 6, 1907 in the village of Tuenno in an area of the Tyrol, which was then part of Austria. He came to the U.S. in 1913 with his parents, David and Donenica Fedrizzi. They lived for many years in east Rock Springs. He attended school in Rock Springs and participated in track, football and basketball in high school. He was a member of the Rock Springs state championship basketball team in 1924. After graduation from Rock Springs High School in 1926, he attended the University of Wyoming where he also participated in sports. He was working on construction of the Alcova Dam near Casper in the 1930s when he was injured in an auto accident that destroyed his memory. Survivors include two brothers, Guido of Boise, Idaho and Livio of Thermopolis and a sister, Katherine Rhode of Boulder, Colo. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 18, 1986 JAMES ROSS MASTERS MIDVALE, Utah—Funeral services for James Ross Masters were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Union First Ward Chapel, 7400 South 1100 East in Midvale. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery in Manila. Graveside services were also in Manila. Masters, 51, died Jan. 10, 1986 in Salt Lake City. He was born Oct. 1, 1934 in Green River, a son of William Rex and Susie Anson Masters. He married Mary Gordon Nov. 10, 1962 in Salt Lake City. They were later divorced. He later married Colleen Overy June 8, 1984 in Salt Lake City. He served four year in the U.S. Navy from 1954-58. He graduated with a B.S. degree from Brigham Young University in 1964. He was a salesman in Salt Lake City for many years. He was a former co-owner of J&M Industries-American Fleetcare. He coached several youth teams. He was active in the LDS Church as a high priest in the Union Third Ward. Survivors include his wife of Midvale, Utah; three daughters and one son, Mrs. Mark (Stephanie) Futscher, Chellie Masters, Sara Masters and Rex Masters, all of Sandy, Utah; father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Masters, Escalante, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. George (Sheila) Palmer of Rock Springs, Mrs. Tom (Linda) Taliaferro of Farson; two stepbrothers, Vernon Reid of Las Vegas, Nevada and Larry Hale of Scotland; two stepdaughters, Josceline Child, Aimee Child of Midvale and two granddaughters. He was preceded in death by his mother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner Miner, Jan 22, 1986 DR. CHARLES SCHWARTZ DENVER—Dr. Charles Schwartz, longtime chemist and pharmacist, died Jan. 11. Funeral services took place Jan. 14 at Temple Emanuel. A native of Seattle, Schwartz was born Nov. 22, 1909. He earned his BS, MS and PhD degrees from the University of Washington. During WWII, Schwartz served as a major in the US Army Chemical Corps. He married his wife Elizabeth in San Francisco in 1938 and was preceded by her in death in 1971. He often visited the Sweetwater County area and attended meetings of the Rock Springs Rotary Club and Congregation of Beth Israel of Rock Springs. He was honored in 1970 as an “Outstanding Educator of America.” Schwartz, a registered pharmacist for 35 years in Oklahoma and 55 years in Washington, was a chemist with the National Bureau of Standards from 1935-42. He worked for the Veterans Administration from 1946-50. He later served 25 years as a Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Oklahoma State University, Southwest. In 1967 he was honored as that school’s Teacher of the Year. Schwartz, who was listed in the “American Men and Women of Science,” belonged to many professional organizations in addition to the American Pharmaceutical Assn., of which he was a life member. In Denver, where he had lived in recent years, Schwartz belonged to the JCC Men’s Club, the Temple Emanuel Brotherhood, Our Crowd, B’nai B’rith, the Jewish Chautauqua Society and the Rotary Club. Survivors include his son Jack Schwartz of Green River; his daughter, Barbara Brattin of Denver; and grandsons Barry Schwartz, Allan Schwartz, Craig Schwartz, David Brattin and Gary Brattin. A local memorial service is pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner Miner, Jan 22, 1986 Ping Gee Leo Dies Tuesday Ping Gee Leo, 67, of 1561 9th Street, Rock Springs, died at 3:55 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Presbyterian Hospital in Denver. A long-time resident of Rock Springs, Leo had been in ill health the past month. He was born in Canton, China on July 2, 1918, the son of the late Bok Hop Leo and Suin Hai Ng. He attended schools in Canton, China and Laramie. He played basketball for Laramie High School and had the opportunity to play professional ball, but returned to China where he married Fone Ming Chin on Feb. 18, 1938. They returned to the United States. Leo was a retired chef, having worked for Howard’s Café in Rock Springs. Survivors include four daughters, Melody Leo of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Richard (Deanna) Houdek of Cheyenne, Gardenia Leo of Fort Collins, Colo. and Patricia Leo of Cheyenne; one brother, Richard Leo of New York; one grandson, Richie Houdek of Cheyenne and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Leo was preceded in death by one brother, Paul and three sisters. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner Miner, Jan 22, 1986 Hattie K. Brown Dies Tuesday Hattie K. Brown, 71, of 36 Third Street, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 8:37 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. A long-time resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Brown had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Reliance on June 9, 1914, the daughter of the late John and Hattie Vincent Stoddard. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1931. She married Richard Brown in Pocatello, Idaho on Sept. 4, 1937. Mrs. Brown was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include her husband Richard of Rock Springs; one son, John S. Brown of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. James (Judy) Wilcox of Green River; one sister, Janet Heikes of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother who died in infancy. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church will officiate. Interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the chapel, 154 Elk Street, Thursday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Friday morning until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner Miner, Jan 22, 1986 Panzey F. Blackwell Dies Monday Panzey F. Blackwell, 80, of 1225 Main Street, Reliance, died at 2:20 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Cottonwood Hospital at Cottonwood, Ariz., following a brief illness. She had been in Cottonwood for one week. Mrs. Blackwell was born July 4, 1905 in the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma to Lemuel T. and Florence E. Horn Dazey and came to Sheridan with her parents, where she graduated from Sheridan High School. Panzey Dazey and Thomas E. Blackwell were married March 6, 1929 in Rawlins. They lived in Superior for 35 years, where Blackwell was a coal miner. They moved to Reliance when he retired in 1956. Blackwell died Sept. 17, 1976. Survivors include two sons, Samuel E. Blackwell, a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, and Deputy Sheriff Thomas Blackwell of Wamsutter; two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Barbara) Condie of Rock Springs and Mrs. Guy (Zelda) Dona of Rock Springs; a brother, Thomas Ketron of Cottonwood, three sisters, Ruth Hiner of Worland, Zelda Church of Eugene, ore. And Lee Savage of Garland, Texas; 13 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Mrs. Blackwell had been active in county and community activities in Reliance and Superior and was a member of the Superior Community Council for 15 years, assisted in organizing the local Parent Teacher Association and was active in the state P.T.A. Other accomplishments include serving on the Governor’s Advisory Board on Civil Defense for three years; secretary for the county public health nurse advisory board; vice president of the 4-H Council; participated in efforts to establish a hot lunch program for local schools and was active in both county and state Homemakers Councils. She was a chaperone at the Superior Youth Canteen and is a superintendent of the County Fair Board. She was a girl scout leader, chairman of the local Cancer Drive, precinct committee woman, Mrs. America Contestant and Woman of the Week Nominee. She was a member of the Church of Christ and is active in the Rock Springs Woman’s Club. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Church of Christ. Evangelist Alan Russell will conduct the services. Interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral chapel, 154 Elk St. Friday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Saturday at the Church of Christ from noon until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner Miner, Jan 22, 1986 JOSEPHINE BLASKO Josephine Blasko, 62, of 712 Pennsylvania Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the LDS Hospital at Salt Lake City where she had been a patient since Friday. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 60 years, Mrs. Blasko died following a brief illness. She was born in Bemidji, Minnesota, on March 17, 1923, the daughter of the late Cyril and Helen Susich Jackovich. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1941. She married Cyril P. Blasko in Rock Springs on June 29, 1940. Mrs. Blasko was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Croatian Fraternal Union No. 374. Survivors include her husband of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Dan (Marianne B.) Fobes of Denver and Mrs. Paul (Trish) B. Johnson of Rock Springs; one son, Joe Blasko of Lewiston, Idaho; one sister, Mrs. Stanley (Mary Alice) Yardas of San Diego; two grandchildren, one niece and one nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Blasko was preceded in death by one son, Richie. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad will officiate. A parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at the chapel, 154 Elk Street. Interment will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Friday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Saturday until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 23, 1986 IMOGENE C.F. BONOMO Imogene Catherine Fedell Bonomo, 64, of Green River, died Jan. 21, 1986 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 26, 1921 in Girard, Kan., a daughter of Joseph and Leona Senechal Fedell. She married Elmer John Bonomo on July 5, 1941 in Salt Lake City. She was reared and educated in Kansas and Price, Utah and lived in Rock Springs prior to moving to the Black Fork Ranch west of Green River in 1941, where she had lived since. She had worked at Little America for many years and was active in rodeo and horseshow production. She was a member of the Catholic church. She is survived by her husband, who lives west of Green River; two sons and a daughter, John Bonomo of Holland, Texas; William R. Bonomo and Mrs. James (Jolene) Jensen both of Green River; a sister, Mrs. George (Edna) Copyak, Rock Springs and six grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Fedell, and a sister, Blanche Barto. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. in the Smith Funeral Home with the Father Eugene Sullivan officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary Friday from 4-8 p.m. and prior to the services on Saturday. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 23, 1986 MARTHA J. KOVACH Martha J. Kovach, 67, of 1325 Cottonwood Street in Rock Springs, died at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past six days. A long-time resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Kovach had been in ill health the past three years. She was born in Sheridan County on March 26, 1918, the daughter of the late Bertram A. and Florence V. Mumma Brooks. She attended schools in Sheridan and graduated from high school there. She married Frank Kovach in Sheridan on Feb. 2, 1946. Mrs. Kovach attended the university of Redlands, Calif. and the University of Wyoming, where she received bachelors and masters degrees in elementary education. Mrs. Kovach taught schools in Ranchester, Monarch, the girls school in Sheridan, Reliance and Rock Springs. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Retired Teachers Association, the Wyoming Education Association and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Association. Survivors include her husband, Frank of Rock Springs; her stepmother, Fannie M. Brooks of Tinley Park, Ill.; one son, Mark Kovach of Ellicott City, Md.; two daughters, Kathy Kovach and Mrs. Paul (Sally) Wonnacott, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Bert Brookes of Dayton; one sister, Jessie Reinhart of Rock Springs; one stepsister, Geraldine A. Lokane of Alsip, Ill.; one step-brother, James M. Cox of Buffalo; three grandchildren, Lauren Kovach of Ellicott City; Clint and Jeremiah Wonnacott, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kovach was preceded in death by one brother who died in infancy. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25 at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren will officiate. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral chapel, 154 Elk St. Friday afternoon and evening until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday morning at the First Baptist Church until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 ORVAL R MORGAN Funeral services for Dr. Orval R. Morgan were conducted Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Albert Morgan, Donald Morgan, Billy Morgan, Gary L. Morgan, Tony Morgan. Troy Morgan, Jerry Neary, John Howe and Ricky Allen. Morgan, 61, of 140 Hillcrest Lane in Rock Springs died at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for one day. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 22 years and former resident of Denver, Morgan had been in ill health the past one and a half years. He was born in Moscow, Kan., on Oct. 31, 1924, the son of Howard R. and Gladys Evelyn Pfiester Morgan. He attended schools in Kansas and graduated from high school there. He married the former Betty L. Transue in Syracuse, Kan., on Jan. 17, 1944. Morgan attended college in Wichita, Kan., and Denver and was a graduate of the University of Natural Healing Arts in Denver. He served his internship at the Spears Chiropractic Hospital in Denver. Morgan was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, the National Association of Chiropractics, the Wyoming Association of Chiropractors, the National Association of Naturopathic Physicians and the Wyoming Morgan Horse Breeders Association. Survivors include his wife, Betty L. Morgan, of Rock Springs; his mother Gladys Morgan of Syracuse; two sons, Dr. A.E. Morgan and Ernest Morgan, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Patricia) Allen of Rock Springs; five brothers, Fred Morgan of Hutchinson, Kan., Richard Morgan of Fort Collins, Colo., Floyd Morgan of Rock Springs, Truman Morgan of Arapahoe Junction, Ariz. And Gary Morgan of Syracuse; three sisters, Mary Burtis of Parker, Colo., Wanda Lowther of Virginia and Margie Owsley of Ponca City, Okla.; 12 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, Erica Neary of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. Morgan was preceded in death by his father; one son, Anthony Morgan; one brother, Cecil and two sisters, Velma Van Deusen and Vera Mae Morgan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 HATTIE K. BROWN Funeral services for Hattie K. Brown were conducted Friday, Jan. 24 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Neil Heikes, Barry Heikes, Mungo Brown, Jerry Foster, Ronald Brown and Robert Brown. Mrs. Brown, 71, of 36 Third Street, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 8:37 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. A long-time resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Brown had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Reliance on June 9, 1914, the daughter of the late John and Hattie Vincent Stoddard. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1931. She married Richard Brown in Pocatello, Idaho on Sept. 4, 1937. Mrs. Brown was a member of the First Congregational church. Survivors include her husband, Richard of Rock Springs; one son, John S. Brown of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. James (Judy) Wilcox of Green River; one sister, Janet Heikes of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 GRACE E. TAYLOR Funeral services for Grace E. Taylor were conducted Friday, Jan. 10, in St. Joseph, Mo. Mrs. Taylor, 90, died in St. Joseph, Mo. She was born Sept. 9, 1895 in Bethany, Mo. She married Les Taylor April 18, 1915. He died Aug. 14, 1982. She is survived by three sons, Joe of Bella Vista, Ark., Dorrel of Modesto, Calif., and Donald of Green River and one daughter, Darlyne Miller of Sebastopol, Calif. She was a member of the Mystic Chapter No. 8 of the OES and the Rebekah Lodge No. 33 in Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 EDITH L. WILKS Funeral services for Edith L. Wilks were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. John Johansen officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wilks, 77, of 1119 Adams Avenue in Rock Springs died at 9:07 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for two days. A long-time resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Wisconsin, Mrs. Wilks had been in ill health the past two months. She was born in Kenosha, Wis., on July 20, 1908, the daughter of the late Antone and Ida Kalis Moeller. She attended schools in Wisconsin and married Cecil R. Wilks Sr. in Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 11, 1939. He preceded her in death Dec. 31, 1979. Mrs. Wilks was a retired telephone operator, having worked for Mountain Bell Telephone for 35 years. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and the Young at Heart Senior Citizen Center. Survivors include three sons, Cecil R. Wilks Jr. of Riverside, Calif., William E. Wilks of Rock Springs and Henry A. Wilks of Kailua, Hawaii; one daughter-in-law, Cynthia J. Wilks of Pocatello, Idaho; one sister, Myrtle Hohl of Calumet City, Ill.; two brothers, Theodore Moeller of Kenosha, and Henry Moeller of Wabash, Ind.; one step-brother and sister-in-law, Richard E. and Sylvia Langer of Salem, Ore.; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Wilks was preceded in death by one son, LeRoy Wilks and several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 PING GEE LEO Funeral services for Ping Gee Leo were conducted Friday, Jan. 24, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. K.E. Gustafson of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Leo, 67, of 1561 9th Street, Rock Springs, died at 3:55 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Presbyterian Hospital in Denver. A long-time resident of Rock Springs, Leo had been in ill health the past month. He was born in Canton, China on July 2, 1918, the son of the late Bok Hop Leo and Suin Hai Ng. He attended schools in Canton, China and Laramie. He played basketball for Laramie High School and had the opportunity to play professional ball, but returned to China where he married Fone Ming Chin on Feb. 18, 1938. They returned to the United States. Leo was a retired chef, having worked for Howard’s Café in Rock Springs. Survivors include his wife, Fone Ming Chin of Rock Springs, four daughters, Melody Leo of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Richard (Deanna) Houdek of Cheyenne, Gardenia Leo of Fort Collins, Colo and Patricia Leo of Cheyenne; one brother, Richard Leo of New York; one grandson, Richie Houdek of Cheyenne and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Leo was preceded in death by one brother, Paul, and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 WAYNE D. GLENN SAN JOSE, Calif.—Funeral services for Wayne D. Glenn were conducted in San Jose Jan. 14. Glenn, 27, formerly of Rock Springs, died Jan. 10 in San Jose, Calif. Glenn was working on a four man survey crew and died instantly when a tire from a passing semi truck separated from the axle and struck him. Glenn was born July 12, 1958 in Rock Springs to Bruce and Anita Loisate Glenn. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Cheryl; one daughter, Katie; three sisters, Susan Moorhead, Kathleen Glenn and Maryann Glenn; one brother, Gary Glenn, all of San Jose. Also surviving are his grandmother, Mary Loisate of Rock Springs and Della Glenn of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 WILFORD WILLIAMS OREM, Utah—Funeral services for Wilford Williams were conducted Thursday, Jan. 16, in the Orem Second Ward Chapel, 400 East 400 North, Orem. Interment was in the Wasatch Lawn Cemetery. Williams, 91, of Orem and former resident of Kemmerer died Monday, Jan. 13 at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah. He was born on July 14, 1894 in Almy, a son of Spencer and Mary Jane Crowley Williams. He married Lillian Starkey on June 23, 1915 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Williams served as mayor, and a city councilman in Kemmerer. He was a member of the Lincoln County Commission and served as chairman for 12 years. He was president of the school board, the Lion’s Club and the golf club. He was also the Lincoln County chairman for war bonds during and after World War II. He served on the Woodruff LDS Stake High Council and was bishop of the Kemmerer LDS Ward for 11 years. Williams was manager and owner of the Victory Theater in Kemmerer for 55 years. He sold the theater in January 1980 and retired at the age of 85. He moved to Orem in August of 1984. Survivors include his wife of Orem; three sons and twin daughters, Wilford S. Williams of Salt Lake City, Clayton S. Williams of Hawthorne, Calif., Glenn R. Williams of Orem, Mrs. Gerald C. (Lillian) Tewdt of Sand Diego, Mrs. Gordon V. (Eleanore) McChesney of Glendale, Calif.; 20 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and one brother, Lawrence Williams of San Fernando, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 CHARLES SCHWARTZ DENVER—Funeral services for Dr. Charles Schwartz took place Jan. 14 at Temple Emanuel. Schwartz, long-time chemist and pharmacist, died Jan. 11. A native of Seattle, Schwartz was born Nov. 22, 1909. He earned his BS, MS and PhD degrees from the University of Washington. During WWII, Schwartz served as a major in the US Army Chemical Corps. He married his wife Elizabeth in San Francisco in 1938 and was preceded by her in death in 1971. He often visited the Sweetwater County area and attended meetings of the Rock Springs Rotary Club and Congregation of Bet Israel of Rock Springs. He was honored in 1970 as an “Outstanding Educator Of America.” Schwartz, a registered pharmacist for 35 years in Oklahoma and 55 years in Washington, was a chemist with the National Bureau of Standards from 1935-42. He worked for the Veterans Administration from 1946-50. He later served 25 years as a Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Oklahoma State University, Southwest. In 1967 he was honored as that school’s Teacher of the Year. Schwartz, who was listed in the “American Men and Women of Science,” belonged to many professional organizations in addition to the American Pharmaceutical Assn., of which he was a life member. In Denver, where he had lived in recent years, Schwartz belonged to the JCC Men’s Club, the Temple Emanuel Brotherhood, Our Crowd, B’nai B’rith, the Jewish Chautauqua Society and the Rotary Club. Survivors include his son Jack Schwartz of Green River; his daughter, Barbara Brattin of Denver; and grandsons Barry Schwartz, Allan Schwartz, Craig Schwartz, David Brattin and Gary Brattin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 Bonomo Services Set Services for Imogene Bonomo will be at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25. Friends may call at the funeral chapel 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way prior to services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 Doak Services Set Funeral services for George Doak will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27 at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad will officiate. A prayer service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial park. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Wyoming National Guard. Friends may call at the chapel Sunday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Monday morning until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 1986 Luke Evezich Dies In Longmont FREDERICK, Colo.—Luke Evezich, 82, of Frederick, Colo. died Jan. 23 in Longmont Hospital where he was a patient several days. He died of a lingering illness. He lived in Reliance for many years and worked as a machinist in the coal mines. He is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Lewis (Ann) Groshel of Rock Springs. Survivors include his wife Kathryn Sikich Evezich and four sons, Louis, Donald, John and Paul Dean; a daughter, Mrs. Don (Janice) Smith, 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, all who live in the Colorado area. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 1, 1986 PANZEY F. BLACKWELL Funeral services for Panzey F. Blackwell were conducted Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Church of Christ. Evangelist Alan Russell conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers for the services were Mike Blackwell, Robert Sellers, Guy Dona, Paul Dona, Ross Condie and Blake Jensen. Honorary pallbearers were Woodrow Hyche and Robert Andes. Mrs. Blackwell, 80, of 1225 Main Street, Reliance, died at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Cottonwood Hospital at Cottonwood, Ariz., following a brief illness. She had been in Cottonwood for one week. Mrs. Blackwell was born July 4, 1905 in the Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, to Lemuel T. and Florence E. Horn Dazey and came to Sheridan with her parents, where she graduated from Sheridan High School. Panzey Dazey and Thomas E. Blackwell were married March 6, 1929 in Rawlins. They lived in Superior for 35 years, where Blackwell was a coal miner. They moved to Reliance when he retired in 1956. Blackwell died Sept. 17, 1976. Survivors include two sons, Samuel E. Blackwell, a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives and Deputy Sheriff Thomas Blackwell of Wamsutter; two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Barbara) Condie of Rock Springs and Mrs. Guy (Zelda) Dona of Rock Springs; a brother, Thomas Ketron of Cottonwood; three sisters, Ruth Hiner of Worland, Zelda Church of Eugene, Ore. and Lee Savage of Garland, Texas; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Mrs. Blackwell had been active in county and community activities in Reliance and Superior and was a member of the Superior Community Council for 15 years, assisted in organizing the local Parent Teacher Association and was active in the state P.T.A. Other accomplishments included serving on the Governor’s Advisory Board on Civil Defense for three years; secretary for the county public health nurse advisory board; vice president of the 4-H Council; participated in efforts to establish a hot lunch program for local schools and was active in both county and state Homemakers Councils. She was a chaperone at the Superior Youth Canteen and was a superintendent of the County Fair Board. She was a girl scout leader, chairman of the local Cancer Drive, precinct committeewoman, Mrs. America Contestant and Woman of the Week nominee. She was a member of the Church of Christ and was active in the Rock Springs Woman’s Club. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 1, 1986 JOSE E. MARES A mass of Christian burial for Jose E. Mares was conducted Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Jan. 24, at the church. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mares, 59, of Green River died Jan. 23 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of an apparent heart attack. He was born Aug. 1, 1926 in Cleveland, N.M., to David and Manuelita Chacon Mares. He married Katie Bernal on Nov. 20, 1946 in Green River. He spent his early years in New Mexico and had lived in Fruita, Colo., prior to moving to Green River in 1946. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army in the Philippines. He worked as a union carpenter and was a member of Carpenters Local No. 1620. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of Green River; three sons and four daughters, Danny, Joseph and Bruce Mares, all of Green River, Mercy Jones, Mrs. Wilfred (Shirley) Cordova, Mrs. Jerry (Beverly) Holcomb and Tina Mares, all of Green River; a brother and five sisters, John Mares of Mora, N.M., Mrs. Felonis Kockenower of Watonga, Okla., Mrs. Florentino (Agatha) Fresquez of Cleveland, N.M., Mrs. Bruce (Lena) Baker of Harker Heights, Texas, Mrs. Albert (Delia) Rincon and Mrs. Abel (Christina) Peralta, both of Barstow, Calif.; 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Alex and John Mares and two brothers, Max and Casey Mares. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 1, 1986 JAN GENETTI CASPER—A Christian mass for Jan Genetti was conducted Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Rosary services were Tuesday at the Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Genetti, 47, of Casper died at her home Jan. 26, 1986. She was born and raised in Gregory, S.D., and taught school in both Lead and Wagner, S.D. She then taught home economics in Casper. She is survived by her husband, Paul, formerly of Rock Springs and now living in Casper; a son, David Genetti and daughter, Marla Rae Genetti of Casper; her mother, Mrs. Eva Nemer; two brothers, Dr. D.E. Nemer and Dr. R.D. Nemer, all of Gregory, S.D.; and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Alceste Genetti of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 1, 1986 MIGUEL A. RIVAS The body of Miguel A. Rivas was returned to Liberty, Texas for funeral services and interment. Rivas, infant son of Roland Albert and Clara Irene Wood Rivas of Rock Springs, died at about 4 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 at a local motel. A resident of Rock Springs for the past two months, he was born in Houston on July 10, 1985. According to Sweetwater County Coroner, Michael S. Vase, an autopsy performed Monday morning revealed he died of sudden infant death syndrome. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs, one brother, John Wood and one sister, Sybil Rivas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 1, 1986 FREDA LOWHAM SALT LAKE CITY—A funeral mass for Freda Lowham was conducted Monday, Jan. 27, in the St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church. Father Phillip Collibraro officiated. A rosary was Sunday. Burial was in the Evanston Cemetery. Mrs. Lowham, 72, died Jan. 24 in Salt Lake City. She was born Dec. 18, 1913 in Germany to Mathew and Ludmilla Vehar. She married Clarence Lowham on Sept. 11, 1938 in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Catholic Church and was employed in ranching for more than 45 years. She was past chairman of the Gray Ladies Auxiliary at the Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston. She is survived by her husband of Evanston; sons, Paul E. Lowham, Casper, and Hugh W. Lowham, Cheyenne; five grandchildren; a brother, Mathew Vehar of San Diego and a sister, Elsie Nelson of Minneapolis, Minn. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 1, 1986 IMOGENE C.F. BONOMO Funeral services for Imogene Catherine Fedell Bonomo were conducted Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Smith Funeral Home. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. Services were also conducted at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Bonomo, 64, of Green River died Jan. 21, 1986 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 26, 1921 in Girard, Kan., a daughter of Joseph and Leona Senechal Fedell. She married Elmer John Bonomo on July 5, 1941 in Salt Lake City. She was reared and educated in Kansas and Price, Utah and lived in Rock Springs prior to moving to the Black Fork Ranch west of Green River in 1941, where she had lived since. She had worked at Little America for many years and was active in rodeo and horseshow production. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, who lives west of Green River; two sons and a daughter, John Bonomo of Holland, Texas, William R. Bonomo and Mrs. James (Jolene) Jensen, both of Green River; a sister, Mrs. George (Edna) Copyak, Rock Springs and six grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Fedell, and a sister, Blanche Barto. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 1, 1986 MARTHA J. KOVACH Funeral services for Martha J. Kovach were conducted Saturday, Jan. 25, at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Bill Reinhart, Charles Reinhart, Mike Allen, Mark Kurtz, Todd Horn, Ron Young, Dick Young and Mike Kovach. Mrs. Kovach, 67, of 1325 Cottonwood Street in Rock Springs, died at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past six days. A long-time resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Kovach had been in ill health the past three years. She was born in Sheridan County on March 26, 1918, the daughter of the late Bertram A. and Florence V. Mumma Brooks. She attended schools in Sheridan and graduated from high school there. She married Frank Kovach in Sheridan on Feb. 2, 1946. Mrs. Kovach attended the University of Redlands, Calif. and the University of Wyoming, where she received bachelors and masters degrees in elementary education. Mrs. Kovach taught schools in Ranchester, Monarch, the girls school in Sheridan, Reliance and Rock Springs. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Retired Teachers Association, the Wyoming Education Association and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Association. Survivors include her husband, Frank of Rock Springs; her stepmother, Fannie M. Brooks of Tinley Park, Ill.; one son, Mark Kovach of Ellicott City, Md.; two daughters, Kathy Kovach and Mrs. Paul (Sally) Wonnacott, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Bert Brookes of Dayton; one sister, Jessie Reinhart of Rock Springs; one stepsister, Geraldine A. Lokane of Alsip, Ill.; one step-brother, James M. Cox of Buffalo; three grandchildren, Lauren Kovach of Ellicott City; Clint and Jeremiah Wonnacott, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kovach was preceded in death by one brother who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 1, 1986 JOSEPHINE BLASKO A mass of Christian burial for Josephine Blasko was conducted Saturday, Jan. 25 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Jan. 25, followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Val Kalan, Martin Amizich, Charles Barto, Joe Melinkovich, Alex Garbrecht and Stan Wisniewski. Mrs. Blasko, 62, of 712 Pennsylvania Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 4:40 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the LDS Hospital at Salt Lake City where she had been a patient since Friday. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 60 years, Mrs. Blasko died following a brief illness. She was born in Bemidji, Minnesota, on March 17, 1923, the daughter of the late Cyril and Helen Susich Jackovich. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1941. She married Cyril P. Blasko in Rock Springs on June 29, 1940. Mrs. Blasko was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Croatian Fraternal Union No. 374. Survivors include her husband of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Dan (Marianne B.) Forbes of Denver and Mrs. Paul (Trish) B. Johnson of Rock Springs; one son, Joe Blasko of Lewiston, Idaho; one sister, Mrs. Stanley (Mary Alice) Yardas of San Diego; two grandchildren, one niece and one nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Blasko was preceded in death by one son, Richie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 1, 1986 DAVID GEORGE DOAK Funeral services for David George Doak were conducted Monday, Jan. 27, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A prayer service was conducted Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Military graveside services were conducted by the Wyoming National Guard. Pallbearers were Richard Hiner, Art Decker, Larry Zampedri, John Doak, Jack Doak and Rick Ferraro. Doak, 38, of 1404 Tenth Street, Rock Springs died at 3:18 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 at the Veterans Administration Hospital at Salt Lake City where he had been a patient for one day. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Doak died following a brief illness. He was born in Rock Springs on June 28, 1947, the son of George H. and Kathryn M. Nicksich Doak. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1966. Doak attended trade school in Denver. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the American Legion, Archie Hay Post 24. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; two sons, Brandon and O.J., both of Cody; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Josephine Nicksich of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Mae Doak and Nick Nicksich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 8, 1986 JACK F. WELSH Funeral services for Jack F. “Red” Welsh were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Military graveside services were conducted by the Army National Guard. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Ronnie Welsh, Dick Welsh, Bobby Welsh, Guy Gatti, Jimmy Daniels and James Daniels. Honorary pallbearers were Ray “Buzzy” Graham, Bill Welsh, Les Korogi, Paul Fernandez, Tuffy Romero, John Taucher, Al Logan, Angelo Vase, Ben Harrt, Carl Sametz, Roy Jones, Stanley Myska, Mauslen Tullock, Ron Riddle, Robert Sains, Emil Bartolic, James Lucas and Dave Timlin. Welsh, 69, of 432 Evans Street, Rock Springs, died at 4:39 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Jan. 6 and suffered a lengthy illness. He was born in Mineral, Kan. July 16, 1916, the son of the late William and Etta Mae Kitterman Welsh, and came to Rock Springs a short time later. He attended school in Rock Springs. He was married to the former Madelyn Magnino in Manila, Utah on June 15, 1940 and was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Army. Welsh retired as an equipment operator for the Road and Bridge Department for Sweetwater County. Survivors include his wife, Madelyn, of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mary Ellen Morris of Rock Springs and Marge Garetson of Forreston, Ill.; four sisters-in-law, Mary Welsh, Lillian Welsh and Mary “Merch” Welsh, all of Rock Springs, and Helen Welsh of Centralia, Ill., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Henry, Joseph, Lawrence and William and was past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 and the First United Methodist Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 8, 1986 DR. CHARLES SCHWARTZ A local memorial service for Dr. Charles Schwartz was Thursday, Feb 6, in the Fellowship Hall at Mansface Church, Green River. The service was conducted by Ed Shineberg of Congregation Beth Israel of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 8, 1986 SHAWNNA R. HARRIS LANDER—Funeral services and burial for Shawnna Renea Harris were conducted Saturday, Feb. 1, in Bloomfield, Mo. Miss Harris, 9, died Jan 28 at the Wyoming State Training School in Lander. She was born Dec. 1, 1976, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Larry and Patricia Harris of Rock Springs. She is survived by her parents of Rock Springs; one sister, Lora Ann of Rock Springs; grandparents Bill and Peggy Harris and Arthur and Jewell Myers of Missouri; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 8, 1986 DONALD C. SHAW Funeral services for Don C. Shaw were conducted Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Richard Nurss of the Superior Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Shaw, 84, of 70 Berta Street in Superior died at 7:33 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home where he had been a patient since July 5, 1985. A resident of Superior for the past 47 years, Shaw died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Albia, Iowa on Oct. 13, 1901, the son of the late Fred and Maude Frances Shaw. He attended schools in Albia and married the former Anna Clark in Cheyenne on Aug. 3, 1938. Shaw was a retired carman, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the Baptist Church and the Brotherhoood of Railway carmen union. Survivors include his wife, Anna of Superior; one son, D. Gene Shaw of Asotin, Wash.; two step sons, Robert Clark of Wheaton, Ill. and Gerald Clark of Caldwell, Idaho; one step daughter, Mary Mills of Longview, Wash.; one brother, Evan C. Shaw of Laramie; four sisters, Gertrude Chidester and Frances Forsythe, both of Albia, Lue Mahin of North Hollywood, Calif., and Dorothy Plum of Bussey, Iowa; 16 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Shaw was preceded in death by two brothers, Jack and Leal Shaw. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 8, 1986 DAISY M. OLEFFE CASPER—Funeral services for Daisy M. Oleffe were conducted at the Bustard Funeral Home Saturday, Feb. 1. The Rev. Jerry Franz of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Oleffe died Jan. 30 at Thermopolis after a long illness. Mrs. Oleffe was born May 10, 1899, in Raton, N.M., where she was reared and educated. On May 8, 1918, she married Edgar Oleffe in Raton. They made their home in Raton until 1922 when they moved to Wyoming, settling in Rock Springs. Prior to coming to Casper in 1955, they had lived in Thermopolis, returning there in 1969. Following the death of her husband in 1972, she moved to California where she lived about eight years and then returned to Wyoming, settling in Alpine. She was preceded in death by two sons and one daughter. Survivors include one daughter, Margaret McNeel of Alpine, and one son, Eddie of Forest Hills, Calif., ten grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 8, 1986 BERT MCCORMICK Funeral services for Bert McCormick Jr. were conducted Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Episcopal Church in Eden. Interment was in the Eden Valley Cemetery at Farson. McCormick, 56, of Farson, died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home where he had been a patient since Aug. 14, 1985. A resident of Farson for the past 12 years and former resident of West Jefferson, Ohio, McCormick had been in ill health the past two years. He was born at Louisa, Ky., on Dec. 23, 1929, the son of the late Bert and Anna Murphy McCormick Sr. He attended schools in Kentucky and married the former Gloria Wilcoxen in Green River on Sept. 10, 1973. McCormick was a retired electrician. Survivors include his wife, Gloria, of Farson; three daughters, Beth McCormick of Farson, Linda Lee of Tacoma, Wash. and Carolyn Pearcy of Green River; one son, David McCormick of Rock Springs; one step daughter, Terri Seward of Farson; six grandchildren and several brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, McCormick was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold and Damer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 8, 1986 GEORGE W. FLETCHER Funeral services for George W. Fletcher were conducted Feb. 4 in the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel. Bishop Al Matthews officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Fletcher, 77, of Green River died Saturday, Feb. 1 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a long illness. He was born July 3, 1908 in Rock Springs, a son of Robert Shaw and Elizabeth Young Fletcher. He married Inez Irene Ewing on May 22, 1934 in Green River. Their marriage was solemnized in the Logan LDS Chapel. He was reared and educated in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1926. He worked for more than 40 years as a clerk for American Railway Express. He was a member of the Union Pacific Railroad Oldtimer’s Club and the Golden Hour Senior Citizens in Green River. He was a member of the LDS church, holding the office of Elder. He served in the Mutual Improvement Association and dance programs with the LDS church. He is survived by his wife of Green River; two sons, John E. Fletcher of Salt Lake City and Bob Fletcher of Provo, Utah; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert Y. Fletcher of Rock Springs and two sisters, Mrs. Vera Mann and Mrs. James (Jessie) Johnson, both of Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by a brother, Samuel Y. Fletcher, and a sister, Catherine Ault. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 8, 1986 DAVID R. OVERY Funeral services for David Raymond Overy were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Roy A. Miller conducted services. Military honors and interment were in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Wesley Shedden, Sonny Moore, Bob Flor, Bob Collins, Randy Shipman and Jack Chamberlain. Overy, 41, of 688 Antelope Drive, Space No. 176, Rock Springs, died at noon Friday, Jan. 31 due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Overy had been despondent for the past week because of domestic difference, according to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase. He was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 2, 1944, the son of the late Jacob Overy and Marie DeWester Overy Johnston of Rock Springs. At the time of his death he was a maintenance employee of the Wyoming State Highway Department. He was a graduate of the Green River High School and had lived in the Sweetwater County area most of his life. He served with the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Vietnam conflict. He was married to Linda Brady, was divorced in 1974 and married Konnie Davies in Staples, Minn., on Oct. 11, 1978. Survivors include his mother, Marie Johnston of Rock Springs; his wife, Konnie; three sons, Jacob Lee, Christopher David and Charles Wayne; three daughters, Mary Margaret, Konnie Carol and Sara Ramona Overy, all of Rock Springs; his half-brothers, Robert W. Johnston of Rock Springs and Airman 1st Class Gary Johnston with the U.S. Air Force at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Other survivors include a half-sister, Blanche Drinkel of Evanston. He was preceded in death by his father, Jacob; a daughter, Melenie, and three half-brothers, Floyd, Charles and Larry Overy and a half-sister, Tracey Clayton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 15, 1986 HELMI BRANCH Funeral services for Helmi Branch were conducted Friday, Feb. 14 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Past Don Evilsizer of the Green River Bible Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Branch, 72, of 819 Center Street, Rock Springs, died about 6 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 at her home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Branch died following a short illness. She was born in Hanna Feb. 13, 1913, the daughter of the late Isaac and Annie Neimi Laurunen. She attended schools in Hanna. She married Emilio Branch in Salt Lake City. He preceded her in death Aug. 23, 1959. Mrs. Branch operated the Playmore Night Club in Rock Springs with her husband for many years. Following his death, she continued to operated the club until her retirement. Survivors include her two brothers, T.H. Laurunen and Matt Laurunen, both of Rock Springs and one sister, Mrs. William H. (Ann) Smith of Green River. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Branch was preceded in death by four brothers, Carl, Isaac, Harry and Andy, and one sister, Helen E. Clark. Pallbearers were John Dolinar, Robert R. Norman, John Dolinar Jr., Alex Clark Jr., Randy Rowley and Peter Vase. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 15, 1986 THERESE J. STANDAERT KENNEWICK, Wash.—Funeral services for Therese Jo Standaert were conducted in Kennewick. A memorial services was Friday, Feb. 7 at the St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Port Orchard. Miss Standaert, 29, died in General Hospital in Kennewick, Wash., Jan. 31 after a short illness. She was born Dec. 7, 1956, daughter of Paul and Marie Louise Standaert of Port Orchard, Wash. She lived in Rock Springs from August 1957 through July 1967. She lived in the Barracks Apartments, now the site of the S.C.M. Parish Center. She attended Saints Cyril and Methodius Parochial School and moved to Port Orchard in July 1967. She was a graphic art designer for Columbia Basin Community College in Pasco, Wash. She is survived by her parents; six sisters, Ann, Mayrose, Carol, Kathleen, Monica, and Denise; two brothers, Frank and Steve. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 15, 1986 DIXIE M. BENTHALL Funeral services for Dixie Mae Briley Benthall were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 11, in the Forest Lawn Funeral Home in Beaumont, Texas. Mrs. Benthall, 72, short-time resident of Green River, died Feb. 7 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of an apparent heart attack. She was born Feb. 1, 1914 in Chireno, Texas, a daughter of Sam and Nina lavender Briley. She had lived most of her life in Beaumont, Texas, where she graduated from Beaumont High School and worked as a sales clerk and buyer for Levine’s retail stores for many years. She lived in Green River for the past two and a half years with her daughter. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She is survived by a son and two daughters, Clyde Clemmer of Houston, Vinita Lukas of Houston and Valorie Searcy of Green River; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Rudd, and a grandson, John R. Searcy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1986 ESMEE S. KING Graveside funeral services and interment for Esmee Scott King were conducted Friday, Feb. 21, at the Mountain View Cemetery. Miss King, 39, of 155 Hamilton Lane, Salt Lake City, died Feb. 14 at Salt Lake City. She was born Oct. 3, 1946, the daughter of the late Virgil Fay and Esmee Pace Scott. Survivors include one brother, Virgil Scott of Stockton, Calif.; one sister, Susan Mandeville of Pomona, Calif.; one half-sister, Jeanne Morris of Roy, Utah; several aunts, uncles and cousins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ray and Olaf Scott. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1986 STEPHEN R. TESSENER Funeral services and interment for Stephen Randolph Tessener were recently conducted in Schererville, Ind. Mr. Tessener, 43, of 150 Joliet Street in Schererville died at about 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 at a local motel in Rock Springs. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, an autopsy performed Saturday revealed Tessener died of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Shelby, N.C., Oct. 6, 1942, the son of Alonzo and Kathlene Randolph Tessener. He attended schools at San Francisco and married the former Joyce Cahilli n San Francisco in 1959. Tessener was a pipe fitter working at Shute Creek. Survivors include his wife, Joyce of Shcererville; his parents of Vancouver, Wash.; four sons, James Stephen Jr., John and Robert; two daughters, Julie and Laura, all of Schererville and two brothers, Ron and Mike of Vancouver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1986 VIVIAN ANDREE Funeral services for Vivian M. Andree were conducted Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were August Rizzi, Rex Headd, Louis Clave, Carl Annala, Greg Coates and Shane Goodman. Mrs. Andree, 63, of 1508 9th Street in Rock Springs died at about 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1971 and former resident of Fort Morgan, Colo., Mrs. Andree had been in ill health the past two years. She was born on March 31, 1922 in Kemmerer, the daughter of the late William and Mary Jane Cook Julian. She attended schools in Kemmerer and was a graduate of high school there. She married Rudolph William Andree in Ely, Nevada on June 14, 1967. He preceded her in death Oct. 15, 1980. Mrs. Andree was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include one son, Thomas J. Annala of Kemmerer; four daughters, Mrs. August (Sherri) Rizzi and Mrs. Rex (Shannon) Headd, both of Rock Springs, Sandra Glasgow of Cheyenne and Mrs. Louis (Linda) Clave of San Clemente, Calif.; four brothers, two sisters, nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Andree was preceded in death by five brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1986 ELIZABETH MOSS A mass of Christian burial for Elizabeth Moss was conducted Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A parish rosary was recited Monday, Feb. 17, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Wolfe, Greg Toth, Mike Moss, Jami Moss, James TOth and Martin N. Moss. Mrs. Moss, 81, of 823 Muir Avenue in Rock Springs died at about 3 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at her home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Moss had been in ill health the past one month. She was born at Rock Springs on March 6, 1904, the daughter of the late Carl Albert and Caroline Timmerschide Hafner. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Lawrence H. Moss in Rock Springs. Mrs. Moss was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Lawrence of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Carolyn) Zubatch of Rock Springs; one brother, William Hafner of Pueblo, Colo.; nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Moss was preceded in death by two sons, Lawrence Carl Moss and Martin Earl Moss; three brothers, Allen, Henry and Carl Hafner and one sister, Catherine. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1986 EMILIA A. SANCHEZ A mass of Christian burial for Emilia Avila Sanchez was conducted Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Immaculate Conception Church. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday evening at the church. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Sanchez, 83, formerly of Green River, died Feb. 16 in the San Gabriel Community Hospital in San Gabriel, Calif., after a lengthy illness. She was born July 30, 1903 in Arroyo Honda, N.M., a daughter of Juan and Fedelia Rael Avila. She married Jacobo Sanchez Sr. in 1931 in Arroyo Hondo, N.M. He died June 1, 1976. She was reared and educated in El Rito, N.M. and Park City, Utah. She taught school in Arroyo Hondo, N.M. for 17 years and lived in Los Angeles before moving to Green River in 1950. She lived in Green River until 1980 and has since lived in San Gabriel. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She was also a member of the Christian Mothers Club and the Spanish American Club. She served as vice president of the residents’ council at the Mission Villa Retirement Home in San Gabriel, where she lived and taught Spanish to the residents. She is survived by three sons and three daughters, Gilbert Padilla and Fred Sanchez, both of Los Angeles, Calif., Jake Sanchez of Green River, Mrs. Louie (Angelica) Lujan of Los Angeles, Mrs. Gilbert (Delores) Pacheco of Rock Springs and Mrs. Bob (Susanna) Cordova of Green River; 24 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Rosanna Martinez of Los Angeles. She was preceded in death by a son, Tim Sanchez and a brother, Onecimo Avila. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1986 JIMMY M. RADOVICH Funeral services and interment for Jimmy Macklin Radovich were conducted in Thermopolis at the Mortimer Funeral Home. Radovich, 54, of 416 Elias Ave. in Rock Springs died at his home at about 1 a.m. Wednesday. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, an autopsy was performed which revealed he died as a result of congestive heart failure. He was a roofer and a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving with the U.S. Army. He lived in this area for the past three months and was a lifelong resident of Thermopolis. He was born Sept. 13, 1931 in Thermopolis. He was the son of the late Pete and Nora Radovich. He graduated from high school in Thermopolis. He was a member of the Church of God and the Veteran of Foreign Wars in Thermopolis. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Kenneth and two sisters, Violet Wilson and Evelyn Doores. Survivors are three brothers, Mickey of Thermopolis, George, who lives in California and Sammy Babalis of Sheridan; and four sisters, Ilene Cocklin of Rock Springs, Fernn LeBlanc of Casper, Della Osborne of Sheridan and Catherine Dryden of Las Vegas, Nevada. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1986 CAPTAIN ERNEST ECHO SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Funeral services were conducted in San Francisco recently for Captain Ernest Echo, 73, who died Jan. 30 following a long illness. He is survived by his wife, the former Theresa Katich of Rock Springs; four children, John, Walter and Thomas Echo and Lisa Connelley and 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by four sisters-in-law, Emma Partain of Rock Springs, Kay Weresthler of San Jose, Calif., Amelia Morissey of Boulder Creek, Calif., Rose Southerland of Bonanza, Ore., and one brother-in-law, John Katich of Lake Elsinore, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1986 ANN V. SMITH Funeral services for Ann V. Smith were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Green River Bible Baptist Church. Pastor Don Evilsizer officiated the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were John Bozner Sr., Bob Condie, Mark Petrashune, Jim Helm, Mark Pederson and Chris Leventis. Honorary pallbearers were Elmer Likes, Robert Norman Jr., William Dolinar and Don Dolinar Jr. Mrs. Smith, 64, of 171 East Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, died Feb. 21 shortly after she was admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 3:35 p.m. following a brief illness. She was born Oct. 11, 1921 at Hanna, the daughter of the late Isaac and Annie Niemi Laurunen. She came to Rock Springs in 1927 and attended school. She married William H. Smith in Rawlins Feb. 26, 1956. They later moved to Moab, Utah and returned to Green River in 1965. She is survived by her husband, William H. Smith of Green River; one son, John Dolinar of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Randy (Wendy) Rowley of Green River and Mrs. Bob (Diane) Norman of Moab; two brothers, T.H. Laurunen and Matt Laurunen, both of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren, one niece and one nephew. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Carl, Isaac, Harry and Andy and two sisters, Helen E. Clark and Helmi Marie Branch. She was a member of the Green River Bible Baptist Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1986 JOHN G. ATHERTON Funeral services and interment for John G. Atherton were conducted in Longmont, Colo. Atherton, 61, of 212 Mountain Road in Rock Springs died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient since Feb. 2. A resident of Rock Springs for the past nine years and former longtime resident of Longmont, Colo., Atherton had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Longmont on Dec. 18, 1924, the son of Gordon A. and Etta L. Edwards Atherton. He attended schools in Longmont and was a graduate of the Longmont High School. Atherton was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married the former Olive Parker in Longmont on Feb. 14, 1949. Atherton was a security foreman for Black Butte Coal Company until his retirement Sept. 30, 1984. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church and Last Man’s Club of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Olive of Rock Springs; his mother, Etta Atherton of Longmont; one son, Johnni G. Atherton of Rock Springs; four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Connie) Craig, Mrs. Myron (Jackie) Cooke, Mrs. Ken (Peggy) Laster, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Steve (Vickie) Babcock of Longmont; two brothers, Ken and Bob Atherton, both of Longmont; one sister, Mrs. Art (Pat) Davis of Bremerton, Wash.; 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Atherton was preceded in death by his father; one son, James Allen Atherton, and two sisters, Margaret and Pat. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1986 LOIS L. VANCLEAVE Funeral services for Lois Lucille VanCleave were conducted Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Sundberg-Olphin Funeral Chapel in Orem, Utah. Burial was in the Orem City Cemetery in Orem. Mrs. VanCleave, 61, of 228 Locust Street, Rock Springs, died at 1:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Glenwood, Wash., on Feb. 6, 1925, the daughter of the late Wilburn Aston and Dorothy Hough Aston Bowen of LeGrande, Ore. She graduated from the Baker, Oregon High School and was married to Frank VanCleave on Dec. 4, 1947 at LeGrande. A resident of Rock Springs for the past four years, she formerly lived in Orem, Utah. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors in addition to her mother, Dorothy Bowen of LeGrande include her husband, Frank of Rock Springs; two daughters, Marcie of Rock Springs and Mrs. Sterling (Cheryl) Coop of Roosevelt, Utah; two brothers, Wilburn Aston Jr. of Portland, Ore., and Arden Aston of Corvallis, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Patty) Lane of Portland and Mrs. Clare Boydstun of LeGrande; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and a granddaughter, Lori Ivie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1986 CHARLES A.N. MCKINNEY CHEYENNE—Funeral services for Charles A.N. McKinney were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 26, by the Wiederspahn Chapel of the Chimes in Cheyenne. The Rev. Gary Goettel of the Faith United Methodist Church in Cheyenne officiated. Interment was in the Mount View Memorial Park in Cheyenne. McKinney, 76, died Feb. 24 in DePaul Hospital in Cheyenne. He was born Feb. 4, 1909 in St. Joseph, Mo. He was a former resident of Rock Springs. He worked for the building and bridge section for the U.P. Railroad for 43 years. He retired in 1968. Survivors include his wife, Mary McKinney of Cheyenne. They were married Sept. 8, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is also survived by one son and two daughters, David McKinney of Ridgecrest, Calif., Dorothy Alexander of Denver and Katherine Boelens of Thermopolis; nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1986 ELSIE N. TWITCHELL MANILA, Utah—Funeral services for Elsie Nelson Twitchell were conducted Monday, Feb. 24, in the Manila LDS Ward Chapel. Bishop Glen Tinker officiated. Mrs. Twitchell, 90, of Manila, died Feb. 19 in the Phillips Nursing Home in Provo, Utah after a long illness. She was born Aug. 30, 1895 in Beaver, Utah, a daughter of Daniel Morgan and Matilda Warby Nelson. She married William Wallace Twitchell on Dec. 16, 1914 in Green River. He died March 12, 1959. At an early age, she moved with her family from Beaver to Manila, where she lived most of her life. She also lived in White Rock, Utah. She was a member of the LDS Church and served in many of its organizations. She is survived by three sons and four daughters, James Twitchell of Granger, Utah, Max Twitchell of Cheyenne, Tony Twitchell of Renton, Wash., Mildred LaPLant of Vale, Ore., Nona Adams of Mount Vernon, Ohio, Enid Schurock of Ogden, Utah and Carol Ranson of Othello, Wash.; more than 45 grandchildren and many great- and great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Matilda Bascom of Payson, Utah and Mary Briggs of Ogden. She was preceded in death by three sons, a daughter, five brothers and a sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1986 MARY YAKIMOVICH Funeral services for Mary K. Yakimovich were conducted Saturday, March 1, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Feb. 28, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Michael Yakimovich, John Yakimovich, Andy Yakimovich, Steve Kosovich, Curtis Melson and August Seneshale. Miss Yakimovich, 75, of 1325 Sage Street, Rock Springs, died at 3:34 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home where she had been a resident of the past eight years. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, she had been in ill health the past several years. She was born on April 22, 1910 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Banyas Yakimovich. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include three brothers, Michael and John Yakimovich, both of Rock Springs, and Andy Yakimovich of Denver; one sister, Mrs. Elona Colombo of Mt. Rose, Colo. and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Verna Kosovich, Ann Larsen and Verna Yakimovich and one brother, Adam. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1986 ARCHIE G. NEIL POCATELLO, Idaho—Funeral services for Archie Gordon Neil were conducted Saturday, March 1, at the Kemmerer LDS Second Ward Chapel. Bishop Joe Thornock officiated. Burial was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Neil, 86, of Pocatello, Idaho, former Kemmerer resident, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the Pocatello Regional Medical Center. He was born May 23, 1899 in Diamondville, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Armstrong Neil. He attended school in Diamondville. He married Hannah Amelia Kiddy Aug. 10, 1919 in Paris, Idaho. The marriage was later solemnized in the Logan, Utah LDS Temple on Oct. 17, 1924. They resided in Diamondville and Kemmerer. Neil worked at the Mountain Trading Company in Diamondville and at the Kemmerer Garage and Phaff Garage. He was town clerk for Kemmerer for 37 years and served as a police judge, was a member of the Governor’s Crime Commission, and also served as a county commissioner for Lincoln County. For 37 years he drove school buses for the Kemmerer School District. He was an active member of the LDS Church and served as a member of the bishopric as a ward clerk, home teacher and was a high priest. For 41 years he was a member of the Lions Club and served as their secretary for 32 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, July 21, 1891. Neil lived in Pocatello since 1981. Survivors include three sons, A. Dale Neil and Jack Edwin Neil, both of Pocatello, and Andrew Bruce Neil of Ogden, Utah; a sister, Margaret Salmon of Las Vegas, Nev.; 13 grandchildren; five step-grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by one son, Gordon Glen Neil; one daughter, Bonnie Lee Neil Pitkins; four sisters and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1986 DOROTHY M. KLEINLEIN MOUNT STERLING, Ill.—Funeral services for Dorothy M. Kleinlein were conducted Saturday, March 1, in the Northcutt Funeral Home in Mount Sterling, Ill. Burial was in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. Kleinlein, 58, of Versailles, Ill., died at 6:15 p.m. Feb. 26 in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill. She was born in Pike County, Ill., Nov. 28, 1927 to Ethel and Clarence Campbell. She married Donald Kleinlein April 16, 1949 in Hersman, Ill. Survivors include her parents; her husband; two sons, Eddie Wayne Kleinlein of Rock Springs and James Douglas Kleinlein of Jacksonville, Ill.; one brother, Robert Lee Campbell of Great Falls, Mont.; two sisters, Donna Holmes of Jacksonville and Helen Irene Franklin of Kansas City, Kan. and three grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1986 SAMMY D. MARTINEZ A mass of Christian burial for Sammy Dean Martinez was conducted Thursday, March 6 in the Immaculate Conception Church. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, March 5, at the church. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Martinez, 27, longtime resident of Green River, died March 1, near Kingman, Ariz., of injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born June 19, 1958 in Delta, Colo., a son of Samuel G. and Lucy G. Silva Martinez. He married Jody Daly on Feb. 14, 1980 in Green River. He spent his early years in Ogden, Utah and moved to Green River in 1975. He has resided in Mesa, Ariz., for the past two months. He had worked in the construction business. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He is survived by his parents of Green River; four brothers and a sister, Larry Martinez and Aaron Martinez, both of Green River, Brian Martinez and Leonard Martinez, both of Mesa, and Lisa Martinez, Green River. Also surviving are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Martinez and Mrs. Mary Silva, all of Delta. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1986 WALTER R. HACK CAYUGA, Ind.—Funeral services for Walter Ralph “Boat” Hack were conducted Feb. 12 in Cayuga with the Rev. Jess Hawn officiating. Hack, 94, of Cayuga died at 5:24 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville, Ind. He was employed as a coal miner in Rock Springs for 19 years and has lived in Cayuga since 1946. Born July 26, 1891 in Fountain County, Indiana, son of William Henry and Laura Ellen Crowder Hack, he married Ethel Belle Shoaf Oct. 18, 1913 in Covington, Ind. She died Sept. 6, 1974. Survivors include a brother, Chancy E. Hack of Clearwater, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Hazel L. Miller of Bloomingdale, Ind.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1986 HJALMER H. HOKANSON Funeral services for Hjalmer Henning Hokanson were conducted Wednesday, March 5, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Donald Tompkins of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Green River officiated. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Wednesday, March 6, at the Highland Cemetery in Casper. Pallbearers were Wayne Johnson, Bobby Johnson, Walley Johnson, Maynard Dockter, Mark Hokanson and Joe Pastor. Honorary pallbearer was Carl Johnson. Hokanson, 84, of 170 Powell Street in Green River died at 7:47 p.m. Saturday, March 1 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for 11 days. He had been in ill health for the past one-and-one-half months. He was born in Welch, Minn., on Aug. 10, 1901, the son of the late Swan and Ingrid Pearson Hokanson and attended school at Clarissa, Minn. He was married to Helen McRae on Dec. 13, 1935 at Kearney, Neb., and moved to Casper. He came to Rock Springs in 1939 and moved to Green River in 1965, where he lived at the time of his death. Hokanson was a retired master mechanic for the Wyoming State Highway Department and a member of the Lutheran Church, the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12 A.F. & A.M. and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Clifford O. and Ruth Hokanson of Green River; two grandchildren, Mark Hokanson and Mrs. Maynard (Marilyn) Dockter, both of Green River; four great-grandchildren and five nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, in 1947 and two brothers, Joseph and Harold. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 15, 1986 TAKA FUKUMORI Funeral services for Taka Fukumori were conducted Thursday, March 13, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers for services were Glenn Sugano, Larry Sugano, Jiro Okano, Leo Kozola, George Okano and Tak Tanaka. Mrs. Fukumori, 88, of 1032 McCabe Street in Rock Springs died at 6:55 p.m. Monday, March 10 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 46 years and former resident of Point of Rocks, Mrs. Fukumori had been in ill health the past two months. She was born in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Ken, Japan on March 1, 1898, the daughter of the late Naminosuke and Sumie Morioka Takaki. She married Morin Fukumori in Japan. He preceded her in death July 4, 1963. Mrs. Fukumori was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. William (Fusa) Sugano of Rock Springs; two brothers and one sister who live in Japan; three grandchildren, Glenn Sugano of Rock Springs, Larry Sugano of Arvada, Colo., and Linda Sugano of Salt Lake City and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Fukumori was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 15, 1986 ELDA E. MATRANGA PEORIA, Ill.—Funeral services for Elda E. Matranga were conducted Friday, March 14, at the Sacred Heart Church in Peoria. The Franciscan Fathers officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Peoria. Mrs. Matranga, 72, died Tuesday, March 11, in Wheat Ridge, Colo. She was born July 12, 1913 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Carlo and Justina Rossi Piaia. She married Paul Matranga in Brooklyn. Survivors include her husband of Peoria; two sons, David and Paul Matranga, both of Peoria; two daughters, Mrs. Jean Watt of San Pedro, Calif., and Mrs. Debbie Pinar of Compton, Calif.; two brothers, Dante Piaia of San Francisco; two sisters, Mrs. Delores Johnson of Wheat Ridge and Mrs. Carla Menapace of Rock Springs, and seven grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 15, 1986 MARGARET C. LECKIE Funeral services for Margaret Chambers Leckie were conducted Monday, March 10, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. David Wade and Rev. Delores Doench of the Community Congregational UCC of Pinedale officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Tony Chambers, John Hilliard, Ed Jefferis, P.J. Juel, Albert “Sonny” Korfanta and Leonard Hay. Honorary pallbearers were Onie Branch, Thurston Doyle, Raph Gilpin, John Hay Jr., William “Billy” McCurtain and Harry Woods. Mrs. Leckie, 76, of 631 B Street in Rock Springs died at 10:20 a.m. Friday, March 7, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past 10 days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Leckie died following a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 19, 1909, the daughter of the late Dr. Oliver and Mae Bosworth Chambers. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School. Mrs. Leckie attended Mills College in Oakland, Calif., and Columbia University in New York City. She received a degree in education. She married Samuel Leckie in Rock Springs on Jun 28, 1941. He preceded her in death Dec. 15, 1974. Mrs. Leckie was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Daughters of the Nile, P.E.O., the American Association of University Women, the Retired Teachers Association, the American Association of Retired Persons, the Young at Heart Senior Citizens and the High Country Senior Citizens. Mrs. Leckie worked as an alcoholic counselor for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Maxine Leckie of Seattle, Wash., and Maryhelen Leckie of Pinedale; one brother, Dr. Wallace Chambers of Salt Lake City and one sister, Helen Chambers of Sausalito, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Leckie was preceded in death by one sister, Marian and one brother, Oliver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 15, 1986 HENRY W. NOVICKI Funeral services for Henry William Novicki were conducted Thursday, March 13, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Jerry Guida, SJ, officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, March 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Blazovich, Jim Kershisnik, Gerald Kershisnik, Max Kershisnik, Jim Tynsky and Tom Bowman. Novicki, 84, of 1112 Edgar Street, Rock Springs died at 6:33 a.m. Monday, March 10 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past eight days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1932 and former resident of Sheridan, Novicki had been in ill health the past several months. He was born in Mount Carmel, Pa., Dec. 5, 1901, the son of the late Casimir and Eva Yasulevicz Novicki. He attended school in Sheridan and graduated high school there. Novicki attended the University of Wyoming and worked as a civil engineer for the Wyoming State Highway Department from 1927-51. He married the former Mary Kershisnik in Rock Springs April 18, 1948. Novicki prospected for uranium in the mid 1950’s and worked as a part-time assistant to city and county engineer David P. Miller until 1972. Novicki was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Victoria) Kurtz of Gardiner, Mont., and Mrs. Alfred (Susan) Bowman of Arvada, Colo., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Novicki was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1986 MARY E. MILLS Graveside services for Mary Ellen Kennedy Mills were conducted Tuesday, March 18, at the Rock Springs City Cemetery. Pastor Ron VanHee of the Grace Baptist Church officiated. Mrs. Mills, 58, of Rock Springs died March 16 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County of a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 12, 1927 in Chadron, Neb., a daughter of Gilbert Gilson and Laura Victoria Kennedy. She married Samuel Mills on June 29, 1946 in Chadron. She was reared and educated in Chadron and graduated from Chadron High School. She also lived in Pueblo, Colo., prior to moving to Rock Springs seven years ago. She worked as a housekeeper for the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for seven years and received the Employee of the Month and Year award from the hospital in 1980. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of Rock Springs; two sons and two daughters, Darrell G. Mills, Rock Springs, Samuel W. Mills, LaJunta, Colo., Mrs. Bari (Diana) Khaliki, Fort Collins, Colo., and Mrs. Charles (Patricia) Smith, Palmdale, Calif. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and a brother, Earl Kennedy, Orlando, Calif., and a sister, Gladys Mills, Chadron, Neb. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1986 MARY TOME Funeral services for Mary Tome were conducted Saturday, March 16, at Larkins Funeral Home in Ogden, Utah. Mrs. Tome, 72, died March 10 in El Toro, Calif. She was born in Superior Jan. 9, 1914 to Frank and Josephine Taucher. She married Guy Tome in 1935. They lived in Reliance and Rock Springs before moving to Ogden, Utah. Survivors include one son, Ron Tome; two grandchildren; one sister, Stella Marchetti of Rock Springs and two brothers, John Taucher and Frank Novack. She was preceded in death by one son, Don Tome; her husband; her parents; two sisters and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1986 TINA MATTHEWS Funeral services for Tina C. Matthews were conducted Friday, March 21, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Matthews, 80, of 1106 9th Street in Rock Springs died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since March 8. A resident of Rock Springs since 1910, Mrs. Matthews had been in ill health the past 10 days. She was born in Trecato, Italy on June 16, 1905, the daughter of the late Luigi and Rita Barbeberis Caccia. She attended schools in Italy and married Kenneth R. Matthews in Green River on Feb. 26, 1924. He preceded he in death on Oct. 10, 1964. Mrs. Matthews was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. John W. (Marjorie) Owens of Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. Donald R. (Darlene) Oshel of Newcastle, Colo. and Mrs. Ronald E (Rita) Comstock of Rock Springs; two grandchildren, Kenneth G. Comstock and Tina Lou Comstock, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by one twin sister, Julia. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1986 ANN S. PAULIK Funeral services for Ann S. Paulik were conducted Wednesday, March 19, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Tuesday, March 18, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were John Paulik, Mike Vinson, Rod Bright, Jim Erickson, Jessie Vinson and Jim Washam. Mrs. Paulik, 68, of 220 H Street in Rock Springs died at 1:40 a.m. Monday, March 17 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since March 9. A long time resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Paulik had been in ill health the past several months. She was born in Inglewood, Calif., on July 13, 1917, the daughter of the late Frank and Sophia Morovek Blasnek. She attended schools in Inglewood and graduated high school there. She married Joseph Paulik in Kemmerer on March 17, 1945. He preceded her in death on June 19, 1974. Mrs. Paulik was a member of the Roman Catholic Church and the Moose Lodge in Inglewood. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Mike (Rose) Vinson and Mrs. Rod (Mary) Bright, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. JoAnn Quinn of Lakewood, Calif.; one son, John Joseph Paulik of Phelen, Calif.; three brothers, two sisters, five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Paulik was preceded in death by one son, Robert Martin Paulik. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1986 ELI BRIGGS MANILA, Utah—Funeral services for Eli Briggs, 86, took place at the Manila LDS Chapel on Saturday, March 15. Eli Briggs died at his home in Ogden, Utah of a heart condition. Officiating at the services was Bishop Glen Tinker. Interment was in the Manila Cemetery with Calvin Briggs giving the dedicatory prayer. Pallbearers were Michael Olsen, Dennis Briggs, David Olsen, Floyd Briggs, Byron Griffith and Jeff Briggs. Honorary pallbearers were grandsons, Kenneth Briggs, Daniel Briggs, Mark Briggs, Boyd Griffith, Glade Briggs, Wayne Briggs and Den Briggs. Briggs was born April 25, 1900 in Beaver, Utah, to John and Jane Kirkham Briggs. He moved to Manila as a boy. On July 9, 1923, he married Mary Nelson in Manila, Utah. Before moving to Ogden he lived in Manila and McKinnon areas and farmed and ranched. He was a member of the LDS Church. Surviving are his wife, Mary, of Ogden, Utah; five sons, Calvin Briggs of Selah, Washington; Don Briggs of Whitehall, Mont.; Gene Briggs of Manila; Rueben Briggs of Ennis, Mont., and Merrill Briggs of Ogden; two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Veda) Olsen of Big Piney and Mrs. Russell (Arlene) Griffith of Nephi, Utah; 26 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren and two brothers, William Briggs and Robert Briggs of Manila. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1986 DALE E. DALLAS SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Dale Elton Dallas were conducted Tuesday, March 18, at the McDougal Funeral Home in Salt Lake City. Interment was in the Palmer Cemetery in Proctor, W. Va. Dallas died March 15 in Salt Lake. He was born May 9, 1917 in Pawnee, Okla., to Riley Elmer and Mary Mabel Clark Dallas. He married Lois M. Sellers Nov. 21, 1977 in Ohio and was a member of the Elks Lodge and the Congregational Church in Rock Springs. He is survived by his wife, Lois, of Salt Lake City; two brothers, Wayne and Loyd Dallas, both of Farmington, N.M., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 22, 1986 NELLIE COURTIER Funeral services for Nellie Courtier were conducted Monday, March 17, at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. St. Monica’s Rosary was recited Sunday, March 16, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Concluding services were Wednesday, March 19, in Denver with burial in the Fort Logan National Cemetery. Pallbearers were Adam Bugay, Barton Grosso, Pat Pippin, Mark Talboom, Dave Ruggera, Steve Ribovich and Jim Washam. Mrs. Courtier, 83, of 107 Reed Street died Friday, March 14, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for one day. She apparently suffered a heart attack at her home Thursday. She was born July 4, 1902 in Rock Springs, the daughter of John and Minnie Norwiski Bugay. She attended Rock Springs schools and later graduated from the Leyden, Colo., High School. She married Harris Courtier at Steamboat Springs, Colo., in 1921. Mrs. Courtier lived in Denver and following the death of her husband in 1966 returned to Rock Springs. Survivors include one son, Donald Courtier of Peachtree, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Clarence (Katie) Daniels of Rock Springs and Mrs. Elizabeth Bushett of Denver; five brothers, Adam Bugay of Hudson, Edward Bugay and Charles Bugay of Hayden, Colo., Joseph Bugay of Wheat Ridge, Colo., and Mike Bugay of Victor, Idaho; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, St. Monica’s Sodality and the Golden Age Senior Citizens. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, John, Walter, Cashmere and William. Two sisters, Pauline Daniels and Clara Conway, also preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 29, 1986 JOHN WILSON Funeral services for John Wilson were conducted Thursday, March 27, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Louis Goich, George Spence, David Wilson, James Wilson, Rob Wilson and Bill W. Strannigan. Wilson, 84, of 1117 Main Street, Reliance, died at 2:15 p.m. Monday, March 24, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past two days. He was born in Paisley, Scotland on July 1, 1901, the son of the late John and Margaret McAusland Wilson. Wilson came to the United States in 1909 and settled in Dawson, N.M., where he attended school. He moved to Rock Springs in 1940 and moved to Winton in 1945. He settled in Reliance in 1952. He married the former Beatrice Cleland July 28, 1927 in Trinidad, Colo. Wilson was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company and a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice, of Reliance; two sons, John W. Wilson of Reliance and Ronald Wilson of Amarillo, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Andrew M. (Elizabeth) Strannigan of Reliance; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Wilson was preceded in death by two brothers, James and Robert. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 29, 1986 ROBERT G. MCMILLAN Funeral services for Robert Gordon McMillan were conducted March 22 in Sheridan. McMillan of Sheridan died March 19. He was born in Rock Springs on June 27, 1912, the son of the late William and Jean McMillan. He attended school in Rock Springs and married Elizabeth Sharpe on Feb. 8, 1936. They later divorced. He then married Lois McCulloch Dec. 24, 1945. She died in Dec. 1984. Survivors include a son, Bill McMillan of Rock Springs; two daughters, Joyce (Douglas) Worley of Lander and Patricia Murawaske of Alabama; two brothers, Ronald of Rock Springs and Bill of Kemmerer; two sisters, Jane Kelley of Rock Springs and Velma Kidwiler of Sherman Oaks, Calif. and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. --- Sheridan Press, Apr 3, 1986 Former Sheridan resident Henry William Novicki, 84, died March 10 in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. He had lived in Rock Springs since 1932. Born Dec. 5, 1901, in Mr. Carmel, Pa., he graduated from Sheridan High School and attended the University of Wyoming. He was a civil engineer for the Wyoming Highway Department from 1927 to 1951. He married the former Mary Kershisnik in Rock Springs on April 18, 1948. In the mid-1950s, he prospected for uranium. He also worked as a part-time assistant to the city and county engineer until 1972. A member of Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Mr. Novicki was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. Survivors include his wife; two sisters, Victoria Kurtz, Gardiner, Mont., and Susan Bowman, Arvada, Colo.; and several nieces and nephews. Services and burial were in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 5, 1986 KAREN SILER Funeral services for Karen Jo Overy Siler were conducted Saturday, March 29, in the Union Congregational Church, Rev. Ben Smith officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Siler, 47, of Green River died March 25 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of a lengthy illness. She was born May 10, 1938 in Rock Springs, a daughter of Frank LaVoid and Veroni Laura Chapman Overy. She married Jerry Siler in 1962 in Evanston. They later divorced. She was raised and spent most of her life in Green River. She also lived in Pennsylvania and California. She graduated from Green River High School in 1956, attended beauty school and owned and operated her own beauty shop for many years. She was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and the T.O.P.S. organization, where she served as the leader. She was a member of the Congregational Church. She is survived by a son and a daughter, Scott A. Siler and Mrs. Ben (Johnna) Gotschall, both of Green River; three grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Jim (Deanne) Prime and Mrs. Nick (Pam) Sanchez, both of Green River. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 5, 1986 EDDIE L. BRATKE BOUNTIFUL, Utah—Funeral services for Eddie LeRoy Bratke were conducted Friday, April 4, at the Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary in Bountiful. Bratke, 53, died Monday, March 31, in Salt Lake City of a heart attack. He was born April 13, 1932 in Myton, Utah, son of Ed and Wilma Jensen Bratke. He married Jean Ellouise Rollins Dec. 25, 1950 in Green River. He was a veteran of the Korean War and was in the Wyoming National Guard. Bratke was an engineer with Hercules in Salt Lake City and a member of the Bountiful Community Church. Survivors include his wife of Bountiful; two sons, John Brake of Bountiful and David Bratke of Sandy, Utah; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 5, 1986 RONALD DENISON Memorial services for Ronald William Denison were conducted Thursday, April 3, at the Baptist Church in Wamsutter. Pastor George Clay of the First Assembly of God conducted the services. His body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Denison, 24, of Wamsutter, Wyoming died at 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 31 on Echo Springs Road approximately one and a half miles southeast of Wamsutter. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Denison was the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He was born in Gordon, Neb. on Feb. 18, 1962, the son of William Franklin and Lois Marie Johnson Denison. He attended schools in Rawlins and graduated high school there. Denison was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Rock Springs Chapter of the Christian Motorcycle Association. Survivors include his parents of Wamsutter; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Johnson of Gordon; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Denison of Eli, Neb.; one sister, Mrs. Wanda Sisneros of Wamsutter and two nephews, Billy and Beau Sisneros of Wamsutter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 5, 1986 RUTH V. HINESLEY Funeral services for Ruth Virginia Hinesley were conducted Thursday, April 3, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hinesley, 59, of 1473 Main Street, Reliance, died at 9:35 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since March 16. A former resident of Rock Springs and resident of Reliance since 1955, Mrs. Hinesley had been in ill health the past two years. She was born in Shepard, Mont., on Sept. 22, 1926, the daughter of John J. and Henrietta Heimbichner Kaufman. She attended schools in Montana and married Robert Cleo Hinesley in Bremerton, Wash., Jan. 24, 1944. Mrs. Hinesley was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband Robert of Reliance; her mother of Spring Valley, Calif.; three sons, Trevor and Herschel J. Hinesley, both of Reliance, and Robert H. Hinesley of Renton, Wash.; one brother, Henry Kaufman of Kent, Wash.; six sisters, Ester Kiensle and Mrs. Harry (Evelyn) Fedak, both of Spring Valley, Mrs. Leo (Wilma) Delgado of El Cajon, Calif., Mrs. Robert (Louise) Miller of Campbell, Calif., Mrs. Thomas (Lucille) Ward of Antioch, Calif., and Mrs. Robert (Caroline) Ellis of Mountain Center, Calif.; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Hinesley was preceded in death by her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 5, 1986 JOE METELKO CHEYENNE—Funeral services for Joe (Joseph) F. Metelko were conducted at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Casper on Wednesday, March 26. Burial services took place in Casper. Metelko died at his home in Casper Friday, March 21 after a lengthy illness. He was born July 2, 1918 and graduated from the Rock Springs High School. He served in the Army during World War II in the European Theatre and moved to Casper about 12 years ago. He was a cement finisher by trade. He is survived by his wife Marie; one brother, John Metelko of Rock Springs; a sister, Mary Christensen of Cheyenne, and a sister, Frances of California. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Louis and Frank; two sisters, Dorothy Oleson and Josephine Davis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 5, 1986 ANNA BABIC Funeral services for Anna Susich Babic were conducted Tuesday, April 1, at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J., officiated. Rosary was recited at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial services took place in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Philip Rolf, Sam Gallegos, Joe Toley, Eddie Radakovich, Jerome Powell and Kaiser Elich. Mrs. Babic, 71, of 824 Muir Avenue, Rock Springs died at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 28, at the Hillhaven Nursing Home at Salt Lake City. She had been in ill health since last September. She was born in Lark, Utah on April 18, 1914, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Saban. She attended school at Lark. She married Dan Susich, who preceded her in death in 1953. In 1955, she married Sam Babic, who also preceded her in death. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ted (Helen) Harkins of Kazairslautern, Germany and Mrs. Charles (Margaret) Rolf of Arvada, Colo.; one son, Adam Susich of Arvada; three step-sons, Joseph, Marko and Dujo Babic, all of Joliet, Ill.; one sister, Barbara Gallegos of Midvale, Utah; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and eight step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husbands, she was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters. She was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 12, 1986 CONNIE WESSWICK Funeral services for Connie Wesswick were conducted Thursday, April 10, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Ray Overy of the LDS Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Willie Pineda, Dennis Pineda, Mark Hawks, Jim Demas, Trevor Hinesley and Garry Gouger. Miss Wesswick, 29, of 1472 Main Street, Reliance, died at about 4 a.m. Monday, April 7, at her home. She was born May 26, 1956, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Tony Wesswick and Elsie Baker McCaskill. She attended schools in Reliance and Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1974. Miss Wesswick was employed by the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner as an advertising salesperson. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Elsie and Bob McCaskill of Rock Springs; a sister and brother-in-law, Debbie and Kevin Calls of Rock Springs; a sister and brother-in-law, Sheila and Dennis Kuntz of Rock Springs; her sisters, Barbara Hawks of Eagle, Colo., and Stephanie McCaskill of Rock Springs; her maternal grandfather, Ben Baker of Pearce, Ariz.; several aunts, uncles, cousins and four nieces. Miss Wesswick was preceded in death by her father, Tony Wesswick; her paternal grandparents; her maternal grandmother and two uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 12, 1986 JUAN IGNACIO FLORES Graveside funeral services and interment for Juan Ignacio Flores were conducted Monday, April 7, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Father Gerald Chleborad of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated the services. The 2 ½ month old infant, son of Ignacio and Cecilia Valadez Flores of 119 Sherman Street, Rock Springs, died at 3 a.m. Friday, April 4, at the Children’s Primary Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born in Rock Springs on Jan. 20 and was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; his maternal grandmother, Maria Valadez of Rock Springs; one sister, Amanda Maria Flores of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Juan Flores of Chihuahua, Mexico and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 12, 1986 VIRGIL F. SCOTT Graveside and interment services for Virgil Fay Scott Jr. were conducted Saturday, April 5, at the Mountain View Cemetery. Bishop Richard James of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints conducted the services. Scott Jr., 40, of Stockton, Calif., died in Stockton Feb. 17. His body was cremated. He was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 9, 1945, the son of the late Virgil Fay and Esmee Pace Scott Sr. and moved to Murray, Utah in 1948. In 1958, he moved to Midvale, Utah where he graduated from high school and lived in Stockton since 1963 where he was a minister in a Christian Church. Survivors include a sister, Susan Mandville of Pomona, Calif., several aunts and uncles including George “Skinny” and Grace Field of Rock Springs and a nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Esmee King. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 19, 1986 PRIMO GATTI Funeral services for Primo Gatti were conducted Wednesday, April 16, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Bercich, Oreste Frazzini, Robert Guy Gatti, Bill Gatti, Michael Benjamin and John Benjamin. All his many friends were honorary pallbearers. Gatti, 72, of 801 Muir Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Thursday. Gatti had suffered a heart attack a week prior to his death. He was born in San Pedro Avsiano, Italy on May 1, 1913 and came to the United States at the age of 3. Gatti attended school at Dawson, N.M. and moved to Rock Springs in 1929. He married the former Elizabeth Griffiths in Manila, Utah on Dec. 23, 1933, and worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 27 years as a unit foreman and then went to work for FMC Corp. at Westvaco for 17 years as a unit foreman and retired in 1976. Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth, of Rock Springs; a daughter, Mrs. Dean (Margaret) Benjamin of Denver; three brothers, Guy, John and Sweetwater County Treasurer Joe Gatti, all of Rock Springs; a sister, Mary Ferrero of Murray, Utah; four grandchildren, Mike Benjamin of Cody, and Patti and John Benjamin and Mrs. John Benjamin and Mrs. Janice Paquette all of Denver; three great-grandchildren, Anthony, Stephen and Mark Paquette, all of Denver and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred and James. Gatti was a member of the First Congregational Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 19, 1986 EMIL ZUECK A Mass of Christian burial for Emil F. Zueck was conducted Saturday, April 12, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday evening at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Americo Bertagnolli, Regis Mehal, Richard Meyer, Ken Buddecke, Richard Canestrini and Paul Grasso. Zueck, 79, of 714 Pennsylvania Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 6:07 a.m. Thursday, April 10 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since April 3. A life-long resident of Rock Springs, Zueck had been in ill health the past two months. He was born in Rock Springs Nov. 18, 1906, the son of the late John and Colomba Penasa Zueck. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1927. He married the former Jennie Avondet in Rock Springs June 30, 1935. Zueck was the owner and operator of the Zueck Transportation Company. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and a life member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624. Survivors include his wife Jennie of Rock Springs; one son, Robert A. Zueck of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Albert (Barbara Jeanne) Ohle of Denver; a sister, Mrs. Joe (Emma) Stetich of Rock Springs; one grandson, Stephen of Reliance; one granddaughter, Ann Rawlins of Rock Springs; one great-grandson, Aaron of Reliance and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Zueck was preceded in death by one brother, Rudolph, who died in 1910, and one sister, Josephine Secrist, who died in 1972. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 19, 1986 ELIZABETH HAZELRIGG A funeral mass for Elizabeth “Betty” Louise Yoggerest Hazelrigg was conducted Friday, April 18, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited Thursday evening at the church. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Hazelrigg, 65, of Green River died April 14 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 25, 1921, in Springfield, Ill., a daughter of Anthony and Mary Kramer Yoggerest. She married Home Earl Hout in 1940 in Springfield. They later divorced. She married Arthur Francis Hazelrigg in 1960 in Green River. He died Aug. 23, 1971. She spent her early years and was educated in Springfield. She also lived in Fresno, Calif., and Reliance and has lived in Green River since 1953. She was a member of the Catholic Church and the Eagles Auxiliary. She worked many years as a cook and bartender. She is survived by two sons, James S. Hout, Silverton, Colo., and Robert E. Hout, San Diego, Calif.; two grandsons, Eric and Jason Hout and two sisters, Mrs. Harriet Farr, Taylorsville, Ill., and Mrs. Mary Cox, Springfield. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jack Yoggerest. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 19, 1986 HARRY LEE GRANGER—A Mass of Christian burial for Harry “Hieto” K. Lee was celebrated Wednesday, April 16, in the Immaculate Conception Church in Green River. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited Tuesday evening at the church. Burial was in the Evanston City Cemetery. Lee, 15, was shot and killed on a Granger street Sunday morning, April 13. Lee was born Sept. 3, 1970 in Everett, Wash., a son of Harry Keyes and Carol Sandra Vigil Lee. He attended schools in Evanston and Green River. He also lived in Oakland, Calif., and Las Vegas, Nevada, and lived in Granger for the past three years. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He had been a member of the Boy Scouts of America and the Green River Little League. He recently worked as a ranch hand and enjoyed basketball and dirt bike riding. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Harry lee, Vernal, Utah; his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Doug (Sandy) Wolfe, Granger; three stepsisters, Shirl Lee, Indianapolis, Ind., Teesha Lee, Lander, and Amber Lee of Vernal; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Mora, Oakland, Calif., Mrs. Mary Vigil, Evanston, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wolfe, Lalabra, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Gieger, Evanston, and Mrs. Faye Lee, Ogden, Utah. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death his grandfathers, Augustin Vigil and Bud Lee. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 26, 1986 EDWARD AGUIRRE Funeral services for Edward Theodore Aguirre were conducted Saturday, April 19, at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Roy Miller officiated for the services. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Paul Bertagnolli, Deryl Parris, Frank Sabo, Eloy Trujillo, Dave Yori and Bud Nauman. Aguirre, 64, of Hudson, former long-time Rock Springs resident, died at 3:38 p.m. April 15 at the Porter Memorial Hospital in Denver. He suffered a heart attack and was transported to Denver April 11. He was born July 2, 1920 in Quealy, the son of the late Edward and Juanna Bariazarra Aguiree. He married the former Pearl Anderson Dec. 24, 1945 in Rock Springs. He was a retired drive for Wycoff. He attended school in Rock Springs and was a member of the Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife Pearl of Hudson; two sons, John and Eddie; two daughters, Mrs. Mike (Karen) Cantwell and Mrs. Mike (Mary Jo) Narramore, all of Rock Springs; one brother, John of Lander; three sisters, Mrs. A.J. (Felicia) Hatt of Rock Springs, Mrs. Herman (Julia) Lavake of Stratford, Texas and Mrs. Lawrence (Mary) Naugle of Evansville; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; several nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Tommy, and two brothers, William and Joseph. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 26, 1986 BENJAMIN FERMON OAKLAND, Calif.—Burial services for Benjamin Arthur Fermon were conducted Monday, April 7, in Coachella, Calif. Pallbearers were Leo Haynes, Diana Fermon, Robert Butler, Erben Fermon, Janet J. Burrell and Benjamin Fermon. Fermon, 67, died April 1 in Indio, Calif. He was born in Sunnyside, Utah, Jan. 12, 1919, to Benjamin and Jessie Fermon. He married Gladys E. Fermon. He came to live in Rock Springs at the age of 16 months in June 1920 with two sisters and two brothers. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1937. He worked in the coal mines and was an ardent supporter of the United Mine Workers union. He left Rock Springs to take over the ranch of James Edwards in Lost Springs. He returned to the mining industry in 1950 and moved to Sunnyside where he married and lived until 1962 when he moved to Eagle Mountain, Calif. and went to work for Kaiser Industries iron mine. He retired from active employment in 1970 due to poor health. He is survived by his children, Janet Burrell and Diana Fermon, both of Indio, Harold and Erben Fermon, both of Fullerton, Calif., Benjamin Fermon of Alturas, Calif., Patricia and Shelby Fermon, both of Desert Center, Calif., and Lena May Fermon of Oakland. He is also survived by one brother and four sisters, Calvin Fermon of Berkeley, Calif., Gladys Dennis, Frances Hedgespeth and Sarah Cummings of Oakland, Calif., and Hazel Fermon of San Francisco. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, several nephews, nieces and friends. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 26, 1986 RALPH BAKER A mass of Christian burial for Ralph Olin Baker was conducted Thursday, April 24, in the Immaculate Conception Church in Green River. Father Eugene Sullivan and Father Charles Taylor were concelebrants. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, April 23, at the church. Further mass of Christian burial was at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Casper. Monsignor James O’Neil and Father Terry Hruska were concelebrants. Burial was in the Memorial Gardens in Casper. Baker, 83, of Green River died April 22, in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of a lengthy disease. He was born Dec. 14, 1902, in O’Neill, Neb., son of Olin Withrow and Avanella Hiatt Baker. He married Stasia McCarthy Dec. 30, 1926 in Broken Bow, Neb. They were married for 59 years. He spent his early years and was educated in O’Neill and lived in Shawnee and Douglas before moving to Casper, where he lived for 45 years. He lived in Green River since November of 1984. He was a member of the Catholic Church and was a third and fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He served as church organist and choir member in Casper. He is survived by his wife and son, Howard J. Baker, both of Green River; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother and a sister, Donald Baker of West Jordan, Utah and Mrs. Gladys Edison of Douglas. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ralph Terrence and a brother, Darrel Baker. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 26, 1986 DONALD TOWNSEND Funeral services for Donald Hunt Townsend were conducted Friday, April 18, at the Berta Penney Memorial Methodist Church in Kemmerer. Interment took place in the South Lincoln Cemetery. Townsend, 80, died April 15 in Rock Springs following a brief illness. Townsend was born in O’Neil, Neb., on Nov. 14, 1905 to E. Roy and Doran Hunt Townsend, contractors and owners of Townsend Bridge Company. His boyhood years were spent on the family ranch near Upton. He married Violette G. Kuzara on Nov. 20, 1947 in Sheridan. They later moved to Frontier, where Mrs. Townsend still lives. As chief engineer for Kemmerer Coal Company’s mining operations for 26 years, Townsend was responsible for exploration and research leading to stripping strategies which developed the Sorensen-Elkol Mine and worked with the Gunn-Quealy and Brilliant operations. He retired in 1977. Prior to his employment with Kemmerer Coal, he held positions with Big Horn Coal Company of Sheridan, Homestake Mine of South Dakota, and the South Dakota Department of Highways. As a private consultant to the firm which eventually secured the contract for and constructed the Mount Rushmore Scenic Highway, Townsend plotted the tunnel cut-throughs which frame this mountain sculpture. Townsend was educated at the University of Nebraska and worked for several years in gold mining. Townsend returned to his education as a freshman engineering student at the Rapid City School of Mines. In 1929, he earned a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering and geology. He remained a licensed certified professional engineer and land surveyor until his death and was also a senior member of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. In addition to his wife, he is also survived by the step-children, June Hess of Virginia, George P. Kuzara Sr. of Arizona, John Kuzara of California; five grandchildren, Ernest, Kathryn and Edward Hess, Lisa Rutan and G.P. Kuzara Jr.; six great-grandchildren, Nathan, Sarah and Marie Hess and George Paull III, Brian and Michael Kuzara. He is also survived by his sister, Dr. Velna Weir of Arizona and Zeola McKimson and Clint Townsend of Washington and other cousins, aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces. Townsend was a life member of Kemmerer Lodge No. 33 AF & AM. He became a member of Lincoln Chapter No. 15, in 1954 and was a member of Royal Arch Masons and Teton Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar. He was worshipful master in 1962. He served on the South Lincoln County Cemetery Board, the Senior citizen Board and worked with the Kemmerer planning board for parks and streets. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 26, 1986 HELEN DADICH STEELE A Funeral Mass for Helen Dadich Steele was conducted Monday, April 21, at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Lebanon, Ore. Rosary was recited Sunday, April 20, at the Huston Funeral Home of Lebanon. Burial took place in the family plot at City View Cemetery in Salem, Ore. Mrs. Steele, 62, of Lebanon, Ore., died April 15 in Lebanon after a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 20, 1924 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Chris and Helen Dadich. She was a 1942 graduate of Rock Springs High School. Survivors include her husband, George Kenneth Steele Sr. and five children, all of Lebanon and Albany, Ore.; a sister, Mary Timlin of Rock Springs; a brother, Matthew Dadich of El Paso, Texas and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Kenneth George Steele Jr., and an infant daughter, Mary Steele. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 26, 1986 ROBERT REAY GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Funeral services for Robert T. Reay were conducted Tuesday, April 22, in the Chapel of Martin’s Mortuary with the Rev. R.W. Foster of St. Matthews Episcopal Church officiating. Burial took place in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grand Junction. Reay, 79, died in Grand Junction Wednesday, April 16, at St. Mary’s Hospital following a long illness. He was born Aug. 14, 1906, in county Durham, England, and he came to the United States in 1909 with his family. He was the son of Thomas T. Reay and Mary B. Daily and he attended schools in Rock Springs. He was a federal coal mine inspector with the United States Bureau of Mines where he retired in Denver, moved to Ogden, Utah and then to Grand Junction. He was married to the late Mary T. Bergamo. She died Oct. 21, 1951. He married Vivian M. Hubbard in 1959. Survivors include his wife, Vivian; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Rosemarie) Telck and Mrs. Tom (Elouise) Strebel, both of Ogden; a son, Robert A. Ray of Portland, Ore.; a sister, Elizabeth Shuttleworth of Michigan City, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas. He was a member of the Episcopal church and the Elks Lodge in Trinidad, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 AVERY F. BROWN Funeral services for Avery F. "Buck" Brown were conducted Wednesday, April 30, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop John Beach of the LDS Church conducted the services. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Brown, 73, of 1410 Carbon Street, Rock Springs, died at 6:41 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past three days. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 50 years, Brown died following a brief illness. He was born in Summersville, Mo., on Oct. 20, 1912, the son of Curles M. and Edna Tuttle Brown. He attended schools in Kansas and married the former Carol J. Bailey in Lyman on Aug. 15, 1974. Brown was the retired owner and operator of Buck's Garage. He was a member of the First Calvary Baptist church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife Carol of Rock Springs; his mother Nellie Brown of Willow Springs, Mo.; five sons, Avery Jr., Gerald, Lewis, Bill and Steven, all of Rock Springs; five daughters, Leora McCathy of Riverside, Calif., Mrs. Dave (Sally) Williamson of Sparks, Nevada, Mrs. Jim (Edna) Roy, Mrs. Leroy (Joyce) Fernandez and Mrs. Hulon (Kelly) Moore, all of Rock Springs; five brothers, Harold Brown of Rock Springs, Bill Brown of Johnson, Kan., Charlie Brown of southern California, Claude Brown of Mountain View, Mo., Daisy Staats of Sylvia, Kan., and Doris Masengil of West Plains, Mo.; 24 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Brown was preceded in death by his father; one brother, Nolan; one sister, Alma Metez and two daughters, Wanetta and Carol. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 DANIELLE R. MAGGOS Private graveside funeral services and interment for Danielle Rene Maggos were conducted Wednesday, April 30, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. The baby, two and a half month-old daughter of Dan and Leslie Johnson Maggos of 2028 Johnson Avenue, Rock Springs, died at her home at about 4 a.m. Monday, April 28. She was born in Rock Springs on Feb. 6 and was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; one brother, Jesse Johnson of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Robert and Helen Johnson of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Denny Maggos of Alton, Ill., and William Huebner of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncls and cousins. She was preceded in death by one sister, Teresa Ann Maggos. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 HILDA M. CARROLL Funeral services for Hilda Mills Carroll were conducted Wednesday, April 30, in the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. Ben Smith of the Union Congregational Church officiated. Burial was in the Evanston City Cemetery in Evanston. Mrs. Carroll, 83, long-time resident of Green River, died Sunday, April 27 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 24, 1902 in Cumberland, a daughter of Albert and Matilda Dexter Mills. She married Dean E. Carroll on Oct. 2, 1923 in Green River. She spent her early years and was educated in Evanston. She graduated from Evanston High School. She has lived in Green River since her marriage in 1923. She had worked as an IBM clerk for the Union Pacific Railroad for more than 20 years and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the Union Pacific Oldtimers and the Railway Clerks Union. She is survived by her husband of Green River; a son, Dean Carroll Jr., of Cheyenne; two grandchildren, Dr. Martin H. Carroll and Susan A. Carroll and a great-granddaughter, Jennifer Carroll, all of Cheyenne. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Faye Smith, Evanston, and two brothers, Shelly Horne and Andrew Horne, both of Evanston. She was preceded in death by a sister, Myrtle Desmond, and four brothers, Albert Mills, Blaine Mills, Earl Drowby and Jim Horne. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 GOLDIE I. MCCULLEY GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.--Funeral services for Goldie Irene McCulley were conducted Monday, April 28, in the Callahan-Edfast Chapel in Grand Junction. Burial took place in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. McCulley, 84, of Grand Junction died April 23 in Grand Junction. She was born Jan. 6, 1912 in Pittsburg, Kan., to George H. Gearheart and Maggie A. Spurgeon. She was married in Girard, Kan., Sept. 4, 1928 to Benjamin Robert McCulley. He died in Grand Junction in 1975. She lived in Eastern Colorado before moving to Grand Junction in 1930. She was a member of the Eagle's Auxiliary. She is survived by one son, Basil McCulley of Rock Springs; one brother, Roy Gearheart of Palisade, Colo.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 BERNARD A. KOSS TOPEKA, Kan.--A Mass for Bernard A. Koss was conducted Tuesday, April 29, at the St. Matthews Catholic Church in Topeka. Interment was in the Topeka Cemetery. Koss, 71, of Topeka, Kan., died April 26 at his home. He was born in Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 24, 1914, the son of Otto and Maria Koss. He married Irene Steers in Casper March 18, 1948. Koss was a roadmaster for Union Pacific for 39 years and retired in 1973. He was a member of St. Matthews Catholic Church in Topeka and had lived in Topeka since 1959, formerly living in Rock Springs. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Bernard O. Koss of Blue Springs, Mo., Charles D. Koss of Waverly, Mo., Robert T. Koss of Kansas City, Kan., and James R. Koss of Topeka; one stepson, Fred D. Walters of Topeka; one sister, Mrs. Helen Rupp of Topeka and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 ROBERT T. REAY GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.--Funeral services for Robert T. Reay were conducted Tuesday, April 22, in the Chapel of Martin's Mortuary in Grand Junction, Colo. The Rev. R.W. Foster of the St. Matthews Episcopal Church officiated. Burial took place in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grand Junction. Reay, 79, died in Grand Junction Wednesday, April 16, at St. Mary's Hospital following a long illness. He was born Aug. 14, 1906, in County Durham, England, and he came to the United States in 1909 with his family. He was the son of Thomas T. Reay and Mary B. Daily, and he attended schools in Rock Springs. He was a federal coal mine inspector with the United States Bureau of Mines where he retired in Denver, moved to Ogden, Utah and then to Grand Junction. He was married to the late Mary T. Bergamo. She died Oct. 21, 1951. He married Vivian M. Hubbard in 1959. Survivors include his wife, Vivian; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Rosemarie) Telck and Mrs. Tom (Elouise) Strebel, both of Ogden; a son, Robert A. Ray of Portland, Ore.; a sister, Elizabeth Shuttleworth of Michigan City, Ind.; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and the Elks Lodge in Trinidad, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 HANNAH E. SIMS SANTA FE, N.M.--Funeral services for Hannah Engstrom Sims were conducted Monday, April 21, in Santa Fe, N.M., where she was also buried. Mrs. Sims, 91, died April 17 at her home in Santa Fe., N.M. She was born May 19, 1894 in Meekesport, Pa. and suffered scarlet fever during her childhood. The disease left her deaf, and she later attended and graduated from a Pennsylvania college for the deaf. In her early 20's, she married Enoch Sims, and the couple had three children, Emily, Alfred and Joseph. The family moved to Wyoming where her husband worked in the coal mines near Kemmerer. The family moved to Rock Spring sin the late 19302, where the family lived until 1946. Mrs. Sims then moved to El Paso, Texas and later to Santa Fe, where she lived for the rest of her life. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Anita Sims; grandchildren, Russell Sims and Mrs. Garry (Marcy) Brown of Rock Springs; daughter, Emily Hobday; several grandchildren in Santa Fe; a total of eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; son, Alfred John; brothers, Wendell Engstrom, Wordley Engstrom and Jack Engstrom and sisters, Elizabeth and Capitola. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 L. JEROME BERG Funeral services for L. Jerome (Jerry) Berg were conducted in Sequim, Wash., under the direction of the Sequim Valley Funeral Home. Graveside services were Saturday, April 26, in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The Rev. Donald Tompkins of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church officiated. Berg, 51, of Green River died Friday, April 18, at his parents' residence in Sequim, Wash., after a brief illness. He was born Feb. 12, 1935, in Grand Forks, N.D., a son of Rudolph V. and Margaret Otten Berg. He married SHarlene Eckert Berg on Aug. 23, 1955, in Bridgeport, Neb. She died Jan. 14, 1985. He spent his early years and was educated in Bridgeport and San Jose, Calif. He received a degree in mine engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, S.D. He lived and worked in the western United States cities as a mine engineer and lived in Green River for the past nine years, most recently working for the Stauffer Chemical in Green River. He was part owner of B&B Service in Green River and a member of the Lutheran Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is survived by his parents of Sequim; two sons and a daughter, Ronald B. Berg, Green River, Robert V. Berg, Sequim and Lynn Jo Berg, Spokane, Wash., and three grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 NORETA M.S. ARMSTRONG Memorial services for Noreta Mae Sims Armsrong were conducted Tuesday, April 22, in the Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in Rock Springs. The Rev. Robert Tyce officiated. Further services were conducted at the Glen Abbey Funeral Home in Chula Vista, Calif., Saturday, April 26. Burial took place in the Glen Abbey Cemetery in Chula Vista. Mrs. Armstrong, 71, of Green River died Sunday, April 20, in the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home in Rock Springs of an extended illness. She was born Feb. 1, 1915, in Independence, Kan., a daughter of Willis F. and Carrie Backus Sims. She married Harry Robert Armstrong on July 8, 1938, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He died March 21, 1963. She was reared and educated in Wichita Falls and lived in Los Angeles, Calif., for 10 years and Chula Vista, Calif., for 38 years prior to moving to Green River in September of 1984. She and her husband owned and operated the Dairy Fresh Farms in Bonita, Calif., for many years. She also worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for the Apartment and Rental Owners Association of San Diego for 10 years. She is survived by a son and daughter, Robert Armstrong, Incline Village, Nevada and Mrs. Lee (Sandra) Andrews, Green River, and seven grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Curtis D. Sims and William Sims. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 3, 1986 VERNON L. LOONEY PINEDALE--Funeral services for Vernon L. Looney were conducted Wednesday, April 30, at the Chapel of Pines Hudson Funeral Home in Pinedale. Franklin Lodge No. 39 AF and AM of Pinedale conducted the services. Looney, 56, died April 27 in Daniel. He was born Dec. 27, 1929 to Vernon and Captolia Looney. He was a rancher and real estate dealer. He was also a hunting guide. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survivors include one daughter, Katherine Looney of Pinedale; a son, Michael of Pinedale, and a brother, Robert C. Looney. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 10, 1986 ROBERT JOHN MILLER ROCK SPRINGS-- Funeral services for Robert John (Dobbie) Miller were conducted Saturday, May 3, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Graveside services and interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Miller, one-year-old infant son of Leslie JoAnn Spence Miller, was dead on arrival at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 29. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, an autopsy performed early Wednesday morning revealed the infant died of asphyxia due to aspiration. He was born in Rock Springs Jan. 22, 1985, the son of Leslie JoAnn Spence and Randall Glen Miller. Survivors include his parent of Rock Springs; one brother, Edward Thomas Miller; one sister, Shalonda Rae Miller; his maternal grandparents, John and Vickie Lewis; his paternal grandparents, Gene and Etta Miller, all of Rock Springs; his maternal great-grandparents, Naomi Jankowski of Rock Springs and Robert Hennessey of Kansas City, Mo.; several aunts, uncles, great aunts, great uncles and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Robert L. Spence, and his paternal grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 10, 1986 C. R. DUNKER EVANSTON-- Funeral services for C. R. (Tuffy) Dunker were conducted Saturday, May 3, in the Fort Bridger American Legion Hall. Interment took place in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Dunker, 57, of Fort Bridger died April 22 in a Bountiful, Utah, hospital. He was born Oct. 22, 1923 in Phillip, S.D. to Peter Henry and Lessie Mair Dunker. On June 14, 1951, he married Audrey Alice Marshall in Colorado Springs, Colo. He worked as a road and bridge foreman for Uinta County and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the American Legion, charter member of the fire department and former chairman of the Fort Bridger Water and Sewer District. He is survived by his wife, Audrey Alice Dunker of Fort Bridger; four sons, James Reed Dunker of Fort Bridger, Richard Charles Dunker of Rock Springs, Mitchell Wayne Dunker of Greeley, Colo., and Robert Lee Dunker of Fort Bridger; one daughter, Mrs. Tim (Leanna) Slagowski of Mountain View; 13 grandchildren; two sisters, Hazel Mae McCoy of Grants Pass, Ore., and Arlene Schroeder of Ashland, Neb. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 10, 1986 ANNA M. E. TERRY GREEN RIVER-- Funeral services for Anna Matilda Erickson Terry were conducted Friday, May 9, in the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel. Bishop Al Matthews officiated. Burial took place in the Lyman Cemetery in Lyman. Mrs. Terry, 85, of Green River, died Monday, May 5 at her home in Green River after a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 11, 1900 in Holladay, Utah, a daughter of Oscar and Hatti Wall Erickson. She married Cleo A. Terry on Nov. 25, 1925 in Green River. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died in 1959. Mrs. Terry spent her early years in Sugarhouse, Utah and later moved to Lyman. She started her teaching career at the age of 18 with a Normal Teaching Certificate in a one-room school in Hampton and then taught in Lyman until her marriage. She later received her degree from the University of Wyoming. She has lived in Green River since 1941. She retired from teaching in 1970. She was a member of the LDS Church. She is survived by a son, Ronald Terry, Green River; two daughters, Shirley Watson, Lyman and Cleo Ann Glasspoole, Casper; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Oliver Erickson, Lyman; three sisters, Viola (Pat) Mead, Phoenix, Ariz., Emma Anderson, Salt Lake City, Gladyn Kuhn, Nampa, Indiana and many nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son and daughter, Charles Terry and Karen Terry. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 10, 1986 CONNIE BOSCHETTO MORGAN HILL, Calif.-- Funeral services for Connie L. (Taucher) Boschetto were Monday, May 5, at the Morgan Hill, Calif., Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Services were conducted by Johnson Funeral Home. Interment took place in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Morgan Hill. Mrs. Boschetto of Morgan Hill, Calif., 49, died in San Jose, Calif., May 1 of an illness. She was born in Rock Springs and is survived by her mother, Mrs. Gladys Shyriver of Idaho. Wife of Ben Boschetto, she was a homemaker with one daughter, Brenda Boschetto of San Jose, Calif., and a son, Glenn B. Boschetto and Kathie Boschetto of London, England. She was a sister of Glenn Taucher of Montana. Other survivors include many nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 10, 1986 ALLEN VICTOR KOKKOLA GREEN RIVER-- Funeral services for Allen Victor Kokkola were conducted Wednesday, May 7, in the Walker Mortuary in Provo, Utah. Burial took place in the Provo City Cemetery. Kokkola, 26, of Green River died early Saturday in a head-on collision 15.6 miles northwest of Green River on Highway 372. Kokkola was born Dec. 14, 1959 in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, a son of Voitto Encio and Verna Ann Allen Kokkola. He lived in Australia until the age of 13, then with his family moved to Provo, Utah, where he graduated from Provo High School. He had also lived in Florida and southern Utah prior to moving to Green River one year ago. He had worked as a carpenter in various oil fields. He was employed as a carpenter by Project Construction Corporation. He was a member of the LDS Church. He is survived by his mother of Sandy, Utah; three brothers and three sisters, Mike Kokkola, Provo, Utah, Mark Kokkola, Logan, Utah, Jason Kokkola of Sandy,, Lynn Hafen of Prove, Debbie DeBoer of Sacramento, Calif., and Michelle Kokkola of Sandy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 10, 1986 GERALDINE F. JOHNSON GREEN RIVER-- Funeral services for Geraldine F. Johnson were conducted Thursday, May 8, in the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel. Bishop Al Matthew officiated. Burial took place in the Memorial Estates Cemetery in West Jordan, Utah. Mrs. Johnson, 62, of Green River, died Sunday, May 4 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 31, 1924 in Many, La., a daughter of Thomas Tramel and Leola Hall Farrar. She married M. T. Johnson Oct. 6, 1940 in Provencal, La. Their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple in St. George, Utah. Mrs. Johnson spent her early years and was educated in Louisiana. After her marriage, she and her husband lived in many states and over seas. She lived in Green River since 1970. She had worked as a nurse for Bechtel Corp. and was an active member of the LDS Church having served in the Relief Society. She is survived by her husband of Green River; two sons, Edward T. Johnson, Green River and Keith Johnson, Phoenix, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Judy) Rodriguez, Las Vegas, Nev. and Mrs. Harold (Trudy) Stubbs, Phoenix; 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; a brother, Thomas Lee Farrar, Chandler, Texas, and four sisters, Mrs. Jamie Stewart, West Jordan, Utah, Mrs. Leon (Maxine) Nix, Chandler, Texas, Mrs. Bob (Jean) Hammon, Houston, Texas and Mrs. Raymond (Judy) Patterson, Tyler, Texas. She was preceded in death by a son, Buddy Johnson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1986 Delamar Normington Dies Sunday ROCK SPRINGS-- Delamar Normington, 75, of 449 Polk Avenue, Ogden, Utah, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, May 11 at his home. A resident of Ogden since 1963 and former long-time resident of Superior, Normington had been in ill health the past 5 years. He was born in Delamar, Idaho on Dec. 27, 1910, the son of the late Arthur Colin and Mary Elizabeth Williams Normington. He attended schools in Eureka, Utah and graduated high school there. He married the former Erma Tarris in Rawlins on Feb. 10, 1931. Normington was a retired section foreman, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 43 years. Survivors include his wife Erma of Ogden; four sons, Colin of Fruit Heights, Utah, Andrew of Rock Springs, William of Green River and Delamar George of Spokane, Wash.; four daughters, Mrs. Richard (Mary) Greiner of New Hope, Minn., Mrs. Helen Tripp and Mrs. Jack (Patricia) Tiger and Mrs. Robert (Maldi) Lavender all of Ogden; 20 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Normington was preceded in death by one son, Patrick. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 14 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Wednesday until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1986 Irene A. Garrett Dies In Miami MIAMI-- Irene Ahlgren Garrett of Miami died May 4 in a Miami Hospital following a long illness. She was born in Evanston Dec. 12, 1915, a daughter of the late Helen Salmela and Leonard Ahlgren. She was a graduate of the University of Wyoming and served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II and was stationed in Australia. She married Clarence Garrett in 1939. After they were discharged from the services, they lived in Casper for many years. After her husband died, she moved to Miami. Survivors include a sister, Ilona Kabich and her family and an aunt, Ida Piirainev in Evanston. Cremation will follow services May 9. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1986 B.J. Johnson Dies Friday MCCALL, Idaho-- Mrs. B. J. Johnson, former Rock Springs resident, died May 9 of injuries received in an auto accident in McCall, Idaho. She was born Oct. 24, 1936. Survivors are one son, Brad Johnson, Rigby, Idaho; one daughter, Mrs. Ray (Jody) Chipp, Rock Springs, and one grandson, Dustin Johnson of Rigby, Idaho. Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Echersell Memorial Chapel, Rigby. Burial will be in Annis Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1986 MARY A. NOVICKI Funeral services for Mary A. Novicki were conducted Saturday, May 10, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday, May 9, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gerald Kershisnik, Max Kershisnik, Jim Kershisnik, John Kershisnik, Art Taucher and Jim Blazovich. Mrs. Novicki, 80, of 1112 Edgar Street, Rock Springs, died at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 7 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since April 27. A life-long resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Novicki died following a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs on March 4, 1906, the daughter of the late Max and Mary Taucher Kerhsisnik. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Henry William Novicki in Rock Springs April 18 1948. He preceded her in death on March 10, 1986. Mrs. Novicki and her family were the owners and operators of the Pilot Butte Hotel from 1923-73. She was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the American Fraternal Union, Lodge No. 134. Survivors include on brother and sister-in-law, Victor and Kay Kershisnik, one sister, Mrs. Ann Gornick, once niece, Mrs. Jim (Dianne) Blazovich, all of Rock Springs; three nephews, Gerald Kershisnik of Rock Springs, Jim Kershisnik of Salt Lake City and Max Kershisnik of Pecatonica, Ill., and several great nieces and great nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Novicki was preceded in death by one brother, Max Kershisnik Jr., one sister who died in infancy and two brothers who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1986 GEZELLA GECAN Funeral services for Gezella Gecan were conducted Monday, May 12, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. Rosary was recited Sunday, May 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Michael Acker, Alfred J. Acker, Larry Acker, Brent Christensen, Rex Headd and Dennis Hughes. Mrs. Gecan, 84, of 1330 Lincoln Ave. in Rock Springs died at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 4:53 p.m. Thursday, May 8. She was a patient for four days. She died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Nadrag, Austria April 20, 1902, the daughter of the late Matt and Theresa Doman Matkovich. She came to the U.S. in 1902 and has lived in Rock Springs for the past 51 years. She attended school in Centerville, Iowa and married Ferdinand Gecan Aug. 18, 1918 at Melcher, Iowa. He preceded her in death Dec. 9, 1975. Survivors include two sons, Fred of Spokane, Wash., and Frank of Rock Springs, two daughters, Mrs. Alfred (Ann) Acker of Rock Springs and Mrs. Joe (Mary) Christensen of Eden, Utah; two brothers, Joe and Steve Matkovich, both of Spokane; one sister, Isabelle Vidas of Iron River, Mich.; eight grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one brother, Edward; two sisters, Cecila and Antionette and one granddaughter, Theresa Acker. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Young-At-Heart Senior Citizens Center. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 17, 1986 DELAMAR NORMINGTON Funeral services for Delamar Normington were conducted Wednesday, May 14, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Normington, 75, of 449 Polk Avenue, Ogden, Utah, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, May 11 at his home. A resident of Ogden since 1963 and former long-time resident of Superior, Normington had been in ill health the past 5 years. He was born in Delamar, Idaho on Dec. 27, 1910, the son of the late Arthur Colin and Mary Elizabeth Williams Normington. He attended schools in Eureka, Utah and graduated high school there. He married the former Erma Tarris in Rawlins on Feb. 10, 1931. Normington was a retired section foreman, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 43 years. Survivors include his wife Erma of Ogden; four sons, Colin of Fruit Heights, Utah, Andrew of Rock Springs, William of Green River and Delamar George of Spokane, Wash.; four daughters, Mrs. Richard (mary) Greiner of New Hope, Minn., Mrs. Helen Tripp and Mrs. Jack (Patricia) Tiger and Mrs. Robert (Maldi) Lavender all of Ogden; 20 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Normington was preceded in death by one son, Patrick. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1986 BILL C. SMITH Funeral services for Bill C. Smith were conducted Monday, May 16 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers for the services were Joe Kaumo, Frank Angeli, Bob Wood, Boyd Soltis, K.D. Campbell and Bill Shuster. Honorary pallbearers were Paul Inman, Dave Shuster and Bill Lee. Smith, 60, of 211 Virginia Street, Rock Springs, died at 1 a.m. Friday, May 16 at the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient for the past five days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1957, Smith had been in ill health the past several weeks. He was born in Dennison, Texas on Dec. 3, 1925, the son of the late Thomas Walton and Annie Goad Smith. He attended schools in Seminole, Okla., and graduated high school there. Smith attended junior college in Seminole and married the former Jimmy Lee Brown in Seminole on Dec. 28, 1947. Smith was a U.S. Merchant Marine veteran of World War II and worked as a chief dispatcher for the Haliburton Company for 36 years. He retired June 6, 1983. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jimmy of Rock Springs; two sons, Randy Smith of Evanston, Wyoming and Steve Smith of Rock Springs; two brothers, Wesley Smith of Seminole and Robert Smith of Wichita, Kan., three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1986 CHLOE R. SLAUGH VERNAL, Utah—Funeral services for Chloe Roberts Slaugh were conducted Monday, May 19 at the LDS Chapel in Vernal, Utah. Burial was in the Vernal Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Slaugh, 90, of Manila, Utah, died May 16, 1986. Mrs. Slaugh was born Sept. 20, 1895 in Vernal, Utah, the daughter of Myron and Margaret McCurdy Roberts. She married Curtis Edward Slaugh Sept. 8, 1913 in Vernal. They solemnized their marriage later in the LDS Temple in Salt Lake City. A homemaker and clerk at the Smith and Larkins Mercantile, Mrs. Slaugh was a member of the Primary Relief Society and the M and L Homemaking club. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting and gardening. She was preceded in death by her son, Marvin Slaugh. Survivors include daughters, Mrs. Orville (Relva) Potter of Manila, Utah; Mrs. Shirley (Virgie) Peterson, Mrs. Leon (Syble) Brady of Green River and Mrs. Leo (Arva) Slagowski of Idaho Falls, Idaho. She is also survived by two sons, Wesley Slaugh of McKinnon and Myron K. Slaugh of Vernal. Survivors include many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Artie Kimball and Mrs. Alice Merkley, both of Vernal, Utah; and one brother, George Loren Roberts of Blackfoot, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1986 ANTONE KOZOLA JR. Funeral services for Antone Kozola Jr. were conducted Saturday, May 17 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Gerald Chleborad of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed the services. Kozola Jr., 74, of 4080 Springs Drive, Rock Springs, died at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for one day. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Kozola died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Gunn on Nov. 29, 1911, the son of the late Antone and Martha Jndritsky Kozola. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Mary Pastor in Ogden on Sept. 5, 1932. She preceded him in death on April 15, 1985. Kozola was a retired coal miner having worked for the Colony Coal Company. Survivors include one son, Antone Kozola III of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Robert G. (Betty Lou) Hunter of Grand Junction, Colo.; one brother, Martin Kozola who resides in California; one sister, Marry Parr of Rock Springs; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Kozola was preceded in death by one sister, Rose Pirnar. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1986 JUNE E. COOPER Funeral services for June Elizabeth Cooper were conducted Wednesday, May 21 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Grayson Gowan of the Presbyterian Church in Riverton officiated the services. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Friday, May 23 at the Bundick Cemetery in Gonzales County, Texas. Mrs. Cooper, 59, 1402 West Maple Street of Riverton died at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 19 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 16. A resident of Riverton the past eight years and former longtime resident of Texas, Mrs. Cooper had been in ill health the past several months. She was born in Nixon, Texas on Feb. 17, 1927, the daughter of Oscar Nathaniel and Delia Downs Passmore. She attended schools in Texas and married Robert F. Cooper in Elko, Nevada on Oct. 21, 1981. Mrs. Cooper was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert of Riverton; her mother, Delia Passmore of Smiley, Texas; two sons, Jimmy B. Edwards of Carlsbad, N.M. and Paul M. Edwards of Green River; two brothers, O.N. Passemore Jr. of Houston and Morris Passmore of Dallas; one sister, Ruth Sorsby of Tyler, Texas; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Cooper was preceded in death by her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1986 CHRISTINA ALBERTINI Funeral services for Christina Albertini were conducted Tuesday, May 20 at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J., officiated. Rosary was recited Monday, May 19 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers for the services were Wayne Albertini, John Bartek, Roger Gunyan, Dean Scott, Dave Rauzi and Jerry Rauzi. Mrs. Albertini, 94, of 1331 11th Street, Rock Springs, died at 11:53 a.m. Saturday, May 17 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for one day. She was born in Arsio, Brez, Italy on July 24, 1891, the daughter of the late Felix and Jeniffer Menghini and attended school in Italy. She came to the United States in 1913 and lived in Superior until 1961, when she moved to Rock Springs. She married Serafino Albertini, who died in 1923. In 1924, she married Sam Albertnini in Rock Springs. He preceded her in death in 1966. Survivors include her son, Herman, of Rock Springs; a sister, Mrs. Concetta Rauzi of Rock Springs; a brother, Ed Menghini of Midwest, Okla.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husbands, she was preceded in death by a son, Henry; and a daughter, Emma and two brothers, Fausto and Mike Menghini. Mrs. Albertini was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and St. Anthony’s Guild. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 24, 1986 HARLEN L. ROBINSON Memorial services for Harlen Lee “Rob” Robinson were conducted Saturday, May 17 in the St. John’s Episcopal Church. Father Robert Swope officiated the services. He was cremated. Robinson, 41, of Green River died Tuesday, May 13 in the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City of cardiac arrest. He had been ill since March of this year. He was born March 27, 1945 in Hobbs, N.M., a son of Lewis Harlen and Dorothy Pearl McCullough Robinson. He married Jerry Lynn Jacobs on Jan. 19, 1973 in Denver. He spent his early years in Cortez, Colo., prior to moving to Green River 10 years ago. He was a veteran and served in the Air Force. He worked as a machinist for the Bridger Coal Company for the past 10 years and was a member of the Episcopal Church. He was very active in the Green River Little League sports. He is survived by his wife, Jerry of Green River; his mother, Dorothy Pope, Delores, Colo.; three sons, Stacy, Tim and Bill Robinson, all of Green River; a brother, Jim Robinson, Farmington, N.M., and a sister, Margaret Bailey, Cortez. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1986 ROBERT LEO PAUL Funeral services for Robert Leo Paul Sr. were conducted Wednesday, May 28 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated the services. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Graveside services were conducted by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 151. Pallbearers were Norm Williamson, Dennis Seipp, Louis Kiehm, Ronny GUnyan and Dean Scott. Honorary pallbearers were Manuel Carillo, Galen Van Valkenburg, Jerry Uranker, Billy T. Uranker and Robbie Uranker. Paul, 58, of 519 P Street in Rock Springs died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 8:05 a.m. Monday, May 26. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Paul died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rock Springs on Aug. 1, 1927, the son of Leo and Mary Oleffe Paul. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Mayvene Clarice Miller in Rock Springs on Jun 25, 1948. Paul was a retired truck driver and member of the Redman’s Lodge and the F.O. Eagles, Aerie 151 of which he was a past president. He was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include his mother, Mary Uranker; two sons, Robert Leo Paul Jr. and Rodney Dean Paul; two brothers, George Paul and Gerald Uranker and two granddaughter, Samantha Clarice Paul and Deanna Ruth Vaughn, all of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Paul was preceded in death by his father, Leo; his wife, Mayvene, who died Nov. 1, 1983 and one son, Lester, who died April 18, 1982. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1986 ROBERTA K.A. HENSALA SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Roberta K. Anderson Hensala were conducted Wednesday, May 21 at the St. Paul Episcopal Church in Salt Lake City. Interment was at the Mt. Olive Cemetery. Mrs. Hensala, former resident of Rock Springs, died at the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City May 18. Born in Eden Valley on Aug. 30, 1922, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Anderson, former Rock Springs residents. She married Walfard Hensala, a former resident of Rock Springs, who currently lives in Salt Lake City. Survivors include her husband and father, both of Salt Lake City. Out-of-town people who attended the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Moedel (aunt) of Sun City, Ariz.; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Stein of Houston, Ariz.; Beatrice Jack and Betty Dugas of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1986 JOSEPH R. TYNSKY ADA, Okla.—Funeral services for Joseph R. Tynsky Sr. were conducted Saturday, May 24 at the Harris Funeral Chapel in Abbeville, S.C. Burial took place in the Midway Cemetery in Abbeville. Tynsky, 50, of Rural Route No. 6 in Ada died Tuesday, May 20 in an Oklahoma City hospital after a long illness. He was born Dec. 3, 1935 in Rock Springs. He graduated from the University of Wyoming. He retired in October of 1984 from the Public Health Service. He married Dorris Barrett in September of 1960. He is survived by his wife of Ada; one son, Joseph R. Tynsky Jr. of Ada and two daughters, Kathleen Tynsky of Ada and Anna Tynsky of Ada. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1986 RAYMOND W. WILKES SCHENECTADY, New York—Funeral services for Raymond W. Wilkes were conducted Saturday, May 24 in Schenectady. Wilkes, former resident of Winton, died Wednesday, May 21 of cancer in Schenectady. Wilkes was born Feb. 27, 1921 in Hanna to William and Lucy (Woodhead) Wilkes. The Wilkes family lived in Superior and Winton. He was a 1939 graduate of Reliance High School and valedictorian for the senior class. Wilkes graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1943. Wilkes married Lucie Rotundo in 1946. They are the parents of two children, Barbara and Joseph. Wilkes was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife and children. He is also survived by brothers, Robert Wilkes and Vernan Wilkes, both of Ogden, Utah; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Birmley of Bountiful, Utah, Mrs. Joyce Knight of Clinton, Utah and Marilyn Wilkes of Fairfax, Va. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1986 JOHN PEZELY Funeral services for John William Pezely were conducted Saturday, May 24 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Dan Brossman, chaplain of the Wyoming State Training School officiated services. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Eugene Kincaid, Jimmy Yardas, Louis (Sonny) Sikich, Travis Clark, Rick Avery and David Blazovich. Pezely, 19, of 8204 State Highway 789, Lander, died at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 22, at the Wyoming State Training School in Lander. A resident of the state training school for the past 15 years, he had been afflicted with cerebral palsy and had been in ill health the past few years. He was born in Rock Springs July 14, 1966, the son of Robert Joseph and Dorothy M. Matthews Pezely. He attended schools and church in Lander. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy M. Pezely, and his father, Robert J. Pezely, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Bob Pezely of Rock Springs; two sisters, Linda Fabiny of Pocatello, Idaho and Jolene Sikich of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Matthews of Pocatello, Idaho; two nieces and two nephews. John was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Pezely. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1986 REDELIA E.R. ANSON MURRAY, Utah—Funeral services for Redelia Ethel Riggs Anson were conducted Thursday, May 22 at Millcreek 8th LDS Ward in Salt Lake City. Interment was in the Manila, Utah Cemetery. Mrs. Anson, 77, died May 18 in Salt Lake City. She was born June 3, 1908, in Fort Washakie to John C. and Mary Ellen Large Riggs. She married Rulon B. Anson on July 23, 1926. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died April 22, 1946. After their marriage, she and her husband lived in Manila, Utah, until 1942. They then moved to Green River for one year, moved to Salt Lake in 1943, and lived there ever since. She is survived by five daughters and one son, Gilda Bartlett, Mrs. Frank (Elna) Birch, Mrs. David (Wilma) Stocking, Mrs. Robert (Kathleen) Greenberg, Mrs. Ray (Lenor) Gatherum and Erick Kertis Anson; 28 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Bertha Twitchell, Mrs. Francis (Vanona) Barnum and Eva Twitchell. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Gordon McReynolds. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 31, 1986 MARION BUCHAN A mass of Christian burial for Marion Buchan was conducted Thursday, May 29, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated the services. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, May 28 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Lawrence Pivic, John Yerkovich, J.C. Douglas, John Kovacich, Nelson Taucher and Marko Begovich. Buchan, 92, of 830 8th Street, Rock Springs, died at 6:45 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1909, Buchan had been in ill health the past three weeks. He was born in Mravince, Yugoslavia on Sept. 3, 1893, the son of the late Stipe and Bozica Rogulich Buchan. He attended schools in Yugoslavia and married the former Mary Taucher in Rock Springs on May 30, 1926. Buchan was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the United Mine Workers of America, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151, and the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of Rock Springs; three sons, John Buchan of Winnemucca, Nevada, Edward Buchan of Littleton, Colo., and Norman Buchan of Salt Lake City; two daughters, Stella Buchan and Esther Kovacich, both of Rock Springs; 17 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, Frank Taucher of Lancaster, Calif., and John Taucher of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Buchan was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 7, 1986 MEGAN M. SASSE Graveside funeral services and interment for Megan Marie Sasse were conducted Wednesday, June 4 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Sasse, infant daughter of Kimberly Kay Sasse, of 2145 Century Blvd., No. 5, died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, June 1 at the University of Utah Medical Center. She was born in Salt Lake City on May 31. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include her mother, Kimberly Kay Sasse of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Madeline Lambright of Rock Springs and Richard Sasse of Rock Springs; one aunt; one uncle and one cousin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 7, 1986 JOHN A. HUFFSTETLER Funeral services for John Aaron Huffstetler were conducted Thursday, June 5 at the Farson Community Hall. Pastor Rick Cook of the Eden Valley Baptist Church officiated the services. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Friday, June 6 in the Yampa Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kim Brown, Norman Mahoney, Rick Cook, Scott Whatley, Steve Harns and Danny Stout. Honorary pallbearers were Jerry Dunaway, Marvin Hatcher, Lloyd Spear, Vern Vanmatre, Jim Taylor, Newton Cundieff, Dick Nelson, Danny Bennett, Jack Murry, Jim Robbins, Jerry Anderson, Buck McClay, Emmett Griffin, John Woods and George Brown. Huffstetler, 19, of Eden drowned Sunday, June 1 at the Big Sandy Reservoir spillway about 50 miles northeast of Rock Springs. A resident of Eden for the past eight years, Huffstetler was born in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Sept. 23, 1966, the son of Aaron Boyd and Patricia Elaine Harvey Huffstetler. He attended schools at Farson-Eden until his senior year in high school. He graduated from high school in Winfield, Kan., in 1985. He was an all-conference and all-tournament basketball player in 1983-84 and also won many awards in track and field. He was a member of 4-H for ten years and in 1981 had the grand champion 4-H steer at the Sweetwater County Fair. He won many other 4-H, sports and academic awards. He was a ranch hand and a member of the Eden Valley Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Patricia Huffstetler of Eden; his father, Aaron Huffstetler of Farson; one brother, Mark Allan of Farson; one sister, Susan Elaine of Eden; his maternal grandparents, Carroll and Sarah Harvey of Myton, Utah; his paternal grandparents, Bueford and Doris Huffstetler of Yampa, Colo., and his great grandparents, Ada Huffstetler of Yampa, Mae Owens of Grand Junction, Colo., and Ethel Shipman of Superior, Neb. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 7, 1986 THELMA L. SCHANNO Funeral services for Thelma LaVerne Schanno were conducted Monday, June 2 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Bob Swope of the St. John’s Episcopal Church in Green River officiated. Interment took place in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Steve Behrman, Mike Behrman, Steve Zueck, Shane Ogden, John Ogden and Richard Schanno. Honorary pallbearers were Raymond Schanno, Ronald Schanno, Jimmie Schanno, Justin R. Schanno, Paul Schanno, Rodney Schanno, Beau Schanno, Destry Ogden and Justin W. Schanno. Mrs. Schanno, 70, of 1325 Sage Street, Rock Springs, died at 1:22 p.m. Thursday, May 29 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 1. A resident of Rock Springs since 1955 and former resident of Green River and Vernal, Utah, Mrs. Schanno died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Magna, Utah on July 12, 1915, the daughter of the late James C. and Losena Andersen. She attended schools in Morgan and Vernal and married Francis Elmo Schanno in Vernal on May 25, 1934. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Schanno was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Robert (JoAnn) Behrman of Reliance and Mrs. David (Elaine) Violette of Green River; three sons, Charles James of Rock Springs, Robert W. of Green River and Oscar H. of Vernal; three brothers, James Andersen of Vernal, Jay Andersen of Salt Lake City and Willard Andersen of Midvale, Utah; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Betty) McGriff of Havre, Mont.; 22 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Schanno was preceded in death by one son, Harold E. Schanno. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 7, 1986 MICHAEL J. DUZIK Funeral services for Michael J. Duzik were conducted Thursday, June 5 at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. officiated. Rosary was recited and was followed by a St. Monica’s sodality rosary Wednesday, June 4 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Paul Duzik, Dave Silovich, Steve Ribovich, Orion Lorenzi, Val Kalen and Matt Chollak. Duzik, 81, of 1103 9th Street, Rock Springs, died at 3 a.m. Monday, June 2, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for one day. He had been in ill health for the past year. Duzik was born at Lethbridge, Canada on Oct. 12, 1904, the son of the late Andrew and Ann Petrichko Duzik. He came to the United States in 1907 where the family settled in Rockvale, Colo. He attended school in Craig, Colo. and came to Rock Springs in 1925. He was married to the former Stella Ethel Lenart in Rock Springs on Jan. 16, 1927. Duzik was employed in mining his entire life, working in the coal mines and was also the Wyoming state mine inspector for many years. He was later employed as the safety inspector at Allied Chemical Company, a position he had until his retirement. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Golden Age and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, Stella E.; a daughter and son-in-law, Joan K. and Philip Zaversnik, all of Rock Springs; a daughter, Patricia Ann Richie of Fremont, Calif.; two brothers, George and Andy Duzik, both of Craig; seven sisters, Helen Jones, Rose Poff and Ann McMichael, all of Craig, Josephine Fagg of Grand Junction, Colo., Julia Callahan and Margaret Marshall, both of Kingman, Ariz., and Katie Milligan of Willits, Calif.; a sister-in-law, Ann Silovch of Rock Springs; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Tomoff. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 7, 1986 LENA M. HASTINGS Funeral services for Lena Menghini Hastings were conducted Tuesday, June 3 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. officiated. Rosary was recited Monday, June 2 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Pat Nimmo, Michael Nimmo, Steve Taylor, Keith Taylor, Michael Menghini and Glen Mason. Mrs. Hastings, 85, of 752 Rugby Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 7:28 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. She had been in ill health for the past six months. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, she was born in Rock Springs on April 2, 1901, the daughter of the late Peter and Angela Marchetti Menghini. She graduated from the Rock Springs High School and was married to Glen Hastings in Rock Springs. He preceded her in death. She had been employed at the C.A. West Store and the Sweetbriar Shop in Rock Springs and was retired for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Shirley) Nimmo and Mrs. John W. (Norma) Taylor, both of Rock Springs; a son, Col. Jack Hastings, U.S. Air Force stationed at Elmore, Alabama; a brother, Dr. R.R. Menghini of Rock Springs; a brother-in-law, Adolph Floretta and a sister-in-law, Hazel Menghini, both of Rock Springs; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Floretta and two brothers, Leno and Emmett Menghini. Mrs. Hastings was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 7, 1986 STEVEN J. McCRACKEN Funeral services for Rev. Steven John McCracken were conducted Wednesday, June 4 at the Farson Community Hall. The Rev. Carl Dill of the Westside Baptist Church of Colorado Springs officiated. Interment was in the Eden Valley Cemetery in Farson. McCracken, 31, of 108 North Roosevelt, Colorado Springs, Colo., died at 1:35 p.m. Saturday at the McCracken Ranch in Farson following an illness of eight months. He was born in Lynwood, Calif., on Oct. 13, 1954, the son of Paul Edmund and Rachel West McCracken of Farson. He came to Farson when he was 3 years old and was raised in Eden Valley. He was a graduate of the Farson High School and graduated from Hyles-Anderson College in Hammond, In. with a B.S. degree in 1979. He was also a commercial pilot, and held an instrument rating and a single and multi-engine license. Prior to his death, he served at the Baptist Church at Castle Rock, Colo. McCracken was married to Kendra Miller in Colorado Springs on May 30, 1980. Survivors in addition to his wife include a son, Heston, and a daughter, Quolyne, all of Colorado Springs; parents, Paul and Rachel McCracken of Farson; four brothers, Scott of Letcher, Ky., Mark of Gary, Ind., Paul Michael and David, both of Farson; two sisters, Mrs. Lisa Elizabeth Workman of Douglasville, Ga., and Rebekah McCracken of Farson; his maternal grandmother, Rose West of Downey, Calif., and his paternal grandfather, John McCracken of Tempe, Ariz. and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 7, 1986 MARIE F. VOLCIC Funeral services for Marie Frances Volcic were conducted Tuesday, June 3 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Mike Becker, Larry Cordova, Bill Morad, Bobby Volcic, Vincent Fernandez and Gary Osborn. Miss Volcic, former longtime Rock Springs resident was born in Rock Springs Feb. 6, 1958, the daughter of Frank and Phyllis Allen Volcic of Rock Springs. She graduated from Rock Springs High School and had lived in Diamondville for about 6 months prior to her death. She was last seen on July 10, 1985 in Diamondville and her body was found late Monday evening, May 12, 1986, in Diamondville. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Croatian Fraternal Union. Survivors in addition to her parents are three sons, Jake, Phillip and Jeffery Volcic and one brother, Robert, all of Rock Springs and several aunts and uncles, including John and Elizabeth Fornengo, jack and Norma Volsey and Albert Volcic, all of Rock Springs, Ruth and Kent Pulley of Klamath Falls, Ore. and Anna V. Johnson of Rawlins; two nieces, Amy and Allison Volcic and two nephews, Bobby and Frankie Volcic, all of Rock Springs. Several cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 14, 1986 MARY A. STRAUSS A mass of Christian burial for Mary A. Strauss was conducted Friday, June 13 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Frank Crowley, C.M. officiated. A parish rosary was recited Thursday, June 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Taucher, David Taucher, Don White, Paul Oblock, Victor Kershisnik and Rudy Shiflar. Mrs. Strauss, 89, of 912 8th Street, Rock Springs, died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the home of her daughter. A resident of Rock Springs since 1921, Mrs. Strauss had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Skofja Loka, Yugoslavia on Nov. 17, 1896. She attended schools in Yugoslavia and married Rudolph Strauss in Rock Springs on Oct. 2, 1921. Her husband preceded her in death in 1940. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Art (Elsie) Taucher and Mrs. Peter (Mary) Koritnik, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Frances and Katherine, both of Yugoslavia; seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Strauss was preceded in death by three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 14, 1986 LAWRENCE H. MOSS A mass of Christian burial was conducted for Lawrence H. Moss Monday, June 9, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, June 8, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Moss, 84, of 823 Muir Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, June 5 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since June 2. A resident of Rock Springs since 1910, Moss had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born in Levan, Utah on Dec. 13, 1901, the son of the late William Hyrum and Lena Jensen Moss. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Elizabeth Hafner in Rock Springs on Oct. 22, 1920. She preceded him in death Feb. 14, 1986. Moss was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and was a retired operator for the FMC Corporation. He was a former member of the U.S. Army National Guard. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Carolyn) Zubatch of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Albert (Fern) Toth of Pinedale; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one great-granddaughter [sic] and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Moss was preceded in death by two sons, Lawrence Carl Moss and Martin Earl Moss and several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 14, 1986 BENAJMIN E. GREEN Funeral services for Benjamin Earl “Lefty” Green were conducted Thursday, June 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Stan Myska, Kenny Clingman, Jimmy J. Gross, James R. Marsh, Mungo Brown and David C. Frietz. Green, 83, of 3723 Madison Drive, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 12:48 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, the victim of an apparent heart attack. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, no family members have been located. Any one with information concerning the whereabouts of his family may contact the Sweetwater County Coroner’s Office, 154 Elk Street, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1986 JOSEPHINE W. WALLACE Funeral services for Josephine W. Wallace were conducted Tuesday, June 17, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Steven E. Paulsen of the LDS Church officiated the services. Graveside services and interment took place June 17 at the Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden. Mrs. Wallace, 89, of 218 R Street, Rock Springs, died at 1:35 a.m. Friday, June 13 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past four days. She was born in Ogden, Utah on Aug. 30, 1896, the daughter of the late Joseph Bates and Olive Ann Browning Wallace. She graduated from high school in Ogden and was married to John Wier “Jack” Wallace in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple on Oct. 20, 1915. She was a Rock Springs resident since 1932. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Olive Ann) Freeman of Rock Springs and Mrs. Robert L. (Patricia) Wangsgard of Ogden; one son, John William “Bill” Wallace of Tucson, Ariz.; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Green of Pocatello, Idaho; ten grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, seven sisters and three brothers. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1986 LESSIE BROWN Funeral services for Lessie Brown were conducted Thursday, June 19, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated the service. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Pallbearers for Mrs. Brown were Mungo Brown, James Overy, Peter Vase and Peter Kelly. Mrs. Brown, 83, of 1325 Sage Street, Rock Springs, died at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 14. She was born in Louisiana Nov. 7, 1902. Mrs. Brown, a former resident of Kemmerer, lived in Rock Springs since May 12, 1977. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1986 ROBERT C. BAILEY Funeral services for Robert C. Bailey were conducted Thursday, June 5, in Vancouver. Bailey, 76, died June 3 in Vancouver, Wash. He was a former Rock Springs resident who worked 24 years in the Union Pacific coal mines at Winton and Reliance. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge in Rock Springs. Survivors include his widow, Dorothy; two sons, Bill of Scottsdale and Don of La Barge; a sister, Betty Bartlett of Riverton; one brother, John Bailey of Princeton, Ind.; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1986 EMMA E. PETERSON Funeral services for Emma Elizabeth Peterson were conducted Saturday, June 14, in Yarnell, Ariz. VFW Post 10242 officiated the services. Mrs. Peterson, 80, died June 10 at the Havasu Regional Hospital in Lake Havasu City, Ariz., of respiratory failure. She was born Jan. 9, 1906 in Parrottsville, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hans J. Peterson in 1970. She is survived by one son, John Jacob of Rock Springs; two sisters, Bertie Stone of Los Angeles and Wilba Tack of Redman, Wash.; two brothers, Chuck Nichols and Bill Nichols, both of Olympia, Wash.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a companion for the past eight years, Theodore Keenan of Quartzite, Ariz. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1986 MARJORIE MANNING Funeral services for Marjorie Manning were conducted Wednesday, June 18, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Steven Paulsen of the LDS Church officiated. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park in Rock Springs. Pallbearers for Mrs. Manning were Aaron McGarvey, Craig Schmidt, Mike Gaviotis, Joe Gaviotis, Herbert Weatherington and Clark Kumer. Mrs. Manning, 51, of 710½ McTee Street, Rock Springs, died at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14 at her home. A lifelong resident of Sweetwater County, Mrs. Manning died from a brief illness. She was born in Reliance on Dec. 16, 1934, the daughter of Clark William and Bernice McWilliams Hamblin. She attended schools in Reliance and Rock Springs and married William B. Manning in Green River May 17, 1969. She was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her husband, William B. Manning of Rock Springs; her mother, Bernice Hamblin of Rock Springs; six sisters, Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Gunyan of Ranier, Ore., Mrs. Richard (Bernice) Boone of Roosevelt, Utah, Mrs. James (June) Floyd of Elizabethtown, Ill., Mrs. Herbert (Viola) Weatherington, Mrs. Carol Maldonado and Mrs. William (Addie) Weeks, all of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Manning was preceded in death by her father, Clark, who died in 1963; two sisters, Elda who died in 1930 and Mrs. John (Norma) Kumer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 21, 1986 KATHRYN H. THOMAS Graveside funeral services and interment for Kathryn Hartney Thomas were conducted Wednesday, June 18 at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park in Rock Springs. Her body was cremated. The Rev. K.E. Gustafson of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Mrs. Thomas, 68, of 1304 Marchant Street, Rock Springs, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Saint Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. A lifelong resident of Sweetwater County, Mrs. Thomas died following a brief illness. She was born in Reliance on May 29, 1918, the daughter of the late Thomas and Louise Ebeling Hartney. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She married W. Don Thomas in Neosho, Mo., on Sept. 17, 1942. Mrs. Thomas was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include her husband, W. Don Thomas of Rock Springs; her stepmother, Mrs. T.P. (Esther) Hartney of Cheyenne; one daughter, Christine L. Thomas of Rock Springs; one sister, Helen Harris of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Thomas was preceded in death by one brother, Jack. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 28, 1986 ROBERT C. HINESLEY Funeral services for Robert Cleo Hinesley were conducted Monday, June 23, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Ron Van Hee officiated the services. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Hinesley, 71, of 1473 Main Street, Reliance, died at 10:05 p.m. Wednesday, June 18 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past two days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and Reliance, Hinesley had been in ill health since March 14, 1986. He was born in Arkoal, Ark., on Feb. 15, 1915, the son of the late Marion Stoks and Lucy Ella McClain Hinesley. He attended schools in Arkoal and married the former Ruth Virginia Kaufman in Bremerton, Wash., on Jan. 24, 1944. She preceded him in death on March 30, 1986. Hinesley was a retired trackmobile operator having worked for the F.M.C. Corporation. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, Trevor and Herschel J., both of Reliance and Robert H. of Renton, Washington; one daughter, Linda Fenley of Grants, N.M.; one brother, Richard Alford of Fort Smith, Ark.; his mother-in-law, Henrietta Heinbichner of Spring Valley, Calif.; two sisters, Marie Hinesley of Greenwood, Ark., and Pauline Morris of Greenwood, Ark.; four grandchildren; 11 sisters and brothers-in-law, Ester Kienzle and Evelyn and Harry Fedak, all of Spring Valley, Wilma and Leo Delgado of El Cajon, Calif., Louise and Robert Miller of Campbell, Calif., Lucille and Thomas Ward of Antioch, Calif., and Caroline and Robert Ellis of Mountain Center, Calif. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents and wife, Hinesley was preceded in death by one brother, Lloyd and one sister, Mable. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 28, 1986 GEORGE W. BIRD Funeral and Masonic services for George W. Bird were conducted Thursday, June 26, at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Roy A. Miller and Glen Heagney of the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12 A.F. and A.M. officiated the services. His cremation followed services. Pallbearers for the services were Ralph Craft, Guido Flor, David McDonough, Glenn Grymes, Gary Greenhalgh, Larry Levitt, Jerry Murray, Ray Parkin, John Taucher and Fred Russell. Bird, 79, of 810 Wyoming Street, Rock Springs died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 9:50 p.m. Sunday, June 22. A resident of Rock Springs since 1920, Bird had been in ill health since February. He was born in County Durham, England on Jan. 14, 1907, the son of the late Clement Minto and Mary Elizabeth Wilson Bird. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Bird received his law degree from the University of Wyoming. He married the former Frieda Louise Peterson in Omaha, Neb. on Aug. 28, 1933 and she preceded him in death Aug. 12, 1974. Bird served as deputy Sweetwater county attorney and Rock Springs city police court judge for many years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Lions Club, the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12, A.F. and A.M. Bird was active in the American Red Cross. Survivors include his one son, George C. Bird of Tucson, Ariz.; one sister, Emily Drummond of Kansas City, Mo.; two grandchildren, George Scott Bird of Tucson; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Bird was preceded in death by his sister, Gertrude Kalinowsky. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 28, 1986 JOE L. BROWN GRINNELL, Iowa—Funeral services for Joe L. Brown were June 18 at the Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert C. Smith, pastor of the Grinnell First Baptist Church, officiating. Pallbearers were Jerry Carter, Jack Collum, Bill Gilbreaith, Larry Manning, Jerry McCurry, Allan Moyer, Paul Peiffer and Paul Stoppels. Honorary bearers were Gene Carlson, Jim Collum, LaVaughn Cram, Phil Gibbons and Wayne Icenbice. Burial was in the Rock Creek Cemetery with the Grinnell Veterans Ceremonial Unit providing the military rites. Masonic services were June 17 at the Smith Funeral Home with members of Hermon Masonic Lodge officiating. Brown, 58, of 602 High Street, Grinnell, Iowa, died June 15 at his home of a lengthy illness. He was the son of Perry M. and Josie M. Bredeson Brown, and was born in Freeport, Ill., on Aug. 30, 1927. His family moved to Macomb, Miss., and later to Memphis, Tenn., where he attended school. He worked for the Illinois Central Railroad as a telegrapher before serving as a radioman third class in the Navy during World War II. Following his discharge, he came to Grinnell as station agent for the Rock Island Railroad for 23 years. He was married to Bernadine A. Pierce in Rock Island, Ill., on June 5, 1950. The couple made their home in Grinnell. After the Rock Island Railroad closed the station, he was employed with Grinnell College in the Building and Grounds Department and in 1977 was associated in refrigeration repair with Parish and Cram Refrigeration, a position he held until last August. He was active in the Grinnell Baseball Association and coached Little League, and helped with Troop No. 313 as a Cub and Boy Scout leader. He was active in Masonic work, serving as a district lecturer and Past Master of Hermon Lodge No. 273 AF and AM and a past patron of Beulah Chapter No. 47 of the O.E.S. Survivors include his wife, Bernie; his three sons, Michael B. Brown of Rock Springs; Patrick M. Brown of Grundy Center, Iowa and James I. Brown of Grinnell; 10 grandchildren; his father, Perry M. Brown of Grundy Center and his brother, Robert C. Brown of Hammond, La. He was preceded in death by his mother, July 10, 1980. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4 and 5, 1986 DOROTHY W. DAVIS Funeral services for Dorothy Waunita Davis were conducted Tuesday, July 1 at the LDS Church in Big Piney. Burial was in the Plainview Cemetery in Big Piney. Pallbearers for the services were Brett Hetrick, Heath Hetrick, Brandon Hetrick, Kade Bell, Brad Bell and Ryan Bell. Mrs. Davis, 71, of 320 Mansface Terrace, Green River, died at 7:01 p.m. Friday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs following a lengthy illness. She had been a patient at the hospital since June 19. A Green River resident for the past year, she was a former longtime resident of Big Piney. Mrs. Davis was born April 27, 1915 in Midway, the daughter of the late Charles and Lulu Holden Bird, and was a graduate of Big Piney High School. She attended the University of Wyoming, received her teaching certification and taught school at Marshall and Garrett. She was also a substitute teacher in Big Piney for one year. She was married to Wilson Marshall Bell in Laramie on Nov. 27, 1938. He preceded her in death July 3, 1969. On Oct. 12, 1975, she was married to Clarence Davis at Big Piney. He also preceded her in death Sept. 3, 1983. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include one son, Wilson J. “Bill” Bell of Fruita, Colo.; two daughters, Mrs. Daney (Sandra) Dayley of Logan, Utah, and Mrs. Robert (Kathy) Hetrick of Big Piney; a brother, Joseph H. Bird of Green River; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Merrel of Enid, Okla., and Mrs. Minnie Virginia Huckaby of San Diego; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husbands, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Jasper, Walter and Howard Bird and five sisters, Clara Smith, Hilda, Elsie and Lillian Bird and Jessie Gaddo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4 and 5, 1986 BLANCHE BERTAGNOLLI A mass of Christian burial for Blanche Catherine Bertagnolli was celebrated Tuesday, July 1, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A parish rosary was recited Monday, June 20, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers for services ere David J. Fedrizzi, Steven Marushack, John Marushack, Phil Harris, Mario Rossi and Jerry Fedrizzi. Mrs. Bertagnolli, 80, of 1605 Pioneer Drive, Rock Springs, died at 12:21 a.m. Friday, June 27, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since June 14. A resident of Rock Springs since 1930, Mrs. Bertagnolli had been in ill health for the past two weeks. She was born in Cambria on April 22, 1906, the daughter of the late David and Jeromina Borga Gasperetti. She attended schools in Lander and was a graduate of Lander High School. She attended the University of Wyoming and taught first grade in Hudson. She married Albert G. Bertagnolli in Hudson in 1930. He preceded her in death in 1956. Mrs. Bertagnolli was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the American Fraternal Union and the Saint Mary’s Altar Society. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. James (Margaret) Harris of Rock Springs and Mrs. Andrew (Alberta) Marushack of Salt Lake City; two sisters, Mrs. Louise McFarlane of Cheyenne and Mrs. Ida Fedrizzi of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Bertagnolli was preceded in death by one brother, Rico Gasperetti. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4 and 5, 1986 DANA MORSE PARKS Funeral services for Dana Morse Parks were conducted Thursday, July 3 at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Burial services took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Dana Morse Parks, 21, was injured Friday in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 189 between Big Piney and La Barge. He died Sunday in the LDS Hospital at Salt Lake City. He was born in Reno, Nev., Feb. 21, 1965 and was a longtime Rock Springs resident. He attended school in Rock Springs and was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Oren and C. Crystal Parks of Rock Springs; his mother and stepfather, Alice and Richard Millard of Sparks, Nev.; one brother, Charles of Fernley, Nev., and three sisters, Mrs. Rulan (Janice) Trappett of Rock Springs, Mrs. Robert (Kathleen) Myers of Rio Grande, N.J., and Staci Parks of Rock Springs; his paternal and maternal grandmothers, Mrs. Florence Parks of Applegate, Calif., and Mrs. Ludie VIney of Reno, Nev.; two nephews and one niece. Pallbearers were Tracy Thompson, Bub Thompson, Mike Thompson, RUland Trappett, John Garner and Don Souther. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4 and 5, 1986 AMELIA K. MARAGINI KEMMERER—Funeral mass for Amelia K. Maragini was conducted Monday, June 30, in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Diamondville. A rosary was recited Sunday, June 29, at the church. Burial services took place in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Mrs. Maragini, 70, died June 26 at Kemmerer. She was born Sept. 1, 1915 in Trommald, Minn., the daughter of Frank and Amelia Vidic Krusich Sr. She married Bert Maragini Sept. 14, 1946 at Green River. She was a member of the American Fraternal Union and a Roman Catholic. She is survived by her husband of Kemmerer; two brothers, Frank Krusich Jr. of Kemmerer and Albin Krusich of Cheyenne; three sisters, Mrs. Mike (Helen) Zakotnik of Kemmerer, Mrs. Frank (Mary) Hankin of Laramie and Mrs. Art (Pauline) Stagg of Santa Rosa, Calif. and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4 and 5, 1986 ELMER FORSLIN Funeral services for Elmer Forslin were conducted Wednesday, July 2, in the Green River LDS Third Ward Chapel. Bishop Bruce Neeley conducted the services. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Forslin, 67, of Green River, died June 27 at his residence. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, the body was found June 28. He died of an apparent heart attack. He was born Aug. 6, 1918 in Chicago, a son of Emmanuel and Pearl Mazurowski Forslin. He married Elsie Loucile Monahan May 3, 1940 in Manila, Utah. He spent his early years in Chicago and lived in Oregon and Michigan. He moved to Wyoming while working for the Civilian Conservation Corps and has resided in Green River since 1938. He worked for many years as a carman for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army in the 749th Railway Operating Battalion. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, the Union Pacific Oldtimes Club and the 749th Club. He is survived by his wife of Green River; two sons and two daughters, Sgt. Maj. Robert Forslin, Seattle, Allen Forslin, Jamestown, Mrs. Floyd (Virginia) Young, Powell and Mrs. Mark (Janet) Hepworth, Woods Cross, Utah; 14 grandchildren and four brothers and three sisters, George Forslin, Edward Forslin and Kenneth Forslin, all of Chicago, Donald Forslin, Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. Marvin (Elinor) Antonson, Bloomingdale, Ill., Mrs. Marily Madden, Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Vernon (Dorothy) Gano, St. Peters, Mo. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Alice Forslin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4 and 5, 1986 FREDRICK STRAWN Funeral services for Fredrick Wayne Strawn were conducted Thursday, July 3, in the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home. Rev. Don Evilsizer of the Green River Bible Baptist Church officiated. Burial took place in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Strawn, 30, of Green River died Sunday, June 29 in Green River. He died at about 2:09 p.m. on 2nd South Street in Green River, according to Deputy Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich. He said Strawn was the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Strawn had reportedly been despondent for a period of time. He was born April 27, 1956 in Graham, Texas. He married Melody Marie Collins on July 13, 1975 in Graham. He grew up and was educated in Graham and Artesia, N.M., and has lived in Green River for the past year. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked in the oilfield for 14 years. Since his graduation from Wyoming Technical College in Laramie in 1985, he worked as a diesel mechanic for Gorge Construction in Green River. He is survived by his wife of Green River; a son, Matthew L. Strawn, and two daughters, Shiloh Marie Strawn and Kayla Dawn Strawn, all of Green River; his father and stepmother, Wayne and Shirley Roberts, Graham; his stepfather and mother, Ron and Charlene Grell of Mesa, Ariz.; a grandmother, Mrs. E.R. Bradford of Graham; a brother, James C. Strawn of Hobbs, N.M. He was preceded in death by a son, Joshua W. Strawn. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 4 and 5, 1986 CLYDE M. TOMPKINS Memorial services for Clyde Milton Tompkins were conducted Saturday, June 28, at the Grace Baptist Church. Pastor Ron Van Hee officiated and interment services took place in the Mountain View Cemetery. Tompkins, 84, of 2704 Missouri Street, Artesia, N.M., died at 11:05 a.m. Sunday, June 22, at the Saint Mary’s Hospital at Roswell, N.M. A longtime former resident of Rock Springs, Tompkins had been in ill health the past five days. He was born Oct. 31, 1901, the son of the late Charles and Jessie Smith Tompkins. He attended schools in Mulberry, Kan. and married the former Julia K. Cabot in Green River on June 20, 1941. She preceded him in death on Oct. 8, 1983. Tompkins was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include one son, Donald Eugene Tompkins of Logan, Utah; three sisters, Bea Benson and Dorothy Legge, both of Pryor, Okla., and Edith Garrett of Greenville, Ky.; 13 grandchildren, including Bonnie Thomas Ehrler of Artesia with whom Tompkins lived the past eight months; 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Tompkins was preceded in death by four sons, Tommy, Harry, Charles and Vernon and two daughters, Louise Tomysek and Margie Tompkins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1986 LINDA PEDRI Funeral services for Linda Louise Pedri were conducted Wednesday, July 9 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers for the services were Silvio Pedri, Danny Pedri, Ed Yori, David Yori, Robert Dozier and Dr. R.R. Menghini. Mrs. Pedri, 79, of 430½ Elias Ave., was found dead at her home 12:55 p.m. Saturday, July 5 by neighbors. She had not been seen by her neighbors since about 11 a.m. Friday. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Mrs. Pedri had died of natural causes late Friday evening. She was born in Rock Springs Aug. 18, 1906, the daughter of the late Louis and Meri Yori Palanck. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was married to Candido Pedri in Rock Springs Sept. 22, 1936. Her husband preceded her in death March 26, 1964. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center, the American Association of Retired Persons and the Catholic Golden Age. Survivors include her sisters-in-law, Lena Palanck of Rock Springs and Alice Palanck of Long Beach, Calif.; her niece and nephew, Mary Ann and Mark Wilcox of Rock Springs; and several cousins, including Ed Yori, Silvio Pedri, Emma Besso and Olga Groutage, all of Rock Springs. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward and Enrico Palanck. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1986 LOYD DAVIS Graveside services for Loyd William Davis were conducted Tuesday, July 8, in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Bishop Bruce Neely of the Green River LDS Third Ward officiated. Davis, 67, of Green River, died Friday, July 4 at his residence of a heart attack. He was born Dec. 12, 1918 in Berryville, Ark., a son of Andrew Jackson and Mary Katherine Ledbetter Davis. He married Carla Elizabeth Negus in Green River. She died in May of 1981. He lived in Arkansas and Montana and has resided in Green River since the age of 24. He worked as a section hand for the Union Pacific Railroad and as a laborer for the City of Green River. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is survived by his mother of Green River; a son, William R. Davis, Rock Springs and a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Mary) Davis, Oconomowoc, Wis. and two grandchildren. Also surviving are three brothers and three sisters, Albert and Marvin Davis, both of Green River, Charles Davis, San Diego, Calif., Mrs. Christine Rennert, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mrs. Lorrine Long, Berryville, Ark. and Dolly Davis of Lander. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1986 CAROL YOUNT Funeral services for Carol Yount were conducted Friday, July 11, in the Chapel of the Highland at Millbrae, Calif. Miss Yount, 39, San Bruno, Calif., died Tuesday, July 8 in California following an illness. She was a former Superior resident. She was preceded in death by her mother, Isabel Ward and Guardi Ward. Survivors include a close friend, Michelle Conto; her father, Fred Yount, and a brother, Jimmy Yount, all of San Bruno. Other survivors include a sister, Judy Dimick of Rock Springs; a brother, Kenneth Ward of Superior; three nephews, David Yount, Bobby Johnson and Kenneth Ward; three nieces, Peggy Yount, Becky Small and Mary Ward; one great-nephew, Andy Small; a great niece, Stephanie Yount. Survivors also include an aunt, Addie and uncle, Harry Bynum of Pinedale and an aunt, Bessie and uncle, Jim Draycott of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1986 MARY E. CASTRO A memorial funeral mass for Mary Espino Castro was conducted Wednesday, July 9, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. Her body was returned to Salt Lake City for cremation. Ms. Castro, 29, of 1508 9th Street, Space 17, died at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City at 11:15 a.m. Friday, July 4. She became ill and was taken to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for emergency treatment July 3. Later that evening, she was transported to Salt Lake City where she died the next morning of natural causes. She was born Sept. 9, 1956 at Camanzo, Spain, the daughter of the late Ramon and Evangeline Silva Barela. She attended school in Spain and was married to Elias Espino Castro in Camanzo, Spain in 1978. She had been a Rock Springs resident for the past 7 years. Survivors include her husband, Elias of Rock Springs. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1986 EDNA DUNKLE Funeral services for Edna Beatrix Dunkle were conducted Wednesday, July 9 at the Green River Baptist Church. The Rev. Don Evilsizer conducted the services. Interment took place in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers for her services were Ken Franck, Paul Bizeau, John Wood, Paul McCracken, Fred Rossman and Don Williams. Mrs. Dunkle, 71, of 320 Mansface Street, Green River, died at her home at 12 a.m. Friday, July 4. A resident of Green River for the past 11 years and former resident of Farson, Mrs. Dunkle had been in ill health the past four months. She was born in Burnt Fork on Aug. 26, 1914, the daughter of the late Charles Steward and Florence Pearl Aldridge Lyle. She attended schools in Burnt Fork and married John Dunkle in Green River in January of 1936. Mrs. Dunkle was a member of the Green River Bible Baptist Church and the Golden Age Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Heathman of Green River and Mrs. Woodrow (Naomi) Schultz of Palermo, Calif.; one sister, Erma Johnson of East Carbon, Utah; four granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Dunkle was preceded in death by her husband, two sons and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1986 MARY YENNE Funeral services for Mary E. Yenne were conducted Wednesday, July 9, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers for the services were Jack Teters, Aaron Zuelsdorff, Byron Zuehlsdorff, Ghorman Finley and Pat McCurdy. Mrs. Yenne, 63, 712 Fifth Ave. West, died Thursday, July 3, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient the past 13 days. She was born in England June 30, 1923, the daughter of the late John and Catherine Hawkins Easton. She was a graduate of Rock Springs High School. She was employed at Mountain Fuel Supply Company. She married the late Harold Gale Yenne in Rock Springs June 29, 1949. He preceded her in death May 27, 1980. She lived all her life in Rock Springs after coming to the United States at the age of 3. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Thelma and Alfred Seibel of Table Rock; a son, Harold John Yenne of Rock Springs; a son and daughter-in-law, Edward Alan and Karen Yenne, also of Rock Springs; a brother, Alan Easton of Green River; two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Harold, she was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, John Easton and Alex; and one sister, Marion. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Mountain Lily Chapter No. 10 and the Tamah Temple No. 73 of the Daughters of the Nile. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1986 LELAND DRANEY Funeral services for Leland M. Draney were conducted Friday, June 27, at the Drinkwine Chapel of Peace in Littleton, Colo. Burial was in the Littleton Cemetery. Draney, 56, former resident of Rock Springs, died of a heart attack at his home at 5036 South Perry, Littleton, Colo., June 23. He was born in Rock Springs on Dec. 6, 1929, the son of Leland P. Draney and Estelle Draney. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate with the class of 1948. He attended Denver University and George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in the field of business. Draney was employed by the Wyoming Automotive Company in Rock Springs and later transferred to the Casper office and in the 1960s transferred to the Denver area. At the time of his death, he was employed as manager of Financial Services at Parkside Lodge of Colorado, Inc., Thornton, Colo. He is survived by his wife, Dee, of Littleton; his mother, Estelle Draney of Rock Springs; his father, Leland P. Draney of Marshall, Mo.; six daughters, Loujean Chancey, Littleton, Kimberly Oberlie, Riverton, Karen Ann Arnold, Westminster, Colo., Sandra Draney, Denver, Lynn Lee Shaney, Phoenix, Ariz., and Tina Knox, Denver; three sons, Leland K. Draney, Denver and Michael Draney, Littleton. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. He was preceded in death by one sister, Loujean Draney; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. McTee and Mr. and Mrs. Parley P. Draney, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 12, 1986 RAY ROY RYNIO Funeral services for Ray Roy Rynio were conducted Wednesday, July 9 at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Interment took place in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers for services were John Matkovich, Paul Johnson, Vaughn Cross, Mike Zancanella, Frank Sempsis and Matt Chollak. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Bogataj, Rudy Pivic, Alfred Boschetto, John Radosevich, Elbert McFadden, Pat McFadden, John McFadden, Mike McFadden, David McFadden, Dick Lee, Rennard Jensen and Elza Eversole. Rynio, 59, of 1111 McKinley Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, July 5 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since June 30. He was born in Standardville, Utah, March 9, 1927, the son of the late Rudolph and Helen Dowd Rynio. He graduated from high school in Helper, Utah and was a member of the First Congregational Church. He was also a member of the Bow Hunters of Wyoming, a safety instructor for the Bow Hunters, the Firehole Archers, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624 and the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Rynio was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was married to the former Mary Cristelli in Price, Utah on Dec. 24, 1943 and was a Rock Springs resident since 1948. At the time of his death, he was a sales representative for the McFadden Wholesale Co. of Rock Springs. He was the first recipient of the Bow Hunters of the Year Award by the Bow Hunters of Wyoming. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. John (Robin) Rossetti and Mrs. Galen (Wendie) West and Pepper Rynio, all of Rock Springs; a brother, Herman Nevenner of Murray, Utah; three sisters, Mrs. Pete (Darlene) Howard of Carbondale, Utah, Mrs. Vic (Irene) Berriochoa of Park City, Utah and Dora Louise Rynio of Los Angeles; five grandchildren, Whitney, Taylor and Danni Rossetti and Derek and Mason West, all of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews and several aunts and uncles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Bob. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1986 JACK DOAK A mass of Christian burial for Jack D. Doak was conducted Saturday, July 12 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday, July 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery with military graveside services conducted by the Wyoming Army National Guard. Pallbearers were John R. Doak, George Copyak, Merlin Murphey, Lorenzo Boken, Carl K. Demshar Jr. and Carl Demshar Sr. Doak, 70, of 1124 Adams Ave., Rock Springs, died at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, July 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since July 3. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Doak had been in ill health the past three years. He was born in Reliance on Aug. 30, 1915, the son of the late John David and Mae Harris Doak. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Rose K. Omeyc in Rock Springs on Feb. 9, 1946. Doak worked as ventilation man at the FMC Corporation until his retirement in 1978. Doak was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, the V.F.W. Club, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10. Survivors include his wife, Rose; three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Sharry Doak, Robert J. and Debbie Doak, all of Rock Springs, Stanley and Janet Doak of Amarillo, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Walt (Marilyn) Trussell of Louisiana; one brother, George Doak of Rock Springs; one sister, Beverly Stanton of Galveston, Texas; 11 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Doak was preceded in death by two brothers, Lester and James. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1986 JENNIE LIKWARTZ Funeral services for Jennie Likwartz were conducted Thursday, July 17, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Gerald Chleborad of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, July 16, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Tom Thomas, Donald Walker, LeRoy Walker, John Jelouchan, Troy Thomas and Scotty Thomas. Mrs. Likwartz, 73, of 91 Railroad Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 15 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since July 13. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Likwartz had been in ill health the past 19 months. She was born in Rock Springs on April 18, 1913, the daughter of the late Alex and Elizabeth Selak Jelouchan. She attended school in Rock Springs and married Frank Likwartz in Manila, Utah on June 13, 1932. Mrs. Likwartz worked for Ben’s Foodliner as a meat wrapper for 17 years before her retirement. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Frank; one brother, Frank Jelouchan; two sisters, Frances Thomas and Mary Walker, all of Rock Springs and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Likwartz was preceded in death by three brothers, Louis, Joe and John Jelouchan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1986 PATRICK BORZEA PORTLAND, Ore.—Services for Patrick J. “Pat” Borzea, 31, were July 12 in Portland. Interment was in the Willamette National Cemetery. Borzea drowned July 4 while swimming in the Columbia River. Borzea, born in Rock Springs, lived in southeast Portland for the past 10 years. He was an electrical engineer for the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children and played on the hospital baseball team. He was a Boy Scout leader of Troop 422 and served in the U.S. Army in Germany. Survivors include his mother, Shirley Aslett of Portland; his father, Patrick Borzea of Rock Springs; three sisters, Karen Triplett, Cheryl Pederson and Diane Franch, all of Portland, and a brother, Russell Franch of Portland. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1986 MILAN E. BLAZOVICH A mass of Christian burial for Milan “Emil” Blazovich was conducted Friday, July 18, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Thursday, July 17, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Doug Larimiore, Jubal Larimore, Marvin Biederstedt, Jim Snow, Steven Snow and David Blazovich. Blazovich, 84, of 721 5th Avenue West, Rock Springs, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, July 15 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home where he had been a patient for one week. A resident of Rock Springs since 1929, Blazovich had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Mrkopolj, Yugoslavia on May 27, 1902, the son of the late Ivan and Mary Gecan Blazovich. He attended schools in Yugoslavia and married the former Mildred Painovich in Rock Springs Feb. 7, 1931. Blazovich was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge No. 306 and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Mildred, of Rock Springs; two sons, Jim and John Blazovich, both of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Cecelia) Snow and Mrs. Marvin (Frances) Biederstedt, both of Cheyenne; one son-in-law, Doug Larimore of Green River; 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Blazovich was preceded in death by one daughter, Rose Ann Larimore, who died in 1980 and three sisters, Milka Lukac, Dragica Starkovich and Eva Crankovich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1986 LESLIE C. HEARN Funeral services for Leslie Charles Hearn were conducted Monday, July 14, at the First Congregational Church in Casper. The Rev. Robert Thomas officiated. Following services in Casper, the body was returned to Rock Springs where services were conducted Tuesday, July 15, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Hearn, 65, of 962 South Grant Street, Casper, died at the Natrona County Memorial Hospital Thursday, July 10, following an illness of five years. He was admitted to the hospital Thursday morning. He was born in Rock Spring son Sept. 12, 1920, the son of Thomas Charles Hearn of Casper and Rock Springs and the late Gladys May Walker Hearn. He graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1939 and served with the 26th Infantry, U.S. Army in Europe during World War II. Shortly following his discharge from the U.S. Army, he attended and graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.S. degree in education and later received his master’s degree. Hearn taught school in Hanna for one year and then took a position with the Natrona County School District. For the next three years, he was the elementary school principal at Midwest and also taught math in the seventh and eighth grades. He became principal of Willard Elementary School in Casper in 1957 and retired from that position in 1981. Following his retirement, he worked weekends in the Student Union at Casper College. Hearn was a member of the First Congregational Church, Pathfinders Masonic Lodge No. 43 A.F. & A.M., the Casper Shrine Club and the I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 22 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was also an avid gardener. Survivors in addition to his father, Thomas Charles Hearn, are two sisters, Mrs. Otis (Marjorie) Love of Casper and Mrs. William R. (Doris) Zelenka of Rock Springs, two nieces and two nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Gladys May on June 17, 1976 and a brother, Jack Edward in 1928. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1986 JESSIE B. SURVIS Funeral services for Jessie B. Survis were conducted Saturday, July 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Mike Zanetti, John Stencola, Robert Zelenka, Greg Stainbrook, Mike Wisniewski and Bishop Joseph F. Lewis. Mrs. Survis, 96, of 1112 Clark Street, Rock Springs, died at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, July 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past week. A resident of Rock Springs since 1940, Mrs. Survis had been in ill health the past one week. She was born in Hamilton, Iowa on July 2, 1890, the daughter of the late Levi and Anna Elizabeth Reeves Bougher. She attended schools in Iowa and was a graduate of the Lovilia, Iowa High School. She married Joseph Wesley Survis in Lovilia on Nov. 22, 1908. He preceded her in death Sept. 8, 1972. Mrs. Survis was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. James (Margery) Zelenka of Rock Springs; one sister, Ida Kohloff of Newton, Iowa; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Survis was preceded in death by two sons, Hubert and Harold, and one brother, Harry Bougher. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 19, 1986 DWAYNE KRUGMAN O’NEILL, Neb.—Services for Dwayne Gene Krugman, 37, of Duncan, Okla. were Saturday, July 12, at the Christ Lutheran Church in O’Neill, Neb. Pastor David Loeschke officiated. Music was provided by Mrs. Janet Grosch, organist, and vocalists Mrs. Sharon Larson, Diane Hudlund and Pat Gorgen. They sang the hymns “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” “How Great Thou Art,” “Your Song” and “My Faith Looks Up To Thee.” He died in a chemical explosion July 8 in Duncan. Burial was in the O’Neill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Stuphen, Jim Thomson, Jimmy Taucher, Bob Telck, Roy Fox and Dave Cole. Visitation and prayer services were Friday. The son of Harvey and Emma (Berglund) Krugman, he was born July 5, 1949 in O’Neill, He was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in O’Neill. He married Marybeth Telck of Rock Springs on May 1, 1976. They had two children, Matthew, 8, and Julie, 5. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Duncan. He attended grade school at Opportunity School and graduated from O’Neill High School in 1967. He was a state wrestling champion in 196, attended Kearney State College and graduated from Colorado School of Mines in 1973. While in college, he was associated with the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. As a petroleum engineer, he was employed with Dowell Oil Co., KRM Petroleum and Radial Frac International. He was a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is survived by his wife, Marybeth; two children, Matthew and Julie; his parents; brothers, Russell of Denver and Eldon of Grand Junction, Colo.; sisters, Mrs. Dennis (Doris) Schaaf of O’Neill and Mrs. Robert (Janet) Stamper of Lincoln, Neb.; one grandmother, Frieda (Berglund) More of York, Neb.; 11 nieces and nephews and many relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Dennis and brother, Eddie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 26, 1986 KENNETH BECKSTEAD Memorial services for Kenneth Beckstead were conducted Thursday, July 24 at the St. John’s Episcopal Church in Green River. Father Robert Swope officiated. Cremation followed. Beckstead, 65, of Manila, Utah, died Monday, July 21 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of cardiac arrest. He was born Aug. 25, 1920 in Manila, a son of Orville William and Bertha Pearson Beckstead. He married Marie Connette Gilpin on Sept. 3, 1949 in Rock Springs. He was reared and educated in Green River and graduated from Green River High School in 1938. He moved to Sunset, Utah in 1958 and has lived in Manila since 1972. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army in the 533rd Boat and Shore Regiment. He worked for many years as an electrician and carman for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen and the Union Pacific Railroad Oldtimers. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Green River and Manila, the B.P.O. Elks and the Green River Oddfellows Lodge and American Legion. He is survived by his wife of Manila; a son, Kenneth W. Beckstead, Manila; a daughter, Mrs. Douglas (Connie) Hooper, Rock Springs; three grandchildren; a brother and sister, Donal O. Beckstead, Sacramento, Calif., and Mrs. Beverly Mahteb, Salem, N.H. He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister, Albert W. and Gerald Beckstead and Neva Larrabaster. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 26, 1986 DAVID DUNBAR Funeral services for David Harry Dunbar were conducted Tuesday, July 22 at the First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Military graveside services were conducted by the Wyoming Army National Guard. The pallbearers were Timothy J. Phelps, Richard O’Malley, Keith W. Jones, Kim R. Wright, Mark E. Wilson and Larry Haws. Dunbar, 47, of Daisy Ave. No. 5, west Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 9:41 p.m. Thursday, July 17. A resident of Rock Springs for the past nine years, Dunbar died of a sudden illness. He was born in Emily, Minn., on Jan. 4, 1939, the son of Harry and Erma Buthite Dunbar. He attended schools in Crosby and Ironton, Minn., and married the former Susan Mae Thomas in Crosby on Dec. 12, 1959. Dunbar was a U.S. Army veteran and was employed as a diesel mechanic at the Black Butte Coal Company. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Susan, of Rock Springs; his mother, Erma Dunbar of Emily; three sons, Curtis B. Dunbar and Troy A. Dunbar, both of Rock Springs, and David F. Dunbar of Garden City, Kan.; one daughter, Mrs. David (Renee Robin) Johnson of Rock Springs; two brothers, Sam and Robert Dunbar, both of Cross Lake, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Norbart (Rosella) Martos of Cross Lake; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Dunbar was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 26, 1986 MARILOU MOORE Funeral services for Marilou Moore were conducted Wednesday, July 23 at the First Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Johnie Kirk officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. The pallbearers were Sheriff James Stark, Sgt. James Demas, Deputy Sheriff George Lemich, Deputy Sheriff Francis P. Cody, Deputy Sheriff Floyd Stokes and Deputy Sheriff John O. Shassetz. Honorary pallbearers were Lt. Mary McKenzie, Sgt. Craig Swierczek, Deputy Sheriff Brad Thoren, Deputy Sheriff Richard Haskell, Deputy Sheriff James Hower, Deputy Sheriff James DeJarnatt, Deputy Sheriff Tracy James Stine, Deputy Sheriff James Arnoldi, Deputy Sheriff Mildred Robles, Deputy Sheriff Rita Bostick, Deputy Sheriff Sandy McLain, Deputy Sheriff Carolyn McKinney, Deputy Sheriff Ann Walker, Sergeant Detective James Rountree, Detective Mary Louise Barneski, Detective Lyle Sjostrom, Deputy Sheriff William Chriswisser and Deputy Sheriff Harry Pappas. Mrs. Moore, 49, 1203 11th St., died Thursday, July 17, in a pickup in front of her home, according to Deputy County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich. His release indicated there was no foul play. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Moore was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Oct. 5, 1936, the daughter of Joseph and Frances Lambert Weimer. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School. Mrs. Moore attended universities in Colorado and California. Mrs. Moore served in San Mateo County, Calif., as a deputy sheriff for 18 years and was employed by the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy. Mrs. Moore came to Rock Springs from Missouri in 1942, moved to Colorado in 1958 and to San Mateo in 1960. She returned to Rock Springs in 1981 to maker her home. Survivors include her mother, Frances Weimer of Rock Springs and one brother, Charles “Chuck” Weimer of Rock Springs. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 26, 1986 NELLIE LENZI KELSO, Washington—Memorial services for Nellie M. Lenzi were conducted Thursday, July 24 at Dahl’s Ditlevsen-Moore Funeral Home in Kelso. The Rev. Jay Milojevich, Mrs. Lenzi’s nephew, officiated. Mrs. Lenzi of Kelso, Wash., died July 21 in a Longview, Wash., hospital. She was born Feb. 29, 1912 in Rock Springs. She was a homemaker and lived in Superior until 1969 when she moved to Powers, Ore. In 1979, she moved to Kelso. Mrs. Lenzi was preceded in death by her husband, Sage Lenzi, and son, Carl Lenzi. She is survived by one son, Robert (Bob) Lenzi of Longview, Wash., and two sisters, Opal McMillan of Kemmerer and Mae Milojevich of Powers. She is also survived by two brothers, George Pecolar of Vista, Calif., and Raymond Pecolar of Provo, Utah. Mrs. Lenzi is survived by four grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 26, 1986 LEONARD PAGE Funeral services for Leonard Page were conducted Saturday, July 19 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. The pallbearers were Leonard Crouch, Joe Carter Sr., Milford Robinson, Michael Hendrix, Harold Johnson and Danny Green. Honorary pallbearers were Leonard Cordova, Joe Carter Jr. and Steve Thomas. Page, 73, of 718 Randolph Street, Rock Springs, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since June 25. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Page had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Pueblo, Colo. on Sept. 12, 1913, the son of Eugene and Alice Dow Page. He attended schools in Pueblo and married the former Evelyn Robinson in Rock Springs on Oct. 28, 1950. Page was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the First United Methodist Church and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn of Rock Springs; his father, Eugene Page of Kansas City, Mo.; three sons, Leonard Page Jr. and Stephen Lewis Page, both of Rock Springs, and Eugene Polk of Colorado Springs, Colo.; five daughters, Cynthia Yarber, Candace Hendrix, Christy Page and Cheryle Carter, all of Rock Springs, and Linda Johnson of Denver; two sisters, Inez Polk and Mary June Hill, both of Pueblo; 21 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Page was preceded in death by his mother and one son, Leonard Page. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 26, 1986 VICTORIA CUTHBERTSON Funeral services for Victoria Cuthbertson were conducted Tuesday, July 22 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The pallbearers were Roger Maylea, Jack Cuthbertson, Kenneth Ockerman, Raymond Wall, Hugh Williams and Emil Bartolic. Mrs. Cuthbertson, 79, of 413 Elias Ave., Rock Springs, died at about 6:30 a.m. Friday, July 18 at her home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Cuthbertson had been in ill health the past two months. She was born in Rock Springs on Dec. 29, 1906, the daughter of the late Martin and Mary Sturman. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Robert Cuthbertson in Rock Springs on June 25, 1927. He preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1976. Mrs. Cuthbertson was a member of the Royal Neighbors and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Marion Kirkwood and Mrs. William (Shirley) Rogers, both of Rock Springs; one son, Robert Cuthbertson Jr. of Green River; two brothers, Martin Sturman of Orem, Utah and Robert Sturman of Harrisburg, Pa.; four sisters, Mrs. Frank (Leona) Krasovec, Mrs. Clara Wisniewski and Mrs. Mary Wall, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Frances Cawetti of Perris, Calif.; two grandsons, Don and Kevin, both of Green River, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Cuthbertson was preceded in death by one sister, Helen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 2, 1986 SHAWN MURPHY Funeral services for Shawn Wyant Murphy were conducted Tuesday, July 29, at the Grace Baptist Church. Pastor Ron Van Hee officiated the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. The pallbearers were Richard Tolman, Dennis Portillo, Kenneth Murphy Jr., Charles McCord, Michael McCord and David Murphy. Murphy, 13, of 717 O’Donnell Street, Rock Springs, died at about 12:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 at the start of Wyoming Highway 430 South from injuries sustained in a head-on vehicular accident. A resident of Rock Springs for the past eight years and former resident of Ashley, Ohio, Shawn was born in Columbus, Ohio on Sept. 8, 1972, the son of Kenneth M. and Mary R. Thissen Murphy. He attended school sin Ashley, Ohio and Rock Springs and was attending ninth grade at the Rock Springs East Junior High School. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Kenneth and Mary Murphy of Rock Springs; four brothers, Kenneth Michael Murphy Jr., Charles McCord, Michael McCord and Aaron Murphy and one sister, Beth Murphy, all of Rock Springs; his paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Murphy of Columbus; his maternal grandparents, John and Thelma Thissen of Columbus and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Forest Murphy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 2, 1986 MIKE APOSTOLOS CASPER—Trisagion services for Mike B. Apostolos were conducted Wednesday, July 30, at the Bustard Funeral Home in Casper. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, July 31, at the Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Casper. Rev. John Cusulos of Casper and the Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of Rock Springs officiated services. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery at Casper. Apostolos, 88, longtime Rock Springs barber, died Sunday in the Casper hospital after a brief illness. He was born Dec. 31, 1897 in Alikambos, Apocoronou, Crete, Greece. He came to the United States in 1914 and became a U.S. citizen in 1925. He lived in Hanna before moving to Rock Springs where he barbered for 50 years. He retired in 1975 and moved to Casper. He married Rodo Skandalakis in New York City on Oct. 13, 1921. She preceded him in death in 1975. Ten brothers and one sister also preceded him in death. During the 1930s and 1940s, Apostolos served on the Wyoming State Board of Barber Examiners. Survivors include three sons, James of Missoula, Mont., Michael and George, both of Casper; one grandson, Michael of Phoenix; two great-grandsons, Nicholas John and Alexander Michael of Phoenix and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 2, 1986 LT. COL. FRANK COTTLE Military services for Lt. Col. Frank E. Cottle were conducted Thursday, July 24, in Denver at the Chapel at Lowry Air Force Base. Burial was in the Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis, S.D., Friday, July 25, following a military escort and 21-gun salute. Masonic ceremonies were conducted at both the funeral services and burial. Lt. Col. Cottle died July 22 in Denver. Col. Cottle, who served 30 years in the U.S. military, was a World War II recipient of five battle stars and the Belgian Croix De Guerre for valor exhibited during the American invasion of Omaha Beach and four subsequent World War II campaigns. He was transferred from the Air Corps to the U.S. Air Force when the Air Force was formed after World War II and managed Air Force printing plants during the remainder of his military career. Prior to his military service, he was the editor of the Buffalo Times Herald in Buffalo, S.D. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 2, 1986 CHERYLE SMITH Funeral services for Cheryle Lorraine Smith were conducted Wednesday, July 30, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Ron Van Hee of the Grace Baptist Church officiated services. Private graveside services were conducted at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers for the services were John Smith, Alan Smith, Tony Frasier, Andy Crouch, John Evans and James Crouch. Mrs. Smith, 40, of space No. 64, Volcic Trailer Park, Rock Springs, died Sunday afternoon at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient since Friday. A resident of Rock Springs since 1980, Mrs. Smith died from head injuries she sustained when she fell from a bicycle at the Big Fire Hole Campground on Friday, July 25. She was born in Denver on Aug. 13, 1945, the daughter of William P. and Mary C. White Crouch. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of the La Center High School in Washington. She was a graduate of the Western Wyoming College, obtaining an associate of arts degree. She married Rick L. Smith in La Center, Wash. on Sept. 8, 1962. Survivors include her husband, Rick, of Rock Springs; her mother, Mary Crouch of Vancouver, Wash.; one son, Tony of Rock Springs; two brothers, Samuel William Crouch of San Diego and James Crouch of Camas, Wash.; one sister, Mary L. Crouch of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her father and one son, Clinton Greggory Smith, who died Nov. 9, 1983. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 2, 1986 ELIZABETH CARTER A memorial mass for Elizabeth “Betty” Marie Carter was celebrated Thursday, July 31, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J., officiated the services. Her body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Mrs. Carter, 58, of 3723 Madison Drive, Apt. 6B, died at 5:32 p.m. Monday, July 28, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. A resident of Rock Springs since December of 1984 and former resident of Rome, Ga., Mrs. Carter had been in ill health the past four weeks. She was born in Gadsden, Ala., on Oct. 24, 1927, the daughter of Charles E. and Yolanda Cumo Freeman. She attended schools in Georgia and was a graduate of Rome High School with the class of 1945. Mrs. Carter was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. She married Harry Carter in Rome in Jan. of 1946. He preceded her in death on Oct. 5, 1984. Survivors include her mother, Yolanda Freeman of Rome; two daughters, Mrs. Mark (Melody) Preston and Susan Barnett, both of Rock Springs; three brothers, Jimmy, Johnny and Mike Freeman; four sisters, Mrs. Lois Culberson, Mrs. Gene (Mary Jo) La Rue, Mrs. Earl (Linda) Hicks and Mrs. Jimmy (Nancy) Jacks, all of Rome; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Carter was preceded in death by her father and one brother, Junior. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1986 MARY PINTER CASPER—A mass of Christian burial for Mary Pinter was conducted Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Aug. 6 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Klopcic, Joe Pinter, Lawrence Pinter, Mike Pinter, Bill Pinter and Casey Pinter. Honorary pallbearers were John Larrabaster Jr. and Phillip Parkinson. Mrs. Pinter, 80, of 1935 Kearney Avenue, Casper, Wyoming, died at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at the Memorial Hospital of Natrona County where she had been a patient for the past one and one-half months. A resident of Casper since 1956 and former longtime resident of Superior, Mrs. Pinter had been in ill health since February. She was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia on Aug. 18, 1905, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Klopcic. She attended schools in Superior. She married Lawrence Pinter in Utah in 1924, and he preceded her in death in 1944. Mrs. Pinter was a member of the Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Casper and the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 134. Mrs. Pinter was an avid bingo player and she enjoyed listening to polka music. Survivors include three sons, Lawrence and John Pinter, both of Casper, and Joe Pinter of Thermopolis; two brothers, John Klopcic of Olympia, Wash., and Joe Klopcic of Aberdeen, Wash.; two sisters, Rose Ellis of Aberdeen and Angeline Brantley of Oxnard, Calif.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1986 ELMO HUNTER Funeral services for Elmo Hunter were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the LDS Church in Oakley, Idaho. Interment was in the Grouse Creek Cemetery in Grouse Creek, Utah. Hunter, 75, of 213 Locust Street, Rock Springs, died at about 4 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1 at his home. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, Hunter, a resident of Rock Springs for the past two years and former resident of Oakley, Idaho, had been in ill health the past two months and died of natural causes. He was born in Oakley, Idaho Oct. 3, 1910, the son of the late Edward and Dorcas Jeanette Severe Hunter. He attended school in Oakley and was a graduate of the Oakley High School. Hunter was a retired custodian, having worked for the Hayward School District. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. William C. (Jean) Hall of Rock Springs; two brothers, Leonard Hunter of Nampa, Idaho and Ralph Hunter of Farmington, Utah; two sisters, Ruth Day of Fullerton, Calif. and Kerma Critchfield of Rock Springs; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1986 PAUL HUTCHINSON KALISPELL, Mont.—Funeral services for Paul W. “Bill” Hutchinson were conducted Monday, Aug. 4, at the Weatherford Funeral Home. Father Edmund Smith, pastor of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, officiated. Burial took place in the Glacier Memorial Gardens. Hutchinson, 57, of Kalispell, Mont., died Thursday, July 31 of natural causes at Kalispell Regional Hospital. He was born March 11, 1929 in Helena, Mont., the son of Samuel W. and Leila Hutchinson. He was raised in Billings, Mont., and graduated from Billings Senior High School in 1947. That year, he was voted Most Valuable Player at the Montana state basketball tournament. He then attended and graduated from the University of Utah, where he was also an outstanding basketball player. On June 10, 1951, he married Esther Mau in Salt Lake City. He then spent two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. After his honorable discharge, he ranched in Cokeville from 1953 until moving to Kalispell in 1972. Shortly after moving to Kalispell, he was employed by Western Outdoor, where he became the tack manager. He was an active sportsman and outdoorsman. In Cokeville, he served on the school board for about 15 years, the last seven years as president, and he had been active in a number of other civic groups. Surviving besides his wife, Esther, at the family home in Kalispell are one son, Michael Hutchinson of Kalispell; one daughter, Mrs. Douglas (Barbie) Smith of Spokane, Wash.; his father, Samuel W. Hutchinson of Somers, Mont.; two grandchildren and a number of other relatives. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 9, 1986 JOHN GRILLOS MODESTO, Calif.—Services were conducted July 21 at Allen Mortuary for John Emanuel Grillos, 94, of 60-year resident of the Rock Springs area, who died July 17 in a Modesto, Calif. hospital following a long illness. Burial was at Turlock Memorial Park. A native of Greece, he came to the United States in 1902 and settled in Wyoming, where he worked as a coal miner until moving to Turlock, Calif. in 1979. He is survived by five daughters, Hope Katakis and Anne Trabookis, both of Turlock, Liberty Zagaris of Modesto, Kathryn Ambus of Fremont, Calif., and Elaine Eliopulos of Wyoming; three sons, Steve of Turlock, Emanuel of Utah and Murdick of Denver; a sister, Elaine Mangelos of Ripon, Calif.; 31 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1986 THOMAS GOERKE GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Funeral services for Thomas (Tommy) L. Goerke were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Martin Mortuary Chapel in Grand Junction. Concluding services were conducted Friday, Aug. 15 at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens of Caldwell, Idaho. Goerke Jr., 17, former resident of Rock Springs, died Friday, Aug. 8 in Grand Junction from injuries received in a bicycle-car accident. He was born July 22, 1969, at Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Thomas and Anna Goerke Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs until 10th grade and was a junior at the high school in Grand Junction. Goerke was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Rock Springs. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Sweet of Rock Springs; his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Goerke of Grand Junction; two sisters, Suzanne Goerke of Grand Junction and Elizabeth Sweet of Rock Springs and a brother, Dan Goerke of Grand Junction, several aunts and unless and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sweet of St. Hilaire, Minn., and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goerke of Caldwell, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1986 STEVEN A. JEREB Funeral services for Steven Anthony Jereb were conducted Friday, Aug. 15, at the LDS Church at 2055 Edgar Street. Bishop John Beach conducted the services. Burial took place in the Mountain View Cemetery. Jereb, 31, of 914 Muir Avenue, Rock Springs, Wyoming, died at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 7:35 p.m. of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon, four-fifths of a mile north of Winter Hawk on Springs Drive when he apparently lost control of the motorcycle and was ejected. The motorcycle came to rest on top of Jereb and was removed by the first persons on the scene. According to Michael S. Vase, Sweetwater County coroner, Jereb died of multiple internal injuries. He was alone on the cycle when the accident occurred. Jereb was born Aug. 21, 1954 in Rock Springs, the son of Joseph F. and Shirley M. Armstrong Jereb of 806 Big Horn, Rock Springs. He graduated from Rock Springs High School and was employed as a plant operator at Pacific Power & Light in Green River. Jereb was a navy veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. He was married to Shaneata Grace Brown in Las Vegas, Nev., on Aug. 13, 1979. She preceded him in death on April 17, 1981. Survivors in addition to his parents are two brothers, Robert John and Donald Wayne Jereb; two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Sheila Mae) Simkin and Shlley Lynn Jereb, all of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife and a brother, Mack Thomas Jereb in 1961. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Pallbearers were Richard L. Evans, Brice Carroll, Rick S. Chubb, Doc Morse, Stuart C. Durif and Harold Yenne. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1986 RITA I. RANDALL Memorial services for Rita Ingeborg Randall were conducted Monday, Aug. 11, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. Robert A. Tyce of the Mount of Olives Lutheran Church officiated the services. Mrs. Randall, 50, of 1120 McKinley Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient for the past eight days. A resident of Rock Springs since 1967 and former resident of Berlin, Germany, Mrs. Randall had been in ill health the past one year. She was born on Aug. 7, 1935, the daughter of the late Basilius and Hilegard Charlotte Wilhelmine Stenske Turkocio. She attended schools in Berlin and was a graduate of Practical Nursing School in Tucson, Ariz. She married Richard L. Randall in Powell on May 29, 1962. Mrs. Randall was a nurse’s aide, having worked for the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for 13 years. She was a member of the Mount of Olives Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, Richard L. Randall of Rock Springs; one son, Andy Randall of Rock Springs; one brother, Burkhart; three sisters, Ingrid, Helga, all of West Germany and Anita of East Germany and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1986 FRANCIS PATTERSON Funeral services for Francis A. Patterson were conducted Thursday, Aug. 14 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated the services. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Aug. 13. Interment took place in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers for the services were Oreste J. Berta, Dennis Culver, David Johnson, Gary A. Bonomo, Robert Johnson and Keith Hay. Patterson, 78, of 908 Ruby Place, Rock Springs, died at about 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since July 26. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Patterson had been in ill health for the past one month. He was born in Cumberland on Jan. 8, 1908, the son of the late Peter F. and Adelia Smith Patterson. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1926. Patterson married the former Flora I. Mattonen in Rock Springs on Aug. 9, 1929. He was a retired inventory clerk, having worked for City Auto Sales. Patterson was a member of the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include his wife, Flora of Rock Springs; one son, Peter F. Patterson of Cody; one brother, Thomas R. Patterson of Petaluma, Calif.; one sister, Della Watson of Pocatello, Idaho; three grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Moia of Albuquerque, N.M., Mark Patterson of Littleton, Colo. and John Patterson of Bakersfield, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Patterson was preceded in death by one sister who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 16, 1986 CLAIR S. TERRY Funeral services for Clair Shawn Terry were conducted Saturday, Aug. 9, in the Green River LDS First-Third Ward Chapel. Bishop Al Matthews officiated the services. A prayer service was Friday, Aug. 8, in the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home. Father Frank Crowley, C.M., of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Terry, 1-year-old infant son of Richard Allen and Julia Maldonado Terry of Green River, died Wednesday, Aug. 6 of injuries sustained in an auto-pedestrian accident near Dutch John, Utah. He was born March 24, 1985 in Salt Lake City and lived his entire life in Green River. Besides his parents of Green River, he is survived by a twin brother, Roman Zach Terry; two sisters, Tiffany Ann Terry and Kristi Marie Terry, all of Green River; his grandparents, Clair and Beverly Terry, Roman and Lucille Maldonado and great-grandparents, Mrs. Roena Anderson and Telesforo and Susie Flores, all of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1986 LILLIAN SEPPIE Funeral services for Lillian Mae Seppie were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 19 at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated the services. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers for services were Don Baker, Dan Baker, Joseph Seppie, Tom Sutak, Dennis Johnson and Bob McCaskill. Mrs. Seppie, 62, of 105 Sherman Street, Rock Springs, died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient since June 30. She had been in ill health since April 30. She was born at Walsenburg, Colo., June 14, 1924, the daughter of the late Colin and Agnes Hunter Hamilton. She attended schools at Walsenburg and was married to Albert J. Seppie at Raton, N.M. on Nov. 21, 1940 and had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1944. Survivors include her husband, Albert J. Seppie Sr. of Rock Springs; two sons, Albert J. Seppie Jr. and James Colin Seppie, both of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Clark (Sandra) Rounds of Cheyenne and Mrs. Gene (Marlee) Baker of Reliance; a brother, Colin Hamilton of Rock Springs and a sister, Mrs. Mary Sutak of Lafayette, Colo.; eight grandchildren, Joe, Jaymie, Janice, Julie and Bryan Seppie, all of Rock Springs, Scott and Jeff Baker of Reliance and Debbie Johnson of Cheyenne; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, George, John and Claude Hamilton and a sister, Agnes Hamilton. Mrs. Seppie was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1986 BERTHA T. STRAW NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.—Funeral services for Bertha Tolar Straw were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 20 at the Gude Mortuary in Nebraska City. The Rev. Sam Hofer officiated the services. Interment took place in the Wyuka Cemetery in Nebraska City. Mrs. Straw, 64, died Sunday, Aug. 10 in Nebraska City, Neb. Born July 19, 1922 in Rock Springs, she was the daughter of Matt and Anna Tolar. She married Roy Straw on March 18, 1946 and moved to Billings, Mont. During World War II, she worked at the Round House for the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Nebraska City, she was employed as a seamstress at the Outerwear. Survivors include her husband, Roy Straw; two sons, Terry Straw of Omaha, Neb. and Phillip Straw of Lincoln, Neb.; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Margie) Whitehead of Sidney, Iowa and Mrs. Dennis (Sandie) Vodicka of Nebraska City and ten grandchildren. Also surviving is one brother, William Tolar of Rock Springs and many nephews and nieces. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Matthew, John and August Tolar and one sister, Anna Mazzolini. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1986 ROBYN MICHELLE FULLMER Funeral services for Robyn Michelle Fullmer were conducted Saturday, Aug. 16 at the LDS Church at 2055 Edgar Street. Bishop Arthur Shassetz conducted the services. Burial took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Miss Fullmer, 9, of 196 Granite Drive, Rock Springs, died Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Children’s Primary Hospital in Salt Lake Cit of injuries sustained Friday evening in an accident at the Sweetwater County Fairgrounds while riding on the “Moonwalk” at the carnival. She was born March 29, 1977 in Rock Springs, the daughter of David Michael and Peggy Marie McCarty Fullmer of Rock Springs. She would have entered the fourth grade at North Park Elementary School this year. Survivors in addition to her parents include two sisters, Jennifer of Albuquerque, N.M., Amanda of Rock Springs and two brothers, David Joe “D.J.” Fullmer and Aaron Fullmer, both of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe McCarty of Farson and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. David E. Fullmer of Salt Lake City, several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1986 JOHN ULRICH A mass of Christian burial for John F. Ulrich was conducted Friday, Aug. 22 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. officiated the services. A parish rosary was recited Thursday, Aug. 21 followed by the Knights of Columbus rosary at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Ulrich, 37, of 317 Pinion Street, Rock Springs, died at about 9:35 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18 about 31 miles west of Rock Springs. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Ulrich was driving a semi-tractor tanker containing a 3-4 load of soda ash liquor, south on the WestVaco interchange. He turned east onto the Interstate 80 eastbound on ramp, failed to negotiate the turn, and rolled the semi-tractor and tanker three quarters of a time, pinning Ulrich inside his vehicle. He died at the scene of injuries sustained in the accident. Ulrich was born Aug. 17, 1949 in Creighton, Neb., the son of Frank and Gertrude Chaulpik Ulrich. He attended schools and was a graduate of the Verdigre High School in Verdigre, Neb. He married the former Helen Reuter in Grand Island, Neb., on Aug. 16, 1978. They had their marriage blessed at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on Sept. 4, 1980. A resident of Rock Springs for the past seven years and formerly of Grand Island, Ulrich was a truck driver for the W.S. Hatch Co. at the time of his death. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus in Grand Island. Survivors include his wife, Helen of Rock Springs; his mother Gertrude Ulrich of Verdigre; a daughter, Amy Garber of Columbus, Neb.; three sons, Eric and John Ulrich, both of Rock Springs and John Garber of Columbus; two brothers, Joseph Ulrich of Omaha, Neb., and Donald Ulrich of Lincoln, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. Jerome (Florence) Konapasek of Verdigre, Mrs. James (Ann) Wingert of Louisville, Neb., and Lucille Belford of Denver. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Ulrich was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1986 MARILYN BAILEY BEAVERTON, Ore.—Funeral services for Marilyn Holmes Bailey were conducted Friday, Aug. 22 at the Brown Mortuary in Beaverton, Ore. Cremation followed the services. Mrs. Bailey, former resident of Rock Springs, died Saturday, Aug. 16 in Beaverton, Ore., from natural causes while on a camping trip with her son. She was born in Rock Springs July 30, 1929 to the late Hilda Pelkonen and Charles F. Holmes. She attended Lincoln Elementary School and Rock Springs High School and was a graduate of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. At the time of her death, she was personnel manager for AT&T in Portland, Ore. She is survived by two daughters, Melanie and Lynne and one son, Mike, all of Beaverton; her father, Charles Holmes and an aunt, Edythe Belle Porenta of Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her mother and maternal and paternal grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 23, 1986 LUCILLE Z. GARDNER CHARLESTON, W. Va.—Funeral services for Lucille Zickafoose Gardner were conducted Thursday, Aug. 21 in the Snodgrass Funeral Home Chapel, south Charleston, W. Va. The Rev. Helen Oats officiated. Burial was in the Tower Mountain Memory Gardens, Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. Gardner of south Charleston, W. Va., died at her home Tuesday after a long illness. She was a retired sales clerk and a member of the Darlington United Methodist Church. Mrs. Gardner is survived by one daughter, Mrs. LouAnn Milam of Rock Springs. Survivors include three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Carl Ford and Nelson Ford; and two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Burns and Miss Alice Ford. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 30, 1986 MARK HODDER A mass of Christian burial for Mark Edwin Hodder was conducted Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Aug. 22 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Wyoming Army National Guard. The pallbearers were Anthony Pacheco, Dean Snyder, Wayne Yedinak, Moses Martinez, Richard Aragon and Warren Long. Hodder, 34, of 4010 Gannett Street, Apt. 2, Casper, died at his home at 7:24 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19. He was born in Lehi, Utah on Nov. 12, 1951, the son of Eugene and Helen Young Hodder. He graduated from high school and received an associate degree at the Western Wyoming Community College. He married the former Betty Jean Pacheco in Rock Springs on Dec. 5, 1975. A former Rock Springs resident, Hodder had been a resident of Casper for the past month. He served in the United States Army and had worked in the oil field as a machinist prior to his death. Hodder was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. In addition to his wife and parents, Hodder is survived by one son, James Hodder and one daughter, Elaine Hodder, both of Casper; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pacheco of Rock Springs; two brothers, James Hodder of Salt Lake City; three sisters, Mrs. Dean (Debra) Snyder of Riverton and Laura Hodder of Farson, Wyoming and Mrs. Kirk (Linda) Johnson of Tampa, Fla. Several nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 30, 1986 EVA FAYE PITCHFORD PORTLAND, Ore.—Memorial services for Eva Faye Pitchford were Aug. 22 in the Sunrise Chapel of the Portland Memorial Funeral Home. Interment and committal was in Portland Memorial Mausoleum. Mrs. Pitchford died Aug. 18 in a Gladstone foster care home. She was 86. Mrs. Pitchford was born in Silver Creek, Neb. She lived for 32 years in Green River before moving in 1957 to Milwaukie, Ore. She was a member of the Oak Grove Methodist Church and the Kendall Senior Citizens Association. She was also a past president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. Mrs. Pitchford is survived by two daughters, Winifred Van Valkenburg of Rock Springs and Helen Cross of Milwaukie; a son, Darwin Pitchford of Montpelier, Idaho; a brother, Elmer Myers of Milwaukie and a sister, Myrtle Cable of Milwaukie; 12 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 30, 1986 HARRY E. BUCKLES LEESVILLE, La.—Military graveside services for Harry Edward Buckles, 69, were Tuesday, Aug. 19 at the National Cemetery in Pineville, La. He died Aug. 15 in the Leesville Hospital. He was born Sept. 17, 1916 in Salt Lake City, to H.E. and Sarah Buckles. He attended Reliance High School, where he made his home until his induction into the armed services. Survivors include his wife, Audrey (Penny) Buckles; one brother, John Warren Buckles of Houston; one sister, Mrs. Bob (Norma) Gamble of Burntfork and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 30, 1986 EDITH GRINDLE LONG BEACH, Calif.—Funeral services for Edith Grindle were conducted Aug. 13 in Murray, Utah. Mrs. Grindle, former resident of Rock Springs, of Long Beach, Calif., died Aug. 2 at the age of 89. She was born May 10, 1897. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Reginald and Jeanine Galvin of Long Beach, and one grandson, Robert Galvin. She was a member of the Erma Chapter No. 561 of the Order of the Eastern Star, Nazareth Shrine No. 5 and White Shrine, all in Long Beach. She was also a member of the Eagles Auxiliary No. 151 and American Legion Auxiliary, both in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 30, 1986 RONALD EVEZICH LONGMONT, Colo.—A mass of Christian burial for Ronald Joseph Evezich was conducted Wednesday, Aug. 20, at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Frederick, Colo. Rosary was recited Tuesday, Aug. 19 in Frederick. Burial was in the Longmont Cemetery. Father John McCormick officiated. Evezich, 140 Johnson St., Frederick, Colo., died Saturday, Aug. 16, 1986 at Longmont United Hospital from injuries he sustained in a bicycle-automobile accident. He was 22. Born May 15, 1964, in Longmont, he was the son of Donald J. and Rocca DiLorenzo Evezich. A lifelong area resident, Evezich graduated from Frederick High School in 1982 and was a participant in both the football and basketball programs. He was studying electrical engineering at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., at the time of his death. Evezich was a member of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Frederick. He is survived by his parents of Frederick; two sisters, Dawn and Cheryl of San Diego; maternal grandmother, Palma DiLorenzo and paternal grandmother Kathryn Evezich and the late Luke Evezich of Frederick; numerous aunts and uncles and cousins. He was the great-nephew of Ann Groshel and Louis Sikich of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 30, 1986 LLOYD FISCUS Funeral services for Lloyd Wilson Fiscus were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 27 at the W.C. Zobel Funeral Chapel in Meeker, Colo. His body was returned to Rock Springs on Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were also conducted Thursday, Aug. 28 at the Farson Community Hall. The Rev. Rayborn Cox of the Faith Baptist Church officiated. Military graveside services and interment were conducted at the Eden Valley Cemetery in Farson. The pallbearers were Kenneth Fiscus, Gary Pennock, Allen Stout, Jack Skorcz, Don Skorcz and Danny Bennett. Fiscus, 63, of 975 Pinyon, Meeker, Colo., died at 12:20 a.m. Saturday at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., following an extended illness. He was born in Farson on April 18, 1923, the son of the late Adam Wilson and Clara Fiscus. He attended school at Farson and Eden, entered the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Fiscus married the former Ethel E. McLennan in Green River Aug. 19, 1953. He had been a longtime Farson resident and moved to Grand Junction in 1964, returning to Rock Springs in 1970 and lived in Libby, Mont., prior to returning to Meeker, Colo. to make his home in 1979. Fiscus was employed as a foreman for the COLOWYO Coal Co. at the time of his death and had been a mechanic for the H.W. Moore Machine Co. at Grand Junction and a foreman for the Vermiculite Mine in Libby. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, collecting belt buckles, inventing and woodworking. Survivors include his wife, Ethel, of Meeker; three daughters, Mrs. Gary (Carol Ann) Stratemeyer of Libby, Mrs. Robert (Connie Lee) Olsen of Cut Bank, Mont., and Mrs. Ricky (Barbara Lynn) Crawford of Craig, Colo.; four sons, Robert L. of Libby, James L. with the U.S. Navy at Honolulu, Hawaii, Daniel G. and David W. Fiscus, both of Meeker; three sisters, Marjorie Homan, Thelma Stout and Melva Smith, all of Farson; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Beulah, and four brothers, Wayne, George, LaVern and Sheldon Fiscus. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 30, 1986 NORWOOD JUNKER Funeral services for Norwood Walter Junker were conducted Thursday, Aug. 28 in the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Green River. The Rev. John Johansen officiated. Burial took place in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Junker died Sunday, Aug. 24, due to a gunshot to the back of his head. Junker was born June 1, 1961 in Rock Springs, a son of Norwood and Selma Ann Rathje Junker. He spent his entire life in Green River and graduated from Green River High School in 1979. He was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He had worked for Rahonce Construction and was employed at Chevron Fertilizer Company as a process operator. Junker is survived by his mother of Green River; his grandmother, Carrie Junker of Fairbury, Neb., and four sisters, Mary Ann Gahhos of Venice, Florida, Mrs. Walter (Carol) Pivik of Rock Springs, Norma Hunt of Warner-Robins, Ga., and Mrs. Dana (Linda) Bunderman of Green River; five nieces and four nephews. He was preceded in death by his father Sept. 1, 1984. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 30, 1986 ALBERT HORNSBY Funeral services for Albert Hornsby were conducted Thursday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Military honors were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Ted Tynsky, Paul Wonnacott, Alex Pastor, Morgan McIntosh, Joe Rogers and Bob Anderson. Hornsby, 59, of 903½ Seventh Street, Rock Springs, died at 6:58 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Aug. 21. He was born in Winton on Sept. 8, 1926. He was the son of the late Albert E. and Mary Lowe Hornsby. He retired as an accountant for Wexpro Co. July 1, 1986. He graduated from Superior High School and served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Aerie 151, the BPO Elk’s Lodge No. 624 and the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24. Survivors include one son, David of Rock Springs; two daughters, Debra Covey of Ames, Iowa and Kim Hornsby of Dallas, Texas; his son-in-law, Randy Covery of Ames; one brother, Thomas of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Gene (Renee) Magsamen of Rock Springs, Mrs. Doris Kettle of Rock Springs and Mrs. James (Rosemary) Divine of Rocklin, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Donna and Kay Hornsby, both of Rock Springs; one granddaughter, Amber Lynn Covey of Ames and several nieces and nephews and one aunt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, William, Gary and Maurice. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1986 IMOGENE SMITH Funeral services for Imogene Smith were conducted Friday, Sept. 5, at the Grace Baptist Church. The Rev. Ron Van Hee officiated. Pallbearers for Mrs. Smith were Fred Fleck, Heath Smith, John Dean Lewis, Brian Lewis, Rick Nemie and Forrest Lewis. Burial took place in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, 68, of Mobile Stalls Trailer Park No. 28, died about 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1986 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1942 and former resident of Arkansas, Mrs. Smith had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Ozark, Ark., Nov. 15, 1917, the daughter of the late Sheridon and Della Mick Jacobs. She attended schools in Arkansas. She married Clifton Virgil Smith in Ozark Dec, 31, 1934. He preceded her in death June 26, 1982. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Donna Fleck of Rock Springs; two brothers, Curtis Jacobs of Tooele, Utah, and Victor Jacobs of Rawlins; four sisters, Bernice Coleman of Rock Springs, Sue Halloway of Rawlins, Jacquatta Westover of Clarksville, Ark. and Helen McFadden of Ozark; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews including J.B. Noisewater of Rock Springs also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by one daughter, Thelma; two sons, Basil and Virgil, and one grandson, Jimmy Lewis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1986 CHARLES CULVER Memorial services for Charles Warren Culver were conducted Friday, Sept. 5, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. His body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Culver, 46, of 104 Sweetwater Drive, Rock Springs, died at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Aug. 17. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Culver had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Casper, May 6, 1940, the son of Pat and Hazel Brink Culver. He attended schools in Casper and was a graduate of Natrona County High School. Culver moved to Rock Springs to work for Salt Creek Freight Ways where he was a driver and terminal manager. Survivors include his parents of Rio Rico, Arizona; two daughters, Jannine Culver of Las Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. Rick (Charlese) Williams of Rock Springs; one brother Ralph Culver of Casper; two sisters, Joan Rokich of Salt Lake City and Pat Empey of Denver; three grandchildren, Kyle and Teress Williams, both of Rock Springs, and Jerad Donnohew of Green River; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Michelle Denis Dunnohew who died July 20, 1981. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1986 STEPHEN JOHNSON Funeral services for Stephen O. Johnson were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 2, in the Preston, Idaho LDS 5th Ward Chapel. Bishop Glade Moser conducted services. Burial took place in the Preston City Cemetery. Johnson, 44, of Green River died Aug. 28 of complications during surgery at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born July 1, 1942 in Logan, Utah, a son of Conal and Irene Pearson Johnson. He married Darleen Joyce Burns Nov. 5, 1971 in Rock Springs. He spent his youth in Preston, Idaho, and graduated from Preston High School and Utah State University in Logan. He was employed by General Chemical Corp. for the past 20 years having worked as a quality control supervisor. He was a member of the LDS Church. He is survived by his wife of Green River and parents of Preston, Idaho; four sons, Corey and Christian Johnson, both of Green River, Stephen Johnson of Preston and Thomas Johnson of Denver; five brothers and three sisters, Dennis Johnson of Preston, Dick Johnson of Indianapolis, Ind., Sidney Johnson of Montpelier, Idaho, Timothy Johnson of Soda Springs, Idaho, Bart Johnson of Preston and sisters, Mrs. Theo (Sonja) Cobert and Mrs. Doug (Diane) Ainscough, both of Preston, and Mrs. Rick (Linda) DeMoss of Nibley, Utah, and many nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1986 CLAUDE THOMAS OREM, Utah—Funeral services for Claude J. Thomas were conducted Tuesday, Sep. 2, at the Orem 7th Ward Chapel in Orem, Utah. Burial took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens at Rock Springs. Thomas, 79, died Saturday, Aug. 30 at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He was a former Rock Springs resident who lived in Orem. Thomas was born Dec. 5, 1906 in Malad, Idaho. He was the son of Benjamin Franklin Thomas and Margaret Jones Thomas. He married Ada Bernice Almond Dec. 18, 1930 in Downey, Idaho, and later solemnized the marriage in the Logan LDS Temple. She died on Nov. 22, 1980. Thomas received his education in the Malad city schools and Malad High School. He worked for Idaho State Road as a heavy equipment operator. He moved to Rock Springs in 1938 and worked as an electrician for the coal mines until 1968 when he moved to Gridley, Calif. In Greidley, he was active in running a small family ranch. They moved to Fillmore, Utah, in 1973 and he ran a small store before moving to Orem. He was a member of the LDS Church and was a high priest in the Orem 74th Ward. He served in the bishopric in Rock Springs. Thomas was a Temple worker in both the Oakland and Provo Temples. He served a mission with his wife to the Tallahassee, Fla., Mission in 1979. His interests included his family, sports and animals. Survivors include his second wife, Juanita Edwards Thomas, of Orem, as well as one son and one daughter, Dr. C.R. Thomas of Atlanta, and Mrs. Gaylen (Louise) Gisseman of Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by one son, Bruce, and a daughter, Margaret Thomas Wilkenson. He is also survived by two stepsons and four stepdaughters, Robert Hamilton of Springville, Utah; Joseph Hamilton, Mrs. Lester (Joleen) Jepperson and Mrs. Don (Alice) Ballntyne, all of Orem; Mrs. Jim (Gwen) Manguso of Gilbert, Ariz., and Mrs. Ralph (Carol) Free of Phoenix; 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 21 step-grandchildren; two brothers and one sister, Farren Thomas of Philadelphia, Ralph Thomas of Klamath Falls, Ore., Mrs. Morse (Merle) Anderson of Orem. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 6, 1986 ERNEST SALIN Funeral services for Ernest Dale Salin were conducted Saturday, Aug. 30, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Salin, 24, of 521 Q Street, Rock Springs, died Tuesday, Aug. 26 at the LDS Hospital at Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Sunday. Salin died of injuries he sustained in a three-car collision Sunday evening in Salt Lake City. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 15 years, Salin was born on Feb. 8, 1962, the son of Dawain and Shirley Middleton Salin. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was employed as a roofer in Rock Springs. Survivors include his parents, both of Rock Springs; four brothers, LeRoy Rice of Lynnwood, Wash., Daniel Rice Jr. of Murray, Utah, Lee Salin of Rock Springs and John Salin of Salt Lake City; one sister, Mrs. John (Gretchen) Divingnzzo of Napa, Calif.; his paternal grandmother, Esther Ritchison of Missouri Valley, Iowa and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1986 DONNA VISINTAINER Funeral services for Donna Rose Visintainer were conducted Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Kerry H. Groce of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church officiated. Pallbearers were Ronald Gunyan Jr., Carl Vigil, Donald Vigil, Floyd Tate, Ronald McQueen and Cal Gandy. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Visintainer, 62, of 522 Evans Street, Rock Springs, died at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1929 and former resident of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Mrs. Visintainer died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Littleton, Colo., on Aug. 4, 1924, the daughter of the late Thomas and Gladys Rose Wheaton Groark. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married John T. Carr in Rock Springs in 1945. He preceded her in death Feb. 12, 1973. She later married Silver Visintainer in Las Vegas, Nev., in 1974. Survivors include her husband, Silver, of Rock Springs; two sons, John T. Carr Jr. of Palestine, Texas and Thomas R. Carr of Rock Springs; four brothers, Erwin Groark of Rock Springs, William Undem of Santa Cruz, Calif., Jack Undem of Evanston and Clarence Undem of Sipsey, Ala.; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Visintainer was preceded in death by a twin brother who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1986 LEAH JENSEN EVANSTON--Funeral services for Leah Viola Jensen were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Lyman LDS Stake Center in Urie. Bishop Melvin Platts officiated. Burial took place in the Lyman City Cemetery. Mrs. Jensen, 82, of Lyman died Sept. 7 at her home. She was born on May 2, 1904 in Randolph, Utah to Thomas and Elizabeth Corless Wilson. She married Thorvold A. Jensen Oct. 28, 1925 in Evanston. He died Aug. 12, 1979. She worked as a supervisor in the school lunch program and was a member of the LDS Church. She is survived by five sons, Thomas Udell of Green River, Sherman, Ailen and Craig, all of Lyman, and Rodney of Mountain View; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Ilene) Burnham of Lovell; 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1986 HELEN SCHILLER DARIEN CENTER, N.Y.--Funeral services for Helen Hopkins Schiller were conducted Friday, Sept. 12, in Darien Center, N.Y. Mrs. Schiller, 63, died Sept. 9 in Darien Center after a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Clifford and Helen Hopkins. She was born in Rock Springs Jan. 22, 1923. She graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1941. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Schiller; one daughter, Debbie Stinson and three grandsons of Elba, N.Y. Also surviving are her cousins in Rock Springs Hazel Menghini, Flora Patterson and Gloria Fabiny. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1986 ALDON PORTER SALT LAKE CITY--Funeral services for Aldon Ray Porter were conducted Monday, Sept. 8, at the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston. Burial took place in the Evanston City Cemetery. Porter, 74, of Evanston died Sept. 4 in Salt Lake City. He was born Dec. 6, 1911 in Lyman to Joseph Ray and Ivy Bertha Evans Porter. He worked as an engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad and later for the Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston. He was a member of the LDS Church, the Eagles Lodge in Evanston and the Union Pacific Old Timers. Porter is survived by three brothers, Lamar "Pete" Porter of Pocatello, Idaho, Thor E. Porter of Rialto, Calif., and Gilbert C. Porter of Green River. He was preceded in death by one sister, Alta Porter Jones who was married to former Fire Chief Ed Jones. He is also survived by several cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 13, 1986 PETER KIZZOR NORTHGLENN, Colo.--Funeral services for Peter Paul Kizzor were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the Highland Cemetery in Northglenn, Colo. Kissor, 68, died Monday in a Denver hospital. He was a former Rock Springs and Stansbury resident who lived in Commerce City, Colo. His wife, Lorraine, was a former resident of Rock Springs. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine; a daughter and son-in-law, Marva and David Offen; grandsons, David and Dean Offen; great-grandchildren, Jason and Jamie Offen; a brother and sister, Andy Kizzor and Mary Lasnik, both of Arvada, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1986 ESTHER MAGAGNA A mass of Christian burial for Esther Magagna was conducted Saturday, Sept. 13 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. officiated. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Sept. 12 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were William Mivshek, Joseph A. Mivshek, Daniel P. Halter, Richard A. Haler, Jeffrey Halter and Randy Schaffer. Mrs. Magagna, 74, of 1231 11th Street, Rock Springs, died at 10:31 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since September 6. A resident of Rock Springs since 1963 and former longtime resident of Superior, Mrs. Magagna had been in ill health since July 1. She was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio on Aug. 3, 1912, the daughter of the late Enrico and Lucy Lorenzoni Odorizzi. She attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of Superior High School. She married Adolph Magagna in Rock Springs on July 26, 1936. He preceded her in death Aug. 8, 1981. Mrs. Magagna was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Rudy Magagna of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Alden (Clara) Shaffer and Mrs. Robert (Flora) Halter, both of Rock Springs; one brother and sister-in-law, John and Mary Odorizzi of Rawlins, one brother, Bert Odorizzi of Rock Springs; 12 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Magagna was preceded in death by one daughter, Jennie Mivshek, who died in 1972. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1986 SUSAN SIMONDS Memorial services for Susan Marie Simonds were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 16 in Edgerton. Her body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, the autopsy performed Friday morning revealed Miss Simonds died from head injuries sustained by being struck in the head several times. Miss Simonds was born in Butte, Mont., Sept. 24, 1956, the daughter of Warren and Marjorie Finn Simonds. She had been a resident of Rock Springs for the past year where she was employed as a waitress. Survivors include her parents, Warren and Marjorie Simonds of Edgerton; one daughter, April Simonds of Edgerton; two brothers, Robert Simonds of Midwest and Bret Simonds; two sisters, Sherrie Frazier of Midwest and Karen Lucas of Winton-Salem, N.C.; her paternal grandmother, Bernice Douglas of Oil City, Pa.; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Finn of White Sulphur Springs, Mont., and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1986 BURL HOOPES EVANSTON—Funeral services for Burl Orville Hoopes Sr. were conducted Friday, Sept. 19 in the Lyman LDS Stake Center in Urie. Bishop Melivin Platts officiated. Burial was in the Lyman City Cemetery. Hoopes Sr., 83, of Lyman, died Sept. 16 at his home. He was born Jan. 6, 1903 in Lyman to James Alfred and Ann Margaret Ashworth Hoopes. He married Mildred Lamb July 6, 1927 in Green River. She died Sept. 5, 1984. He was a member of the LDS Church and worked several years for Mountain Fuel. He also worked as a sheep shearer. He is survived by three sons, Thomas R. Livingston of Huntington, Utah, James A. of Lyman and Burl Jr. of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Mildred) Siddoway of Green River and Mrs. Harold (Dorothy) Wilder of Rock Springs; 26 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Percy Hoopes of Evanston; and two sisters, Mrs. Mabel McDonald of Evanston and Mrs. Hortense McGuvin of Roosevelt, Utah. He was preceded in death by his wife and a daughter, Leona Thomas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1986 HILDA FREDRICK CHEYENNE—Funeral services for Hilda A. Fredrick were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the Schrader Chapel. Dr. G. Aubrey Young officiated. Interment took place in the Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Fredrick, 82, of 237 Carlson Road died Sept. 6 in Cheyenne at Memorial Hospital. Born April 16, 1904 in Rock Springs, she was a resident of Cheyenne for 50 years. A housewife, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Oak Leaf Chapter No. 6, Order of the Eastern Star, Quest Esther, Union Pacific Old Timers Club, Retired Railroad Employees, National Women’s Relief Corps and Rebekahs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Laddie C. Fredrick Sr., on May 3, 1964, and by brothers, Florie J. and Renaldo Visintainer. She is survived by her children, Robert J. Fredrick and Laddie C. Fredrick Jr., both of Cheyenne, Harold E. Fredrick of Plainfield, Inc., [sic] and Hazel A. Berardi of Arlington, Texas; brothers, Sylvan J. and Herman J. Visintainer, both of Rock Springs; 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Billy G. Robert, Guy William, Del Stanczyk, Raymond Kraft and Dexter Brown. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1986 VERONICA LAUBACH A mass of Christian burial for Veronica Rose “Vera” Laubach was celebrated Monday, Sept. 15 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, followed by a Saint Monica’s Sodality rosary. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Joseph R. Jelaco, Jackson Waters, Richard Wales, Bill Pastor, Joe Petty and Edward P. Angelovic. Honorary pallbearer was Mike Angelovic. Mrs. Laubach, 83, of 836 7th Street, Rock Springs, died at 11:40 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Aug. 26. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of California. Mrs. Laubach had been in ill health the past several weeks. She was born in Czechoslovakia on June 6, 1903, the daughter of the late Emyro and Maria Buynoski. She attended schools in California. Mrs. Laubach was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Saint Monica’s Sodality. Survivors include one son, Bill Laubach, stationed with the U.S. Army in Holland; two daughters, Betty Jean “B.J.” Laubach of Rock Springs and Paula Clark of Lake Tahoe, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Rusty (Katherine) Allias of Aurora, Colo.; four grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Laubach was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1986 WILLIAM MATTHEWS Funeral services for William Howard Matthews were conducted Monday, Sept. 15 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment took place in Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Robert J. Pezely, George Fabiny, Warren Sikich, Rich Matthews, Gary Matthews and Gregg Matthews. Matthews, 75, of 270 East Poplar Street, Pocatello, Idaho, died at 1:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 at his home. A resident of Pocatello since 1955 and former resident of Rock Springs, Matthews had been in ill health since last November. He was born in Rock Springs June 5, 1911, the son of the late Richard T. and Cora McTee Matthews, pioneer Rock Springs residents. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Lola Veach in Manila, Utah on Feb. 2, 1931. Matthews was a retired miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company and the FMC Corporation. He was a member of the I.O.O.F. Survivors include his wife, Lola, of Pocatello; a son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Marily Matthews, of Alpine; one daughter, Dorothy Pezeley of Rock Springs; three brothers, Richard and John Matthews both of Rock Springs and Jim Matthews of Vallejo, Calif.; one sister, Myrna Bertagnolli of Rock Springs; his grandchildren, Linda and George Fabiny of Pocatello, Idaho, Jolene and Warren Sikich, Bob and Karry Pezeley, all of Rock Springs, Teri Lynn Smith of Martinez, Calif., Gregg and Tracy Matthews of Alpine; his great-grandchildren, Faun Marie Fabiny and Zakary Fabiny, both of Pocatello, Jessica Sikich and Paul Pezeley, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Matthews was preceded in death by two brothers, Ken and Joe Matthews; two sisters, Dorothy Hyatt and Marjorie Matthews and his grandson, John William Pezeley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1986 JOHN LEOSCO Funeral services for John Frank Leosco were conducted Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated. A rosary was recited Friday, Sept. 12 at the Vase Funeral Chapel conducted by Father Gerald Guida, S.J. of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Case Sr., John Prevedel, Wilford King, Dewey Corhn, Bill Callas and John Case Jr. Leosco, 61, of 1321 Edgar Street, Rock Springs, died at 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10 at the Saint Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient for the past two days. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 32 years and former resident of Superior, Leosco had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Cumberland on Oct. 29, 1924, the son of the late John E. and Anastasia Dotsko Leosco. He attended schools in Superior and married the former Betty Jane Wilde in Rock Springs on June 12, 1954. Leosco was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European campaign. Leosco worked as a miner for the Union Pacific Coal Company and was employed by the FMC Corporation as a plant operator since 1954. Leosco was a member of the S.N.P.J. Lodge and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jane of Rock Springs; one son, John David Leosco of Rock Springs; his mother-in-law, Mrs. David G. (Mayme) Wilde of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Mary) Novak of Rock Springs, Mrs. William (Bernice) Brozovich of Joliet, Ill., and Mrs. Stanley (Stella) Perkowski of Chicago, two brothers and sisters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David G. Wilde Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kessner, all of Rock Springs. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Jane Elizabeth, who died in infancy, and one sister, Helen Lebar who died March 22, 1977. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 20, 1986 JOHN RADOSEVICH A mass of Christian burial for John T. Radosevich was conducted Thursday, Sept. 18 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary. Interment took place in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Radosevich, 78, of Farson, died at about 9:40 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15 at the Radosevich Home Ranch from a sudden illness. He was born March 31, 1908 in Mrkopalj, Yugoslalvia, the son of the late Jacob and Maria Pavlich Radosevich. He came to the United States in 1921 and attended schools in Rock Springs. He married the former Mary Bernard in Rock Springs on Jan. 4, 1931. Radosevich started the Pacific Market in the 1930s and operated the Home Meat Market in Rock Springs. Radosevich purchased the home ranch in Farson in 1946 and operated it until the time of his death. He was the president of the Eden Valley Telephone Company and was instrumental in obtaining dial telephone service for the area. Radosevich was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Croatian Fraternal Union and the Knights of Columbus. Radosevich was former present of the Eden Valley Irrigation District. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Farson; three sons, Fred Radosevich and John Edward Radosevich, both of Rock Springs and George E. Radosevich of Fort Collins, Colo.; two daughters, Mrs. Lee (Sylvia) Harns and Mrs. Lloyd (Janice) Meeks, both of Farson; one brother, Walter Radosevich of Rock Springs; one sister, Anna Kruljac of Rock Springs; 14 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Radosevich was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary; two sisters, Vera Delah and Mima Dazovich and two brothers, Frank and Joseph T. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1986 LOIS B. EKLUND CHEYENNE—Funeral services for Lois Bloomfield Eklund were conducted Monday, Sept. 22 in Sun City, Ariz. Burial took place in the Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne. Mrs. Eklund, 86, Sun City, Ariz., died Friday, Sept. 19 in Sun City. She was born in Indiana Dec. 14, 1899. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was a former charter member and president of the Sun City Organ Club (which now has more than 800 members). She was a member also of the Sun City Country Club. Survivors include her husband, Harold; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Cyrus of Green River and Helen Barrett of Spokane, Wash.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Clifford N. Bloomfield, and a son, Clifford N. Bloomfield Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1986 CLARENCE HAMSTRA Memorial services for Clarence Lee “Jack” Hamstra were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Minister Chuck Hamstra officiated. His body was cremated. Hamstra, 68, of 6475 Rio Mesa Drive, Big River, Calif., was dead on arrival at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Saturday morning, Sept. 20. A resident of Big River the past 11 years and former resident of Rock Springs, Hamstra died suddenly of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Harderwigk, Holland of Feb. 27, 1918, the son of the late John and Trijntje Hoekman Hamstra. He attended schools in South Dakota and married the former Gertrude “GiGi” Harms in Yuma, Ariz., on March 23, 1946. Hamstra was a retired truck drive having worked for the California Motor Express Company. Hamstra received numerous awards for his driving ability and driving safety record. Survivors include his wife of Big River; two daughters, Mrs. John (Terri) Vase of Rock Springs and Claryn Hamstra of Big River; one son, Charles Lee Hamstra of Shelby, Mich.; six grandchildren, Linzy and Michael John Vase, both of Rock Springs, Claryn Leigh of Big River; Claryn Mallissa Hamstra, Chuck Hamstra and Phillip Hamstra, all of Shelby and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Hamstra was preceded in death by one brother, William, who died in 1981. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1986 HERBERT COOLEY Funeral services for Herbert Allison Cooley were conducted Monday, Sept. 22 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. K.E. Gustafson of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Graveside services and interment took place Monday, Sept. 22 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander. The Rev. Warren Murphy of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church officiated. Cooley, 85, of 6246 South Redwood Road, Murray, Utah, died at 3 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 at the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City. A resident of Murray for the past two years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Cooley had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Dec. 14, 1900, the son of the late Len H. and Ruth C. Steepe Cooley. He attended schools in Council Bluffs and was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War I. Cooley was a retired switchman, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and a life member of the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Survivors include one brother, Paul E. Cooley of Cheyenne and two nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Cooley was preceded in death by two sisters, one son, Herbert J. Cooley, who died Sept. 25, 1954. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1986 ROBERT SWEETS Funeral services for Robert Sweets Jr. were conducted Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Isaac P. Brantley of the New Hope Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Leonard Crouch, Louis Barto, Edgar Collins, Milford Robinson, James Lee and Thomas Carter. Sweets Jr., 60, of 725 Booker Street, Rock Springs, died at 8:23 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center where he had been a patient since Aug. 19. A resident of Rock Springs since 1946 and former resident of Clarinda, Iowa, Sweets had been in ill health the past three years. He was born in Clarinda on May 5, 1926, the son of Robert Wallace and Edna Burton Sweets. He attended schools in Clarinda and graduated high school there. Sweets was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married the former Barbara Jakich in Sacramento, Calif. in 1954. She preceded him in death in 1963. Sweets was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Edna Sweets; two sons, Michael and Mark Sweets, all of Rock Springs; three daughters, Teresa Collins of Rock Springs, Deborah Sweets of Baltimore and Michelle Robinson of Green River; three brothers, Jackie Sweets of Rock Springs, Jerry Allen Sweets of Casper and Clarence Sweets of Minneapolis, Minn.; seven sisters, Betty Calhoun, Katherine Jackson, Margaret Washington and Patricia Crouch, all of Rock Springs, Geraldine Tullock of Green River, Mary Shackelford of San Bernardino, Calif., and Judy Sweets of Anchorage, Alaska; three grandsons, Marcell, Preston and Kyle, all of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Courtney of Baltimore and Colby of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, Sweets was preceded in death by his father and one son, Robert Lee Sweets. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1986 PAUL VALANCIC A mass of Christian burial for Paul Valancic was celebrated Monday, Sept. 22 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father William Espenshade of Buffalo officiated. A rosary was recited Sunday, Sept. 21 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Stanley Pivik, Ron Pivik, A.J. Peterson, John Petersen, David Petersen and Karl Pivik. Valancic, 82, of 113 Topaz Street, Rock Springs, died at 6:35 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Sept. 12. A resident of Rock Springs since July 12 and former resident of Jackson, Valancic had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Skofia Lokaj, Yugoslavia on Jan. 22, 1904, the son of the late Primo and Elizabeth Stebler Valancic. He attended schools in Yugoslavia and was U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Valancic was a retired lumberjack having worked in Oregon. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include several nieces and nephews, including Frank Pivik, A.E., Tony Pivik and Helen Petersen, all of Rock Springs; Ron and Karl Pivik of Green River and Antoinette Brandt of New Jersey. In addition to his parents, Valancic was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 27, 1986 DELSIE DUNN Funeral services for Delsie Frame Dunn were conducted Friday, Sept. 26 in the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. Kerry Groce of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Dunn, 88, formerly of Green River, died Sept. 23 in the Clearfield Convalescent Center in Clearfield, Utah. She was born Sept. 27, 1897 in Waveland, Ark., a daughter of L.L. and Ather Williams Frame. She married Jeff Jordan Skinner in 1912 in Waveland. They later divorced. She married Tom Camis in November of 1931 in Hot Springs, Ark. They later divorced. She married Fred Dunn in 1945 in Green River. He died in Sept. of 1963. She spent her early years in Waveland and had lived in Julesburg, Colo.; Southerland, Neb.; Morgan, Utah and Salt Lake City and lived for many years in Green River. She was a member of the Southern Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. George (Georgia) Kalivas of Green River, Mrs. R.W. (Reba) Sandstrom of Salem, Ore., Tom Camis of Boise, Idaho, and Kenny Camis of Big Piney; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Besides her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by a son, Ernest. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 4, 1986 VIRGIL MORRIS Funeral services for Virgil E. Morris were conducted Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Cremation followed services. Morris, 67, of No. 12 Wardell Court, Rock Springs, died at about 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at his home. According to Sweetwater County Deputy Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, Morris died of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Olnes, Alaska on June 19, 1919, the son of the late Robert Arbury and Lulu May Shermer Morris. He attended schools in Alaska and married the former Bernice Patterson in Nevada in 1971. Morris was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Veteran of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and the Episcopal Church. Survivors include his wife, Bernice of Rock Springs; four sons, Dan, Billy, Bob and Sam Morris, all of Richland, Wash.; two daughters, Joan Stedman of Spokane, Wash., and Jean Saudill of Richland; two brothers, Lawrence Morris of Portland, Ore., and Everett Morris of Camas, Wash.; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Morris was preceded in death by one brother, Arnie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 4, 1986 FRANK KUHN A mass of Christian burial for Frank Olds Kuhn was conducted Thursday, Oct. 2 at the Saint Leo’s Catholic Church in Lusk. Father Michael Carr officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Oct. 1 at the Peet Funeral Chapel in Lusk. Military graveside services and interment took place in the Lusk Cemetery. Kuhn, 61, of 2026 Kennedy Avenue, Rock Springs died at about 10:50 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle rollover that occurred 29 miles east of Rock Springs on Interstate 80 westbound. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Kuhn was westbound in his pickup truck when he struck a concrete abutment on the right side of the highway, causing him to cross the roadway and strike a westbound tractor trailer. The vehicle then went into a broadside skid, rolling down an embankment and off of the right side of the highway. Vase also said the vehicle rolled two and one-half times, pinning Kuhn inside of the vehicle. He died instantly of multiple internal injuries. A resident of Roc Springs for the past three months and former lifelong resident of Lusk, Kuhn was born in Lusk on July 14, 1925, the son of the late Joseph and Gertrude Olds Kuhn. He attended schools in Lusk and was a graduate of Lusk High School. Kuhn was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II. He married the former Elaine Wasserburger in Lusk, Wyoming May 29, 1947. Kuhn was a member of the Saint Leo’s Catholic Church and a charter member of the B.P.O. Elks. He was employed in Rock Springs by School District No. 1. Survivors include his wife, Elaine, of Rock Springs; three daughters, Sandi Kuhn of Rock Springs, Mrs. Ken (Pam) Kozola of Casper and Mrs. Brent (Sibyl) Clausen of Littleton, Colo.; two sisters, Gertrude Brooks of Torrington and Helena Gibson of Payson, Ariz.; six grandchildren, Stacy, Chris and Kirk Clausen of Littleton, Brian and Kristi Kozola of Casper and Robert Chriswisser of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Kuhn was preceded in death by two brothers, Greg and Clark, and one daughter, Melonie Chriswisser. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 4, 1986 JESSICA HAWKINS Graveside services for Jessica Michelle Hawkins were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the Riverview Cemetery. The Rev. Monte Hawk of the Pentecostal Tabernacle officiated. In the infant daughter of James Eugene and Cheryl Ann Hreson Hawkins of Green River, she died shortly after birth on Sept. 28 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City due to premature birth. Besides her parents, she is survived by two brothers, James Stanley Hawkins and Robert Eugene Hawkins, both of Green River; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Hawkins, Jamestown, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Austin, Lewiston, Idaho and Mrs. Jan Granger, Roundup, Mont.; great-grandparents, Mrs. Thelma Hawkins, Sesser, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Baker, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Dunham, Willowick, Ohio and Mrs. Maye Jesse, Salmon, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 4, 1986 WALTER TEEL ST. JOHN, Kans.—Funeral services for Walter Lee Teel were conducted Thursday, Oct. 2, at the Minnis Chapel in St. John, Kan. The Rev. Michael Scott of Hilltop Baptist Church in Green River officiated services. Teel, 31, of Green River died Sunday, Sept. 28, at the M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, following a long illness. He was born June 18, 1955 in Hugoton, Kan., and married Roxanne Bowden. They have been residents of Green River for the past eight years, where he worked as an electrician. Survivors include his wife; three brothers, Michael of Owasso, Okla., Jerry Glenn of Lake George, Colo., Ronald of Wichita, Kan.; two sisters, Patricia Bretton of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Barbara Nightingale of Pampa, Texas, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Teel of Pampa and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Teel of Hooker, Okla. and Mrs. Grace Chadwick of Oklahoma City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 11, 1986 RICHARD LARSON Graveside services for Richard Tate Larson were conducted Thursday, Oct. 9. The Rev. K.E. Gustafson of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. His body was cremated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Larson, 65, of 443 Valley View Drive, No. 30, Rock Springs, died at his home at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 following an illness of one year. He had been a Rock Springs resident for the past 11 years. Larson was born Feb. 15, 1921 at Hamburg, Iowa. He was the son of the late Theodore and Harriette Tate Larson and graduated from high school in Sidney, Iowa. Tate also graduated from the Frye Aircraft School in Omaha, Neb., and was married to the former Shirley Beth Varley in Dayton, Ohio on May 17, 1942. He was a retired operator in the construction industry and was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army Air Force. Larson was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Beth Larson of Rock Springs; three sons, Richard Tate Larson II of Shenandoah, Iowa, and John F. Larson and Stephen A. Larson, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Randy (Catherine) Campbell of Grove, Okla.; eight grandchildren and one aunt, Ruby Stone of Omaha, Neb., and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 11, 1986 KENNETH CYRUS CHEYENNE—Funeral services for Kenneth B. Cyrus were conducted Monday, Oct. 6 at the Schrader Funeral Chapel in Cheyenne. The Rev. Lonnie Johnson officiated. Burial took place in the Lakeview Cemetery. Cyrus, 59, of Green River died Thursday, Oct 2 at the DePaul Hospital in Cheyenne. He was born in Basin on May 10, 1927 and lived in Cheyenne before moving to Green River. He was an owner of a liquor store. He married Ann Bloomfield June 23, 1951 in Cheyenne. He was in the U.S. Army and was a past commander of American Legion Post No. 6 and past director of the UW Alumni Association. He belonged to the Kiwanis Club of Cheyenne, Frontier Days Heels and was a member of the Lions Club of Green River. He is survived by his wife, Ann Cyrus of Green River; a daughter, Karen Marie Strid of Gillette; his father, Floyd Cyrus of Loveland, Colo.; a brother, C. Dean Cyrus of Tulsa, Okla., and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Philip M. Cyrus, in April of 1976; his mother and his sister, Lola Taylor. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 11, 1986 L.D. HODGES Funeral services for L.D. Hodges were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 8 in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial took place in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Hodges, 20, of Green River died Oct. 4 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City of injuries received in a traffic accident. Hodges was born Aug. 16, 1966 in Carlisle, Pa., a son of Eldon L. and Joan Elizabeth Vaughn Hodges. He spent his early years in Carlisle and Harrisburg, Pa., and had resided in Green River since 1976, living with his uncle and aunt, Gary and Betty Hodges. He graduated from Green River High School in 1984 and was active in wrestling and football. He had worked for G.T. Machine Shop in Green River and several area construction companies. He is survived by his father, Eldon L. Hodges of Eden; his mother, Jody Hodges, Huntington Beach, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Michael (Edie) Hall, Huntington Beach;a grandmother, Mrs. Izora D. Hodges, Green River; a niece, Jolyn Hall, Huntington Beach; two half-brothers and a half-sister, Paul, John and Jennifer Hodges, all of Eden. He was preceded in death by a brother, Joel H. Hodges. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 18, 1986 ELIZABETH TATE Services for Elizabeth Louise “Betty” Tate of 830 D Street, Rock Springs, were Oct. 14 at the First Baptist Church. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Bill McCurtain, Allen Kershisnik, Gene Kincaid, Tom Carr, Neil Simpson and Bill McMillan. She died Oct. 11 in the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City. She had been in ill health for the past month. Mrs. Tate was born in Browns Park, Utah, on June 22, 1918, the daughter of the late Frank and Leigh Myers and attended school at Brown’s Park and Craig, Colo., and was married to Floyd W. “Tim” Tate in Manila, Utah on Aug. 30, 1938. She was a retired sales clerk and a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband, Floyd of Rock Springs; her daughter and son-in-law, Cecelia and Bill Kure of Phoenix, Ariz., and her daughter, Bonnie Capossoli of Rock Springs; a brother, Frank Myers of Browns Park, two sisters, Julia Scott of Rock Springs and Mary Williams of Pinedale; her mother-in-law, Celia Wilson of Rock Springs; her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Joe and Kim Tate of Grass Valley, Calif.; two grandchildren, Ricco Capozzoli of Rock Springs and Danny Kure of Phoenix and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 18, 1986 STEVE A. KORITNIK CHEYENNE—A scripture and rosary service took place for Steve A. Koritnik, a former resident of Rock Springs, Oct. 10 at Schrader Chapel in Cheyenne. Funeral services were Oct. 11 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Cheyenne. The Rev. John Wright officiated. Interment was in the Olivet Cemetery in Cheyenne. He died Oct. 8 at the Veterans Hospital in Cheyenne. He was born in Rock Springs Oct. 15, 1937 and was supervisor for Koritnik Construction. He married Carol L. Tomjack Nov. 14, 1959 in Rock Springs. He was in the U.S. Army and affiliated with St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Brett and Louis and one daughter, Sheila, all of Cheyenne. He was preceded in death by his father, Louis A. Koritnik in June of 1945. He is also survived by his mother and stepfather, Josephine and Bill Westbrook, also of Cheyenne; his grandmother, Mary Tomich of Rock Springs; his brothers, Joe and Louis Koritnik, both of Cheyenne and Ed Westbrook of Beaverton, Ore.; and two sisters, Mary Jo Washam of Rock Springs and Judy Abram of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 18, 1986 ARLYNE R.C. NOTT A funeral mass for Arlyne R.C. Nott occurred Oct. 16 in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River with Father Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday in the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home. Burial was in the Bluffdale Cemetery in Bluffdale, Utah. She died Oct. 13 of a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 30, 1908 in Salt Lake City, a daughter of Paul LeRoy and Edith Anna Mae Murphy Carpenter. She married Ernest Nott Aug. 5, 1927 in Provo, Utah. She spent her early years in Salt Lake City and graduated from West High School in 1927. She also lived in Kemmerer prior to moving to Green River in 1942. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She served on the Green River School Board, was a member of the Wyoming Federation of Women’s Clubs, Western Wyoming College Foundation Board and the Sweetwater County and Wyoming Mental Health Boards. She was a chairman of the Sweetwater County Bicentennial Committee and was a National Flower Show judge. She is survived by her husband of Green River; a son and daughter, Bernard M. Nott, Fremont, Calif. and Mrs. Frank (Jacqueline) Ellis Jr., Casper; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Bernice Price, Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 18, 1986 CLIFFORD STEPHEN HODGE EVANSTON—Rosary services for Clifford Stephen Hodge were Oct. 12 in the St. Patrick’s Church in Kemmerer. Memorial services were Oct. 13 in the St. Patrick’s Church in Kemmerer with Father Gerald Sullivan and the Rev. Robert Miller of the Methodist Church officiating. Hodge, 86, lived in Kemmerer. His body was cremated. He died Oct. 9 in the South Lincoln County Hospital. He was born July 9, 1900 in Ohio to John Wilson and Sarah Jacobs Hodge. He was married to Gina Endrizzi Deromedis. He was a member of the Catholic Church, Kemmerer Senior Citizens and the Kemmerer Lodges of the Masons and Eastern Star. He is survived by his wife of Kemmerer; one son, Col. Clifford A. Hodge, serving in the Air Force in England; two daughters, Jean Knowles and Virginia Will, both of Denver; one stepson, Joe Deromedis of Cokeville; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 18, 1986 TARA DENISE HERRMANN Funeral services for Tara Denis Herrmann, 5½-month-old daughter of David and Renee Bingham Herrmann, were Oct. 15 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. She lived at 1804 Elk St. in Rock Springs. The Rev. David Grover of the Vista Bible Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. She was born in Rock Springs on April 25 and was a member of the Vista Bible Church. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; one brother, Matthew Warren Herrmann of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Herrmann of Rock Springs and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Bingham of Rock Springs, paternal great-grandmother, Roseann Herrmann of Bismarck, N.D., maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Armstrong of Rock Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hochart of Thayer, Mo., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1986 NORMA MYERS Funeral services for Norma Myers were conducted Friday, Oct. 24 at the Vase Funeral Home. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, officiated. Concluding services were conducted Sunday morning, Oct. 26 at the Socorro Funeral Home in Piedras Negras, Mexico. Interment was in the Santo Cristo Cemetery in Piedras Negras, Mexico. Mrs. Myers, 47, of 708 N Street, Rock Springs, died Monday, Oct. 20, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 17 years and former resident of Mexico, Mrs. Myers had been in ill health the past several months. She was born Sept. 6, 1939, the daughter of the late Esquibel and Ortenia Flores Aredondo. She attended schools in Mexico and married Solomon Myers in Evanston in 1965. Mrs. Myers was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Solomon of Rock Springs, her mother, Ortenia Aredondo of Piedras Negras, Mexico; three sons, Victor Ibarra, Juan Ibarra and Solomon K. Myers Jr., all of Rock Springs, and several brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1986 AILEEN THOMAS CHARLOTTE, Mich.—Services for Aileen Thomas, 77, of Charlotte, Mich. were Tuesday, Oct. 21 at the Burkhead-Green Funeral Home in Charlotte. Graveside services were Oct. 23 at the Wellsville City Cemetery in Wellsville. She died Oct. 18 of a lengthy illness. She was born March 27, 1909 to Thomas and Jane Walters in Wellsville, Utah. She married Hugh Thomas in 1932. She was a member of The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, the American Association of Retired Persons and a member of the Windsor Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include one son, Hugh C. Thomas of Charlotte; one daughter, Mrs. Marcia Federer of Cheyenne; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Barbara Allen of Salt Lake City; two brothers, Morgan Walters of Tuscaloosa, Alabama and T. Preston Walters of Walnut Creek, Calif. She was preceded in death by her husband in December of 1979. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1986 WILLIAM MARSHALL WELTY Funeral services for William Marshall Welty, 81, of 301 Pinion St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday, Oct. 24 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Richard E. Nurss of the Superior Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Danny Overy, Myron Wolf, Bill Coble, Mark Elder, Jerry Collins and Ray Maestas. Honorary pallbearers were Florian Dwycoff, Ed Overy, Bob Winkler and Red Hanken. He died at 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the Valley View Manor in Saratoga. A resident of Superior since 1942 and former resident of Coalgate, Okla., Welty had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Coal County, Okla., on Jan. 10, 1905, the son of the late George and Eva Dowley Welty. He attended schools in Coalgate and married the former Rachel Love in Coalgate Jan. 16, 1926. Welty was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He was a member of the Superior Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Rachel of Rock Springs; two sons, Donald Dean Welty of Currie, N.C. and Theron Welty of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Joe (Frances) Turner of Rock Springs and Patty Christina of Springfield, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. J.D. (Millie) Lynch and Margaret Larson, both of Springfield; 13 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Welty was preceded in death by one sister, Nora, and four brothers, Sam, Gene, Roland and Gardner. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1986 CARL MELVIN MORCK Funeral services for Carl Melvin Morck, 82, of Green River were Thursday, Oct. 23 in the St. John’s Episcopal Church with Father Robert Swope officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. He died Oct. 19 at his home in Green River. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Morck died instantly from an apparent self-inflicted .38 caliber gunshot wound to the head. He was born Nov. 22, 1903 in Salt Lake City, a son of Carl Martin and Gerda Guthormsen Morck. He married Alice Gaensslen on July 10, 1930 in Green River. She died Nov. 10, 1975. He spent his early years in Murray, Utah and in Bridger Valley and attended Murray High School, the Wasatch Academy and Rolland Hall School. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and for many years was the president of the State Bank of Green River. He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, having served on the vestry. He was also a member of the Green River Lion’s Club, Green River Chamber of Commerce, Green River School Board, Masonic Lodge Mount Moriah No. 6 and the Shrine Club. He was a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was a scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America. He is survived by a son, Carl Alan Morck, and a brother, Grant A. Morck, both of Green River; two sisters, Mrs. Ivelt Sutherland, Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Marjorie Davis, Hermiston, Ore. and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, Arnold and Paul Morck, and a brother, Alan C. Morck. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1986 ERNEST JOSEPH SINKO A mass of Christian burial for Ernest Joseph Sinko, 82, of 1337 McKinley Ave., Rock Springs, was conducted Thursday, Oct. 23 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Oct. 22 a the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. He died Oct. 18 at the St. Joseph’s Villa in Salt Lake City. Pallbearers were Helmut A. Anderson, James N. Burns, James S. Burns, Kevin Burns, Pat Burns and Joe Melinkovich. A resident of Salt Lake City for the past 14 months and former lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Sinko had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 10, 1904, the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Suto Sinko. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1926. Sinko married the former Margaret Evelyn Goetz in Laramie on Aug. 27, 1939. She preceded him in death in December of 1953. Siko was the retired owner and operator of the Sinko’s Men’s Clothing Store. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge of which he also served as treasurer. Survivors include his two daughters, Mrs. Helmut (Barbara) Anderson of Rock Springs and Mrs. James (Judith) Burns of Sandy, Utah; three grandchildren, James Scott Burns of Salt Lake City and Kevin Joseph Burns and Kristi Ann Burns, both of Sandy, Utah. In addition to his parents and wife, Sinko was preceded in death by two sisters, Margaret C. Sinko and Elizabeth Soltis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1986 TOIVO “TURK” LAURUNEN Funeral services for Toivo “Turk” Laurunen, 76, of 819 Center St., Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Don Evilsizer of the Green River Bible Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. He died Oct. 19. Pallbearers were Lester J. Curtis, Peter Vase, Tony Pivic, Louis Pastor, Robert Norman Jr. and Robert Norman Sr. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, Laurunen was the victim of an apparent .22 caliber gunshot wound to the head and was very despondent the past several weeks. He was born in Hanna on May 16, 1910, the son of the late Isaac and Annie Neimi Laurunen. He attended schools in Hanna and Rock Springs. Laurunen was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. Survivors are one brother, Matt Laurunen of Rock Springs; two brothers-in-law, Alex Clark Sr. of Rock Springs and William H. Smith of Green River; two sisters-in-law, Theresa Laurunen of Rock Springs and Wilma Laurunen of Englewood, Colo.; and several nieces and nephews including, John Dolinar of Green River, Wendy Rowley of Green River, Diane Norman of Moab, Utah, Alex Clark Jr. of Rock Springs, Carol Bailey of Hayden Lake, Idaho, Judy McNeil of Colorado Springs, Colo., Joyce Hodge of Kent, Mich., and Janice White of Edmond, Okla. In addition to his parents, Laurunen was preceded in death by four brothers, Carl, Isaac, Harry and Andy; three sisters, Helen E. Clark, Helmi Marie Branch and Ann Virginia Smith. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1986 VELMA R. JONES SALT LAKE CITY—A viewing for Velma R. Jones was Thursday, Oct. 23 at Eastman’s Evans and Early Mortuary at 574 East, 100 South, Salt Lake City. Interment was in the Provo City Cemetery. Mrs. Jones died in Salt Lake City Oct. 19 after a short illness at Holy Cross Hospital. She was born in Rock Springs Dec. 20, 1902. Her husband, Joseph George Jones Jr., preceded her in death in April of 1985. Mrs. Jones is survived by her sister, Darrell Rife Mork of Sonoma, Calif. Other survivors include cousins, Ida Kappes of Rock Springs, Mary Dickson of Rock Springs, Vivian Erickson of Rock Springs, Kathryn Angelovic of Rock Springs, Josephine Binning of Pinedale and Margaret Gnemi of Jerome, Idaho. She grew up in Rock Springs and also attended St. Mary’s School in Salt Lake City. She taught at the University of California in Berkeley where she met her husband. She graduated from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Several years later, the couple moved to Eureka, Utah, where Jones assumed control of several businesses from his father. The couple retired in Salt Lake City some years later and were long term residents at the Eagle Gate Apartments. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 25, 1986 SADIE M. SHAVER Funeral services for Sadie M. Shaver, 87, of Green River, were Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the Union Congregational Church with Rev. Ben Smith officiating. Mrs. Shaver died Saturday, Oct. 18 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was born May 14, 1899 in Almy, a daughter of Joseph and Agnes Scott Fearn. She married Harvey H. Jones in 1922 in Green River. He died in July of 1944. She married Wiley F. Shaver Sr. on Nov. 18, 1949 in Elko, Nev. She was reared and educated in the Evanston area and had lived in Rawlins, Green River, Cheyenne, Pocatello, Idaho and Los Angeles prior to returning to Green River in 1944, where she had lived since. She was a member of the Union Congregational Church, the Order of the Eastern Star and the Daughters of the Nile. She is survived by her husband of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Duane (Helene) Simpson, Bothell, Wash., and Mrs. Frank (Betty) Stine, Seattle; a brother, Thomas Fearn, Evanston; two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Henderson and Miss Claire Fearn, both of San Lorenzo, Calif., and a stepson, Wiley Shaver Jr., San Diego; four grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Gundry. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 1, 1986 KENDRA BALDWIN Funeral services for Kendra Jean Baldwin were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Green River LDS Stake Center. Bishop David Jones officiated. Burial took place in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Kendra Jean Baldwin, 3, of Green River, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of injuries sustained in an accident at her home. She was born Dec. 26, 1982 in Rock Springs, a daughter of Kenneth Wayne and Ida Roseann Hills Baldwin. She lived her entire life in Green River. The Baldwin child died shortly after being admitted to the hospital at 3:51 p.m. She was playing in her yard near a steel sawhorse used for pulling engines and heavy equipment, according to Sweetwater County Coroner, Michael S. Vase. The weight-support device was a one-foot-tall, 10-foot-long, 2½ inch steel pipe weighing approximately 100 lbs. The pipe fell on top of Kendra, landing across her upper chest and neck, blocking her airway. She died from asphyxiation due to a collapsed airway, Vase said. He estimated she way lying in her yard 10 minutes before her mother discovered the accident. The accident occurred at 1:15 p.m. She is survived by her mother and father of Green River; a brother, Brant Baldwin; two sisters, LeAnn and Lynn Baldwin, and a foreign exchange student living with the family, Go Ishii, all of Green River. Also surviving are her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hills of Butte, Mont., and Victor Baldwin of Wolf Creek, Mont. A great-grandmother, Mrs. Lucille Atchley, West Yellowstone, Mont., also survives. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 1, 1986 DORIS TOYIAS Funeral services for Doris Ruth Van Horn Toyias were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Norwalk, DeYoung, Artesia Mortuary in Norwalk, Calif. Interment was in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress, Calif. Mrs. Toyias, 56, of 650 Easy Street, Green River, died at 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at her home. A resident of Green River for the past seven years and former resident of Artesia, Calif., Mrs. Toyias had been in ill health the past year. She was born in South Gate, Calif., on March 29, 1930, the daughter of the late Foster A. and Edna H. Martin McKee. She attended schools in California and graduated high school there. She married Mike Toyias in Riverside, Calif., on Jan. 17, 1979. Mrs. Toyias was the past president of the Christian Women’s Club of Green River. Survivors include her husband, Mike of Green River; two sons, Tony Van Horn of Fallbrook, Calif. and James Van Horn of Perris, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Chris (Linda) Dycks of Artesia; one brother, Herbert McKee of Norwalk, Calif.; one sister, Helen Hill of La Habra, Calif.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Toyias was preceded in death by three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 1, 1986 KERI PRICE Graveside funeral services and interment for Keri Dawn Price were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiated the services. Keri Dawn Price, 4-month-old infant daughter of Terry Ray and Luckie Jeanette Smith Price of 297 Granite Drive, Rock Springs, died at about 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 at her home, the victim of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She was born in Rock Springs on June 21, 1986. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; one brother, Ryan Allan Price of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Roy and Collen Price of Arvin, Calif.; her maternal grandparents, Bill and Mary Smith of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 1, 1986 JOHN CALLAHAN Graveside services for John Michael Callahan were conducted Thursday, Oct. 30 at the Willard Cemetery in Willard, Utah. Bishop LaVell Larsen officiated. Military honors were conducted by the 19th Special Forces of the U.S. Army National Guard. Callahan, 42, of 535 West Virginia Place, Green River, died Monday in Ogden, Utah of injuries sustained in a sky-diving accident. He was born March 19, 1944 in Ogden, the son of John Joseph and Maye Nance Callahan. He married Georgia Rivera Dec. 31, 1965 in Randolph, Utah. He had lived in North Powder, Willard, Utah, Ogden and for the past 10 years in Green River. He was a mechanic, welder and electrician for FMC. Callahan graduated from Ben Lomond High School in Ogden and attended Weber State College for three years. He also attended Snow College in Utah. He was a member of the Green River Sixth LDS Ward. He was also a member of the 19th Special Forces of the U.S. Army National Guard. Survivors include his widow, Georgia Rivera Callahan, of Green River; one son, Matthew Thomas Callahan of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Hershel (Casey) Praytor of Big Piney and Aimee Leigh Callahan, Green River; his mother, Mrs. Maye Loewen of Salt Lake City and a sister, Mrs. Lynn (Pat) Gehring of Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 1, 1986 GREGORY CERETTO SUN CITY, Ariz.—A memorial mass for former Rock Springs resident Gregory Walter Ceretto was celebrated Thursday, Oct. 23, in St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church in Sun City, Ariz. Ceretto, 76, died Oct. 19 in Sun City. Ceretto, who was born in Rock Springs, is the son of Robert and Anna (Mignetti) Ceretto. Ceretto worked in the coal mines in the Rock Springs area and was a gauger and plumber for Chevron Corp in Richmond, Calif., for 30 years before retiring to Arizona in 1971. He was a member of the Petroleum Club and the San Pablo, Calif., Eagles Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Regina; four brothers, Alvin of Rock Springs, Albert of Denver, Colo., Robert of Fort Lupton, Colo. and Tom of Northglenn, Colo.; two stepsisters, Anita Redding of Woodland, Calif., and Rena Succo of Greeley, Colo.; three stepbrothers, Robert Barbaro of Rock Springs, Charles Barbaro of Woodland, Ariz. and Alex Barbaro of Rawlins and one grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Catherine Decora of Rock Springs, Lena Morgandi of Ft. Lupton, Colo., and one brother, Leno Ceretto of Rock Springs, a 50-year employee of the Daily Rocket-Miner. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 8, 1986 ROBERT WILLIAMS Funeral services for Robert Williams were conducted Monday, Nov. 3 at the Rock Springs Evangelical Free Church. Pastor Richard P. Carlson officiated. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Monday at the Fort Bridger Cemetery in Fort Bridger. Williams, 25, of 2238 East Thomas Street, Phoenix, Ariz., died at 1:27 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Denver General Hospital in Denver. A resident of Phoenix since June and former resident of Lander and Rock Springs, Williams was visiting relatives in Denver when he was stabbed with a knife some time Tuesday evening. He was born in Evanston on Oct. 23, 1961, the son of James Edward Williams and Dorothy Margaret Meeks Ragan. He attended schools in Mountain View and Rock Springs. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Bobby Ragan of Rock Springs; his father, James E. Williams of Conroe, Texas; two daughters, Amanda Williams of Rock Springs and Trista Williams of Phoenix; one brother, Troy Williams of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Orlando (Donna) Aragon and Mrs. Ron (Mona) Schriener, both of Rock Springs; Mrs. Lane (Myrna) Siddoway of Mountain View and Lyn Darden of Denver; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 8, 1986 PETER RIGGS Graveside services for Peter William Riggs were conducted Tuesday, Nov. 4 in the Manila Cemetery. Riggs of Carlin, Nev., formerly of Green River and Manila, Utah, died Oct. 30 in Elko after a lengthy illness. He was born May 1, 1920 in Manila, a son of William and Elizabeth Olsen Riggs. He married Joyce Schofield Jan. 30, 1946 in Henry’s Fork. He was reared and educated in Manila and was a veteran of World War II. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps., the Union Pacific Railroad in Green River, ranched in Manila and worked for the city of Carlin. He is survived by his wife of Carlin; two sons and two daughters, Bill Riggs of Carlin, Terry Riggs of Elko, Mrs. Brenda Carr of Tempe, Ariz., and Mrs. Trina Wilson of Elko. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 8, 1986 THERESA BROWN Graveside funeral services for Theresa Brown were conducted Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Prairie Rest Cemetery in Guernsey. Mrs. Brown, 58, of 806 Center Street, Rock Springs, died at 9:10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Oct. 30. A resident of Rock Springs since July of 1985 and former resident of Torrington, Mrs. Brown had been in ill health since June. She was born in Allentown, Pa., on July 21, 1928, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Baranek Sarmir. She attended schools in Pennsylvania and married Raymond Brown in Bremerton, Wash., on July 30, 1946. He preceded her in death in 1973. Mrs. Brown was employed by the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County as a dietary aide until ill health caused her to retire. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Ray Brown of Oldsmar, Fla.; two daughters, Cindy Wells of Torrington, and Linda MacLauchlan of Rock Springs; four sisters, Margaret Hayzoch, Julie Benkovic and Mary Mlynec, all of Allentown and Rosi Noti of Emmaus, Pa.; one granddaughter, Heather MacLauchlan of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by oen brother, Michael, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 8, 1986 OCTAVIANO MEDINA A funeral mass for Octaviano Medina was conducted Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. A parish rosary was recited at the church Tuesday, Nov. 4. Burial took place in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Medina, 75, of Green River died Nov. 1 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. He was born June 17, 1911 in Rodarte, N.M., a son of David and Deluvina Madrid Medina. He married Irene Pacheco in Rawlins in 1942. He was reared in Rodarte, N.M. and lived in various towns in Wyoming while working as a section hand for the Union Pacific Railroad. He has lived in Green River since 1948. He had also worked as a sheepherder, custodian at the Sweetwater County Courthouse and as a laborer for the city of Green River. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Irene and daughter, Deluvina Vigil and two grandsons, Paul and Matthew Vigil, all of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 8, 1986 AGNES MARKISICH A mass of Christian burial for Agnes Markisich was conducted Monday, Nov. 3 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were William A. Garcia III, Dennis S. Garcia, Lyle E. Howells, Paul W. Reuter, Paul Angelovich and Mike Garcia. Mrs. Markisich, 71, of 819 McCarty Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 2 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31 at her home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Markisich died following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 31, 1915 in Victoria, Texas, the daughter of the late Ben and Inez Cisneros Garcia. She attended schools in Texas and married Pete Markisich Sr. in Victoria, Texas on Dec. 28, 1944. Mrs. Markisich was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Pete Markisich Sr. of Rock Springs; three sons, Pete Markisich Jr., Danny Markisich and Bill Garcia, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Edward P. (Mary) Angelovich and Nicki Markisich, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Ben Garcia of Houston; one sister, Nora Jaso of Victoria, Texas; 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 15, 1986 LENO KAUMO Funeral services for Leno Chester Kaumo were conducted Saturday, Nov. 8 at the LDS Church. Bishop Joseph Lewis conducted services. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were August Kaumo Jr., Buddy Kaumo, Dick Kaumo, Frank Kaumo Jr., Jackie Kaumo and Joey Kaumo. Honorary bearers were August Kaumo Sr., Joe Kaumo, Angelo Kaumo, Sulo Hill Sr., Sulo Hill Jr., George Motichka, Glen Scott, Otto Stockhaus, Charley Menapace, Bobby Flor, Gordon Bittner, Sam Ciampa, John Drazovich, George Fabiny, John Frolic Sr., John Frolic Jr., Bob Graham, Bobby Hall, Ronnie Harris, Tony Knezovich, Tony Maldonado, Frank Tominc, Stanley Tominc, John Unguren, Joe Velikaneye and Stank Frolic. Kaumo, 64, of 1302 Clark Street, Rock Springs, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 40 miles south of Wendover, Utah on State Alternate Highway 93. Kaumo was en route to Rock Springs with his wife and granddaughter when he apparently lost control of the pickup he was driving. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, he was born in Gunn on Sept. 28, 1922, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Deltrose Kaumo. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School class of 1941. He married the former Leola Carter in Rock Springs on July 10, 1944. Kaumo was a coke plant operator working for D and D Converters at the time of his death. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include his wife, Leola of Rock Springs; two sons, Leonard A. Kaumo of Rock Springs and Dr. Jerry Neil Kaumo of Dallas; one daughter, Mrs. Pat (Kristy) James of Bishop, Calif.; three brothers, Angelo Kaumo, Joe Kaumo Jr. and August Kaumo Sr., all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Sulo (Emelia) Hill of Rock Springs and Mrs. George (Mary) Motichka of Glenwood Springs, Colo.; ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Kaumo was preceded in death by one son, Karl Leno Kaumo, who died June 26, 1985; one brother, Frank Kaumo and one grandson, Justin James. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 15, 1986 JOHN BARKER Funeral services for John Houston Barker were conducted Friday, Nov. 14, at the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home in Green River. President Allen West of the Green River LDS Stake officiated services. Burial took place in the Evanston Cemetery. Barker, 81, of Green River, died Nov. 10 in the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City of natural causes. He was born June 27, 1905 in Honey Grove, Texas, a son of John Oscar and Lucille Black Barker. He married Ruby Garrett, they later divorced. He married Melba Elvira Hayward on April 13, 1940 in Paris, Idaho. He spent his early years in Honey Grove, Texas and lived in Coalville, Utah and Hillyard Flat, prior to moving to Green River in 1954. He had worked on the pipe crew for Lone Star Gas and for Mountain Fuel Supply Co. as a welder and operator for 35 years. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He is survived by his wife of Green River; a son and three daughters, John F. Barker, Mrs. Wilbur (Sherry) Bryant and Mrs. Milton (Sharlene) Dockter, all of Green River, and Mrs. Barbara Wize of St. George, Utah. Also surviving are eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and a brother, Herbert H. Barker, Brigham City, Utah and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Widner, Dallas, Texas. He was preceded in death by a brother, Max Barker and a great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 15, 1986 LELAN EYRE LYMAN—Funeral services for Lelan Roberts Eyre were conducted Friday, Nov. 7, in the Lyman Stake Center in Urie. Interment took place at the Lyman City Cemetery. Eyre, 83, of Lyman and Hemet, Calif., died Nov. 4 at the Evanston Regional Hospital. He was born May 14, 1903 in Lyman, the son of James Edward and Lydia Ann Roberts Eyre. In 1922, he married Laura Hamblin in Evanston. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and on the Farmers Home Administration Loan Board. He was a member of the LDS Church serving as the superintendent of the Sunday School for five years, the Stake Dance director and a member of the High Priest group. He is survived by his wife of Lyman; two sons, E. Darrel and John L. Eyre, both of Lyman; one daughter, Mrs. Victor (Jackie) Slack of Sheridan; 14 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren; one brother, Clem G. Eyre of Lyman and one sister, Mrs. James (Florence) Platts of St. George, Utah. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Donna Rae (Skip) Redmon and one sister, Merlyn E. Rollins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 22, 1986 CAMIN WALLS Funeral services for Camin C. Walls were conducted Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Clarence Guy conducted services. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Jimmie Moore, Eric Washington, Michael Calvert, Billy Winters, Kyle Rawlins and Arvid Haapala. Miss Walls, 9, of 1700 Swanson Drive, Space 42, Rock Springs, died while in surgery at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 4:52 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Miss Walls as a passenger in a pickup truck driven by her father, Fletcher Walls, 24.2 miles southwest of Rock Springs on County Road 4-33 at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle was traveling south when the accelerator apparently stuck, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. It veered off the right side of the roadway and crossed the roadway. The vehicle then traveled off the left side of the roadway and entered a broadside skid, striking a dirt embankment and causing the vehicle to roll one and one-fourth times, ejecting all occupants. Miss Walls was pinned under the vehicle, was removed and was transported by private vehicle to the hospital along with her brother Aaron and father. Miss Walls died of multiple internal head, chest and abdominal injuries. She was born in Muskegon, Mich., on Jan. 26, 1977, the daughter of Fletcher and Paula Hulsebos Walls. Miss Walls was in the fourth grade at the Lowell Elementary School. She and her family attended the New Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include her parents, Fletcher and Paula Walls of Rock Springs; one brother, Aaron Walls of Rock Springs; three stepbrothers, Fletcher Jr., Torrey and Tracey Walls, all of Muskegon; one sister, Cheryl Walls of Rock Springs; one stepsister, Cynthia Walls of Muskegon; her paternal grandmother, Daisy White of Muskegon; her maternal grandfather, Von Hulsebos of Grand Rapids, Mich., and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 22, 1986 MARTIN KRPAN GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Funeral services for Martin Stephen Krpan were conducted Thursday, Nov. 20 in the Williams-Thomas Chapel. Father Jim Moss of the Holy Faith Catholic Church officiated. A private interment was conducted. Krpan, 69, died Nov. 18 at the North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville. He was born in Wallace, Idaho, to Steve Krpan and Katherine Kavacavich Krpan May 27, 1917. He graduated from the University of Wyoming and the University of Heidelberg in Germany. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He was a retired athletic director for the archdiocese of Miami, Fla. He was also a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Brown Krpan of Gainesville; one daughter, Marylyn Krpan of Gainesville; one son, Martin John Krpan of Gainesville; three sisters, Rose Hale of Tifton, Ga., Eva Kaul and Ann Cummings of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 22, 1986 MICHAEL HOOVER Graveside funeral services for Michael Anthony Hoover were conducted Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Father Robert Swope of St. John’s Episcopal Church officiated. Hoover, 4 months, died Saturday, Nov. 15 at his home in Green River of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. He was born July 17 in Salt Lake City, a son of Jill Marie Hoover. He lived his entire life in Green River. Besides his mother, he is survived by two sisters, Krista Marie and Traci Dawn Hoover, both of Green River; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hoover, Green River; great-grandfather, Mike Popp of Rock Springs and an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hoover of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 22, 1986 JOE MLINAR Funeral services for Joe James Mlinar were conducted Thursday, Nov. 20 at the LDS Church at 3306 White Mountain Blvd. Bishop Allen Green officiated services. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Smith, Bob Smith, Joe Smith, David Smith, Bill Stone and Kirk Stone. Honorary pallbearers were Serafino Rauzi, Herman Rauzi and John Ragan. Mlinar, 70, 4084 Springs Drive, died Monday afternoon at his home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mlinar died after a lengthy illness. He was born March 19, 1916 in Reliance, a son of the late Ignatz and Mary Rakovic Mlinar Sr. He attended Rock Springs schools and married Viola Chancey in Ogden, Utah, May 8, 1946. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs; a daughter, Ruth Smith Lay of Jesup, Ga.; two brothers, Charles F. Mlinar and Ignatz Mlinar Jr., both of Rock Springs; one sister, Louise M. Uremovich of Rock Springs; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 22, 1986 DONALD JELOVCHAN Funeral services for Donald Lewis Jelovchan were conducted Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rawlins. Bishop A. Jay Hunsaker officiated. Burial took place in the Rawlins Cemetery under the direction of Rostad Mortuary. The pallbearers were Bob Bentsen, Bob Garvin, Darrell Stubs, Sam Lawson, Sheldon Devilleneuve and Willie Gaston. Jelovchan, 52, died Monday, Nov. 17 at the Carbon County Hospital. He was born Aug. 29, 1934 to Paul and Mary Jelovchan in Winton. He graduated from Rock Springs High School and worked for IML from 1951-73. He married Carol Sawyer July 3, 1955. He owned D&K Sanitation in Rawlins until his death. He was a member of the Elks, the Oddfellows and the Moose Lodge. Survivors include his wife of Rawlins; one son, Keith of Rawlins; two daughters, Linda Trulligner of Palatine, Ill. and Sandra Jelovchan of Rawlins; his parents of Rawlins and three grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 29, 1986 MAX OGRIN A mass of Christian burial for Max Louis Ogrin was conducted Friday, Nov. 28, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Nov. 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Ogrin, 69, of 1341 Uinta Drive, Rock Springs, died at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 at the University of Utah Medical Center where he had been a patient for the past three weeks. A resident of Rock Springs since 1959 and former longtime resident of Superior, Ogrin had been in ill health the past three weeks. He was born in Murray, Utah on June 3, 1917, the son of the late Frank and Mary Cadez Ogrin. He attended schools in Murray, Utah and was a graduate of high school there. Ogrin married the former Margaret Ann Kettle in Superior on July 16, 1940. Ogrin was a retired miner having worked for U.P. Coal Company and the Stauffer Chemical Company. He was self employed as a locksmith at Max’s Key Shop, which he owned. Ogrin was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 151, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge, the American Fraternal Union and the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ann of Rock Springs; one son, Max Ogrin Jr. of Spokane, Wash.; one daughter, Mrs. Karl (Sharon) Kurtz of Rock Springs; one brother, Rudy of Murray, Utah; two sisters, Mildred Stein of Murray, Utah and Josephine Shimatovich of Superior; four grandchildren, Kari and Haleigh Kurtz, both of Rock Springs and Eric and Michelle Ogrin of Spokane and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Ogrin was preceded in death by one sister, Ann Chaufer and one brother, Frank. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 29, 1986 BERNARD MANNING SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Bernard H. (Bud) Manning Sr. were conducted Friday, Nov. 21 at the Mountain View Memorial Estates in Salt Lake City. He was born March 10, 1914 in Salt Lake City to Bernard H. and Mable Jackson Manning. The family moved to Rock Springs in 1919. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1933. He married DeNelda Monaham of Green River on June 1, 1934. He was employed by Union Pacific at the Reliance mine and later for the railroad. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1956. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Fraternal Union of Union Pacific Railroad. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Iris Manning Stuerke; three sons, Bernard H. Manning Jr., Terry B. Manning and David W. Manning, all of Salt Lake City; one sister, Alicia Manning Eversole of Rock Springs and one brother, Harry Wayne Manning of Olivehain, Calif.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, J.W. (Jack) Manning. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 29, 1986 PEARL MAYHEW GLENDALE, Ariz.—Funeral services for Pearl Mayhew were conducted Thursday, Nov. 13 at the First Baptist Church in Glendale, Ariz. Mrs. Mayhew, 97, wife of Frank Mayhew, both longtime residents of Rock Springs, died at the Glencroft Care Center in Glendale Arizona Nov. 9. She was born Dec. 26, 1888. She is survived by two sons, Jack Mayhew of Little Rock, Ark. and James Mayhew of Costa Mesa, Calif.; one daughter, Erva Larson of Camp Verde, Ariz.; a brother; two sisters; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 29, 1986 JANET HANSEN Funeral services for Janet C. Hansen were conducted Friday, Nov. 28, at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Cremation followed the services. Mrs. Hansen, 87, of 819 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Nov. 24. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hansen had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Green River on Nov. 17, 1899, the daughter of the late Edward and Ellen McLaughlin Calderwood. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Fred Hansen in Rock Springs on Nov. 17, 1920. He preceded her in death on Dec. 11, 1963. Mrs. Hansen was a retired clerk, having worked for the Golden Rule General Store in Rock Springs. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and Neighbors of the Woodcraft. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Dorothy Hansen of Rock Springs; one daughter, Doris Hansen of Rock Springs; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Lenord and Alma Hansen of Rock Springs; one sister, Hannah Yahner of Rock Springs; three grandchildren, Dale E., Jack E. Jr. and his wife Robbie Ann and Janeen E. Hansen, all of Rock Springs; two great-grandchildren, Joel Edward Hansen and Heidi Ann Hansen, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 29, 1986 LEROY SIMONSON BARROW, Alaska—Memorial services for LeRoy H. (Butch) Simonson were conducted Saturday, Nov. 15 in Anchorage, Alaska. Graveside services were conducted by Pastor Rick Marx in Cortez, Colo., on Thursday, Nov. 20. Simonson, formerly of Rock Springs, died Nov. 12 in Barrow, Alaska. He was born in Stanley, N.D. on June 17, 1946 to Hank and Evelyn Simonson. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. In 1966, he married Vickie Marx at Watford City, N.D. He and his family live din the Rock Springs area form 1973-83 where he was employed by Texaco until they moved to Alaska. He is survived by his wife, Vickie and their four children, Tammie, Shelly, Lance and Nicole, now residing in Cortez, Colo.; his parents, two brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 6, 1986 ROBERT HAUTALA Funeral services for Robert August Hautala were conducted Tuesday, Dec. 2 at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. K.E. Gustafson of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Interment took place in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. The pallbearers were Pat Hautala, Richard Ainscough, Jay Williams, Eddie Williams, John Lewis and Wayne Albertini. Hautala, 48, of 4074 Springs Drive, Rock Springs, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Nov. 23. He had been in ill health for the past three months. Hautala was born March 5, 1938 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Ben M. Hautala Sr. and Amelia Buston Hautala of Rock Springs. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1945 and attended the University of Wyoming. He was formerly employed in the oil field industry. Survivors include his mother, Amelia of Rock Springs; two sons, Robert and Roger of Rock Springs and a brother, Ben M. Hautala Jr., also of Rock Springs, and two grandchildren, Tyler and Sarah Hautala of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 6, 1986 ALBIN VERCIC Funeral services for Albin M. Vercic were conducted Thursday, Dec. 4, in Lakewood, Calif. Vercic, 67, of Lakewood, Calif., died Monday, Dec. 1 of a sudden illness. Vercic was born Aug. 18, 1919 to Mary Ruby and the late Martin Vercic in Cumberland. The family moved to Winton. He graduated from Reliance High School and joined the U.S. Navy. Vercic was a retired construction worker. Vercic married the former Helen Kieffer in California. The couple had live din Lakewood since that time. He is survived by his wife, Helen; one son, Marty; one daughter, Iris of Lakewood; his mother, Mary Ruby of Bellflower, Calif.; one brother, Leonard of Spokane, Wash.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Several aunts, uncles, nieces (including Mrs. Bob Shumate and Mrs. David Aldred, both of Rock Springs), nephews and cousins (including Henry Chadey of Rock Springs) survive. Vercic was preceded in death by his father; his stepfather, John Ruby and two sisters, Margaret and Helen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 6, 1986 LAURENCE SCHLEHUBER Funeral services for Laurence A. Schlehuber were conducted in Pcoatello, Idaho. Interment was in the Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Pocatello. Schlehuber, 83, of 410 Hay Street, Rock Springs, died at about 2 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25 at his home. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 10 days and former longtime resident of Pocatello, Idaho, Schlehuber had been in ill health since May. He was born in Fort Cobb, Okla., on June 30, 1903, the son of the late John and Edith Hourston Schlehuber. He attended schools in Cambridge, Idaho and graduated high school there. He married the former Pearl A. Garrett in Pocatello. She preceded him in death in 1971. Schlehuber was a retired stationary fireman, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad until his retirement in July of 1968. Schlehuber was a member of the LDS Church, the Firemans and Oilers Local Union No. 987 of which he served as president from 1938-67. Survivors include one son, Robert of Pocatello; two daughters, Mrs. George (Betty) Probart of Rock Springs and Mrs. Richard (Lula) Swindell of Challis, Idaho; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 6, 1986 FRANK TALENTINO Funeral services for Frank E. Talentino Jr. were conducted Tuesday, Dec. 2 at the Mulalre-Murphy Funeral Home in Trinidad, Colo. The Rev. James Richie officiated. Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery in Trinidad. Talentino, 56, of Trinidad, Colo., died Nov. 27 in Trinidad. He was born Feb. 20, 1930 in Trinidad to Frank S. and Bella Mae Talentino and was a custodian in the Las Animas County Courthouse prior to retirement. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Jim (Charlette) Stewart of Rock Springs; two aunts, Sarah Scott of Raton, N.M., and Lena Talentino of Trinidad; an uncle, John Yates of Trinidad and three nieces. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 13, 1986 WAYNE WALKER Funeral services for Wayne Walker were conducted Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. conducted the services. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Dec. 5 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery with military graveside services by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Pallbearers were Tom Georgis, Terry Shaw, Ed Julius, Ron Walker, Tom Ortega and Larry Campbell Jr. Larry Shaw as an honorary pallbearer. Walker, 44, of 1060 Ponderosa Way, Rock Springs, died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 15 miles west of Rock Springs on Interstate 80. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, Walker was at work when he became suddenly ill at the FMC plant. He was rushed to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County by the company’s ambulance when he died en route. Majhanovich said an autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death. He was born in Rock Springs on Sept. 28, 1942, the son of Ronald and Mary Jelouchan Walker. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1961. He married the former Peggy Corhn in Rock Springs in August, 1973. Walker was employed as a lab technician for the FMC Corporation. He was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Walker was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife, Peggy of Rock Springs; his mother, Mary Walker of Rock Springs; five daughters, Mrs. Gary (Toni Rae) Gomez of Columbus, Ga., Mrs. Tye (Patricia Ann) Williams, Mrs. David (Tammy) Martin and Loreena May Walker, all of Rock Springs and Joreena Kay Walker of Edmonds, Wash.; three brothers, Douglas (Duke) Walker, Ronald Walker and Leroy Walker, all of Rock Springs; three sisters, Elizabeth Burtcell of Los Alamitos, Calif., Frances Campbell of Rawlins and Sylvia Hill of Gulfport, Miss.; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Walker was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Alva Walker. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 13, 1986 RICHARD LONG Funeral services for Richard LeRoy Long were conducted Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Dennis Copyak, Mario Temperini, William Long, Larry Cermak, Ron Ronick and Pete Vase. Long, 39, of 1514 Lowell Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 8:10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for one day. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Long had been in ill health the past two weeks. He was born in Rock Springs on May 17, 1947, the son of Andy Leroy and Ruth Shaul Long. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors include his mother, Ruth Long of Rock Springs; one brother, William Long; two sisters, Linda and Cheryl, both of Rock Springs; his aunt, Florence Ronick of Rock Springs and one niece and one nephew. Long was preceded in death by his father, who died Jan. 2, 1973. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 13, 1986 ISABEL BOZOVICH Funeral services for Isabel Bozovich were conducted Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor K. Philip White of the Seventh-day Adventist Church officiated. Interment took place in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Tony Dolence, William Dolence, Joe Zaversnik, Leo Trujillo, Frank Parr, Max Dolence and Daniel Dolence. Mrs. Bozovich, 80, of 811 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Porter Memorial Hospital in Denver where she had been a patient for one day. A resident of Rock Springs since 1921, Mrs. Bozovich died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland on January 18, 1906, the daughter of the late John and Sarah Sorbie Forsyth. She attended schools in Scotland. She married Joseph Bozovich in Manila on June 10, 1933. Mrs. Bozovich was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Survivors include her husband, Joseph of Rock Springs; two sons, Joseph F. Bozovich of Denver and Ronald Hamilton of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Peggy Kechley of San Jose, Calif.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bozovich was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Tom Forsyth. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 13, 1986 ANN FINNIGAN A mass of Christian burial for Ann Finnigan was conducted Friday, Dec. 12, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A parish rosary was recited Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mrs. FInnigan, 75, of 120 South 200 West, Salt Lake City, died at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient for the past two days. A resident of Salt Lake City for the past 25 years and former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Finnigan died following a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs on July 6, 1911, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Buh Bozner. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Robert Finnigan who preceded her in death on Dec. 1, 1969. Mrs. Finnigan was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. John (Cecelia) Kohl of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Gary (Mildred) Thompson of Gold River, Calif.; four brothers, Carl Bozner of Butte, Mont., John Bozner, Aflred Bozner and Joe Bozner all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Angela Yenko of Santa Barbara, Calif. and Mollie Myers of Salmon, Idaho; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Finnigan was preceded in death by two brothers, Louis and Max, and one sister, Mary Zupence. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 20, 1986 MABLE GAMBLE Funeral services for Mable Gamble were conducted Saturday, Dec. 13, at the vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Isaac P. Brantley of the New Hope Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park in Rock Springs. The pallbearers were Dave Carter, Michael Swenson Sr., Jackie Sweets, Leroy Turks, Jerry Sweets, Joe Carter and Don Carter. Mrs. Gamble, 88, of 714 Randolph Street, died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Nov. 20. A resident of Rock Springs for the past month and former longtime resident of Sparta, Ill., Mrs. Gamble had been in ill health the past several weeks. She was born on Oct. 9, 1898 in Cairo, Ill., the daughter of Gertrude Crawford. She married Ed Gamble in Illinois and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Gamble was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include one grandson, Earl Webb; five great-grandchildren, Regina K. Webb, Earl Webb Jr., Peggy Webb, Kevin Webb and Tina Webb and five great-great-grandchildren, Gwen Webb, Eric Webb, Ann Webb, Rickie Davenport and Julius Davenport, all of Rock Springs. Mrs. Gamble was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one daughter, Laura Henry. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 20, 1986 AOUIDA WEBSTER CHADRON, Neb.—Funeral services for Aouida Webster were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Grace Episcopal Church in Chadron, neb. Burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Webster, 92, died Dec. 14 in Northwest Kansas Medical Center at Goodland, Kan. She was born in Spearfish, S.D., to Harvey and Dora Wood. She attended school in Hulett and went to Brown Business School in Rapid City, S.D. She married Wallace Thain June 12, 1913. They had one son, Morris. They later divorced. She later married Joseph Webster July 16, 1917 in Bell Fourche, S.D. They had two daughters. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Chadron, the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a 63-year member of Ivy Leaf Chapter No. 60, Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. E.L. Heinschel of Green River and Mrs. Jack Schaeffer of Goodland; one sister, Mrs. Ken Faulkner; two brothers, Keith Wood and Gaylen Wood; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 20, 1986 DAVID R. MILLER LOS ANGELES—Funeral services for David R. Miller were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Salt Lake City. Miller, formerly of Rock Springs, died Oct. 24. He was a senior vice president of Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall (DMJM), international architecture and engineering consulting firm. Miller, 59, was born July 8, 1927. He graduated from Utah State University in 1949 with a registered civil engineer in six states and the District of Columbia, a registered traffic engineer in California, a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was the author of numerous technical papers. Miller’s 35-year career with the firm progressed from beginning-level design engineer to senior vice president, director and principal and president of several DMJM subsidiaries. Many of his projects won design awards for excellence. Some of the key transportation projects with DMJM joint venture involvement for which Miller was responsible include development and executive direction of the $1.5 billion Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) Kingdom-wide bus system; the Baltimore rapid transit system project; and transit system work for many American cities and international locations. Miller managed many major environmental and ocean engineering projects with DMJM joint venture involvement, including the $1 billion Tehachapi pumping plant study and research program, the Los Angeles Hyperion ocean outfall and the Santa Margarita y Coche Submarine Aqueduct in Venezuela. Miller was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in many capacities including teaching. He is survived by his wife, Gayle; three children, David L. Miller, Robert C. Miller and Janine M. Lund and his brother, engineering executive James P. Miller. Two children preceded him in death. DMJM is now establishing a full scholarship memorial in David R. Miller’s name at Utah State University to provide funds in perpetuity to financially assist and further the development of candidates in civil engineering with a special interest in transportation engineering. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 20, 1986 WILLIAM ELICH Funeral services for William C. “Kaiser” Elich were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. officiated. Rosary was recited Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Fred Russell, Helmut Wise, John Demshar, Ken Korogi Sr., Mike M. Gaviotis and Joe Flagin. Honorary pallbearers were jack Pritchard, Ed Opella, Bob Furgason, John Besso, James Mehle, Joe Rogers, they Wyoming State Highway Department, Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Department and the Rock Springs Police Department. Elich, 67, of 328 H Street, Rock Springs, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Dec. 9. He was born in Reliance on Aug. 11, 1919, the son of the late Nick and Matilda Elich and attended school in Reliance. Elich was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and arrived at Pearl Harbor just after the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941. He married the former Vera DeCora in Rock Springs in 1946 and was the owner and operator of Kaisers Wyoming Club Bar for the past 40 years. Elich was also a stockholder and on the Board of Directors of Rock Springs Coca Cola Bottling Company. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151. Survivors include his wife, Vera of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Phil (Jo) Crawford of Garden Grove, Calif. and Mrs. Jim (Mary) Cox of Beaverton, Ore.; two brothers, John and Tony Elich of Portland, Ore., and several nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Olga Starr and one brother, Tony, who died in infancy and an uncle, Mike Davich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 20, 1986 JOHN WEST Funeral services for John Calvin West were conducted Friday, Dec. 19, in the Million-Taylor Funeral Home in Moberly, Mo. The Rev. Kerry Groce of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church in Green River officiated. Burial was in the Hager Cemetery in Moberly. West, 51, of Green River died Monday, Dec. 15, in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of a lengthy illness. He was born March 19, 1935 in Moberly, Mo., a son of Omer Lester and Leona Foville West. He married Delores Ann Fowler in 1952 in Arkansas. They later divorced. He married Mary Louise Roberts on May 12, 1961 in Moberly. He was reared and educated in Moberly and worked as the director of utilities there for many years. He worked as an operations supervisor for the Mid-American Pipeline company for many years and also lived in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas before moving to Green River five years ago. He was a member of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church in Green River, the Masonic Lodge in Castina, Iowa and was a 32-degree Scottish Rite Mason. He is survived by his wife of Green River; his father of Moberly; two sons and two daughters, John A. West of Moberly, James L. West of Green River, Mrs. Lee (Judith Ann) Zimmerman of Springfield, Mo., and Mrs. Kirk (Diania) Mitchell of Fresno, Calif.; a brother, Bill West of Moberly and four grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 20, 1986 LOIS BUSH SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Lois May Hunter Bush were conducted Friday, Dec. 19, at the Canyon Rim Fourth Ward Chapel in Salt Lake City. Interment took place in the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Bush, 67, former longtime resident of Green River and Rock Springs, died at her home Dec. 15 in Salt Lake City. She was born March 31, 1919 in Montpelier, Idaho, the daughter of George and Mary Lurania Hunter. The family moved to Green River Sept. 1, 1929, where she attended school. She married Arnold Tolton in 1936 in Manila, Utah. They had a daughter, Joan Carol. They were later divorced. She married Herschel Bush of Rock Springs. They later moved to Salt Lake City in 1960. Mrs. Bush was active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many positions. She is survived by her husband Herschel of Salt Lake City; five daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Joan) Bischoff of Orangevale, Calif., Mrs. Jose Luis (Barbara) Aldox of Aztec, N.M., Mrs. Mickey (Betty) Powers of Lyman, Mrs. LeDel (Janet) Pace of Woods Cross, Utah and Mrs. Louis (Jane) Miler of Salt Lake City; two brothers, E. Woodrow Hunter of Green River and George Harold Hunter of St. George, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Dick (Mozelle) Francom of Green River and Mrs. Willard (Marjean) Wall of San Jose, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and 13 nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 20, 1986 PAUL TOLY OXNARD, Calif.—Funeral services for Paul Toly were conducted Monday, Dec. 15, at the James A. Reardon Mortuary. A rosary was recited Sunday, Dec. 14, at the mortuary. Toly, 42, general engineer at the Pacific Missile Test Center, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, in St. John’s Medical Center, Oxnard, Calif., after a lengthy illness. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1962 and from the University of Wyoming in 1967 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He was involved in his 19-year professional career in testing and evaluation the performance of the navy’s missile system. A long standing member of the Anacapa Yacht Club of Oxnard, he participated in many regional and international yacht races, winning numerous trophies and awards including those won in the Newport-Ensenada International Races. Toly is survived by one sister and brother-in-law, Mille Zuehlsdorff and Swede Zuehlsdorff and one brother, Joseph Toly, all of Rock Springs; one brother, John Toly of Carbondale, Colo.; a friend, Margaret Williams and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Toly was preceded in death by his mother and father, Mary and Joe Toly. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 20, 1986 HAROLD ROLLINS Funeral services for Harold E. (Hardy) Rollins were conducted Monday, Dec. 15, in the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home. Bishop Al Matthews of Green River LDS First Ward officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Rollins, 64, of Salt Lake City, formerly of Green River, died Dec. 11 in the Veterans Regional Medical Center in Salt Lake City after a lengthy illness. He was born July 24, 1922 in Green River, a son of Hardie and Vilda Jensen Rollins. He married Janet Jane in 1949 in Laramie; they later divorce. He spent his early years and was educated in Green River and graduated from the University of Wyoming. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy. He was a football and tennis coach and teacher in California and Wyoming for many years. He was a member of the LDS Church. He is survived by a daughter, Terry Johnston of Colorado Springs, Colo., and a son, Karl Rollins of Las Vegas, Nev.; four brothers, Kermit Rollins of Ogden, Utah, Lewis Rollins of Salt Lake City, Rodney Rollins of Green River and Carl Rollins of Phoenix, Ariz.; four sisters, Illa Sandstrom of Thermopolis, Ester Spence of Cheyenne, Stella Bunn of Pocatello, Idaho and Helen Marshall of Calif. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Blossom Hickens. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 20, 1986 EDWARD MORGANDO Funeral services for Edward J. Morgando were conducted Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Fred Morgando, Dale Majhanovich, John “Brownie” Majhanovich, Mike Vase, Mungo Brown and James Overy. Morgando, 67, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 8:10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at the Wyoming State Hospital in Evanston, where he had been a patient for the past year. A resident of Evanston for the past year and former lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Morgando had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Rock Springs on March 25, 1919, the son of the late Frank and Edith Bonomo Morgando. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Morgando was a retired bookkeeper and member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include on brother, Frank Morgando of Cheyenne and several nieces and nephews including Fred Morgando of Rock Springs, Alfred Draney of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Donald Draney of Alamogordo, N.M. In addition to his parents, Morgando was preceded in death by one sister, Violet Draney and one brother, Fred Morgando Sr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 27, 1986 CHARLOTTE STENSAAS BILLINGS, Mont.—Memorial services for Charlotte Stensaas were conducted Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Rock Springs Methodist Church. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs in the family mausoleum. Mrs. Stensaas, born Jan. 8, 1912 in Limon, Colo., died Dec. 17 in Billings in the hospital after a long illness. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson of Limon who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Stansaas, Sr., in 1961. She was a member of the Methodist Church of Rock Springs and a past state president of the PEO Chapter of Wyoming and a member of the local Rock Springs Chapter L. Survivors include her son, Leonard Stensaas of Rock Springs, another son, Joe Stensaas of Big Timber, Mont.; a daughter, Debbie Kinniburgh in Saratoga; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. She lived in Rock Springs from 1940 until 1970 where she was employed by the Rock Springs Monument Company with her husband Leonard. She moved to Laramie and from 1970 until 1981 worked at Kassis Clothing Store. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 27, 1986 ANNA RAINVILLE Funeral services for Anna Hilda Rainville were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 24, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Gerald Chleborad of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. A parish rosary was recited Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the funeral chapel. Interment took place in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Rainville, 69, of 1465 Thompson St., Rock Springs, died at 4:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1954, Mrs. Rainville had been in ill health the past month. She was born in Willow Springs, Mo., on Nov. 3, 1917, the daughter of the late Christian and Minnie Browser. She attended the Lutheran School in Springfield, Mo., and married Al D. Rainville Sr. in Orlando, Fla., on Jan 17, 1937. Mrs. Rainville was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Al D. Rainville Sr. of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Al D. and Jane Rainville Jr. of Rock Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sue Ann and August J. Seneshale of Rock Springs and Nancy Marie and Ted Smith of Saudi Arabia; one brother, George Browser of Springfield; three sisters, Isabel Seboldt and Mary Barefield, both of Springfield and Pearl Bogar of Pine Mountain Valley, Ga.; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rainville was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. Pallbearers were Aleric Rainville, Joe Seneshale, Pierre Seneshale, Richard Kaumo, Mario Temperini and Bob Joe Flor. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 27, 1986 LONNY LARSEN MAGNA, Utah—Graveside funeral services for Lonny Larsen were Tuesday, Dec. 16, at Holladay Memorial Park. Military graveside honors were by the American Legion. Pallbearers were Oliver Bake, William Boggs, Robert E. Larsen, Stephen Lee Larsen, Lonnie LaShay Larsen II and Richard Elder. Larsen, 46, of Magna, Utah, died Dec. 12. A former Rock Springs resident, Larsen had been in ill health the past year. He was born June 5, 1940 in Mountain View to Ernest H. and Wilma J. Wall Larsen. He attended schools in Rock Springs and served in the U.S. Navy on the carrier U.S.S. Midway for four years. He married Carolyn L. Stayman. They were later divorce. He was a tree surgeon for Davey Tree Company in Salt Lake City and California and was a member of the Granger Eagles. He is survived by children, Lonny LaShay Larsen II, Lory Lynn Larsen, Robyn Kay Larsen, Granger, Utah; his mother, Wilma J. Larsen, Salt Lake City; sisters, Mrs. Oliver (LaJuanna) Bake, Salt Lake City, Mrs. William (Lorene) Boggs, Tucson, Ariz.; brothers, Robert E. Larsen, Sandy, Utah and Stephen Lee Larsen, Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest H. Larsen; two sisters, Darlene Davis and Mary Ellen Larsen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 27, 1986 DALE RUTH Funeral services for Dale Edward “Judd” Ruth were conducted Monday, Dec. 22, at the White Mountain Christian Center. The Rev. Michael Dearinger officiated. Ruth, 57, of Rock Springs died Friday, Dec. 19, at his home after a short illness. He was born Dec. 5, 1929 in Atoka, Okla., a son of Edward and Marie Alice Stone Ruth. He married Irene Cavanaugh on Dec. 5, 1953 in Oil City, Pa. He spent his early years and was educated in Oil City and lived there until 1960. He then lived in Tionesta, Pa., for 21 years. He lived in Wyoming and New Mexico prior to moving to Rock Springs two years ago. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the Air Force. He was a boilermaker for many years prior to becoming an inspector for the American Welding Society and worked for Babcock and Wilcox Construction Company at the Jim Bridger Power Plant. He attended White Mountain Christian Center. He is survived by his wife, Irene Cavanaugh Ruth of Rock Springs; four daughters, Dale Lynn Ruth of San Miguel, Mexico, Karen Ruth-Emerson, Susan Ruth and Jeanne Ruth, all of Rock Springs; two grandchildren, Jubal and Mysti Emerson, both of Rock Springs; three brothers, Gale Ruth, a twin brother of Plesantville, Pa., Dave Ruth of Greeley, Colo., and George Ruth of Grand Junction, Colo.; two sisters, Lil Castabile and Mamie Perrett, both of Tionesta. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, John, James and Charles Ruth. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 27, 1986 ANN DYETT Graveside funeral services and interment for Ann Dyett were conducted Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Father Gerald Guida, S.J. of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Mrs. Dyett, 75, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Dec. 16. A resident of Rock Springs since 1942, Mrs. Dyett had been in ill health the past week. She was born in St. Clair County, Ill. on Feb. 3, 1911, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Tipnot Foster. She attended schools in Illinois and married Joseph S. Dyett Jr. in Elko, Nev. on Aug. 20, 1945. He preceded her in death on Dec. 18, 1980. Mrs. Dyett was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one sister, Edna Humm of Edgewater, Fla.; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. William (Pauline) Dyett and Mrs. Frank (Clara) Daniels, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Alfred (Fritz) Boschetto, Gomer Sneddon, both of Rock Springs and Andy Dyett of Evanston. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 27, 1986 NARCISO ZANCANELLA PORTLAND, Ore.—A funeral service for Narciso W. Zancanella, retired University of Portland foreign languages professor and former head of the university’s language department, took place Dec. 8 in the university chapel. Interment was in the Portland Memorial Funeral Home mausoleum. Zancanella died Dec. 5 in his Southeast Portland home. He was 68. Born in Rock Springs, Zancanella was the recipient of a Roosevelt scholarship to the University of Chile for the 1942-43 academic year. He joined the University of Portland faculty in 1947, teaching Spanish and Italian languages. From 1962-68 he headed the university’s language department. At the time of his 1983 retirement as associate professor of foreign languages he held the longest tenure of any faculty member at the university. He served as president of the Oregon Association of Teacher of Spanish and Portuguese from 1953-56 and as president of the American Association of University Professors 1956-57. He initiated the University of Portland credit union and served as treasurer during its first three years. In 1954 he received the university’s James Culligan Award for outstanding teaching. Zancanella is survived by his wife, Teresa M.; two sons, Gregory G. and Michael W., both of Portland, and a brother, Silvio of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 27, 1986 ANTONIA JUVAN EVANSTON—Funeral Mass for Antonia Theresa Juvan was conducted Tuesday, Dec. 23, in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kemmerer. A rosary was recited Monday, Dec. 22. Burial was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Mrs. Juvan, 75, of Frontier died Dec. 20 in Kemmerer. She was born Feb. 19, 1911 in Superior to Louis and Marion Meklavchi Marcheck. She married Charles William Juvan April 1, 1930 in Kemmerer. She was a member of the Catholic Church; a past member of the Moose Lodge; a member of the Local Home Economics Club; and president of the S.N.P.J. Lodge for 32 years. She is survived by her husband of Frontier; three sons, Bill of Kemmerer, Donald of Riverton and Gary of Kemmerer; two daughters, Betty and Paulette of Frontier; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Albert Marcheck of Harper, Ore., and Louis Marcheck of Ontario, Ore.; three sisters, Sylvia Stewart of Homedale, Idaho, and Rose Lebolo and Josie Lebolo, both of Frontier and several nieces and nephews. ---