Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 7, 1989 JOHN K. HACKER Funeral services for John K. Hacker were Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Bishop Jim Etherington officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, and pallbearers were Gary Allen, Tony J. Trujillo, Ronald E. Fowler, James J. Bonham and Dennis Magnuson. Hacker, 78, of 411 Storey St., Cheyenne, died at about 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at the home of his daughter at 419 Soulsby St., Rock Springs. A resident of Cheyenne for the past five years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Hacker died following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 6, 1910 in Fremont, Neb., the son of the late Charles and Myrtle Carter Hacker. He attended schools in Fremont and married the former Irene Sturholm in Rock Springs on May 21, 1939. She preceded him in death on Aug. 28, 1973. Hacker was a retired electrician, having worked for Allied Chemical Company. He was a member of the LDS Church, the United Steel Workers of America and the International Association of Machinists No. 363. Survivors include three sons, Pat Hacker of Laramie, Joe Hacker of Rock Springs and Jay Hacker of Cheyenne; two daughters, Mrs. Lee (Jennifer) Bonham of Rock Springs and Penny Gillard of San Antonio, Texas; 10 grandchildren, Heidi, Nandy, Jim and Irene Bonham, all of Rock Springs, Gregory, Emily, Erin and Darby Hacker, all of Cheyenne, Stephanie and John Gillard, both of San Antonio, Texas; and two nieces, Donna Nickerson of Turlock, Calif., and Helen Stevens of Stockton, Calif. In addition to his parents and wife, Hacker was preceded in death by one son, Charles D. Hacker, who died in infancy, and one sister, Helen Alberti. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 7, 1989 BONNIE LAREE GHORMLEY TOONE POCATELLO, Idaho—Funeral services for Bonnie Laree Ghormley Toone were Friday, Dec. 30, at the 20th LDS Ward Chapel in Pcoatello, Idaho with burial at the Mountainview Cemetery. Mrs. TOone, 58, 12 Hillcrest Drive, Pocatello, Idaho, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, in a local hospital following an illness. She was born Sept. 1, 1930 in Sheridan to Oscar Clyde and Lois Weaver Ghormley. She received her early education in Montana and in Reliance, graduating in the class of 1948 from Reliance High School. She worked for Bannock Regional Medical Center in the credit department for 10 years and the Pocatello Credit Bureau for four years. She was a member of the LDS 20th Ward and the BPOE Does. She is survived by her mother, Lois Weaver Ghormley of Rock Springs; two daughter, Nannette R. Smith and Carlie G. Toone, both of Pocatello; four sons, Cary B. Toone, Los Angeles, Randall C., Burkham D. and Craig L. Toone, both of Pocatello; nine grandchildren; two brothers, Robert C. Ghormley, Rock Springs, Bill C. Ghormley, Tucson, Ariz.; and a sister, Sally Lou Callas, Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her father and a twin sister, Donna Marie Fortuna. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 7, 1989 RAYMOND LEE NELSON A memorial service for Raymond Lee Nelson was Saturday, Dec. 31 at the First Baptist Church. The body was cremated. Nelson, 39, of Portsmouth, Va., died at his home, 119 Charles Ave. in Portsmouth on Dec. 27 at about 2:30 a.m. A former resident of Rock Springs, Nelson was born on April 17, 1949 in Clarksville, Ark., the son of Charles Allen and Edith Guinn Nelson. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a boilermaker at the time of his death. Nelson was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Edith Nelson of Rock Springs; two brothers, Gerald Nelson of Rock Springs and Orlan O. Nelson of Sandy, Utah; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Nelson was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Charles E. Nelson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 7, 1989 ALVIN MICHAEL STICKNEY CHEYENNE—Services and cremation for Alvin Michael Stickney were in Cheyenne. Stickney, 83, of 1318 Juniper St., Rock Springs, died at about 2 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4 at his home. A resident of Rock Springs for the past three years and former resident of Sheridan and Medford, Ore., Stickney died of a sudden illness. He was born on April 13, 1904, in Nora Springs, Iowa, the son of the late Dee and Victoria Bracken Stickney. Attended schools in Nora Springs and was a graduate of high school there. Stickney attended college at Mason City, Iowa. He was a retired maintenance man for a plywood manufacturing company. He was a member of the Golden Eagles Club of Sheridan and the Young At Heart Senior Citizens Center. Stickney was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served in the 125th Naval Construction Battalion from 1943 to 1945. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Peggy) Conklin of Rock Springs and LaVonne Johnson; one son, Dexter John Stickney of Grants Pass, Oregon; three grandchildren including Michael Travis and Amber Conklin; and several nieces and nephews including Jerry Stickney. In addition to his parents, Stickney was preceded in death by three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1989 Doris Hughes Dies at 96 SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Doris Hughes, 96, of 1943 20th St., Santa Monica, Calif., died Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Oceanview Convalescent Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. A resident of Santa Monica since 1970 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hughes had been in ill health the past two years. She was born on June 1, 1892 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Simon and Rosa McHood Collins. She attended schools in Rock Springs. Mrs. Hughes was a member of the Christian Science Church and the V.F.W. Auxiliary. Survivors include two daughters, Doris Collins of Santa Monica and Rose Jones of Casper; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hughes was preceded in death by two brothers. Services are pending in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 10, 1989 Pearl Linama Dies at 72 GREEN RIVER-- Pearl Sanna Linama, 72, of Green River, longtime resident of Bessemer, Mich., died Jan. 7 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 5, 1916 in Ishpeming, Mich., a daughter of Albert and Sanna (Luomanen) Saari. She married Matthew Sanford Linama on Sept. 21, 1937 in Bessemer. She spent her early years and was educated in Ishpeming and after her mariage moved to Bessemer where she resided for most of her life. For the past eight years, she has lived in Green River. She was a member of the Lutheran Church and the Rose of Rebekah I.O.O.F. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Leo (Carol) Rundell, Green River; a sister, Mrs. Taisto (Lila) Wickman, Ishpeming; three grandchildren, Sgt. Michael Rundell and wife, Hannelore, of Fort Sill, Okla., Sgt. John Rundell and wife, Jennifer, of Cambridge, England and Gail Rundell, Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. in the Frick-Zielinski Funeral Home in Bessemer with Pastor Mark Sabin of the Sharon Lutheran Church officiating. Friends may call the the funeral home, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Thursday morning from 5-8 p.m. and prior to the funeral on Friday. Burial will be in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Bessemer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1989 HAROLD MAXWELL NEIL Funeral services for Harold Maxwell Neil were Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Father John Flannigan. A parish rosary was recited and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Larry Caller, Harold Caller, Joey Caller, Frank Job, Tony Budak and Beryl Woodard. Neil, 68, of 141 West 10th St., Casper, died at 12:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 1989 at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. He was a resident of Casper since 1971, a former resident of salt Lake City and a former longtime resident of Rock Springs. Neil died of a brief illness. He was born on July 5, 1920 in Marissa, Ill., the son of the late Horace and Ella Franklin Neil. He attended schools in Marissa and married the former Mary Caller in Green River on Jan. 22, 1944. Neil was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Neil was a retired coal miner and a retired service manager for General Electric Company. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Casper; one sister, Loraine Neil in Illinois; and three nieces. In addition to his parents, Neil was preceded in death by one son and one daughter, who both died in infancy and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1989 FRED L. WIRE Funeral services for Fred L. Wire were conducted Friday, Jan. 13, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with interment in the Mountain View Cemetery. Wire, 50, of 4016 Springs Drive, Rock Springs, died at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 5:31 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, shortly after hospital admission. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Wire died of a sudden illness. He was born on April 7, 1938 in Green River, the son of Fred and Clara Dozier Wire Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1957. He married the former Cordelia (Corkey) Tuma in Douglas on Oct. 23, 1964. Wire was a U.S. Army veteran and the owner and operator of the Wire Construction Company. Wire was a member of the LDS Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, Cordelia (Corkey) Wire of Rock Springs; his mother, Clara Wire of Rock Springs; son, Robert Wire, son and daughter-in-law, Aaron and Lisa Wire; one brother and sister-in-law, Victor and Diane Wire; one sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Larry Radosevich; one granddaughter, Morgan Renai Wire, all of Rock Springs, and several nephews. Wire was preceded in death by his father who died on April 18, 1969. Pallbearers were Ed Griffin, Tom Fulton, Joe Lison, Amos Page, Bob Condie and Stanley E. Tromburg. Honorary pallbearer was Dude DeLambert. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1989 PEARL SANNA LINAMA BESSEMER, Mich.—Funeral services for Pearl Sanna Linama were Friday, Jan. 13, at the Frick-Zielinski Funeral Home in Bessemer, Mich., with burial at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Bessemer. Mrs. Linama, 72, of Green River, longtime resident of Bessemer, Mich., died Jan. 7 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 5, 1916 in Ishpeming, Mich., a daughter of Albert and Sanna (Luomanen) Saari. She married Matthew Sanford Linama on Sept. 21, 1937 in Bessemer. She spent her early years and was educated in Ishpeming and after her marriage moved to Bessemer where she resided for most of her life. For the past eight years, she has lived in Green River. She was a member of the Lutheran Church and the Rose of Rebekah, I.O.O.F. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Leo (Carol) Rundell, Green River; a sister, Mrs. Taisto (Lila) Wickman, Ishpeming; three grandchildren, Sgt. Michael Rundell and wife, Hannelore, of Fort Sill, Okla., Sgt. John Rundell and wife, Jennifer, of Cambridge, England and Gail Rundell, Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1989 EFFIE M. MAKIE KEMMERER—Funeral services for Effie M. Makie were Wednesday, Jan. 11 in the St. James Episcopal Church with burial in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Pallbearers were Olen House, Bob Maxam, Bill Weeks, John Makie, Norris Tratnick and Mike Novosel. Mrs. Makie, 74, of Kemmerer died Jan. 7 in Kemmerer. She was born Sept. 21, 1914 in Elkol to Eli and Mary Hautamaki Maki. She married John G. Makie July 15, 1931 in Kemmerer. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the Episcopal Church, the American Association of Retired Persons, the Kemmerer Senior Citizens and the Historical Society. She is survived by her husband of Kemmerer; one son, Dean of Green River; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Anti Maki of Cheyenne; and a sister, Elma Tratnick of Kemmerer. She was preceded in death by two sons, Ronald and Gary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1989 ROGER H. RICHARDSON SAN DIEGO, Calif.—A cremation of Roger H. Richardson was Thursday, Jan. 12, in California. Richardson, 71, 15925 Caminito Aire Puro, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, Calif., died of a heart attack Tuesday, Jan. 10 on the Rancho Bernardo golf course. A former resident of Superior, he was born on Feb. 22, 1917 in Henrietta, Okla., the son of the late Wallace and Lela Richardson. A graduate of Superior High School with the class of 1935, he attended Northern Colorado State College in Greeley, Colo., until he joined the service and served as a captain in the Signal Corps during World War II. He worked for Consolidated Film Industries in Hollywood until his retirement in 1985. He married Lucille Ray in Las Vegas, Nev., in 1945. Survivors include his wife, Lucille of San Diego; one daughter, Peggy Richardson of Marlow, Okla.; one son, Wallace Roger Richardson and daughter-in-law, Erica, of Pladgett, Ore.; two sisters, Betty June Richardson of Rock Springs and Mrs. Henry (Margaret Ruth) Clucas of Cody; two grandchildren, Sean and Benjamin Richardson of Pladgett. Nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Master Sgt. Wallace Richardson and a sister, Mary Ben Miller. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1989 CHARLES RAYMOND Funeral services for Charles Raymond, 95, were Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Raymond, 95, of Volcic Trailer Court No. 31, died at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Jan. 7. A resident of Rock Springs since October of 1982 and former longtime resident of Sturgis, S.D., Raymond died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Aug. 7, 1893 in Mt. Vernon, S.D., the son of the late Charles and Carrie Humiston Raymond. He attended schools in Mitchell, S.D. and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I. He married the former Emma Thomsen in Huron, S.D. on Sept. 13, 1919, and she preceded him in death on June 30, 1988. Raymond served on the Chalk Butte, S.D. School Board for 10 years and was a retired cattle rancher. Survivors include one son, Clinton Charles Raymond of Rock Springs; four granddaughters; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Raymond was preceded in death by two children who died in infancy, four brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1989 MARIA PANCHERI A mass of Christian burial for Maria Pancheri was Thursday, Jan. 19 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with a parish rosary recited the night before. Interment was at the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Archie Bertagnolli, Americo Bertagnolli, Mike Bekakis, Robert Tarno, Mario Temperini and Bill Anselmi. Honorary pallbearers were George Bertagnolli, Paul Bertagnolli, John Lucas Jr., Victor Menghini and Herman Prevedel. Mrs. Pancheri, 93, of 32 Blair Ave., Rock Springs, died at 10:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Jan. 4. A resident of Rock Springs since 1958, Mrs. Pancheri had been in ill health the past two weeks. She was born in Tret, Fundo, Val di Non, Italy on May 19, 1895, the daughter of the late Fedele and Virginia Bertagnolli. She attended schools in Trent, Fundo, Val di Non and married Ernesto Panchri there on Sept. 10, 1919. He preceded her in death on March 22, 1950. Mrs. Pancheri came to the United States as a tourist in 1952 and by an act of Congress was made a citizen of the United States. She came to Rock Springs in 1968 and made her home with her daughter, Elena Faccini. Mrs. Pancheri was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Council of Catholic Women. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Elena Faccini of Rock Springs; one grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Ernest and Sharon Faccini of Socorro, N.M.; one great-grandson, Carlo Faccini of Socorro; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Pancheri was preceded in death by four brothers, Eugene, Joe, Leno and Augusto Bertagnolli and one sister, Adella Zamboni. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1989 CLARENCE WILLIAM BARTEK A mass of Christina burial was celebrated Wednesday, Jan. 18 for Clarence William Bartek at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with Father Gerald Chleborad officiating and a parish rosary was recited the night before. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery and pallbearers were George Layos, Bill James, Jack James, Louis Pastor, Herman Albertini and Herman Rauzi. Bartek, 67, of 825 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at about 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, in his vehicle at mile marker 34.9 on Highway 191 North, 35 miles north of Rock Springs. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Bartek was up north feeding his horses when he died from an apparent heart attack. He was born in Rock Springs on Sept. 17, 1921, the son of the late William Joseph and Elizabeth Klik Bartek. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1939. Bartek was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Ardean D. Robertson in Rock Springs on July 15, 1947. Bartek was retired and a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the VFW Club. He was a former Rock Springs city treasurer. Survivors include his wife, Ardean of Rock Springs; one son, John Bartek of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Joan Bruderer of Rock Springs; two brothers, Joseph Bartek of Reno, Nev., and Paul Bartek of Los Angeles; one sister, Elizabeth Bartek of Rock Springs; five grandchildren, Johnny, Sarah and Jennifer Bartek and Shari and Tammie Cederburg, all of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Bartek was preceded in death by one brother, William Bartek. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1989 DORIS HUGHES Funeral services for Doris Hughes were Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Vase Funeral Chapel and interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were William Jackson, Robert Collins, Edgar Collins, Doyle Young, Don Williams and Jackie Sweets. Mrs. Hughes, 96, of 1943 20th St., Santa Monica, Calif., died Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Oceanview Convalescent Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. A resident of Santa Monica since 1970 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hughes had been in ill health for the past two years. She was born on June 1, 1892 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Simon and Rosa McHood Collins. She attended schools in Rock Springs. Mrs. Hughes was a member of the Christian Science Church and the V.F.W. Auxiliary. Mrs. Hughes was one of the early-day pioneers of Rock Springs. She was the first colored child born in Rock Springs. Survivors include two daughters, Doris Collins of Santa Monica and Rose Jones of Casper; three granddaughters, Marva Jackson of Denver, Elizabeth Collins of Santa Monica and Joyce Williams of Gainesville, Texas; four great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hughes was preceded in death by two brothers, Emmett and Henry Collins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1989 JOSEPH CYRIL ZAVERSNIK A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Joseph Cyril Zaversnik Thursday, Jan. 19, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with a parish rosary recited the night before. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were August Seneshale, Tony Dolenc, William Dolenc, William J. Dolenc, Joe Bozovich and Joe DOlence. Honorary pallbearers were Max Dolenc and Ronald Hamilton. Zaversnik, 71, of 811 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Wash., where he had been a patient for the past two days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Zaversnik died of a sudden illness. He was born in Rock Springs Sept. 26, 1917, the son of the late Joseph and Theresa Potochnik Azversnik. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Stella Bozovich in Spokane on July 19, 1940. She preceded him in death on Dec. 5, 1978. Zaversnik was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company and Stansbury Coal Company. He was a member of the SS> Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his mother, Mari Zaversnik of Newport, Wash.; one son, Joseph Zaversnik of Lanham, Md.; one son-in-law, Charles Reinhart of Rock Springs; three brothers, Phillip Zaversnik of Elk, Wash., Louis Zaversnik of Borger, Texas and Frank Zaversnik of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Michael (Mary) Yakimovich of Rock Springs, Mrs. Clyde (Rose) Hotchkiss of Elk, Mrs. Paul (Betty) Jacobs of Newport; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Zaversnik was preceded in death by one daughter, Frances. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1989 NANCY D. ST. PIERRE Funeral services for Rock Springs resident Nancy D. St. Pierre, 57, who died Wednesday, Jan. 11, were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. James Hosack of the White Mountain Christian Center officiated. Entombment was in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Mrs. St. Pierre, 418 ½ R Street, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 8:53 p.m. A resident of Rock Springs for the past seven years and former resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, Mrs. St. Pierre had been in ill health the past one year. She was born on June 6, 1931 in Durham, N.C., the daughter of the late William and Bessie Conklin Duncan. She attended schools in Durham and was a graduate of high school there. She attended the University of North Carolina. She married Wayne Marble in Salt Lake City in 1972, and he preceded her in death in 1979. She later married Paul St. Pierre in Salt Lake City in 1980, and he preceded her in death in 1981. Mrs. St. Pierre attended the White Mountain Christian Center and was employed as a floor supervisor for the J.C. Penney store in Rock Springs. Survivors include one son, Robert Hopkins of Evanston; two daughters, Lisa Ross of Rock Springs and Sheryl Nealon of Salt Lake City; seven grandchildren; one sister, Helen Hall of Durham; and one nephew. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1989 NORMA JEAN STANDISH UKIAH, Calif.—Funeral services for Norma Jean Standish were Friday, Jan. 20 at the Eversole Mortuary with burial at the Ukiah Cemetery. Mrs. Standish, 45, of Green River, died Jan. 14 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of a sudden illness. She was born Jan. 31, 1943 in Lavaca, Ark., a daughter of Herbert Leon and Faye (Noblitt) Hunter. She married William J. Standish. They later divorced. She was reared and educated in Cutler and San Jose, Calif., and had lived in Myrtle Creek, Ore., and Missoula, Mont., prior to moving to Green River eight years ago. She had worked for the Green River Star newspaper and most recently worked as a daycare provider. She had been a Cub Scout den mother. She is survived by her mother, Faye Wood of McKinleyville, Calif.; a daughter, Shelli Standish, Craig, Colo.; three sons, Dan Standish, Missoula, Douglas Standish, Moffit, Calif., and Dennis Standish, Myrtle Creek, Ore.; a granddaughter, Bria Standish, Missoula, Mont.; two sisters, Audrey Cantrell, Roseville, Calif., Letha Galloway, McKinleyville, Calif.; and two brother, Clyde Hunter, Eureka, Calif., and Jack Hunter, Winston, Ore. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1989 WILLIAM H. MCLEOD OGDEN, Utah—Funeral services for William H. McLeod were Friday, Jan. 20 in Ogden, Utah, at the Lindquist and Sons Colonial Chapel with interment in the Lindquist Memorial Gardens in Ogden. McLeod, 60, died Tuesday, Jan. 17 at his home of renal cell cancer. He was born Dec. 30, 1928 in Superior, a son of James Taylor Sr. and Ellen Marie Johnson McLeod. He married Alta (Billie) Altstatt on Sept. 24, 1950 in Rock Springs. They were later divorced. He married Helma Grosch Ith on Dec. 20, 1980 in Salt Lake City. He was reared and educated in Superior, had lived in Laramie from 1953-1959, in Tremonton, Utah from 1959-1979 and in the Ogden area since 1979. He graduated from Superior High School and from the University of Wyoming in 1955 with a B.S. degree in commerce and industry. He received his master’s degree in statistics in 1957, also from the University of Wyoming. He graduated with honors in both degree programs. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was a statistician and scientist at Morton-Thiokol Strategic Division. He had also worked for the University of Wyoming as assistant director of business economics and research. He was a member of the library board in Tremonton and an active member of the Box Elder County Democratic Party. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving with the U.S. Army in Chateauroux, France. Surviving are his wife of Ogden; three daughters, Mrs. Carlos A. (Kathie) Hansen, Tremonton, Mrs. Joseph M. (Barbara) Davis, Brigham City, Utah, and Mrs. Douglas (Nancy) Schmidt, Rock Springs; two stepsons, Kent D. Ith of Rushvalley, Utah, and Glen G. Ith, Petersburg, Alaska; and seven grandchildren. Also surviving are three brothers and three sisters, James T. McLeod Jr. and Malcolm M. McLeod, both of Rock Springs, Finley E. McLeod, Lakeville, Minn., Mrs. Eino (Mary Ellen) Kinnunan of Clarkston, Wash., Mrs. N.E. (Lorraine) Adams, Cleburne, Texas, and Mrs. Edward L. (Phyllis) Hawk of Bossier City, La. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1989 GEORGE H. HARDIN Funeral services for George H. Hardin were Thursday, Jan. 27 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with a cremation following services. Hardin, 65, of 1212 Lincoln Ave., Rock Springs, died at 10:53 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 1989 shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Hardin died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 17, 1923 the son of the late Albert and Winifred Baker Hardin. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School graduate with the class of 1942. He married the former Naoma Tennant in Rock Springs on Feb. 19, 1950. He was retired from the Mountain Fuel Supply Company having worked there for more than 40 years. Hardin was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army and was a member of the Episcopal Church. In addition to his wife, Naoma, Hardin is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, George B. and Vickie Hardin and Jerry P. and Nancy Hardin, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Jolene) Menapace of San Jose, Calif., and Jana R. Hardin of Santa Clara, Calif.; one son-in-law, Charles Menapace of San Jose, Calif.; five sisters, Mrs. Richard (Vera) Barrass of Mesa, Ariz., Mrs. George (Blanche) Fergerson of Eureka, Calif., Mrs. Shando (Audrey) Bacskay, Mrs. Robert (Lois) Wilde and Mrs. William (Louise) Fletcher, all of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Hardin was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1989 MARY KAY ANDERSON A memorial service for Mary Kay Anderson was Saturday, Jan. 21, at the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs, with the body cremated and ashes buried in the Rock Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Anderson, 79, Rock Springs, died Jan. 17 in Lakewood, Colo. Mrs. Anderson graduated from the University of Wyoming and taught in the Rock Springs school district for more than 40 years. Her experience was in English, grammar and music. She retired in 1975. She was a member and trustee of the First Congregational Church. She directed the church choirs for a number of years. She was active in the P.E.O and helped establish Chapter A.E. in 1952. She was the first president of the chapter. She was on the executive board of the Wyoming State Chapter and was the state president in 1967. She was active in the Rock Springs Federated Woman’s Club, Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, American Legion Auxiliary and the National Federation of Republican Women. Her husband, Arthur, died in 1960. She is survived by a niece, Nancy F. Griffin of Lakewood; three nephews, Richard F. Frederick of Tempe, Ariz., Donald R. Frederick of Houston and Arthur F. Frederick of Ventura, Calif.; and half-brothers, Robert Norris of Alpine and Glen Norris of Evanston. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1989 HAZEL LAURA PRICE Funeral services for Hazel Laura Price were Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home in Green River with cremation following services. Mrs. Price, 74, of Green River died Jan. 21 at her residence of an apparent heart attack. She was born May 5, 1914 in Lawrence, Kan., a daughter of Jacob and Jessie (Wade) Lefmann. She married Herbert O. Price in April of 1938 in Lawrence. He died Aug. 7, 1987. She was reared and educated in Lawrence. She moved to Denver in 1946 and to Durango, Colo., in 1966. She has resided in Green River since 1974. She had worked as legal secretary in Durango and as an insurance administrator in Denver for the Capital Life Insurance Co. She was active in volunteer work in Green River with the Community Concert Association and the Newcomers Club. She was a bridge player and was in the Sweetwater Archaeology Club. She had also served as a curriculum advisor for Western Wyoming Community College. She is survived by a daughter, Clarissa Staff, Seattle; a son, Herbert Price, Green River; two grandchildren, Jennifer and Derek Price of Green River; and three brothers, Harold Lefmann, Colby, Kan., Delbert Lefmann, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Delmar Lefmann, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1989 ARNOLD JESSE FULLER LABARGE—Graveside services for Arnold Jesse Fuller were Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Viola Cemetery. Fuller, 68, of LaBarge, died Jan. 17 in LaBarge. He was born on Feb. 1, 1920 in Burns to Jesse Tyrone and Marie Wilhemina Fuller. On Dec. 6, 1940 he married Doris Irene Byers in Ogallala, Neb. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for the highway department and was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the local Masonic Lodge No. 41 in Burns. His hobbies were camping, fishing and hunting arrowheads. He is survived by his wife of LaBarge; two daughters, Marie Jane Comin of Muskegon, Mich., and Janet Roth of Vernal, Utah; his mother of Greeley, Colo.; two brothers, Neal Fuller of Greeley and Donald Fuller of Santa Maria, Calif.; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1989 HERBERT HENRY THIMM BOULDER—A memorial services for Herbert Henry Thimm was Friday, Jan. 27 at the Trinity Lutheran Church with interment in the Mountain View Memorial Park in Boulder, Colo. Thimm, 76, of 333 North Bridger, Pinedale, died at 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Sublette County Retirement Center in Pinedale following a lengthy illness. He was born in Beatrice, Neb., on Jan. 26, 1912, the son of the late Frank and Emiline Von Steen Thimm. He attended schools in Beatrice and was a Beatrice High School graduate with the class of 1931. He attended the University of Nebraska where he received a bachelor of science degree in business administration in 1941 and later attended the University of Denver to continue his studies. He married the former Lillian Anna Meyer and she preceded him in death. He was a World War II veteran serving in the United States Army Air Force. He was the owner and operator of several restaurants in Boulder, Colo., and became a meat cutter until his retirement. Thimm was a member of the BPO Elks and the Lutheran Church. Survivors include one son, Roger Thimm of Farson; one daughter, Mrs. William (Helen) Schmeling Jr. of Rock Springs; two brothers, Walter and Frank Thimm Jr., both of Beatrice; two sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Wiens and Mrs. Frank (Esther) Reimer, both of Beatrice; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Thimm was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Penner. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1989 VERNIE HOUSTON WILLIAMS Memorial services for Vernie Houston Williams were Friday, Jan. 27, at the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home in Green River. Upon Williams’ request, his body was donated to the University of Utah Medical School. Williams, 88, of Green River died Jan. 23 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 2, 1900 in Miami, Okla., a son of M.D. and Lucy (Wilson) Williams. He married Evelyn Viola Stagg on Aug. 6, 1924 in Ogden, Utah. He spent his early years and was educated in Pittsburg, Kan. He started working for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1919 in Green River and retired on Oct. 2, 1965. He had lived in many locations while working for the railroad, including Marysville, Kan., and for 26 years lived in Oakley, Kan. He moved from Oakley in 1979 to the Green River area. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 91 in Marysville, Scottish Rite in Salina, Kan., A.A.O.N.M.S. Isis Temple in Salina and Order of the Eastern Star in Oakley, Kan. He was an honorary member of the Union Pacific Oldtimers Club and was past exalted ruler of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Rock Springs. He is survived by a son, Jack Williams, Green River; a daughter, Audrey Oursier, Venice, Calif.; two grandchildren, Evelyn Warner, Venice, Calif., and Debra Harmon, Green River; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Roy D. Williams, Cheyenne, and Leonard P. Williams, Redding, Calif.; and a sister, Ina Henderson, Kansas City, Mo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1989 GEORGE M. “MAC” NIMMO Memorial services for George M. “Mac” Nimmo were conducted Monday, Jan. 30 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with a parish rosary recited Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment of the cremains was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Nimmo, 63, of 143 West Power Circle, Littleton, Colo., died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Porter Memorial Hospital in Denver following a brief illness. He was born in Sheridan on June 24, 1925 to the late George and Elizabeth McCabe Nimmo. He attended schools in Reliance and was a Reliance High School graduate with the class of 1943. He attended the University of Wyoming and received his bachelor of arts degree in education in 1950. He was also a graduate of the FBI academy in Washington, D.C. He married the former Mary Jane Hanks in Rock Springs in 1946. He was a World War II veteran serving in the United States Army. Nimmo served as undersheriff under Mike Maher from 1950 to 1954 when he became sheriff and served until 1966. He was also a former director of the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy in Douglas. Nimmo was employed by the Sinclair Oil Company in Denver at the time of his death. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. In addition to his wife, Mary Jane of Littleton, he is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Jolynn Nimmo of Rock Springs; one daughter, Betty Ann Williams of Waukegan, Ill.; one brother, John Nimmo of Rock Springs; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1989 FLORA GLADYS FORSHAW Funeral services for Flora Gladys Forshaw were Friday, Feb. 3, at the LDS Church on Edgar Street and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mrs. Forshaw, 72, of 609 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 at her sister’s home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Forshaw died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Sept. 8, 1916 in Cumberland, the daughter of the late Albert Carlton and Delphia Shelton Carter. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Leonard Forshaw in Rock Springs on Sept. 27, 1935. He preceded her in death on July 30, 1978. Mrs. Forshaw was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Leola Kaumo of Rock Springs, and several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Forshaw was preceded in death by one daughter, Diane Forshaw, who died on Jan. 13, 1942 and four sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1989 ELEANOR MAXINE BUSSART A private family mass of Christian burial for Eleanor Maxine Bussart was conducted Monday, Jan. 30 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with burial in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Bussart, 66, longtime resident of Green River, died Jan. 26 at the Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev., after a short illness. She was born Jan. 18, 1923 in Lillis, Kan., a daughter of Matthew Christopher and Lillian (O’Brien) Noud. She married Ford Joseph Bussart on May 18, 1943 in Green River. He died Dec. 23, 1960. She spent her early years and was educated in Frankfort, Kan., and had lived in Kansas City, Kan., prior to moving to Green River in 1941. She received nurses training while in Frankfort. She was the manager of the Baralow Brothers Newsstand in the Green River Union Pacific Railroad Depot for more than 25 years. She had also worked for the International Laborers Local in Green River as a clerk. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by two sons, Ford T. Bussart and Gary L. Bussart and a granddaughter, Megan Bussart, all of Green River; two brothers, Matthew Noud, Cheyenne and James Noud, Spokane; and five sisters, Ann Howell, Frankfort, Mary Hill, Beaumont, Texas, Patricia Toone, Green River, Wilma Zook, Baltimore, Md., and Margaret Noud, Topeka, Kan. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers and a sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1989 LOIS HEAGNEY Funeral services for Lois Heagney were Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the First Congregational Church with interment in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Heagney, 77, 1126 Vermont St., Rock Springs, died at her home of a lengthy illness Thursday at 5:30 p.m. She was born Feb. 15, 1911 at Thermopolis, the daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Leona Stuart McCumber. She attended schools in Thermopolis and married Glen Heagney in Thermopolis March 30, 1926. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Congregational Church. Survivors include her husband of Rock Springs, one son, Emery Heagney of Lancaster, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Rosella) Wilde, Klamath Falls, Ore.; three brothers, Fay and Dare McCumber of Thermopolis and Claire McCumber of Sequim, Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Albert (Blanche) Harvey of Thermopolis and Mrs. Dean (Ruth) Raub of San Bernardino, Calif.; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Emma Grable. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1989 JESSIE SMITH, ARSHIRLEY DICKEY AND JOHN RUBIO Funeral services for John Rubio, Jessie Smith and Arshirley Dickey were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 1, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop James R. Etherington conducting. Interment was at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens and pallbearers were Bentis Cordova, Ben Dickey, Miles Vase, Bill Vase, Tom DeWester and Dionisio Rodela. The children, John Rubio, 4, Jessie Smith, 2, and Arshirley Dickey, 22 months, all of 4038 Springs Drive, Rock Springs, died Thursday, Jan. 26, shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase preliminary autopsy results indicate that all three died from asphyxia due to carbon monoxide inhalation. John Rubio was born on Oct. 5, 1984 in Rock Springs, Jessie Smith was born on Feb. 3, 1986 in Rock Springs and Arshirley Dickey was born on March 30, 1987, also in Rock Springs. Survivors include their parents, Douglas and Arnel DeWester Dickey of Rock Springs; maternal grandparents, Dionisio and Rebecca Rodela of Rock Springs; Paternal grandparents, Dave and Letha Wagstaff of Granger, and Benjamin Dickey of San Jose, Calif.; Maternal great-grandparents, Angelo and Florence Vase also of Rock Springs; a great-great grandfather, Archie DeWester of Seattle; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1989 CAROLINE K. SMITH EAST HELENA, Mont.—Caroline K. Smith of East Helena, Mont., died Jan. 15 of cancer. She had numerous friends in the Rock Springs area who she met when attending the Rocky Mountain Polka Festival the past five years. She was a fan and friend of Frank Yankovic and his band. Her son C. Ron and his wife, Rene, and a daughter and her family are survivors. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1989 ROBERT WOELICH FORSYTH, Mont.—Funeral services for Robert Woelich were conducted in Forsyth, Mont., with interment following. Woelich, 28, 5020 Springs Drive No. 58, died instantly at about 5 a.m. Thursday Jan. 26, from injuries he sustained in a semi tractor-trailer accident that occurred 41 miles east of Rock Springs on Interstate 80. According to Sweetwater County Deputy Coroner Byron E. Willingham, Woelich was the driver and sole occupant of a semi tractor-trailer that was traveling westbound when he apparently fell asleep, left the south side of the highway, striking a bridge guardrail, traveling more than 250 feet and driving into a concrete wall supporting the bridge. Willingham said Woelich died of head injuries. The investigation is continuing by the coroner’s office and Wyoming Highway Patrol. He was born in Powell on May 29, 1960, the son of Marvin and Frieda Dienes Woelich. He attended schools in Hysham, Mont., and was a graduated of Hysham High School, class of 1978. He married the former Debbie Renae Holmes of Forsyth, Mont., on Oct. 22, 1986. A resident of Rock Springs for the past four years, he was employed by the Tri-State Chemical Company as a driver and operator at the time of his death. In addition to his wife of Rock Springs and his parents of Forsyth, Woelich is survived by a son, Robert Joe Woelich, also of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1989 MAX OLGUIN Funeral services for Max Olguin were Friday, Feb. 10, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with interment at the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Florenzo Olguin, Lorenzo Martinez, Pat Branch, Alex Mora, Donald Muniz and Jerry Muniz. Olguin, 58, of 113 M St., Rock Springs, died at noone Saturday, Feb. 4 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City following a lengthy illness. He was born in Mora, N.M., on Nov. 19, 1930, the son of the late Juan and Eleana Valdez Olguin. He attended schools in Mora where he graduated from high school and he later attended barber school. He was a veteran of the Korean War having served with the United States Army. Olguin was an assistant sexton, having worked at the Rock Springs city cemetery. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Olguin is survived by two sons, Casey and Mario Olguin, both of Rock Springs; three daughters, Nora, Yvonne and Anita Olguin, all of Rock Springs; one brother Florenzo Olguin of Mora; two sisters, Mrs. Lorenzo “Jenny” Martinez of Santa Fe, N.M., and Rosalie Garcia of Mora; one granddaughter, Sabrina Lee Monczunski; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Olguin was preceded in death by a son, John. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1989 FLORIAN “SPEED” DUYACOFF Funeral services for Florian “Speed” Duyacoff were Thursday, Feb. 9 at the vase Funeral Chapel with interment in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Smith Jr., Joe Stoffa, William Hanking, Clifford Overy, Irvin Olson and Gordon Olson. Duyacoff, 71, of 259 First St., Superior, was found dead outside of his home Sunday morning, Feb. 5. Duyacoff was born on May 2, 1917, in Cambrai [sic], the son of the late Yordan and Catherine Zurich Duyacoff. He attended schools in Thermopolis and was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Army. A resident of Superior since 1936 and former resident of Cambrai [sic] and Thermopolis, Duyacoff was a retired coal miner having worked for the U.P. Coal Company. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church, the Disabled American Veterans and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include a brother, Robert L. Smith of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Irvin (Blasia) Olson of Helper, Utah, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Duyacoff was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs. John (Helen) Stoffa who died in 1981. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1989 ROBERT P. MEMOVICH Memorial services for Robert P. Memovich were Monday, Feb. 6, at the Vase Funeral Chapel and cremation followed in Salt Lake City. Memovich, 60, 810 D St., died at 11:21 a.m. Friday at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient a short time. He was born Nov. 17, 1928 in Clovis, N.M., the son of the late Paul and Anna Dugan Memovich. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a RSHS graduate. He also attended the Harvard Military School in Los Angeles. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. At the time of his death, he was employed by Western Wyoming Oil Company and previously he worked for the U.S. Postal Service. He also operated a book store in Rock Springs. He was a longtime Rock Springs resident and a member of the VFW and the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Paul Anthony Memovich of Sun City, Ariz.; one brother, William Memovich of Denver; three sisters, Mrs. Fred (Shirley) Radosevich of Rock Springs, Mrs. Ronald (Mary Ann) Hamilton of Rock Springs and Mrs. Paul (Lillian) Putz of Sun City; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Dorothy Dodds and Alice Harris. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1989 STONNA GALINSKI RANGELY, Colo.—A private cremation was conducted Jan. 16 for Stonna Galinski with interment and services in Colorado. Mrs. Galinski, 73, died Jan 15 at the Rangely District Hospital, Rangely, Colo. She was born May 15, 1915 in Hudson, the daughter of Pete Sevanovich and Solka Lasovich. She was a former motel manager at the El Rancho Motel in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary in Rock Springs and the Croatian Lodge, also in Rock Springs. Survivors include a son, Tom Galinski of Topeka, Kan., and a daughter, Joanne Newman of Massadona, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1989 BEATRICE PETERSON VENTURA, Calif.—Funeral services for Beatrice Peterson were Jan. 23 in the San Buenaventura Mission in California. Mrs. Peterson, 84, a former Rock Springs resident, died Jan. 19 in Ventura, Calif. She was born Feb. 9, 1904 and married Roland Peterson. She owned and operated the Rialto Beauty Shop in Rock Springs for several years and was known by her nickname of “Curley.” Survivors include her husband; two sons, William and Richard; one sister and five brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1989 ELIZABETH MARCELLE BARTLETT KEMMERER—Funeral services for Elizabeth Marcelle Bartlett were Thursday, Feb. 9 at the LDS Stake Center with interment in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Mrs. Marcelle Bartlett, 65, of Kemmerer died Feb. 6 in Salt Lake City. She was born Sept. 11, 1923 in Kemmerer to Alexander and Rose Alice Fern Black. On April 20, 1946 she married Kenneth Ernest Bartlett in Kemmerer. He died on Sept. 27, 1985. She was a member of the LDS Church. She is survived by five sons, Gary Bartlett of Kemmerer, Louis Bartlett of Kemmerer, Kenneth Bartlett of Diamondville, Thomas Bartlett of Las Vegas, Nev., and Jerry Bartlett of Kemmerer; two daughters, Georgette Pollard of Kemmerer and Cissy Buckendorf of Rock Springs; 22 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, Joe Black of Kemmerer, Earl Black of Kemmerer and Ralph Black of Diamondville; and one sister, Darlene Wayman of Evanston. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 Former Mayor James Dies At 83 Edwin Ernest James, 83, 805 Rhode Island, Rock Springs, died at 7:15 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, 1989 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Feb. 8. James was mayor of Rock Springs from 1946 to 1958. During his administration, the first city sewage plant was built near the present Plaza Mall. He became ill on Feb. 5 and was taken to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and on Feb. 8 was flown to Salt Lake City for further treatment. He was born May 1, 1905 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Thomas Alma and Margaret Syme James. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School graduate. He also attended the University of Utah. He married the former Margaret A. Lange on Oct. 14, 1930 in the Salt Lake City Temple. He owned and operated the Superior Lumber Company in Rock Springs. James was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. James was past president of the local Lions Club and was district governor of the state. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America, receiving the Silver Beaver Award for his service. He was a member of the Mountain States Lumber Dealers Association and had received a lifetime membership award in November of 1988. He was a member of the board of directors for the Rock Springs National Bank at the time of his death. In January, he retired as president of the board of Sweetwater Federal Savings and Loan where he had been the only president since 1935. He served a mission in the Australian mission for his church. He had positions of counselor in the bishopric and served also as stake president and his wife served as stake and regional dance director. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, of Rock Springs; four daughters and sons-in-law: Joan and Daron Dewey, Rock Springs, Carol and Bill Lindsey, Bountiful Utah, Elaine and Russell Homer and Marilee and Alvin Vlam, both of Sandy, Utah; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Services will be Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at the LDS church, 2055 Edgar St., Bishop Joseph Lewis conducting. Friends may call at the funeral chapel, 154 Elk St., Tuesday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Wednesday until 10 a.m. and at the church from 11 a.m. until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 OWEN W. WEST Services for Owen W. West, 83, who died Thursday, Feb. 9, were in Rock Springs at the LDS Church, 2055 Edgar St., on Tuesday. Burial was in Hoytsville, Utah. West was born May 26, 1905 in Hoytsville, Utah, the youngest of 11 children. He was preceded in death by his parents and all his siblings except for a brother, Ellis, of Coalville, Utah. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission. Later he married Blanch Salmon on Apirl 4, 1928 in the Salt Lake Temple. He had three children, Larry West of Prescott, Ariz., Keith West of Rock Springs, and Barbara Sandstrom of Lakewood, Colo. West divorced Blanch in 1961 and married Eve Bronstein in Denver. As a businessman, West was associated with West Monument Co., West Tire and Battery, Desert Oil, West Theater and Nehi Beverage Co. He was active in the leadership of his community and the church where he was a bishop for nine years. Survivors in addition to his children include his wife, 16 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 JACK B. ROWSE PHOENIX--Services for Jack B. Rowse were Monday, Feb. 6 in Phoenix. Rowse, former resident of Rock Springs, died Feb. 2 in Phoenix. Rowse as an independent distributor for Continental Baking Company while living in Rock Springs. He and his wife, Doris, moved to Rock Springs in 1939 from Ogden, Utah. Rowse served a stake mission for the LDS church in Rock Springs. He was active in the LDS church holding a variety of positions. At the time of his death, he was a high priest. Rowse's hobbies were fishing, hunting an bowling. In 1959, the Rowse family moved to Phoenix where he continued to be affiliated with Continental Baking Company. He and Mrs. Rowse were temple workers at the Mesa, Ariz., LDS temple. He is survived by his wife of Phoenix; sons, Jack Brent of Paradise, Calif., Major Dale Dean of Omaha, Neb., and Myron Van of Phoenix; and a daughter, Sherry McDonald of Price, Utah. He also has 24 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 VICTOR MUNOZ Mass of Christian burial for Victor M. Munoz, 33, of Green River was Friday, Feb. 17, 1989 at 10 a.m. in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was recited Thursday evening. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Munoz died Feb. 14 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born May 18, 1955 in Chihuahua, Mexico, a son of Manuel and Virginia (Treviso) Munoz. He married Lilia Moreno on April 28, 1978 in Zacatecas, Mexico. He spent his early years in Mexico and lived in Van Nuys, Calif., from 1973 until he moved to Green River in 1978. He had worked as a laborer and while in Green River had worked for Project Construction Corp. He was a member of the Construction and General Laborers Union, Local No. 1271. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He is survived by his father of Rock Springs; a son, Victor Munoz Jr., San Bernardino, Calif.; seven brothers, Eduardo, Miguel, Mario, Raul, Enrique and Carlos, all of Green River and Alfredo Munoz, Chihuahua; and two sisters, Luz Reyes, San Jose, Calif., and Maria Munoz of Green River. He was preceded in death by his mother and grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 JOHN L. TAUCHER A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated for John L. Taucher at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. A parish rosary was rectied with interment at the St. Joseph's Cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Taucher, Nelson Taucher, Joe Lison, Jon Lison, Warren Andeson, Jack Kaumo, Carl Anderson and Harold Anderson. Taucher, 81, of 912 Wyoming St., Rock Springs, died at 5:22 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13 at the St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City. A lifetime resident of Rock Springs, Taucher had been in ill health the past one month. He was born on Nov. 3, 1907 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Urban and Mary Mrak Taucher. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Maxine F. Parkin in Rock Springs on May 12, 1941. Taucher was a retired camp foreman having worked for Mountain Fuel Supply Company since 1942. From 1945 to 1965, Taucher and his family lived at South Baxter Gas Camp. They moved to Rock Springs in 1965 and he retired in 1971. Taucher was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the K.S.K.J. Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Maxine, of Rock Springs; his father-in-law, Raymong Parkin of Rock Springs; two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Susan Taucher of Laramie, and Nelson and Debbie Taucher of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Carl (Pam) Anderson and Mrs. Jack (Michaela) Kaumo, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Frank Taucher of Lancaster, Calif.; one sister, Mary Buchan of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren, Joe and Jon Lison and Warren and Shauna Anderson, Nadine Kaumo McGuire, Shane Taucher, all of Rock Springs, and Jack A. Kaumo of Boise, Idaho; three great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Taucher was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Urban Taucher Jr., and one sister, Jennie Taucher Anderson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 GEORGE JOHN MARUSHACK A Mass of Christian burial for George John Marushack was Saturday, Feb. 11 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with a parish rosary recited and interment at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Marushack, 80, of 1105 Clark St., Rock Springs, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Cottonwood Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient for the past 13 days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Marushack died following a three-month illness. He was born in Rock Springs on April 18, 1908, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Lancos Marushack. He attended schools in Rock Springs and later married the former Tillie Jackovich in Rock Springs Oct. 20, 1934. He had been employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company and later at the FMC Corporation as a machinist until his retirement in 1974. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church Marushack was a Rock Springs city councilman for six years serving under the Dr. Roe and Al Nelson administrations. In addition to his wife, Tillie, Marushack is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lee (Rosemarie) Jimenez of Murray, Utah, and Kathleen Rainey of Coos Bay, Ore.; two brothers, John and Frank Marushack, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Sue Pecolar of Longview, Wash. four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Mike and Joseph, and one sister, Mary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 MARY O'C. POMIJE LE CENTER, Minn.--Mary O'Connell Pomije, 97, homemaker and tacher, died after a lengthy illness in Le Center, Minn., on Dec. 19, 1988. She was born at Maple Hill Derrynane Township, Minn., on Oct. 9, 1891, to William and Hanna Shea O'Connell. After being graduated from St. Ann's High School in 1909, she began her teaching career in the same country school in which she had begun her education, the fourth generation of her family to teach in that district. After teaching for 12 years in various schools in southern Minnesota and social service work in Philadelphia and St. Paul, she married Benjamin Pomije on June 14, 1921 in St. Aloysius Church, Olivia, Minn. In New Prague, Minn., they had one daughter and five sons, including two sets of twins. Her husband died March 26, 1946. Their twin sons, Patrick and Henry, also preceded her in death. She was the only survivor of her own family. During World War II, she returned to teaching. At age 69, she earned her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Minnesota. After retiring from teaching in Minnesota she taught for 10 years in various ranch and elementary schools in southern and central Wyoming. Her special interest was in teaching of retarded children, in a one-on-one basis. Through the years she was active in the Red Corss, Women's Suffrage, League of Women Voters and the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. She was a member of St. Wenceslaus Church in New Prague. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Joan) Berti of Rock Springs and Phoenix; son M. Michael Pomije of Minneapolis and twin sons, Dr. Robert Pomije of La Salle, Ill., and Ralph Pomije of New Prague; 31 grandchildren including Charles and Paul Berti of Rock Springs, and many great-grandchildren. Her nephew, the Rev. Marion O'Connell of Notre Dame University, celebrated the funeral Mass and delivered the homily/eugology on Dec. 22. Six grandsons were the pallbearers and interment was in the family plot in the Catholic cemetery in New Prague. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 ALFRED S. (FRED) HAPGOOD CHEYENNE--Services for Alfred S. (Fred) Hapgood were Monday, Feb. 13 at the Wiederspahn Chapel of the Chimes with interment in the Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Hapgood, 65, of Cheyenne died Thursday at Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne. Born April 3, 1923 in Hanna, he lived in Cheyenne since 1963. Prior to that he lived in Rawlins and worked at the Sinclair Refinery there. Since moving to Cheyenne he worked at Wycon Chemicals, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the First Congregational Church in Cheyenne, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 660, Cheyenne Airport Golf Club, Seminoe Boat Club and several bowling leagues. He is survived by his wife, Bette Hapgood of Cheyenne. They were married Feb. 12, 1946 in Laramie. Other survivors include two sons, Bill Hapgood of Cheyenne; and Tom Hapgood of Rock Springs; a daughter, Sandra Avery of Rock Springs; his father, Alfred Hapgood of Rawlins; three brothers, Harold Hapgood of Rawlins; Del Hapgood of Las Cruces, N.M.; and Lyle Hapgood of Poway, Calif.; two sisters, Phyllis Henningson of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Alice Stiefvter of Rawlins; three grandsons and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his mother, Agnes Hapgood, one brother and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 Services Set For Ibarra The body of Juan Fransico Ibarra, 28, Rock Springs, who died about Feb. 10 will be taken to Salt Lake City, Utah, for cremation and memorial services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father John Flanningan, S.J. of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church will officiate. Friends may call at the chapel, 154 Elk St., Wednesday morning until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 David Wilde Dies at 85 David Ferrel Wilde, 85, 1412 Main, Reliance, died at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Ogden, Utah, following a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 14, 1904 in Cumberland, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Wilde. He attended schools in Cumberland and married Lovean Blacker in Cumberland July 17, 1924. She preceded him in death May 24, 1984. He was a retired coal miner for the Union Pacific Coal Company and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include three children, Mrs. Nick (Loretta) Skorup of Rock Springs, Mrs. James (Willitta) Besso of Ogden and Doral Wilde of Reliance; three brothers, Gordon Wilde and Paul Wilde, both of Salt Lake City, and Bryan Wilde of Mesa, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Sam (Joy) Hopkins of Croydon, Utah, and Mrs. Clem (Ada) Eyre of Lyman; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two sisters, one brother, a son and a daughter who died in infancy. Services are Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Vsse Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the chapel, 154 Elk St., Monday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Tuesday until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 Mary West Dies at 80 DRAPER, Utah--Mrs. Henry (Mary T.) West, 80, died Thursday, Feb. 16, at her home in Draper, Utah. A former resident of Rock Springs and Quealy, she was born Aug. 18, 1908 in Sedro Wooley, Wash., the daughter of the late Albert and Justine Sabo Toth Sr. She married Henry E. West Sr., in Green River May 2, 1925. She was a member of the Draper LDS Church and the Draper Senior Citizens Center. She is survived by four grandchildren, Michaele Newman, Jerry Sena, Mrs. Richard (Karen) Bergan, and Jeffery T. West; a sister, Justine Toth Stanko, and a brother, Albert Toth Jr., both of Pinedale; daughter-in-law, Barbara Eyre; and five great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry E. West Sr., and only son, Henry E. West Jr. Funeral services will be Saturday, Feb. 18 at noon at the Draper LDS 12th Ward Chapel. Interment will be in the Draper City Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1989 Ethel Wright Dies a 68 DEER LODGE, Mont.--Former longtime Rock Springs resident Ethel Wright, 68, of 1024 Montana Avenue, Deer Lodge, Mont., died in her home Feb. 12 following a brief illness. Born in Sidney, Neb., Aug. 21, 1920 to the late William Arthur and Vina Harp, she attended schools in Sidney, Albin, and Cheyenne. She married Virgil Desmond Wright Jan. 3, 1936 in Cheyenne and they moved to Rock Springs a short time later. He preceded her in death May 2, 1987. Survivors include her two daughters, Judy Kruse of Maple Grove, Minn. and Penny Kawamura of Spokane, Wash., six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1989 EDWIN ERNEST JAMES Funeral services for Edwin Ernest James were Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the LDS church with Bishop Joseph Lewis conducting and interment at the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Steven Dewey, Scott Dewey, Bruce Dewey, Conley Lindsey, Austin Lindsey, Brad Homer, Kevin Horn and Russ Scovil. Honorary pallbearers were Keith Homer, Craig Homer, Mark Mishler and Stephen Carroll. James, 83, 805 Rhode Island, Rock Springs, died at 7:15 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, 1989 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Feb. 8. James was mayor of Rock Springs from 1946 to 1958. During his administration, the first city sewage plant was built near the present Plaza Mall. He became ill on Feb. 5 and was taken to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and on Feb. 8 was flown to Salt Lake City for further treatment. He was born May 1, 1905 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Thomas Alma and Margaret Syme James. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School graduate. He also attended the University of Utah. He married the former Margaret A. Lange on Oct. 14, 1930 in the Salt Lake City Temple. He owned and operated the Superior Lumber Company in Rock Springs. James was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. James was past president of the local Lions Club and was district governor of the state. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America, receiving the Silver Beaver Award for his service. He was a member of the Mountain States Lumber Dealers Association and had received a lifetime membership award in November of 1988. He was a member of the board of directors for the Rock Springs National Bank at the time of his death. In January, he retired as president of the board of Sweetwater Federal Savings and Loan where he had been the only president since 1935. He served a mission in the Australian mission for his church. He had positions of counselor in the bishopric and served also as stake president and his wife served as stake and regional dance director. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, of Rock Springs; four daughters and sons-in-law: Joan and Daron Dewey, Rock Springs, Carol and Bill Lindsey, Bountiful Utah, Elaine and Russell Homer and Marilee and Alvin Vlam, both of Sandy, Utah; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1989 ETHEL OCKERMAN Funeral services for Ethel Ockerman were Thursday at the LDS Church in Rock Springs with Bishop Roger S. Hovey conducting and interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jason Shalata, Robert Shalata, Mickey Druce, Larry Schultz, Steven Schultz and Mike Anderson. Mrs. Ockerman, 87, of 127 Grant St., Rock Springs, died at 8:35 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Feb. 19. A resident of Rock Springs since 1932 and former resident of Magna, Utah, Mrs. Ockerman had been in ill health the past one week. She was born on March 19, 1901 in Levan, Utah, the daughter of the late Stephen and Annie Sorensen Moss. She attended schools in Levan and married Albert Leo Ockerman in Garfield, Utah in December of 1919. He preceded her in death on April 30, 1949. Mrs. Ockerman was a clerk for the Ockerman Electric Company at the time of her death. She was the instigator of the triangle veterans monument located at the intersection of Elk Street and Grant Street. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Daughters of the Nile, Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary, the Pythian Sisters and the North American. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Virginia Ockerman, one daughter and son-in-law, Donna V. and Robert Anderson, all of Rock Springs; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Ockerman was preceded in death by 14 brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1989 ADONIS ROMERO Services for Adonis Romero were Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Wade officiating and interment in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Emil Bartolic, Mike Gunyan, Regis Mehal, Jerry Layton, Jerry Uranker and Dennis Culver. Romero, 55, of 951 Truman St., Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 10:52 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Romero became suddenly ill and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. He was born on Feb. 27, 1933 in Rock Springs, the son of Joseph Adonis and Myrtle Dean Crapo Romero. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He married the former Virginia Pittam in Rock Springs on May 20, 1956. Romero was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a co-owner of the City Auto Sales in Rock Springs. Romero was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Virginia, of Rock Springs; his mother and stepfather, Myrtle Dean and Joe J. Padilla of Rock Springs; three sons, Donald Gene Romero, Joseph Earl Romero and Kenneth Russell Romero, all of Rock Springs; three brothers, Ren Romero, Ralph Romero and Roy Romero, all of Rock Springs; five sisters, Mrs. Harry (Dolores) Nickolas of Rock Springs, Mrs. Dean (Jeanne) Forsgren of Aurora, Colo., Mrs. Ron (Louise) Cary of Grand Junction, Colo., Mrs. Dale (Retha) Blakely of Rock Springs and Vicki Holdrege of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Romero was preceded in death by his father; one brother, Robert Romero, who was killed in Vietnam in 1969 and two grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1989 DAVID WILDE Services for David Ferrel Wilde were Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel with burial in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Nick Skorup, Dave Skorup, Stewart Fessler, Cecil McPhie, Duane McPhie and Carlisle McPhie. Wilde, 85, 1412 Main, Reliance, died at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Ogden, Utah, following a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 14, 1904 in Cumberland, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Wilde. He attended schools in Cumberland and married Lovean Blacker in Cumberland July 17, 1924. She preceded him in death May 24, 1984. He was a retired coal miner for the Union Pacific Coal Company and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include three children, Mrs. Nick (Loretta) Skorup of Rock Springs, Mrs. James (Willitta) Besso of Ogden and Doral Wilde of Reliance; three brothers, Gordon Wilde and Paul Wilde, both of Salt Lake City, and Bryan Wilde of Mesa, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Sam (Joy) Hopkins of Croydon, Utah, and Mrs. Clem (Ada) Eyre of Lyman; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two sisters, one brother, a son and a daughter who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1989 AARON W. DENELEY Funeral services for Aaron W. Deneley were Friday at the Bert Mortuary in Orem, Utah with interment and graveside services in the Rock Springs city cemetery. Pallbearers were Major Patrick A. Burns, P.H. Burns, Joe Melinkovich, Don Bell, Ed Herrin and Steve Herrin. Deneley, 78, Orem, Utah, died Monday, Feb. 20, in Provo, Utah of heart failure. He was born June 20, 1910 in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, the son of Aaron and Lydia Fletcher Deneley. He married Ione Rebecca Parr Aug. 5, 1933 in Salt Lake City. She preceded him in death Sept. 18, 1982. He was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1928 and worked in the Rock Springs area for the Sunlight Bakery, the Union Pacific store, at the Reliance tipple and for U.S. Dept. of Agriculture as an office manager after 1954. He retired in 1979 and moved to Utah. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Patrick (Diane) Burns, Feltwell, Norfolk, England, and Karen D. Yoast, Orem; and one grandson, Justin Yoast, Orem. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1989 MARY T. WEST DRAPER, Utah—Funeral services for Mary T. West were Saturday, Feb. 18 at the LDS 12th Ward chapel with interment in the Draper City Cemetery. Mrs. West, 80, died Thursday, Feb. 16, at her home in Draper, Utah. A former resident of Rock Springs and Quealy, she was born Aug. 18, 1908 in Sedro Wooley, Wash., the daughter of the late Albert and Justine Sabo Toth Sr. She married Henry E. West Sr., in Green River May 2, 1925. She was a member of the Draper LDS Church and the Draper Senior Citizens Center. She is survived by four grandchildren, Michaele Newman, Jerry Sena, Mrs. Richard (Karen) Bergan and Jeffery T. West; a sister, Justine Toth Stanko, and a brother, Albert Toth Jr., both of Pinedale; daughter-in-law, Barbara Eyre; and five great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry E. West Sr., and only son, Henry E. West Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1989 WILLIAM MCMILLAN KEMMERER—A memorial services for William McMillan was Tuesday at the St. James Episcopal Church in Kemmerer with the body cremated. McMillan, 72, of Kemmerer, died Feb. 17, 1989 in Kemmerer. He was born on April 8, 1916 in Rock Springs to William and Jean McMurtrie McMillan Sr. He married Opal Louise Pecolar April 8, 1939 in Green River. He was a member of the St. James Episcopal Church. He worked for many years as a coal miner. His hobbies were hunting and fishing for most of his life. He is survived by his wife of Kemmerer; two sons, Mike of Kemmerer and Brad of Diamondville; one daughter, Connie Brown, Bountiful, Utah; three grandchildren; one brother, Ronald McMillan and one sister, Jane Kelley, both of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1989 JUAN FRANSICO IBARRA Funeral services for Juan Fransico Ibarra were Wednesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel with cremation and memorial services in Salt Lake City. Ibarra, 28, of 1900 Churchill St., No. 5, Rock Springs was found dead at his home at about 4:16 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Mahjhanovich, Ibarra had been dead since about Feb. 7 and he died of natural causes. He was born on July 2, 1960 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. He attended school in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1979. Ibarra was a custodian for SWRC. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Ibarra was preceded in death by his mother and he is survived by his stepfather, two brothers and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1989 ETHEL WRIGHT DEER LODGE, Mont.—Former longtime Rock Springs resident Ethel Wright, 68, of 1024 Montana Avenue, Deer Lodge, Mont., died in her home Feb. 12 following a brief illness. Born in Sidney, Neb. Aug. 21, 1920 to the late William Arthur and Vina Harp, she attended schools in Sidney, Albin and Cheyenne. She married Virgil Desmond Wright Jan. 3, 1936 in Cheyenne and they moved to Rock Springs a short time later. He preceded her in death May 2, 1987. Survivors include her two daughters, Judy Kruse of Maple Grove, Minn. and Penny Kawamura of Spokane, Wash., six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 4, 1989 RUDOLPH JELOSEK A mass of Christian burial for Rudolph Jelosek was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 at the Vase Funeral Home. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Jelosek, 76, of 620 5th Avenue West, Rock Springs, died at 8:26 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past nine days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Jelosek died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Dec. 3, 1912 in Gunn, the son of the late Urban and Ursula Kramzar Jelosek. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Christine Shiflar in Rock Springs on Aug. 13, 1933. Jelosek worked as a monument installer and salesman in Rock Springs. He was also the former owner and operator of the Rock Springs Service Station. He worked at the Stansbury Coal Mine and he also worked as a meat cutter for Schnauber’s. Jelosek was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Christine, of Rock Springs; one son, Rudy Jelosek of Salt Lake City; one son and daughter-in-law, James and Glenna Jelosek of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Joseph and Marilyn Rogers of Rock Springs and Delmer and Judith O’Connell of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; two brothers, Victor and Ernest Jelosek, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Millie Radosevich of Rock Springs and Rose Littrell of Broomfield, Colo.; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Jelosek was preceded in death by one brother, John. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 4, 1989 HARRY WILLIAM STODICK Funeral services for Harry William Stodick were conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 1 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church and the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M. officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Darin Budak, Paul Reuter, Michael Budak, Fred Urutia, Bill Kouris and Kraig Kouris. Honorary pallbearers were Jack Rafferty, Clarence Daniels, Barton Grosso, James Zelenka Jr., John Bucho and Val Kalan. Stodick, 88, of 1804 Elk St., No. 145, Rock Springs, died at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 1989 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Stodick died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Nov. 19, 1900 in Erie, Colo., the son of the late George and Ella McDonald Stodick. He attended schools in Colorado and married the former Louise Lewis in Rock Springs on April 6, 1961. She preceded him in death on April 7, 1982. Stodick was a retired hoist operator having worked for FMC Corp for 15 years and he was a retired coal miner having worked in the area for 35 years. Stodick was a member of the BPO Elks Lodge No. 624, the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M., the Eastern Star, Mountain Lily Chapter No. 10, the Wyoming Consistory of Cheyenne, the Scotish Rite Mason No. 32, the Korein Temple of the Rawlins Shriners, the UMWA, the AARP and the BPO Elks Lodge No. 1921. In addition to his parents and wife, Stodick was preceded in death by two sisters, Agnes Stodick and Mildred Stevenson and one brother, George W. Stodick. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 4, 1989 ROY M. HEWITT A mass of Christina burial for Roy M. Hewitt was celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 2 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father John Flannigan, S.J., officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Joe Hewitt, Jerome Hewitt, John Hewitt, Kurt Jackman, Dale Sims and Ray Hines. Hewitt, 68, of 410 Fremont St., Rock Springs, died at 6:33 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 1989 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 former resident of Cheyenne and Paxton, Ill., Hewitt had been in ill health the past two weeks. He was born in Canby, Minn., on Feb. 8, 1921, the son of the late George and Ann Cook Hewitt. He attended schools in Canby and was a graduate of high school there. He married the former Angela Haun in Denver on July 7, 1951 and she preceded him in death on Feb. 11, 1982. Hewitt was a retired electromechanical technician, having worked for the FAA. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include three sons, Joseph Hewitt of Salt Lake City, Jerome Hewitt of Denver and John Hewitt of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Kurt (Jeanette) Jackman of Rock Springs and Mrs. Dale (JoAnn) Sims of Prescott, Ariz.; one sister, Barbara Keller of Ogden, Utah; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 4, 1989 RAY MAXAM DACK Funeral services for Ray Maxam Dack were conduced at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Bear Steele, Craig Jensen, Wayne Jensen, Dale Jensen, Justin Jensen and Norval Nell. Dack, 78, of 260 Gopher Drive No. 5, Rock Springs, died at 11:56 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 1989 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City following a brief illness. He was born March 28, 1910 in Fayette, Utah, the son of the late Earl and Ranie May Myrup Dack. He attended schools in both Centerville and Salt Lake City. Dack married the former Marjorie Emma Steele in Green River on July 11, 1935. A resident of Rock Springs since 1972, and former resident of Farson for 2 years where he was a farmer, he also retired from the Bureau of Reclamation after 20 years of service. He then moved to Rock Springs in 1972 where he opened and operated a trailer court. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie, of Rock Springs; two sons, Ray Buckley Dack of Boise, Idaho, and Douglas Earl Dack of Farson; one brother, Donald E. Dack of Salt Lake City; one sister, Mrs. Don (Verna) Conly of Salt Lake City; six grandchildren; two great-granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Dack was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs. Clarice Bingham. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 4, 1989 JOSE RUIZ Funeral services for Jose Amrosio Ruiz were Friday, March 3 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 Rogeio C. Estrada, Manuel Dorrance, Julio Delgadillo, Lois M. Rojas, Edward Shineberg and Alboro Estrada. Ruiz, 73, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 1 at the Sage View Care Center where he had been a patient since Dec. 29. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 32 years, Ruiz had been in ill health the past four months. He was born on Dec. 7, 1915 in Santa Rosa, N.M. He attended schools in Santa Rosa and worked in Rock Springs for many years. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 4, 1989 CORRINE STRANGE Memorial services were Saturday, Feb. 25 for Corrine M. Thraen Strange at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River with Father Eugene Sullivan officiating. A mass of Christian burial was Monday, Feb. 20 at the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with Father David Polich as the celebrant. Burial was in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia, Iowa, with Neil Ohms, Amond Ohms, John Buman, Don Thraen, John Thraen and Ronald Thraen serving as pallbearers. Mrs. Strange, 45, died Feb. 15 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Strange, daughter of Arthur and Golden Christensen Thraen, was born Nov. 2, 1943, at Harlan, Iowa. She was raised in Harlan and graduated from the Harlan High School in 1962. She attended the Creighton School of Nursing in Omaha where she became a registered nurse. She worked in Iowa City and on September 1, 1966, she married Larry Strange at Iowa City. They have been in the house construction business in Laramie and Green River. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Green River. Mrs. Strange was preceded in death by her father in 1948 and brother, Lamont, in 1958. Survivors include her husband, Larry of Green River; a stepson, Terry, of Houston; one daughter, Laura, at home; her mother, Golden Thraen of Harlan; one brother, Chris Thraen of Woodbine, N.J.; and two sisters, Verlee Henry of Green Creek, N.J. and Ellen Ann Schroeder of Vineland, N.J. She is also survived by a grandson, Casey, other relatives and friends. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 4, 1989 MARVIN CHECKMAN OGDEN, Utah—Services and burial for Marvin Checkman were conducted in Ogden, Utah. Checkman, 33, of 45 Purple Sage Road No. 64, died at 12:55 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, 1989 at his home. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Checkman was the victim of an apparent self-inflicted .357 caliber gunshot wound to the head. He was born in Ogden, Utah, on Feb. 12, 1956, the son of Marvin L. and Lynn Beckstead Checkman. He attended schools in Ogden and married the former Krista T. Toomey at the Bondurant Ranch in June of 1988. A resident of Rock Springs for the past four years and former resident of Lyman and Ogden, Checkman was a service repairman for K-J Mobile Homes. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his wife, Krista, of Rock Springs; his mother, Lynn Hunter of Ogden; his father, Marvin Checkman of Palm Springs, Calif.; two sons, Wesley and Jessie Checkman, both of Roy, Utah; two stepsons, William and Bryan Sortor, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Leslie Checkman of Ogden; two half-brothers, Frank Rowdy of Ogden and Clayton Muir of Manila, Utah; one stepbrother, Joseph DeSalvo of Rock Springs; one half-sister, Becky Linger of Phoenix, Ariz.; one stepsister, Nancy Penland of West Warren, Utah; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 4, 1989 ESTER FLINK GREEN Funeral services for ester Flink Green were conducted Thursday, March 2 at 10 a.m. at the Holman Funeral Service in Portland, Ore., with burial in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. Ester Flink Green, 87, of Green River died Feb. 26, 1989 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, after a brief illness. She was born July 12, 1901 in Atvidaberg, Sweden, a daughter of Alfred Theodore and Alma Anderson Flinck. She married Elmore H. Green Sept. 18, 1933 in Mt. Vernon, Wash. He died Aug. 27, 1973. She spent her early years and was educated in Sweden. At the age of 24 she moved to Portland, where she resided until 1987. She lived in Green River for the past two years. She was a member of the Loaves and Fishes organization in Portland and was a member of the Lutheran Church. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Carl (Anne Louise) Stark of Green River; three grandchildren, Elizabeth Stark of Green River, Jon Stark of Salt Lake City and Kenneth Stark of Odessa, Texas; and two great-grandchildren. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 11, 1989 JOHN G. MARUSHACK A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for John G. Marushack Wednesday, March 8 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. A parish rosary and Knights of Columbus rosary was recited on March 7. Interment was at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Joseph Marushack, Michael Marushack, Daniel Marushack, Kevin Marushack and Denise Marushack. Marushack, 85, of 1302 Kimberly Ave., Rock Springs, died at 6 p.m. Sunday, March 5, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since March 4. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Marushack died following a brief illness. He was born on Oct. 11, 1903 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Lancos Marushack. He attended school sin Rock Springs and married the former Anna Balog in Rock Springs on June 3, 1930. Marushack was a retired mine foreman for the Union Pacific Coal Company and he was also a retired maintenance man for the U.P. Railroad. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include is wife, Anna of Rock Springs; two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Kathleen Marushack of Montrose, Colo., and Andrew and Alberta Marushack of Salt Lake City; one brother, Frank Marushack of Rock Springs; one sister, Susie Pecolar of Longview, Wash.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Marushack was preceded in death by four brothers, Paul, Joseph, Michael and George Marushack and one sister, Mary Krasovec. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 11, 1989 RALPH RAYMOND GASTON Funeral services for Ralph Raymond Gaston Jr., 67, Green River, were Saturday, March 4 in the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel, 1000 West Fourth North, with Bishop Al Matthews conducting. Burial with military honors was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Gaston died Feb. 28, 1989 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cheyenne following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 28, 1921 in Green River, a son of Ralph Raymond and Lucy Ream Gaston. He married Shirley Mae Dillon Oct. 12, 1947 in Green River. She preceded him in death Dec. 14, 1988. He spent his entire life in Green River, graduating in 1940 from Lincoln High School and serving in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific theater. He worked for the Union Pacific for 26 years as a bill clerk. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, the Union Pacific Railroad Oldtimers Club, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Mount Moriah Lodge, AF & AM. Survivors include a son, Jon B. Gaston and six grandchildren, all of Claremont, Calif. In addition to his wife and parents, Gaston was preceded in death by a brother, Audley Ream Gaston. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 11, 1989 MILDRED BRCKO Funeral services for Mildred Brcko were Saturday, March 4 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating and interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Brcko, 99, of 1313 Virginia St., Rock Springs, died at 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 1 at the Shepherd of the Valley Health Care Facility in Casper. A resident of Casper since Feb. 7, 1985 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Brcko had been in ill health the past several years. She was born on Dec. 1, 1890 in Kutina County, Yugoslavia, the daughter of the late Yacob and Milka Varchalk. She attended schools in Yugoslavia and came to Rock Springs in 1930 from Hudson. Mrs. Brcko was a member of the Serbian Orthodox Church. She married Marko Brcko in Chicago in 1916 and he preceded her in death. Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. John (Sylvia) Shields of Eugene, Ore., Mrs. Robert (Eva) Davis of Casper, Mrs. Alfred (Dorothy) DeBernardi of Rock Springs, Mrs. Leonard (Mildred) Taucher of Casepr and Mrs. Floyd (Agnes) Bailey of Albuquerque, N.M.; three sons, Bill Brcko of Rock Springs, Jake Brcko of Lander and Victor Brcko of Woodscross, Utah; 16 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Brcko was preceded in death by one daughter, Eleanor. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 11, 1989 JAMES A. WRIGHT CHEYENNE—Memorial services for James A. Wright were Tuesday at Wiederspahn Chapel with cremation taking place at the Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Wright, 41, of Cheyenne, died Saturday, March 4 in Cheyenne. He was born Dec. 19, 1947 in Cheyenne. He worked for Plains A to Z Tire Company as a mechanic. He also worked for Tyrrell Chevrolet in Cheyenne. He was a member of the National Drag Racing Association and Missile League Bowling. He was married to Trudy Wadsworth June 7, 1980 in Rock Springs. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Krista Wright and Rhonda Wright, both of Cheyenne; his parents, Jim and Margaret Wright of Cheyenne; two sisters, Marilyn Tuttle of Cheyenne and Barbara Stapleton of Bowie, Md. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 11, 1989 FRANCIS L. CHILCOTT SHERIDAN—Services for Francis L. Chilcott were Friday, March 2 in Sheridan with burial at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D. Mrs. Chilcott, 72, wife of former Sheridan Press publisher Milton Chilcott, died Monday, Feb. 27 at Sheridan County Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church and belonged to many of the church’s organizations, and was also a past president of the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, she retired as publisher of the Sheridan Press last year and is a past president of the Wyoming Press Association. Mrs. Chilcott also is survived by a daughter, Barbara Oates, of Sturgis; two sons, John of LaVerne, Calif. and David of Willimantic, Conn.; a sister, Mrs. Frank Toy of Manhattan, Kan.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 11, 1989 JAMES BENDER HASH SALT LAKE CITY—James Bender “Ben” Hash, 61, died Feb. 25, 1989 while serving on a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission in Bern, Switzerland. Hash was born March 11, 1927 in San Diego, Calif., the only son of Joseph Stubblefield and Irmengard (Bender) Hash. He married Roberta Rachael Bell July 22, 1950 in Carson City, Nev., later solemnizing the marriage in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. Hash earned doctorate degrees in engineering and law, and worked as an engineer for FMC Corporation in Green River and several years for Shell Oil Company. Hash had a private law practice in Salt Lake City and before retirement, was affiliated with the University of Wyoming as an associate professor of petroleum engineering. Hash was a member of the American Mining Engineers Association, the Utah Bar Association, the National Rifle Association and Toastmaster’s International. An active member of the LDS Church, he served as a guide at the Salt Lake City Temple Square and served three missions, two in Spain and one in Switzerland. Survivors include his wife, Roberta of Salt Lake City; sons, Allan B. (wife Beverly) Hash of Layton, Utah, and Eric E. (wife Sherida) Hash of Paradise, Utah; daughter, Mrs. Randall (Catherine) Gardner of West Jordan, Utah; and eight grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 18, 1989 ANN MARIETTA Funeral services for Ann Marietta were March 11 at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mrs. Marietta, 90, of 702 Pennsylvania Ave., Rock Springs, died at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 1989 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Feb. 28. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Marietta died following a brief illness. She was born in Almy on May 3, 1899, the daughter of the late James Hale and Rachel Lewis Moon. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1916. She attended the University of Wyoming and married John B. Marietta in Rock Springs on Aug. 28, 1920. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Marietta was a retired school teacher and a member of the First Congregational Church and the American Legion Auxiliary of which she was past president. Survivors include two sons, Jack Marietta of Rock Springs and Melvin Marietta of Cheyenne; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Marietta was preceded in death by 15 brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 18, 1989 ADONAIS T. GURULE Funeral services for Adonais T. Gurule were March 17 at the Full Gospel Assembly Church with Pastor Lloyd Harms conducting. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were David M. Cordova, Charlie Cordova, Troy Bider, Wesley L. Shedden, Charlie Suazo and Pat Suazo. Gurule, 83, of 1155 Vermont St., Rock Springs, died at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, 1989 at the home of his daughter at 414 Hay St., Rock Springs. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Cheyenne, Gurule had been in ill health the past month. He was born on Nov. 5, 1905 in Penasco, N.M., the son of the late Filaberto Gurule and Emilia Trujillo Gurule. He attended schools in Penasco and married the former Regina Trujillo in Wagon Mound, N.M. on Oct. 28, 1938. Gurule was a retired section man, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the Full Gospel Assembly Church. Survivors include his wife, Regina of Rock Springs; four daughters, Mrs. Jake (Nora) Cordova of Rock Springs, Martha Gurule of Lander, Mrs. Lorraine La Chapelle of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Ernest (Maggie) Cordova of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. In addition to his parents, Gurule was preceded in death by one daughter who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 18, 1989 GERALD L. “JERRY” DECROO WORLAND—Services for Gerald L. “Jerry” DeCroo were Monday, March 13,a t the Grace Chapel Community Church, the Rev. Kim Lanman officiating with interment in the Riverview Memorial Gardens at Worland. DeCroo, 53, died March 9 at the Washakie Memorial Hospital of cancer. He was born July 28, 1935 at Howe, Okla., to Alphonse Henry and Hazel (Ballentine) DeCroo. He married Caroline F. Gentilini Dec. 12, 1953 in Rock Springs. He moved to West Virginia when he was a small boy and to Superior when he was 7. He was raised in the Rock Springs area and joined the Air Force in 1954. He was discharged in 1961 and lived in Trinidad, Colo., for a year where he trained as an air traffic specialist with the FAA. He transferred to Worland in 1962. Survivors include his wife of Worland; three sons, Frank DeCroo and Randy DeCroo of Worland and Jerry DeCroo of Laramie; two daughters, Tammy DeCroo and Mrs. David (Lucy) Dominick, both of Worland and eight grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 18, 1989 WILLIAM J. OLSEN WRAY, Colo.—Funeral services for William J. Olsen were Friday, March 10, 1989 at the Wray United Methodist Church with Rev. Ross Kershaw officiating. Interment was in Grandview Cemetery at Wray. Olsen, 68, of Wray, Colo., died March 7. He was born Dec. 17, 1920 in Rock Springs to Oscar and Mary Olsen. Following graduation he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and made that his career until 1949 when he chose an honorable discharge. Olsen married his wife, Deanne, Dept. 7, 1947 in Sterling, Colo. They had two children, Linda and Doug. In 1951, Olsen moved to Wray where he was a partner in a car dealership there and then became the owner of Bill Olsen’s Motors. In 1957 he was the first dealer to be named “Colorado Dealer of the Year.” Olsen was active in his church, community and many organizations. As a Mason he was initiated Feb. 21, 1952, passed March 6, 1952 and raised to a master mason March 20, 1952. He became master of the Wray Masonic Lodge No. 71 in 1958. He served as rainbow dad for many years. In addition he was president of the Wray Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club and he was a member of the Wray United Methodist Church, the VFW, the Elks, National Dealers Association, the library board, the police committee, zoning board, served four terms on the City Council; and served as mayor pro tem. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar and Mary Olsen. He is survived by his wife, Nadine (Deanne); his daughter, Linda and her husband, Mel Vermillion and a granddaughter, Abby; his son, Doug and wife Leona and granddaughters, Katie and Stephanie; his brother, Ishmael of Rock Springs; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Gladys and Bill Pospicil of Sterling; and a brother-in-law, Bill Jay and his wife, Joyce Pospicil of Sterling. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 18, 1989 MELVIN “BUD” KILGORE OAKMAN, Ala.—Melvin “Bud” Kilgore, 76, Oakman, Ala., died March 10, 1989 at the Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., after a short illness. He was born in Coal Valley, Ala., Jan. 30, 1913 to Jimmy and Nellie Kilgore. Survivors include three brothers; three sisters; one son; eight daughters including Mrs. Henry (Doris) Fleming of Rock Springs; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Rosslee Kilgore who died March 19, 1984, and one daughter, Flo Nan, who died in infancy. Services were in Jasper, Ala. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 25, 1989 JIMMY PATE OKLAHOMA CITY—Memorial services for Jimmy Pate were Sunday, March 19, 1989 at Lower Hoback Mountains on Granite Creek. Pate, 35, of Oklahoma City, died at 7 p.m. March 13, 1989 at the VA Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla. Pate died of a brief illness. He was born Dec. 29, 1953 in Yreka, Calif., the son of Callie Pate and Jean Pate Grimes. He attended grade school and high school in Rock Springs. He was in the Navy Medical Corps and was district manager of Love’s Convenience Store in Oklahoma City. Survivors include Callie and Ruth Pate, father and stepmother; two daughters, Natalie and Jennifer Mott of Rock Springs; two brothers, Kelly Pate from New Mexico and Kary Hall; four sisters, Susan Pate from Oregon, Patty Mosbey from Colorado, Linda Lind from Colorado and Eva Hall from California; Jolene Overy, niece of Rock Springs; and other nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 25, 1989 ANNA W. SHAW Funeral services for Anna W. Shaw were Monday, March 20 at Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Albert J. Kiser, Kay Crawford, Milford Robinson, Kenny Ward, Bud Spillman and Norbert Greer. Mrs. Shaw, 80, 535 Berta St., Superior, died at her home around 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 1989, following a lengthy illness. She had been a resident of Superior since 1938 and a former resident of Cheyenne. Mrs. Shaw was born in Provo, Utah, Dec. 29, 1908, the daughter of the late Henry and Carrie Young Effenback. She attended high school in Maxwell, Neb., and married Don C. Shaw in Cheyenne in 1938. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Gerald Clark of Caldwell, Idaho, and Robert Clark of Wheaton, Ill.; a stepson, Gene Shaw of Asotin, Wash.; a daughter, Mrs. J. David (Mary) Mills, Kelso, Wash.; two brothers, Luther Effenback of Redding, Calif., and Henry Effenback of Mtn. Home, Idaho; two sisters, Fern Hauser of California and Leora Montgomery of Oregon; 17 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 25, 1989 JACK T. NOVAK THERMOPOLIS—Services for Jack T. Novak were Saturday at the Mortimore Funeral Home with Rev. Radiska Ninkovich of the Serbian Greek Orthodox Church of Montana officiating. Burial was in Monument Hill Cemetery. Novak died on March 15, 1989, at Canyon Hills Manor in Thermopolis. He was born on July 12, 1889 in Prebodich Lika, Yugoslavia, to Mr. and Mrs. Jackoz Novakovich. He came to America in 1913, settling in Minnesota and then moved to Calgary Canada, to work in the mines. Novak worked in the mines in Butte, Mont., and then moved to Hudson where he worked in the Popo Agie Mine. In 1928, he moved to Thermopolis and then to Gebo in 1929. In 1937, he received his citizenship papers. In 1942 he moved to Winton, near Rock Springs, to work in the mines and when the mines closed in 1954 he retired. At the age of 85, he became a resident of the Wyoming Pioneer Home in Thermopolis and in October 1986 he entered Canyon Hills Manor. He married Mary Haas in 1916 in Calgary. She preceded him in death in 1931. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include a son, Theodore Novakovich, and a daughter, Mary Maser, both of Thermopolis; nine grandsons; 19 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Mike, in 1983; and a great-granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 25, 1989 DOLORES HATT GEORGE BLUFFDALE, Utah—Funeral services for Dolores Hatt George were Tuesday, March 21, in the McDougal Mortuary in Bluffdale, Utah with interment at the Bluffdale Cemetery. Mrs. George, 55, of 1973 S.E. 122nd St., Portland, Ore., died at 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, 1989 at the Portland Adventist Hospital in Portland of a heart attack. She was born to Goldie and Angus Hatt on August 12, 1933 in Rock Springs. She graduated from the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1953 and was a member of the LDS Church. She was a resident of Portland since October 1988 and a former longtime resident of Alameda, Calif., and Rock Springs. Survivors include one son, Gregory J. George of Happy Camp, Calif.; one daughter, Joyce George of Alameda; one brother and sister-in-law, Angus (Bud) Hatt and wife Felicia of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Kent (Elaine) Ross of Claremont, Calif., and Mrs. Clyde (Elda) Monteith of Portland; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Allen Hatt of Rock Springs; and one brother-in-law, Carl Boyer of Arimo, Idaho; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don George; her parents, Goldie and Angus Hatt; one brother, Allen Hatt; and two sisters, June Sullivan and Lola Boyer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 1, 1989 HELEN C. SIKICH Funeral services for Helen C. Sikich were Saturday, March 25 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Father Gerald Chleborad officiating. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were John E. Radosevich, Joe Sikich, Steve Sikich, Tom Sikich, Frank Ferlic and Mungo Brown. Mrs. Sikich, 80, of 12216 E Ridge Drive, NE Albuquerque, N.M., died at 9:30 a.m. Monday, March 20, 1989 at the Kaseman Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. A resident of Albuquerque for the past seven years and former resident of Joliet, Ill., and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Sikich had been in ill health the past two months. She was born on Oct. 17, 1908 in St. David, Ill., the daughter of the late Joe and Marie Jackovich Brozovich. She attended schools in St. David and married Pete Sikich in Rock Springs in 1924. He preceded her in death on May 7, 1983. Mrs. Sikich was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Croatian Fraternal Union. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Peter J. and Jean Sikich of Albuquerque, and Steve and Marilyn Sikich of Cartersville, Ga.; one brother, Bill Brozovich of Joliet; one sister, Victoria Brent of Joliet; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Sikich was preceded in death by one son, Emil. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 1, 1989 MARGARET CARMEN GRANDY COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Longtime Eden resident Margaret Carmen Grandy died March 18, 1989 in Colorado Springs. Mrs. Grandy was born Oct. 4, 1899 in Tecumesh, Neb. She attended high school and graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1922. She married Lynn W. Grandy Aug. 20, 1924 and moved to Eden where they homesteaded for several years. The couple retired to Colorado Springs in 1962. Mrs. Grady is survived by her husband and three children, daughters E. Lois Callett of Havana, Ark., and Virginia Brubaker of Marenci, Ariz.; and son Leland L. Grandy of Farson. She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Robert, who died in infancy. While living in Eden, Mrs. Grandy was active in P.E.O. and homemaker clubs and served as a 4-H leader for 24 years. Mrs. Grandy donated her body to the Colorado Anatomical Society. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 1, 1989 ELSIE AUTRY LEAVENWORTH, Kan.—Services for Elsie Autry were Wednesday, March 29 at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church with burial following at the Leavenworth Veterans Administration Cemetery. Mrs. Autry, former Rock Springs resident, died Saturday, March 25, 1989 in St. Joseph, Mo. She was born Aug. 11, 1927 in Jackson County, Wis., to Clyde N. and Marie Schlimme Nolop. On June 27, 1948 she married William E. Autry Jr. She moved to Leavenworth in 1937 and attended schools in that community. After she was married, she lived in Kansas City before moving to Rock Springs in 1975. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and worked for the Wyoming Department of Health and Social Services. For the past three years, she and her husband served as members of the Lutheran Bible Translators Mission in Monrovia, Liberia, Africa. Survivors include her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Dave (Christine) Price, St. Joseph; two sons, Jim Autry of Rock Springs and Bill Autry of Phoenix; her mother, Mrs. Marie Nolop of Leavenworth; two brothers, Norman Nolop of Leavenworth and Robert Nolop of Tulsa, Okla.; and six grandchildren, Michelle Price, Justin Price, Joe Price, Les Autry, Jill Autry and Jamie Autry. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 1, 1989 STEPHEN CRANE HOWARD-HILL SIDNEY, Neb.—A Cheyenne youth reported missing March 8 was found dead near Sidney. Steven Crane Howard-Hill, 25, was reported missing when he failed to return to the Goodwill Living Center by the 9:30 p.m. curfew. He was found about 2 ½ miles east of Sidney March 9 by a conductor on a passing train. Cheyenne County, Neb., Coroner Mike Pieper said the victim apparently fell from a train and an autopsy was to be conducted. Howard-Hill reportedly suffered from Reyes syndrome and needed to take medication. He had been living at the Goodwill Center for about two years and when he failed to return, his absence brought a public appeal for information about his location. Prior to moving to Cheyenne, he had been a client at Southwest Wyoming Rehabilitation Center in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 1, 1989 JESSIE WILLIAM SHERRILL STURGIS, S.D.—Funeral services for Jessie William Sherrill were Thursday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel, Sturgis, S.D., with Chaplain James Forbes officiating and burial at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Sherrill died at his home in Oakdale, Calif., on Thursday, March 23 at the age of 63. He was born at Brandt, S.D., April 23, 1925 to Albert and Bessie Sherrill. He moved from Brandt to Creighton, S.D., where he attended grade school and also school at Custer, S.D., where he graduated in 1942. He spent three years in the U.S. Navy, and lived at Lead, S.D., where he worked for the Homestake Mine for 23 years until 1974 when he moved to Wyoming and worked as a deputy mine inspector for seven years for the state. He retired in May 1987. He was a past member of the Mining Association of Wyoming, United Steel Workers, American Legion and VFW, Eagles Lodge and IOOF Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann of Oakdale; one son, James Sherrill in the U.S. Army at Fort Knox, Ky.; and two daughters, Mrs. Bob (Cathy) Webb of Mountain City, Nev., and Tanya Lynn Sherrill of Oakdale. Also surviving are four stepchildren, Charles Aldrich of Banning, Calif., Timothy Aldrich with the U.S. Army in Korea, Liz Aldrich of Casper and E. Marie Aldrich of Galveston Island, Texas; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Violet Mattison of Santa Rosa, Calif., Evelyn Bourne of Box Elder, S.D., and Blance Rasmussen of Oakdale. He was preceded in death by one son, one brother and his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 8, 1989 FLOYD WILLIAM TATE Funeral services for Floyd William Tate were Wednesday, April 5, at the First Baptist Church with Rev. H. Eugene Warren officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Bill McCurtain, Bill Millan, Gene Kincaid, Alan Kershisnik, Curtis Simkins and Neil Simpkins. Tate, 73, of 1804 Elk St. No. 116, Rock Springs, died at about 6 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 1989 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Tate died following a brief illness. He was born in Oilton, Okla., on Dec. 6, 1915, the son of Claude and Celia Strader Tate. He attended schools in Oilton and was a graduate of high school there. He married the former Elizabeth (Betty) Louise Myers in Manila, Utah, on Aug. 30, 1938 and she preceded him in death Oct. 11, 1986. Tate was a retired shop foreman for Ray Trucking Company. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Celia Wilson of Rock Springs; one daughter and son-in-law, Cecelia and Bill Kure of Phoenix, Ariz., and one daughter, Bonnie Capozzoli of Rock Springs; one brother 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 one niece and one nephew. In addition to his wife, Tate was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 8, 1989 JACK McQUILLAN Funeral services for jack McQuillan were Friday, April 7, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Father Gerald Chleborad officiating. A parish rosary was recited with interment at the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dean Stout, Brad Stout, Michael McQuillan, Rich Robertson, Jack Allen and Ken Tyler. McQuillan, 72, of 513 P St., Rock Springs, died at 9:31 p.m. Monday, April 3, 1989, shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, McQuillan died following a brief illness. He was born on Dec. 19, 1916 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Thomas and Rose Ann Coffie McQuillan. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Jennie S. Amizich in Rock Springs on Dec. 19, 1961. McQuillan 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 and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Jennie of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Estes (Jackie) Stout of Rock Springs and Mrs. Charlie (Laurie) Tykler of Ogden, Utah; one brother, Bay McQuillan of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mary Joyce of Stockton, Calif., and Doris Hicks of Boise, Idaho; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, McQuillan was preceded in death by his first wife, Lola; one brother, Bob McQuillan; and one sister, Martha McQuillan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 8, 1989 CHARLES F. HOLMES Private family graveside services were conducted for Charles F. Holmes with interment at the Mountain View Cemetery. Holmes, 83, of 1225 Clark St., Rock Springs, died at 4:17 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 1989 at his home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1917, Holmes died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Whitewell, Tenn., on Jan. 23, 1906, the son of the late John E. and Julia Childress Holmes. He attended schools in Superior and Reliance and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1924. He attended Northern Colorado College at Greeley, Colo. He married the former Hilda Pelkonen in Rock Springs in 1925 and she preceded him in death in 1980. Holmes worked as an assistant to J. Warden Opie at the Rogan Mortuary for a number of years. Survivors include one brother, John A. Holmes of Rapid City, S.D.; one sister, Edythe Belle Porenta of Rock Springs with whom he had made his home for 32 years; a nephew, Kent H. Porenta of Rock Springs; two granddaughters and one grandson, all of Portland, Ore.; five great-grandchildren and several other nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Holmes was preceded in death by one daughter, Marilyn Bailey; three brothers, William, Harry and Clarence T. Holmes; and one sister, Jeanette Holmes. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 8, 1989 DALLAS ALLEN SANTA ROSA, Calif.—Former longtime Rock Springs resident Dallas Allen, 54, died Sunday, April 2, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Born in Kemmerer, Allen was raised and educated in Rock Springs graduating with the class of 1953. He entered the service following his graduation and served for three years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was married to Nancy Thussen after leaving the Marines and they had four children, Mark, Frannie, Dallas and David, all of San Francisco. He was preceded in death by his parents, Georgia and John Allen and one brother, Douglas. Survivors include his wife, his four children, five grandchildren, three brothers, Gary and Bryce Allen of Rock Springs and Jeff of San Francisco and many nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 8, 1989 ALICE JANE FERREE CODY—Funeral services for Alice Jane Ferree and interment were in Cody. Mrs. Ferree, 84, of 1407 Wyoming Ave., Cody, died at 8:20 p.m. Sunday, April 2, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since March 31. A resident of Rock Springs for the past six weeks and former longtime resident of Cody, Ms. Ferree had been in ill health since July 1. She was born on April 9, 1904 in Hobart, Okla., the daughter of the late Newton O. and Magnolia Bates Pilcher. She attended schools in Deafield, Mo., and was a graduate of high school at Nevada, Mo. She married Charles H. Ferree in Nevada on Aug. 16, 1926 and he preceded her in death on Aug. 7, 1973. Mrs. Ferree was a retired custodian having worked for the Cody School District. She was a member of the Hilltop Extension Club and the Rebekah’s Lodge. Survivors include four sons, Charles H. Ferree of Billings, Mont., Raymond Ferree of Thermopolis, Lloyd Ferree of Sacramento, Calif., and John Ferree of Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters, Mrs. Eddie (Betty) Lemarr of Rock Springs and Mrs. Ken (Mary) Ellison of Miles City, Mont.; three brothers, Charles Pilcer of Fairbury, Neb., Howard Pilcher of Casper and Budd Pilcher of Jordan, Mont.; three sisters, Lucille Pittibon of Dearfield, Mo., Mattie Moore of Cody and Marjorie Engum of Billings, Mont.; 14 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews including one nephew who was raised by the Ferrees, Art King of Las Vegas. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Ferree was preceded in death by one sister, Grace and three grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 8, 1989 SHARON KAY KURTZ BOISE, Idaho—A mass of Christian burial for Sharon Kay Kurtz was Tuesday, April 4 at the St. Paul’s Catholic Church with a rosary recited and burial at the Cloverdale Memorial Park in Boise. Mrs. Kurtz, 47, Boise, Idaho, died Sunday, April 2 at a Boise hospital of natural causes after a lengthy illness. Rosary will be recited Tuesday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. A mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph DaSilva officiating. Burial will be in Cloverdale Memorial Park in Boise [sic] Mrs. Kurtz was born in Rock Springs Nov. 24, 1941 and grew up in Superior. She graduated in 1960 from Rock Springs High School and attended St. Benedict’s School of Nursing in Ogden, earning her diploma in 1963. She married Karl B. Kurtz Sept. 14, 1963 at Rock Springs. They moved to Boise in 1964 an din 1977 they moved to Los Angeles. They returned to Rock Spring sin 1981 and moved back to Boise in 1987. She was active in the nursing profession in Los Angeles and Boise where she worked at St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center and for Dr. John Mohr’s medical offices. In Rock Springs she operated Joyce’s Subs sandwich shops. She was active in the Idaho Jayceettes, the Boise Junior League and the P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter AE. She was active in St. Paul’s Catholic Church as well as several school functions. Survivors include her husband of Boise; two daughters, Kari, a senior at the University of Utah and Haleigh, a sophomore at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Wash.; her mother, Margaret Ogrin, Rock Springs; a brother and sister-in-law, Max and Shirley Ogrin, Spokane, Wash.; her mother-in-law, Isabel Kurtz, Rock Springs; a sister-in-law, Kathryn Weber, Casper; a sister-in-law, Mary Jane Hillenbrand, Minden, Nev.; a brother-in-law, Mark Kurtz, Rock Springs; Steve Guyman, Kari’s fiancé at the University of Utah; numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her father, Max Ogrin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 8, 1989 JOE Q. BERTA WHEAT RIDGE, Colo.—Funeral services for Joe Q. Berta were Wednesday, April 5 at the St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Lakewood, Colo., with burial at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Berta, 70 of 2476 South Estes Court, Lakewood, Colo., died Friday, March 31 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood. A former resident of Rock Springs, he was born on Feb. 5, 1919 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Joe and Marietta Berta. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1937 and from Colorado School of Mines in 1941. He married Anita Robinson of Rock Springs on Dec. 1, 1946. Survivors include his wife, Anita, of Lakewood; two daughters, Carol Berta of Denver and Jane Brown of Vermont; one sister, Kate Kudar of Jackson; nieces, Dorothy Overy of Rock Springs, Noreen Julian of Laramie and Pat Suding of Florida; nephews, Max Kudar of Jackson and Victor Berta of Idaho Falls; one cousin, Tom Delmastro of Rock Springs; and one grandchild. He was preceded in death by a son, Steve; three brothers, John Berta, Victor Berta and George Berta; and one sister, Lillian Dunn. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 8, 1989 LORRAINE FLEAGLE AND GAILEN L. FLEAGLE OGDEN, Utah—Funeral services were Tuesday and viewing Monday for two Green River residents killed last Thursday, March 30, 1989, in a traffic accident on Interstate 80 about 4.5 miles west of Green River. Burial was also in Ogden for Lorraine Fleagle, 65, and her husband, Gailen L. Fleagle, 69, who were both former Ogden residents. Fleagle was born May 28, 1919 in Alexandria, Neb., a son of Ida May Fleagle Bover Behrens. He served in the U.S. Army from 1940-45 and married his wife Nov. 24, 1945 in Lodi, Calif. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad from 1946 until his 1974 retirement and also owned and operated a car lot in Ogden. In 1975 he moved to Green River where he owned and operated G&L Auto Sales. He was a member of the Green River Bible Baptist Church. Mrs. Fleagle was born June 28, 1923 in Lodi to John J. and Minnie Reimche Engel. When she was in Ogden, she worked for Marler Tire Supply. She was employed by the Sweetwater County Fair in Rock Springs. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jon J. and Susie Fleagle of Brawley, Calif.; a daughter, Lori Jean Fleagle, Tahlequah, Okla.; two grandchildren, Candace Coleen Fleagle, Kaysville, Utah, and John Gailen Villines, Tahlequah. Mrs. Fleagle is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Edwin (Betty) Hasart of Lodi. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Leo. Her husband is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Loretta Simmons of Chesapeake, Va., Dorothy Neidens of Wichita, Kan., Caroline Clark of Riverdale, Utah, Barbara Sandlelast of Tacoma, Wash., Sue Hartin of Syracuse, Utah, Betty Kunschke of Ogden, Paul Behrens of Los Angeles and David Behrens of Upper Hujford, England. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 15, 1989 KATRINA LEE URANKER A graveside funeral service and interment for Katrina Lee Uranker was conducted Monday, April 10, at the Mountain View Cemetery. Baby Uranker, 5-week-old daughter of Dawn Marie Douglas and Michael Uranker of 928 Seventh St., Rock Springs, was dead on arrival at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 5:50 a.m. Thursday, April 6, 1989. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, the baby had been ill for the past one week and preliminary autopsy results were inconclusive, although further microscopic tests may help to determine the exact cause of death. She was born on March 1, 1989 in Rock Springs and was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include her parents; one twin sister, Kayla Marie Uranker; her paternal grandparents, Celia and Gerald Uranker and her maternal grandparents, Lauren and Bonnie Douglas, all of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 15, 1989 FRANK PREVEDEL A mass of Christian burial for Frank Prevedel was conducted Friday, April 14 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Matt Prevedel, Mike Prevedel, Maria Prevedel, Anna Prevedel, Amy Prevedel, Cara Bonsell and Kirk Bonsell. Prevedel, 87, 1608 Collins St., Rock Springs, died around 6 a.m. Monday, April 10, 1989 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since April 7. He had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1960 and was a former longtime resident of Superior. He died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Arsio, Tyrol, Austria, Nov. 28, 1901, the son of the late Francisco and Maria Menghini Prevedel. He attended school in Arsio, Tyrol, Austria and came to the United States in 1921. He married the former Ines Tarter at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church June 27, 1931. Prevedel was a retired coal miner and supervisor who worked 39 years for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He was a longtime councilman and former mayor of South Superior and was active in Democratic politics. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Ines, one son, Frank Prevedel, one daughter, Iris Bonsell, all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Virginia Prevedel, Livingston, Ill., and Sylvia Prevedel, Lady Lake, Fla.; and seven grandchildren, Marie, Mike, Matt, Amy and Anna Prevedel and Car and Kirk Bonsell, all of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by one brother, Ernest and two sisters, Costantina and Josephine. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 15, 1989 CONNIE LOU STEWART MORRISON Funeral services for Connie Lou Stewart Morrison were Monday, April 10 at the Green River LDS First Ward chapel with Bisop Al Mathews conducting. Burial was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Mrs. Morrison, 43, Green River, died April 5, 1989 in Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County of an apparent heart attack. She was born June 18, 1945 in Coalville, Utah, a daughter of Lester Oren and Maude Workman Taylor. She was later adopted by Eldred and Ellen Stewart. She married Max E. Lawson in 1962; they later divorced. She married Fred Bort in 1976, they later divorced. She married Francis Morrison in 1980 and they later divorced. She was reared and educated in Evanston and Green River. She had lived most of her life in Green River and had also lived in Iowa, Florida, Arizona and California. She had worked as a housekeeper at the Union Pacific Clubhouse for many years in Green River. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is survived by her mother, Ellen Stewart of Green River; three sons, Mark A. Lawson and Lee A. Lawson, both of Green River and Steven J. Lawson of Ridgecrest, Calif.; four grandchildren; two stepsons, Rick Morrison of Green River and Jerry Morrison of Virginia; two stepdaughters, Barbara Maldonado and heather Morrison, both of Green River; and two brothers, LeMar Taylor of Evanston and Ralph Taylor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was preceded in death by her natural parents and by her father, Eldred Stewart and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 15, 1989 WILLIAM FREDERICK ERNST FEY CHESTER, Ill.—Funeral services for William Frederick Ernst Fey were in Chester with burial at the Evergreen Cemetery. Fey, 89, of Green River died Sunday, April 9, 1989 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of causes incident to age. He was born Jan. 26, 1900 in Chester, Ill., to William and Wilhamine Emlia Zimmer Fey. He married Alta Mueller in August of 1928 in Chester. He spent his entire life and was educated in Chester. He worked for the International Shoe Company for 32 years. He had lived in Green River since August of 1988 and was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors include his son, William E. Fey and a daughter, Beverly Kloepper, both of Green River; five grandchildren; one great-grandson; three brothers, Philip Fey, St. Louis, Mo., Arthur and Arnold Fey, both of Chester, and a sister, Dora Fey, Chester. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 15, 1989 RICHARD M. HUNT CASPER—Services for Richard M. Hunt were Friday, April 14 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with Father Jerry Rankin officiating. Burial was in the Memorial Garden Cemetery. Hunt, 77, of Casper, died April 7, 1989 at Wyoming Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born April 24, 1912 at Colorado Springs, Colo., he was the son of James and Annie (Hart) Hunt [sic]. He grew up and was educated in Hanna and graduated from Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio, with a degree in education. On July 7, 1935, he married Hazel Josephine Hale in Rock Springs and they made their home in Hanna until 1955 when they moved to Casper where he was employed by Natrona County Memorial Hospital, now Wyoming Medical Center. Later, he was employed by the Superior Oil Co., and retired in 1975. Hunt was a member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and the Natrona County Senior Citizens. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel; daughter, Merry Kay Sweets, and granddaughter, Tracy Sweets. Survivors include five children, Caroll Cuffee and Scott Hunt, both of New York state, Richard Hunt, Baltimore, Md., Noel Mason, Denver, Colo., and Gary Hunt, Casper; two sisters, Dorothy Tolliver, Kansas City, Mo., and Merline Randolph, San Bernardino, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 15, 1989 NEVA M. COLLINS CHAMPAIGN, Ill.—Services for Neva M. Collins were Thursday, April 13, at the Lux Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Paul Simpkins officiating and burial took place in the Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Collins, 87, Fairborn, Ohio, died Sunday, April 9, 1989 in Green Memorial Hospital, Xenia, Ohio, after an extended illness. She was born April 4, 1902 in Rantoul, Ill., the daughter of Elmer P. and Bessie O. Staubus Nelson. She was an elementary teacher who retired in 1969 after 50 years of service. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, William and Barbara Jackson of Hawaii, Walter and Rosemary Graham, Fairborn, and Oscar and Nancy Tellefson, Rock Springs; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Myron E. Nelson, Westchester, Ill. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 15, 1989 SANDRA JEAN AVERY Memorial services for Sandra Jean Avery were Wednesday, April 12, at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. David Wade officiating. The body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Mrs. Avery, 41, of 1205 Hilltop Drive, Rock Springs, died at about 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 1989 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1969 and former resident of Rawlins and Laramie, Mrs. Avery died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Spokane, Wash., on Feb. 7, 1957 the daughter of Alfred and Bette Gaston Hapgood. She attended schools in Rawlins and was a graduate of the University Prep School in Laramie with the class of 1965. Mrs. Avery was a graduate of the University of Wyoming with a bachelor’s degree in education. She married Robert Avery in Steamboat Springs, Colo., in July of 1963. Mrs. Avery was a sixth grade teacher at the Desert View Elementary School. She was runner-up for teacher of the year and she was recogniazed for profession excellence in School District No. 1. Mrs. Avery was a member of the Episcopal Church, the Daughters of the Nile, the Order of Eastern Star and the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority. Survivors include her mother, Betty Hapgood of Cheyenne; her husband, Robert Avery of Rock Springs; two sons, Raymond and Richard Avery, both of Laramie; two brothers, Bill Hapgood of Cheyenne and Thomas Hapgood of Rock Springs; her grandfather, Alfred “Shorty” Hapgood of Rawlins; one grandson, Devan Richard Avery of Laramie, several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Avery was preceded in death by her father, Alfred Hapgood, who died in February of 1989. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 22, 1989 VERDA JEAN TOMASINI Funeral services for Verda Jean Tomasini were Thursday, April 20, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Interment was at the Adams Family Cemetery in Granger. Pallbearers were Mike Fraser, Jeff Varley, Roger Varley, Eldon Tanner, Eddie Tyler and Dwayne Tanner. Honorary bearers were Harold Monroe, Russ Tanner and Ed Varley. Mrs. Tomasini, 46, of 443 Valley View Lane, Rock Springs, died instantly at 12 a.m. Sunday, April 16, 1989 at mile marker 115.2 on the I-80 service road about three miles east of the Baxter interchange. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Mrs. Tomasini was the driver of a westbound vehicle in which she lost control and rolled one time. Vase stated that Mrs. Tomasini died of multiple internal head injuries. She was born on June 17, 1942 in Granger, the daughter of the late LeRoy B. and Idonna Hereford Adams. Shea attended schools in Granger and Green River. She married William L. Tomasini in Elko, Nev., on July 30, 1977. Mrs. Tomasini has been a resident of Rock Springs for the past six months and was a former longtime resident of Point of Rocks. Survivors include her husband, William of Point of Rocks; one son, Patrick Loisate of Rock Springs; three stepsons, William Lee Tomasini of Wright, Ronald Tomasini of Alpine and Donald Tomasini of Lyman; two daughters, Toni Rae Maestas and Juanita Marie Elam, both of Rock Springs; one stepdaughter, Cindy Hemker of Lyman; three sisters, Deyone Tyler of Granger, Beverly Tanner of Rock Springs and Nadine Boland of Albany, Texas; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Tomasini was preceded in death by one son, Jerry Loisate. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 22, 1989 MARY LUE BRUNZ Funeral services for Mary Lue Brunz were Wednesday, April 19, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Robert Tyce officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Clyde Brunz, Wayne Brunz, James Brunz, Bob Hewitt, Jeremy Clark and Shan Heavins. Mrs. Brunz, 61, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 10 p.m. Sunday, April 16, 1989 at the Sage View Care Center. A resident of Rock Springs since May of 1960 and former longtime resident of Morrill, Neb., Mrs. Brunz died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Casper on June 13, 1927, the daughter of Joseph C. and Daisy Pearl Prideaux Heavins. She attended schools in Morrill and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1946. She married George Brunz in Mitchell, Neb., on Jan. 28, 1948 and he preceded her in death on April 12, 1979. Mrs. Brunz was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her father, Joseph C. Heavins of Reliance; three sons, James Clay Brunz and Clyde Brunz, both of Rock Springs and Wayne Brunz of Reliance; one daughter, Mrs. Bob (Deanna) Hewitt of Reliance; one brother, Clyde Norman Heavins of Reliance; nine grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Brunz was preceded in death by her mother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 22, 1989 RUDOLPH JOHN UNGUREN A mass of Christian burial for Rudolph John Unguren was Friday, April 21, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rich Lyon, Jim Gilmore, Dale Kiernan, Tony Yerkovich, Kevin Kershisnik and Tom Lockhart. Honorary bearers were David Arambel, Lawrence Padilla, Stephen P. Allen, Stephen B. Allen, Andy Kirk, Kris Kirk, John McJunkin and David Legerski. Unguren, 23, of 604 B St., Rock Springs, died at about 2 a.m. Monday, April 17, 1989 from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident htat occurred about 2 a.m. Monday in Rochelle, Ill. He was born on July 10, 1965 in Rock Springs, the son of John and Mary Lou Anselmi Unguren. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1983. He attended the University of Wyoming for the past five years and would have graduated in December of 1989 with an accounting major. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the SKSJ Lodge, the Sigma-Chi fraternity at the University of Wyoming and the Sweetwater County Historical Society. Unguren was an accomplished musician who played many instruments by ear. Unguren was very active in tennis, basketball and baseball having played in tournaments all over the state. Survivors include his parents, John and Mary Lou Unguren of Rock Springs; two sisters, Rachele Louise Unguren and Gina Marie Unguren, both of Rock Springs; his maternal grandfather, Rudolph Anselmi of Cheyenne; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 22, 1989 STONNA GALINSKI HUDSON—Memorial and interment services for Stonna Galinski were Saturday, April 15, at the Hudson Cemetery. Mrs. Galinski was cremated following her Jan. 15 death. She was born May 15, 1915 in Hudson and lived there up until two years ago, when she moved to Rangely, Colo. She was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Croatian Lodge in Rock Springs. She is survived by one son, Tom Galinski of Topeka, Kan.; one daughter, JoAnne Newman of Massadona, Colo.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 22, 1989 MARTHA MCTEE OGDEN, Utah—Services for Martha McTee were Monday, April 17, at the Ascension Lutheran Church in Ogden with interment in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. McTee, 76, died Thursday, April 13 at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. She was born Aug. 6, 1912 in Rolla, N.D., a daughter of Matthew and Mary Kurikka Tuhkanen. She was self employed and had retired from the federal government in 1971. She was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church. She enjoyed baking and her family. She was preceded in death by two sisters and six brothers. Surviving are three sons and three daughters, William D., Murdo and Ronald C. Murdo, both of Ogden, Utah; and William M. Nelson of Grafton, Va.; Mary Kinzie of Tulsa, Okla., Carol Hall of Ogden and Joyce Nelson of Laramie. Also surviving are several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 22, 1989 WILLIAM ARTHUR ROOD Funeral services for William Arthur Rood, 50, were Wednesday, April 19, at the St. John’s Episcopal Church with Rev. Bob Swope officiating. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery with military honors. Pallbearers were Carl Shultz, Howard Shultz, Ray Bartlett, Roger Bruce, Glenn McLean and Gary Hodge. Honorary bearers were Steve Roberts, Bob Crouch, Terry Bigler and Darrol Nutt. Rood, of 414 Hillcrest Way, Green River, died at 12:40 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 1989 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. A lifelong resident of Green River, Rood died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Aug. 14, 1938 in Rock Springs, the son of the late William Albert and Rita Cleone Lutrell Rood. He attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School. He was a graduate of Western Wyoming College. He married the former Linda Bruce in Green River on Sept. 15, 1967. Rood was te owner and operator of the Ad Shack and Rood’s Custom in Green River. He was a member of the White Mountain Golf Course Men’s Association and a local bridge club. Rood was a U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors include his wife, Linda, of Green River; two sins and daughters-in-law, Craig Bruce and Shauna Marie Rood of Bullhead City, Ariz., and Michael David and Angela Dee Rood of Vista, Calif.; one additional son, Richard Wilson Rood of Rock Springs; one brother, Henry D. Rood of Green River; and one nephew, Christopher Robb Rood of Green River. In addition to his parents, Rood was preceded in death by one uncle, Henry E. Rood. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 22, 1989 STEVE LINDSTADT RIVERTON—Funeral services for Steven Lindstadt were Friday in Riverton with interment following. Memorial services were Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Lindstadt, 34, of 1435 Hoback St., Green River, died at 3 a.m. Monday, April 17, 1989 at his home. He was born on Dec. 27, 1954 in Spooner, Wis., the son of Gilbert and Joanne Salquist Lindstadt. He attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1972. Lindstadt received a chemical engineering degree from the University of Wyoming in 1976. He was employed at the Stauffer Chemical Company as a plant superintendent at the time of his death. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors include his parents, Gilbert and Joanne Lindstadt of Pavilion; one brother, Michael Lindstadt of Pavilion; three sisters, Pat Rorbaugh of Pavilion, Pamela Saderup of Fort Rucker, Ala., and Debra Haggerty of Riverton; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 22, 1989 GERTRUDE BOKSICH HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Funeral services for Gertrude Boksich were conducted in Hot Springs, Ark., with interment following. Mrs. Boksich, 80, Hot Springs, Ark., died Wednesday, April 12, 1989 in Hot Springs, Ark. after two and a half weeks in the hospital. She was born Dec. 31, 1908 and made her home with her sister, Mrs. Joe Amizich, 101 Edgewood, Hot Springs. She was a former resident of Rock Springs. Her husband, Joe Boksich, died in Rock Springs in 1932. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Amizich and Hazel Matilla of California as well as several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 29, 1989 JOHN APOSTOLOPOULOS Funeral services for John Apostolopoulos were Wednesday, April 26 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church with Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were George Varras, John Kalivas, Gus Kalivas, Harry Pappas, Aritides Kalivas and Pete Kallas. Honorary pallbearers were George Kalivas, ANgelos Scarpos, Wayne Deck and all Ahepa Lodge members. APostolopoulos, 91, of 309 East Fourth South St., Green River, died at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 1989 at his home. A resident of Green River since 1941, Apostolopoulos died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Feb. 18, 1898 in Blaherna-Tripolis, Greece, the son of the late Steve and Anastasia Apostolopoulos. He attended schools in Greece and came to New York in 1916. Apostolopoulos was a retired section man for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, the Order of Ahepa, Green River Chapter No. 182 and the B. of M.W. Labor Organization. Survivors include two sons, John Paul Apostolope Sr. of Green River and George Camis of Rock Springs; one daughter, Grace Hill of Las Cruces, N.M.; one brother and five sisters who reside in Greece; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Apostolopoulos was preceded in death by seven sisters and brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 29, 1989 SASHA MARIE SANCHEZ Funeral services for Sasha Marie Sanchez were Saturday, April 22, at the Mansface Church with Father Robert Swope of St. John’s Episcopal Church officiating. A rosary was recited Friday, April 21, at the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home. Burial was at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Baby Sanchez, 15-month-old daughter of Patsy Sanchez and Ramon Gardea of Green River, died April 19, 1989 at her home of sudden infant death syndrome. She was born Jan. 19, 1988 in Rock Springs and had lived her entire life in Green River. She is survived by her parents of Green River; grandparents, Jerry and Pat Sanchez of Green River; great-grandparents, Kermit Kolar and Helen Brown and Olive and Bob Coggins and Fred Sanchez, all of Green River, and Bill and Lois Mullins of Carlsbad, N.M., and an uncle, Shane Sanchez of Glendale, Ariz. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 29, 1989 HEIMO A. LOYA MONMOUTH, Ill.—Heimo A. Loya, 79, died April 20, 1989 in Monmouth, Ill. He was a longtime professor of music at Monmouth College and was born in Rock Springs on Sept. 14, 1909. He was the son of Ilo and Advi (Lukkarinen) Loya. He married Eileen Sandberg on April 21, 1934. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Karen S. Babst, Laurel, Md.; two sons, Mervyn H. Loya, Eugene, Ore., and Alan L. Loya, St. Louis; and four grandchildren, Kristin and Kari Loya and Sara and Toby Babst. Before coming to Monmouth, Loya served as director of music for the Finnish Progressive Society in Chicago and as director of the Sibelius Male Chorus of Chicago. During his youth, he won the violin state championship in Wyoming, was selected two consecutive years to play in the National High School Orchestra in Dallas and Chicago under Joseph Maddy, played in the first symphony orchestra in Wyoming and in “pit” orchestra for the silent movies. Loya joined Monmouth College as an instructor in 1936 and advanced through the ranks to professor of music, serving as chairman of the music department for more than 20 years. He originated and chaired the first Liberal Arts Festival at Monmouth College in the mid-50s. He organized and conducted a 70-piece Monmouth-Knox Symphony orchestra. He served as choir director at Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Monmouth, directed the Monmouth Municipal Band and a YMCA Male Chorus and served as guest conductor for many bands and orchestras in the state. In 1950 Loya was named by the “Review Atlas” as “Today’s Personality.” He retired from Monmouth College in 1973. He earned a bachelor of music from Chicago Musical College, and A.B. from Monmouth College, master of arts from the University of Iowa and did post-graduate work at the University of Colorado, Eastman School of Music at Rochester, N.Y., the Carl Orff Institute and the Mozarteum, both in Salzburg, Austria, and the Helsinki Academy of Music in Finland. Monmouth College presented him with a distinguished services award in 1983. He was a member of ASTA, MENC, MTNA and several other professional organizations. During the World War II years, he taught navigation and mathematics in the Naval Flight Preparatory School on the Monmouth campus. As a member of the American Association of University Professors, he served that organization as president for two terms. He served on numerous faculty committees, including long-range planning and organized Pi Alpha Nu, a musical fraternity on the Monmouth campus. He was a member of First Lutheran Church and a former member of Rotary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 29, 1989 DONALD D’ORR SMITH Funeral services for Donald D’Orr Smith were Monday, April 24, at the Green River Assembly of God Church with Pastor Dan York officiating and interment with graveside services was Thursday, April 27, at Pioneer Cemetery in Gresham, Ore. Smith, 62, Green River, died Friday, April 20, 1989 after a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 18, 1926 in Diamondville, a son of Alexander Drummond and Lillian Marie Hendrickson Smith. He married Gertrude (Trudy) Lucille Mix on April 29, 1969 in American Falls, Idaho. He was reared and educated in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School. He was a veteran of World War II with the U.S. Army, having served in Japan. He has lived the past 35 years in Green River where he worked as a machinist for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member and past president of the Fraternal Order of eagles, a Mason and was past patron of the Order of Eastern Star. He is survived by his wife of Green River; a daughter, Ardith Cruz, St. Louis; a stepson, Lawrence Smith, Portland, ore.; a stepdaughter, Cheri Serrano, Evanston; seven grandchildren; and two brothers, Wallace Smith of Cody and Robert Smith of Pueblo, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 29, 1989 MICHAEL C. LAMOREAUX FORT BRIDGER—Funeral services for Michael C. Lamoreaux were Saturday, April 22, at the Lyman Stake Center with a graveside service Monday, April 24 and interment in the Paragonah Cemetery. Lamoreaux, 47, Fort Bridger, died April 19. He was born Aug. 6, 1941 in Cedar City, Utah, to Clark A. and Wilma Davenport Lamoreaux. He married Brenda Kay Bentley on June 17, 1960 at Parowan, Utah. He was an electrical foreman for General Chemical and a member of the LDS Church. He is survived by his wife of Fort Bridger; four sons, Michael Wade of Las Vegas, Nev., Richard of Jackson, and Jason and Casey of Fort Bridger; four daughters, Mrs. Kim (Teri Kay) Kiddy of Las Vegas, Kimberly of Ogden, Utah, and Stephanie and Niki, both of Fort Bridger; three grandchildren; his parents of Paragonah, Utah; three brothers, James of Paragonah, Bradley of Las Vegas and David of Tucson, Ariz.; and two sisters, Mrs. Jerry (La Rae) Mortensen of Las Vegas, and Mrs. Rick (Peggy) Robinson of Cedar City, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 6, 1989 MARY DOAN VANOVER CINCINNATI—Mary Doan Vanover, 69, died April 20, 1989 at home in Cincinnati after a long illness. She was born in Rock Springs Sept. 14, 1919 to Mr. and Mrs. George Doan. She married Jack P. Vanover June 19, 1936. The family lived in Rock Springs between 1943-46 where her husband worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. Survivors include her husband, Jack; two sons, George and Jimmy Vanover of Cincinnati and a daughter, Mary Lou Mills of Beaumont, Texas; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson; five brothers, Leon, John, Samuel, Abraham and Pete Doan; three sisters, Sebe Opella and Vivian Sargent, both of Rock Springs, and Lillian Indorf of Lompoc, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Carrie Vanover; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 6, 1989 RICHARD PARAVICINI SALT LAKE CITY—Richard J. Paravacini, 72, longtime Sweetwater County resident, died Thursday, April 20 at the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born Sept. 8, 1916 at Lionkol, a son of the late Romeo and Mary Paravicni. The family lived on a ranch west of Green River and ran a dairy for many years. He also ranched in partnership with his brothers. Paravicini attended schools in Rock Springs and Green River, graduating from Green River High School in 1935. He married Donetta Marocki of Rock Springs Nov. 4, 1951 in Green River. He was retired from the Union Pacific Railroad and spent his winters in Salome, Ariz. He is survived by his wife, Donetta; three daughters and their husbands, Kay and John Draycott and Carol and Rick Lee of Green River and Terri and Dan Postma of Farson; one son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Kookie Paravicini of Green River; three grandsons, Aaron Draycott and Ryan Lee of Green River and Paul Postma of Farson; a brother, Rudy Paravicini of Bondurant; four sisters, Dora Schneider of Quartzsite, Ariz., Elsie Madsen and Anna Bracken of Bondurant and Elizabeth Dana of Green River. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Victor Paravicini of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 6, 1989 PEARL LILLIAN BULLOCK Funeral services for Pearl Lillian Bullock, 82, of Green River, were Saturday, April 29 in the Mountain View LDS Ward Chapel in Mountain View with Bishop Vernon Stringer conducting. Interment was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery in Fort Bridger. Mrs. Bullock died April 25, 1989 in the Castle Rock Convalescent Center of causes incident to age. She was born Feb. 4, 1907 in Salt Lake City, a daughter of Herbert J. and Susan Lavina Easton Gregory. She married Claude S. Bullock on Feb. 1, 1928 in Evanston. He died Oct. 16, 1973. She spent her early years in Lonetree and then moved to Salt Lake City to attend West High School. After her marriage, she returned to Lonetree and with her husband operated a ranch for many years. She was postmaster of Lonetree for seven years and was a member of the School District No. 5 board of education in Lonetree. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. John (Annie) Carlile, Heber City, Utah; two brothers, Frank Gregory, Green River and Jim Gregory of Lonetree. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Alma Gregory. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 6, 1989 CARL O. DAVIS CHEYENNE—Funeral services for Carl O. Dvis were Monday, May 1, at the Wiederspahn Chapel with the Rev. James Green officiating and interment was in the Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne. Davis, 81, of Cheyenne, died Thursday, April 27, 1989 in Cheyenne. He was born June 5, 1905 in Mutual, Okla. He has lived in Cheyenne since 1925. He was a retired locomotive engineer having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 50 years. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 40 AF & AM, Wyoming Consitory No. 1 of the Shrine Club and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. He is survived by one son, Dr. Donald Davis of Rock Springs; and one brother, Tom Davis of Revere, Mass. He was preceded in death by his wife, Arrah Lee Davis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 11, 1989 Mrs. Stuart Dies at 85 ROCK SPRINGS-- Gretchen Anderson Stuart, 85, of 702 Ludvig St., Rock Springs, died at 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since April 17. A resident of Rock Springs since 1909, Mrs. Stuart died following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 30, 1904 in Lonaconing, Md., the daughter of the late William B. and Anne Blair Anderson. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1921. She worked in the lawe office of the late Lewis H. Brown, attorney at law, during her senior year in high school. She later worked as secretary in the law offices of the late T.S. Taliaferro Jr. from June 1921 until his death in 1940; the continued working for the late Arthur Lee Taliaferro until his death in 1942; and continued on in the office of Edwin V. Magagna and Joseph Galicich, who purchased the law office, until 1949. She married Robert M. Stuart in Rock Springs on Oct. 23, 1945 and he preceded her in death on May 29, 1974. Mrs. Stuart was a member of the First Congregational Church, past guardian neighbor of Sand Lily Circle No. 408, Neighbors of Woodcraft, past president of Woodcraft Thimble Club, past worthy matron of Mountain Lily Chapter No. 10, Order of the Eastern Star, past president of Past Matrons Club, Order of the Eastern Star, past chief of Fidelity Temple No. 12, Pythian Sisters, past grand chief of Pythian Sisters, Grand Jurisdiction of Wyoming, past president of Pythian Sisters Kensington, member of Harmony Rebekah Lodge No. 3, member of American Association of Retired Persons, member of the Rock Springs Young at Heart Senior Citizens, member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and past supreme representative of the Pythian Sisters. Survivors include one niece, Marge Collins of Rock Springs; three nephews, Harold Collins of East Carbon, Utah, Jack and Darwin Collins, both of Rock Springs; and several cousins living in the East and relatives of her husband living in Rock Springs. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Stuart was preceded in death by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13, at the First Congregational Church, the Rev. David Wade 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 p.m. and Saturday morning at the First Congregational Church until time of funeral services. The family will receive friends at the home of Miss Collins, 709 O'Donnell St. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 1989 Andrew Boyak Dies at 97 ROCK SPRINGS-- Andrew Boyak, 97 of 1209 Lowell Ave., Rock Springs, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 11, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since May 6. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Superior and Sheridan, Boyak died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Nov. 8, 1891 in Wisla Poland, the son of the late John and Eva Pilch Bojak. He attended schools in Poland and married the former Eva Sczarec in Sheridan in 1927. She preceded him in death on May 12, 1976. Boyak was a retired coal miner, having worked 42 years for the Union Pacific Coal Company in Rock Springs, Superior and in Sheridan. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, the United Mine Workers of America and the Polish American Federation. Survivors include one sone and daughter-in-law, Eugene A. and Margaret Boyak of Rock Springs; two step-sons, Archie Shassetz of Yuma, Ariz., and John Shassetz of Rock Springs, one step-daughter, Mrs. Victor (Nellie) Frolic of Yuma, two brothers, John and Paul Bujok, who both reside in Poland; two grandchildren, Andrew John Boyak and Margene Boyak, both of Rock Springs, and several step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Boyak was preceded in death by one sister and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 1989 Bertha Motto Dies at 86 PRICE, Utah-- Bertha Motto, 86, of 695 North 3rd East, Price, Utah, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, 1989 at the Castleview Hospital in Price. A resident of Price the past eight years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Motto had been in ill health the past two weeks. She was born in Rock Springs on March 12, 1903, the daughter of the late Andrew and Helen Lipovsky Popernak. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married John Gabriel Motto in Rock Springs in 1945. He preceded her in death on Nov. 9, 1957. Mrs. Motto was a retired telephone operator having worked for the telephone company in Rock Springs for many years. She was a member of the SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. J.R. (Ann) Warren of Price, Utah, and several nieces and nephews including Pat and Shirley and Michael and Judy Hruska, all of Rock Springs; Urban Taucher; Pat Heinzle of North Platte, Neb,; Francine Simpson of Wellton, Ariz.; Iona and Mark Swanson, both of Salt Lake City; Terry Hruska of Denver; and Denny and Lillian Hruska, both of Alaska. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Motto was preceded in death by one sister, Mary K. Toucher who died June 12, 1987 and one brother, Mike Hruska. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, May 14, at the SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad will officiate. A parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., Sunday, May 14, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the St. Joseph's Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel, 154 Elk St., Sunday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Monday morning until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1989 LEONARD EDWARD HERBIN ROCK SPRINGS-- Funeral services for Leonard Edward Herbin, 79, 1556 Ningth Street No. 10, who died Wednesday, May 3, 1989, were Saturday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Jason Herbin, Johnathan Herbin, Trist Thayer, Denny Ledgess, Cleve Martin and Donald Patrick. Herbin died at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since April 10. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Herbin had been in ill health the past month. He was born in Duncan, Kan., on Feb. 20, 1910, the son of the late Leon Joseph and Mary Jane Balm Herbin. He attended schools in Duncan and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Herbin was a retired mechanic, having worked for the Union Pacific in the maintenance department. Survivors include two sons, Leon Herbin of Lyman and Jerry Herbin of Cheyenne; three daughters, Mrs. Lee (Billie) Loflin of Rock Springs, Mrs. Dennis (Beverley) Ledges of Sulphur, Okla., and Karen Herbin of Laramie; one sister, Bertha, of Guernsey; 33 grandchildren; one great granchild; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Herbin was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1989 STANLEY RAYMOND OLYER A military graveside funeral service for Stanley Raymond Olyer was Wednesday, May 10, at the Mountain View Cemetery with interment following. The American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 conducted the services. Pallbearers were John Mayhew, Tony Marietta, Dave Utzinger, Martin Sundberg, Elmer Halseth, Ralph Potter and Harry Nicholas. Olyer, 74, of 149 K St. No. 1, Rock Springs, died at about 1 a.m. Saturday, May 6, 1989 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Olyer died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Dec. 6, 1914 in Lyon Mountain, N.Y., the son of the late Ross Raymond and Kathryn Annabelle Pratt Olyer. He attended schools in Lyon Mountain and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Olyer was a retired chef. He was a member of the VFW Club and the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24. Survivors include two sons, Gary Olyer of Big Spring, Texas, and Ross Olyer; one daughter, Mrs. Lynn (Kathryn) Van Stone of Fort Collins, Colo,; and two brothers, Lionel Olyer of Fairfield, Calif., and Carl Olyer of Florida. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1989 ROSE KIZZIRE ROCK SPRINGS-- Memorial services for Rose Urrutia Kizzire were Friday, May 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Wade officiating. The body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Mrs. Kizzire, 69, 221 Logan St., Green River, died at 3:26 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 7. A longtime resident of Green River, Mrs. Kizzire had been in ill health since August of 1987. She was born in Rock Springs Dec. 13, 1919, the daughter of the late Jose Fernando and Adela Harduya Urrutia. She attended schools in Bitter Creek. She married George E. Logan in Green River on Nov. 5, 1938 and he preceded her in death in September of 1964. She later married Jeff A. Kizzire in Lander April 24, 1969. He preceded her in death March 5, 1985. She was a retired homemaker and member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one brother, Fred Urrutia of Rock Springs; one sister, Blandina Keane of California; several nieces and nephews; and several great-nieces and great-nephews. In addition to her parents and husbands, Mrs. Kizzire was preceded in death by two brothers, Frank and Robert Urrutia; one daughter, Joanne Logan; and two nephews, Fernando Urrutia and Jack Unger. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1989 ZELLA BLALOCK NEWLAND, N.C.-- Services for Zella Blalock were Sunday, May 7, at the First Baptist Church with the Revs. Bill Jones and Keith Tutterow officiating and interment following at the Newland Cemetery. Mrs. Blalock, 83, Newland, N.C., died Thursday, May 4, at the Sloop Memorial Hospital, Crossnore, N.C. She was a native of Avery County, N.C., who lived several years in Rock Springs before returning to Avery County. She was the daughter of the late Sherman and Nan Deaton Daniels and the wife of the late Ted W. Blalock Sr. She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs and a member of the Mistress of the Mountain Order of Eastern Star Chapter 241 in Newland. Survivors include one son, Ted Bob Blalock Jr., Newland; one daughter, Vivian Triplett, Winston-Salem, N.C.; two sisters, Faye Massey, Elk Park, N.C., and Ethel Banner, Statesville, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1989 A.J. Spina Dies at 42 GREEN RIVER-- Anthony Joseph Spina, 42, Green River social studies teacher, died Thursday, May 11, in a car crash. Spina, who was on a teaching sabbatical at the University of Wisconsin, was killed in a crash when his vehicle struck a tree three miles north of River Falls, Wis. He was born April 1, 1947 in Utica, N.Y. He grew up in Utica and earned a bachelor's degree from Midland College, Fremont, Neb. He earned master's and doctorate degrees from the University of Wisconsin. He married Georgia Scobas July 2, 1977 in Cheyenne. He taught at Green River High School the past 14 years and spent seven years on the staff of Western Wyoming College. He was in the Peace Corps, was involved with the Wyoming Humanities Program for the University of Wyoming, was selected the seniors' favorite teacher for four years, coached wrestling and football and helped implement the Green River High School humanities program. He was involved with the UW Critical Thinking project, the Close-Up Program and the Wyoming Center of Excellence in Teaching. Survivors include his wife of Green River; his mother, Josephine Spina, Utica; a sister Jeanette Spina, Utica; and uncle and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Michael Spina. Memorial services are planned Tuesday at the Green River High School with the time still to be set. The funeral will be in Utica. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1989 Holly Lowey Dies at 64 ROCK SPRINGS-- Holly (Helpi) Lowey, 64, of 2729 Sedonia Avenue, Las Vegas, Nev., died at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 11, 1989 at the Mayo Brothers Branch Hospital in San Diego, Calif. A resident of Las Vegas for the past 37 years and former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Lowey died following a brief illness. She was born in Superior on June 16, 1924, the daughter of the late Nick and Evanthia (Emily) Prevelianakis Thomas. She attended schools in Superior and Rock Springs. She was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1942. She married Jim Lowey in Rock Springs on Aug. 1, 1945. Mrs. Lowey was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church and the Arianis Lodge. Survivors include her husband, Jim Lowey of Las Vegas; one son, Jimmy Lowey of Las Vegas; one daughter, Mrs. Pete (Cosette) Tsouras of Las Vegas; three brothers, Mike Thomas of Savery, George Thomas of Fort Collins, Colo., and Harry Thomas of Rock Springs; one twin-sister, Jenny Millet of Las Vegas; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Lowey was preceded in death by one sister, Kay Thomas. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1989 Reed Hayes Dies in Nev. WINNEMUCCA, Nev.-- Reed Hayes, former police chief in Green River, died Thursday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Winnemucca, Nev., where he was working. Further details were unavailable Friday and services were pending, possibly planned for Wednesday in Idaho Falls, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 13, 1989 Services Set For Mrs. Motto ROCK SPRINGS-- A Mass of Christian burial for Bertha Motto, 86, who died Wednesday in Price, Utah, will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the SS Cyril and Methodius Cathoic Church, Father Gerald Chleborad officiating. A parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Vase Funeral Chapel followed by a St. Monica's sodality rosary at 7:15 p.m. Burial will be in the St. Joseph's Cemtery. Friends may call at the chapel, 154 Elk St., Sunday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Monday morning until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 ANDREW BOYAK Funeral services for Andrew Boyak were Monday, May 15, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Pastor Michael Ward officiating. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Andrew J. Boyak, Robert Van Valkenburg, Mario Shassetz, John Shassetz, Al Gookin, Robert Tatman and Joe Samiec. Boyak, 97, of 1209 Lowell Ave., Rock Springs, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 11, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since May 6. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Superior and Sheridan, Boyak died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Nov. 8, 1891 in Wisla, Poland, the son of the late John and Evan Pilch Bojak. He attended schools in Poland and married the former Eva Sczarec in Sheridan in 1927. She preceded him in death on May 12, 1976. Boyak was a retired coal miner, having worked 42 years for the Union Pacific Coal Company in Rock Springs, Superior and in Sheridan. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, the United Mine Workers of America and the Polish American Federation. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Eugene A. and Margaret Boyak of Rock Springs; two step-sons, Archie Shassetz of Yuma, Ariz., and John Shassetz of Rock Springs; one step-daughter, Mrs. Victor (Nellie) Frolic of Yuma; two brothers, John and Paul Bujok, who both reside in Poland; two grandchildren, Andrew John Boyak and Margene Boyak, both of Rock Springs; and several step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Boyak was preceded in death by one sister and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 BERTHA MOTTO SALT LAKE CITY—A mass of Christian burial for Bertha Motto, 86, who died Wednesday, May 10, 1989 in Price, Utah, were Monday at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sunday at the Vase Funeral Chapel followed by a St. Monica’s sodality rosary. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul A. Hruska, Michael S. Hruska, J. Dennis Hruska and John C. Motto. A resident of Price the past eight years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Motto had been in ill health the past two weeks. She was born in Rock Springs on March 12, 1903, the daughter of the late Andrew and Helen Lipovsky Popernak. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married John Gabriel Motto in Rock Springs in 1945. He preceded her in death on Nov. 9, 1957. Mrs. Motto was a retired telephone operator having worked for the telephone company in Rock Springs for many years. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. J.R. (Ann) Warren of Price, Utah, and several nieces and nephews, including Pat and Shirley and Michael and Judy Hruska, all of Rock Springs; Urban Taucher; Pat Heinzle of North Platte, Neb.; Francine Simpson of Wellton, Ariz.; Iona and Mark Swanson, both of Salt Lake City; Terry Hruska of Denver; and Denny and Lillian Hruska, both of Alaska. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Motto was preceded in death by one sister, Mary K. Toucher who died June 12, 1987 and one brother, Mike Hruska. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 ANTHONY JOSEPH SPINA Memorial services for Anthony Joseph Spina, 42, Green River, who died Thursday, May 11, were Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Green River High School Auditorium. Spina died in a traffic accident near River Falls, Wis. Funeral and burial was in Utica, N.Y. He was born April 1, 1947 in Utica, N.Y. He grew up in Utica and earned a bachelor’s degree from Midland College, Fremont, Neb. He earned master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Wisconsin. He married Georgia Scobas July 2, 1977 in Cheyenne. He taught at the Green River High School for the past 14 years and spent seven years on the staff of Western Wyoming College. He was in the Peace Corps, was involved with the Wyoming Humanities Program for the University of Wyoming, was selected the seniors’ favorite teacher for four years, coached wrestling and football and helped implement the Green River High School humanities program. He was involved with the UW Critical Thinking project, the Close-Up Program and the Wyoming Center of Excellence in Teaching. Survivors include his wife of Green River; his mother, Josephine Spina, Utica; a sister, Jeanette Spina, Utica; an uncle and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Michael Spina. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 JULIE M. PIVIK A mass of Christian burial for Julie M. Pivik was Thursday, May 18, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church with Father Gerald William Espenshade and Gerald Chleborad officiating. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Pivik, 73, of 633 3rd Ave. West, Rock Springs, died at 3:50 a.m. Monday, May 15, 1989, at her home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs Mrs. Pivik died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs on June 7, 1915, the daughter of the late Valentine and Frances Bartelj Yugovich. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1932. She married Frank Pivik in Manila, Utah, on March 16, 1935. Mrs. Pivik was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Catholic Golden Age, the Council of Catholic Women, in which she was active both on Deanery and diocesan levels, holding many offices, including past president. Survivors include her husband, Frank of Rock Springs; one son-in-law and daughter, Alfred J. (Pete) and Helen Petersen of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Roich, Mrs. Tena Lenzi and Mrs. E.R. (Frances) Adams, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Victor (Anne) Menghini of Temple City, Calif.; three grandsons, David F. Petersen of Rock Springs, John R. Petersen of Dallas and Marine Staff Sgt. Mark A. Petersen, stationed in Okinasa; one granddaughter, Mrs. Thomas E. (Julie Anne) Domson of Rock Springs; six great-grandchildren, Daniel, Justin and Amie Domson, all of Rock Springs, Jenni Petersen of Jacksonville, N.C., and Tania and Kathy Petersen, both of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Pivik was preceded in death by two brothers, Stanley and Valentine. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 GRETCHEN ANDERSON STUART Funeral services for Gretchen Anderson Stuart were Saturday, May 13 at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. David Wade officiating and interment following in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were John Collins, Mike Collins, Danny Collins, Bobby Collins, Bob Fergusen and Mike Five Coat. Mrs. Stuart, 85, of 702 Ludvig St., Rock Springs, died at 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since April 17. A resident of Rock Springs since 1909, Mrs. Stuart died following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 30, 1904 in Lonaconing, Md., the daughter of the late William B. and Anne Blair Anderson. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1921. She worked in the law office of the late Lewis H. Brown, attorney at law, during her senior year in high school. She later worked as secretary in the law offices of the late T.S. Taliaferro Jr. from June 1921 until his death in 1940; then continued working for the late Arthur Lee Taliaferro until his death in 1947; and continued on in the office of Edwin V. Magagna and Joseph Galicich, who purchased the law office, until 1949. She married Robert M. Stuart in Rock Springs on Oct. 23, 1945 and he preceded her in death on May 29, 1974. Mrs. Stuart was a member of the First Congregational Church, past guardian neighbor of Sand Lily Circle No. 408, Neighbors of Woodcraft, past president of Woodcraft Thimble Club, past worthy matron of Mountain Lily Chapter No. 10, Order of the Eastern Star, past president of Past Matrons Club, Order of the Eastern Star, past chief of Fidelity Temple NO. 12, Pythian Sisters, past grand chief of Pythian Sisters, Grand Jurisdiction of Wyoming, past president of Pythian Sisters Kensington, member of Harmony Rebekah Lodge No. 3, member of American Association of Retired Persons, member of the Rock Springs Young At Heart Senior Citizens, member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and past supreme representative of the Pythian Sisters. Survivors include one niece, Marge Collins of Rock Springs; three nephews, Harold Collins of East Carbon, Utah, Jack and Darwin Collins, both of Rock Springs; and several cousins living in the east and relatives of her husband living in Rock Springs. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Stuart was preceded in death by several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 JOSEPHINE B. SOULSBY Funeral services for Josephine B. Soulsby were Thursday, May 18, at the LDS Church with Bishop Joseph Lewis conducting. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray Overy, Joe Ransom, George Powers, Roscoe Sellers, Ed Hafen and Donald Stevens. Mrs. Soulsby, 98, 336 A St., Rock Springs, died Sunday, May 14, 1989 at 8 a.m. at the South Davis Community Hospital, Bountiful, Utah. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Soulsby died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Oct. 12, 1890 in LaSalle, Ill., the daughter of the late Bernard and Marie Muchenshable Behring. She attended schools in Illinois and married the late Robert LeRoy Soulsby on Aug. 11, 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Soulsby were the former owners and operators of the Plaza Hotel in Rock Springs. Mrs. Soulsby was the retired manager of the Sweetbriar Shop. She was a member of the LDS Church the Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and Royal Neighbors. Survivors include one daughter, Venice Soulsby of Bountiful; and several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Frank (Melva Soulsby) Peternel of Rock Springs, Mrs. Peter S. (Dorothy Souslby) Muir of Rawlins and Mrs. Herbert T. (Arlene Soulsby) McCormick. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Soulsby was preceded in death by her husband, two sisters and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 MARY CHAN Funeral services for Mary Chan were Friday, May 19, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mr. Don Chan conducted the services. Interment was at the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Martin Lew, Jimmy Fun, Wing Yu, Wing Lew, Man Kai Cheng and Frank W. Lew. Mrs. Chan, 69, of 1357 Teton St., Rock Springs, died at 1:50 p.m. Monday, May 15, 1989 at the University of Utah Medical Center where she had been a patient since May 13. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 20 years, Mrs. Chan died following a brief illness. She was born in Canton, China, on June 16, 1919, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chan Wong. She attended schools in Canton and married Bob Chan in Canton in January of 1939. Survivors include her husband, Bob Chan of Rock Springs; three sons, Marlex Chan of Toronto, Canada, Glen Chan of Salt Lake City and Don Chan of Salt Lake City; two daughter, Mrs. Richard (Pue Chun) Low of Toronto, Canada, and Mrs. David (Helen) Lew of Rock Springs; one brother and one sister who reside in China; 16 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 KEITH A. (SPARKY) PARKS Funeral services for Keith A. (Sparky) Parks were Wednesday, May 17, at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. H. Eugene Warren officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Bill McCurtain, Paul Wonnacott, Cecil Headd, Harold Simkins, Pat Wendt and Dominick Giorgis. Honorary bearers were John Makovich and Ed Fenus. Parks, 70, of 212 Marion St., Rock Springs, died at 9:11 a.m. Sunday, May 14, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since April 28. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Parks died following a brief illness. He was born in Rock Springs on Jan. 3, 1919, the son of the late Iver and Isabelle Hamilton Linden. His stepfather was A.W. Parks. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1937. Parks was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Mildred Matkovich in Rock Springs on May 6, 1945. Parks was the retired owner and operator of Martin’s Bar in Rock Springs. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151 and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Parks also worked for Kolman Tire Company, the Quealy Trading Company, the Hillside Court and McCurtain Motors. Survivors include his wife, Mildred, of Rock Springs; two sins, Richard and Arthur Parks; three daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Kathy) Kumer, Mrs. Mick (Joan) Fletcher and Mrs. Jordan (Patty) Plant, all of Rock Springs; and 13 grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 WILLIAM ACKERSON LARAMIE—Services for William Ackerson were Friday, May 19, at the Buck-Heggie Funeral Home with Pastor Frank Moore officiating. Interment was in the Green Hills Cemetery, Laramie. Ackerson, 82, Guernsey, died Sunday, March 14, at the Platte County Hospital in Wheatland. He was born July 21, 1906 in Iowa, the son of William and Asenath Ackerson. He worked for many years for the Union Pacific Railroad. He retired in 1973 and moved to Guernsey with his wife, Bertha. They were married Nov. 10, 1968 in Cheyenne. He was a member of the Masons and the Eastern Star. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and four sisters. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Hazel Davis of Laramie, Sally Fitzgerald of Cody, Billy Brackenbury, Fort Lupton, Colo., and Shirley Christensen, Laramie; tow stepdaughters, Alma Faccio and Norma Paoli, both of Rock Springs; one stepson, Eugene Cox, Rock Springs; and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 MARY A. CHRISTENSEN CHEYENNE—Rosary and scripture services for Mary A. Christensen were Monday, May 15, at the Church of the Holy Trinity with burial Tuesday at the Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Christensen, 80, of Cheyenne, died Friday, May 12, 1989 at DePaul Hospital in Cheyenne. Born Dec. 3, 1908 in Sweetwater and reared in Rock Springs, Mrs. Christensen lived in Laramie and Casper before moving to Cheyenne. She worked as a secretary for Mountain Bell for 39 ½ years. She was past president of the Life Member Club of Telephone Pioneers and a member of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Cheyenne. She is survived by one son, Robert Christensen of Cheyenne; a brother, John Metelko of Rock Springs; and a sister, Frances Hill of San Francisco. She was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Wilhelmina Metelko and her husband, Robert W. Christensen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 MARTIN MCPHIE SALT LAKE CITY—Martin McPhie, 81, Salt Lake City, former Rock Springs resident, died May 3, 1989 in San Jose, Calif., where he lived with his daughter, Sally. Services were May 9 in Salt Lake City. He had been in ill health since suffering a stroke last Nov. 4. McPhie was born June 4, 1907 in Frontier, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. McPhie. The family moved to Reliance and McPhie attended Rock Springs High School, graduating in 1925. He married Hazel Justin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Justin, June 16, 1928 in Rock Springs. In Salt Lake City, he owned and operated the Fairmont Bowling Lane. He is survived by his daughter, Sally, and her husband, George Westbrook; three granddaughters; one grandson; two brothers, Ronald of St. George, Utah, and Joe of Eugene, Ore.; and one sister, Audrey, in southern California. He was preceded in death by his wife on Oct. 10, 1960, his parents and two sisters, Mabel and Florence. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 NARLEEN GAY SANTHUFF LYMAN—Funeral services for Narleen Gay Santhuff, 37, of Lyman were Wednesday, May 17, 1989 in the Urie LDS Stake Center with Bishop Terral Michaelson of the Lyman LDS Fourth Ward conducting. Mrs. Santhuff died May 14, 1989 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 24, 1952 in Rock Springs, a daughter of Gardner Godfrey and Ethel Bartlett Potter. She married Gary “Butch” Santhuff on Nov. 9, 1978 in Green River. She spent her early years and was educated in Green River and attended Green River High School. She had also lived at Bitter Creek prior to moving to Lyman where she has lived for the past nine years. She was a member of the LDS Church and was active in the Relief Society. She is survived by her husband of Lyman; two sons, Wayne Santhuff and Jimmy Santhuff, both of Lyman; her mother, Ethel Potter of Green River; a stepdaughter, Tammy Francis, Lyman; two granddaughters, Ashley and Crystal Santhuff, both of Lyman; three brothers, Rocky Potter, Green River, Gardner Potter and Eugene Potter, both of Seattle; and three sisters, Sharon Fitch, Provo, Utah, LaRay Kallberg, Seattle and Carol Ann Bennett, Fremont, Calif. She was preceded in death by her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 REED HAYES IDAHO FALLS, Idaho—Services for Reed Hayes were Wednesday, May 17, at the Wood Funeral Home with Dale Ahlstrom officiating and burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Idaho Falls. Hayes died Wednesday, May 10, in Winnemucca, Nev. Reed was born Nov. 14, 1937 in Idaho Falls to Jessie Hiram and Mary Elizabeth Ahlstrom Hayes. He graduated from high school in Idaho Falls and attended Utah State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in police science. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. In 1958 he married Sonja Pearson in Jackson. They later divorced. He married Patrician Jensen Feb. 16, 1978 in Shelley, Idaho. Hayes was an investigator for the Los Angeles Police Department and a patrolman for the Idaho Falls Police Department. He was police chief in Shelley, Green River and Winnemucca. He was a member of the Wyoming Chiefs of Police Association, the Federal Drug Enforcement and Intelligence Committee and the Rotary Club. He was also a Scout leader. Hayes was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cindy Lynn Knight, Heber City, Utah, and Pamela Jean Hayes, Walnut Creek, Calif.; three stepsons, Jamie Lyn Hornsby, Rock Springs, Wade B. Crave, Christ Church, New Zealand, and Cole Patrick Craven, Blackfoot, Idaho; his parents in Shelley; a sister, Shirlene Bergstrom; and one grandchild. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 20, 1989 THOMAS B. ROGERS HUDSON—A rosary service for Thomas B. Rogers was Tuesday, May 16, at the Church of the Ascension with funeral services Wednesday and burial at the Hudson Cemetery with military honors. Rogers, 77, died May 14, 1989 at the Lander Hospital. He was a longtime Hudson resident. Born April 23, 1912 in Hudson, Rogers was the son of John and Rosina (Martin) Rogers. He served in the army during World War II in the Asiatic-Pacific theater and married Olga Pasin July 13, 1944 in Lawton, Okla. He worked for the Union Pacific at the Winton and Gunn-Quealy coal companies in Rock Springs as well as the Hudson and Rogers Coal Mines in Hudson. He was a member of the Frank Homec Post 4799 Veteran sof Foreign Wars and the United Mine Workers Union Dist. 22, Local 7404. He was a member of the Church of the Ascension in Hudson. He is survived by his wife, Olga of Hudson; two sons, Tom of Lander and Joe of Riverton; five grandchildren; one sister, Mary Frappart of Hudson; and one brother, Pete Rogers, also of Hudson. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and five brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 27, 1989 JAMES WILLIAM PLATTS Funeral services for Pinedale resident James William Platts, 81, formerly of Green River, were Wednesday, May 24 at 1 p.m. in the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel with Bishop Al Matthews conducting the service. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Platts died May 20 at the Logan Regional Hospital in Logan, Utah after a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 30, 1907, in Lyman, a son of George and Emily Booth Platts. He married Susan Florence Eyre on July 14, 1929, in Lyman. Their marriage was solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple. He spent his early years and was educated in Lyman. He lived and worked in Green River for the Union Pacific Railroad as a car foreman for 45 years. After retirement he had lived in St. George, Utah, Star Valley and Pinedale. He was a member of the LDS church and was an avid outdoorsman. He is survived by his wife and a son, Dr. James L. Platts, both of Pinedale; a daughter, Jean Kay Kinkade of Idaho Falls, Idaho; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Avard Ted Platts, three brothers and a sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 27, 1989 STEVEN ALLEN SHOEMAKER Funeral services for Steven Allen Shoemaker, 20, were held Friday, May 26, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor George W. Clay of the First Assembly of God conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The pallbearers were Scott Thomas, Craig Paris, Chad Jensen, Keith Potter, Jerry Sinclair and Bobby Hubert. Shoemaker was killed in a one car rollover on the Rock Springs Belt Loop Tuesday, May 23. Shoemaker, of 1700 Swanson Drive, was born April 21, 1969, in Rock Springs, the son of Douglas G. and Sandra L. Matkze Shoemaker. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was employed at J.B.’s Restaurant as a cook. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; two brothers, Arron Robert Shoemaker of Rock Springs and Richard Douglas Shoemaker of Rawlins; two sisters, Gina Marie Shoemaker and Christina Ann Toth Shoemaker, both of Rock Springs; his paternal grandfather, Judson Samuel Shoemaker of Alabama; and his maternal grandmother, Helen M. Sams of Banner. Several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 27, 1989 JERAMY CHARLES SIMPSON Funeral services and interment for Jeramy Charles Simpson were conducted Tuesday, May 23, 1989 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Simpson, infant son of Richard S. and Jeri Anne Sheely Simpson of 103 Agate St., Rock Springs, was dead at birth at 1:06 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 1989, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; one sister, Jessica Simpson of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Henry and Marcetine Simpson of Mount Pleasant, Pa.; his maternal grandparents, James and JoAn Sheely of Olympia, Wash.; his paternal great-grandmother, Margaret Krempasky of Mount Pleasant; his maternal great-grandfather, C.G. Nixon of Olympia; one aunt; one uncle; and four cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 27, 1989 JOHN N. BURUM POCATELLO, Idaho—Funeral services for John N. Burum were Friday, May 19, at the Henderson Funeral Chapel in Pocatello with Father Roger LaHance of the Saint Anthony Catholic Church officiating. Interment was in the Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens at Pocatello. Burum, 77, 835 Randolph, Pocatello, Idaho, died Monday, May 15, at a Pocatello health care center following a lingering illness. He was born April 25, 1912 at Raton, N.M., to Chuck and Helen Uranker Burum. He attended schools in New Mexico where he graduated from high school. He married Ivy Knox June 30, 1933 in Malta, Utah. She preceded him in death in March of 1988. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was an electrician for the Union Pacific Railroad retiring in 1978. Prior to his employment with the railroad he worked for C and L Electric in Pocatello for several years. His hobbies were hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Pocatello Post No. 735. He is survived by two sons, James J. Burum, Boise, Idaho and Jerry A. Burum, McCall, Idaho; one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Marilyn) Fisher, Moreland, Idaho; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one sister, Millie Gott, Raton. He was preceded in death by his wife, a daughter and two grandsons. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 27, 1989 MORTON SILVERMAN Services and interment for Morton Silverman were at the B’Nai Israel Cemetery in Salt Lake City. Silverman, 80, of LaBarge, died at 4 p.m. Friday, May 19, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River where he had been a patient since May 9. A resident of LaBarge for the past five years and former resident of Detroit, Silverman had been in ill health the past two years. He was born Dec. 25, 1908 in Chicago, Ill., the son of the late David and Rose Silverman. He attended schools in Chicago and was a graduate of high school there. He married the former Dorothy Wasner in Detroit, Mich., in 1942 and she preceded him in death. Silverman was a retired inspector who worked for Chrysler Corporation. He was a member of the Jewish faith. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. David (Joy) Schmid and Mrs. Paul (Rose) McDonald, both of LaBarge; one brother of Chicago; one sister, Beatrice Levire of Florida; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 27, 1989 SOPHIE EMILIE MILLER WHEATLAND—Funeral services for Sophie Emilie Miller, 88, were Tuesday, May 23, at the Platte Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Susan Denker officiating. Interment was in the Wheatland Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Howard Eikenberry, Wallace Baker, Alan Weber, Richard Chase, Dave Hinman and Marlin Baker. Mrs. Miller died May 19 in Cheyenne following a long illness. She was born June 2, 1900 in Goodland, Kan., the daughter of Richard and Magdalena (Miller) Graefe. She and her family moved to Wheatland in 1902. She was reared and educated in Wheatland, graduating from high school in 1919. She attended the University of Wyoming and received her teaching certificate, then taught school throughout Wyoming and Colorado. One June 28, 1927, she married Claude Miller at the family farm south of Wheatland. After their marriage, they farmed for 15 years near Lander. In 1948, they returned to Wheatland to the family farm where she remained until October of 1987 at which time she went to live with her daughter. She is survived by her daughters, Amelia Miller of Denver and Helen Uhlman of Cheyenne; five grandchildren, Glen Ulhman of Wheatland, Carol Mayer of Douglas, Debra Uhlman of Denver, Richard Miller of Fort Collins and Ed Miller of Billings, Mont.; and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her brother, Gus Graefe and his wife, Ollie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 27, 1989 WILLIAM “BILL” COTTRELL SUN LAKE, Ariz.—The body of William “Bill” Cottrell was cremated in Sun Lake, Ariz. Cottrell, 70, former resident of Superior, died Tuesday, May 16, at the Chandler Hospital in Arizona after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife, Jan; two daughters, Dorothy and Caroline Sue of California; two sons, Nicky in California and Billy, Phoenix, Ariz.; one brother, Harry Cottrell, Rock Springs; a half-brother, Roland Dayton, Minneapolis; and a half-sister, Dorothy Gaynor, Lake Havasu, Ariz. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 27, 1989 KENNETH CLARENCE BEAN LOVELAND, Colo.—A rosary service for Kenneth Clarence Bean was Wednesday, May 24, at the Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Chapel. Mass was conducted Thursday by Rev. Regis McGuire who also officiated and interment followed at the Loveland Burial Park. Bean, a former Rock Springs resident, 86, of Loveland, Colo. died at McKee Medical Center in Loveland May 22. He was born Aug. 6, 1902 in North Dakota near Hecia, S.D. He is the son of the late Arthur E. Bean and Sarah Donovan Bean. Bean was married in Greeley, Colo. Sept. 10, 1959 to Margaret A. (Peg) Hogan. He was a retired manager and district manager of Gamble chain stores. He moved to Loveland in 1978 from Rock Springs. He was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and past exalted ruler and member of Alliance, Neb. Elks Lodge No. 0961. Survivors include his wife, Peg; two sons, William K. of Spokane, Wash., and Michael A. of Seattle; a sister, Myra Johnson of Minot, N.D.; a brother-in-law, Neil Hamilton of Loveland; four grandchildren and one great-grandson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Lawrence and a sister, Mary. He worked with Gamble stores from 1920-1970 and then worked with his son, William, in Rock Springs at a Gamble store for eight more years before fully retiring in 1978. He had managed Gamble stores in Loveland for several years and a store in Greeley for many years. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 27, 1989 ERIC R. SHERWOOD Memorial services for Eric R. Sherwood were Saturday, May 20 at the Immaculate Conception Church with Father Eugene Sullivan officiating. Sherwood, 28, Laramie, died in a boating accident at Wheatland Reservoir April 29, 1989. His body has not yet been recovered. He was boating and his body never surfaced. Sherwood was born Aug. 29, 1960 in Rigby, Idaho, the son of Robert and Marjory M. Blanshan Sherwood. He attended schools in Shelley, Idaho, Blackfoot, Idaho, and Green River. He attended Eastern Idaho Vocational Technical School, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, and Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs. He was currently enrolled as a pre-med student at the University of Wyoming. He worked as a trona miner for seven years in Green River at Allied Chemical and Tenneco Minerals. Sherwood married Ann-Michele Minshall Dec. 20, 1988 in Pocatello. He was a hunter, gun collector and outdoorsman. He was also a campaign worker for Democratic Party candidates, most recently in the Vinich for Congress campaign. He was a legislative intern during the 1989 session and was an organizer of a recent symposium, “Reorganizing State Government,” at the university. He was active with the campus Democrats and was selected to the National Dean’s List. Survivors include his wife of Laramie; his mother, Marjory Sonnenberg, Blackfoot; his father in Battle Mountain, Nev.; a brother, Thomas Sherwood, Sandpoint, Idaho; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Sherwood, Sandpoint; and his “second family,” Wayne, Judy, Suzy and Jennye Minshall, Inkom, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 3, 1989 MARIAN K. KROUPA Funeral services for Marian K. Kroupa were Friday, June 2, at the LDS Church with Bishop Donald J. Carpenter conducting. Interment was at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Clifford Clark, Paul Buchmann, Ron Noble, Dee Thornhill, John A. Oja and George Strook. Mrs. Kroupa, 49, 1334 Palisades Way, Rock Springs, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 20. A resident of Rock Springs since 1962 and former resident of Cheyenne, Mrs. Kroupa died following a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 24, 1940, in Manila, Utah, the daughter of Dick and Elva Kidd Bennett. She attended schools in Manila and was a graduate of Manila High School with the class of 1957. She attended the University of Utah. She married Erling I. Kroupa in Manila, Sept. 5, 1959. Mrs. Kroupa was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her husband, Erling of Rock Springs; her parents, Dick and Elva Bennett of Manila; three sons, Erling Dale Kroupa, Delbert Ivan Kroupa and Daryl Jay Kroupa, all of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Leanna) Dernovich of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Alex (Joan) Radosevich of Dutch John, Utah; one grandson, Jacob Dale Kroupa of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 3, 1989 FLOYD LEWIS SCRITCHFIELD Military graveside services for Floyd Lewis Scritchfield were Saturday, May 27 at the Riverview Cemetery with the direction of the VFW Pilot Butte Post 2321 conducting. Scritchfield, 58, a former Green River resident, died May 24 at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born July 23, 1931, in Green River, a son of Hiram and Nellie Hale Scritchfield. He married Betty Jean Owen March 11, 1955, in Elko, Nev. She died Jan. 19, 1971. He spent his early years and was educated in Green River and graduated from Lincoln High School. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served in the U.S. Army in a tank unit. He attended barber schools in Utah and Wyoming, and was a barber in Green River for more than 22 years. He had lived in Salt Lake City since 1983. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. He is survived by a daughter and two sons, Linda Scritchfield of Ogden, Utah, Larry Scritchfield of Jackson Hole and Lee Scritchfield of Green River; two sisters and two brothers, Violet Franich of Ogden, Goldie Gardner of Hamburg, Iowa, Harold Schritchfield of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Leslie Scritchfield of Bishop, Calif. Besides his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Edwards and Berton Scritchfield, and a sister, Ethel Sims. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 3, 1989 ROLAND S. PIAIA MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Funeral services for former Dines resident Roland S. Piaia were May 31 in Mountain View, Calif. Piaia died May 25 in Palo Alto, Calif. following a lengthy illness. Piaia was born April 28, 1930, the son of Carlo and Tina Piaia. He graduated from Reliance High School. He served during the Korean War. Piaia hs lived in California the past 30 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mildred Porter; one brother, Carlo; and two sisters, Clara and Edna. Survivors are daughter and son-in-law, Tina and Mike Connolly, and grandchildren, Valarie and Michelle Connolly, all of Newark, Calif.; sons, Carlo and Michael Piaia of Mountain View, Calif.; one brother, Dante Piaia of Conyers, Ga.; two sisters, Dolores Johnson of Wheat Ridge, Colo., and Carla Menapace of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 3, 1989 BETTY KAY PECOLAR MORTIN AND GEORGEANNE PECOLAR COUTLER PORTLAND, Ore.—Betty Kay Pecolar Mortin and Georgeanne Pecolar Coutler were killed in Bend, Ore. in a vehicle accident May 23. Mrs. Mortin, 44, and Mrs. Coutler, 48, formerly resided in Stansbury. They were the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George Pecolar of 1506 Oak Drive, Vista, Calif. The two are survived by their parents and a sister, Carolyn Pecolar of Kelso, Wash. Mrs. Mortin was also survived by her husband, Don, two granddaughters and two great-granddaughters, all of Portland. Mrs. Coutler was survived by her husband, Steven, and one daughter, all of Kelso. Double services will be conducted Saturday in Portland. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 KENNETH R. GREGORY Funeral services for Kenneth R. Gregory were Thursday, June 8 at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Entombment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bruce Woolf, Bob Lopez, Randy Osier, Nester Trujillo, Charles Walker, Larry Froman, Bob Ramsey, Lori Pivic, Bud Hatt, George Spence, Al Battisti and Bill Mitchelson. Honorary pallbearers were Carl Roy Bocott, Dave Thomas, Bill Hooks, Lemar Miller, Gordon Cartwright, J.J. Bryan, Tom Breeze, Joe Carter, Pete Markisich, Marty Blackbarn, Darrel Scott, Dave Galvez, Jim Hahn, Duane Kumpula, Earl Miller and Louie Veesart. Gregory, 49, of 343 Gale St., Rock Springs, died at 8:05 p.m. Sunday, June 4, 1989, at his home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Gregory died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rock Springs, Oct. 6, 1939, the son of Edwin and Helen Germaine Gregory. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1957. He married the former Patricia Easton in Rock Springs on June 4, 1960. Gregory was a local businessman since 1967. He owned and operated the Pay and Save Supermarket from 1967 to 1973 and from April of 1971 to October of 1988, Gregory was the owner and operator of the Astro Lounge. Gregory was an avid bowler and received numerous awards and recognitions for his bowling ability throughout Wyoming and surrounding states. Survivors include his wife, Patricia J. Gregory; his mother, Helen Gregory; two daughters, Tricia Lynne Hatch and Amy Ann Gregory; one sister, Mrs. Rex (Lynne) Edwards and four grandchildren, all of Rock Springs. Gregory was preceded in death by his father, Edwin Gregory and his father-in-law, Alan Easton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 DANNY MARINOS Funeral services for Danny Marinos were Friday, June 9, at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church with the Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. A prayer service was also recited. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Spiro Varras, Pete Kalas, Mike Petrovich, Bill Kouris, Mike August and Hugo Hill. Marinos, 63, of 5613 West Umatilla St., Kennewick, Wash., died about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30, 1989 at his home, the victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A resident of Kennewick since 1946 and former resident of Superior, Marinos had been despondent the past several days. He was born on Sept. 11, 1925 in Superior, the son of the late Steve and Vasilico Sparakis Marinos. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of Superior High School with the class of 1943. Marinos was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in Germany. He was a retired electrician, having worked for Hanford Atomic Works and General Electric Company. He was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include one brother, Gust Marinos of Henryetta, Okla. In addition to his parents, Marinos was preceded in death by one brother, Nick Marinos, who died May 31, 1931. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 JOHN “JACK” CROOKSTON Funeral services for John “Jack” Crookston were Wednesday, June 7, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Father John Flannigan S.J. officiating. Cremation followed. Crookston, 66, of 705 Ludvig St., Rock Springs, died at 5:27 a.m. Sunday, June 4, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since May 23. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Crookston died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Feb. 7, 1923 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Leroy and Lillian Morgan Crookston. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1942. Crookston was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II, having served in the 7th and 20th Air Force in the South Pacific. He married the former Deon Palmer in Jackson on Aug. 28, 1949. Crookston retired in 1979 as a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, the Local Carpenters Union, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and a lifetime member of the Disable American Veterans. Survivors include his wife, Deon Crookston and his mother, Lillian Crookston, both of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Pat) Laveway of Colfax, Wash., and Mrs. Robert (Sally) Parkin of Gillette; one sister, Mrs. Louis (Pat) Ruffini of Rock Springs; four grandchildren, Ian and Michelle Laveway of Colfax and J.C. and Alex Parkin of Gillette; and several nieces and nephews. Crookston was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 DAVID ALLEN BECKERMANN Funeral services for David Allen Beckermann, 14 months, of Green River, were Wednesday, June 7 in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with the Rev. Jon Padberg, S.C., officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The child died June 3, 1989 of drowning. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase., the child died at 11:01 p.m. He apparently wandered into a room at his home, 522 Charles St., and fell into a hot tub. The family found him shortly thereafter and he was taken to the hospital in Rock Springs. He was born April 10, 1988 in Rock Springs, a son of James and Michele Lee (Zuke) Beckermann. He lived his entire life in the Green River area. Beside his parents of Green River, he is survived by his grandparents, Thomas Beckermann, St. Genevieve, MO., Gerrie Beckermann, Chillicothe, Mo., Betty and LeRoy Bartholmey, Chillicothe and his great-grandparents, Iris and Paul Gilmore, St. Genevieve, Dolly Beckermann, ST. Genevieve and Dorothy Hatfield of Chillicothe. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 LORRAINE ELLA VANBERKOM JUNE A mass of Christian burial for Lorraine Ella Van Berkom June, 64, of Green River, was Saturday, June 3 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Eugene Sullivan officiating. A parish rosary was also recited. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. June died May 31 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born March 27, 1925, in Powers Lake, N.D., a daughter of Anton Martin and Joan Mary VanBerkom. She married James William June on July 13, 1947 in Sheridan. She spent her early years and was educated in Powers Lake and Cortland, N.Y., where she graduated from St. Mary’s High School. She received nursing training at the St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Minot, N.D. She worked as a nurse at the Veterans Hospital in Sheridan, Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie and worked for Dr. E.A. Gaensslen in Green River for more than 25 years. She had lived in Laramie, Cokeville and Newcastle prior to moving to Green River in 1960. She was a member of the Catholic Church and had taught catechism and was a member of the Altar Society. She was a member and past president of the Green River Parent Teachers Association and Sweetwater County Historical Society. She was a life member of the Wyoming Historical Society and Wyoming Registered Nurses Association. She was a leader and council member of the Wyoming Girl Scouts and was a Cub Scout leader. She had taught first aid for Civil Defense and the Red Cross. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband of Green River; three daughters and a son, Beth Madsen, Casper, Mary Kay Bonomo, Green River, Peggy Filipowicz, Cascade, Mont., and Bill A. June, Boca Raton, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Anderson, Minot, N.D., and Margaret Anderson and Joanne Houghtolen, both of Cortland, N.Y.; and a brother, Cornelius VanBerkom of LaGrange, Ind. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 ROY CLARK WEBER Funeral services for Roy Clark Weber were conducted June 7 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Dutch Clark, Jack Skorcz, Tom Graham, Gorman Finley, John Arambel and Bob Flor. Weber, 73, of the Erickson Ranch, 2936 Highway 430, south of Rock Springs, died at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 1989 at the Erickson ranchhouse 28 miles south of Rock Springs. A longtime resident of the area, Weber died of a sudden illness. He was born in Baggs on Nov. 24, 1915, the son of the late Henry and Leah Clark Weber. He attended schools in Baggs and was a graduate of Baggs High School. Weber was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Maybelle Erickson in Green River Dec. 10, 1952. Weber was a cattle and sheep rancher and a member of the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association. Survivors include his wife, Maybelle, of the Erickson Ranch; one son, Clark Weber of Rock Springs; one brother, Clarence Weber of Rawlins; three sisters, Alice Cobb of Grass Valley, Calif., Ruth Fortune of Tacoma, Wash., and Laura Harold of Salt Lake City; one grandson; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Weber was preceded in death by one son, Roy Alvin Weber, two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 RUDOLFO EUGENIO MEDINA A mass of Christian burial for Rudolfo Eugenio Medina was celebrated Tuesday, June 6, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father John Padberg officiating. A parish rosary was also recited. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Medina, 65, 3723 Madison Drive, Rock Springs, died at the St. Vincent’s Hospital in Billings, Mont., on Thursday, June 1, 1989, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Medina had been in ill health the past three months. He was born on Dec. 3, 1923 in Leadville, Colo., the son of the late Felix and Petritia Arellano Medina. He attended schools in New Mexico and married the former Maria Josephina Struck in Alameda, Calif., on Aug. 22, 1945. She preceded him in death Nov. 10, 1962. Medina was a Navy veteran of World War II and a retired Union Pacific Railroad employee. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the VFW Club and the American Legion. Survivors include two sons, Danny of Springfield, Ore., and Donald of Colorado Springs, Colo.; five daughters, Mrs. Robert (Yolanda) Waugh of Billings, Mont., Patricia Medina of Glendale, Calif., Virginia Trujillo of Portland, Ore., Carol Medina of Anchorage, Alaska, and Mrs. Michael (Ruby) McNees of Portland, Ore.; two brothers, Jose Claude Medina and Jose Nazer Medina, both of Laramie; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Medina was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Tony Lynn Davis, and a brother, Poly Medina. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 THELMA BROOKS Funeral services for Thelma Rogene Claypool Brooks, 79, of Green River, were Tuesday, June 6 at the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church in Green River with the Rev. Ron Day officiating. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Brooks died June 4, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 28, 1910 in Wichita, Kan., a daughter of Fred and Eva (Paul) Claypool. She married Theodore Brooks on March 3, 1928 at Eldorado, Kan. He died Nov. 3, 1983. She spent her early years and was educate din the White Water, Kan., area. She had lived in Thayer Junction, Baxter and Salt Wells prior to moving to Green River in 1957. She was an active member of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church and Green River Christian Women’s Club. She was a member of the Union Pacific Railroad Oldtimers Club and the Golden Hour Senior Citizen sin Green River. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Doris) DeCora, Eufaula, Okla., Mrs. Kenneth (Delma) Guthrie, Clarksville, Ark., and DeVonne Myers, Phoenix, Ariz.; three sons, Carrol Brooks, Battle Ground, Wash., Charles Brooks, Billings, Mont., and Clyde Brooks, Green River; 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by twin sons, Melvin and Merlin Brooks, a granddaughter, Diana DeCora and two sisters, Fredonna Lambert and Alvina Edwards. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 SYBIL A. HAGEN HURSFIELD, N.D.—Funeral services for Sybil A. Hagen were conducted Tuesday, May 30, at the Church of the Nazarene with burial in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hurdsfield, N.D. Mrs. Hagen, 74, of Watford City, N.D., died Friday, May 26, at Mercy Hospital in Williston. She was born Nov. 14, 1914, the daughter of Walker and Edna Workman in Hurdsfield, N.D. She was raised and attended school in Hurdsfield. Dec. 29, 1931, she married Harold Rhoads in Hurdsfield. They resided in Hursdfield until 1955. The couple were divorced in 1955. She later moved to Devils Lake, N.D., where she lived for several months, until moving to the Watford City area in 1956. She was married to Ervin Gutknecht in 1958 in Reno, Nev. Following their marriage, the couple returned to the Watford City area where they made their home. Gutknecht died Feb. 24, 1964. She later married Art Hagen Nov. 14, 1964 in Watford City. They made their home in the Watford City area where they continued to live until the present. Her husband, Art, survives here. Mrs. Hagen enjoyed crafts and embroidering. She was also an avid reader, a good cook and baker. Survivors include her husband, Art Hagen of Watford City; son and daughter-in-law, Harold “Dusty” and Joy Rhodes of Nowton, N.D.; a son and daughter-in-law, Luther and Dorothy Rhoads of Belfield, N.D.; a daughter and son-in-law, Carman and Ervin Wollman of Rock Springs; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Alvin Braunagle of Watford City; a brother, Wesley Workman of Tacoma, Was.; a sister, Marybell Gordy of Hurdsfield; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 10, 1989 DAVID MARTIN ANESI LANDER—A mass of Christian burial for David Martin Anesi was celebrated Wednesday, June 7, at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. A parish rosary was recited June 6. Interment was in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander. Anesi, 47, of 630 Johnson St., Lander, died at 4:59 p.m. Friday, June 2, 1989 at the Carbon County Memorial Hospital in Rawlins. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Anesi was injured at about 3:30 p.m. approximately one-half mile west of Bairoil on Friday when he was working in a pipeline ditch that apparently collapsed crushing him against the pipe. Vase said that Anesi died of massive internal hemorrhage. He was born on July 1, 1941 in Lander, the son of Lawrence R. and Gladys Fern Hornecker Anesi. He attended schools in Lander and was a graduate of the Fremont County Vocational High School with the class of 1959. He married Carolyn L. Moats in Lander on Aug. 19, 1967. Anesi was a welder working for the Adam’s Construction Company at the time of his death. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Anesi of Lander; his mother, Gladys Fern Anesi, Lander; four sons, David Anesi of Salt Lake City, Vehlin Anesi, Cory Anesi and Lawrence “Bo” Anesi, all of Lander; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence R. Anesi, who died in January of 1982. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 17, 1989 JOHN B. AGUIRRE Funeral services for John B. Aguirre were Tuesday, June 13, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jesse Gault, Gerald Stout, Rudy Chesnovar, Neale James, Edward Burton and Doug Duncan. Honorary bearers were Leonard Hay, Joseph Burton, Grant Dabel and Fred Urutia. Aguirre, 71, of 1340 New Hampshire St. No. 79, Rock Springs, died at 6:15 p.m. Friday, June 9, 1989 at the Riverton Memorial Hospital in Riverton. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Aguirre had been in ill health since 1970. He was born in Quealy on July 18, 1917, the son of the late Edward and Juanna Bariazarra Aguirre. He attended schools in Quealy and married the former Lucille Anderson in Evanston on Sept. 29, 1941. Aguirre was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Quealy Coal Company. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lucille of Rock Springs; one son, Robert James Aguirre of San Jacinto, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Jean Anderson of Jasper, Fla., and Mrs. Chris (Joan) Griffin of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Lawrence (Mary) Naugle of Casper, Mrs. Herman (Julia) Lavake of Stratford, Texas, and Mrs. Angus (Felicia) Hatt of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Aguirre was preceded in death by one son, John LeRoy Aguirre; three brothers, Bill, Edward and Joe Aguirre; and one grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 17, 1989 MARY FLAIM A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Mary Flaim Friday, June 16, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. A parish rosary was also recited. Interment followed at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Louis Muir, Frank Prevedel, Adolph Dutch Menghini, Bob Legerski, Tony Legerski and Henry Rico Zampedri. Mrs. Flaim, 94, of 747 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at 12:42 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since June 4, 1989. She was born in Hopeville, Pa., on April 21, 1895, the daughter of the late Herman and Mary Casari. She attended schools in Cambria and moved to Lincoln, Neb. in 1928, and then to Superior. They settled in Rock Springs in 1963. She married Louis Flaim in Newcastle on Sept. 15, 1917 and he preceded her in death on Dec. 9, 1981. Mrs. Flaim was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include one daughter, Caroline Flaim of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Teresa Berlowitz of Kansas City, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Flaim was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 17, 1989 THOMAS C. HEARN Funeral services for Thomas C. Hearn were Tuesday, June 13, 1989, at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were George Osselton, Harold Brown, Jean Soule, John Reay, Mike Zanetti and Thomas Osselton. Hearn, 98, of 1109 Edgar St., Rock Springs, died at 7:55 p.m. Friday, June 9, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since May 26. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Hearn had been in ill health the past four weeks. He was born on Dec. 18, 1890 in Sketty, Swansea, South Wales, Great Britain, the son of the late Edward and Mary Tucker Hearn. He attended schools in South Wales and was a British army veteran of World War I. He married the former Gladys Walker in Sketty, Swansea, South Wales on Aug. 4, 1919 and she preceded him in death on June 17, 1976. Hearn was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company and a retired custodian having worked in Rock Springs for School District No. 1. Hearn, who came to Rock Springs in 1920, was a member of the First Congregational Church, the United Mine Workers of America, Local No. 7404 and a life member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. William R. (Doris) Zelenka of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Otis (Marjorie) Love of Casper; four grandchildren, Richard L. Zelenka of Albany, Calif., Janie Curtis of Rock Springs, David Lindroos of Hobbs, N.M., and Kristi Love of Denver; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Hearn was preceded in death by two sons, Jack E. and Leslie C. Hearn of Casper, one sister and four brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 17, 1989 MARY F. KOVACICH A mass of Christina burial was celebrated for Mary F. Kovacich Saturday, June 10, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father John Padberg, S.J. officiating. A parish rosary was also recited. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Pete Douglas, Joey Douglas, David Martin, Jerry Martin, Brian Douglas and J.C. Douglas. Honorary bearers were Robby Revelli, Karl Kovacich, John Kovacich, Lance Turcato, Cory Turcato, Chris Douglas and Mike Easton. Mrs. Kovacich, 86, of 1060 Marchant St., Rock Springs, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 1989, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 19. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Kovacich had been in ill health the past three weeks. She was born in Yugoslavia on Sept. 9, 1902, the daughter of the late Frank and Frances Blaczic Flaker. She came to the United States as a young girl and married Eli Kovacich Sr. in Kemmerer in 1917. He preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 1962. Mrs. Kovacich was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Steve Kovacich of Rock Springs and Eli Kovacich of Bloomfield, N.M.; two daughters, Mrs. J.C. (Josephine) Douglas and Mrs. Stella Kudar, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Angela Griffin of Houston; 17 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Kovacich was preceded in death by two sons, Karl and John Kovacich; two sisters, Fannie Stenick and Jospehine Kamenski; three brothers, Louis, Frank and William Flaker; and one grandson, Steven Kovacich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 17, 1989 RUDY ANSELMI Funeral mass for Rudolph “Rudy” Anselmi was Thursday at the our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. A parish rosary was Wednesday followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joseph Melinkovich, William C. Shuster, Jack M. Smith, Gary Melinkovich, Kris Kirk and Andy Kirk. Honorary bearers were all his friends. Anselmi, 85, Cheyenne, died at 5 a.m. Sunday, June 11, 1989 at the DePaul Hospital in Cheyenne from an illness of six months. Anselmi was born in Rock Springs May 1, 1904, the oldest son of Joseph and Maria Menghini Anselmi. He was the top male graduate of the Rock Springs High School, class of 1921, receiving an honor scholarship to the University of Wyoming from which he graduated with honors in 1925 with a bachelor’s degree in business. Anselmi was the first state president of the Young Democrats. He was a Sweetwater County Democratic member of the Wyoming State Senate, serving from January 1937 until the end of 1964, when he lost his seat through reapportionment of the state Legislature. He was instrumental in obtaining legislation for the University of Wyoming building program, helped establish the college of nursing at UW and introduced legislation which was the foundation of the WICHE program of cooperative education among several western states. He and his wife established a continuing scholarship for an outstanding student in the college of nursing and the college of commerce. For 32 years Anselmi was a member of the Rock Springs school board, serving as chairman for 15 years. He was instrumental in helping to establish Western Wyoming College. In 1965 the Wyoming School Board Association presented him their first School Bell Award. In 1976 he was awarded a certificate of commendation by the Rock Springs school board for significant contributions to the advancement of education. In 1965 Anselmi was appointed to the state board of equalization by Gov. Cliff Hansen, being reappointed in 1971 by Gov. Stan Hathaway. The full-time board was eliminated in 1973 and from then until 1975, he was on the board of directors of Cheyenne Federal Savings and Loan (now Rocky Mountain Federal). During the 1975 legislative session, he was administrative assistant to Gov. Ed Herschler. In 1975 he was reappointed to the state board of equalization and reappointed in 1981, serving until the end of this term in 1987, when he retired from public office. He received several awards and recognition from the University of Wyoming. In 1961 he was honored as a distinguished alumni of the college of commerce and industry. He received an honorary doctor of law degree in 1971. In 1979 he was awarded a special pin from the school of nursing and in 1983 was the recipient of a distinguished alumni award. In 1978 he was presented a silver pearl-handled dagger by the Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. In 1980 he received the National Governors’ Association award for distinguished service to the state government. During the legislative session of 1987 he was honored by the Wyoming State Senate for his contributions. In April 1987, he was honored with a retirement dinner in Cheyenne, and on May 1, 1987, with a retirement dinner in Rock Springs given by the Sweetwater County Democratic Party. Anselmi, listed in “Who’s Who in the West,” was a 50-year plus member of the Lions Club, Eagles, Elks, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Chi fraternity which he helped organize at UW, and the UW Alumni Association. He belonged to the Sweetwater County Fair Board and was a former chairman, being a member of the board instrumental in establishing a county fair for Sweetwater County. He was a member of the Tyrolean Trentini of Wyoming, Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs and St. Mary’s Cathedral in Cheyenne where he had served on the parish and vocational councils. He was a fourth degree member and former grand knight of the Knights of Columbus. From 1932 until 1965, Anselmi was manager of the Miners Mercantile Company, a department store in Rock Springs. Since 1935, he served as director of the North Side State Bank, and was secretary-treasurer of Huntley Construction Co. and HMA Realty. On July 10, 1929, Anselmi married the former Louise Shuster of Rock Springs. She preceded him in death in November 1984. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, MaryLou and John Unguren of Rock Springs, Lynn and Tom Lockhart of Portland, Ore., and Jeri and Cliff Kirk of Gillette; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; his sisters, Mrs. Freeman (Lena) Huntley and Mrs. Joseph (Emma) Melinkovich, of Rock Springs and Mrs. T. Preston (Faye) Walters of Walnut Creek, Calif.; his brothers, James Anselmi of Cheyenne and Ernest Anselmi of Milwaukee, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Josephine, and on April 17, 1989, his grandson, Rudy Unguren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 24, 1989 MARY JANE GRIFFETH Funeral services for Mary Jane Griffeth were Saturday, June 17, at the Sandy Funeral Home Chapel, Sandy, Ore., with graveside services Wednesday, June 21, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with Rev. Roy A. Miller officiating. Mrs. Griffeth, 95, of 46121 Southeast Highway 26, Clackamas, Ore., died at 12:05 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 1989 at Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Ore., where she had been a patient for four days. A resident of Oregon since 1967 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Griffeth died following a brief illness. She was born on Aug. 21, 1893 in Linneus, Mo., the daughter of the late Samuel and Martha Moreland McGuffin. He attended schools in Missouri and also received her teaching certificate. She married Isaac T. Griffeth in Purdin, Mo., on April 8, 1914 and he preceded her in death on March 16, 1967. They moved to Wyoming in 1917 and raised their two sons, Ellis Milo and Albert Glenn. While living in Wyoming, Griffeth worked in the coal mines at Cumberland, then homesteaded 40 acres at Mountain View. The family lived on the homestead while their father worked in the coal mines at Rock Springs and Mrs. Griffeth taught school in a one-room schoolhouse for grades one through eight for two years. Survivors include two sons, Milo Griffeth of Sandy, Ore., and Glenn Griffeth of Powell; three grandchildren, Kathleen Jabubowki of Great Falls, Mont., Glenda Boynton and Mike Griffeth, both of Powell; and six great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 24, 1989 JOSEPH H. RENIE PORTLAND, Ore.—Funeral services for Joseph H. Renie and interment were in Portland, Ore. Renie, former resident of Rock Springs, died June 1 at Oregon City, Ore., at the age of 72. Renie was born at Roundup, Mont., Sept. 21, 1916. He is survived by his mother, Mamie Faber of Rock Springs. Also surviving are two daughters, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 24, 1989 DARWIN ELGIN MEACHAM ODGEN, Utah—Services for Darwin Elgin Meacham were Tuesday, June 20, at the Washington Heights Memorial Park in Ogden, Utah. Meacham, 88, died Friday, June 16, 1989, at his home of heart failure. He was born Aug. 30, 1900, in Afton, a son of Darwing Elisha and Lilly May Rogers Meacham. He married Maude Egbert Aug. 13, 1932, in Logan. The marriage was solemnized May 15, 1934, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He had lived in the Star Valley and Rock Springs, moving to Ogden in 1942. He was a high priest in the Ogden LDS 20th Ward. He had worked with the Young Men in Mutual and was a home teacher. He was an artist exhibiting his paintings in Utah, Wyoming and California. He did leatherwork, winning awards at the Utah State Fair. He was a member of the Western Art Society. He had worked as a supervisor of the Rock Springs Art Gallery until moving to Utah. He worked at the Navy Base and Hill Air Force Base, retiring in 1967. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in the U.S. Navy. Surviving are his wife of Ogden, two daughters, Mrs. Darvel (Carl) Fielding, Mrs. George (Donna) Parker, both of Roy; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers and three sisters, Clarence R. Meacham, Kaysville; Rueben L. Meacham, Rock Springs; Bonnie Stevenson, Stockton, Calif.; Mrs. Malcolm (Allie) Pitchford, Woodlands, Texas; and Mrs. Robert (Hazel) Wilson, Alta Loma, Calif. He was preceded in death by a son, Darwin Meacham, two grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 24, 1989 CECELIA MARIE MCGEE SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Cecelia Marie McGee Monday, June 19, at the Calvary Cemetery Chapel in Sacramento. A parish rosary was recited Friday, June 16, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Sacramento. Mrs. McGee, 77, of 6125 Sunrise Blvd., No. 45, Citrus Heights, Calif., died at 4:20 a.m. Thursday, June 15, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 25. Visiting in Rock Springs since April 15, 1989 and a resident of Citrus Heights since 1977, Mrs. McGee had been in ill health the past several months. She was born Jan. 20, 1912 in Scranton, Ark., the daughter of the late John and Anna Sunday Neilhouse. She attended schools in Arkansas and married Leon Thomas McGee Sr. in Oklahoma City on Dec. 20, 1928. He preceded her in death Dec. 12, 1980. Mrs. McGee was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Citrus Heights. Survivors include two sons, Leon Thomas McGee Jr. of Citrus Heights and Robert Joseph McGee of Richmond, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Norman (Delores) Clouse, Mrs. John (Mary Elizabeth) “Liz” Legerski and Mrs. Ronald (Stella) Noble Jr., all of Rock Springs; one brother, Louis Neihouse of Creston, Wash.; two sisters, Rose Oliver of Oroville, Wash., and Frances Schofield of Idaho Falls, Idaho; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. McGee was preceded in death by one daughter, Catherine Marie and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 24, 1989 JUDY JONES LARAMIE—Funeral services for Judy Jones, 57, wife of the Right Rev. Bob G. Jones, Episcopal Bishop of Wyoming, were Saturday, June 17 at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Laramie. A memorial services was conducted Saturday, June 17, at the Church of the Holy Communion as part of a state-wide diocesan memoriam service. Mrs. Jones died June 13 of head injuries sustained in a fall in her home. Judith Thompson Monroe was born Jan. 2, 1932 in Green burg, Pa. She served 18 years as a missionary in Alaska and, from 1965-67 was a Red Cross volunteer, working with the Medical Air Evacuation in Vietnam. She was the lone survivors of a fire that claimed the lives of her first husband, the Rev. D.C. Edward Jr., an Episcopal priest and their three children in Tanana, Ala. She married the Rev. Bob G. Jones on Feb. 21, 1962. They resided in Kotzebuc, Alaska until 1967 when they moved to Anchorage. The Rev. Jones was elected bishop of the Episcopal Church in Wyoming in 1977 and the family moved to Laramie. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Zonta International; worked with the Cathedral Home for Children; was instrumental in developing the hockey program in Laramie, serving as president of the Laramie Hockey Board for several years; and served on the Parks and Recreation Committee. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Rob of Laramie and Alaska, and Tim of Orlando, Fla.; three brothers, William A. Monroe of Houston, Thomas W. Monroe of Boerne, Texas, and Clark C. Monroe of San Antonio. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Imogene Monroe. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 24, 1989 RUTH C. SHROYER GUERNSEY—Graveside services for Ruth C. Shroyer, 70, of Guernsey were Tuesday, June 20, at the Guernsey Cemetery. Bishops David Taylor and Willard Queener of the Church of God Prophecy officiated. Ms. Shroyer died June 16 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper following a lengthy illness. Born Sept. 22, 1918 in Faith, S.D., she was the daughter of Burtis and Agnes (Jameson) Butler. She attended Black Hills Teachers College and taught elementary schools in Red Owl, Volunteer and Box Elder, S.D. She married Owen E. Shroyer in Sturgis, S.D., June 3, 1938 and assisted her husband, Bishop Shroyer with pastoral duties in the numerous communities they served in Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, Iowa, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. Mrs. Shroyer also owned and operated Stoney’s Café in Denton, Mont., for several years and owned and operated R&T Enterprises in Cheyenne for several years. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Burtis and Leonard Butler. Survivors include her husband, Bishop Shroyer of Guernsey; two daughters, Mrs. Clinton (Eileen) Watkins of Point of Rocks and Tia D. Farmer of Laramie; one son, Kedrick D. Shroyer of Albuquerque, N.M.; five sisters, Marjorie Gabrielson of Apache Junction, Ariz.; Marian Barker and Gladys Hansen, both of Sturgis; Laura Levin of Hereford, S.D., and Dora Walters of Canton, Ohio; and nine grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 JOHN LUCAS A mass of Christian burial for John Lucas Jr., 76, was celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 28 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. Active pallbearers were Bob Peel, John Gaensslen, Dr. Pat Gaensslen, Ed Lee, Mark Ferris and Pat Harsha. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Fabian, Christian BUning, John Arambel, Emil Bertagnolli, Joe Wilmetti, Joe Galicich, Dr. G.M. Harrison, James W. Phillips, Elizabeth Bartek, Ken McIlhenny, Henry Harsha, a state bank examiner’s representative, Eldon Spicer, Albert Lenzi, Jim Phillips Jr., and Robert Kalasinsky. Lucas, of 1320 Yalecrest Drive, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 8:29 a.m. Sunday, June 25, 1989. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Lucas died suddenly. He was born on June 7, 1913 in Rock Springs, the son of the late John and Elizabeth Gonczy Lucas Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He attended the University of Washington and was an alumnus of the Harvard Business School. He married the former Ruth Healey, a native of Wyoming and Pinedale, in Rock Springs on March 30, 1937. Lucas was the executive vice president and cashier of the North Side State Bank at the time of his death. From 1940 to 1944 he was the executive secretary of the Bituminous Coal Advisory Board for District No. 19, which comprised the state of Wyoming. From 1942 to 1945, Lucas served as Rocky Mountain representative with the beverage section of the National O.P.A. Advisory Board. He was a former member of the Wyoming Highway Commission, having served during the period of 1952-1956. He was a past president of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association, having served in that capacity from 1952 to 1959. In 1960, Lucas was the chairman of the Wyoming Heart Fund Drive. From 1933 to 1968, Lucas operated a firm known as John Lucas, Inc., which engaged in the distribution and bottling of carbonated beverages. In 1960, Lucas was elected to the board of directors of the North Side State Bank. He became the executive vice president and cashier in November of 1968 and was still serving in that position as well as director at the time of his death. Lucas served as director of the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Wyoming Beer Wholesaler’s Association, the Wyoming Heart Association and the Wyoming Bankers Association. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Knights of Columbus and the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. Lucas was also appointed to the Wyoming State Representatives to the CSBS in 1977 and was currently serving in that capacity. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Lucas of Rock Springs; a sister, Mrs. Irene Hartney of San Diego, Calif.; two nephews, Mark Ferris of Hollywood, Calif., and Dana Ferris of Venice, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Helen Gaensslen of Green River and Mrs. G.R. (June) Peel of Cheyenne; one brother-in-law, Patrick H. Healey of Riverton. In addition to his parents, Lucas was preceded in death by two cousins, Helen Lucas Phillips and Mary Lucas Anderson; several other nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 HELEN GAVIOTIS SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Helen Gaviotis, 83, were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, 1989 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Salt Lake City. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the Mountain View Cemetery. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiated. Mrs. Gaviotis, of 807 East 300 South St., Salt Lake City, died at 7:20 a.m. Sunday, June 25, 1989 at her home. A resident of Salt Lake City since 1952 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Gaviotis died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Vamos, Crete, Greece on July 8, 1905, the daughter of the late Bill and Eva Forakis Sergakis. She attended schools in Greece and married Emmanuel Gaviotis in Salt Lake City on May 8, 1921. He preceded her in death in July of 1953. Mrs. Gaviotis was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Daughters of Minos and the Philoptochos Society. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Manuso “Pape” and Betty Gaviotis, Joseph and Liberty Gaviotis, all of Rock Springs and Gus and Ann Gaviotis of Casper; two daughters and sons-in-law, Elsie and Gust Sefandonakis of Salt Lake City and Bella and Jim Kourtides of Gilroy, Calif.; two sisters, Mary Goldstein of Phoenix, Ariz., and Stella Gillos of Salt Lake City; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Gaviotis was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs. Bill Manatos and two brothers, Mike and John Sergakis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 JAMES SELLERS Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, June 26, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Roger S. Hovey of the LDS Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were John A. Sellers, Dick Hodges, Trevor Sines, Kurt SInes and Dave Mudrow. Sellers, 90, of 219 Sherman St., Rock Springs, died at about 9 p.m. Thursday, June 22, 1989 at his home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1929, Sellers has been in ill health the past one year. He was born in Almy on June 3, 1899, the son of the late James Albert and Katherine Emma Fowkes Sellers. He attended schools in Evanston and he also attended business school in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married the former Lillian Pass in the LDS Temple in Logan, Utah, on Aug. 7, 1929 and she preceded him in death on April 17, 1981. Sellers was a retired bookkeeper having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 30 years. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Clarice) Williams of Willard, Utah, Mrs. Steve (Lois) Lucas of Greybull, and Mrs. Albert (Lenora) Yardas of Sheridan; three brothers, Harry Sellers of Rock Springs, Fred Sellers of Idaho Falls, Idaho and Eugene Sellers of Ogden, Utah; one sister, Lenora Wright of Farson; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Sellers was preceded in death by one brother, Clair Sellers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 AMBER JOY THOMPSON Funeral services for Amber Joy Thompson, 12, were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 1989 at the Evangelical Free Church. Pastor Steven Schlei and Elder Archibald Allison of the Pilgrim’s Reformed Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Craig Thompson, Jeffrey Brown, Greg Hager, Michael Newman, lance Hager and Jason Hager. Miss Thompson, 12, of No. 4 Wardell Court, Rock Springs, Wyo., died Monday afternoon at the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she had been a patient for two days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, she died from injuries she sustained in a one-vehicle roll over that occurred at about 7:10 p.m. Sunday, 23 miles south of Pinedale on Wyoming State Secondary Highway 191. She was born Feb. 9, 1977 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Dale and Barbara Forsgren Thompson. She attended home school in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Pilgrim Reformed Church of the United States. She was a member of the Industrial Vac Service softball team, playing shortstop and second base. She was a caretaker of many children and her hobbies included reading, swimming and outdoor sports. She was home educated by her parents. Survivors include her parents, Dale and Barbara Thompson of Rock Springs, two brothers, Troy and Michael Thompson; one sister, Heather Thompson; her paternal grandparents, Paul and Jean Thompson; her maternal grandparents, Richard and Clayta Forsgren, all of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 MARY BESSO A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Saturday, June 24, for Mary Besso at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Friday, June 23, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Charles Taylor officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Besso, 81, of 1020 Marchant St., Rock Springs, died at 8:15 a.m. Friday, June 16, 1989, at the home of her daughter in Phoenix, Ariz. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and Winton, Mrs. Besso died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Feb. 25, 1908, in Canon City, Colo., the daughter of the late John and Catherine Goettina Frullo. She attended schools in Canon City and married Charles M. Besso on June 21, 1925. Mrs. Besso was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Charles M. Besso of Phoenix; two sons, Charles J. Besso of Rock Springs and Ken Besso of Ogden, Utah; one daughter, Mary Kay Fredrick of Phoenix; one sister, Katherine Frullo, Denver; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Besso was preceded in death by two sons and four brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 VIOLET D. GERARDI CHEYENNE—Services for Violet D. Gerardi were conducted Friday, June 23, at Wiederspahn Chapel with Roy Fields officiating. Interment was in the Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Jim Bellis, Keith Bellis, Steve Bellis, Barney Thyarks, Donnie Bright and Kevin True. Mrs. Gerardi died Monday, June 19, in Cheyenne. She was 73. She was born Jan. 24, 1916. A native of Cheyenne, she had worked at Mountain Towers Healthcare Center, Geyser Laundry, Sanitary Laundry and at the Ramada Inn. She was married to her husband, James P. Gerardi, 3 years ago. He survives. Other survivors include a sister, Gladys Gerzetich; a nephew, Dale Gerzetich, both of Cheyenne; a grand-niece, Janel Gerzetich of Houston, Texas; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert Barbero of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews of Rock Springs, New York City and Dougway, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 LOREN A. FOLEY CHEYENNE—Memorial services for Loren A. Foley, 65, were at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at Wiederspahn Chapel of Chimes in Cheyenne. Cremation will be at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Foley, 65, Cheyenne, died Sunday, June 25, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne. He was born May 26, 1924, in Union County, Iowa. He was a truck driver for Consolidated Freightways for 29 years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 6 and the Moose Lodge No. 257. Surviving are four children, Patricia Parker, Conover, N.C.; Lorna Corbett, Lander; Loren Foley, Portland, Ore.; Kevin Foley, Rock Springs; and five grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother and four sisters, Joseph Foley, Riverton; Emma Trannum, Columbia Falls, Mont.; Frances Bridger, Cheyenne; Bertha Watson, St. Louis, Mo.; and Doris Beck of Hooper, Neb. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Foley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 WILLIAM SWAFFORD GRAND ISLAND, Neb.—William L. Swafford, 83, of 1117 W. Eighth, Grand Island, Neb., died Thursday, June 15, at his home. Services were last Monday at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church. The Rev. James Wood officiated. Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Island. Swafford was born April 5, 1906 at Atlanta, Ga., to Asa and Narkie Walker Swafford. He received his education at Atlanta, and Alpharetta, Ga. After his schooling he was employed at a dairy farm in Georgia. He then moved to Oklahoma where he worked as a farm hand throughout Oklahoma. He moved to Nebraska in 1935, where he was employed as a truck driver for Walt Munson and Hugh Baker. He married LaVerne Bozarth at Cloud Chief, Okla., on April 4, 1936. They made their home in Grand Island. He was employed with the Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant as a heavy equipment operator until he retired in 1972. He was a member of the operating engineers AFL-CIO. He is survived by his wife, LaVerne of Grand Island; one son, James of Rock Springs; four daughters, Sharon Swafford of Kearney, Neb., Mrs. John (Linda) Barger of Sylmar, Calif., Barbara Morris of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mrs. Rick (Justine) Adkisson of Osmond, Neb.; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Walker of Roswell, Ga.; one sister, Frances Cline of Tyler, Texas; four half-brothers [sic], Clifford Hearne of Marshall, Texas and Mary Ruth Allen of Alvin, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, his stepmother, a twin brother, three sisters and one half-sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 S. CLAY WOOD SITKA, Alaska—Memorial services for S. Clay Wood, 63, were Thursday at the Mariners Wall at ANB Harbor, Sitka, Alaska. Wood was born Oct. 19, 1925 in Carrizozo, New Mexico, to Albert and Mary Wood. He died in Sitka on June 8 of a heart attack. Wood enlisted in the U.S. Navy upon graduation from high school. Following his discharge he entered a technical college in Hollywood, Calif., where he earned a first class FCC license in broadcasting. He had a 25-year disc jockey career. His first job was in Craig, Colo., where he met and married his wife of 39 years, Jeanne. He worked at radio stations in Colorado, Arizona and Wyoming and earned the nickname “Cactus Clay.” He taped some of his shows and sent them to U.S. Navy ships to entertain the sailors. In appreciation, one ship presented him with an inscribed thank-you plaque. In 1963, Wood, who was then employed with Boeing, was transferred from Wyoming to Kirkland, Wash. The Woods purchased the F/V Glenmar and began commercial fishing part time and, following a layoff at Boeing, full time. Commercial fishing took the Woods to Sitka eight years ago. In 1984 they purchased the F/V Sea Miner. Wood operated the vessel until his death. Wood was mayor of Reliance for three years and chaired the Rock Springs March of Dimes committee for 10 years. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, a member of BPOE and Toastmasters. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; daughter, Debbie of Sultan, Wash., mother, Mary Wood of Wilcox, Ariz., four brothers, Bill, Lee, Jack and Wayland, all of Arizona, and seven grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 1, 1989 WILLIAM HENRY NELLEN Funeral services for William Henry Nellen, 93, were conducted at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 1989 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rock Springs Masonic Lodge AF and AM conducted the services. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 29, 1989 at the Lakin Sunset Gardens in Sandy, Utah. Nellen, of 1640 Dewar Drive, No. 138, Rock Springs, died at 8:16 p.m. Monday, June 26, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since June 24. A resident of Rock Springs since 1980 and former longtime resident of LaBarge, Nellen died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Sidney, Neb., on Sept. 6, 1895, the son of the late Jacob and Carolyn Mahr Nellen. He attended schools in Sidney, and married the former Violet Marie Gogel in Parco on Dec. 30, 1919. She preceded him in death on April 16, 1987. Nellen was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I and a retired Field Superintendent of the Texaco Oil Company. He was a member of the Big Piney Masonic Lodge NO. 47, the order of Eastern Star, charter member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge and a member of the Wyoming Petroleum Institute. Survivors include two sons, William G. Nellen and Glenn L. Nellen, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Kathleen Keeney of Casper; one sister, Mrs. Dee (rose) Keefe of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Nellen was preceded in death by one stepson, Raymond Alton; one daughter who died in infancy; two brothers, Fred and Nick Nellen; five sisters, Kate, Nell, Ada, Ann and Josie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 EDWARD ESPINOZA Funeral services for Edward “Eddie” Raymond Espinoza were Friday, July 7, at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Espinoza, 56, of Green River died July 3, 1989 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 16, 1933 in LaBlanca, Colo., a son of Daniel and Seferina Martinez Espinoza. He married Viola Alice Lopez on April 8, 1961 in Layton, Utah. He attended schools in Cimmaron, N.M. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War. He had lived in Ogden, Utah, and Evanston prior to moving to Green River in 1971. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for various contractors. He was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 800. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was also a musician. He is survived by his wife of Green River; his mother, Seferina Bernal of Ogden; a daughter, Edeen Dominguez; two granddaughters, Angela and Jane Dominguez, all of El Monte, California; two sisters, Terryana McEntyre, Long Beach, Calf., and Tonie Garcia, Granger, Utah; a brother, Danny Espinoza, Ogden; and 13 half-brothers and sisters. He was preceded in death by his father and a son, Eddie Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 CHARLES “BUCK” BARTRAM Funeral services for Charles “Buck” Bartram were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 1, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. Jess Reeves officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Albert Battisti, Ray Sarcletti, Jim Hower, James W. Phillips Sr., Leonard Lovell and Rudy Shiflar. Bartram, 85, of 211 Hay St., Rock Springs, died at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 1989 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Bartram died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Aug. 1, 1903, the son of the late William B. and Ellen Patterson Bartram in Broadhead, Colo. He attended schools in Broadhead and married the former Nellie Harris in Rock Springs on July 21, 1921. She preceded him in death Oct. 11, 1987. Bartram was a retired truck driver having worked for the Yellowstone Wholesale Company for Ray Sarcletti from 1949 to Aug. 1, 1968. Bartram was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, the Young at Heart Senior Citizens, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the National Truckers Association. Bartram received several truck driving awards in the state of Wyoming. Survivors include one sister, Elizabeth Hower of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews including Pat Brooks, Catherine McGovern, Jim Hower, Jack Hower, all of Rock Springs and Jimmy Phillips of Salt Lake City. In addition to his parents and wife, Bartram was preceded in death by one brother, George Bartram. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 RITA MARTINEZ Funeral services for Rita A. Martinez were conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Aaron Rissel officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Ernie Rivera, Jay Robertson, Louis Muir, Greg Torres, Warren Blalock and Tim Ryan. Honorary pallbearers were Harold Keilty and Wilkes A. Jackson. Mrs. Martinez, 55, of 723 4th Avenue West, Rock Springs, died at 7:40 a.m. Saturday, July 1, 1989 at the memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. She was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Evanston. She was born Jan. 10, 1934, the daughter of the late David and Aurora Martinez, in Ramey, Colo. She later married John M. Martinez Dec. 18, 1954 in Rawlins. Mrs. Martinez was a retired cashier-stocker for the Yellow Front Store. She was affiliated with the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the B.P.O. Elks Auxiliary. Mrs. Martinez is survived by her husband, John M. of Rock Springs; her sons, Randy Martinez of DeEpharata, Wash., John D., Charlie C. and James M. Martinez, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Carolann) Hawk of Showlow, Ariz., and Mrs. Michael (Barbara) Ryan of Rock Springs; two brothers, Pefie Martinez of Littleton, Colo., and Richard Martinez of Denver; 16 grandchildren; one great-grandchild and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Martinez was preceded in death by one son, George A. Martinez and one sister, Viola Vigil. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 GERTRUDE M. LEWIS Funeral services for Gertrude M. Lewis were at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 6, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Jess Reeves of the Episocpal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Renard Jensen, Robert Tatman, William McMillan, Henry Likwartz, Ronald Hamilton and Tom Manatos. Miss Lewis, 77, of 433 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs, died at 2:25 a.m. Sunday, July 2, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Miss Lewis died following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 29, 1911 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Ben and Mary Morgan Lewis. Miss Lewis attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include two brothers, William K. Lewis of Titusville, Fla., and Boyd L. Lewis of Rock Springs; two sisters, Evelyn L. Lewis and Betty M. Lewis also of Rock Springs. Several cousins, nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, Miss Lewis was preceded in death by three brothers, John M. Lewis, Richard Lewis and Ben Lewis Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 ANNA CAMPBELL Funeral services for Anna Mae Campbell were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 1, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Dudley Gardner of the Church of God conducted the services. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Tom Summer, Elmer Dimick, Dewayne Peden, Tony Evanoff, Leroy Maldonado and Luis Gomez. Mrs. Campbell, 72, of 733 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at 9:53 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, 1989 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1943 and former resident of Terre Haute, Ind., Mrs. Campbell died following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 15, 1917 in Terre Haute, the daughter of the late John and Blanche Myers Mering [sic]. She attended schools in Terre Haute and married Carl Campbell in Terre Haute in 1934. He preceded her in death on May 6, 1956. Mrs. Campbell retired from working at the Park Hotel in 1980. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include four sons, Hubert Campbell of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, John Campbell and Vernon Cmapbell, both of Farmersburg, Ind., Charles Campbell of Rock Springs; two daughters, Ruby Tims of Rock Springs and Mrs. Charles (Ruth) Stallworth of Stroud, Okla.; one brother, Charles Myers of Terre Haute; three sisters, Naomi Lee of Joliet, Ill., and Maime Crosby and Dora Carpenter, both of Terre Haute; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by one grandson and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 ANNA SULENTICH STERLING, Colo.—A mass of Christian burial for Anna Sulentich was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, July 3, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Philip Dougherty, S.J., officiated. A parish rosary was recited Sunday, July 2 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Emil Tomicich, William Welsh, Dickie Welsh, Dave Skorup, Frank Dolence and John Callas. Mrs. Sulentich, 89, of 1204 Westview Dr., Sterling, Colo., died Thursday afternoon, June 29, 1989 at the Sterling Regional Medical Center in Sterling, Colo. A resident of Sterling since 1979 and former resident of Rock Springs, Omaha, Neb., Woods Landing and Laramie, Mrs. Sulentich had been in ill health the past several months. She was born Jan. 1, 1900 in Sveti Rok Lika, Yugoslavia the daughter of the late John and Kate Pavelich. She married Nick Sulentich in Kemmerer in 1927 and he preceded her in death on June 25, 1974. Mrs. Sulentich was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Chris Vrkljan of Sterling; one brother, Peter Pavelich, and one sister, Ika Sarich, both of Yugoslavia and two grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 ROY GAZAWAY AUSTELL, Ga.—Funeral services for Roy Gazaway were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, July 3, 1989 at the White Columns Funeral Chapel at 1115 Clay St. in Mableton, Ga. Interment was in the Westview Cemetery. Gazaway, 69, of 4761 Hemlock Drive, Austell, Georgia, died at 2:30 a.m. Friday, June 30, 1989 at the Cobb General Hospital in Austell, Ga. A lifelong resident of Georgia, Gazaway had been in ill health the past few months. He was born on Aug. 11, 1919 in Atlanta, Ga., the son of the late William and Jessie-Lawler Gazaway. He attended schools in Atlanta and married the former Evelyn Mote in Austell on Dec. 10, 1971. Gazaway was a U.S. veteran of World War II. He was a retired truck driver and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Gazaway of Austell; one son, Toby Gazaway of Austell; two daughters, Carol and Linda, both of Austell; two brothers, Robert Gazaway of Ellenwood, Ga. and Leonard Gazaway of Jasper, Ga.; three sisters, Joan Vase of Rock Springs, Ann Ruth Riggs of Lake City, Fla., and Mrs. Al (Pauline) Swanston of Douglasville, Ga.; several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 BILL MURRAY WAMSUTTER—Memorial services for William “Bill” Walker Murray, were Friday, July 7, at the Rostad Mortuary in Rawlins. Murray, 64, died Sunday, July 2 in Wamsutter after a sudden heart attack. Walker was born Dec. 26, 1923 in Walla Walla, Wash. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from Dec. 27, 1941 through the end of the war in the South Pacific. After the war, he lived in Oklahoma City until 1948 when he moved to Wyoming. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Mae Mitich April 30, 1949 in Rapid City, S.D. in 1956 the family moved to Casper where he was employed for 20 years as a sales representative for Midwest Welding. In 1976, the family purchased the Hi-Way Bar at Wamsutter where he worked until he died. Walker was a member of the VFW, the Elks and the American Legion. Survivors in addition to his wife include one brother, George B. Murray, Los Angeles; three sons, Edwin R. Murray of Casper, William W. Murray III, Bowie, Texas; and Dr. James D. Murray, Davis, Calif.; one daughter, Rhonda Jean Bigbie, Forsythe, Mo.; and 12 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, mother and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 MICHELLE DAWN COX FORT ASHBY, W. V.—The body of Michelle Dawn Cox was returned to Fort Ashby, W. Va., for funeral services and interment in the Fort Ashby Cemetery. Miss Cox, 18, of 1206 Garnet St., Kemmerer, Wyo., died Thursday, June 29 while being transported to the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, from injuries she sustained in a rear-end automobile accident that occurred five miles east of Little America on Interstate 80 at about 3 p.m. Thursday. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Byron Willingham, Miss Cox was a passenger in a vehicle that was rear ended by a van. She was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for primary emergency medical care and died en route to the airport with an LDS life flight team. She was born on Jan. 23, 1971 in Cumberland, Md., the daughter of Jerald W. and Barbara A. Laurence Cox. She attended schools in Frankfort, Md., and was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include her father, Jerald Cox of Patterson Creek, W. Va., and her mother, Barbara A. Strawser of Marbleton, W. Va. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 8, 1989 GORDON L. FREESE PHOENIX, ARIZ.—Memorial services for Gordon L. Freese were July 1 in Lander. Freese was cremated in Phoenix following his death. Former Rock Springs resident, Freese, 63, died May 19 in Phoenix, Ariz., after and extended pulmonary illness. Freese was a resident of Lake Havasu, Ariz. The son of Phillip Freese and Elva Anderson, Freese was a veteran of World War II. He married Alice Mae Skubic, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Skubic of Rock Springs, in 1947. They lived in Rock Springs until 1950, moving to Lander where Freese was employed by U.S. Steel Corporation until his retirement. Freese is survived by his wife, son, D.J. Freese of Tetonia, Idaho, daughters, Sandra Hill of Driggs, Idaho, and Kandi Anne Furphy of Laramie. He is also survived by a brother, Phillip Freese Jr. of Lander, and a sister, Betty Lou Supler of Arlington, Texas, and two grandchildren. Freese was preceded in death by his parents. --- WILLIAM L. EDWARDS SAN DIEGO—William Lawrence Edwards, 22, died in San Diego, Calif. July 5, 1989. He was the son of William A. and Joan Edwards. He was born Dec. 8, 1966 in Reno, Nev., and attended schools in Elko, Nev., and Rock Springs. He was a member of the Episcopal Church in Rock Springs. He is survived by his parents; a brother, David, and sister, Catherine, all of Las Vegas; uncles John Edwards of Green River and Harry Edwards of Lansing, Mich., as well as several cousins. His body was cremated and the ashes scattered at sea. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 15, 1989 ROBERT W. MARSCHALK ALBERT LEA, Minn.—Funeral services for Robert W. Marschalk, 54, of Farson, formerly of Alden, Minn., were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 6, at the Alden United Methodist Church with the Rev. Benson DenHartog officiating. Burial was at Alden Cemetery with military honors by the Alden American Legion. Robert William Marschalk died July 3, 1989, at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn., of complication resulting from a lung infection. Marschalk was born July 7, 1934 in Pierre, N.D., the son of Paul and Yvonne (Derby) Marschalk. He graduated from Faribault High School in Minnesota. Marschalk worked in the oil fields near Newcastle, and later served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1959. He worked for Ebert Plumbing and heating in Alden and as a steam fitter in Wyoming. Marschalk was united in marriage to Kay Yost in 1963. They have a daughter, Kathryn, a senior at the University of Wyoming; a son, Alex, a senior at Farson-Eden High School; and a daughter, Ann, who died at birth. His home has been in Farson for the past 16 years where his hobbies were hunting and fishing in the area. Survivors include his wife, his parents, his children, a brother, Paul, of San Diego, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Ann Elizabeth. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 15, 1989 CAROL HAMBLIN EVANSTON—Graveside services for Carol Joyce Smith Hamblin were Saturday, July 8, at the Evanston City Cemetery. Mrs. Hamblin, 56, died Monday, July 3, in Las Vegas, Nev. She was born Nov. 3, 1932 in Evanston to Leslie and Annie Bingham Smith. Survivors include one daughter, Julie LaMar, Las Vegas; four grandchildren; on sister, Louise Johnson, Rock Springs; one brother, James G. Smith, Evanston. She was preceded in death by two brothers, one sister and her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 15, 1989 MARYLYNN “MIM” JO BUCKLEY CRAIG, Colo.—Rosary and a Mass of Christian burial for Marylynn “Mim” Jo Buckley were conducted Saturday, July 8, at the St. Michael Catholic Church with burial in the Craig Cemetery. Mrs. Buckley, Craig, Colo., died July 4 in an all-terrain vehicle accident near Encampment. She was a resident of the Craig area most of her life except for 10 years in Utah. She married R. C. Buckley Dec. 1, 1962. They later divorced. Survivors include her parents, Ray and Josephine Fagg, Grand Junction, Colo.; two sons, Timothy Shoat Buckley and Raymond Shawn Buckley, both of Craig; a daughter, Jeri Renee Rice, Flagstaff, Ariz.; two brothers, Gary Fagg, hayden, Colo., and Jim Fagg, Craig; one siter, Sharon Wagner, Spokane, Wash.; and her fiancé, Dennis Criswell, Dixon. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 15, 1989 JESSIE MARGARET WILLOUGHBY NARRAMORE Funeral services for Jessie Margaret Willoughby Narramore were Tuesday, July 11, at the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel with Bishop Al Matthews conducting. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Narramore, 86, long-time resident of Green River, died Thursday, July 6 in a nursing home in Bountiful, Utah, of causes incident to age. She was born Feb. 16, 1930 in Evanston, a daughter of John Heber and Sarah Maud Shopp Willoughby. She married Lawrence William Narramore on Jan. 8, 1923 in Evanston. He died March 29, 1971. She spent her early years and was educated in Evanston. She lived in Evanston for 28 years then moved to Green River, where she resided for 56 years. For the past two years she has lived in Woods Cross, Utah. She was a member of the Golden Hour Senior Citizens in Green River. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and has been active in the Relief Society. She is survived by three sons, Francis D. Narramore, Pinedale, Gerald E. Narramore, San Bernardino, Calif., and Keith W. Narramore, Woods Cross; nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are three brothers, John Willoughby, Las Vegas, Nev., Vern Willoughby, Evanston, Glenn Willoughby, Cheyenne; and two sisters, Mrs. Lorraine Dawson, Ogden, Utah, and Mrs. Ella Fae Moore, Evanston. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 22, 1989 SCOTT W. LEATHAM PAYSON, Utah—Funeral services for Scott W. Leatham were Saturday, July 15, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Alex Leatham of the LDS Church conducting. Interment with graveside services was also Saturday in the Payson, Utah Cemetery. Pallbearers in Rock Springs were Pat Lambert, Larry Coleman, Brian Dey, Jim Creer, Steve Ochoa, Larry Sheppard, and Bob Tarufelli. Honorary pallbearers were Cody Leatham, Ed Cavachek and Willie Hearst. Pallbearers in Payson were Vonn Leatham, Alex Leatham, Greg Robinson, Bob Tarufelli, Brian Dey and Jim Creer. Leatham, 34, of 2015 Century Blvd., Rock Springs, died Wednesday, July 12, 1989, shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County from injuries he sustained in a railroad accident. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Leatham was the conductor on a westbound Union Pacific Railroad engine cab that struck a stationary covered, empty soda ash hopper. The soda ash hopper for unknown reasons, possibly because of a wind and rain storm, was leaning into the westbound railroad tracks. The accident happened 4.5 miles east of Rock Springs on the Union Pacific Railroad westbound track at 7:10 p.m. Leatham was born on Jan 23, 1955 in Payson, Utah, the son of Benjamin A. and Barbara Ferrin Leatham. He attended schools in Payson and entered the U.S. Army. A resident of Rock Springs since 1974 and former resident of Payson, Leatham had worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as a conductor since 1976. Survivors include his parents, Benjamin and Barbara Leatham of Payson; one son, Cody Ben Leatham and one daughter, Courtney Leatham, both of Rock Springs; his fiancée, Debbie Tarufelli of Rock Springs; two brothers, Vonn Leatham of Roy, Utah, and Alex Leatham of Elkridge, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Alison) Niau of Green River and Mrs. Gregory (Joanna) Robinson of Orem, Utah; his maternal grandmother, Alice Ferrin of Chico, Calif.; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 22, 1989 PATRICIA KINDLER EVANSTON—Funeral services for Patricia Kindler were Monday, July 17, at the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston with interment in the Evanston cemetery. Miss Kindler, 55, died July 13 in Evanston. She was born Oct. 10, 1933 in Ulysses, Neb. To Alvin Curtis and Dorothy Ruth Fair Kindler. She was a member of the Methodist Church and enjoyed collecting dolls and all sports. She is survived by four brothers: Norbert of Chesapeake, Va.; Keith and Jae Dee, both of Evanston; and Tom of Laramie; six sisters; Janice Adkins and Ronda Lamb, both of Evanston; Rae Oma Tingey of Woodruff, Utah; Twyla Beutel of Green River; Bietta Borino of Sandy, Utah; Ila Taylor of Ogden, Utah; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 22, 1989 GROVER SEE BOISE, Idaho—Services for Grover See were Monday, July 17 at the Summer Funeral Home in Boise, Idaho, with interment following in Boise. See, 69, of Boise, died Wednesday, July 12 of a heart attack in Boise. He was born in Legrand, Ore., and retired in 1982. He is survived by his wife Maxine and son James See, both of Boise; a daughter, Barbara Boyd of Nashville, Tenn.; a step-daughter, Sondra Taylor of North Carolina; two sisters, Minnie Niederer of Eugene, Ore., and Ester Crater of Sutherland, Ore. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 22, 1989 RICHARD BROWN Funeral services for Richard Brown were conducted last Saturday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, with pallbearers Mungo Brown, Jerry Foster, Tom Foster, Roger Sims, Neil Heikes and Bob Brown. Honorary pallbearers were Barry Heikes, Lynn Foster and Ron Brown. Brown, 80, of 36 3rd St., Rock Springs, died at 5:55 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, 1989 at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. A resident of Rock Springs since 1928, Brown died following a lengthy illness. He was born June 4, 1909 in Lochgelly, Fifeshire, Scotland, the son of the late Mungo and Margaret Scott Brown. He attended schools in Scotland and married the former Hattie Stoddard in Pocatello, Idaho, on Sept. 4, 1937. She preceded him in death on Jan. 21, 1986. Brown was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He also worked and retired from the Cream O’Weber Dairy Company. Survivors include one son, John S. “Jack” Brown of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. James (Judy) Wilcox of Green River; two brothers, John Brown of Rock Springs and Howard Brown of Burley, Idaho; one sister, Elizabeth Foster, of Salt Lake City; six grandchildren, Brenda Wilcox, Mrs. Shelley Rust and Mrs. Amy Apostolope, all of Green River, and Connie Wilcox, Julie Brown and John V. Brown, all of Rock Springs; two great-granddaughters, Heather Wilcox and Kaitlyn Apostolope, both of Green River; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Brown was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Forsyth, and three brothers, William, Mungo and James Brown. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 22, 1989 LILLIAN ZETTA FROST Funeral services for Lillian Zetta Frost were Saturday, July 15, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Bishop John Beach of the LDS Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park with pallbearers R. J. Smith, Chris Frost, Lynn Smith and Peter D. Slinden. Mrs. Frost, 53, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, 1989 at the Sage View Care Center where she had been a patient since June 30. A resident of Rock Springs since June and former resident of Las Vegas, Nev., Mrs. Frost had been in ill health the past three months. She was born in Siloam Springs, Ark., Nov. 18, 1935, the daughter of the late William Perry and Lucy Elizabeth Stubbs Collins. She attended schools in Siloam Springs and was a member of the LDS church. Survivors include one son, Billy Andrew Frost of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Lynn (Belinda) Smith of Rock Springs and Brinda Jean Clyde of Riverton; four sisters, Edna Flannigan of Las Vegas, Delma Poulson of Richfield, Utah, Fern Turner of Grantsville, Utah, and Wilma Barney of Murray, Utah; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Frost was preceded in death by one brother, and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 22, 1989 ROSITA PAREJAS MANILA, Philippines—Funeral services for Rosita Arreglado Parejas were July 20 in Manila. Mrs. Parejas died July 14, 1989 at the age of 87 in Manila, Philippines. She was born March 23, 1902 in Manila. She died of a brief illness. She was the daughter of Juan Arreglado Sr. and Amelia Arreglado. She graduated from high school and studied law at the Philippines Women’s college in Manila. She married Dr. Delfin R. Parejas and they had 10 children. She was preceded in death by her husband who died in 1973. She is survived by two brothers, Ambassador Juan M. Arreglado, and Dr. Lauro M. Arreglado, both of Manila. She is also survived by two sons, Antonio A. Parejas, and PFC Jose A. Prejas, and daughters Rosario A. Parejas all of Manila, and Mrs. Verden D. (Marie Lou) Sharp of Rock Springs. She has 35 grandchildren including Mrs. Richard (Rose Marie) Hughes of Rock Springs and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one sister, one brother, five sons and a daughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 22, 1989 JOHN MYSKA A Mass of Christian burial for John Paul “Smitty” Myska was celebrated last Tuesday at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. A parish rosary was recited at the Vase Funeral Chapel with interment in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park with military graveside services. Pallbearers were Steve Myska Jr., Edward Myska, Steve Kiler, Dave Ruggera, Frank Dolence and Joe Shubert. Myska, 75, of 906 6th St., Rock Springs, died at 11:10 p.m. Friday, July 14, 1989 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River where he had been a patient for the past three months. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Myska had been in ill health since January. He was born in Rock Springs on Dec. 5, 1913, the son of the late John and Mary Bartus Myska. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. Myska married the former Donna Klintz in Rock Springs Sept. 3, 1951. Myska was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and a retired custodian, having worked at the East Junior High School. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the First Catholic Slovak Union. Survivors include his wife, Donna of Rock Springs; one brother, Stanley Myska of Rock Springs; three sisters, Josephine Larson of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mary Stangeland of Casper, and Ann Garrison of Rock Springs; three aunts, Vickie and Sophie Bartus and Anna Ward, all of Rock Springs; one cousin, Mary McNamara of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews including Steve Myska Jr. of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents, Myska was preceded in death by three brothers, Alex, Joe and Steve Myska Sr., and one sister, Vicki. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 22, 1989 JOSEF ZELENKA Graveside services for Josef Zelenka, an early resident of Reliance, were conducted last Saturday at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Bishop James Etherington of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fifth ward conducted the services. Zelanka died and was originally buried Oct. 21, 1982 in Kansas City, Mo. He was born May 13, 1888 in Ceska Rybna, Czechoslovakia to Vaclav and Lenore Tmej Zelenka. He is survived by his brother James P. Zelenka of Rock Springs and 22 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Frank Zelenka, and sisters Sofia Bustalich and Anna Novak. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 29, 1989 JOHN KRASOVEC A Mass of Christian Burial for John “Jack” Krasovec was celebrated, Saturday, July 22 for John L. “Jack” Krasovec with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Tolar, Mark Tolar, George Berkel, Tony Demshar, Bruce Wilkie, and Brian Wilkie. Krasovec, 87, of 4076 Springs Drive, Rock Springs, died at about 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 1989 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Krasovec had been in ill health the past several weeks. He was born on May 18, 1902 in Calumet, Mich., the son of the late John and Mary Puhek Krasovec. He attended schools in Butte, Mont., and married the former Mary Susan Marushack in Sand Point, Idaho, on March 1, 1924. She preceded him in death on May 5, 1969. Krasovec was a retired hoistman having worked for Stansbury Coal Company and Stauffer Chemical Company where he retired in 1967. Krasovec was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methoidius Catholic Church, the United Mine Workers of America and a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Survivors include three daughters Mrs. Gloria Wilkie of Aurora, Colo., Mrs. John L. (Norma) Tolar and Mrs. Tony (Marlene) Demshar, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Frank Krasovec of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Douglas (Dorothy) Eby of Carson City, Nev.; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Krasovec was preceded in death by one son, Rudy Krasovec; one brother, Rudy Krasovec; and two sisters, Mrs. John (Mae) Russold and Mrs. Ray (Helen) Burdick. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 29, 1989 PAUL JELOVCHAN RAWLINS—Services for Paul Jelovchan were conducted at the Rostad Mortuary Tuesday with burial following in Rawlins. Jelovchan, 77, Rawlins, died Friday, July 21, at the Rawlins hospital. He was born June 23, 1912 in Rock Springs to Anthony and Mary Jolovchan. He was raised and educated in Rock Springs and married Mary Tassart Jan. 31, 1933, in Manila, Utah. He worked for Greyhound Bus Lines for 23 years and also worked for the city of Rock Springs. He moved to Rawlins 13 years ago where he worked in the Carbon County assessor’s office. Survivors include his wife of Rawlins; a son, Marcel, of Atlantic Beach, Fla.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Don Jelovchan, and his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 29, 1989 ANASTASIOS “TOM” CHOMOKOS Funeral services for Anastasios “Tom” Chomokos were conducted Monday at the AHEPA Home with the very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiating. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River, with pallbearers Pete Kalls, Albert Archuleta, Adam Archuleta, William A. Johnson Jr., Artis Kalivas and Nick Gimas. Chomokos, 95, of 98 East 2nd South, Green River, died at about 9 a.m. Friday, July 21, 1989 at his home. A longtime resident of Green River, Chomokos had been in ill health the past year. He was born on March 3, 1894 in Vethi, Greece, the son of the late Epaminonda and Evangelia Chomokos. He attended schools in Greece and married the former Vasiliki Zografou in Bramuda on June 11, 1949. Chomokos was a retired machinist helper, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 39 years. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, the AHEPA Lodge and the Machinist’s Union. Survivors include his wife Vasiliki of Green River; one son, Nonda Chomokos, and one daughter, Vange Archuleta, both of Chandler, Ariz.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Chomokos was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 29, 1989 FLORENCE WARREN Funeral services for Florence Warren were conducted Wednesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery and pallbearers were Richard Warren, Mark Warren, Richard Arlmore, Ken Kodet, Gary Bingham and Alex Vigil. Honorary pallbearers were Wilson Shultz, J. R. Ruggera and Tom March. Warren, 81, of 320 Mansface Terrace, Green River, died at 2:25 a.m. Monday, July 24, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since July 21. A resident of Green River for the past 20 years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Warren had been in ill health since April. She was born on June 24, 1908 in Cumberland, the daughter of the late David and Josephine Olafsen Brown. She attended schools in Diamondville and Rock Springs. She married Arthur Newton Warren in Idaho on Dec. 24, 1931 and he preceded her in death on Sept. 23, 1965. Mrs. Warren was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Bingo Club. Survivors include one son, Donald Warren of Rock Springs; one daughter, Joann Mosley of Green River; two sisters, Josephine McMahon of Cheyenne, and Jeanette Schwarzman of Seattle; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Warren was preceded in death by three brothers, David, Bert and Eddy Brown. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 29, 1989 MILDRED COHEN DENVER—Services and burial for Mildred Cohen, were conducted in Denver. Mrs. Cohen, 93, former Rock Springs resident, died July 13, 1989 in Phoenix. Services and burial were conducted in Denver. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis R. and Morton B. Silverman, Lakewood, Colo.; a daughter-in-law, Shirley Cohen, Phoenix; a sister, Lillian Levi in Massachusetts; four grandchildren including Traci Zuehlsdorff of Rock Springs; five great-grandchildren, including Dotti, Tom and Charla Zuehlsdorff, Rock Springs; many nieces and nephews, including Ed Shineberg; a great-nephew, Jonathan Shineberg, Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jake Cohen, and a son, Daniel Cohen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 29, 1989 BERNICE McCULLOUGH RIVERTON—Combined funeral services for Bernice McCullough and Don Green were conducted Saturday at the Davis Funeral Chapel with interment at the Mountain View Cemetery, both of Riverton. Pallbearers for Mrs. McCullough were Lonnie Corr, Jim Corr, Guy Green, Michael Green, Neil Corr, and Trevor Corr. Honorary pallbearers were Floyd Westlake, Elmer Brothwell, Marvin Mendenhall, Jigs Black and Norval Justice. Her son died elsewhere and there were joint services. Mrs. McCullough, 88, of 3723 Madison Drive, Rock Springs, died at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, July 20, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since July 14. A resident of Rock Springs for the past two years and former resident of Pavillion, Mrs. McCullough had been in ill health the past two years. She was born on Nov. 1, 1900 in Arnold, Neb., the daughter of the late Charles and Cora Judkins Davis. She attended schools in Arnold. She married Bert Green on May 11, 1931 in Arnold and they homesteaded in the Pavillion area in 1939. Green preceded her in death May 12, 1966. She later married George McCullough in Pavilion on April 11, 1970 and he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 1970. Mrs. McCullough was a member of the Sunnyside Nazarene Church, the Grange and the American Association of Retired Persons. Survivors include two sons, Robert Green of Rock Springs and Richard Green of Green River; two daughters, Alfrieda Corr of Rupert, Idaho, and Ardetta Andre of Arnold Neb.; one sister, Irene Day of Yoder; 16 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husbands, Mrs. McCullough was preceded in death by two sons, Don Green, who died July 19, 1989 and Cloice Green; three brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 5, 1989 MARY P. DICKSON Funeral services for Mary P. Dickson were Thursday, Aug. 3, at the LDS Church, 2055 Edgar St., Bishop John Beach conducting. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Ransom, George Powers, Roscoe Sellers, Jason Graham, Aaron Rosen and Scott Overy. Mrs. Dickson, 94, of 40 Blair Ave., Rock Springs, died at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1989 at the Sage View Care Center. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Dickson had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Mud Springs south of Rock Springs on March 26, 1895, the daughter of the late Henry and Jennie Cooper Brooks. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married John B. Dickson in Rock Springs on June 3, 1914. Their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Temple in Salt Lake City on June 26, 1961. Dickson preceded her in death on March 31, 1983. Mrs. Dickson was active in the LDS Church, having been a member of primary, a visiting teacher and serving on the Stake Board. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, W.R. “Bill” and Donna Dickson of Rock Springs and John B. Jr. and Betty Dickson of Arvada, Colo., three sisters, Margaret Gnemi of Jerome, Idaho, Ida Kappes of Rock Springs and Josephine Binning of Pinedale; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Dickson was preceded in death by a son, Joseph; a daughter, Dorothy, who died in infancy; brother, Isaac Brooks and sister, Christena Gras. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 5, 1989 JOHN MARTIN Services for John Martin were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, Father John Flannigan, S.J., of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. A parish rosary was also recited at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery with military graveside services conducted by the Wyoming Army National Guard. Pallbearers were Roman Maldonado, Roland Maldonado, Rolly Maldonado, Carl Maldonado, Carl Maldonado Jr., Paul Wonnacott and David Lee. Martin, 60, of 209 Thomas St., Rock Springs, died at about 3 a.m. Thursday, July 27, 1989 at his home. A lifelong resident of Green River and Rock Springs, Martin had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Green River, on June 29, 1929, the son of the late Jose and Ethel Peterson Martinez. He attended schools in Green River and Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Martin was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was retired for the Wyoming Army national Guard. He was a 40-year member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles where he served as president and was presently serving as trustee and outside guard for the state. He was also a member of the Roman Catholic Church and the VFW Club. Martin was a retired electrician having worked for the FMC Corporation where ill health caused him to retire on July 1, 1985. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge, and an honorary member of the United Steel Workers of America. Survivors include three first cousins, Juan and Roman Maldonado, both of Green River, and Anton Maldonado of Mexico; and several second cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 5, 1989 GERTRUDE HAINES Funeral services for Gertrude Barbara Haines were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Eugene Swiatek, Ed Schneider, Dennis Thede, Jimmy Marsh, Duane Westphalen and Walt Heber. Mrs. Haines, 99, of 301 D St., Rock Springs, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, July 29, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since July 28. A resident of Rock Springs since 1924 and former resident of Evanston, Mrs. Haines had been in ill health the past several months. She was born on April 9, 1890 in Chaffe, N.D., the daughter of the late Barney and Clara Barm Bracht. She attended schools in North Dakota. Mrs. Haines was a graduate from Valley City State College at Valley City, N.D., and taught grade school in Evanston. She married Cecil K. Haines in Salt Lake City on July 11, 1917 and he preceded her in death of Oct. 6, 1973. Mrs. Haines was a member of the First Congregational Church, Chapter L of the P.E.O., Eastern Star Mount Lily Chapter and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Annetta Haines of Reedsport, Ore.; one grandson, Cecil K. Haines III of Reedsport; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Haines was preceded in death by one son, Cecil Haines Jr., who died on Feb. 23, 1978. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 12, 1989 LLOYD JACKSON Funeral services for Lloyd Linn Jackson were Friday, Aug. 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. G.M. Eads conducting. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Jim Bodin, Bill Bodin, David Stevens, Tom Summers, Richard Berrier and Ronnie Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers were Tak Tanaka, Jim Summers, Alton Timmins and Matt Lamer. Jackson, 81, 126 L St., Rock Springs, died at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 8, 1989. He had been a patient since Aug. 4. He had been in ill health the past several years. He was born June 19, 1908 in Pennsylvania, the son of the late Albert and Matilda Wrede Jackson. He attended schools in Vandalia, Mo., and married Catherine Parson May 28, 1936 in Deadwood, S.D. He was the owner of Lloyd Jackson Construction Co. in Rock Springs and retired in October of 1979. He had been a Rock Springs resident since 1937 and was a member of the UPC. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs; one son, Theodore of Round Mountain, Nev.; one daughter, Janice Jackson of Rock Springs; one sister, Dorothy Paris of Vandalia; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Kathleen, Alberta and Rachel; five brothers, Harold, Edward, Clifford, Stanley and Alvin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 12, 1989 CHRISTINE JELOSEK A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Christine Jelosek Saturday, Aug. 5, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Gerald Chleborad officiating. A parish rosary was recited Friday and interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Joe McGarvey, Pat McGarvey, Jim Jelosek, Jon Shiflar, Michael Rogers and Jeff Jelosek. Mrs. Jelosek, 75, of 620 5th Avenue West, Rock Springs, died at about 1 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, 1989 at 1328 Yalecrest Drive. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Jelosek had been in ill health the past two years. She was born on October 5, 1913 in Butte, Mont., the daughter of the late John and Anna Sever Shiflar. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Rudolph “Rudy” Jelosek in Rock Springs on Aug. 13, 1933. He preceded her in death Feb. 23, 1989. Mrs. Jelosek was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the St. Monica’s Sodality and the Young at Heart Senior Citizen Center. Survivors include one son, Rudy Jelosek of Salt Lake City; one son and daughter-in-law, James and Glenna Jelosek of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Joseph and Marilyn Rogers of Rock Springs and Delmer and Judith O’Connell of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; four brothers, Rudy and Andy Shiflar, both of Rock Springs and Frank and Al Shiflar, both of Salt Lake City; three sisters, Ann Marietti and Virginia Orester, both of Rock Springs and Sylvia Flynn of Salt Lake City; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Jelosek was preceded in death by one brother, John Shiflar. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 12, 1989 DAVID MICHAEL WEBB Graveside services and interment for David Michael Webb were conducted Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Mountain View Cemetery with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Webb, 42, of 706 Range Road, Rock Springs, died instantly at 3:20 a.m. Saturday, August 5, 3.75 miles north on the LaBarge Road from injuries he sustained in a pickup roll over. He was born on Dec. 8, 1946 in Mount Vernon, Ill., the son of Robert Que and Shirley Keef Webb. He attended schools in Mount Vernon and was a graduate of the class of 1964. Webb was a U.S. Navy veteran of Vietnam. He married the former Louise Heine in Rapid City, S.D., on July 6, 1974. Webb was the assistant manager of Brad Ragan Tires. He had lived in the Rock Springs and Green River area for the past 17 years. Survivors include his wife, Louise of Rock Springs; his mother, Shirley Rector of Atlanta, Ga.; one son, Eli Thomas Webb of Rock Springs; one daughter, Karin Elizabeth Webb of Rock Springs; one aunt, Virginia Keef of Mount Vernon, Ill. Webb was preceded in death by his father and one sister, Donna Webb Cranmer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 12, 1989 MALCOLM MCLEOD Funeral services for Malcolm M. McLeod, 68, of Rock Springs, who died Wednesday, Aug. 2, were Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Gerald Chleborad of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Adolph Menghini, Edwin C. Mehle, Albert Etcheverry, Joseph L. Drnas, Joey Drnas and John Daebelliehn. McLeod, 68, of 1900 Carson St., Rock Springs died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 3:41 p.m. He was born on March 17, 1921 in Superior, the son of the late James Taylor and Ellen Marie Johnson McLeod Sr. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of Superior High School with the class of 1939. McLeod was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II. He married the former Julianne Pivic in Kimball, Neb., on Oct. 3, 1942. McLeod was a retired carpenter and a partner in the J and M Builders in Rock Springs. He was also a retired building inspector, having worked for the City of Rock Springs. Survivors include his wife, Julianne of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Virginia McLeod of Sonoma, Calif.; two brothers, James T. McLeod Jr. of Rock Springs and Finley McLeod of St. Paul, Minn.; three sisters, Mrs. Eino (Mary Ellen) Kinnunen of Clarkston, Wash., Mrs. Ed (Lorraine) Adams of Cleburne, Texas, and Mrs. Edward (Phyllis) Hawk of Bossier City, La.; one granddaughter, Leah Marie McLeod of Sonoma, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, McLeod was preceded in death by one brother, William McLeod. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 12, 1989 BLANCHE C. JENSEN CHEYENNE—Funeral services for Blanche C. Jensen were Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Schrader Chapel, Cheyenne, with Salvation Army Capt. Art Storey officiating. Interment was at Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne. Mrs. Jensen, 92, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Cheyenne Healthcare Center. She was born in Green River to Hans and Bertha Olson and lived most of her life in East Fork, Laramie, Rock Springs, the Eden Valley and Cheyenne. She married Clarence A. Jensen Dec. 25, 1918 in Laramie. He preceded her in death in December of 1975. Survivors include four children, Doris Hopkins and Esther Larrabee of Cheyenne, Vernald Jensen of Mesa, Ariz., and Viola Hill of Rock Springs; one sister; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Jensen was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Tresler; a son, Ronald Jensen; six brothers and sisters; one grandson and one great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 12, 1989 JOSIE EMELINE CHAMBERLAIN FORT BRIDGER—Funeral services for Josie Emeline Chamberlain were Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Mountain View LDS Ward with interment in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Mrs. Chamberlain, 81, of Fort Bridger, died Aug. 2, 1989 in the Evanston Regional Hospital. She was born Nov. 24, 1901 in Idaho to Hyrum and Florence Louise (Taylor) Hallett. On Feb. 12, 1923, she married Orson Chamberlain in Fort Bridger. He died on Dec. 13, 1961. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the MGR Club. She was also a member of the LDS Church. She is survived by three sons, Bryce Chamberlain, Omaha, Neb., Jack Chamberlain, Rock Springs and Gene Chamberlain of Indianapolis, Ind.; one daughter, Mrs. Lyle (Mary Louise) Slagowski of Mountain View; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 12, 1989 ELIZABETH KATHRYN HUDACHKO SPAETH OGDEN, Utah—Graveside services for Elizabeth Kathryn Hudachko Spaeth were Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Leavitt’s Aultorest Memorial Park in Ogden. Mrs. Spaeth, 76, of Roy, Utah, died Thursday, July 27, 1989 at her home. She was born August 26, 1912, in Rock Springs, a daughter of Thomas A. and Elizabeth Milburn Hudachko. She married Lyle B. Spaeth on July 4, 1935, in Rock Springs. He died July 6, 1982. She was reared and educated in Rock Springs. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Council of Catholic Women. She was also a member of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Union Pacific Old Timers Club. Mrs. Spaeth’s hobbies were ceramics and activities of the Hillside Senior Citizens Center. Surviving are one son, Thomas Dean Spaeth, Roy; two grandchildren, Kyle Spaeth and Kayla Griffiths, and one great-grandchild, Karl Lee Griffiths. Also surviving are two brothers, Thomas Hudachko, Salt Lake City; Alois Hudachko, Rock Springs; two sisters, Josephine Potter, Escondido, Calif.; and Theresa Butler, Orange, Calif. She was preceded in death by an infant brother and sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 12, 1989 MARY ANGELICA VALDEZ VIGIL EVANSTON—Funeral services for Mary Angelica Valdez Vigil, 87, of Green River were Wednesday, Aug. 9, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Eugene Sullivan as officiant. A parish rosary was recited Tuesday at the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home. Burial was in the Evanston Cemetery in Evanston. Mrs. Vigil died Aug. 6, 1989 in the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River of causes incident to age. She was born May 22, 1902 in El Carmen, N.M., a daughter of Eusebio and Isabell Moncaio Valdez. She married Augustine Vigil in November of 1930 in Greeley, Colo. He died May 31, 1978. She spent her early years and was educated in New Mexico and had lived in Rawlins and Evanston prior to moving to Green River seven years ago. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by three daughters, Rose Mora, Oakland, Calif., Paula Wall, Green River, Sandra Ball, Sacramento, Calif.; a sister, Amellia Fresquez, Albuquerque, N.M.; ten grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by an infant son; a daughter, Vangie; a brother, Conrad; a sister, Ann, and a grandson, Heito Lee. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 19, 1989 ANNA DOLENCE A mass of Christian burial was conducted for Anna Dolence Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers for Mrs. Dolence were Brent Dolence, Gary Dolence, Kurt Dolence and Gary Zaversnik. Mrs. Dolence, 91, of 1556 9th St., No. 13, Rock Springs, died at 3:47 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past 11 days. She died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Stara Loka, Yugoslavia on July 16, 1898 the daughter of the late Frank and Maria Porenta Tratnik. She attended schools in Stara Loka, and later came to the United States where she married the late Anton Dolence in November of 1921 in Rock Springs. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Dolence was a member of the AFU Lodge No. 134 and a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Eric Dolence of Rock Springs and Edwin Dolence of Sun City West, Ariz.; one daughter, Blanche Zaversnik of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Dolence was preceded in death by two sisters, Frances and Gertrude and a brother, John. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 19, 1989 WILLIAM R. DAVIS Funeral services for William R. Davis were Friday, Aug. 18 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Bishop Blaine Graham officiating and interment in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers for Davis were ale Pecolar, John Lesku, Jim Lesku, Norm Davis, Rex Davis and Dale Davis. Davis, 80, 718 Wendt Ave., Rock Springs, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15 at the Sage View Care Center. Davis died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Superior, March 14, 1909, the son of the late Thomas and Violet Lawson Davis. He attended schools in Superior and graduated from high school there. A former resident of Superior, Davis moved to Rock Springs in 1935. Davis was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the LDS Church. Survivors include his wife, Frances, of Rock Springs; two sons, Norman of Rock Springs and William of Laramie; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Frances) Lesko of Rock Springs; one brother, Austin of Rock Springs; and two sisters, Mrs. John (Hannah) Tennant and Mrs. Clifford (Sally) Robinson, both of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Davis was preceded in death by one brother, Joe Davis, and a brother and sister in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 19, 1989 JOHANNA “MILLIE” LARSEN Funeral services for Johanna “Millie” Larsen were Monday, Aug. 14, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion with the Rev. Jess Reeves officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park and pallbearers were Louis Kiehm, Galen Van Valkenburg, Adolph Menghini, Harold Wilder, Ryan Staley and Rick DeBernardi. Larsen, 84, of 816 Rhode Island St., died Thursday, at 6:25 p.m. at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since July 21. She was born Feb. 9, 1905 in Alfreton, England, a daughter of the late Alfred Walker and Mary Fitchett. She came to the United States as a child and attended schools in Rock Springs. She spent the rest of her life in Rock Springs. She married Otto Larsen in Rock Springs Aug. 4, 1924 and he preceded her in death Feb. 14, 1977. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors and the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Rosemary) Parr, Rock Springs; four grandchildren, Mrs. Richard (Sheri) DeBernardi, Rock Springs, Mrs. Michael (Sue) Tomlin, Rock Springs; Paul Larsne, Las Vegas, Nev.; and Phillip Stone, Lawton, Okla.; five great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sons, Otto Edward and Walter Harland, four sisters and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 26, 1989 ELIZABETH T. LUI Funeral services for Elizabeth T. Lui were Wednesday, August 23 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Wade officiating and interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Lui, 49, of 322 Emerald St., Rock Springs, died suddenly of natural causes at 10:54 a.m. Aug. 14, 1989 at St. Mary’s Hospital in San Francisco. This occurred during vacation with her husband in San Francisco. Mrs. Lui was born in Canton, China, on Dec. 29, 1939. She married her husband, Dick Din Lui, in 1960 in Hong Kong. She came over to the United States in 1968 and had lived in Rock Springs for 21 years. Survivors include her husband, Dick Din Lui of Rock Springs; two sons, Roy and Don of Rock Springs; mother and mother-in-law, Fung Lan Ng Lew of San Francisco and Dolly Lui of Rock Springs. Also surviving are her three sisters, Ching Ha Chan of San Francisco, Quon Doon Ng of San Francisco, and Goon King Louie of New York City. Also surviving are two brothers, Ser Yim Low of Los Angles, and Ser Yin Low of San Francisco. In addition to this, survivors include many nieces and nephews around the United States and in China. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 26, 1989 ROBERT S. MCCRAKER CHEYENNE—Funeral services for Robert S. McCraken, 65, were Thursday, Aug. 25 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cheyenne. Pallbearers were Ron Brown, Lou Domenico, Ned Murray, Doug Reeves, Teno Roncalio and Norm Stark. McCraken, who oversaw the operations of a chain of newspapers in Wyoming for the past 31 years, died Monday, following a short hospitalization. He was 65. McCraken was 33 years old in 1958 when he stepped to the helm of the newspaper chain his father, Tracy, put together between 1926 and 1946. Along with the two Cheyenne papers, The Wyoming Eagle and the Wyoming State Tribune, the family had interests in the Laramie Daily Boomerang, the Rawlins Daily Times, the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, and the Northern Wyoming Daily News in Worland. The family once owned a radio station in Cheyenne as well as a television station in Cheyenne, and once had an interest in the Cheyenne cable television system. Born June 1, 1924, in Washington, D.C., where his father worked for the late U.S. Sen. John B. Kendrick, McCraken came to Cheyenne when he was 2 years old. During World War II he saw Africa, Italy and France as a member of the Army Transportation Corps. After the war he took some courses at the University of Denver and at Washington and Lee University, but soon returned to Wyoming, where he graduated from the University of Wyoming. McCraken got his first taste of the newspaper business while still in grade school when he worked as a office boy in the old Cheyenne Eagle. He later worked as a reporter for the Rawlins paper from 1948 until 1950 when he moved to Cheyenne to serve as promotion manager for the two newspapers. In 1955 McCraken was appointed associate publisher of the Cheyenne newspapers, and he took over as publisher three years later. McCraken once served as president of Frontier Broadcasting Co., was a former member of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees, and once served on the board of directors of a Cheyenne bank. He was a member of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, the Inland Press Association and the Wyoming Press Association. At the time of his death, McCraken was publisher, president and chief executive officer for Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc. He was also chairman of the board of Laramie Newspapers, Inc., Rawlins Newspapers, Inc., and Big Horn Basin Newspapers, Inc. and served on the board of directors of Wyoming Broadcasting Company as well as vice-president and a member of the board of directors of Rock Springs Newspapers, Inc. The family has asked that the cause of death not be released. McCraken is survived by his wife, Anne Wright McCraken, and two children, Michael and Cindy Marek, and one grandson, Robert Michael McCraken. The family has asked that contributions be made to the McCraken Journalism Scholarship Fund at the University of Wyoming. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 26, 1989 LAURA ELLEN SMITH Services for Laura Ellen Smith and interment took place in Petersburg, Ill. Mrs. Smith, 85, of 211 Thomas St., Rock Springs, died at 12:01 p.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at the Sage View Care Center. A resident of Rock Springs for the past two months and former resident of Petersburg, Ill., Mrs. Smith died following a brief illness. She was born Jan. 9, 1904 in Petersburg, the daughter of the late Peter C. and May Altis Atterberry. She attended schools in Petersburg and married Sam Smith there. He preceded her in death in 1984. Survivors include one grandson, Ed Smith of Rock Springs; one granddaughter, Laura Ann Smith of Lovelock, Nev.; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, Edgar and one brother, Pete. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 26, 1989 DAN G. LUBOVICH LONGMONT, Colo.—Funeral services for Dan G. Lubovich were at the Howe Mortuary with interment in the Mountain View Cemetery, both in Longmont, Colo. A prayer service was Tuesday, Aug. 22, with the Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. Lubovich, 68, Green River, died Saturday at his daughter’s home in Longmont. Lubovich was born Dec. 23, 1920 in Carson Lake, Minn. He was a flight officer in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He married Ella J. Hagsten in Hibbing, Minn., in 1946 and the family moved to Longmont in 1963, and moved to Green River in 1974. He was a plumbing and heating contractor until his retirement in 1986. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Rock Springs. Lubovich was preceded in death by his son, Donald, in 1966. He is survived by his wife, Ella of Green River and 10 children, Marvin W. Lubovich, Mrs. Jack C. (Danella) Carr of Rock Springs, Mrs. Larry (Thelma) Cherny and Mrs. Dell (Marlene) K. Brady of Green River, Mrs. Monte (Betty) J. Conley of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Mrs. David (Barbara) A. Bingaman of Bountiful, Utah, George A. Lubovich, Mrs. Rick (Mary) J. Rodriquez, and Mrs. Mark (Carol) A. Parker, all of Longmont, and Mrs. Tor (Pamela) Cranner of Hommersak, Norway. Sixteen grandchildren and many nieces and nephews, five sisters and three brothers also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 2, 1989 KATE ROSSETTI SCHNAUBER Funeral services for Kate Rossetti Schnauber were Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, with Father Gerald Chleborad officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery and pallbearers were John Rossetti, William Rossetti, James Zanetti, Bill Zanetti, Pete Edd and Mario Shassetz. Mrs. Schnauber, 79, of the Schnauber residence, Blairtown, died at 1:35 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Superior on July 3, 1910, the daughter of the late Pete and Angela Manzetti Zanetti. She attended schools in Salt Wells and married James Rossetti. He preceded her in death in 1940. She later married John Schnauber in Salt Lake City in June 1949. He also preceded her in death in 1974. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Otto Schnauber of Rock Springs; two daughters, Lena Lind of Rock Springs and Mrs. Les (Kay) Bury of St. George, Utah; two brothers, Pete and Mike Zanetti, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. John (Lilly) Stocco of Rock Springs; three grandsons, James Lind, Anaheim, Calif., Randy Lind, Berkeley, Mich., and Dave Lind, Sunnyvale, Calif.; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husbands, Mrs. Schnauber was preceded in death by one son, Andy Rossetti; and two sisters, Nina Shassetz and Violet Eskridge. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 2, 1989 GORDON LEE CHEADLE Funeral services for Gordon Lee Cheadle were Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park and pallbearers were Richard B. Finlayson, Dick Reiter, J.R. Potter, Lewis L. Brown, Gene Tarufelli and Sam Barnum. Cheadle, 54, of 1223 E. Railroad Ave., Rock Springs died at 9:05 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for one day. Cheadle died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Fryburg, N.D. on June 24, 1935, the son of the late Daniel and Jenny Coulson Cheadle. He attended schools in Fryburg and married the former Peggy Grant in Elko, Nev., on March 26, 1974. Cheadle was employed by the FMC Corporation. Survivors include his wife, Peggy of Rock Springs; four sons, Lydell of San Diego, Calif., Rickie, Shawn, and Gordon Jr., all of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Harold (Carla) Rufus of Anaheim, Calif., Kimberly Cheadle of San Diego and Christina Cheadle of Rock Springs; one brother, Daniel of Baker, Mont.; one sister, Mrs. George (June) Schwindt of Medora, N.D.; two grandsons and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Cheadle was preceded in death by two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 2, 1989 JOHN F. MAJKO DENVER, Colo.—A rosary and scripture services for John F. Majko Sr., was conducted Monday, Aug. 28 at the Wiederspahn Chapel in Cheyenne with military graveside services at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Majko Sr., 65, 303 Winterhawk, Rock Springs, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 1989 at the Veterans Administration hospital in Cheyenne. He was born Sept. 14, 1923, in Omaha, Neb. He was a retired tech sergeant in the U.S. Air Force after 24 years of service. He served six years in the active duty Reserve. He was a lifetime member of the VFW; a member of the USAF Sergeants Association and a member of the NCOA. He is survived by his wife, Helen Majko of Rock Springs; his children, Victor Majko of Elgin Air Force Base in Florida, Tracy Gapp of Grand Forks, N.D., Rosalie Majko of Sacramento, Calif., John Majko Jr. of California, Walter Majko of Rock Springs, Gilbert Majko of Pueblo, Colo., Thomas McGuire of Rock Springs, Cynthia Santos of Rock Springs, Daniel McGuire of Fresno, Calif., James McGuire of Rock Springs, Sandra Kiehm of Rock Springs, Robert McGuire of Rock Springs, Susan Anderson of Elko, Nev. He is also survived by 29 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Paul McGuire; a brother, Joseph Majko; two sisters, Sophie and Mary and one grandson, Jerette Majko. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 2, 1989 GENA ROSATTI COOKE CHULA VISTA, Calif.—Funeral services for Gena Rosatti Cooke were conducted in Chula Vista, Calif. Mrs. Cooke, 79, died Friday, Aug. 25, 1989 in Chula Vista, Calif., where the Rock Springs native made her home. She was born Feb. 18, 1910 in Rock Springs and grew up in Rock Springs. Survivors include a brother, Art Rosatti of Rock Springs; a sister, Ida Rosatti Phillips of Chula Vista; a sister-in-law, Edith Rosatti, Rock Springs; many nieces and nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nick. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 9, 1989 LEWIS DEPOYSTER Funeral services for Lewis E. DePoyster were Thursday at the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Steinert officiaiting. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. DePoyster, 72, of Green River, died Sept. 4, 1989 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 14, 1917 in Crete, Neb., a son of Lewis Edward and Dollie Bingaman DePoyster. He married Lohrine Margaret Schernikau on Sept. 22, 1942 in Lincoln, Neb. He spent his early years and was educated in Crete. He attended Doan College in Crete for two years. He served in the Army during World War II and was discharged at the rank of captain. He was in charge of a German prisoner of war camp at Camp Perry, Ohio. He and his wife lived in Bellvue, Neb., for 34 years and for the past 11 years have lived in Green River. He worked as a sales manager for Fairmont Foods of Omaha, Neb., for many years. He was a member of the Golden Hour Senior Citizens in Green River. He is survived by his wife of Green River; a son, Jerry DePoyster, Rock Springs, two daughters, Margaret Perry, Rock Springs and Linda Anderson, Lincoln; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 9, 1989 ARTHUR JOE BERTAGNOLLI A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Arthur Joe Bertagnolli Wednesday, Sept. 6, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery and pallbearers were Adolph Dutch Menghini, Bill McCurtain, Herman Albertini, Emil Bertagnolli, Bruno Bertagnolli, Paul Bertagnolli and Dick Wales. Honorary pallberaers were Bruno Bettolo, Gary Allen, Joe DeCora and Howard Kelly. Bertagnolli, 65, of 1021 Arapahoe St., Rock Springs, died at 6:25 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 1989, shortly after being admitted to Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Bertagnolli died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Superior on Jan. 7, 1924, the son of the late Leo and Anna Bertagnolli. His childhood was spent in Superior, where he attended schools. He graduated from Superior High School with the class of 1941. After graduating from high school he served in the United States Army Air Force as a technical sergeant in the 7th Bombardment Squadron, 458th Bombardment Group. Bertagnolli received an honorable discharge in 1946. He married Marjorie Barton in Casper, June 26, 1954. He was a sportsman and area businessman. Bertagnolli served as a member of the board of directors for Rock Springs Coca-Cola Bottling and was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Parish. He is survived by a sister, Frieda (Bertagnolli) Bekakis of Rock Springs; two sons, Kevin Bertagnolli and Quinn Bertagnolli, both of Rock Springs; two daughters, Megan DeSpain of Paonia, Colo., and Coleen Fischer of Fort Collins, Colo.; six grandchildren, Brian and Nicholas Bertagnolli, Mackenzie Bertagnolli, all of Rock Springs, Erin and Sean DeSpain, both of Paonia; and Shannon Fischer of Fort Collins; one niece, Ann Harman of Rogue River, Ore., and several cousins and also his close friend and companion, Lorraine Rutt. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 16, 1989 JAMES NOBLE Funeral services for James Noble were Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Bishop John Beach conducting. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with pallbearers Stanley Bercich, Douglas Bercich, Randall Longoria, Russell Noble, Richard Noble, Ronald Noble Jr., and Fred Bath. Noble, 88, of 1034 Lyle St., Rock Springs, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at his home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1922, Noble was born on March 21, 1901 in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, the son of the late James and Mary Elizabeth Argile Noble. He attended schools in England and married the former Mary Bercich in Green River on Sept. 10, 1935. Noble was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company, Gunn Quealy Coal Mine and Colony Coal Company. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Rock Springs; one son, James Noble Jr.; two brothers, Ronald Noble Sr., and Raymond Noble; three sisters, Mary Redjak, Mrs. Max (Kathleen) Notar and Betty O'Black, all of Rock Springs; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Noble was preceded in death by two sisters, Ethel Hawkins and Doris Walker; one brother, John Noble; and two children, Arthur and Nora Noble who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 16, 1989 LEOLA ENDRIZZI SALT LAKE CITY--A mass of Christian burial for Leola Endrizzi, 70, was Wednesday, Sept. 13 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, Salt Lake. Burial was in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Mrs. Endrizzi died at Salt Lake City's St. Joseph Villa Sept. 10, 1989. She was born in Basin, July 11, 1919, the daughter of C.R. and Eva Hetzler. She spent her early years in Billings, Mont. The family moved to Rock Springs in 1930 and resided there for many years. She married Joseph Endrizzi Nov. 9, 1941. She was a graduate of Rock Springs High School who studied at UCLA for four years, marrying in her senior year. The family moved to Salt Lake City in 1949. She was a member of P.E.O, Catholic Women's League, the University Club and St. Joseph Villa Volunteers. Her hobbies were reading, golf, bridge and world travel. She is survived by her husband, Joe Endrizzi, Salt Lake; one daughter, Merilee; three grandsons, Joe Baker, Milwaukee, Jamie Baker of Janesville, Wis., and Jonathan Baker, Janesville; one granddaughter, Ami Walton, Janesville. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 16, 1989 MAYME E. WILDE Services for Mayme E. Wilde were Friday, Sept. 15, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Vernon Dockter officiating. Interment was at the Mountain View Cemetery and pallbearers were Tom Wilde, Bob Wilde, Bob Speck, Harry Kessner, Frank Novak and Alden Shaffer. Mrs. Wilde, 79, of 1228 11th St., Rock Springs, died at 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for one day. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Wilde died of a sudden illness. She was born on June 12, 1910 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Abraham and Mary Toppilla Savela. She attended school in Rock Springs and later received her G.E.D. diploma. She also attended the Western Wyoming College for one-and-a-half years. She married David George Wilde Sr. in Rock Springs and he preceded her in death Nov. 29, 1959. Mrs. Wilde is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David George and Mildred Wilde Jr. of Casper; two daughters, Mrs. John F. (Betty Jane) Leosco and Mrs. Jack (Barbara) Kessner, both of Rock Springs; six grandchildren, Amy Speck, John D. Leosco, both of Rock Springs, David Wilde of Lynnwood, Wash.; Diane Duhl of Los Angeles, Dr. Wade W. Wilde of Oakland, Calif.; and Debbie Wilde of Laramie; three great-grandchildren, Jennifer and David James Wilde of Lynnwood, and Matthew Wade Wilde of Oakland; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Wilde was preceded in death by one son-in-law, John Frank Leosco; one granddaughter, Jane Elizabeth Leosco; six brothers, Jack, Elmer, Bob, Bill, Walter and Henry Savela; and two sisters, Lydia Savela and Fannie Paterson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 16, 1989 ALBERT F. CRIPPA A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Albert F. Crippa Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was at the St. Joseph's Cemetery and pallbearers were Al Carollo Jr., James Carollo, John Carollo, Robert Flor, John Taylor and John Sulenta. Crippa, 79, of 713 B St., Rock Springs, died at about 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, at a hospital in Manhattan, N.Y., where he had been a patient since July 18, 1989. A resident of New York and longtime resident of Rock Springs, Crippa had been in ill health since July. He was born on Nov. 25, 1909 in Rock Springs, the son of the late August and Carlotta Ziller Crippa. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1927. Crippa was a graduate of the University of Michigan with the class of 1932. Crippa was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was the co-owner and operator of Crippa Motor Company in Rock Springs from 1934 to 1960. Crippa was a retired tour director for the Marsh Tours and later Cunard Steamship Company, directing tours around the world, Europe and the Caribbean until his retirement. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the BPO Elks Lodge No. 624, the Knights of Columbus and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity of the University of Michigan. Survivors include one niece, Mrs. Paul (Velma) Walker Wonnacott of Rock Springs; two great-nieces, Mrs. Max (Tula) Wonnacott Patterson of Spokane, Wash., and Paula Wonnacott of Rock Springs and several cousins. In addition to his parents, Crippa was preceded in death by one brother, U.S. Sen. Edward (Ted) Crippa and one sister, Josephine Crippa Walker. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 CECELIA DUZIK A Mass of Christian burial for Cecelia Duzik was celebrated Thursday, Sept. 21, 1989 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Soderlund, Jim Soderlund, Jay Soderlund, Fred Burtoff, Ryan Burtoff, Kristan Burtoff, Carl Nordstrom, Jim Briscoe and John Duzik. Mrs. Duzik, 93, of 7635 North 19th Ave., Apt. No. 107, Phoenix, Ariz., died at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at her home. A resident of Phoenix for the past 12 years and former resident of Los Angeles and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Duzik died following a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs on April 13, 1896, the daughter of the late Andrew and Johanna Grobon. A pioneer of Rock Springs, she attended schools in Rock Springs and she married Nick Duzik in Rock Springs on Oct. 27, 1913. They were married for 73 years. Duzik preceded her in death on Feb. 11, 1987. She was elected mother of the year in Rock Springs in 1947. Mrs. Duzik was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the St. Monica’s Sodality. Survivors include three sons, Paul of Rock Springs, George of Phoenix and Edmund of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Edwin (Connie) Soderlund of Rock Springs; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Duzik was preceded in death by one son, Dr. John Duzik who died on Oct. 30, 1949. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 BEULAH GRAHAM Funeral services for Beulah Graham were Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. James Miller officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery and pallbearers were John Hochart, Joe Mondragon, Mark O’Farrell, Tim O’Farrell, Cleve Martin and Bob Craig. Honorary pallbearers were James Graham, Craig Graham and Terry Graham. Mrs. Graham, 85, of 1310 Tenth St., Rock Springs, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Sept. 8. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Reliance, Mrs. Graham had been in ill health the past four days. She was born Dec. 29, 1903 in Coalgate, Okla., the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Harris Craig. She attended schools in Checotah, Okla., and married William A. “Red” Graham in McAlester, Okla., on Dec. 18, 1920. He preceded her in death Jan. 22, 1984. Mrs. Graham was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, the Royal Neighbors and the Young at Heart Senior Citizen’s Center. Survivors include one son, Robert Graham of Carlsbad, N.M., two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Agnes Graham of Craig, Colo., and Thomas and Ruth Graham of Hollesville, Texas; two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and Leon Hochart of Rock Springs and Sharon and Ronnie Huddleston of Phoenix, Ariz.; one brother, Clarence Craig of Price, Utah; 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by six brothers, two sisters and two grandchildren, Rhonda Huddleston who died in 1965 and Virginia Lee Graham who died in 1954. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 REMO TARTER A mass of Christian burial for Remo Tarter was celebrated Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph's Cemetery. Tarter, 75, of 1325 Eleventh St., Rock Springs, died at 5:33 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, 1989 at his home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1963 and former resident of Superior, Tarter died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Dardine, Tyrol, Austria on Jan. 4, 1914, the son of the late Donato and Maria French Tarter. He and his family immigrated to Superior in 1921 where his father worked in the coal mines. He attended schools in Superior and married the former Rena Moser in Rock Springs on Oct. 31, 1936. Tarter was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 32 years. He worked from 1962 to 1979 for the Stauffer Chemical Company as a filter operator. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the B.P.O. Elk Lodge No. 624 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Rena, of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Raymond A. and Kathy Tarter of Green River; one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Dennis Carlson of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Frank (Ines) Prevedel of Rock Springs and Mrs. Les (Loretta) Nichols of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Mrs. Denise Petrie of Rock Springs, Julie Carlson of Las Vegas; two great-grandsons, David and Derek Petrie, both of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Tarter was preceded in death by one brother, George. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 ROBERT OLIVER SAINS Funeral services for Robert Oliver Sains were Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery and pallbearers were John Frolic, Eddie Yedinak, Mike David, Matt Chollak, Jerry Mivshek and Bob Dowdy. Honorary bearers were Albert Majhanovich, John Unguren, Harry Stassinos and Ambrose Hamilton. Sains, 54, of 1229 Lincoln Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 12:12 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, 1989 at his home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Sains died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 31, 1934, the son of the late Oliver and Hilda Bird Sains. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1953. He attended barber school and worked in Rock Springs as a barber for nine years. He was an operator for D and D Converters. He was a member of the First Congregational Church and the BPO Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Connie Jean of Rock Springs; three sons, Robert J., Richard S. and Ronald J. Sains; three daughters, Mrs. Chris (Shauna) Thornhill, Sheila Sains and Mrs. Doug (Lori) Hancock, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Glenn (Nancy) Barger of Parachute, Colo.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Sains was preceded in death by one brother, George. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 MARIA MARTINEZ A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Maria Martinez Friday, Sept. 22, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father John Flannigan, SJ, officiating. A parish rosary was recited and interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Kenneth Petty Jr., Louie Goich, Joe Goich, Ben Chabre, Terry Gil and Edwin Petty. Mrs. Martinez, 94, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 8:25 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at the Sage View Care Center where she was a patient since Jan. 11, 1980. A resident of Rock Springs since 1952 and former resident of Thayer Junction and Superior, Mrs. Martinez had been in ill health one day. She was born in Tacambaro, Michucan, Mexico on July 29, 1895, the daughter of the late J. Guadalupe and Maria M. Felipe Silva Hernandez. She attended schools in Mexico and married Francisco Martinez in Laramie. He preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1964. Mrs. Martinez was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Vincent Martinez of Rock Springs, Robert Martinez of Riverside, Calif.; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Martinez was preceded in death by one brother, Jose Hernandez, and one sister, Salud H. Gil, who died on May 29, 1987. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 TYSON HEATON Funeral services for Tyson Heaton were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the LDS Church on Edgar Street. Bishop John Beach conducted the services. Interment was in the Roosevelt Memorial Park in Roosevelt, Utah. Active pallbearers were LaRell Chappell, Jason Chappell, Vaun Ryan, Matt Ryan, Brandon Heaton, Kevin Heaton, Jon Heaton and Paul Sullivan. Honorary pallbearers were Aaron Heaton, Daniel Heaton, Jeremy Fowler, Cliff Andrews, Kelly Heaton, Devin Heaton, Brian Robins, Kirk Sullivan, Ralph Sullivan, Craig Jex, Jason Clark and Rusty Noble. Heaton, 15, of 1517 Sublette Street, Rock Springs, died at 10:09 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at his home. A resident of Rock Springs the past two years and former resident of Tucson, Ariz., Tyson was born on April 22, 1975 in Alamosa, Colo., the son of Kirk Gordon and Karen Sullivan Heaton. He attended schools in Kanab, Utah, Tucson and Rock Springs and was presently a sophomore at the Rock Springs High School. He was a member of the LDS Church, the Boy Scouts of America and varsity scouts in which he achieved a Star rank. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; three brothers, Brandon, Aaron and Daniel Heaton, all of Rock Springs; three sisters, Jana, Christa and Melinda Heaton, all of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, H. Ormon and Luella Sullivan of Roosevelt, Utah; and his paternal grandparents, Gordon and Ione Lindquist Heaton of Roosevelt; several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 C.H. “OKIE” BLANCHARD CHEYENNE—Funeral services for C.H. “Okie” Blanchard were Saturday, Sept. 16 at the First United Methodist Church. Blanchard, a member of the Wyoming and national high school sports halls of face, died in Scottsdale, Ariz., after a long illness. He was 86. Blanchard, who was one of the winningest coaches in Wyoming sports history, retired to Arizona in 1975. He began his high school coaching career at Glenrock in 1925. He moved to Cokeville in 1926, began coaching in Rock Springs in 1929 and started coaching at Casper High School in 1937. He moved to Cheyenne High School in 1942, where he coached until 1960. Blanchard accumulated more than 850 wins and 31 state titles in football, basketball and track, from 1925 through 1960. He was inducted into both the Wyoming High School Coaches Hall of Fame and the National High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. His all-time basketball record was 708-126, including 13 state titles. A Cheyenne football stadium is named after the former coach. One of his former athletes described Blanchard as “a thinking man.” “Everybody after him would think they were coming up with something new, and Okie was doing it 30 years ago,” said Bill Quinlan. He said Blanchard once ran a play called “the funbleroski,” where the center would lay the ball down at his feet and everybody else would take off, and the guard would pick it up and go for a touchdown. “He ran the play three times before the officials caught onto what it was,” Quinlan said. “Finally, they quit calling it back and said it was a touchdown.” Blanchard is survived by his wife, Jeanette, sons David Blanchard of Scottsdale and Robert O. Blanchard of San Antonio, Texas, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 JOSEPH LEONARD DRNAS A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Joseph Leonard Drnas Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Fred Radosevich, John Radosevich, Lee Bolton, Marco Begovich, Tony Pivic and Byron Galty. Honorary pallbearers were Rudy Pivik and Stanley Pivik. Drnas, 64, of 718 Muir Ave., Rock Springs, died at 12:33 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, 1989 at his summer home in Jackson. Drnas was working on the exterior of his home when he fell off some scaffolding and died instantly of multiple internal chest injuries. He was born on June 1, 1925 in Quealy, the son of Tony and Hannah Potosnik Drnas. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Drnas was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married the former Rita Menghini in Rock Springs on June 6, 1954. Mr. Drnas was a self-employed carpenter, working at J and M Builders. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the National Rifle Association and the Carpenters Union, Local No. 1620. Survivors include his wife, Rita of Rock Springs; his mother, Hannah Drnas of Rock Springs; one son, Joseph E. Drnas of Rock Springs. Drnas was preceded in death by his father and one son, David Anthony Drnas who died on July 25, 1983. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 ANNE HOFIUS NOVATO, Calif.—Funeral services for Anne Hofius were Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Novato. Burial was in Novato Valley Memorial Gardens. Monsignor J. Keane of Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church officiated. Mrs. Hofius, 75, former Rock Springs resident, who had been living in San Francisco, died Sept. 16, 1989 at the Ralph Davies Medical Center where she was a patient for the past seven months. She was born in Rock Springs Oct. 27, 1913. She graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1932. She is survived by three sisters, Sue Schendel of Novato, Calif., Elizabeth Weggen of Auburn, Calif., and Carrie and John Stencola, her brother-in-law, of Rock Springs; a brother, Kenneth Chokie, Bloomfield, N.M.; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Joe and John Chokie and a sister, Mary Birleffi. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 PETER GALASSI SAN MATEO, Calif.—Peter O. Galassi, 63, Belmont, Calif., formerly or Superior, died Sept. 8 in California of a heart attack. He was buried in the Skylawn Memorial Park Cemetery in San Mateo, Calif., Sept. 13. Galassi was born in Cumberland in 1925 to Adele Panchetti and Pete Galassi. He attended school in Superior and graduated in 1943. After serving two years in the U.S. Army, he attended San Francisco State University where he earned bachelor and master’s degrees. He taught for 10 years in the Superior school system and 31 years at Carlmont High School in Belmont, Calif. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary McGarvey of Rock Springs; two sons, Gregory of Belmont, and Patrick of San Bruno, Calif.; a brother, Ernest of Guerneville, Calif.; a sister, Violet Bahre, San Carlos, Calif.; one grandson, Adrian Galassi. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Peter Samuel; one sister, Anita Maki. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 HARRY BOYD SHECKLER SALT LAKE CITY—The body of Harry Boyd Sheckler was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Sheckler, 71, of 1340 New Hampshire St. No. 66, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 5:43 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, 1989. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Sheckler died following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 27, 1918 in Detroit, the son of the late Harry Boyd and Ruth E. Crawford Sheckler. He attended schools in Detroit and married the former Frances Madeline Coleman in Detroit on Aug. 29, 1947. She preceded him in death. Sheckler was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a retired pipefitter and welder and a member of the Pipefitters Local No. 636 of Detroit. Survivors include two sons, William Sheckler of Rock Springs and Jeffery Sheckler of South Lyon, Mich., one sister, Betty Sheckler of Wolverine, Mich.; four grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, great-neices and great-nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 23, 1989 BLAINE AUSTIN ALBRECHT LOA, Utah—Graveside services for Blaine Austin Albrecht were Monday, Sept. 18, with military rites by Harold Brown American Legion Post No. 92 in the Loa Cemetery. Albrech, 59, of Rock Springs died after a lengthy illness Sept. 14 at the LDS hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born June 29, 1930 in Fremont, Wayne County, Utah, to Leonard and Verda Searls Albrecht. He married Janice Preston on May 5, 1973, in Reno, Nev. He graduated from Wayne County High School and was a veteran of the Korean War. He had lived in Rock Springs for the past 11 years where he was employed as a diesel mechanic for Cummins International. He is survived by his wife of Rock Springs; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Chip (Glenda) Martin of Selma, Ala.; one stepson, Mark Reeves, Reno; two stepgrandchildren; his mother of Salt Lake; five brothers, LaMar, John, Ross, Marvin, Bill and a sister, Darlene Albrecht, all of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 30, 1989 JOSEPH LEONARD DRNAS A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Joseph Leonard Drnas Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Fred Radosevich, John Radosevich, Lee Bolton, Marco Begovich, Tony Pivic and Byron Galty. Honorary pallbearers were Stanley Dolence, Rudy Dolence, Max Kudar, Ron Hamilton, Dutch Menghini and Ralph Potter. Drnas, 64, of 718 Muir Ave., Rock Springs, died at 12:33 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, 1989 at his summer home in Jackson. Drnas was working on the exterior of his home when he fell off some scaffolding and died instantly of multiple internal chest injuries. He was born on June 1, 1925 in Quealy, the son of Tony and Hannah Potosnik Drnas. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Drnas was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married the former Rita Menghini in Rock Springs on June 6, 1954. Mr. Drnas was a self-employed carpenter, working at J and M Builders. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the National Rifle Association and the Carpenters Union, Local No. 1620. Survivors include his wife, Rita of Rock Springs; his mother, Hannah Drnas of Rock Springs; one son, Joseph E. Drnas of Rock Springs. Drnas was preceded in death by his father and one son, David Anthony Drnas who died on July 25, 1983. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 30, 1989 REMO TARTER A mass of Christian burial for Remo Tarter was celebrated Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph's Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gene Moser, Franklin Prevedel, Carl Moser, Les Nichols, Harold Campbell and Tony Buh. Tarter, 75, of 1325 Eleventh St., Rock Springs, died at 5:33 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, 1989 at his home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1963 and former resident of Superior, Tarter died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Dardine, Tyrol, Austria on Jan. 4, 1914, the son of the late Donato and Maria French Tarter. He and his family immigrated to Superior in 1921 where his father worked in the coal mines. He attended schools in Superior and married the former Rena Moser in Rock Springs on Oct. 31, 1936. Tarter was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 32 years. He worked from 1962 to 1979 for the Stauffer Chemical Company as a filter operator. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the B.P.O. Elk Lodge No. 624 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Rena, of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Raymond A. and Kathy Tarter of Green River; one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Dennis Carlson of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Frank (Ines) Prevedel of Rock Springs and Mrs. Les (Loretta) Nichols of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Mrs. Denise Petrie of Rock Springs, Julie Carlson of Las Vegas; two great-grandsons, David and Derek Petrie, both of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Tarter was preceded in death by one brother, George. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 30, 1989 MAX KERSHISNIK A mass of Christina burial for Max Kershisnik was celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1989 at the our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father John Flannigan, S.J., officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were his brothers, John Kershisnik, Fred Kershisnik, Keith Kershisnik, Allen Kershisnik and Matthew Kershisnik. Kershisnik, 23, of 1324 Yalecrest Drive, Rock Springs, died instantly from injuries he sustained in a single engine airplane accident that occurred late Sunday evening, Sept. 18, 1989. According to Lincoln County Coroner Mike Richins, Kershisnik was the passenger in a single engine airplane piloted by Mike King, 26, of Rawlins. The two men were en route from a wedding in Washington and had left Pocatello on Sunday evening. Kershisnik was born on Feb. 7, 1966 in Rock Springs, the son of John “Jack” Frederick and Charlene Menapace Kershisnik. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1984. He was attending his third year at Western Wyoming Community College, working on is associate of science degree. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs, five brothers, John Kershisnik of Monrovia, Calif., Fred Kershisnik of Killdeer, N.D., Keith Kershisnik of Anchorage, Alaska, Alan Kershisnik of Rock Springs and Dr. Matthew Kershisnik of Salt Lake City, Utah; his paternal grandmother, Edna Kershisnik of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Charles and Carla Menapace of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Frank J. Kershisnik. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 30, 1989 NELLIE LEDFORD Graveside services for Nellie Paavola Ledford were conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. The Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Mrs. Ledford, 75, of 7111 Webster St., Landover Hills, Md., died Friday, Sept. 22, 1989 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Md., where she had been a patient for the past four days. A resident of Landover Hills for the past 42 years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Ledford had been in ill health the past two years. She was born in Hanna on July 8, 1914, the daughter of the late Toivo and Hilda Marie Parkkonen Paavola. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Mrs. Ledford was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors include one son, William Carter Ledford of Frederick; one daughter, Lora Lee Carpenter of Mount Airy, Md.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 30, 1989 ANDY ANGELOVIC Services for Andy M. Angelovic, 90, who died Sept. 21 were celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, 1989 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father John Flannigan, S.J., officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Angelovic, 90, 611 Massachusetts Ave., Rock Springs, Wy., died at 6:50 p.m. Thursday, Sept 21, 1989 at the Sage View Care Center where he had been a resident since February of 1988. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Angelovic died of a lengthy illness. He was born on June 21, 1899 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Steven and Mary Angelovic. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Hazel Dykes in Rock Springs on June 30, 1921. She preceded him in death on Sept. 27, 1981. Angelovic was a retired street commissioner for the City of Rock Springs having worked under Mayor Edwin James and Mayor Paul J. Wataha administrations. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the BPO Elks Lodge. Survivors include one daughter, Lois Brooks of Rock Springs; one brother, Albert Angelovic of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Andy (Helen) Davis of Clearfield, Utah; several nieces, nephews and sisters-in-law. In addition to his parents and wife, Angelovic was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Palko and six brothers, Alex “Shando,” Steven, John, Joseph, George and Michael Angelovic. His body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 30, 1989 PATRICIO TAFOYA Funeral services for Patricio Tafoya, 61, who died Sept. 21 were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father John Flannigan, S.J., of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Harold Saize, Tom Losier, Willie Martinez, Bobby Easton, John Maldonado and Steve Walker. Tafoya, 61, of Bryan died at about 11 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 1989 on Highway 374 approximately 20 miles west of Green River from injuries he sustained in an auto accident. He was born on May 28, 1928 in Cuba, Mexico, the son of the late Louis and Isabelita Martinez Tafoya. He attended schools in Farmington, N.M., and was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Tafoya was employed by the Stauffer Chemical Company at the time of his death. Survivors include one son, Pat Tafoya Jr., of Fallon, Nev.; and two daughters, Elva Wells of Bishop, Calif.; and ROchell Powell of Alta Mont, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Ross (Cecelia) Saize of Flora Vista, N.M., and Rose Mascarenas of Farmington, N.M., two granddaughters, Rochanne and Yvonne Wells, both of Bishop and one grandson, Bruce Tafoya of Fallon and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Tafoya was preceded in death by two sons and two daughters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 30, 1989 CAROL HILKEY Carol Hilkey, 42, of 1804 Elk St. No. 11, Rock Springs, died at 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, 1989 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs for the past one year and former lifelong resident of Vernal, Mrs. Hilkey had been in ill health the past five years. She was born on Dec. 11, 1946 in Vernal, Utah, the daughter of Alfred and Eva Gross Hullinger. She attended schools in Vernal and married Larry E. Hilkey in Vernal on Sept. 14, 1963. Mrs. Hilkey was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her husband, Larry of Rock Springs; her parents, Alfred and Eva Hullinger of Vernal; three sons, Travis Duane Hilkey of Layton, Utah, Rodney Lee Hilkey of Vernal, Utah and Ryan David Hilkey of Rock Springs and one daughter, Stormie Don Hopkins of Loveland, Colo. Her body was returned to Vernal for funeral services and interment in the Vernal Memorial Park. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 30, 1989 KELLEY CHANCE Services for Kelley Dawn Carlton Chance were Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Imperial Chapel in Pueblo, Colo. Local services were Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Sinclair Baptist Church with burial in the Rawlins Cemetery. Mrs. Chance, 24, formerly of Wamsutter, died Sept. 24, 1989 in Pueblo, Colo. She was born Dec. 8, 1965 in Rawlins, a daughter of Donald and Arlene Carlton. She was raised in Wamsutter and graduated in 1984 from Rawlins High School. She married Jeffrey Chance in April of 1985 and they lived in Pueblo. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Amber, Pueblo; a sister, Starla Carins, Pinckneyville, Ill.; two brothers, Clint Carlton of Rawlins and Wesley Carlton, Table Rock; her parents of Wamsutter; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, LeJean and Eddie Chance, Pueblo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 7, 1989 CHRISTINE RIGGS Funeral services for Christine Faye Pawleska Rigs were Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home in Green River with cremation following services. Mrs. Riggs, 31, of Rock Springs, died Sept. 30, 1989 at her home in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 2, 1958 in Rock Springs, a daughter of Edward pawleska and Katherine Maude Manning Pawleska. She married Raymond F. Riggs Feb. 14, 1978 in Green River. She graduated from Green River High School and while there was a member of the Green River High School band. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. She was a wife and mother and a nurse to her mother. She is survived by her husband of Rock Springs, two sons, Edward William Riggs and Anthony Ray Riggs, of Rock Springs; her parents of Green River; two sisters, Katherine Elizabeth Boynton and Karen Sue Murray, both of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 7, 1989 EARL F. HAGER NEW PLYMOUTH, Idaho—Funeral services for Earl F. Hager were Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home in Green River with the Rev. Isaac Maestas officiating. Graveside services were Monday, Oct. 2 in the Parkview Cemetery in Idaho. Hager, 72, of Green River, died Sept. 27, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 1, 1916 in Absarokee, Mont., a son of William Edgar and Ada King Hager. He married Flora Monday in 1935. She died in 1968. He married Shirlene Holladay on May 19, 1980 in Elko, Nev. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Navy. He spent his early years in Montana and Idaho and has resided in Green River and Jamestown, for the past 21 years. He had worked as a mechanic, coal miner, mobile home and trailer repairman. He had also worked for the Allied Chemical in Green River. He is survived by his wife of Green River; two sons, Gary Hager, Amarillo, Tex., and Jerry Hager in Washington state; two daughters, Joan Tolman, Detroit, Ore., and Ginger Ann Shively, Rock Springs; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a stepson, Bobby McClure, Amarillo; five stepdaughters, DeeAnn Morgan, Amarillo; Donna Harrison, Eden; Robin Shiffermiller and Shirley Albaugh, both of Green River, and Brenda Peterson, West Covina, Calif. Also surviving are five brothers, Rex Hager and Morris Hager, both of Glendale, Ore., and Neil Hager, Vernon Hager, Clark Hager, all of Fruitland, Idaho, and a sister, Betty Lake of Boise, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 14, 1989 RICH BERGANDI A mass of Christian burial was celebrated for Richard Aaron Bergandi, Monday, Oct. 9 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens and pallbearers were Donald R. Wiggin, David Wilson, Richard L. Williams, and Max Martinez. Bergandi, 9, of 703 Madison Drive, Rock Springs, died at 3:45 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, 1989 at the Huey P. Long Memorial Hospital in Pineville, La. A resident of Pineville the past two years, and former resident of Lander and Rock Springs, he had been in ill health the past two days. He was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 29, 1979, the son of Richard Allen Bergandi and Pamela Mizell. Survivors include his father and step-mother, Richard Allen and Marie Bergandi of Rock Springs; his mother, Pamela Mizell of Basin; three brothers, Ronnie Martinez of Rock Springs, Joshua Herbert and Zachary Herbert, both of Basin; one sister, Rhoda Martinez of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Richard and Donna Bergandi of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Larry and Kathryn Mizell of Basin, his paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Frank (Dorothy) LaMont of Casper; maternal great-grandparents, Claxton and Wilma Wactor of Oak Grove, La., Irene Mizell of Cotton Valley, La., and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Margaret Bergandi, and is paternal great-grandmother, Grace Besso. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 14, 1989 STUART O. SWEET Services for Stuart O. Sweet were Monday, October 9, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Wayne Foltz of the Emmanuel Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens and pallbearers were Lance Peterson, Robert Kauppila, Monte Baker, Fred Britton, Larry Householder and David Summer. Sweet, 48, of 701 Antelope Drive, B11, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Pinedale Medical Clinic in Pinedale at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 1989. According to Sublette County Coroner Bill Myers, Sweet was the driver of a southbound vehicle that was attempting to make a left hand turn when he was passed by a southbound semi-tractor trailer that broadside Sweet’s vehicle. Sweet was taken to the Pinedale Medical Clinic where he died. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 15 years, he was born on June 5, 1941 in Crookston, Minn., the son of Frank and Donna Brink Sweet. He attended schools in Thief River Falls, Minn., and was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls. He married the former Anna Estep in Caldwell, Idaho, May 23, 1973. Sweet was a sheetmetal worker at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Anna of Rock Springs; his mother, Donna Sweet of Thief River Falls; two daughters, Susan Marie Goerke of Denver and Elizabeth Dawn Sweet of Rock Springs; two sisters, Fayne Johnston of Cocoa Beach, Fla. and Windy Bowman of Felicity, Ohio; several nieces and nephews. Sweet was preceded in death by his father and one son, Tommy Goerke, Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 14, 1989 FRANK J. LIKWARTZ Funeral services for Frank J. Likwartz were Friday, Oct. 13 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with Father Don Flannigan Jr., of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Tom Thomas, Henry A. Likwartz, Ron Walker, Ron F. Walker, Douglas Walker and Henry J. Likwartz. Likwarts, 82, of 91 Railroad Ave., Rock Springs, died at 2:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Sept. 30. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Superior, Likwartz died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Poland on July 31, 1907, the son of the late Joseph and Josephina Sophia Hojnoski Likwartz. He attended schools in Sheridan and married the former Jennie Jelouchan in Manila, Utah, on June 13, 1932. She preceded him in death on July 15, 1986. Likwartz 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 and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include two brothers, Henry Likwartz of Rock Springs and Mike Likwarz of Hamilton, Mont.; one sister, Mrs. Marshall (Bernice) Thompson of Absarokee, Mont., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Likwartz was preceded in death by one sister, Mildred, and one brother, Stanley Likwartz, who died on May 1, 1987. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 14, 1989 JOHN BON Funeral services for John Bon were Tuesday, Oct. 10 at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Vernon D. Dockter officiating. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River and pallbearers were Chuck Bon, Roger Bon, Franklyn Zupon, Ron McNalley, Glen Crawford and Ron McNalley. Honorary pallbearers were Frank Zupon, Ted Kruglet, Lee Humpreys, Ron Mulloch, John Dolinar, John Manning, Fay C. Martin and Steve Hollander. Bon, 79, of 260 Shoshone St., Green River, died at 4:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past three days. A resident of Green River for the past seven years and former resident of East Carbon City, Utah, Bon died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Aug. 26, 1910 in Delagua, Colo., the son of the late John and Bertha Devera Bon. He attended schools in Delagua and married the former Charlotte Calderhead in Raton, N.M., on August 22, 1936. She preceded him in death on Jan. 1, 1965. Bon was a retired coal miner, having worked for U.S. Steel for 50 years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge and the Moose Lodge. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, John L. and Vivian Bon of Green River; one brother, Douglas Bon of East Carbon City; two sisters, Bertha Pratto of Aguilar, Colo., and Margaret Kruglet of Pueblo; one granddaughter, Kimberly Bon of Green River and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Bon was preceded in death by one son, James Robert Bon, three brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 14, 1989 LORRAINE JOHNSON PINEDALE—Services for Lorraine M. Johnson were Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the Pines Episcopal Church, Pinedale, with interment following. Father Bob Eldan officiated. Pallbearers were Hal Johnson, Heath Johnson, Fred Boyce, George Rahm, Robert Coleman and Louis Zaversnik. Mrs. Johnson, 82, of Pinedale, died Oct. 7, 1989 in Pinedale after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Johnson lived at 5 S. Skyline St., P.O. Box 348, Pinedale. Her maiden name was Lorraine M. Guy. She was born at Westernport, Md., on Jan. 15, 1907. She worked as a practical nurse and was a resident of Pinedale since 1951. She was a member of St. Andrews in the Pines Episcopal Church and AARP Society. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Johnson; parents, John and Willa Guy; daughter, Wilma Jean Buono; a brother, Walter Guy of Helper, Utah; and a nephew, the Rev. James R. Guy of Salt Lake City. Survivors include a brother, H.P. Guy of Cheyenne; daughters, Willa Beth Buono, Rock Springs, Patricia A. Johnson, Pinedale; a son, Charles E. Johnson, Pinedale; a daughter-in-law, Nellie Johnson, Pinedale; three grandchildren, Hal C. Johnson, Laramie, Heath A. Johnson, Pinedale, and Brad R. Johnson, Pinedale; a great-grandchild, Adam Johnson of Laramie; a sister-in-law, Marge Zaversnik of Rock Springs; a good friend of the family, Robert Coleman of Daniel; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 14, 1989 LYDIA S. HIRSCHFELD HOHLEN LINCOLN, Neb.—Services for Lydia S. Hirschfeld Hohlen were Sept. 28, 1989 in York, Neb., with burial in the Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Lincoln. Mrs. Hohlen, 90, former Rock Springs resident, died Sept. 25, 1989 at her home in York, Neb. While in Rock Springs she was the superintendent of nurses at the Wyoming General Hospital for several years in the early 1940s. Mrs. Hohlen was born on a farm southwest of Waco, Neb., on Oct. 15, 1898 to Ludwig and Helena (Dwehus) Hirschfeld, the third of six children. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two sisters, three brothers and one niece. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Mae Hirschfeld, Route 2, Box 113, Waco; five nieces; four nephews; a cousin, Ruth Schiller of Osnabrueck, Germany and other relatives. She graduated from the Emmanuel Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing at York in 1924 and spent her nursing career in York and Lancaster Counties, Neb., and Lander and Rock Springs. She retired from nursing after serving as a surgical supervisor of Bryan Memorial Hospital and married Dr. Karl Hohlen in 1949. After Hohlen’s death, she moved to York. One of her hobbies was keeping the family history current. She and her cousin, Ruth Schiller, traced the family history in Germany from the 1500s and she dept in touch with many relatives in Germany. She filled various offices of the WSCS of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Lincoln. She was currently a member of East Avenue United Methodist Church, York and the Woman’s Wesleyan Educational Counsel of Nebraska. She was also a member of Chapter V. PEO of Lincoln. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 14, 1989 BEULAH CATHERINE DILTHEY CEDAR CREEK, Mo.—Services for Beulah Catherine Dilthey were Sept. 27 in Pilot Grove, Mo., with interment in the St. Paul’s Cemetery in Cedar Creek. Miss Dilthey, 88, former second grade teacher at Yellowstone School in Rock Springs, died Sept. 22 in Columbia, Mo. Miss Dilthey taught 32 years in Rock Springs before leaving to move to ST. Petersburg, Fla. She later moved to Boonville, Mo., and had been hospitalized for approximately three months in Columbia. She was born April 4, 1901 in Beamon, Mo., to Charles and Elizabeth Snyder Dilthey. She attended William Woods College in Fulton, MO., and Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. She taught school in Mount Nebe, Mo., Utah and Rock Springs before retiring. In Rock Springs she was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include one brother, Charles Dilthey Jr., Bunceton, Mo.; one sister, Grace Dwyer, Warrensburg, Mo.; several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 TONY M. TRUJILLO Funeral services for Tony M. Trujillo were Thursday, Oct. 19, at the First Assembly of God Church with Pastor John R. Ratcliff conducting. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Eddie Trujillo, Vince Trujillo, Mike Baker, Joey Trujillo, Ruben Trujillo and Freddie Gomez. Honorary bearers were Louie Barnum, Bob Trujillo Jr., Gary Gomez, Danny Trujillo, Tony Trujillo Jr., and Johnny Trujillo. Trujillo, 74, of 817 Rugby St., Rock Springs, died at 9:01 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, 1989 shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs since 1958 and former resident of Superior and Walsenburg, Colo., Trujillo had been in ill health the past four years. He was born Aug. 7, 1915 in Walsenburg, the son of the late Saulo and Marina Maestas Trujillo. He attended schools in Walsenburg and married the former Lucy Vigil in Walsenburg on May 15, 1937. Trujillo was a retired miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company where he retired in 1958 and the Allied Chemical Corporation where he retired in 1979. Trujillo was a member of the New Life Christian Church, the United Mine Workers of America and the United Steelworkers of America. Survivors include his wife, Lucy of Rock Springs; six sons, Tony J. Trujillo, Robert A. Trujillo, Edward Trujillo, William Trujillo, David Trujillo and Frank Trujillo, all of Rock Springs; six daughters, Mrs. Don (Marina) Cox of Rock Springs, Mrs. Melvin (Martha) Gint of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Jim (Margaret) Reed of Harrisburg, Pa., Mrs. Don (Lucille) Murphy, Mrs. James (Bertha) Nations and Mrs. Don (Bonnie) Winner, all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Adeline Sais of Denver, Audrey Falsetta of Pueblo, Colo.; 43 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Trujillo was preceded in death by two brothers, Louis and Orlando Trujillo and one sister, Bertha, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 MARGARET JANE BLACK Funeral services for Margaret Jane Black were Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roy A. Miller officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens and pallbearers were Tom Bernatis, Ray Black, Bill Miller, Bob Flansburg, Evert Ransdell and Tom Hanks. Mrs. Black, 65, of 1108 Lincoln Ave., Rock Springs, died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, 1989 at her home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Santa Rosa, Calif., Mrs. Black had been in ill health the past three and a half years. She was born on April 26, 1924 in Modesto, Calif., the daughter of the late J.C. and Otillie Flier Alexander. She attended schools in Vale, Ore., and was a graduate of high school there. Mrs. Black attended Santa Rosa Junior College where she obtained a nursing degree. She married Robert Rae Black in Santa Rosa, Calif., on April 20, 1943. Mrs. Black was a retired nurse having worked as a health care nurse for Sweetwater County, the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and director of nursing for Kimberly Manor where she retired in 1982. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. John (Ellen) Bernatis of Green River and Eileen Ferrero of Pinedale; one sister, Maxine Peak of Torrence, Calif.; five grandchildren, Stacy, Shelley and Susan Bernatis, all of Green River and Jennifer and Michael Ferrero of Pinedale and several nieces and nephews including Shirley Black of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 MICHAEL JOHN VOLSEY Graveside funeral services and interment for Michael John Volsey were Friday, Oct. 10, at the St. Joseph’s Cemetery with Father John Flannigan officiating. Volsey, infant son of Jack J. and Carol Ann Magnetti Volsey II, of 938 McKinley Ave., Rock Springs, died shortly after birth at 12:35 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, 1989. He was baptized into Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; one brother, Robert L. Volsey II of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Robert and Ruth Volsey; is maternal grandmother, Edith Magnetti; his paternal great-grandfather, Jack J. Volsey; his maternal great-grandfather, Louie Broseghini and his maternal great-grandmother, Virginia Daly, all of Rock Springs; one uncle, Michael Paul Magnetti of Rock Springs and two aunts, Jan Volsey of San Jose, Calif., and Diane Kramer of Portland, Ore. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Julia Volsey, and his maternal grandfather, Hugo Magnetti. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 LAVONNE E. COET Graveside funeral services and interment for LaVonne E. Coet were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with Pastor James D. Miller officiating. Pallbearers were Charles Legros, Kari Schafer, Joe Santi, Ed Stolns, Allen Bertoch and Bobby Coet. Mrs. Coet, 70, of 1120 North St., Reliance, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 6:02 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16, 1989. A resident of Reliance for the past 25 years and former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Coet died following a brief illness. She was born in Cainsville, Mo., on June 18, 1919, the daughter of the late Steve and Sylvia Baker Samansky. She attended schools in Missouri and LaFayette, Colo., and married George Coet in Lafayette on July 6, 1940. Mrs. Coet was a retired wool presser and silk finisher having worked for George and Edward Shineberg in Rock Springs for 20 years. Survivors include her husband, George Coet of Reliance; one daughter, Mrs. Allen (Donna) Bertoch of Salt Lake City; one brother, Steve Samansky of Mesa, Ariz.; one sister, Betty Scott of Denver; one granddaughter, Jeannine Marietti of Costa Mesa, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 ROBERT ZANCANELLA A mass of Christian burial for Robert A. Zancanella was celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father Charles Taylor officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park and pallbearers were Harold Swanzy, Rick Frericks, Suluio Zancanella, Charles Zancanella, Donald Zancanella and Paul Zancanella. Zancanella, 62, of 310 F St., Rock Springs, died at about 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, 1989 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Superior, Zancanella died following a sudden illness. He was born on May 21, 1927 in Superior, the son of the late Emanuel and Augusta Bondi Zancanella. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of the Superior High School. Zancanella was a retired dietary aide for the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he worked for 28 years. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Zancanella was a U.S. Army veteran of the post-Korean era. Survivors include one brother and sister-in-law, Dr. James and Lillian Zancanella of Laramie; one niece, Mrs. Richard (Jean) Frericks of Salt Lake City; two nephews, Dr. Paul Zancanella of Rock Springs and Donald Zancanella of Albuquerque, N.M. Zancanella was preceded in death by his mother, Augusta Zancanella, who died on July 2, 1952 and his father, Emanuel Zancanella, who died on Dec. 1, 1984. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 ALICE BELL GILPIN KEMMERER—Memorial services for Alice Bell Gilpin were Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Bertha Penney Memorial Methodist Church in Kemmerer. Mrs. Gilpin, 80, longtime resident of Rock Springs and Kemmerer, died on Oct. 7, 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Born in Almy, on Feb. 9, 1909 to James and Ethel Bell, she worked for Gunn-Quealy and Kemmerer Coal Companies and retired in 1979 after many years of service. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George (Jean) Peppinger, Salt Lake City; a son, William R. Gilpin, Riverton; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jack (Jean) Gilpin. She was preceded in death by a son, Jack, on July 18, 1983. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Roy (Wilma) Grove, Sedalia, Mo.; Mrs. Keith (Billie) Dickson, Casper, and Mrs. Jay (Betty Jo) Ruchti, Colorado Springs, Colo.; one brother, James Bell, Rock Springs; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 DONALD RUDY PASQUINI OGDEN, Utah—A mass of Christian burial for Donald Rudy Pasquini was Friday at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church with interment in the Ogden City Cemetery. Pasquini, 54, died Monday, Oct. 16, 1989 in an Odgen, Utah, hospital. He was born Oct. 2, 1935 in Superior, a son of Guy and Gesila Berti Pasquini Sr. He married Mary Ellen Jacobs on Sept. 13, 1963 in Ogden. He had lived for 10 years in Superior and Rock Springs and the last 44 years in Ogden. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1954. He had been employed as an instrument repairman at Hill Air Force Base for 32 years. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church where he had been principal of C.C.D. for 17 years. He was a member of the Men’s Club at St. Mary’s and was active in the Boy Scouts of America. He was also active in the senior citizens center in Ogden. His hobby was camping. He is survived by his widow of Ogden; one son and one daughter, Donald G. Pasquini and Denise Ellen Pasquini, both of Ogden; one stepson, James P. Jaroszewski of Phoenix. He was preceded in death by a brother, Guy Pasquini, Jr. and a sister, Lola P. Legerski and his mother and father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 WARREN G. HARDING BILLINGS, Mont.—Services for Warren G. Harding were Monday, Oct. 9, at the Pablo Church of the Nazarene in Billings, Mont. Burial with military rites was at sunset in the Memorial Gardens, Billings. Harding, 67, died of cancer Thursday, Oct. 5, at his home in Polson, Mont. Born Jan. 3, 1922 in Broadview, Mont., to Jack and Amelia Harding, he attended Broadview schools. During World War II he spent three years in the U.S. Army, with two and a half years in the European theater. He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2986 in Polson. On May 6, 1943, he married Ethel Israel of Billings. The couple moved in 1954 to Polson and ranched in the Sunny Slope, Mont. area. Harding spent 30 years in the construction business. He owned and operated a ready-mix plant in Whitefish, Mont., from 1972-1974 and in 1977 developed Mission Valley Concrete Industries, Inc. In 1986, he bought a PDQ Building Blocks Inc., manufacturing plant in Pablo, Mont., and Harding Ready Mix in Bigfork, Mont. He retired a year later, but remained active as a part-time manager at the Bigfork plant. He was a member of Pablo Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include his wife of Polson; a son, Greg, Pablo; a daughter, Sandy Henderson, Green River; a brother, Wayne, Billings, Mont.; two sisters, Beulah Kerber and Delores Riley, both of Columbus, Mont., and four grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 WILFRID A. EDWARDS PINEDALE—Funeral services for Wilfrid A. Edwards were Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Hudson Funeral Home in Pinedale. Edwards died at 5 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, in Pinedale. A longtime resident of Pinedale and former resident of Rock Springs, Edwards died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Quebec, Canada June 13, 1913 the son of the late William and Hilda Edwards. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married Eleanor McTee, Dec. 30, 1934. She preceded him in death Aug. 23, 1983. He later married Betty Hubbard of Pinedale. He owned and operated Edwards Repair in Pinedale. He was a member of St. Andrew’s In The Pines Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Betty; three brothers, Harry of Michigan, Jack of Green River, William of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sons, Roger of Seattle and Gordon of South Carolina; one daughter, Carol Lewis of Jackson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers, Wilbur and Joe. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 21, 1989 SCOTT HUNT CASPER—Memorial services for Scott Hunt were Saturday, Oct. 14, at the St. Mark’s Episcopal Church with Rev. Jerry Rankin officiating, and interment was at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Hunt, 36, died Sept. 20, 1989 in New York City after a brief illness. He was born Oct. 4, 1952 in Hanna, the son of the Hazel and Richard Hunt. He was a 1971 Natrona County High School graduate. He attended Loretto Heights College in Denver, before moving to New York City where he further pursued his professional career with the American Ballet Company, Alvin Alley, and the Joffrey Ballet. Hunt was a choreographer in New York City who performed on and off Broadway and numerous times in Europe and the Orient. A pianist, he had been the organist in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Casper. He had lived in New York City for the past 15 years. Survivors include two sisters, Carol Cuffee of Peekskill and Noel Mason of Denver; two brothers, Richard Hunt of Baltimore and Gary J. Hunt of Casper; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Merry Kay Sweete. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 28, 1989 ROENA DAY ANDERSON Funeral services for Roena Day Anderson were Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel with Bishop Duane Beck conducting. Mrs. Anderson, 93, longtime resident of Green River and McKinnon died Oct. 18, 1989 in a nursing home in Clearfield, Utah, of causes incident to age. She was born Nov. 2, 1895 in Fairview, Utah, a daughter of Eli and Eliza Jane (Staker) Day. She married John Clifton Anderson on Feb. 7, 1917 in the Manti LDS Temple in Manti, Utah. He died Sept. 21, 1974. She spent her early years in Fairview. After her marriage, she and her husband homesteaded in McKinnon. After her retirement, she moved to Green River in 1953. For the past few years she has lived with her children. She was a school teacher for 40 years in McKinnon and was involved in community affairs. She was a pianist, has played with a dance band and was an accompanist for many years. She was member of the LDS Church, having served in the Relief Society and the M.I.A. organizations. She is survived by two daughters and three sons, Mrs. Clair (Beverly) Terry, Green River, Mrs. Victor (Cherri) Bodily, Provo, Utah, Chester Anderson, Cheyenne, Morris Anderson, LaPoint, Utah, Keith Anderson, Huntsville, Utah; two daughters-in-law, Mildred Anderson, Phoenix, Ariz., and Frances Anderson, McKinnon; 27 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Nola Dearden, Chico, Calif., and a brother, Arthur Day, Provo. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by three sons, Keith, Allen, and Lloyd Anderson, a granddaughter and a great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 28, 1989 DONALD J. “RED” WALKER Funeral services for Donald J. “Red” Walker were Monday, Oct. 23, at the First Congregational Church with Pastor Mick Scott conducting. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Clay Mahaffey, Paul Mahaffey, Joe McTee, John McTee, Michael McTee and Jesse Shaw. Walker, 63, of 1330 Palisades Way, Rock Springs, died at 3:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20, 1989 at his home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Walker had been in ill health the past two weeks. He was born in Rock Springs Jan. 26, 1926, the son of the late Charles and Doris Noble Walker. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Freda Bonner in Rock Springs Sept. 22, 1945. Walker was a retired heavy equipment operator having worked for the FMC Corporation for 33 years and he retired in February of 1989. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include his wife, Freda, of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Hilary Walker Jr., of Rock Springs; two daughters, Sue Knudsen of Rock Springs and Mrs. Dennis (JoLynn) Mahaffey of Green River; one brother, Charles Walker of Rock Springs, five grandsons; one granddaughter; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 28, 1989 RICHARD W. TELCK Funeral services for Richard W. Telck were conducted Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Vase Funeral Chapel with the Rev. David Wade officiating. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park and pallbearers were Gary Brown, Russ Waters, Louis Muir, Dan Lee, Thomas C. Malloy, Jim Luckey, David W. Gilman, Buddy Kaumo and Charley Winter. Telck, 58, of 1509 James Drive, Rock Springs, died at 1:55 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Oct. 9. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Reliance, Telck died following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 5, 1931 in Pinedale, the son of the late Douglas and Margaret Telck Rahm. He attended schools in Reliance and was a graduate of the Reliance High School. Telck was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict and then he entered the National Guard. He married the former Barbara Logan in Green River on April 27, 1957. Telck worked as a miner for the FMC Corporation for six years when he was injured on the job and forced to retire. He was a member of the BPO Elks Lodge and the Sweetwater County Search and Rescue. Survivors include his wife, Barbara, of Rock Springs; one son, William Richard Telck of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Nancy) Holmquist of Colstrip, Mont., Valerie Telck and Mrs. James (Laura) Gorrell, both of Denver; one brother, Douglas Telck of Apache Junction, Ariz.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 28, 1989 JEAN STROCK STOELZEL DENVER—Services and burial for Jean Strock Stoelzel were Friday, Oct. 13, at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Denver. Stoelzel, 65, former Rock Springs resident, died Oct. 4 in Denver where she made her home. She died after a lengthy illness. She grew up in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1942. She took nurses training and worked in that field in Colorado for many years. Survivors include her husband, Carl; three children, Mark Stoelzel, Lynn Stoelzel Perry and Gail Stoelzel. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 28, 1989 EDWARD MAYNARD MICHAELSON JR. MONTIETH, Iowa—The body of Edward Maynard Michaelson Jr. was returned to Iowa for funeral services and interment at the Montieth cemetery. Michaelson Jr., 33, of 105 Jefferson St., Redfield, Iowa, was found dead in a local motel Saturday, Oct. 21, 1989. A resident of Rock Springs for the past six weeks and former resident of Redfield, he was born in Redfield on Jan. 17, 1956, the son of Edward Maynard and Dixie Jean Guyer Michaelson Sr. He attended schools in Redfield and El Paso, Texas. Michaelson was a laborer for Rivercity Paving Company for the past two years. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his mother, Dixie Jean Michaelson of Redfield, Iowa; four sons, Edward Maynard Michaelson III, Matthew Michaelson, Levi Michaelson, and Isaac Michaelson, all of Holcomb, Kan.; one brother, Brent Michaelson of Redfield; one sister, Cheryl Sywack of Redfield; his maternal grandparents, Emmett and Letha Campbell of Redfield and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 28, 1989 EDWARD JOHN HANDZIAK FORT BRIDGER—Mass of Christian burial for Edward John Handziak, 75, of Mountain View, was Saturday, Oct. 21, at the St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Fort Bridger with Father John Savio as celebrant. Burial was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery in Fort Bridger. Handziak died Oct. 16, 1989 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. HE was born Sept. 19, 1914 in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., a son of Louie and Rose Handziak. He married Alice Dorothy Bender in February of 1934 at Goetzville, Mich. He spent his early years and was educated in Sault Ste. Marie and had lived in Spokane and Seattle, Wash., and Pamona, Calif., before moving to Mountain View in 1970. He had worked as a union carpenter and was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. He was also a member of the AFL-CIO and the Oddfellows. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Alice of Mountain View; a daughter, Rose Marie Menard, Sugar Island, Mich.; three sons, Edward Handziak of Florida, Louis Handziak, Farmington Hills, Mich., and Stanley Handziak, Claremont, Calif.; 18 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Mary Kemetz, Algonquin, Mich., and Frances, Drafter, Mich.; and a brother, Alex Handziak, Drafter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 4, 1989 JUAN F. SANCHEZ RAWLINS--A rosary for Juan F. Sanchez was recited Friday, Oct. 27, and a memorial service was Saturday, Oct. 28, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rawlins. Sanchez, 68, 302 East Pine, Rawlins, died at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in Cheyenne at DePaul Hospital where he had been a patient since Sunday. He was born in Arroyo Seco, N.M., Oct. 10, 1921 to Antonio Sanchez and Basilia Duran Sanchez. He married Eutilia Duran Nov. 25, 1945 in Arroyo Seco. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 32 years and retired in 1981. He lived in Bitter Creek for several years and moved to Rawlins in 1961. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served in World War II. Survivors include his wife of Rawlins, Eutilia Sanchez; a daughter, Mrs. Joe (Hazel) Sanchez, Tooele, Utah; two sons, Stephen Sanchez and wife, Kathy, of Ennis, Mont., and Michael Sanchez, Rawlins; four grandchildren, Valerie White, Rawlins, Trini Martinez Jr., Las Vegas, Nev., Candace M. Sanchez Brady, East Carbon, Utah and Stephanie Sanchez, Ennis; one great-granddaughter, Stayla White, Rawlins; one brother, Juan Polinar of Springville, Utah; and four sisters, Alice Garcia, Emelina Valdez and Cordelia Casias, all from Arroyo Seco, N.M., and Locadia Garcia, El Prado, N.M.; and severla nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one son, John Sanchez, in 1958, his parents and four brothers, Procopio, Eusebio, Gilio and Max Sanchez. Sanchez was cremated in Cheyenne. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 4, 1989 ELIZABETH TRACHSEL AURORA, Colo.--Elizabeth A. (Betty) Trachsel, 74, former longtime resident of Rock Springs, died Oct. 31 at her home in Aurora, Colo. Mrs. Trachsel was a retired registered nurse. She was born in Rome, Iowa, July 28, 1915. She was a graduate of the Wyoming General Hospital Training School for nurses in Rock Springs in 1937. Mrs. Trachsel was the director of nurses at the Sweetwater County Memorial hospital for many years and also a registered nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Denver. She was a member of Heather Gardens and Lowry Air Force Base Golf Clubs. She is survived by her husband, Col. William H. Trachsel, USAF-Retired, of Aurora; two daughters, Carol Ann Wendt and Roberta Boschetto Moore, both of Denver. Two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive. Private funeral services were held. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 4, 1989 STEVE SCHLISKE Graveside funeral services and interment for Stevie Schliske were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Father John Flannigan, S.J., of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Schliske, infant son of Douglas O. and Joelle DeCaro Schliske of 1818 Sunset Blvd., Apt. H-7, died shortly after birth at 4:38 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; his aunt and uncle, Jean and Jeff Wiebe of Rock Springs and several other aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 4, 1989 ELOIDA CORDOVA Mass of Christian burial for Eloida Ida Cordova was Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Eugene Sullivan as officiant. A parish rosary was recited Friday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. at the church. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Cordova, 58, of Aurora, Colo., and Green River died Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Aurora of an apparent heart attack. She was born Oct. 9, 1931 in Mora, N.M., a daughter of Max and Maclovia Trujillo Arguello. She married Celestino Cordova Feb. 28, 1952, in Las Vegas, Nev. She was raised and educated in Mora and Rock Springs, graduating from Rock Springs High School. She lived most of her life in Green River, moving to Aurora last year. She was a member of the Catholic Church and was active on the parish and diocese levels. She was a member of the Guadalupana and Cursillo organization and a past member of the board of directors of the Spanish Apostolate. Survivors include her husband of Green River and Aurora; three daughters, Judy McCauslin, Lakewells, Fla., Rita James of Oklahoma City, and Gloria Logan, Golden, Colo.; two sons, Larry Cordova, Green River, and Damian Cordova, Aurora; five grandchildren; two brothers, Ernest Arguello, Green River, and Patrocino Trujillo, Espanola, N.M. She was preceded in death by a son, Patrick, and two brothers, Manuel Arguello and Alfonso Arguello. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 4, 1989 ANN PETERSEN Funeral services for Ann Elizabeth Wright Petersen were conducted Monday, Oct. 30, at the LDS Church in Green River. Bishop Al Matthews conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rick Hodges, Bill Hodges, Robert Hodges, John Love, Andy Hamaker, Bret Graham, Artis Kalivas and Kevin Elder. Mrs. Petersen, 78, died of cancer at her home west of Green River at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, 1989. A longtime resident of Green River, Mrs. Petersen had been in ill health since April of 1989. She was born on May 25, 1911 in Lehi, Utah, the daughter of the late Charles L. Wright and Alice Bromley. Her early childhood was spent in Lehi, Salt Lake City and Idaho Falls, Idaho. She moved with her mother and stepfather, Henry E. Struhs, to Green River in 1922 where she attended schools. She married Edwin Clair Sellers in Manila, Utah, April 23, 1928 and they were later divorced. She married Peter B. Petersen in Salt Lake City on March 30, 1950. She worked as a clerk in the Store Department for the Union Pacific Railroad for many years. Mrs. Petersen was a member of the LDS Church and a longtime member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary No. 2350. Survivors include her husband, Pete Petersen of Green River; two daughters, Ann Dale Hodges of Green River, and Barbara Redenbaugh of Salt Lake City; one son, Alfred Sellers of Littleton, Colo.; one brother, Ralph B. Wright of Pocatello, Idaho; one sister, Ruth Teichert of Yorba Linda, Calif.; three half-sisters, Charlene Hill of Caldwell, Idaho, Ilene Wardel of Logan, Utah and Rose Marie Anderson of Idaho Falls, Idaho; two step-brothers, Wilford Struhs of Denver, and Harry Struhs of Ogden, Utah; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Petersen was preceded in death by two sons, Edwin James and Clair Eugene Seller; her stepfather, Henry E. Struhs; one sister, Rose Law and a stepsister, Louise Krause. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 4, 1989 EVELYN T. CHRISTENSEN BILLINGS, Mont.—A funeral Mass for Evelyn T. Christensen was celebrated Thursday, Oct. 26 in Billings at St. Pius Catholic Church with burial in the Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Billings. Mrs. Christensen, 82, died Sunday, Oct. 22, at the Village Health Care Center, Missoula, Mont. She was born Jan. 29, 1907 in Frontier, a daughter of the late Margaret and John Lane. She grew up and attended schools in Rock Springs and married Edward L. Christensen April 30, 1928. They moved to Billings in 1944. He preceded her in death in 1976. Survivors include one daughter, Evelyn Vandegenachte, Missoula; a stepson, Donald Christensen, Billings; a brother, Edward Lane Sr., Rock Springs; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 4, 1989 ADA ESTELLE WINKLER Funeral services for Ada Estelle Winkler were Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Robert E. Winkler, Ron E. McDonnell, Rex A. Winkler, Richard E. Winkler Jr., Riley L. Winkler and Ted Shinault. Mrs. Winkler, 80, of 64 Union Street, Superior, died at 1:44 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Oct. 10. A longtime resident of Superior, Mrs. Winkler died following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 23, 1909 in Barney, Ala., the daughter of the late Isaac and Belle Akins Wylie. She attended schools in Barney, Ala., and married Robert Winkler in Cordova, Ala., on Oct. 1, 1927. Mrs. Winkler was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Pocahontas Lodge and the Rebekah Lodge. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Winkler of Superior; one son, Richard E. Winkler Sr., of Lyman, nine grandchildren, Brenda Hazzard of Fort Worth, Ted Shinault of Denver, Kathy Whaley of Green River, Rose Ellen Renz of Reliance, Robert E. Winkler of Great Falls, Mont., Patricia Dolence of Superior, Richard E. Winkler Jr., of Lyman, LaNeta Jones of Superior and Rex Winkler of Tacoma, Wash.; 21 great-grandchildren and many family members and friends across the country. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Winkler was preceded in death by two daughters, Margery Shinault and Betty Winkler. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 4, 1989 DEAN CARROLL CHEYENNE—Graveside services for Dean E. Carroll Sr., were Thursday, Nov. 2, at 1 p.m. at the Evanston City Cemetery. The Rev. Jody McDevitt officiated. Carroll, 88, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 1989 at the DePaul Hospital in Cheyenne. He was born on March 10, 1901 in Watsonville, N.C. He married Hilda Mills in Green River Oct. 2, 1923. He was a boilermaker and welder for the Union Pacific railroad for 35 years. He lived 68 years in Green River and moved to Cheyenne one month ago. He was a member of Mountain View Presbyterian church in Mountain View, Wyoming. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Green River. Survivors include one son, Dean Carroll Jr., Cheyenne; two grandchildren, Dr. Martin Carroll and Susan Carpenter and two great-grandchildren, Jennifer and Lauren Carroll, all of Cheyenne. He was preceded in death by his wife, five brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 4, 1989 EDMOND MORRISSEY RENO, Nev.—Edmond Morrissey of Lake Tahoe, Calif., died Sunday, Oct. 22 in Reno, Nev. He is survived by his wife, Amerlia Katich-Morrissey, four children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Katich-Morrissey is the sister of Emma Partain of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 11, 1989 MICHAEL CALLAHAN Memorial services for Michael Joseph Callahan, 65, of Rock Springs were Monday, Nov. 6 at the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home in Green River with the Rev. Jess Reeves of St. John’s Episcopal Church as officiant. Callahan died Oct. 20, 1989 in Portland, Ore., after a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 26, 1924 in Spokane, Wash., a son of Cornelius L. and Hulda A. Callahan. He married Vera Bryan on March 7, 1944. They later divorced. He married Janice DeWester on Sept. 1, 1968. They later divorced. He spent his early years in Green River and graduated from Green River High School in 1942. He was a veteran of World War II, having served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Marines for three and a half years. He had attended the University of Wyoming. He worked as a driver for Zanetti Bus Lines in Rock Springs for many years and retired in 1986. He is survived by six children: Mae Oakes, Palm Springs, Calif., Susan McCallister, Susanville, Calif., Sarah Callahan, Chico, Calif., Michael Callahan, Ventura, Calif., Jennifer Zanetti, Portland, Ore., Denise Callahan, Rock Springs; six stepchildren: Teri Facinelli, Rock Springs, Robin Salai, Manassas, Va., Tonya Callahan, Rock Springs, Scott Callahan, Jackson, John Callahan, Flint, Mich., Jerry Callahan, Rock Springs; seven grandchildren and a great-grandson. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 11, 1989 WOODROW WILSON HYCHE Funeral services for Woodrow Wilson “Woody” Hyche were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6, at the Rock Springs Church of Christ, 100 Clearview Drive. David L. Gregorich, minister of the Church of Christ, conducted the services. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Active pallbearers were Michael Kaumo, Ryker Hyche, J.D. Jackson, Mark Haug, Terry Fritzler and Don Condie. Honorary pallbearers were Ferrell Gordon, Herman Albertini, Gus Kaumo, Chuck McClellen, Neal Reeves, Bob Hart, Bob Andes, Rich Richardson and Henry Zampedri. Hyche, 76, of 351 Gale St., Rock Springs, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, 1989, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Oct. 7. A resident of Rock Springs since 1957 and former resident of Superior, Hyche died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Nov. 25, 1912 in Walker County, Ala., the son of the late Thomas and Lula Russell Hyche. He attended schools in Alabama and married the former Delma Stone in Cordova, Ala., on Dec. 9, 1933. Hyche worked as a pipefitter, building ships for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Hyche worked as a coal miner for Alabama Bi-Product & Company for 20 years. He and his wife moved to Superior in 1950 where he worked as a miner for the Union Pacific Coal Company until 1957 and then he went to work for the FMC Corporation and worked as a miner until his retirement in 1975. Hyche was a song leader, teacher and a longtime member of the Church of Christ. He was a past leader of the Jim Bridger Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Delma C. Hyche, of Rock Springs; one son, Norm K. Hyche of Casper; one daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Dona) Kaumo of Rock Springs; two sisters, Viola Shaw and Nora Belle Martin, both of Barney, Ala.; three grandchildren, Michael K. Kaumo of Rock Springs, Ryker T. Hyche and Erica L. Hyche, both of Casper and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Hyche was preceded in death by one daughter, Murriel Joan Hyche. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 11, 1989 BILLY D. SMITH Funeral services for Billy D. Smith were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Graveside military services were conducted by the American Legion. Pallbearers were Emmett Erickson, Steven D. Skorcz, Myron Wolf, Robert Chris Dunn, Ray Maestas and Obice Rowe. Smith, 61, of 1508 Ninth St. No. 37, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 10:08 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, 1989. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Smith died of a sudden illness. He was born on April 14, 1928 in Grenola, Kan., the son of the late Clarence Albert and Leesy Adeline Wood Smith. He attended schools in Laramie, and married the former Evelyn F. Chase in Pasadena, Calif. on April 9, 1960. Smith worked as a truck driver for Jackman and Jackman and was employed as a janitor for the F.B.G Service Corporation at the time of his death. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a member of the American Legion and the Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn F. Smith of Rock Springs; one son, Billy D. Smith Jr., of Pasadena; two step-sons, Gary M. Scott of Rock Springs and Glenn H. Smith of Sunland, Calif.; three brothers, Mark Smith of San Diego, Calif., John Smith of Glendo and Richard Smith of Ogden, Utah; one sister, June Smith of Laramie; three grandsons and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Smith was preceded in death by one brother, Eldon Smith. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 11, 1989 THOMAS JEFFERSON MORRIS Funeral services for Thomas Jefferson Morris, 66, were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Holbrook, Neb., Morris died following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 24, 1922 in Holbrook, the son of the late Earl and Macie Harding Morris. He attended schools in Holbrook and was a retired heavy equipment operator having worked for PKS Construction Company. Survivors include one brother, Dean Morris of Fort Mojave, Ariz.; two sisters, Mary Britton of Rock Springs and Joan Shearer of Norfolk, Neb. and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Morris was preceded in death by five brothers, Earl, Robert, William, Richard and one brother in infancy and one sister, Lucille Stewart. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 11, 1989 JIM BILL CASE ROSEBURG, Ore.--Private interment services for Jim Bill Case were conducted recently in Roseburg, Ore. Case, 81, formerly of Rock Springs, died Saturday, Nov. 4, in Vancouver, Wash. He was born Dec. 9, 1907 in Hanna and in 1934 in Rawlins he married Marion McDermott who preceded him in death in 1974. Case was a Navy veteran of World War II and a retired electrician in the Long Beach Naval Shipyards. Survivors include two sons, William M. Case and Edward P. Case, both of Vancouver; two grandchildren; two sisters, Lucy Thomas of Portland, Ore., and Betty Teeters of Rock Springs and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 11, 1989 ETHEL FALER BROMLEY CASPER--Graveside funeral services for Ethel Faler Bromley were at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Pinedale Cemetery in Pinedale. The Rev. Bob Eldan officiated. Mrs. Bromley, 85, of Casper died Nov. 5, 1989 at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper after a lengthy illness. She was born April 16, 1904 in Boulder, the daughter of Vincent Eugene and Emma Lillian Winn Faler. She was married to James Raymond "Ray" Bromley on Oct. 27, 1927 in Pinedale. She moved to Cheyenne in 1943 and lived there until she moved to Casper in 1982. Prior to living in Cheyenne, she and her husband lived in numerous towns in the Big Horn Basin and in Sheridan where her husband was employed by the Wyoming Highway Department. She was a member of the Daughters of the Nile, Tamah Temple in Rawlins and was a deputy county clerk in Sublette county prior to her marriage. She was an avid bridge player. She is survived by a daughter, Jean B. Leiber of Casper, four brothers, Faren C. Thayer, of Twin Falls, Ariz.; Donald K. Faler, of Salt Lake City; Harold T. Faler of Pinedale; and Maurice E. Faler of Rock Springs; three grandchildren, four great-grandsons, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son, Donald Vincent Bromley; brother Lester V. Faler; sister, Etha F. McCormick. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 11, 1989 CLIFFORD LAW SALT LAKE CITY--Clifford Law, 71, of Pinedale died Thursday, Nov. 2, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born Feb. 14, 1918 in Harcko, Ill., to James and Edna Law. He was a 1936 graduate of Superior High School who made a career in the U.S. Army and retired in 1964 with the rank of sergeant. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Law is survived by a daughter, Peggy Law, Wichita, Kan.; two nieces, Gail Krueth, of Rock Springs and Lana Hernandez of Reliance. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, one sister and his wife, Katherine. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 11, 1989 CORY TODD KOFFORD MOUNTAIN VIEW--Funeral services for Cory Todd Kofford were on Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Mountain View LDS Ward chapel. Kofford, 18, of Mountain View died Nov. 4, 1989 in Springfield, Ore. He was born on June 12, 1971 in Murray, Utah, to Gerald and Nancy Jane Graham Kofford. He attended Mountain View High School where he participated in football and wrestling. His hobbies were snowmobiling and mechanicing. He was a member of the LDS church. He is survived by his parents Gerald and Nancy Kofford of Mountain View; his brothers, Craig Gerald and Kyle C., both of Mountain View; his sisters, Stacie Smith, Rock Springs, and LaDawn Peavler, Richmond, Utah; his grandmothers, Wilma Graham, Mountain View and Ruth Kofford, Duchesne, Utah; and two nieces and two nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 18, 1989 CARLOS VALDEZ Mass of Christian burial for Carlos Valdez was Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River with Father Eugene Sullivan as officiant. A parish rosary was recited Friday at 7 p.m. in the Smith-Perkes Funeral Home. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. A memorial services was Monday at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Salt Lake City. Valdez, 47, of Elko, Nev., longtime resident of Green River, died Nov. 7, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of an apparent heart attack. He was born Dec. 13, 1941 in Ensenada, N.M., a son of Carlos J. and Rebecca Martinez Valdez. He married Victoria Jordan in 1962. They later divorced. He married Patricia Burd on July 21, 1969 in Green River. He spent his early years and was educated in New Mexico and had lived in Salt Lake City prior to moving to Green River where he resided for 22 years. For the past year he had lived in Elko, Nev. He had worked as an ironworker and was a member of the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers Local 21 for 25 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Catholic Church. He was a husband, father, grandfather and son. His hobbies were sports. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, of Elko; his parents of Salt Lake City; a son Jordan Valdez, Santa Barbara, Calif.; a daughter Victoria Hermansen, Casper; a stepson Michael Burd, Green River; two stepdaughters, Kimberly Krause, Anaheim, Calif., and Shana Mamalis, Rock Springs, eight grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, Phillip Valdez and Manuel Valdez, both of Salt Lake City and three sisters, Rebecca Lindsley and Nora Valdez, both of Salt Lake City, and Elizabeth Jordan of Pocatello, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 18, 1989 EDWARD BURGENER HEBER CITY, Utah--Funeral services for Edward Henry Burgener were Tuesday, Nov. 7 at the Heber East Stake Center. Burial was in the Heber City Cemetery. Burgener, 75, died Nov. 4, 1989 at home in Heber City, Utah, from cancer. He was born April 8, 1914 in Midway to John Jacob and Clara Durtschi Burgener. He married Lucile Cluff, June 7, 1937 in the Salt Lake Temple. He was a farmer who enjoyed cutter racing. He was an active member of the LDS Church and served a mission to the northern states, 1934-37. He was a ward clerk, bishp's counselor, center ward bishop for 10 years, high council member, patriarch for 11 years, and Provo Temple worker. He was also an ASCS County Committee member for nine years. He is survived by children: Glen and Sherma, Arlene, of Heber; Joyce and DeWayne Julander, Bear River City, Utah; Ruth and Jack Chamberlain, Rock Springs; Rex and Lisa, Orem, Utah; 15 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, granddaughter, Glenna, brother Will, and sisters Alice Sorensen and Mary Weston. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 25, 1989 ROBERT SHERWOOD SALT LAKE CITY—Graveside funeral services for Robert A. Sherwood were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 24, 1989 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Bishop John Beach of the LDS Church conducted the services. Sherwood, 56, of Salt Lake City, was found dead in his home Monday, Nov. 20, 1989. A resident of Salt Lake City for the past five years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Sherwood died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rock Springs on Dec. 1, 1932, the son of the late William and Zilpha Moon Sherwood. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Sherwood worked for the Rogan Mortuary for many years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include one brother-in-law, Charles Grosso of Carlsbad, N.M.; one sister-in-law, Helen Sherwood of Albuquerque, N.M. and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Sherwood was preceded in death by one brother, Roy Sherwood and one sister, Zelma Grosso. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 25, 1989 JIM JEREB Funeral services for James Jereb, 27, who died Monday, Nov. 13, 1989, in Kearny, Ariz., were Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel, Father Charles Bartek officiating. Active pallbearers were Frank Jereb, Dennis Jereb, Jim Wilson, Ben Taylor, Rick Mivshek and Stewart Schmidt. A resident of Kearny for the past year, Jereb lived in Rock Springs most of his life. Jereb was born Sept. 20, 1962 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Stanley and Mary Ruth Russell Jereb. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1981. Jereb was a graduate of the Mine Mineral College in Butte, Mont., where he received a mining engineer degree. Jereb was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Stanley and Mary Ruth Jereb of Rock Springs; one brother, Frank Jereb; three sisters, Mrs. James (Julianne) Wilson, Kathleen Luman and Mrs. Ben (Susan) Taylor, all of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Russell of Rock Springs, and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 25, 1989 DOROTHA F. WILSON JACKSON—Services for Dorotha F. Wilson, 84, were Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Valley Mortuary in Jackson, with burial at South Park Cemetery in Jackson. She died of natural causes Thursday, Nov. 9, at Hillside Manor Nursing Home, Missoula, Mont. She was born June 3, 1904 in El Dorado Springs, Mo., to Effie and Samuel T. Stark. At the age of 4, she moved with her family to Wyoming where she was raised and educated. She attended the University of Wyoming and taught school at 14-Mile Hill near Rock Springs for three years. She then taught at Jackson Hole for one year. On Sept. 11, 1927, she married Charles A. Wilson in Rock Springs. The couple lived on a homestead at Boulder for nine years until moving in 1935 to Jackson Hole. For five months during World War II, the couple lived at Mountain Home, Idaho, while Mr. Wilson worked at the Army Air Force Base there. They then returned to Wyoming and operated a small ranch near Fort Washakie. Mrs. Wilson, who received her bachelor’s degree in education in 1962 from the University of Wyoming, taught school from 1951-1969 in Fort Washakie. She was a past member of the National Retired Teachers Association and was active in Baptist church activities for several years. Survivors include her husband of Story; four sons, Paul, Missoula; Steve, Anchorage, Alaska; Phillip, Story; and Stark, Casper; two sisters, Enid Matson and Jessie Stark, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Ernest Stark of Kohoka, Mo.; 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Murray who was age 6 and Sidney, who was age 4 at the time of death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 25, 1989 MARY SPEARS KEMMERER—Funeral services for Mary Spears, 76, were Saturday, Nov. 18, at 10 a.m. in the United Methodist Church in Kemmerer with the Rev. Robert Miller officiating. Mrs. Spears, 76, died Nov. 15 in Salt Lake City. The woman was a past president of Rock Springs who was born July 6, 1913 in Globe, Ariz., to John and Agnes Fern Pleich. She married Robert Samuel Spears Dec. 2, 1933, in Randolph, Utah. He preceded her in death. She was a member of the Methodist Church, and is survived by three sons. They are Robert Leroy Spears of Cody and John Claude Spears and Kenneth Glenn Spears, both of Kemmerer. Other survivors include two daughters, Norma J. Head of Kemmerer and Lona Mae Zeller of Lake City, Fla. There are also 17 grandchildren surviving. One sister, Anne Starman of Tucson, Ariz., is also a survivor. Besides her husband, Mrs. Spears was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and two daughters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 25, 1989 PHILLIS LIGHTHIZER CRAIG, Colo.—Funeral services for Phillis M. Lighthizer, 72, were Wednesday, Nov. 15, in Craig. Burial was in the Hayden, Colo., cemetery. She died Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Memorial Hospital in Craig. She was born Oct. 28, 1917 in Winona, Kan., to Edwin and Lossie Kar Lowe and married Dorsey Lighthizer, Jan. 17, 1940 in Page, Kan. She was a waitress for 20 years and a checker for City Market for 19 years. Survivors include a son, Edwin Lighthizer, Hayden, Colo.; a daughter, Philann Lux, Rock Springs; six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband din 1955, two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 2, 1989 DELL LEE RASMUSSON Funeral services for Dell Lee Rasmusson were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the First Congregational Church. The Reverend David Wade officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Dale Hays, Dale Wensinger, Larry Shaw, Larry Paxton, Larry Shaw, Eddie Birch, Keith Martinez and Shaun Martinez. Rasmsuson, 16, of 1818 Sunset Drive, H-4, Rock Springs, died at about 1 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, 1989 at his home. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, Rasmusson was the victim of an apparent self-inflicted .22 caliber gunshot wound. He was born on April 27, 1973 in Rock Springs, the son of Vendy Masters and Rodney Rasmusson. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was presently a sophomore at the Rock Springs High School. He was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include his mother, Vendy Trenary; his father, Rodney Rasmusson; one brother, Rodney Rasmusson Jr., all of Rock Springs, his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Masters of Rock Springs and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Rasmsuson of Polson, Mont.; his great-grandmother, Flossie Masters, Rock Springs; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 2, 1989 ROBERT CALVIN TRACY GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Funeral services for Robert Calvin Tracy were conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the First Congregational Church. The Reverend David Wade officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Everett Ransdell, Jim Kennan, Paul Zakovich, Richard Taylor III, Jack McIntosh and Spencer Krichbaum. Tracy, 67, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 1989 at his home. A resident of Grand Junction for the past four years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Tracy had been in ill health for the past three months. He was born on Oct. 11, 1922 in Argonne, Wis., the son of the late Louis Omar and Claire Hawks Tracy. He attended schools in Maymee, Ohio and Rawlins and was a graduate of Rawlins High School with the class of 1940. He married the former Gloria Eleanor Krichbaum in Grand Island, Neb., on May 9, 1945. Tracy was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a retired plant accounting supervisor, having worked for Mountain Fuel and Questar for 35 years. He was a member of the First Congregational Church and a golfer. Survivors include his wife, Gloria of Grand Junction; two daughters, Gloria Leah Plant and Nancy Lynn Heagnery; one son, Robert Donald Tracy, all of Rock Springs; three sisters, Vivian Keenan of Cheyenne, Juanita Shapland of Dayton, Ohio and Elaine Campbell of Shalimar, Fla.; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 2, 1989 ALBERT CARRILLO Funeral services for Albert Carrillo were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, 1989 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father John Flannigan, S.J. of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Carrillo, 36, of 1804 Elk Street, No. 114, Rock Springs, died of an apparent heart attack shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Wednesday, Nov. 22, 1989. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Carrillo was working at the Jim Bridger Power Plant when he suffered from an apparent heart attack and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. He was born Dec. 24, 1952 in Rock Springs, the son of Thomas Alfred and Peggy Jo Paxton Carrillo. He attended schools in Rock Springs. Carrillo was employed by the Dakota Railroad Services, Inc. at the time of his death. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Sons of the Legionnaires. Survivors include one son, Kevin Thomas Carrillo of Rock Springs; his parents, Thomas and Peggy Carrillo of Rock Springs; one brother, James Carrillo of Rock Springs; one sister, Janice Lundgren of Green River; two nieces and one nephew. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Steven Carrillo who died in infancy and Thomas Allen Carrillo who died July 28, 1973. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 2, 1989 LELA BATTISTI Services for Lela Battisti were 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with a parish rosary 7 p.m. Monday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs city cemetery. Pallbearers were Rudy Battisti, Roger Battisti, Mitch Battisti, Kyle Battisti, Travis Taylor and Britton Battist. An honorary pallbearer was Ron Taylor. Mrs. Battisti, 73, died Friday at 4 p.m. at the Dixie Medical Center, St. George, Utah. She was born Dec. 16, 1915 in Caldwell, Idaho, a daughter of the late William H. and Eva Mae Bryant Downing. She attended schools in Idaho and graduated form high school in Nampa, Idaho. She married Rudolph Battisti in Rock Springs Dec. 31, 1938. He preceded her in death Sept. 27, 1985. They lived in Superior prior to moving to Rock Springs in 1960 where they lived at 1307 Palisades Way. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Catholic Golden Age Club, the Harmony Homemakers, St. Patrick’s Circle and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center where she was a volunteer delivering meals. Survivors include two sons, Roger Battisti, Boise, Idaho, and Rudy Battisti, Salt Lake City; one daughter, Mrs. Ron (Jan) Taylor, Rock Springs; six grandchildren, Bridgette Vercoutere, Britton, Kyle and Mitch Battisti and Tracey and Travis Taylor; three brothers, Kenneth, Keith and Wayne Downing; two sisters, Mae Parr and Wildia Noland; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Gareth; three sisters, Lucille McClure, Gertrude Lockridge and Lula Babbit; a twin brother, Lyle Downing; three brothers, Layton, Bryant and Clyde Downing. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 2, 1989 GILBERT ROBERTS Graveside funeral services and interment for Gilbert Roberts were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Pallbearers were Mike Washam, Jim Washam, Jack Gunyan, Ronald Gunyan and Ronald Gunyan III. Roberts, 77, of 809 McKeehan St., Rock Springs, died at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past day. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Roberts had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Rock Springs on June 1, 1912, the son of the late Isaac and Janet Howie Roberts. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Aili Matilainnen in Rock Springs on March 6, 1930. Roberts was a member of the First Congregational Church and he was a retired heavy equipment operator. Survivors include his wife, Aili Roberts of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Janet) Gunyan of Rock Springs, and Edith Buhrle of Casper; one brother, Thomas Roberts of Rock Springs and one sister, Lettie Mecham of Rock Springs, several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Roberts was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 2, 1989 LILY WEEKS ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—Funeral services for Lily Weeks were at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Vase Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Dave Wade of the First Congregational Church and the Order of Eastern Star officiated. Pallbearers were Bill Weeks, David Schumacher, Jim Frost, Al Kolman Jr., Dick Bettolo and Wayne Moses. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Weeks, 83, died Monday, Nov. 27, in Englewood, Colo., after a lengthy illness. She was born June 29, 1906, in County Durham, England, a daughter of the late Thomas and Anne Woodward. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Joseph William Weeks in Salt Lake City June 8, 1936. She was a former Rock Springs and Superior resident who had lived the past three years with her daughter in Littleton. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the First Congregational Church. Survivors include one son, Joseph William Weeks, Jr., Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. James (Virginia) Frost, Littleton; a brother, Arthur Woodward, Rock Springs; one sister, Flossie Wilke, Rock Springs; four grandchildren, William Joseph Weeks, Salt Lake City, James Frost, Boulder, Colo., Karen Schumacher, Rawlins and Elizabeth Frost, Littleton; three grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Lenzi and a brother, Stanley Woodward. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 2, 1989 LYNDON JOE KLEIN JR. FAIRFIELD, Calif.—Funeral services for Lyndon Joe Klein Jr. were Tuesday, Nov. 28 at the Oroville Funeral Home, Oroville, Calif. Klein, 33, Fairfield, Calif., died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1989 in a car accident. He was born Feb. 9, 1956 in Oroville, Calif., the son of Lyndon and Joan Klein of Vineland, N.J. He graduated from high school in Oroville in 1974. After graduation, he moved to Rock Springs, working as a carpenter through the Carpenter’s Union Local 1620 until August of 1988. He then moved to Fairfield. He was building houses in Fairfield at the time of his death. He was employed by Sanburn Construction in California. His hobbies were the mountain and ocean, wildlife photography, skiing, motorcycles, golf and baseball. Survivors include his fiancé, Terri Turnquist of Fairfield; two sons, Lyndon Lee Klein, 15, Rock Springs, and Joshua Turnquist, 4, Fairfield; his parents, Lyndon and Joan Klein, Vineland; four sisters, Linda McInturf, Oroville, Lynn Brown, Vineland, Tammy Finger, Vineland, and Tina Brown, Milville, N.J.; his maternal grandmother, Wanda Henry, Oroville; his maternal grandfather, Bob Merian, Oroville; several aunts and uncles; two nieces and one nephews. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Loyd and Pearl Klein. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 2, 1989 KEITH HEWITT LANDER—Funeral services for Keith Hewitt were Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson’s Funeral Home with pastor Barry Neese of Faith Lutheran Church officiating. Military graveside services were conducted by Don Stough of Post 33, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign wars, Popoagie Post 954 of Lander and the Frank Homec Post 4799 of Hudson. Interment was in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander. Hewitt, 52, died of an apparent heart attack while on a hunting expedition in the Torrington area Nov. 21. He was born March 17, 1937, in Hartley, Iowa. He is the son of Ralph and Elsie Wiechert Hewitt. He served with the U.S. Navy for 22 years, and he was living in Cheyenne and was serving as the adjutant for the American Legion, State of Wyoming at the time of his death. Hewitt is survived by one daughter, Carol Hewitt of Milford, Iowa and one son, David, who is serving with the U.S. Air Force in Japan. A sister, Leonna Svoboda of New Richland, Minn., also survives. Brothers, Korwin of Anchorage, Alaska, and Kenneth of Lander, his parents of Lander and his former wife, Dorothy of Milford, Iowa, also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 2, 1989 JESSIE HOLMER ROLANDO ODESSA, Texas—Graveside services for Jessie Holmer Rolando, 77, of Odessa, Texas, were Monday, Nov. 27, at 2 p.m. at the Odessa Cemetery with the Rev. Don Bailey officiating. Burial was in the Odessa Cemetery. Rolando died Nov. 22, 1989 at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Feb. 24, 1912 in Irwin, Mo. He married Wanda Brewer Oct. 24, 1972 in Andrews. Rolando had lived in Odessa since 1945. He was a retired oil field truck mechanic and a member of the Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; six sons, Leslie Rolando of Irving, Texas, Jesse Stidham of Virginia Beach, Va., Kenneth L. Stidham of Odessa; Kirby L. Stidham of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Monty Stidham and Marshall Stidham both of Del Rio, Texas; four daughters, Betty Rose Sisseck of Orongo, Mo., Carla Dunn and Dayna Rolando, both of Odessa, and Rebecca Rountree of Cypress, Texas; two brothers, Fred Rolando of Coal City, Ill., and Hurshal Rolando of Fort Scott, Kan.; two sisters, Katie Sisseck of Liberal, Mo., and Hazel Bogart of Rock Springs; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 9, 1989 WILLIAM (Bill) ANSELMI A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Thomas Millane of the St. Elizabeth Anne Seton Catholic Church, Tucson, Ariz. Officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated at 8 p.m. Friday at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Mike Vase, Nsh Sanchez, Keith Spencer, Norris Olsen, Roland Zielke, Rod Vucichevich and Robert Pickett. Anselmi, 49, died Tuesday, Nov. 28 at his home at 2916 Plumtree Drive. Anselmi was born Aug. 1, 1940 in Rock Springs, the son of John B. and Lillie Malmberg Anselmi Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from the Abbey High School in Canon City, Colo. in 1959. he married the former Virginia Holzknecht in Salt Lake City on April 16, 1983. Anselmi was the owner and operator of the Bill Anselmi Inc. Automobile Dealership. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and a member of the Buick Dealer Council. Survivors include his wife, Virginia; his mother, Lillie; brothers John M. Anselmi and Paul D. Anselmi, all of Rock Springs, and brother Don R. Anselmi of Jackson. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. His father, John, died on May 12, 1975 and one brother Thomas Michael Anselmi, died on June 28, 1978. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 9, 1989 MAURICE PORTER SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Maurice E. Porter were Tuesday, at the Liberty 8th Ward Chapel, 270 E. 500 South, in Salt Lake City. Porter, 49, died Dec. 2, 1989. He was born June 20, 1940 in Evanston to Jay Grant and Maurine W. Cole Porter. He married Lana Flowers, April 3, 1966 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was a high priest and ward clerk of the Liberty 8th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. He served in the Air Force from 1957-64. He was a member of the Rotary Club and Exchange Club. He was an owner and operator of computer world. He is survived by his wife and mother, both of Salt Lake City; his sons, Mark H. Curtis of Seattle, Wash., Steven Ray Porter of Salt Lake City, Scott Maurice Porter currently serving an LDS mission in Spain; and Hideo Oie of Salt Lake City; brothers and sisters: Boyd, Dennis, Donald, Douglas, Kimberly Atwell, Joleen Budak, and Christine Kendall, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 9, 1989 JOHN COPYAK JR. A Mass of Christian burial for John Copyak Jr. who died Monday, Nov. 27, was celebrated Saturday, Dec. 2, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A vigil service with rosary was recited Friday, Dec. 1, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. It was followed by a Knights of Columbus rosary. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Pallesen, Dennis Copyak, Carl Hawks, Fred Copyak, Gary Pallesen and Keith Larsen. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Melinkovich, Frank Yugovich, John Larrabaster, Teno Georgis and Albert Anselmi. Copyak, 79, of 1721 Collins St., Rock Springs, died Monday, Nov. 27, 1989 at the John C. Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Copyak had been in ill health since October. He was born in Kemmerer on June 24, 1910, the son of the late John and Suzanna Stevens Copyak Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Mildred Pallesen in Rock Springs Feb. 19, 1924. She preceded him in death on May 27, 1982. Copyak was a retired baker and former owner and operator of Johnny’s Bakery. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Robert Copyak of Scottsdale, Ariz.; one daughter, Mrs. Dick (Loretta) Atwood of Spokane, Wash.; two brothers, Ed and George Copyak both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Kay Croen and Margaret Nesbitt both of Phoenix; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Copyak was preceded in death by one brother Kenneth Copyak, and one sister, Ann Snyder. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 9, 1989 STEVE BALOG A Mass of Christian Burial for Steve Balog was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Father John Flannigan, S.J., officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were John Balog, Bob Ramsey, Mark Ramsey, Chuck Kladianos, Joe Rogers and Paul Levar. Balog, 63, of 616 Gobel St., Rock Springs, died at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Oct. 16. A resident of Rock Springs since 1960 and former longtime resident of Superior, Balog had been in ill health the past three months. He was born in Rock Springs on May 4, 1926, the son of the late John and Anna Bara Balog. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of the Superior High School with the class of 1943. Balog was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II. He married the former Alice Lorenzon in Rock Springs on July 31, 1949. Balog worked as a blacksmith for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 18 years in Superior prior to moving to Rock Springs. He also was a retired maintenance foreman, having worked for the FMC Corporation for 25 years. Balog was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Alice Balog of Rock Springs; one son-in-law and daughter, George and Jenann Seaman of Rock Springs; two brothers, John Balog of Cheyenne and George Balog of Los Alamos, N.M.; one sister, Irene Levar of Casper; two grandchildren, Joseph and Jalynn Seaman, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 9, 1989 PHIL MAX ZAVERSNIK Funeral services for Phil Max Zaversnik were Dec. 6, 1989 at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A vigil with rosary was celebrated Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Frank Parr, Adolph Menghini, Louis Barto, John Legerski, John Menapace and Robert Menapace. Zaversnik, 70, of 1417 Lowell Avenue, Rock Springs, died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, 1989 at his home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Zavernik died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rock Springs on July 16, 1919, the son of the late Anton and Mary Potochnik Zaversnik. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Zaversnik was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Joan Kathryn Duzik in Rock Springs on July 2, 1977. Zaversnik was a retired carpenter having worked for the Superior Lumber Company. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Carpenters Union Local. Survivors include his wife, Joan Zavernik of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Jean Zavernik of Omaha; two stepsons, Joseph Rogers and James Rogers both of Rock Springs; two brothers, Louis Zavernik of Rock Springs and Frank Zaversnik of San Marcos, Calif.; two sisters, Mary Ira of Grand Junction, Colo., and Elsie Menapace of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Zaversnik was preceded in death by four brothers, Robert, Anton, John and William Zaversnik. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 9, 1989 BERNICE AMIDON Bernice Amidon’s body was returned to Melrose, Wis.; for funeral services and interment. Mrs. Amidon, 71, of 103 South Eight St., Black River Falls, Wis., died at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, 1989 at the home of her son at 105 A Ranchview St., Rock Springs. A resident of Black River Falls most of her life and former resident of Minnesota, Mrs. Amidon died of a sudden illness. She was born on May 4, 1918, the daughter of the late Arthur and Minnie Pedersen Ekern. She attended the German Cooley elementary school and she attended high school at Errick, Wis. She married Loren Amidon on June 30, 1937 and he preceded her in death. Survivors include four sons, Gene Amidon of Anchorage, Alaska, Ron Amidon of Great Falls, Mont., David Amidon of Central, S.C., and Rick Amidon of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Peter (Loran) Lange of Little Falls, Minn.; one brother, Alvin Ekern of Winona, Minn.; one sister, Mildred Smith of Black River Falls, Wis.; 17 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1989 Mrs. Eccker Dies At 85 Carolyn Eccker, 85, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for one day. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Eccker had been in ill health the past two years. She was born in Rock Springs Oct. 4, 1904, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Covi Angeli. She attended schools in Tyrol, Austria and married Eugene Eccker in Rock Springs on May 23, 1931. He preceded her in death on Jan. 10, 1964. Mrs. Eccker was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Gene Eccker of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Albert Eccker of Schaumburg, Ill.; two daughters, Josephine Romero of Enumclaw, Wash., and Esther Harrison of Schaumburg; one brother, Franchesco Angeli of Cloz, Trento, Italy; 13 grandchildren, several great-grandchildrena and two nephews, Primo Eccker and Teno Flaim, both of Rock Springs. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Eccker was preceded in death by one sister and one brother. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor will officiate. A vigil service with rosary will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral chapel, 154 Elk St., Tuesday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Wednesday morning until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1989 Elmer Combs Dies At 66 CORTEZ, Colo.—Services were Monday, Nov. 20, at the First Baptist Church for Elmer Morton Combs, 66, who died Nov. 17 at his home. The Rev. Dan Rhodes officiated. Interment was in Ignacio. Graveside services were presented by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post No. 75 and the Ignacio American Legion Post. Combs was born Dec. 8, 1922 in Henrietta, Texas, the second son of seven children. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He was a sergeant with the medics. He received a medal for bravery for taking an open top jeep to the front lines to bring back the wounded. After discharge from the service he worked for General Mills for a short while, then went to work in the oil fields in Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. He worked mainly for Loffland Brothers as a driller and toolpusher. In 1979 he went to work for Davis Oil in Rock Springs as a field consultant for drilling companies. In 1981 his family returned to Cortez, where he was still employed by Davis. In 1983 he became office manager for Davis Oil until Davis got out of the oilfield business, which forced his early retirement. Up until the last six weeks of his life he was associated with the oil filed in different phases. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Nora; a daughter Darline Combs of Cortez; a son Alan Combs of Abilene, Texas; a daughter, Jerri Hunter of Green River, a son, Brad Combs of Cortez, Colo.; a son Clay Combs of Wickenburg, Ariz.; a daughter, Mary White of Peoria, Ill.; a daughter, Judy Elliott of Henrietta, Texas; his brothers, Chester Combs of Moline, Ill., Glenn Combs of Henrietta, Vernon Combs of Phoenix, and his sisters, Doris Long of Weches, Texas, Maxine Lehman, Elfredia, Ariz., Nita Olson, Elfredia. He has 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1989 M. Tullock Dies At 65 Mouslin “Mousey” Tullock, 65, of 19 Elk St., Rock Springs, died Friday, Dec. 8, 1989 at the St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Tullock had been in ill health the past several years. He was born Sept. 24, 1924 in Festus, Mo.; the son of the late Matthrew and Nellie Merrill Tullock. He attended schools in Festus, and was a retired employee of the City of Rock Springs. Survivors include one son, Jerome of Casper; three brothers, Pete Tullock of Green River, Vincent Tullock and Rollo Tullock, both of St. Louis, and several nieces and nephews. The family is receiving cards at the pete Tullock residence, 608 Evers, Green River, 82935. In addition to his parents, Tullock was preceded in death by three brothers, Harvey, Willard and Louis Tullock and three sisters, Georgia, Opal and Marvalla. Memorial services are Friday at 11 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church will officiate. Friends may call at the chapel, 154 Elk St., Friday morning until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1989 Mrs. Smith Dies At 46 PORT LAVACA, Texas—Nancy Marie (Rainville) Smith, 46, of Port Lavaca, Texas died at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 1989, at Victoria Regional Hospital, Port Lavaca. A former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Smith died from an aneurysm. She was born in Mobile, Ala., July 2, 1943, the daughter of the late Ann Rainville and Al Rainville, residing in Rock Springs. She attended school in Rock Springs, and was a 1961 graduate. She married Don Inman in Norfolk, Va., in 1963. They later divorced. She later married Ted Smith of Rock Springs. She was a former member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Ted Smith, of Port Lavaca; one son, Guy Smith, serving in the Navy; one daughter, Debra Louise (Smith) Thompson III, of 5933 West, Indian School Road, Phoenix; one brother Aleric Dominic Rainville Jr., of 205 Guilford Road, Jamestown, N.C.; and one sister, Sue Ann Seneshale of Rock Springs, two nieces, Alery Rainville who lives in Palm Springs, Calif., and Alerica Flor of Rock Springs. Three nephews, Joe Seneshale, Pierre Seneshale, and David Seneshale, Rock Springs. Cremation followed a private ceremony. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 16, 1989 ELMER COMBS CORTEZ, Colo.—Services were Monday, Nov. 20, at the First Baptist Church for Elmer Morton Combs, 66, who died Nov. 17 at his home. The Rev. Dan Rhodes officiated. Interment was in Ignacio. Graveside services were presented by the Ute Mountain American Legion Post No. 75 and the Ignacio American Legion Post. Combs was born Dec. 8, 1922 in Henrietta, Texas, the second son of seven children. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He was a sergeant with the medics. He received a medal for bravery for taking an open top jeep to the front lines to bring back the wounded. After discharge from the service he worked for General Mills for a shot while, then went to work in the oil fields in Colorado, Texas, new Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. He worked mainly for Loffland Brothers as a driller and toolpusher. In 1979 he went to work for Davis Oil in Rock Springs as a field consultant for drilling companies. In 1981 his family returned to Cortez, where he was still employed by Davis. In 1983 he became office manager for Davis Oil until Davis got out of the oilfield business, which forced his early retirement. Up until the last six weeks of his life he was associated with the oil filed in different phases. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Nora; a daughter Darline Combs of Cortez; a son Alan Combs of Abilene, Texas; a daughter, Jerri Hunter of Green River, a son, Brad Combs of Cortez, Colo.; a son Clay Combs of Wickenburg, Ariz.; a daughter, Mary White of Peoria, Ill.; a daughter, Judy Elliott of Henrietta, Texas; his brothers, Chester Combs of Moline, Ill., Glenn Combs of Henrietta, Vernon Combs of Phoenix, and his sisters, Doris Long of Weches, Texas, Maxine Lehman, Elfredia, Ariz., Nita Olson, Elfredia. He has 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 16, 1989 NANCY MARIE SMITH PORT LAVACA, Texas—Nancy Marie (Rainville) Smith, 46, of Port Lavaca, Texas died at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 1989, at Victoria Regional Hospital, port Lavaca. A former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Smith died from an aneurysm. She was born in Mobile, Ala., July 2, 1943, the daughter of the late Ann Rainville and Al Rainville, residing in Rock Springs. She attended school in Rock Springs, and was a 1961 graduate. She married Don Inman in Norfolk, Va., in 1963. They later divorced. She later married Ted Smith of Rock Springs. She was a former member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Ted Smith, of Port Lavaca; one son, Guy Smith, serving in the Navy; one daughter, Debra Louise (Smith) Thompson III, of 5933 West, Indian School Road, Phoenix; one brother Aleric Dominic Rainville Jr., of 205 Guilford Road, Jamestown, N.C.; and one sister, Sue Ann Seneshale of Rock Springs, two nieces, Alery Rainville who lives in Palm Springs, Calif., and Alerica Flor of Rock Springs. Three nephews, Joe Seneshale, Pierre Seneshale, and David Seneshale, Rock Springs. Cremation followed a private ceremony. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 16, 1989 MAYSIE MICHELLE REACH JACKSON—- Funeral services for Maysie Michelle Reach were at the First Baptist Church, Jackson, on Saturday, Dec. 9. Miss Reach, 20, of 60 Absaroka, Jackson Hole, died in Casper on Dec. 5, 1989, from injuries suffered in an auto accident, Dec. 4. She was born Nov. 24, 1969 and was a graduate of Jackson High and was attending Casper College at the time of her death. She was the daughter of Dean and Carol Lewis of Jackson and Gary and Deanna Reach of Las Vegas, Nev. She is survived by her mother and father; one brother, Monte Reach of San Diego; two stepbrothers, Mitchell Lewis of Denver, and Paul Maestas Jr., of Rock Springs; and one stepsister, Heather Maestas of Rock Springs. Her grandparents are Harold (Babe) and Leda (Hawks) Reach of Pinedale. She is also survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Wilfried and Eleanor Edwards of Pinedale. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 16, 1989 LOUIS A. BROSEGHINI Funeral services for Louis A. Broseghini were Monday at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Pallbearers were Jim Broseghini, Tom Broseghini, Michael Magnetti, DeWayne Pivic, Jay Volsey and Aldo Profaizer. Broseghini, 93, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Nov. 12. A resident of Rock Springs since January 1, 1925 and former resident of Missouri, Broseghini had been in ill health the past several years. He was born on Jan. 4, 1896, in Racaldo, Baselga di Pine, Trento, Austria, Italy, the son of the late Vigilio and Orsola Broseghini. He attended schools in Austria and married the former Colomba Filippi in Kirksville, Mo., Nov. 18, 1922. She preceded him in death Sept. 14, 1977. He was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company at Rock Springs Mine No. 4, E-Plane and Stansbury mines. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the United Mine Workers of America Local 7404. Survivors include one son, Bill Broseghini of Rock Springs; one daughter, Edith Magnetti of Rock Springs; on brother August Broseghini of Fiada, Italy; six grandchildren, Jim Broseghini of Austin, Texas, Tom Broseghini of Rock Springs, Mrs. Kirk (Diana) Kramer of Tigard, Ore., Michael Magnetti of Rock Springs, Mrs. Jay (Carol) Volsey of Rock Springs and Mrs. Dewayne (Debbie) Pivik of Rock Springs; three great-grandchildren, Robby Volsey and Justin Broseghini both of Rock Springs and Kristina Kramer of Tigard, Ore., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Broseghini was preceded in death by two brothers, one sister and one great-grandson, Michael Volsey. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 16, 1989 CAROLYN ECCKER A Mass of Christian burial for Carolyn Eccker was celebrated Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. Pallbearers were Donald Barbero, Prime Eccker, Teno Flaim, Herman Corazza, Louis Flaim and Max Flaim. Mrs. Eccker, 85, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for one day. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Eccker had been in ill health the past two years. She was born in Rock Springs Oct. 4, 1904, the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Covi Angeli. She attended schools in Tyrol, Austria and married Eugene Eccker in Rock Springs on May 23, 1931. He preceded her in death on Jan. 10, 1964. Mrs. Eccker was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Gene Eccker of Elk Grove Village, Ill., and Albert Eccker of Schaumburg, Ill.; two daughters, Josephine Romero of Enumclaw, Wash., and Esther Harrison of Schaumburg; one brother, Franchesco Angeli of Cloz, Trento, Italy; 13 grandchildren, several great-grandchildrena and two nephews, Primo Eccker and Teno Flaim, both of Rock Springs. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Eccker was preceded in death by one sister and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 16, 1989 DANIEL CHARLES CHAVEZ A memorial service for Daniel Charles Chavez, 17, was Thursday, Dec. 14, at the First Baptist Church at C Street and Pine. Officiating was the Rev. H. Eugene Warren. Chavez, 17, of 527 Kanda Circle, Rock Springs, died Dec. 9 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on Nov. 18, 1972 in Chula Vista, Calif., the son of Leonard and Andrea McKeon Chavez. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was presently a sophomore at the alternative high school. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in which he was a junior deacon. Survivors include his parents, Leonard and Andrea of Rock Springs; three brothers, Leonard, James and Adam Chavez, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Stacey Lynn Richards of Rock Springs, his maternal grandparents, James A. and Charolotte McKeon of National City, Calif., and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 16, 1989 WILLIAM J. PRITCHARD WESTMINSTER, Calif.—Funeral services were Dec. 14 at Westminster Funeral Home in Long Beach for William (Bill) J. Pritchard. Pritchard, 91, died Dec. 10, 1989 in San Diego. He was born March 12, 1898. He is survived by one son, Jack Pritchard of Rock Springs; one daughter, Betty Knudsen of Chula Vista, Calif.; one granddaughter, Lori McNab of Encinitas, Calif.; and two great-granddaughters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 16, 1989 MOUSLIN (Mousey) TULLOCK Memorial services for Mouslin (Mousey) Tullock were Friday at 11 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Tullock, 65, of 19 Elk St., Rock Springs, died Friday, Dec. 8, 1989 at the St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Tullock had been in ill health the past several years. He was born Sept. 24, 1924 in Festus, Mo.; the son of the late Matthrew and Nellie Merrill Tullock. He attended schools in Festus, and was a retired employee of the City of Rock Springs. Survivors include one son, Jerome of Casper; three brothers, Pete Tullock of Green River, Vincent Tullock and Rollo Tullock, both of St. Louis, and several nieces and nephews. The family is receiving cards at the pete Tullock residence, 608 Evers, Green River, 82935. In addition to his parents, Tullock was preceded in death by three brothers, Harvey, Willard and Louis Tullock and three sisters, Georgia, Opal and Marvalla. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 23, 1989 MARI ZAVERSNIK NEWPORT, Wash.—A memorial mass was celebrated Dec. 11 for Mari Zaversnik, 93, a Yugoslavian native who died at the Pend O’rielle Pines Nursing Home in Newport, Wash., on Friday, Dec. 8, of natural causes. She was born July 18, 1896 in Ljubljana, Carniola, Yugoslavia. She came to the United States in the early 1920s and married Joseph Zaversnik of Rock Springs. She was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. They moved to Washington in 1924 and farmed for several years in the Elk area. She is survived by a daughter, Betty Jacobs of Newport, Wash.; a son, Philip Zaversnik of Kamiah, Idaho; two stepsons, Louis Zaversnik of Borger, Texas, and Frank Zaversnik of Rock Springs; two stepdaughters, Mary Yakimovich of Rock Springs and Rose Hutchkiss of Elk. She also left 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and several great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph in 1964, a stepson, Joe in 1989 and a step grandson, Michael Yakimovich in 1978. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 23, 1989 DAVID J. CASTLE Funeral services for David J. Castle were Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church. Pastor Ronald D. Day officiated. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Larry Castle, Gary Stewart, Frank Yoak, Duane Daniels and Brian Daniels, Honorary pallbearer was Rick Lee. Castle, 26, died Dec. 15 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born June 3, 1963 in Parkersburg, W. Va., the son of Gabriel Lawrence and Frieda Mae Dowdy Castle. He attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of Green River High School with the class of 1981. He married the former Vicki L. Daniels in Green River in August of 1987. Castle was the assistant manager for the City Market in Green River at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Vicki of Green River; his parents, Gabriel and Frieda Castle of Green River; three brothers, Larry Castle of Lyman, Steven Castle, stationed in Turkey with the United States Air Force, and Jeremiah Castle of Green River; his maternal grandfather, Fred Dowdy of Columbus, Ohio. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 23, 1989 LAURA MATSON SPOKANE, Wash.—Memorial services for Laura Matson were Dec. 18 at the Presbyterian Church in Spokane, Wash. She was cremated. Mrs. Matson, 76, died Dec. 13, 1989 in Spokane. She was born June 3, 1913 in Olathe, Colo., a daughter of Robert D. and Rosa Applegate. She lived her early years in Superior. She graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1930 and married Walter Matson Oct. 15, 1933. They had lived in Spokane the past three years. Survivors include her husband, Walter, Spokane; two sons, Dee Matson, Ventura, Calif., and Richard Matson, Vancouver, Wash.; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 23, 1989 ELWOOD WUNNEBURGER Graveside funeral services for Elwood “Tex” Wunneburger, were Friday, Dec. 22, 1898 at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The Rev. Ben Smith of the Union Congregational Church officiated with military services conducted by the V.F.W. Post 2321 of Green River. Wunneburger, 63, of 4160 Johnson Way, Green River, died Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Dec. 13. A resident of Green River since 1960 and former resident of Bstrop County, Texas, Wunneburger had been in ill health the past several years. He was born Nov. 22, 1926 in Bastrop County, the son of the late Louis and Alma Lentz Wunneburger. He attended schools in Bastrop County and married the former Verna Ferrell in Elko, Nev., on July 24, 1956. Wunnegurger was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II having served in the South Pacific. Wunneburger was a retired welder and a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 192. Survivors include his wife, Verna of Green River; one son, James Beutel of Green River; three sisters, Martha Shinn of Austin, Texas; two grandsons, Brian and Bradley Beutel of Green River, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Wunneburger was preceded in death by three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 23, 1989 JOHN ROBERT JENKINS Graveside funeral services for John Robert Jenkins were Dec. 20, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Jenkins, the infant son of Pat and Robin Winn Jenkins of 2724 Westridge Court, Rock Springs, was dead at birth Monday, Dec. 18, 1989 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Pat and Robin Jenkins of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Ted and Betty Jenkins of Vernal, Utah; his maternal grandparents, Larry and Sharon Winn of Taft, Calif.; and Cline and Sharon Barker of Vernal and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 23, 1989 PATRICIA GRANDY Funeral services for Patricia Grandy were Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Farson Community Hall, the Rev. Father Robert Lynch, S.J., and the Rev. Father Anthony Jablonowski, T.O. CARM., officiated. A rosary was recited Friday, Dec. 15, at the St. Christopher Church in Eden. Burial was in the Eden Valley Cemetery. She was a long time Farson area resident. She was born Jan. 27, 1935 in Tacoma, Wash., a daughter of Robert and Lillian Ness Moore. She married Leland L. Grandy Sept. 12, 1959 in Rock Springs. She attended St. Anthony’s School of Nursing, Boise, Idaho, and worked at the hospital in Rock Springs as a registered nurse after her graduation. Mrs. Grandy served three and a half years on the School District No. 1 board of trustees and she was on the Western Wyoming College board of trustees for 10 years, chairing the board in 1988. She resigned from the WWC board last August due to ill health. Mrs. Grady was also active as a 4-H leader. Survivors include her husband, Leland, of Farson; her children, Robert Grandy, Leland Grandy and Carolyn Grandy, all of Farson, Sharon Smith of Rock Springs and Madylon Cornwell, Glasgow, Mont.; her mother, Lillian Moore, Phoenix; two sisters, Betty Kiem, Nampa, Idaho and Connie Moore, Phoenix; her brothers, Michael Moore, Tucson, Ariz., and Harold Moore, Phoenix and four grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 30, 1989 FLORA B. CASSAS SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—Cremation for Flora B. Cassas was in Riverside, Calif. No services were conducted. Mrs. Cassas, 90, died Dec. 22, 1989, of natural causes at Waterman Convalescence Hospital in San Bernardino, Calif. She was a longtime resident of Rock Springs. She moved to Victorville, Calif., in 1985. She was born in Mountain View to Horace and Viola Easton Myrick. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Wilbur and Melva Veale, Victorville; Tom and Carma Foran, Victorville; Bay and June McQuillan of Rock Springs; brother, Myron Myrick of Evanston, Ed Myrick of Salt Lake City; sister, Mabel of Boron, Calif.; granddaughters, Mrs. Chuck (Jolene) Endres of Rock Springs, Mrs. Steve L. (Rae Lynn) Larsen, Fountain Hills, Ariz., Mrs. Estes (Jackie) Stout, Rock Springs, Mrs. Ed (Kathey) Lynch, Farmington, N.M., Mrs. Leslie Llamas, Tucson, Ariz., Mrs. Charles (Laurie) Tyler, Ogden, Utah, Shelley Hancock, Victorville; grandsons, Bill McQuillan, Oceanside, Calif., Mike McQuillan, Rock Springs, David Hancock, Victorville; great-grandchildren, Dax and Erin Endres, Rock Springs, Brad, Kerry and Sunny Stout, Rock Springs, Dean Stout, Mesa, Ariz. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughters Lola McQuillan, Connie Burroughs and Wilma Rae Cassas and three brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 30, 1989 HELEN KIEHM Funeral services for Helen Kiehm were Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Interment was in Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Louis Kiehm, Leonard Kiehm, Stephen Kiehm, Donald Kiehm, Dougals Kiehm and David Jones. Honorary pallbearers were Howard Trumble, Clarence Eskridge, George Boling, Rod Paul, Lour Kiehm and Jerry Georgis. Mrs. Kiehm, 68, of 817 Massachusetts Ave., Rock Springs, died Friday, Dec. 15 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1945 and former resident of Ogden, Utah, Mrs. Kiehm died suddenly. She was born on Aug. 1, 1921 in Ogden, the daughter of the late Jule and Beatrice Combe. She attended schools in Ogden and was a graduate of the Ogden High School. Mrs. Kiehm received her registered nurse degree from the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City. She married Louis Kiehm in Ogden on Oct. 26, 1945. Mrs. Kiehm was a retired nurse, having worked at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and a past member of the Green River Squarenaders. Survivors include her husband, Louis Kiehm of Rock Springs; her mother-in-law, Rose Keefe of Rock Springs; five sons, Louis, Leonard, Stephen and Donald Kiehm, all of Rock Springs and Douglas Kiehm of Athens, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. David (Alicia) Jones of Magna, Utah; three brothers, Jule, Duwayne and Jack Combe, all of Ogden; five sisters, Maxine Thompson of Logan, Utah, Virginia Van Worer Eken of Denver, Colo., Pat Van Alfen, Carol Wiggens and Clarine Ricketts, all of Ogden; 24 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 30, 1989 MICHAEL CHESNEY DETROIT—Funeral services for Michael Chesney were held in Michigan. Chesney, 27, Detroit, died suddenly at his home. Chesney had been in ill health for some time. He was the son of Keith Chesney and the late Dorothy (Remitz) Chesney. He was born in October of 1962 in Detroit. He attended schools in the Detroit area and was employed by the Detroit city government. He is survived by his wife, Denis, and a daughter; his father, Keith; two brothers, David of Detroit and Franklyn of New Jersey. Also surviving is his aunt, Lillian Brcko of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 30, 1989 DOROTHY HORN COOK OGDEN, Utah—Graveside services for Dorothy Horn Cook, were in Ogden, Utah, Wednesday, Dec. 20. Mrs. Cook, 78, died Friday, Dec. 15 at the McKay Dee Hospital, Ogden, Utah, after a lengthy illness. She was born March 11, 1911 in Louisville, Colo., the daughter of Thomas and Edyth Wright Horn. She graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1929 and married Thomas U. Cook, Sept. 12, 1932, in Salt Lake City. He preceded her in death, Mach 25, 1987. She graduated from the Los Angeles Medical Center School of Nursing and worked as a nurse in California, Idaho, Wyoming and Ogden, Utah. She retired from HAFB Hospital. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, the Women’s University Club and the Miriam Chapter No. 14 Order of the Eastern Star of Utah. Survivors include two sons, Thomas R. Cook of Mesa, Ariz.; Robert E. Cook of Ogden; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and two brothers, Tom Horn Jr. of Rock Springs and Wade Horn of Leandro, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 30, 1989 CANDELAIRO A. BUSTOS A mass of Christian burial for Candelairo A. Bustos was celebrated Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1989, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Tuesday, Dec. 26, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Gonzales, Mark Gonzales, Joey Bustos, Mike Wilkinson, Jim Wilkinson and Sammy Ehilich. Bustos, 91, of 1406 Edgar St., Rock Springs, died at 3:10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 22, 1989 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Bustos had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Mora, N.M., on March 15, 1898 the son of the late Nicholas and Rosa Del Rio Bustos. He attended schools in New Mexico and Colorado and married the former Maria Passarellia in Salida, Colo., on Feb. 12, 1922. She preceded him in death in March of 1970. Bustos had retired in 1965 as a section hand for the Union Pacific Railroad where he worked for 42 years. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 151 where he was past worthy president. Survivors include five sons, Charles F. Bustos of Denver, Anthony Bustos of Wheat Ridge, Colo., Filbert Bustos of Westpoint, Va., Frank Bustos of Wichita, Kan., and Gene Bustos, of Albuquerque, N.M.; four daughters, Mrs. Virginia Maxwell and Mrs. William (Millie) Gonzales, Mrs. Charlotte M. Brown, all of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mrs. Charles (Irene) Wilkinson of Rock Springs; 37 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. In addition to his parents and wife, Bustos was preceded in death by three sons, Pat, Manuel and Nick Bustos. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 30, 1989 SHERAL P. SETTLE Sheral Settle’s body was returned to Grantsvile, W. Va., for services and interment. Settle, 45, of 1804 Elk St., No. 124, Rock Springs, died Friday from multiple chest injuries after his vehicle hit a patch of ice on Interstate 80, lost control and was struck by a semi tractor-trailer. He was driving east on the highway near mile marker 94 at about 6 p.m., Sandy Evans of the Wyoming Highway Patrol said. His vehicle slid on the ice, the semi hit its rear end and two other vehicles entered the pile, she said. ---