Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 4, 1992 ANTHONY W. LOMBARD JR. Funeral services for Anthony W. Lombard Jr. were conducted Friday, Jan. 3, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Pastor Ron Day of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church conducted the services. Cremation followed. Lombard Jr., 47, of 595 Jensen St., Green River, died at 8:47 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, 1991 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Green River and Rock Springs for the past 13 years and former resident of Las Vegas, Nev., Lombard had been in ill health the past two years. He was born in Winthrop, Mass., Feb. 13, 1944, the son of Anthony W. and Patricia Bonney Lombard Sr. He attended schools in Sommerville, Mass., and was a graduate of high school there. Lombard was a member of the Flying Tigers in the U.S. Air Force. He served in Korea and the Vietnam War. He married the former Frances Craddock in Austin, Texas, Dec. 23, 1982. Lombard was employed as an operator for Rhone Poulenc of Wyoming. Survivors include his wife, Frances Lombard of Green River; his father, Anthony Lombard of East Boston, Mass.; his mother, Patricia Lombard of Brockton, Mass.; one son, Kyle G. Lombard of Green River; one daughter, Amanda K. Lombard of Green River and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 4, 1992 ELMER GENE "SARGE" SARLES Funeral services for Elmer Gene "Sarge" Sarles were Monday, Dec. 30, 1991 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park with military graveside services conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Elmer Gene Sarles, 61, 1960 Sunset Drive, Rock Springs, was found dead late Saturday afternoon, Dec. 21, 1991 at his home. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Byron Willingham, Sarles died of multiple gunshot wounds. An autopsy conducted Sunday morning revealed that Sarles died from a perforated heart due to one of the gunshot wounds. Sarles was born on April 29, 1930, in English, Ind., the son of the late Orley and Oma Alice Roll Sarles. He attended school in Indiana and was U.S. Army and U.S. Navy veteran. He had worked as a security guard. Sarles was a member of the VFW Club and the American Legion. Survivors include two brothers, Shirell Sarles of Dodge City, Kan., and Dallas Sarles of Greenwood, Ind.; three sisters, June Thennes of Dodge City, Kan., Eschol Lefell of Jefferson City, Ind., and Geneva Greenwood of Fort Collins, Colo.; one sister-in-law, Catherine Sarles of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 4, 1992 MARY M. BALL A Mass of Christian burial for Mary M. Ball, who died Friday, Dec. 27 was celebrated Thursday, Jan. 2, 1992, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father KEven A. Koch officiated. Pallbearers were Ron McQueen, Rick McQueen, George Pankey, Mark Ashburn, Mike Murphy and J.R. Johnson. An autopsy performed on Mrs. Ball found she died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, the final results of the autopsy performed Saturday, Dec. 28 revealed that Mrs. Ball died from natural causes. The cause of death was due to spontaneous hemorrhage in the brain. Mrs. Ball, 66, of 92 Quadrant St., Rock Springs, was dead on arrival at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 12:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 1991. According to Majhanovich, Mrs. Ball was found at approximately 11:20 a.m., Friday in the No. 5 shaft house at FMC Corporation by Charles Maggio and James Dowley. Mrs. Ball entered the shaft fan house at approximately 10 a.m. and when she didn't return, her fellow workers went to check on her and found her on the floor. She was born Feb. 14, 1925 in Iowa Park, Texas, the daughter of the late Joseph W. Walter and Frances L. Valcik McDaniel. She attended schools in Colorado and was a graduate of West Grand Union High School in Kremmling, Colo. A resident of Rock Springs since January of 1976, Mrs. Ball was a sanitation technician where she has worked for FMC Corporation since 1976. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and was active in the save the wild horse program. Survivors include five sons, James Michael Ball, Steven Jerome Ball and Robert Anthon Ball, all of Rock Springs, John Ball of Kemmling and Joe Hansen of Littleton; two daughters, Catherine M. Ball of Lakewood, Colo., and Mrs. Jack (Theresa) Curtis of Omro, Wis.; two brothers, Joe McDaniel and Jim McDaniel, both of Texas; one sister; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ball was preceded in death by one brother, John McDaniel. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 4, 1992 OGDA CUTHBERTSON Funeral services for Ogda Cuthbertson were conducted Monday Dec. 30, 1991 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Steven Todd of the First Baptist Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Ainsworth, Martin Amizich, John Motto, Bob Zelenka, Craig Hawks and Tim Strickland. Mrs. Cuthbertson, 93, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 6:06 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, 1991 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Dec. 16. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Winton, Mrs. Cuthbertson had been in ill health the past one year. She was born June 6, 1898 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Charles and Alma Peterson Edd. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married James Cuthbertson in Rock Springs. He preceded her in death in January of 1945. Survivors include two sons, Ray Cuthbertson of Rock Springs and Delmer Cuthbertson of Artesia, N.M.; one daughter, Cloria Ainsworth of Rawlins; one sister, Edith Ferguson of College Place, Wash.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson and several nieces and nephews, including Lena Zelenka of Rock Springs. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Cuthbertson was preceded in death by three sons, one brother and one granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 4, 1992 ELSIE IRENE MAKI OGDEN, Utah--Funeral services for Elsie Irene Maki were Monday at Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary, with Pastor Karl W. Kruse of the Elim Lutheran Church officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Mrs. Maki, 79, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1991 at St. Benedict's Hospital from lupus and pneumonia. She was born Sept. 17, 1912 in Helsinki, Finland, a daughter of Gust and Emma Lasilla Wesen. She married George J. Maki, May 28, 1937 in Reno, Nev. He died Aug. 3, 1980. She graduated from Superior High School in Superior, where she resided until 1970 when she moved back to Rock Springs. In 1975 she moved to Ogden, where she lived until her death. She was a member of the Elim Lutheran Church. Surviving are two sons and one daughter, George R. Maki, Durango, Colo.; Edward L. Maki, Frankfort, Ky.; Gloria A. Millett, Ogden; and eight grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Doime U. Wesen and Arvi Wesen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 4, 1992 CECILIA S. MOTTONEN CHEYENNE--Funeral services for Cecilia S. Mottonen were Thursday a the Wiederspahn Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes in Cheyenne, the Rev. James Green officiated. Burial was in the Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne. Former Rock Springs resident Cecilia S. Mottonen, 88, died Monday in a Cheyenne hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born March 19, 1903 in Diamondville. She lived in Kemmerer and Rock Springs for 40 years before moving with her husband, Nestor, to Cheyenne in 1959. She worked as a tailor and a cosmetologist. Survivors include a daughter, Lois Mottonen, Cheyenne; two sisters, Ellen Rohe, Walkefield, Kan., and Lillian Williams, Aberdeen, Wash.; nine nephews and nieces. Her husband preceded her in death in 1971. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 4, 1992 WILMA WALL LARSEN SALT LAKE CITY--Graveside services for Wilma Wall Larsen were Friday, Jan. 3, 1992, at Cottonwood Mortuary, Salt Lake City. Mrs. Larsen, 75, died Monday, Dec. 30, 1991, at her home in Salt Lake City after a sudden illness. She was born Nov. 13, 1916, in Bridger Valley. She married Ernest H. Larsen who preceded her in death. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, she moved to Salt Lake City in 1977 after she retired. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Rae Lynn Larsen, Rock Springs; son, Robert Larsen, Sandy, Utah; daughters and sons-in-law, LaJuanna and Ollie Bake, Salt Lake City, and Lorene and Bill Boggs, Tucson, Ariz.; several brothers, sisters, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Lonnie Larsen; daughter, Darlene Davis; and daughter-in-law Karen Larsen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 4, 1992 ROBERT LEE MCWILLIAMS AND HEATHER ANN MCWILLIAMS Graveside funeral services and interment for Robert Lee McWilliams and Heather Ann McWilliams were conducted Saturday, Dec. 28 at the Kemmerer City Cemetery at Kemmerer. Father William Espenshade of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church officiated. McWilliams, 26 and Heather Ann McWilliams, 22, both of 300 Sweetwater Drive, Rock Springs, were found dead in their home Monday, Dec. 23, in the afternoon. Robert Lee McWilliams was born in Rock Springs, June 11, 1965, the son of Alan Ross and Bonnie Jean Georgis McWilliams. He attended schools in Reliance and Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs Alternative High School. McWilliams worked in construction in the Rock Springs area. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his father, Alan Ross McWilliams of Garden Grove, Calif., his paternal grandmother, Jean McWilliams of Rock Springs; his maternal grandmother, Frances Georgis of Kemmerer; one niece, Brittany Jean of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins, including William and Betty Henderson of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie Jean McWilliams, who died on Oct. 28, 1990. Heather Ann McWilliams was born on March 26, 1969 in Kemmerer, the daughter of Alan Ross and Bonnie Jean Georgis McWilliams. She attended schools in Reliance and Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Miss McWilliams had worked in Rock Springs at McDonald's the Sizzler, the Frosty Freeze and the Comfort Inn. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include her father of Garden Grove; one daughter, Brittany Jean of Rock Springs; her paternal grandmother, Jean McWilliams of Rock Springs; her maternal grandmother Frances Georgis of Kemmerer, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins, including William and Betty Henderson of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 4, 1992 MARTHA R. DROEGE A Mass of Christian burial for Martha R. Droege was celebrated Saturday, Dec. 28, 1991 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 900 Hitching Post Drive in Green River. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Friday, Dec. 27 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Droege, 96, of 641 West Flaming Gorge Way, Green River died at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, 1991 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Dec. 24. A longtime resident of Green River and former resident of Superior, Mrs. Droege had been in ill health the past 6 months. She was born Nov. 22, 1895 in Ute, Iowa the daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine Freesen Paysen. She attended schools in Ute and Rock Springs. She married Emil Joseph Droege in Rock Springs, March 27, 1914. He preceded her in death Aug. 14, 1979. Mrs. Droege was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the oldest charter member of the VFW Auxiliary. She was active in the altar society for many years and she like to play bridge and was a member of several bridge clubs. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret (Peggy) Raymon and Mrs. Dick (Elda) Bussart, both of Green River; one sister, Mrs. Albert (Emma) Deitz of Manning, Iowa; seven grandchildren, one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Droege was preceded in death by one daughter, Elouise Zaversnik; two sisters; three brothers, and one granddaughter, Shannon Ferlic. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 TERESA MUNARI A Mass of Christian burial for Teresa Munari was celebrated Wednesday, Jan.8, 1992 at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kemmerer. Father William Espenshade officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1992 at the church in Kemmerer. Interment was in Kemmerer City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Orion Lorenzi, Carl Annala, Tony Borino, Felix Abriani, Gary Kiren and John Stalliviere. Honorary pallbearers were Charles Albrecht, Bob Johnson, Fred Celebrin and John Carollo. Mrs. Munari, 91, of 44 Chicago St., Diamondville died at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A resident of Green River since 1989 and former longtime resident in Diamondville, Mrs. Munari died following a brief illness. She was born on May 31, 1900 in Essen, Germany, the daughter of the late Matthew and Jenny Christian Dreu. She attended schools in Germany and her family moved to British Columbia, Canada, in 1911. At the age of 24 she moved to Diamondville where she married Charles Munari on Jan. 26, 1925. He preceded her in death on Oct. 4, 1964. Mrs. Munari was a member of the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Anton C. Munari of Laramie; five daughters, Mrs. Garth (Caroline) Nicholls, Mrs. Joe (Jane) Koscak, Mrs. William (Lillian) Juvan Jr., all of Kemmerer, LaVina Currey of Evanston, and Josephine Lowham of Green River; 25 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Munari was preceded in death by one son, Charles Munari Jr., and one brother, Harry Dreu. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 SHAILA RAYE BYRNE Funeral services for Shaila Raye Byrne were conducted Thursday, Jan. 9, 1992 at the LDS Church, Rock Springs. Bishop Glenn Parry conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Shaila Rae Byrne, infant daughter of Darrell L. and Debra Marie Jackman Byrne of 935 Walnut St., No. 7, Rock Springs, was dead at birth at 11:07 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her parents, of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, LaVere and Billie Byrne of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Jay and Marilyn Jackman of Rock Springs; her paternal great-grandparents, Ralph and Dorothy Byrne of Rock Springs and Hazel Bagshaw of Idaho Falls, Idaho; her maternal great-grandparents, Lester Jackman of Pocatello, Idaho, and Earl and Josephine Gardener of Reno, Nev., and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandmother, Mary Louise Jackman and her paternal great-grandparents, Walter Heber Bagshaw and Cedora Byrne. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 DORCAS R. CROWLEY RIVERDALE, Utah—Funeral services for Dorcas R. Crowley were Monday, Jan. 6 at the Riverdale 8th Ward Chapel, Riverdale, Utah with Bishop Dean Beus officiating. Crowley, 76, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1992 at a nursing home of natural causes. She was born Oct. 22, 1915 in Randolph, a daughter of William A. and Olive A. Johnston Dunn. She married James H. Roberts on Aug. 11, 1931 in Laketown, Utah. He died Dec. 6, 1950. She married Byron Crowley on Oct. 4, 1974 in Ogden, Utah. He died April 26, 1987. She was raised and educated in Montpelier, Idaho and Rock Springs. She had lived in Bountiful, Utah and Hannibal, Mo., returning to Ogden in 1987. She was a member of the Riverdale 8th LDS Ward. She served in the Missouri Independence Mission with her husband, Byron Crowley, from 1975 to 1977. She served in many various positions in the church and was a visiting teacher for many years. Mrs. Crowley had worked at D.D.O. and Hill AFB, retiring in 1958. Surviving are two sons and one daughter, James W. and Joan Roberts, Midvale; John W. and Lorraine Roberts, Lynnwood, Wash.; Wayne J. and Elouise Flitton, Layton; 19 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are four sisters and one brother, Twila Guymon, Alphratta, Ga.; Melba Thrasher, Green River; Wendell Dunn, Spannoway, Wash.; Elma Martindale, Holliday, Utah; and Marjean Steed, Centerville, Utah. She was preceded in death by a son, Eugene Roberts, and one brother, West Dunn. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 CLARENCE C. KALBFLEISCH The body of Clarence C. Kalbfleisch was returned to Twin Falls, Idaho for funeral services and interment. Kalbfleisch, 78, of Route 2, Filer, Idaho, died at 7:02 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past one day. A lifelong resident of Filer, Kalbfleisch died form a sudden illness. He was born on Jan. 22, 1913 in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of the late Jacob and Laura Lucky Kalbfleisch. He attended schools in Filer and was a graduate of high school there. He married the former Maggie Triplett in Elko, Nev., and she preceded him in death Nov. 1, 1980. Kalbfleisch was a farmer and member of the Nazarene Church. Survivors include two sons, J.R. Marrs of San Jacinto, Calif., and Johnny Mars of Salt Lake City; one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Carolyn) Green of Green River; one brother, Emory K. Kalbfleisch of Boise, Idaho; one sister, Mrs. L.V. (Ida) Triplett of Twin Falls; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Kalbfleisch was preceded in death by one daughter, Frances Eastwood, and one sister, Loretta. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 JACQUELINE LOUISE LEASOR The body of Jacqueline Louise Leasor was returned to Steelville, Mo., for funeral services and interment in the Eaton Cemetery in Cherryville, Mo. Mrs. Leasor, 52, of 1505 North Riverbend Drive, Green River, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 12:31 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 1992. A resident of Green River for the past 16 years and former resident of Missouri, Mrs. Leasor had been in ill health since September of 1991. She was born March 27, 1939 in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Louis T. and Alta B. Carter Barlet Sr. She attended schools in Missouri and married Charles Leasor in Cuba, Mo., on May 29, 1958. Mrs. Leasor was a department head at the Pamida Store in Green River where she worked for the past 16 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Charles, of Green River; her mother, Alta Barlet of Steelville, Mo.; two sons, Charles (Bud) Louis Leasor, of Cherryville, Mo., and Donald DeWayne Leasor, of Green River; one brother, Lous T. Barlet Jr. of Cuba; one sister, Mrs. Paul (Geraldine) Dickens of Cuba; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 HERMAN I. MAU COKEVILLE—Funeral services for Herman I. Mau were Monday, Jan. 6 in St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Cokeville, Interment was in the Cokeville City Cemetery with committal services under the direction of the Masonic Lodge. Mau, 83, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1992 at his home in Cokeville. He was born November 13, 1908, in Cokeville to Frank A. and Esther Evans Mau. He spent his younger years working for the family sheep business. He attended the University of Wyoming lettering in three sports and has always been a supporter of the “Cowboy Joe Club.” He drove school busses for many years for Cokeville School District and also owned and operated a service station in Cokeville. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge. He married Margaret Zegar in 1931 and she died in 1967. He married Dorothy Brooks in 1982. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Cokeville; one daughter, Miriam; one grandson, Steven; and one granddaughter, Diana, all of Torrance, Calif.; one brother, Albert of Pinedale and two sisters, Lala of Laramie, and Mary of Coronado, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 LEWIS SYME MAXFIELD LYMAN—Funeral services for Lewis Syme Maxfield were Wednesday, Jan. 8 in the Lyman LDS Stake Center in Urie. Burial followed the services in the Lyman cemetery. Maxfield, 60, died Jan. 5, 1992 in Salt Lake City. He was born Nov. 30, 1931 in Lyman to Everett Tripp and Sarah Afton (Syme) Maxfield. He married Margaret Jane Reisbick in Lyman, March 16, 1952. Their marriage was solemnized on Sept. 11, 1959 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was an Army veteran who worked most of his life as a dairy rancher. He was a member of the American Legion, Mountain View Lions Club, member of the Special Olympics Board, Bridger Valley Y.A.B.A and a member of the LDS Church. Maxfield was a longtime Santa Clause for the Bridger Valley. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and two sons, George Lewis Maxfield and Johnny Zane Maxfield, all of Lyman; daughters, Mrs. Ron (Brenda) Hamp, of Lyman and Mrs. Gene (Sherry Kaye) Lane, of Sheridan; his mother, Sarah Afton Maxfield, of Lyman; brothers, Darius T. Maxfield, of Lyman and John Eldon Maxfield, of Vernal, Utah; sisters, Mrs. Joe (Dorothy) Anderson, of Ogden, Utah and Mrs. Henry (Karen) Lee, Lyman; and 17 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father; brother, Everett Vance; one sister, Gloria Pinney, and a great-granddaughter, Tenika Jo Maxfield. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 BERTHA ELVIA DRINKLE EVANSTON—Funeral services for Bertha Elivia Drinkle were conducted Saturday, Jan. 4, 1992 in the Crandall Funeral Home of Evanston with the Rev. Marilyn Van Gelder officiating. Mrs. Drinkle, 81, of Evanston, died Jan. 1, 1992 in Evanston. She was born on April 30, 1910 in Oelwein, Iowa, to Fred and Edna Mae (Glazier) Damon. She married William A. Drinkle, Nov. 25, 1927 in Oelwein, Iowa. He preceded her in death Oct. 21, 1985. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the Eastern Star. She is survived by two sons, Duane A. Drinkle, of Evanston, and his wife, Blanche J., and James H. Drinkle, of Green River, and his wife JoAnn A; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, James Damon, of Waterloo, Iowa; sisters, Letha Kerns, of Oelwein, and Leona Cross, of Sumner, Iowa. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 MARGARET ANN “MAGGIE” KENNEDY WHEATLAND—A memorial Mass for Margaret Ann “Maggie” Kennedy, 64, was conducted Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1992 at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Wheatland with Father John Savio and Father Carl Beavers as concelebrants. Cremation has taken place. Mrs. Kennedy died Saturday, Jan. 4, 1992 at the Platte County Memorial Hospital in Wheatland following a long illness. She was born May 9, 1927 at Scottsbluff, Neb., the daughter of Dr. J.B. and Marie (Feeser) Fuller. She was reared and educated near Huntley, where she received her education and graduated from the Huntley High School in 1945. She attended the University of Colorado and received a bachelor of science degree from the School of Nursing in 1949. She was married to J. Kenneth Kennedy at Huntley Nov. 5, 1949. Following their marriage, the couple resided on their farm near Chugwater, where Mr. Kennedy was engaged in wheat farming and civil engineering. They moved to Wheatland in 1959 where she resided until the time of her death. She was a charter member of the Octavo Music Club in Chugwater and later a member of the Harmony Music Club in Wheatland. She was a past president of the Wyoming Federation of Music Clubs, the first president of the Wheatland Community Concerts Association, a member of Chapter R.P.E.O., St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, and was a volunteer “Gray Lady” at the Platte County Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home for nearly 30 years. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth, of Wheatland; daughter, Shonna Bartlett of Spokane, Wash.; two sons, John F. Kennedy of Rock Springs, and Daniel B. Kennedy of Wheatland; brother, James H. Fuller of Torrington; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant son. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 BLANCHE MARIE HINDMAN Funeral services for Blanche Marie Hindman were conducted Friday, Jan. 10, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Members of the congregation of the Jehovah’s Witnesses conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hindman, 71, of 514 Sidney St., Rock Springs, died at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1992, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Jan. 3. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hindman had been in ill health the past several months. She was born in Rock Springs, Sept. 1, 1920, the daughter of the late John and May McMillan Armstrong. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1938. She married Floyd S. Hindman in Manila, Utah, Oct. 13, 1940. Mrs. Hindman was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Survivors include her husband, Floyd Hindman of Rock Springs, one son, Harold Hindman of Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters, Mrs. James (Connie) Brunz of Rock Springs and Mrs. Jerry (Lori) Brown of Rock Springs; one brother, Archie Armstrong of Rock Springs; one sister, May Bolen of Rock Springs; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hindman was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 WILLIE LOPEZ JR. Funeral services for Willie Lopez, Jr., were conducted Friday, Jan. 10, 1992, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Thursday, Jan. 9, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Kevin A. Koch officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Al Bozner Sr., Gus Mondragon, Rick Wagner, Ian Gersten, Dennis Gersten and John Hursh. Honorary pallbearers were John ANastos Jr., John Anastos Sr., Richard Finlayson, Keith Norris, Leon Kjelgren, Tom Georgis, Tony Demshar, John Seppie, Galen West, Al Seppie, Carl Demshar and Rick Gibbs. Lope Jr., 55, of 1216 Hilltop Drive, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 4:02 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 1992. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, Lopez was working at the FMC Corporation when he became suddenly ill and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. An autopsy performed Tuesday morning revelaed that Lopez died as a result of a heart attack. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 32 years and former resident of Superior, Lopez was born Nov. 13, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Willie and Dora Gamez Lopez Sr. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of Superior High School with the class of 1955. He attended Western Wyoming Community College and married the former Harriet Gersten in Rock Springs Aug. 30, 1962. Lopez was a U.S. Force veteran and was a senior lab analyst for the FMC Corporation where he had worked for the past 25 years. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church, the Quarterback Club, the BPO Elks Lodge, the Sweetwater County Horseshoe Club and the Sweetwater County Officials Association. Lopez was also a member of the United Steelworkers of America. He was a shop steward for Steelworkers Local 13214. He also served as the southwestern regional commissioner for the Wyoming State Officials Association. Survivors include his wife, Harriet Lopez of Rock Springs; his mother, Dora Lopez of Rock Springs; his father, Willie Lopez Sr., of Reliance; one son, Weston Michael Lopez of Rock Springs; one daughter, Kelley Elaine Lopez of Sandy, Utah; two brothers, John Lopez of Salt Lake City and Robert Lopez of Yuma, Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. John (Dorothy) Anastos of Green River, Mrs. John (Judy) Hursh of Riverton, and Cathie Jewitt of Pasadena, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 ARTHUR C. BEVERIDGE A Mass of Christina burial for Arthur C. Beveridge was celebrated Monday, Jan. 6, 1992 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Ray Overy, Paul Legerski, Lyle Ranta, Mike Legerski, Dick Bertagnolli and Vic Berta. Beveridge, 47, of 245 Jade St., Rock Springs, died at 9:34 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 1992 shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Beveridge had been in ill health the past several weeks. He was born Sept. 20, 1944 in Rock Springs, the son of Arthur J. and Alice Williams Beveridge. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1963. He married the former Ivy Edwards in Rock Springs on June 19, 1965. Beveridge served in the Wyoming National Guard and was an electrician for Devoge Electric Company. Beveridge was active in the BPO Elks Lodge No. 624, where he served as past exalted ruler, past state president and past district deputy. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 322. Survivors include his wife, Ivy Beveridge of Rock Springs; his parents, Arthur and Alice Beveridge of Rock Springs; one son, Russell Beveridge of Rock Springs; one daughter, Kristin Beveridge of Fort Collins, Colo.; one brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Linda Beveridge of Greeley, Colo.; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 LEO PAUL CORMIER SR. ESCONDIDO, Calif.—The body of Leo Paul Cormier Sr., was cremated in San Marcos, Calif. Memorial services were conducted Thursday, Jan. 9, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Cormier Sr., 64, of Rock Springs died Dec. 20, 1991, in Escondido, Calif., where he was undergoing medical treatment. He was born March 5, 1927, in Canada, a son of the late Philippe and Maria Cormier. He married Cecile Blais July 7, 1948. He worked in exploratory drilling and mining. He had been a supervisor for Bridger Coal since 1981. He is survived by his wife, Cecile J. Cormier, Rock Springs; two sons, Leo P. Cormier Jr., Rock Springs, and Gerard G. Cormier, Escondido; two daughters, Pauline M. Cormier, Rock Springs, and Annette Cormier, Fort Collins, Colo.; two brothers and five sisters in Canada; four grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 11, 1992 DANNY WAYNE ROWDEN EULESS, Texas—Services for Danny Wayne Rowden were Sunday, Jan. 5, 1992 at the Emerald Hill Chapel in Kennedale, Texas, with interment in Kennedale. Rowden, 25, former Rock Springs resident, died Thursday, Jan. 2, in Euless, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas. His family announced the death and did not release details. The mortuary showed no cause of death pending an autopsy. He was born Dec. 19, 1966 and was educated in Rock Springs. He is survived by three brothers, Donald Rowden, Hurst, Texas, Russell Hastings, Fort Worth, and Michael Hastings, Euless; his parents, Rosemary Hastings and Ralph Hastings, Fort Worth; two sisters-in-law, Kim Rowden, Hurst, and Margaret Hastings, Euless; grandparents, Willy M. and Geraldine Honea, Kennedale, Texas, and Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Stroud, Tucson, Ariz.; two nieces, Nikki Rowden, and Danielle Hastings. Rowden graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1985. He was a football player who was a placekicker on the 1983 Tiger football team that won its conference championship. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 18, 1992 EMILY STOLL Funeral services for Emily Stoll were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1992 at the LDS Stake Center, 120 Shoshone Ave., Green River. Bishop Glenn Parry conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Scott Lee, Pat Merchant, Lyn Stoll, Kim Stoll, Casey Braden and Randy Braden. Honorary pallbearers were Gary Braden, Tim Merchant, Tom Hermansen, Ben Stoll, Ronald Braden and Ed Lee. Mrs. Stoll, 95, of 410 Logan St., Green River, died at 9:20 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where she had been a resident since December 1988. A resident of Green River since 1935 and former resident of Burnt Fork, Mrs. Stoll had been in ill health the past several years. She was born Sept. 5, 1896 in Lehi, Utah, a daughter of the late Henry William and Sarah Julia Stewart Vaughn. She attended schools in Lehi and married Fredrick William Stoll in Salt Lake City, June 23, 1919. He preceded her in death Jan. 7, 1992. Mrs. Stoll received a teaching certificate from Brigham Young University and taught school in McKinnon. She later worked for the Barklow Brothers Company in Green River as a clerk at the Union Pacific Railroad Depot. She was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include one son, Donald Stoll of Burnt Fork; five daughters, Mrs. Charles G. (Elsie) Lee of Green River, Mrs. Jenny Cooper of Espanola, N.M., Mrs. Howard (Phyllis) Braden of Ogden, Utah, Mrs. Merle Hermansen of Green River and Mrs. Jacquline Merchant of Green River; one sister, Margaret Dickerson of Lodi, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Stoll was preceded in death by one brother, George Vaughn; two sisters, Vernette McKnight and Lillian Welch. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 18, 1992 FREDRICK WILLIAM STOLL Funeral services for Fredrick William Stoll were conducted Saturday, Jan. 11, 1992 at the St. John’s Episcopal Church, 350 Mansface, Green River. The Rev. John Pennington officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gary Braden, Tom Merchant, Tom Hermansen, Ben Stoll, Ronald Braden and Ed Lee. Honorary pallbearers were Scott Lee, Pat Merchant, Lyn Stoll, Kim Stoll, Casey Braden, Randy Braden. Stoll, 92, of 410 Logan St., Green River, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where he had been a resident since Jan. 17, 1991. A resident of Green River since 1935 and former resident of Burnt Fork, Stoll was one of the last early pioneer family members who settled this area. He was born in February 1, 1899 in Burnt Fork, the son of the late George and Lillian McDougall Stoll Jr. He attended schools in Burnt Fork and married the former Emily Vaughan in Salt Lake City June 23, 1919. Stoll was a retired self-employed cattle rancher and a bronc rider in the area. He worked for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers during World War II on the construction of the Army Airport in Casper and he also worked for the City of Green River as a maintenance foreman and Sweetwater County as a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include one son, Donald Stoll of Burnt Fork; five daughters, Mrs. Charles G. (Elsie) Lee of Green River, Mrs. Jenny Cooper of Espanola, N.M., Mrs. Howard (Phyllis) Braden of Ogden, Utah, Mrs. Merle Hermansen of Green River and Mrs. Jacqueline Merchant of Green River; one sister, Alta Gamble of Burnt Fork; 20 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. His wife, Emily Stoll died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1992. In addition to his parents, Stoll was preceded in death by two brothers, Earl Stoll and Louis Stoll. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 18, 1992 LES DE GEER LIVERMORE, Calif. - Services for Les De Geer were conducted at the Hart Funeral Home in Tahlequah, Okla., on Jan. 16, 1992. De Geer, 73, died Jan. 11, 1992 in Valley Memorial Hospital in Livermore, Calif. He had been in ill health for several months. He was born in Tahlequah, Okla., May 21, 1918, the son of Jake and Betty (Miles) De Geer. He married Faye Sackelford on Dec. 20, 1942. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked in the oil fields around Rock Springs for many years. He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Joyce (Kessner) De Geer of Livermore; six grandchildren, 1st Lt. Leslie E. De Geer, Fort Ord, Calif., Mrs. Christine Peterson, Mesa, Ariz., Nicolle De Geer, Provo, Utah, Jennifer, Stacie and Elizabeth of Livermore; one great-granddaughter, Hilary Peterson of Mesa; two brothers, Joseph of Fort Worth, Texas and Carrol of Skeatook, Okla. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Faye, one grandson, Brad and four brothers, Jake, Bill, Gordon and Tom. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 18, 1992 ETHEL M. JOHNS COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Ethel M. Johns of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Jan. 4, 1992, at a local care center. No local visitation or services were scheduled. Memorial services and burial was at Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne. Mrs. Johns was born June 3, 1899 in Weidman, Mich., to William and Adella Bell. She has been a resident of Colorado Springs since 1968. She was a former resident of Cheyenne and Rock Springs. Mrs. Johns was married Feb. 2, 1920 to George A. Johns who preceded her in death in 1972. She was formerly a state president of the Wyoming American Legion Auxiliary, past matron of the Order of Eastern Star, a member of P.E.O. Chapter FH of Colorado Springs, and the First Congregational Church of Colorado Springs. She is survived by two daughters, Adella Hummer of Cora, and Barbara Carlton of Colorado Springs; and sisters Lucille Adolphson and Evelyn Cross of Cheyenne; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 18, 1992 MYRTLE CONKLIN The body of Myrtle Conklin was cremated and memorial services were held. Mrs. Conklin, 87, of 2340 Colorado Drive, Green River, died at 12:10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 1991 at her home. A resident of Green River for the past three years and former resident of Hagerman, Idaho, Mrs. Conklin had been in ill health the past one year. She was born in Race Track, Mont., on June 18, 1904, the daughter of the late Isaac and Armedia Louisa Wilde Eliason. She attended schools in Hagerman, and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1922. Mrs. Conklin received her teaching certificate from the Albion Normal School. She married Howard Conklin in Elko, Nev., on March 22, 1926 and he preceded her in death Nov. 30, 1968. Mrs. Conklin worked as a cook for the Idaho State Tuberculosis Hospital. Mrs. Conklin was a member of the VFW Auxiliary of Hagerman. Survivors include two sons, Doyle Conklin of Green River and Roland Conklin of Bliss, Idaho; three daughters, Donna Burgess of Lake Bay, Wash., Kenna Schuyler of Big Bear, Calif., and Lila Stauffer of Jerome, Idaho; one brother, Earl Eliason of Prosser, Wash.; one sister, Mrs. Ralph Collett of Emmett, Idaho; 16 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Conklin was preceded in death by three brothers, Leonard Eliason, Moylan Eliason and Ray Eliason; two sisters, Georgia Eliason Winkler and Martha Eliason Traver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 25, 1992 SAM RYDER JR. A mass of Christina burial for Sam Ryder Jr., was celebrated Monday, Jan. 20, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Sunday, Jan. 19, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Ole Anselmi, Richard Matthews, Victor Magagna, Gary Bailiff, Jim Zelenka and Harry Chipp. Ryder Jr., 71, of 411 C St., Rock Springs, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Jan. 9. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Ryder had been in ill health the past several years. He was born April 8, 1920, in Rock Springs, the son of the late Sam and Jennie Delaney Ryder Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1938. He married the former Emma Magagna in Rock springs on Aug. 15, 1941. Ryder retired as a clerk from the Wyoming Highway Department in 1988 where he had worked for 17 years. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Young at Heart Senior Citizen Center. Survivors include his wife, Emma, of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Sam and Kathy Ryder III of Rock Springs; one sister, Mary Matthews of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Sherrie and Jamie Ryder, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Ryder was preceded in death by three sisters, Florence, Mable and Doris. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 25, 1992 JACQUELINE JOYCE DONALD A mass of Christian burial for Jacqueline Joyce Donald was celebrated Monday, Jan. 20, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Kevin A. Koch officiated. A Scriptural rosary was celebrated Sunday, Jan. 19, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Graveside services and interment were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 21, 1992 at the Longmont Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont, Colo. Father Bob Ohlrich of the St. John's Catholic Church officiated. Mrs. Donald, 55, 709 4th Avenue West, Rock Springs, died at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1992 at her home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Donald died from a sudden illness. She was born Feb. 20, 1936, in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Sepich Krpan. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1954. Mrs. Donald received an associate's of secretarial science degree from the Western Wyoming College. She was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mrs. Donald worked for the Rock Springs Medical Group for many years. She was employed as an editorial proof reader for the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner at the time of her death. She was a member of the SS Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the American Fraternal Union. Survivors include two daughters: Mrs. Tom (Karen) White of Salt Lake City, Utah; and Joyce Donald of Gillette; one brother, Jim Krpan, of Price, Utah; and one grandson, Michael White of Salt Lake City; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and three nieces. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 25, 1992 DOLORES JEANNE HUMMEL Dolores Jeanne Hummel, 60, of 127 W Willow Street, Lyman, died at 2:10 am, Sunday, Jan. 19, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Dec. 29. A resident of Lyman since 1970 and former resident of Rock Springs, Powell, and Lusk, Mrs. Hummel had been in poor health the past several years. She was born Feb. 5, 1931 in Lusk, the daughter of the late Melvin and Estella Baughn Peet. She attended school in Lusk and was a graduate of Lusk High School. Mrs. Hummel attended the University of Wyoming and married Richard Hummel in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 21, 1951. He preceded her in death Feb. 4, 1980. Mrs. Hummel was the owner and operator of Jade T-Shirts in Lyman. She was a member of the University of Wyoming Alumni Association. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Dirk and Allison Hummel of Lyman; one daughter and son-in-law Sheri and Cliff Harper of Rock Springs; one brother, Wayne Peet of Spokane, Wash.; one sister, Glora Daugherity of Casper; three grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jan 25, 1992 JAMES DAVID MEREDITH SHERIDAN - Services for James David "Gentleman Jim" Meredith were Tuesday, Jan. 21 in Sheridan with burial at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Meredith, 72, 952 Illinois, Sheridan, died Saturday, Jan. 18, at Sheridan County Memorial Hospital. Meredith was born in Acme and raised in the Sheridan area. He graduated from Sheridan High School and attended the University of Wyoming briefly before enlisting in the Army Air Corps prior to World War II. During World War II he was stationed in the South Pacific, later becoming part of the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). He completed service in 1953 with the rank of master sergeant. For the past 30 years, he had been a radio announcer and station manager for various radio stations throughout Wyoming. Prior to retirement in 1986 he resided in Rock Springs, moving back to Sheridan at that time, He broadcast from 1968-1972 for KVRS in Rock Springs, broadcasting WWC Spartan sports. Meredith was married March 28, 1942 to Martha Louise Upchurch, of Fort Smith, Ark. She preceded him in death Feb. 6, 1987. On June 20, 1988 he married Esther Grant, who survives him. He is further survived by his brother, Robert B. Meredith, of Shoshoni; a son, James D. Meredith, Jr., of Seattle; a son, George Meredith, of Sheridan; daughters, Saundra Allen, of Roswell, N.M., Kathleen Fritts, of Boulder, Colo., Martha Ellen Tabolt, of Rock Springs, Janet Doak, of Amarillo, Texas and Tammy James, of Rock Springs. One brother, George L. Meredith, and a sister, Halene, preceded him in death. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Kalii Shrine Temple. He was also an active member of the Disabled American Veterans. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 1, 1992 EULA MARY LARSON HAYS, Kan.—Funeral services for Eula Mary Larson were Monday, Jan. 27, 1992 at Hays Memorial Chapel, Hays, Kan. Reed Lohrenz officiated. There was a private interment service at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs at a later date. Mrs. Larson, 93, of 309 West 40th, Hays, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1992, at her home in Hays. She was born July 5, 1898 at Warne, N.C., to Samuel Virgil and Laura Louella (Erwin) Byers. She married Gustav Nils Larson Oct. 27, 1919, at Pocatello, Idaho. He died May 31, 1973. She was a homemaker and member of the Church of Christ of Hays. Survivors include her son, Burg G. Larson of Hays; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 1, 1992 REX SEAMON PILKINGTON Funeral services for Rex Pilkington, who died Monday, Jan. 27, were conducted Thursday, Jan. 30, 1992 at the LDS Stake Center, Green River. Bishop David Anderson conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pilkington, 73, of 505 Bridger Drive, Green River, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 10:12 a.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 1992. A resident of Green River for the past four years and former longtime resident of Little America, Pilkington died of a sudden illness. He was born Nov. 6, 1918 in Smithfield, Utah the son of the late Joseph and Rose Seamon Pilkington. He attended schools in Smithfield, Utah, and was a graduate of high school there. Pilkington was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Barbara Jean Lee in Green River on Aug. 10, 1951. Pilkington retired in May of 1988 as a mechanic at Little America where he worked for 38 years. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Jean Pilkington of Green River; one son and daughter-in-law, Rex Steven and Connie Pilkington of Roy, Utah; three brothers, Denzil Pilkington of Logan, Utah; Dale Weeks of Smithfield, Utah and Randall Pilkington of Shelly, Idaho; two grandsons, Steven Wayne Pilkington and Jake R. Pilkington, both of Roy and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Pilkington was preceded in death by three brothers, Ace Pilkington, Elwood Pilkington and Vance Pilkington. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 1, 1992 LORETTA L. BENNETT The body of Loretta L. Bennett was cremated and memorial services were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 28, 1992 at the LDS Church at 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Bishop Ed Eyering conducted the services. Mrs. Bennett, 54, of 1124 McKinley Ave., Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 12:27 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 1992. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Bennett had been in ill health the past several weeks. She was born in Rock Springs on April 10, 1937, the daughter of Robert Donald and Jessie Leona McClean Mills. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Walter Richard (Dick) Bennett in Elko, Nev., Nov. 8, 1955. Mrs. Bennett was an assistant veterinarian for the past five years and a dog groomer for many years. She was working for the Companion Animal Clinic at the time of her death. Mrs. Bennett was a member of the L.D.S. Church. Survivors include her husband, Dick Bennett of Rock Springs; her parents, Don and Jessie Mills Sr., of Mesa, Ariz.; one son, Richard Daniel (Danny) Bennett of Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Rae Lynn) Crompton of Evanston, and Mrs. William M. (Glynis) Cederburg of Rock Springs; one brother, Robert Donald "Don" Mills Jr. of Mesa, Ariz.; one sister, Mrs. Jack (Carolyn) Stainbrook of Rock Springs; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 1, 1992 FOREST C. JOHNSON MELBOURNE, Fla.—Funeral services for Forest C. Johnson were Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Ferrell Mortuary Chapel, Huntington, W.Va., the Rev. Harry Rowe officiating. Entombment was in Huntington. Johnson, 85, of Huntington, died Monday, Jan. 20, in Melbourne, Fla., his winter home. Johnson, born June 30, 1906 in Ohio, was a longtime mortician in Huntington. He was active in several Masonic organizations and was a 32nd degree Mason. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Drummond Johnson, Huntington; a son, Robert C. Johnson, Green River; two grandsons, Mark Johnson in Alaska and David Johnson in New York; three great-grandchildren; and a nephew, Thomas R. Lyon III in Ohio. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 1, 1992 ROBERT C. STEVENS MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Viewing of Robert C. Stevens was at the Gustave J. Novak Funeral Home in Perth Amboy, N.J., Wednesday, Jan. 29. Burial mass was at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Perth Amboy, Thursday, Jan. 30. Stevens, 42, of Miami Beach, Fla., died suddenly at his home Friday, Jan. 24. He was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., Feb. 18, 1949. He attended local schools and was employed as a social services counselor at a medical center prior to moving to Florida 12 years ago. Survivors include his mother, Lynn H. Stevens, Rock Springs; his father, Frank Stevens of Englishtown, N.J.; a sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Ronald Bulvanoski of Princeton Junction, N.J.; a niece, Jennifer Lynn Bulvanoski, Princeton Junction. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 1, 1992 JAMES CASEY CARLTON Funeral services for James Casey Carlton, 7, who died Tuesday, Jan. 21, were conducted Monday, Jan. 27, 1992 at the Wamsutter Baptist Church. Pastor James Palmer conducted the services. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted at the Rawlins City Cemetery in Rawlins. Carlton, a 7-year-old Table Rock boy, was killed and his father seriously injured late Tuesday night in a pickup-semi crash. James Casey Carlton was born Sept. 8, 1984 in Rawlins, the son of Wesley and Kristina Sherman Carlton. He was enrolled in the first grade at the Wamsutter Elementary School. Survivors include his parents, Wesley Carlton of Table Rock and Kristina Carlton of North Glenn, Colo.; one sister, Keri Carlton of Table Rock; his paternal grandparents, Don and Arlene Carlton of Salt Lake City; his maternal grandparents, John and Mary Sherman of Thornton, Colo., and Helen Mihalek of Pueblo, Colo.; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 8, 1992 WILLIAM HAINES WARD OPTIMA, Okla.--Funeral services for William Haines Ward, 65, were conducted Friday, Feb. 7, in Guymon, Okla. The Rev. Brad Beckdolt, pastor of the First Church of God, officiated. Interment was in the Elmhurst cemetery. Ward, an Optima, Okla., resident for the past 13 years, died Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kan. The son of Joe and Edith Hefner Ward, he was born on May 19, 1926 at Trinidad, Colo. He married Norine Talbott Dec. 28, 1944 at Raton, N.M. He attended schools in Colorado and moved to the Guymon area from Kim, Colo., in 1943. Ward was engaged in farming and ranching south of Guymon. In 1979 the homeplace was destroyed by a tornado and the family moved to Optima. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Dorothy Ann Ward and a grandson, Ronny Ward, Jr. Survivors include his wife, Norine of the home; two sons, Ronny Ward and his wife, Velda Jean of Barstow, Calif., and Randy Ward and his wife, Joann, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Charlene and her husband, Jeffrey Edwards of Littleton, Colo., and Cynthia and her husband, Wayne Bellamy of Oklahoma City; nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; his stepmother, Dorothy Ward of California; two half-brothers, Bobby Joe Ward of Tennessee and Leroy Ward of California; and two half-sisters, Marilyn Cobb of California and Patricia Ward of California. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 8, 1992 TOINI E. LAHTI RENTON, Wash.--Services for Toini E. Lahti were conducted in Renton, Wash. South Seattle resident Toini E. Lahti, 75, died Jan. 27, 1992, in Renton, Wash. Mrs. Lahti was born July 27, 1916 in Superior. She had lived in the Renton area since 1942. She was a cook in the public schools before retiring. She was a member of the Renton Senior Center and attended St. Luke's Lutheran Church. A member of the Finlandia Foundation, her hobbies were Finnish dancing, cooking, crossword puzzles and crochet. She is survived by two daughters, Luella Bolton of Seattle and Helen M. Edmonds of Renton; a sister, Saima Hyppa of Buckley, Wash.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 8, 1992 PATRICK E. NOLAN Funeral services for Patrick E. Nolan were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1992 at the Union Congregational Church, 350 Mansface, Green River. The Rev. Carla and the Rev. Bruce Cunningham officiated. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Thursday, Feb. 6, 1992 at the Willow Grove Cemetery in Buffalo. The Rev. Bob Miller officiated. Nolan, 47, of 44 Sheltered Valley Trailer Park, Green River died at about 3 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 1992 at his home. A resident of Green River for the past 20 years and former resident of Sheridan, Nolan died following a sudden illness. He was born on June 26, 1944 in Sheridan, the son of the late Patrick Harry and Victoria Dykes Nolan. He attended schools in Colorado and Japan. Nolan worked as a hoistman for the Rhone-Poulenc Company of Wyoming. He was a member of the Congregational Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 2350. Survivors include his step-father, C.C. Kincaid of Valley Center, Kan.; one son, Troy E. Nolan of Green River; two daughters, Carrie Nolan and Mrs. Chuck (Paula) Irish, both of Green River; two brothers, Billy Nolan of Needles, Calif., and Jimmy Nolan, stationed in the Philippines; a sister, Dixey Dokken, of Seattle; his former wife, Velma Nolan of Green River, and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 8, 1992 JAMES MARTIN OVERY Funeral services for James Martin Overy were conducted Thursday, Feb. 6, 1992 at the LDS Church at 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Bishop Blaine Graham conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Gary Allen, Larry Cermack, Allen Cermack, Joe Walker, Rick Leal and Ellis Wheeler. Overy, 81, of 803 Rhode Island Ave., Rock Springs, died at 10:56 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 1992 at his home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Overy had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Rock Springs, Feb. 19, 1910, the son of the late James and Sarah Isabelle McPhie Overy, Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Hazel Teters in Rock Springs Sept. 28, 1929. Overy worked in the coal mines in this area for 15 years and as a rancher for several years. He later went to work for the Mountain Fuel Supply Company where he worked as an operator and driver for 30 years. After his retirement from Mountain Fuel, Overy worked for J. Warden Opie of the Rogan Mortuary and the Vase Funeral Home as a director for many years. Overy was a musician and played for country dances all over the area. He was a member of the LDS Church and the Rock Springs Gem and Mineral Club. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Overy of Rock Springs; three daughters, Patricia Cermack Zombro, Mrs. David (Lois) Peterson and Mrs. Orville (Charlotte) Sturdevent, all of Rock Springs; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Overy was preceded in death by one daughter, Bessie Marie Overy; two brothers, Jacob Overy and Charles M. Overy, and three sisters, Margaret Wilson, Sarah Pederson Dennison and Emmay May Overy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 8, 1992 DONNA MAE HENRY MURPHY LANDER--Funeral services for Donna Mae Henry Murphy were Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson's Funeral Home with Mel Ashby presiding. Mrs. Murphy, 65, of the Niobrara County Nursing Home in Lusk, died Saturday, Feb. 1. She was born Dec. 12, 1926, in Rock Springs, a daughter of Floyd E. and Edna Van Matre Henry. She married James E. Murphy Jan. 9, 1945. She was a longtime resident of Farson. Mrs. Murphy had been in ill health the past few months. She attended schools in Farson and Eden. She was living in Lander until recently when she became ill. She was preceded in death by her father and her husband. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Nancy Cook of Lander; her mother, Edna Henry of Lander; a sister, Mrs. Betty Harris, of Jay Em; numerous nieces and nephews; three grandchildren, Juel Ray Lewis, Penny DuBry, and Dawn Marie Lewis, all of Rock Springs and two great-grandchildren, Savanah and Shawna DeBry, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 8, 1992 MINA MARIAN THURMON STURGIS, S.D.--Services for Mina Marian Thurmon, 61, 1066 Ballpark Road Apt. M12, Sturgis, S.D., were Monday, Feb. 3, at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis with the Rev. Howard Smith officiating. Burial was in the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Mrs. Thurmon died Thursday, Jan. 30 at Sturgis Community Health Care Center following a long illness. She was born March 24, 1930, at Pollock, S.D., to Case and Grace (Garrison) Biesheuvel. She grew up and attended school in Pollock. She moved to Deadwood in 1952 and later moved to Sturgis. She was also a former Rock Springs resident, known by the name of Mrs. Lee Loflin. She married Ira Joe Thurmon April 3, 1962, at Evanston. Survivors include her husband, of Sturgis; one son, Larry Conway of Sturgis; four daughters, Julie Plaggemeyer of Sturgis, Carol Rodriguez of Laramie, Mary Fraser of McFadden, and Joann Evans of Sturgis; one stepson, Mike Fairbanks of Ione, Wash.; her mother, Grace B. Maas of Sturgis; two brothers, Harlan Biesheuvel of Melstone, Mont., and LeRoy Biesheuvle of Broadus, Mont.; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother and her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 ELMER JOHANN HALSETH A Mass of Christian burial for Elmer Johann Halseth was celebrated Tuesday, Feb. 11, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Monday, Feb. 10, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park with military graveside services by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Pallbearers were Hal Ravenholt, Frank Kovach, David Halseth, Mike Knox and Dennis Zadra. Halseth, 94, of 506 2nd St., Rock Springs, died at 11:45 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River where he had been a patient since Jan. 30. A resident of Rock Springs since 1926, Halseth had been in ill health the past few months. He was born in Madison, S.D., Nov. 26, 1897, the son of the late Andrew and Olina Holvick Halseth. He attended schools in Madison and was a graduate of high school there. He attended St. Olaf College in Minnesota and was a graduate of the Eastern State Normal School in Madison in 1924 where he received a B.S. degree in science, English, and music. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Halseth taught history and science at Rock Springs High School for many years and was the state Teacher of the Year in 1967. He served as a state senator from 1963 to 1970 and was the state president of the Department of Transportation from 1961 to 1965. Halseth was instrumental in the development of the Sweetwater County Fine Arts Center and was made a director in September of 1966. He was an active member of the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, where he served as chaplain for many years. He was also a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center. He married the former Ann Laibly in Rapid City, S.D., on Aug. 25, 1930 and she preceded him in death on March 4, 1976. Halseth was also instrumental in the adoption and use of the flags flown on Memorial Day at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Lynn Halseth of Benicia, Calif.; four grandchildren, David Halseth of San Francisco, Catherine Halseth and Cynthia Know both of Denver, and Christin Halseth of Hungington, W.V.; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents and wife, Halseth was preceded in death by two sons, John Andrew Halseth who died in infancy on Jan. 21, 1934 and Dr. William L. Halseth who died on Oct. 28, 1991. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 BERTHA I. DUNCAN WICKENBURG, Ariz.--Graveside services for Bertha I. Duncan were conducted Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992 at the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Duncan died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1992, at Wickenburg Community Hospital, Wickenburg, Ariz., following a lengthy illness. She was born in Mountain View to Emil and Elizabeth Gradert Feb. 20, 1916. She married Jack Duncan Sept. 18, 1937. They ran GR Marine Sales and a Sinclair station in Green River. They lived in Green River from 1940-1980 when they moved to Circle City, Ariz. They had two children, Wayne Duncan of South Weber, Utah, and a daughter, Faye Weber, also of Circle City; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 EARL PITTAM Funeral services for Earl C. Pittam were conducted Monday, Feb. 10, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Wayne Fults of the Emmanuel Baptist Church officiated. Cremation followed. Pittam, 80, longtime resident of Superior and Rock Springs, died Feb. 7, 1992, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He is survived by his wife, Nevada; three children; two brothers and three sisters; several grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 MICHAEL J. LIKWARTZ ABSAROKEE, Mont.--Graveside funeral services and interment for Michael J. Likwartz were conducted Monday, Feb. 10, 1992 at the St. Joseph's Cemetery in Rock Springs. Father Kevin A. Koch of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Likwartz, 82, of Absarokee, Mont., died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 1997 at the Stillwater Convalescent Center where he had been a resident for the past three years. A resident of Montana since March 28, 1989 and former long-time resident of Rock Springs, Likwartz had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Bosnia, Austria, March 3, 1909, the son of the late Joseph and Josephine Hoynoski Likwartz. He attended schools in Koii and Superior and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Bonnie Mae Phillips in Rock Springs Aug. 16, 1968, and she preceded him in death Jan. 4, 1986. Likwartz was a retired miner having worked for the Copenhagen mine and he later worked for the Peabody Company. Likwartz was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include one daughter, Josephine Falline of Las Vegas, Nev.; one brother, Henry A. Likwartz of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Marshall (Bernice) Thompson of Absarokee; two grandsons, Kenneth and Michael Falline both of Las Vegas and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Likwartz was preceded in death by two brothers, Stanley and Frank, and one sister, Mildred. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 MARY JANE ARMSTRONG AND SYLVIA HOWER LAHABRA, Calif.--Combined funeral services for Sylvia Hower and Mary Armstrong were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1992 at the Memory Garden Memorial Park in Brea, Calif. Interment for Mary Armstrong was in the Memory Garden Memorial Park and graveside funeral services and interment for Sylvia Hower were conducted Friday, Feb. 14, 1992 at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Mrs. Armstrong, 80, of 1001 West Lambert Road No. 105, LaHabra, Calif., died at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1992 in front of 1001 West Lambert Road instantly from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident that occurred on Feb. 5, 1992. A former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Armstrong was born on July 18, 1911 in Park City, Utah, the daughter of the late Mike and Barbara Yurich Drazovich. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1929. She married John Armstrong in Rock Springs on Oct. 17, 1931 and he preceded her in death on May 31, 1979. She had lived in LaHabra since 1964. As a child, Mrs. Armstrong and her family moved to Sweetwater County in 1919 and lived in the Rock Springs area until 1958. She worked in the family owned Husky Truck Stop in Green River in the 1950s. They moved to Salt Lake City. She moved to LaHabra in 1964. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, John S. and Karma Armstrong of Agoura Hills, Calif.; one brother, John Drazovich of Rock Springs; one sister, Zora Palmer of LaHabra, and several nieces and nephews incuding Robert Drazovich of Palo Alto, Calif. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Armstrong was preceded in death by two brothers, Mike and Steve Drazovich. Her sister, Sylvia Hower, died Feb. 7, 1992 from injuries she sustained in the same accident. Mrs. Hower, 74, of 1001 West Lambert Road No. 97, LaHabra, died at 1:25 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 1992 at the U.C. Irvine Medical Center in Orange, Calif., from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident that occurred in LaHabra on Feb. 5, 1992. A resident of LaHabra since 1964 and former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hower was born on April 9, 1917in Park City, Utah, the daughter of the late Mike and Barbara Yurich Drazovich. Her family came to Sweetwater County in 1919. She attended schools in Rock Springs. She married Robert Hower in Green River Aug. 7, 1937 and he preceded her in death Dec. 21, 1986. She worked at the family-owned Husky Truck Stop in Green River in the 1950s. Survivors include one brother, John Drazovich of Rock Springs; one sister, Zora Palmer of LaHabra; a mtoher-in-law, Elizabeth HOwer of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews including Robert Drazovich of Palo Alto and John Armstrong of Agoura Hills. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Hower was preceded in death by two brothers, Mike and Steve Drazovich, one nephew, Steven Drazovich and one sister, Mary Armstrong who died of injuries she sustained in the same accident. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 LAU "LEO" HUNG Funeral services for Lau "Leo" Hung were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Walt Silveria of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Leo Dep, Martin Lew, Jimmy Fun, Sunny Leo, Su Fing Law and Phillip Lew. Hung, 103, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1992, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Jan. 25, 1992. A resident of Rock Springs since 1912 and former resident of Sacramento and China, Hung died following a lengthy illness. He was born April 2, 1888 in Canton, China from the family of Yet Lung Lau. He attended schools in China and Sacramento. Hung was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I. He married Lui Fung Toy in China and she preceded him in death on April 25, 1974. Mr. Hung was the former owner and operator of the New Grand Café in Rock Springs. Survivors include one daughter, Lui Chee or Ontario, Canada; one daughter-in-law, "Dolly" Fokngan Ching of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren, including Dick Din Lui of Rock Springs and Dick Kit Lui of Los Angeles; many great-grandchildren, including Roy Lui of Fort Collins, Colo., and Don Lui of Salt Lake City and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Hung was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 JAMES T. MCLEOD Funeral services for James T. McLeod were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1992, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed. Pallbearers were Scott Clutter, John T. Kragovich, John F. Kragovich, Michael Hruska, Paul Hruska and Jimmy Kragovich, Jr. McLeod, 74, of 912 Edgar St., Rock Springs died at 2:04 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Jan. 31, 1992. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Superior, McLeod had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Superior, May 17, 1917, the son of the late James and Ellen Johnson McLeod. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of the Superior High School with the class of 1935. He married the former Angela Taucher in Rock Springs July 25, 1959. McLeod was a retired mine maintenance foreman having worked for the FMC Corporation from 1954 to 1978. Survivors include his wife, Angela McLeod, of Rock Springs; two stepsons, Nick Kragovich and Jim Kragovich, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Mike (Judy) Hruska of Rock Springs; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Del (Patty) McOmie of Lander; one brother, Finley McLeod of St. Paul, Minn.; three sisters, Mary Ellen Kinnun of Moses Lake, Wash., Lorraine Adams of St. Paul, and Phyllis Hawk of Bozier City, La.; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, McLeod was preceded in death by two brothers, Malcolm and William. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 GLADYS MAE KIRKWOOD KEMMERER—Funeral services for Gladys Mae Kirkwood were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Kemmerer LDS Stake Center. Burial was in the Diamondville Cemetery, Kemmerer. Mrs. Kirkwood died Sunday, Feb. 9, 1992. She was born June 17, 1918, in Cumberland, a daughter of Martin and Rose Anna Chapman Bicking. She married John Kirkwood May 3, 1946, in Soda Springs, Idaho. She was a member of the LDS Church and the senior citizens center. She is survived by her husband, John, of Green River; one sister; numerous nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 MAXINE BRADFORD FRUITPORT, Mich.—Services for Maxine Bradford were conducted in Fruitport, Mich., Monday, Feb. 3, 1992. Officiating was the Rev. Greg Howard. Burial was in the Fruitport Mausoleum, Fruitport. Mrs. Bradford, 72, died at her Fruitport home Friday, Jan. 31, 1992 of a heart attack. Maxine Lucille Mines Stolberg was born Sept. 17, 1919. She married Dexter Bradford in 1940. He preceded her in death in 1974. Survivors are her four daughters, Carol Jean Canaday of Rock Springs, Mrs. Bill (Janet Lee) Strickland of Tooele, Utah; Mrs. Bill (Mary Ellen) Fitch of Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Ed (Norma Lynn) Brown of Fruitport; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; her sister, Alice Mines of Detroit and her stepsister, Charlotte Stolberg of Muskegon, Mich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 GENIEL ANDERSON CARTER SALT LAKE CITY—Services for Geniel Anderson Carter were Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Mount Pleasant, Utah, LDS Stake Center. Burial was in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Pallbearers were her grandsons, Bernard Carter, Chris Speers, Gary Speers, Tom Koshar, David Nelson and Blaine Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were T.R. Koshar, Nathan Koshar, Courtney Koshar and Shaun Nelson. Mrs. Carter, 77, 365 South 200 East, Mount Pleasant, Utah, died Sunday, Feb. 9, in Salt Lake City. She was born in Moroni, Utah, Dec. 18, 1914, a daughter of Mary Ann Knapp and Nels Heber Anderson. She married Donald C. Carter Oct. 2, 1933 in Manti, Utah. He preceded her in death Dec. 8, 1974. She was a homemaker and a member of the LDS Church. She did temple work. She belonged to women’s social clubs and was a member of the Senior Citizens. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. John (Leah) McBride, and Mrs. Kenneth (Lois) Speers; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frank (Shirley) Ely; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a brother, George M. Anderson; a sister, Ruth Christensen. She was preceded in death by a son, Rokell Carter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 MINNIE EVANS Graveside funeral services and interment for Minnie Evans were conducted Thursday, Feb. 13, 1992 at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River, Pastor Ron Day of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church officiated. Mrs. Evans, 87, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, February 11, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A resident of Rock Springs and Green River for the past 10 years and former resident of Casper, Mrs. Evans has been in ill health the past several years. She was born June 14, 1904 in Ellis Fargo, Okla., the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Amelia Weis Meier. She attended schools in Oklahoma and was a graduate of high school in Enid, Okla., with the class of 1922. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, William R. and JoAnn Dice of Green River; two grandchildren, Mrs. Paul (June) Lewis of Green River and Carla Dice of Spokane, Wash. Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Feb 15, 1992 DUANE “BUCK” MARCELL LAMB MANILA, Utah—Services for Duane “Buck” Marcell Lamb were conducted Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Manila LDS Ward Chapel, Manila, Utah. Lamb, 64, Box 176, Manila, Utah, died Monday, Feb. 10, at his home after a long illness. He was born Oct. 22, 1927 in Rock Springs, a son of Archie Marcell Lamb and Isoline Berneice Schofield Lamb. He married WaNeta Biorn Aug. 16, 1950 in Manila. He was the owner of Lamb Construction Co. and also drove a school bus for 27 years. He was president of the Manila Town Council for four years and a Daggett County Commissioner for four years. He was a member of the Manila LDS Ward. He was also a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, WaNeta; two daughters, Mrs. Hank (Terri) Gutz of Dugway, Utah, and Mrs. Hoon (Tracie) Kwon of Auburn, Wash.; a son, Paul Lamb of Vernal, Utah; two grandsons; four granddaughters; several nieces and nephews; two sisters, Mrs. Bruce (Cherril) Woodard and Mrs. Gene (Ferl) Briggs, both of Manila. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Ray Lamb; his parents; two brothers, Eldon Lamb and Burnell Lamb; and a sister, Bebe. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1992 FLOSSIE A. WATERS Funeral services for Flossie A. Waters were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1992, at the Andrews Funeral Home, 422 Macon Ave., Canon City, Colo. Interment was in the Mountain Vale Memorial Gardens in Canon City. Mrs. Waters, 77, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 6:55 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A resident of Green River for the past five years and former resident of Canon City, Mrs. Waters died following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 1, 1914 in Florence, Colo., the daughter of the late Frank and Barbara Gibson Fisher. She attended schools in Colorado and married Harley H. Waters in Pueblo, Colo., on April 18, 1939, and he preceded her in death. She was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Irene) Gunn of Green River; one brother, Byron Fisher of Toughamon, Pa.; five grandchildren, Teresa Warren, Becky Thrasher, Kathy DeVoy, Debbie Gunn and Kelly Shablo all of Green River; seven great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Waters was preceded in death by one sister, Nona Jean Arthur. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1992 ROSALEA FRANCES FORD The body of Rosalea Frances Ford was cremated and memorial services were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1992 at the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church in Green River. Pastor Ron Day conducted the services. Mrs. Ford, 66, of 390 Fir St., Green River, died at about 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 1992 at her home. A longtime resident of Green River, Mrs. Ford died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 30, 1925 in Soddy, Tenn., the daughter of the late Fred C. and Gladys Hauslley Bischell. She attended schools in Chattanooga, Tenn., and married William H. Ford in Roseville, Ga., Dec. 1, 1940. Mrs. Ford enjoyed arts and crafts and shopping. She was a member of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, William H. Ford of Green River; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Marylee) Jackson of Green River; one brother, Charles B. Bischell of Chattanooga; one sister, Maxine Cannon of Chattanooga; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ford was preceded in death by one son who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1992 ADOLPHE ALBERT ETCHEVERRY A Mass of Christian burial for Adolphe Albert Etcheverry was celebrated Friday, Feb. 21, 1992 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Thursday, Feb. 20, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Tony Kaumo, Tim Kaumo, Ron Fennel, Mike Etcheverry, john Magnetti and Frank Magnetti. Honorary pallbearers were Chris Bunning, Richard Karvonen, Norm Davis, Ken Pirnar and Alfred Onesto. Etcheverry, 82, of 904 Potter St., Rock Springs, died at 8:32 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 1992 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Feb. 3. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Etcheverry died from a sudden illness. He was born March 3, 1909, in St. Aint-Etienne de Baigory, France, the son of the late Antone and Marie Erramouspe Etcheverry. He attended schools in France and married the former Frances Calligaro in Rock Springs July 12, 1932. Etcheverry was a retired truck driver having worked for the John Bunning Transfer Company for 22 years. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Basque Club. Survivors include his wife, Frances, of Rock Springs; one son, Albert Etcheverry of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Juanita Etcheverry of Cheyenne; one daughter, Mrs. Bob (Mary) Johnson of Rock Springs; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Etcheverry was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1992 MARJORY C. NYQUIST Marjory C. Nyquist, 80, died Feb. 4, 1992, in San Antonio, Texas. A memorial services was at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, on Monday, Feb. 10, 1992, with the Rev. David Renwick and Rev. Carl McCauley officiating. She was born Marjory Carolyn Soudy Feb. 23, 1911, in Danville, Ill., and spent her childhood years in Nebraska. She married Morine A. Nyquist Aug. 23, 1930. They were married for almost 60 years when he died April 9, 1990. After raising her family in Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming, she attended the University of Wyoming and received her baccalaureate degree in 1948. They moved to Sequin, Texas, in 1947, where she taught third grade at Schertz Elementary School until 1975, when she retired with her husband. They traveled extensively and moved to San Antonio in 1986 to be close to their son, Arthur. Starting at the age of 11 she began playing organ in her father’s church. She continued to serve as a church organist throughout her life, often while her husband was serving as choir director. She was involved in Church Women United, World Missions, and prayer groups. The Nyquist family lived in Stansbury for six years from 1946-1952. During that time her husband was a music teacher at Reliance High School and she taught elementary school at the camps. She was an organist at the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs and her husband was choir leader. She is survived by one son, Arthur M. Nyquist of San Antonio, and one daughter, Marilyn Elizabeth Beatty, formerly of Washington, D.C.; two sisters, Gwen Usher of Sunnyvale, Calif., Dorothy Rogers of Greeley, Colo., and one brother, Arthur Soundy of Lexington, Neb. Her nine grandchildren are Randy, Brian, Tori, Dara, Jeffrey, Robert, Valerie, Erik and Vanessa. Her nine great-grandchildren are Paige, Kyla, Brent, Hilary, Garrett, Sarah, Benjamin, Kathryn and Joshua. Her body was donated to the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for medical research. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1992 CARL B. SHEPARD NORWOOD, Colo.—Carl B. Shepard, former resident of Rock Springs, died of natural causes at his home in Norwood, Colo., Jan. 29, 1992. He was 79. Graveside services were Feb. 2, in the Norwood Cemetery, Norwood, Colo., with Pastor Dean Shepard officiating. Shepard was a retired self-employed general contractor and had worked in the San Diego area for 30 years. During this time he and his brothers spent many family vacation trips hunting and fishing on Cold Springs Mountain and the Lost Lakes area in Colorado. He retired to Placerville, Colo., where he brother Clair lived and then moved to Norwood, settling there. He was born March 5, 1912 to Ernest and Edith Ames Shepard, in Leeman, Wis. He spent his childhood and attended school in Wisconsin. They moved to Powell, and later to Rock Springs. He married Willie “Susie” L. Eskridge on July 8, 1935, in Evanston. She survives. He was a craftsman in woodworking and played Santa’s helper for the children of San Miguel County, Colorado. He provided toys and wood crafts for the children in the San Miguel Basin. Shepard built the Big Bear shopping centers in the San Diego area as well as bank buildings and several apartment houses. Other survivors include to sons, Ernest G. Shepard of Chula Vista, Calif., and John W. Shepard, of Gilbert, Ariz.; a daughter, Janet M. Reitz, of Jamul, Calif., a sister, Margaret Stavran, of Mesa, Ariz.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Shepard; his mother, Edith Shepard Lees; his stepfather, Martin Lees; two brothers, Clair and Don; and a sister, Dorothy Hackett Durney. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1992 HERMAN JOSEPH VISINTAINER Funeral services for Herman Joseph Visintainer were conducted Thursday, Feb. 20, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Visintainer, 81, of 522 Evans St., Rock Springs, died at 12 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Feb. 16. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Visintainer had been in ill health the past several years. He was born March 8, 1910 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Joseph and Preceda Visintainer. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a retired ranchhand having worked for Emil Bertagnolli in Bondurant for many years. He was a member of the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center and the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include one brother, Silver Visintainer of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1992 SHANE TRAVIS ROUNKLES Funeral services for Shane Travis Rounkles were conducted Friday, Feb. 21, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Charles Taylor of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed. Rounkles, 15, of 511 Evelyn St., Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1992. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Byron Willingham, Rounkles was the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was born July 13, 1976 in Tooele, Utah, the son of Orlie Duane and Carole Ann Hill Rounkles. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was presently in the ninth grade at the time of his death. Rounkles worked as a part-time carpenter and mechanic for Orlie’s Refrigeration in Rock Springs. Survivors include his parents Orlie and Carol Rounkles of Rock Springs; one sister, Tonia Hewitt of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Violet Daisy Rounkles and Reverend Harley B. Rounkles of Holdredge, Neb.; his maternal grandparents, Lucille Foley of Rock Springs and Robert M. Hill of Caldwell, Idaho; his great-grandfather, Merle Wilder of Rock Springs; one nephew, Todd Jason Hewitt of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church will officiate. Cremation will follow. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1992 RAMON ANDICOECHEA Funeral services and interment for Ramon Andicoechea were conducted this past week in Vizcaya, Spain. Andicoechea, 61, of Guernica, Vizcaya, Spain died at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 1992, at his home. A former resident of Rock Springs and Green River, Andicoechea had been in ill health the past two years. He was born in November of 1929 in Busturia, Vizcaya, Spain, the son of Jose and Maria Zorrozua Andicoechea. He attended schools in Spain and married the former Pilar Larrabaster in Guernica, Vizcaya, Spain. From 1951 to 1973, Andicoechea was a sheep foreman who worked at Mountain Home, Idaho. Andicoechea moved to Green River in 1973 where he owned and operated several local motels. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his mother, Maria Zorrozua Andicoechea of Spain, one son, Jose Ramon Andicoechea of Rock Springs; two daughters, Idoya Andicoechea and Maria Delores Bonilla, both of Spain; several brothers and sisters in the Green River and Rock Springs area; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Andicoechea was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 22, 1992 PRESTON E. HORGAN DENVER—Services for Preston E. Horgan were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 18, with burial in Denver at the Fairmount Cemetery. Horgan, 56, of Denver died Feb. 14, 1992 in Denver. He was born April 17, 1925, in Huntington, Ark. He worked as a brewery operator in Denver. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Horgan, Denver; a son, George Horgan, Denver; a daughter, Melodee Houston, Cupertino, Calif.; two grandchildren; a sister, Joan Tennant of Carson, Calif.; a half-brother, Robert Lee Dowdy, Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews including Carolyn Canestrini of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 NICK STEPHEN “GRUB” SKORUP A Mass of Christina burial for Nick Stephen “Grub” Skorup was celebrated Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Monday, Feb. 24, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Dale Hitt, Paul J. Wataha, Joe Falgine, John Ungren, Don Stevens, Jack Reay, Teno Flaim and Ted Hamilton. Honorary pallbearers were Dick Welch, Billy Welch, Emil Tomicich, Ralph Wolfe, Gary Gredthauer, Fred Russell, Ken Besso, Doral Wilde and Harry Wolfe. Skorup, 68, of 1014 Ninth St., Rock Springs, died at 9:41 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 1992 at his home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Grub had been in ill health the past several months. He was born in Rock Springs Jan. 9, 1924, the son of the late Rada “Ralph” and Matilda Krpan Skorup. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1942. Skorup attended Sacramento Junior College in California. He married the former Loretta Wilde in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 17, 1952. Skorup was the owner and operator of the Grub’s Drive In in Rock Springs for 45 years. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, Loretta Skorup of Rock Springs; two sons and daughters-in-law, Nick and Brenda Skorup Jr. and David and Marcy Skorup, all of Rock Springs; five sisters, Anne Evanovich, Manda Tomicich, Peg Wolfe and Merch Welch, all of Rock Springs, and Kay Skorup of Sacramento; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Skorup was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael and Mile; four sisters, Rose Skorup, Mara Skorup and two Manda Skorups who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 MABEL SWANSON Funeral services for Mabel Swanson were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1992 at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Interment was in the Rest Have Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Swanson, 82, of 709 Pennsylvania Ave., Rock Springs, died at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 1992, at her home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Swanson had been in ill health the past three years. She was born May 16, 1909, in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Aage and Randi Knudsen Stavran. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1928. She was a graduate of 1931 from Wyoming General Hospital Nursing School. She married Edwin L. Swanson in Vernal, Utah, June 24, 1934. Mrs. Swanson was a retired registered nurse. She worked as the operating room supervisor for Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County from 1932 to 1935 and later worked for the Rock Springs Medical Group from 1943 to 1974. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, The Mountain Lily Chapter No. 10, the Order of the Eastern Star where she was a member for 64 years and a charter member of the Daughters of the Nile. Survivors include her husband, Edwin L. Swanson of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Karen) Arambel of Craig, Colo.; three grandchildren, Robert Arambel of Craig, Jane Arambel of Denver, and Mrs. James (Peggy) Espy of Cheyenne; two great-grandchildren, Logan Arambel and Tanner Arambel, both of Craig; two nephews, Everett Johnson of Rock Springs, and Sigur C. Stavran of Missoula, Mont.; three nieces, Mrs. Henry (Sally) Roehler of Denver, Mrs. Jack (Belva) Goglio of San Jose, Calif., and Mrs. Verna Anderson of Ione, Calif. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Swanson was preceded in death by three brothers, Aril Stavran, Gustav Stavran, and Sigur Stavran and one sister, Margaret Johnson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 BUFORD LOUIS RIDDLE BONDURANT—Funeral services for Buford Louis Riddle were conducted Friday, Feb. 28, 1992 at the Green River Alliance Church, 520 Wilkes Drive in Green River. The Rev. Tim Steinert conducted the services. Graveside funeral services and internment were conducted at the Pinedale Cemetery in Pinedale. Riddle, 71, of Bondurant died at 2:16 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Feb. 19. A resident of Bondurant since 1980 and former resident of Evanston, Riddle had been in ill health since July of 1991. He was born May 11, 1920 in Ramona, Okla., the son of the late John Louis and Gladys Larkin Riddle. He attended schools in Oklahoma, New Mexico and Colorado. Riddle served with the 2nd Ranger Battalion in the European Theater during World War II and he also served in the Korean War. He married the former Lena Phillips VanCamp in Tulsa, Okla., on Feb. 6, 1946. Riddle was a retired engineer having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 36 years and he retired in 1980. He was a lifetime member of the VFW Club No. 4089 in Pinedale, a member of the Franklin Lodge AF & AM of Pinedale. He served two terms and the Bondurant Fire Chief and served in several capacities in the Wyoming Wildlife Federation. Riddle enjoyed the outdoors and wildlife and was a landscape and wildlife painter. Survivors include his wife, Lena Riddle of Bondurant; one son and daughter-in-law, Phil and Leona Riddle of Green River; one sister, Francis Osborn of Tulsa; two grandchildren, Denise Lagge of Billings, Mont., and Cindy Tremelling of Sumas, Wash.; one great-granddaughter, Taylor Derae Tremelling of Sumas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 WILLIAM CHARLES ROBINSON HEBER CITY, Utah—Graveside services for William Charles Robinson were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 26, in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Edward Greene Sr., Edward Greene Jr., Kenneth Greene, Tracey Robinson, John Carlson and Jim Riley. Robinson, 65, died Feb. 22, 1922 at his home in Heber City, Utah. Robinson was born on April 24, 1926 in Sparta, Ill., to the late William Rollie Robinson and Eleanor Bessie (Kiefer) Robinson. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a retired coal miner. Robinson is survived by three brothers, James A. Robinson of Worland, Donald L. Robinson of Dillon, Mont., and Howard D. Robinson of East Carbon, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Alice (Robinson) Hasbrouck of Coleville, Wash., and Mrs. Nora (Robinson) Hudson of Whitefish, Mont., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 CHARLES L. “CHUCK” BRUNK WORLAND—Funeral services for Charles L. “Chuck” Brunk were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Veile Mortuary Chapel in Worland. The Rev. Bill Foster officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Brunk, 62, died Monday, Feb. 24, 1992, at his home in Worland from complications of diabetes. He was born Nov. 26, 1929 in Worland, a son of Carroll and Margaret L. (Stark) Brunk. On March 6, 1955, he married Rosy M. Stacy at Powell. He was raised in Worland and graduated from Washakie County High School in 1947. He joined the Air Force and served in Greenland. He came back to the area and worked as a seismographer until 1955. He then farmed, drove a truck in the oilfields, then went to work for Dees Trucking and Admiral Beverage hauling soft drinks. He retired in 1989. His hobbies included fishing and hunting. Survivors include his wife, Rosy Brunk of Worland, his mother, Margaret Brunk of Thermopolis; three daughters, Cindy Ma and Judy Schanno, both of Rock Springs, and Jeanette Pierce of Worland; a brother, Robert Brunk of Ten Sleep; a sister, Audrey Love of Thermopolis; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 MARY LOU FANTIN A Mass of Christian burial for Mary Lou Fantin was celebrated Saturday, Feb. 22, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. Pallbearers were Frank Ortega, Chuck Owens, Ernie Richmond, Mike McIzzie, Tommy Summers and Don Ruess. Honorary pallbearers were Lewis Zaversnik and Jack McGarvey. A vigil services with rosary was celebrated Friday, Feb. 21, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Fantin, 60, of 401 Mountain View Drive, Rock Springs, died at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 1992 at the Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, Calif., where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs and Green River, Mrs. Fantin had been in ill health the past several months. She was born in Rock Springs on May 12, 1931, the daughter of Virgil and Mary Zaversnik Ira. She attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of Green River High School with the class of 1950. Mrs. Fantin was a retired telephone operator having worked for Mountain Bell in Rock Springs for 22 years. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include her mother, Mary Ira of Victorville, Calif.; three sons, Robin Fantin of Green River; Randy Fantin of Rock Springs and Richard Fantin of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Jim (Valerie) Peterson of Riverside, Calif.; one brother, Robert Ira, Victorville; 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Fantin was preceded in death by her father and two sons, Rodney who died in 1974 and Rudy who died in 1991. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 MELISSA PEARL REED Funeral services for Melissa Pearl Reed were conducted Saturday, Feb. 22, 1992, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Rock Springs. Pastor Harold O. Fields conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Scott Gibson, Michael Gibson, Amos Gibson, Angelo Gibson, Carson Gibson and Grady Jackson. Mrs. Reed, 92, of 911 Seventh St., Rock Springs, died at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Feb. 10. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Reed had been in ill health the past several months. She was born on June 3, 1899 in Charleston, Mo., the daughter of the late Perry and Mary Cook Atcher Sr. She attended schools in Charleston and married Jesse Reed in Rock Springs and he preceded her in death Jan. 23, 1972. Mrs. Reed was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Jesse Reed of Rock Springs; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Reed was preceded in death by one daughter, Annie Gibson, two brothers and seven sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 HERMAN M. “BUZZ” SPIVACK SALT LAKE CITY—Herman M. “Buzz” Spivack, 75, passed away Feb. 26, 1992 in Salt Lake City at a local hospital following a heart attack. He was born March 9, 1917, in Philadelphia to Goldie and Jacob Spivack. His only brother, Solomon, and his parents preceded him in death. He married Wilma P. Turner, March 6, 1943, in Salt Lake City. He was a master sergeant in the Army Air Corp during World War II, an aircraft mechanic for TWA, worked for American Mining and Smelting Refinery, Chicago Bridge and Iron and ultimately 28 years at Hill AFB as an aircraft mechanic and quality control specialist. His hobbies were fishing, camping, and gardening. He was a football fan and a member of the Syracuse Lions Club. He is survived by his wife; one son, Jim M. Spivack, Sacramento, Calif.; two daughters, Pamela G. Spivack, Green River and Gay B. Treadwell, Syracuse, Utah; four grandchildren; and a stepfather, Hugh E. Thomas, Rocklin, Calif. At the request of the deceased, there were no services or flowers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 JAMES NESBIT GUERNERVILLE, Calif.—James Nesbit, 50, formerly of Rock Springs, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Guernerville, Calif. There were no services. He was cremated. He was born May 10, 1942. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1962 and later served in the U.S. Marine Corp for three years. He is survived by his mother, Margaret Nesbit, Phoenix, Ariz.; brother, John Nesbit, Phoenix; sister Marilyn Wood, Laramie; uncles George and Edward Copyak, Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, John Nesbit. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 29, 1992 ADAM D. FRANKLIN Funeral services were conducted in Indiana for Adam D. Franklin. Franklin, 7, 560 Fairview Lane No. 3, was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County on Friday, Feb. 14. He was born Oct. 10, 1984, and is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Franklin Suliburg and his stepfather, Alan J. Suliburg. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 EMMA B. NIX GREELEY, Colo.—Memorial services for Emma B. Nix were conducted Wednesday, March 4, at Allutt Funeral Service-Macy Chapel in Greeley, Colo. Interment of cremains were at Eaton Cemetery in Eaton, Colo. Mrs. Nix, 71, of Greeley died at North Colorado Medical Center Feb. 29. She was born March 3, 1920 in Rock Springs, a daughter of Joseph John Stanley and Anna Marion (Thomas) Preece). Mrs. Nix graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1937 and then attended the University of Wyoming, University of Northern Colorado and the George Washington University. Mrs. Nix served in the U.S. Army as a first sergeant. She was a social service worker for Douglas County, in Omaha, Neb. She worked for social services for 18 years, retiring in 1983. Mrs. Nix married Hoke N. Nix Aug. 17, 1961, in Rock Springs. He died in March of 1987. She lived in Omaha for 30 years, moving to Greeley in 1988. She was a member of the American Legion, the Amico Club, the Knife and Fork Club, the American Association of Retired Persons and the Greeley Senior Citizens. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Glen C. Nix of Omaha, and Stanley H. Nix of Jackson; one sister, Rose Marie Christensen of Indianapolis, Inc.; and a sister-in-law, M. Mae Nix of Greeley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 MARY ANN HAMILTON Funeral services for Mary Ann Hamilton were conducted Friday, March 6, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Boyd Lewis, Willie Dolence, Everett Johnson, Frank Parr, Joseph Bozovich and Hamilton Smith. Mrs. Hamilton, 60, of 1122 10th St., Rock Springs, died at about 2 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 1992 at her home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hamilton died following a brief illness. She was born on May 11, 1931 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Paul and Anna Dugan Memovich. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1949. She married Ronald Hamilton in Rock Springs Feb. 4, 1951. Mrs. Hamilton was a retired assistant manager of the Sears Roebuck and Company in Rock Springs for 32 years. She retired in Oct. of 1990. Survivors include her husband, Ronald Hamilton of Rock Springs, two daughters, Mrs. James (Paula Jo) Starkey of Rock Springs and Mary Ann Hamilton of Athens, Ala.; one brother, William Memovich of Denver; two sisters, Mrs. Fred (Shirley) Radosevich of Rock Springs and Mrs. Paul (Lillian) Putz of Sun City, Ariz.; three granddaughters, Jamie, Lesley and Karen Starkey, all of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hamilton was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy Dodds and Alice Harris; and one brother, Robert Memovich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 WANDA L. WILLIAMS Memorial services for Wanda L. Williams were Wanda L. Williams were conducted Friday, March 6, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. The Reverends Carla and Bruce Cunningham officiated. Mrs. Williams, 62, of 277 Jensen St., Green River, died at 3:53 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 1992, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past five days. A resident of Green River for the past 32 years and former resident of Cheyenne and Rawlins, Mrs. Williams had been in ill health since June. She was born on Jan. 3, 1930 in Brookfield, Mo., the daughter of the late Roy and Ruby Bivens. She attended schools in Brookfield, Rawlins and Cheyenne and was a graduate of high school in Cheyenne in 1948. She married M.D. "Jack" Williams in Cheyenne Jan. 23, 1949. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Union Congregational Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include her husband M.D. "Jack" Williams of Green River; one daughter, Mrs. Bill (Deborah) Harmon of Green River and one granddaughter, Jackie Harmon of Green River. Her body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 JOSEPHINE F. MCMAHON CHEYENNE--Josephine F. McMahon, 79, of 1406 Prairie Ave., died Monday, March 2, 1992, at Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne. She was born May 14, 1912 in Diamondville and had lived in Cheyenne for three years with prior residence in Basin. She was raised in Rock Springs. Mrs. McMahon was affiliated with the Methodist Church and was a member of AARP. She is survived by one daughter, Faith Smith of Cheyenne; two sons, Keith McMahon of Manderson and Rocky McMahon of LaCrosse, Wis.; one sister, Jeanette Schwarzmann of Seattle, Wash.; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews in Rock Springs and Green River. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver "Rocky" McMahon; her parents, David and Josephine Brown; three brothers and three sisters including Mrs. Florence Warren of Green River, David Brown of Rock Springs, Edward Brown of Hoquiam, Wash., and Herbert Brown of Green River. Cremation has taken place at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 JOHN ROBERT GILLILAN SAN DIEGO--Services for John Robert Gillilan were conducted in San Diego with final services and interment in Fort Worth, Texas. Gillilan, 65, died instantly Jan. 31, 1992 at the San Diego International Airport after a flight from his home in Granbury, Texas. His wife, Mary, was with him at the time. He was born in West Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 21, 1927, the son of Sam and Hannah Gillilan. He attended school in Superior and then served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Newcomb. He had worked for General Dynamics Corp. 44 years and was manager of the sub-assembly for the U.S. Air Force F16 program at the Fort Worth Texas, facility. He retired 10 days prior to his death. He is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons, David of San Diego, Bill of San Antonio, Texas, and Rusty of Fort Worth; seven grandchildren; four brothers, Gibson of Highland, Utah, and George, Sam and Jim of San Diego; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Flora) Genetti and Mrs. Willard (Margaret) Stewart, both of San Diego, and Mrs. Marino (Sarah) Pierantoni, Rock Springs. Preceding him in death were his father, mother and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 FINDLAY "FLIP" FERNARD SILER HURRICANE, Utah--Funeral services for Findlay "Flip" Fernard Siler were conducted Friday, Feb. 27, 1992 at the Spilburty-Desert Rose Mortuary in Hurricane, Utah. At his request, his body was donated to medical research at the University of Utah Medical School. Following cremation, the ashes will be buried at Manila where graveside services will be May 13, 1992. He was born May 13, 1911 in Rockville, Utah, a son of Andrew Lafayette and Maria Louisa Stevens Siler. He married Genevieve Eva Ruble Oct. 7, 1933, in Manila, Utah. They were later divorced. He married Evodie "Sally" Halart; later divorced. Married Elizabeth Mische Lockridge; later divorced. He remarried Genevieve, July 27, 1984. Silver was reared and educated in Orderville, Utah. He spent two years in Cumberland, and at the age of 16 he was a sheepherder in Lyman. Also, at age 16, he worked on the Tunnel in Zion's Canyon as a truck driver. In 193, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corp in Manila. After marrying, he lived mostly in Manila and Kemmerer, Green River and Rock Springs. He worked mostly as a timber cutter and as a heavy equipment operator. Following retirement, he came to Hurricane in 1967. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and doing crafts such as leatherwork and braiding. Survivors include his wife, Genevieve Eva Siler, Hurricane; four sons, Jerry Dean Siler, Aurora, Colo., Hugh Andrew Siler and Clyde Lavell Siler, both of Green River, and Stanley "Joe" Randell Siler, Rock Springs; three daughters, Lorena LeOra Dow, Hurricane, Lynn Mignon Sage, Rock Springs and Gaynlette "Jenny" Marie Siler, Hurricane; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Theron Dell Siler and a grandson, Clyde Dale Siler. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 MERRIL C. IMUS GRANGER--Funeral services for Merrill C. Imus were conducted Tuesday, March 3, 1992, at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. The Revs. Bruce and Carla Cunningham of the Union Congregational Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Zeldon Lee, Martin Tyler, Clifford Kizzire, Marvin Forman, Harold Tanner and Fred AImone. Imus, 85, of Granger, died at 6:15 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Feb. 20. A resident of Granger since 1945 and former resident of Missouri, Imus had been in ill health the past several years. He was born April 1, 1907 in Savannah, Mo., the son of the late Albert Lincoln and Lelia May Moran Imus. He attended schools in Savannah. Imus was a retired section hand, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for many years. He was a member of the Christian Church of Savannah. Survivors include one brother, Wayman Imus of Truth or Consequences, N.M., and nine nieces and nephews including Dorothy May Galbraith of Savannah. In addition to his parents, Imus was preceded in death by four sisters, Tillie, Lona, Lela and Lula and five brothers, Aldon, Paul, Benny, Harold and George. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 RICHARD KARTHAUSER PROSSER, Wash.--Funeral services for Richard Karthauser were conducted March 2 at Prosser, Wash. Karthauser, 73, died early Feb. 27 in Prosser, Wash., after a brief illness. He was a resident of Rock Springs from 1971 to 1982. He is survived by six children, John Karthauser, Rock Springs; Barbara Gillio, Rock Springs; Kelly Sidebottom, Rock Springs; Collin Karthauser, Prosser; Rick Karthauser, Antioch, Calif.; and Dennis Karth, Galt, Calif. He is also survived by several grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 MARY BROOKS Memorial services for Mary Brooks were conducted Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Green River. The Rev. John Pennington officiated. The body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Mrs. Brooks, 76, of 75 Barnhart St., Green River, died at 10:12 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, 1992, shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mrs. Brooks died following a sudden illness. She was born Dec. 2, 1915, the daughter of the late Voorhees and Lillian Stoll Pearson. She attended schools in Green River and later married Francis Marion "Pat" Brooks in Kimball, Neb., Nov. 11, 1934, and he preceded her in death Nov. 15, 1978. Mrs. Brooks was a realtor and owned and operated Brooks Realty in Green River. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Frank (Ruth) Zaversnik of San Marcos, Calif.; three nieces and one nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Brooks was preceded in death by a sister, Stella McNey. Mrs. Brooks preceded her brother, Thomas Francis "Franny" Pearson, in death by only a few hours. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 THOMAS FRANCIS "FRANNY" PEARSON Funeral services for Thomas Francis "Franny" Pearson were conducted Wednesday, March 4, 1992 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Father Gary Turner and Father Fred Wendell officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Ray Graham, Larry Graham, Robert Plant, Alfred "Pete" Petersen, Jordan Plant and Fred Warren Roberts. Honorary pallbearers were Craig Maycock, John Majhanovich, Terry GLadson, Dan Michaelis and Jack Banks. Pearson, 79, of 118 Topaz, Rock Springs, died about 1:25 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, 1992, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. He was born July 11, 1912 in Burntfork, the son of the late Voorhees and Lillian Stoll Pearson. He attended schools in Burntfork and Green River and later married Pierina Angeli in Craig, Colo. Jan. 20, 1963. Pearson was a rancher who worked for L.W. Roberts and Rife Ranches. He was a member of the BPO Elks Lodge, the Wyoming Wool Growers Association, the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association and the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include his wife, Pierina, of Rock Springs, a daughter, Mrs. Troy "Mary Lou" Gladson of Gillette; a sister, Mrs. Frank (Ruth) Zaversnik of San Marcos, Calif.; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Floyd and Nellie Bassani of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Pearson was preceded in death by two sisters, Stella McNey and Mary Brooks. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 EDWARD DAVID YEDINAK A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Thursday, March 5, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were John Larrabaster, Bob Whisler, John McCrann, Louie Zaversnik, Mike Yedinak and Keith Blomquist. Yedinak, 58, of 434 M St., Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 11:10 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 1992. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Yedinak died following a sudden illness. He was born Feb. 9, 1934, in Rock Springs, the son of the late John and Margaret Parton Yedinak. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1952. Yedinak was a maintenance man for the Whisler Chevrolet Company at the time of his death. He also had worked in Rock Springs for the Wyoming Highway Department and the McFadden Wholesale Company. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the B.P.O. Elks Lodge. Survivors include one brother, Jack Yedinak of Riverside, Calif.; one sister, Carol Lamberson of Ogden, Utah; two nieces and four nephews. In addition to his parents, Yedinak was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Yedinak. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 EILEEN CASTELANO CHULA VISTA, Calif.--Burial for Eileen Castelano was March 2 in California. Mrs. Mike (Eileen) Castelano died Thursday, Feb. 27, in Chula Vista, Calif. She was a longtime resident of Rock Springs. Her husband worked for FMC. She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Karen; two sons, Kenneth and Kevin; and nine grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 7, 1992 HAROLD LUTHER SCRITCHFIELD COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Funeral services for Harold Luther Scritchfield were March 4, 1992, at the LDS Chapel on Melissia Drive in Colorado Springs, Colo. The viewing was Tuesday, March 3, at the Nolan Funeral Home in Colorado Springs. Interment was at the Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. Scritchfield, 83, Colorado Springs, Colo., died Thursday, Feb. 27. He was a former longtime resident of Green River. He was born in Rossville, Kan., July 15, 1908. He married Daisy Stokes Aug. 24, 1940, in Green River. He was a retired locomotive engineer for the Union Pacific. Survivors include his wife, Daisy Scritchfield of Colorado Springs; two sons, Larry Scritchfield and Neil Scritchfield and Neil's wife, Stella; all of Colorado Springs; two sisters, Violet Franich of Ogden, Utah, and Goldie Gardner of Hamburg, Iowa; grandchildren, Shaun Scritchfield of Colorado Springs, Michael Scritchfield of Independence, Mo., Susan Dupont and Julie Scritchfield, both of Colorado Springs; and Tamara Scritchfield of Rock Springs; great-grandchildren, Coty, Nichole and Michael Dwayne Scritchfield, all of Independence, and Christopher Dupont of Colorado Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1992 PAT MANTLE CRAIG, Colo.--Services for Pat Mantle were conducted by the Grants Mortuary in Craig, Colo., on Monday, March 9. Mantle, a lifetime western slope rancher and businessman, died March 4, 1992, while visiting friends in California. He was 62. He was born Aug. 27, 1929, in Vernal, Utah, the son of Evelyn and Charlie Mantle. He grew up raising cattle and horses on the Mantle ranch in Dinosaur Monument and Blue Mountain. He graduated from high school in Craig, Colo., then was drafted into the United States Army. He married Sue Woolley of Meeker, Colo., in 1957. From a young age he was a rodeo competitor in bronc riding and roping. The horses he couldn't tame he sold to rodeo companies. He later created the 7-11 Rodeo Co. and became a rodeo producer himself. On July 2, 1959, Mantle and his brother-in-law, Rex Walker, opened the Sombrero Ranch Stables in Estes Park, Colo. Sombrero Ranch has grown to run one of the largest saddle horse herds in America, with numerous stable locations in Colorado and winter pasture near Craig and in Browns Park. Mantle operated stable in Estes Park, Colo., Boulder, Colo., Grand Lake, Colo., and Steamboat, Colo. He owned and operated a hunting camp on Williams Fork. He made his winter home on the ranch in Browns Park. Pat has been in movies, advertisements, and magazine articles, all depicting the Western style of life. Survivors include a son, Steve, of Craig; one sister, Queeda Walker of Boulder; two brothers, Tim of Piceance Creek, Colo., and Lonnie of Pavillion; five grandchildren; six nieces and four nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, father and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1992 RICHARD CHARLES DAY BOULDER, Colo.--Memorial services for Richard Charles Day were conducted Saturday, March 7, at the First Congregational Church, the Rev. David Wade officiating. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Day, 91, 1325 Liberty Drive, Rock Springs, died Feb. 21, 1992 in the Manor Care Nursing Center, Boulder, Colo. He was born Dec. 7, 1900 in Casper, a son of John S. and Hannah Welch Day. He graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1926 and married Helen Heagney Nov. 10, 1928, in Douglas. He retired in 1986 from Johnson and Fermelia Co. in Rock Springs. Prior to that he was a longtime employee at Mountain Fuel Supply Co. in Rock Springs where he was chief civil engineer. He retired in 1965. He was also affiliated with the Congregational Church in Rock Springs. He had moved to Boulder, Colo., in January of 1992. He was a licensed land surveyor in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. He was a registered professional engineer in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. Day was a life member of Wyoming Engineering Society, American Society of Civil Engineers. He belonged to the National Rifle Association, the University of Wyoming Alumni Association, Sigma Chi Fraternity at UW and the Wyoming Historical Society. He was also a 32nd degree Mason and member of the Shrine. Survivors include his wife, Helen Day of Rock Springs; three daughters, Ruth Day Miller of Boulder, Mary F. Dunnewald, Lakewood, Colo., and Jean Lassila of Ames, Iowa; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1992 MARY MATTHEWS Services for May Matthews were conducted Tuesday, March 10, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Dave Wade officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Calvin Chilton, Willie Cederburg, John Gatti, Dick Bennett, Richard Matthews and Charles Henderson. Mrs. Matthews, 78, of 1016 Seventh St., Rock Springs, died at about noon Saturday, March 7, 1992 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born May 30, 1913 in Carter to the late Sam and Jenny Delaney Ryder. She attended schools in Rock Springs and later married John Matthews in Manila, Utah, Nov. 23, 1932. Mrs. Matthews worked for the Outlaw Inn as a housekeeper until her retirement 14 years ago. Survivors include her husband, John Matthews of Rock Springs; one daughter and son-in-law, Joan and William Cederburg of Rock Springs, a brother-in-law, Calvin Chilton of Rock Springs; one grandson; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Chilton, and three sisters and a brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1992 LOIS A. STARK Funeral services for Lois A. Stark were conducted Friday, March 13, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. The Rev. Brian Stoffregen of the Mount of Olives Lutheran Church officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Stark, 75, of 720 Saratoga St., Green River, died at about 8 p.m. Monday, March 9, 1992 at her home. A resident of Green River since 1974, Mrs. Stark had been in ill health the past several months. She was born Feb. 20, 1917 in Inland, Neb., the daughter of the late Charles I. and Bessie Van Arsdale Schuck. She attended schools in Milford, Neb., and was a graduate of Milford High School with the class of 1935. Mrs. Stark was a graduate of Lincoln School of Commerce in Lincoln, Neb. She married Warren E. Hunt in Lincoln on June 28, 1944. He preceded her in death Jan. 26, 1956 in Kansas City, Mo. She later married Marvin Stark in Kansas City, Mo. on March 9, 1962. Mrs. Stark was a retired bookkeeper. Survivors include her husband, Marvin Stark of Green River; one son, Wendell Hunt of Boulder, Colo.; one brother, Richard Schuck of Green River; two sisters, Evelyn Kube of Boulder and Esther Buccolo of New Rochelle, N.Y.; two grandchildren April Hunt of Michigan and Jessie Hunt of Boulder; several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1992 HARRY C. DAKIN Funeral services for Harry C. Dakin were conducted Friday, March 13, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Larry Hill, Dorland Toone, Lewis Rollins, Alton Hermansen, Rob Dakin and Dick Francom. Dakin, 90, of 376 West Flaming Gorge Way, died at 7:57 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since March 7. A longtime resident of Green River, Dakin had been in ill health the past five weeks. He was born June 10, 1901, in Manchester, Kan., the son of the late Herbert and Agnes McDade Dakin. He attended schools in Chapman, Kan., and married the former Sarah Pierce Rogers in Green River Aug. 19, 1925. Dakin retired in 1970 as an engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad where he worked for 50 years. He was a member of the Congregational Church, the Masonic Lodge in Green River of which he was a past master and the U.P. Oldtimers. Survivors include his wife, Sarah of Green River; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Linda Dakin of Wichita, Kan.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Dakin was preceded in death by one brother, Elmer Dakin, and one sister, Alice Dakin Lewis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1992 WALLACE "WALLY" BEVERIDGE Funeral services for Wallace "Wally" Beveridge were conducted Thursday, March 12, 1992 at the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Ryan Allen, Eric Allen, Jack Dubose, Mike Fitzgerald, Keith Fitzgerald and Ed Dunkin. Beveridge, 67, of 1127 Adams Ave., Rock Springs, died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Feb. 28. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Beveridge had been in ill health the past four years. He was born in Rock Springs April 4, 1924, the son of the late Henry Morris and Mable Clark Beveridge. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1943. Mr. Beveridge was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married the former Jane Meacham in Rock Springs Jan. 28, 1947. Beveridge was a retired journeyman wireman having worked for the Intermountain Electrical Company in Denver until his retirement in 1986. Beveridge was a member of the First Congregational Church and was active in the Church League Basketball program in Rock Springs. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 322. Survivors include his wife, Jane M. Beveridge of Rock Springs; one son, Scott Beveridge of Rock Springs; two daughters, Janie Allen of Rock Springs and Amy Beveridge of Frisco, Colo.; three brothers, Arthur Beveridge, Jack Beveridge and Robert Beveridge, all of Rock Springs; two sisters Mrs. Nick (Gertrude) Kourbelas of El Cajon, Calif., and Mrs. Cora Berta of Rock Springs; two grandsons, Ryan and Eric Allen, both of Rock Springs; one granddaughter, Mrs. J.R. (Andie) Kirkwood of Zeibruchen, Germany, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Beveridge was preceded in death by three brothers, George, Charles and Henry Beveridge, and two sisters, Florence Fitzgerald and Lucille Lamons. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 14, 1992 ANTHONY REYNOLDS Funeral services for Anthony Reynolds were conducted Tuesday, March 10, in the Rock Springs L.D.S. Stake Center. Additional funeral services were also conducted Thursday, March 12, in the Kirtland L.D.S. Stake Center of Kirtland, N.M. Interment was in the Kirtland City Cemetery, Kirtland. Reynolds, 31, of Rock Springs died Friday, March 6, when the truck he was driving crashed into a semi-tractor trailer. Reynolds was driving east on U.S. Highway 30 near Kemmerer when his truck crossed the center line and ran into the semi-tractor trailer. Reynolds was born on Oct. 29, 1960 in Monte Vista, Colo., to Ira E. and Margaret Ann (Buhr) Reynolds. He married Tamara K. Cox Nov. 27, 1981 in St. George, Utah. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church, active in the Little League program, was a soccer coach and was also active in city sports. His hobbies were outdoor activities. Reynolds is survived by his wife of Rock Springs; one son, Nathan L., and two daughters, Mandi Margaret and Autumn K.; all of Rock Springs; his parents of Kirtland; his grandmother, Zelda Buhr of Kirtland; six brothers, Thomas E. Reynolds of Cedar City, Utah, R. Wayne Reynolds of Waterflow, N.M., Ira Gene Reynolds of Provo, Utah, Michael D. Reynolds of Farmington, N.M., Jonathan L. Reynolds and Jeremy J. Reynolds, both of Kirtland, and four sisters, Cheryl L. Carpenter of Denver, Bonnie M. Doolin of Rock Springs, Shelly A. Heath of Bloomfield, N.M., and Jennifer L. Reynolds of Kirtland. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1992 JOHN KORFANTA SACRAMENTO, Calif.—John Korfanta, 81, former Rock Springs resident, died at Mercy Hospital in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, March 10. He had been in ill health for several years. He was born in Rock Springs March 25, 1910, a son of the late George and Anna Korfanta. He is survived by a daughter, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Kaino (Ann) Loya, Sun City, Ariz., Elizabeth Ruscigno and Helen McDougall of Salt Lake City; three nieces, Mrs. Paul (Carole) Lee of Phoenix, Mrs. Bill (Sandra) Rolland of Powell, Ohio and Mrs. Charles (Beverly) Schiferl of Boise, Idaho; four nephews, Mel Telford, Rick and Bob McDougall, all of Salt Lake City, and Jerry Korfanta of Boise and several cousins. In addition to his parents, Korfanta was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Telford and two brothers, George and Mike Korfanta. Cremation and burial was in Sacramento. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1992 NORAH (LENORA) SELLERS WRIGHT BEAVERTON, Ore.—Funeral services for Norah “Lenora” Sellers Wright were conducted Friday, March 20, 1992 at the Farson Community Hall, Farson, Bishop Brad Thoren conducted the services. Interment was in the Eden Valley Cemetery. Mrs. Wright, 90, of 14845 Southwest Carlsbad Drive, Beaverton, Ore., died at 7:06 a.m. Sunday, March 14, 1992, a the home of her daughter following a lengthy illness. She was born in Oakley on April 27, 1901, the daughter of the late Albert (Dale) and Katherine Fowkes Sellers. She attended schools in the Kemmerer and Cumberland area and later attended business school in Salt Lake City. She later married Ora Wright in Farmington, Utah, Sept. 13, 1938. A longtime resident of Farson, and former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Wright worked as a bookkeeper in various businesses in Rock Springs including the Union Pacific Coal Company. Following the death of her husband, she wrote and had published his biography. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Cathryn) McMurry of Beaverton; two brothers Harry Francis Sellers of Rock Springs and Fred Sellers of Idaho Falls, Idaho; grandchildren, Sharon McMurry of Santa Cruz, Calif., Mrs. Les (Sue) Schram of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Ian McMurry and Kama Dersham, both of Portland, Ore.; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her husband, Ora Wright. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1992 ANDREW DANIEL BLOSSOM Graveside funeral services and interment for Andrew Daniel Blossom were conducted Friday, March 20, 1992 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Blossom, 3-month-old son of Timothy Joe and Danielle Amber Gunyan Blossom of 612 3rd Ave. West, Rock Springs, was dead on arrival at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 7:27 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 1992. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. The child was born Dec. 17, 1991. Survivors include his parents, of Rock Springs; one brother, Timothy “Sean” Blossom of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Ron Blossom and Sue Blossom, both of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Roger and JoAnn Gunyan of Rock Springs. Several aunts, uncles and cousins survive, including two uncles, Ryan Gunyan of Rock Springs and Troy Blossom, also of Rock Srings, and one aunt, Brittney Gunyan. Additional survivors are the great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Albertini, Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Haines, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Blossom, Mrs. Darlene Shelly and Joe Shelly. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1992 RANDY LANE REYNOLDS Funeral services for Randy Lane Reynolds were conducted Friday, March 20, 1992 at the White Mountain L.D.S. Church, 3315 White Mountain Blvd. Kirk Copelan officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Reynolds, 19, of 765 Cathedral Drive, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1992. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, Reynolds was the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was born May 9, 1972 in Moses Lake, Wash., the son of Henry Leonard and June Marie Spragen Reynolds. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School class of 1990. He had been employed as an auto mechanic for the past two years. Survivors include his wife, Tammy Reynolds of Rock Springs; his parents, Henry and June Reynolds of Rock Springs; one brother and sister-in-law, Henry Leonard Sr. and Julie Reynolds of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Leonard Roy and Pat Reynolds of Moses Lake; his paternal great-grandmother, Virginia F. Cox of Richland, Wash.; three aunts, Jean Gresham of Cincinnati, Debbie Lohr of Othello, Wash., and Virginia Legget of Sand Point, Idaho; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Reynolds was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Hester and Lucille Reynolds; his maternal grandparents, Arthur and Mary Elizabeth Spragen; and one uncle, William C. Gresham. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1992 VIVEN LEROY SLAGOWSKI RIFLE, Colo. -- Funeral services for Viven Leroy Slagowski were conducted Monday in the First Christian Church in Rifle, Colo., with the Rev. Dene Johnson officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Rifle. Slagowski, died Wednesday in the Clagett Memorial Hospital in Rifle. He was 86. Slagowski was a retired rancher and a veteran of World War II. He was born Jan. 18, 1906, to Eli and Susan Merchant Slagowski in Burntfork. He spent his childhood and attended school in Wyoming. He married Harriet Elizabeth Pilliod on Sept. 21, 1944 in Green River. She survives. They lived in Olathe, Colo., and Estes Park, Colo., before moving to Rifle in 1961. Other survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Alice Slagowski of Billings, Mont.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Nick (Vicky) Noell of Highlands Ranch, and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip (Frances) May of Aurora; three brothers, Floyd Slagowski of Carlin, Nev., Eugene Slagowski of Evanston, and Leo Slagowski of Idaho Falls, Idaho; two sisters, Lela Slagowski of Green River and Christena Behunin of Burntfork, and seven grandchildren. His mother, father, two brothers and a sister are deceased. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1992 MARLENE RAE LINGER The body of Marlene Rae Linger was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation and no memorial services were conducted. Mrs. Linger, 60, of 363 Broadway, Wamsutter, died at her home at 8 a.m. Sunday, March 15, 1992 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Portland, Ore., on March 14, 1932 the daughter of the late Raymond and Della Melvin Giles. She married Sid Linger in Tucson, Ariz., in 1976 and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Linger worked as a bartender and waitress at the Desert Bar in Wamsutter until her health forced her early retirement. Survivors include two daughters, Marion Smith of Wamsutter and Donna Barger of Phoenix and a son, Michael Everett of Worchester, Mass.; a sister, Jacqueline Hegay of Elko, Nev.; a grandson Daniel Barger of Phoenix, and a niece and two nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Linger was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 21, 1992 GARY LEE MUCKLEY Funeral services for Gary Lee Muckley were conducted Saturday, March 14, 1992 at the St. John's Episcopal Church, 350 Mansface, Green River. Reverend John Pennington officiated. Cremation followed. Pallbearers were Paul Munis, Rick Lacy, Chuck Bragg, Arvid Haapala, Dick Rawlins and Barry Rochford. Muckley, 47, of No. 52 Hutton Heights, Green River, died at 1:49 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 1992 at his home. A resident of Green River for the past 20 years and former resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Muckley had been in ill health the past several months. He was born on June 23, 1944, in San Pedro, Calif., the son of Jack John and Jane Bragg Muckley. He moved to Wyoming at a young age and attended schools in Casper and Rock Springs. He married the former Lois Meden Krey in Elko, Nev., July 2, 1987. Muckley worked the past 17½ years for the FMC Corporation in services. He was an U.S. Army veteran having served in Germany for two years. Hunting, fishing, camping and boating were his hobbies. Muckley was a member of the Episcopal Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles of Green River. Survivors include his wife, Lois, and her son, Corey, of Green River; his parents, Janet and Louie Zurlo of Rock Springs; three sons, Daryl and Tony Muckley both of Casper, and Louie Muckley of Green River; one daughter, Misty Muckley of Green River; one brother, Robert Muckley of Rock Springs; two sisters, Kathy Willett of Livonia, Mich. and Sandy Spitera of Plymouth, Mich.; his mother- and father-in-law Marlene and Ervin Meden of Rogers City, Mich., and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father who died in 1985. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1992 JOSEPH CYRIL BOZNER A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Saturday, March 21, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Friday, March 20, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pallbearers were Don Ruess, Mark Chenoweth, Carl Bozner, Al Bozner, John Kohl and Tony Tarufelli. Bozner, 69, of 128 A Reliance Road, Reliance, died at 4:48 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 1992 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rock Springs March 14, 1923, the son of the late Frank and Mary Buh Bozner. He attended schools in Rock Springs. He later married the former Rosalia Teresa Cristando in Rock Springs Nov. 30, 1940. A longtime resident of Reliance, Bozner worked as a mining supervisor for Rocky Mountain Energy. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Rosalia Bozner of Reliance; one son and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Arthur (Veronica) Peck of Thermopolis; three brothers, John C. Bozner and Alfred Bozner, both of Rock Springs, and Carl Bozner of Butte, Mont.; one sister, Molly Meyers of Salmon, Idaho; four grandchildren, Max, Kelly and K.C. Bozner, all of Reliance and Junetta Byal of Thermopolis. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Bozner was preceded in death by two brothers, Louie and Max Bozner, and three sisters, Angela Yekno, Mary Zupence and Annie Finnegan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1992 ELDRED TOONE BOUNTIFUL, Utah—Services for Eldred George Toone were conducted Tuesday, March 24, at the Bountiful 15th Ward Chapel, Bountiful, Utah. Eldred George Toone died on his 93rd birthday at Bountiful where he had lived for the past 17 years. He was born March 21, 1899 at Croyden, Utah to Felix and Emily Judd Toone. He went to Green River in 1922 where he married Wanda Corine Burkam. Their marriage was later solemnized on May 29, 1933, in the Salt Lake Temple. He was preceded in death by three children, two girls, one boy and his wife, Wanda. He is survived by his second wife, Gertrude Anderson Toone, of North Salt Lake; four sons, Jury and Kenneth of Bountiful, Dorland of Green River and Byron of Boise, Idaho; three stepchildren, Bishop B. Ray Anderson, Mapleton, Utah; Hugh Anderson, St. George, Utah; Alice, Akau, Hawaii; three brothers, James, Evanston, Alma of Morgan, Utah and Clair, Salt Lake; 16 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren. Toone worked for the UP Railroad in Green River for 50 years as switchman and retired in 1972. He married Gertrude Anderson in 1978. He was active in the LDS Church and was a horseman. He was a charter member of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Posse. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1992 MELVIN E. BOYD Funeral services for Melvin E. Boyd were conducted Wednesday, March 25, 1992 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Rock Springs. Reverend John Johansen officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Duane Bauman, David Schisel, Ron Schisel, Terry Harrison, Lonnie Anderson and Marvin Bowers. Boyd, 62, of 1680 Blair Avenue No. 36, Rock Springs, died at 12:55 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A resident of Rock Springs since 1984 and former resident of Saratoga, Boyd had been in ill health since May of 1991. He was born Nov. 7, 1929, in LaMesa, Texas, the son of the late Edgar and Willie Mae Williams Boyd. He attended schools in Carlsbad, N.M. and later attended electrical school. He married the former Erma Piper Schisel in Rock Springs Dec. 10, 1981. Boyd worked as an electrician in the coal mines in Wyoming and later went to work for the Jack B. Kelley Company in Rock Springs where he worked as a truck driver for five years. Boyd was an outdoorsman who fished and camped. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Erma Boyd of Rock Springs; one son, Tim Boyd of California; two daughters, Gayla Boyd of Sunnyvale, Calif. and Diana Boyd of Winnemucca, Nev.; seven stepchildren; four brothers, Alton Boyd of El Paso, Texas, Truman Boyd of Phoenix, Ariz., Donal Boyd of Carlsbad and Garry Boyd of Albuquerque, N.M.; five sisters, Mrs. Ernest (Edith) Jowers, Mrs. Claude (Wanda) Galloway, Mrs. Terrel (Helen) McBee and Mrs. Roy (Louise) Dearing, all of Carlsbad, and Mrs. Terry (Doris) Harrison of Ogden, Utah, and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1992 CHARLOTTE JANE ZURLO Funeral services for Charlotte Jane Zurlo were conducted Saturday, March 21, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Father Gary Turner officiated. Interment followed at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in North Rock Springs. Pallbearers were John Spiteri, Michael Spiteri, Ross Eugene Willett Jr., Daryl Muckley, Tony Muckley and Louie Muckley. Honorary pallbearers were Ross Eugene Willett III, Marvin Williams, Chuck Bragg, John Beal and Mickey Willett. Mrs. Zurlo, 73, of 801 McKeehan Ave., Rock Springs, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 1992 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Lander, Dec. 20, 1918, the daughter of the late Robert and Anthea Fields Bragg. She attended schools in Lander and was a graduate of the Lander High School. She later married Ralph Louis Zurlo in Long Beach, Calif., Sept. 14, 1946. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of California and Bairoil, Mrs. Zurlo was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include her husband, Ralph Louis Zurlo of Rock Springs; one son, Robert Gordon of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Ross Eugene (Katherine Ann) Willett of Plymouth, Mich., and Mrs. John (Sandra Kay) Spiteri of Livonia, Mich.; one brother, Robert Bragg of Casper; 18 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Zurlo was preceded in death by one son, Gary Lee Muckley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1992 DONALD FREDRICK CHAPMAN Memorial services for Donald Frederick Chapman were conducted Tuesday, March 24, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. James Hosack conducted the services. The body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Chapman, 55, of 43 Quadrant Drive, Rock Springs, died at 12:52 a.m. Friday, March 20, 1992, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Feb. 18, 1992. He was born on May 10, 1936, to Fredrick H. Chapman and Kay Schmidt Chapman in Detroit. Chapman was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Broadus, Mont. He attended school in Los Angeles and later married the former Patrice Miller in Las Vegas, Nev., Aug. 16, 1974. Chapman was a cement finisher for the past 18 years. He was a member of the OPCMIA Local 299. Survivors include his wife, Patrice Chapman of Rock Springs; his mother, Kay Francis of Sylmar, Calif.; two daughters, Donna of California and Cheryl Sestak of Cheyenne; three stepsons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Laurie Gardiner of California, Rick and Linda Gardiner of Grand Junction, Colo., and Ronald and Donna Gardiner of Rock Springs; one stepdaughter, Kelley Williams, and friend Scott McDowell, both of Ogden, Utah; two sisters, Margaret Chapman and Marlyn Snapp, both of Sylmar; 14 grandchildren; one great-grandson; one niece and two nephews. Chapman was preceded in death by his father, Fredrick H. Chapman. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1992 MARIA SANDALI BARNES The body of Maria Sandali Barnes was cremated and graveside services and inurnment were in San Fernando, Calif. Mrs. Barnes, 28, of 50 Reliance Road No. 87, Reliance died at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 1992 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since March 17. A resident of Reliance the past two years, Mrs. Barnes had been in ill health the past several months. She was born on April 24, 1963 in Mexico City, the daughter of Juan and Guadalupe Lopez Chavez. She attended schools in San Fernando, Calif., and married Douglas Barnes in Manila, Utah, July 3, 1990. Mrs. Barnes was a seamstress and a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Douglas Barnes of Reliance; her mother Guadalupe of San Diego; her father Juan of Michoan, Mexico; three sons, Salvador Chavez, Michael Chavez and Carlos Barnes, all of Reliance; one daughter, Jessica Barnes of Reliance; five brothers, Ramon Chavez of San Diego, Arnold Chavez of Los Angeles, Calif., Johnny Chavez of San Fernando, Calif., Uriell Chavez of San Fernando and Isreal Chavez of San Jose, Calif.; three sisters, Maria Chavez of Rodeo, Calif., Altagracia Chavez of Coanoga Park, Calif. and Guadalupe Chavez of San Diego and several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by one sister, Judy Chavez. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1992 CRYSTAL W. YOUNGBERG Funeral services for Crystal W. Youngberg were Wednesday at Lindquist's Ogden Mortuary. Interment was in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City. Youngberg, 81, formerly of McKinnon, died Friday, March 20, 1992, at the Wasatch Care Center of Parkinson's Disease. He was born April 6, 1910 in Lyman, a son of Carl Gustaf and Augusta Eleanor Olend Youngberg. He married Jessie Matilda Anderson April 3, 1930, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple She died Dec. 12, 1979. He was a member of the Canyon View 3rd LDS Ward. He had served as bishop of the McKinnon Ward from 1951-1958. He had been a member and president of the Interstate Irrigation Board and member and president of the McKinnon School Board. He was a rancher and carpenter for 45 years. He was a carpenter working on the construction of the Flaming Gorge Dam until its completion. He is survived by his sons and daughters, LaRue Potter, Logan; Robert and Kathy Youngberg, Riverton; Louis and Lura Jean Youngberg, Brigham City; Larry and Lauralee Youngberg, Lyman; Lucinda Kay and David Potter, McKinnon; Janeen and Ken Kempton, Ogden, Utah; Ann Youngberg, Magna, Utah, and John Potts, Ogden; 24 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one sister, Pearl Gustafson, Salt Lake. He was preceded in death by his wife, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandson and great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 28, 1992 HENRY J. LUJAN COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-- Funeral services for Henry J. Lujan were conducted Thursday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Colorado Springs, with the Rev. John Auer officiating. Burial was at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Colorado Springs. Lujan, 33, of Rock Springs died March 21, 1992. He was a car salesman and a former resident of Colorado Springs, Colo. Lujan was born July 19, 1958, in Trinidad, Colo., to Henry M. and Anita (Vasquez) Lujan. His father lives in Golden, Colo. He attended Colorado Springs Palmer High School and Trinidad Community College. Lujan also is survived by two brothers, Jaime of Colorado Springs and Lyle of Golden; two sisters, Renee of Colorado Springs and Maria Bain of Golden; and maternal grandparents, Joe and Jennie Vasquez of Trinidad. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 4, 1992 EVERETT RAY TREKELL ENID, Okla.--Funeral services for Everett Ray Trekell were Saturday, March 28, in the Ladusau-Evans Chapel, Enid Okla., with Rev. Marvin Goodpasture officiating. Burial was in the Pond Creek Cemetery, Enid. Trekell, 89, died Wednesday, March 25, 1992 in St. Mary's Hospital, Enid, Okla., after a brief illness. He was born Oct. 27, 1902, in Hunter, Okla., to Frank and Mary Lucretia Trekell. He married Anna Marie Wilkens on Dec. 18, 1926 on the Wilkens farm east of Pond Creek. They lived in Enid until 1961 when he retired from Champlin Refining office after 44 years of service in the oil lease department. He is survived by one son, Robert Trekell and daughter-in-law, Patricia Brunken Trekell; one grandson, Richard; one granddaughter, Pamela and one great-granddaughter, Cami Lynn Trekell, all of Rock Springs; a sister, Ruth and her husband, Earl Hendricks, of Enid; a sister, Effie Miller of Hunter, and a sister, Stella Davis of Medford, Okla.; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Anna Marie; one son, Donald Ray in infancy, and seven brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 4, 1992 RUTH M. LANDRY Memorial services for Ruth M. Landry were conducted Friday April 3, 1992 at the Assembly of God in Green River. The Rev. Walt Silveria of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Her body was cremated. Mrs. Landry, 74, of 400 Bridger Drive, Green River, died at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, March 26, 1992 at her home. A resident of Green River for the past two years and former resident of Houston, Mrs. Landry had been in ill health the past two years. She was born June 22, 1917 in Monroe County, Maine, the daughter of the late Roy and Mabel Mansur. She attended schools in Maine and Cleveland and graduated from high school in Cleveland with the class of 1935. Mrs. Landry was a retired secretary who worked for the Houston Independent School District for 30 years until she retired in 1977. Mrs. Landry was a member of the Houston Rock and Mineral Society, the Toastmistress International, the Castle Rock Gem and Mineral Club and the Rock Springs Gem and Mineral Club. Survivors include one son, Douglas Mansur Landry of San Francisco; one daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie and Larry Duke of Green River; one sister, Mrs. Vera Hinkey of West Lake, Ohio; two grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, Bob and LiAna Duke of Green River and Mike and Valerie Duke of Houston; one great-grandson, Erik Duke of Green River, and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Landry was preceded in death by her parents and two husbands, Bob Jewell and Harold Landry. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 4, 1992 LOUIE CALLER PINEDALE--Funeral services for Louie Caller were conducted Tuesday, March 31, 1992 at the Chapel of the Pines Hudson Mortuary in Pinedale. Interment was in the Pinedale Cemetery. Caller, 73, of 225 North Tyler, Pinedale, died at 4:04 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since March 25. Caller died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Morenci, Ariz., on Feb. 24, 1919 the son of the late Segundo and Marilla Martinez Caller. He attended schools in Winton, and later married the former Audrey Brunner in Rock Springs, March 28, 1942. Caller was a retired service station manager having worked for the Delgado Oil Company in Pinedale. He was a member of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Audrey of Pinedale; a daughter, Mrs. Anthony R. (Darlene) Budak of Rock Springs; two brothers, Joe and Richard Caller, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mary Neil of Rock Springs and Isabelle Anderson of El Cajon, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Caller was preceded in death by a son, Ricky Jo Caller, and a brother, Raymond Caller. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1992 WAYNE BINGHAM MANILA, Utah—Graveside memorial services and inurnment for Wayne Bingham were conducted Saturday, April 4, 1992 at the Manila Cemetery in Manila. Bingham, 51, of Manila, Utah, died at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 30, 1992 at his home. A resident of Manila for the past 10 years and former resident of Casa Grande, Ariz., Bingham had been in ill health the past several years. He was born June 10, 1940 in Green River, the son of the late Marion and Marie Whipple Bingham. He attended schools in Green River and married the former Diane Richards in Casa Grande Oct. 31, 1981. Bingham was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran. He worked as a plumber for 15 years until ill health forced his retirement. Bingham was a member of the Disabled American Veterans of Case Grande and the Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Diane of Manila; two sons, David Wayne Bingham of Pueblo, Colo., and Drexel Bingham of Ogden, Utah; one daughter, Christine Bingham of Crescent Valley, Nev.; three brothers, Marion W. Bingham of Rock Springs, Charles Bingham of Fort Worth, Texas, and Blaine Bingham of Green River; 13 grandchildren and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1992 FRANCES M. GECAN SPOKANE, Wash.--A funeral mass for Frances M. Gecan was conducted Friday, March 20, at St. Francis of Assisi's Catholic Church in Spokane, Wash. Burial was in Spokane. Mrs. Gecan, 67, died March 15, 1992, in Spokane. She was a former resident of Rock Springs, a daughter of the late George and Antonia Susich. She was born and raised in Rock Springs and had lived the past 40 years in Spokane. Survivors include her husband, Fred G. Gecan of the home; two sons, Fred G. Gecan Jr. of Irvine, Calif., and Rod C. Gecan of Cheney, Wash.; three grandchildren; one brother, George Susich of Missouri City, Texas; two sisters, Anna S. Tomlin, Salt Lake City, and Nora O'Farrell of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1992 ERVIN ERASTUS LARSEN OREM, Utah--A viewing for Ervin Erastus Larsen was conducted at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, Orem, Utah on Tuesday, April 7, 1992. There was also a viewing in the LDS 3rd Ward Chapel in Lyman on Wednesday, April 8, 1992. Interment was in the Lyman Cemetery. Larsen, 86, of Orem, Utah, died from natural causes at home on April 4, 1992, about 7 p.m. Larsen, the only child of Erastus and Martine Larsen, was born in Lyman, May 28, 1905. He married Gladys Butler on July 23, 1931, in the Logan, Utah, LDS Temple. A graduate of Lyman High School, he was known for his vocal and violin and musical contributions to the Bridger Valley Community. He sang at many funerals in the valley over the years. For more than 60 years he operated the family ranch which his father homesteaded near Lyman, kept books for the Bridger Valley Electric Association for four years, served as the Uinta County Deputy Treasurer for four years, cared for the LDS Church building in Lyman for 16 years, and was secretary for the Black’s Fork Canal Company for many years. He was active in the LDS Church, having served two missions and filling many church callings. He moved with his wife to Orem in October of 1986. He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Dwayne (Maurine) Williams of Phoenix, Ariz.; sons, John (wife, Linda) of Delta; Paul (wife, Lea) of Las Vegas, Nev.; Larry (wife, Kristie) of Downey, Calif., and Louis (wife, Carol) of West Valley City, Utah; 26 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Ervin Larsen, and a grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1992 WESLEY L. PRICE EVANSTON - Funeral services for Wesley L. Price were conducted Friday in the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston. Burial was in the Evanston Cemetery. Price, 80, died April 6, 1992 in Evanston. He was born Oct. 15, 1911 in Woodruff, Utah, to Ezra L. and Alzina (Tingey) Price. On Jan. 26, 1933 he married Dorothy Pendleton in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He worked for many years as an engineer on the Union Pacific Railroad. He retired from the railroad in 1976. He was a member of the LDS Church. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, and enjoying the out-of-doors. He is survived by a wife, Dorothy, of Evanston; twin daughters, Lorraine Cheese of Rock Springs and Louise Lintz-Brown, Layton, Utah; a brother Thomas J. Price, Ogden; four sisters, Anne Black, of Brigham City, Utah, Bernice Narramore, of Evanston, Reta Parmley of Ogden and Ruth Smith, Mariposa, Calif., nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1992 PETER ARNOLD ETCHEVERRY CLEARFIELD, Utah--Funeral mass for Peter Arnold Etcheverry was celebrated on April 10, 1992, in St. Dominique's Catholic Church in Cokeville. Holy rosary was recited Thursday evening at Matthews Mortuary in Montpelier, Idaho. Interment followed in the Dingle, Idaho, Cemetery. Services were under the direction of the Matthews Mortuary, Montpelier Etcheverry, 74, died April 4, 1992 at Clearfield after a lingering illness. He was born Aug. 24, 1917, at Border, the son of Dominique and Claudia Mendiola Etcheverry. He married Nadine Hirschi in December, 1942, at Paris, Idaho. They were later divorced and he married Lillian L. Lee on Feb. 9 1983 in Elko, Nev. He was a lifetime rancher and cattleman in Lincoln County at the Etcheverry Brothers Ranch located 12 miles north of Cokeville. He served 21 years on the board of directors for the Federal Land Bank Association of Wyoming and he was also a member of the Wyoming Cattlemen's Association. He belonged to the St. Mary's Catholic Parish, Ogden, Utah. He was an outdoorsman whose hobbies were hunting, fishing, horseback riding and traveling. He is survived by his wife of Roy, Utah; three sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Dixie Etcheverry of Burley, Idaho, Terry and Carol Etcheverry of Las Vegas, Nev., and Steve and Nola Etcheverry of Soda Springs, Idaho; two stepsons, Val and wife, Lori Lee of Montpelier, Idaho, and Bob Jensen of Long Beach, Calif.; three sisters, Jessie Elliott of Roy, Mary Jean Vote of Tacoma, Wash., and Theresa Minutelli of San Diego, Calif.; two brothers, John Etcheverry of Montpelier and Dominique R. Etcheverry of Cleveland; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Robert. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 11, 1992 RICHARD “DICK” MIDDLESWART CASPER -- Services for Richard "Dick" Middleswart, 54, of Casper were conducted Friday, April 10, 1992, with the Rev. Bill Iiams of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was at the Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery with military services accorded by the United Veterans Council. Middleswart died Wednesday, April 8, 1992, at the Wyoming Medical Center after a short illness. Middleswart was born Sept. 20, 1937 in Fort Collins, Colo., the son of Denn A. and Jessie Farner Miller. The family moved to Cheyenne when Middleswart was in ninth grade. He attended Cheyenne schools and graduated from high school in Cheyenne. He entered the Army in 1956, serving in Germany in the 11th Airborne as a radio operator. After his discharge he returned to Cheyenne in 1959 with his first wife and daughter. He then married Bonny Eickbush Messer Aug. 20, 1968 in Cheyenne. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Casper where he worked for KTWO-TV as a TV sales account executive from 1970 through 1975. During the next few years he worked as a salesman for various companies and also as a licensed private investigator for two years. At the time of his death he was a salesman with Western Plains Machinery. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Casper Snowmobilers. His hobby was fishing, particularly in Alcova Lake. He is survived by his wife, of the home; two daughters, Cheril Ann Shunn of Cheyenne and Christine Elizabeth Brown of Casper; three sons, Michael Denn Acosta and R. Dean Messer of Casper and Edward E. Messer who is in the Marines stationed in Salt Lake City; his parents Denn and Jessie Miller of Fort Collins and seven grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1992 RYAN WILLIAM LAKE Funeral services for Ryan William Lake were conducted Monday, April 13, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Walt Silveria of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Lake, infant son of Bobby Alen Lake and LeAnn Pearson of 1135 Palisades Court, Rock Springs, was dead at birth at 4:01 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 1992 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Jack and Brenda Lake of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Bill and Betty Pearson Jr. of Rock Springs; his maternal great-grandparents, A.D. and Emma Williamson of Rock Springs; his maternal great-grandmother, Norine Pearson of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandparents, William Pearson Sr., Mary and Guido Sebastion and Timothy L. Ryan Sr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1992 KIM LIN LEO Funeral services for Kim Lin Leo were conducted Saturday, April 11, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Leo, 61, of 406 Fremont St., Rock Springs, died at 6:26 p.m. Monday, April 6, 1992 at the Porter Memorial Hospital in Denver where she had been a patient for the past two days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Leo died following a lengthy illness. She was born June 1, 1930 in Taishan County, China, the daughter of Fong Bing Dong and Chue King Chan. She attended schools in China and married Dep Leo in Taishan County, Guang, Dong, China Dec. 17, 1946. The Leos are the owners and operators of the China Garden Restaurant in Green River. Survivors include two sons, Mark Leo of Rock Springs and Edmund Leo of Littleton, Colo.; two daughters, Mrs. Roger (Nancy) Johnston and Leslie Leo, both of Denver; one brother; four sisters; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1992 LOIS JAYLEE NICKSICH Funeral services for Lois Jaylee Nicksich were conducted Tuesday, April 14, 1992 at the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Nicksich, 72, of 207 Virginia St., Rock Springs, died at 4:35 a.m. Friday, April 10, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since April 6, 1992. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Nicksich had been in ill health the past several years. She was born Jan. 12, 1920 in Bucklin, Kan., the daughter of the late Ray and Grace House Collins. She attended schools in Dodge City, Kan., and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1938. She married Paul Nicksich in Fort Laramie. He preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1960. Mrs. Nicksich graduated in 1960 from the University of Wyoming with an education degree. Mrs. Nicksich taught more than 35 years. She taught schools in Kodiak Island, Alaska, during World War II. She also taught schools in Yoder and Veteran and at the Roosevelt Elementary School in Rock Springs until her retirement in 1982. Mrs. Nicksich was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Retired Teachers Association and the Rock Springs Women’s Club. Survivors include three sons, Paul Nicksich of Rock Springs, Michael Nicksich of Petersburg, Neb., and John Nicksich of Salt Lake City; five brothers, Berl Collins and Tom Collins, both of Omaha, Neb., Bill Collins of Cheyenne, and John Collins of Seattle, Wash., and Kenton Collins of Riverton; one sister, Dorothy Collins of Gainsville, Fla.; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Nicksich was preceded in death by two brothers, Bud Collins and Junior Collins and two sisters, Leone and Marion. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1992 HOWARD VINYARD Howard Vinyard of 11980 S.W. Greenwood, Beaverton, Ore., 97005 was born March 27, 1932 in Portland, Ore., and died April 11, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. from natural causes. He was an artist in the Portland area, featuring watercolors. One of his paintings hangs in the Rock Springs Library and several private paintings collections throughout the area. His mother and father and one sister preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Karleen (Frame) Vinyard; his father and mother-in-law, Ron and Echo Frame, his brother-in-law, Chad Frame and his wife, Bridget, Rock Springs, and sister-in-law, Renee (Frame) and her husband John Steuble of Grand Junction, Colo., also several nieces and nephews. His body was cremated and a private service held in Beaverton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1992 LORAINE SWEENEY HAGER Funeral services for Loraine Sweeney Hager were conducted Wednesday, April 15, 1992 at the First Baptist Church in Rock Springs. Pastor Steven Todd conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hager, 70, of 394 Gannet Drive, Rock Springs, died at 12:23 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since April 7, 1992. A resident of Rock Springs since 1958, Mrs. Hager had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Perryville, Ky., on April 17, 1922 the daughter of the late William L. and Elizabeth Galloway Sweeney. She attended schools in Dumas, Texas, and was a graduate of high school there. She married Walter Hager in Dumas, Dec. 31, 1940. Mrs. Hager was a member of the First Baptist Church and the local pinochle club. Survivors include her husband, Walter Hager of Rock Springs; two sons, Greg and Richard Hager, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Kelly) White of Rock Springs; two brothers, Marvin Sweeney of California and George Sweeney of Hobbs, New Mexico; three sisters, Ruth Walling of Portland, Ore., Ada O’Kelley of Dumas and Mrs. John (Dolores) Frisner of Temple, Texas; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, Jessica Britt and Britany Hager, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1992 KATHERINE MARIE GRADERT Memorial services for Katherine Marine Gradert were conducted Monday, April 13, 1992 at the First Congregational Church, Rock Springs. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church and the Rev. Gail Neal of the White Mountain Presbyterian Church conducted the services. The body was cremated. Mrs. Gradert, 52, of 1512 Sublette St., Rock Springs, died at 11 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 1992 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1968 and former longtime resident of Casper, Mrs. Gradert had been in ill health since September of 1990. She was born April 11, 1939 in Mitchell, Neb., the daughter of the late Edward and Nina Marie Yeoman King. She attended schools in Casper and was a graduate of Natrona County High School with the class of 1957. She married Leonard Gradert in Casper June 2, 1957. Mrs. Gradert was secretary and bookkeeper who worked in Rock Springs for Vaughn's Plumbing and Heating and Tri-State Oil Tool Company. She was presently attending the White Mountain Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Gradert of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Rick (Linda) Crosland of Hillsboro, Ore., and Mrs. Doug (Brenda) Cox of Platteville, Colo.; two brothers, George King of Evanston, Ill., and Raymond King of Libertyville, III.; one sister, Ruby Reynolds of Spokane, Wash., one aunt and one uncle, Lil and Charlie Yeoman of Overton, Nev., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1992 VERNON HORACE MORRIS BREWTON, Ala.—The body of Vernon Horace Morris was returned to Bethel, Ala., for funeral services and interment in the Bethel Community Cemetery. Morris, 59, of 104 Eby St., Brewton, Ala., died at 5:30 a.m. Monday, April 13, 1992 while traveling through Rock Springs. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Byron Willingham, Morris died of natural causes. He was born Dec. 6, 1933 in Brewton, the son of the late James H. and Vera Thompson Morris. He attended schools in Brewton and was a graduate of high school there. Morris was a drive of the Allen Ashley Trucking Company for the past six years. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 18, 1992 MAXINE FOSTER ROCKWOOD IDAHO FALLS, Idaho—Funeral services were conducted in Idaho Falls, Idaho, April 7 for former Rock Springs resident Maxine Foster Rockwood, 70. She was a resident of Bone, Idaho, who had been in ill health for the past year. She died April 4, 1992. A brother, Hubert Foster, preceded her in death Oct. 19, 1991. Also preceding her in death were one sister and four brothers. Survivors include a husband; two daughters; one son; a stepson of Idaho; two sisters, niece and nephew of Rock Springs; a niece in Evanston and several others. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1992 DELBERT W. ROBERTSON Funeral services for Delbert W. Robertson were conducted Thursday, April 23, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Gary Turner of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tony Varras, Louis Stucker, Larry Mann, Bruce Pivic, Jack Pritchard and Regis Mehal. Honorary pallbearers were his many friends and co-workers at Pacific Power & Light. Robertson, 60, of 214 Thomas St., Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 11:14 a.m. Monday, April 20, 1992. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Robertson had been in ill health the past one year. He was born in Cozad, Neb., on Sept. 10, 1931, the son of the late Walter and Minnie McMillan Robertson. He attended schools in Nebraska and Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1950. Robertson was a U.S. Army veteran who was stationed in the united States during the Korean Conflict. He married the former Shirley Rauzi in Evanston Jan. 23, 1954. Robertson was a retired district line foreman having worked for the Pacific Power & Light Company from 1954 until his retirement in 1990. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Robertson of Rock Springs; three sons, Jack Robertson (and daughter-in-law Fay), and Jay Robertson, both of Rock Springs and Jim Robertson of Salt Lake city; one brother, Frank Robertson, of Rock Springs; five sisters, Evelyn Cammock of Riverside, Calif., Minnie Osborne of Lexington, Neb., Laverne Havrilo of San Diego, Alberta Neibauer of Sacramento, Calif., and Ardean Bartek of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Emily Robertson and Sara Robertson, both of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews; one brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James and Alvira Bastalich of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents, Robertson was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond and Lloyd, and two sisters, Martha and Lucille. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1992 DEON MICHAEL GEBHARDT Funeral services for Deon Michael Gebhardt were conducted Friday, April 24, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Pastor Wayne Fults of the Emmanuel Baptist Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Matt Beach, Skip Scott, Tate Palmer, Jason Jelaca, Jason Haskell and Scott Hruska. Gebhardt, 19, of 514 Ashley St., Rock Springs, was found dead at 8:09 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, 1992 about four miles west from his pickup truck that was west of LaBarge. An autopsy performed Tuesday afternoon revealed that Gebhardt died from exposure to the elements on or about Sunday, April 19, 1992, according to the Lincoln County coroner’s office. He was missing since noon on Thursday, April 16. He was born Oct. 23, 1972 in Rock Springs the son of George and Lola P. Shell Gebhardt. He attended schools in Rock Springs and had worked as a tire mechanic. Survivors include his parents, George and Lola Gebhardt of Rock Springs; one sister, April Grace Gebhardt of Rock Springs; his maternal grandmother, Grace Shell of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1992 BILLY RAY BURKE GILA BEND, Ariz.—Funeral services were conducted for former Gila Bend, Ariz., businessman Billy Ray Burke, 65. Burke was born Jan. 23, 1927 in Tulsa, Okla., and died at Maryvale Hospital in Arizona on Monday, April 23, 1992. Interment was in Louis B. Hazelton Memorial Cemetery in Buckeye. The family moved to Arizona when he was two years old and he later moved to California. He served four years in the U.S. Navy, having enlisted when he was only 16 years old. He was a deputy for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department from 1955 until 1969 when he came to Gila Bend to join his aunt in the Gila Bend Auto Parts Store. At her death, Burke took over the operation of the store and operated it until 1979, when he moved to Wyoming. At the time of his death he was living in Buckeye, Ariz. He lived about three years in Rock Springs. He was married to the former Norma Lee Connor and she survives. Other survivors include one son Dean; two daughters, Robin Thienpont of Rock Springs; and Vicki Wilson of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother and a son, Mike. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1992 JOHN WHEELAN WINCHESTER BAY, Ore.—John Wheelan, a former Rock Springs resident and an engineer for the state of Wyoming for more than 20 years, has died at his Winchester Bay, ore., home following a short illness. He was 64. Wheelan, a retired Marine Corps staff sergeant who was wounded during the Korean War in 1950, died Thursday, April 16, at his home. He lived in Rock Springs from 1962-69 when he worked for the Wyoming Highway Department materials lab there. He was a soils engineer for the Highway Department and construction manager for the Wyoming Water Development Commission in Cheyenne until his retirement in 1987. He moved to Oregon in 1989. Born Aug. 6, 1927, in Washington, Iowa, Wheelan grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and attended now defunct Immaculate Conception High School. He joined the Marines in 1945, serving in the Pacific Theater at the end of World War II and in China in 1946-47. Wheelan was wounded in November 1950 while serving with the 1st Marine Division in Korea. After his discharge from the Marines in 1951, he worked as a draftsman for manufacturing companies in the Cedar Rapids area until moving with his family to Wyoming. Wheelan is survived by a son, Joe, of Denver; a daughter, Rachel McClure, stationed at a naval installation in Sicily; two brothers, Harry of San Francisco and Tom of Houston; two sisters, Frances Callahan of Des Moines, Iowa, and Sue Jackson of Lafayette, La., and three grandchildren. No funeral services were planned. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1992 JUSTIN L. JACKSON Funeral Services for Justin L. Jackson, were conducted Friday, April 24, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Harold O. Fields of the New Hope Baptist Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Cory Jackson, Ty Jackson, Brandon Jackson, Jason Washington, Mark Sweets and Ricky Washington. Jackson, 18, of 1508 Ninth St., rock Springs was killed instantly at 8:20 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 1992 on Interstate 80 eastbound lane 29.25 miles east of Evanston from injuries he sustained when the vehicle he was a passenger in struck the rear of a semi-tractor trailer. The vehicle was driven by his mother, Carolyn Kaye Jackson of Rock Springs. She was taken to the Uinta County Memorial Hospital by ambulance and remains in stable condition. He was born on Jan. 29, 1974 in Rock Springs, the son of George H. Page and Carolyn Kaye Jackson. He attended schools in Rock Springs and Denver and was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Carolyn Kaye Jackson; his father, Leonard George Page; one brother, Brad Jackson, his maternal grandparents, Amos and Katherine Jackson; his paternal grandmother, Evelyn Page, all of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Leonard Page. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1992 RUTH MAY PERKINS OGDEN, Utah—Graveside services for Ruth May Perkins were conducted Saturday, April 18, at the Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Utah with Bishop Sam Brady officiating. Mrs. Perkins, 89, of Ogden, Utah, died Thursday, April 9, 1992, in an Ogden nursing home of heart failure. She was born Feb. 3, 1903, in Mount Vernon, Ind., a daughter of George and Pearl Holmes Robison. She married Ivan Perkins in 1919 in St. Louis. He died June 17, 1967. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and a member of the Congregational Church. Her hobbies were crocheting and cooking. Surviving are one son and two daughters, Melvin and Dorothy Perkins, Auburn, Calif.; Mrs. Elmer (Dorothy) Widic, and Mrs. Alden (Blanche) Brown, both of Ogden; 14 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Mora Cottle, Ogden. She was preceded in death by a brother, Merle Robison. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1992 SHERRY OLENE HUGHES Graveside funeral services and interment for Sherry Olene Hughes were conducted Monday, April 20, 1992 at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Hughes, 47, of 210 Anvil Drive, Green River, died at 11:42 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 1992 at her home. A resident of Green River since 1979, Mrs. Hughes had been in ill health the past seven months. She was born Aug. 11, 1944 in Altadena, Calif., the daughter of the late R.B. and Wilma Madeline Baker Staples. She attended elementary and high school in Glendora, Calif. She married Howard Hughes in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 14, 1970. Mrs. Hughes was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her husband, Howard Hughes of Green River; two sons, Richard Arthur Hughes of Rock Springs and Dennis Michael Hughes of Colorado Springs, Colo., two sisters, Judy Donetta Fincher of Covina, Calif., and Rhonda LaVerne Dodd of Kingman, Ariz.; one brother, Ronald Bernus Staples of Arizona; two granddaughters, Amy Elizabeth Hughes and Amanda Marie Hughes, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1992 MARGUERITE CLARA STUCKER BOUNTIFUL, Utah—Funeral services for Marguerite Clara Stucker were conducted Tuesday, April 21, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Don Butcher, Miles Stucker, Daniel Butcher, Danny Butcher Jr., Lewis Stucker and Norm Haven. Mrs. Stucker, 89, of 510 South 900 West, Bountiful, Utah, died at 9:10 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, 1992 at the Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah where she had been a patient for the past two days. A resident of Bountiful for the past six years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Stucker had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Arcadia, Neb., on May 17, 1902, the daughter of the late Miles Richard and Blanche Louis Zediker Buck. She attended schools in Arcadia and was a graduate of the Arcadia High School. She married Francis R. Stucker in Alliance, Neb. Aug. 21, 1926 and he preceded her in death on March 15, 1972. Survivors include two sons, G.W. Stucker of Rock Springs and Miles Stucke rof Rapid City, S.D.; one daughter, Mrs. Donald (Shirley) Butcher of Woodscross, Utah; one brother, Russell Buck of Oregon, Mo.; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Stucker was preceded in death by one daughter, Evelyn Martin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 25, 1992 BEETY JEAN (LOGAN) MUELLER PINEDALE—Funeral services for Betty Jean (Logan) Mueller were conducted Saturday, April 18, at the Chapel of the Pines, Hudson’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Delores Doench officiated. Burial was in the Pinedale Cemetery. Mrs. Mueller, 63, died Tuesday, April 14, in St. George, Utah. She was born May 21, 1928 in Green River, a daughter of Robert Wiley Logan and Edna Mae (Williams) Logan. She attended schools in Green River. She married Orville “Jack” Mueller March 16, 1969 in Las Vegas, Nev. She worked for Mountain Bell for 28 years in Wyoming. She spent her summers around Pinedale and winters in St. George. She was a member of the Pinedale Congregational Church. Survivors include her daughter, Terri Turnwall, Rock Springs; a stepdaughter, Jaq? Lehman, Glendive, Mont.; a son, Ken Lake, Pinedale; a stepson, John D. Mueller, Billings, Mont.; brothers, Robert B. Logan, Vancouver, Wash., and Donald A. Logan, Boulder, Colo.; a sister, Mrs. Maurice (Joy) Faler, Rock Springs; 1? grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 SALVADOR ARELLANO A mass of Christian burial for Salvador Arellno was celebrated Friday, May 1, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 900 Hitching Post Drive in Green River. A family wake service was conducted Wednesday, April 29, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Thursday, April 30, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Pallbearers were Robert Arellano, Chris Arellano, Floyd Arellano, Miguel Arellano, Raymond Arellano and Manuel Arellano. Honorary pallbearers were Paul Munoz, Joe Dallmann, Daryl Arellano, Dan Shellman, Harold Arellano, Leonard Chavez and LeRoy Silva. Arellano, 16, of 581 Schultz St., Green River, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 10:05 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 1992. A resident of Green River for the past 14 years and former resident of Gallina, N.M., Arellano died of a sudden illness. He was born in Espanola, N.M., Feb. 28, 1976, the son of Manuel and Mary Chavez Arellano. He attended schools in Green River and presently was a sophomore at Green River High School. Arellano had a perfect attendance record and had made the honor roll several times. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Manuel and Mary Arellano of Green River; six brothers, Robert Fidel Arellano of Green River, Miguel Arellano of Gallina, N.M., Chris Arellano of Green River, Raymond Arellano of Green River, Floyd Arellano and Manuel Arellano, both of Bremerton, Wash.; three sisters, Susan Arellano Shellman, Karen Munoz and Leona Dallmann, all of Green River, and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 BESSIE W. DRAYCOTT Funeral services for Bessie W. Draycott were conducted Wednesday, April 29 at the LDS Church, 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Bishop Blaine Graham conducted the services. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Rick Coller, Mike Jenks, John Galliger, John Draycott, Kenneth Ward and Bill Martin. Honorary pallbearers were Elza Eversole, Bob Anderson, Bob Martin and Bill Overy. Mrs. Draycott, 81, of 4090 Springs Drive, Rock Springs, died at 8:15 p.m. Friday, April 24, 1992 at her home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Draycott died following a lengthy illness. She was born April 8, 1911 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Port Jackson and Elizabeth Phillips Ward. She attended schools in Rock Springs and Superior and was a graduate of Superior High School with the class of 1928. She married James Draycott in Green River on Dec. 21, 1930 and he preceded her in death Jan. 4, 1987. Mrs. Draycott was a member of the LDS Church and the Neighbors of the Woodcraft. Survivors include one son, James L. Draycott of Rochelle, Texas; one daughter, Mrs. Tom (Lois) Breeze of Rock Springs; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Draycott was preceded in death by one brother, Guardi Ward; one sister, Addie Bynum; and one daughter, Kathleen Draycott. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 MAE ELIZABETH MICKELSON BIG PINEY—Funeral services for Mae Elizabeth Mickelson were conducted Friday, May, at the Fine Arts Building in Big Piney, the Revs. Eric Lison and David Duprey officiating. There were Eastern Star graveside services. Burial was in the Plainview Cemetery. Mrs. Mickelson, 88, of Big Piney died Tuesday, April 28, in Big Piney. She was born Dec. 9, 1903, in Reeds, Mo., a daughter of Alexander Benton and Esther Johnson Stewart. She went to college one year and married James F. Mickelson June 24, 1922 in Salt Lake City. She was a past most worthy grand matron of the general grand chapter Order of Eastern Star Chapter No. 42, Sublette County Artists Guild, Sublette County and Wyoming Historical Society, Daughters of the American Revolution and Green River Cow Belles. Survivors include her daughters, Tharon Greenwood and Betty Thompson, both of Big Piney; and son, Gordon Mickelson, Big Piney; her sisters, Jennie Chase, Denver, Beulah Hall, Evergreen, Colo., and Alma Wielfing, Florissant, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one son and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 BEATRICE AMANDA REED MANILA, Utah—Funeral services for Beatrice Amanda Reed were conducted Friday, May 1, at the Manila LDS Ward Chapel. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Mrs. Reed, 81, Manila, Utah, died Monday, April 27, at her home. She was born Dec. 10, 1910 in Lyman, a daughter of Joseph Orvil and Eva Myrtle Swift Hoopes. She married Levi Riley Reed Aug. 18, 1928 in Vernal, Utah. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple June 10, 1966. He preceded her in death June 11, 1969. She was a homemaker, a member of the Manila LDS Ward. Her hobbies included crocheting and handiwork. Survivors include her children, Levi Reed Jr., and Derl Reed, both of Manila, Cliff Reed of Vernal, Utah, and Mrs. John (Freida) Parker, also of Vernal; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Bill Hoopes, Neola, Utah, and Stanley Hoopes, Whiterocks, Utah; four sisters, Mrs. Ronald (Melba) Eksund, Roosevelt, Utah, Mrs. Loren (Zella) Pike, Whiterocks, Mrs. Petro (Veda) Forskis, Kearns, Utah, and Mrs. Eldon (Velda) Anderton, Vernal, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 TAKEYO TANAKA DENVER—Following cremation, funeral services for Takeyo Tanaka were conducted Monday, April 27, at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Denver. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs on Saturday, May 23, at 1 p.m. Mrs. Tanaka, longtime Rock Springs resident, died at the home of her daughter, Riya Nakazono, in Denver April 20, 1992, at the age of 93. She was born Feb. 27, 1899, in Fukushima Ken, Japan. She is survived by one son, Takayuki Tanaka of Rock Springs and two daughters, Satchiko Nakazono of Westminster, Colo., and Riya Nakazono in Denver; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Shigeyuki Tanaka; one son, James M. Tanaka; two children in infancy and one granddaughter, Kerry Tanaka Wells. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 WILLIAM RAY LONG Following cremation, memorial services for William Ray Long were conducted Friday, May 1, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Pastor Wayne Fults of the Emmanuel Baptist Church conducted the services. Long, 40, of 5020 Springs Drive No. 33, Rock Springs, died at 7:15 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 1992 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since April 24. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Long died following a brief illness. He was born in Rock Springs Feb. 23, 1952, the son of Andy L. and Ruth Shaul Long. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a design consultant for the Rock Springs-Jackson Bus Lines in Rock Springs. Survivors include his mother, Ruth Long of Rock Springs; two sisters, Linda Louise Long and Cheryl Alice Long, both of Rock Springs; one niece, Corey Long and one nephew, Christian Long, both of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Richard Long. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 GARRY LEE MCLEAN Funeral services for Garry Lee McLean were conducted Saturday, April 25, 1992 at the First Congregational Church, 1275 Adams Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert A. Spence, Garry A. McLean, Terry McLean, Glen McLean, Dr. Robert Spence and Darrin McLean. McLean, 49, of 1919 Edgar St., Rock Springs, died at 1:50 a.m. Thursday, April 23, 1992 at his home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1971 and former resident of Evanston, McLean had been in ill health the past 18 years. He was born in Lusk on Nov. 2, 1942, the son of Glen Eugene and Maxine McGinnis McLean. He attended schools in Riverton and Evanston and was a graduate of the Evanston High School with the class of 1961. An outstanding athlete, McLean was an all-state basketball, football and track player. He attended the University of Wyoming on an athletic scholarship where he played both football and basketball. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in industrial arts education in 1966 and pursued a master’s degree in 1970. He married the former Karen Spence in Evanston Dec. 28, 1967. McLean taught and coached in Rock Springs, Cody and University Prep Schools. He coached several Little League football and basketball teams. He also was the hardware and sporting goods department manager for the Union Mercantile Company in Rock Springs. McLean was a member of the BPO Elks Lodge of Cody and the University of Wyoming Alumni Association. Survivors include his wife, Karen McLean of Rock Springs; his father, Glen McLean of Evanston; two sons, Robert A. Spence and Garry Andrew McLean, both of Rock Springs; one daughter Kristin McLean of Rock Springs; one brother, Terry McLean of Green River and one brother and sister-in-law, Glen and Judy McLean of Green River; his mother-in-law, Vendla S. Spence of Rock Springs; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dr. Robert A. and Susan Spence of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. McLean was preceded in death by his mother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 BRIAN SCOTT ROBERTSON Funeral services for Brian Scott Robertson were conducted Thursday, April 30, at the LDS Church, 3306 White Mountain Blvd., Rock Springs. Bishop Lowell Dawson conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Blain Myers, Justin Gibson, Bryon Thomas, Matt Zanacanella, Colbi Gines and Frank Toaster. Honorary pallbearers were the Sweetwater County High School Rode Club, Rick Humphrey and Larry Burnworth. Robertson, 15, died Saturday, April 25, 1992 in a traffic accident. He was born in Salt Lake City, May 21, 1976, a son of Joseph Edward and Kathy Elizabeth Muir Robertson Jr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was presently a sophomore at Rock Springs High School. He was a member of the high school rodeo club. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Joe E. and Shirley Robertson of Rock Springs; his mother and stepfather, Kathy and Rick Humphrey of Rock Springs; one brother, Bobby Robertson of Medford, Ore.; one sister and brother-in-law, Michele and Larry Burnworth of Sacramento, Calif.; one stepsister, Misty Urness of Rock Springs; his paternal grandmother, Alice Robertson of Rock Springs, his paternal great-grandmother, Annie James of Rock Springs; his maternal grandmother, Kathleen Foster of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles, a cousin and one niece, Heather Burnworth, of Sacramento. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 JESSICA ARLENE HANKS Funeral services for Jessica Arlene Hanks were conducted Wednesday, April 29 in the McKinnon Ward Chapel. Interment was in the McKinnon Cemetery. Miss Hanks, 15, died Saturday, April 25, in a traffic accident. She was born July 9, 1976 in Rock Springs to Larry William and Patricia Jean Morris Hanks. She was a member of the LDS Church. She had been attending Green River High School where she was the treasurer of her sophomore class. She was also a member of the yearbook staff. She is survived by her parents of McKinnon; grandparents, Earl and Velma Hanks, McKinnon and Jean Morris of Evanston; a brother, Billy Hanks, McKinnon; three sisters, Cresta Dawn Slaugh of Kaysville, Utah, and Jennifer Jean Hanks and Sara Elizabeth Hanks, both of McKinnon. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 HARRY FRANCIS SELLERS Funeral services for Harry Francis Sellers were conducted Monday, April 27, 1992 at the LDS Church at 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Bishop Blaine Graham conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Sellers, 80, of 342 A St., Rock Springs, died at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 1992 at his home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1922, Sellers died following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 21, 1911 in Cumberland, the son of the late James Albert and Katherine Fowkes Sellers. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1928. He married the former Reba Mae Brady in Rock Springs April 21, 1934, and their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Temple in Logan, Utah, in June of 1935. She preceded him in death Oct. 18, 1976. Sellers was a retired carman, having worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include two sons, Harry F. Sellers Jr. of Midvale, Utah and James L. Sellers of Valentine, Neb.; one daughter, Mrs. Keith (Ruth) Sines of Salt Lake City; one brother, Fred Sellers of Idaho Falls, Idaho; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Sellers was preceded in death by one sister, Nora Wright, and three brothers, Albert, Clair and Eugene Sellers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 2, 1992 TRAY BRANDON ADAMS Funeral services for Tray Brandon Adams were conducted Thursday, April 30, at the Full Gospel Assembly, 2191 Century Blvd., Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rest haven Memorial Gardens. Adams, 22, died Saturday, April 25, in a traffic accident. He was born Oct. 13, 1969 in Sheridan, a son of James Joseph and Jonye Charlene Chapman Adams. He attended schools in Rock Springs and Denver and was a graduate of Smokey Hill High School in Denver with the class of 1988. A resident of Rock Springs for the past three years and former resident of Tucson, Ariz., Adams was employed as a well service hand for Updike Brothers. He was a member of the Baptist Church and the National Rifle Association. Survivors include his mother, Charlene Adams of Denver; one brother and sister-in-law, Danny and Shannon Adams of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Adams, Midland, Texas, one niece, Jennifer Adams and one nephew, Daniel Adams, both of Rock Springs. Adams was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 ALTA MARIE GAMBLE Funeral services for Alta Marie Gamble were conducted Wednesday, May 6, 1992 at the St. John’s Episcopal Church, Green River. The Rev. John Pennington officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Kim Lewis, Robbie Lewis, Conn Lewis, Joe Gamble, Milton Beck and Larry Anderson. Honorary pallbearers were Alonzo Jarvie, Larry Beck, Mark Anderson, Dale Blood, Bob Anderson and LaRay Salier. Mrs. Gamble, 91, of Rural Route 4, Burnt Fork, died at 9:55 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 1992 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since April 23. A lifelong resident of Burntfork, Mrs. Gamble had been in ill health the past one week. She was born August 14, 1900 in Burntfork, Wyoming, the daughter of the late George and Lillian McDougal Stoll Jr. She attended schools in Burntfork, and Muscatine, Iowa. She married Earl Gamble in Burntfork, Wyoming, June 20, 1920 and he preceded her in death February 25, 1976. Mrs. Gamble was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include two sons, Bob Gamble and Gene Gamble both of Burntfork; six grandchildren, Mrs. Don (Karen) Lewis of Green River, Mrs. Laura Hogan of Milwaukie, Ore., Mrs. Ann McLaughlin of Endicott, Wash., Mrs. Mary Sue Mandrishin of Chattoroy, Wash., Bill Gamble of Palm Desert, Calif., and Joe Gamble of Sacramento., Calif.; 25 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Gamble was preceded in death by one son, William Earl Gamble, and three brothers, Fred Stoll, Louis Stoll and Earl Stoll. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 JOHN MICHAEL LOWSETH A mass of Christian burial for John Michael Lowseth was celebrated Wednesday, May 6, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Green River. Father Fred Wendel of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Tuesday, May 5, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Lowseth, 60, of 128 Clearview Drive, Rock Springs, died at 4:15 a.m. Sunday, May 3, 1992 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Green River and Ogden, Utah, Lowseth died following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 29, 1931, in Rock Springs, the son of Arne and Kathleen Wright Lowseth. He attended schools in Rock Springs and Green River and was a graduate of Green River High School. He attended Utah State University and married the former Patsy Potter in Green River on July 17, 1958. Lowseth was a retired aircraft mechanic having worked for the Hill Air Force Base in Ogden until his retirement in 1974. Lowseth was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean war and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and rock hunting. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Survivors include his wife, Patsy Lowseth of Rock Springs; his mother, Kathleen Lowseth of Green River; two sons, Scott B. Lowseth of Rock Springs and John T. Lowseth of West Valley City, Utah; one daughter, Dawn Muniz of Rock Springs; two brothers, Ernest Lowseth of Rock Springs and Tom Lowseth of Green River; one sister, Mrs. Marie Meyer of Green River; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Lowseth was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 THOMAS LARKIN TUALATIN, Ore.—A mass of the Resurrection for Thomas Keefe Larkin of Tualatin, Ore., was held April 13, 1992 in St. Frances Catholic Church in Tualatin. Disposition was cremation. Larkin died of leukemia Friday, April 10, 1992, in a Portland hospital. He was 54. Larkin was born Nov. 11, 1937, in Pocatello, Idaho, where he was raised and educated. After graduating from high school he served four years in the U.S. Navy. In 1965 he married Deanna Korfanta in Pinedale. Larkin worked as an equipment manager for Hoffman Construction Company in Anchorage, Alaska, Newport, Ore., Bellevue, Wash., and Portland. In addition to his wife, survivors include sons Kevin, Timothy, Sean and Michael, all of Tualatin. Deanna Larkin is the daughter of Frances and Sunny Korfanta and the sister of Alberta Andrews of Pinedale. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 ROBERT KISER Interment for Robert Kiser was in DeBeque, Colo., with services in Grand Junction Wednesday, May 6. Kiser, 65, Grand Junction, Colo., died Saturday, May 2, 1992 at his home. He had been in ill health for several years. He lived and worked in Rock Springs in the 1950s. Survivors include his wife, Arvilla; one son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kiser of Green River; several grandchildren; two sisters, Mae Behunin of Parachute, Colo., and Mrs. Dorothy Pack, Oceanside, Calif.; a brother, Albert Kiser of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Bessie Kiser; three brothers, Everett, Willie and Harold; and a sister, Rebecca Young. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 HOWARD BUTLER RODDA JR. Funeral services for Howard Butler Rodda Jr., were conducted Saturday, May 2, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Lee Walters of the Vista Bible Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Eric Vehrs, Steven Rodda, Jeff Moses, Joe Alcorn, Bill Blakesley and John Nielson. Honorary pallbearers were Bruce Gordon and Tom Gordon. Rodda, 51, of 326 Liberty St., Rock Springs, died at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center where he had been a patient since Jan. 17, 1992. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Rodda had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Hanna, Aug. 18, 1940, the son of Howard Butler and Alberta Zeiher Rodda Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1959. Rodda served in the United States Navy and married the former Janet Gordon in Hudson, May 18, 1974. He worked as a diesel mechanic for the Bridger Coal Company until his disability forced his retirement. Rodda also worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pipe and Supply Company. Survivors include his wife, Janet Rodda of Rock Springs; his mother, Alberta Barlow of Rock Springs; one son, Michael Rodda; one daughter, Kimberly Rodda; one brother, Douglas Rodda; one sister, Mrs. Russell (Roberta) Anderson; one aunt, Jeanette Partington, all of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 ELEANOR MUSSELMAN SANNA Funeral services for Eleanor Musselman Sanna were conducted Tuesday, May 5, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were John Sanna, Russell Sanna, Dr. G.G. Hamm, Andy Shauers, Daniel Shoops and Mark Wilcox. Mrs. Sanna, 73, of 806 Young Ave., Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 8:40 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 1992. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Denver, Mrs. Sanna died of a sudden illness. She was born Feb. 18, 1919 in Denver, the daughter of the late Arthur and Louise Cranor Musselman. She attended schools in Denver and graduated from high school in 1937. Mrs. Sanna attended the Denver University and married Joseph J. Sanna in Denver in October of 1941. Mrs. Sanna worked in the business and accounting offices of the Rock Springs High School and the Faler Real Estate Agency until her retirement in 1986. Mrs. Sanna was active in the Meals on Wheels Program and the Republican Party. She served as an election official and volunteered as a Gray Lady at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mrs. Sanna was a member of the First Congregational Church, the P.E.O. and the Alzheimer’s Support Group. She was also an active member of the Sweetwater County Historical Society; the Community Concert series; and was involved in many other civic activities designed to better her community. She is survived by her husband, Joseph J. Sanna of Rock Springs; two sons, Russell Sanna of Boston and John Sanna of Dalton, Neb.; one sister, Charlotte Hoops of Lakewood, Colo.; her five grandchildren, Tiffany Wilkerson, Todd, Tony, James and William; six nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 THELMA R. OVERY Funeral services for Thelma R. Overy were conducted Saturday, May 2, 1992, at the LDS Church, 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Bishop Clay Baird conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Kent Overy, Paul Overy Jr., Richard Winkler Jr., Rex Allen Winkler, Robert Edward Winkler and Roger Lawrence Overy. Mrs. Overy, 81, of 28 Arapahoe St., Superior, died at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since April 24. A resident of Superior since 1929, Mrs. Overy died following a brief illness. She was born on October 15, 1910, in Cumberland, the daughter of the late Conrad Smith and Rosa Ellen Bell Rock. She attended schools in cumberland and was a graduate of the Cumberland High School. She married Edward Overy, Jr. in Superior May 24, 1931. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Edward and Thelma were married at the Salt Lake City Temple on Aug. 17, 1934. Mrs. Overy had been active in various womens organizations and retired as the city clerk of Superior. Survivors include her husband, Edward, of Superior; three sons, Conrad Edward Overy of Middletown, R.I.; Paul Leslie Overy of Bellrica, Mass., and Michael Kent Overy of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Rose Annie) Mims of Aurora, Colo., and Mrs. Jesse (Thelma Charlene) Brazil of Pearland, Tex.; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Overy was preceded in death by three brothers, Clyde, Lawrence and Clifford and two sisters, Lenna and Lavone. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 HELEN T. JACKSON OGDEN, Utah—Funeral mass for Helen T. Jackson was at the Holy Family Catholic Church, Monday, May 4, Interment was in the Rock Springs Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by Father Fred Wendel with vocals by Kebin Normington. Pallbearers were C.T. Normington, Tom Normington, Shaun Lavender, Mike Normington, Chris Slater and Andrew Tripp. Honorary pallbearers were Carson Normington, John NOrmington and Delamar Normington. Mrs. Jackson, 83, died Thursday, April 30, 1992 at a local nursing home of natural causes. She was born Nov. 12, 1908 in Sweetwater, a daughter of Andrew and Anna Horney Tarris. She married Thomas J. Jackson, an attorney, June 10, 1947, in Washington, D.C. He died in July of 1965. She attended Rock Springs schools, graduating from Rock Springs High School in 1926. She was employed by U.P. Coal Co., until 1944. She then moved to Washington, D.C., and worked for the government. She became a resident of Ogden in 1966. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Delamar (Erma) Normington, Ogden; Maldi T. Coleman, Houston, Texas; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Sister Callista, Josephine and Mary; and two brothers, John and George. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 MICHAEL A. CAWLEY The body of Michael A. Cawley was returned to Menomonee Falls, Wis., for funeral services and interment was in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Menomonee Falls. Cawley, 25, of West 156 North 7534 Pilgrim Road, Menomonee Falls, Wis., was found dead on the east bank of the Blacks Fork River approximately 12.3 miles west of Green River at 11:20 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 1992 by a Mountain Fuel worker. According to the Sweetwater County Coroner’s Office, an autopsy performed Thursday evening indicated that Cawley died from starvation in conjunction with exposure. He was born Oct. 27, 1966 in Menomonee Falls, the son of John Edward and Eileen Mae Wolff Cawley. He attended schools in Menomonee Falls and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1984. Cawley had worked as a tool and die operator for the Precise Tool and Die Company. Survivors include his parents John and Eileen Cawley of Menomonee Falls; two brothers, John F. Cawley of Genesee Depot, Wis., and Tom Cawley of West Allis, Wis.; three sisters, Janice Stevens of Kewaskum, Wis., Mary Truebenbach of Menomonee Falls and Michelle Haas of Brookfield, Wis., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 9, 1992 EUGENE REYNDERS EMERSON Funeral services for Eugene Reynders Emerson were conducted Tuesday, May 5, 1992 at the Union Congregational Church, Green River. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Wednesday in the Gov. Frank Collins Emerson Family Lot in the Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne. Pallbearers in Green River were Ryan Emerson Boettcher, Alton Hermansen, Norman Stark, James E. Sullivan, Rudolph Swierczek and Charles Yates. Pallbearers in Cheyenne were Bill Smith, Ron Olson, Bill Mill, James Medina, Ben Whitefild and Rex Mauch. Emerson, 74, of 160 Apache Drive, Green River, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 10:32 a.m. Friday, May 1, 1992. A longtime resident of Green River, Emerson died of a sudden illness. He was born on Sept. 16, 1917 in Basin, the son of the late Frank Collins and Zenia Jean Reynders Emerson. He attended schools in Cheyenne, Wyoming and was a graduate of the Laramie High School. While in high school Emerson played football, basketball and was active in swimming. He attended the University of Wyoming and was on the swim team and was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity. His college education was interrupted by World War II. Emerson was a captain and a company commander when he served in the 3rd Army under General George Patton. He served in the United States Army from Aug. 1, 1940 to Feb. 24, 1945 where he received a medical discharge after being wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. He received two Bronze Stars and various other medals. Emerson married the former Mildred Bohmont in Macon, Ga., on March 16, 1941. The Emersons moved to Southern California in 1945 where Emerson graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. Following graduation he worked for the Brazilian Aeronautics College in Brazil for three years. The Emersons returned to Green River in 1954 where Emerson operated a hardware and sporting goods store in Green River. Emerson went to work for the State Farm Insurance Company where he worked for 27 ½ years until his retirement Nov. 1, 1988. Emerson was a president of the Sweetwater County Underwriters Association two times and he held every office in this organization. As a State Farm agent, Emerson qualified for the Legion of Honor and the Millionaire Club, both nine times. He served for three years as chairman of the open day care center in Rock Springs beginning in 1969. He served as fund drive chairman for the Girl Scouts of America and fund drive chairman for the Green River Wolves Swim Team. Emerson was a charter member of the Green River Rotary Club and served on the Board of directors for nine years. He served as chairman of the Congregational Episcopal Church Building Fund in Green River in 1972. He served in every office of the Congregational Church from moderator to Chairman of Church’s Inc. Board of Directors. Emerson was a descendant of two people who signed the Mayflower Compact and came over on the Mayflower,. He was the son of the former Wyoming Governor, Frank Collins Emerson. He was a member of the Union Congregational Church, the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and the Elks. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Emerson of Green River; two daughters, Mrs. Richard A. (Lachelle) Boettcher of Rock Springs, and Caron Demars of San Antonio, Texas; one brother, David Emerson of Sun City, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Ryan, Scott and Lindsey Boettcher, all of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Emerson was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Collins Emerson II. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1992 GERALDINE E. TULLOCK Funeral services for Geraldine Tullock were conducted Tuesday, May 12, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Elder Truman Standfield of the Jehovah’s Witnesses conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Tullock, 63, of 608 Evers St., Green River, died at 8:17 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 3. A resident of Green River since 1978 and former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Tullock died following a brief illness. She was born Nov. 25, 1928 in Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Edna Burton Sweets. She attended schools in Clarinda and was a graduate of the Clarinda High School. She married Orville Tullock in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Survivors include her husband, Orville Tullock of Green River; her mother, Edna Sweets of Rock Springs; three sons, Skipper Tullock of Rock Springs, Dick Tullock of Pocatello, Idaho and Vincent Tullock of Boise, Idaho; two daughters, Patricia Gatti of Rock Springs and Penny Gatlin of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three brothers, Jackie Sweets of Rock Springs, Jerry Allen Sweets of Casper, and Clarence Sweets in California; six sisters, Betty Calhoun, Kathryn Jackson, Margaret Washington, Patricia Crouch and Judy Sweets, all of Rock Springs and Martha Sweets of Los Angeles; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and one brother, Robert Sweets. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1992 EVELYN J. MARSHALL Graveside funeral services and interment for Evelyn J. Marshall were conducted Wednesday, May 13, 1992 at the Stoney Point Cemetery in Newton County, Mo. Mrs. Marshall, 88, of 128 Eden West First South, Eden, died at 5:18 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 1992 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 2, 1992. A resident of Eden for the past six years and former longtime resident of Carthage, Mo., Mrs. Marshall had been in ill health since May 2, 1992. She was born Oct. 11, 1903 in Stroud, Okla., the daughter of the late Isiah and Florence Gardner Walls. She attended country schools in Missouri. She married Loren Sailor in Carthage, Mo., in May 1926 and he preceded her in death in 1965. She later married Fred Marshall in Oklahoma in July of 1962 and he preceded her in death in 1981. Mrs. Marshall was affiliated with the Christian Church and she belonged to a quilting club in Missouri. Survivors include one son, Loren Sailor Jr. of Walla Walla, Wash.; one stepson, Byron Sailor of Joplin, Mo.; one daughter, Mrs. Wally (Lorena Annabel) Taucher of Eden; seven grandsons; seven granddaughters; three step-grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husbands, Mrs. Marshall was preceded in death by three brothers, five sisters, twin grandsons and one great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1992 CHARLES C. BLASKO JR. A memorial mass for Charles C. Blasko Jr. was celebrated Monday, May 11, 1992 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A rosary was celebrated Sunday, May 10, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Following cremation inurnment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Blasko, 80, of 814 West St., Rock Springs, died at 4:12 p.m. Thursday, May 7, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past two days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Blasko had been in ill health the past several years. He was born Nov. 23, 1911 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Charles and Victoria Fabiny Blasko Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1929. He married the former Dorothy Dugas in Rock Springs Nov. 28, 1936. Blasko was a retired bookkeeper having worked for the Jim Bridger Power Plant and the Rock Springs Rocket-Miner where he worked for 27 years. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife Dorothy Blasko of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Norman (Jean) Piner of Rock Springs; one brother, Cyril Blasko of Rock Springs; one sister, Louise Blasko of Rock Springs; one granddaughter, Rebecca Piner of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Blasko was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1992 ANNA CECILIA FERLIC PORTLAND, Ore.—Concelebrated mass of Christian Burial for University of Portland associate professor emeritus Anna Cecilia Ferlic, was conducted Saturday, May 9, 1992 at Christ the Teacher Chapel on the University of Portland campus, Portland, Ore. Rosary for Anna Ferlic was Friday, May 8, 1992 at the Chapel of Hennessey, Goetsch & McGee Mortuary. Vault interment was at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Miss Ferlic died of a brain hemorrhage May 5, 1992 at a local hospital. She was 71 years of age. Three days before her death, the University of Portland honored Anna Ferlic on the 50th anniversary of her graduation from the School on Nursing. Two of her former students, now members of the University nursing faculty, Assistant Professor Susan Moscato and Jane Martin presented her with the citation. “Anna Ferlic was a loving, caring educator who effectively challenged her students,” said Patricia Chadwick, dean of the University School of Nursing. Anna Ferlic was born Dec. 28, 1920 in Rock Springs. She lived in Rock Springs until the age of 10, moving to Burley, Idaho where she graduated from Burley High School in 1938. She moved to Portland, Ore., that same year to attend the University of Portland, and was graduated in 1492 with a bachelor of science in nursing. She subsequently served during World War II as a first lieutenant in the Army Nurses Corps. Following the war, she obtained a master’s degree in nursing education from the University of Oregon. In 1947 she moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she worked at Sacred Heart Hospital, returning to Portland, Ore., to join the University of Portland School of Nursing faculty in 1958. Her teaching specialties included medical-surgical nursing. She spent a year sabbatical at Ohio State University in 1967. The University honored her with the Culligan Award as outstanding faculty member of the year in 1969. Anna Ferlic served as a board member of the Oregon Chapter to Combat Huntington’s Disease in 1979. On year later she traveled with a 10-member health team to Thailand to treat Cambodian refugees. She spent two months working in refugee camps. Anna Ferlic retired in 1983 from the University of Portland faculty. She was a member of St. John Fischer Catholic church, the St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association, the American Nurses Association, the Oregon Nurses Association, A.A.R.P. and the Benedictine Oblates of Mt. Angel, Ore. She is survived by two brothers, James Ferlic of Burley, Idaho and Matt Ferlic of Missoula, Mont. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1992 GLEN W. “RED” STUCKER Funeral services for Glen W. “Red” Stucker were conducted Thursday, May 14, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Stucker, 62, of 426 Tisdel St., Rock Springs, died at about 10 a.m. Friday, May 8, 1992 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Stucker died following a brief illness. He was born Nov. 29, 1929 in Alliance, Neb., the son of the late Francis and Marguerite Clara Buck Stucker. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Stucker retired in 1985 as an operator for FMC Corporation where he worked for 33 years. Survivors include one son, Lewis Stucker of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. John (Jane) Weber of Medford, Ore., and Bettina Stucker of Redding, Calif., one brother, Miles Stucker of Rapid City, S.D.; one sister, Mrs. Don (Shirley) Butcher of Woodscross, Utah; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Stucker was preceded in death by one sister, Evelyn Martin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1992 RICHARD A. MERRILL Rick Merrill of Rock Springs died Monday, May 11, 1992, while he was visiting his mother and grandmother in Big Springs, Texas. He died instantly of a massive brain aneurysm. He was born April 3, 1947 in Hanover, Maine. He served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967 and had worked in Spain and Africa as a driller in the oil fields. In Rock Springs he was a member of the Harley Owners Motorcycle Group. A special memorial run will be conducted in his honor, the date to be announced soon. Merrill was employed by Bridger Coal Company where he had been a heavy equipment operator for the past 14 years. He was raised in New Mexico and Texas but considered Wyoming to be his home. He had recently chosen a mountain top in the Green River Lake area to be his final resting place. After a memorial service conducted Friday, May 15 in Big Springs, his body was to be cremated and his ashes returned by friends to Wyoming and scattered on the mountain he chose. Merrill is survived by a son, Stephen Scott Merrill of Albuquerque, N.M.; his mother, Mrs. Billie Merrill and his “Grandma Bradley” of Big Springs; one brother, James Merrill of Lewiston, Idaho; one sister, Betty Pearson of Big Springs; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Linda Skorcz of Casper and Mrs. Jackie Cary of Rock Springs; two ex-wives, Linda Merrill of Albuquerque and Barbara Merrill of Rock Springs; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Nelle Scogin of California; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Merrill was preceded in death by his father Harold “Red” Merrill of New Mexico and one stepdaughter, Mrs. Cindy Gillio Eden of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 16, 1992 MARY ELIZABETH URANKER Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Uranker were conducted Saturday, May 16, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Fred Wendel of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Friday, May 15, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Cremation followed. Mrs. Uranker, 82, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 12. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Uranker died following a lengthy illness. She was born Nov. 25, 1909 in Bonanza, Ark., the daughter of the late Emile and Bellovie Summiville Oleffe. She attended schools in Arkansas and New Mexico and married Henry Washington Uranker in Rock Springs Feb. 17, 1937 and he preceded her in death March 22, 1970. Mrs. Uranker was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include two sons, Gerald Uranker and George S. Paul, both of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Uranker was preceded in death by one son Robert Paul Sr.; three grandsons, Lester Paul, George Paul Jr. and Michael Uranker; one great-grandson, Tony Uranker, and one great-granddaughter, Katrina Uranker. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1992 JOHN CHARLES RIZZI A mass of Christian Burial for John Charles Rizzi was celebrated Wednesday, May 20, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Green River. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Tuesday, May 19, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Mahlon Grubb, Bob Thomas, Wal Seely, Al Tiree, Michael Looney and Bob Lewis. Honorary pallbearers were Grant Twitchell, Matt Kinniburgh, Don Taylor, Bill Kalivas, Ed Varden and Bill Cramer. Rizzi, 73, of 324 East Second North, Green River, died at 6:40 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 1992 at the L.D.S. Medical Center in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since May 11. A longtime resident of Green River, Rizzi died following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 9, 1918 in Tooele, Utah, the son of the late Henry and Elizabeth Sweeney Rizzi. He attended schools in Green River and married the former Kathleen Skarperud in Green River on October 8, 1945. Rizzi was the retired owner and operator of the Mast and the Tomahawk Taverns in Green River and the Covered Wagon Night Club. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge, the Lions Club and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Rizzi of Green River; one daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Terry Thompson of Green River; three grandchildren, Wendy Thompson, Renae Thompson and Gregory Thompson, all of Green River and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Rizzi was preceded in death by one son, John Arthur Rizzi. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1992 RAY E. MCCARTY DALLESPORT, Wash.—Services and burial for Ray E. McCarty were Friday, May 22 in Dallesport, Wash. McCarty, 83, Dallesport, Wash., died Wednesday, May 20, at the hospital in Dallesport. He was born Jan. 21, 1909 in Denver. He attended schools in Rock Springs where he graduated from high school. He married Gladys Cuthbertson Dec. 16, 1935. He was a retired heavy duty mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Gladys; a daughter, Rayda Fellows, Dallesport; a son and daughter-in-law, Ray Jr. and Nancy, Anchorage, Alaska; granddaughters, Debbie Smith, Jacksonville, N.C., and Robin Whitten in Paris; two grandsons, Robert and Randy; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews including Marion Kirkwood and Shirley Rogers, both of Rock Springs, and Robert Cuthbertson of Green River. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse Ray and mary Skiles McCarty, and a brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1992 LESTER L. WILLIAMS Former Rock Springs resident, Lester L. Williams, 89, died in Phoenix, Ariz., May 14, 1992, after a short illness. Williams was born in Fraser, Iowa, May 26, 1902. He came to Sweetwater County in 1924. In 1925, he married the former Ada Pearl Lee. She preceded him in death in 1965. In 1966 he married Mary McFadden in Rock Springs. She preceded him in death in 1974. Williams was a pitcher in the earl days of the coal miners’ baseball league. He was a World War I Army veteran, past president Aerie 151 Eagles Lodge of Rock Springs. He was also a member of the American Legion and Oddfellows Lodge. Williams was a longtime employee of the Union Pacific Coal Company, working in the mines in Rock Springs, E-Plane, and Stansbury. Upon closure of the coal mines, he was employed at the FMC soda ash mine, retiring in 1967. Williams received his mine foreman certification in 1934 and was a Bureau of Mines certified first-aid instructor for many years. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by sons, Lester Jr., and Darryl, and daughter, Gayle Ann. He is survived by one son, Donald M. Williams of Sacramento, Calif., and daughters Beverly Williams of Yarnell, Ariz., and Avis Joy Osborn of Circle City, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services were in El Mirage, Ariz., with burial in Phoenix. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1992 WENDELL HOUSE Funeral services for Wendell House were conducted Saturday, May 16, at New Hope Baptist Church in Rock Springs. The Rev. Harold O. Felds conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Steve Page, Bernard Swenson, Mike Swenson, Ivan Sweets, Tyrone Jackson and Darrell Gaines. House, 32, of 1435 Thompson St., was pronounced dead of an apparent stab wound shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Sunday, May 10, according to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase. Vase said he bled to death in about two minutes after the knife severed both the femoral artery and vein. House was born in Memphis, Tenn., April 27, 1960. He was the son of the late Louis Beasely and Bobbie Lee Hollins House. He attended schools in Memphis and married Peggy Webb in Rock Springs. House was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church and had resided idn Rock Springs for the past 15 years. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Webb of Rock Springs; three sons, Eric Webb, Aaron Webb and Terrance Webb, all of Rock Springs; one daughter, Shanda House of Heber, Utah; sisters, Barbara Webb of Rock Springs, Janie Smith of Rock Springs, Donna House of Memphis and Sammie Hollins, Washington, D.C., Bertha Watkins, Gertrude Walton, Antionette Johnson of Memphis, Delores Belamey of Gary, Ind., Joyce Beasely of Chicago and Mae Etta Beasley, Rossville, Tenn.; brothers, Willie Mack Beasley, Moscow, Idaho, Eddie Lee, Raymond Joseph, Louis Beasley Jr., Anthony Taylor, Willie Lee and Tony Walton, all of Memphis, Melvin Beasley of LaGrange, Tenn., Calvin Beasley of Gary, Ind., Clavin Beasley of Somerville; a brother-in-law, Earl Webb Jr., Rock Springs; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 23, 1992 ASHLEE H. NELSON Funeral services for Ashlee H. Nelson were conducted Monday, May 18 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Nelson, 1-year-old infant daughter of Jeffrey D. and Erin Allen Nelson of 205 Marion St. Apt. B, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 10:18 a.m. Thursday, May 14, 1992. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, the baby died of a sudden illness. She was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include her parents, Jeffrey and Erin Nelson of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Diana and Tim Cummins of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Gary and Joan Allen of Rock Springs; paternal grandparents, Larry and Donna Nelson of Seattle; maternal great-grandparents, Vick and Irene Decker of Riverside, Calif.; paternal great-grandparents, Vern Munday and Eunice Mundy, both of Clarkston, Wash., and Melvin and Helen Nelson of Bridgeport, Wash., and Stella Cummins of Artesia, N.M.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1992 WILLIAM BRCKO A funeral service for William Brcko was conducted Saturday, May 23, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiated. A prayer service was conducted Friday, May 22, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Rudy Mecca, John Petrovich, Neil Mattinson, Chriz Dziadosz, Don Mattinson and Dennis Mattinson. Brcko, 74, of 1339 Palisades Way, Rock Springs, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 1992 at the Doxie Hatch Convalescent Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient for the past one week. A resident of Rock Springs since 1940 and former resident of Hudson, Brcko had been in ill health the past five months. He was born Jan. 10, 1918 in Chicago, the son of the late Marko and Mildred Varchalk Brcko. He attended schools in Hudson and was a U.S. Army artillery veteran of World War II. He married the former Lillian Remitz in Coleville, Utah, Nov. 27, 1942. Brcko was a maintenance foreman for the Wyoming Highway Department for 37 ½ years until his retirement in 1985. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the V.F.W. Club, the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24, the Young At Heart Senior Citizen Center and the Croatian Fraternal Union. Survivors include his wife, Lillian Brcko of Rock Springs; one son, Mark Brcko of Salt Lake City, Utah; two daughters, Sylvia Nancy Brcko and Mrs. Ralph (Billie Lee) Mattinson, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Victor Brcko of Woodscross, Utah; five sisters, 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 Casper and Mrs. Floyd (Agnes) Bailey of Sun Lake, Ariz.; three grandchildren, one great-grandson, one great-great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Brcko was preceded in death by one sister, Eleanor Brcko and one brother, Jake Brcko. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1992 MIRIAM LOYA KERBACK Funeral services for Miriam Loya Kerback were conducted Tuesday, May 26 at the Congregational Church in Pinedale. Rev. Stephen Holmes officiated. Burial was at the Pinedale Cemetery. Mrs. Kerback, 66, of 109 E. North Street, Pinedale, died May 19, 1992 in Rock Springs. She was born July 9, 1925, the daughter of Ilo Elin and Adviliina Lukkarinen Loya in Rock Springs. She married John Robert Kerback, Aug. 10, 1946 in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Wyoming Music Teachers Association, National Music Teachers Association, National Arthritis Foundation, Kappa Delta and Pinedale Fine Arts Counts. Survivors include one daughter, Madelyn Kerback Anderson of Sycamore, Ill.; two sons, Bruce Karl Kerback of Lisle, Ill., and Mark Elin Sande Kerback of Chatham, N.J.; one brother, Kaino Loya of Sun City, Ariz.; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1992 KENNETH ARNOLD BALL Kenneth Arnold Ball, 83, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 28, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since May 26. A resident of Green River for the past 2 months and former longtime resident of Seattle, Wash., Mr. Ball had been in ill health the past several months. He was born Jan. 24, 1909 in Saco, Montana, the son of the late George and Nora Harris Ball. He attended schools in Saco and married the former Helen Rose Silverman in Arizona in 1947. She preceded him in death in May, 1988. Ball was a retired sheetmetal worker having worked for the Todd Ship Yard in Seattle until his retirement in 1961. Survivors include one son, James Norman Ball of Seattle; two grandchildren, Kenneth James Ball of Green River and Nora Mae Smith of Seattle; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Ball was preceded in death by two brothers. He was taken to Salt Lake City, Utah for cremation. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1992 ROGER TIMOTHY HAUTALA Funeral services for Roger Timothy Hautala were conducted Thursday, May 28, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Fred Wendel of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Michael Hautala, Pat Hautala, Jay Williams, Ben Beckerman, John Lewis and Solomon Myers. Hautala, 25, of 1203 9th Street, Rock Springs, died at 6:35 p.m. Sunday, May 24, 1992 at his home. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Hautala died instantly of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He was born on Dec. 11, 1966 in Prineville, Ore. He was the son of Robert and Peggy McCormach Hautala. He attended schools in Rock Springs and attended Western Wyoming Community College. He married the former Tamme Brunelle in Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Aug. 12, 1989. Hautala was a copier technician for Copyex in Green River. Hautala served as an assistant coach for Little League Baseball and he attended the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Tamme Hautala of Rock Springs; his mother, Peggy Oliver of Bullhead City, Ariz.; one daughter, Jessica Hautala of Rock Springs; one brother, Robert Hautala of Rock Springs; his paternal grandmother, Amelia Hautala of Rock Springs; one aunt, one uncle, one niece, two nephews and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Hautala and grandfather, Bernard Hautala. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 30, 1992 FAY JANE FLETCHER Memorial services for Fay Jane Fletcher were conducted Tuesday, May 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Inurnment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mrs. Fletcher, 71, of 319 Angle Street, Rock Springs, died at 1:25 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Fletcher had been in ill health since May 9, 1992. She was born in Rock Springs, Aug. 21, 1920, a daughter of the late Hugh and Fay Jacobson Roberts. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Robert Young Fletcher in Hooper, Utah, Dec. 19, 1936. He preceded her in death March 4, 1991. Mrs. Fletcher worked as a baker for the School District No. 1 until her retirement. Mrs. Fletcher received her GED in 1966 and her hobbies were needlework and crocheting. She was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include two sons, Gilbert W. Fletcher of Pinedale and Robert Hugh Fletcher of Rock Springs; two daughters, Kathleen Maldonado of Green River and Mrs. Ronald (Margie) Shanks of Rock Springs; three sisters, Maxine Mathewson of Enum Claw, Wash., Phyllis Marvin of Bountiful, Utah, and Roberta Sadler of Diamond Springs, Calif.; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Fletcher was preceded in death by one brother, Gilbert Roberts and one sister, Ivy Mae Thompson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 CARRIE M. LUCERO Graveside funeral services and interment for Carrie M. Lucero were conducted Tuesday, June 2, 1992 at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Father Fred Wendel of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Mrs. Lucero, 78, of 1233 3rd South Street, Reliance, died at 6:03 a.m. Friday, May 29, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since May 22. A longtime resident of Reliance, Mrs. Lucero had been in ill health the past several weeks. She was born on Nov. 24, 1913 in Las Vegas, New Mexico. She attended schools in New Mexico and married Fred G. Lucero in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 15, 1944. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Fred G. Lucero of Reliance; one son, Edwin Lawrence Trammell of Paducah, Ken.; one brother, Paul Martinez of Las Vegas, N.M.; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 OLAF ROBERT KNUDSEN Graveside services for Olaf Robert Knudsen were held Wednesday, June 3, at the Mountain View Cemetery. Knudsen, longtime resident of Rock Springs died Friday, May 29, in Thousand oaks, Calif., where he had resided for the past three years. He was born in Rock Springs on June 25, 1909, and lived here until 1984. As a member of the Rock Springs High School basketball team, his team won the state championship in 1927 and 1928. Then as an employee of the Union Pacific Railroad he played semi-pro basketball and traveled throughout the country. He was a car salesman for many years and a carpenter for five years before retiring. He was married to Annabel Bohn Knudesen, who along with their son, Robert Knudsen, preceded him in death. He is survived by his two daughters, Diane Larson of Thousand Oaks and Dorothy Ditton of Colorado Springs, Colo.; seven grandchildren, Bobby, Ricky, David, Diana, Erik, Andreanna and Todd and five great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 THOMAS HENRY CLARK Funeral services for Thomas Henry Clark were conducted Monday, June 1, 1992 at the LDS Church, Green River, Bishop Kaye Allred conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Todd Cook, Tom Cook, Lynn Pope, Trevor Pope, Gordon Ball and Ray Germer. Honorary pallbearers were Jack Clark, Keith Clark, Bill Clark, Fred Clark, Harold Clark, Ted Cook Sr., Mike Cobb, Bart Sanchez, Bob Baldwin, Tim Dupont, Henry Dupont and Kurt Wright. Clark, 79, of 1300 Bridger Drive #3, Green River, died at 8:52 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since May 16. A resident of Green River since 1954 and former resident of Winton and Rock Springs, Clark had been in ill health the past three years. He was born on Jan. 15, 1913 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Fred and Nettie Potter Clark. He attended schools in Winton and Reliance and married the former Emma Jenkins in Winton on March 14, 1936. Clark was a retired coal miner having worked for the U.P. Coal Company, a retired mechanic having worked at Little America and a retired custodian having worked for School District #2. Survivors include his wife, Emma Clark of Green River; three daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Edwin Cook of Kemmerer, Wyoming; Loretta and Raymond Germer of Green River and Marilyn and Clayton Pope of Wendell, Idaho; five brothers, Fred Clark Jr. of Green River, Harold Clark and Jack Clark, both of Rock Springs, Keith Clark of Gooding, Idaho and Darryl Clark of La Grande, Oregon; two sisters, Mrs. Joe (Marie) Pivik and Laverne Campbell, both of Wilson; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Clark was preceded in death by three sisters, Ruth, Vera and Nettie and one brother, Donald. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 DALE BIRCH Funeral services for Dale Birch were conducted Friday, May 29, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Father Ari Damaskos of the Greek Orthodox Church and the Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiated. A prayer services was conducted Thursday, May 28 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ryan Birch, Derral Smith, Wally Carpenter, Kurt Hutchinson, Don Meserve and Ray Birch. Honorary pallbearers were Dee Slaughter, Aaron Ortega, John Richardson, James Damasios, Mike Kinniburgh and Keith Davis. Birch, 71, of 353 Virginia Circle, Green River, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 1992. A longtime resident of Green River, Mr. Birch died following a lengthy illness. He was born on June 25, 1920 in Coalville, Utah the son of the late Don and Mary Frost Birch. He attended schools in Coalville and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married the former Margaret Damaskos in Hawthorne, Nev. on Jan. 25, 1968. Mr. Birch was a retired heavy equipment operator where he worked for Stauffer Chemical Company from 1968 until his retirement in 1984. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Birch of Green River; two sons, Ray Birch of Heber, Utah and Don Birch of Green River; one daughter, Dalene Smith of Green River; one brother, Rex Birch of Lyman; one sister, Beth Carpenter of Green River; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 LOUIS PAUL KOPP Graveside funeral services and interment for Louis Paul Kopp were conducted Thursday, June 4, 1992 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the BPO Elks Lodge conductd the services. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Wednesday, June 3, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Terry Kopp, Marc Overy, Tom Gallatin, Kenneth Kopp Jr., James Kopp Jr., Pary Gallatin, Nolan Gallatin and Jim Lancaster. Kopp, 80, of 510 Walnut St., Rock Springs, died at 7:10 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center. A resident of Rock Springs since 1954, Kopp died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Oct. 14, 1911 in Cheyenne, the son of the late Edward and Ellen Wall Kopp. He attended Saint Mary’s School in Cheyenne and married the former Ruby Griffith Robertson in Chadron, Neb. on Dec. 26, 1934. Kopp worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in Cheyenne as a machinist for 19 years. He moved to Colorado where he and his wife operated the Pierce Motel Court for eight years. The Kopps moved to Rock Springs in 1954, where Lou became the manager of the Rock Springs Credit Bureau. He later became the owner and operator of the C-B Printing until his retirement in 1983. Kopp was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. He served as exalted ruler of the BPO Elks Lodge, president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and a charter member of the Moose Lodge. Kopp was one of the originators of the Sweetwater County Sportsman Association. He was also the past secretary of the Lions Club, a member of the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Wyoming Wildlife Association and one of the three originators of the Rock Springs Drum and Bugle Corps. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Kopp of Rock Springs; three sons, James Kopp, Richard Kopp and Kenneth Kopp, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Ben (Jean) Gallatin of Pierce, Colo., and Helen Overy of Salt Lake City, Utah; 15 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Kopp was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward and Paul Kopp. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 HENRY (HANK) CASTEEL ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Funeral services for Henry (Hank) Casteel were conducted May 27, 1992, with Rev. Bobby Smith of the Agency Baptist Church, St. Joseph, Mo., officiating. Burial was at the St. Joseph Memorial Park Cemetery. Casteel, 67, died Saturday, May 22, 1992. He was born Nov. 9, 1924 in St. Joseph, Mo. to Charles and Blanche Casteel. He married Wanda Keith May 17, 1950. A resident of Table Rock Village since 1977, Casteel worked for Colorado Interstate Gas Company for 30 years. He spent his last 15 years as a senior plant operator. He retired on June 1, 1986 and returned to his hometown of St. Joseph. He was a member of VFW Post 6760. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Casteel of St. Joseph; one son Garry and wife Laura, one daughter Gail and husband Jeff Harryman, all of Rock Springs; three grandchildren, Tracy and Michelle Casteel and Carlo Harryman all of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Casteel was preceded in death by two sisters, Dorothy and Cora. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 JOHN FRANCISCO STEPHENS Funeral services for John Francisco Stephens were conducted Tuesday, June 2, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Cremation followed. Stephens, 17, of 45 Purple Sage Road, #122 Rock Springs, was found dead by a passerby at 6:55 a.m. Friday, May 29, 1992 at 166 Foothill Boulevard. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Byron Willingham, Stephens' death appeared to be accidental. He was born on March 31, 1975 in Rock Springs, the son of John and Charlene (Portillo) Stephens. He attended schools in Rock Springs. Survivors include his parents, John and Charlene Stephens of Rock Springs, two sisters, Karen Stephens and Jessica Stephens both of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents Alice and Howard Stephens of Sawyer, Kansas; his maternal grandparents, Patricia Hammons of Cheyenne, and Frank Portillo of San Francisco, Calif., and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 NANCY SMITH Memorial services for Nancy Smith were conducted in Colorado and a memorial service also conducted in the Union Congregational United Church of Christ led by Rev. Clyde Miller, Rev. Kenneth Biel and Rev. David Wade, in Green River on Tuesday, June 2. Mrs. Smith was cremated. Mrs. Smith of Littleton, Colo., died Friday May 29, in the Porter Memorial Hospital in Englewood, Colo., following a sudden illness. She was married to the Reverend Benjamin Smith and they had lived in Green River for 17 years before moving to Littleton in July of 1991. She was born and educated in Vermont, moved to Montana and then to Green River. At the time she left Green River she was manager of the Mansface Terrace Housing. At the time of her death she was case manager for Adult Care Management in Denver. She had been an active member of the United Church of Christ and had held offices on the local and national level. Survivors include her husband Benjamin, sons, Robert, Charles, and Michael; a daughter-in-law, Tamara; a brother, Rev. William Herzog of Rochester, New York; a sister, Elizabeth Wefer of Phoenix, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 ALAN ARTACH NORFOLK, Neb.—Alan Artach died Friday, May 30, in Norfolk, Neb. He is survived by his wife Joyce Bunning Artach and his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Bunning, of Rock Springs. His wife lives at 1305 Lodgeview Driver, Norfolk, 68701. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 JACK W. HENSLEY, JR. TORRINGTON - Funeral services for Jack W. Hensley, Jr., age 71, were conducted Friday, May 29, 1992 at Our Savior Lutheran Church with Rev. Marvin Temme and Vicar Ralph Jaeger officiating. Burial was in Valley View Cemetery with military graveside services, by Travis Snow Post #5 of the American Legion and the Wyoming National Guard. A memorial has been established to Our Savior Lutheran Church. Hensley died at the Community Hospital on Saturday, May 23, 1992. He was born Feb. 6, 1921 in Reliance, the son of John and Nannie (Dalyrmple) Hensley. Hensley graduated from Reliance High School in 1939. He worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company until he joined the U.S. Army in 1942. He served in Europe where he was awarded the purple heart. Following his discharge in 1946 he returned to work for the Union Pacific Coal Company at Stansbury. On Nov. 30, 1952 he married Esther Herdt at Rock Springs. In 1955 they moved to Lovell where he worked for Ohio Oil Company until 1956 when they moved to Littleton, Colo., where he worked for Marathon Research Center. He retired in 1982 and the couple moved to Torrington. Jack was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, Travis Snow Post #5 of the American Legion at Torrington and he was a lifetime member of Ault Post #4434 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars át Ault, Colo. Survivors include his wife, Esther, of Torrington; son Carl and his wife, Chris; and son John and his wife, Ricky, all of Englewood, Colo.; two sisters, Faye Jones of Thermopolis and Carlynn Dunmire of Stockton, Calif.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 MAURINE GRACE RYAN CHEYENNE - A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Friday at St. Mary's Cathedral with the Rev. Carl Beavers as celebrant. Interment was in Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne. Scripture and rosary was recited Thursday at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes. Mrs. Ryan, 77, of 212 E. Pershing Blvd., died Monday at DePaul Hospital. She was born March 11, 1915, in Green River, and had lived here for 57 years. Mrs. Ryan was a tax examiner for the Internal Revenue Service for 16 years. She was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral Daughters of Isabella, NARFE, and the Catholic Women's Guild. She was the first secretary for the Wyoming Catholic Register. Mrs. Ryan is survived by her husband, Fred L. Ryan of Cheyenne, whom she married Aug. 25, 1938, in Green River one son, William C. Ryan of Cheyenne; two daughters, Sherry Redding of Laramie and Joyce Holmstrom of Arvada, Colo.; eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carrol and Effie Petre; sister, Norma S. Kish; and a grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 6, 1992 SARAH ANN (SALLY) JONES BOCOTT SARATOGA -- Graveside services for Sarah Ann (Sally) Jones Bocott were conducted June 4 by the Rev. Chuck Blacks. Services were conducted June 3 at the Presbyterian Church in Saratoga. Rev. Brad Hanson ill officiated. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ralph Bartholomew, Jim Wiant, Mitch Zeiger, Jim Case, Mark Wordon and Roger Jones. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Zinn, John Lunt, Howard Davis, Dick Wiant, Peter Storer and Clint Edwards. Mrs. Bocott, 83, died Saturday, May 30, 1992. She was born Nov. 9, 1908 in Rock Springs. She married Carl Henry Bocott Dec. 31, 1935 in Rock Springs. She was a member of the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Homemakers of Carson City, 4-H Republican Women, Daughters of the Nile, Rebeccas Eastern Star, United Way, Ladies Auxiliary Fraternal Order of Eagles, Ladies Encampment Auxiliary, Easter Seals, Ladies Patrich Militant, and the Royal Neighbors of America. She is survived by a son, Carl Roy Bocott, Casper; grandchildren, Joni Talisson of Washington, Susie Klopfenstein of Ann Arbor, Mich., Sarah Malloy of Ann Arbor, James Bocott of Casper, Jennifer Bocott of Casper; six great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1992 BECKY D. KUDAR Funeral services for Becky D. Kudar were conducted Saturday, June 6, 1992 at the LDS Church, Rock Springs. Bishop Mike Williams conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Mike Legerski, Carl Fair, John T. Parr, Troy Clark, Perry Clark and Dave Skorup. Mrs. Kudar, 42, of 341 Tahoe Drive, Rock Springs, died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 1992 at her home from cancer. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Freedom, Mrs. Kudar had been in ill health for the past two years. She was born on Oct 20, 1949 in Afton, the daughter of Grant and Lovey Woodrum Clark. She attended schools in Afton and was a graduate of the Afton High School with the class of 1968. She married Ron Kudar in Freedom Oct 3, 1970. Mrs. Kudar worked as a beautician in Rock Springs for 20 years and was the former owner and operator of Tomorrow's Image Salon. She later went to work in the office of Dr. James R. Byars. Mrs. Kudar was a member of the LDS Church 2nd Ward, the American Legion, Auxiliary and the B.P.O. Elks Lodge Does, she also belonged to the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce Yellow Jackets. Survivors include her husband, Ron Kudar of Rock Springs; two daughters, Rebel Dawn Kudar and Kasni Bond Kudar, both of Rock Springs; her mother, Lovey Clark of Idaho Falls, Idaho; two brothers, Perry Clark of Fort Worth, Texas and Troy Clark of Tucson, Ariz.; five sisters, Jill Erickson of Douglas, Tracy Bough and Mona Izatt, both of Freedom, Rosemerry Wood of Rigby,Idho and Janet Perry of Afton, and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and one brother, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1992 DAVID CASTILLON A mass of Christian burial for David Castillon was celebrated Friday, June 12 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Green River. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Thursday, June 11 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Castillon, 32, of 2235 Pennsylvania Blvd., Green River, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River where he had been a patient since Sept. 4, 1990. A resident of Green River since August 1977 and former resident of Eagle Pass, Texas, Castillon had been in ill health the past several years. He was born Aug. 6, 1959 in Denver City, Texas, the son of Homero A. and Inocente Hernandez Castillon. He attended schools in Eagle Pass. Castillon worked at the Jim Bridger Power Plant until ill health forced his retirement in 1982. He was active in sports and many SWRC activities. Castillon was a member of the Boy’s Club, the Boy Scouts of America and the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Homero and Inocente Castillo of Green River; four brothers, Jose, Ramon, Mario and Ricardo Castillon, all of Green River; six sisters, Mrs. Gricelda Hernandez of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Leandro (Graciela) Zarate of Green River, Mrs. Juan (Cristela) Alvarado of Moses Lake, Wash., Mrs. Geff (Angelica) Sorenson of Milwaukee, Mrs. Lyle (Yoland) Brossman of Oak Creek, Wis., and Mrs. Ken (Nelia) Haselhuhn of Green River and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Homero Castillon Jr.; one sister, Maria Guadalupe and his paternal and maternal grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1992 BARBARA LYNN STEWART Funeral services for Barbara Lynn Stewart were conducted Tuesday, June 9, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. John Johansen officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Ron E. Ronick, Ken Stewart, Bill Stewart, Steve Cocheran, Buck Taylor and Danny Mabbitt. Miss Stewart, 34, of 3102 Dewar Drive #2, Rock Springs, died at 11:05 a.m. Friday, June 5, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since June 3. She was born April 26, 1958 n Boise, Idaho, the daughter of Richard and Alice Stockburger Stewart. She attended schools in Three Forks, Mont., and Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School class of 1976. Miss Stewart had worked as a cook at Denny’s Restaurant. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include her parents, Richard and Alice Stewart of Rock Springs; a son, Jarod Stewart and a daughter, Jenna Stewart, both of Rock Springs; two brothers, Ken Stewart of Mountain View; a sister, Lisa Stewart of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews also survive. Miss Stewart was preceded in death by a brother, James Stewart. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1992 DAIVD L. PETRIE Funeral services for David L. Petrie were conducted Monday, June 8, 1992 at the First United Methodist Church. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Dennis Smith, Douglas S. Smith, Robert Budak, Richard Spencer, Mark Petrie and David Petrie Jr. Petrie, 88, of 1031 7th Street, Rock Springs, died at 8:16 p.m. Thursday, June 4, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past three days. He was born in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, the son of the late Richard and Jessie Low Petrie. He attended schools in Scotland and later came to the United States in 1923. He married the former Leontina Steinwender in Oakland, Calif., June 22, 1926. Petrie was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and worked as a miner for the U.P. Coal Company and as a plant operator at Westvaco until his retirement. He was a life member of the Masonic Lodge, Minto #385 in Lochgelly, Scotland, the Quarterback Club, the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center, the Odd Fellows, the Excelsior Lodge #9, the A.A.R.P. and the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Leontina of Rock Springs, a son and daughter-in-law, Davis S. and Carolyn Petrie of Rock Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, Anita and William Smith of Rock Springs and Jean and Howard Spencer of Salt Lake City, Utah, eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Petrie was preceded in death by a brother and a sister in Scotland. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1992 BURNIS MONEYHUN Funeral services for Burnis H. Moneyhun were conducted Thursday, June 11, 1992 at the Grace Baptist Church, Rock Springs. Pastor Ron Van Hee conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery, Green River, with military graveside services conducted by the American Legion. Pallbearers were Craig Miano, Chad Miano, Rick Greene, Matt Lye, Harold Moneyhun and Ernie Flores. Honorary pallbearers were Joey Klobas, Gary Brickley and Mike Brickley. Moneyhun, 65, of 121 Evergreen Street, Rock Springs, died at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 1992 at the University of Utah Medical Center where he had been a patient for the past two days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Moneyhun had been in ill health the past three months. He was born Nov. 27, 1926 in Toms Creek, Va., the son of Guy and Bertha Stallard Moneyhun. He attended schools in Flatwoods and Dungannon, Va., and married the former Margaret Klobas in Gary, W.Va., on Dec. 22, 1949. Mr. Moneyhun served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a retired pipe fitter and a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 192, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Moneyhun of Rock Springs; his mother, Bertha Moneyhun of Coleburn, Va.; one son and daughter-in-law, David H. and Darla Moneyhun of Rock Springs; five daughters, Mrs. Craig (Linda) Miano of Dungannon, Va., Mrs. Ernest (Sharon) Flores, Mrs. Mike (Mary) Cleveland, Mrs. Rick (Rhonda) Green and Dawn Moneyhun, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Carl (Leola) Brickey of Las Vegas, Nev.; 16 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1992 KATHLEEN M. RIZZI A mass of Christina burial for Kathleen M. Rizzi was celebrated Friday, June 12, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Green River. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Thursday, June 11 at the church. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Al Tiree, Walt Seeley, Don Taylor, Grant Twitchell, Mahlon Grubb and Bob Lewis. Honorary pallbearers were Franklin Peterson, Bob Johnson, Al Carollo, Steve Kalivas, Michael Looney and Bob Thomas. Mrs. Rizzi, 80, of 324 East 2nd North, Green River, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 4:20 p.m. Monday, June 8, 1992. A longtime resident of Green River, Mrs. Rizzi died following a sudden illness. She was born Feb. 4, 1923 in Mayville, N.D., the daughter of the late Andrew and Karen Aarhus Skarperud. She attended schools in Mayville and was a graduate of the Mayville High School in 1940. She married John Charles Rizzi in Green River Oct. 8, 1945 and he preceded her in death on May 16, 1992. Mr. and Mrs. Rizzi were the retired owners and operators of the Mast and Tomahawk Taverns and the Covered Wagon Night Club. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Council of Catholic Women and the Rolling Green Country Club. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Beth and Terry Thompson of Green River; one brother, Leon Skarperud of Mayville; three sisters, Lucille Peterson of Mayville, Anna Mae Broton of Ventura, Calif., and Helen Baker of Minneapolis, Minn.; three grandchildren, Wendy Thompson, Renae Thompson and Gregory Thompson, all of Green River; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Rizzi was preceded in death by one son, John Arthur Rizzi and one brother, Elton Skarperud. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 13, 1992 EARL B. “BEN” RILEY Funeral services for Earl B. “Ben” Riley were conducted Friday, June 12, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, Rock Springs. Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were John Riley, Wayne Riley, John Jelochan, Rick Tarufelli, Frank Subic Jr. and Richard Wood. Riley, 74, f 302 Plainview Drive, Rock Springs, died at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, June 7, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Riley had been in ill health the past three months. He was born June 1, 1917 in Eldorado, Kan., the son of the late Cleveland and Anna Maude Stevens Riley. He attended schools in Kansas and Married the former Anona Tremelling in Ogden, Utah on April 19, 1941. Mr. Riley retired from the Allied Chemical Company where he worked as a machine operator, a mechanic and an underground safety man. Mr. Riley served as a chief union steward for the mine. He was a member of the United Steel Workers of America Local Union 15320 and the First United Methodist Church. He served as vice president of the Clearview Acres Improvement Association and member of the Miners Clinic Board of Directors. Survivors include his wife, Anona Riley of Rock Springs; one son, Michael Lynn Riley of Idaho; two daughters, Mrs. Larry (Patricia) Van Dyke of Green River, and Mrs. Brian (Bonnie) Logan of Brawley, Calif.; five brothers, Richard Riley and Lynn Riley, both of Norwich, Kan., Kenneth Riley and John Riley, both of Murdock, Kan., and James Riley of Wichita, Kan.; two sisters, Jessie Mae March of Evart, Mich., and Gladys Johnson of Wichita; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Riley was preceded in death by one sister, Lenna Grimes and one grandson, William Blythe Logan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1992 JOSEPH F. MARCINA A mass of Christian burial for Joseph F. Marcina was celebrated Saturday, June 13, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Kevin A. Koch officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Friday, June 12, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, Rock Springs, with military graveside services by the American Legion. Marcina, 72, of 1209 Ninth St., Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 9:54 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 1992. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Marcina had been in ill health the past one year. He was born in Rock Springs Nov. 7, 1919 the son of the late Joseph and Mary Bozibichar Marcina. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1938. Marcina was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the S.N.P.J. Lodge. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Frances) Luck and Mrs. Russell (Mary) Reiter, both of Rock Springs and Angela Marcina of Green River and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Marcina was preceded in death by two sisters who died in infancy and one sister, Anna Marcina. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1992 JAMES L. SHIVELY Funeral services for James L. Shively were conducted Wednesday, June 17, at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park, Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Leslie Greene, John Lansberry Jr., Thomas Greene, James Greene, Glenn Lansberry and Klint Strong. Shively, 72, of 2225 Colorado Drive, Green River, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 1:16 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 1992. A resident of Green River since June 1978 and former resident of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Shively died of a sudden illness. He was born March 3, 1920 in Curwensville, Penn., the son of the late Frank Eugene and Lucy Mary Anderson Shively. He attended schools in Osceola Mills, Penn., and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married the former Mary Louise Greene in West Decatur, Penn., Oct. 19, 1940. Shively worked as a utility laborer for Texas Gulf From 1978 to 1983 and was presently a service technician for Greene’s Lube in Green River where he worked the past three years. He was a member of the Bacon Memorial Presbyterian Church in Niagara Falls. Survivors include his wife, Mary Shively of Green River; one daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and John Lansberry of Farson; one daughter, Betty Lou Booth of Green River; two grandchildren, James Booth of Green River and Lt. John Lansberry III, stationed with the United States Air Force in Crete; one great-grandson, Kevin John Lansberry in Greece; one brother, Ralph Shively of Dubois, Penn.; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Shively was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Shively and Ann Shively Davis, and one brother, Ray Franklin Shively. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1992 DALE BLAINE SIDDOWAY Funeral services for Dale Blaine Siddoway were conducted Wednesday, June 17, 1992 at the LDS Stake Center in Green River. Allen West, president, conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Burl Hoopes, Reed Livingston, Harold Wilder, Jim Hoopes, Gordon Smith and Sheldon Barney. Honorary pallbearers were Dave Fredericks and Jack Hanson. Siddoway, 63, of No. 16 Mountain Fuel, Green River, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 1992 at the University of Utah Medical Center where he had been a patient for the past nine days. A resident of Green River for the past 37 years and former resident of Coalville, Utah, Siddoway had been in ill health the past eight weeks. He was born May 22, 1929 in Coalville, the son of Ross Owen and Marie Bowen Siddoway. He attended schools in Coalville and married the former Mildred Hoopes in Lyman Nov. 2, 1957. Siddoway was the chief pipeline inspector for the Questar Pipeline Company for the past 37 years. He was a member of the LDS Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Mildred Siddoway of Green River; his mother, Marie Siddoway of Coalville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Regina Clark and Blaine and Paula Siddoway of Green River; one son, Terry Siddoway of Green River; one brother, Ross Siddoway of Coalville; one sister, Mrs. Jack (Gwen) Hanson of Salt Lake City; five grandchildren; one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. Siddoway was preceded in death by his father and one son, Bobby Clark. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1992 JESUS A. FLORES MORALES SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Jesus A. Flores Morales, 65, of Piedras Negras, Mexico, died June 10 in San Antonio, Texas, after a lengthy illness. He was a former resident of Green River. He was born Jan, 13, 1928 in Guerrero, Mexico. He came to Wyoming in 1950 and worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. He returned to Mexico in 1963. The funeral and burial was in Piedras Negras. He is survived by three sons, Jesse Flores of Tucson, Ariz. and Gus and Martin Flores of Green River. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Rosa) Brewer, of Green River and Mrs. Virgil (Juanita) Chabre, of Rock Springs. He is also survived by 14 grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1992 ADA L. BUDD Services for Ada L. Budd were conducted Saturday, June 13, in the Congregational Church, Big Piney. The Rev. Eric Lison officiated. Burial was in the Plainview Cemetery. Mrs. Budd, 86, of Marbleton, died Wednesday, June 10, 1992 in Pinedale. Mrs. Budd was born Jan. 3, 1906 to the late Edward R. and Lillian Cogwewell Sharp in New Port News, Va. She married Dan H. Budd, March 25, 1926 in Kemmerer. Mrs. Budd was a member of the 0.E.S. Chapter No. 42, D.A.R., and the Sublette County Artists Guild. She is survived by three sons, Dan S. Budd and David S. Budd, both of Big Piney; and Carl Budd of Washington, D.C.; one sister, Elsie Sullivan of Sarasota, Fla. ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dan and one son. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 20, 1992 JOHN A. “JACK” COATES John A. "Jack" Coates, 69, of 1650 Dewar Drive, Rock Springs, died at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 1992 at his home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1986 and former resident of Neah Bay, Wash., Coates had been in ill health the past several years. He was born March 21, 1923 in Kemmerer, the son of the late Rex Norris and Elouise Pratt Coates. He attended schools in Kemmerer and was a graduate of Kemmerer High School with the class of 1941. Mr. Coates attended the University of Wyoming, Seattle College and the University of Washington in which he was a graduate. Coates was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married the former Jacqueline Boyce in Los Angeles on March 3, 1945 and she preceded him in death Oct. 25, 1991. Coates was a retired marine biologist having worked on the Makah Indian Reservation until his retirement April 1, 1986. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, the American Legion, the American Fishery. Society, the Fisheries Research Biologists and the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity of Washington. Survivors include two sons, Gregory Allen Coates and Michael Norris Coates, both of Green River; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Patricia) Mosbey of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Coates was preceded in death by one brother, Rex Norris Coates. His body was cremated. --- Casper Star-Tribune Tuesday, Jun 23, 1992 Jackson - Rite of Committal for Laura Tomich, 73, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Rock Springs Cemetery by Rev. Charles Taylor. Mrs. Tomich died June 19, 1992, at St. John's Hospital. She was born in Diamondville on Jan. 31, 1919, and grew up in Rock Springs, graduating from Rock Springs high school. In September of 1939, she married Joe Tomich. The couple moved to Jackson in 1950, and built the J&L Motel, which they owned for 30 years. Mrs. Tomich was a member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church and was active in the Catholic Ladies Societies. Survivors include her husband, a daughter, Carolyn Douglas; a son, Joe; two grandsons; and numerous other relatives. --- Casper Star-Tribune Tuesday, June 23, 1992 Margaret Catherine Metelko Rock Springs - Funeral Liturgy for Margaret Catherine Metelko, 84, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Saint Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Vigil for the deceased will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. RIte of Committal will be conducted in the Saint Joseph's Cemetery with Father Kevin Koch officiating. Mrs. Metelko died June 22, 1992, at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs, where she had been a patient since Oct. 14, 1983. She was born on April 29, 1908, in St. Cregor, Saskatechwan, Canada, the daughter of the late Frank A. and Katherine A. (Young) Plemel. She attended schools in Rock Springs. On June 26, 1928, she married Louis John Metelko. He preceded her in death on Jan. 19, 1972. A resident of Rock Springs since 1912, Mrs. Metelko was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Saint Monica's Sodality, and was a past president of the Wyoming Deanery. Survivors include one sister, Mary Theresa Hunter of Mills, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Metelko was preceded in death by two brothers, Ludvig and Thomas Plemel and one nephew. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs, Tuesday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m., and Wednesday morning until time of funeral services. Vase Funeral Chapels is in charge of arrangements.  --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 GEORGE P. FABIAN A mass of Christian burial for George P. Fabian was celebrated Monday, June 22, 1992 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Sunday, June 21, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Fabian, 79, of 326 I St., Rock Springs, died at 7:35 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since June 9. A resident of Rock Springs since 1960 and former resident of Superior, Fabian had been in ill health the past two years. He was born March 17, 1913 in Sublette, the son of the late George and Julia Gorenc Fabian. He attended school sin Superior and married the former Mary A. Stefoin in Rock Springs Jan. 17, 1942. Fabian worked as a coal miner in the Union Pacific Coal mines in Superior form the age of 17 until their closure. He later went to work for the FMC Corporation in 1958 and retired as a cutter and machine operator in 1978. Fabian was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Slovene National Benefit Society in which he was a member of more than 60 years. He was also a member of the United Steel Workers of America No. 15320 and the United Mine Workers of America in which he served as a past officer. Survivors include his wife, Mary A. Fabian of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, William G. and Gloria C. Fabian of Rock Springs; one son, Robert P. Fabian of Rock Springs; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Stanley and Virginia Fabian of Rock Springs and Thomas and Isabel Fabian of Cheyenne; five sisters, Mary Matson of Kemmerer, Julie Fenn of Roy, Utah, Mrs. Thomas (Helen) Siegel of Cheyenne, Mrs. John (Margaret “Chili”) Cieluszak of Rock Springs and Mrs. Elwood (Dorothy) Kellos of Ogden, Utah; two granddaughters, Jennifer M. Fabian and Stephanie L. Fabian, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Fabian was preceded in death by one sister, Susie Jablin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 LAURA TOMICH JACKSON—Rosary for Laura Tomich was recited Sunday, June 21. Mass of Christina burial was Monday, June 22, at Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank Putka officiating. Interment was Tuesday, June 23, at the Rock Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Taylor officiating. Mrs. Tomich, 73, longtime resident of Jackson, died Friday, June 19, at St. John’s Hospital in Jackson. She was born in Diamondville on Jan. 31, 1919, she grew up in Rock Springs, and graduated from Rock Springs High School. In September of 1939, she married Joe Tomich. They moved to Jackson in 1950 to build the J&L Motel which they owned for 30 years. Mrs. Tomich was a member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church and was an active member of the Catholic Ladies Societies. Survivors include her husband, Joe; daughter, Carolyn Douglas; son, Joe; two grandsons, Curtis and Louis Apsey and many nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 MARGARET CATHERINE METELKO A mass of Christina burial for Margaret Catherine Metelko was celebrated Wednesday, June 24, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Tuesday, June 23, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Kevin Koch officiated. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Metelko, 84, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 2:45 a.m. Monday, June 22, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs where she had been a patient since Oct. 14, 1983. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Metelko has been in ill health the past several years. She was born April 29, 1908 in St. Gregor, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of the late Frank A. and Katherine A. Young Plemel. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Louis John Metelko at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs June 26, 1928. He preceded her in death Jan. 19, 1972. A resident of Rock Springs since 1912 and former resident of Canada, Mrs. Metelko was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the St. Monica’s Sodality, and past president of the Wyoming Deanery. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. John (Mary Theresa) Hunter of Mills, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Metelko was preceded in death by two brothers, Ludvig and Thomas Plemel, who both died in 1974 and one nephew. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 CARL AUGUST GAENSSLEN A mass of Christian burial for Carl August Gaensslen was celebrated Saturday, June 20, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Friday, June 19, at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Gaensslen, 82, of 290 Sunset St., Green River, died at 8:43 a.m. Tuesday, June 16, 1992 at the Cottonwood Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since June 11. A longtime resident of Green River and former resident of Boise, Idaho, Pueblo, Colo., and Torrington, Gaensslen had been in ill health the past two and one-half weeks. He was born April 3, 1910 in Green River, the son of the late Emil and Eleanor Eggs Gaensslen. He attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1927. Gaensslen was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a degree in mechanical engineering with the class of 1931. He married the former Fern Jones in Brighton, Colo., Feb. 4, 1935. He worked for the Wyoming State Engineer’s Office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Engineering for several years after college. In 1937 Gaensslen began a long career with the Bureau of Reclamation, serving in offices in El Paso, Texas, Dalhart, Texas, Pueblo, and Boise. He retired in 1967 and moved back to Green River in 1968. Gaensslen was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. He was also a member of the Sweetwater County and Wyoming Historical Societies and the University of Notre Dame 50 Year Club. Survivors include his wife, Fern Gaensslen of Green River; one son, Robert Gaensslen of Woodbridge, Conn.; one sister, Eleanor Schofield of Laramie; one granddaughter, Elvira Gaensslen of Long Island, N.Y.; one sister-in-law, Helen Gaensslen of Green River and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Gaensslen was preceded in death by one brother, Dr. E.A. Gaensslen who died June 1, 1979. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 SIDENY LEROY CASE Funeral services for Sidney Leroy Case were conducted Tuesday, June 23, 1992 at the LDS Church, Green River. Bishop David L. Pickard conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery, Green River. Case, 73, of 435 East 3rd South St., Green River, died at about 4 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 1992 at his home. A resident of Green River for the past 38 years and former resident of Rock Springs, Case had been in ill health the past several months. He was born Oct. 14, 1918 in Omaha, Neb., the son of the late Roy and Estella Haley Case. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in North Africa and the European campaigns. He married the former Mary M. Mann in Evanston June 18, 1952 and their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple. Case worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and later went to work for the United States Post Office in Green River where he retired as a postal clerk in August of 1979. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary Case of Green River; one daughter, Carol Reitz of Grant, Neb.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Case was preceded in death by one granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 MYRNA SHEDDEN BATES Funeral services for Myrna Shedden Bates were conducted Monday, June 22, 1992 at the First Baptist Church, Rock Springs. Rev. Steven Todd conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Steven Dernovich, Fred Bates, David Bates, Danny Shedden, Robert Dernovich and James R. Zelenka. Mrs. Bates, 92, of 809 Muir Ave., Rock Springs, died at 4:10 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Bates had been in ill health the past four years. She was born May 16, 1900 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Charles A. and Miriam Walters Shedden. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1920. She married Fred L. Bates in Rock Springs Dec. 17, 1939 and he preceded her in death Nov. 26, 1966. Mrs. Bates was a member of the First Baptist Church and was active with the church organizations and functions. She taught Sunday school at the church for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Leora Bates of Rock Springs, and Mrs. August (Marjorie) Dernovich of Reliance; two brothers, Charles Shedden of Rock Springs and William Shedden of Green River; four grandchildren, Steven Dernovich of Rock Springs, Marjorie Kay Dernovich of Reliance, Kelli Dernovich of Reliance and Mrs. Phil (Crystal) Shafer of Eldon, Mo.; one great-grandson, Phillip Kyle Shafer of Eldon and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Bates was preceded in death by two sisters, Grace Vallembois and twin sister Marjorie Shedden and two brothers, Donald and Richard Shedden. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 JOSEPH BURTON Services for Joseph Burton were conducted at the Eden-Farson Community Center Thursday, June 24. LDS Branch president Bradley A. Thoren officiated. Burial was in the Eden Valley Cemetery. Burton, 80, of Farson, died June 22, 1992 at the Lander Valley Medical Center. He was born Sept. 6, 1911 in Evanston. His parents were John Edward Burton and Lillian Elizabeth (Phipps) Burton. He married Beverly Jean Schwarz March 30, 1944 in Kearney, Neb. Their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Logan Temple. He was a longtime resident of Farson, having ranched there for 44 years. He earned the rank of first lieutenant in the Army Air Force, serving from 1942 until 1945. He was active in the LDS Church and served two terms as branch president totaling 17 years. He was active in the community, serving both of the school board and the fire board. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Jean Burton; a daughter, Beverly “Sue” Burton Uncapher and her husband, Bud, of Farson; three sons, Stephen Burton and wife, Connie of Magna, Utah, Edward A. Burton and wife, Tory of Farson, and Lawrence G. Burton and wife, Janet, of American Fork, Utah; and 16 grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 THELMA E. HERTS Memorial services for Thelma E. Herts were conducted Saturday, June 20, 1992 at the Church of Holy Communion Rock Springs. Father Gary Turner conducted the services. Interment was in the Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo, Colo. Her body was cremated. Mrs. Herts, 89, 0f 1605 Donalynn Drive No. 12, Rock Springs, died at 9:10 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center where she had been a resident since April 24, 1992. A resident of Rock Springs since June of 1991 and former lifelong resident of Pueblo, Mrs. Herts had been in ill health the past several months. She came to Rock Springs to be with her daughter and son-in-law, Rochelle and James Bigley. She was born Jan. 31, 1903 in Pueblo, the daughter of the late Walter W. and Winifred E. Waggoner Ramey. She attended schools in Pueblo and was a graduate of Central High School with the class of 1921. She married Irving L. Herts in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 15, 1931 and he preceded her in death Dec. 23, 1969. Mrs. Herts was a member of the Episcopal Church. She worked for C.F.&I., the Santa Fe Railroad and Continental Oil Company from 1921-1931. She was a member of the Spark Club, a Blue Lady at Fort Carson, a volunteer for the Red Cross and did volunteer work for Community Chest and Girl Scouts. She also belonged to various bridge clubs in Pueblo. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, the Bigleys; one son, Coleman Herts of San Leandro, Calif.; 17 grandchildren including Sydney Ann and John Braniezer of Fort Collins, Colo.; Francys E. and Pat Marsh and Deborah L. and Gary Newton, all of Pueblo; Michael and Nina McConnell, Kelley and Ken Bigley, Bruce and Donna McConnell, and Bryan and Resie McConnell, all of Rock Springs; Gary and Barbara Bigley of Rye, Colo.; Judy Price of Pueblo, Don and Nancy Bigley of Rock Springs, Bill Bigley of Denver; Jimbo and Deidre Bigley, of Rye; Roselyn and Sam Weiss of California; Ilene and Leonard Cooper of Pleaston, Calif.; and Frances Herts of San Leandro; 40 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Irving L. Herts; one grandson, J.L. Bigley and one great-great-grandson, Wren F. Skubal. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 JOHN ORRELL GILLETTE - John Orrell, 80, of 720 Dewar Drive, died June 20, after a long illness, at the Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette. He was born June 9, 1912 to Tom and Mary Orrell in Yorkshire, England, and came to this country with his family in 1921. He married Janet Hamilton July 3, 1936. He worked in the coal mines and FMC until his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Janet, of Rock Springs; one son, Robert, of Sheridan; three brothers, Cyril and Tom Orrell of Layton, Utah, and Harold Orrell of Ogden, Utah, and one sister, Lucille Morton of Thermopolis. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Gana Davis, of Worland, Chelley Schneider of Laramie, Brooke Osbon of Riverdale, Mich., and Ryan Orrell of Laramie. He is also survived by five great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson and a sister. His body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 FRED J. BERTAGNOLLI SR. OGDEN - Funeral mass for Fred J. Bertagnolli Sr. was conducted Friday, June 26, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Pinedale. Holy Rosary was recited at the Catholic Church. Interment was in the Pinedale Cemetery. Bertagnolli, 80, died Sunday, June 21, 1992 at McKay-Dee Hospital following a heart attack. He was born May 30, 1912, a son of Italian immigrant parents, Margarita Rizzi and Leopoldo Bertagnolli, in Rock Springs. He married Beverly Wonnacott in 1935. He received his early education in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Barnes Business College in Denver. He dedicated more than 35 years of federal government service including employment with the General Land Office, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Mines and the Bureau of Reclamation's Shoshone Project and Colorado Big Thompson Project. He was a program and fiscal officer for the Bureau of Reclamation's Weber Basin Projects Office and was awarded the Commendable Service Award from the Department of the Interior. He retired on Feb. 24, 1969, His contributions to civic and humanitarian efforts include the American Red Cross blood bank, savings bond campaigns and service as president of the board of directors of the Ogden Government Employees Credit Union for six years. He was a devout member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and enjoyed spending time at his summer residence in Pinedale. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Bertagnolli; his four children, Donna Adelman, Claudia Bryant, Olivia Bertagnolli and Fred Bertagnolli Jr.; three grandchildren, Elsie Johanson, Amanda Bryant and Quill Rackham; his brother, Americo Bertagnolli of Boulder and his sister, Alma Delaney of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 WILLIAM LOUIS TAMASINI JR. OINT OF ROCKS - Memorial services for William Louis Tomasini Jr., were conducted Thursday, June 25, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Dave Wade officiated. His body was taken to Salt Lake City, Utah, for cremation. Tomasini, 30, of 130 Arwood St. Apt. 18B, Point of Rocks, died at his home at about 2 a.m. Sunday, June 21, 1992 following a sudden illness. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Tomasini died of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Rock Springs May 1, 1962, the son of William L. Tomasini and Barbara Ann Jamieson. He attended schools in Rock Springs and Granger and had worked as an electrician prior to his death. Tomasini enjoyed the outdoors. Survivors include his father, William L. Tomasini of Point of Rocks; his mother, Barbara Ann Jamieson of Montpelier, Idaho; two brothers, Ronald Lee Tomasini of Mountain View and Donald LeRoy Tomasini of Billings, Mont.; a sister, Cynthia Lou Hemker of Lyman, his paternal grandfather, Lidio Tomasini of Bakersfield, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 ROY EUGENE CANESTORP Memorial services for Roy Eugene Canestorp were conducted Thursday, June 25, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. The Rev. Philip B. Wolf of the Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Green River officiated. His body was taken to Salt Lake City (or cremation. Canestorp, 74, of 1670 Alabama Drive, Green River, died at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 1992 at his home following a six months illness. He was born in Bergan, N.D., Feb. 28, 1918, the son of the late Peter and Elida Nygaard Canestorp. He attended schools in Winter, Wis., and later married the former Margaret Richard in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Sept. 18, 1942. An Army veteran of World War II, Canestorp served as a first sergeant in England. He was a member of the American Legion and the Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Margaret of Green River; two sons; Peter Canestorp and a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Dolores Canestorp, all of Green River; two brothers, Orvin and Norman Canestorp, both of Winter; two sisters, Mrs. Lester (Myrtle) Lessard of Hayward, Wis., and Mrs. Nevin (Vivian) Jamison of Rhinelander, Wis., two grandchildren, Carrie and Eric Canestorp, both of Green River, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Canestorp was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 HARVEY GENE COLLVER Harvey Gene Collver, 51, of 110 Ranchview Drive, Rock Springs died at 11:06 am, Wednesday, June 24, 1992 at his home. A former resident of California, Collver had been in ill health the past one year. He was born in Casper, Sept. 12, 1940, the son of Harold Arthur and Dorothy Brown Collver. He attended schools in Shoshoni and was a graduate of Shoshoni High School with the class of 1959. He was a U.S. Ar. my veteran and had worked as a meter reader for the City of Beverly Hills. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Collver of Shoshoni; one brother, Harold Collver of Rock Springs; four sisters, Charlotte Cline of Casper, Mrs. Dick (Twyla) Vincent of Bozeman, Mont., Mrs. Jack (Shirley) Nelson of Hyannis, Neb., and Mrs. Wayne (Kay) Cole of Sheridan, Ore., and several aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and maternal and paternal grandparents. He was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 27, 1992 MICHAEL JOHN DANKOWSKI MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memorial services for Michael John Dankowski were conducted Monday, June 22 in Salt Lake City. Dankowski, 54, former Green River resident, died Tuesday, June 17, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital, East Memphis, Tenn., after a brief illness. He was born Oct. 25, 1937 in Rock Springs, a son of John “Boots” and Marjorie Dankowski. He attended Green River schools, graduating from high school in 1955. He graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1959. He was a member of the ATO Fraternity. He married Korine Sandman Sept. 3, 1960 in Laramie. He was retired from the U.S. Navy. He had achieved the rank of lieutenant commander, serving as an intelligence officer at various stations around the world, including duty on board the USS Enterprise, Subic Bay in the Philippines, The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the Naval Base in New Orleans, La. While in Green River he worked for Black Butte Coal. In Salt Lake City he worked for Hercules, Inc. Survivors include his wife of Memphis, a daughter, Laura Marie Dankowski, Salt Lake City; a niece Gayle Ann Brown-Killian, Casper; a nephew, Timothy Brown, Green River; three grandnephews and one grandniece. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mrs. Don (G. Ann) Brown who died in May of 1968. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 EDWARD GUTIERREZ Funeral services for Edward “Eddie” Gutierrez were conducted Thursday, July 2, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Pastor Steven Todd of the First Baptist Church conducted the services. Cremation followed. Gutierrez, 58, of Rock Springs, died at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday, June 28, 1992 at his home. He died following a sudden illness. Gutierrez was born on April 24, 1934 in Arroyo Hondo, N.M., and lived all his life as a rancher in southwest Wyoming. He was known for his skills as a horseman and was a founding member of the Sweetwater County Posse. He attended schools in Hiawatha and Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School. Gutierrez was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the BPO Elks Lodge. Gutierrez was a U.S. Army veteran. He married the former Janice M. Swanson at the First Baptist Church in Rock Springs Dec. 28, 1958. He is survived by his wife, Janice Mae; two daughters, Gwendolyn Ann and Debra Joan, two sons, Gary Edward and Joseph Michael; one daughter-in-law, Jodi, and four grandchildren, Cody Joseph, Aspen Sky, Alicia Renee and Kyle Joseph, all of Rock Springs. Survivors also include one sister, Teresa Adler of Idaho Falls and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe M. Gutierrez, and his brother, Elly Arellano. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 OTTO JOHN VISINTAINER ARLINGTON, Va.—A mass of Christian burial for Otto John Visintainer was celebrated Friday, July 3, 1992 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A parish rosary was recited Thursday, July 2, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Visintainer, 86, of 4780 North 21st Road, Arlington, Va., died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 1992 at the Arlington Hospital where he had been a patient since June 27. A resident of Arlington since 1967 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Visintainer died following a brief illness. He was born Dec. 16, 1905 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Anton and Ida Corazza Visintainer. He attended school in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1926. He married the former Lylian Menghini in Rock Springs April 9, 1928 and she preceded him in death March 23, 1984. He later married the former Elizabeth B. Johnson in Arlington, Aug. 17, 1988. Visintainer worked for the United States Department of Justice as a carpenter and cabinet maker from 1967 until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Visintainer of Arlington; one daughter, Louana V. Nebeker of Arlington; three sisters, Mary Varady and Edythe Dunn, both of Rock Springs and Marina Prevedel of San Mateo, Calif.; three grandchildren, Mark Nebeker, Caramaria Nebeker and Melia Nebeker-Monch, all of Arlington and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and first wife, Visintainer was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 THOMAS ANTHONY GIL Funeral services for Thomas Anthony Gil were conducted Friday, July 3, 1992 at Christ’s Ministries, Rock Springs. The Rev. Bonnie Rice of Christ’s Ministries conducted the services. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Gil, 33, of 731 North Front St., Rock Springs, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 29, 1992 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Gil died after a traffic accident on June 29, 50 miles east of Evanston on Interstate 80. He died of chest and internal injuries. Gil was born March 13, 1959 in Rock Springs, the son of Jesse and Daisy Sandoval Gil. He attended schools in Rock Spring and married the former Jackie Glass in Rock Springs. Gil had worked in the area in the oil field service and was a member of the Christ’s Ministries. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs; his parents, Jesse and Daisy Gil of Rock Springs; one daughter, Lorna Ann Gil of Tovy, Ill.; two stepsons, Jason and Carl Vigil of Rock Springs; three brothers, David Gil, Nicky Gil and Billy Gil, all of Rock Springs; six sisters, Kathy Cisneros of Syracuse, Utah, Diana Martinez of Denver, Lorraine Vigil, Cindy Valdez, Anita Fernandez and Lori Ann Portillo, all of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 MARY S. MONDRAGON Funeral services for Mary S. Mondragon were conducted Friday, July 3, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Thursday, July 2, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mrs. Mondragon, 68, of 1906 Opal St., Rock Springs, died at 8 p.m. Monday, June 29, 1992 at her home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Mondragon died following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 2, 1923 in Taos, N.M., the daughter of the late Cruz and Lenorsita Martinez Sanchez. She attended schools in Taos, N.M. and married Joe F. Mondragon Sr. in Taos Dec. 13, 1945. Mrs. Mondragon was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Joe F. Mondragon Sr. of Rock Springs; five sons, Joe Mondragon Jr., Larry Mondragon, David Mondragon, Steven Mondragon and Vince Mondragon, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Veronica Cook of Rock Springs and Juanita Ober of Tulia, Texas; one sister, Annie Romero of Taos; eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Mondragon was preceded in death by one daughter, five brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 EMIL JOSEPH SEDLACEK DENVER—A mass of Christian burial for Emil Joseph Sedlacek was celebrated Tuesday, June 30, 1992 at the Christ The King Catholic Church in Denver. Father Martin Whealen officiated. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Thursday, July 2, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bogdoin Wrotkowski, Tom Ribble, Aaron Palm, Richard Adamski, Tom Davis and Ben Archuleta. Sedlacek, 94, of 308 Ivanhoe St., Denver, died at 10:10 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 1992 at the St. Anthony Central Hospital in Denver where he had been a patient for the past two and one-half weeks. A resident of Denver for the past four years and former longtime resident of Green River, Sedlacek died following a brief illness. He was born March 14, 1898 in Havelock, Neb., the son of the late Joseph and Anna Bukacek Sedlacek. He attended schools in Grand Island, Neb., and served his apprenticeship in Grand Island and Omaha, Neb. He entered the U.S. Navy during World War I and later married the former Marie T. Klinge in Grand Island June 7, 1923. She preceded him in death June 27, 1988. Sedlacek came to Green River in June of 1923 and began working as a mechanical foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad until his retirement on March 14, 1963. He served for many years as the local chairman for the mechanical foremen’s union. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and a charter member of the VFW Club. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 ELAINE BURDICK Private family services were conducted for Elaine Burdick. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Burdick, 47, of 744 Wilkes Drive, Green River, died at 10 a.m. Monday, June 29, 1992 at the LDS Medical Center in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient since June 24. A longtime resident of Green River, Mrs. Burdick died following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 9, 1944 in Huntington, Long Island, N.Y., the daughter of Francis and Edna Jackson. She attended schools in Huntington and was a graduate of high school there. Mrs. Burdick received a B.S. degree in mathematics with a minor in education from the State University of New York at Stonybrook. She married James Burdick in Huntington Aug. 20, 1966. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband of Green River; her mother, Edna Jackson of Salem, Conn.; two daughters, Pamela and Shawnee Burdick, both of Green River; one brother, George Jackson of Salem; one nephew and two nieces. She was preceded in death by her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 PAULINE LEWANDOWSKI A mass of Christian burial for Pauline Lewandowski was celebrated Tuesday, June 30, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Barnegat, N.J. Interment was in the St. Gertrude's Cemetery in Colonia, N.J. Mrs. Lewandowski, 85, of Mansface Terrace No. 313, Green River, died at 3:36 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since June 5. She was born Aug. 1, 1906 in Bayonne, N.J. She attended schools in Bayonne and married Anthony Lewandowski in Bayonne Aug. 24, 1929. He preceded her in death. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Richard Lewandowski of Roswell, Ga., two daughters, Mrs. Larry (Dolores) Ratliff of Green River and Lorraine Taber of Manahawken, N.J.; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 CRYSTAL HERTHA HOFER LYMAN -- Funeral services for Crystal Hertha Hofer were conducted Wednesday in the Lyman LDS Stake Center in Urie. Burial was in the Lyman Cemetery in Lyman. Mrs. Hofer, 86, of Lyman died June 27, 1992 at her home. She was born March 9, 1906 in Brigham City, Utah, to Dewitt and Annie C. (Lund) Folker. On April 9, 1928 she married Frederick William Hofer in the Salt Lake LDS Temple in Salt Lake City. He died Dec. 14, 1976. She was a member of the Lyman LDS 1st Ward. She is survived by five sons, Fred Eugene, San Jacinto, Calif., Carl Dewitt, Fort Bridger, Grant Richard, Northridge, Calif., and Wayne Lund, Las Vegas, Nev., and Jay Robert, Goshen, Utah; two daughters, Yvonne Stadmiller, Northridge, Calif., and Delores Marlene Platts of Lyman; and a sister, Viola Martain, Salt Lake City; 29 grandchildren and 52 great-grandchildren, She was preceded in death by her husband and two grandsons. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 TIMOTHY RAY KISNER Funeral services for Timothy Ray Kisner were conducted Saturday, June 27, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed. Kisner, infant son of Bradley Joseph and Phyllis Gravley Kisner of 50 Reliance Road No. 40, died at about 9 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 1992 at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1991 in Ogden, Utah. Survivors include his parents, Bradley and Phyllis Kisner of Rock Springs; one brother, Eric Kisner of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Allen and Joyce Gravley of Rock Springs; his paternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Shirley and Bill Newhouse of Osage, Iowa, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 4, 1992 VIRGIL HOLT Funeral services for Virgil Holt were conducted Monday, June 29, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Monday, June 29, 1992 at the Highland Cemetery in Casper. Pastor Kenneth Wade of the Church of the Nazarene conducted the services. Holt, 74, of 475 Clark Street, Green River, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 7:49 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 1992. A resident of Green River for the past 22 years and former resident of Casper, Holt died of a sudden illness. He was born March 24, 1918 in Cleburne, Texas, the son of the late Henry and Josephine Holt. He attended schools in Cleburne, and married the former Nellie Louise "Penny" Bird in Yakima, Wash., Oct. 2, 1947. Holt was a retired cement finisher who worked on many projects in Sweetwater County. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and the Moose Lodge. He served for many years as president of the Cement and Masons Union Local 299 in Casper. Survivors include his wife, Penny Holt of Green River; one son, J.R. Holt of Rock Springs: one daughter, Patricial Leah Barclay of Dallas; his father-in-law, Bryan Bird of Casper; six grandchildren and six nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 11, 1992 ELVIN C. ROBINSON LITTLETON, Colo.—Services for Eldon C. Robinson were conducted June 26 in Littleton with burial in the Chapel Hill Cemetery in Littleton, Colo. Robinson, 74, Littleton, Colo., died Wednesday, June 24, 1992 in Littleton. He was born March 9, 1918, in Independence, Mo. He married Aurora Aguilar. He was a former resident of Winton, Stansbury and Reliance. Survivors include his wife in Colorado and a brother-in-law, Joseph Aguilar, Prescott, Ariz. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 11, 1992 MYRON THOMAS CASTAGNO TOOELE, Utah—Funeral services for Myron Thomas Castagno were Monday, July 6, 1992 in the Grantsville West Stake Center, Tooele, Utah. Interment was in Grantsville City Cemetery. Castagno, 61, died June 30, 1992 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born May 27, 1931 in Lake Point, Utah to Tony Thomas and Wavie Ethel Weyland Castagno. He married Beverly Smith and they were later divorced. He married Patricia Vines Hunter April 18, 1984. He was a member of the LDS Church and a member of the Eagles Lodge. His hobbies included horses and fishing. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a former member of the Utah National Guard. Survivors include his wife, Patricia; sons, Mike and his wife, Diane of Grantsville, Utah and Brett and his wife, Valerie, of Tooele; stepchildren, Glen Hunter and Dean Hunter, both of Green River, Kathleen Christy of Las Vegas, Nev., and James Hunter of Phoenix, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; brothers and sisters, LaVere and Rhea of Tooele; Claude and Norma of Grantsville; Wendell and Peg of Tooele; Richard and Joan of Grantsville; Doug and June of Grantsville and Ireta Lindway of Stansbury Park, Utah. He was preceded in death by brothers Eugene and Tony Jr. and a sister, Elva Wood. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 11, 1992 ANNE ELIZABETH LIGHTNER SALOIS TUALATIN, Ore.—Graveside services for Anne Elizabeth Lightner Salois were conducted Friday, July 10, at the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Salois, 68, died Friday, July 3, in Tualatin, Ore. She had been in ill health for several years. She was born in Rock Springs Feb. 3, 1924, a daughter of Charles and Alice Wilde Lightner. Survivors include her husband, Stan Salois, of Nevada; a son, Dennis Reddon of Oregon; daughters, Judy Mayfield, Bernice Appleby and Alice Blaiser, all of Oregon; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren; sisters, Martha Howell in Oregon and Lois Heinrich of Farson; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, three sisters and one infant son. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 11, 1992 CHARLES McCARTNEY AUSTIN, Colo.--Services for Charles McCartney were conducted Friday, July 10, at the Creel Morrison Retz Funeral Home, Lewistown, Mont., the Rev. Ron McConkey officiating. Burial was in the Lewistown City Cemetery. McCartney, 79, former Rock Springs resident, died Saturday, July 4, 1992, at his home in Austin, Colo. He was born May 11, 1913, in Payette, Idaho, a son of Tom and Susie Rasor McCartney. He married Meda Buck Dec. 27, 1932 in Lewistown, Mont., where he ranched. He was in Rock Springs from 1980-85. Survivors include one son, Charles O. McCartney Jr., Hamilton, Mont.; two daughters, Marimavis "Boots" Merry, Circle, Mont., and Pat Montgomery, Austin; a brother, Glenn McCartney, Walden, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. His parents and wife preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 11, 1992 BERNIECE W. CURTIS MONROE, Utah--Funeral services for Berniece W. Curtis were conducted Friday, July 10, in the Monroe 2nd LDS Ward Chapel, Monroe, Utah. Burial was in the Monroe City Cemetery. Mrs. Curtis, 73, died July 6, 1992 in Sevier Valley Hospital. She was born Jan. 8, 1919, in Monroe, Utah to William Leonard and Leda Ann Warenski Winget. She married Boyd Wallace Curtis March 14, 1941, in Richfield, Utah. She and her husband lived in Rock Springs for many years prior to moving to Monroe. She is survived by her husband, Boyd of Monroe; seven sons and one daughter, Donald Curtis of Greenwich, Utah; Gordon Curtis of Phoenix, Ariz.; Calvin Curtis of Monroe; Mrs. Rudy (Lorna) Moeller of Rock Springs; Eugene Curtis of Riverside, Calif.; Douglas Curtis of Glendo; Allen Curtis of Rock Springs and Fay Curtis of Rock Springs. 21 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Gregory Lynn, her parents and a brother, Lono Winget. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 11, 1992 MARTIN MARIETTA CARTHAGE, Mo.--Graveside services for Martin Marietta were conducted Tuesday, June 16, at the Park Cemetery in Carthage. The Rev. Edward Hamilton officiated. Marietta, 81, 1019 E. Highland Ave., Carthage, Mo., died Friday, June 12, 1992, at the Buena Vista Caring Center after an extended illness. Marietta was born May 18, 1911, in Coal City, Ill., a son of Mike and Teresa Castagna Marietta. Marietta was a former resident of Higbee, Mo., Rock Springs and Anaheim, Calif. He retired in 1976 after he had worked for the McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft Corp for 18 years. He was married to Velma Downey on Jan. 2, 1955, in Yuma, Ariz. She survives. Also surviving is a brother, Tony Marietta, and sister-in-law, Irene, Rock Springs; a nephew, Michael Marietta, Basking Ridge, N.J. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 11, 1992 MARIE SMITH KELLOGG BEAVER CITY, Neb.--Services for Marie Smith Kellogg were conducted Tuesday, July 7, at the Hermann Memorial Chapel, McCook, the Rev. Phil Ewert officiating. Burial was in the Hendley Cemetery. Mrs. Kellogg, 89, died Monday, June 29, at the Beaver City Manor Home, Beaver City, Neb. She was born Sept. 10, 1902, in Hendley, Neb., a daughter of Ira Stuart and Ella May Smith. She grew up in Hendley and graduated from Beaver City High School. She taught in rural and township schools in Kansas and Nebraska. She married Claire DeLoss Kellogg Oct. 13, 1923, in McCook, Neb., and they farmed in the Danbury Community. He preceded her in death in November of 1956. Following her husband's death, she returned to Kearney State Teachers College to earn a bachelor's degree and continued a teaching career that spanned 30 years. She was a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Eureka Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph and Cleda Kellogg, San Marcos, Calif., and Jeff and Ann Kellogg, Rock Springs; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Vera Kellogg, Beaver City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 11, 1992 ROBERT EUGENE SUTTON SALT LAKE CITY--Funeral services for Robert Eugene Sutton were conducted Thursday, July 9, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. John Johansen officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Sutton, 73, of Box 56, Wamsutter, died at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, July 5, 1992, at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake City following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 15, 1918 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of the late Floyd and Emma Thompson Sutton. He attended schools in Glyndon, Minn., where he graduated from high school. Sutton was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and had worked for Amoco Oil as a pipeliner and more recently was self-employed as a truck driver. He was a member of the American Legion and the F.O. Eagles. Survivors include a son, Harold Sutton of West Jordan, Utah; a daughter, Mrs. Roy (Barbara Jean) Coleman; two sisters, Eleanor Beck of Bellevue, Wash., and Ruth Logan of Blacey, Wash.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Sutton was preceded in death by a sister, Lorraine Fisher. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 18, 1992 CHRISTA LEANN LOFTON SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Christa Lean Lofton were Tuesday, July 14 at the LDS Stake Center, 120 Shoshone Ave. Interment was in the McKinnon Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jay Lofton, Lance Lofton, Joel Holley, Gary Smith, Brad Logan and Dennis Hughes. Honorary pallbearers were Travis Gray, Jason Pacheco, Will Kizzire, Shane Toth, Andy Eaton and Bryce Castillion. Miss Lofton, 17, of 375 Fir St., Green River, died at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City at 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 10, 1992 from injuries she sustained in an automobile accident that occurred July 8. The accident occurred 3 miles from the end of Riverview Road in Green River at 7:13 p.m. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase she was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Andrew Eaton, 16, of Green River. The vehicle was traveling east on Riverview when the driver lost control and the vehicle left the roadway and rolled two times ejecting Miss Lofton and another passenger, Shane Toth, 15, also of Green River. Toth was taken to a Salt Lake City hospital for specialized care. Miss Lofton was born June 5, 1975 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the daughter of Lloyd and Geraldine Behunin Lofton. She attended schools in Green River and would have been a senior this fall at Green River High School. She was employed by McDonalds in Green River at the time of her death. She was a member of the DECA Club, the FBLA, and an honor student at the Green River High School. Her hobbies included flower arranging, crafts, decorating, hunting with her brother and fashion. She was also a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her parents, Lloyd and Geraldine Lofton of Green River; two sisters, Bethany Lofton of Twin Falls, Idaho and Gina Holley of Salt Lake City; two brothers, Jay Lofton of Fort Ord, Calif., and Lance Lofton of Green River; her maternal grandmother, Christena Behunin of Burntfork, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and a niece and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 18, 1992 CHARLES McCARTNEY AUSTIN, Colo. -- Services for Charles MeCartney were conducted Friday, July 10, at the Creel Morrison Retz Funeral Home, Lewistown, Mont., the Rev. Ron McConkey officiating. Burial was in the Lewistown City Cemetery. McCartney, 79, former Rock Springs resident, died Saturday, July 4, 1992, at his home in Austin, Colo. He was born May 11, 1913, in Payette, Idaho, a son of Tom and Susie Rasor McCartney. He married Meda Buck Dec. 27, 1932 in Lewistown, Mont., where he ranched. He was in Rock Springs from 1980-85 Survivors include one son, Charles 0. McCartney Jr., Hamilton, Mont.; two daughters, Marimavis “Boots” Merry, Circle., Mont., and Pat Montgomery, Austin; a brother, Glenn McCartney, Walden, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; six great grandchildren. His parents and wife preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 18, 1992 ROY ALLEN PAGE BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Roy Allen Page died at 11 p.m. July 8, 1992 at San Joaquin Memorial Hospital, Bakersfield, Calif., following a lengthy illness. His hobbies were fishing and camping. He worked in numerous oilfields around the country and overseas. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 2316. His body was to be cremated and no services were planned. He married Eldine Frazier Nov. 17, 1977. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Cornelia Dawn Page. Survivors include his wife, Eldine and stepchildren Jesse Fisher, Ann Laabs, Mary Montoya, Shirley Fisher and Ginger Crofts, all of Rock Springs; Larry Gambler, Lander; Bonnie Grimm, Carmi, Ill.; Tina Stagner, Riverton; Diana Chalcraft, DuBois; Hope Adame, Dumas, Texas; and 15 grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 18, 1992 DOYEL HORROCKS The body of Doyel Horrocks was taken to Cortez, Colo., for services and interment. Horrocks, 48, of 730 East 400 South, Vernal, Utah, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 3:28 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 1992. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner, Dale S. Majhanovich, Horrocks was the driver of a motorcycle that left the roadway ejecting him from the motorcycle at mile marker 25 State Road No. 44 approximately two miles south of Manila, Utah. He was born in Vernal, Utah, April 10, 1944 the son of Rodney B. and Phoebe Hatch Horrocks. He attended schools in Durango, Colo., and was a graduate of the Durango High School with the class of 1963. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. A resident of Vernal for the past three years and former resident of Rangely and Durango, Horrocks worked as a mechanic for the Western Fuel of Utah for the past seven years. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his parents of Durango; one son, Josh Horrocks of Vernal, four brothers, Dwain Horrocks of Provo, Utah, Kent Horrocks of Layton, Utah, Melvin Horrocks of Mancos, Colo., and Neil Horrocks of Midvale, Utah; two sisters, Gayla Zurelt of Mancos and Mrs. Pat (Sherene) Goddard of Cortez, Colo., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 25, 1992 EDITH PERINA ENGLERT A mass of Christian burial for Edith Perina Englert was celebrated Thursday, July 23, 1992 a the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 900 Hitching Post Drive in Green River. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Wednesday, July 22, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Bob Bettolo, Bill Hennard, Stuart Thompson, Rod Gimlin and Brian Romero. Honorary pallbearers were Bob Trujillo, Mario Mendoza, Curt Nelson, Benito Cordova, Darrell Rasdall and Dave Booth. Mrs. Englert, 61, of 370 Aspen St., Green River, died at 7:55 a.m. Monday, July 20, 1992, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since July 6. A resident of Green River since 1967 and former resident of Rawlins and Superior, Mrs. Englert had been in ill health since March. She was born Feb. 27, 1931 in Superior, the daughter of the late Cesare and Orsola Angeli. She attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of Superior High School with the class of 1949. She married Charles Donald Englert in Superior Feb. 24, 1952. Mrs. Englert was a member of the Union Pacific United Employees Club and the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Don Englert of Green River; three daughters, Mrs. George (Christine) Blasi, Mrs. Jim (Donna) Carter and Mrs. Gary (Joyce) Hess, all of Green River; three sisters, Lena Williams of Rock Springs, Mary Chada of Dayton, Nev., and Mae Johnston of Jackson; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 25, 1992 PETE RISKUS Funeral services for Pete Riskus were conducted Monday, July 20, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Steven Todd of the First Baptist Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Riskus, 78, of 727 Wendt Ave., Rock Springs, died at about 2 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 1992. Pallbearers were Sylvio Zancanella, Mike Hesse, Rod Goldman, Harvey Kettering, Donald Pedersen and Troy Riskus. Honorary pallbearers were Silvio Pedri and Earl Rice. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Riskus died suddenly. He was born Oct. 1, 1913 in Christopher, Ill., the son of John and Zophey Riskus. He attended schools in Steamboat Springs, Colo., and married the former Sylvia F. Pulos in Rock Springs May 29, 1949. Riskus worked in the coal mines in the area until their closure. He then went to work as an electrician for FMC Corporation until his retirement. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and wa also a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center in which he also served as a volunteer. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Riskus of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Donna Riskus of Rock Springs; one stepson, Gerald L. Parker in Missouri; two brothers, Joe Riskus of Enoch, Utah and Stanley Riskus of Craig, Colo.; two grandchildren, Troy Riskus and Sonya Riskus, both of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 25, 1992 ELMA ASSON DESHANE Private interment for Elma Asson DeShane was conducted at Holy Cross Cemetery in Inglewood, Calif. Mrs. DeShane, 75, died July 12, 1992 in Oroville, Calif. She was born in Superior, Sept. 10, 1916, and later moved to Rock Springs, graduating from Hock Springs High School. Following that she went to Butte, Mont., to train with the Sisters of Charity, earning a degree in nursing. She served with the armed forces and was in the operating room at Teipler General Hospital the morning Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. She retired from the Army and was decorated with the Legion of Merit Award with full military honors. Following that, she earned an anesthetist's degree at the Barnes Hospital Group in Omaha, Neb. She later married Russell DeShane. Following his death in 1986, she moved to be near her sister, Josephine, and brother-in-law, Nick Bonome, first in Santa Cruz, Calif., and later in Oroville. She is also survived by a first cousin, Art Rosatti of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 25, 1992 VIRGINIA TILLIE LEE MARTINEZ Funeral services, for Virginia Tillie Lee Martinez were conducted Friday, July 24, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Pastor John Ratcliff of the New Life Ministries conducted the services. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Friday at the Diamondville Cemetery in Diamondville. Pallbearers were Richard Martinez, David Martinez, Fred Martinez, Keith Martinez, Shawn Martinez and Henry Harris. Mrs. Martinez, 41, of 3660 Warensville Center, Cleveland, died at 2:12 p.m. Monday, July 20, 1992 at the home of her son at 53 Quadrant Drive, Rock Springs. A resident of Cleveland for the past 20 years and former resident of Kemmerer, Mrs. Martinez had been in ill health the past five months. She was born Sept. 8, 1950 in Kemmerer, the daughter of Melaquias and Mary Duran Martinez. She attended schools in Kemmerer and graduated from high school in Sheridan. She attended Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland where she received an associate's degree. She worked as a staff assistant at the Cuyahoga Community College and was a member of the New Life Ministries. Survivors include her father, Melaquias Martinez of Rock Springs, one son, Henry J. Harris of Rock Springs; two daughters, Shappelle R. Harris and Tina Marie Qualls, both of Cleveland; six brothers, Wes Nelson of Green River, Melvin Martinez of Farmington, N.M. Richard Martinez, Dave Martinez, Fred Martinez and Charles Martinez, all of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Jerry (Janie) Iverson of Cheyenne, Marie Weyer of Seattle and Mrs. Melvin (Edna) Hutchinson of Riverton; one granddaughter, Elycia M. Chapman of Cleveland; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, pieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother and two brothers who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Jul 25, 1992 BRIAN ALBERT ZUECH PLEASANT VIEW, Utah—Funeral services for Brian Albert Zuech were Thursday, July 23, at the Pleasant View Stake Center, Pleasant View, Utah. Bishop Paul Pitcher officiated. Interment was in the Marion Cemetery. Zuech, 17, drowned Tuesday, July 21, 1992 in Utah. He was born July 10, 1975 in Rock Springs, a son of Albert N. and Sandra Richards Zuech. He was a member of the Pleasant View 5th LDS Ward, involved in the Scouting and Priesthood programs. He would have been a junior at Weber High School and he worked as a cook in his father's Big Z Restaurant. He is survived by his father, Albert N. Zuech, Pleasant View; his mother and stepfather, Sandra R. and Glen A. Neel, Coalville, Utah; his sister, Tiffany Zuech, Pleasant View; and his grandmother, Lillie K. Richards, Orem. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 1, 1992 ISABELL HULING Funeral services for Isabell Huling were conducted Wednesday, July 29, 1992 at the First United Methodist Church, Rock Springs. The Rev. Walt Silveria conducted the services. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Angeli, Alex Clark, Tom Confer Jr., Bill Reinhart, Jack Smith and Chuck Reinhart. Honorary pallbearers were Richard Matthews, Rudy Pivik, Arlen Ruff and Paul McConnell. Miss Huling, 90, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 9:50 p.m. Friday, July 24, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since July 18. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Miss Huling died following a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs Sept. 11, 1901, the daughter of the late George C. and Sarah Young Huling. She attended school sin Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1920. Miss Huling attended the University of Wyoming and received a B.S. degree in education. She taught in school in Rock Springs for 46 years and retired as principal of the Lincoln School in 1967. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and received her 50-year pin in 1970. She served as past guardian of the Bethel No. 13 Job’s Daughters, grand guardian of the State of Wyoming International Order of Job’s Daughters in 1955. Miss Huling was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Retired Teachers Association, the Kappa Delta Sorority, D.A.R., the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center and the United Methodist Women. Survivors include several cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, who died Jan. 19, 1923 and her mother, who died Feb. 18, 1954. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 1, 1992 DANIEL WAYNE NICHOLS Funeral services for Daniel Wayne Nichols were conducted Friday, July 31, 1992 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Rock Springs. Pastor Tony Vargas conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Al Hurd, Chris Kiren, Matt Console, James Martinez, Bob Nichols, Tom Hyatt, and Wayne Yedinak. Nichols, 36, of 120 Blair Ave., Rock Springs, was dead on arrival at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 9:07 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 1992. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Byron Willingham, Nichols was the driver of a westbound vehicle at mile marker 119.75 on Interstate 80 approximately 13 miles east of Rock Springs in a construction zone with two-way traffic. Mr. Nichols swerved off the north side of the interstate, over-corrected and crossed into the eastbound lane, colliding with a semi-tractor trailer. He was transported by ambulance to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and died of multiple internal head injuries. He was born on April 6, 1956 in Loma Linda, Calif., the son of James and Nora McDonald Nichols. He attended schools in Colton, Calif., and was a graduate of Colton High School with the class of 1974. Nichols was a gas pipe fitter. Survivors include Frankie Kiren of Rock Springs; his mother and stepfather, Nora and Al Hurd of Indio, Calif.; his stepmother, Helen Nichols of Colton; two daughters, Melissa Nichols of San Bernardino, Calif., and Dani Anne Nichols of Rock Springs; one son, James Russel Nichols of Rock Springs; one brother, Bob Nichols of San Diego; two sisters, Connie Nichols of San Bernardino and Mrs. Doug (Robi) Duncan of Bordentown, N.J.; his maternal grandfather, Russel P. McDonald of Colton; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, James Nichols; his maternal grandmother, Norma M. McDonald and his paternal grandparents, Alvin and Mary Nichols. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 1, 1992 HOWARD DAVIS SMITH Funeral services for Howard Davis Smith were conducted Monday, July 27, 1992 at the Union Congregational Church, Green River. Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Morrison, Floyd Morrison, Howard Smith Jr., Sid Smith, Jim Anderson and Ben Sherrard. Honorary pallbearers were Patrick Hawley, Gus Kalivas, Bud Gilbert and Wade Morrison. Smith, 89, of 658 West Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, died at 11:11 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where he had been a patient for the past three months. A resident of Green River since 1929, Smith had been in ill health the past one year. He was born Feb. 23, 1903 in Chamberlain, S.D., the son of the late Raymond and Anna Grace Waterbury Smith. He attended schools in Iowa and was a graduate of Osage High School with the class of 1921. He married the former Olive Gilbert in Salt Lake City April 22, 1938. Smith went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad in 1929 and retired as a hostler on July 31, 1970. Smith was a member of the Union Congregational Church and the United Brotherhood of Engineers. Survivors include his wife, Olive L. Smith of Green River; two sons, Howard Smith Jr. of Arvada, Colo., and Sidney Smith of Gillette; one daughter, Mrs. Floyd (Shirley) Morrison of Green River; one brother, Clayton Smith of Greenwood, Texas; one sister, Elian Berry of Kadoka, S.D.; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Smith was preceded in death by one son, Gilbert Wayne Smith, and three brothers, Raymond, Earl and Ralph Smith. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 1, 1992 MICHAEL WAYNE WALSH Funeral services for Michael Wayne Walsh were conducted Friday, July 31, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Pastor Ron Van Hee of the Grace Baptist Church conducted the services. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Todd Heavin, Brian Harvey, David Johnson, Lawrence Martinez, Jerry Macy and Dale Davison. Walsh, 25, of 1314 Kimberly Ave., Rock Springs, died instantly about 6:45 p.m. Monday, July 27, 1992 at his home. According to Deputy Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich, Walsh was the apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the neck. According to Rock Springs Police, Walsh was home alone at the time of the gunshot. Police said the weapon involved was a large caliber handgun. Police added an investigation is continuing by police detectives and the coroner’s office. Walsh was born April 27, 1967 in Casper, the son of Michael Wayne and Freda Mobley Walsh Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and Reliance and was presently employed by the Wal-Mart Store in Rock Springs. Survivors include his father, Michael W. Walsh Sr. of Casper; his mother, Mrs. James (Freda) Dankert Jr. of Rock Springs; two sisters, Linda Dankert of Rock Springs and Kathy Walsh of Rock Springs; his maternal grandparents, Fred and Irene Mobley of Casper; his paternal grandparents, James and Lona Dankert of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 1, 1992 EUGENA CLAIRE MILES Funeral services for Eugena Claire Miles were conducted Tuesday, July 28, 1992 at the LDS Church First Ward, Green River. Bishop Kaye Allred conducted the services. Graveside services and interment were conducted Tuesday, July 28, 1992 at the Smithfield Cemetery in Smithfield, Utah. Mrs. Miles, 89, of 177 North 5th West, Green River, died at 10 a.m. Friday, July 21, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent. A resident of Green River since 1976 and former resident of Montpelier, Idaho, Mrs. Miles died following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 22, 1902 in Hyde Park, Utah, the daughter of the late Henry and Nellie Hyde Hancey. She attended schools in Hyde Park and married Harold Miles in the Logan LDS Temple in Logan, Utah, May 16, 1923. He preceded her in death July 8, 1954. Mrs. Miles was a member of the LDS Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Survivors include one son, Gary H. Miles of Orem, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Dean (Shirley) Derricott of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Mrs. Al (Carol) Matthews of Green River; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Miles was preceded in death by one son, Harold Miles Jr., who died in infancy and nine brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 1992 Cecilia Galicich Dies Aug. 1 ALPINE, N.J.—Cecilia S. Galicich, 79, died Aug. 1, 1992, after a lengthy illness (cancer) in Alpine, N.J. She was born Aug. 29, 1912 in Rock Springs, a daughter of Valentine and Katarina Stalick. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs and a 1930 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married Joseph H. Galicich June 15, 1931 in Rock Springs. Survivors include a son, Dr. Joseph H. Galicich, Alpine; two sisters, Frances Stuart and Catherine Cacnik, both of Pueblo; two brothers, Victor Stalick, Casper and John L. Stalick, Cheyenne; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Rudolf Stalick, and three sisters, Anna Davis, Mary Babish and Amelia Gorshe. She has been cremated and no date has been set yet for services in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1992 EMMA MENGHINI SWIM SODA SPRINGS, Idaho—A Mass of Christian burial for Erma Menghini Swim was conducted Thursday at the Catholic Church in Lava Hot Springs, Father Ernest Anderson officiating. Rosary services were Wednesday. Military graveside services were Friday, Aug. 7, at the Rock Springs City Cemetery. Mrs. Swim, 73, Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, died Monday, Aug. 3, 1992 at Caribou Memorial Nursing Home, Soda Springs, Idaho. She was born May 2, 1919 in Saginaw, Mich., a daughter of Bert and Alice McQuade Packard. She married Renaldo R. Menghini in 1944 in Cambridge, Ohio, and they were late divorced. She married Donald Swim in 1964 in Soda Springs and he preceded her in death in 1986. She was raised and educated in Michigan, earning a nursing degree at Mercy Hospital, Grand Rapids, Mich. She resided in Rock Springs from 1945-1978 when she moved to Lava Hot Springs. She was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II, serving in the South Pacific. She was a member of the Catholic Church and a longtime supporter of St. Jude Children’s Hospital and the Catholic Near East Foundation. Her hobbies included bridge, golf, reading and dancing. Survivors include two sons and a daughter, Peter Menghini, Phoenix, Michael Menghini, Escondido, Calif., and Kathleen Gaylor, Rock Springs; six grandchildren; one brother and two sisters, Roy Packard and Helen Dahmer, both of Saginaw, and Dorothy Wright, Sault St. Marie, Mich.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Sandra Sue, three brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1992 KYLE LYNDON GRAY COKEVILLE—Funeral services for Kyle Lyndon Gray were conducted Saturday, Aug. 1, at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Cokeville. Interment followed in the Cokeville City Cemetery. Gray, 15, died July 30, 1992, at Cokeville as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born March 25, 1977, in Victoria, Texas, to Eric E. and Annette P. Bolton Gray. He lived in Edna, Texas, from birth to 1985 when the family moved to Green River. They had just recently moved to Cokeville. He was active in football and wrestling in Green River and was planning to play football in Cokeville. He was a born again Christian. He is survived by his parents of Cokeville; one brother, Kynan, and one sister, Koren, both of Cokeville; grandparents, June and Elwood Gray of Mathis, Texas, Jim and Rose Bolton of Houston, and a great-grandmother, Mrs. Rose Morton of Houston. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1992 RICHARD HOWARD “RAY” HAGLER DOVER, Ark.—Richard Howard “Ray” Hagler, 71, retired employee of FMC in Green River, died Sunday, July 19, 1992. He was born Aug. 10, 1920 in Williams, Okla. He was the son of the late Richard Howard Hagler Sr., and Pauline Eatmon Hagler. He was preceded in death by one brother, Allen Hagler, and two sisters, Louise Harris and Kay Gutierrez. Survivors include his wife, Joanna Hagler; five sons, Richard Douglas Hagler of Mulberry, Ark., Howard Earl Hagler of Lensburg, Ill., James Clark Hagler of Kalkaska, Mich., Richard Howard Hagler of Salt Lake City and Alan Ray Hagler of Russellville, Ark.; three daughters, Gwendolyn Fay Hammond of Del City, Okla., Deborah Clair Greenway of Denver and Robin Burkhart of Dover, Ark.; a friend Tuyet Doan Vu of Oklahoma City; 24 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Steve Hagler, Ray Lloyd Hagler, James Hagler, Joe Dave Terry, Larkin Terry and Bill Terry. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Woody Jones, Pope County Home Health, Hospice, Dr. David Kocker, Dr. Kenneth Rosinziverg, Bill Crotty and Dr. Feueroa Soto. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1992 AILI K. ROBERTS Graveside funeral services and interment for Aili K. Roberts were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1992 at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. The Rev. David Wade of the First Congregational Church officiated. Pallbearers were Jack Gunyan, Nathan Gunyan, Ron Gunyan Jr., Jim Washam and Mike Washam. Mrs. Roberts, 77, of 1325 Sage Street, Rock Springs, died at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 3, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center where she had been a resident for the past four years. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Superior, Mrs. Roberts had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Massachusetts Nov. 19, 1914, the daughter of the late Gusto and Kreeta Fakala Matilainen. She attended schools in Superior and Rock Springs and married Gilbert Roberts in Rock Springs, March 6, 1930. He preceded her in death on Nov. 24, 1989. Mrs. Roberts was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jack (Janet) Gunyan of Rock Springs and Edith Buhrle of Casper; one sister, Rachel Wilcox of Cody; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by three grandchildren and several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1992 GORDON M. TRONQUET A Mass of Christian burial for Gordon M. Tronquet was celebrated Friday, Aug. 7, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Thursday, Aug. 6, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Mungo Brown, Louis Muir, Juan Echezarreta, Leroy Arguello, John Reay and Robert Green. Honorary pallbearers were Sylvio Zancanella, George Lemich, Jim Stark, Harry Cottrell, Francis “Bud” Cody, Jim Callas and Scottie Osselton. Tronquet, 72, of 119 M St., Rock Springs, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, 1992 at his home of cancer. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Tronquet had been in ill health the past three months. He was born in Rock Springs March 8, 1920, the son of the late Antone Tronquet and Margaret Freeman Tronquet Fabregue. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1939. Tronquet was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Helen Lindroos in Rock Springs June 28, 1947. Tronquet worked as a repairman for the Union Pacific Railroad. He later worked as a coal miner for the Union Pacific Coal Company in Reliance and Winton. Tronquet then went to work for the City of Rock Springs and worked for 29 years as a traffic officer until his retirement in march of 1985. He was a member of the Police Protective Association, the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the VFW Club. Survivors include his wife, Helen Tronquet of Rock Springs; one son, Dennis Tronquet of Rock Springs; one daughter, Lisa Tronquet; two daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Jim Wood and Donna and Paul Moyer, all of Rock Springs; one brother and sister-in-law, Louis and Joan Fabregue of Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif.; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Donald Belcher of Pocatello, Idaho; one brother-in-law and sister-in-law, John and Louise Lindroos of Cheyenne; five grandchildren, Shawn Mann of Ogden, Utah, Dennis Tronquet Jr., Brian Tronquet, Lucas Tronquet and Maria Gomez, all of Rock Springs; a dear friend, Juan Echezarreta, of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1992 EVELYN WALTER RAWLINS—Evelyn Walter, 80, Saratoga, died Thursday, Aug. 6, in Saratoga. She was born July 15, 1912, in Carrollton, Ohio, a daughter of Delmar and Erma Parker Freed. She married Homer Walter and he preceded her in death in 1948. She is survived by a daughter, Judith A. Reid, Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son and two brothers. Cremation has taken place in Cheyenne and no services were planned. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 8, 1992 MARY THERESA MARCY A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Saturday, Aug. 1, 1992 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Friday, July 31, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Jason Marcy, Genen Kessner, Paul Radosevich, Robert Kessner, Wil Radosevich and Rick Roccabruna. Mrs. Marcy, 73, of 518 F St., Rock Springs, died at about 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 28, 1992 at her home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Marcy died of a sudden illness. She was born in Rock Springs March 15, 1919, the daughter of the late August and Caroline Mitterhoffer Gentilini. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1937. She married Fernand “Frenchy” Marcy in Rock Springs, Jan. 30, 1943 and he preceded her in death on June 25, 1975. Mrs. Marcy was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Catholic Golden Age and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include one son, Joseph Marcy of Salt Lake City; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Norma) Kessner of Rock Springs and Mrs. Wilbert (Barbara) radosevich of Laramie; two brothers, Leo Gentilini of Rock Springs and Max Gentilini of Arvada, Colo.; seven grandchildren, Erica, Steven and Gene Kessner, all of Rock Springs, Lauri, Paul and Carla Radosevich, all of Laramie and Jason Marcy of Salt Lake City and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Marcy was preceded in death by three brothers, Frank, Joseph and Angelo Gentilini. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 15, 1992 LESLIE DEAN “LES” HODDER The body of Leslie Dean “Les” Hodder was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. There was a memorial service in Salt Lake City at the Sun, 2nd South 7th West, Monday, Aug. 10, 1992. There was also a memorial service in Farson Thursday, Aug. 13, 1992 at the Community Hall. The Rev. Jerry Reed of the Eden Valley for Jesus Church conducted the services. Hodder, 28, of Salt Lake City, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1992, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs. He had been in ill health for some time. Hodder was born a triplet, Sept. 23, 1963 in Rock Springs the son of Eugene and Helen Hodder. He was raised in Farson where his family still resides. He graduated from Farson-Eden High School in 1982. He moved back home to be with his family prior to his death. His talents included photography, painting, dancing, singing and humor. He attended the church Eden Valley for Jesus in Eden prior to his death. Survivors include his parents, Eugene and Helen Hodder of Farson; one brother, James Hodder of Farson; and three sistrse, Debra Snyder of Farson, Linda Johnson of Tampa, Fla., and Laura Lenart of Eden; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and many friends. He was preceded in death by one brother, Mark Hodder. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 15, 1992 MABEL “GAMMIE” BOWEN SALT LAKE CITY—Mabel “Gammie” Bowen, 96, born Dec. 12, 1895, widow of Dudley K. Bowen, died Aug. 5, 1992. She is survived by her daughter, Martha Anne Duzik; granddaughters, Lee Anne Briscoe and Trudy Kay Burtoft; great-grandchildren, Kristan and Ryan Burtoft. Graveside services recognizing her accomplishments and lifetime membership in the Eastern Star were Monday, Aug. 10, 1992, Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery, Mountain View Section. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 15, 1992 ROSE KNEZEVICH A Mass of Christian burial for Rose Knezevich was celebrated Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs, Father Kevin A. Koch officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Joseph Melinkovich, Art Rosetti, Hal Ravenholt, John Larrabaster, Henry Chadey and Anton Yugovich. Mrs. Knezevich, 97, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 9:55 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 1992, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since July 22. A resident of Green River since April of 1991 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Knezevich had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Ricic, Yugoslavia, Oct. 11, 1894, the daughter of the late Luka and Millice Lisica Skorup. She attended schools in Yugoslavia and married Louis Knezevich in Rock Springs in June of 1922. He preceded her in death Aug. 21, 1954. A retired homemaker, Mrs. Knezevich was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10. Survivors include one son, John Knezevich of Hardford, Conn.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Knezevich was preceded in death by one son, Mike Knezevich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 15, 1992 WILFORD STODDARD MOUNTAIN VIEW—Funeral services for Wilford Stoddard were Monday in the Mountain View LDS Ward Chapel. Burial was in the Milbourne Cemetery. Stoddard, 93, died Aug. 6, 1992, in the Rocky Mountain Care Center in Mountain View. He was born Nov. 18, 1898 in Fort Bridger to Oscar O. and Elizabeth (Rynearson) Stoddard. On June 22, 1935, he married Myrtle Hamblin in Salt Lake City. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on June 22, 1943. He was a member of the LDS church holding several positions including Sunday school superintendent, stake and full time missionary, bishop, high council member, and stake patriarch. He was involved with the incorporation of the town and was the first mayor of Mountain View. He was a local rancher for many years and was involved in the organization of the original Bridger Valley Water Conservancy District. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle Stoddard of Mountain View; three sons, Wilford Robert (Bob) Stoddard and Lee J. Stoddard, both of Mountain View and Richard Hunt of Los Angeles; a stepson, William Blair of Phoenix; five daughters, Lois Skillin and Louise Stringer, both of Mountain View, Coralie Bradshaw and Ruth Stoddard, both of Brigham City, Utah, and Elaine Clark of Spanish Fork, Utah; a stepdaughter, Mary Clark of Rock Springs; 45 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren and 29 great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Charles, Steve and Oscar; four sisters, Mable, Edith, Pearl and Evelyn; one son, Charles; four granddaughters, Carol, Bonnie, Liz and Bobbi. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 15, 1992 ANNA MARIE RODZINAK A Mass of Christian burial for Anna Marie Rodzinak was celebrated Monday, Aug. 10, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Sunday, Aug. 9, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were John Motto, Richard Doser, Robert Doser, Jim Tynsky, Duane Tynsky and David Tynsky. Mrs. Rodzinak, 78, of 504 Dewar Drive, Rock Springs, died at 5:43 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 1992 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where she had been patient since Aug. 5. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Rodzinak died following a sudden illness. She was born in Louisville, Colo., Oct 28, 1913, the daughter of the late Michael and Suzanne Petrun Motichka. She attended schools in Louisville, Winton and Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1931. She married John S. Rodzinak at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic church in Rock Springs Feb. 4, 1947. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, John S. Rodzinak of Rock Springs; two brothers, George Motichka of Glenwood Springs, Colo., and John Motichka of Rawlins; two sisters, Margaret Kidman and Dorothy Larsen, both of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rodzinak was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael and Andy Motichka, and one sister, Mary Tynsky. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 15, 1992 LARRY THOMAS EMERSON BUFFALO—Funeral services for Larry Thomas Emerson, 61-year-old resident of Johnson County, who died Aug. 6, at the Veterans Home of Wyoming in Buffalo, were Aug. 13, at the Oregon Trail Veterans Chapel in Casper, with the Natrona County United Veterans Council officiating. Burial was at the Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery. Cremation has taken place. Emerson was born Dec. 25, 1930, to Benjamin and Almedia (Mitchell) Emerson. He was raised and educated in Jackson, Tenn. After high school, in 1949, he moved to Casper. In 1951 he joined the United States Army and was honorably discharge dafter a two-year tour of duty which included training at the Anchorage Army Air Base. He was married May 1, 1954 in Douglas to June E. Spaulding and they made their home in Casper with five years spent in Rock Springs before moving back to Casper in 1963. Emerson was employed by Schlumberger Well Service for 10 years and later drove truck for Ruan Transportation, Johnson Fuelliners, and retired from Burlington Northern Truck Lines in 1979. His retirement years were spent at the Veterans Home in Buffalo. He was a member of the Teamsters Union and the VFW of Casper. He is survived by one daughter, Kathryn M. Hamar of Glendo; three sons, Thomas of San Marcos, Calif., Richard D. and Joseph A. of Casper; one grandson, Justin Rodgers; and three grandchildren, Amy and Lisa Hamar, and Andrea Rodgers; one sister, Joyce Alexander of Florida; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 15, 1992 MYRON ELLIOTT NEIBARGER CHEYENNE—Family services for Myron Elliott Neibarger were conducted at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens with the Rev. David Rockwood officiating. Neibarger, 68, of 3337 Alexander, died Thursday, July 30, 1992, at Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne. He was born Sept. 29, 1923, in Centralia, Kan., and had lived in Cheyenne for 20 years. Neibarger was an administrative officer for the Bureau of Land Management, retiring in January 1982. Prior to working for the Bureau of Land Management, he was with the Veterans Administration in Denver. During World War II, he participated in the 1,000 mile march, the India-Burma and North Solomons campaigns as a member of the U.S. Army infantry. He was a member of the Airport Golf Club. Neibarger is survived by his wife, Ruth Keefe Myska Neibarger of Cheyenne, whom he married Aug. 14, 1972 in Casper; one son, Jeffrey Hammond of Aurora, Colo.; two brothers, Jess Neibarger of Denver and Maurice Neibarger of Mesa, Ariz.; one sister, Katherine Melching of Denver; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jess and Emogene Neibarger. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 21, 1992 Melinkovich Dies In Colo. FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Joseph Melinkovich, 31, of 1609 Person Court, Fort Collins, Colo., died at his home Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1992. He was born March 20, 1961 in Rock Springs, the son of Joseph M. and Emma Anselmi Melinkovich. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1979. He attended the University of Wyoming where he received his degree in civil engineering. Melinkovich worked at the Colorado State Highway Dept. in Greeley, Colo., as a civil engineer at the time of his death. He was co-owner of the Colorado Custom Construction Company. A resident of Fort Collins for the past five years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, he was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholich Church. Survivors include his parents, Joe and Emma of Rock Springs; three brothers and sisters-in-law; Mike and Denice Melinkovich of Riverton, Dr. Gary and Clarice Melinkovich of Cheyenne, Dr. Paul and Barbara Melinkovich of Denver; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Dr. Larry Foianini of Laramie; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Melinkovich was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Mary Anselmi and his paternal grandparents, Mike and Yaga Melinkovich. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, A and Broadway St., in Rock Springs. A parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 1992 at the OLS Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor will officiate. Interment will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Rock Springs. Friends may call at the church Friday from 6 p.m. until the time of the rosary and Saturday at the church from 1 p.m. until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 22, 1992 LILLIAN CROOKSTON Funeral services for Lillian Crookston were conducted at the Vase Funeral Chapel Monday, Aug. 17, 1992. Father Gary Turner of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Gary Pedri, Gene Comstock, John Gatti, Roger Jones, Mike Laveway and Ian Laveway. The family received guests at 1401 Yalecrest, the home of Pat and Louis Ruffini. Mrs. Crookston, 93, of 710 Ludwig Street, Rock Springs, died at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, 1992, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past week. Mrs. Crookston had been in ill health the past year. She was born in Rock Springs, May 16, 1899, the daughter of the late John and Sarah Shore McTee Morgan. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She later married Leroy Crookston April 25, 1922 and he preceded her in death Oct. 25, 1970. Mrs. Crookston was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and the North American Benefit Association. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Louis Ruffini of Rock Springs; one daughter-in-law, Deon Crookston of Rock Springs; four grandchildren, Mrs. Pete (Lillian) Edd of Rock Springs, Leroy Ruffini, Rock Springs, Mrs. Bobby (Sally) Parkin of Gillette and Mrs. Mike (Pat) Laveway of Libby, Mont.; eight great-grandchildren, one niece and one nephew. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Crookston was preceded in death by one son, Jack Crookston and one sister, Hazel Honeywell. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 22, 1992 WALLACE “WALLY” STRAND OLSON SALT LAKE CITY—A memorial mass for Wallace “Wally” Strand Olson was said at St. Ambrose Church, 2315 Redondo Avenue, Aug. 20 at noon. There were no services. Olson succumbed to cancer Aug. 16, 1992. Wally was born to Alfred and Delia Olson in Fargo, N.D., Jan. 19, 1924. Olson joined the Army in 1942 and received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. After his discharge from the Army, he married Minnie Coletti in Rock Springs Aug. 28, 1946. They moved to Bremerton, Wash., where he attended Olympus Junior College and the University of Washing and received a degree in accounting. After graduation in 1950, they settled in Rock Springs where he began his career with Mountain Fuel Supply. In 1961 they were transferred to Salt Lake City where he continued his career with the company until retirement in 1986. Olson had many friends through his work at Mountain Fuel and later at Associated Gas in Denver after his retirement. His hobby was restoring Volkswagens. He is survived by his wife, Minnie; daughter, Mary Kay; son, Thomas; brothers and sisters-in-law, Wayne and Dorie, Delfred and Dorie of Albuquerque, N.M.; sister, July Skare of Mesa, Ariz.; in-laws, John and Christine Barr of Santa Rosa, Calif., and 11 nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 22, 1992 SANTOS L. NUNEZ A mass of Christian burial for Santos L. Nunez was celebrated Friday, Aug. 21 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. A scriptural rosary was recited Thursday, Aug. 20, 1992 at the church. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Raul Gardea, Ernest Nunez Jr., Jim Blenz, Rusty Cook, Ramon Gardea and Joaquin Barrra. Honorary pallbearers were Ruben Flores, Homer Barrera, Rafael Gardea, Isabel Gardea, Pedro Amarica, Vivaldo Trujillo, Ernest Nunez Sr., Ben Archuletta, Don Laramore, Ed Lewis and Jay Sparks. Nunez, 91, of 125 Keith Drive, Green River, died at his home Sunday, Aug. 16, 1992 following a sudden illness. He was born Nov. 1, 1900 in Guatimape, Durango, Mexico, the son of the late Victor and Marina Nunez Lopez. He attended public and Catholic schools in Mexico where he served as an altar boy. He married Porfiria Macias in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico, Nov. 25, 1920 and she preceded him in death April 15, 1985. Nunez came to the U.S. in 1924 and worked as a laborer and a mechanic for the Union Pacific Railroad until his retirement on Nov. 1, 1968. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and LaGuardalupana and the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons; Eliceo Nunez of Evanston, and Ernesto Nunez of Ogden, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Jay (Marina) Sparks of Montpelier, Idaho, and Alicia Nunez of Lander; four grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Nunez was preceded in death by a son, Manuel Nunez; two daughters, Luz Nunez and Elvira Nunez; three brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 SHARON NAOMI WILLIAMS A memorial service for Sharon Naomi Williams was conducted Wednesday at the Christian Church, Rock Springs. A eulogy was given by her husband and elders of the church conducted the service. Mrs. Williams was cremated in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Williams, 55, of 50 Reliance Road No. 27, died at 4:20 p.m. at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient one day. Mrs. Williams died following a lengthy illness. She was born April 9, 1937 in Tacoma, Wash.; the daughter of the late Roderick P. and Minne Grenville Forrest. She attended the Central Valley High School in Spokane, Wash. She married James D. Williams in Green Acres, Wash., July 31, 1954. Mrs. Williams had been a resident of Rock Springs for 11 years and was formerly from Riddle, Ore. She was a member of the Christian Church. Survivors include her husband of Rock Springs; three sons, David of Roseburg, Ore., Eugene of Statten Island, N.Y., and Russell of San Diego; one daughter, Rannah Nevergall of Eugene, Ore.; two brothers, Stanley Forrest of Palm Springs, Calif., and R.P. Forrest Jr. of Spokane; two sisters, Phonacelle Shapel of Bend, Ore., and Ann Spencer of Rock Springs; two grandchildren; one uncle, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 ELLEN IRMA DONA A Mass of Christian burial for Ellen Irma Dona was celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 25 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Rock Springs. A parish rosary was recited Monday, Aug. 24, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, Rock Springs. Father Charles Taylor officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Rudy “Chick” Magagna, Edward McCarthy, Paul A. Dona, Stan Tominc, Joe Dona and Rennard Jensen. Mrs. Dona, 83, of Rock Springs, died at 1:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, 1992, at the Sage View Care Center where she had been a resident for the past month. Miss Dona died following a brief illness. She was born in Superior June 29, 1909, the daughter of the late Guy and Angela Magagna Dona. A lifelong resident of this area, Miss Dona attended schools in Superior and Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School. She also attended the University of Wyoming and received her bachelors degree in teaching. Miss Dona was a primary grade school teacher for 45 years, having worked for School District No. 1 in Rock Springs. She retired in 1974. Miss Dona was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Miss Dona is survived by four nephews, Guy Dona of Rock Springs, Dr. Paul Dona of Casper, Dr. Joe Dona of Glenrock and John Dona of Afton; three nieces, Mrs. Ed (Patricia) McCarthy of Casper, Mrs. Joe (Janice) Schoeber of Casper, and Mrs. Leno (Jean) Ruffini of Rock Springs. Miss Dona was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Dr. Aldo Dona, Alphonse Dona and Guido Dona; and one sister, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 JAMES NATHAN "PAN" ANDERSON Funeral services for James Nathan "Pan" Anderson were conducted Monday, Aug. 24 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Ron Van Hee of the Grace Baptist Church officiated. Graveside services and interment were conducted Monday, Aug. 24 at the Hanna City Cemetery in Hanna. Pallbearers were Milford Robinson, Jackie Sweets, James Lee Sr., and Amos Jackson. Anderson, 80, of 128 Skyline Drive Apt. C, died at noon Monday, Aug. 17, 1992 at his home. Anderson died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Bedford, Va., to the late John Henry and Panthe Hughes Anderson. He attended schools in Bedford through the eighth grade and then moved to Hanna where he was a Hanna High School graduate with the class of 1933. Anderson later married the former Marietta Riggs in Rock Springs in January of 1953. He was a coal miner, timberman, joy operator, motorman and shuttle car operator of the UP Coal Company in Sumperior and Hanna until his retirement in 1979. Anderson was a member of the United Mine Workers and the Baptist Church. He was a football player at Hanna High School and had an interest in horses. A former resident of Superior and resident of Rock Springs for the past four years, he had served as a councilman and volunteer fireman for the town of Superior. Survivors include his wife Marietta of Rock Springs; one daughter, Brenda Beckles of Yuba City, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Ella Gordon of New Orleans, La., and Barbara Mars of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two stepsons, Darryl Frye of Yuba City and Ronnie Frye of Bellflower, Calif.; one granddaughter, Kyra Beckles of Yuba City; and several step-grandchildren; one step-great-granddaughter, Cloffi Sweets of Denver; several cousins and nieces and nephews, including William Gillispie of St. Louis and Rose Marie Thompson of Rawlins. In addition to his parents, Anderson was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 MARY L. FRAME BAKER Services for Mary L. Frame Baker were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the First Church of the Nazarene, Texarkana, Texas, the Rev. Bennie Burrow officiating. Burial was in the East Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Baker, 67, Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, Aug. 21, in a Texarkana hospital. She was born Jan. 19, 1925 in Ottumwa, Iowa, and was a homemaker. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary 4562, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Rock Springs and the Amarants, Texarkana, Ark. Survivors include a daughter, Connie Gladden, Texarkana, Ark.; a son, Delbert B. Bradley Jr., Texarkana; two sisters, Marge Pinegar, Rock Springs, and Helen Brialehart, Spearman, Texas; a brother, Bob Merryfield in Washington State; three grandchildren, Mary Nell Green and Janice Green, both of Genoa, Ark., and Shad Gladden of Wichita Falls, Texas; and five grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 GORDON L. EDWARDS Funeral services for Gordon L. Edwards were conducted Saturday, Aug. 22, 1992, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Father Gary Turner officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Adolph Menghini, Morris Faler, Harry Jones, Ralph Craft, Loyal Kendall and Takayuki Tanaka. Edwards, 80, of 922 D St., Rock Springs, died at his home Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1992 at about 10:30 p.m. following a sudden illness. He was born Aug. 9, 1912 in Lionkol, the son of the late John and Mary Hannah Samuels Edwards. He attended schools in Rock Springs and later married the former Marie Fearn in Green River May 29, 1937. He had worked for Superior Lumber as a carpenter at the Sinclair Bulk Plant as an agent and was the owner and operator of Gordon Glass prior to his retirement. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Edwards was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and was a lay reader and a member of the vestry. Survivors include his wife, Marie Edwards of Rock Springs; two sons, Gary Edwards and Jack Edwards, both of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Tom (Judy) Harper of Rock Springs and Jan Wilson of Spokane, Wash.; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and several niece and nephews. In addition to his parents, Edwards was preceded in death by three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 ROBERT W. SCHANNO Funeral services for Robert W. Schanno were conducted Saturday, Aug. 22, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Wayne Fults officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Myers, Mike Behrman, Steve Behrman, Ray Porenta, Jerry Hamblin and Scott Shelinbarger. Schanno, 49, of 1804 Elk St., No. 197, Rock Springs, died at 1:23 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1992, shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. According to Sweetwater County Deputy Coroner Byron Willingham, Schanno died of an apparent heart attack. Schanno was born Aug. 26, 1942 in Bell Gardens, Calif., the son of the late Frances and Thelma Anderson Schanno. He attended schools in Vernal, Utah and Rock Springs. He married the former Judy Brunk in Green River, Dec. 24, 1985. He was employed at the Red Horse Oil Company as a truck driver at the time of his death. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Survivors include his wife, Judy, of Rock Springs; a son, Justin Schanno of Rock Springs; a daughter, Tabitha Schanno of Rock Springs; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Charles and Diane Schanno of Superior and Oscar and Joyce Schanno of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (JoAnn) Behrman of Reliance and Mrs. David (Elaine) VIolette of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Schanno was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Schanno. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 DUANE HAROLD DANIELSON A rosary for Duane Harold Danielson, was recited Sunday, Aug. 23, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Kevin Koch officiated. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Rapid City, S.D. Interment was in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Rapid City. Danielson, 62, of 1620 West 2nd Street No. 2, Rock Springs, died at his home at 1 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, 1992. Danielson was born Sept. 1, 1930 in Huron, S.D., the son of the late Harold and Mabel Danielson. Danielson attended schools in South Dakota and graduated form the Parkiston High School in 1948. He also attended the Springfield Community College and received a two year teaching degree. Danielson also worked for Central Electric in Fort Collins, Crescent Electric in Rapid City, S.D., and Graybar Electric in Rapid City and Sioux Falls, S.D. He married the former Jean Simpson in Mitchell, S.D., Jan. 20, 1951. A longtime resident of South Dakota, Danielson moved to Rock Springs in 1955. He began working for the Winlectric Company in 1985 and was presently the manager and president of the company. Danielson was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624 and the Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Jean Danielson of Rock Springs; three sons, Terry and Neil Danielson of Billings, Mont., and Jeff Danielson of Casper; two daughters, Mrs. Kevin (Pam) Watts of New Windsor, N.Y., and Mrs. Jay (Brenda) Herman of Denver; two sisters; 11 grandchildren; several uncles and cousins and one niece. Danielson was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 JOSEPH MELINKOVICH JR. FORT COLLINS, Colo.--A mass of Christian burial for Joseph Melinkovich Jr. was celebrated Saturday, Aug. 22 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Rock Springs. A parish rosary was recited Friday Aug. 21, 1992 at the OLS Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. Pallbearers were Christopher Foianni, Anthony Foianni, Jason Melinkovich, Clark Melinkovich, Matthew Melinkovich and Clayton Melinkovich. Interment was in the St. Joseph's Cemetery in Rock Springs. Melinkovich, 31, of 1609 Person Court, Fort Collins, Colo., died at his home Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1992. He was born March 20, 1961 in Rock Spring, the son of Joseph M. and Emma Anselmi Melinkovich. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1979. He attended the University of Wyoming where he received his degree in civil engineering. Melinkovich worked at the Colorado State Highway Dept. at Greeley, Colo., as a civil engineer at the time of his death. He was co-owner of the Colorado Custom Construction Company. A resident of Fort Collins for the past five year and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, he was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents, Joe and Emma of Rock Springs; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Mike and Denice Melinkovich of Riverton, Dr. Gary and Clarice Melinkovich of Cheyenne, Dr. Paul and Barbara Melinkovich of Denver; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Dr. Larry Foianini of Laramie; several aunst, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Melinkovich was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Mary Anselmi and his paternal grandparents, Mike and Yaga Melinkovich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 DAVID LEE COLLINS Funeral services for David Lee Collins were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, Rock Springs. Father Fred Wendel of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Merlin Coats, Robert G. Gatti, Tom Thomas, Boyd Ramsay, Jim Ramsay and Jon Collins. Collins, 25, of Volcic Trailer court, Space 20, Rock Springs, died about 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 1992 at the Lander Valley Medical Center in Lander where he had been a patient since Aug. 1. Collins was born April 12, 1967 in Rock Springs, the son of Darwin and Pam Kaumo Collins. He attended schools in Lander. Collins was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and Lander. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; three brothers, Donnie and Dwayne Collins, both of Gillette, and Danny Collins of Green River; three sisters, Debbie Collins of Twin Falls, Idaho, Francie Coates of Sheridan, and Sandy Collins of Billings, Mont.; several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Collins was preceded in death by one brother, Dennis Collins, who died in 1977, his paternal grandparents, John and Agnes Collins, and his maternal grandparents, Frank and Eva Kaumo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 JOHN M. SEARCY Graveside services for John M. Searcy were conducted Friday, Aug. 14, 1992 at Coachella Valley Cemetery in Coachella, Calif. Searcy, former Green River resident and native of Texas, died recently in California. Searcy, 59, died Aug. 10, 1992, at the Rancho Mirage Health Care Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was born in Decatur, Texas, Jan. 29, 1930, the son of Dale and Mabray Searcy. He received a bachelor of science degree from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, while attending on a football scholarship. He received his Army commission upon graduation and was stationed in Japan and Germany. Searcy earned a master’s degree from Syracuse University and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska. He was a school principal in Iowa and Nebraska and taught at Eastern Illinois University and Cal State at Riverton, Calif. While in Wyoming he supervised student teachers for the University of Wyoming and was a realtor. Searcy was employed for the past few years with Baker Unified School District as superintendent of schools. Searchy was a member of the Elks Lodge, the American Association of School Administrators and the National School Board Association. Survivors include his wife, Valorie Searcy of Green River; a daughter, Victoria Simmons of La Quinta, Calif.; one son, Jeffrey Searcy of Dana Point, Calif.; one brother, Hughes “Lanning” Searcy of San Francisco; and one granddaughter, Kate Simmons of La Quinta, Calif. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one son, John Searcy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 29, 1992 ORESTE J. ALLAIS DENVER—Oreste J. Allais, 80, of 1360 Scranton St., Aurora, Colo., died Aug. 27, 1992 after a brief illness at the Aurora Presbyterian Hospital. Allais was born Jan. 7, 1912, in Rock Springs to Ettore and Savina Bonomo Allais. He graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1931. He married Catherine Buynoski May 22, 1939. He was a truck driver for various major trucking firms. In the 1970s, he was chosen State of Colorado Truck Driver of the Year. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Emil. His survivors include his wife, a daughter, Patricia; three sons, Albert, Robert and Joseph; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother, Albert, of Rock Springs. He was cremated and services were held the same day. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1992 KATHERINE (KATIE) ZELINSKI Funeral services for Katherine (Katie) Zelinski were conducted Monday, Aug. 31, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Charles Taylor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed and interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Zelinksi, 90, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A resident of Rock Springs since 1954 and former resident of Superior, Mrs. Zelinski had been in ill health the past several years. She was born Nov. 9, 1901 in Chicago, the daughter of the late Frank and Agnes Pawlik Kwarcinski. She attended schools in Chicago, and married Lawrence Zelinski in Di-Right, Mich., in 1917. He preceded her in death Aug. 11, 1955. Mrs. Zelinski was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Edward Zelinski of Challenge, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Duke (Irene) Clark of Rock Springs; two sisters, Bernice Rogers of Las Vegas, Nev., and Veronica of Chicago; 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Zelinski was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Kwarcinski Jr.; one daughter, Sophie McIntosh; two grandsons, and one daughter-in-law, Lillian Zelinski. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1992 AUSTIN CLARK Funeral services for Austin Clark were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1992 at the Union Congregational Church in Green River. The Rev. Steven Todd officiated. Gary Clark, a grandson, spoke at the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Clark, 87, of 90 South 4th West, Green River, died at 7:22 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River where he had been a resident since March 27, 1989. A longtime resident of Green River, Clark had been in ill health the past two years. He was born March 20, 1905, in Ewart, Iowa, the son of the late Nathan and Blanche Decker Clark. He attended schools in Ewart and came to Green River in 1925 to work on the railroad. He married the former Eunice Bedient in Green River Jan. 5, 1927. Clark was a retired yardmaster for the Union Pacific Railroad where he worked from 1925 until his retirement in 1970. He was a member of the Congregational Church and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Survivors include his wife, Eunice Clark of Green River; one son, Gilbert Clark of Garden Grove, Calif.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two nieces and one nephew. In addition to his parents, Clark was preceded in death by one daughter, who died in infancy, two brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1992 HELEN H. HARRIS Memorial services for Helen H. Harris were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1992 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Father Gary Turner officiated. Mrs. Harris, 77, of 847 Moccasin Lane, Rock Springs, died at 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past three days. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 10 years and former resident of Rawlins, Mrs. Harris died of a sudden illness. She was born in Reliance, May 9, 1915, the daughter of the late Thomas and Louise Ebeling Hartney. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1932. She married Jack Harris in Manila, Utah, Aug. 17, 1938 and he preceded her in death in 1979. Mrs. Harris was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include her stepmother, Esther Hartney of Rawlins; one son, Jeffrey Harris of Concord, Calif.; one brother-in-law, W.D. “Don” Thomas of Rock Springs; one sister-in-law, Irene Lucas Hartney of San Diego; four grandchildren and three nieces. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Bill (Karen) May; one sister, Mrs. Don (Kathryn) Thomas and one brother, Jack Hartney. Her body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1992 MERLE G. EAGY CHEYENNE—Services for Merle G. Eagy were Monday, Aug. 31, at the Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes in Cheyenne with the Rev. Michael Schaefer officiating. Eagy, 68, of 6128 Shannon Ave., died Wednesday, Aug. 26 at his home. He was born May 30, 1924 in Olney Springs, Colo., and had lived in Cheyenne for 24 years. Eagy was a train dispatcher for the Union Pacific Railroad for 38 years, retiring in 1985. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years during World War II. He married Neva H. Knowles Feb. 22, 1946. He is survived by his wife, Neva, of Cheyenne; daughter, Wanda I. Eagy Kishman of Cheyenne; brothers and sisters, Letha Phillips of Ohio, Fern Yeoman of Colorado, Ralph Eagy of Ohio, Ronnie Eagy of Georgia, Violet Gilbert of Arkansas; five grandchildren, Troy M. South, Chris Eagy, Justin Eagy, Heather Eagy and Aaron Eagy Kishman. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Glenda South, and a son, Kenneth Eagy, and by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1992 E. VIVIAN SMITH PRESCOTT, Ariz.—E. Vivian Smith died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1992 at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Ariz., at the age of 69. Mrs. Smith was born in Kemmerer, Dec. 29, 1922, to Henry Long and Mary Dilley Ryer. She moved to Arizona in 1927. She attended Kirkland and Prescott schools. She graduated from Prescott Senior High in 1941. Mrs. Smith returned to Prescott in 1958 after living in Rock Springs. She was involved in numerous civic activities. At the time of her death she owned and operated Villa Vitea Supervisory Home in Prescott. She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Long, of Salt Lake City and her mother, Mary Dilley Ryer of Prescott as well as two brothers and three sisters. Mrs. Smith had been a member of the Copper Basin Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is survived by her husband, Carlos Smith of Prescott; a son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth E. and Kim Smith of Prescott; a granddaughter, Jamie Lee Smith of Prescott; two sisters, Garnet C. Scarpos of Green River and Nell Denise Kelly of Washington, D.C.; two sisters-in-law, Francis B. Long of Prescott and Bessie Carpenter of Phoenix; several nieces and nephews, including Vivian and Mack Bell and family, Garnett N. Coe and sons, Charles J. Bender and family, Louis E. Isenhart and family, all of Prescott, Nancy Nell McBride and family of Washington, D.C., Mary Denise Rosenfelt and family of Houston, Hank Wilcox and family of Prescott, and Lucinda A. Montgomery of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1992 PRIMO ERMINO ECCKER A mass of Christian burial for Primo Ermino Eccker were celebrated Friday, Sept. 4, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Kevin A. Koch officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Albert Bazanella, Don Chollak, Candido Eccker, Gary Grigg, Dave Nordstrom and Gary Eccker. Eccker, 71, of 14 Purple Sage Road, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 9:26 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 1992. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Eccker had been in ill health the past 10 years. He was born May 21, 1921 in Rock Springs, the son of the late David and Candida Eccker. He attended schools in Italy and married the former Erma Pilch at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs June 14, 1956. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Eccker was the retired owner and operator of the Log Inn Supper Club in Rock Springs. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Knight of Columbus, the Trentini Club and the Catholic Golden Age. Survivors include his wife, Erma Eccker of Rock Springs; two sons, Gary Eccker and Candido Eccker, both of Rock Springs; five daughters, Mrs. Daryl (Paula) Rupp of Cincinnati, Mrs. Clyde (Sharon) Earley of Longmont, Colo., Mrs. David (Julie) Mondragon, Mrs. Gary (Theresa) Griff and Alysha Eccker, all of Rock Springs; four brothers, David Eccker, Franco Eccker and Cira Eccker, all of Italy, and Marino Eccker of Chicago; one sister, Mary Bergamo of Italy; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Eccker was preceded in death by one daughter, Rose Mary Pulley, who died Jan. 18, 1978, and one brother, Paolo Eccker. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 5, 1992 PHYLLIS JANE RAMSEY HERMANN OGDEN—Final interment right for Phyllis Jane Ramsey Hermann took place at the Sacred Heart Church in Abilene, Texas. Interment was in Cedar Hills Cemetery in Abilene. Mrs. Hermann, 62, of Green River, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 1992 in Ogden following an extended illness. She was born March 6, 1930 in Lisbon, N.D., a daughter of Frank P. and Louise Agnes Hefner Ramsey. On Dec. 23, 1950, she married George Louis Hermann Sr., in Abilene, Texas. She was reared and educated in Abilene. She graduated from Abilene High School as valedictorian and was president of the National Honor Society. She attended McMurray University in Abilene and St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Fort Worth, Texas, graduating in 1951. She was a supervisor in obstetrics at St. Ann’s Hospital in Abilene, Simmons Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater, Texas and Hotel Dieu Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. She worked as an Eddy County Health Nurse in Carlsbad, N.M. In 1970 she became the first public school health nurse for the school district in Green River. She took an early retirement on June 6, 1985, because of her health. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River, a member of the ST. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing, Fort Worth Alumni, the Texas State Nurses Association and the Wyoming State Nurses Association. Her hobbies were reading, cooking, art and sewing. Surviving are her husband, George of Green River; one son, Robert L. Hermann, Green River; three daughters, Phyllis J. McWhorter, Farson, Catherine M. Roberts, Canon City, Colo., and Cinthia L. Turner, Ogden; nine grandchildren; one brother, Lyle Ramsey, Greenwich, Conn.; three sisters, Rose Ramsey, Abilene, Joan Barrett, Pittsfield, Mass., and Juanita Wagnon, Fort Worth. She was preceded in death by one son, George Louis Hermann Jr.; one brother, Elwood Ramsey; and one sister, Lillian Ramsey, R.N. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 12, 1992 JEAN MCWILLIAMS Funeral services for Jean McWilliams were conducted Thursday, Sept. 10, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Bishop Lowell R. Dawson of the LDS Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were John Henderson, Bill Henderson, Ron Henderson and John Henderson. Mrs. McWilliams, 91, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 7:10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Kemmerer, Mrs. McWilliams had been in ill health the past several years. She was born Sept. 8, 1900 in Diamondville, the daughter of the late William and Agnes Stewart Tait. She attended schools in Diamondville and Roosevelt, Utah, where she graduated from high school. She married James McWilliams in Manila Aug. 17, 1935 and he preceded her in death Dec. 15, 1976. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Ross and Coleen McWilliams of Valmy, Nev.; one daughter and son-in-law, Betty and William Henderson of Rock Springs; two sisters-in-law, Ellen McWilliams of Las Cruces, N.M. and Dolly Wolfe of Walcott Junction; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. McWilliams was preceded in death by three brothers; six sisters; two grandchildren, Heather and Robert Lee McWilliams; and one great-great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 12, 1992 FAY REUBEN FEILD LAKELAND, Fla.—Fay Reuben Feild, 72, of Vero Beach, Fla., died Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1992 at Lakeland Regional Memorial Hospital in Lakeland, Fla. He was born Jan. 22, 1920 in Mountain View to Reuben Thomas and Esther Jensen Feild. Feild attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1939. He enlisted in the Army Signal Corps in 1939 and was discharged in 1946 with the rank of captain. He supervised the installation of radar after leaving the service and later worked at the Harbor Branch Foundation Oceanography Research in Vero Beach. He received a number of patents for underwater detection equipment for locating sunken wrecks, mainly by magnetometer. Survivors include a son, Dirk Feild of Simi Valley, Calif., and a daughter, Jan Aura of Culver City, Calif.; several grandchildren; two brothers, Allen of Santa Maria, Calif., and Russell of Traverse City, Mich.; and a sister, Mrs. Merryn (Aleen) Reid Price of Nephi, Utah. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Jess Delbert, Keith and Max Rodney Feild. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 19, 1992 THOMAS “TOM” STEPHENSON Funeral services for Thomas “Tom” Stephenson were conducted Monday, Sept. 14, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Rev. Walt Silvera of the First Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Charles Yardas, Jimmy Yardas, Albert Yardas, Rudy Leonardi and John Leonardi. Stephenson, 87, of 52 Hill St., Superior, died at 11:25 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 1992 at his home. A longtime resident of Superior, Stephenson had been in ill health the past three months. He was born Feb. 24, 1905 in Coalgate, Okla., the son of the late John and Mary Jane Rushton Stephenson. He attended schools in Coalgate and moved to Superior in 1920. He married the former Minnie Yardas in Craig, Colo., Dec. 16, 1938. Stephenson was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He was the retired owner and operator of the Ghost Town Bar, the White City Bar and Confectionary and the Crystal Theater in Superior. Survivors include his wife, Minnie Stephenson of Superior and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Stephenson was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 19, 1992 MARGARET BEAVERS SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Margaret Thompson Beavers were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Beavers, 67, died Sept. 12, 1992 in Salt Lake City. She was born May 27, 1925, in Rock Springs to William Daus and Caroline Hegewald Thompson. She married Wiley Iaeger Beavers April 25, 1946 in Rock Springs. He died Feb. 19, 1984. She graduated from Rock Springs High School and the University of Wyoming. She taught school in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority, P.E.O., All Saints Episcopal Church in Salt Lake and the Church of Holy Communion in Rock Springs. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Albert (Caroline) Thompson Mortimer; niece, Mrs. Albert Carollo, both of Green River; a nephew, William (wife, Kathleen) Mortimer, Casper; eight great-nieces and nephews and two great-great-nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter, Margaret, and a brother, William. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 19, 1992 JAMES T. “JIMMIE” HOOLE POCATELLO, Idaho - Funeral services for James T. "Jimmie Hoole were conducted Saturday, Sept. 12, 1992 in the Henderson Funeral Chapel, Pocatello, Idaho, with Father Dennis Wassmuth of St. Anthony Catholic Church officiating. Interment followed in the Mountain View Cemetery with military graveside rites conducted by the combined Pocatello veterans groups and auxiliaries, the Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Hoole, 59, 15294 West Siphon Road, Pocatello, died early Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, 1992, at his residence following an extended illness. He was born April 27, 1933 at Rock Springs to John and Mary Ellen “Ella” Stanton Hoole. He attended schools in Rock Springs, graduating from Rock Springs High School in 1962. He attended two years at Grimms Business College and two years at the Autobody Repair program at Idaho State University. He served in the United States He married Vivian Lemmons Nov. 11, 1974 at Elko, Nev. He was employed by FMC Corporation for 31 years in the maintenance department, retiring in August of 1988. His hobbies were fishing, hunting, boating, golfing, camping and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a member of the Machinist Union Local No. 1933. He is survived by his wife of Pocatello; sons, Rodney Scott and Tracy Hoole of Portland, Ore.; four daughters, Mrs. George (Linda) Fabiny of Blackfoot, Idaho, Angie Hoole-Dixon of Pocatello, Mrs. Greg (Joddy) Binggeli of Pocatello, Melissa Bryan of Pocatello; six grandchildren, Faun and Zak Fabiny of Blackfoot, Kiarra Hoole of Pocatello, Devin Binggeli of Pocatello, Kjristi Hoole of Portland, and Cody James Hoole of Portland to be born; [line missing] and wife, Evelyn Hoole of Kelso, Wash.; and two sisters, Catherine Miloja vich of Stockton, Calif., and Dorothy McNamara of Shelton, Wash. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Jack Wilson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 19, 1992 JEAN CAMPBELL ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Memorial services for Jean Campbell were conducted Monday, Aug. 31, at the French Mortuary in Albuquerque, N.M., with services being conducted by Christian Science Readers. Mrs. Campbell, 80, a current resident of Tucson, Ariz., and in Albuquerque, N.M., this past month, died Friday, Aug. 28 1992, while visiting her daughter, Janice, in Albuquerque. She was born in Rock Springs, Aug. 12, 1912 to Robert L. and Margaret J. Francis. She attended schools in Rock Springs and then attended the University of Wyoming. She taught elementary school in several places in Wyoming. While at the university she met and married Raymond A. Campbell who was a student from Missouri. They moved to Steamboat Springs, Colo., in April, 1946, and a few years later they purchased a lumber yard in Kremmling, Colo., and moved there. They later sold the business after their two daughters, Judy and Janice, had graduated from high school and then moved to Tucson. She was preceded in death by her father, mother and three brothers. She is survived by her husband, Ray Campbell of Tucson; daughters, Judy Berry and husband Tom of San Antonio, Texas and Janice Campbell of Albuquerque; grandsons, Danny Jacobs, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Mike Berry and Andy Berry of Denver, Randy Jacobs of Bishop, Calif., and a sister. Margaret A. Brummett and husband Eldon, of Steamboat Springs. She was a golfer and bridge player. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 19, 1992 JUANITA NADINE SHEPARD GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Juanita Nadine Shepard, 577½ Fairfield Court, Grand Junction, Colo., died of natural causes, Aug. 12, 1992, in Community Hospital, in Grand Junction. A memorial service was conducted Aug. 17, in the Callahan-Edfast Mortuary chapel with Pastor Ron Lee of the Clifton Assembly of God officiating. Interment was in the Norwood, Colo., Cemetery. Mrs. Shepard was born Dec. 15, 1914 to John Ira and Sylvia Faulk, in St. Johns, Kans. She spent her childhood in Kansas and attended school in Cold Springs Mountain, Colo. She married Clair W. Shepard Sept. 20, 1932, in Manila, Utah. He is deceased. Mrs. Shepard had lived in Dines; Grand Junction; San Diego, and back to Grand Junction. She moved to Placerville, Colo., and Norwood before moving back to Grand Junction. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church, past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles Lodge, and past president and grand lady of the Square Dance Association in Grand Junction. She also enjoyed quilting, crocheting, canning and fishing. Survivors include a son, Robert E. Shepard, of Alpine, Calif.; a daughter. Wynona J. Gallotto, of Filippin, Ark., a daughter-in-law, Mary Jane Shepard, of Grand Junction; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Two brothers preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 26, 1992 AUNE PASTOR Funeral services for Aune Pastor were conducted Friday, Sept. 25, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Leo Myloff, Jack McGarvey, Vern Sather, Clyde Smith, Roy Spann and Bill James. Mrs. Pastor, 75, of 603 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at 12:37 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Sept. 16. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Pastor had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in Diamondville, Jan. 21, 1917, the daughter of the late Charles E. and Mary Raski Ojala. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1934. Mrs. Pastor was a graduate of the Charles Denver Beauty School. She married Louis Pastor in Astoria, Ore., April 10, 1948. Mrs. Pastor was a retired beauty operator who worked in Rock Springs for 30 years. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, the VFW Auxiliary and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Louis Pastor; one son, Steven Pastor of Aurora, Colo.; one stepson, Gerald Pastor of Englewood, Colo.; one stepdaughter, Barbara Ann Molnar of Englewood; one brother, Arvo Ojala of Boise, Idaho, and one sister, Vieno Ojala of Boise; three grandchildren; two nieces and two cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 26, 1992 VIRGINIA MAGGIO BRANDNER A mass of Christian burial for Virginia Maggio Brandner was celebrated Friday, Sept. 25, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Thursday, Sept. 24, 1992 at the church. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Derek Brandner, Jon Brandner, Micah Brandner, Ben Sherrod, Gary Holbert and Virgil Peterson. Mrs. Brandner, 76, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 6:02 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 1992, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A longtime resident of Green River, Mrs. Brandner had been in ill health the past two years. She was born July 28, 1916 in La Salle, Ill., the daughter of the late Jasper and Pearl Amadeaus Maggio. She attended schools in Illinois and married Clifford Brandner in La Salle July 26, 1936. He preceded her in death in May of 1976. Mrs. Brandner and her husband were the retired owners and operators of the Brandner Plumbing Company in Green River. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Green River Womens Club and past member of the Green River Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary. She was a longtime member of the Altar and Rosary Society, a member of the Sweetwater County Historical Society and the Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include two sons, David Brandner and Ken Brandner, both of Green River; two daughters, Carol Jean Brandner of Juneau, Alaska, and Almeda Sun of Laramie; four brothers, Sam and Phil Maggio, both of La Salle, Frank Maggio of Utica, Ill., and Al Maggio of Hispetia, Calif.; one sister, Pauline Stegan of La Salle; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Brandner was preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph, Michael and Anton Maggio. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 26, 1992 JAMES A. DICKINSON SR. Services and burial for James A. Dickinson Sr. were conducted Sept. 16 in Lander. Dickinson Sr., 57, longtime Fremont County resident, died Friday, Sept. 11 at the Lander Valley Medical Center. He was born April 11, 1935 at Lamont, a son of Albert and Lois Tyrey Dickinson. He attended Riverton High School. He later married Barbara Jeanette Coleman Land Sept. 16, 1989. He was a wood carver. Survivors include five sons and six brothers as well as one sister, Mrs. Kenneth (Elizabeth) Boyer, Superior. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 26, 1992 HELEN JEAN BOWNS WALLING SANDY, Utah—Funeral services for Helen Jean Bowns Walling were conducted Saturday, Sept. 19, 1992 at the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston. Burial was in the Evanston Cemetery. Mrs. Walling of Evanston died Sept. 15, 1992 in Sandy, Utah. She was born in Almy to Jared H. and Helen (Nixon) Bowns. She married James F. Walling and they later divorced. She was a member of the LDS Church. She worked as a bank teller at First National Bank for many years. She is survived by one brother, J. Wilburn Bowns of Almy; two sisters, Ruth Kennedy of Sandy and Marguerite Kennedy of Salt Lake City; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 ARLEN DEAN RUFF Funeral services for Arlen Dean Ruff were conducted Saturday, Sept. 26, 1992 at the LDS Stake Center, Rock Springs. Bishop Ed Eyering conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Ruff, 53, of 1361 Moran St., Rock Springs, died at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1992 at the LDS Medical Center in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Aug. 24. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 28 years, Ruff had been in ill health the past four months. He was born Oct. 9, 1938 in Burt, N.D., the son of Carl and Dorothy Buttmann Ruff. He attended rural schools near Mott, N.D., and was a graduate of Mott High School with the class of 1957. Ruff received a BS degree in elementary education from the Dickinson State Teachers College. He received a MS degree from the Northern State University of Aberdeen, S.D. He married the former Claudia Beck in Paris, Idaho, Feb. 25, 1972. Ruff was the principal at the Lincoln Elementary School in Rock Springs for the past 25 years. Prior to coming to Rock Springs, Ruff taught rural school at Bentley, N.D., and he taught at the Ellsworth Air Force Base at Rapid City, S.D. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Claudia Ruff; two sons, David and Boyd Ruff, all of Rock Springs; his mother, Dorothy Madler of Baker, Mont.; two sisters, Mrs. Roy (Doreen) Becker of Plano, Texas and Mrs. Clyde (Linda) Aldendorf of Spokane, Wash., and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 FLORA I. PATTERSON CODY—Graveside funeral services and interment for Flora I. Patterson were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. The Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Mrs. Patterson, 82, of 20 Mashie Club, Cody, died at 10:50 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 1992 at the Long Term Care Center in Cody. A resident of Cody since January of 1990 and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Patterson had been in ill health since January of 1990. She was born in Reliance Aug. 13, 1910, the daughter of the late Mathew and Margaret Pusilla Mattonen. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1928. She married Francis A. Patterson in Rock Springs Aug. 9, 1929 and he preceded her in death Aug. 10, 1986. Mrs. Patterson was a retired homemaker and a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Peter F. and Shirley Patterson of Cody; one brother, Bill Mattonen of Richmond, Calif.; one sister, Hazel Menghini of Rock Springs; three grandchildren, Mary Moya of Albuquerque, N.M., Mark Patterson of Denver and John Patterson of Bakersfield, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Patterson was preceded in death by one brother, Ray Mattonen and one sister, Edna Mattonen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 EDNA MILLER BLACKFOOT, Idaho—Funeral services for Edna Miller were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1992 at the Nalder Mortuary, Shelley, Idaho. Bishop Ronald Jensen conducted the services. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1992 at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Miller, 81, of Basalt, Idaho, died at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, 1992 at the Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho, following a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 10, 1911 in Driggs, Idaho, the daughter of the late Eleazar and Roxie Jean Jackson Lewis. She attended schools in Driggs and graduated from the Driggs High School. Following high school she played the saxophone in dance band in Teton Valley and Jackson Hole. She attended business college at Salt Lake City. She married Conrad Miller on July 19, 1934 in Jackson Hole and they were later divorced. Mrs. Miller also worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as a pipefitter. Following World War II she worked as a housekeeper in various motels in the Idaho Falls area. She also worked in potato processing in the Shelley, Idaho areas. She retired in 1967 and moved to Bassalt in 1970. She was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include one son, Thomas Miller of Denver; one brother, Lyle Lewis of Ucon, Idaho; three sisters, Louise Miers of Idaho Falls, Jean Poole of Dubois, Idaho and Billie Jones of Portland, Ore.; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Miller was preceded in death by two sons and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 LILY LEE A mass of Christian burial for Lily Lee was celebrated Thursday, Oct. 1, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were John McCrann, George Zebre, Jack Kershisnik and Ed Lee. Mrs. Lee, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 4:45 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Lee died following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 9, 1921 in Green River, the daughter of the late Arthur and Rose [sic] Stevens Walters. She attended schools in Green River and married Orin Lee. He preceded her in death. A retired homemaker, Mrs. Lee was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Norman Newsom in California; two daughters, Natalie Newsome and Monica Mudd, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Rose Walters of Salt Lake City; and four grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 SHIRLEY ANN RUESS Funeral services for Shirley Ann Ruess were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the St. John’s Episcopal Church, Green River. The Rev. John Pennington officiated. Pallbearers were John Menapace, Robert Menapace, Richard Menapace, Jack Masterson, Lawrence Pyeatt and Thomas Allen. Mrs. Ruess, 53, of 740 West 3rd North, Green River, died at 2:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, 1992 at her home. A resident of Green River for the past 24 years and former resident of Grand Junction, Colo., Mrs. Ruess had been in ill health since 1988. She was born Dec. 22, 1938 in Rock Springs, the daughter of John H. and Elsie Zaversnik Menapace. She attended schools in Rock Springs and Grand Junction and was a graduate of Grand Junction High School with the class of 1956. She married Donald Eugene Ruess in Grand Junction March 24, 1962. Mrs. Ruess worked as a teller at the Key Bank of Wyoming. She was a member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church. Survivors include her husband, Donald Ruess of Green River; her mother, Elsie Menapace of Rock Springs; one son, Joseph W. Ruess of Green River; two daughters, Stephanie Lynn Ruess and Alexandra Marie Ruess, both of Green River; three brothers, John Menapace and Robert Menapace, both of Rock Springs and Richard Menapace of Denver; two uncles, Louis Zaversnik of Rock Springs and Frank Zaversnik of San Marcos, Calif.; three aunts, Mary Ira, Maxine Jereb and Carla Menapace, all of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 ALBERTA REVEY DICKINSON Funeral services for Alberta Revey Dickinson were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 30, 1992 at the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church. Pastor Ron Day conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Dickinson, 63, of 320 Mansface Terrace No. 207, Green River, died at 7:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A resident of Green River for the past five years and former resident of Highland, Ill., Mrs. Dickinson had been in ill health the past one year. She was born May 16, 1929 in St. Louis, the daughter of the late Albert Edward and Virginia Leona Boesiger Hicks. She attended schools in St. Louis and was a graduate of the Hadley Technical High School. Mrs. Dickinson was a member of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Charles Edward Dickinson of Pontiac, Ill., two brothers, James Edward Hicks of Blacks Harbor, New Brunswick, Canada, and Charles Norman Hicks of Oregon; one sister, Elizabeth Louise “Rickie” Morgan of Green River; one granddaughter, Bethani Renae Dickinson of Blue Springs, Mo., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 WANDA KEITH CASTEEL The body of Wanda Keith Casteel was returned to the Ruff Funeral Home in St. Joseph, Mo., for funeral services and interment in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Casteel, 63, of Route 4. Box 245, St. Joseph, Mo., died at about 6:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 1992 at the home of her daughter who resides at 1113 Windriver Drive in Rock Springs. A longtime resident of St. Joseph, Mrs. Casteel died following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 15, 1928 in Atchison, Kan., the daughter of the late William Howard and Erma Lois Huddleston Keith. She attended schools in St. Joseph and was a graduate of the Easton High School with the class of 1950. She married Henry Casteel in Cameron, Mo., May 19, 1951 and he preceded her in death May 23, 1992. She was a member of the Agency, Mo., Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Garry Roger Casteel of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Jeff (Gail) Harryman of Rock Springs; two brothers, Charles Keith of Easton, Mo., and Kay Keith of Northglenn, Colo.; two sisters, Patty Barnard of Saint Joseph, and Mary Barton of Easton; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 TRUDI JO FACKRELL EVANSTON -- Funeral services for Trudi Jo Fackrell were conducted at the Lyman Stake Center in Urie, Tuesday, Sept. 29. Burial was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Mrs. Fackrell, 26, of Lyman, died Sept. 24, 1992 from injuries suffered in a car accident. She was born Dec. 22, 1965 in Evanston, to Raymond "Ted" and Beverley Hofeldt Fackrell. She was a member of the LDS Church and worked as a secretary for Ford, Bacon and Davis Petroleum. She is survived by a son, Brandon Ted Butters of Lyman; her parents of Lyman; grandparents, Veda Damberger and Harold Hofeldt, both of Lyman; a brother, Terry Fackrell of Lyman; and a sister, Tammy McFadden of Evanston. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 JOHN H. SCHMITZ PINEDALE—Rosary for John H. Schmitz was recited Monday, Sept. 28, with funeral services immediately afterward at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Big Piney. Father John Lowe, SJ, officiated and burial was in the Plainview Cemetery. Schmitz, 69, Denver, died Thursday, Sept. 24, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He was born Oct. 18, 1922 in McClelland, Iowa, a son of Odo L. Schmitz and Alta Harter Schmitz. He was a member of the Elks and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include two daughters, Stanneta Twiford, Glendo, and Sally Kapuscia, Gulf Breeze, Fla.; a son, Steve Schmitz, La Crescenta, Calif.; a brother, Wayne Schmitz, Imperial Beach, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two wives and a grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 ELIZABETH BUCKLEY WESTBROOK, Conn. -- A graveside service for Elizabeth (Davison) Buckley was conducted Saturday, Sept. 26, in the Cypress Cemetery, Westbrook, Conn., with the Rev. Tim Haut officiating. A professional horse show secretary, Mrs. Buckley, 74, of Windy Hill Road, Westbrook, Conn., died Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Essex Meadows Health Care Center. She was the widow of William G. Buckley Sr., and was born in Long Island, N.Y. Aug. 5, 1918, the daughter of the late Russell and Frances (Smith) Davison. She was a member of the Deep River Congregational Church and was former secretary of the Westbrook Chamber of Commerce. She was horse show secretary for the Connecticut Horse Show Association, the Arab Horse Club of Connecticut and the Arab Horse Association of New England. She was the former owner of The Horsey Shop in Westbrook from 1966 until 1986. She is survived by three sons, William G. Buckley Jr. and Stephen Buckley, both of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Nicholas Buckley of West Haven. Conn.; four daughters, E. Pauline Buckley of Woodbridge, Doris Haskell of Rock Springs, Deborah Eckel of La Honda, Calif., and Alice Welge of Westbrook; a brother, Oliver Davison of Ponta Gorda, Fla.; a sister, Doris Cotte of Oceanside. N.Y. and Pompano, Fla.; and five grandchildren. She was preceded by a brother, Russell Davison. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 3, 1992 REV. FRANK BLISH CHEYENNE - Services for Rev. Frank Blish were conducted Saturday, Sept. 26. at First Congregational Church with Dr. Clyde Kauffman officiating. Interment was in Mountain View Memorial Park, Cheyenne. The Rev. Blish, 88, of 1406 Prairie Ave., Cheyenne, died Wednesday at DePaul Hospital. He was born Jan. 21, 1904 in St. Louis, and had lived in Cheyenne intermittently since 1971. Upon his retirement, he returned to Cheyenne in March of 1987. Blish was a minister for Congregational Churches and United Church of Christ for more than 60 years. He served churches in New York, Iowa, Washington, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming, including the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs. In each community he served, he was active in civic affairs. He was a member of AARP in Lusk and Cheyenne; Masonic Lodge; Shrine; Golden K Kiwanis Club; past president of the Chamber of Commerce in Rock Springs; past member of Rotary Club; past member of Lions Club and past member and State Shrine Chaplain for Utah. He is survived by one daughter, Frances M. Morris of Cheyenne; two brothers. John Blish of Akron, N.Y., and Harold Blish of Clymer, NY; two grandsons, Dr. Eugene F. Morris of Cheyenne and Dwight W. Morris of Phoenix; one granddaughter, Mary M. Milster of Cheyenne; seven great-grandchildren and close friend, Esther Duerksen of Cheyenne. He was preceded in death by his wife, Madeline I. Blish, who died in April of 1986; his parents, Francis and Mary Blish; two brothers, Walter Blish and Kenneth Blish and one sister, Helen Klotzback. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 FLORENCE M. SPARKS Funeral services for Florence M. Sparks were conducted Thursday, Oct. 8, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Bishop Blaine Graham of the LDS Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Sparks, 88, of 19 Wardell Court, Rock Springs, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Oct. 2, 1992. Mrs. Sparks had been in ill health the past several years. A lifelong resident of southwestern Wyoming, she was born Sept. 26, 1904 in Cumberland, the daughter of the late David and Edith Butte Faddis. She was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1922. Mrs. Sparks worked for the Bi-Rite Drug Store in Rock Springs for many years and operated the fountain there for several of those years. Survivors include her daughter, Sharon Pittam of Salt Lake City; her brother, Harry Faddis of Seattle; her sisters, Hazel Haag of Portland, Ore., Edna Vehar of Phoenix, Monnie Powell and Clara Baird, both of Rock Springs; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 ROBERT CANESTRINI A mass of Christina burial for Robert Canestrini was celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1992 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Paul A. Bertagnolli, Verne Johnson, Eric Johnson, Robert Parton, Adolph Menghini and Bruno Bertagnolli. An honorary pallbearer was Victor Menghini. Canestrini, 95, of 844 6th St., Rock Springs, died at 6 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 1992 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Superior, Canestrini died after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 7, 1897 in Brez, Trento, Austria, the son of the late Dominico and Maria Menghini Canestrini. He attended school in Tyrol, Austria and married the former Erminia Zueck in Rock Springs Feb. 9, 1929. Canestrini was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company from 1928 until his retirement in 1954. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Erminia Canestrini of Rock Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, Evelyn and Paul Bertagnolli of Rock Springs and Anna and William Johnson of Salt Lake City; four grandchildren, Mrs. Robert (Janelle) Parton of Rock Springs, Paul Bertagnolli of St. Louis, Verne Johnson of Orlando, Fla., and Eric Johnson of Salt Lake City; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Canestrini was preceded in death by one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 STANLEY MACKEY JAMES Graveside funeral services and interment for Stanley Mackey James were conducted Thursday, Oct. 8, 1992 at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Bill Johns conducted the services. Pallbearers were Aaron James, Keith Hodges, Nacho Flores, Eddie Elmore, Tom James and Tom Hull. James, 23, of 239 K St., Rock Springs, died at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 1992 at the LDS Medical Center in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Sept. 29. A resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Green River, James died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident that occurred at about 10:10 p.m. Sept. 28, 1992 at the intersection of Center and Thomas streets in Rock Springs. He was born Feb. 4, 1969 in Burley, Idaho, the son of Thomas and Nancy Sue Simpson James. He attended schools in Green River and Red Lodge, Mont. He attended college in Pensacola, Fla. James was a U.S. Navy veteran having served in Desert Storm. He worked in Rock Springs as a salesman for Corral West Ranchwear. He was a member of the World Wide Church of God. Survivors include his parents, Thomas and Sue James of Green River; one brother, Aaron James of Green River; two sisters, Mrs. Keith (Lisa) Hodges of Green River and Nancy James of Houston and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 HALIE R. HARLEY Graveside funeral services and interment for Halie Renae Harley were conducted Thursday, Oct. 1, 1992 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Father Fred Wendel of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Harley, infant daughter of William Harley and Tracie Malone of 166 Foothill Boulevard No. 22, Rock Springs, died at about 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1992 at her home. According to the Sweetwater County Coroner’s Office an autopsy performed Monday afternoon revealed that Halie died from sudden infant death syndrome. She was born July 7, 1992 in Rock Springs. Survivors include her parents, William and Tracie of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Randy and Debbie Osier of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Kenton and Mary Storm of Kearns, Utah; her paternal great-grandparents, Carl and Ethel Lembke of Glenrock; Cary and Barbara Wahlen of Aberdeen, Idaho; Ernie and Delores Osier of Butte, Mont.; Gena and Betty Baskin of Amarillo, Texas, and Bernard and Loretta Carlile of Liberal, Kans.; one aunt and one uncle. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 JOHN R. DELEUR Funeral services for John R. deLeur were conducted Friday, Oct. 9, 1992, at the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church, Green River. Pastor Ron Day conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Raymond A. deLeur, Josh Fox, Ralph O. Randles Jr., Nicholas C. deLeur Jr., Clyde McCaslin and Jay Lucas. Honorary pallbearers were R.O. Randles and Christopher Randles. deLeur, 13, of 120 Juniper St., Granger, died instantly Monday at mile marker 12 in the Interstate 80 westbound lane, approximately seven miles east of Evanston from injuries he received in a pickup truck rollover. deLeur was born April 9, 1979 in Rock Springs the son of Raymond Arthur and Robbie Lynn Randles deLeur. He attended schools in Casper, Rock Springs and Green River and was presently a student at Lincoln Middle School in Green River. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Raymond and Robbie Lynn deLeur of Rock Springs; one brother, Raymond deLeur Jr. of Granger; his paternal grandparents, Nick and Hendrika deLeur of Harveys Lake, Penn.; his maternal grandparents, Ralph and Beverly Jane Randles of Casper and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 JERRY LEE POTTER Services for Jerry Lee Potter were Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1992 at the LDS Stake Center, Green River. Bishop David Anderson officiated. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Darren Heslep, Greg Cable, Tracy Kofoed, Dave Watts, Jerry Paxton and Tony Wood. Honorary pallbearers were Ruben Reyes, Mike Nomis, Ron Pizzie and all his close friends. Potter, 27, of 700 Shoshone St. No. 42, Green River, died instantly of multiple internal neck injuries at 8:05 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 1992 in an accident on Wyoming Highway 191 South, approximately 30.4 miles southwest of Rock Springs. He was born Jan. 10, 1965, in Rock Springs, the son of Ted and Sharon Overstreet Potter. He attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1984. He married the former Andrea Pizzie of Green River July 26, 1985. Potter worked in the refinery at the Rhone-Poulenc of Wyoming at the time of his death. His hobbies included the outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping and playing softball locally. He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his wife, Andrew Potter of Green River; one son, Kory Lee Ambrose Potter and one daughter, Leandra Rae Potter, both of Green River; his parents, Ted and Sharon Potter of Green River; one sister, Mrs. Tony (Michelle) Wood of Green River; his paternal grandfather, Charles Potter of Green River; his maternal grandparents, Harry and Samantha Overstreet of North Salt Lake City; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, three nieces and one nephew. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 WILLIAM “BILL” AHO PINEDALE—William “Bill” Aho, 78, Pinedale, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1992, in Pinedale. He was born Sept. 20, 1914, in Wakefield, Mich., a son of Emil and Etla Pikka Aho. He married Agnes Fabiny July 10, 1950 in Kemmerer. He was a member of VFW Post No. 4801. Survivors include his wife of Pinedale; a daughter, Donna Silbaugh, Newcastle; two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Emil Eho; and a sister, Lempi Pivic. No funeral was planned. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 MARTIN M. “JACK” UNDEM EVANSTON—A memorial service for Martin M. “Jack” Undem was conducted Oct. 3, at the Evanston Elks Lodge, Evanston. Undem, 63, of Evanston died Sept. 24, 1992. He was born Feb. 29, 1929 [sic] in Steamboat Springs, Colo., to Martin M. and Gladys Wheaton Undem. He attended schools in Rock Springs. He married Donna Maye Lyon in 1949. They were divorced in 1974. He began his oilfield career working for Mountain Fuel in the 1940s, then worked throughout the Rocky Mountain region as a fishing tool supervisor from Homco, Acme, Petco and Wilson Downhole. He was co-owner of Elk Fishing Tool in Casper in the 1970s. Undem was a member of the Wyoming Petroleum Club, Elks Lodge and the American Quarter Horse Assn. He had several top running horses in the 1980s, along with his mountain and pack horses. He was also a round hound and prospector and spent much of his free time in the mountains and deserts. He was also interested in Wyoming history. He has donated his body to the University of Utah Medical Center for research. Survivors include two sons, Mark Undem of Casper and Robert Undem of Pinedale; three daughters, Cindy Richardson of Casper, and Kathryn and Becky Undem, both of Rock Springs; three brothers, Erwin Groark of Rock Springs, Bill Undem of Scotts Valley, Calif., and Clarence Undem of Sipsi, Ala.; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 LINDA K. BEATTY Funeral services for Linda K. Beatty were conducted Friday, Oct. 9, 1992 at the Purviance Funeral Home, Scio, Ohio. Interment was in the Long View Cemetery in Bowerston, Ohio. Mrs. Beatty, 45, of 3440 Madison Drive, Rock Springs, died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 1992 at her home. A resident of Rock Springs since 1979 and former resident of Scio, Mrs. Beatty had been in ill health since May of 1992. She was born May 28, 1947 in Dennison, Ohio, the daughter of Francis O. and Ginny Stewart Nign. She attended schools in Conolton, Ohio, and was a graduate of the Conolton Valley High School with the class of 1965. She married john W. Beatty in Elko, Nev., April 4, 1980. Mrs. Beatty was a member of the Scio Sportsman Club and she played volleyball and softball in the Rock Springs Survivors include her husband, John W. Beatty of Rock Springs, her mother, Mrs. Harvey (Ginny) Knight of Leesville, Ohio; two sons, Douglas A. Haney, of Rock Springs and Michael Haney of Leesville, Ohio; one daughter, Jessica M. Beatty of Rock Springs; two brothers, Joseph Nign of Leesville, Ohio and John Nign of Bowerston, Ohio; one grandson, Zachary Haney of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 10, 1992 EARL “TUFFY” ALEXANDER PINEDALE -- Graveside services for Earl "Tuffy" Alexander were conducted Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Pinedale Cemetery with Bert Reinow officiating. Alexander, 85, of Pinedale died Monday, Sept. 28, 1992 in Jackson. He was born Dec. 18, 1906, in Cora, a son of Charles and Grace Bird Alexander. He married Iris Adney May 23, 1931. She preceded him in death. Survivors include two daughters, Carmen Merkle, Tampa, Fla., and Lois DeBolt, Midland, Mich.: a son, Fred Alexander, Ogden, Utah; a brother, Charles Tige” Alexander, Ogden; two sisters, Helen Model, Lyman and Gloria Lozier, Casper; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Lloyd, Jack and Robert; and one sister, Thelma Allen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1992 RONALD NOBLE SR. Funeral services for Ronald Noble Sr. were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Walt Silveria of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Ron A. Noble, Patrick Moran, John Colosimo, Rick Frahm, Mark Timlin and Dan Killam. Noble, 93, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 1:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Noble had been in ill health the past several months. He was born Sept. 30, 1899 in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England, the son of the late James and Mary Elizabeth Argile Noble. He attended schools in England and married the former Katherine Bercich in Green River, Sept. 10, 1935. She preceded him in death Nov. 25, 1983. Noble was a retired coal miner who worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 44 years. After his retirement in the coal mines, Noble worked for the Rahonce Construction Company until 1972. Survivors include two sons, Ronald Noble, Jr. and Richard Noble, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Raymond Noble of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mary Redjack and Kathleen Notar, both of Rock Springs; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Noble was preceded in death by three brothers, Arthur, John and Jim and four sisters, Doris Walker, Ethel Hawkins, Nora Noble and Betty O’Black. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1992 MARY CURRIER Funeral services for Mary Currier were conducted Friday, Oct. 16, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The services were conducted by the Order of the Eastern Star. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbarers were Bob Jensen, Jerry Georgis, Graham Taylor, Bill Thompson, Fred Wyniger and Bob Post. Mrs. Currier, 69, of 443 Valley View Drive No. 21, Rock Springs, died at 7:42 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1992 at the University of Utah Medical Center where she had been a patient since July 21, 1992. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 19 years and former resident of Jay, Maine, Mrs. Currier had been in ill health the past several months. She was born April 29, 1923 in Eastport, Maine, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Ingals Donaghy. She attended schools in East Machias, Maine, and was a graduate of the Washington Academy with the class of 1940. She married Oscar T. Currier in Waterberry, Conn., July 8, 1945. Mrs. Currier was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Order of Eastern Star, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Western Wyoming Porcelain Artists. Survivors include her husband, Oscar Currier of Rock Springs; two sons, Alfred T. Currier of Southwest Harbor, Maine and James H. Currier of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mary Leah Doak of Rock Springs; four brothers, Charles Donaghy of Suffield, Conn., Thomas Donaghy of Lincoln, Maine, Donald Donaghy of Torrington, Conn., and Edward Donaghy of East Machias; five sisters, Marjorie Bigos of Torrington, Conn., Alice Mason of East Machias, Jessie Gile of Fayette, Maine, Virginia Lamb of Southern Pines, N.C., and Margaret Cole of East Machias; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Currier was preceded in death by one brother, Francis Donaghy and one sister, Phyllis Bouchard. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1992 CORA BELLE CARR PINEDALE - Funeral services for Cora Belle Carr were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the LDS Church in Pinedale, Bishop Kyle Walker officiating, with interment in the Pinedale Cemetery. Mrs. Carr, 88, 1006 Arapahoe, Rock Springs, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 1992 in the Sublette County Retirement Center at Pinedale after a short illness. She was born June 6, 1904, in Big Piney to John and Jane Hill Wardell. She married Frank E. Carr in September of 1992 and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Carr's interests were sewing and cooking. She was a lifetime member of the Sublette County cattleman's Association. She was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include a son, Jack W. Carr, Rock Springs; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Joe E. Carr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1992 GARRETT R. USHER Funeral services for Garrett R. Usher were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1992 at the LDS Church in Rock Springs. Bishop Michael Williams conducted the services. Graveside funeral services and interment were conducted Thursday, Oct. 15, 1992 at the Gibbonsville Cemetery in Gibbonsville, Idaho. Usher, infant son of Roderick Maurice and Rochelle Poulsen Usher of 407 Short St., Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 3:41 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 1992. He was born July 31, 1992 in Rock Springs He was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include his parents, Roderick and Rochelle Usher of Rock Springs; two brothers, Justin and Kendall Usher, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Katrina Usher of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Ray and Anne Crownover of Salmon, Idaho, and Maurice and Beverly Usher of Gibbonsville, Idaho; his maternal grandparents, Newell and Erma Poulsen of San Jose, Calif.; his paternal great-grandparents, Les and Mary Usher of Gibbonsville, and Jack Meeker Sr. of Salmon; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1992 EVERETT A. BENZ SANDFORD, Fla. -- Everett A. Benz, 79, of 2606 Hartwell Ave., Sanford, Fla., died Monday, Oct. 12, 1992 at Central Florida Regional Hospital, Sanford. Benz was a pipefitter for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was born in Green River April 24, 1913. He moved to Central Florida in 1975. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sanford. He married Jenny Ruward Nov. 30, 1935. Survivors include his wife, Jenny; three sons, Robert of DeBary, Fla., Darrell of Rock Springs and Kerry of Hermiston, Ore.; and two grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1992 BEATRICE WINIFRED “D.D.” PRICE ANDERSON LANDER—Funeral services for Beatrice Winifred “D.D.” Price Anderson were conducted Friday, Oct. 16, at the Hoopes-Henry Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation was Friday, one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial was in the Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Anderson, 81, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1992 at the Lander Valley Medical Center. She was born July 23, 1911 in Colorado to Charles R. Price and Beatrice Field Price. She married John "Jack" Anderson, Aug. 1, 1950 in Elko, Nev. During her life she worked as a nurse, teacher and had worked with Hank Szezepanski at Lander Electric in Lander. She lived in Rock Springs from 1941 to 1960. She is survived by her husband, Jack, of Lander; one son, Robert L. Runyan of Artesia, N.M.; three grandchildren; two brothers, Raymond Price of Colorado, Reilly Price of New York; four sisters, June Ricketts of Thermopolis, Tiny O'Neil of Denver, Virginia of Denver and Lea of New York. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Virginia, in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1992 KENNETH “SKIP” PAINOVICH PINEDALE - Funeral services for Kenneth "Skip" Painovich were conducted Saturday, Sept. 10, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Fred Wendel of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed. Painovich, 63, of 32 Favazzo Subdivision Road, Pinedale, was found dead in his home Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7. A resident of Pinedale, the past 12 years and former lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Painovich had been in ill health the past two years. He was born June 1, 1929 in Rock Springs the son of Milan and Ann Fabiny Painovich. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1947. Painovich was the retired owner and operator of Skip's Tire Service in Rock Springs He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his son, Steve Painovich of Eden; his daughter, Mrs. Don (Barbara) Jones of Rock Springs; his mother, Ann Painovich of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Amber and Stephanie Jones, both of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles, nieces and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Milan Painovich, and a daughter-in-law, Janece Lynn Painovich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 17, 1992 FELIX FRANK APPLEHANS BOISE, Idaho -- Felix Frank Applehans, 70, of Boise, died Friday, Oct. 9, 1992 in a Boise, Idaho nursing home of natural causes. Funeral services were Tuesday, Oct. 13 in the Alden-Waggoner Chapel, Boise. The Rev. Raymond Peplinski officiated. Burial followed in Dry Creek Cemetery. Applehans was born March 8, 1922, at Riverton. He grew up in Riverton and Lander. He married Josephine Rudelich on Jan. 24, 1943, at Rock Springs. He served in the military during World War II. After his discharge, they moved to Rock Springs where he learned his mechanic skills. He moved his family to Boise in 1952. He owned and operated H&F Automatic Transmission Repair at 511 Americana Blvd., for 40 years. He retired in 1987. He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Josephine; two daughters, Charlotte McKenney, and Susan Hill and her husband, Johnny, all of Boise; three brothers, Joe Applehans and Johnny Applehans; two sisters, Katherine Bessey and Mary Faburiz, all of Riverton; seven grandchildren, Kelly and Nikki McKenney, and Jesse, Emily, Chase, Lance and Blake Hill. He was preceded in death by a sister, Annie Moran, in 1989. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 24, 1992 BERTHA INEZ FLANNERY Funeral services for Bertha Inez Flannery were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Pastor Steven Todd of the First Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Ray Dumas, Tim Silvers, Randy Silvers, Tom Andrews, Wayne Silvers and John Evanoff. Honorary pallbearer was Eldon Burke. Mrs. Flannery, 73, of 527 A St., Rock Springs, died at 12:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, 1992 at the Porter Memorial Hospital in Denver where she had been a patient for one day. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Flannery was visiting relatives in Denver when she suddenly became ill. She was born in Casper, Oct. 20, 1918, the daughter of George and Dolly Hayford Shockey. She attended various schools throughout the country and married Harry Reeves. They were later divorced and he preceded her in death. She later married Dennis Flannery in Rock Springs, March 20, 1954. A lifelong homemaker, Mrs. Flannery was a member of the LDS Church. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Flannery of Rock Springs; her mother, Dolly Shockey of Denver; two daughters, Alice Kinsey and Mrs. Melvin (Ardis) Tabor, both of La Porte, Texas; five brothers, Leo Shockey of Loveland, Colo., Leonard Shockey of Pineland, Texas, Lawrence Shockey of Anaheim, Calif., Lloyd Shockey of Woodland, Calif., and George Shockey of Woodland; one sister, Leatha Sturms of Denver; seven grandchildren and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father; two daughters, Dolly and Ginger and one grandson; three sisters, Lucille Greer, Margaret Smith, and Georgia Smith. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 24, 1992 FRANCES M. KINNIBURGH A mass of Christian burial for Frances M. Kinniburgh was celebrated Thursday, Oct. 22, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Green River. Father Angel Ornelas officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1992 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Merle Brown, Allen Kiernan, John Shaffer, Douglas Kinniburgh, Jay Draycott and Mike King. Mrs. Kinniburgh, 70, of 225 Bramwell St., Green River, died at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, 1992 at the LDS Medical Center in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. A lifelong resident of Green River, Mrs. Kinniburgh had been in ill health the past several weeks. She was born Nov. 9, 1921 in Green River, the daughter of the late Allen and Agnes Kiernan Bahan. She attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1940. She married Matthew Kinnibrugh in Green River April 5, 1942. Mrs. Kinniburgh was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the VFW Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Matthew Kinniburgh of Green River; two sons, Glen Kinniburgh and Tom Kinniburgh, both of Green River; three sisters, Bernice Austin of Green River, Rose Marie Smith of Denver and Grace Brewster of California; one grandson, Douglas Kinniburgh of Rapid City, S.D.; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Kinniburgh was preceded in death by one son, Bobby John Kinniburgh, who died in infancy and two sisters, Mary Lynn and Margaret Bundy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 24, 1992 WILLIAM H. SMITH Funeral services for William H. Smith were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1992 at the Green River Bible Baptist Church, Green River. Rev. Donald L. Evilsizer conducted the services. Military graveside services and interment were in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Active pallbearers were John Dolinar, Ike Dolinar, Will Dolinar, Bob Norman, Robert Norman Jr. and Martine Pederson. Honorary pallbearers were Matt Laurunen, Jim Helm, Jack Smith, Cecil Moore, Randy Rowley, Larry Moore and Kenny Smith. Smith, 70, of 171 East Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, died at 10:16 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, 1992 at the St. Charles Hospital in Bend, Ore., where he had been a patient for the past two days. A longtime resident of Green River, Smith became suddenly ill while visiting friends in Bend. He was born Dec. 26, 1921 in Mount Vernon, S.D., the son of the late Percy Wyly and Minnie May Alexander Smith. He attended schools in Wieser, Idaho; Afton, Okla.; Bend and Redmond, Ore., and was a graduate of high school with the class of 1940-1941. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He married the former Ann V. Laurunen in Rock Springs Feb. 27, 1956 and she preceded him in death in February of 1986. Smith was the retired owner and operator of the William H. Smith and Associates and worked as a surveyor until his retirement in April of 1987. He was a member of the Baptist Church, an honorary life and charter member of the Professional Land Surveyors of Wyoming, the Wyoming Engineering Society, the Wyoming Association of Consulting Engineers and Surveyors in which he served as past president, the National Society of Professional Engineers and the American Congress of Surveying and Mapping. Survivors include on stepson, John Dolinar of Green River; one son, Mark Smith of Seattle; one stepdaughter, Diane Norman of Moab, Utah; three daughters, Mrs. Randy (Wendy) Rowley of Green River, Mrs. David (Bonnie) Bolman of Washington, and Toni Cesserini of Washington; one brother, Jack Smith of El Toro, Calif.; one sister, Dorothy Moore of Mount Vernon, Texas; several grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Smith was preceded in death by oen sister, Garnett Alverta Libby. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 24, 1992 VIRGINIA W.JACOBSEN MILBURNE - Funeral Mass for Virginia W. Jacobsen was Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1992 in St. Helen's Catholic Church in Fort Bridger. Rosary was recited on Tuesday evening at the Church. Interment was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Mrs. Jacobsen, 72, died in Mountain View at the home of her daughter on Saturday, Oct. 17, 1992. She was born Aug. 19, 1920 in Robertson to Daniel X, and Erma J. (Nielsen) Watson. She married Ole A. Jacobsen in Evanston, Nov. 22, 1943. He died July 12, 1982. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Fort Bridger, Willow Creek Homemaker's Club of Robertson, and St. Helen's Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, J.A. "Jack" Jacobsen of Worland; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Sharon) Michaels of Worland, Mrs. Garie (Karen) Henry of Robertson and Mrs. Ted (Jerri) Adkins of Mountain View; a brother, John D “Del” Watson of Fort Bridger; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ole, two brothers, William F. "Bill" Watson and Robert "Bobby" Watson and also one grandson, Daniel Michaels. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 24, 1992 CARL L. SANDSTROM DENVER - Services for Carl L. Sandstrom, former Rock Springs resident, were conducted Monday, Oct. 19, in Denver. Services were at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Golden Stake Center, Golden, Colo. Interment was in the Crown Hill Cemetery. Sandtrom, 63, died Oct. 15, 1992, in the Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush, Colo. He was born Sept. 19, 1929 in Rock Springs. He was a military veteran who worked as an attorney. He died after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Sandstrom; three daughters, Lori Brady, Jill Allred and Kara Pauga; two sons, F.J. Sandstrom and John Sandstrom; nine grandchildren; a sister, Caroline Jones. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 24, 1992 BETTE M. THOMPSON BIG PINEY - Funeral services for Bette M. Thompson were conducted Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Fine Arts Building in Big Piney, the Rev. Eric Lison officiating. Burial was in the Plainview Cemetery. Mrs. Thompson, 64, Big Piney, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Big Piney She was born April 3, 1928, in Rock Springs, a daughter of James F. and Mae Stewart Mickelson. She graduated from the University of Wyoming and married Robert Thompson Dec. 27, 1947 in Big Piney. She belonged to Chapter 42, Order of Eastern Star, Kappa Kappa Gamma, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Artists Guild, Green River Valley Museum Board, state and county library boards and she was a trustee of the Congregational Church. She was Sublette County Ranch Woman of the Year for 1991. Survivors include her husband, Robert Thompson; three sons, Scott Thompson, John Peter Thompson and Timothy Stewart Thompson, all of Big Piney; a brother, Gordon Mickelson, Big Piney; a sister, Theron Greenwood, Big Piney; seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 31, 1992 BERTHA DOLBERG DOMSON SUN CITY, Ariz.—Funeral services for Bertha Dolberg Domson were conducted Friday, Oct. 30, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Harry Horn, Harold TOmjack, Kenneth Bucho, Louis “Sonny” Sickich, Gary Allen and Roger Gunyan. Mrs. Domson, 69, of 395 Peritz Circle, Circle City, Ariz., died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, 1992 at the Del Webb Memorial Hospital in Sun City, Ariz., following a lengthy illness. She was born March 24, 1923 in Baynard, Neb., the daughter of the late George and Alice Hart Dolberg. She attended schools in Hudson and married William Domson Sr. in Lander Dec. 18, 1939. The Domsons lived in the Lander and Riverton area until they moved to Rock Springs in 1951. They moved to Torrington in 1980 and lived there until 1989 where they moved to Circle City. Mrs. Domson worked as a waitress in various restaurants in the Rock Springs area. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband, William Domson Sr., of Circle City; three sons, William Domson Jr., Larry Dean Domson and Thomas Edward Domson, all of Rock Springs; one daughter, Sharon Chalmers of Salt Lake City; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Domson was preceded in death by six brothers, Harold, Daniel, Lawrence, Herman, Edwin and Fred Dolberg and one sister, Mable. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 31, 1992 JUAN LUIS “JOHNNY” CASTILLON A mass of Christian burial for Juan Luis “Johnny” Castillon was celebrated Tuesday, Oct. 27, 1992 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Joseph Doerfler officiated. A parish rosary was recited Monday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Eduardo Zarate, Michael Wright, Lee Smith, Robbie Robinson, Chad Robinson, Anthony Crowston, Jesse Kunz and Andy Stamphill. Castillon, 19, of 54 West 3rd South, Green River, died instantly at about 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992 from injuries he sustained in a vehicular accident that occurred on East Teton Boulevard in Green River. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Castillon was traveling southeast on East Teton near California at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the vehicle and it jumped the north guardrail rolling over and ejecting Castillon from the vehicle. He died instantly from internal neck injuries. Police said they are investigating whether alcohol was a factor in the accident. Castillon was born June 2, 1973 in Eagle Pass, Texas, the son of Jose and Alicia Costilla Castillon. He attended schools in Green River and was a 1991 graduate of Green River High School. Castillon was employed by Kamp-Tech at the time of his death. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. His hobbies were hunting and camping as well as fishing. Survivors include his parents, Jose and Alicia Castillon of Green River; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Homero Castillon of Green River; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Trinidad Costilla of Eagle Pass; his maternal great-grandmother, Stella Hernandez of Steubenville, Ohio and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 31, 1992 JESSIE PHYLLIS KARSTOFT RAWLINS - The body of Jessie Phyllis Karstoft was cremated and no services were planned. Mrs. Karstoft, 83, of 722 Bennett St., Rawlins, died at 6:10 pm Saturday, Oct. 21, 1992 at the Park Manor in Rawlins. A longtime resident of Rawlins and former resident of Sweetwater County, Mrs. Karstoft had been in ill health the past several months. She was born March 23, 1903 131 Stephenville, Texas, the daughter of the late Joe and Sarah Chamblin Alameda. She attended schools in Sweetwater County and married James C. Karstoft in Cokeville, Nov. 11, 1922. Mrs. Karstoft was a retired rancher and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Johanna Karstoft of Rock Springs; one brother, Leland Alameda of Rawlins; two sisters, Grace McCall of Rawlins and Marie Feicht of McCook, Neb.; one granddaughter; four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Karstoft was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers, and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 31, 1992 ALICE V. AVERY BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz.—Services for Alice V. Avery were conducted Friday, Oct. 23, in Bullhead City, Ariz. Mrs. Avery, 78, Riviera, Ariz., died Sunday, Oct. 11, in Bullhead City, Ariz., after an extended illness. She was born April 4,1 914 in Ohio. She married John Avery in Kaysville, Utah. She was a former resident of Rock Springs, Salt Lake City and Bountiful, Utah, before retiring to Arizona in 1968. She was a member of Lynds Chapter No. 1, Order of Eastern Star; a charter member of P.E.O. Chapter W; past worthy priestess of Bethlehem Shrine No. 1 WSJ; past president and member of the Riviera Womens Club and a member of the Property Owners Association. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 31, 1992 JO ELLEN ROEHRKASSE CHEYENNE - Memorial services for Jo Ellen Roehrkasse were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Laramie. Pastor Mark A. Schroeder offíciated. Interment and graveside services were Wednesday at the Emblem Cemetery in Emblem. Mrs. Roehrkasse, 33, of Laramie, died Friday, Oct. 23, 1992 at Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne. Miss Roehrkasse was born March 3, 1958 in Basin, a daughter of Leonard and Lucille (Harvey) Roehrkasse. She started school in Sheridan and moved with her family to Laramie in 1968. In 1977, she graduated from Laramie High School. She graduated from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in dietetics. She worked as a food services manager in Prescott, Ariz., and Salina, Kans., before moving to Rock Springs, where she was employed in food service at Western Wyoming Community College. She was active in the Church of Christ in Cheyenne. She enjoyed crafts, needlepoint and painting. She was preceded in death by her father and a niece. Survivors include her mother, Lucille Roehrkasse of Laramie; maternal grandmother, Ina Harvey of Greybull; four brothers, Leonard Roehrkasse Jr. of Jackson, Bruce and Doug both of Laramie, and Don of Hildesheim, Germany, a sister, Jana Thomas of Overland Park, Kans., and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 31, 1992 RONALD C. JOTHEN ROCK SPRINGS - Funeral services for Ronald C. Jothen were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 21. Military graveside services and interment were conducted Friday, Oct. 30, 1992 at the Sunnyside Cemetery in Harvey, ND. Jothen, 62, of Route West 20, Bowker Road, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 3:56 pm Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992 A resident of Rock Springs for the past eight years and former resident of Rawlins, Minot and Garrison, N.D., Jothen died after a sudden illness. He was born April 1, 1930 in Minot, N.D., the son of the late Antone and Dena Tigee Jothen. He attended schools in Garrison and was a graduate of Garrison High School with the class of 1948. He married the former Darlene Ehman in Minot Sept. 9, 1972. Jothen was a U.S. Air Force veteran having served from May 31, 1948 to May 30, 1952. Jothen was employed as a parts manager for the Detroit Diesel Company in Rock Springs for the past eight years. He was a member of the American Legion, the BPO Elks Lodge and the Lutheran Church. Survivors include his wife, Darlene Jothen of Rock Springs; three sons, Michael Jothen, Roger Jothen and Bobby Jothen, all of Rock Hill, S.C.: four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Terri) Hill of Minot, Mrs. Lewis (Velvet) Fall of Rock Springs, Mrs. James (Barbara) Plyler and Susan Jothen both of Rock Hill, one brother, Palmer Jothen of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. Stanley (Mae) Haugan of Ontario, Calif., and Mrs. Roy (Gladys) Hendricks of Missoula, Mont.; 15 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 7, 1992 LAWRENCE G. “LARRY” PARR Funeral services for Lawrence G. “Larry” Parr were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Don Stevens of the LDS Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Russell L. Parr Jr., Nick Moser III, Randy Rosenbach, Michael Parr, David Moser and Anthony Tanfield. Parr, 78, of 788 Welch Blvd., Lander, died at 10:25 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 1992 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for one day. A resident of Lander for the past 21 years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Parr had been in ill health since July of 1991. He was born in Rock Springs Jan. 25, 1914, the son of the late Leonard George and Nellie Ardeen Asserson Parr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1932. He married Vivian C. LaSalle in Rock Springs in 1941 and she preceded him in death in April 1968. He later married Mae E. Downing Retel in Rock Springs Oct. 10, 1969. Parr was a retired letter carrier and postal worker having worked for 31 years for the Rock Springs Post Office until his retirement March 27, 1971. Parr was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Mae E. Parr of Rock Springs; two sons, Larry Retel of Green Bay, Wis., and Anthony Retel of Germany; two daughters, Joanna R. Stevens of Rock Springs and Donna M. Tanfield of Caney, Kans.; one daughter-in-law, Monetta Parr of Rock Springs; two brothers, George W. Parr of Seattle and John R. Parr of Dana Point, Calif.; two sisters, Dorothy Thelma Lipka of San Jose, Calif., and Delores Ray McCurry of San Jose; eight grandsons, Nick Moser III, David Moser, Russell L. Parr Jr. and Michael D. Parr of Rock Springs, Mike Retel of Luxenburg, Wis., Ben Retel of Germany and Anthony and Tommy Tanfield, both of Rawlins; seven granddaughters, Sandy Rosenbach of Rock Springs, Scilla Cook of Ponca City, Okla., Tammy Logan of Rawlins, Diane Tanfield of Washington, Julie DeGrave of Green Bay, Amber Theis of Luxenburg, and Tanya Gerandale of Green Bay; several great-grandchildren, including Kelsey Leigh Parr of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and first wife, Parr was preceded in death by one sister, Nel Marie Gleespen; one son, Russell L. Parr Sr.; and one granddaughter, Cynthia Parr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 7, 1992 JESSE JAMES HAUGHT Graveside funeral services and interment for Jesse James Haught were conducted Friday, Nov. 6, 1992 at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. The Rev. Tim Steinert of the Christian Missionary Alliance conducted the services. Haught, infant son of Andy L. and Elizabeth Ann King Haught of 555 Riverview Drive, Green River, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1992 at the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Oct. 27. He was born Oct. 26, 1992 in Rock Springs and was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance Survivors include his parents of Green River; one brother, Andy Haught of Green River; his paternal grandparents, Ruth Ann Cutrone of Fairview, W. Va., and Andy R. Haught of Parrackville, W. Va.; his maternal grandparents, Rudy and Carol King of Farson; his paternal great-grandmother, Stella Mercer of Fairview; his maternal great-grandparents, Floy and Nellie Miller of Kittanning, Pa.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 7, 1992 LT. GEN. JAMES LEROY SPENCE Funeral services for Lt. Gen. James LeRoy Spence were conducted Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992 at the LDS Church, Green River, Bishop David Pickard conducted the services. Military graveside services and interment were in the Riverview cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Dan Spence, Ryan Spence, Devin Spence, Terrell O. Lance II, Troy Gunter, Chad Gunter, Spence Gunter and Blake Gunter. Honorary pallbearers were Tom Kourbelas, Dick Scmidt, Ron Kudar, Jim Stark, George Lemich, Dee Slaaughter, Don Chipp, Brig. Gen. Theran “Skip” Stimson, USA, retired, Brig. Gen John Adams, USA, retired, Brig. Gen. Floyd Snyder, Paul J. Wataha and Elmer Meeks. Military honorary pallbearers were Emil Bartolic, Ernets Mecca, Rusty Griffin, Brad Thoren, Ralph Daniels, Jerry Hankins, Nick Kricken and Wayne Lindquist. Spence, 71, of 710 Ironwood St., Green River, died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 2:51 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 1992. A resident of Green River for the past three years and former resident of Cheyenne and former resident of Green River from 1941 to 1975, Spence died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Reliance June 28, 1921, the son of the late William R. and Catherine Williams Spence. He attended schools in Reliance and was a graduate of Reliance High School with the class of 1940. He attended Brigham Young University and various military schools including Command and General Staff College and War College. Spence was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He enlisted in the Army as a private in 1943. In 1945, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in France. He served in three European campaigns and Okinawa in World War II. He married the former Esther Rollins in Salt Lake City June 18, 1941. After the war Spence returned to Sweetwater County and served as undersheriff from 1946-50. He joined the Wyoming National Guard in 1947 and served at Fort Campbell, Ky., in 1950-51 during Korea. He continued his service in the National Guard attaining the rank of colonel March 16, 1970. On July 1, 1975 he was appointed adjutant general of Wyoming and was promoted brigadier general in Sept. 1975. He was promoted again to major general in 1977. He received his final star as lieutenant general from Gov. Ed Herschler shortly before he retired in 1988. Spence worked as a brakeman for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the LDS Church, 3rd Ward in Green River, the Lions Club of Green River and the Shriners Club of Cheyenne, the BPO Elks Lodge of Rock Springs, the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce Family, and the Flaming Gorge Days Committee. Survivors include his wife, Esther Spence of Green River; two sons, Russell Spence of Bountiful, Utah, and Gary Spence of Ogden, Utah; one daughter, Mrs. Rudy (Sandee) Gunter of Green River; one brother, William Spence of Tooele, Utah; one sister, Audrey Twitchell of Cheyenne; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two aunts; one uncle and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Spence was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Spence, one daughter, Gail Spence, and one sister, Ellen Kovach. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 7, 1992 KEN OAKS Services for Ken Oaks were conducted Monday at the Vase Flaming Gorge Funeral Chapel, Rock Springs. Judy McIntyre and Karen Flood of the Non-Denominational Christian Church officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery with full military graveside services by VFW Pilot Butte Post 2321. Pallbearers were Charles Oaks, James Oaks, Rod Caddy, Randy Stonebraker, Ron Rees and George Stetich. Honorary pallbearers were Robert Oaks Jr., Jon Herbin, Jason Herbin, Jared Herbin, Ed Jessop, Keith Patterson and Richard Green. Oaks, 45, died Friday, Oct. 30, at 1:45 p.m. at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City after a sudden illness. Oaks was born June 14, 1947 in Rock Springs, a son of Robert Vincent and Charlene Kizzire Oaks. He attended schools in Evanston and Midvale, Utah, where he graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1965. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea and Vietnam. He worked 22 years for FMC where he was employed in surface maintenance. He married Barbara Kizzire March 28, 1986 in Craig, Colo. He was a lifetime member of VFW Pilot Butte Post 2321. He also belonged to the Eagles, the United Steelworkers and the Non-Denominational Christian Church. He had served on the Green River Planning and Zoning Commission, on the census committee last year and he was a March of Dimes fundraiser. At the time of his death he was a candidate for Green River City Council. Survivors include his wife of Green River; his mother and stepfather, Charlene and Algot Wilson, Green River; four sons, Jonathon Herbin, Chula Vista, Calif., and Jason Herbin, Jared Herbin and Robert Kenneth “Bob” Oaks Jr., all of Green River; two daughters, Tina Oaks Steed, Green River, and Jodi Herbin, Fort Bridger; one brother, Charles Oaks, Houston; one sister, Kathy Jean Caddy, Green River; a grandson, Robert Trinity Steed, Green River; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his father, grandparents, three uncles and one aunt. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 7, 1992 ALLEN DAVID GOODWIN Funeral services for Allen David Goodwin were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1992 at the Mountain View Memorial Estates, Salt Lake City. Interment was in the Mountain View Memorial Estates in Salt Lake City. Goodwin, 85, of 1011 Trona Drive, Green River, was found dead in his home, Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31, 1992. A resident of Green River since May of 1932 and former longtime resident of Salt Lake City, Goodwin had been in ill health the past six months. He was born Sept. 23, 1927 in Seattle, the son of the late Elmer D. and May Hall Goodwin. He attended schools in Seattle and was a US Army veteran of World War II. Goodwin worked as a truck driver for IML Trucking in Salt Lake City. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, David Goodwin of Rock Springs; two daughters, Susan Goodwin of Seattle, and Linda Hayes of Yam Hill, Ore.; two stepdaughters, Margie Goodwin of Pennsylvania and Joann Vasey of Salt Lake City; one brother, Warren Goodwin of Snohomish, Wash; one sister, Gerry Kuhn of Maple Valley, Wash.: four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 7, 1992 WILLIAM W.C. “BILL” CULP Memorial services for William W.C. "Bill" Culp were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church officiated. Culp, 61, died Saturday, Oct. 31, at LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City. He was born May 25, 1941, in Jerome, Ariz. He moved to Green River in 1977 and worked at TG Soda Ash at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Debbie, of Opal, son, Bobby Culp, Farmington, N.M.; a daughter, Cynthia “Cindy,” Lake Dallas, Texas; a grandson, Christopher Wayne Culp, Lake Dallas; a stepson, Timothy Rau, Opal; his other, Stella Culp, Carlsbad, N.M.; two sisters, Donna Burt, El Paso, Texas, and Jane Maxey, Carlsbad. He was preceded in death by his father, A.C. Culp, and one grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 7, 1992 MARY WEBSTER PALM COAST, Fla. - Funeral services for Mary Webster were conducted Friday, Nov. 6, noon, at the Craig Funeral Home, Palm Coast, Fla. Mary Webster, 71, Palm Coast, Fla., died Nov. 2, 1992 in Ormond Beach, Fla. She was born Feb. 8, 1921, in Marissa, Ill. Survivors include her husband, Norman A. Webster, Palm Coast; three brothers, William E. Henderson and Charles R. Henderson, both of Rock Springs and Dale Henderson, Midland, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Ray and Lydia Henderson; one sister, Elizabeth Muehlhauser; and a brother, John Henderson Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 7, 1992 CECIL MCCOMAS RENO, Nev.—Cecil H. McComas, 77, died in Reno, Nev., Nov 4, 1992. He was a former Reliance resident who was born Sept. 25, 1915 in Velva, N.D., a son of Howard and Hannah McComas. As a young man he was a miner in Reliance. Later he had a 30 year career as a P.I.E. truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia, of Reno; two daughters, Mrs. Beverly Johnson and Mrs. Patty Zulian of Craig, Colo.; 15 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ernest McTee and Mrs. Max Munk of Salt Lake City, two brothers, Richard McComas of Salt Lake and David McComas of Rock Springs; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was buried in Craig after cremation. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 LOUIS PASTOR Funeral services for Louis Pastor were conducted Monday, Nov. 9, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Martin Budak, George Copyak, Andrew Havrilo, Leo Miloff, Jack McGarvey and Clyde Smith. Pastor, 78, of 603 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at 6:58 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992 at the LDS Medical Center in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Oct. 26. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Pastor had been in ill health the past two weeks. He was born Feb. 9, 1914 in Carteret, N.J., the son of Steve and Bertha Kovach Pastor. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married the former Aune Ojala in Astoria, Ore., April 10, 1948 and she preceded him in death Sept. 22, 1992. Pastor worked in the coal mines in Stansbury and worked in Rock Springs as a jeweler and watchmaker. He later went to work for the B&B Pawn Shop where he worked for 11 years. Pastor was a member of the VFW, the American Legion, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the National Rifle Association. Survivors include his mother, Bertha Pastor of Rock Springs; two sons, Steven Pastor of Aurora, Colo., and Gerald Pastor overseas in Indonesia; one daughter, Barbara Ann Molnar of Denver; one sister, Gazella Weiss of Rock Springs and three grandchildren. In addition to his wife, Pastor was preceded in death by one sister, Viola Maki and his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 SERGIO “GEORGE” CAPOZZA A mass of Christian burial for Sergio “George” Capozza was celebrated Saturday, Nov. 7, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Friday, Nov. 6, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were George Spence, Phil Johnson, John Partain, Joe Jelaca, Frank Zambai and George Doak. Honorary pallbearers were Arlo Clark, Bob Schunate, Al Battisti, Al Legault, Jim Turano, all his buddies at General Chemical, Friday Nigh Bowling League and his soccer team. Capozza, 54, of 1326 Tenth St., Rock Springs, died at his home at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1992. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Capozza had been in ill health the past three years. He was born Nov. 30, 1937 in Zadar, Italy, the son of the late Sabino and Angela Boksich Capozza. He attended schools in Italy and came to Rock Springs in August of 1956 where he also attended schools. He married the former Mona Bradshaw in Las Vegas, Nev., July 23, 1975. Capozza was a U.S. Army veteran and worked as a surface mechanic for General Chemical Company for the past 18 years. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Rock Springs Soccer Association and the United Steel Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Mona of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-aw, Sonya and Steve Plemel of Rock Springs and Grace and Brant Gordon of Clinton, Utah; one granddaughter, Shenyce Plemel of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Capozza was preceded in death by one brother, Angelo and one sister, Pina. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 MAKAYLA DAWN RICH Graveside funeral services and interment for Makayla Dawn Rich were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1992 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. J.W. Young of the First Apostolic Church of Green River conducted the services. Rich, infant daughter of Keith Rich and Esta L. Jensen of 1537 Donalynn Drive C-3 was dead at birth at 11:43 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992. Survivors include her parents, Keith Rich and Esta Jensen, both of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Sue and Ed Hitchner of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Bryan and Rosie McConnell of Rock Springs and Patrick Wright of Napa, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 CHARLES OTTO “CHARLIE” OWENS Funeral services for Charles Otto “Charlie” Owens were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1992 at the LDS Church, Green River. Bishop Richard Owens conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Blaine Lewis, Bobby Jackson, Eddie Brewer, Richard C. Owens, Matthew Owens and John Owens. Owens, 89, of 221 East 3rd South, Green River, died at about 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, 1992 at his home. A longtime resident of Green River, Owens died after a sudden illness. He was born June 11, 1903 in Heber, Utah, the son of the late John and Sylvia Barnes Owens. He attended schools in Evanston and married the former Marguerite Pope in Randolph, Utah, March 27, 1922. She preceded him in death Sept. 10, 1977. Owens retired in 1969 as a machinist for the Union Pacific Railroad where he worked for 54 years. He was a member of the LDS Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2350, the Machinist’s Union and the Modern Woodsman. Survivors include two sons, Robert Otto Owens of Ogden, Utah and Edwin LaVain Owens of Green River; three daughters, Mrs. Hilbert (Marian) Smith and Mrs. Earl (Jean) Bartlett, both of Green River, and Mrs. Fred (Charlene) Jackson of Rifle, Colo.; two brothers, Delbert Owens of Victorville, Calif., and Raymond of Henefer, Utah; three sisters, Theda Stevenson of Pasadena, Calif., Della Riley of Goldwill, Ore., and Lavina Cottrell of Roosevelt, Utah; 17 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Owens was preceded in death by one daughter, Harriet Owens; two brothers and two sisters and one brother and two sisters who died in infancy; two grandsons, including Thomas Leo Brewer; two granddaughters; one great-grandson and one great-granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 JACK TRIGG Funeral services for Jack Trigg were conducted Thursday, Nov. 12, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Steven Todd of the First Baptist Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Marvin Hutchinson, Clay Hincks, Jeff Rose, Kenny Rose, Jason Rose and Curt Havskjold. Trigg, 68, of 688 Antelope Drive No. 31, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 1:08 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 1992. A resident of Rock Springs since 1960, Trigg died of a sudden illness. He was born March 26, 1924 in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of George and Evangeline Ethyl Knauss Adams [sic, adoptive parents]. He attended schools in Morristown, Minn., and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Alice Platt in Ely, Nev., June 5, 1973. Trigg was a retired driller having worked in oil exploration and also worked as a construction hand. Survivors include his wife, Alice Trigg of Rock Springs; his mother, Evangeline Adams of Lakeland, Fla.; one son, Jack Trigg Jr. of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Clay (Debbie) Hinks, Mrs. Marvin (Carla) Hutchinson and Linda Kay Trigg, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Elaine Crammer of Lakeland; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Trigg was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 JOHN ARNOLD CAMPBELL FARMERSBURG, Ind.—Funeral services for John Arnold Campbell were conducted Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Fedder Mattlock Funeral home in Farmersburg, Ind. Burial was in Farmersburg in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery. Campbell, 55, Rt. 1, Box 221, Farmersburg, Ind., died Nov. 2, 1992 at Terre Haute, Ind. He was born Aug. 19, 1937 to John Carl and Anna Mae Campbell. He attended schools in Superior and Rock Springs. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He had been in ill health since July. He is survived by his wife, Glenda of Farmersburg; two brothers, Vern of Terre Haute and Charles of Rock Springs; two sisters, Ruth and Ruby, both of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Hubert and one brother who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 KAREN ELLIS VANCOUVER, Wash.—Services for Karen Sue Ellis, 45, were conducted Friday, Oct. 30, 1992 at Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel by Father Michael O’Brien of St. John Catholic Church. Vault interment at Arlington West Evergreen Memorial Cemetery followed. Mrs. Ellis died Oct. 27, 1992 at a Vancouver hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 1, 1947 at Oakland, Calif., to James and Patricia Hawkins. She spent her early years in Lander where she attended schools. In July of 1970, she married David Ellis in Lander. The couple moved to Vancouver eight years ago where she was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, David Ellis and two daughters, Shawnna Ellis and Dana Ellis, of Vancouver; her parents, James and Patricia Hawkins of Rock Springs; two brothers, James Hawkins and Andrew Hawkins of Rock Springs and Mary Cowperthwait of Vancouver. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 WILLIS MARK KYSAR THERMOPOLIS - Funeral services for Willis Mark Kysar were conducted Monday, Nov. 9, at the Baptist Church in Big Piney, Pastor Monroe Huckaby officiating. Burial was in the Plainview Cemetery in Big Piney. Kysar, 67, Thermopolis, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992 in Thermopolis. He was born April 19, 1925 in Powell, a son of Homer and Barbara Fisher Kysar. He married Dorothy Chapin April 5, 1954 in Roundup, Mont. He belonged in the Eagles. Survivors include his daughters, Vickie Ochs. Washaugal, Wash., Penny Tifertiller, Debbie Hook and Barbara Henry, all of Big Piney, Linda Arboghast, Laurell, Mont., and Peggy Clements, Vancouver, Wash.; sons, Ronald Chapin, Big Piney, and William Kysar Jr., Americanus, Kan.; sisters, Georgie McNeil, Cody, and Susie Brister, Powell; and 32 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers, five sisters, one son, two granddaughters and one grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 CADE BUCHANAN SWIERCZEK Funeral services for Cade Buchanan Swierczek were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Fred Wendel of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed. Honorary pallbearers were Clinton Swierczek, Bill Buchanan, Dick Simpson, Dave Bunning, Jim Chick, Leonard Kaumo and Mike Sullivan. Swierczek, infant son of Craig R. and Paula Dawn Buchanan Swierczek of 2022 Arthur Ave., Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 3:36 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 1992. According to the Sweetwater County Coroner’s Office, an autopsy performed Monday morning revealed that the child died from a congenital heart defect. He was born Nov. 5, 1992 in Rock Springs. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Rudolph and Julia Swierczek of Green River and Paul and Pearl Buchanan of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 GLENN B. HUGHES EVANSTON—Funeral services for Glenn B. Hughes were conducted Thursday, Nov. 12, 1992 at the Crandall Funeral Home, Evanston. Burial was in the Evanston City Cemetery. Hughes, 77, died Monday, Nov. 9, 1992, in Evanston. He was born Feb. 9, 191? in Evanston to Bird and Rhoda Hughes. He married Rebecca Lamb May 17, 1936 in Evanston. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was an organizer of many civic activities, Uinta County Search and Rescue, Hunters Safety, Rifle Club, and a member of the Sportsmans Club. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Hughes of Evanston, and four sons, Victor Hughes, Evanston, Edwin Hughes Sr., Evanston, Sheldon Hughes, Evanston, Roger Hughes, Mountain View; three daughters, Mrs. Steve (Laura) Mensing, Adell Stedmen, and Mrs. Jim (Margaret) Hoch; 29 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; one brother, Albert Hughes, Sutherland, Ore.; three sisters, Mary Seancy, Evanston, Reta Chadaz, Tremonton, Utah, and Edna Adams, Pocatello, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 14, 1992 DELLIA ANNE MISFELDT SCOTTSDALE. Ariz. - Funeral Mass for Delia Anne Misfeldt was conducted Friday, Nov. 13, at the St. Theresa Church, Phoenix. Burial was in St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix. Mrs. Misfeldt, 92, Scottsdale, Ariz., died Monday, Nov. 10, at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital North. She was born Aug. 11, 1900 in Ellendale, N.D., the daughter of Edwin and Anne Whalen Hafey. She married her late husband, Charles, in Ellendale and taught country school. She lived in Rock Springs from 1926-1930 and in Glendale, Calif., from 1932-1935. She moved to Arizona in 1985. Survivors include a son, Charles Misfeldt and a daughter, Joanne Biddle; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, George Hafey of Ellendale and Art Hafey, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 JOHN PERNICH A mass of Christian burial for John Pernich was celebrated Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel concelebrated the mass with Father Kevin A. Koch. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were James Taucher, Dan Pernich, Dick Pernich, Carl Pernich, Gene McFadden and Dale McFadden. Pernich, 91, of 317 I St., Rock Springs, died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 1992 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Pernich had been in ill health the past several months. He was born Feb. 22, 1901 in Rosa, Isertia, Austria, the son of the late Matt and Anna Namrik Pernic. He attended schools in Austria and married the former Francis K. Herman Kudar in Rock Springs Sept. 7, 1929. Pernich was a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 40 years. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the S.N.P.J. Lodge and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Frances Pernich of Rock Springs; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. John A. and Marilyn Pernich of Rock Springs and Fredrick F. and Margaret Taucher of Greeley, Colo.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Evelyn and John F. Deru and Lucille and E.H. McFadden, all of Rock Springs; one brother, Steve Pernich; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one niece, one grand-niece and one grand-nephew. In addition to his parents, Pernich was preceded in death by one brother, Josip and one sister, Melena. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 JAMES HALE MOON ST. GEORGE—Funeral services for James Hale Moon were conducted Monday, Nov. 16, 1992 at the LDS Church, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Garden. Pallbearers were Kary Pitt, Brian Moon, Justin Snyder, Steve Slagowski, T.R. Taylor and Rick Lee. Moon, 79, of 288 West St. George Blvd., St. George, Utah, died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 1992 at the Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George. He was born Nov. 9, 1913 in Rock Springs, the son of the late William and Clara Ellen Hayes Moon. He married the former Dorothy May Teters in Manila, Utah, June 5, 1934. Their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Temple in Salt Lake City in 1965. Moon lived in Rock Springs where he worked as a coal miner at the Winton and Reliance Mines for 22 years. He worked for the Husky Oil Company for seven years in northern Wyoming after which he returned to Rock Springs to work for the Mountain Fuel Supply Company for more than 12 years. He had live din St. George since 1985. A member of the LDS Church, Moon held the office of high priest and served as a home teacher, Scoutmaster and Cubmaster. He coached youth baseball earlier in his life and his hobbies were hunting and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of St. George; three sons, Jimmy Moon Jr. of Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Donald Karl Moon of Rock Springs and Bradford Moon of Saford, Ariz.; one daughter, Janice M. Taylor of St. George; five sisters, Marjorie Gardner of Reno, Nev., Florence Crofts, Any Hauser and Bernice Kovach, all of Rock Springs and Erma Coke of North Bend, Ore.; 20 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 CALVIN RICHARD WILSON Calvin Richard Wilson, 61, of 1009 Muir Ave., Rock Springs, died at about 6 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 1992 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Las Vegas, N.M., Wilson had been in ill health since May of 1992. He was born May 2, 1931 in Milford Center, Ohio, the son of the late Frank and Nellie Emeline Snyder Wilson. He attended schools in Milford Center and was a graduate of Union Rule High School with the class of 1949. Wilson was a graduate of the Highland University in Carlsbad, N.M. Wilson was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was a member of the 4926th Test Squadron with the assignment of gathering samples from atomic explosions. Wilson taught schools in a private boys school in Dun wood, Ga. A retired journalist, Wilson worked for the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, the Tribune in Merrysville, Ohio and also worked as a journalist in Carlsbad and Las Vegas, N.M. After his retirement as a journalist, Wilson worked as a shop hand for the School District No. 1 for the past nine years. He was a member of the National Association of Atomic Veterans of which he was appointed the Wyoming commander, a member of the American Legion, the VFW Club, the BPO Elks Lodge, Fraternal Order of Eagles and the National Social Science Honor Society. Survivors include two brothers, Booth Martin Wilson of Buckeye, Ariz., and Kenneth Russell Wilson of Cable, Ohio; four sisters, Beatrice Weaver of Dwight, UL., Mary George of Delaware, Ohio, Mrs. John (Katherine) Tilley of Circleville, Ohio, and Mrs. Robert (Constance) Stratton of Zanesfield, Ohio: several cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Wilson was preceded in death by a twin sister who died at birth. He was cremated and inurnment was in the Milford Center Cemetery in Milford Center. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 WILLIAM E. “BILL” BENSON CARLBAD, N.M. - Funeral services for William E. "Bill" Benson were conducted Monday, Nov. 16, at the Sunset Gardens Mausoleum, Carlsbad, N.M., with Melvin Fritschy, reader, officiating. Entombment was in Sunset Gardens Mausoleum, Carlsbad. Benson, 82, 815 Alamosa, Carlsbad, N.M., died Thursday, Nov. 12, 1992, at the Guadalupe Medical Center, Carlsbad, N.M. He was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, Sept. 10, 1910, He immigrated from England, moving to Montana and finally to Wyoming at age 10. He married Mary Foster June 16, 1933, in Salt Lake City. They lived in Rock Springs until moving to Carlsbad In 1958. He was a Christian Scientist and belonged to the Masons. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of the home; three daughters, Sally Varley of Rock Springs, Claudia Webb, Claremont, Calif., and Bonnie Nelson, Ogunquit, Maine; two brothers, James H. Benson, Rio Verde, Ariz., and Bob L. Ben. son, Corona, Calif.; three sisters, Pearl Phillips, Corona, Betty DuPape, Orange, Calif., and Peggy Broseghini, Paso Robles, Calif., six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 RAMONA I. PARR CHEYENNE - Services for Ramona I. Parr were con ducted Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the Schrader Funeral Home, Cheyenne. Pallbearers were Rick Woodard, Paul Cerceg, Bill Walls, Robbie Brown, Bob Brown and Corey Merrill. Honorary pallbearers were Dale Woods, Steve Holloway. Ron Lamb, Dr. William J. Austin, Dick Reid, and Bruce Interment was in the Beth El Cemetery, Cheyenne. Mrs. Parr, 76, 2714 Van Lennen, died Friday, Nov. 6, 1992 at her home in Cheyenne. She was born Aug. 8, 1916, in Montpelier, Idaho, and had liv. ed in Cheyenne since 1949, - Mrs. Part was a housewife. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard L. Parr, whom she married Nov. 7, 1942, in Abilene, Texas. She was affiliated with the Latter-day Saints. She is survived by her children, Peggy Herceg, of Cheyenne, Dean Parr, of Hanna, Mona Kay Parr, of Allentown, Pa., and Richard David Parr of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three sisters, Norma Savage, of St. George, Utah, Flora Thomas, of Montpelier, and Kay Stout, of Anaheim, Calif.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, David L. and Grace Bridges Lewis, and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 DONNA MAE SNYDER KINGMAN, Ariz. - Donna Mae Snyder, 56, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Golden Valley, Ariz., after a traffic accident. She was born Dec, 30, 1935, in Johnstown, Pa., a daughter of Albert and Nellie Ripple Makin. She married Larry Snyder Aug. 14, 1953. A former Green River resident, she had lived in Kingman, Ariz., since 1990. She was a junior high food service worker. In Green River she was at Arctic Circle from 1979-1990. She was also a former member of the Berkey Church of the Brethren in Pennsylvania. Survivors in addition to her husband of Kingman include her mother. Nellie Makin, New Florence, Pa.; six daughters, Cindy Borgwardt, Kelly Worden and Marilyn Martinez, all of Green River, Pam Shank, Richmond, Texas, Brenda Griffin, Tacoma, Wash., and Jan Snyder, Salt Lake City: 15 grandchildren; two brothers, George Makin, Windber, Pa., and Norman Makin Sr. Johnstown; a half-sister, Audrus Rose, Elton, Pa. She was preceded in death by her father and a sister, Evelyn Block. Services and burial were in Johnstown. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 VIRGINIA M. WIESER LARAMIE - Memorial services for Virginia M. Wieser were conducted Thursday, Nov. 19, 1992 at the Buck-Heggie Funeral Home in Laramie. Pastor Frank H. Moore officiated. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Eagles Lodge. Mrs. Wieser, 62, of Laramie, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1992 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie. Mrs. Wieser was born May 1, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio. Her family lived in Kansas before moving to Colorado Springs, Colo. She grew up in Colorado Springs and attended school there. In 1903 she moved to Wyoming and lived in Cheyenne until moving to Laramie in 1967. She married George M. Wieger Feb. 9, 1973 in Laramie. She worked as a housekeeper in the University of Wyoming President's Home until she retired. She was a member and past president of the Eagles Lodge Auxiliary No. 3493 and the Women of the Moose. Mrs. Wieser worked with several different charities, and her hobbies were doing crafts of all kinds. She was preceded in death by her father and mother and her husband, Survivors include her stepfather, Roy McCune of Torrington; three sons, Ron Sutter of Cortez, Colo., Bill Sutter of Torrington and John Sutter of Rock Springs; two daughters, Connie Sutter and Donetta Collins, both of Laramie; two stepsons, Marc Wieser of Cheyenne and Mike Wieser of Las Vegas, Ney; a brother, Eldon McCune of Colorado Springs, and 12 grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 ARCHIE C. WISTI PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The body of Archie C. Wisti was cremated and full military services were Friday, Nov. 20, in San Diego at the Rosecranz National Cemetery, Point Loma, Calif. Wisti, 79, died Monday, Nov. 16, 1992, at Desert Hospital, Palm Springs, Calif. He was a former resident of Rock Springs who had been in ill health the past several months. Wisti was born in Gunn, April 12, 1913, a son of Charles and Anna Pera Westi. He attended schools in Rock Springs. He worked as a laborer for contractors and for Kellogg Lumber Co. before leaving for California in January of 1940. He worked in the shipyards until he entered the service. He served from January of 1943 through December of 1945 with the 11th Airborne Division as a paratrooper in several South Pacific island campaigns. After returning to California, he worked with Pacific Outdoor Advertising Sign Co. He is survived by his wife, Olga, Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; a son, Ralph Wisti of Rancho, Calif.; a brother and sister-in-law, Arnie and Heimi Wisti, Whittier, Calif., a niece, Nancy Wisti, Seattle; his sister and brother-in-law, Aileen and Steve Ribovich, Rock Springs; and Olga's daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and John Hunt, Lemon Grove, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Elizabeth. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 BRANDON DAKOTA LEE RAWLINS—Services for Brandon Dakota Lee were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 18, at graveside in the Rawlins Cemetery, Pastor Robert Bliss officiating. Lee, 2-month-old son of Dewey and Molina Lee of Rawlins, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 1992, in Rawlins at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. He was born Aug. 29, 1992, in Rock Springs. Survivors in addition to his parents are his maternal grandparents, Ben and Helen Manley, Rawlins; his paternal grandmother, Caroline Cowden, Rawlins; and his paternal grandfather, Jerry Lee, Lancaster, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 LAURA TONN TURLOCK, Calif. - Laura Tonn, 77, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 1992 at a daughter's home in Turlock, Calif. She was born April 27, 1914 in Sauk Centre, Minn., to Ben and Cecil DuBois. She married Ben C. Tonn in 1933. They moved to Superior in 1949 and to Thermopolis in 1960. Mrs. Tonn was active in the operation of the Wyoming Pioneer Home until 1984 when she began running the Carter Hotel. She was active in the Democratic party during her time in Wyoming, holding various posts. Mrs. Tonn returned to Sauk Centre in 1987 and remained there until her retirement. She was preceded in death by her husband. She is survived by her daughters, Ann (Nip) Sani of Turlock and Laura (Tuck) Mille of Thermopolis; her son, Terry, of Thermopolis; 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 21, 1992 CLARA GRACE EVERETT CENTRAL CITY, Neb. - Graveside services for Clara Grace Everett were conducted Monday, Nov. 9, at the Central City Cemetery, Central City, Neb., with the Rev. Melvin Zichek officiating. Mrs. Everett of Central City died Thursday, Nov. 5, 1992 at Bethesda Care Center in Central City. She was 107. Mrs. Everett was born March 11, 1885, in Hamilton County, Neb., to Will and Anna Dehm Wilder. She graduated from Central City High School in 1903 and Nebraska Central College in 1906. She then worked for the O.D. Burke Department Stores and George J. Eoff and Sons. In 1923 she bought the Wilder Cafe and operated it until 1962. She married Will Everett Nov. 12, 1924, and he preceded her in death in 1975. She was a member of the Friends Church and the American Legion Auxiliary for 68 years, the Rebekahs for more than 60 years, Order of Eastern Star, Business and Professional Women and the Riverside Golf Course. She helped organize the Merrick County Historical Museum and she was an antique collector. Mrs. Everett is survived by one brother, Merle D. Wilder of Rock Springs and 19 nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1992 IGNATZ F. “IGGY” MLINAR A mass of Christian burial for Ignatz F. “Iggy” Mlinar was celebrated Monday, Nov. 23, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated Sunday, Nov. 22, 1922, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dan Vondenkamp, Kevin Foltz, Jim Mlinar Jr., Matt Mlinar, Justin Varley and Lyle Schlosser. Mlinar, 75, of 211 Dickson St., Rock Springs died at 4:55 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 1992 at the University of Utah Medical Center where he had been a patient for the past six weeks. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mlinar had been in ill health the past several years. He was born in Reliance Aug. 7, 1917, the son of the late Ignatz and Mary Rakovec Mlinar Sr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Zella McIntosh at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs, April 17, 1938. Mlinar was a retired miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company and the FMC Corporation until his retirement. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the United Mine Workers of America and the American Fraternal Union No. 18. Survivors include his wife, Zella Mlinar of Rock springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Diana Mlinar of Rock Springs; three daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Roy Foltz of Lakewood, Colo., JoAnn and Arnold “Butch” Vondenkamp of Rock Springs and Debbie and Scott Varley of Green River; one brother, Charles “Chick” Mlinar of Rock Springs; one sister, Louise M. Uremovich of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren; one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mlinar was preceded in death by one daughter, Mabel Marie Mlinar, who died Sept. 25, 1946 and one brother, Joe Mlinar, who died Nov. 17, 1986. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1992 ETHEL DAVID PINEDALE—Graveside services for Ethel David were conducted Monday, Nov. 16, at the Pinedale Cemetery, Pinedale. Mrs. David, 84, died Nov. 12 at the Sublette County Retirement Center after a lengthy illness. She was born July 23 in Mulberry Grove, Ill., to Nathan and Daisy Harlson. The family moved to Eden Valley. She was about 9 months old when they came to Wyoming. She grew up and attended school in Eden Valley and attended high school in Illinois. In November of 1926 she married Thomas Eaton in Eden Valley. They were divorced in December of 1934. She married Milton David in Manila, Utah May 20, 1935. They made their home on a ranch at Merna where they raised a large family. She carried the mail from Merna to Daniel for 16 years. She was a life member of Ladies Auxiliary to Fremont VFW Post 4801. She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Esther Ruth Harkins and a grandson, Mike Lozier. She is survived by daughters, Beth Dorcheus of Mountain View, Lorena Kellar of Rescue, Calif., Lucy Neely of Pinedale, Mary Spence of Cora, Marge Gumfory of Daniel and one son, Melvin David, of Daniel; 22 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1992 SHIRLEY LOUISE LINCOLN Shirley Louise Lincoln, 36, of 1722 Imperial Drive A-107, Rock Springs, died at about 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 1992 at her home. She was born Sept. 20, 1956 in Worland, the daughter of Carl Lee and Wanda Louise Phillips Hays. She attended schools in Worland and was a graduate of Worland High School She married David Lincoln in Worland Feb. 4, 1992. A resident of Rock Springs for the past eight months and former resident of Worland, Mrs. Lincoln was a member of the Baptist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary No. 44. Survivors include her husband, David Lincoln of Rock Springs; her mother and stepfather, Wanda and Lawrence Johnson of Worland; one stepson, Adam Lincoln of Rock Springs; three daughters, Bobbie Whetstone of Rock Springs, Katinia Bider of Casper, and Korrie Jo Burrell of Longmont, Colo.; one stepdaughter, Krissa Lincoln of Rock Springs; one brother, David, of Lander; one sister, Cheryl, of Worland; one grandson, Kristopher Lee Whetstone of Rock Springs; and one niece and one nephew. She was preceded in death by her father and grandparents. She was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1992 ALFRED “FRED” HOCHART THAYER, Mo. - Alfred "Fred" Hochart, 75, died Friday, Nov. 20 at his home in Thayer, Mo. He had lived in Rock Springs, Dines, and Reliance working in the coal mines. When he retired from FMC he moved to Williamson, Iowa. He was born Feb. 29, 1916 to John and Victoria Carlier Hochart at Williamson. He is survived by his wife, Maxine of Thayer; two daughters, Vickie Bingham, formerly of Rock Springs, now of Thayer, and Amelia McTee, Ogden Utah; three brothers, Edward of Chariton, Iowa, Alvin of Williamson, and Leon of Rock Springs; one sister, Mary Lou Kelley of Portland, Ore nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, one sister, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Burial was in Thayer Monday afternoon. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1992 LENA ABRIANA KEMMERER - Funeral Mass for Lena Abriani, 71, of Kemmerer, was Saturday, Nov. 27, in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Kemmerer. Rosary was recited on Fri. day, Nov. 26 at St. Patrick's Church. Burial was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. She died Nov. 25, 1992 in the South Lincoln Medical Center following a battle with cancer. She was born Sept. 30, 1921 in Oakley to Batista and Caterina (Corradin) Abriani. She was a member of the Catholic Church who worked much of her life as a bank teller. She was employed at the Rock Springs National Bank for 27 years. She is survived by her brothers, Batista Abriani, South San Francisco, Calif., and Frank and Felix Abriani, both of Kemmerer; a sister, Jeanna Bleuher of South San Francisco; several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1992 SAM CARR Memorial services for Sam Carr were conducted Nov. 21 in Gypsum at the American Legion Hall. Carr, formerly of Browns Park, Colo., died Nov. 15, 1992 in Paonia, Colo. He is survived by his three children, Ted Carr of Albuquerque, N.M., Mickey Carr of Paonia, and Ida Case of Gypsum; 10 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 28, 1992 IRVIN HENRY TIEMAN Irvin Henry Tieman, 76, of 205 Hackberry St., Green River died at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River where he had been a resident since June 19, 1990. A resident of Green River since 1989 and former resident of Fort Morgan, Colo., and Denver, Tieman had been in ill health the past several months. He was born Aug. 10, 1916 in Concordia, Mo., the son of the late William and Christina Wehrs Tieman. He attended schools in Fort Morgan, and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1939. He married the former Beulah Boone in Denver, April 6, 1946. Tieman was a retired grocer where he worked many years with his brothers. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Beulah Tieman of Green River; one son Robert Tieman of Green River; one brother, Elmer Tieman of Fort Morgan; one sister, Mrs. Oliver (Millicent) Kelso of Ocean Side, Calif.; two grandchildren, Jessica Tieman and Matthew Tieman, both of Green River and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Tieman was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond, who died in infancy and another brother, Ernest. His body was returned to Fort Morgan for funeral services and interment in the Memory Garden Cemetery in Fort Morgan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1992 FANNIE FORTUNA PINEDALE—A mass of Christian burial for Fannie Fortuna was celebrated Thursday, Dec. 3, at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. A rosary was recited Wednesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in ST. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Henry Chadey, Michael Chady, Hal Ravenholt, Art Rosatti, John McCrann and George Zebre. Miss Fortuna, 83, of 333 North Bridger Ave., Pinedale, died early Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 25, 1992 at the Sublette County Retirement Center in Pinedale. A resident of Pinedale for the past three years, and former lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Miss Fortuna had been in ill health the past month. She was born Jan. 3, 1909 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Frank and Johanna Subic Fortuna. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a gradute of Rock Springs High School. Miss Fortuna was a retired cashier having worked for the First Security Bank in Rock Springs for over 40 years. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Catholic Golden Age. St. Monica’s Sodality and the American Fraternal Union. Survivors include two sisters, Jennie Fortuna of Pinedale and Kathryn Henderson of Cheyenne; one niece, Kathleen Meszaros of Rapid City, S.D., and one nephew, Joe Henderson of Casper. In addition to her parents, Miss Fortuna was preceded in death by three brothers, Frank, Louis and Anton Fortuna. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel will officiate. A scriptural rosary will be celebrated at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment will be in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs, Wednesday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Thursday until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1992 THOMAS LARRY ANDERSON Thomas Larry Anderson, 55, of 382 Bramwell St., Green River, died at his home at 3:31 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27, 1992 following a lengthy illness. Anderson’s body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation and there were no memorial services. He was born Oct. 10, 1937 in Superior, the son of the late Carl Algot and Signe Bertina Carlson Anderson. He attended schools in Superior and Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1955. He married the former Sandra K. Berger Johnson in Green River, March 10, 1990. Anderson had worked for Green River City Market as the meat department manager until the time of his disability. He was a member of the Union Congregational Church. Survivors include his wife, Sandra of Green River; two sons, James Anderson of Glendale, Calif., and Jeffrey Anderson of Ogden, Utah; three daughters, JoLynn Fleming and Janet Kalivas, both of Green River, and Julie Lane of Laramie; two stepsons, David S. Johnson of Green River and Steven M. Johnson of Laramie; a stepdaughter, Susan L. deLisser of Richmond, Va.; three brothers, Nels Anderson of Portland, Ore., Oscar Anderson of Shertz, Texas and Robert Anderson of Rock Springs; five sisters, Lucille and Pearl Aquirre, both of Rock Springs, June Babich of Los Alamos, N.M., May Day of Plains, Mont., and Betty Galassi of Guerneville, Calif.; six grandchildren; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1992 ANDY ORTEZ SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Andy Ortez were Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Redwood Memorial Estates Mortuary in Salt Lake City. Ortez, 73, died Nov. 22, 1992. He was born Dec. 26, 1918 in Springer, N.M., to Gerard and Maclovia Martinez Ortez. He married Ramona Portillo June 24, 1944 in Rock Springs. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, roofers union, and retired from Superior Roofing of Salt Lake City. He is survived by his wife; children, John, Jerry, Carol, Emily, Jack, Nancy, Ray, Andrea, Tom, Jane, Sandy and Dave; 2? grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brothers, Dick and Gerard; sisters, Dorothy, Lucy, Mary and Carrie. He was preceded in death by a brother, Julian; and sister, Ramena and Viola. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1992 GLADWYN GREGORY NORTHGLENN, Colo.--Services were held Saturday, Nov. 28, for Gladwyn Gregory at the Aspen Mortuary Chapel, Commerce City, Colo. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery in Northglenn, Colo. Gregory, 69, formerly of Winton, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, in Aurora, Colo. He was born July 10, 1923, in Winton where he grew up and was educated. He was a heavy equipment operator who retired after 35 years in the Southern California Operating Engineers Local No. 12 in Pasadena, Calif. He was a member of the Teamsters. He also belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include a son, Dave Gregory, Dallas; six daughters, Lily Holcomb, Denver, Roberta Gregory and Hazel Van Landingham, both of Dalhart, Texas, Evelyn Reynolds, Mineral Wells, Texas, Florence Opsahl, Thornton, Colo., and Janelle Garrett, Wilderado, Texas; two sisters, Evelyn Romans, Green River, and Grace Record, Scotts Valley, Calif., and two brothers, Hugh Gregory, Lebanon, Ore., and Allen Gregory, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1992 MARVEL RUTH FULLER PINEDALE--Marvel Ruth Fuller, 96, of 333 North Bridger Ave., Pinedale, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 1992 at the Sublette County Retirement Center in Pinedale. Mrs. Fuller's body was cremated with no funeral services. A resident of Pinedale the past five years and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Fuller died following a lengthy illness. She was born April 6, 1896 in Watertown, S.D., the daughter of the late Don and Martha Reeve Allen. She attended schools in Watertown and was a graduate of Watertown High School. She married Charles R. Fuller in Watertown April 4, 1917 and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Fuller was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include one daughter, Jean Layos of Rock Springs; one sister, Babe Williams of Eugene, Ore.; three grandchildren; six great grandchildren: one niece and three nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Fuller was preceded in death by one brother, Harley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1992 CODY LYNN MCNEEL UMATILLA, Ore.—Funeral services for Cody Lynn McNeel were Nov. 30 at the LDS Church in Thayne. Opening prayers were conducted by Bishop Ralph Haderlie of Star Valley. McNeel of Umatilla, Ore., 12-year-old son of Cindy P. McNeel of Umatilla, and W. Lloyd and Dawn DeLynn McNeel of Rock Springs, died Nov. 24, 1992 at 4:45 p.m. as a result of a fatal gunshot wound. He was born on Oct. 2, 1980 in Afton. Prior to his death, he attended Clara Brownell Middle School in Umatilla where he maintained a 3.5 grade point average. He was a quarterback for the Vikings football team, a member of the Yak Club, member of the LDS Church in Umatilla. He was a member of the Rock Springs Little League baseball team this past summer and played for the Expos. His hobbies included football, baseball, basketball, motorcross, waterskiing, swimming, camping, hunting, fishing, reading and music. Survivors include his parents; two brothers, Bert Reed McNeel and Justin Lloyd McNeel; three sisters, Ashley Nichole Bullock, Kelcey Dawn Bullock and Leslie Ann McNeel; great-grandprents, Mr. and Mrs. Delvin Passey of Thayne; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Reed McNeel Sr. of Etna, Mr. Lynn Passey, Auburn and Kay Passey, LaGrande, Ore.; aunts and uncles, Allen and Betty Jo Goodman, Bert and RaNell McNeel, Jr., Mark and Pam Hentschel, Steve and Jane Leeper, Dee and Sarah Bradley, Delvin Passey, Cheryl Passey and Debbie Passey. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1992 MARGARET RAY FORT COLLINS, Colo.--A funeral for Margaret Juel Ray were Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Allnutt Funeral Service Goodrich Chapel, Fort Collins, Colo. The Rev. Phillip Meredith officiated. Interment was Thursday at Mt. View Cemetery in Pueblo, Colo. Mrs. Ray, 89, of Fort Collins, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 1992 at home. She was born Jan. 17, 1903, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Christopher Juel and Roseanna O'Donnell Juel. She attended Colorado State University and graduated from the Greeley Teachers College (now the University of Northern Colorado). She married Elliott Shaw Ray in 1926 in Fort Collins. He died in 1927. She moved to Fort Collins in 1928. Mrs. Ray was a kindergarten teacher for 30 years and taught at the LaPorte School, Harris Elementary School and St. Joseph's Catholic School. She attended St. Joseph's Catholic Church and was a member of the P.E.O. Chapter G and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Survivors include her son, Elliott Ray of Fort Collins; a sister, Doris Juel of Fort Collins; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 5, 1992 J. REUEL ARMSTRONG RAWLINS-- Funeral services for former District Judge J. Reuel Armstrong were Friday, Dec. 4, 1992, at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Rawlins with the Rev. Marilyn Engstrom of Laramie officiating. Interment was in the Rawlins Cemetery with Masonic graveside services. Pallbearers for the service were Kenneth Keldsen, Bernard Phelan, Kenneth Hamm, John L. Moyer, Jr., Ray Rogers and Roy Rasmussen. Armstrong, 87, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, at Park Manor Nursing Home in Rawlins. He was born Dec. 3, 1904 in Rawlins, the eldest son of Lawrence and Katherine (Bingner) Armstrong. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1925 and Cornell Law School in 1928. He was district governor of the Lions Club and belonged to the American Legion, Carbon County Bar Association, Wyoming Bar Association, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, the Judicature Society, the Elks Club and the V.F.W. On June 30, 1926 Armstrong became a member of the Rawlins Lodge No. 5 AF and AM. He also was a member of the Garfield Chapter No. 4 R.A.M. April 16, 1929; Ivanhoe Cominand No. 2 May 21, 1929; Korean Temple A.M.O.N.M.S. May 31, 1929, past Pontiant in 1937; honorary member of the director staff and life and 50 year member in all these chapters. Armstrong was a Legislator from Carbon County in 1933-1937 and was former chief clerk of the State House and served as legal adviser for both four different sessions. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1946, discharged at the rank of major from Brazil in the Foreign Legislator Commission. He was instrumental in setting up Boy's State and Girl's State in Wyoming. He married Gladys Baldwin Dec. 30, 1957 in Hibbing, Minn. He was appointed to the Solicitor’s office of the Department of Interior in Washington, D.C. in 1953, became Solicitor in 1955 and resigned in 1957 to return to Rawlins. He served as judge of the 2nd Judicial District from 1968-1974. In 1975 he became the first Supreme Court coordinator in Cheyenne. He is survived by his wife, Gladys B. Armstrong of Rawlins; one daughter, Betsy Phelan of Cheyenne; one stepdaughter, Anne Greenan of Campbell, Calif.; two grandsons, Thomas and Andrew Phelan of Cheyenne. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, one sister and a daughter, Mary Kay. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1992 MARY PARR Funeral services for Mary Parr were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Walt Silveria of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Parr, John Parr, Bill Rogers, Dave Thomas, Henry Chadey and John Kaucich. Mrs. Parr, 82, of 609 Gobel St., Rock Springs, died at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Oct. 6. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Parr died following a lengthy illness. She was born April 11, 1910 in northern Germany, the daughter of the late Anton and Martha Jendtrizki Kozola. She attended schools in Denver and married James C. Parr in Rock Springs Jan. 31, 1933. He preceded her in death April 2, 1974. Mrs. Parr was a retired dietician having worked for Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Royal Neighbors of America, the Ladies of Woodcraft and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include two sons, Don W. Parr of Rock Springs and James C. Parr Jr. of Anchorage, Alaska; one daughter, Mrs. Larry (Peggy) Goins of Kansas City, Mo.; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Parr was preceded in death by two brothers, Tony and Martin Kozola and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1992 META MOZELLE FRANCOM Funeral services for Meta Mozelle Francom were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the LDS Church, Green River. Bishop Kay Allred conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mark Vehar, Rick R. Francom, Ron B. Francom, Reid Francom and Raymond Francom. Mrs. Francom, 75, of 113 North 4th West, Green River, died of pneumonia at 4:55 p.m. Dec. 4, 1992 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for one day. She was born Jan. 18, 1917 in Bennignton, Idaho, the daughter of the late George P. and Mary L. Jewett Hunter. She attended schools in Montpelier, Idaho, and Green River where she graduated as valedictorian with the class of 1935. She received a scholarship to the University of Wyoming and she attended the Stevens Henager Business College in Salt Lake City where she graduated in 1937. She married A.D. “Dick” Francom in Salt Lake City April 10, 1937. A resident of Green River since 1929 and former resident of Bennignton, Mrs. Francom worked closely with her husband at the Francom Mortuary in Green River. She was a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and active in Primary, Choir and the Relief Society at the LDS Church. Survivors include her husband, A.D. “Dick” Francom of Green River; her daughter, Ann Keyes of San Diego, Calif., her twin sons and daughters-in-law, Rick E. and Dorrene Francom of Green River and Ron D. and Paulette Francom of Midvale, Utah; a brother, Woodrow Hunter of Green River; a sister, Marjean Wall of San Jose, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Lois Bush; two brothers, Jack and George Hunter and one grandson, Royce Francom, who died Jan. 18, 1984. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1992 CHRIS B. GRAS Funeral services for Chris B. Gras were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1992, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Walt Silveria of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with Masonic graveside funeral services. Pallbearers were Robert Sayer, Ole Anselmi, Melvin Odekirk, Craig Odekirk, Christian Bunning and Robert Bunning. Gras, 78, of 719 Muir Ave., Rock Springs died at 2:05 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past nine days. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Gras died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Dec. 30, 1913 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Joseph and Myrtle Bunning Gras. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1931. Gras was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Ellen E. Wall in Las Vegas, Nev. on April 21, 1941. Gras worked as a surveyor and engineer for the U.S. Land Offices. He was a trailblazer for the Alcan Highway and was one of the original four-man reconnaissance party. He was also the former co-owner and operator of the Hillside Market in Rock Springs. Gras was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife, Ellen E. Gras of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Peter (Karen) Cecchinelli of Fort Collins, Colo.; Mrs. Stewart (Janice) Hewitt of Denver and Mrs. Geoffrey (Diane) Ibbott of Cheshire, Conn.; four grandchildren and one great-grandson also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1992 OLLIVER FREDERICK KISSLING MOUNTAIN VIEW—Funeral services for Olliver Fredrick Kissling were conducted Thursday in the Mountain View LDS ward chapel. Interment was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Kissling, 44, died Dec. 6, 1992, when the tractor he was operating overturned. He was born Dec. 9, 1947 in Phoenix, Ariz., to Olliver and Peggy (Priddy) Kissling. He married Ruth E. Martin on Oct. 21, 1972 in Evanston. He was a veteran of Vietnam, a member of the Fort Bridger American Legion and the LDS Church. He was active in 4-H and was involved with and helping kids. He also enjoyed rodeo. He is survived by his wife, Ruth of Mountain View; two sons, Fredrick J. Kissling of Vallejo, Calif., and Kody Lee Kissling of Mountain View; a daughter, Kandy Kay of Mountain View; parents, Olliver and Peggy Kissling of Roosevelt, Utah; a brother, Robert Kissling of Rangely, Colo.; two sisters, Alice Nebeker of Evanston and Peggy Lou Marshall of Vernal, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1992 MILDRED W. PERRY OKEECHOBEE, Fla.—Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1992, for Mildred W. Perry, 78, at the Bass Funeral Home Chapel in Okeechobee, Fla. Mrs. Perry died at her home Nov. 27, 1992 in Winter Haven, Fla. She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Charles E. (Fayes) Richardson, Rock Springs; Mrs. James (Mavis) Blanton, Farmington, N.M.; and Mrs. Lois Mozingo, Princeton, N.C.; a son, Carl P. Spires, Jr., Bartow, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Belle Owens, Okeechobee, and Mrs. Thelma Mixon, Douglas, Ga.; 23 grandchildren, including Dr. Alan Richardson and James H. Richardson, both of Rock Springs; Mrs. Grady (Carla) Faris, Fort Collins, Colo.; Mrs. Richard (Shannon) Fermelia, Farmers’ Branch, Texas; and Mrs. Jon (Elaine) Willis, Geisenkirchen, Germany and several great-grandchildren. Mrs. Perry was born Sept. 12, 1914 in Broxton, Ga. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, Virgel Spires, Okeechobee, and a daughter, Mrs. William (Louise) Lopes, Franklin, N.C. The Rev. Richard E. Whipple officiated and interment was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Okeechobee. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1992 FRANCES DWANNA PETTY The body of Frances Petty was returned to Jonesboro, La., for funeral services and interment. Mrs. Petty, 52, of 704 Daniel Boone Drive, Green River, died at 5 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 1992 at her home. A resident of Green River since 1981 and former resident of Dallas, Mrs. Petty had been in ill health since May of 1991. She was born in Jonesboro, La., on May 22, 1940, the daughter of Nathan and Juanita Wigley Kennedy. She attended schools in Redland, Calif., and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1958. She married Kenneth Petty in Jackson Hole Sept. 17, 1981. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Petty of Green River; her father, Nathan Kennedy of Quitman, La.; and three sons, Ben Woods of Cheyenne, James T. Woods of El Paso, Texas and Jeffery Woods of Phoenix, Ariz. She was preceded in death by her mother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1992 LENA MARY OLSON The body of Lena Mary Olson was returned to Big Piney for funeral services and interment. Mrs. Olson, 88, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs died at 6:10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 1992 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 20 years and former longtime resident of Big Piney, Mrs. Olson had been in ill health the past several months. She was born in Monument, Colo., June 24, 1904, the daughter of the late Ned and Cora Angeline Yarger Davison. She attended schools in Big Piney and was a graduate of Big Piney High School with the class of 1922. Mrs. Olson received a teaching certificate and taught schools in Big Piney. She married Arnold C. Olson in Kemmerer June 6, 1927 and he preceded her in death in March of 1961. Mrs. Olson was a member of the Roman Catholic Church, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Council of Catholic Women. Survivors include three sons, Alfred Olson of Big Piney, Peter Olson of Big Piney and Harvey Olson of Idaho Falls, Idaho; two brothers, Ned Davison of California and George Davison of Evanston, two sisters, Cora A. Bond of Sacramento, Calif., and Francis Baker of Bandon, Ore.; 11 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Olson was preceded in death by two sons, Charles and Richard, and one daughter, Marjorie Hummel and one brother, Alfred Davison. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1992 LAURENTINO L. BENEVIDES ELY, Nev.--Rosary for Laurentino L. Benavides was recited Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Wilson Bates Mortuary, Ely, Nev. Mass of Christian burial was Friday, Dec. 11, at the Sacred Heart Church, Ely, Father Tim Wehn officiating. Burial was in the Ely City Cemetery, Pallbearers were Roberto Lara, Miguel Negrete, Ray DaVilla, Faustino Becerra Jr. Toby Valdez and Robby Ruesch. Honorary pallbearers were Pete Maes, Danny Maes, Robert Maes, Jeff Maes, Carlos Maes, Gene Thompson and Jesse Valdez Benavides, 40, Ely, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 1992, in a truck accident at the Atlas Gold Mining Project in Eureka County, Nev. He was born Oct. 2, 1952, in Juchipila, Zacatecas, Mexico, a son of Luis and Felicitis Lara Benavides. He worked as a truck driver at the mine. His Interests included the out of doors, gardening, music and horseback riding. Survivors include his wife, parents, Felicitis and Luis Benavides, Juchipila, Zacatecas, Mexico; four sons, Pete Maes, Green River, Danny Maes and Jeff Maes, both of Ely, and Robert Maes, Salt Lake City; three sisters, Enes Becerra and Lola Benevides, both of Salt Lake City and Reynalda Benevides in Mexico; a brother, Luis Benavides, Los Angeles; eight grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1992 FRANK PAUL SHUBERT A mass of Christian burial for Frank Paul Shubert was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 1992 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Fred Wendel officiated. A scriptural rosary was celebrated at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs followed by a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Jack Kaumo, James Hower, Joseph R. Shubert, Roger Pulley, Lesley Henderson and Mario Temperini. Shubert, 80, of 1402 Liberty Drive, Rock Springs died at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Shubert had been in ill health the past one and one-half years. He was born Feb. 22, 1912 in Dawson, N.M., the son of the late Jack and Julia Milos Shubert. He attended schools in Dawson and attended the Otto Sweeney School of Mechanics from 1928 to 1929 in Kansas City, Mo. Shubert moved to Superior in November of 1930. He married the former Mary Grubisich in Rawlins Oct. 11, 1939 and she preceded him in death Jan. 1, 1982. Shubert owned and operated the Shubert’s Truck and Bus Lines which hauled coal, sand and gravel and miners to the mines and children to school. In 1936 and 1937, Shubert was coach of his own basketball team for the city league. In 1957 he purchased the Husky Truck Stop now known as the Conoco Truck Plaza west of Rock Springs which is now owned and operated by Darrell and Carole Kruljac. Shubert moved to Rock Springs in 1957 and his hobbies were fishing and hunting. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the B.P.O. Elks Lodge, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Darrell (Carole) Kruljac and Mrs. Timothy (Louise) Murley, both of Rock Springs and Ann Marie Kaumo of Yorba Linda, Calif.; one brother, George Kezele of Farmington, N.M.; two sisters, Mary Kezele of Rock Springs and Matilda Van Winkle of Edgewater, Colo.; four grandchildren, Traci Kruljac, David Kruljac, Colin Murley and Sean Murley, all of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Shubert was preceded in death by three brothers, Tony, John and Joe and two sisters, Ann Worley and Rose Connor. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1992 HOWARD MORGAN “BUD” WILLIAMS Funeral services for Howard Morgan “Bud” Williams were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Bishop Lowell R. Dawson of the LDS Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with military graveside services by the American Legion. Pallbearers were Frank Subic, Frank Subic Jr., James Reese, Harvey Kettering, John Lees and David Lees. Honorary pallbearers were George Lightner, Pat Burns, Phil Mason, Doral Wilde, Joe Fernandez, Gerald Tremelling, Jim Wolfe, August Dernovich and Bob Subic. Williams, 80, of 1469 Main St., Reliance, died at about 5:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 1992 at his home. A resident of Reliance since 1968 and former resident of Rock Springs, Williams had been in ill health the past eight years. He was born May 31, 1912 in Cumberland, the son of the late William W. and Lydia Thomas Williams. He attended schools in Cumberland and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Esther Lees in Kansas City, Mo., April 6, 1946. Williams worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and was a coal miner for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He retired in March of 1971 as an operator for the Huntley Construction Company where he worked for 17 years. Mr. Williams was a member of the LDS Church, White Mountain Ward No. 6 and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include his wife, Esther Williams of Reliance, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Williams was preceded in death by five sisters, Ruth Ackerlund, Lillian Reese, Lydia Williams, Mary and Florence; two brothers, Burt and Roy Williams and five other brothers and sisters who died as children. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1992 ADA WILDE EYRE Funeral services for Ada Wilde Eyre were conducted on Monday at 10:30 a.m. in the Lyman Ward Chapel. Interment was in the Lyman Cemetery. Mrs. Eyre, 92, died Dec. 10, 1992 in Green River. She was born April 28, 1900 in Almy to George Fredrick and Ada (Judd) Wilde. She married Clem G. Eyre June 7, 1922 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She is survived by two sons, James Erwin Eyre, of Green River and George Robert Eyre of Lyman; two daughters, Mrs. William (Norma) Johnsen of Pleasant Grove, Utah and Mrs. Donald (Sharol) Carroll, of Lyman; two brothers, Paul C. Wilde and H. Gordon Wilde, both of Salt Lake City, Utah; a sister, Joye Hopkin, Croydon, Utah; 17 grandchildren and 49 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clem G. Eyre, and one son, Jerald Myron Eyre. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1992 GROVER JOHN SCHOCK Memorial service for Grover John Schock was conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1991 at the Western Wyoming College theater. Schock, 66, of 666 Big Horn St., Rock Springs, died at 10:27 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, 1992 shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs since 1971 and former resident of Colorado Springs, Belgium and England, Schock died suddenly. He was born Feb. 11, 1926 in Dupo, Ill., the son of the late August and Eva Hurley Schock. He attended schools in Dupo and was a graduate of East St. Louis High School with the class of 1943. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served on the U.S.S. Sausalito in the Aleutian Islands and participated in the presentation of the ship to the Russians, then U.S. allies. He attended the University of Illinois both at Galesburg and Urbana campuses. He received his B.S. in zoology, continuing toward a master's degree in physiology when the Korean War interrupted. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1950 serving in Greenland as an electronics officer in 1962. He received his master's degree in physiology and his doctorate in space physiology in 1958. This was the first degree in space physiology ever awarded at the University of Illinois. He served at the Holliman Air Force Base aeromedical field lab doing research in sub-gravity and the physiological affects of high altitude on the human body. While in training for participation in the "Man High Flights" he was injured in a balloon flying accident. After surgery performed by Dr. Michael De Bakey, then doing the early work of using artificial arterial transplants, he was able to continue his Air Force career. He served as professor of physiology at the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. He established the Department of Physiology as it is known today. He was a founder and charter member of the bioengineers, a research group combining the fields of biology and engineering as they apply to medicine and medical research. He was the first professor granted tenure at the Air Force Academy, receiving numerous commendations for meritorious achievement. In 1969, Schock served as the science liaison officer for the European office of aero-space research headquartered in Brussels and London in 1969 and 1970. He retired from the Air Force in 1971 and became a professor of life sciences at Western Wyoming Community College. He was an avid fly fisherman and shared his knowledge in entomology, teaching a class in the tying of artificial flies. He retired from Western Wyoming Community College in 1988. He authored a textbook and numerous articles on aerospace medicine with a still incomplete book on fly tying. He married the former Mary Lou Allen in Galesburg, Ill., Jan. 29, 1949. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou Schock of Rock Springs, one son, Grant Schock of Chesapeake, Va., three daughters, Mrs. Monte (Nancy) Silk of Green River, Mrs. Don (Susan) Murray of Rock Springs, Mrs. Dan (Kathy) Swetich of Bismarck, ND ; two brothers, Donald Schock of Walla Walla, Wash., and Ronald Schock of Marysville, Wash.; two sisters, Doris McBroom of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. William (Shirley) Huft of Knoxville, Tenn., six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Schock was preceded in death by one brother, August, who was killed in a flight-training accident in 1950. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1992 JOHN LESLIE PARKER PINEDALE—Memorial services for John Leslie Parker were conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, 1992 at the St. Andrew’s in the Pines Episcopal Church, Pinedale. Parker, 38, of the Sublette County Nursing Home, Pinedale, died Monday, Dec. 14, 1992 after a lengthy illness, multiple sclerosis. He was a resident of Rock Springs since 1954 until he entered the Sublette County Nursing Home in May 1986 and remained there until his death. He was born Oct. 14, 1954 in Rock Springs, the son of Charles J. Parker and Gayle M. Parker. He attended Roosevelt Grade School, junior high in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1973. He married Carla Bennett June 9, 1973. They had two children, Jason Parker and Jenece Parker, both of Rock Springs and were later divorced Jan. 12, 1982. His hobbies were hunting and fishing. He was an active member of the Rock Springs Carpenter’s Union when he contracted multiple sclerosis in 1977. He was unable to continue work as a carpenter. He later continued to do stain glass work and worked as a dental technician until he was force to give up all physical work as his illness progressed. Survivors include his parents, Charles J. Parker of Pinedale and Gayle M. Parker of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two children, Jason Parker and Jenece Parker, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Karen Anderson of West Jordan, Utah; two brothers, Paul J. Parker of Rock Springs and Jay C. Parker of West Valley, Utah and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1992 ROBERT A. DODDS SUN CITY, Ariz. - Private family services for Robert A. Dodds were conducted. Dodds, 76, Sun City, Ariz., died Saturday, Dec. 12, in a Sun City hospital. He was born in Cumberland and moved to Arizona 10 years ago from Illinois. He was a retired coal mining purchasing agent. He was a World War II veteran. He also belonged to the Elks in Sun City, the Golden Circle of the Alpha Kau Omega Fraternity at the University of Wyoming and the University of Wyoming Alumni Association. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Sawall and her husband, Ralph, of Sun City; a brother, William Dodds, Rock Springs; two sisters, Genevieve Delarante and Beverly Evanoff, both of Rock Springs; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1992 CLIFFORD THOMAS SCHOFIELD EVANSTON - Funeral services for Clifford Thomas Schofield were conducted Saturday, Dec. 12, 1992 at 2 p.m. in the Evanston 2nd Ward Chapel on 251 Elm St. Interment was in the Evanston City Cemetery. Schofield, 84, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1992 at his home. He was born Jan. 29, 1908 in Manila, Utah, to John R. and Ella M. (Crosby) Schofield. He married Verlean Norris Aug. 1, 1931 in Manila, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple June 7, 1960. He was a member of the LDS Church serving as a secretary in the High Priest Quorum and a home teacher. He was also a member of Senior Citizens. He was a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. His pursuits included the outdoors, working, and he liked animals, especially horses. He is survived by his wife, Verlean Schofield, Evanston; sons, Jay D. Schofield and Clifford Thomas Schofield Jr., both of Evanston; daughters: Norma Coleman, Casper; Patsy Schofield, Evanston; Denna Lovato, Salt Lake City; Gay Dunning. Evanston; Nancy Schofield, Ogden, Utah, and Vila Dean, Evanston; brothers, Darrell Schofield, Sandy Utah, and Ronald Schofield, Beaver Dam, Ariz.; sisters, LaRae Bransford, Las Vegas, Nev., and Fay Bruce, Evanston; 32 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1992 RUTH ROSALIE KLEIN ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - A memorial service for Ruth Rosalie Klein was conducted Saturday, Dec, 12, 10 a.m., at the First Congregational Church, Rock Springs. Burial was in Denver. Mrs. Klein, 70, Indian Hills, Colo., died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1992 at a hospital in Englewood, Colo. She was born May 1, 1922, in Denver, a daughter of William and Alma McLeod. She married Carl Edward Klein June 17, 1941, in Denver. She lived in Rock Springs for 27 years before moving to Iowa. She lived in Iowa 12 years, moving to Denver in May, 1992. Mrs. Klein and her husband spent their winters in Havasu City, Ariz. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and belonged to several organizations while she lived in Hock Springs, She was active in P.E.O. until her death. Survivors include her husband, Carl; two sons, John of Chico, Calif., and David of Denver; two daughters, Karen Primm of Gillette and Libby Pedri of Rock Springs; six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 19, 1992 ANNA A. RADOSEVICH Funeral services for Anna A. Radosevich were conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Fred Wendel of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church officiated. Cremation followed. Mrs. Radosevich, 83, of 401 Q St., Rock Springs, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where she had been a resident for the past one week. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Radosevich had been in ill health the past 18 months. She was born Aug. 20, 1909 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Paul and Katherine Benko Zembo. She attended schools in Emerson and Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1927. She married John Zupence in Rock Springs Oct. 30, 1929 and he preceded her in death July 3, 1954. She later married Frank Radosevich in Rock Springs Oct. 16, 1958 and he preceded her in death on April 24, 1982. She was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include two stepdaughters, Mrs. Charles (Amelia) Henderson of Rock Springs and Olga Radosevich of Oakland, Calif.; three brothers, George Zembo of Rock Springs, Paul Zembo and John Zembo, both of Boulder; three sisters, Mrs. Leo (Kathryn) Kozola, Mrs. Thomas (Elsie) Wilde and Mrs. Lawrence Margaret) Gillespie, all of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews including Mrs. David L. (Patricia) Thomas of Rock Springs; two step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 GEORGIA L. BERTAGNOLLI A mass of Christian burial for Georgia L. Bertagnolli was celebrated at noon Saturday, Dec. 19 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Charles Taylor officiated. A vigil service with rosary was celebrated at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, 1992 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Bertagnolli, 71, of 102 3rd St., Rock Springs, died at 2:08 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1992 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Dec. 11. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Bertagnolli had been in ill health the past five days. She was born in Dawson, N.M., April 9, 1921, the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Crnich Jackovich. She attended schools in Dawson and Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1938. She married Aldo A. Bertagnolli in Rock Springs July 9, 1939 and he preceded her in death Nov. 23, 1943. Mrs. Bertagnolli was the owner and operator of Bertagnolli Apartments in Rock Springs. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Croatian Fraternal Union, the Tyrolean Trentini Club and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include one daughter, Adele Bertagnolli of Rock Springs; three sisters, Tillie Marushack and Mitza Sather, both of Rock Springs, and Fran Crawford of Denver; one granddaughter, Liesl Marie Hansel of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Bertagnolli was preceded in death by one brother, Steve Jackovich and one sister, Albina Shalata. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 DEANNA O. LOGAN Funeral services for Deanna O. Logan were conducted Sat., Dec. 19, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Mr. Daron C. Dewey of the LDS Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Mike Enberg, Vern Slater, Dave Garetto, Larry Garetto, David Logan, Blaine Logan and Gary Gonder. Mrs. Logan, 50, of 1700 Swanson Drive 158B, Rock Springs, died shortly after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 1:34 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14, 1992. A resident of Rock Springs since 1974 and former longtime resident of Reliance, Mrs. Logan died of a sudden illness. She was born Oct. 26, 1942 in Price, Utah, the daughter of James B. and Juanita Hanley Garetto. She attended schools in Rock Springs and Reliance and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married Neil E. Logan in Reliance April 27, 1963. Mrs. Logan was a retired frame worker for the U.S. West Communications Company. She was a member of the LDS Church and the Communication Workers of America. Survivors include her husband, Neil Logan of Rock Springs; her father, James B. Garetto of Reliance; two sons, Blaine Logan of Rock Springs and David Logan of California; one daughter, Starla Enberg of Littleton, Colo.; two brothers, Lary Garetto of Lyman and David Garetto of Rock Springs; one sister, Chery Lynn Slater of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother Juanita Garetto. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 MARY JANE ROBINSON Funeral services for Mary Jane Robinson were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21, 1992 at the Hilltop Baptist Church, 405 Faith Drive, Green River. Pastor Michael Scott conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Jerry Tripp, Will Robinson, Henry Robinson, Clark Robinson, Scott Robinson and Robert Earl. Honorary pallbearers were George Palko, James Ramsay, Maurice Henry and Boyd Walker. Mrs. Robinson, 81, of 110 Spruce St., Granger, died at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1992 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A longtime resident of Granger and former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Robinson died following a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 12, 1911 in Rock Springs the daughter of the late William and Myrtle Thomas Bates. She attended schools in Rock Springs, Ogden, Utah and Mackay, Idaho and was a graduate of the Mackay High School with the class of 1933. Mrs. Robinson attended nurses training school and married Henry S. Robinson in Idaho Falls, Idaho, Feb. 14, 1934. He preceded her in death May 1, 1959. Mrs. Robinson was a retired sales clerk having worked at Little America. She also worked at the Sage View Care Center, Tom’s Wyoming Glass and Consolidated Freightways. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include two sons, William Robinson of Kinnear and Paul Robinson of Jamestown; one daughter, Mrs. William (Louise) Tripp of Granger; one sister, Carolyn Palko of Rock Springs; 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Robinson was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 JANET CHIZUKA SUNADA O’GARA BERKELEY, Calif.—Services for Janet Chizuka Sunada O’Gara were conducted Monday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Union Congregational Church in Green River. The Rev. Archie Smith officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery, Green River. Pallbearers were Terrence Kevin O’Gara, Sean Morijiro O’Gara, Richard Tabuchi, Randy Tabuchi, Chandler Whitelaw, Ken Numoto, Leonard Young and Kevin Karician. Mrs. O’Gara, 67, died Sunday, Dec. 13, in Berkeley, Calif. She was a native of Green River. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1943 and was a longtime member of the Congregational Church. Survivors include tow sons, Terence Kevin O’Gara and Sean Morijiro O’Gara; three brothers, Leo Sunada, Kayo Sunada and George Sunada; two sisters, Agnes Tabuchi and Edith Sunada; many nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 WILLIAM EMIL “BILL” RANTA Memorial Services for William Emil "Bill" Ranta were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec, 22, 1992 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs and his body was cremated. Ranta, 77, of 1243 Kimberly Circle Apt. D., Rock Springs died at his home at 2 a.m. Thursday, Dec, 17, 1992. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Ranta had been in ill health since October. He was born May 9, 1915 in Superior the son of the late Emil and Julia Lundmen Ranta. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1933. He attended Utah State University and married the former Marjorie Martinache in Lander Feb, 13, 1967. Ranta was a retired hosteler who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 22 years. He later went to work for Stauffer Chemical where he worked for 15 years as a foreman until his retirement in 1980. Ranta was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Ranta of Rock Springs; one son, Lyle Ranta of Rock Springs; three stepsons, Michael Walker and Robert Walker, both of Rock Springs, and Larry Walker of Newton, Iowa; one daughter, Sharon Boschetto of Rock Springs; one stepdaughter, Margaret Anne DuChene of Almes, Iowa, several grandchildren; several great grandchildren and one niece and one nephew. In addition to his parents, Ranta was preceded in death in 1954; one son, Duane Ranta; one brother, Paul Ranta; two sisters, Mary Richardson and Helmi Lassila. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 IRENE LOUISE STEVENS LIBERAL, Kan.—Funeral services for Irene Louise Stevens were conducted Monday, Dec. 21, at 11:30 a.m. from the Kitch Funeral Home in Liberal, Kan., with the Rev. Verle Shoemaker officiating. Burial was in Liberal Cemetery. Mrs. Stevens, 60, of Beaver, Okla., died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1992 at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. She was born Nov. 22, 1932 to Eugene and Edna (Morris) Hartlett in Stanford, Conn. She married Laverne H. Stevens April 11, 1962 in Ferndale, Wash. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Liberal and Green River, the ladies auxiliary of the church, the VFW auxiliary and bowling teams both of Liberal and Green River. She is survived by her husband, Laverne of Beaver; two sons, Roy E. and Kathy Stevens of Ferndale, and Joseph Nicklous and Helen Stevens of Rock Springs; one daughter, Peggy Ann Rodgers of Ferndale; one brother, Richard Hartlett of Atlanta; four sisters, Marion Condie of Beaver, Jean Mathews of Mount Pleasant, Texas, and Carol Davies of Monterey, Calif., and Helen Dodge of Denver; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 JAMES GRIVET SR. KEMMERER - Funeral mass for James Grivet Sr. was Monday at 10 a.m. in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kemmerer. Rosary was recited Sunday at 7 p.m. Interment was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Grivet, 75, died Dec. 17, 1992 in Kemmerer. He was born Nov. 23, 1917 in Hiawatha, Utah, to Tony and Mary (Massa) Grivet. He married Mary Minnie Ferrarini in Diamondville Sept. 18, 1937. She preceded him in death Nov. 22, 1988. He was a member of the Catholie Church. He is survived by his sons, Jim Grivet, Jr. of Diamondville, and Gary Grivet of Yuba City, Calif.: daughters, Mary Louise Grivet of Diamondville, and Wendy Orvin of Kemmerer; brothers, John Grivet of Diamondville, Harry Grivet of Cheyenne and George Grivet of Helper, Utah; a sister, Anne Sneddon, of Ogden, Utah; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 WAYNE HAUTALA Wayne Hautala, 83, died Dec. 10 in Portland, Ore. Hautala was cremated at his request and there were no services. He was retired from the Portland General Electric company. He was preceded in death by his wife who died Dec. 26, 1981. He is survived by a brother, Roy, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one sister, Jennie, of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 FRANK HUME MURCRAY LEADVILLE, Colo. -- Funeral services for Frank Hume Murcray were conducted Friday, Dec. 11, 1992 at Bailey Funeral Home in Leadville, Colo., with Rev. Austin Van Pelt officiating. Organ music was by Joan Dawson. Pallbearers were: Dirk, Kevin, and Colin Murcray, David Murcray, Frankie Murcray. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery with Colin Murcray giving the dedication of the grave. Murcray, 62, died Monday, Dec. 7, 1992 at his home in Littleton, Colo. He was born Feb. 1, 1930 in Leadville, Colo., to James and Adda Crawford Murcray. His grandmother ran a boarding house in Oro City during the gold rush days and his grandfather drove ore wagons to Leadville. His father and mother were both born in Leadville. He attended Leadville schools through high school and worked in the local mines after high school and summer vacations from college. He graduated from DU with a master's degree in physics. He worked at DU in research at the physics department. He traveled to the Antartic for seven years during the summer months when the temperature would reach zero doing research in physics. He belonged to the National Science Foundation and was a senior research physicist at DU. He married Barbara Benson Jan. 15, 1959, in Denver and they had three sons, Dirk, Kevin and Colin. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Walter and a sister, Elizabeth Murcray. He is survived by his wife, Barbara of the home in Littleton; sons, Dirk Murcray of Rock Springs, Kevin of Littleton and Colin of Littleton; three grandchildren, Jacob, Joshua and Luke Murcray of Rock Springs; two brothers, David and James both of Denver; a niece, Kathy Murcray of Denver and a nephew Frank J. Murcray of Franktown, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 ROBERT LEE GRAHAM CARLSBAD, NM -- Services for Robert Lee Graham were conducted Saturday, Dec 19, at 2 p.m., at Denton Funeral Home, Carlsbad. Rev. Dean McAlister of Church of God officiated. He was buried following the service at Carlsbad. Graham, 69, 318 Nelson St. Carlsbad, NM, died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1992 at Guadalupe Medical Center, Carlsbad. He was born June 29, 1923 in Scammon, Kan. to William "Red" and Beulah Graham. He was raised in Reliance and graduated from Reliance High School in 1942. He was married to Grace Redmond in Portland, Ore., Sept. 22, 1945. When he graduated from high school he joined the Navy and received the purple heart. After the war he worked in the mines at Reliance. In 1947 he moved to Carlsbad to work at the potash mines. Survivors include a son, Robert Jr., of Bedford, Texas; two daughters, Dianne Paxton of Yale, Okla., and Sherry Burnette of Carlsbad; two brothers, James of Craig, Colo. and Tom of Hallsville, Texas; two sisters, Beverly Hachart of Rock Springs and Sharon Huddleston of Phoenix: 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace and parents of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 ELMA MAKI KAPE PINEDALE—Funeral services for Elma Maki Kape were conducted at the Hudson’s Funeral Home in Pinedale Wednesday at 1 p.m. Burial was in the Pinedale cemetery. Mrs. Kape died Dec. 21, 1992 at the retirement center of Sublette County. She was born June 25, 1909, in Superior to Matthew and Anna Maki. She attended 12 years of school in Superior. After graduating she moved to Pinedale and worked at a general store. In Pinedale she met and married Erwin W. Kape, July 18, 1936. They had two boys, Kenneth Walter and Richard William. Mrs. Kape worked at a general store under four different owners, Scotts, Roshendals, Lewises, and Clarks. Later she worked as deputy county treasurer under Don Sparks. She retired from the county in 1974 to help her husband with a mail route. Mrs. Kape and her husband retired from the mail route in December of 1989. Survivors include her husband of 56 years, E.W. "Whitey" Kape of Pinedale; one son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kape of Pinedale and Dee De Kape, of Arizona City, Ariz., James T. Kape of Mesa, Ariz., Jodie Kape of Chandler, Ariz., and Becky Kape of Pinedale; one sister, Lillian Shotwell of Littleton, Colo.; one brother, Enor Maki of Rock Springs; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Kenneth W. Kape, three sisters, Lyyia Maki, Lyrna Rint and Aune Clark, three brothers, Waino "Red" Maki, Darmo "Barney's Maki, and Leonard "Len" Maki. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 FRANCES DWANNA PETTY The body of Frances Petty was returned to Jonesboro, La., for funeral services and interment. Mrs. Petty, 52, of 704 Daniel Boone Drive, Green River, died at 5 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 1992 at her home. A resident of Green River since 1981 and former resident of Dallas, Mrs. Petty had been in ill health since May of 1991. She was born in Jonesboro, La, on May 22, 1940, the daughter of Nathan and Juanita Wigley Kennedy. She attended schools in Redland, Calif., and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1958. She married Kenneth Petty in Jackson Hole Sept. 17, 1981. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Petty Green River; her father, Nathan Kennedy of Quitman, La.; and three sons, Ben Woods of Cheyenne, James T. Woods of El Paso, Texas, and Jeffery Woods of Phoenix, Ariz. She was preceded in death by her mother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1992 WALTER C. BODYFELT CLOVERDALE, Ore. --- Funeral services for Walter C. Bodyfelt were Saturday, Dec. 12, in the Pacific City Presbyterian Church with Rev. David Hampton officiating. Vault interment followed in the Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Tillamook, Ore. Bodyfelt died of cancer at his home on the Little Nestucca River in Oregon, Dec. 8. He was 78. He was the son of Oscar W. Bodyfelt and Mary Rugters Bodyfelt and was born in Hebo, Ore. Nov. 8, 1914. He attended public schools in Hebo and Salem. He worked in dairy farming and the logging industry, in Tillamook County and Cathlamet, Wash. prior to marrying Kathyrn Edmunds in 1936. They lived in Seaside, Ore., briefly until moving to lifelong residence and dairy farm on the Little Nestucca River in 1937. They and five sons operated a 40 cow dairy farm until 1959. From 1960, tree farming, beef raising and pasture rental were his preoccupations. From 1963 through 1980, he served as the head custodian of Cloverdale Consolidated Grade School. In the 1940s and 1950s he was an active member of the Oretown Grange and the Cloverdale Oddfellows Lodge. He served for many years on the boards of directors of the Oretown Cheese Factory and the Tillamook Farmers Cooperative. In recent years, he served on the board of the Tillamook County Pioneer Association. Bodyfet's hobbies were fishing, crabbing, deer hunting and scouting all of the backroads of the Pacific Northwest. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1964. Nov. 18, 1967 he married Edith Watts in Cloverdale. Survivors include five sons, Floyd, Corvallis, Ore., Robert and B. Richard of Tigard, Ore., George of Cloverdale, Ore, and Larry of Rock Springs; five stepchildren, Marla Williams, Beaverton, Douglas Watts, Hillsboro, Melba Wagner of Imbler, Ore., Bob Watts, Kenai, Alaska, Deanna Robinson, Newberg, Ore, 33 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. ---