Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 6, 2001 DANIEL W. ICE Funeral services for Daniel W. Ice were conducted at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. Interment took place at the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dick Walker, Ted Walker, LeRoy Graham, Harold Krause, Spencer Krause, and Daniel Krause. Ice, 83, of 278 N. Fourth E., Green River, died on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Ice had been a resident of Green River since 1939. He was born on April 6, 1917 in Polk, Neb., the son of the late Daniel G. and Grace R. Cohagan Ice. He attended schools in Nebraska. He married Henrietta “Sally” Oxley in 1939. Ice worked as a carman for the Union Pacific Railroad until he retired in 1963. His pursuits included fishing and talking the neighbors shopping. He was a member of the Golden Hour Senior Center. Ice is survived by his wife, Sally Ice; foster children, Daniel Krause and Bonnie May Boylsen; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 6, 2001 MARIE M. JOHNSTON Funeral services for Marie M. Johnston were conducted at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001 at the Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Johnston, 84, of 5020 Springs Drive No. 14, died at 2:08 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 29, 2000 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County of a short illness. She was born on Oct. 25, 1916 in Rock Springs, the daughter John L. and Mary Milburn DeWester. She attended schools in Rock Springs, graduating with the class of 1934. She had been employed as a nurses’ aide at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and also worked in the kitchen at the Young At Heart Senior Citizen Center. Johnston was a member of the United Methodist Church. Her interests included embroidery work and picnicking. She is survived by two sons, Robert W. Johnston and wife Wanda of Rock Springs and Gary E. Johnston and wife Cindy of Wichita, Kan.; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Archie and Joe; four sisters, Irene, Martha, Izabelle and Hazel; one son, David Overy; and one granddaughter, Melody Overy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 6, 2001 LORETTA SKORUP Funeral services for Loretta Wilde Skorup were conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 at the LDS Stake Center, 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Bishop Kirt Rees conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Larry Jereb, Mark Maddox, Don Baker, Ralph Wolfe, Fred Foley and Dan Kirkwood. Mrs. Skorup, 70, of 1014 Ninth St., Rock Springs, died at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A longtime Rock Springs and Reliance resident, Mrs. Skorup died following a brief illness. She was born in Reliance on Dec. 25, 1930, the daughter of David Ferrell Wilde and Lavine Blacker. Mrs. Skorup attended schools in Rock Springs and Reliance and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1948. She married Nick “Grub” Skorup in Carson City, Nev. On April 17, 1953 and he preceded her in death on Feb. 21, 1992. Mrs. Skorup and her husband owned and operated Grub’s Drive-In for 48 years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the F.O. Eagles Auxiliary. Her pursuits included spending time in Pinedale at the family cabin and traveling. Survivors include two sons, David Skorup and wife Marcy of Rock Springs and Nick Skorup and wife Brenda of Yuma, Ariz.; one brother, Doral Wilde of Reliance; one sister, Wiletta Besso and husband Ken of South Weber, Utah; four grandchildren, Tim Ashcroft of Phoenix, Jennette McDonnell of Billings, Mont., and Sarah Skorup and Dale Skorup of Yuma; one great-granddaughter, Kathryn Rose Skorup of Yuma; several aunts, uncles, nieces and cousins; and friend Bill Kirkwood. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 6, 2001 THEODORE I. “TED” CHADD CHEROKEE, Kan. - Funeral services for Theodore I. "Ted" Chadd were at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Cherokee United Methodist Church with the Rev. Phyllis Southard officiating. Burial was in the Cherokee Cemetery, Cherokee. Chadd, 66, of 212 S. Locust, Cherokee, Kan., died at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. He entered St. John’s on Dec. 28 following a sudden illness. He was born Nov. 27, 1934, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Ivan and Lillie Hawkins Chadd. He attended Chicopee Grade School and graduated from Crawford County High School in 1952. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Kansas State Teachers College, now Pittsburg State University. Chadd had been a resident of the Cherokee area all his life. He married Noralee Janeski on Jan. 1, 1956, in Cherokee and she survives him. Chadd was an educator and taught two and one-half years in Moran and two years in West Mineral. He taught industrial arts, math, drafting and driver's education at Southeast High School for 34 years. Chadd also drove a school bus during his years of teaching and continued after his retirement in 1994 until 1998. He was a member of the Cherokee United Methodist Church, where he served as past Sunday school superintendent and church finance secretary. He was a member of the Ruritan Club of Cherokee and the member of the KNEA. Additional survivors include one son, Douglas Chadd or rural Pillsburgh; two daughters, Teddi Lynn Van Kam of Rock Springs and Eileen Pierson of Houston, Texas; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 6, 2001 WILLIAM J. GOSS SHERIDAN - Private family Services for William J. Goss, 81, of Sheridan, who died Tuesday, Dec. 26, at the V.A. Medical Center in Sheridan, will take place in the summer of 2001 in Big Piney. Goss was born on Nov. 8, 1919, in Sublette County to William J. Goss and Bernie Matlock Goss. He grew up and received his education in Big Piney and worked on ranches throughout Wyoming. Goss lived the cowboy life of the early 1900s in Wyoming. He lived in Big Piney until 1997 when he became a resident of Sheridan Manor where he had lived until the time of his death. His pursuits included horses and any job that could be done on horseback from cutting and stacking hay to skidding and decking logs. He was an excellent horse trainer and broke and trained many horses in his lite, from pleasure and cow horses to work horses. He is survived by two stepdaughters, Wanda of Ashton, Idaho and Wilma of California; three sisters, Esther Nelson of Laramie, and Bernice Morris and Louse Wright both of Casper; one brother, Richard Gordon of Big Piney; step-grand and step-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth; four sisters and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 6, 2001 EMMETT RAY JOYCE SANFORD, N.C. - A graveside service for Emmett Ray Joyce was conducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with the Rev. Stephen Reeves officiating. Joyce, 88, of 4203 Hwy 87 South, Sanford, N.C., died Wednesday at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, N.C. Born in Pine Bluff, he was the son of the late Timothy and Mary Sheridan Joyce and was married to the late Bessie Biackburn Stillwell Joyce. He retired following 32 years of service in the U.S. Navy and 10 years with Civil Service. For many years he had made his home with Jack and Mane Stillwell in Sanford, N.C. He is survived by his stepson and wife, Jack and Marie Brown Stillwell of Sanford; brother, Anthony Joyce of Laramie; a sister, Jeanette Joyce Motichka of Rock Springs; three step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 6, 2001 SHIRLEY SHULEY LANGDON, N.D. - Services for Shirley Shuley were set for the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon N.D., along with prayer service at the church. Burial was in the Calvary Cemetery, Langdon. Mrs. Shuley, 69, of Langdon, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at the Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon. Shirley Ann Giles was born July 29, 1931, at Langdon, the daughter of William B. and Mabel McGauvran Giles. She was raised in and attended school at Langdon. She married John D. Shuley Jan. 10, 1950, at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon. She worked as a librarian aid at the Langdon Public School for 26 years. Her husband died Feb. 12, 2000. Mrs. Shuley is survived by daughters, Connie Lorenz and husband Tim of Hawaii, Jeannie Gendreau and husband Dennis of Williston, N.D., Charlene Christianson and husband Rick of Glenfield, N.D., and Carla Bradley of Langdon; sons, Allen Shuley and wife Linda of Rock Springs and Don Shuley and wife Susan of Granton, N.D.; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Robert Giles and wife Maggie of Pocatello, Idaho; sisters, Mary Liapis of Bemidji, Minn. and Charlotte Raeker and husband Wilfred of Fridley, Minn.; and sister-in-law, Leola Giles of Grand Forks, N.D. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and brothers, Joseph and James. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 6, 2001 MABEL E. LOGAN GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Funeral services for Mabel E. Logan were conducted at Redwood Christian Church Tuesday, Jan. 2, in Grants Pass, Ore. Mabel E Logan, 89, died at her home Dec. 28, 2000. She was born at Overton, Neb., on June 18, 1911. In 1932, she married Henry Logan. They moved to Hallville in 1935 and later to Bittercreek. In 1939, they moved to Green River. In 1940, Mabel and Henry bought a piece of land 4 miles west of Green River where they made their home until Henry's death in 1982. Because of her failing eyesight, she moved to Grants Pass to live with her son, Lloyd, until her death. She was a graduate of the Sumner, Neb., high school. After her sons were raised, she went to work as a housekeeper at Little America until she retired at age 62. She is survived by three sons, Floyd Logan of Rock Springs, Neil Logan of Reliance and Lloyd Logan of Grants Pass; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and one son, Beryl in 1987. Her ashes will be buried beside her husband at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens at Rock Springs at a later date. Rock Springs memorial services are also pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 6, 2001 WILLIAM JOSEPH “BILL” TOLAR A funeral service with military honors for William Joseph “Bill” Tolar was conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 4, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St, Rock Springs. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001 at the funeral chapel. The Rev. John Savio officiated. Tolar, 82, of 102 Community Drive, Rock Springs, died on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, at the Sage View Care Center. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Tolar had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born on Sept. 15, 1918, in Rock Springs. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1936. He married Eva Van Valkenberg in Rock Springs on Dec. 17, 1949. Tolar served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked as the parts manager for several businesses throughout Rock Springs for 40 years including Bennion Ford, Crippa Ford and Rock Songs Ford. Tolar was a member of the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Eva Tolar of Rock Springs; two sons, Galen Tolar and wife Pam of Rock Songs and Richard Tolar of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren including Andrew Tolar and wife Debbie Michelle Tolar, Renee Muniz and husband and Donald, Richard Tolar and wife Rena Tolar, Josh Tolar, Shawna Allen and husband Clay, and Corby Albert; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews Tolar was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 JACQUELINE “JACKIE” BUXTON Jacqueline “Jackie” Buxton, 80, of 839 Sixth St., Rock Springs, died at 12:07 a.m. at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Miss Buxton had been in ill health for the past several years. She was born in Rock Springs on Feb. 6, 1920, the daughter of the late John Buxton and Jenny Roberts. Miss Buxton attended schools in Rock Springs as was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1942. She was employed at the Nomad Inn as a housekeeper and she retired in 1988. Miss Buxton was a member of the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church and the Royal Neighbors. Survivors include one sister, June Gish of Oklahoma and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and several uncles. Following cremation, at the request of the deceased, private graveside services will take place. The family received friends at the home of Janie and Dolan Floyd, 1340 New Hampshire No. 80, Rock Springs, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 MARY LARRE CARRICABURU A Mass of Christian burial for Mary Larre Carricaburu was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway, Rock Springs. The Rev. John Savio officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001 at Our lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment took place at St. Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Carricaburu, 90, of 1317 Edgar St., Rock Springs, died on Jan. 4, 2001 at North Suburban Hospital in Thornton, Colo. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 70 years, Mrs. Carricaburu had been in ill health for the past month. She was born on Feb. 15, 1910, in St. Etienne De Baigorry, Basses Pyrenees, France, the daughter of the late Jean and Catherine Etchelecu Larre. She married Gaston Carricaburu in Rock Springs on Nov. 28, 1934. He preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 1991. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Mrs. Carricaburu is survived by three sons, John B. Carricaburu of Ogden, Utah, Robert Carricaburu of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Dr. Pierre G. Carricaburu of Ranchester; four daughters, Elizabeth Jean Bertagnolli of Lander, Josephine Marie Jauregui of Rock Springs, Mary Anne Matassa of Arvada, Colo., and Catherine Marie Foxhoven of Findlay, Ohio; 25 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gaston Carricaburu; her parents; three sisters; and one brother. The family of Mrs. Carricaburu received friends at the Carricaburu Family Home, 1317 Edgar St., Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 GEORGE BURTON COLEMAN FORT SMITH, Ark.--George Burton Coleman, 50, of Fort Smith, Ark., died Wednesday, Jan. 10, at St. Edward mercy Medical Center of a short illness. He was born in Grundy, Va., on March 21, 1950. He is a former resident of Green River and Grundy. He was a disabled miner. His pursuits included fishing the Green River. Coleman is survived by one son, Brian Coleman of Fort Smith; one daughter, Tammy Coleman of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; one brother, Jeffery Coleman of Green River; his ex-wife, Linda Coleman of Dry Fork, Va.; and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Jonah Elmer Coleman and his mother, Gaynell Looney Coleman. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be conducted at a later date. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 MAXINE COLLINS CHEYENNE—Services for Maxine Collins were Friday at 3:30 pm. At Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes with Dr. Clyde Kauffman officiating. Interment was in the Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Collins, 68, of Cheyenne, died Tuesday at United Medical Center-West. She was born Feb. 10, 1932 in Loup City, Neb., and had lived in Cheyenne from 1934 to 1948 and 1990 to the present. She is survived by her husband, Allen Collins of Cheyenne, whom she married April 14, 1951 in Burbank, Calif.; two sons, Jeffrey Collins of Cheyenne and Andrew Collins of Santee, Calif.; two daughters, Cheryl House of Riverton and Patricia Haraldson of Lakewood, Colo.; and 15 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Laura Kensinger; a brother, Carl Kensinger; and a granddaughter, Mary Ann Collins. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 GARY L. EDWARDS Funeral services for Gary L. Edwards were conducted at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Edwards, 59, of 1998 Century Blvd., Rock Springs, died at 8:45 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a lengthy illness. He was born May 23, 1941, in Rock Springs, the son of Gordon Leslie and Marie Lucille Fearn Edwards. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated with the class of 1959. He married Julia D. McQueen in Rock Springs on March 25, 1969. Edwards was employed by the U.S. Post Office in Rock Springs, retiring after 30 years in 1995. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force. His interests were hunting, fishing, camping and the outdoors. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is survived by his wife, Julia, of Rock Springs; one son, Brett Edwards and wife Jeannie of Rock Springs, three daughters, Toni and Teri Edwards, both of Rock Springs and Arleen Englert of Lander; two sisters, Judy Harper and husband Tom of Rock Springs and Jan Wilson of Spokane, Wash.; one aunt, June Fearn of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; half-brother, Jack Edwards; and one niece, Sherrie Harper Porter. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 JUNE MARIE HODGSON WOODLANDS, Texas--June Marie Hodgson, 63, of the Woodlands, Teas, died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at Houston Northwest Medical Center of complications of cancer. She was born June 8, 1937, in Malta, Mont. She spent much of her adult life in Green River and more recently in Evergreen, Colo., before moving to the Woodlands in 1992. She was an avid gardener, a great lover of animals and more recently a prolific maker of teddy bears. She leaves behind many friends anywhere she has lived. She is survived by her mother, Iona F. Corney of Malta; her sister, Marian Matthews of Lewiston, Mont.; her husband, Richard A. Hodgson of the Woodlands; her children, Richard G. Sudbrack of Fort Bridger, Kathy M. Arehart of Rock Springs, Monte L. Sudbrack of Colorado Springs, Danny C. Sudbrack of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Billie D. Sudbrack of Austin, Texas; and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her father, Lyman G. Corney and the father of her children, Donald William Sudbrack, both of Montana. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 JOSEPH "JOE" RUDOLPH KUSECK A Mass of Christian burial for Joseph "Joe" Rudolph Kuseck was celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001, at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Friday at the SCM Catholic Church. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Interment took place in the St. Joseph's Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Kuseck, 80, of 624 Second St., Rock Springs, died at 7 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, at the residence of his daughter, following a lengthy illness. He was a longtime Rock Springs resident. Kuseck was born on March 19, 1920 in Hudson to Anton Kuseck and Frances Dolenc. At an early age his family relocated to Reliance, where he received his education. In 1964 he married Jennie Bernard Roccabruna. Kuseck's first employment was in 1937 doing cement and masonry work with Cy Rahonce Cement and Construction. Later he worked as an electrician foreman for the Union Pacific Coal Company in Reliance until 1946. He moved to Rock Springs and was employed as a carpenter by Superior Lumber Company. In 1966, he became employed by Stauffer Chemical Company in the maintenance department until his retirement in 1985. During this time, he was also employed as a bus driver for Zanetti Bus Lines. He was a staunch supporter of union labor organizations and was a member of United Mine Workers of America, United Steelworkers of America, and United Brotherhood of Carpenters No. 1620. He was a Charter Member of the Slovenian National Benefit Society, Lodge 10, serving for many years as secretary. During his lifetime, he performed many acts of kindness for his fellow workers and acquaintances. His hobbies included stock car racing, square dancing, hunting and fishing, woodworking, exploring and reading about historical places in Sweetwater and Fremont counties. A great deal of his time was spent farming and raising sheep on their ranch in Farson. Survivors include his wife, Jennie; one daughter, Janie Mann and husband Rob; one step-son, Rick Roccabruna and wife Diane; five grandchildren, Jarod, Michael, and Elizabeth Mann, and Ricco and Amber Roccabruna; three sisters, Mrs. John "Rose" Petrovich, Mrs. Stan "Elsie" Dolence, all of Rock Springs and Mrs. Jerome "Frances" Francis of Lincoln, Neb.; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and twin brothers who died in infancy in Hudson. The family received friends at 14 Black Kettle Drive, Arrowhead Springs. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 FELIX SANDOVAL RANCHOS DE TAOS, N.M. - Rosary for Felix Sandoval was conducted on Jan. 7, 2001, at San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church in Ranchos de Taos. Funeral Mass was conducted on Jan. 8, 2001, at San Francisco de Asis Church. Interment followed at Jesus Nazareno Cemetery in Ranchos de Taos. Sandoval, 87, of Rancho de Taos, N.M., died on Jan. 3, 2001. He lived in Green River and Granger for 34 years before moving back to Ranchos de Taos in 1974. He retired from the Union Pacific Railroad in Green River in 1974. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Delfina Sandoval; children, Evangeline Thompson and husband Robert of Las Vegas, Connie Roth and husband Ron of Los Angeles, Susana Hand and husband Dave of Las Vegas, Josephine Prince of Taos, Amanda Brisko and husband Barry of Rock Springs, and Tony Sandoval and wife Melody of Fredericksburg, Va.; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Becky Fiore in 1996. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 ROBERT ROBINSON "BOBBY" WININGAR A memorial service for Robert Robinson "Bobby" Winingar was conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. John Savio conducted the services. Winingar, 48, of 1508 Ninth St. Space No. 62, Rock Springs, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at the South Lincoln Memorial Hospital shortly after being admitted. A resident of Rock Springs since 1985 and former resident of Buffalo, Winingar died following a sudden illness. He was born in Buffalo on April 4, 1953, the son of Robert Winingar and Virginia Albidrses. He attended schools in Billy Creek and Kaycee High School. He married Pamela Jackson in Sheridan on July 27, 1984. Winingar was employed by True Drilling as a derrick hand for the past year and a half, and he also had been employed by S.S.T. Drilling for eight and a half years. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. His pursuits included hunting, guns and working on his pickups. Survivors include his wife, Pamela of Rock Springs; his parents, Robert and Virginia Winingar of Buffalo; one brother, Mark Winingar of Rock Springs; two sisters, Adeline Zimmersheid and husband George of Sundance and Evelyn Richardson of Sheridan; one uncle, Johnny Winingar of California; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 13, 2001 MELVIN R. MARIETTA CHEYENNE--Melvin R. Marietta, 74, of Cheyenne, died Monday at United Medical Center-West. He was born July 25, 1926 in Rock Springs, and had lived in Cheyenne since 1967. He graduated from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor's degree in 1949. Marietta was an agent for the Internal Revenue Service retiring in 1989. He was a member of the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs and the Masonic Lodge. Marietta is survived by a son, Dean Marietta of Gillette; two daughters, Karen Marietta of Albin and Cheryl Busbey of Silver Springs, Md.; a brother, Jack Marietta of Rock Springs; and one grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida M. Marietta on April 12, 1996, and his parents, John and Ann Marietta. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be conducted at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 20, 2001 SARAH MAE "SANDY" DOBNIK KEMMERER--Graveside services for Sarah Mae "Sandy" Dobnik were on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Mrs. Dobnik, 74, died Jan. 11, 2001, in Laramie. She was born on July 13, 1925, in Kemmerer, while her parents Bert and Hanna Mae Matthews Sandberg were living on a ranch above Beaver Creek on the Hamsfork. The ranch has since been known as the Sandberg Place. They later moved into Kemmerer and lived at 805 Cedar St. After graduating from Kemmerer High School, she attended telegrapher school and then worked for Union Pacific Railroad in Kemmerer. She was active in the Junior Old Timers’ of the railroad and Moose Lodge. She also helped her mother and her sister, Ora Talcott, with the rummage sales at the Episcopal Church. She married Aldo "Al" F. Girany Sr. They had two sons, Michael L. Girany and Also "Fred" Girany Jr. Mrs. Dobnik worked for the railroad up until the railroad stopped passenger service in Kemmerer. She and Girany were divorced in the early 60s. She married Rudolph "Rudy" Stanley Dobnik on March 1, 1970. They moved to Bethel, Alaska, where they both worked for Wien Airlines. They also leased numerous gold mines in Alaska and were avid searchers of the metal. She and Dobnik moved back to Diamondville in the early 80s. Their pursuits included traveling and especially their trip to the Old country to find their roots in Yugoslavia, Italy and Sweden. After Dobnik's death in June of 1991, Mrs. Dobnik moved to Pinedale at the assisted living facility there. In 1995, she moved to the nursing home in Laramie where she lived until her death. She is survived by her two sons, Fred Girany Jr. and wife Linda of Laramie, and Michael L. Girany of Alaska; and six grandchildren an numerous great-grandchildren. Her parents, sister, and both husbands preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 20, 2001 WILLIAM N. "BILL" EATON JR. Funeral services for William N. "Bill" Easton Jr. were conducted at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Bishop Kevin Robertson conducted the services. Funeral services were also conducted at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at the Presbyterian Church, 303 Main St., Saratoga. The Rev. Glenn Fuller conducted the services. Interment took place in the Saratoga Cemetery. Pallbearers were Larry Hepner, John Baxter, Les Daniels, Robert Hartley, Mike Crow and Bruce Crow. Honorary pallbearers were Steve Bartlett, John Bartlett, Bob Bartlett, Garland "Buster" Bartlett III, Lafayette Eaton, Michael Eaton, Mike Eaton, Vince Crow and Russ Crow. Eaton, 46, of 210 Bluebonnet Circle, Rock Springs, formerly of 1275 Midwest, Green River, died on Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. A resident of Green River for the past 15 years and a former resident of Saratoga, Eaton died following a sudden illness. He was born on June 5, 1954, in Rawlins, the son of William and Betty Pearl Eaton Sr. He attended schools in Saratoga and was a graduate from Platte Valley High with the class of 1972. He married Becky Crow in Saratoga on June 1, 1974. Eaton worked as a heavy equipment operator for Bridger Coal for 15 years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His pursuits included sports, fishing and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Becky Eaton of Rock Springs; his parents, Bill and Betty Eaton of Saratoga; one son, Andy Eaton of Laramie; two daughters, Rachel Eaton of Rock Springs and Emily Eaton of Coos Bay, Ore.; one brother, Mike Eaton of Saratoga; one sister, Debbie Nelson of Julian, Calif.; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews, including Lafayette Eaton and Michael Eaton. Eaton was preceded in death by his grandma, Pearl Bartlett. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 20, 2001 EMMA HELEN DAPAPICOLA NOVAK LANDER--The funeral liturgy for Emma Helen Novak was at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Lander, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at 10 a.m., the Rev. Fr. Ray Rodriguez officiating. Burial followed in Mount Hope Cemetery, Lander. A vigil for the deceased was at the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson's Funeral Home, Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m. Mrs. Novak, 95, died at the Westward Heights Nursing Home, Lander, 1:55 a.m., Jan. 14, 2001. Mrs. Novak was born to John and Candida Dapapicola [sic, should be Dalapicola}, Jan. 3, 1906, in Rock Springs. She married Peter Milos Novak at Lander in 1921. The family made their home at 730 Cascade for many years. Peter Novak worked the area mines and oil fields. He died Jan. 1, 1975. Mrs. Novak is survived by a son and family, Milton and Frances Novak of Champaign, Ill., three grandsons, John, Michael and Scott Novak; and six great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 20, 2001 ORLANDO FELIX PINEDA A Mass of Christian burial for Orlando Felix Pineda was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, 2001, at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Sunday at the church. The Rev. John Savio conducted the service. Military graveside services and interment took place at the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pineda, 76, of 1500 Main St., Reliance, died on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 47 years, Pineda had been in ill health for the past three years. He was born in November of 1924 in Taos, N.M., the son of the late Manuel and Lucarita Pacheco Pineda. He attended schools in Taos and was a graduate from Taos High School with the class of 1942. He married Floyda Martinez in Denver on March 26, 1948. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the South Pacific for 36 months. He was a sergeant in the Army and was awarded the Silver Star for bravery. He worked for FMC for 30 years and at the time of his retirement was a bit grinder and also worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company for 10 years. Pineda was a member of the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. His pursuits included fishing, hunting and spending time with his entire family. He is survived by his wife, Floyda Pineda of Reliance; two sons, Dennis Pineda and wife Jo Ann of Reliance and Willie Pineda of Rock Springs; two grandchildren, Will Pineda of Laramie and Bobby Pineda of Rock Springs; one brother, Jake Pineda and wife Tina of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three sisters, Sophie Mullen of Taos, Flora Pineda of Taos and Josie Lucero of Albuquerque, N.M.; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Pineda was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Nativida and one in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 20, 2001 HAROLD SIMKIN Funeral services for Harold Simkin were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way with John Beach officiating. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery with full military rites. Simkin, 84, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at Sage View Care Center following a short illness. He was born Sept. 9, 1917, in Rock Springs, the son of Edmund Jacob and Elizabeth Wilson Simkin. He married Icle Leon Moore on Dec. 21, 1963, in Salt Lake City. He was employed by Mountain Fuel Supply Company for many years. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the horse cavalry. Some of his interests included fishing, hunting and the outdoors. He was a member of the American Legion Archie Hay Post 24 in Rock Springs. He is survived by his wife, Icle, of Rock Springs; one daughter, Elizabeth Simkin of South Carolina; two stepchildren, Dwayne Mudd and wife Bulah and Jacquie Davis and husband Red, all of Salt Lake City; one brother, Curtis Simkin and wife Eileen of Rock Springs; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one stepson, Dwight Mudd; and three brothers, Clyde, Bill and Cornelius J. "C.J." Simkin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 20, 2001 BRUCE GOINS YODER Funeral services for Bruce Goins Yoder were conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated. A memorial services was also conducted in Cheyenne at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Weiderspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes, 1900 E. 19th St., Cheyenne. Yoder, 50, of Rock Springs, died suddenly Dec. 28, 2000, at his home on Clark Street. A resident of Rock Springs since June of 1982, Yoder was a journalist with the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner. He was born June 15, 1950, in Torrington to John P. and Louise Goins Yoder. The family ranched at Fort Laramie during Yoder’s early years. He attended schools in Torrington, Kearney, Neb., and Rocky Ford, Colo. He was a graduate of Rocky Ford High School, a member of the class of 1968. He graduated from Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colo. in 1972 and from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in journalism in 1974. Prior to accepting his position with the Rocket-Miner, where he worked in several capacities from 1982 to 2000, Yoder wrote for newspapers in Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and also did freelance writing and photography. He began his journalism career at the Rocky Ford Daily Gazette at the age of 16. He was the recipient of numerous press awards and other recognitions of his achievement during his career. Survivors include his father, John Yoder, of Rocky Ford; his sister, Marion Jane Yoder and her husband, Terry Roker, of Cheyenne; three maternal uncles and their spouses, John Goins of Knoxville, Tenn., Joe “Clyde” Goins of Greenville, Ohio, and Joseph F. Howard of Rockville, Md.; many cousins throughout the United States; several extended family members in London, England and New Zealand; and many friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, Louise, in 1974 and an infant brother, John Alan, in 1947. Yoder will be buried with his family in Cheyenne at Beth El Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 20, 2001 GRAYCE HICKS YUMA, Ariz.—Services for Grayce Hicks were conducted at the Yuma Baptist Church. Mrs. Hicks, 78, of 12584 E. 44th Drive, Yuma, Ariz., wife of Jay Hicks, former water superintendent of Pacific Power, died on Jan. 14 at the Yuma Medical Center in Yuma. She is survived by her husband; three daughter, Carol Henry, Karen Mazaneque and Sharon Henry; two stepsons, Jay Charles Hicks and William Hicks; and eight grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 23, 2001 Mabel Logan services set Mabel E. Logan, 89, died at her home Dec. 28, 2000. She was born at Overton, Neb., on June 18, 1911. In 1932, she married Henry Logan. They moved to Hallville in 1935 and later to Bittercreek. In 1939, they moved to Green River. In 1940, Mabel and Henry bought a piece of land four miles west of Green River where they made their home until Henry’s death in 1982. Because of her failing eyesight, she moved to Grants Pass, ore., to live with her son, Lloyd, until her death. She was a graduate of the Sumner, Neb., high school. After her sons were raised, she went to work as a housekeeper at Little America until she retired at age 62. She is survived by three sons, Floyd Logan of Rock Springs, Neil Logan of Reliance and Lloyd Logan of Grants Pass; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and one son, Beryl in 1987. Funeral services were conducted at Redwood Christian Church Tuesday, Jan. 2, in Grants Pass. Memorial graveside services and inurnment beside her husband will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 23, 2001 Mr. Zupence dies Jan. 18 The Funeral Liturgy for Rudy Zupence will be from the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, 10 a.m. with the Rev. Frs. Robert Hilbert and Dave Matzko and Sister Theresa officiating. A vigil for the deceased will be offered at the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson’s Funeral Home, Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Fr. Dan Gannon and Sister Theresa officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery, Lander. Zupence died the evening of Jan. 18, 2001, following his long battle with cancer. Zupence was born to Antone and Angela Jontar Zupence, Sept. 12, 1932, at Rock Springs. The family lived at the Number Seven Coal Camp for 19 years while Zupence attended school. He was a 1951 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Following graduation, Zupence worked for McCurtain Motors. He served in the Korean War from 1953 to 1955 with the Corps of Engineers. Following discharge from the armed services, he entered the College of Engineering at the University of Wyoming, completing his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering in 1959. He and the former Nancy Gene Peterson were married Dec. 21, 1958, at Rock Springs. He was employed for eight years with the Wyoming Highway Department working with structural design, materials and quality control on state highway projects. He took charge of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Roads Department at Fort Washakie in 1967 and was retired in 1977, due to ill health. He was an outdoors man. His pursuits included hunting and fishing at his favorite spots in the area and spending time with his dog, Hunter. Zupence was active in Richard Pogue Post 81 American Legion and the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church at Fort Washakie. Survivors include his wife, Nancy, of the family home at Fort Washakie and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 23, 2001 Magsamen dies Jan. 20 Eugene “Gene” Joseph Magsamen, 78, of 1410 Collins St., Rock Springs, died at 12:50 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where he had been a patient since Dec. 30, 2000. A longtime Rock Springs and Superior resident, Magsamen had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born on July 18, 1922, in Platte County, Neb., the son of the late Andrew and Helen Heinen Magsamen. Magsamen attended schools in Platte County at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He married Renee Hornsby on June 1, 1946, in Richmond, Calif., and she preceded him in death on Feb. 13, 1987. Magsamen was a retired coal miner for the Union Pacific Coal Company and he was also employed at the Sweetwater County Road and Bridge as a heavy equipment mechanic and he retired in 1987. He was a U.S. Navy World War II Veteran. Magsamen was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Sweetwater Democratic Party. Magsamen was an avid golfer, hunter, fisherman and loved to play softball. Survivors include one son, George Magsamen of Garritson, Mont.; three sisters, Winnifred Mausbach of Humphrey, Neb., Lettie Mollner of Omaha, Neb., and Nelda Veik of Muskego, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; five brothers, Mark, Wilbert, Carol, Joseph and Leander; and three sisters, Neda German, Cora Braun and Mary Irwin. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway Ave., Rock Springs, Deacon Randy Hruska will officiate. Military graveside services and interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. A parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Friends may call at the funeral chapel Wednesday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Thursday until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 23, 2001 Villa Albat dies Jan. 22 Villa Gene Albat, 57, of 506 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died on Monday, Jan. 22, 2001, at his residence. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Albat died following a sudden illness. He was born on March 8, 1943 in Heber City, Utah, the son of Nora Mae Ferrell and Henry Albat. Albat worked as a janitor for High Security Lock and Alarm. He is survived by one son, Jeffery Gene Albat of Wyoming; two brothers, Randy Albat and Gary Albat, both of Rock Springs; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Albat was preceded in death by his parents. Services are pending. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 23, 2001 Mrs. Vreeland dies Jan. 21 Michela Jane “Mickey” Vreeland, 56, of 103 Independence Drive, Evanston, died on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at the Medical Center in Evanston. A resident of Evanston for the past year and a half and former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Vreeland died following a sudden illness. She was born on April 21, 1944, in Estes Park, Colo., the daughter of the late Leo A. and Edith Myrtle Murphy. She attended schools in Colorado and was a graduate from Estes Park High School with the class of 1962. She then attended Denver College. She married Jack Vreeland in Casper on May 3, 1986. Family was important to her. Her pursuits included spending time in Colorado and she enjoyed the open space of Wyoming. Her pursuits also included camping in the Aspen groves in the mountains. This fall she even planted her own aspens at her home. She easily made friends wherever she went. While she worked at numerous jobs during her life, including electronics assembler, hod carrier, foreman, CAN, housekeeper, private business owner, bartender and cook, many of her fond remembrances were always about the Elks Lodge in Rock Springs where she made many friends and worked with her family in all aspects of lodge activities. She is survived by her husband, Jack Vreeland of Evanston; two daughters, Leah Vreeland of Evanston and Laura Faatz of Berthoud, Colo.; one brother, Leo A. “Pat” Murphy Jr. of San Diego, Calif.; and three grandchildren, Talissa Gonzalez, Joseph Hansen and Justin Hansen. She was preceded in death by her parents. Following cremation, memorial services and inurnment are pending. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 2001 Shassetz dies Jan. 23 John Oscar Shassetz Sr., 82, of 524 Second St., Rock Springs, died on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at his residence. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 69 years, Shassetz died following a sudden illness. He was born on June 5, 1918, in Monarch, the son of the late Andrew and Eva Boyak Shassetz. He attended schools in Sheridan. He married Nina Zanetti in Las Vegas in 1948. She preceded hin in death in 1977. Shassetz was employed as a coal miner for various mines throughout Rock Springs and later worked as an operator for the FMC Corporation for 27 years until his retirement in 1980. Following retirement, Shassetz was employed by the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy sheriff. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151, the American Legion, the National Rifle Association and the North American Wildlife. His pursuits included hunting, fishing, dancing and accordion music. He is survived by two sons, John Shassetz, Jr. and wife Patsy, and Mario Shassetz and wife Brenda, all of Rock Springs; four daughters, Nina Sue Chambers of Rock Springs, Reena Tarufelli of Rock Springs, Judy Neufer of Cody and Marlene Lapille of El Paso, Texas; one brother, Eugene Boyak of Rock Springs; one sister, Nellie Frolic of California; eight grandchildren, Chris Shassetz, Travis Shassetz, Misty Shassetz, Tina Chambers, Tia Holt and Spike Morck; and several great-grandchildren. Shassetz was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Nina Shassetz; brothers, Paul, Andy, Raymond and Archie; and sisters, Ann and Amelia. Funeral services are pending. The family will be receiving friends at the home of John and Patsy Shassetz, 497 Mesa Drive, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 25, 2001 Mrs. Curtis dies Jan. 22 Alison Curtis, 93, a longtime resident of Diamondville and LaBarge, died Jan. 22, 2001, at Evanston Regional Hospital. She was born June 14, 1907, in Diamondville, the daughter of Pete G. Kirkwood and Francis Smith Kirkwood. She married Irving Blaine Gamble in 1929 in Diamondville. Born to this union were three children, Roy, Kieth and Bernice. Gamble died in 1957. Mrs. Curtis later married Walker “Bill” Curtis. They lived in Diamondville and later moved to LaBarge in 1976. She had been a resident of the South Lincoln Nursing Home for the past nine months. Mrs. Curtis carried the mail from Kemmerer to Diamondville and Elkol for 20 years. She also worked at the Antler Motel for 14 years. She is survived by two sons, Roy Gamble and wife Linda of Green River and Kieth Gamble and wife Beverly of Greybull; a daughter, Bernice Thomas and husband Virgil of LaBarge; and a brother, Kieth Kirkwood and wife Peg of California. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Blaine and Bill; her mother and father; one sister; and four brothers. Funeral services will be conducted at the Stake Center in Kemmerer, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at 11 a.m., with a viewing prior to the service. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 26, 2001 Thelma Paustian dies on Jan. 25 Thelma Study Paustian, 86, of 1509 Ninth St. No. 30, Rock Springs, died at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, after a short illness. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 26, 2001 Mrs. Day dies Jan. 20 Helen C. Day, 94, former resident of Rock Springs, died on Jan. 20 in Lakewood, Colo., after a short illness. She was born in Casper on June 5, 1906, daughter of John F. and Mary Jane Gregg Heagney. She married Richard C. Day on Nov. 10, 1928, and the couple then moved to Rock Springs, where they lived for more than 60 years. Mrs. Day was a homemaker and was active in many local organizations, including the Woman’s Club of Rock Springs, Daughters of the Nile, Job’s Daughters, Eastern Star, Neighbors of Woodcraft and several square dance clubs. She was a volunteer for the Right to Read program and the Rock Springs Public Library, and was a Grey Lady for the Red Cross at Memorial Hospital in Rock Springs. In 1977 she won the Daughters of the Nile DIANA award for her service to the community. Her hobbies included crossword puzzle, reading, and, in earlier years, golfing at the Dead Horse Canyon Golf Club. Following the death of her husband in 1992, Mrs. Day moved to Lakewood. Surviving are her daughters, Jean Lassila of Ames, Iowa, Mary Dunnewald of Arvada, Colo., and Ruth Miller of Boulder, Colo., as well as six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and 10 nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Day was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters. A memorial service will take place in Arvada on Jan. 27, 2001. Graveside services for Mrs. Day will take place in Rock Springs in late spring. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 27, 2001 VILLA GENE ALBAT Memorial services for Villa Gene Albat were conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev Jeanny House conducted the services. Inurnment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Albat, 57, of 506 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died on Monday, Jan. 22, 2001, at his residence. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Albat died following a sudden illness. He was born on March 8, 1943, in Heber City, Utah, the son of Nora Mae Ferrell and Henry Albat. Albat worked as a janitor for High Security Lock and Alarm. He is survived by one son, Jeffery Gene Albat of Wyoming; two brothers, Randy Albat and Gary Albat, both of Rock Springs; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Albat was preceded in death by his parents. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 27, 2001 ALISON CURTIS Funeral services for Alison Curtis were conducted at the Stake Center in Kemmerer, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at 11 a.m. Mrs. Curtis, 93, a longtime resident of Diamondville and LaBarge, died Jan. 22, 2001, at Evanston Regional Hospital. She was born June 14, 1907, in Diamondville, the daughter of Pete G. Kirkwood and Francis Smith Kirkwood. She married Irving Blaine Gamble in 1929 in Diamondville. Born to this union were three children, Roy, Kieth and Bernice. Gamble died in 1957. Mrs. Curtis later married Walker “Bill” Curtis. They lived in Diamondville and later moved to LaBarge in 1976. She had been a resident of the South Lincoln Nursing Home for the past nine months. Mrs. Curtis carried the mail from Kemmerer to Diamondville and Elkol for 20 years. She also worked at the Antler Motel for 14 years. She is survived by two sons, Roy Gamble and wife Linda of Green River and Kieth Gamble and wife Beverly of Greybull; a daughter, Bernice Thomas and husband Virgil of LaBarge; and a brother, Kieth Kirkwood and wife Peg of California. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Blaine and Bill; her mother and father; one sister; and four brothers. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 27, 2001 KAYLA MARIE HAGER Funeral services for Kayla Marie Hager were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at the Rock Springs Evangelical Free Church, 125 Firestone Road, Rock Springs. The Rev. Jon Blair of the Providence Reformed church of the United States conducted the services. Interment took place in the Baby Land Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Kayla Marie Hager, infant daughter of Lance and Theresa Hager and convanent child in Jesus Christ, died shortly after birth at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, at 6:06 a.m. She is survived by her parents; her maternal grandparents, John and Linda McDonald of Vancouver, Wash.; her paternal grandparents, Greg and Terri Hager of Casper; her maternal great-grandmother, Adele Bacigalupi of Vancouver; her paternal great-grandmother, Clayta Forsgren of Rock Springs; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandparents, Alfred Bacigalupi and LeRoy and Helene McDonald; and her paternal great-grandparents, Richard Forsgren and Walter and Lorraine Hager. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 27, 2001 HERBERT WELLS KENNEDY Funeral services for Herbert Wells Kenedy were conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at the Buck-Heggie Funeral Home in Laramie. Military graveside services and interment took place at the Green Hill Cemetery in Laramie. A wake followed services at the Third Street Bar. Kennedy, 83, of 4505 Meadowlark Lane, Laramie, died on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A resident of Laramie for the past 75 years, Kennedy had been in ill health for the past year. He was born on Aug. 22, 1917, in Denver, the son of the late Herbert Leslie and Lillian Francis Wells Kennedy. He attended schools in Laramie and was a graduate from Laramie High School with the class of 1934. He married Ruth Murdock in Boise, Idaho, on Dec. 18, 1941. Kennedy served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a decorated veteran of World War II, earning the Air Medal with three Clusters and Distinguished Flying Cross with two Bronze Battle Stars. He was the owner and operator of Kennedy Electric until he retired in 1986. Kennedy was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the American Legion, American Rifle Association and 303rd Bomb Group “The Hells Angels.” His pursuits included prospecting, inventing, hunting and metal work. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Murdock Kennedy of Laramie; two sons, Michael W. Kennedy of Green River and Kurt Kennedy of Tucson, Ariz.; one daughter, Karen Davenport of Turkey; five grandchildren, Kelly Kennedy, Chris Kennedy, Andrea Kennedy, Mark Davenport and Felicia Davenport; and nine great-grandchildren. Kennedy was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Jan 27, 2001 JACQUELINE WILSON Funeral services for Jacqueline Wilson were conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Jeanny House of the First Congregational Church conducted the services. Mrs. Wilson, 70, of 122 L St., Rock Springs, died on Friday, Jan. 19, 2001, at her residence. Mrs. Wilson had been a longtime resident of Rock Springs. She was born on Nov. 13, 1930, in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of the late Robert and Goldie L. Wake Brackney. She attended schools in Michigan and was a graduate from Warren High School with the class of 1949. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary 151 and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 24. Her pursuits included sewing and doing crafts. She is survived by one son, Kevin D. Wilson of Pinedale; three daughters, Roxanne Broyles and friend Jack James of Rock Springs, Karen Singleton of Rock Springs, and Shirley Radke and husband Michael of Gillette; two brothers, Don Brackney and wife Betty of Edgewater, Fla., and William Bracknery and wife Carol of New Berwick, Maine; three sisters, Mary Jane Brackney of Dearborn Heights, Mich., Opal Rawson and husband William of Lake Worth, Fla., and Patricia Charbo and husband Andrew of Lander; three grandchildren, James Partington, Thomas Fleming and Jasmine Wilson; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James W. Wilson; son, William Wilson; two brothers, Robert Brackney and Maurice Brackney; and two sisters, Jean Garmany and Marie Bachlor. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 HELEN C. DAY ARVADA, Colo.—A memorial service for Helen C. Day took place in Arvada, Colo., on Jan. 27, 2001. Mrs. Day, 94, former resident of Rock Springs, died on Jan. 20 in Lakewood, Colo., after a short illness. She was born in Casper on June 5, 1906, daughter of John F. and Mary Jane Gregg Heagney. She married Richard C. Day on Nov. 10, 1928, and the couple then moved to Rock Springs, where they lived for more than 60 years. Mrs. Day was a homemaker and was active in many local organizations, including the Woman’s Club of Rock Springs, Daughters of the Nile, Job’s Daughters, Eastern Star, Neighbors of Woodcraft and several square dance clubs. She was a volunteer for the Right to Read program and the Rock Springs Public Library, and was a Grey Lady for the Red Cross at Memorial Hospital in Rock Springs. In 1977 she won the Daughters of the Nile DIANA award for her service to the community. Her hobbies included crossword puzzles, reading, and, in earlier years, golfing at the Dead Horse Canyon Golf Club. Following the death of her husband in 1992, Mrs. Day moved to Lakewood. Surviving are her daughters, Jean Lassila of Ames, Iowa, Mary Dunnewald of Arvada and Ruth Miller of Boulder, Colo., as well as six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and 10 nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Day was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters. Graveside services for Mrs. Day will take place in Rock Springs in late spring. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 THELMA RUTH PAUSTIAN Funeral services for Thelma Ruth Paustian were conducted at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were her grandsons, Ricky Loftice, Robert Loftice, Tracy Frisbee, Allen Frisbee, Bud Smith and Cody Landry. Mrs. Paustian, 85, of 1508 Ninth St. No. 30, died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City of a short illness. She was born on March 17, 1914 in Thurman, Iowa, the daughter of John David and Rose Tysor Study. She attended schools in Iowa. She resided in Riverton before moving to Rock Springs in 1987. Her interests included going to flea markets, garage sales and raising her family. She is survived by four sons and three daughters, Darlene “Dolly” Colpitts of Rock Springs, Bob Frisbee and wife Lois of Rock Springs, Bonnie Kay Frisbee and husband Ray of Encampment, Rick D. Loftice and wife Cindy of Livingston, Mont., Rob K. Loftice and wife Vicki of Encampment, Keith C. Arcoren and wife Margo of Rock Springs, and Karen Arcoren of Lander; one sister, Wilda Worman of Gillette; two brothers, Brooks Studie of Bittle, Mont., and Bill Studie of Arvada; 19 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, George; two grandsons, Michael Collins Arcoren and Ronnie Frisbee; four sisters and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 R. RUSSELL ALLBAUGH LARAMIE - Memorial services for A. Russell Allbaugh were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral. Allbaugh, 93, former longtime Laramie Daily Boomerang publisher, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. Allbaugh joined Laramie Newspapers in late December of 1945 as general manager following three years service as a Naval Air officer in World War II. He was named president and publisher in 1948, a position he held until his retirement in 1992. Prior to his Navy service he worked for Cheyenne and Reno, Nev., newspapers. During his 47 years with the Boomerang, Allbaugh saw it through many technological changes from the days of "hot type” using lead type casting to make a printing plate, to offset printing using computers and photomechanical processes. Allbaugh was born Oct. 9, 1907, in Clay Center, Kan., a son of Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Allbaugh. He attended high school in Concordia, Kan., and Kansas State College, Manhattan, Kan. He was a 1929 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Throughout his career and residence in Laramie, Allbaugh was active in civic affairs in the community. He was active in the United Way, the construction of Ivinson Memorial Hospital, the Albany County Public Library, the Wyoming Territorial Park and the University of Wyoming. He was a former board member of the Laramie Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Laramie Rotary Club and helped reorganize and reopen the Laramie Country Club after it had been closed during World War II. He and his wife, the late Frances M. Allbaugh, donated the Tree of Life, by Laramie sculptor Vince Valdez, which is on the east wall of the main lobby at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. A member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, Allbaugh served on the vestry for several terms. He also served on the board of the Salvation Army. He served two terms on the state board of Wyoming Blue Cross and Blue Shield and was chairman of the board from 1969-1970. He was a member of the American Newspapers Publishers Association, the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Inland Daily Press Association, International Newspapers Advertising Executives, the Inter American Press Association and a past president of the Wyoming Press Association. Under his leadership, the Laramie Daily Boomerang was voted the outstanding daily in the state several times and was the winner of many state awards He married Frances Maitland Mason Nov. 16, 1935, in Mexico, Mo. She preceded him in death in December of 1994. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Allbaugh Tiernan, and her husband Donald Tiernan, of Wayne, Neb.; a son, John Allbaugh, and his wife, Sharon, of Wichita, Kan.; and four grandchildren, Ryan McCoy, Alexandra and Carter Allbaugh and Kathy Sassman. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 RAYMOND H. BROWN BILLINGS, Mont. – Raymond H. Brown, 84, of Billings, Mont., died Monday morning, Jan. 29, 2001. He was born March 10, 1916, in Pueblo, Colo. He moved with his parents, Robert Henry Brown and Ethel Cola Alien Brown, to Billings in 1918. He lived in Billings since then, except for the time he served in the U.S. Army. Brown married Helen H. Gogos on July 2, 1939, in Bozeman, Mont. He served his country in the U.S. Army and Montana National Guard. He was a charter member of the Billings Optimist Club, the club's Knothole Gang and the Billings Archery Club. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and a Scoutmaster for several years. He was a member of Lodge 113 AF & AM (Masonic Lodge), Scottish Rite, Al Bedoo Shrine, Al Bedoo Greeters and former member of the Al Bedoo Oriental Band. He was proud to say that he also was a member of the First United Methodist Church for 70 years or more. He was associated with his parents in Brown's Cleaners until 1964. He was retired as owner of Sundown Security (Merchant Patrol) in 1982. Brown's pursuits included spending time with bus wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and also fishing, camping, photographs and anything else he could do in the company of family and friends. He was recognized as recipient of Man of the Year Award for youth work in 1958. He accomplished these things through sponsorship by the Billings Optimist Club, YMCA and the N.P.A. He attended Billings schools, graduated from Billings High School in 1935, attended Eastern Montana State Normal School and Rocky Mountain College. Since retirement, he took many of the courses offered by Nite Owis (Billings Public Schools Adult Education Program) and was also a charter volunteer at Zoo Montana. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Helen; his daughter, Dianne and her husband Charles Schanno of Superior; his son, Robert Brown and his wife Kathleen of Phoenix, Ariz.; his grandchildren, Raymond Schanno and his wife Kathy of Billings, Ronald Schanno of Denver, Elaine and her husband Kenny Rose of Rock Springs, June and husband Jeff Rose of Rock Springs, Jill Brown of Washington and Emily and husband Derek Francom of Chandler, Ariz.; eight great-grandchildren, one sister, Francis I. Palmer of California; and two nieces, Donna and Paula, also of California. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Ronald. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 BILLIE JUNE FLOYD Memorial services for Billie June Floyd took place at the Eagles in Green River Monday, Jan. 29, beginning at 3 p.m. Miss Floyd, 44, died following a short illness Jan. 25. Floyd was born Oct. 31, 1956, in Billings, Mont., the daughter of Dolan and June Floyd. Her hobbies included camping; music, pets, including her cat, B.R., keeping her family close, reading and floating the river. Her survivors include her mother, June Floyd of Green River; one brother, Dolan and wife Janie Floyd of Rock Springs; two sisters, Susan Floyd of Phoenix, Ariz., and Dianna and husband Robert Snedden of Green River; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Dolan Floyd. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 GIBSON “TARZAN” GILLILAN BLUFFDALE, Utah - Memorial services for Gibson "Tarzan" Gillilan were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m. at the Utah Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 17111 S Redwood Rd., Bluffdale, Utah. Gillilan, 85, died Jan. 24, 2001, in American Fork, Utah. He was born June 9, 1915, in Terre Haute, Ind., son of Samuel Gillilan and Hannah Armstrong. He married Amelia Barbara Marietti Dec 30, 1936, in Salt Lake City. Gibson spent 17 years in Superior where he attended school, excelling in football, basketball and track. He started working in the coal mines in his junior year of high school to help support his family. He was known to run from the mines to the high school football field, where the team would circle around him so he could change into his football uniform. Even though he worked the mines throughout his high school years he graduated with his class in 1934. He later moved to San Diego working at Convair as a master machinist until he retired to Big Pine, Calif. After retirement, his pursuits included fishing in the High Sierras and entertaining family and friends He spent his last years in Highland, Utah. He served in World War II. His pursuits also included reading his bible and attending church. He was known by all his friends and family as Tarzan because of a youthful prank of swinging from tree to tree. He is survived by his wife, Amelia of 64 years; sons, Albert and wife Pauline of Kennewick, Wash., John of Reno, Nev., and Gary and wife Christina of Highland, Utah; five grandchildren, Donald Dawson, Joyce Posten, Kim Burkhart, Anna Morrison and Erik Gillilan; seven great-grandchildren, Robin Leo, Matt and Brian Dawson, Steven, Dustin and Kevin Posten and Jessica Peabody; one great-great-grandchild, Sequora Leo; brothers and sisters-in-law, George and wife Lucille, Sam and wife Jean and Jimmy and wigr Gertie, all of San Diego; sisters and brothers-in-law, Sarah and husband Morey Pierantoni of Rock Springs, and Margaret and Willard husband Stewart and Flora Gentetti, all of San Diego. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, John; and a sister, Grace. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 LOLA BOWEN MARTIN KEMMERER - Funeral services for Lola Bowen Martin were conducted at the Bena Penney Methodist Church in Kemmerer on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at 11 a.m. Interment followed services in the Cokeville Cemetery. Mrs. Martin, 91, died on Jan. 25, 2001 at the South Lincoln Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 30, 1909, in Lavland's Ranch, Border, the daughter of Leroy Layland and Elizabeth Kunzler. She married Samuel L. Morris Bowen on Aug. 23, 1927. He preceded her in death in February of 1942. She later married Gavin Martin. He preceded her in death on March 10, 1970. Survivors include son, Robert and wife Marion Bowen of Sandy, Utah; daughter, Doris and husband Joe Angelo of Roswell, N.M.; daughter-in-law, Donna Bowen; 20 grandchildren: 31 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; and brother, Ladd Layland of Pinedale. She was preceded in death, by her husband, Morris Bowers; second husband Gavin Martin; son, Raymond D. Bowen; daughter, Mary J. Bowen-Kirkwood and two grandsons, Joe Angelo Jr. and Lyon Kirkwood. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 ALDO MORI Funeral mass of Aldo Mori was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Diamondville. Interment was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. The rosary took place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday evening at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Mori, 80, died Jan. 27, 2001, at the South Lincoln County Medical Center in Kemmerer. He was born Dec. 14, 1920, in Koebler, N.M., to Torello and Rosa Diguili Mori. Mori moved with his family to Elkol in 1923 where his father worked in the underground coal mines. He attended schools in Frontier, Italy, and Kemmerer, graduating from Kemmerer High School in 1940. Mori graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in education in 1947 after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was stationed in the Philippine Islands and was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant. On Jan. 11, 1945, Mori married Georgia McCoury of Senia, N.C., in Belton, Texas. He taught a number of disciplines in the Kemmerer High School for 33 years, retiring in May of 1983. He worked in the summer recreation programs and started some of the first baseball programs in the Kemmerer area. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, the KEA/WEA and the Italian Lodge in Kemmerer for a number of years. Mori’s pursuits included the outdoors, fishing, gardening, rock hunting and spending time with his four grandchildren. He was a talented wood worker, creating many pieces of furniture in his lifetime. Survivors include his wife, Georgia; his children, Robert T. and wife Celeste Mori, Gary L. and wife Sherry Mori and Carol and husband Dan Dean; grandchildren, Michael and Ahsa Mori and Ryan and Amanda Dean, all of Kemmerer; and his sister, Mary and husband W.J. Daniels of Yuma, Ariz. He was preceded in death by his father, mother and stepmother, Fenelia Mori. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 JOHN OSCAR SHASSETZ SR. Funeral services for John Oscar Shassetz Sr. were conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St. Rock Springs. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church officiated. Shassetz, 82, of 524 Second St., Rock Springs, died on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at his residence. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 69 years, Shassetz died following a sudden illness. He was born on June 5, 1918, in Monarch, the son of the late Andrew and Eva Boyak Shassetz. He attended schools in Sheridan. Ho married Nina Zanetti in Las Vegas in 1948. She preceded him in death in 1977. Shassetz was employed as coal miner for various mines throughout Rock Springs and later worked as an operator for the FMC Corporation for 27 years until his retirement in 1980. Following retirement, Shassetz was employed by the Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office as a deputy sheriff. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151, the American Legion, the National Rifle Association and the North American Wildlife. His pursuits included hunting, fishing, dancing and accordion music. He is survived by two sons, John Shassetz Jr. and wife Patsy, and Mario Shassetz and wife Brenda, all of Rock Springs; four daughters, Nina Sue Chambers of Rock Springs, Reena Tarufelli of Rock Springs, Judy Neufer of Cody and Marlene Lapille of El Paso, Texas; one brother, Eugene Boyak of Rock Springs; one sister, Nelle Frolic of California; eight grandchildren, Chris Shassetz, Criscilla Shassetz, Michael Shassetz, Travis Shassetz, Misty Shassetz Tina Chambers, Tia Holt and Spike Morck; and several great-grandchildren. Shassetz was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Nina Shassetz; brothers, Paul, Andy, Raymond and Archie; and sisters, Ann and Amelia. The body was cremated --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 3, 2001 MICHELA JANE “MICKEY” VREELAND Michela Jane “Mickey” Vreeland, 56, of 103 Independence Drive, Evanston, died on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at the Medical Center in Evanston. A resident of Evanston for the past year and a half and a former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Vreeland died following a sudden illness. She was born on April 21, 1944, in Estes, Park, Colo., the daughter of the late Leo A. and Edith Myrtle Murphy. She attended schools in Colorado and was a graduate from Estes Park High School with the class of 1962. She then attended Denver College. She married Jack Vreeland in Casper on May 3, 1986. Family was important to her. Her pursuits included spending time in Colorado and she enjoyed the open space of Wyoming. Her pursuits also included camping in the aspen groves in the mountains. This fall she even planted her own aspens at her home. She easily made friends wherever she went. While she worked a numerous jobs during her life, including electronics assembler, hod carrier, foreman, CNA, housekeeper, private business owner, bartender and cook, many of her fond remembrances were always about the Elks Lodge in Rock Springs where she made many friends and worked with her family in all aspects of lodge activities. She is survived by her husband, Jack Vreeland of Evanston; two daughters, Leah Vreeland of Evanston and Laura Faatz of Berthoud, Colo.; one brother, Leo A. “Pat” Murphy Jr. of San Diego, Calif.; and three grandchildren, Talissa Gonzalez, Joseph Hansen and Justin Hansen. She was preceded in death by her parents. Following cremation, memorial services and inurnment are pending. --- Rock Springs Rocket-Miner, Feb 9, 2001 Gummere dies Feb. 8 Todd Gummere, 27, of 3904 Tyler St., Rock Springs, died on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Gummere died following a sudden illness. He was born on Sept. 8, 1973, in Denver, the son of Thomas and Anna Warner Gummere. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1992. He then attended Western Wyoming College for two years. Gumemre was employed by Conoco as a technician for the past three years. His pursuits included golfing, hunting and spending time with his family. He is survived by his mother, Anna Gummere of Rock Springs; two sisters, Alysia McGaha and husband Allen of Rock Springs and Ashley Gummere of Rock Springs; grandfather, Glenn Warner of Payson, Ariz.; niece, Mackenzie McGaha; nephew, Garrett McGaha; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Gummere was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Gummere on July 26, 1999. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Roger Ferguson of the Clifton Christian Church in Grand Junction, Colo., will conduct the services. Interment will take place at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral chapel on Monday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and again on Tuesday until time of funeral services. Following the funeral service, the family will be receiving friends at the home of Anna Gummere, 930 Lincoln St., Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 10, 2001 PAULINE COLE DENVER—Pauline Cole, 77, of Denver, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2001. Mrs. Cole had been a longtime resident of Green River and a former resident of Coalville, Utah. She was born on Feb. 11, 1923 in Castle Rock, Utah, the daughter of the late Samuel and Dora Staley Moore. She attended schools in Coalville and was a graduate from Coalville High School with the class of 1941. She married Don Ray Wilde in Coalville. He preceded her in death. She then married Walter Ned Cole in Green River on June 12, 1976. He preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 1999. She worked as a record supervisor for the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Department for 22 years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is survived by two sons, Paul Wilde of Bourbonnas, Ill., and Brent Wilde of Denver; two daughters, Donna Rae Kemp of Green River and Doreen Wilde of Rock Springs; three brothers, Lyle Wilde of Salt Lake City, Dale Wilde of Salt Lake City and Max Wilde of Salt Lake City; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Cole was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Don Wilde, second husband, Walter Cole; one brother, Blaine Wilde; and one sister, Grace Wilde Vernon. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 10, 2001 ELBERT JOSEPH STEINAKER SR. MANILA, Utah—Funeral services for Elbert Joseph Steinaker Sr. were conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001 at the Manila Ward Chapel in Manila. Bishop Ross Catron conducted the services. Interment was in the Manila Cemetery in Manila. Steinaker, 101, of Manila, Utah, died at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, at the home of Kirk and Mandy Brandt in Manila. He was a longtime resident of Manila. He was born on Jan. 2, 1900, in Vernal, Utah, the son of the late Joseph Steinaker and Emma Jane Searle. He attended schools in Lonetree. He married the former Hillis Helene Hill in Meeker, Colo., on June 4, 1938. She preceded him in death on June 20, 1984. Steinaker was the owner-operator of the Manila Trading Company in Manila for 40 years and retired in 1908. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the B.P.O. Elks and a charter member of the Lions Club. Steinaker lived the last four years with his great-granddaughter, Mandy Brandt and her husband, Kirk. Survivors include two sons, Elbert Joseph “Punky” Steinaker Jr. and wife Lenita and John Randolph “Randy” Steinaker and wife Mary, all of Manila; two daughters, Dorothy Elaine Nash and husband Ken of Vernal and Bobbette Aline Reich and husband Alfred of Austine, Texas; 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and one brother, William Steinaker. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 10, 2001 MINNIE STEPHENSON Funeral services for Minnie Stephenson were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. The family of Minnie Stephenson received friends at the home of Elsie Dolenc, 1239 Ninth St., Rock Springs. Mrs. Stephenson, 91, of 1239 Ninth St., Rock Springs, died at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center. She was a resident of Rock Springs since 1992 and former resident of Superior and Pueblo, Colo. She was born on March 16, 1909 in Marcelji, Austria, the daughter of the late Vinko Yardas and Rose Susanj. Mrs. Stephenson immigrated to America with her mother in August of 1912, where they joined her father in Pueblo. The family moved to Superior in 1922, where Minnie spent most of her life. Mrs. Stephenson attended schools in Pueblo and Superior. She married Thomas Stephenson in Craig, Colo., on Dec. 16, 1938 and he preceded her in death on Sept. 10, 1992. They made their home in Superior, where she ran the Crystal Theater until 1957. She helped operate the White City Bar and Confectionary, which she also owned until 1957, when the coal mines in Superior closed. In April of 1959, they moved to Farson where they owned and operated the Farson Bar for seven and one-half years. In 1967, they purchased the Ghost Town Bar in Superior. They owned and operated the bar until 1973. Mrs. Stephenson lived in Superior until her husband died and at that time she moved to Rock Springs to live with her brother, Rudy. Mrs. Stephenson was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. She is survived by five brothers, Rudy Yardas and Jimmy Yardas of Rock Springs, Charles Yardas of Lander, Stanley Yardas of San Diego and Albert Yardas and wife Lenoar of Lander; two sisters, Elsei Dolenc of Rock Springs and Bernice Besso of Sun City West, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother and six sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 10, 2001 CURT BARNES AUBURN, Wash. – Curt Barnes of Auburn, Wash., former resident of Rock Springs and Green River, died on Jan. 27, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Brenda. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 10, 2001 CAROLYN S. BICKFORD FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Services for Carolyn S. Bickford were set for 11 a.m. Saturday at D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind. Burial was in Prairie Grove Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Carolyn Sue Bickford, 54, died Tuesday at her home in Fort Wayne. Bickford had been a resident of Rock Springs for 22 years prior to moving to Fort Wayne in 1999. Born in Barbourville, Ky., she owned Rocky Mountain Janitorial and managed Bi-Rite gas station in Rock Springs and also worked at Southwest Wyoming Rehabilitation Center for a time before retiring in 1999. Bickford's hobbies included fly fishing. Survivors include three sons, Michael Colley of Fort Wayne, Scott Colley of Auburn, Ind., and Daniel Colley of Rock Springs; one daughter, Tracy Walsh of Rock Springs; two step-daughters, Amanda Burwell and Tana Burwell, both of Fort Wayne; Mark Burwell; two brothers, Pete Honeycutt of Rock Springs and Steve Honeycutt of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Judy Payton of Fort Wayne and Linda Honeycutt of Rock Springs; 10 grandchildren and 10 nieces and nephews. Bickford was preceded in death by one daughter, Cathy Lynn Colley, and parents, Everett Honeycutt and Freda Osborn Honeycutt. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 10, 2001 THE VERY REV. WILLIAM ESPENSHADE RIVERTON - A wake service for the Very Rev. William Espenshade was conducted at SS. Cyril & Methodius Church in Rock Springs on Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at 7 p.m. A mass of Christian burial took place at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Church at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2001, with the Most Rev. David Ricken as celebrant. A second wake service was at St. Margaret's Church in Riverton on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001, at 7 p.m. The mass of Christian burial took place on Monday, Feb. 5, 2001, at 10:30 a.m., in St. Margaret's School auditorium. The celebrants were The Most Rev. Joseph Hart and the priests of the diocese. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton. Father Espenshade, pastor of St. Margaret's Church in Riverton, died on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, at the home of his friends, Pete and Helen Petersen of Rock Springs, after a long battle with cancer. Father Espenshade was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on June 12, 1939, to John and Helen Healy Espenshade. He studied for the priesthood at St. Joseph's Seminary in Washington, D.C., and was ordained a priest by Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle on June 1, 1968. After ordination, Father Espenshade continued his studies at St. Joseph College, Epiphany College and Drexel University and has a master's degree in library science. While a member of the Josephite Order, he served as associate pastor of Corpus Christi Church in New Orleans, La., and as librarian of St. Joseph Seminary in Washington, D.C. Father Espenshade moved to Wyoming in February of 1972. Since that time he has served in many parishes in the Diocese of Cheyenne. As Associate Pastor he served St. Margaret's Church in Riverton, SS. Cyril & Methodius Church in Rock Springs, St. Joseph in Cheyenne, Holy Name in Sheridan and St. Mary's Cathedral in Cheyenne. Upon being appointed a pastor, he served at St. Mary Magdalen in Evanston, St. John the Baptist in Buffalo, St. Lawrence O'Toole in Laramie, St. Patrick in Kemmerer, Our Lady of Sorrow in Rock Springs and St. Margaret in Riverton. In addition to his pastoral duties, Father Espenshade was the Dean of the Thermopolis Deanery and Diocesean Director for both the Cursillo and Marriage Encounter. He also served as a Judge on the Marriage Tribunal and was an active member of many committees for the Diocese. Father Espenshade is survived by his two brothers, John V. and his wife Sue of Glastonbury, Conn., and James J. and his wife Katheryn of Belhaven, N.C.; two sisters, Helen and Mary Ann Espenshade of Havertown, Pa.; eight nieces and nephews as well as countless friends and parishioners. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 10, 2001 GORDON E. HEIN ST. JOSEPH, Wis. - Funeral services for Gordon E. Hein were conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at Grace Lutheran Church, 404 E, Glenlord Road, St. Louis, with the Rev. Carl Pagel officiating. Burial was in St. Paul's Cemetery, Menomonie, Wis. Hein, 71, of St. Joseph, Wis., died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at his home. Hein was born on May 11, 1929, in Menomonie, the son of Clarence and Edna Grimme Hein. He graduated from Menomonie High School in 1947, then entered the U.S. Navy, serving his country from 1947 to 1952. He attended Stout University and graduated from Minnesota School of Business in Minneapolis. Moving to Green River, he was a court reporter for 12 years for Judge Stanton. He then worked as a court reporter at the Berrien County Courthouse in the circuit court for 22 years. Survivors include his wife, Cleo Myers Hein, whom he married on June 21, 1956, in Durand, Wis.; and a son, Tyson of St. Joseph He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Clarence Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 10, 2001 MELVIN JAMES SEXTON HEMET, Calif. Services for Melvin James Sexton were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at 11 a.m. at Central Church of Christ, 575 S. San Jacinto. Brother Richard Counts officiated. Sexton, 68, died Feb. 4, 2001, in Hemet, Calif., at his residence. A resident of Hemet for seven years and former resident of Rochester, N.Y., Webster, N.Y., and Bliss, N.Y., Hemet died of a lung illness. He was born March 24, 1932, in McKeesport, Pa. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1952-1963 and was awarded the National Defense Good Conduct Medal. He helped in pioneering the Deep Freeze project in the Antarctica in 1956. He was employed at Rochester Gas & Electric as a power plant operator and supervisor for 33 years. He was a member of Central Church of Christ and Lawson Road Church of Christ in Rochester from 1964-1991 where he served as deacon. His pursuits included traveling in his fifth wheel, motorcycle riding, collecting eagle statutes and spending time with his family. He and his wife owned a Gold Wing motorcycle. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Sexton of Hemet; son, James Allen Sexton of Rochester; daughters, Susan S. Brown of North Carolina, Crystal J. Whitney of Rochester, Donna Lee Bobak of Green River, Darla J. Sexton of Rochester and Elizabeth Kay Ware of Rock Mount, N.C.; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Ned Sexton of Mission, Texas and Robert Sexton of Wickenburgh, Ariz.; sister, Gayle Cannizzaro of Rio Rancho, N.M.; and several nieces and nephews. The body was cremated and inurnment was private. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 17, 2001 GENEVIEVE EMMA CARTER DIMICK Graveside services and interment for Genevieve Emma Carter Dimick took place at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001. Bishop Art Shassetz conducted the service. Mrs. Dimick, 86, of 504 Fourth Ave. W., Rock Springs, died at 2:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for the past four months and former resident of Superior and California, Mrs. Dimick had been in ill health for the past three months. She was born on Jan. 25, 1915 in Pleasant Grove, Utah, the daughter of the late Joseph O. Carter and Emma Nora Young. Mrs. Dimick attended schools in Pleasant Grove. She married Elmer W. Dimick in Manila, Utah, on March 21, 1936, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 1977. Survivors include two sons, Melvin F. Dimick and wife Nancy of Rawlins and Elmer G. Dimick and wife Susan of Rock Springs; two daughters, Shirley L. Warren of San Jose, Calif., and Lorraine Guttig and husband Hank of Rhonert Park, Calif.; 18 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elmer W. Dimick; two brothers; one sister, and one great-grandchild. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 17, 2001 TODD GUMMERE Funeral services for Todd Gummere were conducted at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Roger Ferguson of the Clifton Christian Church in Grand Junction, Colo., conducted the services. Interment took place at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Peter Hitt, Steve Miller, Darren Mattinson, Joe Sewell, Bart Todino and Trent Tynsky. Honorary pallbearers wre Allan McGaha, Curt Doenges, Will Doenges, Scott Cunningham, John Doenges, Shawn Dee Tarufelli and Chad Gummere. Gummere, 27, of 3904 Tyler St., Rock Springs, died on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Gummere died following a sudden illness. He was born on Sept. 8, 1973 in Denver, the son of Thomas and Anna Warner Gummere. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1992. He then attended Western Wyoming College for two years. Gummere was employed by Conoco as a technician for the past three years. His pursuits included golfing, hunting and spending time with his family. He is survived by his mother, Anna Gummere of Rock Springs; two sisters, Alysia McGaha and husband Allen of Rock Springs and Ashley Gummere of Rock Springs; grandfather, Glenn Warner of Payson, Ariz.; niece, Mackenzie McGaha; nephew, Garrett McGaha; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Gummere was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Gummere on July 26, 1999. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 17, 2001 AMELIA J. HILL A mass of Christian burial for Amelia J. Hill was celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mark Arambel, Jason Armstrong, Chris Soderlund, Matt Soderlund, Brian Gary and Mike Willmore. Honorary pallbearers were Teno Flaim, John Case Sr., John Frolic Sr., Jean Soule, Bill Lee and Den Frolic. The family received friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Jo and Bob Arambel, 911 Bonners Way, Rock Springs. Mrs. Hill, 76, of 713 N St., Rock Springs, died on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. Mrs. Hill had been a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. She was born on Sept. 28, 1924, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Otilia Kaumo. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1942. She married Sulo Hill on Oct. 20, 1947 in Rock Springs. Mrs. Hill was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, member and one of the founders of the Trentini Club, past church choir conductor and original member of the Italian singers. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Union Mercantile. Her pursuits included spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband, Sulo Hill of Rock Springs; five daughters, Mary Jo Arambel and husband Bob of Rock Springs, Hilma Dunn and husband Ernie of Rock Springs, Susie Armstrong and husband Lyle of Rock Springs, Theresa Johnson and husband Will of Rock Springs and Amy Easton and husband Mike of Green River; one brother, August Kaumo and wife Dorothy of Rock Springs; one sister, Mary Motichka of Glenwood Springs, Colo.; two adopted daughters, Lane Lassila Carpenter and husband Dannie and Liz Vargas; 18 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Hill was preceded in death by her parents, and four brothers, Frank Kaumo, Angelo Kaumo, Leno Kaumo and Joseph Kaumo Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 17, 2001 GEORGE MALICOAT A mass of Christian burial for George Malicoat was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2001 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 900 Hitching Post Drive, Green River. The Rev. Michael Hellman officiated Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Steve Malicoat, Bryan Kauchich, Paul Kauchich, Cliff Hanson, Richard Endres and John Cruz. Honorary pallbearers were Sheldon Barney and Glenn Butcher. Malicoat, 85, of Green River, died at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River at 1:09 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001. A longtime resident of Green River, Malicoat had been in ill health for the past several months. He was born on Feb. 21, 1915, in Harlan, Ky., the son of the late Thomas Ralph Malicoat and Debbie Sellers. Malicoat married the former Julie Krajnc in Price, Utah on Dec. 22, 1945 and she preceded him in death on April 25, 1995. He attended schools in Kentucky and graduated in 1933. Malicoat was a U.S. Army veteran having served in World War II. He had been a backup singer for the Jimmy Dorsey Band. Malicoat was employed by Mountain Fuel Supply Company as a pipeline inspector and a heavy equipment operator and was employed for 41 years and retired in 1985. He is survived by two sons, Tom Malicoat and wife Jan of Des Moines, Iowa and Douglas Malicoat and wife Karen of Green River; one daughter, Georgia “Pixie” Kauchich and husband John of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren, Neil Malicoat, Jessie Malicoat, Bryan Kauchich, Paul Kauchich, Janet Kauchich, Steve Malicoat and Gina Malicoat; and three great-grandchildren, Pavleen Malicoat, Isabell Malicoat and Suzanne Malicoat. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Julie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 17, 2001 MERWIN JOE KELLOGG YUMA, Ariz.—Family and friends of Merwin Joe Kellogg were invited to attend a celebration of his life on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 2-5 p.m. at the home of Beverly and Mel Bell in Yuma. Merwin Joe Kellogg died Feb. 4, 2001 in Yuma, Ariz., after a battle with cancer. Kellogg was born April 14, 1939 in Hailey, Idaho. Kellogg worked most recently for Pomerenke Wireline and previously for Dowell Schlumberger as a diesel mechanic. His pursuits included running the dune buggies, smarting off, hassling waitresses, a good laugh and spending time with his dog, Booze. He is survived by his wife, Janet Kellogg of Rock Springs; father, Joe Kellogg of Beaver City, Neb.; sisters, Beverly and husband Mel Bell of Wells, Nev., Carolyn Lara of Wendover, Nev., and Sheryl and husband James Beckett of Concord, Calif.; children, Cory and wife Vickie Kellogg of Phoenix, Brian and wife Kathy Kellogg of Vernal, Utah, Merilynn and husband Bob Bott of West Jordan, Utah, Jeanette Ellison of Rock Springs and David Daniels; and 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his mother, Verna Kellogg and his son, Kip Kellogg. There will be graveside services conducted in Rock Springs at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 17, 2001 BARBARA J. NEWMAN Funeral services for Barbara J. Newman were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2001 at the St. John’s Episcopal Church, 350 Mansface, Green River. The Rev. Russell Johnson officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. The family of Barbara J. Newman received friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Lynne and Tony DeBernardi, 222 Aspen Way, Rock Springs. Mrs. Newman, 72, of 643 W. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River, died at noon Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient since Monday. She was a former resident of Laramie and a resident of Green River since 1970. Mrs. Newman was born on June 10, 1928 in Fort Collins, Colo., the daughter of the late Percy Ingham and Ernestine Ancell. She attended schools in Laramie and was a graduate of the Laramie Senior High School with the class of 1945. She later attended the University of Wyoming and graduated with honors. She married Vern Newman on March 16, 1947 in Laramie. She was a retired social worker and was employed by the Wyoming Department of Family Services. She retired in 1985. Mrs. Newman was a member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church, St. Teresa’s Guild, the Episcopal Thrift Shop, P.E.O. Chapter AY and a member of the board of directors of the Golden Hour Seniors Citizens. Her pursuits included playing bridge, reading and spending time with her family. Survivors include her husband, Vern of Green River; one son, Craig Newman of Casper; one daughter, Lynne DeBernardi and husband Tony of Rock Springs; one brother, Stewart Ingham and wife Betty of Albuquerque, N.M.; two grandsons, Damon DeBernardi of Rock Springs and Cole Newman of Casper; two granddaughters, Paige Newman and Rachel Newman, both of Casper; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 17, 2001 PAULA COYLE WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Burial for Paula Coyle took place at Valley View Memorial Park in West Valley City, Utah, Feb. 10. Mrs. Coyle died at her home in Salt Lake City Feb. 6 after a lengthy illness. She is survived by four children, Buzz and Donna Coyle of Draper, Utah, Percy Ann and Bill Post of Sandy, Utah, Jim and Kay Coyle of Sandy and Pam and Tom Livingston-Lewis of North Salt Lake City; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four brothers, Percy, Art and Bill Valencia of Green River and Jim Valencia of Casper; and four sisters, Pat Mclain of Green River, Tess Cameron and Joanna Martin of Ridgecrest, Calif., and Marie of Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; infant granddaughter, Mellissa; and her parents, Percy and Anny Valencia of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 17, 2001 JACK “DOGGIE” DOUGLAS JR. KEMMERER - Memorial services for Jack "Doggie" Douglas Jr. were conducted at the Kemmerer LDS Stake Center on Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at 1 p.m. Douglas, 77, died at the South Lincoln Nursing Center on Feb. 12, 2001. He was born on June 15, 1923, in Rawlins, the son of Jack Douglas and Amanda Ellen White. He married Jean Marie Marocki in Rock Springs on July 27, 1946. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the Army in the European Theater in Germany with the 573rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. His pursuits included fishing and the outdoors, especially spending time in the Hoback. Survivors include his son, Jack Douglas and wife Patty Jo of Kemmerer; daughters, Ruth Williams and husband Dann of Rock Springs and Donna Whitten of Las Vegas; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, J.C. Douglas; and one infant sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 17, 2001 DOROTHY L. “DOTTIE” MACY CRAIG, Colo. - Funeral services for Dorothy L. "Dottie" Macy were on Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at Grant Mortuary with Bill Lyon officiating. Interment was in the Craig Cemetery. Mrs. Macy, 74, of 943 W. Eighth Drive, Craig, Colo., died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Craig. She was born on May 29, 1926, in Langley, Wash, to William T. and Lelia Jennings Hickam. She was raised and attended schools in Craig, graduating from Craig High School in 1944. She married John R. Wills in 1944. Later she married William Macy. She lived in Denver for many years and operated a flower shop and greenhouse. She returned to Craig in 1967. She was an avid Broncos fan. Her pursuits included watching sports on the television, fishing, the outdoors, dancing and music. She is survived by sons, Patrick Wills and William Macy of Missoula, Mont.; four grandchildren; sister, Jeanne Cummings of Sequim, Wash.; and half brothers, George Pankey of Rock Springs and Jim Pankey of Ely, Nev. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Anne; and brothers, Howard, John, Doss and Bill. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 CARL ROBERT KNIEPER A memorial service for Carl Robert Knieper was conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 900 Hitching Post, Green River. The Rev. Michael Hellman officiated. Knieper, 74, of 1515 Colorado Circle, Green River, died on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 at his residence. A resident of Green River for the past 26 years and a former resident of West Covina, Calif., Knieper had been in ill health for the past two months. He was born on June 1, 1926 in Elyria, Ohio, the son of Carl Joseph and Gertrude A. Biles Knieper. He attended Highland High School and the U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist School. He also attended the National Trade School in Los Angeles, where he earned his degree in automotive and applied mechanics. Knieper served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as an aviation machinist’s mate. He worked for General Chemical as a mechanic for 16 years until his retirement in July of 1991. Knieper’s pursuits included the outdoors, fishing, hunting and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Wanda M. Kniper of Green River; his mother, Gertrude A. McIntosh of Green River; four sons, Gary Knieper of Rock Springs, Bill Libby of Green River, Michael Libby of Douglasville, Ga., and Ken Knieper of Missoula, Mont.; two daughters, Karen Beck of Green River and Robin Carnahan of Flagstaff, Ariz.; one brother, Richard Knieper of Dupont, Wash.; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Knieper was preceded in death by his father, Carl Joseph Knieper. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 ARTHUR R. NATION SR. Funeral services for Arthur R. Nation Sr. were conducted at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs at 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19, 2001. Military graveside services and interment took place at the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The Rev. Ron Van Hee, Nora Chetterbock, Arthur Nation III and Tanj Tucker conducted the services. Pallbearers were Mark Nation, Arthur Nation III, Peter Walsemann, Tanj Tucker, Andrea Nation and Bill Chetterbock. Honoary pallbearers were Lou Chetterbock and Paul Chetterbock. Nation, 79, of 136 Bellview, Rock Springs, died on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for 44 years and former resident of several Wyoming locations, Nation died following a lengthy illness. He was born on March 9, 1921 in Burns, the son of the late John and Alma Parker Nation. He attended schools in Lander. He married Sophie M. Chetterbock on Sept. 9, 1943. He was employed by Desert Oil Company as a truck driver until he retired in 1982. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His pursuits included snowmobiling, four wheeling, camping, gold panning, bowling, sight-seeing, card playing and model trains. Nation is survived by his wife, Sophie Nation of Rock Springs; one sister, Helen McLaughlin of Phoenix, Ariz.; three daughters-in-law, Patricia Nation of Somis, Calif., Joelene Nation of San Francisco and Donna Gallaher of Lockesburg, Ark.; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Bennett and husband William of Rock Springs, Anne Hatfield of Littleton, Colo., and Donna Zuber and husband David of Long Beach, Calif.; brothers-in-law, Paul Chetterbock of Rock Springs and Lou Chetterbock and wife Nora of Santa Clara, Utah; grandchildren, Arthur III and Lisa Nation of Springdale, Ark., Mark Nation of Conway, Ark., Tanj and Phillip Tucker of San Francisco, Andrea Nation and Dan Cipparrone of Pacifica, Calif., Eric Hunziker of Bullhead City, Ariz., and Chris Hunziker of Bullhead City; seven great-grandchildren; special aunt and uncle, Lydia and George Giovanini; aunt and uncle, Mary and Willard Everett; special friend, Dolly Hindman; and many aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; his only child, Arthur R. Nation Jr.; brothers, Robert, Clark, Delmer and Earl; sisters, Olive, Mildred, Annie and Vida. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 ANNELIESE MAE BROWNING SALT LAKE CITY—Funeral services for Anneliese Mae Browning were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. The Rev. Steve Klemz of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Salt Lake City officiated. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Anneliese Mae Browning, infant daughter of Scott and Kathleen Bilak Browning, died on Monday, Feb. 19, 2001 at 5:20 a.m. at the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. She was born on Jan. 31, 2001 in Salt Lake City. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. She is survived by her parents; her maternal grandparents, Jack and Vicki Bilak of Del Norte, Colo.; her paternal grandfather, Dick Browning of Arvada, Colo.; one aunt, Denis Holben of Phoenix, Ariz.; and two uncles, Paul Browning of Arvada and David Bilak of Brighton, Colo. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Dorothea Browning. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 JOHN EDWARD NILSON Funeral services for John Edward Nilson were conducted at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001 at the Green River LDS First Ward Chapel, 1000 N. Fourth W., Green River, with Bishop Mary W. Kelsey officiating. Graveside military honors and interment were in the Riverview Cemetery, Green River. Pallbearers were Brent Harris, James Amos, Dean Nilson, Scott Olson, Dennis Stevenson, Darrick Stevenson, Brian Cox and Adam Cox. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Cox and Stan Hohler. Nilson, 50, of Hutton Heights Trailer Court No. 28, Green River, died at 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 9, 2001 at his home after a short illness. He was born July 11, 1950, in Alva, Okla., to George Edward and Callie Etta Watterson Nilson. He attended schools in Concord, Calif., and Green River, graduating from Green River High School with the class of 1968. Nilson also attended Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs. He married Rochelle Ann Harris on Sept. 1, 1973, in Provo, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo LDS Temple. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was employed as an instrument pipefitter more than 27 years. He was a member of the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 192, in Cheyenne. His interests included model trains, motorcycles, cars and helping people. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is survived by his wife, Rochelle, of Green River; his parents, George and Callie Nilson, of Ardmore, Okla.; his mother and father-in-law, Keith and Ileen Harris, Provo; a daughter, Cheryl Anne Hohler and husband, Stan; and one son, Sherman Cody Nilson, all of Green River; one brother, Dean George Nilson of Chico, Calif.; two sisters, Donna Jeanne Cox and husband Bill, of Concord, Ohio and Felicia Marie Amos and husband, James, of Ardmore; grandmother, Ruth I. Morgan, of Ardmore; three aunts, Dora B. Nilson of Ardmore, Margie Kestyus, of San Lorenzo, Calif., and Frances Pettis of Nevada City, Calif.; four nephews, Adam Cox of Columbus, Ohio, Brian Cox of Wickliffe, Ohio, John Whealen of Phoenix, Ariz., and Darick Stevenson of East Carbon, Utah; two nieces, Ruth Ann Nilson of Ardmore and Jeana Stevenson of East Carbon; and five cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother, George Edward Nilson Jr.; grandparents, Henry O. and Nancy N. Watterson; grandfather, Sherman Morgan; and uncle, Henry O. Watterson Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 JOHN JOSEPH PADILLA Funeral services for John Joseph Padilla were at the Full Gospel Assembly Church, 2191 Century Blvd., Rock Springs, Feb. 23, 2001 at 2 p.m. Interment took place at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Padilla, 98, died on Feb. 18, 2001. He was born March 30, 1902 in Torres, Colo., to Lazaro and Francisca Archuleta Padilla. He married Alice Pacheco, lived in Romeo, Colo., and Utah. He and Alice Pacheco had nine children and later divorced. After retiring from Tooele Army Depot, he moved to Rock Springs and married Myrtle Dean Romero. He was a member of the Full Gospel Assembly Church. His hobbies were traveling, camping, fishing and playing his harmonica. He is survived by his first wife, Alice; children, Joe Lloyd and wife Susie, Diana Ramos, Sylvia Sisneros and husband Fred, Irene Pond and husband Richard, Helen Carroll and husband Donald, Bill and wife Reba, David Larry and wife Shelle and Joy Swenson and husband Steve; stepchildren, Delores Nicholas and husband Harry, Ralph Romero and wife Velma, Ren Romero and wife Sue, Roy Romero and wife Marcella, Jean Forsgren and husband Dean, Louise Carey and husband Ron, Retha Blakley and husband Dale and Vicki Holdredge; sisters, Carolina Romero, Celia Pacheco, Josephine Ramos and Urcina Vialpando; brothers, David and Alfredo; 43 grandchildren; and 61 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Ann; his second wife, Dean; and two stepsons, Don Romero and Robert Romero. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 CLARENCE “PINKY” POTTER A mass of Christian burial for Clarence “Pinky” Potter was celebrated at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 110 Broadway, Rock Springs. The Rev. John Savio officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Potter, 87, died at 3:05 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where he had been a resident for the past three months. He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs. He was born on April 16, 1913 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Dan Potter and Ellen Walters. Potter attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1931. Potter married Theresa Irene Kruljac in Rock Springs on Aug. 22, 1936, and she preceded him in death of Feb. 6, 1995. He was employed as a manager for the Union Mercantile meat department for 25 years, where he then went to work at Albertson’s in the meat department. Potter was a Scoutmaster and worked with the Boy Scouts of America for 20 years. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 151. His pursuits included the outdoors, fishing, hunting, camping and riding an off road motorcycle. Survivors include two sons, Ralph Joseph Potter and wife Nadine of Rock Springs and John Robert Potter and wife Mary of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 JEWELL LEE WALLS A memorial service for Jewel Lee Walls took place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Lamar Jackson of the New Hope Baptist Church conducted the services. Mrs. Walls, 59, of 717 Booker St., Rock Springs, died on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mrs. Walls had been a longtime resident of Rock Springs. She was born in Little Rock, Ark., on July 23, 1941, the daughter of the late Amos Page Sr. and Fannie Mae Mack. Mrs. Walls attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She later attended college and obtained a nursing degree. She married J.C. Walls and he later preceded her in death. Mrs. Walls was employed by the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County n the Obstetrics Department for many years and retired in 1995. Survivors include one daughter, Julie Page of Denver; three brothers, Amos Page of Little Rock, Jim Page of California and Arthur Page of Rock Springs; five sisters, Frances Page and Gladys Page, both of Rock Springs, Annette Conley of Utah, Rose Thompson of Little Rock and Claudette Page of Denver; and several cousins, nephews and nieces, including Renae Swenson. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one sister, Betty Page; and one brother, Bobby Page. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 DOROTHY BASTALICH AURORA, Colo. - Funeral services for Dorothy Bastalich were conducted at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denver on Feb. 14. Interment was at the Fairmount Cemetery in Denver. Mrs. Bastalich died in Aurora, Colo., Feb. 11, 2001, after an apparent heart attack. She was a former resident of Reliance and longtime resident of Aurora. She was born on Aug. 9, 1914, in Reliance, the daughter of the late William Robertson and Mary Jane Dexter. She is survived by one daughter, Bonnie and Warren Campbell; two grandchildren, Warren and Missy Campbell and Susie Campbell and two great-grandchildren, all of Omaha, Neb.; one brother-in-law, James and Elvira Bastalich of Rock Springs; three nephews, William and Doris Zelenka and Robert and Lena Zelenka of Rock Springs and Roy Zelenka of Huntingdon Valley, Pa.; two nieces, Margie and Mike Zanetti and Helen and Robert Ghormley of Rock Springs, and several great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; her parents; two sisters, Edna Zelenka and Anna Hall; three brothers, James Sellers, William Sellers and Woodrow Robertson; and four nephews, James, Les, Ralph Zelenka and Tom Hall. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 ANNA CLOREAN TREMELLING BEYDA KEMMERER - Funeral services for Anna Clorean Tremelling Beyda were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at the Kemmerer LDS Stake Center, 62 McGovern St., Kemmerer. Bishop Scott C. Jasper conducted the services. Interment was in the Diamondville Cemetery. Mrs. Beyda, 87, of 1446 Sublette St., Rock Springs, died on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mrs. Beyda had been a resident of Rock Springs for the past year and a former resident of Diamondville. She was born on April 9, 1913, in Cumberland, the daughter of the late Thomas Henson and Mary McWilliams Tremelling. She attended schools in Cumberland and Superior. She married Nicholas Beyda in Manila, Utah, on June 16, 1933. He preceded her in death on Nov. 3, 2000. Mrs. Beyda worked for the Kemmerer Coal Mine as a delivery person for two years during World War II. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the United Mine Workers of America. Mrs. Beyda's pursuits included gardening, quilting, crocheting, cooking, traveling, rock hunting, collecting artifacts, camping, fishing and family reunions. She also played piano for the Frontier school programs. She is survived by three brothers, Dougald H. Tremelling and wife Arlene of Rock Springs, Gerald D. Tremelling and wife Vienna of Rock Springs and LeRoy Tremelling and wife Doris of Santa Maria, Calif.; six sisters, Muriel Widdop of Green River, Anona Riley of Rock Springs, Arlie Jelouchan of Rock Springs, Lois Hamilton and husband Jack of Rock Springs, Elizabeth McElderry of Jacksonville, Ark., and Mary Lou Subic and husband Frank of Rock Springs; 15 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Mrs. Beyda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Nick Beyda; one son, Jon L. Beyda; two sisters; and three grandsons, Curtis, Johnny David and Dale. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 2001 FREDERICK JAMES NICHOLAS NORTH BEND, Ore. -- A memorial mass was conducted Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, North Bend, Ore. for Frederick James Nicholas, who died Jan. 24 of congestive heart failure at age 72. Nicholas was born Dec. 30, 1928, in Gillette and moved to Casper in 1941. He graduated from St. Anthony School and Natrona County High School. He served in the U.S. Army in post-World War II Japan. Following discharge, he attended Casper College and the University of Wyoming, becoming a pharmacist. He married Joyce Y. Bedsaul in Casper, she died in 1989. He later married Josie C. Pack of Lyman. He owned and operated drug stores in Buffalo and Lyman prior to retiring in Oregon in 2000. In Wyoming, he was active in civic affairs and with the Wyoming Pharmacists' Association, having once served as association president. He was a member of St. Helen's Catholic Church in Mountain View, the Knights of Columbus and the Fort Bridger American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Josie of Coos Bay, Ore.; sons, Tim of Jacksonville, N.C. and Mike of Highland, N.Y.; daughters, Judy Franks of Gillette and Cathy Tiensvold of Winnemucca, Nev.; nine grandchildren; stepchildren, Michael Pack of Bend, Ore., Denise Sutton of Turner, Ore., Cheryl Taylor of Mandras, Ore., and Tracie Hoopes of Coos Bay; and brothers, Tom of Lee's Summit, Mo., Jack of Lander, Bob of Portland, Ore., and Dave of Laramie. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Margaret; sisters, Ruth and Patricia; and grandson, Isaac Tiensvold. He was cremated. A memorial service will take place in Mountain View at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 MIKE “MICHAEL” BEKAKIS Funeral services for Mike “Michael” Bekakis were conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A prayer service was conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. Bekakis, 83, of 304 R St., Rock Springs, died at 9:12 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past two days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Bekakis died following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 24, 1917 in Hanna, the son of the late Paul Bekakis and Evelyn Tsakakis. Bekakis attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1936. He married Frieda Bertagnolli on June 4, 1944 in Rock Springs. Bekakis was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and the B.P.O. Elks Lodge. He was employed as District Maintenance Supervisor for School District No. 1 for 20 years until his retirement in 1986. Survivors include his wife, Frieda of Rock Springs; one daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Floyd Graves of Rogue River, Ore.; one brother, John Bekakis and wife Bernice of Walnut Creek, Calif.; two sisters, Zora Espillac and Bessie Zouzounis of San Francisco; one granddaughter, Selena Harman of Portland, Ore.; eight nieces, Ginger Bogios of Millbrae, Calif., Pauline Zouzounis of San Bruno, Calif., Madeline Fassett of Petaluma, Calif., Evelyn Bekakis of San Francisco, Michell Buchert of Rocklin, Calif., Angie Corwell of West Valley, Utah, Marilyn King of Orlando, Fla., and Kathy Baker of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and three nephews, Paul Bekakis and John Bekakis, both of San Francisco and Joseph Espillac of Daly City, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Catherine Xerakis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 ELDA BUSSART A mass of Christian burial for Elda Bussart was conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 900 Hitching Post Drive, Green River. The Rev. Michael Hellman conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, 2001 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Pallbearers were Mike Beckum, Chris Adams, Kent Ramon, Ford Bussart and Gary Bussart. Honorary pallbearers were Frank Ferlic Jr., Craig Rood and Roby Ramon. Mrs. Bussart, 79, of 199 S. Fifth E., Space #12, Green River, died at 3:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 at her home. A longtime resident of Green River and Yuma, Ariz., Mrs. Bussart had been in ill health for the past few months. She was born in Superior on Sept. 24, 1921, the daughter of the late Emil Droege and Martha Payson Droege. Mrs. Bussart attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1939. Her pursuits included bowling, playing cards, walking daily, line dancing, teaching water aerobics, waterskiing, waverunner riding and boating. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors include one daughter, Carla Adams of Green River; one sister, Peggy Ramon of St. George, Utah; three grandchildren, Shauna Rood and husband Craig of Green River, Mike Beckum of Green River and Chris Adams of Dallas, Texas; two great-grandchildren, Colter Rood and Shyann Rood, both of Green River; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one daughter, Shannon Ferlic. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 WALTER FRANKLIN GERHARD Military graveside services and inurnment for Walter Franklin Gerhard took place at 11 a.m. Friday, March 2, at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park in Rock Springs. A memorial service was conducted at the Crisp-Coon Funeral Chapel, 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, 2001 with Pastor William Quilman officiating. Gerhard, 81, of Winter Haven, Fla., died at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 at the Winter Haven Hospital. He had been a patient of the hospital since Feb. 15, 2001. He was a resident of Winter Haven since 1996 and former resident of Englewood, Colo., and Rock Springs. He was born July 4, 1919 in Billings, Mont. Gerhard retired from Champlin Petroleum in 1981 where he held the position of chief geologist—international exploration. He served in the U.S. Army as an airplane mechanic for the 102nd Observation Squadron from 1942 to 1944. In 1944 he was promoted to first lieutenant combat engineer—unit commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Following his military service, he graduated from Oregon State College in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology. He married Gladys Nordquist on June 22, 1947, in Minot, N.D. He attended the Grace Lutheran Church in Winter Haven. He was a certified professional geologic scientist in the Association of Professional Geological Scientists. Throughout his life he has served on various boards and civic groups in the communities in which he lived. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Gladys M. Gerhard; his parents; and sister, Helen C. Ratelle. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Cindy Gerhard of Rock Springs; one daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Jackie Durham of Burleson, Texas; five grandchildren, Julia and Abigail Gerhard of Laramie, Stephanie, Jennifer and Elizabeth Durham of Burleson, Fla., and Jane Freitag of Winter Haven. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 MARY DONN LEWIS Funeral services for Mary Donn Lewis were at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, at the Foothill LDS Ward Chapel, 3315 White Mountain Blvd., Rock Springs with Bishop K. Ray Christensen officiating. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Hall, Thad Henderson, John Keath, James Worley, Marshall Henderson and Clancey Henderson. Honorary pallbearers were Sterling Thomas and Mike Goldman. Mrs. Lewis, 55, of 302 Van Buren No. 4, Rock Springs, died at 2:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001 at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 14, 1945 in Carlsbad, N.M., the daughter of John R. and Dollie Mae Crabb Thomas. She attended schools in Carlsbad, graduating from Armijo High School. She also attended the University of Wyoming for four years. She was employed as a hairstylist and had worked several years for Fantastic Sam’s in Rock Springs. She also was a safe house case worker for domestic violence. She married Leland Douglas Pryor on Jan. 1, 1961 in Mexico. They were married for 22 years and later divorced. She married John D. Lewis on April 11, 1998 in Casper. Her interests were gardening, patio fountains and shopping. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her husband, John D. Lewis of Rock Springs; stepmother, Jean Thomas of Beverly, Mass.; four daughters, Christie Lynn Henderson and husband Thad of Johnstown, Colo., Cinndie Hall and husband Joe of Casper, Carinda Worley and husband James of Waxahacic, Texas, and Cara Keath and husband John of Kansas City, Kan.; one brother, Perry Jack Lancaster of Bremerton, Wash.; one sister, Ella Goldman and husband Mike of Napa, Calif.; one stepson, Jon F. Lewis of Rock Springs; two stepdaughters, Christy Lewis and Ci?? Lewis of Omaha, Neb.; 22 grandchildren; four aunts; two uncles and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Wanda Earnest and Billie May Webb; and one grandson, James Michael Worley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 DYAN KELLY PETRIE Funeral services for Dyan Kelly Petrie were conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2001 at the First Congregational Church, 1275 Adams Ave., Rock Springs. Pastor Dave Townsend conducted the services. Interment was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were David Hughes, Dennis Hughes, Dan Acker, Mark Petrie, Doug Smith and Ed Archibeque. Honorary pallbearers were David Petrie, Derek Petrie, Jerry Muniz, Dave Emery, Scott Schorn and Jason Hughes. The family received guests at the home of her parents, Larry and Donna Acker, 2312 Sierra Road, Rock Springs. Mrs. Petrie, 30, of 4054 W. 61st Place, Arvada, Colo., died at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, where she had been a patient for one day. A resident of Arvada since May of 2000, and former resident of Fort Worth, Texas and Rock Springs, Mrs. Petrie has had a two-and-one-half-year battle with breast cancer. She was born on Nov. 21, 1970 in Mesa, Ariz., the daughter of Dennis Hughes Sr. and Donna Duncan. Mrs. Petrie attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1989. She attended Western Wyoming Community College and graduated with the class of 1991. She then attended the University of Wyoming and was a 1993 graduate with a degree in social science. She married David Petrie on Aug. 1, 1991 in Rock Springs. Mrs. Petrie had been employed as the director of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters for three years. She had also been a substitute teacher for Sweetwater County School District No. 1. Survivors include her husband, David Petrie of Arvada; one son, Drew Petrie of Arvada; two stepsons, David D. Petrie and Derek R. Petrie, both of Rock Springs; mother and stepfather, Donna and Larry Acker of Rock Springs; and father and stepmother, Dennis and Carolyn Hughes Sr. of Salt Lake City; seven brothers, Dennis Hughes Jr. and wife Sheila of Austin, Texas, and David Hughes and wife Stephenie of Rock Springs, Jason Hughes, James Seaman, Jeff Seaman, all of Salt Lake City, and Jon Seaman of Seattle, Dan Acker and wife Amy of Salt Lake City; one sister, Laurie Ellison and husband Matthew of Bostic, N.C.; paternal grandmother, Betty Hughes of Del City, Okla.; maternal grandmother, Frances Duncan of Cheyenne; mother and father-in-law, David S. and Carolyn Petrie; sister-in-law, Deborah Petrie Bullock and husband Mitch; brother-in-law, Mark G. Petrie and wife Risa; three nieces, Chantelle Hughes, Kayla Petrie and Jenelle Melton; and three nephews, Kyle Petrie, Karl Melton and Danny Acker. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, George Hughes; maternal grandfather, Don Duncan; and paternal grandfather, Alfred Acker. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 DOSILINA M. FRANCK YORI A mass of Christina burial for Dosilinia M. Franck Yori was recited at 10 a.m. Thursday, March c1, 2001 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. John Savio officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Ed Yori, David Yori, Michael Yori, Don Franck and Erik Franck. Honorary pallbearers were Gene Roccabruna, Augie Kaumo, Marty Besso and John Besso. Mrs. Yori, 86, of 759 Rugby Ave., Rock Springs, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001 at the United Medical Center in Cheyenne. A lifelong Rock Springs resident, Mrs. Yori died following a brief illness. She was born on Jan. 1, 1915 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Alex M. Franck and Mary Avancini. Mrs. Yori attended schools in Rock Springs. She married Edward F.L. Yori Sr. on Nov. 23, 1935, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs and he preceded her in death on July 3, 1996. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Community, the Catholic Golden Age, the Council of Catholic Women, A.A.R.P., and the Young at Heart Senior Citizen’s Center. Her pursuits included crocheting, gardening and looking after her family. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Ed and Fern Yori of Cheyenne, Bob and Rosalind Yori of Thornton, Colo., and Dave and Kathy Yori of Rock Springs; one sister, Linda Roccabruna of Rock Springs; one sister-in-law, Emma Besso of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward F.L. Yori Sr.; brothers-in-law, Olindo Roccabruna and James Besso; three brothers, Renaldo Franck, Edward Franck and Pete Franck and wife, Mary Costello Franck; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Frank and Domenica Yori. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 GORDON BOSTOCK FILER, Idaho - Services for Gordon Bostock were conducted at 10 a.m. in the Filer, Idaho Stake Center. Burial was at the family site in Hyrum with military honors. Bostock died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at the Veterans hospital in Salt Lake City of complications following surgery. He was born in Hyrum, Utah and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a member of the Buhl Ward 3rd Ward L.D.S. Church. Bostock worked many years for Halverson Company and was well known in the area for his skill as a millwright. He married Martha Gravelle. They were divorced, he then married Sharon Shuil, they were divorced. He then married Dale Plastino. Survivors include his wife, Dale; sons, Gregory, Randal, Richard Lane, Jamie and Tony; daughters, Jenny, Vienna and Melody; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, Thomas and wife Grace, Ronald and wife Catherine and Paul and wife Julie; six sisters, Fern and husband Frank Harty, Maurine and husband Richard Jessop, Juanita,Midge and husband Norman Grok, Virginia and husband Hobert Messerly and Ruth; two sisters-in-law, Betty and husband George and Barbara and husband Donald. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, one son, Donny and four brothers, Bernard, William LaVon, George and Donald. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 ROLLAND EARL COLEMAN SR. SONORA, Calif. - Services for Rolland Earl Coleman Sr. were Thursday, March 1, 2001, 3 p.m. at Terzich & Wilson Funeral Home in Sonora, Calif. Coleman, 64, died Feb. 24, 2001, at Tuolumne General Hospital. He was born Jan. 1, 1937, in Gebo. He has lived in Long Beach, Calif. for the past year. Coleman worked as an electrician for the FMC Corporation for five years. His pursuits included playing the guitar, music, writing and fishing. Survivors include sons, Burl and Susan Coleman of Green River, Rolland Jr. and Tina Coleman of Sonora, Wesley and Diana Coleman of Landcaster, and Rudy and Kim of Landcaster; daughters, Brenda and David Sloan of Centralia, Wash., Phyllis and Glen Tremelling of Rock Springs, Rebecca and David Boudreau of Orlando, Fla., and Tracy and Michael Caron of Orlando; brother, Walter Coleman of Phoenix, Ariz.; sister, Gertrude Heath of Butte, Mont.; stepsons, Leo and Sue Jaurez of Pennsylvania, David and Joan Jaurez of Arizona, Amador and Samantha Juarez of Modesto, Calif., and Manuel and Kathy Juarez of Modesto; ex-wives, Rena Coleman and Dolores Cole man of Rock Springs; 25 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 DENNIS L. DAVIS PLEASANT GROVE, Utah -- Funeral services for Dennis L. Davis were Friday, March 2, at 11 a.m. at LDS Church at 400 E. Fifth N., Pleasant Grove, Utah. Davis, 81, of Reliance died Tuesday, Feb. 27, at his home where he recently moved to in Pleasant Grove. He was born on March 21, 1919, in Provo, Utah. He married Bessie Nelson on Dec. 5, 1940. Together they had seven children. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He sold cars in Provo, Utah, for 45 years and worked for his daughter and son-in-law Geri and Arnie Lewis at Lewis & Lewis Paving. Davis was well known for being extremely friendly, telling jokes to friends or strangers. He would always say, T”here are no strangers, only friends you haven't met." He did his best to cheer all he met. Survivors include his wife, Bessie Davis; daughter, Geri and husband Arnie Lewis of Rock Springs; son, Dean L and wife Della Davis of Pleasant Grove; daughter, Cathie and husband Glenn Roberts of Elk Grove, Calif.; son, Oscar and wife, Sue Davis of Gila, N.M; daughter, Dennie and husband Craig Knudsen of Reliance; son, Rocky and wife Loraine Davis of St. George, Utah; daughter, Tami and husband Dennis Ware of Orangeville, Utah’ 45 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren.. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 2001 EDDY ALBERT NICHOLS JR. Eddy Albert Nichols Jr., 29, of 711 Randolph St. Rock Springs, died at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at his home of a sudden illness. He was born May 30, 1971, in Hock Springs, the son of Eddy Albert and Gloria Jean Cordova Nichols. He attended schools in Rock Springs are graduated from Rock Springs High School. He was a musician and his pursuits included bowling, guitar, fishing, hunting, people, outdoor sports and Olympics. He was a member of Rock Springs Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. He is survived by his mother, Gloria Jean Nichols of Rock Springs; his father, Eddy A. Nichols of Little Rock, Ark.; three brothers, Joe Nichols and Dave Nichols, both of Rock Springs, and Daniel Nichols of Salt Lake City; his paternal grandparents, Bill and Rachel Nichols of Arkansas; his maternal grandmother, Rumalda Cordova of Vista, Calif.; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Adolph Cordova, and three uncles. The body was cremated. Private family services will be conducted. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 ORLO E. CLARK A mass of Christina burial for Orlo E. Clark was celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2001 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway, Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Interment took place at the Saint Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Clark, 88, of 1408 10th St., Rock Springs, died no Saturday, March 3, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 69 years and a former resident of Marmoth, N.D., Clark died following a brief illness. He was born April 25, 1912, in Aberdeen, S.D., the son of the late Charles E. and Jessie Clark. Clark married Etta Dorrence in Manila, Utah, on April 2, 1937. She preceded him in death on May 14, 2000. He worked in surface maintenance at FMC Corporation for 25 years until he retired in 1976. He also was a driver for Zanetti Bus Lines for 25 years. Clark was a member of the United Mine Workers and the United Steel Workers of America, Local 13214. His pursuits included snowmobiling, dancing and reading. Clark is survived by one son, Larry Clark and wife, Elsie of Rock Springs; one daughter, Marcia Battisti and husband, Albert of Rock Springs; one brother, Bill Clark of Seattle, Wash.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Etta; two sons, Gerald and Mark; and two brothers, Ike and Albert. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 MAX CORDOVA A mass of Christian burial for Max Cordova was celebrated at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2001 at SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs with the Rev. Tom Sheridan officiating. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Mach 7, at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery with military rites. Pallbearers were Louis Cordova, Gerald Geary Cordova, Gilbert Cordova, Curtis Grenier, Jose Cordova, Brian Farless, Joseph Cordova and David Cordova. Cordova, 88, of 1508 Ninth Street No. 96, Rock Springs, died at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, 2001 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 21, 1912 in Trinidad, Colo., the son of Abram and Amelia Arguello Cordova. He worked as a miner and Teamster for 50 years, retiring in 1978. He had also been employed by Sweetwater County School District No. 2. He served in the U.S. Marines. He married Dora Lopez in 1934 in Trinidad, Colo. She preceded him in death. He later married Jennifer Marie Grenier on Dec. 14, 1974 in Rock Springs. He was a member of the Teamsters Union, Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 151 and Moose Lodge. His interests were gardening and reading. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer of Rock Springs; three daughters, Patsy Cordova, of Las Vegas, Rosalie Cordova, of Rock Springs, and Candace Cordova of Tucson, Ar.; five sons, Joseph Cordova and wife, Mary, of Albuquerque, N.M., Louis Cordova and wife, Gloria, of Arvada, Colo., Gerald Geary-Cordova and wife, Deirdre of Littleton, Colo., and David Cordova of Denver, and Gilbert Cordova and wife, Loretta, of Aurora, Colo.; one stepson, Clinton Drake of Canon City, Colo.; two stepdaughters, Laura Moberly and husband, Jeff of Beaverton, Ore., and Leah Boisvine and husband, Brian of Tucson; one brother, Fred Cordova of Denver; four sisters, Sally Cornell of Trinidad, Rose Archuletta, Eleanor Simpson and husband Abraham, and Flora Roybal and husband, Manuel, all of Denver; 30 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife; three brothers, Joe, Fidel, and Frank; and one son, Lawrence. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 DOROTHY J. HEADD A memorial services for Dorothy J. Headd was conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 5, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Inurnment was conducted at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Headd, 75, of 1411 Lowell St., Rock Springs, died on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 32 years and a former resident of Lindsborg, Kan., Mrs. Headd died following a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 19, 1925 in Denver, the daughter of the late James E. and Eunice Frances Auld Tucker. She attended school in Independence, Kan. She married Cecil Headd in Rock Springs in 1977. Mrs. Headd worked for Western Wyoming Community College where she was a custodian for five years until her retirement. She was a member of the F.O. Eagles Auxiliary No. 151. Mrs. Headd is survived by her husband, Cecil G. Headd of Rock Springs; four sons, Dotson Bradbury and wife Bonnie of Eureka, Kan., Jess Bradbury and wife Cherann of Rock Springs, David Deller and wife Joyce of Rock Springs, and Rex Headd and wife Shannon of Rock Springs; one daughter, Karen Scheiner and husband Sam; two half-sisters, Elizabeth Ann Tucker Graham of Green River and Jackie Doris; 10 grandchildren, Cherann Luckenbihl, Elizabeth Fennell and husband Neil, Ryan Bradbury and wife Emily, Laura Bradbury, Rex Headd, Ryan Headd, Heidi Halsted, Johnathon Scheiner and Bridgette Scheiner; two great-grandchildren, Jessica Luckenbihl and Shannon Luckenbihl; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 OLGA ELENA SEVANOVICH A memorial service for Olga Elena Sevanovich was conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Mach 8, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan conducted the services. Inurnment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Sevanovich, 85, of 508 P St., Rock Springs, died at 9:20 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2001. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Sevanovich died following a brief illness. She was born on Aug. 30, 1915 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Gabriel and Caroline Menghini Bertagnolli. Mrs. Sevanovich attended schools in Rock Springs. She married Dan Sevanovich in Rock Springs on March 2, 1946 and he preceded her in death on April 30, 1982. Mrs. Sevanoich was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Daniel Sevanovich of Lander; two daughters, Diane Mordahl of Cheyenne, and Debra Delbridge and husband Ed of Rock Springs; four grandchildren, Justin Mordahl of Laramie and Jess Mordahl of Cheyenne, Erin Crews of Eugene, Ore., and Zac Crews of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers and two sisters. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 JOSE G. ABEYTA PHILIPSBURG, Mont. - Funeral mass and burial for Jose G. Abeyta were March 9, 2001 in Philipsburg, Mont., at St. Philips Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Abeyta died March 2, 2001, at Philipsburg, where he lived for the past 32 years. He was born March 26, 1919, in Cimeron, N.M. to Jose Inez and Jaunita Abeyta. He attended school there. He also did ranch work in New Mexico. Jose served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was wounded while stationed in France. From 1947 to 1954 he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad in the Rock Springs and Green River area. He married Juana Portillo in 1943. They had two children, Dennis and Gloria. They moved to Butte, Mont., and he worked for the Anaconda Company. In 1967 they moved to Philipsburg. They were later divorced. In 1969, Jose married Barbara Fellows from Butte. He is survived by his two children, Dennis Abeyta and wife Dartone, of Helena, Mont., daughter, Gloria Head from Tucson, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Alice Armijo of Rock Springs, and Sofie and Henrietta of Colorado; and one brother, James Abeyta and wife Helen, of Medford, Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Barbara; two brothers; two sisters; and a grandson, James Reed. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 MYRA NANNETTE ERSKINE AKIN A memorial service for Myra Nannette Erskine Akin was conducted at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 5, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Jeanny House conducted the services. Inurnment was in the Cimarron Cemetery on Wednesday, March 7, 2001. Mrs. Akin, 84, died on Thursday, March 1, 2001. Mrs. Akin was born on Nov. 14, 1916, in Cimarron, Kan., the daughter of Charlie Bartlett Erskine and Anna Eugenia Davis. She graduated from Cimarron High School in 1933, Garden City Kan. Junior College in 1935 and Kansas University in 1938. She taught physical education and social science in Hugoton and Ness City, Kan., from 1939 through 1940. In 1941, she received her student pilot's license, which led to a job in the CAA (Civil Aviation Administration) in 1942 as a control tower operator. She trained in Kansas City, Kan., and then worked in Burlington, Vt., and Pittsburgh. She met her husband, George Harrison Akin, in Pittsburgh in 1944. He was in the Air Transport Command of the Army Air Corp. They were married on Jan. 21, 1945, in Pittsburgh. When he was sent to the China Burma India division, Mrs. Akin returned to Cimarron where she worked for the Cimarron Insurance Corporation. Her husband joined her there after the war. During the Korean War, Akin was recalled to active duty and Mrs. Akin taught English in New Baltimore, Mich. They both returned to Cimarron after the war where they ran an insurance and tax agency, the Western Cafe and the Akin Furniture Store in Garden City and Cimarron. Mrs. Akin received a secondary degree in English and taught at Ingalls High School Stafford High School and Moscow High School. She and her husband moved to Rock Springs in 1973 where she retired from the Bureau of Land Management in 1990. She was a 66-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a member of the Elks Auxiliary, the Eagles Auxiliary, Daughters of the Nile, the hospital auxiliary, Daughters of the American Revolution, White Shrine of Jerusalem and had been a member of the Social Order of the Beauceant. She was a member of the Congregational Church in Rock Springs and the Methodist Church in Cimarron. Her interests included knitting, reading, music, aviation and geology. She is survived by four children, Donna and husband Clifford Miller of Oklahoma City, Okla., Georgia and husband Otis Phar of Dacula, Ga., Danny and wife Lisa Akin of Mukilteo, Wash., and Anita and husband Ronald Bennet of Rock Springs; 14 grandchildren, Mrs. Debby Akridge, Deann and Donald Faulkner, Michael, Julie and Brian Pharr, Mrs. Sheila Gutierrez, Mrs. Daniella Rincon, Shawn Bennett, Ricky Bennett, Cory Bennett, Mrs. Jody Thomas, Mrs. Kim Powers and Mark Miller; eight great-granddaughters, and four great-grandsons. Mrs. Akin was preceded in death by her parents, a stillborn brother and her husband who died in 1979. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 JUSTIS DAKOATA CADY CASPER - Services for Justis Dakoata Cady were at 2 p.m. at the United Pentecostal Church with Pastor Randy Vallot presiding. Cady died Feb. 28, 2001, at his home. He was born Feb. 14, 2000, in Casper. He is survived by his mom, Tamara Cady; dad, Jon Wogan; brothers, Dryden Cady and Jesse Wogan; grandparents, Crystal Mayberry and Terry Loader, Rulon and Ebony Mudd and Joy and Karen Wogan; biological father, Berdeti Cady III; grandparents, Bernedette Cady, Connie Nelson and Tom Cohen and several uncles, aunts and cousin. He was preceded in death by his great-great-grandmother, "Milli" Beauchamp; baby John Kieman; great-great-grandfather, Harold Simkins; great-grandfather, Tom Nelson; and uncle, Michael Cohen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 DONALD D. JULIAN KEMMERER - Funeral services for Donald D. Julian were conducted on Friday, March 9, 2001, at 11 a.m. in the Eagle Hall. Interment was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Julian, 81, died at the South Lincoln Medical Center on March 5, 2001. He was born on June 17, 1919, at the Collet Creek Ranch near Cokeville, the son of William and Mary Jane Cook Julian. On July 15, 1944, he married Josephine Angelo in Kemmerer. Together they owned and operated the Rock Creek Ranch. Julian was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 33 AF & AM, the Wyoming Woolgrowers Association, the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association and the Wyoming Farm Bureau. His pursuits included being outdoors working with livestock, spending time on the range and spending time with his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Josephine of Kemmerer; sons, Truman and wife Marie Julian of Kemmerer and Charles Julian of Salt Lake City; daughters, Kathy Klint of Globe, Ariz., and Janice and husband Odell Rinderknecht of Howell, Utah; nine grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son Royal; eight brothers, and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 WILLIAM W. POTTER A memorial service for William W. Potter was conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday. March 7, 2001, at the Mt. Moriah Masonic Temple, Green River. Master Charles Conroy conducted the service. Military graveside services and inurnment was in the Gainesville City Cemetery in Gainesville, Texas. Potter, 65, of 2020 Oklahoma St. Green River, died at his home on March 1, 2001. A longtime resident of Green River and former resident of Colorado, Potter had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born on July 16, 1935, the son of the late William Woodward and Ruth Johnson Potter. Potter attended schools in Ardmore, Okla., and Texas Military School and Fishborn Military School in Virginia. He also attended Oklahoma University. Potter was a Federal Mine Inspector for M.S.H.A. He was a member of the Congregational Church; Beta Theta Pi Fraternity at Oklahoma University; past Master of Mt. Moriah Masonic Lodge No. 6; Shriner's Club; Korein Temple in Green River and Rock Springs Flaming Gorge Shrine Club in Manila, Utah; Little Dixie Shrine Club in Durant Okla.; Fraternal Order of the Eagles No. 2350; American Legion; B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 607 in Idaho Springs, Calif.; Lander Scottish Rite Bodies; York Rite; and Royal Order of Jesters. Potter's pursuits included hunting and fishing. Survivors include one son, William W. Potter II of Oklahoma City, Okla.; three daughters, Mitzi Potter of Hot Springs, Ark., Lara Yost and Marsha Yost, both of California; several grandchildren including Stephanie Playman and Sandy Lou Potter Phillips; several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 2001 EVA A. TOLAR Funeral services for Eva A. Tolar were at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Fox Funeral Home, 2500 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Mrs. Tolar, 79, of 1325 Sage St. Rock Springs, died at 6:45 pm on Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, at the Sage View Care Center. She was born June 12, 1921, in Winton the daughter of Gale and Florence Reese Van Valkenburg. She attended school in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1939. She married William Joseph Tolar in Rock Springs on Dec. 17, 1949. He preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 2000. Mrs. Tolar had been employed as a sales clerk for four years at Mike's Sporting Goods She was a member of the United Methodist Church. Her interests included hunting, fishing and arrowhead hunting, Survivors include two sons, Galen Van Tolar and wife Pam, and Richard William Tolar, all of Rock Springs; four brothers, Galen Van Valkenburg and wife Winifred, Robert Van Valkenburg and wife Enid, and Howard Van Valkenburg and wife Florence, all of Rock Springs, and Albert Van Valkenburg and wife Alice of Milwaukee, Wis.; two sisters, Jane Van Valkenburg of Ogden, Utah, and Mary Koritnik and husband, Joe of Cheyenne; nine grandchildren, Andrew Tolar and wife Debbie, Michele Tolar, Renee Muniz and husband Donald, Richard Tolar and wife Rena, Joshua Tolar, Shauna Allen and husband Clay, Corby Albert, Jason Palmer and wife Cristina, and Greg Palmer; 11 great-grandchildren; one aunt, Agnes Burdess of Ogden, Utah, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, William. --- Green River, Mar 15, 2001 Alfred M. Richmond Alfred M Richmond, 87, or Rock Springs, died last Thursday at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where he had been a resident for the past year and one half. He was born on June 29, 1913, in Pittsburgh, Kan. the son of the late Jesse and Nellie Walker Richmond. He attended schools in Reliance and married the former Ann Yakse in Rock Springs in 1934. He was a retired self-employed bookkeeper and accountant. He owned and operated the Richmond Agency in Green River for several years. Survivors include one daughter, Marilyn Handsel of Conroe, Texas; two grandchildren, Arthur Martin "Rick" Handsel and Penny Handsel-Johnson. Graveside services and interment were conducted yesterday at the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Reverend Jeanny House conducted the services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 2001 WILLIAM GORDON NELLEN Funeral services for William Gordon Nellen were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Charlotte Bear conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. Nellen, 79, of 222 Gateway Blvd. Space 138, Rock Springs, died at 8:50 a.m. March 8, 2001 at the Woodland Park Care Center, Seventh E. 3855 S., Salt Lake City, where he had been a resident for the past one day. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Nellen had been in ill health for the past one year. He was born in Rock Springs on Feb. 27, 1922, the son of the late William Henry and Violet Marie Gogel Nellen. Nellen attended schools in LaBarge and Mount Pleasant, Utah, and was a graduate of the Wasatch Academy of Mount Pleasant with the class of 1941. He married the former Claris Amelia Teters Robertson on Feb.7, 1948 in Ogden, Utah. Nellen was employed by the American Oil Company as a mechanical engineer until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, Masonic Lodge, the VFW and the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Survivors include his wife, Claris Amelia of Rock Springs; one son, Bruce Robertson and wife Caroline of Salt Lake City; one brother, Glen Lee Nellen of Green River; one sister, Kathleen Keeney of Casper; one sister-in-law, Virginia Allton of Aberdeen, Wash.; two grandchildren, Gigi Boyack of Tucson, Ariz., and Bill Robertson of Sandy, Utah; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Raymond Allton. Pallbearers were Jim Lane, Mark Boyack, William Robertson, Gerald Nelson, Gary Nellen and James Masser. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 2001 ALFRED M. RICHMOND Graveside services and interment for Alfred M. Richmond were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2001 at the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The Rev. Jeanny House conducted the services. Richmond, 87, of 1325 Hill St., Rock Springs, died at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center, 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, where he had been a resident for the past year and one half. A longtime Rock Springs and Reliance resident, Richmond had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born on June 29, 1913 in Pittsburg, Kan., the son of the late Jesse and Nellie Walker Richmond. He attended schools in Reliance. He married the former Ann Yakse in Rock Springs on Oct. 14, 1934. He was a retired self-employed bookkeeper and accountant. He owned and operated the Richmond Agency in Green River for several years. Survivors include one daughter, Marilyn R. Handsel of Conroe, Texas; and two grandchildren, Arthur Martin “Rick” Handsel and Penny Handsel-Johnson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 2001 ANNETTE VERNELL PAGE CONLEY SALT LAKE CITY - A memorial service for Annette Vernell Page Conley was conducted Tuesday, March 13, at 7 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 532 E. 700 S., Salt Lake City. The Rev. France A. Davis conducted the services. Mrs. Conley, 64, of 516 E. 700 S., Salt Lake City, died on March 9, 2001, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Conley was born in Little Rock, Ark., on March 4, 1937, the daughter of the late Amos Page Sr. and Fannie Mae Mack Page. Mrs. Conley attended school in Rock Springs and graduated from the Rock Springs High School. She married Ira Conley Jr. in Little Rock. Mrs. Conley was employed at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs for many years as a nursing assistant and later as a unit clerk until she became disabled. Survivors include her sons, Kenneth Lee Conley and DeWayne Conley of Rock Springs; one daughter, Sarah Louise Conley of Salt Lake City; grandchildren, Travis J. Conley of Salt Lake City, Zachary Kevin, Casey DeWayne and Samantha Sue of Mesa, Ariz.; three brothers, Amos Page of Little Rock, Jim Page of California and Arthur Page of Alabama; four sisters, Claudette Page of Denver, Rose Thompson of Little Rock, Gladys Page and Frances Page of Rock Springs, and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents; parents; one baby daughter, Iris Deniece; sisters, Jewell L. Walls, and Betty Page; and one brother, Bobby Page. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 2001 BESSIE HARVEY MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Funeral services for Bessie Harvey were conducted at First Presbyterian Church in Mountain View on Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Charles Aurand officiating. Interment followed in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Mrs. Harvey died at her home in Robertson, on March 9, 2001, after a lengthy fight against stomach cancer. She was born July 5, 1920, to Harry and Pearl Taylor Hayward of Waterfall. She attended various primary schools in the Bridger Valley area and graduated from Mountain View High School in 1937. She married Harold Harvey in Evanston on Dec. 22, 1941. They worked on different ranches around the Evanston and Bridger Valley area before moving to Robertson in 1948 to work on a ranch that they would later purchase for themselves. Mrs. Harvey was a member of the Willow Creek Homemakers Club and played a big part in the embroidering and quilting of the quilts that were presented to members of the club. She was well known for her homemade rolls and cinnamon rolls and took pride in being asked to bring them to different events. She belonged to the Presbyterian Church in Mountain View. Mrs. Harvey is survived by her husband of 59 years, Harold Harvey of Robertson; daughter, Kaye Sadlier of Robertson; sister, Iona Clifford of Fort Bridger, son-in-law, Taylor Myers of Rock Springs; five grandchildren, Vick Widiker, Bob Sadlier, Darla McBee, Jim McBee and Blain Myers; seven great-grandchildren, Toni, Matthew and Marissa Widiker Ryan Sadler, Jonathon, Michael and Billi Ann McBee. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Cecil, Arnold and Holly Hayward; a daughter, Juanita Myers; two sons-in-law, Ike Sadlier and Wes McBee; and a grandson, Donald Sadlier. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 2001 GABE WILLIS KELLUM SR. A memorial service for Gabe Willis Kellum Sr. was conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at the First United Methodist Church, 410 Upland Way, Green River. The Rev. Andrew Bear conducted the services Kellum, 72, of 812 Daniel Boone Drive, Green River, died at 10 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2001, at his home. A resident of Green River for the past one year and former resident of Arkansas, Kellumm died following a brief illness. He was born on April 2, 1928, in Three Brothers, Ark., the son of the late Albert D. and Dorthey Davis Kellum. Kellum married Shirley Ann Morey in Gainesville, Mo. on Dec. 14, 1962. He worked in construction as a carpenter and cement finisher. His pursuits included spending time with his family, training and riding horses, and Nascar racing. Survivors include his wife, Shirley of Green River; one son, Gabe Willis Kellum Jr. of Green River; one daughter, Lorette Dart and husband, Roger of Roosevelt, Utah; two grandsons, Caleb and Colby Chidester of Roosevelt, Utah; two sisters, Reggie Meadows and Irene Williams, both of North Carolina, his special buddy, Lobo; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and six brothers. The body was cremated. Memorial services in Three Brothers will be announced at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 2001 RUTH PURDY ROUND MOUNTAIN, Nev. -Memorial services for Ruth Evelyn Uram Purdy were Saturday, March 10, 2001, at 1 p.m. in Round Mountain, Nev. Mrs. Purdy died March 5, 2001, of natural causes. She was born in Burr Oak, Kan., March 21, 1926, to Clarence and Goldie Bennett. In 1931, her family moved to Canon City, Colo., where she attended and graduated high school. She moved to Wyoming in 1951 and raised her children, William and Mary. Her husband, Leonard Uram, preceded her in death in 1978. In 1979 she met Louis Purdy and they married. Most of her adult life, she was a public servant in the medical field. She worked with medical records and ER admitting assistance for Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs for 16 years. She was a medical assistant and secretary for several doctor’s offices and secretary for Don Mills Plumbing. Later, she worked at the Rocky Mountain Service Bureau in records. She also served as a Sweetwater County reserve sheriff deputy. Her pursuits included traveling. She made numerous scenic trips to famous and natural wonders. Ruth and Louis Purdy came to Round Mountain in 1989. She was an active member of the VFW, FOE, American Legion Auxiliary, administrator for St. Barbara's Mission in Round Mountain, a member in the Gold Diggers Extension, member of the Christian Women's group, member and chairman on the Round Mountain town board, and involved in community services throughout her adult life. She was survived by her husband, Louis J. Purdy; son and daughter, William Uram and Mary Kaskie; and two grandchildren, Emily and Jesse. The family plans to place a memorial stone at the Fort Bridger Cemetery in the near future. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 2001 GERLAD DAVID SUFTKO HIGBY, Ariz. - Gerald David Suftko died March 12, 2001. He was born June 28, 1952. He lived in Higby, Ariz. Suftko was a Vietnam Veteran, member of the American Legion and Chief Fire Inspector in Mesa, Ariz. Survivors include two sons, David of Arizona, and Glenn of New Mexico; mother, Louise of Glendale, Ariz.; and William and Joan Suftko of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue, and father, Stanley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 2001 A. MARRIE WEBB Funeral services for A. Marrie Webb were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. A. Marrie Webb, 85, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 2:55 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where she had been a resident for the past year and one half. She was a longtime resident of Rock Springs. Mrs. Webb was born on Nov. 27, 1915, in Huntington, Ark., the daughter of the late George David and Jessie Virginia McCal Daffron. She attended schools in Mansfield, Ark. and was a graduate of the Mansfield High School with the class of 1932. Mrs. Webb attended the St. Vincent's Nursing School in Little Rock, Ark., and she also attended the Wyoming General Hospital School of Nursing in Rock Springs. She married Reid Webb Sr. in Manila, Utah, on Oct. 26, 1940, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 11, 1982. Mrs. Webb had been employed at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. Survivors include one son, Reid Webb Jr. and wife, Gayle of Rock Springs; two sisters, Edith DeCora Beveridge of Rock Springs, and Joyce Oliver of Midland, Ark.; two grandsons, Mike Johnson and wife Luann of Parker, Colo., and Paul Johnson and wife, Veronica, of Rock Springs; three great-grandchildren, Matthew Johnson of Parker, Jeffrey Johnson and Mikayla Johnson of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and seven brothers. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 2001 BONNIE SIMPSON ZUECH SUN CITY, Ariz. - Services for Bonnie Simpson Zuech were Thursday, March 15, at 11 a.m. at the Sunland Lakeside Chapel. Burial was in Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City, Ariz. Mrs. Zuech, 91, died March 11, 2001, in Peoria, Ariz., at the Sun Health Hospice. She was born in Alva. She moved to Arizona from Virginia in 1950. She worked as a payroll clerk for the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Gold Card member NARFE, charter member Tumbleweeds Club and the Wyoming Ladies Club. She is survived by her husband Gene Zuech, Sun City, whom she was married to for 63 years. They married on Dec. 31, 1937, in Alexandria, Va. --- Green River Star, Mar 22, 2001 Terrie Bougsty Terrie Bougsty, 48 of Rock Springs died Tuesday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. She was born on May 22, 1952 in Kernville, Calif., the daughter of Howard Leslie and Florida Boren Doyle. She attended schools in Albuquerque, N.M. and was a graduate of the Rio Grande High School with the class of 1970. Her interests include collecting cobalt blue antiques, reading, quilting, sewing, fishing, and taking rides in the country. Prior to moving to Rock Springs, she was district manager for K-mart in Bountiful. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Bougsty of Rock Springs; her mother ,Florida Doyle of Rock Springs; one brother, Larry H. Mulligan, and wife, Sue, of Rock Springs; one sister Daphne Hofeldt, and husband, Don, of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews and her mother and father-in-law, Floyd J. and Helen E. Bougsty of Cheyenne. She was preceded in death by her father. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the First Assembly of God Church in Rock Springs. Pastor Jesse Ybarra will conduct the services. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs municipal Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel this evening until 8 p.m. and at the First Assembly of God one hour prior to services. The family respectfully requests that memorials be made to the First Assembly of God Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 TERRIE BOUGSTY Funeral services for Terrie Bougsty were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2001, at the First Assembly of God, 2191 Century Blvd., Rock Springs. The Rev. Jesse Ybarra conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tito Cordova, Simon Lee, Dennis Kendall, Tavi Rendon, Jeremy Driskell and Rich Logan. Mrs. Bougsty, 48 of 407 Monarch Circle, Rock Springs, died at 5:19 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A resident of Rock Springs since 1981 and former resident of Boutiful, Utah, Mrs. Bougsty died following a lengthy illness. She was born on May 22, 1952 in Kernville, Calif., the daughter of Howard Leslie and Florida Boren Doyle. She attended schools in Albuquerque, N.M. and was a graduate of the Rio Grande High School with the class of 1970. Her interests include collecting cobalt blue antiques, reading, quilting, sewing, fishing, and taking rides in the country. Prior to moving to Rock Springs, she was district manager for K-mart in Bountiful. She was a member of the First Assembly of God. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Bougsty of Rock Springs; her mother, Florida Doyle of Rock Springs; one brother, Larry H. Mulligan, and wife, Sue, of Rock Springs; one sister Daphne Hofeldt, and husband, Don, of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews and her mother and father-in-law, Floyd J. and Helen E. Bougsty of Cheyenne. She was preceded in death by her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 FRANKLIN E. CROSS A memorial services for Franklin E. Cross was conducted on Monday, March 19, 2001, 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Cross, 78, of Chico, Calif., died on Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at a Chico hospital. He was born on Aug. 20, 1922 in Cambria, to Frank and Hannah Cross. He graduated from Superior High School in Superior. Cross served in the U.S. Army during WWII. On Aug. 22, 1945, he married Dorothy Zukowski in Cheyenne. They moved to Chico in July of 2000. He was a member of the Elks and Knights of Columbus. His pursuits included the outdoors, camping, fishing and telling stories. Cross is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Chico; one daughter, Nikki Banks of Fort Bridger; two sons, Frank of Golden, Colo. and Bob of Chico; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A luncheon was served following the funeral mass. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 FERMINIA M. GOMEZ A mass of Christian burial for Ferminia M. Gomez was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 23, 2001 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 900 Hitching Post Drive, Green River. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Interment took place at Riverview Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mrs. Gomez, 95, of 1620 W. Second No. 58, Rock Springs, died on March 19, 2001 at her daughter’s residence. A resident of Green River for the past 56 years and a former resident of Questa, N.M., Mrs. Gomez had been in ill health for the past one year. She was born on July 7, 1904 in Questa, the daughter of the late Juan Miguel and Maria Luz Laforett Martinez. She attended schools in Questa and Golden, Colo. Mrs. Gomez married Braulio Gomez in Questa on July 7, 1927. He preceded her in death on Nov. 8, 1970. She was an active member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish. She was also a member of the Guadalupanas. Her pursuits included spending time with her family, gardening, crocheting, praying and ceramics. She is survived by two sons, Ruben Gomez and wife Josie of Tempe, Ariz., and Joe Gomez and wife Pauline of Green River; three daughters, Cecilia Valdez and husband Pat of Ogden, Utah, Bertina Rodarte of Rock Springs and Eileen Thompson and husband Stan of Rock Springs; daughters-in-law, Helen Gomez of Green River; 22 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Gomez was preceded in death by her husband, Braulio Gomez; her parents; one son, Ernest Gomez; one grandson, Patrick Valdez; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 MABEL P. KELLOGG Following cremation, a memorial service for Mabel Pilger Kellogg will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2001 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway, Rock Springs. A parish rosary was recited at 6 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2001 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. John Savio officiated. Kellogg, 84, of 714 B St., Rock Springs, died on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. Ms. Kellogg had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1945. She was born on May 28, 1915 in Pillsbury, N.D., the daughter of the late France and Ida Barr Pilger. She attended schools in New York Mills, Minn. She married Armand Kellogg. Mrs. Kellogg was a member of P.E.O. Her pursuits included playing bridge, golf, working newspaper puzzles, computer games and, late in life, playing the piano. She is survived by her husband, Armand Kellogg of Rock Sprigs; son, Gary Kellogg and wife Jean Kolman of Carson City, Nev., and their children, Glenn Kellogg and wife Ethel of Spokane, Wash., Jim Kellogg and wife Lynne of Spokane, and John Kellogg of Reno, Nev.; son, Patrick Kellogg of Los Angeles; son, Bill Kellogg and wife Sandy of Richland, Wash.; son, Eron Kellogg of Richland; son, Phillip Kellogg and wife Jeanne of Rock Springs and their children, Greg Kellogg and wife Mana Shaffer of Casper, Jenny Kellogg of Boulder, Colo., Julie Kellogg of Laramie and Chris Kellogg of Rock Springs; daughter, Laurie Carlson of Fort Collins, Colo.; daughter, Carol Boos and husband Brad and their children, Alex and Keith Boos, all of Englewood, Colo. Mrs. Kellogg was preceded in death by her parents, who lived in New York Mills for many years; two sisters, Ima Sarno and Phyllis Lucius; a son-in-law, Tom Carlson; and several great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 GILDA A. BARTLETT Funeral services for Gilda A. Bartlett were conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2001, at the LDS Slake Center, 120 Shoshone Ave., Green River. Bishop Scott Peters conducted the services. Internment took place at the Lyman Cemetery in Lyman. Mrs. Bartlett, 74, of 610 Jensen St., Green River, died on March 12, 2001, at her home. A long-time resident of Green River, and former resident of Manila, Utah, and Salt Lake City, Mrs. Bartlett had been in ill health for the past four years. She was born on Dec. 31, 1926, in Manila, the daughter of the late Rulon Blake and Redelia Riggs Anson. She attended schools in Manila and Green River. She married Eugene Ray Bartlett in Green River on Sept. 20, 1949. He preceded her in death on Feb. 17, 1983. Mrs. Bartlett waitressed in various places throughout Green River, including the Teton Cafe. Her pursuits included embroidering and crocheting. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mrs. Bartlett is survived by two sons, Ray Bartfelt and his wife, Kathy of Green River, and James Wayne Rasmussen of Salt Lake City; three daughters, Verion Lee Brangham and her husband Pat of Green River, Jayne Zorn and her husband Ray of Kennewick, Wash., and Anna Marie Roberts and her husband Paul of Casper; three sisters, Elna Birch, Wilma Stocking and Kathleen Greenberg, all of Salt Lake City; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eugene Bartlett; one brother, Erick Anson; one sister, Lenor Gathrum; three nephews and one niece. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 GILDA CANESTRINI MURRAY. Utah -- Funeral services for Gilda Canestrini were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at the Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 S. State St. Burial was in the Murray City Cemetery. Mrs Canestrini, 68, died on March 16, 2001. after a short and sudden illness She was born in Superior on May 7, 1932. She married Robert Canestrini in Rock Springs in 1953. The Canestrinis moved to Salt Lake City in 1961 and soon became part of the Holy Cross Hospital family with both of their children following them into the hospital industry. While at Holy Cross, she was part of a team effort in the establishment of a Breast Care Center and Mobile Mammography unit. After their respective retirements in 1991, Gilda and Bob spent their time traveling, vacationing with friends and spending time with their children. "Grandma Gilda" was the neighborhood grandma and spent countless hours with the children living on her street. She played with them, laughed with them, danced with them and sang songs with them. One of her greatest delights was spending time with Hailey Brown. Mrs. Canestrini was known to be a generous person, adopting anyone who was in need and making sure they did not go without. “Hotel Canestrini," with Mrs. Canestrini at the front desk, provided shelter for many friends and family throughout the years She is survived by her husband, Robert B. Canestrini of Murray, Utah; children, Robert P. Canestrini of Tooele, Utah, and Jean Canestrini of Park City, Utah; son-in-law, Nick Nickerson; brother and sister-in-law, M.F. "Red" and Katherine Marocki of Pinedale; sister, Donetta Paravicini of Green River, sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Max Bonino of Diamondville; sister-in-law, Laura Marocki of Tampa, Fla.; sister-in-law, Gloria Tomich of Rock Springs, and many nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 HILDA S. FISHER MAGNA, Utah - Funeral services for Hilda S. Fisher were conducted Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Magna East Stake Center, 2800 S. 8000 W., West Magna, Utah. Interment was in the Redwood Memorial Estates. Mrs. Fisher died Saturday, March 17, 2001, after a long illness. She was born Sept. 26, 1917, in West Hartlepool, England, to Albert Hewitson and Ann Menhenner Short. She married Joseph Llewellyn Fisher while in England. The marriage was later solemnized in Salt Lake LDS Temple on May 28, 1951. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where she held many positions throughout her life Mrs. Fisher housed many missionaries while in England. She came to Salt Lake City in 1951. She lived in Green River from 1965 to 1980 where she had many friends and bowled and played pinochle. She is survived by her husband, Joseph L. Fisher; son, Robert Ian Fisher; daughters, Nina Freestone and husband Bruce, Lorraine Ward and husband Steven, and Melanie Morgan and husband Robert; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; brother, Albert Short and sisters, Nancy Almond and Betty Long. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Stan, Cyril and Robert Short; and daughter, Ann Fisher Drury. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 DARRELL ROY MILLER Darrell Roy Miller, 62, died Sunday, March 18, 2001, at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. As a heavy smoker and diabetic, he had health problems for several years and had been seriously ill for the past 11 months. He was born on April 6, 1938, to Roy and Evelyn Harmonson Miller in Tucson, Ariz. Most of his childhood was spent in Oshkosh, Neb., where he graduated from Garden County High School in 1957. He graduated from a barber college in Denver in 1958. He had resided in Green River since 1994. He is survived by a daughter, Lorelei “Lori” Brisko; a son, Curt Miller; and a grandson, Sean Brisko, all of Thermopolis; sister, Marilyn Triplett and husband Smoker of Oshkosh; three nieces, and a foster son, Mark Seaton. He was preceded in death by both of his parents. Miller's children have donated his body to the University of Utah School of Medicine for research and education purposes regarding tobacco addiction, heart disease and diabetes. Memorial services will be held in Oshkosh at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 GARY W. PETERSON FLAXTON ND - Funeral Services for Gary W. Peterson were Saturday, March 17. at 1 p.m. at the United Lutheran Church, Flaxton, N.D. Burial was in the Ebenezer Cemetery, rural Flaxton. Peterson, 62, Rock Springs, formerly of Flaxton, died Monday, March 12, 2001 in a Salt Lake City hospital. He was born April 29, 1938. to Gerhardt and Hazel Huttner Peterson near Flarton, N.D. He was reared and educated in the Flaxton area and graduated from Flaxton High School in 1956. In May of 1956, he entered the U.S. Marine Corp. He was stationed in California until being discharged in the fall of 1959. He returned to Flaxton, where he went to work in the oil fields. He was later hired by Texaco and worked at the Texaco Gas Plant in Lignite. On July 8, 1962, he married Colleen Kelly in Bowbells. In 1977 they moved to Rock Springs where he continued working for Texaco as a gas meter tester. He retired in 1997 and they continued living in Rock Springs until the time of his death. He was a member of the American Legion, S.M. Foote Post No. 161 and United Lutheran Church, where he served on the church council, both in Flaxton. He was a former member of the Flaxton Sportsman Club, and also served as the mayor of Flaxton for a time. Survivors include his wife, Colleen, Rock Springs; son, Bruce Peterson and wife Diana, Rock Springs; one grandson Christian Peterson, Rock Springs; two brothers, Wayne Peterson and wife Bodil, Norway, and Alan Peterson and wife, Colleen, Minot, N.D. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Kenny and Norman Peterson; and grandparents, Chris and Marie Peterson, and Frank and Maria Huttner. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 VALENTINE POLJANEC LITTLETON, Colo. - Memorial Mass for Valentine Poljanec took place on Saturday, March 17, at 11 a.m., at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Poljanec, 76, of Littleton, Colo., died Thursday, March 8, 2001. He was born in Skofja Loka, Yugoslavia, Feb. 6, 1925, to Jennie Shink and Leo Poljanec. His family moved to Reliance in 1929. He attended Reliance High School and graduated in 1943. He graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1958. He married the former Gloria Porenta and had three children, Joe Poljanec and wife Karen of Omaha, Neb., Tena Saltzman and husband Don, and Ruth Gonzales and husband John, all of Littleton. He is also survived by one brother, John Polanec and wife Malvene of Jackson; sisters, Junta Davis and husband Dr. Don of Rock Springs and Jennie Desmond and husband Frank of Reno, Nev.; sister-in-law, Alberta Johnson and husband Caroll of Orangevale, Calif.; step-father, Joe Button of Rock Springs; grandchildren; step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews including Bill, Mark and Pat Campbell, Aldolph and Raymond Porenta, Audie (Daniels) O'Connell, Patsy (Daniels) Nissen, Sandra (Polianeci) Strack, Debbie (Poljanec) Meyers and Eva (Poljanec) Alley. He was preceded in death by one son, Richard John and his parents. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 ANNA “PAT” SHERIDAN A memorial service for Anna “Pat" Sheridan was conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2001, at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. Mrs. Sheridan, 57, of 1745 W. Teton, Green River, died on Thursday, March 15, 2001, at her home. A resident of Green River for the past 21 years and former resident of Denver, Mrs. Sheridan died following a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 23, 1943in Chelsea, Mass., the daughter of the late Steve and Mary F. Gradoville Hastings. Mrs. Sheridan attended schools in Denver and was a graduate of the Denver South High School with the class of 1959. She married Hugh “Ben” Sheridan on Aug. 23, 1968, in Denver. Mrs. Sheridan managed the Coffee Cup Restaurant and the Mustang Restaurant in the early 1980s and she later was a deli and salad bar associate for City Market and later Jubilee Foods for eight years and retired in December of 1999. Survivors include her husband, Hugh Ben Sheridan of Green River; one son, Michael Hugh Sheridan of Limon, Colo.; and one sister, Karen Bennett of Lakewood, Colo. She was preceded in death by her parents. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 RAYMOND BERT SMITH EVANSTON – Funeral services for Raymond Bert Smith were conducted on Saturday, March 17, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Evanston 1st & 4th Ward LDS Chapel. Interment followed in the Evanston Cemetery. Smith, 80, died on March 13, 2001, as his family gathered with him at his home. He died after a fight with progressive supranuclear palsy. Smith was born July 17, 1920, in Evanston, the son of Lee J. and Blanche Spencer Smith. He lived most of his 80 years in Evanston. He graduated from high school in 1938, attending the University of Utah for a short time. He related many memories of his fellow classmates, athletes and musicians during their high school careers. He continued to share his love for music as a drummer in community bands. Smith married Shirley Rae Blakeslee in Evanston on Feb. 16, 1954. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan, Utah Temple. He worked for the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1941 and 1942. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II from September 1942 to February 1946. Following his service, he fired for the Union Pacific Railroad for a short time. He then began as a manager for the Brooklawn Creamery operations in Evanston. He told anecdotes and memories of all those who delivered cans of milk for many years. While still managing the creamery, Smith’s brother, Elwood and Mary Smith owned and operated the Evanston Floral Shop. During that time, he began what was to become a 35-year career with State Farm Insurance Company. As a State Farm Agent, Smith was recognized for his achievements, which included opportunities for national conventions and a special trip with Shirley to Switzerland. He retired in 1986. Smith was ordained as a high priest in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1964. He served in the Bishopric of the Evanston Third Ward for several years. Along with other friends, Smith frequented Battle Mountain Lodge in the Snake River Canyon. He and his family subsequently spent many hours over the years with their friends at Signal Mountain Lodge on Jackson Lake. After retirement, Smith and his wife had the opportunity to spend nearly 10 years going south as “snowbirds” in Nevada. After exploring many sites, most of their time was spent in Overton, Nev. Serving his community, Smith was presented with the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award in 1951, served on the Evanston City Council, The American Legion Post and Lions Club. Horseback pack trips, which included fishing and hunting on Granite Creek and float trips on the Snake River were later replaced with snowmobile trips in the High Uinta Mountains or Teton and Yellowstone national parks. He would attend the “Sourdough’s” gatherings at Togwotee Pass. With family and friends, Smith spent time in the outdoors. He was good at cooking over an open fire. Surviving are his wife; son, Kevin R. Smith of Cheyenne; two daughters, Christie South and Wendy Welling, both of Evanston; 10 grandchildren and two nieces. His parents and one brother, Elwood J. Smith, preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 PAULINE TOOTHMAN MANNINGTON, W Va. - Funeral services for Pauline Toothman were conducted Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at the Masters Funeral Home in Mannington, W.Va. Burial followed in the Stout Cemetery. Mrs. Toothman, 72, of Grant Town. W.Va., died Friday March 9, 2001 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. She was born May 3, 1928, in Wetzel County, W. Va. She is the daughter of the late Samuel and Ruby Dye Stout. She was a homemaker. Her pursuits included singing, playing guitar, writing country music and hymns. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Marsha Marco of Grant Town, Brenda and Francis “Butch” McVicker of Glovers Gap, W. Va., and Shirley and Corey Johnson of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, Melissa Marco and children, Kiley and Justin, Stacey Conners and Brian McVicker, all of West Virginia, Kelly Rolich and children, Shane, Timothy and Delaney, Hope Brooks and son, Brendon, Sara and Matthew Dennison, all of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews; seven brothers, Paul Jr., Willard, Ferman, Charles, Dale, Burl and Joseph Stout; and two sisters, Maxine Stull and Ann Stull, all of West Virginia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Toothman; one sister, Patsy Talkington; and two infant sisters. --- Green River Star, Mar 29, 2001 John Ludwig Rebol John Ludwig Rebol, 84, of Roseville, Calif., died March 15 at the Sutter Medical Center in Roseville, Calif., where he had been a patient for one week. He was born April 22, 1916 in Pueblo, Colo., the son of the late John and Frances Nuncia Rebol. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married Ethel Krake in Rock Springs in 1941. She preceded him in death in 1997. He owned and operated J and E Bowling Supply and Trophy Company for many years, retiring in 1985. He was an avid bowler and was in the Bowler's Hall of Fame in Santa Clara, Calif. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna and Earnest Major of Santa Clara, Calif. and Carol and Al Tirre of Green River; five grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren and one brother, Hadwick Brown. In addition to his parents, and wife, he was preceded in death by one son, Robert Henry Rebol and one grandchild, Dari Tirre. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Michael Hellman of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church conducted the services. Interment was in the St. Joseph's Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The family requests that donations in his memory be made to the Alzheimer's Affiliation, 112 S. Beech, Casper, 82601. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 JOHN LUDWIG REBOL Funeral services for John Ludwig Rebol were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Michael Hellman of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church conducted the services. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Al Tirree, Ernie Major, John Myers, Kevin webb, Jim Barker and Ernest Major. Rebol, 84, of Roseville, Calif., died March 15 at the Sutter Medical Center in Roseville, Calif., where he had been a patient for one week. A resident of Roseville and former resident of Rock Springs, Rebol had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born April 22, 1916 in Pueblo, Colo., the son of the late John and Frances Nuncia Rebol. He attended schools in Rock Springs. He married Ethel Krake in Rock Springs on July 12, 1941, and she preceded him in death in January of 1997. Rebol owned and operated J and E Bowling Supply and Trophy Company for many years and he retired in 1985. He was an avid bowler and he was in the Bowler's Hall of Fame in Santa Clara, Calif. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Deanna and Earnest Major of Santa Clara, Calif. and Carol and Al Tirre of Green River; five grandchildren, Tamara Myers, Monica Webb, Joylynn Balko, Ernest Major and Cori Griffiths; one sister, Hadwick Brown; and eleven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife; one son, Robert Henry Rebol and one grandchild, Dari Tirre. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 LEWIS W. ZAVERSNIK A mass of Christian burial for Lewis W. Zaversnik was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. John Savio officiated. Interment took place at the ST. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A parish and Knights of Columbus rosary were recited at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 1001 at the VaSe Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Charles Lux officiated. Zaversnik, 84, of 430 M St., Rock Springs died on Saturday, March 24, 2001, at the Sage View Care Center. Zaversnik was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. He was born June 9, 1916 in Green River, the son of the late Anton and May Potochnik Zaversnik. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1934. He married the former Amelia "Molly" Luzan on Oct. 25, 1941. She preceded him in death on Oct. 9, 1983. Zaversnik married the former Marjorie Guy on August 3, 1985 in Helper, Utah. Zaversnik worked as a printer for the Rocket-Miner for 44 years until his retirement in 1979. He was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Lodge 2441, AFU Lodge and International Typographical Union. Zaversnik is survived by his wife, Marjorie Zaversnik of Rock Springs; one daughter, Judy Ellis of Dayton, Ohio; two stepsons, Danny Guy of Helper, Utah, and Don Guy of Ellensburg, Wash.; one sister, Elsie Menapace of Rock Springs and two grandchildren, Jason R. Ellis and Amy K. Ellis. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Molly Zaversnik; six brothers, John, William, Robert, Anton, Phillip and Frank, and sister, Mary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 WILLIAM SHERMAN BOBBITT Funeral services for William Sherman Bobbitt were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2001 a the Vase Flamnig Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. The Rev. Ted York of the Green River Bible Baptist Church conducted the services. Military graveside services and interment were conducted at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Leonard Bobbitt, Tad Bobbitt, Clint Bobbitt, Kelly Simmons, Joe Hereford and James Peterson. Bobbitt, 78, of 250 N. Second W., Green River, died at 5 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2001 at his home. A resident of Green River for the past 34 years and former resident of Rawlins and Lampasas, Texas, Bobbitt died following a brief illness. He was born on Oct. 21, 1922 in Lampasas, the son of the late William Robert and Carrie Etta Wise Bobbitt. Bobbitt attended schools in Lampasas. He was a retired U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He served with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Burnet, Texas form Oct. 13, 1937 to March 31, 1939. He attended Naval Service School from 1944 to 1945. Bobbitt married Doris Jean Lipscomb in San Juan, N.M., on July 24, 1962. They later divorced. He worked as an iron worker since 1950 and he retired on Dec. 21, 1984. Bobbitt was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 2350. Survivors include three sons, Tad Bobbitt and wife Gaylene of Las Vegas, Clint Bobbitt and wife Beverly and Leonard Bobbitt and wife Dara, both of Green River; one daughter, Suzi Bobbitt and husband Kelly Simmons of Green River; one brother, John Bobbitt of Palmdale, Calif.; six grandchildren, Brit, Stephanie and Amanda Bobbitt of Las Vegas, Chelsey Simmons of Green River and James Peterson and Malea Heater of Utah; one niece, Bobbie Cook of Nevada; and Tommy Bobbitt of California. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents and one infant daughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 2001 GENEVIEVE LUCAS WORDEN Funeral services for Genevieve Lucas Worden were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, March 26, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Worden, 51, of Little America died at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs at 10:40 a.m. on March 22, 2001. A resident of Little America for the past one year, Mrs. Worden had been in ill health since December of 2000. She was born in Clinton, N.C., on Oct. 8, 1949, the daughter of the late Earnie Bee Lucas and Gladys Crooms. Mrs. Worden attended schools in North Carolina. She married Donald Worden on Dec. 20, 1996 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Survivors include her husband, Donald Worden of Little America; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Rachel Anson and husband Scott of Green River; brother-in-law, Chris Worden of Little America; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Donald and Barbara Worden of Rock Springs; and two nephews, Tony and Tyler Anson of Green River. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Green River Star, Mar 29, 2001 Lewis W. Zaversnik Lewis W. Zaversnik, 84, of Rock Springs died Saturday at the Sage View Care Center. He was born June 9, 1916 in Green River, the son of the late Anton and May Potochnik Zaversnik. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1934. He married the former Amelia "Molly" Luzan in 1941. She preceded him in death in 1983. He married the former Marjorie Guy in 1985 in Helper, Utah. He worked as a printer for the Rocket-Miner for 44 years until his retirement in 1979. He was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Lodge 2441, AFU Lodge and International Typographical Union. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs; one daughter, Judy Ellis of Dayton, Ohio; two step sons, Danny Guy of Helper, Utah, and Don Guy of Ellensburg, Wash.; one sister Elsie Menapace of Rock Springs and two grandchildren. In addition to his parents, first wife, he was preceded in death by six brothers, John, William, Robert, Anton, Phillip and Frank, and one sister, Mary. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated this morning at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father John Savio officiated. Interment took place at the St. Joseph's Section of the Rock Springs municipal Cemetery. His family requests that memorials be made to St. Joseph's Children Home P.O. Box 1117, Torrington, 82240-1117 or the Holy Spirit Catholic Community P.O. Box 6038 Rock Springs, 82902. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 2001 MATTIE ELLEN BEYER SEATTLE -- Services for Mattie Ellen Beyer were conducted on Saturday, March 24, 2001, at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Seattle. Mrs. Beyer, 98, of Reliance, died on Friday, March 16, 2001, at the Sublette Center in Pinedale where she had been a patient since December 2000. She was born on Oct. 15, 1902, in Bellingham, Wash., to William T. Follis and Harriet Follis. Her hobbies included baking, cooking/hosting dinner parties, sewing, crafts and playing bridge. She was active in the Episcopal Church. She graduated from Bellingham High School and was employed as a real estate stenographer. Mrs. Beyer was survived by her daughter, Sharon Humpherys of Reliance; four grandchildren, Leslie Givens of Seward, Neb., Heidi Givens O'Nuanain of Derry, Ireland, Tina Dennis of Rock Springs and Kelsey Dennis of Portland, Ore.; four great-grandchildren, Ian, Dylan and Alex of San Antonio, Texas, and Chantel Rector of Rock Springs, and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, William T. and Harriet Follis; two sisters, four brothers and three husbands. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 2001 DIANE MARIE BOLING A memorial service for Diane Marie Boling was conducted at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 23, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Home, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Diane Marie Boling, 43, died at 5:17 a.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She died following a lengthy illness. Survivors include her only child, Susan Marie Guidry; two grandchildren, Kristopher Lee LeJeune and Ashlyn Nicole Guidry, all of Lake Charles, La.; and three brothers, David, Richard and Jim Meyers all of Green River. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, John Meyers. She was cremated and will be inurned at Lake Charles, La., at the home of her daughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 2001 RAYMOND EASON SCOTTSBLUFFF, Neb. - Graveside services for Raymond Eason were at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff, Neb., with the VFW officiating. Eason, 72, of 54 Purple Sage Road No. 1, died at 4:25 a.m. on Sunday, March 25, 2001, at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. He was born April 28, 1928, in Batson, Texas, the son of Alfred and Loa Burnet Eason. He attended schools in Harris County, Texas. He married Betty Jean Bohl on May 8, 1947, in Scottsbluff. She preceded him in death on Dec. 19, 1996. Eason served in the U.S. Army after World War II. He was employed in the oilfield industry as a pipefitter, welder and driller, having worked in many states. He was a 32nd degree Mason in Lyons, Kan. His interests included reading and history. Eason was a member of the Southern Baptist Church. He is survived by three daughters, Diana Young of Hopewell, Va., Phyllis Rickiefs and husband Warren of Laramie and Judy Eason of Deadwood, S.D.; one brother, Edwin Eason of Texas; six sisters, Vivian Coleman and husband Donald of Wimberley, Texas, Velma Murphy and husband Cecil of League City, Texas, Esther Murphy and husband Billy of Waldron, Ark., Sophie Chasteen and husband Benny and Connie Smith, all of Palestine, Texas, and Elsie Faye Brooks of Mayfield, Ky.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; two brothers, James and Nathan; one son, Russell, and one daughter, Rayetta. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 2001 FAREN CLYDE FALER OREGON CITY, Ore -- Faren Clyde Faler died of pneumonia at Willamette Falls Hospital in Oregon City, Ore., the evening of March 19, 2001. Faler was born April 14, 1908, at Boulder, the son of Vincent E. and Emma Lillian Winn Faler. He grew up in Pinedale and as a young man worked in construction, as a truck driver, on ranches, as a hunting and fishing guide and at various other jobs including being a C.C.C. foreman at Green River Lake and Kendall ranger station in western Wyoming. His first “in town" position was in Pinedale as a hardware and lumber store manager. He entered politics at age 26 when he was elected Sublette County Treasurer and then county clerk and clerk of count, which included serving as deputy county assessor. He later resigned from county government during a term in office in which he had been nominated by both the Democratic and Republican parties and accepted a position in bank management with the First Security Bank of Rock Springs. In June of 1946, he resigned his bank position and moved to Twin Falls, Idaho, where he became an independent insurance agent. He continued in the insurance business until his retirement in 1978, at which time he moved to Boise to be nearer a dialysis center to treat his wife, Paula. He returned to Twin Falls in 1984 and later moved to a retirement center in Oregon City to be near his son, Ken. Faler served as school board chairman and volunteer fireman in Pinedale. He was president of the Southern Idaho Life Underwriters Association, served in the Idaho State Life Underwriters and the Society of Chartered Life Underwriters as a Certified Life Underwriter. He was a lifelong Mason and twice master of Franklin Lodge No. 31 A.F. & A.M. of Pinedale and was a life member of Kayler Lodge No. 94 A.F. & A.M. of Twin Falls. He joined Lions International in Pinedale in 1942 as a charter member of the club. He later joined the Rock Springs Lions Club and in Twin Falls served in most club offices including president. He then served as governor of Lions district 39W. He was then elected to the position of international director. This high honor required extensive Travel and took him literally around the world. He was also co-incorporator of the Idaho-Oregon Lions Eyesight Foundation. He held a life membership in the Twin Falls Lions Club and was an honorary member of the Beavercreek Lions Club in Beavercreek, Ore. He married Ida Turner in 1930 while living in Green River where he was working for the Railway Express Agency and the Union Pacific Railroad. They were together for 12 years and had two sons, Ken and Ray. She died June 5, 1942. He and his two sons lived first in Pinedale and later in Rock Springs where he met and married Paula Johnson on Nov. 22, 1944. He became the father of his wife's daughter, Esther. She died in Boise on July 5, 1983. He later developed a close friendship with Mikki Hawkins of Clayton, Idaho, on the Salmon River. They had a relationship for about a dozen years until her death in 1998. He is survived by a son, Kenneth of Mulino, Ore.; daughter, Esther Nicholson of McCall, Idaho; three brothers, Donald of Salt Lake City, Harold of Pinedale and Maurice of Rock Springs; 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Ray; a brother, and two sisters. He was cremated in Oregon and his ashes will be buried in the family plot in Pinedale with graveside services by Franklin Lodge No. 31 A.F. & A.M., in early May. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 2001 KENNETH WARD PARRY PINEDALE - Graveside services for Kenneth Ward Parry were conducted Friday, March 30, 2001, at the Pinedale Cemetery. Parry, 87, died March 25, 2001, in Pinedale after a lengthy illness. He was a longtime Pinedale and Rock Springs resident. Parry was born in Vassar, Mich., in 1913. He moved to the Pinedale area in 1934 where he worked at local ranches and at Ford Motor Co. In 1941 he married Carol Buckman, an elementary school teacher he had met in Pinedale. Soon after their marriage they moved to Hiawatha and later to Rock Springs where he was employed by Mountain Fuel Supply Company for more than 30 years. He and his wife retired in the 1970s and moved to their vacation home in Pinedale and built a winter vacation home in San Carlos Bay, Mexico. They entertained family and friends at both homes until his wife died on March 30, 1981. Parry was a lifetime member of the Rock Springs Federated Musicians and played his trumpet in dance halls throughout western Wyoming for more than 30 years. His pursuits included fishing, boating, bird and big game hunting, tennis and he began playing golf at the age of 70. He was a longtime member of the Elks Club and the American Legion. Survivors include a son, Russell of Grand Junction, Colo.; two daughters, Nancy Taylor of Mountain View and Sally Marciniak of Racine, Wis.; six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 2001 MARY CLARE REDLE TORRINGTON - Funeral mass of Christian burial for Mary Clare Redle was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2001, at St. Rose Catholic Church in Torrington with the Rev. Kevin Koch officiating. A wake service took place on Friday, March 23, 2001, at 6:15 p.m., at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Valley View Cemetery. Mrs. Redle, 83, died on March 20, 2001, at the Torrington Community Hospital. She was born on Oct. 24, 1917, in Helena, Mont., the daughter of George and Anna Pearson Gabisch. She was raised in Townsend, Mont. She graduated from St. Mary's College in Leavenworth, Kan., in 1938. She then taught school in Dutton, Mont, Sheridan and Torrington. She married Frank Redle on June 22, 1940, in Townsend. She retired from the Goshen Irrigation District in Torrington where she served as secretary-treasurer. She was an active member of St. Rose Parish and St. Rose Altar Society. Her pursuits included playing bridge and any other card games with friends and family. She is survived by her husband; a son, Frank Redle of Salt Lake City; three daughters, Anne Marie Gimms of Gila, N.M. Susan Thompson of Littleton, Colo., and Mary Adams of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren; one great grandchild; two sisters; and three brothers. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 2001 AUDREY JOAN SHUMATE A Celebration of Life memorial service for Audrey Joan Shumate took place on Thursday, March 29, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Holy Communion Episcopal Church in Rock Springs under the direction of the Rev. Russell Johnson. Mrs. Shumate, 62, died on March 24, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a short illness. She was born Aug. 8, 1938, in Winton, the daughter of Harold G. and Margaret M. Clark. She attended schools in Winton and Reliance and was the valedictorian of the Reliance High School class of 1956. She married Bob L. Shumate on Dec. 22, 1956, at the Church of the Holy Communion in Rock Springs. Prior to the birth of her first child, she worked at the office of Dr. Myron G. Harrison in Rock Springs. Later she became employed by Sweetwater County School District No. 1 working in food service at several schools in Rock Springs. She retired in 1994. She was an active member of the Church of the Holy Communion serving on the Vestry, the Altar Guild and volunteering at the church's Thrift Shop. She also was active in the Church's Memorial Fund and regularly gave her time to organize funeral dinners for the families and friends of church members and others in the community. She was also an active member of the Firehole Gang of the Good Sam's Club in Sweetwater County. Her pursuits included traveling and camping with that group and her family. Her pursuits also included knitting, crocheting and other crafts and her work was often donated and sold for charity. She is survived by her husband, Bob of Rock Springs; one daughter, Linda J. Cole of Rock Springs; two sons, Richard L. Shumate of Atlanta and Roger E. Shumate of Casper; one daughter-in-law, Angela M. Shumate of Casper; three grandchildren, Ashley L. Cole of Rock Springs and Alaina G. Shumate and Benjamin G. Shumate of Casper; one sister, Gail Aldred of Green River, and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother and father. --- Green River Star, Apr 5, 2001 Aileen Ribovich Aileen Ribovich, 85, of Rock Springs, died Sunday at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs after having been in ill health for several years. She was born on Oct. 16, 1915 in Gunn, the daughter of Charles Wisti and Anna Pera Wisti. She attended school in Rock Springs. She enjoyed the outdoors, traveling and fishing. She married Steve Ribovich in Rock Springs in 1941 at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Church in Rock Springs. Survivors include a brother, Arnie Wisti of Calif.; three sisters-in-law Anna Ruggera, Catherine Ribovich of Rock Springs and Olga Wisti of Calif. several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Steve Ribovich; her father, Charles Wisti; her mother, Anna Wisti Partanen; step-father, Bill Partanen; one brother, Archie Wisti; sister-in-laws, Helmi Wisti of Calif.; and Katherine Yedinak of Rock Springs. Funeral Services were conducted yesterday at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Reverend Jeanny House of the Congregational Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Green River Star, Apr 5, 2001 Josephine Gacnik Shimatovich Josephine Gacnik Shimatovich, 94, of Cheyenne, died on Sunday, in Cheyenne. She was a former longtime resident of Superior. She was born on March 19, 1907 in Murray, Utah, the daughter of the late Frank and Marion Cadez Ogrin. She attended schools in Murray and married Jerry Gacnik. He preceded her in death in 1955. She later married Marko Shimatovich in Rock Springs in 1958. He preceded her in death in 1972. She was in charge of maintenance at a doctor's office for several years. She was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. She is survived by one daughter Josephine Ann Downs of Cheyenne; one brother, Rudy Ogrin of Murray, Utah; six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; one niece, Norma Phillips of Murray, and one nephew, Gerald Goldman also of Murray. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband second husband; one son, Jerry Gacnik; two sisters, Mildred and Ann and two brothers, Max and Frank. A mass of Christian Burial was conducted yesterday morning at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father Tom Sheridan officiated. Interment was in the Saint Joseph's Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The family requests that donations be made to the charity of your choice or Young At Heart Senior Center Home Delivered Meals in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 AILEEN RIBOVICH Funeral services for Aileen Ribovich were conducted at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Jeanny House of the Congregational Church conducted the services. Interment took place in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Munocipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Al Bazzanella, Albert Bazzanella, Jim Callas, Eric Dolence, Jim Ruggera and Dave Ruggera. Mrs. Ribovich, 85, of 1325 Sage, Rock Springs, died April 1, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. A resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Ribovich had been in ill health for several years. She was born on Oct. 16, 1915 in Gunn, the daughter of Charles Wisti and Anna Pera Wisti. She attended school in Rock Springs. Mrs. Ribovich attended the Rock Springs schools. Her pursuits included the outdoors, traveling and fishing. She married Steve Ribovich in Rock Springs on Feb. 22, 1941 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Church in Rock Springs. She is survived by a brother, Arnie Wisti of Calif.; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Dave (Anna) Ruggera, Mrs. John (Catherine) Ribovich of Rock Springs and Mrs. Archie (Olga) Wisti of Calif., and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Steve Ribovich; her father, Charles Wisti; her mother, Anna Wisti Partanen; stepfather, Bill Partanen; one brother, Archie Wisti; sister-in-laws, Mrs. Arnie (Helmi) Wisti of Calif.; and Mrs. Paul (Katherine) Yedinak of Rock Springs; and brother-in-law, John Ribovich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 JOSEPHINE GACNIK SHIMATOVICH A mass of Christian burial for Josephine Gacnik Shimatovich was conducted at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway, Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Interment took place at the Saint Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Mrs. Shimatovich, 94, of Cheyenne, died on Sunday, in Cheyenne. Mrs. Shimatovich was a resident of Cheyenne since 1990 and a former longtime resident of Superior. She was born on March 19, 1907 in Murray, Utah, the daughter of the late Frank and Marion Cadez Ogrin. Mrs. Shimatovich attended schools in Murray. She married Jerry Gacnik. He preceded her in death in 1955. She later married Marko Shimatovich in Rock Springs on Oct. 2, 1958. He preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 1972. Mrs. Shimatovich was in charge of maintenance at a doctor's office for several years. She was a member of the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. Mrs. Shimatovich is survived by one daughter, Josephine Ann Downs of Cheyenne; one brother, Rudy Ogrin of Murray; six grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; niece, Norma Phillips of Murray; and nephew, Gerald Goldman also of Murray. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Jerry Gacnik; second husband, Marko Shimatovich; one son, Jerry Gacnik; two sisters, Mildred and Ann and two brothers, Max and Frank. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 FLOYD HUXFORD Funeral services for Floyd Huxford were conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2001 at the Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. The Rev. jack Snedaker of the First Baptist Church conducted the services. Military graveside services and interment were in the Paul J. Wataha section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Huxford, 76, of 1804 Elk St., Rock Springs, died on Thursday, March 29, 2001 in Malta, an island in the Mediterranean south of Sicily. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Huxford died following a sudden illness. He was born on Nov. 16, 1924 in Clinton, Ind., the son of the late Bryan and Georgia Dalton Huxford. He attended schools in Indiana and graduated from Indiana State University. He married Patricia Campbell in Rock Springs. Huxford served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a retired electrician. He was a member of the Baptist church, electrician’s union and was a 32nd Degree Mason in Clinton. His pursuits included traveling, playing piano and playing with his granddaughters. Huxford is survived by his wife, Patricia Huxford of Rock Springs; one son, Dr. Floyd P. Huxford and wife Anne of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mary Huxford of Rock Springs; one brother, George Huxford; one brother-in-law, Earl McKenzie and wife Mary; two grandchildren, Ellie Anne Huxford and Peri Nichole Huxford; two nieces, Sandra Kay Peterson of Rock Springs and Connie A. Garberding of Seattle, Wash.; two nephews, Patrick Earl McKenzie of Cody and Neil Huxford of Colorado; and several other nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, Perry B. Huxford in 1982; his parents; and brothers, Richard Huxford and Norman Huxford. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 WILLIAM DOUGLAS MURDO Graveside services for William Douglas Murdo were conducted on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 at 1 p.m. in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Murdo, 52, died at his residence in Evanston. He was born on Nov. 13, 1948 in Rock Springs to William Arnold and Martha Tuhkanen Murdo. He lived in and attended schools in Wyoming and Utah. He worked at Defense Depot Ogden in Ogden, Utah. He also worked for the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Reclamation in Mills on the North Platte River Project as an administrative planner. He retired from the Department of the Interior. He was also a volunteer at St. Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden. He served in the U.S. Air Force. His pursuits included doing family history and fishing. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. He is survived by a half-brother, William Nelson of York Town, Va.; a brother, Ronald C. Murdo of Arizona; a half-sister, Joyce Milius of Laramie; and sisters, Carol Hall of Ogden and Mary Kinzie of Cleveland, Okla. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 LEONE MILLER SINES Funeral services for Leone Miller Sines were conducted at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 6, 2001 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center, 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Bishop Richard James conducted the services. Interment took place at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Keith Sines, Trevor Sines, Kurt Sines, Don Babel Jr., Clifford Shelton and Nick Moser. Mrs. Sines, 91, of Thermopolis, died on Sunday, April 1, 2001, at the Canyon Hills Manor in Thermopolis. Mrs. Sines was a resident of Thermopolis and a former resident of Rock Springs for 39 years. Mrs. Sines, daughter of John Phillip and Delia Maude Miller, was born on April 4, 1909 in Knoxville, Iowa. Her early life was spent on a farm and later in the small town of Williams, Iowa. She married William Garson Sines on Dec. 24, 1925 in Chariton, Iowa. They had 60 years together before her husband died in 1985. Four children were born to them, Betty Jean Babel of Rock Springs, William Marvin Sines of New Orleans, an infant daughter, Sandra Michel, who lived only a few hours and Bari Lynn Sines of Rock Springs. The first 16 years of their married life was lived in Williamson. In 1942, they moved to Superior where they lived for 18 years. In 1959, they came to Rock Springs to make their home. Mrs. Sines’ pursuits include many crafts, including quilting and crocheting, and making her home comfortable and livable. She was also a Relief Society President. She is survived by her two daughters, Betty Babel and Bari Sines; son, William Marvin; four grandchildren, Donald James Babel Jr., Marva Becker, Marilyn Meeks and Maureen Roche; and four great-grandchildren, Koren Marie Boggs, Nathan William Becker, Simon Archibald Meeks and Gracie Rae Meeks. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Carson; a baby daughter, Sandra Michel; her parents; five brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 MARY ANNE WILBERT A mass of Christian burial for Mary Anne Wilbert was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan and the Rev. John Savio co-concelebrated. Interment took place at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church on Friday, March 30, 2001. Pallbearers were John Anderson, Kelly Greenlee, Mark Kot, Harry Moore, Jim Rasmussen and Shannon Rasmussen. Mrs. Wilbert, 44, of 829 Madison Drive, Rock Springs, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at her residence. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Wilbert died following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 24, 1956 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Frank and Matilda Susich Porenta. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1974. She married Kenneth L. Wilbert in Rock Springs on Sept. 19, 1981. Mrs. Wilbert was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish and St. Michael the Archangel Circle. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth L. Wilbert of Rock Springs; her parents, Frank and Tilda Porenta of Rock Springs; two sons, Christopher Wilbert and Joshua Wilbert, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Frank Porenta of Green River; and one sister, Diane Gil of Rock Springs. Mrs. Wilbert was preceded in death by her grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 JEREMY DARREN GEIGER FORT BRIDGER - Graveside services for Jeremy Darren Geiger were at 1 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2001, at the Fort Bridger Cemetery, Fort Bridger. Geiger, 18, of Fort Bridger died at 7:40 p.m. March 23, 2001, shortly after being admitted to Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Meyers, Fla., following a hit-and-run accident. He was born June 17, 1982, the son of Marcus Johnson and Ruth Diane Geiger. He attended schools in Texas, New York and Washington state. He was employed as a warehouse worker for Frito-Lay, Geiger's pursuits were cycling, movies, music, lifting weights and eating out. Survivors include his mother of Fort Bridger; father of Fort Myers; two stepbrothers, Matthew and Teddy Johnson and one stepsister, Susan Johnson, all of Madison, Wis.; grandparents, Elizabeth Johnson of North Fort Myers and Clayton Johnson of Monroe, Wis., grandmother, Ida Geiger of For Bridger; three aunts; one uncle; and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, William Dewey Geiger. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 NORVAL JOE PATTERSON SR. CHLORIDE, Ariz. - Funeral services for Norval Joe Patterson Sr. were at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2001, at the Chloride Baptist Church in Chloride, Ariz., with the Rev. Kenneth Reeves officiating. Interment with military honors took place in the Chloride Cemetery, Chloride. Patterson, 73, of 2115 North Dakota, Green River, died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2001, at his residence in Green River after a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Olton, Texas, the son of East and Zetti Boykin Patterson. He attended schools in Dora, Texas, and graduated from Dora High School with the class of 1946. He married Felice Ellen Davis on July 11, 1947, in Carlsbad. N.M. Patterson served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was employed for Allied Chemical for 20 years retiring in 1988. He was a Free Mason in Carlsbad and a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of Green River; one son, Norval Joe Patterson Jr. of Green River; two brothers, Tommy Patterson of Bakersfield, Calif., and Jerald Patterson of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; two granddaughters, Shauna Christine Patterson of Green River and Shannon Ellen Patterson, presently serving in the Marine Corps; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Gaston and Jay Patterson and three sisters, Pearl Dickerson, Janice Bruton and Christine Gorrell. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 JOE R. WILMETTI CASPER -- Services for Joe R. Wilmetti took place at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Casper on Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Philip Colibraro from Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church officiated. Wilmetti, 77, died April 1, 2001, at Central Wyoming Hospice Home after a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 30, 1923, in Superior to Joseph Francis and Ann Cristanelli Wilmetti. He graduated from Superior High School in 1941, graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in LLB in December 1948, and received his Juris of Doctorate from the University of Wyoming in November of 1967. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in November 1942 and served until May of 1946. He joined the U.S. Army Reserves and served until October of 1983 and was honorably discharged with the rank of lieutenant colonel with the Judge Advocate General's office. He married Karen Prosen in April of 1969 at Kemmerer. They moved to Casper in 1978. He was admitted to the Wyoming State Bar in March of 1949. He was U.S. District Court Commissioner from 1951-1954; Sweetwater County Attorney from 1958-1963, and Sweetwater County public defender. He was a member of the Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. He was active in both Rock Springs and Casper in many civic organizations. His pursuits included woodworking and golf. He has written a novel which will be published by next year. Survivors include four sons and their families, Joseph F. and wife Mary Wilmetti of Fort Collins, Colo., and granddaughter, Erika of Erie, Pa., and grandson, Ray of Jacksonville, Fla.; Bill A. and wife Cheryl Ghormley Wilmetti of Rock Springs and granddaughter, Brigette and grandson, Robert; David R. and Betsy Southgate Wilmetti of Lebanon, Ohio, and granddaughter, Kristen and grandson, Timothy; Jeff T. and Vickey Wheeler Wilmetti of Casper and grandson, Bradley; and brother, Robert A. Wilmetti of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife in 1998. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 2001 LEE WHITAKER HARRISON, Idaho - Funeral services were conducted March 27, 2001, in Harrison, Idaho, for Lee Whitaker, who died on March 22, 2001, in St. Maries, Idaho, following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 10, 1933, in Watertown, S.D., the son of Ralph and Lois Whitaker. He attended schools in Rock Springs. He was employed by Potlatch Sawmill Company of St. Maries for 25 years and retired in 1998. He served in the military and was a member of the 141st Tank Battalion, serving in the Korean War in 1950. He was a tank operator and obtained the rank of staff sergeant. His hobbies included hunting and fishing. He is survived by two sisters, Patricia Pivic and husband Lawrence and Barbara "Binky" Erickson and husband Jim, all of Rock Springs, and an aunt, Sue Wilson of Boise, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his parents and stepfather, Logan “Sug" Sluder. The body was cremated. --- Green River Star, Apr 12, 2001 Gladys Buchanan Gladys Buchanan, 84, of Colorado Springs died on Friday, at the Bethesda Care Center in Colorado Springs. She was a former resident of Eden Valley and Rock Springs. She was born on Nov. 26, 1916 in Randolph, Utah, the daughter of the late William and Rosette Marshall Jones. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School. She married Archibald Nelson Buchanan in Green River in 1935. He preceded her in death in 1968. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Survivors include her son, Paul Buchanan and wife, Pearl, of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death one son and daughter-in-law, John and Betty Buchanan, and great-grandson Cade Buchanan-Swierczek. Graveside services and Interment were conducted at 10 a.m. yesterday at the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Bishop Kirt Rees conducted the services. --- Green River Star, Apr 12, 2001 William F. Carpenter William F. Carpenter, 65, of Rock Springs died on or about March 24, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born Oct. 1, 1935 in Powell, the son of the late Henry and Mary Lou Davis Carpenter. He attended schools in Washington, Nebraska and Evanston and graduated from Evanston High School with the class of 1955. He served in the National Guard for two years. He worked as a seasonal worker in Yellowstone National Park and then he moved to Rock Springs. He worked for the Outlaw Inn from 1966 until his retirement in 2000. He is survived by his brother, James Carpenter, of Laramie and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother who died in infancy and his stepfather, Adolph Queal. Cremation will take place at Weidersphan-Rodomsky Funeral Home. Inurnment will be conducted at a later date in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. --- Green River Star, Apr 12, 2001 Mary B. Radosevich Mary B. Radosevich, 90, of Farson, died yesterday at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs, where she had been a resident for the past nine months. A longtime resident of Farson and Rock Springs, she had been in ill health for the past two years. She was born in Skofia Loka, Slovenia on Feb. 2, 1911, the daughter of the late Ben and Jenny Svoljsak Bernard. She came to the United States when she was nine years old. She attended schools in Skofia Loka, and Rock Springs. She married John T. Radosevich in Rock Springs at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church on Jan. 3, 1931. He preceded her in death in September, 1986. They started the Pacific Market in the 1930s and operated the Home Meat Market in Rock Springs. They purchased the Home Ranch in 1946 and operated it together. They purchased and operated the Eden Store and Paradise Club in 1951 and later began an implement business in 1956. She was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Saint Christopher's Catholic Church in Eden. She was a 60-year member of the Slovania National Benefits Society. Survivors include three sons; John E. "Scud" Radosevich and wife, Jan; Fred Radosevich and wife, Shirley, all of Rock Springs, George E. Radosevich of Fort Collins; two daughters, Sylvia Harns and husband, Lee, of Riverton, and Janice Meeks of Rock Springs; two sisters, Frances Williams of Rock Springs and Jennie Barto and husband, Louis, of Rock Springs; 15 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter, Mary, and one brother, Tony. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Saint Cyril and Methodius Church. Interment will be in the St. Joseph's Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday at the Saint Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel Monday afternoon until 5 p.m. and at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church from 6-8 p.m. and again Tuesday morning at the church until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 2001 GLADYS BUCHANAN Graveside services and interment for Gladys Buchanan were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Bishop Kirt Rees conducted the services. Pallbearers were Jack Skorcz, Frank Zeleny, Craig Swierczek, James Buchanan and John Buchanan. Mrs. Buchanan, 84, of Colorado Springs died on Friday, April 6, 2001, at the Bethesda Care Center in Colorado Springs. Mrs. Buchanan was a former resident of Eden Valley and Rock Springs. She was born on Nov. 26, 1916 in Randolph, Utah, the daughter of the late William and Rosette Marshall Jones. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School. She married Archibald Nelson Buchanan in Green River on July 13, 1935. He preceded her in death in 1968. Mrs. Buchanan was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is survived by her son, Paul A. Buchanan and wife, Pearl, of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Buchanan was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Archibald; son and daughter-in-law, John and Betty Buchanan, and great-grandson Cade Buchanan-Swierczek. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 2001 WILLIAM F. CARPENTER William F. Carpenter, 65, of Rock Springs died on or about March 24, 2001, at his residence. A resident of Rock Springs since 1966 and a former resident of Washington and Evanston, Carpenter died following a sudden illness. He was born Oct. 1, 1935 in Powell, the son of the late Henry and Mary Lou Davis Carpenter. He attended schools in Washington, Nebraska and Evanston and graduated from Evanston High School with the class of 1955. He served in the National Guard for two years. He worked as a seasonal worker in Yellowstone National Park and then he moved to Rock Springs. He worked for the Outlaw Inn from 1966 until his retirement in 2000. He is survived by his brother, James Carpenter, of Laramie and several cousins. Carpenter was preceded in death by his parents; one brother who died in infancy and his stepfather, Adolph Queal. Cremation has taken place. Inurnment will take place at a later date at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 2001 GRETHEL MILDRED HUSTON Graveside services and interment for Grethel Mildred Huston were conducted at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Jack Snedaker of the First Baptist Church conducted the services. Mrs. Huston, 89, of 1719 Imperial Drive, Rock Springs, died on Thursday, April 5, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. Mrs. Huston had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1936. She was born on March 1, 1912, in Foster, Neb., the daughter of the late George and Alice Kincaid Lambert. Mrs. Huston attended schools in Nebraska and graduated from Creighton High School with the class of 1930. After high school, she moved to Omaha and attended cosmetology school. It was there that she met Leo W. Huston. She married Huston on June 5, 1935, in Creighton, Neb. While her husband was in the service during World War II, Mrs. Huston lived in Portland, Ore., and worked in the shipyards. After his discharge, they moved to Rock Springs. He preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 1987. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and her neighborhood pinochle group. Mrs. Huston was an avid hunter and fisherwoman. She and her husband psent time at their cabin in Pinedale. She is survived by her sister, Irene C. Jones of Clarkston, Wash.; nieces, Ramona Selenski of St. Augustine, Fla., and Kathleen Yochum of Clarkston. Mrs. Huston was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leo; and one sister, Jayda Ludke in 1998. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 2001 FRANK T. BEBBER KEMMERER - Funeral service for Frank T. Bebber were on Monday at 11 a.m. in the Kemmerer LDS Slake Center. Interment followed in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Bebber, 78, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at the South Lincoln Medical Center. He was born on Feb. 6, 1923, to Attellio and Mary Bebber in Frontier. He served his country in the European Theater during World War II. On April 20, 1946, he married Mabel LaVonne Lowham in Kemmerer. She preceded him in death on Aug. 19, 1987. Bebber was a member of the LDS Church and United Mine Workers. His pursuits included the outdoors, hunting and camping. He is survived by his daughter, JoCeil Gordon of Diamondville; and a sister, Corena Goetz of Casper. In addition to his wife, he is preceded him in death by a son-in-law, Lynn L. "Flash" Gordon. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 2001 MARY LOUISE KNOTT Memorial services for Mary Louise Knott were conducted at 1 p.m. on Monday. April 9, 2001, at the First Assembly of God Church, 2191 Century Blvd., Rock Springs, with the Rev. Jesse Ybarra officiating. Mrs. Knott, 81, 1700 Swanson Drive No. 134, died at 5:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a lengthy illness. She was born on June 21, 1919, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph Edward and Mary Ann Tholl Costello. She attended schools in Council Bluffs and graduated from the Council Bluffs High School with the class of 1937. She married William Hombach. He preceded her in death. She later married Robert Knott Sr. He also preceded her in death. Her interests included animals, home decorating, travel and her family. She was an honorary member of the Humane Society. Survivors include one daughter, Natalie Barrie and husband Stan of Sedro Woolley, Wash.; four sons, William Hombach and wife Carmen of Brooklyn Park, Minn., John Hombach and wife Vickie of Hutchinson, Minn., and Robert J. Knott and wife Debra and Jeffrey B. Knott, all of Rock Springs; one daughter-in-law, Kathy Hombach of Hutchinson; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by both her husbands; parents; a son, Walter Hombach; and one brother, Bernard Costello. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 2001 GENEVA G. ORME WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – A memorial service for Geneva G. Omme took place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. A reception followed in the church hall. Mrs. Orme, 86, died at Kaiser Hospital in Walnut Creek, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 10. Mrs. Orme, a resident of Calistoga, Calif. for 15 years, was born in Williamstown, Kan. on Jan. 24, 1912, to Ben and Edith Duncan. She graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1929 and married Jean Orme Jr. in Ogden, Utah, on March 30, 1930. The Ormes left Rock Springs in 1946 and located in San Leandro, Calif., where they lived for 40 years before moving to Calistoga. Her husband died in 1987 shortly after moving to Calistoga. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and was involved with the Altar Guild, E.C.W., Knotty Hobbies and the Mission Committee. She was also active with the Calistoga Library Committee. She is survived by her children, Jean Martinelli and husband George of Dublin, Calif., and Jed Orme and wife Robbie of Alameda, Calif.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 2001 BERTHA HOFFMAN POLSE CUPERTINO, Calif. - Memorial service for Bertha Hoffman Polse took place in Cupertino, Calif. Mrs. Polse, 90, of Cupertino died March 25, 2001. She was born on April 11, 1910, in Denver, to Mary and Harry Hoffman. The Hollman family moved to Rock Springs, where they had a grocery store. Hoffman graduated from Rock Springs High School and then received a teaching degree from the University of Denver She taught fourth-grade at Washington Elementary School for six years. In 1939, she moved to California and married Ben Polse. He died in 1976. She then moved to San Mateo, Calif. to live with her brother, Ben Hoffman. He died in 1997. Before her death, Mrs. Polse lived in Cupertino with her younger brother, Daniel Hoffman, and his wife. She is survived by her sister, Mildred Cruz of Green River and her brother, Daniel Hoffman of Cupertino. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 2001 MELVIN WEBB WILSON - Funeral services for Melvin Webb were conducted on April 3 at Wilson. Interment was in Elliott Cemetery at the base of the Teton Mountains. Webb, 76, former director of operations with the Wyoming Highway Department died in Jackson Hole. Webb was born Nov. 1, 1924 and died March 27, 2001. He married Opal Bircher in Wilson on Jan. 15, 1950. His wife died in August of 1999. He is survived by three children, Wesley, Wendy and Wanda of Wilson. Webb was born at Wyoming General Hospital in Rock Springs. He was the youngest son of Grover Cleveland and Grace Hiatt Webb. After graduating from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1943, Webb enlisted in the U.S. Navy's V-7 program. He completed Officers Candidates School at the Great Lakes Training Center and then he went to flight school at Pensacola, Fla. where he trained to be a Navy Pilot and earned his Navy Pilot's Wings. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1945. He graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Wyoming. Webb was a highway engineer for the Wyoming Highway Department in Pinedale, Jackson Hole, Kemmerer, Rock Springs, Afton, Casper and Cheyenne. He served as Director of Operations of the Wyoming Highway Department in Cheyenne. Upon his retirement from the Highway Department in 1977, he and his wife spent a year in Iran, where Webb worked for a consulting firm that was building a highway project there. When the Shah of Iran abdicated, they returned to Wilson. After Webb and his wife returned to Jackson Hole, he became the town administrator of the town of Jackson in 1977 and served in that capacity until 1988 when he retired. After retiring from that position, he went to work designing an indoor arena and bar for the 3/B Ranch. In 1995, he supervised the construction of the indoor arena and bar for the Flying W Stables. United Structures of American awarded Webb the Design Award of Excellence for his design of the indoor arena and barn for the Flying W Stables. --- Green River Star, Apr 19, 2001 Justine Toth Stanko Justine Toth Stanko, 90, of Pinedale, died Saturday at the Sublette Center in Pinedale. She was born April 26, 1910 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Albert B. and Justine Sabol Toth. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Albert J. Stanko in Green River in 1950. He preceded her in death in 1972. She was a volunteer for the Rock Springs Humane Society and a member of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Parish. She enjoyed celebrating holidays, family gatherings, spending time with nieces and nephews, caring for pets and writing letters. Survivors include her brother, Albert Toth, of Pinedale; niece and nephews Marilyn Dorrence, James and Gregory Toth; grandnieces Julie Smith, Marie Dorrence, and Tina Marie Toth; grandnephews Michael Dorrence and Daniel Toth; three great grand nephews and one great grandniece. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, Victor and Andrew Toth and sister, Mary West. Following cremation at the Vase White Mountain Crematory, private family services will take place. Her family requests that memorials be made to the Rock Springs Humane Society. --- Green River Star, Apr 19, 2001 Carl Cilensek Carl Cilensek, 70, of Rock Springs died Tuesday, at his home after having been in ill health for the past two months. He was born Dec. 8, 1930, in Rock Springs the son of the late Frank and Frances Cilensek. He attended schools in Rock Springs, and married Shirley Meyer in 1957 in Green River. He served in the United States Air force during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a carpenter for Superior Lumber Company until 1967 when he started Cilensek Construction Company. He was the owner and operator for many years until his retirement. He was a member of the Saint Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and enjoyed spending time at his cabin north of Pinedale with his family, hunting, fishing, playing cards, and whittling wood. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs; one son, Rick Cilensek of Rock Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Bill Current of Rock Springs and Cheryl and Patrick Harrelson of Sheridan; one brother, Frank Cilensek of Rock Springs; five sisters, Frances Liska and Elsie Zelenka, both of Rock Springs, Mary Schreck, Louise Cilensek and Ursula Fletcher, all of Ogden, Utah; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Gary Cilensek, and one sister, Jeanne Stanton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father Tom Sheridan will officiate. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tonight at the church. Interment will be in the St. Joseph's Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel this afternoon until 4 p.m. and at the church from 5-8 p.m. and Friday until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 CARL CILENSEK A mass of Christian burial for Carl Cilensek was celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Cilensek, 70, of 1305 Liberty Drive, Rock Springs, died at 9:27 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at his home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Cilensek had been in ill health for the past two months. He was born Dec. 8, 1930, in Rock Springs the son of the late Frank and Frances Cilensek. He attended schools in Rock Springs, and married Shirley Meyer on June 29, 1957 in Green River. He served in the United States Air force during the Korean Conflict. Cilensek worked as a carpenter for Superior Lumber Company until 1967 when he started Cilensek Construction Company. He was the owner and operator for many years until his retirement. He was a member of the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. His pursuits included spending time at his cabin north of Pinedale with his family, hunting, fishing, playing cards, and whittling wood. Cilensek is survived by his wife, Shirely Cilensek of Rock Springs; one son, Rick Cilensek of Rock Springs; two daughters, Cindy Current and husband Bill of Rock Springs and Cheryl Harrelson and husband Patrick Lee of Sheridan; brother, Frank Cilensek of Rock Springs; five sisters, Frances Liska of Rock Springs, Mary Schreck of Ogden, Utah, Louise Cilensek of Ogden, Elise Zelenka of Rock Srpings and Ursula Fletcher of Ogden; grandchildren, Ben Cilensek, Stephanie Current and Jennifer Current, all of Rock Springs and Jessica Harrelson and Christina Harrelson, both of Sheridan; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Gary Cilensek in 1996, and one sister, Jeanne Stanton in 1982. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 JUSTINE TOTH STANKO PINEDALE—Justine Toth Stanko, 90, of Pinedale, died on Saturday, April 14, 2001, at the Sublette Center in Pinedale. Mrs. Stanko was a former resident of Rock Springs and Denver and later retired in Pinedale. She was born April 26, 1910 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Albert B. and Justine Sabol Toth. Mrs. Stanko attended schools in Rock Springs and married Albert J. Stanko in Green River on Oct. 9 1950. He preceded her in death on Dec. 29, 1972. Mrs. Stanko was a volunteer for the Rock Springs Humane Society and a member of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Parish. Mrs. Stanko’s pursuits included celebrating holidays, family gatherings, spending time with nieces and nephews, caring for pets and writing letters. She is survived by her brother, Albert Toth, of Pinedale; niece and nephews Marilyn Dorrence, James Toth and Gregory Toth; grandnieces, Julie Smith, Marie Dorrence, and Tina Marie Toth; grandnephews, Michael Dorrence and Daniel Toth; three great-grandnephews and one great-grandniece. Following cremation, private family services will take place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 BERNARDO CORDOVA A Mass of Christian burial for Bernardo Cordova was celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2001, at the Sweetwater County Events Complex on Yellowstone Road. Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan and the Rev. John Savio co-concelebrated. Bishop Lance Porter of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also spoke at the funeral. A parish rosary was recited at 6 p.m. Sunday. April 15, 2001, at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. Bishop Kirt Rees of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke following the rosary. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Cordova, 30, of 426½ M St., Rock Springs, died at 1:47 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2001. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. He was born on April 30, 1970, in Rock Springs, the son of Jose M. and Roberta Vigil Cordova. Cordova attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1988. He married Kyla Gay Jensen in Rock Springs. Cordova was employed as a grocer at Albertson's for the past 14 years. His interests included racquetball, golf, fishing, music and spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife, Kyla of Rock Springs; his parents, Jose M. and Roberta Cordove; one son, Cory Allyn Cordova of Rock Springs; one brother, Robert M. Cordova of Rock Springs; two sisters, Merrie A. Cordova and Toni Cordova Horn and husband Todd of Rock Springs; paternal grandmother, Cecilia Cordova of Rock Springs; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and nephews. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Marissa; one son, Kaleb Drew Cordova; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufino E. Vigil; and his paternal grandfather, Carlos Cordova Sr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 MARISSA ROSE CORDOVA/KALEB DREW CORDOVA A mass of Christian burial for Marissa Rose Cordova and Kaleb Drew Cordova was celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday, April 16, 2001, at the Sweetwater County Events Complex on Yellowstone Road, Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan and the Rev. John Savio con-concelebrated. Bishop Lance Porter of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also spoke at the funeral. A parish rosary was recited at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2001 at the SS. Cyril 7 Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. Bishop Kirt Rees of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spoke following the rosary. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Marissa Rose Cordova, 6, of 426½ M St., Rock Springs, died at 1:47 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2001. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. She was born on Sept. 28, 1994 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Bernardo and Kyla Gay Jensen Cordova. Marissa was a kindergarten student at the Washington Elementary School in Rock Springs. Her interests included swimming, dancing, soccer, school and spending time with her family. Kaleb Drew Cordova, 4, of 426½ M St., Rock Springs, died at 1:47 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2001. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. He was born on Oct. 4, 1996 in Rock Springs, the son of Bernardo and Kyla Gay Jensen Cordova. His interests included swimming, dinosaurs, golfing, playing swords and spending time with his family. Survivors include their mother, Kyla Gay Jensen Cordova of Rock Springs; one brother, Cory Allyn Cordova of Rock Springs; paternal grandparents, Jose M. and Roberta Cordova of Rock Springs; maternal grandparents, David Noel and Galene Jensen of Rock Springs; paternal great-grandmother, Cecilia Cordova of Rock Springs; maternal great-grandparents, Woodrow and Lois Jensen, Larry and Mickey Miller and Gale Norman, all of Ogden, Utah; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 WARREN GEORGE HOOVER Memorial services for Warren George Hoover were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2001, at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. The Rev. Russ Johnson conducted the services. Warren George Hoover, 74, of 309 Bramwell St., Green River, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifetime resident of Green River, Hoover had been in ill health for the past several months. He was born on Feb. 26, 1926 in Green River, the son of the late Warren M. and Lillian Baker Hoover. Hoover attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School. He married Jennie Lou Popp on Sept. 5, 1949 in Rock Springs. Hoover served in the U.S. Marines Corps and fought in Iwo Jima during World War II. Hoover was a refinery operator for Stauffer Chemical and he retired June 1, 1990. He was a member of the VFW. His pursuits included hunting and spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife, Jennie Lou Hoover of Green River; one son, Scott Hoover and wife Angela of Green River; one daughter, Jill Hoover; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one niece and three nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, one sister and two grandsons. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 ELIZABETH “LIZ” MOSBEY Funeral services for Elizabeth “Liz” Mosbey were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Mel Wallendorff, Jack Cully, Neil Smith and Roger Pantalone. Mrs. Mosbey, 84, of 1109 Adams Ave., Rock Springs, died at 5:05 a.m. Thursday, April 12, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center, 1445 Uinta Drive in Green River. A longtime Rock Springs resident, Mrs. Mosbey had been in ill health for the past several years. She was born Oct. 9, 1915 in Clark County, Iowa, the daughter of the late William and Jesse Clowser McClure. Mrs. Mosbey attended schools in Clariton, Iowa, and was a graduate of the high school there. She married Laurel Herbert “Mose” Mosbey on Aug. 6, 1942 in Clariton. He preceded her in death on Jan. 17, 1978. Mrs. Mosbey owned and operated the Nan Thompson Clothing Store for 17 years and she retired in 1991. She was an avid bridge player and was a member of the duplicate bridge club. Her pursuits also included spending time with her sister in Arizona. Survivors include one son, Michael Mosbey and wife Patricia of Rock Springs; one daughter, Susan Welsh of Rock Springs; six grandchildren, including Can Kragovich and husband Jim of Rock Springs, Shane Mosbey of Salt Lake City, Ryan Mosbey of Great Falls, Mont., Megan Mosbey of Rock Springs, Elizabeth Welsh of Rock Springs and Van Welsh of Rock Springs; great-grandsons, Jared and Jason Kragovich and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers and five sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 MARY B. RADOSEVICH A mass of Christian burial for Mary B. Radosevich was celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. Mrs. Radosevich, 90, of Farson, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs, where she had been a resident for the past nine months. A longtime resident of Farson and Rock Springs, she had been in ill health for the past two years. She was born in Skofia Loka, Slovenia on Feb. 2, 1911, the daughter of the late Ben and Jenny Svoljsak Bernard. Mrs. Radosevich came to the United States when she was nine years old. She attended schools in Skofia Loka, and Rock Springs. She married John T. Radosevich in Rock Springs at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church on Jan. 3, 1931. He preceded her in death in Sept. 15, 1986. Mrs. Radosevich and her husband started the Pacific Market in the 1930s and operated the Home Meat Market in Rock Springs. They purchased the Home Ranch in 1946 and operated it together. She and her husband purchased and operated the Eden Store and Paradise Club in 1951 and later began an implement business in 1956. Mrs. Radosevich was a member of the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church and the Saint Christopher's Catholic Church in Eden. She was a 60-year member of the Slovania National Benefits Society. Survivors include three sons, John E. "Scud" Radosevich and wife, Jan; Fred Radosevich and wife, Shirley, all of Rock Springs, and George E. Radosevich of Fort Collins; two daughters, Sylvia Harns and husband, Lee, of Riverton, and Janice Meeks of Rock Springs; two sisters, Frances Williams of Rock Springs and Jennie Barto and husband, Louis, of Rock Springs; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John T. Radosevich; one daughter, Mary; and one brother, Tony. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 EDITH ABINGTON RAWLINS - Funeral services for Edith J. Abington, 67, were conducted on Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at 2 p.m. at the First Southern Baptist in Rawlins with the Rev. David Stillie officiating. Burial was in the Rawlins Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Hammond, Walter Abington, Richard Abington Jr., Terry Dellenbaugh, Tom Peyton, John Hawke, Ken Clark and Jim Gill. Mrs. Abington died Friday, April 13, 2001, at the Carbon County Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1933, the daughter of Fred and Zola Roberts Sawyer in Bowling Green, Fla. She came to Rawlins in 1982. She was married to Richard Abington. She was a talented artist who collected art and rocks of all kinds. She also wrote poetry. Her pursuits included driving in the desert and hunting. She worked as a security guard for Burns Security at the Jim Bridger Power Plant and a nurse's aide in Minnesota, she ran horses for the Bureau of Land Management and she was a baker's assistant in North Dakota. She was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Rawlins. She is survived by her husband, Richard of Rawlins; two sons, Richard Abington Jr. of Rawlins and Walter Abington of Cheyenne; daughter, Susan Alexie of Togiak, Alaska; special family friends, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hammond of Rawlins; brother, Robert W. Sawyer of Hendersonville, N.C.: sister, Geraline Wilson of Melburn, Fla.; and five grandchildren She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 AUSTIN L. BLAKE A memorial and graveside service for Austin L. Blake was conducted by the Congregational Church in Hayden, Colo., on Thursday, April 10 at 2 p.m. A memorial service was also conducted in Rock Springs on Wednesday, April 18, at 5 p.m. at the White Mountain Library in the Grace Gasson Room. Blake, 18, of Rock Springs, died of a sudden illness at Primary Children's Hospital on the afternoon of Sunday, April 8, 2001. Austin Blake was born in Rock Springs on June 18, 1982. He is the son of Kirk Blake of Rock Springs and Donna Martin Blake of Craig, Colo. He attended special programs at the Sweetwater Child Developmental Center, Yellowstone Elementary, Northpark Elementary, White Mountain Junior High and was a student in the Community Based Instruction II Program at Rock Springs High School. His best moments were spent with family and friends. His passions included "checking out" and watching movies, professional wrestling, computers, going with friends to garage sales and exploring his environment. He spent time with this dad, brother and friends on their boat and spent time visiting his mother and grandparents in Colorado. He will always be remembered for the lessons he taught those who knew him. His life was spent teaching others about compassion, perseverance, strength of spirit, enjoyment of simple pleasure, patience and tolerance. Survivors include his parents, Kirk Blake of Rock Springs and Donna Martin Blake of Craig; his brother, Cody Blake of Arizona, his paternal grandmother, Olive Blake of Colorado, his maternal grandmother, Lucille Pheis of Colorado; his aunt and uncle, Steve and Holly Blake and daughters, Stephanie and Hayden; his aunt and uncle, Jerry and Sandi Owens and children, Randy and Christi; his aunt and uncle, Steve and Cindy Martin and children, Stephanie, Jessie and Brandon; his aunt and uncle, Dennis and Denise Jones and children, Jennie and Nicholas; his close friends, Barbara Kendall, Emma Best and Adam Alexander, and his teacher, Amy Arambel. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Donald F. Blake; his maternal grandfather, Richard Martin; and his uncle, Doug Blake. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 BIRD “RIP” BRUCE EVANSTON -- Services for Bird "Rip" Bruce were at the Evanston Second Ward building On Elm Street at 1 p.m. on Monday April 16, 2001. Bruce, 78, died at his home on April 12, 2001, from cancer. He was born Feb. 6, 1923 in Almy to Marshall and Sara Brown Bruce. He was the ninth of 10 children. He served from August 1943 to December 1945 in World War II in the European Theater for the U.S. Army. Four days after his return he married his eternal sweetheart, Mary Lou Cormia in Woodruff, Utah, on Dec. 29, 1945. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on Oct. 18, 1950. He was very active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Throughout his life, he has served in many callings including Bishop of the Evanston Fifth Ward, Scoutmaster, Explorer adviser, Scout leader, Branch President of the Yellow Creek Nursing Home, Counselor to the President at the Nursing Home Branch, Sunday School presidency and M.L.A. presidency. During his time as Scoutmaster, he helped 33 boys achieve Eagle rank. He worked as a parts man at Woolley's Automotive for many years. Later, he and his wife owned and operated Rio's Groceries for 13 years. He continued to work at Rip's for many years. He loved his family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bird is survived by his wife, Mary Lou; sons, Roger and wife Kathy of Green River and Richard and wife Dauna of Evanston; daughter, Kathy Atkinson and husband Ron of Evanston; three brothers, Harry and wife Pearl of Afton, Chester and wife Mildred of Ogden, and James "Buff” and wife Faye of Evanston; two sisters, Leath Eastman of Woodruff, Utah, and Mary Schwitzer and husband George of Evanston; sister-in-law, Lenore Bruce and brother-in-law, Claude Comia and wife Wilma, all of Evanston; nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers, Clarence "Red," Wilson "Skippy" and Wright "Koski"; sister, Isabelle Sims, and his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 BREANNA FAY DURFEE Private graveside services and interment for Breanna Fay Durfee were held at the Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City. Breanna Fay Durfee, 17, of 1409 Cottonwood Drive, Rock Springs, died at 6:35 a.m., April 13, 2001, in Rock Springs. She was born May 5, 1983, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Charles H. and Valarie Neville Durfee. She attended East Junior High School, Rock Springs High School and was currently enrolled in the Rock Springs Alternative High School Her pursuits included playing the bass guitar, acoustic guitar and piano, drawing and spending time with her friends. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her father, Charles H. Durfee and stepmother, Colleen Durfee of Rock Springs; one brother, Charles A. Durfee of Salt Lake City; three stepbrothers, Monte White of Salt Lake City, Rock White of Roy, Utah, and Tex White of Spanish Fork, Utah; two sisters, Jenny L. Boyd of Salt Lake City and L. Renae Taylor of Rock Springs; three stepsisters, Misty White and Brooke Higgs of Rock Springs and Krystal Reed of Orem, Utah; grandmother, Val Hales of Brigham City, Utah; eight nieces, one nephews, and several aunts, uncles and cousins, She was preceded in death by her mother, Valarie NeVille; and grandparents, Arden N. and Myra Durfee and Don Neville. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 HAYWARD E. HONAKER LARAMIE - Hayward E. Honaker, 89, a longtime resident of Laramie, died April 12, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs. Honaker was born on Aug. 25, 1911, in Fort Morgan, Colo., the son of the late Mike and Edith Honaker. After having lived in Fort Morgan and in Fort Collins, Colo., the Honakers moved to Laramie in 1919. After graduating from the Laramie High School in 1929, Honaker attended the University of Wyoming for three years, studying to be an engineer. While attending the University of Wyoming, Honaker became a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Because of the Great Depression, he had to leave college to help his father run the grocery store. On Jan. 1, 1940, Honaker married Faola Henderson at her parents' home in Basin. They made their home in Laramie. Grand Avenue Market closed during World War II and Honaker volunteered and served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. During the war, he served in the South Pacific, primarily at Pearl Harbor, Guam and Okinawa. In 1946, Honaker returned to Laramie and purchased the Grand Avenue Market, which he owned and operated until 1959. At that time, he started Honaker's Toys and Hobbies at the same location and operated it until his retirement in 1974. His pursuits included fishing and hunting. His pursuits also included golfing and he was a lifetime supporter of the University of Wyoming athletic teams, attending various tournaments and bowl games. He was also a member of the Methodist Church. B.P.O. Elks and the Moose Lodge in Laramie. Since his retirement, Honaker faithfully attended a morning and afternoon coffee club which included many of his best friends. In addition to his wife Faye, Honaker is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Shannon Honaker of Rock Springs, a daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and David Johnson of Cheyenne; three grandchildren, Heather, Harmony and Dustin Honaker of Rock Springs; one sister, Frances Bickel of Fort Collins, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Following cremation, memorial services will be announced at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 RUDY MECCA KEMMERER - Funeral Mass for Rudy Mecca took place on Monday, April 17, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with the Rev. John Murray officiating. Rosary was conducted at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Sunday, April 15 at 7 p.m. Mecca was buried near his mother in the Kemmerer City Cemetery with graveside services by Rev. Murray, the Eagles, the Masons and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mecca, 74, died on April 10, 2001, at the South Lincoln Medical Center after a short battle with cancer. His family was at his side at the time of his death. Mecca was born on May 7, 1926, in Cumberland, to Margarita Mecca (Mecca Aleina) in Cumberland. He was the youngest of seven children. His mother died when he was 12 years old and he lived with his brothers and sisters. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and fought in World War II on the USS Brookings. He received an honorable discharge as a Seaman Second Class in June of 1946. He fought in the Pacific Theater. His brother, Pasco, also fought in the Pacific Theater at the same time. He had recently been to a reunion of his shipmates. On June 22, 1947, he married Evelyn Lorraine Bazzanella. The couple would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary. They had one child, a daughter, Diana. Mecca worked in the coal mines in Stansbury and in Rock Springs before going to work in the trona mine near Green River. In 1961, he came to work in Kemmerer as the manager of City Auto Sales. He and his wife eventually bought the business and renamed it Kemmerer Automotive Supply. He sold the store to Fred Kallas of Evanston. He retired for about five years and eventually returned to work for the Wyoming Highway Department. He was also a former partner in the Sage Bowling Lanes. Mecca was a self-taught guitar player. He was well known in the area and has played in many states with several polka bands. He often played in a trio with his daughter, Diana, and friend, O.J. "Rusty" Berta. They often would entertain friends who would gather at his home in Kemmerer and at the cabin in the Hoback. They would play for special parties, weddings, at the nursing home for its residents and just for fun. Mecca started accompanying his daughter when she was only 5 years old to teach her the love and appreciation of music. He was also teaching himself to play the accordion. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. His pursuits included spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. One of the happiest memories in Mecca's life was when he, his wife and daughter traveled to Torino, Italy, in June of 2000 to finally meet his mother's family, a trip that he spoke of often. He had hoped to return there one day. Mecca was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, of the Eagles and a lifetime members of the Elks Club, Master Mason, Royal Arch Mason, Knight Templar and Shriner, Lincoln Chapter No. 15 and Teton Commandry No. 15, Kemmerer Lodge 33, the Italian Singers and the Tyrolean Trentini of Wyoming, National and Rock Springs Catholic Golden Age, Chapter 1655 Local AARP and National AARP. Mecca was one of the original organizers of the Lincoln County Search and Rescue and had been a member of that organization as well. In addition to his wife, Evelyn, he is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Diana and John Mackinen; two grandchildren, Michael Anne and Shane William Mackinen; a brother, Pasco Mecca and wife Helen, sister, Priscilla Dolence and husband William, all of Rock Springs; and four generations of nieces and nephews and his friends. He was preceded in death by his mother; brothers, James Mecca of Rock Springs and Joseph Mecca of Kemmerer; sisters, Minnie Gunter of Kemmerer and Mary Beachler of Frontier; two nephews, Teddy Gunter and Norman Beachler; one niece, Vanette Beachler; great-nephewm Rodney Gunter; and his mother-in-law and father-in-lawm Mary and Albert Bazzanella. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 2001 MILLICENT ETHEL REVELLI EVANSTON — Funeral services for Ethel Cox Revelii were conducted on Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at the Elm Street Church at 2 p.m. Mrs. Revelli, 84, died at her home in Evanston on April 13, 2001. She was born on Feb. 13, 1917, in Woodruff, Utah, the daughter of William James and Minnie May Bowns Cox. She married Dominick "Dom" Spirito Revelli on Feb. 14, 1936 in Evanston. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple. Ho preceded her in death on Sept. 2, 1994. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and taught Primary for over 50 years. She served in the Relief Society Presidency and also taught in Sunday school and the Relief Society. She was a Daughter of the Utah Pioneers. She was also a member of the Home Arts Club. Her pursuits included embroidery, quilting and handiwork. Survivors include a son, Dominick Jerry Revelli and wife Jolene of Evanston; daughters, Roseanne Jellins of Evanston and Donna Sue Revelli of Evanston; brother, Emerson Cox and wife Helen of Woodruff and LaVaun Cox and wife Zella of Bountiful, Utah; sister, Annie Rima and husband Jude of Woodruff; eight grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dominick; two sons, Donnie and Billie Jim; three sisters, Inge, May and Lillian; one brother, Lynn; grandchild, Serieta; and great-grandchild, Gabriel. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 2001 ALLEYENNE MARIE EBERSOLD Funeral services for Alleyenne Marie Ebersold were at 2 p.m. on April 25, 2001 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment took place in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Ebersold, 31, of 231 Sierra Circle, Gillette, died April 21 at Campbell County Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born July 15, 1969 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Fred Urrutia III and Susan Nowlin. She was raised by her grandmother, Lucy Urrutia and uncle, Jack and aunt, Lucy Unger Sr. She attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School. She also attended Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs. She married Ronald Dwight Ebersold on Sept. 11, 1999 in Gillette. She had been employed as a checker at Smith’s Grocery in Gillette. She was also trained and worked with the handicapped. She was a member of AA and NA. Her interests were poetry, athletics, ice and roller skating, running, acrobatics and the outdoors. Survivors include her husband, Ronald Ebersold and one son, Steven Gunderson, both of Gillette; mother, Susan Nowlin Hayes of Dubois; stepmother, Shannon Glass of Gillette; five brothers, Chad Urrutia of Gillette, Chris Martinez and Jack Unger Jr. and wife Lynne, all of Rock Springs, Charles Hunt of Peninsula, Ohio; one sister, Christina Penoff and hsubadn Erik of Rock Springs; grandmother, Lucy Urrutia of Rock Springs; grandparents, Alleyenne and Richard Palmer of Dubois; special aunts, Lucy Unger Case and husband Dennis, Barbara Holgate, and Maggie Suazo, all of Rock Springs; special cousin, Katrina Birch of Casper; and several nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her father, Fred Urrutia III; son, Bryan Anthony Friel, half-sister, Charity Slater; uncle, Jack Unger Sr., and grandfather, Robert Urrutia Sr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 2001 ANNA E. RUGGERA A mass of Christian burial for Anna E. Ruggera was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25, at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs, with the Rev. John Savio officiating. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the church. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Al Bazzanella, Albert Bazzanella, Jim Callas, Keith Combs, Ed Markham and Bill Schuster. Mrs. Ruggera, 91, of 832 Sixth St., Rock Springs died at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River, where she had lived for three months. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. She was born July 23, 1909, the daughter of John and Anna Wataha Ribovich in Rock Springs. She attended schools in Rock Springs. She married David J. Ruggera on Aug. 16, 1930 in the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Sprigs. Mrs. Ruggera was one of the founding members of Saint Monica’s Sodality, and was also a member of the Catholic Golden Age, the Fraternal Order of eagles Aerie 151 Women’s Auxiliary, Neighbors of Woodcraft and the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Her interests were cooking, sewing, church activities and her family. She is survived by three sons, Dave Ruggera and wife JoAnn of Rock Springs, Paul Ruggera and wife Doris of McLean, Va., and James Ruggera and wife Dawn of Rock Springs; two sisters-in-law, Emelia Grogg of Tempe, Ariz., and Catherine Ribovich of Rock Springs; one niece, Anna Bazzanella of Rock Springs; two nephews, John Ribovich and John Ruggera of Rock Springs; five grandchildren, Annette Combs of Laramie, Bernie Butler, Charlotte Markham, Donnette Struabe and Jamie Ruggera, all of Rock Springs; seven great-grandchildren, Danielle and Kelsey Combs of Laramie, Cassie Butler, John Butler, Jenntry Straube, Kimberlee Straube and Tyson Markham, all of Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, David; her parents; two brothers, John and Steve Ribovich; one sister, Kay Yedinak; three sisters-in-law, Ann Lange of San Luis Obispo, Calif., Aileen Ribovich and Alice Ruggera of Rock Springs; one brother-in-law, Albino Ruggera of Rock Springs; and several aunts and uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 2001 LISA KAY BENNETT EVANSTON - Funeral services for Lisa Kay Bennett were conducted at the Crandall Funeral Home on Thursday, April 26, 2001, at 11:30 a.m. Miss Bennett, 33, died at the Evanston Regional Hospital on Saturday, April 21, 2001. She was born on May 11, 1967, in Evanston. Her pursuits included the outdoors, animals and cooking. She enjoyed spending time with her family Survivors include her companion, Larry Theriot of Evanston; daughter, Andrea K. Bennett of Evanston; father, Ray W. Bennett of Rock Springs; mother, Kathleen Osborne Bennett of Evanston; and brothers, Roy J. Bennett and Brian Bennett, both of Evanston and Michael J. Bennett and his wife Lucia of Driscoll, N.D. She was preceded in death by her grandparents. Cremation followed the services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 2001 PHYLLIS LEE BOGGS FARSON - Phyllis Lee Boggs, 62, died Saturday, April 21, 2001, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. She was born in Gilmer County, W.Va., Aug. 31, 1938, the fifth daughter of Everett and Ruby Boggs. She married Jackie Pearcy in 1954 and has three children, Valinda Harns of Farson, Charles Pearcy of Cliff, N.M., and Sam Pearcy of Denver. They moved to Wyoming in 1970. She was a full-time wife and mother until her children were raised. She then began her job as a waitress at Mitch's Cafe in 1983. She worked there until she was forced to quit, due to ill health in 1999. She is survived by her daughter, Valinda and son-in-law; son, Charles and daughter-in-law; son, Sam; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and two sisters. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters. A memorial service was conducted Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Farson Community Hall. After cremation, her remains were laid to rest in West Virginia. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 2001 EARLE STEWART PEDIGO Memorial services for Earle Steward Pedigo were at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at the Green River United Methodist Church, 410 Upland Way, Green River. Pedigo, 78, of 180 Apache Ave., Green River, died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2001. at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He was born March 8, 1923, in Lewis burg, Pa., the son of Earle Steward Sr. and Leah Lindig Pedigo. He attended schools in Lewisburg, graduating from Lewisburg High School in 1941. He served in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II with the 95th Infantry of the U.S. Army. Pedigo attended Bucknell University in Pennsylvania graduating in 1947 in chemical engineering. He married Betty Snyder on July 16, 1949, in Reading, Pa. He was employed with FMC for 38 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the Masons in Charleston, W.Va., the Shriners in Pennsylvania and the Eagles in Green River. His interests included fishing, camping, traveling, dancing, golfing and music. He was a member of the United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Betty of Green River; one son, Robert Earle Pedigo and wife Patti of Fair Play, Md.; two daughters, Eileen Marie Allen and husband Charles of Forest Hill, Md., and Diane Lynn Hunt and husband Sam of Wasilla, Alaska; and two grandsons, Justin and Brennen Pedigo. He was preceded in death by his parents. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 2001 DONALD JOSEPH RUHAAK LOVELAND, Colo. - Memorial services for Donald Joseph Ruhaak took place Monday, April 23, 2001, at 10 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church in Loveland, Colo. The Rev. Joseph Hartman officiated. He was buried at the Loveland Burial Park Columbarium. Ruhaak, 80, of Loveland, died April 19, 2001, at a nursing home in Loveland. He was born Jan. 18, 1921, in Peoria, Ill., to William Ruhaak and Pearl Arnold Ruhaak. He married Virginia Simpson on June 9, 1945, in Washington, D.C. He worked in Wyoming for Amoco Oil before retiring in 1976. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps between 1942-1946 where he was stationed in the South Pacific. He lived in Rock Springs before moving to Loveland in 1976. He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Loveland. His pursuits included fishing, gardening, traveling and woodwork. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Ruhaak of Loveland; sons, Dennis Ruhaak of Rock Springs and Thomas Ruhaak of Loveland; and brothers-in-law, Ken Simpson of Columbia, S.C., and Jack Simpson and wife Helen of Peoria, Ill. He was preceded in death by brothers, Arnold Ruhaak and Gerald Ruhaak. Cremation has been conducted. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 2001 LEE ROBERT TYLER NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lee Robert Tyler, 74, died in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, April 12, 2001, at 5 a.m. of heart complications. He was born in 1927. He lived in this area for more than 40 years. He married Ellen Mitchelson in 1951. He worked in the oil fields and owned his own welding business, Lee's Welding, in Rock Springs. He received an award in 1973 for being Welder of the Year in this area. His welding business also sponsored a softball team in the mid-70s. He played on the team with his son, Jim Tyler, and stepsons, Ed Julius, Dan Julius, Joe Julius and John Seppie. His pursuits included fishing and playing dominos. He was a member of the Air Corps. He moved to Tennessee in 1993. Survivors are a son, Jim Tyler and wile Tammy; daughter, Debbie Peden and husband Bradley; daughter, Cindy Holt; stepsons, Ed Julius and wife Pat, Joe Julius and wife Barbara, and John Seppie and wife Sandy; sisters, Kathy Schocker and Jenny; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by stepson, Dan Julius; granddaughter, Cara Partain Ensign; grandson, Joe Seppie; granddaughter, Jennifer Julius McKinney; ex-wife, Ellen Tyler; parents, Gussie and Bob Tyler; and two brothers, Bunk Tyler and Bill Tyler. --- Green River Star, May 3, 2001 Edwin C. Mehle Edwin C. Mehle, 74, of Pinedale, died Monday at his residence after having been in ill health since 1997. He was born Oct. 2, 1926 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Martin and Christina Rahonce Mehle. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1944. He married Ilene Porter in Rock Springs in 1950. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II, then worked as a hospital administrator in Moab, Utah for two years. He then had the same job at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for 18 years. He was also a building inspector for the City of Rock Springs from 1981 to 1994. He was a member of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Pinedale and Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. He enjoyed fishing and puttering around in the yard, house and garage. Survivors include his wife Ilene of Pinedale; one brother and sister-in-law, James and Joyce Mehle of Rock Springs; uncle Cyril Rahonce of Rock Springs; aunt Paula Rahonce; nieces and nephews Patrick Mehle, William Mehle, Sandra Hanson, Linda Martin, Greg Mehle, Kathy Spicer, Christ Tyler and Jim Mehle Jr.; several great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William and Frank; sister-in-law Mary Ann, nieces Joanie Soltis and Tammy Mehle . A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow at Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Robert Lynch will officiate. A parish rosary will be recited this evening at 7 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the St. Joseph's section of the Rock Springs Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel this afternoon and evening until 8 and again tomorrow until time of services. The family respectfully requests that memorials be made to a charity of your choice. --- Green River Star, May 3, 2001 Rose Katherine Doak Rose Katherine Doak, 78, of Green River, died Monday, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 30, 1922, in Rock Springs, the daughter of John E. and Theresa Yamnik Omeyc. She attended schools in Rocks Springs and graduated from Rocks Springs High School with the class of 1941. She married Jack David Doak in Rock Springs in 1946. He preceded her in death in 1986. She worked as a cook for the Elks Lodge for many years and was employed by the Rocket-Miner in the print shop for 15 years. She was a member and past president of both the American Legion Auxiliary and the Eagles Auxiliary, and the lodge secretary of the SNPJ Lodge. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Her interests included cooking, crocheting, crafts, fishing, bingo and dancing. Survivors include one daughter, Marilyn K. Trussell of Gainesville, Fla.; three sons, John D. Doak and wife, Sharry, Robert J. Doak and wife, Debbie, all of Rock Springs and Stanley G. Doak and wife, Janet of Amarillo, Texas; three brothers and sisters-in-law, George and Kathryn Doak and Rose M. Doak, all of Rock Springs, and John Stanton and wife, Beverly, of Texas City, Texas; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, and parents, she was preceded in death by her step-father, Joe Porenta, and brother, John Frank Omeyc. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with Father John Savio officiating. A parish rosary will be recited at 7 this evening at the Fox Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home today 12-8 p.m. and tomorrow until 9:30 a.m. Interment will be in the St. Josephs Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Green River Star, May 3, 2001 Steve Bucho Jr. Steve Bucho Jr. 81, of Rock Springs, died on Monday at the Sage View Care Center. He was born on Jan. 3, 1924, in Cedar Grove, Penn., the son of the late Steve and Ethal Wargo Bucho Sr. He attended schools in Reliance. He was the owner/operator of Bucho Construction for 35 years until his retirement in 1984. He built most of the log homes in Pinedale. He enjoyed ice fishing, hunting and snowmobiling and was a member of the Snow Pokes. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and wife Teena of Rock Springs and Richard Bucho and Elisabeth of Germany; two daughters, Judy Schaffer of New Port News, Va., and Mary Jo Kiernan and husband, Jim, of Rock Springs; three brothers, Jim Bucho of Green River, Albert Bucho of Idaho and George Bucho of Afton; two sisters, Irene Theiman of Torrington and Helen McCormick of Belreave, Ill., three stepdaughters, Sue, Chris, and Cathy; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother John Bucho and sister Margaret Bucho. Cremation will take place at the Vase White Mountain Crematory. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 2001 ROSE KATHERINE DOAK A mass of Christian burial for Rose Katherine Doak was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2001, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway, Rock Springs, with the Rev. John Savio officiating. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2001, at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Brett Doak, Greg Doak, Trevor Doak, Paul Johnson, Kyle Van Valkenburg and David Armstrong. Mrs. Doak, 78, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 9:52 p.m., Monday, April 30, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center after a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 30, 1922, in Rock Springs, the daughter of John E. and Theresa Yamnik Omeyc. She attended schools in Rocks Springs and graduated from Rocks Springs High School with the class of 1941. She married Jack David Doak in Rock Springs on Feb. 9, 1946. He preceded her in death on July 9, 1986. She worked as a cook for the Elks Lodge for many years and was employed by the Rocket-Miner in the print shop for 15 years. She was a member and past president of both the American Legion Auxiliary and the Eagles Auxiliary, and the lodge secretary of the SNPJ Lodge. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Her interests included cooking, crocheting, crafts, fishing, bingo and dancing. Survivors include one daughter, Marilyn K. Trussell of Gainesville, Fla.; three sons, John D. Doak and wife, Sharry, Robert J. Doak and wife, Debbie, all of Rock Springs and Stanley G. Doak and wife, Janet of Amarillo, Texas; three brothers and sisters-in-law, George Doak and wife, Kathryn and Rose M. Doak, all of Rock Springs, and John Stanton and wife, Beverly, of Texas City, Texas; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; her parents, step-father, Joe Porenta; and brother, John Frank Omeyc. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 2001 DENNIS GENE HITTLE Memorial services for Dennis Gene Hittle were conducted at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 4, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Jeanny House of the First Congregational Church conducted the services. Inurnment took place at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Hittle, 63, of Pinedale, died on Saturday, April 28, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. Hittle was a longtime resident of the Rock Springs and Pinedale areas. He was born on Sept. 6, 1937 in Daniel, the son of the late L. Carl and Martha Sommers Hittle. He attended schools in Pinedale and was a graduate from Pinedale High School with the class of 1955. His work endeavors included past owner/operator of Broadway Chevron Station, Specialty Four-Wheel Drive, Deputy Sheriff in Sublette County and carpentry. He was a member of the Congregational Church and the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624. Hittle is survived by one daughter, Sandy Barton of Riverton; two brothers, George Hittle of Cheyenne and Carl Hittle of Basin; one sister, Patsy Gore of Palmer, Alaska; and two grandchildren, P.J. Barton and Travis Barton, both of Riverton. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Johnny Hittle; and one brother, Robert Hittle. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 2001 JOSEPH C. KERSHISNIK A memorial mass for Joseph C. Kershisnik was celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2001 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway, Rock Springs. Memorial rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated Inurnment took place at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. A memorial mass was also celebrated on Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Pinedale. Kershisnik of 318 S. Madison Ave., Pinedale, was found dead at his home on Saturday, April 21. He was born Aug. 1, 1939 to Frank and Edna Brownfield Kershisnik in Rock Springs, attending schools there and graduating in 1957. He attended the University of Wyoming graduating in 1961, receiving a bachelor’s of administration degree in education. His teaching career included three years at Evanston High School and 30 years at Rock Springs High School as an Industrial Arts teacher with drafting being his main subject. He was involved with the Rock Springs High School home building program since its inception and was teacher/sponsor of the Student Rifle Club, teaching gun safety for many years. During the time Kershisnik taught in Rock Springs, he resided at the family home at 110 Pine St., with his mother until the time of her death in 1990. He retired in 1996 to his residence in Pinedale, which he designed and built on weekends and holidays while still teaching in Rock Springs. Hobbies over the years have included being with family, skiing, motorcycling, boating, fishing, hunting, arrowhead hunting and telling stories. He was a member of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Pinedale. He was also a member of the NRA, Pinedale Boat Club, and B.P.O. Elks, of which he was a former trustee. He is survived by brother, David T. and wife Mary Ann, brother, Jack and wife Charlene; sisters, Marilyn Bertagnolli and Jean McCrann; sister-in-law, Mary Lou Kershisnik; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; brother, Frank T. Kershisnik; brothers-in-law, Emil Bertagnolli and John C. McCrann; and a nephew, Max. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 2001 EDWIN C. MEHLE A mass of Christian burial for Edwin C. Mehle was celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2001, at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. Robert Lynch officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Interment was in St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Deru, Pat Mehle, Greg Mehle, Bill Mehle, Skipp Ross and Jeff Tuttle. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Fun, Paul J. Wataha, Kevin Hanson and Glenn Sugano. Mehle, 74, of 191 Ehman Lane, Pinedale, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at his residence. A resident of Pinedale since 1996 and a former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mehle had been in ill health since 1997. He was born Oct. 2, 1926 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Martin and Christina Rahonce Mehle. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1944. He married Ilene Porter in Rock Springs on Nov. 26, 1950. Mehle served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a hospital administrator in Moab, Utah for two years and at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for 18 years. He was also a building inspector for the City of Rock Springs from 1981 to 1994. He was a member of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Pinedale and Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. He enjoyed fishing and puttering around in the yard, house and garage. He is survived by his wife, Ilene Mehle of Pinedale; one brother, James M. Mehle and wife Joyce of Rock Springs; uncle, Cyril Rahonce and wife Paula of Rock Springs; nieces and nephews, Patrick Mehle, William Mehle, Sandra Hanson, Lidna Martin, Greg Mehle, Kathy Spicer, Chris Tyler and Jim Mehle Jr.; and several great-nieces and nephews. Mehle was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, William M. Mehle and Frank M. Mehle; sister-in-law Mary Ann Mehle, nieces, Joanie Soltis and Tammy Mehle. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 2001 STEVE BUCHO JR. Steve Bucho Jr., 81, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died on Monday, April 30, 2001, at the Sage View Care Center. Bucho was a resident of Rock Springs and a former resident of Pinedale and Reliance. He was born on Jan. 3, 1920, in Cedar Grove, Pa., the son of the late Steve and Ethal Wargo Bucho Sr. He attended schools in Reliance. Bucho was the owner/operator of Bucho Construction for 35 years until his retirement in 1984. He built most of the log homes in Pinedale. His pursuits included ice fishing, fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. He was a member of the Snow Pokes. Bucho is survived by two sons, Kenneth Bucho and wife Teena of Rock Springs and Richard Bucho and wife Elisabeth of Germany; two daughters, Judy Schatter of New Port News, Va., and Mary Jo Kiernan and husband Jim of Rock Springs; three brothers, Jim Bucho of Green River, Albert Bucho of Idaho and George Bucho of Afton; two sisters, Irene Theiman of Torrington and Helen McCormick of Belreave,.Ill; three stepdaughters, Sue, Chris and Cathy; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, John Bucho, and sister, Margaret Bucho. Cremation will take place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 2001 TERI JEAN KRAUSE NOSKI Memorial services for Teri Jean Krause Noski took place at the Union Congregational Church, 350 Mansface, in Green River at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 28. Mrs. Noski, 49, of Houston, died at 4:30 p.m. April 19, 2001, at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston following a brief illness. She was born June 8, 1951, in Rock Springs the daughter of Henry and Ada Krause of Green River. She was a graduate of Green River High School and received her associate's degree at Western Wyoming Community College. Mrs. Noski moved to Houston in 1981 where she met and marrieed Douglas F. Noski. She was an executive secretary where she worked for several oil companies. Survivors include her husband, Doug Noski of Houston; one daughter, Coree L. Krause of Green River; one son, Ricky Anthony of Houston; two granddaughters, Tera and Caycee Woods of Green River; four sisters, Jenny Williams and husband Daniel, Kathy Krause, Barbara Gibson and husband Greg of Green River and Mrs. Ray “Sis” Helmer of Riverton; four brothers, Ernest J. Krause and wife Kim of Clearfield, Utah, Spencer "Dutch” Krause of Lander, and Ronald "Babe" Krause and Phillip Krause of Riverton; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ada Mae Krause; maternal and paternal grandparents; and one brother, Richard Krause. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 2001 KARLA E. HALL PHILLIPS SUN VALLEY, Nev. - A funeral for Karla E. Hall Philips took place at Walton’s Sparks Funeral Home. Mrs. Phillips, 42, of Sun Valley. Nev. died April 6, 2001, at Washoe Medical Center. A Reno, Nev. native, she was born June 22, 1958, and was a lifetime resident of the Reno and Sparks, Nev., areas. She married Mike Phillips on April 23, 1982, in Green River. She lived in Green River off and on between 1981 and 1996. Mrs. Phillips worked for Anixter as a receiving clerk for four years and for Life Touch Photos for 13 years. She is survived by her husband, Mike and son, Robby, both of Sun Valley; daughter, Cynthia Hall and son, Michael "Mike," both of Reno; mother, Barbara Holst Christian of Silver Springs, Nev.; sister, Marilyn Atkins of Seaside, Ore.; brother, Jerry Hall of Sparks; stepbrothers, Wesley Borton of Missouri and John Borton of Texas; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, William Joseph Hall, who died in 1962. Cremation took place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 2001 LOVA TOTH CASPER - Lova Toth, 73, died at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper on Wednesday, April 18, 2007, after a lengthy illness. She had received five heart bypasses on Dec. 29, 2001, while also suffering from colon cancer. Mrs. Toth was born on June 3, 1927, to Owen and Naomi "Kay" Shroyer and was raised on the family homestead at Hylite. She attended schools at Hylite and Gillette. In 1945, she married Louis "Jiggs” Toth in Newcastle. They had three children, Linda, Colleen and Owen. They made their home in Newcastle for several years, then moved to Wheatland when her husband's employment transferred them. She made her home with her granddaughter and great-grandson in Rock Springs since January 1993. She is survived by daughter, Colleen and husband Frank Manley of Milnar, Colo.; son, Owen Toth of Wheatland; granddaughter Melissa Toth and great-grandson, Joel Andrew Toth, both of Rock Springs; sisters, Wyoma Freeman of Lakewood, Colo., Verna Buckmaster of San Diego and Rose Baker of Denver; brothers, Pleonard of Las Vegas and Estone of Guernsey; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Toth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Louis; daughter, Linda; sisters, Dellas Shroyer and Mary Gangner; and brothers, Harmon and Orlies Shroyer. No service was planned. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 2001 CHARLES WILLIAM ZOMBRO JR. A memorial service for Charles William Zombro Jr. was conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Zombro. 66, of 320 Cottonwood St., Manila, Utah, died at 12:25 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2001, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. A resident of Manila since 1994 and former resident of Rock Springs and Salt Lake City, Zombro died following a brief illness. He was born on April 25, 1935, in Salt Lake City, the son of the late Charles W. and Geneva Southworth Zombro Sr. Zombro married Patricia Overy on July 26, 1994. He was a retired U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War. Zombro worked for the Greyhound Bus Lines for many years as a driver. His pursuits included gardening, hunting, fishing, hunting for arrowheads, spending time in Wendover, Nev., and spending time with his wife, Pat and his dog, Bitty. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include his wife, Patricia of Manila; two sons, Allen Cermack and wife Kathy of Payson, Utah, and Larry Cermack of Manila; one brother, Bob Zombro and wife Nikki of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Peterson of Manila and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Sturdevant of Rock Springs; his mother-in-law, Hazel Overy of Rock Springs; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. The body was cremated. --- Green River Star, May 10, 2001 George Patrick Palko George Patrick Palko, 88, of Rock Springs, died at Saturday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past twelve days. He was born April 7, 1913 in Superior, the son of the late Michael and Mary Angelovic Palko. He was a graduate of the Rock Spring High School and married Carolyn Frances Bates in 1939 in Rock Springs. He was employed by the W.H. Goettsche Ranch for 19 years. He later was employed by Sweetwater Gas as a propane truck driver. He also worked for McCurtain Motors, Northern Utilities and Mountain Fuel where he retired in 1978. His interests included bowling, gardening, and various handicrafts Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs and one daughter, Kathleen Palko Oltion and husband, Jerry, of Eugene, Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Michael Stephen Palko; two sisters, Helen Palko and Mary Benton; two sons, George Palko Jr. who died in infancy, and Joseph Michael Palko and one daughter who died in infancy. Following cremation at the Vase White Mountain Crematory, a Memorial Mass was celebrated yesterday at the Saint Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father John Savio officiated. Inurnment was in the St. Joseph's Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The family respectfully requests that donations in his memory be made to The Children's Hospital Foundation 1245 East Colfax Avenue, Suite. 400 Denver, Co. 80218. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 2001 STUART DEAN BROADHEAD Funeral services for Stuart Dean Broadhead were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2001 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Broadhead, 41, of Denver died on Tuesday, May 1, 2001 in Denver. He was born on Dec. 12, 1959 in Spanish Fork, Utah, the son of the late Dean Broadhead and Vaudeen Sitton. Broadhead attended schools in Green River. He had been a self-employed painter. His pursuits included being an avid outdoorsman and spending time with his nieces and nephews. Survivors include his sister, Cory Lewis; two nieces, Jessica and Jordan; one nephew, Jared Lewis; stepfather, Mike Sitton, all of Green River; his grandmother, Irene Kamalsky of Arizona; a special friend, Rachel Pedigo of Aurora, Colo.; two aunts, Sharon Brown and Anita Harris, both of Boise, Idaho; and one uncle, Kenneth Brown of Green River. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Monte Male. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 2001 THOMAS T. “SCOTTY” OSSELTON Funeral services for Thomas T. “Scotty” Osselton were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 10, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Bishop Kirk Heaton conducted the services. Military graveside services and interment were in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Kenton Stobbe, John Reay, Mickey Cox, Bob Cox, Tommie Bartholmew, and Allen Bartholmew. Honorary pallbearers were Harold Brown, Jason Erickson and Frank Remc. Osselton, 80, of 830 Center St., Rock Springs, died at 8:45 a.m. Sunday, May 6, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since April 28, 2001. A longtime Rock Springs resident, Osselton had been in ill health for the past year. He was born on July 22, 1920 in Wallsend, Newcastle on Tyne, England, the son of the late George and Mary Neely Osselton. Osselton attended schools in Rock Springs. He married Virginia G. Osselton in Evanston on June 30, 1954. Osselton was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II in the South Pacific. He was employed by the U.S. Post Office as a custodian and retired, Prior to that he worked in the maintenance department for the Wyoming State Highway Department and also in the coal mines and at various other occupations. His interests included fishing, hunting, camping and gardening. As a child he ran track and box. Survivors include his wife, Virginia of Rock Springs; one brother, George R. Osselton and wife Helen of Rock Springs; one sister, Margaret Reay and husband Stan of Rock Springs; one stepson, John “Jack” Lewis and wife Nancy of Green River; one stepdaughter, Barbara Bartholmew of Pocatello, Idaho; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and one nephew; one great-nephew, his namesake, John Thomas Reay. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother-in-law, John T. Reay Sr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 2001 GEORGE P. PALKO A memorial mass for George P. Palko was celebrated at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. John Savio officiated. Inurnment was in the St. Joseph’s Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Palko, 88, of 929 Lincoln Ave., Rock Springs, died at Saturday, May 5, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for the past 12 days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Palko had been in ill health for the past one and one-half years. He was born April 7, 1913 in Superior, the son of the late Michael and Mary Angelovic Palko. Palko was a graduate of the Rock Spring High School. He married Carolyn Frances Bates on June 25, 1939 in Rock Springs. Palko was employed by the W.H. Goettsche Ranch for 19 years. He later was employed by Sweetwater Gas, driving a propane truck. He also worked for McCurtain Motors, Northern Utilities and Mountain Fuel. He retired from Mountain Fuel in 1978. His interests included bowling, gardening, and various handicrafts Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Frances Bates Palko of Rock Springs and one daughter, Kathleen Palko Oltion and husband, Jerry, of Eugene, Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Michael Stephen Palko; two sisters, Helen Palko and Mary Benton; two sons, George Palko Jr., who died in infancy, and Joseph Michael Palko and one daughter who died in infancy. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 2001 JAMES HARRISON FULMER RAWLINS - Graveside services for James Harrison Fulmer took place on Friday, May 11, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the Rawlins Cemetery, with the Rev. Steve Monroe officiating. Interment followed at the Rawlins Cemetery. Fulmer, 73, of Rawlins, died at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County on May 6, 2001. He was born on Dec. 14, 1927, in North Bessemer, Pa., the son of Simon Peter and Lucinda Linhart Fulmer. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of the VFW Lodge 2311 in Rawlins, a member of the American Legion, and was a recipient of the Purple Heart Award. His pursuits included spending time hunting and fishing. He was an avid Colorado Rockies baseball fan. He is survived by a daughter, Alice Davis and her husband, Richard, of Rawlins; a brother, Robert Allen Davis, and his wife, Thelma, of Rock Springs; three sisters, Jo Ann Sudonick and her husband, Lewis of Kemmerer; Betty Kjelsrud and her husband, Svein, of Rawlins; and Virginia Licking and her husband, Phil, of Pinedale; several nieces and nephews; grandchildren, Laura Hill and Ronda Garcia and her husband, Nash, of Rawlins, and six great-grandchildren, Tyler, Shawn, Jacob, Alicia, Serena and Selena --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 2001 KATHLEE A. GIBBS CASPER - Services for Kathlee A. Gibbs were Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at 11 a.m. at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Officiating was the Rev. Bob Cook from the St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Mrs. Gibbs died Saturday at the Wyoming Medical Center after suffering a severe aneurysm. She was born Aug. 11, 1940, in Laramie. She attended high school in Wheatland then married Bob Howe in 1956. They lived in various places in Wyoming and spent one year in Oakdale, Calif., but spent the majority of their married life at McGill Ranch near Wheatland. They later divorced. She worked in Laramie until her marriage to Fred Gibbs, They worked together on his ranch near Rock River. She managed a hotel in Rock River. When her husband died, she moved onto a job at the Decker Mine in Sheridan until transferring to the Black Butte mine near Point of Rocks, where she worked until her retirement in 1992. She and her long-time companion, Jack Voiles, made their home outside Red Desert for the last 20 years. Her pursuits included sewing and she began an upholstery business out of her home workshop. She also enjoyed animals and was taking caring of strays. She is survived by her companion, Jack Voiles; her sons, Tim and wife Esther of Table Rock, Doug and wife Connie of Table Rock and Mike Howe and Tom Howe, both of Hawk Springs; mother, Eva Mae Daly; sisters, Sharon Fuji and Maureen Baumbach, all of Escalon, Calif., sister, Susie Lukshin of Ceres, Calif.; brothers, Larry Daly of Guernsey, Mike Daly of Boerne, Texas, and Jack Daly of Oakdale, Calif.; six grandsons; one granddaughter; three great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, family members and friends. She is preceded in death by her brother, Pat Daly. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 2001 ROBERT “BOB” MICHAEL SEMLER Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Michael Semler were conducted at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 7, 2001, at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs Semler, 53, of 2240 Mountain Road, Rock Springs, died at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County of a sudden illness. He was born March 17, 1948, in Bishop, Calif., the son of Lloyd Elmer and Evelyn Lucille Schmid Semler. He attended schools in Bishop, graduating from the Bishop Union High School in 1966. He was a journeyman electrician and had been employed by Jim Bridger Power Plant for the past 21 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the NRA. His interests included hunting, fishing, cars and vacationing with his daughters. Survivors include two daughters, Rachelle Semler of Rock Springs and Cassie Marie Fahselt of Tawas City, Mich.; one son, Rob L. Semler of Rock Springs; and one sister, Maryjo Stewart of Visalia, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, William Lloyd Semler. Cremation followed the services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 2001 KEENAN STOWE Keenan Stowe, infant son of Stacey Stowe and Daniel Jones of 4009 Madison Drive No. 15B, died May 9, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, due to complications from prematurity. Survivors include his father, Daniel Jones, serving with the National Guard in Germany, and mother, Stacy Stowe of Rock Springs; one brother, Skyler Layne Stowe of Rock Springs; grandparents, Madeline Jones and Diane Stowe, both of Rock Springs, and Layne Stowe of Escalante, Utah, and Pat Gibson and Wendell Hutchinson, both of Riverton; two uncles, Eric Layne Stowe of Casper and Jacob Jones of Rock Springs, and several other aunts and uncles. Private family services took place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 2001 ELEANOR M. WILLIAMS Mass of Christian burial for Eleanor M. Williams was celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2001, at SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. Graveside services and inurnment took place at Blossburg on Saturday, May 5. Mrs. Williams, 71, of 1300 New Hampshire No. 43, Rock Springs, died on Sunday, April 29, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 18 years and a former resident of Pine City, N.Y., Mrs. Williams had been in ill health since 1992. She was born on Nov. 24, 1929, in Blossburg, Pa., the daughter of the late Pat and Helen Swinsick. She attended schools in Pennsylvania and was a graduate from Morris Run High with the class of 1947. She married Robert E. Williams in Morris Run, Pa., Oct. 1, 1949. Mrs. Williams worked for the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County as a business clerk until her retirement in 1990. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish. Her pursuits included reading and spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Robert E. Williams of Rock Springs; one son, Gary R. Williams and wife Carolyn of Rock Springs; one daughter, Sandi Fox of Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Ed Rakowski and wife Ann of Moms, Pa.; two grandchildren, Jessica Williams and Zachary Fox, several cousins; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Joe Rakowsk and Leonard Rakowski. Cremation followed services. --- Green River Star, May 17, 2001 Shirley Radosevich Shirley Radosevich, 69, of Rock Springs, died Friday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after having been in ill health for the past several years. She was born July 1, 1933 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Paul and Anna Dugan Memovich. She attended schools in Rock Springs, and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1951. She married Fred Radosevich in 1961 in Rock Springs, at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, of Rock Springs; one son, Michael Paul Radosevich of Rock Springs and one sister, Lilian Putz, of Sun City, Ariz. She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Ann Marie; two brothers, Robert and Bill; three sisters Dorothy Dodds, Alice Harris and Mary Ann Hamilton. A Mass of Christian Burial was recited a.m. Tuesday at the Saint Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father John Savio officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph's Cemetery. --- Green River Star, May 17, 2001 Kenneth Michael Freeman Kenneth Michael Freeman, 81 of Rock Springs, died Monday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a brief illness. He was born Jan. 25, 1920 in Poposia, the son of the late John Michael and Ida Lavina Burnett Freeman. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1938. After high school, he completed an electrical apprenticeship with the Union Pacific Coal Company. He served in the United States Navy during World War II where he was stationed in the South Pacific. He then attended University of Wyoming and received his bachelors of science degree in electrical engineering in 1951. He worked in Idaho and California until he returned to Rock Springs where he worked as an electrical engineer with Alta Engineering until his retirement in 1990. He married Armella Frances Haverkamp in Kelly, Kan. in 1952. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church, the Disabled American Veterans, and Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and woodworking. Survivors include his wife, of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, John and Theresa Freeman of Green River; three daughters and sons-in-law, Tricia and Leonard Colpitts of Mesa, Az., Susan Freeman-Reher and Barry Rehrer of Colorado Springs, and Mary Jean and Gary Penner of Rock Springs; one sister Ellen Merrell and husband, Lowell ,of Rock Springs and 12 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers; John, James, Newton and George, and two sisters, Mary and Ida. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated this morning at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Father Tom Sheridan officiating. Military graveside services and interment were in the Saint Joseph's section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. His family requests that memorials be made to the American Lung Association 415 Pershing Blvd., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001 or Disabled American Veterans c/o the American Legion 543 Broadway, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901. --- Green River Star, May 17, 2001 Helen Alice Kenney Helen Alice Kenney, 94, of Rock Springs died Saturday at the Sage View Care Center where she had been a resident for the past two weeks. She was born Jan. 23, 1907 in New Bedford, Mass., the daughter of the late Anton and Mary Parry Pimentel. She attended schools in New Bedford, Mass. and Rock Springs. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. She married Candid Moses in 1925 and he preceded her in death on July 5, 1969. She then married Charles Fred Kenney in Manila on April 1, 1940 and he preceded her in death on June 6, 1995. Survivors include one son, Robert Moses and wife, LaRue, of Rock Springs; three daughters and sons-in-law, Helen "Gloria" and Leroy Bennett, Dolores and Albert Kiser, all of Rock Springs; and Betty and Fred Marchetti of Pinedale; one sister, Josephine Wright of Rock Springs, ten grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, and one grandson, Daniel Moses. Funeral Services were conducted on today at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Father Tom Sheridan officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 2001 DORIS C. RANSOM Funeral services for Doris C. Ransom were conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2001 at the White Mountain LDS Ward Chapel, 3306 White Mountain Blvd., Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Ransom, 77, of 202 Bluebonnet Circle, Rock Springs, died at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2001 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City after a lengthy illness. She was born on Jan. 3, 1924, in Preston, Idaho, the daughter of James H. and Mary Cecilia Johnson Corbridge. She attended schools in Preston and graduated from Preston High School with the class of 1942. She also attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She married Joseph Walton Ransom on April 4, 1946 at the Logan LDS Temple, Logan, Utah. Her interests included sports, basketball, football, fishing, camping, hunting, dancing, traveling, grandchildren and family. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her husband, Joseph of Rock Springs; one son, Douglas J. Ransom and wife, Melinda, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Veda Kershisnik and husband, Gerald, and Becky Roberts and husband, David, all of Rock Springs; three brothers, Melvin Corbridge and wife, Amy, of Preston, Oris Corbridge and wife, Alice, of Sparks, Nev., and Reese Corbridge and wife, Deanna, of Sandy, Utah; five sisters, Barbara Killer of Preston, Verdeen Larsen and husband, Arlando, of Preston, LaRue Kendall and husband, Loyal, of Rock Springs, Nyleen Taylor and husband, Darwin, of Ogden, Utah, and Mereda Taylor of North Ogden, Utah; six grandchildren, Christopher R. and Brooke A. Ransom of Rock Springs, Michael G. Kershisnik of Omaha, Neb., Kauleen Gallegos and husband, Anthony, of Sioux City, Iowa, Krystel D. and Joseph D. Roberts, both of Rock Springs; and four great-grandchildren, James and Kyle Gallegos and Shelby and Bailee Ranson. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 2001 MIKE J. VASE A mass of Christian burial for Mike J. Vase was celebrated at 1 p.m. Friday, May 18, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Military graveside services and interment were conducted at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 2001 at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. Pallbearers were Don Anselmi, John Anselmi, Mark Anselmi, Larry Crawford, Jim Daniel, Jim Lamatis, Philip Lew, Al Rector, Bill Valdez and Reid West. Honorary pallbearers were J.J. Anselmi, Kurt Anselmi, Frank Bateman, Carl Budd, Vince Crow, Gary Eaton, Poncho Gil, Harry Horn, Jack Louiseau, Paul Oblock, Ron Saypol, Bill Shuster, Roy Spann, Glenn Sugano, Roger Travis, Byron Willingham and all of his many friends. Vase, 75, of 920 Laramie St., Rock Springs, died at 12:49 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A resident of Rock Springs since 1938, and former resident of Superior, Vase died following a sudden illness. He was born on Nov. 6, 1925 in Superior, the son of the late John Vase and Sophie Sefakis. Vase attended schools in Superior and Rock Springs, and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1943. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II, and served in the Asiatic Pacific area from Aug. 12, 1944 to Aug. 28, 1945. He was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds received on Iwo Jima. He married the former Christine Olson on Feb. 23, 1946 in Rock Springs and their marriage was later blessed at the our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Vase was a co-owner and operator of the Outlaw Inn. His interests included spending time with his grandchildren, taking care of animals, hunting and fishing. He was a pilot for several years. Vase served on the Rock Springs City Council from January 1989 through September of 1999 and was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, current member since March 2001 of the Sweetwater County Waste Disposal District No. 1, current member of the Wyoming Aeronautics Commission, and past chairman of the Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport Board, having served form 1974 to 1989. While serving on this board he was instrumental in the construction of the Commercial Airline Terminal and the main instrument runway. He was also a retail liquor dealer for more than 50 years. Survivors include his wife, Chris, of Rock Springs; one son, John Vase and wife, Terri, of Rock Springs; one daughter, Debra Vase of Moab, Utah; two grandchildren, Michael J. Vase III of Laramie and Linzy A. Vase of Rock Springs; his companion Sophie; and several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Pete Vase, Angelo Vase and Steve Harristakis; three sisters, Anne Vase, Mabel and Mary in infancy; and one nephew, Michael S. Vase. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 2001 LORENA JEAN THOMAS CHEYENNE - Services for Lorena Jean Thomas took place at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Cheyenne, on Wednesday, May 16, at 10:30 a.m. interment followed at Lakeview Cemetery. Pallbearers were J. Oscar Erickson, T.V. "Tommy” Jones, Harry Love, Con Norman, Randy Waddell and Sam Whitney. Honorary pallbearers were Mary Margaret Batz, Barb Curan, Mary Hartman, Deb Kellam, Jo Ann Norman and Joyce Weir. Mrs. Thomas, 73, of Cheyenne died May 12 at United Medical Center-West. She was born June 18, 1927, in Hot Spring. S.D., to Eugene and Marthena Thomas and was raised and attended school in the Chadron, Neb. area. She moved to Wyoming in 1947, where she lived and raised her family. She was married to Joe Casteen from 1947 to 1972 and they had three daughters. She married Ted Thomas in 1981 and they lived in a historic home at 2700 Carey Ave, since 1988. Thomas was a member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, Cheyenne Dollies, Questars and Beta Sigma Phi. She volunteered as an election official and with the Wyoming State Museum and was a past member of the Library Advisory Board. Among her many interests were gardening and collecting dolls and antiques. She was a homemaker, with an appreciation for style and tradition, especially when she entertained guests during the holidays. She is survived by her husband, Ted Thomas of Cheyenne; four daughters, Jo Lynn "Jody" and Harry Love of Houston, Jacquie and Sam Whitney of Wheatland, Jana and Oscar Erickson of Rock Springs and Debora Hood of Canon City, Colo.; grandchildren, Tom and Brian Erickson, Todd and Matt Hallsted, and Autumn Hood; great-grandchildren, Ashton and Payton Hallsted, and R.J. and Taylor Hallsted; a sister, Katherine McDaniel of Loveland, Colo.and a brother, Robert Thomas of Torrington She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 2001 CAROL CRAWFORD Carol Crawford, 74, of 700 Crossbow No. 108, Green River, died Thursday, May 10, 2001, at her home. She had been a resident of Green River for the past year and a half. She was formerly a resident of Alamogordo, N.M., and Casper. She was born on Dec. 7, 1926, the daughter of Sidney and Frances Scott Paulson of Glenrock. Mrs. Crawford attended schools in Glenrock and graduated from Glenrock High School in 1945. She was married to Robert Walkinshaw of Glenrock, but divorced after 26 years. She then married Harold Crawford on May 10, 1976. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford resided in Casper and then in Alamorgordo where her husband died in 1994. During World War II, she was employed at the German Prisoner of War camp in Douglas. She later worked as a secretary at East Junior High School in Casper from 1958 to 1972. Mrs. Crawford was baptized into Christ in 1995 by her son. She was a member of the Rock Springs Christian Church and attended Bible studies at Green River Village where she lived. Her pursuits included sewing, crocheting and senior swim class at the Green River Recreation Center She is survived by two sons, William Walkinshaw and his wife Bonnie of Green River and Donald Walkinshaw and his wife Patty of Cheyenne; seven stepdaughters; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; several step-grandchildren; one niece; and two nephews. Mrs. Crawford was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold; and her sister, Betty Boyce. Cremation has taken place. In accordance with her wishes, there will be no memorial service. --- Green River Star, May 24, 2001 William H. “Bill” East William H. "Bill" East, 62, of Rock Springs, died Monday at the Sage View Care Center after having been in ill health for the past several years. He was born Sept. 7, 1938, in Houston County, Texas, the son of the late John and Mildred Mayrant East. He married Kazuyo "Nana" Hayakawa on June 3, 1966. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He had been employed by OCI Chemical as a crusher operator for 25 years until his retirement in 1999. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 833 and the American Legion Archie Hay Post 24 in Rock Springs. His interests were camping and watching pro-football on television. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, one daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Steve Ryan and granddaughter Kelsa Ryan, all of Rock Springs; two grandsons, Clifton Jr. and Michael East, both of Houston. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Clifton East and one brother, Fred East. Military graveside services will be held at tomorrow at the Paul J. Wataha section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 2001 MARIE K. MCCARTY Funeral services for Marie K. McCarty took place at 11 a.m. Monday, May 21, 2001 at the Community Hall in Farson. Interment was in the Eden Valley Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ralph “Dude” DeLambert, Clint DeLambert, Gary Zakotnik, Gerald Stout, Ed Burton and jack McMurry. Honorary pallbearers were Steve Tomich, Wally taucher, Dale Newland, Milton Williams, Stew Gerken and Elmer “Shorty” Gerken. Mrs. McCarty, 75, of Farson, died May 17, 2001 at 5:05 p.m. at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs following a lengthy illness. She was a longtime resident of Farson. Mrs. McCarty was born Sept. 8, 1925 in Keystone, Neb., the daughter of the late Robert H. Nielson and Katherine M. Gies Nileson. She attended schools in Keystone and Ogallala, Neb., and graduated from Ogallala High School with the class of 1943. She married Joseph Carper McCarty on Jan. 20, 1956 in Kimball, Neb. He preceded her in death on Oct. 21, 1994. Her interests included arrowhead hunting, sewing, quilting, embroidering, cooking, canning and reading. Survivors include one son, Edwin McCarty and wife, Dorothy, of Farson; one daughter, Peggy Bingham and husband, Ron, of Flora Vista, N.M.; 11 grandchildren, Christie Sabourin and husband, Ed, of Farson, Annie Haney and husband, Doug of Rock Springs, Rita Isaacson and husband, John, of Reliance, D.J. Fullmer and wife, Laurie, of Salt Lake City, Mandi Livingston and husband, Jason, of Farmington, N.M., Aaron Fullmer of Rock Springs, Tristan Bingham of Flora Vista, Jennifer Fullmer of Albuquerque, N.M., Tre Hall and family of Bloomfield, N.M., and Shain Bingham and Dolly Bingham, both of Aztec, N.M.; five great-grandchildren; one aunt, Eunice Gies; and several cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joseph; a son who died in infancy; and one granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 2001 JOHN B. DICKSON JR. ARVADA, Colo. – John B. Dickson Jr. died on April 16 in Arvada, Colo., of a sudden illness. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1941. He lived in Rock Springs all his life. He married Betty Christie. He had planned to attend a class reunion in Rock Springs this summer. He is survived by his wife, Betty Christie Dickson; two daughters and two grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 2001 RICHARD A. FACINELLI TEMPE, Ariz. - Memorial services for Richard A. Facinelli were conducted on Wednesday, May 23, in Arizona. Facinelli, 65, oi 2047 Stanford Drive, Tempe, Ariz., died on May 17, 2001, at the Desert Samaritan Care Center in Mesa, Ariz., following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 8, 1935, to Joseph and Elsa Facinelli. He graduated from the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1953. He went to the University of Denver and graduated in 1957 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting. He lived in Denver and Rock Springs a few years before moving to Arizona. He was in partnership at RUPI, Ltd. Asphalt Paving Company at the time of his death. He was an avid sports fan. Each year, from 1981 to 1996, he would fly to Laramie for all of the University of Wyoming football home games. His pursuits also included bowling and camping. He married Loretta Smith in 1957 and later divorced. In 1975, he married Judi Landry. Survivors include sons, Stan and wife Lori and Steve and wife Kelli and grandson, Adam, all of Arizona; his wife, Judi Facinelli; stepdaughter, Cathy Avolio and husband Randy; brothers, Jack and Bill of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, who died in infancy. The body was cremated. Memorial services will also take place in Rock Springs at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 2001 LILLIAN MARIE ISELI SILVER KINSMAN SALT LAKE CITY - Funeral services for Lillian Marie Iseli Silver Kinsman were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2001, at the Valley View 12th Ward, 2215 E. Evergreen Ave., (3435 S.). Interment took place at the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Mrs. Kinsman died on May 21, 2001 after a battle with cancer. She was born May 7, 1915, in Salt Lake City, to Otto and Martha Iseli. She married Louis Silver in 1933. He preceded her in death. She married George Kinsman in 1960. She loved her garden, the Atlanta Braves and playing cards with her sisters and cousin, Hilda. Her pursuits included quilting. She served in many positions in the LDS church. Survivors include her husband, George Kinsman of Salt Lake City; daughters, JoAnn Druce and husband Lee of Rock Springs and Susan Napier and husband Tom of Murray, Utah; son, Tom Silvers and wife Sharon of Salt Lake City; sister, Esther Pat Ehlers and brother Ralph Iseli, both of Salt Lake City; 13 grandchildren, including Sherri Kaumo and husband Leonard, Mickey Druce and wife Leona and Jimmy Druce and wife Lori, all of Rock Springs; 22 great-grandchildren, including Jodi Barnum and husband Charlie, Jackie Marvel and husband Jason, Kari Kaumo, Shelby Dieters and husband Gene, Kenny Druce, Kevin Druce, Holli Radakovich and husband Jason, Dusty Druce and Zach Druce; and five great-great-grandchildren, Charlie and Katlyn Barnum, Mariana and Alisandra Marvel and Bailee Radakovich. She was preceded in death by her son, Robert Silver; daughter, Marilyn Druce; brothers, Fred, Bill, and Curtis Iseli, and sister, Pearl Gord. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 2001 WILLIAM “BILL” PAUL MORROW HOLLY, Mich. - Funeral services for William “Bill" Paul Morrow were conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, at the Dryer Funeral Home in Holly, Mich. Burial was at Lakeside Cemetery in Holly Morrow, 84, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, May 14, 2001, at the Sage View Care Facility. His body is being flown to Michigan for burial. A former resident of Michigan, Morrow had been a resident of Rock Springs and Green River for the last five years. He was born on April 18, 1917, in Detroit, the son of the late Paul Morrow and Bessie Carson. At the age of 2, his family moved to Birmingham, Mich., where he graduated from Baldwin High School in January 1936. He married the former Ruth Clora Smith of Oxbow Lake, Mich. on March 20, 1937, in Toledo, Ohio. That same year he started his career with General Motors in Pontiac, Mich., for the Fisher Body Division. He later transferred to GM Truck in the Plant Protection Department in Pontiac and retired in 1975 after over 40 years of service as sergeant. After retiring, he lived in Kalkaska, Mich., in the summer and Daytona Beach in the winter. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, entering military service on June 10, 1943. He was a member of the 301 Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Co. (Field Army). He served in the European Theatre of Operation from February 1945 to August 1945. When the war ended in Europe, his company was preparing to go to the Pacific in the China-Burma-India Theatre. Four days before setting sail on the troop transport ship, "Sea Tiger," from Marseilles, France, Japan surrendered. He earned many medals including the Bronze Battle Star. He was a deacon and a member of Victory Baptist Church in South Boardman, Mich. He attended Church of Epiphany while living in Sweetwater County. His interests included bowling, golfing, ice skating, biking, gardening and spending time with his many friends. Survivors include two daughters, Lynne Martin and husband Robert of Fenton, Mich., and Merrie Haynes and husband Ken of Green River; one granddaughter, Stephanie Nichols of Sterling Heights, Mich.; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Elizabeth "Bette" Schoeb of Phoenix, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth; his parents; and a sister, Ellen Falberg. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 2001 REGINA ELIZABETH TUREK MONTREAL, Canada - Regina Elizabeth Turek, 79, died on Sunday, May 20, 2001, at Champlain de Verdun in Montreal, Canada. A former resident of Green River, she died following a lengthy illness. Turek was born in Bochum, Germany, on Oct. 26, 1922, the daughter of Michael and Katerina Turek. She married Leo Muslewski in 1942, and gave birth to Anita and Nando Muslewski. Her daughter, Anita, died prior to her first birthday. Her husband Leo died during combat. In 1995, she married Karl Weinand and in 1956 gave birth to one daughter, Ute Weinand. Weinand died in 1962 and shortly thereafter Turek came to Green River to visit her sister, Cecelia Wrotkowski. She married Henry Wisniewski and remained in Green River until 1982, at which time she was divorced. Shortly after her divorce she searched for her lost love, whom she had been engaged to during World War II. She found Stanley Orawiec living in Montreal, Canada, and joined him to spend the rest of her days with. Turek is survived by her long-time companion, Stanley Orawiec and his three sons, Stanley Jr. and wife Lena, Richard and wife Erica and Casey; son, Nando Muslewski of Bochum, Germany; her daughter, Ute "Lucy" Jones of Rock Springs; her grandchildren, Joe Hershberger of Denver, Dan Hershberger of Rock Springs and Dirk and Leanna Muslewski of Germany; one sister, Mrs. B. (Cecelia) Wrotkowski of Green River; two nieces, Irene Anderson of Seattle and Katy Williams of Green River; two grand-nieces, Natalie Lucero and Nicole Atkins; and several other extended relatives. A memorial will be conducted in honor of Turek in Montreal. She was cremated and will be returned to Germany where she will be laid to rest alongside her parents, who preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 2001 FRANK THOMAS PATERSON YUBA CITY, Calif. - Services for Frank Thomas Paterson were conducted May 12, 2001, at the Ullery Funeral Chapel in Yuba City with the Corinthian Lodge No. 9, A.F. & A.M. conducting the services. Military services were conducted by the VFW Post No. 2563. Paterson, 79, of Yuba City, Calif., died April 30, 2001, at the Sun Bridge Care Center in Marysville, Calif. He was born Jan. 28, 1922, in Standardville, Utah, the son of William and Hope Stephens Paterson. He attended school and worked in Colorado before going to Wyoming in 1937. A World War II veteran, he belonged to the 95th Infantry Division Association, DAV, VFW Post No. 2563 of Yuba City, the Corinthian Lodge No. 9, A.F. & A.M., Telephone Pioneers and the Mid-Valley Historical Auto Club. He was retired from Pacific Bell, where he was a plan engineer. He is survived by his wife, Viola Paterson of Yuba City; a son, Patrick; daughter, Susan; sister, Annabelle "Ann" Stark of Rock Springs; sister-in-law, Betty Paterson of Oregon City, Ore.; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Mathew Paterson; two sons, Michael and Clyde; and brother-in-law, Jim Stark of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 2001 MILDRED STROUD Friends of Mildred Stroud, who died Dec. 19, 2000, had a memorial service to honor her memory on Wednesday, May 23 at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. Jeanny House officiated Cake and coffee were served after the service for those who wished to stay and reminisce. Burial will be at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 1, 2001 Schirmer dies May 30 Thomas Arthur Schrimer, 71, of Eden died at 10:43 a.m. on May 30, 2001 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a sudden illness. He was born May 20, 1930, in Detroit, the son of Otto and Cecilia Bourbnois Schirmer. He married June Odessa Thompson in July of 1949 in Chino, Calif. She preceded him in death on March 11, 1987. Schirmer attended schools in Detroit and Chino and graduated from Chino High School with the class of 1948. He also attended a technical school in Wisconsin, where he received an associate’s degree in hydraulic engineering. He had been employed by Utility Trailer as an electrician until his retirement in 1990. His interests were many, but in his later life they included horses and the Green Bay Packers football team. Survivors include two sons, Bill Schirmer of Eden, and Eric Thomas Schirmer of Kentucky; two daughters, Christine Ellen Dingeman of Shelby Township, Mich., and Theresa Marie Hetland of Eden; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, June; his parents; one son, Scott Ellis Schirmer; and three brothers, Bernard, Otto, and William Schirmer. Graveside services will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2001, at the Corona Cemetery, 1125 Rimpau Ave., Corona, Calif. Memorial services will take place at a later date in Eden. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 2001 SCHERITTA BALDERSTON SOMERSET, Colo.—Scheritta Balderston, 62, died May 7, 2001, in Somerset, Colo., after being in ill health the last few years. She was born June 28, 1938. She went to school in Green River and worked in Green River and Rock Springs before moving to Somerset. She is survived by husband, Ralph Balderston; son, Mark Balderston; granddaughter, heather Balderston; one sister, Sheila Bessire of Rock Springs; one brother, Don Fowler; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 2001 MARY SCANDELLA BERTAGNOLLI KEMMERER—Funeral Mass for Mary Scandella Bertagnolli took place on Thursday, May 31, 2001, at 10 a.m. at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kemmerer. A rosary took place on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. also at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church. Interment followed at the Kemmerer Cemetery. Mrs. Bertagnolli, 91, died on May 27, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. She was born on Sept. 23, 1909, in Fino Del Monte, Italy, the daughter of Mariano and May (Poloni) Scandella. She married Frank Bertagnolli on Feb. 7, 1931, in Kemmerer. He preceded her in death in March of 1971. She was a member of Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kemmerer. She was a former resident of Cumberland, Susie and Oakley, and lived in Lincoln County for 88 years. She was involved with various homemaking clubs, such as the Candlelight Hour and St. Mary’s Circle. She was also a member of the Royal Neighbors and Italian Lodge. Her pursuits included reading, needlework and playing cards. Survivors include sons, Gene and wife Connie Bertagnolli of Kemmerer and Mike and wife Kathy Bertagnolli of Lander; daughters, Carla and husband Ron Barlow of Green River and Dee and husband Gary Hunzie of Kemmerer; brothers, Bert Scandella of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Robert Scandella of Auburn, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, one sister, her infant son and one great-granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 2001 GLORY GLEIM CARRERA Graveside services for Glory Gleim Carrera took place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at the Eden Valley Cemetery. Glory Gleim Carrera, twin infant daughter of Tony James Carrera and Lisa Michelle Schmid, died on Friday, May 25, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She is survived by her parents, one brother, Danny Schmid, and one sister, Gail Leeann Carrera, all of Farson; grandparents, George and Gloria Ann Carrera of California, Wayne Gleim of Emmett, Idaho, and June Griffin of Farson; great-grandparents, Bobby and Dorothy Vigil, Cleo Gribbons, Ruben Carrera and Otis Williams, all of California, and Joan Gleim of Emmett, Idaho; great-great-grandfather, Lynell Barnett of Emmett; four aunts, Rachel Carrera, Brandy Stine, Katrina Carrera and Trisha Carrera of California; four uncles, Ray Williams and John Williams, both of Rock Springs, Lee Griffin of Farson, and Jimmy Cole of California. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 2001 JAMES GORDON MURPHY A Memorial Mass for James Gordon Murphy was celebrated at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway, Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Inurnment took place at the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Murphy, 85, died at 4:23 p.m. Friday, May 25, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A longtime Rock Springs resident and former resident of South San Francisco, Murphy had been in ill health for the past seven months. He was born on May 9, 1916 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Robert D. and Elizabeth Hasson Murphy. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from the Rock Springs High School. He also attended and graduated from Notre Dame. Murphy was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He was employed as a banker for the Crocker National Bank in San Francisco for 30 years. Murphy’s pursuits included sports and he was a world traveler. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Notre Dame Alumni Association, Kiwanis, Rotary Club and the Boys and Girls Club. He is survived by a nephew, David Urschel of Denver; three nieces, Pat Greenlee and husband Kelly of Rock Springs, Helen Smith and husband Davey of Highland, Utah, and Judy Straalsund and husband Jon of Portland, Ore.; brother-in-law Herman Urschel of Denver; great nieces and nephews, Chelsi Fletcher and husband Dusty of Rock Springs, Michele Nalewajk and her daughter Brynn of St. Louis, Kellen Greenlee of Rock Springs, Donna Tyler of Green River and Michael Smith of Nashville. Murphy was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Bob Murphy; and three sisters, Grace Anne Myers, Mary Urschel and Sister Agnes Dolores “Helen” Murphy, order of the Holy Cross. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 2001 ELEANOR ALICIA PUDAS Eleanor Alicia Pudas, 87, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 7:05 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center, Green River, after a long illness. She was born Nov. 18, 1913, in Bessemer Township, Mich., the daughter of William and Ida Bray Willis. She attended schools in Carey, Wis. She married Leonard Pudas on Aug. 19, 1978, in Hurley, Wis. He preceded her in death on June 2, 1987. Mrs. Pudas was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River and was also a member of the Eagles Auxiliary in Hurley. Her interests were knitting, dancing and talking walks. Survivors include on daughter, Donna Barna of Green River; one son, Dominic Negri of Roscoe, Ill.; one brother, Leonard Wills of Rockford, Ill.; three sisters, Ruth Jobe, Rachael Hansen and Rhoda Hanson, all of Rockford; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; parents; one daughter, Rhoda Ann Anderson; one brother, William Wills; and one sister, Violet Stella. Cremation has taken place. Private memorial services will take place at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 2001 ARLEATHA DAWN STOUTENGER Graveside services for Arleatha Dawn Stoutenger took place at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 1, 2001, at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Arleatha Dawn Stoutenger, infant daughter of Gary Paul Stoutenger and Tracy Ann Steele, died on Friday, May 25, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She is survived by her parents of Rock Springs; sister, Allie Stoutenger of Deer Lodge, Mont.; a half-sister, Tyler Stoutenger, also of Deer Lodge; grandparents, Molly Nichols and Larry Harlson of Hamilton, Mont., and Allan Stoutenger of Rock Springs; great-grandfather, ray Steele of Missoula, Mont.; three uncles, Michael and Eugene Nichols of Missoula, and Wayne Stoutenger of Virginia. She was preceded in death by a grandmother, Joyce Stoutenger, and one uncle, Dennis Stoutenger. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 2001 JACK “DOGGIE” DOUGLAS JR. A memorial service for Jack “Doggie” Douglas Jr., 77, took place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Jean Wade conducted graveside services and a family prayer. He was cremated and buried next to his wife, who preceded him in death. Douglas died at the South Lincoln Nursing Center in Kemmerer on Feb. 12, 2001. He was born on June 15, 1923, in Rawlins, the son of Jack Douglas and Amanda Ellen White. He married Jean Marie Marocki in Rock Springs on July 27, 1946. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater in Germany with the 573rd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion. His pursuits included fishing and the outdoors, especially spending time in the Hoback. Survivors include his son, Jack Douglas and wife Patty Jo of Kemmerer; daughter, Ruth Williams and husband Dann of Rock Springs and Donna Whitten of Las Vegas; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, J.C. Douglas; and one infant sister. --- Green River Star, Jun 7, 2001 Jane M. Kelley Jane M. Kelley, 81, of Rock Springs, died on Sunday in Brewton, Ala., following a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 20, 1919, in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late William and Jean McMurtric McMillan. She attended schools in Rock Springs. She married Jim Kelley but they later divorced. She was employed by Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County as a dietary aide for 35 years until her retirement in 1987. She was a member and past president of the Eagles Auxiliary, a member of American Legion auxiliary, and the VFW. Her interests were her lodges and working. Survivors include one daughter, Margaret Graves and husband, Buford, of Brewton, Ala.; one son, Tom Shuping and wife, Keijo, of Ennis, Texas; one brother, Ronald McMillan and wife, Afton, of Rock Springs; four grandchildren and many great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Donald Walker, who died in the service in 1964, one sister and three brothers. Funeral services were conducted today at the Fox Funeral Home. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Green River Star, Jun 7, 2001 William “Bill” Raymond Dodds William "Bill" Raymond Dodds 77, died Monday at Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. He was born Nov. 18, 1923, in Winton, the son of the late Raymond and Julia Warinner Dodds. He attended grammar school in Winton and high school in Reliance. The family moved to Rock Springs after the mines closed. He was employed for many years in the coal mining industry as a tippleman. He also worked for Mountain Fuel and Wyoming Game and Fish. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Robert Dodds. Following cremation at the Vase White Mountain Crematory, a memorial service will take place at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 2001 NANCY CLAIRE SEEBURG CUMMINGS BOWIE, Md.—Memorial Mass for Nancy Claire Seeburg Cummings took place on May 22 at 11 a.m. at the St. Pius X Catholic Church in Bowie. Inurnment was at the Arlington National Cemetery on June 7 at 1 p.m. Mrs. Cummings, 68, died May 17, 2001, at her home in Bowie, Md., after a five-and-a-half month battle with brain cancer. She was born Dec. 20, 1932, in Rock Springs. She went to the University of Wyoming where she graduated in 1954 with a bachelor of education degree and Bowie State University where she graduated in 1975 with a master’s degree in early childhood education. She was a certified infant massage instructor. She worked as a teacher for St. Matthew’s Nursery School, Kinilworth, Yorktown and Rockledge elementary schools from 1968-1983. She was an instructor for Anne Arundel Community College. She was one of the first residents of Bowie, charter member of Belair Woman’s Club, traveled extensively, and lived in Cairo, Egypt, for one and a half years. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, St. Pius X Catholic Church, board of directors for Prince George’s Educator Association, member of the National Education Association and member and past president of Wyoming State Society. Her interests included traveling, pumping iron and working out, and reading. She was a volunteer at the Annapolis Visitors Center, Eucharistic minister, lector, lay president at St. Pius, a Democrat and advocate for women’s and children’s rights. Survivors include her husband, John Bliss Cummings of Bowie, whom she married on Dec. 28, 1953; sons, Patrick and wife Mary of Richmond, Va.; daughters, Kathleen Houseman and husband Kenny of Powder Springs, Ga.; and Clair Jacobs and husband Michael of Williamsburg, Va.; sisters, Pat Seeburg of Powell and Mary Jean Delaplaive of Sweetwater, Texas; and seven grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 2001 HELEN C. DAY A memorial service for Helen C. Day took place in Arvada, Colo., on Jan. 27. Graveside services and inurnment for Mrs. Day, former resident of Rock Springs, took place at 2 p.m. on June 2 at Rest Haven Cemetery in Rock Springs. She was born in Casper on June 5, 1906, and married Richard C. Day on Nov. 10, 1928. The couple lived in Rock Springs for 63 years. Mrs. Day was a homemaker and was active in many local organizations. Following the death of her husband in 1992, Mrs. Day moved to Lakewood, Colo., where she died Jan. 20, 2001. Surviving are three daughters, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and 10 nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Day was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 2001 PAUL FUSSELMAN GENOA, Neb.—Services for Paul Fusselman were Thursday, May 29, at Augustana Lutheran Church in Genoa, with the Rev. Kelley Pedersen officiating. Burial was in the Valley View Cemetery in Genoa. Fusselman 88, of Genoa, Neb., died Monday, May 28, 2001, at his home. Fusselman was born Dec. 4, 1912, in Modale, Iowa, to William and Mary (Jonak) Fusselman. He came to Nebraska at age 6. He received his education at Big Cut School in rural Genoa. He was a resident of the Albion, Neb., and Genoa area with the exception of three years in Iowa and three years in Oregon engaging in mint farming. He married Frances Carstenson on March 9, 1939, in Albion. His pursuits included fishing, gardening and playing cards at the Genoa Senior Center. He served on the Genoa Cemetery Board and several school boards. He was a member of the church.. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Donald Fusselman of Fullerton, Larry Fusselman of Rock Springs, Edwin and wife Linda Fusselman of Albion and Robert Fusselman of Grand Island; two brothers, Perry Fusselman of San Diego, and Lloyd and wife June Fusselman of Page, Neb.; one sister-in-law, Ruth Fusselman of Lincoln, Neb.; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and Lloyd Oglesby of Lincoln. He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Ira Fusselman, warren Fusselman, Bill Fusselman, Ed Fusselman, and two infant brothers; four sisters, Eunice Engelbert, Veva McCrillis, Ruth Weiser and Elsie Oblesby; and two grandsons. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 2001 NANCY CLAIRE SEEBURG CUMMINGS BOWIE, Md. - Memorial mass for Nancy Claire Seeburg Cummings took place on May 22 at 11 a.m. at the St. Pius X Catholic Church in Bowie. Inurnment was at the Arlington National Cemetery on June 7 at 1 p.m. Mrs. Cummings, 68, died May 17, 2001, at her home in Bowie, Md., after a five and a half month battle with brain cancer. She was born Dec. 20, 1932, in Rock Springs. She went to the University of Wyoming where she graduated in 1954 with a bachelor of education degree and Bowie State University where she graduated in 1975 with a master's degree in early childhood education. She was a certified infant massage instructor. She worked as a teacher for St. Matthew's Nursery School, Kenilworth, Yorktown and Rockledge elementary schools from 1968-1983. She was an instructor for Anne Arundel Community College. She was one of the first residents of Bowie, charter member of Belair Woman's Club, traveled extensively, and lived in Cairo, Egypt, for one and a half years. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, St. Pius X Catholic Church, board of directors for Prince George's Educators Association, member of the National Education Association and member and past president of Wyoming State Society. Her interests included traveling, pumping iron and working out, and reading. She was a volunteer at the Annapolis Visitors Center, Eucharistic minister, lector, lay president at St. Pius a Democrat and advocate for women's and children's rights. Survivors include her husband, John Bliss Cummings of Bowie, whom she married on Dec. 28, 1953; sons, Patrick and wife Mary of Richmond, Va.; daughters, Kathleen Houseman and husband Kenny of Powder Springs, Ga., and Claire Jacobs and husband Michael of Williamsburg, Va.; sisters, Pat Seeburg of Powell and Mary Jean Delaplaive of Sweetwater Texas; and seven grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 2001 PAUL FUSSELMAN GENOA, Neb. - Services for Paul Fusselman were Thursday, May 29, at Augustana Lutheran Church in Genoa, with the Rev. Kelley Pedersen officiating. Burial was in the Valley View Cemetery in Genoa. Fusselman, 88, of Genoa, Neb. died Monday, May 28, 2001, at his home. Fusselman was born Dec. 4, 1912, in Modale, Iowa, to William and Mary (Jonak) Fusselman. He came to Nebraska at age 6. He received his education at Big Cut School in rural Genoa. He was a resident of the Albion, Neb., and Genoa area with the exception of three years in Iowa and three years in Oregon engaging in mint farming. He married Frances Carstenson on March 9, 1939, in Albion. His pursuits included fishing, gardening and playing cards at the Genoa Senior Center. He served on the Genoa Cemetery Board and several school boards. He was a member of the church. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Donald Fusselman of Fullerton, Larry Fusselman of Rock Springs, Edwin and wife Linda Fusselman of Albion and Robert Fusselman of Grand Island; two brothers, Perry Fusselman of San Diego, and Lloyd and wife June Fusselman of Page, Neb.; one sister-in-law Ruth Fusselman of Lincoln, Neb.; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and Lloyd Oglesby of Lincoln. He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers, Ira Fusselman, Warren Fusselman, Bill Fusselman, Ed Fusselman, and two infant brothers; four sisters, Eunice Engelbert, Veva McCrillis, Ruth Weiser and Elsie Oglesby; and two grandsons. --- Green River Star, Jun 14, 2001 Bernice L. Likwartz Bernice L. Likwartz, 77, of Rock Springs died last Friday, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where she had been a patient for one week and in ill health for the past three years. She was born on Sept. 24, 1923 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Richard James and Elizabeth Barass Lewis. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs high School with the Class of 1941. She married Henry Likwartz in 1948 in Rock Springs. Survivors include her husband of Rock Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cherann and Earl Bradbury and Bonnie L. Kevin Perry, all of Rock Springs; one son, Richard Lewis Likwartz and wife, Marilyn, of North Bend, Wash.; one sister, Helen Krichbaum, and husband, Donald, of Sandy, Utah; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Henry J. Likwartz, who died in 1998. Funeral services were conducted yesterday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Father John Savio conducted the services. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The family requests that donations in her memory be made to the American Diabetes Association P.O. Box 96911 Washington, D.C. 20090-6911 or Cowboys Against Cancer P.O. Box 103 Green River, Wyoming 82935. --- Green River Star, Jun 14, 2001 Rena Tarter Rena Tarter, 83, of Rock Springs, died Saturday at Sage View Care Center where she had been a patient for one month. She was born Dec. 13, 1917, in Lionkol, the daughter of the late Narciso and Marie Prado Moser. She attended schools in Superior and was a graduate from high school with the class of 1936. She married Reno Tarter in 1936 and he preceded her in death in 1989. She was a member of Saint Cyril Methodius Catholic Church and enjoyed camping, metal detecting going to Wendover and working puzzles. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Kathy Tarter of Green River; one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Dennis Carlson of Rock Springs; four brothers, Gene Moser of Rock Springs, Carl Moser of Thayne, Jack Moser of Paomia, Colo. and Paul Moser of Fremont, Calif.; one sister, Ellen Buh of Salt Lake City; two granddaughters, two great-grandsons, several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four sisters; Lena Moser, Vi O'Donnell, Edith Rosetti and Ann Bodkin; and two brothers, Serafino and Charles Moser. A memorial service was conducted yesterday at Saints Cyril Methodius Catholic Church. The family requests memorials be made to Hospice of Sweetwater County, Holy Spirit Catholic Community or the charity of the donor's choice. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 JARED TANNER AVERY CARTHEGE, Texas—Funeral services for Baby Jared Tanner Avery of Carthage, Texas, took place at 10:30 a.m. on June 12, 2001, at Lakeview Funeral Chapel with Bishop Max Sudweeks officiating. Interment was in Lakeview Memorial Gardens under the direction of Lakeview Funeral Home in Longview, Texas. Jared Tanner Avery died June 9, 2001, at Longview Regional Hospital. He was born June 9, 2001 in Longview. He was affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints of Henderson, Texas. Survivors include father and mother, Sam and Sandra Avery; sisters, Shari Lynn and Rachel Leigh; brother, Samuel David Avery; grandparents, Dave and Sharon Clark; aunts and uncles, Pat Crueger, Rob and Debbie Avery, Roger and Jodie Clark, Kevin and Dawn Clark, John and Sharon Hoffman, Warren and Maggie Dreben; numerous nieces and nephews; and godparents, John and Elizabeth Vacca. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Lester and Lillian Avery. Pallbearers were John Vacca and Pat Appleby. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 RICHARD F. BARTOLIC COSTA MESA, Calif.—Dick Bartolic, 65, died in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Sunday, May 27, 2001, as a result of a sudden heart attack. Bartolic was born on April 6, 1936 in Red Lodge, Mont. At the age of 3, he moved to Rock Springs, where he attended school and graduated with the class of 1955. While in school, he was active in drama, basketball and football and the Wyoming National Guard. After graduation, Bartolic moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and in 1957 moved to Los Angeles, and then to Balboa Island, Calif. He was employed by Bank of America, Gestentner Business Machine Co. and Singer Business Machine Co. In 1975, he started his own business, Irvine Coast Business Machines, which he operated until his death. Bartolic had many hobbies, including writing songs and books. He especially enjoyed the outdoor life in Wyoming and the beach at Balboa Island. He is survived by two brothers and two sisters, Albert Bartolic and wife Dora Mary of Newport Beach, Calif., Emil Bartolic and wife Martha of Rock Springs, Mrs. John (Wilma) Pleich of Globe, Ariz., and Mrs. Fred (Margie) Magagna of Pocatello, Idaho, and many nieces and nephews and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mike and Pauline Bartolic, his sister, Olga Bartolic Mabry; and his brother, Antone. Services are pending in Balboa Island. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 NIDA LOUISE DUPONT Funeral services for Nida Louise DuPont were conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2001, at the Green River 3rd Ward LDS Chapel, 1000 W. Fourth N., Green River with Bishop William Compton officiating. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. DuPont, 87, 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 6:20 a.m., Monday, June 5, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River, after a lengthy illness. She was born June 10, 1913 in Cumberland, the daughter of Daniel M. and Teany Elizabeth Buchanan Jenkins. She graduated from Reliance High School with the class of 1931. She married Henry “Duke” DuPont on June 9, 1931, in Green River. He preceded her in death on Feb. 21, 1972. Mrs. DuPont had been a resident of Winton, Rock Springs and Green River, and had been employed with Little America Hotel as a cashier for 20 years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her interests included crocheting, piano, camping, fishing, and her grandchildren, and she was an avid reader. Survivors include two sons, Timothy W. DuPont and wife Doris of Green River, and Henry Scott DuPont and wife Dorothy, of San Diego; five grandchildren, Monique DuPont of Greeley, Colo., Timothy DuPont II and wife Laura of Fairbanks, Alaska, Nichole DuPont of Drakes Bay, Costa Rica, Scott DuPont of Burbank, Calif., and Daniel DuPont of San Diego; two step-grandsons, Troy Stout and Dirk Stout and wife Kim, all of Apache Junction, Ariz.; two great-grandchildren and one step-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry; parents; sister, Emma Clark; and infant son, Daniel Scott DuPont. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 LILLIAN “TUNE” WELSH Funeral services for Lillian “Tune” Welsh were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. The Rev. Andrew Bear conducted the services. Mrs. Welsh, 88, of 329 I St., Rock Springs, died at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where she had been a patient since May 30, 2001. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Welsh died following a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 28, 1912, in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Joseph and Lydia Potter Hickerson. Mrs. Welsh attended schools in Rock Springs. She married William “Boots” Welsh in Rock Springs on Jan. 30, 1931, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1980. Her interests included knitting, crocheting, camping and spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include one son, Robert Welsh and wife Ann of Cheyenne; one daughter, Bett Jean Daniel and husband James of Rock Springs; sisters-in-law, May Elln Morris and Mary “Merch” Welsh all of Rock Springs; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter, Khadijah Balla; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, one son, Joseph T. Welsh; one granddaughter, Pam Welsh; two brothers and one sister. Pallbearers were her grandsons, Jim Daniel, Bernie Welsh, Ted Welsh, Joe Welsh, Richard Klein, James Klein, Dusty Jereb and Alex Cordova. Honorary pallbearers were her granddaughters, Linny Jereb, LeAnne Cordova, Roberta Paser, Laurie Dillon, Cindy Moore, Tricia Smith, DeVin Daniel, Kimberly Klein, Lindsey Jereb and Amery Jereb. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 BARRY FORSTER A memorial service for Barry Forster was conducted at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 11, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Forster, 46, of Rock Springs, died on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 28 years and a former resident of South Dakota, Forster died following a sudden illness. He was born on May 29, 1955, in Mitchell, S.D., the son of Dale Henery and Mary Elaine Albertson Forster. He attended schools in Lead, S.D. He married Kathy Lord in Rock Springs. They later divorced. He was a self-employed mechanic for the past 15 years. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Forster is survived by his mother, Mary Forster of Lead, S.D.; one stepdaughter, Stephanie Lord of Colorado; two brothers, Robert Forster of Riverton and Paul Forster of Lead; four sisters, Lida of Albuquerque, N.M., Faith of Los Angeles, Connie of Belle Fourche, S.D., and Paul of Lead; one step-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, one stepson, Skip Lord; three brothers and one sister in infancy. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 LAWRENCE “LARRY” EUGENE HASKELL TOOLE, Utah—Funeral services for Lawrence “Larry” Eugene Haskell took place Wednesday at noon at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City. Interment took place in the Taylorsville Cemetery. Haskell, 84, died Friday, June 8, 2001, in Tooele, Utah. He was born Sept. 29, 1916, in Brewer, Maine, where he lived until he was 19 years old. He then left home to seek his fortune. After traveling West, he ended up in Salt Lake City where he met and married Irene A. Smith on Feb. 4, 1939. Their marriage was later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on Oct. 30, 1994. His pursuits included sports and he was always involved either playing or coaching. In his later years, he enjoyed watching the New York Yankees. He worked at the Refine Oil Company. He then worked at the Utah State Prison and after eight years, left to work for the Granite School District until his retirement. He is survived by his six sons, Eugene, Richard, Phillip, Craig, Terry and Kevin; 26 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, infant sisters and a brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 MARY MARTINEZ JUNE ELI PEARSON EVERETT MARTINEZ CULVER CITY, Calif.—Memorial services for Marty and June Martinez took place at 1 p.m. June 9, 2001, at the SGIUSA Friendship Center, 6899 Venice Blvd., in Los Angeles. Marty Martinez, 64, and wife June Eli Pearson Everett Martinez, 65, of Culver City, Calif., both died May 29, 2001, in Rock Springs, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Martinez was born Nov. 26, 1936, in Mexico City, Mexico, the son of Manuel and Victoria Villobos Martinez. He married June Eli Pearson Everett in November of 1999 in Reno, Nev. He attended schools in Mexico City and Los Angeles, and graduated from high school in 1954. He received a master’s degree in engineering for USC. He had been employed as a plant manager for Stroh’s Brewery for 17 years until his retirement in November of 1999. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the Senior Citizens in Culver City. His interests were playing pool, gambling and dancing. Survivors include four sons, Danny Martinez of Anaheim, Calif., Allen Martinez and wife Jaymie of Aurora, Colo., Phillip Martinez and Richard Martinez, both of Denver; three daughters, Erin Martinez of North Hollywood, Calif., Gabbi Martinez of Anaheim and Natalie Cruz of Denver; one brother, Joe Martinez and wife Rena of California; one sister, Antonis “Toni” Didene of Grenada Hills, Calif.; four grandchildren, Alexandrea and Nicholette Martinez, both of Aurora, Colo. and Jos and Johnny, both of North Hollywood; and one niece, Sandra Mendes. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, June; one brother and two sisters. Mrs. June Martinez was born Sept. 26, 1935, in Gary, Ind., the daughter of Elbert and Margaret Saunders Pearson. She attended Francis Parker School in Chicago, Ill., and graduated in 1953. She studied at FISC University and received a degree in music in 1957. She also received a master’s degree in social work from USC in 1973. She had been employed as an administrator with the Department of Family Services in Los Angeles. She was a member of Soka Gakkia International USA (SGIUSA). Her interests were piano, singing, traveling, the ocean and experiencing life. Survivors include her mother, Margaret Pearson of Chicago; one daughter, Lauren Cozine of Gardena, Calif.; one grandchild, Timothy Vernon Cozine Jr. of Los Angeles; and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marty Martinez; father; and grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 SADIE ELIZABETH RICHMOND RIVERTON—Funeral services for Sadie Elizabeth Richmond were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. Deacon Phil Hughes of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church conducted the services. Mrs. Richmond, 64, of 906 E. Roosevelt, Riverton, died at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River, where she had been a patient for the past three weeks. A resident of Riverton for the past 10 years and former 20-year resident of Green River, Mrs. Richmond had been in ill health for the past several years. She was born on Oct. 8, 1936, in Torrington, the daughter of the late Harold T. Snook and Lena S. West. She attended schools in Cheyenne. She married Ernest E. Richmond Sr. in Cheyenne on May 17, 1953. He preceded her in death on March 3, 2000. Survivors include four sons, Ernest Richmond Jr., Steve Richmond of Anchorage, Alaska, Tracy Richmond of Lyman and Mike Richmond of Green River, three daughters, Sue Christy of Urie, Vicki Oneida of Salt Lake City and Mary Boren of Green river; three brothers, Uzell Snook of Washington, Gary Snook of Sacramento, Calif., and Robert Snook of Sacramento; three sisters, Shirley Inman of San Bernardino, Calif., Nadine Schoel of Denver and Dorothy Christy of Cheyenne; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and one daughter, Patty Richmond. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 STEPHEN C. LUCAS LA LUZ, N.M.—Stephen C. Lucas, 74, formerly of Hamilton, Va., died Friday, June 1, at his home in La Luz, N.M. Lucas was born Oct. 29, 1926 in Olmitz, La., the son of the late Steve and Mary Lucas. He grew up in Rock Springs. Lucas attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1944. An engineer with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, he worked extensively in the Rock Mountain states, serving as the Bureau of Public Roads resident engineer in Yellowstone Park in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1956, he transferred to Virginia, where he worked as a USDOT contract administrator. After his retirement in 1982, he and his wife Lois operated a small farm near Hamilton. They returned to Wyoming in 1987, where the ranched in the Big Horn Basin outside Greybull. They moved to Otero County, N.M. in 1997. Survivors include his wife, Lois M. Lucas, of La Luz; a son, Stephen J. Lucas and his wife Margaret and daughter Hannah of Louisa, Va.; a daughter, Patricia George and her husband James and sons, John, Matthew and Andrew of Hamilton; two sisters, Connie Giorgis and her husband Joe and Joyce Mehle and her husband James, all of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 HELEN ELIZABETH SISK CLOVERDALE, Ore.—A memorial service for Helen Elizabeth Ingle Sisk took place on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Cloverdale Baptist Church in Cloverdale. Mrs. Sisk, 87, died on Friday, June 1, 2001. She was born in Madrid, N.M., in 1913. She grew up in Winton, a small coal mining town near Rock Springs. Later she lived in Farson, where she drove a school bus and worked on the Election Board for many years. In 1988, they moved to Pacific City, Ore. She was a member of Cloverdale Baptist Church in Cloverdale, Ore. She is survived by her husband, Samuel Delbert Sisk of Vancouver, Wash.; a son, Dennis Sisk of Denver; twin daughters, Ardith Hood of Pacific City and Meredith Ackerman of Vancouver; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Robert Ingle of Phoenix, Ariz., and William Ingle of Lander. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 MARY T. COOK Funeral services for Mary T. Cook took place at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 22, 2001 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Cook, 78, of 1414 Rain Dance Drive, died Monday, June 18, 2001 at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City of a sudden illness. She was born Sept. 3, 1923 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Ismaul and Teresa Cruz Santiago. She attended schools in Puerto Rico. She married Myron D. Cook in Ponce, Puerto Rico on Aug. 7, 1942. Her interests were reading and her family. Survivors include her husband, Myron of Rock Springs; four daughters, Evelyn Ellison and Terry Schane, both of Houston, Texas and Brenda Crowley and husband Tim, and Sandy Dreben and husband Lester, all of Rock Springs; three sons, Myron A. Cook and wife Nancy of Green River, Richard R. Cook and wife Candy, and Dean A. Cook and wife Veronica, all of Rock Springs; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Gilbert D. Cook; two sisters; and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 2001 DONALD GENE SIBERT MOUNTAIN VIEW—Funeral services for Fort Bridger resident Donald Gene Sibert, 64, were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at the Mountain View LDS Church. Sibert died June 12, 2001, of natural causes at his home. He was born in Glenn, Neb., on Feb. 6, 1937, to Andrew and Juanita Sibert. Sibert graduated from Caldwell High School in 1954 and then later graduated from the Napa Business College. He moved to Morgan, Utah, and started working for the Union Pacific Railroad at the age of 17. He transferred to Granger where he met Betty Anne Hamblin Sibert. They were married Aug. 16, 1957, in Evanston. He worked for the railroad for 18 years as a telegrapher. In the springs of 1974, he moved his family to the Bridger Valley. He went to work for Mountain Fuel in 1975 and retired in 1992. Since his retirement, his pursuits included raising horses and Limousin cattle, and spending time with his grandchildren. He served the community in many capacities. He was the mayor of Granger, and he served on both the Green River and Granger school boards. He served on the Uinta County Planning and Zoning for the past 13 years. He was also a member of the LDS church. Sibert is survived by his wife, Betty of Fort Bridger; mother, Juanita Sibert of Caldwell, Idaho; sons, Sid and wife Marybeth of Mountain View and Glenn and wife Pam of Fort Bridger; daughter, Jennifer Larsen and husband Bobby of Fort Bridger; eight grandchildren; brothers, Darrell and Andrew Sibert and sister, Sharon Tally, all of Caldwell. He was preceded in death by his father, Andrew Sibert. --- Green River Star, Jun 21, 2001 Eric Wallace Allen Eric Wallace Allen, 23, of Laramie, died yesterday at the Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie where he had been a patient for the past five days. He was born on Sept. 30, 1977 in Murray, Utah, the son of Dennis L. Allen and Janie Beveridge Floyd. Eric attended schools in Rock Springs. He married Angela Self in Laramie on November 25 of last year. He enjoyed camping, sports, and spending time with his family and friends. He was a member of the Congregational Church. Survivors include his wife; his mother, Janie Floyd and husband, Dee, of Rock Springs; his father Dennis and wife, Jean, of Mesa, Ariz.; one brother, Ryan Allen and wife, Jennifer, of Laramie; one sister, Andie Kirkwood and husband, J.R., of Fort Collins, Colo.; his paternal grandfather, Clayton Allen of Mesa; his maternal great grandfather, Reuben Meacham of Green River; one nephew; one uncle and one aunt. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Wallace and Jane Beveridge; paternal grandmother Doris Allen; maternal great-grandparents Letitia Meacham and Henry and Mable Beveridge and one uncle, James C. Allen. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs. Rev. Jeanny House will conduct the services. Interment will be in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel tomorrow afternoon until 8 p.m. and at the church Saturday morning until time of services. --- Green River Star, Jun 21, 2001 Rena Pedri Rena Pedri, 80, Rock Springs died Saturday at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City following a brief illness. She was born April 2, 1921, in Reliance, the daughter of the late Attilo and Emma Bertagnolli Ruffini. She attended schools in Reliance and was a graduate of Reliance High School with the class of 1939. She married Silvio Pedri in Rock Springs on June 17, 1945. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, Trentini Club, Catholic Golden Age, Homemakers Club, Council of Catholic Women, Good Samaritans Club and the Rebecca Lodge. She enjoyed spending time with her family, listening to family music, gardening, camping and needlework. Survivors include her husband, Silvio Pedri of Rock Springs; three sons and daughters-in-law, Dan and Linda Pedri; Dave and Ruby Pedri, and Gary and Libby Pedri, all of Rock Springs; two brothers, Leno Ruffini and Louis Ruffini, both of Rock Springs; grandchildren Cara Sellers and husband Bryan, Brooke Pedri, Lindsey Pedri, Daniel Pedri, Tony Pedri, and Mark Pedri; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister-in-law, Jeanne Ruffini. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated this morning at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Father John Savio officiating. Interment took place at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Green River Star, Jun 21, 2001 Josh E. Townsend Maestas Josh E. Townsend Maestas, 16, of Rock Springs, died Saturday at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He was born Nov. 20, 1984, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was currently employed as a cook at Golden Corral Restaurant. He enjoyed writing and listening to music, playing his drums, Nintendo, camping, fishing and hanging out with his friends. He is survived by his parents, Kelly and Lawrence Maestas of Rock Springs; one brother, Jesse Townsend of Rock Springs; maternal grandparents Arnold and Charlotte Koll of Arlington, Texas; great grandmother, Irma Woody of Indianapolis, Ind.; numerous aunts uncles including Paul and City Maestas of Rock Springs; Art and Susan Maestas of Green River, Gloria and Bill Masters of Rock Springs, Floyd Maestas of Rock Springs, Dave Maestas of Las Vegas, Kevin and Theresa Koll of Avon, Ind., and Ken and Teri Koll of Arlington, Texas. He was preceded in death by his brother Jonathon Townsend; grandparents Laura and Thomas Maestas; great grandfather Bennett Kill and uncle, Danny Maestas. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Victory Christian Fellowship, 124 2nd Street, Rock Springs. Interment will take place at the Paul J. Wataha Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel 154 Elk Street, Rock Springs tomorrow morning at the Victory Christian Fellowship until time of services. --- Green River Star, Jun 21, 2001 John Jelaca John Jelaca, 85, of Roseburg, Ore., died June 15 at Mercy Care Center where he had been a resident for the last two years. He was born in Superior on Jan. 1, 1916, to Joseph Jelaca, Sr. and Mary Kasovich Jelaca. He lived in Superior until l943 and in Rock Springs until 1981 when he retired and moved to Roseburg. He married Anne Majhanovich Jelaca Sept. 12, 1936. He worked in the coal mines for 22 years and at FMC Corp. for 35 years. He loved working in his yard and garden. He enjoyed visiting with his neighbors. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Robert "B.J." and Patricia Jelaca, of Bakersfield/Ventura, Calif.; one daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn and A.J. Chaffin of Roseburg; one sister, Ann Green of Los Angeles; one son-in-law, Roger Borchard of Bountiful, Utah; eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife; daughter Madeline Borchard; one grandson, Barton John Jelaca; five brothers; Nicholas, George, Tony, Nick "Deko", and Joseph "Baker" Jelaca. Friends and family gathered together at Taylor's Funeral Home in Winston, Ore., yesterday and a memorial service will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home in Rock Springs. Inurnment will be in the St. Joseph's Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 2001 EDGAR JASPER “OSCAR” ALEXANDER Funeral services for Edgar Jasper "Oscar" Alexander took place at noon on Friday, June 22, 2001, at the LDS Pilot Butte Ward Chapel, 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Graveside services and interment were at 3 p.m. in the Pinedale Cemetery, Pinedale. Alexander, 83, known as "Oscar" to his friends and family, died at his home at 1201 Clark St., Rock Springs, on June 16, 2001. He was born on May 20, 1918, at the Cora family home to William John and Ora Elsie Yarger Alexander. He spent his early years in the Pinedale area where he attended school and worked at several jobs. He married Clara Maxine Berg on June 5, 1937, in Driggs, Idaho, and their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. She preceded him in death on May 27, 1981. He later married Judy Goodwin. Alexander owned and operated the Launderette on Dewar Drive and later on Paulson Street for many years. He also had been employed as a truck driver for Zueck Transportation Company. He owned his own dump truck and worked construction jobs at various locations throughout the state. His interests were his friends and family and his favorite activity was square dancing, which he did up to the present time. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints He is survived by two daughters, Betty Matthews and husband, Bob of St. Paul, Minn., and Linda Routh and husband Ken of Rock Springs; two sons, John Alexander and wife Helen of Provo, Utah, and Chris Alexander and wife Barbara of Kent, Wash.; wife, Judy Alexander, two sisters, Ruth Bryant and Dorothy Fear; one brother, Robert Alexander; 20 grandchildren, and 43 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine; parents; two brothers, Bud and Bill Alexander; two sisters, Louise Troxel and Jeanette Seaman, and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 2001 FORREST GLEN REDDON Family and friends of Forrest Glen Reddon attended a luncheon in his memory at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at the Eagles Lodge No. 2350, 88 N. Second E., Green River. Reddon, 47, of Granger, died at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2001, in Granger of injuries sustained in an ATV accident. He was born on Sept. 21, 1953, in Lander, the son of Robert E. and Dons M. Vinson Reddon. He attended schools in Rawlins and graduated from Rawlins High School with the class of 1971. He was employed with Amoco Production Co. as a command center operator. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge No. 2350 in Green River. His interests included fishing, camping, potlucks and his family. Survivors include one daughter, Rachel Hope Reddon of Rock Springs; one son, Glen Owen Reddon, serving in the U.S. Army in Fort Bragg, N.C.; one brother, Raymond Reddon of Salt Lake City; and one sister, Kristi Bickerstaff and husband Steve of Billings, Mont.; two grandchildren, Skeiler Cadena and Isaias Duran, both of Rock Springs; two nieces and four nephews; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 2001 NORMA DUNN A memorial service for Norma Dunn was conducted at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Paul Cain of the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Green River conducted the service. Mrs. Dunn, 86, died on Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. She had been a resident for the past four years and was a former resident of Montana. She was born on March 24, 1915, in Minot, N.D., the daughter of the late Nels and Annie Bytuglien Madslangrud. She attended schools in Idaho. She was married to William Dunn for 51 years until he preceded her in death. Mrs. Dunn was a member of the Lutheran Church. Her pursuits included spending time with her family and crocheting. Mrs. Dunn is survived by her daughter, Sharon Mohar of Rock Springs; her son, Kenneth Dunn of Hayden Lake, Idaho; one brother, Ken Rude of Kalispell, Mont.; two sisters, Edna Derroch and Thelma Bissertt; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Dunn; and one grandchild. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 2001 FRANCES JACKOVOICH CRAWFORD DENVER - Frances Jackovich Crawford of 2716 S. Stuart St., Denver, died June 5, 2001, following a brief illness. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated at All Saints Catholic Church in Denver and interment was in the Fort Logan Military Cemetery in Denver. She was born March 8, 1917, in Dawson, N.M., to Joseph Jackovich and Margaret Crnich Jackovich. She attended schools in Dawson and Rock Springs, and graduated from Rock Springs High School in May 1935. After high school, she was employed at Fitzsimmons in Denver. She married Clair Coursey Crawford in Cheyenne on Jan. 31, 1948. She traveled extensively with her husband, a retired Colonel of the U.S Air Force. She is survived by her husband, Clair of Denver, and two daughters, Cheryl Lee Crawford Morgan of Petaluma, Calif., and Connie Lou Crawford of New York City; three granddaughters, Natalie Marie Morgan, Julia Claire Morgan, and Alison Bene Morgan, all of Petaluma; one sister, Matilda Jackovich Marushack of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews including local nieces, Margaret Shalata Morrison of Green River, and Adele Bertagnolli of Rock Springs, and several great, and great-great-nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Steve Jackovich; and three sisters, Albina Jackovich Shalata, Georgia Jackovich Bertagnolli and Mary "Metza" Sather. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 2001 THELMA L. MILTNOVICH Private family services for Thelma L. Miltnovich were Saturday, June 16, 2001, at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Mrs. Miltnovich, 74, 1422 Lowell Ave., Rock Springs, died at 11:44 a.m. on Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs after a sudden illness. She was born Feb. 24, 1927, in Percival, Iowa, the daughter of Marion Ernest and Sarah Emma Bobbett Hand. She attended schools in Missouri and Rock Springs. She married Ray A. Compton on April 29, 1944, in Rock Springs. He died on Oct. 27, 1976. She later married Emil Miltnovich on May 6, 1978, in Rock Springs. Mrs. Miltnovich was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and the YWCA in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Christian Church in Richmond, Mo. Her interests included cooking, crossword puzzles, crocheting, sightseeing, traveling and being with her family. Survivors include her husband, Emil of Rock Springs; one daughter, Susan Gurnee and husband Don of Milton, Pa.; three sons, Richard Compton and wife Judy and Charles Compton and wife Terry Ann, all of Rock Springs and Terry Compton and wife Kim of Richmond; one sister, Charlotte Etheridge of Buena Park, Calif.; nine grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ray A. Compton; one son, Marty Compton; one sister, Clara Dell Liby; one brother, Lowell Hand; two grandsons, Randy Gurnee and Stephen Compton; and one great-grandson, Randall Moore. Cremation has taken place. --- Green River Star, Jun 28, 2001 John Edwards John A. “Jack” Edwards, 81, of Green River, died Monday, June 25, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. He was born June 21, 1920, in Rock Springs, the son of the late William and Hilda Andrew Edwards. He attended schools in Rock Springs then enrolled at the Ogden Business College, where he earned his business degree. He was a United States World War II and Korean Conflict veteran. He married Toni May on July 21, 1945 in Brigham City, Utah. She preceded him in death in 1993. He worked as a parts man for Big A and Wyoming Automotive. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, past member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and camping. Survivors include three sons, John E. Edwards and Thomas D. Edwards, both of Rock Springs and Ben E. Edwards of Green River; one brother, William A. Edwards of Nevada; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Norman Edwards; four brothers, Wilford, Wilbur, Harry and Joseph. Following cremation at the Vase White Mountain Crematory, a memorial service will be conducted at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Rev. Russ Johnson will officiate. Military graveside services and inurnment will take place at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vase Chapel one hour prior to services. --- Green River Star, Jun 28, 2001 Frank E. "Buda" Kos Frank E. "Buda" Kos, 72, of Rock Springs, died Tuesday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient since Sunday. He was born on Oct. 9, 1928, in Rock Springs, the son of the late Thomas and Edna Dolence Kos. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the Class of 1946. He also attended the University of Nebraska. He was a United States Army Veteran and served in World War II. He was the past owner-operator of Tom's Bar and in later years was a painter for Burt Wonnacot Painting. He was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, and longtime member of the BPO Elks Lodge 624, Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 151, American Legion Archie Hay Post 24, and the Veteran's of Foreign Wars. He was also involved in the Senior Citizens Center, AARP, and the American Fraternal Union. Survivors include his longtime companion Elizabeth McCrann of Rock Springs; one half-sister, Julia Klun of Ely, Minn.; five cousins; Frank "Doc" Dolence of Rock Springs,; Albrina Allen of Rock Springs, Jack Pivik of Cottage Grove, Ore., Stanley Pivik of Lake Elsinore, Calif.., and Alice Freese of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., one aunt Edith H. Dolence of Bethesda, Maryland; one sister-in-law Margo Kos of Rock Springs and one nephew, John Kos of Las Vegas. He was preceded in death by his parents, step-mother Angela Kos and one brother, Thomas J. Kos. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Saint Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father John Savio will officiate. Military graveside services and interment will be in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tonight at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel this afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and again tomorrow morning until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 VIRGINIA NANCY BERTONCELJ BRUNSWICK MURRAY, Utah - Funeral services for Virginia Nancy Bertoncelj Brunswick were Friday, Jume 29, at 10 a.m., at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1955 E. Stratford Ave. (2585 S.). Interment was in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Mrs. Brunswick, 64, died on June 24, 2001. She was born in Omaha, Neb., on Aug. 6, 1936, to Doris and Frank Bertoncelj and grew up in Hock Springs. She received a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Wyoming in 1958. She met and fell in love with her husband Thomas in 1960 and they were married on her birthday that same year. Together they raised three children. She cared for her husband, Thomas, for 11 years after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Always a nurse and caretaker, she returned to work several years ago at St. Joseph's Villa. She kept her children close to her side, always putting them first. She is survived by her three children, Nancy Brunswick, Thomas and wife Jennifer Brunswick, and Barbara and her husband Martin Munoz; one grandchild, Adam; her two four-legged kids, Gabe and Koda; sister, Juanita Bertoncelj of Jackson; and brother, Carl Bertoncelj and family of Angleton, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas, and her mother, Doris. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 FANNIE ROSE COLLINS DENVER -- Fannie Rose Collins, 73, died June 12, 2001, of complications from a severe stroke. She was born Feb. 28, 1928, in Rock Springs. She graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1946. She moved to Denver in 1947 and worked at Denver General Hospital, now Denver Health, until she retired. She spent her retired years in Denver and California. She was a member of Central Baptist Church. She is survived by one son, Rodrick Allen Collins; one daughter Sandra Kay Robinson; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Sara Elizabeth Collins; her father, George Henry Collins; four brothers, Henry, Emmett, Robert and Benjamin, and two sisters, Jelina and Doris. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 ELLEN ELIZABETH DEW PINEDALE - Services for Ellen Elizabeth Dew took place at 11 a.m. Friday, June 29, at the Pinedale Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Harold Merritt officiated, followed by a dedication of the grave by Alan Ziegler. Mrs. Dew died Monday, June 25, after a battle with cancer. She was born outside of Rock Springs on July 2, 1936, to Margaret and Rutherford "Ruf" Royce. She completed her high school education in Rock Springs and traveled to Omaha, Neb., where she attended the Nebraska Methodist School of Nursing. Upon completion of her registered nursing training, she moved back to Wyoming. While working in Pinedale as a private nurse, she met Bob Dew. She and Bob Dew were married on April 28, 1962. They were married for 39 years and had two girls and one boy. She was an avid bridge player, a gourmet cook, as well as a partner and bookkeeper for Dew Lumber Company. She is survived by her husband, Bob; her two daughters, Kerry and Dianne; her son-in-law, Mike Horn; her son, David; and her granddaughter, Samantha. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 GEORGIA J. DUMLER EATON, Colo. -- Georgia J. Dumler, 68, of Eaton, Colo., died June 15, 2001, at North Colorado Medical Center. She was born Oct. 15, 1932, in Russell County, Kansas, to Blanche Stout Schwerdfeger and George H. Schwerdfeger. She was raised and schooled in Paradise and Natoma, Kan. She finished her schooling in Laramie when the family moved there in 1947. After graduating in 1952 from Laramie High, she moved to Fort Collins, Colo., to work. She met and married Albert Dumler on March 20, 1955. She was a homemaker for many years and also worked for Telodyne Water Pik for 20 years. She was a devout Christian and attended Calvary Baptist in Greeley, Colo., Her pursuits included gardening, canning, knitting and crocheting. Survivors include her husband, Albert; son, Michael and wife Jan of Seattle; daughter, Thelma Taylor and husband Ed of Galeton, Colo.; four sisters, Dorothy Tanton of Loveland, Colo., Mary Anne Sterling of Golden, Colo., Ruth Glass of Glendora, Calif., and Lillian McMartin of Rock Springs; one brother, Phillip Schwerdfeger of Rock Springs; and two granddaughters, Amanda and Mallea Taylor of Galeton. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Roy Leslie and Keith Dale. Burial was June 19 at the Eaton Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 KEVIN WAYNE ELLSWORTH Kevin Wayne Ellsworth, 35, of 1450 S. Cody St., Lakewood, Colo., died at 11:12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. He had been on a fishing trip in Wyoming with his father. He was born on July 7, 1965, in Denver, the son of Clarence Albert and Elizabeth Ann Deffenbaugh Ellsworth. He attended schools in Lakewood and graduated from Alameda High School in Lakewood with the class of 1983. He also attended Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, University of Montana, and IT&T Technical College, where he received his associate's degree in architectural design. He had been employed as a truck driver for Suss Pontiac in Aurora, Colo. for the last year. He was a member of the Heart Lung Support Group with the University Hospital in Denver. He was also a member of the Lutheran Church. His interests were fly fishing, hunting, all sports, traveling, camping and watching pro hockey. He is survived by his parents of Lakewood; two sisters, Tammy Ellsworth of Golden, Colo., and Jennifer Sanchez and husband Athelston of Rockport, Texas; grandmother, Verna Creel of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; one nephew, Aaron Sanchez of Rockport; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will take place at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 JOSEPHINE HARPER SANDY, Utah - Graveside services for Josephine "Jo" Harper were Saturday, June 23, at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 10600 S. 1700 E., Sandy, Utah. Mrs. Harper, 80, died June 20, 2001. Harper was born April 4, 1921, in Superior, to Constance Menghini and Charles Niederlaufner. She married John Harper on May 9, 1944, in Salt Lake City. She was a seamstress. Her pursuits included quilting and caring for her family. She is survived by her husband of 57 years; children, Michael R. Harper and wife Shelia, Gregory L. Harper and wife Colleen, Kathleen Smith and husband Kenneth, and Judith Greer and husband Bryce; sisters, Erma Prevedel and Rena Dalpiaz, nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Alfred Niederaufner. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 CHARLES RAY HENDERSON Charles Ray Henderson, 74, of 409 Q St., Rock Springs, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and a former resident of Marissa, Ill., Henderson had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born on April 10, 1927, in Eden, Ill., the son of the late John Ray and Lydia Hursman Henderson. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate from the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1947. He married Emilia Radosevich on Sept. 18, 1949, in Rock Springs at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Henderson served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He enlisted when he was 17 years old and served in the Pacific. He worked for General Chemical for 20 years and at the time of his retirement he was a mine shaft maintenance foreman. Henderson was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151, and he was also an Exalted Ruler in the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624. His pursuits included bowling, hunting, particularly elk hunting, camping, woodworking, dancing, boating, snow machining and spending time with his family. Henderson is survived by his wife, Emilia of Rock Springs; one son, Charles Ray Henderson Jr. and wife Lela of Rock Springs; one daughter, Ellen Currier and husband Jim of Rock Springs; one brother, Dale Henderson and wife Lorraine of Midland, Texas; sisters-in-law, Emma Henderson of Ogden, Utah, Betty Henderson of Rock Springs, and Olga Radosevich of Oakland, Calif.; brother-in-law, Norman Webster of Lakeland, Fla.; grandchildren, Charles Ray Henderson III of Green River, Kathryn Currier and Daniel Lee Henderson, both of Rock Springs; two great-grandsons, Logan Guthrie of Rock Springs and Tristyn Krey of Michigan; several nieces and nephews, and many friends, including Rose Hong of Oakland. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, John Henderson and Bill Henderson; two sisters, Elizabeth Muehlhauser and Mary Webster; and son, Mark David Henderson. According to Henderson's wishes, he was cremated with no services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 DICK KENNISON RICHFIELD, Idaho - Funeral services for Dick Kennison were conducted at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2001, at the Richfield Assembly of God Church with burial following at the Richfield Cemetery. Kennison died on June 18, 2001, in Auburn, Wash., of a sudden illness. Kennison was born June 17, 1941, to David C. and Zella H. Reddick Kennison in Wendell, Idaho. He was raised in Jerome, Idaho, and lived in the Magic Valley and Hailey, Idaho, until 1981, when he moved to Rock Springs. He worked in the salvage business, at a service station and in long haul trucking. He was currently employed by Austin Express. Kennison was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 101 for 20 years. His pursuits included family, playing music, friends and hunting. He is survived by his wife, Shirley of Rock Springs; his father, Dave Kennison of Richfield; four daughters, Donna and husband Greg Vanhoozer of Hagerman, Idaho, Rose and husband Paul Madson of Bliss, Idaho, Anna Kennison of Jerome, Idaho, and Megan Kennison of Twin Falls, Idaho; seven grandchildren, Chandra and Dustin Madson, Melissa Makaylla and Chanci Vanhoozer, Gabrielle and Amber Bartlett; five brothers, Allen and wife Connie, and Keith and wife Karen, all of Rock Springs, Gary and wife Val and Doug and wife Cindy, all of Buhl, Idaho, Jim and wife Tonette of Richfield; three sisters, Lonetta and husband Tom Breshears of Caldwell, Idaho, Kathy and husband Virgil Archibald of Dayton, Idaho, and Cammie Gamer of Twin Falls; ex-wife, Margaret of Jerome, and numerous nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 ELEANOR PAUL FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Memorial services for Eleanor Paul took place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Allnutt Funeral Service - Drake Road Chapel. Mrs. Paul, 83, of Fort Collins, Colo., died Saturday, June 23, 2001, at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins. She was born Jan. 13, 1918, in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Adolph and Helen Harper Queal. She married Marlow J. Paul on Sept. 19, 1937, in Ogden, Utah. He preceded her in death on Dec. 7, 1984. She graduated from high school in Evanston. She is a former resident of Casper, where she lived as an infant; Kemmerer, Evanston for 22 years; and Rock Springs. She has been in Fort Collins since 1969. Mrs. Paul worked as a secretary at Likes, Stevens, Young and Henderson CPA firm in Rock Springs for 20 years, retiring in 1969. She was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and Order of the Eastern Star. She was a volunteer with the Poudre Valley Hospital Auxiliary, putting in 4,000+ hours of her time. Her pursuits included music and she was a singer associated with a variety of musical groups throughout the years, including the Fort Collins Women's Choral Group. Her pursuits also included cooking, her cat, nature and gardening. She is survived by one son, Kenneth Paul of Eugene, Ore.; one brother, Calvin Queal of Grand Junction, Colo.; two grandchildren, Elaine Paul of Boulder, Colo., and Gregory Paul of Chicago; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; one sister, Harriett Wheeler, and one brother, Donald Queal. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 2001 ALFRED H. “FRED” DOMHOFF WORLAND -- Private memorial services for Alfred H. "Fred" Domhoff have taken place. Following a long illness, Domhoff, 80, died at Community Care of America in Worland on Sunday, June 24, 2001. Domhoff was born Feb. 28, 1921, in Marienburg, Germany, the son of Gustave and Charlotte (Reich) Domhoff. He graduated from the Air Force Academy in Halle, Saale, Germany, and served in the German Air Force under Rommel in Africa. He was a prisoner of war in the United States from 1943-1946 and 1946-1949 in France. He immigrated to Canada in 1953. On Oct. 20, 1956, he married Annelise Borbe in Medicine Hat, Canada. Immigrating to the United States in 1959, he became a citizen in 1965. He joined the Bechtel Corporation in 1960 working on large construction from Hawaii to New York. In 1964, he had an assignment in Pusan, South Korea, and then was sent by Bechtel to Mauritania, Africa, in 1971. In 1982, he became the consulting engineer for Hot Springs County overseeing the construction of the Law Enforcement Center, Big Horn Enterprise building and a fairground building. Domhoff was a member of the Professional Engineers of Wyoming His pursuits included fishing and gardening. Survivors include wife, Annelise Domhoff of Thermopolis; two sons, Stephan of Thermopolis and Olaf and wife Esther of Rock Springs; two grandchildren, Andrea and Matthew, both of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Lothar and Juergen. Cremation has taken place. --- Green River Star, Jul 5, 2001 Helen Kamenski Helen Kamenski, 85, of Rock Springs, died on Monday at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. She was born June 30, 1916, in Berwind, Colo., the daughter of the late William and Rebecca Johnson. She attended school in Colorado and New Mexico, and came to Rock Springs in 1925. In 1926, the family moved to Reliance where she graduated from high school in 1934 as salutatorian of a class of 13. She moved back to Rock Springs after graduation where she married Mike Kamenski on April 18, 1936. He preceded her in death in 1990. She retired from Mountain Fuel in 1976 and had previously worked for Union Pacific Coal Company as a bookkeeper. She was active in BPO Does for 50 years, charter member of YWCA, senior citizens center, St. Michael-the Archangel Sodality and a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish. She is survived by a niece, Jeanine Johnson Varner of Las Vegas, and two great nephews, Eric Johnson of Salt Lake City and Vernon Johnson of Orlando, Fla.; two great great-nephews and two great great-nieces in Salt Lake City. She is also survived by many close friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Interment will take place at the St. Joseph's Section of Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Father Tom Sheridan will officiate. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. this evening at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Friends may call at the chapel this afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and again tomorrow until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 GEORGE J. COET Graveside services and interment for George J. Coet were conducted at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 5, 2001 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Rock Springs. The Rev. John Savio officiated. Coet, 81, of 1120 N. Front St., Reliance, died on Sunday, July 1, 2001, at the Sage View Care Center. Coet had been a resident of Reliance since 1964. He was born on Dec. 6, 1919 in Auburn, Ill., the son of the late Charlemagne and Louisa Mouriex Coet. He attended schools in Ziggler, Ill. He married LaVonne E. Samansky in Lafayette, Colo. on July 6, 1940. She preceded him in death. Coet worked as an operator at FMC until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish. Coet is survived by one sister, Georgette Legross of Louisville, Colo.; one granddaughter, Jeannine Marletti of Costa Mesa, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; nine brothers; and daughter, Donna Bertoch. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 MARGARET MURIEL HOFELDT Funeral services for Margaret Muriel Hofeldt were conducted at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, corner of Second and B streets, Rock Springs. The Rev. Russ Johnson conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Will Lux, Jeremy Driskell, Joe DeBernardi, Ross Buchanan, John Kumer and Reid Webb. Mrs. Hofeldt, 84, of 719 Wendt Ave., Rock Springs, died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday, June 28, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where she had been a patient for the past 12 days. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Hofeldt died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Feb. 19, 1917 in Superior, the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Jane Jones Schofield. Mrs. Hofeldt attended schools in Rock Springs, and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1934. She married Edward Hofeldt in Rock Springs on April 11, 1936, and he preceded her in death on April 4, 1985. Mrs. Hofeldt was employed as a grocery clerk at Union Mercantile and Ben’s Foodliner for many years. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, President of the North Side Guild at the Episcopal Church, Harmony Rebekah Lodge No. 3, Royal Neighbors Lodge, Young-at-Heart Senior Citizens Center, and she was the cofounder of the Episcopal Thrift Shop. She worked in the Episcopal Thrift Shop form its inception and continued working up until last year when ill health forced her retirement. She also crocheted. Survivors include one son, Don Hofeldt and wife Daphne of Rock Springs; one daughter, Bobbi Lisa and husband Frank of Rock Springs; three sisters, Nettie Miller of Rock Springs, Doreen Sims of Boise, Idaho and Glenna Lillis of Wolfboro, N.H.; nine grandchildren, Stephanie Liska of Rock Springs, Jason Liska of Rock Springs, Joel Johnson and wife Luann of Parker, Colo., Paul Johnson and wife Vernonica of Houston, Texas, Chris Hofeldt of Green River, and Cara Hofeldt of Green River, Tavi and Rachel Rendon of Salem, Ark., Donna and Mike Hieb of Gillette, Jeremy Driskell of Gillette; seven great-grandchildren, Jeffery and Mikayla Johnson of Houston, Texas, Matthew Johnson of Parker, Dylan Medler of Duncan, Okla., Lilyan, Lydia and Brienna Rendon of Salem; two sisters-in-law, Mary Hofeldt of Green River, and Cecelia Hofeldt of Nyssa, Ore.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one daughter, Judy Webb; and one grandson, Jeffrey Johnson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 WILLIAM E. “BILL” MARTIN Funeral services for William E. “Bill” Martin were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, July 2, 2001 at the Hilltop Baptist Church, 405 Faith Drive, Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jim Martin, Dewey Martin, Wayne Prime, Doug Potter, Julie Potter and Paula Potter. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Martin, Ed Martin, Michael Jackson, Jim Larsen, Joyce Lehman, Bonnie Shoup, Joe Jelaca and Kathy Gaylor. Martin, 55, of 410 Locust St., Green River, died at 1:27 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2001, at his home. A lifelong resident of Green River, Martin had been in ill health for the past six months. Martin died after a struggle with mesothelioma, a cancer caused from asbestos exposure. He was born on Sept. 28, 1945 in Thermopolis, the son of the late Joseph Houston and Nettie Elizabeth Slagle Martin. He attended schools in Rock Springs and Green River, and was a graduate of the Lincoln High School in Green River with the class of 1964. He married Virginia “Ginger” Flahaut in Green River on Dec. 26, 1964. Martin was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was employed as a maintenance foreman at General Chemical. He worked there for 11 years. Martin was a member of the Hilltop Baptist Church, Rolling Green Country Club and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles No. 2350. His pursuits included golfing. Survivors include his wife, Virginia “Ginier” Martin of Green River; one daughter, Dawn Van Vleet of Evanston; five brothers, Joe Martin and wife Margie of Green River, Ed Martin and wife JoAnna of Green River, Jim Martin and wife Pam of Salt Lake City, Dan Martin and wife Lori of Biloxi, Miss., and Dewey Martin and wife Angela of Oscoda, Mich.; two sisters, Delores Prime and husband Wayne of Green River, and Marie Miller of Slidel, La.; three grandchildren, Amanda Schultz, Randa Martin and KaLeigh Van Vleet; his loyal companion, Marty; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Michael Martin, who died in a car accident in August of 1990; one brother, Samuel Martin; and three sisters, Violet Wilkes, Julia Martin and Victoria Christensen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 LINDA RAVANELLI MODARELLI A graveside service for Linda Ravanelli Modarelli took place at the Rock Springs Cemetery on June 30, 2001 at 2 p.m. Mrs. Modarelli, 96, died May 31, 2001 of an incident due to age. She was born in Superior on Aug. 21, 1904. She married Roy Hiner. They were later divorced. She married Angelo Modarelli in Elko, Nev., where she lived until 1963 when she moved to Ogden. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Hiner and one son, Ray Hiner. Surviving are two grandchildren, Roy Hiner of LaPuenta, Calif., and Linda Martinez of Tracy, Calif., and one great-grandson, Sean Martinez. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 RUDOLPH “RUDY” YARDAS Funeral services for Rudolph “Rudy” Yards were conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallberaers were Jimmy urillo, Rafael Magana, Emil Bartolic, Larry Radosevich, Geno Pacheco, Lawrence Pacheco and Gene Boyak. Yardas, 83, of 720 Fourth Ave. W., Rock Springs, died on Monday, July 2, 2001, at his home. He was born in Delogua, Colo., on Aug. 9, 1917, the son of the late Vincko and Rose Susanj Yardas. The family moved to Superior in 1922 and to Rock Springs in 1927, where he attended school and then worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company in the mines for seven years. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on Jan. 15, 1942 and served in the 2nd Marine Division until Jan. 15, 1946. During that time he was in San Diego, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia and Samoa. He was in action on Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa. He received two Presidential citations and the American Theatre and Asiatic-Pacific Ribbons with five battle stars. Upon his discharge, he returned to Superior where he managed the White City Confectionary and Sporting Goods, later becoming a partner in the business. He moved to Rock Springs in 1955 and began work at Tri-State Lumber, retiring in March of 1980. He married Angela Radosevich Fabiny on Sept. 22, 1955 and she preceded him in death on Oct. 27, 1983. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church, the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10, the Croatian Lodge, Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion and Odd Fellows. Survivors include one son, Jerry; one stepdaughter, Neldine Swadberg of Portland, Ore.; three step-grandchildren; seen step-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Jimmy Yardas of Rock Springs, Charles Yardas and Albert Yardas, both of Lander, and Stanley Yardas of San Diego; two sisters, Elsie R. Dolenc of Rock Springs and Bernice Besso of Sun City West, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother, seven sisters and one step-granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 PAUL R. YEDINAK A memorial mass for Paul R. Yedinak, M.D. was conducted at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church on July 5, at 1:30 p.m. There was a rosary immediately prior to the services at 1 p.m. Dr. Yedinak, 80, of Pinedale and Green Valley, Ariz., died on June 18, 2001 at the University of Arizona Medical Center. Dr. Yedinak, who was born May 8, 1921, was a retired general surgeon who practiced in Rock Springs for 30 years. He was educated at Rock Springs High School, the University of Wyoming and Marquette University Medical School. He served his internship at St. Luke’ in Chicago, and took his residency in general surgery at the Salt Lake City VA Hospital. He was a Diplomat of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Yedinak served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a medical officer from 1946 through 1947. Dr. Yedinak received the A.H. Robins Physician of the Year Award at the 1975 Annual meeting of the Wyoming State Medical Society. The Robins Award is presented annually to a Wyoming physician who had distinguished himself in community activities. He served as a member and chairman of the Sweetwater County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees, President of the Wyoming State Medical Society, as a trustee and lay reader of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, and as a member of the advisory board of Capitol Savings and Loan Association and the Community Nursing Services. He was a member of the board of directors of Wyoming Blue Shield. Through a broad range of activities, Dr. Yedinak indicated a personal commitment to Rock Springs and Sweetwater County. He involved himself in solving impact problems in both the health care and education crisis during the early 1970s when the population in Sweetwater County increased by 100 percent. He served on the initial priorities board and as co-chairman of the committee on medical affairs, and was instrumental in the construction of the present Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. During this period, he worked with the Legislature and made numerous personal contacts to achieve increased bonding capacity, and he personally involved himself in the bond issue promotion. He served as an initiator and sponsor of Sweetwater Health Services, a health development corporation and health maintenance organization which stimulated and supported community programs in the areas of physician recruiting, clinic development and community problem solving. He pioneered the use of physician’s assistants to improve availability of care in the hospital’s emergency room. He is survived by his wife, Nancy V. Yedinak, of 56 years; children, Judith A. Legerski and husband Donald of Lander, and Michael R. Yedinak and wife Betty of Rock Springs; grandchildren, Gregory Legerski of Cheyenne, Kathleen Legerski of Cheyenne, Angela Glasscock of Gillette, Julie Rawlins of Moab, Utah, Katherine Yedinak of Rock Springs, and Anna M. Yedinak of Rock Springs; and five and one-half great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 MARY A.N. BROWN EVANSTON -- Family and friends of Mary A.N. Brown gathered for a graveside memorial at the Evanston City Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 30. An announcement for a celebration of her life followed. Mrs. Brown, 77, died June 26, 2001, at her residence. She was born July 9, 1923, in Salt Lake City, the daughter of John and Nellie Neilson. She was raised and attended schools in Evanston She married Loren E. Brown on March 9, 1947, in Evanston. They lived in Evanston until 1950, at which time they moved to Silver Spring, Md., and later to Salt Lake City and Rock Springs. He preceded her in death in 1978. She returned to live in Evanston in 1981. In addition to being wife and mom, her various careers included working for the Union Pacific Railroad in Evanston, and selling real estate and newspaper and radio advertising in both Salt Lake City and Rock Springs. Her pursuits included spending time with her family and friends, music, dancing, entertaining, traveling, playing cards, bowling and riding snow machines. She is survived by four children, Jawnie L. and husband Tom Mathson, Olympia, Wash., Loren D. and wife Dixie Brown of Hyde Park, Utah, Michele and husband Dave Thiry of Evanston, and Scott R. and wife Cathy Brown, Salt Lake City; one brother and sister-in-law, David Rex and Nedra Neilson, Bountiful, Utah; 11 grandchildren, Mark, Amanda, Dennis, Corry, Tracy, Adam, Levi, Jena, David, Heather and Evan; and six great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 IDA HELEN GEIGER FORT BRIDGER - Graveside services for Ida Helen Geiger took place at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2001, at the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Mrs. Geiger, 83, of 132 Hayter, Fort Bridger, died on Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at the Evanston Regional Hospital, Evanston, after a sudden illness. She was born on April 17, 1917, at Rice Lake, Wis., the daughter of Samuel Arthur and Jenny Rider Coleman. She attended schools in Wisconsin. She married William Dewey Geiger and they were later divorced. She had been a resident of Fort Bridger for nine months, having formerly resided in Kingsville, Texas. Her interests included sewing, gardening, reading and cooking. She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include four daughters, Sylvia Lucille Kuhl and husband Donald of New Iberia, La., Nancy Karleen Blair and husband Theodore Robert of Enumclaw. Wash., Venlissa Faith Naomi Snell and husband Dale, and Ruth Diane Geiger, all of Fort Bridger; one son, William Elvin Geiger and wife Angela of Enumclaw; two sisters, Gertrude Larson of Mikona, Wis., and Nancy Louise Coleman of Minnesota; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Erland, Floyd and Albert; two grandsons, Jeremy Darren Geiger and William Patrick Geiger, and one granddaughter, Angela Helen Geiger. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 PAULETTE T. JUVAN KEMMERER -- The rosary for Paulette T. Juvan was recited on Thursday, July 5, 2001, at 10:30 a.m. Funeral mass followed the rosary at 11 a.m. on Thursday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Kemmerer. Interment followed in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Miss Juvan, 46, died on July 2, 2001, at her home in Kemmerer. She was born on Aug. 23, 1955, in Kemmerer, the daughter of Charles William and Antonia Theresa (Marchek) Juvan. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Kemmerer and also a member of SMPJ Lodge 267. Her pursuits included crocheting, fishing, going for rides with the family, hunting mushrooms, watching television, especially “Days of Our Lives” and “Joe Friday,” and wearing any and all kinds of sunglasses. Survivors include brothers, Gary and wife Annette Juvan of Kemmerer, Don and wife Marion Juvan of Riverton and Bill and wife Lillian Juvan of Kemmerer; sisters, Betty Gratiski of Kemmerer and Renee and husband Max Braegger of Kemmerer, and many other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 ESTHER MARTINEZ A memorial service for Esther Martinez was conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 2001, at the Victory Christian Fellowship, 124 Second St, Rock Springs. The Rev. Elton Sermon conducted the services. Mrs. Martinez, 54, of 1804 Elk St. No. 209, Rock Springs, died at 6:20 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2001, at her home. A longtime Rock Springs and Green River resident, Mrs. Martinez died following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 5, 1946, in Dixon, N.M., the daughter of Tomas and Claudina Cordova Martinez. Mrs. Martinez attended schools in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1964. She was employed by School District No. 1 for 22 years as a baker and a cook and the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County for one and one-half years. Mrs. Martinez was a member of the United Pentecostal Church. She was active in the church and spent time with family and friends. Her pursuits included crafts. Survivors include her father, Tomas Martinez of Green River; three sons, Drew Martinez and wife Tina of San Diego, Glen Martinez of Rock Springs and Aaron Martinez and wife Sara of Rock Springs; sisters-in-law, Bernice Martinez and Toni Trammell and husband Ken; five brothers, Joseph Martinez of San Antonio, Texas, Tom Martinez of Green River, Bob Martinez of Green River and Rick and Sam Martinez of Las Vegas; five sisters, Alice Ussery of Phoenix, Angi Martinez and husband David of Rock Springs, Margie Taylor and husband Allen of Green River, Gloria Rutherford and husband Rex of Green River and Sally Seelin of Green River; three grandchildren, Zachary Martinez of San Diego and Ty and Allison Martinez of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Claudina, on Oct. 8, 1998; one brother, Amos Martinez, on Sept. 3, 1973; and sister, Bonnie Martinez, on April 8, 1996. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 WILLIAM W. “BILL” “DUTCH” THOMPSON EVANSTON - Memorial services for William W. "Bill” Thompson took place Thursday, July 5, 2001, at 10 a.m. at the Union Presbyterian Church in Evanston. Thompson, 74, died July 1, 2001, at Evanston Regional Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 1, 1926, in Cora to AA. "Dutch” and Margaret Gurney Thompson. After spending the first 16 years in Pinedale, his family moved to Rock Springs where he graduated with the class of 1944. After spending four years in the U.S. Air Force, he returned to Rock Springs and married his wife of 52 years, Alice Ruth Dupier. He was a past commander of the American Legion Post in Evanston, past president of the Evanston Lion's Club and charter member of the Evanston Elks Lodge No. 2588. He bowled for many years on the Wednesday night league. An avid outdoorsman, his family spent many summers camping in the Big Piney area. His pursuits included hunting and fishing with his sons. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; six children, Peggy and husband Mel Lloyd of Evanston, Allen and wife Bobbi Thompson of Evanston, Patti and husband Terry Bales of Midland, Texas, Gary and wife Kathy Thompson of Evanston, Lois and husband Bob Woodward of Green River and Bill and wife Kathy Thompson of Highland Ranch, Colo.; 14 grandchildren: 14 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Melvin and Gary. He was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Kristi Lynn Bates. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 CAROL JEAN RADOSEVICH A memorial rosary and service for Carol Jean Radosevich was recited at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St. Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Miss Radosevich, 71, of 1364 Moran St. Rock Springs, died at her home on July 1, 2001. She had been in health the past two years. She was born on July 19, 1929, in Rock Springs, the daughter of John Radosevich and Mollie Jelosek Radosevich. She attended elementary and secondary schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School class of 1947. She was a former employee of the Rock Springs newspapers in the 1950s. In 1960, she received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Wyoming. She later received a master's degree in guidance and counseling from the University of Denver in Denver. She began her professional teaching career in a one-room ranch schoolhouse in Pedro near Casper. She taught in the public school systems in Green River, Rock Springs, Casper and Craig, Colo. She later worked as a guidance counselor in junior high schools in Littleton, Colo. At age 55 she retired from Grant and Goddard junior high schools in Littleton and returned to Rock Springs. Early in her retirement, she published a book, "Fanatik Fonetics," a compilation of some of her first-grade students' observations and essays. She was also employed as a guidance counselor in Rock Springs. She is survived by her mother, Mollie Radosevich in Rock Springs; one sister, Katherine Bertagnolli and her husband George of Rock Springs; one brother, Dr. John E. Radosevich and wife Joanne of Rock Springs; four nephews, Dr. Daniel and wife Julie Radosevich of Laramie, Dr. Thomas and wife Tori Radosevich of Casper, Andrew Radosevich of San Jose, Calif., and Joseph Radosevich and companion Erin Ruppert of Glenwood Springs, Colo; three nieces, Gail Bertagnolli Rae and husband Matthew D. Rae of Federal Way, Wash., Barbara Bertagnolli and husband Baarent TenBroek V of Davisville, Mo., and Karen Radosevich Schott and husband James of Beaumont, Texas; grand-nephews and grand-nieces including Daniel, Matthew, Samuel and Benjamin Radosevich, Alexander Schott, Natasha Radosevich and Sarah Schott; aunts, uncles, cousins and special friends, Patricia L. Radosevich of Rock Springs, Sonya Read of Denver, Frances White of Casper, Susan Mayfield of Casper and Helen Pulos of Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her father, John Radosevich; infant niece, Lisa Bertagnolli; and aunts, uncles and cousins. Following cremation and memorial services, inurnment will take place in Brown's Park, Utah, at the Willow Creek family ranch at a date to be announced. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 2001 LENA RIDDLE LANDER - Funeral services for Lena Katherine Riddle were Friday, July 6, 2001, at the First Baptist Church located at the corner of South Third and Sweetwater streets in Lander. The Rev. Lawrence Kelly officiated. Interment followed in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Riddle, 80, died July 2, 2001, at her son's home in Lander after a battle with cancer. Mrs. Riddle was born April 29, 1921, to Leonard and Ida Phillips in Avant, Okla., the oldest of six children. She was raised in the Avant area, where she attended school. During World War II, she was employed by Douglas Aircraft at their factory in Tulsa, Okla. She came to Evanston shortly after the war was over with her new husband, who had returned from World War II and who went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad. She and her husband "Chief" lived in Evanston for more than 30 years, where she was active in the Ladies Literary Club and then moved to Bondurant in 1980. She was active in the Bondurant Community Club. After her husband's death in 1992, she moved to Green River to be near her son and his wife. They all moved to Lander in July of 1998. She is survived by her son, Phil and his wife Leona Riddle of Lander; granddaughters, Denise Lund of Fallon, Nev., and Cindy Tremelling of Rock Springs; four great-grandchildren; two brothers and a sister in Oklahoma and a brother in Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, infant brother and infant sister. --- Green River Star, Jul 12, 2001 Margaret Shedden Margaret Shedden, 89, Rock Springs, died June 28, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center following a brief illness. She was born on Dec.1, 1911 in Sublette, the daughter of the late William Albert and Elizabeth Ann Attryde Bateman. She attended schools in Hanna and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1929. She married Charles L. Shedden in Rock Springs on Nov. 26, 1932. He preceded her in death on May 24, 1993. She was a secretary-bookkeeper for Parker Wholesale and later worked as a secretary for Rock Springs High School. She worked as a secretary-bookkeeper for the Bureau of Reclamation until she retired. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the F.O. Eagles Auxiliary 151. She enjoyed knitting and was the former owner and operator of The Knittery in Rock Springs. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law Charles and Dorothy Shedden of West Jordan, Utah, James R. and Goldie Shedden of Taylorsville, Utah, and Albert G. and Lois Shedden of Rock Springs; one sister, Dorothy Mullins of Bunch, Okla.; 17 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; several cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by an infant brother, William, brother, James Albert and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Interment took place at the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Her family respectfully requests that memorials be made to a charity of your choice. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 2001 IRENE GUNN Funeral services for Irene Gunn were conducted at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2001, at St. John's Episcopal Church, 350 Mansface, Green River. The Rev. Dick Kalber officiated. A viewing took place form 5-8 p.m., Sunday, July 8, 2001, at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery. Friends of Irene joined the family at a wake in celebration of her life at Lakeway, 500 Nolan, Green River, on Monday. Irene Gunn, 66, of No. 16 Monroe Court, Green River, died at 1:10 p.m., Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at her home after a brief battle with cancer. She was born April 16, 1935, in Canon City, Colo., the daughter of Flossie and Morris Arthur. She was raised by Flossie and Harley Waters, who later moved to Colorado where she attended schools. On Jan. 28, 1956, she married Kenneth F. Gunn in Denver. They resided in Cripple Creek, Colo., and then moved to their home in Green River in November of 1965. She was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary 2350 and the former Grand Matron of the Eastern Star in Cripple Creek. Her hobbies included being an avid NASCAR fan, bowling, reading and playing pool. Survivors include her five daughters, Terry Warren and husband Tim, Becky Sanchez and husband John, Kathy DeVoy and husband Pat, Debbie Gunn and Kelly Shablo and husband Rick, all of Green River; eight granddaughters; two grandsons; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, and her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 2001 PATRECIA LAVAR IVIE Memorial services for Patrecia LaVar Ivie, 50, who died Monday, July 2, 2001, were conducted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, 2001, at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Mrs. Ivie, 50, of 688 Antelope No. 52, of Rock Springs died on Monday, July 2, 2001, in Ventura, Calif., while traveling with her friend Madaline Bravo. A long time resident of Rock Spsrings, Ivie died following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 17, 1951, in Duchesne, Utah, the daughter of the late LaVar D. and Florence Maud Pace Thompson. She attended schools in Duchesne and was a graduate from Duchesne High School with the class of 1969. She married Rex Ivie in 1969. She worked at Commercial Testing and Engineering as lab technician for two years. Survivors include her son, Kevin Ive and wife Laurie of Rock Springs; her daughter, Amber Myers and husband Blain of Casper; her ex-husband, Rex Ivie of Rock Springs; three sisters, Marilyn Norton and husband Dean, Judi Sweat and husband Blaine and Sue Rogina and husband Leon, all of Rock Springs; one grandson, Kyle Ivie of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews; friend Madaline Bravo of Rock Springs. Ivie was preceded in death by her parents, LaVar and Florence Thompson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 2001 HARRY K. OVERSTREET BOUNTIFUL, Utah--Harry K. Overstreet, 81, died July 6, 2001, in Bountiful, Utah. He was born Sept. 4, 1919, to Orlando Martin Overstreet and Della Anna Davis in Newton, Mo. He married Virginia Lois Danner on Oct. 26, 1941. She preceded him in death on Oct. 5, 1917, as did a grandson, Jerry Potter on Oct. 1, 1992. On Feb. 2, 1977, he married Myriam "Sam" Anderson. He is survived by his wife, Myriam of North Salt Lake; daughter, Sharon and husband Ted Potter of Green River; a son, Jerry and wife Cathy Overstreet of Tooele, Utah; a sister, Mary Dusenberry of Portland, Ore.; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A private service took place at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N. Main St., Bountiful, with burial following in the Bountiful City Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 2001 MATTHEW ROBERT TIEMAN Funeral services for Matthew Robert Tieman were conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 13, 2001, at the Union Congregational Church, 350 Mansface, Green River. The Rev. Ed Mendenhall conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Tieman, 20, of 275 Hackberry, Green River, died on Saturday, July 7, 2001, at the Louisiana State University Medical Center in Louisiana from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Tieman was a longtime resident of Green River and a former resident of Casper, Douglas, Rawlins and Rock Springs. He was born on Oct. 6, 1980, in Casper, the son of Robert and Ida Radloff Tieman. He attended schools in Green River and was a graduate from Green River High School with the class of 1999. Since graduate, he attended the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley for the past two years. He was a member of the White Mountain Presbyterian Church in Rock Springs and the International Trombone Association. In high school, he was involved in many programs including the Wolves Varsity Football Team; wrestling, in which he placed at the State Tournament for two years; All State Band and Orchestra for four years; and the All Northwest Band for two years. His pursuits included skiing, jazz music and playing the trombone and guitar. Survivors include his parents, Robert and Ida Tieman of Green River; one sister, Jessica Tieman Kerr and huadbnad Aaron of Green River; four aunts, Margretha Bentz and husband Don of Fresno, Calif., Susan Osborn and husband Dale of Loveland, Colo., Karen Reinhart of Loveland, and Carla Radloff of Islamabad, Pakistan; one uncle, Tom Reinhart of Casper; paternal grandmother, Beulah Tieman of Green River; maternal grandmother, Doris Radloff of Loveland; two great-uncles, Ransom Boone and wife Betty of Fort Morgan, Colo., and Duane Rumbaugh of Atlanta, Ga.; and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Irvin Tieman and maternal grandfather, Ralph Radloff. --- Green River Star, Jul 19, 2001 Harold J. "Joe" Button Harold J. "Joe" Button, 87, of Rock Springs, died on Tuesday at the Sage View Care Center. He was born on July 21, 1913 in Claremore, Okla. He married Jennie Button in Reno in 1951. She preceded him in death in 1978. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He worked for Bunning Transfer as a crane operator for 27 years until his retirement. Survivors include his companion, Mary Malo of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, John and Malvene Polijanec of Jackson; one daughter-in-law, Gloria Polijanec of Littleton, Colo.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Julia and Don Davis of Rock Springs and Jennie and Frank Desmond of Reno, Nev.; 16 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by one son, Valentine Polijanec. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father John Savio will officiate. Military graveside services and interment will be conducted in the St. Joseph's section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel tomorrow afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and again on Saturday until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 FRANCIS R. "PORKY" BRADEN Funeral services for Francis R. "Porky" Braden were conducted at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 16, 2001, at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. Military graveside services and interment was conducted at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Braden, 75, of Green River, died at noon Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A longtime Green River resident, Braden died following a sudden illness. He was born on June 25, 1926, in Green River the son of the late David Ernest and Cora Hopkins Guillion Braden. Braden attended schools in Green River, and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1944. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He served in Germany and Korea. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as a carman for 40 years. Braden was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Rolling Green Country Club. He was an avid golfer. Survivors include two brothers, Harold Braden of Green River and David Braden of Concho, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Albert "Bernice" Porter of West Jordan, Utah, and Mrs. William "Shirley" Roitz of Fort Bridger; and several nieces and nephews. He as preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Howard and Donald; and one sister, Barbara Alice. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 EVA IRENE CORSON Services for Eva Irene Corson were held Tuesday, July 17, 201 at Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Mrs. Corson, 97, died July 14 in a nursing home in Afton. Corson was born Sept. 27, 1903, in Rifle, Colo., the daughter of Charles V. McCormick and Emma Roark Eversol and the step-daughter of Roy Eversol. She lived most of her life on the ranch at Bitter Creek and in 1957 moved to Rock Springs. Corson was active in the Methodist church in Rock Springs, the Eagles Auxiliary and American Legion of Rock Springs. She married John Corson and he died and was buried in Rock Springs. Survivors include one son, Glen Corson and wife Ruby; five grandchildren, Eugene Corson, Maxine Goodson, Vickie Sargent, Rich Corson and Larry Carson; 22 great-grandchildren and nine-great-great-grandchildren. Corson was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 WILLIAM “BILL” DIXON JR. PRINCETON, Texas—Graveside services for William “Bill” Dixon Jr. were conducted at 11 a.m., July 19 at Rawlins Cemetery in Rawlins. Dixon, 30, from Princeton, Texas, died July 6 in Texas at his home. He was born Aug. 20, 1970, to William M. Dixon Sr. and Mary Sue Askins Dixon in Rawlins. The family moved to Rock Springs in 1973. He attended school in Rock Springs and Cheyenne. He was a building contractor specializing in siding and roofing of homes. He also lived in Fort Collins, Colo., where he learned his trade. He moved to Texas in 1993 where he met and married Rebecca Reynolds on Nov. 14, 1994. They lived in various places in Texas mostly in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, wherever his work would take him. He liked riding his motorcycle, enjoyed heavy metal music, tranquil lakes and streams and spending time with his wife and dogs. Survivors include his wife of Princeton; stepson James Trainor; stepdaughter Christine Trainor, both of Princeton; parents William M. Dixon Sr. and wife Sue Ann of Wyoming, Mary Sue and Darrel Riggs of Nampa, Idaho; four sisters, Donna Goetz and husband Frank of Rock Springs, Crystal DeLancy and fiancé Mark Montgomery of Fort Collins, Colo., Kay Ann Dixon and Tracy Dixon, both of Casper; one brother, Dustin Dixon of Casper, several nephews, including Chad DeLancy, Towyna and Veronica Goetz; grandmother Elsie Willson of Grand Junction, Colo.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his sister Suzette Golden; grandmother Mabel Dixon; and both of his grandfathers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 JOSEPH HEJNA JR. RENO, Nev.—Private graveside services for Joseph Hejna Jr. were held in Laredo, Mo. on July 14, 2001. The service was conducted by his grandson, Rev. Jeff Spencer. Hejna, 85, died on July 10, 2001, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Reno, Nev. He long-time resident of Rock Springs, Hejna died following a sudden illness. He was born on March 10, 1916, in Iowa to the late Joseph and Mary Hejna. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II. He came to Rock Springs in 1951, where he worked for the FAA until his retirement in 1977. He was a past president of the Kiwanis Club and also active in the Elks Lodge. Hejna was an avid bowler and had a keen interest in antique cars and airplanes. He was well known for his expertise as an airplane mechanic. He loved to hunt, fish and travel. He had many friends all across the United States. Survivors include his wife Florence Hejna of Rock Springs; a son Richard Spencer of Stockton, Calif.; daughter Margaret Brown of Bakersfield, Calif.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, one brother; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; eight siblings; and one great-granddaughter, Mackenzie Rose Spencer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 RICHARD A. FACINELLI A memorial service for Richard A. Facinelli, who died May 17 in Mesa, Ariz., was held Saturday, July 14, at 10 a.m. at the Veteran’s Park in Rock Springs. Facinelli was born, reared and schooled in Rock Springs. He is survived by his wife, Judi; sons, Stan of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Steve and wife Kelly, and son Adam of Chandler, Ariz.; one stepdaughter, Kathy and husband Randy Avolio, Scottsbluff, Nebr.; and two brothers, Jack, and Bill and wife Marjean, of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 GERALD LEE HARDMAN SR. FARMINGTON, N.M.—Services for Gerald Lee Hardman Sr. were July 17 at 6 p.m. at the Victory Christian Fellowship Church, Rock Springs. Hardman, 54, died July 7, 2001, in Farmington, N.M., from complications of diabetes. He was born Nov. 6, 1946, to Lee and Dorthy Hardman in San Jose, Calif. He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs. His interests included hunting, fishing and camping. He is survived by his parents, Lee and Dorthy Hardman; two sons, Jerry Hardman and wife Nicole, and James Hardman and wife Crystal; one daughter, Spring D. Vigil and husband Jason R. Vigil Sr.; seven grandchildren, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 DOROTHY B. “DOT” LIGGETT Funeral services for Dorothy B. “Dot” Liggett were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2185 Taylor Ave., Ogden. Interment was in the Aultorest Memorial Park in Ogden. Mrs. Liggett, 89, of Elizabethtown, Ky., died at 10:30 p.m. Friday, July 13, 2001, at the home of her son in Rock Springs. She was born on Dec. 9, 1911, in Central, S.C., the daughter of William F. and Annie Settlemyre Stamey. She attended schools in North Carolina and married Paul T. Liggett on Feb. 3, 1934, in Graham, N.C. Dorothy has been employed as a nurse’s aide at St. Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden for 20 years until her retirement in 1976. After retirement, she cared for elderly people in their homes. She was responsible for adding many years of quality life to those she cared for. Her pursuits included cooking, sewing, gardening and caring for her cats, dogs, chickens and peacocks. She was a member of the Elizabethtown Seventh-day Adventist Church. Survivors include her husband, Paul; one daughter, Barbara A. Liggett, both of Elizabethtown; one son, William T. “Tom” Liggett and wife Brenda of Rock Springs; one daughter-in-law, Sherrie Liggett of Ogden, Utah; one brother, James B. Stamey and wife Loraine of Burlington, N.C.; two sisters, Beatrice Wyatt and Martha Gates, both of Burlington, N.C.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Paul, Edward and W.C. Stamey; and two sisters, Bertha Stamey and Annie Mae Miller. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 REBECCA KAYS Rebecca Kays, 47, of Green River, died Tuesday, July 18, 2001 at her home. A resident of Green River for the past eight years, Mrs. Kays died following a brief illness. She was born on Oct. 4, 1953 in California, the daughter of Herchel and Betty Appelton Trotter. Ms. Kays attended schools in California and Nebraska. She worked various construction jobs as a laborer. Ms. Kays was a member of the F.O. Eagles Auxiliary 2350. Survivors include her companion, Michael Kays of Green River; her mother, Betty Bannan of Nebraska; three sons, Patrick Kays of Green River, Justin Rudloff and Casey Rudloff, both of Nebraska; her half-brother, Michael Bannan; two sisters, Carol Marcus and Judy Cramer, both of Dale City, Va.; one grandchild Keely Rudloff of Nebraska; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and stepfather. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 RICHARD Y. NELSON Funeral services for Richard Y. Nelson were conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at the Farson Community Hall in Farson. The Rev. Mark Dupont of the Eden Valley Baptist Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Eden Valley Cemetery. Nelson, 74, of Eden, died on July 11, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a lifelong resident of Eden. Nelson was born on March 30, 1927, in Rock Springs, the son of the late Gustave E. and Gladys Bergquist Nelson. He attended schools in Eden, and was a graduate of the Eden Valley High School with the class of 1945, and later went to the University of Wyoming at Laramie and obtained a degree in agriculture, graduating with the class of 1950. He married Dorothy Romero in Las Vegas on March 26, 1960. Nelson was a self-employed farmer in Eden Valley. He was a member of the Eden Valley Baptist Church. His pursuits included reading and spending time with family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Eden; three daughters, Mrs. David “Sherry” Moss of Eden, Valarie nelson of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mrs. Ken “Diana” Ditges of Rock Springs; two sons, Paul Nelson of Rock Springs, and Carl Nelson of Eden; his brother, Carl “Earl” Nelson and wife Mary and their children Mark, Lisa and Erin of Oregon; 12 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 TERRY RUSSELL PITT Funeral services for Terry Russell Pitt were conducted at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2001 at the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3315 White Mountain Blvd., Rock Springs. David McMillian conducted the services. Military graveside services and interment took place at the Vernal City Cemetery in Vernal, Utah. Pitt, 63, of Green River, died at his home on Monday, July 16, 2001. A resident of Wyoming for the past 30 years and former resident of Vernal, Utah, Pitt died following a sudden illness. He was born on Feb. 3, 1938 in vernal, the son of Dez and Catherine Stringhan Pitt. He attended schools in Vernal and Rangely, Colo. He married Naomi Oaks in 1958 and later divorced, Pitt then married Lorna Clark in 1961 and later divorced. He married Brenda McMillan on April 28, 1989, in Craig, Colo. Pitt served in the United States Army. He as co-owner/operator of Pitt Construction. Survivors include his wife Brenda Pitt of Green River; mother Catherine Hatch of Vernal; three sons, Kary Pitt, Randy Pitt and wife Heather, and David Pitt and wife Brandy, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Debbie Prescott and husband Elvis of Neola, Utah, and Tarlynn Deal of Woodland, Wash.; stepdaughter, Karla Ruggiero of Seattle, Wash.; sister Joyce Sims and husband Claud of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his father, Dez Pitt. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 MARY STURMAN WALL Funeral services for Mary Sturman Wall were conducted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 14, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Dr. Barry Gridley of the Vista Bible Church conducted the services. Interment took place at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Wall, 82, of Rock Springs, died Wednesday, July 11, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Mrs. Wall was born on March 25, 1919 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Martin and Mary Noviki Sturman. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School in 1937. She married Herbert “Swede” Wall in Manila, Utah, on Feb. 27, 1938, and he preceded her in death in July of 1970. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizen’s Center. Survivors include two sons, Ray Wall and wife Anita of Rock Springs, and Fred Wall and wife Caroline of La Habra, Calif., three daughters, Judy Anderson, Marlene Wall, and Nancy Moylen and husband Roger, all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Clara Wisniewski of Rock Springs, and Frances Cowelti of Perns, Calif.; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a baby in infancy; and her siblings, Helen Brayton, Victoria Cuthbertson, Leona Krasovec, Robert Sturman, Martin Sturman and Joe Sturman. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 EUNICE WHEELER OGDEN, Utah—Funeral services for Eunice Wheeler were in Dubois, Idaho on Saturday, July 14, 2001. Mrs. Wheeler, 74, died Sunday, July 8, 2001. She was born in Dubois to Thomas J. and Eunice George Maloney on Oct. 29, 1916. She was reared and educated in Dubois, where she met and married Clifford W. Wheeler on May 18, 1939. He preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 1976. She volunteered many hours of service at St. Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who knew her as “Euni.” Surviving are her children, Dorothy and husband Dr. Kenneth Johnson of Racine, Wis., Clifford and wife Jan Wheeler Jr. and Salt Lake city, Gary and wife Sandy Wheeler of Layton, Utah; two sisters, Lois Sullivan of Mud Lake, Idaho, and Marjorie and husband Bob Bates of Idaho Falls, Idaho; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Adam Wheeler, three brothers, George, Matthew and Thomas Maloney; and four sisters, Dorothy Lingo, Mary Van Wormer, Helen Gauchay and Mildred Maloney. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 2001 JOSEPH ALAN OLIVEIRA LEONARDVILLE, Kan.—A memorial services for Joseph Alan Oliveira were conducted at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2001, at the First Presbyterian Church of Wamego, 601 Elm, Wamego, Kan. Oliveira, 39, of Leonardville, Kan., died on Friday, July 6, 2001, in Sweetwater County from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. Oliveira was a resident of Leonardville, and a former resident of Manhattan, Kan. He was born in Coos Bay, Ore., on March 22, 1962, the son of the late George and Lenora Stewart Oliveira. He attended schools in Pocatello, Idaho. He married Teresa Viola Wagner in Manhattan in 1996. He worked as a metals handler for Manhattan Steel and Pipe. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 2468 and HOG. His pursuits included automotive and motorcycle restoration and spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife, Teresa Oliveira of Leonardville; stepmother, Pat Oliveira of Blackfoot, Idaho; one stepson, John L. Wagner of Leonardville; one daughter, Christina L. Carter of Sioux Rapids, Iowa; and two grandchildren, Eric and Alicia Carter. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lenora Oliveira and his father, George Oliveira. The body was cremated. --- Green River Star, Jul 26, 2001 David Ray Peterson David Ray Peterson, 70, of Manila, died on Monday at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City following a lengthy illness. He was born April 14, 1931, in Salt Lake City, the son of the late Leslie Leroy and Alberta Reudter Peterson. He married Lois Irene Overy in Rock Springs in 1952. He served in the Unites States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a heavy equipment mechanic and operator until he retired in 1994. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Green River Men's Bowling Association. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, camping and spending time with his family. Survivors include his wife, Lois Peterson of Manila; one son and daughter-in-law, Martin and Robin Peterson of Manila; daughters Brenda Rae Peterson, Linda Kay Beauchamp and husband, Joseph, Rhonda Lee Oleson and Debra Thiemke, all of Rock Springs, and Lana Marie Schmied and husband, Paul, of Green River; one brother, Gary Peterson of Green River; one sister, Phyllis Bingham of Green River; sisters-in-law Patricia Zombro of Manila, Charlotte Sturdevant and husband, Orville, of Rock Springs and Johnny McCuddy and husband, Doug, of Green River; 19 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Davida Peterson; one brother, Phillip Peterson; father-in-law James Overy; great grandson Cody Dean Cook and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 10 this morning at the LDS Stake Center in Rock Springs . Military graveside and internment took place at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Green River Star, Jul 26, 2001 Annie Marie Bowker Annie Marie Bowker, 89, of Rock Springs died Sunday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a brief illness. She was born on Aug. 23, 1911, in Winnemucca, Nev., the daughter of the late Calixte and Mare Saride Bernet. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Wilfred C. Bowker in Rock Springs. He preceded her in death in 1960. She worked for the hospital in the laundry department until her retirement in 1971. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include three sons, John Bowker, Wilfred Bowker and wife, Judy, and Edward Bowker, all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Emily Dennis of Menlo Park, Calif. and Ruby Jameson of Stockton, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Rose Bernet of Palo Alto, Calif. and Emma Magee; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; one niece and one nephew. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law Marlene Bowker; granddaughter Wilanna Bowker, step father John Coig, sisters Julie and Lucille, brothers Emil Bernet, George Bernet and Pete Coig and brother-in-law Marcel Dennis and sister-in-law Lillian Thornhill Johnson. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. yesterday at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father John Savio officiated. A Parish Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Interment took place at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 2001 NAN WERTHEIM STANTON LA MARQUE, Texas—A memorial mass for Nan Wertheim Stanton was conducted in her honor at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Texas City, Texas. Her ashes were interred alongside her husband in Rock Springs. Mrs. Stanton, 93, died on July 8, 2001, after a short illness. Her husband, Judge Glen G. Stanton of Rock Springs, preceded her in death. She was born in Baggs on May 21, 1908. She attended St. Mary’s of Notre Dame and graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1930. She is survived by two sons, Dr. John Stanton of Texas City, Texas, and Dr. Michael Stanton of St. Louis; two grandsons, Dr. James Stanton of Clarksville, Tenn., David Stanton of Los Angeles, Michael Stanton of Texas City, Philip Stanton of San Jose, Calif., and Brian Stanton of St. Louis; Three granddaughters, Mrs. Lon Morton of Dickinson, Texas, Mrs. Barbara Clanday of Clearlake, Texas, and Mrs. Shauna Penn of Nassau Bay, Texas; and 11 great-grandchildren, Mrs. Jamie Folz of Herndon, Ky., Brandy, Tiffany and Jennifer Clanday of Clearlake, Texas, Sean and Loran Holbrook and Stanton Thomas Morton of Dickinson, Audry-Ann Penn of Nassau Bay, Olivia and Glennon Stanton of Los Angeles and Fiona Stanton of San Jose. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 2001 ROY P. CAUGHRON A memorial service for Roy P. Caughron was conducted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2001, at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. The Rev. Dan York of the First Assembly of God Church in Green River conducted the services. Caughron, 76, died on July 18, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. He was born on April 2, 1925, in Ballinger, Texas, the son of the late Augustus and Maude Compton Caughron. Caughron worked as a miner at Allied Chemical. He was a member of the Methodist Church. His pursuits included fishing and hunting. Survivors include two sons, James Caughron and Rickey Caughron, both of Carlsbad, N.M.; two sisters; two grandchildren, Jesse Caughron and wife Joy, and Mandi Caughron. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 2001 ALICE MARIE ERB CHEYENNE—Alice Marie Erb, 89, of Cheyenne, died Monday at Life Care Center. She was born Dec. 6, 1911 in Cumberland, and had lived in Cheyenne since 1949. Mrs. Erb was a laundry supervisor at DePaul Hospital for many years. She was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and Woodcraft of America. Mrs. Erb is survived by two daughters, Lorraine Njos of Bellvue, Neb., and Dora Keeler of Sun Lake, Ariz.; a sister, Ella Clark of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Bob Jones; her parents, Issac and Elaine Lassila; and a brother, Walter Lassila. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 2001 SAMUEL GILLILAN SAN DIEGO—Funeral services for Samuel Gillilan took place on July 21, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Zion Avenue Baptist Church, 4880 Zion Ave., San Diego. He was born Dec. 7, 1922, in Bruceville, Ind. He had served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. His pursuits included the outdoors, church and his family. Survivors include his wife, Jean Gillilan; one daughter, Cathy Gillilan, Nashville, Tenn.; one son, Robert Gillilan and wife Joyce, San Diego; three sisters, Sarah Perantoni, Glora Genetti and Margaret Stewart; two brothers, George Gillilan and Jim Gillilan; and two grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 2001 VALERIE R. “VAL” PETERSON JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Valerie R. “Val” Peterson, 47, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at San Mateos Hospital in Foster City, Calif. Peterson died following a sudden illness. She was born Dec. 9, 1954, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Mary Lou Fantin and Rudolph Fantin. She attended school in Green River and graduated in Rock Springs with the class of 1972. Her pursuits included knitting, outdoors, nature, her Jeep, fishing, taking care of her ducks and taking photographs of the landscape. She married James L. Peterson in Shoshone, Idaho, on July 19, 1974. She is survived by her husband, Jim; one son, Pete Peterson of Henderson, Nev.; three daughters, Mary Peterson of Bend, Ore., Dawn Peterson of Jacksonville, and Hope Talmon and husband Matt; one grandson, Dylan Talmon of Henderson; and three brothers, Richard Fantin of Rock Springs, Randy Fantin of Delta, Colo. and Robin Fantin of Green River. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Lou; two brothers, Rodney and Rudy; and grandparents. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 2001 THOMAS ARTHUR SCHIRMER Graveside services for Thomas Arthur Schirmer took place in the Corona, California Cemetery. A memorial potluck dinner took place from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at the Community Hall in Farson. Schirmer, 71, of Eden, died on May 30, 2001, in Rock Springs, after a sudden illness. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 2001 JACK THOMAS SIMON SALT LAKE CITY—Jack Thomas Simon died on July 21, 2001, after a 14-year bout with prostate cancer. He was born Aug. 20, 1915, to Ellen T. and Carl B. Simon in Robinson, Ill. He was raised in Tulsa, Okla., where he attended public schools. He graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1939 with a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering. He was employed by Mountain Fuel Supply Company, now Questar Corp. for 38 years. He was a past member of Mountain Fuel’s Board of Directors. At his retirement on Aug. 1, 1976, he was executive vice president. He married Maxine B. Elston at Bartlesville, Okla., on Dec. 14, 1940. He is survived by his wife of 61 years; brother, Thomas B. Simon of Richardson, Texas; daughter, Sue Ann Simon of Salt Lake City; son, Richard L. Simon and wife Colleen of Salt Lake City; grandsons, Christopher, Cory and Kelly, all of Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Martha Jane Rhodes of Tulsa. At Simon’s request, he will be cremated. There will be no public service. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 2001 SANDRA SUE TAYLOR NORMAL, Ill.—A memorial service for Sandra Sue Taylor was held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 27, 2001, at the Metzler-Froelich Memorial Home, Bloomington, Ill. The Rev. Brian Eble officiated. Mrs. Taylor, 59, of 1814 Truman Drive, Normal, Ill., died at 1:05 a.m. Sunday, July 22, 2001, at her residence. She had been ill. She was born June 15, 1942, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Ronald and Alice Sampson MacGregor. She married Robert Taylor on Sept. 6, 1964, in Pocatello, Idaho. Mrs. Taylor attended Idaho State University in Pocatello. She had worked at State Farm Insurance Co. in Bloomington. She is survived by her father and step-mother, Ronald MacGregor and Virginia of Pocatello; three daughters, Jody Poultney and husband Greg, and Carrie Currie and husband Christopher, both of Bloomington, and Heather Streeter and husband Christopher, Tulsa, Okla.; one brother, Fred Bailey, Pocatello; one sister, Mary McKnight, Pocatello; three grandchildren, Sarah and Colin Poultney and Muireall Currie, all of Bloomington. She was preceded in death by her mother and one sister, Kathryn Lewis. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 WILLIAM FLEMING Funeral services for William Fleming were conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001 at the First Congregational Church, Rock Springs. The Rev. Jeanny House conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Henry L. Fleming Jr., Paul E. Fleming, David F. Hatfield, David C. Hendricks, David A. Fleming, Steve B. Garland, Paul R. Orme, and David R. Hoyer. Fleming, 99, of Rock Springs, died on Sunday, July 29, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. Fleming was a longtime resident of Rock Springs. He was born on April 24, 1902 in Shotts, Lanark, Scotland, the son of the late Robert and Eilen Summerville Browning Fleming. His father immigrated to the United States in 1907 to the coal fields in Ohio to find work. He sent for his family—wife, four boys and four girls—in 1909. Fleming grew up in Kendall, Mont., where his father had relocated to work in the gold mines. He attended schools in Montana, and graduated from the Fergus County High School in Lewistown, with the class of 1921. After graduation, he came to Lionkol, a mining camp north of Rock Springs, where his parents had moved. There he met Verna Drummond and they were married in Rock Springs on Dec. 20, 1923. They moved to Lewistown and later Great Falls, Mont., where he learned the printing trade. They moved back to Rock Springs in 1930, where Fleming worked for the Miner and later the Rocket-Miner for 40 years until his retirement. After retiring from the Rocket-Miner, Fleming spent several years traveling to Green River to help Adrian Reynolds at the Green River Star. He was the last Linotype operator in the area and he stayed on at the Rocket-Miner after his retirement until they converted to their new cold type printing. After his wife died in 1978, Fleming lived alone in Rock Springs until moving to Green River in January of 1933 to live with his son and daughter-in-law. In September of 1995, he entered the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. He was a longtime member of the First Congregational Church and sang in the choir for many years. He sang Scottish songs at the Bobby Burns Day celebrations and would sing a Scottish son g or two at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center. He was a member of F.O. Eagles Aerie 151 and he recently received a plaque as the oldest living member at their 100th anniversary celebration. He also received his 70-year pin. He was a 74-year member of the C.W.A. (Communication Workers of America), International Typographical Union Division, past longtime secretary of Knights of Pythias, former Board of Director of the Young-at-Heart Senior Center, and was on the Building Committee for the center as well. Fleming’s pursuits included woodworking and fishing, but his passion was collecting and repairing clocks. Survivors include two sons, William D. Fleming and wife Lucille of Green River, and Henry L. Flaming Sr. and wife Doris of Rock Springs; one daughter, Roberta Ann Hendricks and husband Richard “Dick” of Bar Nunn; one sister, Nellie Smith Kolstad, who is 101 years old, of Lewiston, Mont.; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins in Canada, England, Scotland and the United States. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; three brothers, Tom, Bob and Archie; and three sisters, Jessie, Mae and Gavina. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 ELIZABETH M. “BETTY” PATERSON OREGON CITY, Ore.—A memorial services for Elizabeth M. “Betty” Paterson took place in Oregon City and a graveside memorial service will take place in Rock Springs. Elizabeth M. “Betty” Paterson, 80, died on July 11, 2001 in Oregon City, Ore., following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 18, 1920 in Hiteman, Iowa, the daughter of David and Stephana Gathercole. The family moved to Superior in the 1930s and she finished her schooling there. She married Mathew Paterson on Aug. 15, 1942 in Rock Springs, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 10, 1984. Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth “Ana” Collins, and Leann Ray and husband Calton of Oregon City; one son, Bill Paterson and wife LaRue of Opal; sister, Marlee Goddard of Oklahoma; one brother, David Gathercole of Texas; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Violat Peterson of Yuba City, Calif., and Annabelle “Ann” Stark of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister, Alta Pool; three brothers-in-law, Jim Pool of Rock Springs, Frank Paterson of Yuba City and Jim Stark of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 NANCY RENEE PRUETT ORANGEVILLE, Utah—Funeral services for Nancy Renee Pruett took place Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001 at 10 a.m. in the Fausett Mortuary Chapel in Castle Dale, Utah. Graveside services took place Friday at 1 p.m. in the Green River Cemetery. Pruett, 19, died July 28, 2001 in Price, Utah of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Ogden, Utah on Oct. 27, 1981 to Wayne and Carolyn Massey Pruett. She graduated from Emery High School with the class of 2000 and was a student of the College of Eastern Utah. Her pursuits included doing volunteer work and she spent many hours maintaining trails in Wyoming and working as a tutor with the Emery County School District. She is survived by her parents, Wayne and Carolyn and sister, Jennifer, all of Orangeville; grandparents, Gene Pruett of Byron and Carolyn Pruett of Price, Joe and Sue Massey of Green River; great-grandfather, Burl Richards; and great-grandmother, Florence Massey. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 JEANNE MILLETT SCHNEITER ADOVNIK ELK RIDGE, Utah - Funeral services for Jeanne Millet Schneiter Adovnik were Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, at noon in the Elk Ridge 4th Ward Chapel in Elk Ridge. Interment was at Evergreen Cemetery in Springville, Utah. Mrs. Adovnik, 68, died on July 27, 2001, in Elk Ridge, Utah, after a bout with cancer. She was born on Jan. 20, 1933, in Spanish Fork, Utah to Orson and Norma Allan Millet the second child and oldest daughter in a family of seven children. She was raised and educated in Ogden, Utah, graduating from Ogden High School in 1951. She married Bob Schneiter on March 23, 1951, and later divorced. She married Henry Adovnik on Sept. 1, 1989. The marriage was solemnized in the Ogden Temple on April 29, 1994. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in the church, including the Lorin Farr 21st Ward Primary and the Burch Creek 74th Ward Young Women. She lived her life in Ogden, Salt Lake City, Elk Ridge and Rock Springs. She had friends near and far. She worked with her sister, Marilyn and Gary Tang for many years at Certified Interior Systems in Salt Lake City. She and her husband built six houses together. She was a member and past president of Soroptimist International. Her hobbies and interests included traveling, cooking, reading, sewing, gardening and playing games. She is survived by her partner, Henry; children, Jan and husband Mike Crane of Manti, Utah, Wane and wife Nancy Schneiter of Lexington, Va., Mark and wife Judie Schneiter of Anchorage, Alaska, Kevin Schneiter and Shelley White, both of Ogden, Joanie and husband James Rich of American Fork; brothers and sisters, Leon and wife Velma Millet of Provo, Utah, Shirley and husband Wayne Stevenson of St. George, Utah, Marilyn and husband Gary Tang of Salt Lake City, Chuck and wife Pat Millet of Eden, Utah, Rena and husband Duane Snow of Charlottesville, Va., and Chris and husband Gary Kirschbaum of American Fork; 21 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; and stepchildren, Kelly and wife Shelly, Terry and wife Cindy, and Scotty and wife Glonne Adovnik and grandchildren --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 ELIZABETH A. DYE WORLAND - Funeral services for Elizabeth A. Dye took place on Sunday, July 29, at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Worland, with burial at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worland. Mrs. Dye, 101, of Worland, died on July 24 in Worland. She is survived by several daughters, including former Rock Springs resident Betty and husband Royce Goldman of Worland; and numerous grandchildren, including Rod and wife Janet Goldman, Barry and wife Gail Goldman, and Clay and wife Tami Goldman, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 GORDON ROBINSON SAN DIEGO - Gordon Robinson, 62 died July 26, 2001, in San Diego. Robinson was born on Aug 10, 1938. In Rock Springs, the son of Vic and Thelma Robinson. He worked for the California Highway Department for about 30 years, retiring in 1993. Robinson is survived by his wife, Ester Jovce Robinson Johnson and Lenor Robinson; uncle, Cecil Headd; children, Robbie Jimmy, Debbie, Russell and June; and grandchildren, Chuck, Brittany and Shean. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Cecil George Headd, who was operator of the Superior Stage Lines, and Josephine Headd Lewis; aunt, Thelma Page; and uncles, Dwight Headd and Otho Headd. Cremation has taken place in San Diego. Memorial services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 RUTH LOUISE SANBURN Services and interment for Ruth Louise Sanburn took place in Saginaw. Mich. Mrs Sanburn, 82, of Green River, died at 6:16 a.m. Sunday, July 29, 2001, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. A resident of Green River for the past 12 years and former resident of Saginaw, Mich., Mrs. Sanburn died following a brief illness. She was born on April 19, 1919 Saginaw, Mich. the daughter of the late Jann and Marie Bickle Rovoll. Mrs. Sanburn attended schools in Michigan and graduated in 1938. She married Franklin John Darling. He preceded in death. She later married Donald Sanburn and he preceded her in death. Survivors include one son, Frank Darling and wife Joan of Saginaw; two daughters, Robin Steiss and husband Jim of Green River, and Bonnie Hirst and husband John of Burt, Mich.; one brother, George Rovoll and wife Ann of Bndgeport, Mich.; on sister, Violet Baase of Saginaw; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Franklin Darling; second husband, Donald Sanburn and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 DAWN GESSEL SWAN LAKE, Idaho - Funeral services for Dawn Gessel took place in Swan Lake at the Swan Lake Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mrs. Gessel died July 23, 2001, in Swan Lake, Idaho, at 8 a.m., after a long battle with cancer for the second time. She was born on March 11, 1969, in Stockton, Calif. She graduated at Rock Springs High School in 1988. She always had loved animals, had many pets, and was an avid hunter of all big game animals, ducks and geese. Her hobbies were always artistic and outdoorsy. She made several of her own original knickknacks and helped her husband with his own original pieces, She is survived by her husband, Brian Gessel; daughter, Shania Gessel; mother, Margie Hughes; and brother Gary Hughes. She was preceded in death by her father, Gary Hughes; and grandparents, Howard and Marie Hughes. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 DAVE L. HAWKS CASPER - A private family ceremony for Dave L Hawks was conducted, in honor of his wishes. Hawks, 71, died in Casper on July 26, 2001. He was born April 4, 1930 in Rock Springs, to Andrew Coral Hawks and Louella May Conger. He graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1949 and attended Casper College. He received many awards for his competitive basketball participation. While attending Casper College, he met and married Beverly J. Giardi. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2000. He owned and operated an electrical contracting company with branches throughout Wyoming. His pursuits included writing, attending Wyoming Cowboy football games, hunting, fishing and Wyoming history, especially the plight of the American Indians. At the time of his passing, final revisions were nearly complete for his book entitled "Children of the Wind." This story centers around a local Shoshoni Indian tribe and the struggle to survive on the plains of Wyoming. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Hawks; two daughters, Debbie St. John and husband Pat, and Linda Mundell and fiance, Rod Knowlton; one son, David Hawks and wife Jamie; five grandsons, Bret Mundell and wife Angela, Ryan Mundell, Tommy, Andy and David St. John; one great-granddaughter, Haley; brothers and sisters, Gary Hawks and wife Alice, Leda Reach and husband Babe, Deniece Johnston and husband Jimmy, Carl Hawks and wife Sharon, and Conway Hawks and wife Gloria; brother-in-law, Tommy Girardi; sister-in-law, Lillian Regan and husband Peter; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Larry, Andrew, Eugene and Cleo Hawks, Carol Pool and Vaun Gilfilian. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 2001 REBECCA KAYS Rebecca Kays, 47, Of Green River, died Tuesday July 18, 2001 at her home. A resident of Green River for the past eight years, Kays died following a brief illness She was born on Oct. 4, 1953 in California, the daughter of Herchel and Betty Appelton Trotter She attended schools in California and Nebraska. She worked various construction jobs as a laborer. She was a member of the F.O. Eagles Auxiliary 2350. Survivors include her companion, Michael Kays of Green River; her mother, Betty Bannan of Nebraska; three sons, Patrick Kays of Green River, Justin Rudloff and Casey Rudloff, both of Nebraska; her half-brother, Michael Bannan; two sisters, Carol Marcus and Judy Cramer, both of Dale City, Va.; one grandchild, Keely Rudloff of Nebraska; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and stepfather. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 11, 2001 MIKE “IRON MIKE” MATOZEVICH Funeral services for Mike “Iron Mike” Matozevich were conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, Rock Springs. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Dr. William V. Pryich, Milan Pryich, Alex Pryich, Doug Pryich, George Pryich and George Lemich. Matozevich, 89, of Rock Springs died at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Matozevich had been in ill health for the past year. He was born on July 15, 1912 in Sagovino, Yugoslavia, the son of the late Antone and Jennie Jurich Matozevich. Matozevich attended schools in Yugoslavia and Rock Springs. He came to the United States by himself from Yugoslavia when he was nine years old and then when he was 12 years old, he went to work for the Union Pacific Coal Company to support his mother. For many years he was employed as a truck driver for the Union Pacific Coal Company and for Ray Trucking. He married Helen Pryich on July 13, 1940 in Rock Springs at the Methodist Church. They were married on Friday the 13th and they were married 61 years on Friday the 13th of 2001. Matozevich’s interests included rock hunting, camping, fishing, hunting and the outdoors. He was a member of the F.O. Eagles Aerie No. 151 and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Helen Matozevich of Rock Springs; two sons, Joe Matozevich and wife Diana of Rock Springs and Michael D. Matozevich of Daniel; one daughter, Judy Compton and husband Richard of Rock Springs; three granddaughters, Sarah Chapman of Salt Lake City, Rae Lynn Russell and husband David of Rock Springs and Casey Matozevich of Manila; three great-grandchildren, Shawn Compton, Taylor Marie Compton and Clayton Russell, all of Rock Springs; one granddaughter-in-law, Kelly McGovern and husband Rick of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister in infancy, and one grandson, Stephen Richard Compton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 11, 2001 JAMES RONALD SHAW JR. Funeral services for James Ronald Shaw Jr. took place at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2001 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers were Stacey Edwards, Brett Edwards, Mike Shaw Jr., Nick Urrutia, Stacey Harbison and Dale Simkin. Honorary pallbearers were Larry Shaw Jr., Terry Shaw and Ron McCormick. Shaw, 28, of 1700 Swanson Drive No. 105, Rock Springs, died on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001 at the South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer of injuries sustained in an industrial accident. He was born Aug. 18, 1972 in Rock Springs, the son of James R. and Eileen Edwards Shaw Sr. He attended schools in the state of Washington and in Rock Springs. He married Amy Harbison on Jan. 23, 1993. They were later divorced. He was employed by City Auto as a parts salesman and was working at John Bunning Trucking as a truck driver at the time of his death. His interests included hunting, fishing, horseback riding and motorcycles. Survivors include his parents, Eileen Carlson and husband Denis of Rock Springs and James R. Shaw Sr. and wife Ladonna Jane of Rosiclare, Ill.; fiancé, Amy Shaw of Rock Springs; two sons, Skyler Shaw and Josh Harbison, both of Rock Springs; four sisters, Robyn Shaw of Rock Springs, Meredith Palecek and husband Justin of St. Louis, Carisa Carlson of Minneapolis, Minn., and Julie Williams and husband Ricky of Rosiclare; one brother, Tony Blundy of Rosiclare; paternal grandparents, Vernon and Mary Shaw of Rosiclar and Cathy Carlson, of Bismark, N.D.; several aunts, uncles and cousins; and his dog “Doogie.” He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Jack Edwards, Denis Carlson and Charlie Foster; grandmothers, Vickie Edwards, Ruth Shaw Stacy and Betty Foster; aunt, Patti Jo Edwards; and great-grandparents, Gordon and Marie Edwards, Clarence and Myrle Shaw, Logan and Murble Moore, Sadie Cederburg and Nina Bakkala. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 11, 2001 RUMALDA “RUMMIE” CORDOVA OCEANSIDE, Calif. - Services for Rumalda "Rummie" Cordova took place in Oceanside on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Memorial services were Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 1 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses, Rock Springs. John Crouch officiated. Mrs. Cordova, 94, died on Monday, July 30, 2001, in Oceanside, Calif. She had been a resident of Oceanside for the past seven years where she was cared for by her daughter, Esther and her husband Tony. Mrs. Cordova was also a former resident of Rock Springs prior to her husband's death. She was born on Feb. 7, 1907, to Frances and Joe Ignacio Abeyta. She married Adolph Cordova on Aug. 1, 1920. Mrs. Cordova was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. She is survived by her children, Ernie Cordova and his wife Virginia, Alex Cordova and his wife Leann, and Jeanne Nichols, all of Rock Springs, Maryann Trujillo and husband Leo of Green River, Trina Casella, Rose Soria and husband Paul, Fran Saenz, Gerald Cordova and wife Lydia, all of Salt Lake City, Esther Scheppar and husband Tony of Oceanside, and Junior Cordova; 50 grandchildren; 72 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, Adolph; grandsons, David Cordova, Teddy Cordova, Eddie Nichols and Anthony Casella; granddaughters, Sally McDermott and Mitzi; and son, Henry Cordova. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 11, 2001 WILLIAM EUGENE “BILL” HILL LANDER - Funeral services for William Eugene Hill, 77, were Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001, at 10 a.m. at the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson's Funeral Home. The Rev. Terrill O'Brien of the Lander Valley Baptist Church officiated. Interment followed in Mount Hope Cemetery. Hill died in the early morning hours on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001. He was born to Harry and Edith Mae (Wilson) Hill on April 4, 1924, in Marissa, Ill. He lived in Illinois until he was 17 and then moved west because of his father's failing health. He worked in a coal mine for a short time until joining the U.S. Army in February of 1943. He was stationed in Chicago North Carolina, England and Scotland. He served under General George Patton in his third army of anti-aircraft artillery. His duties took him to Austria, Germany and France with the invasion of Europe as well as the Battle of the Bulge. He left the Army in December of 1945. On Jan. 11, 1946, he married Viola Jenson in Green River. After living in Washington for a short time, the couple moved back to Rock Springs where he worked for Mountain Fuel as a truck driver for 35 years. Bill and Viola Hill moved to the Lander area in June of 1994. His pursuits include working with wood and spending countless hours rebuilding his 1966 Ford pickup. He was a member of the Lander Valley Baptist Church. He is survived by his sons, Doug and wife Linda Hill of Morton, Lester and wife Gail Hill of Rock Springs; siblings, Harry and Ellen Hill of Longview, Wash., Virginia Thorton of Illinois, Ted and Elsie Hill of Renton, Wash., and Carmen and Joan Hill of Forsyth, Mont.; grandchildren, Duane and Linett Hill of Logan, Utah, Cody Hill of Boulder, Jennifer and Jim Holub of Loveland, Colo., and Nacona Hill of Hot Springs, Ark. He was preceded in death by his wife Viola, six brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 11, 2001 JAMES A. KNUTSON Memorial services for James A. Knutson were at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Aug. 7, 2001, at the Expedition island Pavilion in Green River. Knutson, 44, of 8 Gaensslen Drive, Green River, died at 7 a.m., Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Aug. 28 1956, in Anchorage, Alaska, the son of W. Clayton and Patricia Repnak Knutson. He attended schools in Polson, Mont, and graduated from Sentinel High School in Missoula, Mont., in 1974. He married Fay O'Rourke in Rock Springs on Jan. 3. 1995. He was employed by General Chemical for 20 years as a relief operator and was a member of the General Chemical Surface Rescue Team and a member of the Green River Girls Softball League. His interests included hunting, fishing, rescue, softball and his family. Survivors include his wife, Fay of Green River; his parents, W. Clayton and Pamtria Knutson of Missoula, Mont.; one son, Jamie Knutson of Green River; three daughters, Lexie Knutson of Tampa Bay, Fla. and Emily and Sara Robertson, both of Green River; two brothers, Steven Knutson of Edgemont, S.D., and Robert Knutson of Missoula; one sister, Sandy Knutson, of Wauwatosa, Wis; 11 aunts; seven uncles; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Alfred and Mary Knutson and Julius and Anna Repnak and two uncles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 11, 2001 ELIZABETH WOODS IDAHO FALLS Idaho - Funeral services for Elizabeth Woods took place at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at Coltrin Mortuary in Idaho Falls. Chaplain John A. Piito officiated. Burial was in the Ucon Cemetery. Mrs. Woods, 77, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, died Aug. 1, 2001, at her home of natural causes. She was under the care of Hospice of Eastern Idaho. She was born April 20, 1924, in Rock Springs, to Richard C. and Elizabeth Firmage White Barrass. She was raised and attended school in Rock Springs. During World War II, she worked in the accounting office for the Union Pacific Coal Company, a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad, where she became the head comptometer operator. On Nov. 27, 1948, she married Robert Woods in Rock Springs. Following her marriage, she worked for various companies in the Salt Lake City area, while her husband finished college. They moved around the country and finally settled in Idaho Falls in 1966. She was active in school, church, cub scouting and other community activities. She was a member of a ladies club sponsored by the Bonneville County Extension Service. She was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary Post 2146 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She held various offices at the local and district levels, including two terms as auxiliary president, and as junior vice and senior vice president for the District Eight Auxiliary. Her pursuits included cross stitch, needlepoint and making afghans. She is survived by husband, Robert Woods of Idaho Falls; son, Paul Woods of Richland, Wash.; brother, Richard A. and wife Vera Barrass of Mesa, Ariz.; a niece and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Gorge White. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 DENNIS MICHAEL MCINTOSH OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—Funeral services for Denis Michael McIntosh were conducted Friday, Aug. 17, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Jeanny House of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens in Rock Springs. McIntosh, 52, of Oak Ridge, Tenn., died on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. He died following a sudden illness. He was born on April 4, 1949 in Rock Springs, the son of George W. and Vivian B. McKenna McIntosh. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from the Rock Springs High School in 1967. McIntosh married the former Sharon Opella in Rock Springs on Feb. 16, 1974. He was a Vietnam veteran having served in the U.S. Navy. At the time of his death, McIntosh was an employee of Bechtel Corporation at BWXT Y-12, where he was employed as an engineering manager. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Shriners. He was a member of the Congregational Church. He is survived by his wife, Sharon of Oak Ridge; his mother, Vivian McIntosh of Portland, Ore.; one son, Kane McIntosh of Las Vegas; one daughter, Mindi Heffner and husband Gabe of Augusta, Ga.; one grandson, Andrew Kimbrell of Augusta; one sister, Gail Polson of Green River; his maternal grandmother, Mavis Mason of Portland, ore.; and several aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father; one brother; his paternal grandparents; and his maternal grandfather. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 ANNA BELL PETERSON Funeral services for Anna Bell Peterson were conducted Monday, Aug. 13, 2001 at the Green River LDS 1st Ward Chapel, 1000 W. Fourth N., Green River, with Bishop Marty W. Kelsey officiating. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Peterson, 84, of 125 E. Second N., Green River, died at 3:35 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, after a short illness. She was born June 8, 1917 in Lander, the daughter of Edmond Winfield and Rozina Ella Wannigar Cone. She married Carl R. Peterson on Sept. 5, 1935, in Salt Lake City, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 5, 1972. They owned and operated Modern Cleaners & Laundry in Green River. She was a member of the Green River VFW and Eagles Women’s Auxiliaries and the Order of the Eastern Star. Her interests included reading, camping and fishing with her family. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her daughter, Shirley Ann Daniel and husband George, of Soldotna, Alaska; three grandchildren, Kevin Daniel and wife Kim, and Soja Daniel, all of Soldotna, and Kristina Morrison and husband John of Green River; two great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl; two brothers, Edmond and Howard; and three sisters, Isabella Bakkala, Elsie Maine and Kattie Kobler. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 CARL THOMAS ALCORN Funeral services tor Carl Thomas Alcorn were conducted Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at the Community Church in Walden, Colo. The Rev. Eloise Saltzgaver officiated. Interment took place at the North Park Cemetery in Walden. Alcorn, 60, Rock Springs died on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs. Alcorn was a resident of Rock Springs since 1999 and was a former resident of Eminence, Missouri and Walden, Colo. He was born on March 23, 1941, in Eminence, Mo., the son of the late Carl C. and Goldie E. Vermillion Alcorn. He attended schools in Walden, and was a graduate from North Park High School with the class of 1961. Alcorn was a member of the First Assembly of God in Colorado. He was active in the church until his health started to fail. His pursuits included giving sermons, playing his guitar and singing along with his mother when she was living. Survivors include four brothers, Jimmy Dale Alcorn of Rock Springs, Marvin Alcorn, Conrad Alcorn and wife Cindy, Jack Alcorn and wife Patricia, all of Walden; sister, Brenda Partain and husband John of Rock Springs; sister-in-law, Frankie Roubidioux and husband Ray of Walden; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents’ and one brother, Lloyd Ralph Alcorn. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 HELEN LUCINDA COLEMAN Helen Lucinda Coleman, 99, died on Tuesday, Aug. 14. 2001, at Sage View Care Center, Rock Springs. She was born on June 7, 1902, in Denver, to Irish immigrants Henry and Sarah (Byrne) Murphy. She was the youngest of 11 children and attended school in Denver. On March 22, 1919, she eloped with Milo B. Workman. Shortly after their marriage, the couple moved to Stockton, Calif. There, on Dec. 22, 1920, their only child, Milo B. Workman Jr. was born. Their pursuits included camping, hunting and fishing, until Milo Sr.'s death in 1956. The following year, she married Everett "Coley" Coleman, who was also an avid sportsman. In 1965, Coley died while on a hunting trip. She remained in Stockton until 1989 when she moved to Rock Springs to be with family. She was an avid gardener and her pursuits included arranging flowers, crocheting and needlepoint. She is survived by two grandchildren, Donna Pierce of Spirit Lake, Idaho, and Michael Workman of Pocatello, Idaho; five great-grandchildren, Scott West of Rock Springs, Ben and Angela Workman of Boise, Idaho, Katie and Both Workman of St. Anthony, Idaho; and four great-great-grandchildren, Jaclynn, Bowen and Alex West of Rock Springs, and Chase Workman of Boise, Idaho. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, husbands, her son, Milo and 32 nieces and nephews. Following cremation, inurment took place in the Rural Cemetery, Stockton, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 OSCAR JAMES MOONEY Oscar James Mooney, 50, of Rock Springs, died on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, following a lengthy illness. He was born on Feb. 7, 1951, in Modesto, Calif., the son of the late James Benjamin and Jewell Elenor Kindel Mooney. He attended schools in Modesto and Ceres, Calif., and graduated from the Ceres High School in 1968. He also attended the San Jose State University. Mooney worked as a custodian supervisor at San Jose State University for 20 years and for Western Wyoming Community College as a custodian for two and one-half years prior to his death. He was a Bishop of the Essene New Life Church and a member of the Jewish faith. He was a history buff of the old West. Survivors include his brother, Saverio Digangi of Rock Springs and his many friends. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will take place at a later date. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 GEORGE “JUDY” PRYICH CASPER - Services for George "Judy" Pryich, 82, of Casper were Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at 1 p.m. at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Officiating was the Rev. Thomas Johnson from the St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Burial was in Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery. Pryich died Aug. 7, 2001, at Central Wyoming Hospice Home. He was born Feb. 27, 1919, in Kemmerer, to Alex and Bessie (Dozet) Pryich. He was raised and attended schools in Rock Springs. He received his GED and took many classes at Casper College. He was a Veteran of World War II. On April 16, 1944, he married Edna O’Dell in Rock Springs. They resided in Rock Springs and Winton while he was employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company Store Department. In 1954, the family moved to Casper. He was employed by Casper Commissary stores and Meadow Gold Dairy. He retired from Meadow Gold in 1972 and then received his real estate sales and brokers licenses. He was associated with the Briggs Realty Co., and George Bussey Agencies and did appraisals for the FHA until retiring again in 1984. Pryich was a member of the VFW and the American Legion. His pursuits included trav. eling and being with family and friends, and spending time at the family cabin in North Fork Centennial. He is survived by his wife; sons, Doug of Centennial and Dale of Jacksonville, Fla.; granddaughter, Kristin; four sisters, Daisy McPheaters of Newark, Calif., Mary Keranen of Portland, Ore., Helen Matozevich and Patsy Dowdy, both of Rock Springs; and three brothers, Dr. William Pryich, Milan Pryich and Alex Pryich, all of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Mike; and two sisters, Smilga Pryich and Sophie Lemich. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 CHARLES R. REEVES Memorial services for Charles R. Reeves took place at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Reeves, 54, of 909 McKinley Ave., Rock Springs, died at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001, at the United Medical Center-West in Cheyenne, after a short illness. He was a resident of Rock Springs for 25 years. Reeves was born on May 4, 1947, in West Point, N.Y., the son of Joseph R. and Geraldine France Reeves. He attended school at the Department of Defense Dependent Schools and graduated from McLean High School in McLean, Va., with the class of 1965. He also attended the University of Hawaii and the University of Baltimore. On Aug. 9, 1969, he married Karen Orchard-Hays in Fairfax, Va. For the last five years, he has helped his wife with her business, Hometown Magazine. He was a member of the Central Church of Christ in Rock Springs. His interests included fishing, music, sports, and spending time with family. Survivors include his wife, Karen, of Rock Springs; one daughter, Christine L. Ricketts and husband Paul of Cheyenne; two sons, Shane R. Reeves and wife Kimberly of Williamsburg, Va., and D. Dylan Reeves of West Point; his mother, Geraldine F. Reeves of Washington, D.C.; one brother, William F. Reeves, of Carmel, Calif., one aunt; and three uncles. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph R. Reeves --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 WILLIAM J. ROBINSON PRICE, Utah - Memorial services for William J. Robinson took place in Price, Utah. Robinson died on Aug. 10, 2001, of a heart attack. He was born on May 24, 1939, in Auburn, Ill., to Gilbert and Bessie Robinson. He had lived in Superior and Green River. Survivors include his wife, Ruby; daughters, Kate and Mary of Price, Utah; son, Bill and wife of Salt Lake City; and four grandchildren; four sisters, Mary Lacy of Wendover, Utah, Bette Willhite of Houston, Wanda Hopkins of Mesquite, Nev., and Norma Jean Boyer of Green River; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Jerry, Joseph and Kenneth; and a sister, Margaret Zorn. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 DAVID KYLE SPRAGUE CALDWELL, Kan. - Funeral services for David Kyle Sprague took place Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at the First Presbyterian Church, Caldwell, Kan., with interment in the Caldwell Cemetery. Sprague, 31, of Caldwell, Kan., died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001, in Sumner County, Kan., from injuries sustained in a car accident. He was born Jan. 28, 1970, in Lawrence, Kan., the son of Phil and Patti Williams Sprague. He attended school in Caldwell, Kan., through the second-grade before moving with his family to Rock Springs. While in grade school, he joined the local Freestyle Wrestling Club. He continued participating in this sport through his high school years, wrestling for the Rock Springs High School team. He earned many state, regional and national titles. He won the coveted Governor's Excellence medal in 1986, and was selected to tour Norway, Sweden and Finland with a cultural exchange wrestling team. After graduation from Rock Springs High in 1988, he attended college at Western Colorado in Rangeley, Colo. A shoulder injury put an end to his college wrestling aspirations. He moved to Caldwell, where he was employed as a carpenter. On Jan. 28, 2000, he was united in marriage with his best friend, Sammi Ward. They had three daughters, Sydnee, Audred and Sophee. He participated in local softball teams. He could often be found fishing and camping. Everyone received a nickname from him - a trait he inherited from his Grandpa Dave. He is survived by his wife, Sammi; three daughters, Sidnee, Audree and Sophee of Caldwell; his parents, Phil and Patti Sprague of Saudi Arabia; one brother, Clint and his wife Chris; and two nieces, Caylee and Claudia of Wichita, Kan.; his grandfather, Jack Sprague of Elbing; grandmother, Marian Williams of Caldwell, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 2001 STANLEY WRAY MASTERS PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Funeral services for Stanley Wray Masters took place at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2001, at the Chapel of Ralph Robinson and Son, with Raymond Glendinning and Casey Coston officiating. Interment was in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Masters, 75, of 2103 Mt. Vernon Court, Pine Bluff, Ark., died Aug. 10, 2001, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was born Aug. 11, 1925, in Wayland, Texas, to the late Wallace and Grace Belle Tackett Masters. He was reared and received his early education in Borger, Texas, where he graduated from Borger High School. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II. He worked for Phillips Petroleum for 32 years, retiring as a development supervisor in 1982. He lived in El Dorado for 10 years before moving to Pine Bluff in 1989. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mary Jo Thompson Masters, whom he married on Sept. 8. 1951 in Borger; three sons, Ross Masters of Point of Rocks, Craig Masters of Urie and Jeff Masters of Rock Springs; daughter, Connie Firman of California; two brothers, James Masters of San Antonio, Texas and Ted Masters of Sisters, Ore.; eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Becky Culpepper and Mildred Camp. --- Green River Star, Aug 23, 2001 Harry Fenton Cottrell Harry Fenton Cottrell, 79, of Rock Springs, died Tuesday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after having been in ill health for the past several years. He was born July 13, 1922, in Albia, Iowa, the son of the late George Fenton and Lou Long Cottrell. He attended schools in Albia, Iowa and Superior. He married Elsie Bernice Baker in Manila, Utah on Sept. 14, 1940. He was a United States Navy veteran of World War II. He was employed as a police officer for the Rock Springs Police Department for 22 years and retired in 1975. He was a lifetime member of the International Order of Odd Fellows, and longtime member of Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed coin collecting, collecting hats, boating, and horses. He was a Little League coach for boys and girls and he loved attending his grandchildren's sporting events. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs; one son, Tom Cottrell and wife, Jean, of Rock Springs; three daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Ronald Walker and Susan and Elmer Dimick, all of Rock Springs, and Melanie and Bruce of Opal; one sister, Dorothy Cooper of Lake Havasu City, Nev.; 15 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Rollend Dayton Cottrell and William Cottrell; and one grandson, Clinton Dean Cottrell. Military graveside services and interment will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs tomorrow afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and again Saturday morning until time of services. The family of Harry Cottrell will be receiving family and friends at 504 4th Avenue West, Rock Springs. Memorials can be made to the LDS Hospital c/o Deseret Foundation, Utah Artificial Heart Program 8th and "C" Streets, Salt Lake City, Utah. 84143. --- Green River Star, Aug 23, 2001 Marie Headd Marie Headd, 88, of Rock Springs, died Monday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after having been ill for the past several months She was born Dec. 28, 1912, the daughter of the late Roy and Irene Armstrong Sather. She attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1931. She worked at the U.P Company Store for 13 years. She married Millard Johnson in 1934 and they later divorced. She married Otho Headd on Dec 14, 1939. He preceded her in death on Aug. 6, 1993. She enjoyed reading and crocheting. Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Anna Johnson, of Salt Lake City; one brother, Verne Sather, of Rock Springs; one sister, Lily Emery of San Diego, Calif.; Two grandsons, Verne Johnson, of Orlando, Fla. and Eric Johnson and wife, Robin, of Salt Lake City; four great grandchildren, several cousins nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, William Johnson and one infant brother, Roy Sather, Jr. Funeral services were conducted this morning at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs, Rev. Sue Pierce of the United Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Mine, Aug 25, 2001 EDWARD CARL AGUIRRE LITTLETON, Colo. - A memorial service for Edward Carl Aguirre took place in Littleton on Aug. 23, 2001. Aguirre, 52, of 6627 S. Cherry Way, Littleton, Colo., died at his residence on Aug. 20 after a battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 3, 1949, in Rook Springs, the son of Edward T. and Pearl Anderson Aguirre. He attended school in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1967. He married Linda Fliagg on May 5, 1979. He was employed by Peter Keiwit Construction in Denver at the time of his death. His interests were the outdoors, bowling, working in his yard and making wildlife crafts. He also had a great passion for wolves. Survivors include his wife, Linda of Littleton; one son, Travis Aguirre and wife Shauna, also of Littleton; two stepchildren, Shelly Chiller and Jim Hewit, both of Littleton; his mother, Pearl Aguirre; one brother, John Aguirre and wife Sandy; two sisters, Karen Cantwell and husband Mike, and Mary Jo Narramore and husband Mike, all of Rock Springs; and several step-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward T. Aguirre; his brother, Thomas W. Aguirre; his niece, Billie Jo Crowston; and his grandparents, Signe and Carl Anderson and Juana and Edward Aguirre. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Mine, Aug 25, 2001 VIRGINIA SCOTT BRUNER CASPER - Funeral services for Virginia Scott Bruner, 73, were conducted Saturday, Aug. 18, at Memorial Chapel in Casper. She died on Aug. 16, 2001, at Shepard of the Valley Nursing Home in Paradise Valley. Mrs. Bruner was born Feb. 3, 1928, in El Paso, Texas. She attended Gradwall Lab School in St. Louis and graduated with a lab tech degree. On Dec. 8, 1950, she married Vernon Bruner in Lovington, N.M. She worked for Dr. Vickland and Dr. Spiller in Thermopolis and Dr. Hoadley in Gillette. When they moved to Casper, she worked for Dr. Hart and Dr. Roberts. Mrs. Scott retired from nursing and started an antique business. Survivors include her husband, Vern; two sons and their wives, Jerry and Gloria, and John and Jeannie; six grandchildren, Kristine, Ben, Sam, Dan, Jeff and Kelly; three great-grandchildren; and her dog, Tanner. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Lee Scott and Geraldine Thelma Griffith Scott; her brother, John Scott; and faithful friend, Maggi. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Mine, Aug 25, 2001 RACHEL A. KIRKWOOD KEMMERER - Services for Rachel Armstrong Kirkwood, 95, of Diamondville, took place Tuesday, Aug, 21, 2001, at the LDS Stakehouse in Kemmerer. Interment was at the Diamondville Cemetery. Mrs. Kirkwood died in the South Lincoln Nursing Home in Kemmerer on Friday, Aug. 17, 2001. She was born on Aug. 25, 1905, in Diamondville, to David and Mary (Moon) Armstrong. She has three brothers and five sisters. She married George Kirkwood on Dec. 16, 1922. They were married 66 years and had five children. Her pursuits included camping and picnicking with her family. She served one term as city judge for the town of Diamondville, and worked on many election boards. She belonged to the Rebecca Lodge, Relief Society and the Diamondville Home-Ec Club for many years. She was a member of the Kemmerer LDS 1st Ward. She sang in the LDS choir. She was always singing to anyone who visited her at the nursing home. When she wasn't doing crafts, you would find her reading. She is survived by one sister, Dorothy (Armstrong) Welch of Salt Lake City; sister-in-law, Irene Armstrong of Murray, Utah, children, George and wife Louise Kirkwood of Las Vegas; Arthur and wife Arlene Kirkwood of Diamondville, William Earl Kirkwood of Rock Springs, Rachel (Kirkwood) Fagnant of Kemmerer, and Carol Jean (Kirkwood) and husband Tom Ness of Kemmerer; 24 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren, and 21 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Kirkwood; her parents, David and Mary Armstrong; three brothers, William Sellers Armstrong, David Armstrong and James Armstrong; four sisters, Mary Eakins, Elizabeth Reeves, Margaret Calloway and Grace Beachler; daughter-in-law, Mary (Bowen) Kirkwood; three grandchildren, Arthur Lynn Kirkwood, James David Ness and William Thoman; and two great-grandchildren, Brian James Carotta and Joshua Kirkwood. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Mine, Aug 25, 2001 CARL M. JORGENSON TUCSON, Ariz. - Funeral services for Carl M. Jorgenson took place Aug. 21, 2001, at Arizona Mortuary in Tucson. Jorgenson, 66, of Tucson, Ariz., died on Aug 18, 2001. He was born April 19, 1935, in Genoa, Ill. He lived in Green River and was employed for General Chemical for 18 years before making his home in Tucson. He was an avid sports enthusiast and his pursuits included spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Petra; two daughters, Debbie Prather of Rochelle, Ill., and Brenda Johnson of Ashton, Ill.; two sons, Marty Hayes of Rockford, Ill., and Cart Jorgenson of Elko, Nev.; one sister, Mary Davidson of Illinois; two brothers, Fred Jorgenson of Illinois and Richard Jorgenson of Germany; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, Einer Jorgenson --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Mine, Aug 25, 2001 FELICIANO “FELIX” A. MARTINEZ RAWLINS - Funeral services for Rawlins resident, Felix A Martinez, 81, took place on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Malcolm Reid officiating, interment was at the Rawlins Cemetery. Casketbearers for the service were Jose Gilbert Martinez Jr., Felix E. Martinez, Gilbert N. Martinez, Jimmy Martinez, Tommy Martinez and Moises Avila. Honorary bearers were Joe Martinez and Jose Gilbert Martinez Sr. Feliciano Alberto Martinez died on Aug. 19, 2001, in Roberts, Idaho. He was born on May 4, 1920, in Monte Aplanado, N.M., the son of Jose Isa and Eufima (Armijo) Martinez. He married his wife, Carmen Herrera in Las Vegas later moving to Craig. Colo. In the 1940s. Martinez was employed as a coal miner following to move to Colorado. He worked in the Colorado coal mines for most of his career then moved to Denver with his wife in the mid 1970s. His wife died in 1978 in Denver. He moved to Rawlins in January of 1999. He fell ill and decided to stay in Idaho with his sister Mary Martinez. Martinez enjoyed spending time with his brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. His hobbies included working with leather, adding to his antique collection and taking a ride to the mountains. He is survived by a sister, Genoviva Garcia of Chimayo, N.M.; a sister, Miquela Martinez of Monte Apalando, N.M.; a brother, Nick Martinez and spouse Mary Martinez of Las Vegas, N.M.; a brother, Dennis Martinez of Rawlins; a sister, Antonia Martinez of Rock Springs; a brother, Jose Isa Martinez Jr. of Rock Springs; a sister, Mary C. Martinez and spouse Joe Martinez of Roberts, Idaho; a brother, Adonias Martinez of Rock Springs; a sister, Baudilia Martinez and spouse Jose G. Martinez of Rawlins; a brother, Joe L. Martinez and spouse Emily F. Martinez of Rawlins; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Carmen Martinez; two sisters, Isabel Gonzales and Elisa Romero; and a brother. Alfonso Martinez. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Mine, Aug 25, 2001 THOMAS F. POAGE Funeral services for Thomas F. Poage were Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, at the Green River Bible Baptist Church, Green River. Poage, 59, died at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at the University of Utah Hospital. Poage had been a resident of Green River for the past 12 years. He had cancer for the past two years. Poage was born Sept. 6, 1942, in Rocky Ford, Colo., to Edward Brown and Elizabeth Pearl Poage. He graduated from high school in Fowler, Colo., and attended barber's college in Colorado. He worked at Gorge Construction for 12 years, Survivors include three sisters, Polly Seyforth of Rocky Ford, Sue Watson of Pueblo, Colo., and Freda Jones of Fowler; one brother, Dale Poage of Yuma, Ariz.; two daughters, Esther Miller and Amanda Wilson, both of Green River; and one son, Robert Colvin of Canon City, Colo. Poage was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Delmer Poage --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Mine, Aug 25, 2001 BESSIE BEATRICE SIMONTON Graveside services for Bessie Beatrice Simonton took place Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, in Cortez Cemetery, Cortez, Colo. Mrs. Simonton, 67, of 1445 Uinta Drive Green River, died at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River, after a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 21, 1934, in Cortez, Colo., the daughter of George Leslie and Alvina Steckline Leigh. She attended schools in Cortez, and graduated from high school with the class of 1952. She also attended Howard College in San Angelo, Texas. She married Herbert I. Simonton on Feb. 6, 1960, in Albuquerque, N.M. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. She was also a member of the American Diabetes Association. Her interests included oil painting and gardening Survivors include her husband, Herbert of Green River; two daughters, Linda Williams of Gilroy, Calif., and Glenna Hannum of Granger; one son, Karl McGee of Clarksville, Ga.; six brothers, Archie Leigh, George “Jack” Leigh and Joe Leigh, all of Cortez, Johnny Leigh of Henderson, Nev., Larry Leigh of Albuquerque and Jerry Leigh of Caddo Gap, Ark.; one sister, Virginia West of Caddo Gap, Ark.; and three grandchildren, Somer Senff and Jeremiah and Sherdan Hannum. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvina and George Leigh. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Mine, Aug 25, 2001 RICHARD WILLIAM TOLAR Funeral services for Richard William Tolat took place Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at Fox FuneralHome, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs, with the Rev. Tom Sheridan officiating. Tolar, 60, of 102 Community Park Drive, Rock Springs, died at 9:10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2001, at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born June 6, 1941, in Rock Springs, the son of William Joseph and Eva Agnes VanValkenburo Tolar. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1960. He attended University of Wyoming, where he studied engineering. He married Barbara Tomich on Dec. 10, 1962, in Rock Springs. They were later divorced. He had been employed as a lab technician at FMC for 10 years and later worked for D & D Converters in Rock Springs as an operator and controller for 15 years. While in high school, he was an all-state champion wrestler and football player. His interests were fishing, camping, family and his grandchildren. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include a special friend, Gwen Steadman of Rock Springs; three sons, Richard W. Tolar and wife Rena, Andy W. Tolar and wife Debbie, and Josh E. Tolar, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Michele M. Tolar and Renee Muniz and husband Donald, all of Rock Springs; one brother, Galen Tolar and wife Pam of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren, April Cross, Tyler Muniz, Kiera Muniz, Holden Muniz, Austyn Tolar, Brittanie Tolar, Riley Tolar and Brayden Tolar, all of Rock Springs, and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Green River Star, Aug 30, 2001 Bernice B. Winters Bernice B. Winters, 76, of Rock Springs, died at 10:26 p.m. Tuesday at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, where she had been a patient for one day. A resident of Rock Springs since 1949 and former resident of Mississippi, she had been in ill health for the last several years. She was born May 9, 1925, in Torrance, Miss., the daughter of the late Purdy and Lula Jones Jackson. She attended schools in Mississippi. Her interests included attending church and she was a missionary worker. She was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Billie Winters of Rock Springs; one daughter, Velma Ann Wallace of Chicago, Ill.; one brother, Wilsk Jackson of Glenrock; four sisters, Lillie Arnold and Lula Mae Sims both of Cleveland, Ohio, and Bessie Jones and Ida Mae Mac both of Minneapolis; eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers and three sisters. Funeral Services were conducted at 1 p.m. at the New Hope Baptist Church in Rock Springs. Rev. Lamar Jackson conducted the services. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 2001 E. WOODROW HUNTER Funeral services for E. Woodrow Hunter took place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Green River LDS 3rd Ward Chapel, 1000 W. Fourth N., Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery, Green River. Hunter, 86, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 3:57 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River after a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 16, 1914, in American Fork, Utah, the son of Henry and Mary L. Astle. His mother later married George P. Hunter and the family moved to Montpelier, Idaho, where he attended school through his sophomore year. In order to help provide support during the Depression, he left school and went to work. The family moved to Green River in 1929. He married Helen Branson in Salt Lake City in 1936 and they later divorced. He married Louise Christensen in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple in 1946 and she preceded him in death on Jan. 23, 1998 in Rock Springs. He worked for the railroad as a ticket agent, switchman and in the telegraph department. Other jobs included work in the grocery stores, bowling alleys and a year in the CCC in Teton and Yellowstone Parks. He worked as manager of Tristate Lumber in Green River until 1944, when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Two years later, he received an honorable discharge and returned to Green River to operate a furniture business and paint contracting company. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1949, he left on a mission to England for the LDS Church where he served as a district leader and district president, returning to Wyoming in 1951. He again operated his own paint contracting business and opened the Hunter Furniture Store in Rock Springs in 1962. After 10 years, he retired and moved back to Green River, working part time as City Building Inspector and as a real estate appraiser to the VA and FHA until 1993. He served many position in the LDS Church in Green River and Rock Springs. He was bishop of the Rock Springs First Ward, a member of the Rock Springs Stake High Council, Sunday school teacher and Second Counselor in the Stake Presidency. He also served as Stake Mission President, Stake Clerk and Stake Patriarch in the Green River Stake for 20 years. In England and Wyoming, he was involved in many church building programs. He was also a member of the Jim Bridger Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Survivors include three sons, Marlow C. Hunter of Arlington, Texas, Lee C. Hunter of San Jose, Calif., and Glen E. Hunter of Aztec, N.M.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one sister, Marjean Wall and husband Willard of Cottonwood, Calif.; one sister-in-law, Grace hunter of St. George, Utah; and one brother-in-law, Dick Francom of Green River. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, two brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 2001 GLADYS MARIE PAGE A memorial service for Gladys Marie Page took place at the New Hope Baptist Church, 513 G St., on Wednesday, Aug. 29,2 001 at 7 p.m. Services were conducted by the Rev. Lamar T. Jackson. Miss Page, 54, of 1225 Railroad Ave., Rock Springs, died on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2001 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. Miss Page had been a longtime resident of Rock Springs. She was born in Little Rock, Ark., on Oct 8, 1946, daughter of the late Amos Page Sr. and Fannie Mae Mack. Miss Page was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She received her LPN license in Denver from the Emily Griffith Opportunity School. She worked as an LPN in the Denver area and later spent several years employed at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County until her illness. Survivors include three brothers, Amos page of Little Rock, Ark., Jim Page of Los Angeles and Arthur Page of Harvest, Ala.; three sisters, Frances page of Rock Springs, Claudette Page of Denver, and Rose Thompson of Little Rock; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Betty Page, Jewell L. Walls and Annette Conley; and one brother, Bobby Page. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 2001 AUGUSTINA ARELLANO MILWAUKEE, Ore. - Memorial services for Augustina “Tina" Arellano, 48, took place on Aug. 24, 2001, in Oregon at the Gladstone Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Arellano died Aug. 18, 2001. She was born in Amalia, N.M., on March 19, 1953, to Benjamin and Wilma Arellano. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Sally Arellano of Milwaukee, Ore.; two granddaughters, Ashley and Caitlyn; four sisters, Ruth Romero of Liberal, Kan., Angie Velasquez of Oregon City, Ore., and Helen Krause and Joyce Peverley, both of Green River; two brothers, Erminio Arellano of Walsenburg, Colo., and Lawrence Arellano of Tigerd, Ore.; numerous nieces and nephews; and her companion, Ben Spear of Milwaukee. She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 2001 DAN DUNN Dan Dunn, 80, of 1700 Wilson St. No. 6, Green River, died at 3:35 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, after a short illness He was born April 6, 1921, in Springfield, Ohio, the son of Harry and Lulu Monroe Dunn. He married Vincenza Feola and she preceded him in death. Dunn was self-employed as a carpenter building shelves and cabinets in new construction. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in Guadaicanal. He received the Navy Cross, Purple Heart and was honored for saving a fellow officer wounded in combat. His main interest was working with his hands. He was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Richard Dunn and wife Florence of Green River, one daughter, Pam Dunn of Southern California; one sister, Helen Schneider and husband Albert of Grand Haven, Mich.; and four grandchildren, Chris, Tina, Allen and Barbara Dunn, all of Green River. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Dora. Private family services and inurnment will take place at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, W.V. [sic] --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 2001 ELLA GENEVIEVE HIBBS Family memorial services for Ella Genevieve Hibbs took place at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Whittier, Calif. Mrs. Hibbs, 89, of 320 Mansface Terrace No. 315, died at 11:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs, after a short illness. She was a resident of Green River for the past 10 years and a former resident of Santa Rosa, Calif. She was born on April 7, 1912, in Los Angeles, the daughter of Arthur and Ella Crosson Zimmerman. She attended Mt. San Antonio College, where she received her education as a nurse and was employed tor 20 years as a LVN with Intercommunity Hospital in Covina, Calif. She married Guy D. Hibbs in Los Angeles. He preceded her in death on Nov. 7, 1970. Her interests were quilting and sewing. Survivors include her daughter, Paula S. Carter and husband David of Green River; three sons, Joseph G. Hibbs of McGill, Nev., Douglas P. Hibbs, of Jamestown, Calif., and James M. Hibbs of Rohnert Park, Calif.; one sister, Laura Gummow of Laguna Woods, Calif.; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; three brothers; and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 2001 HELEN TILLER WESTENSKOW BRIGHAM CITY, Utah - Funeral services for Helen Tiller Westenskow were Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at the Brigham City 11th Ward Chapel, Brigham City. Interment was in the Brigham City Cemetery. Mrs. Westenskow, 88, who spent her life raising and educating children, died Aug. 19, 2001. She was a woman who learned to play many roles in life, from wife and mother to teacher and musician. She was known for her ready smile and sense of wonder at the world. Even into the late 80s, nature, music and the antics of children delighted her. Born in Logan, Utah, on Jan, 22, 1913, to George and Grace Tiller, she had fond memories of her Brigham City childhood and shared stories of piano lessons, family celebrations and the bravado of her brothers. She graduated from Weber College and taught school for three years prior to marrying Owen Westenskow on May 28, 1936, in the Logan Temple. They became the parents of five daughters, Ann Chadwick of Phoenix, Ariz., Harriet and husband Wally Johnson of Rock Springs, Carol and husband Jerry Johnston of Brigham City, twins, Janet Jones and Jean Fenn of Plain City, Utah. She was a grandmother of 18 and great-grandmother of eight with one on the way. Throughout the years she served in the Sunday school as an organist and taught Relief Society. Her life-long passion was education, and at age 42 she returned to the classroom, first as a student at Utah State, where she completed her bachelor of science in 1957, then later as a teacher in the Ogden and Box Elder School Districts. All told, she taught for 26 years. She began exercising and eating health food long before it became fashionable. She wanted to stay alert and helpful, and until her final months, she remained a source of strength and support as well as a vital influence in her family. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Owen and her brothers, Earl, Harold and Paul Tiller. --- Fox Funeral Home, Sep 7, 2001 Izat Mamoun Aburassa Izat Mamoun Aburassa, infant son of John Aburassa and Angel Duncan was stillborn Monday, September 5, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs. He is survived by his parents of Rock Springs; brother Camen Duncan of Rock Springs; sister Chas Aburassa of Rock Springs. Private family graveside service and interment will be held at the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 JOAN BOLLIG A memorial celebration for Joan Bollig is set for Saturday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Life Christian Center, 21 N. Center, Green River. Bollig, 48, of Rock Springs died Aug. 26, 2001 in Playas, Mexico. She was born on March 19, 1953 in Felixstowe, England to Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Winkle. She attended schools in Littleton, Colo. She married Edwin Bollig on March 27, 1976. Her pursuits included sewing. She was active in the Life Christian church. Survivors include her husband, Edwin Bollig; her parents; sisters, Claudia, Arlene, Jean and Sharon and brothers, Clayton and Bruce. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 FRANCES ARCHULETA A mass of Christian burial for Frances Archuleta was celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sep. 1, 2001 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Green River. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2001 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Archuleta, 88, of 185 N. Second W., Green River, died at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001 at 237 Shavano Ave., Salida, Colo. A resident of Green River since 1945 and former resident of Bryan and Colorado, Mrs. Archuleta had been in ill health for the past several years. She was born on June 4, 1913 in San Pablo, Colo., the daughter of the late Feliberto and Josetita Cordova Vigil. Mrs. Archuleta attended schools in San Luis, Colo., and San Pedro, Colo. She married Ben A. Archuleta in San Pablo on Sept. 9, 1938 and he preceded her in death on Dec. 17, 1997. Mrs. Archuleta was employed as a baker for Little America for 18 years and she retired in 1975. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Golden Hour Senior Center and Green River Council of Catholic Women. Survivors include four sons, Ron Archuleta and wife Patti of Buena Park, Calif., Albert Archuleta of Green River, Elmer Archuleta of Denver, and Dr. Bob Archuelta and wife Dr. Felice Archuleta of Richmond, Va.; two daughters, Jean Hanfelt and husband John of Salida, and Julie Polasek and husband Isidor “Butch” of Highland Village, Texas; one brother, Joe C. Vigil of Green River; five grandchildren, Dr. Stacie Eskew and husband David, Desi Archuleta, Herny B. Archuleta, Christine Archuleta and Adam Archuleta; one great-grandson, Braden Eskew; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, Charlie Vigil; and one sister, Mary Sanchez. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 ANGEL LYNN MONTOYA Graveside services and interment for Angel Lynn Montoya were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2001 a the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Sister Betty Lorenz conducted the services. Angel Lynn Montoya, infant daughter of Stephen Gary and Rachel Grace Montoya, died on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001 at the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. She was born on Sept. 3, 2001 in Salt Lake City. Angel is survived by her parents, Stephen and Rachel Montoya of Granger; paternal grandparents, Leo and Janice Montoya Jr. of Green River; maternal grandparents, Darrell and Eve Wieburg of Green River; great-grandparents, Leo and Felicia Montoya Sr. of Green River; and great-grandmother, Elda Lee of Ogden, Utah; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 HARDING “PAT” BROWN FERNLEY, Nev.—Funeral services for Harding “Pat” Brown were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2001 at the Farson Community Hall in Farson. The Rev. Mark Dupont of the Eden Valley Baptist Church conducted the service. Military graveside services and interment were in the Eden Valley Cemetery. Brown, 80, of Fernley, Nev., died on Aug. 29, 2001 at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Reno, Nev. He was born on April 21, 1921 on a farm in Hinckley, Minn., the son of Cecil and Josie Witt Brown. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II seeing action in the Pacific Theater as a member of the submarine service. He was stationed at various times on the U.S.S. Tarpon, U.S.S. Porpoise, U.S.S. Bumper, and the U.S.S. Pickerel. Following his honorable discharge, he farmed alfalfa for many years. Brown married the former Ermalee Stout in Kansas City, Kan., on Nov. 8, 1946. He attended schools in Iowa. Brown moved to the Fernley area in 1996, coming from the Salt Lake City area. He was a member of the Submarine Veterans of World War II, as well as a lifetime member of the Disable American Veterans. Survivors include his wife, Ermalee of Fernley; two daughters, Patricia Zdunich and husband Eli of Fernley, and Janet Parkin and husband Richard of Salt Lake City; grandchildren, Patrick Zdunich and wife Deborah of Sparks, Nev., Josian Zdunich of Fernley, Daniel Parkin and wife Jennifer, Andrew Parkin and Jeremy Parkin, all of Salt Lake City; one great-grandson, Matthew Zdunich of Sparks; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; one brother; and Siamese-twin daughters, Leota Kay and Josie Gay, in 1947. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 DENA RENEE MCQUILLAN Funeral services for Dena Renee McQuillan were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001 at the Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Green River. The Rev. Paul J. Cain Jr. conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Jerusha Dove, Heidi Nelson, Erin Harding, Aubrey Brady, Vanessa Gunter, Amber Jones and Ashley Mikulenka. Ms. McQuillan, 19, of Green River, died on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001 from injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was a resident of Green River for the past three years and former resident of St. Paul, Minn. Miss McQuillan was born on July 17, 1982 in St. Paul, Minn., the daughter of Duane Robert McQuillan and Roberta Jean Holmquist. She attended schools in Green River and St. Paul, and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 2001. Miss McQuillan was a student at the Western Wyoming Community College. She had been a member of the drill team and danced and performed in the Nutcracker. She was also involved in the youth group at the Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and archery. Survivors include her mother, Roberta Patterson and stepfather, Larry of Green River; her father, Duane Robert McQuillan of St. Paul; her fiancé, Christopher David Frint of Green River; one sister, Robyn Joy McQuillan of St. Paul; her paternal grandparents, Pat and Mary McQuillan of St. Paul; her maternal grandmother, Karol Holmquist of St. Paul; ad several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Robert Holmquist. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 KATHERINE CANOSO SRDOC DIAMONDVILLE—A rosary for Katherine Canoso Srdoc took place on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2001, at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Graveside services were on Friday, Sept. 7, 2001 at 10 a.m. in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Mrs. Srdoc, 87, died on Sept. 4, 2001 in South Lincoln Medical Center. She was born on Aug. 23, 1914, in Glencoe, the daughter of Rocco and Carmela (Rago) Canosa. On Oct. 30, 1946, she married Velko M. “Bill” Srdoc in Ogden, Utah. She was a member of the Catholic Church. Her pursuits included being with friends, sewing, reading and doing yard work. Survivors include her brothers, Paul Canoso of Diamondville, and Michael Canoso of Cambridge, Mass.; and her sister, Carmela Canoso of Denver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 THE REV. MSGR. LAWRENCE ETCHINGHAM BILLINGS, Mont. - Recitation of the Holy Rosary for The Rev. Msgr. Lawrence Etchingham was said at Holy Trinity Church in Cheyenne at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6. Funeral mass was on Friday, Sept. 7, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cheyenne. The Rev. Msgr. Lawrence Etchingham, 81, a priest in the Diocese of Cheyenne, died Sept. 3, 2001, in Billings, Mont. Msgr. Etchingham and his twin brother, Joe, were born in Cheyenne on May 10, 1920, to Robert Emmett Etchingham and Elizabeth (LaFountain) Etchingham in Cheyenne. He graduated from Cheyenne High School in 1938. Following graduation, he worked at the American National Bank and the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle as circulation manager. In 1945, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Alaska and on aircraft carriers in the South Pacific. Following the war, he opened a wholesale sporting goods company, Tede and Etchingham, in Denver. After discerning a call to the priesthood, he studied classics at Mt Angel Seminary in Mt. Angel, Ore. and philosophy and theology at St. Thomas Seminary in Denver from 1950-1956. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Hubert M. Newell on May 26, 1956, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cheyenne. In his years as a priest, Msgr. Etchingham served at St. Laurence O'Toole Church in Laramie, Immaculate Conception Church in Green River and St. Anthony's Church in Casper. He was then the assistant superintendent and superintendent at St. Joseph's Orphanage from 1962-1974. He served as pastor of St. Patrick's Church in Casper and pastor at St. Anthony's Church in Casper from 1974-1983. He was made an honorary prelate to Pope John Paul II on April 15, 1985. He was chancellor of the Diocese of Cheyenne from 1983 until 1990. He was the founder and director of Wyoming Catholic Charities and developed two retirement centers for low income people in Casper and Cheyenne. Just prior to his retirement on July 9, 1990, he was pastor of St. Paul's Church in Pine Bluffs. He lived at Holy Trinity Church in Cheyenne until he moved to Billings, Mont. earlier this year. He is survived by his brother, Joe Etchingham of Billings, Mont.; one sister, Paincia Spinosa of Las Vegas; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Bob and Jim. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 ROBERT DONALD GIBBS MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Graveside services for Robert Donald Gibbs took place on Sept. 4, 2001, at 11 a.m. in the Fort Bridger Cemetery in Fort Bridger. Gibbs, 52, died Aug. 30, 2001, at his home in Mountain View. He was born Aug. 16, 1949, in Salt Lake City, to Robert F. Gibbs and Rhea Bangerter Gibbs. He was the first of four children. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a hunter, fisherman, and bowler. Gibbs was employed with FMC for the past 30 years serving in several positions. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Shanna K. Gibbs of Mountain View; daughter, Kimberly Dawn Graham of Wheatland; two sons, Jason Richard Gibbs of Mountain View, and Robert William Gibbs of Layton, Utah; father, Robert E. Gibbs; two sisters, Carol Diane Ellison of Fort Bridger and Peggy Ann Graham of Bountiful, Utah; brother, Richard Gibbs of Lyman; one son-in-law, Todd Graham; one daughter-in-law, Paula Gibbs; several sisters and brothers-in-law, Gary and Bonne Fenus Ralph Graham, Roy and Ruth Moulton Aime and Peggy Moulton and Kathy Gibbs; several nieces and nephews; and seven grandchildren, ShaDawn Oehler, Taven Oehler Presley Gibbs, Calien Gibbs, Raine Gibbs and Ethan Gibbs. His mother, Rhea Bangerter Gibbs preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 RONALD KESSOCK Interment for Ronald Kessock took place on Thursday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m. with full military honors at Fort Rosecrans Memorial Cemetery in San Diego, Calif. Kessock, 63, of Scripps Ranch, San Diego, a former resident of Rock Springs, died Friday, Aug. 31, from complications related to cancer. He was born in Frackville, Pa., on Oct 25, 1937. He served 21 years in the U.S. Air Force and 19 years with the FAA as an air traffic controller. He was a 32nd degree member of the Masonic Gateway No. 29 Lodge in Clearfield, Utah, and also belonged to the Elks. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed fishing in Flaming Gorge, Alaska and sports fishing on the coast of California. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Helga of San Diego; two sons, Robert and family of Layton, Utah and John of Rock Springs; one sister, Mary Saylor and family of Allentown, Pa.; one brother, George and family of Baltimore, Md. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 CLAYTON D. PETERSON SR. GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A graveside memorial service with military honors for Clayton D. Peterson Sr. took place on Tuesday, Sept. 4, in Highland Cemetery. Peterson, 70, of 523 5th St. S., a Marine Corps veteran and retired maintenance supervisor, died of cancer Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001, at his home. Survivors include his wife, Sharron K. Peterson of Great Falls; daughters, Carol Kendrick of Las Vegas, Sherry Peterson of Clarkston, Wash., Lynn Sangrey and Denice Peterson of Great Falls and JaNae Gale of Rock Springs; a stepdaughter, Theresa Mangus of Casper; a son, Clayton Peterson, Jr. of Great Falls; a sister, Shirley Monger of Great Falls; a brother, Stanley Peterson of Fairfield; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and sons-in-law, Jerry Sangrey of Great Falls, and Cory Gale of Rock Springs. Peterson was born March 30, 1931, in Scobey, Mont., and grew up in Neihart, Mont., and Great Falls. After serving in the Montana National Guard, he joined the U.S. Navy and then the U.S. Marine Corps serving in the Korean War. He married Carolyn Bartlett, they divorced in 1955. He married Sharron Glick on Oct. 29, 1959, in Brighton, Colo. He was maintenance supervisor for Bridger Coal Co. in Rock Springs. After retiring in 1989, he moved back to Great Falls. His pursuits included cooking, holiday meals for his family, fishing and growing tomatoes. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 2001 KENNETH R. RIDDLE BENSON, Ariz. – A memorial service for Kenneth R. Riddle took place in Cheyenne, Sept. 1, at 1 p.m. in the Weiderspahn Funeral Home on 19th Street. A memorial service is also scheduled for Riddle at a later date. Riddle, 83, of 600 E. Saguaro Drive No. 6, Benson, Ariz., died at the Tucson Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., on Aug. 3, 2001. Riddle was born in Laporte, Colo., to LeRoy and Eva Burgess Riddle on Jan. 1, 1918. He married Ruby Nace in Denver on Aug. 14, 1937. Riddle retired from Marathon Oil Company, Cheyenne, in 1980 where he had been employed since 1945. He and his wife were known for the lapidary jewelry, which they sold at craft shows in the Wyoming and Colorado areas. He moved to Benson, Ariz., for his health in October of 1997, where he and his wife continued to make their jewelry and sell at craft shows. He is survived by his wife, Ruby of Benson; a daughter, Loretta Schlup and friend Corky Fincher of Burns; a son, Ronald and wife Becky Riddle of Rock Springs; six grandchildren, Carol and Al Romero of Cheyenne, Scott Schlup of Fort Collins, Colo., Chris and Marjorie Riddle of Buffalo, Lorie and Kevin Cantrell of Rock Springs, Kim and Jason Peters of Thornton, Colo., and Leslie and Bill Whittaker of Rock Springs; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Everett and wife Neoma Riddle of Firestone, Colo., Gilbert Riddle of Fort Collins; a sister, Phyllis Anderson of Wellington, Colo.; and many other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, LeRoy and Eva Riddle; two sisters, Laveta Haller and Mildred Sandmann; and one grandson, Robert Schlup. --- Green River Star, Sep 10, 2001 Wilmot “Willi” C. McFadden Wilmot "Willi" C. McFadden, 81, of Rock Springs, died Tuesday at her home after having been in ill health for the past two years. She was born on Oct. 30, 1919, in Lead, S.D. and graduated from the Lead High School in 1937. She was also a graduate of South Dakota State University. She married John Stinson McFadden in Rock Springs on March 21, 1965. She was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ. She was employed as the assistant librarian at the Carnegie Public Library in 1947. In 1953 she became the director. She was instrumental in establishing the Fine Arts Center and organized the Children's Film Series in 1971. She was also worked for the development of the White Mountain Branch Library, which opened in 1983. Through her efforts the Rock Springs Library received the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award in 1965, presented by the American Library Association for most improvement in library service. She was presented the Grolier National Library Week award for serving as State Library Week Director in 1969. With her as director, the Rock Springs Library received the Library of the Year Award in 1978 and the Georgia Shovlain Special Projects Award for Outreach Services Program in 1980. She received the Wyoming School Boards Association Certificate of Honorary Commendation for services to the educational needs of the children of Wyoming in 1979. In 1957, she served as vice president of the Wyoming Library Association and in 1958 as its president. She was legislative chairman of the WLA in 1959 and a representative and delegate for the American Library Association in 1961. She served as chairman of the Wyoming Library Conference in Rock Springs in 1966, treasurer of the Rock Springs school board for in 1967 and its clerk in 1968. She was chairman of the Right to Read in 1968. In 1969 she was the clerk of the school board for School District 1. Her other memberships included the Federal Commission for Civil Rights, Museum and Historical Board; Wyoming Advisory Council for Libraries, American Library Trustees Association, Alpha Delta Kappa Honorary, Capital Fund Committee, YWCA of Sweetwater County and the Wyoming College Commission. She has also served as state committee woman to the Sweetwater Democratic Party from 1952-1972; state vice chairman of the Democratic Party 1956-1957; and delegate to the National Democratic Convention from 1956-1964. She was in the Who's Who of American Women 1980-1988; Who's Who is the World 1987-1988; Who's Who in the West 1989-1990, and the Who's Who in American Politics 1969-1975. Survivors include her husband John S. McFadden of Rock Springs; three daughters Christina Bice of Laramie; Maureen Pedry of Longmont, Colo.; and Susan Duncan of Sheridan; six grandchildren; Scott Pedry, Sarah Pedry, Jessica Duncan, Tyrell Duncan, Katie Bice and Christopher Bice. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Marge Jelbert and a granddaughter, Stacey Parmely. Following cremation at the vase White Mountain Crematory, a memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Rock Springs. Reverend Jeanny House will conduct the services. Friends may call at the church tomorrow one hour prior to services. The family respectfully requests memorials be made to Hospice of Sweetwater County or First Congregational United Church of Christ. --- Green River Star, Sep 13, 2001 LILA E. KETTERING Lila E. Kettering, 79, of Rock Springs, died last Saturday night at Sage View Care Center. She was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and had been in ill health for the past several years. She was born Oct. 25, 1921, in Riverton to the Benjamin and Lillian Geneva Cashmer Gunyan. She attended schools in Rock Springs. She married George Kettering Sept. 30, 1938, in Rock Springs. He preceded her in death June 8, 1980. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. She loved spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include three sons, George Kettering and wife Donna of Rock Springs, Harvey Kettering and wife Jackie of Rock Springs, Steven Kettering of South Bend, Ind., three daughters Barbara Shedden of Salem, Ore., Betty Trout and husband Larry of Casper, and Catherine Gillock of Rock Springs, three brothers Jack Gunyan and wife Janet of Rock Springs, Ronald Gunyan and wife Rosetta of Rock Springs and Robert Gunyan of Rainer, Ore., one sister Eileen Washam of Rock Springs, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband George Kettering, four sisters Dorothy Corder, Betty Huffman, Verna Chabre and Florence Markisich, one brother Richard Gunyan and one sister-in-law Ruth Gunyan. Funeral Services were conducted at today at 11 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel. A Parish Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. yesterday, also at the Vase Chapel. Father Tom Sheridan officiated the services. Interment was at the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The family of Lila E. Kettering will be receiving friends at 1143 Palisades Court, Rock Springs, or 219 Polk Street, Rock Springs. --- Green River Star, Sep 13, 2001 Geno Tarufelli Geno Tarufelli, 88, of Rock Springs died Sunday at his home. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 54 years and former resident of Walsenburg, Colo., and Dawson, N.M., he died following a lengthy illness. He was born May 12, 1913, in Dawson, N.M., the son of the late Guilio and Maria Grassi Tarufelli. He attended schools in Dawson. He married the former Martha Vigil in Raton, N.M. Feb. 10, 1940. They were married 61 years. He was employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company for 34 years and Stauffer Chemical for 16 years, retiring in 1978. He is survived by his wife Martha Tarufelli; five sons Eugene and wife Terri, Robert and wife Rena, Anthony and wife Nancy, Larry and wife Vicki all of Rock Springs, Ernest Tarufelli and Cindy Fox of West Bend, Wis.; five daughters Judy Sheldon, Jeanette Albat and husband Randy, Linda Pedri and husband Danny, Debbie Tarufelli and Brad Haaven, and Tammy Pintar and husband Bob, all of Rock Springs; one son-in-law Sam Ambrose of Arizona; one sister Alice Tarufelli of Denver; 26 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two nephews John Tarufelli and Louie Tomassi; four nieces Lena Krist, Marie Bertagnolli, Gloria Burns and Margie Buchko. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter Dorothy Louise Tarufelli Ambrose, one sister Palmina Tomassi, one son-in-law Larry Sheldon, and one nephew Carlo Tarufelli. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 116 Broadway Ave. in Rock Springs. Father Tom Sheridan will conduct the services. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 7 this evening at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel 154 Elk Street, Rock Springs this afternoon until 4 and again at the church from 5-8:00 p.m. and at the church tomorrow morning until time of services. The family of Geno Tarufelli respectfully requests that donations in his memory be made to Hospice of Sweetwater County, 809 Thompson Suite D, Rock Springs, WY 82901 or the Sweetwater County Diabetes Chapter P.O. Box 1781, Rock Springs, WY 82901. Pallbearers will be Rick Tarufelli, Troy Sheldon, Mike Ambrose, B.J. Ambrose, Brady Albat, Brandon Tarufelli, Daniel Pedri, Bobby Pintar and Case Pintar. --- Green River Star, Sep 13, 2001 Elizabeth Penman Brown Foster Elizabeth Penman Brown Foster, 84, of Salt Lake City died Aug. 28 at the Highland Care Center in Salt Lake City. A longtime Rock Springs and Salt Lake City resident, she had been in ill health for the past two months. She was born Oct. 5, 1916, in Lochgelly, Scotland, the daughter of the late Mungo and Margaret Brown. She lived in Scotland until she was 12 years old and then her family came to Rock Springs. She attended school in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the Class of 1933. He married Harry Nicholas Foster and they later divorced. She was employed by the Utah National Guard in Slat Lake City from 1959 until her retirement in 1983. She served in various capacities in the Rock Springs Women's Club, the Moose Lodge, and the Salt Lake Council of Women and the 49ers. She was a member of the Congregation Church. Survivors include three sons Lynn Foster and wife Jane of Houston, Jerry Foster and wife Brigitte of Salt Lake City, Tom Foster and wife Colleen of Chicago, one daughter Betty Foster of Salt Lake City; six grandchildren David, Jennifer, Jeff, Jason and Zachery; four great-grandchildren Chris, Eric, Justin and Joel; several nieces and nephews and sister-in-law Had Brown of Washington. She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers, John, James, Mungo, William, Richard and Howard and one sister Mary. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday at the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Rev. Jeanny House of the First Congregational Church will conduct the services. The family requests that family and friends will be received at the home of Jim and Judy Wilcox in Green River, following the service to celebrate her life. --- Green River Star, Sep 13, 2001 Virginia B. Gimlin Virginia B. Gimlin, 74, of Lyman, died Monday night at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient for the previous three days. She was a resident of Lyman and former resident of Carter and longtime Rock Springs resident. She was born on April 18, 1927, in Kenilworth, Utah, the daughter of the late George and Dollie Duvall Paris. She attended schools in Kemmerer. She married John Bucho in 1945 and he preceded her in death Feb. 3, 1961, following the Zanetti Bus Accident. She later married Roy "Red" Gimlin Oct. 17, 1966, in Rock Springs. She was employed a waitress for many years in the Rock Springs area. Her interests included crossword puzzles, playing bingo and spending time with her family and friends. Survivors include her husband "Red" Gimlin of Lyman; one daughter Jacque While and husband James of Rock Springs; one step daughter Laura Mollera and husband Jerry of Springfield, Va.; one step son Steven Gimlin and wife Kathy of Edwardsville, Kan.; three grandsons James A. Kragovich and wife Cari of Rock Springs. Jack While and wife Christi of Rocks rings, and Jon Kragovich of Las Vegas, one granddaughter Diane Gimlin of Edwardsville, Kan.; four great-grandsons Taylor Kragovich, Jared Kragovich, Jason Kragovich, and Dylan While, all of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her first husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, her step-father Ernest Apodoca, two brothers George Duvall and Samuel Paris, and two sisters Laura Watters and Ada Krause. Funeral Services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at the Vase Funeral Chapel 54 Elk Street in Rock Springs. Rev. Sue Pierce of the First United Methodist Church will conduct the services. Following cremation at the Vase White Mountain Crematory, graveside services and inurnment will take place at the White Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel Sunday afternoon and evening until 8 and again Monday until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 2001 ELDON LEROY “DUKE” CHAPMAN Funeral services for Eldon Leroy “Duke” Chapman were conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, 2001 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Pallbearers were Harry Pappas, Walt Seeley, Al Carollo, Glen Butcher, Jay Chapman and James Chapman. Chapman, 84, of Green River, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for the past two days. A lifelong resident of Green River, Chapman had been in ill health the past several years. He was born on Dec. 15, 1916 in Laramie, the son of the late Tom and Della Eaves Chapman. Chapman attended schools in Green River, and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1937. Following high school, he went into the National Guard. He married Marjorie Pipes on Jan. 31, 1940 in Flagstaff, Ariz. Chapman was employed for 30 years in various law enforcement positions. He was employed with the Green River Police Department, the Green River Fire Department and the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. He also was part owner of 3-D Construction Company. Other owners were Don Brown and Dick Schuck and they built the Green River Professional Building. He also was co-owner of the Brown and Chapman Car Wash in Green River for 12 years. After he retired, he worked as a truck driver and managed inventory for the Jeffery Dresser Industries. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Chapman of Green River; one son, Tom Chapman of Colorado; one daughter-in-law, Jacqueline Cameron Chapman of Mesa, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one niece, Pamela Overy Sanchez. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Jerry Leroy Chapman; one sister, Chubby Overy; and two nieces, Karen Jo Overy Siler and Deanne Overy Prime. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 2001 WILLIAM EARL “BILL” KIRKWOOD A memorial service for William Earl "Bill Kirkwood was conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001, at the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624, Rock Springs. Bill Suftko, Chaplin of the American Legion, conducted the service. Kirkwood, 73, of Rock Springs, died on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001, at his home He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and Diamondville. He was born on Dec. 26, 1927, in Diamondville, the son of the late George and Rachel Armstrong Kirkwood. Kirkwood attended schools in Kemmmerer, and was a graduate of the Kemmerer High School with the class of 1945. He married the former Mary Jean Bowen Kirkwood on Nov. 20, 1949, in Kemmerer, and she preceded him in death on April 25, 1975. Kirkwood was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. While in the service, he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal and Victory Ribbon in the American Theater. Kirkwood was employed by Stauffer Chemical for 15 years and retired as a powerhouse operator in 1993. He was also employed in Kemmerer by Frontier Airlines and was transferred to Rock Springs by Frontier and he managed the Rock Springs/Sweetwater County Airport for 15 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. His interests included fishing, hunting and traveling. Survivors include three sons, Dan Kirkwood and wife Brenda of Rock Springs, J.A. Kirkwood and wife Andie of Fort Collins, Colo., Damian Marsh and wife Heather of Rock Springs; five daughters, Sheila Hester and husband Paul of Reliance, Sandy Kirkwood of Higley, Ariz., Jeannie Edwards and husband Brett of Rock Springs, Joani Kirkwood of Laramie, Renae Olsen of South Jordan, Utah, Renee Elison and husband Chris of Green River; two brothers, George Kirkwood Jr. and wife Louise of Las Vegas, and Arthur Kirkwood and wife Arlene of Diamondville; two sisters, Carol Ness and husband Tom of Kemmerer, and Mickey Fagnant of Kemmerer; 21 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Mary Jean in 1975; son, Arthur Lynn Kirkwood in 1993; grandson, John Joshua Kirkwood in 1978; and his special friend and companion, Loretta Skorup in 2001. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 2001 LAVANDA M. RANTA BASIN – Lavanda M. Ranta, 63, died Sept. 7 at the Basin Retirement Center in Basisn after a short illness. Mrs. Ranta was born Feb. 3, 1938, to Lillian Olson and Joseph W. Schuster in Pehlps, Wis. She married Donald M. Ranta on March 24, 1955, in Phelps. They moved to Rock Springs in 1976 and to Boulder in 1991, following her husband's retirement from Black Butte Coal. Ranta was a housewife. Her pursuits included her family, jigsaw puzzles and Harley Davidson. She is survived by two children, Michael J. Ranta and wife Sue of Farson, and Robyn Boyer and husband Terry of Phelps; four grandchildren, Teresa Franzen and husband Walt of Phelps, Patti Boyer of Phelps, Dawn Obregon of Jefferson, Texas, and Roger Smith of Rock Springs; and four great-grandchildren, Joseph, Eric and Gavin Obregon of Jefferson, Texas and Michael Franzen of Phelps. Ranta was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Private services sfor the family were conducted following cremation. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 2001 FRANCES ROSE ANSELMI WALTERS WALNUT CREEK Calif - Frances Rose Anselmi Walters a native of Rock Springs, died on Aug. 19, 2001, in Walnut Creek, Calif. Mrs. Walters was born on Nov. 20, 1910, to Joseph and Mary Menghini Art selmi. She graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1928 and was then employed as a bookkeeper for the Miners Mercantile Company, a grocery general merchandise store organized by her father in Rock Springs. She was married for over 60 years to T. Preston Walters, and they had three chiidren. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing bridge, reading and book clubs, church activities and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband; three sons, Robert, Dennis and Douglas Walters; six grandchildren, Dennis, Biyan, Jonathan, Dustin, Tayler and Matthew; two great-grandchildren, Laureen and Ashley; two sisters. Mrs. Freeman (Lena) Huntley and Mrs. Joseph (Emma) Melinkovich of Rock Springs; one brother, Ernest Anselmi of Milwaukee, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews, including Patricia LeFaivre of Green River and Mrs. John (Marylou) Unguren of Rock Springs. Preceding her in death were her parents; two brothers, Rudolph and James Anselmi; and one sister, Josephine Anselmi. --- Green River Star, Sep 20, 2001 Dorothy Larsen Dorothy Larsen, 84, of Rock Springs, died Sept. 12 at the L.D.S. Hospital in Salt Lake City following a sudden illness. She was born Aug. 8, 1917, in Louisville, Colo., the daughter of the late Michael and Suzanna Petrun Motichka. She attended schools in Lyman and was a graduate of the Lyman High School. She married Dellas Larsen in Manila on Aug. 11, 1936 and their marriage was later blessed in the St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on June 6, 1995. She was a member of the St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. She was an avid reader. Survivors include two brothers-in-law, John Rodzinak of Rock Springs and Donald and Esther Larsen of Manila, Utah; three sisters-in-law; Jeanette Motichka of Rock Springs, Mary Motichka of Glenwood Springs, Colo. and LaPriel Rounds of Cheyenne; two nieces, Dolores Fermelia and husband, Ed, of Rock Springs, and Patty Parkes of Ogden, Utah., one nephew, James Tynsky of Rock Springs, several other nieces and nephews and a special friend, Karen Abel, of Lyman. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers; Michael Motichka, Andrew Motichka, John Motichka, and George Motichka and three sisters; Mary Tynsky, Margaret Kidman and Ann Rodzinak. A Mass of Christian Burial was conducted Monday at the St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father John Savio officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. --- Green River Star, Sep 20, 2001 Cecelia Frances Gatti Cecelia Frances Gatti, 83, of Rock Springs, died on Sept. 11 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born Feb. 6, 1918 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late John and Agnes Kochis Korfanta. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1935. She married Fred Gatti Sr. in Manila on Dec. 29, 1936 and he preceded her in death in 1968. She was a retired receptionist, having worked for Dr. Frank Bertoncelj for 13 years. She was also snack bar manager for school lunches. She was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Council of Catholic Women, St. Monica's Sodality, Catholic Golden Age, Italian Trentini Club, Italian Singers and active in the Sweetwater County Democratic Party. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Shelby Jean Gatti; one daughter and son-in-law, Jene and Darrel Hubbard, of San Diego, Calif., one brother Albert "Sonny" Korfanta of Pinedale; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, several brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers; John who died in infancy, John Jr., Joe, Frank, and George; three sisters, Mary Conzatti, Katherine Auld and Anne Zueck; and one grandson, Scott Christie. A Mass of Christian Burial was conducted Tuesday at the St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father John Savio officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph's Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Green River Star, Sep 20, 2001 Robert Andrew Wilkie Robert Andrew Wilkie, 73, of Rock Springs, died yesterday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where he had been a patient for one day. He was born in Rock Springs Dec. 14, 1927, the son of the late Andrew and Flossie Woodward Wilkie. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1945. He married Bernadine Kimball and they later divorced. He then married the former Melba Ann Kelly on June 24, 1969 in Elko, Nev. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He worked for Wyoming Automotive for several years as a salesman, for UPRR as a signalman for several years and for FMC as an electrician for 30 years where he retired in 1983. He was a member of the FO Eagles Aerie 151, the American Legion Post 24 and the VFW in Pinedale. His interests included airplanes and flying. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs, four sons Roy, Russell and Richard all of Rock Springs and Raymond of Reading, Calif.; one daughter, Renee Johnson of San Bernadino, Calif.; three step-sons, Ken Kelly of Meridian, Idaho, Mike Kelly of Salt Lake City and Pat Kelly of Nampa, Idaho; seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren and five stepgrandchidlren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 2001 KIYANA RAIN MEEKS SEARLE Graveside services and interment for Kiyana Rain Meeks Searle were conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Kiyana Rain, infant daughter of Larry Searle and Yulka Meeks, died on Monday, Sept. 17, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs. Survivors include her parents; one sister, Tazia Meeks of Rock Springs; her paternal grandmother, Shauna Linger of Lyman; her maternal grandparents, Lloyd and Ruth Meeks of Fontenelle, and Janice Meeks of Rock Springs; one aunt, Tracy Linger of Lyman; three uncles, Jacob Meeks, Joseph Meeks and Joe Ollis and wife Kimi, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 2001 CAROLINE “CARRIE” E. BUCHANAN CASPER - Services for Caroline "Carrie" E. Buchanan took place at Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery in Salt Lake City. Interment was in the Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Buchanan, 98, died Sept. 2, 2001, at the Shepherd of the Valley Care Center. She was born Dec. 8, 1902, in Lyman, to Joseph William and Mary Alice (Walker) Eyre. She married Frank Buchanan on June 25, 1922, in Evanston. She worked at Ben Franklins in Casper for many years. She belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her pursuits included fishing, playing cards and spending the summers at her daughter Pat's home in the mountains north of Cora. She lived in Lander until her husband's death in May of 1955. She moved to Casper to be near family. Survivors include one grandchild, Nancy Keener of Casper; two sisters, Theo Witte of Nevada and Velda Hatch of California; four great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; daughters, Faye and Pat; two grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; four brothers and four sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 2001 JEFFREY DALE DIMICK Funeral services for Jeffrey Dale Dimick were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, at the LDS 5th Ward, Green River. Bishop Rex Lowell conducted the services. Graveside services and interment were conducted at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, at the Cliffview Cemetery, 1850 E. 800 N., Price, Utah. Bishop Larry Jensen conducted the graveside services. Pallbearers were Ross Tucker, Jared Dimick, Mike Schiffhauer, Ron Ryan, Ted Coleman and Aaron McGarvey. Honorary pallbearers were Kim Coleman, Roy Ryan, Lou Knutson, Chase Dimick, Austin Dimick, Marlin Ford, Kent Lindsey, Jeff Heath Dimick, Justin Dale Cimick, and all of his friends. Dimick, 44, of Green River, died at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, at his home. A longtime Green River resident and former resident of Price, Utah, Dimick died following a brief illness. He was born in Sunnyside, Utah, on April 2, 1957, the son of Victor and Helen Tanner Dimick. Dimick attended schools in Price and Green River. He married Karen Ryan on March 1, 1974 in Manila, Utah. Dimick was employed as an electrician at General Chemical and had been employed there for the past 28 years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His interests included golfing, fishing, hunting, music and his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Karen Dimick of Green River; his parents, Helen Dimick Ford and husband Marlin of Yuma, Ariz.; two sons, Jeffrey Heath Dimick and Justin Dale Dimick, both of Green River; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, David and Mary Ryan of Green River; brothers-in-law, Ron Ryan and wife Kay of Vemal, Utah, and Roy Ayan of Green River; one sister, Vicki Coleman and husband Ted of Casper; sisters-in-law, Linda Lindsey and husband Kent of Ogden, Utah, Laurie Ryan of Casper, and Sharon Biamon and husband Tom of Medicine Bow; two grandsons, Austin and Chase Dimick; four granddaughters, Kelsie, Sierra, Brooke and Josslynn Dimick; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Victor Dimick; one brother, Jerry Dimick; and his grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 2001 SYLVIA P. ERSKINE Private graveside services for Sylvia P. Erskine were conducted at the Crown Hill Memorial Park in Lakewood, Colo. Mrs. Erskine, 81, died Sept. 17, 2001, at the Sageview Care Center, Rock Springs. She was bom in Brighton, Colo., on July 14, 1920, the daughter of James and Mary Paris Fowler. She graduated from Castle Rock High School, Castle Rock, Colo. She married John M. Erskine on Aug. 30, 1942, in Cripple Creek, Colo. She was a homemaker and also worked in the reading lab at Creighton Junior High School, Jefferson County School District, in Lakewood, Colo., from 1971-1984. She was involved in organizations such as Girl Scouts of America, Parent Teacher Organization and Jefferson County Mental Association. She was also active in the Democratic party, serving as election judge and precinct chairwoman. She is survived by three daughters, Cynthia D. Erskine, Burke, Va., Kathleen and husband Jerry Sisemore, Rock Springs, and Elizabeth G. and husband Anthony Roznovsky, Lake Jackson, Texas; grandchildren, Shane and Jon Richardson, Las Vegas, Andrew Roznovsky, Lake Jackson, Texas, Nicholas and wife Krista Roznovsky, Denver, Michael Sisemore and Sarah Peterson, Rock Springs, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Erskine; daughter, Marla Richardson; infant son, John Michael Erskine; three sisters, Daisy Achord, Shirley Michel and Dorthy Jean Brown; and two brothers, Vernon Fowler and Leonard Fowler. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 2001 GERALDINE KOWLOK Funeral services for Geraldine Kowlok were conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001, at the First United Methodist Church, Rock Springs. The Rev. Sue Pierce officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Gary Giannino, Ken Kow?ok, Rudy Kowlok, Clift Revelle, Craig Thompson and Ken Tyler. Mrs. Kowlok, 80, of Rock Springs, died on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Kowlok died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Sept. 28, 1920, in Thermopolis, the daughter of Ivan and Mary C. Cogdill Ray. Mrs. Kowlok attended schools in Thermopolis, and was a graduate of Thermopolis High School with the class of 1938. She married John Kowlok in Thermopolis on July 1, 1939, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 7, 1999. Mrs. Kowlok was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star for 50 years. Survivors include one daughter, Mary Ann Pyzyna and husband Phil of Rock Springs; one brother, Ivan E. Ray of Sacramento, Calif.; one sister, Evelyn Carr of Carlsbad, Calif; three grandchildren, Chaney Thompson, Hanna Thompson and Craig David Thompson; and a nephew, Mika Kane. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; three sons, John, James and Richard. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 2001 NAIDA CLARICE SMITH MYERS Funeral services for Naida Clarice Smith Myers were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001, at the Green River LDS 7th Ward Chapel, 1250 W. Teton Blvd., in Green River. Interment took place in the Washington City Cemetery in southern Utah. Mrs. Myers, 78, died Sept. 16, 2001, at Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River, after a lengthy illness. She was born Jan. 27, 1923 in Delta, Utah, the daughter of Samuel Hood Smith and Mary Addie Wilkins Smith. She graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1940, where she was involved in speech and drama. She married John Earl Myers on Oct. 26, 1941, in Las Vegas. Their marriage was later solemnized in the St. Geroge LDS Temple on July 17, 1965. He preceded her in death on April 24, 1991. She was employed in several capacities, including bookkeeper, teller, retial sales and receptionist. She helped her husband in their hardware store, in his political campaigns and through more than 20 years of serious illness. She was the chairman of the American Cancer Society campaign in Clark County, Nevada. She was musically gifted. Her pursuits included singing, whistling and yodeling. She also played the guitar, the harmonica and the accordion. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Chrsit of Latter-day Saints. Her church allings included Cub Scout den leader, primary teacher, Relief Society callings and music director. At age, 69, she took a Word Perfect class at Dixie College to sharpen her skills for a job. She served in the South Carolina Columbia Mission and in the Atlanta, Ga., LDS Temple. Survivors include her children, Sue Gebs and husband Louis of Green River, Rob Myers and wife Kim of Provo, Utah, and Jim Myers of Las Vegas; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Jim Smith and wife Peggy of Schurz, Nev. She was preceded in death by her husband; four children; three sisters, and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 2001 MAE LUCILLE BALEN Private family graveside services and inurnment for Mae Lucille Balen took place on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at the Saint Joseph's Cemetery in Rock Springs. Mrs. Balen, 86, of Rock Springs, died on Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, at the Sage View Care Center following a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Balen was born on June 4, 1915, the daughter of the late Jack and Mae Lucille McMillan Armstrong. She attended schools in Rock Springs. Mrs. Balen married Mike "Irish" Balen on March 16, 1935, in Manila, Utah, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 30, 1978. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include one son, Lawrence M. Bolen of Rock Springs; two daughters, Carol Sherer of Salima, Colo., and Lois Jean Tillman of Wheatland; eight grandchildren; several great- and great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 2001 AUSTIN JIGGS BUCKENDORF Graveside services and interment for Austin Jiggs Buckendorf were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Sister Betty Lorenz conducted the services. Austin Jiggs Buckendorf, infant son of Erven E. and Cammie A. Erdmann Buckendorf Jr., of Green River, died on Sept. 21, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born on Sept. 21, 2001, in Rock Springs. Survivors include his parents; his paternal grandmother, Goldie Buckendorf of Green River; his maternal grandparents, Larry and Lina Erdmann of Green River; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Erven "Jiggs" Buckendorf Sr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 2001 JOHN DUDLEY COKER BAY CITY, Texas-- A wake for John Dudley Coker took place on Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, at 7 p.m. Services were conducted on Sept. 22, 2001, at the Bay City Baptist Church, 1818 Marguerite, Bay City, Texas. Burial followed at Roselawn in Van Vleck, Texas. Coker, 75, died on Sept. 19, 2001, in Killeen, Texas. He was born in Bay City on March 23, 1926, to the late Artis and Lela Coker. He worked at Albertson's Food Store for several years. He was a charter member of the Bay City Baptist Church and a member of the Maranatha Baptist Church in Killeen. He was also a member of the pipefitters union local 211. He is survived by his wife, Billie Jean Coker of Killeen; son, Gary Coker and wife Becky of Sweeny, Texas; two daughters, Diane Traweek of Northport, Ala. and Johnna Kay Mitchell and husband Stephen of Fort Sill, Okla; three stepdaughters, Suzanne Calk and husband Clayton of Kemmerer, Sandra Burgyan and husband Istvan of Bay City, and Sherry Loring and husband Greg of Bay City; one stepson, Wayne Bruening and wife Donna of Bay City; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 2001 BRYEL DIANA MLINAR LARAMIE-- Vigil services for Bryel Diana Mlinar were conducted on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul's Newman Center. Funeral Liturgy was Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at 10 a.m., also at the Newman Center. The Rev. Roger W. Schmit, OSB, officiated. Interment followed at Greenhill Cemetery. Casketbearers were Matt Mlinar and Lewis Atkinson. Bryel Diana, infant daughter of James F. and Carla J. (Atkinson) Mlinar Jr., died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 26, 2001, at 9:48 a.m. in Laramie, weighing 5 pounds 2 ounces. In addition to her parents, Jim and Carla Mlinar of Laramie, she is survived by her twin sister, Madison Rae Mlinar and sister Bailey Ann Mlinar, both of Laramie; paternal grandparents, Jim and Diana Mlinar of Rock Springs; maternal grandparents, Ann and Louis Atkinson of Rock Springs; and great-grandparents, Zella Mlinar and Elsie Hiner, both of Rock Springs, Myrtle Atkinson of Sandy, Utah, and Tony and Delfa Pardini of Ogden, Utah; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by great-grandfathers, Ignatz Mlinar and Louis Charles Atkinson; great-great-grandmother, Lucille Profaizer; and great-grandmother, Renee Lucill Atkinson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 2001 ANN POWELL A Mass of Christian burial for Ann Powell was celebrated Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Camillus Elispermann officiated. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mrs. Powell, 78, of Rock Springs, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001, at her home. She was born June 7, 1923, in Superior, the daughter of Nicholas and Helen (Nickolich) Levar. She graduated from Superior High School in 1941 and the University of Wyoming in 1944 with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. She also attended the University of Northern Colorado, graduating in 1950. She married Jerome Powell on Aug. 9, 1954 in Elko, Nev. Mrs. Powell taught elementary school for 26 years, 23 years in Sweetwater County School District No. 1. She was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Community, St. Bridget's Circle, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Auxiliary and Alpha Delta Kappa since 1976. Her interests included traveling, bridge, reading, crafts and working with children. She is survived by her husband, Jerome Powell of Rock Springs; two sons, Jerome M. Powell of Grand Junction, Colo. and William M. Powell and wife Diane of Rock Springs; two grandchildren, Cheyenne and Dakota Powell; three brothers, Paul Levar of Casper, Mark Levar of Rolling Prairie, Ind., and John Levar of Lander; two sisters, Josephine Case of Rock Springs and Mildred Wilde of Issaquah, Wash.; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins, including family in Zagred, Croatia and Oberbrechen, Germany. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Mary Toly. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 2001 JOHN TONY RUIZ SALT LAKE CITY-- Funeral services for John Tony Ruiz took place on Sept. 23, 2001, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Ruiz, 64, died on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at home in Salt Lake City after a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 9, 1937, in Winton, to Louie and Mary Ruiz. He attended schools in Green River. He then joined the U.S. Navy. He married his wife Peggy in Salt Lake on Dec. 14, 1965. His hobbies included dancing, playing pool and hunting. He was a member of the Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Peggy; daughters, Connie Hall of Rogers, Ark., Toni Davis and son-in-law T. J. of Florida, Terrie McCrea of George, Tammy Bond of Rock Springs, Tracy Moody of Rock Springs, Shanna Widder of Salt Lake City; sons, Bart Ruiz of Pen Valley, Calif., J. T. Ruiz of Salt Lake City; five stepchildren, Barbara Leavell, Galen Leavell, Mitchel and daughter-in-law Marily, all of Salt Lake City, Linda Watson and son-in-law Ricky of Hagarville, Ark., Glen Leavell and daughter-in-law Allie of Hot Springs, Ark.; 12 grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Vera Mulinix of Green River, Della and husband Clinton Raymond of Rock Springs, Jean Wilkes of Winnemucca, Nev.; brothers, Ralph and wife Judith Ruiz of Lake Havasu, Ariz., Frank and wife Patsy Ruiz of Green River; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Ceto Ruiz; and sisters, Elsie and husband Elmer Ring, Gloria and husband Tom Pantaloglo and Mry Ruiz; and brother-in-law John Mulinix. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 2001 WEAVER SCHROCK Funeral services for Weaver Schrock were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at Fox Funeral Home, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery, Green River. Schrock, 87, of Rock Springs, died at 6?24 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs. He was born Sept. 12, 1914, in Oak Grove, La., the son of Jody and Nettie Moore Schrock. He attended schools in Oak Grove and graduated from Oak Grove High School with the class of 1932. He married Josephine Fesler in Carlsbad, N.M. on Sept. 14, 1940. She preceded him in death on Sept. 22, 1985. He worked as an underground miner with U.S. Borax for 25 years and also for Allied Chemical for 15 years before his retirement in 1982. After his retirement, he spent many months each year at his cabin on the Beaver Ridge near Daniel. He was a member of the United Steel Workers Union and the NRA. His interests were hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He looked forward to his yearly elk hunt with his son, Jody, in Wyoming. Schrock is survived by one son, Jody Schrock and wife Melba of Rock Springs; six daughters, Mary Jean Buck and husband Tony of Carlsbad, Camille Schrock of San Francisco, Nettie Beth Hale and husband Bill of Fort Collins, Colo., Gaye Nell Delling of Durango, Colo., Doris Dehler and husband John of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Robbie Schrock of Fort Collins; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine; one son, Larry Dean Schrock; parents; brothers and sisters, Clayton Schrock, Pearl Farmer, Ruby Catron, Ben Schrock, Mattie Lou Schrock and Joe Schrock. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 2001 JUNIOR B. WINKEL SARATOGA-- Memorial services for Junior B. Winkel took place on Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 2350 in Green River. Winkel, 65, died at his home on the Swanson Johnson Ranch southwest of Saratoga on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001. He was born on Aug. 31, 1936, in Malta, Mont., the son of Britten W. and Mary L. (Ambers) Winkel. He married Gladys M. Dingus on Aug. 18, 1987 in Green River. He served his country in the U.S. Army, retiring after 24 years of service as a Sergeant E5. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Lodge 2350 in Green River. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Winkel; his mother, Mary Phares of Green River; three children, Ronnie Gray of Washington, Britt Winkel of New Mexico and Beth Winkel of Washington; three brothers, Bue Winkel of Malta, Ralph Winkel of Green River and Lee Winkel of Logan, Kan.; one sister, Mary Day Merserve of Seattle; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 2001 JOSEPH JACOB WIPF ROUNDUP, Mont.-- Joseph Jacob Wipf, 57, of Roundup, Mont., died at about 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001. He was born on Nov. 29, 1943, in New Dayton, Canada, the son of Joseph and Rachel Hofer Wipf. Wipf was employed by True Drilling. Services and interment were in Roundup. --- Green River Star, Oct 4, 2001 Henry Rico Zampedri Henry Rico Zampedri, 84, of Rock Springs, died yesterday at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs following a lengthy illness. He was born on Oct. 2, 1917 in Superior, the son of the late Enrico and Angelina Arnoldi Zampedri. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of the Superior High School with the class of 1936. He married Bertha Leino Zampedri on May 6, 1939 in Rock Springs. He was employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company as a coal miner for 16 years and an engineering aide for 16 years at Cliamax, Colo. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the Holy Spirit Catholic Community. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ray and Frances Zampedri of Superior and Gary and Patricia Zampedri of Buena Vista, Colo.; one daughter Paula Bertagnolli and husband, Joe, of Lolita, Texas; one brother, Serafino Zampedri of Rock Springs; one sister Edith Garret of Buena Vista, Colo.; 13 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Carol Carlson; two brothers and one sister. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father John Savio will officiate. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Vase Funeral Home in Rock Springs. Interment will be in the Saint Joseph's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Home tomorrow afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and again Saturday until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 2001 IVY RENAE BECK Funeral services for Ivy Renae Beck took place at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, 2001 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery, Green River. Ivy Renae Beck, infant daughter of Larance Charles and Sharity Lynn Mecham Beck, died at birth on Sept. 26, 2001 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs. Survivors include her parents; one brother, Daniel Larance Beck; two sisters, Madison Emily and Azlynn Beck, all of Rock Springs; grandparents, Ronnie ALlyn and Ruth I. Beck of Green River, Wayde and Pamelia Mecham, Beatrice Beck of McKinnon and Lynn and Maralyn Mecham of Vernal, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 2001 HELEN “PAT” BOOTH AZTEC, N.M.—Services for Helen “Pat” Booth were conducted at 1 p.m. Wendnesday, Oct. 3, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mark Butcher of Uinta Bible Baptist Church officiated. Pallbearers were Glen Sims, J.R. Sims, Dan Sims, Wade Sims, David Tarbet and Dale Tarbet. Honorary bearers were Dale Putman and Paul Price. Mrs. Booth, 84, died in Aztec, N.M. on Sept. 28, 2001. She graduated in Rock Springs with the class of 1935. She spent her early life in Green River, lived in Cortez, Colo., St. Paul, Neb. and Riverton. Following the death of her husband, Maitland Booth, she had been living in Aztec. She is survived by her son, Glen E. Hunter of Aztec; one brother, Harvey Branson of South Pass; six grandchildren, Glen C. Hunter of Moab, Utah, Dean Hunter of Jackson, Kathy Kackler of Reno, Nev., James Hunter of Phoenix, Dale Putman, Elko, Nev., Lisa Pedersen of Gillette; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and May Branson; noe brother, D.H. “Buck” Branson; and a sister, Doris Beachler. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 2001 BILLIE JEAN KEETON Funeral services for Billie Jean Keeton were conducted at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, 2001 at the Hilltop Baptist Church, 405 Faith Drive, Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Keeton, 70, of Green River, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County of a sudden illness. She was born on Jan. 14, 1931 in Fulton, Ark., the daughter of Albert and Annie Little Tefteller Ward. She attended schools in Texarkana, Ark. She married William Harvey Wesley Keeton Sr. on Jan. 20, 1947 in Dallas, and he preceded her in death of July 14, 1977. Her interests were bingo, her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her pursuits included cooking for her friends and family and collecting cookbooks. She was a member of the Golden Hour Senior Citizens Center in Green River. She is survived by her seven children, William Keeton and wife Cecilia, Carol Hollopeter and husband Otto, Kathy Provence and husband David, all of Green River, Richard Keeton and wife Suzanne of Salt Lake City, Janet Jenkins and husband Ron of Duchesne, Utah, Steve Keeton and wife Mona of Elko, Nev., and Terri Larive and husband John of Mountain View; three sisters, Pauline Verduzco of Green River, Marie West of Garland, Ark., and Annett Phillips of Texarkana; 23 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several aunts, uncles, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, William; parents; one brother, Richard Harper; one sister, Beatrice Montoya; and a granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 2001 RUTH SMITH WISNISKI Funeral services for Ruth Smith Wisniski were conducted at 11 .m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Interment was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Wisniski, 67, of Rock Springs, died on Sept. 30, 2001 at 7 p.m. in Yacolt, Wash., and the Majestic Mountain Retreat. A longtime Rock Springs and Superior resident, Mrs. Wisniski died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 10, 1933, the daughter of the late C.R. Shuping and Viola Chancey. Mrs. Wisniski attended schools in Rock Springs and Superior. She married Keith Smith in Evanston in 1968 and he preceded her in death in 1977. She later married Rodger Wisniski in Green River. He preceded her in death in December of 1998. Her pursuits included knitting, crocheting, gardening, especially her roses, and spending time with her family. Survivors include three sons, James William Smith, Robert Earl Smith and David Alsup, all of Rock Springs; four daughters, Sharon Marie Holt of Vancouver, Wash., Johnnie Ruth Stone of Rock Springs, Shellie Angelette of Panola, Miss., and Cindy Dionisio of California; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; stepfather, Joe James Mlinar; one son, Joseph Paul Smith; first husband, Keith Smith; and second husband, Rodger Wisniski. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 2001 RONALD V. CHRISTENSEN EVANSTON - Ronald V. Christensen, 67, died April 22, 2001, near Evanston, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born Dec. 20, 1933, in Cowley. On Sept. 2, 1956, he married Margaret "Peggy" Woolrich, who grew up in Superior. He graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1958 majoring in electrical engineering. He worked primarily in the paper industry for Zee, Crownzellerbaugh, and Gaylord paper manufacturers. He managed paper mills and traveled extensively for the companies overseas. After retiring, the couple moved to Manzanita, Ore., where they built a home on the ocean. His pursuits included taking walks on the beach, playing on the computer with his grandchildren and hunting with his sons and father in the mountains. Survivors include his wife; three sons; one daughter, and five grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 2001 CARL KLEIN Funeral services for Carl Klein were conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at the First Congregational Church, 1275 Adams Ave., Rock Springs. The Rev. Jeanny House conducted the services. Funeral services and entombment were conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, in the Garden Mausoleum Chapel at the Crown Hill Cemetery, 29th and Wadsworth. Denver. The Rev. Franklin Medford conducted the services. Klein, 83, of Rock Springs died at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River, where he had been a patient for the past month. He was a longtime Rock Springs resident and former longtime resident of Denver and Sally, Iowa. He was born on Jan. 15, 1918, in Kilduff, Iowa, the son of the Rev. John Edward Klein and Ethel M. Horn Klein. Klein attended schools in Oswego, Ill., and was a graduate of the Oswego High School. He later attended and graduated from the Denver University in Denver. He married the former Ruth McLeod in Denver on June 17, 1941, and she preceded him in death on Dec. 9, 1992. Klein was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II. Klein was employed with FMC as an electrical engineer and retired on Feb. 1, 1980, having worked there for 30 years. He was a member of the First Congregational Church and the First Presbyterian Church of Englewood, Colo. Klein's pursuits included coin collecting, stamp collecting and spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth "Libby” Pedri and husband Gary of Rock Springs, and Karen Primm and husband John of Gillette; two sons, John Klein and wife Diane of Chico, Calif., and David Klein and friend Sue Alexander of indian Hills, Colo; one sister, Mary Norton of Denver; six grandchildren, Brent Klein, Ali Winters, Elizabeth Campbell, Taylor Primm, Tony Pedri and Mark Pedri; four greatgrandchildren, Aspen, David, Kelan and Sophia; one aunt, Enid Klein of Pella, Iowa; one niece, Joy Norton of Hawaii; and several cousins in Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Ruth. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 2001 ELMER L. PENNINGTON ATCHISON, Kan. -- Funeral services for Elmer L. Pennington were at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at the Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Robert Zeigler officialing. Burial followed in the Mount Vernon Cemetery. Pennington, 75, Atchison, Kan., died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at the Atchison Hospital following a lengthy illness. Pennington was born Feb. 23, 1926, in Atchison, the son of Elmer C. and Elsie Marie Wheeler Pennington. He served in the Navy during World War II from April 28, 1943, until May 1, 1946, in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He was employed in the maintenance department with Church and Dwight Com. pany near Green River. He had previously been employed for General Motors at the Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmobile plant in Fairfax, Mo., as a millwright. He also had worked for the former LFM Company and was engaged in farming. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Fleming-Jackson-Seever Post No. 6 of the American Legion, and was a former member of the Masons. He was an avid sportsman, and his pursuits included big-game hunting and deer hunting and he was a supporter of the humane society. He married the former Geneva Alberta Hunt. She preceded him in death in 1993. He then married Rose D. Cline on Jan. 10, 1997. Survivors include his wife, Rose; two sons, Paul L. Pennington and Richard Pennington, both of Atchison; one stepson, Evert A. Ramsey, Green River; one daughter, Margaret E. Wilson, Nashville, Tenn.; five sisters, Susie Berry, Atchison, Ruby Marie Nauman, Wrightsville, Pa., Jean Boyce, Valley Falls, Kan., Virginia Pelton, Topeka, Kan., and Beatrice McMillan, Coco, Fla.; a half-sister, Linda Cameron, Lancaster; and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Howard Pennington. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 2001 THELMA P. OSIKA JANESVILLE, Wis. – A memorial service for Thelma P. Osika took place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 409 E. Court St., with the Rev. Robert Bramlett officiating. Mrs. Osika, 81, of 2622 Joliet St., died Sunday evening, Sept. 10, 2001, at Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Osika, known as "Nannie" by most who knew her, was born on Sept. 19, 1919, in Porterville, Utah, the daughter of the late Clarence S. and Eliza K. (Durrant) Porter. On March 28, 1941, she married Glenn H. Osika; he preceded her in death. She had been employed as the office manager for the S&L Store (J.M. Bostwick's), then as a bookkeeper for T.S. Willis Construction, and then Rock River Manufacturing Co., also as a bookkeeper, until her retirement. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and was a longtime member of Trinity Episcopal Church. She is survived by her daughter, Lyda, with whom she lived in Janesville, and husband Elmer Holz; two granddaughters, Katie Fraunfelder of Janesville and Tammy Holz and friend Chuck Petersen of Beloit. Wis.; two sisters, Resa Waller of Morgan, Utah, and Ilene Mehle of Pinedale; five great-grandchildren, Angie, Seth, Tyler, Taylor and Trevor; and two step-great-grandchildren, Chris and Shawn. In addition to her parents and ex-husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Elmer Porter and Leo Poner, and two sisters, Leona Kershaw and Irene Andrews As per Thelma's instructions, she had her remains donated to the University of Wisconsin Medical Department. Private inurnment will take place at a later date. --- Green River Star, Oct 11, 2001 Mary Mae Green Mary Mae Green, 64, of Rock Springs, died at her home Saturday following a brief illness. She was born July 10, 1937, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Gus and Elsie Marie Soderlund Pandalis. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate with the class of 1955. She married Edwin G. "Teddy" Hamilton on Dec. 3, 1954 and they were divorced. She later married Robert A. Green in September of 1968 and he preceded her in death. She was employed by the Social Security Administration as a journeyman field representative for 25 years until she retired in 1990. She was the first Rock Springs native to attain this seniority position. She retired to Las Vegas where she was employed by the Dunes Hotel, the Sands Hotel and her last position as promotions supervisor at the Tropicana Hotel. She enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include her mother, Elsie Pandalis of Rock Springs; one son, Michael Andrew Hamilton of Rock Springs; two daughters, Lisa Marie Marchetti of Rock Springs and Peggy Lynn Pankey and husband, John, of Englewood, Colo.; two brothers, Andy Pandalis and wife, Jan, and John Pandalis and wife, Bonnie, all of Rock Springs; six grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and her husband. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Rock Springs. Very Reverend Lukas Kotzakis officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society or the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church c/o The Very Reverend Lukas Kotzakis 302 M St., Rock Springs. --- Green River Star, Oct 11, 2001 JEAN MCCRANN Jean McCrann, 66, of Rock Springs died Monday at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center. She was born on Sept. 1, 1935, in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Frank J. and Edna Brownfield Kershisnik. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1953. She later attended the Loretta Heights College. She married John C. McCrann in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 1955 and he preceded her in death last year. She enjoyed tennis, walking, playing cards, and gardening. She also loved spending time with her family. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and St. Michael the Archangel. She was very active in the church and cleaned the church every week. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Cathy McCrann of Parker, Colo., Dr. Pat and Beth McCrann of Denver and Terrance and Kaylene McCrann and of Rock Springs; one daughter Jonni McCrann of Washington, D.C; two brothers David Kershisnik and wife, Mary Ann, of Centerville, Utah and Jack Kershisnik and wife, Charlene, of Rock Springs; one sister, Marilyn Bertagnolli of Denver; mother-in-law Elizabeth McCrann, one sister-in-law, Mary Lou Kershisnik of Littleton, Colo.; five grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Frank and Joseph Kershisnik; a brother-in-law, Emil Bertagnolli and one nephew, Max Kershisnik. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father Tom Sheridan will officiate. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the church. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Vase Chapel tomorrow afternoon until 4 and at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church from 5-8 p.m. and again Saturday morning until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 13, 2001 GEORGE ANTON BERTAGNOLLI A mass of Christian burial for George Anton Bertagnolli was celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001 at SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs, with the Rev. Camillus Ellspermann officiating. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8, 2001 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Inurnment was in the Paul J. Wataha section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Bertagnolli, 89, of 1303 Kimberly Dr., Rock Springs, died at 3:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. He was born on Feb. 1, 1912 in Rock Springs, the son of Joe D. and Clara Angeli Bertagnolli. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1930. He married Katherine Radosevich in Rock Springs on May 5, 1949. He served in the United States Army from 1941-1945. Bertagnolli owned and operated George’s Liquor Store and Bar for 35 years. He was a member of the Elks and a member of the American Legion for over 50 years. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. His interests included fishing, crossword puzzles, spending time with family, his dog, Harley and time at his cabin. Survivors include his wife, Katherine of Rock Springs; two daughters, Gail Rae and husband Matthew of Federal Way, Wash., Barbara Tenbroek and husband Baarent of Davisville, Mo.; seven nephews; one niece; and numerous great-nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant daughter, Lisa; and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 13, 2001 JACK JAMES “J.J.” BEASLEY A military memorial service for Jack James "J.J." Beasley was conducted at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, at the Fraternal Order of the Eagles No. 2350, 88 N. 2nd E., in Green River. Beasley, 19, of Green River, died at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001. He was a lifetime Green River resident. Beasley was born in Rock Springs on Dec. 19, 1981, the son of Jackie Dale and Kat Durrant Beasley. He attended schools in Green River, and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 2000. Beasley was currently serving with the United States Army as a Private 2nd Class for the past one and one-half years. He marched with the Casper Trooper Drum and Bugle Corps for two summers, playing baritone, loved drawing and fishing. Survivors include his parents, one sister, Sara "Sis" Kathleen Beasley of Green River; two aunts, Marti Shapland and husband Rick of Reno, Nev., and Connie Warzecha and husband Gary of Roseville, Calif; and three cousins, Mark Hogland of Reno, Anton Warzecha of Roseville, and Van Curtis Christopher of Hartshorn, Okla. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Charles E. Beasley; maternal grandparents, Van C. and Hazel L. Fackrell Durrant. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 13, 2001 DONALD KENNETH FALER PINEDALE Graveside services for Donald Kenneth Faler were held in Pinedale. Faler died Oct. 8, 2001. He was born July 21, 1915, in Pinedale, to Vincent and Lillian Winn Faler. He married Ida Bingham on Sept. 10, 1940 in Green River. He was a member of the Utah and National Carvers Association, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and Bureau of Reclamation Retirees. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ida, of Salt Lake City; children, Karen and husband Graham Culter of Bountiful, Utah, Karol and husband Bruce Krug of Cheyenne, Pamela Faler and Dawn Michele Jensen, both of Salt Lake City; four grandchildren, Kevin and Brandon Cutler, Shane Burrell and Kristyn Jensen; five great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Harold and wife Buela Faler of Pinedale and Maurice and wife Joy Faler of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 13, 2001 CAROL ILEEN HOY CORTEZ, Colo. - Funeral services for Carol Ileen Hoy took place Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at the Ertel Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Lynn Evans of the Cortez First United Methodist Church officiated. Interment was in the Cortez Cemetery. Mrs. Hoy, 48, a resident of Cortez, was the daughter of Melvin and Charolette (Wenzel) Hines, was born in Brainerd, Minn., on July 8, 1953. She died at her home in Cortez on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001. On Aug. 26. 1996, in Cortez, Hoy wed Benjamin Chase Hoy Jr. She was a creative person enjoying having her hands busy with various needle crafts. She particularly liked to quilt, crochet and needlepoint plastic canvas. Survivors include her husband, Chase Hoy of Cortez, Colo.; her mother, Charolette Wenzel Hines of Gillette; her son, Richard Shane and wife Charlene Marx of Arriola, Colo.; daughters, Robin Marie and husband Justin Dodson, and Brandi Lynn and husband Anthony Saben, both of Cortez; seven grandchildren; brothers, Dean Hines and Bob Hines, both of Gillette, and Rick Schornig, and sisters, Tammy and husband Steve Overlease of Laird, Colo, and Traci and husband Steve Burt of Gillette. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 13, 2001 MARY LENA PHARES Mary Lena Phares, 86, of Green River, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, at the Sage View Care Center. A resident of Green River for the past five years and former resident of Montana, Mrs. Phares died following a brief illness. She was born on May 29, 1915, in Gilby, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of the late Elisha and Carrie Nicholas Amburs. She married Edward Phares in Harlem, Mont., in 1955 and he preceded her in death in 1995. Her interests included sewing, gardening and fishing. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors include two sons, Ralph Winkel and wife Jo of Green River and Lee Winkel and wife Beverly of Kansas; one daughter, Mary Meserve of Washington; one sister, Bertha Koon; 14 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; six brothers; three sisters; and one son, Junior Winkel. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 2001 ROBIN LYNN BARNARD Funeral services for Robin Lynn Barnard were conducted Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City. Graveside services and interment took place on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001 at 3 p.m. at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Bishop Rex Lowell officiated. Barnard, 33, of Salt Lake City, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001 from injuries sustained in a car accident in Salt Lake City. She was born March 18, 1968, the daughter of Travis and the late Gwen Barnard of Green River. She was a graduate of Green River High School. Survivors include one son, Levi; her father, Travis Barnard of Green River; one sister, Jill Barnard of San Diego, Calif.; two brothers, Guy Irvin of Salt Lake City and Mark Barnard of Moscow, Idaho; her grandparents, Verda and Erwin Dennis; and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Her mother, Gwen Barnard, preceded her in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 2001 MARVIN EDWARD DAYTON COKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Marvin Edward Dayton took place Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. in the Cokeville LDS Chapel. Burial was in the Cokeville Cemetery. Dayton, 72, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at the Bear Lake Memorial Hospital in Montpelier, Idaho. He was born Nov. 1, 1928, in Cokeville, to Marvin M. and Rebecca Bird Dayton. He married Joyce Ann Cozzens on Nov. 28, 1948, in Cokeville. He graduated from Cokeville High School and then attended Barber School in Salt Lake City. He worked as a barber in Cokeville and also drove a school bus for many years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and a member of the Cokeville Lions Club. He served on the Cokeville City Council, the cemetery board and on the volunteer fire department. He was the only male survivor of the original Cokeville Canasta Club. He helped start and build the Cokeville ski lift. He was a supporter of all high school activities, either driving the bus to the activities for the students or just showing up at the events. Dayton is survived by his wife, Joyce; one daughter, Sally and husband Bruce Robinson of Worland; two grandchildren, Dustin and Kellee and husband Joe Merritt; one brother, Emford and wife Nona Dayton of Cokeville; one sister, Elvon Holden of Cokeville; and his father-in-law, John Donald Cozzens of Cokeville. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 2001 GARY DALE HANSEN A memorial service for Gary Dale Hansen was conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at the LDS Stake Center, 2055 Edgar St., Rock Springs. Joe Hall conducted the services. Hansen, 56, of Rock Springs, died on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001. He had been a resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Utah. He was born on July 17, 1945, in Salt Lake City, the son of the late Omar Martin and Virginia Bigelow Hansen. Hansen attended schools in Salt Lake City and was a graduate of the Granite High School. He married Susan Charlene Zimmerman in Salt Lake City in 1974. Hansen was employed by Questar Pipeline as a mechanic. He worked for them for 20 years and retired on July 30, 1998. Survivors include his wife; one son, Brandon; one daughter, Brenna; two brothers, Lamar Hansen and Lynn Hansen; one sister, Joyce Burkhart; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 2001 EDITH JUNE LORENZON Edith June Lorenzon, 77, of Rock Springs, died at 11:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where she had been a patient for the past one month. A longtime Rock Springs resident, Mrs. Lorenzon had been in ill health since December of 2000. She was born on May 29, 1924, in Arlington, Wash., the daughter of the late Percy Raymond and Evelyn Miles Breeze. Mis. Lorenzon attended schools in Seattle. She married Rondo Lorenzon on Oct. 25, 1943, in Yuma, Ariz. Mrs. Lorenzon's pursuits included crocheting, knitting and spending time with her family, Survivors include her husband, Rondo Lorenzon of Rock Springs; one son, J.A. Lorenzon and wife Paula of Las Vegas; two daughters, Pam Walker and husband LeRoy of Rock Springs, and Ronda Diemoz and husband Jerry of Rock Springs; three brothers, Tom Breeze and wife Lois of Rock Springs, Bill Breeze and wife Marilyn of Bellevue, Wash., and John Breeze and wife Betty of Seattle; four sisters, Eileen Carlson of Lynwood, Wash., Joyce Breeze of Mill Creek, Wash., Juanita Breeze of Lynwood, Wash., and Beatrice Cage of Phoenix; five grandchildren, Jeremy Diemoz and wife Sara, Trevor Diemoz, Michael Walker and wife Raquel, Ty Walker, and Jada Lorenzon; one great-grandson, Gehrig Diemoz, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 2001 SARA HENSON AMARILLO, Texas - A memorial service for Sara Henson took place at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at the Pinnacle Church in Amarillo. The Rev. Kut Oheim officiated. Mrs. Henson, 47, of Amarillo, Texas, died at her home on Oct. 14, 2001. A former resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Henson died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Sept. 24, 1954, in Hugoton, Kan., the daughter of Rex and Cherry Lane. Mrs. Henson attended schools in Kansas. She married Danny Henson in 1973. Mrs. Henson was a former postal employee. Her interests included painting, yard work, remodeling and playing games with friends and family. Survivors include her mother of Amarillo; former husband, Danny Henson of Table Rock; two sons, Casey Henson and fiancé Jamie, and Cory Henson and wife Kristin; and one grandson, Brendon Henson, all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Lynette Hickman of Ulysses, Kan., Lorie Boyd of Rogers, Ark.; and three brothers, Steve Lane of Rochester, Minn., Kent Lane and Brad Lane of Amarillo; and her maternal grandmother, Lora Braun of Amarillo. She was preceded in death by her father, Rex; and brother, Tony. --- Green River Star, Oct 25, 2001 Alberta Louise Barlow Alberta Louise Barlow, 84, of Rock Springs died yesterday at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for the past four days. She was born March 5, 1917, in Savanna, Okla., the daughter of the late Albert and Lydia Young Zeiher. She attended schools in Reliance. She married Howard Rodda on Dec. 24, 1935 and he preceded her in death in 1955. She married William Barlow in 1959 at Salt Lake City, and he preceded her in death in 1977. She was employed as a clerk at the Bi-Rite Drug for ten years and later was employed by School District 1 as a lunch person. Her pursuits included working crossword puzzles and she was an avid fan of the Atlanta Braves. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Patti Rodda of Rock Springs; one daughter and son-n-law, Roberta and Russel Anderson of Rock Springs; one sister, Jeanette Partington of Rock Springs; ten grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by one son, Howard Rodda; two brothers, two sisters, and two grandchildren, Cremation will take place at the Vase White Mountain Crematory. Memorial services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 2001 ALICIA CASTILLON A mass of Christian burial for Alicia Castillon was celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Green River. The Rev. Tom Sheridan conducted the services. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, 2001 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Castillon, 49, of Green River, died at 4:10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001 at the University of Utah Medical Center. A resident of Green River since 1976, and former resident of Eagle Pass, Texas, Mrs. Castillon died following a sudden illness. She was born on Jan. 12, 1952, in Ozana, Texas, the daughter of Trinidad and Anita Gonzales Costilla. Mrs. Castillon attended school in Eagle Pass, and was a graduate of the Eagle Pass High School with the class of 1970. She married Jose Luis Castillon on Oct. 28, 1971 in Eagle Pass. Mrs. Castillon was employed by OCI as a mine secretary for the past 10 years. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Survivors include her parents, Trinidad and Anita Costilla of Eagle Pass; her husband, Jose Luis Castillon of Green River; three brothers, Federico Costilla and wife Rosa of Eagle Pass, Armando Costilla and wife Enriquelta of Piedras Negras, Coah, Mexico, Trinidad Costilla Jr. and wife Bertha of Laredo, Texas; one sister, Hilda Flores and husband Javier of Eagle Pass; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her son, Juan Luis “Johnny” Castillon; and two sisters, Luz Maria Perez and her twin sister, who died at birth. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 2001 MARY MAGDELINE McNAMARA A mass of Christian burial for Mary Magdeline McNamara was celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, at the SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. The Rev. Bruce Clapham and the Rev. John Savio concelebrated the mass. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. McNamara, 98, of Rock Springs, died on Oct. 22, 2001 at the Weston County Manor in Newcastle, where she had been a resident for the past one year. She was a longtime resident of Rock Springs. Mrs. McNamara was born on Nov. 5, 1902, the daughter of the late Alexander and Katherine Bartus Angelovic. She attended schools in Rock Springs. Mrs. McNamara married Edward D. Halsey and he preceded her in death in 1925. She later married James McNamara and he preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1974. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Her interest was sewing. Survivors include one son, Edward Halsey of Newcastle; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; two brothers, John Angelovic and Steve Angelovic; two sisters, Kate Galya and Josephine Jensen; and one daughter-in-law, Ella Halsey. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 2001 THELMA CLEMENS COLLINS BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - Funeral services for Thelma Clemens Collins were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001, at Ninde Funeral Directors Woodland Chapel, 5757 S. Memorial, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Collins, 79, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001. Mrs. Collins was born May 3, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the daughter of Robert and Salome Jeffries Clemens. She married Lloyd Freeman Collins on Dec. 31, 1942, in Temple, Texas. After her husband's discharge from the military, they have made their home in Tulsa, Green River and Broken Arrow, Okla. She worked as an accounts payable clerk for General Chemical Co. in Green River. She was a member of the Broken Arrow Assembly of God Church. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd F. Collins; son, Gary Collins and wife Marian of Edmond, Okla.; daughter, Pattie Williams and husband Harold of Luling, La; her grandchildren, Michelle C. Almeer and Denise Collins, both of California, Jeff, Greg and Tim Collins of Tulsa, Marcie W. Gann, Kelly A. Williams and Gary J. Williams, all of Louisiana; and her brothers, Robert K. Clemens of Pennsylvania and R. Samuel Clemens of New Hampshire. She was preceded in death by her sons, Ronald Douglas Collins and Wayne Alan Collins; and one sister, Bernice Diamond. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 2001 JOAN ESTES MOUNTAIN VIEW - Funeral services for Joan Estes were conducted on Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, at the Elias-Smith Funeral Home, 2521 Edwards St., Alton, Ill. The Rev. Richard Clouse conducted the services. Interment was in the Upper Alton Cemetery in Alton. Mrs. Estes, 71, of Mountain View, died on Monday, Oct. 22, 2001, at her home. A resident of Mountain View for the past two and one-half years and former resident of Bethalto, Ill., Mrs. Estes died following a brief illness. She was born on March 8, 1930, in Alton, the daughter of the late Forrest and Mary Ruckman Peters. Mrs. Estes attended schools in Alton. She married Harvey Estes in Manila, Utah, on Oct. 27, 1999. Her pursuits included collecting dolls and spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Harvey of Mountain View; five sons, Joseph Shimchick and wife Elfredia of South Roxana, III., James Shimchick of East Alton, Larry Shim chick and wife Karyn of Alton, Michael Hatcher and wife Kim of Baden, N.C., and Raymond Hatcher and wife Judith of Alton; one daughter, Janice Dylewski and husband Michael of Augusta, Ga.; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three husbands, three sisters; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 2001 GERALDEAN H. FULTZ HANNA - Funeral services for Hanna resident, Geraldean H. Fultz, were conducted on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001, at 2 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Laramie with Mike Schneider officiating. Cremation followed the services. Mrs. Fultz, 66, died at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001. Mrs. Fulz was born on June 12, 1935, in Haskell, Okla., the daughter of William A. and Martha Jane Fitzpatrick Hargrove. She married Donald R. Fultz on July 8, 1955, in Muskogee, Okla. She received her bachelor's degree in elementary education at Panhandle State University, in Goodwell, Okla., in 1970. She taught school for 20 years. She taught for 16 years at the school in Wamsutter. She retired from the Sweetwater County School District in 1992. Her pursuits included reading and sewing, and spending time with her grandchildren. She obtained her master's degree from Oklahoma State University in 1978. She and her husband were members of the Church of Christ in Laramie. She is survived by her husband, Donald, of Hanna; and children, Bill and his wife Esther Fultz of Riverton, and a daughter, Darla and her husband Brad Dunmire of Pueblo, Colo.; her brothers, Delbert Hargrove of Broken Arrow, Okla., and D.B. Hargrove, Ray Hargrove and Jim Hargrove, all of Haskell; a sister, Beverly Denton of Haskell; and six grandchildren, Dawn Rose Fultz, Katy Dunmire, Dustin Fultz, Daniel Fultz, Micah Dunmire and Holly Dunmire. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 2001 JERRY M. MURRAY A memorial service for Jerry M. Murray were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Jerry M. Murray, 72, of Rock Springs, died at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at his home. A longtime Rock Springs resident, Murray died following a long illness: He was born on June 5, 1929 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the son of the late Thomas and Margaret Melvin Murray. Murray attended schools in Council Bluffs and was a graduate of high school with the class of 1947. He later attended Creighton University and the University of Wyoming. He married Carol L. Porter in Laramie on Dec. 22, 1956, and they later divorced. While in college, he was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad, then later as a geologist and as an attorney throughout Wyoming until his retirement in 1991. He was appointed deputy county attorney and also was appointed city attorney. His pursuits included hunting, trains and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He is survived by two sons, Thomas P. Murray and wife Mary of Lafayette, Colo., and Michael P. Murray of New York City; three daughters, Linda L. McGovern and husband Mike McGovern of Rock Springs, Teresa L. Brown and husband Bill of Castle Rock, Colo., and Brenda L. Davis and husband Glenn of Littleton, Colo.; eight grandchildren, Peter Davis, Frank Davis, Jessica Brown, Shauna Brown, Nathan Murray, Ellie Murray, Abbie Branch and Michael McGovern; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, and one sister. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 2001 SAMUEL DELBERT SISK PACIFIC CITY, Ore. - Memorial services for Samuel Delbert Sisk were conducted on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001, at the Cloverdale Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sisk, 90, a longtime resident of Pacific City, Ore., died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001. Born the son of William and Ida Belle Balm Sisk, Sept. 14, 1911, in Calome, S.D., he had lived in Oregon for more than 12 years. Sisk graduated from Reliance High School in Wyoming and worked for the coal mines near there for about 20 years. He then turned to crop farming in the Farson area for 10 years. He would spend the remainder of his working years in Casper and Basin, working with the Soil Conservation Service, from which he retired after 20 years in 1976. In his spare time he was an avid fisherman, enjoying both big water fishing for salmon and fly fishing in the rivers and streams. He also was a deer and elk hunter, even working as a hunting guide in Wyoming. He was a member of the Cloverdale Baptist Church, and considered Oregon his "home" even though he was there only 12 years. His survivors include his children, Ardith Hood of Hebo, Ore., Dennis Sisk of Thorton, Colo., and Meredith Ackerman of Vancouver, Wash.; his brothers, William Sisk of Boise, Idaho, Millard Sisk of California and Clyde Bassett of Ajo, Ariz.; his sisters, Elda Dye of Eugene, Ore., Grace Williams of Pacific City, and Trudy Howser of Scapoose, Ore.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen; two sisters; and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 2001 GRACE “PAULINE” VERDUZCO Funeral services for Grace "Pauline" Verduzco were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001, at the Hilltop Baptist Church in Green River. The Rev. Dan York officiated. Interment was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery, Fort Bridger. Mrs. Verduzco, 73, of Green River, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, at the University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, of a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 21, 1927, In Fulton, Ark., the daughter of Albert and Annie Little Tefteller Ward. She attended schools in Texarkana, Ark. She married Elias C. Verduzco on Nov. 21, 1951, In California and he preceded her in death on June 10, 1994. Her interests were cooking and bingo. She is survived by one daughter, Terri and John Lariye of Mountain View, two granddaughters, Debi Hoopes and Missy Larive, both of Mountain View; one great-grandson, John Dakota Hoopes of Mountain View; nieces and nephews, William and Cecilia Keeton, Carol and Otto Hollopeter, and Kathy Provence and David, all of Green River, Richard Keeton and Suzanne of Salt Lake City, Janet and Ron Jenkins of Duchesne, Utah, and Steve and Mona Keeton of Elko, Nev.; two sisters, Marie West of Garland, Ark., and Annett Phillips of Texarkana; several aunts, uncles and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elias; parents; one brother, Richard Harper; two sisters, Beatrice Montoya and Billie Jean Keeton; and one great-niece, Kelly Jean Hollopeter. --- Green River Star, Nov 1, 2001 Erik Eugene Allen Erik Eugene Allen, 17, of Rock Springs died at about 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. He was born on February 10, 1984, in Rock Springs, the son of Keith and Missy Rosette Allen. Erik was currently a senior at the Rock Springs High School. He loved spending time with his family and friends. His pursuits included playing baseball, basketball and football. Erik was a 3.8 Honor Roll student, and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Erik was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his parents Keith and Missy Allen of Rock Springs; two brothers, Jon Allen and Tye Allen, both of Rock Springs; paternal grandparents, Gary and Joan Allen of Rock Springs; maternal grandparents, George and Marilyn Rosette; maternal great grandmother, Mary Harris of Rock Springs; several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. He was preceded in death by his two aunts, Joni Lee Allen and Erin Renae Allen; his cousin Ashlee Hope Nelson; his paternal great grandparents John and Georgia Allen and Vic and Irene Docker; his maternal great grandfather George Harris and his maternal great grandparents Frank and Mary Rosette. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Sweetwater County Events Complex, Yellowstone Road, Rock Springs. Father Tom Sheridan will officiate. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. A Parish Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. at the Events Complex. Father Camillus Ellspermann will officiate the rosary. Friends may call at the Sweetwater County Events Complex from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. tonight and again tomorrow one hour prior to services The family of Erik E. Allen respectfully requests that donations in his memory be made to the Erik E. Allen Memorial Fund c/o Rock Springs National Bank, P.O. Box 880, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82902. --- Green River Star, Nov 1, 2001 Lon Ervin Searles Lon Ervin Searles, 76, of Casper today at the Shepard of the Valley Nursing Home in Casper. He was born Aug. 11, 1925 in Gebo, the son of the late Alonzo and Elizabeth Brim Searles. He attended schools in Gebo and Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School Class of 1943. He later attended the University of Wyoming and graduated in 1951. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and attained the rank of Corporal. He fought at Iwo Jima with the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine division and received the Victory Metal, Occupation Metal Asiatic-Pacific with Star and the Presidential Unit Citation. He worked as a marine biologist for the U.S. Civil Service and for the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He retired in 1978. He was a member of the V.F.W. and the First Congregational Church. His pursuits included fishing, hunting, stock market, photography, stamps, rocks and coins. He is survived by several cousins. Military graveside services and interment will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Mountain View Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Reverend Jeanny House will officiate. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 2001 EMILIO CISNEROS Graveside military services and inurnment were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001 at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Rock Springs, with American Legion Post 24 officiating. Cisneros, 76, of 1750 Hitching Post No. 18, Green River, died on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001 in Salt Lake City, after a sudden illness. He was born May 22, 1925 in Taos, N.M., the son of Solomon and Cistulita Trujillo Cisneros. He attended schools in Taos. He married Lillin Forester on Aug. 4, 1967 in Rock Springs. She preceded him in death on Oct. 18, 1991. Emilio served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was stationed on the battleship Missouri and was present at the United States-Japanese peace treaty. He was employed by Rissler & McMurry Construction, where he retired in 1973, after which he worked for the city of Rock Springs for seven years. His interests included hunting, fishing and camping. He is survived by a sister, Carmen Gonzales of Taos; girlfriend, Janet Guild of Green River; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; three brothers, Leandro, Justino and Trainqulan Cisneros. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 2001 ROBERT KEITH COPELAND Masonic funeral services for Robert Keith Copeland took place at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, 2001 at the First Congregational Church, 1275 Adams Ave., Rock Springs. Copeland, 58, died Oct. 29, 2001 in Rock Springs after a sudden illness. He was born March 2, 1943 in Benton, Ky., the son of Thad James and Theta Maurice Thompson Copeland. He attended elementary classes at the Brezeel School in Benton and graduated from South Marshall High School in Marshall County, Kentucky with the class of 1961. He also attended Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs. Copeland was a U.S. veteran having served in the U.S. Air Force. He married Anna Marie Clere on Aug. 17, 1968 in Warsaw, Ill. He had worked as a millwright since 1965. He had been employed as a maintenance mechanic for PP&L at the Jim Bridger Power Plant since 1982. He was a master mason with the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12. He was also a member of the Matteson Lodge in Joliet, Ill., and the Oriental Guide of the Korein Temple in Rawlins. He was president of the Rock Springs Shrine Club, a member of the Scottish Rite in Lander and a member of the ROJ Court No. 148. He was also a member of the Congregational Church. Survivors include his wife, Anna of Rock Springs; two daughters, Jennifer M. Copeland of Rock Springs, and Amy M. Copeland of Denver; one sister, June Powell and husband, Howard of Benton, Ky.; one aunt, Dorothy Thompson of Benton; one niece, Janice Brown of Georgia; one nephew, Glenn B. Powell of North Carolina; and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, James Weldon Copeland; and one niece, Dr. Judith Pachtman. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 2001 EMMA GONZALES RAWLINS - Funeral services for Rawlins resident Emma Gonzales, 72, took place on Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at 2 p.m., at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Malcolm Reid officiating. Interment was in the Rawlins cemetery. Gonzales died at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001. She was born on June 19, 1929, in Mora, N.M., the daughter of Steve and Antonia Lucero Romero. She married Manuel Gonzales in Mora on May 13, 1945. She spent many years working as a volunteer in Rawlins for the Shriners Memorial Auxiliary at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. She also spent many years working as a volunteer for St. Vincent De Paul Society. She was also an elections judge, and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Her pursuits included cooking, doing ceramics and doing crafts. She and her husband, Manuel, owned and operated Manuel's Gas and Grocery in Rawlins for many years. She is survived by her husband, Manuel Gonzales of Rawlins; her children, daughter, Marie Kluver and husband Orville of Rawlins, son Leroy Gonzales of Rawlins, son, Patrick and wife Gloria Gonzales of Rock Springs, daughter, Beverly and husband Gilbert Cruz of Rawlins, daughter, Victoria and husband Mario Gonzales of Cheyenne and son, Manuel and wife Melissa Gonzales of Rawlins; sisters, Lillian Romero, Betty Omealas and Gloria Romero, all of Denver; brothers, Paul and Joseph Romero, also of Denver. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Steve Romero; and two sisters, Harriett Hammer and Etta Martinez. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 2001 HAROLD L. HARVEY ROBERTSON - Funeral services for Harold L Harvey took place at 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, in the Mountain View First Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Harvey, 91, died on Oct. 24, 2001, following a stroke. He was born on Nov. 8, 1909, in Robertson to Robert Bertie and Ida Mae Johnson Harvey. He married Bessie Hayward on Dec. 22, 1941. They worked at various ranches in Evanston and the Bridger Valley area until moving to Robertson to work on a ranch they purchased in 1945. Harvey worked his ranch, with help in the later years, from his daughter Kaye, until retiring at age 82. He was a charter member of the Bridger Valley Chariot Association. He won numerous awards throughout the years for fastest team and awards for being the oldest driver. He is survived by his daughter, Kaye Sadlier of Robertson; grandchildren, Vicki and husband Tom Widiker, Bob and wife Dee Sadlier, Daria McBee, Jim and wife Christy McBee, and Blain and wile Amber Myers; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie, who died on March 9, 2001; his daughter, Juanita Myers; a grandson, Don Sadlier; and brothers, Bert Harvey, Clair Harvey and Tom Brandon. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 2001 FLORENE OLIVER SODA SPRINGS, Idaho - Funeral services for Florene Oliver were conducted on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at noon at the Hooper LDS Chapel. Burial was at the Grace Cemetery in Grace. Mrs. Oliver, 71, of Soda Springs, Idaho, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, following an illness. Oliver was born May 15, 1930, at Preston, Idaho, the daughter of Vernon James and Grace McGregor Harris. She lived in Thatcher, Idaho, until age 18, when she married and moved to Grace, Idaho. The family moved to Soda Springs in 1962, where she lived except for seven years from 1973 to 1980. During that time she lived in Twin Falls, Idaho, Grace and Thatcher. She was married to Douglas LaVerl Williams on March 5, 1948, at Paris, Idaho. They were later divorced. She was married to William Leal Oliver on June 8, 1974, in Thatcher. She was a member of the Soda Springs LDS 4th Ward and had served as a primary teacher. She had worked as a waitress, and also did Tupperware sales and Avon sales. She was recognized in the Avon Honor Society and Presidents Club. Her pursuits included fishing, bowling, coin collecting, playing Tripoley and Pinochle, visiting friends and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband, William Leal Oliver of Soda Springs; two sons and one daughter, Brad and Carolann Williams and Kent Williams of Green River and Patty and Terry Wilson of Twin Falls; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and one brother, Noman Harris of Garland, Utah. She was preceded in death by her parents, and one son and one daughter, Ronald Bryan Williams and Julie Kaye Williams. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 2001 RALPH RUIZ LAKE HAVASU, Ariz. - Memorial services for Ralph Ruiz were conducted on Thursday at 6 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2001, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Ruiz died on Oct. 25, 2001, in Las Vegas, after a vehicle accident on Oct. 14, 2001, in Lake Havasu, Ariz. Survivors include his wife Judith of Lake Havasu; son, Ralph of Kingman, Ariz.; daughter, Toni Louise of Palisades, Calif.; grandsons; sisters, Vera Mulinix, Della Raymond, Jean Wilkes; and brother, Frank. He was preceded in death by a son, Colin; parents, Louie and Mary Ruiz; brothers, Louie and Tony; sisters, Elsie, Gloria and Mary; and several nephews and nieces. Cremation has taken place in Lake Havasu. --- Green River Star, Nov 8, 2001 Josephine R. Perez Josephine R. Perez, 80, of Rock Springs, died Sunday at the home of her daughter following a lengthy illness. She was born in Fort Collins, Colo. on July 1, 1921, the daughter of the late Samuel and Rose Carrillo Sandoval. She married Tony R. Perez in Green River on June 24, 1939 and he preceded her in death in 1988. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Parish. Her interests included crocheting, cooking, sewing, knitting, crafts and spending time with her family. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Carla Perez of Rock Springs; six daughters; Elena Perez Vogl of Allyn, Wash., Pauline Perez Toops and husband, Bill, of Washougal, Wash., Pearl Martinez and husband, Eddie, , Carolyn Madrid and husband, Daniel, Becky Hager and husband, Clark, and Juanita Yenko and husband, Ken, all of Rock Springs; 16 grandchildren including James Jackson, Paul and Leah Martinez, Jennifer and Tammy Perez, Jason and Janece Parker, Melissa Thornhill, Bonnie and Amanda Madrid, Hanna Toops, Chad, Aaron and Audria Hager, Derek and Kaila Miller; two great-grandsons, several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Anthony R. Perez, Jr. and one brother, Joseph Carillo. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated yesterday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father John Savio officiated. Interment was in the Saint Joseph's Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. The family requests that donations in her memory be made to Hospice of Sweetwater County. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 2001 ROBERT DYER BEVERIDGE A memorial services for Robert Dyer Beveridge was conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001 at the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs. The Rev. Jeanny House officiated. Military services at the Veteran’s section at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Cemetery followed the memorial service. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Beveridge, 79, died on Oct. 30, 2001 at the Veterans Medical Center in Salt Lake City from complications related to emphysema and kidney disease. Born Dec. 7, 1921 in Rock Springs, Beveridge was the ninth of 12 children born to Henry Morris and Mable Clark Beveridge. After attending the public schools of Rock Springs and graduating from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1939, he went to work for the Union Pacific Cola Company as a motorman in the coal mines. He married Bulah Bell Nebeker in 1941. They later divorced. They had two daughters together, Sheron and Sandra. In the spring of 1944, he joined his brothers, Wally, Mick and Henry, who were serving their country in World War II. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy from May 26, 1944 to Feb. 7, 1946 as a Seaman 2nd Class aboard the cruiser U.S.S. Brooklyn in the Mediterranean. After his tour in the U.S. Navy, he returned home to his family and his work in the Stansbury mine. In the early 50s, he left the mine and took an opportunity to learn the sheet metal trade. He worked as an apprentice, then journeyman for six year before opening his own whop, White Sheet Metal Works, which he operated until he retired. In his earlier years, Beveridge enjoyed playing on a city softball team. Later his activities turned to bowling and exploring the desert in his truck. One of his favorite things in life was puzzles of any sort, and he spent a lot of his free time in retirement figuring out the latest mind teaser with his brother, Mick. Beveridge is survived by his daughters, Sheron Lee Medill and husband Adam, Rock Springs, and Sandy Kay Beveridge, Salt Lake City; one sister, Cora Berta, Rock Springs; two brothers, Arthur Beveridge and Jack “Mick” Beveridge, all of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Nyla Lee Medill Miller and husband Shayne of Salt Lake City, and Wendy Mae Medill Suhr and husband Sterling of Rock Springs; four great-granddaughters; two great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Beveridge was preceded in death by five brothers, Henry, Charles, George, Wallace, and infant Beveridge; four sisters, Lucille Lamons, Florence Fitzgerald, Gertrude Kourbelas and infant Alice Beveridge. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 2001 CHARLENE M. WILSON Funeral services for Charlene M. Wilson took place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 5, 2001 a Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Wilson, 73 of Green River, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River after a lengthy illness. She had been a resident of Green River for 37 years. She was born June 17, 1928 in Pine Bluffs, the daughter of Charles R. and Hilda G. Leeburg Kizzire. She graduated from Green River High School with the class of 1946. She married Robert V. Oaks in December of 1945 in Green River. He preceded her in death in 1956. She married Algot Wilson on July 18, 1964 in Evanston. Her interests were needlework, reading, bird watching, camping and fishing with her husband, and the outdoors. She was a member of the Non-Denominational Christian Group. Survivors include her husband, Algot of Green River; one son, Charles W. Oaks and wife Donna of Houston, Texas; one daughter, Kathy J. Oaks of Green River; two brothers, Chester Richard Kizzire and wife Peggy, and Carroll L. Kizzire and wife Darhl, all of Green River; two sisters, Louise Schaffner of Bringham City, Utah, and Betty M. Sims of Aurora, Colo.; one sister-in-law, Helen A. Kizzire of Granger; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband; one son, Robert K. Oaks; and one brother, Clifford A. Kizzire. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 2001 ANN “ANNIE” YOUNG POCATELLO, Idaho—Funeral services for Ann “Annie” Young were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001 at 3 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Burial was in the Rock Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Young, 88, of Pocatello, Idaho, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001 at a local medical center. She was born March 14, 1913 at Reliance to Josef and Francis Berk Kovach. She attended schools in Reliance and resided there until April 1998, when she moved to Pocatello to live with her son. She married Richard G. Young Oct. 9, 1938 at Manila, Utah. He preceded her in death in September of 1958. In her early married years she was employed as a housekeeper in the Rock Springs area and was a cook in the Kimberly Manor Care Center and Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Her pursuits included baking and gardening. She is survived by two sons, Richard and wife Lora Young of Pocatello and Ronald “Bird” and wife Frances of Rock Springs; five grandchildren, Rodney, David, Lori Ann, Rick and Tina Marie; six great-grandchildren; one brother, Henry Kovach of Rock Springs; and one sister, Jennie Brower of Yakima, Wash. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; three brothers; and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 2001 DENNIS D. CASEY Funeral services for Dennis D. Casey were conducted on Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at 5:30 p.m. at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel, 263 E. Flaming Gorge Way, Green River. Cremation followed. Casey, 50, of Green River, died at 10:35 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for the past one day. A resident of Green River for the past 10 years and former resident of Carlsbad, N.M., Casey had been in ill health since February of 2001. He was born on Jan. 6, 1951, in Rock Springs, the son of Luke and Cornelia Colleoni Casey. He attended schools in Carlsbad, and was a graduate of the Carlsbad High School with the class of 1969. He married the former Brenda Wilhelm in Hugo, Okla., on Oct. 28, 1979. Casey was employed with the city of Green River as a solid waste operator for the past 10 years His pursuits included riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Casey of Green River; one daughter, Adina Rene Casey of Green River; his mother, Cornelia George of Green River; one brother, Rick Casey of Mineral Wells, W.V.; several aunts and uncles, including Ellen and Ernest Flahaut of Green River, Richard, Paula and Madeline Colleoni of Arlington, Texas; several cousins, including Ginger Martin of Green River, Doug and Cheryl Potter of Green River, Richard Colleoni Jr. and Margaret Colleoni of Arlington, Texas, Dr. John Scott of Indianapolis, Ind., Paul Ginn of Seattle, Wash., and Larry Dean Scott of South Bend, Ind.; brothers-in-law, Steve and Thomas Wilhelm of Hugo, Okla., Guy Wilhelm of Green River, and Dave Wilhelm of Green River; and one niece, Laune Beth Casey Miles of Oceana, Va. He was preceded in death by his father, Luke Casey in March of 1991; and his maternal grandmother, Rose Colleoni in August of 1994. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 2001 DAVID ALLEN ELG SPRING BRANCH, Texas - David Allen Elg, 40, of Spring Branch, Texas, died suddenly on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2001. He was born July 9, 1961, in Gilbert, Minn., the son of Ken and Char Elg. He attended schools in Gilbert, Minn., and Muscatine, Iowa. He was a former resident of Rock Springs and Superior, and was currently a heavy equipment operator in Spring Branch. His interests included hunting, fishing, and having a good time with family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Sheila Elg of Spring Branch, whom he was married to for four years; mother, Char Fry of Muscatine; his sister, Cheryl Damairas; brother Gary Elg of Gilbert, Minn.; brother, Vern Elg of Superior; sisters, Darlene Elg and Cindy Schlomach of Spring Branch; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Ken Elg; and grandparents. Services are pending in Texas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 2001 EMMA ENDRIZZI HENDERSON OGDEN, Utah - Funeral mass for Emma Endrizzi Henderson took place Thursday at 10 a.m., at St. James Catholic Church, 495 N Harrison Blvd., Ogden, Utah. Interment was in Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, 1718 Combe Road, Ogden. Mrs. Henderson, 85, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at Wasatch Care Center in Ogden, where she had been living since March of 2001. A resident at Fellowship Manor on Monroe Boulevard in Ogden for more than 13 years, and a former resident of Roy for 17 years, she had been in ill health for the past several years. She was born on March 5, 1916, in St. Louis, the youngest child of John Battista and Maria Magagna Endrizzi, both emigrants to the USA from Tyrol, Austria. In 1918, the Endrizz? family relocated to Rock Springs, where Emma lived until 1955. She was educated in Rock Springs public schools and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School, as a member of the National Honor Society, in 1935. She married John “Junior" Henderson on Nov. 29, 1936, in Manila, Utah. The Hendersons made their home in Dines, Blairtown and Rock Springs. She and her husband were the parents of three sons. She was a homemaker during all her married years in Rock Springs. In 1955, Junior and Emma Henderson moved from Rock Springs to Laramie for one year, and then to Cheyenne, where they lived from 1956 until 1972. In Cheyenne, she was employed at the Wyoming Highway Department By 1972, her husband had been working for the UPRR for nearly 30 years as a switchman. They moved to the Ogden area so Henderson could be a brakeman on the Ogden to Green River freight runs. They settled in Roy where Mrs. Henderson remained, even though her husband of 37 years died in 1973. While living in Roy, she traveled in the USA and enjoyed one trip to her ancestral home in Tyrol. When she moved to Fellowship Manor in 1989, she became active in that community. She required nursing home care for most of the last year of her life. Survivors include three sons, Steve and wife Mickie Henderson of Rocky Mount, N.C., John Henderson of Marysville, Calif., Carl and wife Vickie Henderson of Estes Park, Colo.; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, all of whom live in California, Arizona, Utah and Colorado; and three nieces, Merlee Endrizzi Baker of Wisconsin, Susan Bates Morris of California, and Stephanie Bates of Northington, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her parents, John B. Endrizzi in 1958 and Maria M. Endrizzi in 1961; her brother, John Endrizzi in 1981: her sister, Marie Bates in 1983, and her twin brother, Joe Endrizzi in 1995. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 2001 WILLIAM VERNEN PLOCEK SALT LAKE CITY - Funeral services for William Vernen Plocek took place Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City, with the Rev. Michael Imperial officiating. Graveside services took place on Monday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Highland Cemetery, Casper, with the Rev. Ralph Nelson officiating. Plocek, 50, died Oct 31, 2001, of heart failure, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born July 2, 1951, in Corpus Christi, Texas, the son of Vernen Dean and Juanita Mae Marburger Plocek. He married Maribeth Jennings on July 12, 1975, in Sheridan. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Texas A & M Kingsville, Texas, and attended graduate school at Tulsa University and Oklahoma State University. He was working as a principal engineer for PacifiCorp at the Dave Johnston Power Plant in Glenrock. He worked for General Electric Co. as process control leader at Mt. Vernon, Indiana and technical manager at OCI Wyoming, LP in Green River. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church serving as Christian education director and youth group advisor. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America, Order of the Arrow, and served as Troop Committee chairman, and assistant Scout Master. He was an avid fly fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Maribeth; two sons, Brett and James, all of Casper; his parents, Vernen and Juanita Plocek; and sisters Frances J. Plocek and Susan Schramm, all of San Marcos, Texas. --- Green River Star, Nov 15, 2001 Mike August Mike August, 86, of 819 Rhode Island Ave., Rock Springs, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where he had been a patient for the past two months. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, August died following a lengthy illness. He was born on May 3, 1915, in Hanna, the son of the late Charles E. and Artemis Tampakais August. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the Class of 1934. He attended and graduated from Photography College in Chicago. He married Jennie Couros on June 9, 1940, in Pocatello, Idaho. He owned and operated the New Studio until 1976 when he retired. The New Studio was a family-owned business and the oldest business to date in Rock Springs. He was noted for photographing school pictures for many years and documenting Rock Springs history in his photography. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and was past president of the church for 25 years. He was on the church board of directors and retired from that position five years ago. He was a member of the Ahepa Lodge and past president. He was also a charter member of the Rotary Club and belonged to it for the past 48 years with perfect attendance. He was a member of the Lion's Club for many years. He was a member of the International Order of the Odd Fellows and played clarinet in their band. He was also a member of the Cretan Lodge. He enjoyed spending time with his family, was an avid bowler, hunter and fisherman. Survivors include his wife Jennie of Rock Springs; two daughters, Antoinette Goddard of Rock Springs and Mary Ann August of Salt Lake City; two grandsons, Joseph Goddard and James Goddard, both of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Diana Marie August; three brothers, Menelaus August, Tony August and Xeres August. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 405 "N" Street, Rock Springs. The Very Reverend Lukas Kotzakis will conduct the service. Interment will be in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A prayer service will be conducted at 7 p.m. this evening at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk Street, Rock Springs. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel this afternoon and evening until 8:00 p.m., and again tomorrow until time of services. --- Green River Star, Nov 15, 2001 Marion "Setch" Okano Marion "Setch" Okano, 69, of 414 West Blair Av., Rock Springs, died at her home at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, she had been in ill health for the past one year. She was born on May 15, 1932, in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Kakuji and Misao Okano. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the Class of 1951. She was a florist of Okano's Greenhouse and Floral for many years. She was an active member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, a member of the Young at Heart Senior Center, and a member of the Christian Business and Professional Woman's Club. She enjoyed crafts and reading. Survivors include three sisters, Haruko Miyamoto of Zeeland, Mich., Pauline Matsumonji of North Glen, Colo., and Margery Fearing of Iowa City, Iowa; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, George, Jiro and Keiji Okano. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, 255 Second St., Rock Springs. Interment will be in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Father Russ Johnson will conduct the services. Friends may call at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 1254 Elk St., Rock Springs, this afternoon and evening until 8:00 p.m., and again tomorrow until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 LAURENA PEARL ANDERSON Funeral services for Laurena Pearl Anderson took place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001 at the Green River 3rd Ward LDS Chapel in Green River. Bishop William Compton III officiated. Interment was in the McKinnon Cemetery, McKinnon. Mrs. Anderson, 88, of 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, died at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River, after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 30, 1913 in Lehi, Utah, the daughter of Benjamin and Martha Ellen Hindmarsh Stewart. She attended schools in McKinnon and Lyman High School, where she graduated with the class of 1931. She married David Lyle Anderson on June 16, 1933 in Linwood, Utah. He preceded her in death on April 2, 1974. She worked in the McKinnon School Lunch Program for nine years and was a sales clerk at Little America until her retirement in 1985. Anderson was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she held many church positions and did genealogy work. Her interests were her gardens and quilting. She made quilts for her 23 grandchildren, other members of her family as well as donations for charitable causes. Her pursuits included crocheting, knitting, tatting, sewing clothing and cake decorating. Survivors include three daughters, Eutona Wilde and husband Albert of McKinnon, Cleone Haughey and husband Marion of Vernal, Utah and Sharon Logan of Green River; two sons, David Lyle Anderson Jr. and wife Sherrie of Green River and Bruce Dean Anderson and wife Barbara of Farson; one brother-in-law, Robert A. Anderson of Salt Lake City; one sister-in-law, Ellen Stewart of Green River; 24 grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; three brothers, Eldred, Benjamin and Jesse Stewart; and one sister, Reva Oaks. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 PATRICK FITZGERALD CARDER Funeral services for Patrick Fitzgerald Carder took place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Carder, 30, husband and father, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001 from injuries sustained in a trucking accident. He was born Sept. 2, 1971 in Palm Springs, Calif., the son of Stephen and Ethel Cordray Carder. He had been a resident of Rock Springs since September of 1999 and was a former resident of Longmont, Colo. He married Christine Marie Heaton Keiser on Jan. 15, 1998 in Las Vegas. He was employed as a truck driver for BJ Trucking at the time of his death. He had previously been employed delivering for Schwan’s Fine Foods in Green River and Rock Springs. Survivors include his wife, Christine; two children, Ashley and Ethan, all of Rock Springs; father, Stephen Carder and wife Rita of Houston, Texas; two sisters, Julie Snyder of Superior and Kathy Kelly of Capistrano Beach, Calif.; two brothers, David Dominquez of Derritos, Calif. and Raymond Dominguez of Orange County, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ethel, and one brother, Stephen Dominguez. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 MARY NOTAR HUDSON—Funeral services for Mary Notar took place Friday, Nov. 16, 2001 at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Ascension in Hudson. The rosary was said during a vigil for the deceased at the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson’s Funeral Home, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001 at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Ray Rodriguez of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church officiating. Interment followed in the Wataha section of the Rock Springs Cemetery next to her husband. Mrs. Notar, 106, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2001 at Westward Heights Nursing Home. Notar was born March 7, 1895 in Lablona, Austria, to John and Anna Janegic Bevc. On Feb. 22, 1922 she came to the United States of America, making her home in Chicago. Later that year she married John Pechek. John Pechek was accidentally killed on the job on Jan. 7, 1929. After her husband’s death, she worked in a hospital, and at a hat factory, making hats. On Oct. 27, 1931 she became an American citizen. A friend asked her to come to Rock Springs, where she met Jerry Notar. They were late married on Dec. 14, 1941 in Rock Springs. They lived in the coal camp in Winton, where Jerry Notar worked in the coal mine. The Couple came to Hudson in March of 1954, where they bought a home. He died in November of 1962. She later moved to the Showboat Retirement Center and then later to Westward Heights Care Center, after falling and breaking her hip at the age of 101. She is survived by a stepdaughter, Antonia and Jack Mitchelson of Rock Springs; two step-granddaughters, Sharla and Blaine Despain of Jackson Hole, and Wilma and Sid Sturlaugson of Green River; two step-grandsons, Tony and Peggy Pasin of Orem, and Jerry and Linda Pasin of Finley, Ohio; cousin, Angie Brandlin of Napa, Calif.; godchild, Ann Battersby of Park Ridge, Ill.; and many friends. She was preceded in death by two husbands; three brothers; and two stepdaughters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 GLADYS VIRGINIA SHRIVER Funeral services for Gladys Virginia Shriver took place at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001 at the LDS Stake Center, 2055 Edgar ST., Rock Springs. Bishop Lance Porter conducted the services. Interment was in the Saint Joseph’s section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Shriver, 93, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs, died at 1 p.m. Nov. 12, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center. A resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Green River, Paris, Idaho and Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, Mrs. Shriver had been in ill health for the past several years. She was born on Sept. 1, 1908 in Paris, the daughter of the late John and Eliza Suter Scheidegger. Mrs. Shriver attended schools in Paris. She married John George Taucher on Sept. 17, 1934, in Randolph, Utah, and he preceded her in death on May 31, 1943. She later married Harold Herbert Shriver in Rock Springs on May 26, 1946, and he preceded her in death on July 31, 1982. Mrs. Shriver was a motel manager for the Desmond Motel in Green River for 10 years. She retired in 1970. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include one son, Glenn J. Taucher and wife Marlene of Rock Springs; one sister, Pearl Pearce of Lava Hot Springs; four grandchildren, Brenda Boschetto, Glenn Boschetto, Glenn M. Taucher and Christopher L. Taucher; one great-granddaughter, Ty Hayden Taucher; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Eliza Scheidegger; both husbands, John George Taucher and Harry Herbert Shriver; one daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Ben Boschetto; six sisters, Rose Butler, Johanna Bucker, Emaline Mouritsen, Ella Curless, Julia Scheidegger and Hortense Scheidegger; three brothers, John Scheidegger, Alvin Scheidegger and Jesse Scheidegger. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 GENEVIEVE LILLIAN JARMAN TINKER MANILA, Utah—Funeral services for Genevieve Lillian Jarman Tinker took place at noon Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at the Manila LDS Ward Chapel, Manila, Utah, with Bishop Ross Catron officiating. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Mrs. Tinker, 79, died on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2001 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born on Sept. 14, 1922 in Wilson, Uintah County, Utah, the daughter of Franklin Larsen and Nanna Vilate Wall Jarman. She married John Tinker on Jan. 22, 1944 in Green River. Tinker was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Manila Ward and had served in many positions. She shared her musical talents with the community by teaching many of the children piano lessons. She loved her vegetable garden and spent many hours planting, harvesting and canning. She and her husband never missed a chance to welcome anyone at their dinner table. Survivors include her husband, John of Manila, Utah; two sons, Glen Tinker and wife Betty and Bryan Tinker and wife Chris, all of Manila; two daughters, Luann Robinson and husband Tim, and Lesa Asay and husband Randall, all of Manila; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Grant Jarman and wife Ina Rae of Burley, Idaho and Clyde Jarman and wife Carolyn of Salt Lake City; two sisters, Esther Wilson and husband Ira of Burley, Idaho, and Elsie Marie Wilson and husband Jesse of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho; one sister-in-law, Gladys Jarman of Vernal, Utah; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Ward Jarman; one son, John Gale Tinker; and a daughter-in-law, Linda Sue Jamieson Tinker. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 CHRISTOPHER GREEN Christopher Green, 44, of Green River, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at approximately 12:18 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, according to Sweetwater County Coroner Dale S. Majhanovich. He was born on Oct. 18, 1957, in Prince Frederick, Maryland, the son of James Jefferson and Helen Tate Green. Green attended schools in Calvert County, Maryland. Services and interment will be in Richmond, Va. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 MABEL RUTH CARPENTER SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Graveside services for Mabel Ruth Carpenter took place Nov. 8, 2001, at the Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, Calif. Mrs. Carpenter, 90, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at her home in Sacramento, Calif. She was born Dec. 19, 1910, in Lexington, Neb., and lived there until 1941 when the family moved to Rock Springs. In 1955, she moved to Sacramento, where she lived until her death. Survivors include four daughters, Virginia and husband Kenneth Ockerman, Patsy Wood, JoAnn and husband Robert Wilmetti, all of Rock Springs, and Maxine Swain of Sacramento; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Ida Jones of Sacramento; two sisters-in-law, Gladys Kirby and Blanche Carpenter, both of Lexington, Neb.; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Carpenter; her parents, George and Adell Kirby; five brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 EMMA MAE LONG KEMMERER - Funeral services for Emma Mae Long took place on Saturday. Nov. 10, 2001, at 11 a.m. in the Kemmerer LDS Stake Center. Interment was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Mrs. Long, 77, died on Nov. 7, 2001, at her residence. She was the first born of Roy Earle Marlin and Ida May Doman Marlin on April 15, 1924, in Parma, Idaho. She married Claud Long, and to this union was born Roy Dee. They divorced and then she married Joe Wilber Long on July 6, 1944, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. To this union was born Lois, Vernal, John and Dale. Joe Long preceded her in death on July 19, 1984. She crocheted and knitted doilies and afghans and other things. She was always giving them away to her children, grandchildren and friends. She became adept at emailing family and friends and met a lot of new family members through her genealogy research on the computer. She had a favorite collection of knick-knack cows and angels. She liked to read and had many favorite authors. Survivors include her daughter, Lois Emily Thoronock of Kemmerer; four sons, Roy Dee and wife Patricia Long of Olympia, Wash., Vernal Joe and wife Nancy Long of Diamondville, John Frederick and wife Hazel Long of Diamondville, and Martin Dale and wife MarviLynn Long of Oakley (sub); two brothers, Charles and wife Patricia Marlin of Juneau, Alaska, and Jay Marlin of Nampa, Idaho; two sisters, Carrie and husband Joe Borino of Kemmerer, and Ella R. Holsclaw of Nampa, Idaho; 14 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; and two grandchildren, Wilber Lee Long and infant Baby Girl Long. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 WILLIAM A. “BILL” LOONEY SAN LORENZO, Calif. - A memorial service for William A. "Bill” Looney took place on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Hayward, Calif., at Sorenson Brothers Mortuary, 1140 B St., at 1 p.m. Inurnment was in San Joaquin National Cemetery, Gustine, Calif. Looney, 62, a long-time resident of San Lorenzo, Calif., formerly a resident of Rock Springs, died suddenly in Berkeley, Calif. on Nov. 6, 2001. He was married for 37 years to Edith Kreitzer Looney of San Lorenzo. His children were Erin Scarabosio and her husband Chris from San Rafael, and Scott Looney of Oakland, and grandfather of Anissa, Sophia and Rhys Scarabosio, and his brother is Gerald Looney of Downey. He was the son of Delbert and Eleanor Looney, who are both deceased. Looney was a graduate from Rock Springs High School in 1957. He was employed as a financial consultant for TransAmerica Airlines for more than 23 years before retiring He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Germany for several years. His pursuits included fly fishing, football, working on cars, and fixing all those things that needed his special care. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 JACK S. MOSER PAONIA, Colo. - A mass of Christian burial for Jack S. Moser was celebrated by the Rev. Bill Nelson Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Paonia. Burial took place at Cedar Hill Cemetery. A rosary vigil service took place at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Paonia. Moser, 78, of Paonia, Colo. died of natural causes Oct 28, 2001, at Delta County Memorial Hospital in Delta. Moser was a coal miner. He had lived in Paonia for the last two years. Moser was born in Superior on Sept. 3, 1923, to Nick and Maria Padre Moser. He was raised in Superior and graduated from high school in 1941. He married Pearl Sampi on Jan. 31, 1942, in Kimball, Neb. Before moving to Paonia, Moser lived in Helper, Kenilworth, and Spring Glen in Utah, then in Carbondale, Colo., for 39 years. Moser was a Catholic. He was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He served in the U.S. Army as a Corporal from May 1943 to the fall of 1946. He was awarded the Purple Heart. His interests included hunting, fishing, fly tying, gambling and watching sports on TV. He is survived by his wife, Pearl Moser of Paonia; three sons, Kenneth Moser and his wife Margie of Glenwood Springs, Colo., Gary Moser of Golden, Colo., and Dean Moser and his wife Doris of Carbondale; two daughters and their husbands, Sharon and Don Survis of Mesquite. Nev., and Bonnie and Terry Lookhart of Hotchkiss, Colo.; three brothers and their wives, Carl and Mary Lou Moser of Wyoming, Paul and Isabel Moser of Freemont, Calif., and Geno and Liz Moser of Rock Springs; a sister and her husband, Ellen and Tony Buh of Salt Lake City; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Charlie Moser, and four sisters, Edith, Anne, Rena and Vi. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 MARILYN KAY KOAK TRUSSELL FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Memorial services for Marilyn Kay Doak Trussell took place in Fort Lauderdale. Mrs. Trussell, 52, died at the Florida Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla, on Nov. 12, 2001, from complications of diabetes. She was born in Rock Springs on Oct. 31, 1949, the daughter of Jack David Doak and Rose Katherine Omeyc Doak. She was a graduate of Rock Springs High School and attended Western Wyoming College. She married Walter Trussell in 1970 and was later divorced. She moved from Wyoming in the 70s and made her home in the Florida area. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Lisa Carmen Magary and husband, Robert Magary of Gainesville, Fla., and Michelle Renae Wilkes of Fl. Lauderdale; three grandchildren, Cameron Jacob Gera, Sierra Danielle Wilkes and Skylar Damian Wilkes, all of Florida; three brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Sharry Doak, Robert and Debra Doak, all of Rock Springs, and Stanley and Janet Doak of Amarillo, Texas; uncles and aunts, George and Kathryn Doak, and Rose M. Doak of Rock Springs, John and Beverly Stanton of Texas City, Texas; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Jack, who died July 9, 1986; and her mother, Rose, on April 30, 2001. Cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 2001 CHARLES HENRY “CHUCK” WILLIAMS Charles Henry "Chuck" Williams, 73, of Green River, died at 9:19 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2001, 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 San Francisco, Williams died following a sudden illness. He was born on Sept. 30, 1928, the son of Buck and Gladys Culler Williams. Williams served in the U.S. Merchant Marines after World War II. He was a retired stationary engineer. Survivors include his mother, Gladys Culler Williams of Orangeburg, S.C.; four sons, Mark Alan Williams of Concord, Calif., Russell Steven Williams of San Jose, Calif., Kevin Michael Williams and Glenn Damon Williams of Naples, Italy; two brothers, Bill Williams of Marietta, Ga., and James O'Neal Williams Jr. of Orangeburg; one sister, Annie Rose Furtick of Orangeburg; and several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. --- Green River Star, Nov 21, 2001 Autumn Marie Chambliss Autumn Marie Chambliss, 18, of Rock Springs, died on Saturday at St. John's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. She was born on Nov. 4, 1983, in Mount Vernon, Ill., the daughter of Jeffrey Chambliss and Judith M. Prince. She was employed at the ice arena at the Rocks Springs Family Recreation Center by the City of Rock Springs. She attended schools in Rock Springs and in Darby, Mont. She was a graduate of Trapper Creek Job Corps with the Class of 2000 in Darby, Mont. She was a member of the Emanuel Baptist Church and Acteens. Survivors include her mother and step-father, Judy and Randy Wright of Rock Springs; her father, Jeff Chambliss of Mt. Vernon, Ill.; one brother, Gabriel Chambliss; one step-sister, Kassidy Wright, both of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Robert and Doloris Chambliss of Mt. Vernon, Ill.; her maternal grandmother, Hazel Williams of Mt. Vernon, Ill; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Charles S. Prince, and one aunt, Diane Prince Lewis. Funeral services were this morning at the Emanuel Baptist Church in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 24, 2001 CHESTER A. BYRD Funeral services for Chester A. Byrd were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2001 at the First Assembly of God Church in Green River. The Rev. Dan York conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Byrd, 93, of 710 Easy St., Green River, died on Monday, Nov. 19, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. A longtime resident of Green River, Byrd had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born on March 23, 1908 in Piedmont, Kan., the son of the late Woody and Ilma Pohlman Byrd. Byrd attended schools in Oswego, Kan. He married the former Lily Kempfenkel in Randolph, Utah on Feb. 28, 1935 and she preceded him in death on Sept. 18, 1993. Byrd owned and operated the Byrd’s Car Washes in Green River; was former manager of the Gas-A-Mat in Green River and was a switchman for the Union Pacific Railroad for 47 years. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Green River. Survivors include two sons, Larry C. Byrd and wife Penny of Green River and Ron and Linda Byrd of Green River; one daughter, Jeannine Ingle and husband the Rev. Robert of Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Katie Hixenbaugh of Cheyenne; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one son, Alfred; one sister; and four brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 24, 2001 REX CLARENCE JONES Rex Clarence Jones, 51, former resident of Marietta, Ohio, and Washington County, Ohio, died in the spring of 1999, in the area of Green River. His home for more than 20 years has been in Rock Springs. He was last seen in March of 1999. Two teen-agers walking in an area near Interstate 80 on Oct. 21, discovered his remains. The case is under investigation by the Sweetwater County Coroner. He was born Feb. 9, 1950, in Marietta, a son of Rex Jones of Coolville, Ohio, and the late Dorothy Clark Jones. He attended Marietta High School and was later employed by the Union Slag Company as a driver transporting stone quarried at Gravel Bank to the crusher to become crushed stone for various uses. His great-grandmother on his father's side of the family was a full-blooded Cherokee Indian and Jones enjoyed participating in the Indian Rendezvous celebrated every year in Wyoming. His pursuits also included riding his Harley Davidson, hunting and the mountains. He had been employed as a mechanic at the Bridger Coal Power Plant in Sweetwater County. He is survived by his son, Johnny Jones of Hockley, Texas; one granddaughter, Forest Brook Jones; his father and stepmother, Rex and Violet Jones of Coolville; one brother and one sister, Robert Jones and Freda Losey, both of Marietta; and several nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his mother, one sister, Dorothy Jones; and a nephew, Paul D. Riggs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 24, 2001 LEO L. SPICKERT WARSAW, Mo. - Funeral services for Leo L. Spickert were Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2001, at 10 a.m. at the Hadley Funeral Home, Windsor. The Rev. Bill Hix officiated and the Rev. Jim Andrews assisted. Burial was in the Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor. Spickert, 73, of Warsaw, Mo., died Saturday afternoon, Nov. 17, 2001, at the Warsaw Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw. He was born April 14, 1928, in Green Ridge, Mo., the son of Cecil Leo Spickert and Amanda Gertrude Carpenter Spickert. On Feb. 4, 1972, at the Christian Church in Sedalia, Mo., he married Elizabeth Chambers, who survives of the home. Spickert worked for the Howard Ready Mix Company as a plant manager for 22 years before retiring. He had been a 4-H leader in the Eldorado Community near Windsor, and was formerly a member and Sunday school teacher in the Eldorado Methodist Church. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II, a former member of the American Legion, a former member of the "Damsite Dancers" in Warsaw; and a member of the "Grin 'N Square" dance club in Sedalia, Mo. He was a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Warsaw. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Terry Spickert, Columbia, Mo.; two daughters, Cheryl Crossland, Raymore, Mo. and Teresa Olson, Colorado Springs, Colo.; three stepsons, Don Chambers, Windsor, Mo., Monte Chambers, Rock Springs and James Bolton, Wright; 22 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a stepson, Darrel Chambers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 24, 2001 ANGELA LEE WALKER Funeral services for Angela Lee Walker were conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in Rock Springs. The Rev. Russ Johnson conducted the services. Cremation took place following the services. A prayer service took place at Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs on Friday. A memorial service will be conducted in Gregory, S.D. at a later date. Mrs. Walker, 40, of Rock Springs, died at 9:50 p.m. at her home on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001. She was a resident of Rock Springs for the past 22 years and former resident of Gregory, S.D. She was born on March 12, 1961, in Gregory, the daughter of Robert D. and Gerrie M. Lanciloti Soper. Mrs. Walker attended schools in Gregory, and was a graduate of the Gregory High School with the class of 1979. She also attended the Western Wyoming Community College and obtained an Associate of Arts degree. She married Richard Patrick Walker on Sept. 6, 1980, in Gregory. Mrs. Walker had been employed as a librarian at the Western Wyoming Community College from 1989 to 1997. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Daughters of the King, Cowboys Against Cancer, National Brain Tumor Association, Jobs Daughters, past editor of Western Wyoming College Oracle, Alternate Delegate for the State Democratic Convention, past secretary of B.P.W. and was awarded a political internship at the Summer Institute for American Studies at Georgetown University. Her pursuits included collecting ceramics, crossword puzzles, politics, reading, computers, camping and fishing. Survivors include her husband, Richard Patrick Walker of Rock Springs; her mother, Gerrie Soper of Gregory; her mother-in-law, Cecelia Walker of Gregory; two brothers, Dale T. Soper and wife Jan of Brandon, S.D. and Donald D. Soper of Roseville, Minn.; her maternal grandmother, Phyliss Duncan of San Diego; her half-sister, Patty Koenig of Buffalo Gap, S.D.; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Soper; one brother in infancy; her paternal grandmother, Irene Soper; her paternal grandfather, Dale Thirl Soper; her maternal grandfather, Pete Lanceloti; her father-in-law, Lynn Walker Jr.; and her sister-in-law, Sherri Martini. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 BOBBY J. CASPER Memorial services for Bobby J. Casper were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Inurnment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Casper, 60, of 507 Evelyn Road, Rock Springs, died at 4:58 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2001 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County shortly after being admitted. A resident of Rock Springs for the past nine years and former resident of Heber, Utah, Casper had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born on Dec. 13, 1940 in Delta, Utah, the son of Moroni Dean and Grace Louise Nevius Casper. Casper attended schools in Heber, Utah. He married Dorothy Hill in Benton City, Wash., on Oct. 20, 1959. Casper was employed as a truck driver for Dick Simon for 14 years and retired Sept. 9, 1999. He was a member of the Teamster’s Union and his interests included fishing, hunting, horses and history. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Casper of Rock Sprinsg; his mother, Grace Casper of Spanish Fork, Utah; one son, Bruce Lee Casper of Fort Polk, La.; three daughters, Angela Gail Floyd of Sandy, Utah, Tracy Emms of Rock Springs and Pamela Arellano and husband Danny of West Valley City, Utah; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Orlie and Carol Roundles of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren, Colbey, Keith, Richard, Justin, Stetson, Sabrina and Jordan; a former son-in-law, Jerry Floyd of Salt Lake City; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 CELESTINO CORDOVA ROY, Utah—Mass of Christian burial for Celestino Cordova took place on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001 at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. The Rev. Tom Sheridan officiated. Rosary was conducted Tuesday at 7 p.m. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Cordova, 73, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. He was born Sept. 2, 1928 in Chamisal, N.M., the son of Damian and Corina Dominguez Cordova. He married Ida Arguello in Elko, Nev., in 1952. She died in 1989. He married Dorothy Barth in Manila, Utah, in August 1991. He served in the U.S. Army during Korea and Vietnam, retiring from the Army and then from Texasgulf Soda Ash in 1970. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Roy; three daughters and two sons, Gloria Logan of Denver, Judy McCaslin of Denver, Rita James of Clearview, Utah, Larry Cordova of Rock Springs and Damian Cordova of Green Forest, Ark.; two grandsons; four granddaughters; three great-granddaughters; two great-grandsons; one sister, Rita Vigil of Green River; and three brothers, Jose D. Cordova of Alcalde, N.M., Benito Cordova of Green River and Bob Cordova of Green River; and stepsons, Jeffrey Walters of Sarasota, Fla., Devin Walters of Sarasota and Charles Walters of Roy. He was preceded in death by his parents; five sisters; one brother; his first wife, Ida Cordova; and son, Patrick Cordova. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 JOANN S. PINEDA A mass of Christian burial for JoAnn S. Pineda was celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, 633 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Mrs. Pineda, 50, of 1413 Main St., Reliance, died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City where she had been a patient for only a few hours. A longtime Reliance and Rock Springs resident, Mrs. Pineda had been in ill health for the past several years. She was born on April 26, 1941 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Cinesio and Julia Cardenas Sanchez. Mrs. Pineda attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1969. She also attended and graduated from the Western Wyoming Community College. She married Dennis Pineda on June 17, 1978. Mrs. Pineda had been employed at the Lamplighter Motel as a desk clerk and also had been employed at the City Market bakery. She worked for both of them for about five years. Her interests included cooking and she was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, St. Michael the Archangel, St. Monica’s Sodality, and she was also a board member of the Sweetwater Transit Authority Resources Board and S.O.A.R. She walked in competition with her husband as her sighted companion and she was a participant in the Transplant games in Orlando, Fla. and Columbus, Ohio. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Pineda of Reliance; her father and stepmother, Cinesio and Doris Sanchez of Rock Springs; one brother, Nelson Sanchez and wife Jennie of Tucson, Ariz.; three sisters, Dorothy Turner and husband Tom of Green River, Barbara Williams and husband Dave of Rock Springs and Jane Pacheco and husband Robert of Rock Springs; her mother-in-law, Willie Pineda of Rock Springs; several nephews, including Will Pineda of Logan, Utah and Bob Pineda of Laramie; and several nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother, Julia Sanchez; one niece, Starla Sanchez; and her father-in-law, Felix Pineda. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 BERNICE CAROLINE SHEDDEN Funeral services for Bernice Caroline Shedden were conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001 at the Union Congregational Church in Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. The Rev. Ed Mendenhall conducted to services. Mrs. Shedden, 86, of Star Route 2 Box 88, Green River, died at 9:25 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where she had been a patient for the past three years. A lifetime Green River resident, Mrs. Shedden died following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 7, 1915 in Green River, the daughter of the late Charles W. and Nellie May Van Cott Johnson. They were area homesteaders west of Green River. Mrs. Shedden attended schools in Green River. She married William E. Shedden in Rock Springs on Nov. 3, 1940 and he preceded her in death on Feb. 23, 1998. Mrs. Shedden was the owner and operator of the Rio Vista Home Sites and Water Service from 1955 to 1980. She was a member of the Neighbors of Woodcraft and Ladies Aid of the Congregational Church. Her interests included sewing, gardening, working crossword puzzles, and jigsaw puzzles. Survivors include one son, Daniel R. Shedden and wife Vivian of Green River; two daughters, Joy L. Nelson and husband Bruce of Florence, Mont., and Gay Collar and husband Tom of Green River; one sister, Audrey Dalfors of Reno, Nev.; four grandchildren, Tom Collar Jr. and wife Joyce, Tammy Brown and husband Kelly, Debbie Collar and Donnie Collar and wife Tracy; eight great-grandchildren, Kip Smith, Brandon Smith, Nathon Collar, Erin Anastos, Dustie Collar, Austin Ray Collar, Cole Brown and Candace Morgan Martinez; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 MARY T. WELSH A mass of Christian burial for Mary T. Welsh was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, 2001 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Active pallbearers were Jamie Fornengo, Rob A. Spence, Garry McLean, Matt Barbero, Tim Daley and Mark Carrillo. Honorary pallbearers were John Tarufelli, James Daniel Sr., Ron Riddle, Dr. Robert Spence, George Gardener, Johnny Lee Madison, Floyd Madison, Wayne Madison, George Pryich and all of her many friends. Mrs. Welsh, 90, of 929 Sixth St., Rock Springs, died at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River where she had been a patient for the past five years. A longtime Rock Springs resident and formerly of Winton and Reliance, Mrs. Welsh died following a lengthy illness. She was born on Nov. 3, 1911, in Lonzo, Italy, the daughter of the late James and Theresa Vigna Fornengo. Mrs. Welsh attended schools in Rock Spring. She was employed as a telephone operator for Mountain Bell for many years and later babysat a number of children. She married Lawrence “Jarbo” Welsh in Rock Springs on Oct. 12, 1929 and he preceded her in death on Jan. 10, 1980. Mrs. Welsh was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the St. Monica’s Sodality, the Golden Age Senior Citizen’s Center, Young at Heart Senior Citizen’s Center, VFW Auxiliary, Women’s Life Society, and she was active in the Sweetwater County Democratic Party her entire life. Her interests included knitting, crocheting, embroidering, cooking, baking, square dancing and she was an avid basketball fan. Survivors include one son, Ron Welsh of Rock Springs; one daughter, Beverly Graham and husband Ray of Rock Springs; one granddaughter, Mary Welsh of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews; and four sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Fornengo of Rock Springs, Barbara Fornengo of St. George, Utah, March “Merch” Welsh of Rock Springs, and Mary Ellen Morris of Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one daughter, Flora Mae Welsh; one son, Bishop Lawrence Welsh; two grandsons, Jarbo Welsh and Larry Graham; two brothers, Jimmy Fornengo and John Fornengo; and one sister, Minnie Fornengo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 DIXIE LAMAR CONGER JR. Memorial services for Dixie Lamar Conger Jr. were conducted at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River. The Rev. Russ Johnson conducted the services. His body was returned to Fayetteville for funeral services and interment there. Conger, 91, of 2705 Hitching Post Drive, Green River, died at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center, 1445 Uinta Drive, Green River, where he had been a patient for the past one year. Conger had been a resident of Green River since 1992 and former resident of Tennessee. He was born on Jan. 25, 1910, in Fayetteville, Tenn., the son of the late Dixie Lamar Conger Sr. and Mary Louise Shotner Conger. Conger attended schools in Fayetteville, and was a graduate of the Fayetteville High School with the class of 1928. He also attended the University of Tennessee and also attended college in New York. He married Mary Eleanor Hoyt in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 1939, and she preceded him in death on March 3, 1989. He was employed as a trust officer for the American National Bank in Chattanooga, Tenn., for 26 years. His interests included gentleman farming and fishing. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include one daughter, Deborah Johnson and husband Jim of Green River; one son, Dixie Lamar Conger III of Signal Mountain, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Linda Johnson of Albuquerque, N.M., James Johnson and wife Gail of Bordentown, N.J., and Mike Mackaman and wife Joanne of Shelby, N.C.; four great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Ann Johnson, James Matthew Johnson, Jennifer Rose Mackaman and Alyssa Marie Johnson, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife; two brothers, and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 GLADYS REYNOLDS CONLEY ESCONDIDO, Calif. - Gladys Reynolds Conley, 101, of Escondido, Calif., and Rock Springs, died Saturday morning, Nov. 24, 2001. She was born in Gifford, Ill. on Feb. 11, 1900. She moved west with her family in 1906 and was educated in Kansas and Missouri. She married H. Leon Conley in Brooklyn, Kan., on May 13, 1917. They homesteaded in Baca County, Colo., and ranched and farmed in Colorado and New Mexico. Mrs. Conley raised four children but usually worked outside the home. She worked as a storekeeper, U.S. postmistress, and bookkeeper. When WWII broke out, she moved with her family to San Diego, where she worked for the U.S. Navy transportation department as a driver and dispatcher. She later was a co-owner of the Escondido Livestock Auction Yard. In retirement, she continued an active life by gardening and crocheting countless afghans and other handmade items. She moved to Rock Springs in July of 1999 to live with her daughter. She was a member of both the Hidden Valley Christian Church in Escondido and the Evangelical Free Church in Rock Springs. She is survived by two daughters and a son, Wilma McElmurry of Medford, Ore., Jean Thompson of Rock Springs and Dewey Conley of Petrolia, Texas; two sisters, Velma Hartline and Floy Rynard of Nevada, Mo.; 14 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren; and 31 great-great-grandchildren. Her husband, H. Leon Conley, to whom she was married for 73 years, died in 1990. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Wanda Smith; a granddaughter, Sandra Alexander, a great-granddaughter, Amber Thompson; and a great-grandson David Devish. Services and burial were in Escondido --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 KATHRYN MARIE EVEZICH BOULDER, Colo. - A funeral mass for Kathryn Marie Evezich took place at St. Theresa's Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001. The Rev. Jan Santich presided over the mass. Concluding graveside services took place at Mountain View Cemetery in Longmont, Colo. A vigil service took place Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, at 7 p.m. at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Frederick. Mrs. Evezich, 87, of Frederick, Colo., died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, at Manor Care Health Center of Boulder, Colo. She was born in Superior to Joe and Mary (Knezevich) Sikich and grew up in Rock Springs. She married Luke Evezich in 1931. They made their home in Frederick where they raised five children. During WWII, she helped the war effort by working at the tipple of the coal mines. From 1960 to 1980, she was the manager and head cook of the Frederick School lunch program where she served up to 500 students and staff daily. She was known for her dedication to the highest quality and her ability to elevate mundane institutional food to something special. She and her brother, John Sikich, had been in charge of food service for Mountain Fuel Co. near Rock Springs, providing meals to oil drillers in the 1950s. She is survived by three sons, Louis, Donald and Paul Evezich, all of Frederick; a daughter, Janice Smith of Winter Park; nine grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Evezich was preceded in death by her husband, Luke, in January of 1986; one son, John; and a grandson, Ron. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 CHARLES D. GILPIN ORANGE PARK, Fla - Charles D. Gilpin, 78, formerly of Rock Springs, died at his home in Orange Park, Fla., on Nov. 22, 2001. Survivors include sisters, Marie Beckstead of Rock Springs and Pat Rafiti of Longmont, Colo., and brother, Donald Gilpin of Payson, Ariz. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 TERRY E. GUYMON EVANSTON - Funeral services for Terry Evelyn Guymon took place on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Crandall Funeral Home Interment followed in the Evanston City Cemetery. Mrs. Guymon, 54, died on Nov. 24, 2001, in Evanston. She was born on Jan. 27, 1947, in Hawaii the daughter of Theo and Joyce (Bell) Limb. She married Leonard F. Wilson. He died in 1978. She married Gary L. Guymon on April 6, 1983, in Elko, Nev. She was a member of the L.D.S. Church. She was a talented artist, who worked with oils and stained glass. Her pursuits included crafts and fishing. She is survived by her husband, Gary L Guymon of Evanston; sons, Sgt. James D. Wilson of Kilean, Texas, currently serving in Kuwait, Steven Guymon of Indianapolis, Ind. and Nicholas Guymon of Evanston; daughters, Denise McMurray of Evanston, Mysti Guymon of Albuquerque, N.M., and Karla McAffee of Rock Springs; her father, Theo Limb of Evanston; brother, Ted Limb of Austin, Texas; sisters, Judy Ard of Houston, Texas, and Jan Carr of Dallas; and mother-in-law, Patricia Guymon of Cody. She was preceded in death by her mother and one grandson, Reiley White. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 WINONA FLOYD NEBEKER RANDOLPH, Utah - Funeral services for Winona Floyd Nebeker took place on Monday, Nov. 26, 2001, at 1 p.m. in the Randolph LDS Chapel Interment followed in the Randolph Cemetery. Mrs. Nebeker, 67, of Randolph Utah, died Nov. 23, 2001, at Logan Regional Hospital in Logan, Utah. She was born Nov. 25, 1913 in St. Charles, Idaho, to Chauncey and Estelle Floyd. She married Ralph N. Nepeker in Soda Springs, Idaho on Sept. 17, 1941. Their marriage was solemnized in the Oqden LDS Temple on June 9, 1972. She served many years as a primary teacher and a Sunday school teacher. She went home teaching with her husband, Ralph, up until his death in 1996. She was an active member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers for 35 years, where she served in various offices, including Captain twice, Vice Captain, Secretary and Registrar in the Randolph Camp. She also served as the first Vice Captain in the county organization. At the time of her death, she was living at the Spring Creek Manor in Montpelier, Idaho. Survivors include three daughters, Janet and husband Joe Buckley of Cokeville, Judy and husband Willie Bramweil and Glenna and husband Larry Piete, all of Green River; one daughter-in-law, Diane Nebeker of Laketown Utah; 22 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Nebeker; two sons, Harold and Dee Nebeker, three brothers, Presley, Rao and Roscoe; two sisters, Cloe and Artella and granddaughter, Barbara Buckley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 PRUDENCE E. “PRUDI” PETERSON DOUGLAS - Funeral services for Prudence E. "Prudi" Peterson, 59, were conducted Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at 10 a.m. at Converse Funeral Chapel in Douglas. Interment was at Beth El Cemetery in Cheyenne at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Peterson died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at her home in Douglas. She was born Dec. 15, 1941, at Fairbury, Neb., the daughter of Victor Wayne and Esther Brown Steele. She was reared and educated in Fairbury, moving to Green River and then to Cheyenne where she attended Wright's Beauty Academy. In 1987, she began working for the railroad in contract lodging in Green River. She moved to Douglas in 1988 working contract lodging in Bill. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and her pursuits included ceramics and visiting with family and friends. She is survived by three children, Christine Montgomery and husband Tim of Green River, Ron Luckenbihl of Green River and Scott Luckenbihl and wife Aundy of Douglas; two brothers, Rodney Kolar of Cody and Richard Steele of Cheyenne; one sister, Reena Golding of Mesa, Ariz.; and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; twin daughters, Faith and Melody; two brothers, Kermit Kolar and Victor D. Steele; and one sister, Patricia Synder. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 CHARLES “CHARLIE” LEWIS SCHMIDT KANAB, Utah - A memorial service for Charles "Charlie" Lewis Schmidt was conducted Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at 10:30 a.m. at the Ft. Bridger American Legion. Schmidt, 62, of Kanab, Utah, died of a heart attack Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, in El Centro, Calif., while visiting family. He was born May 4, 1939, in Parkersburg. W. Va., where he was raised and attended school. He worked for FMC Corporation for 37 years, transferring from West Virginia in 1975 to Green River. He retired in 1998 and moved with his wife and stepson to Kanab. He looked forward to the annual fishing trips with his friends and coworkers. His pursuits included being out-of-doors and in nature and hunting, fishing and camping as often as he could. He was a quiet, private man and always a gentleman. Survivors include his wife, Arlene "Charly" of Kanab; his father, John L. Schmidt of Washington, W.Va.; sister, Judy Nolan of Reno, Ohio; sons, John Scott and Joe Schmidt, both of Washington; daughters, Kelli Schmidt of Parkersburg, W.Va., and Seneca June of Kemmerer; stepson, Justin Boatman of Kanab; stepdaughter, Arlene Michelle Edgmon of Imperial, Calif.; seven grandchildren of West Virginia; two step-grandsons of Imperial; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews; uncle, Bernard Hamilton and aunt, Ruth Hamilton, both of Washington. His mother, Hazel Thompson Schmidt of Parkersburg, preceded him in death in 1986. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 ARDIS JUNE TAYLOR SUPERIOR - Memorial services for Ardis June Taylor took place Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, at 3 p.m., at the Superior Baptist Church in Superior. Mrs. Taylor died on Nov. 6, 2001. She was born on Dec. 13, 1932, to Ozella and Andy Smith. She was raised in North Branch. Kan., attended Friends Academy and graduated from Burs Oak High School. On Dec. 16, 1951, she married Jay Gillett of Esbon, Kan. They made their home farming north of Esbon. During this time, she was active in the church and community. Of the union, three children were born. This kept her busy through the years helping to shape their lives as they went through school, as well as caning for her parents in North Branch. In August of 1978, she was married to Arthur Taylor of Rock Springs. In 1998, she returned to Hays, Kan., to live with her son and daughter-in-law, Brad and Cheri Gillette. There she took on the battle of lung cancer. She then moved to Salina, Kan., and made her home there, where she lived until being admitted to Salina Regional Health Center on Sept. 18, 2001. She is survived by husband, Arthur Taylor of Shoshoni; sister, Marjorie Lake and husband Ralph of Hastings, Neb.; brother, Don Smith and wife Eleanor of Great Bend, Kan.; her son, Dan Gillett and wife Jan of Salina; son, Brad Gillett and wife Cher of Hays; daughter, Margo Gillett of Sacramento; stepchildren, Linda Bollinger and husband Gene of Rock Springs, Darlene Hall and husband Tim of Point of Rocks and Robert Taylor of Rock Springs daughter-in-law, Theresa Taylor Shoshoni, Diane Beally and husband Jack, many nieces and nephews; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; relatives and friends of Kansas and Wyoming. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ozella and Andy Smith, her brother, Keith; two infant grandsons, and a stepson, David Taylor. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 2001 MAURICE LEON “SCOTTY” SCOTT GREYBULL - Funeral services for Maurice Leon Scotty Scot took place on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at 2 p.m. at the Grace Fellowship Church in Greybull. The Rev. Michael McMillan officiated. Burial will take place on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001, at 2 p.m., at the Dempsey Cemetery in Dempsey, Okla. Scott, 91, died on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2001, in the Washakie Medical Center at Worland. He was born in Croft, Kan., on May 31, 1910, the son of Walter and Dora (Bodon) Scott. When he was just a baby, he traveled with his family by covered wagon from Kansas to Cheyenne. He received his schooling in Diamondville. He loved the soil and was known as the best finish bulldozer operator in the country. His pursuits included old cars and overhauling them. He owned the Buffalo River Ranch in Moran near Jackson Hole. He helped build the ski lift at Jackson Hole. He married Ellen Joan Mong on Dec. 15, 1966, in Las Vegas. Scot was a self-taught musician on the banjo, violin, guitar and harp. He could hear a piece of music and go home and master that piece of music. He also participated in bird watching. He was a member of the Local Union No. 12 for many years and was a member of the Grace Fellowship Church at Greybull. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Joan Scott of Greybull; a son, Paul Sanders and wife Kari of Pueblo, Colo.; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 FLORA BERNICE BAKER Funeral services for Flora Bernice Baker were conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, De. 5, 2001 at the First Baptist Church in Green River. The Rev. Roger Davies and the Rev. Ed Mendenhall conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Scott Blume, Charles Conroy, Dick Paxton, Jim Ringdahl, Dan Williams and Duke Yowell. Honorary pallbearers were Henry Krause, Devon Harrol, John Bezner and all of her many friends. Mrs. Baker, 94, 844 Wilkes Drive, Green River, died at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001 at her home. A resident of Green River since 1940 and former resident of Leavenworth, Kan., Nebraska and Rawlins, Mrs. Baker had been in ill health for the past one month. She was born on April 7, 1907 in Leavenworth, the daughter of Clyde and LaVera House Rookey. Mrs. Baker attended schools in Leavenworth, and was a graduate of the Leavenworth High School with the class of 1924. She married Charles A. Baker in Leavenworth on May 10, 1935, and he preceded her in death on March 15, 1993. Mrs. Baker was a piano teacher for 35 years and retired in 1992. She was the organist and pianist for the First Baptist Church in Green River, and was also a charter member of that church. She also played for the Order of the Eastern Star and was a member for 50 years. Mrs. Baker also played at funeral and weddings. Her pursuits included knitting. Survivors include one brother, Clyde “Bud” Rookey of Cape Coral, Fla.; two sisters, Katherine McKinney of Houston, Texas, and Muriel Williams of Hood River, Ore.; and several nieces and nephews, including Daniel F. and Jenny Williams and daughters, Jennifer and Danelle of Green River. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and one sister, Charlotte Meers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 JOSEPH “JOE” BOZOVICH Funeral services for Joseph “Joe” Bozovich were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001 at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. The Rev. Gary S. Walter of the Seventh Day Adventist Church conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were William Dolenc, Joseph Dolenc, Matthew Kautzman, David Johnson, Stanley Tominc and Bruno Bettolo. Honorary pallbearers were William Dolenc, Daniel Dolenc and Tony Dolenc. Bozovich, 90, of 811 Ridge Ave., Rock Springs, died at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Bozovich had been in ill health for the past five weeks. He was born on Sept. 8, 1911 in Cumberland, the son of the late Ignacij and Franceska Dolinar Bozovichar. Bozovich attended schools in Cumberland and Butte, Mont. He married Isabel Forsyth in Manila, Utah on June 10, 1933 and she preceded him in death on Dec. 7, 1986. Bozovich was a coal miner, carpenter and surveyor for the Union Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Resources. He retired in 1972. He was a member of the Wyoming Archaeological Society and the Young at Heart Senior Center. Later in life, Bozovich learned the use of the computer in his archaeological work. His interests included archaeology, fishing, hunting and polka dancing with his close companion, Issie Faries. Survivors include one son, Joseph F. Bozovich and wife Cynthia of Denver; three brothers, William Dolenc and wife Priscilla of Rock Springs, Daniel Dolenc of Aurora, Colo., and Tony Dolenc of Rock Springs; four grandchildren, Mary Ann Hamilton, Paula Starkey, Carey Bozovich and Shelley Boyson and husband, Michael; six great-grandchildren, Jamie Starkey, Lesley Starkey, Karen Starkey, Mary Ann Starkey, Trevor Boyson and Madeleine Boyson; one cousin, Anica Pecnik of Slovenia; and 10 nieces and five nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one sister, Stella Zaversnik; two brothers, Albert Dolenc and Max Dolenc; one son, Ronald Hamilton; and one daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Hamilton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 LORI LYNN MINES Funeral services for Lori Lynn Mines were conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001 at the Farson-Eden High School in Farson. The Rev. Camillus Ellspermann officiated. Interment was in the Eden Valley Cemetery. A parish rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Mark Huffstetler, Don Mines, Hal Roach, Bill Mitchelson, Greg Lasley and Kip Kiser. Honorary pallbearers were Aaron Huffstetler, Mike Bozner, Bruce Christensen, Toby Eaton and Don Miller. Mrs. Mines, 37, of 391 Griffinsville Loop, Farson, died at 2 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2001 at her home. A resident of Farson for the past 23 years, Mrs. Mines had been in ill health for the past one year. She was born on April 16, 1964 in Grants, N.M., the daughter of James Edward and Sharon Murray Taylor. Mrs. Mines attended schools in Lyman and Farson and was a graduate of the Farson-Eden High School with the class of 1982. She attended the Western Wyoming Community College for two years and graduated with an associate of arts degree. She then attended the University of Wyoming for two years and obtained her teaching degree. She married Steve Mines in Las Vegas on June 29, 1993. Mrs. Mines was an elementary education teacher, employed by Sweetwater County School District No. 1. She taught at the Superior Elementary School for four years, and last year taught fifth- and sixth-grades. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Her pursuits included coaching basketball, volleyball and her children and grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Steve Mines of Farson; her parents, Jim and Darlene Taylor of Farson; one son, Eric Mines of Sheridan; three daughters, Jessica Christensen and husband Rusty of Rock Springs, Stephanie Mitchelson and Tiffany Mines of Farson; two brothers, Randy Taylor of Chuchutiak, Alaska and Darwin Covey of Casper; two sisters, Bridgette Ryan of Denver and Sherry Caudie of Aldrich, Mo.; two grandchildren, Lain Brady of Farson and Bailey Christenson of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Sharon Ann Taylor; and stepfather, Pont Freel. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 DOROTHY M. WILSON Funeral services for Dorothy M. Wilson were conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2001 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in Rock Springs. The Rev. Russell Johnson conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Bill Fletcher, Bob Goodrick, David Williams, Brad Wilson, Jeff Wilson and Travis Williams. Mrs. Wilson, 81, of 807 West St., Rock Springs, died at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2001, at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center where she had been a patient since Oct. 1, 2001. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Liverpool, England, Mrs. Wilson had been in ill health since May. She was born on June 26, 1920 in Liverpool, the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Ellen Jones Bradley. Mrs. Wilson attended schools in England and when she completed her British schooling, she was drafted into the Woman’s Auxiliary Air Force counterpart of Royal Air Force where she was trained as a bomb plotter. She married David “Bud” Wilson on April 5, 1943, in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, while she was serving in the Royal Air Force and he in the U.S. Army. He preceded her in death on Feb. 15, 1990. For many years, Mrs. Wilson was employed as a clerk in various clothing stores throughout Rock Springs. She worked at the Jack-n-Jill Children’s Clothing Store, Sweetbriar and the Elite Shop. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and secretary of the North Side Guild for several years. Survivors include one son, Terry Wilson of Green River; one daughter, Barbara Lynn Williams and husband Hugh of Rock Springs; two sisters, Grace Gregson and Vera Robertson, both of Liverpool; five grandchildren, Bradley Wilson of Green River, Jeffrey Wilson of Green River, Shannon Williams of Las Vegas, David Williams and wife Debbie of Las Vegas, and Travis Williams of Highlands Ranch, Colo.; two great-grandchildren, Trenton Wilson of Rock Springs and Derek Wilson of Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 WILLIAM J. “MIKE” BENBOW NEWCASTLE - Funeral services for Mike Benbow, 51, of Newcastle, took place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Worden Chapel. The Revs. Charles Dutcher and Bill Haley officiated. Cremation followed services. Benbow died Friday, Nov. 30, near Rock Springs in an auto accident. He was born May 29, 1950, at Newcastle, the son of Glenn and Marietta Tollie Benbow. He attended school in Newcastle and Osage. He was employed as a tool pusher for Caza Drilling Company. In 1980, he married Cathy Lewis. Benbow lived in Weston County, moving to Nevada in 1989, where he worked for Goldconda Mine. He returned to Newcastle in 1991, where he lived until his death. In his younger days, he participated in high school rodeo and went on to PRCA rodeo. He was also a member of the FFA. His pursuits included his many friends, camping, fishing and going to the mountains. He was happiest at home with his family all around him and a house full of kids - his kids, grandkids and all the neighborhood kids who knew him as "Grandpa.” Survivors include his wife, Cathy Benbow of Newcastle; mother, Tollie Benbow of Newcastle; daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter, Sacressa, John and Carmen Fleming of Rapid City, S.D.; sons and daughters from a previous marriage, Clayton, Jason, Marty and Brian; one sister Sharon Fiscus Schaefer of Osage; granddaughter, Tawnee Holizaplel, whom he had been raising; grandson, Nick Ralston of Newcastle; a special niece, Tammy Steele of Douglas; nephew, Kevin Fiscus of Newcastle; and many other nieces and nephews --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 PVT. E2 JOHN CHEVALIER EVERTON, Mo. - Funeral services for Pvt. E2 John Chevalier were conducted on Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. in the Everton High School gymnasium with the Rev. Don Miller officiating. Burial followed in Antioch Cemetery (west of Everton) with full military honors provided by Military Honors Team, Bravo Unit, under the direction of Birch Funeral Home of Everton. Chevalier, 19, of Everton, Mo., died at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, northeast of Everton from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born April 5, 1982, in Cheyenne, to Frank and Nita Johnson Chevalier. He was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church and attended the Ash Grove Assembly of God Church. Chevalier was a 2001 graduate of Everton High School and was serving in the U.S. Army Reserve with the 459th Transportation Company in Springfield. Mo. He is survived by his parents, Jim and Nita Roe of Everton and Frank and Barbara Chevalier of Green River; two brothers, Troy Chevalier and Ryan Roe, both of Everton; his grandparents, Wayne and Ruby Beck of Ash Grove, Mo., and Joe Gilmett of Everton; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Loyd D. Johnson and Norma Joan Gilmett, both of Everton; and Frank and Mona Chevalier of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 WANDA L. EID Funeral services for Wanda L. Eid took place at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at Messiah Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jerry Lamb officiating. Interment was in the Woodland Cemetery in Washburn. Mrs. Eid, 45, of Green River died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born Sept. 5, 1956, in Ashland, Wis., the daughter of Sigurt and Shirley (Stuart) Eid. She graduated from Ondossagon High School in 1974 and later graduated from WITC in Ashland. She worked as assistant director of Eckert Drug Stores in Dallas, While in Dallas, she also worked as a caterer, decorating cakes and decorating with fruits and vegetables. She worked for GRE Insurance Company in Milwaukee, Wis., and also the star receptionist for Woller-Anger Insurance in Waukesha, Wis. While in Green River, she worked for the Castle Rock Convalescent Home, where she started a hug-day once a week and also worked at a video store. She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Washburn, Wis. She was a 4-H leader for the Clover Buds and also was a 4-H clown. Her pursuits included doing home health care, cratis, knitting, crocheting, cake decorating and being with people. She is survived by her parents, Sig and Shirley Eid of Washburn; two brothers, Brad and wife Lisa Eid and their children, Amanda and Jacob Cornucopia and Brian Eid of Ashland; special friend, Ronald Swanson of Green Hiver, friends, Kel and Kate Seiller, Julie Dutton and Debbie Lane; and aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her paternal and maternal grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 ANNA MAY HENRY ROBERTSON -- A memorial service for Anna May Henry was conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, at the Saint Helen's Catholic Church in Fort Bridger. The Rev. Larry Fedor officiated. Mrs. Henry, 83, of Robertson, died at 8:55 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at her home. A longtime Robertson resident, Mrs. Henry died following a lengthy illness. She was born on March 24, 1919, in Mountain View, the daughter of the late Garie H. Tripp and Anna M. Berg Tripp. Mrs. Henry attended schools in Mountain View and Granger. She married Maurice Henry on March 16, 1942, in Evanston. Together, she and her husband owned and operated the Henry Ranch for many years. Survivors include her husband, Maurice Henry of Robertson; one son, Garie and wife Karen Henry of Robertson; two daughters, Karen Wendt and husband Pat of Lander, and Carma Jean Henry of Robertson; one brother, Hugh "Duke" Tripp and wife Leslie of Cody; three sisters, Katheren Dodds of Lyman, Florence Moore and husband Fred of Rawlins and Mary Diebel and husband Gordon of Mojave, Calif.; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Becky Mae Henry; five brothers, and two sisters. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 VIVIAN C. JELACA RICHMOND, Va. - A funeral mass for Vivian C. Jelaca was celebrated Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at St. Olaf's Catholic Church, 1800 S. Orchard Drive, Richmond. Mrs. Jelaca, 79, resident of Richmond, and former resident of Rock Springs, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001. She was born on Feb. 23, 1922, to Walter and Nellie Ferguson. She was raised by James and Margaret Travis in Rock Springs. She was the widow of Leno Genetti and Nick Jelaca. She is survived by children, Jim Genetti and wife Helen, Marlee Yerkovich and Judy Langford and husband Steve; grandchildren, David Genetti, Matthew Genetti, Noel Ladner and her husband Michael, Mary Chris Ledbetter and husband Stuart, John Yerkovich and wife Jenni, Kim Saunders and husband Dave, Chris Langford and wife Katie and Melissa Jelaca; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Nicholas Jelaca; sister, Wanda Slaughter; and brother, Robert Ferguson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 JACK KALLAS GREELEY, Colo. -- Private family services for Jack Kallas took place on Friday. Nov. 23, 2001, at the Allnutt Funeral Service-Macy Chapel. Interment was in the Grandview Cemetery, Fort Collins. Colo. Kallas, 79, of Greeley, Colo. died Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, at Life Care Center. He was born July 7, 1923, in Cumberland, to the late Irma Robinson Kallas and Michael Kallas. As a young child, he moved with his parents to Reliance where he received his schooling. He played football and basketball in high school. He graduated from Reliance High School and the University of Wyoming and was an engineer with the state of Wyoming for 33 years. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and served in Europe during World War II. In 1946, he married Geraldine "Gerry” McNalley in Laramie. His pursuits included big game hunting, fishing and golf. For many years, he was involved with quarter horses, working with his daughters in 4-H and quarter horse shows. He was a member of Faith Bible Chapel. Survivors include his wife, Gerry Kallas of Greeley; grandchildren, Jacob Miller of Maui, Hawaii, and Andrea Yelek of Kersey; daughters, Joanne Miller of Casper and Barbara Yelek of Kersey, Colo.; brother, Fred Kallas of Evanston, sister, Marie Wagner of Salt Lake City and several nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 ANTHONY “TONY” MICHAEL KERWIN Memorial services for Anthony "Tony" Michael Kerwin were conducted at noon on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, at the American Legion Hali in Rock Springs. William Suftko, Chaplin of the American Legion, conducted the services. Memorial services were conducted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001, at the First United Methodist Church on Fifth Street in Spearfish. The Rev. Gary Rae conducted the services. Kerwin, 52, of 50 Reliance Road, No. 155, Rock Springs, died on Friday, Nov. 23, 2001, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. He had been a resident of Rock Springs for the past 18 years. He was born in Deadwood, S.D., on Dec. 28, 1948, the son of Martin William and Cora Stringham Kerwin. Kerwin attended school in Spearfish, S.D., and was a graduate of the Spearfish High School with the class of 1958. He married Dorothy "Dottie" Compton in November of 1972. Kerwin was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in Vietnam, Cuba and Spain. He was employed for many years as a truck driver for John Bunning Transfer Co., and at the time of his death was employed as a dispatcher for the John Bunning Transfer Co. Kerwin was a hunter, a fisherman and a cowboy. He was a member of the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Survivors include his wife, Dottie Kerwin of Rock Springs; one daughter, Meg Kerwin Schenck and grandson, Ford Kerwin; his mother, Cora Verhulst and husband Peter of Spearfish, SD; two brothers, Nick Kerwin of Powell and Pat Kerwin of Gillette; five sisters, Jeanette Flager and husband Max of Pomona Kan., May-Lynn Hall and husband Howard of Baker, Mont., Janet Nelson of Auburn, Kellie Kerwin of Pomona and Kim Kerwin of Spearfish, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 HARLAN BRUCE MICKELSON GOODRIDGE, Minn. - Funeral services for Harlan Bruce Mickelson were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, at Telemarken Lutheran Church, rural Goodridge, Minn., with the Rev. Raynard Huglen officiating. Burial was at Telemarken Cemetery, Kratka Township. Pennington County, Minn. Casketbearers were John Wells, John Hammer, Richard Dicken, Mel Gindt, Larry Elder, Ken Reed, Mike Evens and Bob Mujie. Honorary pallbearers were all friends, coworkers and hockey players. Mickelson, 50, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at his parent's home in rural Goodridge, Minn. Mickelson was born Nov. 25, 1951, at Thief River Falls, Minn., the son of Paul Roger and Doloris Lorraine (Beiswenger) Mickelson. He was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church on Feb. 3, 1952, and confirmed at Telemarken Lutheran Church on Oct. 31, 1965. He grew up and attended Washington Elementary and Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls, graduating from high school in 1969. Harlan attended the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks and Northland College, Thief River Falls, where he studied political science and physics. Harlan moved to Wyoming in 1973, and began employment at Owen's/Corning Fiberglass in sheet metal. He lived various places, working in construction. The last 10 years, he worked for Rock Springs Family Recreational Center. He played in the Rock Springs Men's Hockey League and was very supportive of youth hockey. He also liked to hunt, snowmobile, read and car racing. He especially liked sports and history. Harlan belonged to the United Mine Workers Union and Sheet Metal Workers Union for more than 20 years. Survivors include his parents, Roger and Doloris Mickelson, Goodridge, Minn.; sisters, Beattie Mickelson, Goodridge, Angela and husband Nicholas Frey, Santa Rosa, Calif., and Paula and husband Harvey Syltie, Porter, Minn.; brothers, Harold, Spicer, Minn., Stuart, Warroad, Minn., Tim, Goodridge, and Tom and wife Rebecca Mickelson, Columbus, Ohio; niece and nephew, Michael and Lindsey Syltie, Porter, Minn.; and aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; two aunts; two uncles, and sister-in-law, Heidi Mickelson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 2001 GARY L. SOMMERS ESCONDIDO. Calif. - Gary L. Sommers, 55, of 1575 Tanglewood Lane E-26, Escondido, Calif., died at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001. at a hospital in Escondido. A former longtime Rock Springs resident, Sommers died following a sudden illness. He was born on April 3, 1946, in Casper, the son of the late Robert and June Wilde Sommers. Sommers attended schools in Rock Springs. He married Sherry Faler in Rock Springs. Sommers was a U.S. Navy Veteran who served in Vietnam. When he lived in Rock Springs, he was employed as a supervisor at Church and Dwight and he worked there for several years. In California, he worked for various companies in a supervisory position. He is survived by his wife, Sherry of Escondido; two sons, Brian of Escondido and Bret and wife Alice of San Francisco; two sisters, Margie Martinez and husband Lawrence of Reliance and Sharon Plemel and Rich Plemel, both of Rock Springs; his mother-in-law, Alta Faler of Rock Springs; two sisters-in-law, Patsy Hill and Shauna Faler; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and stepfather, Ben Schultz. Memorial services took place in Escondido. --- Green River Star, Dec 13, 2001 Bertha V. Zampedri Bertha V. Zampedri, 84, of Rock Springs, died Dec. 5 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had been a patient for four days. She was born Jan. 31, 1927, in Butte, Mont., the daughter of the late William and Maria Autio Leino. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Henry "Rico" Zampedri on May 6, 1939. He preceded her in death on Oct. 3, 2001. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrow's Catholic Church, Catholic Golden Age and Catholic Council of Women. She enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren and crocheting. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Ray and Frances Zampedri of Superior and Gary and Patricia Zampedri of Buena Vista, Colo.; one daughter and son-in-law; Paula and Joe Bertagnolli of Lolita, Texas; 13 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, one great great grandchild, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one daughter, Carol Carlson. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father John Savio officiated. The family requests that donations in her memory be made to the St. Joseph's Children's Home P.O. Box 1117 Torrington, Wyoming 82240-1117 or the Holy Spirit Catholic School Building Fund P.O. Box 6038, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 RUTH ESTHER JONES Memorial services for Ruth Esther Jones were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, corner of Second and B streets, Rock Springs, with the Rev. Russell Johnson officiating. Inurnment took place in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Mrs. Jones, 83, of 315 Walnut No. 105A, Rock Springs, died on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, at her home after a sudden illness. She was born Sept. 27, 1918 in Sheridan, the daughter of Isaac and Fannie Cleveland Shelton Berry. She graduated from Superior High School with the class of 1936. She attended the nursing school at Denver General and the Wyoming General Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed in the nursing profession for several years. She married Edward Phillips Sr. in Randolph, Utah, on June 21, 1941. He preceded her in death in 1955. She later married William David Jones in Evanston on Oct. 11, 1957. He preceded her in death in 1958. Ruth worked as chief radio dispatcher for 30 years for the local law enforcement retiring on Dec. 5, 1986. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, American Legion Auxiliary, Eagles, Eastern Star, Young-at-Heart Senior Citizen’s Center, Harmony Homemakers and the Rock Springs Women’s Club. She was a volunteer for many years at the Young-at-Heart Senior Citizen’s Center. Her interests included crafts, dancing, cooking, collecting angels and bears, her family and friends. Survivors include one son, Edward B. Phillips and wife Denise of Green River; two daughters, Pat Tomjack and husband Harold and Joan Domson and husband Larry, all of Rock Springs; six grandchildren, Michelle Rayburn and husband Ronald of Chicago, Mark Tomjack, Norma Kourbelas and husband Neil, Dean Domson and wife Shauna, all of Rock Springs, and Donald and Seneca Phillips, both of Green River; four great-grandchildren, Taryn Rayburn of Chicago, Kathryn Whalen of Rock Springs, Steven Kourbelas and husband Michael Bolton of Laramie. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; and one sister, Edith Berry Lipari. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 CHERYL TONER MARDEN PORTLAND, Ore.—Memorial services for Cheryl Toner Marden took place Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001 at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Following cremation, she was buried in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Marden died Dec. 4, 2001, at 6:30 p.m. in Portland, Ore., at the Powellhurst Care Center, following a short illness. She was born Nov. 16, 1946 in Rock Springs to Ted and Charlotte Toner. She graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1965 and attended Western Wyoming Community College. She enlisted in the U.S. Navy in February 1967 and was stationed in Bremerton, Wash. Following her discharge, she lived in Portland, where she was employed both as a medical and computer technician. She is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Jan and Jerry Torres of Rock Springs; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Jane Jensen; a brother, Teddy Toner, who was killed in Korea; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 JOHN “JACK” WILLIAM PRITCHARD A memorial service for John “Jack” William Pritchard was conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001 at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Military graveside services and interment were conducted at the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Pritchard, 78, of 221 K St., Rock Springs, died at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2001 at the Sage View Care Center, where he had been a patient for the past three days. A longtime Rock Springs and Superior resident, Pritchard died following a brief illness. He was born on Nov. 21, 1923, in Rockvale, Colo., the son of the late William J. and Minnie Grant Pritchard. Pritchard attended schools in Superior, and was a graduate of the Superior High School with the class of 1942. He later attended the University of Wyoming and graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering with the class of 1950. Pritchard was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He married Laura Mae Kettle on Aug. 17, 1952 in Rock Springs, and she preceded him in death on Aug. 26, 1993. Pritchard was active in the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie No. 151 and was a trustee for many years. He was a member of the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include one sister, Betty A. Knutsen and husband Dean of Strawberry, Ariz.; several nieces and nephews, including Lori McNabb-Martin and twin daughters, Kelly and Cory McNabb, all of Encintas, Calif., Penny Blount and husband Paul of Rock Springs and Lisa Smith of Corvalis, Ore., Max and Shirely Ogrin of Washington, Mike Kettle of Rock Springs, Gay Lynn Bath and Lori Ann Smith, both of Boise, Idaho; two sisters-in-law, Margaret Ogrin of Rock Springs and Doris Kettle of Boise, Idaho; and one brother-in-law, Johnnie Kettle of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; and one infant son. The body was cremated. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 LINDA SUE SPENCER Funeral services for Linda Sue Spencer were conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001 at the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church, 295 Monroe Ave., Green River. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Spencer, 52, of 1915 Iowa Circle, Green River, died at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2001 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, where she had been a patient since Nov. 30, 2001. She was born in North Platte, Neb. on Oct. 25, 1949 the daughter of Lawrence and Eloise Prowett Danburg. Ms. Spencer attended schools in North Platte and was a graduate of the North Platte Senior High School with the class of 1968. She married Bill Spencer on Oct. 9, 1976 in North Platte. Mrs. Spencer was an escrow officer for Wyoming Land and Title for 11 years and prior to that was employed at Sweetwater Federal Savings and Loan until its closure. She was a member of the Professional Woman’s Club and enjoyed spending time with her family. Survivors include her husband, Bill Spencer of Green River; one son, Daniel Spencer of Green River; one daughter, Heather Spencer of Green River; one stepbrother, Bill Lunquist of William’s Port, Pa.; two stepsisters, Mary Stoetzel and husband Glen of North Platte, and Margie Griffiths and husband Jack of North Platte; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 CHARLES LARAY SADLIER Funeral services for Charles Laray Sadlier were conducted Friday, Dec. 14, 2001 at 11 a.m. in the McKinnon LDS Ward Chapel. Burial was in the McKinnon Cemetery with military honors provided by the American Legion. Sadlier, 67, died Dec. 10, 2001 at his home in McKinnon after a battle with cancer. Sadlier was born on April 30, 1934 to Claude William and Alice Mae Petersen Sadlier in Clawson, Utah. He joined the U.S. Air Force in February of 1953 and received an honorable discharge in 1957. He married Pauline Hymas in Bountiful, Utah, on Dec. 26, 1959, after which they made their home in McKinnon. Sadlier was known as Ray by family and friends. His pursuits included hunting, fishing and working the ranch that was his livelihood. He was known as the Community Vet for local animals. He was serving as a member of the Daggett County Road and Transportation District and was a Daggett County Commissioner for 14 years from 1977 to 1991. He served as a High School Rodeo Club Advisor, when his boys were in school. He enjoyed talking to people. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Sadlier of McKinnon; four children, Kurt and wife Debra Sadlier of Green River, Carma and husband Kevin Slaugh of Vernal, Utah, Robin Sadlier of Coalville, Utah and Troy Sadlier of Vernal; grandchildren, Cody, Dustin, Heather, Korby, Trevor, Abigail, Tara and Brittany; his mother, Alice Sadlier; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a wife, Judy Christiansen; infant daughter, Rose; father, Claude Sadlier; and brother, Ellis “Ike” Sadlier. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 DAVID “MIKE” DALGARN CASPER - Funeral services for David "Mike" Dalgarn took place at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Casper, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001, at 10 a.m. The Rev. Michael Carr from St. Anthony's Catholic Church officiated. Inurnment was at Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery. Dalgarn, 76, died on Dec. 6, 2001, at Central Wyoming Hospice Home of cancer. He was born on Oct. 26, 1925, in Elsie, Neb., the son of Emmett and Ella (Janesofsky) Dalgarn. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a Staff Sergeant, Tailgunner on B-17. He served in the European Theater. He married Virginia L. Cooley on Sept. 13, 1945, at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church at Lubbock, Texas. After high school graduation, he was employed with Union Pacific, then went into the Army. He worked for Wyoming Machinery Company for more than 25 years and retired as equipment manager in June of 1990. He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Dalgarn of Casper; four daughters, Vickie Dalgarn of Denver, Becki Austin of Casper, Annette Rourke of Gillette and Tamara Moyer of Houston; brother, Tom Dalgarn of Weiser, Idaho; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Lily Hobbs, and four brothers, Pat, Bob, Paul and Pete Dalgarn. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 JOHN GERALD GASPERETTI CAIRO, Egypt - John Gerald Gasperetti, 81, Cairo, Egypt, died in Egypt on Dec. 10 at 1 a.m. He was born in Green Canyon, Colo., on Oct. 24, 1920, to Julius and Alice Gasperetti. He went to school in Walsenburg, Colo. He graduated from high school in 1938. Gasperetti worked throughout the Middle East starting in 1943 in the construction and oil business. He married Patsy in 1971 in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. Survivors include his wife, Patsy of Cairo; brother, Bob Gasperefti of Rock Springs; cousin, Maria Gasperetti of Trento, Italy; sister-in-law, Barbara Gasperetti of Rogers, Ark; three nephews, John Gasperetti of Rock Springs, Charles Gasperetti of Reliance and Gerald Gasperetti of Thayne; two nieces, Susan Hollingsworth of Denver and Sheila Keating of Rock Springs; and two great-nephews; four great-nieces; and one great-great-nephew, all of Rock Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Arthur L. Gasperetti. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 RICHARD B. JACKSON SR. CLINTON, Utah - Funeral services for Richard B. Jackson Sr. took place at graveside on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. at Lindquist's Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch, 1718 Combe Road. Jackson died at his home on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, from a brain tumor. He was born April 4, 1940, in Salida, Colo., to Robert and Viola Church Jackson. He was raised in Green River. On April 24, 1987, he married Lois A. Chow. He was baptized a member of the LDS Church on June 9, 2001. His pursuits included the outdoors, camping and fishing, always looking to catch "the Big One." He is survived by his wife, Lois Jackson; stepsons, Mark and wife Ann, Kevin and wife Christy; granddaughters, Dani, Camille and Shea, Lisa and husband Rod, Richard Jr., Heidi, and Bobby Jo; children by his first wife, Dorothy Bice; grandchildren, Josh, Brett, Shaun, Travis, Crystal, Kayla, Rory, Shanteya, Kory and Hailee; brother, Fred and wife Charlene; and sister, Barbara and husband Dan Quincannon. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 VIVIAN C. JELACA RICHMOND, Va. - A funeral mass for Vivian C. Jelaca was celebrated Friday, Nov. 30, 2001, at St. Olaf's Catholic Church, 1800 S. Orchard Drive, Richmond, Va. Mrs. Jelaca, 79, resident of Richmond, and former resident of Rock Springs, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001. She was born on Feb. 23, 1922, to Walter and Nellie Ferguson. She was raised by James and Margaret Travis in Rock Springs. She was the widow of Leno Genetti and Nick Jelaca. She is survived by children, Jim Genetti and wife Helen, Marilee Yerkovich and Judy Langford and husband Steve; grandchildren, David Genetti, Matthew Genetti, Noel Ladner and her husband Michael, Mary Chris Ledbetter and husband Stuart, John Yerkovich and wife Jenni, Kim Saunders and husband Dave, Chris Langford and wife Katie and Melissa Jelaca; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Nicholas Jelaca; sister, Wanda Slaughter; and brother, Robert Ferguson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 LEONARD MITCHELL LAS VEGAS - Leonard Mitchell, 61, of Las Vegas, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, at the Mountain View Hospital in Payson, Utah, of a massive heart attack. Mitchell was born July 26, 1940, to George "Hap" and Reatha Mitchell of Basin. He married Peggy McDonald in Green River in March of 1974. They had two daughters, Megan and Stormy. He worked in construction as a welder for West Steel in Salt Lake City for many years. Later, he drove for Bunning Trucking. They lived in Green River and Rock Springs, later moving to Pennsylvania, where they lived in Dunbury, Pa., and he drove for Keen Trucking out of Carsile, Pa., until the time of his death. They moved to Las Vegas in 1999. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; daughters, Megan and husband Brian Dunkleberger, Stormy Mitchell of Las Vegas and daughter, Kelly Mitchell of Sioux Falls, S.D.; a sister, Pauline Artery of Brush, Colo.; grandchildren, Falynn Dunkelberger of Las Vegas, Zachary, Heather and James DeAngelo of Sioux Falls, S.D.; mother-in-law, Evelyn McDonald; brothers-in-law, Earl and wife JoAnn McDonald and Danny and wife Marilyn McDonald; sisters-in-law, Anita and husband James Shoemaker and Debbie, who was married to the late Charles Sample, Lisa McDonald, Becky McDonald; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law, Dallas McDonald; and brother-in-law, Charles Sample. A private service was observed by immediate family only --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 2001 DENNIS D. MINES SHERIDAN - Vigil services for Dennis D. Mines took place at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001, at Kane Funeral Home with Monsignor Eugene Sullivan officiating. Mines, 53, of Sheridan, died on Friday, Dec. 7, 2001, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County. Mines was born in Mitchell, S.D., on April 14, 1948, to James and Florence Kott Mines. He moved from South Dakota in 1957 to Farson, where he attended the public school. After graduating from high school in 1966, he attended Western Wyoming Community College and Weber State College. After serving two years in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, he obtained his bachelor's degree in industrial arts from the University of Wyoming in 1972. He had a distinguished U.S. Army service record. While serving in the Vietnam War, his actions in the U.S. Army Medivac Unit earned him many honors, including a Bronze Star and numerous other awards and decorations. He volunteered to serve in Vietnam when he was exempt from going because his brother, Rod, was already serving in Southeast Asia. He was married to Jody Roberts, and this union brought them two children, Jana Ann and Scott Clayton. He married Juanita Russell on Aug. 6, 1999, in Ouray, Colo., and he and Juanita moved to Sheridan from Riverton in 1999. He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Horses and other animals were always a big part of his life. He is survived by his wife, Juanita of Sheridan; his daughter, Jana Mines of Rochester, Minn.; his son, Scott Mines of Sheridan; two stepsons, Aaron and Matt Russell of Riverton; his parents, James and Florence Mines of Sun City, Ariz.; his parents-in-law, Clayton and Maryann Wilson of Riverton; his four brothers, Rod Mines and wife Jan of Farson, Gary Mines and wife Vicki of Rock Springs, Don Mines and wife Bobbie of Farson, and Steve Mines of Farson; and his two sisters, Carol Diehl and good friend Lee Messer of Bullhead City. Ariz., and Marilyn Mather and husband Ken of Great Falls, Mont. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; and his sister-in-law, Lori Mines. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 22, 2001 EDNA JANE BARTHOLOW Funeral services for Edna Jane Bartholow were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. Harold McCormick of the Church of Christ conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Bartholow, 79, of 220 S. Fifth E., Green River, died at 3:16 a.m. Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, where she had been a patient since Dec. 10, 2001. A resident of Green River since 1953 and former resident of Superior, Mrs. Bartholow had been in ill health for the past several years. She was born on Sept. 7, 1922 in Hackleburg, Ala., the daughter of the late James Walker and Mellie Cagle Head. Mrs. Bartholow attended schools in Hackleburg. She married Donald Walter Bartholow in Green River on May 5, 1974. Mrs. Bartholow was employed as a custodian for School District No. 2 and had also been employed as a waitress for many years. She was a member of the Church of Christ and the VFW Auxiliary. Mrs. Bartholow’s pursuits included the outdoors, dogs, spending time with her family and feeding birds. Survivors include her husband, Donald of Green River; two stepsons, Bob Bartholow and Jack Bartholow, both of Cheyenne; one sister, Nola Meadows of Green River; one sister-in-law, Shirley Bartholow of Cheyenne; one niece, Betty Kraft of Green River; great-nephew and great-niece, Veldon and Wendy Kraft of Green River; great-niece and great-nephew, Cindy and Jeremy Austin of Rock Springs; great-great-nephew and great-great-niece, Colton and Calisha Kraft of Green River; and great-great-nephew, Dalton Austin of Rock Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents; one half-brother; and her nephew, Melvin Kraft. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 22, 2001 DAVID CLAIR HIRST EVANSTON - Funeral services for David Clair Hirst took place on Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at 11 a.m. at the Evanston LDS 1st and 4th Ward Chapel. Interment followed in the Evanston City Cemetery with military honors. Hirst, 74, died Dec. 13, 2001, in Evanston after a short illness. He was born April 18, 1927, in Paradise, Utah, the son of David Roberts and Rachel Smith (Maughan) Hirsi. He married Arlene MacKinnon on Oct. 21, 1965. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple. Hirst was a medic in the U.S. Navy in WWII, and worked as an engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he served in many positions. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 4 A.F. and A.M., an active member of the VFW, the Union Pacific Old Timers, Eagles, Elks and Lions clubs. He was also a Shriner. His hobbies included golfing, bowling, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Arlene Histo Evanston, and their combined family, Ronald and wife Kathy Atkinson of Evanston, William and wife Donell Atkinson of Evanston, Craig Hirsi of Arkansas, LeAnn and husband Bob Stocking of The Dalles, Ore., Vickie Hirst of Concorde, Calif., Molly Hirst of Roy, Utah, and Charlene and husband Eric Berlin of Rock Springs; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 22, 2001 DAVID C. MEAD PUEBLO. Colo. -- Funeral services for David C. Mead took place Dec. 15, 2001, in Pueblo, Colo. Mead, 79, of Pueblo, Colo., died on Dec. 12. 2001, at home. He was born on Aug. 31, 1922, in the mountains west of Pueblo, to Enoch Mead and Sarah Anderson. He went to several schools in Colorado and Received a certificate from Southern Colorado State College. Mead served in the U.S. Army for two years, one month and 18 days. He was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, during and after World War II. He received the Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster. He lived in Superior for 15 years, from about 1980 to 1995. While in Sweetwater County, he attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rock Springs. He retired from Pacific Power & Light. He was a member of the union and the Superior Lions Club. He was also involved in the Boy Scouts. Survivors include his wife, and six children, Jessie Ellen, Henry, Abby, Timothy, Darryl and James. Darryl and James graduated from Rock Springs High School. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 22, 2001 CHARLES WILLARD FRIES MOUNTAIN VIEW - Charles Willard Fries, 67, of 528 First St., Mountain View died at 10:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, 2001, at the Evanston Regional Hospital in Evanston. A resident of Mountain View for the past 11 years and former resident of Modesto, Calif. Fries had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born on Dec. 16, 1933. in Richland Center, Wis., the son of the late Frank and Theo Schoonover Fries. Fries attended schools in Richland Center, Wis., and was a graduate of the Richland Center High School with the class of 1951. He married Elizabeth Newkirk in Gillingham, Wis., on April 13, 1952. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks, VFW and American Legion in Evanston. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth of Mountain View; one son, David Fries and wife Debbi of Modesto; one daughter, Catherine Kolash and husband John of Seattle; and one sister, Linda Wahl and husband Mel of Mountain View. He was preceded in death by his parents. The body was cremated. --- Green River Star, Dec 24, 2001 Michael Lynn Riley Michael Lynn Riley, 53, Great Falls, Mont., died at the Benefits Hospital Dec. 11 where he had been a patient for the past 12 days and in ill heath for the past several years. He was born on March 26, 1947, in Rock Springs, the son of Earl "Ben" and Anona Tremelling Riley. He attended schools in Des Moines, Iowa. He was a disabled United States Navy Veteran of the Vietnam Conflict, and a member of the Roman Catholic Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed art, fishing, computers, volunteer work and traveling. Survivors include his mother, Anona Riley of Green River; two daughters, Candace Riley of Coulter, Iowa and Donna Jean Riley; two sisters, Bonnie J. Logan of Rock Springs and Patricia VanDyke of Green River; one granddaughter, Emily McFarland; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, two nephews, maternal and paternal grandparents. Following cremation, a memorial military graveside service was conducted at the American Legion Section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery today. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 2001 MARJORY ALIENE CHAPMAN MESA, Ariz.—Funeral services for Marjory Aliene Chapman were conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2001 at the Vase Flaming Gorge Chapel in Green River. The Rev. Sue Pierce conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Chapman, 84, of 7255 E. Broadway, Mesa, Ariz., died Dec. 23, 2001 at the Valley Lutheran Medical Center in Mesa, where she had been a patient for one day. A longtime resident of Green River, Mrs. Chapman died following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 2, 1916 in Guthrie, Okla., the daughter of the late Simon and Gigi Boggs Pipes. Mrs. Chapman attended schools in Oklahoma and Kansas. She married Eldon L. “Duke” Chapman in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Jan. 31, 1940 and he preceded her in death on Sept. 4, 2001. Mrs. Chapman enjoyed playing cards, crocheting and quilting. Survivors include one son, Tom Chapman of Colorado; one daughter-in-law, Jacqueline Cameron Chapman of Mesa; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one niece, Pamela Overy Sanchez. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son, Jerry Leroy Chapman; and one brother, Carl Pipes. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 2001 MABEL E. LEWIS Funeral services for Mabel E. Lewis were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001 at the Union Congregational Church of Christ in Green River. The Rev. Ed. Mendenhall conducted the services. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Brett Woolsey, Robby Cudney, Brian Cudney, Shawn Cudney, Chris Martin and Daniel Martin. Mrs. Lewis, 90, of 215 Pheasant Drive, Green River, died at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001 at the Castle Rock Convalescent Center in Green River, where she had been a patient for the past one month. A longtime Green River resident and former resident of Sunset, Utah and Ogden, Utah, Mrs. Lewis had been in ill health for the past six months. She was born on Feb. 10, 1911 in Green River, the daughter of the late Edgar and Maude Spicer McBride. Mrs. Lewis attended schools in Green River, and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1932. She married John Lewis in Manila, Utah, on Oct. 20, 1932 and he preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 1981. Mrs. Lewis had been employed by JC Penney’s as a store clerk, the Home Café as a waitress, the Newsstand at the Union Pacific Railroad Station, and for the Davis County school lunch program as a server and a cook until her retirement. She was a clerk for the Neighbors of Woodcraft Lodge, longtime 4-H leader, and very active in her church, the United Church of Christ. Her pursuits included crocheting, knitting, decorating cakes and spending time with her family. Survivors include one daughter, Donna J. Cudney and husband Bobby J. of Green River; two sisters, Virginia Mengel of North Platte, Neb., and Mary Burke of Palmer, Alaska; three grandchildren, Pamela Woolsey and husband Leonard of Clinton, Utah, Robert Cudney and wife Connie of Green River, Cindy Simpson and husband Mike of Green River; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother in infancy; and one sister in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 2001 BESSIE VERNA NIELSON DAVIS PLEASANT GROVE, Utah - Funeral services for Bessie Verna Nielson Davis were conducted Dec. 27, 2001, at Timpanogus First Ward Chapel, 425 E. Fifth N., Pleasant Grove. Mrs. Davis, 79, died Dec. 21, 2001. She was born to Joseph and Verna Hellen Gibson Nielson on Aug. 27, 1922, in Burley, Idaho. She grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah. She married Dennis L. Davis on Dec. 5, 1940. Their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Temple. She lived in Reliance for five years, moving back to Pleasant Grove a year ago. Her pursuits Included crocheting, spending time with her husband and children, fishing and hunting. She served as primary teacher and relief society president. Her later years were filled with scripture reading, gospel music and collecting angels. She is survived by two sisters, Francis Moudy and Bonnie Jean Trudel; brothers, Jack and Lane Nielson; seven children, Gerrie and Arnie Lewis and daughter of Rock Springs, Dean and Della Davis and son of Pleasant Grove, Cathy and Glenn Roberts and daughter of Elk Grove, Calif., Oscar and Sue Davis and son of Gila, N.M., Dennie Jean and Craig Knudsen and daughter of Reliance, Rock and Loraina Davis and son of St. George, Utah, Tammy and Dennis Ware and daughter of Orangeville, Utah; 45 grandchildren, and 59 great-grandchildren. Davis was preceded in death by her parents, husband and three brothers, Max, Leslie and Doyle and sister, Deana Orwin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 2001 REBECCA RACHEL DILLREE KEMMERER - Rebecca Rachel Dillree, 68, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2001, at the South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer. She was born on Aug. 18, 1933, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Walter and Edith Cameron. She married Ronald Norman Dillree on Feb. 14, 1956, in Mexico. She worked as a secretary for the U.S. Forest Service. Dillree is survived by her sons, Steve Dillree of Kemmerer, Charles Dillree of Encino, Calif., and Donald Dillree and Ronald Dillree, also of California; one daughter, Cynthia McCullough of Manila, Utah; and 13 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ron; parents, Walter and Edith Cameron; and son, Robbie. In accordance with their wishes, cremation has taken place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 2001 GEORGE J. HESS A memorial mass for George J. Hess was conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Green River. The Rev. Tom Sheridan conducted the services. Hess, 69, of 280 Birch St., Green River, died on Dec. 18, 2001, at his home. A longtime Green River resident Hess died following a lengthy illness . He was born on Feb. 8, 1932 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late Adolph William and Lena Amelia Rutly Hess. Hess attended schools in Brooklyn, and was a graduate of the Brooklyn Tech High School with the class of 1949. He attended and graduated from Brooklyn Polytech College in 1964. He married Elizabeth Dolores Morton in Queens, N.Y., on April 17, 1955. He was a member of the Green River Lion's Club and was past president and a member of the Rolling Green Golf Club and was past president. He was also a member of the United States Swimming Club and was past president. His pursuits included fishing and golfing. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; of Green River, three sons, George J. Hess Jr. and wife Margaret of Mount Pleasant, Mich., Joseph J. Hess and wife Heidi of Phoenix. Ariz., and Kenneth J. Hess of Rawlins; two daughters, Rosemary A. Nunn and husband Jeffrey of Castle Rock Colo., and Theresa A. Cometto and husband Michael of Casper; one brother, Adolph W. Hess Jr. of Altamonte Springs, Fla.; and 11 grandchildren, Ryan Hess, Kevin Hess, Megan Baldacci, Nicole Baldacci, Anthony Baldacci, Kristina Cometto, Ashley Cometto, Sean Cometto, Katrina Hess, Kalen Hess and Kyla Hess. He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 2001 MARGARET IDA MECCA KEMMERER - Funeral services for Margaret Ida Mecca took place on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001. at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Rosary was conducted on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. interment was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Mrs. Mecca, 84, died on Dec. 23, 2001, at her home. She was born in Frontier on Aug. 10, 1917, the daughter of Letizia Jacoletti and Renaldo Marchione. She attended school in Frontier and Kemmerer graduating from Kemmerer High School in 1935. She married John B. Mecca in Kemmerer in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Jan. 14, 1939. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles' Auxiliary and served in all chairs except that of president. She served 10 years as auxiliary secretary. She served as secretary, vice president and president of the local AARP and served three years on the board of the Senior Citizens Friendship Center. In past years, she was a 10 year 4-H leader and served in various offices on the county council. She was for many years a member of the Candlelight Hour Home Economics Club and served in many offices as well as being president for three years. She was employed by C. Stuart Brown as secretary while he was county attorney and was an employee of Lincoln county for 18 years serving as deputy clerk of court. She is survived by her husband, John of Kemmerer; two daughters, Janet Gayle Mecca of Moriarty, N.M. and Donna Louise and husband Douglas J. Bertot, of Heidelberg, Germany; three grandchildren, Monica Milleson and husband Gregg Vickery, of Albuquerque, N.M., Jeffery D. Bertot of Japan, and Nicole Bertot and Fred Thomas of Leander, Texas; two great-granddaughters, Natasha Thomas and Jennifyr Vickery; one sister, Dorothy Gilman of Burley, Idaho; one step-grandchild, Josh Vickery: two aunts, Josephine Anderson of Thermopolis and Dorethea Jiacoletti of Kemmerer; and several nieces, nephews and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant son, Robert John Mecca, and her brother, William H. Marchione. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 2001 HARRY WOLF Services for Harry Wolf were conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001, at the Vase Funeral Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. John Savio conducted the services. Wolf, 83, of 1404 Lowell St.. Rock Springs, died at 4:50 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, where he had been a patient for the past 13 days. A longtime Rock Springs resident and former Marissa, Ill., resident, Wolf had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born on Aug. 7, 1918, in Marissa, the son of the late Dennie and Annie Moran Wolf. Wolf attended schools in Marissa. He married Eva Skorup in Green River on Oct. 1, 1938. Wolf was employed for many years by the Union Pacific Coal Company as a coal miner and was a maintenance man at FMC Corporation for 20 years until his retirement. Wolf's pursuits included fishing and hunting. Survivors include his wife, Eva of Rock Springs; one son, Ralph Wolf of Rock Springs; two daughters, Ruby K. Yenko and husband Fred of Rock Springs, and Sharron Falzone and husband Bob of Springfield, Ill.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two great-great granddaughters; five step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Harold and James Wolf; and two sisters, Pearl DeBlase and Ruby Wolf. Cremation has taken place. ---