Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 1005 - 1029 of 1948
Steven Lowell Bose, 65, went to be with Jesus on February 14, 2020 at his home in Ten Sleep. Steve was born in Cambridge, Nebraska on December 4, 1954 to Kenneth Lowell and Colleen Joyce (Dillan) Bose. He moved to Ten Sleep in 1970 and graduated from Ten Sleep High School in 1973. He moved around a little, but always came home to Ten Sleep. Steve's great loves were guns, family and later in life, his church. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his father...
A memorial service for Forrest L. "Buzz" Skretteberg will be held on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:30 am, at All Angels Episcopal Church in Spearfish, SD. Buzz passed away at his home on February 6, 2020. He was born November 6, 1935 in Deadwood, SD to Lloyd and Asther Skretteberg. Buzz attended NCHS in Casper, WY his first two years of high school: then his family moved to Lakewood, CO where he graduated. After his graduation, they moved back to Casper where he enrolled in Casper College. He...
Maryanna Wheeler, age 76, of Basin, Wyoming, passed away Tuesday evening, February 4, 2020, at Spirit Mountain Hospice House, in Cody, Wyoming, surrounded by her family. Maryanna was born February 28, 1944, in Sheridan, Wyoming, the daughter of Marietta Cochran and Cecil A. Brotherson, Maryanna was raised in Wyola, Montana, until 1953, when at the age of 9, her family moved to Greybull, Wyoming, where she continued her grade school and high school education. Maryanna married Richard Allen...
John Franklin Rayburn passed away at his home on February 5, 2020. John was born in Worland on August 3, 1953 to Loyd Kenneth and Mildred Ann (Mills) Rayburn. He received his education in Worland. He worked at various jobs in the community. He enjoyed carpentry and helping friends with different odd jobs. John had a magnetic personality and never met a stranger. He will be remembered for his infectious smile and kindness. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law, Nancy....
Katherine E. Brewster, 90-year-old Ten Sleep resident, passed away February 7, 2020 at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Katherine was born on November 6, 1929 in Harrison, Nebraska, the youngest of 4 children born to Thomas Lee and Elsie (Leeling) Lewis. She spent her early years in Harrison, moving to Lusk in 1939 with her family. She graduated from Lusk High School in 1948. Her family lived on a ranch which meant that in order for her to attend high school, she would have to stay...
Margaret E Scranton (October 25, 1922 – February 10, 2020) God came calling for a flower gardener early on February 10, 2020. Margaret was born October 25, 1922 at Powell, Wyoming. She was the daughter of Henry H. and Jennie (Kilgore) Sedwick. She was a proud alumnus of Powell High School, graduating with the class of 1940. She attended Seventy years in a row without missing a PHS alumni event. She entered nurses training at St. Vincent's School of Nursing in Billings, Montana under the Cadet N...
Violet Elaine Lee, 89, passed away February 6, 2020, at the Worland Healthcare & Rehab Center where she had resided since July 2017. Born April 22, 1930 in Seminole, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Russell and Hope (Tansy) Toler. After high school, she attended the Anderson Beauty School in Billings, Montana. On July 12, 1950 Violet married Harold "Buck" Lee in Casper, Wyoming. The couple moved to Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1955 where they raised their children. For 40 years, Violet was the...
Val Jean Crumley, or VJ, as he was known by many family and friends passed away December 6th 2019 in Worland, WY at the age of 83. He was with family and went peacefully in his sleep. Our father was born August 9, 1936 in Fort Morgan, CO to Lyndell Hartzell & Faith Adelle (Nanny) Crumley (preceded him in death). After graduating from Fort Morgan High School in 1955 he enlisted in the Air Force in 1958 as an explosive operator. He was honorably discharged in 1963. Val continued his journey to...
Longtime Worland resident, Darrell Clark Schneider, 78, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 7, 2020 at the Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, AZ while surrounded by his family. Darrell was born in Worland, Wyoming on May 14, 1941, a son of Jacob Thomas & Alice Mills Schneider. Darrell went to Worland High School where he lettered in football and helped tutor students in Mathematics. Following high school graduation in 1959, Darrell attended Casper College for one year before enlis...
George “Butch” Henry Yetter Jr., 57, passed away Jan. 30, 2020, at his home in Thermopolis. Services will be held at a later date....
Memorial service for Lisa McGarvin wil be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 7, 2020 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Paul Baughman officiating. Lisa Ruth McGarvin was born on January 30, 1959, in Worland, Wyoming and died on January 31, 2020, with loved ones by her side after a short illness. Lisa's love for her family, friends, and animals touched many during her 61 years. Lisa worked as a paralegal at Daly & Sorenson at the time of her death. She was a grandmother, mother,...
Connie Ellen (Lungren) Hillhouse, age 73, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020, at the Billings Clinic with family members at her side. She was born on June 19, 1946, the first of four children to parents Leo and Vada (Spatz) Lungren. She attended Worland schools and graduated in 1964. She married Richard A Hillhouse on January 18, 1964. Connie loved to help her dad on the farm and was put behind the wheel of a truck at age 5 helping in the beet fields, she rode on the tractor bailing hay and,...
Elizabeth “Betty” Scoggin, 87, passed away Thursday, Jan. 23 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Mass of the Resurrection will be Jan. 30, 11 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church in Thermopolis....
Kevin Mark Cannon, age 69, died at home on January 23, 2020 after succumbing to mesothelioma. He was surrounded by his wife and all seven of his crazy kids. Kevin was born on September 29, in 1950, as the sixth of seven children to parents Maurice and Ora (Wallwork) Cannon in what is now the Washakie County Library. There in the nursery, only seven days later, he first came into contact with his future "Babe" Devin (Rillahan) Cannon, whom he married in 1969. Kevin spent his entire life in...
Wanda “Lou” Schaper Steinle, 83, of Thermopolis, WY passed away on Saturday. January 25, 2020, at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at the First Baptist Church in Thermopolis. Wanda Lou Schaper was born on June 24, 1936 in Riverton, WY to Arthur and Opal Olga (Ibach) Schaper. Lou was raised in Buck Horn Flats and attended schools in Riverton. She graduated from Riverton High School with the class of 1955. She majored in Elementary Education and Home Economics at Northwest Naza...
Mark Burton, longtime Worland resident, recently passed away. Mark was born in Worland to Harold and Jerry Burton in 1951. He graduated from WHS in 1970 and attained his Bachelor and Master Degrees at Eastern Montana College, Billings, MT. After graduation he became an educator. Mark returned to Worland in 1977 to teach and coach at WMS. In 1990 he moved to Tempe, AZ to advance his career and his wife’s education. Mark worked as a guidance counselor in the Arizona school system for 27 years before his retirement in 2017. He is survived by h...
Gary Michael Mercado, 54, lifelong resident of Worland, Wyoming passed away January 26, 2020 at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana. Gary was born on July 21, 1965 in Worland to Eugene and Ida Mercado. He graduated from Worland High School in the class of 1984. A Memorial Mass will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 31, 2020 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers Memorial Contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. A full obituary maybe found at...
Jean Marie Peterson (Farnam), 83, passed away Jan. 16, 2020, at Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Jean was born March 21, 1936, in LaMoure, North Dakota. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Grace Lutheran Church....
A memorial service for Gerald Neary, 87, of Baker, will be held at a later date. In accordance to Gerald's wishes, cremation has taken place. Gerald passed away January 12, 2020 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker. Gerald Omar Neary was born January 14, 1932 in Glendive, MT, to William and Ida (Tinkey) Neary. Growing up, Gerald attended school at Carlyle later graduating from Baker High School. He enlisted into the Navy in 1951, serving in the Korean War. Gerald was honorably discharged in 1954...
Bernedene Corbett Robertson, 74, passed away peacefully at her home in Worland on January 8, 2020, with her loving husband by her side. Bernedene, was born November 6, 1945, in Worland, Wyoming to Lawerence Joseph and Zelda (Sessions) Corbett. Bernie spent her childhood working on the family farm and playing with her rambunctious older brothers. After attending school at the University of Kansas, Bernie returned to her beloved Wyoming where she met and eventually married Rickey Chad Robertson...
Jack was born on October 19, 1957 in Trenton NJ and passed onto his next journey December 28, 2019 at his home in Phoenix, AZ. During the early 1970's while living in Centennial WY - Jack could be found experiencing the joy of riding his motorcycle with his friends throughout the back country of the Snowy Range Mountains - most notably the Sand Lake road. He learned early-on hard work has its rewards. Putting in several winters at the Ski Lodge on the mountain and summers at the Sawmill. Before...
George J. Argeris, 88, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, died January 9, 2020 at Davis Hospice Center. George was born on May 12, 1931, in Tensleep, Wyoming and raised in Worland, Wyoming. Upon graduation from Washakie County High School in 1949, he attended and graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1954 with a B.A. degree in International Affairs. He was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1954 to 1956 and was honorably discharged with...
Arnold Nelson (Swede) Egbert died Jan. 4, 2020, in Spokane, Washington. He was born in Spring Creek, Wyoming, on Dec. 17, 1927 His cremains will be interred in Ten Sleep Cemetery in Ten Sleep, Wyoming, at a later date. A memorial service will be conducted in Spokane Valley at the United Church of God, 9320 E. Mission Avenue in Spokane Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25....
Jimmy Dale Ornsbey, 67, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 at Hot Spring County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Memorial services will be held in the summer of 2020....
Memorial services for Jeralyn Joy “Jerry” Brown, 89, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 18, at Community Federated Church in Thermopolis. Mrs. Brown passed away January 8, 2020, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital....