Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 1435 - 1459 of 1948
Kay Swander, a life-long resident of the Big Horn Basin, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2017 at New Horizons Care Center in Lovell, Wyoming. She was 83 years old. Kay was born February 27, 1934 as Frances Kay Lyman in Greybull, Wyoming to Clair Stubbs Lyman and Mildred Riley Lyman. She was the only sister to brothers Paul, Barton, Dale and Phillip. Kay was raised on the Lyman Ranch on the Upper Nowood River at Ten Sleep, Wyoming. She attended Ten Sleep Schools and went on to the University...
Karen Aileen Devish, 66, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at her home in Worland, Wyoming. Karen was born in Chappell, Nebraska, on April 18, 1951, to Everett "Mick" and Irene (Hughes) McVay and spent her childhood in Thermopolis, Wyoming. She graduated from Thermopolis High School in 1969 and then went on to attend the University of Wyoming. On March 31, 1973, she married Fred Devish in Thermopolis, Wyoming. The couple moved to Moorcroft shortly after. From this...
Memorial services for Kirby resident, Irene Virginia “Dolly” Hurley, 69, will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 15, at Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis. Mrs. Hurley died suddenly August 7, 2017....
Karen Devish, 66-year-old Worland resident, passed away August 6, 2017, at her home. Memorial services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 12 at the United Methodist Church in Worland. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements....
Albert LeRoy “Al” Solomon, 88, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at his home in Thermopolis. A Celebration of Life will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Living Waters Church in Thermopolis. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family....
Vivian Mae Gale, 95, passed away at Hot Springs County Hospital in Thermopolis August 5, 2017. Services are pending at the Fort Logan military cemetery in the Denver, Colorado, area. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements....
Roger Edward Dowdell, 81, passed away July 17, 2017 at Worland Healthcare where he had been a resident since January. The son of Robert and Rachel (Watson) Dowdell, he was born May 15, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated from Louisville Male High School and was a 1st Lt. in the ROTC. Roger attended Western Kentucky University acquiring a BA in Biology and Agriculture. He continued with graduate work at Western in biology then Counseling and Hebrew at Lincoln Christian College. He married...
Funeral services for Lester Hans Nielsen, 94, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, at the First Baptist Church in Thermopolis. Mr. Nielsen died August 3, 2017, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis . Mortimore Funeral is assisting the family with arrangements....
Graveside services for rancher Clarke Jackman, 80, will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 11 at Riverside Cemetery in Thermopolis. Mr. Jackman died August 2, 2017, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family....
Richard Raymond Baker, 89-year-old former Worland resident passed away on July 29, 2017 at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming. Richard was born on June 5, 1928 in Torrington, Wyoming to Albert Marion and Emiline Jean (Sutton) Baker. During Richard's early years the family lived in many towns in the northwestern part of Wyoming as the family helped to start many farms in the area. On a blind date in his twenties, he met Teresa Faye Andrews, he told his friend, "That's the girl I'm...
Judy died July 31 peacefully surrounded by family she is survived. By her 8 loving children, Debra Jo Williams, Kelly Todd Schneider, Edwina Marie Painter, Michelle Loraine Marswick , Edward Michael Delbaugh, James Kole, Wendy Gale Tapp, Bobby Dale Tapp. Her parents James R Toler & Bertha Toler preceded her in death. She is now in their loving arms. She had 17 grandchildren & 16 great grandchildren. She grew up in Worland & attended Washakie High School. She will be missed By her family and...
Lawrence Louis Dean, 83-year-old Worland resident, passed away on July 30, 2017 at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Lawrence was born on July 2, 1934 in Worland, Wyoming, second of eight children born to Cecil Adrian and Alice Irene (Brosh) Dean. He received his early education in Kane, Wyoming. The family then moved to Basin before returning to Worland. He met Charlotte May Holdren on a group date at the movies, weeks later on July 22, 1952 the couple were wed in Thermopolis. To this uni...
Funeral services for Marvin Dale Andreen, 68, will be at 10:30 a.m. August 3, at the First Baptist Church in Thermopolis. Mr. Andreen died July 29, 2017 at his home in Thermopolis. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements....
Grace Carlson, 109, of Meeteetse, passed away at the Spirit Mountain Hospice House on July 21, 2017. Gracie Anne Steele was born May 9, 1908 in Meeteetse, Wyoming to W.O. and Gracie Price Steele. Gracie spent her younger years in Meeteetse, completing the fourth grade in school. In late August of 1918 her mother took her and her sister, Mary, to Missoula, Montana and enrolled them in Sacred Heart Academy, a girls boarding school, for the school terms with vacations at home. Gracie's seventh...
Muriel F. Gerstner, age 96, passed away peacefully on July 19 at her beloved Big Trails Ranch. This ranch was homesteaded by her grandfather in the late 1800's. The majority of her life was spent in the house built by her Dad in 1904. Muriel was born on December 20, 1920 in Auburn, New York to John Earley and Norma Grout Earley. She married Louie Gerstner on November 25, 1946. Five children were born to this marriage. Muriel was the quiet, loving matriarch of our large and extended family. She...
Funeral services for Durward Guffey, 86, will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 29, at Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis. Mr. Guffey died at his home in Riverton, July 16, 2017....
Kimber Leigh Madison, 58, passed away on August 05, 2016, surrounded by friends and family after a courageous battle with ALS. Born in Worland, Wyoming on February 27, 1958, Kimber grew up experiencing different regions across the United States due to her father’s career in the oil industry. By the end of her life, Kimber had lived in eight states and four countries. An avid traveler, Kimber’s real passion was her family and friends. Kimber sought to instill in her children a zest for life, a commitment to family and friends, and the power of...
Pat Beckley, 88-year-old longtime Ten Sleep resident passed away on July 6 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehab Center. He was born Patrick Henry Morris on October 27, 1928 in Ewing, Nebraska, the fifth of six children. At the age of five, he was sent to the orphanage in Casper, WY and was adopted by Edward and Alma Beckley at the age of 14 and moved to the family ranch in Ten Sleep. He attended school in Ten Sleep and then enlisted in the Navy in 1946, serving on the aircraft carrier Antietam...
Teresa Kathryn Keuntjes-Hemminger, 59, passed away at St Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana on July 15, 2017. Teresa was born on February 1, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio, the second child of four born to Glenn Leo and Mary Rose (McDonald) Garen. She graduated from Manteka, California High School in 1976. She married Rocky W. Keuntjes, Sr. in 1979. Three children were born to this couple, Rocky, Kristina and Jeremy. The couple later divorced. After her children became school age, Teresa began a...
Christopher “Chris” Michael Wade, 43, of Greybull, passed away in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday, July 8, 2017. He was born Dec. 30, 1973. The funeral service will be held in the First Baptist Church at Basin, Wyoming, on Saturday, July 22, 2017, 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the Donald J. Ruhl Memorial Cemetery at Greybull. Arrangements have been entrusted to Atwood Family Funeral Directors....
Dorothy Ruby Hook, 87, of Worland passed away July 18, 2017, at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Sept 30, 1929. Funeral Services will be Saturday, July 22, 2017, at 2 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements....
Janet Beth Hartman, age 79, passed away July 13th, 2017 at the Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. She is originally from Casper. She is survived by her husband Henry “Ed” Hartman Jr., 3 children, Kathy Gessini, Amy Good and David Hartman. 7 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Also, one brother Dennis Fogleman from St. Louis, MO. Her sister and brother in-law Yvonne & Elmer Wiltsey of Worland, Julie & Jaimie Rameriz Sr. of Worland and Nancy Shultz of Layton, Utah. Services will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Cas...
Wyoming pioneer, Fred Robert Yeaman, 97, passed away July 15, 2017 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Born in Afton, WY, April 7, 1920 he was one of seven children of George and Mary (Roberts) Yeaman. Graduating from Afton High school in 1938 he received a four-year football scholarship to the University of Wyoming. During summers he worked for the U.S. Park Service and the CCC’s at Saratoga, WY. Following college he joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 which included training at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, later s...
Christine Patricia Ruiz Luehne, 82, passed away at her home in Thermopolis, on Friday, July 14, 2017, after trying to recover from a stroke. Christine was born June 20, 1935, in Denver, Colorado. At a young age Christine worked hard to help support her family in Denver. In 1960, she met her soul mate, Wolfgang Luehne, who had arrived from Germany in the same year. Christine worked in Denver as a seamstress and worked at Meadow Gold. Christine and Wolfgang bought the Star Plunge and moved their...
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Bea Harres, age 87, passed away peacefully July 6, 2017 in Albuquerque, NM. Survived by 2 children, Dottie, Ted (Sue), granddaughters Amy and Emily, three great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband, Ray, her parents and sister. Mom will be forever in our hearts and greatly missed....