Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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Calvin (Cal) Arnold Calton, 86, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Jan. 29, 2017. Cal was born on June 11, 1930, in Ten Sleep, Wyo., the son of Clay and Alta Rose Calton. The oldest of three boys (William Bert and Elmer David), Cal's young life was filled with friends, card playing and basketball. In high school, the Ten Sleep basketball team won the Wyoming State Championship – it was a team achievement that Cal recalled with pride. Cal graduated from high school in 1948 and a...
Richelle Denise White (better known as Riki), 55, passed away on Tuesday, January 31 in Coeur d'Alene Idaho after a long fight with cancer. As per her wishes, there will be no immediate service. The family will hold a celebration of life in July 2017. Anyone who wishes to attend may contact the family for details at 208-661-4065. Riki was born in Worland, Wyoming to parents Ron Nomura and Helen Martens on April 12, 1961. She married Daniel White, also of Worland, on May 25, 1989. The two...
Ira E. Whitlock, 92, formerly of Worland, died Feb. 2, 2017, in St. George, Utah. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at the St. George 16th Ward. Spillsbury Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Jerry Lee Michael, 63 of Worland, WY passed away on February 1, 2017 at the Washakie Medical Center surrounded by his family. Jerry was born March 29, 1953 in Worland to John and Claris (Toots) Michael. Jerry grew up with his two siblings in Worland and graduated from Ten Sleep in 1972. Jerry enjoyed all outdoor activities, hunting, and fishing. He had worked most of his life for Corbin Well Service and P.E. Grosch Construction Co. Jerry also served in the Wyoming National Guard. Jerry is survived by his sister Sharon (Larry) Moody of Ten...
Private family services for Nancy M. Rayburn, 71, will be held at a later date. Nancy died January 31, 2017 at Community Hospital in Torrington, Wyoming and cremation has taken place. The Colyer Funeral Home assisted the family with the cremation arrangements. Nancy was born April 22, 1945 in Aspen, Colorado the daughter of Charles and Dorothy (Hiscock) Fifield. She grew up and received her education in Cody, Wyoming. She attended college in Colorado for a time before moving to Torrington, Wyoming. She married Vernon Rayburn in 1986 and they...
Berthe Bonnand was born in France, Sept. 11, 1922. She passed January 30, 2017 at the Worland Healthcare where she had been a resident for 5 years and will be remembered for her big beautiful smile In 1945 she married Ernest Bonnand in Bohas, France and they were married 63 years. In 1952 they immigrated to Canada, then to the U.S. in Illinois. From 1956-1987 they made a home in Southern California where they raised their family. Moving to Grass Valley, CA in 1987 among the pine trees, Berthe tended her flowers and garden. They moved to...
Patricia Annette “Pat” Ornsbey, 61, died Jan. 29 in Casper at the Wyoming Medical Center. Memorial services are pending. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family....
Maxine Wortham, 83-year-old Worland resident passed away peacefully with family by her side on January 28, 2017 at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Born in Pampa, Texas and raised by her Grandmother Williams and her parents, Lyle and Ora Lee Gilmore, Maxine was a bright light to those around her from the very beginning. In 1949 at the age of 16 Maxine and her family moved from Texas to Wyoming. Her father Lyle helped to build the Texas Golf Sulfur plant north of Worland. Maxine started...
Sandra Irene Skovgard of Basin, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at Saint Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana. She was born March 1, 1943. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at the First Baptist Church at 21 Highway 30 in Basin. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements....
As a rancher's wife Anna Mae knew the peaceful morning hours of the day. The morning of Jan 25th, 2017 was no exception as she passed quietly from this life in Worland, Wyoming. She was born on May 19, 1920 to Guy James and Harriet Fetters in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Her father died when she was a toddler leaving Harriet with three young daughters to raise. Anna Mae lived in many different places in her younger years, finally settling in Worland as a teen ager with her mother and her older sisters...
Ellen Roden, 81-year-old Thermopolis resident passed away suddenly on January 23, 2017 at the Roden Ranch in Thermopolis. In 1929, Dan and Julia (Jukich) Skoric immigrated to America from Yugoslavia. On March 26, 1935 a little girl, Ellen, was born in Gebo, Wyoming to Dan and Julia. She was raised in Kirby, Wyoming and attended Kirby Rural School. She graduated from Thermopolis High School in 1953 after which she attended the University of Wyoming where she studied nursing. Her degree was cut sh...
Marjorie B. Lord passed away on January 24, 2017, on a cold and snowy Wyoming morning, just a couple of weeks shy of her 95th birthday. Marj was born on February 9, 1922, to Frank and Russell Baker in Omaha, joining her older brothers Russ and Fred. Her father passed away when Marj was a young teen, leaving her with a longing that would last all her days. During the war effort she would volunteer to bring hot coffee and doughnuts to the servicemen passing through Omaha on the train. She...
Mass of Christian Burial for Jessica Marie Linnan, 34, of Thermopolis will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan.27, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Thermopolis. Jessica passed away Jan. 19, 2017. She was born on July 27, 1982. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements....
Karhla Rey (Pitsch) Sullivan went to be with her Heavenly Father, Saturday January 21st, 2017 at the young age of 57. She was lifted to Heaven peacefully, on angel's wings from her home in Worland, WY. On February 1st, 1959 in Hardin Montana, Andrew and Bonnie Pitsch were blessed with their second child, Karhla Rey. She had the most beautiful brown eyes, olive skin and joyful spirit. Karhla attended school in various locations including Montana, California and Wyoming. She graduated from...
John J. Van Heule, Sr., 86 of Casper, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Shepherd of the Valley Care Center in Casper, Wyoming. He was born on March 21, 1930 to Emil and Vina (Snowdon) Van Heule in Chicago, IL. He met and married his wife, Loreen J. Thompson on May 12, 1951 in Evanston, IL. They resided in suburban Minneapolis, MN, Red Lodge, MT, Powell, Worland, Newcastle and retired in Casper, WY. John was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed the history of the West. He worked as a Retail...
Sara Carolyn Hilton Babbitt passed away peacefully January 21, 2017 with her family by her side. Sally was born July 15, 1927 to Katherine and Charles Hilton in Oakland, California, the younger of two children. She grew up mainly in the Bay Area of California with a few years in Montana and Mount Isa, Australia. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in sociology she took a job at that University. It was during this time that she went with one of her friends...
Thomas Anthony “Sully” Sullivan passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at his residence in Thermopolis after a year of declining health. Born June 30, 1929 in Hartford, Connecticut, he was one of three children of Joseph and Marion (McAuliffe) Sullivan. Shortly after high school he served in the US Marines from October 1950 to May 1952. Following Sully’s discharge, he attended Tulsa University earning his degree in Petroleum Engineering. On May 26, 1956 he married Jeanne Lee Agnew in Tulsa, OK. Tom was hired by Skelly Oil and worked in the o...
Wanda Frances George of Moose Jaw passed away peacefully with family and friends by her side January 12, 2017. She was almost 92. She is predeceased by her parents Clifford and Fannie Hite; husband Charles Lawrence (Larry) George; siblings, Donald Hite and Waunita Schuchman. Wanda will be sadly missed by her daughters Marie (Jerry) Beers, Nancy (John) Sittner, Carol (Bill) Luther; son David (Beth) George; fifteen grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other family...
Lori Lynn Lenz, 59 returned to her Heavenly Father on Jan 16th after losing a short battle with A.L.S. Her deep love of family and belief in God supported her and gave her peace. Lori was born to the late Mike and Yvonne (Deitchler) Smith on the Fourth of August 1957. She was raised and schooled in Thermopolis, WY with her three siblings. Lori met her future husband in the spring of 1974 and she and George were married October 12, 1974. There were blessed with two sons during their 42 years...
Longtime Worland resident Dixie Dee (Dellos) Coggins, 70, passed away peacefully in her home on January 14, 2017. Dixie was born October 12, 1946 in Worland, Wyoming. She was the daughter of Jacob & Lena (Baker) Dellos. She grew up on the family ranch on the Gooseberry. She attended the one room Bain School House until sixth grade. She later graduated from Worland High School in 1964. Shortly after graduating she married Raymond Coggins on June 3rd. Her biggest joy in life was her children and...
Donald William Gemmel, 87, of Greybull died Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. He was born May 25, 192 9, in Delhi, New York. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. at the LDS Church, Greybull Ward, on Saturday, January 21, 2017. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements....
October 28, 1926 – January 10, 2017 Frank Howard Dempsey, 90, of Basin, died Jan. 10, 2017, at Billings Clinic Hospital, Billings, Montana. He was born Oct. 28, 1926. A remembrance message will be shared with the family of First Baptist Church on Sunday, January 15, 2017. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements....
Basin resident, Clayton Danny Ebright, born May 2, 1948 in Alma, Michigan, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at his home in Basin. A family service will be held at a later date. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements....
Longtime resident, Eugene Reyburn "Gene" Smith, 98, passed away January 10, 2017 at his residence in Thermopolis. Born April 25, 1918 in Loveland, Colorado, he was one of eight children of Arthur Clyde and Julia (Heinricy) Smith. The family moved to Casper, WY where Gene graduated from Natrona County High School. He worked on his father's farm outside Worland, WY until joining the US Army in March, 1943, returning from WWII European Theatre as a Staff Sergeant, Jan, 1946. In September, 1946 he m...
James Albert Day, 77 of Worland, Wyoming passed away January 10, 2017 at Billings Clinic from complications of COPD. Jim was born August 16, 1939, to William and Cora Day in Cut Bank, Montana. Oil was always part of his life. His dad worked for B&P and they lived on the lease in Cut Bank. He moved to Worland in 1957 his senior year and worked for Dale Weaver. In 1962 he married Carol Woodhams and they moved to California in 1963. While in California he worked with CPS, West States Petroleum,...