Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 351 - 375 of 1948
Leota Mae Wells, 83, passed away at Billings Clinic on January 16, 2023, surrounded by her family. Lee was born on December 11, 1939 in Corvallis, Oregon, the second and only daughter of three children born to Curtis Benjamin and Francis Irene (Wrobliski) Brown. She grew up in Oregon, graduating from Eugene in 1957, marrying Charles Thomas Wells on July 26, 1958, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The couple lived in various cities in California and Montana. They moved every few years because of Charlie'... Full story
Tamara Lynn (Eads) Brazell, 62, passed away Jan. 17, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. Tami was born on June 29, 1960, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Worland Stake Center.... Full story
Duane Stuart Riedel, 69, passed away Jan. 21, 2023, in Worland. He was born April 14, 1953, in Madison, South Dakota. A Celebration of Life will take place at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 at the Worland Middle School Auditorium.... Full story
William Joseph Shepperson, 78, passed away at his home near Worland on Jan. 23, 2023. William was born in McCook, Nebraska, Red Willow County on Oct. 6, 1944. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.... Full story
Our beloved mother, MaryAnn Metzger, went to live with our Lord and Savior on January 6th, 2023. MaryAnn was born in Belfield North Dakota during the Great Depression. With her brothers and sisters, she had to work hard on the farm to survive those incredibly hard times. Working in the fields, taking care of the livestock and doing chores from daylight to dark each day. At one point she suffered a serious farm injury that almost took her life at an early age. But she managed to survive without... Full story
Harry Earl LaMar, 82, passed away on Jan. 13, 2023. He was born in Fort Townsend, Washington, on Feb. 26, 1940. Cremation has taken place and as per Harrys wishes, no formal services will take place.... Full story
Leota Mae (Brown) Wells, 83, passed away on Jan. 16, 2023, at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana, surrounded by her family. She was born on Dec. 11, 1939, in Corvallis, Oregon. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church.... Full story
Bruce Wayne Imfeld, 82, of Worland, WY, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 30, 1940 in Woodbury, NJ, he was the son of the late John F Imfeld and Welhamina Anderson Imfeld. Mr. Imfeld attended Thomas Edison High School, an all-boys high school, in Philadelphia, PA and then served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. Bruce continued his education completing his undergraduate studies at Colorado State... Full story
Maria del Socorro Garcia Arellano, 72-year-old Worland resident passed away on January 4, 2023 at the Billings Clinic. Socorro was born on July 25, 1950 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. The fifth child born to Juan T. and Catalina (Gonzales) Garcia. Socorro (or Coy as her family called her), migrated to the U.S. early in her childhood, spending the majority of her younger years in Crystal City, Texas, which she called home. The Garcia family migrated across the U.S. following the... Full story
Roger Dale Johnson Sr., 87-year-old Greybull resident, passed away at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland, Wyoming on January 4, 2023. Roger was born in Lansing, Michigan on Aug. 3, 1935. Cremation has taken place and a family gathering will take place this summer in the Donald J. Ruhl Cemetery in Greybull.... Full story
Sheridan resident, Richard John Beaver, 59, died December 30, 2022, at Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness. He was born in 1963 in Worland. Cremation has taken place.... Full story
Jack Carlton Chatwell, 97, died at his Thermopolis residence, Jan. 6, 2023. Graveside services will be Thursday, Jan. 12, 2 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery.... Full story
George Q. Bower, 94, passed away on December 23, 2022 in Worland WY. George was born January 30, 1928 to Earl T. and Hilda H. Caroline (Reesy) Bower. George grew up in Worland on the Bower family farm east of Worland. George's childhood consisted of many chores on the farm such as haying, collecting eggs, milking cows and slopping the pigs. George graduated from Washakie County High School, Class of 1946. After Graduation, George enlisted in the Army, and served eighteen months in Tokyo, Japan.... Full story
Philip Ernest Johnson made another one of his fast getaways when he went to meet his Lord on December 30, 2022. He came into this world on June 24, 1946, the son of Claire and Ejnar Johnson. Home was Monroe, Washington where he, his brother, and his sister spent an entirely wonderful kidhood there, and at the cabin on Lake Roesiger. He graduated from Monroe High School in 1964. Phil spent a few months in the Army in Texas until a back injury gave him an honorable discharge in 1966 for medical... Full story
Priscilla (Sally) Anne Grooms, age 92, passed away on December 24 in Casper, Wyoming. She was born to Clarence and Eva Mae Kellogg on May 2, 1930, in Valentine, Nebraska and spent her childhood on the family ranch near Sparks, Nebraska. In 1952 Sally married Ed Grooms in Valentine, Nebraska. They moved to Ainsworth, Nebraska in 1954, then moved to Chadron, Nebraska in 1964 and in 1966 moved to Torrington, Wyoming followed by a transfer to Worland, Wyoming in 1977. The couple moved to Casper,... Full story
Mary Ann Stephenson Erickson, 90, passed away on Dec. 28, 2022, at St. John’s United Hospice in Billings, Montana. Cremation has taken place and a private family gathering will be held at a later date.... Full story
George Bower, 94, of Worland, Wyoming passed away Dec. 23, 2022. No service information was available at press time.... Full story
Melvin Frank Weinschrott left this earth, way too soon, on Friday December 23, 2022 at 3:43 p.m. in Wheat Ridge, Colorado with his loving girlfriend by his side. A little over one month after he felt stomach pain, the cancer had grown rapidly and was already taking over many organs. There was no chance for treatment. Melvin was born February 9, 1958 in Dickinson, North Dakota, the fourth child of Frank Gregory Weinschrott and Delores Marie Dolajak. He lived, worked hard and played hard on the... Full story
Caroline Cone Hansen, 90, died Monday December 12, 2022, at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 3, 1932, in Sheridan, Wyoming to Maurice and Janet (Prendergast) Cone. She lived in Sheridan until her father died when she was 10, then her family moved to Minnesota, where her mother eventually remarried. At the age of 15, her family moved to California, where she graduated from high school and continued her education, graduating from University of Redlands with a degree in sociology. She met Henry (Hank) Hansen in Sh... Full story
Maycle Fern Boyd Wilson was a kind, thoughtful and loyal daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was born May 2, 1929 at Midwest WY, her family moved to Thermopolis shortly thereafter where she lived the rest of her life. She passed away on December 17, 2022 in Bozeman, MT, at the age of 93. She was living at the Spring Creek Inn Memory Care Community. She was married to Willard Wilson in 1947, and they were married for 67 years. Her life centered around him, and... Full story
"If you are reading this, I'm dead." Kevin always wanted his obituary to start this way; a macabre decree in the first person from beyond the ether. Sadly, this is now true. As Kevin would remark (as a nod to Vonnegut), "So it goes." Kevin Jensen Tonkovich was born 20 March 1953 to Vincent and Ila (Jensen) Tonkovich in Basin, WY. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Worland, where Vince worked as a pressman for the Northern Wyoming Daily News. Kevin attended school in Worland, and after... Full story
Douglas Agee, of Fort Collins, Colorado, passed away on December 10, 2022. Born in Worland, Wyoming in 1925, he grew up on his family's sugar beet farm with two sisters and four brothers. After graduating from Worland High School, he attended Colorado State University, University of Hawaii, and University of Wyoming. He enjoyed a 30-year career at the University of Wyoming as a professor of agricultural economics and agricultural extension specialist. After retiring in 1990 in Fort Collins,... Full story
Ian Simpson, 35, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Sunday morning, December 11, 2022, near Clayton, Texas due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Ian Andrew Simpson was born on September 6, 1987, in Lander, Wyoming to Patrick Doyle and Sharon Ella Skiles Simpson. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 2006. After graduation, Ian worked at Brookshire's and HEB grocery stores in Carthage. He was currently attending Panola College while working full time in the oil... Full story
Vince M. Cervantes passed away December 8, 2022, at the age of 93. He was born April 5, 1929, in Alden, Kansas. He graduated from Worland High School where he was a star football and basketball player. Vince served with the Wyoming National Guard unit that was deployed to Korea during the Korean War during which he was awarded two bronze stars. He went to work for Vannoy Roofing after high school and worked for Vannoy until he retired. He also worked for Holly Sugar during campaign for many years. Vince’s passion was golf and he played until h... Full story
Robert Edward "Bob" Korenke, 81, of Idaho Falls, passed away November 28, 2022, at Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bob was born to Edward Arthur Korenke and Anne Catherine Drummond Korenke September 14, 1941, in Cody, Wyoming. He was the oldest of three children: Dave Korenke of Casper, Wyoming and Marie Gant of Phoenix, Arizona. He grew up and attended schools in Meeteetse and Worland, Wyoming, and graduated from Natrona High School in 1959 in Casper. He attended Casper Junio... Full story