Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 785 - 809 of 1958
Peggy Eileen Wessel passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus January 25th, 2021 at Worland Healthcare & Rehab. A Celebration of Life will be held 11:00am, Friday January 29th at Zion Evangelical Church in Worland, Wyoming. A full obituary has been posted at www.veilemortuary.com Arrangements have been entrusted to Veile Mortuary.... Full story
Funeral services for Margaret Kay Keith, infant daughter of Casey and Haley Keith of Casper, who passed away on January 20th at the Wyoming Medical Center, will be held Saturday January 30th at 1:00 p.m. from the Trinity Lutheran Church at 1240 S. Missouri in Casper, Wyoming with Pastors Jon Olson and Jared Korb officiating. Private family interment will be in Willow Grove Cemetery in Buffalo, Wyoming with Pastor Olson officiating. Donations in Margaret’s memory may be made to the Ronald McDonald House or the charity of choice in care of the Ha... Full story
On January 17, 2021, Leah Cannella, daughter of Len and Pat Cannella, left this earth to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Leah passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She will be remembered as a loving daughter, sister and mother. Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held later this year. Memorial donations may be made to the Worland Youth Learning Center and sent to PO Box 524, Worland, WY 82401. Online condolences may be made at www.bryantfuneralhomeonline.com.... Full story
Michael Lee Patrick passed away at his home on January 12, 2021 with his loving family by his side. Mike passed away with complications from Congestive Heart Failure and NOT from the Covid-19 virus. It was such a blessing from God to be taken peacefully, and he is able to rest. Mike was born on Christmas Eve in 1951 in Worland, Wyoming to Sherman Delmar Patrick and Mary Alice Young. He graduated from Worland High School in 1970. He had many jobs throughout his life from driving school bus in his... Full story
George Ujifusa, 97-year-old lifelong resident of Worland, passed away on January 5, 2021 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. George was born on December 26, 1923 in Worland, the third of seven children born to Manpei 'Mike' and Toyono (Inui) Ujifusa. He grew up on the family farm, only leaving long enough to receive his education. He was a member of the Class of 1941. Following graduation, he dedicated himself to the farm, he and his brother Warren were nearly inseparable... Full story
Maude Colleen Rhodes, 79, of Thermopolis, WY passed away on January 9, 2021 in Scottsdale, AZ. Colleen was born December 3, 1941 to Clifford and Edna (Ready) Dockery. She was the 4th of 5 children and grew up on Owl Creek, near Thermopolis. She attended Hot Springs County schools and met future husband Frank J. Rhodes in high school. Colleen and Frank were married August 30, 1959 and moved to Frank's family ranch on Cottonwood near Hamilton Dome. Colleen enjoyed the ranch life at the Putney... Full story
Former Thermopolis resident, Carol Peterson-Spitler, 87, died January 9, 2021 in Powell, Wyoming. Graveside services were held Wednesday, January 13, at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis.... Full story
James V. Leseberg, 85, died January 10, 2021 at his home in Thermopolis. Graveside services will be held at Riverside Cemetery, at 1 p.m., Thursday, January 14, in Thermopolis.... Full story
James Arthur Miller, 66, passed away at his home on January 9, 2021. Jim was born in Colfax, Washington on August 4, 1954 to Joseph Kenneth and Patricia (Conklin) Miller. The family moved to Baker, Oregon where Jim attended elementary school. He graduated from Dos Palos High School in California in 1973, later receiving his certificate in Diesel Mechanics in Denver, Colorado. He went to work for CAT Equipment for a short time before helping with the family business, J & P Icing and later Hanford Ice. Jim came to Wyoming with his brother, Mike,... Full story
Harvey Emerson "Chip" Rhoads left this world to enter his new heavenly home on December 25, 2020. He passed away peacefully with family by his side at Life Care Center in Casper. He was 78 years old. Chip was born in Gillette in 1942 to Harvey and Mildred Rhoads, the youngest of seven children. He is survived by his children Clint (Roxanne) of Reno, Kimberly of Green Bay, and Christopher (Gayle) of Casper, six grandchildren (Nolan, Cody, Cedar, Sage, Bennett, and Elizabeth), his brother Buck, an... Full story
Debra Featherston Rush (Debbie), 66, a resident of Worland, Wyoming died on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana. Debbie was the daughter of George C. Featherston and Laura Jean Hesson Stewart. Debbie was born on February 4, 1954 in Dallas, Texas. She grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Debbie was quite accomplished in her educational achievements. She had an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. She also had a Postgraduate Degree in Law... Full story
Richard L. Venzor Sr. passed away in the early morning hours on December 26, 2020. He was born August 17, 1938 in Springer, New Mexico. His parents were Antonio & Roseanna Lopez – Vensor. He was the oldest of 5 children. In his elementary years, they moved to Rock Springs Wy, where he worked side by side with his Dad in the coal mines. Later they moved to Hudson, Wy and Richard attended and graduated high school in Lander, Wy. He met his wife, Kathryn (Hitch)Thompson, while in high school and t... Full story
Margy C. White, age 89, passed away January 4, 2021. She was born on November 21, 1931 in Hayes Center, Nebraska to William and Opel (Bodaman) Cary. Margy married Alfred E. White on April 10, 1953. Margy was a full time homemaker until 1968 when she got a job as a sales clerk at JCPenny's. She was a longtime member of the Methodist Church on Big Horn Avenue. Margy was also a den mother for Sons. Whether it be cooking on a stovetop or campfire, all the kids learned from her. Margy is preceded in... Full story
Luis Alberto Deniz Guitron passed away on January 5, 2021 with his wife by his side. He was 62 years old. He was born to Luis Deniz Ramirez and Eva Guitron Corona in El Llano Grande, Jalisco, Mexico on September 16, 1958. In June of 1981, Luis moved to Worland, WY to work with his cousins and uncle to earn a living to help support his family in Mexico. He worked as a beet laborer, roofer, and a farm hand. He then worked for Sage Creek Land & Cattle for over 25 years, Wyoming Sugar for 15 and... Full story
Mary Lois Pearce passed away on January 8, 2021 at the Bella Terra Facility in Billings, MT from natural causes. She was a feisty 99 ½ years old. Mary was born May 13, 1921 on the family farm to David and Edna Horn, in Caddo, OK. She was taught at a very young age how to work hard and how to earn and save money, along with her seven brothers and sisters. She was helping with the chores almost by the time she could walk. There were cows to milk, chickens to feed, eggs to gather, horses to... Full story
Robert M. Myers died Sunday, January 3, 2021, in Billings, Montana, at St. Vincent Hospital. Full burial will be Monday, January 11, 2 p.m. at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis.... Full story
Millison Dee Grana, 87, passed away at Thermopolis wellness & Rehabilitation Center on January 4, 2021. Millie was born on February 21, 1933 in Iowa City, Iowa. Cremation has taken place and a family gathering will be held later this spring in Henderson, Nevada.... Full story
Wilma Jean (Paumer) Skeen passed away of natural causes at her home on December 30, 2020. Jean was born in Basin on March 18, 1934. Her parents were William and Nellie (Moon) Paumer. She grew up on the family cattle ranch in Hyattville and attended her elementary school years in Hyattville. Jean graduated from Basin High school in 1952 and attended Business College in Omaha, NE. Jean married Jack Skeen in September 1953 at the Hyattville United Methodist church. They were married for 48 years... Full story
As the new year began, so too, Ron Conner began his new life with his Eternal Heavenly Father on January 1, 2021 at Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody, Wyoming. He was born James Ronald Hunter in Ector County, Odessa, Texas on February 25, 1950. Three days later he was adopted by Samuel Ernest and Myrtis (Smith) Conner who had waited years for a child to call their own and they gave him the name James Ronald Conner, which later became Ronnie. He grew up knowing that he was loved by all who crossed... Full story
Ruth Puebla Bower, 100, passed away on January 2, 2021 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Ruth was born in Casper, Wyoming on April 13, 1920. She was the oldest of three children born to Arthur and Violet (McDonald) Puebla. Ruthie joked that affordable housing was not readily available in Casper, but there were homes in the Sandbar Section. This was the only part of town her parents could afford (it was inhabited by Notorious Women.) Her dad, Arthur Puebla, worked on the... Full story
Charles (Mike) Thiel passed away on January 3, 2021, surrounded by his family. Mike was born inWorland WY on February 4, 1944 and learned the value of hard work early, on the family farm. After attending school in Worland, Mike went on to work in the oilfields for most of his career. Quick with a joke, Mike always had a smile on his face and never passed up an opportunity to help his fellow man. With hard work and perseverance, Mike took care of the family that he fiercely loved. He spent his... Full story
Nyla Jean Romero (Logan) of Worland, Wyoming, passed on to join her heavenly Father on Dec. 30, 2020, in the presence of her husband and youngest daughter, at Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana. Nyla was born in Guernsey, Wyoming, on April 13, 1943, to Ruby and Arnold Logan. She was raised in the former mining town of Sunrise, Wyoming, graduating from Sunrise High School in 1961. She earned a cosmetology license in Cheyenne in 1962. She married Frank "Franco" Romero on March 14, 1963, in... Full story
Shirley Margaret (Bower) Goodrich passed from this earth on Monday, December 28, 2020 at the Douglas Care Center in Douglas Wyoming. She would have turned 94 on January 10, 2021. She was born Monday, January 10, 1927 to Rollin James and Beulah Dorothy (Albert) Bower in Worland, Wyoming. She spent her young life on her father's farm in Worland along with brothers Warren and Dennis. She was surrounded by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. She graduated from Worland High School. Upon high school... Full story
Melvin L. Slack, 90, passed away Thursday, December 24, at his home in Thermopolis. Memorial services will be held Thursday, December 31, at 10 a.m. at Federated Community Church Hall.... Full story
Roxie Ann Crabtree, 66, passed away on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2020, in Billings, Montana. She was born Roxie Ann Davis to Edwin and Betty Davis on September 22, 1954, in Alliance, Nebraska. She was the third child of four to that union, brothers Lee, Rick, Roxie and sister Becky in order. Roxie attended elementary school in Alliance and graduated from Deer Lodge, Mt. High School where she lived with her father after he and Betty divorced. Roxie returned to Alliance, Nebraska, where she worked... Full story