Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 928 - 952 of 1948
Marvin Lee Mead, 89-year-old Worland resident, passed away June 8, 2020, at his home. Marvin was born on April 11, 1931, in Ft. Collins, Colorado to Levi M. and Kathryn C. (Lingelbach) Mead. When he was two years old, his parents purchased a farm at Pease Bottom, Montana, where he and his parents moved. The family later moved to a farm three miles outside of Hysham, Montana, where Marv helped on the family farm when not attending school in Hysham. After Marv graduated in 1949 from Hysham High...
Waltraud "Trudy" Margaret Reitzig Swiger, 83-year-old former Worland resident, went to be with her loving husband on May 25, 2020. Trudy was born in Julinsburg, Germany on June 12, 1936 to Erich and Martha Jakal Retzig. She was the 3rd of 5 children. She married Warren Swiger on October 12, 1962 in Straubing, Germany. To this union was born one daughter, Silvia. The family moved to Worland Wyoming in 1967 where she worked several different jobs including the Worland Cafe, Washakie Hotel, Pepsi,...
Javier Hernandez-Mendoza, 47, passed away in a vehicle accident on June 17, 2020. He was born on June 13, 1973 in Zimbanguaro, Michoacán, Mexico. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2020 at the Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery....
Judith Mae Goton, 79, passed away on June 17, 2020 at South Big Horn Hospital in Basin. Judi was born on February 24, 1941, in upstate New York. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at the Whaley Cemetery in Shell....
Steven D. Schafer, 80, of Cody, WY died Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Spirit Mountain Hospice Home in Cody. He was born June 28, 1939 in Corning, Iowa to Delmont G. and Vesta Ruth (Homan) Schafer. After high school, Steve served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 to 1960. He was proud and thankful to have been able to serve his country. After college he went on to have a successful career in the banking industry. On Sept. 6, 1964, he married Nedra J. Swanson in Red Oak, Iowa. Steve's primary focus in his...
Steven Harry Davis, 68, passed away on June 5, 2020 at his home in Worland. Steve was born and raised in Worland, WY to Harry and Esther (Buxman) Davis. He was born premature and fighting for his life, but nothing from this point on would manage to slow him down. Our beloved and spirited Dad was always eager to learn new things and was as smart as they come. We remember many tales of him riding bikes with his sister through town, including a time where he landed in a ditch and ended up with a pi...
Pauline Francisco passed away peacefully at her home in Mabank, TX on May 29th, 2020. Polly was born August 11, 1928 to Roy and Mildred (Williams) Luttes in Billings, MT. She was the Youngest of 4 children. She grew up on a small ranch in Ballantine Montana. Then her parents sold the ranch in Montana and moved the family to San Benito, TX. She graduated from San Benito High School In 1946 than 2 years later she attended Durham Business School in Harlingen, TX. After finishing business school...
Marilyn Frances Kohler, 72, died unexpectedly on May 29, 2020 at her home in Worland, Wyoming. She was born on January 16, 1948 to Mary Nikolai Jaecks and Norman Emil Jaecks in Wausau, WI. She graduated from Rice Lake High School in 1966 and went on to study Arts and Textiles at UW-Stout in Menomonie WI. On August 31, 1968 she married John Kohler in Rice Lake, WI . After 20+ years, they divorced yet continued to celebrate holidays together as a family and enjoy their grandchildren as the family...
Marvin Lee Mead, 89-year-old Worland resident, passed away June 8, 2020 at his home. Marvin was born on April 11, 1931 in Fort Collins, Colorado. As per his wishes, there will be no formal services at this time. Cremation has taken place and a private family memorial service will be held at a later date....
Katherine E. (Lewis) 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. A graveside memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at the Ten Sleep Cemetery....
Betty Norine Kertson, 92, passed away May 28, 2020 at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be Monday, June 8, 11 a.m. at Monument Hill Cemetery....
Emmett Merle “Bud” Faith, 77, passed away May 29, 2020, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Memorial services are pending....
Lori Lee Coy, 64, passed away May 29, 2020, at Hot springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Memorial services are pending....
Pauline “Polly” Francisco died May 29, 2020, at MaBank, Texas. She was born August 11, 1928, in Billings, Montana....
Mike Bruce, loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away at his home May 28, 2020 at the age of 78. Surrounded by family. Mike was born in Denver, Colorado on July 6, 1941 to Bill and Alma (Campbell) Bruce. He graduated from Greybull High School in 1960. Mike went to work for Avery Aviation after graduation, one of the first entities to fight forest fires from the air. He was running the Standard Station in Greybull when he married Carol Sharen on January 26th 1963. They raised...
Lorene Price Miller passed away May 27, 2020, at Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Worland, Wyoming. Lorene was born on October 15, 1923, in a country home near Gilman City, Missouri. Lorene was the second of four children born to Layette and Ruth (Harrison) Price. Her parents later divorced, and her mother was left to raise four young children. Ruth Price subsequently died of pulmonary tuberculosis. Prior to her death, these four young children were delivered to various aunts and...
Samuel “Sam” Allen Smith was born into this world on August 6, 1956. He entered into his eternal life on March 3, 2020 at the young age of 63. He was loved by all and surrounded by those whom loved him the most, his family and grandkids and friends. Sam was born and raised in Worland, Wyoming to BobbyJoe Smith and Bonnie June Lacy. He joined the US Navy and set sail on the high seas for three years, traveling all across the globe to ports near and far alike. After his service in the Navy came to an end, he made his way to Galveston, Texas whe...
Dennis Wayne "Denny" Jones, 89, one of the last real cowboys, passed away June 1, 2020. Born October 6, 1931 in Thermopolis, Wyoming, he was the son of Durward and Dorothy (French) Jones. Following high school he attended the University of Wyoming graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree. During the Korean War he served in the US Army. On January 11, 1957, he married Caroline Denny Roberts in Thermopolis. During the last 60's he managed two Montana ranches prior to returning to the home...
Steven D. Schafer, 80, of Cody, WY died Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Spirit Mountain Hospice Home in Cody. He was born June 28, 1939 in Corning, Iowa to Delmont G. and Vesta Ruth (Homan) Schafer. After high school, Steve served in the U.S. Navy from 1957 to 1960. He was proud and thankful to have been able to serve his country. After college he went on to have a successful career in the banking industry. On Sept. 6, 1964, he married Nedra J. Swanson in Red Oak, Iowa. Steve's primary focus in his...
Johny P. Miller passed away May 20, 2020, at Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Worland, Wyoming. Johny was born on the family farm to Floyd D. and Lola Bell Miller on November 9, 1923, near Gilman City, Missouri. While growing up, Johny rode his horse to school in Gilman City and enjoyed his time working the farm alongside his father. After High School graduation, Johny enlisted with the Navy. During WWII, he was stationed in the South Pacific for three years. At the end of the War,...
Earle E. Crichton, age 77, passed away on the night of May 22, 2020, from respiratory complications. Earle was known to many as "Tuff," full of spitfire and energy. He was fun, outgoing, and the life of the party. Earle was born on October 2, 1943 to George "Bud" and De Lois (Heath) Crichton in Laurel, MT. He grew up with his older brother Archie, older sisters Mae and Pat, and younger brother Bob, attending schools in Greybull, Basin, and Worland. Earle married his high school sweetheart,...
William “Bill” Hefenieder passed away on May 23, 2020 at the Washakie Medical Center. He was born on March 14th, 1935 in the old hospital on Big Horn Ave. in Worland, WY. He was the first child of George E. Hefenieder and Clara (Spadt) Hefenieder. His farming career started at the age of six when he crawled behind his mother thinning doubles while his mother blocked sugar beets with a hoe. When he and his sister, Clarice, kept up all day, they were rewarded with a Tootsie pop. This exp...
Jeffrey Lamar “Jeff” Strong, 68, passed away May 15, 2020 in Thermopolis, Wyoming. A memorial service is pending....
October 15, 1923 – May 27, 2020 Lorene Price Miller passed away May 27, 2020, at Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Worland, Wyoming. Lorene was born on October 15, 1923, in a country home near Gilman City, Missouri. Lorene was the second of four children born to Layette and Ruth (Harrison) Price. Her parents later divorced, and her mother was left to raise four young children. Ruth Price subsequently died of pulmonary tuberculosis. Prior to her death, these four young children w...
Romona Rose Williams Cook passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado. She was born March 23, 1939, in Independence, Missouri to Ruby Earl and Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (Holzworth) Culp. She graduated from high school in Buffalo, WY in 1957. She would later earn her Associate in Arts degree from Sheridan College. She was married to Carlton Lee Williams in Buffalo, WY and to this union five children were born. She later married Lee Roy Cook and to...