Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jan 1939 Paul Kukoy Passes On Paul Kukoy, Mine Clerk at Cumberland beginning in 1903, a member of the local lodge of Elks and of the Old Timers’ Association, died on July 14, 1938, according to word just received here. For man years past he had been confined at the Veterans’ Hospital at Sheridan, Wyoming, due to illness following his service in the World War. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jan 1939 Death of Rev. A.C. Murphy Word was recently received of the death of Rev. A.C. Murphy at Portland, Oregon, on November 10th, last. Mr. Murphy passing away after a brief illness. Mr. Murphy, a member of the colored race, was a very fine character, serving the people of his race at Rock Springs in the capacity of pastor for many years, leaving, with his retirement, to establish residence in Portland, Oregon. Many people, both white and colored, will experience a feeling of sadness at the news of Mr. Murphy’s passing. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 3, 1939 Thyberg Services Will Be Held This Afternoon Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock this afternoon in the L.D.S. church for Alfred Thyberg, 64, of 212 Liberty avenue who died Friday at Wyoming General hospital from pneumonia. Bishop Cecil James will officiate. Born Sept. 6, 1874 in Smithfield, Utah, Thyberg has lived in Rock Springs since 1900. He was a member of Rock Springs lodge No. 624, B.P.O. Elks. Surviving Thyberg are his wife, Margaret; two sons, Robert and Gomer; one daughter, Margaret; two sisters, Mrs. Iren eMondson and Mrs. Dorothy Boyle, both of Los Angeles, Calif.; and four [sic] brothers, William, Jess of Idaho Falls, Idaho and Rudolph of Pocatello, Idaho. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 3, 1939 MINER’S DEATH HELD ACCIDENT BY JURY HERE Death of Paul Vafanakis of Rock Springs, fatally injured Friday in a fall of rock in the New Star mine of the Lion Coal company at Blairtown, was described as “accidental” last night by an inquest jury called by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. The jury, composed of Harry Stewart, Alex Capra and Y.S. Chung, found that Vafanakis “came to his death as the result of an injury received from a fall of rock while pulling props in No. 9 entry of the New Star mine owned by the Lion Coal company. We, the jury, feel that this death was accidental.” Vafanakis was fatally injured about 10 a.m. Friday when he was caught under a fall of rock weighing nearly a ton. He succumbed to his injuries about 8:30 p.m. the dame day in Wyoming Genral hospital where he had been admitted at 12:30 p.m. after three fellow workmen had labored nearly an hour to free him from under the rock. Funeral services for Vafanakis were held at 3:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in the Greek Orthodox church with Father Pappas officiating. Born Sept. 9, 1895 in Greece, Vafanakis had lived in this vicinity about 28 years. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Pan?? Who reside sin San Francisco, Calif. Interment was in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 4, 1939 Mrs. Chris Knudsen Receives Word of Death of Brother Mrs. Chris Knudsen has received word of the death of her brother, Alex H. Wilson, at Salida, Colo. Mr. Wilson died in a hospital there Saturday from pneumonia. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon and burial was in Salida cemetery. Other survivors in Rock Springs include Mrs. Steve Orester, a niece and W.W. Tweeddale, a nephew. Mrs. Knudsen was unable to attend the rites for her brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 10, 1939 Springs Man Dies Of Heart Failure On Street Monday Seledon Archulata, about 50, of Rock Springs, dropped dead about 4:30 o’clock Monday afternoon on Noble Drive. Death apparently was due to heart failure, according to a preliminary investigation conducted by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Archulata, said to be highly intoxicated, came out of the rear entrance of a bar on K street and started walking down Noble Drive, witnesses told Opie. He had taken only a few steps when he fell and wind blew his hat from his head, Opie was told by John Anselmi who, with Herbert Hurst and George Nelson noticed Archulata as he left the back door of the saloon on Noble Drive. Regaining his feet, Archulata stooped over in an attempt to pick up his hat and fell again, Anselmi said. Once more the aged man tried to regain his feet, only to fall back to the ground where he remained motionless. Believing Archulata to be sleeping, Anselmi summoned police to have him put in jail so that he would not suffer ill effects from the cold. When Patrolmen Sam Ryder and John Veronda arrived a few minutes later, they found Archulata was dead. Archulata had not walked more than 15 feet from the back door of the saloon in the few minutes before his death, the three men told officers. Their statements were borne out by Bill Cross and Sam Lonich, employees of the Woodward Construction company, who told police they also had been watching Archulata’s movements. Archulata’s body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 10, 1939 Grove Services Will Be Held At 2 p.m. Thursday Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the Baptist church for John Baxter Grove, 80, of Reliance, who died Monday night at Wyoming General hospital in Rock Springs. Excelsior Lodge No. 9, I.O.O.F., will have charge of services at Mountain View cemetery. Grove, who was born May 24, 1858, in Kentucky, came to Reliance in 1925 from Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife, Hanna Elizabeth Grove of Reliance; three sons, Homer and Bernard of Reliance, and John, a member of Rock Springs police department; four daughters, Mrs. Pearl Lewis and Mrs. Oderca Williams, both of Savanah, Okla., Mrs. Letha Husak and Miss Naomi, Grove, both of Reliance; one brother, Stephen of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and a sister, Mrs. Nancy Felker, of Kansas. Rogan Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 13, 1939 Death Takes Father of Springs Woman Word was received here Thursday of the death of E.H. Kerrigan, father of Mrs. E.A. Prieshoff of Rock Springs, in Cheyenne. Mr. Kerrigan died early Thursday morning. E.A. Prieshoff, accompanied by Joseph Weppner, left for Cheyenne Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Prieshoff was called to Cheyenne earlier in the week because of the serious condition of her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 14, 1939 Shambeau Rites Will Be Today Funeral services for Mrs. Esther L. Shambeau, 56, who died at her home at 410 C street on Thursday morning, will be held at 9 o’clock this morning from the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. S.A. Welsh will officiate. The body will be sent this afternoon to Greeley, Colo., for burial. Mrs. Shambeau is survived by her husband, Fred, and two daughters, Rozell of Wray, Colo., and Bonita of Rock Springs. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 17, 1939 HEART ATTACK CLAIMS W.H. GOTTSCHE William H. Gottsche, 78, prominent sheepman, banker, and former state senator from Sweetwater county, died suddenly Sunday night at his home, 418 B street, following a heart attack. Gottsche had been confined to his home since December 24 with an attack of influenza but was said to be making satisfactory recovery. He had been up and around the house for the past three days and his many friends believed that within a few days he again would be able to leave his home. At 7:10 p.m. Sunday, however, the well-known livestockman suffered a heart attack, dying instantly. Born October 31, 1860, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Gottsche came to the United States in 1876, settling first in Hamburg, Iowa. He came to Rock Springs in 1882 and for a time operated a meat market. In 1887 he entered the sheep business and continued to develop his holdings until at the time of his death he had more than 70,000 acres of deeded land and about 7,500 acres of leased land he used for running his sheep, of which he raised 50,000 or more annually. For years wool from Gottsche’s sheep and the animals themselves brought the highest market prices because of their excellence, and he became one of the leading men in the industry in Wyoming. Prospering financially from his sheep business, Gottsche began investing in bank stock and at the time of his death was vice president of the Rock Springs national bank and a large stockholder in the American National bank of Cheyenne. He had been president of the First Bank of Superior until it suspended operations in 1936. Active in Republican political circles, Gottsche became a leader of the part in Sweetwater county and was elected by large majorities to two terms in the senate. He served during the sessions of 1909 and 1911. He was an active member in the Wyoming Wool Growers association and the National Woolgrowers association. He was president of the Rock Springs Grazing association, president of the Salt Wells Livestock company, president of the Brown Park Livestock company of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, and was interested in other enterprises. Gottsche also was a member of the advisory board of the Taylor Grazing act in district 4 in southwestern Wyoming. Gottsche is survived by his wife the former Carrie Thiessen, whom he married October 1, 1890, in Hamburg, Iowa. A daughter, Margaret, died when she was 14 years old. A brother, Henry and a sister, Marie, both of whom live in Germany, are said to be dead. Funeral services are to be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Gottsche home. His body will be taken there at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 18, 1939 Murat Services Will Be Held at 9:30 a.m. Today Funeral services will be held at 9:30 o’clock this morning at the North Side Catholic church for Mrs. Anak Murat, 57, former Rock Springs resident who died Friday in Butte, Mont. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. Pallbearers will e John Rukavina, Matt Yovich, Robert Mihajnovich, Pete Glavata, Sam Mihajnovich and Marko Sikich. Mrs. Murat, formerly Mrs. John Lockmer of Superior, moved to Butte in 1935 from Rock Springs. She lived here for three years, coming from Superior. Burial will be in the family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 19, 1939 Coroner to Hold Inquest in Death of Farson Woman County Coroner J. Warden Opie said Wednesday that an inquest will be conducted later this week into the death of Mrs. Bertha Etta Savage, 60, Farson ranchwoman. The inquest will be at Farson, Opie said. Jess Engle, William Dewey and Wilson Fiscus are to be members of the jury. Mrs. Savage was killed late Monday afternoon when she apparently was kicked in the head by a horse, an investigation conducted Tuesday by Opie showed. Funeral services for Mrs. Savage have been set for 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in the Congregational church at Rock Springs. The Rev. Kennan Sheldon will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 19, 1939 Resident Here for More Than 50 Years Expires Wednesday Mrs. Catherine Staley Paterson, 74, of Rock Springs, died at 8:55 a.m. Wednesday. She had been in ill health for the past five years. Born April 15, 1864, in Boone County, Iowa, Mrs. Paterson came to Rock Springs in 1886. She was a member of the Womans Relief Corps, Neighbors of Woodcraft and the Pythian Sisters. Surviving Mrs. Peterson are two daughter, Mrs. Elsie B. Conrad and Mrs. Myrtle E. Buck; two sons, George W. Paterson and Ralph E. Paterson; and a sister, Mrs. Ellen Carpenter of Boone, Iowa. Thirteen grandchildren also survive. Her husband, John W. Paterson, died in 1914. Her body is at Wildermuth Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 19, 1939 Mrs. Roy Sherwood Dies at Hospital Mrs. Roy Sherwood of Rock Springs died Wednesday morning at Wyoming General hospital. Her body is at Wildermuth Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 19, 1939 Alex Pryich Dies After Long Illness Alex Pryich of 1239 Tenth Street died early Wednesday afternoon at Wyoming General hospital following a lingering illness. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 19, 1939 Anstee Services To Be Held At 2 This Afternoon Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the L.D.S. chapel for Arthur Anstee, 82, who died Sunday night at his home, 732 Rugby avenue. Bishop Cecil James will officiate. Anstee was born October 14, 1856 in Ponty Pool, South Wales. He entered the United States 59 years ago and for the past 39 years had lived in Rock Springs. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann Anstee, a son, Arthur Jr., and three daughters, Mrs. Hugh Gregory, Mrs. W.E. Bennett and Mrs. Edward Genetti, all of Rock Springs. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 20, 1939 Arne Aho Expires At Gillette Camp Arne Aho, 36, of Rock Springs, a foreman at Camp Miller CCC camp at Gillette for the past two years, died last night at the camp following an illness of several days. Born 1902 in Rock Springs, Aho is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Aho; five brothers, Elmer, Raymond, Ano, all of Rock Springs; Lawrence of Santa Anna, Calif., and Otto, Washington, D.C.; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Nikkola of Fairbanks, Alaska, who has been visiting recently in Rock Springs and Mrs. Grant Hammond of Boulder. Aho’s body is to be sent at 1 o’clock this afternoon from Gillette and is expected to arrive here early Sunday morning. Rogan Mortuary is to be in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 20, 1939 Mrs. R. Sherwood Will Be Buried On Saturday Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Episcopal church for Mrs. Roy Sherwood who died early Wednesday morning at Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. E.L. Tull will officiate. Pallbearers will be Oral Bailey, Harry Crofts, Ray Kelly, Ralph Smethurst, Bobby Scott and Kenneth Jackman. Mrs. Sherwood, the former Willow May Fletcher, was born August 22, 1915, in Reliance. She was graduated from Reliance high school in 1933 and then attended the University of Wyoming for one year. She was married to Roy Sherwood on January 18, 1935, her death occurring on their fourth wedding anniversary. Surviving Mrs. Sherwood are her husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Fletcher; her grandmother, Elizabeth Fletcher, living in West Virginia, and other relatives in Rock Springs and West Virginia. Her body is to lie in state at the home of her parents, 138 South Front street, from 5 o'clock this afternoon until time for services Saturday. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 20, 1939 Pryich Services Will Be Sunday Funeral services have tentatively been set for 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the Greek Orthodox church for Iliga Pryich of 1239 Tenth Street who died early Wednesday afternoon at Wyoming General hospital. Born August 2, 1890, in Yugoslavia, Pryich had lived in Rock Springs since 1925. He was employed as a coal miner. He is survived by his wife, Bessie; five sons, George, Mike, Alexander, Melaine and William, all of Rock Springs; and five daughters, Smilga, Helen, Sophia and Mary of Rock Springs and Mrs. J. MacPheators of San Francisco, Calif. A brother also is said to survive. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 20, 1939 Paterson Rites To Be Held at 3 This Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Staley Paterson, 74, of Rock Springs, who died early Wednesday will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Congregational church. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon is to officiate. Dick Webster, William Chilton, George Kellogg, Alex Wise, Dave Hopkins and Clyde Adkison will act as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are to be Albert Walters, Harry Parker, C.E. Krieger, Joe Weppner, John Taylor, Guy Stevenson, William Cook and John Bunning. Born April 15, 1864 in Boone County, Iowa, Mrs. Paterson had lived in Rock Springs since 1886. She was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps, Neighbors of Woodcraft and the Pythian Sisters. She is survived by two sons, George W. Paterson and Ralph E. Paterson; two daughters, Mrs. Elsie B. Conrad and Mrs. Myrtle E. Buck; and a sister, Mrs. Ellen Carpenter of Boone, Iowa. Thirteen grandchildren also survive. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth mortuary. --- Green River Star, Jan 20, 1939 SUPERIOR MAN IS KILLED IN SALT LAKE SATURDAY Reese Jones, 44, of Superior, was instantly killed in Salt Lake City Saturday when he apparently walked in front of a Denver & Rio Grande Western passenger train, which was enroute to the Utah capital from Marysvale, Utah. The train was traveling between 50 and 55 miles an hour, according to the statement made by the engineer, Ed Bartlett, of Salt Lake City. Jones was in Salt Lake City to visit with his two sisters when the fatality occurred. --- Green River Star, Jan 20, 1939 Daughter Finds Mother Death In Yard At Ranch Ms. D. P. Rahm and her husband had the horrifying experience Monday night of finding Mrs. Bertha E. Savage, widely known Farson ranchwoman and mother of Mrs. Rahm, lying dead at a granary in the yard of Mrs. Savage’s ranch, a mile east of the old county farm in Eden Valley. Mrs. Savage, 60, had been kicked in the head by a horse and probably instantly killed, it was said by County Coroner J. Warden Opie, following an investigation of the death. Mrs. Savage had taken hammer and nails and gone to the granary to make some repairs needed after livestock had broken into the storage bin earlier in the day, it was said. Mrs. Savage had lived in the valley since 1908, being among the early settlers of the irrigation district. --- Green River Star, Jan 20, 1939 MOTHER DIED Mrs. A. E. Preddy received the sad news of the death of her mother, Mrs. A. Nash, at Plymouth, England, at the age of 81. Besides Mrs. Preddy she is survived by her husband and two daughters in England. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 21, 1939 Aho Services to Be Held Sunday Funeral services will be conducted at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Finnish Lutheran church for Arne Aho of Rock Springs who died Thursday night at Camp Miller CCC camp at Gillette where he has been a foreman for the past two years. John Kiviaho and the Rev. Keenan Sheldon are to officiate. Haven Musgrove, John Marushack, Kim Riddle, John Georges, Walter Singo and Urho Matson are to be pallbearers. Aho’s body is expected to arrive in Rock Springs early Sunday morning and will be taken to the home of his brother, Raymond, 620 Euclid Avenue, at 9 o’clock Sunday morning where it will remain until time of services. Born October 4, 1902, in Rock Springs, Aho is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Aho; five brothers, Elmer, Raymond, Ano, all of Rock Springs; Lawrence of Santa Anna, Calif., and Otto, Washington, D.C.; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Nikkola of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Mrs. Grant Hammond of Boulder. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 21, 1939 Astle Infant to Be Buried Today Robert A. Astle, seven-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Astle of Green River, died Friday at the family home, 204 Railroad avenue. Born May 21, 1938, in Grover, Wyo., the infant is survived by three brothers, Donovan, Leon and James; and two sisters, Lila May and Dixie, in addition to his parents. Funeral services are to be held at 9 o'clock Sunday morning at the family home in Green River with Bishop Reinsch of the L.D.S. church officiating. The body will be taken to the home at 3 o'clock this afternoon from Rogan Mortuary. Following services in Green River the body will be taken to Grover for burial. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 24, 1939 Mother of Springs Woman Dies at Home in Corfu, New York Mrs. W.H. Porter of Corfu, N.Y., mother of Mrs. G.H. Breihan, died Sunday at Corfu, according to word received by Dr. Breihan. Mrs. Porter was 80 years old at the time of her death. She had been seriously ill for several months. Mrs. Breihan who has been visiting with her mother for several months is expected to return to Rock Springs next week. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 26, 1939 Anderson Rites Will be Held at 2:30 p.m. Today Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon at the Community church in Pinedale for William Arden Anderson, 35, of Pinedale, who died early Tuesday morning at Wyoming General hospital in Rock Springs. Anderson, born September 1, 1903, in Encampment, Wyo., had lived in Pinedale for the past eight years where he was engaged in the trucking business. He is survived by his wife, Nan; a son, Lester; a daughter, Corinne; two brothers, James E. Anderson of Los Angeles, Calif., and Harry A. Anderson of Denver; and a sister, Mrs. Clara Murray of Encampment. Burial will be at Pinedale under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 26, 1939 Colorado Man Dies At Hospital While On Visit With Son Charles C. McMurray, 66, of Gill, Colo., died last night in Wyoming General hospital following an illness of a few days. McMurray, who arrived here January 19 to visit relatives, became ill January 21 at the home of a son, William, at Farson. In addition to his son William, McMurray is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rose J. McMurray of Gill; sons, Vern of Eden, Otto and Horace of Casper and Albert of Farson; and five daughters, Mrs. Chester Callahan and Lois McMurray, both of Gill, Mrs. Kenneth Mackey of Greeley, Colo., Mrs. George Belt of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Keith Hendrickson of Scottsbluff, Neb. McMurray’s body will be shipped Friday afternoon by Rogan Mortuary to the Macy Mortuary at Greeley, Colo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 27, 1939 Popp Services to Be Held Saturday George Popp, resident of Rock Springs for the past 40 years, died Thursday at Wyoming General hospital. Funeral services are to be conducted at 9 o’clock Saturday morning at the North Side Catholic church with the Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Popp, a retired coal miner, was born April 27, 1868, in Austria-Hungary. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two daughters, Mrs. Mike Lilas of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Earl Lawless of Rock Springs; and six sons, George of Anaheim, Calif., and Steve, Mike, John, Nicky and Joseph, all of Rock Springs. Rosary services will be held at 8 o’clock tonight at the family home, 1310 Lowell street. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 27, 1939 Baby Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Astle Dies Mr. and Mrs. James R. Astle, of 204 Railroad avenue, have the sympathy of the entire community in the loss last Friday of their baby son, Robert A., who died at the family home. The little boy was born in Green River on May 21, 1938, and was eight months old at the time of his death. Surviving are the parents; three brothers, Donovan, who is a student at the University of Wyoming, Leon and James; and two sisters, Lila Mary and Dixie. Funeral services were held at the family home in Green River at 9 o’clock Sunday morning, Bishop A. C. Reinsch of the Green River Ward of the L. D. S. church officiating. John Taylor was the main speaker and Miss Nancy Taylor sang a solo and Mrs. A. C. Reinsch and Mrs. A. C. Timothy a duet. Short services were also held at Glover [sic, Grover]. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jan 27, 1939 Blood On Ram Horn Adds To Mystery of Ranchwoman Death Human blood found on the horn and neck wool of a huge ram in the farm sheep flock of the Savage ranch in Eden Valley, and identified by specialists as being the same type of blood as that of Mrs. Bertha E. Savage, 60, has added to the mystery of Mrs. Savage’s death. The discovery was made Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Ray Bonnett, after a coroner’s jury Monday had declared Mrs. Savage, found dead in her barnyard, had been murdered. A horn from the ram, some of its wool, bloody earth from where Mrs. Savage had been found, and the cap she had been wearing were sent to Cheyenne by Coroner J. Warden Opie for analysis. All were found to carry the same type of human blood. The specimens were sent to Cheyenne after investigation by Opie, Sheriff M. J. Dankowski, Deputy Sheriff D. Ramsay, of Rock Springs, and Deputy County Attorney E. W. Naab, also of Rock Springs. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Feb 1939 Superior Alex Clark has returned from Nebraska, where he was called by the death of his mother. --- Green River Star, Feb 3, 1939 Father of Mrs. W. C. Shelver Died in Ariz. Mrs. W. C. Shelver, accompanied by Mrs. Henry M. Bons, passed through Green River Wednesday, enroute from Phoenix, Ariz., to their home in Omaha. The friends of Mrs. Shelver will be sorry to hear that her father, Henry M. Bons, Phoenix news and magazine agency operator, died in that city on January 22. Mrs. Bons is to make her home with her daughter in Omaha, they being enroute there from the funeral services at Phoenix on January 25. Mr. and Mrs. Bons are both known to many here, having visited with Mr. and Mrs. Shelver several times while the latter were residents of Green River. --- Green River Star, Feb 3, 1939 Impact of Death Blow Dealt Mrs. Savage Is Said Be Superhuman The blows which caused the death of Mrs. Berta E. Savage, 60, Farson ranch woman, on Jan. 16 at her ranch, were of such force as to have been caused only by a super-human under unusual circumstances, if a human entered into the death equation at all, it was said at the office of Sheriff M. J. Dankowski, following an autopsy ordered by County Coroner J. Warden Opie after blood found on a ranch ram had been identified as human blood of the same type as that of Mrs. Savage. The result of the blood test and other investigations made lat week after a coroner’s jury had returned a murder verdict led to the jury’s reversing its earlier decision Sunday and finding that the cause of her fatal injuries are unknown. Opie had ordered the body exhumed Friday and an autopsy performed. Dankowski said that the autopsy disclosed the nature of the injuries to be such that it would have been practically impossible for a human agency to have killed her. One shoulder and several ribs were rushed without leaving any sign of a club having been used, while the fatal head injury was also of a type which it was doubtful could have been made by a human. A leg bruise was so deep into the flesh that it was doubtful a human being could have inflicted that wound, it is believed. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 4, 1939 John Dyett, 69, Dies in Hospital Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at Rogan chapel for John Dyett, 69, of 342 H street, who died Friday at Wyoming General hospital. Born December 27, 1869 in Scotland, Dyett had lived in Rock Springs since 1883. He is survived by two brothers, Joseph Dyett of Rock Springs and James Dyett of Salt Lake City; and four sisters, Mrs. John Bechtold, Mrs. Dougald McWilliams and Mrs. Albert Butcher, all of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Joseph Simpson of Pocatello, Idaho. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 4, 1939 Farson Man Dies In Idaho Friday Clyde Bassett Sr., 35, of Farson died Friday at Soda Springs, Idaho. His body is expected to arrive here early this afternoon and later will be taken to Farson by Rogan Mortuary where funeral services will be conducted at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the Farson community hall. Bassett is survived by his wife; a son, Clyde Jr.; and a daughter, Jean, all of Farson. Rogan Mortuary will be in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 8, 1939 Conzatti Rites To be Held Today Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the South Side Catholic church for Lysle Edmund Conzatti, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Conzatti of Superior, who died Monday at Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. S.A. Welsh will officiate. In addition to his parents, the infant, who was born September 18, 1936, is survived by a brother, Dennis Jay. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 9, 1939 Pioneer Rancher of County Dies at Hospital Tuesday Funeral services are to be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Social hall at Green River for George Stoll Jr., 71, pioneer rancher of the Burnt Fork area, who died late Tuesday night at Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Alfred Lee Jones of the Episcopal church at Green River and the Rev. Mr. Johnson are to officiate. Born April 20, 1867, in Fort Bridger, Stoll had spent his entire life in the Burnt Fork region where he was well known as a rancher. He is survived by his wife, Lillian; three sons, Earl of Evanston, Fred of Green River and Lewis of Burnt Fork; a daughter, Mrs. Earl Gamble of Green River; two brothers, John Stoll of Burris and William Stoll of Burnt Fork; and five sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Kirkendall and Mrs. H.E. McMillian, both of Pocatello, Idaho, Mrs. T.A. Welch and Mrs. Voryhees Pearson, both of Green River, and Mrs. Edith Brenn of Salt Lake City, Utah. Stoll’s body is to be taken to Green River at 8:30 a.m. Saturday where it will lie in state until time for services. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Green River Star, Feb 10, 1939 George Stoll Died Tuesday Rock Springs Funeral services for George Stoll, Jr., 72, pioneer rancher of the Burntfork community, will be held at the U. P. Social Hall in Green River at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. Arthur Lee Jones, of the Episcopal church, officiating. Mr. Stoll passed away at the Wyoming General hospital late Tuesday night after having been seriously ill for about two weeks. George Stoll, Jr., had lived all of his 72 years in western Wyoming, and practically all of it in the vicinity of Burntfork. He was born at Fort Bridger on April 20, 1867, while that community was still an army post. He was the son of George and Mary Stoll, who early saw the possibilities of the Henry’s Fork region and moved their family from the military post to the comparatively wild country south of Green River. The hardy pioneering blood was instilled into George Stoll, Jr., and he has played his important part in wrestling the ranching country of the present day our of the hill country of the Henry’s Fork and Burntfork districts. As a young man, he was a cowboy of the old western school, and his death further decreased the ranks of the real western cowman. Known in all parts of the county, the Burntfork ranchman’s family has the sympathy of hundreds of friends. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lillian Stoll; one daughter, Mrs. Earl Gamble, of Green River; three sons, Earl Stoll, of Evanston, Lois Stoll, of Burntfork, and Fred Stoll, of Green River; two brothers, John Stoll, of Burris, Wyo., and William Stoll, of Burntfork; five sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Kirkendal, of Pocatello, Mrs. T. A. Welch, of Green River, Mrs. H. E. McMillan, of Pocatello, Mrs. Edith Bernn, of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Vorhees Pearson, of Green River. The body will be brought to Green River at 9 a.m., Saturday morning by the Rogan Mortuary, and will lie in state at the Social Hall until time for the funeral. Interment is to be in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 11, 1939 SHEEPHERDER FOUND DEAD IN CAMP BED Tony Barela, about 60, was found dead in bed in his sheep wagon about 52 miles south of Rock Springs early Friday morning. Death of Barela apparently was caused by influenza, County Coroner J. Warden Opie said Friday following a preliminary investigation into the aged man’s death. Sheriff M.J. Dankowski and Deputy Sheriff Dillwyn Ramsay also took part in the investigation. Barela had become ill Thursday afternoon and had gone to bed in his sheepwagon bunch, according to information given Opie. He apparently died sometime during the night. His body was found in bed early Friday morning by another sheepherder who lived in the same sheepwagon with Barela. Employed as a sheepherder by Joe Espitallier of Rock Springs, Barela is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter, all living in Costilla, N.M. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 14, 1939 GREEN RIVER MAN DIES OF FALL INJURIES Head and back injuries incurred February 4 when he accidentally slipped and fell down a flight of stairs into the basement of Carl Ecklund’s place at Green River proved fatal Sunday to Sebastian Moerz, 59, of Green River. Moerz had returned to the main floor from the basement and was attempting to close the door when he slipped and fell down the stairs, according to information given County Coroner J. Warden Opie who investigated. No inquest is to be held, Opie said. Moerz was given emergency treatment at the scene of the accident by a Green River physician and then was rushed to Wyoming General hospital here. He failed to respond to treatment and died Sunday. Moerz, a bridge carpenter for the Union Pacific railroad, had lived in Green River for the past 20 years. His body is being held at Rogan Mortuary pending arrival here of a sister, Mrs. Mary Kahler of Chicksaw, Okla., who will complete funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 14, 1939 Matt Strannigan, Safety Engineer, Dies of Pneumonia Matthew Strannigan, 42, safety engineer for the Southern Wyoming Coal Operators association and a past commander of Rock Springs post of the Canadian Legion, died at 4:55 p.m. Sunday in Wyoming General hospital following an attack of pneumonia. Strannigan was stricken several days ago with influenza, it is said, but his condition was not regarded as serious and after remaining in bed but a few days had got up to continue his mine safety activities. His condition became worse, however, and pneumonia developed. He was taken to the hospital Friday where, despite efforts of physicians and nurses, he failed to respond to treatment. Born July 15, 1896 in Kilwinning, Scotland, Strannigan came to the United States 19 years ago and for the past 12 years had made Rock Springs his home. Strannigan began working in Rock Springs as an underground employee for the Central Coal and Coke Company. Following resignation of Andrew Hamilton, Strannigan was appointed as mine foreman for the C.C. and C. and continued in this position when the company was taken over in September, 1936, by the Colony Coal company. About 18 months ago Strannigan resigned as mine foreman for the Colony Coal company to accept the position as safety engineer for the Southern Wyoming Coal operators association. Noted for his safety work, Strannigan was instrumental in bringing about a vastly improved safety record for commercial mines in southern Wyoming. Strannigan was a charter member of Rock Springs post of the Canadian Legion and served as commander of the organization during 1938. He was active at all times in affairs of the post. He also belonged to the Masonic Lodge. Strannigan is survived by his wife, Martha; a son, William, a sophomore at the University of Colorado; a brother, Andrew, of Winton; a sister, Mrs. W.L. Ralston of Denver; and his parents and five sisters residing in Scotland. Funeral services are to be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Congregational church with the Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating. Members of the Rock Springs Canadian Legion post are to be pallbearers with the local Masonic lodge in charge of graveside services. His body is to lie in state at Wildermuth chapel from 1:30 o’clock this afternoon until 10 a.m. Wednesday when it will be taken to the family home, 609 Dewar Drive, until time for services at the church. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 15, 1939 Berala Rites to Be Held Thursday Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Rogan Chapel for Antonio Berala Jr., 67, who died early Friday morning at a sheep camp 52 miles south of Rock Springs. The Rev. E.L. Tull will officiate. Born in California, Burala had lived in Rock Springs since April, 1938, and was employed as a sheepherder by Joe Espitallier. Berala is survived by his wife; three sons, Joseph of Rawlins and Layaffet and Elmer, both of Costilla, N.M.; and three daughters, Mrs. Aniceto Martinez, Mrs. John Santistevan and Mrs. Ernest Borrego, all of Costilla. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 15, 1939 Stevens Services To be Held Today Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock this morning in the North Side Catholic church for Elizabeth Rose Stevens, 71, wife of John Stevens of 806 West street, who died late Friday night at Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. Born September 9, 1867 in Hungary, Mrs. Stevens had lived in Rock Springs for 47 years. In addition to her husband she is survived by a daughter, Rose, and three sons, Joe, Gus and John, all of Rock Springs. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 16, 1939 Moerz Services to Be Held in Green River at 10 Today Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock this morning in the Social Hall at Green River for Sebastian Moerz, 59, who died Sunday at Wyoming General hospital from head and back injuries incurred February 4 when he accidentally slipped and fell down a flight of stairs into the basement of Carl Ecklund’s place in Green River. C.L. Callahan is to officiate. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 16, 1939 Lane Services to Be Held on Friday Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon at Rogan Chapel for Mrs. Myrtle Lane, 35, of Green River, who died Monday night at Wyoming General hospital after being rushed there from Green River by ambulance following a sudden illness. The Rev. E.L. Tull of the Episcopal church is to officiate. Mrs. Lane is survived by her husband, William, of Green River, her mother in Portland, Ore., and a sister. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 17, 1939 Infant Daughter of Edgar Orme Expires Sybil Jean Orme, three-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Orme of 719 Randolph street, died Thursday afternoon. The infant was born February 13 at Wyoming General hospital. Besides her parents, surviving are three sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth and Patricia and a brother, Geoffrey. Arrangements for private services are being made by the Rogan Mortuary. --- Green River Star, Feb 17, 1939 Fall On Stairs Proves Fatal To Sebastian Moerz A fall down the basement stairs in Carl Eklund’s Place on the night of February 4 proved fatal last Saturday to Sebastian Moerz, 59, U. P. bridge carpenter. Moerz suffered back and head injuries in the fall and lingered a week before death overtook him. It was said that he had been in the basement of the building, and in closing the cellar door, slipped and tumbled down the steps. He was given emergency treatment here then rushed to the hospital at Rock Springs. Funeral services were conducted at the U. P. Social Hall at 10 a. m. Thursday with C. L. Callahan officiating. Interment was in Riverview cemetery, under the direction of Rogan Mortuary. Mr. Moerz had been in the employ of the railroad company for many years, coming to Green River 20 years ago. He was a native of Bavaria. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Mary Tahler of Chickasha, Oklahoma, who came here upon receipt of the word of her brother’s death. Following an investigation of the circumstances, Coroner J. Warden Opie said that no inquest would be held. Mr. Moerz, who was born in Oesh, Bavaria, Nov. 29, 1879, came to America in 1908, and three years later—June 11, 1911—entered the employ of the railroad company as a carpenter, working continuously since with that company. He was well liked by all who knew him and was familiarly known at “Batch.” Pallbearers were Ted Felt, Frank Embrey, Ben Bracken, Albert Mills, Charles Viox and Charles Harvey, all of whom had been friends of the unfortunate man. --- Green River Star, Feb 17, 1939 Services For Mrs. Lane To Be In Rock Springs Today Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Lane, 35, wife of William Lane, of Green River, are being held at the Rogan Mortuary chapel in Rock Springs at 2 o’clock this afternoon, Rev. E. L. Tull, of the Church of the Holy Communion (Episcopal) officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Lane, who had been ill for but a few days prior to her death, died suddenly Monday night after having been rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Myrtle Williams was born in Vincennes, Ind., 35 years ago, and on Dec. 28, 1933, was united in marriage with William Lane, of this city. She is survived by her husband, by her mother, Mrs. Williams, of Portland, Ore., and one sister, Mrs. Lee George, also of Portland. Many friends sorrow in her death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 18, 1939 CRASH HURTS ARE FATAL TO L. WESSWICK Injuries incurred February 10 when the motorcycle he was riding collided broadside with an automobile near Alameda, Calif., proved fatal early Friday morning to Louis Wesswick Jr., 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wesswick of No. 2 camp in Rock Springs. Wesswick died at 12:30 a.m., Friday in an Alameda sanitorium where he had been taken following the accident. He received compound fractures in legs and arms, a fractured skull and internal injuries. Several blood transfusions had been administered in an attempt to save the youth’s life but he failed to rally. Wesswick, a student in an aeronautical school at Oakland, was en route home to the resident of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burwell in Alameda, where he resided, when the accident occurred. His body is to be sent today to Rock Springs for funeral services and burial. His sister, Arlene, who was at his bedside when the youth died, will accompany the body. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 21, 1939 Wesswick Rites Will Be Held At 10 This Morning Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock this morning at the family home in No. 2 camp for Louis Wesswick Jr., 18, who died Friday in an Alameda Sanitorium from injuries incurred February 10 when the motorcycle he was riding collided broadside with an automobile. Members of the Rock Springs High school Tiger club will act as pallbearers for the former Tiger athlete. Pallbearers will be George Okano, Jack Rauzi, Paul Putz, John Stalick, Bill Olsen and Wayne Morris. Wesswick died at 12:40 a.m. Friday from compound fractures of both legs and arms, a skull fracture and internal injuries received in the accident which occurred while the youth was en route to his home in Alameda from the Oakland airport where he was an aeronautical student. His body arrived in Rock Springs Sunday and was taken immediately to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wesswick, in No. 2 camp. A sister, Arlene, who was at the youth’s bedside when he died, accompanied the body here. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 23, 1939 Aged Mud Springs Woman Expires at Springs Hospital Mrs. Anna Erickson, 74, resident of Mud Springs, died Wednesday at Wyoming General hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Congregational church with the Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating. Mrs. Erickson was born May 9, 1864 in Sweden. She had made her home in the Mud Springs vicinity for the past 35 years. Surviving Mrs. Erickson are a son, Nels, of Mud Springs; and five daughters, Hilda of Mud Springs, Mrs. John Kennington and Mrs. George Niiranen, both of Battleground; Mrs. Agnes Baxter of Evanston and Mrs. Hanna Grinch of Rock Springs. Her body is to be taken to the church at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon where it will lie in state until time of services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Feb 24, 1939 Springs Resident for 35 Years Dies at Local Hospital Thomas Fossato, 63, of 340 I street, Rock Springs, died Thursday night at Wyoming General hospital. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 35 years, Fossato is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Garetto and two sons, George Delaurenti of Rock Springs and James Delaurenti of Los Angeles. A brother living in Italy also survives. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. S.A. Welsh is to officiate. Fossato’s body will be removed to the family home at 340 I street at 4 o’clock Saturday where it will remain until time for services. Rosary will be said at the home at 7 o’clock Saturday night. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 1, 1939 OUTSEN RITES TO BE TODAY Masonic funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon in Masonic Temple for Charles OUtsen, 68, well-known Rock Springs resident who died Monday night in Wyoming General hospital following an attack of pneumonia. J.D. Foster, Axel Ohlseen, Harry Potter, Carl Hafner Jr., William Matthews and James Whelan are to be pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will include James Armstrong, William Iredale, Mike Radakovich, John Olson, Ben Lewis, H.J. Harrington, Thomas Foster, Axel Johnson, Dave Faddis, H.D. Clark, Guy Stevenson and M.J. Dankowski. Born March 8, 1870, in Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark, Outsen had lived in Rock Springs since 1881. He was assistant postmaster here from 1912 until 1917 when he became superintendent of Wyoming General hospital a position he held until 1922. Surviving Outsen are four sons, C.A. (Slim) Outsen of Rock Springs, Robert R. Outsen of Cheyenne, former state superintendent of public instruction, S.A. (Pat) Outsen of Salt Lake City and James Outsen of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; two daughters, Mrs. V.J. Keller of Everett, Wash., and Mrs. H.J. Robertson of Kansas City, Mo.; and a brother, Bennett Outsen of Rock Springs. His wife, Mrs. Mary Outsen, died three years ago. His body will be taken to Masonic Temple at 10 o’clock this morning where it will lie in state until time for services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 4, 1939 Johnson Rites To Be Held on Sunday Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Eino Emil Johnson, 38, lifetime resident of Rock Springs who died Sunday at Wyoming General hospital following a lingering illness. Born August 1, 1900, in Rock Springs, Johnson is survived by his wife, Mary, and a daughter Sylvia, both living at the family home 818 West street, Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. L. Kumpula of Hanna, Mrs. M. Wade of New York City, N.Y., Mrs. M. Seppala and Mrs. A. Laine, both of Fitchburg, Mass.; and three brothers, John of Wilbar, Calif., Theodore of Fitchburg, and William of Ludlow, Vt. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 7, 1939 Brother of Local Teacher Dies of Sudden Illness Elizabeth Wilson, second grade teacher at Washington grade school, left Sunday for Pittsburgh, Pa., where she was called following sudden death of her brother-in-law, Herbert Hedrick. Hedrick, who died following an attack of influenza, is survived by his wife, and four sons. His wife, the former Lois Wilson, at one time was a teacher in Washington school in Rock Springs. During the absence of Miss Elizabeth Wilson, her class is being taught by Mrs. William Dickson. She is expected to be gone a week. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 7, 1939 GREEN RIVER RAIL WORKER DROPS DEAD Sam Harry, 53, Armenian section hand employed by the Union Pacific railroad at Green River dropped dead in the tool house in the railroad yards at Green River early Monday morning. Death apparently was caused by a heart attack, according to a preliminary investigation conducted by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. An autopsy is to be held later this week, however, Opie said, to ascertain exact cause of death. Harry was sitting in the tool house with a group of fellow workers about 7:45 a.m. and was about to smoke a cigarette when he dropped to the floor, dead, according to information given Opie. Fellow workers summoned a physician who said death was instantaneous and apparently the result of a heart attack. Harry came to Green River in 1926 and since that time had been employed as a section hand by the railroad. He is said to be survived by a cousin, Paris Ajogonian of Fresno, Calif., who had been notified of his death. The body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 8, 1939 U.P. Worker Died Of Natural Causes Autopsy Revealed Death of Sam Harry, Armenian section hand who dropped dead early Monday morning in the Union Pacific railroad company tool house at Green River, was credited to natural causes resulting from heart trouble following an autopsy conducted last night at request of County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Harry was sitting in the tool house with a group of fellow workers and was about to light a cigarette when he slumped to the floor, dead. Physicians summoned to the scene and a preliminary investigation by Coroner Opie proclaimed his death due to a heart attack with their reports being confirmed by the autopsy. Funeral services for Harry will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the social hall at Green River with Bishop Albert Reinsch of the L.D.S. church officiating. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 8, 1939 George Skordas Dies Tuesday At Springs Hospital George Skordas, 44, resident of Rock Springs for the past 27 years, died early Tuesday morning at Wyoming General hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the Greek Orthodox church with the Rev. Dorotheos Papakostas officiating. John Pullos, Sam Pullos, Jim Manthos, Gus Kocorelas, Alec Pirekis and Jim Kontaxis are to act as pallbearers. Born in September 1894, in Hotousa, Greece, Skordas entered the United States 27 years ago, coming directly to Rock Springs. For the past 12 years he had been employed in The Union Pacific Coal company mine at Winton. He is survived by two cousins, Steve and Gus Skordas, both of Rock Springs. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 8, 1939 Green River Woman Will Be Buried at Riverside Today Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Congregational church at Green River for Mrs. Guy Jaycox, 45, who died Monday morning at her home in Green River following a sudden illness. The Rev. Theodore Stoerker will officiate. Mrs. Jaycox's body will be taken to Green River this morning and will lie in state at the church from noon until time of services. A resident of this locality most of her life, Mrs. Jaycox was born July 24, 1893 in Iowa. She is survived by her husband and two sons, Orlin and Walter, all of Green River; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Baird of Denver; a sister, Mrs. Mary Seaton of Denver; and four brothers, Henry Meyere of Laramie, Isaac Meyer of California, Walter Meyer of Riverton and David Meyer of Pinedale. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery under direction of Rogan mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 9, 1939 DAM WORKER SUFFOCATED IN SAND PIT RAWLINS, March 8 (UP)-- Supervisors of the giant Seminoe dam project near here investigated tonight the death of Carl Larson, a rigger, who suffocated under tons of sand earlier today at a nearby gravel pit. M. E. Pickett, Carbon county coroner, said Larson died when he was swept down a chute and was covered with hundreds of pounds of sand as he attempted to retrieve a crowbar he had dropped. Witnesses said Larson was prying sand loose to increase its flow down the chute into trucks. He dropped the crowbar and in his efforts to retrieve it lost footing and fell into the chute. Workmen were unable to rescue him in time to save his life. Larson would have been 31 years old tomorrow. He is survived by his widow, and son and a daughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 9, 1939 First Organized Labor Member To Settle In State Dies At 88 Denis Joseph O'Mahoney, 88, of Burnt Fork, first member of organized labor to settle in Wyoming, died Wednesday afternoon at Wyoming General hospital in Rock Springs. O'Mahoney, who had the same name as the father of United States Senator Joseph O'Mahoney of Wyoming, was also born in the same district in County Cork, Ireland. They are not related however. In Ireland, O'Mahoney was a member of the coach builders union. In 1782 (sic) when social unrest was at its height in his native land, he migrated to the United States. He landed in New York City and soon became a charter member of the blacksmiths' and mechanics' union. Early in 1884 he came to Wyoming and entered the employ of the government at Fort Bridger as a blacksmith and wagon builder. Later he opened a shop in Green River where he remained for two years and then again entered the employ of the government. His first trip into the Burnt Fork valley followed soon after when he helped drive a herd of cattle into that district from the Ute Indian agency in Utah. Mining activities claimed O'Mahoney's attention and in 1890 he went to Idaho and located a claim just east of Pocatello. In that state he continued his interests in laboring activities while dividing his time between his prospect holes and a blacksmith shop he had established. At that time the Socialist party was active in political affairs and he took up that party's fight as an organizer and speaker. In 1918 he was nominated as the Socialist party's choice for governor of Idaho. O'Mahoney for many years had made his home at Burnt Fork with a son, Frank. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 9, 1939 TRAIN WRECK VICTIM DIES AT LARAMIE LARAMIE, March 8 (UP)-- Henry Sauer, 51, of Seattle, Wash., one of 26 persons injured two weeks ago in a railroad wreck near here, died tonight from complicatoins resulting from a punctured lung and crushed chest. Sauer had been confined in a Laramie hospital since the night of February 24 when the Union Pacific railroad's Pacific coast bound Pony Express lost seven cars which ran wild for a mile and finally plunged into a snowbank near Bosler, 20 miles northwest of Laramie. None of the passengers except Sauer was injured seriously. Sauer exhibited signs of improvement until three days ago, doctors said, when complications set in and caused his death. Sauer was manager of the Seattle branch of the Bankers Life Insurance company of Des Moines. His company had chartered the two pullman cars to take employees to the Golden Gate exposition at San Francisco. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 10, 1939 Death of Casper Girl Accidental CASPER, March 9-- The death February 20 of 15-year-old Peggy Shepard apparently was due to an accidental overdose of laxative tablets, it was announced by Coroner William L. Bustard. A report arrived from State Chemist L. E. Walter of Laramie, to whom post-mortem samples were sent for analysis. The report definitely disclosed that the tablets were the cause of the girl's death, by strychnine poisoning, the coroner stated. The determination of the cause of death brought the investigation made by Coroner Bustard and County Attorney Vincent Mulvaney to a close. The case is now closed, so far as they are concerned, said the authorities. The laxative tablets were ones kept in the house all the time for family use, the coroner related and unharmful if taken in normal quantity. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 10, 1939 Dines Negro Dies in Vets Hospital William Henry Turner, Dines Negro, died in the Veterans hospital in Cheyenne Wednesday, according to word received here. Turner, 46, a coal miner, was born in Iowa. Survivors include his widow, Ella, of Dines, and a son, Dell, of Milwaukee. The body will be brought to Rock Springs today for burial. Time of services, under the direction of Rogan Mortuary, are pending. --- Green River Star, Mar 10, 1939 SERVICES HELD TODAY FOR U. P. SECTION WORKER Funeral services were held this afternoon for Sam Harry, well-known Armenian section worker for the Union Pacific here who succumbed Monday to a sudden attack while reporting for work. An autopsy performed by County Coroner J. Warden Opie gave a heart attack as cause of death. Harry was sitting in the tool house with fellow workers. He attempted to light a cigarette, and slumped over dead. He came to Green River in 1926, employed by the U. P. since that time on the section. He was 53 years of age. Services were conducted at the U. P. Social Hall with Bishop Albert C. Reinsch officiating. Burial was made in Riverview cemetery. --- Green River Star, Mar 10, 1939 SUDDEN ILLNESS CLAIMS MRS. GUY JAYCOX MONDAY Mrs. Guy Jaycox, victim of a sudden illness which claimed her life Monday morning at the family residence here, was interred at Riverview cemetery Wednesday afternoon following services conducted at Union Congregational church b the Rev. Theodor F. Stoerker. Coming to Green River several years ago with her family, Mrs. Jaycox was a former resident of Pinedale and had lived in Wyoming most of her life. She was 45 years of age, being born July 24, 1893, in Iowa. She is survived by her husband and two sons, Arlin and Walter, all of Green River; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Baird of Denver; a sister, Mrs. Mary Seaton of Denver; and four brothers, Henry Meyer of Laramie, Isaac Meyer of California, Walter Meyer of Riverton and David Meyer of Pinedale. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 11, 1939 O’Mahoney Rites Will Be Held at 2 This Afternoon Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at Rogan Chapel for Denis J. O’Mahoney, 88, of Burnt Fork who died Wednesday afternoon at Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Alfred L. Jones of the Episcopal church at Green River will officiate. Born in Cork County, Ireland, O’Mahoney had lived in the United States since 1872. He first entered Wyoming in 1884. In recent years he had made his home in Burnt Fork with his son, Frank. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 14, 1939 Tassart Services To be Held Today At Rogan Chapel Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Rogan chapel for Mrs. Jeanne Tassart, 52, wife of Hypolite Tassart of 527 Ridge avenue. Born January 13, 1887, in France, Mrs. Tassart died Friday night at Wyoming General hospital. She had lived in Rock Springs since 1919. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Tassart is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Paul Jelovchan and Mrs. John Kamenski, both of Rock Springs; and two brothers and three sisters in France. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 14, 1939 Services Are Held Sunday Afternoon for Laughter Baby Funeral services were held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the family home in Green River for Mary Violet Laughter, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Laughter of Green River. Born March 5 at Wyoming General hospital, the infant lived but five days. In addition to her parents she is survived by a sister, Glyda; and two brothers, Harold and Theron. Bishop Albert C. Reinsche officiated at services. Interment was at Pocatello, Idaho. Rogan Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements here. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 16, 1939 Henderson Rites To be Held Today Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the Congregational church in Rock Springs for Mrs. Jennie Henderson, 53, wife of Robert Henderson of Green River, who died Monday morning in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Richard Lungren is to officiate. Andrew Strannigan, Sam Condie, William Matthews, Douglas Harris, John Simpson and Bob Wilde will be pallbearers. Mrs. Henderson was born December 18, 1886, in Delry, Scotland. In addition to her husband she is survived by a son, John, of Los Angeles, Calif., four daughters, Catherine of Green River, Mrs. George White, Mrs. Albert Sarcletti and Mrs. Charles Travis, all of Rock Springs; her parents and six sisters, all living in Flint, Mich. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Green River Star, Mar 17, 1939 BURIED IN POCATELLO The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Laughter was laid to rest in the family plot in Pocatello, Idaho, last Monday. The little one, who weighed 2 pounds, lived but five days. Funeral services were held at the family home Monday with Bishop Albert C. Reinsch officiating. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 18, 1939 PETERS FUNERAL SERVICES FRIDAY Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon from Rogan Chapel for John Edward Peters, 74, of 534 South Front street who died Monday at Wyoming General hospital. Born July 15, 1867, in St. Joseph, Mo., Peters had lived in Rock Springs since 1914. At the time of his death he was a client on the county relief rolls. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 18, 1939 Pneumonia Fatal to Henry Dalgas, Funeral Sunday Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Masonic Temple for Henry Dalgas, 75, a resident of Rock Springs for more than half a century, who died early Friday morning at Wyoming General hospital following an attack of pneumonia. Masonic funeral services are to be held. William Traher, James Kaufman, Chris Franzen, Thomas Hudachko, Fred Robertson and S.F. Ramsay are to act as pallbearers. Dalgas was stricken early this week and was taken to the hospital and placed under an oxygen tent. He failed to respond to treatment, however, and died at 6:30 a.m. Friday. Born December 11, 1873 in Nysum, Denmark, Dalgas came to the United States 58 years ago and for the past 55 years had been a resident of Rock Springs. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Agnes Tronquet; a son, C.E. Dalgas of Rock Springs; a brother, Chris Dalgas of Grand Island, Neb.; and a grandson, Jackson P. Tronquet of Rock Springs. His body is to lie in state at Masonic Temple from 10 o’clock Sunday morning until time of services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 18, 1939 Funeral Services for Thomas Healy Sunday Afternoon Funeral services will be held at 3:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Congregational church for Thomas Healy, 62-year-old retired Rock Springs coal miner who died Wednesday night at his home, 602 Hickory street. The Rev. Kennan Sheldon is to officiate. Healy, born October 6, 1876 in England, had lived in Rock Springs since 1929. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; two daughters, Mrs. Paul Fisher of Olney Springs, Colo.; and Mrs. John Brelsford of Trinidad, Colo.; and two sons, Thomas Jr. and George, both of Rock Springs. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 18, 1939 Loya Services to Be Held at 2 P.M. Sunday Afternoon Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Arvo Valio Loya, 50, of 526 Dewar Drive who died early Sunday morning at Wyoming General hospital. Gust Sturholm is to officiate. The Finnish choir will sing and Professor Helmo Loya will play several selections on his violin. Emil Witka, Emil Hannon, Adam Nousi, Apo Uotila, Toivo Paavola and Jack Waisenen are to be pallbearers. Loya was born January 6, 1889, in Finland and had lived in Rock Springs for the past 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Lempi, his mother, Mrs. Hanna Loya; and a brother, Ilo, all of Rock Springs; and four sisters and another brother in Finland. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 23, 1939 Murphy Services To be Held Today Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the South Side Catholic church for Thomas Murphy, 76, of 206 Grant street, who died Saturday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. S.A. Welsh is to officiate. Born February 18, 1863, in Plymouth, Mass., Murphy had lived in Rock Springs since 1900. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Mar 24, 1939 Mrs. Amanda Banta Expires Thursday at Home in Green River Mrs. Amanda Louise Banta, 66, died at her home in Green River early Thursday morning. She had been a resident of Green River for the last year and a half. She was born in Sweden on June 19, 1872. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. A.C. Timothy of Green River; two sons, William of Basin, Wyo., and Royden of Salt Lake City; two sisters, Mrs. Jack Snelson of Laramie and Mrs. Ida Killebrew of Cheyenne; two brothers, Fred Stargrant of Nunn, Colo., and Evar Stargrant of Cheyenne; and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body, in charge of the Rogan Mortuary, will be sent this afternoon to Greeley, Colo., for burial and services Sunday afternoon. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Apr 1939 Death of Old Timer Charles Outsen Charles Outsen, for many years past employed as watchman by The Union Pacific Coal Company, died February 27th at the Wyoming General Hospital from an attack of pneumonia. Born in Denmark March 8, 1870, he was brought here by his parents at an early age, and began employment with our company as a laborer in No. 8 Mine, Rock Springs, in May, 1886, under Foreman Tom Whitmore, absenting himself from our service to become assistant postmaster, and at a later time to accept the superintendency of the State Hospital here, following which he again engaged with the Coal Company. Was mine clerk at Cumberland several years, and also served with the Railroad Company. Surviving are one brother (Bennett), two daughters and four sons, his wife having pre-deceased him some three years since. The remains were interred in Mountain View cemetery on Wednesday afternoon, March 1st. Mr. Outsen had many fraternal connections, and was a member of the Old Timers' Association. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Apr 1939 Superior Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wales and Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Dixon were called to Kemerer by the death of Mr. Robert Sneddon. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Apr 1939 Winton Mrs. LeRoy McTee was called to Montana by the death of her mother. The community extends sympathy. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Apr 1939 Winton The community was shocked to learn of the death of Mrs. H. Tassart, a former Winton resident who died in Rock Springs on March 11th, following a short illness. The sympathy of the community is extended to the Tassart family. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 4, 1939 Radman Services Will be Held at 9 this Morning Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock this morning in the North Side Catholic church for Patrick Radman, 44, of Blairtown, who died Saturday at Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. Born Sept. 30, 1895, in Austria, Radman had lived in Rock Springs since 1920, and had been employed in local coal mines. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, two daughters, Angela and Zora and two sons, Anton and Pete, all of Blairtown; two brothers, Pete and Mike, both of Sacramento, Calif., and two brothers living in Europe. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 4, 1939 Sandlin Services To be Held Today Funeral services are to be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Boulder Community hall for Douglas Sandlin, 75-year-old Boulder resident who died Sunday in Wyoming General hospital. Sandlin was born June 22, 1863, in Mt. Carmel, Ill. He had never married. Burial will be in Boulder cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 4, 1939 Cora Man Expires At Local Hospital Spencer J. Reynolds, 35, of Cora, died Sunday at Wyoming General hospital in Rock Springs. He was born May 18, 1903 in Cora. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon in Pinedale. Burial will be in the Pinedale cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 5, 1939 Word Received of Death of Former Springs Resident Word of the death last Thursday of Banks W. Brady in Vallejo, Calif., was received here this week by friends of the former Springs resident. Brady left Rock Springs about four years ago for California because of ailing health. He had lived in this vicinity for more than 30 years and had been engaged in the sheep business and later in the mercantile business. He had operated the store in Eden and later a store in Rock Springs which he sold to Martin Reiva when he left for California. Brady is to be buried in Vallejo. Date of services is not known here. He is survived by his widow. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 6, 1939 STATE PROBE REVEALS DEATH OF FARSON WOMAN WAS ACCIDENTAL INVESTIGATION ESTABLISHES EARLY FINDING COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE UPHELD BY PATROLMAN State Highway Patrolman John C. Hendrickson of Casper said Wednesday that his investigation into the death of Mrs. Bertha E. Savage, Farson ranchwoman found died in her ranch yard on January 16, coincided with the findings of Sweetwater county officers who had held the death accidental. “After following every possible thought, lead and motive suggestion and making a careful study of the case, I am firmly convinced that the death of Mrs. Savage was not a result of foul play,” the patrolman said. Hendrickson was assigned to the case the State Highway Patrol Chief Captain George Smith after Attorney General Ewing Kerr ordered a state investigation when residents of Farson petitioned the sate attorney general for an investigation. Hendrickson has been working on the case for several weeks. The patrolman said he based his deduction son the report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that stated the blood on the ram, which county authorities believed caused the death of the woman, and on the ground and clothing was human blood and of the same classification. The analysis by the F.B.I. further stated that the blood on the wool on the ram’s forehead had dripped on the forehead while at human temperature. It is possible but highly improbably that the blood could have been placed on the ram by outside mean, Hendrickson said. A coroner’s inquest and investigation by sheriff’s officers, conducted by Coroner J. Warden Opie, Sheriff M.J. Dankowski and Deputy Sheriff Dillwyn Ramsay, resulted in a coroner’s jury verdict that the 61-year-old ranch woman “came to her death in an unknown manner.” Sweetwater county officers believed that the woman had been killed by livestock as she was attempting to repair a granary, but a few days later a coroner’s jury composed of Farson ranchers brought in a verdict that the woman had met her death “at the hands of person or persons unknown.” Later the jury amended the verdict to make the cause of death unknown. She was found dead in her ranch yard by her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. D.P. Rahm, who lived with her. “The nature of the injuries, as noted by a study of the autopsy and after checking with three doctors from other parts of the state, would have been impossible to have been inflicted by human hand,” Patrolman Hendrickson said. Three important factors showed up in the autopsy, Hendrickson reported, a heavy impact on the left shoulder and a cut on the right side of the head. The shoulder was hit with such force that it was shattered and the impact broke four ribs on the right side of the body and two on the left, he said. No outside marks that showed how the ribs could have been broken in any other way were perceptible and showed the ribs were broken by the impact on the shoulder, he said. The shoulder was struck by an object four and a half to five inches in diameter, he said. According to Hendrickson’s statement the impact on the head loosened the scalp upward and was made with a rounding surface with rough, rounding edges like a ram’s horn. A mark, such as could have been made by a glancing blow from the ram’s horn, was noticeable on the chin, he said. There was evidence of hemorrhage on the entire surface of the brain and also in the chest, he said. There was no evidence of foul play, Hendrickson said. After the investigation he said he believed the woman had an inferiority complex and was prone to exaggerate personal troubles and problems. There was evidence revealed during the investigation that the ram had knocked her down the summer before and would have inflicted serious injury had not her nephew rescued here, he said. Definite proof was established that Mrs. Savage had met her death at the place the body was found, Hendrickson said, because the amount of blood from broken ribs and head hemorrhage on the ground and clothing made it impossible for the woman to have been killed elsewhere and the body moved to the spot as all the human blood was accounted for. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 11, 1939 MRS. W. SEASE DIES ON WAY TO HOSPITAL Mrs. Worth Sease, 32, of 503 A street, wife of a Rock Springs businessman, died Monday afternoon while being rushed to Wyoming General hospital. Mrs. Sease, friends said, was found in the garage at her home critically ill from automobile carbon monoxide gas. Artificial respiration was given in an effort to save her life, friends of the dead woman said, but she was believed to have died en route to the hospital in an ambulance. Mrs. Sease came to Rock Springs with her husband from Durango, Colo., about a year and half ago and they operated a shop here. She is survived by her parents and several brothers and sisters. Her body was taken to the Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 12, 1939 Thomas Services Will be Thursday Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the Congregational church for David John Thomas, 72, who died Monday at his home, 712 Wendt avenue. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon will officiate. Born January 20, 1867, in Dowles, Wales, Thomas had lived in the United States for the past 71 years and has made Rock Springs his home for 45 years. He is survived by three sons, Alma Thomas of Rock Springs, Ellsworth Thomas of Rawlins and Dave Thomas of Oakland, Calif.; two daughters, Elizabeth Thomas of Oakland, Calif., and Mrs. E.G. Carlson of Camarillo, Calif. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 13, 1939 Mrs. Worth Sease Will Be Buried at Rites in Durango The body of Mrs. Worth Sease, 32, of 503 A street, who died suddenly Monday en route to Wyoming General hospital, was shipped last night to Durango, Colo., for funeral services and interment. Mrs. Sease, who had lived in Rock Springs about a year and a half, is survived by her husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Guillett of Mancos, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Mitchell of San Angelo, Texas, and Miss Mary Agnes Guillett of Casper; and two brothers, Meredith and William Guillett of Mancos, Colo. Rogan Mortuary was in charge of local arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 13, 1939 Paul Esquibel, 20, Dies at Hospital; Services Pending Paul Esquibel, 20, of 522 R street died early Wednesday morning in Wyoming General hospital. Born November 10, 1918 in Rock Springs, Esquibel had lived here all his life. He was employed as a sheepherder by the Gottsche Sheep company. Surviving Esquibel are his mother, Mrs. Fermin Esquibel; three brothers, Jose and Heriberto of Texas and Teofilo of Rock Springs; and two sisters, Ramona of Texas and Mrs. Martha Salgado of Mexico. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 15, 1939 Munn Services to Be Held on Sunday Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Ewing Munn, 67, rancher found dead in his home five miles northeast of Burnt Fork about noon Tuesday. The Rev. Richard Lungren will officiate. The aged rancher, who had lived in the Burnt Fork vicinity for the past 25 years, is believed to have died Monday afternoon. His body was found in a chair in his house Tuesday by Clyde Meade and Bert Clarke. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 18, 1939 Hemorrhage Proves Fatal Saturday to Mrs. A.C. Ohlseen A cerebral hemorrhage with which she was stricken early Friday morning proved fatal Saturday in Wyoming General hospital to Frances Josephine Ohlseen, 42, wife of A.C. Ohlseen of No. 5 Harding court. Funeral services were conducted at 10 o’clock Monday morning in the Episcopal church with the Rev. E.L. Tull officiating. Monday afternoon her body was sent to Salt Lake City, Utah, for cremation. Bennett Outsen, V.J. Facinelli, Dr. J.T. Lane, William Carr, Chris Franzen and E.A. Prieshoff acted as pallbearers. Mrs. Ohlseen, who was born June 18, 1896 in Rawlins, had lived in Rock Springs for the past 35 years. She had been active in American Legion auxiliary and Episcopal church circles in Rock Springs and had gained a reputation as a most gracious hostess. She had been a member of the ladies auxiliary unit of the Archie Hay post of the American Legion, serving as treasurer of the organization and later being elected as unit president, a position she was compelled to refuse. She had been an active member of St. Margaret’s guild of the Episcopal church and had served in every elective office of the organization. She also was an active member of the ladies organization of Dead Horse Canyon Golf club. Surviving Mrs. Ohlseen are her husband, Aschell; two sisters, Mrs. Glen Knox of Quealy and Mrs. Roy A. Logan of Rawlins; and a brother, Malcolm T. Johnston of Cheyenne. Rogan Mortuary was in charge of local funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 21, 1939 Superior Matron To be Buried in Springs Today Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Saturday morning in the South Side Catholic church for Mrs. Mary Miller, 40, of Superior who died Wednesday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. S.A. Welsh is to officiate. Rosary services will be conducted at 7 o’clock tonight in Rogan Chapel. Born June 7, 1898, in Hungary, Mrs. Miller had live din Superior for the past four years. She is survived by her husband, John T. Miller; a daughter, Eva Irene Miller; four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Curtis and Mrs. John Keleman, both of West Virginia, Mrs. Paul Palo of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Julia Horovoth of Acme, Wyo.; and a brother, Steve Patrusk of Pennsylvania. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 21, 1939 Fall Down Stairs Proves Fatal to Sheepherder Here Angelo Borzaga, Rock Springs sheepherder, died late Wednesday night in Wyoming General hospital from head injuries incurred early Wednesday morning when he fell down a flight of stairs in a local hotel. County Coroner J. Warden Opie is conducting an investigation into cause of Borzaga’s death. Born February 2, 1885 in Tyrol, Italy, Borzaga had lived in Rock Springs for the past 36 years. He is survived by his mother, sister and one brother, all living in Italy; and five other brothers, John, Mike and Richard, all of Reliance, Rudy of Rock Springs and Oreste of Ohio. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 22, 1939 CORONER WILL PROBE DEATH OF LOCAL MAN An inquest is to be held next week to determine cause of the death of Angelo Borzaga, Rock Springs sheepherder, who died Wednesday night from head injuries incurred earlier the same day when he fell down the stairs of a local hotel. Robert Farmer, James McPhie and Oscar Darling have been named as members of a jury selected Friday by County Coroner J. Warden Opie to hear testimony at the inquest. Borzaga’s death apparently was accidental, according to a preliminary investigation completed Friday by Coroner Opie. Leo Johnson, night watchman at the hotel, told Opie Borzaga was injured before 1 a.m. Wednesday when in some manner he slipped and fell headlong down the stairs leading to the hotel lobby. Borzaga was knocked unconscious in the fall but soon regained consciousness. He was assisted to his feet by Johnson and a taxicab driver and was taken to Wyoming General hospital for treatment. He failed to respond to treatment, however, and died late Wednesday night. Funeral services for Borzaga will be conducted at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel. Burial will be in the Redman’s plot in Mountain View cemetery. He is survived by his mother, sister and one brother living in Italy; five other brothers, John, Mike and Richard of Reliance, Rudy of Rock Springs and Oreste of Ohio; and two daughters, Ida and Alice, of Los Angeles, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 25, 1939 Dr. R.H. Sanders, Prominent Springs Physician, Expires Dr. R.H. Sanders, well-known Rock Springs physician and prominent Wyoming Democratic part leader, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday in Wyoming General hospital. Dr. Sanders had been in ill health for several weeks and left Superior, where he recently had been conducting his practice, two weeks ago for Salt Lake City, Utah, to receive special treatment. He returned Sunday to Rock Springs and entered the local hospital. Born November 9, 1885, in Alabama, Dr. Sanders came to Wyoming in 1913, settling in Evanston. He enlisted for service in the medical corps following United States’ entry into the World war and saw service overseas. Following the Armistice, Dr. Sanders returned to Wyoming, establishing his practice in Kemmerer where he remained for two years. He then came to Rock Springs, staying her for two years before going to Superior where he maintained offices for eight years. He then returned to Rock Springs, practicing here for seven years before returning to Superior in April, 1938. He had been associated here with Dr. E.S. Lauzer. Prominent in Democratic circles in Sweetwater county and throughout Wyoming, Dr. Sanders represented this county in the state senate from 1932 until 1936. He also was Democratic state committeeman from 1934 until 1938. He had served as secretary and as president of the Wyoming Medical association and was secretary-treasurer of the Superior Oil company and the Medicine Bow Oil company. He belonged to the Masons, American Legion and 40 & 8, B.P.O. Elks, F.O. Eagles, Shriners and Odd Fellows. Surviving Dr. Sanders are his widow, Dorothy; a daughter, Margaret and a son, Robert. His on, at present attending a military academy in Alabama, is expected to arrive in Rock Springs in time for funeral services, scheduled to be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Masonic Temple. The Rev. Richard Lungren of the Methodist church is to officiate. Dr. E.S. Lauzer, Dr. J.H. Goodnough, A.L. McCurtain, John Wataha, Pete Buchovich and Dr. N.H. Oremland are to be honorary pallbearers with Gus Bertolina, Alfons Bertagnolli, Andy Angelovic, Ernest Hitchcock, James Davis and Harold Black as active pallbearers. Wildermuth Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 27, 1939 STRAND RITES TO BE HELD IN GREEN RIVER Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Green River Congregational church for Carl Albert Strand, 58, of Green River whose body was discovered Tuesday in the Green river. His body is to be removed to the Strand home, 505 Blake street, at 10 a.m. Sunday where it will remain until 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon when it will be removed to the church for services. Strand disappeared the night of December 7, 1938, soon after he left a Green River business house with the avowed intention of walking home. Despite efforts of county authorities to discover some trace of the man or find his body nothing was learned of Strand’s whereabouts until his body was found my Emelcio Martinez, a sheepherder, lodged in shallow water of the Green river about three miles south of the Brinegar ranch. Born March 4, 1880 in Tyngsyrd, Sweden, Strand has made his home in Green River for the past 32 years. He is survived by three sons, Albert E. Strand of Green River and Jacob and Carl G. Strand, both of Oakland, Calif.; and two daughters, Mrs. Edith Williams and Mrs. James J. Crosson Jr., both of Green River. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 29, 1939 County Completes Case of D. Pisani; Skeleton Interred Sweetwater county Friday afternoon interred the bones of Donato Pisani in Rock Springs cemetery and thereby closed the last chapter, as far as the county is concerned, in a case surrounding identification of a skeleton found November 1, 1938, on White Mountain by Archie Piirainen of Rock Springs. After identification had been completed, the skeleton had been kept here by Sweetwater county officials awaiting word as to its disposition from relatives of Pisani in California and Italy. The relatives, however, apparently were not interested in disposition of Pisani’s skeleton merely asking that a certificate of his death be sent them, county officers said. Pisani’s burial was made at the expense of the county. A death certificate on Pisani is to be filed this weekend with the state health department in Cheyenne, County Coroner J. Warden Opie said Friday. Copy of the certificate then will be sent from the Cheyenne office to Mike Spadevichi, a relative of Pisani living in California, who in turn will send it to Pisani’s widow who resides in Italy. Pisani apparently froze to death while wandering on White Mountain after he had left a westbound transcontinental bus December 22, 1935 in Rock Springs. A blizzard was raging at the time he left the bus, clad only in a suit, it is said. Identification of the skeleton as that of Pisani was established by county officers through comparison of dental work found in the skull of the skeleton with that done by a Buffalo, N.Y., dentist on a man named “Donato Pisani”; through keys found with the skeleton which unlocked a suitcase that had been left on the bus by Pisani; and through a belt buckle bearing the initial “P” which was found on the skeleton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Apr 29, 1939 Blacker Services Will Be Held on Sunday Afternoon Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Blacker, 64, of Superior, who died in a Salt Lake City hospital Wednesday, will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon from the Rock Springs L.D.S. church. Bishop Cecil James is to officiate at the rites. Burial will be in the family plot in Mountain View cemetery under the direction f the Rogan Mortuary. The body is to arrive here from Salt Lake early today. A resident of Superior vicinity for about 50 years, Mrs. Blacker is survived by her husband, E.G. Blacker of Superior; two sons, George Jr., of Rock Springs and Hiram of Laramie; and three daughters, Mrs. William McPhie and Mrs. Ferrel Wilde, both of Reliance and Mrs. Cliff Anderson of Superior. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 2, 1939 Joseph Jacobucci, Green River, Dies at Local Hospital Joseph Jacobucci, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Jacobucci of Green River, died at 8:15 a.m. Monday in Wyoming General hospital. He underwent an operation for appendicitis a week ago Sunday. The body was taken to Wildermuth Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 3, 1939 Jacobucci Rites Will Be In Green River On Thursday Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Masonic Temple in Green River for Joseph Jacobucci, 25, of Green River who died Monday morning in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Alfred Lee Jones of the Episcopal church is to officiate. Jacobucci was graduated from Green River high school with the class of 1931 and from the journalism school of Missouri University in Columbia in 1936. In 1932 and 1933 he attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie and was editor of the “Branding Iron,” student publication, in 1933. Surviving Jacobucci are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Jacobucci, and a brother, John, all living in Green River, and a sister, Margaret, student in an agricultural school in Ames, Iowa. Wildermuth Mortuary of Rock Springs is in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 5, 1939 Green River Man To be Buried At Services Today GREEN RIVER, May 4—(Special)—Funeral services will be conducted in the L.D.S. church here at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon for Harold Jessop, 33, of Green River who died Monday in St. Joseph’s hospital, Omaha, Neb. Bishop Albert Reinsch will officiate. Frank Sherrod, David Jessop, Charles Renard, Howard Shultz, Joe Bertagnolli and Clinton Blonquist will act as pallbearers. Jessop, who was employed by the Union Pacific railroad as a machinist’s helper, had been in the Omaha hospital the past two months. His death resulted from complications which followed a major operation. He is survived by his widow, Daisy, two sons, Dennis, five, and Duane, 10 months; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Jessop; four brothers, Edward, William, Albert and James, all of Green River; and two sisters, Mrs. Zan Keller of Cheyenne and Mrs. Richard Roe of Green River. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Green River Star, May 5, 1939 Harold Jessop Dies May 1 In Omaha Hospital Harold Jessop, 33, patient in St. Joseph hospital, Omaha, Neb., for the past six weeks, succumbed Monday, May 1. Cause of death was announced as acute nephritis. His condition was known to be serious for sometime, and following a major operation at the hospital in Omaha improvement periods gave time of hope for his recovery. His death was not unexpected, but was considerable of a shock to many friends in Green River, where he had lived for many years. His body was returned here Wednesday. He was born in England, April 27, 1906. He is survived by his widow, Daisy Stokes Jessop, and two sons, Dennis aged five and Duane aged ten months; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Jessop, Sr.; four brothers, Edward, William, Jr., Alfred and James; a sister, Mrs. Richard Roe, all of Green River; and another sister, Mrs. Zan Keller of Cheyenne. He had been employed here by the Union Pacific railroad for approximately 15 years, being a member of the Machinists craft. Funeral services will be held this afternoon, Friday, from the L. D. S. church at 2 p.m. Bishop A. C. Reinsch will officiate. Interment will be in Riverview cemetery. --- Green River Star, May 5, 1939 FINAL RITES HELD FOR J. F. JACOBUCCI Popular Young Man Is Victim of Ruptured Appendix Scores of mourners filled the Masonic Temple to overflowing as former friends and admirers of Joseph Friend Jacobucci, 25-year-old eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jacobucci, paid final tribute and respect to his memory. Although his condition had been generally known to be extremely critical for a week, during which time all of Green River kept momentary interest and held deep hope for his successful recovery, nevertheless the announcement Monday morning of Joe Jacobucci’s death was one of the most severe shocks the community has borne. He succumbed to complications following and emergency operation upon a ruptured appendix. Rushed to the hospital Sunday, April 23, following a severe attack, the immediate operation disclosed the seriousness of the case. But because the patient had been of exemplary character—clean and manly his entire lifetime—friends were confident he would possess the resistance and vitality to throw off the poisonous ravages that descended upon him. Following a strict diet and blood transfusions given by members of his family and boyhood friends of Green River, new hope was given to an existing hope that he would recover. Sunday, however, just one week later, he took a decided and sudden change, sinking rapidly. Every known medical aid was applied, but without success, and Mr. Jacobucci died at 8:15 Monday morning, May 1. Rev. A. L. Jones, rector of St. John’s Episcopal church, was in charge of the funeral service. Banks upon banks of flowers, mute but tender expression of their high regard a community held for the departed youth and his family, surrounded the bier. Following the service the funeral party accompanied the body to Riverview cemetery, where interment was made in the family plot, beside the body of a sister, Marion, who died some twelve years ago. Pallbearers were Dr. E. A. Gaensslen, Jas. Chrisman, Jr., Franklin Gasson, Alton Hermansen, Ernest King and Robert Cruz, all classmates of the deceased in high school. Joseph Friend Jacobucci was born March 27, 1914 in Rawlins, Wyoming, coming to Green River in 1919 with his parents and where he had since resided. His entire grade and high school educations was received here, obtaining his high school diploma in 1931. In the next three years he attended the University of Wyoming, where he was prominent in journalism activities, being editor of “The Branding Iron” student publication, in 1933. He later attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, from which institution he graduated in 1936, majoring in journalism. Before going to Missouri he served as city editor of The Laramie Republican-Boomerang on an interim appointment. Upon completing his college studies Mr. Jacobucci returned to Green River, where he served a large portion of the time as city editor for The Star. In 1938 he joined a partnership to launch publication of “The Laramie Sentinel” in Laramie, Wyoming, which was terminated at the end of six months, but during that time was hailed by all newspaper men of Wyoming as the outstanding weekly in the state. After leaving Laramie he came to Green River for a few days, leaving immediately after Christmas for California. He remained there until the middle of April, arriving home on the 14th. It was during the California visit that he developed the appendix trouble, but the seriousness of the case did not develop until after arriving home, although Mr. Jacobucci had received medical attention on the coast. He is survived by his parents; a brother, John; a sister, Margaret; and several family relatives. Miss Margaret, a student at Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, arrived home Tuesday night accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hougard of Chicago, aunt and uncle. Mrs. Hougard, the former Theresa Jacobucci, is a sister of the deceased’s father. Other relatives here for the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Williams of Evanston and Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Friend of Rawlins. Mrs. Williams and Mr. Friend are sister and brother of Mrs. Jacobucci, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Dunham of Green River, aunt and uncle. Frank Jacobucci and son, Blaise, and Mrs. K. R. Mount, all of Denver, were also here. Mr. Jacobucci and Mrs. Mount are brother and sister of J. H. Jacobucci. --- Green River Star, May 5, 1939 Funeral Services For Carl Strand Sunday Funeral services for the late Carl Strand were held Sunday afternoon in the Congregational church with Rev. A. J. Blackmon officiating. A large number of friends were out to pay their last respects to this old time resident. The pallbearers were William Evers, Chris Jessen, John Evers, James Thomsen, Carl Evers, Chas. Harvey. Interment was in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 9, 1939 Behrendt Rites To be Wednesday Frank Behrendt, 44, of 709 Euclid avenue, died in the Wyoming General hospital Sunday. Born in San Antonio, Texas, on October 4, 1894, he had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1926. He was a machinist. No relatives survive, it is said. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Richard Lungren of the Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. The Rogan Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 9, 1939 Mrs. Hopkins Dies Monday Night at Home of Her Son Mrs. Margaret Hopkins, resident of Rock Springs for the past 40 years, died at 8:05 p.m. Monday in the home of her son, Dave Hopkins. Funeral services are to be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. F.R. Crocker. Mrs. Hopkins is survived by a daughter, Mrs. F.R. Crocker; and two sons, Dave and Clifford, all of Rock Springs. Wildermuth Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 10, 1939 Hopkins Services Will be Held At 2 p.m. Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Hopkins, 79, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F.R. Crocker, 612 A street. The Rev. E.L. Tull will officiate. Mrs. Hopkins, born February 19, 1860, in Kingston, Ill., had lived in Rock Springs for the past 40 years. She died Monday night at the home of a son, Dave Hopkins. In addition to her son, Dave and her daughter, Mrs. Crocker, Mrs. Hopkins is survived by another son, Clifford, of Rock Springs and a brother, J.T. Jones of Walsenburg, Colo. Six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 10, 1939 Martin Services To be in Idaho The body of David R. Martin, 68, who died Monday in Wyoming General hospital, was sent Tuesday to Montpelier, Idaho, by Wildermuth Mortuary for funeral services and burial. Martin was born April 14, 1871, in Samaria, Idaho. He is survived by a son, Lee, living in Montpelier. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 13, 1939 MAN, FOUND HURT IN RAIL YARDS, DIES John Myska Sr., about 70, of 906 Sixth Street, Rock Springs, a retired coal miner, died last night in Wyoming General hospital a few minutes after he had been taken there suffering from injuries apparently incurred when he was struck by a westbound freight engine. Myska was found just west of the coal chutes about 9:20 p.m. by Edward Bariss, worker on a railroad extra gang, according to County Coroner J. Warden Opie who conducted a preliminary investigation last night. It is surmised Myska was picking up coal when struck by the engine. Investigators were borne out in this belief by discovery of a partially filled sack of coal hanging on the cow catcher of a freight engine which arrived in Green River late Friday night. The engine had passed through Rock Springs about 8:25 p.m., it is said. Myska incurred fatal head injuries and a broken leg in the accident. Surviving Myska are his wife, Mary; five sons and four daughters. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. No inquest will be held Coroner Opie said. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 13, 1939 Olson Services To be on Sunday Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Elks Home for John Olson, 65, a resident of Rock Springs for the past half century, who died Thursday afternoon in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon and the Elks Lodge will officiate. Pallbearers will be Sam Ramsay, John Stafford, Gust Larson, William Matthews, Mike Radakovich and Arthur Ackley. Olson was born October 24, 1873, in Balsland, Sweden. He entered the United States 50 years ago and came directly to Rock Springs. He is survived by his widow, Emma; two daughters, Evelyn Olson and Mrs. Ralph Neick, both of Rock Springs; two brothers, Martin and Gust Olson; and two sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Jacobson and Mrs. Elda Anderson. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 13, 1939 CORONER WILL PROBE DEATH OF CCC YOUTH County Coroner J. Warden Opie said last night that an inquest will be held next week into the death of John J. Wimmer Jr., enrollee in the CCC camp at Farson, who died early Friday morning in Wyoming General hospital from back injuries incurred in an automobile accident early Sunday morning, April 30. Opie said that an investigation would be conducted today into the accident in which Wimmer and other enrollees of the camp were injured. According to a preliminary investigation of the accident made by State Highway Patrolman Mike Maher, the youths were injured when the recreation truck in which they were riding back to the camp after a night of entertainment in Rock Springs left the highway and overturned two miles south of Farson. The accident occurred when the driver of the truck apparently fell asleep at the wheel, Maher said. The body of Wimmer, whose home address was 1325 South East avenue, Chicago, Ill., is at Abraham Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. County Coroner Opie said that the body would not be shipped until following the inquest. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 16, 1939 Jury Holds Death of Farson CCC Boy Was “Unavoidable” An accident April 30 which resulted in the death last Friday of John J. Wimmer, 22, an enrollee in the CCC camp at Farson was found to be “unavoidable” by a coroner’s jury which conducted an inquest Sunday at Farson on the order of County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Wimmer died in Wyoming General hospital from back injuries incurred early Sunday morning, April 30, when a recreation truck in which he and other camp enrollees were returning to Farson from Rock Springs left the highway and overturned about two miles south of Farson, when the driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel. Jesse Miles, Hans Harmon and John Doak, members of the jury, also absolved the driver from blame in the accident in their verdict which read “we the jury find that John Wimmer Jr., came to his death as the result of a truck accident which was unavoidable. We further exonerate the driver of the truck.” Wimmer, who was born at Berwyn, Ill., in 1917, had been an enrollee at the Farson camp for the past four months. He is survived by his parents and one sister. His body was shipped early Saturday morning to Chicago with interment to take place at Berwyn, which is a suburb of Chicago. His mother accompanied the body. Abraham Mortuary was in charge of local funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 16, 1939 Train Victim to Be Buried Today Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock this morning in the North Side Catholic church for John Myska Sr., 59, of 906 Sixth street who died Friday night in Wyoming General hospital from injuries incurred when he apparently was struck by a westbound Union Pacific freight train near the coal chutes in Rock Springs. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. Born July 5, 1879 in Russia, Myska had lived in Rock Springs for the past 45 years. He is survived by his widow, Mary; five sons, Joseph of Petaluma, Calif., Stephen, John, Alex and Stanley, all of Rock Springs; four daughters, Mrs. Jubert Larsen of Rock Springs, Mrs. L.G. Krauss, Reliance, Victoria Myska of Greyford, Texas, and Mary Myska of Rock Springs; a brother, Joseph Myska of Rock Springs; and a sister, Alexandria Myska of Massachusetts. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 17, 1939 Funeral Services for Well Worker Will Be Thursday Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Wildermuth chapel for Jack Thomas Burnes, 51, who was instantly killed early Monday afternoon when struck by a falling tube pulling mast while at work for the Mountain Fuel Supply company in North Baxter basin. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon is to officiate. Mike Warren, Leo Johnson, Walt Palmer, John Foreman, Harry Shrivley and James Ward are to act as pallbearers. Burnes, born February 4, 1888, in Spearfish, S.D., had lived in Rock Springs for the past 12 years during which time he was employed by the Mountain Fuel Supply company. He has no known surviving relatives. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 18, 1939 Mrs. Toivo Paavola Expires Wednesday at Local Hospital Mrs. Hilda Marie Paavola, 55, wife of Toivo Paavola of 525 Dewar Drive, died Wednesday in Wyoming General hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday in Rogan chapel with Gust Sturholm officiating. The Finnish choir will sing several selections. Mrs. Paavola, who was born April 16, 1884 in Finland, had lived in Rock Springs since 1911. In addition to her husband she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. William H. Ledford of Washington, D.C., and two brothers living in Finland. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 19, 1939 Superior Matron Dies at Hospital; Services Saturday Mrs. Delma Lisher, 36, of Superior, died at the Wyoming General hospital here at 1:20 p.m. Thursday. She was born in Cumberland, Wyo., on September 25, 1902. She is survived by her husband, Stanley Lisher of Superior; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Murray of Reliance; and a sister, Mrs. Florence Laverty of Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Congregational church with the Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating. The Order of Eastern Star is to have charge of the rites. Pallbearers will be O.S. Jefferson, Gust Sturholm, Charles Dean, Fred Robinson, Robert Hotchkiss and H.A. Wylam. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of the Wildermuth mortuary. --- Green River Star, May 19, 1939 Services Monday For Mrs. C. F. Chrisman Mr. and Mrs. James A. Chrisman and son, James Jr., returned Monday evening from Pinedale, where they attended funeral services for their sister-in-law, Mrs. Edna Black Chrisman, wife of C. F. Chrisman. Mrs. Chrisman, 47, was born in Big Piney, Wyo., and had lived in that section her entire lifetime. The Rev. Dudley McNeil of Evanston officiated at the services which were held in St. Andrews Episcopal Church In the Pines. Interment was in the Big Piney cemetery. Survivors are her husband, C. F. Chrisman, and five children, Mrs. Frank Field of Santa Barbara, Cal.; Mrs. Marshall Huddleston of Kemmerer; Joseph Chrisman, Kemmerer; Barbara Chrisman of Santa Barbara, Cal.; and William, age 11, of Pinedale. William returned here with Mr. and Mrs. Chrisman and will make his home with them. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Johnson and Mrs. A. E. Elder also attended the funeral from Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 23, 1939 JURY WILL OPEN STRAND INQUEST IN GREEN RIVER A jury called by County Coroner J. Warden Opie will begin an inquest at 10 o’clock this morning in the court house at Green River into the death of Carl Albert Strand, 58, of Green River whose body was found April 25 in the Green river near the Brinegar ranch 35 miles south of Green River. W.T. Brinegar, Adrian Reynolds and Robert M. Hill have been named by Opie to hear testimony in the case. Strand’s body was found lodged in shallow water of the river three miles south of the Brinegar ranch by Emelcio Martinez, Mexican sheepherder, to end a 4 ½ month search for the Green River man. Strand had not been heard of since December 7, 1938, when he mysteriously disappeared soon after he left a Green River business house with the declared intention of going home. A widespread search conducted under supervision of Sweetwater county sheriff’s officers had failed to uncover any trace of his whereabouts. People who last saw Strand in the Green River business house before his disappearance and doctors who examined Strand’s body following its discovery are to testify at the inquest. Reports made by specialists who examined specimens of Strand’s body sent them by county authorities in an attempt to ascertain how the Green River man may have met his death also are to be introduced at the hearing. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 24, 1939 JURY FINDS STRAND CAME TO DEATH IN “UNKNOWN MANNER” Carl Strand, 58, of Green River, whose body was found April 25 in the waters of the Green river to end a 4 ½ month search for his whereabouts, came to his death “from causes and manner unknown,” according to a verdict returned Tuesday in Green River by a jury called by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. The verdict was returned at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday by a jury composed of Adrian Reynolds, W.T. Brinegar and Robert M. Hill after hearing evidence of 12 witnesses and reports from three specialists presented at the inquest, which was opened at 10 a.m. Witnesses called to the stand by Coroner Opie were Dr. R.C. Stratton; Dr. Frank Bertoncelj; Mrs. Edith Williams, a daughter of Strand; Albert Strand, his son; Chris Jessen, town marshal of Green River; George Stephens, county undersheriff; Mrs. Nila Shaver, Jack E. Shaw, Lorraine Hale, and Thelma Stout, all of Green River; and Homer Teenor and his wife, Mrs. Della Teenor, former Green River residents, now living in Rock Springs. Mrs. Teenor, according to the inquest testimony, was the last person to see Strand alive. She let Strand out of the back door of the Green River establishment which he left the night of December 7, 1938, with the avowed intention of walking to his home, it was said. Reports of specialists to which specimens of Strand’s body had been sent in an effort to ascertain how the Green River man had come to his death also were presented to the jury. Analysis of tissue in Strand’s body made by Dr. S.S. Zuckerman of Cheyenne, did not show any evidence of foul play, it was brought out at the inquest. Contents of Strand’s stomach, examined by L.E. Walter, state chemist, revealed no poison of knock-out drops, the jury was informed. Examinations of silt in the river bottom where Strand was found and in the man’s clothing which were made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington also revealed no evidence of foul play, it is said. Strand’s body was found lodged in shallow water of the Green river three miles south of the Brinegar ranch by Emelcio Martinez, Mexican sheepherder. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 25, 1939 Mrs. A. Gonzales Dies At Hospital Mrs. Aurelia Gonzales, 36, wife of Fred Gonzales of 515 Fifth street, died Tuesday night in Wyoming General hospital. Born in Clayton, New Mexico, in 1903, Mrs. Gonzales had lived in Wyoming since 1919. In addition the her husband she is survived by two sons, Henry and John, and two daughters, Ortanza and Caroline. Her body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 26, 1939 Retired Rancher Dies on Thursday John Cortez Rolland, 69, died Thursday morning at the home of his son, LeRoy, at No. 6. Rolland, a Spanish-American war veteran, was born August 25, 1870, in Danville, Ill. A retired rancher, Rolland had lived here for the past year. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Green River Star, May 26, 1939 No Foul Play In Strand Case No evidence of foul play was uncovered in the death of Carl Strand, late Green River resident, a coroner’s jury decided here Tuesday. Sheriff M. J. Dankowski’s office and Coroner J. Warden Opie had made a thorough investigation of the case before presenting the facts to the jury, having investigations made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Dr. S. S. Zuckerman of Cheyenne, expert analyst. Strand died from “causes and manner unknown,” the jury decided. The body was found on the banks of the river about 10 miles below the city April 25, approximately four and one-half months after he disappeared on December ?. A number of witnesses were called at the inquest. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 27, 1939 Rowland Services To Be On Monday Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in Rogan Chapel for John Cortez Rowland, 69, who died Thursday at the home of his son, LeRoy, at No. 6. Archie Hay Post of the American Legion will be in charge of services. Rowland, a Spanish-American War veteran, was born August 25, 1870, in Danville, Ill. He had lived here with his son for the past year. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under the direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 27, 1939 Former Springs Music Teacher Expires in Utah Charles Kent, 73, former instructor of music in Rock Springs schools, died Thursday in a Salt Lake City, Utah, hospital, according to word received here Friday. He had been ill from diabetes for several months. Widely known as a vocalist, music teacher, minstrel director and vaudeville performer, Kent was born in Newcastle-On-Tyne, England, May 1, 1866. After studying voice in several large music conservatories of the east, he entered the minstrel field and became stage manager for the minstrel shows of Lew Dockstader and George Primrose, stars of a generation ago. He later affiliated himself with the vaudeville circuit of Keith and Proctor as a baritone soloist. He continued in the theatrical profession from 1896 to 1965. From 1920 to 1928 Kent was supervisor of music in the Rock Springs schools. He took prominent part in musical activities in this community while here and was song leader for Rock Springs Lions club. From Rock Springs Kent went to Salt Lake City where he opened a studio as a vocal teacher. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, May 30, 1939 Motischka Rites to Be Wednesday Michael Motischka, 64, of Lyman, died Saturday night at Evanston. Surviving are his wife, Susan of Lyman; four sons, Michael of Winton, George of Winton, John of Rock Springs and Andrew of Lyman; four daughters, Mrs. S. Tynsky of Winton, Mrs. Orson Kidman of Rock Springs; Anna Motischka of Lyman and Mrs. Dorothy Larsen of Rock Springs; and several brothers in the east. Funeral services are to be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday from the North Side Catholic church with the Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiating. The body will be moved to the home of Mrs. Orson Kidman at 814 Ridge avenue at 4 p.m. today to lie in state until time for the services. Rosary services will be held at the residence this evening. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under the direction of the Rogan Mortuary. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jun 1939 Old Timer John Myska Killed John Myska, one of our pensioners, was struck by a train in the yards here not far from the coal chute on the evening of May 12th, taken to the hospital, death ensuing shortly afterwards. He entered the employment of the Company as a miner at Rock Springs under Mine Superintendent Medill in September, 1903, and, due to ill health, was retired. Services were held at North Side Catholic Church May 16th, interment in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved family. The deceased was also a member of the Old Timers' Association and was a regular attendant at its yearly doings. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jun 1939 Dr. R.H. Sanders Dr. R. H. Sanders, Company Surgeon at Superior, died at the Wyoming General Hospital, Rock Springs, at 7:30 A. M. April 24th, funeral services held on April 27th at local Masonic Temple with interment in Mountain View Cemetery where the graveside ritual of the American Legion was pronounced. Born in Alabama in 1884 he first came to Wyoming in 1910, locating at Evanston, later removing to Kemmerer. He enlisted in the World War and was attached to the officers training camp at Ft. Riley. At the close of the War he journeyed from France to Kemmerer being appointed Superintendent of Lincoln County Miners Hospital, coming to Rock Springs in 1920, forming a partnership with Dr. H. J. Arbogast, quitting that firm to become Physician for the Coal Companies at Superior, which position he occupied until September 1929 when he removed to this city to become associated with Dr. E. S. Lauzer in the clinic in the Elks building, continuing such interest until his passing away although he was successor of Dr. B. V. McDermott, Co. Surgeon at Superior, recently removed to Colorado. Surviving are his widow and two grown children by an earlier marriage. He was prominent in Democratic County and State circles and besides his Masonic connection was also a member of I. O. O. F., B. P. O. Elks, American Legion and the 40 and 8. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jun 1939 Reliance Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis were called to Chariton, Iowa, upon the death of Mr. Ellis’s father. Sympathy is extended to them. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jun 1939 Reliance Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Wm. McPhie and Mrs. F. Wildes in the death of their mother, Mrs. Blacker of Superior. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jun 1939 Reliance Mr. and Mrs. Steve Welsh and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Morrow attended funeral services for Mr. Morrow in Evanston. He was the grandfather of Mrs. Welsh and Mr. Morrow. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jun 1939 Superior Mrs. Rachel McIntosh and Mrs. Wm. McIntosh have just returned from Dearborn, Michigan, where they were called by the death of Mrs. Rachel McIntosh’s brother, Dave Powell, who died on Friday, April 28th. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 2, 1939 Charles Willson Dies of Pneumonia at Local Hospital Charles Emanuel Willson, 24, of No. 6 in Rock Springs, died Thursday in Wyoming General hospital. Pneumonia was said to be the cause of his death. Born February 15, 1915, in Rock Springs, Willson had lived here all his life. He was graduated from the local high school with the class of 1934. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Willson; four brothers, Wilford, John and William F. Willson Jr., all of Rock Springs, and Albert Willson, Amarillo, Texas; and two sisters, Mrs. Howard Johnson of Rock Springs and Mrs. Jack Taylor of Pinedale. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Congregational church with the Rev. Kennan Sheldon officiating. His body will be taken to the family residence in No. 6 at 5 o’clock this afternoon where it will remain until time for funeral services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 6, 1939 Auto Accident Takes Life of Former Resident Barbara Jean (Birdie) Swinburne, 24, former Rock Springs resident, was killed early Sunday morning in Emigration canyon, nine miles from Salt Lake City. Miss Siwnburne incurred a fractured skull, broken neck and a fractured jaw when she was thrown from the automobile in which she was riding when it left the road and overturned. She died before medical aid could be summoned. Philip C. Hiaring, 23, driver of the car, told officers the crash occurred after he lost control of his machine when applying brakes to avoid striking another auto ahead of him. The couple had been attending a dance at Pinecrest inn prior to the accident and were en route home. As the car overturned Miss Swinburne and Hiaring were thrown from their seat onto the banks of a small creek. Her injuries probably were inflicted when she struck one of several rocks at the scene of the accident, officers said. Hiaring suffered only minor bruises, scratches and shock. Born February 4, 1915 in West Frankfort, Ill. Miss Swinburne had lived several years in the Jackson Hole country and then came to Rock Springs where she made her home with an aunt, Mrs. E.J. Young. She had been employed in several Rock Springs restaurants and stores while living here. She left Rock Springs about eight months ago for Salt Lake City where she was employed as a filing clerk for the Utah Power and Light company. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 8, 1939 Demshar Services to Be Saturday at South Side Church Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Saturday morning in the South Side Catholic church for Paul Demshar, 48, Winton coal miner who died Tuesday in Burley, Idaho. The Rev. S.A. Welsh will officiate. Demshar’s body is expected to arrive here early this morning and will be met at the train by an escort from Yellowstone Post No. 2316, Veterans of Foreign Wars, of which he was a member. Born June 21, 1891 in Austria, he had lived in this vicinity for a number of years, leaving here about six months ago for Burley because of his health. He is survived by his widow, Antonia; a son, Tony; a daughter, Paulina, all of Winton; three brothers, John of Rock Springs and two living in Yugoslavia; and two sisters, also living in Yugoslavia. His body will be removed from Rogan Mortuary to the John Demshar home, 209 Gale Street, at 10 a.m. Friday where it will remain until time for services. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 10, 1939 Former Resident Is to Be Buried in St. Louis, Mo. The body of Barbara Jean (Birdie) Swinburne, former Rock Springs resident killed in an automobile accident near Salt Lake City last Sunday, is to be sent to St. Louis, Mo., for burial according to word received by friends of the dead woman here. The body was to leave Salt Lake City last night for St. Louis where it will be placed in a mausoleum in a cemetery there. --- Green River Star, Jun 16, 1939 Mrs. Sam Sorensen Died In Omaha Word has been received here that Mrs. Sam Sorensen of Rock Springs passed away Tuesday in an Omaha hospital. Mrs. Sorensen has been in poor health the past three years. The body arrived in Rock Springs yesterday, accompanied by Mr. Sorensen, and is at the Rogan Mortuary, pending funeral arrangements. --- Green River Star, Jun 16, 1939 Former G. R. Resident Buried In Salt Lake Word was received here last Friday of the death of Pat Fallon in Arizona. Mr. Fallon was freight agent here some 20 years ago, and has many old time friends here. Funeral services were held in Salt Lake City Saturday and interment was in the Salt Lake cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 17, 1939 Sorenson Rites to Be on Sunday Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday in the Congregational church for Mrs. Sam J. Sorenson, 66, of Rock Springs, who died Tuesday in Omaha, Neb. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon will officiate. Robert Murphy, James Thompson, Pete Tronquet, Robert Wilde, Arthur Thevil and Hassard Nielsen are to act as pallbearers. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 46 years, Mrs. Sorenson is survived by her husband, Sam J. Sorenson of Rock Springs, and two brothers, Andrew Quan and Jake Quan, both of Arlington, S.D. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 20, 1939 JAMES GENETTI, RETIRED MINER, EXPIRES SUNDAY Funeral services will be conducted at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning in the South Side Catholic church for James Genetti, about 65, of 425 Elias avenue, who died Sunday. The Rev. S.A. Welsh will officiate. Born in Tyrol, Italy, Genetti had lived in Rock Springs for the past 47 years. He was a retired coal miner. He is survived by his widow, Ermina, and five children, Ed and August Genetti, both of Rock Springs; Jim Genetti of Green River; and Mrs. Dan Haskins and Mrs. Renard Jensen, both of Rock Springs. His body will be removed from Rogan Mortuary to the family home this afternoon where rosary services will be said at 7 o’clock tonight. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 21, 1939 CORONER WILL PROBE DEATH IN CITY JAIL County Coroner J. Warden Opie announced Tuesday night that he would conduct an investigation, autopsy and inquest into the death of Alfred Jackson, 76, of 723 Ridge avenue, who died suddenly Tuesday morning in Rock Springs city jail. Opie said that he would begin his investigation today with the autopsy and inquest probably to be conducted later this week. Details surrounding Jackson's death were not divulged. Jackson is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith of England; a brother, Aaron Jackson of Boston, Mass., and several grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 21, 1939 First Tick Fever Fatality in 1939 Is Recorded Here First fatality from tick fever in Sweetwater county this year was chalked up Tuesday with the death of Felix Myers, 61, of Rock Springs in Wyoming General hospital. Myers was stricken June 14 while at work on the Guy Rife ranch south of Rock Springs where, it was said, he had contracted for work cutting fence poles and other odd jobs. Myers was born November 5, 1877, in Rock Springs and had lived here all his life. He is survived by a brother, Frank Myers of Clay Basin; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Teeters of Rock Springs and Mrs. Nettie Bria of California. Funeral services are to be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Rogan Chapel with Bishop Cecil James of the L.D.S. church officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 21, 1939 100 MINERS JUMP TO SAFETY AS HOIST ENGINEER DIES AT SWITCH MAN-TRIP AT NUMBER 4 CRASHES THRU TIPPLE; WORKERS ESCAPE INJURY Nearly 100 employees of No. 4 mine of the Union Pacific Coal company in Rock Springs narrowly escaped serious injury or death Tuesday afternoon when they jumped from a man-trip at the mouth of the mine just a few seconds before it crashed through the end of the tipple and plunged to the ground nearly 40 feet below. Crash of the man-trip through the tipple was caused by the sudden death, apparently from a heart attack, of William Powell, 57, hoist engineer for No. 4 mine. Powell was given the bell to start pulling up the man trip at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to preliminary investigation conducted by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. While normally slowing the trip almost to a standstill at A switch, Powell did not slacken speed of the cars leading investigators to believe that he was dead before the trip passed A switch at approximately 3:22 p.m. When the trip failed to stop at mouth of the mine, the workers became alarmed and jumped from the slowly moving cars, said by mine officials to be traveling at approximately four miles an hour. All miners aboard the trip escaped without injury or with but minor cuts and bruises. Vinko Yardas, one of the miners, was taken to Wyoming General hospital for observation, but his condition is said to not be serious. Suffering from cuts and bruises he is expected to be discharged from the hospital today. Meanwhile, the trip, with no living hand at the controls, continued up the trestle to the tipple, crashing through the back end of the structure to the ground. Crash of the trip threw an automatic switch inside the hoist house which brought the cars to a stop before they could be pulled through walls of the hoist house, it is said. Noise of the trip crashing through the tipple attracted the attention of Frank Lucero who lives at 1326 Eleventh street, across the street from the hoist house, and Robert Armstrong of 509 G street who was passing nearby at the time. Together the men raced to the hoist house where they found Powell dead on the floor. The engineer had slipped from the stool on which he had been sitting and was lying on the raised platform with his head resting on the floor a few inches below the platform, Opie said. An autopsy is to be conducted this afternoon, Coroner Opie said, in an attempt to determine whether a heart attack was responsible for Powell’s death. The man apparently had been in good health up to the time of his death, according to information given Coroner Opie by relatives. An inquest also will be held, Opie said. It is the first time in the history of the Union Pacific Coal company that an engineer has dropped dead while bringing a trip out of a mine, officials said. Powell is survived by his wife and two sons. The body is at the Wildermuth Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 22, 1939 AUTOPSY REVEALS HEART AILMENT CAUSED DEATH OF U.P. HOIST ENGINEER A heart ailment, coronary occlusion, caused the death Tuesday of William Henry Powell, 57, hoist engineer at No. 4 mine of the Union Pacific Coal company in Rock Springs, according to information revealed Wednesday night during an autopsy conducted at request of County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Dr. H.J. Arbogast and Dr. Doyle Joslin performed the autopsy, Opie said. An inquest also will be held into Powell’s death, according to Opie. No date for the inquest yet has been set. Powell died suddenly Tuesday afternoon while engaged in hoisting a mantrip from the mine. Realizing that something was wrong when the trip failed to stop at mouth of the mine the 100 men riding the cars jumped to safety before the cars were pulled through the back end of the tipple and hurled to the ground about 40 feet below. Powell, born June 30, 1882, in Springfield, Ill., had lived in Rock Springs for the past 35 years. He is survived by his widow, Elvira, and two sons, Jerome and Alme, all of Rock Springs; a sister, Mrs. Rachel McIntosh of Superior, and three brothers, Obie and Griff Powell, both of Superior, and George Powell of Rock Springs. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Congregational church with the Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 22, 1939 Evanston Pioneer Dies at Age of 78 EVANSTON, June 21, (UP)--Last rites were prepared tonight for James Brown Sr., 78, prominent Wyoming pioneer, who died at his daughter's home today after a brief illness. Brown, a native of Scotland, came to Evanston 60 years ago. After working in the mines and railroad shops he was elected county clerk. He officiated at more marriages and funeral services than any official in the city's history. Brown's wife died several years ago. He is survived by a brother and sister, several sons, daughters and grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 23, 1939 Powell Inquest Waits Return of Mine Inspector An inquest into the death of William Powell, hoist engineer for No. 4 mine of the Union Pacific Coal company who died suddenly while at work Tuesday afternoon, will not be held until return to Rock Springs of State Mine Inspector J.C. Sampson and his deputy, Robert Reay, County Coroner J. Warden Opie said Thursday. A heart ailment, coronary occlusion, was found to be the cause of Powell’s death in an autopsy conducted Wednesday night by Dr. P.M. McCrann and Dr. Doyle Joslin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 24, 1939 AGED MAN IS FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME County Coroner J. Warden Opie is conducting an investigation into the death of Benjamin K. Kelly, 72, found dead Friday morning in his house at 415 Sidney street. Kelly was found lying on the kitchen floor in his home about 9:30 Friday morning by Joe Melinkovich, an employee of the Miners Mercantile company. Death apparently was due to natural causes, according to Opie, who said it was doubtful that in inquest would be held. Melinkovich discovered Kelly as he stopped by to learn if the aged man needed any groceries. Melinkovich has been in the habit of stopping to contact Kelly, he told Opie, but had been unable to find the man at home for the past two days. Kelly, born August 14, 1867, in Hiawatha, Kan., had lived in Rock Springs since 1927, according to information given Opie by the Sweetwater county welfare board. He has no survivors, it is said. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 24, 1939 Jackson Services Today; Inquest to Be Held Next Week Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Alfred Jackson, 76, of 723 Ridge avenue, who died early Tuesday morning in Rock Springs city jail. The Rev. E.L. Tull of the Episcopal church will officiate. In the meantime County Coroner J. Warden Opie still is conducting an investigation into death of the aged man. An autopsy ordered by Opie revealed that a heart ailment was the cause of death. An inquest, at which findings of the autopsy and statements of four witnesses will be introduced, will be conducted early next week by Opie, he said Friday night. James Roberts, William T. Lapeer and J.J. Bryson are members of the jury selected by Opie to hear testimony. Statements of the four witnesses, transients who had applied at the jail Monday night for lodging and who were confined in the same cell as Jackson, contend that Jackson died, apparently in his sleep, sometime after 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, Opie said. Born in Leigh, Lancashire, England, Jackson had lived in Rock Springs since 1907. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, living in England; a brother, Aaron Jackson of Boston, Mass.; and several grandchildren. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 26, 1939 SPRINGS MAN TAKES LIFE BY HANGING Apparently despondent over ill health and the death of his wife, John Shoopman, 79, of 827 Wendt Street, Rock Springs, took his own life Saturday by hanging. The aged man’s lifeless body was found hanging from a rope attached to a beam in a garage at the rear of 208 D street about 5:30 p.m. Saturday by Glenn Cornelson of the Model Furniture Store. Cornelson, returning to his place of business, had just parked his truck when he saw Shoopman’s body. He notified Rock Springs police department and County Coroner J. Warden Opie. M.H. Croy, son-in-law of Shoopman, said he last saw the aged man at 11:30 o’clock Saturday morning and that he had stopped at the home of his son, Hobart Shoopman, about 2:30 o’clock that afternoon. Born September 11, 1859, in Oliver Springs, Tenn., Shoopman had lived in Rock Springs for the past eight years. He is survived by three sons, Hobart of Rock Springs, Lou of Brighton, Colo., and Corbet of Lenrue, Ky.; and six daughters, Mrs. Eddie Brown, Inman, Va., Mrs. Elsie Baldinelli, Hartman, Ark., Mrs. Ella Kingman, Hawks, Ky., Mrs. Marjorie Odon, San Francisco, and Mrs. Lelia Fraizer and Mrs. M.H. Croy, both of Rock Springs. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 27, 1939 Wilma Cassas to Be Buried Today Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in the L.D.S. church for Wilma Rae Cassas, 10, of Rock Springs who died Saturday in the L.D.S. hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bishop Cecil James will officiate. Born July 24, 1928, in Rock Springs, the little girl is survived by her parents and five sisters, Mrs. Jack McQuillan and Melva, June, Constance and Carma Cassas, all of Rock Springs. Her body will be removed from Rogan Mortuary to the family home, 414 Q street, at 9 o’clock this morning where it will lie in state until time for services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 27, 1939 Green River Infant Dies Monday at Home Barbara Alice Braden, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David E. Braden, died Monday at the family home on the south side of Green River. Barbara Alice was born February 7, 1938, in Green River. In addition to her parents she is survived by five brothers, Donald, Howard, Francis, Dean and Davis Jr.; two sisters, Bernice and Shirley May; and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Guillion and Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Braden. Her body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 29, 1939 Thevil Services to Be on Friday Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Arthur Thevil, 52, of 107 M street who died Tuesday in Wyoming General hospital from injuries incurred in an accident earlier this month in the Peacock mine of the Colony Coal company. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon will officiate. An inquest into cause of Thevil’s death will be conducted later by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. E.E. Gerardi, H.B. Potter and Bob Ceretto, members of the inquest jury, were taken into the mine Wednesday morning by Coroner Opie as he began his investigation into the case. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 31 years, Thevil is survived by his wife, Irene; five brothers, Leo, Joseph and Charles, all of Missouri, and Gustof and Victor, both of Chicago; and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Davis of Rock Springs and Mrs. Edith Vanderbeck of Missouri. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jun 30, 1939 Superior Resident Expires in Denver Paul Lamb of Superior died early Wednesday morning in Mercy hospital in Denver from complications following an operation on his leg, according to work received Thursday in Rock Springs. His body is to be shipped to Wildermuth mortuary in Rock Springs with funeral services to be held either Saturday or Sunday, it is said. Lamb is survived by his wife and one child, residents of Superior; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Williams of Seattle and Frances Lamb of Oakland, Calif. --- Green River Star, Jun 30, 1939 Sudden Heart Attack Victim One of the finest railroaders in Union Pacific history was claimed by death suddenly Thursday morning when T. E. (Ted) Williams, superintendent of the Nebraska division, succumbed to a heart attack at Grand Island, Neb. Only 45 years of age and one advancing steadily in the official ranks of the Union Pacific, his death was a severe shock to road men throughout the system. Entering U. P. service in 1917 as a brakeman at Rawlins, he was advanced to dispatcher in 1919, having had previous experience as an operator. In 1922 he was appointed assistant trainmaster at Cheyenne, three months later taking over the chief dispatcher’s post. In 1926 he went to Grand Island as trainmaster, and in 1927 to Omaha in the same post. Two years later he was promoted to assistant superintendent at Cheyenne. On Oct. 31, 1935, Mr. Williams was named superintendent of the Wyoming division with headquarters at Green River. When the division was abolished again here Mr. Williams was transferred to Cheyenne, then to Pocatello, Idaho as superintendent. In January, 1938 he was named superintendent of the Nebraska division with headquarters in Omaha. He is survived by his wife and son, Theron. Services will be held in Evanston Saturday, July 1st at 2:30 in the afternoon, it has been announced. --- Green River Star, Jun 30, 1939 Services Today For Braden Child Funeral services for Barbara Alice Braden, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David E. Braden, will be conducted this afternoon at two o’clock from the L. D. S. Chapel. Bishop Albert C. Reinsch will officiate, assisted by C. L. Callahan. The child died suddenly Monday morning, victim of a heart attack, it was said. She is survived by her parents; five brothers, Donald, Howard, Francis, Dean and David; two sisters, Bernice and Shirley Mae; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Guillian of Broadwater, Neb. and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Braden of Ogalla, Neb. She was also the niece of Mrs. Cecil Bingham and Mrs. Melvin Potts of Green River. Pallbearers at the services this afternoon will be Marion Woodring, Jack Butters, Kay Butters and Donald Eastman. Flower girls will be Doroth Bingham, Elsie Monahan, Lilliam Monahan, Pansy Bingham, Dixie Widic and Dorothy Morrison. -- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jul 1939 A Near Tragedy at Number Four Mine, Rock Springs What might have proved to be the worst disaster occurring in our mining properties in many years was avoided by almost a miracle, when the man-trip at No. Four Mine, Rock Springs, was pulled into the tipple on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 20th. At approximately 3:40 P. M., the man-trip with 98 men, together with Safety Engineer R. R. Knill and Mine Foreman Thomas Overy, Sr., reached the surface at a normal speed of 5 miles per hour. When Mr. Knill and Mr. Overy saw that the trip was not being stopped in the usual place they called to the men to get off, which they did without serious injuries to anyone—the man-trip continued on into the tipple but was stopped before reaching the hoist room, the overload release apparently “kicked out” cutting off the power. Considerable damage was done to the tipple and cars including the rope carrier. Mr. Frank Lucero and Mr. Robert Armstrong were the first to reach the hoisting room, they found Mr. William Powell, hoistman, lying on the floor having apparently toppled over dead while his hand was on the controller. The controller was found in “On” position, the brake lever released. Dr. P. M. McCrann was hastily called, pronouncing Mr. Powell dead. Careful examination of the hoist motor and wiring was made after the accident, all found to be in good order. The Code of Standards, rule 13, page 66, reads: “When men are being lowered or raised at the beginning or end of a shift, the hoisting engineer must have an assistant on the platform.” In this instance at least the rule was disregarded. As a further preventative of accidents of this sort all hoistmen charged with handling man-trips, will be required to submit to a medical examination as rapidly as possible. This examination will be repeated at yearly intervals, and the rule requiring a second man on the hoist platform will be reaffirmed and more fully enforced. When an accident does happen all is not lost if same is used as a basis for safety in the future. Mr. William Powell, age 57, with some 39 years of service with the Company, commencing at old Carbon, was a good citizen and a valued employe. He was looked upon as in splendid physical condition and had some two years' experience as a hoistman. An autopsy was conducted on the body of Mr. Powell by Drs. H. J. Arbogast and Doyle Joslin at the request of Coroner J. Warden Opie, with the finding that a heart ailment, coronary occlusion, caused Mr. Powell's sudden death. Mr. Powell who had lived in Rock Springs for 35 years is survived by his widow Elvira, two sons, Jerome and Alme, a sister, Mrs. Rachael McIntosh and two brothers, Obie and Griff residing at Superior, and a third brother, George, of Rock Springs. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jul 1939 William H. Powell William H. Powell, hoistman, No. 4 Mine, Rock Springs, died suddenly Tuesday, June 20th, from heart failure. Mr. Powell was born at Duquoin, Illinois, July 30, 1882, and was 57 years old when he died. He entered the service of The Union Pacific Coal Company at old Carbon in 1889, moving to Rock Springs a few years later. Mr. Powell was a member of the Old Timers' Association with nearly forty years service to his credit. After moving to Rock Springs, Mr. Powell met Miss Elvira Manteufel whom he married in September, 1906, Mrs. Powell and their two sons, Alme and Jerome, surviving him. He also leaves three brothers, Griff and Obie Powell, of Superior, and George Powell, of Rock Springs, and one sister, Mrs. Rachael McIntosh, of Superior. Mr. Powell was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Maccabees. The funeral was held from the Congregational Church, Friday, June 23rd, the Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating, with interment in Mountain View cemetery. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jul 1939 James Genetti James Genetti, 425 Elias Avenue, died Sunday, June 18th. He was retired on a pension May 1, 1934. Surviving Mr. Genetti are his widow, three sons and two daughters. Interment was at St. Joseph's Cemetery on June 21st, the services conducted by Rev. S. A. Welsh. The deceased was born in Tyrol, Italy, October 8, 1869, and had been in the United States nearly fifty years. His first employment with the Company was as a Miner at Rock Springs under Foreman John Park, in April, 1891. To the bereaved family goes the deep sympathy of their many friends and acquaintances. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jul 1939 Reliance Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Murray in the death of their daughter, Mrs. Stanley Lisher, of Superior. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jul 1939 Winton Mr. Paul Demshar died on June 6th, following an extended illness. At the time of his death, he was visiting relatives on a farm in Idaho. The community extends its sympathy to the bereaved family. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Jul 1939 Winton Mr. and Mrs. S. Tynsky, Mr. and Mrs. George Motichka and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Motichka, were called to Evanston by the death of Mr. Mike Motichka, Sr. Mr. Motichka was a former resident of Winton, and had been ill for some time. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 1, 1939 Jury Holds Braden Girl Fatally Hurt In Auto Accident GREEN RIVER, June 30 (Special)—Death of Barbara Alice Braden, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David E. Braden of Green River who died Monday at the family home in Green River, was due to injuries caused when she was accidentally struck by an automobile driven by her brother, Howard, according to a verdict returned tonight by an inquest jury called by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. The jury exonerated Howard from any “willful act” in connection with the death of the little girl. “We the jury,” the verdict read, “find that Barbara Alice Braden came to her death from injuries caused by being accidentally struck down by an automobile owned by David E. Braden of Green River, Wyoming, and driven by Howard Braden, and we, the jury, exonerate the driver from any willful act.” E.A. Gaensslen, Edlred Toone and William Coutts were members of the jury. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 1, 1939 Masonic Rites to Be Conducted for P.G. Lamb Sunday Masonic funeral services will be conducted at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rock Springs Masonic Temple for Paul G. Lamb, 31, of Superior who died early Wednesday morning in Mercy hospital in Denver from complications following a leg operation. Officers of Rock Springs Lodge No. 12 will officiate. George Hunter, Andrew Hamilton, Nick Moser, William Barwick, Robert Reay and Frank Prevedel will act as pallbearers. Born January 9, 1908, in White Well, Tenn., Lamb had lived in Superior for several years and had been employed as a coal miner. He is survived by his widow, Olga; a son, Paul Jr.; and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Williams of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. John Kirby of Yuba City, Calif. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 4 and 5, 1939 Rites For Superior Infant on Wednesday Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning in the South Side Catholic church for Robert Nick Radakovich, 19-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Radakovich of Superior, who died Saturday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Adolph Pate will officiate. Born November 11, 1937, the infant had lived in Superior all his life. He is survived by his parents. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 4 and 5, 1939 Inquest Jury Holds Jackson Death May Have Been Avoided Death of Alfred Jackson, 76, of 723 Ridge avenue, in Rock Springs city jail the morning of Jun e20 may have been avoided if “this man had been under doctor’s care previous to his death” it was found by members of an inquest jury called Sunday afternoon by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Verdict of the inquest jury bore out the earlier autopsy report that Jackson’s death was due to a heart ailment. “We the jury,” the verdict declared, “find that Alfred Jackson came to his death in the Rock Springs city jail as a result of heart trouble. We feel that if this man had been under doctor’s care previous to his death it may have been avoidable.” Members of the jury were J.H. Brison, foreman, W.T. LaPier and James H. Roberts. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 4 and 5, 1939 ROCK SPRINGS SHEEPHERDER FOUND DEAD Angelo George Dacaminada, 58, was found dead in bed Saturday morning at his home, 1028 Sixth street. Death was caused by a heart ailment, according to an autopsy performed on order of County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Dacaminada’s body was found by Felix Simons, 1028 Sixth street, owner of the home in which he lived. Dacaminada had been in ill health, it is said, and Simons had gone to see if his condition was showing any improvement when he found his body, it is said. No inquest will be held, according to Opie. Dacaminada, a sheepherder, was born March 21, 1881, in Tyrol. He had lived in Rock Springs for the past 36 years. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Joseph Pellegrini of Ogden, Utah, and two brothers, Battista and Egidio Dacaminada, both living in Tyrol. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning in the South Side Catholic church with the Rev. S.A. Welsh officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 8, 1939 Crash Injuries Fatal To Wife Of Tralerite Dean Mrs. Fred V. Dankowski, wife of the dean of the nation’s trailerites and sister-in-law of Sheriff M.J. Dankowski of Green River, died in Omaha Friday from shock and injuries received in an automobile accident there on June 29. Word of the death of Mrs. Dankowski, who with her husband is well known in Rock Springs and Sweetwater county, was received by Sheriff Dankowski yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Dankowski died of injuries received when their house car which has been their home since 1923, crashed into a police car in Omaha. She suffered compound fractures of both legs and severe shock, according to reports of the accident. The Dankowskis were en route to Green River to visit his brother, the sheriff, when the accident occurred. Long before the day of the modern house trailer the Dankowskis visited in Rock Springs during the nomadic existence of 52 years and many persons recall of their visits in their “home on wheels.” They started their wanderings on their wedding trip, a wagon journey from Salt Lake City, where they were married, to the Yellowstone country. Dankowski “modernized” his travel equipment when he purchased a house truck in 1912. The car, involved in the accident which proved fatal to his wife, was the third home on wheels the couple have owned. It was built to their design at a cost of $4,200. The traveling couple had covered more than 300,000 miles in their wanderings, and the Omaha crash was their first mishap. They were leaving Omaha for Green River as the accident happened and had expected to arrive there Sunday. Sheriff Dankowski said funeral arrangements had not been completed but it was believed Mrs. Dankowski would be buried in Ogden, Utah, where she has many relatives. She was a member of one of Utah’s oldest pioneer families. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 11, 1939 Auto Accident Injuries Prove Fatal To Springs Man Monday Infection developing in an arm injury incurred July 3 in an automobile accident near Boulder proved fatal in Wyoming General hospital Monday to John Murinko, 35, of 1112 Eleventh street, Rock Springs. Murinko incurred cuts and bruises in the accident but was discharged from the hospital July 5 when he apparently was making satisfactory recovery from the injuries. An infection developed in a cut on his right shoulder, however, and he again entered the hospital July 6. The accident occurred when the automobile in which Murinko and three other Sweetwater county men were returning from Pinedale struck the bridge near Boulder, according to an investigation conducted by State Highway Patrolman Lloyd Kencke. William Richmond of Winton, driver of the car, told Kencke that he was traveling at a speed not exceeding 45 miles an hour when a tire blew out hurling the machine into the railing on the right hand side of the bridge. Force of the collision threw the vehicle completely around on the bridge again striking the right hand side of the machine on the left hand railing. Richmond, and Archie Ord and Joe Dyett, both of Rock Springs, other occupants of the car, all incurred cuts and bruises in the accident. The automobile was completely wrecked, it is said. Sublette County Coroner Francis Tanner of Pinedale began an investigation Monday afternoon into cause of the accident. It was not known Monday night whether he would call an inquest. Murinko, born April 29, 1904, in Rock Springs, had lived here all his life. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mike Murinko; a brother, Mike Murinko Jr., and three sisters, Mrs. John Fabiny, Mrs. Anna Fabiny and Mrs. David Cuthbertson, all of Rock Springs. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 o’clock Thursday morning in the North Side Catholic church with the Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 11, 1939 Mestas Services To Be Wednesday Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning in the South Side Catholic church for Mrs. Mary Mestas, 74, of 540 Goble street who died Sunday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. S.A. Welsh will officiate. Born June 4, 1865 in Taos, New Mexico, Mrs. Mestas had lived in Rock Springs since 1904. She is survived by three sons, Joseph, Robert and Anton, all of French, New Mexico; and two foster children, Mrs. John Lebar and Alfred Branch Jr., both of Rock Springs. Rosary services will be conducted at 7 o’clock tonight in Rogan Chapel. Following funeral services Wednesday, Mrs. Mestas’ body will be sent to French, N.M., for burial. Rogan Mortuary is in charge of local funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 11, 1939 Ostrom Services Are to Be Today Funeral services will be held at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon in Wildermuth chapel for Eric Ostrom, 43, of Standard, Wyo., who died Sunday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Richard Lungren will officiate. Born March 30, 1896 in Sollefte, Sweden, Ostrom had lived in the United States for the past 16 years. He is survived by his wife, Greta. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 11, 1939 Jury Ends Inquest In Miner’s Death An inquest jury called Monday night by County Coroner J. Warden Opie to investigate cause of death of Arthur Thevil, found the Rock Springs miner “came to his death as a result of being squeezed between a timber and a loaded car on the 11th entry in Peacock mine, owned by the Colony Coal company.” Fred G. Lucero, foreman, A.H. Potter and Baptist (Bob) Ceretto were members of the jury. Thevil was injured June 22. He died June 27 in Wyoming General hospital where he was taken following the accident. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 12, 1939 Daughter of Local Woman Dies After Illness At Casper Edna Willie Bacon, 25, daughter of Mrs. Myrtle Douglas of Rock Springs, died Friday at her home in Casper, following a lingering illness, according to word received here. In addition to her mother, Miss Bacon is survived by her father, Washington Bacon, a sister, Anna Lee Bacon and her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Raybourn, all of Casper; another sister, Emma Lou Reynolds of Rock Springs; and a brother, Raybourn Bacon of Lance Creek. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 13, 1939 Murinko Rites Will Be Today Funeral services will be conducted at 9 o’clock this morning in the North Side Catholic church for John Murinko, 35, of Rock Springs who died Monday in Wyoming General hospital from an infection which developed in an ijnury incurred July 3 in an automobile accident near Boulder. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. B.W. Briggs, Bill Richmond, Joe Dyett, Tony Uzelac, Mike Behun and William Uzelac will act as pallbearers. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 18, 1939 Koritnik Infant To be Buried At 11 This Morning Funeral services will be held at the North Side Catholic church at 11 o’clock this morning for Verlie May Koritnik, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isador Koritnik of Quealy, who died Saturday afternoon in Wyoming General hospital following a week’s illness. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. Verlie May was born December 7, 1937, in Rock Springs. In addition to her parents she is survived by a brother, Charles and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Koritnik of Blairtown and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cesar of Trinidad, Colo. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 19, 1939 Springs Woman Dies in Utah; Rites Thursday Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Thursday morning in the North Side Catholic church for Mrs. Lucille Laktic of 208 M street who died Sunday afternoon in Holy Cross hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Rev. Adolph Pate will officiate. Born in 1896 in Yugoslavia, Mrs. Laktic had lived in Rock Springs for the past 15 years. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mike Melinkovich of Tooele, Utah, and two sisters living in Austria; a brother living in Austria; and three nephews, Dan Melinkovich of Tooele, Joe Melinkovich of Rock Springs, and George Melinkovich of Chicago. Her husband, Matt Laktic, died in 1937. Her body will be taken from Rogan Mortuary to her home at 4 o’clock this afternoon escorted by members of the Rock Springs council 2441, Knights of Columbus. Rosary services will be conducted by the Knights of Columbus at the home at 7 o’clock tonight. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 21, 1939 Dasovich Rites to Be Saturday Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Saturday morning at the South Side Catholic church for John Dasovich of Superior who died Wednesday night in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Adolph Pate will officiate. Born December 13, 1883, in Croatia, Dasovich had lived in this vicinity for the past 35 years. He is survived by his wife Anna; and a brother living in Austria. Dasovich was a member of Croatian Fraternal Union 374 and for nine years had been president of a mine local union in Superior. Rosary services will be conducted at 8 o’clock tonight in Rogan Chapel. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 22, 1939 Cerer Services Will Be Today Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Slovenski Dom for Antone Cerer, resident of Blairtown, who died Tuesday night in Wyoming General hospital. His body will be removed from Rogan Mortuary to the Dom at 11 o’clock this morning. Services will be conducted under direction of S.N.P.J. lodge No. 10. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 28, 1939 Dines Miner Is to Be Buried Sunday Funeral services will be held at Rogan Chapel at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon for Frank Naglier, Dines coal miner, found dead Tuesday morning at the boarding house of the Colony Coal company in Dines. The Rev. E.L. Tull will officiate. Born Feb. 3, 1883, in Vesto, Italy, Naglier had lived in this vicinity for the past 14 years. He has no known surviving relatives. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Green River Star, Jul 28, 1939 Mrs. Mary Doyle Former Resident, Dies in Cheyenne Mrs. May Doyle, former Green River resident and wife of James C. Doyle of Cheyenne, Union Pacific timekeeper, died at her home in Cheyenne Sunday noon after a long illness, friends of the family here have been informed. She was 54 years of age. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 o’clock with the Rev. John C. Blackman of the First Congregational church in Cheyenne officiating. Mrs. Doyle submitted to an operation several weeks ago and was thought to be recovering when she suffered a relapse. She was born in Nashville, Tenn., and later moved to Van Buren, Ark. In 1904 she was married to James Doyle and the couple lived in Van Buren for 14 years. After this they lived in Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma, coming to Cheyenne in March, 1917. They have lived there continuously since that time except for several months spent in Green River. Survivors in addition to her husband, include her father, a brother and four sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 29, 1939 COLONY MINER IS KILLED IN FALL OF ROCK Frank Stefic, 58, of 345 H street, was killed Friday morning in a fall of rock in No. 10 south entry of the Peacock mine of the Colony Coal company. Stefic and John Demshar, timbermen, were engaged in tearing out a portion of bad roof in the entry preparatory to putting in a prop when a rock, estimated to weigh 500 pounds, fell from the roof striking Stefic, it is reported. Demshar escaped without injury. A coroner’s inquest into cause of the accident will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Rogan Mortuary, according to County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Bill Dyett, Victor Kvasnak and Louis Hostar have been named by Opie as members of the jury to hear testimony at the inquest. Born August 30, 1880, in Bostian, Yugoslavia, Stefic had lived in Rock Springs since August, 1907. He is survived by his widow, Jennie; three daughters, Mrs. Douglas Worley, Mrs. Harry Hacket and Julia Stefic; and a son, John, all of Rock Springs. His body is to be taken home from Rogan Mortuary on Sunday with rosary services to be conducted at the home Sunday evening beginning at 7:30. Funeral services, tentatively scheduled for 9 a.m., will be held Monday in the North Side Catholic church. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Aug 1939 Reliance Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Powell in the death of his father, Mr. W.H. Powell. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Aug 1939 Superior Funeral services were held Wednesday morning, July 5th, in Rock Springs for Robert Radakovich, who died at the hospital July 3rd. The community extends sympathy to the family. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 1, 1939 “UNAVOIDABLE” SAYS JURY OF STEFIC DEATH Death of Frank Stefic, 58, of 345 H street, who was killed last Friday morning in a fall of rock in No. 10 mine south entry of the Peacock mine of the Colony Coal company, was due to an accident that was “purely unavoidable” according to verdict of an inquest jury called Saturday afternoon by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. The jury also found “every precaution had been taken to prevent such accident” in its verdict, hand down “after hearing all evidence presented, and also after visiting scene of said accident.” William S. Dyett was foreman of the jury with Victor Kvasnak and Louis Hostar as other members. Stefic was instantly killed last Friday morning when he was crushed by a fall of rock estimated to weigh 500 pounds. The accident occurred while Stefic and John Demshar, another timberman, were tearing out a portion of bad roof in the entry preparatory to putting in a prop. Funeral services for Stefic were held Monday morning from the North Side Catholic church with burial taking place in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 2, 1939 SPRINGS MAN KILLS SELF BY HANGING The body of a man identified as Mike Mazar, 54, of Rock Springs was found Tuesday morning hanging from a rope tied on the back of a billboard along the Lincoln highway one-fourth of a mile east of Rock Springs. John Mijhanovich of 1510 Lowell street, a carrier for THE DAILY ROCKET, made the discovery. Death of Mazar obviously was suicide, said County Coroner J. Warden Opie. No inquest will be held. Ill health and the fact that he was unable to obtain steady employment is believed to be the reason Mazar took his own life, Opie asserted. Mazar had been living at the home of Mrs. Martha Uzelac, 908 Seventh street. He left the Uzelac residence last Friday morning, Opie was informed, and had not been seen since that time, leading authorities to believe he went directly to the site and hanged himself. Two notes telling members of the Uzelac family “goodbye” and thanking them for all they had done for him were left by Mazar. One of the notes had been left in the garage at the rear of the Uzelac home and the second was found in a pocket of a shirt which Mazar was wearing. Mazar had tied a half inch rope to framework at the rear of the billboard and then looped the other end around his neck. Death was said to be from strangulation leading to the belief that Mazar had not leaped from any great height. His body was about 12 inches from the ground when found. Mazar is survived by three children and several brothers and sisters, all living in Europe. His body is in Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 2, 1939 QUEALY MINER KILLED; CRUSHED BY TRIP CAR Martin Smolich of Rock Springs was killed about 11 o’clock Tuesday morning when crushed under a trip in No. 2 mine of the Gunn-Quealy Coal company at Quealy. An investigation into the cause of the accident will be conducted this morning by County Coroner J. Warden Opie preparatory to holding of an inquest later this week. Grover C. Peach, James Cole and Ben Maki, named by Opie as members of the inquest jury, will accompany him on the tour of investigation. Smolich was at work in No. 1 panel by No. 1 room in the mine when the accident occurred, according to information given Opie by John Matkovich, unit foreman, who was an eye witness to the tragedy. While at work, Smolich failed to notice a trip coming out of the mine until it was too close to permit him to get our of the way, Opie was told. Smolich grabbed the trip in an effort to keep it from hitting him but lost his balance and was thrown underneath the cars. His head and chest were crushed as one of the cars passed over his body. Smolich is survived by a sister living in Ely, Minn., who has been notified of the accident. His body is in Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements awaiting word from the sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 2, 1939 Kochis Services Will Be Held at 9 This Morning Funeral services will be conducted at 9 o’clock this morning in the North Side Catholic church for George Kochis, 78, who died Sunday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. Kochis, who had lived in this vicinity for the past six years, is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Kochis of Laguna Beach, Calif.; a son, Mike Kochis of Kelso, Wash.; and three daughters, Mrs. Edward Volak of Reliance, Mrs. Mary Knowles of Laguna Beach and Mrs. Helen Morrow of Los Angeles. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 2, 1939 Superior Woman Dies From Heart Attack on Monday Mrs. Alice Maude Hanking, 57, died Monday night at her home in Superior. Heart trouble was said to be the cause of her death. Mrs. Hanking died at 10:45 p.m. about an hour following her return from Wyoming General hospital where she had been since July 19 receiving treatment for a broken ankle incurred when she fell while walking in Superior. Born Feb. 10, in Bratton, England, Mrs. Hanking entered the United States 26 years ago, coming directly to Superior. She is survived by her husband, Edward; a son, William; and a daughter, Bessie. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Congregational church. Wildermuth Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 4, 1939 Accident Hurts Prove Fatal to Superior Miner Injuries suffered in a mine accident at the D.O. Clark mine of the Union Pacific Coal company at Superior on July 28 proved fatal Thursday night to Dana Powell of Superior. Powell died in the Wyoming General hospital where he had been receiving treatment for a crushed pelvis received in the accident. County Coroner J. Warden Opie said last night that he would conduct a preliminary investigation into the accident today. An inquest into Powell’s death is to be called later this week. Powell is survived by his widow, two children, his parents, two brothers and a sister. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Green River Star, Aug 4, 1939 G.R. NATIVE, BORN IN ’84, IS CLAIMED Mrs. Catherine Galbreath Dies In Vernal, Heart Attack Mrs. Catherine Edwards Galbreath, born June 26, 1884 in Green River, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Weeks, of Vernal, Utah, July 17th, of a heart attack. She was the daughter of Benjamin and Belle Smith Hill. She led a pioneer life with them, in the Burntfork vicinity. As a girl she was educated in Green River and Kansas City, Kansas. She was married to Zebuland Edwards June 7, 1904. Four children were born tot his union, before the family moved to California. They were residents of California for eight years, spending another five years in Oregon and Idaho. After moving to Vernal, Utah in the summer of 1924 her husband died that fall. She worked hard during her widow days to make a living for herself and family. She was married to James Galbreath April 9, 1928. She is survived by her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Fred Weeks, Vernal, Utah; Mrs. Florence Ellsworth, Burntfork, Wyoming; Mrs. Larence Beck and Mrs. Alton Beck, McKinnon, Wyoming; a brother, T. A. Welch, Green River; a nephew, Jesse (Budgie) Hill of Green River. She was laid to rest July 19, in Rock Point cemetery, Vernal, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 5, 1939 Smolich Services Will Be on Sunday Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday in the North Side Catholic church for Martin Smolich of Rock Springs, killed Tuesday morning when crushed under a trip in No. 2 mine of the Gunn-Quealy coal company at Quealy. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. Mrs. John Smolich of Ely, Minn., a sister-in-law of Smolich arrived Friday in Rock Springs to attend services. Burial will be in a local cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 8, 1939 SERVICES FOR MRS. F. ROMISH TO BE TODAY Mable Eberle Romish, 41, wife of Franklin M. Romish of Rock Springs, died suddenly early Saturday morning following a heart attack. Mrs. Romish had been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Wiggins and was preparing to leave when stricken. A doctor was summoned but she died before his arrival. Death occurred at 12:20 a.m. Eastern Star funeral services for Mrs. Romish will be held at 3 o’clock this afternoon in Masonic Temple with the Rev. E.L. Tull officiating. Her body will lie in state at the temple from 10:30 a.m. until time of services. Mrs. Romish was born May 7, 1898, in Bradshaw, Neb., the daughter of Chris and Lena Eberle. She received her early education at Litchfield, Neb., and later attended college at Broken Bow and York, Neb., from where she was graduated. She served in a secretarial capacity in York and as a dental assistant in York and Denver, Colo. She was graduated as a registered nurse from Wyoming General hospital in 1928 and September 1 the same year married Franklin M. Romish. Later she completed a post graduate course in electro-therapy at the L.D.S. hospital in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Romish was well known throughout the state, having served as president of the Wyoming State Nurses association for two years. She also had served as convention representative and camp nurse of the Wyoming Girl Scouts’ association of America. She had been a member of the Eastern Star since 1919 and also was a member of the Christian church. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Lena Eberle of York, Neb.; her husband; two sisters, Mrs. Rena Triplett of Seneca, Neb., and Dr. Lulu E. Philippus of Denver; and a brother, Aaron O. Eberle of Springfield, Ill. Her father, two sisters and a brother preceded her in death. Relatives who will attend funeral services are Mrs. Triplett, Dr. Philippus and her daughter, Eberle Ann, and Elsie Romish of Sheridan. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 10, 1939 Schutte Services to Be on Friday Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Rogan Chapel for William Schutte, 55, of 136 J street who died Sunday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. E.L. Tull will officiate. Born April 22, 1883 in Germany, Schutte had lived in Rock Springs for the past 15 years. He had no known surviving relatives. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 15, 1939 MOTHER FINDS BABY DEAD IN BED AT QUEALY Mrs. Albert West of Quealy arose early Saturday morning to feed her four-month-old son, Albert Jr., apparently sleeping soundly in a nearby crib, and found him dead. The infant evidently had smothered to death, according to County Coroner J. Warden Opie who is conducting an investigation. No inquest will be held, Opie said. Mrs. West was aroused about 3 o’clock Saturday morning by cries of the baby, she told Opie. She turned the infant over on his stomach to stop his wailing, she said, and then went back to bed. About 5 a.m. she again awoke to feed the infant and found him dead. She told Opie he had one of his hands under the pillow when she found him and it is believed the baby had unwittingly lifted the pillow close against his face, cutting off his supply of air. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 15, 1939 Hanging Victim Will Be Buried This Afternoon Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Mike Mazar, 54, of Rock Springs who committed suicide about July 28 by hanging. Mazar’s body was discovered August 1 hanging from a rope tied on the back of a billboard along the Lincoln highway one-fourth mile east of Rock Springs by John Mijhanovich of 1510 Lowell street, a carrier for THE DAILY ROCKET. He last had been seen alive the morning of July 28 and it is believed he hanged himself the same day. He will be buried in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 22, 1939 Superior Woman Expires Monday Mrs. Amanda Jane Clarke, 77, of Superior, died at her home there about 6:45 p.m. Monday. Born in Kentucky, Mrs. Clarke had been a resident of Superior since 1924. Survivors include two sons, John E. Clarke of Superior, and Arthur C. Clarke of Rock Springs; and three daughters, Mrs. Frank Souders of Marion, Ind., Mrs. Virgil Wright of Cheyenne and Mrs. Berie Crawford of Rock Springs. The body is at the Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 22, 1939 SPRINGS GIRL KILLED IN WRECK THREE OTHERS HURT AS AUTO OVETURNS ON WEST HIGHWAY One person was dead and three others were in Wyoming General hospital Monday as Sweetwater county chalked up its second traffic fatality this year. Elsie Medina, 17 of 420 R street, was killed almost instantly about 6:45 p.m. Sunday when the roadster in which she was riding with three other persons overturned on highway U.S. 30 about four miles west of Rock Springs. The injured are: Amelia Medina, 16, of 420 R street, sister of the dead girl, broken left arm, scalp wounds and skin abrasions. Higino Trujillo, 23, 514 R street, hip and head injuries and body lacerations. Candelario Abeyta, 24, of 514 R street, brain concussion. The accident occurred as the four were returning to Rock Springs from Green River. According to Deputy Sheriff Alphonse Bertagnolli and County Coroner J. Warden Opie, Amelia Medina, who was driving the car, lost control of the machine when it ran off the hard surface onto the shoulder of the highway. The car swerved across the road and Trujillo, who was sitting next to the driver, grabbed the wheel in an attempt to hold the car on the highway, officers said. The auto swung back across the road, overturning completely once and coming to rest on its wheels. All of the occupants of the car were thrown from the machine, officers said, and Miss Medina died instantly of severe head injuries. The others were rushed to the hospital by ambulance where they were treated. All were reported in “fair condition” last night. Coroner Opie said late yesterday that there would be no inquest. The automobile, a 1930 model roadster, was badly damaged in the wreck. One back wheelw as broken and the body crushed. The car belonged to Severol Robal of Bitter Creek. Funeral services for the Medina girl were pending. The body is at Rogan Mortuary. Miss Medina is survived by her mother, Mrs. Paulita Martinez, with whom she returned here just three days prior to the accident from a visit in New Mexico; her father, Leano Panlita; two sisters, Amelia, injured in the crash, and Ledya, both of Rock Springs; and three brothers, Manuel, Alex and Jessie, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 23, 1939 SERVICES FOR CRASH VICTIM ON THURSDAY Funeral services for Elsie Medina, 17, who was instantly killed Sunday when the car in which she was riding overturned about four miles west of Rock Springs, will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday from the South Side Catholic church. The Rev. S.A. Welsh will officiate. Elsie Medina was born October 26, 1921, in Arryo Secco, N.M. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Paulita Martinez, her father, Leano Panlita; two sisters, Melia and Ledya, both of Rock Springs; and three brothers, Manuel, Alex and Jessie, all of Rock Springs. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. tonight at the Rogan mortuary. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 23, 1939 Clarke Services to Be Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Jane Clarke of Superior, 77, who died Monday in Superior, will be held from the Rogan Mortuary chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. E.E. Acheson of the Baptist church will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. Mrs. Clarke was born March 2, 1862 in Kentucky. She had lived in Superior since 1924. Survivors include two sons, John E. Clarke of Superior and Arthur C. Clarke of Pacific Grove, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Souders of Marion, Ind., Mrs. Virgil Wright of Cheyenne, and Mrs. Bevie Crawford of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 24, 1939 Pinterelli Rites to Be on Saturday Funeral services for George Pinterelli of 909 Sixth street, who died Sunday at Wyoming General hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from Rogan mortuary. The Rev. E.L. Tull of the Episcopal church will officiate. Pinterelli was born April 22, 1887, in Austria. He is survived by a brother, C. Pinterelli of Casper. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 26, 1939 Pinterelli Rites On This Afternoon Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon from Rogan mortuary for George Pinterelli of 909 Sixth street who died Sunday at Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. E. L. Tull of the Church of the Holy Communion will officiate. Pinterelli was born April 22, 1887, in Austria. He is survived by a brother, C. Pinterelli of Casper. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 29, 1939 Thermopolis Man To Be Buried At Rites Wednesday Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the W. H. Powell residence, 730 D street, for J. C. Coomes who died at 9 o’clock Sunday morning in Thermopolis. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon will officiate. Coomes is survived by his father, J. W. Coomes of Woodriver, Neb.; his wife, Ida, daughter of Mrs. C. W. Bemis of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Mankin of Oshkosh, Neb., and Mrs. Will Mankin of Denver; and a daughter, Ann Pebbles of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 29, 1939 YOUTH, 12, DROWNS IN RESERVOIR CONVULSIONS CAUSE BOY TO SINK IN DEEP PART OF POND Hans Richard Kessner, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kessner, 817 Center street, was drowned Monday afternoon while attempting to swim in the city reservoir of the Southern Wyoming Utilities company one mile southeast of Blairtown. Death of the youth was classed as accidental drowning by County Coroner J. Warden Opie who said that no inquest will be held. Kessner had been in the water only about five minutes when he suffered a convulsion and drowned, according to an examining physician. Attempts to revive the youth through artificial respiration and use of a pulmotor failed. Accompanied by his brother, Jack, 10; William Druzich of 220 McClellan street, John Tadovich, 11, of 807 West street, and John Chinchar, 15, of 830 West street, Kessner had gone to the reservoir shortly after noon, according to information given Coroner Opie and county sheriff’s officers who investigated. The youths climbed over top of a seven-foot wire fence which enclosed the reservoir and then all, with the exception of Kruzich, entered the water. As Kessner, who had but little swimming experience, was attempting to swim he was stricken by convulsions and sank beneath the surface of the water. He grabbed ahold of Tadovich as he sank, officials were told. Chinchar freed Tadovich from Kessner’s grasp but was unable to pull the drowning youth to safety. When Kessner failed to appear on the surface of the water, Kruzich ran to the mine shop of the Lion Coal company for help. Roger Verbile of Tennessee and Jack P. Hayden of Kentucky, transients who were at the mine shop in search of employment, responded to the call and ran to the reservoir. Verbile recovered Kessner’s body from the water and he, Hayden and other people administered artificial respiration until arrival of a pulmotor. Use of the pulmotor, property of the Rock Springs fire department and operated by Robert Stewart, a member of the department, also failed to revive Kessner who was pronounced dead by a doctor summoned to the scene of the accident. The reservoir in which the four youths had gone swimming is faced with concrete and slopes toward the bottom at a 30-degree angle. Kessner’s body was lying in 24 feet of water when recovered by Verbile, officials said. It was brought to the surface about 12:40 p.m. Kessner’s body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 30, 1939 SERVICES FOR DROWNED BOY TO BE TODAY Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon in the L.D.S. church for Hans Richard Kessner, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kessner of Rock Springs, who was drowned Monday afternoon while swimming in the city reservoir one mile southeast of Blairtown. Bishop Cecil James is to officiate. The youth was born January 14, 1927, in Rock Springs and had lived here all his life. In addition to his parents he is survived by two brothers, John Edward Kessner and Harry J. Kesser. His body will lie in state in Rogan Mortuary until time of services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 30, 1939 Negro, Found Ill In Green River, Dies at Hospital Chester Holman, 44, a Negro whose home address is Marshaltown, Iowa, died at 9:30 o’clock Monday night in Wyoming General hospital. Death was said to be due to a heart ailment. Holman was brought to the hospital about 12:30 p.m. Monday from Green River by Undersheriff George Stephens. Stephens had been notified that Holman was “sitting slumped in a chair” in an alley near a night club on the south side of the track sin Green River and that he should be taken to the hospital. A further check by the undersheriff revealed that a physician who had been caring for the Negro also had ordered his removal to the hospital. Answering the call Stephens found Holman to be in serious condition and removed him at once to the hospital for treatment. Holman’s body is in Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. His wife, Effie, who lives in Salina, Kan., has been notified of his death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Aug 31, 1939 Thomas McMurtrie Dies on Visit to Son in California Thomas McMurtrie, 67, of Rock Springs died Tuesday in Richmond, Calif., where he had been visiting for the past two months. Funeral services are to be conducted at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Congregational church in Rock Springs with the Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating. Born September 16, 1871 in Scotland, McMurtrie had lived in Rock Springs for 33 years before leaving for California. He is survived by four sons, James of Richmond, Dorset of Reliance and Albert and Norman of Rock Springs; and two daughters, Mrs. William McMillan and Mrs. Robert Gunyan, both of Rock Springs. His body is to arrive in Rock Springs early Saturday morning on the Union Pacific’s “Challenger” and will be taken to the McMillan residence, 1112 Pilot Butte avenue, at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon where it will lie in state until time of services. James McMurtrie is to accompany the body. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Sep 1939 July Injuries DANA J. POWELL, American, age 25, married, Joy operator, Section No. 12, Superior D.O. Clark Mine. Fatal. Dana was cleaning out a round cut in the slope and right rib. The place was nearly cleaned, and the machine was finishing near the right-hand rib. Dana was in the act of moving the Joy machine back toward the car, apparently not noticing how close he was to the rib. He was squeezed between the Joy and the rib. --- Green River Star, Sep 1, 1939 Colored Man Dies In R. S. Monday Rushed to the Rock Springs hospital Monday afternoon after being found in a critical condition on the south side, Chester Holman, colored, died that evening. He was 44 years of age and heart ailment was said to be the cause. Undersheriff George Stephens took the man to Rock Springs after receiving a report from neighbors as to the seriousness of his illness. Holman is said to have relatives in Kansas. --- Green River Star, Sep 1, 1939 Former Resident Fifty Years Ago Dies In Ogden David William Shields, 70, resident of Green River about 50 years ago and well-known by several old timers here, died Tuesday at his home in Ogden after a four-month illness, it was learned here by friends of the family. He was born in 1869 in Salt Lake City, but most of his childhood was spent in Green River, residing here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Shields, until maturity. He had lived in Ogden for practically a half century. He married Georgiena Garner in Ogden in 1890. He was employed by a theatre chain there. He is survived by Mrs. Shields, a son and daughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 6, 1939 Iowa Negro to Be Buried at 2 Today Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Chester Holman, 44-year-old Negro who died August 28 in Wyoming General hospital. Holman, whose home address was Marshaltown, Iowa, was brought to the hospital by Undersheriff George Stephens who found him seriously ill in an alley near a night club on the south side of the tracks in Green River. Death was said to be due to a heart ailment. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 6, 1939 Price Services to Be Held Today Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Wildermuth chapel for Mrs. Bertha Ellen Price, 44, who died Monday afternoon in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Richard Lungren of the Methodist church will officiate. Mrs. Price was born October 9, 1894, in Huron, S.D. With her husband, Jacob, and their family she recently moved to Rock Springs from a ranch south of town to enable the children to attend school. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 8, 1939 CRASH HURTS ARE FATAL TO CALIFORNIAN Head injuries incurred Wednesday in an automobile accident on the Lincoln highway 50 miles east of Rock Springs proved fatal early Thursday morning to Allen K. Patterson, 52, of Beverly Hills, Calif. Patterson died at 12:05 a.m. Thursday in Wyoming General hospital where he had been rushed by ambulance following the accident. The accident occurred when the Patterson automobile struck a wet spot on the highway, skidded from the road and overturned three times, according to State Highway Patrolman Lloyd Kencke who investigate. The car was a total wreck. Patterson’s body was sent by Rogan Mortuary early this morning to Meadville, Pa., home of his parents, for funeral services and burial. His wife, Norma, 42 and their two daughters, Norma, 17, and Mary Jane 14, who were only slightly injured in the accident were to accompany the body. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 9, 1939 Husband of Nurse at Local Hospital Dies in Accident Mrs. Edna Stone, special duty nurse in Wyoming General hospital, received word Friday morning of the death of her husband, Samuel, in Phoenix, Ariz., from injuries incurred Thursday in an automobile accident near Phoenix. Details of the accident were not given. Mrs. Stone left Rock Springs last night for Phoenix to complete funeral arrangements. Stone, a World War veteran, formerly lived in Daniel, Wyo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 12, 1939 Sudden Illness Proves Fatal to Green River Man Oscar R. Malonek, 51, of Green River died Saturday morning in Wyoming General hospital following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the Congregational church in Green River with the Rev. H. Gordon officiating. His body will be taken to the church at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning where it will lie in state until time of services. Born March 16, 1888 in Green River, Malonek had lived in that vicinity all his life. He is survived by his father, William R. Malonek Sr., of Boulder; a brother, William Malonek Jr., of Green River, and a sister, Mrs. T.A. Marshall of Rock Springs. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 12, 1939 Final Rites Held for June Cook on Monday Afternoon Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the Congregational church for June Cook, 10-year-old daughter of Mrs. Florence Cook of No. 6. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiated. Two selections, “Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam” and “Safe in the Arms of Jesus” were sung by a quartet composed of Adeline Assmussen, Dorothy Jo Manley, Elaine Manley and Martha Bell Hogan. Virginia Allison, Willa Beth Buono, Verlee Stockick, Beverly Hackett, Wanda Pryde and Betty Pryde acted as pallbearers. June died Saturday morning in Wyoming General hospital from complications developing following an emergency appendectomy. In addition to her mother, she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Walter Guy and Jessie Cook. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 13, 1939 “GAS” BURNS PROVE FATAL TO UTAH MAN Severe burns incurred September 6 when gasoline which had been sprayed on his clothing ignited proved fatal in Wyoming General hospital Tuesday to Verlon E. Ruff, 31, of Springville, Utah. Ruff suffered burn of third degree intensity about his face, right arm and should when an engine he was attempting to start backfired, spraying him with gasoline which then ignited. An inquest in to cause of the accident will be conducted within the next few days, according to County Coroner J. Warden Opie. William Lapier, Mike Kostakis and John W. Foy have been named as members of the inquest jury. Ruff had been employed as a shovel operator and mechanic by the W.W. Clyde Construction company on the Lincoln highway near Thayer Junction. Born Dec. 7, 1907, in Schofield, Utah, Ruff had been in this vicinity about three months. He is survived by his wife, Erma; a son, Glenn Verlon Ruff; a daughter, Arlene Ruff; his father, William E. Ruff; a brother, William G. Ruff; and three sisters, Mrs. Glen Tipton, Mrs. Ferron Hills and Mrs. John Crawford. His body was taken Tuesday afternoon to Provo, Utah, for funeral services and burial. --- Green River Star, Sep 15, 1939 O. Malonek Dies Saturday; Burial Held Wednesday The community was grieved Saturday to learn of the sudden death of Oscar Ralph Malonek, 51, lifetime resident of Green River, at the hospital in Rock Springs that day. Funeral services were held here Wednesday afternoon. Oscar Ralph Malonek was born in Green River on March 16, 1888, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Malonek, Sr., pioneer residents of this city. He had spent his life in Green River, being widely known among the citizens of the town. In 1908, he suffered an accident, the effects of which he bore the remainder of his life. He had been ill of a severe malady but two days before death overtook him. Surviving him is his father, William R. Malonek, Sr., of Boulder, Wyo.; two sisters, Mrs. T. A. Marshall, of Rock Springs and Mrs. W. E. Williams, of Denver, and one brother, William Malonek, of Green River. Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Green River at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Rev. Gordon of the Congregational church, delivering the funeral sermon. The body lay in state at the church from 10 a.m. that morning until time of the services. Interment was in Riverview cemetery the Woodmen of the World, of which he was a member, conducting the graveside ceremonies. Pallbearers were: Amos Lowe, Emery Elliott, C. H. Bedient, John Lenhart, Charles Viox and Ira L. Bishopp. Interment was under direction of the Wildermuth Mortuary of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 19, 1939 FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES IN SALT LAKE Roy Rizzi, 38, of Kemmerer, formerly of Rock Springs, died Monday at the L.D.S. hospital in Salt Lake City following a lingering illness, according to word received by relatives here. Rizzi was born in Rock Springs and has many uncles, aunts and cousins here. He is survived by his wife and 14-year-old daughter, Norma of Kemmerer; his mother, Mrs. Anna Rizzi of San Francisco; and two brothers, Eugene of Hollywood, Calif. and George of Price, Utah. Funeral arrangements were pending late Monday. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 19, 1939 Granger Woman Dies in Depot Awaiting Train Mrs. Mary Loretta Yarborough, 50, of Granger, died Sunday in the Union Pacific depot at Granger while waiting for a train to take her to Ogden, Utah, for medical treatment. She had been in ill health for some time and had planned to go to Ogden to receive treatment from a specialist. Her death, said by County Coroner J. Warden Opie to be from natural causes, occurred just a few minutes before arrival of the train. Born July 9, 1889, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Yarborough had lived in Granger since 1910. She is survived by her husband, Thomas M. Yarborough of Granger; and a sister, Mrs. Florence E. Daly of Brooklyn. Her body is to be sent early this morning by Rogan Mortuary to Brooklyn for funeral services and burial. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 19, 1939 Services Held for Day-Old Daughter of Clyde Oliveros Betty Jo Olivero, day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Olivero of 322 Angle street, died Saturday in Wyoming General hospital. Graveside services were conducted at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon in Mountain View cemetery with the Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating. Rogan Mortuary was in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 26, 1939 Former Resident Is Buried Monday Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 o’clock Monday afternoon in the Episcopal church for Mrs. Anna Nichol, 65, of Rawlins, a former Rock Springs resident who died last Friday in Rawlins. The Rev. E.L. Tull officiated. Mrs. Nichol’s body was taken from a Union Pacific train early Monday morning and removed to the John M. Jamieson home, 432 A street, where it remained until time of services. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 29, 1939 Mrs. Bessie Pryich Dies At Hospital Mrs. Bessie Pryich of 1030 Pilot Butte avenue died Thursday in Wyoming General hospital. Born May 10, 1895, in Bunich, Yugoslavia, Mrs. Pryich had lived in Rock Springs since 1925. She is survived by six daughters, Smilga, Helen, Sophia, Mary and Patricia Pryich and Mrs. James MacPheators, all of Rock Springs; five sons, George, Alexander, Melaine and William, all of Rock Springs, and Mike of Elko, Nev.; four sisters, Mrs. Helen Boody of Denver, Colo., and three residing in Yugoslavia; and her father, Spiro Dozet of Rock Springs. Her husband, Iliga Pryich, did January 19, 1939. Her body is in Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 30, 1939 Springs Negress to Be Buried Sunday Funeral services are to be held at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Lucille Miller, 53, of Rock Springs who died last Saturday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. E.E. Acheson will officiate. Born Feb. 16, 1886, in Oklahoma, the negress had lived in Rock Springs since 1926. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Oct 1939 Old Timer Thomas McMurtrie Dies Thomas McMurtrie, born Ayrshire, Scotland, September 16, 1871, a resident of Rock Springs the past 33 years, died at Richmond, California, on August 29th, the remains being brought here by his son, James. Services were held at the Congregational Church, Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating, on September 3rd. Mr. McMurtrie first entered our employ as a Miner under then Foreman John L. Dykes, in 1906, leaves to mourn his loss four daughters and two sons, his wife having predeceased him several years ago. The sympathy of the Community is extended to those bereft. "Tom" was a member of the Old Timers' Association and several months ago took a leave of absence believing a lower altitude might be beneficial. His last work was a boney picker on No. 8 Tipple. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 3, 1939 Hakkila Services Are to Be Held This Afternoon Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock this afternoon in the Finnish Lutheran church of Abel Hakkila, 70, of 725 Ludwig avenue, who died Friday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon will officiate. Born July 14, 1869 in Rantsila, Finland, Hakkila had lived in Rock Springs for the past 41 years. At one time he was employed as a blacksmith by the Gunn-Quealy Coal company but had retired. Surviving Hakkila are his wife, Anna; and a son, Ray, both of Rock Springs; a daughter living in New York City; three brothers in Finland; and five grandchildren. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 4, 1939 Pinedale Infant Dies At Hospital Ronald Edwards, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. D.D. Edwards of Pinedale, died Tuesday in Wyoming General hospital. In addition to his parents the infant, who was born October 2, 1937, in Pinedale, is survived by a brother, Roger, and three sisters, Betty, Dona and Juanita. His body is to be taken today by Rogan Mortuary to Pinedale where funeral services and burial will take place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 4, 1939 LINE WORKER KILLED WHEN HIT BY TRAIN Benjamin D. Kline of Lyons, Kan., was instantly killed early Tuesday afternoon when struck by the first section of No. 14, crack passenger train of the Union Pacific railroad, 1 ¾ miles east of Rock Springs. Kline was employed as a lineman by the Dozier Construction company which is laying telephone line from Fort Laramie to Salt Lake City. At the time of the accident, Kline was signaling to Wilson Poulter of Wheatland, a fellow employee working about a quarter of a mile east, and apparently failed to notice the eastbound passenger train until too late to get to safety. Poulter told County Coroner J. Warden Opie that while he did not actually see the accident occur, he saw the train approaching Kline but thought that the Kansan had jumped to safety. Paul Gillenwater of Wheatlant, who had talked with Kline about 20 minutes before the accident occurred, also was questioned by Opie but was unable to furnish any information regarding details of the accident. Coroner Opie said Tuesday night that he did not know whether an inquest would be held. Kline’s body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 5, 1939 INQUEST WILL BE HELD IN CLINE DEATH County Coroner J. Warden Opie on Wednesday called an inquest into the death of Benjamin D. Cline, 42, of Lyons, Kan., instantly killed early Tuesday afternoon when struck by the engine of Union Pacific passenger train No. 14 east of Rock Springs. Date of the inquest was not set by Opie who declared it would not be held until he could obtain testimony from the engineer and fireman of the passenger train. Edward Delaney, R.S. McAuley and Dan Daniels have been named by Opie as members of the jury which will hear testimony at the inquest. Cline, employed as a lineman by the Dozier Construction company, was struck by the train as he was signaling to Wilson Poulter, a fellow employee, who was standing about a quarter of a mile down the track. Cline incurred a fractured skull, fractured left arm and numerous abrasions. His body is to be sent tonight by Rogan Mortuary to Lyons, Kan., where funeral service and burial will take place. The Kansan is survived by a wife and five children. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 7, 1939 Masonic Rites to Be Held Today For Dr. Shafer Masonic funeral services will be conducted at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Rock Springs Masonic temple for Dr. L.D. Shafer, 81, resident of Rock Springs for the past 51 years who died Wednesday afternoon in Wyoming General hospital. His body is to be taken to the temple at 10 o’clock this morning where it will lie in state until time for services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 10, 1939 Mrs. Ray Smith of Casper, Wyoming, a former resident of Rock Springs died Monday, October 9th at Casper. Funeral services will be held here today at 2:30 p.m. from the L.D.S. Church with Wildermuth Funeral Home in charge and burial in Mt. View Cemetery. Mrs. Smith leaves to mourn her loss her husband and 5 children, Leroy, Lenore, Melvin, Darleen, and Verna Jean; 5 brothers, Sam Wardle, St. Anthony, Idaho, Leslie Wardle, Sugar City, Idaho, Delos Wardle, Los Angeles, California, Sheldon Wardle & Legrand Wardle, Rock Springs, 3 sisters, Mrs. M. Buchanan, Kemmerer, Mrs. Leah Peterson & Mrs. Harold Williams, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 10, 1939 Joe Shuster Sr., Expires at 61; Rites Wednesday Funeral services are to be held at 9:30 o’clock Wednesday morning in the North Side Catholic church for Joe Shuster Sr., 61, who died Saturday at his home, 201 Gale street. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. A retired coal miner, Shuster was born March 19, 1878, in Austria. He had made Rock Springs his home since 1902. Surviving Shuster are three sons, John, James and William; and a daughter, Mrs. Rudolph Anselmi, all of Rock Springs. Rock Springs Council 2441, Knights of Columbus, will have charge of rosary services to be held at the family home at 7 o’clock tonight. Shuster’s body is to be taken from Rogan Mortuary to the home at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon where it will lie in state until time of services. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 11, 1939 Former Resident Dies in Casper On Monday Night Mrs. Reynold Smith, 28, of Casper, the former Katherine Wardle of Rock Springs, died Monday night in Casper, according to word received by relatives. The Smiths moved to Casper from here two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith and Mrs. C.C. Smith; mother-in-law of Mrs. Smith, left Tuesday for Casper to accompany the body to Rock Springs for burial. Besides her husband and five children, she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Buck Williams and Mrs. Leah Peterson, and two brothers, Sheldon and LaGrande Wardle, all of Rock Springs. Arrangements for funeral services had not been made Tuesday night. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 17, 1939 Autopsy Ordered In Death of Superior Miner County Coroner J. Warden Opie has ordered an autopsy to be performed at 10 o’clock this morning in an attempt to ascertain cause of death of Nestor Sampi, Superior coal miner. Sampi was stricken ill Monday while picking bony on C tipple of the Union Pacific Coal company in Superior. He died en route to the emergency hospital. Coroner Opie said that whether or not he would call an inquest into Sampi’s death depended on findings of the autopsy. Sample’s body is in Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 17, 1939 Green River Man Dies Early Monday Funeral services for Daniel Harold Walker, 39, of Green River, who died early Monday morning will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from the Congregational church in Green River. The Rev. Harry Gordon will officiate. The body will be taken to Green River at 10 a.m. Thursday where it will lie in state until time for services. Surviving Mr. Walker are his widow, Agnes, and one daughter. Wildermuth mortuary is in charge of arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 17, 1939 JURY BEINGS INQUEST INTO CRASH DEATH An inquest ordered by County Coroner J. Warden Opie was begun Monday night into death of Mrs. Mary Stoen, 69, of Beresford, S.D., who died Sunday in Wyoming General hospital from head injuries incurred in an automobile accident Friday night on the Lincoln highway 1 ½ miles west of Little America. Axel Ohlseen, Harry Whalen and Mike Zakovich are members of the jury named by Coroner Opie to hear testimony. The inquest will be continued tonight following arrival of a bus driver who came upon the scene of the accident shortly after it occurred. Other witnesses were questioned last night. Mrs. Stoen incurred a fractured skull when the car being driven by her son-in-law, Arthur H. Wiegman, of Hot Springs, S.D., collided with another automobile being driven by J.C. McCaroll of Lyman. Her daughter, Mrs. Judith Wiegman, also was in the car. Mrs. Stoen was born November 30, 1869 in Norway. Her body was shipped Monday afternoon by Wildermuth Mortuary to Sioux City, Iowa, where funeral services and burial will take place. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 18, 1939 Rites for Green River Man Will Be On Thursday GREEN RIVER, Oct. 17 (Special)—Funeral services will be held here at 2 p.m. Thursday for Daniel Harold Walker, 39, who died early Monday morning following a lingering illness. He was born June 11, 1900, in Colorado. He was married to Agnes Otto at Denver, Colo., on June 11, 1921. The family resided in Goodland, Kan., until 1923 when they moved to Green River. Mr. Walker has been in ill health for several years. Following a 13-month confinement in an Ogden hospital he was employed by the Union Pacific railroad. Later he operated a shoe repair establishment here. He was taken ill again recently and was in Wyoming General hospital in Rock Springs until two weeks before his death. He is survived by his widow, Agnes; a daughter, Numa; his father, George C. Walker of Culbertson, Neb.; five sisters and three brothers. The body will be brought to Green River at 10 a.m. Thursday and will lie in state until time for the services. Wildermuth Mortuary of Rock Springs is in charge of arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 18, 1939 HEMORRHAGE CAUSE OF SAMPI DEATH Pulmonary hemorrhage was found to have been the cause of death of Nestor Mattias Sampi, 54, of Superior who died suddenly Monday after he was stricken ill while at work on the tipple of C mine of the Union Pacific Coal company at Superior. Statement of the cause of Sampi’s death was issued by Doctors K.E. Krueger and Frank J. Bertoncelj following an autopsy performed at request of County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Because of the autopsy findings, an inquest will not be necessary, according to Opie, although he said that he plans to conduct an investigation into the case. Sampi was taken ill while at working picking boney on the tipple. He died en route to an emergency hospital. Born May 5, 1885 in Kannus, Finland, Sampi had lived in Superior since 1907. He is survived by his wife, Jennie; two sons, Theodore and Kenneth; a daughter, Pearl; two sisters living in Finland; and six brothers. Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel with John Kuisma officiating. The Finnish choir will sing. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 18, 1939 SPRINGS MAN KILLED IN TRAIN-AUTOMOBILE CRASH DRIVES CAR INTO CABOOSE AT JUNCTION Andrew Schick of Rock Springs was killed instantly about 9:30 o’clock Tuesday morning when the car he was driving crashed into rear end of a caboose on the Thayer Junction crossing of the Union Pacific railroad, 25 miles east of Rock Springs. Schick, who had been employed as salesman for a meat and produce firm doing business in this area, was en route to Point of Rocks on a regular call when the accident occurred, it is said. He neared the Thayer Junction crossing as a freight train, en route to Superior, was backing up the track. Apparently failing to notice the oncoming train, Schick drove his car directly into its path, crashing into rear coupling of the caboose, according to investigating officers. He is believed to have been traveling between 60 and 70 miles per hour. Signal lights and bells at the crossing were said to be operating at the time of the accident, according to information given State Highway Patrolman Lloyd Kencke by Harry Riley, conductor on the train. Carried between 90 and 100 feet by the train, the Schick car was almost completely wrecked. The motor was demolished and the grille, right front fender, windshield, steering wheel and right door badly damaged. Force of the collision sent the motor crashing toward center of the car, pinning Schick to back of the front seat. His chest was crushed and both legs broken in the accident. Death was believed to have been instantaneous. County Coroner J. Warden Opie, who investigated the accident with State Highway Patrolman Kencke, has ordered an inquest into the case at 8 o’clock tonight. Fred Asiala, Steve Magagna and J.A. Bryson have been named as members of the inquest jury. Schick, well known in Rock Springs, at one time was head of the meat department of Stock Growers Mercantile company. He is survived by his wife, Mae, owner of the Mae Marsh shop. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 19, 1939 SERVICES FOR CRASH VICTIM TO BE FRIDAY Funeral services will be held at 9:30 o’clock Friday morning in the South Side Catholic church for Andrew J. Schick, 54, of 215 C street who was instantly killed Tuesday morning when the car he was driving struck rear end of a caboose of a Union Pacific freight train backing onto the crossing at Thayer Junction, 25 miles east of Rock Springs. The Rev. Adolph Pate is to officiate. The Rev. Mr. Pate is to say rosary tonight for Schick in Rogan Chapel, beginning at 7 o’clock. Members of Rock Springs council 2441, Knights of Columbus, are expected to attend rosary in a body. Representatives of Rock Springs lodge 624, B.P.O. Elks, with which Schick was affiliated also are to be present. Born in Chicago, Schick had lived in Rock Springs for the past 25 years. At one time he was head of the meat department of Stock Growers Mercantile company, but at time of his death was employed as a poultry salesman. He is survived by his wife, Mae, owner of the Mae Marsh shop; a brother, Philip of Chicago; and three sisters, Louise Schick and Mrs. Ray McNally, both of Chicago, and Mrs. Walter White of Manhattan, Mont. His body is to lie in state at Rogan Mortuary until time of funeral services. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery, with the Elks lodge presiding at graveside services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 24, 1939 Pinedale Woman Dies At Hospital Mrs. Eileen Pearson, 27, of Pinedale died at 3:20 a.m. Monday in Wyoming General hospital where she had been a patient for the past 18 days. Funeral services are to be conducted at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the Congregational church at Pinedale. Mrs. Pearson, who was born in Kansas, is survived by her husband, Elvin Pearson, also of Pinedale. Wildermuth Mortuary was in charge of local arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 25, 1939 Former Resident Expires in Ogden Earl Call, former Rock Springs resident, died Tuesday at the home of his parents in Ogden, Utah. He is survived by his wife, the former Ann Kormas of Rock Springs, and a 10-month-old daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kormas, parents of Mrs. Call, are to go to Ogden to attend funeral services which will be held Friday. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 26, 1939 Creighton Rites Are to Be Held Friday Afternoon Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon in the Congregational church for John M. Creighton, 50, master mechanic for the Colony Coal company, who died Tuesday afternoon in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Kennan Sheldon will officiate. Creighton, who was born March 21, 1889 in Pawnee City, Neb., had lived in Rock Springs for the past 30 years. He was well known here and had taken active part in affairs of Rock Springs Lodge No. 12 A.F. and A.M., and Excelsior Lodge No. 91 I.O.O.F. He is survived by his wife and daughter, Helen, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Vida Donnen of Fort Morgan, Colo.; and Mrs. Mary Reinard of Stockton, Calif.; and a brother, Joseph, who resides in Colorado. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Green River Star, Oct 27, 1939 John Sunberg Dies Of Heart Attack John G. Sunberg, 68, died suddenly of heart attack while visiting his sons in Evanston Tuesday of last week. He only lived 21 days after his wife passed away in September. John G. Sunberg was born in Boden, Sweden, Sept. 18, 1871, and came to the United States when 19 years of age. He was employed as section foreman in Evanston and Green River and other points along the Union Pacific. He was pensioned some 18 months ago, and was visiting with his two sons, Victor and Carl of Evanston, when he was stricken. Interment was made in the family lot in Uintah, beside his wife. Surviving are his seven sons, Phillip of Denver, Colo.; Ernest of Cheyenne; Oscar of Coalville, Utah; Herbert of Los Angeles, California; John of Chicago, and Carl and Victor Sunberg of Evanston; and one daughter, Mrs. Lynn Lythgoe of Los Angeles, California. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 31, 1939 OFFICERS SEEK NATURE OF TRAGIC EXPLOSION WHICH KILLS FIVE BOYS BLAST MANGLES BODIES AND MAKES DIFFICULT IDENTIFICATION OF DEAD Nature of an explosion Sunday afternoon in the No. 6 district just inside the city limits which claimed the lives of five young Rock Springs boys was being sought today by county officers as grief-stricken parents completed arrangements for funeral services. The dead: O’DEAN GRANT, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Grant of 420 Ridge avenue. LAWRENCE GORDON GRANT, 9, O’Dean’s brother. DONALD DWAIN COOPER, 8, son of Mrs. James Gilday of 141 Noble Drive, Rock Springs. DAVID FRANKLIN CHAMBERLAIN, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Chamberlain who came to Rock Springs two weeks ago from Salt Lake City, Utah. WALTER VALENTINE HERRERA, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Herrera, 515 Fifth street. In an attempt to determine what the explosive was that created the body-shattering blast, sheriff’s officers have sent pieces of clothing and some of the earth at scene of the accident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C., for analysis. The explosion, which occurred about 2:15 p.m. Sunday, left a crater 18 inches in diameter and nearly a foot deep, according to Deputy Sheriff Dillwyn Ramsay who was one of the first persons to arrive upon the tragic scene. Greasewood, nearly six feet high, had been cleared from a circle nearly 10 feet across in vicinity of the crater. Force of the explosion had blown mostly north and northwest. Bodies of the five children were horribly mangled by force of the explosion and identification was made chiefly through tattered fragments of clothing which still clung to their bodies or was picked up near scene of the accident. The two Grant children were the first to be identified, with their shoes furnishing the deciding information. The Chamberlain lad was identified next through fillings in his teeth. Stocking and a mashed finger on his left had were clues which led officers to identification of the Cooper boy with Herrera’s mother identifying his body from a belt and tattered fragments of a jacket. The explosion occurred just within the city limits on a section of land between the Winton-Reliance railroad track and Killpecker creek. Because portions of a gun were found near the crater, officers are led to believe that the boys may have been hunting when the explosion occurred. A gunstock and bolt of a .22 calibre rifle and two empty .22 calibre short shells were found at the scene. Officers have sent the bolt and two empty shells to a ballistic expert in Greeley, Colo., in an attempt to ascertain whether markings on the shells were made by the firing pin in the bolt of the gun. This check is being made, officers said, because present information leads to the belief that the boys unwittingly may have fired at some explosive object. The gun, according to information given last night to Deputy Sheriff Ramsay by John Jew, local Chinese boy who had been talking with the five lads a short time before the explosion, belonged to the Herrera youth. Earlier information had led officers to believe the gun had been borrowed by the Cooper boy. County Coroner J. Warden Opie said Monday afternoon that date for an inquest into the explosion would be withheld pending receipt of information from the FBI and the ballistics expert. In the meantime, however, a jury named by Opie will aid in conducting an investigation into the case. Named to the jury are Fred Magagna, Ray Sell and William Crookston. Sheriff’s officers, Opie and Union Pacific railroad agents are conducting the investigation of the tragedy. Appreciation was expressed Monday by the sheriff’s office for cooperation given officers at scene of the explosion. This cooperation not only in refraining from trampling over the scene but in aiding with identification work, greatly aided the officers, they declared. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 31, 1939 Private Funeral Is Planned for Green River Boy Robert Byrne Schaaf, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Schaaf, died Sunday at his home in Green River. Private funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the family home with burial in Riverview cemetery. The boy was born April 12, 1932 in Green River. Wildermuth mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 31, 1939 SPRINGS MAN KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT Dundas Morrison, 52, of Rock Springs, was killed instantly late Saturday night when the car in which he was riding struck a rough spot in the Lincoln highway nine miles east of Rock Springs and overturned. Morrison was a passenger in an automobile driven by James Groutage of Winton and in which Harold Cuthbertson of Winton also was riding, according to Deputy Sheriff Dillwyn Ramsay, who investigated the accident. Groutage lost control of the car as it struck rough, but not loose, gravel at the beginning of the detour, according to Ramsay. The machine left the highway, overturning 1 ½ times. Groutage and Cuthbertson escaped without injury. Funeral services for Morrison will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating. Rock Springs Aerie, F.O. Eagles, will have charge of graveside services in Mountain View cemetery. Born January 15, 1887, in LaSalle, Ill., Morrison had lived in Rock Springs since 1889. He was employed as a coal miner. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. George Howard of Belvedere, Ill., and Mrs. Andrew Orr of Detroit, Mich.; and two brothers, Archie of Oglesvy, Ill., and Matt of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Oct 31, 1939 Funeral Services For Explosion Victims Arranged Arrangements for funeral services for five young Rock Springs boys killed early Saturday afternoon in an explosion just inside the northern city limits were being completed Monday afternoon. Funeral services for Donald Dwain Cooper, 8, son of Mrs. James Gilday of 141 Noble Drive, are to be held at 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in Rogan Chapel. The Rev. E.L. Tull will officiate. The L.D.S. church choir is to provide music. The youth was born April 27, 1931, in Rock Springs. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his father, Harold Cooper of Denver, Colo. The bodies of O’Dean, 11, and Lawrence Gordon, 9, sons of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Grant of 420 Ridge avenue, are to be sent to Cleveland, Idaho, where funeral services will be held Wednesday in the L.D.S. church with Bishop Vern Adams officiating. David Franklin Chamberlain’s body also is to be sent from Rock Springs for funeral services. The seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Chamberlain is to be buried in Salt Lake City, Utah, from where the family moved to Rock Springs about two weeks ago. No date has yet been set for services. David Franklin was born June 1, 1932, in Salt Lake City. In addition to his parents [rest of sentence missing]. Funeral services for Walter Valentine Herrera, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Herrera, are to be held at 9 o’clock Thursday morning in the South Side Catholic church with the Rev. S.A. Welsh officiating. Rosary will be said Wednesday night at 7 o’clock. In addition to his parents the youth who was born April 7, 1928, in Rock Springs, is survived by two brothers, John and Gilbert; and a sister, Alvera. Rogan mortuary is in charge of local funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 1, 1939 Mother of Springs People Dies in Erie, Colorado Mrs. Walter Williams of Erie, Colo., mother of Mrs. Florence Brawley and E.W. Cameron of Rock Springs, died Monday evening in Erie, Colo., according to word received in Rock Springs. Mrs. Williams had several friends in Rock Springs. Funeral services will be held Thursday in Ft. Collins. Mrs. Brawley, Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Smith, nephew and niece of Mrs. Williams, will attend funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 1, 1939 Green River Boy Buried Today in Private Funeral GREEN RIVER, Oct. 31 (Special)—Private funeral services will be held in the family home at 2 o’clock Wednesday for Robert Byrne Schaaf, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Schaaf of Green River. The Rev. Harry Gordon of the Congregational church will officiate. Born April 12, 1932, the youth died Sunday at his home. Scarlet fever was said to have been the cause of his death. In addition to his parents he is survived by five sisters and one brother. Burial will be in Riverview cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 1, 1939 FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THREE BLAST VICTIMS TO BE CONDUCTED TODAY Funeral services for three of the five Rock Springs boys killed in an explosion Sunday afternoon will be held today as officers press their quest to determine nature of the blast. Funeral services for Donald Dwain Cooper, 8, son of Mrs. James Gilday of 141 Noble Drive, will be held at 1 o’clock this afternoon in Rogan Chapel. The Rev. E.L. Tull of the Episcopal church will officiate. O’Dean, 11, and Lawrence Gordon, 9, sons of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Grant of 420 Ridge avenue, are to be buried today in Cleveland, Idaho. Funeral services will be held there from the L.D.S. church with Bishop Vern Adams officiating. Thursday morning at 9 o’clock, funeral services will be held in the South Side Catholic church for Walter Valentine Herrera, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Herrera, 515 Fifth street. Rosary will be said at 7 o’clock tonight at Rogan Chapel. The body of the fifth blast victim, David Franklin Chamberlain, has been sent to Salt Lake City where funeral services will be held later this week. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Chamberlain, the seven-year-old boy had moved to Rock Springs only two weeks ago with his parents. In the meantime, county officers are working diligently to determine nature of the explosive which created the body-shattering blast, and how it might have fallen into hands of the five young boys. Further search of scene of the tragedy Tuesday afternoon uncovered barrel of a .22 calibre rifle for which officers had been searching. Bent in an almost perfect “U” shape by force and with the front sights blown off, the barrel was found 37 yards northwest of the explosion crater, according to Deputy Sheriff Dillwyn Ramsay. While no shell was found in the barrel, officers believe it may have been blown out. Bolt and portions of stock of the gun were found earlier by officers who have sent the bolt and two empty .22 cartridges found near scene of the explosion, to a Boulder, Colo., ballistics expert in an attempt to determine whether markings on the two shells are similar with that made by firing pin in the bolt. In the meantime, officers also are awaiting report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington on analysis made of fragments of clothing and earth sent in attempt to ascertain what type of explosive could have caused the blast. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 2, 1939 Funeral Services This Morning For Blast Victim Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock this morning in the South Side Catholic church for Walter Valentine Herrera, 12, one of five Rock Springs boys killed Sunday afternoon in an explosion at No. 6. The Rev. S.A. Welsh will officiate. Joseph Aljinovich, Paul Aljinovich, Robert Demorest, George Hower, Lee Ulibarrie and John Herrera are to act as pallbearers. Born April 7, 1928, in Rock Springs, the youth had lived here all his life. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Herrera; two brothers, John and Gilbert; and a sister, Alvera. Burial is to be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Green River Star, Nov 3, 1939 Scarlet Fever Claims Life of Bobbie Schaaf Funeral services for Robert Byrne Schaaf, 7-year-old youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Schaaf, Sr., were held from the home Wednesday afternoon with Rev. Harry B. Gordon of Union Congregational church officiating. Services were private. Robert Byrne died Sunday, succumbing to scarlet fever. He was ill but three days, being taken down by the fever on Thursday, and was confined to his home. Born April 12, 1932, he was the youngest of seven children. He is survived by his parents; a brother, Phillip, Jr.; five sisters, Una, Mrs. W. E. Picken, and Mrs. George Bedient, Bernice, Katherine. Pallbearers at the service were Franklin Gasson, Ray V. White, Ernest King and Alton Hermanson. Burial was made in Riverview cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 7, 1939 Lyman Girl Dies In Springs Hospital Saturday Joan Foiamini, 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guido Foiamini of Lyman, died Saturday in Wyoming General hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Catholic church at Fort Bridger with the Rev. Gather Cassidy officiating. Rosary will be said at 7 o'clock tonight at Fort Bridger. In addition to her parents, Joan is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Lee Hanley of Rains, Utah, Mrs. Irene Daniel of Bakersfield, Calif., Annie, of Superior, and Lebra and Ida, both of Lyman; and six brothers, Albert of Superior, Bruno of Denver, Colo., and Vincent, Sasto Primo and Geno, all of Lyman. Burial will be in the Fort Bridger cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 7, 1939 Funeral Services For Springs Girl To Be Wednesday Manda Nekich, 14, of 1031 Seventh street, died Sunday in Wyoming General hospital. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Sulentich; and three brothers, Dewey, John and George. Her body is to be taken to the family home at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon, with funeral services to be held there at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning with the H.B.J. lodge in charge. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 7, 1939 Reliance Woman's Mother Dies in Automobile Crash Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Mann and daughter Silva of Reliance left Monday for California where they were called because of the death of Mrs. Mann's mother, Mrs. Charles Kettley. Mrs. Kettley died from injuries received in an automobile accident near Pasadena. Mrs. Kettley was reported to be in serious condition from injuries suffered in the crash. The Manns were accompanied on the trip by S.I. Rodda of Hanna, a brother of Mrs. Kettley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 7, 1939 Funeral Services For Aged Woman To Be Held Today Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock this morning in the South Side Catholic church for Mrs. Anna V. Hendricks, 81, of 122 South Front street who died Saturday in Wyoming General hospital. Mrs. Hendricks, who had lived here for the past 15 years, is survived by a brother, Timothy J. Kinney of Los Angeles, Calif., and a nephew, Robert Murphy, of Rock Springs. Rosary was said Monday night at 7 o'clock at the family home where her body was taken at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon. Burial will be in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rogan Mortuary was in charge of local funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 8, 1939 Joseph Davenport, Pioneer Resident Of Rock Springs Area, Dies at 69 Joseph Davenport, 69, pioneer resident of the Rock Springs region and former member of Rock Springs police force, died Tuesday in Wyoming General hospital. Funeral services are to be held at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in Rogan Chapel with the Rev. Keenan Sheldon officiating. James Graham, harry Kent, A.L. McCurtain, John Veronda, William Griffiths Jr., and W.J. Harvey are to act as pallbearers with Charles Teeters, Guy Rife, Henry Schnauber, George Erhard, William Zollier and Robert D. Murphy as honorary pallbearers. Davenport, who was born December 25, 1869 in Pennsylvania, came to Rock Springs in 1874 with his mother and other members of the family. His father, Thomas Davenport, had come to Rock Springs a few years earlier. After living in Rock Springs a few years, the Davenports moved onto a ranch on Quaken Aspen mountain where they remained for four years, then going to the Browns Park country where they operated the Willow Creek ranch. Davenport remained there until 1903 when he returned to Rock Springs and entered the saloon business with Joe Hay. Al Morton later bought out Hays’ interest in the Oak Buffet and Davenport and Morton ran the business in partnership until prohibition. Davenport later was appointed city street commissioner and then was named to the police force on which he served for 14 years. Following his release from the police force, Davenport secured a government contract to transport mail from Rock Springs to the Sparks ranch, a contract he held from July 1945 to July 1938. Davenport is survived by two brothers, Adam of Bakersfield, Calif.; and William of Linwood, Utah; and two foster children, Mrs. John Lebar and Alfred Branch, both of Rock Springs. Because of his long residence in the Browns Park country, Davenport was able to relate many stories of early day history of the country when it served as a hideout for escaped convicts of the Utah state penitentiary in Salt Lake City and for noted cattle rustlers and outlaws. Davenport served as a member of a posse which captured Tracey and Lant, two noted desperadoes who escaped from the Utah penitentiary. Tracey and Lant, after fleeing the prison, went to the Browns Park where they ran across a man named Bennett and an 18-year-old youth. In a joking manner one day the boy pulled a chair out from under Bennett who shot and killed the youth. Sheriff Charles W. Neiman and Deptuy Sheriff E.A. Farnham of Colorado organized a posse and went in search of Bennett, assisted by another posse formed by Sheriff Pete Swanson and Deputy Sheriff Robert Guy of Wyoming, of which Davenport was a member. Bennett soon was captured and was taken to the Bassett ranch. In the meantime the posse found the trail of Lant and Tracey and followed them into Ladore Canyon. Valentine Hoy, leader of the posse, while searching for the two men stepped back of a rock directly into their path and was shot dead by Tracey. Members of the posse took Hoy’s body back to the Bassett ranch where a sentence of death soon was passed on Bennett and he was taken out and hung from a high gatepost in front of the ranch. In the meantime the posse continued its search for Tracey and Lant. Rain which fell during the night made search for the escaped convicts easier and they were sighted in the distance by the possemen who opened fire. Tracey and Lant returned the fire and then sought shelter behind small mounds of earth, keeping up a rapid exchange of shots with the possemen. They finally surrendered and were taken to Hahns Peak jail from which they promptly escaped. Two days later they were recaptured and taken to the jail in Aspen. They murdered the jailer at Aspen and fled to Oregon where after leaving a trail of bloody murders, Tracey was caught. He escaped the Oregon jail, however, and committed suicide in a corn field as posses were closing in on him. Search for Tracey and Lant was only one of many thrilling Browns Park escapades which Davenport could describe as result of his long residence in that vicinity. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 8, 1939 EXPLOSIVE IN TRAGIC BLAST STILL MYSTERY Sweetwater county officers today were no nearer solution of the type of explosive which October 29 claimed the lives of five Rock Springs youths, following receipt of report from chemists of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C. FBI investigators, according to Deputy Sheriff Dillwyn Ramsay, were unable to ascertain type of explosive which caused the fatal blast after an analysis of clothing and samples of dirt taken from the explosion crater which had been sent them by county officers. The FBI, however, requested county officers to send names of the five youths which will be placed in a separate file of explosive deaths being maintained by the bureau. Ramsay stated that coroner’s inquest into the death of the five boys probably would be resumed Thursday following return to Rock Springs of County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Testimony still is to be taken by the jury from Johnny Jew, 11-year-old Chinese youth who gave Ramsay a detailed account of events preceding the explosion. Jew, who was with the other five boys until a few seconds before the blast, told Ramsay that the youths were shooting at a box they had discovered hidden under a clump of greasewood while rabbit hunting. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 8, 1939 FORMER COUNTY ASSESSOR TO BE BURIED TODAY Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon in Rogan Chapel for James Arthur, 62, of 102 L street who died last Wednesday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. E.L. Tull will officiate. Born August 25, 1877, in Cumberland, England, Arthur had made his home in Rock Springs since 1888. In 1919 he was elected county assessor, a position he held for one term. Recently he has been watchman at the city garage. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 8, 1939 CALIFORNIAN KILLED IN CRASH EAST OF SPRINGS Robert E. Hicks, 63, of San Diego, Calif., was killed Tuesday morning when the car he was driving left the Lincoln highway near Tipton, 55 miles east of Rock Springs, and overturned three times. Hicks incurred a broken neck and crushed chest in the accident while his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Helen L. Hicks, and her two children escaped with but minor injuries. Cause of the accident has not been learned, according to State Highway Patrolman Lloyd Kencke who investigated. Kencke said that an inquest probably would be called following return to Rock Springs of County Coroner J. Warden Opie. The Hicks’ were en route to Ogallala, Neb., when the accident occurred, Kencke said. Mrs. Hicks received a scalp wound and Janice, nine, an injury to her right shoulder. Patricia, second daughter, escaped uninjured. James Hicks, husband of Mrs. Hicks, notified of the accident, left immediately for Rock Springs and was expected to arrive here late last night. Hicks’ death brought to seven the number of fatalities in Sweetwater county this year, Kencke said, and increased to 91 the total number of highway deaths throughout Wyoming. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 8, 1939 Mother of Reliance Man Dies in Crash Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Mann and daughter Silva of Reliance left Monday for California where they were called because of the death of Mr. Mann’s mother, Mrs. Charles Kettley. Mrs. Kettley died from injuries received in an automobile accident near Pasadena. Mr. Kettley was reported to be in serious condition from injuries suffered in the crash. The Manns were accompanied on the trip by Mrs. S.I. Rodda of Hanna, a sister of Mrs. Kettley. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 8, 1939 Nekich Services To be Held Today Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock this morning at the family home, 1031 Seventh street, for Manda Nekich, 14, who died Sunday in Wyoming General hospital. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Sulentich and three brothers, Dewey, John and George. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 8, 1939 Evanston Man’s Death Boosts Road Toll to 90 EVANSTON, Nov, 7.—Ed R. Anderson of Evanston was instantly killed when the automobile in which he was riding plunged off the road and overturned in a borrow pit three miles east of Urie, Wyo. Anderson died of a broken neck when he and his companion, D. Hodges, were pinned beneath the overturned car. A passing motorist discovered the wreck about a half hour after it occurred. Hodges, a Smith Forks timber cutter, was taken to Lyman where his injuries were described as not serious. Anderson’s death increased the state’s 1939 highway fatality toll to 90 compared with 92 a year ago and was the first to be reported for November. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 10, 1939 BAIROIL MAN FOUND DEAD RAWLINS, Nov. 9 (UP)—Carbon county officials left here tonight to investigate the death of Jim Foley, 28, a laborer at Bairoil, a small community 50 miles north of here. Officers said the man was found shot to death and that they had reports “it looks like a suicide” but that local police could not find the gun with which Foley was killed. Dr. A.O. Sanden of Bairoil said he had been treating Foley for an illness and found him dead when he visited the man’s house today. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 11, 1939 OPIE PROBING DEATH OF BAIROIL MAN County Coroner J. Warden Opie today was conducting an investigation to determine need for calling an inquest into death of James H. Fowley, 26, found dead Thursday afternoon of a gunshot wound through the chest in his home at Bairoil. Preliminary investigation leads to the belief that Fowley shot himself, according to Opie. A .22 rifle found near a pool of blood is to be examined to ascertain if finger prints found on stock and barrel of the gun compare with those of Foley. In the meantime Opie has appointed a jury composed of Evan Myers, Frank Roth and Rollin Drake to assist with the investigation in event calling of an inquest should become necessary. Fowley’s body was found about 5 p.m. Thursday by Dr. A.O. Sanden of Bairoil when he answered a call to go to home of the oil worker to treat him for an illness. Dr. Sanden had been called to Fowley’s home by John P. Cunningham, a fellow worker of the dead man, according to Opie. Cunningham, according to the story he told Opie, had finished his shift at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon and was to be relieved by Fowley. When Fowley failed to show up Cunningham said he went to the man’s house where he found Fowley, clad in his undershirt, trousers and slipper, lying on his bed. In answer to a query by Cunningham, Fowley is said to have told the man that he was ill and wouldn’t be able to work his shift. He asked that Cunningham summon a doctor. Cunningham complied with his request but because of press of business Dr. Sanden was unable to respond to the call until about 5 o’clock. As he entered Fowley’s house he saw the man lying on the floor in a pool of blood near the front door. Because there were scattered pools of blood throughout the house and a hurried search failed to uncover the gun with which Fowley apparently shot himself, it was at first believed that his death might be murder. Further search, however, revealed a .22 rifle lying near a pool of blood on the floor of a garage adjoining Fowley’s house. It is believed that Fowley shot himself while in the garage and then made his way back into the house where he died. When his body was found, Fowley was clad in a shirt, trousers and shoes. A bullet hole was found in the shirt. Opie was assisted in preliminary investigation of the case on Thursday night by Deputy Sheriff Dillwyn Ramsay and State Highway Patrolman Lloyd Kencke. Adrian Reynolds also accompanied the officers to take pictures required by them. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 11, 1939 2 Die In Crash North Of Green River Survey Car Runs Into Big Truck In Dust Cloud Two members of a U.S. reclamation service survey party were killed and three other members of their group injured, one seriously, about 5:20 p.m. Monday when the car in which they were riding collided with trailer of a Manning and Martin supply truck 33 miles north of Green River on county highway No. 4 from Green River to Big Piney. The dead are: Harold Harney, 21, of Green River. Doyle Miller, 22, of Salt Lake City. The injured include: G. Bernard Nelson, 28, of Casper, receiving treatment in Wyoming General hospital for head lacerations and chest injuries. H.P. Duggan, 27, of Ft. Morgan, Utah, driver of the survey party car. Richard Scritchfield, 19, of Green River, fifth member of the survey party. Dick Lynch, 27, of Laramie, driver of the truck, escaped without injury. The accident occurred as the survey party was returning to Green River from work on the Seedskadee project. Lynd, driving the Manning and Martin truck, was en route north to site of drilling activity near LaBarge. Lynch was traveling about half a mile behind another Manning and Martin truck and because of dust raised by the first truck was said to be traveling only about 30 miles an hour. As he neared the car in which the survey crew was riding another unidentified auto passed his truck raising still more dust and reducing visibility to a minimum. When the cloud of dust subsided the survey car and truck, both traveling in center of the road, were so close they were unable to avoid colliding, according to State Highway Patrolman Lloyd Kencke, and Undersheriff George Stephens, who investigated. In an attempt to avoid the crash however, Lynch swerved his truck to the left while at the same time Duggan also turned his machine to the left side of the road. The two machines collided with the survey car striking the truck between the cab and the trailer. Force of the collision spun the lighter machine around on the highway until it came to rest facing west. Harney and Miller, who were riding on side of the car facing the truck were instantly killed. Nelson, riding in the middle of the back seat was injured while Duggan and Scritchfield, on the side of the car farthest from the truck, escaped with but slight injuries. Miller had been stationed in Green River only a week following his transfer from a survey crew which had been engaged in the Farson-Pinedale region. Harney, who was born in Tyler, Colo., is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Wood of Green River; a sister, Mrs. Edwin Sylvester of Evanston; a brother, Doran Harney of Berkeley, Calif.; and his grandmother, Mrs. Kate McBride of Swallow, Colo. Their bodies are at Rogan Mortuay pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 15, 1939 Inquest Into Death of Pair Killed In Auto-Truck Crash To Be Held Tonight SERVICES SET FOR GREEN RIVER YOUTH An inquest into the deaths of Harold Reese Harney, 21, of Green River, and Doyle Arthur Miller, 22, of Salt Lake City, killed Monday evening in a truck-auto collision on the county highway 33 miles north of Green River, will be held at o’clock tonight in Green River, according to County Coroner J. Warden Opie. William Evers, T.W. Siegel and E.Y. Megeath have been named by Opie as members of the inquest jury. Harney and Miller were killed when the car in which they and three other members of a U.S. reclamation service survey party were returning to Green River following a day’s work on the Seedskadee project collided with a Manning and Martin truck driven by Dick Lynch, 27, of Laramie. Bernard Nelson, 28, of Casper, member of the survey party, is said to be making satisfactory recovery in Wyoming General hospital from chest injuries and head lacerations incurred in the accident. H.P. Dugan, 27, of Fort Morgan, Utah, driver of the survey party car and Richard Scritchfield, 19, of Green River, fifth member of the crew, as well as Lynch, escaped without injury. Funeral services for Harney tentatively have been set for 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the Congregational church in Green River with the Rev. Harry Gordon officiating. Born June 14, 1918, in Pueblo, Colo., Harney had lived in Green River since 1925. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Wood of Green River; a brother, Doran Harney of Berkeley, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Edwin Sylvester of Evanston; and a grandmother, Mrs. K. McBride of Swallow, Colo. Miller’s body was sent to Salt Lake City, Utah, for burial. Born June 9, 1917, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Miller; two brothers, Harold and Calvin and two sisters, Ora and Donna. Rogan Mortuary was in charge of local arrangements for both Harney and Miller. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 15, 1939 FORMER LOCAL BUSINESSMAN DIES ON COAST A.F. Neuber, former Rock Springs businessman, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., according to word received here Tuesday. Neuber, who ran the Beeman-Neuber Mercantile company in Rock Springs for about 20 years, left 10 years ago to make his home in Los Angeles. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 16, 1939 FORMER LOCAL YOUTH KILLED IN UTAH CRASH Don Duffy, son of Mrs. W.R. Duffy of Rock Springs, was killed Tuesday night when a truck on which he was riding overturned near Provo, Utah, according to word received here Wednesday. Details of the accident were not given. Mrs. Duffy and another son, John, stenographer at the Union Pacific Coal company offices here, let Wednesday morning for Provo upon receipt of the message. Don, who was educated in Rock Springs schools, was well-known in athletic circles. He had been a member of the high school football team and after graduation was seen in many boxing exhibitions in this vicinity. For a time he was enlisted in the U.S. navy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 16, 1939 1 Killed, 2 Hurt In Car-Train Crash Reliance Mother Dead Of Wreck Injuries; Son and Husband In Hospital Sweetwater county chalked up its third traffic fatality in two days last night when Mrs. H. Tassart of Reliance died of injuries received when the automobile driven by her husband crashed in to the side of a loaded Union Pacific coal train on the Winton spur crossing two and one-half miles north of Rock Springs on highway 187. Mrs. Tassert died at the Wyoming General hospital about an hour after the accident, which occurred at 7 p.m., from a slashed throat and crushed chest. Critically injured in the crash was Steve Radich, 6, Mrs. Tassart’s son. He was suffering from probably skull fractures and internal injuries. Hospital attendants late last night described his condition as “extremely serious.” Mr. Tassart, an employee in the Winton mines, was hospitalized for a fractured left arm, fractured right leg and head lacerations. His condition was said not to be critical. Deputy Sheriff D. Ramsay, who made a preliminary investigation, declared that trainmen did not know the automobile struck the loaded train en route from the Winton mines to Rock Springs and did not stop. It was not learned last night what section of the train was hit by the Tassart automobile which was completely wrecked in the crash. The Tassarts were en route to Reliance. The accident occurred as County Coroner J. Warden Opie and State Highway Patrolman Lloyd Kencke were in Green River opening an inquest into the deaths of Harold R. Harney, 21, of Green River, and Doyle A. Miller, 22, of Salt Lake City, who were killed Monday evening in an automobile-truck headon collision 33 miles north of Green River. The two youths were killed when the car transporting a U.S. reclamation service survey crew back to Green River collided with a Manning and Martin trailer truck driven by Dick Lynch of Laramie, in a cloud of dust raised by a passing motorist. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 17, 1939 Duffy Services To Be Today in Provo, Utah Funeral services will be held this morning in the Hatch-Quist Mortuary in Provo, Utah, for Donald Eugene Duffy, 26, former Rock Springs resident killed early Wednesday morning when the heavily loaded produce truck in which he was riding crashed through a guard rail on the highway near La Verkin, Utah, and plunged 214 feet to the mountainside below. Following services Duffy’s body will be sent to Ogden, Utah, for burial. The accident in which Duffy was killed and his companion, Eldon H. Law, 32, of Provo, fatally injured, occurred about 3:20 a.m. Wednesday when the truck, loaded with 10 tons of potatoes and driven by law, was coming down a steep grade. According to the account given by Sheriff A.B. Prince by Law before he died, the truck went out of control and was racing downhill at 100 miles an hour when it crashed through the guard rail at a curve. Duffy was born April 28, 1913 in Eldon, Mo. While still a boy his family moved to Ogden where his father died in 1918. The family later moved to Rock Springs where Duffy finished school. He was a member of the high school football and track teams and following his graduation in 1934 gained a name for himself in boxing circles in this region. Duffy also had been enlisted in the navy. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. W.R. Duffy, and a brother, John, both of Rock Springs; his widow, the former Lettie Ivie of Scipio, Utah, whom he married in November, 1934; and a sister, Miss Olive Duffy, librarian for the University of Hawaii at Honolulu. Mrs. Duffy and John, who left immediately for Provo upon receipt of the word of Don’s death, are expected to return Sunday to Rock Springs. --- Green River Star, Nov 17, 1939 TWO YOUTHS LOSE LIVES IN AUTO CRASH NEAR HERE The victim of an automobile collision, 35 miles northwest of here Monday evening, in which two men’s lives were claimed, Harold Reese Harney of Green River was buried here Thursday. Funeral services were held from the Congregational church yesterday afternoon. Harney and Doyle Miller, 22, of Salt Lake City, were the two losing their lives when a U. S. Bureau of Reclamation car crashed into an oil truck-trailer on the county road, cutting off from Highway 30 about 7 miles west of here and extending into the La Barge country. Injured members of the party were Richard W. Scritchfield, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Scritchfield of Green River; H. P. Dugan, 27, Fort Morgan, Colo.; and G. Bernard Nelson, 28, Casper Wyoming. Nelson was the most severely injured, being crushed badly about the head and body, and his condition is still considered serious, although improved, at the Rock Springs hospital. All five passengers in the car were members of a Bureau of Reclamation survey party conducting investigations upon the Seedskadee unit of the Green River Basin project. They were returning to Green River after a day’s work, Dugan was driving. The truck, driven by Dick Lynch of Laramie, was en route to Pinedale. According to investigators, the wreck was caused by a cloud of dust raised by an unidentified car which passed between the truck and the sedan as they approached on a stretch of dusty flat on the county road. Both drivers told officers that each machine was swerving to the left side of the road when the accident occurred. The two vehicles sideswiped on the right side of the road. The right side of the sedan, which was carrying five men, was completely torn away, and Harney and Miller were riding on that side, it was said. Scritchfield was behind Dugan, the driver, and they were hurt the least. Nelson was in the center of the rear seat. Lynch said he was on the shoulder of the road when the unidentified car passed him and raised the cloud of dust. When he emerged from the dust he saw the Bureau of Reclamation sedan approaching him, breaking out of the dust cloud, swerving to the left. Lynch said he swung the truck to his left to avoid a collision but his trailer struck the lighter car. After the crash, Lynch and Dugan ran two miles to the ranch of G. W. Vickery to obtain help. Vickery brought the bodies of the two men and Nelson to Green River. At an inquest held here Wednesday evening, ordered by County Coroner J. Warden Opie, a jury decided the heavy dust “caused by a vehicle unknown” was the direct cause of the accident. Those serving on the jury were William Evers, Thomas W. Siegel and E. Y. Megeath, all of Green River. Harney, born June 14, 1918 at Pueblo, Colorado, was the youngest son of Mrs. S. L. Woods of Green River and had made his home here since 1925. He was graduated from Green River high school in 1937 and attended the Billings (Mont.) Polytechnic Institute in 1938. He is survived by his mother and stepfather; a brother, Doren Harney, who is a senior at the University of California, Berkeley; a sister, Mrs. Edwin Sylvester of Evanston; and grandmother, Mrs. K. McBride of Swallow, Colo. All but the grandmother were here for the services. Rev. Harry B. Gordon conducted the funeral sermon, and pallbearers were: Dale Barnhart, Albert Beckstead, Donald Beckstead, Jerald Beckstead, Kenneth Beackstead, George Bingham. The body of Doyle Miller was shipped Tuesday to Salt Lake City for burial. --- Green River Star, Nov 17, 1939 Exchange of Seat Plays Fate’s Hand “We had just exchanged seats for this one ride into Green River after work,” it was reported by Richard Scritchfield, one of the passengers in the Bureau of Reclamation car which claimed two lives Monday after a smashup. He was referring to Harold Harney, with whom he exchange was made. Harney and he were good pals, and had been teammates on Green River high school athletic squads for two years. Harney was killed in the accident. “I usually rode on the right side of the rear seat,” said Scritchfield. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 18, 1939 DUFFY RITES TO BE SUNDAY Funeral services for Donald Duffy, 26, former Rock Springs resident, originally scheduled for Friday morning have bee postponed until 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon, according to word received here Friday. Services will be held in Provo, Utah, with burial in Ogden, it is said. Duffy was killed early Wednesday morning when the heavily loaded produce truck in which he was riding crashed through a guard rail on the highway near LaVerkin, Utah, and plunged 214 feet to the mountainside below. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 18, 1939 Jury Holds Foley Death At Bairoil Is “Accidental” Believed Wounded In Taking Rifle From Seat of Car Fatal shooting November 9 of James Foley, 26, of Bairoil was accidental and not a suicide as originally believed, an inquest jury called Friday afternoon at Bairoil by County Coroner J. Warden Opie decreed. The jury, composed of Evan L. Myers, Frank S. Ropp and Rollin M. Drake, returned a verdict that Foley came to his death “of a gunshot wound accidentally inflicted.” Preliminary investigation had indicated that Foley had attempted to take his own life by firing a shot from a .22 calibre rifle into his chest. Disclosure of further evidence and findings of an autopsy revealing course taken by the bullet through Foley’s body, however, led to the conclusion that the shooting was accidental. Autopsy showed that the bullet entered Foley’s body high in the left chest and coursed downward at a 45-degree angle, piercing his left lung, and emerging from his back. It is believed Foley was shot as he attempted to remove the rifle from his car. He had used the gun the day before to kill a calf, it was disclosed. The gun was found by officers near a pool of blood in a garage adjoining Foley’s house. His body was found near front door of the house. Scattered pools of blood indicated Foley apparently had tried to leave the house by the front door to summon aid following the shooting. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 18, 1939 DOUBLE RITES TO BE HELD SUNDAY FOR CRASH VICTIMS Double funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Mrs. Leonie Tassart, 54, and her son, Radish, 6, fatally injured Wednesday night when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into side of a loaded coal train on the Winton spur track 2 ½ miles north of Rock Springs on U.S. highway 187. Mrs. Tassart died Wednesday night about an hour after the accident while her son expired early Thursday morning. Third occupant of the car, Hypolete Tassart, her husband, is receiving treatment in Wyoming General hospital for head laceration and a fractured left arm and right leg incurred in the accident. Mrs. Tassart was born November 25, 1895 in Lans, France, and had lived in Reliance since 1933. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a brother, Frank Saletzki, of Illinois and three daughters, Mrs. D?? Planque of Knoxville, Iowa, Mrs. Mike Bugay of Mt. Harris, Colo., and Mrs. Leona Volsic of Winton. Her son, Stephen Radish, was born in Reliance and had lived there all his life. He is survived by his stepfather, Hypolete Tassart of Reliance; and three sisters, the daughters of Mrs. Tassart. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 21, 1939 Nature Of Blast Killing Five Boys Remains Mystery Following Inquest Explosive And Ownership Are Unknown, Jury Verdict Says Nature and ownership of an explosive which October 29 caused a blast that instantly killed five young Rock Springs boys still remained a mystery Monday night following completion of an inquest into the tragedy conducted by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. The inquest jury found that Lawerence Gordon Grant, O’Dean Grant, Donald Dwain Cooper, David Franklin Chamberlain and Walter Valentine Herrera came to their death “as the result of an explosion of unkown type; the ownership of said explosive unknown.” Ray Sell, Fred Magagna and William Crookston were members of the inquest jury named by Coroner Opie to probe the fatal blast. The verdict of the jury was reached following presentation of testimony Monday by Johnny Jew, 11-year-old Chinese youth, who had been with the five boys until a few seconds preceding the explosion, by witnesses who were among the first to arrive at scene of the blast and introduction of reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding an analysis of fragments of clothing and samples of earth from the explosion crater sent the FBI chemists in an attempt to determine type of explosive causing the blast. In earlier sessions of the inquest they jury had heard statements of powder experts regarding various types of explosives and had questioned various companies which had used explosives in that vicinity in an attempt to determine ownership of the explosive. Jew related to the jury thte same story he had previously told Deputy Sheriff Dillwyn Ramsay regarding events immediately preceding the explosion. The Chinese boy recalled how he and the five other boys had discovered a box which contained the explosive while hunting rabbits. They had taken one shot at the box with a .22 rifle used in their hunting expedition and were preparing to shoot again when Jew became frightened, he said, and upon the taunts of his playmates left them. He had run only about 35 steps, he said, when the explosion occurred. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 21, 1939 Bozovichar Rites Will Be Wednesday Blaz Bozovichar, 62, of 811 Ridge Avenue died Sunday in Wyoming General hospital. Bozovichar, who had lived in Rock Springs for the past 40 years, is survived by a brother, Ignatz, also of Rock Springs. Funeral services will be held in Rogan Chapel at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Green River Star, Nov 24, 1939 B. N. Tibbals, Old Timer of Boulder Country, Claimed The death of B. N. (Barney) Tibbals, one of the old-time settlers in the Boulder country, was learned here Wednesday from George Gilligan of Boulder. Gilligan was enroute to Salt Lake City with his family to spend the Thanksgiving holidays. Tibbals died last weekend at Lander, where he had been receiving medical treatment for several weeks. Funeral services were held in Lander Tuesday. Tibbals had lived on the Eastfork, above boulder, for approximately 35 years and was at one time superintendent of the famous Carissa mine in the South Pass district. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 29, 1939 Henry Bettison, Springs Resident 55 Years, Expires Henry Bettison, 79, of 118 J street, died Tuesday morning in Wyoming General hospital. Bettison, a resident of Rock Springs for the past 55 years, had never married. He is survived by a cousin, Richard Barrass, and a niece, Mrs. Gavin Young, both of Rock Springs. Funeral services are to be held at 2 o’clock Sunday in Wildermuth chapel. The Redman lodge, with which Bettison was affiliated, will have charge of funeral services. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 29, 1939 RETIRED DINES COAL MINER DIES TUESDAY Henry William Lakko, 76, of Dines, died in Wyoming General hospital at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Lakko, a retired coal miner, is survived by a son, William, of Dines; and a granddaughter, Shirley Jean, of Rock Springs. Funeral services have been set for 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 29, 1939 Called to Nebraska By Death of Father Mrs. E.M. Thompson left Rock Springs Tuesday night for Clarks, Neb., where she was called because of the sudden death of her father, Edmund B. Starrett. Starrett, 82, was stricken suddenly Tuesday morning while at work with other Clarks residents in a church and died soon after without regaining consciousness. In addition to Mrs. Thompson, three sons survive him. No date has yet been set for funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Nov 30, 1939 IDAHO WOMAN, INJURED IN AUTO-BUS CRASH WEEK AGO, DIES IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Alta Jane Hahn, 63, of Pingree, Idaho, died at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday in Wyoming General hospital from severe shock and injuries, as yet undetermined, incurred November 22 in an automobile-bus collision on the Lincoln highway two miles west of Rock Springs. Her death brought to 108 the total number of highway fatalities in Wyoming thus far in 1939, five more than during the entire year of 1938. Mrs. Hahn was injured when temporarily blinded by lights of an oncoming truck. John Hahn, her husband who was driving the car in which she was riding, stopped his machine directly in the path of a Union Pacific bus. Fred Rauzen of Salt Lake City, driver of the bus, unable to stop in time, crashed into back end of the Hahn automobile, according to State Highway Patrolman Lloyd Kencke, who investigate. County Coroner J. Warden Opie said Wednesday night that he would conduct an inquest into Mrs. Hahn’s death. He will swear a three-man jury today. No date for the inquest has yet been set. Mrs. Hahn’s body is to be taken to Blackfoot, Idaho, today for funeral services and interment. Her son, Alfred L. Hahn of Blackfoot, called here following the accident, will accompany the body. Rogan Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Dec 1939 Blast Kills Five Rock Springs Boys A blast, which broke windows in nearby houses and which could be heard for miles, snuffed out the lives of five small Rock Springs boys about 2:15 P. M. on Sunday, October 29, 1939. The victims were: Gordon Grant, 9; O'Dean Grant, 11; David Chamberlain, 7; Valentine Herrera, 12; and Donald Cooper, 8 years old. The accident occurred just inside of the northwest corner of the city limits of Rock Springs. Johnny Jew, 11 year old Chinese boy who was with the boys prior to the blast, reported that the boys had been hunting rabbits and chased one down from a nearby hill to the high greasewood across the tracks where it disappeared. It was in this vicinity that they came across a box containing explosives. One of the boys took a shot at the box but missed. Jew, looking at the box closer, observed some letters on it, which led him to believe it contained dynamite. He suggested to the other boys that it might contain dynamite and then started to run away. As he was crossing the track about 40 feet from the explosives, he fell down; and when he was getting up the blast occurred, and he was knocked down. This is in part the story told Deputy Sheriff Ramsay by Johnny Jew. Nearly everyone is agreed that the explosive was dynamite, and from tests made since the blast, it would indicate that there was more than a half case. Where the dynamite came from is still undetermined, although a great deal of effort has been made to find out its origin. The fact remains that it was there and five young boys paid with their live for the carelessness of someone in the handling of explosives. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Dec 1939 Old Timer Dundas Morrison Killed Dundas Morrison, age 52, employed as Tippleman at Winton, was instantly killed on Saturday night, October 28th, about ten miles east of Rock Springs, when the auto in which he was a passenger overturned on the Lincoln Highway, due to loss of control of the car by the driver. Mr. Morrison was a single man, and his first employment with the Company was in 1902 at Rock Springs. He was a member of the Old Timers' Association, and leaves to mourn his loss two brothers and two sisters. The funeral was held at a local mortuary chapel on November 1st, with interment in Mountain View cemetery. The deceased was born at LaSalle, Illinois, on January 15, 1887. --- Union Pacific Coal Company Employes’ Magazine, Dec 1939 Superior Mrs. Martha Harris has returned home from Ogden, Utah, where she was called by the death of her father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 1, 1939 OPIE SELECTS JURYMEN FOR HAHN INQUEST County Coroner J. Warden Opie named Thursday a three-man jury to conduct an inquest into death of Mrs. John Hahn, 63, of Pingree, Idaho, who died Wednesday afternoon in Wyoming General hospital. H.L. McCracken, Walter Keith and J.C. Lewis were named by Opie to the jury. No date for the inquest has been set. Mrs. Hahn succumbed to severe shock and injuries incurred November 22 on the Lincoln highway two miles west of Rock Springs when the car in which she was riding was struck by a Union Pacific bus. Her body was shipped Thursday by Rogan Mortuary to Blackfoot, Idaho, where funeral services and burial will take place. A son, Alfred Hahn, called to Rock Springs following the accident accompanied her body. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 2, 1939 Man Found Dead On Rail Tracks U.P. OFFICIAL FINDS BODY 14 MILES EAST An investigation into death of Fred Hart, believed to have been a resident of Rawlins, whose body was found Friday lying along the Union Pacific railroad tracks 14 miles east of Rock Springs, was started yesterday by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Hart’s body was found lying between the east and west bound tracks about 7:30 a.m. Friday by George Mullick, assistant superintendent of the Wyoming division. It has not bee ascertained how the man met his death, according to officers. Hart was carrying a social security card which listed his home address as Craig, Colo. Authorities, however, are investigating a report that the man recently has been living in Rawlins. It is believed Hart met his death Thursday evening. According to information given Staionmaster Dunning at Green River by Clifford Pocan, a transient riding the same train, Pocan and another man whose first name was “Fred” had left Rawlins about 4 p.m. Thursday, riding in a coal car. En route to Rock Springs, Pocan said he fell asleep. He awoke as the train was passing the Rock Springs depot and noticed that his companion was missing. Upon his arrival in Green River at 8:50 p.m. Pocan notified the stationmaster who in turn called Rock Springs authorities. On the basis of Pocan’s story a search for the missing man was started by Deputy Sheriff Dillwyn Ramsay. Ramsay, however, did not continue his search far enough from Rock Springs to discover Hart’s body. Opie has notified sheriff’s officers in Craig of Hart’s death in an attempt to locate relatives. No word had been received last night however. Hart’s body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 2, 1939 Brother of Local Man Dies in Evanston Friday Florian Pintar, 54, brother of John Pintar of Rock Springs, died Friday morning in Evanston. His body has been brought to Rock Springs and it is Rogan Mortuary pending funeral services, tentatively scheduled for Monday. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 2, 1939 Funeral Services Sunday for Dines Coal Miner Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Henry William Lakko, 76, of Dines who died Tuesday afternoon in Wyoming General hospital. John Kusima is to officiate. Appropriate musical selections will be sung by the Finnish choir. Lakko, a retired coal miner is survived by a son, William, of Dines; and a granddaughter, Shirley Jean of Rock Springs. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 5, 1939 CORONER SETS TASSART INQUEST FOR THURSDAY County Coroner J. Warden Opie declared Monday that he would hold an inquest in Rogan Mortuary at 7 o’clock Thursday night into the deaths of Mrs. Leonie Tassart, 54, and her son, Stephen Radich, 6, both of Reliance, who were fatally injured November 16 in an automobile-train collision 2 ½ miles north of Rock Springs. John S. Besso, Louis Maurel and T.A. McCormick are members of the jury named by Opie to preside at the inquest. The accident occurred when the automobile in which Mrs. Tassart and her son were riding with her husband, Hypolete Tassart, crashed into the side of a loaded Union Pacific coal train on the Winton spur about 7 o’clock the night of November 15. Mrs. Tassart died in Wyoming General hospital about an hour following the crash from a slashed throat and chest injuries. Her son died early the following morning from a fractured skull and internal injuries. Tassart, said to have been driving the car, is reported as making satisfactory recovery in the hospital from head injuries and fractures of his left arm and right leg incurred in the accident. Date for the inquest has been deferred awaiting Tassart’s recovery. He will be unable to be present at the inquest, however, and his testimony regarding the accident will be taken at the hospital. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 5, 1939 SERVICES ARE HELD FOR POLIO VICTIM GREEN RIVER, Dec. 4 (Special)—Graveside services were held this afternoon at Wellsville, Utah, for Cecil Newell Brenchley, 19, former Green River High school athlete, who died Saturday in Wyoming General hospital. Infantile paralysis is said to have been the cause of Brenchley’s death. He was stricken early last week and was rushed to the hospital where blood transfusions were resorted to in attempts to save his life. Born February 12, 1920, in Ogden, Utah, Brenchley was graduated last spring from Green River High school where he was outstanding in football, basketball and track. Six of his high school companions were pallbearers. They included James Weir, Lee Thalis, Richard Scritchfield, Jack Faes, Frank Suggs and Harry Scarpos. Other schoolmates, football and basketball players motored to Wellsville to attend funeral services. Surviving Brenchley are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newell Brenchley. Wildermuth Mortuary was in charge of local funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 5, 1939 Mrs. Ethel Elves Dies Monday; Burial in Montana Ethel Nina Elves, 52, well known Rock Springs resident, died at 7:50 a.m. Monday in Wyoming General hospital. Her body will be taken to the family residence, 820 Elk street, at noon today where it will lie in state until time of funeral services to be held at 7 p.m. The Rev. E.L. Tull will officiate. Following services here, Mrs. Elves’ body will be shipped to Butte, Mont., for further services with burial to be made in the cemetery at Walkerville, Mont., in a plot adjoining those of her grandmother and an aunt. Mrs. Elves was born March 3, 1887 in Butte, Mont. She is survived by a son, Lloyd M. Elves; and a daughter, Mrs. Clyde Moss. Wildermuth Mortuary is in charge of local funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 5, 1939 Pintar Services Are Held Monday Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in Rogan Chapel for Florian Pintar, 54, brother of John Pintar of Rock Springs, who died Friday morning in Evanston. Archie Hay post No. 24 of the American Legion and the S.N.P.J. lodge were in charge of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 7, 1939 CORONER SETS INQUESTS INTO CRASHES Inquest into the death of Mrs. Alta Jane Hahn, 63, of Pingree, Idaho, fatally injured November 22 in an automobile-bus collision on the Lincoln highway two miles west of Rock Springs, will be held at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon in Rogan Mortuary, County Coroner J. Warden Opie announced Wednesday. H.L. McCracken, Walter Keith and J.C. Lewis have been named by Opie to serve and the inquest jury. Mrs. Hahn died November 29 in Wyoming General hospital from severe shock and injuries incurred when, temporarily blinded by light of an oncoming truck, John Hahn, her husband who was driving the car in which she was riding, stopped his machine directly in the path of a Union Pacific bus. Fred Rauzen of Salt Lake City, driver of the bus, unable to bring his machine to a stop in time, crashed into back end of the Hahn automobile, according to preliminary investigation conducted by State Highway Patrolman Lloyd Kencke. At 7 o’clock tonight, Coroner Opie also will conduct an inquest into another recent Sweetwater county highway tragedy. The probe will be into the automobile-train collision November 15 on the Winton spur 2 ½ miles north of Rock Springs in which Mrs. Leonie Tassart, 54, and her six-year-old son, Stephen Radich, both of Reliance, were fatally injured. Jury to hear testimony in the Tassart inquest is composed of John S. Besso, Louis Maurel and T.A. McCormick. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 9, 1939 Man Dies In Fall From Train Week After Companion Meets Same Fate TRACK WALKER FINDS BODY UNDER BRIDGE The body of Clifford Pocan, 39, was found Friday afternoon on the Union Pacific right-of-way about 33 miles east of Rock Springs—one week from the day his former traveling companion, Fred Hart, was found dead along the railroad tracks 14 miles east of here. Both apparently died when they fell from freight trains. Pocan’s body was discovered about 2:30 p.m. Friday by Louis Opelle, a track walker for the railroad, in the bed of a creek below a railroad bridge 1 ½ miles east of Hallville. Pocan was the man who left Rawlins a week ago Thursday with Hart traveling in a coal car en route to Rock Springs. It was his story, told to the stationmaster at Green River—he said that he had fallen asleep and upon awakening as the train was passing the Rock Springs depot discovered that his companion was missing—that led to a search for Hart’s body, found lying between the east and west-bound tracks last Friday morning by George Mullick, assistant superintendent of the Wyoming division. Pocan had been detained in Rock Springs by railroad and county officers as they attempted to uncover further details regarding Hart and the nature of his death. According to information given County Coroner J. Warden Opie, Pocan had been working until recently as a camp cook in Rapid City, S.D. Leaving Rapid City, Pocan went to Rawlins where he planned to go to work at the Green Mill. He met Hart in Rawlins and the two men decided to come to Rock Springs in search of employment. It is believed that after Hart’s death, Pocan had decided to return to Rawlins in search of employment and left here on a freight train late Thursday night or early Friday morning. Investigation conducted by Coroner Opie at the scene where Pocan’s body was found revealed traces where some object had hit a post next to the bridge abutment. One of Pocan’s shoes was found on the abutment. Top of a can in which water is kept at the bridge site was found lying near his body in the creek bed. At a point near the tracks about 150 feet from the bridge in the direction of Hallville, investigation showed traces of some object having been dragged along the ground. Opie said that he has sent a telegram to a George Pocan of La Crosse, Wis., whose name was found on a letter carried by the dead man, in an attempt to ascertain if he is a relative. In the meantime Opie also has sent Hart’s fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C., in an effort to establish more positive identification of Hart and to determine if he has any relatives. It is doubtful that an inquest will be held in either case, Opie said. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 12, 1939 FRANK B. CRUMLEY, 66, ROCK SPRINGS PUBLISHER FOR 36 YEARS, EXPIRES Heart Ailment Is Fatal to Newspaperman Death Sunday afternoon ended the newspaper career of Frank B. Crumley, 66, editor and publisher of Rock Springs Miner for the past 36 years and prominent figure in local, county and state Republican circles. Crumley died at 6:49 p.m. Sunday in Wyoming General hospital where he had been for more than two weeks receiving treatment for a heart ailment and complications. He had been in ill health for more than 10 years. Born in March, 1873 in Lithopolis, Ohio, Crumley came to Rock Springs in 1903 and on April 1 of that year became publisher of the Miner, later acquiring its ownership. Crumley came to Rock Springs at request of Dr. Harvey Reed, early-day Rock Springs physician at whose request Dr. E.S. Lauzer also moved to Rock Springs. Before Crumley came to Rock Springs he owned and operated a newspaper at Lancaster, Ohio. He also had spent a year in the panhandle district of Texas in the interest of his health. While active in Republican circles, Crumley never had held a political office. He had, however, served as a member of the board of trustees of school district No. 4 about 12 years ago. He was a member of Rock Springs Lodge No. 624, B.P.O. Elks. Crumley is survived by his widow; a brother, Glenn H. Crumley, and a sister, Mrs. Stella K. Rife, both of Lithopolis, Ohio. His mother, Mrs. A.E. Crumley, died two years ago at the age of 93. Funeral services for the well known and honored newspaperman are to be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon in the Episcopal church with the Rev. E.L. Tull officiating. His body was taken to the family home, 628 B street, at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon where it will lie in state until time of services. Three employees of his newspaper publication are to be among the pallbearers. They are Paul Yedinak, William Fleming and Bob Elliott. John Hay Jr., Lawrence Hay and Dwight Jones also will serve as pallbearers. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 12, 1939 Brother-in-Law of Springs Woman Dies Mrs. Charles Crofts received word Monday of the death of her brother-in-law, Irvan R. Smith of Haxtun, Colo. Mr. Smith died Sunday night and was buried at 2 p.m. Monday at Haxtun. He is survived by his wife and four children. Mr. Smith lived in Rock Springs for two years with the Crofts before moving to Colorado. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 13, 1939 C.D. JOHNSON DIES; RESIDENT HERE 51 YEARS Charles D. Johnson, 73, of 127 J street, resident of Rock Springs for more than half a century, died Tuesday in Wyoming General hospital. Born November 7, 1866, in Enslos, Sweden, Johnson came to Rock Springs 51 years ago. He is survived by his widow, Alvida; a daughter, Mrs. William McTee; a granddaughter, June McTee; and several nieces and nephews. Well known in this community by virtue of his long residence, Johnson was a member of the Swedish Vasa lodge and of Rock Springs Lodge No. 624, B.P.O. Elks. Funeral services are tentatively scheduled to be held at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon at the McTee residence, 613 Railroad avenue. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Wildermuth mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 16, 1939 Mrs. Arvo Mackey To Be Buried At Rites Sunday Funeral services are to be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Congregational church for Mrs. Arvo Mackey, 23, who died Tuesday morning in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Keenan Sheldon is to officiate. Larry Kangas, Donald Mills, Alfred Brown of Superior, Gust Stevens, Kaino Loya and C.F. Tomsik are to act as pallbearers. Her body is to be taken to the Mackey residence, 516 Dewar Drive, at 11 o’clock Sunday morning where it will lie in state until time of services. Born April 10, 1916 in Carteret, N.J., Mrs. Mackey had lived in Rock Springs for the past 18 years. She was graduated from Rock Springs High school with the class of 1935. She is survived by her husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Pastor; a brother, Louis Pastor; and a sister, Mrs. Tarmo Hiibacka, all of Rock Springs. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 16, 1939 Funeral Rites for Frank Delaurante Will Be on Sunday Funeral services for Frank Delaurante, 72, of 908 Lee street, who died Thursday in Wyoming General hospital, will be held in the South Side Catholic church at 12:30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Adolph Pate officiating. Rosary services will be held at the family home at 6:30 o’clock this evening. Delaurante’s body will be taken to his home at 2 o’clock this afternoon where it will lie in state until noon Sunday. A retired coal miner, Delaurante had lived in Rock Springs for the past 45 years. He was born December 28, 1866, in Italy. He is survived by a son, Pete; three daughters, Lucy, Mrs. James Grosso and Mrs. Andrew Peternell Jr., all of Rock Springs; three brothers, Faustino of Rock Springs and John and Angelo, residing in Italy; and a grandson, James Grosso Jr. of Rock Springs. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 20, 1939 DOUBLE RITES TODAY FOR TRAIN VICTIMS Double funeral services will be held in Rogan Chapel at 2 o’clock this afternoon for Fred Hart of Craig, Colo., and Clifford Pocan of Rawlins, traveling companions who were killed earlier this month in separate accidents when they apparently fell from moving Union Pacific freight trains east of Rock Springs. Hart’s body was discovered the morning of December 1 between the east and west bound tracks 14 miles east of Rock Springs. One week later the body of Pocan, who had accompanied Hart en route from Rawlins toward Rock Springs and who had provided officials with what information was available regarding Hart’s death, was found in the bed of a creek below a railroad bridge 1 ½ miles east of Hallville. No inquest was considered necessary in either death by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Investigation by Opie failed to uncover surviving relatives of Hart. Similar search conducted to locate relatives of Pocan revealed a brother, Clarence Pocan, living in Milwaukee, Wis. The two men will be buried in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 21, 1939 Daughter of Local People Expires At California Home Mrs. Howard Thomas, 26, the former Anna Retford of Rock Springs, died at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at her home in Long Beach, Calif., according to word received here. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Retford, and a sister, Dora, all of Rock Springs, were among those at the bedside when death came. In addition to her parents and sister, Mrs. Thomas is survived by her husband and two daughters, aged three years and eight months. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 23, 1939 Funeral Services For Jerry Notar Will Be Tuesday Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the North Side Catholic church for Jerry Notar, 74, of 1422 Ninth street who died Friday morning in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. Notar, who had lived in this vicinity for the past 34 years, had been in the employ of the Union Pacific Coal company for 30 years. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; three sons, Jerry Jr., of Winton, Louis and Max of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Anton Starman and Mrs. Rudy Yakovich, both of Rock Springs; and two brothers, Peter of Washington state and Blaz who resides in Arkansas. Notar was a member of J.S.K.J. lodge No. 18 and of the lodge of St. Alozjija. His body is to be removed to the family home at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon with rosary to be said there at 7 o’clock Monday night. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 23, 1939 Thomas Services Will Be Sunday The body of Mrs. Howard Thomas, 26, who died Wednesday afternoon at her home in Long Beach, Calif., is to arrive here early this morning. Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas, the former Anna Retford of Rock Springs, will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon in the Episcopal church with the Rev. E.L. Tull officiating. Her body will be taken to the Ted Samuels home, 517 E street, this afternoon where it will lie in state until shortly before time of services. Mrs. Thomas is survived by her husband and two infant daughters, Joyce Ann and Betty Jane; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Retford of Rock Springs; and a sister, Dora, all of whom were at her bedside when death came. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 23, 1939 INJURIES ARE FATAL TO NO. 8 MINER Injuries incurred early Thursday afternoon in an accident in No. 8 mine of the Union Pacific Coal company proved fatal Friday to Louis Zancanella, 67, of 201 M street. Zancanella received an injured right ankle, dislocated right knee, dislocated left hip and an injury to his right should when struck by a three-car trip of empty coal cars. Working in the eighth north entry of one plane in No. 8 mine, Zancanella had just finished eating dinner and was walking out of the first working when struck by the cars, according to preliminary investigation conducted by County Coronr J. Warden Opie. The accident occurred about 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Zancanella died at 10 o’clock Friday morning in Wyoming General hospital. Inquest into the accident will be held at 7 o’clock Sunday night in Rogan Chapel, Opie said Friday. The coroner has named William Dyett, Harve Hazen and August Dernovich as members of the inquest jury. Born in 1872 in Piasso Segnozano, Tyrol, Zancanella had lived in the United States for 50 years, the last 23 of which he had spent in Rock Springs and vicinity. He is survived by a brother, Silvio Zancanella of Rock Springs. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the South Side Catholic church with the Rev. Adolph Pate officiating. The body will be removed to the Silvio Zancanella home, 122 M street, at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Rosary services will be said there at 6:30 o’clock tonight. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 25, 1939 AGED SPRINGS MAN FOUND DEAD IN HOME Charles Marion Goodman, 76, resident of Rock Springs for more than 32 years, was found dead Sunday in bed at his residence at the corner of Fifth and J streets. Goodman, who had followed the occupation of a plasterer while living in Rock Springs, was said to have been born in Hells Half Acre, Mo. He was a life member of Rock Springs Lodge No. 624, B.P.O. Elks, and also belonged to Rock Springs aerie 151, F.O. Eagles. His is survived by a son, Samuel, of Rock Springs; and a sister, Mrs. Musgrove of Chicago, Ill. His body is at Rogan Mortuary pending funeral arrangements. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 25, 1939 Notar Services To be Held at 9 a.m. Tuesday Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning in the North Side Catholic church for Jerry Notar, 74, of 1422 Ninth street. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec is to officiate. Notar’s body is to be removed to the family home at 3 o’clock Monday afternoon with rosary to be said there at 7 o’clock Monday night. Born August 24, 1865, in Yugoslavia, Notar died Friday morning in Wyoming General hospital. He had lived in Rock Springs for 34 years, of which 30 had been spent in the employ of the Union Pacific Coal company. Surviving Notar are his wife, Barbara; three sons, Jerry Jr., of Winton, Louis and Max of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Anton Starman and Mrs. Rudy Yakovich, both of Rock Springs; and two brothers, Peter of Washington state and Blaz who resides in Arkansas. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 25, 1939 JURY BLAMES LOOSE WHEEL FOR ACCIDENT CHEYENNE, Dec. 24—A coroner’s jury ruled that a loosened rear wheel caused an automobile accident last Sunday which cost the life of Elizabeth Jane Welch, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Welch, 303 E 17th, and injured three of her companions. Coroner Paul Worland said the jury reached its verdict after examining the automobile in which the girls were riding and hearing testimony of two of the girls and an eye-witness to the tragedy. Worland said the examination of the car revealed that six bolts, holding the wheel to the brake drum, were loose, permitting the wheel to wobble. “We were able to turn each of them with our fingers,” the coroner explained. Worland said the jury, in its verdict, admitted that “other circumstances” might have been involved, but that these did not include excessive speed or tire failure. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 25, 1939 BOY, 5, KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE CASPER, Dec. 24—Five-year-old Clarence Green darted into the path of a car on the highway through Jimsville as his mother walked to the mailbox at the roads edge, and was struck down. He died about a half hour later in the Memorial hospital as the result of head and scalp wounds and lacerations. Sheriff’s officers said the driver, George Freese, of Klamath Falls, ore., could not stop in time to avoid the accident. Freese brought the child to the hospital. The death brought the Wyoming highway traffic fatality tool to a total of 114 this year. The victim was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Green of Jimsville, whose home is located on the south side of the highway west of the suburb. Mrs. Green was accompanied by two of her children as she walked to the mailbox, when the youngster broke away from her and ran out into the road, officers said. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 25, 1939 Former Student at U.W. Is Killed In Fall Off Cliff CHEYENNE, Dec. 24—Word was received here by relatives of James Vernon, 21, former University of Wyoming student, that his crushed body was found at the foot of a 60-foot cliff in a rugged mountain area near Coalinga, Calif. According to the story related by searchers who returned to Coalinga with the body, Vernon, an oil company geologist, had gone into the area to make formation maps. When he failed to return Wednesday evening, the searching party set out from Coalinga. Their search through the mountainous area ended when they found the body of the youth at the bottom of the cliff. Vernon is the brother of Mrs. Thomas McCabe, 2411 Evans, and the nephew of Charles W. Eshleman, station manager for United Air Lines in Cheyenne. His father, John Vernon, is a conductor for the Union Pacific between North Platte, Neb., and Cheyenne. His father and Mrs. Vernon live at North Platte, where the youth attended school. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 26 and 27, 1939 John Pilipovich Dies Monday At Springs Hospital John Pilipovich, 63, of 1332 Eleventh street, died Monday in Wyoming General hospital where he had been a patient for the past three weeks. Born September 10, 1876, in Austria, Pilipovich had lived in Rock Springs for the past 34 years. He was a retired coal miner. Pilipovich was affiliated with No. 8 mine local and with Croatian Fraternal Union No. 374. He is survived by three brothers, Bozo, of South America, Arnil and Mihjel, both of Austria; and a sister, Miss Ena Pilipovich, also living in Austria. Funeral services are to be held from the North Side Catholic church at a date still to be decided upon. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 26 and 27, 1939 Goodman Services Will Be Held At 2 P.M. Thursday Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the Elks Home for Charles Marion Goodman, 76, found dead Sunday in bed at his residence at the corner of Fifth and J streets. J.B. Young is to officiate. Rock Springs Lodge No. 624, B.P.O. Elks, of which Goodman was a life member, will have charge of services in Elks Home with Rock Springs Aerie 151, F.O. Eagles, to which Goodman also belonged, participating in services at the graveside. His body will be taken to the Elks Home at 10 o’clock Thursday morning where it will lie in state until time of the funeral. Born Jan, 27, 1863, in Hell’s Half Acre, Mo., Goodman had been a resident of Rock Springs for more than 32 years and had been engaged here as a plasterer. He is survived by a son, Samuel, of Rock Springs; and a sister, Mrs. M. Musgrove, of Chicago, Ill. Burial will be in the Elks plot in Mountain View cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 26 and 27, 1939 INQUEST FINDS MINE DEATH ‘UNAVOIDABLE’ An accident last Thursday afternoon in No. 8 mine of the Union Pacific Coal company in which Louis Zancanella, 67, of 201 M street was fatally injured was termed “unfortunate” and “unavoidable” Sunday night by an inquest jury called by County Coroner J. Warden Opie. Zancanella was injured when struck by a three-car trip of empty coal cars. He succumbed to his hurts Friday in Wyoming General hospital and was buried Sunday afternoon with funeral services being held from the South Side Catholic church. Verdict returned by the jury conducting the inquest stated that “we the jury, after examining the witnesses, also visiting place of said accident, find that there was no negligence on part of said motorman or unit foreman in regard to said accident. Therefore, we the undersigned jury find that said accident although unfortunate was unavoidable.” The verdict was reached by Harve Hazen, William S. Dyett, and August Dernovich, named by Opie as jurors for the inquest. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Dec 28, 1939 Philipovich Rites Will Be Saturday Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Saturday morning in the North Side Catholic church for John Pilipovich, 63, of 1332 Eleventh street, who died Monday in Wyoming General hospital. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate. His body will be taken to the Anton Aljinovich home, 720 N street, at 5 p.m. Friday where it will remain until time for services. Rosary will be said there at 7 o’clock Friday night. A retired coal miner, Pilipovich had lived in Rock Springs for the past 34 years. He was born September 10, 1876 in Austria. He is survived by three brothers, Bozo of South America and Arnil and Mihjel, both of Austria; and a sister, Miss Ena Pilipovich, also living in Austria. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery under direction of Rogan Mortuary. ---