Rock Springs Miner, Jan 5, 1964 REMIJIO GUILLEN The Rev. Albin Gnidovec offered the funeral mass Saturday morning for Remijio Guillen, 75, at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The rosary was recited Friday night at the Vase Chapel and burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Guillen of 701 O’Donnell died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for one day. He had been in ill health for several months. A retired coal miner, Mr. Guillen was born Oct. 21, 1888, at Walsenburg, Colo., and had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1942. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. George (Doney) Gutierrez of Reliance; three sons, Joseph Guillen of Rock Springs, Ernest Guillen of San Francisco, Calif., and Henry Guillen of Galveston, Tex.; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Those who served as pallbearers were six grandsons: George Gutierrez of Laramie, Bob and Dave Gutierrez of Reliance, Richard Guillen of San Francisco, and Jerry and Edward Guillen of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 5, 1964 CHRIS HAROKOPIS Funeral services for Chris Harokopis, 77, of 727 North Front Street, were conducted Monday, Dec. 30, at the Greek Orthodox Church. Father Lukas Kotzakis officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Prayer services were held Sunday evening at the Vase Chapel. Mr. Harokopis died suddenly of a heart attack at his home Friday. He was born in Crete, Greece, and was a retired coal miner. He had been a resident of Rock Springs for 50 years, and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Amelia of Rock Springs; two sons, Mike and George of Laramie; two daughters, Mrs. Ken (Mary) Graham and Mrs. Steve (Stella) Vasil of San Bruno, Calif.; one sister, Athena, who resides in Greece; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Paul Wataha, Tom Manatos, Mannaso Gaviotis, Mike Bekakis, George Varras and Joseph Gaviotis. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 5, 1964 ANDREW TOMICH Funeral services for Andrew Marko Tomich, 47, of Quealy were held Friday at the Vase Funeral Home, 154 Elk Street. Father Albin Gnidovec officiated and burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited Thursday night. Mr. Tomich died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient nine days. He had been in ill health four weeks. A resident of the Rock Springs area most of his life, he was employed by the Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co., in the Coal Division and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. He was born in Walsenburg, Colo., Feb. 23, 1916. Survivors are his wife, Effie; and one son, James of Quealy; five daughters, Mrs. Richard (Barbara) Tolar, Rock Springs and Rose Marie, Susan, Linda and Terry, all of Quealy; and his mother, Mrs. Mary Tomich of Eden Valley; five brothers, Joseph Tomich, Jackson; James Tomich, Rock Springs; Edwin Tomich, Eden Valley; Steve Tomich, Cheyenne, and Carl TOmich, Farson; five sisters, Mrs. Bill (Josephine) Westbrook, Rock Springs; Mrs. Frank (Ann) Naglich, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Larry (Barbara) Crabbs of Denver; Mrs. Blll (Sandra) Lawler, Longmont, Colo., and Mrs. Jack (Dorothy) Edwards of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews, two uncles and one aunt. Pallbearers were Steve Koritnik, Fred Morgando, Victor Steinhour, Horace Middleton and Kenneth Pirnar. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 19, 1964 Margaret Binning Of Pinedale Dies PINEDALE (Special)—Funeral services were held Thursday at the Community Hall for Mrs. Margaret Binning of Pinedale, who died Monday at the Sweetwater Memorial Hospital. Elder Glen Farnsworth of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Rock Springs officiated. Pallbearers were nephews of Mrs. Binning. Mrs. Binning was born Margaret Rogers, March 17, 1879 near Pleasanton, Iowa. She traveled to Rock Springs on the Union Pacific to marry Burleigh Binning, whom she had known in Iowa, June 23, 1909. A friend brought them to Pinedale, where Mr. Binning had homesteaded a portion of the ranch now operated by their son, Dean. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1947 and a son in 1935. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Sheets, North Platte, Neb.; a son, Dean Binning, Pinedale; a sister, Mrs. Etta Porter, Vancouver, Wash., six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 19, 1964 ENRICO BERGAMO Funeral services for Enrico Bergamo, 84, 1031 Sixth Street, Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday morning at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Philip Colibraro officiated at the funeral mass and interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited at the Vase Mortuary Chapel Monday night. Mr. Bergamo died Saturday morning at the Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient 11 days. A resident of the community since 1910, he was born Aug. 18, 1979, in Tyrol, Austria, and was a retired coal miner. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the United Mine Workers of America, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151, and the Italian American Society. Survivors include his wife, Louise, and one daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Olga) Jelaca, both of Rock Springs; one son, Fred, of Seattle, Wash.; eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Bergamo was preceded in death by a son, John, and a daughter, Mary. Pallbearers were Renaldo Franck, Jino Roccabruna, Bob Julius, Lawrence Welsh, Leo Satini and Louis Broseghini. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 19, 1964 RUDOLPH ABRAM The Rev. John Marley offered the funeral mass Monday morning for Rudolph J. Abram, 82, of LaBarge, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Rosary was recited Sunday night at the Vase Mortuary Chapel and burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Rudolph J. Abram died early Friday morning in a Salt Lake City hospital, where he had been a patient since Dec. 31. Mr. Abram was born Feb. 3, 1881, in Ronzone, Italy. He was general manager of the Superior Wyoming Oil Company and had resided in LaBarge since 1926. He was a former longtime resident of Superior and had engaged in private business. Mr. Abram also assisted in pioneering the oil industry in LaBarge. He was a member of the BPO Elks, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 151, and the Redman Lodge. Survivors are one brother and two sisters who reside in Italy, several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Fred (Mary) Magagna and Larry Fanelli of Rock Springs, and a brother-in-law, Al Fanelli of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Larry Fanelli, Victor Abram, Paul and Alex Bertagnolli, Fred Magagna Jr. and Rudolph Magagna. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 19, 1964 FRANKLIN JERRY DALY Funeral services for Franklin Jerry Daly, 25, of 820 Gobel Street were held Friday at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. Michael Biro of the First Baptist Church conducted the services. Burial was in the family plot at Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Daly died Tuesday in Sweetwater Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered in an accident Dec. 28. He was born June 13, 1938, in Rock Springs, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Daly of 820 Gobel Street. Survivors in addition to his parents are his wife, Nadine; one brother, John R. of San Jose, Calif., and four sisters, Mrs. Michael (Dorothy) Litchy and Peggy Daley of Rock Springs; Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Volsey, Dallas, Tex., and Mrs. Pete (Charlotte) Zanetti of Jeffrey City. Pallbearers were Pete Edd, Donald Masters, John Little, Matt Bider, Ronald Gentilini and Milton Schlenker. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 19, 1964 EUGENE ECCKER Funeral services for Eugene Bortolo Eccker, 72, of 1116 Clark Street, were held Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church with the Rev. John Marley officiating at the solemn requiem mass. Burial was in the family plot in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited Monday night at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Mr. Eccker died Friday evening at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after an illness of four years. Eugene Bortolo Eccker was born in Tregiovo, Tyrol, Italy Nov. 8, 1891, and came to the United States when he was 17 years old. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the Redman Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Carolina; two sons, Eugene Eccker Jr. of Mt. Prospect, Ill., and Sgt. Albert Eccker with the Armed Forces in Germany; two daughters, Mrs. Murle (Josephine) Eudy of Federal Way, Wash., and Mrs. James (Esther) Collins, Palatine, Ill.; two sisters and two brothers who reside in Italy and the United States; several nieces and nephews and seven grandchildren. Friends who served as pallbearers were Edward Yori, Jino Roccabruna, Renaldo Franck, August Bertagnolli, Herman Corazza and Walter Bowman. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 26, 1964 William Woods, 79, Pinedale Resident, Dies PINEDALE (Special)—William L. Woods, 79, longtime resident of Pinedale, died Sunday, Jan. 19, in St. John’s hospital in Jackson, following a lingering illness. Mr. Woods was born March 11, 1885, on Twin Creek, west of Kemmerer. He was the second of seven children born to Harry Woods and Sarah Sutton Woods. His father was killed in an explosion in the Evanston freight yards when Bill was about nine. After that, young Bill spent several summers with his grandfather, William Sutton, on the Boot Jack Ranch down the Green River from Daniel. Later he and his sister, Mary, lived there. Mr. Woods rode for the Spur Ranch at one time and also worked fro Abner Luman on one of his ranches. He rode in the Big Piney Green River Roundup when it started about 1900. It was at this time that Bill filed on a homestead near Daniel, which joined the ranch he later bought and lived on at the time of his death. He married Christine Christenses, Dec. 9, 1907. The couple had no children. Mrs. Woods died March 19, 1947, and since that time Mr. Woods made his home with the Swain family, who leased his ranch. Mr. Woods joined the Franklin Lodge No. 31 Oct. 25, 1913. He held a lifetime membership in both the Franklin Lodge and the Pinedale Chapter No. 21, R.A.M. In 1930 he was master of the Franklin Lodge and was also a member of the Pinedale Chapter O.E.S. and was a worthy patron in 1931, 1940, 1947, 1949 and 1952. Surviving are two brothers, Harry Woods, Rawlins, and James Woods, Sheridan; one sister, Mary Price, Daniel, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, Jan. 23, in the Community hall with Floyd Briggs officiating. Pallbearers were Larry Kirkpatrick, Ronald Swain, Rowland Howey, Paul Allen, Horace Swain and Vernon Swain. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 26, 1964 MRS. ISABELLA CONDIE Funeral services were conducted Saturday at noon for Mrs. Isabella Condie at First Congregational Church, with the Rev. Douglas Wasson officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Condie died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for 18 days. She was born Oct. 9, 1885, in Scotland and had resided in Rock Springs 38 years. Mrs. Condie was a member of First Congregational Church, Harmony Rebekah Lodge and Royal Neighbors. Survivors include her husband, Samuel, of Rock Springs; two sons, Donald of Rock Springs and Malcolm of Cheyenne; three daughters, Mrs. Leslie (Margaret) Korogi, Mrs. William (Isabella) Toly and Mrs. Kenneth (Janet) Korogi, all of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. George (Janet) Mitchell of Rock Springs and Mrs. James (Margaret) Condie of Scotland; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Leslie and Kenneth Korogi, Kenneth Korogi Jr., Thomas and David Johnson and Robert Condie. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 26, 1964 STEVE PASTOR Services for Steve Pastor, 75, were conducted Thursday morning at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel by the Rev. Michael Biro of the First Baptist Church. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Pastor died in the Lutheran Hospital in Denver Sunday. He and Mrs. Pastor had gone to Denver to spend Christmas with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Nicholson, when Mr. Pastor became ill. He was hospitalized for two weeks. Born Nov. 2, 1888, at Zempien Mezy, Hungary, Mr. Pastor came to the U.S. in 1905, settling in Carteret, N.J. He married Bertha Barbara Kovac May 24, 1913, and they moved to Rock Springs in 1921. The Pastors celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last May. Mr. Pastor was a retired carpenter, having been employed by the Superior Lumber Co. Mr. Pastor was a member of the Carpenter's Union, F.O. Eagles Aerie 151 and Woodmen of the World. Survivors include his wife, Bertha, Rock Springs; one son, Louis, Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. E.H. (Gazella) Nicolson, Denver; three grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one brother, Albert Pastor, and two sisters, Mrs. Sophie Kochis and Mrs. Esther Kochis, all of Toronto, Canada. another daughter, Viola, preceded Mr. Pastor in death in 1939. Pallbearers were Mke Layos, George Bender, Joseph Hoff, Gindo Fedrizzi, John Johnson and Fred Landreen. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 26, 1964 MRS. VELMA ARLENE KRAGOVICH Funeral services for Mrs. Velma Arlene Kragovich were held Saturday at the Vase Mortuary Chapel, with the Rev. Michael Biro of the First Baptist Church conducting the service. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Kragovich was born May 29, 1919, at Croyton, Ky., and had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1925. She died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for 10 1/2 hours. A member of the First Baptist Church of Rock Springs, Mrs. Kragovich was graduated from the Reliance High School in 1936 and was employed as a switchboard operator at the Mountain Fuel Supply Co. Survivors include her husband, Paul, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. George (Carmen Ruth) Spence of Rock Springs; Mrs. Joseph (Norma Jean) Henry, Riceville, Tenn.; her mother, Mrs. Flossie Adams, Herrin, Ill.; one sister, Alice Ruth Adams, Denver, Colo., five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Joe Rogers, Mike Zakovich, Joe Melinkovich, Lowell Larsen, Ernest Farmer and James Fisher. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jan 26, 1964 ADA LOUISE BRANSON Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Louise Branson, were held in the Pinedale Community Church Thursday afternoon. Hallie Taliaferro of the Christian Science Church officiated. Interment was in the Daniel Cemetery. Mrs. Branson died Sunday in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient one hour. She had been in ill health since Nov. 7, 1963. A former resident of LaBarge and Green River, Mrs. Branson lived in Rock Springs since early November 1963. She had also lived in Pinedale and Daniel. Mrs. Branson was born in Merna, Wyo., Aug. 4, 1927, and was a graduate of Pinedale High School with the class of 1947. Survivors include her husband, Harvey D.; one son, Harvey Ray and two daughters, Donna Lee and Judy Kay, all of Rock Springs; three brothers, W.L. Baine of Daniel, J.C. Baine of Green River and Lee Baine of Rock Springs, and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers were: Richard Thompson, Cora; Charles McAllister, Pinedale; Edward Murphy, Big Piney; Robert Alexander, Cheyenne and Pete Bailiff and Pat Pitts, Rock Springs. Honorary pallbearers were Albert Beachler, Frontier and Eugene Anderson, Marvin Mikkelson and Lyle Essex, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 2, 1964 JAMES F.C. SARTORIS Father John Marley of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated at funeral services for James F.C. Sartoris Thursday at the South Side Catholic Church. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery with graveside services being conducted by the B.P.O. Elks Lodge No. 624. Rosary was recited Wednesday night at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Mr. Sartoris, 77-year-old Rock Springs musician who lived at 444 South Front Street, died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient three weeks. Instructor in the Sartoris School of Music, he had taught instrumental music since coming to Rock Springs 43 years ago. He also operated a music store here. He was born July 11, 1886, at Ruvelio, Italy, and as a young man played trumpet with Creatore’s Band from Italy, which made world-wide tours. Organizer and conductor of three Union Pacific Bands, he instructed and trained band members from Rock Springs and surrounding coal camps. He was recognized as a composer of old tunes and had composed some of the bands’ music. Last October in Laramie, when the University of Wyoming band played a salute to the Rock Springs Quarterback Train, it included a song composed by Mr. Sartoris. He composed music for a song written by the late D.G. Thomas, which was played at the Old Timers’ Day parade, and he named the selection “The Old Timers Parade.” Many of his contributions to the city included getting his bands out to greet celebrities on their visits to Rock Springs and also march in city and out-of-city parades. The United States Marine Band paid Mr. Sartoris a courtesy June 21, 1935, when it played several selections out of Washington, specifically naming Mr. Sartoris as a band leader. Mr. Sartoris married Edith Watson, July 8, 1913, in Grand Junction, Colo., and with her celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1963. They came to Rock Springs in 1921 and in the 1920s they operated the Rex Hotel, and later the old Rex Theatre. Surviving are his wife, Edith of Rock Springs, and several cousins and nephews. Mr. Sartoris was a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge No. 624 of Rock Springs. Honorary pallbearers were Pete Sattoretto, Robert K. Bowden, George T. Berta, Vernon O. Murray, Al Fanelli and John Kovach. Active pallbearers were Mario Temperini, John A. Oja, Leno Ceretto, Charles Parker, John Novotny Jr. and Eddie Novotny. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 2, 1964 RICHARD AUGUST (Fred) COMPTON Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Carter Chapel, in Richmond, Mo. for Richard August (Fred) Compton, 81, who died at his home Jan 25. The Rev. Herold McElwee officiated and graveside services were conducted at the Higbee Cemetery. Formerly a resident of Reliance, Mr. Compton was born Feb. 17, 1883, in Litchfield, Ill. He was employed by Union Pacific Coal Company for many years until his retirement. He was in charge of the Pump station at Reliance. Survivors are his wife, Martha; four sons, Vilas L. and Ray Compton of Rock Springs; Roy Compton of Pensbroke, Mass., and Raymond Compton of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; three daughters, Mrs. Kathryn Wilkinson of Rock Springs, Mrs. Mae Waller of Camden, Mo., and Mrs. Lee (Gladys) Hayes of Kansas City, Kans.; two brothers, Roy Compton of Denver and George Compton of Keewanee, Ill.; 21 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 2, 1964 A.L. McCURTAIN Funeral rites for A.L. McCurtain, 82-year-old founder of McCurtain Motor Co., were held Wednesday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Biro officiating. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. McCurtain, a resident of Rock Springs since July, 1906, died Saturday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. He had been in ill health several years and had been hospitalized 16 days. He was born Sept. 16, 1881, at Rensselaer, Ind., the son of the late Solomon Francis and Theresa Daniels McCurtain. Mr. McCurtain came to Rock Springs because his brother, D.E. McCurtain, was principal of the high school here. Coming from Indiana he expected to work at the Sparks Ranch, 67 miles south of Rock Springs, but after his arrival here he was unable to establish a contact with the ranch because of lack of mail and traveling facilities, so he accepted a position as freight rustler at the freight depot. Felix Levesque, third agent to be stationed at the railroad office in Rock Springs gave him the job. After six months of unloading freight, Mr. McCurtain was made billing clerk in the freight depot, a position he held for two years, later serving as cashier. Mr. McCurtain was employed by R.Y. Gibson as payroll and material clerk for the Wyoming Coal Co., a position he held seven years and then went to the Western Auto Transit Co. as bookkeeper, later becoming manager of the company. In 1922 Mr. McCurtain went into business for himself, establishing the McCurtain Motor Co., which he operated until retirement. He built his home at 920 D Street 43 years ago. Mr. McCurtain served as Sweetwater County commissioner from 1916 to 1920 and again from 1942 to 1946. A member of the First Baptist Church, he also was a member of the B.P.O. Elks No. 624; the Masonic Lodge, Malta Commandery No. 10; Knights Templar; Lawrence Chapter No. 11, Royal Arch Masons, and the Korein Temple of the Shrine, Rawlins. Survivors include his wife, Mabel; two sons, Max H. and William R. McCurtain and four grandchildren, all of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, Alfred in 1938, and a daughter, E. Maxine McCurtain, in 1941. Pallbearers were employees of the McCurtain Motor Co., Ray McDonough, Albert Anselmi, E. Slater, Howard Young, Dee Potter and Bill Lambert. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 2, 1964 FRANK MARTINEZ Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for Frank Martinez, 75, who died Saturday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Father Philip Colibraro officiated and interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited Monday night at the Vase Mortuary Chapel, with Father Colibraro leading the English and Pat Trujillo reciting in Spanish. Mr. Martinez of 301 M Street had been in ill health several years and had been hospitalized five days. He was a retired railroad employee of the Union Pacific. He was born in Purepero, Machucan, Mexico, July 16, 1888. Survivors include his wife, Beatriz, Rock Springs; two sons, Vincent, Rock Springs and Robert of Arlington, Calif.; one sister, Maria, living in Mexico, eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Emmanuel Zancanella, Emilio Santistevan, Danny Mondragon, Tim Romero, George DeCross, Dave Utzinger and Patricio Trujillo. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 9, 1964 DONALD J. WALKER Funeral services for Donald J. Walker, 25, airman first class, were held Saturday at the First Methodist Church. The Rev. Oyer Morgan officiated. Interment and graveside military services were held at Mountain View Cemetery. Airman Walker was born March 9, 1938 in Rock Springs, son of Mrs. Jane Kelley of 1112 Pilot Butte Avnue, Rock Springs. He was killed in an accident in Spain, while serving with the Air Force in the Azores. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are one sister, Margaret Walker of Rock Springs, one brother, Thomas R. Shuping, airman first class in the Air Force, serving in Japan; one nephew, one niece and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Members of the Wyoming Army National Guard Battery B Second Howitzer Battalion 49th Artillery were pallbearers. They are S. Sgts. Ronald McMillan, Jerry Mivshek, Nay Vesco and Donald Travis and First Sgt. Ernest Mecca, and Don McMilan, Richard Bergundt and Jim Alexander. Members of the firing squad under the direction of Army Advisor Thomas Malloy were S. Sgt. David Wagstaff, Sp. 4 Williams Crofts, Pfc. Jerry Cederburg, Pfc. Ronnie Pivik, Pfc. Leon Leodasco, Pfc. Frank House and Pfc. Galen Tolar. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 9, 1964 JOHN DELLABARBA The Rev. John Marley offered the funeral mass for John Dellabarba Saturday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rosary was recited Friday night at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Mr. Dellabarba, 76, died Tuesday in San Francisco, Calif., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Amelia Morrissey. Mr. Dellabarba, retired coal miner and longtime resident of Rock Springs, is survived by his wife, Katherine; six daughters, Mrs. Emma Partain, Rock Springs; Mrs. Teresa Echo, San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Mary Dickenson, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Katherine Whresthler, San Jose, Calif.; and Mrs. Amelia Morrissey and Mrs. Rose Sutherland, and one son, John Katich, all of San Francisco, Calif.; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were George Bertagnolli, Joseph Bertagnolli, Victor Bertagnolli, Jeffrey WOld, Charles Brechyca and William Partain. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 9, 1964 JAMES CARL TOMICH Funeral services for James Carl Tomich, 18, were conducted Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Home. Rosary was recited Monday night at the Vase Chapel. Interment was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. James Carl Tomich died Friday of injuries suffered in a car accident. He was born May 29, 1945, in Rock Springs and was graduated last year from the Rock Springs High School. He had been employed as a service statio attendant. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Effie Tomich; five sisters, Mrs. Richard (Barbara) Tolar; Susan, Linda, Terrie and Jose Tomich, all of Rock Springs; grandmother, Mrs. Mary Tomich of Eden Valley; one nephew and several aunts and uncles. Pallbearers were Gavin Toler, Ronnie Harris, Ray Kudar, Hugh Williams, Ray Overy, Kenneth Beveridge, Jerry Clingan and Robert McLennan. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 9, 1964 JASPER MADISON WALKER Funeral services for Jasper Madison Walker, resident of Rock Springs 54 years, who died Feb. 1 in Phoenix, Ariz., were held in Rock Springs Wednesday. Masonic services were conducted by the Knights Templar at Rogan Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. Oyer Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiated at the religious service following the Masonic rites. Burial was in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Walker, 71, made his home at 409 F Street, Rock Springs, and Jackson, Wyo. He was a retired mine foreman, having served in that capacity at the Gunn-Quealy mine for 34 years. Born Aug. 15, 1892, in Carthage, Mo., Mr. Walker was a member of the Knights Templar and the Rock Springs Blue Lodge A.F. and A.M. Survivors are his wife, Ellen G. Walker, Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Dorotha) Weir of Burbank, Calif.; one nephews, Robert Walker of Casper; three grandchildren, Kenneth Weir, and Mrs. Ronnie (Barbara) Deckman of Burbank, Calif., and Mrs. Gene (Patricia) Allen of San Jose, Calif., and three great-grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Luke Harrigan of Green River; Robert A. Stuart, William McCurtain, Max McCurtain, Albert Kolman and George E. Kessner of Rock Springs. Honorary pallbearers were Walter Mills, Ray McDonough, George Stevens, Elmo Bertagnolli, Marko Bebich and Harry Theusen. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 9, 1964 ATTILIO GUERRI JR. Funeral high mass was held at St. Francis Catholic Church in Provo, Utah, for Attilio Guerri Jr., 21, who died Feb. 1 in Provo Hospital. Rosary was recited Tuesday night at the Barg Mortuary. Attilio attended schools in this area. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Attilio G. Guerri, moved in 1955 from Winton to Provo, where he was graduated from St. Francis Catholic School in 1961. He attended Brigham Young University Trade and Technical Institute and was employed by Albertson Food Store. Survivors are his parents, one sister, Mrs. Dick (Joan) Clarkson, Ontario, Calif.; one brother, Kenneth, at home; his grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Tardoni; uncles and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. John Nigra, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tardoni, all of Rock Springs; and cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bogatj Jr., Rock Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kragovich, Leadville, Colo., and Mr. and Mrs. John Tarufelli, living in California, who all went to Provo Sunday. Other cousins who attended were Mary Jo Tardoni, Edward Tardoni, Glen and Donald Dragovich, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Nigra and children, Ernestine, Becky and Nancy, Ashland, Ky., were unable to attend. All are former Winton residents. Mr. and Mrs. Attilio Guerri's home in Provo is 420 South Ninth East. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1964 Warren Airman, 44, Is Heart Victim CHEYENNE, Wyo. (UPI)--Airman 1.C. John Culi, 44, was dead on arrival at Warren Air Force Base Hospital. Culi, a member of Warren's 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron, was the apparent victim of a heart attack. He collapsed on duty. He had been at Warren since September and was a veteran of more than 19 years. He is survived by his widow, Dorothy, of East Tawas, Mich., a son and a daughter. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1964 Mrs. E.C. Bon Dies Saturday In Cheyenne Mrs. E.C. Bon of Cheyenne died in De Paul Hospital Saturday morning where she had been a patient for the past three weeks, according to word received here by Mrs. Victor Facinelli. Mrs. Bon was born in Rock Springs and taught public school here for several years. She was assistant superintendent of public instruction in Cheyenne for two years. Mrs. Bon was the sister of the late Victor Facinelli. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Evelyn) Patterson of Cheyenne and three grandchildren, former residents of Rock Springs. Funeral services will be held in Cheyenne Tuesday. Mrs. Victor Facinelli went to Cheyenne Saturday, after receiving word of Mrs. Bon's death. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1964 ANNA M. TRIPP Funeral services for Mrs. Anna M. Tripp, 74, of Granger, who was killed Saturday, Feb. 8, in an automobile accident, were conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Green River Congregational Church. The Rev. Harold A. Wiley and the Rev. Fred Plocher officiated. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Tripp was born at Meriden, Kan., May 16, 1889, the daughter of Margaretha Caroline Becker Berg and John William Berg. She was married to Garie Hugh Tripp in Topeka, Kan., Feb. 3, 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Tripp came to Mountain View in 1910. Mrs. Tripp had managed two ranches since the death of her husband in 1944. She was a Gold Star Mother, having lost her fifth son during World War II. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. John C. (Margaret) Petersen, Lyman; Mrs. George D. (Ellen) Gordon of Fort Collins, Colo.; Mrs. Maurice (Anna May) Henry of Robertson; Mrs. Charles (Katherine) Dodds, Granger; Mrs. Fred (Florence) Moore, Rock Springs and Mrs. Earl (Mary) Landers, Mountain View; and five sons, John L. of Ramona, Calif.; Charles G., Mountain View; Hugh J., Jeffrey City; Raymond L. and William H. of Granger. Active pallbearers were Junior Petersen, Paul Robinson, Sherman Jensen, Raymond Voss, John Smith and Larry Simson. Honorary pallbearers were Lloy Taylor, Joe Hickey, Bud Hussman, Delmar Gross, Denver Hysell and Roy Adams. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1964 THELMA MAE OVERY Bishop Acie Hymas of the Second Ward LDS Church in Green River officiated at the funeral service for Mrs. William C. Overy, 51, of 149 Evans Street, Green River, who died Friday, Feb. 7, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital in Rock Springs. Services were held Tuesday at the Green River L.D.S. Church. Interment was in the family plot in Evanston City Cemetery. A former resident of Superior, Mrs. Overy was born in Elkol, Wyo., Feb. 22, 1913, and had lived in this area 33 years. She is survived by her husband, William C. Overy of Green River; three daughters, Mrs. Jack Edwards, Green River; Lois Louise Overy, Pocatello, Idaho; and Billie Lynn at home; three brothers, Richard S. Dexter, Orem, Utah; Clarence M. Dexter, Ogden; and Ronald F. Dexter, Pocatello, Idaho and one sister, Mrs. Ernest (Irene) Payne of Pocatello. Pallbearers were Arthur Pritchard, William Davis, Melvin Richard and Ronald Dexter and Edward Overy Jr. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1964 FRED DEL RICHARDS Funeral services for Fred Del Richards, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Follett of 6?? C Street, Rock Springs, were held Tuesday in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo, Utah. Fred Del died of leukemia Saturday in the Salt Lake County Hospital. Bishop Raymond T. Bailey of the American Fork Sixth Ward officiated at the services. Interment was in the American Ford City Cemetery. Fred Del Richards was born in Provo, Utah, March 27, 1958, and the family came to Rock Springs in January, 1963. He attended primary and Sunday school in the Rock Springs First Ward and was in kindergarten at Yellowstone School. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. John C. (Joann) Follett of Rock Springs; father Fred R. Richards of Tucson, Ariz.; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Del Gay of Provo; Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Richards of American Fork, Utah; great-grandparent, Mrs. Maude Knudsen of Provo, Utah, and one sister, Lynn Follett of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Stanley Follett, Keith Roylance, Harold Edwards and John Richards. --- Rock Springs Miner, Feb 16, 1964 FRANK RUDESLICH Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Vase Funeral Home for Frank Rudeslich who was found dead Monday night, beside his truck, 2 ½ miles above the coal tipple of the Rainbow Coal Co. loading bin. Rosary was recited Thursday night at the Vase Chapel. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion, Archie Hay Post 24. Mr. Rudeslich was employed as a truck driver for Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. in the coal division. He was born Oct. 15, 1913, in Roslyn, Wash., and had been a resident in this area for 34 years. He was a World War II veteran, a member of the United Mine Workers of America and a member of the American Legion, Archie Hay Post 24. Survivors include his wife, Ellen M. of Rock Springs; five stepsons, Jack, Leo, James and William mitchelson of Rock Springs and Dwayne Mitchelson of Farson; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Lee (Ellen) Tyler of Rock Springs; one brother, Edward of Cowell, Calif.; 17 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and cousins. Pallbearers were Jack, Leo, Jim, Bill and Dwayne Mitchelson and Albino Ruggera. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1964 PETE SHINAZY Funeral services for Pete J. Shinazy, 106 M Street, who died at his home Feb. 14, were held Monday at the Vase Mortuary Chapel. Thelma Gentilini of the Christian Science Church officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Shinazy, 81, was born Feb. 4, 1880, in St. Louis, Mo. A resident of this community 65 years, he was a retired lampman of the Lion Coal Company. A 65 year member of the Knights of Pythias Sweetwater Lodge No. 6 and member of United Mine Workers of America, Mr. Shinzazy also served as state senator from 1918 to 1922. Survivors include his wife, Rachel Frances Shinazy of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. John (Elsie) Jamieson of Rock Springs; two brothers, Charles of Great Falls, Mont., and Joe Shinzay of Belt, Mont., one sister, Mary Burch, Seattle, Wash.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Claude (Elsie) Watterson; one great-grandson, John Watterson both of Eden Valley, and several nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers were Gene Lane, John Stafford, Luke Harrigan, Jack Travis, Roy Sather and Joe Datlich. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Seppie, Robert Wilder Sr., Joe Miller, Thomas C. Smith, Victor Cundy Sr. and Arthur Radford. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1964 GUST G. PAPPAS Funeral services for Gus G. Pappas, 66, of 281 East Second North, Green River, who died Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City, were held Wednesday at the Ahepa Hall in Green River. Father Lukas Kotzakis of the Greek Orthodox Church officiated. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery. Prayer service was held Tuesday evening at the Ahepa Hall. Mr. Pappas was born July 12, 1897, in Alissos Patros, Greece, and had been a resident of the Rock Springs, Green River and Kemmerer communities for the past 20 years. He was a retired restaurant operator and had been in ill health the past two months. He is survived by one brother, Louis of Green River; two sisters, Mrs. Athanasia Miachalis and Mrs. Eleni Kritikou, both of Patros, Greece, and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Ahepa Lodge and the Greek Orthodox Church. Pallbearers were Gust Spirus, Nick Toyias, Tom Chomokos, Sam Kozas, John ANastos and Tom Thiou. Alternates were Jerry Pescopos, Pete Nomis, Spiros Kozas, John Partinus, John Kalivas and Nick Semos. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1964 OLAMOND LEWIS Funeral services for Mrs. Olamond Lewis, 85, of 306 M Street were conducted Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Home. Bishop Larry O. West of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Lewis died at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for 10 days. She had been in ill health for about eight months. Born in Nebraska, March 13, 1878, Mrs. Lewis was a resident of this community for the past 50 years. Her husband, William, preceded her in death in 1957. Survivors are nine grandchildren, Richard R., Dean M., Robert W., Thomas J., and Earl M. Morris, all of Rock Springs; William C. Morris of Hayward, Calif.; Mrs. Walter (Lucille) Stewart and Joann Morris, both of Scottsbluff, Neb., and Mrs. Larry (Mary Jane) Britton of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were the grandsons, Richard, Dean, Robert, Thomas and Earl Morris and Jack Welsh. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1964 JAMES B. LEE Funeral services for James B. Lee, 59, of 1250 Clark Street, who died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, were held Friday at the Episcopal Church with the Rev. Frank D. Pace officiating. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Lee was born July 25, 1904, in Rock Springs and attended school in Rock Springs and Cheyenne. He had been in ill health 2 ½ years. A retired office clerk, he was a member of the Episcopal Church and the Masonic lodge. His father was the late W.K. Lee, purchasing agent for the Union Pacific Coal Company. Mr. Lee is survived by his wife, Marion Zoe Lee, Rock Springs; two sons, William T. and Richard H. both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Zoe) Kalber of Fontenelle; one sister, Mrs. Edward Gilmer, Columbus, Ga.; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Norton Lee of Denver; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were James Pryde, John Lee, James Harnes, Lee Harnes, Gary Hawks and Raino Matsen. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 23, 1964 ROBERT S. WILSON Funeral services for Robert S. Wilson, 37, 1318 Quari Street, Denver, who died Saturday at his home, were held Wednesday in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Rock Springs, with the Rev. Frank D. Price officiating. Interment was in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Son of the late Robert Wilson, former publisher and owner of the Rock Springs Daily Rocket, and Mrs. Elton Davis, Aurora, Colo., Robert S. Wilson was born April 23, 1926, in Rock Springs. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Elton Davis, the former Isabel Whelan, and one brother, Martin W. Wilson of Aurora, Colo. Other relatives surviving include William Thompson, uncle of Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Sam Megeath, a cousin and several other cousins and aunts and one uncle. The body was accompanied to Rock Springs by members of the family Tuesday. Pallbearers were Sam Megeath of Rock Springs, Harold Mortimer and Albert Carollo of Green River, and Eldon Spicer, John Lee and John Oja, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1964 MRS. JAMES (HELEN) PHILLIPS SR. Funeral services for Mrs. James Phillips Sr. were held Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Father John Marley officiated. Interment was in the family plot in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Rosary was recited at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel Wednesday night. Mrs. Phillips, 46, of 1220 Marchant died Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for 9 minutes. She had been ill for several months. Born in Rock Springs, Oct. 1, 1917, she had lived here all her life. She first began teaching here at the age of 17 and had taught at intervals from that time, with the most recent period for the last 9 1/2 years. Mrs. Phillips was first grade teacher at Yellowstone School. She had attended Denver University for two years and received her bachelor of education degree at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, graduating from the University of Wyoming Aug. 17, 1962. Active in civic and church circles, Mrs. Phillips was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, American Legion Auxiliary, American Association of University Women, Woman's Club, Classroom Teachers, Theta Phi Alpha Catholic Sorority at Denver University, Wyoming Education Association, National Education Association, St. Mary's Altar and Rosary Society, St. Paul's Circle, Kappa Delta Phi, P-TA and P-TA Council and a sponsor of the newly organized Youth Center. She was active in Girl Scouts and scouting. Survivors include her husband, James Phillips Sr.; two daughters, Kathleen Phillips and Susan Phillips; one son, James hillilps Jr., and her mother, Mrs. Mary Reynolds, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. A.N. (Mary) Anderson, Marysville, Wash.; uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Lucas Sr. of Rock Springs and Mrs. Robert (Irene Lucas) Ferris of San Diego. An uncle, Andy Budnar of Munster, Ind., also survives. Active pallbearers were Freeman Huntley, Michey Layos, Dr. Paul R. Yedinak, George Nimmo, John Eusek and Arvo Mackie. Honorary pallbearers were Joames Johnson, Jack Smith, Henry Chadey, Charles Blazek, Kenneth Catron and Richard Surline. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1964 MRS. MARGARET SCOTT BROWN Funeral services were held Friday at the First Congregational Church for Mrs. Margaret Scott Brown, 88, who died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Douglas Wasson officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. A resident of Rock Springs since 1928, Mrs. Brown had been in ill health for several months. Born July 1, 1875, in Forfershire, Scotland, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, Mungo Brown Sr., in 1952 and a son, Mungo Brown Jr., who was killed in a mine accident in 1943. Survivors include five sons, John, James and Richard of Rock Springs; William of Salt Lake City and Howard of Burley, Idaho; two daughters, Mrs. William (Mary) Forsyth of Rock Springs and Mrs. Elizabeth Foster of Salt Lake City; 15 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were six grandsons, Jack and Mungo Brown of Rock Springs; Ronald, Pocatello, Idaho; Robert, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Lynn Foster, Salt Lake City; and Airman 1/c Jerry Foster of Whidbey Island, Wash. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 1, 1964 MERTON SHELTON SHULTZ Funeral services for Merton S. Shultz, 47, of Green River were held Wednesday at the LDS Church in Green River. Bishop Reo Williamson of the First Ward officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mr. Shultz was found dead Saturday morning in a car owned by Jack Evers, in the garage at the Evers home. Born Jan. 31, 1917, in Morefield, Neb., Mr. Shultz went to Green River in 1941, living there until 1958. He returned last August to Green River, where he had resided since that time. He was a railroad employee of the Union Pacific Railroad, and had served in the United States Army during World War II. Survivors are two daughters, Karen Shultz of Salt Lake City, and Diana of Roy, Utah; his mother, Mrs. James G. Shultz, Wolbach, Neb.; five brothers, Robert and Richard of Longview, Wash.; Merrill and Melvin of Grand Island, Neb., and Orin of Lincoln, Neb., two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Haggstrom, Turlock, Calif.; and Mrs. Marie Becker of Waterloo, Neb., and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Clifford Smith, Bill Crisman, Lonnie Beren and George Layton of Ogden and Jack Evers and Fred Cruz of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 Coroner's Jury Rules in Death Of Children Two small Green River children met their death as a result of a fire which apparently started in the toy box, from an undetermined cause, according to the verdict of the coroner's jury at an inquest into the deaths Saturday morning. Coroner Peter R. Vase called the inquest in the Green River City Hall, after the bodies of the children, Thelma Jean Bingham, 3, and her brother, Daniel Clay Bingham, 11 months, were taken out of the family home, 45 West Third South Street, Green River, Monday, March 2. The children and their mother, Mrs. Marion Warren Bingham, had been napping in the family home, a basement apartment, when another son, Jimmy, 4, awakened his mother, telling her to come quickly. She saw the fire in the toy box, she said, and took the older boy with her as she went to summon help in extinguishing what she judged to be a minor fire. When she tried to return for the other two children, however, she was stopped by the intense fire. Verdict in the case was reached by the jurors, Franklin Hofeldt, George A. Twitchell and Rudolph V. Pershin, all of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 BINGHAM Funeral service for Thelma Jean Bingham, 3, and Daniel Clay Bingham, 11 months, of Green River were conducted Friday at the Vase Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Archie Brown of the Nazarene Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. The children, who died in a fire at their home in Green River Monday are survived by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Warren Bingham of 45 West Third South, Green River; two brothers, James Ruel and Archie Wayene Bingham of Green River; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Armstrong of Rock Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hochart, Williamson, Iowa; paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whipple, living in Missouri; maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Amelia Teeters, Rock Springs; Mrs. John Hockhart, great-grandmother of Williamson, Iowa, and Mrs. Edith Anderson, grandmother of Manila, Utah. Several aunts and uncles also survive. Thelma Jean was born in Knoxville, Iowa, April 19, 1961. Daniel Clay Bingham was born in Rock Springs, March 26, 1963. Pallbearers were Ronald McTee of Ogden, Blaine Bingham, Green River; Alvin Hochart, Williamson, Iowa; Leon Hochart of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 Mrs. E.H. CHRISTOFFERSEN Funeral services were held Thursday at Moore Mortuary in Denver for Mrs. E.H. Christoffersen of 1309 McKinley, Rock Springs, who died in Denver Rose memorial Hospital. The Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs, officiated. Burial was in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver. Memorial services will be held Sunday, March 8, at 7 p.m. in the First Congregational Church, Rock Springs. Mrs. Christoffersen had been hospitalized in Rock Springs and Denver since August, 1963. Born Gladys Gass, July 12, 1917, in Pender, Neb., Mrs. Christoffersen had graduated from Sidney, Neb., High School in 1934. She was married to Edwin Christoffersen Feb. 22, 1935, in Sidney and the couple went to Denver, where Mrs. Christoffersen was a member of Dawn Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Aurora and the Presbyterian Church. In Rock Springs Mrs. Christoffersen belonged to the First Congregational Church, where she was active in church circles. Surviving in addition to her husband, are four sons, Donald, Kenneth and Thomas, all of Rock Springs, and Robert, attending Trinidad Junior College in Colorado; two grandchildren, Mark and Susan Christoffersen of Rock Springs; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Gass of Greeley; one brother, Bernard Gass of Sydney, and four sisters, Mrs. Herbert (myrtle) Wilcox, Greeley; Mrs. Harold (Bernadine) Stewart, Erie, Colo.; Mrs. Robert (Doris) Spencer, Denver, and Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Tilley, Topeka, Kan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 JOE GUTIERREZ Funeral services for Jose M. (Joe) Gutierrez, 83, were held Tuesday at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited Monday night. Mr. Gutierrez died Friday of a bullet wound in the chest. His body was found on the front porch of his Shell Creek Ranch house, following an altercation with a neighbor. The ranch is located in the area about 75 miles south of Rock Springs in Moffat County, Colo. Born in Socorro, N.M., Oct. 9, 1880, Mr. Gutierrez had been engaged in ranching in the local area since 1909. He owned and operated the Shell Creek Ranch. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Theresa Hessler, Rock Springs; one son, Edward Gutierrez, Littleton, Colo.; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Dominica Hernandez, Gallup, N.M., and Mrs. Josephine Chavez, Albuquerque, N.M., and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were James Overy, Tellesfor Flores, Roman Maldonado, Reed Webb Sr., Stanley Graham and Scott Mackie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 EDWARD HOYNE Funeral services for Edward Paul Hoyne were held Wednesday at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Frank Price of the Episocpal Church officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Hoyne, 74, of 105 M Street, Rock Springs, died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient two days. A weighmaster for the city of Rock Springs, he had been in ill health the past 1 ½ years. Born March 29, 1889, in Chicago, Ill., he has been a resident of Rock Springs for the past 10 years. He resided formerly in Lewistown, Mont. Survivors besides his wife, Isabell, of Rock Springs are several nieces and nephews, including Mrs. Frank (Phyllis) Volcic and Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Fornengo, both of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were David Commock of Denver; Lawrence McTee of Meeteetse; Willie Commock, Thermopolis; John Fornengo, Rock Springs; Jack Saircoff, Salt Lake City; and Billy Baker of Laramie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 MRS. PAULINA KALLIO Memorial services for Mrs. Paulina Kallio, 79, were conducted Saturday at the Rogan Chapel. Interment was in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. The Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church officiated. Mrs. Kallio, formerly a longtime resident of Rock Springs, died Sunday at Edgemoor Geriatric Hospital in Santee, Calif., after a long illness. Mrs. Kallio had made her home with her daughter in Chula Vista, Calif., after leaving Rock Springs with her daughter eight years ago. Born May 27, 1884, in Isalmi, Finland, Mrs. Kallio was preceded in death by her husband, John Kallio, and a son, Osmo Malo. Survivors include one son, George Malo, California; two daughters, Mrs. Velma Frazier of Chula Vista and Mrs. Thelma Donaldson, Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. Ilo Loya, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Maria Alanko, Helsinki, Finland; one brother, Juho Lukkarienen of Isalmi; seven grandchildren and three nieces and two nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 ALBERT KRZA Funeral services were conducted Thursday at SS. Cyril and Methodius Church for Albert J. Krza Sr., 49, of 706 Pennsylvania, who died Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient 19 days. The Rev. Philip Colibraro officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Krza, a resident of the community for the past 45 years, had been ill several months. Born March 19, 1914, in Leadville, Colo., Mr. Krza was assistant personnel manager at FMC. He was a member of the AFU Lodge No. 202 and SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rosary was recited Wednesday night at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of Rock Springs; one daughter, Rosemary, and two sons, Albert Jr. and Paul, all of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Andy Legerski, Louis Shifrar, Fred Gatti, John Kovach, Cyril Potochnik and Richard Dyer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 ADOLPH MAGAGNA Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for Adolph L. Magagna, 64, who died Sunday at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated. Interment was in the family plot in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Magagna, whose home was at 20 Wardell Court, Rock Springs, had been active in the livestock business in this area since 1917. He had been hospitalized in Denver six weeks. Active in the Woolgrowers Association and in the promoting of wool, Mr. Magagna had taken over the management of the Magagna Brothers sheep outfit 47 years ago. A prominent Wyoming sheepman, he was elected president of the Wyoming Woolgrowers in November 1963. In addition to his interests here, he also was engaged in lamb feeding in the Imperial Valley of California. President of the Southwestern Woolgrowers Warehouse, Rock Springs, president of the First Security Bank; a director of the American Sheep Producers Council, and director of the Rock Springs Grazing Association, Mr. Magagna had served as representative on the advisory board of Wyoming District 4, Bureau of Land Management, since its inception in 1932. He was born in Rock Springs Dec. 19, 1899. Mr. Magagna was a member of the Knights of Columbus and B.P.O. Elks, No. 624, SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Rotary Club. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn of Rock Springs; a son, James H., also of Rock Springs, now a student at Notre Dame University; a sister, Mrs. Ernestine Baker, Madisonville, Ky., and a brother, Edwin V. Magagna of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Robert Bowden, Carl Johnson, Leonard Hay, Alex Noble, John Arambel and John L. Erramouspe. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 ELIZABETH J. MORIARTY Funeral services for Elizabeth J. Moriarty, 73, of Green River were held Monday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. The Rev. Father Thomas Cleary officiated. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. Rosary was recited in the Francom Mortuary Chapel Sunday night. Miss Moriarty had been in ill health the past 11 months and had been hospitalized since New Year’s Day. She was born Oct. 23, 1890, in Laramie, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Moriarty. The family moved to Green River when she was four years old. Miss Moriarty attended the Green River grade schools and was the first pupil to graduate from the tenth grade in the Green River school system. After graduation she was employed as the first librarian at the Carnegie Library in Green River, a position she held until the outbreak of World War I, when she entered the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad as a timekeeper. She transferred to Cheyenne in 1935 to continue her work as timekeeper, retiring in 1952 and returning to Green River. Later she lived in Salt Lake City and Denver. Since then she has been making her home with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Viox, 241 East Second North, Green River. A member of the Catholic Church, Miss Moriarty was also a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Mae) Viox of Green River and Mrs. John (Margaret) Kephart of Salt Lake City; five nieces, two nephews and 17 grandnieces and grandnephews. Active pallbearers were George Sturholm of Rock Springs, Lawson Schwope of Cheyenne and Harold Walker, Franklin Gasson, Emil Sedlacek and Joe Gosar of Green River. Honorary pallbearers were Edward Riley, Edward Honness, Emil Droege, William Hutton Jr., and William Delaney, all of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 8, 1964 DORA SCHMIDT The Rev. Robert E. Tewes officiated at funeral services Tuesday for Mrs. Dora Schmidt, 101, of 1019 Ninth Street, who died at her home Sunday. Services were held at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Schmidt had been in ill health since Christmas. She was born Nov. 8, 1862, in Schleiswig-Holstein, Germany. She came to the United States with her parents ins 1866. The family located in Clinton County, Iowa, and later moved to western Iowa, where she was married to William Schmidt in 1884. Mrs. Schmidt came to Rock Springs in 1938 with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Babelis, with whom she made her home. She was a member of the Lutheran Church. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. William B. (Minnie) Babelis of Rock Springs; Mrs. Ella Reinke, San Bernardino, Calif., and Mrs. Lillie Jacobsen, Waterloo, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Emma Voss, Genoa, Ill.; 24 grandchildren, who include Mrs. Ted (Florence) Ronick and Mrs. Roy (Ruth) Long, both of Rock Springs; 42 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Schmidt was preceded in death by her husband and three children, Emil, Hilda and Emma. Pallbearers were S.W. Asiala, Sprio Varras, Tom Manatos, Jack Zimmerman, and Howard Young of Rock Springs and Reinert Kvidahl of Green River. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 15, 1964 RUDOLPH ZORKO SR Funeral services for Rudolph Zorko Sr., 77, Midvale, Utah, who died Wednesday in Salt Lake City, were held Saturday at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. Frank D. Price of the Episcopal Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. A former resident of Rock Springs and Superior, Mr. Zorko has lived in Midvale for the past year. He was a retired coal miner. Born Feb. 20, 1887 in Yugoslavia, Mr. Zorko is survived by two sons, Rudolph Jr. of Midvale and Albert of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. John Vesco of Evanston and Mrs. William (Frances) Davis of Rock Springs; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Norman and William Davis, Albert Vesco, William Davis Sr., John Vesco and John Tennant. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 15, 1964 MRS. JOHN EVERS Funeral services for Mrs. John Evers, 57, of Green River, were held Friday at the Francom Mortuary Chapel in Green River. Rev. Thomas Cleary of the Catholic Church of Immaculate Conception officiated. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery. Rosary was recited Thursday at the Francom Chapel. Mrs. John (Mary Martha) Evers of 60 West Railroad, died Monday afternoon at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient a week. She had been in ill health the last two years. Born Aug. 30, 1906, in Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. Evers was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William McGinley. She had resided in Green River 18 years. She was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, John; one stepson, John F. Evers, Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. C.M. Kos of Iowa City, Iowa; and one brother, Otto McGinley of Denver, Colo. Active pallbearers were Fred Stoll, Clarence Smith, Fred Wilson, Randy P???, Henry Krause and J.D. Oney. Honorary pallbearers were Joe Schell and Kenneth Collier. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 15, 1964 MRS. MAIE A. MAHONEY Funeral services for Mrs. Maie A. Mahoney of Green River, who died Thursday at Basin, Wyo., will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Green River. The Rev. Thomas Cleary willofficiate. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Rosary will be recited Sunday at 8:30 p.m. at the Francom Mortuary Chapel. Mrs. Mahoney has been a patient at the Basin hospital 10 months. She was born May 1, 1882 at Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fosdick. She was married to J.J. Mahoney, civil engineer, April 15, 1915, in San Francisco. Her husband preceded her in death in 1932 at Kansas City, Mo. Following his death, Mrs. Mahoney went to Green River to make her home with her brother-in-law and sister, the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harvey. Mrs. Mahoney, a registered nurse, worked at Sweetwater County memorial Hospital from 1936 to 1946. She was a member of the Catholic Church. Surviving are her nephew, Lowell Shafe, and his wife, Suzanne, and their children, Michael, Robert E. Ricky and Chantal, all of Green River. Active pallbearers will be Russ Cameron, Frank Overy, Bill Potts, Carl Williams, John Potts and Michael Shafe. Honorary pallbearers will be John Williams, Bill Evers, Charles Viox, William Hutton Jr., Carl Moedl and Emil Droege. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 15, 1964 MRS. LOUIS TOMASINI Funeral services for Mrs. Louis (Filomena) Tomasini were held Wednesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. John Marley officiated. Rosary was recited Tuesday night at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Interment was in the family plot in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Mrs. Tomasini, 80, of 113 Sherman Street, Rock Springs, died Saturday at Sweetwater County memorial Hospital where she had been hospitalized for two weeks. A resident of the community since 1924, Mrs. Tomasini was born Sept. 2, 1884, at Valfor????, Tirolo. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and also a member of the F.O.E. Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband March 16, 1960. Survivors are two sons, Lidio of Rock Springs and Mario of Salt Lake City, Utah; six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and seven nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Louis Broseghini, Edwin Zueck, Emil Casagrande, John Dorigatti, Joe Giovanini and Emanuel Zancanella. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 22, 1964 Clinton Darius Bradshaw Dies Clinton Darius Bradshaw, 43, of Lyman, died Saturday morning, March 21, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton R. Bradshaw of Lyman. Born May 2, 1920 in Lyman, Mr. Bradshaw married Llewjuana Kidman, Jan. 6, 1947. He is survived by his wife and six children, Mrs. James (Pamela) Toomer, Mona, James Dee, George K., Tina and Edwin Darius, all of Lyman. Several cousins, living in Rock Springs are Mr. and Mrs. Edwin James, Mrs. Viola Reese, Mrs. S.J. Phelps, Mrs. J.B. Johnson. Mrs. Robert Syme of Rock Springs in an aunt. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Lyman LDS Chapel. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 22, 1964 Former Springs Resident Dies Word was received here Friday night of the death of Mrs. Henry (Annie) Robinson of Louisville, Colo., a former resident of Rock Springs. Mrs. Robinson was a sister of Thomas B. Miller of 117 H Street. Born in Louisville, Nov. ?, 1894, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Miller. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Matthew Miller, who was killed in the mine at Dines. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 22, 1964 Albert Gaylord, Former Local Resident, Dies Albert Gaylord, 62, of Ogden, died at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Russell at 3401 W. 100 9th, Apt. 4, in Inglewood, Calif., according to word received by Mrs. Frank Smith at Reliance. Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord, whose home is in Ogden, were visiting their son-in-law and daughter at the time of Mr. Gaylord’s death. They are former residents of Rock Springs, Reliance and Superior. They moved to Ogden four years ago from Reliance, where Mr. Gaylord was employed in the coal mines. In Ogden, he was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad. Survivors besides his wife, Louise, are three daughters, Mrs. Jim (Connie) Davis, Denver; Loujean Gaylord and Mrs. Robert (Judy) Russell, both of Inglewood, and one son, John Gaylord of Sundance. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 22, 1964 MRS. THERESA KORITNIK Funeral services were held Tuesday at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for Mrs. Theresa Koritnik, 80, who died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Father Alvin Gnidovec officiated at the high requiem funeral mass and five grandsons of Mrs. Koritnik were servers. They were John and Bill Kure, Donald and Dennis Lebar and Donald Koritnik. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Parish rosary, Saint Monica Sodality and Knights of Columbus rosaries were recited Monday night at the Vase Chapel. A resident of this community for 55 years, Mrs. Koritnik was born Sept. 26, 1883, in Stiermark, Austria. She had been a patient at the hospital for three weeks and had been ill for a month. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anton, and three sons, Louis, Martin and John. Mrs. Koritnik was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and made her home with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Val M. Koritnik, at 500 Fifth Avenue West. Survivors include five sons, Albin of San Diego, Calif.; Isador, Cyril, Peter and Valentine, all of Rock Springs; three daughters, Ms. Dan (Mary) Teslich, Mrs. Jack (Christine) Lebar and Mrs. John (Louise) Kure, all of Rock Springs; one brother, Joseph Hitztaler of Dilliner, Pa.; 28 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were grandsons of Mrs. Koritnik, Steve, Robert, Joe and Charles Koritnik and James and Larry Lebar. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 29, 1964 Candido Pedri Rites Will Be Held Monday Funeral services for Candido Pedri will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment will be in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Parish rosary will be recited Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the Rogan Mortuary Chapel, followed by Knights of Columbus rosary at 7:45 p.m. --- Rock Springs Miner, Mar 29, 1964 AUGUST SUBIC Requiem high mass for August J. Subic, 63, of Saratoga, who died Thursday March 26, was held Monday at Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited Sunday night at the Rogan Chapel. Mr. Subic died of a heart attack in Saratoga, where he had resided for 35 years. He was manager of Saratoga Market, Inc. Born in Rock Springs, August 28, 1900, Mr. Subic was the son of Frank Subic and Kathryn (Perko) Subic, who preceded him in death. He was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Saratoga. Survivors are one brother, Paul, and four sisters, Mary Subic, Mrs. Frank (Albina) Avanzini, Mrs. Adolph (Kathryn) Magagna and Mrs. Marvin (Frances) Johnson, all of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Louis Dapra, George D. Fyer, James Grooman, Kenneth Zeiger, Saratoga, and Paul J. Putz and John Stafford, both of Rock Springs. Honorary pallbearers were Arthur G. Graham, Robert Jackson, Frank Howath, William L. Payne, Gurney McLean and Frank M. Shaw, all of Saratoga. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 5, 1964 ERIC LINDROOS Funeral services for Eric Lindroos of Cheyenne were held Tuesday in Rock Springs at the Vase Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Lindroos, 57, of 2115 East 10th Street, Cheyenne, was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and had resided in Cheyenne for the past two years. In ill health several years, he died in De Paul Hospital March 27. Born March 12, 1906 at Hanna, Mr. Lindroos was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lindroos. He was a retired coal miner and had worked in the mines at Hanna, Rock Springs, Reliance and Dragerton, Utah. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. He married the form Elsie Johnson of Rock Springs. Survivors include his wife, Elsie, of Cheyenne; one son, Robert Lindroos of Cheyenne; one daughter, Mrs. Betty Hanke, Farmington, N.M.; two sisters, Mrs. Gordon (Helen) Tronquet of Rock Springs and Mrs. Hilma Rookla, Hanna; three brothers, John Lindroos, Cheyenne; Frank Lindroos, Hanna, and Edward Lindroos, Del Monte, Calif.; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A son, Donald, died in 1960. Pallbearers were Gordon Tronquet, Otto Canestrini, Bert Odorizzi, Henry Walters, Charles Hanke and Ernest Johnson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 5, 1964 CANDIDO PEDRI Funeral services for Candido Pedri were held Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The Rev. John Marley officiated. Parish rosary was recited Sunday night in the Rogan Mortuary Chapel, followed by the Knights of Columbus rosary. Mr. Pedri, 64, was born Dec. 5, 1899, in Tyrol, Italy, and came to the United States in 1921. He worked in West Virginia until 1928, the moved to Rock Springs. He married Linda Palanck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Palanck, Sept. 22, 1936 in Rock Springs. They had no children. A member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Mr. Pedri was also a member of the American-Italian Lodge and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors are his wife, Linda, two brothers, Emanuel and Attilio of Rock Springs, cousins, Silvio Pedri, Rock Springs; John Pedri, Minnesota, and Silvio Pedri, Maryland, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Leno Menghini, Edward Yori, Max Teno and Andrew Flaim and Gilbert Smethurst. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 12, 1964 WILLIAM JOSEPH BARTEK Funeral services for William Joseph Bartek were held Monday morning at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Albin Gnidovec officiated at requiem high mass. Burial was in the family plot in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Knights of Columbus and parish rosaries were recited Sunday night at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Mr. Bartek, 79, of 1112 McCabe Street died at his home Thursday morning, April 2. He was a resident of this community for 58 years. A retired carman of the Union Pacific Railway Co., Mr. Bartek retired in December 1950. Born in Vysney Slavkov, Czechoslovakia, March 31, 1885, Mr. Bartek came to the U.S. in 1904. He married Elizabeth Klik in 1907. Mrs. Bartek and a son preceded him in death, Mrs. Barteck in 1925 and son, Joseph, in 1909. One daughter also preceded him in death in 1935. In 1928 he married Mary Copjan. A member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Mr. Bartek also was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, First Catholic Slovak Union, Knights of Columbus and F.O. Eagles, Aerie 151. Survivors include his wife, (line missing) Bartek Jr., of Denver; Clarence W. of Rock Springs; Joseph Andrew, Laramie, student at the university, and Paul E. Bartek, Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.; one daughter Elizabeth E. Bartek of Rock Springs, one brother, Joseph Tondra of Czechoslovakia, and several grandchildren. Out-of-town relatives to attend the funeral rites were a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Bartek Jr., and children of Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bartek of Jackson; Paul Bartek of Creighton University in Omaha and Joseph Andrew, University of Wyoming, in Laramie. Pallbearers were Mike Layos Sr., Steve Orester Sr., Rudy Yakovich Sr., Leo Kozola, William James Jr. and John Tarris. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 19, 1964 MRS. MICHAEL BRITT Funeral services for Mrs. Michael Britt were held Saturday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. John Marley officiated. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited Friday night at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Michael (Katherine Marie) Britt, 90, died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient since Feb. 19. A resident of Rock Springs since 1899, Mrs. Britt is survived by one daughter, Mrs. August (Katherine) Slott of Rock Springs, several nieces, nephews and cousins. Born May 21, 1873, in Yorkshire, England, she was of Irish parentage. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Britt whom she married in Schenectady, N.Y., May 21, 1891, and by two sons, Michael and Richard Britt. Mrs. Britt was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and St. Mary’s Altar and Rosary Society. Pallbearers were John Freeman, John Marietta, John Stafford, Rudolph Anselmi, Jackson Forbes and Mike Zakovich. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 19, 1964 WILLIAM SHERWOOD Funeral services for William Sherwood were held Saturday in the LDS Church, with Bishop Larry O. West of the Second Ward officiating. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Sherwood, 68, of Dragerton, Utah, died in a Dragerton hospital Wednesday. A former resident of Rock Springs for 47 years, he had made his home with a son, Roy W. Sherwood, in Dragerton for the past three years. Born Sept. 4, 1895, in Sandy, Utah, Mr. Sherwood was a retired coal miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local No. 2174, and the Woodmen of the World Lodge. Survivors include two sons, Roy W. Sherwood of Dragerton and Robert A. Sherwood of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Zelma) Gresso of Carlsbad, N.M., and six grandchildren. Pallbearers were F. Blain Richards, Arthur Cook Gilbert Roberts, Elwood Robins, H.L. Crawford and Edgar Alexander. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 19, 1964 CLAUDIA YOUNG Funeral services for Claudia Young of 66 West South Third, Green River, were held Saturday at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Michael Biro of the First Baptist Church, Rock Springs, officiated. Interment was in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Born Oct. 5, 1894, in Montgomery, Ala., Mrs. Young, a former resident of Superior, has been a resident of this area for 57 years. She died at her home in Green River Thursday morning. Mrs. Young is survived by one son, Floyd, of Green River. Pallbearers were Leonard Page, Henry Bevins, Ben Owens, Hugh Crouch, James Lee, Jesse Reed and Hugh Crouch Jr. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 26, 1964 EDWARD R. HILL Funeral services for Edward R. Hill of Green River were conducted Thursday at the Masonic Hall in Green River. Acting Worsh8ipful Master Donald A. Larimore conducted the Masonic service. Dale J. Morris was acting chaplain. The Rev. Eugene Todd conducted the church services. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, with Masonic graveside rites. Holy communion was held Thursday at 8 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Green River for the family and friends. Mr. Hill, 59, of 141 North Fourth West, died Monday night at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient five days. Born Dec. 5, 1904, in Huerfano County, Colo., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hill, the family moved to Wyoming when he was nine years old. Mr. Hill was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad at Green River in the mechanical department as a machinist, beginning work Oct. 9 1924. He was a member of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Posse. After serving his apprenticeship, he worked as a machinist until Jan. 23, 1964, when he was face, because of ill health, to take a temporary leave. Mr. Hill was married to Felicia E. Benz, Dec. 25, 1927, in Green River. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 6, A.F. and A.M.; a past patron of Mystic Chapter No. 8, Order of the Eastern Star; Union Pacific Old Timers Club, and financial secretary of the International Association of Machinists Local 1195. Survivors are his wife, Felicia, Green River; one son, Gordon of Milwaukee, Wis.; twin daughters, Mrs. Myles (Carol) Miller, Tacoma, Wash., and Mrs. Joe (Carmen) Arnoldi Jr. of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren and two cousins. Active pallbearers were Herbert Brown, Leonard Kiernan, Robert Jackson, Bennett Anderson, Richard Simmons and Howard Cain. Honorary pallbearers were Lawrence Narramore, Claude Twitchell, Fred Cruz, George Beebe, John Walker, Ray Belcher and Arthur Coffey. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 26, 1964 ANDREW DeCORA Funeral services for Andrew DeCora, were held Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. John Marley officiated. Rosary was recited at the Vase Funeral Home Chapel Monday night. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. DeCora, 64, of 335 Gale Street, died Friday, April 17, at the Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient four days. He had been in ill health for three years. Mr. DeCora was born Jan. 4, 1900, in Rock Springs. He was a retired bottler at the Rock Springs Coca-Cola Co. He had attended the Rock Springs schools and was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 151, and the Italian American Society. Survivors include two sons, Dr. Andrew W. DeCora, Laramie and Edwin DeCora, Rock Springs; three brothers, Tom DeCora, Broadwater, Neb., and Louis DeCora and Barney DeCora, both of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Angelo (Lucy) Cordero, Rock Springs; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Tom DeCora, Barney DeCora, Louis DeCora, Angelo Cordero, Alvin Ceretto and Tom Ceretto. --- Rock Springs Miner, Apr 26, 1964 Mrs. Pintarelli Dies Saturday Mrs. Lucia Pintarelli, 78, of 657 North Front Street, Rock Springs, died Saturday at 4 p.m. at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. A resident of Rock Springs since 1932, Mrs. Pintarelli is survived by her husband, Cecil, Rock Springs, and two daughters and a son, living in Tyrol, Italy. She was born in Tyrol March 4, 1886. Funeral arrangements are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 3, 1964 JOHN WILLIAM HEWARD Funeral services were conducted Friday at the Episcopal Church in Rock Springs for John William Heward. The Rev. Frank Price officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Heward, 79, a resident of Rock Springs for 43 years, died Wednesday, April 29, at the Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient three hours and 45 minutes. He had been in ill health for one year. Mr. Heward was born June 7, 1884, in County Durham, England, and served in the Canadian Engineers in World War I. He married the former Ann Head, Nov. 26, 1920, in the Episcopal Church in Rock Springs. A retired coal miner for the Union Pacific Coal Co., Mr. Heward was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. He was also a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Rock Springs. Mr. Heward is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ann Heward, Rock Springs; two sons, Robert Heward, Rock Springs, and William Heward, Salt Lake City, Utah, and six grandchildren. Two sons, John and Charles, preceded him in death. Pallbearers were John Brown, Richard Orme, John Demshar, Carl Demshr, John Retford and Charles Hearn. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 3, 1964 MRS. ANNA B. JONES Funeral services for Mrs. Anna B.Jones, were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the LDS Church. Joseph Ransom of the First Ward Bishopric conducted the services. Frank Toole of Coalville, Utah, close friend of the family, gave the obituary. Woodrow Hunter, bishop of First Ward and Larry West, Second Ward bishop, were speakers. Pallbearers were Earl McKenzie, Robert Flor, Ernest Farmer, Robert Maxwel, Myron Megeath and Floyd Kaul. Following the services here, the body was sent to the Nuekolis Funeral Home, Fairbury, Neb., for graveside services and interment in Tobias, Neb., cemetery. Mrs. Jones, 86, of 1024 Lincoln Avenue, died Saturday, April 25, in the Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been in ill health since January. Born August 24, 1877, in Montezuma, Iowa, Mrs. Jones has made her home in Rock Springs for 18 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cornelius Walter Jones, July 14, 1927, and one daughter, Frances (Mrs. Edward Gold), Aug. 5, 1963, in Lincoln, Neb. Survivors are two sons, L.W. (Jack) Jones of Rock Springs and LaVelle Thomas Jones of LeGrande, Ore.; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Jones was a member of Ward I, LDS Church, and the American Legion Auxiliary. Attending the services from out-of-town were Edward Gold, son-in-law of Mrs. Jones, from Lincoln, Neb.; Lavelle Jones of LeGrande, Ore.; Mrs. Hazel Means, niece, of Chicago, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Jones and daughter, Charris, of Worland, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Toole, of Coalville, Utah. With the exception of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Toole, the family accompanied the body to Nebraska for the services and burial there. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 3, 1964 AUGUST MENGHINI Funeral services for August Menghini will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. John Marley will officiate. Burial will be in the Rock Springs Cemetery. Rosary will be recited Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Mr. Menghini, 58, 339 Gale Street, a resident of this area for the past 41 years, died Thursday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Born July 25, 1905 in Brez, Tyrol, Italy, he is survived by five brothers, Angelo, Onisto, Davis and Also, living in Italy, and Joseph of Carlsbad, N.M.; three sisters, Edith, Valeria and Maria, living in Italy; one aunt, Mrs. Eda Battisti, of Carlsbad, N.M.; and three cousins, Robert Canestrini, of Rock Springs, Oresic Zueck of Superior and Guido Zueck of Ogden. He was a member of the F.O.E. Eagles. Pallbearers will be Herman Menghini, Victor Menghini, Angelo Menghini, Fiorello Anselmi, Edwin Zueck and Otto Canestrini. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 3, 1964 MRS. CECIL PINTARELLI The Most Rev. John Marley officiated at the funeral services for Mrs. Cecil (Lucia) Pintarelli Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rosary was recited Monday at 7 p.m. at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Pintarelli, 78, of 657 North Front Street, died at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Saturday, April 25. Born in Tyrol, Italy, March 4, 1886, Mrs. Pintarelli was a resident of Rock Springs since 1932. She is survived by her husband, Cecil, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Victori Eckeli and Mrs. Josephine Vulcan of Grumes, Tyrol, Italy; one son, Vittorio Perini in Segransano, tyrol, Italy; two stepsons, David Ruggera and Albino Ruggera of Rock Springs; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Alfred Lang of San Luis Obispo, Calif., and Mrs. Paul Grogg of Chandler Heights, Ariz., four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Louis Broseghini, Pio Barp, Angelo Manghini, Frank Franch, Joe Angeli and Tim Zadra. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 10, 1964 Edwin Eyre Is Shot to Death In Douglas DOUGLAS, Wyo. (UPI)—Edwin Eyre, 50, of Casper, Wyo., was shot to death on the streets of Dougals late Friday after leaving a barber shop. A suspect, Joseph Hampton, 64, of Douglas, was held Saturday on a charge of discharging a firearm within the city limits, Deputy Jim Caldwell said additional charge may be filed Saturday. Eyre was killed with a 44 Magnum pistol fired through a plate glass window. The bullet struck him on the right side of his chest. Caldwell said Eyre had been working in a sheep shearing camp near Douglas. Hampton told the Converse County sheriff’s office Eyre had been in the barber shop three times during the past week and caused trouble. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 10, 1964 MRS. BERT BRIDGES Funeral services for Mrs. Bert (Martha) Bridges were held Saturday at the LDS Church. Bishop Woodrow Hunter officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Bridges, 75, died Tuesday at noon at her home, 809 Thompson, after a lengthy illness. A lifelong resident, Mrs. Bridges was born Aug. 16, 1888, in Rock Springs. Her husband preceded her in death Nov. 16, 1953. Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Mary Beachler of Eagle, Idaho; Mrs. Ruth Litster, Roosevelt, Utah; Mrs. James (Thelma) Vaskovich, Pueblo, Colo., and Mrs. Charles (Alice) Corey of Wendover, Utah, and one brother, David D. Miller, Glenns Ferry, Idaho. Pallbearers were William and Joseph Dyett, John Kovach, James and William McWilliams and Herbert Weatherington. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 10, 1964 MRS. GUSTAVE BRAUN Funeral services and interment for Mrs. Gustave (Arvilla) Braun, 56, of 908 Wyoming Street, Rock Springs, were held in Springville, Utah. Mrs. Braun died Monday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient 10 days. Born Feb. 18, 1908, in Hooper, Utah, Mrs. Braun had been a resident of Rock Springs for two years. Surviving in addition to her husband, are three daughters, Karen Braun of Rock Springs; Mrs. Phillip H. (Roberta B.) Anderson, Springville, Utah; and Mrs. James A. (Barbara B.) Wingate, Fort Riley, Kan.; one brother, David D. Hooper, Ogden; one sister, Mrs. William F. (Maurine) Russell, Ogden; her mother, Mrs. Ann Hooper Dennis, Clearfield, Utah, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 10, 1964 MRS. REX MASTERS Funeral services for Mrs. Rex (Sue) Masters, were conducted Monday at the LDS Church in Manila. Bishop Albert Neff officiated. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Mrs. Master, 49, died Wednesday morning following major surgery in Salt Lake City. She had been in ill health for several years. She was born Dec. 19, 1914, in Linwood, Utah, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Anson. She lived in Manila all her life and attended school there. She was married to Rex Masters in Manila, March 28, 1933. An active member of the LDS Church, Mrs. Masters had served formerly as primary teacher and member of the Relief Society. She was also a longtime member of the M and L Club at Manila. Surviving are her husband, Rex. And her mother, Mrs. Sarah Anson, both of Manila; one son, James R. Masters, Salt Lake City; two daughters, Mrs. Sam (Sheila) Mamalis of Green River and Mrs. Jay (Linda) Wall, Los Angeles, Calif.; six grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Warren (Hilda) Schofield of Mesa, Ariz.; Mrs. Robert (Erma) Cahill of Chicago and Mrs. Ava Robertson of Rawlins. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 17, 1964 AMELIA EMELIE RADAKOVICH Funeral services for Miss Amelia Emelie Radakovich were held Wednesday at the Rock Springs Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. Frank D. Price officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Miss Radakovich, 52, of 48 Third street, life-time resident of Rock Springs, died Monday, May 11, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for three weeks. She was born July 13, 1911, in Rock Springs, and with her sister, Bess, had operated a women’s clothing shop for a number of years. Survivors include her father, Mike Radakovich; four sisters, Mrs. Lillian Todd, Birmingham, Ala.; Bess Radakovich of Rock Springs; Violet Radakovich, Rawlins, and Mrs. S.J. (Mary Jane) Fisher, Rock Springs; two brothers, Eli Radakovich, Cheyenne and Dr. Michael Radakovich of Long Beach, Calif., and six nephews. Pallbearers were Dwight Jones, Harry Veronda, Vernon O. Murray, Ron Judd, Lee Roy Brinegar and John W. Hay Jr. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 17, 1964 MAX F. KERSHISNIK The Rev. Albin Gnidovec conducted funeral services for Max F. Kershisnik Tuesday in SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Parish rosary and Knights of Columbus rosary was recited Monday night at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mr. Kershisnik, 56, of 425 M Street was found dead at his home Friday morning, May 8, by his nephew, Frank T. Kershisnik. Mr. Kershisnik, who was born October 27, 1907 [sic], had died sometimes Thursday night of natural causes, according to Sweetwater County Coroner Peter Vase. Mr. Kershisnik is survived by one brother, John Kershisnik, Seattle, Wash.; four sisters, Mrs. Dale W. (Cecelia) Wilson, Rawlins; Mrs. Amelia Wortham, Madison, Wis.; Mrs. John (Ann) Godfrey, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Gerald (Frances) Kellogg, Lakewood, Colo., and 23 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Kershisnik Sr., and two brothers, Frank J. Kershisnik Jr., and Joseph Kershisnik. A member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and Knight of Columbus Council 2441, he was graduated from the Rock Springs High School and began employment with Mountain Fuel Supply Co., March 4, 1947, a 15-year member of the company at the time of his death. He had worked at Hiawatha, Powder Wash, Dry Piney and for the past two years he worked in the Uintah basin Sand Arroya Area, near Vernal, Utah. At Vernal he was employed as district field foreman for Mountain Fuel. Serving as pallbearers were nephews of Mr. Kershisnik, Frank T. Kershisnik, Emil J. Bertagnolli, John C. McCrann, Joseph Kershisnik, William Wilson and Jack Kershisnik. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 17, 1964 JOHN PLUTE Funeral services for John Plute were held Saturday at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel, 106 K Street, in Rock Springs. The Rev. Frank Price, Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Burial was in the family plot at Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Plute, 62, of Denver, former resident of Rock Springs, died Monday, May 11, in Denver General Hospital. The body was returned to Rock Springs for services and burial. A retired coal miner, Mr. Plute was born May 9, 1902 in Yugoslavia. He was survived by two brothers, Joseph and Anton Plute, both of Denver, several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were W.M. Preece, Louis Decora, William Dyett, Lawrence Lasnik, Clarence Daniels and Steven Lucas. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 17, 1964 MRS. MATT VALONDRO Funeral services for Mrs. Matt (Olivia) Valondro of Superior were held Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Cletus Prado officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel Monday night. Mrs. Valondro, 73, long-time resident of Superior, was found dead at her home in Superior Thursday morning, May 7, by a neighbor, Mrs. Josephine Arnoldi. Only known survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Dolores Bonsar of Lincoln, Neb., and a daughter living in Italy. Pallbearers were Joe Arnoldi, C.H. Talbot, Serafino Arnoldi, Dan Teslich, James A. Arnoldi and Jack Cori. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 17, 1964 MRS. ANDREW ARNOTT Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew Arnott were held Wednesday at the First Congregational Church with the Rev. Douglas Wasson officiating. Burial was in Eden Valley Cemetery, Farson. Gertrude Sims Arnott, 71, of 821 Young Avenue, Rock Springs, died Monday, May 11, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient five days. In ill health one week, she was born in Alma, Neb., May 28, 1892, and came to Farson in 1909. She attended schools in Farson and Rock Springs and was graduated from the Rock Springs High School and from the University of Wyoming at Laramie. She taught school in Rock Springs and later attended St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Denver, Colo., where she was graduated as a registered nurse. She became superintendent of the Salida, Colo., hospital, a position she held 10 years. She was married to Andrew Arnott in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 2, 1935. The couple lived in Farson from 1935 to 1945 when they moved to Rock Springs. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four stepdaughters, Mrs. Albert (Betty) McMurry, Rock Springs; Mrs. Robert J. (Barbara) Logan of Green River; Mrs. C.B. (Nancy) Coolidge, Cheyenne, and Mrs. Wendell (Jean) Nickerson, Loveland, Colo.; one brother, William Sims, Boise, Idaho; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Meyers, Farson and Mrs. Jesse Engle, Glendive, Mont.; 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile and the Church Fellowship and No. 11 Circle of the Congregational Church. Friends serving as pallbearers were George Johns, William Thompson, John Stafford, Orval Wright, Lowell Larsen and Elmer Likes. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 17, 1964 MRS. ROGER N. CARLSON Funeral services for Mrs. Roger N. Carlson of Boulder, Colo., former resident of Rock Springs, were held at the Howe Mortuary in Boulder Thursday, May 14. Mrs. Carlson died Sunday, May 10, after being in ill health for the past year. Survivors are her husband, Roger, Boulder; three daughters, Florence Carlson, Rock Springs; Mrs. Chester Buchanan, Kelispell, Mont.; and Mrs. Albert Oliver, Boulder; two sons, Charles Carlson, Denver, and Gene Carlson, Cincinnati, Ohio, and eight grandchildren. The Carlson family formerly lived in Rock Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Carlson left here to make their home in Boulder in 1955. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 17, 1964 ALEX REID CHRISTIE Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at the First Congregational Church for Alex Reid Christie. The Rev. Douglas Wasson officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Alex Christie, 75-year-old retired coal miner, of 427 Morgan, died Monday, May 11, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. He had been a resident of this community 55 years. In ill health the past two years, he had been a patient at the hospital for two weeks. A veteran of World War I, he served with the U.S. Army. He was born in St. Andrews, Scotland, May 14, 1888. Survivors are his wife, Anna, Rock Springs; two sons, Ronald of Cody and Alex Dawson Christie, San Diego, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. John (Betty) B. Dickson, Denver; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Christie was a member of the First Congregational Church, Masonic Lodge No. 12, A.F. and A.M.; United Mine Workers of America and of the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24. Serving as pallbearers were John Stafford, Dwight Jones, Tom Smith, Boyd Lewis, Bob Stuart and Fred Toresani. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 17, 1964 MRS. ROBERT SWEETS JR. Funeral services for Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Sweets Jr. were held Monday at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Rosary was recited Sunday night at the mortuary chapel. Mrs. Sweets, 29, of 725 Booker Avenue, died in the Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Thursday, May 7, where she had been a patient for two days. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leno Jakich, she was born Dec. 31, 1934. She was married to Robert Sweets Jr. July 6, 1953, in Sacramento, Calif. Survivors besides her husband, Robert, are six children, Robert Lee, 11; Mark Anthony, 9, Deberah Elaine, 8; Michael Wayne, 7; Michele Lynn, 4 and Teresa Diane, 3, all of Rock Springs; one brother, Leonard Jakich, Fruitland, Idaho; four aunts, Mrs. Gus (Fannie) Kumpula, Mrs. Jim (Mary) Noble and Mrs. Ronald (Kate) Noble, all of Rock Springs, and another aunt in California and three uncles, Charles Jakich, Salmon, Idaho; Peter Bercich, Rock Springs, and Stanley Bercich, Cheyenne. Pallbearers were Pete Tollock, Mossalin Tollock, John E. Crouch, Milton Calhoun, Edgar Collins and Amos Jackson. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 17, 1964 JAMES TAYLOR MCLEOD The Rev. Frank D. Price of the Episcopal Church officiated at funeral services for James Taylor McLeod Sr., 75, of 46 Front Street, Superior, held Thursday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mr. McLeod, a retired coal miner, died Tuesday, May 12, at the Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient two days. Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, June 7, 1888, Mr. McLeod had lived in Superior since 1907. Survivors are his wife, Ellen, Superior; four sons, James T. McLeod Jr. and Malcolm of Rock Springs; Finley McLeod, St. Paul, Minn., and William McLeod, Tremonton, Utah; three daughters, Mrs. Eino (Mary Ellen) Kinnunen, Moses Lake, Wash.; Mrs. Ed (Lorraine) Adams, Kimball, Neb.; Mrs. Eddie (Phyllis) Hawks, Omaha, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Brown, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Clemen (Nellie) Moore, Orem, Utah, and Mrs. James (Ann) Stretton, Cheyenne; one brother, Murdock McLeod, Compton, Calif.; 22 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. McLeod was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Pallbearers were Nick Kragovich, Jim Kragovich, Michael Hruska, Dennis McLeod, Lee Johnson Jr. and Murdock McLean. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 24, 1964 PETE FRULLO Funeral services for Pete Frullo were held Monday at SS. Cyril and Methodius Church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated. Rosary was recited Sunday night at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Frullo, 60, of 512 Elk Street, died Thursday, May 14, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since April 30. He had been a resident of Rock Springs for 38 years. Born May 15, 1903, at Williamsburg, Colo., he was a retired garage proprietor. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Survivors are his wife, Mattie, Rock Springs; two stepsons, Jack Douglas, Las Vegas; and J.C. Douglas, Rock Springs; one brother, John Frullo of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Mary) Besso, Rock Springs and Miss Kay Frullo of Denver, and five grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers were Frank Kovach, Robert Slaughter, Louis Boschetti, John Dorrence, John Fornengo, Lewis Antonio, Modesto Grasso, Al Fanelli, Karl Kovach and Elmer Halseth. Active pallbearers were Ray Confer, Charles Besso Jr., Kenneth Besso, Dick Frederick, John Frullo Jr. and Pete Trobucco. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 24, 1964 JULIUS LEE GRESHAM SR. Funeral services for Julius Lee Gresham Sr. were held Tuesday at the Rogan Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. Oyer Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Julius Lee Gresham Sr., 21, of 1209 Railroad Avenue, Rock Springs, was found dead in the back yard at his home Friday at 11:30 p.m. the victim of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. Mr. Gresham, a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, was born here June 20, 1943. He was employed as a carpenter’s helper. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Leora Gresham; three children, Julius Jr., Curtis and Carla, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Gresham, all of Rock Springs; his grandmother, Mrs. Emma Y. Robinson, Longview, Wash.; four brothers, Walter P. Gresham, Denver, Thomas M. Gresham, San Jose, Calif.; Harvey L. Gresham, serving in the U.S. Navy, and David M. Gresham, Rock Springs; and two sisters, Mrs. William (Ramona) White, Denver, Colo., and Jeanine C. Gresham, Ogden, Utah. Serving as pallbearers were Mosolin M. Tullock, Amos Page Jr., Edgar Collins, Robert Sweets Jr., Jackie W. Sweets and Hugh Crouch Jr. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 24, 1964 BENJAMIN JORGENSEN Funeral services and burial were held at Pleasant Grove, Utah, for Benjamin Jorgensen, 79, at 890 Thompson. Mr. Jorgensen died Friday, May 15, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient five days. He had been in ill health several months. Born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Sept. 8, 1884, Mr. Jorgensen had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1951. He is survived by one brother, Daniel, of American Fork, Utah. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 31, 1964 MRS. JOHN KANGAS Funeral services for Mrs. John (Albertina) Kangas were held Tuesday at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Robert Tewes of Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Kangas, 80, of 322 I Street, died in a hospital in Evanston Saturday, May 23, after several years’ illness. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 55 years, she was born in Hauhava, Finland, Aug. 17, 1883. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. John (Irene) North of Rock Springs; two sons, Larry Kangas of Wheatland and Tauno Kangas of Casper; one brother, Gust Valimaa, living in Finland; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Tim Nousi, Robert Larson, Raino Matson, George Hiibaacka, Gary North and Larry Kangas. --- Rock Springs Miner, May 31, 1964 PETER BERCICH Funeral services for Peter Bercich were held Wednesday at the Rogan Mortuary, with the Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardnes. Mrs. Leno Zancanella, accompanied by Mrs. Myron Megeath sang “The Lord’s Prayer,” and “In the Garden.” Mr. Bercich, 52, 810 McKeehan, was killed instantly in a pickup truck accident Sunday, May 24. Born May 21, 1912, Peter Bercich was a lifetime resident of Rock Springs. He was a self-employed carpenter, and a member of the Carpenter’s Union. Survivors include his wife, Sally, Rock Springs; one son, Paul Bercich, Rock Springs; one daughter, Edith Bercich of Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Gusti (Frances) Kumpula, Rock Springs; Mrs. James (Mary) Noble, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Wallace (Jennie) Suggs, Garden Grove, Calif., and one brother, Stanley Bercich of Cheyenne. Pallbearers were Frank Kudar, Eugene Kincaid, Russell Reiter, Albert Carollo Sr., Quinto Costantino and Chris Gras. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 7, 1964 OSCAR EVANS SR. Funeral services for Oscar Evans Sr., 87, pioneer resident and widely known rancher in the Boulder, Wyo. area, were held at Vase Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p.m. Previous services were held in New Cambria, Mo., Tuesday. The Rev. Oyer Morgan, pastor of the First Methodist Church officiated and burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Evans, who had been in failing health since April 15, when he incurred a fractured hip in a fall, died May 30, in Columbia, Mo. He was born in Cripple Creek, Colo., April 20, 1877. He married Anna Marie Duss in New Cambria, Mo., in 1902. The family moved to Wyoming in 1908 to engage in ranching in the Boulder area, until 1931, when they returned to New Cambria. Mrs. Evans died Aug. 27, 1927, and a sister, Mary, also preceded him in death. Survivors are two sons, Oscar Evans Jr. of Boulder and William Evans of Roseburg, Ore.; two sisters, Juanita Evans of New Cambria and Lydia Donig of Kansas City, Mo.; seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were John Vible, Ivan Sundlen and Arthur McIntosh, all of Boulder, and Harry Lovatt, Mike Steele and Ross Calvert of Pinedale. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 7, 1964 CELIA JAMES Funeral services for Mrs. Celia James, 81, of 1216 Eleventh Street, who died Sunday, were conducted Monday at 3 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home chapel, the Rev. Oyer Morgan, of the First Methodist Church, Rock Springs, officiated. Graveside services were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Monument Hill Cemetery, Thermopolis. Mrs. James had been in ill health for several years and a patient at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital for four days before she died. She was born Jan. 25, 1883, in Kansas. A former longtime resident of Thermopolis, where she had lived since 1902, she had lived in Rock Springs 10 months. Mrs. James was a member of the Methodist Church. She is survived by three sons, Staunton L. James, Thermopolis; Ivan M. James Sr., Rock Springs, and Roy F. James, Kimball, Neb.; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 7, 1964 MATT WILLISON JR. Graveside services were held in Mountain View cemetery Monday, June 1, for Matt Willison Jr., 75, who died May 27 in a Thermopolis hospital. He was a former resident of Rock Springs and was an old time piano player who entertained groups at gatherings in club and lodge meetings. He was born July 19, 1889, in Evanston, the son of Matthew Wilde [sic] and Janet Williams Wilde [sic]. He worked at the Sideboard Bar in Thermopolis up until the time that he was taken ill. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Wilde, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Minnie Taylor, Ogden, Utah, and four nephews and three nieces. LDS Bishop William Gibbs of the LDS church and the Elks lodge conducted the services. Burial was in the family plot in Mountain View. Pallbearers were Carl Hafner, Mike Vase, Robert Halter, George Berta, John Dankowski and Oscar Olsen. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 7, 1964 GERTRUDE KELLY Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Kelly, 76, of 329 Elm Street, Murray, Utah, who died May 30 in a Salt Lake City hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon at Rogan Mortuary Chapel in Rock Springs. The Rev. Oyer C. Morgan of First Methodist Church, Rock Springs, officiated. Burial was in the family plot at Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Kelly was born Dec. 29, 1887, in Rock Springs and continued to make this community her home in 1959. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Hubert Routh, Mrs. Albert Jereb and Mrs. John Steele, all of Murray, Utah; four sons, Theodore, Joseph and Oscar, all of Rock Springs, and Howard, Louisville, Colo.; several grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers, all grandsons of Mrs. Kelly, were Howard Kelly, Thomas Kelly, Donald Kelly, Dennis Routh, James Routh and Dennis Scott. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 14, 1964 JULIA ROBINSON Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Robinson, a former longtime Superior resident, were held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Rawlins, Tuesday, June 9. Mrs. Robinson, 84, died in a Saratoga nursing home, where she had lived for almost two years. The Robinsons had lived most of their lives in Superior, until her husband retired in 1919. She was born Julia Mittam at Brotton, Yorkshire, England, Oct. 16, 1882. She was married to Frederick Robinson Dec. 27, 1905, in England. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1955. Mrs. Robinson was a member of the Community Church of Superior; Mountain Lily Chapter of Eastern Star, Rock Springs, and Daughters of the Nile, Rawlins. Survivors in addition to her husband of Saratoga are a daughter, Mrs. Julia Engstrom of Rawlins; a sister, Mrs. Maranda Wilson of Saratoga, a granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 14, 1964 JANE M. ELIAS Funeral services for Jane M. Elias, a retired teacher in the Rock Springs schools, were held at the First Methodist Church Wednesday at 10 a.m. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Miss Elias died Monday, June 8, in an Evanston hospital after a long illness. She was born in Rock Springs June 30, 1895, and was educated in the schools here. She was graduated from the University of Wyoming and had taught many years in Rock Springs with the exception of five years when she taught in Seattle schools. Her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. D.M. Elias, were widely known early-day residents of Sweetwater County. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Rena Holliday, Laramie, and Mrs. Evelyn Haynes and Mrs. Minnie Holt, both of Barberton, Ohio; and a niece and several nephews. One brother, Claude Elias of Rock Springs, preceded her in death. Miss Elias was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Methodist Church Wesley Club of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were two nephews, Eddie and David Elias; Clarence Samuels, T. Hudson Smith, William R. McCurtain and John Taylor Jr. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 21, 1964 MRS. GRIFF POWELL Funeral services for Jessie Noble Powell, 73, a lifelong resident of Rock Springs, were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Rogan Chapel. Bishop Woodrow Hunter of the LDS Church conducted the services. William Overy of Green River, formerly of Superior, was the speaker. Joseph Ransom of the Rock Springs LDS Church and Henry Smith of Superior offered the prayers. The Ruth Rebekah Lodge of Superior conducted graveside services. Burial was in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Powell died at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She had been hospitalized two days. She was born Nov. 29, 1891, in Rock Springs, and had lived in this area all her life. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Rock Springs and the Ruth Rebekah Lodge of Superior. Mrs. Powell was preceded in death by her husband, Griff Powell, who died Dec. 12, 1960, and two sons, who died in infancy. Two brothers, Murray A. and Alexander Noble, died in 1962. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Helen Mullen and Mrs. Alice Gornick, both of Rock Springs; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Frances Noble of Rock Springs and Mrs. Hazel Powell of Ogden, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Adolph Floretta, J.M. McLennan, John Stoffa, George McIntosh, William McIntosh and Rudolph Yardas. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 21, 1964 SAM MELOSEVICH Funeral services for Sam Melosevich, 78, of 739 Pilot Butte, Rock Springs, who died Wednesday, were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Eugene Todd of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Green River, officiated and burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Melosevich, who had been in ill health for nine months, died at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for one week. He was born May 7, 1886, at Visuc Udbina, Yugoslavia, and had lived in this community for 59 years. He was a retired coal miner. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the Serbian National Federation Lodge 216 of Denver, Colo. Several nieces and nephews, all in Yugoslavia, survive. Pallbearers were George Lemich, Joe Datlich, Tony Gornick, George Berry, Bob Spence and Henry Novicki. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 28, 1964 ELIZABETH THOMPSON Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Danielson Thompson, 89, 707 Gobel, were held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. Douglas Wasson officiated and burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Thompson died Tuesday at the home of her son, Thomas Thompson, in Grand Junction, Colo. She was born in Mesing, Denmark, Oct. 18, 1874, to Mrs. And Mrs. Kristin P. Danielson. She was married to James Thompson Nov. 9, 1894, in Odder, Denmark. They came to Rock Springs in 1902. She is survived by one son, Thomas Thompson of Grand Junction, Colo.; three daughters, Mrs. L. R. (Christine) Ashlock, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Arthur (Clara) Foster, Phoenix, and Mrs. Richard (Anna S.) Webster, Rock Springs; one granddaughter, Mrs. Carl Griffith, Rock Springs; two grandsons, Arthur Foster Jr., Salt Lake City, and Robert E. Foster, Santa Barbara, Calif.; and a sister, Mrs. Minna Moller, Randers, Denmark. Mrs. Arthur Foster and Mr. Foster of Phoenix are in Europe and were unable to attend the funeral services. Her husband died in 1957 and two sons died in infancy. Pallbearers were Edwin L. Swanson, Robert Stuart, Carl Froondsen, Chris Graf, Harry Theusen and Thomas Overy, Jr. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 28, 1964 MINNIE R. SHULTZ Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church at Center, Mo. Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Minnie R. Shultz, 97, who died Sunday at her home, 1230 McKinley, Rock Springs, following a lengthy illness. Burial was in the Center Cemetery. Mrs. Shultz was born at Canton, Ill., July 4, 1866, and was a former resident of Center, Mo. She had lived at Stansbury for six years, during which time she was active as a 4-H Club leader. She moved back to Center and returned 2 1/2 years ago to make her home with a daughter, Mrs. DeForest (Lola) Nielson, in Rock Springs. Besides Mrs. Nielson, she is survived by another daughter, Mrs. Ule (Mary) Galloway of Laddonia, Mo.; one son, Randolph Shultz of Center, Mo.; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Bondy, Canton, Ill., and Mrs. Bertha Shultz of Osceola, Iowa, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Shultz taught school in Missouri and Illinois and had been an active member of the Baptist Church at Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Jacob Shultz, in 1941. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 28, 1964 JEANNA SPANN Funeral services for Jeanna Spann, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus E. Spann Jr. of Salt Lake City, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Rogan Chapel. Bishop Edwin J. Davidson of the LDS Church of Lyman officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. The baby died shortly after birth Friday, June 19, at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. Besides her parents, the child is survived by her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Byrnes of Mountain View, and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus E. Spann of Church Buttes. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 28, 1964 ALBERT POTTER Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Vase Funeral Home for Albert Potter, 89, who died Thursday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry (Ruth) Fitchett, 706 Gobel. The Rev. Michael Biro Jr. of the First Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Potter had been in ill health for five years. He was born Aug. 17, 1874, in Ilkston, England. He moved to this community in 1880. He was a retired coal miner. Surviving, besides Mrs. Fitchett, are another sister, Mrs. Fred (Nettie) Clark, and one son, Henry Potter, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Alex Noble, Adolph Etcheverry, Albert Etcheverry, Robert Shumate, Harry Fitchett and Sam Hickerson, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 28, 1964 JAMES WILLIAM GRAHAM Funeral services were held Saturday morning at the Vase Funeral Home for James William Graham, 78, 814 D St., Rock Springs, who died Thursday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Oyer C. Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Graham, a rancher, had been in ill health for two months and had been in the hospital since May 26. He is survived by his wife, Pearl, Rock Springs; four sons, Stanley, Craig, Colo., Thomas, Vernal, Utah, and Joseph and Raymond, Rock Springs; four daughters, Mrs. Harold (Mary) Lindsay, Clay Basin, Utah, and Mrs. Matt (Ruth) Anderson, Mrs. Allen (Francis) Taylor and Hazel Graham, Rock Springs; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Stanley Crouse Jr. of Dubois, Harold Simpkin, Keith Parks, Max McCurtain, George Okano and Reid Webb, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 28, 1964 BRIAN EUGENE ROWLAND Graveside services were held Saturday afternoon at Mountain View Cemetery for Brian Eugene Rowland, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eugene Rowland of Rock Springs. The Rev. Oyer C. Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiated. The child died Wednesday, 18 hours after birth. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, Michael and Randy, at home; maternal grandparents, Mrs. Joseph Ballah, Wichita, Kan., and Ed Fraker, Boulder, Colo.; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rowland, Akron, Colo.; maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Fraker, Boulder, Colo.; paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Stanley, Sterling, Colo., and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jun 28, 1964 LUCRETIA BYOUS Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at the Rogan Chapel for Mrs. Lucretia Lou Byous, 75, 326 Liberty Street, Rock Springs. The Rev. Oyer C. Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiated and burial was in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Byous died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been hospitalized for 1 1/2 months. She was born Oct. 8, 1888, at Joplin, Mo., and had lived in Rock Springs for 17 years. She is survived by her husband, Luther Byous of Rock Springs, and a niece, living in the Hawaiian Islands. Pallbearers were James Summers, Thomas McMillan, Albert Morris, Oliver Moore, Hubert Barber and Oscar Walker. --- Sunday Rock Springs Miner, Jun 28, 1964 L. W. Sargent Dies In Jackson Hospital PINEDALE (Special)-- Leander W. Sargent, age 84, died Wednesday, June 24, at St. John's Hospital, Jackson, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Helen C.; two sons, Edward of Missoula, Mont., and William B. of Pinedale, and three daughters, Celia Nelson of Thermopolis, Mary Louise of Daniel and Alice Moreland of Cheyenne. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Pinedale Community Hall. Interment was in the Daniel Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 12, 1964 MRS. CONSTANTINA MENGHINI Funeral services for Mrs. Constantina Menghini, 69, who died Wednesday at St. Joseph Villa, Salt Lake City, were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, the Very Rev. John Marley officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Born Jan. 12, 1895, at Brez, Tyrol, Italy, she had been a resident of Superior for 43 years. Mrs. Menghini had suffered a stroke three years ago, and since that time had been receiving therapy at St. Joseph’s Villa. Survivors are two sons, August of Lander and Leno of Sheridan; one daughter, Mrs. John (Ida) Balog, Kemmerer; one brother, Frank Prevedel, Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Prevedel, Livingston, Ill.; Mrs. Fausto (Sylvia) Prevedel, Lady Lake, Fla., and Mrs. Josephine DeSantis, Rome, Italy, and six grandchildren. Pallbearers were David Rauzi, Victor, Menghini, Angelo Menghini, Robert Canestrini, Florello Anselmi and Herman Prevedel. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 19, 1964 WILLIAM R. SPENCE Funeral services for William R. (Scotty) Spence, 75, 1025 Pilot Butte Avenue, were held Friday at 2 p.m. at the LDS Church, Bishop Larry West officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. A Rock Springs native, he was born in Rock Springs March 28, 1889, and died Tuesday at his home. He married Catherine Williams Jan. 17, 1908, in Rock Springs. Mr. Spence was a retired mine superintendent of the Union Pacific Coal Co. at Reliance and an elder in the second ward of the LDS Church. Surviving are his wife, Catherine, Rock Springs; two sons, William S. Spence, Tooele, Utah, and James L. Spence, Green River; one daughter, Mrs. Huston (Audrey) Twitchell, Cheyenne; five brothers, Charles W., George R. and James R. Salt Lake City, and Andrew R. and Alex R., Reliance; three sisters, Mrs. Mike (Elizabeth) Korogi, Mrs. James (Ann) Zelenka and Mrs. Hector (Catherine) Harper, Salt Lake City; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were James, George, Alex and Andrew Spence, Huston Twitchell and John Kovach. Honorary pallbearers were Charles W. Spence, Mike Korogi, James Zelenka, Henry Hopkins, Mike Duzik, Ron Frame, Jarbo Welch, Mike Kamenski, John Shassetz, Jim Noble, Ron Smith and Vo Courtier. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 19, 1964 J.A. CORSON Funeral services for J.A. Corson, 64, who died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, were held Wednesday at the Rogan Chapel, the Rev. Oyer C. Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Corson lived at Albert's Trailer Court, north of Rock Springs. He was a retired rancher and a veteran of World War II. Survivors are his wife, Eva, Rock Springs; one son, Glenn Corson, Afton; two brothers, Donald and Richard, Rawlins; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Lorena) Sarvis, Evanston; Mrs. Clifford (Leilia) Leggett, Baggs, and Mrs. Morris (Frances) Wren, Gunnison, COlo., and five grandchildren. Pallbearers were Louis Kiehm, MIchael Smith, Reed Webb, Ray Scott, Milford Eversole and Elza Eversole. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 19, 1964 MARGARET WILLIAMS Graveside services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery for Mrs. Margaret Williams, 67, of 2229 Wilmington Ave., Salt Lake City, Utah. The Rev. Fred Plocher of the Green River Congregational Church officiated. Mrs. Williams died Saturday at Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City, where she had been a patient since April. She had been in ill health for two years. Mrs. Williams was born in Rock Springs Sept. 13, 1896, to William S. and Susan Sneddon Park. She lived in Phoenix, Ariz., before moving to Salt Lake City a year ago. She graduated from Rock Springs High School, the University of Utah and the Presbyterian School of Nursing, Denver, Colo. She taught school in Rock Springs and was a registered nurse. Survivors are a stepson, Stanford Williams, San Diego, Calif.; six sisters, Mrs. D.C. (Jeanette) Foote, Rock Springs; Mrs. L.W. (Grace) Frunty, Ponca City, Okla.; Mrs. Henry (Mary) Boonstra, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Albert (Dolly) Rockstead, Green River; Mrs. Lee (Isabelle) Port, Safford, Kan., and Mrs. Jack (Beth) Travis, Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 19, 1964 MRS. MARY CLEMENTI ZADRA Requiem mass was celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Ogden, Utah, for Mrs. Mary Clementi Zadra, 81, who died Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe (Mary) Cologna, in Ogden. Interment was in Ogden City Cemetery. Mrs. Zadra, who had been residing with her son, Leno Zadra, in Rock Springs, had gone to Ogden, as was her summer custom, to spend several weeks. Her death followed a sudden heart attack. Born in Italy on Feb. 28, 1883, she had lived in Rock Springs for 44 years. She was the daughter of John and Mary Pangari Clementi, and was married to John Zadra Feb. 18, 1908, in Cis-Tyrol, Italy. Surviving are her husband, John; one son, Leno, Rock Springs; one daughte, Mrs. Joe (Mary) Cologna, Ogden; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild, and one sister, Mrs. Ottillia Brentari, living in Italy. Pallbearers were Leno Anselmi, Dr. Louis Branx, Rudy Cologna, William Pretti and Joe Telck Jr. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 19, 1964 MRS. NETTIE DECKER Funeral services were held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home for Mrs. Nettie Decker, 70, of 5930 West 24th Avenue, Denver, Colo. The Rev. Oyer Morgna of the First Methodist Church officiated and burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Decker, a former Rock Springs resident, died Wednesday at Denver General Hospital, where she had been a patient eight days. Born Oct. 30, 1893, in Evanston to John and Nettie Bernard Bruce, she lived in Rock Springs several years before moving to Denver 45 years ago. Surviving are one son, Raymond B. Decker, and one brother, Frank Bruce, both of Denver. --- Ogden Standard-Examiner, Jul 23, 1964 Adolph Rizzi Adolph Rizzi, 81, of 932 Orchard, died Wednesday night at St. Benedict's Hospital. Mr. Rizzi was born Oct. 30, 1882, in Cloz Trento, Italy, a son of Giovanni and Maria Fauch Rizzi. He came to the United States 51 years ago, residing in Livingston, Ill., for 30 years. He then lived in Superior, Wyo., 25 years where he was a coal miner. He had been a resident of Ogden the past five years. He was a member of the Catholic Church and member of Societa Fratelianza Operaio. He was married to Edvige Rizzi in Cloz, Tyrol Italy. She died Nov. 15, 1930. Surviving are one son and four daughters, Edward Rizzi, Ogden; Mrs. Edith Piz, Ogden; Mrs. Arthur (Albena) Sandstrom, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Oscar (Elma) Lein, Albert Lea, Minn.; Mrs. George (Virgie) Grace, Buffalo, Wyo.; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren Funeral services will be announced by Myers Mortuary. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Jul 23, 1964 Springs Man Is Victim Of Poisoning Charles Edward Vines, 26, 414 Cedar Street, Rock Springs, was found dead Wednesday at 10:35 a.m. in a local hotel by one of the hotel employes, Sweetwater County Coroner Peter R. Vase reported. According to Vase, who conducted the investigation with Undersheriff Jim Stark and Police Chief Louis Muir, Mr. Vines had died Tuesday about 7 p.m. of poison, apparently self-administered. An autopsy was conducted Wednesday afternoon. Investigation revealed Mr. Vines had checked in to the hotel Tuesday about 2:30 p.m., using an alias. A truck driver, Mr. Vines was born in Rock Springs Oct. 3, 1937. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict, during which he served with the U.S. Navy. Surviving are his wife, Sheila, three daughters, Gay Lynn, Charlene and Sheila, and his father, Charles Vines, all of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. George (Harriett) Pankey of Rock Springs, Mrs. Glen (Pat) Hunter of Green River and Mrs. John (Marilyn) Harper of Eden Valley; his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Wilde of Rock Springs; an aunt, Mrs. Bill (Harriett) Trank of Thermopolis, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 26, 1964 SARAH DUCKWORTH Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Duckworth, 84, of Farson were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Oregon Trail Memorial Episcopal Church, Eden Valley. The Rev. Frank D. Price officiated. Burial was in the Eden Valley Cemetery at Farson. Mrs. Duckworth, who had been ill for three weeks had been in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital 18 days. She died in the hospital. Born Oct. 7, 1879 at Choestoe, Union County, Ga., she had been a resident of the Farson community 36 years. Her husband, Henry M. Duckworth, died in 1931. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. James (Core) Pope, Farson; Mrs. Della Caldwell, San Pedro, Calif., and Mrs. Bernie (Ethel) Payne, Kemmerer; one brother, M.N. Nix, Easton, Colo.; one sister, Mrs. O.A. (Mary) Collins, Fort Collins, Colo.; seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Floyd Henry, Vern McMurray, Richard Pulley, Gilbert Keeler, Fred Meyer and Adolph Sitzman. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 26, 1964 MRS. MABEL BOSCHETTO Funeral services were held Wednesday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Church for Mrs. Mable Boschetto, 87, of 1019 Sixth St., who died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Hospitalized for 8 days, Mrs. Boschetto had been in ill health for several months. Born April 1, 1877, at Monte Alto, Italy, she was married to John Boschetto in Italy in 1897. They came to the United States in 1904 and lived in Kemmerer for about 10 years. She has lived in Rock Springs since 1931. Her husband, one son, John and one daughter, Mary, preceded her in death. Mrs. Boschetto was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include three sons, Louis Boschetto Sr., Ben Boschetto Sr., and Albert Boschetto, all of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. A. (Emma) Bettolo, Superior and Victoria Boschetto, Wuttenburg, Germany; one brother, Louis Bazzanella, Kemmerer; 16 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Bruno and Bob Bettolo, Jack Clark, Jino Roccabruna, Gerald, Harold, John, Ben, Fritz and Louis Boschetto. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 26, 1964 JAMES G. DEMAS The Rev. Luke Kotzakis officiated at funeral services at the Greek Orthodox church for James G. Demas, 70, 206 M St., Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Graveside services were held by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Demas, a retired chef, died Sunday at his home following an illness of three years. Born Oct. 26, 1893 in Agricona, Greece, he came to the United States 55 years ago and has been a resident of Rock Springs for 38 years. He was a veteran of World War I, having served with the United States Army, a member of the Greek Orthodox Church and the American Legion. Survivors are his wife, Arlene; one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Lucille) Doak; one son, James and one brother, Nick, all of Rock Springs. Six brothers and two sisters still live in Greece. Five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Pallbearers were William Babells, Steve Demas, James Doak, Darrel Chilton, Gene Kessner and Nick Manetas. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 26, 1964 MRS. ARTHUR TRAINER Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur (Bee) Bytendorp, 1130 1/2 Clark St., were held Monday at 9 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home and burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Mrs. Trainer was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Thursday. She had been in ill health several years and died of an apparent heart attack. Born in Castlemore, Ireland, Dec. 2, 1894, she came to the United States 53 years ago and has been a resident of Rock Springs since that time. She was a member of Neighbors of Woodcraft. Survivors are her husband, Arthur, Rock Springs; two sons, Robert Bytendorp, Rock Springs, and H. Lain Bytendorp, Magna, Utah; one daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Jill) Gordon, Salt Lake City, Utah; two brothers, John Cafferky, Chicago, Ill., and Pete Cafferky, London, England; two sisters, Winifred, Lake Orion, Mich., and Margaret, living in Ireland; nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Herman Corazza, Felix Susich, Lee Bush, Val Marcina, Tom Robertson and Rudolph Anselmi. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 26, 1964 MRS. DELCISIA MARITANO Funeral services for Mrs. Delcisia Maritano of Reno, Nev., formerly of Rock Springs, were held at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Thursday at 9:30 a.m., the Rev. Cletus Prado officiating. Burial was in the St. Joseph's Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, Aerie 151 of Rock Springs. Mrs. Maritano, 68, of 3775 Glen St., Reno, died early Saturday morning at Washoe Medical Center, Reno, where she had been a patient three days. She had been in ill health for three months. Born May 14, 1896, at Turin, Italy, to Francesco and Clementina Pinardo, she came to the United States in 1921 and settled in Terre Haute, Inc. In 1929 she moved to Superior and lived in Superior and Rock Springs until 1959 when she moved to Reno. Since that time she had made yearly visits to Rock Springs. She was a member of the Rock Springs Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, the Church of the Little Flower St. Aquinas, Reno, and a former member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Her husband, John, died June 3, 1959. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Emilio (Clementia) Costantino, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Ross (Evelyn) Theobald, Reno; one sister, Lugia DaGero, and one brother, Eugene Pinardo, both of Turin, Italy; three grandchildren, Kathleen, John and Paul Costantino, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Tony Ferdani, Oreste Frazzini, Leo Silvestri, Angelo Cordero, Leo Bertagnolli and Abele Bettolo. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 26, 1964 Casper Man Dies on Trip In Mountains BUFFALO, Wyo. (UPI)--The body of a Casper man who apparently died of a heart attack while on a fishing trip to the mountains was returned to Casper Saturday. The body of Mike Middleton, 54, was found in his camper pickup truck on Pole Creek in the Big Horn Mountains, about 27 miles east of here, late Friday by Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Stiffler, also of Casper. Johnson County Coroner William Adams said Middleton had been dead about 24 hours. He had gone fishing alone. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 26, 1964 Vines Rites To Be Conducted Monday Funeral services for Charles Edward Vines, 26, 414 Cedar St. who died at a local hotel, will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the LDS Church, Bishop L.O. West officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Military services will be held at the graveside by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Friends may call at the mortuary at 154 Elk St. Sunday and Monday until time of services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 26, 1964 Cheyenne Man Shot to Death In Evansville CASPER, Wyo.. (UPI)--A Cheyenne, Wyo., man was shot and killed early Saturday at the home of his wife's mother in suburban Evansville. Natrona County Coroner Don Cornett said James P. Rodolth, 27, died at Natrona County Memorial Hospital about 40 minutes after he was wounded in the chest by a 22-caliber rifle slug. According to Cornett, witnesses said Rodolth was shot after he swung the stock of a rifle at his brother-in-law, Harold Rodgers. Officers said the shot came from another gun held by Rodgers and was apparently fired in self defense. Cornett said Rodolth showed up at the home of Mrs. Emma Rodgers after being served divorce papers by his wife, Judith, in Cheyenne Friday. Mrs. Rodolth moved to Casper to live with her mother 10 days ago, the official said. Cornett also said Natrona County officers had stood guard at the house overnight after the family allegedly received a telephone call from Rodolth. However, they were not present when the incident occurred. --- Rock Springs Miner, Jul 26, 1964 Former Local Teacher Dies Mrs. Frank C. Mayo, Eden, received word of the death of her sister, Mrs. Ruth Ora (Willson) Meyer, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Meyer died on July 23. Born June 19, 1901, Mrs. Meyer was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Willson, long time residents of Rock Springs. Mrs. Meyer taught in Rock Springs and was the first woman mail carrier for the Rock Springs post office. Besides her sister, survivors are her husband, Dewey Meyer, St. Louis; her mother, Mrs. A.M. Willson, Gila Bend, Ariz., and three daughters. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 2, 1964 MRS. SHIRLEY JUDY PACHECO A requiem funeral mass was said Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Green River by the Rev. Thomas Cleary for Mrs. Shirley Judy Pacheco, 20, 737 Rugby Ave., who died Wednesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. She gave birth to a son, Anthony, July 26 and had been a hospital patient three days. Interment was in Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mrs. Pacheco was born Oct. 18, 1943, at Embudo, N.M. She had resided in Green River prior to her marriage and was a 1962 graduate of Green River High School. She moved to Rock Springs in January. Besides her son, survivors are her husband, Joseph, Rock Springs; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Damian Cordova, Green River; four sisters, Mrs. Tom (Claudina) Martiner, Mrs. Cassie (Clara) Maes and Mrs. Joseph P. (Rita) Vigil, Green River, and Mrs. Del (Gloria) Chappa, Little America; five brothers, Sgt. Celestino Cordova, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Jose D. Augustine and Damian Jr., all of Glendale, Calif., and Benito, Green River; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Pallbearers were Arthur Valdez, Charles Jones, Dan Archuleta, Albert ARchulea, Celso Chacon and Joe Lucero. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 2, 1964 MRS. MARGARET MAE CLARK Funeral services were held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion for Mrs. Margaret Mae Clark, 46, of Reliance. The Rev. Frank D. Price officiated and interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Clark died Sunday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient four hours. She had been in ill health for two years. Born May 30, 1918, at Cumberland, she had been an area resident for 30 years. She was married to Harold G. Clark Dec. 24, 1936, in Rock Springs. A 1936 graduate of Reliance High School, she was Past Noble Grand of the Rebekah Lodge, a member of the Episcopal Church, the Croatian Fraternal Union No. 306, Pythian Sisters and the Reliance Parent-Teachers Association and the Newcomers Club. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Audrey) Shumate, Rock Springs, and Gail Clark, Reliance; her mother, Mrs. Mary Ruby, Los Angeles, Calif.; two brothers, Albin Vercic, Lakewood, Calif., and Leonard Vercic, Downey, Calif.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Paul Kragovich, Andrew Strannigan, Jack, Fred, Tom and Donald Clark. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 2, 1964 ADOLPH RIZZI Funeral services were held Monday at 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church for Adolph Rizzi, 81, 932 Orchard, Ogden, Utah, who died at St. Benedict’s Hospital, Ogden. The Rev. Cletus Prado officiated and burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Born Oct. 20, 1882 in Cloz, Trento, Italy, the son of Giovanni and Maria (Fauch) Rizzi, he came to the United States 51 years ago. He lived in Livingston, Ill., for 20 years before moving to Superior, where eh lived for 25 years and was employed as a coal miner. He had ben a resident of Ogden for the last five years. He was a member of the Catholic Church and SOcieta Fratellanza Operaio. Edvidge Rizzi, whom he married in Cloz, died Nov. 15, 1930. Survivors include one son, Edward Rizzi, Ogden; four daughters, Mrs. Edith Piz, Ogden; Mrs. Arthur (Aldena) Sandstrom, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Oscar (Elma) Lein, Albert Lea, Minn., and Mrs. George (Virgie) Grace, Buffalo; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Candido Battisti, Guerino Rizzi, Rudolph Prevedel, Sam Canestrini, Rudolph Angeli and Robert Canestrini. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 2, 1964 HYPOLYTE J. TASSART Funeral services were conducted by the Eagles at Rogan Mortuary Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Hypolyte J. Tassart, 79, of Cheyenne, who died Sunday at the Eventide Nursing Home at Cheyenne. Mr. Tassart was born June 14, 1885, at Auchel, France. A retired coal miner, formerly of Rock Springs and Winton, he had been a resident of Cheyenne for the past five years. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge of Rock Springs. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Mary) Jelovchan, Cheyenne, and Mrs. John (Jennie) Kamenski, Rock Springs; three grandchildren, and several brothers and sisters living in France. Pallbearers were C.A. Bustos, Dan Darby, Robert Sneddon, Joseph Domenski, Angelo Cordero and Harry Theusen. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 2, 1964 DOUGLAS STEPHEN WORLEY SR. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church by the Rev. Michael Biro for Douglas Stephen Worley Sr., 58, 720 First Ave. W. Mr. Worley had suffered a heart attack 56 miles south of Rock Springs and was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. He was born March 6, 1906 at Sandy Ridge, Va., and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Employed as a truck driver for A.D. Ray Trucking Cmopany, he had been a resident of the community for 46 years. Survivors are his wife, Fannie, Rock Springs; two sons, Douglas Jr., Lander, and Albert, Rock Springs; his mother, Mrs. Della Worley, Rogerville, Mo.; two brothers, Pete Worley, Rock Springs, and Elijah W. Worley, Galena, Mo.; three sisters, Mrs. C.J. (Bertha) Simkin, Rock Springs, Mrs. Loyal (Zula) Baker and Mrs. Clifford, (Lona) Snyder, both of Craig, Colo.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Dan Hoskins, Curtis Simkin, Reid Webb, Tim Tate, Rod McCleman and Russell Mann. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 2, 1964 CHARLES EDWARD VINES Funeral services for Charles Edward Vines, 26, 414 Cedar St., who died at a local hotel, were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the LDS Church, Bishop L.O. West officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Military services were held at the graveside by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. A truck driver, Mr. Vines was born in Rock Springs Oct. 3, 1937. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict, during which he served with the U.S. Navy. Surviving are his wife, Sheila, three daughters, Gay Lynn, Charlene and Sheila, and his father, Charles, Vines, all of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. George (Harriett) Pankey of Rock Springs, Mrs. Glen (Pat) Hunter of Green River and Mrs. John (Marilyn) Harper of Eden Valley; his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Wilde of Rock Springs; and aunt, Mrs. Bill (Harriett) Trank of Thermopolis, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Ronald Walker Jr., Bert Brown, Pat Hruska, Carl Cameron, Max Nichols and William Nichols. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 2, 1964 MARGARET MYERS Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Myers, Reliance, who was killed in a one-car accident July 23, were conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church officiated and burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Myers, who was born July 18, 1925, at Wadesboro, N.C., had lived in Reliance 20 years. Surviving are her husband, John; five sons, Russell, Taylor, John Jr., Stephen and Tim and three daughters, Wendy, Vicki, and Sheila, all of Reliance; her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. C.G. Brower, three brothers and five sisters, all of Wadesboro, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Clifford Law, Alex Spence Jr., Frank Smith, Clay Wood, John Wilson Sr., and Lyman Welch. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 9, 1964 Overy Services Set For Monday At 2 p.m. Funeral services for Delbert Overy, a former Superior resident, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Fifth Ward LDS Church in Tucson, Ariz. Bishop Craig will officiate at the full military rites. Mr. Overy was born on December 23, 1918, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Overy Sr. He died at his home Thursday, Aug. 6. He married the former Velma Zimmerman, Aug. 18, 1957, in Ely, Nevada. Survivors in addition to his wife are four stepchildren, Grace Barker, Boulder, Colo., Gladys Pickvar, Leadville, Colo., JoAnn Kimsey, Riverton, and Robert J. Zimmerman, Moab, Utah. Also surviving are brothers and sisters, Tom OVery and Edward Overy Jr., both of Superior, Bill Overy of Green River; Allen Overy of Mountain View; Mrs. Clyde (Emma) Rock, Dragerton, Utah; Mrs. Hannah Pritchard, Rock Springs; Mrs. Sam (Levinia) Samuels, Evanston, and Mrs. Lawrence (Martha) Rock, Salt Lake City, Utah. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 9, 1964 FRANK JOHN WERHUNC Funeral services were held Saturday at 9 a.m. for Frank John Werhunc, 72, 1321 Ninth St., who died Thursday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated at the funeral mass and burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Werhunc, who had been in ill health for the past two years, had been hospitalized two days. Born Sept. 22, 1891, in Skofja-Loka, Yugoslavia, he had been a resident of this community for 50 years. He was a retired coal miner, a member of the United Mine Workers of America, and a member of S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Josephine) Gatti, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Marion (Syliva) Swindler, Zillah, Wash.; six grandsons and two nephews, Tony Zupence, Rock Springs, and Rudy Zupence, Cheyenne. Pallbearers were Cyril Yenko, John Rebol, Matt Leskovec, Tony Zupence, Guy Gatti, and William Brcko. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 16, 1964 GERALDINE VENTA Requiem mass was sung Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. by the Rev. Cletus Prado at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church for Geraldine Venta, 43, who died Monday morning at an Evanston hospital. She was born Nov. 3, 1920, at Salt Lake City, Utah. Miss Venta is survived by her mother, Mrs. E.W. Naab, Chico, Calif.; two brothers, Ray Venta and Dennis Naab, both of Rock Springs; three aunts, Mrs. Vera Joslin, Yonkers, N.Y.; Mrs. Rose Cousins, Evanston, and Mrs. Ida Lawrence, Rock Springs, and several nephews. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 23, 1964 MIKE ZAKOVICH The Rev. Oyer C. Morgan officiated at funeral services at the Rock Springs Methodist Church Wednesday at 10 a.m. for Mike Zakovich, 55, 2 Harding Court, who died Sunday morning at his home. Burial was in the family plot at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Born Nov. 24, 1908, at Bingham Canyon, Utah, he had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1918, and was owner of Zak's Motors Service in Rock Springs. Mr. Zakovich was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 12, AF and AM of Rock Springs; the Korein Temple, Rawlins; the Wyoming Consistory of Cheyenne; Elks Lodge No. 624 of Rock Springs and the IOOF Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Mildred, Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Alex (Margaret) Clark and Mrs. Robert (Maxine) Condie, both of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Glenn (Marlene) Taucher, Billings, Mont.; his mother, Mrs. Louis Lemich, Rock Springs, three brothers, John Zakovich, and George Lemich, Rock Springs, and Emil Lemich, Rawlins; three grandchildren and four nephews. Pallbearers were Albert Kolman, Albert Hoffman, Christian Bunning, William McCurtain, John Lee and John C. Nelson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 23, 1964 MRS. MARIE ALLEN Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Ernestine Allen, 67, 309 N St., who died Aug. 13 at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, were held at the Rock Springs Methodist Church Monday at 1 p.m. The Rev. Oyer C. Morgan officiated and burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Allen, who had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1937, had been in ill health for three months and had been hospitalized for five weeks. Born May 27, 1897, at Chestnut, Mont., she had been a long-time resident of Gebo, Wyo., before moving to Rock Springs. She was a member of the Women's Benefit Association, Review No. 6; Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary No. 151, and Harmony Lodge, Rebekahs. Her husband, Robert Allen, died July 9, 1953. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. William R. (Indabel) Rae, Woodland, Calif.; Mrs. John B. (Elizabeth) Fornengo, Rock Springs; Mrs. Frank (Phyllis) Volcic, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Ken (Ruth) Pulley, Sutherlin, Ore.; two sons, Robert Allen Jr., Oakland, Ore., and Kenneth (Duke) Allen, Sutherland, Ore.; one brother, Everett Monger, Durango, Colo.; one aunt, Mrs. Emma Monger, Lewiston, Mont.; 16 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were her grandsons, Gary Rae, Robert Volcic, William Baker, John Baker, Edward Barker and John Vidakovich. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 23, 1964 MICHAEL JOHN EVANS Funeral services for Michael John Evans, 30, 909 Ridge Ave., were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Rogan Chapel. The Rev. Wyatt of the Seventh Day Adventist Church officiated and burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Evans died Aug. 12 at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. He had been a patient for less than an hour. A lifetime resident of Rock Springs, he was born here Sept. 5, 1933. He was a Korean veteran and an engineer by trade. Survivors are a son, Lawrence John, Denver, Colo.; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Evans Jr., Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. James Cederburg, Rock Springs, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Pallbearers were four uncles, James Bastalich, William Bastalick, S.N. Peppinger and Matt Tolar, and two cousins, George and John Peppinger. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 23, 1964 JOHN KMETICH Funeral services were held Monday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for John Kmetich, 86, 617 Sixth Ave. W., who died at his home Aug. 13. He had been ill only a few days. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated and burial was in the SNPJ Lodge plot in Mountain View Cemetery. A resident of this community 54 years, Mr. Kmetich was born Dec. 10, 1877, in Yugoslavia and came to the United States and to the Rock Springs area in 1910. He worked as a coal miner and sheepherder until his retirement. Mr. Kmetich was a member of SNPJ Lodge No. 10. One niece in Canada survives. Pallbearers were Cyril Yenko, Anton Yugovich, Urban Mrak, Steve Kaucich, Joe Marcina and John Fermelia. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 23, 1964 Arthur O'Neill, UP Brakeman, Dies Saturday Arthur H. O'Neill, 48, of 2536 East 13th, Cheyenne, a Union Pacific Railroad brakeman, was found dead Saturday afternoon at the Green River U.P. Clubhouse. Mr. O'Neill, who had a known heart condition, apparently died of a heart attack at approximately 12:15 p.m., according to Peter Vase, Sweetwater County coroner. Mrs. Dorland Toon, the railroad crew caller, had telephoned and talked to Mr. O'Neill at about 11:45 a.m., and had notified him to be ready to leave on Train No. 10, the City of St. Louis, at 12:45 p.m. When Mr. O'Neill failed to arrive at the train, conductor George Fellows instructed Mrs. Toon to locate him, and she found Mr. O'Neill in his room at the clubhouse. The body will be sent to Cheyenne for funeral services and burial. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 23, 1964 Mrs. Cieluszak Dies on Way To Hospital Mrs. Regina Cieluszak, 73, of 1225 Tenth Street, Rock Springs, died Saturday at 2:15 p.m., shortly before arriving at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Cieluszak had been a resident of Rock Springs for nine years and a resident of Wyoming for 50 years. She was born March 25, 1891 in Poland. Survivors are one son, John Cieluszak, Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. John (Anne) Budak, Rock Springs; Mrs. Ted (Anita) Jensen, Bountiful, Utah, and Mrs. Ray (Mary) Berryman, Tulsa, Okla.; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral will be held Tuesday. Arrangements will be announced later. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 30, 1964 MRS. REGINA CIELUSZSK The Rev. Phillip Colibraro officiated at the funeral mass Tuesday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for Mrs. Regina Cieluszak, 73, of 1225 Tenth Street. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Mrs. Cieluszak died Saturday afternoon shortly before arriving at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident of Rock Springs for nine years and a Wyoming resident for 50 years. She was born March 25, 1891 in Poland. Survivors are one son, John Cieluszak, Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. John (Anne) Budak, Rock Springs; Mrs. Ted (Anita) Jensen, Bountiful, Utah, and Mrs. Ray (Mary) Berryman, Tulsa, Okla.; 12 grand children and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers were George Fabian, Stanley Fabian, Anthony Budak, Michael John Budak, Ted V. Jensen and Michael Inman. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 30, 1964 GRACE VALLEMBOIS Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Michael Biro at the First Baptist Church for Mrs. Grace Shedden Vallembois, 52, 1215 E. Alameda Road, Pocatello, Ida. A Rock Springs native, she died Saturday at a Blackfoot, Idaho, hospital, where she had been a patient since May. She had been in ill health for two years. Military graveside services were held by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Born in Rock Springs March 26, 1912, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shedden Sr., she attended Rock Springs elementary schools and graduated from Rock Springs High School. Mrs. Vallembois was graduated from the Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago in 1933 and Natrona County Hospital School of Nursing in Casper in 1940. She worked as a nurse at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital and was a first lieutenant in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. While in Rock Springs, she was an active member of the First Baptist Church. Since moving to Pocatello in 1958, where she worked at the Bannock Hospital, she had been affiliated with the First Baptist Church. She was married to Charles F. Vallembois in Rock Springs in 1950. Survivors are her husband, Charles, Pocatello; her mother, Mrs. Miriam Shedden, and two sisters, Marjorie Shedden and Mrs. Fred (Myrna) Bates, all of Rock Springs; four brothers, Donald, Charles and Richard Shedden, Rock Springs, and William Shedden, Green River, and several nieces and nephews. Her father died in 1915. Pallbearers were Neil Simkin, John Collins, James Bell, Max McCurtain, John Stainbrook and Marcel Bourse. --- Rock Springs Miner, Aug 30, 1964 MRS. VIOLA M. RUSSOLD The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated at the funeral mass Saturday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for Mrs. Viola M. Russold. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Mrs. Russold, 53, 802 Muir Ave., who had been in ill health for six years died Wednesday at the LDS Hospital at Salt Lake City, Utah, where she had been a patient for 11 days. She was born in Hanna but had been a resident of Rock Springs for 34 years. After graduating from Hanna High School, she attended the University of Wyoming. A member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and St. Monica's Sodality, she also belonged to the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, Aerie 151, and the Rock Springs Woman's Club. Surviving are her husband, Fred; her mother, Mrs. Hilda Waisanen; one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Patricia) Anselmi, and three grandchildren, Paul, Michael and Liisa Anselmi, all of Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Art Hamilton, Ted Hamilton, Ambrose Hamilton, John Eusek Sr., John Eusek Jr. and William Ansemli. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 1, 1964 Millard Ackles Dies Sunday Millard C. Ackles, 58, Big Piney, died Sunday at 3:15 a.m. at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He had been hospitalized one day. Born March 25, 1906, at Weippe, Idaho, he was a salesman for Western Novelty of Denver, Colo. Funeral arrangements are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 1, 1964 W. H. Williams Dies in Home At Green River William Henry Williams, 63-year-old long-time resident of Green River, died at his home, 260 East Third North, Green River, early Monday morning. Mr. Williams had been in ill health for many years. Born March 24, 1901, in Rock Springs, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married Ellen Ann Sloan of Rock Springs in Paris, Idaho, Oct. 30, 1923. Mr. and Mrs. Williams returned to Rock Springs to make their home for about six years. Later they lived in Montana and California for various periods, following construction projects, as he was a mason in the building trades. He retired in 1961. The Williams family moved to Green River in 1934. Mr. Williams was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 6, AF&AM. Surviving are his wife, Ellen, Green River; three daughters, Mrs. Henry (Colleen) Savala of Green River, Mrs. Otis (Jeannine) Shoopman of Grass Valley, Calif., and Mrs. Walter (Cookie) Seeley of Green River; two brothers, Lawrence Williams of Green River and Ed (Doc) Williams, Rock Springs; one half-brother, Fred Cruz, Green River; one sister, Mrs. Richard (Laura) Richardson, Astoria, Wash.; one half-sister, Mrs. Glen (Elizabeth) Butcher, Green River, and seven grandchildren. Friends may call at the mortuary in Green River Tuesday from 3 to 9 p.m. and at the Masonic Temple from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. Acting Worshipful Master Donald Larimore will conduct the services. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 1, 1964 A. J. Larson Dies in idaho Hospital COKEVILLE (Special)-- Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 26, for Albert John Larson at the LDS Ward in Cokeville. Mr. Larson died in the Bear Lake Memorial hospital in Montpelier, Idaho, Aug. 23, following a few months' illness. Speakers were Bishop Herman Telchert and Bishop Reed Dayton. Burial was in the Cokeville cemetery with Rev. Dean Foley of the Episcopal church dedicating the grave. Pallbearers were Herman Mau, Herman Teichert, Sr., Carl Nelson, Floyd Roberts, Prosper Feraud and Ross Thornock. Memorial services were held in the Episcopal church. The Rev. Dean Foley officiated. Special prayers were given followed by the Holy Communion. Albert John Larson was born Oct. 4, 1884, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Chris Jensen and Mary Ann Wilkes Larson. He spent his younger days in Salt Lake City, working for the railroad. In 1901 he went to the Cokeville area, where he engaged in the ranching and livestock business with his father and brothers on Smith Fork. He married Bertha Lorraine Twiss Dec. 18, 1916 in Salt Lake City. They moved to the Cokeville area to make their home. Three daughters, Mr. John (Marvel) Reed Jr., Cokeville; Mrs. Charles (Mae Jean) Julian of Kemmerer and Mrs. Gordon (Fredia) Rolfson of Salt Lake City; three sons, Glenn A., M. Wayne and Donald G., all of Cokeville; 16 grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Gene (Nell) Asby of Cassville, Mo., survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 3, 1964 Ackles Services To Be Held Friday Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Chapel for Millard Ackles of Big Piney. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Ackles, 58, died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been hospitalized for one day. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 3, 1964 Mrs. Musich, Long-Time City Resident, Dies Mrs. Mary Musich, 82, 632 Fifth Ave. W., a long-time resident of Rock Springs, died at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Wednesday at 4:55 p.m. Born Dec. 15, 1881, at Dragatus, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, she had lived in Rock Springs since 1928. Mrs. Music was a member of the SNPJ Lodge, SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and St. Ann's Altar Society. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Catherine) Musich, Dearborn, Mich.; one son, Pete Musich, Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Horvat and Mrs. Catherine Babor, Yugoslavia; Mrs. Thersia Matkovich, Willard, Wis., and Mrs. Margaret Matkovich, West Allis, Wis.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 4, 1964 Musich Services Will Be Saturday Funeral mass will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for Mrs. Mary Musish, 82, 632 Fifth Ave. W. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec will officiate and burial will be in the family plot in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Musich died Wednesday afternoon at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. Rosary will be recited at the Rogan Chapel Friday at 6:45 p.m. by St. Ann’s Altar Society, at 7 p.m. by the parish and at 7:15 p.m. by the Knights of Columbus. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 4, 1964 Ackles Funeral Will Be Conducted Friday The Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church will officiate at funeral service Friday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Chapel for Millard Ackles of Big Piney. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Ackles, 58, died Sunday at Sweetwater County memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient one day. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 5, 1964 Jennie Stefic, Resident Here 56 Years, Dies Mrs. Jennie Stefic, 84, 345 H St., died at her home Friday at 4:30 a.m. She had lived in Rock Springs for 56 years. Born May 24, 1880, at Trbovjie, Yugoslavia, she came to this community in 1908. She was a member of the SNPJ Lodge and SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Fannie) Worley and Mrs. Ted (Julia) Kelly, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Harry (Amelia) Hackett, Pocatello, Idaho; one son, John F. Stefic, Rock Springs; 12 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Her husband was killed in a mine accident July 28, 1939. Services are tentatively planned for Tuesday. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 5, 1964 Woman Killed In Teton Fall JACKSON, Wyo. (UPI)-- The body of a Ridgefield, Conn., woman killed in a fall on a mountain in Grand Teton National Park Thursday will be flown here, probably Friday afternoon. The victim was Mrs. Edward Rosenberg, a member of a Exum School of Mountaineering climbing expedition. The woman was the first fatality on an Exum climb in about six years, the spokesman said. He said hundreds of climbers receive instruction and go on climbs sponsored by the school each summer. The woman's body was being carried about a quarter of a mile to an area where the helicopter could land. Chief Park Ranger Bud Esty said the woman apparently lost her footing in loose shale and plunged 200 feet down the steep side of Grand Teton Mountain. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 6, 1964 GEORGE O. LENOIR The Rev. Douglas Wasson officated at funeral services Tuesday afternoon at the First Congregational Church for George O. LeNoir, 67, 425 B St., who died Sunday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. The body was sent to Omaha, Neb., for graveside services and burial Thursday at Westlawn Cemetery. Mr. LeNoir had been in ill health for the past five years and had been a patient in the hospital 25 days. He operated LeNoir's Floral and Gift Shop from the time of his arrival in Rock Springs in 1952 until his retirement in 1961. A veteran of World War I, he served with the United States Army. He was a member of the First Congregational Church and also belonged to the Omaha, Neb., Masonic Lodge No. 290. Survivors are his wife, Myrtle, Rock Springs; his son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. H. S. (Jeanne) Jackman, Rock Springs; three grandchildren, Janet Sue, Lynn Richard and Kurt Arthur Jackman, Rock Springs; one brother, Victor LeNoir, Chicago, Ill.; one sister, Mrs. Helene Serface, Tucson, Ariz.; one uncle, Victor Olson, St. Edwards, Neb., and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Pallbearers were Joe Radosevich, Myron Megeath, Sam Leckie, Richard Webster, Albert Toth and Joe Legerski. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 6, 1964 MRS. MARY MUSICH Funeral mass was held Saturday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for Mrs. Mary Musich, 82, 632 Fifth Ave. W. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated and burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Mrs. Musich, who died Wednesday afternoon at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, was born Dec. 15, 1881, at Dragatus, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, and had lived in Rock Springs since 1928. She was a member of the SNPJ Lodge, SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and St. Ann's Altar Society. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Catherine) Musick, Dearborn, Mich.; one son, Pete Musich, Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Horvat and Mrs. Catherine Babor, Yugoslavia; Mrs. Thersia Matkovich, Willard, Wis., and Mrs. Margaret Matkovich, West Allis, Wis.; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and six children. Pallbearers were Tony Tomisich, William Yugovich, Rudy Dolence, Tony Rudolph, Matt Andretich and Ben Clinton. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 6, 1964 Stefic Funeral To Be Tuesday Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Stefic will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Church with the Father John Murray officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Rosary will be Monday at Rogan Chapel at 7 p.m. Mrs. Stefic died at her home Friday. She had lived in Rock Springs for 56 years. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 13, 1964 Former Springs Resident Dies In California Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Krasovec, 82, were held Tuesday, Sept. 8, in San Jose, Calif. Mrs. Krasovec died Saturday, Sept. 5, in a San Jose hospital. She was a former resident of Rock Springs, where her family resided before 1942. Survivors include two sons, Frank and Jack Krasovec, both of Rock Springs, and three daughters, Mrs. J.M. (Mary) Russold of Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Douglas (Dorothy) Eby of Los Alto, Calif., and Mrs. Ray (Helen) Burdick of San Jose; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. A nephew, Tony Krasovec of Rock Springs, also survives. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krasovec and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Krasovec, returned Thursday from California, where they attended the funeral services for their mother in San Jose. They were accompanied here by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Krasovec of Palo Alto, Calif., who are on vacation. Both hold positions at Stanford University. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 13, 1964 MRS. JENNIE STEFIC Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Stefic were held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. John Murray officiated and burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Stefic, 84, of 345 H St., died at her home Friday at 4:30 a.m. She had lived in Rock Springs for 56 years. Born May 24, 1880, at Trbovjle, Yugoslavia, she came to this community in 1908. She was a member of the SNPJ Lodge and SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Fannie) Worley and Mrs. Ted (Julia) Kelly, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Harry (Amelia) Hackett, Pocatello, Idaho; one son, John F. Stefic, Rock Springs; 12 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Her husband was killed in a mine accident July 28, 1939. Pallbearers were Val Marcina, James Hacket, Lucas Miklancic, Matt Leskovec, Tom Kos and Joe Marcina. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 13, 1964 MRS. CELESTINA SILVA The Rev. Charles Bartek officiated at the funeral mass Thursday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church for Mrs. Celestina Silva, 77, 135 J St., who died Monday at her home. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Born April 7, 1887, at Baldissere, Canavese, Italy, she had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1908. Besides her husband, James, of Rock Springs, survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Anna) Dye, Rock Springs; Mrs. O.E. (Albina) Bertagnolli, Rock Springs, and Mrs. E.V. (Mary) Brinegar, South Pasadena, Calif.; one son, Dr. A.J. Silva, Mesa, Ariz.; nine grandchildren and several nieces and nephews living in Italy. Pallbearers were Mrs. Silva’s seven grandsons, James and Kenneth Dye, Andrew and Edward Bertagnolli, William and Lester Brinegar and John Silva. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 13, 1964 MRS. HATTIE O’DONNELL KELLOGG Funeral mass was Thursday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church for Mrs. Hattie O’Donnell Kellogg, 81, 714 B St., who died Tuesday at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. The Rev. John Marley officiated and interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. A native of Rock Springs, she was born here May 5, 1883, and was a member of St. Mary’s Altar Society. Survivors are her husband, Samuel E. Kellogg of Rock Springs; two sons, Fred R. Kellogg, Cheyenne, and Armand W. Kellogg, Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Luis Enderud, Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Harry A. Baker, Duncan, Okla.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers were Art Taucher, Pat and Bob O’Donnell, and Pat, Bill and Phillip Kellogg. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 13, 1964 MISS MARY MAMALIS Funeral services for Miss Mary Mamalis, who was killed in an auto accident at Evanston Saturday, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Greek Orthodox Church in Rock Springs, the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated and interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Miss Mamalis was born Feb. 8, 1943, in Moriki, Greece. She came to the United States and to Green River with her parents in 1947. A 1961 graduate of Green River High School, she attended the University of Wyoming for two years. She had been employed as a secretary by Midwest Construction Co., Salt Lake City, Utah, for the past two months. She was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mamalis, Green River; a brother, Sam Mamalis, Green River; four sisters, Mrs. Steve (Vasili) Priskos, Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. Frank (Pauline) Kellaris, Burbank, Calif.; Liberty Mamalis, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Sandra Mamalis, Green River; one aunt and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Ted Sudman, John Crosson, George and Tom Nomis, George Chionis and Gus Kalivas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket, Sep 17, 1964 G.E. Logan, Green River Man, Dies George Edward Logan, longtime resident of Green River died at a hospital in Evanston Wednesday evening after a long illness. Mr. Logan, who was 55, was born in Overton, Neb., March 29, 1909, the son of Mr. and Mars. Harlon Logan. He moved to Green River from Table Rock in 1940. He was a machinist helper on the Union Pacific Railroad. Surviving are his wife, Rose, living three miles west of Green River; one daughter, Joanne, Green River; one brother, Henry Logan, Green River, and two sisters, Mrs. George (Mary) McCartney, Riverside, Calif., and Mrs. Ernest (Laura) Adams, Kearney, Neb. Funeral services are pending. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 20, 1964 RICHARD ANDREW LAMORI Funeral services were held Friday morning at the Rogan Chapel for Richard Andrew Lamori, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lamori, 1317 Clark St., who died Monday shortly after birth. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec [line missing] St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Besides his parents, the baby is survived by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wright, Rock Springs; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lamori, Rock Springs, and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 20, 1964 James V. McCLELLAND Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Vase Funeral Home for James V. McClelland, 78, 808 Rugby Ave., who died Sunday morning shortly after suffering a heart attack. The Rev. Michael Biro of the First Baptist Church officiated. The body was sent to Salt Lake City, Utah for cremation. Born in Pueblo, Colo., Jan. 6, 1886, he had been a resident of this community for 26 years. He was retired mining engineer for the Union Pacific Coal Co. Survivors are his wife, Lucretia, Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. O.N. (Margaret) Arrington, Phoenix, Ariz.; one brother, Dr. W. Clyde McClelland, Kansas City, Mo., and one niece. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 27, 1964 STEPHEN A. MEHAL Funeral mass was Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church for Stephen A. Mehal Sr., 216 Thomas St., who died Friday morning at his home after an illness of 3 ½ months. The Rev. John Marley officiated. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Born Aug. 18, 1903 at Barnesboro, Pa., he had been a resident of Rock Springs for 18 years. He was a retired carpenter. He married the former Margaret L. Ryan Feb. 1, 1937, at Barnesboro. He was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Carpenter’s Union. Besides his wife, Rock Springs, he is survived by three sons, Francis Mehal, Boston, Mass.; Stephen A. Mehal Jr., Torrance, Calif., and Regis Mehle, Rock Springs, two daughters, Mrs. J.K. (Mary) Littler, Redondo Beach, Calif., and Mrs. E.N. (Patricia) Brunswick, Torrance, Calif.; two stepsons, John Kohl, Rock Springs, and William Kohl, San Leandro, Calif.; three brothers, John Mehal, Detroit, Mich., and Joseph and Michael Mehal, Binghamton, N.Y.; three sisters, Elizabeth and Verna Mehal, Binghamton, N.Y., and Mrs. Ann Hancharik, Barnesboro, Pa.; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Keith Parks, John Matkovich, Steve Fenus, Victor Starkovich, Delbert Robertson and Edward Fenus. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 27, 1964 MRS. JENNIE VEHAR Funeral mass for Mrs. Jennie Vehar was Thursday at 9 a.m. at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Vehar, 72, 726 Pilot Butte, died of a heart attack Monday morning at her home. She had lived in Rock Springs for 45 years. Born July 5, 1892, in Yugoslavia, she came to the United States and to Rock Springs in 1908. She was married to Frank Vehar Jan. 29, 1910, in Rock Springs. A member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, she belonged to St. Anne’s Altar Society, the Sacred Heart of Mary Society and the KSKJ Lodge. Survivors are her husband, Frank Vehar, Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Ann) Jack, Rock Springs; one granddaughter, Judy Jack, Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Andrew (Ann) Petros, Pueblo, Colo., and Apolonia Mrak, Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Joseph Melinkovich, Val Marcina, Clyde Christ, Matt Leskovec, Paul Subic and Marion Buchan. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 27, 1964 MRS. OLIVE ANNA ELLIS Funeral services for Mrs. Olive Anna Ellis, 70, 26 Second St., Superior, were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. Frank D. Price officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Ellis died Monday night at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient one week. She had been in ill health since July 2. Born Nov. 27, 1892, to Andrew and Elsie Olson Johnson at Evanston, she had been a resident of Superior since January, 1907. She graduated from Lincoln County Memorial Hospital School of Nursing at Kemmerer in 1918. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in Rock Springs and the Rebekah Lodge. Survivors are one brother, Lee Johnson Sr., Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. James (Ellen) McLeod, Superior, and Mrs. Ernest (Alice) Cameron, Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. Her husband, William J. Ellis, died Aug. 3, 1961. Pallbearers were William Fox, Bernard Woodhead, Henry Smith, Alfred Russell, Alphonse DeCroo and Adoph Floretta. --- Rock Springs Miner, Sep 27, 1964 M.O. Pirrainen Dieds In Evanston EVANSTON (Special)—Matti Oscar Piirainen, 73, of Evanston died Thursday, Sept. 24, at his home here. He was born April 22, 1891, in Kuhmo, Finland, the son of Henry and Christina Kartinen Piirainen. He married Ida Salmela, Jan. 3, 1921, in Kemmerer. He was a retired rancher and coal miner. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of American Legion Post No. 41 in Evanston. He is survived by his wife, three sons, John, Carl and Walter Piirainen, all of Evanston; Verna Johnson, Salt Lake City and four grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Gilbert Bills Funeral Home chapel. Burial was in the Evanston City Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 4, 1964 JOHN H. POLLARI Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Rogan Chapel for John H. Pollari, 79, 801 McKeehan, Bishop Woodrow Hunter, First Ward, LDS Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Pollari died Thursday morning at his home. Born March 24, 1885, in Finland, he had lived in Rock Springs for 48 years. He was a retired coal miner. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Lillie Martin, Rock Springs; one granddaughter, Joan Martin, Phoenix, Ariz., and several brothers and sisters, living in Finland. Pallbearers were Ben Griffith, George Maki, Emil Witka, Emil Hannon, Edward Routssala and Enior Maki. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 4, 1964 MRS. LEAH NORA MYERS Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Rogan Chapel for Mrs. Leah Nora Myers. The Rev. Michael Biro of the First Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Myers, 83, died at her home, 224 ½ Grant St., Monday morning. Born Dec. 2, 1880, at Brown’s Park, Colo., she was the third white child to be born in that community. She was a retired rancher. Survivors are three sons, Fred Walter and Frank Myers, Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Dale (Julia) Scott and Mrs. Floyd (Betty) Tate, Rock Springs, and Mrs. William (Mary) Williams, Pinedale; one brother, Ed Warren, Portland, Ore.; nine grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were John Hay, Archie Armstrong, Max McCurtain, Harold Lindsey, Jess Taylor and John Erickson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 4, 1964 DAVID ELMER MEDSKER Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Daniel Community Hall for David Elmer Medsker, 58, of Daniel. He had been in ill health five years and had been a patient at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital 1 ½ months. He died Wednesday morning at the hospital. Born at Turtle Creek, Pa., Sept. 9, 1906, he had lived at Daniel for the last 11 years, where he was a mail carrier and school bus driver. He is survived by his wife, Minabelle, Daniel; one brother, Robert Medsker, Thermopolis; one sister, Mrs. Emily Ewing, Clarksburg, Pa., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 4, 1964 Mrs. Janet Riddle Bishop Larry O. West of the LDS Church officiated at funeral services Wednesday afternoon at the Vase Funeral Home for Mrs. Janet Riddle, a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Riddle, 77, 130 Bellview Drive, died Sunday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. She had been hospitalized one month. Born Nov. 1, 1886, in Rock Springs, she was the daughter of John and Agnes Calderwood Hill. Her husband, Cummings N. Riddle, died in 1941. She was a member of the Neighbors. Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Anna B. Hayes, Lander, and Mrs. Agnes Sage, Van Nuys, Calif., and one niece, Jessie Garbell, Van Nuys, Calif. Pallbearers were Clinton Randolph, Jack F. Lebar, Frederick J. Crawford Sr., Ano M. Aho, James Parr and Edgar Alexander. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 4, 1964 J.E. CLARKE J.E. Clarke, 82, of Pacific Grove, Calif., former longtime resident of Superior, was buried in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery Monday, Sept. 28. Graveside services were conducted by the Rev. Douglas Wasson of First Congregational Church. John Emory Clarke, eldest son of John and Amanda Clark, was born in Greenup, Ky., Sept. 7, 1882. A coal miner by trade, he was a resident of Rock Springs and Superior from 1920, leaving this area 20 years ago because of ill health. Surviving are one son, F. Clarke of Casper; one brother, Arthur, Pacific Grove; two sisters, Mrs. Lora Crawford, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Lillie Souders, Greeley, Colo.; and several nieces and nephews, including Lee and Virgil Wright Jr., and Mrs. Leonard Francis, all of Rock Springs. A son, Loyal, and a sister, Mrs. Virgil Wright, preceded him in death, both in 1957. Mr. Clarke did of a heart ailment Sept. 19 in a Pacific Grove hospital. Funeral services were held in the Little Chapel by the Sea in Pacific Grove. Cremation followed. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 4, 1964 LOUIS JELOUCHAN Funeral mass was celebrated Friday at 9 a.m. at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for Louis Jelouchan, who died at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Tuesday afternoon. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. The American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24, conducted graveside services. Mr. Jelouchan, who was born in Rock Springs, May 30, 1910, was employed as a steward at the VFW Club in Rock Springs. An army veteran of World War II, he was a member of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He also belonged to SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the AFU Lodge No. 18. Survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Frances Thomas, Mrs. Frank (Jennie) Likwartz and Mrs. Ronald (Mary) Walker, Rock Springs; two brothers, Joseph Jelouchan and Frank Jelouchan, Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews and 13 great-nieces and great-nephews. Pallbearers were John S. Angelovich, Steve Grobon, Dr. R.R. Menghini, Joseph Loisate, Louis Julius and Matt Andratich. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 11, 1964 Nebraska Crash Kills Five, Injures Two HALSEY, Neb. (UPI)—Five persons were killed and two others were injured early Saturday in a two-car collision 4.7 miles west of Halsey on Nebaraska Highway 2. The victims were a family of three from Brownlee, Neb., and two of the four occupants of an Ohio car who were returning from a deer hunting trip from the Gillette, Wyo., area. The dead were identified as Louis B. Sears, 44, of Brownlee, his 39-year-old wife, Hazel, and their 10-year-old son, Douglas; Frank Kanavel, 57, of Springfield, Ohio and 60-year-old Carl Lansdown of Lima, Ohio. John Janes Habel, 53, of Urbana, Oho, suffered to fractured legs and is hospitalized at Hastings, Neb., and Roy Flaker of Springfield, Ohio, suffered minor internal injuries and a broken nose and is hospitalized at Broken Bow. Authorities said young Sears apparently was asleep in the back seat of his parent’s car when the accident occurred. Sears was the driver of the car and Kanavel was driving the other one. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 11, 1964 ABELE BETTOLO Funeral services were Tuesday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church for Abele Bettolo, 66, of Superior. The Rev. Philip Colibraro officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Bettolo died at his home Saturday afternoon, the victim of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to investigating officers. A resident of the area for 43 years, Mr. Bettolo was born June 16, 1898, at Bieno, Tyrol, Italy. He was a member of Fratelanza Di Mutuo Socoroso and Western Star 2202, American Fraternal Union. Survivors are his wife, Emma, Superior; two sons, Bruno and Robert, Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Alice) Clark, Rock Springs; four brothers, Victorio, and Tobia Bettolo, Tyrol, Italy, and Luigi and Isia Bettolo, France; one sister, living in France; and five grandchildren. Pallbearers were Angelo Prevedel, Fred Menghini, Jack Cori, Frank Fedele, Leo Bertagnolli and Joseph Arnoldi. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 11, 1964 MRS. EMMA ANN TILLER Funeral services were Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Vase Chapel for Mrs. Emma Ann Tiller, who died Wednesday afternoon at a Glenwood Springs, Colo., hospital. Richard James, president of the Lyman Stake Mission of the LDS Church, officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Tiller, 83, a former longtime resident of Rock Springs, moved to Carbondale, Colo., four years ago. She had been ill 18 days and hospitalized eight days. She was born May 9, 1881, in Germany. Her husband, James, died Dec. 28, 1956. Survivors are two sons, William Tiller, Rock Springs, and Clarance Tiller, Carbondale; one daughter, Mrs. Irene Wiggins, Macon, Mo.; two brothers, Fred Grindel, Long Beach, Calif., and Gus Grindel, Decatur, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Jones, Illinois; Mrs. Mary Moore, Macon, Mo., and a sister living in Denver, Colo.; several grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Gene E. Smith, David Dillon, Russell Waters, Clarence Tiller, William Tiller and Jimmy Tiller. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 11, 1964 SETH KORHONEN The Rev. Michael Biro of the First Baptist Church officiated at funeral services Tuesday afternoon at the Vase Chapel for Seth Korhonen, 81, 1818 West St., who died at a Basin, Wyo., hospital Saturday morning. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. In ill health for the past three years, he had been a patient at the hospital for two years and two months. Born in Paltamo, Finland, May 17, 1883, he had been a resident of the Rock Springs vicinity since 1908. He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Korhonen was a member of the United Mine Workers of America and the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 151, Rock Springs. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Aino Bodie, McGregor, Minn., and Greta Korhonen, living in Finland; several nieces and nephews in Finland, and one nephew, Archie Piirainen, Rock Springs. Pallbearers were Ade Ruotsala, Ken Korogi, Arvid Salmi, Emil Hannon, Emil Witka and Matt Cencick. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 11, 1964 LAURA MICHELLE SMITH Graveside services were held Saturday at 1 p.m. for Laura Michelle Smith, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley J. Smith, 3518 Carbon, Rock Springs. The child died shortly after birth Friday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Besides her parents, survivors are one brother, Paul Leonard Smith, Rock Springs; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Petro, Rock Springs, and several aunts and uncles. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 18, 1964 KENNETH R. MATTHEWS Funeral services for Kenneth R. Matthews, 55, 1108 Ninth St., were held Monday afternoon at the Vase Chapel. The Rev. Oyer Morgan, First Methodist Church, officiated. Masonic graveside services were conducted by Lodge No. 12, AF & AM. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Matthews died Friday morning at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient two days. He had been in ill health 10 months. Born in Rock Springs Sept. 28, 1899, he was the son of Richard T. and Cora McTee Matthews. He was chief electrician for the Stansbury Mine, until it closed, when he was transferred to the power plant in Rock Springs, where he worked until his retirement two years ago. He was a member of the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12, AF & AM. Survivors are his wife, Tina, Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. John (Marjorie) Owens, Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. Donald (Darlene) Oshel, Rifle, Colo., and Mrs. Ronald (Rita) Comstock, Rock Springs; four brothers, John and Richard Matthews, Rock Springs; William Matthews, Pocatello, Idaho, and James Matthews, Vallejo, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Harry (Dorothy) Warner, San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Elmo (Myrna) Bertagnolli, Rock Springs; one grandson, Kenneth Gene Comstock, and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were George Dalla, James G. Pryde, John A. Stafford, Dwight J. Jones, Morgan Roberts and Hayden F. Williams. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 18, 1964 LOUIS WESSICK The Rev. Michael Biro of the First Baptist Church officiated at funeral services Wednesday afternoon at the Vase Chapel for Louis Wessick, 80, House 33, No. 2 Camp. He died Monday morning of a heart attack. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery, with graveside services conducted by the SNPJ Lodge No. 10. Born Oct. 10, 1884, in Celje, Yugoslavia, he came to the United States in 1908 and had been a resident of this community since 1923. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 7404, and of the SNPJ Lodge No. 10. His wife, Christine, died April 24, 1960. He is survived by four daughters, Louise Wesswick, Laramie; Wilman Wesswick, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Arlena Wesswick, Rock Springs and Mrs. Ronald (Pauline) Carr, Salt Lake City, Utah; two sons, Ernest Wesswick, Canon City, Colo., and Tony Wesswick, Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Julia Lechner, Graz, Austria, and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Joe Marcina, Cyril Yenko, Clarence Samuels, William Brcko, Boyd L. Lewis and Henry Chadey. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 18, 1964 J.V. BARRERA Funeral services for Jesus V. Barrera were held Monday at 10 a.m. at Our Lad of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Rev. John Marley officiating. Pallbearers were Yoshio Tabuchi, Tino Duran, Donald Warne, Albert Seppie Sr., Felix Pineda and Candido Bustas. Mr. Barrera, 66, of 520 P Street, Rock Springs, died Saturday at about 2 a.m. at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. He was a retired coal miner and had been a resident of Rock Springs for 48 years. He was born June 27, 1898, at Guadujilo, Mexico. Mr. Barrera was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Rock Springs. Mr. Barrera is survived by his wife, Cliafas, Rock Springs; two sons, Jess Barrera, Rock Springs, and Chris Barrera, Green River; a stepson, E.V. Gomez, Denver, Colo.; a daughter, Mrs. William (Theresa) Kuencier, Denver, Colo.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Nora Ivy, Jackson, and Mrs. Roy (Helen) Goddard, Escondido, Calif.; a sister in Mexico, 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Burial was in the family plot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 18, 1964 ADONIS J. ROMERO Funeral mass was Monday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church for Adonis J. Romero, 74, 365 H St., who died in an Evanston hospital Thursday afternoon. The Rev. John Marley officiated. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Born in Mora, N.M., May 4, 1890, he had been a resident of this community since 1914. He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Romero had been ill for four years. Surviving are his wife, Dean, Rock Springs; five sons, Adonis Jr., Ralph, Roy Dean and Robert Romero, Rock Springs, and Lorenzo Romero, U.S. Army, Fort Ord, Calif.; six daughters, Mrs. Charles (Dolores) Bynon and Louise, Retha and Vickie Romero, Rock Springs; Jean Romero, Kemmerer, and Juanita Romero, Brighton, Colo.; two brothers, Mike and Rafael Romero, Cleveland, N.M.; 13 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Earl Crapo, Harry Nickolas, Charles Bynon, James Tomich, Fred Yenko and Steve Koritnik. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 25, 1964 CHESTER LEE TARKINGTON SR. The Rev. Michael Biro of the First Baptist Church officiated at funeral services Thursday afternoon at the Vase Funeral Home for Chester Lee Tarkington Sr., 53, 891 N. Front. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Tarkington died Sunday morning at the LDS Hospital at Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient one month. Born July 6, 1911, in Paris, Ark., he had lived in Rock Springs since 1948. A coal miner, he was a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 7404, District 22, and the First Baptist Church. Survivors are his wife, Gertrude, Rock Springs; two sons, Chester Lee Tarkington Jr., a student at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, and Freddy Earl Tarkington, Russellville, Ark.; one daughter, Mrs. Larry (Sara) Laye, Gardena, Calif.; two brothers, Ed Tarkington, Paramount, Calif., and Wiley Tarkington, Peach Orchard, Mo.; three sisters, VIley and Mrs. Louise Dollar, Russellville, and Mrs. Carol Lee Hurst, Phoenix, Ariz., and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Don Corder, Clarence Carter, Martin Sudar, Pete Dasovich, Joe Fisher and Angelo Vase. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 25, 1964 MRS. VICTORIA HAYDOCK The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated at the funeral mass Saturday morning at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church for Mrs. Victoria Haydock, 88, who died Wednesday morning at Boulder, Colo. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. A former longtime resident of Rock Springs, she had lived with her son at the Sacred Heart of Mary Parish House, Boulder, for the last five years. Mrs. Haydock was born Dec. 23, 1875, in Czechoslovakia. Her husband, Martin, and two sons, Joseph and John, preceded her in death. Survivors are two sons, the Rev. Baldwin Haydock, Boulder, and Martin, Detroit, Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Mary O'Laugling, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. James (Anna) Jackson, Tacoma, Wash.; six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Frank, John and Make Marushack, Mike Angelovic, David Ruggera Sr. and George Palko. --- Rock Springs Miner, Oct 25, 1964 DELBERT R. WILLIAMS Funeral services for Delbert R. Williams, 35, 1620 Collins, who was killed in a truck accident north of Las Vegas, Nev., Thursday morning, were held Tuesday afternoon at the LDS Church. Bishop Larry O. West officiated. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Graveside services were conducted by the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 21. Mr. Williams, a resident of Rock Springs for 10 years, was employed as shuttle car operator for FMC at Westvaco. An army veteran of the Korean War, he was a member of the American Legion and the United Mine Workers of America, Local 13214, Dist. 50. Surviving are his wife, Lillian Eve, Rock Springs; three daughters, Jacqueline Lavonne, Barbara Jean and Shawna Lee, and one son, Kelly Wayne, all of Rock Springs; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A. Williams, Medill, Okla.; three sisters, Louise William, Medill; Mrs. Lorrie Mays, Houston, Tex., and Mrs. Venita Flaghout, Oklahoma City, Okla.; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Toner, Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Leon Hochard, Frank Gecan, Bill Denton, Paul Reuter, Don Warne and Glenn Chivers. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 1, 1964 MRS. ERNESTINA MAGAGNA RIZZI The Rev. John J. O'Connor celebrated the requiem mass in St. Patrick's Church, Kemmerer, Monday morning for Mrs. Ernestina (Teenie) Magagna Rizzi, who died at south Lincoln Hospital Friday morning. She had been ill several months. The Rev. Charles F. Taylor, a long-time friend of the family delivered the funeral sermon. The Very Rev. John Marley, Rock Springs, and the Rev. Thomas O'Flannagan, Pinedale, attended the services. Interment was in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Born Oct. 31, 1885 in Brez, Tyrol, Trentino, Italy, to Valentine and Catherine Menghni Magagna, she came to Rock Springs in 1901, to reside with her brother, Louis Magagna. She became the bride of John B. Rizzi Dec. 6, 1905, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Rock Springs. They moved to Kemmerer in 1914. One son, Eugene, died in 1934. Survivors are her husband, John B. Rizzi, Kemmerer; one daughter, Mrs. James (Fannie) Lane, Rock Springs; one son, Victor C., Kemmerer; one sister, Josephine Magagna, Brez, Tyrol, Italy; one grandson, James Lane, Rock Springs; Mrs. Marvin J. (Georgia Goldberg) Hunt, a ward of the Rizzis' for eight years, New Orleans, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Arthur Piz, Dale Morrow, Robert Witherspoon, George Sawaya, Robert Bott and John Fagnant. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 1, 1964 MRS. JOSEPHINE DERU The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated at the funeral mass for Mrs. Josephine Deru Wednesday morning at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Interment was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Mrs. Deru, 77, 723 Rugby Avenue, who had been ill three weeks, died at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Saturday afternoon. She had been a patient 10 days. Born Dec. 27, 1886, in Tyrol, Austria, she had lived in Rock Springs 40 years. She was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph T. Deru, May 5, 1952. Survivors are three sons, A.E. Deru, Casper; Leonard J. Deru, Van Nuys, Calif., and John F. Deru, Rock Springs; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers were Leno Menghini, Louis Broseghini, Atto Ruffini, Pio Barp, Louis Vesco and Fred Toresani. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 1, 1964 MARK E. PICKETT Funeral services for Mark E. Pickett, 61, 725 Fourth Ave. W., were held Monday afternoon at the Vase Funeral Home, Pastor Josef Greig of the Seventh-day Adventist Church officiating. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Pickett died Wednesday morning in an Evanston hospital. He had been in ill health one year. Born in Edison, Neb., where he attended school, he lived for many years in Riverton. Before moving to Rock Springs, he lived in Laramie for 11 years. Survivors are his wife, Roberta, Rock Springs; one son, Lloyd Pickett, Kabul, Afghanistan; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Shirley) Green, Rock Springs; three brothers, a twin, Max Pickett, Casper; Ervie Pickett, Eugene, Ore., and Harry Pickett, Lexington, Neb.; four sisters, Mrs. Delbert (Mary) Hathaway, Corvallis, Ore.; Mrs. Ross (Ethel) Bisbee, Dubois; Mrs. Guy (Nettie) Enterline, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs. Bill (Inez) Ballinger, Kansas City, Mo.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Rudy Jelosek, James Stark, Robert Green, Jim Ayers, Marvin Brooks and Neilan Current. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 8, 1964 Jury Rules Fatal Accident Unavoidable A coroner's jury called in the inquest of the Nov. 1 death of John Kenneth Hittle ruled Friday night that the death was the result of an unavoidable accident. The boy, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gene Hittle, 420 A Street, Rock Springs, died Nov. 1 at 7:25 p.m. in Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, after being hit at about 5 p.m. in the street in front of his home by an auto driven by Tom Brangham, 17. John Kenneth Hittle had crossed the street after a ball and was returning across the street when he stepped out from in front of a parked car into the front fender of the car driven by Brangham. Members of the jury were Antone Zupence, Steve Ribovich and Antonio L. Ferdoni. Text of the verdict follows: "We the jury do hereby find that the said John Kenneth Hittle came to his death as a result of an auto-pedestrian accident occurring about 5 p.m. Nov. 1, 1964, as a result of being struck by a vehicle driven by Tom Brangham. We further find that from the evidence and testimony submitted, that the accident was unavoidable." --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 8, 1964 CARL F. ASIALA SR. Carl F. Asiala Sr., 57, who died Thursday afternoon at Rose Memorial Hospital, Denver, Colo., was buried Thursday morning in Mountain View Cemetery, Rock Springs. The Rev. R.E. Tewes officiated at services at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Born Dec. 11, 1907, at Superior, he was Rock Springs city clerk for 16 years before moving to Cheyenne. He worked five years at the state capitol in the Charities and Reform Department before moving to Denver 11 months ago. He married Margaret Helen Pavlich at Rock Springs Sept. 1, 1934. Survivors are his wife, Margaret, Denver; one son, Carl F. Asiala Jr., St. Louis, Mo.; one daughter, Gail Jolene Asiala, San Francisco, Calif.; three sisters, Miss Mary Asiala, Superior; Mrs. James (Ksenia) Dordas, Pittsburgh, Pa. and Mrs. William E. (Mamie) Hughes, Denver; two brothrs, S.W. Asiala, Rock Springs, and Anselm (Tony) Asiala, Seattle, Wash., and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Albert, John and Thomas Pavlich, John Zakovich, Angelo Anselmi and Oliver Hensala. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 8, 1964 JOHN DORIGATTI SR. John Dorigatti Sr., 78-year-old retired miner, 301 N Street, died Monday evening at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient 13 days. He had been in ill health two years. Born Dec. 15, 1885, at Niola Pine, Tirol, Austria, he had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1901. He was a member of the Italian American Society, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 151, and the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Louise, Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Silvio (Mary) Zancanella, Mrs. Roy (Lena) Stultz and Mrs. Cyril (Dorothy) Bartholdi, and one son, John Dorigatti Jr., all of Rock Springs; one brother, James Dorigatti, Moses Lake, Wash.; one sister, Margaritea Nogare, Tirol, Italy; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral mass was Thursday morning at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiating. Interment was in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Pallbearers were Renaldo Frank, Edward Franck, Herman Corazza, SIlvio J. Zancanella, Joe Agostini and Guido Fedrizzi. Honorary pallbearers were Louis Broseghini, Joe Giovanini, John Fornengo Sr., Tom Coletti, Otti Ruffini, George Reitz and Robert O. Parton. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 8, 1964 JOHN (JOHNNY) KENNETH HITTLE John (Johnny) Kenneth Hittle, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gene Hittle, 420 A Street, died Sunday evening of injuries incurred in a car-pedestrian accident. Services were held Wednesday afternoon at the First Congregational Church, the Rev. Douglas Wasson officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. John Hittle was born Aug. 18, 1960 in Rock Springs. Besides his parents, he is survived by one sister, Sandra Lynn, Rock Springs; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Erickson, Rock Springs; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Carl (Martha) Hittle, Pinedale, and three uncles and two aunts. Pallbearers were George and Robert Hittle, Richard Pampe, Kenneth Painovich, Harry Angelovic and George Liska. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 8, 1964 MRS. ROSALLE SONGSTER Mrs. Rosalle Songster, 50, 428 Walnut, Rock Springs, died Sunday at Sioux Falls, S.D., while visiting her son. Born Feb. 6, 1914 at Joplin, Mo., she had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1935. Mrs. Songster, who had gone to Sioux Falls to attend the wedding of her son, Joseph, 21, and Mariam Tucker, 20, of Casper, died in her sleep just hours before the ceremony. Survivors are her husband, James Songster, Rock Springs; one son, Joseph B. Songster, Rock Springs, who is a college student at Sioux Falls, and three brothers, Herman, Bernard and Sidney Michelson, all of Louisville, Ky. Services were held at the Rogan Chapel Friday afternoon. The Rev. Michael Biro Jr. of the First Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Ray Lorenson, Rudolph Yardas, Emil Bartolic, Frank Goglio, Ben Boschetto and Joseph Gatti. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 8, 1964 Peppinger Rites Will Be Tuesday Funeral services for Sophas M. Peppinger will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Greek Orthodox Church, the Rev. Lucas Kotzakis officiating. Prayer services will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at the Rogan Mortuary, 106 K Street. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 15, 1964 Stewart Funeral To Be Held Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Christine Stewart will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church, Rock Springs, the Rev. Douglas Wasson officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home at 154 Elk Street all day Sunday, and at the First Congregational Church Monday from 8 a.m. until time of services. Mrs. Stewart was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Women’s Benefit Association, a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star, in Scotland; the Pythian Sisters and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 15, 1964 Shoop Rites Will Be Held Monday Funeral services for Max Millard Shoop will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Vase funeral home, the Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church officiating. Burial will be in the American Legion plot at Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home chapel, 154 Elk Street, all day Sunday and Monday until time of services. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 15, 1964 MATILDA ANNA HOLMES Matilda Anna Holmes, 73, 391 Bramwell, Green River, native of Rock Springs died Thursday evening at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient since Sept. 29. She had been in ill health four years. Born in Rock Springs, May 18, 1891, she attended Rock Springs schools, and, until 3 ½ years ago, when she moved to Green River, lived her all her life with the exception of five years in the 1920s when she was in Long Beach, Calif. She is survived by one sister, Amanda Holmes, Green River; one brother, Frank Holmes, Lakewood, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Monday morning at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home, the Rev. Frank D. Price of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Edwin Swanson, Nels Carlson, John B. Dickson, Carl Frandsen, Robert Arambel and Ernest Fedel. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 15, 1964 SOPHAS MARLOW PEPPINGER Sophas Marlow Peppinger, 64, Reliance, died Thursday evening at Holy Cross Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient six days. He had lived in Rock Springs and Reliance 45 years. Mr. Peppinger was born Sept. 26, 1900, at Canea, Crete, Greece. A former coal miner, he had operated a barber shop on K street. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America Local 2174, and the Barber’s Union. One son, Michael, who was tail gunner and bomber in the Air Force, was killed in a plane crash July 15, 1944 in Romania. Survivors are his wife, Bertha, Reliance, two sons, John and George Peppinger, Salt Lake City; three brothers, Michael, John and George Pappadakis, Greece; one sister, Catherine Pappadakis, Greece; six grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Greek Orthodox Church, the Rev. Lucas Kotzakis officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were William Gibbs, William Sellers, James Kelley, Glen Boyce, Otto Canestrini and Mike Megaskis. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 15, 1964 MRS. MARGARET HELEN YEDINAK Mrs. Margaret Helen Yedinak, 65, 434 M Street, a Rock Springs native, died at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Thursday evening. Born in Rock Springs Oct. 14, 1899, she was married to John Yedinak in 1917. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, Royal Neighbors, Benevolent and Patriotic Order of Does and St. Mary’s Altar Society. Surviving are her husband, John, Rock Springs; three sons, Harold and Edward Yedinak, Rock Springs, and Jack Yedinak, Riverside, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Clair (Carol) Lamberson, Ogden, Utah; one brother, Frank Parton, Rock Springs; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral mass was Monday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Rev. John Marley officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Lewis Zaversnik, Joseph Angelivic, Albert Angelovic, Carl Hafner, Jack Harris and Jack Kish. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 22, 1964 MRS. GEORGE PRYDE Mrs. George Pryde, 88, 704 Park Ave., Rock Springs, died Thursday morning at Brooks Rest Home, Bountiful, Utah, following an illness of one year. Born Anne Shedden Aug. 4, 1876, in Boone, Iowa, to William and Sarah Patterson Shedden, she lived in Rock Springs most of her life. She attended the Academy of Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. Mrs. Pryde became a member of the First Congregational Church Sep. 15, 1895. She was initiated into the Mountain Lily Chapter of the Eastern Star in Rock Springs in 1901 and was worthy matron of the Rock Springs Chapter in 1908. Between 1901 and 1930 she held several offices in the Grand Chapter and April, 1951, received her 50-year pin and certificate. She was a charter member of the Daughters of the Nile. When the Union Pacific Old Timers Club held its meeting in Rock Springs, it was a tradition for Mrs. Pryde to entertain the wives of members at a tea at her home. Her husband, George B. Pryde, who was vice president in charge of Operations for Union Pacific Coal Co., died in 1956. Surviving are one son, James G. Pryde, Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Nedward (Alberta) Frost, Cody, and Mrs. Charles A. (Ellenor) Gregory, Omaha, Neb.; one brother, John A. Shedden, living in Florida; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services were held Saturday morning at the First Congregational Church, the Rev. Douglas Wasson officiating. Burial was in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jackson Forbes, Harry Orme, Myron Megeath, John Hughes, Richard Webster and Raino Matson. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 22, 1964 JOHN WILLIAM CESTNIK John William Cestnik, 50, died Wednesday morning in an oil derrick accident near Sheridan, where he was employed as a driller for Signal Drilling Co. According to information from Hardin, Mont., Mr. Cestnik was struck by a piece of equipment that fell from a drilling tower. The accident occurred on the Tom Adsit ranch on the Rosebud River as Mr. Cestnik’s crew worked to widen a hole drilled several months ago. Mr. Cestnik was born at Bear Creek, Mont., Feb. 2, 1914. Survivors are his wife, Roberta Taylor Cestnik, Rock Springs; four sons, Donnie, Frankie, Johnny and Ronny Cestnik, all of Rock Springs; one brother, Frank Cestnik, Cody; five sisters, Mrs. Louis (Helen) Reynolds, Cody; Mrs. Ed (Mary) Horn, Powell; Mrs. Robert (Ann) Burns, New York City, N.Y.; Mrs. Kenneth (Pauline) Burnam and Mrs. Ralph (Margaret) Harmon, both of Denver, Colo., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Saturday afternoon at the Vase Chapel, the Rev. Douglas Wasson officiating. The body was sent to Cody for graveside services and interment, which are to be Monday at 10 a.m. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 22, 1964 MAX MILLARD SHOOP Max Millard Shoop, 68, former Rock Springs resident, died Wednesday morning in the Veterans Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz., where he had been a patient three weeks. He had been in ill health one year. He and his wife had been visiting a niece, Mrs. Beverly Tyan Parisi, in Phoenix when he became ill. Born Feb. 27, 1896, in South Dakota, he was an army veteran of World War I. He lived in Fruita, Colo., for several years and was a retired oil field driller. He was a member of the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24 Rock Springs. Survivors are his wife, Ann, of Fruita, Colo., two brothers, Clarence and Robert Shoop, both of Alberta, Canada; one sister, Mrs. Lima Powell, Eldorado, Tex., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Monday afternoon at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church officiated. Burial was in the American Legion plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Pallbearers were John B. Fornengo, William Anselmi, Mike J. Vase, Mike Warren, William C. Morris and Lawrence Pivic. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 22, 1964 FRED ROBERT O’DONNELL Fred Robert O’Donnell, 50, 208 D Street, a life-long resident of Rock Springs, suffered a heart attack Tuesday afternoon and was pronounced dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. A construction engineer for Kellogg Lumber Co., he was in the company office, discussing business matters, when he suffered the fatal attack. He was born Aug. 28, 1914, in Rock Springs. Survivors are his wife, Viola, Rock Springs; two sons, Robert O’Donnell, who is attending college at Seattle, Wash., and Patrick O’Donnell attending college at Laramie; his mother, Mrs. Howard Kellogg, Salt Lake City, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Aldo (Kathleen) Dona, and Mrs. Dale (Marilyn) Stiles, both of Casper. Funeral mass was Friday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. John Marley officiated. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Harris, Art Rosatti, Bob DeBartoli, Armand Kellogg, Fred Kellogg and Art Taucher. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 22, 1964 MRS. CHRISTINE STEWART Mrs. Christine Stewart, 76, 212 Center Street, a Rock Springs resident since 1935, died Friday afternoon at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. She had been in ill health for several months and had been hospitalized one day. Mrs. Stewart, who was born in Scotland July 25, 1888, came to the United States in 1921, going first to Trinidad, Colo., where she resided until moving to Rock Springs. She was a member of the First Congregational Church and the Women’s Benefit Association, a life member of the Order of Eastern Star in Scotland; and the Pythian Sisters and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Rock Springs. Survivors are her husband, Duncan, Rock Springs; five daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Janet) McKeown, Denver, Colo.; Mrs. James (Christine) Yeates, Trinidad; Mrs. Oscar (Jean) Ferguson, Edwards, Calif.; Mrs. William (Agnes) Simon, Hawhtorne, Calif., and Mrs. John (Sadie) Kruljac, Rock Springs; two sons, James Stewart, Rock Springs, and Gene Cobb, Rawlins; four brothers, Matt and James McIntosh, Sun Valley, Calif.; John McIntosh, Price, Utah; and William McIntosh, Kellogg, Idaho; five sisters, Mrs. Clifford (Isabelle) Fox, North Hollywood, Calif.; Mrs. Frank (Agnes) Echer, Grand Junction, Colo.; Mrs. Jean Watson, Denver; Mrs. Janet Watson, Walsenburg, Colo., and Mrs. Charles (Margaret) Leveque, Springfield, Ill.; two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Monday at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church, the Rev. Douglas Wasson officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Reay, Joe Seppie, William Fleming, Dan Hoskins, Andrew Strannigan and Joseph Feith Sr. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 22, 1964 MRS. THELMA JEAN FINNEY Mrs. Thelma Jean Finney who died Monday evening of a gunshot wound in the chest, was born Jan. 1, 1936, at Ozark, Ark. She had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1942. The former Thelma Smith, she was married to Dr. T.R. Finney Sept. 29, 1964, at Rock Springs. Besides her husband, Dr. Finney, Rock Springs, she is survived by two sons, Johnny Dean Lewis and Jimmy Wayne Lewis, and one daughter, Michelle Lynn Lewis all of Rock Springs; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton V. Smith, Rock Springs; two brothers, Virgil Smith, Ozark, and Basil Smith, Rock Springs; one sister, Donna Smith, Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and attended school in Rock Springs. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Calvary Baptist Church, the Rev. Denver J. Bennett officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 29, 1964 WILLIAM CRNICH William Crnich, 76, 117 L Street, died Wednesday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. A Rock Springs resident for the past 24 years, he was born May 24, 1888, in Yugoslavia. He was a retired coal miner. Survivors are his wife, Antonia, Rock Springs; one son, Fred Crnich, Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Eva Cupp, Yugoslavia, and two grandsons, Rock Springs. Funeral mass was Saturday morning at SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. The Rev. Albin Gnidovec officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Pete Sikich, John Strakovich, Jimmy Cummings, Frank Zupan, Steve Jackovich and John Parks. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 29, 1964 MRS. LAURA CROOKSTON Mrs. Laura Crookston, 209 Thomas Street, died Tuesday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient two weeks. She had been in ill health two months. Born May 20, 1876, in Joplin, Mo., she had lived in Rock Springs 70 years. She was married to William Crookston in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1894. He preceded her in death in June, 1946. Surviving are one son, Leroy Crookston, Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Petersen, Lander, and Mrs. George (Fay) Crowder, Morton; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral mass was Friday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Marley officiated. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were William Crowder, Clifford Crowder, Dwight Jones, Louis Ruffini, Jack Crookston and John Matthews. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 29, 1964 EDWIN ALDREDGE Edwin Aldredge, 99, 809 Thompson, died Saturday at 5:20 a.m. at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. In ill health the past six weeks he had been hospitalized four days. Born Oct. 15, 1865, in Missouri, Mr. Aldredge had lived in the Burntfork area 85 years. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Vase Chapel. The Rev. Oyer Morgan of the Rock Springs Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 29, 1964 EDWIN FRED (SWEDE) WALL Edwin Fred (Swede) Wall, 61, a former Superior and Rock Springs resident, died Thursday afternoon at a Hastings, Minn., hospital. Born April 8, 1903 at Superior, he was a veteran of World War II. Surviving are one brother, Herbert Wall, Rock Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Wilma Morrow, Riverton; Mrs. Chris (Ellen) Gras, Rock Springs; Mrs. Melvin (Agnes) Odekirk, Ogden, Utah, and Mrs. Earl (Edna) Odekirk, Hope, Idaho, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Rogan Chapel. The Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Richard Webster, John Argenta, John Stoffa, Tom Overy, Melvin Odekirk and Chris Gras. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 29, 1964 MRS. JANE SELLERS DANIELS Mrs. Jane Sellers Daniels, 90, 802 Bushnell, died Tuesday afternoon at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital. She was born July 21, 1874, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her husband, David Daniels, commissioner, died April 1, 1947. Survivors are three [sic] sons, John Daniels, living in Florida; three daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Effie) Morris, Mrs. G.M. (Clara) Young, and Mrs. Gwen Crouse, all of Rock Springs, and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services were Friday afternoon at the LDS Chapel. Bishop E. Woodrow Hunter officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Edward Kessner, F.O. Kessner, Peter Koritnik, Art Taucher, William Dyett and Armand Kellogg. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 29, 1964 HARRY CUTRAS Harry Cutras, 72, of Hanna, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Carbon County Memorial Hospital, Rawlins, Monday afternoon following a brief illness. A retired coal miner, he resided in Hanna. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of eagles, Rawlins, the Greek Orthodox Church, Rock Springs, and the United Mine Workers of America. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Greek Orthodox Church, the Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiating. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mike Megakis, John Zakes, Jim Kiriakos, Steve Demotakis, Alex Perakis and Gus Samyotis. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 29, 1964 JOHN W. ROSSETTI John W. Rossetti, 63, 2508 Washington Avenue, Santa Monica, Calif., died Tuesday morning in a Santa Monica hospital. He had been ill only a short time. Born Aug. 2, 1901, in Durango, Colo., he was a longtime resident of Rock Springs, where he attended school. He had lived in Santa Monica for the past 16 years and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth, Santa Monica; his mother, Mrs. Katie Rossetti, and one brother, William Rosetti, both of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. The Rev. Philip Colibraro officiated at the funeral mass Saturday morning at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Albert Angelovic, Joe Angelovic, John Yedinak, Fred L. Magagna, Otto Larsen and Carl Hafner. --- Rock Springs Miner, Nov 29, 1964 Harvey Rites Will Be Held Monday Funeral services for Mrs. Edward (Maude) Harvey of Ogden, Utah, formerly of Green River, will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Francom Mortuary Chapel in Green River, the Rev. Eugene Todd, St. John’s Episcopal Church, officiating. Friends may call at the mortuary chapel in Green River Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m. The time of services was changed from previously announced 11:30 a.m. Mrs. Harvey was born April 30, 1897, in Black Oak, Ark., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Roe. She was married to Edward Harvey of Green River Aug. 16, 1941, in Pocatello, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey have lived at 2860 Grant Avenue, Ogden, since 1949. Mr. Harvey is the only survivor. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 6, 1964 EDWARD E. JONES Funeral services for Edward E. Jones, 86, were Monday morning at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, the Rev. Frank D. Price officiating. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Jones died Thursday morning at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient one day. Born Aug. 1, 1878, at Adderdare, Wales, he had lived in Rock Springs 43 years. He had worked as a coal miner and as maintenance man at the hospital. One son, William D. Jones, preceded him in death Sept. 4, 1959, the victim of an accident. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Bartram, Rock Springs, with whom he made his home, and Mrs. Lydia Dickson, Salt Lake City, Utah; three stepsons, Joe Harris, Rock Springs; James Harris, Gunnison, Colo., and Robert Harris, San Diego, Calif.; two grandchildren whom he raised, James Phillips and Mrs. Mae Phillips Dykes, both of Rock Springs, 15 other grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. One grandson, Edward Phillips, whom he also raised, died March 5, 1955. Pallbearers were James Buston, Ray Sarcletti, Ernest Fedel, Joseph Seppie, Edwin Mehle and Roy Rosene. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 6, 1964 JOSEPH SHEFFIELD PARR Joseph Sheffield Parr, 54, of 621 ½ Rugby, died at his home Saturday morning of an apparent heart attack, according to Sweetwater County Coroner Peter Vase. Mr. Parr was born in Rock Springs Aug. 21, 1910, the son of John Thomas and Ellen Sheffield Parr. He was the youngest of 10 children. He had been employed as a postman since Dec. 1, 1930. Surviving are two sons, Clayton Joseph Parr, student at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, and John Thomas Parr, a teacher in the Rock Springs Junior High School; one granddaughter, Rebecca Susan Parr of Salt Lake City; two brothers, Fred and James C. Parr, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Michael (Nettie) Desmond of Lander and Mrs. William (Bess) Rogers of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and was a past president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 151. Funeral services were Tuesday morning at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. Frank D. Price officiated. Burial was in the Eagles plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Graveside services were conducted by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 151. Pallbearers were Floyd Stokes, Angelo Cordero, Leo Silvestri, Robert Halter, Adolph Magagna and John Frullo. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 6, 1964 NEILE RENE VASQUEZ Funeral services for Neile Rene Vasquez, six months, of 107 Noble Drive, were Friday afternoon at the Rogan Chapel. The Rev. Joseph Gregg of the Seventh-day Adventist Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. The baby was dead on arrival at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital Monday afternoon. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Peter Vase, death was due to natural causes. She was born May 12, 1964, at Rawlins. Survivors are her mother, Linda Vasquez, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vasquez, all of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 6, 1964 ALICIA ANN KENNEDY Graveside services were Wednesday morning for Alicia Ann Kennedy, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kennedy of Washington, D.C. The Very Rev. John Marley officiated. Interment was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Survivors, besides her parents, are her maternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Blasko, Rock Springs, and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Kennedy, New York City, N.Y. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 6, 1964 JOE MOCK SEGURA Joe Mock Segura, 93, an Eden Valley rancher, died Saturday afternoon at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient six weeks. He had been in ill health for two months. Born Oct. 10, 1871, in Tulsa, Okla., he had been a resident of the Eden-Farson area since 1910. There are no known survivors. Funeral services were Tuesday afternoon at the Farson Community Hall. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 20, 1964 William Charles Thompson Funeral services for William Charles Thompson, 52, 806 Bushnell Ave., were held Monday afternoon at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. The Rev. Frank D. Price officiated. Dwight J. Jones was organist. Burial was in the family plot in Mountain View Cemetery. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion. Taps was played by Paul Parker, with the echo by Pat Ghormley, members of the high school band. Mr. Thompson died Wednesday of a heart attack in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he had been a patient three weeks. He had been in ill health several months. Born Sept. 16, 192, in Rock Springs, to William D. and Caroline Thompson, he was educated in the Rock Springs grade schools and attended high school in Glendale, Calif. He was associated with his father in the ranch and sheep business. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion and the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24. He entered the armed services in May, 1942, and served until December, 1945. After serving for 20 months in the European Theater of Operation with the famous 90th division of Patton's Third Army, he returned to the United States directly from Germany. Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Thompson, Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Harold (Caroline) Mortimer, Green River, and Mrs. W.I. (Margaret) Beavers, Salt Lake City; two nieces, one nephew and several uncles, aunts and cousins. Pallbearers were Sam Megeath, Ray McDonough, Harold Mortimer, George Johns, Wiley Beavers and Al Carollo, Jr. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 20, 1964 Stanley James Wendt Stanley James Wendt, 53, lifelong resident of Rock Springs, died Friday morning at his home in Salt Lake City, Utah, after an illness of several months. Born Oct. 1, 1911, in Rock Springs to John and Katherine Wendt, he had been employed at the Rock Springs post office since about 1928 and would have retired next year. A sports enthusiast, he had broadcasted the Rock Springs Tigers football games for several years. He was an active member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He and Mrs. Sue Breihan were married in Rock Springs Jan. 3, 1964. Survivors include his wife, Sue, Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Roberta) Boschetto, Salt Lake City, and Carole Wendt, Denver, Colo.; two brothers, Frank of Phoenix, Ariz., and Joseph of Portland, Ore.; three sisters, Mrs. Ambrose (Sophia) Hamilton, Rock Springs; Mrs. Ed (Ann) Burbank, Portland, and Mrs. Nellie Von Rembow, formerly of Rock Springs; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Monday at 10 a.m. at the Vase Funeral Home. The Rev. Douglas Wasson of the First Congregational Church officiated. Graveside services were conducted by the BPO Elks Lodge 624. Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Modesto Crasso, John Dankowski, Tony Zupence, Forrest Kessner, Albert Angelovic, Ted Ronick, John Novotny and Guido Fedrizzi. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 27, 1964 Enoch LeRoy Sims Enoch LeRoy Sims, 68, 238 Myrtle Road, Burlingame, Calif., former Rock Springs area resident, was killed instantly Sunday evening near the Burlingame depot, where he was struck by a train. Born Nov. 16, 1896, in Bridgerville, Pa., he had lived in Burlingame since 1952. He was a former long-time resident of Winton and Rock Springs. A veteran of World War I, he had served with the United States Army. Survivors are two sons, Jospeh and Alfred Sims, Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Theodore (Emily) Hobday, Los Alamos, N.M.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Carlos (Louise) Tarufelli, Rock Springs, and Mrs. Jack (Audrey) Campbell, Salt Lake City, Utah; one brother, Charles Sims, living in Pennsylvania; one sister, Zelpha Zanesville, Ohio; one stepbrother, David Beal, Carlsbad, N.M.; 12 grandchildren, one great-grandson, one great-granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Saturday afternoon at the Vase Chapel. The Rev. Oyer C. Morgan of the First Methodist Church officiated. Military services were conducted by the Veteran of Foreign Wars, Post No. 2316, at the graveside in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Fay martin, DeForest Nielson, Clarence Daniels, Lawrence Welsh, Ernest Runyan and James Mecca. --- Rock Springs Miner, Dec 27, 1964 Mrs. Alberta Alice Peters Mrs. Alberta Alice Peters, 53, No. 10 Wardell Court, died Monday afternoon at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She had been hospitalized four hours. Born Aug. 29, 1911, at Marble, Colo., she had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1942. Survivors are her husband, William F. Peters Sr., Rock Springs; one son, William F. Peters Jr., Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mary Agnes) Nehrig, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Evelyn Mahoney, San Francisco, Calif.; two brothers, William Brennan, Carmichael, Calif., and Edward Brennan, Denver; five sisters, Mrs. Gordon (Ann) Lewis and Mrs. Agnes Frizzel, Casper; Mrs. Richard (Ruth) Brown, Hayward, Calif.; Mrs. Harry (Winifred) Galles, Long Beach, Calif., and Miss Mary Brennan, La Habra, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Thursday afternoon at the Vase Funeral Home. Mrs. Thelma Gentilini of the Christian Science Church officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Max Gentilini, Silvio Pedri, Tom Bernatis, Albert Kolman, George Hansen and Andy Legerski. ---