Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 7, 1984 RENA BUCHO Services for Rena Bucho, 82, of 1032 Adams Ave., Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 3 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Bucho died at the Sublette County Retirement Center in Pinedale Saturday, Dec. 31 following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs on March 12, 1901, the daughter of the late Philip and Fiorenta Flor Bertagnolli. She attended school in Rock Springs and was married to John Henry Bucho in Rock Springs on June 17, 1922. Survivors include her husband, John H. Bucho Sr., of Rock Springs, two daughters, Mrs. George (Flora) Harikopis of Laramie and Mrs. Jimmy (Jeannie) Donald of Rock Springs, six sons, Robert and Richard of Phoenix, Ariz., Bill of South San Francisco, Calif., Gerald of Rock Springs, John H. BUcho Jr. of Tempe, Ariz. and Edward of Indianapolis, Ind. A brother, Emil Bertagnolli and a sister, Mrs. George (Dorothy) Wilson, both of Jackson; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Rena and a sister, Jasperina. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 7, 1984 BETTY ORESTER LINCOLN, Neb.—Services for Betty Orester, 47, of Lincoln, Neb., were conducted Saturday, Dec. 31 in Lincoln. Burial was in Lincoln. Mrs. Orester died Thursday, Dec. 29 in Lincoln. She is survived by her husband, William Orester, formerly of Rock Springs, and two daughters, Gloria and Barbara. Both reside in Lincoln. Other relatives from Rock Springs are Mr. and Mrs. Steve Orester (father and mother-in-law) and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Orester (brother and sister-in-law). --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 7, 1984 JACQUELINE MARIE HUDELSON SARTORS Services for Jacqueline Marie Hudelson Sartors, 55, of Green River were conducted Thursday, Jan. 5 at the Mansface Church in Green River. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Sartors died Saturday, Dec. 24 at her home. She was born Feb. 1, 1928 in Dallas, Ore., the daughter of A. Bittner and Elsatia Koen Hudelson. She married Lloyd Earl Sartors. They were later divorced. She spent her early years in Warrenton, Ore. and graduated from Warrenton High School. She lived in Newport, Ore., and in Green River the past eight years. She worked as a day manager at Lakeway Liquors and was a member of the Eagles organization. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Bunny McLeod of Medford, Ore., Deborah Sartors of Albany, Ore., and Valerie Thompson of Green River; four grandchildren and her stepmother, Mrs. Patricia Hudelson of Woodburn, Ore. She was preceded in death by one sister, Harriet Coutts and one brother, James Hudelson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 7, 1984 DOUGLAS EDWARD GIVENS STAR VALLEY—Services for Douglas Edward Givens, 57, of Thayne were conducted Thursday, Dec. 29 at the Star Valley Mortuary in Star Valley. The Rev. Guy Rose officiated. Burial was in the El Camino Memorial Park in San Diego, Calif. Mr. Givens died Tuesday, Dec. 27, of a heart attack in Thayne. He was a former resident of Rock Springs, having lived and worked there for 31 years. He was employed at Superior Lumber Co. and later in his own construction company. He was born May 24, 1926 in Canton, Ohio to Edward C. and Myrtle Givens. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. In 1978 he moved to Thayne where he continued his construction business. Mr. Givens was a member of the American Legion Post No. 24. He married Marilyn Spani June 15, 1947. He is survived by wife, Marilyn of Thayne; four daughters, Connie Givens of Anchorage, Alaska, Diana Vigil of San Diego, Patty Roach and Linda Putt of Thayne and six grandchildren. One sister, Mary Lou Samblanet of Louisville, Ohio and several nieces and nephews also survive. He was precededin death by his parents and a granddaughter, Michele Dufour. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1984 RICHARD EUGENE RENNER Services for Richard Eugene Renner, 59, of 400 West Blair Ave., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday, Jan. 9 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Bob Pezeley, Jerry Grissom, Jim Martin, Raymond Charles, Calvin Englehaught and Ron Young served as pallbearers. Mr. Renner died Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah following a two-month illness. He was born in Goodland, Kan. on July 27, 1924, the son of Charles and Emma Renner. He attended schools in Colo. and was a graduate of Illif High School. Mr. Renner was a graduate of Northeastern Jr. College at Sterling. He married the former Ella Martin in Sterling, Colo. on April 21, 1960. Mr. Renner was a retired office manager for Martin Construction Company. He was a member of the Methodist Church and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Ella of Rock Springs, his mother, Emma Renner of Denver, his stepmother, Ann Renner of Loveland, Colo.; one son, Robert Renner of Sparks, Nev.; four daughters, Mrs. Donald (Pat) Meeks of Green River, Mrs. James (Lorna) Knight of Canon City, Colo., Yvonne Renner and Kimberly Renner, both of Rock Springs; one brother, Charles Renner of Greeley, Colo.; three sisters, Dorothy Renner Schmeeckel of Texas, Virginia Fromm of Washington, and Shirley Keeney of Texas; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Renner was preceded in death by his father, who died in 1981 and one son, Richard, who died in 1953. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1984 EDWARD COOK Services for Edward Cook, 46, of 1515 Elk St., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 11 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Ron Fowler officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Herman Albertini, Serafino Rauzi, Howard Van Valkenburg, Rodney Gunerson, Monte Gunderson and Donald Stevens served as pallbearers. Mr. Cook died Friday, Jan. 6 at 19 Elk St. A long-time resident of Rock Springs, Mr. Cook was born in Butte, Mont. on Sept. 18, 1937, the son of Arthur and Agnes Stewart Cook. He attended schools in Rock Springs and Reliance and was a graduate of the Reliance High School. Mr. Cook was employed as a waiter for the Holiday Inn at the time of his death. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include his mother, Agnes Cook of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Dale (Edith Kay) Seipp of St. George, Utah, four uncles, Sterling Alexander of Lander, Tom Stewart of Salt Lake City, Tom Cook of Ogden, Utah and Harold Cook of San Diego, Calif.; two aunts, Christine Gordan of Sierraville, Calif. and Beatrice Tyler of Ogden, Utah. One niece and two nephews also survive. Mr. Cook was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1984 CLAUDE E. NICHOLS BATESVILLE, Ark.—Services for Claude E. Nichols, 83, of Cave City, Ark. were conducted Monday, Jan. 2 at the McGee Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Lowell Graham officiated. Burial was in the Cave City Cemetery. Mr. Nichols died Dec. 29 in the White River Medical Hospital in Batesville. He was a retired coal miner and also worked for Harry Weiss of Rock Springs Hide and Fur. He moved to Arkansas in 1976. Mr. Nichols had been in ill health for the past year. He is survived by his wife, Elsie of Cave City, Ark.; three sons, Bill Nichols of Cave City, Ark., Max Nichols of Price, Utah and Donald Nichols of Rock Springs; four daughters, Mrs. Joel (Marie) Lancelotti of Shelby, Iowa, Mrs. Marc (Luella) Spoden of Cold Springs, Minn., Mrs. Jack (Joan) Jereb of Rock Springs and Mrs. W.E. (Diana) Smith of Cave City, Ark.; a brother, Marion Nichols of Des Moines, Iowa; a sister, Pauline Young of West Des Moines, Iowa; 22 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son, Marion Lee Nichols. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1984 GEORGIA SIMMONS Services for Georgia Irene Harsha Simmons, 59, of Green River were conducted Wednesday, Jan. 11 at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. The Rev. Robert Ingle officiated. Cremation followed the services. Mrs. Simmons died Sunday, Jan. 8 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County of a heart ailment. She was born March 12, 1924 in Cass Lake, Minnesota, a daughter of Oliver William Alfred and Dora Grindola Harsha. She married Richard Paul Simmons Jan. 8, 1947 in Green River. Mrs. Simmons was raised in Green River, where she attended public schools. She was a member of the Eagles organization and Veteran Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband and mother, both of Green River; three sons and three daughters, Richard W. Simmons, Dean P. Simmons, Kelly J. Simmons, Mrs. Charles (Judy) Rider, Mrs. Edwin (Carol) Price, all of Green River, and Mrs. Bruce (Vicky) Martin, Rock Springs. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Hatti Nellistine, Roosevelt, Utah, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, a brother, Jack Harsha and two grandsons. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1984 HARVEY CLINT DADY Services for Harvey Clint Dady, 65, of 93 Second St., Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. J. Holland officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton. Mr. Dady died Monday, Jan. 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a one week illness. He was born in Anselmo, Neb. on Aug. 5, 1918, the son of the late Harvey E. and Marcia Louise Stoddard Dady. Mr. Dady received his education in Mason City, Neb. He worked in area oil fields and as a bartender. He was U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theatre. Mr. Dady was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include two very good friends, Ray and Thelma Lorenzon of Rock Springs and several cousins including W.E. Stoddard of Douglas and Fred Frant of Glenrock. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1984 MARY VAN VALKENBURG TACOMA, Wash.—Services for Mary Van Valkenburg, 88, of Port Orchard, Wash., were recently held at the Ridgemont Terrace Retirement Center. Mrs. Van Valkenburg died Dec. 24 at Harrison Memorial Hospital. Born July 1, 1895 in Austria, Mrs. Van Valkenburg moved to the United States as a small child with her family, settling in Phillipsburg, Pa. Later, the family moved to Superior where Mrs. Van Valkenburg lived for 40 years. She married Richard Van Valkenburg April 2, 1914 in Superior. He died in 1949. She later moved to Silverdale, Wash. where she lived until moving to the Ridgemont Terrace Retirment Center two and a half years ago. Mrs. Van Valkenburg was a member of the Silverdale Royal Neighbors of America for more than 25 years. Surviving are her three daughters, Frances Petrina of Silverdale, Mary Lehner of Edmonds, and Edna Wofford of Wendell, Idaho; a brother, Mike Fetcenko of Detroit, Michigan; a sister, Helen Guzak of Fort Pierce, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 14, 1984 EDWARD G. ERICKSON MESA, Ariz.—Services for Edward G. Erickson, 60, of Mesa, Ariz. were conducted Friday, Jan. 13 at the Chapel of the Roses Mortuary in Mesa. Burial was in the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Mesa. Mr. Erickson died Tuesday, Jan. 10 following a brief illness. He was born Jan. 25, 1923 in Rock Springs. Mr. Erickson was a veteran of WWII. After returning home, he married Delores Van Shack. They moved to Washington and later moved to Mesa, Ariz. Mr. Erickson owned his own cement company in Arizona at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife, Delores (Deed); five children, three sons, Phil of Ariz., Lawrence (Laurie) of Ariz. and Steven of Calif., two daughters, Pam Erickson of Alaska and Mrs. Bill (Sandy) Woith of Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. Roy9 Maybelle) Weber of Rock Springs, Mrs. Raymond (Doris) Whitman of Midwest, and Mrs. Vernald (Dorothy) Jensen of Mesa, Ariz.; one uncle, Barney Sweeney of Rock Springs; and one aunt, Hannah Bird of Hayden Lake, Idaho. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Mr. Erickson was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Erickson and a brother, Bernerd Erickson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1984 MILDRED C. GODFREY Services for Mildred C. Godfrey, 80, of 616 D St., Rock Springs, were conducted Friday, Jan. 20 at the First Congregational Church. Rev. David Wade officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Richard Wales, Dominick Giorgis, John Starkovich, Richard Boulette, Ren Nelson and Cliff Hokanson served as pallbearers. Tim Nousi and Harry Jones served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Godfrey died Tuesday, Jan. 17 following a three-week illness. She was born in Ellis, Kan. on Aug. 5, 1903, the daughter of the late Ernest and Katherine Minert. She attended schools in Kansas and married James Byron Godfrey in Laramie Jan. 27, 1921. He preceded her in death July 30, 1966. Mrs. Godfrey was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Jeanine) Pastor of Rock Springs; one brother, Frank Minert of Seattle, three grandsons, Jim Pastor of Edgemont, S. Dak., David Pastor of Boise, Idaho and Gary Pastor of Rock Springs; two granddaughters, Janet and Cindy Pastor of Rock Springs; one great-grandson, Ryan Pastor of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1984 DOROTHY CAMERON MORRISON BOUNTIFUL, Utah—Services for Dorothy Cameron Morrison, 68, of Fort Collins, Colo. were conducted Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Russon Brothers Mortuary in Bountiful. Burial was in Bountiful. Mrs. Morrison died Tuesday, Jan. 10 in Fort Collins. She was born on Nov. 30, 1916 at Tonopah, Nev. to William K. and Myrtle E. Cameron. She married George J. Morrison Nov. 30, 1935 at Kemmerer, Wyo. He died in 1981. She lived in Bountiful before moving to Anchorage in 1963. In 1982, she moved to Ft. Collins, Colo. She is survived by daughters, JoAnn Kremer of Denver, Colo.; Jane Krites Holbrook of Peapack, New Jersey; sons, William G. Morrison of Bountiful, Utah; Glenn R. Morrison of Fairbanks, Alaska; James P. Morrison of Los Angeles; Kenneth C. Casey Morrison of Anchorage, Alaska; eight grandchildren and one sister, Mary Lu Casey. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1984 NOREEN (MRS. GLEN K.) SCOTT LOGAN, Utah—Services for Noreen (Mrs. Glen K.) Scott, 56, of Logan, were conducted Monday, Jan. 16 at the Providence Stake Center in Logan. Burial was in Logan. Mrs. Scott died Thursday, Jan. 5, in Logan. She married Glen K. Scott July 3, 1947 in Rock Springs. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple March 19, 1964. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Kevin Hansen, residing at Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio and two sons, Glen R. Scott of Loring AFB, Maine and Timothy Scott of Logan, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Flora Forshaw and Mrs. Leno Kaumo, both of Rock Springs and seven grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1984 ROBERT HAWKINS GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—Services for Robert Hawkins, 73, of Grand Junction were conducted Friday, Jan. 20 in Grand Junction. The Rev. Norman Kidd officiated. Burial was in Grand Junction. Mr. Hawkins died Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction following a lengthy illness. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Hawkins of Rock Springs, who preceded him in death. He is survived by daughters Norma Lee and Emeryl and son, Jim; and one sister, Frances Hawkins Schwartz of Los Angeles. He is also survived by his wife Agatha. He graduated from Rock Springs High School and lived in Rock Springs for many years before moving to Grand Junction. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1984 FRANK PROFAIZER FONDO, Italy—Frank Profaizer of Fondo, Trentino in Italy, a former resident of Superior and Rock Springs, died January 1, 1984 in Fondo. Mr. Profaizer was born in Kemmerer on Jan. 5, 1905. He was raised in Italy and returned to Italy. He had been employed by the Union Pacific Railroad until his retirement. Survivors include five brothers, Joe of Rock Springs, Elio of Cheyenne, Carlo, Germano and Attilio of Fondo; two sisters, Mrs. Julia Bertagnolli of Rock Springs and Mrs. Gina Profizer of Fondo. Several nices and nephews also survive. Mr. Profaizer was preceded in death by his parents and one brother in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 21, 1984 DONALD L. MURRAY LOVELAND, Colo.—Services for Donald L. Murray, 61, of Windsor, Colo., were conducted Jan. 7 at Kibbey-Fishburn Funeral Home in Loveland, Colo. Father Roger Mollison officiated. Mr. Murray died January 4 at North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley, Colo. where he had been a patient since Dec. 30. He was born Aug. 2, 1922 in Chicago to Donald W. and Leona Margaret Buckley Murray. He attended Center College in Danville, Ky. where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity for two years before serving in the U.S. Army. For four years, Murray was with the 10th Mountain Division stationed at Leadville, Colo. Following the military services, he attended the University of Wyoming where he played varsity football and baseball. He married Barbara Jorgenson, sister of Mary Lou Jorgenson Kershisnik, of Rock Springs in 1946. He sold veterinarian pharmaceutical supplies for the past 20 years. The Murrays lived in Loveland from 1979 until February of 1983, when the moved to Windsor. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; children, Donald C. “Skip” of Windsor, Michael L. and Kim Murray of Twin Falls, Idaho, Patrick R. and Denise Murray of Boise, Idaho and Raul and Nicolette A. Pantaleon of Denver; a sister, Patricia Schultz of Grant Park, Ill.; and five grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1984 WILLIAM ALLEN (RED) GRAHAM Services for William Allen (Red) Graham, 89, of 1310 10th St., Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Harry Burk officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. John Hockart, Cleve Martin, Tim O’Farrell, Joe Mondragon, Terry Graham and Curtis Simpkins served as pallbearers. Mr. Graham died Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a three-year illness. He was born in Leavenworth, Kan. on Sept. 12, 1894, the son of the late Thomas and Alice Rennie Graham. He attended schools in Wier, Kan. and married the former Beulah Craig in McAlester, Okla. in 1920. Mr. Graham was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War I and a retired coal miner having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. Survivors include his wife, Beulah of Rock Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and Leon Hochart of Rock Springs and Sharon and Rennie Huddlestun of Phoenix, Ariz; two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Agnes Graham of Craig, Colo. and Thomas and Ruth Graham of Hallsville, Texas; one son, Robert Graham of Carlsbad, N.M.; 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Graham was preceded in death by five brothers, four sisters and granddaughters, Rhonda Huddlestun, who died in 1965 and Virginia Lee Graham, who died in 1954. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1984 HAROLD “CUB” CUTHBERTSON Services for Harold “Cub” Cuthbertson, 62, of 1012 Lincoln St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Jan. 23 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. H. Eugene Warren officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Martin Amizich, Marko Begovich, Harry Chipp, Dee Slaughter, Joe Gatti and Fred Russold served as pallbearers. Mr. Cuthbertson died Friday, Jan. 20 at his home of natural causes. He was born in Sweetwater on June 20, 1921, the son of James and Ogda Edd Cuthbertson. He attended schools in Winton and Reliance. Mr. Cuthbertson was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 124 and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. Survivors include his mother Ogda Cuthbertson of Rock Springs; two brothers, Ray Cuthbertson of Rock Springs and Delmer Cuthbertson of Artesia, N.M.; one sister and one brother-in-law, Gloria and Ed Ainsworth of Rawlins, and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Cuthbertson was preceded in death by his father, James and two brothers, Andrew and James. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1984 FRANCIS HAROLD SHAW ST. PAUL, Minn.—Services for Francis Harold Shaw, 65, of Farmington, Minn. were conducted Dec. 21 in St. Paul. Rev. Thomas Johnson officiated. Burial was in St. Paul. Mr. Shaw died Dec. 18 at the Sanford Memorial Hospital in Farmington. Mr. Shaw was born on Sept. 15, 1918 in Rosiclare, Ill., the son of Clarence and Murble Mae (nee Hensen). He later graduated from high school in Rosiclare. On Oct. 26, 1940, he married Virginia Adell Hill in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He served in the United States Army from Nov. 3, 1942 to Jan. 22, 1946. After being discharged from the service he attended Southern Illinois University and received a degree in Business Administration. He then moved to Benson, Ariz. where he was an accountant for the Coronado Copper Company. He later lived in Glenrock where he was an accountant for a construction company. Shaw later became City Judge and Treasurer for the City of Glenrock. He moved to Monmouth, Ill. where he worked as an auditor for the Farm Bureau Service Corporation. Mr. Shaw was transferred to Minnesota in 1964. He continued to work for the Farm Bureau Service Company as a controller and later a field manager. He had been a controller for Shurnuff Company. Prior to his retirement on March 31, 1981, had been the chief accountant for the City of South Saint Paul, Minn. Mr. Shaw is survived by his wife, Adell; son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Eloyce of South Saint Paul, Minn.; daughter and son-in-law, Nona and Robert Crawford of Eagan, Minn.; four grandchildren, Jacquie, Derek, Damien and Chad; his mother-in-law, Nareissie Tanner of Eagan; brother, Glen Shaw of Rock Springs, and brother, Vernon Shaw of Rosiclare, Ill., and a sister, Arlene Clark of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1984 ELIZABETH BAKER PORIS CHICAGO, Ill.—Services for Elizabeth (Liz) Baker Poris, of Chicago were conducted Thursday, Jan. 19 in Chicago. Mrs. Poris died Tuesday, Jan. 17 in Chicago. She was born in Rock Springs Aug. 1, 1918 and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1933. She also graduated from the Wyoming General Hospital of Nursing in 1937. Survivors include her husband, John of Chicago; one son, Ken of Chicago; one daughter, Jill Hershburg of Oregon; six grandchildren and two sister, Mrs. Robert (Rose) Uhren of Reliance and Mrs. Harry (Elsie) Cottrell of Rock Springs. Several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1984 ERVIN HUTCHINSON Services for Ervin Hutchinson, 59, of 1464 Main St., Reliance were conducted Friday, Jan. 27 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Henry Robinson officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Ralph Gilpin, James Roy, Larry Stricker, Patrick Rowland, Marion Sisemore and Bob Lester served as pallbearers. Mr. Hutchinson died Monday, Jan. 23 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a resident of Reliance for the past 23 years and former long-time resident of Rock Springs. He was born in Cumberland on Jan. 4, 1925, the son of William and Bertha Robinson Hutchinson. He attended schools in Hillard Flats and was a high school graduate. Mr. Hutchinson was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He married the former Mary Rowland in Rock Springs on April 28, 1956. Mr. Hutchinson was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the V.F.W. Club. Survivors include his wife, Mary of Reliance; three sons, Gene of Moab, Utah and Leroy and Marvin, both of Reliance; two daughters, Cindy Ross and Kay Hutchinson, both of Kimball, Neb.; his mother of Evanston; five brothers, William H. and Dorrell of Evanston, Orval of Lyman, Blaine of Las Vegas, Nevada and Ronald of Gillette, Wyoming; six sisters, Amy Wagstaff, Ada and Dorene Hutchinson of Evanston, Alice Barnes of Mountain View, Delores Simmons of Kearns, Utah and Velma Bedsual of Layton, Utah; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and three brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1984 REINERT “ROD” KVIDAHL Services for Reinert “Rod” Kvidahl, 57, of 350 Hillcrest Way, Green River were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 24 and the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Green River. Rev. Donald Tompkins officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Jay Lyon, Tony Dunn, Berl Trafton, Delbert Pallesen, Don Hullinger and Ray Frint served as pallbearers. Mr. Kvidahl died Thursday, Jan. 19 in this hotel room in Philadelphia, Pa. A resident of Green River, Wyo. for the past 11 years, Mr. Kvidahl was born on March 25, 1926 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of the late Robert and Serine Trang Kvidahl. He attended schools in Sioux City and was a graduate of the Central High School. Mr. Kvidahl was a graduate of the Iowa State University receiving a BA degree in chemical engineering. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Kvidahl was the resident manager of the F.M.C. Corporation west of Green River for the past 11 years and was the former resident manager of the FMC Corporation in Pocatello, Idaho where he worked for 7 years prior to coming to Green River. He married the former Margaret Thoe in Lake Mills, Iowa on Aug. 2, 1949. Mr. Kvidahl was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a naval aviator for five years and was honorably discharged as an ensign. Survivors include his wife, Margaret of Green River, one son, Robert Kvidahl who is attending the University of Wyoming, three daughters, Mrs. Chris (Mildred Serine) Hansen of Boise, Idaho, Mrs. Henry (Jean Marie) Clark of Thermopolis and Mrs. Mark (Nancy Ann) Russel of South Bend, Ind.; two sisters, Marie Franken of Sioux City and Ruth Olsen of Chicago; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Kvidahl was preceded in death by one son, Richard Reinert Kvidahl, who died on June 8, 1978. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1984 LUTHER REED Services for Luther Reed, 78, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Lakewood Memorial Cemetery in Modesto, Calif. Pastor Velma Lackey officiated. Burial was in the Lakewood Cemetery. Mr. Reed died Monday, Jan. 16 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a four year illness. He was born in Waco, Tex. on May 20, 1905. He attended schools in Waco and married the former Matilda McDonald in Hill County, Tex. in 1925. She preceded him in death in 1969. Mr. Reed was a retired construction worker and member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include one son, Marshal Reed of Rock Springs, two brothers, Will H. Reed of Las Vegas, Nev., Rufus Reed of Turlock, Calif., one sister, Ruby Jeter of Lubbock, Tex., one granddaughter, Laurie Reed of Billings, Mont. and one grandson, Doyle Reed of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his wife, Mr. Reed was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1984 ROYCE PATTERSON FRANCOM BELVIDERE, Ill.—Services for Royce Patterson Francom, 8, of Rock Springs were conducted in Belvidere. Local services were conducted Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Rock Springs LDS Ward Chapel. Bishop Kevin Heyborne officiated. Burial was in Belvidere. Royce died Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County of cardiopulmonary arrest. He was born March 19, 1975 in Columbus, Miss., a son of Ronald Dennis and Paulette O. Smith Francom. He lived most of his life in Green River and for the past year had lived in Rock Springs. He was a student at the Yellowstone Elementary School in the Stride Classroom and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is survived by his parents of Rock Springs; a brother, Richard R. Francom and two sisters, Angela Francom and Melanie Francom, all of Rock Springs. He is also survived by grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.D. “Dick” Francom, Green River, and Mr. and Mrs. Reed C. Smith, Midvale, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 28, 1984 ANNA McMURTRIE LODI, Calif.—Services for Anna McMurtrie, 77, of Lodi, Calif. were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 3 in Lodi. Rev. F.M. Mau officiated. Burial was in Lodi. Mrs. McMurtrie died Thursday, Dec. 29 following a brief illness. She was born in Gackle, N.D. and later moved to Wyoming. She was married to Dorset McMurtrie in March of 1926, in Green River. They lived in Reliance prior moving to Richmond, Calif. in 1944. They later moved to Lodi in 1945. Mrs. McMurtrie was preceded in death by her husband Dorset in 1979 and sister Louise Carlson in 1983. She is survived by three sons, Raymond and Thomas in Lodi and Elroy in Georgia; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1984 LEO GEORGE SCHMIDT Funeral services were conducted for Leo George Schmidt Saturday, Jan. 28 at the OLS Catholic Church by Rev. Eugene Sullivan. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with military graveside services conducted by the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24. Mr. Schmidt died Jan. 24. Mr. Schmidt was a resident of Rock Springs for the past 12 years and former resident of Tioga, N.D. He was born in Killdeer, N.D. on Feb. 8, 1929, the son of Florain and Perpetual Schmidt. He attended school in Dikcinson, N.D. and was a high school graduate there. Mr. Schmidt was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He married the former Claudia Wilson in Ray, N.D. on Feb. 14, 1954. Mr. Schmidt was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the B.P.O. Elks and the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24 and was employed by the Champlin Oil Company at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Claudia of Rock Springs; his mother, Mrs. Perpetual Schmidt of Dickinson; two sons, Douglas Keith Schmidt and Craig Leo Schmidt, both of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Edward (Debbie) Lopez of Rock Springs; five brothers, Tony and Paul Schmidt both of Dickinson; Alfred and Christ Schmidt, both of Portland, ore., and Albert Schmidt of Dunseith, N.D.; four sisters, Mrs. Pete (Ann) Schultz and Mrs. Richard (Jenny) Diebel, both of Dickinson, Mrs. Martin (Betty) Stroh of Manning, N.D. and Mrs. William (Eleanor) Jones of Portland, Ore.; four granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1984 LOLA HATT BOYER HAMBURG, Iowa—Services for Lola Hatt Boyer, 67, of Bluffdale, Utah were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Crawford and Reeves Mortuary in Tabor, Iowa. Ron Forney officiated. Burial was in Tabor. Mrs. Boyer died Saturday, Jan. 28 in the Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg, Iowa. She was born Oct. 12, 1916 in Bluffdale to Angus and Goldie Casper Hatt. She graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1966. Mrs. Boyer attended schools in Rock Springs and also attended nursing school at Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. She married Carl Boyer Dec. 31, 1939 in Rock Springs. She was a former resident of Reliance who moved to Tabor, Iowa in 1954. Survivors include her husband, Carl R. Boyer, of Tabor; one son, David Boyer of Cheyenne; one daughter, Teri Peterson of ARimo, Idaho; one brother, Angus (Bud) Hatt of Rock Springs; three sisters, Elaine Ross of Claremont, Calif., Elda Monteith of Portland, Ore., and Delores George of Alameda, Calif.; a sister-in-law, Lena U. Hatt, and a niece, Linda Ribovich of Rock Springs; 12 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Angus Hatt; a sister, June Sulhron; and a brother, Allen Hatt. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1984 VERNICE LYDIA RUDELICH Services for Vernice Lydia Rudelich, 61, of 202 Virginia St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Jan. 30 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles A. Bartek officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. John Ecklund, John Cleluszak, Ed Soderlund, Charles RUdelich, John Kuncheff and Terry Wilson served as pallbearers. Jim Smith, John Langan, Tony Rudelich and Brad Fields served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Rudelich died Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born in Rock Springs on April 30, 1922, the daughter of John Simon and Cora Beatrice Baker Balkie. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School. She married Joseph B. Rudelich in Manila, Utah on Sept. 5, 1938. Mrs. Rudelich was a retired employee of the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she had worked for 20 years. Mrs. Rudelich was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Council of Catholic Women and the Rock Springs Art Guild. Survivors include her husband, Joseph B. Rudelich of Rock Springs; her mother, Mrs. John (Cora) Balkie of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. James (Betty) Smith of Rock Springs and Mrs. John (Rose Marie) Langan of Eugene, Ore.; one sister, Mrs. Russell (Betty) Field of Traverse City, Mich.; three grandsons, Jimmy and Jason Smith, both of Rock Springs and Scott Herd of Spring, Texas, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Rudelich was preceded in death by her father, who died Nov. 2, 1970. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1984 LIDO SHIAMANNA SAN FRANCISCO—Services for Lido “Lee” Shiamanna, 59, of San Francisco, Calif. were conducted Monday, Jan. 30 at the Valente Marini Funeral Home in San Francisco. Burial was in the Holy Cross Cemetery in San Francisco. Mr. Shiamanna died Friday, Jan. 27 at the Franklin Davies Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born in Cumberland Oct. 24, 1924; attended schools in Rock Springs, graduated from high school in 1942 and was a graduate of Notre Dame University in 1949. Mr. Shiamanna was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was an architect in San Francisco at the time of his death. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Gregory (Dena) Mandeville of Niagara Falls, N.Y. and a brother, Aldo Shiamanna of Oakland, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shiamanna and a sister, Flora S. Valdez. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1984 DAVID ALAN NICHOLS FARMINGTON, N.M.—Services for former Rock Springs resident David Alan Nichols, 25, of Farmington were conducted Dec. 28 at the Cope Memorial Chapel in Farmington. Pastor Charles Dunn officiated. Burial was in Farmington. Mr. Nichols died Dec. 23 in Farmington. Mr. Nichols worked as a drilling hand. He is survived by his wife, Susan of Farmington; one son, David James; two daughters, Jovan and Alana of Farmington; his mother and father, Bill and Rachel Nichols of Cave City, Ark.; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith and Elsie Nichols; six brothers, Eddy, Billy, Gary and Dennis of Cave City and Keith and John of Rock Springs; two sisters, Penny Duran of Lawton, Okla. and Susan James of Cave City; several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. He was followed in death by his grandfather, Claude Nichols, Dec. 29, 1983. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1984 BRIAN MICHAEL JAMES WOOLSEY Services for conducted for Brian Michael James Woolsey, 2½ month old son of Robert and Brenda Woolsey, 1008 McCarty Ave., Rock Springs. Brian died Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County of unknown causes. Survivors in addition to his parents include a sister, Erica, and a brother, Rusty, both of Rock Springs; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tcshumper, Belvidere, Ill.; paternal grandparents, Ron Woolsey and Sharon Durley, both of Belvidere. Survivors also include his paternal great-grandmother, Katherine Tcshumper, La Crosse, Wis.; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rangdahl, La Crosse, and Violet Halligan of Belvidere; several cousins. The child was a member of St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1984 MARY ELLEN DAVIS Services for Mary Ellen Davis, 75, of 125 Powell St., Green River were conducted Monday, Jan. 30 at the West Funeral Chapel in Carlsbad, N.M. Rev. L.B. Pete Trone officiated. Burial was in the Carlsbad Cemetery. Mrs. Davis died at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County on Wednesday, Jan. 25. She was born in Big Springs, Texas on March 3, 1908, the daughter of the late Thomas and Lizzie Burns Berry. She attended schools in Carlsbad, N.M. and was a graduate of high school there with the class of 1926. She married W. Preston Davis in Carlsbad on April 3, 1927. He preceded her in death on Feb. 18, 1971. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Felice and N. Joe Patterson Sr. of Green River; one grandson, N. Joe Patterson Jr. of Green River; two great-granddaughters, Shauna Christine Patterson and Shannon Ellen Patterson, both of Green River. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Davis was preceded in death by one brother, William Douglas Berry, who died on April 9, 1973. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1984 SHOGORO ONO Services for Shogoro Ono, 102, of 120 Meade St., Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Mountain View Cemetery. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Ono died Saturday, Jan. 28 at his home following a sudden illness. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan on Feb. 3, 1881. He attended schools in Japan and married Tome Fukuwara in Japan. Mr. Shigoro [sic] was a retired coal miner, having worked for the U.P. Coal Company. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include his wife, Tome Ono of Rock Springs and one daughter, Yayeko Ono of Rock Springs. Mr. Ono was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Midori, who died in 1968. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 4, 1984 JOHN C. EVANS Services for John C. Evans, 48, were conducted Thursday, Feb. 2 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the Hanna Cemetery. Mr. Evans died Monday, Jan. 30 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mr. Evans was born May 23, 1935 in Laramie to Joseph and Katherine Evans. On Nov. 20, 1957 he married Lynne G. Burns in Rawlins. He graduated from Hanna High School in 1953 and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had lived in Rock Springs since 1967 and worked in maintenance for FMC in Green River. Mr. Evans was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs, Elks 624 in Rock Springs and the Quarterback Club. Survivors include his wife, Lynne Evans of Rock Springs; his children, Kathleen C. Curtis of Rock Springs, John Michael Evans of Riverton, Mary Anne Evans of Rock Springs, Donna L. Evans of Rock Springs and Lonnie J. Evans of Rock Springs; his mother, Katherine W. Evans of Fort Morgan, Colo.; his sisters, Dorothy Wales of Fort Morgan, Colo., Pat McArdle of Myrtle Creek, Ore., Mary Yvonne Schroeder of Glenrock and one grandson, Matthew. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1984 ALEX NOBLE Services for Alex Noble, 73, of 602 Dewar Dr., Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Bob Swede Anderson, Nick Yerkovich, Francis Pearson, Clarence Samuels, Gordon Edwards and John Hay III, served as pallbearers. Henry Rood, Matt Thomas, Leonard Hay and John Hay served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Noble died at his home Monday, Feb. 6 of natural causes. Mr. Noble was born June 25, 1910 in Rock Springs to the late Alex and Mary Eliza Potter Noble. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School class of 1928. He married the former Dorothy Irene McIntosh in Rock Springs on Dec. 6, 1938. Mr. Noble was a retired manager of the Western Wyoming Wool Warehouse, where he had been employed for 20 years and was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Marlene) McFadden of Rock Springs; one son, Alex Dean Noble of Rock Springs; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Noble was preceded in death by one sister, Ann Blumel and two brothers, Murray and William Noble. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1984 GEORGE JOHN MALO Services for George John Malo, 73, of 1230 Nocta St., Ontario, Calif. were conducted Monday, Feb. 6 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Malo died Friday, Jan. 27 at the San Antonio Community Hospital in Upland, Calif. following a several months illness. He was born in Rock Springs on Nov. 20, 1910, the son of the late John and Paulina Lukkarinen Malo. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1929. Mr. Malo was a retired steam fitter and welder at the time of his death. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and F.O. Eagles Aerie 151. Survivors include one son, Michael Malo of Barstow, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Georgia) Jamison of Snohomish, Wash.; one sister, Mrs. Thelma Moss of Jackson; five grandchildren, three nieces, two nephews and several cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1984 LUIGI VESCO Services for Luigi Vesco, 95, of 739 Rugby St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Feb. 6 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Nay Vesco, Robert Vesco, Robert DeBortoli, Joe Agostini, Harold Boone and Adolfo Onisto served as pallbearers. Mr. Vesco died Friday, Feb. 3 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a six-month illness. He was born in Tyrol, Austria on November 11, 1888 and attended schools in Tyrol, Austria. He came to the United Staees at the age of 21. He married the former Emma DeBortoli. She preceded him in death in November of 1965. Mr. Vesco was a retired cattle rancher and a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include several nieces and nephews including Nay Vesco and Robert DeBortoli, both of Rock Springs, Johnny DeBortoli of Riverton and H.E. Boone, Bruno Vesco and Edith Trotter, all of Hudson. In addition to his wife, Mr. Vesco was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1984 SHEILA MARIE REED Services and cremation for Sheila Marie Reed, infant daughter of Doyle Wayne and Frances May Rivera Reed, 1008 6th St., Rock Springs were conducted in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sheila died shortly after birth at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County on Thursday, Feb. 2. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; three half brothers, Shawn Wayne and Robert William, both of San Bernardino, Calif.; and Eli Jose of Rock Springs; her paternal grandparents, Marshall and Shirley Reed of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Theodore and Priscilla Rivera of Rock Springs; her paternal great-grandmother, Eidith Hill of Modesto, Calif.; her maternal great-grandmother, Lilly Galvez of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1984 TONY S. BEGOVICH SAN RAFAEL, Calif.—Funeral services for Tony S. Begovich, 61, formerly of Rock Springs and long time San Rafael, Calif. resident, occurred Jan. 16 at St. Raphael’s Church in San Rafael. Burial was at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery in San Rafael. Mr. Begovich died Friday, Jan. 13, at Marin General Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Dalmacia, Yugoslavia in September, 1922 and came to the United States as an infant. He was raised in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1941. He graduated from the University of Wyoming, where he studied engineering. He served in the Navy during the Korean War. He lived in San Rafael since 1956. Mr. Begovich was an electrical engineer last working for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in San Francisco. He retired in 1982. He belonged to Who’s Who International and the Croatian Fraternity of America. He is survived by his mother, Angelina Begovich of San Rafael; two daughters, Laurel B. Wruble of Los Angeles and Gloria Begovich of Lafayette; a son, Paul Begovich of Los Angeles; a brother, John Begovich of Casper and a sister, Eva McGraw of Los Angeles. His father, Matt Begovich preceded him in death on March 1, 1976. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 11, 1984 GISELA BERTAGNOLLI WILDE Services for Gisela Bertagnolli Wilde, 82, of 192 Highway 7 South, Tonasket, Wash. were conducted Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Don Lightner, Bob Wilde, Tom Wilde, James Love, Andy Marushack and James Harris. Mrs. Wilde died Friday, Feb. 3 at the North Valley Hospital in Tonasket. She was born in Rock Springs on March 14, 1901, the daughter of the late Leopold and Margherita Rizzi Bertagnolli. She graduated from the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1920 and was married to John Wilde on April 1, 1922 in Rock Springs. She worked for the Union Pacific Light Company following graduation from high school and served as one of the first women jurors in Sweetwater County. Mrs. Wilde worked as a clerk at the Union Pacific Coal Company Store for many years. She moved from Rock Springs in 1973 to make her home in Pinedale and in 1977 moved to Tanasket. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Leona and Frank Garnick of Tonasket; two brothers, Americo Bertagnolli of Green River and Fred Bertagnolli of Ogden, Utah; a sister, Mrs. Alma Delaney of Green River; a granddaughter, Francine Harris, two great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, John, who died in 1966. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1984 LYDIA I. ROBINSON RAWLINS—Services for Lydia I. Robinson, 97, of Rawlins were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Rev. Victor Berg officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Robinson died Sunday, Feb. 12 at the Park Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 30, 1886 in Lonetree, the daughter of Louis Shurtleff and Alice Casto Shurtleff. She lived in Fort Bridger, was educated there and also attended school in Ogden, Utah. She was married to Edward Rochford in 1907 at Fort Bridger. After Mr. Rochford’d death, she married Arthur Robinson in Ogden in 1918. She lived in Rupert, Idaho, later moved to Bitter Creek in 1926, then moved to Lander and then to Rawlins in 1978. She had been a resident of Park Manor Nursing Home in Rawlins since Nov. 1982. She is survived by four daughters, Carol Miller of San Bernardino, Calif., Edna Conley of Rawlins, Ruth Dennis of San Bernardino and Louise Miles of Atascadero, Calif., and three sons, Ken Rochford of Acequia, Idaho and Wayne Robinson and Al Robinson, both of Lander; one brother, Casto Shurtleff of Burley, Idaho; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1984 WILLIAM HORNSBY Services for William Hornsby, 53, of 530 Hoskins Lane, Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Feb 17 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mr. Gary Fiscus officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Stan Wisniewski, Kaiser Elich, Ray Hyde, Alex Pastor, Blaine Potter and Bob Diehl served as pallbearers. Mr. Hornsby died Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Memorial Hospital of Uinta County in Evanston. He was born in Winton, on June 16, 1930, the son of the late Albert Edward Hornsby Sr. and Mary Lowe Hornsby. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of the Superior High School. Mr. Hornsby was a United States Navy veteran. He married the former Donna Faye Schell in Casper on April 29, 1960. Mr. Hornsby was the District Manager for Smith Tool Company at the time of his death. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Aerie 151, and the B.P.O. Elks Lodge at Evanston. Survivors include his wife, Donna of Rock Springs; one daughter, Charlotte; one son, Rodger; three brothers, Albert Jr., Thomas and Gary; three sisters, Mrs. Eugene (Renee) Magsamen and Mrs. Doris Kettle, all of Rock Springs and Mrs. James (Rosemary) Devine of Rockland, Calif.; one aunt, Mrs. William (Gladys) Lowe of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1984 VERNON NELSON Services for Vernon Nelson, 84, of 930 Jefferson St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Feb. 13 at the LDS Church in Manila, Utah. Bishop Glen Tinker officiated. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Mr. Nelson died Friday, Feb. 10 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a 15-month illness. He was born in Manila on Jan. 1, 1900, the son of the late Daniel Morgon and Matilda Warby Nelson. He attended schools in Manila and married Lillie Twitchell on Dec. 28, 1920 at Manila. She preceded him in death. He later married Agnes Black. She preceded him in death in 1975. He later married Hilda Anson Schofield at Mesa. Mr. Nelson was a retired rancher and member of the Church of Jessus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include two sons, Ren Nelson of Rock Springs and Jay Nelson of Tooele, Utah; one daughter, Mrs. June Campbell of Manila; three sisters, Mrs. Elsie Twitchell of Manila, Mrs. Tille Bascom of Payson, Utah and Mrs. Eli Briggs of Ogden, Utah; nine grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, his wife Lillie and wife Agnes, Mr. Nelson was preceded in death by one son, Roy G. Nelson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1984 ALBINA C. (BENIE) DOLENCE Services for Albina C. (Benie) Dolence, 74, of 1010 8th St., Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, Feb. 11 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Paul Jelaco, Ed Dolence, Frank Kos, Anton Amizich, Carl Demshar and Grover Martin served as pallbearers. Mrs. Dolence died Monday, Feb. 6 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs on March 27, 1909, the daughter of the late John and Agnes Marcina Jesenko. She attended schools in Homedale, Idaho and married Frank J. Dolence in Nampa, Idaho on April 6, 1929. He preceded her in death on April 24, 1968. Mrs. Dolence was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the K.S.K.J. Lodge. Survivors include one son, Frank F. (Doc) Dolence of Rock Springs; one daughter, Albina Allen of Lakewood, Colo.; two brothers, Tony and Joe Jesenko, both of Homedale, Idaho; two sisters, Mrs. Anton (Hap) (Rose) Amizich of Rock Springs and Mrs. Jennie Fisher of Homdale, Idaho; three grandchildren, Edward Dolence and Mrs. James (Sheila) Hadle of Rock Springs and Paul Jelaco of Littleton, Colo.; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Dolence was preceded in death by two sisters, Hazel Jesenko and Annie Krzesnik, and one brother, John. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1984 MABEL ROGERS Services for Mabel Rogers, 75, of 103 M St., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Ken McGill, Gary Tyler, Bill Mitchelson, Tommy Carrillo, John Von Rembow and Ken Korogi served as pallbearers. Mrs. Rogers died Friday, Feb. 10 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a one-year illness. She was born in Lander on May 17, 1908, the daughter of the late Pete and Conjetta Goetina Genero. She attended schools in Lander and married George Rogers in Lander in 1932. Mrs. Rogers was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, George of Rock Springs; two sons, Wayne Rogers of Rock Springs and George Pete Rogers Jr. of Rawlins; three grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rogers was preceded in death by two brothers, Gasper and Roy Genero, and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1984 DEAN AUSTIN DOYLE JR. Services for Dean Austin Doyle Jr., 62, of 3280 South Academy Blvd., No. 144, Colorado Springs, Colo. were conducted in Colorado Springs. Burial was in Colorado Springs. Mr. Doyle died Thursday, Feb. 9 in a Rock Springs motel of an apparent heart attack. He was born in Findlay, Ohio on June 25, 1921, the son of the late Dean Austin and Lucille Brown Doyle Jr. He attended schools in Findlay, Ohio and was a graduate of high school there. Mr. Doyle was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and married the former Jessie L. Wren in Raton, N.M. on June 29, 1948. Mr. Doyle was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the VFW Club, the American Legion, the Masonic Lodge, the Elks Lodge and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. Mr. Doyle was a salesman for Wilmeth Company and was traveling through Rock Springs on business. Survivors include his wife, Jessie of Colorado Springs; two sons, Martin M. Doyle of Ansonio, Ohio and Larry Dean Doyle of Scott City, Kan.; one daughter, Linda Kay Duncan of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Ann Moschetti of Colorado Springs; 10 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1984 HELEN EASTON ALLAIS AURORA, Colo.—Services for Helene Easton Allias, 73, 1966 Lima St., Aurora, Colo., were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Aurora Chase Chapel. Burial was in Eastlawn in Aurora. Mrs. Allais died Saturday, Jan. 28 in St. Lukes Hospital, Denver, after a long illness. She was a former resident of Rock Springs and Pinedale. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Alex and Gertrude Easton; a sister, Frances Hazen, and a brother, George C. Easton. She was born July 25, 1910 in Gebo where she attended school and later moved to Rock Springs with her family. She married Emil P. Allais on July 13, 1936 in Sheridan. She and her family made their home in Rock Springs where Mrs. Allais worked as a waitress in the Park Hotel, Western Café, and Howards. When Mr. Allais enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942, she accompanied him to San Diego and later moved to Renton, Wash. where she worked for Boeing Aircraft. After the war, they moved back to Rock Springs and then to Pinedale, where they operated the Cowboy Bar and Café. In 1955, they moved to Aurora to make their home where Mrs. Allais worked in real estate until her illness. Surviving in addition to her husband, Emil, are two sisters, Katheleen Romundstad, and Trudie Motto, both of Aurora, and a brother James R. (Buck) Easton of Aurora. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 18, 1984 KATHERINE WILLIAMS EVANSTON—Katherine Williams, 81, of Evanston, died at her residence Feb. 9, 1984. She was born April 17, 1902 in Cumberland to William and Harriett Brown Cook. She married Frank K. Williams on July 5, 1920 in Ogden, Utah. He died May 4, 1968. She was a member of the U.P. Old Timers Club, a member of the Senior Citizens Association and a member of the L.D.S. Church. She is survived by two brothers, Lawrence Cook of Hilliard, and Edwin Cook of Green River; four sisters, Mrs. Florence Goddard of Rock Springs, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmore of Evanston, Mrs. Stella Pierce of Evanston and Mrs. Ida Lester of Riverton, Utah and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother and father and two brothers, William and Arthur Cook and one sister, Velma Tomasini. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1984 CALVIN JAKE GRUBB Services for Calvin Jake Grubb, 63, of Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Bishop Doug Wray officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Grubb died Sunday, Feb. 19 in a Salt Lake City, Utah nursing home of a heart ailment. He was born March 5, 1920 in Conway, Iowa, a son of Glade and Mary Etta Munn Grubb. He married Numa Walker on Feb. 2, 1946 in Omaha, Neb. Mr. Grubb was educated in Gravity, Iowa. He had worked as a meat cutter in the Green River and Rock Springs area, having started the first grocery store and meat market in the new area south of the river bridge in Green River in the 1950s. At the time of his death, he was employed as an equipment operator by the Sweetwater County Road and Bridge Dept. He was an honorably discharged Army veteran of World War II serving with Battery C, 164th Field Artillery Battalion in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations, Southern Philippines and Luzon. He is survived by his wife of Rock Springs; a daughter and son-in-law, Marlene and Don Kauppi, Rock Springs; a son and daughter-in-law, Monroe and Mary Grubb of Green River; three grandsons, Jason, D.J. and Andrew Grubb and his mother-in-law, Agnes Walker, Green River. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Arthur (Estell) McMahill on Bentonville, Ark. and Mrs. David (Dorthea) Marinus of San Jose, Calif. and several aunts, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a baby son, Danny; a brother, Ivan Grubb and a sister, Cleta Grubb. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1984 EDNA IRENE SMITH PERKINS Services for Edna Irene Smith Perkins, 93, of Green River were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Daniel York officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Perkins died Friday Feb. 17 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home in Rock Springs. She was born Dec. 17, 1890 in Meridian, Miss., a daughter of John W. and Betty Sinclair Smith. She married Wyatt B. Perkins, June 19, 1922 in Tulia, Texas. He died Feb. 4, 1975. Mrs. Perkins graduated from high school in Temple, Texas. She later graduated from Baylor University and then taught school in Hawaii. After her marriage, she and her husband moved to Green River, where she lived for 51 years. For the past six years, she has lived in the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home in Rock Springs. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. She is survived by a daughter, Helen Marie Perkins, Green River and a brother, Albert Smith, Kerrville, Texas. Also surviving are two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Wyatt B. Perkins Jr. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1984 MAURINE “MOLLY” WILLMORE EVANSTON—Services for Maurine “Molly” Willmore, 75, of Evanston were held Monday, Feb. 13 at the Crandall Funeral Home. Bishop Mel Baldwin of the LDS Church officiated. Graveside services were held at the Morgan, Utah Cemetery. Mrs. Willmore died Feb. 10, 1984 at Evanston. Born Oct. 1, 1908 at Morgan, she was the daughter of Daniel Alexander and Louisa Winetta Grover Robison. On July 27, 1933, she married Archie Willmore at Morgan. The marriage was later solemnized in October of 1954 at the St. George Temple where her stepfather, Joseph H. Farnsworth participated in the services. Last year, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. In addition to her husband of Evanston, she is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Michael J. and Pamela Willmore of Rock Springs; one daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Gary Muir of Bountiful, Utah; two brothers, Harold L. and Shirley G. Robison and one sister, Ivy R. Connell, all of Salt Lake City, and eight grandchildren including Shawna and Mike Willmore of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1984 PETER GREGORY KUSH DELTA, Utah—Services for Peter Gregory Kush, 36, of Sacramento, Calif. were conducted in Delta. Burial was in Delta. Mr. Kush died Wednesday, Feb. 15 in Sacramento. He was born Nov. 22, 1947 in Berkeley, Calif. to Catherine and the late Daniel Kush. He is survived by his mother, Catherine of Rock Springs and his sister and brother-in-law, Dana M. Shineburg and Jonathan C. Shineburg of Rock Springs and one nephew, Clay W. Shineburg, also of Rock Springs. He is also survived by his maternal grandmother, Helen Hersleff of Delta, Utah and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1984 WILEY IAEGER BEAVERS Services for Wiley Iaeger Beavers, 60, of 3425 Millcreek Road, Salt Lake City, Utah were conducted Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24 and burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Bill Mortimore, Greg Mortimore, Scott Mortimore, Mike Carollo, Marty Carollo and Tony Brazelton served as pallbearers. Mr. Beavers died at his home on Sunday, Feb. 19. He was born March 31, 1923 in Red Ash, Virginia to Wiley I. and Mary Hammond Beavers. He married Margaret Thompson, April 25, 1946, in Rock Springs. He was a graduate of both the University of Wyoming, and the University of Utah, and served in the infantry during World War II. He was a personnel executive with Mountain Fuel Supply Co. and with Northern States Power Co. of Minneapolis. Active in civic affairs in both communities, he served as president of the Society of Personnel Administrators and the Utah Personnel American [sic]. He was a published author, and a member of the Masonic order. He is survived by his wife, Margaret of Salt Lake; a brother, David Beavers of Orlando, Fla.; and a sister, Mrs. Perry (Mary K.) Grogan of Zebulon, N.C. and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Margaret. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 25, 1984 FRANCIS PITT THERMOPOLIS—Services for Francis Pitt, 67, of 4016 Springs Dr., Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Feb. 24 at the Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis. Rev Harley Pulis officiated. Burial was in the Monument Hill Cemetery. Mr. Pitt died Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. He was born in Harrison, Neb. on June 30, 1916, the son of the late Wallace and Della Rodgers Pitt. He attended schools in Lander and Thermopolis and married the former Edna Mae Johnson in Thermopolis on June 19, 1940. Mr. Pitt was a retired tugger operator and member of the First Baptist Church. He and his wife, Edna operated the Rancho Bridger Trailer Park in Rock Springs. Survivors include his wife, Edna of Rock Springs; one son, Francis of Sheridan, Wyo., one daughter, Mrs. Keith (Nancy) McLeod of Rock Springs; three brothers, Clyde and Ernest of Thermopolis and Delbert of Texas; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Pitt was preceded in death by eight brothers and one daughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 1984 EDITH HILL LONGMONT, Colo.—Services for Edith Hill, 75, of Longmont were conducted Wednesday, Feb. 29 at the Howell Mortuary in Longmont. Burial was in Longmont. Mrs. Hill died Sunday, Feb. 26, in Longmont. She was a former resident of Rock Springs and Superior. She is survived by two sons, Carl Hill of Northglenn, Colo. and Melvin Stevens of Lyman; two daughters, Clara Tobin of Longmont and Joyce Riecken from Casper; one sister, Ethel Dohlman of Los Angeles. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Hill, a daughter, Lois Wiggett and one son, Larry Hill. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 1984 FRED O. FERRELL Services for Fred O. Farrell, 65, of 75 Basco Ave., Eden were conducted Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Rodney Gish officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with military graveside services conducted by the American Legion, Archie Hay Post No. 24. Mungo Brown, Ed Stahl, Peter Vase and Troy Goff served as pallbearers. Mr. Ferrell died Friday, Feb. 24 at the Veteran’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. A resident of Eden since June of 1983, he formerly lived in Bradenton, Fla. and Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. He was born at Piedmont, Ohio and attended school there. He married the former Margie Baker in Flushing, Ohio on Dec. 21, 1938 and was a veteran of World War II, having served with the United States Army. Mr. Ferrell was a retired truck driver for Acme Construction Co. in Cleveland. Survivors include his wife, Margie of Eden; two sons, Donald D. of Eden and George R. of Superior; a daughter, Patricia A. Barnes of San Diego, four brothers, George of Bradenton and William, Paul and Ronald, all of Akron, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Donald (Orvella) Williams of Akron and Nine Faye Nye of Bradenton; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Avis Heberline. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 3, 1984 TARMO HIIBACKA Services for Tarmo K. Hiibacka, 71, of 420 Bridger Ave., Rock Springs were conducted Friday, March 2 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tim Nousi, Jerome Powell, Boyd Lewis, Gary Ratti, Art Rosatti and Osmo Ranta. Mr. Hiibacka died Wednesday, Feb. 29 at his home following a brief illness. He was born in Rock Springs on July 24, 1912, the son of the late Iver and Hanna Maki Hiibacka. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School in 1932. Mr. Hiibacka married the former Eleanor Milligan at Salt Lake City in 1951. He moved to Reno, Nev. in 1959 and returned to Rock Springs in 1978. Mr. Hiibacka and his father owned and operated the Hiibacka Cleaners for many years in Rock Springs. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor, one stepdaughter, Sharron Johnson and his mother-in-law, Mary Milligan, all of Sacramento, Calif., one brother, George of Rock Springs and several cousins. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hiibacka was preceded in death by two sisters who died in infancy and several cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 1984 HENRIETTA BINGHAM Services for Henrietta “Etta” Katzmyer Bingham, 83, of Green River were conducted Monday, March 5 at the Union Congregational Church. The Rev. Ben Smith officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mrs. Bingham died Thursday, March 1 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born May 11, 1900 at Butternut, Wisconsin, a daughter of William and Mary Yerkee Katzmyer. She married Claude George Bingham on September 29, 1927 in Green River. He died Feb. 17, 1966. She was educated in Wisconsin and moved to the Burntfork and McKinnon area in 1920, where she taught school for seven years. After her marriage she moved to Green River, where she resided until her death. Mrs. Bingham was a member of the Union Congregational Church, Loyal Star Lodge, Neighbors of Woodcraft, Homemaker’s Club, V.F.W. and American Legion Auxiliaries, the Union Pacific Oldtimers Club and Golden Hour Senior Citizens. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Shirley M. Mackrell, Green River and two sons, Robert L. Bingham and Clyde L. Bingham, both of Green River. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a brother, Harry Katzmyer, Salt Lake City and a sister, Mrs. Lucile Luke of Green River. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Claudette Bingham, a brother, Ben Katzmyer and two sisters, Mabelle Warby and Eleanor Sayer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 1984 RICHARD A. SPANJERS Services for Richard A. Spanjers, 26, of 427 Hickory St., Rock Springs were conducted Sunday, March 4, at the home of John and Terry Rodiack of Rock Springs. The body was returned to the Larkin Memorial Park in Salt Lake City, Utah for cremation. Mr. Spanjers died Tuesday, Feb. 28 at his home, the victim of a fire-caused carbon monoxide poisoning. Spanjers was born in Minneapolis, Minn. Dec. 23, 1957, the son of Richard and Rosanen Spanjers. He attended schools in Akeley, Minn. and was a 1976 graduate of high school in Akeley. Spanjers attended Brainerd State College at Brainerd, Minn. and was employed by Karco Company at the time of his death. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his parents in Minnesota; one daughter, Brittany Marie Spanjers of Minneapolis; three sisters, Ginger, Donna and Kathy of Minnesota and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 1984 ALIDA LEWIS Services for Alida Hulda Carlson Lewis, 81, of Green River were conducted Thursday, March 8 at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Rev. Ron Satterfield officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Cemetery in Rock Springs. Mrs. Lewis died Monday, March 5, in the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home in Rock Springs. She was born April 14, 1902 in Rock Springs, a daughter of Nels Peter and Hulda Swenson Carlson. She married Clarence Eugene Lewis on Feb. 26, 1922 in Green River. Mrs. Lewis was raised and educated in Rock Springs and live din the Rock Springs and Green River area. She was a member of the Episcopal Church and the Neighbors of Woodcraft. She is survived by her husband of Green River; two sons, Edward O. Lewis and Herbert C. Lewis, both of Green River and a daughter, Mrs. Tracy (Ruth Ann) Stine, Green River. Also surviving are nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, a brother, Rudolph Carlson, Chiloquin, Ore. and two sisters, Mrs. Flora Skordas of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Campbell (Pearl) Meath of Albany, Ore. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl Carlson and Oscar Carlson and a sister, Signe Anderson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 1984 SAM PEZZOPANE OGDEN, Utah—Services for Silvio (Sam) Pezzopane, 94, of Ogden were conducted Saturday at the Lindquist and Sons Colonial Chapel in Ogden. Cremation was at Lindquist’s Crematory and burial was in San Gregorio, Italy. Mr. Pezzopane died Wednesday, March 7 in Ogden. He was born Jan. 5, 1892 in San Gregorio, Arruzi, Italy, the son of Gian-Tomaso and Marta Pezzopane. He married Bonnie Kesler on Dec. 21, 1956 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was raised in Italy and lived in Germany for two years, emigrating to Bingham, Utah in 1908 where he was a mine worker. He studied music in Salt Lake City and later in Chicago, where he worked in the Tiatanesi Accordion Factory and invented improvements on the accordion. From 1920-28 he played the accordion professionally under contract with Pantages and Orpheum Theatre circuits, traveling throughout the U.S. and Canada. From 1929 until the late ‘40s, he had accordion schools in the Salt Lake-Logan areas and Rock Springs. He opened his first school in Ogden in 1934. Many of his compositions for the accordion, including two instructional books, are currently in use. He was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church and lifetime member of the Rock Springs Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie of South Ogden; one son, Silvio Pezzopane, also of South Ogden; a sister, Nina Swensen of Hemet, Calif. and three sisters in Italy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 10, 1984 SALLIE A. GHORMLEY SHERIDAN—Services for Sallie A. Ghormley, 94, of 1041 Laclede St., Sheridan, were conducted in Sheridan. Burial was in Sheridan. Mrs. Ghormley died Saturday, March 3 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born in Sparta, Tenn. on Sept. 18, 1889, the daughter of the late Felix and Ella Wright Carroll. She attended schools in Texas. She married Charles S. Ghormley in Billings, Mont. in 1912. He preceded her in death on October 26, 1969. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Senior Citizens’ Center in Sheridan. Survivors include one son, Oscar Clyde Ghormley of Rock Springs; a sister, Della Howard of Holiday, Texas; three granddaughters, Mrs. John (Donna) Fortuna and Mrs. William (Sally) Callas, both of Rock Springs and Bonnie L. Toone of Pocatello, Idaho; two grandsons, William C. Ghormley of Tucson, Ariz. and Robert L. Ghormley of Reliance; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, she was preceded in death by eight sisters and four brothers. Her body was taken to Sheridan for services and interment. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 1984 MATTIE FRULLO Services for Mattie Frullo, 80, of 512 Elk St., Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, March 15 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Allen Green officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Jack Douglas, Joey Douglas, Pete Douglas, Dan Smith, Grover Martin and Gene Cox served as pallbearers. Gerald Uranker, George Paul Harry Thuesen, Bob Andrews, Jack James and Nick Nichols served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Frullo died Monday, March 12 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a two week illness. She was born in Spring Valley on Nov. 16, 1903, the daughter of the late Joseph and Laura Hoopes White. She attended schools in Spring Valley and married Jack Douglas. He preceded her in death in 1929. Mrs. Frullo was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Pocahontas Lodge, the F.O. Eagles Auxiliary, the Neighbors of the Woodcraft, the V.F.W. Auxiliary and B.P.O. Elks Lodge Does. Survivors include two sons, J.C. Douglas of Rock Springs and Jack Douglas of Las Vegas, Nevada, five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husbands, Mrs. Frullo was preceded in death by one daughter, Edith Marie Douglas, one sister, La Rue Green and one brother, Jay White. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 1984 LEON L. THIENPONT Services for Leon L. Thienpont, 62, of 142 Bellview Dr., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, March 12 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens with military graveside services conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Elmer Burkhart, Dean Morris, Bernard Gammel, Mark Hityard, Bill Lee and Russell Sims served as pallbearers. Vernon Robertson, Joel Sims, Marte, Evert and Garry Brown served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Thienpont died Thursday, March 8 at his home following a short illness. He was born in West Terre Haute, Ind. on Nov. 17, 1921, the son of the late Victor and Elizabeth Herbin Thienpont. He attended schools in West Terre Haute and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Thienpont married the former Dorothy Gammel in Randolph, Utah on September 26, 1949. Mr. Thienpont was employed as a warehouseman for the FMC Corporation at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two sons, Carl and Leon Darrell of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Donna Sue Palmer of Rock Springs, Mrs. Floyd (Mary Lou) Martinez of Ogden, Utah and Mrs. Leonard (Deborah Ann) Faceof Saint Johns, Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. Joe (Anite) Sims and Mrs. Paul (Thelma) Martin, both of Rock Springs and Mrs. Don (Lorrene) Bolen of Evanston; 14 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Thienpont was preceded in death by three brothers, Everett who died in 1940, Raymond who died in 1975 and Malford, who died in 1978. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 1984 CLARENCE CHARLES MILLER SALT LAKE CITY—Services for Clarence Charles Miller, 60, of 500 N St., Rock Springs were conducted in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cremation was in Salt Lake City. Mr. Miller died Friday, March 9 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born Feb. 23, 1924, the son of Charles B. and Francis Hart Miller, in Joplin, Mo. He was a resident of Rock Springs for 10 years and was owner and operator of Miller Construction Company in Rock Springs. He married the former Irene Willden of Rigby, Idaho, Aug. 10, 1972 in Jackson. He is survived by his wife, Irene of Rock Springs; two sons, David Miller of Reno, Nevada, and Daryl Miller of Antioch, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Luis (Lori) Legarreta of Green River; Mrs. Harold (Linda) Cobb of Antioch and Mrs. Don (Love) Posey of Whitefish, Mont.; one brother, Alvin Miller of Ririe, Idaho; two sisters, Mrs. Larry Hanner of Ririe, Mrs. Irwin Boswell of Ririe and 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Dennis Miller. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 1984 LETHA OLINE HENRY Services for Letha Oline Henry, 70, of 3723 Madison Dr., Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, March 15 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Cemetery in Glendale, Ariz. Mrs. Henry died Tuesday, March 13 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a four-day illness. She was born in Seminole, Okla., on Oct. 2, 1913, the daughter of the late L.F. and Maud Alice Zachary Siler. She attended schools in Seminole and married A.B. Henry in Seminole in 1933. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Henry was a retired restaurateur and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Bill (Maggie) Riley of Rock Springs and Mrs. Dale (Faye) Cole of Scottsdale, Ariz.; three sons, Glen Henry of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Dr. Thomas Henry of Seminole and V.L. Henry of Casper; two brothers, V.L. Siler of Santa Fe, N.M. and Joe Siler of Casper; two sisters, Mrs. George (Mary) Pickett of Casper and Mrs. F.L. (Loretta) Ragon of Phoenix, Ariz., 13 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Henry is the grandmother of Mrs. John (Suzie) Sulenta Jr. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Henry was preceded in death by a son, Buzz Henry and several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 1984 PETE LEODES Services for Pete Leodes, 93, of 815 6th St., Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday, March 13 in the Vase Funeral Chapel. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Billy Gile, Dick Sloan, Danny Shiflar, Ben Edwards, Ken Romero and Dale Brussue served as pallbearers. Mr. Leodes died Friday, March 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a two year illness. He was born in Kanea, Crete, Greece on Jan. 1, 1891, the son of the late Petro and Vasile Bagakis Leodes. He attended schools in Greence and came to the United States in 1916. Mr. Leodes was a US Army veteran of World War II. He married the former Katina Varvandakis in Crete, Greece on June 10, 1956. Mr. Leodes was a retired coal miner, having worked for many coal companies. He was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and the United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Leodes is survived by his wife, Katina of Rock Springs, one son and daughter-in-law, Nick and April Leodes and one son, Pete Jr., all of Rock Springs. In addition to his parents, Mr. Leodes was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters, who all died in Greece. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 1984 JOHN PATRICK MORRISON LEAVENWORTH, Kans.—Services for John Patrick Morrison, 74, former Rock Springs resident of Leavenworth, were conducted at the Leavenworth National Cemetery Wednesday, March 14. Burial was in the Leavenworth National Cemetery. Mr. Morrison died Saturday, March 10 in Leavenworth. He was born Jan. 5, 1910 in West Mineral, Kansas to his parents, John and Mary Morrison. Mr. Morrison was a former Sweetwater County Democratic state representative 30 years ago. He served three terms. He was also a veteran of both world wars and was a retired coal miner. Survivors include one son, John David Morrison, former Reliance resident of Beaver, Okla.; seven grandchildren, Deanna Maestas, Linda Araas and Mary Maestas, all of Rock Springs and Terrie Edwards of Green River, Pattie Olexey of Rock Springs and Nancy Morrison and John David Morrison Jr., both of Beaver and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Morrison. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 17, 1984 MATTHEW F. O’BLACK Services for Matthew F. O’Black, 64, of 711½ Soulsby St., Rock Springs were conducted Friday, March 16 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Pete Tielburg, Bill James, Herman Rauzi, Serafino Rauzi, Donald Walker and Charles Walker served as pallbearers. John Radosevich, John Fermelia, Richard Fermelia and Alfred Kudar served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. O’Black died Tuesday, March 13 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a six month illness. He was born in Horning, Pa. on Nov. 13, 1919, the son of the late Matthew M. and Maria O’Black. He attended schools in Rock Springs and married the former Betty Noble in Manila, Utah on Sept. 30, 1939. Mr. O’Black worked at FMC Corporation as a maintenance man until ill health forced him to retire. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the S.N.P.J. Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Betty of Rock Springs; one son-in-law and daughter, Dr. Arthur and Mrs. Ruth Fermelia of Rock Springs; one brother, Lawrence O’Black of Eighty Four, Pa., one sister, Ann Baker of Miami, Fla.; three grandchildren, Matthew and Richard, who are attending the University of Wyoming, Susan Fermelia of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. O’Black was preceded in death by his brother, Edward. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 1984 ROBERT K. SLAUGHTER Services for Robert K. Slaughter, 90, of 514 Lewis St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, March 19 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Bishop Gregory W. Messel officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Joe Rogers, Gene Mangamen, Rondo Lorenzon, Joe Gatti, Ray Lorenzon and Floyd Kaul served as pallbearers. Ed Kessaler, Emil Bartolic, Gene Lane, Angelo Anselmi, Ted TYnsky and Alan Easton served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Slaughter died Friday, March 16 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a long illness. He was born in Hinckley, Utah on Aug. 26, 1893, the son of the late Frank and Hannah Terry Slaughter. He attended schools in Hinckley and married Fanny Losee in Hinckley on June 27, 1914. She preceded him in death on Oct. 25, 1980. Mr. Slaughter was a retired foreman for the Sweetwater County Road and Bridge Dept. and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include daughter Vaun Telck of Rock Springs; two sons and daughters-in-law, Doe and Elaine Slaughter of Green River and Russ and Wanda Slaughter of Hawthorne, Calif., one sister, Gwen Bloomfield of Long Beach, Calif.; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Slaughter was preceded in death by one daughter, Verle Slaughter, who died in 1932 and several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 1984 MARGARET WEST REEVE SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—Services for Margaret West Reeve, 60, of San Bernardino, Calif. were conducted Monday, March 19 at the Bobitt Memorial Chapel in San Bernardino. Mrs. Reeve died Wednesday, March 14 in San Bernardino. She was born in Ogden, Utah March 5, 1924, the daughter of the late C.W. West, who was the former owner of West Department Store. She was a homemaker, past president of Arrowhead Garden Club and Women’s Club of San Bernardino. She is survived by her husband, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert Reeve, U.S. Air Force; one daughter, Markne Wright of San Bernardino; one son, Robert C. Reeve II of Las Vegas; two grandchildren and one sister, Bettye Hamm of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 1984 JANET C. HUNGER Services for Janet C. Hunger, 39, of 1700 Swanson Dr., Rock Springs, were conducted Monday, March 19 at the Larkin Funeral Chapel in Salt Lake City, Utah. Burial was in the Murray City Cemetery in Murray, Utah. Mrs. Hunger died Wednesday, March 14 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a two-year illness. She was born in Salt Lake City on Dec. 16, 1945, the daughter of Hans O. and Helen Johnson Hunger. She attended schools in Salt Lake City and graduated high school there in 1963. She married David H. Hunger in Salt Lake City. Mrs. Hunger worked for the sheriff’s office until ill health caused her to retire. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Wyoming Peace Officers Association and the National Sheriff’s Association. Survivors include her husband, David of Rock Springs; her parents, Hans and Helen Hunger of Salt Lake City; three daughters, Michelle and Susan, both of Rock Springs and Alisha of Salt Lake City; one brother, Robert Hunger of Farmington, N.M. and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 1984 VERONICA TILLIE CRISTANDO LANDER—Services for Veronica Tillie Cristando, 81, of Hudson were conducted Thursday, March 22 at the Church of the Ascension in Hudson. Burial was in the Hudson Cemetery. Mrs. Cristando died Sunday, March 18 in Lander. She was born April 27, 1902 in Cambridge, Mass., and came to the Lander area 73 years ago. Mrs. Cristando was a member of the Royal Neighbors and the VFW Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph C. Cristando in 1957 and a son, John C. Cristando, who was killed in World War II. Survivors include a son, Joe Cristando of Lander; a daughter, Rosalia Bozner of Reliance; two brothers, Pete Rogers and Tom Rogers, both of Hudson; a sister, Mary Frappert of Hudson; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 24, 1984 ROSSLEE KILGORE OAKMAN, Ala.—Services for Rosslee Kilgore, 66, former Superior resident of Oakman, were conducted Thursday, March 22 at the Church of God in Oakman. Burial was in the Key Hill Cemetery in Oakman. Mrs. Kilgore died Monday, March 19 at her home in Oakman. Survivors include her husband, Melvin of Oakman, eight daughters, Doris Fleming of Rock Springs; Linda Umland, Barbara Kilgore and Susan Hill, all of Butte, Mont.; Patricia Jennings of Mullan, Idaho; Gay Williams of Deer Lodge, Mont., Maxine Tellings of Columbia Falls, Mont.; and Margie Gilbert of East Helena, Mont. and one son, Ronnie Kilgore of Butte, Mont. Six sisters, several nieces and nephews, several grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and three grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 1984 RANDALL JAMES (RANDY) TERRY VERNAL, Utah—Services for Randall James (Randy) Terry, 37, of Vernal were conducted Tuesday, Mach 27 at the Glines First Ward Chapel in Vernal. Burial was in the McKinnon Cemetery. Mr. Terry died Friday, March 23. He was the son of H. Jex and Dolores Ylincheta Terry. He married Carol Lynn Jarvie June 3, 1972 in Green River. He was a dental technician and artist and a member of the LDS Church. He helped with high school and professional rodeos making posters for advertising. He was also a veteran of Viet Nam and Korea in the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife of Vernal, son and daughter, Raymond J. and Lorra L., both of Vernal, parents of Vernal, brothers, Jack Terry of Green River, D.J. Terry of Mountain View. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 1984 LLOYD HESS FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Services for Lloyd A. Hess, 79, of Fort Collins were conducted Wednesday, March 28 at the Goodrich Mortuary in Fort Collins. Dr. Aubrey Young officiated. Burial was in the Grandview Cemetery. Mr. Hess died Saturday, March 24 at his home in Fort Collins. Mr. Hess was born Aug. 18, 1904 in Glasford, Ill. He married Ina Mae Hill in Denver on Oct. 12, 1935. She survives. They moved to Fort Collins in 1970. Mr. Hess had lived in Perkin, Ill., for 37 years and Rock Springs, Wyo. for 29 years. He attended Illinois Wesleyan University (1925-27), Bliss Electric School (1928-29), Colorado A & M and the University of Wyoming. Mr. Hess got a bachelor’s degree from Colorado A & M, a former name for Colorado State University, and a master’s degree from the University of Wyoming. Mr. Hess was listed in “Who’s Who in the West” and was named an Outstanding Instructor in Wyoming. He worked for 28 year in Rock Springs. He was a member of Collins Masonic Lodge No. 19 for 50 years; Royal Arch Masons; Cache la Poudre Chapter No. 11; Larimer County Council No. 21 Cryptic Masons; Demolay Commandery No. 13 Knights Templar, and was eminent commander; El Jebel Shrine, Rocky Mountain Consistory; 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason; Past Worthy Patron of O.E.S.; Larimer County Shrine Club, of which he was president; Knights Templar Eye Foundation, of which he was a life sponsor; Elks National Foundation, of which he was a life sponsor; Elks No. 624 in Rock Springs, where he was exalted ruler; Elks Lodge No. 804 in Fort Collins; Galilee Shrine No. 13, order of White Shrine of Jerusalem; First United Presbyterian Church; Collins Chapter No. 26, O.E.S.; Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151 in Rock Springs. His education honors include, Theta Chi Fraternity, Beta Rho, in Illinois; Iota Lambda Sigma Honorary Fraternity, Kappa Delta Pi Honorary Fraternity, and Phi Delta Kappa Honorary Fraternity. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 1984 JOHN WILLIAM OGDEN Services for John William Ogden, 45, of Green River were conducted Thursday, March 29 at the St. John’s Episcopal Church. The Rev. Ron Satterfield officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Cy Rahonce, Chuck Fryburger, Paul Miller, Carlos Bernal, Wiley Morgan and Harry Pappas. Honorary pallbearers included his sons, brothers, brothers-in-law, Green River Volunteer Fire Department, work associates and his Vietnamese families. Mr. Ogden died Tuesday, March 27 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. He was born July 8, 1939 in Bunker Hill, Ark., a son of Curtis Wendell and Alice Orelena Marlow Ogden. He married Francis Elaine Schanno on June 2, 1961 in Green River. Mr. Ogden lived most of his life in Green River. He worked as a policeman fro Green River and later became the city public works director. At the time of his death, he was self-employed as the manager of the Rahonce Trailer Court in Green River. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, Green River Volunteer Fire Dept., Green River Chamber of Commerce and was recently elected vice president of the Sweetwater County Diabetic Association. He is survived by his wife and parents of Green River; three sons and a daughter, Destry, Shane, John F. and Shauna Ogden, all of Green River; four brothers and a sister, Gene W. Ogden, Sunset, Utah, Harold L. Ogden, Curtis W. Ogden and Robert L. Ogden, all of Green River and Peggy Ogden of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 1984 EULA B. MORSE TUSCOLA, Texas—Services for Eula B. Morse, 75, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs were conducted in Tuscola. Burial was in Tuscola. Mrs. Morse died Saturday, March 24 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Roscoe, Texas on Nov. 9, 1908, the daughter of the late Emmett W. and Eva Pruett Hickman. She attended schools in Broken Bow, Oklahoma and was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Inez Muller of Rock Springs; two brothers, L.D. Hickman of Crockett, Texas, and Wallace Hickman of Mullin, Texas; one sister, Mrs. Lucian (Ina) Gilbreth of Clyde, Texas, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and three nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 1984 JERRY RUSSELL BROWNE Services for Jerry Russell Browne, 64, of 1102 Converse Court, Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, March 29 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Church. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mike Wharton, Jim Arnoldi, Loy Arnoldi, Paul Wataha, Steve Koler and Tom Hay served as pallbearers. Mr. Browne died Sunday, March 25 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. He was born in Shoshoni on Aug. 25, 1919, the son of the late Harrison B. and Stella B. Cowley Browne. He attended schools in Lander and was a graduate of Lander High School. Mr. Browne was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II. He married the former Mary Catherine Wataha in Salt Lake City on Aug. 13, 1948. Mr. Browne was a Sweetwater County deputy sheriff for the past 12 years until ill health forced him to retire. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Disabled American Veterans. Survivors include his wife, Mary Kay of Rock Springs; one son, John Dennis Browne of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Larry (Susan) Nelson of Laramie and Gayle L. Browne of Rock Springs, four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Browne was preceded in death by one son, Robin who died on March 27, 1976. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Mar 31, 1984 LILLIAN M. VISINTAINER Services for Lillian M. Visintainer, 79, of 3013 North Underwood St., Arlington, Va. were conducted Wednesday, March 28 at the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Visintainer died Friday, March 23 at the Northern Virginia Doctors Hospital in Arlington. She was born in Montana on Sept. 26, 1904, the daughter of the late Felix and Josephine Anselmi Menghini. She attended schools in Superior and married Otto J. Visintainer in Rock Springs in April of 1928. Mrs. Visintainer was a member of the Saint James Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Otto, of Arlington; one daughter, Louanna V. Nebeker of Arlington; two sisters, Anna Menghini of Ogden and Frieda Tomich of California; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Visintainer was preceded in death by one sister, Florence Lavery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 1984 MARGARET WEBSTER KELLOGG Services for Margaret Webster Kellogg, 90, of 1325 Sage St., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, April 4 at the First Congregational Church. Rev. David Wade officiated. Her body was taken to Salt Lake City for cremation. Mrs. Kellogg died Friday, March 30 in the Kimberly Manor Nursing home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs on Nov. 3, 1893, the daughter of the late Marvin Leonard and Ellenor Stewart Webster. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School. She attended the University of Wyoming and received her teaching certificate. She married George A. Kellogg in Rock Springs on Sept. 27, 1916. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Kellogg was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Order of the Eastern Star and the Homemakers Historical Society. She was active in Job’s Daughters and was a 4-H Leader in the County Extension Department, attending many national and international meetings. Mrs. Kellogg was the Quealy Award and was a president of the Quealy Club. She was chosen ad “Mother of the Year” in 1954. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. William (Mary Jane) Matthews of Rock Springs; two sons, George A. Kellogg and Richard W. Kellogg, both of Seattle; one brother, Richard S. Webster of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Rees of San Jose, Calif.; 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Kellogg was preceded in death by one daughter, Ann Kellogg and one sister, Ruth McLean. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 1984 ETHEL VARLEY Services for Ethel B. Varley, 84, of 1312 Raindance Dr., Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, March 31 at the Ogden City Cemetery in Ogden, Utah. Burial was in the Ogden City Cemetery. Grandsons Wayne Yedinak and William Yedinak, Scott Varley, Russell Varley, Jeff Varley, Roger Varley and Glen Kizzire served as pallbearers. Mrs. Varley died in Point of Rocks Thursday, March 29 of natural causes. A long time resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Bitter Creek, Mrs. Varley had been in ill health the past three weeks. She was born in Ogden, Utah on Jan. 16, 1900. She attended schools in Ogden and married Glen Varley in Ogden June 23, 1927. He preceded her in death in May of 1959. Mrs. Varley was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the B.P.O. Elks and the Pocahontas Lodge. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Glenna) Yedinak of Rock Springs and Mrs. Carroll (Darhl) Kizzire of Green River; two sons, John F. Varley of Rock Springs and Edward R. Varley of Point of Rocks; one sister, Mrs. Lloyd (Leah) Burton of Ogden; 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 1984 JAMES WILLIAM KUCERA LITTLETON, Colo.—Services for James William Kucera, 53, of 611 Central Ave., were conducted Monday, April 2 at the Drinkwine Mortuary in Littleton. Pastor Paul Resentrater officiated. Burial was in the Fort Logan Cemetery in Denver, Colo. Mr. Kucera died Wednesday, March 28 at the Mercy Medical Center in Denver following a year-long illness. Mr. Kucera was born in Loup City, Neb. on May 23, 1930, the son of Clarence and Wilma Kucera. He attended schools in Ord, Neb. He married Cindy Yonkers on Dec. 31, 1971, in Rock Springs. A former resident of Denver, Colo. and Cheyenne, he moved to Rock Springs in 1976 and was employed as a line driver for P.I.E. at the time of his death. Mr. Kucera was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge at Sterling, Colo., Moose Lodge at Cheyenne and a member of the Teamsters Union. Survivors include his wife, Cindy; one daughter, Jean Kucera; three sons, Jerome “Jerry” Kucera and Stephen Yonkers, all of Rock Springs, and Daniel Kucera of Boulder, Colo.; his parents, Clarence and Evelyn Kucera of Paradise, Calif.; one brother, Robert of Duarte, Calif.; two sisters, Betty Brockmire of Spokane, Wash. and Penny Corners of Paradise; one granddaughter, Jade, of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 1984 MARY L. (MERCH) KOVACICH Services for Mary L. (Merch) Kovacich, 64, of 2135 East Claredon St., Phoenix, Ariz. were conducted Monday, April 2 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Kaiser Elich, Ted O’Farrell, Frank Remc, Cyril Potochnik, Steve Kovacich and Grover Martin served as pallbearers. Joe Melinkovich, Carl Kovacich Jr., Joey Douglas, J.C. Douglas, John Reay and Tom Osselton served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Kovacich died Friday, March 27 at her home. Mrs. Kovacich was born in Reliance on May 1, 1919, the daughter of the late Joseph and Martha Mazar Uzelac. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married John S. Kovacich in Jackson Hole on July 4, 1941. He preceded her in death on August 26, 1978. A former long time resident of Rock Springs, Mrs. Kovacich moved to Salt Lake City where she lived for 11 years with her husband. They later moved to Phoenix and lived there for the past 20 years. Mrs. Kovacich was a retired pharmacy clerk at the time of her death. She was a member of the St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Phoenix, the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs, the Neighbors of Woodcraft, the Croatian Fraternal Union and a former member of the Saint Monica’s Sodality. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Roger (Johnne Jean) Mochamer and one brother, Tony Uzelac, both of Phoenix; one sister, Annie Krasovetz of Hawthorne, Calif.; three grandchildren, Scott, Gin and Christina Mochamer, all of Phoenix and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 1984 JAMES MELVIN ROGERS Services for James Melvin Rogers, 73, of 134 Blake St., La Barge, were conducted in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cremation was in Salt Lake City. Mr. Rogers died Monday, April 2 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a three-day illness. He was born in Tulsa, Okla. on Feb. 2, 1911, the son of the late George Thomas and Lena Leota Brougher Rogers. He attended schools in Tulsa and married the former Leola Blood in Mexico on June 13, 1972. Mr. Rogers was a retired driller at the time of his death. Survivors include his wife, Leola of La Barge; three stepsons, Keith McGrew of Scottsbluff, Neb.; Mickey McGrew of Bayard, Neb.; Gale McGrew of Melbeta, Neb.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Warren (Juanita) Chapan of Melbeta, Mrs. Fred (Judy) Chapin of Carney, Mo. and Mrs. Lee (Wanda) Koch of Sterling, Colo.; two brothers, Dennis Rogers of Fort Worth, Texas and Jerry Rogers of Wewoka, Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Lottie Smith and Mrs. Nora Loft, both of Fort Worth, Texas and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Rogers was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 1984 WILLIAM FRANK MONNIER Services for William Frank Monnier, 63, of 1840 Arlene Ave., Oxnard, Calif., were conducted in Oxnard. Burial was in Oxnard. Mr. Monnier died Sunday, April 1, from injuries sustained in a vehicular accident in Sweetwater County. He was born in Omaha, Neb., February 14, 1921, the son of William and Johanna Gorig Monnier. He attended schools in Omaha and graduated from high school there. He married the former Helen L. Stewart in Los Angeles on Dec. 26, 1946. Mr. Monnier was a retired U.S. Navy veteran serving in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Mr. Monnier was a retired real estate broker and a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Helen of Oxnard, Calif.; his mother, Mrs. Johanna Monnier of Omaha; two sons, Ronald and Robert, both of Ventura, Calif.; one brother, Ronald Monnier of Michigan and two grandchildren. Mr. Monnier was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 1984 OLIVER E. CHAMBERS ANDERSON, Calif.—Services for Oliver E. Chambers, 72, of Anderson were conducted Friday, April 6 at the McDonald’s Chapel in Redding. Rev. Henry Searle officiated. Burial was in the Redding Cemetery. Mr. Chambers died Tuesday, April 3 in Redding. He was born in Rock Springs June 1, 1911 to Oliver Chambers and May Bosworth Chambers. He was a real estate broker and rancher and a past president of the Arabian Horse Association of Red Bluff, Calif. He was also a member of the Cattlemen’s Association. Survivors include one daughter, Marily Hanna of Redding; two sons, John and Dick Chambers of Anderson; two sisters, Margaret Leckie of Rock Springs and Helen Chambers of Sausalito, Calif., and one brother, Dr. Wallace Chambers of Salt Lake City and eight grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 1984 NEAL W. HILSTON LARAMIE—Services for Neal W. Hilston, 70, of Laramie were conducted Monday, April 9 at the Chapel of the Plains at Bussel Funeral Home. Burial was in Laramie. Mr. Hilston died Thursday, April 5, in Laramie. He was born in Warren, Ohio April 25, 1913. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1934 at West Virginia University. He received his Master’s degree in 1935 in Nutrition. In 1937 he received a PhD. degree in Nutrition. Both degrees were received from Pennsylvania State College. He was married to Gertrude Cullinan in Warren on Aug. 14, 1935. After serving one year as an emergency instructor at the University of Wyoming, he taught and did research work at the University of Arkansas and in New Mexico Satte University. In 1945 he returned to the University of Wyoming as an associate professor of Animal Science. In 1958, he was named Dean and Director of the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture. He retired June 30, 1978 having served in education for over 40 years. Survivors include his wife, Gertrude; one son, Neal Hilston Jr. of Casper; one daughter, Suzanne Bath from Greeley, Colo., four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 1984 ROSE MALDONADO CORDOVA RAWLINS—Services for Rose Maldonado Cordova, 39, of Rawlins were conducted Monday, April 9 in Rawlins. Burial was in Rawlins. Mrs. Cordova died Thursday, April 5, in Rawlins. She was born in New Mexico June 18, 1944, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Maldonado, who are now living in Butte, Mont. She married Robert Cordova Nov. 5, 1961. She was a member of the United Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by an infant son Aug. 24, 1963. Survivors include her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Maldonado; husband, Robert Cordova; four brothers, Jesus Maldonado of Mountain View, Leroy Maldonado of Rock Springs, Raymond Maldonado of Butte, and Nelson Maldonado from Butte; four sisters, Betty Maldonado of Helena, Mont., Joann Sanchez of Butte, June Torres of Wichita Falls, Texas, Nora Gold of Rock Springs, and four children, Robert Jr., of Rock Springs, Ernie of Rawlins, Rand of Rawlins and Rita Isaacsan of Rawlins and three grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 1984 KATHERINE H. VEHAR EVANSTON—Services for Katherine H. Vehar, 77, of Evanston were conducted Monday, April 9 at the St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Fort Bridger. Father Patrick Trujillo officiated. Burial was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery with military honors. Mrs. Vehar died Friday, April 6 at the Evanston Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 25, 1906 in Quealy (formerly Sweetwater), she was the daughter of Katie Vehar, a resident of Uinta County. She attended the Mountain View schools and attended the University of Wyoming for eight years. She received her B.A. in 1940 and her M.A. one year later. By 1953 she had earned a Juris Doctorate and was admitted as an attorney to the Wyoming State Bar. Miss Vehar had 40 years of teaching experience in Wyoming and California. She served as Deputy Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction under Velma Linford and participated in the first statewide evaluation of schools, which culminated in the establishment of classes for exceptional children. She wrote the bill establishing the Deaf School in Casper as well as the first comprehensive state school code. During her career, she participated in various clubs and professional organizations including Kappa Delta Pi, Honorary Educational Sorority, Psi Chi, Honorary Psychology Sorority, Delta Kappa Gamma, professional educational sorority and the Wyoming Historical Society. During World War II, Miss Vehar served in the military as a member of the Women’s Army Corp. As a veteran she was appointed to the National Child Welfare Commission for the American Legion. In 1969 Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense, appointed her to the National Defense Advisory Committee for Women in the Service. Survivors include her brother, Joe Vehar, Mountain View, and two sisters, Angie Vehar Troughton, Mountain View, and Anne Vehar Nida, Buffalo, Wyo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 14, 1984 CHRISTINA ERICKSON ROBERTSON LONGVIEW, Wash.—Services for Christina Erickson Robertson, 84, of Longview were conducted Saturday, April 7 in Longview. Burial was in Longview. Mrs. Robertson died Wednesday, April 4 at the St. Helen’s Hospital in Longview. She was born in Rock Springs May 15, 1899 to John Erickson and Elizabeth Cooper Erickson Kent. Her husband, Pete Robertson, died in 1972. Her brother, John E. Erickson, died in Rock Springs in 1972. Survivors include two daughters, Haze Vye Zampedri of Rock Springs and Katherine Diss of Ranier, Ore.; one sister, Kathryn Angelovic of Rainier; sister-in-law, Vivienne Erickson of Rock Springs and six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 1984 RUDOLPH LECCE Services for Rudolph Lecce, 50, of Superior were conducted Thursday, April 19 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Donald Lecce, John Green, Joe Fassani, Bill Uhles, Walter Ray and Mark Green served as pallbearers. Ralph McCormick, Bob Hansen and Jim Price served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Lecce died Tuesday, April 17 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a seven-month illness. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Feb. 2, 1934, the son of Donald and Mary Naples Lecce. He attended schools in San Pedro, Calif. and graduated from high school there with the class of 1953. He married the former Donna Green in San Pedro on Dec. 10, 1973. Mr. Lecce was the produce manager at Safeway’s until ill health caused him to retire. Mr. Lecce was a member of the Saint Vivian’s Catholic Church, president of the Superior Lions Club and Assistant Fire Chief of Superior. Survivors include his wife, Donna of Superior; his parents, Donald and Mary Lecce of San Pedro; three sons, Jeffrey and Donald, both of San Pedro and Kevin or Oregon; two stepsons, Larry Fox of San Pedro and John Fox of Superior; this twin brother, Donald Lecce of San Pedro; one sister, Mrs. Joe (Lorraine) Fassani of Harbor City, Calif.; one grandson, Jeffrey Lecce of San Pedro and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 1984 GEORGE HENRY BEEBE SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Services for George Henry Beebe, 88, of South Jordan, Utah were conducted Tuesday, April 17, at the MacDougal’s West Jordan Mortuary. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mr. Beebe died Saturday, April 14 at his home. He was born March 21, 1896 in Genesee, Idaho, the son of William Henry and Elizabeth Tempers Edwards Beebe. On June 7, 1919 he married Clara May Fenton in Butte, Mont. Mr. Beebe served in WWI and worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 40 years at Green River as a machinist. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Eagles Post 2350. Survivors include his wife, three sons, George Jr. of Menlo Park, Calif., Burnell O. Beebe of Salt Lake City and Robert B. Beebe of South Jordan, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. He was preceded in death by one son, Adelbert Beebe. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 1984 LOTTIE PEACH SILVA MESA, Ariz.—Services for Lottie Peach Silva, 68, of Mesa were conducted Thursday, April 12 at the Chapel of the Roses in Mesa. Rev. J. Erben Moore Jr. officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Memorial Gardens in Mesa. Mrs. Silva died Monday, April 9 at the Mesa Lutheran Hospital following a several month illness. Born Feb. 12, 1916 in Nashville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Grover and Lura Peach. Mrs. Silva was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She married the late Dr. Andrew Silva in Rock Springs June of 1943. They moved to Arizona in 1947. Dr. Silva preceded her in death in December of 1976. Survivors include one son, John of Mesa; two daughters, Sue and Celeste of Mesa; two brothers, Homer Peach of Northridge, Calif. and Roy Peach of Casper and one sister, Mrs. Dorothe Brinegar of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 1984 SANDRA LEE ORWIG Services for Sandra Lee Orwig, 43, of 451 Anthony Court, Gahana, Ohio were conducted this week in Gahana. Burial was in Gahana. Mrs. Orwig died Wednesday, April 18 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County from the results of an automobile accident. She was born in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 10, 1941. She attended school sin Columbus and was a graduate of the Eastmore High School. She was a graduate of Ohio State University and a graduate of nursing school at the Grant Hospital in Ohio. She married Louis Orwig in Silver Springs, Md. on March 31, 1978. Mrs. Orwig was a member of the LDS Church and a registered nurse at the time of her death. Survivors include her husband, Louis of Gahana; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Reed of Columbus; one daughter, DeAnne Price; two sons, Stephen Price and Dwight Orwig, all of Gahana; two brothers, Charles an dJohn Reed, both of Columbus; and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 1984 DONNETTA P. MORRIS RIGBY, Idaho—Services for Donnetta P. Morris, 56, of Rigby, were conducted Saturday, April 14 at the Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby. Bishop Robert E. Madsen officiated. Burial was in the Grant Central Cemetery in Grant. Mrs. Morris died Wednesday, April 11 in an auto accident near Ririe, Idaho. She was born Oct. 6, 1927 in Grant, Idaho, to Joseph Ellsworth and Aurelia Hansen Poole. She attended school in Salmon, Idaho and received her LPN degree in March of 1962 there. A member of the LDS Church, she worked as a nurse in Idaho, Utah, Nevada, California and Arizona. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Joyce Arelia Darrah; son-in-law, Marion H. Darrah; two grandchildren, Brenda Josette and Brian Lester Darrah of Green River; five brothers, John J. Poole of Spokane, Joseph Ray Poole of Elko, Nev., Ronald B. Poole of Menan, Idaho, Sheldon Poole and Eddie Poole, both of Rigby, and one sister, Priscilla M. Poole of Rigby. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 1984 ALBINA VICTORIA AVANZINI Services for Albina Victoria Avanzini, 86, of 716 D St., Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday, April 18 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Dr. Joseph Erramouspe, Chuck Tate, Clarence Potter, Leon Jauregui, Frank Angeli and Bill McCurtain served as pallbearers. Mrs. Avanzini died Saturday, April 14 at her home following a sudden illness. She was born in Rock Springs on March 1, 1896, the daughter of the late Frank and Catherine Perko Subic. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Mrs. Avanzini was also a graduate of the Mercy Hospital Nursing School. She married Frank Avanzini in Rock Springs. He preceded her in death in 1942. Mrs. Avanzini was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the Mercy Hospital Alumni Association. Survivors include one sister, Kathryn Magagna of Rock Springs, one niece and two nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Avanzini was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 1984 DAVID JOHN CONOVAD Services for David John Conovad, 31, of Rock Springs were conducted at the Dugan and Dolan Mortuary in Butte, Mont. Burial was in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Butte. Mr. Conovad died Wednesday, April 18 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a 15-month illness. He was born in Butte on May 20, 1952, the son of Peter Paul and Mary Rita Harkins Conovad. He attended schools in Butte and graduated high school there with the class of 1970. Mr. Conovad was employed as a security guard for K-Mart until ill health forced him to retire. He was a member of the Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Butte and the president of the Sweetrod car club. He married the former Debbie Sullivan in Green River in August of 1983. Survivors include his wife of Rock Springs; his parents of Butte; one brother, Peter Paul Conovad Jr. of Rock Springs; two sisters, Maurita Nash of Great Falls, Mont. and Mrs. Bruno (Pamela) Celli of Butte; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Mr. Conovad was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 21, 1984 ITO KOMOTO Services for Ita Komoto, 89, of 201 M St., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, April 18 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Yakumo officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Jiro Okano, George Okano, Yoshio Tabuchi, Bill Sugano, Glen Sugano and Jehiro Keoi served as pallbearers. Mrs. Komoto died Friday, April 13 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan on Jan. 2, 1895. She attended schools in Japan and married George Komoto in Hiroshima on Aug. 15, 1923. He preceded her in death on April 13, 1970. Mrs. Komoto was a member of the Buddhist Church. Survivors include two stepsons, Frank and Jimmy Komoto, both of Marina Del Rey, Calif.; one brother, Toshio Kunihiro of Hiroshima; five grandsons and one nephew, Hidecki Kunihiro of Itami, Japan. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Komoto was preceded in death by her parents and one stepdaughter, Shizue Komoto. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 1984 MANUEL ORITZ GRANTS, N.M.—Services for Manuel Ortiz Sr., 80, of San Rafael, N.M. were conducted at the Grants Funeral Home in Grants. Burial was in the San Rafael Cemetery in San Rafael. Mr. Ortiz died Monday, April 23 at the home of his daughter on Midway Street in Rock Springs. He was born in LaMesita, N.M. on Sept. 8, 1903, the son of the late Jeronimo and Emelia Garcia Ortiz. He attended schools in Grants, N.M. and married the former Mariana Barela in Gallup, N.M. in January of 1931. She preceded him in death on March 17, 1984. Mr. Ortiz was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Tony (Barbara) Herrera of Rock Springs, Emily Baca of Los Angeles and Vera Mirabal of Elo Morro, N.M.; two sons, Ben Ortiz Sr. and Manuel Ortiz Jr., both of Grants; one brother, Jimmy Ortiz of San Rafael; 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 1984 CHESTER E. JOHNSON HUDSON—Services for Chester E. Johnson, 68, of Lander were conducted Tuesday, April 24 at the Chapel of Mount Hope in Hudson. Mel Asby officiated. Burial was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Mr. Johnson died Friday, April 20 in Lander. He was born Nov. 1, 1915 at Robertson, the son of Thomas and Ida Bird Johnson. He married the former Adeline (Ada) Murray Oct. 26, 1939 at Ogden, Utah. He worked as a plumbing contractor and spent 12 years in Cody and five years in Billings. He has been plumbing contractor in Lander for 28 years. He was a charter member of the BPO Elks Lodge, 2317 and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Ada of Lander; two daughters, Joan McIntosh of Lander and Linda Kantor of Casper; one son, Terry Johnson of Sheridan; one sister, Cora Hansen of Shelly, Idaho; one brother, Samuel Johnson of Ogden, and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and six sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 1984 JAMES FRANCIS HENNEK WANSHIP, Utah—Services for James Francis Hennek, 75, of Coalville, Utah, were conducted in Wanship, Utah on Saturday, March 31. Burial was in Wanship. Mr. Hennek died Wednesday, March 28 while on a visit in Thermopolis. He was born Nov. 28, 1908 in Laramie. He married Margaret Hortin in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 27, 1928. He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad until his disability retirement, after which he operated the Ferguson Mercantile store in Wamsutter for several years. He owned and operated Desert Jim’s Bar and served as mayor and on the town council of Wamsutter in excess of 20 years. He also served on the Wamsutter school board for 17 years. He was a member of the local B.P.O.E No. 609. He and his wife moved to Coalville, Utah in February of 1982. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Hennek of Coalville; one son, James Hennek Jr., Salt Lake City; three daughters, Mrs. John (Bobbie) Amos of Big Piney, Mrs. Thomas (Kathryn) Roberts and Mrs. Oscar (Ileene) Hall, both of Rawlins; two brothers, Robert Hennek of Rawlins and Harry Hennek of Saratoga; one sister, Mrs. J.W. Morgan of Thermopolis; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Douglas Hennek, two grandsons, Gary Hall and Kenny Roberts and one granddaughter, Penny Lee Roberts, all of Rawlins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 1984 HAZEL M. MOYER RAWLINS—Services for Hazel M. Moyer, 73 of Red Desert were conducted Thursday, April 26 at the Isburg Shriner Memorial Chapel in Rawlins. Rev. Ron Sims officiated. Burial was in Pendleton, Ore. Mrs. Moyer died Tuesday, April 24 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. She was born April 7, 1911 in Pendleton, Ore., the daughter of Charles and Agnes Williamson. Mrs. Moyer was a graduate of Eastern Oregon Normal School at LaGrande, Ore. She married John L. Moyer, June 7, 1936, in Pendleton. They moved to Wyoming in 1945 and lived near Hanna until 1950. Mrs. Moyer taught school at the Elk Mt. Coal Co. near Hanna and also taught at Wamsutter. They lived in Casper from 1950-1952, then in Pasco, Wash., until 1954, when they moved to the Red Desert and began Moyer’s Service there. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Rawlins and was also a member of the Hanna Elk Mt. Chapter. Survivors include her husband, John L. Moyer Sr. of Red Desert; a son, John L. Moyer Jr. and his wife, Ruth Moyer of Rawlins; one daughter, Lynn M. Orester and her husband, George of Rock Springs; four grandchildren, John L. Moyer III, Brian G. Moyer, Michael Moyer and Anne Marie Orester; a sister, Violet Williamson of Pendleton and a brother, Gail Williamson of Salem, Ore. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 28, 1984 GEORGE I. MITCHELL Services for George I. Mitchell, 89, of 106 First St., Rock Springs were conducted Friday, April 27 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. David Wade officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Mitchell died Wednesday, April 25 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Mungo Brown, Jack Reay, Les Korogi, Donald Condie, Robert Condie and Jack Brown served as pallbearers. John Brown, David Petrie Sr. and Richard Brown served as honorary pallbearers. He was born in Town Hill, Fife, Scotland on Nov. 4, 1894, the son of the late Peter and Jessie Mitchell. He attended schools in Scotland and married the former Janet McDonald in Hill of Beath, Scotland on March 31, 1922. Mr. Mitchell served in the British Army during World War I and was a retired coal miner. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, the Odd Fellows, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Aerie 151, a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge and he sang in the First Congregational Church choir for many years. Survivors include his wife, Janet of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Peter and Bernadine Mitchell of Rawlins; two sisters, Grace Robertson and Nan McInnis of Scotland; one grandson, Keevin Mitchell and one granddaughter, Bunnie Jean Stevens, both of Rawlins; two great-grandsons and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 1984 LENO GENETTI Services for Leno Genetti, 69, of 611 Second St., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, May 2 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mr. Genetti died Sunday, April 29 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a brief illness. He was born in Superior May 6, 1914, the son of the late Pete and Elvira Cologna Genetti. He attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of Superior High School with the class of 1933. Mr. Genetti attended Creighton University and the University of Wyoming. Mr. Genetti worked for Jefferis Furniture Store until his retirement and then operated the family business. He is survived by his stepmother, Alceste of Rock Springs; a stepbrother and sister-in-law, Paul and Jan Genetti of Casper; two cousins, Ruby Anselmi of Rock Springs and Inez Colette of San Mateo, Calif.; one nephew, David Genetti of Casper and one niece, Marla Rae Genetti of Casper. In addition to his parents, Mrs. Genetti was preceded in death by one brother, Bruno. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 1984 ENRICO RAUZI INDEPENDENCE, Mo.—Services for Enrico Rauzi, 81, of 3910 S. Dodgion St., Independence, were conducted Tuesday, April 10 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Independence. Burial was in Independence. Mr. Rauzi died Friday, April 6 at the Independence Health Care Center. He was born in Brez, Austria, and lived in the Kansas City area 19 years. Mr. Rauzi was employed almost 25 years for the Ford Motor Co., working as an inspector at the St. Louis plant and as a paint supervisor at the old Kansas City plant. He retired in 1962. He was a member of the United Auto Workers union. He was a Catholic. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lena Rauzi of the home; a son, Robert D. Rauzi, Raytown; a sister, Mrs. Emma Meneghini, St. Louis; and six grandsons. He was the brother of the late Dave Rauzi of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 1984 MARTHA JANE McQUILLAN BOISE, Idaho—Services for Martha Jane McQuillan, 52, of Boise were conducted Monday, April 30 at the Gibsons Funeral Home. Burial was in the Morris Hill Cemetery. Miss McQuillan died Wednesday, April 25 at the St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise following a short illness. She was born in Rock Springs on April 12, 1932 to Thomas and Rose McQuillan. She is survived by her sisters, Doris Hicks of Boise, and Mary Joyce of Stockton, Calif.; brothers, Jack McQuillan and William (Bay) McQuillan, both of Rock Springs and Robert McQuillan of Covina, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 1984 BETTY ADAMS Services for Betty Adams, 53, of Craig, Colo. were conducted Thursday, May 3 at the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Craig. Rev. Gerald Sullivan and Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in Craig. Mrs. Adams died Monday, April 30, following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 4, 1930, the daughter of Jack and Margaret Shea Sullivan. She attended schools in Casper and was a graduate of Saint Anthony’s grade school and the Natrona High School. She married David Adams of Midwest May 16, 1953. They have made their home in Craig for the past twenty years. Survivors include her husband, David of Craig; five daughters, Diane Adams of Denver, Kimberly Zimmerman of Craig, Kathy Duran of Craig and Lori Adams and Stacy Adams, both of Craig; her mother, Margaret Sullivan of Denver; four sister, Mary Sinadin of Buffalo, Ann Diehl of Red Bluff, Calif., Terry Berquist of Bozeman, Mont. and Dorothy Reichmuth of Lincoln, Neb.; two brothers, Rev. Gerald Sullivan of Kemmerer and Rev. Eugene Sullivan of Rock Springs; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Adams was preceded in death by her father, Jack, one brother, Jackie, and a sister, June Becker. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 1984 HUGH JOSEPH FRIEL WORLAND—Services for Hugh Joseph Friel, 53, of 2021 Harkins St., Worland were conducted in Worland. Burial was in Worland. Mr. Friel died at his home Thursday, April 26 of a heart attack. He was born in Rock Springs Aug. 15, 1930, the son of the late Milton Friel and Eva Dominiski Friel of Rock Springs. Mr. Friel graduated from the Rock Springs High School in 1948 and attended the University of Wyoming. He was married to the former Elaine Jorgensen at Rock Springs in 1956 and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served with the United State Army. A former long time Rock Springs resident, he had resided in Worland for the past 21 years where he was the vice president in charge of ales for the Fremont Bottling Co. Survivors in addition to his mother, Eva Friel of Rock Springs, include his wife, Elaine of Worland; two sons, Kevin of Belle Fourche, S.D., and Keith of Ogden, Utah; a sister, Nancy Hickerson of Rock Springs, and a brother, Milton of Green River; a grandson, several aunts and uncles including Anna and Joe Dominiski of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. His father, Milton Friel preceded him in death. Mr. Friel was a member of the Lutheran Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 1984 JANE W. JENSEN Services for Jane W. Jensen, 54, of 928 Lincoln Ave., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, April 30 at the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Jensen died Friday, April 27 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after being ill for several years. She was born in Weston, Colo. on May 18, 1929, the daughter of the late Edward E. and Charlotte Peterson Toner. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School in 1950. She married Tom D. Jensen in Raton, N.M. on March 25, 1953. Mrs. Jensen was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband, Tom of Salt Lake City; one son, Tom Jensen of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. Jerry (Jan) Torres of Rock Springs; Mrs. Edward (Eve) Sturm of Lander and Mrs. Cheryl Marden of Portland, Ore.; four granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jensen was preceded in death by one daughter, Terry Merrow, two brothers, Calvin and Wayne Toner who died in 1935 and Edward E. Toner, who was killed in action in the Korean conflict. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 1984 LONNIE L. SANDERS Services for Lonnie L. Sanders, 19, of 604 Rahonce Dr., Rock Springs were conducted Friday, May 4 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Dwight Blackstock officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Ben Carpenter, Ronald Cash, Robert White Sr., Robert White Jr., Kevin Harvey and AQ3 A.J. Gennell, USN served as pallbearers. Mr. Sanders died Saturday, April 28 in his quarters aboard the USS Tarawa at dock in San Diego, Calif. A resident of Rock Springs the past 17 years and former resident of Riverton, Mr. Sanders was born in Riverton on Aug. 25, 1964. He attended schools in Rock Springs and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in January of 1981. He was a quartermaster third class and had served with the U.S. Navy in Lebanon. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Charlene and Harold E. Hindman, both of Rock Springs, one brother, Brandon Hindman and one sister, Rondine Hindman, both of Rock Springs, his maternal grandmother, Mae Leikam of Riverton, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by one stepbrother, Harold Eugene Hindman II. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 5, 1984 JOSEPHINE SNYDER Services for Josephine Snyder, 65, of 704 Ludvig St., Rock Springs were conducted Friday, May 4 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Bartek officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Paul Marlow, Mark Arnoldi, Leonard ARnoldi, Russell Stewart, Karl Bogataja nd Richard Caller served as pallbearers. Galen Reese, Bruce Norton, John Miller, Joe Rogers, Victor Abram and Elton Snyder served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Snyder died Monday, April 30 at her home of natural causes. She was born in Superior on March 26, 1919, the daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Polaro Arnoldi. She attended schools in Superior and married Calvin Ted Snyder in Manila, Utah on April 1, 1941. Mrs. Snyder was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Bruce (Debbie) Norton of Salt Lake City; and Mrs. Galen (Patricia) Reese of Houston; one brother, Joseph Arnoldi Jr. of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Frank T. (Florence) Holzknecht and Mrs. Errol D. (Eleanor) Marlow, both of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Snyder was preceded in death by one brother, Leonard. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 1984 KATHERINE BLACKNER Services for Katherine Blackner, 84, of 1325 Sage Street, Rock Springs were conducted in Lyman. Burial was in Lyman. Mrs. Blackner died Saturday, May 5 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a six-month illness. She was born in Salt Lake City June 29, 1899, the daughter of the late Robert and Orpha Alexander Forman. She attended schools in Lyman and was a graduate of the Lyman High School. She received a teaching degree at the University of Wyoming. She married George Blackner, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Blackner was a member of the L.D.S. Church. She was active in the Senior Citizens Group at Lyman and was an avid gardener. Survivors include one sister-in-law, Laura Forman of Lyman, and several nieces and nephews, including Luella Whetzell of Rock Springs. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Blackner was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 1984 PHILLIP EDWARD WEAVER MONTPELIER, Idaho—Services for Phillip Edward Weaver, 44, of Montpelier wee conducted Tuesday, May 8 at the Matthews Mortuary Chapel. Burial was in the Montpelier Cemetery. Mr. Weaver died Sunday, May 6 in Montpelier. He was born April 29, 1940 at Bennington, Idaho to Lyman and Phyllis Weaver. He attended school in Wyoming and graduated from Kemmerer High School. He owned and operated a pet store in Rock Springs for eight years. He also managed and cooked in several cafes. His hobbies included gardening, camping and woodworking. He is survived by his mother and two sisters, Mrs. Twayne (JoAnn) Taylor and Nita Weaver, all of Montpelier. He is also survived by a brother, Paul F. Weaver of Heidelberg, Germany. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Jerry. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 1984 LAURENCE DONALD VICKERY BIG PINEY—Services for Laurence Donald Vickery, 31, of Edinburg, Texas, were held May 3, 1984 at the Episcopal Church in Big Piney. Burial was in Big Piney Plain View Cemetery. Mr. Vickrey was born Feb. 20, 1953 in Kemmerer. He attended schools in LaBarge, Rock Springs and Big Piney. He died April 30 in an industrial rig accident. Survivors include his wife, Vickie and his 17-month-old son, William Coswell; one stepson, Graham of Edinburg; two sons, Sam and Larry Jim; one stepdaughter, Shelsi of Mesa, Ariz.; his parents, Leonard and Marilyn of Big Piney; one sister, Gerry Lynn Prophet of Colorado Springs, Colo.; his grandparents, Bill and Opal Ray of Big Piney; his grandmother, Florence Vickrey of LaBarge; one nephew, two nieces and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jaylin and grandfather, Walter Vickrey. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 1984 SALLY A. RADIKE Services for Sally A. Radike, 42, of Rock Springs were conducted Friday, April 27, at the St. Mary’s Chapel in St. Clair, Mich. Burial was in the St. Mary’s Cemetery, St. Clair. Mrs. Radike died Thursday, April 19, in Lake Worth, Fla. She was born in Detroit Nov. 4, 1941, the daughter of Verne and Germaine Brown. She was a graduate of St. Stephens High School in Port Huron, Mich. and Western Wyoming College in Rock Springs. Survivors include three sons, Michael of Rock Springs, Kevin, a L-cpl USMC, and Steven of Rock Springs; her mother, Germaine Brown of Lexington, Mich.; a sister, Janet Horn of St. Clair; a brother, Tom Brown of Lakeworth; an aunt and uncles and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Radike was preceded in death by her father, Verne Brown. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 1984 MATILDA LUCERO Services for Matlida Lucero, 85, of 475 34th Street, Ogden, Utah were conducted Saturday, May 5 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Raymond Medina, Bobby Garcia, Johnny Trujillo, Robert Duran, Walter Martinez and Charles Schweikert served as pallbearers. Mrs. Lucero died Tuesday, May 1 at her home following a brief illness. She was born April 7, 1899 at Mora, N.M., the daughter of the late Salvedor and Rita Pacheco Gallegos. She attended school at Mora and married Adolph Lucero. He preceded her in death Jan. 27, 1950. Mrs. Lucero moved to Rock Springs in 1928. She later moved to Ogden in 1973. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ben (Annie) Cordova of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Eddie (Odelia) Garcia of Los Alamos, N.M., and Mrs. Epifemio (Tillie) Trujillo of Questa, N.M.; two sons, Richard of Ogden and Adolph of Van Nuys, Calif.; two sisters, Adelina Duran of Pueblo, Colo. and Eufelia Medina of Santa Fe, N.M.; a brother, Roger Gallegos of Santa Fe, N.M.; 26 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Dora and brother, Alphonso. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 1984 EDWARD (TEDDY) WALSH Services for Edward (Teddy) Walsh, 90, of 254 South 3500 East St., Idaho Falls, Idaho, were conducted Wednesday, May 9 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Gary Babel, David Babel, Don Jones, Tom Breeze, Gary Kerbs and Skip Painovich served as pallbearers. Mr. Walsh died Sunday, May 6 at his home following a three-month illness. He was born in Leigh, Lancashire, England on June 3, 1893. He attended schools in England and married the former Barbara Shuttleworth in Leigh, Lancashire, England on October 21, 1922. She preceded him in death Sept. 13, 1969. Mr. Walsh was a retired weighmaster, having worked for the U.P. Coal Company at Tipple No. 4. He served in the Army for England during World War I and was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. He also sang in the church choir for over 50 years. Mr. Walsh was a member of the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12 A.F. and A.M. and the Knights of Templars, 32 degree Mason. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Gladys) Babel of Idaho Falls; one sister, Mary Monks of Leigh, England; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife, Mr. Walsh was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Kenneth Edward Walsh, who died in 1924. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 12, 1984 MORONI JOHN STEVENSON EVANSTON—Services for Moroni John Stevenson, 76, of Ogden, Utah, were conducted Wednesday, May 9 at the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston. Burial was in the Evanston Cemetery. Mr. Stevenson died Sunday, May 6 in Ogden. He was born June 12, 1907 in Evanston to John and Elizabeth Ewer Stevenson and married Jeanette Owen April 3, 1930 in Evanston. She died June 22, 1974. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church, worked as a carman for the U.P. Railroad and was a member of the Railway Carmen Union. He is survived by two sons, Wayne Stevenson of Rock Springs and Joseph Stevenson of Evanston, one daughter, Mrs. Brian (Dorothy) Conway of Evanston; one brother, Joe Stevenson of Evanston; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 1984 AARON JOSEPH KRISTEK Services for Aaron Joseph Kristek, 10, of Green River were conducted this week at the St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Gibsonburg, Ohio. Burial was in the St. Lawrence Cemetery in Gibsonburg. Aaron died Monday, May 14 in Green River of injuries sustained in a fall. He was born April 30, 1974, in Toledo, Ohio, a son of Joseph A. and Patricia Collins Kristek. He had lived in Gibsonburg, Ohio and has resided in Green River for the past eight years. He attended the Jackson Elementary School and was in the third grade where he was active in the swim program and After School Art & Sports Program. He held the rank of Bear in the Cub Scouts and played Little League Baseball. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and had received his first communion May 6. He is survived by his parents of Green River; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam L. Kirstek of Gibsonburg, Ohio and Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Collins of South Hampton, England; great-grandmother, Mrs. Nellie Read of South Hampton, England; godmother, Sister Kathleen Cooney of Cleveland and godfather, Adam J. Kristek of Northowod, Ohio. He is also survived by several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 1984 MARGARET KLADIANOS Services for Margaret Kladianos, 79, of 1024 4th Ave. West, Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, May 16 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Her grandsons, Robert A. Kladianos, Frederick Kladianos, Dan Radosevich, Tom Radosevich, Joe Radosevich and James Kladianos served as pallbearers. Mrs. Kladianos died Friday, May 11 in the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a week-long illness. She was born in Mali, Hnilcik, Austira, Hungary of Feb. 27, 1905, the daughter of the late Paul and Mary Kachier Dugas. She attended schools in Austria-Hungary and married Louis Kladianos in Rock Springs on Nov. 17, 1922. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1978. Mrs. Kladianos was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Catholic Golden Age, and a past member of the Saint Mary’s Altar and Rosary Society. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Anne Kladianos of Rawlins, Lawrence and Joan Kladianos of Rock Springs, and one son, Robert Kladianos of Rock Springs; one daughter, Patricia Louise Radosevich of Rock Springs; one brother, Bill Yedinak of Ephrata, Wash.; two sisters, Josephine Sheets of Salt Lake City and Emma Drebick of Bremerton, Wash.; 11 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Kladianos was preceded in death by six sisters and one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 1984 GEORGE W. MARTIN Services for George W. “Blackie” Martin, 69, of Green River were conducted Thursday, May 17 at the Faith Baptist Church. Rev. Richard L. Smith officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Martin died Sunday, May 13 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born October 20, 1914 in Randellett, Okla., a son of R.E. and Fannie Alston Martin. He married Cleota Kay Martz on Dec. 28, 1960 in Kemmerer. He was educated in Oklahoma and has lived in several cities in Wyoming, including Riverton, Lander, Pilot Butte and for the past 14 years has resided in Green River. He worked in oil field production and has worked for L.M. Olsen Construction, Bectel Construction, Kerr-McGee, Phillips Petroleum and Allied Chemical Co. He avidly enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He is survived by his wife of Green River; two sons and four daughters, Blackie Lee Martin of Rawlins, Doyle W. Martin of Green River, Mrs. Dennis (Vay) Householter of Plano, Texas, Mrs. Daryl (Frankie) Breakfield of Potosi, Mo., and Mrs. Montie (LaVerna) Breakfield and Martha Lynette Martin, both of Green River. Also surviving are two brothers and two sisters, Doyle Martin of Chickasha, Okla., Ira Martin of Chandler, Texas, Mrs. F.F. (Alma) Cavell of Chickasha and Mrs. Donald (Wander) Coker of Snyder, Okla.; 10 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Steve Martin and brothers, James, Arthur, Raymond, Grant and Mike Martin. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 1984 KELLY EUGENE KLEESE DINOSAUR, Colo.—Services for Kelly Eugene Kleese, 24, of Heber City, Utah were conducted Wednesday, May 16 at the Henrieville Chapel in Henrieville. Buiral was in the Henrieville Cemetery. Mr. Kleese died Saturday, May 12 in a car accident near Dinosaur. He was residing in Heber City, Utah and was employed by American Drilling. He graduated from Bryce Valley High School and attended college at Southern Utah State College. Survivors include his parents, Robert Eugene Kleese of Iowa City, Iowa and Connie Smith Kleese of Cedar City, Utah; three sisters, Mrs. Cleo Robyn Lyman of Heber City, Mrs. Curtis Coleen Creek of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Monte Rita Twitchell of Cannonbille, Utah; one brother Marty Kleese of Cedar City; and two grandparents, Frank Kleese of Washington, Iowa and Virginia Smith of Henrieville, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 1984 RAYMOND SCOTT BOULDER, Colo.—Services for Raymond Scott, 73, of Boulder were conducted Monday, May 14 at the Darrell Howe Mortuary in Lafayette. Burial was in Lafayette. Mr. Scott died Thursday, May 10 at the Boulder Manor Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 24, 1910 at Albia, Iowa, the son of John and Jenny Patterson Scott. He attended school in Albia and graduated from high school in 1929. He moved to Rock Springs in 1941 and lived in Rock Springs until 1977. He suffered a stroke in February of 1978 and had been a patient at Boulder Manor until the time of his death. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, who died in September of 1972, his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Pat Sutton of Lafayette, Colo.; a son, Richard L. of Rock Springs, a brother, Jim of Williamson, Iowa; and four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 1984 SAMUEL BETHEL MANTOOTH Services for Samuel Bethel Mantooth, 27, of 2156 Century Blvd., Rock Springs, were conducted Saturday, May 12 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Pastor Ron Van Hee officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. David McEwuen, Rick Dunnick, Terry Bieshuvel, Dan Bieshuvel, Dale Liddle and Randy Lackey served as pallbearers. Mr. Mantooth died Wednesday, May 9 in a drowning incident in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. A resident of Rock Springs for the past five years, he was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 29, 1957, the son of Donald Mantooth and Silvia Sue Huffman Thatcher. He attended schools in Indianapolis and worked in the area oil field service. Survivors include his father, Donald Mantooth of Indianaoplis; his mother Silvia Sue Thatcher of Saginaw, Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Lee (Donna) Garcia of Rock Springs, Pamela Munro of London, England, and Brenda Terrell of Bradenton, Fla., and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 1984 MELINA PRITZA Services for Melina Pritza, 79, of 1026 Ninth St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, May 19 at the Vase Funeral Chapel Rev. Ron Satterfield officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Pritza died Thursday, May 10 at the Utah Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was born in Korenica, Yugoslavia on July 14, 1904, the daughter of the late Nicola and Mara Marjanovich Wuicich. She attended schools in Yugoslavia and married Peter Pritza in Rock Springs on April 7, 1924. He preceded her in death on May 26, 1970. Mrs. Pritza was a retired homemaker and a member of the Serbian National Federation. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Nick and Juel Pritza of Omaha, Neb.; two sons, Mike Pritza and Joe Pritza, both of Rock Springs; two brothers, George Wuicich of Anchorage, Alaska and Radivoj Wuicich of Korenica, Yugoslavia; one sister, Draga Glumac of Korenica, Yugoslavia; two grandsons, Randall and Ronald Pritza, both of Omaha; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Pritza was preceded in death by one brother, Bogdan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 1984 RAYMOND JOHN BARRERA Services for Raymond John Barrera, 45, of Green River were conducted Friday, May 18 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Barrera died Sunday, May 13 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Pallbearers for the services were Ray Barfield, Bill Anderson, Ronald Ferris, Delbert Lahti Sr., Delbert Lahti Jr. and Paul Lahti. He was born Aug. 16, 1938 in Blackfoot, Idaho to Nora Gomez Barrera Ivy. He was raised by his grandparents, Jesus and Clifas Velasquez Barrera. He married Jane Boynton on Jan. 24, 1964 in Evanston, Wyo. Mr. Barrera was raised and received his education in Rock Springs, graduating from Rock Springs High School in 1958. He had served in the Wyoming Army National Guard, Battery B, 3-49 Field Artillery in Rock Springs. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. He has resided in Green River for the past 15 years and has worked in the maintenance department at Stauffer Chemical Co. Surviving is his wife of Green River; his grandmother and mother of Rock Springs; seven sons, John, David and Angelo Barrera all of Green River, Phil Phillips of Rock Springs, Mike Phillips of Soda Springs, Nev., Fred and Doug Phillips, both of Green River. Also surviving are three brothers, Monte Max Bullocks, Urie, Wyo., Cecil Vinjio and Tommy Vaineo, both of Chicago, Ill. and six grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 19, 1984 MIKE KORFANTA Services for Mike Korfanta, 72, of 9390 Ustick Road in Boise, Idaho were conducted Saturday, May 12 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the Saint Joseph’s Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Baker Jelaca, Clarence Bartek, Richard MakDougall, Robert MakDougall, Mel Telford and Richard Schmidt. Honorary pallbearers were Frank Kos, Albert “Sunny” Korfanta and Ray Zuech. Mr. Korfanta died Tuesday, May 8 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Boise following a four-year illness. He was born in Rock Springs on March 27, 1912, the son of the late George and Ann Chizmar Korfanta. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Mr. Korfanta was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in North Africa and Italy. Mr. Korfanta was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include one brother, John Korfanta of Sacramento, Calif., three sisters, Helen MacDougall and Elizabeth Ruscigno, both of Salt Lake City and Annie Loya of Sun City, Ariz.; four nephews and two nieces and several cousins. In addition to his parents, Mr. Korfanta was preceded in death by one brother, George and one sister, Mary Telford. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 1984 CHELSEA K. DEAN OGDEN, Utah—Services for Chelsea K. Dean, 86, of Ogden were conducted Thursday, May 24 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Ogden. Burial was in the Washington Heights Memorial Park. Mrs. Dean died Sunday, May 20 in Ogden. She was born Feb. 6, 1898 in Evanston, the daughter of John and Katherine Burke Kehoe. She married Charles A. Dean on Feb. 21, 1921 in Evanston. He died in 1975. She had resided in Superior for 33 years, moving to Ogden in 1954. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Survivors include one daughter and two sons, Katherine Dean of Ogden, Charles Dean Jr. of Bountiful, Utah and Patrick Dean from Salt Lake City; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Ted (Eileen) Morgan of Lakewood, Calif., Mrs. Everett Edna Gennett of Cokeville and Mrs. Henry (Edith) Squires of Ogden. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 1984 WILLIAM URANKER Services for William Uranker, 74, of 1025 McKinley Ave., Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, May 19 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Louis Groshell, Earl McKenzie, Charles Keller, Dallas Larson, Tommy Confer, Donald Ted Pederson, Jerry Uranker and Robert Paul served as pallbearers. Mr. Uranker died Wednesday, May 16 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a two year illness. He was born in Elossburg, N.M. on Dec. 23, 1909, the son of the late Frank and Pauline Clementz Uranker. He attended school at Gardner, and married Molly Perisch in Clayton, N.M. on Dec. 28, 1935. Mr. Uranker was a retired mechanic, having worked for Mountain Fuel Supply Company for 28 years. He was a member of the C.F.U. Lodge No. 374. Survivors include his wife, Molly of Rock Springs; two sisters, Barbara Lambert of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Elsie Davison of Sacramento, Calif. Several nieces and nephews include George Paul, Robert Paul and Jerry Uranker, all of Rock Springs; John Lambert, Don Lambert and Helen Wilson, all of Douglas. In addition to his parents, Mr. Uranker was preceded in death by three brothers, James, Frank and Henry and two sisters, Helen Burum and Caroline Serson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 1984 DAVID ALLEN BOYD Services for David Alan Boyd, 35, of Salt Lake City were conducted Friday, May 25 in the Smith Funeral Home. Cremation followed his death. Mr. Boyd died Thursday, May 17 at his residence. He was born June 16, 1948 in Lincoln, Neb., a son of Charles and Mary Ruth Stratton Boyd. He married Susan Lee Edgar on Aug. 14, 1981 in Green River. He lived and was educated in the Sacramento, Calif. area and was a Vietnam veteran, having served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He had worked as a carpenter in Green River and had recently moved to Salt Lake City. He was a member of the LDS Church. He is survived by his wife of Green River; his parents of Gibbon, Neb.; a son by a previous marriage, James Boyd of Carmichael, Calif.; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Stratton of Sacramento; a sister, Mrs. James Franklin of Eugene, Ore., and two brothers, Robert Boyd of Sacramento and Douglas Boyd of Antioch, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, May 26, 1984 BENJAMIN K. McLENNAN OGDEN, Utah—Services for Benjamin (Mickey) K. McLennan, 71, of Ogden were conducted Monday, May 21 in the Myers Mortuary. Burial was in Ogden. Mr. McLennan died Thursday, May 17 in Ogden of heart failure. Mr. McLennan was born June 15, 1912 in Hanna. He was the son of Jasper and Ethel Butler McLennan. He married Audrey Fay Hiner Jan. 19, 1934 in Superior. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. Mr. McLennan had worked as a brakeman for the Southern Pacific Railroad, retiring in January of 1975 after 32 years of service. He also worked as a switchman for the Ogden Union Railway and Depot Company and for the Union Pacific Coal Company in Wyoming. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Audrey McLennan of Ogden; one son, Kenneth W. McLennan of Roy, Utah; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His mother, Mrs. Ethel McLennan of Rock Springs, and a brother, Rodney McLennan of Rock Springs, also survive him. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 1984 JACK ELLIOTT LANKFORD OGDEN, Utah—Services for Jack Elliott Lankford, 60, of 240 E 4400 South, Ogden, were conducted Tuesday, May 22 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Father Francis L. Winder officiated. Entombment was in the Good Shepherd Abbey Mausoleum at Washington Heights Memorial Park. Mr. Lankford died Saturday, May 19 at his home of cancer. He was born April 11, 1924, in Casper, a son of Calvin Newton and Louella Elliott Lankford. He married Betty King in 1945 in Dallas. They were later divorced. He married Donna Maye Lyon Undem on Nov. 26, 1976, in Casper. He had worked as an industrial electrician. He was a member of the Electricians Union No. 354 in Salt Lake City. He was reared in Casper and had lived in Colorado City, Texas. He moved to Ogden in 1977. He was a graduate of North Texas Teachers College of Denton, Texas. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. He was a former member of the Ogden Elks Lodge. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Air Force and was awarded the Silver Star medial. Surviving are his widow of Ogden, five sons and three daughters, Roger Lankford, Odessa, Texas; Douglas Lankford, Arlington, Texas; David Lankford, Houston, Texas; Mark Undem, Rock Springs; Robert Undem, Pinedale, Kathryn Undem and Becky Kershisnik, both of Rock Springs; Cynthia Richardson of Casper and 12 grandchildren. Also surviving is one sister, Mrs. Joe (Rose Marie) Maddox, of Balch Springs, Texas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 1984 GUY P. FRANCK LARAMIE—Services for Guy P. Franck, 72, of Laramie were conducted Saturday, May 26 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Laramie. Rev. Roger Rapp officiated. Burial was in Laramie. Mr. Franck died Wednesday, May 23 at the Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie. He was born June 3, 1911 in Superior. He attended and graduated from Superior High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in science education and Spanish in 1934 and his master’s degree in public school administration in 1937, both from the University of Wyoming. He was a former UW administrator. In 1959, he became the first director of Western Wyoming Community College at Rock Springs, where he served for three years. He was married to Helen Johnson Sept. 1, 1934 in Laramie. Survivors include his wife, Helen Johnson; two sons, Ronald and Stephen Franck, both of Laramie; a daughter, Bonnie Chestnut of Laramie; a brother, Mario of Casper; a sister, Edith Berti of Longmont, Colo., and eight grandchildren, all of Laramie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 1984 FLORENCE GODDARD Services for Florence Goddard, 76, of 530 Gobel St., were conducted Saturday, May 26 at the LDS Church. First Councilor Roger Hovey officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Goddard’s grandsons, William R. Lee, David A. Lee, Daniel J. Lee, Steven O. Herd and Royce Griffin served as pallbearers. Mrs. Goddard died Tuesday, May 22 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City following a year long illness. She was born in Evanston on Jan. 18, 1908, the daughter of the late William B. and Harriett Brown Cook. She attended schools in Evanston, Cumberland and Superior and married Walter Goddard in Ogden, Utah on Feb. 16, 1926. Mr. Goddard preceded her in death on May 13, 1971. Mrs. Goddard was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. William (LaRue) Lee of Rock Springs and Mrs. Davey (Connie) Herd of Riverton; two brothers, Edwin Cook of Green River and Lawrence Cook of Evanston; three sisters, Ida Lester of Riverton, and Elizabeth Gillmore and Stella Pierce, both of Evanston; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Goddard was preceded in death by two sons, Walter Jr. and William and one daughter, Shirley, who all died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 1984 LOVEAN B. WILDE Services for Lovean B. Wilde, 77, of 1412 Main St., Reliance, were conducted Tuesday, May 29 at the LDS Church. Bishop Arthur Shassetz officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Nick Skorup Jr., Dave Skorup, Cecil McPhie, Dwayne, McPhie, Carlyle McPhie and Stewart Fessler served as pallbearers. Mrs. Wilde died Thursday, May 24 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a six-year illness. She was born on Aug. 23, 1906 at Cumberland, the daughter of the late George and Mary Bailey Blacker and was a graduate of Cumberland High School. She was married to David Ferrel Wilde on July 17, 1924 at Cumberland and their marriage was solemnized in the L.D.S. Temple at Salt Lake City on Nov. 4, 1925. Survivors include her husband, David Ferrel Wilde of Reliance, her daughter and son-in-law, Loretta and Nick Skorup; her daughter and son-in-law, Willetta and Ken Besso of Ogden, Utah; a son and daughter-in-law, Doral and Lois Wilde of Reliance; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son and daughter who died in infancy and four brothers and four sisters. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 2, 1984 KEITH BEAN CASPER—Services for Keith Bean, 56, of Casper, were conducted Thursday, May 31 in the Bustard Funeral Home. Rev. Douglas M. Scott officiated. Burial was in the Highland Cemetery. Mr. Bean died Sunday, May 28 at the Memorial Hospital of Natrona County. He was born June 21, 1927 at Kemmerer, the son of William and Essie Bean. He graduated from high school in Rock Springs in 1945 after winning area recognition for his abilities in football, track and basketball. Upon graduation, he was offered a football scholarship at the University of Wyoming, but declined in order to serve in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served aboard the Navy destroyer Escort Vammen in the Pacific until his discharge in 1948. On Sept. 5, 1948, he married Phyllis Fordyce in Rock Springs and moved to Casper in 1955. In Casper, he was associated for a period of time with his father-in-law and brother-in-law at the Fordyce Furniture Mart. For the past 26 years, Mr. Bean was employed by the Prudential Insurance Co. and was staff manager for the Casper office at the time of his death. He was active with junior league baseball and past president of the board of directors of the Casper Babe Ruth League. He was also a commander of the American Legion in Rock Springs and also served as Chef de Guerre of the 40 et 8. He was also a 30-year member of the Casper Elk’s Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; three sons, Russell, Ronald and Greg, all of Casper; one brother, Harold Bean of Slat Lake City; one sister, Stella Corbridge of Deer Park, Wash., and two grandchildren, John and Coleman Bean, both of Casper. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, William. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 1984 MILDRED LOUISE DUNCAN Services for Mildred Louise Duncan, 72, of 906 McCarty Ave., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, June 6 at the Vase Funeral Home. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Kyle Stuart, Sean Warren, Chris Warren, Mitchell Bullock, Pete Dorigatti and Joe Schell served as pallbearers. Mrs. Duncan died Thursday, May 31 in Salt Lake City following and eight-month illness. She was born on the Webb Ranch at Daniel on January 6, 1912, the daughter of the late Clarence F. and Lillian McCaslan Webb. She attended school at Ogden, Utah and was married to Cecil C. Duncan at Ogden on Jan. 17, 1929. Mrs. Duncan retired as a clerk for the J.C. Penney Company and had been a Rock Springs resident since 1943. She is survived by her four daughters, Mrs. James (Bonnie) Bullock of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Norma Jean Willeford of Chicago, Mrs. Jeri Warren of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Robert (Patti) Stuart of Clinton, Miss.; one son, Cecil C. Duncan Jr. of Rock Springs; a brother, Bud Webb of Bliss, Idaho and two sisters, Helen Bray of Big Piney and Irene Sage of Portland, Ore.; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren and several nieces. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil C. Duncan Sr. who died July 4, 1978. She was a member of the Methodist Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 1984 RALPH M. SELBY RIVERTON—Services for Ralph M. Selby, 83, of Riverton and formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Sunday, May 26 in the Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Selby died Wednesday, May 23 in the Memorial Hospital in Riverton. He was born Sept. 4, 1901 in Cambridge, Neb., to Robert Clinton Selby and Mamie Corder Selby. He married Elna L. Sorenson Selby April 3, 1926 in Cambridge. He moved to Rock Springs in 1938 and moved in 1952 to Midwest, where he later retired as a janitor for the Natrona County School District. He moved to Riverton in 1979. Mr. Selby also worke din coal mining and was a mechanic. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Rock Springs and a member of the Mine Workers of America. He is survived by his wife, Elna L. Selby; one son, Alfred Selby of Rock Springs; three daughters, Jean Gilpin of Riverton, Mamie Joe Skiles of Lander and Delores Cook of Worland; one brother, Irl Selby of North Platte, Neb., one sister, Desta Calkisn of Kansas City, Mo., and eight grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 1984 DWIGHT CLIFFORD RUSSELL WORLAND—Services for Dwight Clifford Russell, 46, of 1620 West Second St., Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday, June 7 at the Grace Chapel Church in Worland. Rev. James Worline officiated. Cremation was in the Larkin Memorial Park in Salt Lake City. Mr. Russell died Sunday, June 3 of a gunshot wound to the head. He was born in Worland Oct. 12, 1937, the son of Cecil Clifford and Fern Dye Russell. He attended schools in Worland and graduated high school there. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of the Lutheran Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 1984 MILICA PAVELA KUZMANIC SAN PEDRO, Calif.—Services for Milica Pavela Kuzmanic, 83, of San Pedro were conducted Monday, May 14 at the Mary Star of the Sea Church in San Pedro. Burial was in the Green Hills Memorial Park. Mrs. Kuzmanic died Thursday, May 10 in San Pedro. She was born April 24, 1902 in Tugare, Dalmatia, Yugoslavia, and came to Rock Springs in 1928. She moved to Huntington Park, Calif. in 1943 and then moved to San Pedro, Calif. in 1955. She was a member of the Velika Gospa Society and the Andersons Senior Citizens Club. She is survived by her husband, Steve Kuzmanic, of San Pedro; two sons, Joseph J. Kuzmanic of Sunset Beach, Calif., and Rudolph F. Kuzmanic of Germany; three daughters, Veda Graves of West Palm Beach, Fla., Philomena Begovich of San Pedro and Nedilka Jane Mosich of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Mark in 1965. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 1984 ANTONE JONTAR HOMEDALE, Idaho—Scriptural vigil services for Antone (Tony) Jontar, 77, of Route 1, Homedale, Idaho, who died Wednesday, May 30, at a Caldwell, Idaho hospital were conducted Friday, at Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Homedale. Mass of the Christian burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, at St. Hubert’s Catholic Church, Homedale, with Father Mel Sprute as celebrant. Burial followed in Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell. He was born Jan. 7, 1908, at Scofield, Utah. At the age of four, he moved to Yugoslavia, where he was reared and educated. At the age of 15, he moved to Rock Springs, where he worked in the mines. He married Josephine Dolence, April2 5, 1928, in Nampa. They moved to the Homedale area in March 1929, and farmed there since that time. He retired in 1969. He was a member of ST. Hubert’s Catholic Church in Homedale, and the Homedale Senior Citizens. He is survived by his wife of Homedale, one sister, Angela Zupence of Pinedale, Wyo., and several nieces and nephews, Mrs. Joe (Josephine Werhune) Gatti and Rose Zupence, both of Rock Springs; Sylvia (Verhune) Swindler of Zillah, Wash.; and Rudy Zupence of Fort Washakie, Wyo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 1984 VINCENT SCOTT BEARD FRANSTON, Texas—Services for Vincent Scott Beard, 21, of Frankston were conducted Saturday, June 2 at the Blackwell and Blackwell Funeral Home in Frankston. Burial was in Frankston. Mr. Beard died Wednesday, May 30 of injuries received in a traffic accident. He was the grandson of Percy and Audrey Hadley of Rock Springs. His mother is Trina Beard of Carrollton, Texas, who was reared at Eden and is a former Stauffer Chemical employee. Other survivors include his father, Reuben Beard and a brother, Kevin Lee Beard, both of Frankston. Survivors include one daughter, Dianne Russell of Worland; two sons, David Russell of Rock Springs and Bryan Russell of Denver; one brother, LeRoy Russell of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Joe (Jeanette V.) Lennon of Powell; one granddaughter, Heather Ann Russell of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Russell was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 1984 WESLEY MILTON OWEN COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Services for Wesley Milton Owen, 58, of Colorado Springs were conducted Thursday, May 31 at the Grace Episcopal Church. Rev. Robert G. Hewitt officiated. Burial was in the Evergreen Shrine of Rest. Mr. Owen died Sunday, May 27 in Colorado Springs. He was born April 18, 1926, in LaJunta, Colo., and married Frances M. Owen Feb. 10, 1952 in Colorado Springs. He attended the University of Minnesota and was District Superintendent for Colorado Interstate Gas for 35 years. He was a member of the Grace Episcopal Church and served for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Frances; four sons, Kevin of Colorado Springs, Michael of Denver, Wesley Jr., of Denver and Ronald of Murfreesboro, Ark.; one daughter, Lynette Milinazzo; two brothers, Warren of LaJunta and Jack of Los Angeles; one sister, Darlene Roberts of LaJunta; three grandchildren and one niece. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 1984 EDMOND LEWIS ASHMORE Services for Edmond Lewis Ashmore, 51, of 1506 Collins St., Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, June 7 at the Vase Funeral Home. Rev. John Johansen of the Trinity Lutheran Church officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Lewis C. Ross III, Jim Buston, Carl Tomasini, Bobby Diehl, Lester Vavold and Stan Wisniewski served as pallbearers. Kaiser Elich and George Fabiny served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Ashmore died Sunday, June 3 at his home of natural causes. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 24 years and former resident of Cheyenne and Sioux City, Iowa, Mr. Ashmore was born in Correctionville, Iowa on September 8, 1932, the son of Edwin Earl and Lala Mary Brown Ashmore. He attended schools in Correctionville and graduated from high school there. Mr. Ashmore was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Ashmore was the manager for Associates Finance Company and had just received his 25 year service award from the company. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge for the past 26 years, the F.O. Eagles Aerie 151 for the past five years, the Cowboy Joe Club, the N.R.A., and he worked many years as a member of the Rock Springs Jaycees. Mr. Ashmore was the first president of the White Mountain Golf Association. Survivors include Delores Ashmore of Portland, Ore.; two sons, Steven and Brian Ashmore, both of Rock Springs; his parents of Fort Collins, Colo.; one brother, Guy Ashmore of Mansfield, Texas; one sister, Jannette Schoer of Holstein, Iowa and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 9, 1984 JOE DAMON WHEELER EVANSTON—Services for Joe Damon Wheeler, 65, of Evanston were conducted Monday, June 4 at the Crandall Funeral Home in Evanston. Burial was in Evanston. Mr. Wheeler died Thursday, May 31 at the St. Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden, Utah. Mr. Wheeler was born June 21, 1918 in Evanston, the son of Walter Damon Wheeler and Cora Dale Mills. He married Harriet Queal and fathered one son, Joe D. Wheeler Jr. They were later divorced and he married Denice Dallin. They resided in Evanston for the past 17 years. Mr. Wheeler was a musician performing with his own dance bank both on trumpet and as a vocalist in Wyoming and Utah for many years. He built the Jolly Roger Restaurant in Evanston in 1946. He sold the restaurant in 1979 and was involved in real estate and investments until the time of his death. Mr. Wheeler was a member of the Ambassador Club in Salt Lake City, the Footprinters in Ogden and the Elks Club in Evanston. He was a charter member of the Evanston Lion’s Club and affiliated with many local and national restaurant and bar associations. He is survived by his wife, Denice; his son, Joe D. Wheeler of Vancouver, B.C.; his brother, Edwin Wheeler of Evanston; stepfather, Robert Mitchell; three stepchildren, Mark Douglas McIntire, Shelley Marie Lee and Gregory Wayne McIntire, all of Booneville, Ark.; and two grandchildren, Melissa Robin Lee and Daniel Clark McIntire, both of Council Bluffs, Iowa. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 1984 SAMUEL McDONALD AURORA, Neb.—Samuel Edgar McDonald, former Green River resident, died in Aurora, June 10, 1984. He was born June 19, 1896 in Estherville, Iowa to Edgar and Eva McDonald. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, John and Morrow McDonald and a daughter, Louella McDonald. Survivors include three sons, Lyle McDonald of Central City, Neb.; Dallas McDonald of Green River; Gerald McDonald of Cherokee, Iowa and one daughter, Mrs. Bernard (Violet) Morrow of Grand Island, Neb.; 17 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 1984 MABEL A. BEVERIDGE Services for Mable A. Beveridge, 99, a Rock Springs pioneer, of 1338 Carbon Circle, Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday June 14 at the First Congregational Church. Rev. Ben Smith officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Victor Berta, Arthur C. Beverdige, James D. Beveridge, Neil Kourbelas, Scott Beveridge and Michael Fitzgerald served as pallbearers. Mrs. Beveridge died Sunday, June 10 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was the first white child born in Rock Springs on Oct. 10, 1884, the daughter of the late D.A. and Mary Baker Clark. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1902. Mrs. Beveridge was responsible for the selection of the black and orange colors used by the Rock Springs High School. She married Henry Morris Beveridge in Rock Springs on July 16, 1903. He preceded her in death of Feb. 11, 1942. Mrs. Beveridge was a member of the First Congregational Church. Her mother and her grandmother were among its charter members. Mrs. Beveridge was a past member of the Harmony Rebakah Lodge, auxiliary of the City’s Veteran of Foreign Wars Post, the Better Homemakers Club, the B.P.O. Does and a life member of the F.O. Eagles auxiliary. Survivors include four sons, Arthur, Jack, Robert and Wallace, all of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Florence Fitzgerald of San Leandro, Calif., Mrs. George (Cora) Berta of Rock Springs and Mrs. Nick (Gertrude) Kourbelas of San Diego; 17 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Beveridge was preceded in death by one daughter, Lucille Lamons; three sons, Charles, Henry and George; one sister, Florence; two brothers, Harry and Charles Clark and one grandson, Thomas Fitzgerald. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 1984 JOSEPH VEHAR FORT BRIDGER—Services for Joseph Vehar, 72, of Mountain View were conducted Tuesday, June 12 at the St. Helen’s Catholic Church. Father Patrick Trujillo officiated. Burial was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Mr. Vehar died Saturday, June 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Evanston. He was born March 19, 1912 in Elkol to Louis and Katherine Planisek Vehar. He was a life-long rancher in Bridger Valley. Mr. Vehar was a member of the Catholic Church. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Angie Troughton of Mountain View and Mrs. Anne Nida of Buffalo. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 1984 DANIEL RETFORD MURRAY, Utah—Services for Daniel Retford, 76, of Murray were conducted Thursday, June 7 at the Russon Brothers Mortuary Chapel. Burial was in the Valley View Memorial Park. Mr. Retford died Monday, June 4 in the Murray Convalescent Center. Born Nov. 24, 1907, Barnsley, England to William Henry and Mary Ann Carter Retford. Married Cornelia Branch, Sept. 15, 1938, Price, Utah. She died Sept. 16, 1977. Member Episcopal Church. Former coal miner in southern Utah and Rock Springs. Then employed in trucking industry for Delivery Service and Ashworth Transfer in Salt Lake City. In later years, employed by Utah State Highway Dept. [sic] Survivors, two daughters, son, Mrs. John L. (Beverly) Herren, West Valley City; Mrs. Ralph S. (Daneen) Larsen, Salt Lake City; Danny H. (Shorty) Retford, Blackfoot, Idaho; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mary A. Orrell, Ogden; Annie Dixon, Salt Lake City, Lillian Jones, Price; two nephews, Julius Jones of Green River, and John Orrell of Rock Springs, and two nieces, Mrs. Frank (Margaret) Peretti of Rock Springs, and Florence McKittrick of Laramie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 1984 FRANCIS ALLEN BELL EVANSTON—Services for Francis Allen Bell, 46, of Green River were conducted Saturday, June 9 at the Cranston Funeral Home in Evanston. Burial was in the Evanston Cemetery. Mr. Bell died Tuesday, June 5 in Salt Lake City. He was born Aug. 22, 1937 in Evanston, to Joseph and Bessie Isle Bell. He married Frances Amelia Brewer Jan. 26, 1957. They were later divorced. He later married Norma Jackson Downey Aug. 22, 1975 in Elko, Nev. He served for many years in the U.S. Navy and was an aviation mechanic. He is survived by his wife of Green River; two sons, Mark Bell of Evanston and Tony Bell of Imperial Beach, Calif.; one stepdaughter, Donna Downey of Green River; his mother of Evanston; three brothers, Howard Bell of Kaysville, Utah, Wayne Bell of Evanston and Gene Bell of Evanston; two sisters, Mrs. Andy (Virginia) O’Hara of Milton Freewater, Ore., and Mrs. Warren (Lillian) Angwin of Mountain View. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 16, 1984 GREG CURTIS MONROE, Utah—Services for Greg Curtis, 19, of Monroe were conducted Tuesday, June 5 in the LDS Chapel in Monroe. Burial was in the Monroe City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Curt Moeller, Craig Curtis, Kevin Moeller, Bruce Curtis, Jeff Moeller and Wallace Curtis. Honorary pallbearers wee Burke Wingel, Mike Moeller, Gary Curtis, Dave Moeller, Jesse Curtis, Alan Curtis, Dee Simmons, Patrick Curtis and Burke Curtis. Mr. Curtis died Saturday, June 2 in an automobile accident near Marysvale, Utah. He was born Sept. 29, 1964, in Douglas to Boyd Wallace and Bernice Wingel Curtis. He attended schools in Rock Springs and Monroe. He was employed as a farmer. Survivors include one son, Jeffery Lewis Curtis of Salt Lake City; his parents of Monroe; four brothers and sisters, Calvin of Monroe; Eugene of Sandy, Utah; Douglas of Glendo; Allen, Fay and Mrs. Rudy (Lorna) Moeller, all of Rock Springs; half-brothers, Donald Curtis of Koosharen, Utah and Gordon Curtis of Phoenix, Ariz. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 1984 FRANK PERETTI Services were conducted Wednesday, Jun 20 at the Vase Funeral Chapel for Frank Peretti. Rev. K.E. Gustafson of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion officiated. Interment was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mr. Peretti, 67, died June 17. Pallbearers were Stanley Jereb, John Timlin, Charles Merlone, Harry Veronda, Gary Moon and Dave Mitchelson. Honorary bearers were A.M. Hafey and Jim McKittrick. Mr. Peretti was born in Rock Springs Nov. 17, 1916, the son of the late Frank and Kate Peckinino Peretti. He attended school in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1935. He married the former Margaret McCormick in Rock Springs on July 7, 1946. Mr. Peretti was a retired switchman who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for 40 years. Survivors include his wife Margaret of Rock Springs; one brother, Robert Peretti of Rock Springs, one sister, Mrs. William (Linda) Moon of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Peretti was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Peretti. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 1984 EMILIANO ALONZO FERNANDEZ A funeral mass was conducted Saturday, June 16 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for Emiliano Alonzo Fernandez. Father James Godley conducted the services. Rosary was recited June 15. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. Mr. Fernandez, 49, died June 12. He was born Oct. 14, 1934 in Santander, Spain, a son of Nemesio Alonzo Gonzales and Maria Fernandez Sanchez. He was educated in Spain. He came to America 25 years ago and lived in Gardnerville, Nev., where he worked as a sheepherder. For the past eight years, he has lived in Green River and worked as a miner for the Allied Chemical Co. He had served in the military in Spain and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Fernandez was a naturalized citizen of the United States of America. He is survived by his parents of Santander, Spain; three brothers and four sisters, Arturo Fernandez, Antonio Fernandez, Nemesio Fernandez, Angelines F. Bueno, Delia F. Jose and Angelita F. Fernandez, all of Santander, Spain and Balbinna F. Agueros of North Bergen, N.J. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 1984 VIRGIL RAYMOND KIRBY Services for Virgil Raymond Kirby were conducted Saturday, June 16 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Don Stevens, a former bishop of the LDS Church, conducted the services. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Kirby died June 13. Pallbearers were Timothy J. Reese, Evan R. Reese, Leland K. Draney, Virgil C. LaRocque, Clifford D. Kirby, Gregory L. Chancey and Brent A. Skorcz. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Chincey, Emil Sedlacek, Marvin Buckendorf, Frank Dernovich, William Wardlaw, Gordon Weir and Frank Kovach. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 43 years and former resident of Higbee, Mo., Mr. Kirby was born in Howard County, Mo., Jan. 22, 1904, the son of the late Morgan B. and Mary Ann Hursman Kirby. Mr. Kirby attended schools in Higbee and married the former Recie Opal Jackson in Higbee on June 17, 1925. Mr. Kirby was a retired employee of the F.M.C. Corp. and had also worked for the U.P.R.R. and in the coal mines in Relaince. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Recie of Rock Springs, two daughters, Mrs. Evan (Ruth) Reese of Evanston and Mrs. Charles (Virgie Mae) LaRocque of Glenrock; one son, Bobbie Gene Kirby of Green River; two sisters, Hattie Marie Buckley of Redondo Beach, Calif. and Mrs. Beulah Berkley of Higbee; 16 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents Mr. Kirby was preceded in death by a brother Elmer Earl Kirby and two great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 1984 MONSIGNOR ALBIN GNIDOVEC A Mass of Christian burial was concelebrated Friday, Jun 22, at the Catholic Church for Monsignor Albin Gnidovec, who died June 19. Monsignor Gnidovec, 89, lived in Rock Springs since 1931. Pallbearers were Rev. Charles Taylor, Rev. Charles Hardy, Rev. Daniel Colibraro, Rev. Gerald Sullivan, Rev. Thomas Ogg and Rev. Patrick Trujillo. The Most Rev. Bishop Joseph Hart, D.D., Bishop of Cheyenne; the Most Rev. Lawrence H. Welsh, Bishop of Spokane, Wash., and his friends in the priesthood officiated. A parish rosary was recited June 21 at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Interment was at the St. Joseph's Cemetery in Rock Springs. He was born in the province of Kranjako, Austria, which later became Yugoslvia, on Aug. 27, 1894, the son of the late Josef and Elizabeth Vidmar Gnidovec. Monsignor Gnidovec attended schools in Kranjako. He graduated from gymnasium and secondary school, a secondary school equal to the local high school, and from a two-year college in 1914 in preparation for the seminary in Ljubljana. He completed his seminary training in 1918. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on June 2, 1918 and served as assistant in two parishes in the Diocese of Ljubljana until September of 1925 when he came to the United States to serve as assistant pastor at the Saint Laurence's Church in Cleveland, Ohio. After nearly six years in Cleveland, he came to Rock Springs in June of 1931 in answer to a request from the late Wyoming Bishop, Patrick McGovern, for priests who could speak Slovak and related languages. He began his duties as pastor of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church on June 26, 1931. He received the appointment of Monsignor from Pope Paul VI on Nov. 7, 1964. Investiture with the monsignoral robes was held Jan. 31, 1965 in Rock Springs, with Monsignor Patrick Kennedy of Ogden, Utah performing the ceremony. Monsignor Gnidovec has been a consultor of the diocese and dean of the Rock Springs Deanery since 1966. According to Daily Rocket-Miner archives, Monsignor Gnidovec's day started at 5 a.m. with daily Mass. For many years he celebrated three Masses on Sundays. During many of those years, daily confessions were heard before week-day Masses. Monsignor Gnidovec built mission chapels in Pinedale and Eden. From 1941 until 1953, he traveled 100 miles between Rock Springs and Pinedale each Sunday to perform Mass. This traveling was performed after two regularly scheduled Masses in Rock Springs and, at times, under adverse weather conditions. Until the erection of the parochial school in 1949, Monsignor Gnidovec conducted separate weekly classes in catechism for grade and high school students for the parish. He traveled two afternoons a week to Reliance, Stansbury and Quealy, conducting religious classes at the mining camps. His parish obligations included supervision and maintenance of the church, convent, and parochial school buildings. Under the direction of Monsignor Gnidovec, extensive property was acquired for the parish. Through the years, Monsignor Gnidovec made regular visits to hospitalized parishioners. Monsignor Gnidovec was an active member of the Lions Club in Rock Springs for many years. His hobbies included photography, travel and hiking in the mountain of Wyoming. Monsignor Gnidovec, according to Rocket-Miner archives, lived with the "feeling of privilege in being a priest." He retired as pastor of Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in August of 1972. Survivors include 2 sisters, Mrs. Yvonne Amad of St. Louis and Ammollia Jarrc of Yugoslavia; 3 brothers, Josef, Frank and Edward, all of Yugoslavia and several nieces and nephews, including John Amad of St. Louis, Mary Ann Lee of Gig Harbor, Wash., Joan Repa of St. Louis and Monica Pigsecki of Phoenix, Ariz. In addition to his parents, Monsignor Gnidovec was preceded in death by three sisters, Katherine, Mary and Josephine, and three brothers, Karl, Louis, Karl [sic]. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 1984 JAMES HAMILTON Graveside funeral services and interment for James Hamilton, 81, were conducted Monday, June 18 at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Bruce McCurtain Jr. and Bob McEldery conducted the services. Mr. Hamilton, of 612 Retford Ave., in Rock Springs, died June 14. Pallbearers were Brett McCurtain, Bruce McCurtain Sr., Bruce McCurtain, James Hamilton, Don Hampton and Louis Brown. He was born in Parton, Cumbria, England on Nov. 2, 1902 the son of the late James and Sarah Carr Hamilton. He attended schools in England and married the former Ada Bonner in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England on Dec. 26, 1924. Mr. Hamilton was a retired crusher operator having worked for the FMC Corporation. He was a member of the Rock Springs Masonic Lodge No. 12 AF and AM. Survivors include his wife, Ada, of Rock Springs; one son, Jack Hamilton of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Bruce (June) McCurtain of Anchorage, Alaska; three brothers, Ambrose Hamilton of Rock Springs, Donald Hamilton of New Richland, Minn., and Roger Hamilton of Boulder Creek, Calif.; one sister, Janet Orrell of Rock Springs; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hamilton was preceded in death by one son James and one daughter Elaine. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 23, 1984 RICHARD WOODROW SCRITCHFIELD Graveside services were held Saturday, Jun 16 at the Riverview Cemetery in Green River for Richard Woodrow Schritchfield. Mr. Scritchfield, 69, died June 13. He was born May 10, 1920 in Bitter Creek, a son of Hiram and Nellie Viola Hale Scritchfield. He married Elenor Whitaker. They later divorced. Mr. Scritchfield lived and was educated in Green River and graduated from Green River High School. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He lived his entire life in Green River and was self-employed as a finish carpenter. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Pilot Butte Post 2321. He is survived by two daughters, Patrician Ann Kolm, Golden, Colo., and Margaret Elaine Rogers, Liberal, Kan.; and a grandson, Jimmi Hugh Rogers Jr. of Liberal. Also surviving are three brothers and two sisters, Harold Scritchfield, Colorado Springs, Colo., Leslie Scritchfield, Bishop, Calif., Floyd Scritchfield, Green River, Violet Franich, Ogden, Utah and Goldie Gardner, Pas Robles, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Ethel Sims and two brothers, Burton Scritchfield and Raymond Scritchfield. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 1984 CHARLES C. REINHART Services were conducted June 23 for Charles C. Reinhart, 68, of Rock Springs, at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. David Wade officiated. Interment was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mr. Reinhart died June 21. He was born in Clearmont April 30, 1916, the son of the late Fred J. and Etta Morgan Reinhart. He attended schools in Sheridan and married the former Jessie Dale Brooks in Buffalo on Oct. 30, 1938. Mr. Reinhart retired in 1975 as a partner in the Reinhart Moving and Storage Company. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jessie of Rock Springs; two sons, Charles B. Reinhart and William Keith Reinhart, both of Rock Springs; five daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Peggy R.) Patterseon of Hoodsport, Wash., Mrs. E.W. (Joanne) Gardner of Cheyenne, Mrs. Richard (Patricia) K. Cornelius of Layton, Utah, Mrs. Arthur (Cheryl) Rivard of Lexington, Ky., and Carolyn R. Reinhart of Rock Springs; one brother, C. Fred Reinhart of Puyallup, Wash., four sisters, Mrs. R.A. (Florence) McDanel of White Sulfur Springs, Mont., Mrs. George (Winifred) Skaufel of Billings, Mont., Mrs. Patti Carlon of Billings and Mrs. Bette Lyons of Mountlake Terrace, Wash.; 15 grandchildren, one great-granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents Mr. Reinhart was preceded in death by one brother, David L. Reinhart, one daughter, Jacqueline Sue and one daughter-in-law, Frances T. Reinhart, who died Sept. 8, 1983. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 1984 CLEM F. TOMSIK Funeral services were conducted June 29 at the Vase Funeral Chapel for Clem F. Tomsik, 77, of Rock Springs. Rev. Charles Bartek, retired pastor of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Edward Dolinar, Antone Pivic, Otho Headd, John Demshar, Sulo Hill Sr., Tony Rudolph, Ole Anselmi and Sulo Hill Jr. He was born in Stuart, Neb., on Nov. 28, 1906, the son of the late Clement Lewis and Augusta Sukalla Tomsik. He attended schools in Nebraska and South Dakota and married the former Sadie M. Brown in Salt Lake City July 19, 1954. Mr. Tomsik was a retired machine shop foreman for the Mountain Fuel Supply Company. He was a member of the B.P.O. Elks Lodge. Survivors include his wife Sadie of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Patricia) Anselmi of Rock Springs; two stepdaughters, Patricia Krake and Mrs. John (Maxine) Johansen, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Clair (Rose) Van Schaack of Mesa, Ariz.; three grandchildren and two half-sisters, Helen Cain of Pacific Grove, Calif., Emma Streenz of Aberdeen, S.D.; three grandchildren, Paul, Liisa and Michelle Anselmi, all of Rock Springs; six step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Tomsik was preceded in death by one half-sister, Elizabeth White and one half-brother, Otto Tomsik. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 1984 RHEANNON M. MILLER Graveside funeral services were held June 26 for Rheannon M. Miller, infant daughter of Richard and Juanita Perez Miller, at the Mountain View Cemetery in Rock Springs. Rev. Eugene Sullivan of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church officiated. She died June 17 at birth. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs; her maternal grandparents, Tony and Josephine Perez; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Jackie Slagowski; her paternal great-grandparents, Joe and Kathryn Miller, and Herman and Alma Faccio; and her paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ackerson, all of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 1984 HOMER T. HARRIS SR. Funeral Services for Homer T. Harris Sr. were conducted June 29 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mr. Don Vanderkrol of the Rock Springs Bible Chapel officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Harris, 46, died June 25. Pallbearers were Vernon Crumpler, Mark Corthell, Dave Johns, Clifton Clinton, Billie Smith, and C.E. Boyd Sr. A resident of Rock Springs for the past five years, Mr. Harris was born in Falfurrias, Texas on March 18, 1938, the son of Melvin T. Harris and Elizabeth Marie Martin Harris. He attended schools in Roswell, N.M. and Rock Springs. He married the former Carolyn Howell in Big Springs, Texas on Feb. 5, 1962. Mr. Harris was a truck driver employed by the McCallister Brothers Trucking Company at the time of his death. Survivors include his parents of Clarksburg, Mo.; his wife, Carolyn of Rock Springs; one daughter, Sheri Renee Harris of Rock Springs, four sons, Homer T. Harris Jr. of Rock Springs, Keith Dwayne Harris of Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Michael Scott Harris of Rock Springs, and Alan Harris of Evanston; two brothers, Kenneth Harris of Woodward, Okla., and Larry Harris of Enid Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Billie (Frances) Smith of Clarksburg, and Mrs. Elmer (June) Clinton of Big Spring, Texas; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Harris was preceded in death by one brother, Carlie Harris, and one nephew, Roger Clinton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 1984 BERTRAM JAMES SHAW Funeral mass was held June 27 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for Bertram James Shaw, 83, who died June 24. Eugene P. Sullivan conducted the services. Rosary was recited at the Smith Funeral Home June 26. He was born Nov. 21, 1900 in Vermillion, Utah, a son of Richard Hartley and Ada Jane Ainsworth Shaw. He married Bessie Syme on May 7, 1922 in Rock Springs. Mr. Shaw was reared and educated in Utah and Idaho and spent his early years working as a miner in Utah and Wyoming. He moved to Green River in 1925 and worked as a machinist for the Union Pacific Railroad until his retirement. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of Green River; a son and daughter, James Shaw and Mrs. Kenneth (Margaret) Brandner, both of Green River, seven grandchildren, three great-grandsons and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Donna Sandstrom, and brothers Clair, Richard, Thomas Len, Walter and Cecil Shaw. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 30, 1984 HILLIS H. STEINAKER Services were conducted June 25 for Hillis H. Steinaker, 70, of Manila, Utah, at the L.D.S. Church in Manila. Bishop Glen Tinker conducted the services. She died June 20. Interment was in the Manila Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bud Lowrey, Howard Iverson, Nels Philbrick, Don Stoll, Duane Lamb and John Despain. Honorary pallbearers were William Robinson, Dewey Lund, Harvard Redden, Alfred Reich, Kim Aldred, Sonny Larsen, Lee Reed, Dan Smith, Tom Cook and Bob Gamble. She was born in Meeteetse on July 24, 1913, the daughter of the late Charles Elmo and Dorthy Bell Brown Hill. She attended schools in Superior and was a graduate of Superior High School. She attended the University of Wyoming and received her teaching certificate. Mrs. Steinaker taught school at the Roosevelt Elementary School in Rock Springs and at Linwood. Mrs. Steinaker and her husband owned and operated the Manila Trading Company for 40 years. She married Elbert Joseph Steinaker in Meeker, Colo., on June 4, 1938. Mrs. Steinaker was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her husband, Elbert J. Steinaker Sr. of Manila, Utah; two sons, Elbert (Punkey) Steinaker Jr. and John (Randy) Randolph, both of Manila, Utah; two daughters, Elaine Lund of Vernal, Utah and Mrs. Alfred (Bobbie) Reich of League City, Texas; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 1984 MABEL DOROTHY FEDEL Services for Mabel Dorothy Fedel, 85, of 624 A St., Rock Springs, were conducted Thursday, July 5 at the Our Lad of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. James O'Brien officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Joseph Melinkovich, John Copyak, John Fraher, Arthur Rosatti, Max Lebar and E.W. Garrison served as pallbearers. Mrs. Fedel died Monday July 2 at her home following an illness of several years. She was born in Rock Springs on May 5, 1899, the daughter of the late Daniel Dukes and Ellen Walters Potter. She attended school in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School in 1917. She married Ernest Fedel in Rock Springs Feb. 1, 1926. He preceded her in death on April 1, 1892. Mrs. Fedel worked in Neubers Department Store and later the Union Mercantile Company. She played the piano for the first silent film in Rock Springs and played the organ for many Rock Springs churches. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the WBA-Women's Benefit Society, now known as the North American Association. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Frederick (Irma Jean) Randall of McLean, Va.; one brother, Clarence Potter of Rock Springs; 4 grandchildren who reside in the Washington area and one grandchild who resides in Flagstaff, Ariz.; three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Fedel was preceded in death by one son, Frank House, and one brother, Harry Potter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 1984 SEAN LeCOY HOUSKEEPER Services for Sean LeCoy Houskeeper, 21 months, of 291 Logan Ave., Green River, were conducted Monday, July 2 at the Smith Funeral Home. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Sean died Friday, June 29, from injuries received in an automobile accident. The child was born Sept. 22, 1982 in Rock Springs. He is survived by his parents of Green River; his grandparents, Maurine Hoffman of Green River, Ron Houskeeper of Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Natter of Salt Lake City, and John Vincent of Polson, Mont.; his great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Madsen of Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Max Houskeeper of Salt Lake City, and Mr. and Mrs. Revis Glen Scott of Sandy, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 7, 1984 RICHARD R. (DICK) MORRIS Services for Richard R. (Dick) Morris, 55, of 107 L St., Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, July 5 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. William Morris, Dean Morris, Tom Morris, Jack Mitchelson, Eddie Trujillo, Marv Hansen and Larry Lowe served as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were “all his many friends.” Mr. Morris died Sunday, July 1 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A resident of Rock Springs since 1946, Mr. Morris had been in ill health the past one year. He was born in Holbrook, Neb. Aug. 30, 1928, the son of the late Earl and Macie Harding Morris. He attended schools in Holbrook and married the former Mary Ellen Welsh in Evanston on Aug. 1, 1950. Mr. Morris was the former owner and operator of Dick’s Taxi Cab Company in Rock Springs for 20 years. He served with the Merchant Marine during World War II and was a member of the Fraternal Order Eagles Aerie 151. Mr. Morris was employed by Sweetwater County on the Road and Bridge Dept. until ill health forced him to retire. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Ron (Becky Sue) Riddle of Rock Springs; three brothers, Dean and Thomas, both of Rock Springs, and William of San Leandro, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Larry (Mary) Britton of Rock Springs and Mrs. Joan Shearer of Yankton, S.D.; four grandchildren, Chris Riddle, Lorie Riddle, Kimberly Riddle and Leslie Riddle, all of Rock Springs, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Morris was preceded in death by three brothers, Jimmy who died in infancy and Earl and Robert and one sister Lucille Stewart. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 VINCENT V. JEREB Services for Vincent V. “Wink” Jereb, 63, of 1210 Lowell Street, Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, July 11 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Cremation followed the services. Steve Jereb, Jack Jereb, Dan Jereb, Robert Jereb, Frank Jereb and Jim Jereb served as pallbearers. Mr. Jereb died Saturday, July 7 of a drowning accident 43 miles east of Farson while camping at Dutch Joe. Mr. Jereb was born in Rock Springs Dec. 23, 1919, the son of the late John and Ann Rupar Jereb. He attended Rock Springs schools and was a U.S. World War II army veteran. He served in the North African Campaign and in the Mediterranean. He married Maxine Menapace in Rock Springs on April 21, 1946. He was a retired truck driver for DeBernardi Brothers and John Bunning Transfer Company. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the VFW Yellowstone Post No. 2316. Mr. Jereb received the Safe Driver of the Month Award in May of 1960. Survivors include three sons, Vincent and Dennis, both of Rock Springs, and David, Hanford, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. David (Diana) Franks, Green River; seven brothers, Alvin, Casper, Antone, Homedale, Idaho, Albert, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Stanley, Alfred, Jack and Joe, all of Rock Springs. He is also survived by three sisters and three grandchildren. His sisters are Mrs. Robert (Frances) Smith, Rock Springs, Mrs. Cecelia Young, Las Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. Anna Lykes, Garland, Texas. His grandchildren are Bradley Franks and Kristie Franks, Green River and Joseph Jereb, Hanford, Calif. Mr. Jereb is also survived by several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Frank, and three sisters, Jenny, Mary and Stephania. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 CLAYTON LEROY BEYERS Services for Clayton Leroy Beyers, 52, of 1638 Elk Street, Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, July 10 at the Vase Funeral Home. Mr. Charles Walker officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Rodney Watkins, Robert Knott, Robert Thompson, James Harkins, Steve Beherman and Larry Peabody served as pallbearers. Mr. Beyers died Friday, July 6 at his home of natural causes. A Rock Springs resident for the past 12 years, he formerly resided at Manitowoc, Wis. He was born July 23, 1931 at Goodman, Wis. and was the son of the late Ray Beyers and Mary Louise Funderburk Beyers of Peshtigo, Wis. He attended school at Goodman and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving with the United States Marine Corps. He was married to the former Sharon Schabel at Iron Mountain, Mich., on Nov. 12, 1960. At the time of his death, he was employed as a carpenter for the Mortensen Construction Co. He was a member of Carpenters Union No. 1498. Survivors in addition to his mother, include his wife, Sharon of Rock Springs; two sons, Patrick and Paul, both of Rock Springs; three brothers, Ralph of Kalkaska, Mich., Roger of Milwaukee and Maurice of Amberg, Wis., and six sisters, Mrs. Laura Conley of Pittsburgh, Pa., Doris Miskimins of Oshkosh, Wis., Mrs. Ronald (Joan) Reindle of Milwaukee, Mrs. Arnold (Judy) DeLaurelle of Stephenson, Mich., Mrs. Berden (Shirley) Monosso of Racine, Wis., and Mrs. Andrew (Mardell) Wolfe of Amberg, Wis., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond and Richard, and two sisters, Gladys and Carol Jean. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 LUCY HAY JOHNSON Services for Lucy Hay Johnson, 86, of 124 Cedar Street, Rock Springs were conducted Friday, July 13 at the Mountain View Cemetery. Rev. Ray Grieb officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson died Tuesday, July 10 at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Green River, Jan. 27, 1898, the daughter of the late John W. and Mary Ann Blair Hay Sr. She attended school at Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City and married Carl H. Johnson in Rock Springs, Jan. 23, 1932. He preceded her in death Jan. 9, 1976. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include two brothers, John W. Hay Jr. and Leonard W. Hay, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Hannah Hay Force of Piedmont, Calif. and Mary Hay Hegewald of Sacramento, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by one brother, Archie Hay, and two sisters, Jane E. Hay and Beulah H. Radford. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 JASON RAY RIDDLE Services for Jason Ray Riddle, 18-day old infant son of John and Charleen Riddle of Green River, were conducted Monday, July 9 in the Riverview Cemetery. Jason died Friday, July 6 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City of birth defects. He was born June 18, 1984 in Rock Springs. He is survived by his parents and a brother, Jeremy, of Green River; grandparents, Ray Tilberg and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Riddle, all of Green River; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Tilberg of Albany, Ore., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox of Corvallis, Ore., and Mrs. Delphine Sterns of National City, Calif. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Donna Tilberg, of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 MAURICE GUSTIN COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Services for Maurice “Gus” Gustin, 60, of Security, Colo. were conducted Monday, July 9 at the Swan-Law Cascade Chapel in Colorado Springs. Rev. Ben Smith officiated. Burial was in Colorado Springs. Mr. Gustin died Thursday, July 5. He was born Feb. 17, 1924 in Almena, Kan. He married his wife, Gwenlyn Dec. 26, 1947 in Norton, Kan. He worked as a mail carrier and later worked for Allied Chemical Corp in Green River. He also worked for Vinnell Corp. He was a member of the Poast Noble Grand of the IOOF No. 19 in Fort Collins, Colo., and was the past Chief Patriarc of the Encampment in Fort Collins. He was a retired captain of the Patriarcs Militant Canton No. 21, was a member of the Delta Rebekah Lodge No. 25 and was a member of the United Steel Workers Union. He was also a lifetime member of the D.A.V. He served in the military from 1943-1956 and re-enlisted in 1950. He is survived by his wife, Gwenlyn; two sons, Keith Gustin of Olney, Md., and Bruce Gustin of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.; three daughters, Beth Briggs of Shelby, Mont., Terry Crey of Aurora, Colo., and Joyce Gustin of Aurora; one brother, George W. Gustin of Burlington, Colo.; one sister, Mildred Gustin of Ft. Collins and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 LAURA I. JACKMAN Services for Laura I. Jackman, 92, of North Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, July 7 at the West Lawn Cemetery in Omaha, Neb. Burial was in the West Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Jackman died Tuesday, July 3 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a two-year illness. She was born in Omaha, May 15, 1892, the daughter of the late Charles David and Amelia Jane Hoye Selden. She attended schools in Omaha and married Howard S. Jackman in Omaha Jan. 15, 1913. He preceded her in death Jan. 17, 1973. Mrs. Jackman was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Dr. H.S. and Jeanne M. Jackman of Rock Springs; one sister, Clara Olson of Portland, Ore.; four grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Jackman was preceded in death by three brothers, Charlie, Howard and David, one son, Walter Jackman who resided in Lincoln, Neb., and one granddaughter, Lydia Drake. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 KATHRYN FANOK Catherine (Katy) Fanok, 90, of Lake Worth, Fla. died Thursday, July 5, 1984 at Lake Worth, Fla. She was born March 12, 1894 in Austria, daughter of the late Gregory and Catherine Onysyr Patriski. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Eva) Harman of Brandywine, Md., and Mrs. Paul (Mary) Holbert of Rock Springs; three sons, Peter and George of Westover, W. Va., and Adam of Lake Worth, Fla.; 23 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen B. Fanok in 1940, three daughters and two sons. Services were held Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Fr. Robert S. Goshorn of St. Marys Catholic Church officiating. Burial was in East Oak Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Peter Fanok, George Fanok, P. Daniel Partinelli, Stephen Fanok, Adam Fanok and Jeffery Fanok. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 COLOMBA Z. RAUZI Services for Mrs. Columba Z. Rauzi, 90, of 1608 S. 4700 W., Ogden, were conducted Monday, July 2 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ogden. Burial was in the Ogden City Cemetery. Mrs. Rauzi died Friday, June 29 at St. Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden of natural causes. She was born Feb. 19, 1894, in Castelfondo, Austria, a daughter of Giosafatto and Oliva Turri Zamboni. She married Mike Rauzi, Dec. 29, 1920 in Ogden. He died in 1950. They were former residents of Superior. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Dario (Mary) Costesso of 4733 W. 1150 S. RD No. 1, in Ogden; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren and one sister living in Italy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 MICHAEL WHARTON Services for Michael Wharton, 50, of 1056 Jackson St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, July 9 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. James O’Brien C.M. officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Denny Browne, Nolan Wharton Jr., Donald D. Phillips and Andrew Tyrrell served as pallbearers. Mr. Wharton died Wednesday, July 4 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born in Blaydon-On-Tyne, England on June 6, 1934, the son of the late Alfred William and Mary Ann Reay Wharton. He attended schools in England and was a graduate of high school there. He married the former Shirley Gregory in England on March 24, 1956. Mr. Wharton became a citizen of the United States on Aug. 4, 1982. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Shirley of Rock Springs; three sons, Michael, Nolan and B.J., all of Rock Springs; three daughters, Mrs. Dennis (Christine) Browne, Mrs. Frank (Lesley) Jereb and Kelly Wharton, all of Rock Springs; two brothers, Alfred William Wharton and Tommy Wharton; two sisters, Mary Noble and Esther Dudley, all of England; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Wharton was preceded in death by two brothers, Cuthbert and Donald. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 HELEN MULLEN Services for Helen Mullen, 83, of 1451 Sublette Circle, Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, July 12 a the First Congregational Church. Rev. Roy Miller officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Bob Layos, Bob Costantino, Richard Warren, Mark Warren, Ignatz Mlinar and John Kettle served as pallbearers. Mrs. Mullen died Monday, July 9 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Mrs. Mullen was born at Rock Springs, Dec. 11, 1900, the daughter of the late John H. and Margaret Alexander Noble. She attended school in Rock Springs and was married to James Taylor Mullen at Montpelier, Idaho, on Sept. 5, 1921. She had been a resident of Rock Springs and Superior her entire life. Mrs. Mullen is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Joyce and Don Warren of Rock Springs; a daughter-in-law, Sylvia Mullen of Rock Springs and a sister-in-law, Frances Noble of Rock Springs; seven grandchildren, Mary Ann Layos, Becky Costantino, George and Jack Mullen, Dawn Marie Warren and Richard and Mark Warren, all of Rock Springs, and Faith Mullen of Washington, D.C. and five great-grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James, who died on Oct. 12, 1935, two sons, Jack and James, four brothers, Murray, Alexander, George and William Noble and three sisters, Margaret Noble, Jessie Powell and Alice Gornick. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 14, 1984 LEE NEBEKER OREM, Utah—Services for Lee Shuller Nebeker of Payson, Utah were conducted Friday, July 15 at the 28th Ward LDS Church in Orem. Burial was in Orem. Mr. Nebeker died Monday, July 9. Mr. Nebeker was born and raised in Payson and also lived in Conner Basin. He graduated from the University of Utah and was an attorney in Green River for 32 years. He was the Green River city attorney and was also a member of the Green River School Board and chairman of the Sweetwater County Courthouse Construction Committee. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church and served as a bishop of the Green River First Ward for six years. He was also a counselor in the Lyman Stake Presidency for 16 years. Mr. Nebeker was also a member of the Orem 48th Ward High Council. Survivors include his wife, Melba of Orem; two daughters, Roslyn Kirk of Salt Lake City and Ruthann Spencer of Mission Viejo, Calif.; one brother, Robert Nebeker of Idaho Falls, Idaho and 15 grandchildren as well as one great-grandchild. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 1984 RODERICK DICKENSON KIRKSVILLE, Mo.—Services for Roderick E. Dickenson, 54, of Woodland Village, Kirksville were conducted in Kirksville. Burial was in Kirksville. Dickenson died Monday, July 16 east of Rock Springs on I-80 in an automobile accident. He was born in Iowa Nov. 12, 1929, the son of the late Wilfred and Viola Davis Dickenson. He attended schools in Kirksville and was a graduate of high school there. He married the former Jacqueline Florence Rathbun in Kirksville in 1958. She preceded him in death. Survivors include four sons, Glenn and Allan of Kirksville, David of Oklahoma City and Gary of Fort Knox, two daughter, Debbie of Oklahoma City and Donna of Kirksville; two brothers, John of Cannelton, Ind., and Glenn of Owensville, Ind., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Dickenson was preceded in death by two brothers, Waldo and Wilfred and two sisters, Veneda and a baby who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 1984 BERNIE GROVE Services for Bernard “Barnie” Grove, 76, of 1232 North Street, Reliance were conducted Friday, July 20 at the LDS Church on Edgar Street. Bishop Arthur Shassetz officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Grove died Tuesday, July 17 at his home following a three year illness. He was born in Brewer, Okla. on Dec. 30, 1907, the son of the late John B. and Hannah Beck Grove. He attended school in Oklahoma and married the former Fae Bell in Coalville, Utah on May 15, 1939. Their marriage was later solemnized in the L.D.S. Temple in 1953 in Salt Lake City. Mr. Gove was a retired mechanic and worked for Benion Ford Motor Co. in Rock Springs. Mr. Grove was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie No. 151. Survivors include his wife Fae of Reliance; one son, Melvin Grove of Miami; one foster daughter, Marsha Chester of Hawaii; one brother, John B. Grove of Evanston; four sisters, Pearl Lewis and Odessa Williams, both of McAlester, Okla., Letha Husak of Boise, Idaho and Naomi Keaton of Rawlins, two grandchildren, Linda and Jackly, Miami, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Grove was preceded in death by three brothers, Roy, Homer and George and one sister, Vicey. Pallbearers were Jim Springsteel, John W. Taylor, Clifford Renz, V.O. Bridgewater and Emilio Georgis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 1984 GROW WALKER LYMAN—Services for Grow John Walker, 70, of Lyman were conducted Saturday, July 14 in the Lyman Stake Center in Urie. Burial was in the Lyman Cemetery. Walker died Thursday, July 12 in Lyman. He was born Jan. 20, 1914 in Lyman to Levi Orsen and Amelia Jane Grow Walker. He married Nedra Louise Blackner on Jun 21, 1934, in the Salt Lake City L.D.S. Temple and they were later divorced. He worked in law enforcement for many years and later as a carpenter. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church. He is survived by two sons, Clark Walker of Reno, Nev., and Quinn walker of Simi, Calif.; four daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Louise) Rees, Simi, Calif., Mrs. Galen (Wyoma) Christian, Salt Lake City, Mrs. Terry (Marcia) Shelton, Lyman; and Mrs. Mark (Mayla) Marsing, Cheyenne; 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a stepmother, Mrs. Katie Walker of Lyman; seven brothers, Sylvan Walker of Granger, Claude Walker of Robertson, Clem walker of Soda Springs, Grant Walker of Lyman, Dwight Walker of Lyman, Clinton Walker of Lyman, and Darrell Walker of Evanston; five sisters, Mrs. Myron (Joan) Stringer of Mountain View, Mrs. Myrle Reese of Mountain View, Mrs. Jay (Theo) Larson of Magna, Utah, Mrs. Louis (Ariel) Podbevsek of Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Mrs. La Ray (Mathel) Anderson of Walkes, Utah; one half-brother, Guild Walker of Burbank, Calif. and one half-sister, Mrs. Bill (Lorna) Maxwell of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 1984 HUGO MAGNETTI Services for Hugo Magnetti, 68, of 1410 Lincoln Avenue, Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, July 18 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. James O’Brien officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park with military graveside services conducted by the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24. Aldo Profaizer, Tom Broseghini, Robert Zancanella, Herman Rauzi, Serafino Rauzi and Paul Reuter served as pallbearers. Magnetti died Saturday, July 14 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a brief illness. He was born in West Mineral, Kan. on May 11, 1916, the son of the late Felix and Margaret Calza Magnetti. He attended schools in Cherokee, and was a graduate of high school there. Mr. Magnetti was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was wounded in action during the Battle of the Bulge. He married the former Edith Broseghini in Rock Springs Oct. 1, 1950. Mr. Magentti was a retired shuttle car operator having worked for the F.M.C. Corporation. He was a member of the St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the United Steel Workers of America. Survivors include his wife, Edith; one son, Michael; two daughters, Diana and Carol, all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. E.E. (Kathryn) Wannous of Fla., and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 1984 LOUIS PHILLIPS CHULAVISTA, Calif.—Services for Louis C. Phillips, 74, of Chulavista were conducted in Chulavista. Cremation was in California. Phillips died Wednesday, July 11 in Chulavista. Phillips was married in 1934 to Ida Rosatti in Rock Springs before moving to Cheyenne, where he was born and raised, to become the editor of the Eagle newspaper. Phillips worked as the news editor at the Daily Rocket-Miner from 9132-34. He also was the first editor of the Sunday Miner which published its first edition on Pearl Harbor Day. He and his wife Ida traveled widely in Europe after the sojourn in Cheyenne. They also lived in Guatemala for two years and in Tokyo for eight years while Phillips worked for the publication “Stars and Stripes.” After the tour in Japan, the Phillips’ moved to Albuquerque, N.M. and then to California, where Phillips ran a bookstore until his death. He is survived by his wife Ida; one sister, Winifred of Oregon; and a brother, Paul of California. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 1984 RUDY GUNTER KEMMERER—Services for Rudy Gunter, 76, of Kemmerer were conducted Saturday, July 14 at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Diamondville. Burial was in Diamondville. Gunter died Tuesday, July 10 at the Evanston hospital. He was a coal miner and a rancher. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 1984 KEITH FEILD EVANSTON—Services for Keith Alma Field, 66, of Peoa, Utah were conducted Monday, July 16 at the Peoa Ward Chapel. Burial was in the Peoa Cemetery. Field died Friday, July 13 at his home. He was born Oct. 29, 1917 in Lyman to Ruben Thomas and Esther Elmina Jensen Field. He married True Roundy on Oct. 5, 1944 in Peoa. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake City L.D.S. Temple. He graduated from Rock Springs High School and moved to Peoa, where he ranched. He lived in Lyman and Evanston before moving to Rock Springs. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church. He served a mission to South Dakota in Rapid City in 1983-1984. He is survived by his wife of Peoa; two sons, John Roundy Field of Peoa and Lewis Keith Field and his wife Veronica of Elk Ridge, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Ken (Hannah Ann) Braithwaite of Idaho Falls, Idaho and Mrs. Paul (Verna Joyce) Buhler of Vernal, Utah; 11 grandchildren; his mother of Bountiful, Utah, three brothers, Fay Field of Key West, Fla., Allen Field of Santa Maria, Calif., and Russell Field of Traverse City, Mich. and one sister, Alene of Salt Lake City. He was preceded in death by his son Richard Sept. 23, 1966. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 21, 1984 MARIA RIZZI DENVER—Services for Maria Franch Rizzi of Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, July 19 at the Fairmont Chapel in Denver. Burial was in the Fairmont Mausoleum. Rizzi died Monday, July 16 in the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver following a brief illness. Mrs. Rizzi, a long-time resident of Rock Springs and Superior is survived by her husband Gaetano of Rock Springs; one son William of Westminster, Colo.; one daughter, Alice Rizzi of Denver; four grandchildren of Westminster; two brothers, Domenico and Massimo Franch of Trento, Italy and several nieces, nephews and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 1984 MARIA FRANCH RIZZI DENVER—Services for Maria Franch Rizzi, 81, of 621 Ludvig, Rock Springs, were conducted Friday, July 20, at Fairmount Chapel in Denver. Entombment was in Fairmount Mausoleum in Denver. Mrs. Rizzi, a long time resident of Rock Springs and Superior, died Monday, July 16, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver after a brief illness. She was born in Comanesti, Romania, Jan. 27, 1903, the daughter of Massimo and Carolina Castich Franch. She attended schools in Taxenbach, Austria and Rovereto, Italy. She completed a commercial school education. Mrs. Rizzi married Gaetano Rizzi in Cloz, Italy on October 22, 1930. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Gaetano of Rock Springs; one daughter, Alice of Denver; one son, William and a daughter-in-law, Ann, of Westminster, Colo.; two brothers, Domenico and Massimo Franch of Trenton, Italy; four grandchildren, Richard, Randall, Debra and Deanna Rizzi of Westminster, Colo.; sisters-in-law, Sofia Franch, Virginia Franch and Silvanna Franch of Trento, Italy; Maria Rizzi, Stockton, Calif., and Tulia Rizzi of Toronto, Canada. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Leopoldo Franch. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 1984 DALLAS SHERBET HUFFMAN IDABEL, Okla.—Services for Dallas Sherbet Huffman, 20, of Casper were conducted this week in Idabel. Burial was in Idabel. Huffman died Tuesday, July 24 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a one-car accident. He was born July 6, 1964 and was employed in sales at the Bond Co. Department Store in Casper. He was born in El Monte, Calif. Survivors include his mother and father, Galen and Mary Lou Huffman of Idabel, Okla.; one brother, Dean of Idabel; one half-sister, Robin Buckley of Long Beach, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 1984 JOHN HAVRILO SAN DIEGO—Services for John Havrilo, former Rock Springs resident, of San Diego, were conducted Thursday, July 12 in the El Camino Mortuary Chapel in San Diego. Dr. George L. Davis officiated. Burial was in the El Camino Memorial Park. Havrilo died Sunday, July 8 in San Diego. He was born on Nov. 4, 1916. Havrilo worked in area mines in Reliance and Stansbury. He and his family moved to San Diego in 1951. He is survived by his wife, the former La Verne Robertson of Rock Springs; three children, Ardean Bennett of Ventura, Calif., Anita Wood of San Diego and Robert Havrilo of San Marcos, Calif.; two grandsons, Mike and Scott Thomas of Ventura; three brothers, Steve Havrilo of Salt Lake City, Andy Havrilo of Rock Springs and Mike Havrilo of Fontana, Calif.; three sisters, Helen Stefoin of Rock Springs, Elizabeth McCrann of Rock Springs and Marveen Williams of Henrietta, Okla. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 1984 JOHN FREEMAN LeFAIVRE Services for John Freeman LeFaivre, 20, of 915 Wilkes Drive, Green River were conducted Tuesday, July 17 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Father James J. O’Brien officiated. Burial was in the Rock Springs Cemetery. Frank Subic, Don Doroha, Tim Griffiths, John Griffiths, Bobby Harris, Pat Burns, Jim Knutson and Mark LeFaivre served as pallbearers. George Lightner, Rudy Unguren, Joe Melinkovich Jr., Paul Reuter, Kim Lewis and Mike Garcia served as honorary pallbearers. LeFaivre died Saturday, July 14 in an early morning pickup accident in Rock Springs. LeFaivre was born March 3, 1964, a son of Robert Charles and Patricia Huntley LeFaivre. He lived his entire life in Green River, where he attended the local schools and graduated from Green River High School in 1982. He lettered four years in swimming and band and received first place in state high school sculpting competition. He had worked for Huntley Construction in Rock Springs. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He is survived by his father of Rock Springs, his mother of Green River; a brother, R. Mark LeFaivre and two sisters, Mrs. Jim (Julie) Knutson and Jeanne LeFaivre, all of Green River. Also surviving is his grandmother, Madeline “Lena” Huntley, Rock Springs and a niece, Lexie Knutson, Green River. He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Freeman Huntley and a grandmother, Katharine LeFaivre. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 1984 MIKE BENTLEY Services for Mike Bentley, 27, of 5020 Springs Dr., Space 52, Rock Springs were conducted Friday, July 27 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Cremation was at the Anker Lucier Crematorium in Willits, Calif. Bentley died Monday, July 23 at the Coast Hospital in Fort Bragg, Calif. of a sudden illness. A resident of Rock Springs for the past 10 years, Mr. Bentley was born in Chicago, Ill. on Aug. 3, 1956, the son of Gerald Richard and Kathleen Bobruk Bentley. He attended schools in Yorkville, Ill., and married the former Teresa Ann Snyder at the First Congregational Church in Rock Springs on Feb. 25, 1978. Mr. Bentley was employed at the Pacific Power and Light Company Jim Bridger Plant as an Assistant Auxiliary Operator. Survivors include his father, Gerald of Kalispell, Mont.; his mother, Kathleen Oehring of Wichita, Kan.; his wife, Teresa of Rock Springs; one son, Michael Jeremy Bentley Jr., of Rock Springs; two brothers, James of Wichita, Kans and John of Winfield, Kans.; one sister, Linda Biro of Aurora, Ill. and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jul 28, 1984 HELEN LLOYD DURAN MONTPELIER, Idaho—Services for Helen Lloyd Duran, 44, of Montpelier were conducted Tuesday, July 24 at the Matthews Mortuary Chapel in Montpelier. Burial was in the Montpelier Cemetery. Mrs. Duran died Friday, July 20 in Caribou Memorial Hospital following a short illness. She was born march 19, 1940 at Montpelier to Lee and Vilda Mumford Lloyd. She married Ambrose Duran Sept. 9, 1960, at Alton, Idaho. She attended schools in Montpelier and was employed at the Burgoyne Café. Following her marriage, the couple lived in Cokeville and Rock Springs. She moved back to Montpelier in 1983 and was employed at the Bear Lake Memorial Hospital in Montpelier at the time of her death. Her hobby was crocheting. She is survived by her husband of Cokeville; two sons, Lloyd Ambrose and Michael Lee, both of Cokeville; one daughter, Delores of Montpelier; her parents of Montpelier and three sisters, Mrs. Larry (Doris) Bentsen of Montpelier, Mrs. Joe (Jill) Duran of Brigham City, Utah, and Mrs. Walter (JoAnn) Rhodes of Soda Springs, Idaho. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 1984 THOMAS JACK EDWARDS Services for Thomas Jack Edwards, 23, of 355 Crossbow, Green River were conducted Thursday, Aug. 2 at the Green River LDS Stake Center. Bishop D. Allen Baker officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Edwards died Monday, July 30 of injuries sustained in an auto accident south of Green River. He was born August 22, 1960 in Rock Springs, the second son of Jack and Thelma Overy Edwards. He lived and was educated in Green River and graduated from Green River High School in 1978, where he lettered in swimming and football. He entered the U.S. Navy in September of 1978 and was discharged in August of 1982, his home base being Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church. He is survived by his parents of Green River; two brothers, Stephen W. Edwards and Keith R. Edwards and a sister, Penny Renae Edwards, all of Green River. He is also survived by his grandfather, William C. Overy of Green River and a niece, Nicholle Edwards of Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 1984 DIAMANTA NICKOLAS Services for Diamata Nickolas, 86, of 120 M Street, Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, July 31 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Tom Manatos, Mike M. Gaviotis, Joseph Gaviotis, George Legaros, George Varras and Milan Pryich served as pallbearers. John Spanos, Ted Vassos and George Harikopis served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Nickolas died Friday, July 27 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a three month illness. A Rock Springs resident since 1921, she was born March 8, 1898 at Crete, Greece. She attended school in Crete and came to the U.S. in 1921. She married the late Louis S. Nickolas in Rock Springs April 10, 1921. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Jack (Clara) Legaros of Salt Lake City, three sons, Spiro of Denver, Peter of Livermore, Calif. and Harry of Rock Springs; two sisters, Elpida and Paraski, both residing at Crete, Greece; two grandchildren, George Legaros of Salt Lake City and Mrs. Mike (Dea) Worthen of Las Vegas, Nev. and two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 1984 ANNA KUDAR Services for Anna Kudar, 76, former long time Rock Springs resident, were conducted Friday, Aug. 3 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Charles Bartek, retired pastor of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Curley Valdez, Joe Lison, Joe Motto, Jr., Joe J. Lison, Paul Anselmi, Antone Amizich and John Motto served as pallbearers. Mrs. Kudar died Sunday, July 29 at a Basin hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born at Frontier, Feb. 1, 1908, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Hirchak Motto. She attended school at Frontier and Dines and married the late Leopold Kudar in Rock Springs in 1930. Survivors include a son, Leo, of Texas and three grandsons, Danny of Boise, Idaho, Todd of Greeley, Colo., and David of Texas; her sisters-in-law, Mrs. Joseph (Lila) Motto of Rock Springs, Mrs. Mike (Gertrude) Motto of Aurora, Colo., and Mrs. John (Bertha) Motto of Price, Utah and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and three daughters and one son. She was a member of SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 1984 KATHRYN JEAN LEWIS POCATELLO, Idaho—Memorial services for Kathryn Jean Lewis, 37, were held Thursday, July 26, 1984 in Pocatello. Mrs. Lewis died July 21, 1984 in the University Hospital in Minneapolis. She was born Jan. 18, 1947 in Rock Springs. She married Steve Lewis, April 29, 1977. Survivors include her husband, Steve; one daughter, Christy; her parents, Alice MacGregor of Marshall, Mo., and Ronald (Scotty) MacGregor of Pocatello; a sister, Sandy of Normal, Ill.; her stepmother, Virginia MacGregor of Pocatello; one stepsister, Mary Ann of Pocatello and two stepbrothers, Fred Bailey of Pocatello and Lamond Bailey of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 1984 MICKEY NICHOLAS POPP Services for Mickey Nicholas Popp, 73, of 3944 South 4th East in Salt Lake City, Utah were conducted Saturday, July 28 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. James O’Brien officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Michael J. Popp, Warren Hoover, Scot Hoover, Larry Keller, John Popp and Peter Vase served as pallbearers. Mr. Popp died Wednesday, July 25 at the Doxy Hatch Medical Center following a five-year illness. He was born in Rock Springs Sept. 10, 1910, the son of the late George and Barbra Dancko Popp. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Popp was a retired butcher, having worked for the Pacific Meat Market in Rock Springs. Survivors include four brothers, Mike Popp of Rock Springs, George Popp Jr. of Anaheim, Calif., John Popp of Salt Lake City and Joe Popp of Portland, Ore., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Popp was preceded in death by two brothers, Steve and Gabriel, and three sisters, Beatrice Popp, Mary Lawless and Elizabeth Lelis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 1984 SAMUEL A. TRUJILLO SANTA FE, N.M.—Services for Samuel A. Trujillo, 55, of Rock Springs were conducted this week in Santa Fe. Burial was in Santa Fe also. Trujillo died Friday, July 27 during a shooting incident at the OK Bar in Rock Springs. Trujillo was born in Augela, N.M., Aug. 26, 1928, the son of Apolonio and Adalina Garcia Trujillo. He attended schools in Mora, N.M., and was employed as a sheepherder for the Thompson Sheep Company. Trujillo was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include his mother of Santa Fe, N.M.; a daughter, Dornella of Boise, Idaho; a son, Anthony Romero, Rawlins; six brothers, Paul of Ogden, Utah, Andrew of Palm Springs, Calif., Louis, Joe, Apolonio and LeRoy, all of Santa Fe. Survivors also include four sisters, Asalina of Sioux City, Iowa, Clara of Rodeo, Calif., Dalia of Santa Fe and Martina of Denver; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 4, 1984 MARY E. TAYLOR DENVER—Services for Mary E. Taylor, 56, of Denver were conducted this week in Denver. Burial was also in Denver. Mrs. Taylor died Saturday, July 25 in Denver following a lingering illness. She lived in Rock Springs from 1963 to 1964 and moved to Denver with her family in 1965. She was raised in Denver and went to school there. She is survived by a sister, Evelyn Spence of Rock Springs; a nephew, Steve Spence and his family of Rock Springs; a niece, Linda Walker and her daughter, Tammy; and from Denver, daughters Suzanne Shafar and Sherry Delgado and sons, Kimberly, Kevin and Kent Taylor. Mrs. Taylor has five grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 11, 1984 ALVA V. SMITH ROCK SPRINGS-- Services for Alva V. Smith, 78, of 1213 11th St., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 8 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Leon Klimczyk officiated. Burial was in the Sky Lawn Cemetery in San Mateo, Calif. Smith died Monday, Aug. 6 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after being ill for several months. He was born in Evansville, Ind., on Feb 14, 1906, the son of the late William and Katie Groshart Smith. He attended schools in Evansville and enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1923. Mr. Smith was a survivor of the bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II and was discharged in 1945. He married the former Elizabeth Frances Walker at the Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in San Francisco Feb. 8, 1928. She preceded him in death Dec. 25, 1971. Mr. Smith was a member of the Roman Catholic Church, F.O. Eagles Aerie No. 151, the American Legion Post 82 of San Mateo, Calif., and Branch Number 101 of the Fleet Reserve Association. Survivors include one sister-in-law Mrs. Mary Walker of Rock Springs and several nieces, great nieces, nephews and great nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, Mr. Smith was preceded in death by several brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 11, 1984 ERICA RENAE FERGUSON EVANSTON-- Services for Erica Renae Ferguson, 2, of Evanston were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 7 in the Evanston City Cemetery. Bishop Van Johnson officiated. Burial was in the Evanston City Cemetery. Erica died Saturday, Aug. 4 in Evanston. She was born June 1, 1982 in Rawlins to Kent Lee and Rebecca Ann Hagerman Ferguson. She is survived by her parents of Evanston, Rebecca Ann Ferguson and Alan Leslie Smith; a sister, Jessica Marie Smith of Evanston; grandparents, Utahna and Randy Wilcox of Rawlins; Mrs. And Mrs. Maurice Ferguson of Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Smith of Evanston; Rusty Owens of Pueblo, Colo.; and great-grandmother Utahna E. Yrondo of Evanston. She was preceded in death by her father, Kent Lee Ferguson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 11, 1984 OLA SCOTT ROCK SPRINGS-- Services for Ola Scott, 91, of 1115 1/2 McCabe St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Aug. 6 at the LDS Church on Edgar Street. Bishop Steven Paulsen officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Scott died Wednesday, Aug. 1 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a three-day illness. She was born in Indianola, Neb. On July 9, 1893, the daughter of the late John and Rachael Evans. She attended schools in Nebraska and married Raymond Earl Scott in Nebraska in 1912. Mrs. Scott was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include one son, Earl Vernon Scott of Murray, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Peter (Manetta) Tonge of Salt Lake City and Mrs. George (Grace) Field of Rock Springs; 16 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and one niece. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Scott was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1968, one daughter, five sons and several brothers and sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 14, 1984 Thomas Thompson Dies Monday SALT LAKE CITY-- Thomas Thompson, 86, of Salt Lake City died Aug. 13, 1984. He was born April 23, 1898 in Onstead, Denmark, a son of James and ELizabeth Danielson Thompson. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. Survivors include three sisters, Ann Webster of Rock Springs, Kris Ashlock, of Salt Lake City, and Clara Foster of St. George, Utah; two nephews and one niece. Graveside services are scheduled Thursday, Aug. 16 at noon at the Rock Springs Cemetery. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 14, 1984 WILLIAM ROBERT WILSON ROCK SPRINGS-- William Robert "Bill" Wilson, 22, of 1180 Palisades Court in Rock Springs was found dead in his home at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, August 11, 1984. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Wilson was the victim of an apparent self-induced drug overdose. An autopsy was performed to determine the exact cause of death. The findings are pending until the toxicology reports are completed. Wilson had been despondent and left a note, according to Vase. He was born in Oakland, Calif., March 8, 1962, the son of James William and Jacqueline Brackney Wilson. He came to Rock Springs with his family in 1966 and attended schools here. Survivors include his parents; one son, Thomas Robert of Rock Springs; one brother, Kevin Dale Wilson; three sisters, Shirlee Lawrence, Karen Singleton and Roxanne Broyles all of Rock Springs; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Esther Frey of Detroit and several aunts, uncles, cousins and two nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mr. John Crandall of the Church of Christ will officiate. Interment will be in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel, 154 Elk Street, all day Tuesday and Tuesday evening until 8 p.m. and Wednesday morning until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 14, 1984 Marilla Caller Dies Saturday MARILLIA CALLER ROCK SPRINGS-- Marilla Caller, 93, of 1328 Liberty Drive in Rock Springs died at 2:42 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, 1984 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County where she was a patient since Aug. 1. A long-time resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Winton, Mrs. Caller had been in ill health the past 3 weeks. She was born in Martienzo, Spain Aug. 5, 1891, the daughter of the late Vincente and Pilar Ortez Martinez. She attended schools in Spain and married Segundo Caller in Matienzo, Spain on March 28, 1916. He preceded her in death Aug. 6, 1930. Mrs. Caller was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include three sons, Joseph and Richard Caller of Rock Springs and Louie Caller of Pinedale; 2 daughters, Mrs. Isabelle Anderson of San Diego and Mrs. Harol (Marian) Neil of Casper; one sister, Anita of Santander, Spain; 7 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Caller was preceded in death by 2 sons who died in infancy, a grandson Ricky Caller, who died in 1975, and 5 sisters and 2 brothers. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14 at the St. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. James O'Brien, C. M. will officiate. A parish rosary was celebrated at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Saint Joseph's Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday morning until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 14, 1984 Lawrence Costantino Dies Sunday ROCK SPRINGS-- Lawrence Costantino, 61, of 310 I Street of Rock Springs died after being admitted to the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County at 8:50 p.m. Sunday, August 12, 1984 following a sudden illness. He was born in Rock Springs Aug. 8, 1923, the son of the late Rocco and Apollonia Varello Costantino. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1941. Costantino married the former Catherine Veronda in Rock Springs, Sept. 1, 1944. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the co-owner and ?????? of the Western Floor Covering Company. Survivors include his wife Catherine of Rock Springs; one daughter, Jean Marie Costantino of Rock Springs; one son and a daughter-in-law, Richard J. and Becky Costantino of Casper; three brothers, Emmo and Quinto both of Rock Springs and Rocco John of Reno, Nev.; two grandsons ?????? and Zackery, both of Casper and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Costantino was preceded in death by two brothers, Pete, who died Jan. 22, 1972 and Aldo, who died Sept. 30, 1982 and one sister, Mrs. Maurice (Mary) M????ini who died June 23, ????. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 16 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. James O'Brien will officiate. A parish rosary will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 15 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in Saint John's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Chapel, 154 Elk Street all day Wednesday and Wednesday evening until 8 p.m. and Thursday until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 14, 1984 James Rudy Dies Friday JAMES EDWARD RUDY GREEN RIVER-- James Edward Rudy, 34, of Green River died Friday Aug. 10, 1984 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs of injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. He was born Aug. 22, 1949 in Burley, Idaho, a son of Ronald James and Lou Hunter Rudy. He married Rose Marie Cordova on Nov. 21, 1969 in Salt Lake City. Rudy was educated in Burley and ??????, Idaho. He moved to Green River in 1968 and worked for FMC. For the past 13 years he has worked as a unit supervisor for the Allied Chemical Co. He was a member of the Green River Archery Club and the LDS Church. He is survived by his wife of Green River; his parents of Kemmerer and four daughters, Mary Lou Rudy, Cora Lynn Rudy, Roxanne Rudy and Ellie Ann Rudy all of Green River; his grandmother, Wanda Fallis of ??????, Idaho; his grandfather, Max Rudy of Salt Lake City; three brothers, Tom Rudy of Mountain View; Erick Rudy and Wade Rudy, both of Kemmerer, three sisters, Mrs. Charles (LouAnn) Clifford of Mountain View, Ronda Rudy and Trina Rudy, both of Kemmerer. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River with Father Robert Lynch conducting. Rosary services were held Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the Smith Funeral Home in Green River. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday morning prior to the services. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 1984 FATHER CHARLES BARTEK PINEDALE-- Services for Father Charles A. Bartek, 64, of Pinedale were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 14 at the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Bishop Joseph Hart officiated. Burial was in the Pinedale Cemetery. The priests of the Diocese of Cheyenne served as pallbearers. Father Bartek died Saturday, Aug. 11 in Pinedale. He was a former pastor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. Father Bartek was born April 10, 1920, the son of Charles J. and Bertha Bartek. He attended St. Vincent's College in Latrobe, Pa., and later transferred to St. Procopius Seminary in Lisle, Ill., where he was ordained in 1945. After his ordination, Father Bartek moved to Wyoming where he began his ministry under the Diocese of Cheyenne. His first assignment was as an assistant pastor at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rawlins. He became the assistant pastor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs in 1952 after serving as the assistant pastor in St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Kemmerer and at the St. Lawrence Mitchell Catholic Church in Laramie. After serving in Rock Springs, Father Bartek received his first parish in 1953, when he became the first pastor of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Pinedale. While serving in Pinedale, he built the building which is presently being used by the church. Father Bartek then went to St. James Catholic Church in Douglas after pasturing at Pinedale for 11 years. He served the church in Douglas from 1964-1966, when he took over pastoral duties at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Rock Springs. He went to the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in 1972 after serving in Rock Springs from 1966-1972. While in Kemmerer, he helped build a new building as he did when he took over the pastorate at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church in Jackson after serving in Kemmerer from 1972-1976. Father Bartek returned in 1979 to Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church and stayed there as pastor until 1983, when he retired after serving 38 years under the Diocese of Wyoming. "He was a real pioneer to this area," said Father Fred Wendel, the present pastor of the Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Pinedale. "He was very much loved and appreciated by all the people here in Pinedale." Survivors include one sister, Frances Jaso of Pittsburgh, three nephews and one niece. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 1984 WILLIAM ROBERT WILSON ROCK SPRINGS-- Services for William Robert "Bill" Wilson, 22, of 1180 Palisades Court, Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 15 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Mr. John Crandall officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Don Bounds, Jerry Uranker, Earl McKenzie, William Uranker, Roy White and Jack James served as pallbearers. Wareen Schreiner, Tom Moore, Jim Corazza, Mike Fritzell, Jake Dale, William Dale and Tracy Madden served as honorary pallbearers. Wilson died Saturday, Aug. 11 at his home of a drug overdose. He was born in Oakland, Calif., March 8, 1962, the sone of James William and Jacqueline Brackney Wilson. He came to Rock Springs with his family in 1966 and attended schools here. Survivors include his parents; one son, Thomas Robert of Rock Springs; one brother, Kevin Dale Wilson, three sisters, Shirlee Lawrence, Karen Singleton and Roxanne Broyles all of Rock Springs; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Esther Frey of Detroit and several aunts, uncles, cousins and two nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 1984 JAMES EDWARD RUDY GREEN RIVER-- Services for James Edward Rudy, 34, of 1735 East Teton Blvd., Green River were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 14 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Robert Lynch officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Rudy died Friday, Aug. 10 of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle motorcycle accident on Wyoming Highway 374. He was born Aug. 22, 1949 in Burley, Idaho, a son of Ronald James and Lou Hunter Rudy. He married Rose Marie Cordova on Nov. 21, 1969 in Salt Lake City. Rudy was educated in Burley and Oakley, Idaho. He moved to Green River in 1968 and worked for F.M.C. For the past 13 years, he has worked as a unit supervisor for the Allied Chemical Co. He was a member of the Green River Archery Club and the LDS Church. He is survived by his wife of Green River; his parents of Kemmerer and four daughters, Mary Lou Rudy, Cora Lynn Rudy, Roxanne Rudy and Ellie Ann Rudy all of Green River; his grandmother, Wanda Fallis of Malad City, Idaho, his grandfather, Max Rudy of Salt Lake City; three brothers, Tom Rudy of Mountain View; Erick Rudy and Wade Rudy, both of Kemmerer, three sisters, Mrs. Charles (LouAnn) Clifford of Mountain View, Ronda Rudy and Trina Rudy, both of Kemmerer. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 1984 LAWRENCE COSTANTINO ROCK SPRINGS-- Services for Lawrence Costantino, 61, of 301 I Street, Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Aug. 16 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. James O'Brien officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph's Cemetery. Denny Costantino, Paul Costantino, John Costantino, Brent Costantino, Stanley Costantino and Dick DeBernardi served as pallbearers. Costantino died Sunday, Aug. 12 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetawter County following a sudden illness. He was born in Rock Springs Aug. 8, 1923, the son of the late Rocco and Apollonia Varello Costantino. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1941. Costantino married the former Catherine Veronda in Rock Springs, Sept. 1, 1944. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the co-owner and operator of the Western Floor Covering Company. Survivors include his wife Catherine of Rock Springs; one daughter, Jean Marie Costantino of Rock Springs; one son and daughter-in-law, Richard J. and Becky Costantino of Casper; three brothers, Emilio and Quinto, both of Rock Springs and Rocco John of Reno, Nev.; two grandsons Nicholas and Zackery, both of Casper; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents Costantino was preceded in death by two brothers, Pete, who died Jan. 22, 1972 and Aldo, who died Sept. 30, 1982 and one sister, Mrs. Maurice (Mary) Messersmith who died June 23, 1982. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 1984 RUSSELL L. PARR ROCK SPRINGS-- Services for Russell Lawrence Parr Sr., 39, of 940 Truman Street, Rock Springs were conducted Friday Aug. 17 at the First Congregational Church. Rev. David L. Wade officiated. Interment was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Parr died Monday, Aug. 13 at his home of a gunshot wound. He was born in Rock Springs Nov. 16, 1944, the son of Lawrence G. and Vivian LaSalle Parr. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1963. He married the former Monetta Daniels in Reno, Nev. Dec. 25, 1965. Parr was a U. S. Army Veteran of Vietnam and a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include his wife Monetta, two sons, Russell and Michael, all of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Parr was preceded in death by his mother, who died in April of 1968, and one daughter, Cynthia Lynn, who died in July of 1966. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 1984 LELAND MOSS LAS VEGAS-- Services for Leland M. Moss, Rock Springs, were conducted at the Davis Paradise Valley Mortuary in Las Vegas, Nev. Cremation was at the Davis Paradise Valley Mortuary. Leland died Saturday, Aug. 11 in Las Vegas. He was the son of the late Lena and Hirum Moss of Rock Springs. Mr. Moss worked in the coal mines in Winton and later moved to Las Vegas, where he lived for 38 years. He also worked as a bartender and was an Indian jewelry and leather artist. He is survived by two children, a daughter Lydia Bennett and a son, William (Bud) Bennett of Rock Springs; a brother, Lawrence Moss of Rock Springs and a sister, Fern Toth of Pinedale. Preceding him in death were two sons, Leland Moss Bennett and Johnathan (Buddy) Moss. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 18, 1984 MARILLA CALLER ROCK SPRINGS-- Services for Marilla Caller, 93, of 1328 Liberty Drive, Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, Aug. 14 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. James O'Brien officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph's Cemetery. Frank Job, Harold Caller, Joey Caller, Larry Caller, Frankie Job and Tony Budak served as pallbearers. Mrs. Caller died Saturday, Aug. 11 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following in three week illness. She was born in Martienzo, Spain Aug. 5, 1891, the daughter of the late Vincente and Pilar Ortez Martinez. She attended schools in Spain and married Segundo Caller in Matienzo, Spain on March 28, 1916. He preceded her in death Aug. 6, 1930. Mrs. Caller was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include three sons, Joseph and Richard Caller of Rock Springs and Louie Caller of Pinedale; 2 daughters, Mrs. Isabelle Anderson of San Diego and Mrs. Harol (Marian) Neil of Casper; one sister, Anita of Santander, Spain; 7 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Caller was preceded in death by 2 sons who died in infancy, a grandson Ricky Caller, who died in 1975, and 5 sisters and 2 brothers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 25, 1984 JACK UNGER Services for Jack Thomas Unger, 37, of 5020 Springs Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Tuesday, Aug.2 1 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Kerry Groce of Green River officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mark Urrutia, Moses Urrutia, Victor Callagero, Pat Kish, David Urrutia and Ron McCormick served as pallbearers. Ross McWilliams, Rob Undem, Mark Undem, Bill McGarvey, John Harlow and Frank Unger served as honorary pallbearers. Unger died Thursday, Aug. 16 in a motorcycle accident east of Farson. He was born at Casper Nov. 13, 1946, the son of the late Lewis and Dorothy Bennett Unger. He attended schools at Casper and Thermopolis. He married the form Lucy Adela Urrutia at Missoula, Mont., Sept. 12, 1969. Unger was employed as a miner-operator at Stauffer Chemical at the time of his death. He lived in Rock Springs for the past 18 years. Survivors in addition to his wife include a son, Jack Jr.; and two daughters, Christina and Sallyene, all of Rock Springs; four brothers, Frank, Mike, James and Tommy, all of Englewood, Colo.; a sister, Beverly Masey of Boise, Idaho; several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 25, 1984 BILLY EUGENE ROBERTSON KANSAS CITY—Services for Billy Eugene Robertson, 53, of 429 East First St., Hutchinson, Kan were conducted at the Porter & Son Funeral Home in Kansas City. Burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Kansas City. Robertson died Monday, Aug. 20 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following injuries sustained in an industrial accident. He was born Oct. 26, 1930 in McEwen, Tenn., and was employed as a pipe foreman for the Industrial Company of Steamboat Springs, Colo. His body was returned to the Porter & Son Funeral Home in Kansas City, Kan., for services. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Kansas City. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 25, 1984 THOMAS EDWARD CAMPBELL Services for Thomas Edward Campbell, 19 Elk St., Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Aug. 24 at the Vase Funeral Home. Rev. Dvid Wade officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Marvin Lubovich, Bill Longcore, Willis Meeks, Roy Reed, Ralph Burns and George Field served as pallbearers. Mel Silvers and Leo Delbridge served as honorary pallbearers. Campbell died Monday, Aug. 20 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. A long time Rock Springs resident, he was born at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Dec. 5, 1907, the son of the late Alonzo and Rosa Junior Campbell. He was a retired carpenter and a veteran of World War II having served with the United States Army. He has no known survivors. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 25, 1984 WAYNE BARKER Services for Wayne Oliver Barker, 39, of 2019 Yellowstone Road, Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Aug. 20 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. Philip Doughtery, S.J. officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Dave Hughes, Larry Cackler, Travis Fenn, Dan Schroeder, Jim Tomor and Gary Elmore served as pallbearers. Oliver died Wednesday, Aug. 15 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born May 22, 1945 at Pittsburg, Kan., the son of the late Earl Barker and Maggie Milburn Barker Vilmer of Girard, Kan. He graduated from high school at Frontenac, Kan. and attended Pittsburg Kansas State College. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 12 A.F. & A.M. of Rock Springs. A rock Springs resident for the past 11 years, he was employed as a pipefitter for Mountain West Construction Co. He was married to Amabel “Mae” Gonzales in Miami, Okla. on May 21, 1976. Survivors include his wife, Amabel “Mae” Barker of Rock Springs, four sons, Jonathan Olivas and Tracy Barker, both of Rock Springs and Troy and Todd Barker of Pittsburg, his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Vilmer of Girard; his stepmother, Madeline Barker of Albany, La., a sister, Mrs. Stan (Sonja) Schindler of Tucson, Ariz.; a stepbrother, Bill Vilmer of Sarcoxie, Mo., and three stepsisters, Phyllis of Arcade, Kan., Arlene of Albany and Glennis of Sarcoxie, Mo., several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 25, 1984 EDITH MAE WHITE Services for Edith Mae White, 78, of 1048 Harrison Street, Apt. B, Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Aug. 24 in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Mrs. White died Wednesday, Aug. 22 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a brief illness. She was born April 27, 1906 in Decatur, Ill., the daughter of the late Harry and Minnie Miller Hunt. She attended school at Decatur and was married to David Roy White in Decatur June 1, 1927. He preceded her in death. A Rock Springs resident since 1979, she was a member of the Grace Methodist Church in Decatur. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Richard (Judith) Dunbar of Rock Springs; a son, Harry White of Palatine, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Mildred) Ott of Decatur; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Aug 25, 1984 BERTHA FRANCES WITKA Services for Bertha Frances Witka, 87, of 617 Dewar Drive, Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Aug. 23 at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. John Johansen officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mario Temperini, Al Rainville, Tony DeBernardi, Bill Olah, Charles Zancanella and Dick Wright served as pallbearers. Mrs. Witka died Sunday, Aug. 19 at her home. Mrs. Witka was born at Pori, Finland, July 20, 1897, the daughter of the late Anton and Amanda Frances Wallenius Savo. She came to the United States with her parents in 1903 and attended school at Ironwood, Mich. She married Eino Husa who was fatally injured in a mine accident. Later, she married Emil L. Witka at Denver July 30, 1930. He preceded her in death May 22, 1965. She had lived in Rock Springs since 1923 and was a retired business woman as well as an artist. She was founder of the Rock Springs Gem and Mineral Society. Mrs. Witka was a member of the Art Guild and had taken part in five state art shows as well as the Dubois Art Show. Mrs. Witka also taught art to area students. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include two daughters, Carmen Megeath of Salt Lake City and Shirley Endell of Tacoma, Wash.; a sister, Ina DeBernardi of Rock Springs; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands and a brother and sister who died in infancy. --- Vase Funeral Home, Aug 25, 1984 BINGHAM L. BROWN Bingham L. Brown, 84, of 1003 1/2 8th Street, was found dead at his home Saturday morning by his landlord. He had not been seen for several days. According to Sweetwater County Coroner Michael S. Vase, Mr. Brown died of natural causes sometime Wednesday. He was born at Edgar, Nebraska March 14, 1900, the son of the late Marquis Lafayette and Leoa C. Taylor Brown. A longtime Rock Springs resident he has no known survivors. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Reverend Roy A. Miller of the First United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the mortuary chapel, 154 Elk Street, Friday morning and afternoon until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 1984 FRANK MARTIN DOLINAR Services for Frank Martin Dolinar, 84, of 302 N St., Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Aug. 31 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. Aloysius Potochnik officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Dolinar died Tuesday, Aug. 28 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a week-long illness. He was born Oct. 4, 1899 at Sutna, Skofja Loka, Yugoslavia and came to the U.S. at the age of 13. He had resided in Rock Springs since that time. Mr. Dolinar was a veteran of World War II and served with the U.S. Army. He was a retired bartender and was am ember of the American Legion Archie Hay Post No. 24, the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151, the S.N.P.J. Lodge No. 10 and SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church. He is survived by his cousin Louise Leskovec of Rock Springs. His parents preceded him in death. Pallbearers for Frank Dolinar were Barton Grosso, Max Lebar, Jack Doak, Philip Zaversnik, Clarence Daniels and Val Kalan. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 1984 BECKY ANN MITCHELL SALT LAKE CITY—Services for Becky Ann Mitchell, newborn daughter of Bradley M. and Kimberly Gaye Norton Mitchell of Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Larkins Sunset Gardens. Burial was in the Larkins Sunset Gardens. Becky Ann died Monday, Aug. 20 in Rock Springs. She was born Aug. 20 in Rock Springs. Survivors include her parents of Rock Springs, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mitchell of Kearns, Utah, Keith Norton of Granger, Utah and Mr. and Mrs. Deloy Wyman of Magna, Utah, and great-grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Norton of Circleville, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 1984 RAUL GARCIA DENVER—Services for Raul Garcia, 49, of 7310 Bryant St., Westminster, Colo., were conducted Monday, Aug. 13 at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Denver. Rev. Patrick M. Valdez officiated. Burial was at Fort Logan Cemetery in Denver. Garcia died Thursday, Aug. 9 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver following a short illness. Pallbearers were Michael Garcia, Joe Garcia, Tony Portugal, Manuel Portugal, Joe Martinez and Ronnie Cropper. Garcia was born March 23, 1935 in Longmont, Colo. He was employed by Goldberg Bros. of Denver as a tool and die maker for 10 years. Garcia served in Korea with the U.S. Army, 508th Airborne Division from October of 1951 to October of 1954. Garcia is survived by his wife Etta of Westminster, Colo., and his parents D.G. and Catalina Garcia, who reside in California. Garcia is also survived by his children, Michael Garcia, of Rock Springs, and Daniel Garcia, Cathy Garcia and Laurie Sanchez, all of Denver. Surviving brothers and sisters are Joe Garcia and Tony Portugal, or Morrison, Art Garcia and Mary Montero, of California, and Manuel Portugal and Alice Waltz, of Denver. Garcia’s surviving grandchildren are Mikele Garcia, of Rock Springs, Denise Avddie Sanchez, of Denver, and Teddy Gellejos, also of Denver. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 1984 ANNIE MAE GIBSON Services for Annie Mae Gibson, 59, of 1330 Elk St., Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Vase Funeral Home. Rev. Isaac Brantley officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Frank Dorsey, John Jackson, Grady Jackson, Scott Gibson, Jessie Reed, and Frank Vaughn served as pallbearers. Mrs. Gibson died Tuesday, Aug. 21 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born Aug. 30, 1924 in Cairo, Ill., to the late Moses Brown and Pearl Murray Brown Reed of Rock Springs. A Rock Springs resident for several years, she is survived by her mother Pearl Reed of Rock Springs and nine sons: Amos, Michael, Angelo and Carson, all of Rock Springs, and Maurice, Ray, Wilbert and Milford, all of St. Louis and Lonnie of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six daughters, Mrs. Willie (JoAnn) Dorsey of Rock Springs, Geraldine Gibson of Rock Springs, Rachel Gibson of Casper, Mrs. Grady (Rose) Jackson of Casper, Mrs. Frank (Pearl) Vaughn of St. Louis and Mrs. Dan (Eddie Mae) Staten of Rock Springs; a brother, Jessie Reed of Rock Springs; twelve grandchildren and a great-grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 1984 LOUIS M. JULIUS Services for Louis M. Julius, 67, of 415 Walnut Street, Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Aug. 30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bishop Gregory Messel officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Julius died Tuesday, Aug. 28 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rock Springs June 21, 1917, the son of the late Louis and Mary Benedic Julius. He graduated from Rock Springs High School. He was a veteran of World War II in the U.S. Army. He was married to Lena Juanita Murphy in Rawlins Dec. 16, 1947. He was a retired coal miner. Survivors include his wife Lena Juanita “Pat” Julius of Rock Springs and two brothers, August of Rock Springs and Emil of Billings, Mont. and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Ben, Bob, Ed and Rudolph and one sister, Loraine, who died in infancy. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 151. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 1984 JOHN STEVENS Services for John Stevens, 76, of 806 West Street, Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, Aug. 29 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. James O’Brien officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Scotty Osselton, John Doan, Paul Johnson, Brent Moser, Harry Angelovic and John Taucher served as pallbearers. Stevens died Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a one year illness. Mr. Stevens was born May 20, 1908 in Rock Springs, the son of the late John and Elizabeth Hudak Stevens. He attended school at Rock Springs and was married to Rose Taucher in Rock Springs on July 31, 1935. He was a retired coal miner and worked for the Wyoming Highway Department as a maintenance man until he retired. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George (Beverly) Brack of Rock Springs, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by is parents, his wife, Rose; a son Joseph; two daughters, Janice Leigh and Theresa Rose, both of whom died in infancy, two brothers, Gus Stevens and Joe Hudak and a sister Rose Pulos. He was a member of SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the United Mine Workers of America. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 1984 BINGHAM L. BROWN Services for Bingham L. Brown, 84, of 1003 1/2 8th St., Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Aug. 31 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Brown died Wednesday, Aug. 22 at his home of natural causes. He was born at Edgar, Neb. March 14, 1900, the son of the late Marquis Lafayette and Leoa C. Taylor Brown. A long-time Rock Springs resident, he has no known survivors. Pallbearers for Bingham L. Brown were Floyd Stokes, James Overy, Mungo Brown and Peter Vase. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 1, 1984 ARLO IDON NIEDERER Services for Arlo Idon Niederer, 63, of 935 Adams Ave., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Aug. 27 at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Grover See, Dr. Robert Wallendorff, Gene Kincaid, Bud Marble, Jack M. Smith and Frank Prevedel served as pallbearers. Doug O'Brien, Allen Green, Bill Schoonmaker, Dan Colletti, Jerome Larson, James Peterson, Gerald Wolfe, Paul Westberry, Earl Kennedy, Leonard Lanoy, Arlo Ruff, Sandi Kuhn, W.C. Walters, Larry Burke and Jerry Lewis served as honorary pallbearers. Niederer died Friday, Aug. 24 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born at LaGrande, Ore., June 2, 1921. He was the son of the late John Clarence and Zetta Williamson Niederer. He graduated from High School with the class of 1940 at LaGrande, and graduated from Eastern Oregon College of Education with a bachelor of science degree. He received his masters degree from State Teachers College in Greeley, Colo. and served in the Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Kiwanis Club, the Wyoming Education Association and a life member of the National Teachers Association. He was married to Grace L. Francis at Phillipsburg, Kan., June 10, 1945. Mr. Niederer was a resident of this community for the past 32 years and was retired assistant superintendent of Elementary Education for School District No. 1. He is survived by his wife, Grace, of Rock Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Karen) Yedinak of Rock Springs and Mrs. Kathy Pivik of Casper; a son, Arlo Francis Niederer of Farmers Branch, Texas and one brother, Harley of Eugene, Ore.; five grandchildren, Katrine, Scott, Bobby and James Pivik of Casper, and Julie Yedinak of Rock Springs; one niece and one nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 1984 NELLIE W. KRICHBAUM Services for Nellie W. Krichbaum, 82, of Denver were conducted Saturday, Sept. 1 at the First Congregational Church. Rev. David Wade officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Krichbaum died Monday, Aug. 27 at the Montclair Manor in Denver. She was born Jan. 18, 1902 in Oklahoma, the daughter of the late James and Sina Perry. She attended school at Cora. She was married to Henry Krichbaum in Rock Springs April 25, 1921. She was a retired chef. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Gloria) Tracey of Bountiful, Utah and Laurel Zakovich of Denver; two sons, Harrison of Pocatello, Idaho and Donald of Sandy, Utah; one brother, Tom Gallatin of Phoenix, Ariz., 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry, who died Sept. 29, 1944. She was a member of the First Congregational Church. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 1984 ELDON RAY GRANAAS Services for Eldon Ray Granas, 14, of 716 N St., Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Sept. 6 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. James O’Brien, C.M. officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Granaas died Sunday, Sept. 2 in Salt Lake City after suffering an accidental gunshot wound at his home. He was born in Rock Springs Oct. 8, 1969, the son of Stanley Brent and Barbara Romero Granaas. He attended the Rock Springs Catholic Schools and was enrolled in the eighth grade at the Rock Springs East Junior High. Granaas was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the East Junior High School football team. Survivors include his parents, two brothers, Jason B. and Davin A.; his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Romero; his paternal grandparents, John and Bruna Granaas McNeese, all of Rock Springs and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Lee Romero, his paternal grandfather, Lloyd Granaas and his maternal great-grandmother, Elena Marchetti. Roger Jones, Bob McCarrie, Custer Irwin, Robert Granaas, Paul Nelson and Ricky Romero served as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 1984 PAULINE EVELYN NORTH REEVES KEYSER, W. Va.—Services for Pauline Evelyn North Reeves, 59, of Green River were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 4 in the Rotruck Funeral Home in Keyser. Burial was in the Queens Point Cemetery in Keyser. Mrs. Reeves died Friday, Aug. 31 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 17, 1924 in Wabash, W.Va., daughter of Guy Skinner and Ora Barrick North. She married Earl Eugene Reeves Nov. 25, 1943 at Westernport, Md. Mrs. Reeves grew up and was educated in Keyser, W.Va. and graduated from Keyser High School. She also live din Ohio prior to moving to Green River nine years ago. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of Green River; a son, Earl Coleman Reeves of Willard, Ohio and four grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Cecil (edna) Sazenbaker of Luke, Maryland and Mrs. Thomas (Mable) Moyer of Piedmont, W.Va. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 1984 ELLA MAE PARISH RIPLEY, W. Va.—Services for Ella Mae Parrish, 65, of 140 Viking Lane, Ripley, W. Va. were conducted this week in Ripley. Burial was in Ripley. Mrs. Parrish died Monday, Sept. 3 on Highway 191 north of Rock Springs, the victim of a heart attack. She was born in Bloomington, Ill., Dec. 31, 1918, the daughter of the late Leslie and Marie Helmick Lairson. She attended schools in Bloomington and was a graduate of high school there. She married Everett L. Parrish in St. Louis Dec. 4, 1941. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband of Ripley; one son, Wallace Lee of Evans, W. Va.; two daughters, Patricia Staats of Ripley and Helen Ray of Houston; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Parrish was preceded in death by one brother, Donald. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 1984 INGRED W. STURHOLM Services for Ingred W. Sturholm, 80, of 614 D Street, Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Sept. 7 at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. John Johansen and Rev. Donald Tompkins officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Miss Sturholm died Tuesday, Sept. 4 at her home following an eight month illness. She was born in Rock Springs June 4, 1904, the daughter of the late Gustav and Jennie Stopsen Sturholm. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1922. Miss Sturholm worked for the Rock Springs National Bank for 50 years. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Ladies Aid and was the immediate past president of A.A.R.P. Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Walter (Mildred) Lammi of Cambria, Calif., and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. In addition to her parents, Miss Sturholm was preceded in death by three brothers, Martin, George and Lawrence Sturholm and two sisters, Laura Sturholm and Irene Hacker. Tim Nousi, Frank Angeli, Ted Herrmann, Clarence Sorenson, John Hay Jr. and Boyd Lewis served as pallbearers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 1984 NORWOOD WALTER “WOODY” WALKER Services for Norwood Walter “Woody” Junker, 64, of Green river were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 5 at the Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Donald Tompkins officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Junker died Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 19, 1919 in Western, Neb., a son of Peter and Carrie Anna Kaiser Junker. He married Selma Anna Rathje on August 5, 1941 in Los Angeles, Calif. He was educated in Nebraska and was a veteran of World War II, having served in Europe in the U.S. Army. He live din Nebraska and California prior to coming to Green River in 1954. He worked as a cook and a restaurant manager. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife, Selma, of Green River; his mother of Fairbury, Neb.; a son, Norwood W. Junker Jr. of Green River; five daughters, Janice Davis of Denver, Mrs. Fivos (Mary Ann) Gahhos of Venice, Fla., Mrs. Walter (Carol) Pivik of Rock Springs, Norma Hunt of Warner Robins, Ga., and Mrs. Dana (Linda) Bunderman of Green River. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Harry (Irene) Watson of Fairbury, Neb. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 8, 1984 CORNELL KNOX Services for Cornell Knox, 51, longtime Superior resident, were conducted Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Mountain View Cemetery. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Knox died Saturday, Aug. 25 in Portland, Ore. He was born in Hayti, Mo. Feb. 3, 1932 and attended school in Hayti. Mr. Knox served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Survivors include his stepfather, Louis Watson of Rock Springs; seven brothers, Gary, Louis, Willie and Gayle, all of Tacoma, Wash., Garrin, Arsee and Robert Watson, all of Superior, and a sister, Albertha Reyes of Tacoma. Several nieces and nephews also survive. His mother, Ora Lee Watson and three brothers, Nora, Larry and Roosevelt Watson, preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 1984 RUDY V. PERSHIN Services for Rudy V. Pershin, 59, of 208 Clark St., in Green River were conducted Friday, Sept. 15 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Green River. Rev. Fred Wendel officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Duce Piaia, Leo Buggy, John Pivic, Al Carrollo Jr., Pete Delaurante and Mark Sutton served as pallbearers. Peter Vase, Lawrence Pivic, Jim Shaw, Frank Cartman, Bob Meeboer and Alton Hermanson served as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Pershin died Monday, Sept. 10 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a month long illness. He was born in Rock Springs on April 18, 1925, the son of Joseph and Mary Mraulja Pershin. He attended schools in Lander and Hudson and was a graduate of the Lander Valley High School with the class of 1942. Mr. Pershin was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, having served in Europe. He married the former Carla Moffitt in Green River on Oct. 23, 1949. Mr. Pershin was a senior (NYLIC) New York Life Insurance agent, having worked for the New York Life Insurance Company for the past 27 years. Mr. Pershin was active in the Sweetwater County Community and received numerous awards from the Wyoming Association of Life Underwriters and the New York Life Insurance Company. He served on the Green River City Council for 18 years and was named Senator of the Green River Jaycees in 1983. Survivors include his wife, Carla of Green River; his mother, Mary Mivsek of Green River; one son, Rudy H. Pershin of Rock Springs; two daughters, Dawn Perhsin of St. George, Utah, and Dee Ann Pershin of Green River; one grandson, Jordon Rudy Pershin of Saint George and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Pershin was preceded in death by his father; one brother, Joseph; one sister, Mary Jennie Burkus, who died Aug. 14, 1983, and his stepfather, Martin Mivsek, who died Jan. 16, 1978. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 1984 THOMAS L. MILLER SR. Services for Thomas L. Miller Sr., 66, of 1116 Clark St. in Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, Sept. 12 at the LDS Church. Bishop Steven E. Paulsen officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Bill Ranta, Fred Yenko, Curtis Simkins, Robert G. Gatti, Joe Morgan, Greg Stainbrook and Gene Cox served as pallbearers. Miller died Saturday, Sept. 8 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City following a brief illness. He was born in Cumberland Aug. 27, 1918, the son of the late Thomas B. and Irene Buchanan Miller. He moved with his family to Superior in 1928 where he attended schools and graduated from high school. He married the former Nettie Schofield in Salt Lake City on Aug. 10, 1937. They resided in Superior until 1942 when they moved to Rock Springs. Mr. Miller was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was employed by the Stauffer Chemical Company and retired in 1982. Survivors include his wife, Nettie of Rock Springs; two sons, James E. Miller of Largo, Fla. and Thomas Lamar Miller Jr. of Burley, Idaho; one daughter, Nancy M. Edwards of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. John (Betty) O’Brien of Rock Island, Ill.; ten grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Mr. Miller was preceded in death by one grandson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 1984 DAVID ELLIS Services for David Ellis, 67, of Cora were conducted Monday, Sept. 10 at the Rock Springs Ward Chapel. Burial was in Casper. Ellis died Wednesday, Sept. 5 in Salt Lake City. He was born March 12, 1917 in Newland, N.C., to James Monroe and Hallie Church Ellis. He married Patsy Buchanan April 8, 1945. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Nancy Keener of Lafayette, Ind., and two grandchildren. Six sisters and two brothers also survive, Edith, Kay, Virginia, Evelyn, Louise, Dorothy, Jean, Billy and Isaac. A son, David and two brothers, James and George, preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 1984 HARRY DROGHINI FORT BRIDGER—Services for Harry Droghini, 87, of Carter were conducted at the St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Fort Bridger. Burial was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Droghini died Friday, Sept. 7 at his home. He was born April 18, 1897 in Serra Sant’Abbondio, Provence of Pesaro, Italy to Giovanni and Domenica Galassi Droghini. He married Thressa Moretti April 25, 1922 in Cumberland. Droghini was a gasoline distributor for Sinclair for over 30 years. He was a veteran of W.W. I and a former member of Eagles and Lions Clubs. He was also a member of the Catholic Church. Droghini is survived by his wife of Carter, one brother and three sisters, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 1984 ARLENE “MORTIE” KNOX Services for Arlene “Mortie” Knox, 56, of 4510 27th Ave., Seattle were conducted Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Mountain View Cemetery. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Knox died Tuesday, Aug. 28 at the St. Cabrina Hospital in Seattle following an illness of several weeks. She was born in Glendive, Mont. March 19, 1928, the daughter of the late Elmer and Florence Schultz Martinson. She attended schools in Glendive and was a graduate of high school there. She married James Samuel Knox in Rock Springs Sept. 16, 1951. He preceded her in death Oct. 29, 1975. Mrs. Knox was a member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include one son, Robert Knox of Boise, Idaho; one daughter, Mrs. Mark (Jamie) Brown of Kemmerer; one granddaughter, Kodi Jean Brown, of Kemmerer and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Knox was preceded in death by one brother, Robert. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 15, 1984 PETER TONGE JR. SALT LAKE CITY—Services for Peter Tonge Jr., 64, of Salt Lake City were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 11 at the Larkin Sunset Lawn. Burial was in Larkin Sunset Lawn. Tonge died Saturday, Sept. 8 in a Salt Lake City hospital. He was born Aug. 21, 1920 in Salt Lake City. He was the son of Peter and Hannah Elizabeth Jackson Tonge. He married Manetta B. Scott March 27, 1937 in Salt Lake City. Survivors include his wife of Salt Lake City; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tony (Annette) Pamasano of Lyman, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth (Janice) Wright of Colfax, Wash., five grandsons, three sisters and one brother, Jeanett Dunkin and Nancy King both of West Valley City, Utah; Cordellia Connraht of Salt Lake City, Leon Tonge of Vernal, Utah; a brother and sister-in-law, Skinny and Grace Field of Rock Springs. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 1984 KATHERINE MAMALIS Services for Katherine Mamalis, 55, of 524 B St., Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, Sept. 18 at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. The Very Rev. Lukas Kotzakis officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View section of the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Spiro Varras, Mike Gaviotis, Joe Gaviotis, Harry Nickolas, Harry Pappas and Mike Bekakis served as pallbearers. George Giovanini, Ralph Craft, Stan Kouris and George Varras served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Mamalis died Saturday, Sept. 16 at the University of Utah Medical Cenetr following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs May 23, 1929, the daughter of the late Nick and Anna Anezakis Manatos. She was a graduate of Rock Springs High School, class of 1948. She married the late George Mamalis in Rock Springs in April of 1955. He preceded her in death in 1959. She was working at the Walnut Elementary School in Rock Springs as a library aide until ill health forced her retirement. She was a member of the Areanis Club of Rock Springs and a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. She is survived by three sons, Dr. Nick Mamalis of Chicago, Peter Mamalis of Salt Lake City, and George Mamalis of Berkeley, Calif.; one daughter, Elaine Mamalis of Washington, D.C.; two brothers, George Manatos of Modesto, Calif., and Tom Manatos of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Ivan (Sylvia) Johannessen of Washington, D.C. and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Mamalis was preceded in death by two brothers, Andrew Manatos in 1941 and Mike Manatos in 1983. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 1984 EDITH MATTHEWS Services for Edith Matthews, 81, of 1340 Alpine Street, Rock Springs wee conducted Monday, Sept. 17 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Kemmerer Cemetery. Mrs. Matthews died Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a three-month illness. She was born in Diamondville, April 14, 1903, the daughter of the late Charles and Annie Small Dunn. She attended schools in Glencoe, Diamondville and St. Anthony, Idaho and married William L. Matthews in Kemmerer April 8, 1924. He preceded her in death May 29, 1982. Mrs. Matthews and her husband were the owners and operators of the Karmel Korn Shop in Rock Springs for 65 years. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, the Woman’s Club of Rock Springs and the North Side Guild of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, William J. and Mary Jane Matthews of Rock Springs; daughter-in-law, Mrs. Carolyn Olafson of Medical Lake, Wash.; four grandsons, Stephen of Spokane, Wash., George of Rock Springs, Kent of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Dr. Ray Matthews, MD, of Rochester, Minn.; and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by four sisters, two brothers and one son, George. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 1984 ROBERT P. DIXON Services for Robert P. Dixon, 66, of Rawlins were conducted Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Rostad-Shriner Mortuary in Rawlins. Burial was in the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery. Dixon died Saturday, Sept. 15 at his home. He worked in the Superior coal mines for 20 years and was later a Union Pacific brakeman until he retired in 1974. He was a member of Elks Lodge 609 and an honorary member of VFW Post 2311. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Howard of California and Janet King of Rawlins; three sons, Robert H. Dixon of Rock Springs, Del Dixon of Rawlins and Anthony Dixon of Jacksonville, Fla. Survivors also include one brother, Alexander Dixon of Rock Springs and four sisters, Lillian Zarko and Catherine Sarles, both of Rock Springs, Maisie Kanaly of Laramie and Annette Fagnant of Rawlins. There are 11 grandchildren. One son and two brothers preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 1984 LELAN DAVID BLUEMEL SALT LAKE CITY—Services for Lelan David Bluemel, 77, of Lyman were conducted Saturday, Sept. 15 at the Lyman LDS Stake Center. Burial was in the Lyman City Cemetery. Bluemel died Monday, Sept. 13 in a Salt Lake City hospital. He was born May 21, 1907 in Lyman to Henry John and Melissa Jane Stewart Bluemel. He married Ava Maryett Walker Oct. 20, 1928 in Green River. She died Sept. 23, 1935. He later married Thora Rebecca Walker Sept. 14, 1936 in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple. He worked as a rancher for most of his life, was a member of the L.D.S. Church and was a high priest in the Lyman 1st Ward. He is survived by his wife of Lyman; three sons, Robert L. Bluemel, Rodney C. Bluemel, and Reynold D. Bluemel, all of Lyman; two daughters, Mrs. Alden (Marjorie) Maxfield of Vernal, Utah, and Mrs. David (Ethel) Coates of Sparks, Nev., 30 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, one brother, Rulon Bluemel of Kearns, Utah, four sisters, Mrs. Delmar (Chloe) Gross of Lyman, Liddie Eyre of Evanston, Bertha Hoopes of Lyman and Mrs. Robert (Berlla) Loux of Twin Falls, Idaho. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Maryett Bluemel. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 22, 1984 SAM TAK GIN LEO Services for Sam Tak Gin Leo, 96, of 1156 Palisades Court, Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Wood Yiu Tse, Jim Liu, Peter Liu, Kai Yuen Liu, Martin Lew and Jimmy Fun served as pallbearers. Leo died Monday, Sept. 17 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. He was born in Canton, China Feb. 18, 1888. He attended schools in China and had worked in Rock Springs as a cook for many years. Survivors include one son, Man Fong Liu of Rock Springs; two brothers from China and one brother from Rhode Island, one sister from China, six grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Leo was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one brother and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 1984 EDWIN V. MAGAGNA CASPER—Services for Edwin V. Magagna, 76, of Casper were conducted Monday, Sept. 24 at the St. Anthony’s Church. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Rock Springs. Magagna died Wednesday, Sept. 19 at the Memorial Hospital of Casper. He was born Jan. 8, 1908 to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Magagna. He was a retired lawyer and vice president of Northern Utlities. Survivors include his wife, Albina; his daughters, Jeanne Black of London, England and Joanne Oesch of Bethesda, Md., and Janice Radakovich of Mesa, Ariz., and a sister, Mrs. Ernestine Baker of Belmont, Calif. A son, John Magagna and a daughter, Jolene Magagna, preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Sep 29, 1984 ALBERT RAYMOND BATTISTI Services for Albert Raymond Battisti, 19, of Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Sept. 27 at the First Congregational Church. The Rev. David Wade officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Ray Avery, Jeff Stainbrook, Bill Richards, Mike Winterling, Dave Scorcz and John Wall served as pallbearers. Bob Avery, Corant Bossa and Rich Avery served as honorary pallbearers. Battisti died Monday, Sept. 24 on Cliff Creek north of Pinedale, the victim of asphyxiation. He was born on Aug. 18, 1965, in Rock Springs, the son of George Harry and Sandra Beardsley Battisti. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1983. Mr. Battisti was attending Western Wyoming College and was employed at Ernst Home Center. He was a member of the First Congregational Church. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Sandra and Dan Bergsma of Meridian, Idaho, three brothers, David Kaumo, Jeff Kaumo, Jackie Kaumo, and one sister, Barbara Kaumo, all of Meridian, Idaho, his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest R. Beardsley of Rock Springs and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGovern of Roosevelt, Utah and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, who died Aug. 17, 1969. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 1984 MAXINE LORRAINE KELLEY Services for Maxine Lorraine Kelley, 65, of 608 S.E. 28th Ave., Portland, Ore. were conducted at the Batman’s Chapel in Portland. Burial was in Portland. Mrs. Kelley died Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born in San Diego, March 10, 1919, the daughter of the late Aorvil Weston and Claudia C. Citerley Buell. She attended schools in San Diego and married John Kelley. Mrs. Kelley was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her husband, John of Portland; six children; two sisters, 13 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 1984 CELETTE K. GILMER STIGLER, Okla.—Services for Celette K. Gilmer, 87, of Stigler were conducted in Sunset Memorial Park in Beckley, W. Va. Burial was in the Sunset Memorial Park. Mrs. Gilmer died Wednesday, Sept. 19 in a Stigler hospital. Born Nov. 2, 1896, in Memphis, Tenn., she was a daughter of the late Frank and Fannie Knox Dillion. Mrs. Gilmer was a member of the Coal Marsh Baptist Church in Glen Daniel. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Gilmer Sr., in 1969. Survivors include two sons, John Gilmer Jr. of Stigler and Eddie Gilmer of Rock Springs; two daughters, Clementina Hawley of Grafton, Ohio and Elizabeth Sanderson of Rock Springs; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 1984 VALENTIN GARZA ROBLES Services for Valentin Garza Robles, 53, of Green River were conducted Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Robles died Tuesday, Sept. 25 following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 8, 1930 in Capote Hidalgo, Texas, a son of Valentine Robles and Elena Garza. He married Mildred Saavedra in 1953 in Green River. Mr. Robles was a resident of Green River for 33 years. He was employed as a construction worker. He was a member of the UPRR Carman’s Union, Laborer’s Union, Eagles Club and the National Guard. Mr. Robles was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Millie; four sons, David Robles, Roger Robles, Sam Robles and Adam Robles; four daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Gloria) Hellewell, Mrs. Doug (Elena) Hamilton, Mrs. Dennis (Lena) Lewis and Evangelea Robles; three brothers, George Robles, Eron Robles and Robert Robles; two sisters, Marcela and Arcelia and 11 grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 1984 DELORES MULLINS SNOW GEYSERVILLE, Calif.—Services for Delores Mullins Snow, 39, of 1325 Sage Street, Rock Springs were conducted at the Lindquist and Sons Memorial Park in Geyserville. Burial was in the Santa Rosa Memorial Park in Santa Rosa, Calif. Mrs. Snow died Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following an eight month illness. She was born in Knoxville, Tenn., May 1, 1945, the daughter of Lawrence and Adeline Farias Smith. She attended schools in Geyserville, Calif., and was a graduate of high school there. Mrs. Snow was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her mother, Adeline of Geyserville; two daughters, Lanette and Wendie Holmes, both of Santa Cruz, Calif.; one son, Glen Hesseltine of Oklahoma; three brothers, James O. Mullens of Santa Clara, Calif., Granger Martin of Citrus Heights, Calif., and Darrell Martin of Santa Rosa, Calif.; one sister, Loyce Mejlak of Santa Rosa and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Lawrence. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 6, 1984 LORRAYNE A. MAGAGNA Services for Lorrayen A. Magagna, 69, of 411 ½ C St., Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Ole Anselmi, Charlie Zancanella, David Netterfield, Bill Schuster, Art Rosatti and John Copyak served as pallbearers. Mrs. Magagna died Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a 17-month illness. She was born in Washington Feb. 20, 1915, the daughter of the late Charles and Minnie Hansen Nelson. She attended schools in Washington and was a graduate of high school there. She married Victor V. Magagna in Pullman, Wash. in 1951. Mrs. Magagna was employed as an aide for the Sweetwater County Child Development Center until ill health forced her retirement. She was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Council of Catholic Women. Survivors include her husband, Victor of Rock Springs; one son, Victor Magagna Jr. of Riverside, Calif.; one brother, Earl Nelson of Spokane, Wash.; one granddaughter, Blythe Urutia, and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 13, 1984 MARY MAGNETTI Services for Mary Magnetti, 86, of 912 Potter Street, Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Oct. 8 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Edward Dolinar officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Mrs. Magnetti died Thursday, Oct. 4 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a six-month illness. She was born in Lanzo, Turin, Italy March 25, 1898. She attended schools in Italy and married Mike Magnetti in Lanzo, Turin, Italy Dec. 11, 1920. He preceded her in death May 10, 1980. Mrs. Magnetti was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Frank of Rock Springs and John of Thermopolis, several cousins and nieces. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Magnetti was preceded in death by her parents and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 13, 1984 IMA I. CONZATTI CENTRALIA, Wash.—Services for Ima I. Conzatti, 90, of Centralia, were conducted Friday, Oct. 12 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial was in Centralia. Six grandsons served as pallbearers. Mrs. Conzatti died Sunday, Oct. 7 at Forest Manor in Centralia. She was a former resident of Superior and moved to Centralia in 1945. She is survived by three sons, Lyle E. Conzatti and Edward F. Conzatti of Centralia and Nicholas B. Conzatti of Longview, Wash. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nicholas in 1977 and a daughter, Ida, in 1978. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 13, 1984 NORA KIELTY Services for Nora Kielty, 73, of 514 ½ Q St., Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Cremation followed the services. Mrs. Kielty died Friday, Oct. 5 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Raton Jan. 1, 1911. She attended schools in Raton and married Bill Kielty. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Kielty was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a former member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary. Survivors include two sons, Harold Kielty of Rock Springs and Joe Oleff of Boston; two daughters, Mrs. Nora Pockett of Rock Springs and Mrs. Mary Margaret Purdy of Boston; one sister, Daisy Oleff of Alpine; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Kielty was preceded in death by one son, Albert Kielty. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 13, 1984 ADEAL MAE LEWIS Services for Adeal Mae Lewis, 76, of 1124 2nd North Street, Reliance were conducted Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Earl Wood officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Henry Stodick, Tom Hayes, Brian Lewis, Peter Vase, Mike Vase and Jim Overy served as pallbearers. Gene Stephens, Billy Vase, John R. Lewis, John D. Lewis, Robert Hautala and Richard Duble served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Lewis died Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a year long illness. She was born in Higbee, Mo. July 5, 1908, the daughter of the late Isaac and Ida Mae Thornhill. She attended schools in Higbee and married Edgar F. Lewis Sr. in Higbee in 1924. He preceded her in death on June 26, 1966. Mrs. Lewis was a member of the First Baptist Church and made her home with her son and daughter-in-law, Forrest and Leola Lewis. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Forrest and Leola Lewis of Reliance; two daughters and sons-in-law, James and Goldie Cox of Hendersonville, N.C. and Robert and Gladys Jones of Cheyenne; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Lewis was preceded in death by two daughters, Vivian and Lillian, three brothers, Joe, Vernon and Frank, one sister, Gracie Bias, one sister-in-law, Louise Stodick and two grandsons, Jimmy Lewis and David Cox. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 1984 CANDACE LINAEU NEWMEYER Services for Candace Linaeu Newmeyer, 8, of 2250 Tennessee Dr., Green River were conducted Monday, Oct. 15 in the Springville, Utah LDS Eighth Ward Chapel. Bishop David R. Jones officiated. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery in Springville. Candice died Friday, Oct. 12 in Green River of an accidental gunshot wound. She was born Oct. 15, 1975 in American Fork, Utah, a daughter of Howard Daniel and Rena Lee Lowe Newmeyer. A resident of Green River for the past seven years, she also lived in Springville, Utah. She attended Jackson Elementary and was a third grade student, active in the bookclub. She was a member of the LDS Church, where she attended Primary. She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Rena and Robert Jewkes of Green River; her father, Howard D. Newmeyer, American Fork, Utah and two brothers, Howard J. Newmeyer and Daniel L. Newmeyer, both of Green River. Also surviving are two stepbrothers, Michael R. Jewkes and Paul B. Jewkes, both of Green River; a stepsister, Peggy L. Brazell of Mountain View; grandmothers, Vera M. Lowe of Springville and Martha Newmeyer of San Diego and a step-grandmother, Mary Jewkes of Orangeville. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 1984 RUSSELL S. FRITZEL Services for Russell S. Fritzell, 17, of Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Diamondville Community Cemetery. Fritzel was reported missing Feb. 21, 1983, from Rock Springs and State Crime Lab authorities in Cheyenne identified the body after skeletal remains were found last week. He died from exposure. Fritzel was born in Kemmerer, Feb. 14, 1966, the son of Diane Keithley Hahn of Rock Springs and Tony Fritzel Jr. of Evanston. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was employed by the Country Kitchen when he died. He is survived by his mother, Diane Hahn and stepfather, James Hahn of Rock Springs; his father, Tony Fritzel Jr. and Wendy Fritzel of Evanston; two brothers, Mike Fritzel of Evanston and Don Fritzel of Rock Springs, and one sister, Cindy Fritzel of Rock Springs. Also surviving are his maternal grandparents, William Russell and Grace Keithley of Diamondville and his paternal grandparents, Tony Sr., and Jesse Fritzel of Frontier. Several aunts, uncles, cousins and nieces also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 1984 ROBERT EDWARD CRESWELL MORRISTOWN, Ind.—Services for Robert Edward Creswell, 47, of 121 East Broadway St., Morristown were conducted in Morristown. Burial was in Morristown. Creswell died Sunday, Oct. 14 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born in Palestine, Ill., Aug. 24, 1937, the son of Edward and Laura Rowe Creswell. He attended schools in Morristown and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Creswell was a member of the American Legion. A resident of Morristown for the past 42 years, Mr. Creswell had been in ill health since March of 1984. Survivors include his parents of Morristown; two sisters, Betty Biggs of Palestine, Ill. and Mrs. James (Mildred) Tracy of Morristown and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 1984 GEORGE HENRY SCHWERDFEGER FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Services for George Henry Fredrick Schwerdfeger of Fort Collins were conducted Wednesday at Faith Evangelical Free Church in Fort Collins. Rev. Edmund Kuppinges conducted the service. Interment was in the Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Collins. Pallbearers were Larry Sterling, Michael Dumler, Brock Tanton, Eugene McMartin, John McMartin and Garland McMartin. Schwerdfeger died Oct. 6. He was born March 12, 1896 to John and Anna Louise Schwerdfeger. He attended schools in Washington and Osborne County in Kansas. He married Blanche Rose Stout Dec. 7, 1921. The couple had eight children. Schwerdfeger was survived by his wife; Blanche Dorothy MacTanton of Fort Collins; Mary Ann Sterling of Golden, Colo.; Keith Dale of Hutchinson, Kan.; Ruth Frances Glass of Lucimore, Calif.; Georgia Joan Dumler of Fort Collins; Lilliam Carol McMartin and Phillip Allen, both of Rock Springs; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Schwerdfeger was preceded in death by one son, Roy Leslie, who died during World War II. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 1984 ARTHUR FLAIM Services for Arthur Flaim, 86, of 833 8th St., Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Flaim died Friday, Oct. 12 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a six-day illness. He was born in Trejiodo, Austria Oct. 15, 1897, the son of the late Stefano and Melania Flaim. He attended schools in Austria and was married. His wife, Mary, preceded him in death. Mr. Flaim was a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Stefano, of Italy; two brothers, David of Italy and Mario of Detroit; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 1984 FARRELL THAYNE HOFFMAN SPANISH FORK, Utah—Services for Farrell Thayne Hoffman, 33, were conducted in Spanish Fork. Burial was in Spanish Fork. Hoffman was found dead of exposure at the Gorge Construction Company site in Green River. Hoffman was born in Payson, Utah on July 3, 1951, the son of Farrell C. and Rita Ruth Elmer Hoffman. He attended schools in Spanish Fork, Utah and was a carpenter and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he died. Survivors include his parents of Spanish Fork, four brothers, Ronald of Mapleton, Utah, Michael S., Bradley J. and Craig Lynn Hoffman, all of Spanish Fork, his paternal grandmother, Nettie J. Hoffman and his maternal grandmother, Mina Elb Elmer Riches, both of Spanish Fork. Several aunts, uncles and cousins also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 1984 MYRA PARSON REXBURG, Idaho—Services for Myra Parson, 67, of Route 3, Rexburg were conducted in Rexburg. Burial was in Rexburg. Mrs. Parson died Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the KOA Campground in Rock Springs of an apparent heart attack. She was born May 22, 1917, in North Ogden, Utah, the daughter of the late Fred and Dela Hickenlooper Barker. She attended schools in Utah and married Oliver Parson in Salt Lake City June 12, 1940. Mrs. Parson was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Survivors include her husband, Oliver of Rexburg; four sons, Elwin and Leon, both of Rexburg, Idaho, Nolan of Teton, Idaho and Calvin of Provo, Utah; five daughters, Mrs. Nels (Loraine) Lindstrom of Duarte, Calif., Mrs. Dale (Anita) McPherson of Clinton, Utah, Mrs. Steve (Sherma) Heaton of Las Vegas, Nev., Mrs. Paul (Diann) Macbeth of Kenwick, Wash., and Mrs. Time (Jodell) Murdock of Canyon, Texas; one sister, four brothers and 39 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Parson was preceded in death by one brother. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 20, 1984 WILLIAM “BILL” EDWARD POWERS URIE—Services for William “Bill” Edward Powers, 75, of Lyman were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the Urie Stake Center. Bishop Jess Buckner officiated. Burial was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery. Powers died Saturday, Oct. 13 in the Uinta County Medical Center in Evanston. He was born March 10, 1909 to George Edward and Katie Lucy Fillin Powers in Urie. On December 26, 1934 he married Anna Louise Christensen in San Diego. He was a rancher for over 40 years and a watermaster for 35 years and was voted farmer of the year twice in the Bridger Valley. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church. He is survived by his wife of Lyman; two sons, James Edward Powers of Rawlins and Dennis Reid Powers of Urie; four daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Linda Ann) Pasin of Findley, Ohio, Mrs. Tom (Carolyn) Engstrom of Rock Springs, Mrs. Carlos (Ruby Estelle) Sing of Lyman, and Mrs. Timothy (Sally Elaine) Beagley of Salt Lake City; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; three brothers, Joseph Powers of Lyman, George F. Powers of Rock Springs, and Victor L. Powers of Lyman; and six sisters, Mary Rasmussen of Walden, Colo., Catherine Covolo of Lyman, Dorothy Thomas of Fruita, Colo., Rose Baker of Grand Junction, Colo., Thelma Royner of Salt Lake City and Nancy Powers Finch of Randolph, Utah. He was preceded in death by one child, his parents and three brothers, Albert, Alvin and Lester Powers. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 1984 ANNE V. NOVOTNY Services for Anne V. Novotny, 76 of 612 Euclid Avenue, Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Vincent Martinez, Vincent Proctor, Ronald Stassinos, Mike Novotny, David Novotny and Danny Novotny served as pallbearers. Mrs. Novotny died Saturday, Oct. 20 at her home of natural causes. She was born in Point of Rocks, Wyoming on April 29, 1908, the daughter of the late Michael and Susanne Kascho Story. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1926. She married John Novotny in Struthers, Ohio on Aug. 2, 1934. Mrs. Novotny was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, John; two sons, John and Ed, both of Rock Springs; 8 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Novotny was preceded in death by one brother, John Story and one sister, Mary Story and three in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 1984 JAMES GEORGE RICHMOND Services for James George Richmond, 29, of 710 Pilot Butte Ave., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. John Johansen officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Jim Lund, John Timlin, Patrick Lambert, Jeff Muller, George Grim and Joe Anselmi served as pallbearers. Richmond died Friday, Oct. 19 of a gunshot wound. Richmond was born Oct. 22, 1954 in Omaha, Neb., the son of George Robert and Mildred Rose Richmond. He had been a resident of Rock Springs since 1972. He attended schools in Omaha and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was employed as a brakeman for the Union Pacific at the time of his death. Survivors include his mother and a brother, Rob Richmond, both of Bellevue, Neb., along with several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 1984 CHRISTOPHER ROBERT BLAISDELL Services for Christopher Robert Blaisdell, 5, [sic] of Green River were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Smith Funeral Home. Rev. D.L. Evilsizer officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Christopher died Friday, Oct. 19 at his home. He was born April 24, 1984 in Rock Springs; a son of Ray and Valerie Oliver Blaisdell. He lived his entire life in Green River. He is survived by his parents of Green River; a sister, Chantell Marie Blaisdell of Green River; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oliver of Evanston, Wyo. and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Blaisdell of College Station, Texas; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pope of Corpus Christi, Texas and Mr. and Mrs. Bill McGee of Sinton, Texas. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 1984 LANAE SUZANNE HISSEY Services for Lanae Suzanne Hissey, 18, of 1023 Trona Drive, Green River were conducted Monday, Oct. 22 at the Smith Funeral Home. Father Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Miss Hissey died Friday, Oct. 19 in a one-car accident off Highway 530. Miss Hissey was born May 9, 1966 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Erwin E. and Suzanne Lou Manville Hissey. She was raised and educated in West Branch, Iowa and lived in Green River the past three years. She graduated from Green River High School this springs. She was a member of the Catholic Church and worked as a desk clerk at a local motel. She is survived by her parents of Green River; two brothers, Lance, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Layne, of Vernal, Utah; and her grandmother, Mrs. Sadie Hissey, of Anderson, Ind. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Oct 27, 1984 ROBERT LEE MORRISON EVANSTON—Services for Robert Lee Morrison, 60, of Evanston, were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 16 at the Evanston City Cemetery. Burial was in the Evanston City Cemetery. Morrison died Saturday, Oct. 13 in Evanston. He was born to Percy H. and Linnie R. Morrison November 21, 1923 at Sweetwater County. He was reared in Evanston where he graduated from Evanston High School in 1941. He served in the U.S. Navy Air Force from 1942 to 1945. Mr. Morrison married Helen G. Lee Dec. 8, 1949. He was a businessman involved in accounting and real estate. He was in business with James Horne Jr., and later formed a partnership with Weston R. Barker. He was the treasurer of the Evanston Baptist Church and was involved in many church activities. He was a member of Lodge No. 4, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons in Evanston. He was also a charter member of the Purple Sage Golf Club. He is survived by his wife, Helen; one son, John Morrison of Rock Springs; two daughters, Phyllis Wallace and Lee Ann Woodward, both of Evanston; four grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Hilva Horne of Evanston and Mrs. June Smith of Brigham City, Utah. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 1984 WILLIAM ROWEN HARRIS Services for William Rowen Harris, 85, of 711 McTee Street, Rock Springs were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 30 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Jerry Kirtley, Ralph Craft, Gordon Edwards, Ed Hofeldt, Dave Carter and Dave Lingbloom served as pallbearers. Harris died Friday, Oct. 26 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a two day illness. A Rock Springs resident most of his life, he was born in Trinidad, Colo., the son of the late Thomas and Jessie Rowen Harris. He came to Rock Springs as an infant and attended school in Rock Springs. He was married to Serena Mae Reavely in Green River, Aug. 24, 1921. He was a retired foreman for the Union Pacific Railroad freight depot and was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. David E. (Myrna) Williams and Mrs. D.H. (Arlene) Tremelling, both of Rock Springs and Mrs. Lysle (Wilma) Lackey of Point, Texas; a brother, George Harris of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Irene Baucum of Vernal, Utah and Mrs. Hannah Decora of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Serena Mae and a son, Thomas R., who was killed in action during the Korean conflict, and a sister, Hazel Harris. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 1984 GARY KEITH WISDOM BISMARCK—Services for Gary Keith Wisdom, 24, of Basin were conducted this week in Bismarck. Burial was in Bismarck. Wisdom died Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Wisdom was born in Jamestown, N.D., Sept. 5, 1960, the son of Martin and Martha Palmateer Wisdom. He attended schools in Robinson and Steele, N.D., before coming to Rock Springs to work. He was employed as a seismograph operator in the oilfield. He married the former Lora Miller in Greybull March 7, 1981. Survivors include his wife, who lives in Rawlins; his parents of Steele, N.D.; two brothers, David Wisdom of Mandan, N.D., and Virgil Wisdom of Bismarck, N.D.; four sisters, Sherri Wick of Bismarck, Sharon Franck, Joclyn Winefeldt and Brenda Reiswif, all of Mandan; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 1984 WILLIAM MOON Services for William Moon, 74, of Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Nov. 2 at the LDS Church. Bishop Alan Green officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Steven Suhr, Sterling Suhr, Bryan Moon, Greg Moon, Gilbert Allen and Bryce Allen served as pallbearers. Moon died Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Los Angeles International Airport of a heart attack. He was born Jan. 1, 1909 at Rock Springs, the son of William and Clara Hayes Moon. He attended Rock Springs schools and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He married Linda Peretti of Rock Springs July 3, 1936, in Rock Springs. He was employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company for 20 years and by the Union Pacific Railroad for 25 years, followed by employment as a security guard at Western Wyoming College for three years before his retirement in 1972. He is survived by his wife, Linda Moon; one son, Gary Moon; two daughters, Marlene Moon Cummings and Carolyn Moon Suhr, all of Rock Springs; one brother, Jim Moon of Rock Springs; five sisters, Amy Hauser of Rock Springs; Bernice Kovach of Rock Springs; Florence Seymour of Rock Springs; Irma Coke of Coos Bay, Ore.; and Marjorie Gardner of Carson City, Nev.; and 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Clara Hayes Moon, and two sisters, Zelpha Moon and Rachael Lang. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 1984 RUSSELL W. HALSEY NEWPORT, Ore.—Services for Russell W. Halsey, 60, of Rock Springs were conducted in Newport. Burial was in Newport. Halsey died Monday, Oct. 29 in Newport. He was born March 10, 1924 in Bozeman, Mont., the son of Lee and Marie Halsey. He married Shirley Wood Jan. 24, 1973 in Evanston. He was a diesel mechanic in Rock Springs. He is survived by his wife; three sons, Jim Halsey and Rusty Halsey of Casper and Don Halsey of Evanston; two sisters, Lorraina Ngan, Lillian Cummins, both of Laramie and one brother, Bill Halsey of Laramie. His parents preceded him in death. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 3, 1984 MRS. J.M. (MAE) RUSSOLD BENICIA, Calif.—Services for Mrs. J.M. (Mae) Russold, 84, former Rock Springs resident, were conducted Saturday, Oct. 20 in Benicia. Burial was in Benicia. Mrs. Russold died in Benicia. Survivors include three daughters, Dorothy Maia of Benicia, Bella White of Sacramento, Calif., and Josephine Matteucci of Fallon, Neb., one sister, Dorothy Eby of Los Altos, Calif., two brothers, Jack and Frank Krasovec of Rock Springs, four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 PAULINE PAOLI Services for Pauline Paoli, 78, of 1407 Lowell Street, Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Nov. 9 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Father Gerald Chleborad officiated. A parish rosary was recited Thursday evening at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Doug Paoli, Dave Paoli, Neal Olsen, David Pivik, Joe Agostini and Craig Paisley served as pallbearers. Norman Gillespie and Charles Oaks served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Paoli died Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a one week illness. She was born Aug. 12, 1906 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Pete and Mary Corazza. She attended school in Rock Springs. She was married to Eugene Paoli on Sept. 5, 1924 in Rock Springs. He preceded her in death on May 1, 1970. She was a longtime employee of the Memorial Hospital, having worked in the custodial department. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ishmael (Margaret) Olsen, and a son Eugene P. Paoli, both of Rock Springs; two sisters, Mrs. Gazella Zamboni of Paramount, Calif., and Mrs. Asunta Zamboni of Salt Lake City, nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren and several nieces an nephews. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister and a grandson, Eugene Paoli. She was a member of SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, the A.A.R.P. and the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 SARAH ETHLEEN TWITCHELL MANILA, Utah—Services for Sarah Ethleen Twitchell, 82, of Manila, Utah were conducted Monday, Nov. 5 at the LDS Church in Manila. Bishop Glen Tinker officiated. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Jim Rogers, Gene Pearson, Paul Lucas, Gerald Lake, Gale Lamb and Lawrence Twitchell served as pallbearers. Mrs. Twitchell died Thursday, Nov. 1 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a several years illness. She was born in Vernal, Utah Jan. 23, 1902, the daughter of the late Almon Deloss and Mary Jane Boren Searle. She attended schools in Vernal and married Don Twitchell in Vernal Oct. 1, 1919. Their marriage was later solemnized in the L.D.S. Temple in Salt Lake City Nov. 16, 1964. Mr. Twitchell preceded her in death Nov. 5, 1963. Mrs. Twitchell was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Mormon Relief Society and was a longtime member of the M and L Homemakers Club. Survivors include one son, Burl Twitchell of Manila; three daughters, Mrs. Elvin (Dessie) Luke of Clearfield, Utah, Mrs. Virgil E. (Twila) Lowrey of Manila, Utah, and Mrs. Dee (Donna) Potter of Rock Springs; two brothers, Leo and Floyd Searle both of Murray, Utah; three sisters, Mary Lavina Belt of Kearns, Utah, Laree Taylor of Brigham, Utah, and Luetta Pritchett of Ogden, Utah; 19 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Twitchell was preceded in death by two sons, Deloss and Harold; one daughter, Hertha Elizabeth; two brothers, Bill and Elmer; and three sisters, Lorna, Uinta and Marie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 S.W. (MOLLY) BUTAN MOUNTAIN VIEW—Services for S.W. (Molly) Butan, 80, of San Bernardino, Calif. were conducted Saturday, Oct. 27 at Bobbit’s Mortuary in San Bernardino. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Mrs. Butan died Wednesday, Oct. 24 at her home. She was born in Rock Springs June 19, 1904 to the late Lewis and Mary Taucher. Survivors include two brothers, Lewis Taucher Jr. of Klamath Falls, Ore. and Arthur V. Taucher of Rock Springs; three sisters, Mrs. A.F. (Mary) Gilmartin of Aurora, Colo., Mrs. Joe (Dorothy) Pivik of Rock Springs and Mrs. James T. (Angela) McLeod of Rock Springs; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Butan in 1963, and her parents and two brothers, Fran Taucher and Edward Taucher, both of Rock Springs. Attending the funeral services were Arthur Taucher, and Mrs. Pivic, Mr. and Mrs. McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Taucher and Dr. and Mrs. L.A. Taucher of Santa Ana, Calif. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 ELEANOR BESSIE KIEFFER ROBINSON Services for Eleanor Bessie Kieffer Robinson, 78, of Springville, Utah were conducted Friday, Nov. 9 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. H. Eugene Warren officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Larry Hudson, Raymond Hasbrouck, Ed Greene, Bruce Robinson, Richard Lee and Cecil McPhie served as pallbearers. Mrs. Robinson died Tuesday, Nov. 6 in a Provo, Utah hospital. She was born Aug. 5, 1906, in Sparta, Ill., the daughter of the late Chris and Eliza Kieffer. She attended school sin Sparta and married George Edward Robinson in Sparta Aug. 6, 1936. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Robinson was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons, William C. Robinson of Price, Utah, James A. Robinson of Worland, Donald L. Robinson of Dillon, Mont. and Howard D. Robinson of Sunnyside, Utah; two daughters, Mrs. Rayl (Alice) Hasbrouck of Vantage, Wash. and Mrs. Larry (Nora) Hudson of Whitefish, Mont.; one brother, Floyd Kieffer of Sparta; 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Robinson was preceded in death by one daughter, Dorothy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 JAMES CORY CLARK Services for James Cory Clark of Green River were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Riverview Cemetery. Joe Bird officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. James Cory was stillborn Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He is survived by his parents, James O. and Sherry Nichols Clark of Green River; a brother, Robert John Clark of Green River; grandparents Don Clark of Buffalo, N.Y., Rita Bonine of Phoenix; Mr. and Mrs. John Nichols of Mountain View; Betty Guinn of Heber City,Utah and Mr. and Mrs. Baline Bingham of Green River. Also surviving are great-grandparents Bernice Taylor of Sylvania, Ohio and Grace Shivvers of Des Moines, Iowa, and great-great-grandmother, Florence Forbis of Salt Lake City. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 ALICE M. GASPERETTI Services for Alice M. Gasperetti, 84, of 829 Center St., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Harold Brown, Charles Reeves, John Timlin, Rick Matlis, Charles Gasperetti, Louis Barto, Mike Zanetti and Paul Eastman served as pallbearers. Mrs. Gasperetti died Friday, Nov. 2 at her home following a three year illness. She was born in Starkville, Colo., Sept. 1, 1900, the daughter of the late Jerry and Lena Zanolini. She attended schools in Starkville and married Julius Gasperetti in Starkville April 26, 1919. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Gasperetti was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the B.P.O.E. Does, the F.O. Eagles Auxiliary, and the Neighbors of Woodcraft. Survivors include three sons, Bob of Rock Springs, Arthur of Rogers, Ark. and John of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia; one brother, Paul Zanolini of Mission Hills, Calif.; two sisters, Rose Girardi of Rock Springs, and Teresa Rizzi of Ontario, Calif.; one brother-in-law, John Gasperetti of Walsenburg; five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Gasperetti was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary, who died in 1929, one brother John Zanolini and one sister, Mary Concini. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 THOMAS T. REAY PRICE, Utah—Services for Thomas T. Reay, 80, of Seattle were conducted Friday, Nov. 2 in Price. Burial was in Price. Reay died Monday, Oct. 29 in Seattle. A former longtime resident of Rock Springs and Reliance, he was employed by the Central Coke and Coal Company and the Union Pacific Coal Company. He moved to Price in 1948 as a federal mine inspector and retired in Grand Junction, Colo. Survivors include one son, Dr. Donald T. Reay of Seattle; one brother, Robert Reay of Grand Junction; one sister, Elizabeth Shuttleworth of Michigan City, Ind.; four grandchildren and several nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Dorlores, and his wife, Mary (Story) Reay. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 ANNA MARIE SILVA Services for Anna Marie Silva, 18, of Lyman were conducted in Gallup, N.M. Burial was in Gallup. Silva died instantly in a one-vehicle accident on an I-80 service road Thursday, Nov. 1. Miss Silva was born in Durango, Colo., June 14, 1966, to Ignacio and Marie Ruibal Silva. She attended schools in Lyman, graduating from high school in 1984. She was a member of St. Helen’s Catholic Church. Survivors include her parents of Lyman, two sisters, Monica and Yvonne, both of Lyman; her paternal grandmother, Senida Silva of Farmington, N.M.; her maternal grandparents, Ernest and Virginia Ruibal of Ignacio, Colo.; several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 WILLIS A. ROBISON SALT LAKE CITY—Services for Willis A. Robison, 66, of Salt Lake City were conducted Monday, Nov. 5 at the Larkin Mortuary Chapel. Burial was in Salt Lake City. Robison died Friday, Nov. 2 in Salt Lake City. He was the owner of Robison Body and Paint on Elk St. in Rock Springs. He was born in Beaver, Utah February 28, 1918. Survivors include his wife, Florence Pratt Robison; five sons, Gaylen, Lynn, Vaughn, Jerald, Mark and one daughter, Kathy and 21 grandchildren and one great-grandchild and a sister, Bridie Swasey. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alma P. and Lilie Lang Robison and one granddaughter. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 WILLIAM L. LOGAN SEASIDE, Ore.—Services for William L. Logan, 74, of Seaside were conducted Oct. 27 at the Calvary Episcopal Church in Seaside. Burial was in Seaside. Logan died Oct. 23 in a Portland, Ore. hospital. Logan was born April 14, 1910, in Douglas and lived there until 1935 when he moved to Rock Springs. He owned and operated the Toastmaster and was co-owner of the Currant Creek Ranch from 1947 to 1951. He moved to Lander and was an undersheriff in Fremont County until he retired in 1917 due to ill health. He moved to Dallas, Ore., in 1978. Logan was a World War II veteran, a member of the American Legion, the Elks and the Wyoming Peace Officers’ Association. Survivors include his wife, Althea; a son, Joe Logan of Sandy, Utah; a daughter, Mary Ann Hamrick of Warrenton, Ore.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 WANDEL CURTIS BIRD FAIRVIEW, Idaho—Services for Wandel Curtis Bird, 25, of LaBarge were conducted in Fairview. Burial was in Fairview. Bird died Thursday, Nov. 1 in a one-vehicle accident on an I-80 service road. Bird was born in Evanston May 23, 1959, to Ross Curtis and Maxcine Petersen Bird. He attended schools in Farson and Preston, Idaho, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was employed as a roughneck for True Drilling Company at the time of his death. He was married to the former Laura Lee Cole. Survivors in addition to his wife include his parents of Fairview, Idaho; two daughters, Kelsi and Tanya Bird of LaBarge; a brother, Craig Raymond Bird of Thayne; five sisters, Dora Hysell, Christine Stoddard and Esther Aimone, all of Mountain View, Rex Anne Cronin and Darlene Atkinson, both of Cody; his paternal grandmother, Sara Bird of Mountain View; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 10, 1984 ELIAS ENSIO MAKI Services for Elias Ensio Maki, 93, of 326 H Street, Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. K.E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Onni Flankki, Lyle Ranta, Kevin Ranta, Gerald W. Boschetto, William McCurtain and Jerome Powell served as pallbearers. Maki died Monday, Nov. 5 at the Sublette County Retirement Home following a brief illness. He was born in Kuortane, Finland Aug. 31, 1891, the son of the late John and Kaisa Janiksela Pienimaki. He attended schools in Finland and married the former Liisa Lukkarinen in Rock Springs in 1914. She preceded him in death June 6, 1947. Mr. Maki was a retired coal miner, having worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Saima McCurtain of Rock Springs and Mrs. Onni (Verna) Flankki of Pinedale; four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. In addition to his parents and his wife, Mr. Maki was preceded in death by one daughter, Vera Ranta, who died Jul 29, 1954. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 1984 EDITH BRGANT HARNEY DOWNEY, Calif.—Services for Edith Bergant Harney, 66, of 10447 Chaney St., Downey, Calif. were conducted Monday, Nov. 12 in Downey. Burial was in Downey. Mrs. Harney died Wednesday, Nov. 7 in a Downey hospital. She was a former longtime resident of Superior. Mrs. Harney attended schools in Superior and married Doran B. Harney in Green River in August of 1941. She is survived by her husband of Downey; two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Darlene) Goss of Manhattan Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Pete (Sally) Blowitz of Studio City, Calif.; and one son, Norman of Molokai, Hawaii; two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Sylvia) Mullens, and Mrs. John (Mary) Zadra, both of Rock Springs. Five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 1984 EVELYN DAVIS MERCHANT Services for Evelyn Davis Merchant, 89, of Green River were conducted Monday, Nov. 12 at the Green River First LDS Ward Chapel. Bishop Allen West officiated. Burial was in the Fort Bridger Cemetery in Fort Bridger. Mrs. Merchant died Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born Sept. 1, 1895 in Wallsburg, Utah, a daughter of James and Olive Wall Davis. She married Grover Wade Nov. 9, 1909 in Mountain View. He died Nov. 23, 1918. She later married Charles Eugene Merchant, July 16, 1923 in Mountain View. He died June 23, 1963. She lived and was educated in the Bridger Valley and moved to Green River 60 years ago. She was an active member of the L.D.S. Church, having served in the Relief Society. She was also a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Green River Homemakers Club and the Woodman of the World Auxiliary. She is survived by four sons and three daughters, Grover C. Wade of Hemet, Calif., Charles C. Merchant and Robert S. Merchant, both of Green River, John A. Merchant of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Robert (Verda) Coomes of Bangor, Calif., Mrs. Lavon Andersen of Mira Loma, Calif. and Mrs. Olive Fuller of California. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren and several great and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by an infant son, three brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 17, 1984 CLARA WAGGENER NEWCASTLE—Services for Clara Waggener, 88, of Newcastle were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Father Joseph Daley officiated. Burial was in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Powell. Mrs. Waggener died Sunday Nov. 11 at the Weston County Nursing Home in Newcastle. She was born Feb. 5, 1896 in Quincy, Ill., to George and Mary Nelson. At the age of four, she moved with her family to Ewing, Mo., where she was educated. On Jan. 15, 1916, they homesteaded near Deaver. They later moved to Powell, where they lived until 1942 and moved to Newcastle in 1949. They also lived in Casper and Thermopolis before returning to Newcastle a year ago. She is survived by her husband of Newcastle; one daughter, Mona Fedrizzi of Thermopolis; two sisters, Alma Parkin of Rock Springs and Maxine Minesinger of Springdale, Ark.; four grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, four brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 24, 1984 CELINA CHEVALIER Services for Celina Chevalier, 76, of 1326 11th St., Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Vase Funeral Chaped. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Frank Chevalier, Herman Albertini, Milton Williams, Serafino Rauzi, Joe Kaumo and Lester Vavold served as pallbearers. Steve Koler and David Rauzi served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Chevalier died Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She was born in Buray-Nord, France Dec. 17, 1907, the daughter of the late Charles and Alina Lemal Vallembois. She attended schools in France and married Henry Chevalier in Benton, Ill. Sept. 11, 1926. Mrs. Chevalier was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, the Harmony Homemakers, American Legion Auxiliary and V.F.W. Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband Henry of Rock Springs; one daughter and son-in-law, Blanche and Herman Rauzi of Rock Springs; one son daughter-in-law, Henry and Mary Chevalier of Roy, Utah; one brother, Charles Vallembois of Pocatello, Idaho; one sister, Mrs. Ray (Adolphine) Belcher of Green River; three grandsons, Robert Rauzi of Mt. Clemens, Mich., Jerry Rauzi of Rock Springs, and John Chevalier of Roy, Utah; one great-granddaughter, Christina Rauzi of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Chevalier was preceded in death by one brother, Victor Foungie. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 24, 1984 ELIZABETH JANE LIGHTNER REDDON LANDER—Services for Elizabeth Jane Lightner Reddon, 72, of Jeffrey City, were conducted Friday, Nov. 23 at the Henry Mortuary in Lander. Burial was in Lander. Mrs. Reddon died Monday, Nov. 19 in Lander. She was born in Rock Springs April 6, 1912, the daughter of Charles and Alice Wilde Lightner. She was married to Robert Reddon in 1942. She is survived by her husband, Robert Reddon of Jeffrey City; two daughters, Donna Leiting and Betty Reddon of Jeffrey City; one son, Robert Reddon of Casper; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four sisters, Alice Gertrude Johnson of Tillamook, Ore.; and Ann Salois of Fernley, Nev.; one brother, Thomas Lightner of Kemmerer; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Alice Lightner; and one sister, Jeanette Ditton. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 24, 1984 JAMES MICHAEL SMITH Services for James Michael Smith, five months, of 810 Young Ave., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, Nov. 21 at the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the Wataha Memorial Park. James Michael died Monday Nov. 19 of sudden infant death syndrome. He was born in Rock Springs June 6, 1984. Survivors include his parents of Rock Springs; one brother, Jack Smith; four sisters, Jenny Smith, Barbie Grek, Casey Smith and Jamie Smith; his paternal grandparents, Jack and Katheryne Smith; his maternal grandparents, Ruben and Dorothy Lorenz; his maternal great-grandparents, Calvin and Vivian Franklin, all of Rock Springs; his paternal great-grandfather, Albert Mau of Kemmerer; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 24, 1984 LOUISE F. ANSELMI Services for Louise F. Anselmi, 77, of 2608 House Ave., Cheyenne were conducted Tuesday, Nov. 20 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Grandsons Theodore C. Lockhart, Thomas A. Lockhart, Rudolph J. Unguren, Clifford A. Kirk, Christopher R. Kirk Jr. and nephew Joe Milinkovich served as pallbearers. Mrs. Anselmi died Friday, Nov. 16 at the Cheyenne Memorial Hospital in Cheynne following a brief illness. She was born in Rock Springs on May 30, 1907, the daughter of the late Joseph and Rozalia Zudiaciz Shuster. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1925. Mrs. Anselmi worked as a secretary for Louis H. Brown, attorney at law and the Sock Growers Mercantile here in Rock Springs. She married Rudolph T. Anselmi in Rock Springs on July 10, 1929. Mrs. Anselmi was a lifelong Democrat and a member of the Sweetwater County Democratic Womens Club. She served as a delegate to many State Democratic conventions. Mrs. Anselmi, who loved music, was a past member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church choirs. She was a member of the Saint Mary’s Cathedral choir and the Cheyenne Symphony Chorus. She was a former member of the YWCA Advisory Council, the Saint Ann’s and Saint Mary’s Altar and Rosary Society of Rock Springs. Mrs. Anselmi was also a member of the Saint Mary’s Catholic Church and the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, the Sacred Heart of Mary’s Lodge No. 186, KSKJ Slovenian Catholic Lodge and the Saint Mary’s Altar Society. Survivors include her husband Rudy of Cheyenne and Rock Springs, three daughters, Mrs. John (Mary Lou) Unguren of Rock Springs, Mrs. Tom (Lynn) Lockhart of Rapid City, S.D., and Mrs. Clifford (Jeri) Kirk of Gillette, Wyo.; three brothers, John and William Shuster both of Rock Springs and James Shuster of Alhambra, Calif.; nine grandchildren, Rudy, Rachele Louise and Regina Marie Unguren, all of Rock Springs, Andy and Kris Kirk, both of Gillette, Wyo. and Francie, Tom, Ted and Gini Lockhart, all of Rapid City, S.D.; and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Anselmi was preceded in death by two brothers, Joe and Frank Shuster and two sisters, Julia and Frances Shuster. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 24, 1984 RUDOLPH ZUPENC Services for Rudolph Zupenc, 70, of 1134 Vermont St., Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Samuel Jerry Clingan, Robert Clingan, John P. CLingan, Ronald Maldonado, Fred Zupenc and Rudy Zupenc served as pallbearers. Zupenc died Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a brief illness. He was born in Rock Springs Dec. 19, 1913, the son of the late Antone and Augusta Fisher Zupenc. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He married the former Ruby Smith in Ogden, Utah Nov. 10, 1964. Mr. Zupenc was a retired employee for the John Bunning Transfer Company, having worked there for 25 years. He was a member of the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife Ruby of Rock Springs, three stepsons, Robert Clingan and John Patrick Clingan, both of Rock Springs and Samuel Jerry Clingan of Denver; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Roland (Eva Sue) Clingan of Green River; one brother, Paul Zupenc of Rock Springs; one sister, Mary Parkinson of St. George, Utah; 9 step-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to is parents, Mr. Zupenc was preceded in death by five brothers, Peter, Frank, Tony, John and Fred. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 1984 ANGELA RAHONCE Services for Angela Rahonce, 70, of 317 Smith St., Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, Nov. 24 at the SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church. Rev. Gerald Chleborad officiated. Burial was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Walter Pivik, Jack Mitchelson, Randy Watts, Rudy Dolence, Dempsey Perkins and Tony Pivik served as pallbearers. Lee Bolton, Joe Dolence, John Dolence, Stanley Dolence, Dan Killiam and John McGill served as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Rahonce died Tuesday Nov. 20 at her home following a two-year illness. She was born in Rock Springs Feb. 22, 1914, the daughter of the late Joseph and Angela Hafner Pivik. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married Cyril Rahonce in Rock Spring Nov. 28, 1935. Mrs. Rahonce was employed as a secretary for Rahonce Inc at the time of her death. She was a member of the Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church and the American Fraternal Union. Survivors include her husband Cyril of Rock Springs; four daughters, Mrs. Demcy (Frances) Perkins of Spearfish, S.D., Marion Jansen of Windsor, Colo., Mrs. Daniel (Carla) Killiam of Rock Springs, and Mrs. Verl (Paula) Watts of Paonia, Colo., four brothers, Joe and Carl Pivik, both of Wilson, Rudy Pivik of Rock Springs and Edward Pivik of Cheyenne; half-brother Arthur Pivik of Rock Springs; and half-sisters Dorothea Butler and Marilyn Scott, both of Rock Springs; nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rahonce was preceded in death by one son, who died in infancy. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 1984 GLORIA Q. DALEY VIRGINIA CITY, Nev.—Services for Gloria Q. Daley, 62, of Battle Mountain, Nev. were conducted in Reno, Nev. Burial was in the Virginia City Cemetery in Virginia City. Mrs. Daley died Thursday, Nov. 22 at the Washoe Medical Center in Reno following a two-month illness. She was born in Winnemucca, Feb. 12, 1922, the daughter of the late Dominca DiGrazia and Pietro Quilici. She attended schools in Winnemucca and graduated from high school there. She married Andrew Daley in Winnemucca Feb. 12, 1947. Mrs. Daley was a member of the Saint John Boscoe Catholic Church and president of the Altar Society. Mrs. Daley and her husband were the owners and operators of the Daley’s Trading Corral Gift Shop in Battle Mountain for more than seven years. She was an authority on Indian art and artifacts. Survivors include her husband Andrew of Battle Mountain; one son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Peggy Daley of Rock Springs; one daughter and son-in-law, Andria and David Toll of Gold Hill, Nev.; one sister, Mimi Ripley of Battle Mountain; one brother, Leo Quilici of Oakland, Calif.; three grandchildren, Slade and Heath Daley, both of Rock Springs and John Toll of Gold Hill, Nev., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Daley was preceded in death by one sister, Iva Watson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 1984 ALBERT JAMES DOLENC Services for Albert James Dolenc, 68, of Green River were conducted Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father James Godley officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Dolenc died Sunday, Nov. 25, at his home of heart failure. He was born Dec. 8, 1915 in Butte, Mont., a son of James Ignatz Bozovich and Francis Dolinar. He married Dorothy Mae Coulston Dec. 24, 1939 in Rock Springs. He spent his early years in Cumberland and Superior and graduated from Superior High School in 1939. He later graduated from the Coyne Electrical School in Chicago. Besides Cumberland and Superior, he also lived in Rock Springs prior to moving to Green River 32 years ago. He had worked as an electrical foreman for the Union Pacific Coal Company and the Pacific power and Light Co. He owned and operated the Wyoming Rock Shop and wrote books about rocks, trapping and nature. He was a licensed trapper and was president-elect of the Sweetwater County Historical Society. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church. His is survived by his wife of Green River; a son, Daniel A. Dolenc of Libertyville, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. William (Darla A.) Knape, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Danielle A. Dolenc, of LaJolla, Calif. He is also survived by two grandsons, James and Nathan Dolenc of Libertyville; and five brothers, William Dolenc, Max Dolenc, Joseph Bozovich and Tony Dolenc, all of Rock Springs, and Danny Dolenc of Aurora, Colo. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Stella Zaversnik. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 1984 ARTHUR ALLEN ARONSON Services for Arthur Allen Aronson, infant son of Arlyn and Lavetria Ann French Aronson, of Green River, were conducted Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Dick Schmidt officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Arthur Allen was stillborn Monday, Nov. 26 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Besides his parents of Lake Norden, S.D., he is survived by grandparents Gordon French of Sidney, Neb., Helen Stahla of Green River, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Aronson of Lake Norder, S.D.; great-grandparents Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy French, of Osceola, Ark. and Clara Rosuin of Lake Norden, S.D. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 1, 1984 PEARL IOLA HARVEY STOLL SALT LAKE CITY—Services for Pearl Iola Harvey Stoll, 83, of Salt Lake City, will be conducted Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. at the Centenary Methodist Church at 1740 S. 500 E. in Salt Lake City. Pearl Stoll died Nov. 22 in Salt Lake City. She was born in Lander, Jan. 18, 1901, the daughter of the late Joe and Jennie Harvey. The family later moved to Rock Springs, where Pearl graduated from Rock Springs High School. After graduation, she worked as a bookkeeper for Whisenands Ford Motor Co. After moving to Salt Lake City, she married Ray Stoll, who died in 1967. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J.R. (Audrey) Sweetzer of Englewood, Colo. and Mrs. Tom (Hazel) Jewell of Yuma, Ariz. Several cousins, nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Amy, and a brother, Robert. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 1984 EMANUEL ZANCANELLA Services for Emanual Zancanella, 88, of 310 F St., Rock Springs were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated. Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park. Joe Melinkovich, John Stancola, Harold Swanzy, Leno Zancanella, Paul Zancanella and Silvio Zancanella served as pallbearers. Zancanella died Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Bethesda Care Center in Laramie following a 15 month illness. He was born July 26, 1896 at Willis Gulch, Colo., the son of the late Giacomo and Virginia Acker Zancanella. He attended schools in Central City, Colo., and moved with his parents to Tyrol, Italy in 1908. He married the former Augusta Bondi Feb. 6, 1912, in Tyrol. Zancanella moved to Rock Springs in 1923 and was a former resident of LaBarge, Superior and Rock Springs until 1980, when he moved to Laramie to live with his son. He worked for the Rock Springs Fuel Company at Superior and for the John Lucas Wholesale Company at Rock Springs until his retirement in 1961. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Robert of Rock Springs, and James of Laramie and a daughter-in-law, Lillian of Laramie; three grandchildren, Paul of Rock Springs, Donald of Columbia, Mo., and Jean Ann of Lincoln, Neb.; three great-grandchildren, one stepsister, Joan Facinelli of Rock Springs and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Zancanella was preceded in death by his wife, Augusta; two brothers, Anthony and Peter; and one sister Rachel. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 1984 DOROTHY RUTH KINDLER EVANSTON—Services for Dorothy Ruth Kindler, 73, of Evanston were conducted Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Crandall Funeral Home. Burial was in the Evanston Cemetery. Mrs. Kindler died Monday, Dec. 3 at the St. Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden, Utah. She was born Nov. 25, 1911 in Broken Bow, Neb., to Homer and Lena Sopha Anna Dreier Fair. She married Alvin Curtis Kindler Oct. 8, 1930 in Arnold, Neb. He died June 2, 1963. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She is survived by four sons, Norbert Kindler of Virginia Beach, Va., Keith Kindler of Evanston, Jay Dee Kindler of Evanston and Tom Kindler of Laramie; seven daughters, Mrs. Lin (Janie) Adkins of Evanston, Patricia Kindler of Evanston, Mrs. Frank (Ronda) Lamb of Evanston, Mrs. Fred (Raeoma) Tingey of Woodruff, Utah, Mrs. James (Twyla) Beutel of Green River, Mrs. Wayne (Bietta) Borino of Sandy, Utah and Mrs. Melvin (Ila Gae) Taylor of Ogden; 33 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two brothers, Lawrence (Jim) Oliver Fair of Broken Bow and Joseph (Bill) Williard Fair of Spokane, Wash.; five sisters, Edna Thompson of North Platte, Neb., Vera Blakeman of Broken Bow, Verda Harris of Broken Bow, Lucille McCracken of Scottsbluff and Betty Jean Sculley of Scottsbluff. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 8, 1984 JEAN STOTT Services for Jean Stott, 66, of 84 2nd St., Granger, were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 5 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. James Godley officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Tom Young, Gene R. Schaechtere, Cory Schaechtere, Ray Stott, Jimmy Stott, Clifford A. Kizzire and John C. Schwarts served as pallbearers. Mrs. Stott died Sunday, Dec. 3 at her home of natural causes. A resident of Granger since 1952 and former resident of Dayton, Wyo., Mrs. Stott had been in ill health the past several years. She was born in San Jose, Calif., Nov. 23, 1918, the daughter of the late John and Estelle Murphy O’Toole. She attended schools in San Jose and married Thomas Rowland Stott in Reno, Nev. May 26, 1945. He preceded her in death in August of 1976. She was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include three sons, Tom and Ray Stott, both of Green River and Ronald Stott; four sisters, Ruth LaBlanche of Lubbock, Texas, Verna Baker of Lindsey, Calif., Violet Seimas of Felton, Calif., and Blanche Rosario of Los Gatos, Calif.; three grandchildren, Kimmi D. Stott, Raymond T. Stott and Jimmy Ryans, all of Green River and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Stott was preceded in death by three children who died in infancy, one brother and one sister. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 11, 1984 Ainscough Dies at 64 NEWHALL, Calif.-- Memorial services were held Friday, Dec. 7, at the Eternal Valley Mortuary in Newhall, Calif., for Jack Horace Ainscough, 64, who died at his home Dec. 4, 1984. He was born in Lionkol, Wyo. Nov 27, 1920, attended Rock Springs schools and served in the U.S. Navy. He married Margaret Baillie and settled in California. He was preceded in death by his wife and his father. He is survived by his mother, Gwen Ainscough; his son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Maria Ainscough; his sister, Mrs. Joseph (Eileen) Martin; his brother, Richard Ainscough; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 11, 1984 W.M. Paterson Dies At Home ROCK SPRINGS-- William Mathew Paterson, 64, of 1620 West 2nd St., Space 92, died at 2:43 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 1984 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Ziegler, Ill., Feb. 26, 1920, the son of William and Hope Stephens Paterson. He attended schools in Illinois and Colorado. He married the former Elizabeth Myra Gathercole in Rock Springs Aug. 15, 1942. Paterson was a retired foreman having worked for Allied Chemical Company. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, the Mason Lodge Mt. Moriah No. 6, the Order of Eastern Star Mountain Lily No. 10, the Rock Springs Shrine Club, the Korean Temple in Rawlins, and the Scottish Right Lander Consistory. Peterson was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth of Rock Springs; his mother of Buella Vista, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Calton (Alta) Ray and Elizabeth Collins both of Rock Springs; one son, William Mathew Paterson of Green River; one brother, Franklin T. Paterson of Yuba City, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. James (Anabell) Stark of Green River; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services are pending. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 11, 1984 Hazel Williams Dies At 85 ROCK SPRINGS-- Hazel Williams, 85, of 926 Lincoln St. died at 7:57 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 1984 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs Sept. 27, 1899, the daughter of the late John and Lorene Killian Musgrove. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She married David Fulton Williams in Rock Springs on September 11, 1926. Mrs. Williams was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Royal Neighbors. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Robert E. and Clarice Williams of Pinedale; one brother, Al Musgrove of North Ridge, Calif.; two grandchildren, Barbara Riddle of Brigham City, Utah, and Michael Williams of Willard, Utah; one great-granddaughter, Jessica Riddle of Brigham City; one niece and one nephew. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her husband who died on Oct. 17, 1960. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 1984 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev H. Eugene Warren of the First Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel, 154 Elk, all day Wednesday and Wednesday evening until 8 p.m. and Thursday until time of funeral services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1984 J. A. Edwards Dies at 52 PINEDALE-- Joseph Andrew Edwards of Pinedale died Friday, Dec. 7, in Encinitas, Calif. He was born Oct. 20, 1932, in Rock Springs, the son of William and Hilda Edwards. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was graduated from the Pinedale High School. He married Patsy Natter Aug. 16, 1953 in Pinedale. He was the owner of Pa-Jo's art Gallery in Pinedale. Survivors are his wife, Patsy; one son, Daniel Edwards; and two daughters, Sherry Christophersen and Jacquiline Avery, all of Pinedale; four brothers, Wilford Edwards of Pinedale; Harry Edwards of Flint, Mich.; John Edwards and William Edwards, both of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren. Services will be conducted Friday, Dec. 14, at 1 p.m. at the LDS Church in Pinedale. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1984 Minnie Taylor Dies in Utah OGDEN, Utah-- Minnie C. Taylor, 76, of Ogden, Utah, died Nov. 19 at the McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden. She was born June 1, 1908, in Kemmerer, the duaghter of Matthew and Jeanette Hunter Willison. She was reared in Rock Springs and attended Rock Springs schools. She married Stanley E. Taylor April 10, 1933 in Ogden. He preceded her in death in 1973. She was a musician at one time in the Rock Springs area. Survivors include a niece, Harrient Trank of Thermopolis, and three great-neices, Harriet Pankey of Rock Springs, Marilyn Harper and Pat Castagno, both of Green River. Services and burial were in Ogden. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1984 Harriett Trank Dies in Arizona THERMOPOLIS-- Harriet Trank, 64, of Thermopolis died Dec. 1 in Wickenburg, Ariz. She was born Feb. 12, 1920 in Rock Springs to William and Margaret Willison Wilde. She attended Rock Springs schools. She married William E. Trank, Jr. Nov. 20, 1952 in Rock Springs. Survivors include her husband in Thermopolis; three sons, Bill of Cody, John of Billings, Mont., and Wayne of Thermopolis; four daughters, Laura Harvey and Debbie Stoeger of Thermopolis, Jan Allen and Margie Porter of Casper; three nieces, 22 granchildren. Services and burial were Dec. 6 in Thermpololis. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1984 R.F. Whetzell Dies At Age 90 GREEN RIVER-- Robert Francis Whetzell, 90, of Green River died Sunday, Dec. 9, at Seton Medical Center in Daly, Calif. He was born July 12, 1894 in Gandy, Neb., the son of Edgar Ellis and Margaret Randerson Whetzell. He married Edith Mildred Cooley Sept. 27, 1930 in Granger. She died April 14, 1975. He was reared and educated in Nebraska and moved to Wyoming in the 1902s. He had lived in Green River since 1941. He was a veteran of World War I when he served in the U.S. Army in France. He was also a member of the VFW and worked as an operating engineer for the Sweetwater County Road Department for many years. Survivors include a duaghter, Joan Needham of Pacifica, Calif.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Besides his wife he was preceded in death by two sons, Robert Francis Whetzell Jr. and Van Myron Whetzell, two brothers and two sisters. Services are Friday at 11 a.m. at the Smith Funeral Home with Bishop Al Matthews of the Green River LDS First Ward officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday from 4-8 p.m. and Friday morning prior to services. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery in Green River. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 12, 1984 W.M. Paterson Dies at 64 ROCK SPRINGS-- Services for William Mathew Paterson, 64, who died Monday, Dec. 10, will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Episcopal Church of Holy Communion, the Rev K. E. Gustafson officiating. Masonic Rose Croix services will be conducted by Richard Harbour. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel at 154 Elk St. Thursday afternoon and evening until 8 p.m. and Friday until time of services. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 1984 WILLIAM MATHEW PATERSON ROCK SPRINGS-- Services for William Mathew Paterson, 64, of 1620 West 2nd St., Space 92, were conducted Friday, Dec. 14 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Rev. K. E. Gustafson officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers for William Paterson were Thom Hutchinson, Bill Potter, Lee Watts, Gary Bailiff, Oscar Stapleton and Charles Baker. Paterson died Monday, Dec. 10 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Ziegler, Ill., Feb. 26, 1920, the son of William and Hope Stephens Paterson. He attended schools in Illinois and Colorado. He married the former Elizabeth Myra Gathercole in Rock Springs, Aug. 15, 1942. Paterson was a retired foreman having worked for Allied Chemical Company. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, the Masonic Lodge Mt. Moriah No. 6, the Order of Eastern Star Mountain Lily No. 10, the Rock Springs Shrine Club, the Korean Temple in Rawlins, and the Scottish Right Lander Consistory. Paterson was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth of Rock Springs; his mother of Buella Vista, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Calton (Alta) Ray and Elizabeth Collins both of Rock Springs; one son William Mathew Paterson of Green River; one brother, Franklin T. Paterson of Yuba City, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. James (Anabell) Stark of Green River; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 1984 JACK A. AINSCOUGH NEWHALL, Calif.-- Memorial services were held Friday, Dec. 7, at the Eternal Valley Mortuary in Newhall, Calif., for Jack Horace Ainscough, 64, who died at his home Dec. 4, 1984. He was born in Lionkol, Wyo. Nov. 27, 1920, attended Rock Springs schools and served in the U.S. Navy. He married Margaret Baillie and settled in California. He was preceded in death by his wife and his father. He is survived by his mother, Gwen Ainscough; his son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Maria Ainscough; his sister, Mrs. Joseph (Eileen) Martin; his brother, Richard Ainscough; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 1984 BARBARA JEAN JOHNSON STARKS OGDEN, Utah-- Services for Barbara Jean Johnson Starks, 53, of Green River were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Myers Mortuary in Ogden. Burial was in the Ogden City Cemetery. Mrs. Starkes died Friday, Dec. 7 at home following a lengthy illness. She was born June 11, 1931 in Ogden, Utah, to Roy Weston and Mildred Medcraft Johnson. She married Vadie Gene Starks May 22, 1953 in Elko, Nev. She was reared and educated in Ogden and moved to Green River in 1973. She is a member of the LDS Church and was a member of Al-Anon for the past 18 years. Survivors include her husband of Green River; two sons, Vadie Gene Starks III of Green River and Chauncey Starks of Hooper, Utah; five daughters, Sandra Lee Albertson of Magna, Utah, Robin K. Omura of Ogden, Cindy Lou Starks serving an LDS mission in Odean, Iowa, Shawna Jean Starks and Nannetta Starks, both of Green River. Also surviving are four grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 1984 HAZEL WILLIAMS ROCK SPRINGS-- Services for Hazel Williams, 85, of 926 Lincoln St., Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Dec. 13 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. H. Eugene Warren officiated. Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers for Hazel Williams were Albert Yardas, Kim Little, W. Donald Carter, Joe Button, Ray Black and Mike Flipovich. Mrs. Williams died Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Kimberly Manor Nursing Home in Rock Springs following a lengthy illness. She was born in Rock Springs Sept. 27, 1899, the daughter of the late John and Lorene Killian Musgrove. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She married David Fulton Williams in Rock Springs on September 11, 1926. Mrs. Williams was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Royal Neighbors. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Robert E. and Clarice Williams of Pinedale; one brother, Al Musgrove of North Ridge, Calif.; two grandchildren, Barbara Riddle of Brigham City, Utah, and Michael Williams of Willard, Utah; one great-granddaughter, Jessica Riddle of Brigham City; one niece and one nephew. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her husband who died on Oct. 17, 1960. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 1984 JOSEPH ANDREW EDWARDS PINEDALE-- Services for Joseph Andrew Edwards of Pinedale were conducted Friday, Dec. 14 in Pinedale at the LDS Church. Burial was in Pinedale. Edwards died Friday, Dec. 7 in Encinitas, Calif. He was born Oct. 20, 1932 in Rock Springs, the son of William and Hilda Edwards. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was graduated from the Pinedale High School. He married Patsy Natter Aug. 16, 1953 in Pinedale. He was the owner of Pa-Jo's Art Gallery in Pinedale. Survivors are his wife, Patsy; one son, Daniel Edwards; and two daughters, Sherry Christophersen and Jacquiline Avery, all of Pinedale; four brothers, Wilford Edwards of Pinedale; Harry Edwards of Flint, Mich.; John Edwards and William Edwards, both of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 15, 1984 ROBERT FRANCIS WHETZELL GREEN RIVER-- Services for Robert Francis Whetzell, 90, of Green River were conducted Friday, Dec. 13 at the Smith Funeral Home. Bishop Al Matthews officiated. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery. Whetzell died Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Seton Medical Center in Daly, Calif. He was born July 12, 1894 in Gandy, Neb., the son of Edgar Ellis and Margaret Randerson Whetzell. He married Edith Mildred Cooley Sept. 27, 1930 in Granger. She died April 14, 1975. He was reared and educated in Nebraska and moved to Wyoming in the 1920s. He had lived in Green River since 1941. He was a veteran of World War I when he served in the U.S. Army in France. He was also a member of the VFW and worked as an operating engineer for the Sweetwater County Road Department for many years. Suvivors include a daughter; Joan Needham of Pacifica, Calif.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Besides his wife he was preceded in death by two sons, Robert Francis Whetzell Jr. and Van Myron Whetzell, two brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 22, 1984 DOYLE SLAGOWSKI MANILA, Utah—Services for Doyle Ephriam Slagowski, 74, of Manila (Washam), Wyo., were conducted Monday, Dec. 17 at the Manila LDS Ward Chapel. Bishop Glen Tinker officiated. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery. Slagowski died Friday, Dec. 14 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was born July 23, 1910 in Smith’s Fork, Wyoming; a son of Eli Ephriam and Susan Merchant Slagowski. He married Fontella Potter on June 29, 1940 in Manila, Utah. A lifelong resident of the Manila area, he owned and operated a ranch. He was an avid horseman and was a member of the Oldtimers’ Rodeo Association, Manila Rodeo sponsor, a 4-H Leader for man years and showed horses in the Sweetwater County Fair for 42 years. He was a member of the LDS Church. He is survived by his wife of Manila; two sons and three daughters, Stanley Slagowski, Bob Slagowski and Mrs. Coye (Donna) Lloyd, all of Manila; Mrs. Jim (Deann) Wilson of Green River and Mrs. Brett (Reta) Logan of Rock Springs. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; four brothers, Gene Slagowski of Evanston, Floyd Slagowski of Pine Valley, Nevada, Leo Slagowski of Idaho Falls, Idaho and Vivin Slagowski of Rifle, Colo.; two sisters, Lela Slagowski of Rock Springs and Mrs. Christina Behunin of Burnt Fork. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Slagowski and a sister, Della Harris. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 22, 1984 CARL S. UNCAPHER Services for Carl S. Uncapher, 69, of the Maxon Ranch, were conducted Wednesday, Dec. 19 at the Kremmling Cemetery in Kremmling, Colo. Burial was in the Kremmling Cemetery. Uncapher died Friday, Dec. 14 at his home following a six month illness. He was born in Sidney, Neb., Jan. 26, 1915, the son of the late Harry and Clara Blefield Uncapher and graduated from high school at Kremmling, Colo. He was a resident of the Rock Springs area for the past 10 years and was a rancher all his adult life. He was married to the former Sophia Imhof in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Fred of Rock Springs and Robert of Kremmling; two brothers, Ed and George, both of Kremmling; three sisters, Ella Ashley of Albuquerque, N.M., Clara Forrester of Reno, Nev. and Ida Williams of Kelso, Wash.; two grandsons, Les and Bob, both of Kremmling; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, David. He was a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy association and the National Cattlemen’s Association. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 22, 1984 RUBY KORFANTA BOISE, Idaho—Services for Ruby Korfanta, 68, of Boise were conducted Saturday, Nov. 17 at the St. Mark’s Catholic Church. Rev. Raymond J. Peplinski officiated. Burial was in the Cloverdale Memorial Park. Mrs. Korfanta died Wednesday, Nov. 14 in Boise of natural causes. Mrs. Korfanta, a homemaker, was born Sept. 4, 1916 at Oshkosh, Neb., to the late Ernest and Sadie Twiford. She was reared and educated in Casper and Rock Springs. She married George F. Korfanta Sept. 23, 1933 at Farmington, Utah. They moved to Boise in 1941. He preceded her in death July 21, 1983. Mrs. Korfanta was active in P.T.A and the Sacred Heart Altar Society where she received special recognition for her work. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Beverly Jean and Charles Schiferl of Boise; a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Phoebe Korfanta of Boise; two sisters, Virginia Wallingford of Portland, Ore., and Donna Lou Young of Los Angeles; a brother, John Twiford of Sydney, Australia; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law and several nieces and nephews. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 22, 1984 DAVID CUTHBERTSON Services for David Cuthbertson, 78, of 127 East B Street, Pinedale, were conducted Tuesday, Dec. 18 at the Vase Funeral Home. Rev. H. Eugene Warren officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Hank Ruland, Bobby Cuthbertson, Raymond Cuthbertson, Joe Sondgeroth, Larry Ruland and Matt Clark served as pallbearers. Jim Ramsey, Bill Rogers, Wilford Edwards, Leo Huston, Paul Ditlon and Sam Doan served as honorary pallbearers. Cuthbertson died Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a lengthy illness. He was born at Mineral Wells, Texas, Aug. 27, 1906 the son of the late John and Marion Beveridge Cuthbertson. The family came to Rock Springs in 1910 and he attended school in Rock Springs and was married to Mary Murinko in Rock Springs. She preceded him in death and on July 27, 1971 he married Helen Ballard Ruland at Pinedale. He was a retired welder for FMC Corp. and had resided in Pinedale since 1971. Survivors include his wife, Helen of Pinedale; two sons, Jack Cuthbertson of Douglas and William Cuthbertson of Plain Oak, Texas; two stepsons, Hank Ruland of Pinedale, and Larry Ruland of Rapid City, S.D.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Richard (Rita) Summers of Shreveport, La., three sisters. Mrs. Raymond (Gladys) McCarty of Dallesport, Wash. and Mrs. Vivian Sturholm of Cedar City, Utah, and Mrs. Edith Zadra of Oceanside, Calif. Seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents and his first wife, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Cecil. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 22, 1984 JOHN JOSEPH LOGAN Services for John Joseph Logan, 80, of 104 Bellview Drive, Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Dec. 21 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. David Wade officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Logan died Tuesday, Dec. 18 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a two-year illness. He was born in Butte, Mont., May 10, 1904, the son of the late John and Mary Sloan Logan. He attended school sin Reliance and Rock Springs and married the former Ardath Keefe in Gering, Neb. July 3, 1941. Logan was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a retired plant operator for the Mountain Fuel and Supply Company. Survivors include his wife, Ardath of Rock Springs; two daughters and sons-in-law, JoAnn and David Ruggera of Rock Springs and Lois and Monty Crofts of Cheyenne; one son and daughter-in-law, John and Barbara Logan Jr. of Ellsworth, Maine; one son-in-law, Donald Parr Jr. of Rock Springs; 11 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents, Logan was preceded in death by one daughter, Ruth Parr; one brother, Robert and two sisters, Mary Olsen and Margaret. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 1984 ANNIE ZELENKA Services for Annie Robertson Spence Zelenka, 85, of 682 Ahsay Avenue, Rock Springs were conducted Saturday, Dec. 22 at the LDS Church. Bishop Allen Green officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Kenneth, Andy and Jack Korogi and Bob, Ross, and Don Harper served as pallbearers. Mrs. Zelenka died Wednesday, Dec. 19 at her home following an illness of several years. She was born in Rock Springs Sept. 24, 1899, the daughter of the late Charles Wright and Christina Robertson Spence. She attended schools in Rock Springs and married James P. Zelenka in Rock Springs Nov. 6, 1920. Their marriage was later solemnized in the LDS Temple in Salt Lake City, Nov. 5, 1949. Mrs. Zelenka was active in the LDS Church and was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and a former 50-year Relief Society teacher. Survivors include her husband, James of Rock Springs; one son, James R. Zelenka; one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Eleanor) Liska, both of Rock Springs; one brother, James R. Spence of Salt Lake City; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Zelenka was preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 1984 RESSA M. JACOBSON RICHMOND, Calif.—Services for Ressa M. Jacobson of Glen Arm, Md., were conducted in Richmond, Monday, Dec. 17. Mrs. Jacobson died Thursday, Dec. 13 in Glen Arm. Mrs. Jacobson lived in Green River, Gillette and Rock Springs. She married Arthur Jacobson, who preceded her in death. They lived in Richmond, Calif. for 40 years. Mrs. Jacobson was involved in making crafts. Her work was displayed in the Detroit and Smithsonian museums. She is survived by her son, Dr. Wayne E. Jacobson of Glen Arm; six brothers and sisters; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Her daughter, Marion Winzenried of Cody, preceded her in death Nov. 13, 1984. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 1984 CARRIE BURTON Services for Carrie Burton, 103, of Star Route 2 West of Rock Springs were conducted Thursday, Dec. 27 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Isaac P. Brantley officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Larry Sweets, John Crouch Jr., Mark Sweets, Ronnie Jackson, Eric Washington and Orvell Tullock served as pallbearers. Mrs. Burton died Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a three day illness. She was born in Osceola, Mo. on March 16, 1881, the daughter of the late John and Ellen Vaughn. She attended schools in Osceola and married Sam Burton in Kansas City. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Burton was a member of the Baptist Church and was a retired cook at the time of her death. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Edna Mae Sweets of Rock Springs; one brother, John E. Vaughn of Platte City, Mo.; two sisters, Elsie Carrol and Nellie Vaughn, both of Kansas City; 11 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Burton was preceded in death by one daughter, Edith Burton; one brother, Robert Vaughn; three sisters, Liz, Mary Loney and Jessie and two great-grandchildren, Robert Lee Sweets and Gary Jackson. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 1984 MARSHALL WOLF Services for Marshall E. Wolf, 78, of 3723 Madison Drive, Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Dec. 24 at the Vase Funeral Chapel. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mungo Brown, Mike Vase, Bill Rossetti, Jerry Ruffini, Lester Carender Jr. and Ken Crabtree served as pallbearers. Wolf died Friday, Dec. 21 at his home, following an illness of several years. He was born in Moberly, Mo., Oct. 31, 1906. He attended schools in Moberly and was a graduate of high school there. Wolf was a retired shovel repair machinist who worked for the Phillips Dodge Corp in Arizona. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Lodge in Alton, Ill. and BPO Elks Lodge in Clifton, Ariz. Survivors include one son, Melvin E. Wolf Sr. of Rock Springs; three grandchildren, Melvin E. Wolf Jr. of Rock Springs, Mitchell Wolf of Salt Lake City, and Marshall Wolf of Colorado Springs, Colo. Wolf was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Melvin Elken Wolf and Marvin Wolf. --- Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 29, 1984 DEAN EDWARD RICH Services for Dean Edward Rich, 55, of 1640 Dewar Drive, Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Dec. 28 at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Roy A. Miller officiated. Burial was in the Buhl Cemetery in Buhl, Idaho. Joe Kelly, Larry Cotner, Craig Rodby, Tom Fersak, Bobby Rich, Rob Kelly, Jimmy Rich, David Day and Paul Souther served as pallbearers. Rich died Tuesday, Dec. 25 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County following a two month illness. He was born in Aline, Okla. Feb. 3, 1929, the son of Guy Norman and Goldie Hendrix Rich. He attended schools in Buhl, Idaho and was a graduate of high school there. He married the former Delpha Mae Meyers in Elko, Nev. April 19, 1978. Mr. Rich was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife, Delpha of Rock Springs; his father of Veradale, Wash.; three daughters, Carla Rich of Salt Lake City, Christine Day of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, and Claire Souther of Myton, Utah; one son, Melvin Edward Rich of Provo, Utah; one brother, Bill Rich of Rock Springs and 12 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother. ---