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Valerie Wurtz passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016, after a long illness. Valerie was born Valerie Wood on Feb. 14, 1948, to Fenton C. Wood and June Walker Wood. She was the third of seven children, Mary, Michael, Peggy, Janet, Julie, William and Richard. She is survived by four children, Steven, Nadine, Misty and Jody; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters Mary, Peggy, Janet, Julie; brothers, William and Richard; and numerous nieces and nephews. Valerie was preceded in death by her brother Michael in 1963; husband Donald...
Matilda Opal Schaff, 95, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center. Born in 1921 in Havelock, N. D., she was the 12th of 16 children born to Raphael and Rose (Hegal) Daum who had immigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine, Russia. At the age of six the farming family moved to Edgar, Mont., where they worked sugar beets in the Fromberg, Silicia and Edgar area. In 1939 Matilda married Victor George Schaff in Bowman, N.D. They moved to Laurel, Mont., in 1944...
Fred Ernest Holdrege, Jr., 98, of Ellicott City, Md., died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, from complications resulting from a fall. Fred was born in Thermopolis on Sept. 3, 1917, and lived in Durham for 40 years before moving to Maryland. After graduating from Hot Springs County High School, Fred attended the University of Colorado, West Point Preparatory School at Fort Winfield Scott near San Francisco, and the United States Military Academy at West Point. After graduating from West Point in 1942,...
Jared Wayne Holloway, 34, of Shoshoni, died at his home on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. Jared was born Nov. 29, 1981, to Jack and Diane (Smith) Holloway. He grew up in Oklahoma and moved to Wyoming with his family in 2003. He worked odd jobs until he started his trucking career, which he loved. As a truck driver he was able to see all the beauty this country had to offer. He loved his family, being a dad, playing games with his sons, taking walks with his dog, Ruger, and spending time with his family. He enjoyed photography, playing the guitar,...
Beatrice "Bea" Seaver, 92, died Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehab Center. Born August 2, 1922, in Muskogee, Okla., she was the daughter of Hugh and Ellen (Stubblefield) Hall. She graduated from Achille High School in Oklahoma and attended the Indian Girls College in Durant. In 1950, she married Hugh Walton Seaver in Alameda, Calif., where they lived for many years. Moving to Jackson Hole, Wyo., they owned and operated a campground. Proud of her Indian heritage, Bea...
Jerilyn June Finch, 73, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, in Mesquite Nev., after battling cancer. She was born on May 8, 1942, in Langdon, N.D. Jerilyn's friends called her "Jeri" and her grandchildren called her "JJ". Jeri graduated from Worland High School in 1960 and, in 1961, married her high school sweetheart in Worland, Wyo. Jeri was a loving and caring woman but she was also ambitious-she wanted to be married to a doctor. So, after two years of college, she went to work and put her...
Althea Adeline (Smail) Brookshire, 104, passed away Feb. 10, 2016, at Beatrice Hover Assisted Living in Longmont, Colo. She was born March 12, 1911, in Andrew, Iowa, the daughter of John Smail and Cleo (Van Meter) Smail. She spent her childhood in Iowa, graduating from high school in 1930. She came to Wyoming in 1931 and worked at various jobs during the depression. She had fond memories of working at the Savarsey Bakery and the Padlock Ranch. She married Joe Brookshire in Powell, Wyo., on June...
Walter Erskine Boulware, 84, of Cody, passed away at West Park Long Term Care Center on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, with his wife and family at his side. Walter was born to Cecil Boulware and Edith “Dolly” Erskine Boulware at the family ranch home on the Greybull River, west of Meeteetse on May 31, 1931. He was raised and went to school in Meeteetse. He was “top hand” by the age of 12 and was a self-taught bull and bareback rider. He rodeoed from age16-20. Walter was a welder for Husky Oil for years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, skiing, golf an...
Gerd H. Petzold, 71, of Thermopolis, Wyo., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at his home, following a two-year battle with multiple medical problems. Gerd was born July 15, 1944, in Danzig, then Germany. As a six-month old baby, his family had to flee to West Germany. He lived with his mother's sister, mostly in Frankfurt. His father died in a Russian POW camp when Gerd was just one-year-old. After high school he worked as a travel agent, booking touring entertainers. He came to the U.S. in...
Marie J Urist, 101, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Worland. Born July 18, 1914, in Bridger, Mont., she was the daughter of Jasper and Mabel (Smith) Shriver. During her school years she delivered milk by horse and cart from her father's dairy in Bridger. She excelled in athletics, which included track and her favorite sport, basketball. On March 18, 1933, Marie married William Urist in Billings, Mont. In 1943 the family moved to Thermopolis and to Kirby and Gebo in 1946. From 1956 to 1965 she...
Arthur L. Hunter, 73, passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis after suffering a short illness. Art was born in Brighton, Colo., to Chester and Marie (Palmer) Hunter. He grew up at Green Mountain Camp at the foot of Green Mountain Dam in Summit County, Colo. Following graduation from West Grand High School he attended Colorado State University. Entering the electrical trade he worked as an electrician for over thirty years, most of which was for...
Catherine Rose Upton, 59, passed away at her home on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, after a 7 1/2-year courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Sheridan, Wyo., on March 10, 1956. Her family moved to Worland when she was a year old and where she attended Worland schools, graduating in 1974. Seven days after graduation she married the love of her life, Tim Upton, on May 25, 1974. They resided in Worland for 12 years. During this time she worked at Washakie Memorial Hospital, Worland Boys School and...
Kathyrn “Kathy” Louise Jones, 74, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. Born April 7, 1941, in Thermopolis, Wyo., she was the daughter of Rowland and Anne (Kowlok) Jones. Graduating high school in 1959 she acquired her BA from the University of Wyoming. For two years she taught in Rock Springs then taught 30 years at Dean Morgan Junior High in Casper as a PE teacher. Kathy returned to Thermopolis in 1998 to care for her mother. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Chu...
John D. Rickman, 80, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at his home in Thermopolis, after a long illness. Born Nov. 28, 1935, in Springfield, Mo., he was the son of Max A. and Laura E. (Anderson) Rickman. He graduated from high school in Glenrock, Wyo. He soon joined the US Marine Corp in January 1954, serving stateside, then Korea until his discharge in1961. On July 20, 1956, John married Betty Johnson in Yuma, Ariz. The couple and their family moved to Thermopolis in 1966. Most of John's...
Glidden “Sandy” Sanford, 85, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Sandy was born November 28, 1930, in Daniel, Wyo., to Wiley and Dollie (Mayfield) Sanford. He grew up in Thermopolis, where he graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1949. He enlisted in the Wyoming National Guard, where he served in the 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, Battery A. He fought on the front lines in Korea, alongside many other young men from Thermopolis. When the Korean War ended, he returned to Thermopolis, where he married Frances Davidson in...
William Fred Pebbles, 87, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. William Fred Pebbles was born on May 29, 1930, to Robert Pebbles Sr. and Hazel (Elliott) McNeil. William was known by everyone as "Bill." Bill graduated from Hot Springs County High School. While in school Bill played and excelled in football, basketball, and track. At a young age Bill began working in the oil field as a drilling rig hand. Bill "broke out with" and was trained by his brother Robert Pebbles, Jr. Bill enlisted and...
Edith Ann "Edie" Jensen, 59, died at her home in Thermopolis, Wyo., on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, after a long illness. Edith was born March 6, 1956, in Worland, Wyo., the daughter of John William "Jack" Gilmore and Mildred Alice (Lowe). She traveled some when young, spending school in Lander, Wyo., and graduating high school in Basin, Wyo. She later went on to get a double associates degree; one in elementary education and one in social sciences. She enjoyed reading and spending time with her...
Derrek Don Craig, 44, of Rawlins, Wyo., passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. He was born on April 29, 1971, in Cody, Wyo., to Mildred and Harold Craig of Meeteetse, Wyo. Derrek was a 1990 graduate of Meeteetse High School. He then attended the University of Wyoming where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Recreation and Park Administration. While at the university he met and married Cathleen Marie Stahl in 1992. Derrek and Cathleen were blessed with their only son, Jared Allen Craig,...
Virginia Reaume Dvarishkis, 95, of Meeteetse, passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at Thermopolis Rehab and Care Center. Rosary services will be held at St. Francis Parish in Thermopolis on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. with Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, Jan. 22 at 10:30 a.m. Ballard Funeral Home has handled the cremation services....
Donald (Hawk) Hawkins, 83, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, surrounded by his family at his home in Thermopolis after a decade of declining health. He was born Nov. 12, 1932, in Trenton, Neb. to Ross and Josephine (Berger) Hawkins. Following graduation from there, Hawk served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1956 and was discharged from the Air Force Reserve in 1959.. He worked for a short period of time for Western Electric before moving to Thermopolis in 1958 where he spent the rest of his career working as a central office...
Ruth Evelyn Quadro, 90, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at her daughter’s residence in Hot Springs County where she and her husband have resided the past few years. Born Jan. 24, 1925, in Bradley, Calif., she was one of nine children born to Joseph Oscar and Ruth (Spencer) Gale. Orphaned at the age of 3, she was taken by an uncle to Arizona and later lived with her sisters in California. Evelyn attended school in Arizona and California, later acquiring her GED and a year of college. On Oct. 28, 1940, she married Elmer Richard Quadro in R...
Thelma Margaret Bryant, 86, of Flagstaff, Ariz. (formerly of Thermopolis) passed away peacefully on the evening of December 27, 2015, after a lengthy illness. Thelma was born November 13, 1929, in Crosby, Wyo., to Frank A. Cabre and Maggie Barham Cabre. Her siblings include Henry Cabre, Lucy Cabre Nichols, Lloyd Cabre and half brother Al Cunningham. Thelma married Christopher Cleveland (Steve) Hall in August 1944. Two children were born to this union, Cheryl Hall Kennedy Pitts and Mark Hall....
Ruth Evelyn Quadro, 90, died Monday, Dec. 29, in Thermopolis. Funeral services are pending for Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
Henrietta Muller, 83, passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Born October 12, 1932, in Agate, Neb., she was the daughter of Henry and Grace Lampman. The family later moved to Torrington. She married Keith Henry in Torrington and the couple later moved to Dubois, Wyo., where they owned and operated a motel. They later divorced after 32 years. On March 20, 1983, she married Clifton Muller in Powell, Wyo. They lived throughout Wyoming while Cliff...
Natalya Bowen, 33, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, in Wellington, Colo. Her daughter-to-be Serenity Lynne Bowen accompanied her in passing. Natalya was a born on November 25, 1982, in Aurora, Colo. to parents Mark and Laurie Weisgerber. She graduated valedictorian from Arvada High School in 2001 and Colorado State University in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in history. She continued her life at CSU in Fort Collins as an employee where she was employed for 11 years and received...
