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Gary Allan Stegman, 60, of Greybull, Wyo., passed away on May 12, 2016, in Spirit Mountain Hospice at Cody, Wyo., after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Lovell, Wyo., to Edgar A. and Verdell A. Stegman on February 21, 1956. He graduated high school in Thermopolis in 1974. On November 6, 2013, Gary and Carla Heath were married. He had a long career of 39 years with the Burlington Railroad just recently retiring March 2016. Gary was always the favorite among his family, he... Full story
Sharron Elizabeth Wickenhauser, 77, died on May 17, 2016, at the Help for Health Hospice Home in Riverton, Wyo. She was born on October 8, 1938, in Minneapolis, Minn., daughter of James and Pearl (McEwen) Coughlin. Sharron graduated from high school in Minneapolis. She worked as a legal secretary for a short time. On September 17, 1977, Sharron married Rexford "Rex" Wickenhauser in Denver, Colo. The couple remained in Denver until Rex retired in 2000 and then moved to Thermopolis, Wyo. Sharron... Full story
Wolfgang Luehne, 77, passed away at his residence in Thermopolis, Thursday, May 12, 2016, after a valiant battle with cancer. Born November 9, 1938, in Steienebach, Bavaria-Germany, Wolfgang was the son of Egon and Irmgard (Michael) Luehne. As a youth he finished schooling at the young age of 17. In 1955, he attended a carpentry trade school and then in 1957 he enlisted in the German Military. Wolfgang became a sergeant in the German Mountain Patrol division. In 1960, Wolfgang came to the United States to visit his brother Manfred Luehne who... Full story
Marjorie Alice Parker, 90, of Columbus, Mont., died May 11, 2016. Marjorie was born in Casper, Wyo., to Roland L and Alice (Claytor) Parker. When Marjie was 7 years old, her father passed away from appendicitis. In 1937, her mother married Streit Bidstrup. The family moved often due to economic conditions, so Marjie attended several schools before graduating from Natrona County High School in 1944. During her high school years Marjie would help gather on the roundup. She also competed in rodeo horse races and broke her pelvis in a fall and was... Full story
Nellie M. Dowdy, 80, died suddenly Monday, May 16, 2016, at her residence in Hot Springs County. A Celebration of Nellie’s Life will be held on Saturday, May 28 at 1 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Mortimore Funeral Home assisted the family. Online memories may be expressed at www.mortfh.com.... Full story
Claudia Davidson Guertzgen, 72, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital after a time of declining health. Born August 9, 1943, in Salt Lake City, Utah, she was the daughter of Harvey and Syble (Hudson) Davidson. The family moved to Hamilton Dome, Wyo., where Claudia attended grade school and graduated from Thermopolis High School. She later moved to California where she was an Advertising Director for Disney Worldwide Services. On April 7, 1974, she married Melvin “Mick” Guertzgen in Norco, Calif. Moving to... Full story
Dorothy Marie Evans, 94, former Ten Sleep resident, passed away on January 12, 2016, at the Well Springs Post-Acute center in Los Angeles, Calif. Memorial Services were held on Tuesday, May 17 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop Chad Fox officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Ten Sleep Cemetery. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
George Romagno, 83, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was born in Thermopolis, Wyo., to Joseph and Pasqua Romagno on November 2, 1932. He was a first generation American and loved his country passionately. George married the love of his life, Mary Lou Wales, on January 10, 1960, in Hamilton Dome. They moved to Coalinga in 1964 and then to Bakersfield in 1976. George was a Korean War Veteran and a member of the 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, a Wyoming National Guard unit comprised of 387 officers and soldiers from Sheridan, Love... Full story
Richard H. "Dick" Groh, 85, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis after a brief illness. Born March 27, 1931, in Mason City, Iowa, he was the son of August H. and Lillian (Reigate) Groh, Sr. Following graduation, he served in the US Army in Korea. He married Mardyss A. "Marti" Johnson in Keystone, S. D. Until their 3 children were grown, Marti and the family moved with Dick wherever he was employed. Dick's occupation as an electrician included... Full story
Carolyn R. Sand, 84, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center following a period of declining health. Born February 12, 1932, in Thermopolis, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Anna (Fliehmann) Lesher. She graduated from Thermopolis High School. On April 9, 1950, Carolyn married Arlyn Sand. To this union was born three children. The couple later divorced. For most of Carolyn's life she was employed as a billing clerk for Rural Electric Association. She w... Full story
Dorothy Marie Evans, 94, former Ten Sleep resident passed away on January 12, 2016 at the Well Springs Post-Acute center in Los Angeles, Cali. Memorial Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 17 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop Chad Fox officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Ten Sleep Cemetery. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Wolfgang Luehne, 77, passed away at his residence in Thermopolis, Thursday, May 12, 2016, after a valiant battle with cancer. Born November 9, 1938, in Steienebach, Bavaria-Germany, Wolfgang was the son of Egon and Irmgard (Michael) Luehne. As a youth he finished schooling at the young age of 17. In 1955 he attended a carpentry trade school and then in1957 he enlisted in the German Military. Wolfgang became a sergeant in the German Mountain Patrol division. In 1960 Wolfgang came to the United... Full story
Frances R. Collins, 98, passed away peacefully at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Billings, Mont., on April 26, 2016. She was born March 20, 1918, to Loring and Cliffe Robinson in Sioux County, Neb. Frances married Harry Collins on January 26, 1937. To this union was born two children, Bessie Jo Van Dusen and Harvey Collins. She is survived by her son, Harvey; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 13 great, great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband; and daughter, Bessie Jo. There will be graveside memorial services at t... Full story
Ernest Nathan "Nate" Brown Jr., 94, born May 11, 1921, to Ernest Nathan (Ernie) Brown Sr. and Eunice Williams Brown, passed away peacefully in his home off Coalmine Draw Rd. in Grass Creek, Wyo., on April 24, 2016, in the company of his wife and children. Born in Lander, Wyo., (Nate's grandfather surveyed the town), Nate grew up in Crowheart working on his parents' ranch and running wild horses on Crowheart Butte in his youth. Horses were his best friends from the time he first sat on a horse... Full story
Thomas Don Allard, 59, passed away March 31, 2016. Thomas was born July 25, 1956, in Thermopolis, Wyo., to Donald C. and Grace E. Allard. Thomas grew up in Thermopolis and graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1974. He met his future wife while still in high school when he was a senior and she was a junior. They started dating on January 12, 1974. Thomas and Laurie Patceg were married November 13, 1976, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Thermopolis. They had two sons, Ashley Skylar an... Full story
James Carl "Whitey" Westby, 76, died at his home in Kimball , Neb. on Sunday April 24, 2016. James was born in Huron, S. D., on May 16, 1939, the son of Thomas and Ferne (Bales) Westby. He attended school in Huron, S. D. Whitey was married to Karol Manning in 1962 and to this union a daughter Karla was born. Whitey and Karol later divorced. He moved to Kimball in 1966. He was married to Alice Thomason in 1967 and to this union Jim was born. Whitey also adopted Alice's children Lora, Angie and... Full story
William “Bill” Clegg, 81, passed away April 24, 2016, in Golden Valley, Ariz. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, on March 2, 1935, to William and Catherine Clegg. They moved to Thermopolis in 1941. He went into the army in 1952. He became part of the Galyan family and Chuck Galyan was his surrogate father. When his mother passed away in 1955 he was discharged from the army to come home for her funeral. He then served in the reserves for a few years. While he was in the army, he received his GED and attended one year of college. When he came home he... Full story
John Arthur Maser, 59, died suddenly Monday, April 25, 2016, at his residence in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Born December 1, 1956, in Thermopolis, he was the son of Edward and Mary (Novakovich) Maser. A lifelong resident, he graduated from Hot Springs County High School. He was employed 35 years as a tool pusher in the oil field. On August 23, 1980, he married Joan Kordonowy, the love of his life, in Thermopolis. A family man, he enjoyed watching his kids play sports and coached Little League... Full story
Christopher David Stewart died Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at his home. Christopher was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 1, 1957, to David Hugh and Diane Silva Stewart. Moving to Pocatello, Idaho in 1967 and to State College, Pa. in 1971, Chris completed high school at State College High. The family moved to Bryan, Texas, in 1975, and Chris earned a baccalaureate degree in 1980 in Engineering having proudly served in the Texas A & M Corps of Cadets for five years. He married after graduation, worked in road construction management in Texas for t... Full story
David L. Hammond, 85, passed peacefully at his home in Thermopolis on Friday, April 15, 2016. He was born September 14, 1930, to George R. and Lucy (Dunsworth) Hammond in Mancos, Colo., and was the first of three children born to the couple. Attending school in Montezuma and La Plata counties, he graduated from Durango High School in 1948. On February 4, 1951, he married Eileen Richards of Bayfield, Colo. They had three children, David, Georgeanne and John. In 1953, the family moved to Farmington, N.M. Dave worked a variety of jobs centered... Full story
Victoria May Hollowell Allen, 101, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Thermopolis, Wyo., after a long and full life. She was born August 26, 1914, in the Panama Canal Zone to Cooper and Ida (Jordan) Hollowell. Both her father and grandfather had gone to Panama during the canal construction and stayed through retirement. Victoria graduated form Cristobal High School where she had been active as a swimmer and bowler. There was a brief marriage in Auburn, N. Y., to Claud C. Sessions. Afterwards she returned to the Canal Zone working at a... Full story
Gay Vannoy Davidson, 84, passed away on April 3, 2016. Gay was born to to Cleveland A. and Katherine Grace McAfee Vannoy at the family ranch in Wyoming on April 10, 1931. Growing up in Thermopolis, Wyo., Gay spent winters in town, and every spring and summer, the whole family was at the ranch moving bands of sheep from pasture to pasture. In the 1940s, the family packed up and moved the whole ranching operation by train to the Haymaker Ranch in Two Dot, Mont. Gay attended Billings Senior High, graduating on June 9, 1948. Then she was off to... Full story
Anna "Billie" Rachel Knapp passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday morning, March 27, 2016, at Green House Living in Sheridan, Wyo. Born June 16, 1923, in Basin, Wyo., to Louie and Merle (Nelson) Bell, she was affectionately nicknamed Billie by her two siblings. Billie grew up on ranches in Hyattville and Lucerne, Wyo., graduated from Thermopolis High School and the University of Wyoming where she earned a BA in Education. Billie accepted a teaching position in Shoshoni, Wyo., and met her future husband David J. Knapp. Billie and David married... Full story
Floyd Benjamin French, 91, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center after a period of declining health. He was born August 19, 1924, in Mountain Grove, Mo., to Roy and Ruth (Barber) French. He grew up on a farm in northeast Colorado. After serving in the US Army at the end of WWII, Floyd returned to farming. On June 12, 1949, he married Letamae Adkisson in Lincoln, Neb. They were blessed with five children: Scot, Kerry, John, Miriam and Roy. The family moved to Denver in 1953 where Floyd worked as a... Full story
Shirley Longwell, 81, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Thermopolis following a brief illness. Born June 30, 1934, in Thermopolis, she was the daughter of Adam and Margaret (Walker) Strausner. She graduated from Thermopolis High School in 1952. In 1954 she married Ernest William Bent, Jr. and they had three children together, Mike, Pat and Joanna. The couple later divorced. In the 1990s Shirley married Reuben Glen Longwell who passed away in 2005. For 25 years Shirley was the Director of... Full story
