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Robert W. "Bob" Birch, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 13, 2015, at the Quarry in Vancouver, Wash. Bob was born in Worland, Wyo., on July 18, 1932, to Thomas L. and Pearl Schlosser Birch, the youngest of seven children. His father was a farmer and his mother was a teacher. The Birch family moved to Lucerne where Bob completed grade school. He graduated from Hot Springs County High School in Thermopolis in 1949 and was Valedictorian of his graduating class. Bob received his M.S....
Ruby McQueen Whitaker Bucher, 88, lifetime pioneer resident of Wyoming, passed away November 20, 2015, in Thermopolis. Ruby was born January 3, 1927, on the Henry Freudenthal ranch on Owl Creek, daughter of Dub McQueen (1902-1955) and Lillian Freudenthal McQueen (1904-2004). She was delivered by grandmother Jeanetta McGraugh Freudenthal. Ruby was raised on the McGirr place on Cottonwood Creek, formally the Camp place. Dub McQueen's homestead was one mile or so west of the McGirr place. Ruby...
Daphine Huckman, 95, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015, at the Wyoming Pioneer Home. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorial services are pending and a full obituary will be available in next week’s Independent Record....
William John “Bill” Metzger, 84, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015, in Thermopolis after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Born January 21, 1931, in Newark, N. J., he was the son of William and May (Hall) Metzger. After graduating from high school he worked with his father as a carpenter. He then became a police officer in Hillside, N.J., serving until retirement in 1981. He married Adelle C. Senker in Hillside, N.J. and the couple was married 44 years until her death in 2006. Moving to Carpenter, Wyo. he was employed as a schoo...
Gavin Isaiah Jacobsen, 12, passed away on November 14, 2015 in a tragic accident in Thermopolis. Gavin was born on December 5, 2002, in Casper, Wyo., to Michelle Jacobsen. He attended school in Casper through 4th grade at which point he and his family moved to Thermopolis. Gavin was a dynamic young man and phenomenal big brother to six-year-old Aiden. He enjoyed listening to music, playing video games, and most of all spending time with his little brother Aiden. Gavin was an absolute momma's boy...
Elva Charlene Jolley Bales, 80, of Lander, Wyo., passed away peacefully November 10, 2015, at Sage West Hospital after four years of declining health. Charlene was born February 28, 1935, in Kane, Wyo., the daughter of Burl and Elva (Workman) Bonar. Educated in Lovell, Wyo., she met her first husband, Merrill Jolley in 1952. From this marriage three children were born: Merrill, Debra and Glenna. After the passing of Merrill, Charlene married Thomas Allan Bales on October 9, 1961, in Casper, Wyo. Of this union there were four children: Shelley,...
Marie Halone, 99, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2015, in Cheyenne, Wyo. Marie was born June 14, 1916, in Southbend, Neb., to Myrtle and Harry Anthony. She met and married Eugene Halone in Thermopolis, Wyo., where they lived in the stone house built by Eugene's father. Marie and Eugene later moved to Billings Mont., with their 2 children, Janet and Gregory. Marie opened the Level 3 Tea Room in Billings in 1968. She and Eugene also purchased and began remodeling their dream home,...
Michael John Paul Porath, 25, died suddenly Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Fremont County, as the result of an auto accident. Born April 17, 1990, in Worland, Wyo., Michael is the son of Daniel and Leila (Luehne) Porath and brother of Christina Porath. He graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 2008. Attending Casper College he received his pilot's license and Associate Degree in Aviation. Michael asked Lorraine Carver to marry him on January 19, 2013, while on a family trip to Las Vegas....
Wayne "Gator" Leroy Halbert, 79, died Sunday, November 15, 2015, in Thermopolis. Born March 31, 1936, in Gebo, Wyo., he was the son of Thomas and Helen (Davis) Halbert, Jr. Following high school he attended college earning his BA degree. He served in the Armed Forces. For most of his life he was a construction worker. He is survived by his stepdaughter, Terri D. Hansen of Cody, Wyo. and four children. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time. Mortimore Funeral Home...
Kenneth “Ken” Leo Hart, 84, passed away on November 10, 2015, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Thermopolis, Wyo. He was born July 7, 1931, on the family ranch in Thermopolis, son of Arley and Lola (Hathaway) Hart. He was raised on the family ranch and continued to ranch throughout his life. On April 27, 1951, Ken married Charlotte Brown in Thermopolis. Mr. Hart enjoyed playing cards, hunting with his friends, fishing, watching rodeos and bull riding. He is survived by his wife of Thermopolis; 3 sons, Rodney (Mary) Har...
William Barclay Ramage, 84, of Lysite, Wyo., died on Friday, November 6, 2015, at Sage West Hospital in Riverton. Bill was born on January 14, 1931, in Shoshoni, Wyo., the son of Wanda Feigh (Barclay) Ramage and William Elliot Ramage that homesteaded in the Lysite area. He lived his whole life in the Lysite community, attending grade school there and then traveled and boarded in Casper during the school years so he could attend Natrona County High School. He graduated in 1949 from NCHS and then...
Jake Robert Austin, 36, died Wednesday, Oct, 14, 2015, in Thermopolis. Born Nov. 18, 1978, in Santa Fe, N.M., he was the son of Darrell A. and Rosanne (Erwin) Austin. For most of his life he was a writer. He is survived by his father, of Billings, Mont.; brothers, Jarrod Austin of Park, Colo. and John Bihr of Thermopolis. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rosanne Bihr (2015) and stepfather, Dean Bihr. Mortimore Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Online remembrances/condolences may be expressed at www.m...
Bruce Charles Campbell, 76, passes away on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at his home in Dandrige, Tenn. He was born June 22, 1938, In Cleveland, Ohio. Bruce served in the U.S. Army and afterwards earned his degree in Physical Therapy and spent the next 40 years being a Physical Therapist and Sports Medicine before retiring in 2002. Bruce lived in Thermopolis from 1970-1978 where he was employed ad a Physical Therapist at Gottsche. He enjoyed spending time with family, playing golf, pool and was a huge sports fan. He is survived by his wife,...
Howell “Chris” Coleman Downs, 73, passed away on October 27, 2015. Chris fought a hard and courageous battle with cancer and died peacefully at the Spirit Mountain Hospice House surrounded by his family. Chris was born on December 25, 1941, to Mary Hester and David Downs, in Cato, Ark. His mother remarried Paul Tomkins, whom Chris fondly remembered and considered as his father. The family lived on the family farm outside of Little Rock, Ark., before his father’s work moved the family to Detroit, Mich. Chris lived in Detroit for three years...
Norris Odde, 88, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis following a period of declining health. Born March 17, 1927, in Thermopolis, he was the son of Martin and Ann Marie (Sorensen) Odde. Following school, he worked various jobs including the Bureau of Reclamation for six years. On May 21, 1950, he married Louise Walker in Thermopolis. Employed by Hot Springs County School District, he was head of maintenance at Hamilton Dome School where he also owned and drove the school bus. The school district... Full story
Orval Don Ownsby, 65, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis after years of battling heart disease. Born December 29, 1949, in Pampa, Texas, he was the son of Elmer and Effie Jo (Gregory) Ownsby. Raised in Oklahoma and Arizona, he worked as a chef then spent much of his life in the oilfields. Don came to Thermopolis in the late 1970's. On March 21, 1992 he married Dorothea L. Edmonds in Thermopolis. A caring man, he was a good cook, enjoyed gardening...
Etta Faye Mayer, 102, died October 18, 2015, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Born December 28, 1912, in Cozad, Neb., she was one of eight children of Jesse and Olivia (Barham) Linn. The family moved to Kansas where Etta graduated from high school. In 1935 she married Ralph Mayer in Kansas. In the early 1940’s the couple and their family moved to Rawlins, Wyo. Following her husband’s death, Etta moved to Baggs in 1981 to be closer to family. In 2003 she moved to the Wyoming Pioneer Home where she remained active and enj...
Reverend William Wayne Meier, 85, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. Born March 5, 1930, at home in Lincoln County, Kan., he was one of eight children of Harold and Lillie (Schroeder) Meier. As Valedictorian of his class he graduated from high school in Beverly, Kan. From 1951-1957 in served in the US Army. On Oct. 24, 1954, Wayne married Verla Marie Detmer in Lincoln, Kan. For a time he was a wheat farmer but followed God's cal...
Janet L. Blakesley, 70, passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at Hospice House in Rapid City, S. D. Janet was born December 13, 1944, in Worland, Wyo., to William and Vivian (Duncan) Brooks. Her sister Joyce joined the family a few years later. She married Danny Rush in April of 1965 in Thermopolis, and they had two children. In May of 1995 she married Richard Blakesley. Janet worked at the Wyoming Pioneer Home for over 20 years. She is survived by her son Curtis Rush of Thermopolis; daughter Bobbi (Sam) Wellnitz of Chadron, Neb.; granddaughter...
Clarence Glen Hall, 87, of Worland, passed away on Sept. 30, 2015, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 16, 1928, in West Hollywood, Calif., to Forrest and Marjorie (McQueen) Hall. His half-sister, Veda (Frank) Kappel, was seventeen when he was born. He moved to Thermopolis during the last part of his junior year and graduated in 1947. He joined the National Guard in 1950, deploying to Korea for two years as a tank mechanic where he received the Purple Heart. He...
Clarence Glen Hall, 87, from Worland passed away on Sept. 30, 2015 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Worland. Burial of the cremains will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery with the American Legion Post 44 in charge of Military Honors. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.... Full story
Mickey J. Simmons, Sr., 82, of Lander, Wyo, died at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. Mickey was born on Oct. 7, 1932, in Thermopolis, Wyo., to Anthony and Ethel Simmons. He was one of four children, was raised in Thermopolis and graduated from Hot Springs County High School. After graduation he moved to Vallejo, Calif. He was baptized into the Catholic faith and was an active member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. While in Vallejo, he married his wife, Dixie L... Full story
Connee Haverty, 86, passed away on September 22, 2015, in her home in Story, Wyo. She was being cared for by Dell Haverty, her husband of 62 years and her eldest son Van Vannoy. Connee was born in Worland, Wyo., on March 27, 1929, to Buster and Alice Hayes. She was the youngest of two daughters. Connee grew up on the Hayes Ranch in the Thermopolis area, one of Wyoming's most well known ranches. She was a true cowgirl through and through. She could ride and handle horses with the best of them.... Full story
Carol Anne Ervin, 71, died Friday, September 18, 2015, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. Born October 8, 1943, in Centralia, Wash., she was one of four children of William and Goldie (Rathbun) Canoy. The family moved to Joplin, Mo., where Carol graduated from high school. She earned her associate degree in hotel/motel management from Pima Community College in Tucson, Ariz. In 1986 she married Michael J. Ervin in Rapid City, S.D. She was employed as a cook for many years. The couple moved from Riverton...
John Lawrence French, 60, died Monday, September 14, 2015, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Born January 28, 1955, in Denver, Colo., he was the son of Floyd and Letamae (Adkisson) French. After high school he served in the Air Force from 1974 -1977 then served in the Army National Guard until 1980. Among his many work experiences he was employed at the Pikes Peak Observatory, test drove high-end cars in the mountains for Kitt Engineering, and was a buyer for Mediquip in St. Louis, Mo. He moved to Thermopolis in 2012 and...
