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Annelise Domhoff-Borbe passed away March 24, 2019, in Thermopolis, Wyoming. She was born on January 3, 1928 to Dr. Reinhold and Maria- Borbe in Heinrichswalde, East Prussia (Germany). Her early years were wonderful for a small girl, until World War II broke out. As a young teen, she and her mother and sister had to flee with 25 pounds on their backs, never to see their homeland or her father again. Her father was sent to the Russian front after refusing to join the Nazi Party. Annelise became il...
Victor Curtis "Curt" Hughes, Jr., 83, passed away at his residence in Hot Springs County, Wyo., March 13, 2019. Born in 1936 in Lusk, Wyo., he was one of five children of Victor and Eva (Wentworth) Hughes, Sr. Curt graduated from Shoshoni High School in 1954. He later joined the Army serving two years stateside. For most of his life he worked in the oilfields, the most recent as a pumper for Atlantic Richfield at Hamilton Dome. Following retirement he enjoyed his ranch. In the early 1960's he...
Gary R. "Bear" Evans, 69, passed away Thurs., March 14, 2019, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyo., following a short illness. He was born on July 28, 1949, in Casper, Wyo., to Richard and Marge Evans. He attended Casper schools and graduated from Kelly Walsh High School in 1967 and entered the U.S. Army and served a tour in Vietnam. After the army he returned to Casper and married Linda Pavelka and had two sons, Jasen and Ryan. He worked in the oil fields, bartending and construction. In...
Rylee James Douglas passed away March 19, 2019, in a car crash. He was born on May 24, 2001, in Thermopolis. He attended school and was raised in Hot Springs County. When younger he enjoyed living and helping on the family ranch, riding goats, walking through the alfalfa and feeding baby animals. As he grew older his mind expanded and he yearned for new experiences, a bigger city life. Some of his career ideas involved stockbroker by day comedian by night, museum curator, military analyst and...
Reginald "Rex" Howard Blakey was born March 19, 1929, to Millard H. and Ruth Aldridge Blakey, in Tulsa, Okla. During World War II, he served as a signalman in the U.S. Navy. He served in the China Sea, North Atlantic, Europe & Japan, and the Asiatic Pacific. After his discharge he attended the University of Tulsa where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism and speech/playwriting. Several of his original theater productions were performed in Oklahoma and Colorado. He worked...
Bruce Allen Campbell, 64, of Casper, passed away on Sunday March 3, 2019. He was born to James and Beverly Campbell on October 6, 1954, in El Paso, Texas. Bruce joined the Air Force right out of high school where he proudly served his country as an Air Traffic Controller until he was Honorably Discharged. He later became a skilled carpenter, and he was an extremely talented artist who spent most of his free time working on his sketches. Bruce is survived by his daughters from his first marriage, Nicole Campbell and Carly Campbell Looney; seven...
Douglas Raymond DeSeyn, 59, passed away suddenly Friday, March 1, 2019, at his residence in Thermopolis. Doug was born in 1959 in Richmond, Va., one of three children of Robert and Sally Jo (Newberry) DeSeyn. Following high school he attended four years of college. In 1985 he married Rosemary Forsea in New Philadelphia, Ohio. The couple and their family later moved to Wyoming where Doug became a Safety Inspector in the oil field, the most recent being Embridge Energy. Doug was a tinkerer and...
David "Scott" Sorensen, 41, passed away March 9, 2019, surrounded by his loving family after battling liver disease. Scott was born March 9, 1978, in Worland, Wyo. During childhood, Scott spent time in Thermopolis, Wyo., Vernal, Utah, and Sidney, Mont. He enlisted in the US Army after high school, proudly serving as a Military Police Officer. After leaving the Army, Scott moved to Wright, Wyo., where he met the love of his life, TyLea. Through the years, Scott lived in many places, but Campbell...
Matthew P. Aleksich, 41, passed away March 7, 2019 at Loyola University Hospital. He was born June 16, 1977, in Arlington Heights, Ill. Matthew was a long -term survivor of childhood cancer after a bone marrow transplant from his younger brother, Christopher. He had a variety of talents including Photography. F. E. Moran was his former employer as director of the I T department. He is survived by his parents, Andy (formally of Thermopolis) and Sherry (Taylor) Aleksich; grandfather, Jack Taylor;...
Patty “Jo” Enis Zastrow, 56, passed away February 5, 2019, at her home in Dubois, Wyo. Jo was born April 29, 1962 to Bill and Shirley Enis who later divorced. Jo grew up in Thermopolis until she moved to California where she had her son Doug. She later moved to Dubois, where she called home ever since. Jo didn’t know a stranger as she was a waitress most of her life. She was also known as having a no filter mouth and was always full of life. She is survived by her daughter, Autumn (Bronlin) Chandler and granddaughters, Leah and Arwen Chand...
Douglas R. DeSeyn, 59, passed away suddenly March 1, 2019, at his residence in Thermopolis. Memorial services will be held in Ohio this summer. Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association, 1807 Capitol Ave., Ste. 103, Cheyenne, 82001 or the Alzheimers Assoc., 2232 Dell Range Blvd, Ste. 220, Cheyenne, 82009. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family....
Kevin John Hoffman passed away on February 21, 2019, following a courageous battle against a rare form of melanoma cancer The youngest of three children, Kevin was born on August 10, 1955, in Casper, Wyo., to Mildred A. (Knox) and Albert E. Hoffman of Thermopolis, Wyo. He graduated from the Hot Springs County school systems where he excelled in swimming. He loved to fish and camp throughout Wyoming with his family members. Growing up, Kevin was an altar boy at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church....
Leona Virginia Smith, 94 of Thermopolis passed away at the Thermopolis Wellness and Rehabilitation on Thursday, February 28, 2019. Graveside services will be held on Friday, July 12, 2019, at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis, time to be announced. Cremation has taken place through Davis Funeral Home....
Phyllis Mary Capen, 72, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center after a period of declining health. Born August 26, 1946, in Boston, Mass., she was an only child of Donald and Catherine (LaFrenie) Martin. In 1963 she married Edmund “Ed” A. Capen in Boston. The couple and family resided in Massachusetts until moving to Thermopolis in 1971. Phyllis was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. A homemaker, she enjoyed cooking, housework, traveling and her grandchild, Alexis Palmieri. She is survi...
Jennie Lee Rathbun, 86, passed away at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center, February 20, 2019. Memorial services will be held in early summer. Mortimore Funeral Home assisted with arrangements....
Thelma Lou (David) Buller, 77, passed away on Feb., 5, 2019, at Alaska Regional Hospital surrounded by family. Thelma was born on Aug. 1, 1941, to Jack and Gertrude David. She grew up near Thermopolis, Wyo., and was the youngest of five children. Thelma married Laverne Buller on Dec. 30, 1960, in Thermopolis, Wyo. They drove the Alaska Highway in to Anchorage, Alaska, in January 1961, where they raised their four sons. Thelma was a member of Scenic Park Bible Church, where she faithfully served in the children’s ministry and hospitality. She e...
Candis (Moore) Peterson, 37, of Thermopolis, Wyo., passed away on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Candis was a beloved daughter, mother, wife, sister, granddaughter, niece, and friend. She was born in Thermopolis in August of 1981, where she lived until the age of nine, when her family moved to Farmington, N.M. At the age of twelve, Candis and her family returned to Cody, Wyo., where they lived until she graduated from Cody High School in 1999. Growing up,...
Doris Anita Smith, 88, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Anita was born in Lawrence County, Ill., on July 10, 1930, to Eugene and Beatrice Poland. Anita married Jerry Smith, her high school sweetheart, on August 30, 1949, in Franklin, Ky. After getting married, they moved to Caldwell, Ohio, and then to Olney, Ill., for a short while. Then they moved to the family farm in Sumner, Ill., and in 1970 they moved to...
Robert "Bob" Blacketer, 82, passed away January 31, 2019, at the Thermopolis Rehab and Wellness Center. Bob was born in Kingman, Ind., on August 4, 1936, to David and Mildred Blacketer, the 2nd of 6 children. When he was six, the family moved to Reliance, Wyo., to the coal camp. After graduation, Bob enlisted in the Navy, serving on a tender in the Pacific and trained as a machinist, which was to become his life's work. Following his term of duty, he returned to Thermopolis with his family. He w...
Jermy Wight, 92, passed away on January 29, 2019, in Yuma, Ariz. Jermy was born in Gebo, Wyo., to Jessie and Mary (Lewendowsky) Wight. He attended much of his schooling in Thermopolis. He had many adventures in his 92 years. He was a distinguished soldier, a mentoring social worker, Boy Scout leader, and a leader of several State of Wyoming departments’ of services. He was a llama trekker to Yellowstone. He was a historian and author, especially concerning his fascination with the Lander Trail, a restorer of historical artifacts, and a builder...
Harold Junior Bendlin, 80, of Thermopolis passed away January 22, 2019, at the Central Wyoming Hospice Center in Casper, Wyo., after a period of declining health. Born July 20, 1938, in Spencer, Iowa, he was one of four children of Harold and Eva (Whetstine) Bendlin. He came to Hamilton Dome, Wyo., as a young child to live with his uncle Roy Whetstine where he attended school and was captain of the basketball team. At the age of 17 Junior joined the US Navy Western Pacific Tour aboard the...
Delmar Taylor lost his battle with cancer Sunday morning January 20 at his home in Basin, Wyoming. He was born February 2, 1938 in a small house less than a quarter mile from where he lived most of his life. His parents were Odus and Ethel Taylor. He was youngest of three boys Clifton, Lenard, and Delmar. He went to school in Basin and then to work for Gordon Chisolm as a teenager. He lived in Riverton for a few years. He moved back to Greybull and returned to work for Gordon. In 1971 Bob...
Orvile Norman Tuzicka, Jr., 66, of Versailles, Mo., formerly of Thermopolis, Wyo., passed away unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 18. 2019, while he was at work. He was born October 7, 1952, in Sterling, Colo., a son of Orvile N. Tuzicka, Sr. and Theora May "Teddy" Pierce Tuzicka. On October 5, 1974, in Kimbell, Neb., Orvile, who preferred to be called Jr., was united in marriage to Lora J. Westby. At the time of his death, Jr. was employed with Cargill Turkey Farm, working at the barns in Fortuna, Mo....
Shannon Lee Graham, 62, passed from the earth plane into the spirit world on Jan. 14, 2019. She died peacefully in her sleep at her home after many years of failing health. She lived in Worland for about 20 years before moving to Casper in November 2018. Shannon was born in Thermopolis a few minutes after the birth of her twin sister, Sheilah Marie, on Oct. 3, 1956 to Alfred T. "Tom" Graham, Jr. and Sharon Lee Crouch Graham. She lived in Thermopolis until the family moved to Denver in 1969. She...
Patricia Allene Friedl, 76, passed away December 25, 2018, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. She was born at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., on January 25, 1942, to William Franklin and Allene (Pittard) Jones. She married Richard (Dick) John Friedl in Denver, Colo., on June 5, 1964, the same day Pat graduated with a degree in education from the University of Denver. Following college, Pat moved with Dick to Thermopolis, so that he could join his father in running their family business, Friedl's...
