The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Janet Leigh Mitchell. Janet passed away quietly at her home in Moorcroft, WY on October 21, 2020 of natural causes. While her death came as a surprise, Janet was always full of surprises during her lifetime, so her departure from this world was fitting of her spontaneous nature. Janet was born to Warren Mitchell and Rhoda (Moore) Shum on January 12, 1966. She spent the majority of her childhood living in Gillette, Pine Haven and...
Larry Glen Riehemann, 64, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away on October 14, 2020 at his home of natural causes. He was born May 5, 1956, in Sundance, WY to William C. and Ledel (Baldwin) Riehemann. Larry shared a birthday with his brother Bob. He lived on the family ranch outside of Osage until 1963, when the family moved to Upton and he attended school through the fifth grade. In 1966, the family moved to Moorcroft where he attended school, graduating in 1974. Following graduation, he enlisted...
Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph Slattery was held Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Moorcroft, WY. Father Bryce Lungren officiaed; interment followed at Moore Hill Cemetery, Hulett, WY.. Joseph A Slattery Jr. was born on April 20, 1938 in Rock Springs, WY to Joseph A and Caroline (Hicks) Slattery. Joe was the oldest of nine and he and his siblings spent their childhood near the Wyodak Mine, later moving to their grandparent’s homestead on the Sunnyslope Road, eas...
James “Jim” David Clark, 77, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away peacefully at home on October 21, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation was Monday, October 26, 2020, from 4-6 p.m. at Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel in Sundance. Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 1 p.m. at the Crook County Central Administration School Gymnasium, in Sundance. Burial followed the funeral at Green Mountain Cemetery in Sundance, Wyoming. Jim was born in Sundance, Wyo...
Earl Milten “Mick” Gray, 97, passed away peacefully at Sheridan’s VA Mountain View Living Center in Sheridan, Wyoming, on October 20, 2020. Milten resided at his home in Sundance, Wyoming, for 26 years following the death of his wife. Milten was born the second child of ten children to Nellie M. Lull and Earl W. Gray on March 31, 1923, in Osage, Wyoming. His family settled in the Kara Creek area. Milten attended school in Sundance. He worked on the ranch until he was drafted into the United States Army on January 29, 1943 at the age of 17 an...
Murray Hugh Dennis, 65, of rural western Crook County passed away at Gillette, Wyoming, on October 13, 2020, following a sudden illness. Murray was born in Gillette on August 24, 1955, to Raymond and Daisy (Blakeman) Dennis. He grew up on the family ranch near New Haven and went to Homestake School nearby, followed by Moorcroft High School where he graduated in 1973. He attended several colleges in Wyoming and worked in the energy industry before returning to the ranch in the late 1970s. From...
Loretto Preuss (Carr), 62, passed away on October 5, 2020, in Hulett, Wyoming. The Lord gained a new angel to His choir. Loretto was born on February 25, 1958, in Hettinger, North Dakota, to Keith and Marilyn Carr. She grew up in Prairie City, South Dakota with her two brothers and sister. She attended high school in Hettinger. She was active in the choir during her years in Hettinger. This was the beginning of her hard work ethic as she worked her way through high school. She worked at the...
Mass of Christian Burial for Barbara Borthwick was held Thursday, October 8, 2020 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Gillette, Father Cliff Jacobson officiated. The service was live streamed for those who could not attend. Inurnment was at Moorcroft Cemetery. Barbara Jeanne Borthwick, 70, of Gillette, passed away early in the morning on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center. She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend to all. Barb, a...
After an extended illness Arlo Lee Ellefson, 80, MSGT United States Air Force, retired, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away at the Fort. Meade VA Health Care Center, Fort Meade, South Dakota, on September 29, 2020, attended by the compassionate loving health care team. Arlo Lee (Al) Ellefson, was born January 26, 1940 to Harry B. Ellefson and Ellen (Palmer) Ellefson In Minneapolis, Minnesota. Al grew up in Northfield, Minnesota and received his GED from Northfield High School. While in the Air...
Memorial service for Kurt Rudolph will be held at 11 a.m. on October 24, 2020 at First Baptist Church, 501 South Gillette Avenue, Gillette, Wyoming with Pastor Donavon Voigt officiating. Kurt Stephen Rudolph, known to his family and friends as “Rudy”, age 62, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away September 13, 2020, at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyoming. Rudy was born July 15, 1958 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Allen and Virginia (Everson) Rudolph. Rudy graduated from Albert Lea...
Tom Mahoney, age 77 of Alva, Wyoming, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Greater Hulett Community Center in Hulett, Wyoming. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The funeral will be “live-streamed” on Tom’s obituary page, located on the funeral home’s website: www.LeveringtonFH.com In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred...
Delores Mahoney, age 77 of Alva, Wyoming, died Sunday, September 20, 2020 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. The funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Greater Hulett Community Center in Hulett, Wyoming. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The funeral will be “live-streamed” on Tom’s obituary page, located on the funeral home’s website: www.LeveringtonFH.com In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Delore...
Tom Mahoney, age 77 of Alva, Wyoming, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral arrangements are pending with Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. When service times are set this website will be updated immediately: www.LeveringtonFH.com In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Tom is survived by his wife, Delores of Alva; sons, Steve (Leslie) of Belle Fourche, Justin (Amber) of Phoenix, Arizona; d...
Delores Mahoney, age 77 of Alva, Wyoming, died Sunday, September 20, 2020, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral arrangements are pending with Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. When service times are set this website will be updated immediately: www.LeveringtonFH.com In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Delores is survived by her sons, Steve (Leslie) of Belle Fourche, Justin (Amber) of Phoenix, Arizona;...
Rev. Stanley Cameron Cliver, 96, Sundance, Wyoming, died September 9, 2020. Stanley was born August 28, 1924, to Benjamin and Elsie Cliver in St. Louis, Missouri. It was in St. Louis that he met his future wife, Marceline Blankenship. They were married on December 24, 1943, in Lubbock, Texas, where he was attending college. Shortly afterward, Stan went off to WWII in Europe. Sergeant Stanley Cliver served as an Aerial Gunner in the USAAF. Upon his return, they moved back to St. Louis where Stan...
Funeral service for Crystal Meadows was held Monday, September 14, 2020 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Charlie Gulley officiating; interment followed at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. The service was live-streamed at www.gillettememorialchapel.com at Crystal’s obituary page; with a recording available after. A Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later date for all family and friends. Crystal LeAnn Thomas was born October 24, 1956 to Joe and Elaine (Knigge) Thomas in Kimball, Nebraska. The f...
Gary Harold Donner was born in Billings, Montana, March 12, 1933, the second youngest of Charlie and Dora Harvey Donner. Gary passed away on September 7, 2020, in Crook Memorial Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. Gary moved at a young age from Idaho to Rozet, Wyoming, where he attended school and lived the country life. Gary loved the outdoors and building with his hands. He went to work at an early age, one of his first jobs being the Homestake Uranium mine in New Haven, Wyoming. He could do anythi...
Dickie D. Conzelman, 73, passed away on September 10, 2020. Dick was born April 12, 1947, in Spearfish, South Dakota, the youngest of six children to Glenn Conzelman and Effie Mae (Lawrence) Conzelman. He attended a rural school through the eighth grade and graduated from Hulett High School in 1965. Dick enlisted in the US Navy and left in a blizzard on April 19, 1966, arriving in Denver, Colorado, 12 hours AWOL. In 1967, while home on leave from Vietnam, he married his high school sweetheart...
A celebration of life for Jeff Larson will be Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 1 p.m. at the Moorcroft Fire Hall, if possible please wear red (it was Jeff’s favorite color)....
Family and friends of Dennis Skadsem invite you to join us in an informal celebration of his life on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 2 p.m. at the gazebo, located next to Pine Haven Town Hall. There will be no services, but we sure hope to see you there with a story or two to share....
James Keith Fowler, 64, of Sundance, WY passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 4, 2020. Keith was born April 5, 1956 in Williston, ND. As a child he and his family moved several times before settling in St. Paul, MN with his mother and older brother. As a young man, he moved to Hulett, WY, where he soon met and married his wife, Becky. The two moved to Sundance where they would spend the next 40 years together. Keith and Becky loved to travel, especially to the island of Isla...
Jeff Larson, 64 of Moorcroft, WY passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020 at his home. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper. Condolences can be sent to 72 Shipwheel Road or P.O. Box 602 Moorcroft, WY 82721....
Dallas Lee Douglas, 53, of Upton, Wyoming, died August 14, 2020, at home with his family in his heart. Dallas was born on November 18, 1966, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, to Jan and Melvin Douglas. He later moved to Upton with his parents and three siblings, Tony, Paul and Ginger. Together, they all built and established a family home that would be cherished for generations to come. After graduating high school Dallas joined his cousin Mike in California to hone his carpentry skills and soon after that moved to Denver, Colorado. In 1991 he...
Marie Lucille (Coffield) Packard, passed peacefully at home from COPD, surrounded by her loved ones. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, friend and teacher. She was born December 12, 1933 in Reeder, North Dakota to Hubert and Lucille (Larson) Coffield. Marie grew up on the family ranch north of Reva, SD, where she attended elementary school. Marie was the youngest of six children and was sent to attend high school in Hill City, SD, living with her relatives until graduation in 1950. As a child and young woman, Marie was an avid rider...
Mary Ann Boe of Spearfish, SD, died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Sioux Falls, SD, on August 13, 2020, at the age of 93. Preceded in death by parents, Joe and Novice Short; husband, Leon (Bob) Boe; brothers: Leo, Lloyd and Denny Short; daughter, Sally Boe; and grandson, Randy Nankivel. She will be dearly missed by her children: Dean, North of Arpan, SD, Susan Obermoller (Douglas) of Sioux Falls, SD, Sharon Boe of Spearfish, SD, Michael (Roberta) of Torrington, CT, and Patrick of Worthington, MN; grandchildren: Andrew Obermoller (...
