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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John Henry Knospler 67, was killed on Sunday, April 26, 2020, in a Motorcycle accident. Born in Callicoon, New York, February 10, 1953, John spent most of his early years growing up in Chester, New Jersey and attended West Morris Regional High School, after which he joined the US Navy where he served as a boiler tender third class on board the USS Hoel DDG-13 during the Vietnam era. He continued to apply his combustion engineering experience gained in the Navy throughout his working life as a...
Sharon Mae (Miller) Kanode, 81 of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away after a long illness on April 22, 2020, at the ranch, surrounded by her husband and children. Sharon was born on September 16, 1938, to Aubry Raymond Miller and Velda Bernice (Penn) Miller in Lusk, Wyoming, being delivered by Dr. Reckling. She joined her siblings, George, Ora Lee and Orese and the family was later completed when Patrick was born. She grew up in the Lance Creek area and graduated from Lusk High school in 1956. Foll...
Ross John Garman, 58, of Sundance, Wyoming passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2020, 20:20 at Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance with his four daughters and wife gathered around him when Jesus unexpectedly called him home. Ross was born July 23, 1961 to Mary S. Garman and Neal A. Garman of Sundance, Wyoming. He attended school and graduated from Sundance High School in 1979. He went to work for Elbert & Neda Zimmerschied on their ranch near Carlile, Wyoming. He then worked for...
Nadine Lena Miller Fidler, 90, of Spearfish, South Dakota passed away peacefully on April 11, 2020 at Monument Health Spearfish Hospital after a battle with cancer. Born August 17, 1929 in McCook, Nebraska, to Charles Jr. and Francis (Shook) Miller. She attended school in McCook graduating in 1946 where she was a cheerleader. In 1948, Nadine earned her associate’s in Arts from McCook Junior College. As a teenager she worked in the store of the family dairy, Cloverleaf Dairy. She married R...
Ross Garman, 58 of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 12, 2020, at the Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance. Cremation has taken place and a public memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com....
Betty J. White, a Crook County matriarch who resided near Sundance, Wyoming, went to heaven on March 26, 2020. As a spry 85-year-old, Betty delighted in the knowledge that she had ‘a hell of a ride’ and was a successful rancher who enjoyed the cowboy life to the fullest. She was instantly loved by young and old, and strangers became fast friends; typically, after just one visit. Betty was quick to smile, laughed often, loved her family and everyone else who she encountered, considering each as...
Kyle Dyer, 27, of Hulett, Wyoming, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Hulett. He was born early in the morning on July 1, 1992, in Spearfish, South Dakota, to Kim Somervold. It was a mild day, like his temperament. Kyle grew up in Spearfish with his sisters, Alissa and Jessica. He was later blessed with his favorite baby sister, Sage. Growing up Kyle enjoyed playing video games, fishing, drawing, Pokemon, riding bikes, harassing his oldest sister and getting into trouble and building forts with...
Services for Louis F. “Lou” Dillinger, 77, of Laramie, have been postponed and will be announced when a new date is determined. Lou passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital....
Claude Arthur “Art” Linklater was born on August 30, 1932. He was the son of Harry and Claudia Johnson Linklater, and raised on a ranch north of Hulett, WY that had been homesteaded by his dad. Art graduated from Hulett High School and attended the University of Wyoming for a short time before returning to the ranch. On June 2, 1954 he married the love of his life, Marge Thorne. To this union four girls were born, Linda, Carla, Janet and Dana. He loved his girls and to him there wasn’t a thing...
Louis Francis Dillinger (Lou), 77 Laramie, WY passed away on February 26, 2020 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital after battling cancer. He was born in Gillette, WY October 29, 1942, son of Earl and Marie Dillinger Lou grew up on the family ranch outside of Moorcroft, WY along with five brothers and sisters. He went to Moorcroft High School and was active in 4-H, FFA, band and other school activities. He came to Laramie to attend the University of Wyoming. He joined ROTC and played trumpet in the...
Louis F. “Lou” Dillinger, 77, of Laramie, passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. A memorial will be set up in lieu of flowers. Arrangements are pending with Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home....
Funeral service for Willis Burks Jr. was held Friday, February 28, 2020 at Gillette Memorial Chapel Pastor Rick Jones officiated; interment to followed at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Willis Lloyd Burks Jr., age 59, of Gillette WY passed away at Wyoming Medical Center on February 21, 2020. Willis Burks Jr. was born in Lovington, NM on September 24, 1960 to Willis and Patricia Burks. He grew up in numerous placed but eventually settled in Moorcroft, WY where he graduated from Moorcroft High School. Willi...
Kimberly Anne (Sedlacek) Jones was born in Parkston, South Dakota, on August 22, 1968, to Richard and Karen (Hunhoff) Sedlacek. Kimberly joined one brother, Daniel, and her two sisters Christy and Cindy were born soon after. Kim passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 23, 2020, after being diagnosed with ALS just six months earlier. Kim grew up on a farm and attended elementary school in Tripp, South Dakota. In 1981, her family moved to Custer, South Dakota, where she graduated in 1986....
John William “Bill” Whalen Jr., 73, of Aladdin, Wyoming passed away at home Sunday evening, February 9, 2020. Bill was born May 10, 1946 to John and Elizabeth Whalen. He attended the one room school at Aladdin grades 1-8, graduated from Sundance High in 1964 and attended community college in Powell, Wyoming. Bill served in the US Army during the Vietnam conflict. He loved ranching and spent his life working on the Whalen ranch alongside family and friends. Surviving Bill are wife, Sandy; daughters, Sabrina (Frank) Mitchell and Samantha (Ja...
Funeral services were held at Family Life Church in Gillette, Wyoming on Friday, February 7, 2020 with a luncheon and fellowship to follow before burial at Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Leola Rebecca (Kottraba) Thar went to be with the Lord and those who have gone before her, on February 2, 2020. She died peacefully in the presence of family and the loving staff at The Legacy Living & Rehabilitation Center in Gillette, Wyoming. Leola’s story began 96 years ago on her family’s homestead, south of Rozet, Wyoming where she was born to Raymond and Kat...
Douglas Chester Engstrom, 70, passed away January 27, 2020, at Clear Creek Care Center, Westminster, Colorado of a long-term illness. He was born January 5, 1950 to Robert L. and Charlotte P. (Lamb) Engstrom in Newcastle, Wyoming. He attended Sundance High School. Following high school, he did a tour of duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. As a teenager he was active with the Sundance Boy Scouts. He worked several different jobs in the oil fields around Gillette, Wyoming. He was working as a truck driver when he became disabled. He is survived...
Vernie Mae Nussbaum, 90, Sundance, Wyoming, died peacefully on Sunday the 26th of January at Weston County Manor in Newcastle, Wyoming. Vernie was born July 28, 1929, at the ranch at Inyan Kara Mountain, in the house where she spent most of her adult life, to Thomas J. Ryan and Elaine M. (Hanes) Ryan. Vernie spent her early childhood in Tinton, Central City and Spearfish, South Dakota. The family moved to the ranch at Inyan Kara in her early teenage years and she graduated from Sundance High School in 1947. Vernie met her husband, Marshall...
Nancy Diane Richards, 88 of Sundance, Wyoming, died on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Crook County Memorial Hospital in Sundance. Nancy was born on December 5, 1931 to Howard “Dud” and Beulah “Boo” (Kester) Steele in New Albin, Iowa. She married Joseph Loren Richards on April 23, 1948, in New Albin. They were married for 71 years. They were blessed with three children, Alan, Loren and Tracy. Nancy and Joe made their home in Decorah, Iowa and Sundance. Nancy was employed by DECO Products, Wapsie Produce and the Decorah Legion in Decorah and the...
Cassidy Raylynn Riggs came roaring into this world on July 26, 1984, an incredible soul whose mere presence touched everyone she came into contact with. She's now dancing, finally and most likely in her bikini, with her grandmas, dad Mike, aunts, uncles and so many friends that left before her. Cassidy being as strong as she could for as long as she could left us Tuesday, January 14, 2020. 35 Years she spent making people smile, laugh and even cock your head a little before bursting into grins!...
Nancy D. Richards, 88 of Sundance died Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Crook County Memorial Hospital. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance, WY....
Deidre Jean Murphey, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away in her family home on December 16, 2019 at the age of 52. Deidre was born to Jerry and Beverly Hagemeier in Vincennes, Indiana on July 14, 1967. When she was a child, her family relocated to Moorcroft, Wyoming where she grew up. Deidre met her husband and they married while in high school. After graduating high school and having their son in Wyoming, the family moved to Mesa, Arizona where soon after they had their daughter. Deidre began her...
Douglas Dale Adams age 72, of Moorcroft, WY passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Close to Home Hospice, Gillette, WY. “Today as I think about the end of my journey being in the not too distant future, I feel no need for a funeral service with all its obligations. I do not want any funeral or any viewing of any kind. Everyone that cares, knows what I look like. Just remember our time together, the love, laughter and sharing. If you feel you must do something in my memory, show someone p...
Funeral services for Kim Rehbein, 63 of Sidney are at 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church in Sidney with Pastor David Huskamp officiating. Interment will be in the Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, Sidney, MT under the care of the Fulkerson-Stevenson Funeral Home of Sidney. Remembrances, condolences and pictures may be shared with the family at www.fulkersons.com. Kim passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at the University of Utah Medical Cente...
Virginia “Ginger” Massie passed away on November 20, 2019, from health reasons. Ginger was born on October 13, 1948 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Walter and Jennie Massie. Ginger grew up on the family ranch west of Belle Fourche. She participated in 4H, showing calves and horses at local fairs and horse shows. In 1967, Ginger married Gary Dungey and to that union two children were born, Wade and Cory. After divorce, Ginger attended Black Hills State University and South Dakota School of Min...
Robert “Bob” Stephen Ulrich, 91, passed away on November 23, 2019, at the Crook County Hospital in Sundance, Wyoming. Bob was born October 1, 1928, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Joseph Stephen and Lena Corrine (Endres) Ulrich and raised in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, where his hotelier grandfather also ran an ice delivery business. Bob helped with the family businesses, and spent summers working as a lifeguard at the many beaches in the area. He graduated from Toms River High School, and...
