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Robert Wayne "Bob" Facinelli passed away at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City following a lengthy illness. A longtime resident of Green River and former resident of Rock Springs. He was born Oct. 13, 1954, in Rock Springs the son of William Facinelli and Barbara Wright Facinelli. Facinelli attended school in Rock Springs and graduated from the Rock Springs High School in 1974. He married Teresa Marie Swets in Virginia City, Nev., in 1984. Facinelli was employed by Tronox formerly known...
Nadine Valentine, 94, of Rock Springs, passed away July 22, 2017, at Sage View Care Center. She was born on July 15, 1923, in Norfolk, Neb., the daughter of Olaf Ingamar Grinden and Inez Davis Grinden. Valentine attended schools in South Dakota and was a 1941 graduate of the Martin High School. She married Clyde Charles Valentine in Rushville, Neb., Feb. 7, 1949. He passed away in Denver, April 28, 1978. Valentine was employed as a telephone operator for many years and during World War II. She...
Richard "Rick" Dean Tyler Jr. passed away July 16, 2017, in Green River at the age of 62. He was born July 10, 1955, in Denver to Richard "Dick" and Ruth Tyler. He was preceded in death by his brother Michael Joseph Tyler; his father Richard "Dick" Tyler and his mother Ruth Tyler. He lived in Morrison, Colo., until 1970 when the family moved to Encampment. Richard graduated from Encampment High School in 1974. He lived and worked in Saratoga for the next several years. He then moved to Cheyenne...
Allen Ray Campbell, 68, passed away in his home, in Manila, Utah, July 19, 2017, following a lengthy illness. He was born June, 2, 1949, in Rock Springs to Gene and June Campbell. Raised on his family's ranch, he attended schools and graduated from Manila High School in 1967. He married his high school sweetheart, Mari Gean Ruble on Nov. 22, 1968. He received a bachelor of science degree from Weber State University in criminal justice. He began his career in law enforcement with the University...
Kristine Kolczak, 45, of Rock Springs, passed away July 14, 2017, at her home. She was born on April 12, 1972, in Gillette, the daughter of Roy and Barbara Jean Swingle Crowder. Kolczak attended schools in Gillette and obtained her GED in Rock Springs. She married Brian Kolczak in Rock Springs on June 11, 1994. Her interests included riding ATVs and collecting cherubs. She recently returned from a trip to New Mexico where she was able to take her first air balloon ride. She enjoyed it...
Janette "Brewer" Bequette, 63, of Green River, passed away July 16, 2017, in Salt Lake City. She was born May 1, 1954, at home in the small mining village of Hersden, Canterbury, Kent, England, the daughter of Roy and Edna Brewer. Janette attended Sturry Secondary School in Kent, England. The family emigrated to Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada in March of 1971 and then relocated in 1973 to Green River. She then met her husband Bob Bequette and they later divorced. Janette was able to live in...
Gordon Justis, 93, of Granger passed away July 20, 2017, at Sage View Care Center. He was born on July 27, 1923, in Scottsbluff, Neb., the son of Aaron Bunyon Justis and Ivy Gladys Correll Justis. Justis attended school in Bridgeport, Neb., and attended and graduated from the Bridgeport High School in 1941. He married Laura C. Thompson in Elko, Nev., on July 3, 1947, and she preceded him in death on Sept. 4, 2013. Justis was a United States Army Veteran of World War II. He served our country...
Green River URA/Main Street has been designated as an accredited Main Street America Community for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by Main Street America. Receiving national accreditation is a prestigious achievement and the city is very proud to be one of the 828 communities across the nation that has been recognized as a Main Street community for the year 2017. The board and I are pleased to have received accreditation again this year for our 12th straight year. Our organization’s performance is a...
Wallace Andrew Holbrook III was born on Jan. 6, 1991, in Casper. Wallace died July 9, 2017. Wallace was a compassionate and loving son who will be missed by all. He touched the lives of all who knew him and was always willing to lend a hand to friends or even complete strangers. He was full of life and always raring to go, whether it was cliff diving, shooting, hiking, fishing or just strumming on his guitar. Please join in celebrating his life. Wallace is survived by his father Wallace, mother Cyndi Beckwith-Holbrook, sisters Tiffany (Mike)...
Kenneth Vaude Brown, 74, passed away July 13, 2017, at his home in Payette, Idaho. He was born in Safford, Ariz., Aug. 18, 1942, the son of Samuel Vaude Brown and Irene Moore Brown. Brown attended school in New Mexico, Colorado and Utah and received his G.E.D. in the military. He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran. Brown was employed by Joy Mining Machinery as a warehouseman for 10 years and retired in 1998. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brown’s interests included spending time with his family, w...
Elizabeth Bartek, 92 of Rock Springs passed away July 11, 2017, at Sageview Care Center. She was born in Rock Springs Dec. 16, 1924, the daughter of William Joseph Bartek Sr. and Elizabeth Klik Bartek and step-mother Mary Copjan Bartek. Bartek attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1943 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She also attended business-banking school. She was employed by North Side State Bank as a banker for 57 years and retired January 2000. Bartek was a member of the Holy...
Linda Diane Faulkner, 69, of Green River passed away suddenly July 15, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 4, 1948, in Goose Creek, Texas, the daughter of Lloyd Fontenot and Betty Butler Fontenot. She attended school in Baytown Texas and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School with the class of 1966. Linda married Lawrence Leslie Faulkner Oct. 25, 1966, in Cleburne, Texas. She was a member of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church in Green River. She enjoyed shopping and gardening. Survivors...
Dawn Marie (Nelson) Ekdahl died June 18, 2017. She was born Aug. 2, 1954, to Floyd and Norma (Soderfelt) Nelson. Dawn was the oldest of their four children. She grew up on the family farm near Lake Bronson, Minn., and attended school in Lake Bronson. After graduating High School in Karlstad, Minn., she found her way to Green River, where she made her home. In 1980, Dawn married Jerry Carlson, and two daughters were born to this union, Kayla and Kelsey. In 1986, she was united in marriage with...
Gary Gene French, who was born Aug., 26, 1929, passed away July 2, 2017. Gary was born in Ovid, Colo., and attended school in Julesbury and Loveland, Colo. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War on a naval aircraft carrier. He and his family moved to Rock Springs in 1957, where he worked for the Wyoming Highway department as an engineer and draftsman. He was also an engineer for several other companies throughout Sweetwater County. Gary enjoyed his family, friends and helping...
Kirk Curtis Schumacher, 73, of Rock Springs, passed away July 3, 2017, at his home. He was a longtime resident of Rock Springs. Schumacher was born Feb. 27, 1944, in Sioux Falls, S.D., the son of Lyle B. and Bette Mansfield Schumacher. He attended school in Piedmont, S.D. Schumacher was a United States Navy veteran and served from March 1, 1961, until March 2, 1965. He was a radioman on the USS Lexington. He married June D. Tyler in Rock Springs Dec. 23, 1974. Schumacher was employed as a crane...
Jerry Santillanes, 71, of Rock Springs, passed away July 7, 2017, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was born Sept. 12, 1945, in Las Vegas, N.M., the son of Abel and Alice Santillanes and raised in Torrington along with his seven brothers and sisters. Jerry worked as a heavy equipment operator for decades, working throughout the Rocky Mountain region for HK Contractors, Longhorn Construction and Lewis and Lewis. Jerry met his wife Peggy when he was working on a water line between...
Nelda Sue Glavan Ranelle, 59, of Rock Springs, passed away June 26, 2017, at her home. She was born Feb. 15, 1958, in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Raul and Ruth Keller Galvan. Ranelle attended schools in Texas. She married John Ranelle July 31, 1985, in Fort Worth, Texas. Her interests were cooking and spending time with her grandkids. She enjoyed making people laugh and smile. Survivors include her husband John Ranelle of Texas; one son, Charles Galvan of Arizona; three daughters, Jacqueline Escobedo and husband John of Texas, Julia...
Richard Muniz, 52, of Rock Springs, passed away July 1, 2017, at his home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Muniz died following a lengthy illness. He was born Oct. 5, 1964, in Rock Springs and is the son of Ruben and Rosanna Vigil Muniz. Muniz attended schools in Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School with the class of 1983 and he also attended the University of Wyoming, receiving a bachelor's degree in psychology. He was the owner-operator of Muniz Inc. His interests included spen...
Stanley John Tominc, 95, of Rock Springs, passed away June 29, 2017, at Sage View Care Center. He was born on Aug. 14, 1921, in Gunn, the son of Frank and Frances Rozic Tominc. Tominc attended schools in Gun Qualey and Rock Springs and was a 1939 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He married Jeanne Frolich Tominc July 7, 1943, in Davis, Calif., and she preceded him in death Oct. 18, 2013. Tominc was a United States Army Signal Corps Veteran of World War II. He received a Purple Heart for...
Kimberly Ann Willoughby, 51, of Rock Springs, passed away June 24, 2017, in Rock Springs. She was born Oct. 31, 1965, in Ganado, Texas, the daughter of Robert and Wilma Cihal Willoughby. Willoughby attended schools in Rock Springs. She was currently employed at the Grey Hound Bus Depot as a clerk. Her interests included playing bingo, watching horse races and movies. She also liked to fish. She enjoyed spending time with her family and was looking forward to the birth of her first grandchild....
Valgean Raddon, 72, of Rock Springs, passed away June 16, 2017, at her home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Raddon died following a brief battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 8, 1944, in Cedar City, Utah, the daughter of Val Marvin and Evelyn Webb Jones. Raddon attended school in West Valley, Utah and was a 1963 graduate of the Granger High School with honors. She also attended and graduated from Western Wyoming Community College with an associate's degree in medical laboratory science....
Gary D. Littrell, 71, of Green River, died June 8, 2017, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Ind. He died following a sudden illness. Gary was born February 28, 1946, to Novella Lorene Littrell in Cave-In-Rock, Ill., where he attended schools and graduated from high school in 1964. He was employed at Minerva Oil Mine from 1964- 1975. During this time, Gary also served in the U.S. Army as a Helicopter Technician from 1964-1967 in the Vietnam War. He moved to Green River in 1975 to work at then...
Glenn W. Hill, 83, of Green River passed away June 22 after a brief illness. He was born in Green River June 28, 1933 to Mary R. and Robert W. Hill. His parents, one brother, and six sisters preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Arlene (Iverson), his son William and wife Linda of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and several nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren, as well his close friend Leo Pope. Glenn graduated Lincoln High School in 1951 and then served...
Austin J. Davis, 86, of Green River, Wyoming passed away June 23, 2017, at the Mission at Castle Rock. He was born Dec. 20, 1930, in Superior, the son of Thomas and Violet Lawson Davis. Davis attended schools in Superior and was a 1950 graduate of the Superior High School. He was a United States Army Veteran who served from 1950 until 1953 during the Korean conflict and was a United States Navy Veteran who served from 1954 to 1971 during the Vietnam era. He was employed by Local No. 1277 as a...
Jennifer Elizabeth Koslowski, 37, passed away Feb. 9, 2017, at Saint Vincent Health Care in Billings, Mont. She was born Dec. 27, 1979, in Rock Springs. At the age of three, she moved with her mother and brother. She lived in California, Colorado, Washington and Oregon. Because of her health, she moved back to Rock Springs in 2012 to be with her father and her family. Her greatest wish in life was to be loved and to reunite with her children, Jade and Kameron, whom she cared for dearly. She...
