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Vernon J. Byrd passed away Aug. 31, 2016, after a lengthy illness, in Sandy, Utah. He was born Oct., 22, 1937, in Madill, Okla. He is survived by his wife Janet and two sons, Kris and Jared Scott, all of Sandy, Utah. He was the loving grandpa of two granddaughters, two grandsons, two great-granddaughters, and one great-grandson. He and his family made their home in Green River for 23 years, where he was employed at Tata before retiring 19 years ago. Vernon was involved in Green River Little...
Demetrio Medina Jr., 73, passed away Aug. 27, 2016, after a sudden illness. A longtime resident of Green River, he lived in Ogden, Utah, for the last 10 years. He was born June 12, 1943, in Rawlins, the son of Demetrio Medina and Amada Trujillo. Medina worked at OCI for 42 years and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His interests included wood working, fishing, hunting, and spending time with family. Survivors include his wife Jan Medina of Ogden, Utah; two...
Jack (Jake) Berton Wininger, 27, of Rock Springs, passed away Aug. 21, 2016, in Jamestown. He was born Oct. 25, 1988, in Evanston, the son of Jack Wininger and Nita Lewis. He graduated Mountain View High School in 2007, where he was a member of track, football, and basketball teams. He attended college at the Laramie County Community College in Laramie, Wyoming where he earned an associate degree in physical education. He also attended Western Wyoming Community College and earned an industrial...
Joyce Mazelle Wilson, 84, of Rock Springs, passed away Aug. 25, 2016, at Deer Trail Assisted Living Center. She was a resident of Rock Springs for the past year and former resident of Berthoud, Colo., for 55 years. Wilson died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Pritchett, Colo., the daughter of Bruce B. Kenagy and Mable L. Berner Kenagy on Nov. 26, 1931. Wilson attended schools in Loveland and was a high school graduate of the Loveland High School with the class of 1949. She also...
Donald Thomas Newey, 65, of Green River passed away peacefully at his home Aug. 18, 2016. A longtime resident of Green River, Wyo., and former resident of Ogden, Utah, Newey died following a lengthy Illness. Newey was born Jan. 10 1951 in Arlington, Va., the son of Donald H. and Mary Jane Newey. Newey graduated from Ogden High School in 1969 and later from Stevens Henager College. He married his High School sweetheart Jacqueline Dee Fielding of Ogden July 7, 1970. They were happily married for 4...
Mary Seivert passed away peacefully Aug. 4, 2016, from natural causes. She was 101years old. Seivert was born Nov. 12, 1914, in Rock Springs, the daughter of John and Mary Karlin. She had one sister, Ada Starman, and one brother, John Karlin, who preceded her in death and has one half sister, Bette Powell, of Santa Clara, Calif. Seivert grew up in Rock Springs, attended Rock Springs High School and graduated with the class of 1933. Shortly thereafter, she became employed at Mountain Bell Telepho...
Donald E. Cox, 76, of Rock Springs passed away Aug. 17, 2016 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, and former resident of West Virginia, Cox died following a lengthy illness. He was born March 27, 1940, in Clarksburg, W.Va., the son of Louis Preston Cox and Goldie Bly Bennett Cox. Cox attended school in Philippi, W. Va., and was a 1958 graduate of the Philippi High School. He also attended El Paso Community College and obtained a degree in welding. He married Marina Irene Trujillo in...
Wyatt Levi Kalivas, 18, of Superior passed away Aug. 13, 2016. He had been a longtime resident of Sweetwater County. He was born May 15, 1998, in Rock Springs, the son of Paul Kalivas and Kendra Shorten. He attended school in Rock Springs and was a 2016 graduate of Rock Springs High School. He was fascinated with motors and he could be found riding his motorcycle or driving his trucks in the wide open spaces. He loved all things outdoors and spent as much time as possible hunting, fishing, campi...
Wanda Mae (Jones) Lemmon, 87, of Thornton, Colo., passed away from natural causes on Aug. 7, 2016. A resident of Rock Springs from her birth until she moved to Colorado in 2011, she had been staying at Lifecare Center of Longmont, Colo., for the past few weeks. During that time, she was able to spend meaningful time with many of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and was with family when she passed. Lemmon was born Sept. 11, 1928, she attended school and worked in Rock Springs...
Betty Jean Sumner, 85, of Rock Springs passed away Aug. 17, 2016, at her home. She was a longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Williston, N. D. Sumner died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Williston, N.D., the daughter of the late Axel and Josephine Davidson. Sumner attended school in Williston, N.D., and was a high-school graduate of the Williston High School. She married Leonard Sumner in Williston, N. D., July 10, 1953, and he preceded her in death Feb. 24,...
Kari-Lyn Koritnik, 37, of Rock Springs, Wyoming passed away Aug. 4, 2016. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at First Congregational Church in Rock Springs. Friends may call at the church on Friday, one hour prior to services....
Joyce Macy, 75, of Rock Springs, passed away Aug. 10, 2016 at her home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Macy died following a sudden illness. She was born on Nov. 13, 1940 in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Henry B. and Dorothy E. Sullivan. Macy attended schools in Rawlins and was a 1958 graduate of the Rawlins High School. She married Robert Warrington Macy II at the First United Methodist Church on Oct. 9, 1970. Macy was employed at Wyo Radio for eight years as a clerk. Her interests...
Larry Dean Stoeger passed away from pancreatic cancer surrounded by his loving family Aug. 14, 2016. He was born in Brewster, Wash. on Aug. 25, 1952 to Robert and Ila Stoeger. He moved to Casper as a youngster and graduated from Natrona County High School in 1970. After graduating, he went to work in the oil industry. He started as a rig hand, working for Stan Starner, Meade Drilling, and Updike Brothers. He then went to work for HB&R as a dispatcher, and finished his career working as a...
Mary Marie White, 92, of Rock Springs, passed away July 20, 2016 at the Sublette Center in Pinedale. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, White passed away following a lengthy illness. She was born on Oct. 26, 1923 in LaBarge, the daughter of George and Florence Vickrey. White attended schools in Granger. She was employed for many years as a waitress at the New Grand Cafe and in later years as a custodian at the White Mountain Junior High. She retired in 1985. White was a member of Fraternal...
Richard "Dick" Wilson, 84, of Green River, passed away Aug. 7, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. A longtime resident of Green River and former resident of Casper, Wilson died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Feb. 3, 1932 in Lewiston, Idaho, the son of Van Richard Wilson and Gean Cerino. Wilson attended Sheridan High School and was a 1951 graduate. He married Carline Fern Wolf in Sheridan July 20, 1953. Wilson was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean War and served from...
Gwendolyn Dorothy "Lynn" Ernst, 77, of Rock Springs, passed away Aug. 4, 2016 at her home, following a lengthy illness of COPD. Lynn was born Aug. 3, 1939 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Joseph and Eileen Martin. She attended schools in Reliance as well as in Rock Springs and was a 1957 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She also attended the University of Wyoming. Lynn married Edward Ernst, Sept. 6, 1959 and had three children, Trudy, Blake and Kathy. While living in Laramie, she was...
Mark L. Fewkes, 65, passed away Aug. 5, 2016. He passed peacefully surrounded by his wife, daughters, son and two granddaughters. Mark was born to Lyle and Sadie Fewkes in Salt Lake City. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He graduated from Granite High School in Salt Lake City and moved to Green River in 1974. Mark retired from Tata Chemicals as a mechanic after 33 years of employment. Mark married Stephanie Fewkes June 13, 1970, in Midvale, Utah. They shared...
Kari-Lyn Koritnik, 37, of Rock Springs, passed away Aug. 4, 2016. She had been a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. She was born on Oct. 25, 1978 in Laramie, the daughter of Michael Valentine Koritnik and Tara Allen Koritnik. Koritnik attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs Alternative High School and later attended Western Wyoming Community College and studied graphic design. Her interests were her children and she loved attending their sports activities. She also...
Terrence Olson, 68, of Charlotte, N.C., passed away July 21, 2016, from complications of Parkinson's disease. Terry was born in Aberdeen, S.D. Jan. 10, 1948, to Raymond and Dorothy Olson, and raised in Valley City, N.D. His life was marked foremost by his love for God, and he was a devoted and loving father and husband. He made his choice to serve God at a young age and remained faithful to the end of his life. He was a capable and active man his entire life, enjoyed nothing more than working...
Franklin Willoughby, 91, of Rock Springs, passed away July 28, 2016, at Sageview Care Center. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, Willoughby died following a lengthy illness. He was born July 12, 1925, in Halfway, the son of Charles Lee and Florence M. Woods Willoughby. Willoughby attended schools in Big Piney. He married the former Mildred Bollinger and after five years of marriage, they divorced. In 1953, he married Pauline Simon and she preceded him in death in 1979. In 1984, he married...
Vernon Geske, 87, of Green River, passed away July 31, 2016, at the Sage View Care Center. He had been a resident of Green River since the late 1960s. He was born Jan. 19, 1929, in Wabasso, Minn., the son of Henry Frederick Geske and Elsie Louise Raddatz Geske. Geske attended schools in Wabasso, Minnesota. He married Marian "Mimi" Behrendt in Redwood Falls, Minn., April 17, 1954, and she preceded him in death on July 4, 2008. Geske was a United States Navy veteran of the Korean War. Following...
Shirley Mae Overy of Green River, passed away July 30 at her home hand in hand with her two daughters and surrounded by her granddaughters. She faced her health challenges with faith and strength every step of the way. She was born on March 8, 1934, in Annis, Idaho, the daughter of the late Earl and Eva Hall. Shirley was one of eight children in her family. Shirley graduated from Rigby High School in 1952 and attended Ricks College. She then served an LDS mission in Hong Kong. Shirley married...
Steven Craig Gunderson, 30, of Rock Springs, died July 23, 2016, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper with his family at his side. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. He was born in Rock Springs June 29, 1986, the son of Monte Gunderson and Allyenne Maria Urrutia. Gunderson attended school in Rock Springs, as well as Worland, and was a 2004 graduate of the Worland High School. He was employed as a workover rig operator for Mountain States Pressure Service in Rock Springs, for the past 15...
Arthur Saburo Kitagawa, 95, passed away on July 19, 2016, in Warminster, Penn. He was born on Feb. 28, 1921, in San Francisco, Calif., to Japanese immigrant parents Hiroshi and Misao Kitagawa. Raised in San Francisco’s Japan Town, Art graduated with an associate of arts degree from San Francisco Junior College in 1940. On Mother’s Day, 1942, the Kitagawa family was evacuated to Tanforan Race Track, and then relocated to Topaz Internment Camp, Utah. Only later did the Army recognize that these American citizens could be US military int...
Elizabeth J. "Libby" Pedri, 59, of Rock Springs passed away Aug. 1, 2016, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born Jan. 15, 1957, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Carl and Ruth Klein. Libby attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated with the Rock Springs High School class of 1975. She married Gary Gene Pedri in Rock Springs April 7, 1979. Libby was the office administrator for Rock Springs I.V. Center, which she and her husband founded in 1998. She was a member of Holy Spirit...
