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Amelia Lee Rettig passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents June 24, 2016. Amelia was born on May 23, 2016 in Goldsboro, N.C. During her brief visit on earth, she enjoyed listening to her mother sing to her, cuddling with her lamb, and being held close by her parents. Amelia was able to grip her mother's finger and respond to her father's touch. She had a few wisps of blonde hair, her father's button nose and her mother's lovely face. A service to celebrate Amelia's birth and life...
Dan "Big Dan" Harland Ellifritz, 77, of Rock Springs passed away June 28, 2016 at Deer Trail Assisted Living. He was born on Dec. 6, 1937 in Ballard, Utah, the son of Alfred Hirum Ellifritz and Maggie May Greenhow. Ellifritz attended school in Utah. He married Carma Jeanne McCormick in Rangley, Colo. in 1957 and they later divorced in 1979. He worked in the oilfield as a wench truck driver and was also an owner and operator of a wench truck. His interests were panning for gold, helping others...
Bette Lou Wilson, 74, of Big Piney, passed away June 16, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. She had been a longtime resident of Big Piney. She was born on April 4, 1942 in Rock Springs, the daughter of Paul Virostko and Jimmie A. Smith. She attended schools in Big Piney. She married Lewis Wilson in Big Piney Dec. 30, 1958. Wilson Began working at her parents store, Burney and Company as a child, Later to become the owner and managed Burney and Company Grocery Store with her parents...
Nick Sanchez, 66, of Green River, passed away June 12, 2016. He had been a lifelong resident of Green River. He was born on June 21, 1949 in Rock Springs, the son of Frutoso and Lois Sanchez. Sanchez attended schools in Green River and was a 1967 graduate of the Lincoln High School. He married Pamela K. Overy in Rock Springs on July 19, 1969 and she preceded him in death on March 9, 2011. Sanchez was employed at OCI for 43 years and retired as a utility mechanic in 2011. His interests included...
Barbara Rollins Fornengo, 84, of McCook, Neb. passed away June 10, 2016 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook, Neb. where she had been a resident for the past two years. She was born on Nov. 1, 1931 in Lyman, the daughter of the late James "Eugene" and Mary Webb Rollins. Fornengo attended schools in Reliance and was a Reliance High School graduate. She married James Jon Fornengo in Reno, Nev. on Nov. 14, 1948 and he preceded her in death in St. George, Utah on August 22, 1994. Fornengo was...
Lisa Micheale Boyd, 48, of Rock Springs, died June 13, 2016 at her home. She was born Aug. 21, 1967 in Oak Harbor, Wash., the daughter of William James Dineen and Yolanda Micheale Peck. Boyd was employed last at YWCA as a teacher's aid. She was a member of Victory Christian Fellowship. She loved working in the nursery at her church and also the children at her work. Survivors include her parents William Dineen of Arizona and Yolanda Micheale and Russell Bates of Rock Springs; two sons Christian...
Edgar R. Bobo, Jr., 66, of Green River passed away June 9, 2016 at the Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. He was a resident of Green River for the past three years and former resident of Rock Springs and Sandrock, Ala.. He was born on Aug. 17, 1949 in Gadsen, Ala., the son of Edgar R. Bobo, Sr. and Wilma Miriam Hood. Bobo attended schools in Sandrock, Ala. and was a 1969 graduate of the Sandrock High School. He owned and operated Bo's Trucking Business for 20 years until ill health forced...
Lloyd P. Lofton, 74, of Green River, died suddenly June 7, 2016 at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1942 in Key West, Fla., to Martha Moon Jones Lofton Edgren. He moved from Florida to Kansas by himself at 15, he then graduated from Ford High School in Ford, Kan. in 1961. He met Geri, his wife of 53 years, while they both worked at the Wyoming State Hospital. They were married on April 18, 1963 in McKinnon. They were later sealed for all time and eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He was an...
Dale Raymond Colvin, 82, of Farson passed away June 10, 2016 at his home. A resident of Farson and Eden Valley for the past nine years and former longtime resident of Musselshell, Mont., Colvin died following a lengthy illness. He was born on ranch in Kaycee May 1, 1934, the son of the late Emil B. Colvin and Helen V. Schulz. The family later moved to Thermopolis, where he attended grade school and he finished high school in Musselshell, Mont. in 1952. Colvin joined the United States Army and...
Ronald Leon "Gunnie" Gunyan Jr., 67, of Rock Springs, passed away June 6, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Gunyan had been in ill health for the past 10 months. He was born on March 24, 1949 in Dines, the son of the late Ronald Leo Gunyan Sr. and Rosetta L. Manlove Gunyan. Gunyan attended schools in Rock Springs, was a 1969 graduate of the Rock Springs High School and he attended college and obtained a degree in maintenance. He married Barbara...
Darrell Jack Lell, 53, of Rock Springs, passed away June 11, 2016 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Georgia and Virginia, Lell died following a sudden illness. He was born on Dec. 31, 1962 in Abingdon, Va., the son of Jack Ruey and Minnie Sue Miller Lell. Lell attended schools in Virginia, Georgia and Wyoming and obtained his GED. He was employed by IBEW Local 322 Electrician's Union for 18 years. His interests included playing guitar, camping, fishing, and...
David Dwayne Nield, 24, of Rock Springs, passed away June 2, 2016. He was a lifetime resident of Rock Springs. He was born on Jan. 8, 1992 in Rock Springs, the son of Quentin David Norman and Tally Ann Nield. Nield attended schools in Rock Springs and the Collbran Job Corps and was a Christian. He was employed at the Auto Spa for the past five years. His interests included spending time with his family and friends. He enjoyed singing and listening music, writing, reading and playing video...
Margaret Lilian Reese, 86, of Rock Springs, passed away at her home June 10, 2016 following a lengthy illness. She was born on April 11, 1930 in LaJunta, Colo., the daughter of Leeland J. and Lilla Mae Prater. Reese attended schools and graduated in LaJunta, Colo.. She married Raymond J. Reese in Rock Springs March 9, 1957. She had been employed at Union Mercantile as a manager and at City Market. She later opened a daycare at her home where all the children called her lovingly "Grandma...
Leona May Riddle, 77, of Lander, died June 10, 2016 in Thermopolis. Riddle was born Feb. 20, 1939 in Terre Haute, Ind. She was raised in Reliance and attended school in Rock Springs, graduating in 1958. She was a long time resident of Green River and later retired in Lander. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alice and Raymond Thienpont; and many aunts and uncles. Survivors...
Marvin Shockey, 55, of Rock Springs, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 at the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, where he had been a patient for the previous nine days. He had been a resident of Rock Springs for the past seven years and former resident of California. He was born on March 24, 1961 in Denver, the son of Melvin L and Patricia J. Perkins Shockey. Shockey was a 1979 graduate of the El Camino High School. He attended and graduated from the University of Southern...
Janice Doser passed away at her home surrounded by her family June 5, 2016 due to complications from a long illness. Doser was born in Yankton, S.D., Nov. 27, 1941 to Harold Henry Sonnenfield and Loretta Agnes Engle Sonnenfield. She spent almost all her childhood in Sioux Falls, S.D. Having been educated in Catholic parochial schools she graduated from Cathedral High and entered St. Theresa's College located in Winona, Minn. to study nursing under Franciscan nuns. After one year her curriculum r...
Carol Jean Dockter died June 5, 2016. She was born Sept. 19, 1962. Carol was a wonderful, kind person who touched many lives in her time here. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, daughter, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend. She enjoyed spending time with her family, playing with her dogs and cat, and watching birds in her backyard. She loved being outdoors, hunting rocks, and going on new adventures with the people she loved. A celebration of life will be held at Century Park in Rock Springs...
John Calixte Bowker, 75, of Rock Springs passed away June 4, 2016 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Bowker died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Oct. 24, 1940 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Wilfred Crofts Bowker and Anne Marie Bernet Bowker. Bowker attended schools in Rock Springs, and was a 1958 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. He and his family owned Bowker Contruction and he worked there for 42 years, retiring in 2007....
Jennie M. Kuseck, 91, of Rock Springs, passed away June 1, 2016 at her home following a lengthy illness She was born on May 19, 1925 in Rock Springs, the daughter of the late Andrew Bernard and Mary Brelih Bernard. Kuseck attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1943 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She married Jino Roccabruna Feb. 27, 1949 at Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Rock Springs. They later divorced. She later married Joseph Kuseck in Ogden, Utah, May 29, 1964 a...
Carol "Umma" Rae Norris, 83, of Green River died June 7, 2016 at the home of her daughter after a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 21, 1932 in Salt Lake City, the daughter of George Wilford Simpson and Lucille Pritchard Simpson. She attended schools in Salt Lake and graduated from East High School with the class of 1949. She married Kieth Earl Norris Feb. 7, 1952 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She had worked for Sweetwater County School District No. 2 in the school lunch program for 16 years....
Dale George Walker, 65, of Fredericksburg, Va. passed away May 26, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Walker was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He retired from EJ&E Railroad and later owned and operated WAR Recovery and Towing in Fredericksburg, Va. Walker was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Walker; sons Sherman Walker (Patricia), Robert Walker (Megan) and Ronald Alexander; daughter Lisa Rodgers; grandchildren Shannon L. Lowe...
Lawrence David Levitt, 72, of Rock Springs, passed away May 25, 2016 at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former longtime resident of Fairfield, Calif., Levitt died following an illness of one year. He was born on April 18, 1944 in Los Angeles, the son of the late Albert H. Levitt and Reva Narvalanski. Levitt attended school in North Hollywood, Calif. and graduated from John H. Francis Poly Technic High School in 1962. He also attended college and received his bachelor of arts...
Leslie "Wayne" Harvey, 81, of Baggs and Overton, Nev., passed away May 25, 2016 at his daughter's home surrounded by his family following a brief illness. He was born on Aug. 6, 1934 in Mountain View, the son of the late Bert and Katherine Rounds Harvey. Harvey married the former Irene Rose Baker in Evanston on April 5, 1957. He joined the United States Army in 1954 and obtained his journeyman lineman certification. Following his honorable discharge from the army in 1956 and he became a high...
Christine Georgeanna Finney passed away May 22, 2016. She was born Nov. 6, 1997 to James and Lori Finney in Rock Springs. Christine was a senior at Evanston High School was an avid reader and enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, riding ATVs, bonfires, hiking, pottery, riding horses, swimming, lifeguarding, fireworks and being with friends and family. She is survived by her parents James and Lori Finney, her brother Curtis Allen Finney of Gunnison, Colo., sisters Sonya (Jeff) Zaharia of Phoenix,...
Roy Alan Brockbank passed away in St. George, Utah May 21, 2016. He was born Dec. 19, 1944 to Byron Andrus Brockbank and Luella Mae Nettles Brockbank in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and was the youngest of three children. He grew up in Orlando, Fla., and graduated from Oakridge High School in 1963, moving west for education and employment. He graduated from BYU in Provo, Utah in 1968 and later graduated from Utah Technical College in 1976. He married Sandra McCurdy in 1965 and the couple later divorced...
