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Mildred Tope, age 97, died Thursday, September 15, 2022 at Belle Estate Assisted Living, Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Mildred Della (Shepherd) Tope was born on October 2, 1924 to Piney (Pollock) Shepherd and Alf Shepherd. She was the first child...

Phyllis Darlene (Davis) Queen was born September 15, 1939, to Thomas and Betty (Dewey) Davis at her Aunt Leota's house. Her first two years of school were taught by her mother at home, and then she attended the Davis Country School her third year....

Orvin Bennett, 94, of Cheyenne, died July 28. Orvin was born in Fort Collins and was raised in Moorcroft by a cousin, Luna Tibbutis, and her extended family, the Lesters. He served in the Army during the Korean War and worked for BLM on the Keyhole...

On Monday, August 22, 2022, Shane Richard Vansickel, passed away tragically and went home to be with the Lord, whom he loved with all of his heart. Shane was born in Sturgis, South Dakota, on October 6, 1970, to Beverly "Bev" (Sternad) and Billy...

Our father, grandfather and great-grandfather Richard H. White, 83, passed away peacefully in his sleep and went to rest with the Lord on August 22, 2022 at Spearfish Canyon Healthcare in Spearfish. He was a proud descendant of one of the first gold...

Robert “Bob” Joseph Gean, 84, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away August 11, 2022, at the Campbell County Memorial Hospital. He fought a brave battle but was called home to be with his loved ones that left this Earth before him. Robert was born...

Memorial service for Gavin Reynolds will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, July 29, 2022, at High Plains Community Church with Pastor Dan Knust officiating. Gavin Chase Reynolds, age 17 was called home July 21, 2022, to spend eternity with his Lord and...

Early Friday, July 22, 2022, Donald Lee Peterson, better known as “Pete”, passed away peacefully in his home on his ranch property south of Sundance, Wyoming, at age 83. Pete was born November 3, 1938, in Sundance to Harriet (Waters) Peterson and...

Thelma Dexter, 87, of Gillette died July 10, 2022 at her home of natural causes. Thelma May, was born May 13, 1935, the daughter of James and Helen (Likewise) McCue in Gillette.  A Wyoming native, raised on her family ranch ten miles south of...

Daniel Wondercheck passed away July 10, 2022 at the age of 58 in Carlile, Wyoming. Daniel was born June 14, 1964, in North Platte, Nebraska the youngest child of John and Hazel Wondercheck. He is survived by his brothers John Wondercheck of Carlie,...

Joseph "Joe" Thaler, 84, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away Friday July 1, 2022, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born in Yugoslavia , on March 17, 1938, son of the late John and Maria H. Thaler. At the age of 11, Joe and his family came...

A family graveside memorial will be held on Saturday, July 2 at 11 a.m. followed by a luncheon at the Moorcroft Presbyterian Church at high noon. The community is welcome to attend the luncheon to reminisce of Bill's life well lived. Willis A....

Norbert, AKA Norbie, Norman, Snorkie, Snort'n Nort'n, brother, Uncle, Daddy, father of us all, Grandpa, Papa, old man, boss, 78, left a huge hole in this world June 8, 2022, surrounded by family listening to gospel music. He was diagnosed with an...

Memorial service for Art Cundy will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, June 3, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church with Chaplain Gordon Harper officiating. Arthur "Art" Fredrick Cundy, 80, of Rozet, Wyoming, passed away of heart failure on May 28, 2022, at t...

Beloved grandmother, wonderful mother, dear sister and friend to many, Diane Marie Huven, 74 of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed from this life into eternity on May 17, 2022. Those she left behind will miss her so very much. Yet in our sorrow, we find joy...

Wacey George Snook, age 35, was born to Melvin and Deborah Snook on January 29, 1987. Wace was the youngest of four kids, having three older sisters to pick on (Ivy Burks of Mississippi, Kate (Blake) Conner of Isabel, South Dakota and Kara (Morgan) U...

Barbara "Bobbi" Marie Bolin was born in Newcastle, Wyoming, on August 16, 1954, to Jack Bolin and Melva A. Bay Bolin. Bobbi attended the Homestead School near Hauber Mine for grades 1-5. Bobbi then moved to Hulett with her grandparents, Tom and...

Kari Bonnell Jensen Priewe, 89, of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, passed away May 11, 2022 at the Belle Estate in Belle Fourche. Kari was born October 12, 1932, at Moorcroft, Wyoming, to Thorval Sr. and Lillian (Ballard) Jensen. The family moved near...

Colton Tipton, 19, sadly passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Although it was a brief life, he certainly left his mark. He is survived by parents, Lisa Alberts, Jason Thomsen and Travis Tipton; brothers, Caleb Tipton and Dominic Shepperson; sisters,...

Frank Stanley Lauters, age 68, passed away May 3, 2022. He is survived by wife Frances Jean Lauters of Montgomery, Texas; son Jeremy Staehlin and wife Vanessa; daughter Carly Staehlin and husband Shawn Ackerman; daughter Sheradon Sullivan and...

Sherry Ann H. White, 79, passed away peacefully in her sleep and went to rest with the Lord on Saturday afternoon, April 30, 2022, at the Fountain Springs Healthcare in Rapid City, South Dakota. She was a Wyoming cowgirl through and through. She...

Karen March Ackerman was born October 9, 1945 in York, Pennsylvania to Colonel Richard L. March and Ruth Miller March. She lived her early years in a number of different areas as her father was in the Air Force. In the mid 1950s, the family moved to...

Joan was born December 8, 1935 and was raised in Moorcroft.  Joan lived life to the fullest. She loved her plants and watching them grow.  Joan also adored her RENEW family and spent many happy years working with the team in Newcastle as a paper...

Memorial service for Justin Rea was held on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Moorcroft, WY at the Community Hall. Justin Rea, 40 of Rozet passed away on April 20, 2022.  He was born in LaCrosse, WI on October 2, 1981. Justin attended school in Lusk,...

LuAnne Fowles, 68, of Moorcroft, passed away on April 19, 2022, at home in her loving family's arms after a valiant fight with cancer. LuAnne was born on July 21, 1953, to Dale and Luella Workman in Duchesne, Utah. She was the fourth of seven...