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Glenn Groves, 91, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away on March 7, 2023 at Legacy Living Rehabilitation Center in Gillette, Wyoming. Glenn was born on August 8, 1931 in the Gillette Hospital to Howard and Cecilia (Schlautmann) Groves. He attended and...

Elizabeth Janice Schelldorf, 90, of Sundance, Wyoming, died Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at Crook County Nursing Home in Sundance. Memorial services will be held on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 2 p.m. at the Sundance United Methodist Church. Janice was...

Funeral services for Willene Elsasser, 85, of Gillette, were held Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at New Life Church, with Pastor Mike Wilson officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Reception followed in the Mt. Pisgah Community Room....

Melva Arlene Rawhouser passed away Feb. 26, 2023, at Weston County Manor, after a stroke in November 2013. She was born Sept. 16, 1938, at the family ranch north of Hulett, Wyoming (close to Seeley, Wyoming) to Tom and Arlene (Stull) Bay. She...

Funeral services for Willene Elsasser, 85, of Gillette, were held Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at New Life Church, with Pastor Mike Wilson officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Reception followed in the Mt. Pisgah Community Room....

Ronald Lee Gerry, 84, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Ronald was born January 18, 1939 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Woodrow and Edna (Pathael) Gerry. He grew up on the family farm in Wentworth, South Dakota and gra...

Thomas Allen VanLuvan will always be remembered for his courage during difficult times. Unfortunately, this time the pain was too difficult, and we lost Thomas during the night of February 14, 2023, at 21 years old in Sundance, Wyoming. Thomas was...

Laura Danielle Kenway went home to be with the Lord on January 23, 2023. Laura was born on February 3, 1990 to Gary and Evonna Schelling. She is survived by her husband, Chris Kenway; her father, Gary Schelling; siblings, Ryan (Tammy) Schelling, Ami...

Shawn D. Cook, 70, of Gillette, Wyoming, passed away at home due to prostate cancer on January 17, 2023. Shawn was born in Oceanside, California, on November 29, 1952, to Dudley and Mary Collins Cook. Born into a Marine Corps family, Shawn also...

Richard J. Macy passed away peacefully at 92 years of age on Friday, December 30,2022, at his home in Green Valley, Arizona. Richard was born on June 2, 1930, in Gabriels, New York to Edward and Gertrude Macy. The family moved frequently during the...

Alberta Reynolds passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Alberta was born April 19, 1933 in Moorcroft, WY to Fred and Rosa Sehn. She spent her childhood on a ranch just a hop and much skipping over the hill from Oshoto. She graduated from Moorcroft Hi...

Funeral services for Ronald Lee 'Ron' Mills, 82, will be held Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 2 p.m. at the Newcastle High School Crouch Auditorium in Newcastle WY. A community reception will follow at the School Commons. Ron passed peacefully January 5...

Albert "Tom" Thomas Rothleutner was born March 15, 1936, to Albert and Helen Rothleutner in Douglas, Wyoming. He moved to a ranch near Dewey, South Dakota, at an early age and worked it with his parents, brothers and sister. He graduated from high...

Funeral service for Tressa Meserve will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, January 6, 2022 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Ernie Bishop officiating; interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Tressa Hazel Meserve, age 82, died peacefully at her...

Marlyne VanVleck, 84, of Independence, Missouri passed away December 27, 2022. Services for Marlyne were held at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society in Raytown, Missouri on Monday, January 2, 2023. Funeral service followed. Ms. VanVleck was born...

Bruce Lang, 68, of Pine Haven, Wyoming died doing what he did best, taking care of everyone else, on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Keyhole Reservoir.   Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2022 at Keyhole Country Club, Pine...

Jason Jerry Otto, 48, of Pine Haven, Wyoming, passed away on Keyhole Reservoir on December 15, 2022. Jason was born in Havre, Montana, May 14, 1974 to Jerry and Debra Otto. He grew up on the family farm west of town with his two brothers near the...

Eric Orval Huseby, 88 was born July 28, 1934 to Louis and Muriel Huseby on the Huseby Ranch. Eric passed away on December 13, 2022. Eric attended the country school here on the place through the eighth grade. Eric worked with his dad on the ranch...

Funeral service for Bruce Lang will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, December 23, 2022 at Keyhole Country Club, Pine Haven, WY with Charlie Gulley and Gordon Harper officiating. Bruce Lang age 68, passed away December 15, 2022 at Keyhole Reservoir...

James B. “Jim” “Jimmy” Frisbee, Jr., 75, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away on November 24, 2022, at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota. Behrens-Wilson Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements....

Marilyn J Stewart Suiter (M.J), 82, of Las Vegas Nevada made her heavenly flight to hold the hand of Jesus on Sunday December 4, 2022.  Marilyn was born in Denver, CO July 12th 1940 to Andrew Louis Mather and Marianna Gilley. In 1958, Marilyn...

Lila June Lamb-Dudrey, 93, was received into God's holy kingdom on November 21, 2022, leaving her family with a treasured legacy of quiet, steadfast love. She passed at the Legacy Living Center in Gillette, Wyoming, where she has resided for the...

Bibs, smiles and a big heart was Larry Lee Fowlkes, 65, of Mona, Wyoming. He passed away in the comfort of his own home on November 18, 2022. Larry was born on October 19, 1957, in Casper, Wyoming, to Robert Lee Fowlkes and Wilfreda...

George Champ Steele, age 70, died in the arms of his wife on November 12, 2022 in Gillette, Wyoming, after a courageous battle with cancer. George was born December 16, 1951 to Edwin and Edna Steele in Sundance, Wyoming. He graduated from Sundance...

David Allen Reynolds passed away peacefully in his sleep November 3, 2022. Dave was born November 25, 1930 at Hemingford, Nebraska, to Albert Charles and Grace (Watson) Reynolds. The family moved to Moorcroft, Wyoming, when he was seven years old...