John C. “Jack” Schelldorf, 80, passed away Monday evening, January 9, 2012, at the Close to Home Hospice House in Gillette, Wyoming. He was born September 17, 1931, to Alfred and Roslyn (Carr) Schelldorf at Belle Fourche, South Dakota. That fall Jack and his parents moved to what is now the Schelldorf Ranch south...
Karen Dick, 70 of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away January 4, 2012, at her home. Funeral services were Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at the Sundance United Methodist Church with Pastor Dave Moorman officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Upton. A memorial has been established to benefit the Sundance Emergency Medical Services. Karen was born...
Senator Charles L. “Chuck” Townsend, 68, of Osage, Wyoming, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Weston County Health Services. He was born August 29, 1943, in Newcastle, Wyoming, to William D. and Katherine Townsend, and spent the vast majority of his life in Weston County, graduating in 1961 from Upton High School, where he...
Dale Warren Richards passed away on December 29, 2011, at the Close to Home Hospice in Gillette, Wyoming. A funeral service was held on Monday, January 2, 2012, at the Hulett Senior Center with Paster Larry Kellner officiating. He was born February 21, 1960, at Coos Bay, Oregon, to Walter and Viva (Fries) Richards....
It was a damn sad day to hear spurs jingling and see another fine cowboy ride off into the Wyoming sunset! Robert Bent Taft Senior, 82, died Sunday, January 1, 2012, in Sheridan, Wyoming, at the VA Hospital. Robert Bent Taft (RBT), usually known as Bob, hung his hat at the Taft Ranch on...
Dorothy Grace Giffin, 94, Sundance, Wyoming, and formerly of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, died Friday, December 30, 2011, at the Sundance Long Term Care Center. Committal services were Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis. Dorothy was born October 1, 1917, at Newcastle, Wyoming, to Charles Alexander and Lucinda...
Funeral services for Khrome Keller, infant son of Courtney Keller, were held on Thursday, December 29, 2011, at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, with Beau Carlson officiating. Interment followed in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Khrome passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in Gillette, Wyoming. Khrome David Keller was born September 22, 2011,...
Mary Jean Wilson, 85, Sundance, Wyoming, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Crook County Long Term Care in Sundance. She was born July 16, 1926, a member of the third generation of a Wyoming pioneer family, to Eugene P. and Marie V. (Lipe) Willson in Douglas, Wyoming. Mary Jean earned a Bachelor of Science...
Margaret Rosalie (Greenberg) Dutton was born on December 11, 1921, to William and Ida May (Seekins) Greenberg in Newell, South Dakota. She was raised on the Greenberg homestead until her father purchased a farm in the Empire valley east of Vale when she was six. She attended the Empire School and the Empire Friends...
He never made a fortune or a noise in the world where men seek after fame. He did meet and go fishing with Richard Dreyfuss when he was Crook County Sheriff in 1976. He had a healthy brood of 3 girls and 4 boys and 20 grandchildren. Even though he was unable to give...
