Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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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 and in the timber industry. His fairness, honesty and kind heartedness is matched by few. He will be greatly missed. On June 5, 1955, Eric married Jeannie Davis in a ceremony at the Baptist Church in Hulett. The couple made their home on the ranch for...
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 doing what he did best: taking care of everyone else....
Roy "Dutch" Hoyer, 86, of Glenrock, Wyoming, passed peacefully in his sleep on December 11, 2022, at Banner Medical Center in Casper. Dutch was born on January 31, 1936, in Sundance, Wyoming, to George and Betty Hoyer. He attended Sundance Elementary and Sundance High School until the eighth grade before striking out to pursue an incredible life of self-learning and experiences. Having been blessed with a strong mind and body, Dutch quickly found his way into a career in oil exploration and...
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....
Gerald E. Bunney, 83, of Aladdin, Wyoming, passed away December 1, 2022 at the Department of Veterans Hospital, Ft. Meade, South Dakota.Gerald was the youngest of five children, all boys, born to John and Loretta Bunney on May 31, 1939 in Spearfish, South Dakota. He grew up on a ranch at Aladdin and attended Bunney Country School and then Belle Fourche South Dakota High School. This is where he met the love of his life, Patsy Tanner. They were married on September 24, 1957 and moved to the famil...
Josh Ryan Britton, 63, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota. Josh was born November 2, 1959, outside of Pierre, South Dakota, to GW and Patricia (Poseley) Britton. In the mid-1960s the family moved to Whitewood, South Dakota. Josh graduated from Sturgis Brown High School in 1978. After graduation he continued doing what he loved and that was to work. He was known to be able to fix anything and would help anyone. He first got his start...
Margaret Frances White, 99, of Devils Tower, Wyoming, passed away Wednesday, November, 23, 2022, at Crook County Memorial Nursing Home. Margaret was born February 23, 1923, at home on Houston Creek in Crook County, Wyoming, to James and Amalia (Reinhold) Bowers. She attended Houston Creek country school and later graduated from Sundance High School. Margaret then attended Spearfish Teachers College. She taught at various country schools in Crook County before moving to Seattle, Washington, where...
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 past few years. Lila June was born on April 23, 1929, at the family residence in Albion, Nebraska. She was the fifth of seven children born to Chester Oliver Lamb and Pearl LaVina McCone-Lamb. All of the children were born at home. Her father was a...
Donna Jean Collinson, 89, of Sandpoint, Idaho, went to rest with the Lord on Monday, November 7, 2022, at Crook County Medical Services in Sundance, Wyoming. Donna was born on July 19, 1933, in Sandpoint, in her mother's bed, just as the rest of her siblings were. She and her five siblings, Evelyn, Gene, Jerry, Beverly and Shirley grew up in a small town in Idaho with their parents, Hugh Eugene and Eva Rose Thurlow. As a child, Donna was always a quick-witted little girl always teasing her...
On Wednesday, November 23, 2022, Craig Wilfred Lederer, 62, of Sundance, Wyoming, was called home to be with the Lord. He was born April 22, 1960, to Wil and Shirley Lederer in Willows, California. He attended and graduated from Willows High School in 1978. In 2005 he built, owned and operated CDL Habitat, a reclamation company spanning many states. Craig married Suranne Stineman, September 1, 2013. Together they attended Truth Calvary Church in Littleton, Colorado and Chapel of Faith in...
Joseph “Joe” Richards, 91 of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana. Services are being planned for the spring of 2023. A full obituary will follow. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com...
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 Bunny-Fowlkes-Livingston. Larry was the oldest of three children. Larry spent his entire life growing up and working on his family ranch. Larry spent many years moving around to different places such as Hauber Mine and Belle Fourche but he always made it back home...
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 High School in 1971. He is affectionately known as Champ to many friends across the state. He loved to break and train horses, hunt, fish, go to auctions and camp in the Big Horn mountains. Champ retired after many years working for Powder River...
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 and after leasing many places they bought what became the Circle C Ranch north of Moorcroft. In 1952, the US Army said "we want you". He didn't argue, he just went. When he came back home in 1954, he picked up where he had left off, ranching and...
William "Bill" Eugene Gartman passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on November 21, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born May 19, 1943, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Eugene and Lorraine (Whitman) Gartman. He attended the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and the Graduate School of Banking in Madison, Wisconsin. During the Vietnam War, Bill joined the U.S. Air Force and honorably served his country in Korea. He married Ruta Kupsis Udris on June 4, 1977, and she became...
Funeral services for Ruby Schlup, 96, of Sundance, Wyoming, were held 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Walker Funeral Home, 410 S. Medical Arts Court, Gillette, Wyoming, with Pastor George Keralis officiating. Visitation was from 4 to 6 p.m., Monday, November 21, 2022, at Walker Funeral Home. She was laid to rest with her beloved husband Virgil Schlup at Black Hills, National Cemetery near Sturgis, South Dakota. Ruby passed away Monday, November 14, 2022, at Weston County Health...
Funeral service for Tom F. Davis, 85, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, November 17, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church in Moorcroft, with Voy Cox officiating. Interment will follow in the Moorcroft Cemetery. Mr. Davis died at his home Thursday, November 10, 2022. Tom was born August 15, 1937, in Sundance, Wyoming, to Tex and Isabel (Zimmerschied) Davis of Moorcroft. He grew up cowboying, but his work also included road construction, all things related to the oil field, and ov...
Sonya Duvall, 49 of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022. Sonya was born in Newcastle, Wyoming, on September 8th 1973 to Mick and Gail Dowdy. She attended school in Upton, Wyoming, and graduated in 1993. Sonya married Chris Duvall on January 29, 1995 and raised four boys, Trey, Jason, Chance (a handicapable young man) and Zach, along with a number of bonus sons and daughters. All fine young people. This young lady was feisty and tough as nails, 4'11" and ½ tall – t...
David (Dave) Allen Reynolds passed away peacefully in his sleep November 3, 2022. Dave was born November 25, 1930, in Hemingford, Nebraska to Albert Charles (Charlie) and Grace (Watson) Reynolds. The family moved to Moorcroft, Wyoming when Dave was seven years old. His parents leased ranches around the area, eventually buying what became the Circle C Ranch north of Moorcroft. In 1952, the US Army said, "we want you" and he honorably served his country until 1954. When he came home, he picked up...
Bob Gerkin, age 71 of Nisland, South Dakota, went home to heaven on Friday, October 28, 2022 at his home, with his loving wife by his side, following a sudden cardiac event. The funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2022 at St. James Lutheran Church, with Pastor Tom Martin officiating. Visitation will be held 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. Interment will take place at the Green Mountain Cemetery, in...
Geraldine "Gerry" Agnes Lang passed away October 21, 2022, in Sheridan, Wyoming. Gerry was born on March 10, 1929, to Ellen Ann (Rauner) and Herbert Louis Hruska in Gilead, Nebraska. She was the oldest of eight children, growing up on the family farm outside of Sidney, Nebraska. Gerry attended St. Patrick's Academy in Sidney through high school, graduating in 1947, and she was a student at Loretto Heights College for two years. Gerry married John Bernard Lang in 1949 and moved to Pine Bluffs, Wy...
Kathleen Ann Shamion passed away peacefully at her home in Sundance, Wyoming, on October 20, 2022, and went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ, at the age of 82 years. Kathleen was happily married for 64 years to Robert John Shamion. They wed on August 16, 1958. Kathleen was born in Stambaugh, Michigan on April 6, 1940. In 1958, she graduated from Iron River High School and continued on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Education from Black Hills State University, with Suma Cum Laude Honors in...
Jeanne "Kathy" Katherine Donahue, 69 of Beulah, Wyoming, passed away on October 12, 2022. Memorial services will be Wednesday, October 26 at 3 p.m. at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish, South Dakota. A celebration of life will follow at the Buffalo Jump located in Beulah. Kathy was born on May 12, 1953, in Chadron, Nebraska, to Dick and Jean Reitz. In her youth, Kathy enjoyed performing gymnastics and competed in track. She moved to Denver, Colorado, after graduating high school and...
Kala Javon Watts, 42, of Rapid City, South Dakota, sadly left us on October 9, 2022 with her family by her side. Kala was a beautiful, intelligent and caring person who was truly a light to many people. She is survived by her mother, Kim Whitney; father, Jim Watts; brothers, Jamie (Jodi) Watts and Mitchell Lewis-Watts; sister, Toni (Tom) Schavone; grandfather, Chester (Joyce) Whitney; grandmother, Peggy Whitney and niece, Madison Watts. A Celebration of Life service will be held in Kala's honor...
Michael "Mike" Dean Cranston, 70, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away on October 15, 2022, in his home after a recent diagnosis and furious battle with cancer. Mike was born in Newcastle, Wyoming, to Earl "Gene" and Wyoma Cranston on June 18, 1952. He was the fourth of eight children. He grew up working on the family ranch near Upton and attended Upton High School, graduating in 1970. He later attended the University of Wyoming. He married Julie Hauck in 1981 and they had two children, Michael...
