Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
Continuing the Crook County News Since 1884
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Marvin DeWall, 88, of Beulah, Wyoming passed away peacefully, on March 15, 2022, at Monument Hospital, Rapid City, South Dakota. Marvin was born April 30, 1933 in Dempster, South Dakota, to Ralph and Sophie DeWall. He has a younger sister, Janet (Alvin) Henderschidt. He grew up on the family farm in Hamlin County, South Dakota. It was here that he developed a love and knowledge of horses. On June 25, 1952, he married Carolyn Holt in Clear Lake, South Dakota. To this union four children were born...
Visitation for Thelma J. (Cure) Ealy, age 72, of Gillette, Wyoming, was Friday, March 18, 2022 at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Thelma passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home on March 12, 2022. Thelma was born in Sundance, Wyoming, to Leroy "Bud" and Marian (Sapp) Cure. She was raised and educated in Sundance. After graduating high school, she received a degree from Eastern Montana State. On October 16, 1971, Thelma married Butch Ealy in Sundance. The couple then made their home in Gillette....
Danny Lew Viergets, 72, of Alzada, Montana, passed away in his home March 4, 2022. He was born in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, on March 4, 1950, to Lew and Velma Viergets of Alzada. Danny graduated from Belle Fourche High School in 1968. After graduation he attended Miles City, Montana College. After college Danny returned home to the ranch, where he worked sun up to sun down alongside his father, Lew. Danny, taking pride in his appearance, never missed an opportunity to work on his tan or find...
Edith LaVerne (Wham) Shepherd passed away early Sunday, February 27, 2022, at her home. Born July 25, 1931, to James D and Marguerite (Peg West) Wham, Edith was a miracle baby considering the fact that during the pregnancy a uterine tumor was removed prior to her full-term birth. She attended school in a one-room country school and then lived at a boarding house in Sundance during high school so she could attend classes. Often she was pulled from her classes to "substitute teach" any of the...
Leslie Saari, 77 of Beulah, Wyoming, passed away on March 5, 2022. Arrangements are pending....
Gary George Goodvin, 70 passed away February 18, 2022, at his home in the Philippines surrounded by loved ones. Gary was born June 28, 1951, in Chamberlain, South Dakota, to Burton "Bud" and Twila Abernathy Goodvin. Gary spent his younger years in Chamberlain, Gann Valley, South Dakota, where he lived with his grandmother Mildred Abernathy for a time, New Mexico, Upton, Wyoming and later Devils Tower, Wyoming, where he helped his parents at the Devil's Gulch store and Café near Devils Tower....
Edith Shepherd, 90 of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed away on February 27, 2022. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 11, 2022 at the First Presbyterian Church in Moorcroft. Burial will take place at Black Hills National Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Roberts & Isburg Funeral Chapel of Sundance. Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com....
Lynn Fisher, 82 of Moorcroft, Wyoming, passed peacefully on January 26, 2022. Lynn T. Fisher lived and worked in San Francisco. She married Robert Fisher and relocated to Wyoming, where they shared a love of the outdoors and adventures with old and new friends. Their mutual love of animals brought many a beloved pet to their home. When she wasn't busy in her garden and appreciating the accompanying fauna, she enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She is survived by sister, Faye Hammock of...
Bradford Glenn Hofland, 80, Piedmont, South Dakota, passed away peacefully Friday, February 12, 2022, at his home in Piedmont. Brad was born in Bowman, North Dakota, April 5, 1941 to parents Glenn Hofland and Dorothy (Rose) Hofland. Brad lived on a farm outside of Reeder, North Dakota and attended Reeder High School, graduating in 1959. He served six years (six months active duty) with the Army National Guard of North Dakota as a combat engineer. Brad was united in marriage to Linda Lee Bachman...
Funeral services for Clarence Elkin, 81, of Salmon, Idaho, originally of Taylor, North Dakota, are pending with Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson, North Dakota. Clarence passed away February 7, 2022 in Salmon. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at stevensonfuneralhome.com...
Fern Ilene (Cordingly) Blakeman, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away at Crook County Long Term Care on February 12, 2022. Fern was born November 5, 1934, to Vernie and Florence Cordingly in Upton, Wyoming. She was the eighth of nine children. She grew up on the family ranch just south of Upton and graduated from Upton High School. On June 16, 1952, Fern married Kenneth Blakeman of Moorcroft, Wyoming. To this union, six children were born. The couple lived in Moorcroft, then Lawton and Kalamazoo,...
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Cemetery at Sundance, Wyoming, on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, for Robert Glenn Walkinshaw, aged 98. Robert (or Ol' Bob, as he called himself) succumbed to a stroke at Crook County Hospital at 7:20 p.m. on February 9, 2022. There will be an informal gathering of friends and family after the service at the Sundance Church of Christ, 369 US-14, Sundance (West end near I-90). He was born on March 21, 1923 at Uva, Wyoming, a small...
Mass of Christian Burial for Bonnie Wenande, 94, of Gillette, Wyoming, formerly of Oshoto, Wyoming, will be held 2 p.m., Friday, February 11, 2022 at St. Matthew's Catholic Church, with Father Bryce Lungren officiating. Rite of Committal will follow in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Gillette Memorial Chapel, with a vigil prayer service starting at 6 p.m. Bonnie passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 in Gillette. Jean Marie Wenande, known t...
A public visitation for Richard R. Johnson, 70, of rural Jackson, Minnesota, will be from 1-3 p.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Kramer Family Funeral Home in Sherburn, Minnesota. There will also be a celebration of life in Hulett, Wyoming, June 11, 2022, after the parade. Richard died suddenly on Tuesday morning, January 25, 2022 at Merrill, Iowa. Messages of Sympathy may be sent to the family online at www.kramerfuneralhome.com Richard "Dick" Robert Johnson was born on July 27, 1951, to...
Catherine Pickett joined her grandsons, brothers and parents in heaven on January 29, 2022, at the age of 97 of natural causes. A private service has been held in Utah and there will be a tribute in Navajoland in June. Inspiration came in a small bundle to Nelson "Shorty" and Opal (Sheldon) Pickett on July 17, 1924, in Upton, Wyoming. Catherine was the eldest of eleven children and was born legally blind. She had numerous eye surgeries as a child and in adulthood, eventually losing complete...
Ed C. Helmer, age 87, of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, died Thursday, February 3, 2022, at his home in Spearfish, South Dakota, with his loving wife by his side. The funeral service will be held 1p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2022, at the United Methodist Church in Belle Fourche. Visitation will take place 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Interment will be held in Pine Slope Cemetery. Ed's funeral service will be broadcasted live online, on...
Mike D. Carlson, 57, of Sundance, Wyoming, died January 21, 2022, in Sundance. Michael Donn Carlson was born in Cando, North Dakota, on February 16, 1964, to Donn and Dorothy (Bish) Carlson. He graduated from Kearney High School in 1982, where he ran track and cross country. He attended Dickinson State College in North Dakota running on the track and cross country teams. As a college athlete he broke records, was named All American and he earned a spot in the university's hall of fame....
Our Lord's steadfast and faithful servant Chester Francis Hejde, 91, of Aladdin, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Crook County Long Term Care in Sundance. Chester (Chet) was born September 20, 1930, in Sundance, Wyoming. He was the second of four children born to Francis and Virginia (Zimmerschied) Hejde and spent his early years at the home ranch near Aladdin. He attended his first year of school just up the road at the Eothen country school. He moved to...
Lloyd Kenneth Pruet, 61, of Hulett, Wyoming, passed away with his family by his side on January 20, 2022, in Casper, Wyoming. He was married to his best friend and business partner, Jan (Frehner), for 33 years. Born in Moab, Utah, to Leon "Skeeter" D. Pruet and Gayle (Lemrick), Lloyd spent his school years in Lynnwood, Washington. They moved to the family ranch in Hulett the day he graduated from high school in 1979. He attended Casper College and Black Hills State University. Though he spent...
Willis A. "Bill" Hughes, of Moorcroft, Wyoming, died January 12, 2022, at the age of 100, at The Legacy Living & Rehabilitation Center, Gillette, Wyoming. Born at his family home in Moorcroft, he is survived by his son, Douglas Bryan Hughes; daughter-in-law, Virginia "Lee" Hughes; grandsons, Dr. Kyle (Heidi) Hughes of Arvada, Colorado, Dr. Jordan (Holly) Hughes of Lafayette, Colorado, Dr. Shelby Hughes, Laramie, Wyoming; great-granddaughter, Lily and several nieces and nephews. A celebration of...
Verna Haagensen, 79, of Sundance, Wyoming, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022, at Crook County Memorial Hospital. Verna was born in Wadestown, West Virginia, to Howard White and Mildred Plough on October 16, 1942. Shortly after, her family moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, where she graduated from Poudre Valley High. In 1965, She married the love of her life Keith Haagensen. She began her career working in many of the diners in Colorado, where eventually she found her calling working in...
On January 5, 2022, Helen Irene Brengle passed away peacefully in her sleep at home. A celebration of her life will be held during the summer when the weather is warmer and all her loved ones can be there. Helen was born to Roy and Blanch Smith on March 2, 1940, in Lodgepole, South Dakota, where she was raised on the family farm. She attended school in Bison, South Dakota, before meeting the love of her life, Gary Allen Brengle. On February 28, 1955, at 15 years of age, she was united in...
Kyra Joy Talbot (Hearsey) Crago 94, of Spearfish, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Garden Hills Assisted Living in Spearfish. Kyra was born on June 14, 1927, in Palmerston North, New Zealand, the daughter of William Wran and Ethel Mary (Youngman) Hearsey. She was the youngest of six children. Phyllis, Irma, Raymond, Ivan and Neville were her older brothers and sisters. It was an active family with each of the children participating in various sports and activities. Kyra studied ballet, tap and toe dancing...
Jeanette Betterton, 90, former longtime Guymon, Oklahoma, resident passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, in Amarillo, Texas, where she has lived for the past few years. The daughter of Donald Nathaniel and Gladys Leora (Storm) Griffis, Jeanette Lee was born September 19, 1931, in Crook County, Wyoming. Jeanette and Ernest C. Betterton were united in marriage on March 31, 1957, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The family moved to Guymon from Belle Fourche, South Dakota, in 1967. Jeanette was a loving...
Charles Anthony "Chuck" Larsen was born June 7, 1953, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Charles E. Larsen and Phyllis M. (Wachendorf) Larsen. He passed from this life January 5, 2022, at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, after a brief illness, with family at his side. Chuck was an amazing man. He truly loved people and never met a stranger. Everyone that knew him loved him and he loved them all. Chuck retired in June of 2015 after 36 years with Carbon Power and Light in Sarato...
