OBITUARIES
Deepest sympathy to the family of Verla L. Miller, 92, who passed away June 20, 2010 in Ogden, Utah. Verla is survived by five children, Elaine and Dale Norberg of Green River, Carolyn Noreton of Woodinville, WA, LaRee Hamilton of Ogden, Kenneth and Susan Miller of Altamont, Utah and John and Jill Miller of Green River. Funeral services were held in Baggs, WY on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel. Internment was at Baggs Cementary.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Mable Catherine Pankey Criswell died May 8, 2010. She was 93. Mable was born Jan. 29, 1917, in Akron, Colo., to Grace Pankey and Clarence Harrison. Mable married her high school sweetheart Harry Criswell (1915-1965) and to this union five children were born. Mable is survived by her children Duane, Celesta Mowrey (Dennis), Denny, (Tani (Grover Thompson) and Jolene Camden (Jim); grandchildren Walker Criswell (Gayle), Danette Dillon, Darren Mowrey (Michel), H.D. Criswell (Jinny), Cheryl Relford (Eddie), Carrissa Fowler (James), Jordan and Grace Camden; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services are scheduled for the Grand Junction Seventh Day Adventist Church and burial is scheduled for the Savery Cemetery in Wyoming.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of June Faye Rasmussen, 88, who died April 22, 2010, at her home in Casper. She was born June 14, 1921, to Willis Fay and Bessie (Kehew) Barnhisel in Baggs. She married Robert H. Rasmussen in Rawlins on Sept. 4, 1938. He preceded her in death on Feb. 2, 1988. She was a homemaker, and together with her family owned and operated the Stonewall Ranch east of Savery for many years. Survivors include three daughters, Betty June Schwan-Fowler and husband Doug of Rimrock, Ariz., Susie Allen of Wray, Colo., and Dolores (Dee) Thorpe and husband Jeff of Dodge City, Kan.; one son, Larry Rasmussen and wife Sherri of Cody; one brother, Norman Barnhisel of Rawlins; 11 grandchildren, Cindy Schwan, Rob Schwan and wife Karla, Veronica Gallegos and husband Andy, Bob Centa and wife Mindy, Shawn Beeler, Ty Beeler, Tammy Weber and husband Jason, Shane Rasmussen and wife Michelle, Kimberly Thorpe, Molly Taylor and husband Shawn, Traci Thorpe; and 21 great-grandchildren.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Don W. Crowe who passed away April 6, 2010 after an extended illness.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Mike Maxson, 64, of Craig, died April 6, 2010, at Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs. Mike was born Jan. 25, 1946, in San Diego, to James Lyle and Barbara Jean Maxson, both formally of Craig. He was raised with his brother, Richard (Dick) E. Maxson, also of Craig. He is survived by his wife, Jody Maxson; brother, Dick Maxson, of Craig; sons Aaron (Joan and Caleb) Maxson, of Louisville Ky., and Jason (Nikkole, Seth and Jori) Maxson, of Savery Wyo.; and cousin, Sheryl Lombardy, of Grand Junction.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Matilda Jean Hackett, a lifelong resident of Baggs, died April 3, 2010, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was 61. Jean was born Sept. 2, 1948, in Hayden, Colo., the daughter of Orville and Zara Maxine (Cumback) Jons. Jean spent her childhood in Baggs and attended school there. She married David Merrill in 1967 and they were divorced in 1978. She married Ransom Hackett on Feb. 20, 1981, in Baggs. Jean enjoyed gardening, crocheting and caring for plants and she loved animals. She is survived by her husband Ransom Hackett of Baggs; daughters Glynda (J) Sheehan of Slater, Colo., Maxine (Robert) Oberley of Hudson, Colo., Toni (Steve) Graling of Gilman, Ill.; her son Richard (Tracey) Merrill of Cheyenne; her grandchildren Savanah (Jim) Chant, Jaymie Sheehan, Hannah, Raegan, and Ethan Merrill; her great-granddaughter Kolbe Chant; her sisters Janice Sherman Jons of Sun City, Ariz., Kay Jons of Baggs and her brother Ned Jons of Evanston. Jean was preceded in death by her parents.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Marcia Drake Lidstone was born on December 29, 1922, in Swampscott, Massachusetts. She died on March 26, 2010, in Denver, Colorado. She married Herrick Kenley Lidstone on December 17, 1942, in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Kenley predeceased Marcia in 1986. Marcia was the daughter of Francis E. Drake (1883-1957) and Grace Johnson Drake (1884-1976) of Pelham, New York, where Marcia grew up and raised her family of three children: Herrick (married to Mary Lynne O’Toole, lives in Centennial, Colorado); Rosalind (married to Thomas M. Smith, lives in Denver, Colorado), and Christopher (married to Katherine J. Laudon, lives in Fort Collins, Colorado). Marcia is survived by her three children, five grandsons (Kevin, James and John Lidstone and Andrew and Daniel Martin), and one great grandson (Xavier Patrick Lidstone).
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Ralph W. Putnam Jr., age 52, passed away Friday, March 5, 2010 in his home at Hale, Michigan. Ralph and his family lived in Baggs from 1982 to 1986 where he worked as a police offer and he coached JV girls basketball at Little Snake River Valley School.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Mary Catherine Henderson who passed away March 2, 2010. She was married to Dale Corwin Henrson of Baggs, WYoming for 55 years and mother of Meritte Allen Henderson who preceeded her in death. Surviving children are Glenn Henderson, Phillipines, Carl Henderson, McAllen, TX, Diane Havens of Claremore, OK, and Joel Henderson of Baggs Wyoming.
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John T. Frary, a resident of Craig, Colorado since 1986 and formerly a priest in the Episcopal Church, died on February 24, 2010, at Bonell Good Samaritan Community in Greeley, Colorado, at the age of 88. The Reverend Frary, who was known throughout northwest Colorado and southwest Wyoming as Father John, had served as vicar of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Craig until 1996 and as vicar of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Dixon, Wyoming, until December 1999, when he retired from active ministry at St. Paul's. Father John left the ministry of the Episcopal Church, made his Profession of Faith and was confirmed and became a communicant of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church at Craig, Colorado, in May, 2002, along with his wife, Eloise.
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Margaret E. “Bette” Hackett was born Sept. 10, 1919, in Cheyenne, Wyo., the daughter of Ransom Gill and Mabel (Shenefelt) McCargar. She was raised and attended school in Rawlins, Wyo. After high school, Bette worked for Boeing Aircraft in Seattle, Wash., building B-29s, and then in Denver where she loaded shells for the U.S. Army. Bette married Donald Richard Hackett in 1948, and they became the parents of four children. They made their home in Sinclair and Rawlins. Bette was a homemaker and while in Rawlins worked as a front desk clerk at the Bucking Horse Motel. They were later divorced, and Bette moved to the Little Snake River in the early 1980s and has made her home there since that time. Bette is survived by her longtime companion, Chuck Norlander, of Baggs, Wyo.; sons Ransom (Jean) Hackett, of Baggs, Wyo., John (Pam) Hackett, of Hillsboro, Ore., and Quincy Hackett, of Rawlins, Wyo.; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Cheryl and brother Ransom Gill McCargar. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial service was Feb. 24, 2010, at The Little Snake River Community Church with Pastor Paul Prestrud officiating. The soloist was Rae Lynne Prestrud, who sang “Amazing Grace,” accompanied by Florine Daugherty. Honorary pallbearers were “All Bette’s Family and Her Many Friends.” Memorial donations may be made to the Little Rascals Preschool in care of Grant Mortuary.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Wayne L. Walker who died Feb. 20, 2010, after a brief illness in Rawlins. Wayne is survived by his wife, Debby of Slater, Colo; his three sisters, LaVae Wantoch of Fountain City, Wis., Sally Bates of Rochester, Minn., DeVel Clymer of Midwest and one brother, C. Doug Walker of Casper.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Allen J. Groshart died Jan. 5, 2010, at the Valley View Rehabilitation and Care Center in Saratoga. He was preceded in death by his parents, Owen and Lydia Groshart, a daughter Linda Groshart in 1989 and his wife Jessie after 51 years of marriage in 2007.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Eileen Frances Jones Lepponen was born on Dec. 23, 1918, in Dixon. She died on Feb. 6, 2010.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Woodrow Wayne Clark, of Green River, died Jan. 23, 2010, in a snowmobiling accident near Lost Creek, east of Baggs.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of William (Bill) E. Gard a former Vietnam Vet who passed away Dec. 29,2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Co after fighting cancer for about three years. Gard is survived by his son Isaac Gard of Powell, WY and his brother Doug Gard from Kevin, Montana, two sisters in Tulsa OK and Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a lifetime friend of Kenny Hoagland.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Charles A. “Charlie” Cordova died on Dec. 17, 2009, at his home near Baggs, following a lengthy illness.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Irvin L. Gellner who passed away Dec. 6, 2009 in Pensacola, FL after a lengthy illness. Irvin is survived by two sons, Edward K. (Susan) and Richard T. (Diane) as well as three grandsons.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Patsy (Thomas) Grieve whose mother, Betty B. Freese passed away November 28, 2009 while living in Pleasant Valley, New York with her duaghter Kay Dee.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Melodie (Rob) Seilaff whose mothe,r Mallie Malinda Herring DeMarce died on Dec. 4, 2009 at her home in Mills.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Mary Joan Gilroy, age 82, the wife of Archie Gilroy of Vernal, passed away Monday, Nov. 16 in the Uintah Care Center.
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Deepest symptahty to the family of Doris Stocks of Dixon passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2009 in The Memorial Hospital (TMH) in Craig, Colorado. She was 75.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Harold Lloyd Fleming, Baggs, who died on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at his home after a long illness. Lloyd is survived by his wife Mary of Baggs; his daughters Denece (Tim) Hosford of Baggs and Gwen Quenzer of Casper; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; his sister Connie (Tom) Spicer of Dixon and his brother John “Jake” (Linda) Fleming of Baggs.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Reba Y. Baxter Sheehan who died on, Monday, November 16, 2009, at the age of 88 in her sleep at her Dixon ranch home. She is survived by seven of her children; Linda (John) Fleming, Baggs; Kathleen (Ray) Weber, Baggs; Frank Sheehan, Gillette; Pat (Judi) Sheehan, Shannon (Mike) Schardt, Littleton; Marianne (Lawrence) Baysinger, Gillette; and J Douglas (Glynda) Sheehan, Slater. She is also survived by twenty-two grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband George, her son Mike, her parents, an infant brother, and a grandson and an infant granddaughter.
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Deepest sympathy to Daniel (Kim) Allen of Baggs and David (Debbie) Allen of Savory whose mother Jean R. Allen, 72, died on Thursday October 22, at her home in Key West, Iowa followiing a courageous battle with cancer.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Aniseto Romero, of Baggs, Wyo., died Sept. 26, 2009, at his home in Baggs surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his daughters, Elaine (Dick) Jeannerett, Charlene Butler and her companion Rowe Anderson, Gloria Slevin and her companion Butch Hauger, all of Baggs, Wyo; son Duane Romero, of Baggs, Wyo.; grandchildren Melanie (Wes) Lee, Diana (Jack) Cobb, Keith Haack, Lonnie (Christina) Jeannerett, Jenny (Scott) Palm, James (Tonya) Haack, Brandi (Jason) Carder, Barry (Melissa) Butler, Bruce (Verena) Butler, Tony Romero, Mark Romero and Erin Romero. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister Lugardita Cordova, and her brothers Juan Antonio, Carpio and Desidero Romero; and his wife, Margarita.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Emma Blair McMillen. Emma is survived by her husband, John McMillen, of Craig; brother Ed Nicholson, of Savery, Wyo.; sisters Edna Linebrink, of Las Cruses, N.M., and Doris Hicks, of Grand Junction; and nephews Willard McMillen, of Douglas, Wyo., and Jerry McMillen, of Pinedale, Wyo.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Curtis D. Lau of Baggs who passed away suddenly June 17, 2009. Curt is survived by his wife, Davene, and his three children, Sam Kunsman of Syndey, Australia; Maria and Bill McLaughlin of Moorcroft, Wyoming and their children, Shyan McLaughlin of Moorcroft, Wyoming and David Regan of Castle Rock, Colorado; and Billy and Paula Robing of Baggs, Wyoming and their children Tyrel and Brady, both also of Baggs, Wyoming; three brothers and their wives, Dave and Pat Lau of Fort Madison, Iowa; Jim and Mary Lau of Dubuque, Iowa; and Don and Arlene Lau of Traer, Iowa and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by both of his parents and his brother, Jerry Lau. Donations may be made, in lieu of flowers, in his honor to Grant Mortuary, which will then be given to the Baggs Cemetery Board for the purchase of trees for the cemetery
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Deepest sympathy to Anita (Pat) Grieve and family on the death of her sister, Cheryl Elaine (Hansen) Rosentreter who passed away peacefully at her home on June 7, 2009 after losing her battle with liver cancer.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Isabel Daugherty Lindsay passed away May 30, 2009. She was born in Dixon, Wyoming on December 9th 1927. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Bob and her daughter, Jane Anderson (Jim) of Green River, WY her son, Ivan Lindsay (Shelly) of Kent, WA. She has 6 Grandchildren, 8 Great Grandchildren and one Great-Great Grandchild. Maxine Glasgow of Baggs was a long-time close friend of Isabel. The Lindsays traveled and spent time in the southwest with Bill and Maxine Glasgow.
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Deepest sympahty to the family of Leroy (Roy) C. Barber, 71, of Glenwood Springs, died Sunday, May 24, 2009, in Glenwood Springs of natural causes. Roy is survived by his wife, Ruth Barber; sister, Ina Faye Mack; brother, Lynn Barber; daughter, Sherri Barber; son, Roy Barber; and his three grandchildren, Daniel Barber, Jake Barber and Ashley Ooley. He was preceded in death by his father, Ole C. Barber, and mother, Jean Barber.
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Riley M. Weber, 22, of Baggs died in an accident Saturday, May 2, 2009, in the early afternoon. He was born in Craig, Colo., on Dec. 30, 1986. He was the son of Clint and Cheri Weber and brother to Zach Weber of Baggs.
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