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Jimmy Dale Ornsbey, 67, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Born November 7, 1952, in Baker, Ore., he was one of five children of Jack and Thelma (Dunkerson) Ornsbey. The family moved throughout the west coast. Jimmy landed in Oklahoma and in 1975 moved to Wyoming to work in the oil fields. He was a member of the Eagles Club. Nascar was his greatest enjoyment as well as being a “backyard mechanic”. A traveler, he saw most of the United States. In 1987 he married Carmen Lyn...
Elaine Mary (Hanifan) Clancy, 93, formerly of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away on December 19, 2019, in Wyoming. Elaine was born on May 9, 1926, in Dubuque, Iowa, the daughter of Cyril and Madeline (Rhomberg) Hanifan. She married Joseph J. Clancy on July 20, 1945, at the Treasure Island Naval Base in San Francisco. In her younger days she worked as a telephone operator before marrying. After marriage, Elaine traveled through five states following the career path of Joseph, and she made hundreds of...
Allan Thomas Baird, 78, passed away January 1, 2020, at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Born August 20, 1941, in Worland, Wyo., he was one of four children of Thomas and Edna (Rankine) Baird. In 1964 he married Pat McGarvin in Golden, Colo. The couple raised four daughters. They ranched on Gooseberry and Cottonwood Creeks for over 60 years. Pat died in 2004. Allan was a 4-H leader and served on the South Thermopolis Water Board. He enjoyed leatherwork, reading and Sudoku. On November 28,...
Peggy Colt Kirsch, 79, passed away suddenly Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Born August 1, 1940, in Grand Junction, Colo., she was one of two children of William and Allene (Stansel) Colt. After high school she acquired an Associate Degree. She was employed by Century Exploration as Vice President of the Land Division in Denver. Coming to Thermopolis ten years ago, she became active in the Foster Grandparent Program and was a board member with the Hope...
Helen Margaret Doll, 91, passed away December 29, 2019, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. She was presently residing at the Wyoming Pioneer Home. Born August 9, 1928, in Glenrock, Wyo., she was the daughter of William and Helen (Nevin) Walkinshaw. Following school, she married D. Jack Doll, June 18, 1948, in Glenrock. The couple owned and operated Hotel Higgins for 30 years and added a restaurant, "Paisley Shawl" to their business. When they retired from their business they moved to...
John Henry Hausauer, 87, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. Born February 1, 1932, in Dunn County, N. D., he was one of six children of Jack and Millie (Sommers) Hausauer. Following high school he joined the Navy serving on the USS Baltimore from 1952 – 1956. On November 28, 1959, he married Gale Cross in Billings, Mon. To this union was born three children. When the couple moved to Thermopolis John and Gale o...
Myrona Lee Apland, 83, passed away on January 5, 2020, surrounded by family. She was born to Golden Myron and Clara Stella (Stanley) Allred on January 3, 1937, in Worland, Wyo. She graduated from Ten Sleep High School and then went to Billings Business School. She married Alvin Olson Apland and together they had three children, Tammy, Gary and Jere. Her husband preceded her in death in February of 1969. With children to support, Myrona went to Casper College to pursue a career in nursing. After...
Margaret Doll, 91, passed away December 29, 2019, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident of the Wyoming Pioneer Home the past three years. Graveside services will be held this spring in Glenrock, Wyo....
Bonnie M. Bleak, 95, passed away December 25, 2019, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness where she had been a resident since October 2018. Born May 25, 1924, in Thermopolis, Wyo., she was the daughter of Jaque Robert "J Bob" and Mary Agnes Peoples White. During her elementary years she attended schools in the Wind River Canyon. She graduated from Thermopolis High School. Following school, she spent some time in Casper, worked a year in the sawmills in Washington and a short period in...
Danice Earlene Lindsey Haderlie, 84, longtime resident of Star Valley, passed away on December 27, 2019, at the Life Care Center in Ammon, Idaho. Danice was born to Dan Monroe Lindsey and Margaret Mary Ette (Finn) Lindsey on November 4, 1935, in Buffalo, N. Y. Danice grew up in Flint, Mich., as the oldest of three children. After high school, Danice attended the Hurley Hospital School of Nursing in Flint, Mich., and graduated in 1958 as a Registered Nurse. About this same time, she started writing to a fellow in the army that a friend had told...
Nola Youvnne Ibach, 74, passed away December 21, 2019, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness where she had resided since November 2. Born May 24, 1945, in Reno, Nev., she was the daughter of Jack Lee and Norma Jean (Block) Brown. In her younger years she marked trees in the forest in preparation for their harvesting. She farmed with her husband and raised llamas. On November 25, 1990, she married David Leroy Ibach in Dayton, Nev. He died in 2012. Nola moved from their farm in Nebraska to Thermopolis, Wyo., in 2015. She attended the...
Mary Elizabeth Bury, 89, passed away suddenly December 24, 2019, in Casper at the Wyoming Medical Center. Born May 4, 1930, in Pleasant Plain, Ohio, she was the daughter of Walter and Edna Mae (Waites) Shank. As her mother died at birth, she was raised by her grandparents then came to Thermopolis, Wyo., at the age of 16 to be with her father and stepmother, Ruth. She graduated from Thermopolis High School. Mary was employed at Mrs. Short’s “The Fashion” and Reesey’s Drug. For 37 years she worked...
Robert William Stewart, 66, passed away at his residence in Thermopolis, Wyo., on December 9, 2019. after a short illness. Born December 2, 1953, in Thermopolis, he was one of four children of Robert and Dorothy (Thayer) Stewart. Following graduation, he attended WyoTech in Laramie, pursuing welding. Raised on a ranch in Grass Creek and later Owl Creek he returned to assist his parents with ranching. On April 21, 1990, he married Cheryl Borner in Cody, Wyo. Robert was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He enjoyed...
Alice Marie Stevens, 91, passed away December 14, 2019, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness where she had just recently moved. Born January 9, 1928, on a homestead in Lucerne, Wyo., she was one of six children of John and Blanch (Brown) Hammett. The family moved to Montana where Alice attended country schools until entering high school in Billings where she met her future husband. The school needed a cook, so Alice dropped out of school to take on the cooking job. The school later...
Larry Dwain Burgess, 76, passed away December 13, 2019, at the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin, Wyo., where he had resided the past 2-3 years. Born April 13, 1943, in Lance Creek, Wyo., he was the son of Robert “Bob” and Evelyn (Devoe) Burgess. After graduating from Rock River High School, he began working for the Wyoming Game & Fish and was with them 35 years. His work sites at fish hatcheries included Como Bluff, Ten Sleep, Clark’s Fork, Lovell and Dubois. He not only loved the outdoors but enjoyed hunting and fishing. On August 5, 1962,...
Stella J. Novakovich, 95, passed away December 7, 2019, at the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin where she had resided the past two months. Born August 18, 1924, in Koi, Wyo., she was one of eight children of Mike and Antonio (Soaniecki) Legocki. She married Ted Novakovich April 5, 1941, in Worland. After Ted established Ted’s Conoco, Stella assisted in the business as secretary as well as raising their four sons. She was a member of the BPO Does and the Elks Club. Stella enjoyed golfing, fishing, bowling and was the referee’s and ump...
Donald Earl Randall, Sr., 78, of Thermopolis, passed away at his home on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. Donald was born on December 16, 1940, in Atchison, Kan., to Richard Irvan and Darlene Mildred (Brancome) Randall. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Thermopolis, Wyo., where Donald attended school and graduated from Thermopolis High School. Donald served his country with the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1963 being Honorably discharged. On June 1, 1963, he married Neomia Ruth Hanson in Richland, Mo. After their marriage they returned to...
Reba Nadine Odde, 88, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019, at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness where she had resided since January of 2018. Born March 2, 1931, in Thermopolis, she was the second of six children of Roy and Olevia (Thronburg) Collins. She went to grade school on Owl Creek and graduated from Thermopolis High School in 1951. Reba married Martin J. Odde Jr. January 13, 1951, in Worland, Wyo. Their son, Michael J., was born November 30, 1953. in Thermopolis. Reba...
James Donald (Don) Brunk, 91, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tues., Nov., 5, 2019, at his home in Jackson, Wyo. Born in Berkeley, Calif., on April 30, 1928, to parents Benjamin Franklin and Esther Norton Brunk, he grew up in the Bay area. Don graduated from Berkeley High School and later UC Berkeley, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity and played on the Cal Bears golf team. Don joined the Navy after college and, as an Ensign, served as a Patrol Plane Commander. On August...
NaWana Virginia Sawyer Wallace passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019. She was born April 24, 1932, in Penrose, Wyo., the second child of Merlin and Virginia (Moody) Sawyer. Her childhood years were spent on the M-L ranch at Kane, Wyo., which her paternal grandparents, Levi and Rhoana Sawyer owned. When the ranch sold, her parents bought a house in Lovell, where NaWana received her education graduating from Lovell High School in 1951. She met her husband of 67 years, Earl D. Wallace in Lovell...
Gwenda Urbigkit, 68, of Billings, Mont., passed away on Sat., Nov. 2, 2019, due to health complications. She was born on March 4, 1951, to Virginia and Earl in Waterloo, Iowa. Gwen lived in Thermopolis, Wyo., for many years with her husband, Walk Urbigkit, running the airport with him. Gwen loved knitting and crocheting and owned her own business by the name of Navigator’s Needle. She was a giving person and volunteered with organizations like People for People. She was a member of Kiwanis and was very loving. Gwen is survived by her m...
Robin T. Peterson, 82, passed from this life on October 18, 2019, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Casper, Wyo., on July 31, 1937, to Walfred A. and Mary Lurene Kipp Peterson. Robin spent his childhood in Lance Creek, Wyo., and his high school years in Thermopolis, Wyo. He attended the University of Wyoming (undergraduate), the University of Wisconsin and the University of Washington (PhD)—his “three Ws” whose football programs he followed his entire life. In 1961, while a PhD student at the University of Wisco...
Starr D. Garoutte, 73, passed away suddenly at her Thermopolis, Wyo., residence November 7, 2019. Born July 7, 1946, in Sioux City, Iowa, she was the daughter of Harold and Ruth (Dodge) Kenderdine. She lived in Iowa, Minnesota, and came to Wyoming in the late 1970’s. Starr later moved to Thermopolis. During her life she worked in all forms of food services. She enjoyed the great outdoors, camping and gardening. She attended the Risen Son Southern Baptist Church. Starr is survived by son, Chris Mohr of Thermopolis; daughter, Emma (Joshua) G...
Pasquale “Pete” Cavalli, 89, passed away suddenly November 6, 2019, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Born June 21, 1930, in Gebo, Wyo., he was one of three children of Bertolo and Maria (Lazzaroto) Cavalli. He graduated Thermopolis High School and then joined the National Guard in 1948. Called into active duty during the Korean Conflict, Pete’s artillery battery was called the Cowboy Canoneers. Following his discharge in 1952, he attended the University of Wyoming acquiring a degree in geology. Returning to Gebo he was c...
