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Harry Scott Pierce

Harry Scott Pierce

Oct 11, 2022

Harry Scott Pierce, 53, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022 in Wamsutter, WY.

He was born on June 10, 1969 in Rawlins, WY, the son of Jerry Ray Pierce and Maude Arlayne McGuire.

Scott was 1988 graduate of the Rawlins High School.

He married D’Ona Hardy on June 21, 1990 in Rawlins, WY.

Scott worked as a truck driver for...

Codi Lee Burris

Codi Lee Burris

Oct 8, 2022

Codi Lee Burris, 43, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  

She was born February 24, 1979 in Laramie, WY, the daughter of Thomas Earl Burris and Sorrel Oneida Iverson.  

Codi was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  

She was a 1997 graduate of Farson Eden High School before later...

Lawrence Arthur Dowsett

Lawrence Arthur Dowsett

Oct 7, 2022

Lawrence “Lawrie” Arthur Dowsett, 62, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022, at his home in Farson, WY.

Lawrie was born on July 21, 1960 in Stawell Victoria, Australia, the son of Albert Percival Ernest Dowsett and Joyce Myrtle Mason. His birth caused much joy in the town as he was the first boy after seven sisters.

When Lawrie was 17...

Stacey Allen Sorensen

Stacey Allen Sorensen

Sep 25, 2022

Stacey Allen Sorensen, age 61 passed away on September 25, 2022. He was a resident of Pavillion, WY for three short months, prior to living in Denver, CO for 61 years.

Stacey was born on August 27, 1961 in Denver, CO to Marvin Leroy Sorensen and Twyla Ann Scheffler.  

Stacey graduated from Golden High School with the class of 1980...

Rudy Taebel

Rudy Taebel

Sep 25, 2022

Rudolph “Rudy” Taebel, 88, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at his sons home in Superior, Wyoming.

He was a former resident of Hurley, NM.  

He was born on January 7, 1934 in Chicago, IL, the son of Albert Taebel and Olga Schultz. 

Rudy married Diane O’Conner his childhood sweetheart, 66 years ago, and she preceded him in death. 

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Carla Jane Sims

Carla Jane Sims

Sep 20, 2022

Carla Jane Sims, age 61, passed away peacefully at her home in Green River, WY on September 20, 2022 from kidney failure and congestive heart failure and to what could also be described as broken heart syndrome.

She was born December 2, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri to William and Juanita Hubbard.

She eloped and married her soulmate,...

Paige Peck

Paige Peck

Sep 18, 2022

Paige Peck, 16, passed away on September 18, 2022 at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

She was born in Battle Creek, Michigan on February 28, 2006; the daughter of Randall Peck and Janelle Peck.

Paige attended school in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

She enjoyed spending her free time listening to music, doing her makeup (especially her...

Norma Joann Ramsay

Norma Joann Ramsay

Sep 16, 2022

Norma Joann Ramsay, 90, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at the Mission at Castle Rock in Green River, Wyoming.

She was born on March 19, 1932, in Rock Springs, WY, the daughter of Eva Jackson and Frank Kaumo.

Norma was a 1951 graduate from the Rock Springs High School.

She married James Ramsay in Rock Springs, WY in 1953;...

James Noble

James Noble

Sep 8, 2022

James Noble was born February 11th, 1936 in Rock Springs, Wyoming and completed the small family of James Noble and Mary Bercich Noble. He would say he was an only child but never lonely as his cousins filled the role of siblings. Jim was called Jimmy because the name James and Jim was already taken becoming Saint James, bestowed on...

Neil Christensen

Neil Christensen

Sep 6, 2022

Neil Christensen, 48, of Rock Springs, returned to his Father in Heaven when he passed away suddenly from complications of diabetes in Boston, Mass., on September 6, 2022. He had just finished the summer session at Harvard University and was preparing to return home.

 

Neil was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in December 1973, to Dr. Grant and Johnne Christensen....

Connie Sarah Thomas

Connie Sarah Thomas

Sep 3, 2022

Connie Sarah Thomas passed away at the age of 79 on September 3rd, 2022 in her home surrounded by loving family, following a steady decline due to age. She was a long time resident of Rock Springs, WY and former resident of Pueblo, CO.

Connie was born Sarah Martinez June 25, 1943, the daughter of Lucy Vigil and Daniel Martinez....

Robert Thomas Kumer

Robert Thomas Kumer

Sep 3, 2022

Robert Thomas (Robb) Kumer, 53, passed away September 3, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. 

He was born on July 19, 1969 in Rock Springs, the son of Clark Kumer and Nancy Miller Moon. 

Robb graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1987. 

Robb and Kathy Fersak were married in Las Vegas in 1998 and...

Joseph Dougal Cheney

Joseph Dougal Cheney

Sep 2, 2022

Joseph Dougal Cheney, 22, passed away tragically on September 2, 2022.  

He was born on November 1, 1999 in Logan, Utah, the son of Carter Dougal Cheney and Laney Nicole Onarheim. 

Joseph worked at Mountain America Credit Union for the last 3 years, most recently as the lead teller at the Sunset Branch in St George, Utah. He was a...

Trevon Sturdivant

Trevon Sturdivant

Sep 1, 2022

Trevon Sturdivant, 36, passed away in the early hours of September 1, 2022.

He was born on March 8, 1986 in Wheatland, WY, the son of Randy Olson and Sandy Sturdivant Olson.

Trevon graduated high school in 2004 and worked as a bolter for Tata Chemicals.

He loved hunting and was very outspoken about his unlucky draw results every year....

Mary Ellen Cox

Mary Ellen Cox

Aug 31, 2022

Mary Ellen Cox, 91, passed away peacefully at Sweetwater Memorial Hospital on August 31, 2022.  She was born on January 18, 1931 in Rock Springs, Wy.  She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, and aunt to everyone that was blessed enough to call her family.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Gene...

Garrett Schuetz Crichton

Garrett Schuetz Crichton

Aug 29, 2022

Garrett Schuetz Crichton,19, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. 

He was born on November 3, 2002 in Riverton, Wyoming, the son of Christina Leslie Schuetz and Thomas Drew Crichton. 

Garrett was a senior at the Rock Springs High School and would be graduating with the class of 2023.  

He liked to spend his free time...

Starlyn Marie Hruska

Starlyn Marie Hruska

Aug 28, 2022

Starlyn Marie Hruska, 62, passed away August 28, 2022 at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

She was born on January 1, 1960 in Redwood City, California, the daughter of James and Agnes Purviance.

She was a resident of Rock Springs for 13 years and was a former resident of California.

She enjoyed having conversations with everyone she met. Starlyn...

Isiah Matthew Sanchez

Isiah Matthew Sanchez

Aug 26, 2022

Isiah Matthew Sanchez, 19, of Green River, Wyoming passed away peacefully at home on August 26, 2022.

He was born on April 2, 2003 in Taos, New Mexico, the son of Michelle Rose Sanchez.

Isiah attended school in Taos until March of 2012 when he moved to Green River with his mom and older brother. He graduated from Expedition Academy...

Terri Lynn Daniel

Terri Lynn Daniel

Aug 24, 2022

Terri Lynn Daniel, 64, died August 24, 2022 at her home in Caldwell, Idaho surrounded by her 3 daughters and longtime best friend.  She lived with her middle daughter Vendy Mae Borzea, son in law Sean Michael Borzea and grandson Clate John Borzea.

Terri was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming February 6, 1958, the daughter of Barney Ray Gaddo and...

Delores Margaret Smith

Delores Margaret Smith

Aug 23, 2022

Delores Margaret Smith, 93, passed away Tuesday, August 23,2022 in Green River, Wyoming.

She was born in Clearwater, Nebraska on February 28, 1929, the daughter of Mathias Kaster and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Schultz.

Ms. Smith graduated from Clearwater High School with the class of 1946.

She married her lifelong sweetheart, Robert (Bob) E. Smith, on June 8, 1948. Together, they welcomed...

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