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Mary Elenor Holbert

Mary Elenor Holbert

Nov 3, 2022

 

Mary Elenor (Fanok) Holbert, 97, died of natural causes early Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center in Green River, Wyo. She lived in Rock Springs, Wyo., for 60 years prior to her death. 

She was born March 26, 1925, to Rusyn and Ukranian immigrant parents, Stephen B. and Kathryn (Patriska) Fanok in Jere,...

Margaret Rose Van Sprouse Blanchard

Margaret Rose Van Sprouse Blanchard

Nov 1, 2022

Margaret Rose Van Sprouse Blanchard age 86, of Rock Springs Wyoming, passed unexpectedly of natural causes, in her home on the afternoon of November 1, 2022. She was born March 22, 1936, in Fort Duchesne, Utah to Grace and Phillip Van.

She eloped with her high school sweetheart, Elmer Leon Sprouse, right out of high school. They later divorced. Many...

John J. Retel

John J. Retel

Oct 31, 2022

John J. Retel, 58, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

He was born in Rock Springs, Wy on June 24, 1964, the son of Joseph A. Retel and Brenda Mullen(Moore).

Condolences for the family can be left at www.foxfh.com.

Zakhary Thomas Howard Kaler-Matlock

Zakhary Thomas Howard Kaler-Matlock

Oct 31, 2022

Zakhary Thomas Howard Kaler-Matlock, 23, passed away Monday, October 31, 2022 at his home in Rock Springs, WY.    

 

He was born January 12, 1999 in Rock Springs, WY, the only son of Cynthia Kaler and Rich Matlock.    

 

Zak, attended schools in Rock Springs, and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 2017. Zak, was currently attending...

Lois Jean Wilde

Lois Jean Wilde

Oct 29, 2022

Lois Jean Hardin Wilde, 90, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2022, in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

She was born February 20, 1932 in Rock Springs, WY, the daughter of Albert Lee Hardin and Winifred Baker.

Lois attended schools in Rock Springs, WY and was a 1950 graduate from the Rock Springs High School.

She was a member of The Church of...

Rebecca M. Hall

Rebecca M. Hall

Oct 23, 2022

Rebecca M. Hall, 52, passed away suddenly on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at her home in Rock Springs, Wyoming.

She was born on February 16, 1971 on the Yakota Airforce Base in Japan, the daughter of David and Patsy Wagstaff.

Rebecca attended schools in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated high school in 1989 before later obtaining her associates degree.

She married...

Judith Ann Walker

Judith Ann Walker

Oct 22, 2022

Judith Ann (Judy) Taylor Walker passed away October 22, 2022 in Rock Springs, WY.  She was born June 14, 1941 to Harold W. (Bud) and Joyce H. Taylor.  She was quite a little miracle weighing in at only 3 pounds, 7 ½ oz.  She came into this life as a tiny baby and left this life as a tiny woman. ...

Ralph "Papa"  Lamb

Ralph "Papa" Lamb

Oct 22, 2022

Ralph Lamb (Papa) passed away peacefully at his home the morning of 10/22/22, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents Marvin and Florence Lamb, Brothers Del, Mickey, Frank, Jack, and Dean Lamb, Sisters Emma Hutchinson, Dorothy Harvey, Jesse Monroe, Lula Lamb, Fae Lamb, and Zella White, his son Bill Lamb, brother-in-law Dale Eastman, mother-in-law Anna...

Jax Lee James

Jax Lee James

Oct 21, 2022

Jax Lee James, 2 years old, passed away suddenly on October 21, 2022.

He was born on June 8,2020 in Rock Springs, WY the beloved son of Daniel Scott James and Kristina Lee Blount.

Jax loved cars and dinosaurs. He could be always be found playing, pretending to be a puppy, snuggling his blankey and his “Ma”. He looked up...

Elsie Louise Mann

Elsie Louise Mann

Oct 14, 2022

Elsie Louise Proffitt Mann, 85, peacefully left this earth to be with the angels on October 14, 2022 at her home in Pinedale, WY surrounded by her family and the mountains she loved.

 

She was a resident of Pinedale for 17 years and a former resident of Rock Springs, WY. 

 

Elsie was born on April 23, 1937...

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...

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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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...

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....