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Adolph Robert "Bob" Porenta
May 27, 2018
Adolph Robert “Bob” Porenta Rock Springs- Adolph Robert “Bob” Porenta, 74, of Rock Springs, passed away suddenly Sunday May 27, 2018 at his home. He was born January 24, 1944 in Rock Springs, the son of Adolph and Mary Wisniewski Porenta. He attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School with the class of 1963. Bob...
Nikcole Lee Schmidt
May 27, 2018
Nikcole Lee Schmidt Rock Springs - Nikcole Lee Schmidt, 49, of Rock Springs passed away May 27, 2018 at her parent’s home in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born May 4, 1969 in Provo, Utah, the daughter of Phillip Wallace Atkinson and Glenna Lee Boren Atkinson. She attended elementary school in Heber City, Utah and middle school...
Timothy Joe Persinger
May 14, 2018
Timothy Joe Persinger Rock Springs - Timothy Joe Persinger, 64, passed away May 14, 2018 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a sudden illness. He was born December 29, 1954 in Beckley, West Virginia, the son of Lawrence Whitney Persinger and Evelyn Mae Brugh Persinger. He received his GED from Butte High School in 1972. He also attended carpentry...
Stephen Russell Cross
May 13, 2018
Stephen Russell Cross Rock Springs - Stephen Russell Cross, age 66, passed away on May 13, 2018 in Green River, Wyoming. He was born on September 27, 1951 in Schenectady, New York to the late Sherman and Marion Cross. He was preceded in death by his brother Jim Cross, and is survived by his brothers David Cross and John Morris....
Jude Timothy Babbitt
May 13, 2018
Jude Timothy Babbitt Rock Springs - Jude Timothy Babbitt, 23 , passed away suddenly on May 13, 2018. He was born December 9, 1994 in Ogden, UT, the son of Timothy and Christy (DeSalvo) Babbitt. Jude attended schools in Rock Springs and graduated with his GED in 2015. He worked as a roustabout and inspector in the oilfield. His interests...
Gerald J. Uranker
May 4, 2018
Gerald J. Uranker Rock Springs - Gerald J. Uranker, 80, of Rock Springs, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at Deer Trail Assisted Living in Rock Springs. He was born May 12, 1937 in Reliance, WY the son of Henry Uranker and Mary Elizabeth O’Laffe Uranker. He attended school in Reliance and graduated from Reliance High School. Gerald married Celia...
Robert S. Miller
Apr 30, 2018
Robert S. Miller Rock Springs - Robert S. Miller, 75, of Rock Springs passed away April 30, 2018 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born January 17, 1943 in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Morris D. Miller and Grace McDermott Miller. He attended school in Fort Collins and graduated from Fort Collins High School. He had...
Edward Evans
Apr 30, 2018
Edward Solom Evans, 74, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, passed away at his home following a lengthy illness, on Monday, April 30, 2018 while surrounded by his loving family. Ed was born to Floyd and Sylvia Evans on November 14, 1943, in the City of New York, New York. As a young man, Ed worked as a New York City Firefighter....
Leland Franklin Warr
Apr 30, 2018
Leland Franklin Warr Jr. May 28-1939 - April 30, 2018 Green River-Leland Franklin Warr, Jr., 78, of Green River, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018 at St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a lengthy illness. He was born May 28, 1939, in Salt Lake City, the son of Leland Franklin Warr Sr. and Delsa Wilson Warr. He...
Barbara Wright
Apr 26, 2018
Barbara S. Wright Rock Springs- Barbara S. Wright, 86, of Rock Springs died April 26, 2018 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs. She was born October 21, 1931 in Franklin, PA the daughter of James Self and Carolyn Martin Self. Barbara was employed by JFC as an office manager for 20 years until her retirement in 1996. She...
Billy Ray Vaughn
Apr 25, 2018
Billy Ray Vaughn, lifelong resident of Rock Springs, was born February 28, 1946, and passed away in Las Vegas on April 25th, 2018. He was born the son of Carl Vaughn and Elma Irene Foster Vaughn and grew up on number one hill in Rock Springs. As a teen he worked odd jobs at Chilton’s Ranch, graduated high school from...
Connie Irene Reed
Apr 22, 2018
Connie Irene Reed Manila, UT - Connie Irene Reed , 80, passed away April 22, 2018 at the MAF Center in Circle, MT. She was born September 27, 1937 to parents Thomas and Wanda Cook, in Wellington, Utah. She moved to Manila, UT at age 10 with her parents and 4 siblings, Delores, Yvonne, Larry, and Dean where they ranched...
Skylynn Rein Kirkpatrick
Apr 21, 2018
Skylynn Rein Kirkpatrick Rock Springs - Skylynn Rein Kirkpatrick, infant daughter of Steven Dale Kirkpatrick and Sierra Snow Smith, passed away at birth at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Rock Springs on Saturday, April 21, 2018. She is survived by her parents, brother Sawyer Kirkpatrick of Ohio; sisters Takoda, Justus, Serenity and Piper Kirkpatrick all of Ohio; grandparents Dale Steven...
Lenore Knutson
Apr 17, 2018
Lenore Helene Knutson of Hobart, IN, passed away in Green River, WY on April 17, 2018 peacefully and surrounded by the love of her family at the age of 100. She was born in Kesley, IA, daughter of George and Helene (Hintzen) DeVries. She was the second of four children, Esther, Arnold, and George. Lenore attended elementary school in Kesley,...
Lorraine Betty Harrison
Apr 13, 2018
Lorraine Betty (Osborn) Harrison Lorraine Betty (Osborn) Harrison, 94, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at the home of her daughter in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Betty was born in Creston, Iowa on August 14, 1923 to her parents Harry and Gladys Osborn. She attended schools in Creston and married Kenneth Harrison. They had 2 children, daughter Kena and son...
Merlin "Merf" P. Ellinghuysen
Apr 10, 2018
Merlin P. “Merf” Ellinghuysen, age 79, of Winona, passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack in Rock Springs, WY, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, while traveling back to Winona after wintering in Arizona. He was born on March 14, 1939, in Plainview, MN to Paul and Elna (Braatz) Ellinghuysen. Merf attended St. Martin’s Lutheran Day School and was a 1957...
Mary Louise Slagowski
Apr 6, 2018
Mary Louise Slagowski of Mountain View, Wyoming passed away peacefully on April 6, 2018 at home surrounded by family at the age of 88. She was born to Orson Chamberlain and Josie Emeline Hallett on July 11, 1929 in Melbourn, Wyoming. She married Albert Lyle Slagowski on April 25, 1977 in Elko, Nevada. Mary owned and operated Mary’s Beauty Shop...
Douglas J. Pherson
Apr 5, 2018
PHERSON, DOUGLAS J., 35, passed away at his home in Rock Springs, WY on April 5, 2018. He was born in Miami and graduated from Miami Palmetto High School and Florida Atlantic University. He was a hard-working, dedicated employee of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and had previously worked for Publix, the Miami Museum of Science and the City of...
Dorland Edward Toone
Apr 3, 2018
Dorland Edward Toone Green River- Dorland Edward Toone, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 3, 2018, in Green River after a brief illness. He was born August 16, 1926 raised and lived in Green River most of his life. He graduated with the class of 1944 from Lincoln High School in Green River. He served in the...
Michael Christopher White
Mar 30, 2018
Michael Christopher White Wamsutter - Michael Christopher White, 31, of Wamsutter, passed away March 30, 2018 of injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born April 15, 1986 in Aurora, CO, the son of Dee Jay White and Christine May Davis. Michael graduated from North Glen High School with the class of 2004. He has been employed as a...
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