Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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Lowell Roger “Doc” Bethke, 87, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2023 in Shoreview, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his wife Elaine A. Bethke. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 PM, Thursday, July 25, 2024 at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Pastor Tim Trippel officiating. A reception will be held at the Green Hills Country Club following the services. Memorial donations may be made to Grace Lutheran Church or the Worland Senior Center and sent to PO Box 524, Worland, WY 82401. Online condolences may be made at www...
We want to tell you a story about our mother, Frankie Bradshaw, who passed away peacefully surrounded by her children and loved ones at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center on July 15, 2024. Frankie was born March 28, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri to Henry and Gretelle (Dukes) Lightfoot. As a young child her family moved to South Missouri. She grew up helping on their family farm and attended a one room country schoolhouse. When she was in the 7th grade her school consolidated with...
Janis Diane Hake Palmer, 78, passed away on July 7, 2024, at Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana. She was born in Santa Monica, California on May 27, 1946. She was the daughter of Ray Smith Hake, Jr. and Barbara Jane (Smith) Hake. Her family moved back to Worland in 1949. Her brother, Randy Hake would join her family a few years later, continuing to grow the Hake family legacy. Janis was a studiously involved child and student who graduated from WHS in 1964. She continued her lifelong...
On June 26, 2024, Matt's lifelong battle with a severe seizure disorder was lost. He was born on October 15, 1999 in Cody, Wyoming to Edward Lee and Tracey Lynn (Kebler) Nusbaum. Matt was known as "The Happy Gentle Giant", riding his electric bike all around town. Even though he struggled with his own medical problems and the grief of losing his own sister to a seizure disorder, Matt remained a happy, upbeat man. He told everyone that his goal everyday was "To make people laugh and smile" and he...
Jacque J. Reed, 96, died Monday, June 24, 2024 at his residence in Thermopolis, WY. Cremation has taken place. A private celebration will be in the near future....
William Matthew “Matt” Whitt, 70, passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, in Thermopolis. Cremation has taken place and private services will be held later this summer....
Janis Diane Palmer, 78, passed away on July 7, 2024, at Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana. Janis was born on May 27, 1946, in Santa Monica, California. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, at St. Albans Episcopal Church....
Thermopolis resident, Karen Elizabeth Rickman, 64, passed away July 8, 2024, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Cremation has taken place and private services will be held at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis....
Linda Rae Olsen was born in Basin, WY on August 26,1941 to Harold and Helen Olsen. The oldest of five children, she was raised and attended school in Worland, Wyoming. In her youth, Linda took accordion lessons and also learned to play piano. She loved music, especially classical music. She excelled at typing and shorthand and was an accomplished seamstress, winning the Make It with Wool contest in high school. Linda's first job was at Stockgrowers Bank in Worland. She started out as a teller an...
Martha Isabel Chavez, 64, of Worland, Wyoming, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 20, 2024. Martha was born on August 30, 1959, in Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Rutilo Sr. and Natividad Chavez. She was one of six siblings. In 1976, Martha married Saul Martinez. To this union, three children were born: Jesus, Saul Jr., and Perla. While raising their three children, Martha and Saul worked in the migrant fields in various states, and often their children would be working right...
Betty Lou (Brown) Hecht, 90, passed away on June 20, 2024, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland, Wyoming. Betty was born on November 14, 1933, to Arlo and Ella (Grable) Brown in Worland. She fell in love with Owen Hecht, who was serving in the Army National Guard at that time. She and both sets of parents traveled to Seattle, Washington, so that the couple could be married before he shipped out to fight in the Korean War. When Owen came home, two children were added to...
Laura Slye passed away June 24, 2024, at her home in Worland after a courageous battle with cancer. Her family was by her bedside. She was 82. Laura Ellen (Brazelton) Slye was born December 29, 1941, in Worland, Wyoming to Clair and Ellen (Tiny) Brazelton. At the age of eight, she and her family moved to Winchester, Wyoming (about 15 miles south of Worland) where her father got a job with Marathon Oil. She and her four siblings, Peggy, Bill, Audrey and David, attended a one-room schoolhouse heat...
Randy Lee Wahler, 75, died Saturday, June 15, 2024, at his home in Thermopolis. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at Community Federated Church....
Robert Fay Thorne, born on July 20, 1940, in Worland, Wyoming, peacefully passed away on June 2, 2024, at the Washakie Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m., Friday, June 28, 2024, at the United Methodist Church in Worland....
Donna Lee (Bruce) Moberly, 90, passed away at her home on Feb. 17, 2024. Donna was born on Sept. 8, 1933, in Cody, Wyoming. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 4, 2024, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Worland, Wyoming....
Joan Propp, a lifelong resident of Worland, Wyoming, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024 at age 91. Born in Worland on Sept 29, 1932, she was the fifth of eleven children of George Joshua and Rose Aline (Bosch) Ribble. Joan grew up on the family farm north of Worland, working hard with her brothers Clinton and Franklin to keep the farm running after their father’s sudden death in 1947. She met Theodore Henry Propp when he moved to Worland after WWII to help his sister and brother-in-law, Harry and Leila Strauch, on their nearby farm. They m...
Dory Anne Cauffman, age 59, of Burlington, WY, passed away on June 9, 2024. She was born on September 18, 1964, in Worland, WY. Dory was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Dory was a passionate individual who found joy in her family, books, organization, and animals. Her love for horses was unparalleled, and despite facing challenges, she never wavered from her dream of riding. She shared a beautiful 37-year marriage with her husband and best friend, Ray Cauffman, and...
If you knew him you loved him and he loved you. Larry Hunter McGarvin passed away on June 9, 2024. He turned 89 on May 29. He is survived by four children Jeff (Kathy) of Durango, Lucinda of Phoenix, Melissa O'Melia (Bill) of Littleton, and Jillian Balow (John) of Cheyenne, his companion and late-in-life love, Marie Giniger, ten grandchildren, six great grandchildren, his brother (Lyle), and his sister (Jeanette). In heaven, he joins his wife of 62 years (Sue), his daughter (Lisa), his grandson...
Helen Hopkin Cockrell, age 81, passed away in Worland at home surrounded by her children after a long battle with pancreatic cancer on June 13, 2024. Helen was born on March 24, 1943, to Leo "Speck" and Ila May Hopkin. She was welcomed by her sisters Hazel (Wambeke) and Charlotte (Lewis), and brothers Neil and John. As a young girl, Helen loved being around the sheep sheds and riding horses. Her mother, Ila, became ill and was hospitalized long term when Helen was only 9 months old. In 1955,...
Chester Paul Ogaard Jr., 94, passed away at the Washakie Medical Center on June 16, 2024. Paul was born on June 19, 1929, in Cokato, Minnesota. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m., Friday, June 21, 2024, at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery with military honors provided by the United States Air Force and American Legion Post #44....
John Darby Palmer, 76, passed away on Jan. 8, 2024, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana. John was born on June 26, 1947, in Los Angeles, California. Memorial services will be held at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church 11 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2024....
Robert Fay Thorne, born on July 20, 1940, in Worland, Wyoming, peacefully passed away on June 2, 2024, at the Washakie Medical Center with his family by his side. He was the beloved son of Charles Franklin and Beauna Faye Thorne, joining his two older brothers Charles and Richard in a tight-knit family. As a young boy, his family relocated to Cheyenne, where he began his educational journey. Later, during his junior year of high school, they moved to Wheatland, where he graduated from Wheatland...
Larry Allen Fronk, 78 passed away at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana on June 4, 2024. He was born on June 28, 1945, in Fargo, North Dakota. No services are planned at this time....
Joan Christina (Ribble) Propp, 91 passed away at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center on June 7, 2024. She was born in Worland on Sept. 29, 1932....
Harry Yoshio Ujifusa Jr., 92, passed away on Nov. 11, 2023, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana. He was born to Harry Yuhei and Mary Toshiko (Nakano) Ujifusa on Dec. 25, 1930, in Worland. A memorial service will be 10 a.m., June 18, 2024, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church....