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Rafael Chavez, 60, passed away June 9, 2019, at his home in Rock Springs; surrounded by his loving family following a 10-year battle with cancer. He was a resident of Wyoming for more than 30 years and is a former resident of Mexico. Chavez was born Aug. 1, 1958, in Zacatecas, Mexico, the son of Guadalupe Chavez and Angelita Chavez Arellano. He married Maria Luz Chavez Mendoza in Jalisco, Mexico Dec. 31, 1978. Chavez owned and operated Chavez Concrete for more than 30 years until his retirement...
Thomas "Larry" Collier, 70, of Rock Springs, passed away May 25, 2019, at his home. A brief resident of Rock Springs and former longtime resident of Englewood, Fla., and Westville, Ind., Collier died following a brief illness. He was born Sept.16, 1948, in Springville, Ala., the son of James Monroe and Estelle Sims Collier. Collier attended schools in Valparaiso, Ind., and was a graduate of the Jackson Twp High School class of 1968. He was employed as an electrician at Bethlehem Steel for...
Milt Friel, 81, passed away at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs May 15, 2019. He was a longtime resident of Sweetwater and Sublette Counties. Friel was born May 15, 1938, in Rock Springs, the son of Milton and Eva Dominski Friel. He attended schools in Rock Springs, Reliance and Cheyenne. Friel was raised in Rock Springs and joined the U.S. Navy in 1956. He married Pauline Evans in 1961 and she preceded him in death in 1972. He later married Cindy Soderfelt in 1984 at...
A memorial wake has been planned for Charles David McCormick for Saturday at 3 p.m. The wake will take place at the American Legion Tom Whitmore Post 28 at 38 N. Center St., in Green River. Finger foods will be served and visitors are encouraged to bring food to share. The family hope friends will join them in celebrating McCormick’s life and his love of food and drink....
Louis J. Christison, 81, passed away May 29, 2019, at his home in Green River surrounded by his family. He was a resident of Green River for 30 years and is a former resident of Kentucky. Christison was born Nov. 8, 1937, in Junction City, Ken.; the son of Grover Christison and Julie Christison. He attended schools in Kentucky. Christison married Barbara Ann and she preceded him in death on March 5, 1995. He later married Deluvina V. Medina on May 22, 1999, in Green River. Louis owned and...
Mitch Bullock, 60, of Rock Springs, passed away May 30, 2019, at his cabin in Pinedale. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Bountiful, Utah, Bullock died following a sudden illness. He was born on Feb. 21, 1959, in Akron, Colo., the son of James Ralph Bullock and Bonnie Louise Duncan. He attended schools in Bountiful, Utah and Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School graduate with the class of 1977. He also attended college and earned an associate's of science...
Loye Don Williams, 87, of Rock Springs, passed away May 20, 2019, at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Littleton, Colo., Williams died following an illness of one year. He was born Oct. 2, 1931, in Campbell, Texas, the son of Loy Maynard Williams and Pauline Shupping Williams. Williams attended schools in Duncan, Okla., and was a 1950 graduate of the Duncan High School. He attended the East Central University in Ada, Okla., and graduated with an associate's deg...
Brent Dean Foster, 77, passed away July 28, 2017, in Bonita, Calif., with family at his side. He was born Aug. 23, 1939, in Rock Springs, but was a Green River native. He was a 1957 Green River High School graduate. He then attended the University of Wyoming and graduated with the class of 1961. In 1961, Foster joined the United States Navy. In 1965, Foster served in the Vietnam War. He retired as a Commander from the Navy in 1982. During his time in the Navy, Foster was recognized for numerous...
Carl Arvil Schultz Jr., 81, passed away May 22, 2019, at his home in Green River,. He was a lifelong resident of Green River. Schultz was born Aug. 12, 1938, in Rock Springs, the son of Carl Arvil Schultz Sr., and Helen Anita Murphy. He attended schools in Green River and was a 1956 graduate of Green River High School. Schultz also attended Western Wyoming Community College and obtained his electrical engineering degree and obtained his mechanical engineering degree at Oregon Technical...
Emma Martinez, 90, passed away at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River May 28, 2019. She was a longtime resident of Green River and died following a lengthy illness. Martinez was born Nov. 6, 1928, in Holman, N.M., the daughter of Joe A. Martinez and Rufina Cordova Martinez. She attended schools in Mora, N.M. She married Willie Martinez in Green River Feb. 21. 1953. She was employed by Little America as a cashier and waitress for many years. Martinez interests included cooking, reading and...
Antonio Ciro Maldonado, 80, passed away May 21, 2019, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a resident of Green River for the past 75 years and is a former resident of Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico. He was born Dec. 9, 1938, in Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico; the son of Antonio Maldonado- Martinez, Aurora Benavides-Maldonado. Maldonado attended schools in Green River and later received his GED. He married Priscilla Eileen Deichmueller in 1963 and they later divorced. Maldonado then married...
Sharon Marie White, 71, of Rock Springs, passed away May 19, 2019, at Deer Trail Assisted Living in Rock Springs. She was born Aug. 17, 1947, in Oswego, Kan., the daughter of Harold Leroy Addis and Lois Marie Hill Addis. Sharon attended schools in Riddle, Ore. She later attended Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. She married Robert White Nov. 15, 1963, in Lewiston, Idaho. He preceded her in death Feb.16, 2018. Sharon enjoyed spending time with her family, friends and her fur babies. Surv...
Sam Peter Mamalis, 83, passed away May 12, 2019, at his home in Mesquite, Nev., surrounded by his family. He was a resident of Mesquite, Nev., for 15 years and is a former resident of Green River. Sam was born March 2, 1936, in Moriki, Greece; the son of Petros Mamalis and Elaine Kaninis. He attended schools in Green River and was a 1955 graduate of the Green River High School. Mamalis also attended Scotts Bluff College where he played football. Sam married Shelia Masters and they later...
Stanley W. Bode, 96, of Green River, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at the Mission at Castle Rock. A longtime resident of Green River and former resident of Carlsbad, N.M., Bode died following a brief illness. He was born Jan. 7, 1923, in Vallejo, Calif., the son of Albert Ernest and Hertha Schmockel Bode. Bode attended schools in Watsonville, Calif., and was a 1940 graduate of the Watsonville High School. He attended and graduated from Salinas Technical College, earning an associate of scie...
Josephine (Jo) Lowham Rudy (Munari), 86, formerly of Green River, passed away Dec.6, 2018, at Lakeside Preserve Senior Living Facility in Lakewood, Colo. Jo was born March 16, 1932, in Diamondville to the late Charles and Teresa (Dreu) Munari. She was one of seven children, three of whom preceded her in death, baby Charlie Munari, Jane (Jenny) Koscak and Lavina Currey. Josephine graduated from Kemmerer High School with the class of 1949 and married her high school sweetheart, John (Jack) Lowham,...
Harold L. Christensen was born Dec. 28, 1925, and died May 17, 2019, at the age of 93. He was a righteous and valiant man, kind and loving to those around him. He is survived by his present wife Mayvon; children and step-children, Patricia Reynolds, Nephi Christensen (Barbara), Debra Hiller (Karl), Wade Christensen (Francoise), Les Maynard, Rick Maynard, Bud Maynard (Linda), Keima Reeves (Greg), Jan Eldredge (Jim); several grandchildren and their spouses and great-grandchildren and...
Brett Charles McKeehan was born Jan. 15, 2001, in Rock Springs, the son of Steven Michael McKeehan and Natalie Ann Sandoval McKeehan. Brett attended schools in Green River and was a Green River High School graduate with the class of 2019. His interests included playing tennis, weight lifting, hanging out with his friends and listening to music. He loved animals and was planning on seeking a career in mental heath. Survivors include his parents Steven McKeehan of Green River and Natalie Sandoval...
Henrietta C. "Sally" Ice of Green River passed away May 13, 2019, at the Mission at Castle Rock after a brief illness. Sally was born Dec. 10, 1919, the Daughter of Charles Oxley and Edith Wise in Louisville, Neb. She attended schools in Cedar Creek, Neb. Sally married the love of her life, Daniel Ice in Grand Island, Neb., in 1939. That same year they made their way to Wyoming by hitchhiking and started their life together in Green River. Danny preceded her in death in 2001. She was a manager...
William Ramon "Ray" Frint, 90, of Green River, passed away at home on May 10, 2019, following a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 12, 1928, in Salt Lake City, the son of Nora Black and Floyd William Frint. He grew up with four younger sisters. He attended school in Utah and went on his LDS mission to Sweden in 1947, where he met his future wife Ann-Marie Gustavsson. They married in the Salt Lake City Temple in 1951. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1952 with a degree in chemical...
Delia "Dee" Maria Vasquez, commonly known as Dee, 94, passed away May 7, 2019, at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. Dee was born Aug. 21, 1924, in Antonito, Colo., to Jose Tranqulino and Isabel Lopez Vigil. There she was raised with her four siblings until the age of 18, at which time the family moved to Green River. It was in Green River she met her lifelong companion Joe (Jose) Vasquez and they were married July 6, 1946. Together they raised seven children. Dee was a strong and devoted...
Charles David McCormick, 66, of Green River, passed away May 11, 2019, at his home with his wife Kathy by his side. He was born Oct. 7, 1952, in Eau Claire, Wisc., the first son of Charles and Audrey McCormick. He attended schools in Land O'Lakes, Wisc., and was a graduate of Eagle River High School with the class of 1971. He attended college at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, before entering the military in the fall of 1972, serving in Germany until 1974 and then entering the...
Eleanor Jelfs, 85, of Green River, passed away May 14, 2019, at Deer Trail Assisted Living Center in Rock Springs. She was born Feb. 27, 1934, in Cedar City, Utah, the daughter of Clifton Stones and Rowena Jones Stones. Eleanor attended schools in Parowan, Utah, and graduated from the Parowan High School in 1952. She married Trevor Jelfs Dec. 30, 1987, in Green River. Survivors include her husband Trevor of Green River; two sons, Todd Hyatt and wife Rosalie of Denver and Rob Negley and...
John "Jack" Richard Skorcz, 80, passed away May 10, 2019, at the Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake City. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Eden Valley, Skorcz died following a sudden illness. He was born in Rock Springs Sept. 26, 1938, the son of John Jacob Skorcz and Joy Frances McNalley Skorcz. Skorcz attended schools in Rock Springs and was a Rock Springs High School graduate with the class of 1956. He married Lilla Karlene Stout in Rock Springs May 25,...
Stanley Ed Pivik, known by his large and loving family as "Uncle Stan," 92, passed away Feb. 15, 2019, in Casper. Stan was born Nov. 27, 1926, in Hudson; son of Joe H. Pivik and Mary Pivik. Stan was raised in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1944. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Navy, served his tour of duty from 1944-1946, and was honorably discharged. Stan was honored to serve his country as a Navy seaman. When Stan returned to Rock Springs, he...
Don Van Matre, Jr. passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital following an 18-month battle with cancer. He was born June 13, 1942. Don was very grateful to have served his country and Sweetwater County. He was first a soldier. Don retired from the United States Army as a Lt. Col. and an aviator. His career accomplishments included flying combat missions during a tour in Vietnam and earning a Bronze Star for his service, serving as an aid to General Schultz at Fort...
