Obituaries
Rina Laura Hopkins
May 25, 2021
A vigil for Rina Hopkins will be held at St. Mathews Catholic Church on June 1. 2021 at 7:00pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on June 2, 2021 at 10:00am at St. Mathews Catholic Church. Our beloved sister, Rina L. Hopkins, 72 passed away on May 25, 2021 surrounded by her family from a 20-month battle with...
Inez Irene Griffin
May 23, 2021
Inez Irene (Bellows) Griffin, 95 years old, passed away on May 23, 2021 in Gillette, Wyoming at The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center. Inez was born on the family homestead on east shore of Indiana Lake in Porter Township, Michigan on August 17, 1925 to her parents Chester and Margaret (Wolgamood) Bellows. She was welcomed in the home by her...
Wanda Sue Edwards
May 18, 2021
A Memorial Service will be held Monday, May 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Inspiration Gardens at Mount Pisgah Cemetery with Pastor Dan Helvey officiating. A reception will follow at the cemetery reception hall. Wanda Sue Edwards, 68, of Gillette, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2021 at her home of natural causes. Wanda was born July 2,...
Isaac Loman
May 18, 2021
A Gathering of Family and Friends for Isaac Loman will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday, May 24, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Isaac Loman, age 87, passed May 19, 2021 of Pine Haven, Wyoming. Isaac was born Sept. 8, 1934 son of Louis and Mattie Loman of Oklahoma. He was raised and educated in Oklahoma. On...
Jerry Blaine Means
May 16, 2021
Funeral services begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 24, 2021 at Family Life Church with Marty Crump officiating, followed by a potluck at the American Legion with the Recluse Club providing the main dish. Side dishes will be appreciated. Afterwards, burial is at Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Longtime Gillette resident, Jerry Means, 86, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021, at home,...
Thelma Darlene Willey
May 15, 2021
Thelma Darlene Willey “Boots”, 83, passed away on May 15, 2021, in Gillette at The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center. Boots was born February 19, 1938, to Walter Burfiend and Arbra (Landman) in Iowa. Boots worked at the Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Gillette, WY for 27 years as a CNA. She and her husband later moved to Arkansas. In...
Billy Robert Johnson
May 13, 2021
Funeral service for Billy Johnson will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 21, 2021 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church with Deaconess Colleen Teeuwe officiating; interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. On Thursday, May 13, 2021 Billy Robert Johnson passed away at the age of 78 in Gillette, WY. He was born in Loxberg, AR on June 11,...
Charles Herbert Frederick
May 11, 2021
Graveside services for Charles Frederick will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery with Chaplain Gordon Harper officiating. There will be a luncheon following the service at the American Legion on 200 Rockpile Blvd. Gillette, WY 82716, for family and friends. Charles (Chuck) Frederick 73 of Gillette, WY, passed away on May 11, 2021...
Lillis Darline Martens
May 3, 2021
On Monday May 3, 2021 Lillis “Mickey” Martens passed away at the age of 86 in Gillette, WY. She was born Lillis D. Ohnemus in Cherry Creek, SD on July 28, 1934 to Walter and Mamie (Quam) Ohnemus where they owned a ranch. Her father soon after nicknamed her Mickey and the name stuck, fondly and permanently. She grew up...
Marlene T. Christofferson
May 2, 2021
Funeral services for Marlene Christofferson will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Thermopolis, Wyoming. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday, May 10, 2021 at Mortimore Funeral Home, Thermopolis, Wyoming. Marlene Christofferson age 89, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center,...
Ronald Jerred
May 1, 2021
Funeral service for Ronald Jerred will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Samara Jenkins officiating. Interment will take place at 4:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Springview, NE. Ronald Leroy ‘Ron’ Jerred was born in July 17, 1946 in Winner S.D. to Harold & Marie “Keever” Jerred...
Joan Davis
Apr 29, 2021
Mass of Christian Burial for Joan Davis will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 15, 2021 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Father Cliff Jacobson officiating; inurnment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Joan Brandner Davis passed away peacefully on April 29, 2021. She was born January 12, 1930 on the G-M Ranch near Gillette, WY to George and...
Shirley Mae Reece
Apr 25, 2021
Graveside service for Shirley Reece will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 30, 2021 at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery; with Father Bryce Lungren officiating. Loving Mother and Grandmother, Shirley Mae Reece, 89, passed away peacefully at the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center on April 25, 2021 due to natural causes. She was born to Joseph Anthony Silva and Rose Ann...
Pattie Stearman
Apr 24, 2021
Pattie Stearman, 89, passed away unexpectedly April 24, 2021. She presently was living at Legacy Living Center. Prior to that, she was living with her daughter, Kathy Stearman, Gillette, WY.
A Graveside Service will be held Monday, May 3, 2021 at 11:00 am. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Pat was born to Virgie and Charlie Hoppe, September 27, 1931, Hobbs, New...
Dona Marie Roush
Apr 22, 2021
A Celebration of Life for Dona Roush will occur Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 2-5 pm. Memory sharing will begin at 3:00. Event will be held at Prairie Sky Venue (Old Bethlehem Church), 1120 State HWY 50 (4-J Road). Dona Maria (Brandenburg) Roush was born in Lance Creek, Wyoming, on September 3, 1937. She was the 5th of 6 children...
Sheldon Scott Cruse
Apr 21, 2021
Memorial services for Sheldon Cruse will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel followed by fellowship at the Arbuckle Lodge. Sheldon Scott Cruse, 55, of Gillette, died at his home on April 21, 2021. Sheldon was born on August 18, 1965 to Charles and Peggy Cruse. The family moved around, living in Fort Thompson,...
Curtis Alan Land
Apr 18, 2021
Curtis Allen Land, 58, of Gillette died Sunday, April 18, 2021, at home. Memorial services begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Ernie Bishop officiating. He was born Aug. 25, 1962, in Ray, Arizona, to Kenny and Sue Land. He moved to Gillette in 1982, and soon after his first wife, Bonnie, and daughter, Kimberly, followed....
Georgia Lee Schmidt
Apr 18, 2021
Funeral service for Georgia Schmidt will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 23, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Lester Bentley officiating; interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Georgia Lee (South) Schmidt age 83, of Gillette, WY passed away...
Frances Allene Farwell
Apr 14, 2021
Frances Alene (Shipp) Farwell age 73, of Gillette Wy, passed away April 14, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. Frances was born to Francis and Dorothy Shipp on December 26, 1947 in Southgate California. She attended school in Whittier California and graduated high school from Whittier Highschool. She worked in Production/Manufacturing companies throughout her life. She had four sons,...
Don Edward Elswick
Apr 13, 2021
Don Edward Elswick, 77, of Gillette, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. He was born April 8, 1944, in Louisville, KY, to Dave Elswick and Mary Rose (Jaggers) Elswick. He grew up in Kentucky and Indiana, graduating from Hammond Vocational Technical High School in Hammond, IN, in 1963. He joined...
