All Obituaries

Graveside funeral service for Roberta Larson will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 1, 2020 at Greenwood Cemetery in Newcastle, WY with Pastor Wayne Wilson of Church on the Hill officiating. We encourage all those who are unable to attend to view the service as it will be streamed live on our website; www.meridianmortuary.com a link will be attached to Roberta's obituary page. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, May 31, 2020 at...

Mass of Christian Burial for Fern Porter will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church with Father Brian Hess officiating; interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Newcastle, WY. To protect the health and safety of all, due to COVID 19 the funeral service will be limited attendance as required by state authorities and CDC. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, May 29, 2020 with Vigil to begin at 7:00 p.m., at Corpus Christi...

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday May 29, 2020 at Upton Greenwood Cemetery.  A reception at the family ranch will be held from noon to 3pm. Melvin James Materi was born on August 28, 1958 in Newcastle, Wyoming to James Michael and Normalee (Harrod) Materi. He grew up on the family ranch south of Upton.  He did his first solo mechanic job at five when he tore apart the dash of the Ford pickup looking for a 22 shell.  He put it back together the next...

Richard Allen Perkins, 67, passed away peacefully at his home in Osage on May 1, 2020. Richard was born on December 9, 1952 in Newcastle to the late Joseph L. Perkins and the late Betty Gene VanSickle Perkins. He graduated from Newcastle High School in 1971 and joined the Army National Guard. He received his college degree in Electrical Engineering from Denver Technical University. Richard is survived by the loves of his life, Peggy Buchanan Perkins and his daughters, Darbi and Krystel...

Bruce R. Wilson passed away on April 5, 2020, at his home in Newcastle, Wyo. He was born on September 5, 1934, in Newcastle. He grew up on the Wilson Ranch at Limestone. He graduated from Newcastle High School. Soon after, he was drafted into the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Bruce married Miss Shelby Benton and they settled in Newcastle. He worked for Farnsworth and Kaiser as a driller in the oil field for most of his life. A job he was very...

Graveside service for Barabara Garhart will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 6, 2020 at Garhart Family Cemetery in Osage, WY. Visitation will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday, April 6, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary in Newcastle, WY. To protect the health and safety of all, we will be limiting our visitation numbers to 10 people in the building at a time, as required by state and local authorities and the CDC. Barbara Elaine Garhart passed away on April 1, 2020 in Gillette...

Gary Krell, 68, a Four Corners rancher, went to be with the Lord unexpectedly (at home) early morning March 29, 2020. Gary was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on July 30, 1951 to Edwin and Mary Lou (Beckman) Krell.  He attended Plankinton, SD schools and graduated with the class of 1969.  He furthered his education by driving semi-trucks for Krell Trucking.  On November 9, 1974, he was in the Black Hills “deer” hunting and met Bev Pzinski at the Flying V. ...

On March 26, 2020, Betty Juel Henderson, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was called home by the Lord. Betty’s greatest love was her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all the kids whose lives she touched with her love and kindness. Betty was the San Francisco Giant’s biggest fan. And of course, her dogs. Betty was born May 24, 1941 in Cody, Nebraska to Juel and Max Harman. She had two brothers, Rick and Bill and one sister, Sandy. Betty married Art...

Funeral service for Roy A. Cummings will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.,Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary, Newcastle, WY. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 23, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary. To protect the health and safety of all, services are currently being limited as required by state and local authorities and the CDC. Roy Allan Cummings 64 died Tuesday March 17,2020 in his home. He was retired from Wyoming Refinery in Newcastle. Roy was...

Memorial service for Rodney Lorenz will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Four Square Lighthouse Church; Pastor Bohn officiating. Rodney Dean Lorenz, 49, of Newcastle, Wyoming passed away March 09, 2020. He was born September 18, 1970 to Richard and LaRee Lorenz. Not only was Rodney proud to be affiliated with Four Square Lighthouse Church, he was a loving son, father, brother, uncle and he was a friend to many. Rodney was a kindred spirit who enjoyed travelling over to Custer to...