All Obituaries

Guy Woodrow Tolman, 79, of Newcastle, Wyoming, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2021 at his family home in Newcastle, Wyoming. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Weston County Senior Center with Bill Hailey officiating. A public burial will follow at the Newcastle Greenwood Cemetery.  A reception will take place immediately after the burial at the Weston County Senior Center.  Guy was born in Worland, Wyoming to Woodrow and Hattie Tolman on...

Nancy Jane (Butolph) Zerbst, 96, of Newcastle, died May 31, 2021, after a brief illness. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was born June 21, 1924, on Skull Creek Place in Weston County, WY, to Avilo and Minnie (Rose) Butolph. She was the 11th child out of 13 children. She lived with her family on many ranches in Crook County, WY. She worked for the Kuemmerle Ranch until she married James Zerbst, Sr. on July 3, 1941. Jim and Nancy lived on the Zerbst ranch and...

Martha Ann Stubbart Butts was born November 5, 1953 to Veryl and Hazel Stubbart in Independence, MO. She was raised on a farm in rural Missouri and graduated from Adrian R III School in May 1972. After graduation, she lived in Ponca City, OK until 1974 and then moved back to Missouri where she lived in Butler until 1980. In 1980 she moved to Alva, WY where she began working a few miles away at Neiman Sawmill in Hulett, WY. While she was working at the sawmill, she met the love of her life,...

Kari Jo Daigh passed away on May 11, 2021, at her home in Newcastle, Wyo., after a battle with cancer. Kari was born Aug. 18, 1961, in Long Beach, Calif., to Roger and Dottie Williams. Kari really enjoyed fishing and camping with her husband, James Daigh, and friends. She loved her music and had artistic abilities. Gardening and puzzles kept her busy, too. Kari is survived by her husband, James; sons, Trevor and Justin; and her daughter, Natlie. Cremation has taken place and a...

Stephen “Steve” Adam Patik, devoted friend, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at the age of 67. Steve was born March 15, 1954, in Lander, Wyo., son of John and Freda (Metzer) Patik.  Spending all his life in Wyoming, he was an avid outdoorsman and truly loved being a cowboy in his younger years. Steve enjoyed spending time with his friends and family. Steve never met a stranger and always loved a good visit. He was very proud to be a grandfather and his face would light...

Fred Augustine Perino passed away April 19, 2021 in Newcastle, Wyoming. Fred was born February 11, 1924, to Northern Italian immigrants Jacento (Matt) and Rosi Monti Perino. He was born at home on the Oil Creek ranch, Weston County, Wyoming. He was the youngest of seven children. He began school in a one room schoolhouse on Oil Creek. He attended Newcastle High School in 1938 and graduated in 1942, the only one of his male siblings to do so. When Fred started school he attended a country...

On Saturday, April 17, 2021, Thomas “Elmer” Steinbrink passed away at age 61. Tom was born on September 3, 1959 to Robert and Bernice (Quandt) Steinbrink. Tom was a skilled mechanic and talented welder who was employed by Chippewa Valley School District for many years. Tom enjoyed spending time with his family and friends and loved hosting parties where he could be found manning his homemade pig roaster. Tom had a caring disposition, a boisterous personality, and loved tossing...

Beverly Joan King was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, and a friend to all that she met. She was called to rejoice in heaven after battling a lengthy illness on April 16, 2021 at Weston County Health Service, Newcastle, she was 83. Beverly was born to Alford and Irene Jacops on July 10, 1937 in Newton Iowa. After graduating high school from Good Sheppard’s Catholic School for girls in Sioux City, Iowa. She began working as a café waitress, were she met Eldon King. They were...

On Monday, April 5, 2021, Vincent Edward “Ed” Porter’s valiant year and a half battle with cancer came to an end. Ed was born to Dan and Fern Porter on May 11, 1951. He spent his childhood in Newcastle until he was a senior in high school when the family moved to Gillette. Ed graduated from Campbell County High School in 1969. In school, Ed participated in band, wrestling, and swimming. After high school, he attended WyoTech. After his time at WyoTech, Ed joined the Wyoming...

Our beautiful Mom, Georgia Evelyn Japp, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021. Mom fought a courageous fight against cancer for the past 10 months, she passed away at her home surrounded by her family. Georgia was born July 9, 1942 in Sundance, Wyoming to C.K. “Smokey” Japp and Wilma L. (Trail) Japp. Georgia graduated high school “most likely to succeed” from Newcastle High School in 1960. She received a full scholarship to the University of Wyoming for nursing upon...