Obituaries

Aug 26, 2021

William Darrel Townsend III (Butch) of Newcastle, WY passed away August 26, 2021 at Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD.    William was born in Newcastle, WY October 1, 1938 to Bill and Katherine Townsend. He was the 3rd of five children. Kay Linton, June Brown, Charles and Mark Townsend. He attended school in Upton and graduated in 1956.    ...

Aug 14, 2021

Gerry Linda Clark

Gerry was born April 25, 1956 to Charles and Lavonne Clark.  She came home to Red Water near Spearfish, S.D.  She also lived in Moskee in the summer and the family eventually moved to Newcastle when she was about three.  She received some of her early education at Gertrude Burns School and later had...

Jul 27, 2021

Visitation for Vernon Clyde will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Celebration of Life will be held at 12:00 p.m., Friday, August 6, 2021 at Kitty Mote Complex, Osage, WY. Vernon L. Clyde born April 15, 1953, was tragically lost to us on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

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Jul 22, 2021

Memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:00 a.m, at the First United Methodist Church in Newcastle, WY, Pastor Ron Sample officiating.  Roy Andrew Borgialli passed away peacefully from complications from Parkinson’s disease on July 22, 2021, at the Weston County Manor in Newcastle, WY. Roy was born August 6, 1934, to Lorena (Weaver) and...

Jul 10, 2021

Funeral Services for Chrisjen L. McIlvain will be held Saturday, July 17, 2021 beginning at 4:00 p.m.

This service will be live-streamed here. See the streaming player below.

Chrisjen is survived by his wife; Marina McIlvain of Newcastle, WY, daughter; Kimber Jo McIlvain of Newcastle, WY, sons; Levi and Lane McIlvain of Harrison, Nebraska and, father; Kevin (Lisa) McIlain of...

Jun 30, 2021

Helen Agnes (Morris) Knipp was born the third in a family of eight children of Ben and Edna (Pridgeon) Morris. She had six brothers and one sister. She attended grade school at Knobby Knoll and graduated from Newcastle High School in 1950. She married neighbor, and lifetime sweetheart Richard (Dick) Knipp in 1951. They moved to Osage, where Dick...

Jun 24, 2021

Cyndy G. Singer, 66, of Newcastle, Wyo., passed away on June 24, 2021, at her longtime residence in Newcastle, after a seven-month illness.

She was born in Upton, Wyo., on Dec. 6, 1954, to the late Paul Elmer and Velma “Collene” Patterson.

She is survived by her spouse, John Robert Singer, and his three sons,...

Jun 12, 2021

Kim Francis Zorn, 63, passed away June 12, 2021 at the Weston County Manor. Kim was born August 18, 1957 to Louis and Stella Schimetz in Bottineau, North Dakota. She graduated from Dunseith High School in 1975 and then met the love of her life, Bill Zorn. The couple married August 12, 1977 and were blessed with their two...

Jun 8, 2021

Geraldine Elsie Mirich – Jerry, as most knew her – passed away peacefully at the Weston County Hospital on June 8, 2021. She was 97 years old.

Jerry was a strong woman: responsible, independent, kind and loving. Her life wasn’t easy, but as she said many times, “I’ve had a great life and I would do it...

Jun 3, 2021

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...

May 31, 2021

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...

May 30, 2021

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....

May 11, 2021

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...

May 4, 2021

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....

Apr 19, 2021

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...

Apr 17, 2021

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...

Apr 16, 2021

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...

Apr 5, 2021

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...

Mar 22, 2021

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...

Feb 25, 2021

Roy Alford Weeg passed away February 25, 2021 at Weston County Manor in Newcastle, Wyoming.

He was born December 1, 1933 to Carl R. and Ann (Holden) Weeg on a farm outside of Bryant, South Dakota.

In 1941 the family moved to Minnesota living there for 8 years then moving to Centerville, South Dakota. Roy...