Obituaries

Mar 8, 2019

Celebration of Life for Charles R. Rankin will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Upton Elementary Auditorium.

Charles R. Rankin was born on January 6, 1925, to Robert and Louella Rankin on the Rankin Ranch south of Upton.  He joined a sister, Ada May Whitten, and brother, Harold Rankin.  Another sister, Mary Clyde,...

Jan 31, 2019

Betty Price passed away January 31 at Weston County Health Services following a short illness. Betty was born May 31, 1937 to Jacob and Claudia (Gardner) Parks in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Upon graduation, she married Bill T. Price September 15, 1955. In the fall of 1963, they, along with their three kids, Kim, Billy Jr., and Steven moved to the...

Jan 5, 2019

Frederick Hans Hansen passed away January 4, 2019, at Weston County Manor from complications of Alzheimer’s. Fred was born January 17, 1936, in Newcastle to Carl and Ella (Toth) Hansen. He was the seventh of eight children born to this union. Fred was raised on the family ranch outside of Newcastle and graduated from Newcastle High School in May,...

Dec 30, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Margaret Trosello will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Newcastle, WY. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2019 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Newcastle, WY. Rosary to begin at 7:00 p.m. Margaret Patricia "Pat" Trosello passed away...

Aug 16, 2018

Helen Louise Daly Wright, 95 years, 11months, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at her home on the family ranch south of Newcastle. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 23 at the First United Methodist Church in Newcastle, Wyoming with Micah Popma officiating. Burial will follow at the Newcastle Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m....

Aug 3, 2018

Gertrude Lavonne (Conger) Clark was born at Red Owl, South Dakota to Troy Ellsworth "Bun" and Elizabeth Amy "Betty" (McGinnis) Conger on February 26, 1931. She attended country schools riding to and from on horseback with her siblings. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1948 and later took a job in Sundance, Wyoming. It was there she met her...

Jul 18, 2018

Robert "Bob" Bruce Jones, 80 of Newcastle, Wyoming passed away Wednesday July 18, 2018 in his home town of Newcastle. He was born on September 17, 1937 in Deadwood, South Dakota to Cable and Vera Jones. As a young child, he moved to Newcastle with his family. During high school he began working for his father. On December 5, 1959...

Jun 23, 2018

Michael Lazarus Feist, age 92, of Newcastle, WY, passed away June 23, 2018, at the Weston County Manor in Newcastle. He was born August 23, 1925, to Conrad and Rose Feist, at home on a farm near Selfridge, ND. On June 8, 1948, he and Bessie Snyder were married in Selfridge. The couple moved to Newcastle in the mid 1950's...

Jun 12, 2018

Bryan Stanley Stroh, 62 years old, was a resident of Newcastle, Wyoming. He went on to his heavenly home on June 12, 2018 after a long fight with cancer. He was a life-long rancher carrying on the family business of raising cattle. Bryan was the third of four sons, born to Donald and Evelyn Stroh on March 17, 1956. A...

May 31, 2018

June Streets, resident of Newcastle, WY died May 31, 2018 at Weston Co Manor. Services will be held at Weston County Senior Center, 629 Pine St, Newcastle, WY; Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 2 p.m. Interment will be held at Custer Cemetery, Custer, SD, following services. June was born June 30, 1921 in Millboro, SD to Myrtle Fern Anderson and...

May 7, 2018

Walter Ernest Johnson was born in Long Pine, Nebraska on March 6th, 1926 to Frank Jelmer and Florence Mabel Davis Johnson. He attended 10 years of school in Manville, Wyoming then went to work as a farm and ranch hand to help his family make it through some tough times. He was also known to make a buck or two...

Apr 30, 2018

Barbara Lois Morrissey Johnson was born in Lead, SD, on September 5th 1934, to William Lawrence and Anna Mabel Henderson Morrissey. She attended school in Lead, SD until they moved to the family farm at Boyd, Wyoming, which turned out to be one of her most cherished places on earth. She spent many weekends of her life there, gardening and...

Apr 12, 2018

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Apr 3, 2018

Allen L. Mahoney, age 76, passed away on April 3, 2018 at Weston County Health Services in Newcastle, WY. Allen was born July 2, 1941 in Alva, Wyoming to Jay Smith Mahoney and Alta Lorene Mahoney. He attended schools in Alva, Sundance, and Newcastle; graduating from Newcastle High School in 1959. He joined the United States Army in November of...

Apr 2, 2018

Lloyd Peter Beckton (97) passed away April 2, 2018 at Newcastle, WY. Lloyd was born November 11, 1920, at Hanna, SD to William and Mary (Bandura) Beckton. He was the third child of four. He grew up and attended elementary school in Hanna. He attended one year of high school in Lead, SD. He went to work as a black...

Mar 25, 2018

Bruce Carl Hansen was born April 9, 1957 to Jimmy and Zelpha Hansen. He was the youngest of four. Bruce met Kim Rene Price the love of his life in high school, then they married December 23, 1978. Kim and Bruce went on to have two children, Kristie Lynn Hansen and Matthew James Hansen, and three grandchildren Kayla Ann Aylesworth,...

Mar 12, 2018

Dixie was born in Oberlin, KS to Ruby & Alvin Lunkenheimer, one of four children. She grew up in Rexford, KS. Following graduation from Rexford High School in 1949, Dixie worked in Topeka as a telephone operator until she moved back to Rexford to work in the family café for 2 years. She met Ed by winning the flip of...

Mar 12, 2018

Dixie was born in Oberlin, KS to Ruby & Alvin Lunkenheimer, one of four children. She grew up in Rexford, KS. Following graduation from Rexford High School in 1949, Dixie worked in Topeka as a telephone operator until she moved back to Rexford to work in the family café for 2 years. She met Ed by winning the flip of...

Feb 10, 2018

Roswita Margot Meyer, 71, of Newcastle, WY passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018, at her home that she shared with her husband after her battle with cancer. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was loved by many and will be greatly missed. She was born September 21, 1946 in Bamberg, Germany to Gustav and Edeltraud Stephen. At 8...

Feb 4, 2018

Danny R. Dixon, 58, passed away unexpectedly, February 4, 2018 in Converse County, WY. He was born September 14, 1959 in Newcastle, WY, to Max R. and Joy (Bray) Dixon. He lived on the family ranch in Weston County. After graduating from Newcastle High School in 1977, he pursued a welding degree through Casper College. During high school, Danny was...