Obituaries

Earl Hamilton

Aug 9, 2022

Earl Burdette Hamilton passed away peacefully during the early morning hours of August 9, 2022.  He was just ten days shy of his 98th birthday.  Earl was born to William (Bill) and Zola Mae Hamilton on August 19, 1924 in their home at Bethel, Nebraska.  As a boy, Earl’s family moved eight times.  During those years he called Nebraska,...

Joseph Miglia

Jul 3, 2022

Joseph “Joe” Miglia, of Newcastle, passed away in Rapid City, SD, Sunday, July 3, 2022, after a brief illness.  Joe was born on May 21, 1932, in Lead, SD, to Michelangelo and Theresa (Deiro) Miglia. He was one of six children born to the family.  Joe attended school in Lead and graduated in 1950. In September of 1952, Joe...

Mabel Schaidt

Jul 2, 2022

Mabel G. Schaidt, of Newcastle, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022.  No services will be held at this time.

Janice Dummer

Jun 30, 2022

Janice Lorene Ritter Dummer, 84, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 30, after a short and courageous battle with cancer.

Janice was born April 22, 1938, to Alfred Oscar and Clara Jeannetta Ritter in Gregory, SD.  She attended a rural school northeast of Gregory through 8th grade and received her high school education in Gregory,...

Joseph Cummings

Jun 20, 2022

Joe Cummings, 44, of Osage, passed away at his home on June 20, 2022.  Joe was born July 6, 1977, to Buzz and Becky Cummings.  As a child, Joe and his brother Chad spent their time playing sports, hunting, racing, and seeing who was the toughest.  Joe attended school in Upton, and after graduating he joined the Marines in...

Diane Hobbs

May 25, 2022

Diane Kay Hobbs, 66, of Upton, Wyoming, passed away on May 25, 2022, at Weston County Manor in Newcastle, Wyoming.  She was born February 11, 1956, to Louis and Mary Hoagland of Hastings, Nebraska, where she helped on the family farm.  She moved to Alliance, Nebraska in 1979, where she had her two sons, Corey and Casey Bonsall.  She...

Richard Lehman

May 17, 2022

Richard Clark Lehman passed away peacefully on May 17, 2022. He was born October 18, 1934, in Terry, South Dakota to Clark Charles and Julia (Hendricksen) Lehman.

He grew up in the Black Hills, enlisted in the Air Force straight out of Lead High School, and then worked for AT&T in California, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona until...

Frankie Esquivel

May 2, 2022

Frankie Esquivel passed away on May 2, 2022 at the age of 90, in Newcastle WY.

The third of six children, Frankie was born on October 4, 1931, in Edgemont, S.D  to Ascension and Eleonor Gallegos Esquivel. He spent his early years on farms in Nisland and Newell S.D. and his school years in Belle Fourche SD,...

Joan Uhl

Apr 26, 2022

Joan was born December 8, 1936, and was raised in Moorcroft.  Joan lived life to the fullest.  She loved her plants and watching them grow.  Joan also adored her RENEW family and spent many happy years working with the team in Newcastle as a paper shredder, a job she loved and was very proud of.  Ms. Uhl spent her...

John Ellis

Apr 22, 2022

John Lawrence Ellis, age 87 passed away Friday, Apr 22, 2022, at Weston County Manor.

John was born in 1935 to Lawrence and Anna (Schmitt) Ellis in Upton Wyoming.  After a short stint in Pocatello, Idaho the family returned and made their home in Newcastle.  John attended and graduated from Newcastle High School. John’s high school career...

Dwayne Stanton

Apr 15, 2022

Service will take place later this year with inurnment in Hot Springs, SD.

Ernest Welton

Apr 7, 2022

Ernest Merld Welton, 72, of Osage, Wyoming, passed away April 7, 2022, of natural causes. Ernie was born May 14, 1949, to Ernest and Alberta Weton in Rawlins, Wyoming, the oldest of three children. Ernie grew up in the Platte Valley area near Saratoga, Wyoming, learning to work cattle and ride horses. Ernie worked on ranches in Wyoming, Colorado,...

Donna Elliott

Apr 6, 2022

In Donna’s own words…

Donna was born at home, in an oil field camp in Osage, Wyoming, and was the youngest of three children. Donna said “I had a loving family all my life. I loved being outside, and so I became my dads’ oil field helper.”

Donna attended school in Upton, Wyoming. She met...

Henry Vickers

Mar 27, 2022

Henry Curtis Vickers, 97, died March 27th at his home in Newcastle. He was born June 2, 1924 at home on the family farm near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He attended schools in Frazee, Minnesota where he majored in football, according to his memories. During school and after, he worked on the family farm near Frazee.

In 1944...

Hazel Johnson

Mar 25, 2022

Hazel Ruth (Borgialli) Johnson, 86, of Four Corners, passed away on March 25, 2022 at home.

Born on the family ranch southwest of Newcastle, she was the daughter of John C. (Charley) Borgialli and Naomi Ruth (Van Sickel) Borgialli. Hazel was the third of six children and attended school at the Borgialli School, Lone Tree, Newcastle High...

Charles Bayne

Mar 22, 2022

Charles Mathewes Bayne, 66, passed away March 22, 2022 at the family ranch south of Newcastle, WY.  Chuck was born to Clyde Lee and Angelina (Garcia) Bayne in Newcastle, WY.  He grew up in various towns throughout Wyoming including Casper, Thermopolis, and Worland where he graduated in 1974.  The family bought the ranch south of Newcastle in northern Niobrara...

Gloria Grummons

Mar 19, 2022

Gloria Jean Lachelt was born February 4, 1944, in Glenwood, Pope County, Minnesota to Walter Emil Lachelt and Julia Doris (Martin) Lachelt.  She attended school in Minnesota until they moved to Provo, South Dakota. When her mother married Ted Birdsall they moved to Igloo, SD.  She attended Provo High School in Igloo and graduated from there in 1962.

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Della Fordyce

Mar 14, 2022

Della Jean Fordyce passed away March 14, 2022, in Newcastle, Wyoming, following a brief illness.  Della was born August 5, 1941, in Erie, Pennsylvania.  She was the youngest of three children born to Richard and Edna (McCollough) Luhman. Richard was in the Army, so she and her family moved around the country.  They lived in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Nebraska, and...

John Kane III

Feb 27, 2022

John J. Kane III passed away February 27th, 2022 at Four Corners, WY. He was 74 years old.

John was born July 5, 1947 to John J. Kane II (Jack) and Z. Helen Kane in Hot Springs, SD. He graduated from Edgemont High School in 1966 and went on to graduate from South Dakota State University with...

Elizabeth Cummings

Jan 31, 2022

Elizabeth Flora Cummings (Toth) was born on the prairie north of Newcastle to Rose and John Toth on February 28, 1920. She was 101 when she passed away peacefully in her sleep at the Weston County Manor. Elizabeth was a resident of Newcastle, Wyoming.

When Elizabeth was six years old, the family moved to town. Her father...