Obituaries

James Gerke

Dec 2, 2022

      James Louis Gerke was born on September 5, 1946, to Thomasine (Jessee) and John Harding Gerke in Chicago, Illinois.

      He moved to California as a young boy, and joined the Army at the age of 17. He served more than 24 years in the military and did multiple tours in Vietnam.  He was highly decorated and awarded many honors and...

Gerd Achenbach

Nov 10, 2022

Gerd Gustav Achenbach passed away unexpectedly on November 10, 2022 at home in Newcastle, Wyoming. He was born October 1973, in Toledo, OH to Ronald and Renate (Reich) Achenbach.

He enjoyed his job and the people he worked with at PAR Pacific in Newcastle.

Gerd spent his summers as a child in Germany on his Grandparents farm. This led to...

Patrick Brennan

Nov 7, 2022

Patrick Henry Brennan III, 81, of Newcastle, Wyoming, passed away early Monday, November 7, at Weston County Health Services after a brief battle with angiosarcoma liver cancer. He spent his final days with his family, eating meals together, watching sports, telling jokes, and recounting family memories.

Patrick was born on May 7, 1941, in Thermopolis, Wyoming, the oldest of five...

JoAnn Hawk

Nov 7, 2022

JoAnn Hawk was born in Newcastle, Wyoming to Roy and Beulah Cool on Sept. 1, 1945. JoAnn was the youngest of 7 children. She graduated high school with the class of 1962.

 She married her first husband, Bill Wrage, a year or two after graduation and had 2 children. A daughter; Willie Jo Wrage on July 23, 1964, and a...

Genevieve Ellis

Nov 6, 2022

 

Genevieve Anne Ellis, age 84, passed away Nov 6, 2022, at Monument Health in Rapid City, with her sons by her side.

Gen was born in Newcastle on April 14, 1938 to Stanley II and Mabel (Elliott) Pzinski. She spent her childhood on the family ranch, being raised with her sister Lorene, and brother Stanley III, with numerous cousins...

Barbara Moudy

Oct 25, 2022

Barbara Lee Moudy 89, of Newcastle, WY passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at the Weston County Manor, Newcastle, WY. Barbara was born as the second child of four to Art and Ruth (Black) Cass in Pendleton, OR on March 1, 1933. She was a 1951 high school graduate. She married Stephen (Steve) Moudy on July 25, 1953. The...

Cathy McMeekin

Oct 22, 2022

Cathy Kay McMeekin was born to Russell J. and Rose E. (Cullers) McMeekin on December 16, 1955 in Crawford, NE.

She attended grade school at Kitty Moats Elementary in Osage, then Upton High School in Upton, Wyoming, graduating in 1974. She went on to attend college at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington, Wyoming.

Following her...

Dorthea Kenagy

Oct 22, 2022

Dorthea Mae Lewis was born on May 17, 1922 to Perle Mortimer Lewis and Bertha Mae Sheesley in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  In May of 2022, she celebrated 100 years of joyful living and passed away peacefully on October 22, 2022 in Newcastle, Wyoming.

Dorthea was raised in Ten Sleep, WY .  Due to World War II and...

Peggy Morris

Sep 29, 2022

Peggy Dean Morris, 84, a 42-year resident of Newcastle, passed away September 29, 2022, with her family by her side.

Peggy was born February 7th ,1938 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Clyde and Ruby Rich. She had three siblings; two brothers and one sister.

Peggy was married to Minfred Smith in 1954, and together they had...

Tommy Fordyce

Sep 22, 2022

Tommy Eugene Fordyce was born June 6, 1942, in Newcastle, Wyoming.  He passed away in the same town he was born in, on September 22, 2022, following a brief, but hard-fought battle with cancer. We are all blessed that his suffering was short and pain free.

The third of five children born to Joseph and Mary (Noe)...

Norma Reman

Sep 14, 2022

Norma Marie Reman, Newcastle, passed away September 14, 2022, at Weston County Manor at the age of 88.  Norma was born on March 11, 1934, in Murdo, SD and moved to Newcastle in 1980. Norma worked in several cafes throughout her life.  In her free time Norma loved reading, writing letters, crocheting, making crafts and ceramics.  She was also...

William Porter

Aug 28, 2022

William Arthur Porter lll passed away peacefully on August 28th 2022. ‘Bill’ was born September 28th, 1939, the beloved first-born child of William Arthur Porter Jr. and Ruth Hanson Zieske in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Bill grew up in Edina, Minnesota and resided in Bloomington, Minnesota for 40 years before permanently relocating to his ranch in Newcastle, Wyoming. In the...

Sofia Popa

Aug 22, 2022

Graveside service for Sofia Popa will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Newcastle, Wyoming, Thursday, August 25th, 2:00 p.m.

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...