Obituaries

Mar 5, 2024

Mass of Christian Burial for Gary Sharkey will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Father Bryce Lungren officiating. Visitation will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 11, 2024 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Prayer Vigil starting at 7:00 p.m..  Gary Michael Sharkey of Gillette Wyoming, passed...

Mar 4, 2024

Patricia A. “Patty” Jessen, 97, died March 4, 2024.  Patty was born on June 24, 1926, in Hot Springs, South Dakota, the third of six children of William “Bill” and Hazel Norman.  She spent the first twelve years of her life in Chadron, Nebraska, where the extended Norman family included 52 first cousins. Bill bought what is now known as...

Feb 29, 2024

Scott passed unexpectedly on Thursday, February 29th, 2024, at the age of 40.  His memory will live on through all who know and love him, and he will be sadly missed by those he touched.  Arrangements are currently pending.

Feb 28, 2024

Memorial service for Jamie Mooney  will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Steve Carnahan officiating. Jamie Lynn Mooney, 45, of Gillette, Wyoming, passed away on February 28, 2024, after a 6-year battle with cancer. Jamie was born on April 1, 1978, to Deborah Roberts, in Spokane, Washington. She attended grade school...

Feb 27, 2024

Betty Jo (BJ) Melchert, 72, died February 27, 2024, in her Gillette home following a relatively brief illness. She was born March 1, 1951, in Deadwood, SD. The daughter of Floyd and Betty (Lyons) Varland. She grew up in Newell, graduating from Newell High School in 1969. On December 9, 1969, she married Clifford Melchert who survives in Gillette. She...

Feb 27, 2024

Philip passed in the early hours on Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyoming at the age of 68.  He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all who know and love him.

Philip leaves behind one son, Rev. David Andrew Dufresne. Fr. David will offer a funeral Mass for his father at 9am at...

Feb 26, 2024

Carol Lee Dillinger age 80 of Gillette passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024 at Campbell County Health.  Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillette Memorial Chapel.

Feb 24, 2024

Funeral service for Kurt Jones will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2024 at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Community Room with Pastor Ernie Bishop officiating; interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Kurt Andrew Jones, Age 55 of Gillette, Wyoming passed away on February 24, 2024 in Gillette from complications of lung...

Feb 22, 2024

Surrounded by his family, Jack Bell passed away peacefully on February 22, 2024 at the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette, WY. Jack was born August 9, 1940 in Gillette, WY, to Melvin “Mutt” and Doris (Mooney) Bell.  At a very early age he learned how to drive a truck and began hauling cattle to Omaha, NE for the...

Feb 22, 2024

Marsha Rae Schmidt passed away on February 22, 2024, at the age of 79 at Westview Healthcare Center in Sheridan, Wyoming. She was born on September 17, 1944, in Doland, South Dakota. Marsha was raised by her beloved grandparents for five years of her life where she enjoyed farm life with her grandparents, uncles, aunts, and cousins. After five years,...

Feb 21, 2024

Jeffrey Gerald Cotney, a loving father, husband, brother, son, uncle and friend of Gillette, Wyoming, gracefully departed this life in the presence of his loving family on February 21, 2024.

 

Jeff’s journey began in Mesa, Arizona on March 2, 1984 to Gerald Cotney and Barbara Houston.  He shared his childhood with his brother, TJ Russell, Jerry Cotney and sister Sabrina Edwards....

Feb 21, 2024

Katherin Virginia Dunlap age 94 of Gillette and Moorcroft passed away at Primrose Community Living on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillette Memorial Chapel.

Feb 20, 2024

Zach Scifres, 81, passed away February 20, 2024 at The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center. Zach was born in Long Beach, CA in 1942 and was a proud graduate of Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Zach continued his education and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from California Sate College in Long Beach. Zach is survived by his wife, Linda...

Feb 20, 2024

Frank LeRoy Nelson passed away February 20, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colorado after a long battle with diabetes and complications of this disease. Frank was born in Norton, Kansas on November 23, 1954, to Billie and Patricia Worley Nelson. They moved to Gillette where Frank attended school and graduated from Campbell County High School in 1973. Right out of High...

Feb 19, 2024

Rita passed on February 19th, 2024 at the age of 74 in Casper, Wyoming.  She will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all who know and love her.  Full life tribute coming soon.

Rita's services will be conducted in California at a later date.

Feb 18, 2024

Cynthia Ann Collingwood Saunders of Gillette passed away peacefully on February 18, 2024, at the age of 90. She was born in Syracuse, Kansas on October 24,1933, the second of four children born to Alfred John Collingwood and Edna E. Lesh Collingwood. She graduated from Stanton County High School and Kansas State University. In 1955, after spending a few months...

Feb 17, 2024

Feb 15, 2024

Join us as we bid farewell to a remarkable woman whose presence illuminated the lives of all who knew her. Cathy Lynn Abbenhaus, a cherished daughter, devoted spouse, loving mother, and doting grandmother, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2024, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and boundless kindness.

 Born on March 6th, 1956 in Kenmare, ND, Cathy brought joy...

Feb 15, 2024

Funeral service for Jason Tisdale will be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1500 Ohara Dr., Gillette, WY.  Jason D. Tisdale age 39, passed away on February 15, 2024 at a tragic semi-truck accident in Gillette, Wyoming. Jason was born to Debra Colborn and David Tisdale on August 13,...

Feb 14, 2024

Shaun passed from this world too soon on Wednesday, February 14th at Campbell County Memorial Hospital at the age of 50.  He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all who know and love him.

Funeral services are currently pending.