Obituaries

David Joe Vigil Sr.

David Joe Vigil Sr.

Dec 9, 2021

Funeral service for David J. Vigil Sr. will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at Family Life Church with Pastor Marty Crump officiating; interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, December 13, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel. David Joe Vigil Sr.,69, of Gillette went home to...

Alan Martensen

Alan Martensen

Dec 9, 2021

Will be provided later.

Susan Dell Trancynger

Susan Dell Trancynger

Dec 8, 2021

Funeral Service for Susan Trancynger will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 17, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Father Cliff Jacobson officiating; interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. On December 8 2021, Susan Trancynger lost her long battle with Lupus.  Her life journey started on July 2, 1961 at St Joseph Hospital, Deadwood South Dakota.  During her...

Kelly John Kornemann

Kelly John Kornemann

Dec 8, 2021

Kelly Kornemann, 64, of Rozet, WY passed away December 8, 2021. He was born November 29, 1957, and became an accomplished horseman, horse-shoer and craftsman with enthusiasm for fly fishing. His crafting of custom fly rods, building of useful unique flies, and getting out on the river to fish with them was a hobby that he had a real passion...

Hazel Alberta Morrow

Hazel Alberta Morrow

Dec 5, 2021

Hazel Alberta Morrow, 69, of Gillette, passed away on December 5, 2021, in Gillette, Wyoming.  Visitation will be 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, on Friday, December 10, 2021, at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Gillette Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow at Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Hazel was born Gillette, Wyoming to William and Hazel Wintermute on August 7, 1952.  She went to school at Campbell County High School in Gillette. Hazel married Harold Morrow in 1971. To that union a son, Derick Ray, was born....

Sandra Kay Ness

Sandra Kay Ness

Dec 3, 2021

Sandra (Sandy) Kay Ness, 79, of Gillette, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 3, 2021.  Sandy was born on November 28, 1942 to Raymond Routh and Mildred Walker in St. Joseph, Missouri. On September 30, 1961, Sandy married Dale Geesaman.  They resided in Savannah, Missouri and had 3 children; Tawny, Dale and Christy.  They later divorced. On...

Wesley James Curtis

Wesley James Curtis

Nov 30, 2021

Wesley James Curtis passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021, surrounded by his family.

A public visitation will be held Sunday, December 5, 2021 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm at Gillette Memorial Chapel. A celebration of life will be held at 10:00 am Monday, December 6, 2021 at G4 (Gillette Foursquare) Church, 6201 Swanson Rd, Gillette, Wyoming with a reception...

Jennifer Harris

Jennifer Harris

Nov 30, 2021

Jennifer passed away suddenly at her home in Gillette Wyoming on Tuesday November 30, 2021, leaving behind her husband, Bryan Harris; son, Collin Harris; and daughters Alexandra Harris and Amelia Harris.

A celebration of Jennifer’s life will be held in Ashtabula Ohio on July 16, 2022, with all her family and friends at 3855 Mann Rd. Ashtabula, Ohio 44004.

There...

Cheri Lee O'Nolan

Cheri Lee O'Nolan

Nov 28, 2021

Cheri Lee Nolan entered the kingdom of Heaven suddenly on Sunday, November 26, 2021 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital. Cheri was born August 11, 1959 to L. Pete O’Nolan and Sally (Schilling) O’Nolan in the Sparks, NV hospital where she joined her sister Tracy (Pat) Kuykendall of Reno, NV, who she always told stories of to her children and grandchildren...

David Lester Pruss

David Lester Pruss

Nov 26, 2021

Memorial service for David Lester Pruss will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 3, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with Pastor Ernie Bishop officiating. David Pruss passed away November 26, 2021 at The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center, after a long battle of cancer. David was born on April 21, 1940 in Buffalo, Wyoming the first son of Donald...

Dennis Wayne Steckelberg

Dennis Wayne Steckelberg

Nov 25, 2021

Funeral services for Dennis Steckelberg will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Walker Funeral Home with visitation starting at 2:00 p.m. Interment will take place Saturday, December 4, 2021 in Chamberlain, SD at Riverview Cemetery. Dennis (Denny) Wayne Steckelberg passed away on November 25, 2021 at the age of 75 after a two-year battle with cancer....

Linda Lee Wiswell

Linda Lee Wiswell

Nov 24, 2021

Linda Wiswell, age 78, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 24, 2021.

Linda was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota on December 2, 1942 to Clair and Ann (Fortin) Farnham. Linda married her best friend and the love of her life Paul Wiswell on April 29, 1967 in Carson City, NV.

Paul and Linda...

Robert Wagner Jr.

Robert Wagner Jr.

Nov 23, 2021

Graveside service for Robert Wagner, 56, of Gillette, will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 3, 2021 at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Robert passed away November 23, 2021 at Wyoming Medical Center, Casper, WY from injuries of an auto accident. Robert was born July 2, 1965 in Peoria, IL. He was raised and educated in East Peoria, IL and graduated from...

Connie Louise Pond

Connie Louise Pond

Nov 22, 2021

Connie Louise Pond, 62, of Gillette, Wyoming gained her angel wings Monday, November 22, 2021. Connie Was born on December 28, 1958 in Casper, Wyoming to William Dean Powell and Virginia Lee Powell. She spent her childhood split between Illinois and Wyoming. She married at an early age and had two daughters, Melissa and Crystal. She remarried Michael A. Pond...

Dennis Claude Lawrence

Dennis Claude Lawrence

Nov 20, 2021

Dennis Claude Lawrence, 75, passed away on November 20, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 15, 1946 in Thermopolis, WY to Claude Frederick “Bud” and Marjorie Anna (Scholz) Lawrence, the fourth of seven children. He grew up in Thermopolis, attending school both there and in Shoshoni. He was a standout athlete in many sports and earned...

Shirley Elizabeth Squires

Shirley Elizabeth Squires

Nov 19, 2021

Shirley “Cookie” Elizabeth (Donders) Squires in the early morning on November 19, 2021; mom went to heaven to join our dad. Cookie was born in Evart, MI on August 14, 1943 to Robert and Bette Donders. She lived most of her younger years there and went to school with the love of her life, Larry Squires, whom she married in...

Brian David Nelson

Brian David Nelson

Nov 18, 2021

On November 18,2021 Brian David Nelson, accompanied by his love Elaine Nelson, passed through the gates of heaven, Brian,66, was surrounded by loved ones as he passed away of respiratory failure, he will be truly missed by all. Brian David Nelson was born June 27, 1955, in Hot Springs, South Dakota.  He spent the majority of his life in Newcastle...

Jason Michael Jaramillo

Jason Michael Jaramillo

Nov 14, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for Jason Jaramillo will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 19, 2021 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church with Father Cliff Jacobson officiating. An all-night vigil will be held on Thursday, November 18, 2021 starting at 6:00 p.m., at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church. Jason Michael Jaramillo passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at his home....

Norma Ellen Appel

Norma Ellen Appel

Nov 11, 2021

Funeral services for Norma Appel will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. Lin Davenport officiating; interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Norma Ellen Appel of Gillette went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 11, 2021. She was born February 27, 1932, in Sidney Nebraska to Harvey...

Gene Merlin Whitted

Gene Merlin Whitted

Nov 11, 2021

Gene Merlin Whitted began his last long motorcycle ride on November 11, 2021. He was born December 6, 1955 in Huron, SD to Merlin and Berniece Whitted.  He was soon joined by his sister Lucinda. Early years were spent in Eastern South Dakota.  After moving to western SD, his parents divorced and he later gained a stepmother, Carol and 2...