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Michael "Mike" D.  Magaña

Michael "Mike" D. Magaña

Dec 8, 2021

Michael “Mike” D. Magaña , 33, left this earth Wednesday, December 8, 2021 to join his higher power in the universe.

He was born on April 18, 1988 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the son of Roque C. Magaña and Carolyn M. Balizan. Mike graduated from the Green River High School with the class of 2006 and worked as the assistant...

Edith LaRae Jones

Edith LaRae Jones

Dec 6, 2021

Edith LaRae Jones, 83, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021 at Heritage Park Care Center in Roy, Utah.

She was born on December 16, 1937 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Henry Hewitt Wight and Edith Brown.LaRae married Wilford Wayne Jones Jr. in Ely, Nevada on November 15, 1954. He preceded her in death on May 8, 1996.She...

Carl Aaron Pearson

Carl Aaron Pearson

Dec 6, 2021

Carl Aaron Pearson, 82, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. 

He was born on April 8, 1939 in Panama, Oklahoma, the son of Arvel “Sunshine” Pearson and Opal Farmer Pearson. Carl was raised in Winton, WY and moved to Reliance in 1954. 

After graduating from high school in 1958 as class Valedictorian, Carl...

Henry Carl Adovnik

Henry Carl Adovnik

Dec 4, 2021

Henry Carl Adovnik, 91, passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Pheasant Pointe Assisted Living Facility in Molalla, Oregon. He had been a resident since July 9, 2021.

Henry was born on August 25, 1930 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the fourth child of seven born to John and Agnes Adovnik. He was the youngest...

Barbara Ann Lincoln

Barbara Ann Lincoln

Dec 3, 2021

Barbara Ann Lincoln, 75, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at her home in Rock Springs, WY surrounded by family.

She was born on April 30, 1946 in Rock Springs, WY, the daughter of Howard Cone and Lucille Scobie. Barbara graduated from the Kemmerer High School and attended Western Wyoming Community College for two years. She married David Lincoln in...

Randy Wayne Evans

Randy Wayne Evans

Dec 3, 2021

Randy Wayne Evans, 67, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. He was a resident of Green River, Wyoming.

Mr. Evans was born on January 19, 1954 in Portales, New Mexico, the son of Eldon Wayne Evans and Dora Dean Clark. He attended the Lubbock Christian College before working in the local oil industry....

Frank Wilson Basso

Frank Wilson Basso

Nov 30, 2021

Frank Willson Basso, 69, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming surrounded by family.

He was born on November 22, 1952 in Price, Utah, the son of Fred and Dovelene Basso Frank attended Carbon high school before working as a coal miner for 46 years until his retirement in 2005. He enjoyed spending...

Leslie Ann Wilson

Leslie Ann Wilson

Nov 28, 2021

Leslie Ann Wilson, 65, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at her home in Green River, Wyoming surrounded by family and friends.

She was born on January 15, 1956 in Lander, Wyoming, the daughter of Vern and Dollie Miller. Leslie married William (Lynn) Wilson in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on June 26, 1978. She was an artist whose work...

Patricia Sue Gooding

Patricia Sue Gooding

Nov 28, 2021

Patricia Sue Gooding, 71, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at the Luna Hospice Facility in Nampa, Idaho following a brief and sudden battle with cancer.

She was born on August 13, 1950 in Illinois, the daughter of Ray Clements and Evelyn Grotts. Pat married James Gooding in Bluff City, Il on December 20, 1976 and together they lived...

Mary Gail Elizondo

Mary Gail Elizondo

Nov 17, 2021

Mary Gail Elizondo, 68, passed away on November 17, 2021 in Green River, Wyoming. She was a resident of Green river for 15 years and former resident of Texas.

Mary was born on December 18, 1952, the daughter of Thomas Edward Rule and Patsy Irene Rule. She attended schools in Louisiana, Missouri and graduated from Louisiana High School. Mary married...

James Eugene Punches

James Eugene Punches

Nov 16, 2021

James Eugene Punches, 81, passed away Tuesday, the 16th of November, 2021 at his home in Green River, Wyoming. He was a resident of Wyoming for the past thirty years, and a former resident of Ohio, Florida and California.

He was born August 5, 1940 in Ohio to James Pirl Punches Jr and Mildred Ternissia Slone Punches. He married Ann...

Helen J. Urutia

Helen J. Urutia

Nov 14, 2021

Helen J. Urutia, 98, passed away at Pacifica Senior Living Millcreek on November 14, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

She was born on July 31, 1923 in Salt Lake City, UT; the daughter of Eldon Chariker and Dora Sorensen.Helen was a 1940 graduate of the Rock Springs High School and worked at a number of businesses including Ben’s Foodliner, Mitchelson...

Burkett Rowland Jackson Jr.

Burkett Rowland Jackson Jr.

Nov 13, 2021

Burkett Rowland Jackson Jr., 66, passed away on November 13, 2021 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a long time resident of Rock Springs.

Burkett was born on June 19, 1955, in Laramie, Wyoming, the son of Burkett Rowland Jackson Sr., and Edna Mae Harnden. He attended schools in Laramie, Wyoming and was a 1974 graduate. Burkett...

Lance Allen Herman

Lance Allen Herman

Nov 11, 2021

Lance Allen Herman, Rock Springs, WY took his final breath to pass into eternity in the Lander, WY hospital on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at the age of 64. Lance died from complications of Covid-19.

He was born in Rugby, North Dakota on a beautiful fall day September 16, 1957, the son of Harvey and Jeanette (Nelson) Herman and was...

Mario Dircio Morales

Mario Dircio Morales

Nov 8, 2021

Mario Dircio Morales, 41, passed away on November 8, 2021 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a resident of Rock Springs for six years and former resident of Evanston, Wyoming.

Mario was born on December 22, 1979 in Acapulco, Mexico, the son of Hilario Dircio and Porfiria Morales. He was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic...

Justin Michael Beatty

Justin Michael Beatty

Nov 6, 2021

Justin Michael Beatty, 36, was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming on June 22, 1985. Justin, “Mr. Irish”, peacefully passed away honorably on November 6, 2021, in his home he loved. Justin was proceeded in death by his mother, Raynie Lynn Evans and father Charles Whitman Beatty, Cousin Curtis Elam and brother in blood, Richard Dunnick. Justin was a jack of...

Dustan Michael Fernandez

Dustan Michael Fernandez

Nov 5, 2021

Dustan Michael Fernandez, 36, passed away on November 5, 2021 at his home in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a long-time resident of Rock Springs.

He was born on January 16, 1985 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the son of Vincent Fernandez and Cynthia Lee Holt. Dustan’s interests include watching YouTube, and movies, listening to music, and drinking coffee. He especially...

Paul N. Nicksich Sr.

Paul N. Nicksich Sr.

Oct 30, 2021

Paul N. Nicksich Sr. died in his home in Rock Springs after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis earlier this year.

Paul was born in Helena, MT in 1951 to Lois J. Collins and Paul N. Nicksich.

He attended the Utah School for the Deaf and Blind for several years as a child and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1971. In...

Carl D. Forman

Carl D. Forman

Oct 30, 2021

Carl D. Forman, 73, of Evanston, Wyoming, died Saturday October 30,2021. He was born on September 24, 1948 in Evanston; the son of Dean & Laura Limb Forman.

He was a proud American who enlisted in the United States Navy at the age of 17, where he served in Vietnam on the USS Providence. Carl was an avid hunter and...

Patricia Mitchell

Patricia Mitchell

Oct 29, 2021

Patricia Mitchell, 66, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 29, 2021 at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Rock Springs, Wyoming.

She was a resident of Green River, Wyoming. Patricia was born on June 18, 1955 in Chadron, Nebraska; the daughter of Arthur and Jean Taggart. Patricia worked as a Custodian for Sweetwater School District #2 until her retirement in July of...

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