Obits
1935–April 22, 2022
John Lawrence Ellis, age 87, passed away April 22, 2022, at Weston County Manor in Newcastle, Wyo.
John was born in 1935 to Lawrence and Anna (Schmitt) Ellis in Upton, Wyo. After a short stint in Pocatello, Idaho, the family returned and made their home in Newcastle.
John...
July 2, 1955–March 22, 2022
Charles Mathewes Bayne, 66, passed away March 22, 2022, at the family ranch south of Newcastle, Wyo.
Chuck was born to Clyde Lee and Angelina (Garcia) Bayne in Newcastle. He grew up in various towns throughout Wyoming including Casper, Thermopolis, and Worland where he...
ERNEST MERLD WELTON
May 14, 1949–April 7, 2022
Ernest Merld Welton, 72, of Osage, Wyo., passed away April 7, 2022, of natural causes.
Ernie was born May 14, 1949, to Ernest and Alberta Welton in Rawlins, Wyo., the oldest of three children. Ernie grew up in the Platte Valley area near Saratoga, Wyo...
ALLEN VOTROUBEK
May 4, 1947–Feb. 17, 2022
Allen Votroubek, 74, of Newcastle, Wyo., passed away Feb. 17, 2022, at home surrounded by his family.
He is survived by his wife, Ellen; daughter, Carrie (Votroubek) and her husband, George McCormick, and grandson, Jesse McCormick, all of Casper, Wyo.; son...
DWAYNE WILLIAM STANTON
Sept. 29, 1942–April 15, 2022
Dwayne Stanton was born on Sept. 29, 1942, in Custer, S.D. He died April 15, 2022, in Newcastle, Wyo.
Cremation is being conducted and inurnment will take place at a later date in Hot Springs, S.D.
TIMOTHY C. RAWHOUSER
Dec. 14, 1966–April 18, 2022
Timothy C. Rawhouser, 55, of Newcastle, Wyo., died April 18, 2022, at Monument Health Care in Rapid City, S.D.
Arrangements are under the direction of West River Funeral Directors, Rapid City.
A full obituary will follow.
YVONNE JEANNE NELSON
Nov. 9, 1935–Feb. 10, 2022
Yvonne Jeanne Nelson (nee Johnson) passed away Feb. 10, 2022, in Nampa, Idaho.
She was born at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Nov. 9, 1935, to Melvin Harvey Johnson Sr. and Helen Fern Johnson. The family moved to Aurora, Colo., for several years before...
JANICE AUDREY
(HEISER) MANDERS
Sept. 29, 1954–April 14, 2022
Janice Audrey (Heiser) Manders of Osage, Wyo., passed away April 14, 2022, due to a long illness.
Janice was born in Newcastle on Sept. 29, 1954, to Gilbert and Dorothy (Hemstock) Heiser. She was the third of five girls. Janice grew up...
BERTHA MAE BILLINGS
Nov. 1, 1939–April 13, 2022
Bertha Mae (Seeley) Billings, age 82, passed away April 13, 2022, at Monument Health of Rapid City due to a lengthy illness, with her family by her side.
Bertha was born to parents Carl and Alma Seeley on Nov. 1, 1939, in Sundance, Wyo., and was...
DONNA ELLIOTT
July 28, 1935–April 6, 2022
In Donna’s own words:
Donna was born at home, in an oil field camp in Osage, Wyo., 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 dad’s oil field helper.”
Donna attended...
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