Preston C. Ferris
Preston Ferris, age 8, died on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, from injuries sustained in a four-wheeler accident. Services are at 1 p.m. Monday, June 8, at Rocky Mountain Hall at Fort Washakie.
Shobe L. White
Services for Shobe L. White of Riverton were June 6. He died Monday, June 1, 2009, as the result of a traffic accident. He was 38.
Richard Baker
Richard Andrew Baker died at his home in Dubois on Saturday, May 30, 2009. He was 93 years old. Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 7.
Bonnie Snow
Former Riverton resident Bonnie B. Snow died Thursday, May 28, 2009, in Reno, Nev. She was 81. Services were June 6.
Arthur W. Moats
Services for Arthur W. Moats of Shoshoni were June 5. He died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at age 91.
Mark A. Coando
Services for Mark A. Coando of Fort Washakie were June 4. He died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at age 34.
Thomas Chippewa Sr.
Thomas Chippewa, who had many relatives on the Wind River Indian Reservation, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009, in Pocatello, Idaho, following a vehicle/pedestrian accident. He was 25. Services were June 1.
Theresa J. Witt
Services for Theresa J. Witt of Riverton were June 6. She died Sunday, May 31, 2009. She was 52.
Roseen Spotted Elk
Lander native Roseen D. Spotted Elk died Wednesday, May 27, 2009. She was 45. Services were June 2.
Barbara F. Blevins
Former Riverton resident Barbara F. Blevins of Delta, Colo., died Friday, May 29, 2009. She was 82. Services were June 1.
Edd M. Shakespeare
Services for Edd M. Shakespeare Sr. of Arapahoe were June 2. He died Friday, May 29, 2009. He was 72.
Betty J. Rowse
Services for former Riverton resident Betty J. Rowse are June 13. She died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. She was 68.
Melecia D. Murray
Melecia D. Murray of the Wind River Indian Reservation died in Happy Valley, Ore., on Monday, June 8, 2009. She was 53. Services were June 13.
Cheryl M. Redhouse
Cheryl Redhouse of the Wind River Indian Reservation died Friday, June 5. She was 45. Services were June 11.
Preston C. Ferris
Riverton native Preston Ferris of Kaycee died near Fort Washakie on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, from injuries suffered in a four-wheeler accident. He was 8 years old. Services were June 8.
Marvin G. Devish
Marvin G. Devish, longtime Missouri Valley farmer and Riverton resident, died Sunday, June 7, 2009. He was 85.
James A. Russell
No services are planned for James A. Russell, stepfather of Lisa Moore of Riverton. He died Thursday, May 28, 2009, in Casper. He was 79.
Martha Massey
Martha Lou Massey died at her home in Worland on Friday, June 12, at age 70. Catholic services were Thursday, June 18, at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Fort Washakie. Burial will followed at the Chief Washakie Cemetery.
Elizabeth Engler
Funeral services for Elizabeth Engler, 79, of Hudson, were Friday, June 19, at Hudson’s Funeral Home Chapel in Lander. Burial was in the Hudson Cemetery. Mrs. Engler died on Sunday, June 14.
Randy Shoyo
Lifelong resident of the Wind River Indian Reservation Randy Shoyo died at his home at age 51. Traditional Indian funeral services were Thursday, June 18, at the family residence, #12 Engavo Lane, South Fork, Fort Washakie. Interment wwas in the Sacajawea Cemetery at Fort Washakie.
Robert E. Bappe
Robert E. Bappe, 81 of Lexington, Neb., died on Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Gothenburg (Neb.) Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. He was the father of Mark Bappe of Pavillion. Funeral services were Friday, June 19, at the Evangelical Free Church in Lexington with the Rev. Duane Russell officiating. Burial, with military honors, was in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington.
Willadean Vinson
Longtime Lander resident Willadean (Little) Vinson died at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper on Friday, June 12, at age 85. According to her wishes, private family graveside services will be held.
Martha Massey
Martha Lou Massey died at her home in Worland on Friday, June 12, at age 70. Catholic services were Thursday, June 18, at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Fort Washakie. Burial will followed at the Chief Washakie Cemetery.
Elizabeth Engler
Funeral services for Elizabeth Engler, 79, of Hudson, were Friday, June 19, at Hudson’s Funeral Home Chapel in Lander. Burial was in the Hudson Cemetery. Mrs. Engler died on Sunday, June 14.
Randy Shoyo
Lifelong resident of the Wind River Indian Reservation Randy Shoyo died at his home at the age 51. Traditional Indian funeral services were Thursday, June 18, at the family residence, #12 Engavo Lane, South Fork, Fort Washakie. Interment wwas in the Sacajawea Cemetery at Fort Washakie.
Robert E. Bappe
Robert E. Bappe, 81 of Lexington, Neb., died on Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Gothenburg (Neb.) Memorial Hospital Long Term Care. He was the father of Mark Bappe of Pavillion. Funeral services were Friday, June 19, at the Evangelical Free Church in Lexington with the Rev. Duane Russell officiating. Burial, with military honors, was in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington.
Willadean Vinson
Longtime Lander resident Willadean (Little) Vinson died at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper on Friday, June 12. He was 85. According to her wishes, private family graveside services will be held.
Vicki Martin
Memorial services for Vicki Martin of Riverton will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton.
Ms. Martin died Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2009, at Riverton Memorial Hospital. She was 59.
Elaine Longtine
Elaine “Toots” Longtine died at her home in Lander on Tuesday afternoon, June 16, 2009, at age 77.
Cremation has taken place and, according to her wishes, no services will be held.
Karen Erickson
Riverton native Karen Erickson, age 46, died at her home in Kimball, Neb., on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, of natural causes.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 22, at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church south of Riverton, with burial to follow at the Arapaho Catholic Cemetery at St. Stephen’s. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, at St. Stephen’s. A wake will follow at the home of Bernice and William Miller, 476 Left Hand Ditch Road, Arapahoe.
Raili M. Stephenson
Raili M. Stephenson died at her home in Riverton on Sunday, June 14, 2009, at age 75.
At her request, cremation has taken place and there will be no services.
Eleanor Fabrizius
Eleanor Fabrizius of Riverton died Thursday morning, June 18, 2009, at Wind River Healthcare in Riverton. She was 80 years old.
At her request, no services will be held.
Fern K. Davidson
A Celebration of Life service for Fern K. Davidson of Lander will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at the First United Methodist Church of Lander.
Cremation has taken place and Mrs. Davidson’s cremated remains will be buried next to her husband at Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne at a later date.
Woodson G. Held
Woodson G. “Woodie” Held died at his home in Dubois on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, after a battle with cancer. He was 77.
According to his wishes, a celebration of his life will be held at a date to be announced.
William H. McClurg
William H. McClurg of Lander died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, while on a scuba diving trip in Ecuador. He was 50 years old.
According to his wishes, his ashes will be scattered over the South Pacific and a memorial service in Lander will be held at a later date.
Helen M. Sebade
Helen M. Sebade died at her home in Lander Tuesday morning, June 2, 2009. She was 86 years old.
According to her wishes, no services will be held. Cremation has taken place.
Margrethe E. Stremming
Funeral services for Margrethe E. “Grethe” Stremming of Lander are at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Evangelical Free Church of Lander.
The Rev. Richard Burke will officiate. Cremated remains will be returned to Norway to be scattered.
Carol Tarver
Carol Tarver of Missouri Valley north of Riverton died Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at the Help for Health Hospice Home in Riverton. She was 73.
Services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton, with the Rev. Mark Thurman of the United Methodist Church officiating.
Interment follows at Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton.
Charlene Fritz
Charlene Fritz of Riverton died on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. She was 68.
Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Monday, June 8, at the Calvary Baptist Church in Riverton, with the Rev. Richard Morgan officiating.
Cremation has taken place, and inurnment will be at Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton.
Arthur W. Moats
Services for Arthur W. Moats of Shoshoni were Friday, June 5, at the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson’s Funeral Home of Lander, with Dan Brossman officiating.
Burial was at Mount Hope Cemetery in Lander, with Masonic rites.
Mr. Moats died Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at the Wind River Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Riverton. He was 92.
Charlotte A. Wentworth
Charlotte A. Wentworth died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Wind River Healthcare in Riverton. She was 68 years old.
Graveside memorial services were Thursday, June 4, at the Meeteetse Cemetery in Meeteetse.
Viewing was on Wednesday, June 3, at the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton.
James A. Russell
No services will be held for James A. “Jim” Russell, who died on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the Poplar Living Center in Casper. Cremation has taken place.