Obituaries

Oct 19, 2021

Michael Flores has passed away recently. A full Obituary will be available soon.

Oct 17, 2021

Lyn Ritterbrown Goffaux peacefully passed away on October 17, 2021 surrounded by her family. She was born on March 27, 1937 to Paul and Mary Alys (Allie)Ritterbrown in Cody, Wyoming.

Lyn grew up in Sunlight Basin near Cody, Wyoming on Dead Indian Ranch along with her sister “Pokey”. There she was surrounded by horses and beautiful mountains. She was a...

Oct 17, 2021

Georgiana Tyser Zmolek(Oct. 8, 1926 - Oct.17, 2021)

Georgiana Tyser Zmolek was born on Oct. 8, 1926, in Chicago, to Martin and Anna Pavlica Tyser, her parents. Growing up in Chicago, she played the stringed bass and took nurses training after graduating high school.She met her husband, Charles Zmolek, at a New Year’s Eve dance in 1946, and they married the...

Oct 14, 2021

Oct 12, 2021

Phyllis Irene Lundvall passed away on Oct. 12, 2021, at the Powell Valley Care Center.

Phyllis was born on Jan. 5, 1924, in Cody, to Edwin and Ada FertigBallinger. She grew up on the South Fork and graduated from Cody HighSchool in 1941. She married Lawrence Lundvall on May 22, 1941, inBasin, Wyoming. They celebrated 71 years together.They ranched on Monument...

Oct 11, 2021

Jacqueline Evon Pederson Graham, a tall woman to behold, entered this world Oct. 30, 1927. She bowed out Oct. 11, 2021, at the Powell Valley Care Center, just shy of her 94th birthday.

Cremation has taken place per her wishes and a celebration of her long life well lived will be held next summer.

Jackie was born in Bismarck, ND,...

Oct 9, 2021

Evaleen Hulet George passed away October 9, 2021 at the age of 97 at her home of 74 years on Heart Mountain after a long and happy life. She was born March 31, 1924 to parents Rupert Wallace and Sara Emily Stevens Hulet in Parowan, Utah. She was the seventh of nine children.

Evaleen was curious about everything and...

Oct 9, 2021

Kenneth Wayne Baker — father, husband, grandfather and great-grandfather — passed from this life while in the nursing home in Powell on Oct. 9, 2021. He was surrounded by family. Ken was 92 years old.

He was born on March 21, 1929, in St. Joseph, Missouri, and was the oldest of 11 children. His parents were Wayne D. and Anna Mary...

Oct 9, 2021

Paul Russell Cross, of Powell, WY, was welcomed into the loving arms of Yahweh, his most beloved creator on Saturday, October 9, 2021. Paul was born April 15, 1954 in Cheyenne, WY to Nelson Thomas Cross and Joan Carmella Cross (DiCicco). He grew up alongside his older brother, Lee Thomas Cross. They traveled the world due to his father being...

Oct 9, 2021

Charles Sherman Sheets passed away peacefully at the Long Term Care Center in Cody, Wyoming on Oct 09, 2021. Charles was 92 years old. Charles was born in Powell, Wyoming on June 14, 1929, to Horal Bryan Sheets and Maggie Lou (Ewalt) Sheets. He was raised on a farm in the Willwood area. One wintry night, Charles ventured to the...

Oct 8, 2021

Clifford Leroy Case, 93, passed away at the Powell Valley Care Center, Powell, Wyoming, the evening of October 8, 2021.

Cliff was born April 12, 1928 to Joseph and Mary Case in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest of three children. He had one sister, Mary, and one brother, Joseph. Cliff married Connie N. Mulford in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Jan 14,...

Oct 5, 2021

Joan Carmella Cross, of Powell, was welcomed into the loving arms of our Lord and Creator on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

Joan was born March 19, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, to Thomas DiCicco and Kathryn DiCicco (Will). She grew up alongside her older, beloved brothers, Thomas and Carlo DiCicco. She graduated high school in 1947 and became a legal...

Oct 3, 2021

Hazel Achtenberg, 94, passed in Powell, on Oct. 3. At this time no services are scheduled.

Sep 30, 2021

Al, as all his friends called him, left this world on Sept. 30, 2021, to spend eternity in the presence of Jesus.

He was born in Clinton, Iowa, to Edward and Arletta (Lovell) Burken. He graduated in 1962 from Northeast High School in Gooselake Iowa. He graduated from DeVry Technical School in Chicago, Illinois. Following his graduation, he enlisted in the...

Sep 30, 2021

Linda Kay Spiva Bessler, of Worland, formerly of Powell, passed away September, 30 at St. Vincent Health Care in Billings.

Linda, the daughter of George and Bea Shanley Spiva was born on July 21, 1949 in Riverton, Wyoming. She was raised in Shoshoni and in 1956 moved with her family to Casper. She graduated from Natrona County High School in...

Sep 28, 2021

Kenneth Edwin Jones

(April 18, 1927 - Sept. 28, 2021)

Kenneth Edwin Jones passed away on Sept. 28, 2021, at Spirit Mountain Hospice, at the age of 94. He was born in Byron, Wyoming, on April 18, 1927, to parents, Eugene Jones and Afton Sessions Jones. His grandfather, Byron Sessions and family were the original Big Horn Basin Pioneers. He attended Byron...

Sep 27, 2021

Leann Rue Snell joined her dad Russell Snell, her mom, Pearl Ann Hart Snell, and her big brother, Lynn Russell Snell, on Monday evening, Sept. 27, 2021. She was surrounded by family as she left this world.She was born Feb. 17, 1957, in Lovell. She grew up on farms in Byron and Powell, near her grandparents, great-grandparents, many aunts, uncles...

Sep 26, 2021

Alan Clarke Jones

(Oct. 3, 1941 - Sept. 26, 2021)

Alan Clarke Jones passed away Sept. 26, 2021, a week before his 80th birthday, at Powell Valley Hospital following a brief illness involving his pituitary gland. Alan was born on Oct. 3, 1941 to Richard R. (Dick) and Estes (Jack) Clarke Jones in Powell, Wyoming. He was the second of three children...

Sep 25, 2021

Lawrence “Larry” Lewis Chouinard passed away on Sept. 26, 2021.

He was born in Motley, Minnesota, on April 25, 1942, and ended his journey on earth in Powell. Many are proud to have known him as a kind friend, one who tried to better himself as life carried on. He was tough, resilient, hardworking, self-sufficient, the definition of the iconic...

Sep 17, 2021

Celebration of life was held on Saturday, October 2nd at homesteader park for Ellen Slater, 90 who passed away on Friday, September 17th, In Powell Valley Care Center after a brief illness.

Ellen Slater who was a long time resident of Powell; was born August 13th, 1931, in Jefferson Iowa. Ellen married Richard (Rick) Slater on October 9th, 1949,...