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Dorothy Margert Turney
Jun 22, 2014
Dottie Turney of Powell died at the Powell Valley Care Center on June 22, 2014. She was 107 years old.          Dottie was born Dec. 19, 1906 in Humboldt County, Iowa to Killian Cornelius Schnepf and Clara Belle Young. Her family later settled down in Colorado.       ...
Geneva Mae Peterson
Jun 22, 2014
Geneva Peterson (April 8, 1922 – June 22, 2014) Geneva Mae Peterson passed away at the Powell Valley Care Center, Sunday, June 22, 2014, at the age of 92. Geneva was born on April 8, 1922, in Powell, WY, to Earl and Virgie (Biesemeier) Allen. She graduated from Powell Senior High School in 1940. On Jan. 20, 1941 she married Ralph...
Raymond Jake Schiermeister
Jun 20, 2014
Ray Schiermeister of Powell died at the Red Lodge Hospital on Friday, June 20, 2014, at the age of 81. Ray, son of Jake and Johanna Schiermeister, was born on April 5, 1933, at home on the farm in Emmons County, N.D. Ray grew up on the farm and attended rural schools. He married Lena Feist on Oct. 12, 1957,...
DeLaine Elaine Lamb
Jun 14, 2014
DeLaine Lamb (Dec. 22, 1947 - June 14, 2014) DeLaine Lamb of Powell died at her home in Powell on Saturday, June 14, 2014. She was 66. DeLaine was born Dec. 22, 1947, in Minot, N.D., to Harvey and Loretta (Schaefer) Gilbert. She moved to the Ralston Bench in 1952 and attended Powell schools. She graduated in 1966. DeLaine married...
Rose M Warner
Jun 13, 2014
Rose Elizabeth Murphy Warner (Sept. 5, 1920 - June 14, 2014) Rose Elizabeth Murphy Warner died on June 14, 2014, at the age of 93. Rose was born on Sept. 5, 1920. She was the daughter of Homer Denis Murphy and Mary Mac Comstock Murphy, the third child born of eight. Rose spent her early years working on the ranch...
John Joseph Bessler
Jun 13, 2014
FOR THE NEXT EDITION: John Joseph Bessler passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014, at the Powell Valley Care Center. He was 79. He was born on December 24, 1934 in Powell, Wyoming, on the family's Willwood homestead. The son of Felix and Nannie (Barton) Bessler, he was the sixth child born of the nine in their family. He graduated from Powell High...
Casey Menuey
Jun 6, 2014
Casey Menuey Casey Joe Menuey of Powell, son of Richard Menuey Jr. and Renee Malliot, died in Moab, Utah. He was 33. Casey was born on June 10, 1981, in Powell. He is survived by his wife Gabriel Cogswell Menuey, whom he married on April 15, 2006; his daughter Telisha and his sons Damean and Daytona. He is also survived...
Norma Louise Onstine
May 26, 2014
Long-time Powell resident Norma Louise (Elder) Onstine, 95, died Monday, May 26 at the Powell Valley Care Center. She was born at home on Avenue D in Powell April 3, 1919, to Ralph and Isabel Elder and lived most of her adult life in Powell. She graduated from Powell High School with the Class of 1937. Norma lettered in Band...
Hans G Muecke
May 20, 2014
Hans Muecke, of Powell, died peacefully at Powell Valley Care Center on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, after a lengthy illness. He was 91. A memorial service for Hans will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Union Presbyterian Church in Powell. Hans was born July 30, 1922, in Schwusen, Germany, to Juliane (Flock) and Karl Muecke. Hans immigrated...
Joanne I Davison
May 20, 2014
Joanne Davison of Powell died Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the age of 78. Joanne was born June 5, 1935, to Mildred and Roy Rainwater. She married Duane Davison in Powell. Joanne was a vivacious person who lived life to the fullest. She loved to travel and explore. She enjoyed and saved all her birthday and Mother's Day cards and...
Gerald Robert Wilkins
May 19, 2014
Gerald R. Wilkins (Nov. 4, 1920 - May 19, 2014) Longtime Powell resident Gerald R. Wilkins, 93, died May 19, 2014, at the Powell Hospital. Gerry was born Nov. 4, 1920, in Peoria, Ill., to Charles and Alice (Scott) Wilkins. He graduated from Bradley Polytechnic Institute in Peoria as a watchmaker. War World II interrupted his career, and he joined...
Leon Albert Moore
May 1, 2014
After a long life of 88 years, Leon Moore passed away from natural causes, Thursday, May 1, at his home in Spokane, Washington. Leon was born to Marvin and Cora Moore June 20, 1925 to in Era, Texas. Like many of the brave young men of his generation, Leon chose to serve his country during World War II by joining the...
Jesse A Wyatt
May 1, 2014
Jesse Allen Wyatt of Frannie died May 1, 2014, at Powell Valley Hospital. He was 74. Jesse was born in 1940 in Collbran, Colorado, to Helen Marjory (Bevan) and Newton Oran Wyatt. He graduated from high school, and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy. He was honorably discharged in 1965. Jesse married Elyse Maxine Beldon on Sept. 8,...
Kenneth Earl Hockley
Apr 30, 2014
Kenneth Earl Hockley Ken Hockley, 76, of Powell, passed away on April 30, 2014 of natural causes. Ken was born June 2, 1937 to Leo and Helen Hockley, in Cody. He was raised in Cody and attended the Cody Schools, graduating from Cody High School in the spring of 1956. Ken played football, wrestled, and ran in track. He was...
David Richard Decker
Apr 28, 2014
David Richard Decker David was born August 16, 1951 to Paul and Marjorie Decker. He passed away on April 28, 2014. David was proceeded in death by his older sister Sandra Franklin. He is survived by his wife of 41 years Mary Jo, daughter Laura Richards (Ken) of Idaho, and son Stephen Decker (Teresa) of Cody. He had five grandchildren...
William "Bill" Schock
Apr 10, 2014
William "Bill" Schock died at Powell Valley Hospital April 10, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was 76. Bill was born March 23, 1938, in Billings, Mont., to Edward and Virginia Wright Schock. He married Betty Pryde on July 14, 1960, in Billings. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Bill owned and operated his own...
Betty Jo Briggs
Apr 1, 2014
Betty Jo (Wallace) Briggs died Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at her home in Powell. She was 77. Betty was born Sept. 6, 1936, to Lucille (Babe) and Everett Wallace in Red Lodge, Mont. Betty was raised by her grandparents Ida (Crane) and Roy Hicox, along with her brother Leroy Wogoman. She graduated from Red Lodge High School in 1954. After...
Shawn Jay Bennet
Mar 29, 2014
Shawn Jay Bennet died at his home in Powell on March 29, 2014. He was 42. Shawn was born Jan. 31, 1972, in Minnesota to Sally and Owen Bennet. He served for eight years in the Navy and was a plank holder on the USS John C. Stennis. Shawn was an aviation boson’s mate and lead petty officer on the...
Nada Jo Ivy
Mar 16, 2014
Nada Jo Ivy, 83 passed away on Sunday morning, March 16, 2014 at the Powell Valley Nursing Home after a prolonged fight with Alzheimer's. Nada and her husband, Grady, have been residents of Powell for over 50 years. Born in Spur, Texas on August 6, 1930, Nada was the seventh of nine children of Albert and Esther Fry. She was...
Maxine B Kirkenslager
Mar 7, 2014
Maxine Kirkenslager, 83, died March 7, 2014, at her home in Powell after a lengthy illness. Maxine was born Sept. 11,1930, in Lomax, Ill., to Margaret Pence and Max Baca. She married Richard Dean Kirkenslager Sept. 27, 1947, in Kahoka, Mo. They lived in Illinois and moved to Wyoming in 1952. Richard worked for Marathon and the couple lived in...
