Obituaries

Oct 5, 2010

Carole J. Howell of Powell died from small cell lung cancer Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 in Billings. She was had just turned 69. Carole was born on Sept. 16, 1941 to Edmund and Lillian (Jablonski) Groncezwski. She married and deeply devoted to Jim Howell in Powell, and celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary in May. Carole loved to garden and had...

Sep 28, 2010

  (Oct. 9, 1955 - Sept. 28, 2010)   Christy Elizabeth Davis, 54, died Tuesday, Sept. 28 of complications from ovarian cancer. She was born on Oct. 9, 1955 in Seaside, Ore. She grew up in Seaside, Enterprise, Rainier, Beaverton and Sweet Home, Ore., graduating from Sweet Home High School in 1973. Davis graduated with a bachelor’s degree in education...

Sep 27, 2010

  (Feb. 15, 1940 - Sept. 27, 2010)   James M. Bessler, of Powell, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, in Billings, Mont. Services will be held Friday, Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Barbara's Catholic Church in Powell with Father John Patterson officiating. Burial will follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. James was born Feb. 15, 1940, in Powell, to...

Sep 21, 2010

Grace Mata Synhorst, of Powell, died Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Powell Valley Healthcare. She was 103. Grace was born Dec. 9, 1906 in Monarch, Mont., to Frank R. and Mata B. (Holzheimer) Servoss. She graduated high school in Belt, Mont., in 1925, and married Laurence M. Synhorst March 28, 1929, in Great Falls, Mont. Grace and Laurence owned and operated...

Sep 20, 2010

Bob “BBQ” Johnston of Lovell died Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 in Powell. He was 61. He was born Sept, 20, 1949, in Nurnberg, Germany to Thomas B. and Jerrie L. (Templeton) Johnston. He attended the Powell Church of Christ and was interested in Harley Davidsons, music, photographs, having fun and spending time with friends and family. He was loved by...

Sep 19, 2010

Larry Eugene Guthrie, of Powell, died Sunday, Sept. 19 at Powell Valley Hospital. He was 67. Larry was born Aug. 24, 1943, in Pearl, Ill., to Wilbert W. and Della Guthrie. He received his education in Powell, and he married Glenda Lee Wall on July 3, 1969, in Powell.  Larry served in the U.S. Navy, and was honorably discharged in...

Sep 8, 2010

(Aug. 13, 1925 - Sept. 8, 2010)   Edward Judd Jones died Sept. 8, 2010. He was 85. Edward was born Aug. 13, 1925 on a homestead on the South Fork. His parents, Jessie and Edward Jones, had three children, Elmor, Edna and Edward. Ed graduated from Cody High School. A gifted athlete, he was offered several college scholarships. Duty...

Aug 27, 2010

 

Doris Clark, a long-time resident of the Powell Valley, died Friday, Aug. 27 while residing at the Powell Valley Care Center.  She was 97. She was born Doris Catharine Krell on Dec. 20, 1912, in Pueblo, Colo., daughter of Wilber Leland Krell (1885-1966) and Mary Blanche (Crossman) Krell (1887-1970). An early day resident of the Powell community, Doris came...

Aug 26, 2010

   

Feliciano “Felix” “Chano” DeLeon, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. He was 75. He was born Sept. 5, 1934 in Lyford, Texas, to Reyes and Antonia (Trevino) DeLeon. On Aug. 10, 1954 he married Eustolia Carrizales in Billings, Mont. The couple made their home in Lovell until 1962 when they moved to Madera, Calif., where they lived for the next...

Aug 21, 2010

Gene Stewart Allen, of Powell, died Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Powell Valley Hospital. He was 78. Gene was born April 26, 1932, in Watson, Mo., to Samuel Stewart Allen and Dorothy Christiana Robinette. He traveled extensively both as an over the road trucker and for pleasure.   He married Marlene (Ehrichs) Allen on Dec. 25, 1975.  The Allens did campground hosting...

Aug 12, 2010

Wilma Marie LaFollette died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, at Powell Valley Care Center in Powell. She was 90. Wilma was born Dec. 7, 1919, in Bismarck, N.D., to William and Clara (Meland) VanVleet. She graduated from Powell High School and married her high school sweetheart, Dwayne LaFollette, on Aug. 11, 1940 in Cody. She was in the nursing field for...

Aug 9, 2010

 

 

 

David Earl Allen passed away on August 9, 2010 in his sleep at his home in Powell, Wyoming. Dave was born to James (Jim) and Mona Allen on June 16, 1955. Dave lived a very full life, even though it was too short. He attended Powell Schools and graduated from Powell High School. Dave married the love...

Aug 6, 2010

Debra A. (Dean) Beall, age 57 passed away Friday, August 6, 2010 at Powell Valley Hospital due to a long illness of COPD. Debbie was born in Casper, Wyoming on June 22, 1953, to Ernest and Susan (Faye) Dean.

Debbie attended school in Casper, WY and later graduated High School in Bremerton, WA. After graduation she moved back to...

Jul 25, 2010

 

Marjorie ( Marge) Irene Eichelkraut Diehl passed away Sunday, July 26, 2010 at the Powell Valley Health Care Center in Powell, Wyoming.

She was born September 29, 1918 to Fred and Annetta Eichelkraut and was raised by step mother Matilda Eichelkraut. She married Leonard Roller Diehl in Ottawa Illinois June 4, 1939. They moved to Worland, Wyoming via Sioux...

Jul 20, 2010

 

Long time Powell resident, Rosie Bustos, 94, passed away on July 20, 2010 after an extended stay at St. John's Jensen Cottage in Billings. Rosie was born in Aguas Calientes, Mexico to Jose Valles and Maria Salazar Valles on March 1, 1916. She came to the United States with her family when she was two years old, and attended...

Jul 12, 2010

William J. “Bill” Mudd, 51, died July 12, 2010, at his home in Powell.  Bill was born June 28, 1959, to James Dean and Leota A. (Craig) Mudd.  He graduated from Natrona County High School in Casper in 1977. He was an avid outdoorsman, and he worked as a technician for Qwest. Bill was preceded in death by his parents...

Jul 10, 2010

 

Sarah Elizabeth (Wirth) Borrego, loving wife, mother, daughter and sister, passed away on Friday, July 9th in Seattle, Washington. Sarah had been a patient at the University of Washington Medical Center for the past month where she was awaiting a double lung transplant. She had been suffering with a rare lung disease since February. th at 11:00 A.M. at...

Jul 7, 2010

 Juan J. Sandoval, of Powell, passed away on July 7, 2010 at the Powell Valley Care Center. He was 89 years old.

Jul 3, 2010

Michael Troy “Whitey” Timmons died July 3, 2010. He was born in Powell on Oct. 25, 1977, the youngest son of Martin and Elane Timmons.  He attended Parkside Elementary and Powell Junior High School. He earned his GED through Northwest College in 2000.  In his early years, he competed in bull riding, taking first place in 1999 at the Bull...

Jul 3, 2010