All Obituaries

Ronald Gene Swartzendruber, 82, of Worland died April 7, 2019 in Perry, Utah.  He was born August 20, 1936 in Iowa County, Iowa to Rolla Swartzendruber and Theresa (Hershberger) Swartzendruber.  He was raised in Kalona, Iowa and attended Iowa Mennonite School, graduating with the class of 1955. Ron married Pauline Conrad in 1959.  They later divorced.  Following his first marriage, he lived in Minnesota and attended a lab technician school.  They moved to Wyoming in...

     Roy E Bliss born at home on the farm near Towanda Illinois March 5, 1918 passed away on March 24, 2019 at the age of 101.  Two weeks before he passed, he had renewed his driver’s license for 5 years. Roy attended Illinois State and then a nearby Business College and joined the Army Air Corp in 1941 after a short stint working for a Farm Implement Company as credit manager in Peoria IL. While in the Air Corp Roy excelled at flying.  After flying...

Jon Jacob Fritzler, 30, passed away on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019. Jon was born August 30, 1988 in Lander, WY to parents Scott & Lynn Fritzler.  Jon graduated from Worland High School where he enjoyed playing soccer and having theoretical conversations with Coach McGee and anyone else who would engage in them. Jon enjoyed spending a lot of time after graduation with aunts, uncles and cousins in Connecticut, Texas and Riverton. He worked for the BLM on fire crews and...

Mr. James (Jim) Donald Harry, 89, born on November 30, 1929 in Wellston, Ohio, to Lucille (Davis) Harry and D.W. Harry Sr., passed away on March 1, 2019, in Indianapolis, IN. From 1950 to 1952, James proudly served in the Wyoming Army National Guard's 300th Field Artillery Battalion where he saw active combat in the Korean War. Later he worked for the Pure Oil Company of Worland, then as a District Manager for Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Worland Wyoming for 30 years until his...

Gladys Frances Miller, age 91, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Worland Healthcare Center. Gladys was born April 29, 1927 in Oklahoma City. She married Harold L. Miller in Oklahoma City in 1946. They had three children; Darrel, Steve and Kay. The family moved to Worland in 1951 and made the Big Horn Basin their home. They lived in Worland, Powell, and Riverton; finally planting their roots in Worland. Harold passed away in 1986. Gladys then married Walt Wyman in 1995. Her...

Doris Anita Smith Anita Smith, 88, died Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Anita was born in Lawrence County, Illinois on July 10, 1930 to Eugene and Beatrice Poland. Anita married Jerry Smith, her high school sweetheart, on August 30, 1949 in Franklin, Kentucky. After getting married, they moved to Caldwell, OH and then to Olney, IL for a short while. Then they moved to the family farm in Sumner, IL and in 1970 they...

Donnie (Donald John) Michael, 75,  passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 28th, 2018.  He was preceded in death by his parents John and Claris (Toots) Michael and his brother Jerry Lee Michael. He was happily married to Janice Brown Michael for almost 48 years. He is survived by his loving wife Jan , sons John and Joe and their wives Tammy & Deb, Grandchildren Bryant, Kammi and husband Jake,Cody, C.J,  Jacob, Alivia , great Granddaughters Rena and Arya, sister...

Ople Marie Jorgensen was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 10, 2018. Ople was born October 15, 1919 to Emanuel and Leta (Stuck) Lamke on the homestead in Wasta, SD. She was raised on the farm along with her sister and three brothers. Ople attended country school until reaching high school when she moved into Rapid City, SD to complete her schooling. Ople married Kenneth Duncan (killed in World War II) on October 26, 1941 in New Underwood, SD. She graduated from the...

  Robert William “Jack” Stine, 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana, surrounded by 4 generations of family. Jack was born in Worland, WY on April 15, 1924 to Daniel and Edna (Lewis) Stine. His family moved to Long Beach, CA, returned to Thermopolis, WY and then moved back to Worland, WY. He became interested in baseball with his brother’s encouragement at a young age.  He graduated from Washakie County...

Margaret Helen Kline Allen   Margaret Helen Kline Allen, 97, passed away October 30, 2018 at the Worland Healthcare & Rehab Center. Margaret was born on the home farm in Glidden, Iowa on October 10, 1921 to William and Lourene Kline. She attended Glidden Consolidated Schools and graduated in 1939 as Salutatorian of her class. She played the clarinet in the school band. She was a 4-H member, went to the State Fair in Des Moines with her demonstration team. She attended Simpson...