All Obituaries

Rebecca Whittemore Edwards, 65, passed away on Sunday July 21, 2019 in Worland WY from pancreatic cancer. Becky was born in Davenport Iowa on July 22, 1954. She moved to Wyoming in the early 70s then to Texas in the late 70s. She retired from the Department of Justice and moved back to Wyoming in the summer of 2018 to get back to the mountains. She loved going to church and singing. Among a few of her favorite things was enjoying ice cream with her kids and grandkids and watching old...

James Patrick Fassler was born June 15, 1934 in Canon City, Colorado, to Joseph and Frances Konty Fassler, and died July 3, 2019, in Worland, Wyoming.  Jim grew up in a house built by his father and surrounded by his mother’s prodigious garden.  His family taught him to work hard and eat well.  After a stellar athletic career at Holy Cross Abbey in Cañon City, he went on to Regis (Jesuit) College, Denver, where he stumbled into English and Secondary Education, and...

Neil S. Wetherbee passed on June 24, 2019 after a short battle from a heart attack. Neil was born in Ashton, Idaho on June 4, 1925 to Lester and Fern Wetherbee. Neil graduated in 1942 from Powell High School. After graduation Neil joined the Navy and served in the South Pacific in WWII. Upon being discharged Neil began a 34 year career with Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph. Neil’s first job was on a line crew constructing long distance lines across the state of Wyoming....

John Allen Lamb, 65, passed away with his family at his side on May 17, 2019 in Worland. John was a lover of animals, a professor of hard work, and had quite the encyclopedia of mechanics language. He loved his family unconditionally. He showed grace to all with no hesitation. John started his life in Sheridan, Wyoming on December 10, 1953. His family then moved to Gillette, and Casper during his childhood. He ended up in Worland during late grade school where he lived until his passing....

James Neil Wetherbee, 63, of Worland, Wyoming died on May 14, 2019, with the love of his life by his side holding his hand until the very last breath was taken. Jim fought a very long, but short courageous battle of colon cancer.  He was born on February 21, 1956 to Neil and Madelon (Ryan) Wetherbee in Cody, Wyoming. Jim graduated from Cheyenne Central High School in 1974. Jim later became a telephone construction lineman and worked for U.S. West from 1974-1996 and RT Communications...

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...