All Obituaries

James “Jim” Farold Thompson “Big T” born October 19, 1957 to Floyd and Jennie Thompson in Casper, WY passed away Friday morning in his home surrounded by his wife and two daughters. Jim graduated from high school in 1976 from Worland High School. Jim married the love of his life in 1980 and they became a family of four. Jim’s greatest hobbies were camping, fly fishing, shooting, and being with his family. He also enjoyed playing his bass and a good nascar race....

     Shirley Thurman,91, a long time Ten Sleep resident, passed away on August 22, 2020 in Worland, Wyoming. Shirley was born 18 Aug 1929 to Zula Grace (Arnold) and Rouse Wellington Anderson in Ten Sleep. She and her siblings grew up on the Anderson ranch one mile east of Ten Sleep. Her maternal grandparents, Bert and Mabel Arnold lived nearby, as did many of her aunts, uncles and cousins.      Shirley attended elementary and high school in Ten Sleep, with the...

Robert Henry Eshleman, 90, formerly of Garryowen, Montana, passed away in Wyoming on August 8, 2020. He was born in Garryowen, Montana on November 5, 1929 to Emerson and Ella (Weibert) Eshleman. Robert grew up on the family farm on Reno Creek. In 1945 he worked for Campbell Farming Corporation and then in 1950 moved to Worland, Wyoming where he worked for Empire Heating. During this time he was drafted into the U.S. Army and was stationed in Kornwestheim, West Germany, at Ludendorf...

Funeral Liturgy for William (Bill) Patrick Ala, 82, will be celebrated on July 27, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in Worland, Wyoming, at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, by Father Robert Rogers. Rite of Committal will be conducted in Casper, Wyoming, at Memorial Gardens Cemetery on July 28, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.  Vigil for the deceased will be recited on July 26, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church. William died on July 22, 2020 at the Washakie Medical Center. Bill was born...

Madelon F. Wetherbee, 90 year old Worland resident passed peacefully on June 16, 2020. Madelon was born July 13, 1929 in Bridger, Montana to Bill and Dorothy Ryan. She was raised in Bridger and received her education at Bridger public school, graduating in 1947. On September 4, 1948 Madelon married Neil Wetherbee in Red Lodge, Montana. After living in many Wyoming cities over 34 years Madelon and Neil retired. Neil worked for Mountain Bell Telephone Company for 34 years and Madelon worked...

Marilyn Frances Kohler, 72, died unexpectedly on May 29, 2020 at her home in Worland, Wyoming.  She was born on January 16, 1948 to Mary Nikolai Jaecks and Norman Emil Jaecks in Wausau, WI.  She graduated from Rice Lake High School in 1966 and went on to study Arts and Textiles at UW-Stout in Menomonie WI.  On August 31, 1968 she married John Kohler in Rice Lake, WI.  After 20+ years, they divorced yet continued to celebrate holidays together as a family and enjoy their...

William “Bill” Hefenieder passed away on May 23, 2020 at the Washakie Medical Center.  He was born on March 14th, 1935 in the old hospital on Big Horn Ave. in Worland, WY.  He was the first child of George E. Hefenieder and Clara (Spadt) Hefenieder. His farming career started at the age of six when he crawled behind his mother thinning doubles while his mother blocked sugar beets with a hoe. When he and his sister, Clarice, kept up all day, they were rewarded with a...

             Longtime Worland resident Beverly Ann Smith passed away on May 13, 2020 at her home in Worland, surrounded by her loving family.             Beverly was born in Basin, WY on July 3, 1929, a twin daughter of Katherine Ann (Sterkle) and August John Kleinschmidt.  At the age of three, she moved with her family to a farm about 8 miles north of Worland, where she attended the Durkee School...

Jackie Phillips, 85, of Worland, died April 24th, 2020. Jackie was born August 13, 1934, in Ten Sleep, WY, and was the daughter of Vivian Bader and Jack Whaley. Jackie was married to Chester Phillips, December 20th, 1952 in Billings MT.  Jackie and Chester worked and moved throughout Wyoming and Montana until finally settling in Jackson Hole, Wyoming in the mid-sixties. Jackson Hole is where Jackie found her heart and soul. Jackie loved socializing, hunting and fishing...

     On the evening of April 20th, 2020, Ralph Bond was relaxing at his home in Worland, Wyoming. He was sitting in his favorite chair, watching the news, and playing multiple games of online Scrabble with various family members across the country.  He had been in relatively good health, and had enjoyed a perfect day with a small gathering of family who had pulled their campers from Laramie to Worland to camp out in his back yard and enjoy a visit.  At a few minutes...