Obituaries

Feb 15, 2016

Steven Dwayne Moeller (Dec. 8, 1946 - Feb. 15, 2016) Steven Moeller died early Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at his home in Powell. He was 69. Steve was born Dec. 8, 1946, in Glendale, California, to L. Dwayne and A. Lorraine Moeller. He was raised in California and graduated from Pasadena High School. After high school, Steve did cowboy and...

Feb 15, 2016

John W. Cozzens (June 25, 1930 - Feb. 15, 2016) John W. Cozzens, 85, of Powell, died Feb. 15, 2016, at Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody. He was born June 25, 1930, in Powell, to Joseph Francis and Bertha Fawcett Cozzens. He graduated from Powell High School in 1950 and from 1951-54 served in the United States Marine Corps....

Feb 9, 2016

Feb 8, 2016

Robert Dale Nemitz, commonly known as Bob, 69, of Powell, Wyoming passed away on February 8th, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on December 1st, 1946 in Huron, SD to Herbert Nemitz and Emma Weikum Nemitz. The Nemitz’s moved to Brookings, SD where Bob graduated high school from...

Feb 8, 2016

Glen Richard Arends (May 11, 1932 - Feb. 8, 2016) Glen Richard Arends, 83, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings. He was born May 11, 1932, in Seneca, Nebraska, to Rosie (Messman) and Richard Louis Arends. He graduated high school, and on May 12, 1954, he married LuEtta Jayne Osborne in Bayard, Nebraska. Glen was...

Feb 8, 2016

Feb 8, 2016

Richard ‘Dick’ Warren (April 7, 1947 - Feb. 8, 2016) Richard “Dick” Warren died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody. He was born April 7, 1947, in Long Prairie, Minnesota, to Ralph and Rosella (Scott) Warren. Dick attended Carter Country School in Todd County, Minnesota. He graduated in 1965 from Eagle Bend High School in Eagle...

Feb 7, 2016

Carline Kay (Davis) Burken May 10, 1944 - February 7, 2016 Carline was born May 10, 1944 to Paris and Edna (McKeever) Davis at their home in Waynesville, Ohio.  Graduated from Waynesville High School in 1963.  After graduation, went to IBM school where she was placed in Wright Patterson Air Force base to work for about a year.  She then went to a...

Feb 5, 2016

Devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Pat Jones, 84, died of natural causes on Feb. 5, 2016, surrounded by family, at Powell Valley Healthcare. She was born to Hubert and Ruby Hill and grew up on their farm on Road 12.   She attended Powell schools and graduated with the class of 1949, following which she took night classes...

Feb 4, 2016

On February 4, 2016 John David Manning passed away at home. He was born to Betty and Robert L. Manning in Denver, Colorado on January 27, 1952, joining a brother and two sisters. Both sets of grandparents and all his cousins lived close by, so his memories were full of the joy that families bring. In 1960 his family bought...

Jan 23, 2016

Jack David Nazer, 65, of Powell, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings. He was born May 29, 1950 in Powell, to Isabelle (Hudson) and John C. "Jack" Nazer. Jack served in the U.S. Army from 1967-72, and was a Vietnam veteran. He worked in the oilfields, was a mechanic, and over the road truck driver....

Jan 23, 2016

Marianne Campbell, age 78, passed away at the Powell Valley Care Center on January 23, 2016, after a courageous 12 year battle with Alzheimer’s.  She spent these last years under the careful, loving hands of her best friend and husband, Dave.  Marianne was born August 3, 1937, in Boone County, Nebraska.  She moved to Rawlins, WY with her mother and brother at a...

Jan 18, 2016

July 30, 1923 – January 18, 2016 Gordon Hensley Barrows, 92, died on January 18 at his home in Ralston with family and caregivers at his side.  His grand spirit, sense of humor and love of life was infectious and will be missed by all who knew him. Gordon was born July 30, 1923 to Harry and Margaret (Hensley) Barrows in...

Jan 14, 2016

Mary Jane Gracey (July 8, 1948 - Jan. 14, 2016) Mary Jane Gracey of Powell died at home in the early evening of Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. She was 67. Mary was born July 8, 1948, in Basin, to Reginald McHugh and Dorothy Lawrence McHugh Garber. Mary attended school in Greybull and graduated in Riverton in 1966. She then attended...

Jan 10, 2016

Rose Garcia Vega of Powell died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Powell hospital. She was 86. Rose was born on Sept. 9, 1929, in Bryan, Texas, to Manuela (Hernandez) and Manuel Garcia. Following high school, she married Ysidro Vega in Lovell in 1945. Rose was a wonderful mother and grandmother who lived to see five generations-plus. She was a...

Jan 5, 2016

Mary DeLeon died on Jan. 4, 2016, in Cody at the Hospice house. She was 75. Mary was born Nov. 4, 1940, in Lovell to Pete and Thomasa Padilla. On Nov. 29, 1958, Mary married Daniel DeLeon in Lovell, and the couple was married for 55 years. Daniel and Mary farmed on Heart Mountain for most of those years. Mary...

Jan 2, 2016

Garett Brock Nofzinger, 19, died on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. Garett was born March 3, 1996, in Oregon City, Oregon, to Ric and Nanette Nofzinger. He and his family moved to Powell when he turned 1 year old, and he continued to grow up within the community of Powell. Garett graduated from Powell High School in 2015. He was active...

Dec 26, 2015

Jo Ann Elizabeth Edmonds died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in Powell. She was 82. Jo Ann was born to Erma Elizabeth (Bushey) and Kenneth Wiley Graham on Nov. 30, 1933, in Powell. She attended local schools, graduating from Powell High School and then Northwest College. Jo Ann married Duane S. Edmonds on Jan. 28, 1956, in Powell. The couple lived...

Dec 20, 2015

Dorothy ‘Dottie’ L. Bigelow (July 24, 1925 - Dec. 20, 2015) Dorothy “Dottie” L. Bigelow died on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at Powell Valley Care Center. She was 90. Dottie was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on July 24, 1925, to Henry and Emma (Turcotte) Austin. She graduated from high school in 1945. On Dec. 10, 1947, Dottie married Warren...

Dec 20, 2015

Kenneth Dale Burgener, age 70, went to be with his Lord and Savior early Sunday morning, December 20, 2015, at Powell Valley Healthcare. Kenneth was born to Albert and Lottie Burgener January 11, 1945 in Powell Wyoming.  He spent all his school days in Powell graduating from Powell High School in 1963. In 1968, Ken began a grand adventure in Fairbanks,...