All Obituaries

David Henry Thoman, age 67 passed away on March 4th 2020 with family by his side. David was born on February 16, 1953 in Kemmerer Wyoming to Virgil Henry Thoman and Bernice Irene Gamble Thoman. David was the 3rd of six children. He had 4 sisters, Lynell Elmlinger, Patsy Charters, Beverly Carroll, and Margret Vickery and one brother, Blaine Thoman.    David attended school in Kemmerer, Wyoming and later Big Piney, Wyoming. David married Toni Hale in 1969 and to this marriage...

Pamela Jill Housley, age 60, passed away on February 21, 2020 from complications of a stroke.  Jill as she prefered to be called was born on October 24, 1959 in Kemmerer, WY the daughter of S Cyril and Dorise Marx Housley and was welcomed home by an older sister, Deanna and brother Sam.  Jill attended LaBarge Elementary School and graduated from Big Piney High School.  She was a member of the LaBarge LDS Church.   Jill was a spunky, but shy little girl thriving on an...

Terry Eugene Lotz, age 65, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2020 at his residence in Evanston, Wyoming.  He was born on June 8, 1954 in Provo, Utah, the son of James Eugene and Donna Fae Lotz.     Terry was a 1972 graduate of Kemmerer High School.  After graduating, he worked for Utah Power and Light Company, and later worked as a laborer.   Terry is preceded in death by his parents, and grandparents.  He is survived by his sister, Denise Krall (William),...

Gwendolyn Faye Rodenbaugh, age 65, passed away at South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer, WY on January 21, 2020.     Gwendolyn was born on September 21, 1954 in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Jack Darrell and Lois Marguerite (Doty) Dirksen.     She married Partick Rodenbaugh in Kemmerer, WY on May 4, 1989.  Gwendolyn obtained her Bachelors Degree in Education graduating from Greeley University in Greeley, Colorado.  She taught elementary school in...

Long time Kemmerer resident, Darlene Anne Dougherty (79), passed away in Kemmerer on December 23, 2019, after a long illness.  Darlene was the first member of her Italian immigrant family to graduate from college.  After graduating from the University of Wyoming, Darlene taught English in Kemmerer for 38 years.  In her retirement, Darlene became the family matriarch keeping her family close to their Italian roots.  It was expressed by her love of the traditions including...

The last few years Jerry could no longer put up all of his larger-than-life, handmade Christmas decorations, or decorate all of the trees around his yard with thousands of lights, or painstakingly trim and re-trim his Christmas tree after walking for miles to choose the perfect one. So this year, he chose to celebrate in Heaven with his dad, mom, and son, Anton. Those left behind are saddened by the sudden turn of events but are certain there will be quite the party up there that will...

Jean Marie Annala, also known as, “Mean Jean”, “Jean The Jelly Bean”, “Granny”, and “GG”,   age 81, passed away at her home on the evening of December 3, 2019.  Jean Marie was born on November 28, 1938 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, the daughter of William Darwin and Florence Marie (Evans) Little.  She was raised in Kemmerer, and married her sweetheart, Carl Annala on April 16, 1959 in Evanston, Wyoming.     After high school,...

David William Hacking, age 72, passed away on December 2, 2019 at South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer, WY.; with his wife, Cathy at his side.   David was born on October 21, 1947 and raised in Deep Creek, UT.; by his parents, John Arden and Caarma Hacking.  David truly enjoyed going fishing and hunting with his family and his wife’s family as often as he could.  Even as a child, he would go fishing with his cousins when they came to Vernal to visit.  He and...

Marilyn Faye Causer, 80, passed away in her daughter’s home in La Barge, WY on November 17, 2019. Marilyn was born in Kane, PA on August 8, 1939. Marilyn is preceded in death by her brothers, Richard and David Ingersoll, her beloved son, Donald J. Causer and great grand-daughter Hailey Jo Furman. Survived by her children; Daniel Causer Jr., Jackson, MI (wife Louise, 2 children), Theresa Giordano, Lewis Run, PA, (2 children), Tammey Walthall, La Barge, WY (5 children), Jerry Causer,...

Margaret Lindsay Watson Crowe Zwirbla, age 97 passed away peacefully Monday, November 25, 2019 at the South Lincoln Nursing Center.   Margaret was born June 21, 1922 in Dumbarton Scotland, to Margaret Lindsay Watson Crowe and Alexander (Alec) Smith Crowe.   Employment opportunities in Scotland were few and far between, so Alec made his way to America to make his “Fortune”, leaving his family behind.  Two years later he sent for his wife and daughter. ...