Obituaries

Nov 6, 2020

Larita F (Updike) Brown, born June 27, 1954, Newcastle, Wyoming, to Larry and Norita (Currey) Updike.

Larita passed away November 6, 2020, surrounded by her loving family; at least, she passed away peacefully in her sleep. She just slipped away from us as bad as we did not want her to go. She passed away in her...

Nov 5, 2020

James Melvin Shields, 77, passed away November 5, 2020, at Monument Health Custer Hospital after a short but brave battle with COVID pneumonia.  Jim was born at his Grandma Portwood’s house, June 29, 1943 in Newcastle, Wyoming to O.J. and Sylvia Mae (Portwood) Shields.  He was the eighth of ten children.  When Jim was four years old, the family...

Nov 3, 2020

A man of few words was how you might describe this hardworking rancher, farmer, hunter and friend. If he said anything it was either going to be really funny or extremely blunt. Stanley Edward Pzinski III passed away peacefully at the family ranch surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for and loved on Nov. 3, 2020. He was a fierce...

Nov 3, 2020

Gerald Dean Bullard

May 13, 1931 - November 3, 2020

Gerald Bullard passed away at 89 years old on November 3. 2020 at his home in Newcastle, WY, joining his wife Judy and son, Jerry in heaven.

Gerald was born May 13, 1931 to Cecil Dean and Dora Hildred (Boyd) Bullard in Wister,...

Oct 19, 2020

Memorial services for Pam Wesley will be held at Gateway Fellowship in Newcastle, WY at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 24, 2020. Pamela Jane Wesley, age 68, of Newcastle, WY passed away Monday October 19, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. Pam was born July 8, 1952, to Dean and Lois (Sorheim) Fulk in Newcastle, WY. She was the...

Oct 12, 2020

Funeral service for Theodora "Dori” Siers will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary with son, Carlos Vargas officiating; interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 16, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary. It is with profound sorrow and heavy heart, that we share with...

Oct 7, 2020

BernaDean “Deanie” Helene (Hauge) Grendahl

June 30, 1936 – October 7, 2020

At the age of 84, Deanie (Hauge) Grendahl of Newcastle, Wyoming, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at the Weston County Manor. She passed peacefully after a long battle with cancer.

Deanie was born June 30, 1936, on the family farm in...

Sep 30, 2020

Funeral service for Marguerite Johnson will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 9, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary with Pastor Brenda Torrie officiating; interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary. Marguerite Johnson, age 98, of Newcastle, WY died Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at...

Sep 26, 2020

Funeral service for Jeffrey Gilkison will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 2, 2020 at Church on the Hill with Pastor Wayne Wilson officiating; interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary.  Jeffrey Allen Gilkison of Newcastle, Wyoming passed away on September 26,...

Sep 19, 2020

Funeral service for Richard “Dick” Meyer Jr. will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 26, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary, Newcastle, WY; interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.  Please join the family for a gathering at the Meridian Mortuary immediately following the interment. Richard Meyer Jr., 84, of Newcastle, WY died the morning of Saturday, September 19, 2020.

Sep 7, 2020

Funeral service for Barbara Cooper will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 14, 2020 at Upton Community Center, Upton, WY with Pastor Randy Fowler officiating; interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Upton, WY. Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to services starting at 12:00 p.m., also at the Community Center. Barbara Jean Cooper age 71, passed away Monday,...

Sep 5, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Thomas Harder will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Corpus Christ Catholic Church, Newcastle, WY. Rosary service for will be held on Wednesday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Newcastle, WY.  Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.  Please join the family for a gathering at the...

Aug 14, 2020

November 18, 1966 - August 14, 2020

Dallas Lee Douglas, 53, of Upton, WY died August 14, 2020 at home with his family in his heart.

Dallas was born on November 18, 1966 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Jan and Melvin Douglas. He later moved to Upton, Wyoming with his parents and three siblings...

Aug 8, 2020

Funeral Service for Darlene Carr will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 17, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary with Mark Elliott officiating; interment will be at 2:00 p.m., at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary.  Darlene Ruth Carr age 91 of Newcastle,...

Jul 22, 2020

Funeral service for Colleen Helwig will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 27, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary, Newcastle, WY with Pastor Mike Paschall officiating; interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Upton, WY with a reception to follow at Upton City Park. All those who are unable to attend are encouraged to watch the service at it will be...

Jul 6, 2020

Sandi was born May 17, 1947 in Newcastle, WY to Carl O. Larson and Anna Marie (Bock) Larson Mercer. She was greeted with open arms by her sister Carla Ann (Larson) Nunez. She had attended Osage Kitty Moats grade school and Newcastle High School, graduating in 1965. Sandi grew up in Osage, WY, in the same home she spent...

Jul 6, 2020

On July 6, 2020 a great husband, father, grandfather and “Papa” left his loved ones for a better place with our Lord and Savior. Jerry Lee Groner passed comfortably at home with his wife of 60 years by his side. Jerry was born on May 14, 1940 in Sundance, Wyoming to Violet Morehouse and Cecil H. Groner.  Jerry lived...

Jun 22, 2020

Graveside service for Bonnie Cohee will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Gillette, WY. A visitation will be held at Gillette Memorial Chapel in Gillette, Wyoming on Tuesday, June 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. Considering the current circumstances surrounding COVID-19, the family ask that you observe social distancing guidelines so...

Jun 11, 2020

Memorial service for Joy Dixon will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 19, 2020 at Meridian Mortuary, Newcastle, WY. Joy Ann Dixon, 82, of Newcastle, Wyoming, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Monument Health in Rapid City, South Dakota, due to extensive injuries she received in an accident at the family ranch the day before.  Joy...

Jun 5, 2020

Graveside services for Charles Hershey will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 12, 2020 at Greenwood Cemetery in Newcastle, WY.   Charles W. Hershey, 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday June 4, 2020 at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota.  He was born on June 30, 1931 in Pleasant Hill, Ohio to Marley and Dora Hershey....