All Obituaries

Richard Clark Lehman passed away peacefully on May 17, 2022. He was born October 18, 1934, in Terry, South Dakota to Clark Charles and Julia (Hendricksen) Lehman.  He grew up in the Black Hills, enlisted in the Air Force straight out of Lead High School, and then worked for AT&T in California, Wyoming, Utah, and Arizona until his retirement in the late 80’s. Richard married three times and was father to six children.  Richard was preceded in death by his parents...

Frankie Esquivel passed away on May 2, 2022 at the age of 90, in Newcastle WY.  The third of six children, Frankie was born on October 4, 1931, in Edgemont, S.D  to Ascension and Eleonor Gallegos Esquivel. He spent his early years on farms in Nisland and Newell S.D. and his school years in Belle Fourche SD, developing a love for fishing and hunting. Frankie joined the Army National Guard during the Korean War. He was first stationed at Fort Carson, CO and then went to Alaska,...

Joan was born December 8, 1936, and was raised in Moorcroft.  Joan lived life to the fullest.  She loved her plants and watching them grow.  Joan also adored her RENEW family and spent many happy years working with the team in Newcastle as a paper shredder, a job she loved and was very proud of.  Ms. Uhl spent her final years at Weston Manor, where she made many friends and enjoyed working with her collectables.  Joan is preceded in death by her parents. She is...

John Lawrence Ellis, age 87 passed away Friday, Apr 22, 2022, at Weston County Manor.   John was born in 1935 to Lawrence and Anna (Schmitt) Ellis in Upton Wyoming.  After a short stint in Pocatello, Idaho the family returned and made their home in Newcastle.  John attended and graduated from Newcastle High School. John’s high school career included playing running back for the Newcastle Dogies and ranking fourth in the state for wrestling.  A very swift...

Service will take place later this year with inurnment in Hot Springs, SD. 

Ernest Merld Welton, 72, of Osage, Wyoming, passed away April 7, 2022, of natural causes. Ernie was born May 14, 1949, to Ernest and Alberta Weton in Rawlins, Wyoming, the oldest of three children. Ernie grew up in the Platte Valley area near Saratoga, Wyoming, learning to work cattle and ride horses. Ernie worked on ranches in Wyoming, Colorado, and Arizona breaking horses. He also worked construction operating heavy equipment. Ernie is survived by his sister Charlotte Sandy and...

In Donna’s own words… Donna was born at home, in an oil field camp in Osage, Wyoming, and was the youngest of three children. Donna said “I had a loving family all my life. I loved being outside, and so I became my dads’ oil field helper.” Donna attended school in Upton, Wyoming. She met and married a wonderful man, Ted Elliott, and they were married sixty-three years. Their marriage began on a ranch, until the service became mandatory, and Ted joined the Air...

Henry Curtis Vickers, 97, died March 27th at his home in Newcastle. He was born June 2, 1924 at home on the family farm near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He attended schools in Frazee, Minnesota where he majored in football, according to his memories. During school and after, he worked on the family farm near Frazee. In 1944 Hank enlisted in the Navy. He worked stateside, crossing the continental U.S. five times before being assigned to the USS Witek, a Gearing-class destroyer. He learned...

Hazel Ruth (Borgialli) Johnson, 86, of Four Corners, passed away on March 25, 2022 at home. Born on the family ranch southwest of Newcastle, she was the daughter of John C. (Charley) Borgialli and Naomi Ruth (Van Sickel) Borgialli. Hazel was the third of six children and attended school at the Borgialli School, Lone Tree, Newcastle High School and received her teaching degree from the University of Wyoming. At her first teaching job in Hulett she met the love of her life Lorin Dean...

Charles Mathewes Bayne, 66, passed away March 22, 2022 at the family ranch south of Newcastle, WY.  Chuck was born to Clyde Lee and Angelina (Garcia) Bayne in Newcastle, WY.  He grew up in various towns throughout Wyoming including Casper, Thermopolis, and Worland where he graduated in 1974.  The family bought the ranch south of Newcastle in northern Niobrara County in 1974 where Chuck lived most of his adult life.   Chuck loved hunting, shooting sports, collecting...