All Obituaries

Graveside services for Edward Hawki will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 9, 2019 at Greenwood Cemetery in Upton, WY; with luncheon to follow at the Kitty Moat Complex in Osage, WY. Visitation will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, September 8, 2109 at Meridian Mortuary in Newcastle, WY. Edward Hawki age 89, of Osage, WY died Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Edward Andrew Hawki was born in Melevale, Saskatchewan, Canada to Jennie and Frank Hawkeye. He grew up on the...

Sharon Materi-Huber age 70, of Newcastle, WY passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD. Sharon Adean was born October 5, 1948 to John (Ed) and Delcie Materi in Hot Springs, SD. She grew up in Upton, Wyoming with many special cousins, and made her home in Newcastle. She had two children, Benjamin Edward and Ashley Christel. Sharon had a great love for Wyoming, her family and friends, and was a devoted member of the Episcopal Church. She is survived by...

Funeral services for Richard Haglund will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Meridian Mortuary 111 South Railroad Ave, Newcastle, WY; interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery. Refreshments will be served afterwards at the Cambria Community Baptist Church in Newcastle, WY. Visitation will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2019 at Meridian Mortuary. On Friday, August 9, 2019 Richard DeVern Haglund passed away at the age of 79, at the Weston County...

Memorial service for Aldon Hoxie will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 15, 2019 at United Methodist Church in Upton, WY. Aldon Hoxie passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2019 at Weston County Health Services. Aldon Lloyd Hoxie was born on January 12, 1948 in Leadville, CO to Dorothy (Sims) and John Hoxie. He graduated from Upton High School in 1966 and went onto attend Casper College. He worked for Materi Exploration as a driller; Dixon Brothers Trucking as a terminal manager; and...

Funeral services for Darrell Petty will be held at 10:00 July 12, 2019. Newcastle, Wyoming at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Newcastle, WY. Darrell Duane Petty age 93, of Newcastle, WY died Saturday, July 6,2019 at VA Hospital in Sheridan, WY. Darrell was born May 27,1926, at Platte, SD; to the family of Mary Isabella Butts and Joseph Petty. Darrell was the fourth child of seven born to this family.  Darrell served in the Army infantry during WWII, receiving the...

A celebration of life for Fred Weibert will be held at 2:00 pm on the afternoon of July 13, 2019.  The celebration will be hosted at the Upton Community Center. Fred Weibert age 89, passed away July 4, 2019 at Weston County Health Services Fred was born on August 13, 1929 at the family home in Big Horn County, Montana to Henry and Mary Weibert.  He was the second youngest of nine children. He spent his early years roaming the Reno Creek area on a multitude of adventures.  He...

Jimmy G. Long was born in Holdrege, Nebraska to Nolan and Ruth (Leopold) Long on March 6, 1949 and passed away on July 4, 2019 at the Hospice House in Rapid City, South Dakota.  He graduated from Holdrege High School in 1967 and Denver Technical College in 1968.  He also attended Kearney State College and Nebraska Police Academy.  On March 30, 1969 he married Rogene L. Sanderson.  In addition to being a police officer, Jimmy served in the National Guard, worked as...

Newcastle native, William Davis “Bill” Boulden, former “soda jerk”, pharmacist and owner at Weston County Drug, passed away June 14, 2019 at Weston County Health Services at the age of 86. Bill was born on a ranch near Newcastle on August 1, 1932 to Walter and Nellie (Amburgey) Boulden. Bill attended Newcastle schools and was named salutatorian of the graduating Class of 1950. He graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Pharmacy. After numerous years...

“Little” Mary Perino was born on August 22, 1926 to Felix and Mary C. Perino in the family ranch house on Oil Creek near Newcastle, WY. Mary was raised on the family ranch with her three siblings, Victoria (Mayberry), Albert, and Robert. She attended grade school at the Perino School that was a couple of miles down the creek and then finished her schooling at Newcastle High School and graduated in 1943. Due to the shortage of teachers because of the war, Mary passed the teaching...