All Obituaries

Betty Anna Rumney passed away November 1, 2019 after a long battle with Parkinson’s and Dementia. She passed away very peacefully surrounded by her daughters and loved ones. Betty was born May 29, 1937 to Earl Allen Slagle and Harriet Ann Baker Slagle. She went to school in Lance Creek, Wyoming and graduated High School from Lusk, Wyoming. She earned her diploma from the Assessor’s School at The University of Wyoming in 1958. Betty married, and from this union adopted her nieces,...

Memorial service for Charles Hagerman Jr. will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019 at First United Methodist Church in Upton, WY. Visitation will take place from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, November 4, 2019 at Meridian Mortuary, Newcastle, WY.  Charles M. Hagerman Jr. passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Charles McKay Hagerman Jr was born in Upton, WY on December 11, 1925 to Charles McKay Sr and Minnie Dorcas (Wiseman) Hagerman....

Memorial service for Edgar Cook will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 25, 2019 at VFW, Newcastle, WY. Edgar L. Cook, son of Fred Miller Cook and Chloa Luella (Draper) Cook, was born on August 28, 1935 in Rural Weston County, Wyoming. He passed away on October 20, 2019 of natural causes. He attended school in Newcastle, WY. His family moved to Newcastle, in August of 1939. He married Wilma Grace Preston on July 12, 1954 in Rapid City, SD. Edgar joined the US Marines in April 1954. He was...

Jerry Stuart Shepperson (age 73) passed away peacefully at his home on October 20, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents, Al and Jessie (Mellor) Shepperson and numerous aunts and uncles. He is survived by his wife, Anita. They lived together on their ranch outside of Upton. He is lovingly remembered and will be forever missed by his family which includes Mike and Darien Shepperson, (Julie); Melissa Saunders (Steve), Bryan, Jack, Hannah and Carter; Sarah Ward (Chad), Brady and...

Jainnean (Jimmie) Nelson, 90 of Upton, died surrounded by family on October 19, 2019 at Weston County Health Services in Newcastle, Wyoming.  Jimmie was born in the home of her maternal great grandmother, Elizabeth Darrah on a farm out of Warrensburg, Missouri.  Her parents were James R. Butcher and Myrtle (Darrah) Butcher.  When she was five months old, the family moved to Osage, Wyoming.  She finished her high school education in Upton, Wyoming, graduating in...

Barry Dennis Bergantz was born on November 26, 1942 to Russel and Alleyn (Crowley) Bergantz in San Francisco, CA. He went to St. John’s Catholic School and St. Ignatious. As a young man Barry loved to go flying with his father. He even learned to fly before he could drive. Barry enjoyed working with his hands as a handy man, and even built a couple houses with a friend. Avaiation was one of true loves of his life. Barry was married in his earlier years and his daughter, Christine was...

Adelaida (Eda) Gose, 90, died peacefully in her sleep on September 26, 2019 at the Weston County Health Services. Eda was born to Julius and Martha Frederiksen at home on the ranch near Horton, WY on October 11, 1928, the first of six children. She graduated from Newcastle High School in 1945 and attended Black Hills Teacher College graduating in 1946. She started teaching in rural schools in fall of 1946. Her last year teaching was 5th and 6th grade in Sundance, WY. She met her future...

Memorial service for Irvadean Fall will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 30, 2019 at Meridian Mortuary, Newcastle, WY; Pastor Bill Haley officiating; inurnment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Newcastle, WY.  Irvadean Fall age 87, of Newcastle, WY died Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Rapid City Regional Hospital, Rapid City, SD. Irvadean Alberta (Green) Fall was born on October 15, 1931 in Rapid City, SD to Irvin and Vera (Brandenberry) Green the second of three children. She...

Funeral service for Mary Margaret Decker will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 27, 2019 at First United Methodist Church, Newcastle, WY with Pastor Brenda Torrie officiating; interment to follow at Greenwood Cemetery.  Mary Margaret Decker passed away September 22, 2019 in Cheyenne, Wyoming at Aspen Wind Assisted Living.  Mary Margaret Williams was born on August 21, 1927 to Orlo (OB) and Atta Juanita Williams in Fairfield, Iowa.  Her father was employed by the...

Graveside service for Alta Cunningham will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2019 at Greenwood Cemetery, Newcastle, WY. Alta Myrl Cunningham was born on May 6, 1926 in Custer, South Dakota to Merle and Alta Barnes. She was the oldest and only girl with four brothers, and they grew up in the Black Hills area. Her father, Merle Barnes, was killed in a mining accident when she was 7, and she later attended high school in Newcastle, Wyoming. On June 20, 1943, she married Edward...