Obituary - Eva Virginia Dominiske Carrillo

Eva Virginia Carrillo

Eva Virginia Carrillo, 77, of 505 P St., Rock Springs, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at her home. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs, Wyoming Eva Virginia Carrillo had been in ill health since 1996.

She was born Dec. 6, 1929, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Joe and Barbara deWall Dominiske. She attended school in Rock Springs. She married Manuel Carrillo on June 17, 1947, in Rock Springs. Her interests included hunting, fishing, sewing, needlework, baking, reading and spending time with her family. She was a member of the First Congregational Church.

Survivors include her husband, Manuel of Rock Springs; two sons, Rick Carrillo and Becky Goplerud of Rock Springs and John Carrillo and wife Trudy of Rigby, Idaho; two daughters, Maxine Carrillo of Rock Springs and Barbara Coletti of Green River; six grandchildren, Mike Carrillo, Gwen Hill, Nathan Coletti, Tim Coletti, Becky Abrahamson and Dana Coletti; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Barbara; and one grandson.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at the Vase Funeral Chapel, 154 Elk St., Rock Springs. Interment will be in the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Vase Chapel on Wednesday from noon until service time.

--Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 30, 2007

Learn more about Eva on the Van Valkenburg Family History website:

https://sites.google.com/site/vanvalkenburgfamilyhistory/families/dominiske/eva-virginia-dominiske-1929.

Obituary - Beulah Burton Bradley Cody

BEULAH BURTON CODY

Services for Beulah Burton Cody, 67, of 313 I Street, Rock Springs were conducted Friday, Jan. 11 at the Vase Funeral Chapel.

Burial was in the Mountain View Cemetery.

Mrs. Cody died Monday, Jan. 7 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City following a one month illness.

She was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, May 14, 1917, the daughter of Clarence and Esther Ann Anderson Bradley. She attended schools in Ohio and Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School.

Mrs. Cody was a member of the Episcopal Church.

Survivors include two sons, Edward P. Cody of Rock Springs and George LaCore of Evanston; one daughter, Esther Woods of Idaho Falls, Idaho; one sister, Alice Avery of Riviera, Ariz., and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Cody was preceded in death by one daughter, Alice Joyce.

--Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jan 12, 1985

Learn more about Beulah on the Van Valkenburg Family History website:

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Obituary - Joseph Felix Dominiske

JOSEPH F. DOMINISKI

Funeral services for Joseph F. Dominiski, 69, were held Tuesday at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion. Rev. E. Thomas Rodda conducted the rites and burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Friends who served as pallbearers were Gus Christoff, Herman Gerras, Colin Hamilton Jr., Ferdnand Marcy, John Samuels and Harry Walkup.

Mr. Dominiski died Saturday, Jan. 31, at Sweetwater Memorial hospital. He had been in ill health for three and one half years. He was a retired coal miner and had been employed by Colony Coal company.

Joseph Felix Dominiski was born Sept. 16, 1883, in Pittsburgh, Pa., and had lived in Rock Springs for 39 years.

Survivors are his wife, Esther; two sons and a daughter, Joseph Carl and Leo Edward Dominiski, and Mrs. Milton Friel, all of Rock Springs; five grandchildren and one great-grandson; two stepdaughters, Alice Bradly of Los Angeles and Mrs. Joseph Huntley of Chillecothe, Mo., who both were in Rock Springs for the funeral services; one brother and one sister, Leo F. Dominiski of Akron, Ohio and Katherine Hendershott of Dover, N.J.

The Dominiski home is at 331 I street.

--Rock Springs Miner, Feb 8, 1953

Learn more about Joseph on the Van Valkenburg Family History website:

https://sites.google.com/site/vanvalkenburgfamilyhistory/families/dominiske/joseph-felix-dominiske.

Obituary - Helen Lucile Pitchford Cross

HELEN LUCILE CROSS

PORTLAND, Ore.--A memorial service was conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 1996 in Portland Memorial Sunset Chapel for Helen Lucile Cross, who died May 29 at age 72.

Mrs. Cross was born July 18, 1923, in Cedar Rapids, Neb., and lived in Portland since 1946. She graduated in 1941 from Lincoln High School in Green River. A member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, she was a grocery clerk for Safeway. She married William in 1941. Her maiden name was Pitchford.

She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Lynda Stanley of Canby, Ore. and Janet Craig of Clackamas, Ore.; two sons, Ronald and Dennis, both of Portland; one sister, Winifred Van Valkenburg of Rock Springs; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Darwin Pitchford. Inurnment was in Portland Memorial Mausoleum.

--Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 15, 1996

Learn more about Helen on the Van Valkenburg Family History website:

https://sites.google.com/site/vanvalkenburgfamilyhistory/families/pitchford/helen-lucile-pitchford.

Obituary - Eva Virginia Dominiske Friel

EVA FRIEL

Funeral services for Eva Friel were conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1996 at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Second and B streets, Rock Springs. The Rev. Russ Johnson officiated. Interment was in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Rock Springs.

Pallbearers were Steve Hickerson, Kevin Friel, Keith Friel, Craig Friel, Blair Friel and Brian Friel. Honorary pallbearers were Michael Mackey, Lee Harns, Paul Montgomery, Joel Hickerson, Bill Harns and Jared Harns.

Mrs. Friel, 89, of 821 Young Ave., Rock Springs, died at 6:55 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, 1996 at the home of her daughter in Rock Springs. A resident of the Rock Springs area since 1916 and former resident of Colorado, Mrs. Friel had been in ill health for the past several months.

She was born on Feb. 14, 1907 in Erie, Colo., the daughter of the late Joe Felix and Margaret Anderson Dominiski. Mrs. Friel attended schools in Colorado and Rock Springs and was a graduate of Rock Springs High School with the class of 1928. She married Milton B. Friel Sr., and he preceded her in death in October of 1960. Mrs. Friel was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion.

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Milton B. and Cindy Friel Jr., of Rock Springs; one daughter, Nancy Hickerson of Rock Springs; one sister-in-law, Anna Dominiski of Rock Springs; 10 grandchildren, Steven Hickerson, Mrs. Mike (Cheryl) Mackey, Mrs. Bill (Nancy) Harns, Ruther Hickerson, Mars. Paul (Cathy) Montgomery, Kevin, Keith, Craig, Blair, Brian and Reena Friel; 26 great-grandchildren; and several nieces also survive.

--Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Feb 24, 1996

Learn more about Eva on the Van Valkenburg Family History website:

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Obituary - Margaret Rebecca Anderson Dominiske

Local Woman Stricken On Bus And Dies

Mrs. Joseph F. Dominiski of 314 D street, aged 43 years, died in the Carbon County Memorial hospital at Rawlins Monday one hour after she was taken from an eastbound transportation bus. She was stricken as the bus entered Rawlins and was removed to the hospital at once.

Mrs. Dominiski left early Monday for her old home in Ohio. She had been in ill health for several months suffering from a serious heart condition. The trip to the home of her parents was planned in an effort to prolong her life.

Decedent with her family had lived in Rock Springs for the last five years. Prior to that time she lived at Reliance for ten years. She was born in England November 29, 1887 and came with her parents to America when she was three years old. The family of her father and mother settled in Ohio. Her maiden name was Rebecca Margaret Anderson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson who survive her. She was married to Joseph Dominiski at Walsenburg, Colorado in 1904.

Mrs. Dominiski is survived by her husband, two sons, J.C. Dominiski of Reliance, and Leo L. Dominiski of this city; one daughter, Mrs. Milton Friel, also of Rock Springs; one grandson and one granddaughter; a sister, Mrs. Albert Reese of Rock Springs; and four sisters and one brother who live in Ohio with her parents.

Funeral Today

Funeral services were held today at two p.m. from the home on D street and from the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion at two-thirty p.m. Rev. R. Emmet Abraham of Green River, a former rector of the church, officiated. Mrs. Dominiski was of the Episcopalian faith.

Many friends of the family from Rock Springs and Reliance were in attendance and there were many floral tributes. Pallbearers were William Reese, Galen Van Valkenburg, Henry Lance and Clyde Moss, of Rock Springs, Robert Jolly of Winton, and William Stark of Reliance. Interment in charge of the Rogan Mortuary was in Mountain View cemetery.

--Rock Springs Rocket, Oct 2, 1930

Learn more about Margaret on the Van Valkenburg Family History website:

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Obituary - Mae Cook Faddis

Mrs. William Faddis Services Conducted

Funeral services for Mrs. William (Mae) Faddis, 57, of Kemmerer, formerly of Rock Springs, were conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the LDS Church in Kemmerer. Burial was in the Kemmerer Cemetery.

Mrs. Faddis, the former Mae Cook, was born in Rock Springs April 5, 1915 and had attended schools here. She married William Faddis in Salt Lake City. He preceded her in death Dec. 16, 1969. She had been a resident of Kemmerer more than 20 years. She died Saturday at her home in Kemmerer after a sudden illness.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Rudy (Janice) Koci of Kemmerer; her mother-in-law, Mrs. Nellie Faddis of Kemmerer; two sisters, Mrs. Florence Firmage and Mrs. Ethel “Dolly” Brown, both of Rock Springs; three brothers, Arthur Cook of Rock Springs, Harold Cook of San Diego, Calif., and Tom Cook of Ogden, Utah; and several nieces and nephews.

--Rock Springs Daily Rocket Miner, Dec 23, 1972

Learn more about Mae on the Firmage Family History website:

https://sites.google.com/site/firmagefamilyhistory/families/cook/mae-cook.

Obituary - Leo Edward Dominiske

LEO E. DOMINISKE

Funeral services for Leo Edward Dominiske, 64, of 4004 Springs Drive, Rock Springs, were conducted Friday at 10 a.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, the Rev. George Mackey officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were James Buston Jr., Milton Friel, Hugh Friel, Ben Hautala Jr., Robert Hautala and Larry Hickerson.

Mr. Dominiske died Tuesday, April 3, at his home. He had been in ill health for the last two years.

Mr. Dominiske was born March 7, 1909 at Erie, Colo., the son of the late Joseph F. and Margaret Anderson Dominiske. He married Ann H. Buston July 13, 1929 at Rock Springs. He came to Rock Springs in 1915 and had resided here since then. Mr. Dominiske had been employed as a coal miner until 1957. He was later employed by Sweetwater County from 1959 until May 1972 when he retired due to his health. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Rock Springs Gem and Mineral Club, United Mine Workers of America, Young-at-Heart Senior Citizens Center and American Association of Retired Persons. He had been active in the county Democratic Party organization and at the time of his death was serving as a precinct committeeman, a position he had held for many years.

Survivors include his wife, Ann of Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Harold L. (Lois) Williams of Rock Springs; one brother, Joseph of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. Milton (Eva) Friel of Rock Springs; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

--Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Apr 7, 1973

Learn more about Leo on the Van Valkenburg Family History website:

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Obituary - Richard Joseph Hickerson

RICHARD J. HICKERSON

Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at the Rock Springs LDS Church for Richard Joseph Hickerson, 57, of 332 P St., Rock Springs. Bishop Larry O. West officiated. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Hickerson died Sunday at 8:45 a.m. at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient one day.

A lifetime resident of Rock Springs, he was born Dec. 21, 1910, in Rock Springs. Mr. Hickerson, a retired carpenter, was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Rock Springs Art Guild.

Surviving are his wife, Ansta, Rock Springs; one daughter, Mrs. James (Marilynn) Noble, Rock Springs; one son, Larry, Rock Springs; one brother, Sam, Cheyenne; two sisters, Mrs. William (Lillian) Welsh, and Mrs. Harry (Ruth) Fitchett, both of Rock Springs; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were James Daniel, Robert and Ted Welsh, Charles Phillips, Harry Fitchett Jr. and John F. Kemp.

Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Jun 8, 1968.

Learn more about Richard on the Van Valkenburg Family History website:
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Obituary - Richard Larry Hickerson

R. LARRY HICKERSON

Services for R. Larry Hickerson, 45, of 1317 McKinley St., Rock Springs were conducted Monday, Dec. 20 at the Our Lad of Sorrows Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Sullivan officiated.

Burial was in the Paul J. Wataha Memorial Park.

Mr. Hickerson died Thursday, Dec. 16 at his home following a six-month illness. He was born in Rock Springs on Feb. 12, 1937, the son of Richard Joseph and Ansta Phillips Hickerson. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1955. Mr. Hickerson graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1964 with an engineering degree.

He married the former Nancy Lee Friel in Rock Springs on Sept. 6, 1958. Mr. Hickerson was employed as an engineer for the FMC Company for the past 17 years. He was a member of the Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy; his mother, Ansta Hickerson; one son, Steven Larry Hickerson; four daughters, Mrs. Michael (Cheryl Lee) Mackey, Mrs. Neil (Nancy Lenee) West, Ruth Lynn Hickerson and Cathy Laine Hickerson all of Rock Springs; one sister, Mrs. James (Marilynn) Noble of Rock Springs; four grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Mr. Hickerson was preceded in death by his father.

Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Dec 25, 1982.

Learn more about Richard on the Van Valkenburg Family History website:

https://sites.google.com/site/vanvalkenburgfamilyhistory/families/hickerson/richard-larry-hickerson.