(Fort Washakie, Wyo.) – Stanford Lyle Salway Jr., passed away Monday, April 15, 2013 at Lander Valley Medical Center. He was 55 years old. Wake and Rosary will be held on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 7p.m. at Rocky Mountain Hall. Funeral Services will be held at 12p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Rocky Mountain Hall in Fort Washakie. Catholic & Traditional Services … Read the rest

(Fort Washakie, Wyo.) – Sandra Tidzump age 60, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 due to a sudden illness.  She was born July 25, 1952 at Ft. Washakie the daughter of the late Walter Hebah Tidzump and Pauline “Bunky” (Aragon) Tidzump. Traditional Indian funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 10^th at 1:00 PM at Rocky Mountain Hall at Ft. … Read the rest

(Fort Washakie, Wyo.) – Traditional funeral services for Brenda Joyce Tidzump Romero Oldman are to be held Monday March 18, 2013, at Rocky Mountain Hall at 12 p.m. A wake will be held Sunday March 17, 2013, at 7 p.m. at Rocky Mountain Hall. Services will continue throughout the night at her home at 31 Sand Hills Road.

Brenda passed … Read the rest

(Arapahoe, Wyo.) - Patrick Luke “Big Pat” Chavez of Arapahoe died at Riverton Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, January 9, 2013. He was 37 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 12, 2013 at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church with Catholic clergy officiating. Interment will follow at Arapaho Catholic Cemetery.

Rosaries will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, … Read the rest

(Lander, Wyo.) – Robert Gale Rowan Jr., a lifetime resident of Fremont County, died Wednesday Jan. 2 at his home in Lander, Wyo., surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer.  He was 71 years old and touched the lives of all who knew him.

Robert G. Rowan Jr., known to all as “Bob”, was born in Fort … Read the rest

(Kinnear, Wyo.) – Jamie Maria Jeanette Bell (Jamie Gurl) was born on March 24, 1987, in Riverton, Wyo., to Benita Louise Oldman and the late James Gordon Bell. She was adopted and raised by her father Darrel James Smith Sr. She was of the catholic faith, made her first holy communion and confirmation at St. Stephen’s with the Bishop and … Read the rest

Authority warns that fraud charges loom if the claims continue

By Lezlee E. Whiting, For the Deseret News
Published: Sunday, Sept. 11 2005 12:00 a.m. MDT

Posted August 13, 2012, 3:31 am MT
By JOEY BUNCH
The Denver Post

His name is as famous today in western Colorado as ever before. Ute Chief Ouray is the namesake of a county, a city, a high school, a school district, a sporting goods store, a YMCA camp, a World War II liberty ship, Mount Ouray in Saguache County, … Read the rest

Here’s an interesting webpage about Chief Ouray’s half-sister, Shawshee (Susan Johnson):

Shawsheen in Greeley, Colorado History… Read the rest

Dawn Michelle Day, 28, of the Wind River Indian Reservation, died Saturday, July 21, 2012.

Funeral services were at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25, at the family residence, No. 643 Ethete Road, with Harrison Shoyo Jr. and Donnie Chavez officiating.

An evening service and wake were at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, at the family home. Interment was … Read the rest