Ronald E. Noton was born August 14, 1938 in Hanover, Illinois, a farming community near the Mississippi River settled by his family in the early 1800’s. His father died of cancer when Ron was just 3 years old, so he did not have the typical childhood. Ron worked long hours on the family farm before graduating as valedictorian of his high school class.

Surrounded by his loving family, Juel Melton Trask, 30-year resident of Encampment and Riverside, WY, passed away on May 14, 2024.

Patricia “Susan” Speer of Becker, MN, formerly of Kerrville, TX and Saratoga, WY, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at the age of 80. She was born on April 9, 1944, in Ada, OK. Susan moved as a child where she grew up in her beloved state of Texas.

James “Harold” Kelley, of Pinedale, Wyoming, passed away peacefully in Tulsa, Oklahoma surrounded by loved ones on May 14, 2024.

Daniel M. Hodgkiss, 67, of Saratoga, Wyoming, passed away on May 8, 2024, in Denver, Colorado, after a brief illness. Dan is survived by his mother, Nancy Hodgkiss; his brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Karen Hodgkiss; nieces, Olivia Strother and Natalie Hodgkiss; and nephew, Thomas John Egeland. Dan was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Hodgkiss; his father, Donald Hodgkiss; and his sisters, Julie Hodgkiss and Laurie Egeland.

Robert B. Haigh died peacefully in his own home on May 1, 2024 in Saratoga Wyoming in the presence of his two sons and in the kind and constant care of Marina, John and Danielle. Bob Haigh was 77 years old and was recently predeceased by Patti his wife of 50 years; Bob Haigh was born in Aurora, Illinois in 1946 and attended Hinsdale Central high school. After graduating from the University of Denver; he served his country in the U.S.