S Hanna Basin Death and Burial Records

Old Carbon and Hanna Death and Burial Records - Alphabetical

Page by Bob Leathers with contributions from Joyce McCartney, Gary Beaver and Bill Becker

Index

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z.

Source Code
(Inquest) Official Inquest Reports, (MIR) Mine Inspector Reports, (MM) Miner Monuments in Hanna,
(Headstone) cemetery headstone, (BL) Bob Leathers, (JB) John Baldwin
(NA) Nancy and Victor Anderson, (LK) Lynne Kuderko, (AR) Andy Ruskanen and (AO) Ayako Ohara,
(UPCCEM) Union Pacific Coal Company Employee's Magazine

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First it was Old Carbon - 1869 to 1902 - then it was Hanna - 1889 to 2023.
The two coal camps mined coal at the same time for about 13 years - 1889 to 1902.
The Carbon and Hanna cemeteries are both experiencing new burials.

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Saari, Fannie
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 11, 1888 - Aug. 13, 1985"
Plot: 360
Born: Apr. 11, 1888
Died: Aug. 13, 1985
Age: 97 y's, 4 m's, 2 d's

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Sarri, John (Inquest); Aka: Saari, John A. (MIR); Sarri J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1863
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 40 y's

Note: John, a Finnish miner, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. John was found on the slope at entry 7, identified and removed from the mine on July 1, 1903, day 2 after the explosion. He is buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)

Saari, John W.
Cemetery: Hanna
Memorial Headstone: "Feb. 20, 1913 - June 27, 1944; Son; KIA Normandy"
Plot: 360
Born: Feb. 20, 1913
Died: June 27, 1944
Age: 31 y's, 4 m's, 7 d's

Note: John W. Saari from Hanna, Wyoming was killed in action at Normand, France June 26, 1944. He was a Technician Grade 5 attached to the 297th Engineers Combat Battalion. John was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. He was buried in Normandy, France. A memorial stone is located in the Hanna, Wyoming, Cemetery Plot 360, age 31. John was born in Superior, Wisconsin in 1913. He came to Hanna with his mother in 1923. He graduated from Hanna High School in 1931. He was an employee of the Union Pacific Coal Company from October 1934 to August 1942. Besides his mother, John was survived by an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rookala.

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Sarri, Lauri A. (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Saar, J. A. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1882
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 21 y's

Note: Mr. Sarri, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #235, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 16 room 29, identified and removed from the mine on July 30, 1903, day 31 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Saari, Lempi Maria
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1894 - 1924"
Plot: 2
Born: 1894
Died: Mar. 30, 1924
Age: 30 y's

Note: Mrs. Emil Saari, a resident of Hanna for a number of years, passed away Sunday, March 30th. Besides a host of friends she leaves to mourn her untimely departure a husband, and one daughter, seven years of age. (UPCCEM, May 1924)

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Saari, Margaret Lindi
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 27, 1894 - Sept. 28, 1981 Aunt"
Plot: 41
Born: Nov. 27, 1894
Died: Sept. 28, 1981
Age: 86 y's, 10 m's, 1 d's

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Saarineva, August (Inquest); Aka: Maki, August (MIR); Maki, A. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1880
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 23 y's

Note: August, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification number #92, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 17 dip, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903, day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Sakrison, William (Inquest); Aka: Sakrison, Wm. (Headstone) (MIR); Sakrison, W. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "June 30, 1903 Aged 46 Years"
Plot: 317
Born: 1857
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 46 y's

Note: William, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #181, widower, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 17 dip, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903, day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 317 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Salin
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1884 - 1908"
Plot: 250
Born: 1884
Died: 1908
Age: 24 y's

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Salmi, Otto
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1883 - 1965"
Plot: 380
Born: 1883
Died: 1965
Age: 82 y's

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Salo, Elsie
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Daughter of Peter and Tiina Tikkanen; July 19, 1924 - Jan 11, 2006"
Plot: 332
Born: July 19, 1924
Died: Jan. 11, 2006
Age: 81 y's, 5 m's, 22 d's

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Salo, Emil A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 21, 1887 - Nov. 5, 1966"
Plot: 449
Born: Apr. 21, 1887
Died: Nov. 5, 1966
Age: 79 y's, 6 m's, 14 d's

Note: Emil Salo was born April 21, 1887, in Finland. He arrived in this country from Finland about 1906. Emil worked for the Union Pacific Coal Company in Hanna as a Boiler man in Hanna No. 2 and No. 4 mines. He had one daughter Gertrude Milliken who also lived in Hanna. He was registered with the military for both World War I and World War II. He died November 5, 1966 in Hanna, Wyoming at the age of 79.

Remembering: Emil and Fannie Salo

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Salo, Fannie L.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Dec. 3, 1886 - June 12, 1974"
Plot: 449
Born: Dec. 3, 1886
Died: June 12, 1974
Age: 87 y's, 6 m's, 9 d's

Note: Fannie Salo was born Dec. 3, 1886 in Finland. She arrived in this country about 1906. Fannie died June 12, 1974 in Hanna, Wyoming at the age of 87 and was buried with her husband Emil in the Hanna Cemetery. (Ancestry)

Remembering: Fannie and Emil Salo

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Salo, Eugene F.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 2, 1917 - Dec. 18, 1979 TEC4 U.S. Army WWII"
Plot: 332
Born: Nov. 2, 1917
Died: Dec. 18, 1979
Age: 62 y's, 1 mo., 16 d's

Note: Eugene F. Salo entered the armed forces on October 19, 1942 and served overseas in the European Theatre of Operations with the Engineers. He received his discharge on December 5, 1945. Eugene is the son of Mrs. M. Salo, Hanna. (UPCCEM, June 1946)

Note: Eugene Salo graduated from Hanna High School in 1936. (BL)

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Salo, Frank A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1885 - 1918"
Plot: 56
Born: 1885
Died: 1918
Age: 33 y's

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Salo, Hilma M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Feb. 22, 1886 - Mar. 9, 1944; Mother"
Plot: 194
Born: Feb. 22, 1886
Died: Mar. 9, 1944
Age: 58 y's, 17 d's

Note: The funeral of Mrs. Oscar Salo, who passed away in Denver after a goiter operation, was held at the Finn Hall on March 11th, with Rev. J.R. Palmer of the Methodist Church officiating. The deceased, the wife of the late Oscar Salo, Hanna Old Timer, was born in Finland, February 22, 1886. She had been ill for several weeks, receiving medical attention in Denver. She leaves to mourn her passing one son, Waine Salo, of Hanna, and one daughter, Mrs. Tully, and one grandson of Bair Oil. Interment was in the Hanna Cemetery. (UPCCEM, April 1944)

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Salo, Lauri
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1907 - 1927"
Plot: 194
Born: 1907
Died: Oct. 6, 1927
Age: 20 y's

Note: The funeral of Larry Salo [Lauri Salo], who died at the Hanna Hospital on October 6, was held at the Finn Hall on Sunday, October 9, 1927 and interment made at the Hanna cemetery. He is survived by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Salo, two brothers and a sister. (UPCCEM, 1927)

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Salo, Oliver E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 12, 1912 - Sept. 17, 1943; Son"
Plot: 194
Born: May 12, 1912
Died: Sept. 17, 1943
Age: 31 y's, 4 m's, 5 d's

Note: Oliver E. Salo, son of Mrs. Oscar Salo, died of a heart attack on September 17th. Funeral services were held at the Finn Hall on Sunday, September 19th. Oliver, who was employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company, had received a medical discharge from the Army a few months ago. He is survived by his mother; one brother, Waino Salo; and one sister, Mrs. George Tully. (UPCCEM, November 1943)

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Salo, Oskar
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 25, 1879 - Apr. 19, 1943; Father"
Plot: 194
Born: Mar. 25, 1879
Died: Apr. 19, 1943
Age: 64 y's, 24 d's

Note: Old Timer Oscar Salo, 64, passed away at the Hanna Hospital on April 19th from an illness of several months. Born in Yaulsa, Finland, March 25, 1879, he came to the United States thirty-four years ago, and has resided in Hanna since that time, working in the mine until he became ill. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Geo. Tully; two sons, Waino, of Hanna, and Oliver, who is in the Armed Forces; and one grandson. Funeral services were held in the Finn Hall on April 22nd with interment in the Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, June 1943)

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Salo, Rudolf (Inquest); Salo, Rudolph (MIR); Salo R. (MM); Sella, Rudolph (Cheyenne Leader)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1880
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 23 y's

Note: Hanna, Wyo., July 18 - Entry No. 16 was opened yesterday and the relief workers are just beginning to realize the horror of their task. A trip of loaded and empty cars was found scattered about. Many of the cars were nothing more than broken masses of wood and twisted iron, while all had received the full force of the explosion and were damaged more or less. Scattered among the broken cars were the carcasses of the mules, their bodies mangled, and harness broken and portions blown away. The tools of the men were twisted and broken and scattered. In room No. 1 of entry 16 the body of Rudolph Sella [Salo], the fifth to be recovered was found. The remains were burned in a terrible manner and were only recognized after the most careful search for gold filled teeth and other markings. As soon as the bodies were brought to the surface they were prepared for immediate burial. (The Cheyenne Leader, July 18, 1903)

Note: Mr. Salo, a Finnish miner, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 16 room 1 on July 12, 1903, day 13 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery.

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Salo, Waino
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Aug. 16, 1908 - Aug. 4, 1988"
Plot: 194
Born: Aug. 16, 1908
Died: Aug. 4, 1988
Age: 79 y's, 11 m's, 18 d's

Note: Waino Salo was born in Helsinki, Finland on August 26, 1908. He arrived in the United States about 1910 with his parents Oscar and Hilma Salo. In 1930 he was living in Hanna. He registered for the draft October 16, 1940 while living in Hanna, Wyoming. He was working for the Union Pacific Coal Company at the time. He was 6' 4", 225 lbs, brown hair and blue eyes. His next of kin was Oscar L. Salo. His last residence was Salt Lake City, Utah. (BL)

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Sanders, Henry (Inquest); Aka: Saunders, Henry (Monument); Sanders, Henry (MIR); Saunders, H. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "June 1888 - June 30, 1903"
Plot: 279
Born: June ,1868
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 35 y's

Note: Henry, an African American miner, metal mine identification check number #109, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 22 room 13, identified and removed from the mine on October 22, 1903, day 117 after the explosion. He was buried in Plot 279 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Sannamaki, John (Inquest); Aka: Hill, John H. (MIR); Hill, J. H. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1868
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 35 y's

Note: John, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #79, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 17 dip, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903, day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Sargent, B.F.
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Born Feb. 8, 1844, Died Mar. 27, 1901"; Shares stone with Caroline Sargent.
Born: Feb. 8, 1844
Dead: Mar. 27, 1901
Age: 57 y's, 1 mo., 19 d's

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Sargent, Caroline
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Born Aug. 7, 1843, Died May 17, 1901", Shares stone with B. F. Sargent.
Born: Aug. 7, 1843
Died: May 17, 1901
Age: 57 y's, 9 m's, 10 d's

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Sargent, Nelson
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Died 1924"; IOOF/FLT.
Born: 1846
Died: 1924
Age: 78 y's

Note: Nelson Sargent was born 1846 in Maine. In 1908 he was living in Hanna, Wyoming when he married Minnie Peterson November 23, 1908 in Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming. In the 1910 U.S. Census: Nelson Sargent, age 64 was living in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming, head of house, married, a Blacksmith by occupation, working on his own account, no other person living with him. It appears that he may have owned some land near the town of Carbon. Nelson died in 1924 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Wyoming Marriage Record) (1910 U.S. Census) (BL)

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Saunders, Christopher
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1866 - 1947"
Plot: 338
Born: 1866
Died: 1947
Age: 81 y's

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Saunders, Ella Jane
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1868 - 1940"
Plot: 338
Born: July 28, 1868
Died: May 24, 1940
Age: 71 y's, 9 m's, 26 d's

Note: The death of Mrs. C.C. Saunders marked the passing of a beloved citizen. Mrs. Saunders had been ill only a short time before she passed away from a heart ailment at the hospital on May 24th. Mrs. Saunders was born on July 28, 1868, in Seelyville, Indiana, where she spent her early life. She was married to C.C. Saunders on July 8, 1894, and came to Wyoming in 1904, locating at Rock Springs, moving to Hanna in 1908. She became a member of the Hanna Methodist Church in 1909. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, Mr. C.C. Saunders, two daughters, Mrs. Alfred Hapgood, of Hanna, and Mrs. Roy Cowdin, of Atlantic City, twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church on Sunday, May 26th, with Rev. Q. Sommerfeld officiating and interment in the Hanna cemetery. UPCCEM, July 1940)

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Saxberg, Hilma
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 21, 1883 - June 5, 1969; Mother"
Plot: 56
Born: Nov. 21, 1883
Died: June 5, 1969
Age: 85 y's, 6 m's, 14 d's

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Scarpelli, Bertha M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1911 - 1975"
Plot: 372
Age: 64 y's

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Scarpelli, Sam
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1908 - 1993"
Plot: 372
Born: 1908
Died: 1993
Age: 85 y's

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Scarpelli, Carmella
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Jan. 1, 1881 - Oct. 26, 1974; Mother"
Plot: 372
Born: Jan. 1, 1881
Died: Oct. 26, 1974
Age: 93 y's, 9 m's, 25 d's

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Scarpelli, Frank
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Dec. 1, 1881 - Jan. 6, 1971; Father"
Plot: 372
Born: Dec. 1, 1881
Died: Jan. 6, 1971
Age: 89 y's, 1 mo., 5 d's

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Scarpelli, Joe C.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Jan. 4, 1920 - Aug. 14, 2000; SSgt. U.S. Army WWII"
Plot: 372
Born: Jan. 4, 1920
Died: Aug. 14, 2000
Age: 80 y's, 7 m's, 10 d's

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Scarpelli, Marcia Adair
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 30, 1916 - June 12, 2006; Beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother; Dedicated Nurse"
Plot: 372
Born: Apr. 30, 1916
Died: June 12, 2006
Age: 90 y's, 1 mo., 12 d's

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Scarpelli, Ralph Ronald
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "June 26, 1937 - May 19, 1938; Our loss was Heavens gain."
Plot: 372
Born: June 26, 1937
Died: May 19, 1938
Age: 10 m's, 23 d's

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Scarpelli, Tony
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "T SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES; AUG 15, 1916 - JUN 3, 2012"
Born: August 15, 1916
Died: June 3, 2012
Plot: 372
Age: 95 y's, 9 m's, 18 d's

Note: Tony Scarpelli. Born Aug. 15, 1916 in Hanna, Wyoming. Died June 3, 2012 in Hanna, Wyoming. Buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery. Tony's father was Frank Scarpelli and mother was Carmella Scarpelli. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note: Obituary: Tony Scarpelli, 95, of Hanna, Wyoming died Sunday June 3, 2012 at his home in Hanna. Tony was raised in Hanna and still lived in the family home he and nine of his siblings were born in. He went to school in Hanna, where he excelled in sports being an all-state basketball player and an All-American Candidate, plus receiving a basketball scholarship to the University of Wyoming, however he had to decline it to take care of his ailing father. Following his schooling he went to work on the Union Pacific Railroad [Union Pacific Coal Company] as a machinist. He entered in the military serving as a gunner off the coast of California. After Pearl Harbor was bombed, he switched to the Army Air Corps as a mechanic, not a sailor, and he was the crew chief in charge of all things mechanical. They assigned him to a C-47 cargo plane and shipped him to England, later to North Africa, then to Sicily and Italy. In 1944 he was ordered to the Pacific. Under extreme conditions, his unit flew planes in and out under enemy fire and for this his unit received the Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation. He was offered another stripe if he would serve another enlistment for the planned Normandy Invasion, but he declined. He had served three years without seeing his family. Returning to Hanna, he again went to work for the Union Pacific Railroad [Union Pacific Coal Company]. After the coal mines closed, he went to work at Shirley Basin as a machinist in the Uranium Mines, retiring in the early 1970's. He never married, choosing to instead to stay in the family home taking care of his parents. Everyone knew him as "Uncle Tony" enjoying his nieces and nephews, and extended families taking them hunting, fishing and teaching them lifelong skills along the way. Tony was often found lending a helping hand to neighbors and friends over the years. He was active in the Hanna Community. In 1999 Tony was recognized for being a life-long resident and for his commitment to his community. He was named King of King Coal Days and Parade Marshall. Tony was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Hanna. A lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6680 of Hanna, and the United Mine Workers. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Sam, Joe and Louis Scarpelli and four sisters, Fenus Kimmell, Sue Klobas, Rose Ponzio and Angelina Jussila. Rosary service will be held Saturday June 9 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hanna with funeral liturgy following at 11:30 a.m. also, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hanna with the Reverend Fr. Carl Mills, celebrant. Interment will follow in the Hanna Cemetery with military rites. (Casper Star Tribune)

Note: Obituary: Tony Scarpelli - Posted Friday, June 8, 2012 - Tony Scarpelli, 95, of Hanna, died June 3, 2012, at home.
He was born Aug. 15, 1916, in Hanna, the son of Frank and Carmella (Corrado) Scarpelli. He was raised in Hanna and still lived in the family home where he and eight of his siblings were born. He went to school in Hanna where he excelled in sports and was an all-state basketball player and an All-American candidate. He received a basketball scholarship from the University of Wyoming; however, he had to decline it to take care of his ailing father. After his schooling he went to work for Union Pacific as a machinist until he entered the military serving as a gunner off the coast of California. After Pearl Harbor was bombed, he switched to the Army Air Corps and was the crew chief in charge of all things mechanical. They assigned him to a C-47 cargo plane and shipped him to England, Northern Africa, Sicily and Italy. In 1944 he was ordered to the Pacific and under extreme conditions, flew planes in and out under enemy fire and for this his unit received the Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation. He was offered another stripe if he would serve another enlistment for the planned Normandy invasion but declined after serving three years without seeing family. Returning to Hanna, he again went to work for Union Pacific, and after the coal mines closed, he worked at Shirley Basin as a machinist in the uranium mines, retiring in the early 1970s. He never married, choosing instead to stay in the family home taking care of his parents. He was known as Uncle Tony and enjoyed spending time with his nieces and nephews and extended families, taking them hunting, fishing and teaching them lifelong skills. He will be remembered for helping his neighbors and friends and being an active member of the Hanna community. In 1999 he was named the king of King Coal Days and parade marshal. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of Hanna, a lifetime member of the VFW Post 6680 of Hanna and United Mine Workers. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Sam, Joe and Louis Scarpelli; and sisters, Fenus Kimmell, Sue Klobas, Rose Ponzio, and Angelina Jussila. He is survived by his brothers, Ralph Scarpelli of Santa Barbara, California., and Frank Scarpelli of Riverton; sister, Katy Siltamaki of Burbank, Calif., and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation is scheduled from 2-6 p.m. at Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home in Laramie and from 10-11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna. A rosary service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hanna with a funeral liturgy to follow at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Father Carl Millis officiating. Interment with military rites is to follow at the Hanna Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice. (Rawlins Daily Times, Friday, June 8, 2012)

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Scheef, Robert W.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Dec. 22, 1920 - Feb. 22, 2003; Husband"
Plot: 360
Born: Dec. 22, 1920
Died: Feb. 22, 2003
Age: 82 y's, 2 m's

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Scheef, Steven M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "July 21, 1955 - Mar. 20, 1972"
Plot: 360
Born: July 21, 1955
Died: Mar. 20, 1972
Age: 16 y's, 7 m's, 29 d's

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Scheef, Violet H.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 21, 1923 - Feb. 9, 1988; Wife"
Plot: 360
Born: Nov. 21, 1923
Died: Feb. 9, 1988
Age: 64 y's, 2 m's, 18 d's

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Schill, Theodore (Inquest); Aka: Schill, Theodore (MIR); Schill, T. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown

Note: Theodore, a German miner, metal mine identification check number 232, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found between entries 5 and 7 on the manway, identified and removed from the mine on July 3, 1903, day 4 after the explosion and buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery.

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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)

Schilling, Ruben "Smokey" William
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Smokey" "Feb. 5, 1920 - Sept. 19, 2010"
Plot: Block 3 Lot 2
Born: Feb. 5, 1920
Died: Sept. 19, 2010
Age: 90 y's, 7 m's, 14 d's

Note: Ruben William “Smokey” Schilling, 90, died Sept. 19, 2010, in Salt Lake City with his loving family by his side.
He was born to Christopher and Martha Schilling in South Dakota on Feb. 5, 1920. He married Irene D. Plank in August 1941. They moved to Hanna in 1960, where he worked for Peter Kiewit until he retired. He also had a small business known as Schilling’s Garage.
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Irene Schilling; son, Dale (Jane); sisters Ruth Holsten of Aberdeen, S. D., Ramona Shakleford of Portland, Ore., and Gladys Herman, Phyliss Zeigler, Marti Morris and Renee Finley, all of Hardin, Mont.; grandchildren, Eric (Lindsay) and Ashley (Matt); great-grandchildren Alexis, Zachary, and Jack Schilling; and several nieces and nephews.
Ruben’s family would like to thank his good friends, Gary and Dennis Carlson, for all of their help over the years.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p. m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church in Hanna. A viewing is scheduled to precede the funeral from 11:30 a. m. until 12:30 p. m. Interment to take place at the Hanna Cemetery.
(Rawlins Daily Times, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010)

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Schisel, Raymond Louis
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "SGT US ARMY; WORLD WAR II; FEB 7, 1919 - NOV 28, 2005"
Plot: 394
Born: Feb. 7, 1919
Died: Nov. 28, 2005
Age: 86 y's, 9 m's, 21 d's

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Schoen Frances Albert
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Son of F.R. and C.B. Schoen, Died Oct. 3, 1887, Aged 1yr, 3m's, 27d's".
Born: June 6, 1886
Died: October 3, 1887
Age: 1 yr., 3 m's, 27 d's

Note: Frances Albert Schoen, male, was born June 6, 1886 in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming to Frank and Caroline (Boberg) Schoen. He died October 3, 1887 age 1 in Carbon and buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Schreber, Fred C.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1887 - 1918 Father"
Plot: 207
Born: 1887
Died: 1918
Age: 31 y's

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Schreber, Fred W.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1917 - 1920 Son"
Plot: 207
Born: 1917
Died: 1920
Age: 3 y's

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Schroeder, Mary
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: May 16, 1927
Died: July 7, 2019
Age: 92 y's, 1 mo., 21 d's

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Schroeder, Roland
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: June 5, 1930
Died: Oct. 5, 2020
Age: 90 y's, 4 m's

Note: Obituary Casper - Roland F. “Ro” Schroeder, 90, of Casper, WY passed away October 5, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 5, 1930 in Bismark, ND to Elmer and Mae Schroeder. Ro met the love of his life, Mary Evans and they married on January 13, 1951. Ro farmed in Minnesota for much of his younger life. He later worked for Dave Johnson Power Plant until his retirement. He enjoyed racing stock cars, flying small planes, and golfing. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. In addition to his parents; Ro was preceded in death by his wife Mary, of whom shared 68 years of marriage; his sister, Eileen Irene; his brother, Elmer; and his son-in-law, Bill Kraus. He is survived by his daughters, Michaela Weinrich, Patti Kraus, Kathleen Matila, and Judy (Bob) Lacey; his son, Joe Schroeder; numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. A recitation of the rosary will be held at 7:30 PM, tonight, October 8, 2020 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. A mass will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 9, 2020 at the church. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Hanna, WY. (Casper Star Tribune, Nov. 12, 2020)

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Seal, George W.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1883 - 1947"
Plot: 370
Born: 1883
Died: 1947
Age: 64 y's

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Sederlin Arthur J.
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Died Jan. 24, 1890; Aged 3 m's & 8 d's. Safe from Sorrow"
Born: Oct. 16, 1889
Died: Jan. 24, 1890
Age: 3 m's. 8 d's

Note: Arthur J. Sederlin was born on October 16, 1889 in Carbon, Wyoming to Louis Sederlin (age 44, born in Sweden, died in Hanna, Wyoming in 1936 at age 91 and buried in the Laramie, Cemetery) and Charlotte Augusta Knutson (age 27, born in Sweden, died August 14, 1938 in Kansas and was buried in Laramie, Wyoming ) Arthur died on January 24, 1890 in his hometown of Carbon, Wyoming within a year of his birth and was buried in the Carbon Cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Knutson, J. G.
Cemetery, Carbon
Headstone: "Died Nov. 9, 1888, Aged 20 Yrs, Safe from sorrow”; Shares stone with Arthur J. Sederlin.
Born: 1868
Died: Nov. 9, 1888
Age: 20 y's

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Sekela, John (MIR); Aka: Sekelo, John (MM)
Cemetery: Unknown
Born: 1860
Died: Sept. 4, 1898 (MM)
Age: 38 y's

Note: John Sekela, [Sekelo], age 38, nativity Finland, killed in Hanna No. 1 mine on September 4, 1899. He had been in the employ of the Company three years. He was married, wife dead, and had four children. He was killed by a fall of coal from the rib where he had just fired a shot. At an inquest held on September 4, 1899, the jury rendered a verdict that he met his death through his own carelessness. (1899 Mine Inspector Report)

Note: John Sekela was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna in 1898. His burial place is unknown. (BL)

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Self, Infant Son
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1912 P.D. & L. Self"
Plot: 160
Age: 0 years

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Sevenikar, Mike A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1895 - 1967"
Plot: 446
Born: 1895
Died: 1967
Age: 72 y's

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Shannon, Carrie Marshall
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Wife of Fred P. Shannon, Born Nov. 23, 1861, Died Mar. 2, 1892"
Born: Nov. 23, 1861
Died: Mar. 2, 1892
Age: 30 y's, 3 m's, 9 d's

Note: Carrie Marshall was born November 23, 1862. She married Fredrick Pulver Shannon December 6, 1888 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming. Carrie died March 2, 1892 at age 31 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming and was buried in the Carbon cemetery next to her son John Marshall Shannon. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note: Carrie wife of F. P. Shannon of Carbon died last week. Her maiden name was Marshall and she came from Monmouth, Illinois, being married in December, 1888. A two-year old daughter survives her mother. (Saratoga Sun, March 10, 1892)

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Shannon, John Marshall
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Son of Fred P. & Carrie M. Shannon, Born June 16, 1891, Died Sept. 2, 1891."
Born: June 16, 1891
Died: Sept. 2, 1891
Age: 2 m's, 16 d's

Note: John Marshall Shannon was born June 16, 1891 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming to Fred and Carrie Shannon. He died September 2, 1891 at age 2 months and 16 days and buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Shatwell, Clara
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Wife of Thos Shatwell, Died July 15, 1882, Aged 47 yrs. We only know that though thou hast gone and that the same returning tide which bore thee from us still glides on and we that mourn with it."
Born: 1835
Died: July 15, 1882
Age: 47 y's

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Shaw, Hilton B.
Cemetery: Hanna
Plot: 125
Born: Feb. 20, 1863
Died: October 2, 1915
Lost: October 2, 1915
Found: October 17, 1932
Laid to Rest: November 20, 1932
Age: 52 y's, 7 y's, 12 d's

Note: Hilton B Shaw was born February 20, 1863, in Kentucky. In 1880 Hilton Shaw lived in Alexander, Kentucky. He had one son, Benjamin Shaw, born 1905 in Superior, Wyoming and one daughter, Helen Shaw, born 1907 in Superior, Wyoming, with Florence Birdie (Gordon) Shaw. In 1910 he was living in Superior, Wyoming and was a Weigh Boss. Superior, Wyoming was a coal mining town. He died on October 2, 1915, in Wyoming at the age of 52, and was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming Cemetery. (BL)

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Shaw, Jack
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1840 - 1918"
Plot: 71
Born: 1840
Died: 1918
Age: 78 y's

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Shea, Eugene
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: No monument yet, Carbon County Funeral Home Marker. "Entered Into Life: December 28, 1925 - Entered Into Rest: September 4, 2016"
Plot: Block 2 Lot 18
Born: Dec. 28, 1925
Died: Sept. 4, 2016
Age: 90 y's, 8 m's, 6 d's

Note: Obituary: Eugene Shea was born Dec. 28, 1925 in Franklin County in eastern Kansas, the eldest of four children of Elmer and Faye Shea (Lantis). He was educated in Kansas schools, graduating from Williamsburg High School in the spring of 1942. He was transferred by the Union Pacific Railroad from Kansas City to Rawlins in April of 1945, as a locomotive fireman for the seventh district. He later worked of the Stanolind Pipeline Co., now known as Amoco Pipeline Co. at various locations in southern Wyoming, northeastern Colorado and Salt Lake City from December 1946 until July 1959. During this same period of time, he served in the 763rd Battalion during the Korean War. He was captain of the guards at the Wyoming State Penitentiary for several years prior to teaching in the vocational school system of the prison for another nine years. During this time, he married Dixie Caldwell and acquired a family of three small daughters. In June of 1979, he left state employment to engage in the securities brokerage business a representative of B. J. Leonard &Co. in the Ferris Hotel building in downtown Rawlins. During the many years he lived in Rawlins, he owned, built and operated numerous residential properties. After semi-retiring he closed his brokerage office in Rawlins and in November 1989, moved to Hanna, Wyoming where he continued to operate the business part time from an office in his home for one more year while speculating in the remolding and selling of a group of foreclosed houses in Hanna, purchased from H.U.D. and the V.A. Eugene was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Nancy Ellen Davis of Hobart Indiana in 1982, his two younger brothers, Lloyd Shea of Augusta, Georgia, and his youngest brother, John Shea of Winfield, Kansas. Eugene was a life member of the Elks Lodge 609 and years ago served two terms as vice president of the Carbon County Peace Officers Association. From childhood, he was an ardent fisherman and has fished many of the water of the West as well as many other places, especially Mexico. For the past thirty years, he has added boating to his fishing. His old Hydra-Swift was a common sight on Seminole Reservoir. He knew every cove, sunken island, rock pile and good fishing spot on the lake. Eugene was an amateur astronomy fan and spent many hours under the night skies with a small telescope and a pair of binoculars, marveling at the enormousness, the complexity, and the variety of the universe. He was a compulsive reader, reading shelves of mostly non-fiction books and magazines. Eugene was not a political type of person, perhaps lacking social graces to a fault. But he was loved by his wife and three children he yearned to call his own. He was liked by most small children and dogs and will be missed by all those he touched during his 90 years on this earth. Eugene was not a religious person. He viewed life, aging and death as natural occurrences, as natural as the changing of the seasons of the year as the earth rotates. On the day of our "Papa Gene's" passing, after a long dry summer, an inch of rain fell on the Upper North Platte Valley preceded by a sky filled with lighting and thunder. A most appropriate send-off for the man we will all miss so dearly. Graveside services for Papa Gene will be held at the Hanna Cemetery Thursday September 8, at 11:00 A.M. with a gathering of friends at the cemetery prior to the service at 10:30 A.M. (Hanna Headlight)

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Sheffield, Joe (Inquest); Aka: Sheffield, Jos. (MIR); Sheffield, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Carbon
Born: 1867
June 30, 1903
Age: 36 y's

Note: Joe, was an English-speaking miner from the United Kingdom, metal mine identification check number #213, married, killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 17 dip, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903, day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in the Carbon, Wyoming cemetery in Plot 18. (BL)

Note: Joe Sheffield was born July 1866 in England. He married Kate Mitchell in 1900 in Montana. He was killed at age 36 in the June 30, 1903 explosion of the No. 1 mine in Hanna, but buried in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Sheffield, Peter
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Born 1818, Died 1891, At Rest"; Shares stone with John Dickinson.
Born: 1818
Died: Jan. 15, 1891
Age: 73 y's

Note: Peter Sheffield was born in 1818 in England. Peter died January 15, 1891 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming at age 73 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestory) (BL)

Dickinson, John
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Born 1889 [1859], Died 1891, At Rest": Shares stone with Peter Sheffield.
Born: 1889 [1859]
Died: 1891
Age: 32 y's

Note: John Dickinson - Died on Monday evening. He was the brother of Mr. Sam Dickinson a well known saloon keeper of this place. Mr. Dickerson had only been in America about two months and was employed in the coal office when he was taken ill with pneumonia, from which he died after a short illness. He leaves a wife and three children in England to mourn his loss. The funeral was held at the Episcopal church. (Rawlins Republican, January 22, 1891)

Note: John Dickinson was born in 1859 in England. He was married with a wife and three children in England. He died January 18, 1891 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming from pneumonia and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. He shares a headstone with Peter Sheffield. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Shell
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Shell" Iron cross. Shell is all that is legible.
Plot: 51
Age: Unknown

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Shimizu, Touhei (Monument); Aka: Shimudsu, T. (MIR)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Japanese translation below:
福岡縣人
清水藤平之墓
明治四拾年拾一月廿一日逝
Plot 303.25
Translation:
Shimizu, Touhei
From Fukuoka Prefecture
Died on 11/21/1907 (AO)

Note: November 21, 1907. T. Shimudsu, age 41, Japanese, miner for the Union Pacific Coal Company No. 2 mine at Hanna. He was working under loose coal. The gas watch and the shot firer told him to shoot the loose coal down as it was unsafe. This he did not do, so they took him into another room to work. In a short time, he returned and was breaking up some coal when the roof fell upon him, killing him instantly. His partner was severely injured at the same time. The Coroner's jury reported he came to his death by his own carelessness. (1907 MIR)

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Shurter, Eleanor
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "June 7, 1925 - Jan. 4, 2003"
Plot: 404
Born: June 7, 1925
Died: Jan. 4, 2003
Age: 77 y's, 6 m's, 27 d's

Note: Eleanor Klemola was born in Ironwood, Michigan on June 7, 1925 to John and Mary (Saari) Kleimola. She married Frank Shurter August 28, 1943 in Ironwood. She died January 4, 2003 in Hanna, Wyoming at age 78 and was buried in the Hanna cemetery with her husband Frank. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Shurter, Frank
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "July 25, 1923 - Oct 10, 2011"
Plot: 404
Born: July 25, 1923
Died: Oct. 10, 2011
Age: 88 y's, 2 m's, 15 d's

Note: Obituary: Frank Shurter Sr., 88, of Hanna, died October 10, 2011, at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. He was born July 25, 1923, in Frankfort, Michigan to Herman and Stella (Hiney) Shurter. He grew up in the small Michigan towns of Thomaston, Tulla and Wakefield. He attended school in Wakefield until he went to work at age 16 to support his mother, who had cancer. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the 101st Airborne, 506th Parachute Infantry Company. He was grateful to be able to be part of the 2010 Wyoming Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. that honored World War II veterans. He married Eleanor Klemola on August 28, 1942 in Ironwood, Michigan. Frank as a logger, truck driver and coal miner. He moved to Wyoming in 1955 to work in the Medicine Bow National Forest as a logger. He helped build many roads that are still in use today. In 1960, Frank went to work for the coal mine in Hanna. He was a foreman at the Rosebud Coal Mine and then advanced to the position of Superintendent. Frank was a Superintendent for five years in Hanna and then transferred to the Decker Coal Mine in Decker, Montana as a dragline foreman while residing in Sheridan. He was employed by Peter Kiewit for 27 years, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Grace Lutheran Church, both in Hanna, and the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sheridan. Frank enjoyed riding four-wheelers, hunting with his family, remodeling projects with his sons and especially sitting with his family and telling stories. He grew up with four older sisters. In 1980 he and his wife found genealogy records showing he had two half-brothers and three half-sisters. They traveled to Michigan and met the additional family members. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Eleanor; son, Michael Allen Shurter; grandson Douglas Anthony Pendleton; granddaughter, Marcy Lynn Shurter; son-in-law Henry "Hank" While; four brothers; and six sisters. (Rawlins Daily Times, October 13, 2011)

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Shurter, Michael A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1953 - 1972"
Plot: 404
Born: Sept. 13, 1953
Died: Mar. 20, 1972
Age: 18 y's, 6 m's, 7 d's

Note: Michael is the son of Frank and Eleanor Shurter. (BL)

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Siltamaki, Alexander
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "1896-1951"
Born: Jan. 10, 1896
Died: Oct. 18, 1951
Age: 55 y's, 9 y's, 8 d's

Note: Alexander Siltamaki was born January 10, 1896 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming. At age 55, he was self employed, 5' 11", brown eyes, blonde hair and weighed 190 pounds. Alexander died October 18, 1951 at age 55 in Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming from Acute Alcoholism and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (WWII Registration) (Wyoming Death Records) (BL)

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Siltamaki, Infant Daughter
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1892"; Shares stone with siblings, Emil, Ida, Axel, John & Nick Siltamaki.
Born: 1892
Died: 1892
Age: 0 years

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Siltamaki, Ida
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1891 - 1896"; Shares stone with siblings, Infant Daughter, Emil, Axel, John & Nick Siltamaki.
Born: 1891
Died: 1896
Age: 5 y's

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Siltamaki, Axel
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1894 - 1899"; Shares stone with siblings, Infant Daughter, Ida, Emil, John & Nick Siltamaki.
Born: 1894
Died: 1899
Age: 5 y's

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Siltamaki, Emil
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1899 - 1899"; Shares stone with siblings, Infant Daughter, Ida, Axel, John & Nick Siltamaki.
Born: 1899
Died: 1899
Age: 0 years

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Siltamaki, John
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1877 - 1908"; Shares stone with siblings, Emil, Ida, Axel, Infant Daughter & Nick Siltamaki.
Born: 1877
Died: 1908
Age: 31 y's

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Siltamaki, Nick
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1887 - 1916"; Shares stone with siblings, Emil, Ida, Axel, Infant Daughter & John Siltamaki.
Born: 1887
Died: 1916
Age: 29 y's

Note: Nick Siltamkaki, a young ranchman of Difficulty, was killed by lightning while gathering cattle. The bold struck him on the head, passing through his body to the horse, which was also killed. (The Miner, Sept. 22, 1916)

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Siltamaki, Edward B.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Sept. 6, 1912 - Apr. 24, 1914; Son Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Siltamaki"
Plot: 265
Born: Sept. 6, 1912
Died: Apr. 12, 1914
Age: 1 yr., 7 m's, 6 d's

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Siltamaki, Gust
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "1852 - 1918 Father”
Born: 1852
Died: Aug. 22, 1918
Age: 66 y's

Note: Gust Siltamaki was born 1852 in Finland. He was married to Meena Siltamaki. He died August 22, 1918 at age 66 in Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming from Empyema, and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery in the Siltamaki plot. (Wyoming Death Records) (Ancestry) (BL)

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Siltamaki, John
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: 1877 - 1899 " Co. H 2 U.S. V. Cav. Sp. Am. War”; Military issue headstone.
Born: 1877
Died: August 11, 1909
Age: 32

Note: John Siltamaki was born 1877 in Carbon County, Wyoming to Gust and Wilhelmina Siltamaki. In 1898, John served in the 2nd Reg. U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, Troop H John married Myrtle Siltamaki in 1907. Myrtle died in 1944 and was buried in Greeley, Colorado. John died August 11, 1909 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery in the Siltamaki plot. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Siltamaki, Samuel A.
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1898 - 1961"
Born: July 27, 1898
Died: Aug. 9, 1961
Age: 63

Note: Sam Arthur Siltamaki, 63-year-old life-long resident of Carbon County, died at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at his ranch home near Elk Mountain. Siltamaki was born in Carbon and attended schools in Hanna. When he was a young child his parents went into ranching near Elk Mountain and he made his home at the Siltamaki ranch since then. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Ida Mackie of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mary Leino of Vader, Wash.; and three nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Community Church in Elk Mountain with the Rev. Martin W. Heinicke, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Carbon cemetery. Rasmusson-Shriner Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. (Unknown Newspaper)

Note: In the 1900 U.S. Census: Samuel Siltamaki, age 2, born July 1897 in Wyoming was living in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming with his father Andrew, born in Finland and mother Maria Siltamaki, born in Finland. 1942: Samuel Arthur Siltamki, age 43, born July 27, 1898 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming was living in Elk Mountain, Wyoming when he registered for the draft on February 16, 1942. He was 5' 9'' tall, 165 pounds, a dark complexion, bald with blue eyes. His next of kin was Charles Siultamaki. Samuel A. Siltamaki died August 9, 1961 at Sweetwater, Wyoming at age 63 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery in the Siltamaki plot. (US Draft Registration) (1900 U.S. Census) (Wyoming Death Record) (BL)

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Siltamaki, Wilhelmina
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "1857 - 1932, Mother”
Born: 1857
Died: 1932
Age: 75

Note: Wilhelmina "Meena" Siltamaki was born 1857 in Finland. She married Gust Siltamaki. Wilhelmina died in 1932 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery in the Siltamaki plot. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Silfvast, Emil Aka: Silfast, Emil (MIR); Silfvast, E. (MM)
Born: 1885
Died: Mar. 28, 1908
Age: 23

Hanna Monument: At the top of Hanna No. 1 Hill stands a Memorial Monument dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the explosions of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. The Monument also marks the area where 28 of the men were killed, but not recovered and their bodies remain at the bottom of the mine.

Note: Emil Silvast, Aka Emil Silfast worked as a Timberman's helper in the No. 1 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men including Emil entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening killing an additional 41 miners. Emil's body was not removed from the mine. (BL)

Note: Emil was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. His body was not recovered from the mine. (BL)

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Hanna Mine Explosion Monuments on Hanna No. 1 Hill. (Image by Bob Leathers. Sept. 2023)

Memorial Monument to Mine Explosion Victims (Image by Bob Leathers)

Simelius, Nils
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: “Kotoisin, Franttilasta, Elettyansa; 33 W 11K 22P, Ruoli 8P, Kokakuuta 89"
Born: Oct. 1, 1856
Died: 1889
Age: 33 y's

Note: Nils Niilonpoika Simelius was born October 1, 1855 in Finland to Liisa and Nils Simelius. Nils was a blacksmith by occupation. He died in 1889 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming at age 33 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Simonson, John (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Lyons, Colorado
Headstone: "Father Nov. 30, 1865 - Dec. 31, 1920; Gone, but not forgotten"
Born: Nov. 30, 1865
Died: Dec. 31, 1920
Age: 55 y's, 1 mo., 1 d's

Note: John Simonson, Finlander, age 59, no family reported, killed at No. 3 on December 31, 1920. He was employed as a Miner. He lost his life at the No. 3 Mine, on the surface. Deceased was employed on the date of the accident, along with his partner, filling in cave holes. This was being done for the purpose of making the surface airtight so that the mine fires might be more easily controlled. They had fired a shot to loosen the earth. Deceased took his pick to release the overhanging soil, when it gave way, covering him up as it fell. He was dead when extracted. (MIR)

Note: John Simonson was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 3 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Lyons, Colorado in the Lyons town cemetery. (BL)

Note: John Simonson was killed in a mine in Carbon County, Wyoming on Dec. 31, 1920 at age 65. (Wyoming Death Certificate No. 32)

Note: John's spouse was Maria Simonson also buried in Lyons, Boulder, Colorado with her husband John. She was born in 1858 and died on December 26, 1916 and was buried in the Lyons cemetery with her husband. (Ancestry)

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Simonson, Simon (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Denver, Colorado
Born: 1861
Died: 1898 in Hanna (MM)
Died: Mar, 1, 1898, in Hanna (MIR)
Age: 37 y's

Note: Simon Simonson, age 37; occupation miner; nativity, Finn; married with two children. Killed March 1, 1898 at Hanna mine No. 1. Simonson was killed while loading a car of coal in his room by a fall of coal and slate from the roof. The pit boss who examined the room in the morning told him to examine his room carefully and to put up props. He neglected to put up any props during the day. Before the accident occurred, he fired a heavy shot in the face, which loosened the coal which fell and killed him. At an inquest held March 2, 1898, by A.F. Thode, Coroner, a verdict was rendered that the accident could have been avoided if the deceased had used more precautions in his work. (MIR)

Note: Killed In The Hanna Mine. S. Simonson, a Miner, Killed by a Coal Falling on Him: Simonson, a coal miner employed in the Union Pacific mines at Hanna, was instantly killed on Tuesday by a piece of slate weighting nearly a ton fell from the roof striking him on the head. John Gustafson, a brother-in-law of the deceased, who was working in the room with Simonson, was also struck with a piece of coal, but escaped without serious injury. Dr. Thode, county coroner, went over to Hanna Wednesday to hold an inquest. Gustafson, Simonson's partner, testified that they had fired a shot about 25 minutes before and had begun to shovel the coal when the roof fell. Other witnesses testified that Simonson and Gustafson had been warned in the morning that the roof of their room, No. 9, was not safe. Gustafson testified that they examined it and thought it was all right. The jury was composed of Lawrence Quealy, Michael Cummings and William Finch. They returned the following verdict: "That the deceased came to his death in No. 1 mine, at Hanna Wyoming, on the first day of March 1898, at about 3 o'clock p.m. by being struck by a piece of the roof in the room in which he was working; and it is the opinion of the jury that the accident could have been avoided if the deceased miner had used more precaution." The deceased has a wife and four children residing in Denver. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and Red Man's lodges in Colorado, but it appears that he was in arrears in both organizations. The body was shipped to Denver on Thursday. (Rawlins Semi-Weekly Republican, March 5, 1898)

Note: Simon Simonson was killed in Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. After the accident his body was shipped to Denver where his family was residing. (BL)

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Killed in the Hanna No.1 Mine - Body sent to Denver Colorado

Simpson. Mrs. Clara
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "June 19, 1852, Dec. 14, 1895" Metal marker.
Born: 1852
Died: 1895
Age: 43

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Sled, William
Cemetery: Unknown
Headstone: Not Found
Born: Dec. 27, 1869
Died: Feb. 26, 1929
Age: 59 y's, 1 mo., 29 d's
Nationality: African American

Note: William Sled of Hanna Called by T. H. Butler: It is with regret that we record the passing of another old timer and fellow worker. William Sled died on Tuesday, February 26th, at his home in Hanna after a lingering illness. Bill, as we affectionately called him, was born on the 27th day of December 1869, in the little town of Carney in Ray Count, Missouri, and when but seven years of age was taken by his parents across the Missouri River to the beautiful old town of Lexington, in Lafayette County, where he was reared to manhood. At the age of thirteen Bill went to work in the coal mines at Lexington. Coming west in 1897, he settled at Rock Springs, obtaining employment with The Union Pacific Coal Company. Later he moved to Hanna where he continued in the service until July 1st, 1928, at which time he was retired on a pension on account of poor health. Mr. Sled was honest and conscientious and a loyal and trusted employee. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church on Saturday, March 2nd, the Rev. J.M. Johnson of the Methodist Episcopal Church officiating. Music was rendered by the ladies of the choir of the First Baptist Church (colored) and the singing was beautiful and impressive. Interment took place in the Hanna cemetery; the remains being attended to their final resting place by a long concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. The decedent leaves to mourn his passing, his widow, Freda Belle Sled, to whom the sympathy of this community is extended. (UPCCEM May 1929)

Note: William Sled age 60 died Feb 26, 1929 in Hanna, Carbon, Wyoming of Cardiac Failure. (Death Certificate No, 349)

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Died in Hanna - Buried in Hanna - No Marker of Headstone Found

Smeaton, James (Inquest) (MIR); Aka: Smeaton, J. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 28, 1898 - 50 yrs. 8 mo. 26 days"
Plot: 202
Born: March 28, 1858
Died: March 28, 1908
Age: 50

Note: James Smeaton worked as a Shot Firer in the No. 2 mine. On Saturday, March 28th, while the mine was idle, a fire crew consisting of 18 men entered the Number 1 mine to put out a fire burning in entry number 10. The mine exploded about three in the afternoon killing all the men in the fire crew. A rescue crew was organized and entered the mine to search for survivors. A second explosion occurred the same day about ten thirty in the evening. James and 41 other members of the rescue crew were killed in the second explosion. His body was found on Sunday August 16, 1908, on day 142 after the explosion, identified and removed from the mine. He was buried in Plot 202 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

Note: James was killed in the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 202 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Smith, Adelaide H.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1898 - 2005"
Plot: 369
Born: Dec. 25, 1898
Died: Dec. 5, 2005
Age: 106 y's, 11 m's, 10 d's

Note: Adelaide H. (Hansteen) Smith was born on December 25, 1898, in Ramsey, North Dakota to Peter and Margaret Smith. She married John Lynwood Smith on June 30, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Adelaide was a school teacher by occupation. They had four children during their marriage, including Jackie, a son that died at age 1 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. She died on December 5, 2005, in Hamilton, Montana, at the age of 107, and was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

and

Smith, J. Lynwood
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1888 - 1971"
Plot: 369
Born: Nov. 26, 1888
Died: Dec. 16, 1971
Age: 83 y's, 20 d's

Note: John Lynwood Smith was born on November 26, 1888, in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming to James and Rachel Smith. He married Adelaide H. Smith on June 30, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Lynn was a Coal Miner by occupation. They had four children during their marriage, including Jackie, a son that died at age 1 and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. He died on December 16, 1971, in Laramie, Wyoming, at the age of 83 and was buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Smith, Chas
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Died Apr 18, 1899, Aged 68 y's”
Born: 1831
Died: Apr. 18, 1899
Age: 68 y's

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Smith, Harvey C.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Sept. 13, 1918 - Jun. 21,1982 Father, Army WWII"
Plot: 348
Born: Sept. 13, 1918
Died: Jun. 21, 1982
Age: 63 y's, 9 m's, 8 d's

and

Smith, Mildred T.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Aug. 26, 1918 - Nov. 5, 1991
Plot: 348
Born: Aug. 26, 1918
Died: Nov. 5, 1991
Age: 73 y's, 2 m's, 9 d's

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Smith, Infant
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: no dates
Plot: 348
Age: Unknown

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Smith, Isaac
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Mar. 17, 1861, June 20, 1927"; Shares stone with Bertha Smith.
Born: Mar. 17, 1861
Died: June 20, 1927
Age: 66 y's, 3 m's, 3 d's

Note: The death of Isaac Smith on June 20th at his ranch near Old Carbon marked the passing of an old-time resident of Carbon County, having lived here forty-four years. He was injured some time ago while at work in a coal mine on his ranch and did not recover. Funeral services were held at the ranch and burial at Carbon Cemetery. He was 69 years of age. He leaves to mourn his death a wife and two daughters, Mrs. Grooman of Medicine Bow and Mrs. Richards of Denver. (UPCCEM, August 1927)

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Smith, Bertha
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Aug 7, 1897, Feb 24, 1933"; Shares stone with Isaac Smith.
Born: Aug. 7, 1897
Died: Feb. 24, 1933
Age: 35 y's, 6 m's, 17 d's

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Smith, Jackie
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Dec. 24, 1930, Aug. 7, 1931 Son of Lynn & Adelaide Smith”
Born: Dec. 24, 1930
Died: Aug. 7, 1931
Age: 7 m's, 13 d's

Note: John "Jackie" Smith was born December 24, 1930 in Hanna, Wyoming to Lynn and Adelaide Smith. He died August 7, 1931 in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Cemetery where his father John Lynwood Smith was born. Adelaide and Lynn Smith lived in Hanna, Wyoming for many years before retiring in Laramie, Wyoming. Adelaide Smith taught at the Hanna elementary school. They are both buried in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Smith, James (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Rock of Ages, June 30, 1903; Died in Hanna Explosion"
Born: 1858
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 45 y's

Note: James, an English-speaking miner from the United Kingdom, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 17 dip on the outer edge, identified and removed from the mine on August 8, 1903, day 40 after the explosion. He was buried in Carbon.

Note: James Smith was born 1858 in West Virginia. He married Rachel Brodie in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming. They had five children together: John Smith, Norman Smith, Beatrice Smith, Rena Smith and James Smith. James was killed June 30, 1903 in the explosion of the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna. He was buried in the Carbon, Carbon County Cemetery. Rachel died January 1933 in Hanna and buried in Carbon as well. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Smith, Jimmie
Grave: 64
Monument: "Oct. 7. 1897, Jan. 27, 1916, Son of James & Rachel Smith”
Born: Oct. 7, 1897
Died: Jan. 27, 1916
Age: 18 y's, 3 m's, 20 d's

Note: Jimmie Smith was born October 7, 1897 in Wyoming to James and Rachel Smith. His father James was born in West Virginia. His mother Rachel was born in England. Jimmie died January 27, 1916 at age 19 and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Smith, Katie
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Died May 2, 1902, Dau of Isaac & Bertha Smith, aged 9 months”
Born: 1901
Died: May 2, 1902
Age: 9 m's

Note: Katie Smith was born in 1901 to Isaac and Berth Smith. She died May 2, 1902 at age 9 months in Rock Springs and buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note: Katie the 9 months old baby of Isaac Smith was buried here yesterday. It died at the Rock Springs hospital Friday and was brought back home Saturday. The Episcopal funeral service was read at the cemetery by Edward Cardwell. The Knights of Pythias and the Rathbone sisters had charge of the funeral and furnished the beautiful wreaths and bouquets of natural flowers. (The Rawlins Republican, May 7, 1902)

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Smith, Lena Margaret
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: "Died Dec. 4, 1905. Aged 10 y's 3 m's 3 d's.
Born: 1895
Died: 1905
Age: 10

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Smith, Norma Karen
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 23, 1948 - May 26, 1948"
Plot: 348
Born: May 23, 1948
Died: May 26, 1948
Age: 3 d's

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Smith, Rachel
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Mother; 1868 - 1933"
Born: Mar. 1868
Died: Jan. 1933
Age: 65 y's

Note: Rachel Brodie married James Smith in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming on February 20, 1888. (Western States Marriage Index)

Note: Rachel (Brodie) Smith was born March 1868 in England. She married James Smith February 20, 1888 in Carbon, Wyoming. James Smith was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company Mine No. 1 in Hanna and buried in Carbon. They had five children together: John, Norman, Beatrice, Rena and James. Rachel died January 1933 in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in the Carbon Cemetery. (BL)

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Smith, Rosena B.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Feb. 21, 1895; 11mo. 1day; J.B. and M.E. Smith"
Plot: 223
Born: Jan. 20, 1895
Died: Feb. 21, 1895
Age: 11 m's, 1 day

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Smith, Sherry
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Jan. 4, 1941 - Jan. 11, 2001; Beloved Sister"
Plot: 348
Born: Jan. 4, 1941
Died: Jan. 11, 2001
Age: 60 y's, 7 d's

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Smith, Shirley M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1927 - 1948"
Plot: 369
Born: 1927
Died: 1948
Age: 21 y's

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Smith, W. L. (Inquest) (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown

Note: W. L. Smith, an African American miner, metal mine identification number #203, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 22 room 16, identified and removed from the mine on October 22, 1903, day 117 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)

Solass, Charles E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1943 - 1985"
Plot: 356
Born: 1943
Died: 1985
Age: 42 y's

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Solaas, Dale Louis
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 14, 1922 - June 26, 1975; Pfc. U.S. Marine Corps. WWII"
Plot: 366
Born: Apr. 14, 1922
Died: June 26, 1975
Age: 53 y's, 2 m's, 12 d's

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Solaas, Sue Ann
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 26, 1919 - Aug. 14, 1992"
Plot: 366
Born: Apr. 26, 1919
Died: Aug. 14, 1992
Age: 73 y's, 3 m's, 18 d's

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Solaas, Gladys R.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 28, 1914 - Dec. 8, 1994"
Plot: 366
Born: May 28, 1914
Died: Dec. 8, 1994
Age: 80 y's, 6 m's, 10 d's

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Solaas, Willard M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Aug. 10, 1916 - Jan. 21, 1978; Ike"
Plot: 366
Born: Aug. 10, 1916
Died: Jan. 21, 1978
Age: 61 y's, 5 m's, 11 d's

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Solaas, Wallace M.; Aka: Solaas, Wally
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1939 - 1984"
Plot: 356
Born: 1939
Died: 1984
Age: 45 y's

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Somers, Charles (Inquest); Aka: Summeril, Charles (Inquest Aka); Somerill, Chas. (MIR); Summerill, C. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1844
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 59 y's

Note: Charles, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification check number #32, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 16, identified and removed from the mine on August 21, 1903, day 54 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)

Sorvisto, Nikolai (Inquest); Aka: Servista, Nic (MIR); Servista, N. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: 1873
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 30 y's

Note: Nikolai, a Finnish miner, metal mine identification number #238, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 20, identified and removed from the mine on July 24, 1903, day 25 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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UNKNOWN MINER PLAQUES THAT TODAY MARK THE GRAVES OF THOSE BURIED IN UNMARKED GRAVES IN THE HANNA CEMETERY (Image by Bob Leathers)

Spackman, Len
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "In Loving Memory; Sons of Margaret Dexter Spackman; Len" Shares a stone with Lyle Spackman.
Plot: 388
Age: Unknown

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Spackman, Lyle
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "In Loving Memory; Sons of Margaret Dexter Spackman; Len" Shares a stone with Len Spackman.
Plot: 388
Age: Unknown

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Sparo, Mike (Inquest); Aka: Sporro, Mike (MIR); Sporro M. (MM); Speero, Michael (Wyoming Tribune)
Cemetery: Denver, Colorado
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown

Note: Mike, an Italian miner, not married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found on the slope between entries 18 and 20, identified and removed from the mine on August 21, 1903, day 54 after the explosion. He was taken to Denver for burial. (BL)

Note: Obituary: At noon word was received that a body had been found in the main slope between the eighteenth and twentieth entries. Coroner Bennett, Undertaker Rasmusson, Dr. Wilseck and assistants immediately entered the mine and at 2:30 returned with the body. It proved to be that of Michael Speero [Mike Sparo] Aka: [Mike Sporro], the rope runner. The body was found lying between the rails, below the trip which he was riding at the time of the explosion. His parents and several sisters are living at Hanna. The body will be taken to Denver for burial. (Wyoming Tribune, July 22, 1903)

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Killed in Hanna No. 1 Mine - Buried in Denver, Colorado

Spencer, John Sherman (Monument); Aka: Spencer, Jack (MIR); Spencer, J. S. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: None
Plot: 24
Born: 1884
Died: Mar. 2, 1921
Age: 37 y's

Note: Jack Spencer, American, age 37, married with no reported children, killed in the Mule barn on March 2, 1921. Deceased was a Miner but on the date of the accident, February 28, 1921, he was employed by the Union Pacific Coal Company driving a team on the outside. He had finished his day's work and was unharnessing the team and ongoing into the stall to take off the collar he was kicked by a horse in the abdomen receiving injuries from which he died two days afterward. (MIR)

Note: Obituary: A honeymoon was abruptly and cruelly brought to an end last Tuesday when Jack Spencer succumbed to injuries received Sunday while unharnessing his team. A horse that was never known to kick before, kicked him with both hind feet in the stomach. He was rendered unconscious, in which state he remained until shortly before his death. Mr. Spencer had lived here off and on for a great many years and had earned quite a reputation as a bronco buster. He served with the A.E. F. in France and upon being discharged from the army he returned to Hanna. He was married February 1st to Miss Beatrice Smith, a well-known and popular your girl of Hanna. They had been living with Mrs. Spencer's mother and were just preparing to move into their own home when this tragedy overtook them. He was buried with a military funeral service Saturday afternoon, the ex-service men of Hanna acing as pallbearers and guards. Internment was at the Hanna cemetery. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the young widow in her bereavement. (Rawlins Republican, March 3, 1921)

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Killed in Hanna Mule Barn - Buried in Hanna Cemetery - Headstone or Marker Not Found

Stansfield, Frank
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Died March 18, 1895; Son of G.E. & O. Stansfield, Aged 5 y’s, 9 m’s, 14 d’s, Darling we miss thee.”
Born: June 4, 1889
Died: Mar. 18, 1895
Age: 5 y's, 9 m's, 14 d's

Note: Frank Stansfield was born June 4, 1889 to George Ellsworth and Olivia (Pettengill) Stansfield. He died March 18, 1895 in Wyoming at age 5 from scarlet fever and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Stansfield, Frank
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Died Oct. 8, 1887. Son of George & Sarah Stansfield. Aged 16 y’s, 10 m’s, 24 days”
Born: Nov. 14, 1870
Died: Oct. 8, 1887
Age: 16 y's, 10 m's, 24 d's

Note: Frank Stansfield was born November 14, 1870 in Sharon, Pennsylvania to George and Sarah (Duff) Stansfield. He died October 8, 1887 at age 16 in Wyoming and was buried in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

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Stansfield, George (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Jan. 1, 1832 - Jan. 4, 1892"
Born: Jan. 1, 1832
Died: 1893 (MM)
Died: Jan. 14, 1892 (MIR)
Age: 60 y's, 13 d's

Note: George Stansfield was born January 1, 1832 in Oldham, Lancashire, England to Elizabeth and John Stansfield. George married Sarah Duff on December 26,1854. He was killed at age 60 in the Union Pacific Railway's No. 2 mine in Carbon on January 14, 1892 from falling rock in the coal mine. He was buried in a marked grave in the Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note: George Stansfield, English, miner, aged 60, [Carbon] No. 2 Mine. He was working in a room where a dangerous rock was known to be hanging in the face. His partner was back loading a cartridge with powder with which he intended to blast the coal from under the rock and in this manner get it safely down. Stansfield, for reasons which cannot be explained, went near this loose rock and commenced to work. The rock fell suddenly, catching the miner and caused his instant death. (1892 MIR)

Note: An inquisition held at Carbon, in Carbon County, on the 15th day of January A.D. 1892 before me, A. F. Those, Coroner of said county, upon the body of George Stansfield Sr., lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed, the said jurors upon their oath do say: that the deceased came to his death on January 14th, 1892, by being crushed by a falling rock while working in his room in Mine No. 2 at Carbon and that no one can be blamed for the accident. A.F. Those, Coroner. (1891-92 Mine Inspector Report Coroner's Inquest)

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Starr, William Ralph (MIR); Aka: Starr, W. R. (MM)
Cemetery: Saratoga, Wyoming
Born: 1955
Died: Sept. 19, 1980
Age: 25 y's

Note: Starr, William Ralph. At 6:45 p.m. September 19, 1980, the victim was in the process of extending the boom of a 60 T crane for the Medicine Bow Coal Company. After removing the bottom right pin that holds the sections in place, he proceeded to remove the bottom left pin. The pin became stuck, so the victim went under the crane to knock the pin out and as he did the section of the crane boom fell on him pinning him fatally. (MIR)

Note: William Starr was killed in the Medicine Bow mine in Hanna. He was buried in Saratoga, Wyoming. (BL)
Born: 1955 in Rawlins, Wyoming (BL)

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Killed at the Medicine Bow Coal Company in Hanna - Buried in Saratoga, Wyoming

Stebner, Adolph E.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1878 - 1935"
Plot: 109
Born: Sept. 13, 1878
Died: Dec. 22, 1935
Age: 57 y's, 3 m's, 9 d's

Note: Adolph Stebner, Power Plant Operator at Hanna, died at Denver, December 22, 1935. The interment was made at Hanna on December 26, funeral services at the Methodist Church. Mr. Stebner was a native of Germany, born September 13, 1878. When but a youth, he entered our service at old Carbon in 1892 as a Spragger, later being engaged as Tippleman and Driver. After the Carbon properties were closed down, he moved to Rock Springs and served as Machine Runner, Driver, Loader, etc. in No. 8 Mine. Later he was transferred to the Spring Valley Mine as Pipeman and Fireman. In 1903 he went to Cumberland and worked in the machine shop, returning in a similar capacity to Hanna in 1904. Was a life member of the Old Timers Association with 43 years’ service. The sympathy of the community is extended to Mrs. Stebner in her bereavement, as well as to Max Stebner, of Winton, and Mrs. J.R. Mann, Reliance, respectfully, brother and sister of the deceased. Quite a number of friends from this city journeyed to Hanna to attend the final obsequies. (UPCCEM, February 1936)

Note: Adolf Stebner was born September 13, 1878 in Germany. He married Blanche about 1919. He died December 22, 1935 in Denver after a mine accident in Hanna, Wyoming and was buried in the Hanna Cemetery in Plot 109. (BL)

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Stebner, Blanche
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1884 - 1966"
Plot: 109
Born: Feb. 8, 1884
Died: Sept. 15, 1966
Age: 82 y's, 7 m's, 7 d's

Note: Blanche was born February 8, 1884. She arrived in the United States about 1907. She married Adolph Stebner about 1919. In 1920 she was living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1930 she was living in Hanna, Wyoming. She died September 15, 1966 in Hanna, Wyoming and buried in Plot 109. (BL)

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Stebner, Amelia
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1843 - 1914; Mother"
Plot: 109
Born: 1843
Died: 1914
Age: 71 y's

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Stebner, Martin
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1842 - 1917; Father"
Plot: 109
Born: 1842
Died: 1917
Age: 75 y's

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Stebner, Bruno (MIR); Aka: Stebner, B. (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "May 21, 1914; Aged 33 yrs. 9 mo."
Plot: 109
Born: Aug. 21, 1880
Died: May 21, 1914
Age: 34 y's, 9 m's

Note: Bruno Stebner, German, age 34, employed 18 years, married with 3 children, killed in Hanna No. 4 on May 21, 1914. Stebner was cleaning out No. 5 boiler. Before going into the boiler he neglected to close the blow-off valve. Pipe men who were repairing No. 3 boiler's water feed line, opened the blow-off valve on No. 3 and the the steam backed into No. 5 through the open blow-off valve. (MIR)

Note: Bruno Stebner was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 4 mine in Hanna. He was buried in Plot 109 in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

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Stebner, Charles Martin
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "April 20, 1909 - May 20, 2001"
Plot: 109
Born: Apr. 20, 1909
Died: May 20, 2001
Age: 92 y's, 1 mo.

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Stebner, Mary Conwell
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "August 9, 1912 - June 27, 2001"
Plot: 109
Born: Aug. 9, 1912
Died: June 27, 2001
Age: 88 y's, 10 m's, 18 d's

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Stebner, Elsie A.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Aug. 26, 1911 - Oct. 1, 1923"
Plot: 109
Born: Aug. 26, 1911
Died: Oct. 1, 1923
Age: 12 y's, 1 mo., 5 d's

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Stebner, F. M.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "F. M. Stebner; Apr. 13, 1886 - Aug. 3, 1944"
Plot: 109
Born: Apr. 13, 1886
Died: Aug. 3, 1944
Age: 58 y's, 3 m's, 20 d's

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Stebner, Leroy
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1913 - 1918"
Plot: 109
Born: 1913
Died: 1918
Age: 5 y's

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Stecher, Crystal Marie
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Apr. 1981; Daughter"
Plot: 340
Born: 1981
Died: 1981
Age: 1 day

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Stephenson, Emma D.
Cemetery: Carbon
Headstone: “Wife of T. Stephenson Died Feb. 8, 1892 Aged 52 yrs 9 ms 5 ds”
Born: Apr. 3, 1839
Died: Feb. 8, 1892
Age: 52 y's, 9 m's, 5 d's

Note: Emma D. Stephenson was born in 1839. She married William Meyers on November 8, 1896 in Carbon, Carbon, Wyoming (William accidentally shot himself on May 12, 1886). She then married Thomas Stephenson in Carbon on November 8, 1886. Emma died February 8, 1892 at age 52 in Carbon and was buried in the Carbon cemetery. (Ancestry) (BL)

Note: Mrs. Emma Stephenson died at Carbon on Monday last, age 52 years. Many friends sincerely mourn her loss. (Carbon County Journal, February 13, 1892)

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Stephenson, James
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1847 - 1933"
Plot: 68
Born: 1847
Died: 1933
Age: 86 y's

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Stephenson, Thomas
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 27, 1849 - May 27, 1915"
Plot: 68
Born: Mar. 27, 1849
Died: May 27, 1915
Age: 66 y's, 2 m's

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Stickley, Donald C.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1916 - 1975"
Plot: 427
Born: 1916
Died: 1975
Age: 59 y's

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Stiefvater, Frank
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "FRANK STIEFVATER; AOM3 US NAVY; WORLD WAR II; NOV 9, 1925 - OCT 7, 2006"
Plot: 338
Born: Nov. 9, 1925
Died: Oct. 7, 2006
Age: 80 y's, 10 m's, 28 d's

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Stiefvater, Michael Lyle
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "ADJ3 NAVY; VIETNAM; DEC 9, 1953 - FEB 18, 2004"
Plot: 338
Born: Dec. 9, 1953
Died: Feb. 18, 2004
Age: 50 y's, 2 m's, 9 d's

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Stilwill, Cynthia While
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Dec. 8, 1957 - May 23, 2023 "Going Home"
Plot B4L8
Born: Dec. 8, 1957
Died: May 23, 2023
Age: 65

Note: Celebrating a Beautiful Life of Adventure - Cynthia Lee Lupton Stilwill 65 years of age passed away on May 23, 2023. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to the late Edna Lupton and Milton Lupton. She was a true Sagittarian feisty, independent, and adventurous. She loved to travel, and her motto was "Love me love my pets." She was a complex, multifaceted woman that was known for her caring, generous, always ready to help are ways that defined her. The sides of her that few saw were just as vast and complex.

Cynthia is survived by her wife, Anita Tieman; father, Milton Lupton and his wife, Sandy; two brothers, Dan Lupton and his wife, Laura and their daughter, Erin Pease and husband, Toby, and their children, Laura, Jackson, Katie and Danni, Tim Lupton and his wife Teresa, their children, Tara Lupton, Nicholas Lupton and Hayley Lupton; and a sister-in-law, Claudia Thomas. Cynthia was predeceased by her mother, Edna Lupton, her wife, Jill Stilwill and niece, Kelly Lupton.

In many ways her life was like the rugged, beautiful Wyoming landscapes that she so dearly loved. High towering, hard to reach peaks, deep dark valleys that seem endless. Wind and snow that chilled to the bone and warm open prairies that beckoned her to ride forever.

Our wish for Cynthia's remarkable spirit is that her final steps lead her on a journey that brings her to her mother, Jill, all of her pets that predeceased her. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 7:00 pm in the Hilton Christian Church by Reverend Natalie Chamberlain. (From Dan Lupton)

Note: Remembering: Cynthia While Stilwill

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Stilwill, Jill Robin
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: June. 8, 1966 - Dec. 14, 2011 "Going Home"
Plot B4L8
Born: June. 8, 1966
Died: Dec. 14, 2011
Age: 45

Note: Jill Stilwill Obituary - Jill Stilwill, 45, a resident of Williamsburg for the last 12 years, died December 14, 2011. She was born in Mansfield, OH on June 8, 1966. Jill was a 1984 graduate of Red Bank High School in Chatanooga, TN.

She loved sports, especially college football on Saturdays. She played basketball from elementary school through college. Jill loved life and spending time with her family. She loved children, dogs, and cats, and strongly supported the Heritage Humane Society in Williamsburg.

She is survived by her spouse, Cindy Stilwill, their kids, Bailee, Harlie, Max, and Lil'Bit; her mother, Nancy Stilwill-Sims and her husband, Jim; her father, Richard Stilwill and his wife, Suzanne; her sisters, Susan Kilpatrick and Kathy Jordan and her husband, Colin; her brother, David Stilwill and his wife, Christie; her mother-in-law, Edna Lacy; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service is planned for Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2 PM at Nelsen Funeral Home, 3785 Strawberry Plains Rd, Williamsburg. The family requests the attire for the service be only sweatpants, sweatshirts, or blue jeans. "Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God." Matt. 5:8 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Heritage Humane Society, 430 Waller Mill Rd, Williamsburg. (From Dan Lupton)

Note: Remembering:, Jill Robin Stilwill

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Stockwell, Nancy A. Veitch
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1934 - 2005"
Plot: 338
Born: 1934
Died: 2005
Age: 71 y's

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Sueishi, Hanako
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Our Darling Baby" Japanese translation below:
末石花子
大正三年十一月十二日
享年一才
福岡県末石仁市之長女
Plot 303.20 (in fenced area)
Translation:
Sueishi, Hanako
Our Darling Baby
Died on 11/12/1914 at age 1
Eldest daughter of Niichi/Jinichi/etc Sueishi/Sueseki/Matsuishi from Fukuoka Prefecture (AO)

Sueishi, Hanako (Image by Bob Leathers)

Sundquist, Elizabeth
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1852 - 1935"
Plot: 181
Born: Dec. 1852
Died: May 8, 1935
Age: 83 y's

Note: The passing of Mrs. Elisabeth Sundquist of Hanna on Wednesday, May 8th, left a vacancy in the hearts of her many friends. Taken sick on Saturday, May 4th, with a heart attack, she steadily grew weaker until she quietly passed away. Mrs. Sundquist, who was a resident of Hanna for 42 years, was born in Woro, Finland, in December 1851, being 83 years and four months old at the time of her death. She was the mother of four children, of which only one survives, (Mrs. Matt Wakkuri of Hanna). Two children, a son and daughter, died in infancy in Finland and one son, Martin passed away in Hanna 18 years ago. Mrs. Sundquist was very active all her life and up until her illness on May 4th was able to do her own housework and care for herself. She leaves to mourn her passing her daughter, Mrs. Matt Wakkuri of Hanna; and four grandchildren of Butte, Montana. Funeral services were held on May 12th at the Methodist Church with Rev. A.D. Wilson officiating, interment in Hanna cemetery. (UPCCEM, June 1935)

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Sundquist, Martin Jr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1880 - 1916"
Plot: 181
Born: 1880
Died: 1916
Age: 36 y's

Sundquist, Martin Sr.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1856 - 1919"
Plot: 181
Born: 1856
Died: 1919
Age: 63 y's

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Sutter, Donald Allen
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Feb. 12, 1927 - Nov. 14, 2014"
Plot: 450
Born: Feb. 12, 1927
Died: Nov. 14, 2014
Age: 87 y's, 9 m's, 2 d's

Note: Donald Allen Sutter. Born Feb. 12, 1927 in Roswell, El Paso County, Colorado. Died Nov. 2014 in Casper, Wyoming. Buried in the Hanna, Wyoming cemetery. Father was Edward Sutter Sr. and Mother was Elgean Mary Sutter. (Ancestry)

Note: Obituary: "A private graveside service will be for Donald A. Sutter, 87, formerly of Hanna and Rock Springs. He died Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at his home in Casper. He served in the Navy during World War II." (Casper Star Tribune)

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Sutter, Lillie F.
Cemetery: Hanna
Born: Apr. 11, 1931
Died June 12, 2019
Age: 88 y's, 2 m's, 1 day

Note: Obituary: In Loving Memory of, Lillie Faye Sutter - April 11, 1931 - June 12, 2019 - Graveside services for Lillie Faye (Lil) Sutter, 88, of Casper, WY were held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Hanna, WY Cemetery. She is preceded in death by her husband Donald Sutter, her parents Walter and Hazel Griffith, sister Opal Moore, three brothers, Hugh Griffith, Alvis Griffith and Orval Griffith. Son in law Johnny White and granddaughter Julie Ranz. Lillie (Griffith) Sutter, was born April 11, 1931, in Floyd, NM to Walter and Hazel Griffith. After graduating with the class of 1949, in Floyd, she attended Eastern New Mexico University as a freshman. She transferred to Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas where she spent three years, graduating in 1953. After graduation, she took a teaching job in Deering, Missouri, teaching biology and general science. The following year she went back to Eastern New Mexico University to get her elementary teaching degree. She taught a total of seven years in New Mexico; Los Cruces, Grants, Thoreau and Farmington. She moved to Cheyenne where she taught for 3 years, then moved on to Rock Springs where she taught for 23 years the last 13 teaching remedial reading for students in grades one through three, retiring at age 60. In June of 1971 she met the love of her life Don Sutter. They were married one cold snowy day in a small church in Jackson Hole. After retiring in 1991 Lillie and Don moved to Hanna, WY where they spent their summers. They purchased winter homes in Big Water, UT and Casa Grande, AZ . In 2010 Lillie and Don moved to Powell, WY and in 2014 moved to Casper, WY. Lillie and Don hosted boisterous family reunions every summer with family, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. They would also take the grand kids in the summer for a week of fun. Lillie enjoyed writing poetry and hunting and fishing with Don. Her memory will live on through her family. She is survived in death by her sisters Olla Mae Short of Ft Worth, TX, Lola Beth and Carl White of Tucson, AZ, and Ella Jean and Dave Sivage of San Diego, CA. She is also survived in death by her step children; Ron and Jean Sutter of Cheyenne, WY, Bill and Debbie Sutter of Casper WY, Connie Sutter White of Greenville, SC , John and Carla Sutter of Rock Springs, WY, and Donetta Milner of Greenville, SC. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Chris and Jenee Sutter of Las Vegas, NV, Sarah Sutter of Las Vegas, NV, Wes and Sandra Sutter of Lexington, KY, Shaw and Greg Brezina of Casper, WY, Jason and Dawn Ranz of Windsor, CO, John and Kari Willford of Arlingon, VA, Matt and Jenny WIllford of Denver, CO, Jamie and Mike Ditrich of Laramie, WY, Kelly and Kevin Turklay of Glendale, WV, Charlie Carr of Cheyenne, WY and 19 great grandchildren. Those desiring to make memorial contributions may send them to: Alzheimer’s Association -Wyoming Chapter “memo, in memory of Lillie Sutter” 2232 Dell Range Blvd #101 Cheyenne, WY 82009 307.316.2892. The family of Lillie Sutter wishes to thank Meadow Winds Assisted Living, David Purrington with Bustard’s Funeral Home and Nates Floral. (Casper Star Tribune, June 2019)

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Sutter, Mildred
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: Metal Mortuary Marker "June 21, 1924 - Aug. 6, 1996"
Plot: Block 1 Lot 4
Born: June 21, 1924
Died: Aug. 6, 1996
Age: 72 y's, 1 mo., 15 d's

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Sutton, Catherine G.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1879 - 1960"
Plot: 230
Born: 1879
Died: 1960
Age: 81 y's

Sutton, Edward Alex
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Dec. 21, 1950"
Plot: 230
Born: Unknown
Died: Dec. 21, 1950
Age: Unknown

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Sutton, Sam G.
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1877 - 1924"
Plot: 230
Born: 1877
Died: 1924
Age: 47 y's

Swan, Jacob William
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mar. 2, 1908 - Dec. 14, 1964; Pfc. U.S. Army WWII"
Plot: 319
Born: Mar. 2, 1908
Died: Dec. 14, 1964
Age: 56 y's, 9 m's, 12 d's

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Swan, Manda
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Mother; 1888 - 1940; Gone but not forgotten"
Plot: 319
Born: Oct. 1, 1881 (UPCCEM)
Born: 1888
Died: Dec. 27, 1940
Age: 52 y's, 2 m's, 26 d's

Note: The death of Mrs. Amanda Swan came suddenly from a heart attack on Friday, December 27th. Mrs. Swan was born in Finland on October 1, 1881. She came to Carbon with her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Ekola, in 1893. She was married to John Swan in 1907. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband and one son, William, two sisters, and two brothers. The funeral was held in the Methodist Church on December 29th, interment in the Hanna Cemetery. (UPCCEM, February 1941)

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Swanson, John (Inquest); Aka: Swanson, J. H. (MIR) (MM)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: None
Plot: Unmarked
Born: Unknown
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: Unknown

Note: John Swanson, a Swedish miner, metal mine identification check number #183, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found at entry 18 room 20, identified and removed from the mine on October 18, 1903, day 113 after the explosion. He was buried in one of the many unmarked graves in the Hanna cemetery. (BL)

More at: Hanna Miner Monument

More at: Unknown Miner Monument and Grave Headstones in the Hanna Cemetery

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Swenson, Pauline Zelma Aka: Swenson, Polly
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "Nov. 28, 1929 - Oct. 20, 2009"
Plot: Block 2 Plot 20
Born: Nov. 28, 1929
Died: Oct. 20, 2009
Age: 79 y's, 10 m's, 22 d's

Note: Obituary: Born: Nov. 28, 1929 in Union City, Ohio. Died: Oct. 20, 2009. Married: 1969 in Ohio. Divorced: 1977. Pauline died in Rawlins at the South-Central Wyoming Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. She moved with her husband Bob Swanson in 1969 to Hanna where she worked until she retired. She divorced in 1977. She had no children of her own. She was a competitive card player and played to win. She loved to dance in her younger days. She loved a good argument and often started them. She was often accused of switching sides to keep it going. (Rawlins Daily Times, Dec. 15, 2009)

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