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A4 Casper Star-Tribune Monday, April 11, 2005 OBITUARIES Lawrence Wilcox CASPER Military rites for Lawrence Wilcox, 85, are tentatively set to be conducted by the Natrona County United Veterans Council at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery with Pastor Michael Struck of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation is between noon and 8 p.m. today at Bustard's Funeral Home and Crematory. He April 9, 2005, at the Wyoming Medical Center.

He was born Jan. 10, 1920, to Ralph and Laura Wilcox in White Owl, S.D. He enlisted and entered into active service of the U.S. Army on Jan. 20, 1940.

He was at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed, and fought in the battles and campaigns of Guadalcanal, Northern Solomons, Central Pacific, and Luzon. He was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. He was honorably discharged April 30, 1945. He married Dorlene Lucille Mauck on June 2, 1945, in Casper. He worked at the Amoco Refinery for 32 years until his retirement in 1978.

He pointed councilman of Mills from 1969 to 1971, and was mayor of Mills from 1972 to 1977. His hobbies including fishing, traveling in his recreational vehicle, gardening, and spending time with his family. Survivors include his son Don Wilcox and his wife of Carson, N.D., daughter Delores Kay Mockensturm and her husband of Casper, and son Dorn Wilcox and his wife of Bullhead City, sister Frances Zimmers of Lodi, brother Jim Wilcox of Stockton, eight grandchildren; and 18 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, brothers Ralph and Clarence, and sisters Ellen, Alice, Evelyn, and Delores. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice.

Mildred 'Aunt Mickey' Thompson BASIN Graveside funeral services for Mildred "Aunt Mickey" Thompson, 87, will held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Mount View Cemetery. Burial will follow immediately after the services. Viewing will be held at the Atwood Family Funeral Chapel from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday. She died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at the Bonnie Bluejacket Memorial Nursing Home where she had been a resident since June 2003. Born Nov. 22, 1917, to James Aldert and Lillian Arminta (Tidwell) Simons in St. Anthony, Idaho, she received her schooling there until she moved to Lovell when she was 17.

She married Melburn George Thompson on Oct. 2, 1935, in Lovell. They moved to Manderson in 1948 where she cooked at the Manderson School for several years. In the 1950s, they building their home in Manderson, and she lived there until June 2003. The couple enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing, and family get-togethers.

She was a past member of the B.P.O. Does Drove No. 30 of Greybull. Survivors include her sister-in-law, and numerous nieces, nephews and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, who died on Oct.

7, 1989. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in to Bonnie Bluejacket Memorial Nursing Home, 388 S. Highway 20, Basin, WY 82410. Atwood Family Funeral Directors Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Henry James 'Jim' Myers SHERIDAN Funeral services for Henry James "Jim" Myers, 81, will he held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Champion Ferries Funeral Home with Sheridan Elk's Lodge No. 520 officiating. At his request, cremation will follow the service. Visitation will be from 5 p.m.

to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Born Feb. 22, 1924, to Henry Gale and Jessie (Buchanan) Myers in Sayle, he grew up on the family homestead on Powder River and attended school in Sayle. He joined the Navy during World War II.

After the service, he returned to Forsyth, and then moved to Sheridan and worked in the Ash Creek oil field. He married Margaret Jorgensen. He went to work at the Sheridan Veterans Administration Medical Center in 1956 in the painting department, and retired in 1972. He then worked as a self-employed painting contractor in the Sheridan area until 1995. He enjoyed spending his sum- Margaret F.

Morris TORRINGTON Funeral services for Margaret F. Morris, 80, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mark Baker officiating. Visitation will be from noon until 7 p.m. Tuesday, and briefly after the service.

Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. She died at the Goshen Care Center on Friday, April 8. Born March 1, 1925, to Roy and Lois (Eagon) Stuck in Grant City, she moved with her parents to Torrington as a child and attended school there. She married Jim Morris on Aug. 1, 1944, in Torring- Albert Damian Zanoni NEWCASTLE Mass of the Christian Burial for Albert Damian Zanoni, 90, will be celebrated at 10 a.m.

Wednesday at Corpus Christi Catholic Church with Father Patrick Shea as celebrant. Burial will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, S.D. Visitation will be at Worden Chapel from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Worden Chapel. He died Thursday, April 7, 2005, at Weston County Health Services. Born Jan. 19, 1915, to Benjamin and Minni (Grosso) Zanoni in Walsenburg, he was a graduate of Newcastle High School.

He attended the University of Colorado for two years before entering the U.S. Army during World War II. Marjorie M. Casida TORRINGTON Private family services will be held at a later date for Marjorie M. Casida, 64.

She died on Saturday, April 2, at the Community Hospital in Torrington. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home. Born March 5, 1941, to Harold and Dorothy (Graf) Katherine Ann Morrell then began working at the Honor Farm in Riverton. He was a volunteer fireman in Riverton, Midway and Mills. He was ap- mers on the Kendrick Ranch on Powder River.

He was a member of Big Horn Lodge No. 43, the Sheridan Scottish Rite Bodies. Kalif Shrine, the American Legion, the VFW, and Sheridan Elk's Lodge No. 520. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, spending time in the mountains, motorcycles, and contributing to charities.

He loved his cats and dogs, and enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren. Survivors include two sons, Chuck Myers of Sheridan, and Jim Myers of Irmo, S.C.; four daughters, Linda Pruett of Sheridan, Patti Martini of Fort Collins, Debbi Martini of Laughlin, and Marjorie Hoffman of Reno, one sister, Jean Zeiler of Billings; six grandchildren; and eight nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Margaret, one son, and one sister. Memorials may be made to the Sheridan Animal Shelter, 84 East Ridge Road, Sheridan, WY 82801. Arrangements are with Champion Ferries Funeral Home.

ton. They were later divorced. Later in life she cared for her parents until their deaths. Survivors include her daughter Jean Goodman and her husband of Cheyenne; two sisters, Bessy Armstrong and her husband of Torrington, and Mary Garrison and her husband of Wheatland; one grandson; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Doreen Morris; and one brother, Bob Stuck.

A memorial has been established to the Gideon's Society. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home. After his discharge, he returned to Newcastle where he was employed by Sioux Oil Refinery and WILCOX Aramco Oil Co in Saudi Arabia. He later was selfemployed in several businesses in Newcastle. He married Meryle M.

"Bunny" McAvoy on Nov. 12, 1952. He was a member of the Newcastle Volunteer Fire Department, Newcastle City Council, Corpus Christi Catholic Church Parish Council, and the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include daughters Suzanne Gulley of Casper, Mary Jo Zanoni of Rapid City, S.D., and Dorothy Ann Zanoni of Laramie; a grandson, and a nephew. Preceding him in death were his parents, wife, two brothers and one sister.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Weston County. Gregory in Alma, she grew up and received her education there. She married Paul Casida on March 18, 1960, in Alma, and the couple then moved to Denver. In 1964, they moved to Los Angeles, where she spend much of her time as a housewife and worked part time for the local school dis- CHEYENNE Funeral services for Katherine Ann Morrell, 50, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at First Congregational Church with Bishop Marilyn Engstrom officiating.

Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery. She died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at United Medical Center-West. She was born Aug. 20, 1954, to Roy and Anna May Rasmussen in Rawlins. She earned her Masters of Science of Nursing degree and was a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator.

She was a member of PEO Sis- Leo C. Hallock CASPER A funeral mass for Leo C. Hallock, 79, will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church with Father Bob Cook officiating. trict.

She worked as a data entry operator for Hughes Aircraft Co. from 1975 to 1990. After her husband retired, they moved to Veteran. She enjoyed crocheting, fishing, her family, and was an avid sports fan. Survivors include her husband; son Mark and his wife of Akron, Ohio; daughterhood Chapter AJ and the American Diabetes Association.

Survivors include her mother and a sister, Christine Connell of Rochester, Minn. She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence "Larry" Morrell on June 14, 2000, and her father. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, United Medical Center Foundation, or the Mayo Foundation for Chrones Research. Services are under the direction of WiederspahnRadomsky Chapel of the Chimes. Interment will be in the Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery in Evansville.

He died earlier last week near Riverton. Bustard's Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. ter Marjorie and her husband of Palmdale, four brothers, Earl and his wife of Thousand Oaks, Dean and his wife of Union, Dwight and his wife of Pennsylvania, and Marlin and his wife of Alma; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. Oil platforms may be converted into fish farms NEW ORLEANS Thousands of oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico could be converted into deep-sea fish farms raising red snapper, mahi mahi, yellow fin tuna and flounder, under a plan backed by the Bush administration.

For years, marine biologists and oil companies have experimented using the giant platforms as bases for mariculture, but commercial use of the platforms as fish farms never got off the ground because of the federal government's reluctance to open up the oceans to farming. Yet in December, President Bush proposed making it easier to launch fish farms off the nation's coasts. That could be done by resolving a "confounding array of regulatory and legal obstacles," the White House said. Fish farming in the roughand-tumble ocean, done by enclosing thousands of fish in submerged pens serviced by scuba divers, is limited commercially to waters within state jurisdiction, where per- DEATH By CAIN BURDEAU Associated Press writer NOTICES Erma Smethurst CASPER Services for Erma Smethurst will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Newcomer Family Funeral Home.

Helen Marie Freeman CASPER Services are pending for Helen Marie Freeman who died Sunday, April 10, 2005. A complete obituary will be published later. Norman 'Babe' Call LUSK A graveside service will be held for Norman "Babe" Call, 90, at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Lusk Cemetery with Pastor Mark Lohr and the Rev. Juanita Gillies officiating.

He died Friday, April 8, 2005, in Torrington. Cicmanec-Pier Funeral Home in Lusk is in charge of arrangements. Military service The American flag denotes the individual has served in a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. mits have tended to be easier to get.

Moi is grown in Hawaii, and cobia is farmed near Puerto Rico. Salmon farming is common, but it takes place mostly in the calm waters of fjords and bays. But, fish farmers say, the future is rosy and fast-approaching. "In Asia, they're starting to creep off into the open waters; there's a lot of talk of doing it in Ireland. In the Mediterranean, they are now looking at moving out into open waters and experimenting with new cages," said Richard Langan, who heads the University of New Hampshire's Open Ocean Aquaculture program.

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