Tribune Staff
Robert Calvin Croft
(June 19, 1918 - Nov. 22, 2012)
Robert Calvin Croft, 94, died Nov. 22, 2012 at the hospital in Kemmerer.
Bob was born in Powell on June 19, 1918 to William Connel Croft and Jane LaBelle Sinclair. He was the oldest of two boys. His brother Dick was born in 1923.
Shirley June (Baker) Tack
(June 6, 1919 - Nov. 24, 2012)
Shirley June (Baker) Tack died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. She was 93.
Shirley was born June 6, 1919, the daughter of Leroy and Nell Baker.
William ‘Bill’ James Hecht
(Feb. 28, 1922 - Nov. 25, 2012)
William “Bill” James Hecht died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 at Powell Valley Hospital from complications following a stroke. He was 90.
William R. ‘Bill’ Lacy
(July 19, 1924 - Nov. 24, 2012)
William R. “Bill” Lacy, 88, of Cody, died on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 at West Park Hospital. He was surrounded by his wife Lurlyn, son Bob, daughter-in-law Nancy, his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchild and nephew.
Wilda Alice Hoefer
(Feb. 24, 1921 - Nov. 18, 2012)
Wilda Alice Hoefer died peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. She was 91.
Wilda was born Feb. 24, 1921 in Cheyenne to Maurice and Jessie (Martin) McLaughlin. She spent most of her childhood in Grass Creek. After graduating from Cody High School in 1939, she spent time working at a blueprint company, making the prints for the Heart Mountain Relocation Camp. She also welded nose cones for planes during WWII.
Scott Meeks Welch
(Jan. 25, 1925 - Nov. 16, 2012)
Scott Meeks Welch, of Lovell, died on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, leaving behind his beloved family, friends and community. He was 87.
Scott was born Jan. 25, 1925, in Cowley. His loving, caring parents were Charles Golden and Ora Meeks Welch. Scott married Kathleen Peterson on Sept. 4, 1945, in the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Cody Neal Yates
(Feb. 3, 1988 - Nov. 18, 2012)
Cody Neal Yates, 24, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 in a car accident in Clark.
Cody was born on Feb. 3, 1988 in Albuquerque, N.M., to Neal and Kay Yates. He was a wonderful son, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend to a family extending far beyond those who share a common name with him to include every person that he came to know in his life. He loved living in the country and cowboying more than anything.
Miriam Ann Wensky
(Dec. 18, 1939 - Nov. 17, 2012)
Miriam Ann Wensky of Powell died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at Evergreen Rehab in Laurel, Mont. She was 72.
Miriam was born Dec. 18, 1939 in Cheyenne to Anna Rodgers and George Estabrook. She attended school in Cheyenne. Miriam married Frank Wensky on June 22, 1956 in Cheyenne, and they lived there until moving to Powell in 1965. Miriam and Frank were married for 56 years.
Michael J. Franckowiak
(Sept. 29, 1937 - Nov. 17, 2012)
Michael J. Franckowiak of Cody died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012 at home after a brave battle with cancer. He was 75.
Michael Allen Laursen
(Oct. 24, 1956 - Oct. 30, 2012)
Former Powell resident Michael Allen Laursen, 56, died Oct. 30, 2012, at his home in Keller, Texas.


