William "Bill" Hollingsworth

William "Bill" Hollingsworth passed away on March 9, 2026. He was born on April 11, 1935 in Derby, Connecticut, the third of eight children born to Florence (Schlitter) and Harold Hollingsworth. Bill grew up in Shelton, Connecticut where his past times included playing baseball, swimming, fishing and singing in the church choir.

Bill graduated from Shelton High School and then joined the Army. He trained at Hohenfels Infantry Training Center in Hohenfels, Germany and was stationed in Kornwestheim, Germany. After the army Bill returned home and helped build a water tunnel into the town of New Haven, CT. Bill's boss offered him a job as a High Scaler in Fremont Canyon near Alcova, Wyoming so Bill drove out west.

Bill met Sherolyn Minchow at the Riverbend Cafe while he was working in Fremont Canyon. After attending a Sweetwater Dance, they became inseparable and were married on July 2, 1960. Bill worked as an underground miner in Shirley Basin and helped operate the family ranch alongside the Webers, raising cattle and growing hay. Eventually Bill and Sherolyn purchased the ranch near Alcova and raised their two daughters on it. His family was his pride, anchor, and the heart of every decision he made. He filled his life with stories he loved to tell to anyone who would listen.

For over 30 years Bill was a hunting outfitter and guided hunts all over Wyoming. He made many lifelong friends through this business. Bill was an avid hunter and was lucky enough to draw three bighorn sheep licenses during his lifetime. Along with hunting, he enjoyed snowmobiling, playing cribbage, rock hunting, and creating amazing items out of the rocks he found.

Bill believed strongly in helping others and wanted to give back to the community. This belief allowed him to serve on the Alcova School District Board of Trustees and then later on the Natrona County School District Board of Trustees where he served for 20+ years. He was instrumental in building the gym at Alcova School before Natrona County consolidated all the boards in the county.

During his later years he started working at Industrial Lubricant, then P&H MinePro and lastly for Major Metal Service out of Gillette. He loved working at the large mines and this took him from Wyoming to Montana and even into Washington. He made sure he was friends with all of the gatekeepers at each mine so he was never turned away when he showed up.

Bill is survived by his daughters, Shannon Jackett (Dean) and Tanya Schimpf (Paul); grandchildren Blair Jackett, Taylar Jackett (Colton), Kaylee Schimpf (Logan), and Lane Schimpf (Emma): great-grandchildren Braylee Condelario and Elsie Schimpf; sisters Dorothy Blake (Bob), Patti Maguire (Dennis), Linda Walters (George) and Carol Coelho (Michael).

He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years Sherolyn, his parents, brother Harold Hollingsworth, sisters Mildred Batza and Florence Bialek.

A celebration of life will be held on April 11, 2026 at 11:00am at the Elks Lodge, in Casper, WY. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Central Wyoming Hospice & Transitions would be appreciated by the family.