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Wauneta Jane ("Barb") Brown, 74, passed away March 20, 2017 at her home in Goodyear, Arizona. A private remembrance service will be held in Goodyear later. Burial will be at the Pine Bluffs cemetery, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. No graveside services are planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley Phoenix, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014. Barb was born May 23, 1942, the youngest of six children, to J. Lester and Flossie M. Kitto, née McCune on a... Full story
Ann Hall, 83, of Hereford passed away March 12, 2017 at her home. She was born March 19, 1933 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Claire G. and Addaline Elizabeth (Rowe) Fitzsimmons where she grew up on the family farm and attended school. She met Ronald L. Hall Sr. while he was stationed at Camp Pendleton and they married on October 16, 1958 in Vista, California. Ann sold Avon over 30 years, was a school bus driver with several districts in Colorado and helped to raise her grandchildren. She enjoyed... Full story
Ruth C. Mittan, 99, died Mar. 16, 2017 at Platte County Legacy Home. Ruth was born June 3, 1917 in Wauneta, Wyoming, to Andrew and Karoline Gullicksen. She married Arthur R. Mittan on Feb. 6, 1936. After farming in several locations in southeastern Wyoming, they moved to their farm at Carpenter in 1944, where they raised their three children. She designed and with the help of a friend built their new house in 1949. She enjoyed gardening, crafts of all kinds, church and Bible studies. Ruth was... Full story
Glenn Edwin Hartman, 70, of Pine Bluffs passed away March 1st at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was born May 2, 1946 in Manassas, Virginia and had lived in Pine Bluffs since 2000. Glenn was an electrician and truck driver for many years. He was an active member of the Pine Bluffs United Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his life partner, Linda Coffman; four children, Glenn Hartmann, Jr., Lisa Miller, Marcia Hartman, and Wendy Hartman-Hasselbach; mother, Lucy Mae... Full story
Juan A. Ramirez, 40, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, died Friday, March 3, 2017 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. He was born January 29, 1977 in Cheyenne, a son of Ezequiel Ramirez and Estela (Arenas) Wagner. Juan graduated from high school in Estes Park, Colorado and moved to Pine Bluffs shortly thereafter. Survivors include his mother, Estela (Richard) Wagner of Pine Bluffs; his father, Ezequiel (Amelia) Ramirez of Cheyenne; his grandmother, Rita Reyes of Pine Bluffs; a son, Emilio Ramirez of... Full story
The Laramie County Fair Board is pleased to announce the selection of Elizabeth Barbour, Natalie Phelps, Jared Marquardt, and Grace Withers as the 2017 Ambassadors for this summer’s Laramie County Fair. The ambassadors are selected by a committee that chooses the top ten submitted applications and those ten individuals are then interviewed by the committee where the four ambassadors are selected. Elizabeth Barbour is a senior at Cheyenne Central High School. She is involved in the High Plains FFA Chapter and a member of the Track & Field t...
James W. McDowall, 85, of Kimball, passed away at the Kimball County Manor on Monday, January 23, 2017. Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view his Tribute Wall and leave messages of sympathy and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in Jim's name to either St. Jude Children's Hospital or the Nebraska Boys Town. The services for Jim have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. James West... Full story
Bette Jo (Perreten) Voss passed away Tuesday December 13, 2016. Bette was born March 14, 1923 to William and Lulu (Spitler) Perreten on the family farm south east of Rushville, NE, joining 4 sisters Hazel, Helen, Ruth and Margaret. Later followed by another sister LaVerna, one brother William Jr. (Bill) and youngest sister, Norma Jean. She attended country school Sheridan Co. Dist. 14, grades 1 through 8. Most days she and her sisters walked the 2 miles to school from their home. Her high school days were in Rushville, NE. On good days, she... Full story
Margie I. Loveland passed away from natural causes on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Cheyenne WY, surrounded by her sons and their families. She was born December 24, 1927 in Edna, Kansas to Charles and Josie (Buress) Hill. At an early age the family moved to Torrington, Wyoming where she attended school. On October 9, 1943, before he left for service during WWII, she married Donald V. Loveland in Torrington, WY. They were married for 71 years before his death in 2015. For the most part, Margie was a stay at home mom raising her six children.... Full story
Melvin Lamar Hoke, 87, passed away peacefully December 10, 2016, at his residence in Hereford, Colorado after a long battle with dementia. Melvin was born January 27, 1929 in Weldona, Colorado and raised in the Keenesburg - Greeley area. He was a lifelong resident of Weld County. He graduated from University High School in Greeley in 1947 and then enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1948. After basic training he was assigned to an engineering unit constructing buildings for U.S. bases in Okinawa,... Full story
Vona "Lucille" Goudie, 94, of Cheyenne, died on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. She was born on July 30, 1922 in Burns, Wyoming. Lucille was an exceptional homemaker and life-long child-raiser. Otherwise, "there wasn't a thing she didn't do" which included driving tractors, hauling grain trucks, driving a school bus, riding horses, flying a plane, riding in a hot air balloon, making numerous trips to Hawaii and the mountains, and countless hours spent... Full story
Bonnie Bastian, 89, of Burns, Wyoming, passed away November 16, 2016, at her home. She was born on February 21, 1927, in Mahaska, Kansas, daughter of Milford and Anna Gaston. Her family moved to the Lindberg, WY area in 1928. She attended the Golden Prairie School through 10th grade and graduated from Pine Bluffs High School in 1945. She married Theodore "Ben" Bastian on September 5, 1945, at the First Presbyterian Church in Burns. She was a homemaker and lived on the family farm east of Burns... Full story
Larry Bruce Conger, 74, passed away November 27, 2016. He was born to Vernon F. and Florence V. Conger on September 19, 1942 in Bisbee, AZ. On August 22, 1964 he married Nancy Isakson. Soon after, he reported for service in the National Guard and received an honorable discharge in 1969. Larry joined his father farming and ranching near Pierce, CO. In 1991 they relocated the ranching operation to Banner County, NE. Larry is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nancy; daughters, Christina (Brian)... Full story
Sherrie Lynn Lemley (Dwinell) passed away on November 29, 2016 in Aurora, CO due to multiple organ failure at Anschutz hospital. She was 62. Sherrie was born on May 21, 1954 in Fort Morgan, CO to Melvin and Verla Klawonn. She was raised near Grover, CO on the family farm. She married and had three sons Ben, Anthony and Gene and lived mostly Rocky Ford, CO. She later married Dr. Steve Lemley, May 19, 2007 and resided in Colorado Springs, CO until her death. Sherrie was a loving mother who loved t... Full story
Robert Donald Phillips died Tuesday, November 22, 2016, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer caused by Agent Orange. Robert was born to Donald and Lorraine Hanson Phillips February 28, 1948. He was their third child and only boy among eight children. Bobby, the name stuck with his family his entire life, began school in Pine Bluffs, WY, until 1957 when the family moved to Cheyenne. In 1962 they moved to Pleasanton, CA, where he graduated from Pleasanton High School. While living in... Full story
Mary "Emma" Ornelas, 87, of Pine Bluffs, WY died Nov. 18 in Torrington. Mary Emma Soto was born to Juan and Alejandra Soto on September 13, 1926 in Eaton, Colo. She grew up in Pine Bluffs alongside her five brothers and three sisters. On December 27, 1948, she married Joe Martin Ornelas in Pine Bluffs. Mary loved to make things with her hands -- from crocheting to hand-sewing blankets for her grandchildren. She enjoyed being with her family, playing cards, and telling stories. She was... Full story
Idrys Marie Davis of Tahoka passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at the age of 96. She was born December 24, 1919 in Cozad, NE to George and Margaret (Jackson) Pile. She married Oliver Jackson Davis on August 21, 1949 in Kimball, NE. She was a member of Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church of Kimball, NE. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Marcella Scholl (Dwight) of Garden City, KS and Sandra Laws (Terry) of Grassland; daughter-in-law, Carol Drake (Aaron) of Naponee, NE; step... Full story
Frederick Carl Huckfeldt, 92, of Cheyenne passed away November 8, 2016. Fred was born on February 2, 1924, in Eustis, Nebraska to Charlotte (Moritz) and Frederick Henry Huckfeldt, was raised on the family farm in Nebraska until 1929 when his family moved to Veteran. Helping on the farm until December 7, 1941, on the Monday following the Pearl Harbor attack, he enlisted in the Army and served 2½ years overseas in a Searchlight Battery in Africa, Italy and finally the 78th Infantry... Full story
Richard Randall Larson, 88, of Albin, Wyoming, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016, at the Davis Hospice Center, in Cheyenne. Richard was born July 6, 1928, in Kimball, Nebraska, a son of the late Harry H. and Anna (Larsen) Larson. Richard earned a bachelor's degree from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. He worked his entire professional life as a farmer. He married Marjorie Holt in 1952 and following her death in 2012, he married Marietta Pittman in 2013. He served proudly as a Wyoming... Full story
Boyd E. Russell, 90, formerly of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, died in Peoria, Arizona on September 10, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept 29, 2016 at the Pine Bluffs Methodist Church with Pastor Lesley Matschke officiating. Burial will be in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Boyd's Tribute Wall and leave message of sympathy for the family. Memorials have been established to the American Alzheimer's Association. The local services for... Full story
Rodney Paul Thomas Soppe, 86, passed away on September 4, 2016. He was born July 17, 1930 to George and Lillian (Lud) Soppe in Julesburg, Co. He grew up in Denver until the mid-1940's when his family moved to the Carpenter area. Rodney graduated from Carpenter High School in 1948. He attended the University of Wyoming for two years until drafted into the Army during the Korean conflict. He served as a front line medic and was honorably discharged in 1954. Rodney married Mary Maxine Gordon of Gro... Full story
Paul Dean Murdoch, 86, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, formerly of Carpenter, Wyoming, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at the Davis Hospice Center. Paul was born May 21, 1930, in Elwood, Nebraska, a son of the late Charlie B. and Iva M. (tenBensel) Murdoch. Paul was drafted in the United States Army and served during the Korean War. Following his honorable discharge, he married Ardyce G. Soneson on January 4, 1959. The following year, the couple moved from the family farm in... Full story
Donald J. "Doc" Gerner passed away August 21, 2016 at Spring Winds Assisted Living of Laramie, Wyoming in the company of his family. He is survived by his wife, Mary Della Gerner, his daughter, Cindy Hoobler, his son, Bob Gerner, his step-daughter, Debbie Bastian, his step-son, Timothy McColley, his grandchildren, Jillian Nightingale, Jancy Nightingale, Dax Robinson, Jennifer Robinson, Mary Robinson, Mary Britton Clark, Lacey Phillips, and Payton McColley, and six great grandchildren, Landon... Full story
Kevin James Burns, 54 formerly of Cheyenne dies June 12 after a heroic battle with glioblastoma. He was born Feb. 18, 1962, in Newton N.J., the son of Edward and Catherine (Balaconis) Burns. Kevin married Sharon (Adair) Nov. 14, 1981 after joining the Franklin Township Somerset N.J. Police Department in September 1981, where he served proudly for 25 years. Kevin formerly was the caretaker for the Laramie County Fairgrounds and the opening manager for the Laramie County Shooting Sports Complex.... Full story
Emerson F. "Fal" Calvert ,74, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, died on Friday, August 12, 2016. He was born on July 12, 1942 in Denver, Colorado and had lived in Pine Bluffs, since 2008. Mr. Calvert served in the U.S. Army and was a jack of all trades. He was a musician, owned trucking, tow, and tire businesses, was skilled in construction, welding, and was licensed as an electrician. He loved to work and also received a degree in biblical studies. Above all, he was a very loving and giving person. Fal... Full story
