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Georgia Josephine “Jo” Hanson, 90 of Pine Bluffs died Nov. 14, 2014 at her farm/ranch home of 71 years surrounded at her bedside by her three children, Dennis, Sonja and Carrie. Mom lived independently in her own home and was not leaving unless it was feet first. She lived and died as she had wanted. Mom was born April 6, 1924, attended elementary school at Pine Bluffs, attended high school and graduated from Albin, and attended Park Business School in Denver. She was the middle child of George and Christina Wulf, with older sister Pat...
Joe "Martin" Ornelas, 88, of Pine Bluffs, passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, in Pine Bluffs. He was born Aug. 15, 1926, in Worland, Wyo., and had lived in Pine Bluffs all of his life. Martin was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, fishing, and playing cards – maybe cheating just a little. In his younger years, he was an avid dancer. He enjoyed all sports and was a big Raiders fan. Martin is survived by his wife, Mary Ornelas; two sons, M...
John Roger Anderson, age 75, died September 23, 2014, in Cheyenne. Roger was born October 8, 1938, in Burns, to Ed C. and Grace Anderson. Roger was raised in Albin. Roger graduated from Albin High School in 1956 and owned Roger's Shop. He also farmed east of Albin until the 1960s when he moved to Colorado. Roger moved back to Albin in 1983, and joined his brother operating Albin Repair Shop. He served as an EMT on the Albin Ambulance Service and a volunteer fireman and chairman of the Board of D...
Donald L. Phillips, 78, of Burns died September 19, 2014 in Burns. He was born August 6, 1936 in Burns, to Raymond and Ottie Phillips. He married Rosie Garcia on May 22, 1999 in Santa Barbara, Cal. He was a veteran serving in the US Army. He retired from GTE Telephone Company. He attended Immanuel Lutheran Church in Burns. He is survived by his wife, Rosie Phillips of Burns; children, Scott Phillips of Santa Barbara, Cal. and Leanne Vigil of Lompoc, Cal.; step-children, Michael Alvarado of Santa...
September 14th 2014, Irene G. (Laycock) Spier, passed away at the age of 89, after a long battle with Dementia. Born April 27th, 1925. The Daughter of James G. Laycock and Martha M. (Fruedenthal) Laycock. Irene's early life was spent on the Snow Ranch, where they raised sheep, rode horses, and did dishes, as Irene would say, "Lots of dishes". Her mother Martha cooked meals for all the field hands and just as the first dishes of the day were being dried, the men were coming back in for the next...
Steven Joel Goodrich was born in Lander Wyo. on April 15, 1967 to Robert Goodrich and Lavonne (Meeks) Goodrich. He graduated from Riverton High School in 1986 and worked in Dubois Wyo for the Absoroka Ranch immediately following Graduation. It was there that he met and later married Katherine Mack. He moved to Ohio were they lived for approximately 24 years and had two sons, Lane Steven -16 and Joel Douglas-14. He was later divorced and returned to Wyoming in 2010. He was currently residing in...
Vyrna Grace (Nichols) Pavlica passed away on July 27, 2014. She was 92 years old and was at home in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Vyrna was born July 15, 1922, in Canon City, Colo., to George and Grace Nichols. She was a long-time resident of Burns, where she and her husband Alex Pavlica farmed. Vyrna worked at the Antelope Station for 20 years. She then went to work at Kmart until her retirement. Vyrna moved to Florida where she lived with her daughter Lynde. She is survived by her children, Donna...
John R. Stevens, 63, of Grand Junction, Colo. passed away September 7th from complications of frontotemperal dementia. John was born in Cheyenne, September 11, 1950 and was raised in Pine Bluffs. He graduated from Pine Bluffs High School in 1968 and attended the University of Wyoming. He was proud of his service in the Navy during his two terms of duty in the Vietnam War. In 1971 he married Kathy Messer, they settled in Evanston, and had two daughters. He sold insurance for Farm Bureau and...
John S. McDowall, age 62, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital quite unexpectedly. John was born January 17, 1952 in Kimball, Neb. He graduated from Pine Bluffs High School, attended EWC at Torrington and LCCC in Cheyenne. In 1972 he moved to Iowa. Over the years he worked for Lowell Kinnison Truck Lines in Red Oak, Thomas D. Murphy Co. in Red Oak; Valley Associated Printing in Stennett and American Games in Council Bluffs. John was...
Irene J. Nelson, 87, of Bushnell, died at Kimball Health Services on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Friends were able to call the funeral home on Monday from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. to leave condolences for the family and sign Irene's register book. Friends may also visit www.cantrellfh.com to leave...
Ivan Moyer, 88, of Bella Vista, AR, went to be with his Lord on August 18, 2014. Born Oct. 29, 1925 in Pine Bluffs to Andrew and Ruth Moyer, he grew up on the family farm, and then at 18 joined the US Navy, assigned to the USS Enterprise. He met his wife, Betty Osborne, while serving as a missionary throughout the Northern U.S. and Canada. They were married on April 15, 1955 in Denver. Ivan was employed for 32 years by Gates Rubber Company in Denver. In 1990 the Moyers relocated to Bella Vista,...
Miss Sierra Jo Deselms, 19, of Burns passed away tragically on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Miss Deslems was born May 16, 1995, in Cheyenne, a daughter of Joseph Dean and Suzanne (Nussbaum) Deselms. Sierra graduated from Burns High School, Class of 2013. She was presently attending LCCC's diesel mechanics program. Sierra is survived by her loving parents, Joseph and Suzanne Deselms of Burns; her sister, Kayla Deselms of Burns; her paternal grandmother, Norma Deselms of Burns; her maternal...
Memorial services for Barbara Hix, age 60 of Gillette was held on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 2 p.m., at New Life Wesleyan Church, Pastor Randall Weinzierl officiating. Barbara Rae Hix, of Gillette, passed away peacefully on August 8th, 2014 at the Close to Home Hospice House after an arduous and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was 60 years young. Barb was born in Sidney, Neb., on May 16, 1954 to John and Geraldine Lang of Pine Bluffs. She was the fourth of eleven children. She...
Eldon O. Sandberg, 75, of Cheyenne died August 17, 2014 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was born June 28, 1939 on the family farm north of Burns to Earnest and Eunice Sandberg. He married Nancy Miller on June 10, 1962 at Golden Prairie Baptist Church where they continued as life-long members. He was a rancher and farmer. He is survived by his wife of 52 years; children, Denise Kelsey of Cheyenne, Brenda Xidis of Valparaiso, IN, Curtis Sandberg of Berea, KY and Scott Mathis of Torrington, WY, who became part of the family in 1979; 12...
Claryce Helen Hopka was born October 8, 1932 to Paul and Chleo Hopka in a farm house in Pine Bluffs. She was the 3rd of 5 living children and they nicknamed her "Sis" at an early age. She loved helping her dad on the farm and preferred that to working inside the house, but being the oldest girl, she couldn't always forsake her household chores to be outside, much to her dismay. After graduating second in her class from Pine Bluffs High School in 1950, she promptly moved into the Cheyenne YWCA...
Vivian M. Willoughby, 98, of Cheyenne, died at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center on Sunday, August 10, 2014. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Virgil Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Potter Cemetery. Friends were able to call the funeral home on Tuesday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be...
Mary Jane Beechler, 97, of the Albin Community died July 30, 2014, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Mary was born April 8, 1917, in Coleraine, Minn., to Willard and Cora Hunter. She graduated from Greenway High School in Coleraine in 1935. She practiced her passion of interior decorating with Barker Brothers and May Company. She helped with the war effort by inspecting gliders. She spent her later years as a real estate agent before moving out to Laramie County. Mary hosted women's...
Funeral Services for John Newton Morris, 82, widely known citizen of Cheyenne, will be held at St. Mary's Cathedral on Friday, July 11, 2014, at 2 p.m. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2014, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Schrader Funeral Home, 2222 Russell Avenue, with a Vigil for the Deceased to follow Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Lakeview Chapel at Schrader Funeral Home, 2222 Russell Avenue. He died on Thursday, July 3, 2014, after a valiant battle with lymphoma. John Morris was born...
From her home, surrounded by her family, on June 21, 2014, Helen began her grandest journey when she arrived in Heaven. Helen (Anderson) Peters, 91, of Albin, was born Feb. 24, 1923, at the farm of Gust and Anna (Faust) Anderson. She attended school at Golden Prairie Community School through 10th grade and graduated for Albin High School in 1941. Helen attended the University of Wyoming, graduating with a two-year degree in 1943. In 1943, she began her elementary teaching career in Powell for...
Robert "Wayne" Adamson, 93, of Kimball, died at the Kimball Health Services on Saturday, May 31, 2014. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Calvary Methodist Church in Bushnell with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Burial was held in the Kimball Cemetery. Memorials have been established to the Wounded Warrior Project or the Donor's Choice. The services for Wayne have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Robert Wayne Adamson was born in Bushnell, Neb. on Oct....
David A. Rucker, 48, of Burns died May 24, 2014 in Burns. He was born March 11, 1966 in Indianapolis, IN to Michael and Carol Rucker. He was a mechanic. He is survived by his father, Michael Rucker of Burns; children, Brandi McMonagle , T.J. Rucker and Kaitlyn Rucker all of Thornton, CO ; siblings, his twin, Michael Rucker, Jr. of Thornton, CO, Lisa Smith of Cheyenne, Stephen Rucker of Lakin, KS and Tyson Rucker of Burns. He was preceded in death by his mother, Carol Rucker. Those who wish may...
Ruth Shepard, 93, of Westminster, Calif., passed peacefully on Jan. 5, 2014. Ruth was born to Fred and Ella Brodine, July 15, 1920, in Elm Creek, Neb. She attended school in Pine Bluffs and married Harry Stahla in 1939. They resided in the Kimball area. She had three children (Harry, Marilyn, and Barbara). Ruth worked a variety of jobs throughout her life- farming, food services, banking, and dog grooming. In 1961, she married Harry Shepard of Cheyenne and helped to raise his five children...
Sam Anderson, 85, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 18, 2014. He was born on Oct. 23, 1928 in Denver to Arvid and Cordelia Anderson. Sam served his country in the United States Navy for 34 years and retired as a Captain. He was a member of Community of Christ Church where he served as an Elder (minister), Sertoma Int., (Past International President), Crestview YMCA President, Okaloosa County Fire Dept. commissioner, Guardian Ad-Litem, Reading-Mentor for At Risk Children,Attorney (Littleton, Co), Rancher (Albin), enjoyed...
Eva M. Schindler, 90, of Kimball, died at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff, Neb., on Monday, May 12, 2014. Memorial services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Kimball with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Hull Cemetery in Banner County at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials have been established to the Kimball County...
Cris D. Humphrey was born on July 26, 1962 in Cheyenne to Kent and Joan (Hatcher) Humphrey and completed this journey on May 5, 2014 surrounded by loved ones. Cris lived life on his terms as a father, son, grandpa, brother, uncle, friend, truck driver and biker. He enjoyed the outdoors and took great pride in his home and property. He was raised and educated in Cheyenne and participated in Little Britches Rodeo in his youth. He resided in the Bayard, Neb., area primarily since 1979. He was...
