Obituary Listing

Phyllis Towns

Phyllis Towns

Nov 21, 2014

Phyllis Louise Towns, 85, of Hillsdale, WY, died November 21, 2014 at Lifecare. She was born on August 11, 1929 in Dundy County, Nebraska. Phyllis came to Burns in 1929 and first went to the Lutheran School, graduating from Burns High School. Her college coursework included classes in insurance and computers. Phyllis married Marion Lewis Towns of Hillsdale on June...

Gerald Miller

Gerald Miller

Nov 21, 2014

Gerald "Jerry" Lloyd Miller died Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 in Cheyenne, WY. Jerry was born January 22, 1936 in Cheyenne to Vernon and Mildred (Green) Miller. He served our country with the US Air Force from 1955-1961. Jerry worked for and retired from WY Machinery Co. in Casper. He loved to hunt, fish, and was known to spin a yarn...

Calvin Fogg

Calvin Fogg

Nov 20, 2014

Mr. Calvin King Fogg, 71, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away November 20, 2014, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cheyenne. Calvin was born September 17, 1943, in Cheyenne, to Dean and Mary Fogg and grew up on the family dairy farm east of Cheyenne. Calvin was a 1961 graduate of Cheyenne High School. He met his wife, Laurell Miskimins,...

Bertha Hattan

Bertha Hattan

Nov 20, 2014

Mrs. Bertha L. (Jenkins) Hattan, 97, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014, at the Life Care Center of Cheyenne. Mrs. Hattan was born July 5, 1917, in Cheyenne, a daughter of the late Amos and Della E. (Stafford) Jenkins. Bertha was very proud of her heritage. Her family was descendents of Dutch Colony settlers in New York...

Lyle Tayson, Sr.

Lyle Tayson, Sr.

Nov 19, 2014

Mr. Lyle D. Tayson, Sr. passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at the VA Medical Center Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was just days shy of his 90th birthday. Lyle was born December 2, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, the second son of Arthur L. and Margie May Tayson. He was raised in Chicago where he attended the Art Institute of...

Elizabeth Adels

Elizabeth Adels

Nov 18, 2014

Mrs. Elizabeth P. Adels, 90, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Adels was born October 7, 1924, in Venus, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Henry J. and Fannie (Korb) Novak. Elizabeth attended school in Grove City, PA, and graduated from Meadville High School in Meadville, PA, in 1942. She...

Kenneth Aston

Kenneth Aston

Nov 16, 2014

Mr. Kenneth "Kenny" Leo Aston, 58, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, November 16, 2014. Mr. Aston was born November 9, 1956, in France. Kenny served honorably in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He will be remembered as a hardworking, loving husband and father who cared deeply for his family and who...

Georgia Hanson

Georgia Hanson

Nov 14, 2014

Georgia Josephine "Jo" Hanson, 90 of Pine Bluffs died November 14, 2014 at her farm/ranch home of 71 years surrounded at her bedside literally 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...

Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith

Nov 13, 2014

Matthew Scott Smith, 36, of Brighton, Colorado, formerly of Cheyenne and Green River Wyoming, passed away November 13, 2014, from injuries sustained in a work related accident. He was born December 14, 1977, in Fredericktown, Missouri, and moved to Wyoming in 1979. He came to Cheyenne to begin his college education, which he completed at the University of Wyoming. Matt...

Brigadier General (Ret.) Vern Baldeshwiler

Brigadier General (Ret.) Vern Baldeshwiler

Nov 11, 2014

Brigadier General (Ret.) Vern Baldeshwiler, 84, of Cheyenne died November 11, 2014 in Cheyenne. He was born November 11, 1930 in Stanley, WI, to Charles and Loretta Baldeshwiler, the youngest of 3 children. He grew up on his parents' dairy farm and lumber business. After graduating from Stanley high School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951, serving...

Elaine Shaul

Elaine Shaul

Nov 11, 2014

Elaine M. Shaul, 96, of Meriden, Wyoming, passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at the Davis Hospice Center. Mrs. Shaul was born March 2, 1918, in Omaha, Nebraska, a daughter of the late Mack T. and Edna (Sanders) Bland. Elaine enjoyed caring for her home and family. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend....

Mary Higdem

Mary Higdem

Nov 11, 2014

Mary Edith Higdem, of Cheyenne, went home to Jesus on November 11, 2014, on her 92nd birthday. Mary was born on November 11, 1922, and grew up in Lafayette, Colorado, with mother, Jessie Whitmore, father, John Molletti, three sisters and one brother. Mary enjoyed life for many years in Wheatland with husband, Walter Lockman. They raised Mary's daughter, Selma, and...

Rose Vigil

Rose Vigil

Nov 10, 2014

Rose L. Vigil , 81, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 10, 2014 in Cheyenne. She was born in New Mexico in 1933. Rose is survived by four sons, six daughters, 22 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Antonio E. Vigil; two...

Allen Harris

Allen Harris

Nov 9, 2014

Allen B. Harris, 60, of Cheyenne, WY died November 9, 2014 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cheyenne. He was born November 1, 1954 in Phillipsburg, PA. He and his brothers, Omar Harris, George Harris and Richard Harris are the 4 sons of John C. and Phyllis (Jons) Harris. He was employed as a framer/roofer in the construction industry....

Virginia Wiese

Virginia Wiese

Nov 8, 2014

Virginia Ellen Wiese, 86, of Cheyenne died November 8, 2014 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born March 9, 1928 in Scottsbluff, NE. She attended grade schools in Scottsbluff and Muncie, IN. Virginia completed her education graduating from Cheyenne High in 1946. She went to Barnes Business School in Denver, CO. Virginia met Bill Wiese in July 1947 and...

Arthur Fisher

Arthur Fisher

Nov 6, 2014

Arthur J. Fisher Jr., known as "Tony" by family and close friends, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2014, after a lengthy illness with family by his side at Davis a Hospice Center at the age of 44. Tony was born in Midland, Michigan, and grew up in Southern California where he enjoyed the beach, skydiving, scuba diving and...

Lyle Brown

Lyle Brown

Nov 6, 2014

Lyle L. Brown, 71, of Beatrice, Nebraska, formerly of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014. Mr. Brown was born August 5, 1943, in Fremont County, Iowa, a son of the late Wade A. and Julia M. (Melton) Brown. He was a minister for the Evangelical Wesleyan Church for many years. He was a jack-of-all-trades, supporting his family by...

Karen Lippincott

Karen Lippincott

Nov 6, 2014

Karen F. Lippincott, 72, of Cheyenne died November 6, 2014 at Lifecare Center of Cheyenne. She was born April 4, 1942 in Wichita, KS to Robison and Margaret Conklin. She married Jon Lippincott on December 22, 1963. She was a homemaker and an Assistant Manager at Waldenbooks. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women,...

Bevelyn Suter

Bevelyn Suter

Nov 4, 2014

Bevelyn "Bev" (Lee) Suter, 60, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Tuesday evening, November 4, 2014, at the Vibra Hospital of Denver in Thornton, Colorado. Bev was born April 20, 1954, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Cnoise (Johnson) Lee. Bev was raised in Rock Springs and received an Associate's Degree in Nursing from LCCC. She...

Winifred Williams

Winifred Williams

Nov 1, 2014

Winifred "Winni" Williams, 94, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 1, 2014. Winni was born November 14, 1919, in Lacona, Iowa. She lived a full life working through the ranks at AT&T/Pacific Telephone and retired from the advertising business in 1985. She was an avid and excellent ballroom dancer and taught for Arthur Murray at...