All Obituaries

Stanley Howard Aamodt was born Dec. 28, 1931 to Christ and Olga (Rude) Aamodt on a farm at Overly, N. Dakota, one of six children, and was the last survivor of them.  He went through school and was confirmed in the Lutheran Church there. The family moved to Kellogg, Idaho in 1948 to work in the silver and other metal mines, and the smelter called Bunker Hill. Stan was drafted into the Army in1954 and served 2 years.  When he came home from the service there was no hiring...

  Eldon Alexander, (78) of Lusk, Wyoming passed away peacefully on March 17, 2021 at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY with family by his side.  Eldon was born on March 21, 1942 in Lusk, Wyoming to Alvin and Doris (Lindley) Alexander. Eldon grew up on the family farm in Manville, and attended elementary and middle school as a proud Manville Panther before transferring and graduating from Niobrara County High School as a Lusk Tiger in 1960. After high school Eldon attended...

Phil Charles Brewster passed away in Lusk, Wyoming on March 17, 2021 at Lusk Hospital, at the age of 88. Memorial services will be held at a later date and time on the Brewster Ranch. November 5th, 1933 in Lusk Hospital, Stanford Brewster and Mary Ann Philip welcomed Phil into the world. Phil grew up and completed 12 years of schooling. He started his career journey working as a rancher for his Granddad, went on to work for the Sheriff Department and retired from the Wyoming Highway...

Merle Ray Oehlert, 89, passed away February 28, 2021 at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, Wyoming.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Sat., Mar. 6, 2021 at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds Auditorium in Lusk, Wyoming. Merle was born September 8, 1931 in Walton, Kansas to Carl Amuel and Mattie Rachel (Howe) Oehlert.  On December 15, 1951, Merle married Betty Jean Newlin in Bluford, Illinois, and two sons, Carl and Terry, were born to this union. Merle was drafted into...

Loretta M. Wilkison, 83, passed away at her home in Lusk Tue., Feb. 23, 2021.  Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Sat., Mar. 6, 2021 at the First Baptist Church in Lusk. A full obituary will follow.

Donald Emery Whiteaker “Don” (85) of Lusk, Wyoming passed away on February 1, 2021 in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Don was born on June 1, 1935 in Crawford, NE to Emmitt Emery “Abie” and Mary (Reed) Whiteaker. Don grew up in Harrison, Nebraska and graduated from Sioux County High School in 1953. After high school, Don attended Oklahoma State University, was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and graduated with a degree in Business.  Don had many...

Greg Alan Bruegger was born April 4, 1960, the son of John and Norma Bruegger.  He passed away December 16, 2020, at his home in Torrington. Greg attended school in Van Tassell, WY until it closed in 1969, upon which he was sent to Lusk and graduated from Niobrara County High School in 1978. Greg received an Associates of Applied Science Degree from Western Nebraska Tech in Sydney, NE in 1980, after which he worked in the mining industry in Gillette, WY for 8 years.  He then went...

Lester “John” J. Wilson was born in Newkirk, OK, March 14, 1935 to John and Della (Tousley) Wilson.  He was blessed with 2 younger sisters, BeBeJo Rowland and Ida Pettyjohn.  John passed away on December 14, 2020 at age 85. John served in the US Marine Corps from 1955 to 1959. John’s passion in life was sharing Jesus Christ with others.  He was a preacher/evangelist (hence his CB handle “Deacon”), a pilot, gas station/wrecker operator, taxi...

  George L. Johnson was born in Denver, CO, April 29, 1940 to Edna (Struck) (Johnson) and George Panola.  George passed away on December 11, 2020 at age 80. George served in both the Air Force and the Army for 21 years.  He worked in law enforcement as a polygrapher for both the State of California and the State of Kansas after retiring from the military.  He enjoyed his retirement years on Sanibel Island in Florida. George’s passions in life were for his family,...

Anita Jean (Wright) Witten, age 56, of Casper and Douglas, passed away Dec. 9, 2020, as the result of an automobile accident near Glenrock.  Memorial services will be held at a later date.  A full obituary will be published later.