All Obituaries

Vern E. Modine passed away July 6, 2019 in Lusk, Wyoming.  Vern was born June 19, 1937 in Colome, South Dakota to Julius and Mildred Modine.  He grew up in Colome and graduated high school in 1955.  He joined the United States Marine Corp shortly after graduation and was stationed at Camp Pendleton as an MP.  Vern was honorably discharged as Sergeant in 1958.  He then returned to Winner, South Dakota and went to work for Brown Oil Company. Vern married Donna Brown...

GENEVA L. BURKE JANUARY 2, 1927 – JUNE 30, 2019 Loving Wife, Mother, Grand/Great Gramma, Aunt, and Loyal Friend went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 30, 2019 at the Niobrara Community Hospital with her daughters by her side. A celebration of her life was held on Saturday July 6, 2019 with Pastor Tom Strock in charge of the service.  Geneva 92 was born Jan. 2, 1927 in Wheatland, Wyoming the first child of seven born to Luther A. Penfield and Reba H. (Sparks) Penfield....

Don West, age 81, of Casper, Wyoming passed away Wednesday evening, May 15, 2019, in Casper. Don was a former longtime resident of Manville/Lusk, Wyoming. He spent the last few years living in Casper with his daughter, Julene until his death. Don was born in Hamilton City, California on Oct. 3, 1937. After returning to Wyoming, Don and his family settled in Lance Creek. Don was born to Wyona (Pete) Lackey West Overman and Willie Howard West. John Overman was his stepfather. He...

Ivy Joyce Parmely passed away on May 14, 2019 in Lusk, Wyoming. Ivy was born in Aiken, SC on January 25, 1943. She is preceded in death by her parents, George Pardue and Lucille Dyches and also her sister Betty Jean Barras.  She is survived by her sister, Ruth Weeks; husband, Bob Parmely, and children; Robin Woods, Bobby Parmely, Everett “Bronco” Parmely and his wife JoAnn, and Shannon Purslow.  Ivy has been graced with 7 grandchildren and 8...

Marian Browder 8/27/1924 – 5/6/2019           Marian Jeanette Thompson Browder died at the age of 94 at Cozy Corner in Lusk, Wyoming, May 6th, 2019 around midnight of natural causes.           Marian was born to Arthur and Inga (Paulsen) Thompson August 27, 1924, Kirtley, Wyoming at her parents ranch 22 miles NE of Lusk.  She graduated from Lusk High School in 1942.  She enrolled in...

Rose was born July 5, 1928 to William (Bill) and Marie Roesti Speerly, at the home ranch. She attended school at Node through the tenth grade, then went in to Lusk to finish high school, graduating from the Lusk High School in 1945. Rose was an excellent student and would have been Valedictorian of her graduating class, but at that time Lusk did not accept the grades from rural schools. Later she made the comment that she was glad she wasn’t Valedictorian so she wouldn’t have to...

Raymond Everett Smith passed away March 26, 2019 at the Niobrara Community Hospital in Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming. He was 86. Raymond was born November 18, 1932 at Newcastle, Weston County, Wyoming, the son of Everett Minis George Smith and Ida Alice (Sedgwick) Smith. He went home to the place his parents had leased south of the Cheyenne River in Northern Niobrara County. There for the first five years of his life he was a typical country boy. When he was six years old his parents...

Mary Hoblit passed away peacefully on March 6, 2019. Mary Ann (Roberts) Hoblit was born July 28, 1918 at the family homestead near Hat Creek to Lucy and Rulo Roberts. She attended school at the Hat Creek school house which remains standing today.  She graduated from Lusk High School in May of 1936 and soon after started to work as a bookkeeper for Jake Lorenzen at the Hiway Super Texaco Station and also at the Texaco Bulk Station from 1936 to 1940.  She was also employed at the...

Nellie Kratzer passed with peace and grace on February 11, 2019, just short of her 102nd birthday, with her family by her side. Nellie was born in Edgemont, South Dakota on April 13, 1917, the only daughter of Fred and Daisy (Walker) Hubbard. She graduated from Edgemont High School in 1935. She then went on to graduate from Nebraska Wesleyan with a two-year degree in education. With that degree she began her teaching career in a one-room school near Mule Creek Junction, Wyoming. It was...

Arleen Mae (Haberman) Znamenacek, 98, passed away peacefully Tue., Jan. 29, 2019, at Niobrara Community Hospital.  She was born Sept. 10, 1920, in Grants Pass, Ore.  She is survived locally by her daughter, Rose Kremers.  Per her request, there will be no service.  A private family celebration of her life will be held at a later date.  Arleen wrote her own obituary:  “G-bye”. Pier Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.