obituaries

Apr 13, 2026

Walter Lynn Lashmett, age 63, of Manville, Wyoming, passed away on April 13, 2026, in Torrington, Wyoming. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds Auditorium in Lusk, Wyoming, at 11:00 a.m.

If desired, a memorial in Walt's memory can be made to the family to help defray funeral expenses. 

A full obituary will...

Apr 10, 2026

Robert Wayne Morgan, age 94, of Lusk, Wyoming, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026, at his home. A memorial service will be held on Monday, April 20, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. at the Niobrara Senior Center in Lusk, Wyoming. 

A full obituary will be posted soon. 

Apr 2, 2026

For further service details please visit https://www.schradercares.com/obituaries/trigg-thompson.

Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home of Cheyenne, Wyoming is in charge of the memorial arrangements.

Mar 31, 2026

Cheri Lynn “Tollman” Christensen, age 76, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2026, at Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, Nebraska. She was born September 12, 1949, to Wayne & Geraldine Tollman. Cheri grew up in Lusk, Wyoming, and graduated from Niobrara County High School in 1967. She married Jim Christensen on May 17, 1974, and then divorced in February 1999. She...

Mar 16, 2026

Jacque Lee Boyles, 88, of Collinsville, Illinois, passed away on March 16, 2026, after a life lived with purpose, patriotism, and quiet strength.

Born on July 29, 1937, in the wide-open lands of Van Tassell, Wyoming, Jacque carried the spirit of his western roots with him wherever life took him. At 18 years old, he answered the call of his country...

Mar 14, 2026

Jim Santistevan passed away at the age of 77, on March 14, 2026, at Niobrara Community Hospital, after a short battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Prairie Hills Community Center in Lusk, Wyoming. A private family Inurnment will be held at the Lusk Cemetery. He was born...

Mar 14, 2026

Shirley Mae Wasson, age 94, of Lusk, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2026.

Shirley was born October 5, 1931, in Neligh, Nebraska, to Hattie Leona Baker. Raised by her mother, she learned early the values of hard work, perseverance, and family. She attended school in Lusk, Wyoming, where she enjoyed typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping. She played drums in the...

Jan 30, 2026

Karen Kay Krein Jassman, age 72, passed away at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper on Friday, January 30, 2026. Karen was born on July 29, 1953, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Gust and Alma Krein. The ninth of twelve children, she lived on the family farm in Tuttle, North Dakota, until May 1962, when the family moved to Terry,...

Jan 25, 2026

Deborah Kay "Deb" Scott, age 73, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2026, at Prairie Pines Extended Care Facility in Lusk, Wyoming. Up until the end, Deb maintained her kindness, compassion, and deep love of family and friends, and gratitude for a life filled with wonderful and varied experiences.

Deb was born August 13, 1952, in Havre,...

Jan 17, 2026

David Dennis Vetter, 87, passed away on January 17, 2026, in Lusk, Wyoming. Dennis was born April 24, 1938, in Denver, Colorado, to David & Helen Vetter. Dennis, the oldest of four boys, grew up north of Bennett, Colorado, on the family's dryland wheat farm. He enjoyed cowboying on their ranch south of Bennett. Dennis loved to ride in...

Jan 16, 2026

Beverly Jo Grant Miller was born on September 3, 1943, to Kenneth and Wilna Grant. She was delivered by Dr. Reckling at the Spencer Hospital in Lusk, Wyoming, and raised north of Crawford, Nebraska, where she attended country school before graduating from Chadron High School in 1961.  She went on to graduate from Chadron State College in 1964, earning...

Dec 13, 2025

Kathleen Hall Jackson, age 94, passed away on her father's birthday, December 13, 2025, at the Niobrara Extended Care Center in Lusk, Wyoming. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at St. George Episcopal Church in Lusk, Wyoming. Interment will follow at the Node Cemetery.

Kathleen was born at the...

Dec 6, 2025

Paul was born on March 30, 1950, in Dumas, Arkansas, to William Hugh and Mabel Luker. He was the 6th child of seven children. His family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1953. He graduated from Crooked Oak High School in 1968. He began working for the Department of Defense at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City right...

Nov 23, 2025

Donna Fae Pennington, 88, passed away Sunday, November 23, at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, Wyoming. She was born on December 31, 1936, in Lusk, Wyoming, the daughter of Benjamin F. Wolfe and Rose Marie (Hitchcock) Wolfe.

Donna grew up and attended school in the small town of Lusk, Wyoming. She graduated from high school with the...

Nov 22, 2025

Richard (Dick) Donald Roth Richard Donald Roth, affectionately known as Dick, left his earthly life on November 22, 2025, at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 4 days, after a long and rewarding life. Dick was born on January 18, 1936, in a private home in Batesland, South Dakota, to Levi M. Roth and Edna Mae (Arnold)...

Oct 26, 2025

Pete R. Schmidt was born on March 17, 1944 in Rushville NE to Peter M. and Mable E. Schmidt.  Pete spent his earliest years on land located 12 miles north of Hay Springs on White Clay Creek. This land was homesteaded by his grandfather Peter Schmidt in 1885.  Pete and his parents were joined by his sister Linda and...

Oct 18, 2025

Elizabeth "Betty" Jean LaToush, age 84, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday,  October 18, 2025, in Scott City, Kansas. She was born on October 29, 1940, to James Edward "Eddie" and Gladys Nadine Black Rumney in Niobrara County, Wyoming. She has been a resident of Scott City, Kansas, since 1972, having moved from Hays, Kansas. She was...

Oct 15, 2025

Gerald (Jerry) Van De Venter was born on March 7, 1938, in Tekamah, NE, to Guy and Mildred Van De Venter.  Jerry was raised in Blair, NE, until he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps.  After his years in active duty, Jerry joined the Marine Corps Reserve, where he retired in 1998 as a Master Gunnery Sergeant.  Jerry was...

Oct 14, 2025

With the promise of eternal life, we announce the passing of Carol Anne Kupke. She was born October 22, 1944, in York, Nebraska, to Gilbert and Irene Hoffman, the third of ten children. Carol was a dedicated wife to Eugene (Gene), her loving husband for 61 years, and devoted mother to Angela, Michael, Mark, and Alicia. Carol passed away...

Oct 13, 2025

Alice Marie Savage (Clark), age 62, of Upton, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on October 13, 2025. She was born on January 30, 1963, in Malone, New York, to Everett and Margaret Clark (Snyder) (and was lovingly raised by her aunt and uncle, Harriet and Harold Snyder). Alice grew up surrounded by a large and loving family, sharing her childhood...