obituaries

Sep 6, 2019

Flora Holm passed away peacefully on Friday, September 6, 2019 at her home in Douglas, Wyoming at the age of 92. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2019, 2:00 PM, at the Pier Funeral Home in Lusk. Interment will follow in the Lusk Cemetery.

Flora was born in Nampa, Idaho, on March 1,...

Sep 4, 2019

Bess Mae Halligan passed away at the Niobrara Community Hospital in Lusk, WY on September 4th, 2019 at the age of 73. She was born to Elizabeth (Betty) and Claude (Gene) Sutherland July 8th, 1942 in Newcastle WY. She grew up in Osage Wyoming attending school at Kitty Moats Grade School in Osage and graduating from Newcastle High School....

Aug 17, 2019

Judy was born June 28, 1950, in Odessa, TX.

After a 10 month battle with cancer, Judy was called home by the Lord Aug. 17, 2019 in San Dimas, CA, while in the company of her loving family. She is survived by her two children, Chuck Martin his wife Maureen and their boys Dustin and Charles of...

Aug 13, 2019

Betty Jean Oehlert passed away August 13, 2019 at Poplar Living Center in Casper, Wyoming. She was born March 2, 1934 in Bridgeport, Illinois to Owen and Grace Newlin.

Betty grew up in Bridgeport and attended numerous schools before graduating from high school in McLeansboro, Illinois in 1952. While in high school, Betty sang on radio stations...

Jul 29, 2019

Everett Deran Kilmer left this world on July 29th, just days short of his 90th birthday on August 1st. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Alvin Kilmer.

Everett's story began on August 1, 1929, when he was welcomed as the second child of Clarence E. Kilmer and Ella Long Kilmer, joining his...

Jul 6, 2019

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...

Jun 30, 2019

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...

May 15, 2019

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...

May 14, 2019

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,...

May 6, 2019

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...

Mar 31, 2019

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...

Mar 26, 2019

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...

Mar 6, 2019

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...

Feb 11, 2019

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...

Jan 29, 2019

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...

Jan 18, 2019

Memorial services for Toni Brown, 46, will be held at 2 p.m. on February 9th at Pier Funeral Home. Coffee and cake will follow at the First Baptist Church.

Toni Lee Brown, 46, succumbed to uterine cancer in San Antonio, TX on January 18th, 2019.

Brown, daughter of Everett and Terra Brown, was born April...

Jan 14, 2019

Funeral service for William E. 'Bill' Francis, will be at 1:00 P.M. Sat., Jan. 19, 2019, at Niobrara County Fairgrounds in Lusk.  Interment will be at 2:00 P.M. Mon., Jan. 21, 2019, at Willow Grove Cemetery in Buffalo, Wyoming.  He passed away Mon., Jan. 14, 2019, at his home in Prairie Center Wyoming.

William Elmer 'Bill' Francis...

Jan 3, 2019

Kyle Brian Blake, 29, died on Thursday, January 3, 2019 in an automobile accident west of Lusk. Kyle was born on November 1, 1989 in Bozeman, Montana to Mark Allen Blake and Lee Ann Blake (Rowe). He grew up in Lander, Wyoming and graduated from Lander Valley High School in 2008 at the top of his class. He attended...

Jan 3, 2019

Ewart "Peewee" Arthur Johnson was born on February 26th 1942 in Lusk Wyoming to Maurine and Elmer Johnson. Peewee, along with his younger siblings, was raised south of Manville on the Johnson Family Ranch. After he graduated high school in 1960 from Sunrise School, he went to work as a ranch hand for Shorty Milligan alongside Bebe Reed. Shortly...

Dec 28, 2018

Donnie Gene Gladson, 79 yrs oldpassed away on Dec. 28, 2018, at home in Burns, WY with his daughters by his side until the end. Graveside services will be, 2:00 PM, Thursday, Jan 3, 2019 , at the Dellview Cemetery in Manville, Wyoming with Pastor Tom Strock officiating.

Don (Gramps or Grumps) was born on Oct 13,...