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Obituaries

Michael  P. Polen

Michael P. Polen

Aug 26, 2018

Michael P. Polen passed away Sunday morning, August 26th, 2018, at Niobrara Community Hospital in Lusk, Wyoming. He was born December 28th, 1962 to Paul Willis Polen and Sally Jean Smith in Alliance, OH. He graduated from Oregon City High School in 1981. Michael married his high school sweetheart, Heather Leigh Stewart, on January 15th, 1994. Together, they owned...

Beverly  Jean (Stallman)  Hoy

Beverly Jean (Stallman) Hoy

Aug 7, 2018

Beverly Jean Hoy Beverly passed away at the age of 84 on August 7th 2018. She was born in her family home in Lusk, Wyoming on November 11th 1933. Beverly married the love of her life, Richard Keith Hoy, on June 14th 1951. Beverly stayed in Lusk until Richard finished his basic training for the Navy, then they moved...

Mary  Joan (Baughman)  Stoner

Mary Joan (Baughman) Stoner

Aug 4, 2018

Marry Joan Stoner, 80, passed away Sat., Aug. 4, 2018, at Douglas Care Center in Douglas, Wyo. A Remembrance will be held at Lusk Elks Lodge 1797 Fri., Aug. 24, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. Mary was born in Aug. 9, 1937 in Lusk to Floyd Alton and Emily Mary (Baker Sheldon) Baughman. She married Harry Stoner. Survivors are daughters:...

Barry  Dale Travnicek

Barry Dale Travnicek

Aug 3, 2018

A celebration of life for, Barry Dale Travnicek, age 49, of Keeline, Wyoming, will be held on Friday, August 10, 2018 at the Niobrara County High School in Lusk at 10:00 am. Barry tipped his hat good-bye as he lost his battle to Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (BvFTD) on Friday, August 3rd at the Douglas Care Center. Barry was...

Merry  Estelle Miller

Merry Estelle Miller

Jul 27, 2018

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Memorial Service Lusk Elks Lodge #1797 Friday, August 10, 2018 02:00 PM Email Details 602 S. Lusk, WY 82225 Directions

Lurene "Beanie" Angela (Hunt)  Rabern

Lurene "Beanie" Angela (Hunt) Rabern

Jul 26, 2018

Funeral services for Lurene Rabern were held Tue., July 31, 2018, at the Congregational Church in Lusk.  She passed away Thur., July 26, 2018, at her home in Lusk.

Lurene Angela (Hunt) Rabern was born July 9th, 1931 in Philip, S.D. to Ennis "Jack" and Jennie (Annis) Hunt.  Lurene's childhood was spent on the family ranch south...

Esther  Marlene Castor

Esther Marlene Castor

Jul 14, 2018

Esther Marlene Castor, 63, died peacefully in her sleep July 14, 2018 at her home in Lusk, Wyo. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Sat., July 21, 2018 at Lusk Elks Lodge #1797 with Pastor Tom Strock officiating. Her ashes, along with her daughter Angela Zimmerman's ashes, will be spread at a...

Glenn Crofutt

Glenn Crofutt

Jul 5, 2018

Glenn Crofutt, 86, passed away July 5, 2018 at the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis, Wyoming following a period of declining health.

Born January 27, 1932 in Niobrara County, Wyoming, he was the son of Charles and Edith (Lineback) Crofutt. Glenn's parents and a sister died in a fire in 1938 leaving Glenn and his...

Earnest 'Ernie' Rae Lemons

Earnest 'Ernie' Rae Lemons

Jul 2, 2018

Funeral services for Earnest Ernie' Rae Lemons, 87, will be held Tue., July 10, 2018 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lusk, with interment with military honors held at Lusk Cemetery. He passed away Mon., July 2, 2018 at the Black Hills VA Medical Center in Ft. Meade, SD.

Earnest was born February 11, 1931 in Scullin,...

Earnest 'Ernie' Rae Lemons

Earnest 'Ernie' Rae Lemons

Jul 2, 2018

Funeral services for Earnest 'Ernie' Rae Lemons, 87, will be held Tue., July 10, 2018 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Lusk, with interment with military honors held at Lusk Cemetery.  He passed away Mon., July 2, 2018 at the Black Hills VA Medical Center in Ft. Meade, SD.

Earnest was born February 11, 1931 in Scullin,...

Dennis  "Denny" Dale Hable

Dennis "Denny" Dale Hable

Jun 22, 2018

Dennis Dale Hable, age 70 of Lusk, WY, formally of Monticello, MN, passed away on June 22, 2018. Dennis was born July 9, 1947 in Hutchinson, MN to Lyle and Margaret (Baker) Hable. He graduated from Hector High School and served in the United States Army. He married Carol Oslund and had two children. His second marriage was to...

Ida  Roxena (Cross)  Elvaker

Ida Roxena (Cross) Elvaker

Jun 16, 2018

Ida Roxina (Cross) Elvaker passed away June 16, 2018 at the age of 94 at the Niobrara Community Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tue., July 10, 2018 at the Lusk Cemetery. Ida was born June 10, 1924 to Lee and Lydia Cross in Plankinton, South Dakota. She grew up in the Plankinton, South Dakota and...

Dean  Edward Plumb

Dean Edward Plumb

Jun 12, 2018

Dean E. Plumb, 73, of Lusk, Wyoming, passed away Tuesday June 12, 2018 at Elkhorn Rehabilitation Center in Casper, Wyoming. Dean was born September 29, 1944 to Edward Plumb and Opal (Martin) Plumb in Lusk, Wyoming. Dean attended Niobrara County High School, he then joined the Army at a young age. Dean served in the Army from 1969 to...

Joe  Theodore Andrews

Joe Theodore Andrews

May 24, 2018

Joe Theodore Andrews died peacefully May 24, 2018 at the Niobrara Health and Life Center surrounded by family. He was born in Lusk, Wyoming, November 26, 1929 to Eva Crystalline (Baldwin) and Charles Harold Andrews.

He loved Lusk and spent almost all of his life here. As a young boy, his family homesteaded for several years in...

Wanda  M. Schmidt

Wanda M. Schmidt

Apr 15, 2018

Wanda Mae Schmidt, 75, passed away Sunday morning, April 15, 2018 in Amarillo, Texas at the Heritage Convalescent Center where she resided. Graveside services will be held in Lusk, Wyoming, at the Lusk Cemetery Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

Wanda was born in Springview, Nebraska on May 29, 1942 to Guy Charles Brewer and Dorothy...

Floyd  Arnold Tschacher

Floyd Arnold Tschacher

Apr 13, 2018

Floyd A. Tschacher, 80, died peacefully Friday, April 13, 2018 in Boise, Idaho after a hard-fought battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Floyd was born May 27, 1937 to Lewis and Erma (Parmely) Tschacher in Twin Falls, ID. The family relocated to Niobrara County in 1948, eventually settling on a ranch in Lusk near the Rawhide Buttes. Floyd graduated...

John Lohr

John Lohr

Apr 11, 2018

John E. Lohr was born February 6, 1932 on a ranch near Kirtley, WY. He passed away on April 11, 2018 at the age of 86 at a care center in Ogalalla, NE. Per his request, cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds Auditorium...

Barbara  Ann Brooks

Barbara Ann Brooks

Mar 31, 2018

Barbara Bobbi' Ann Brooks, 77, of Lusk, passed away Sat., Mar. 31, 2018 at Niobrara Community Hospital. Memorial services in Lusk were held Thur., Apr. 5, 2018.

Bobbi was born in Mineral City, Ohio, Jan. 3, 1941, to Roy and Francis (Banks) Randles.

After graduation from high school she worked as a restaurant manager and...

Ruth Boner

Ruth Boner

Mar 5, 2018

Ruth (Gies) Boner, 96, of Rapid City, South Dakota, former long time resident of Lusk, Wyoming, passed away after a brief illness on March 5, 2018 at the VA Medical Center in Fort Meade, South Dakota.

Ruth was born January 30, 1922 in LaSalle, Colorado, to German Russian immigrants John A. and Katherine (Feagler) Gies. Growing up...

Hildegard  F. Hillen

Hildegard F. Hillen

Feb 6, 2018

Hildegard F. Hillen, age 102, went to see her precious Lord on Tue., Feb. 6, 2018. She passed away at Niobrara Community Hospital.

Hildegard was born to Karl and Helena (Lubenow) Engfer Aug. 10, 1915 in Pommern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

She loved to tell stories of her childhood and teen years growing up on the family...

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