obituaries

Jun 7, 2017

Pat Miller age 74 of Lance Creek, WY passed away Wednesday, June 7th 2017 at the Niobrara Community Hospital in Lusk. Funeral Service will be held Monday, June 12th 2017, 3:00 PM at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds Auditorium in Lusk. Interment will be at the Lusk Cemetery.

Patrick Ace Miller was born to Aubrey Raymond and Velda...

Jun 3, 2017

Roger Craggs, age 71, of Lusk, passed away at his home on June 3rd, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday June 9, 2017 at the Pier Funeral Home in Lusk. Interment will take place at 1:30 PM, Monday, June 12, 2017 at the Black Hills National Cemetery east of Sturgis, South Dakota.

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May 30, 2017

Obituary

Darrell Lynn Fitzwater "Duke" was born on July 23, 1944 to Ralph & Geraldine Fitzwater in Freemont Ohio.

As a boy, he enjoyed riding the neighbors' horses while they were at church. From then on, he grew a love for horses.

When he was 16 he moved to Tucson Arizona where he...

May 14, 2017

Barbara "Bobbie" Lee Frye, age 77, of Manville Wyoming, left this world May 14th, 2017, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Bobbie was born July 11th, 1939 in Torrington, Wyoming to Alfred Chisham and Erma Virginia (Reynolds) Hall. She was the youngest of three girls. Bobbie married Delmar Frye in 1954, and to this union four children were born:...

May 9, 2017

Funeral services for Richard Ernest Ladwig, 89, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Fri., May 12, 2017 at Pier Funeral Home in Lusk. He passed away at Niobrara Community Hospital Extended Care Facility Tue., May 9, 2017.

He served in the U.S. Army in 1946-1947 in the occupying forces of Japan.

Memorials may be made...

Apr 30, 2017

RAYMOND G MILLER

Raymond George Miller, 70, of Gillette, WY, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on April 30, 2017 at close to Home Hospice in Gillette. He was born to George and Dorothy Miller on March 2, 1947 in Lusk, WY. He lived most of his life in Gillette, WY.

Raymond grew up...

Apr 25, 2017

Gretchen Ann Brummond, age 43, passed away April 25, 2017 from her battle with liver failure. Gretchen was born November 15, 1977 in Arvada, CO. Gretchen graduated from Garden Grove High School.

Gretchen is survived by her daughter Alexis Martinez and mother Deborah Nickolai, brother Sam Rowe and his family, brother Steven and Susan Rowe and their...

Mar 24, 2017

Shelly Loraine Frye, 70, passed away Fri., Mar. 24, 2017, at Niobrara Community Hospital.

She was born to Charles and Ida (Cross) Irvin Aug. 3, 1946 in Kingsbury County, SD.

She is survived by her husband, Eldon Frye of Lusk; son Rick Striker of Pierre, SD; daughter Brenda Ray of Cheyenne, WY; three grandchildren; and...

Mar 15, 2017

Garnet (Erlewine) Heckert

Garnet Heckert 81 of Van Tassell, Wyoming passed away early Wed. March 15, 2017 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY after a brief illness. Funeral services are March 20, 2017 at 2:00PM officiated by Mark Lohr at the Congregational Church in Lusk, WY, Burial will be at a later date.

Garnet...

Mar 15, 2017

Corky Greenough was born Dec. 10, 1933 to Edward and Harriet (Witt) Greenough in Ainsworth, Nebr. He passed away at Niobrara Community Hospital in Lusk, Wyo. March 15, 2017 at the age of 83. Memorial services were held Sat., Mar. 18, 2017 at the Niobrara County Shooting Sports Building in Lusk, Wyo. Corky attended school in Ainsworth. On Oct....

Mar 4, 2017

Funeral services for long-time Casper resident Terry Ray Oehlert, 64, will be held at 2:00 P.M., Sat., Mar. 4, 2017, at Pier Funeral Home in Lusk, Wyo. He passed away Tue. Feb. 28, 2017 at Niobrara Community Hospital, after a prolonged illness. He was born to Merle R. and Betty (Newlin) Oehlert Jan. 15, 1953, in McLeansboro, Ill. His...

Mar 2, 2017

Joe Lee Wiggins was born Aug. 6, 1961 in Valentine, NE, and passed away at Lusk Community Hospital on Mar. 2, 2017. Joe was living in Manville, WY. Joe is survived by his son Joe Wiggins, Jr.; parents, Charles and Lovona Wiggins; sister Rose Fadness; brother Chuck Wiggins; sister Ruth Adam; two grandchildren, Jakoby and Aroarah Wiggins; and several...

Feb 22, 2017

Vicki Lou (Hudgens) Frazee, age 63, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017, at Central Wyoming Hospice & Transitions in Casper, WY after a short battle with cancer. She was very determined to beat this, and we had her with us for six more months. She was very stubborn and strong willed; once her mind was made up, no one...

Feb 4, 2017

Dale Wayne Jefcoat, 66, of Lusk died Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Niobrara Health and Life Center. Services will be held at Lusk Elks Lodge #1797 on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 1:30 pm with the Elks Lodge #1797 officiating. Burial of ashes will be held at the Lusk Cemetery at a later date. Dale was born February 21,...

Feb 3, 2017

Rose Lewis, 101, passed away Fri., February 3, 2017, at the Niobrara Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Fri., Feb. 10, 2017 at Pier Funeral Home, with burial beside her husband at 2:30 P.M. in the Harrison Cemetery, Harrison, NE. Pier Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Rose was born March 27, 1915 in...

Jan 27, 2017

Kester Wayne "Keck" Akers, 88, passed away Friday January 27, at the Niobrara Community Hospital, in Lusk, Wyoming. Memorial Services will be held at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, in Lusk, on Friday February 3 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Darren Pflughoeft officiating. Cremation has been completed, and inurnment with military honors will occur at a later date. Kester...