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Obituaries

Patricia (Eberspecher)  Garner

Patricia (Eberspecher) Garner

Aug 19, 2024

Patricia Marie Garner passed away on August 19, 2024, at the age of 95.  She was born on March 17, 1929, in rural Sioux County, Nebraska, to Jess Christian and Kathryn Doyle Eberspecher.  She was the oldest of eight children.  She attended grade school at Bodarc District 6, the same country school where 7 of her grandchildren attended in...

Donald Heckert

Donald Heckert

Aug 16, 2024

Donnie Heckert, age 91, of Van Tassell, Wyoming, died at his home on Friday, August 16, 2024. Per his wishes, cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Prairie Hills Community Center.

Donald Heckert age 91 died August 16, 2024 at his home in Van Tassel, Wyoming.  Memorial services...

Carla Ann Reed

Carla Ann Reed

Jul 13, 2024

Niobrara County lost a hummingbird early Saturday morning, July 13, 2024. Carla Reed, 90, passed away at the Niobrara County Memorial Hospital following a short illness and following a treasured 90th birthday celebration earlier this year.

Through all seasons and phases of her life, Carla was the safe harbor for all in the storms of her family's...

Beth Gilbert

Beth Gilbert

Jun 28, 2024

Karen Beth Green Gilbert was born in Billings, Montana, on March 14, 1941, and died on June 28, 2024. at the Niobrara Community Hospital in Lusk.. She was the middle child of Clarence Clark Green and Opal Elizabeth Hatheway Green.

She was raised in Pryor, Montana, where she attended grade school and then bussed 20 miles to...

Cody Thompson

Cody Thompson

Jun 6, 2024

John Cody Thompson

August 25, 1942 – June 6, 2024

John Cody Thompson was born August 25, 1942, in Chadron, Nebraska, the oldest son of John Russell

Thompson and Mary Jo Norman Thompson.

Russ and Mary Jo relocated to Niobrara County shortly after Cody's birth, settling for a short time at...

Phillip "Pr" Martin

Phillip "Pr" Martin

May 31, 2024

Phillip "PR" Martin, 71, of Lusk WY passed away on May 31st 2024 at the Swedish Medical Center in Denver, CO.  He was born on July 30th 1952 in Alliance, NE.  His parents were Herman Martin and Norma (Boyce) Martin.  He grew up and graduated in Lingle, WY.  He and his family moved to Lusk in 1983.  He worked...

Betty Jean Reed

Betty Jean Reed

May 29, 2024

Betty Jean (Carmicheal) Reed, age 89, a beloved figure of Lance Creek, Wyoming, and Niobrara County, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2024.

Betty Jean was born to James Carmichael and Betty Terry on February 15, 1935, in Guernsey, Wyoming. Later in 1972, her mother remarried Denzel Moxley.

Betty Jean attended her high school years...

Lewis Landkamer

Lewis Landkamer

Apr 15, 2024

Lewis Landkamer, 86, of Dayton, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at his daughters home surrounded by his loving daughters.

Rosary will be at 1:30 pm on Monday, April 22, 2024 at the St. Leo Catholic Church in Lusk, Wyoming, with a Mass Of Christian Burial at 2:00 pm with Father Ray Moss officiating. Followed by...

Virginia May Bryant

Virginia May Bryant

Apr 13, 2024

Virginia May Bryant, 108, died peacefully at Hospice of Laramie on Saturday April 13th, 2024 in Laramie, Wyoming.

Virginia was born October 13, 1915, the second child of Albert and Ethel DeGering at Hat Creek, Wyoming. Virginia's birth was a dramatic beginning, as she was born in the old Hat Creek Stage Station where her parents had...

Jeromy Paul Naslund

Jeromy Paul Naslund

Apr 7, 2024

Jeromy Paul Naslund was born on November 10, 1977, in Denver, Colorado, to Raymond Eugene Miller and Michelle Naslund. He spent most of his childhood with his grandparents and had a special bond with his grandmother Jackie Martinez. Jeromy grew up with his two uncles Preston and Drew. Those three boys got in a lot of trouble together. Jeromy...

Carol Geisinger

Carol Geisinger

Mar 28, 2024

Carol Louise (York) Geisinger, a cherished matriarch and beloved member of Lusk, Wyoming, passed away surrounded by her family on March 28, 2024. Known affectionately as "Grammie" by her family and community, she lived a life filled with joy, love, and a profound connection to her faith and family. Carol was born to Ethel and Jesse York in Lost...

Eleanor Faye Aamodt

Eleanor Faye Aamodt

Mar 26, 2024

Eleanor grew up as a young Christian girl country girl in NIobrara County, who loved chickens, family, flowers , hand crafts and horses all her life. She and Stan loved to play cards and go dancing with their friends. In her later years, she was actively involved in the First Baptist Church, Niobrara Health and Life Center and the...

Jack Garner

Jack Garner

Mar 17, 2024

Jack was the firstborn son of Roy L. and Ruth E. (Thornton) Garner. He was born on January 19, 1931, in Crawford,Nebraska, where he spent all of his early years. He passed on to his eternal home on March 17, 2024, at the age of 93, while in the Niobrara Extended Care Facility in Lusk, Wyoming.

Jack...

Thomas Eugene Roberts

Thomas Eugene Roberts

Mar 8, 2024

Thomas Eugene Roberts

(Tom Roberts)

January 13, 1932 – March 8, 2024

Thomas Eugene Roberts, 92, of Lusk, Wyoming passed away on March 8, 2024, at Monument Hospital in Rapid City, Soutth Dakota surrounded by family.

He was born January 13, 1932, in Worthington, Minnesota, to Earl and Lillian Roberts. He...

Kay Green

Kay Green

Jan 16, 2024

Winona "Kay" Green, 86, of Manville, Wyoming, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at the Life Care Center of Casper, Wyoming. Kay was born in Petty Township, Lawrence County, Illinois, to Madge and Harlie Pepple on October 8, 1937. She attended high school in Bridgepoint, Illinois. She married the love of her life, Jack Austin Green, on December...

Winona 'Kay' Kay Green

Winona 'Kay' Kay Green

Jan 16, 2024

Winona "Kay" Green, 86, of Manville, Wyoming, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at Life Care Center of Casper, Wyoming.

Kay was born in Petty Township, Lawrence County, Illinois to Madge and Harlie Pepple, on October 8, 1937. She attended Highschool in Bridgepoint, Illinois. She married the love of her life, Jack Austin Green, on December...

Gideon John Hendricks

Gideon John Hendricks

Dec 29, 2023

Gideon was born October 28, 2009 in Laramie, WY to Michael and Kinsey (Moore) Hendricks.  He passed away in Lusk, WY Fri., Dec. 29, 2023.  Services are pending.  A full obituary will follow.

PIER FUNERAL HOME WOULD LIKE TO ADVISE YOU THAT THE MEMORIAL TREE PROGRAM DOES NOT ADVISE THE FAMILY OF YOUR GIFT, AND THE TREE...

Larry Dewaine Compton

Larry Dewaine Compton

Dec 17, 2023

Larry Dewaine Compton, 80, passed away at Niobrara Community Hospital Dec. 17, 2023.  Per his request, there will be no service, and no obituary.

He is survived by his wife, Maggie.

Donations:

Cowboy Church PO Box 60, Brush CO

Kay Lynn Smith

Kay Lynn Smith

Nov 15, 2023

Kay Lynn (Morgan) Smith, 86, formerly of Torrington, WY, passed away peacefully in Sterling, CO, on November 15, 2023, and now dances among angels in Heaven.  She was born February 1, 1937, in Lusk, WY to Paul and Betty (Webb) Morgan, the first of 3 daughters born into this union.  Kay grew up on a farm, worked at the...

Shirley Adele (Seaman)  Hladky

Shirley Adele (Seaman) Hladky

Nov 10, 2023

Shirley Hladky of Lusk, Wyoming passed away on November 10, 2023 at the Niobrara County Extended Care Facility in Lusk, Wyoming. She was 87 years old at the time of her death.

Shirley Adele (Seaman) Hladky was born on January 15, 1936 to Jasper Oliver "Ollie" and Lela Hazel (Whitman) Seaman at the Spencer Hospital in Lusk,...

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