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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,...

Mark Steven Lohr

Mark Steven Lohr

Oct 11, 2023

Mark Steven Lohr passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Niobrara Community Hospital. Services will be held on Thursday, October 19 at 2:00 PM at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds auditorium with a reception at 5:00 PM at the Lusk Country Club.

Mark was born on December 4, 1947 at Casper, Wyoming, to Ted and Garnet Lohr. He...

Jim Sullivan

Jim Sullivan

Oct 9, 2023

An obituary is not available at this time for Jim Sullivan. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Gene Franklin Lenz

Gene Franklin Lenz

Sep 26, 2023

Gene F. Lenz

Funeral services for Gene Lenz, age 90, of Lusk will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lusk, WY, with the Reverend Darren Pflughoeft presiding. Burial will follow at the Lusk Municipal Cemetery.

Gene passed from this life at Shepherd of the...

Eugene Dale Cook

Eugene Dale Cook

Sep 17, 2023

Eugene Dale Cook passed away at his home in Lusk Sun., Sept. 17, 2023.

A Prayer Circle will be held Thur., Sept. 21, 2023 at 4:00 P.M. at Prairie Hills Community Center, 625 E. 8th, Lusk.

A full obituary will follow.

Pier Funeral Home would like to advise you that the Memorial Tree...

Lona Belle (Bayne)  Thayer

Lona Belle (Bayne) Thayer

Sep 12, 2023

Lona Belle (Bayne) Thayer was born on January 13, 1945, and entered eternal rest unexpectedly on September 12, 2023, at 78, after a brief battle with West Nile Virus.

Lona was born in Hot Springs, SD, to Cecil and Vurel Bayne, joining siblings Chad, Sammie, and Chan, and was later joined by two more siblings, Mike and...

Brian Wilkinson

Brian Wilkinson

Sep 8, 2023

Brian James Wilkinson, aka Mountain Man, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, at the age of 59, at his home in Lusk, Wyoming.

Born on May 17, 1964, to William and Maria Wilkinson (Reese) in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Pennsylvania.  He graduated high school in 1983 from Pottsgrove Sr High in Pottstown, PA.  He...

Patricia "Patty" Kellett

Patricia "Patty" Kellett

Sep 1, 2023

Patricia Kellett, born Helen Kellett, passed away on September 1, 2023. Although it wasn't on her birth certificate, she was known as Pat, Patty or Patricia her entire life. She was born on July 14, 1934 to Edward and Helen Textor. She grew up in Sylvania, Ohio, graduating from Burnham High School in 1952. That very same year she...

Glen Allen Petersen

Glen Allen Petersen

Aug 29, 2023

Glen Allen Petersen, 81, of Harrison, NE passed away on August 29, 2023, in Chadron, NE surrounded by his family.

Born on March 24, 1942, in Lusk, Wyoming to Jim and Cleo (Leeling) Petersen.

Glen was a loving and devoted family man. He cherished spending time with his grandkids and was known for his love...

Jack Sands Proctor

Jack Sands Proctor

Jul 13, 2023

Jack Sands Proctor was born January 3, 1943 in Sheridan Wyoming to Albert Leon Proctor and Myrtle May (Graham) Proctor.

Jack attended grade school in country schools on Inyan Kara Creek.  He went to high school in Hulett, and graduated his senior year at Moorcroft High School in May 1962. In December 1963 Jack married Irene Hauber...

Evelyn Mae (Tibbits)  Perry

Evelyn Mae (Tibbits) Perry

Jul 5, 2023

Evelyn Tibbits Perry passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at her home in Lusk, Wyoming at the age of 91.  Evelyn was born in Lusk, Wyoming on August 10, 1931, to Clara Vera (Hanson) and Ansel C. (Slim) Tibbits.  She attended elementary school in Lusk and graduated in 1949 from Lusk High School.  In September 1950, Evelyn...

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