obituaries

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jun 26, 2023

OBITUARY

Zola Emmajean (Goldsberry) Bolin

October 4, 1938- June 26, 2023

Age 84, of Lusk, Wyoming passed away at Niobrara Health and Life Center assisted care unit.  She was born October 4, 1938 to Robert and Nellie Goldsberry.  Zola was born and raised on the Westside of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Zola...

May 29, 2023

In Loving Memory of (Butch)Herbert Dean Hogan

Butch (Herbert Dean Hogan, 78 years of age, of Lusk, WY, entered his eternal home on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Meadow Wind Assisted Living in Casper, WY. Butch was born on May 3, 1945, in Cheyenne Wells, CO, the fourth of five children born to Earl and Nellie...

May 25, 2023

Melanie Ann (Gigi) Barndt was born December 27, 1973, in Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada. She passed away unexpectedly on May 25, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held June 19, 2023, at 10:00 at Pier Funeral Home.  She grew up in Wyoming until 8th grade when her dad was transferred to Texas with his work at Holly Sugar. She spent...

May 25, 2023

Viewing will be held at the church before the service.  Burial will in the Van Tassell, WY, cemetery will follow the service.

Paul Garland Ellicott passed away peacefully on May 25, 2023, at the age of 90, in Lusk,  Wyoming.  Born on May 29, 1932, in Harrison, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Don and...

May 15, 2023

Joe Ellen (Traphagan) Landkamer passed away peacefully in her daughter Lisa's home in Dayton, WY on the evening of May 15, 2023.

Joe Ellen was born September 2, 1941 to Joseph Harold and Geraldine Faye Traphagan of Lance Creek, WY. She graduated from Lusk High School in 1959 then moved to Cheyenne, WY where she worked for...

Mar 19, 2023

Carole Kay Coon Dishong, 86, of Gordon, Nebraska, died on March 19, 2023 at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh, Nebraska, surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 15, 1936, in Albany, Nebraska. The daughter of the late Henry and Dorris Coon. She was the second of three siblings.

Carole graduated high school from Manville High...

Mar 18, 2023

Richard (Dick) Kane, 82, of Douglas went to the Lord on March 18, 2023, after a short battle with dementia. Dick was born to Marie (Marking) and Joe Kane on December 24, 1940, in Lusk, WY.  He grew up on the family ranch north of Lusk. He was educated in Edgemont, SD.

Dick was drafted into the...

Feb 23, 2023

Paul Richard "Bud" Hahn, aged 69, of Houston, Texas, died of a traumatic brain injury on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Paul was born on May 8, 1953, in Ogden, Utah, and grew up in Lusk, Wyoming.  He studied chemical engineering at the University of Wyoming and became a chemical engineer at Phillips 66, later ConocoPhillips, in 1976.  His job...

Feb 16, 2023

David Thomas Neilson, 78, passed away Thur., Feb. 16, 2023, at the Niobrara Community Hospital Long-Term-Care.

No services will be held per his request.  Burial of cremains will be at the family plot in Belle Fourche, SD.

Feb 13, 2023

Jackie "Jack" Lee Lamb

December 18, 1935 - February 18, 2023

Jackie "Jack" Lee Lamb passed away peacefully at the age of 87 on Monday, February 13, 2023. A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Lusk, Wyoming with Pastor Tom...