obituaries

Sep 22, 2022

James "Jim" Paul Cerha passed away at home in Lusk on the 22nd day of September, 2022.  A Celebration of Life for Jim will be at 11 o'clock A.M. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lusk with Father Ray Moss officiating.  Military honors will follow the service.  Jim was born in Cleveland, Ohio on...

Sep 3, 2022

James Allen Jordan, 63, passed away in Lusk Saturday, September 3, 2022.  Funeral services for Jim will be held at the Niobrara Co. Fairground Auditorium on Friday, Sept. 9th. The Rosary will start at 10 am, followed by the service at 11 am. Following the service, there will be a procession of classic cars and tow trucks to the...

Jul 29, 2022

Charles "Chuck" Leo Bruch, age 84, of Lusk entered eternal rest at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center on July 29, 2022, surrounded by family. A funeral will be held Saturday, August 6th, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lusk with Father Drew Duncan officiating. A rosary service will be held Friday, August 5th, 2022, at 5:00...

Jul 16, 2022

Luther Lurton Penfield was born February 26, 1930, on the family homestead in Lance Creek, Wyoming, the third child of seven, to Luther Alfonso Penfield and Reba Helen (Sparks) Penfield.  He passed away on July 16, 2022, at the Prairie Winds Care Center in Lusk, Wyoming, surrounded by his loving family.

Luther grew up in North Lance...

Jun 13, 2022

Ruby Hockett Geike passed away June 13, 2022, at the Torrington, Wyoming, hospital.  She was born September 27, 1927, in Lusk, Wyoming, to Arthur and Violet (Burkehart) Hockett.  They lived north of Manville, Wyoming, until Ruby was three years old, when the family moved to near Marsland, Nebraska.  She attended country schools through 9th grade and then began working...

May 30, 2022

Dorothy May (Buckley) Jordan, age 79, of Lusk entered eternal rest at Heritage Estates, Gering, Nebraska on May 30, 2022.  A celebration of her life will be held Monday, June 6th at 10:00 a.m. in the Shooting Sports Building at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds.   Pastor Tom Strock will officiate with assistance from Willy Wilcox.

Dorothy was born...

May 22, 2022

Justine P. Watson, 92, a longtime resident of Sioux Falls, SD passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Fairmont, MN.

Memorial Service will be 10:00 am Monday, June 20, at First Baptist Church, 1401 S. Covell Ave., Sioux Falls, SD.

Graveside Service will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, June 21, at...

May 12, 2022

Don F. Larsen was born on January 16, 1931, in Springview, Nebraska to Louis Larsen, Jr. and Bonnie F. (Carr) Bellin, and passed away on May 12, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 91 years, 3 months and 26 days.

Don grew up and attended school in Springview, Nebraska, and graduated from Keya Paha County...

May 5, 2022

Obituary

Steven L. Roberts, 75, a native of Wyoming, retired employee of the United States Postal Service, and long-time resident of Cheyenne, died May 5, 2022, of complications from diabetes in Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.

Born Feb. 22, 1947, in Lusk, Wyoming, he was the eldest son of the late Leslie J. and LaVerne E. (Johns) Roberts....

Mar 23, 2022

Funeral services for Mart Sheridan Stewart, 79, of Niobrara County, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the Node Church at Node, Wyoming.  Interment and viewing will be at the Node Cemetery following the service.  He passed away at his home Wed., March 23, 2022.

Memorials may be made to the Niobrara Senior...

Mar 22, 2022

Charles Mathewes Bayne, 66, passed away March 22, 2022, at the family ranch south of Newcastle, WY.  Chuck was born to Clyde Lee and Angelina (Garcia) Bayne in Newcastle, WY.  He grew up in various towns throughout Wyoming including Casper, Thermopolis, and Worland, where he graduated in 1974.  The family bought the ranch south of Newcastle in northern Niobrara...

Mar 3, 2022

Richard L. Price (Rich) passed away on March 3, 2022, at his home in Palm Desert, CA. He was 57 years old.

Rich was born in Lusk, WY July 27, 1964, to Richard L. and Suzanne (Worley) Price. He grew up and attended schools in Lusk, graduating from Niobrara County High School in 1983. Following graduation, he...

Mar 3, 2022

Donna Kay (Sides) Tschacher passed away on March 3rd, 2022, in Boise, Idaho.

Donna was born Oct. 21st, 1936 to Stewart and Alice (Calhoun) Sides in Lusk, Wyo. She graduated from Lusk High School in 1955, where she met and married the love of her life Floyd A. Tschacher on April 14th, 1956, after he had graduated...

Feb 22, 2022

Rev. Larry Peter Bartlett entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Feb. 22, 2022, at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY.

He was born on Jan. 31, 1942, in the home of his parents LeRoy and Esther Pearl (Christensen) Bartlett near of the town of Riverview, NE. Larry was the fourth son born to a family of...

Feb 20, 2022

Rola Ross September 20, 1966 – February 20, 2022 Rola Allen Ross was born September 20, 1966, the second child and only son of Riley and Sandra Mayhan Ross, in Lusk, Wyoming. He died at home on Sunday, February 20, 2022. He grew up on the family ranch north of Lance Creek and graduated from Lance Creek Elementary in...

Feb 20, 2022

Carl Edward Christianson was born on August 21, 1939, at the Spencer Hospital in Lusk, Wyoming, to Anna (Schwartz) and Raymond Christianson.  He joined brother Leroy at home.  His early years were spent in the Red Bird area on the family ranch.

Carl passed away on February 20, 2022, at the Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff,...

Feb 17, 2022

Life and Testimony of John Baldwin

John F. Baldwin, Jr., 70, passed into eternity at his home in Lusk, Wyoming, on Thursday, February 17, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at Harrison Bible Church, in Harrison, NE, on February 26, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. Pastor Matt Parker will officiate. John's body will be sown (First...

Feb 8, 2022

Misty Renee Himes was born, the youngest child of Patricia Goble Himes and Milton Himes, on October 3, 1972, in Lusk, Wyo. She died February 8, 2022, in Torrington Wyo.

Misty was loved and cared for in Lusk for her first four years until her fragile health concerns forced her family to make the heartbreaking decision to...

Feb 8, 2022

Dale Robert Jordan, age 79, of Lusk entered eternal rest at Prairie Pines Care Facility in Lusk, Wyoming on February 8, 2022.  A celebration of his life will be held February 12, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds in Lusk with Pastor Tom Strock officiating. Interment will follow in the Bodarc Cemetery northeast of Harrison, Nebraska....

Feb 3, 2022

Ruth "Pat" Christian, 96 years of age, passed away peacefully in her home in Sun Lakes, Arizona, on Feb. 3, 2022. She was born in Glenrock on Oct. 24, 1925, to Grace (Hutchinson) Smith and Lloyd "Doc" Smith. She lived her childhood years on the family ranch near Keeline.

Pat graduated from Manville High School in Wyoming...