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Carol Ann (May) Cline passed away on July 2, 2014 in Rawlins, WY. Carol was born to Morton and Ann (Dewey) May on October 18, 1958 in Laramie, WY. Carol graduated high school from Jeffrey City High School in 1978. She worked as a bookkeeper for the University of Wyoming and for School Districts in both Carbon and Albany Counties. She especially enjoyed spending time in the mountains, with family and friends, fishing and camping. Carol is survived by her son, Wes Keyser; her daughter Elizabeth...
Janis Irene Soldan, 82, of Saratoga, and formerly of Lusk, Wyo., passed away on July 2, 2014 in Loveland, Colo. Jan was born in Lusk on Nov. 10, 1931 to William D. Miller and Ruth (Kistler) Miller. Jan grew up in Lusk and graduated from Niobrara County High School. She attended the University of Wyoming where she was a Pi Beta Phi and later worked as assistant vice-president for United Bank of Denver until her retirement. Jan moved to Saratoga in 2000. She was truly a remarkable and wonderful woman. She was an exceptional role model to all who...
John W. Craig, 88, of Saratoga, passed away June 9, 2014, following a short illness. Funeral services took place June 13, 2014, in the Valley Chapel at the Saratoga Cemetery. Interment followed in the Saratoga Cemetery. John was born Aug. 15, 1925, in Mountain View, Mo. He married Melcine Howard on June 13, 1952. They were married for more than 61 years. John served for two years in the U.S. Army, stationed mostly in Germany. He worked in timber and lumber mills for a large part of his career,...
Thomas Delos Ward, Wyoming Game Warden, World War II Veteran, and author, passed away on Friday in Casper, Wyo. He was 92. He was born on Nov. 28, 1921 in Burns, Wyo., the son of Fred J. Ward Sr., a homesteader turned town marshal, and Georgia F. Thompson, a schoolteacher. Tom, one of nine children, divided his time between attending school in Saratoga and working on the family homestead during the summer. In later years, Tom's stories of his childhood would describe a world of hard work,...
Helen Schmitt, 99, of Elk Mountain, WY died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Deseret Health and Rehab in Saratoga, WY. She was born March 30, 1915 in Dickenson, North Dakota along with her twin sister, Elizabeth to George and Margaret (Joyce) Hamilton. Her family homesteaded at Fayette, N.D., and eventually moved to Olwein, Iowa. Her mother died in 1918 from the flu. Her father moved his family of five girls and one boy to St. Louis, Mo. The children were put into an orphanage until George remarried, and...
Elmer P. Cooper, 77, long-time Carbon County resident, passed away on May 29, 2014, at Deseret Health Care in Saratoga. Services will be held at 11 a.m. June 11, 2014, at the Saratoga Cemetery Chapel. Services will be conducted by friend and fellow school mate, Teense Willford. He will be honored by his friends in the Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department. Interment with military honors will follow. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Carbon County Funeral Home. Elmer was born in Laramie...
The Saratoga Sun has received word that Orley Roberts has passed away. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun....
Thomas Herbert States, of Littleton, Colo., died on May 8, 2014 at home in the loving company of his family. He was born Oct. 16, 1944 in Laramie to Herbert James States Jr. and Guenevere Alese Gilfry States. Tom, the youngest of three boys, grew up in Saratoga. He attended Platte Valley High School where he excelled in sports and graduated in 1963. In 1967 he received a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the University of Wyoming. He was first employed by The Boeing Company in Seattle,...
James "Jim" William Davis, 84, of Saratoga, passed away at Deseret Health and Rehab May 12, 2014 with his loving family at his bedside. Graveside services were held Monday at the Saratoga Cemetery. Pastor Gene Smith of Platte Valley Christian Center officiated. Funeral arrangements were handled by Carbon County Funeral Home of Rawlins. Jim was born in Mountain View, Mo., on Jan. 10, 1930. Jim was married to Pauline Pudge on Jan. 16, 1955 at Saratoga Presbyterian Church. They were married for 50...
Vern Vivion, prominent Carbon County native and longtime rancher, died May 6, 2014 in Casper, Wyoming. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Grace Murray) Vivion, Vern was President of Rocky Mountain Sheep Company, Leo Sheep Company, partner in the Clover Valley Ranch in Walden, Colorado, and President of Elk Mountain Safari, Inc. His passion for Wyoming's heritage and public service fueled a lifetime of diverse and impactful achievements. He served two terms in the Wyoming House of Representatives,...
Jeffrey V. Goolsby (Jeff) passed away April 29, 2014 at his home in Encampment after one long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Jeff was born Sept. 3. 1962 in Puyallup, Wash. to Jesse and Delores Goolsby. Jeff is survived by his parents; his wife Lana Goolsby, of Encampment; stepdaughter Tera Voss of Rawlins; daughter Trisha Goolsby and son Jeffrey Goolsby, both of Washington. He is also survived by his siblings; sisters Vicky Young and Virginia Leroy, both of Washington, and Julie...
Phyllis Henderson passed away May 8, 2014 with her family by her side. She was born on June 6, 1950 to Robert and Ruby Oneil in Rawlins.Phyllis was a lifelong resident of Saratoga. She will be missed by all that knew her. Phyllis is survived by her husband of 43 years, Frank Henderson, her sons Frank (Bud) Henderson, his wife Jennifer, and his family; Wade Henderson, his wife Lori and his family. She is also survived by her brother, Jerry Oneil and his family, of Big Horn; sister Martha Howe, and family of Saratoga; numerous aunts, uncles,...
John Glode died at the age of 91 years and 8 months in Saratoga on April 29, 2014, following a recent stroke. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Jane Shively Glode, his father, Walter Glod, his mother, Mary Dobek Glod, his brother, Al Glod, his sister, Helen Glod Brambilla, and his sister, Shirley Glod Clark. (John decided to legally add the letter "e" to his name so it would be easier for people to pronounce.) John is survived by his four children: Jack (Donna), of Vancouver,...
Virginia Dalton Riddick passed away April 24, 2014 at the Medical Center of Colorado in Loveland, Colo. A memorial is planned for May 18 at 2 p.m., at St. Barnabas Church. Refreshments will be served after the memorial. She was preceded by the deaths of her parents, Doris and Webster Dalton, and by her three aunts, including her much beloved Aunt Alice. Ginny is survived by her husband Jack, her sister Suesy and two nephews. She was born in Erie, Pa., on March 2, 1939. Her sister Suesy followed...
Jon Thomas Slater, aged 51, of Pleasanton, Kan., passed away April 20, 2014. He was born Feb. 8, 1963, at Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Paul and Barbara Thomas Slater. Jon was the brother of Saratoga resident Jane Huntley. He married Linda Probasco on Aug. 8, 1986. She preceded him in death on March 23, 2010. He later married Michelle Staton on April 6, 2013. Jon worked as a welder for SPX Cooling Technologies. He was a gun enthusiast and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Rod Slater. He is survived by his...
Laura Nell Ellis, 74, of Saratoga passed away at her home on April 24, 2014 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Laura Nell was born on Oct. 31, 1939 in Laramie, to Orval and Nellie White Wallis. She lived on various ranches in and around the Laramie area and moved to Saratoga in 1956 when her parents purchased the Campbell Ranch on Pass Creek. In 1956 she met the love of her life, Don Ellis, at a dance in Valley Station. They were married in Laramie on Nov....
Ginny Riddick passed away April 24, 2014. A memorial service will take place at a later date. Ginny was born March 2, 1939 in Erie, Pa. On Jan. 20, 1965 she married Jack Riddick. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun. Condolences can be sent to Jack at PO Box 754, Saratoga, WY 82331 or you can visit him at 1011 W. Farm St. in Saratoga....
John Glode passed away April 29, 2014. A rosary is planned for Monday at 7 p.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. The funeral service is planned for Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. A complete obituary will appear in next week’s Saratoga Sun....
Jeff Goolsby passed away April 29, 2014. Services are pending. A complete obituary will appear in the Saratoga Sun at a later date....
Joseph B. Stolns, 72, of Saratoga died April 2, 2014 at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Cheyenne. He was born Oct. 8, 1941 in Superior, Colorado to Lewis and Mary Ann Stolns. He worked as a water well driller. He was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church, International Order of Oddfellows, American Legion Post #54, a Past Master of Masonic Lodge #14, a charter member of the VFW in Encampment and a 53-year member of the Volunteer Fire Dept. He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Stolns of Saratoga; brothers, Lewis F. (Elizabeth Jean) Sto...
Joshua Stephen Fritz, 32, of Rawlins, passed away on April 3, 2014, due to an unforeseen tragic accident. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins, with a luncheon to follow. Josh was born in Rawlins, Wyoming on Oct. 8, 1981 to Steve Fritz and Carla Fritz. He graduated from Rawlins High School in 2000. Josh was married to Kandis Fritz on May 29, 2004. They had been married for 9 years, however, they have been the love of each...
William "Randy" Hall, 54, of Wright Wyoming passed away unexpectedly March 26, 2014 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette Wyoming. Randy was born June 1, 1959 in Des Moines, IA, youngest of three boys, to Russell Lee Hall and Helen Frances (Wilcox) Hall. As a child Randy and his family lived in Huntsville and Moberly MO before moving west to Wyoming. The family lived in Rawlins and Medicine Bow before landing in Saratoga where Randy attended Saratoga High School. Falling in love with...
Judith Kay Hennek, 59, of Saratoga, died Feb. 19, 2014 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins. Judi was born in Fort Collins, Colo. Oct. 23, 1954 to John Neergaard and Janet Tenner-Neergaard. She grew up in Fort Collins and graduated from Fort Collins High School. Judi is survived by her father, John Neergaard, and special friend, Lilli Ault, of Loveland, Colo.; brother John (Karen) Neergaard, Jr., of Saratoga; niece Hayley (Brian) Black, of Preston, Idaho; niece Nikki (Jeremy) Capellan, of Winnemucca, Nevada and nephew Garrett...
Marcella Aden Jewell, 87, of Denver, passed away on March 14, 2014. Marcella was born in Rawlins on Sept. 27, 1926, to Lloyd and Mary Aden, of Saratoga. She grew up on the family ranch outside of Saratoga, but spent much of her time with her grandmother, Anna Paulson, in Saratoga. She graduated from Saratoga High School in 1944 and continued her education at Stephens College in Columbia, Mo. In 1945, she moved to Denver where she was employed by Western Airlines at the Reservation Desk in the...
Barbara Daily Hooker, 95, of Rawlins, passed away on March 2, 2014, at Deseret Health Care and Rehabilitation in Saratoga. Barbara was born in Logan, Kansas on Dec. 16, 1918, to Otto and Tessa Mae Daily, and moved to Rawlins in the early 1920's. She married Homer H. Hooker, of Bairoil, on Aug. 16, 1940, in Moose Pass, Alaska. They were married 74 years. Barbara and Homer made their home in Rawlins in 1943, when they returned home, so Homer could go to war. Barbara was a daughter, wife, mother,...