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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,...
Snead Young Matthews Davis, 104, of Jacksonville, Florida, died February 22, 2014, in Jacksonville. She was truly an exceptional individual, who met the challenges of her life in a way that exemplified a deep respect for family and friends, the cattle industry, and the many causes to which she was dedicated. Born on September 25, 1909, in Berrien County, Georgia, Snead was the eldest of three daughters of the late Henry Spann and Sampie Snead Young. She grew up on a farm during World War I and...
Curtis Schwartzkopf, 24, of Riverton, died at his home on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. As were his wishes, no services will be held. Curtis Edward Schwartzkopf was born on July 2, 1989 in Rawlins. He was the son of Jeffrey and Karen Schwartzkopf. He lived in Saratoga until the family moved to Riverton in 1999. He attended and graduated from Riverton High School. After high school, he went to work in the oil field and worked for Key and Fluid Pro until his health no longer allowed him to do so. His...
Kim Ward, 62, passed away Feb. 14, 2014, of breast cancer at her home at Crooked River Ranch, Ore. Kim lived in Saratoga from 1984 to 2013. A memorial service will take place this summer. Kim was born Dec. 6, 1951 in Bend, Ore. to Cleo (Smith) and Jimmie W. Lands. Kim graduated from Redmond High School in Redmond, Ore. On Oct. 30, 1981, she married Neal Ward. Kim is survived by her husband, Neal, of Crooked River Ranch; daughters Jammie Newton, of Redmond; Carla Campbell, of Cheyenne, son Kyle, of Phoenix; mother Cleo Smith, of Boardman, Ore.;...
The Saratoga Sun received word late Tuesday that Snead Davis, formerly of Saratoga, passed away Feb. 22. The funeral is at 7 p.m., March 3 at Oaklawn Chapel in Jacksonville, Fla....
The Saratoga Sun received word that Kim Ward, wife of Neal Ward, formerly of Saratoga, passed away Feb. 14, 2014 in Terrebonne, Ore. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun.... Full story
Allen Roy "Al" Beck, 72, passed away Sunday Jan. 26, 2014 at the Rawlins Memorial Hospital from heart complications with his wife and family by his side. Al was born Oct. 25, 1941 in Blackduck Mountain to John and Grace (Elizabeth) Beck. He spent most of his childhood in Minnesota, moving from there to Utah, and Wyoming. He was married to Lois Thompson, they had one son Allen Beck Jr., born Dec. 3, 1970. After he divorced Lois, he moved to Wyoming where he met and married Geraldine...
Kelly Daniel O'Leary, age 17 of Littleton, Colo., entered into eternal life on Jan. 23, 2014, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo. Kelly was born May 16, 1996, in Denver, Colo. to Daniel and Heidi (Smit) O'Leary. He was a Senior at Columbine High School in Littleton. He is survived by his parents Daniel and Heidi O'Leary of Littleton, a sister Hannah O'Leary of Littleton, his grandparents Maarten and Mary Jane Smit of Newbury, Vt. as well as a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and...
Leonard (Big Sandy) Sander passed away January 28, 2014 in Commerce City, Colorado. He was 74 years of age at the time of his death. Leonard was born to Lester and Alice Sander on February 3, 1939 in Harbachville, east of Custer, South Dakota. He married Karen Jean Jacobson on August 14, 1960 in Custer, South Dakota. He worked as a certified welder, iron worker, bodyguard for Patsy Cline, coal miner, contracting business owner and woodworker, after serving time with the U.S. Army, where he was...
Brian Aikin, 51, passed away on Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 at the Northern Nevada Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born Aug. 5, 1962 to his mother Jane and his father Donald in Las Vegas, Nev. He attended Valley High School where he played soccer and was the starting place kicker for the football team during his senior year. Brian graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1985 with a degree in Accounting. He was employed at the Peppermill Hotel Casino in Reno, first as an accountant and then as an internal...