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Burt Daniel Willford, 56, of Saratoga, passed away on Nov. 3, 2014, at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The memorial service will be held a 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at the Saratoga Middle High School Gymnasium. Burt was born in Laramie, WY on June 3, 1958. He graduated from Saratoga High School and continued on to receive a bachelor's degree from The University of Wyoming. Burt was married to Tammy Thrasher on Aug. 8, 1981; they were married 33 years. Burt worked as a...
Shilo Blue Hansmeyer, 21, of Cheyenne, passed away Monday, Nov. 3 at Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colo. after succumbing to brain injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Shilo was born May 27, 1993, in Laramie, a son of Charles Hansmeyer and Leigh Hansmeyer. Shilo was raised in the Platte Valley and lived in the area until 2002. Shiloh was an amazing artist and guitar player that played in several bands. He was an old soul that wanted to learn about everything in life and hear...
The Hon. Clarence "Bud" Addison Brimmer, Jr., 92, of Cheyenne died peacefully on Oct. 23, 2014 at the Boulder Community Foothills Hospital in Boulder, Colorado surrounded by his family. Bud was born on July 11, 1922 to Clarence A. Brimmer, Sr. and Geraldine Zingsheim, in Rawlins, Wyoming. He and his two siblings grew up in Rawlins where his father practiced law. After graduating from Rawlins High School, Bud attended the University of Michigan where he received both his undergraduate and law...
Mr. Donald C. “Donny” Armstrong, 66, of Encampment, passed away Thursday morning, October 23, 2014, at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. Donny was born Jan. 11, 1948, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of the late Elmer and Kathleen (Rosenstiehl) Armstrong. Donny will be remembered as an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his loving wife, Lois Armstrong of Encampment; two step-daughters, Kim Lehnert, of Delaware, Ohio, and Michelle Suiter of Richwood, Ohio; a step-son, Tracey Stevenson of Delaware, Ohio; two sisters, Diane Nazarian of...
Long-time Platte Valley resident Kathryn (Kate) Elizabeth Moon, 81, passed away in Houston Hospice on Oct. 16, 2014. She was born Dec. 13, 1932 to Lee and Mary (Faulconer) Depoy, of Bethel Township, Fandon, Ill. She married Jack Moon June 19, 1950. After Jack's time in the Air Force, they moved to Loveland, Colo., then moved to the One Bar Eleven Ranch southeast of Saratoga in 1958. Kate was loved and respected by all who knew her. She was a homemaker and retired in 2001 as Administrative Assist...
Joseph Wesley Harryman, 102, of Saratoga, Wyo., passed away Oct. 15, 2014. Joe was born in Milner, Idaho on Aug 7, 1912 to William Hezekiah Harryman and Sarah Amanda Bradshaw. He left home at the early age of 6 and worked for various farmers along the Snake River. He graduated from high school in Seattle, Wash. He later contracted Polio and spent 9 months in an Iron Lung. He worked his way down the coast to Southern California where he worked and managed Standard Oil gas stations. He then took advantage of an opportunity to work in Saudi...
Mary Lee Fryer, 72, of Bruce, Wis. formerly of Saratoga was called to her heavenly home on Oct. 9, 2014. She was born July 19, 1942 in rural Polk County, to Lindon White and Edith Mowry and was married to Earl Fryer. Mary is survived by five children. Richard White of Radisson, Wis., Roy Fryer of Clifton, Colo. and Saratoga., Earl Fryer (Amanda Seenors) Michigan City, Ind., Winnie (Clara Selke) Fryer Bruce, Wis., Grace Marie Nelson, Hayward, Wis., Five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, a brother and special caring friends Clarence an...
Kent L. Walton, 64, of Saratoga, WY, passed away Oct. 1, 2014 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Kent was born in Burley, Idaho on Oct. 11, 1949 to Warren and Mary Walton. Kent attended school in Oakley, Idaho where he resided as a child. He worked at various jobs on farms and ranches in Idaho as a young man. Kent moved to Saratoga in the late 1960's, following his sister, Mary Lou and family, to work for Edward Hines Lumber Mill. Kent helped helped construct the lumber mill and planer and...
Kent L. Walton, 64, passed away at Cheyenne Regional Hospital on Oct. 1, 2014. A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper...
Thomas Alva "Al" Baum rode into the sunset on September 22, 2014. Al was 86. He was born January 27, 1928 in Hanna, Wyoming. Al is preceded in death by his mother Nora, his father Alva, his son Jeffrey Lynn Baum and his sister Lois Baum James. Al is survived by his wife Eleanor Planck Baum and his brother Ray Baum. Together they had four children: Doris Laycock, Jeffrey Baum (deceased), Nora (John) Rubel and Thomas (Kim) Baum. Grandchildren: Alan Gardner, Jennifer (Gary) Sanderlin, Jeffrey...
Edith Belle Gibson Donnis, 96, died September 21, 2014, at the Deseret Health and Rehabilitation Center in Saratoga, WY, where she had been a resident and under the compassionate care of their staff for the past two months. Edith was born April 1, 1918 in Dickinson, N.D. to Nathaniel M. Gibson and Gladys R. Webster Gibson. She enjoyed her younger years on the farm in Dunn County, with her sister and their horses, riding the range lands and attending a small country school. At the height of the...
It’s the first thing in the morning, when your alarm goes off. You wake up and you look outside. It’s dark. Really dark. You check your clock to make sure you didn’t wake up prematurely. Sure enough, you wake up the same time you have woken up all summer. But it’s not the same. Though it may seem like a cold and dark existence outside, cheer up buttercup! You are actually living in the best time of the year. Many call it “autumn”. Some call it “fall”. But as a person who is enduring his fi... Full story
September 15, 1960 August 22, 2014. Jean "Jeannie" Ann Schlaefer lost her four-plus year battle with ovarian cancer at 10:55 a.m. Aug. 22, 2014 on the 3rd floor ICU at St Mary's Hospital surrounded by her family. There was a private service for Jeannie on Tuesday Aug. 26, 2014 for the family to say farewell for the last time. She was born on Sept. 15, 1960 in Laramie, Wyoming to Charles E. and Georgia A. (Marriner) Fleenor. She spent her childhood growing up in Wyoming and graduated from East...
Shirley Jo An Goodspeed, 78, of Saratoga, passed away Sept. 14, 2014. She was born June 15, 1936 in Campo, Colo., to parents Mayme (Burd) and Bert Stagner. In 1953, she married the love of her life, Don Goodspeed, Jr. and they began their life together in Springfield, Colo., After living in numerous places, they retired in Saratoga. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed Nascar racing and riding around in their golf carts. Survivors include her...
A Masonic memorial service and picnic will be held for Orley Roberts at noon on Sept. 23 at Kathy Glode Park. In case of bad weather, the service will be moved to the Masonic Hall at Second and Rochester....
On Sept. 13, 2014 at 6:08 p.m. an emergency meeting of the Board of Directors of Anheuser Bush was called in an effort to stymie the sudden freefall in stock price as a result of plummeting Budweiser sales. Investors and Board members alike feared the worst when they learned of the untimely death of Kirsten M. Campbell, 46, of Saratoga. Kirsten was the backbone of the kitchen in the Wolf Hotel for over 20 years and was loved, respected, and admired by a legion of friends and a tightly knit...
A service for Jacqueline E. Smith will be held at St. Ann's Parish, 218 W. Spring Avenue, Saratoga, at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27 followed by the burial of ashes at the Saratoga Cemetery and a reception at the Saratoga Inn, 601 Pic Pike Road. Jacqueline E. Smith was born May 12, 1929, to Dr. Karl E. and Louise Krueger in Omaha, Neb. When Dr. Krueger completed medical school the family moved to Rock Springs, Wyo. Jacqueline graduated from the Rock Springs High School in May of 1947, and...
Alan Carter Braga passed away on August 28, 2014 at 11:50 am at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY. Funeral services will be held September 2, 2014 at Calvary Baptist Church where he is a member, at 10:30 am. Visitation will be at 9:30 am at the church prior to the service. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery. Alan was born in Rupert, Idaho on May 20, 1934 to Jesse and Julia (Lundy) Braga. He grew up on a farm near Paul, ID and attended school in Paul. In 1950 he and his family moved to...
Marilyn K. Starr, 62, of Saratoga, went to her heavenly home on Sept. 1, 2014, after a four-year battle with cancer. A memorial service was held on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at 10 a.m. at the Platte Valley Lutheran Church with Pastor Marvin Temme officiating. Interment followed in the Saratoga Cemetery. Marilyn was born Aug. 9, 1952 to Merle (Ward) and Ralph Starr in Rawlins. Marilyn graduated from Platte Valley High School in 1970. She worked for Carbon County School District No. 2 Central...
Carl Ray Hermel, 56, of Rawlins passed away at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County on Sept. 4, 2014. He fought and suffered a year-long struggle with melanoma cancer. The funeral service was held on Sept. 8, 2014 at the Christ Lutheran Church in Rawlins. Pastor Marvin Temme and Pastor Terry Wiley officiated. Scattering of his ashes will be done by family and close friends. Carl was born in Newport, R.I on Feb. 26, 1958. Graduating from Buffalo High School in Buffalo Wyo., he continued a...
Glenn A. Vawser, 82, formerly of Saratoga, passed away in Fort Collins, Colo., July 20, 2014. He was born May 11, 1932 in Winner S.D., to Art and Thelma Vawser. The family moved to Scappoose, Ore, in 1947. Glenn graduated high school there in 1950 and then joined the Air Force and served in Korea. He was also stationed in Denver, Colo. He married Gladys (Cross) in Cheyenne on Dec. 5, 1953. He then was employed by Cheyenne Light & Power Company and Colorado Public Service Company in Salida, Sterling and Frisco, Colo. Glenn retired after 35...
Dora L. Martin passed away quietly in her sleep Aug. 27, 2014 at the Deseret Health And Rehab in Saratoga, where she had been a resident since October of 2010. She was 91 years young. Dora was born March 12, 1923 in Riverside to Ada Belle (Cunningham) and John Van Dyke Finch. She grew up in Riverside with three brothers, Lewis, Jim and Bob and two sisters, Roselie and Sandra. After graduating from Encampment High School in May of 1941, she married the love of her life, Richard L. Martin, on...
Word has been received of the death of Billy Bachman on Aug. 16, 2014 in Frankston, Texas. He was born Nov. 20, 1923 in Fort Collins, Colo. Bachman was a brand inspector in the Saratoga and Encampment area in the late 60s and early 70s. After leaving the Valley in 1974, the family moved to Socorro, N.M. He was a national cattle inspector with Oppenheimer Industry in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, California and the Big Bend area of Texas. He is survived by his wife Barbara, daughter Cindy of Franskton and son Tim of Valladolid,...
Craig B. Powell, 39, passed away August 10th, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born March 19, 1975, in Saratoga, to John and Connie Powell. He grew up in Saratoga and graduated from Saratoga High School in 1993. After high school, Craig pursued a degree at WyoTech in Laramie, and received a degree as a body technician. He then pursued a career in line work where he attended line school at Northwest Line College in Idaho, followed by an apprenticeship through Rocky Mountain Power where he worked as a journeyman...
Terry L. Priquet passed away at his home in Encampment on Aug. 10, 2014 after battling COPD for many years. Terry was born in Encampment on Sept. 6, 1944 to Julia and Melvin Priquet. He worked with his father, grandfather Oscar, and brothers in the Platte Valley Express in the fourth generation family business. Terry graduated from Encampment and joined the Army. In 1967, Terry married his wife Mary. As they raised two children, Terry worked in construction, for the Wyoming Dairy, at the mines in Shirley Basin and Hanna, the sawmill in...