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John Marston Wiant passed away Saturday, October 26th, 2019, in Citrus Heights, California. John was born in Saratoga, Wyoming on April 20, 1926 to parents Acy and Ruth Wiant. He served in World War II as a radar operator. After being discharged, John married his hometown sweetheart Margaret Honey Stockwell, and moved to California, where they lived for 40 years, raised a family and built several small businesses. John was an electrician by trade but a master handyman and inventor in his spare time. After John retired from the California...
Alice Claire Sholine passed away peacefully on Nov. 2, 2019 at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Alvo, Neb. was her birth place. Parents John and Marguerite (Dye) Foreman welcomed her into the world on July 17, 1925 to join siblings Willard and Cornelia. The family later moved to La Jara, Colo. and then permanently to Fort Collins, Colo.. Alice graduated from Ft Collins High School and attended Colorado State University. In Dec. 1945, Alice met the "love of her life" Ed Sholine on the CSU campus....
Funeral services for Saratoga area native and "Card Lady" Betty Jean (Wiant) Dean, 84, are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. in the Valley Chapel. The celebration of life will be conducted by The Rev. Steven Niccolls, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga, followed by a Rebekah ceremony. Folks attending the service are encouraged to dress in their finest "western duds" in honor of Betty, who was known for her flashy boots, cowboy hats and calico dresses. Interment...
Sandy Miller was called home by her Lord and Savior on Oct. 9, 2019 at Grace Pointe Retirement Home and Hospice Care Facility in Greeley, Colo. Sandy Miller was born in Clifton Forge, Va. on Aug. 19, 1938 to Joseph William Ford and Kathryn Leila Tate. At a very young age, the family moved to San Diego, Calif. where Sandy grew up and went to school. She graduated from Pacific Beach High School in San Diego in 1956. Sandy worked for General Dynamics in San Diego, Calif. as a secretary. This is where she met her husband, Lawrence (Dutch) Miller...
Jean A. Shepherd (nee Jean Francis Adams) passed away on Aug. 22, 2019 in the Laramie Care Center, Laramie, Wyo.. Jean was born on Oct. 18, 1922 in Rawlins, Wyo. and was raised in Baggs, Wyo. She was the oldest of five children, who descended from an early homestead ranching family. The Adams's' roots began in the late 1800's in the Little Snake River Valley, where they owned and operated Dad, Wyo.; one of the stagecoach stops on the Overland Trail. Ms. Adams attended one year of college at...
Memorial services for Shorty and Ballard will be held at 10:30 a.m., Aug. 10 at the Encampment Presbyterian Church....
Valley resident Robert "Bob" West died July 16, 2019 in Glenwood Springs, Colo., two days shy of his 93rd birthday, with a twinkle in his eye, a smile on his face and his beloved daughter, Lori, at his side. Born in Briggsdale, Colo. to James Andrew and Minnie Franklin West, he was the youngest of five children. His siblings Wesely, Alfred, Andrew and Elvira "Sis" preceded him in death. Bob left home at age 13 and went to work in an aircraft plant in Utah. He eventually returned to the...
In March 1940 Samuel and Viola McClung traveled to Omaha, NE to adopt a 3-month-old baby girl. They named her Evelyn Viola. They took her to live with her adopted brother, Harold. Their farm was near Big Springs, Nebraska. In the summer of 1956, she met Donald Burge. They were married July 5, 1959. They lived in Laramie, Sterling, Colo., Saratoga, and Walla Walla, Wash. before settling in Spokane, Wash. in July of 1969 with their 1-year-old son, Christopher. While here, she was blessed with two...
Jens Jensen, 75, died Thursday, July 2, 2019. He was born in Chicago, Ill., to Anker and Florence (Warther) Jensen. He grew up in Lombard, Ill., where he met Joanne Wille, who would become a part of his life for 59 years. Jens was a banker in Chicago for most of his business career, and was a well-known and well-respected member of the mortgage lending industry. Jens and Joanne moved to their ranch on Blackhall Mountain Road in 2002, where Jens enjoyed hunting, hiking and birding. He also discov...
Helen F. Pryce was born on Dec. 21, 1925 and passed away June 20, 2019 in Rawlins, Wyo....
Sharon Louise Ewing Anderson was born August 25, 1952 in Sundance, Wyo. to Dorman James and Ellen Astrid Ewing. She joined one brother, William Eugene Ewing and one sister, Linda Lea Ewing Larsen. Sharon attended schools all over northern Wyoming, as well as Craig, Colorado, as her dad was employed in the oilfield business. Sharon married the love of her life, John Earl Anderson, on May 23, 1970 in Sundance, Wyo. To this union three children were born, Laticia Yvette (Jamie) Gibb, Brian Conrad...
Leigh Rae Brungardt (Hamilton), 45, of Saratoga passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyo. Leigh was born to Richard Hamilton and Carolyn Hamilton (Bottoms) on January, 25, 1974 in San Jose, CA. She grew up in Phoenix, Ariz. Sea Brooke, Texas, Encampment and, later, living life in Cheyenne and Saratoga. She graduated high school in Phoenix, Ariz; later getting her cosmetology license in Cheyenne,Wyo. Leigh loved being a hair stylist and...
A public memorial service will be held at Saratoga Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. on June 26 for former resident Dale W. Johnson. Dale passed away in Molalla, Oregon on June 10, 2018. He was born to Oscar and Myrtle Johnson in Encampment, Wyoming, on February 23, 1929. Dale went to public schools in Saratoga and graduated from high school in 1948. He spent much of his life logging, farming and driving school bus in Oregon. He loved family gatherings, music, dancing, fishing, hunting, woodworking and was a member of the United Methodist Church in...
Services for Dale Johnson a long-time former resident of Saratoga and for Frank Getty, husband of former resident Jane (Misso-Runner) Getty will be held June 26, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Saratoga Cemetery. A short eulogy in the Chapel followed by internment at graveside....
Joseph Louis Carnes, 65, passed away Monday June 9, 2019 at his home in Saratoga, Wyo. Joe was born on May 11, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri; the son of Carl and Anna Carnes. Joe ultimately grew up in Belen, New Mexico and then moved to Wyoming in 1972. He married Susan Dealy in 1973 and then settled in Wamsutter, Wyo. to raise their three children. Joe worked in the Wamsutter Oil Field for Hyland Enterprises for 28 years and later Sinclair Oil. He was master of trades; mechanic, welder, trucking...
Ed "Shorty" Ballard was called to home to be with his Lord at 1 p.m. June 3, 2019 at his home in Encampment, Wyo. Shorty was born in Helena, Mont. on September 25, 1931. Shorty was a long time member of the Encampment community during his time living in the southern end of the Platte Valley. Shorty was a long time member of the Encampment-Riverside Lions Club where he enjoyed working the rodeos. He also was a member of the Farm Bureau where he served as Vice President. Shorty also served on the...
Margaret Esther (Peg) Johnson of Elk Mountain and Thermopolis, Wyo passed away May 23, 2019 at Hot Springs Memorial Hospital. Peg was born September 5, 1937 in Greeley, Colo. to Gordon and Tony Richardson of Elk Mountain, Wyo. She married Robert John (Bob) Johnson on Dec. 27, 1957. Peg was preceded in death by her parents Gordon and Tony, her older brother Terry, and her blessed great granddaughter, Amariah Jayne. Peg is survived by her husband Bob, her daughter Jody (Steve), sons John (Reese)...
Dearly Beloved Russell Carl Prehn, husband of Nancy, passed away at Swedish Hospital in Denver surrounded by family and friends on May 6, 2019. Russ grew up in Ohio and moved to Saratoga when he was 10 years old, then returned to raise his family in Saratoga. At 17, in 1969, Russ joined the US Army to serve his country and received the National Defense Service Medal. He could help you with any project as he knew how to get it done right. He loved to spend his time helping family and friends. He...
A Celebration of Life for Robert James Stevens will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8 at his residence at 606 North 6th St. in Saratoga....
Don Goodspeed, Jr. passed away on May 17, 2019 at the Rawlins Habilitation and Wellness Center. He was 83 years old. Don was born on October 25, 1935 to Don Goodspeed and Mable Petersen. Don married the love of his life Shirley Joan Stragner on February 14, 1953. They were married for 61 years. They started their life in Lamar, Colo., spent many years in Sinclair, Wyo. and ended up in Saratoga, Wyo. During this time Don worked for C.I.G. for 44 years. Don is preceded in death by his wife,...
Raymond Allen Shelton and Betty Jean Shelton, of Saratoga, Wyo., went home together to be with Jesus on May 15, 2019, in Grand County, Colo. Born in San Antonio, Texas on Jan., 11, 1942, Allen Shelton met Betty Jean Pittman in a high school English class. Allen and Betty Jean, born in Santa Barbara, Cali., on July 16, 1944, had been married 58 years. Allen joined the local Plumbers and Pipefitters Union at a young age as an apprentice welder and used the training to work on projects all around...
Betty Lou (Cerise) McIlvaine passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Saratoga Monday, May 13. The devoted mother, grandmother, businesswoman and civic leader was 78. Funeral Mass was scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, at 11 a.m. in St. Ann's Catholic Church with Father Jason Marco. Interment followed in the family plot at the Saratoga Cemetery, followed by a remembrance meal served by the Catholic Women in the Parish Hall. Betty was born July 28, 1940, in Leadville, Colo., to Alvi B. and...
Richard Francis "Dick" Ament, 93 of Scottsbluff, Neb. passed away peacefully Wed., April 24, 2019, while under hospice care at the Western Nebraska Veteran's Home, where he had lived the past four years. In the last few weeks his health declined rapidly. His body was donated to the Colorado State Anatomical Board in Aurora, Colo. His services, with the VFW officiating, will be held Sat., June 22, 2019, in Encampment, Wyo. at the Opera House commencing at 11 a.m. Interment will be in...
Nancy Palm, beloved wife, mother and friend crossed over the Great Divide on Sat. April 20, 2019 at the age of 91, after a long battle with Alzheimer/Dementia, while in the care of the Goshen Healthcare Community in Torrington, Wyo. Nancy was born in Sheridan, Wyo. on June 24, 1927. She was adopted at infancy by Burton and Beatrice Marston from Laramie. Nancy started school in Laramie until WWII called Burton back into service at Weingarten POW Camp in 1943. Nancy graduated from High School at...
Claudia Gail Bartlett, 70, passed away peacefully at her home in Laramie on April 12, 2019. Claudia was born in Fort Collins, Colo. on March 30, 1949, the youngest child of Dorothy (Kuhn) and Leslie H. McCartney of LaPorte, Colo. Claudia lived in LaPorte until she graduated from Poudre High School in 1967. She married Montie E. Munroe in August of that year. She and Montie moved to Encampment, Wyo. in 1972. They had three daughters; Cathy, Monica, and Melissa. Claudia spent all of her adult life in Wyoming. She was very active in the lives of...