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Pam was born on a dark and stormy night in Rawlins, Wyo. to Nestor and Dorothy Miller, of Saratoga. The Millers forgot the baby at the hospital when Dorothy was released and she did not meet her older siblings until 11 months later when her younger sister Dottie was born. Pam grew up in Saratoga and the Snowy Range mountains of Wyoming and completed high school at Platte Valley High School. After a brief visit to San Francisco, Pam returned home and went to work in Rawlins as a waitress in a house of ill repute where she met her future husband,...
ord was received here this week of the death of Anna (Yoakum) Pilot Stubbs, 103, who at her passing was believed to be Saratoga's oldest native. According to an obituary posted on the Schrader Funeral Home website, she died June 12, 2015, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne. Cremation has taken place and, at her request, no services will be held. Her cremains will be scattered in the Upper North Platte River Valley by the family at a later date. Anna L. Yoakum was born Nov. 12, 1...
Jesus (Jesse) Vargas passed away on June 8, 2015 at his home in Saratoga. He had battled Polycystic Kidney Disease and related complications for the past several years. Jesse was born on Jan. 2, 1936 in Puebla, Puebla Mexico. He married Nancy (Anderson) Vargas on June 11, 1977 in Longmont, Colo., They made Saratoga their home for the past 38 years. He worked for Edward Hines and Louisiana Pacific for 28 years. Jesse became a citizen of the United States in 1993. He enjoyed watching boxing and old westerns, working on his property, listening to...
Rose Sharon Hughes, 73 of Saratoga, passed away Sunday in Casper. She was born June 9, 1941 in Delaware County, Okla., to Herman and Nedra Brown. She married Marvin Hughes on Oct. 7, 1956 in Laramie Wyo. Sharon and Marvin moved from Laramie to Saratoga in 1969, where they raised their three sons. Sharon was talented in many different areas, but sewing and cooking were her specialties. Being a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother was her highlight. There was nothing more... Full story
Patricia Corpening, 87, of Saratoga, passed away May 13, 2015. Funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian Church in Saratoga, Monday. Interment followed at the Saratoga Cemetery. Patricia Anderson Corpening was born Oct. 26, 1927 in Roland, Iowa to Ove O. Anderson and Anne (Ristesund) Anderson. She married Howard Corpening on May 23, 1953 in Elko, Nev. Patricia lived in Roland, Nev., New Providence and Tama, Iowa and also in Pinedale, Rock Springs and Saratoga, Wyo.; the latter since...
Jeanette Romios passed away at her home on the Romios Ranch southeast of Encampment on April 26. She was 79. Mrs. Romios was born in Encampment on Oct. 1, 1935, the daughter of Oma and Lee Hammer. She attended Encampment schools. After her marriage on Oct. 10, 1951, to Pete F. Romios they lived on the Romios Ranch where they engaged in raising cattle and at times had a few sheep. Her work revolved around the ranch as she helped with haying the summer, driving the power sweep. An avid hunter,...
The friendly, vibrant lady with the thick Italian accent who was affectionately known around Saratoga as "Nana" passed away this week. Elvira M. "Nana" Cerise, 95, died Friday, April 24, 2015 at the new end-of-life care facility at the Deseret Health and Rehab. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, May 1, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Father Joey Buencamino officiating. Interment will follow in the family plot at the Saratoga Cemetery. Elvira (pronounced Elveera) was born...
Kay Fleming, of Riverside passed away April 26 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyo. She was born Aug. 29, 1944 to Katherine and Boyce Weakley in Sterling, Colo. Kay attended the University of Colorado-Boulder and majored in archeology. She married Phil Fleming Jan. 2, 1966 and lived in Winter Park, Colo., where she worked as the marketing department secretary for Winter Park Ski Resort. In 1998, Kay started her own business and was the distributor for Mountain Man Nut and Fruit Co.,...
Funeral services for Karen L. Anderson, of Henderson, Nev., will be held on May 1, 8:40 a.m. at the Boulder City Veterans Cemetery. Karen passed away on April 22, 2015, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Afton, Wyo., on Aug. 22, 1948 to Doyle and Aloha Thompson. She married Butch Garetson in 1965 in Saratoga and a son, Steven, was born. They later divorced and Karen and her son moved to Reno in 1969, working as a waitress. In 1970 she married Andy Anderson and a daughter, Tammy was born. In 1971 she began working in Keno at Mapes... Full story
Ellen Astrid (Frederiksen) Ewing was born April 23, 1932 at the family home outside of Sundance, Wyo., near Horton, Wyo., to Julius and Martha (Petersen) Frederiksen and passed into the hands of her loving husband and our Lord Jesus Christ on April 18, 2015 at her home. Ellen married the love of her life Dorman James Ewing on May 21, 1949. They were blessed to spend 65 years together before his passing in 2014. Ellen was the loving mother of three children - Billy and Linda (Chuck) Larsen, of...
Judith Hobart (Masnari) died peacefully on April 13 at her son’s house in Mesa, Ariz., at the age of 75. Judy is survived by her sister Amelia Andrews, children John Kleemola, Mary Kleemola, Thomas Kleemola, Edward Kleemola, Lee Hobart, Art Hobart, Wanda Hobart (Dotty Pakieser), Michele Hobart (Thomas Owens), Eric Hobart (Elaine Moran), Craig Hobart (Sabrina Wright), eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren, three nieces and four nephews. Judy is preceded in death by her parents Frank and Beatrice Masnari, brother John Masnari and h...
Carbon County native, Saratoga businessman, expert fisherman and world renowned river guide and outfitter Len Bensen, 77, died March 29, 2015 at the Palisade Living Center in Palisade, Colo. No services are planned at this time. Len was born in Encampment, Wyo. Feb. 21, 1938 to Lorna (Hopkins) and Ernest Bensen and lived in Encampment until he was 2 years old when his family moved to Rawlins and then to Saratoga when he was in third grade. He graduated from Platte Valley High School (now...
Word was received here this week that Carbon County native, local businessman, expert fisherman and world renowned river guide and outfitter Len Bensen, 77, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 29, 2015 at the Palisade Living Center in Palisade, Colo., surrounded by his loving son, wife, a sister-in-law from Denver and two sisters from Wyoming. No services will be held at this time. A full obituary will appear in the April 8 edition of the Saratoga Sun....
Robert "Bob" Ammann was born March 18, 1942, in Wellsburg, Iowa. He passed away on March 19, 2015, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center after suffering a cardiac arrest while working outside his home on Elk Mountain. Bob graduated from Wellsburg High School in 1960. He studied at the University of Iowa until he transferred to the University of Northern Iowa where he received his undergraduate degree in French, Russian, and speech in 1964. He began his career teaching French at Osage High...
Barbara Ann (Ryan) Gray passed away at the age of 80. She was born July 6, 1934 in Saratoga, Wyo. A lover of holidays, Barbara died early Valentine's Day morning (Feb. 14, 2015) in Wimberley, Texas. She was held by her family when she passed. Celebration of life was held on Feb. 20 in Wimberly, where she made her home for nearly 20 years. In celebration of Barbara's life her family and friends wore color and admired a gallery of Barb's artwork. The co-founder of Greek House Resource, Barbara...
Virginia Mae O’Leary died in her home in Encampment, surrounded by her family, on Feb. 26, after a long illness. Virginia was born on June 30, 1941 to Ernest Merrill and Virginia (Terrell) Merrill in Los Angeles, Calif. Throughout her life she enjoyed helping people, especially children. When she made a friend, they became a part of her family for life. She lived most of her adult life in the Ely, Nev., area until moving to Wyoming six years ago. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, a son William O’Leary, three bothers and one sis...
Teddy Lee Allen passed away peacefully on Feb. 14, 2015, in Fresno, Calif. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his wife of 56 years Mary, his daughter Pamela Severson and her husband Todd, of Fresno; his daughter Kamela Allen and her fiancé Ron Strang, of Simi Valley, Californa; his daughter Tamela Allen, of Fresno; his grandchildren Matthew, Kaylee and Jessica, and his great-granddaughter Celeste. Ted was born Dec. 5, 1934 in Saratoga. A Korean War veteran, Allen relocated to the Los Angeles area after the war, eventually settling in Simi...
Lois Darlene Rupert, 83, of Dillon, Colo., since 1966 passed away on Monday, Jan. 26, 2015 at her home in Dillon. She was born on Aug. 6, 1933 in San Diego, Calif. to Milford and Ila Rupert, who have gone ahead. Californian by birth and Coloradoan by choice, Lois spent her youth going to the Saturday matinées at the Parkside Theater in San Francisco, Calif., loving the glamour, the clothes, the music, the dancing, and the happy endings. She devoured all of it as "real" life. At age 18, she... Full story
Earl S. Seahorn (90) passed away in Wickenburg, Ariz., on Feb. 2, 2015. Earl was born, March 11, 1924 in Carbonhill, Alabama, the oldest of eight children born to Ben and Agnes Seahorn. Early in life the family moved to Wyoming to work in the coal mines and for the Union Pacific Railroad. During World War II, Earl enlisted in the Navy and served aboard a Naval Battleship in support of troop transport between the southern coast of England and the Beaches of Normandy. At the end of the war in... Full story
The Saratoga Sun received word that Earl S. Seahorn passed away Feb. 2 in Wickenburg, Ariz. A complete obituary will appear in next week’s edition....
Elizabeth Hope Daniels (Liz), 36, daughter of Les and Mary Daniels passed away Jan. 19, 2015 at the Wyoming Medical Center. Liz was born Oct. 5, 1978 and graduated from Saratoga High School in 1997. She loved doing crafts, gardening, camping and shooting sports. Liz was a member of the Sierra Madre Muzzle Loading Club and enjoyed many rendezvous. Liz loved children and was blessed with a daughter, Corrine Augusta. Her nieces and nephews always gave her great joy and they loved their Auntie...
Elsie Hepner, 84, of Casper, Wyo. and formerly of Saratoga, passed away at the Wyoming Medical Center surrounded by loving family. She was born to Clyde Dayton Ankney and Delpha Mae Ankney on May 7, 1930 in New Philadelphia, Ohio. She married her husband, the late Harry L. Hepner Jr in Ohio. They were united in marriage on July 31, 1946. It was on their way home from a trip to California to visit Elsie's sister, Alma, that they found their way to Saratoga. Shortly thereafter, they moved their...
Herbert Douglas Viner passed away on Jan. 14, 2015. Herbert was born July 25, 1928 in Laramie, the first son of Frank Lott Viner Jr., and Aleen Fanning Viner. He served on board the USS Alabama at the very end of WWII and lived nearly all of his life in West Laramie. Mr. Viner was the custodian at the University of Wyoming’s Coe Library for nearly 30 years. His first job at UW was moving books from the old library in the Aven Nelson building into the new library, all by hand, mainly using wooden milk crates. He was preceded in death by his b...
Robert Lee (Bob) McCargar, age 84, of Saratoga, passed away Jan. 10, 2015 at Deseret Health and Rehabilitation in Saratoga. He was born Oct. 6, 1930 in Baggs, Wyoming to Alfred and Edith (Wise) McCargar. He spent his childhood on Muddy Creek near Baggs and in the North Platte Valley near Saratoga. As a child he either wanted to be a cowboy or a soldier. He was lucky over the course of his life and worked as both. As a young man, he worked on many ranches in the North Platte Valley. In 1948, he...
Word was received Tuesday that Elizabeth Hope Daniels, 36, daughter of Les and Mary Daniels, passed away Jan. 19, 2015. Elizabeth is a former resident of Saratoga and was living in Douglas at the time of her death. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun....