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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...
George Robert Aydelott, 90, formerly of Rawlins, died Jan. 1, 2014, at Life Care Center of Cheyenne. He was born Aug. 18, 1923, in Duluth, Minn., to Vergal and Mayme (Clausson) Aydelott. When he was three years old, his family left Minnesota and settled in Encampment. George graduated from Encampment High School on 1942. In September of that year, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was later being detached to the Eighth Air Force Medical Corps. His service career was spent in Central America, mostly Panama, but including Guatemala and...
Georgia M. Lewellen, age 92 of Encampment, died Dec.30, 2013 at Regional Hospital in Spearfish, S.D. A memorial service will be held an 11 a.m. Jan. 13, 2014 at the Encampment Presbyterian Church in Encampment. Pastor Miki Laws will officiate the service. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will take place in the Rawlins City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are with Funeral Home of Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, S.D. Georgia M. Wray was born Aug. 26, 1921 in West Plains, Mo. She was the...
Cordel Hockley passed away Jan. 2, 2014, he was 16 years old. Cord was born to Debra and Steven Hockley on Jan. 1, 1998 in Laramie, Wyo. Cord was a sophomore at Saratoga Middle/High School. He loved video games, Incubus, sledding in the snow, driving, and floating on the lake. He had a love of old books, John Steinbeck and Brandon Boyd were his favorite authors. Butterfingers, Coke Zero and Kum & Go pizza were some of his favorite foods. He played the drums in the High School Jazz Band and...
Jim Berger, long-time Saratoga rancher, passed away at age 85 at his home in Saratoga on Jan. 5, 2014, surrounded by his family. Jim lived 72 years in Wyoming, after moving from his childhood home in New Jersey in 1941 at age 13. He attended high school in Cheyenne, finishing in three years, while working as a stable hand and wrangling horses. He attended the University of Wyoming, where he served as president of the UW Rodeo Club and helped organize the Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. He...
Larry Arthur Zampedri, loving son of Pauline Frances Grohar and Serafino Zampedri, was born on June 24, 1948 in Rock Springs, Wyo. A dedicated husband, father and friend, Larry passed away suddenly on Dec. 19, 2013. In addition to three grandchildren and one great grandson, Mr. Zampedri is survived by his loving wife, Machele, daughter Danna (Darcy) Quinton, of Rigby, Idaho and son, Larry, of Lakewood, Colo. A veteran of the United States Army and the Vietnam War, Larry relished the great outdoors of Wyoming and was an avid motorcycle rider,...
Encampment, Wyoming Born: Sept. 13, 1913 Died: Dec. 26, 2013 Ralph E. Platt, who celebrated his 100th birthday Sept. 13, a pioneer of the Platt Valley, passed away Dec. 26, at 8:13 p.m. at the Deseret Health Care in Saratoga surrounded by his loving family. Ralph was born on the Platt Ranch in a dirt-roofed cabin that was originally built by homesteader James King, referred to as the King Place in later years, located on Beaver Creek, Wyo., southeast of Encampment. Parents were Ralph Henry and A...
William L. "Bill" Bartlett passed away Dec. 21, 2013 at Deseret Health Care in Saratoga. He was 92 years old. Bill was born in Rawlins on April 14, 1921, to Garland Philip Bartlett and Pearl Ellen (Frisby) Bartlett. He was the middle child of three children. Bill was raised on ranches west of Saratoga, and was a graduate of Saratoga High School. On Dec. 26, 1943 he married Marguerite Marie Sallade. They had six children, five of whom survived. Bill served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, after...
Shirley Nadine Jairell died Nov. 29 at Poudre Valley Medical Center in Fort Collins, Colo. Shirley was born in Encampment on Jan. 20, 1944, to Les and Nadine (Blake) Wick. The family moved to Laramie when she was 8 years old. After graduating from Laramie High School, she married the love of her life, her Bobby, Robert Bob Jairell on April 20, 1963, in Laramie. She was a bookkeeper, then office manager, at Developmental Daycare and Preschool. She retired after 30 years. She loved her job and... Full story
Ms. Geraldine Davis, age 79, or Murray, Ky., died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013 at the Murray Calloway County Hospital. She was a member of the Poplar Springs Baptist Church, and she was retired as a certified nurse's aide. She was born in Almo, Ky. on March 13, 1934 to the late Cecil and Myrtle Hopkins. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by one son, Robert Michael Davis; one daughter-in-law, DeAnna Davis; one granddaughter, Audrey Laubaugh; and one great-granddaughter, Skylynn Hall. Ms. Davis is survived by five daughters, Patsy... Full story
James Roberts passed away on Nov. 24, 2013 after a brief illness in Fort Collins, Colo., at the Poudre Valley Health System hospital. He died from complications after a hip-replacement procedure. James was born the son of Mary and John Roberts in Parco, Wyo. He was the beloved husband of Anna Rose; beloved brother of Matilda, Marge, Thomas, David, Eleanor and Patricia - all of whom he survived. He is survived by his sister-in-law Maryanne, of Rawlins, and nieces Pamela, of Rawlins, Arlene, of Ce... Full story
Michael Joseph Smith passed away on Nov. 5, 2013. He was born on Sept. 25, 1953. He was raised in Southern California, and graduated from San Marino High School in 1971. His love of the outdoors was awakened by his membership in both the Boy Scouts and later, the Explorer Scouts. Mike and his friends would spend the weekends camping and rock climbing. Later, Mike became a member of an elite U.S. Forest Service crew, known as the "Hot Shots" of Chantry Flats, a helicopter first response team.... Full story
Sammie Loyd Scheierman passed away at his home in Saratoga. He suffered with Lupus for several years and unfortunately lost his battle on Nov. 5, 2013. Sam was born April 1, 1940 in Burlington, Colo., to Benjamin and Elva Rachel Scheierman. Sam served in the US Navy (Oct. 1961 to Oct. 1967). After the completion of training in Turbine-or-Engine Operator (light, heat, power) and Underwater Demolition (Seals), he served aboard the USS Oriskany, USS Kitty Hawk and the USS Gunston Hall. Sam spent mo... Full story
James E. Roberts, of Encampment, passed away Nov. 24 in Fort Collins, Colo. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Dec. 2 in the Valley Chapel at Saratoga Cemetery. Teense Willford is officiating. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun.... Full story
The Irish have an expression – when someone dies, they have "gone west." It is very fitting to say that Bob Quenon has gone west. He first came to the North Platte River Valley in 1984, having heard about the Old Baldy Club in Saratoga. A lifelong fisherman, he fell in love with the North Platte and its many deep holes, riffles and runs. Every year since 1984, Bob and Jean came to Saratoga in the summer, often joined by other family members. In 1993 they bought a house on the Old Baldy g...
Richard A. Williams, 85, of Encampment, left this earth Nov. 7, 2013 while living at his daughter’s home in Cheyenne. He was born July 7, 1928 in Laramie to Evan John and Bessie Stewart Williams and spent his early years in several locations in the Medicine Bows where his father was a forest ranger. He had a love for Wyoming and after traveling the world over while serving our country in the United States Air Force, he was living in the south where his wife was from. Richard returned to Encampment in 2002. While living in Encampment the past 1... Full story
Jessie F. “Nonnie” Covey, 87, died Nov. 3, 2013, in Rawlins. Memorial services took place Wednesday at the Wamsutter Baptist Church. Allen Shelton officiated. Nonnie was born March 25, 1926 in Nettleton, Ark., to parents Pearl (Hudson) and D.H. Fielder. She was married to Lloyd “Red” Covey in Reno, Nev., on April 14, 1944. She worked for many years at the Senior Center in Fairfield, Calif., where she took great pride in caring for others. She enjoyed gardening, fishing cooking for large family gatherings and loving and looking after her fam...
Coal-fired plants are being threatened. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. There is one major problem with this proposal. The technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to the standards the EPA has proposed does not exist and working power plants would have to shut down. The coal units still have significant remaining useful life and pollution reduction were installed when the units were built. Billions have been spent on pollution-control upgrades to meet current... Full story
Russell Eugene Sartin, 67 of Newberg, Ore., went to Heaven on Oct. 24, 2013. Russ was born in Shannon County, Mo., on July 29, 1946. He graduated from Encampment High School in 1964 and soon after enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served in Vietnam. Russ married Amy Sandra Case in 1970. They lived in Encampment and Saratoga until the mid 1980s. He married Susan Ann Herring (formerly of Saratoga) in 1990. They made their home in Newberg, Ore., until she passed away in 2008. Russ is survived by his children Carole Jean (Ron)... Full story
Dr. Richard Wilson Gerhardt of Greenville, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. He was born July 6, 1925 in Hillsboro, Ill., one of four children of William Charles Gerhardt and Faye Genevieve Emery. Raised in Hillsboro and Irving, his family moved to Wyoming when he was 11. He attended a one-room school in Elk Mountain, graduating from high school in 1943. Richard enlisted in the U.S. Army four days after reaching the age of 18. He joined the 162nd Regiment of the 41st Infantry... Full story
The Saratoga Sun received word that Jessie Covey/McDowell, passed away Sunday, Nov. 3. Jessie was born March 25, 1926. Funeral services are planned for 4 p.m. Wednesday at Wamsutter Baptist Church. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun.... Full story
Barbara T. Wright, 74, passed away Oct. 24, 2013. She is predeceased by her father Randolph Thomas, mother Olene Thomas, and her brother Randy. Barbara is survived by her only child Thomas Foster Wright, sister-in-law Anita Thomas and numerous cousins. Barbara attended Jacksonville University and graduated with an Arts History Major. Her passion for art included travels globally to various countries with her friends Frances and Susie. Barbara was a member of the Old Baldy Club in Saratoga, where she enjoyed her summers playing golf and Bridge.... Full story
Frank (Francis Noxon) Carroll, 94, died Oct. 25, 2013 surrounded by his family. A celebration of Frank’s life will be at 2 p.m., Saturday at Rick Martin Memorial Park in Riverside. In case of inclement weather, the celebration will be at the Grand Encampment Opera House. As per Frank’s request, cookies and lemonade will be served. The family asks that attendees wear their favorite western shirt. Frank was born on May 13, 1919 on the Carroll Ranch on the Little Laramie River near Laramie. He was the third child of Thomas and Gertrude Car... Full story