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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...
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Aug. 15 at the family home at 609 West Main in Saratoga. In lieu of flowers, an account has been set up for the children at Bank of the West....
Glenn Vawser, a former resident of Saratoga, passed away at 82 years of age on July 20, 2014 in Fort Collins. His wife Gladys of 60 years and four children survive him. A memorial service was held August 9th at 2:00 p.m. at The Worthington, 900 Worthington Cir., Fort Collins, Colo. Condolences: Gladys Vawser, 900 Worthington Cir., Apt 226, Fort Collins, CO 80526....
After a lengthy battle with cancer, Jerry Frank Ward, age 77, of Cody, passed away at Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody on July 29, 2014. Jerry was born the youngest of 9 children on Feb. 18, 1937 to Fred and Georgia Ward of Saratoga, where he attended school and graduated in 1955. He joined the army in 1956 and married Della Henderson on July 14, 1962. Jerry attended Hastings college, was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Stinking Water Free Trappers, Yellowstone Mountain Men,...
No services are planned at this time for ERMA A. LOGAN, 95, who died at the Goshen Care Center on Monday, July 21, 2014. Cremation has taken place. Memorials may be directed to the Grand Encampment Museum or the Eastern Star Chapter in Saratoga, Wyoming. The Colyer Funeral Home assisted the family with the cremation arrangements. Erma was born January 18, 1919 on the family farm ten miles from Ft. Lupton, Colorado the daughter of Ralph and Alwilda (Pool) Platt. She grew up in Beaver Creek, Colorado and Rawlins, Wyoming where she graduated high...
Norma Jean Wright, 88, of Encampment, passed away July 14, 2014 at Deseret Health and Rehab in Saratoga with her son by her bedside. Norma was born to John Lester and Cynthia Gilliland on Feb. 23, 1926 in Chanute, Kan. She was married in 1943 to Delbert E. Fulps. They were blessed with two sons, Dale and Terry. Delbert passed away in 1959. She later married James Wright, they were divorced in 1965. In 1963, Norma started her nursing career and in 1966 earned her license to be an L.P.N. nurse. Sh...
Wayne, B. (Woody) Woodward, 84, of Boca Raton, Fla., passed away July 16, 2014. Born in Bluffton, Ind., to Erma and Forrest Woodward. He was a graduate of University of Dayton School of Engineering. He served in the U.S. Air Force in Cheyenne, Wyo. He was employed by Wyoming Highway Division as a professional engineer. He left his position at the Highway Division to start Woodward Engineering, Inc. He relocated the business to Deerfield Beach, Fla., until his retirement. He was civic minded and very active in Deerfield Beach politics, serving...
Carol Ann (May) Cline passed away on July 2, 2014 in Rawlins, WY. Carol was born to Morton and Ann (Dewey) May on October 18, 1958 in Laramie, WY. Carol graduated high school from Jeffrey City High School in 1978. She worked as a bookkeeper for the University of Wyoming and for School Districts in both Carbon and Albany Counties. She especially enjoyed spending time in the mountains, with family and friends, fishing and camping. Carol is survived by her son, Wes Keyser; her daughter Elizabeth...
Janis Irene Soldan, 82, of Saratoga, and formerly of Lusk, Wyo., passed away on July 2, 2014 in Loveland, Colo. Jan was born in Lusk on Nov. 10, 1931 to William D. Miller and Ruth (Kistler) Miller. Jan grew up in Lusk and graduated from Niobrara County High School. She attended the University of Wyoming where she was a Pi Beta Phi and later worked as assistant vice-president for United Bank of Denver until her retirement. Jan moved to Saratoga in 2000. She was truly a remarkable and wonderful woman. She was an exceptional role model to all who...
John W. Craig, 88, of Saratoga, passed away June 9, 2014, following a short illness. Funeral services took place June 13, 2014, in the Valley Chapel at the Saratoga Cemetery. Interment followed in the Saratoga Cemetery. John was born Aug. 15, 1925, in Mountain View, Mo. He married Melcine Howard on June 13, 1952. They were married for more than 61 years. John served for two years in the U.S. Army, stationed mostly in Germany. He worked in timber and lumber mills for a large part of his career,...
Thomas Delos Ward, Wyoming Game Warden, World War II Veteran, and author, passed away on Friday in Casper, Wyo. He was 92. He was born on Nov. 28, 1921 in Burns, Wyo., the son of Fred J. Ward Sr., a homesteader turned town marshal, and Georgia F. Thompson, a schoolteacher. Tom, one of nine children, divided his time between attending school in Saratoga and working on the family homestead during the summer. In later years, Tom's stories of his childhood would describe a world of hard work,...
Helen Schmitt, 99, of Elk Mountain, WY died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Deseret Health and Rehab in Saratoga, WY. She was born March 30, 1915 in Dickenson, North Dakota along with her twin sister, Elizabeth to George and Margaret (Joyce) Hamilton. Her family homesteaded at Fayette, N.D., and eventually moved to Olwein, Iowa. Her mother died in 1918 from the flu. Her father moved his family of five girls and one boy to St. Louis, Mo. The children were put into an orphanage until George remarried, and...