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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...
Elmer P. Cooper, 77, long-time Carbon County resident, passed away on May 29, 2014, at Deseret Health Care in Saratoga. Services will be held at 11 a.m. June 11, 2014, at the Saratoga Cemetery Chapel. Services will be conducted by friend and fellow school mate, Teense Willford. He will be honored by his friends in the Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department. Interment with military honors will follow. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Carbon County Funeral Home. Elmer was born in Laramie...
The Saratoga Sun has received word that Orley Roberts has passed away. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun....
Thomas Herbert States, of Littleton, Colo., died on May 8, 2014 at home in the loving company of his family. He was born Oct. 16, 1944 in Laramie to Herbert James States Jr. and Guenevere Alese Gilfry States. Tom, the youngest of three boys, grew up in Saratoga. He attended Platte Valley High School where he excelled in sports and graduated in 1963. In 1967 he received a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the University of Wyoming. He was first employed by The Boeing Company in Seattle,...
James "Jim" William Davis, 84, of Saratoga, passed away at Deseret Health and Rehab May 12, 2014 with his loving family at his bedside. Graveside services were held Monday at the Saratoga Cemetery. Pastor Gene Smith of Platte Valley Christian Center officiated. Funeral arrangements were handled by Carbon County Funeral Home of Rawlins. Jim was born in Mountain View, Mo., on Jan. 10, 1930. Jim was married to Pauline Pudge on Jan. 16, 1955 at Saratoga Presbyterian Church. They were married for 50...
Vern Vivion, prominent Carbon County native and longtime rancher, died May 6, 2014 in Casper, Wyoming. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Grace Murray) Vivion, Vern was President of Rocky Mountain Sheep Company, Leo Sheep Company, partner in the Clover Valley Ranch in Walden, Colorado, and President of Elk Mountain Safari, Inc. His passion for Wyoming's heritage and public service fueled a lifetime of diverse and impactful achievements. He served two terms in the Wyoming House of Representatives,...
Jeffrey V. Goolsby (Jeff) passed away April 29, 2014 at his home in Encampment after one long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Jeff was born Sept. 3. 1962 in Puyallup, Wash. to Jesse and Delores Goolsby. Jeff is survived by his parents; his wife Lana Goolsby, of Encampment; stepdaughter Tera Voss of Rawlins; daughter Trisha Goolsby and son Jeffrey Goolsby, both of Washington. He is also survived by his siblings; sisters Vicky Young and Virginia Leroy, both of Washington, and Julie...
Phyllis Henderson passed away May 8, 2014 with her family by her side. She was born on June 6, 1950 to Robert and Ruby Oneil in Rawlins.Phyllis was a lifelong resident of Saratoga. She will be missed by all that knew her. Phyllis is survived by her husband of 43 years, Frank Henderson, her sons Frank (Bud) Henderson, his wife Jennifer, and his family; Wade Henderson, his wife Lori and his family. She is also survived by her brother, Jerry Oneil and his family, of Big Horn; sister Martha Howe, and family of Saratoga; numerous aunts, uncles,...