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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
Jennifer Jones, 39, of Torrington, passed away on Oct. 16, 2013. Funeral services were held at the Goshen County Fairgrounds Rendezvous Center on Oct. 22 and Scott Mathis, of Sonrise Church officiated. Jennifer was born in Rock Springs, on Sept. 10, 1974. She graduated from Green River High School and went on to attend York Christian College in York, Neb. Jennifer married Casey Jones on Oct. 14, 2006 in Saratoga. Jennifer worked at Jackson’s Chiropractic and excelled as a mother of three. She e... Full story
Evelyn Patricia Connerly Hammer, 91, a resident of Encampment since 1925, passed away Oct. 17, 2013, at the Deseret Health & Rehabilitation Center in Saratoga. Funeral Services were held Oct. 22, 2013, at the Encampment Presbyterian Church. Interment followed in the Encampment Cemetery. Pallbearers were Michael Hammer, Kyle Thrasher, Danny Hammer, John Behrens, Cole McKinney and Chad McKinney. Evelyn was born March 17, 1922, in Logan County, Colo., to parents Mildred (Lockwood) and David... Full story
Funeral services for Kenny Seiloff, 54, of Casper, will be held 10 a.m., Oct. 16, 2013 at Newcomer Funeral Home in Casper. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Oct.16, at Newcomer Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Reader Cemetery in Savery. He passed away Oct. 9, 2013. He was born on April 4, 1959. He attended Laramie Senior High School and Casper College and worked as a heavy equipment operator. He is preceded in death by his father, Earl Seiloff. Surviving family includes his wife, Darlene Seiloff; mother, Diane Lake; brothers,... Full story
Marion Grace Huston Barkhurst, 84, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Sept. 30, 2013 with family gathered at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie. Marion was born June 17, 1929 to Nina Mary (Taylor) and Aubry Raymond Huston on the family ranch on Cow Creek. Marion is a descendant of one of Wyoming’s pioneer families. Her great-grandfather was Albert. H. Huston who was a pioneer rancher and guide for the wealthy English sportsmen. While here in the Valley, A.H. Huston prospected and found a strike in Purgatory Gulch which touched off Enca... Full story
June Westring, 84, of Saratoga, died at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County Oct. 6, 2013. June was born in Lander on Sept. 9, 1929 to Tom and Buela Redman. June grew up in Dubois and graduated from high school there. She married Lester Westring on June 1, 1948. After spending time living and working in Nebraska and Alaska, June and Les settled in Wyoming where they started a contract logging and trucking business, which they ran successfully for many years. June is survived by her husband, Les, her sons Tom (wife Cathy) and Randy, grandson...
Marion Barkhurst, 84, of Encampment, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie. Funeral Service will be at 1 p.m. Oct. 3, 2013 at the Encampment Presbyterian Church in Encampment. Interment will follow at the Saratoga Cemetery. A full obituary will be published in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun. Memorial contributions may be made to the Encampment Presbyterian Church, 918 Rankin Ave., Encampment, Services are under the direction of Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home....
With his wife and three daughters at his side, Dwight Briggs entered heaven on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. He was 67. After a brave fight against pancreatic cancer, Dwight passed away peacefully in his home. A lifetime resident of Hanna, Dwight was born on May 3, 1946, in the Hanna Hospital to Elsie Delinger Briggs and Alex Briggs. He graduated from Hanna High School in 1964 and served in the Vietnam War in 1966-67. At the end of his service to his country, he was honorably discharged earning...
Jane Ream, of Saratoga, passed away Sept. 30, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 5 at The Riviera Lodge Conference Room in Saratoga. Pastor Gene Smith, of the Platte Valley Christian Center, will officiate. A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun.... Full story
Merl S. Aydelott, 97, of Encampment, died Wednesday, Sept.18, 2013 at Deseret Health and Rehab, in Saratoga. Services were held Monday at the Grand Encampment Opera House with Phillip Myers officiating. Interment was a Mountain View Cemetery. Merl was born June 10, 1916 in Duluth, Minn. on the Caribou Farm to Vergal and Mayme J. (Claussen) Aydelott. He moved to Encampment in 1927. Merl married Frances Harris on Jan. 18, 1952 in Fort Collins, Colo. His family had ranches in the Encampment area until they were sold in 1958. Merl took pride in bei... Full story
Henry Harrison Day Jr., 84, of Hanna, formerly of Peoria, Ill. passed away at 9:50 a.m. Sept. 21, 2013 at the Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland Colorado. He was born Oct. 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri to Henry and Lilly Berniece Day. He married Donna Jean Lindley in Bartonville, Ill.on Jan. 23, 1954, she survives. Also surviving are his five children, Cindy (Wayne) Schuck, of Spring Valley, Ill., Steve (Leora) Day, of Mapleton, Ill., Brenda Dillree, of Peoria Heights, Ill., Debbie (Phil)... Full story
Jeannie Lorraine James passed away Sept. 19 at the Deseret Nursing Home in Saratoga where she had been a resident for 10 years. She was born July 8, 1920 in Diller, Neb., to Earl and Bethel Stull. She grew up in Fairbury, Neb. and after graduating in 1938 she taught third grade for three years at a rural school. She then moved to Goodland, Kan. with her parents and eventually met her future husband Curtis James of Kanarado, Kan. They married on Dec. 23, 1950 and moved to his ranch southeast of Burlington, Colo. Three years later she welcomed... Full story
Floyd Eugene Roberson passed away Sept. 18, 2013 at his home in Encampment at the age of 83. Floyd was born May 5, 1930 at home in rural Maries County, Mo., the second son of Sarah Ellen (Deardueff) Roberson and Floyd Clinton Roberson. Raised in various small towns in Missouri, he graduated from Neosho High School in 1948, and moved to Dixon, Mo., shortly after, where he met his wife, Josephine M. (Beydler) Roberson, and married in1951. Floyd joined the U.S. Navy in 1950, serving two tours on... Full story
Memorial services for Marty Rana Brister, 50, of Rawlins was held Sept. 12, 2013 at Carbon County Funeral Home in Rawlins. Ms. Brister died Sept. 8, 2013, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, after battling lung cancer. She was born in McComb, Miss. on Oct. 30, 1962, to Willie Paul Brister and Martha Lou Ard Brister. Marty was a member of Providence Baptist Church in Jayess, Miss. She loved her partner of 10 years, John Rimmer and said he made her complete. The adventure he took her on with... Full story
Edward Earl Murray passed away Sept.6, 2013. He was born May 23, 1927 in Kemmerer, raised in Saratoga. He is survived by two sisters, Charlotte Kraft and Alice Cornell; six Children, 14 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Nina Murray; sisters, Jenny Finch and Mary Betz; parents Carl and Clara Murray. Burial is in Oak Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Ill.... Full story
Morgan Kay Merrill, 17, was unexpectedly called home Sept. 7, 2013. Morgan was born Jan. 10, 1996 in Laramie. Morgan attended Bennett High School and graduated with the class of 2013. Morgan’s passions in life were horses, rodeo, her family and friends. She was an outgoing and compassionate young woman and she touched the lives of everyone she met. Morgan won many awards for team roping, including the Nebraska and Kansas USTRC all-girl championships in 2012. Morgan is survived by her parents, C... Full story
Jeanette F. Mason Baker, a resident of Saratoga, since July 1995, died Aug. 27 at Saratoga’s Deseret Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 19, 1935, the oldest daughter of Leo and Eva (now Stubbs) Cummins, in Newcastle. Jeanette was diagnosed with Type I diabetes while a teenager and survived a crippling stroke in May 2001. Cremation has taken place and her life will be remembered in a memorial service at 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga. Jeanette was a long-time school teache... Full story
Don McVey passed away of a massive heart attack at 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 23 at the North Idaho Advanced Care Hospital in Post Falls, Idaho. Don was born on Sept. 15, 1934 to Jack and Adeline McVey in Ronan, Mont. Don spent a good percentage of his youth farmed out to farmers and ranchers to help with the haying and the everyday chores. Nobody seemed to have had much money in those days, but from the stories he’s told of his youth he seems to have had a young life full of horses, goats, dogs, chores and chocolate cakes (his personal favorite) and h... Full story
Richard Thomas Fisher, 84, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Laramie Care Center. He was born on May 17, 1929 in Laramie, Wyo, to Richard and Matilda Roberts Fisher. Two years later shortly after the birth of his sister, Alice, his mother died and Richard then made his home with Reno and Marietta Chace. Fisher graduated from Medicine Bow High School in 1947 and attended the University of Wyoming where he belonged to the Sigma Chi fraternity. An Ag major, Richard was a member of the... Full story
Lorraine Dorothy Kelley, of Encampment, passed away on Aug. 23, 2013 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie. The world lost a beautiful sprit in Lorraine, after a long-fought battle with breast cancer. She was surrounded by her family when she was called home to her Heavenly Father. Lorraine was born in December, 1937, in Denver to Joseph Isaac and Maria Elsie Abeyta. She spent her childhood living in Denver with her parents, three brothers, Joseph, Leo and Arthur Abeyta and two sisters, Isabel Briner and Irene Ellis. She met her husband of... Full story
Edwardo “Eddie” Escobedo was born Sept. 12, 1989. He passed away Aug. 9, 2013 in Denver. Edwardo grew up in Saratoga and attended grade school through high school graduating with the class of 2008. Edwardo “Eddie” was very active in school wrestling, football and FCCLA and was loved by all his fellow classmates. Services were held Aug. 14, 2013 at the Funeraia Pipkin and Braswell en la Capilla, in Denver. Mass was given at St. Ann’s Parish Aug. 15, 2013 followed by the burial at the Saratoga Cemetery. A memorial service was also held at Sarato... Full story