Obituary Listing

Michele Derfler

Michele Derfler

May 31, 2017

Michele S. Derfler, 63, of Cheyenne passed away May 31, 2017. She was born February 13, 1954 in San Francisco, CA to Roy and Betty Hitchcock. She was a contract specialist for the Bureau of Land Management, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Toastmasters. She was a skilled orator and a kind friendly person liked...

Clara Farquharson

Clara Farquharson

May 30, 2017

Clara Frances (Crews) Farquharson, age 79, of Cheyenne died peacefully at Davis Hospice Center on May 30, 2017. Clara was born in Cheyenne on February 10, 1938, the third child of Lloyd W. and Lorella M. (Kennett) Crews. She was raised and educated here, graduating at the top of her class from Cheyenne High School in 1956. She studied nursing...

Carrie Hermann

Carrie Hermann

May 25, 2017

Carrie M. Hermann, 81, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017, at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. Carrie was born April 27, 1936, in Lusk, Wyoming. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral. An inurnment service will follow at Mountain View Memorial Park. Cremation is under...

Alfredo Alvarado Marroquin

Alfredo Alvarado Marroquin

May 22, 2017

Alfredo Alvarado Marroquin, 59, of Cheyenne passed away May 22, 2017 at home. He was born February 19, 1958 in Cuquio, Jalisco, Mexico to Clemente Alvarado Mercado and Maria Marroquin Lopez. He worked 38 years for Union Pacific Railroad. He is survived by his wife, Natalia Olague de Alvarado; children, Isabel (Mike) Chambers, Manuel (Lucina) Cabrera, Anna (Cesar) Duran, Jose...

Bobbie Linger

Bobbie Linger

May 21, 2017

BJ "Bobbie Joe" Linger, 84, passed away May 21, 2017 at home. Lucky for all who loved him, he was born November 14, 1932 in Copley, WV to Orville and Hazel Linger. Courageously, at 17, BJ enlisted in the Army, being sent to paratrooper training. He was assigned to Korea during the Korean conflict engaging in numerous jumps during his...

John Evans

John Evans

May 19, 2017

John E. Evans life on this earth ended on the morning on May 19, 2017, at his home with family nearby. He was born in Cheyenne at DePaul Hospital on August 25, 1963, to Delbert and Sylva (Beghetto) Evans. He lived in Cheyenne all of his life. He graduated from Seton High School in 1982, LCCC in Cheyenne and DeVry...

Nathan Combs

Nathan Combs

May 18, 2017

Nathan T. Combs, II passed away May 18, 2017 in Weld County, Colorado He was born May 29, 1967 in Washington, DC and was a truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Becky Combs of Burns, WY; mother-in-law Betty Swearingen; step-daughter, Christina Meeks; step-son, Charles Meeks; daughter, Michelle Cruz; brother, Joey Beal; sister, Sissy Frazier; six grandchildren, two great-granddaughters,...

Frank Tuggle

Frank Tuggle

May 15, 2017

Frank M. Tuggle, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away on May 15, 2017. He was 76 years old. Frank was born in Kansas City, Missouri on to Pat and Lorena Tuggle. An avid American history buff, Frank believed that the study of history was an important outlet to inform citizenship, develop critical thinking skills, and understand how the moments that defined...

Ruth Yarber

Ruth Yarber

May 15, 2017

Ruth Yarber, 85, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Monday, May 15, 2017, at the Life Care Center of Cheyenne. Ruth was born January 17, 1932, in Todd, North Carolina, situated along the New River where she lived with her family of eight brothers, two sisters and her mother and father. She lived in many places before making Cheyenne her home...

Ronald "Ron" Harris

Ronald "Ron" Harris

May 11, 2017

Ronald E. Harris, 78, of Cheyenne passed away May 11, 2017 at his home surrounded by loving family after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Ron was born April 28, 1939 in Rock Springs and lived in Winton, WY, a small coal camp close to Rock Springs. He later moved to Cheyenne with his family where he made many life-long...

Gregorio Trujillo

Gregorio Trujillo

May 10, 2017

Gregorio N. Trujillo, 88, of Cheyenne passed away at home on May 10, 2017 Greg was born October 29, 1928 in Las Manuelitas, NM. Cheyenne has been his home after marrying Elsie Vigil on November 1, 1946 in Mora, NM. He enjoyed time with his family, gardening, fishing and hunting. He and Elsie owned and operated Elsie's Café prior to...

Jesse Knight

Jesse Knight

May 10, 2017

Jesse A. Knight, age 94, of Cheyenne WY, passed away on May 10, 2017 at a skilled nursing facility in Lakewood, Colorado. He was born March 31, 1923 in Wheatland, WY. He is survived by his children, Sarah (Don) Lorentz of Lakewood, CO, Carol Rangel of Rockport, TX and Alvin Knight of Amarillo, TX; sister, Dorothy Christiansen of Kimball, NE;...

Pete Beltran

Pete Beltran

May 8, 2017

Pete Beltran, 78, of Cheyenne, died May 8, 2017, at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Pete was born on July, 10 1938, in Karnes City, Texas. Pete enlisted in the United States Army and served honorably. He worked for Western and Delta Airlines as a customer service representative for many years. Pete was preceded in death by his parents, Pedro...

Catherine Fitch

Catherine Fitch

May 6, 2017

Catherine Marie Fitch (Scoles), of Cheyenne, WY, formerly of Fairview and Fairmont, WV, Easton, PA, Metro Syracuse, NY, and Saco, MT, died on Saturday May 6th, 2017. She leaves behind her husband, children, and grandchildren to mourn their loss. Catherine was born on March 11th, 1945, in Rochester, NY. Catherine was afflicted with polio and endured years of treatment uncomplaining....

Mary "Betty" Tuttle Hagstrom

Mary "Betty" Tuttle Hagstrom

May 4, 2017

Mary L. "Betty" Tuttle Hagstrom, 90, of Cheyenne passed away May 4, 2017, at Davis Hospice Center. She was born July 22, 1926, in Cheyenne to Maurice and Geraldine VerBrugge. She married F. W. Terry Tuttle in 1947, and had 4 children. Betty & Terry formed Tuttle Oil Lease Service in 1950. In the early 1960's they purchased property on...

Donald Hunton, MD

Donald Hunton, MD

May 1, 2017

Dr. Donald Bothen Hunton, 89, of Cheyenne, died on May 1, 2017, at the Davis Hospice Center from complications of heart disease. He was an influential leader of the medical community in Wyoming and a creative innovator in the practice and business of medicine. He was thoughtful, warm, and giving as a husband, father, and friend. He will be greatly...

Gary Standish

Gary Standish

Apr 30, 2017

Gary Standish, 63, of Cheyenne, died April 30, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Gary was born on April 14, 1954, in Southington, CT. Gary proudly served in three branches of the United States Military, retiring from the United States Army with the rank of Command Sergeant Major in 2006. Gary was an avid runner but most...

John Tsukas

John Tsukas

Apr 29, 2017

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Dorene Petty

Dorene Petty

Apr 28, 2017

Dorene Laverna Petty, 51, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away on April 28, 2017. Dorene was the youngest of six children born on March 19, 1966, in Wichita, Kansas, to Richard C. Petty and Alice McFall Petty McCauley. In 1970, the Pettys moved to Aurora, Colorado, where Dorene attended Virginia Court Elementary School. In 1976, the Pettys...

Darlene Morgan

Darlene Morgan

Apr 27, 2017

Darlene Frances Morgan, 75, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, formerly of Manville, WY, died April 27, 2017, at the Davis Hospice Center. Darlene was born November 11, 1941, in Twin Falls, Idaho, daughter of the late James E. and Mae E. (Reinbolt) Wilson. Darlene worked several jobs in her lifetime. She worked at the Lay's Potato Chip Factory, Holly Sugar Factory, as...