Albert Zipay
Feb 20, 2016
Albert J. Zipay, 94, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, died peacefully in Cheyenne on Saturday, February 20, 2016. Albert was born August 17, 1921, in Clifton, New Jersey, a son of the late John and Anna (Serenci) Zipay. Albert worked as a mechanical engineer for Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation in New Jersey, and he held numerous patents in his name. His...
Ardella "Idella" Potter
Feb 20, 2016
Ardella "Idella" Potter, 83, of Cheyenne went home to be with her Heavenly Father on February 20, 2016, in Johnstown, Colorado. Idella was born March 18, 1932, in Parkdale, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Will and Georgia Beins. She was later adopted by her step-father, Fred Starks. She came from a family of sharecroppers. She moved to Cheyenne in...
Mary Taliaferro
Feb 19, 2016
Mary Ann Taliaferro, 82, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, died February 19, 2016, at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born September 9, 1933, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, to B. Wellford and Mary Ann Taliaferro. She retired as a teacher. She is survived by her sister, Beverley Higgins of Louisville, Colorado; two nieces; and two nephews. She was preceded in death by...
Rita Cisneros
Feb 15, 2016
Rita Mary Cisneros, 78, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away February 15, 2016, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Rita was born July 18, 1937, in Torrington, Wyoming, a daughter of the late Lupe and Margaret (Marquez) Salaz. Rita worked as a waitress for the Owl Inn, Little America and most recently for Los Amigos. She was an avid reader and...
Warner Rogers
Feb 12, 2016
In his own words: Born at Wray, Colorado to Joe and Virginia Rogers both of whose families homesteaded in the Armel area south of Wray. I was raised mostly in Laramie and then later on Fort Collins (FCHS 1951) I muddled through college at Wyoming, Arizona and Colorado A&M (BS 1956). I did my service as a paratrooper in the...
Eileen Boone
Feb 12, 2016
Eileen Esther (Gustafson) Boone died peacefully surrounded by family in hospice care on February 12, 2016, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, at the age of 92. Eileen was born August 16, 1923, in Chugwater, Wyoming, to Paul and Dena Gustafson. Eileen was the second of four children. She graduated from Central High School in Cheyenne in 1941 and went to work for...
Laura "Laurie" Ward
Feb 9, 2016
Laura G. "Laurie" Ward, 39, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 9, 2016. Laurie was born May 25, 1976 in Fort Dix, New Jersey. Laurie will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and daughter, and she will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Laurie is survived by her daughter, Samantha...
Paula Riggins
Feb 8, 2016
Paula Faye Riggins, 69, of Cheyenne died February 8, 2016, peacefully in her sleep. She was a saucy southern woman with a great sense of humor and a heart of gold. She was born August 16, 1946, in Belle Glade, Florida. Paula lived in Cheyenne for most of the last 20 years. She completed some college, but as a single...
Dirk Dijkstal, M.D.
Feb 6, 2016
Dirk Dijkstal, M.D., 69, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016, at the Davis Hospice Center with his family by his side. Dr. Dijkstal was born November 17, 1946, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, son of the late Johannes and Johanna Alberdina (Dekker) Dijkstal. Dr. Dijkstal attended the University of Amsterdam from 1966-72 and earned a medical doctorate from...
Preston Valora
Feb 6, 2016
Preston W. Valora, Jr., 87, of Cheyenne died February 6, 2016 at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. He was born January 15, 1929 in Trails End, Colorado to Preston and Mabel Valora. He was a member of the National Rifle Association. He is survived by his children, Dona Valora and Jack Valora, both of Cheyenne, and June Valora of Greeley,...
Janetlee Neufeld
Feb 4, 2016
Janetlee R. Neufeld, 67, of Cheyenne died February 4, 2016 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born October 1, 1948 in Kearney, Nebraska to Frank. F. and Rose E. Kuffel. She married Jack Neufeld on December 3, 1973 in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was a homemaker and a member of Meadowbrooke Baptist Church. Her hobbies included sewing, gardening, playing...
Kathleen Needham
Feb 4, 2016
Kathleen Needham, 75, of Cheyenne, Wyoming went peacefully into the arms of the lord on February 4th, 2016. She was born on January 10, 1941 in Livingston, New Jersey to Paul and Margaret Milling. Kathleen grew up in New Jersey where she enjoyed family vacations at the Jersey Shore. On February 3,1961 she married Wally Needham and gave birth to...
Elmer Schneider
Feb 3, 2016
Elmer Schneider, 86, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away early Wednesday morning, February 3, 2016, at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins. Elmer was born December 19, 1929, in Longmont, Colorado, a son of the late Peter and Elizabeth (Oakes) Schneider. Elmer served as a member of the Wyoming Army National Guard from 1948 to 1984, retiring from service...
Mary Hicks
Feb 3, 2016
Mary J. Hicks, 84, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Wednesday morning, February 3, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Mary was born July 27, 1931, in Cheyenne, a daughter of the late Antonio and Mary C. (Bertapelle) Dallacosta. Mary was a strong-willed individual who enjoyed hard work, particularly when it came to caring for her home and her...
Malcolm Cook
Feb 2, 2016
Malcolm L. Cook, 88, of Cheyenne passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016, in Hiawatha, Iowa. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, April 2nd, at 10:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Cheyenne. Malcolm was born Oct. 24, 1927. He married Phyllis Messer on Aug. 26, 1951, in Laramie. He was a lifelong resident of Wyoming, and...
Roxanna Armstrong
Feb 2, 2016
Roxanna G Armstrong, of Cheyenne very peacefully passed away at home in the early morning of February 2, 2016 she was 57. Our beloved mom, grandma, and best friend will be forever in our hearts. She was born on June 11th 1958 in Cheyenne Wyoming to Lois L Hill and Ralph E Hill. She married her soul mate Marvin P...
Gloria Gano
Feb 2, 2016
Gloria Mae Gano, 87, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016, in Cheyenne. Gloria was born September 20, 1928, in Imperial, Nebraska, a daughter of the late Maynard and Lillian (Reichert) Swanson. Gloria attended Kenesaw High School in Kenesaw, Nebraska, and later lived in Hermosa, Wyoming, until moving to Cheyenne in 1952. She worked as a sales clerk...
Lois Hill
Jan 31, 2016
Lois Lucille Hill, 90, of Cheyenne has gone to meet her Lord on January 31, 2016, at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born on November 9, 1925, in Stockton, Kansas. She graduated from Webster High School in 1943, earning a certificate to teach in a country school for three years. Lois married Robert W. McDonald on December 26, 1946....
Lt. Col. James "Jim" Dean
Jan 31, 2016
James "Jim" Cook Dean, 87, formerly of Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado, died January 31, 2016, at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, holding the hand of his beloved wife, Sue, and surrounded by family. Jim was born October 28, 1928, in Los Angeles, California, to Col. James R. Dean, MD, (R), US Army and Pauline Cook Dean. His early...
Robert "Bob" Duncan
Jan 30, 2016
Robert L. "Bob" Duncan, 90, of Cheyenne passed away January 30, 2016, at the Davis Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Bob was born January 7, 1926, in Chandlerville, Illinois, a son of the late Harold and Grace Duncan. Bob graduated from Normandy High School in St. Louis and enlisted in the Navy during WWII. He returned to St. Louis...
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