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Charles Bagby

Charles Bagby

May 17, 2014

Charles Dean Bagby, 77, of Laramie died on May 17, 2014 in Laramie. He was born August 8, 1936 in North Platte, NE to Joe and Dorothy Bagby. He married Viola Ann Borgemann on May 21, 1955 in Laramie. During his career as a plant operator, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad, Wycon and the University of Wyoming Power...

James "J.D." Ward

James "J.D." Ward

May 16, 2014

Mr. James "J.D." Ward, 80, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away peacefully at his home Friday evening, May 16, 2014. Mr. Ward was born October 12, 1933, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, a son of the late James A. and Nellie V. (Hodges) Ward. J.D. grew up and received some early school in Nebraska. He moved with his family to LaGrange, Wyoming, in...

Jane Gilbertson

Jane Gilbertson

May 14, 2014

Jane Lydia Piper Gilbertson died at the Davis Hospice Center May 14, 2014. She was born on April 16, 1938 to George Piper and Eleanor Wepling Piper in Chicago, Illinois. Jane attended school in Casper and graduated from NCHS. She married Wallace Krusee in Casper and they had two sons Wallace Charles Krusee and Stanley Edgar Krusee (deceased) and one...

John Wacker

John Wacker

May 11, 2014

Dr. John M. Wacker, 55, of Gunnison, Colo., died May 11 in Fairplay, Colo. He was born Jan. 30, 1959, in Cheyenne to Sarah and Mainard Wacker. John began his musical journey at age seven in Cheyenne with piano lessons from Lucille Barnum, with whom he studied until graduation from Cheyenne Central High School in 1977. John began playing trumpet...

Zilbert Portwine

Zilbert Portwine

May 9, 2014

Zilbert Dennis Portwine, 90, of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed into the loving arms of our Lord May 9, 2014 at the Davis Hospice Center. Zilbert was born on January 18, 1924 to Dan and Hattie Portwine, at the family ranch home at Bay Horse, Montana. He attended the Bay Horse School. At the age of fourteen, he left home to herd...

Karstan Lapp

Karstan Lapp

May 8, 2014

Karstan Jayvon Lapp, 8 months, of Carpenter, died May 8, 2014 in Carpenter, WY. He was born August 20, 2013 in Fort Collins, CO to Brent and Lucia Lapp. His family attends High Prairie Mennonite Church. He is survived by his parents, Brent and Lucia Lapp of Carpenter; brothers, Brenton, Westlyn and Ryan Lapp of Carpenter; grandparents, Clair and Linda...

Zofia Orla-Bukowski

Zofia Orla-Bukowski

May 8, 2014

Mrs. Zofia M. (Jarmulska) Orla-Bukowski, 87, Cheyenne, Wyoming, beloved friend, mother, and Babcia (grandmother), passed away early Thursday morning, May 8, 2014, at Davis Hospice Center. Mrs. Orla-Bukowski was born May 5, 1927, in Novy Targ, Poland, a daughter of the late Kamil and Natalia Rosalia (Lechner) Jarmulska. She met her husband Frank in Liverpool, England after WWII and they...

Kathleen Peters

Kathleen Peters

May 7, 2014

Mrs. Kathleen R. "Kathie" (Falzone) (Williams) Peters, 67, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, went into the arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Kathie was born September 30, 1946, in Laramie, Wyoming, a daughter of Harold H. and Margaret J. (Leazenby) Falzone. She lived her life in the light of Christ, loving and caring for others before...

David Monroe

David Monroe

May 4, 2014

David Allen Monroe, 72, of Cheyenne, died May 4, 2014, after a short battle with cancer. He was born April 28, 1942, in Alton, Illinois. He was raised in Denver and graduated from Westminster High School in 1960. He resided in Cheyenne for 37 years. He served honorably in the armed services. His 34 year career included time in the...

Mary Hazzard

Mary Hazzard

May 2, 2014

Mary Hazzard, 63, joined the angels on May 2, 2014, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, her hometown of 20 years. Mary was born December 15, 1950. She and George Hazzard met at a DC airport during a contest to find a missing radio DJ; instead, they found the love of their lives. They married April 10, 1971, in Herndon, Virginia, beginning 43...

Devin Johnson

Devin Johnson

May 1, 2014

Mr. Devin L. Johnson, 61, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away suddenly at his home on Thursday, May 1, 2014. Mr. Johnson was born December 12, 1952, in Gillette, Wyoming, a son of the late Vernon H. and Eleanor (Scherfenberg) Johnson. Devin worked at Sierra Trading Post since 2001, most recently in customer service. He loved animals, particularly his three cats....

Eileen Poelma

Eileen Poelma

May 1, 2014

Eileen W. Poelma, 93, of Carpenter, passed away on May 1st, 2014 at her daughter's home in Alamogordo, NM. Eileen was born on October 10th, 1920 in Albin, Wyoming to Martin and Effie Ruth. She married James Poelma on September 10, 1941 in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. They were married for 64 years. Eileen was an active member of St. Paul...

Connie White

Connie White

Apr 29, 2014

Connie White, 68, of Cheyenne died April 29, 2014 at Davis Hospice Center. She was born May 1, 1945 in Cheyenne, WY to T. Joe and Anna Anderson. She married Billy D. White on December 20, 1980 in Cheyenne. She was an enumerator of statistics for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, NASS. She was a member of First Christian Church....

Jeffrey Chapple

Jeffrey Chapple

Apr 27, 2014

Jeffrey D. Chapple, 56, of Cheyenne died April 27, 2014 in Burns, WY. Jeff was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 15th 1957. Jeff moved to Los Angeles as a toddler and grew up in the Santa Clarita, San Fernando ad Hollywood areas of Los Angeles, California. After 6 years in the United States Navy, Jeff settled down in the...

Lucille Lass

Lucille Lass

Apr 27, 2014

Mrs. Lucille L. (Koehn) Lass, 87, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2014, at theDavis Hospice Center. Lucille was born January 30, 1927, in Spencer, Nebraska, a daughter of the late William and Amelia (Nelson) Koehn. Lucille worked as a teacher librarian for Omaha Public Schools for 15 years until her retirement. She was active in the Telephone...

Olivia Duran-Chaparro

Olivia Duran-Chaparro

Apr 26, 2014

Olivia Duran-Chaparro, 75, of Cheyenne died April 26, 2014 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born May 10, 1938 in Ocate, NM to Daniel and Adelia Duran. She retired from Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her children, Elmer Duran of Cheyenne, Pauline York of Fort Collins, CO, Syble Duran of Cheyenne, Conrad Duran of Cheyenne and...

Alfonso Vigil

Alfonso Vigil

Apr 24, 2014

Alfonso Vigil, 90, of Cheyenne passed away April 24, 2014 at Life Care Center of Cheyenne. He was born August 17, 1923 in Dawson, NM to Federico and Anita Vigil. He married Marcia Espinoza on June 23, 1948 in Mora, NM. He retired from the General Services Administration after 30 plus years of service. He was a member of St....

Daniel Padilla

Daniel Padilla

Apr 24, 2014

Daniel "Danny" R. Padilla, 55, of Cheyenne formerly of Las Vegas, NV passed into the arms of Jesus on April 24, 2014 at Davis Hospice Center surrounded by his family and his cousin, Richard, after several months of battling cancer. He was born January 10, 1959 joined with the most loving 3 sisters and 3 brothers that meant the world...

James Anderson

James Anderson

Apr 24, 2014

JAMES (JIM) ANDERSON, of Cheyenne, passed away on April 24, 2014. Jim was born April 11, 1926, in Norfork, West Virginia. He was a resident of Cheyenne for over 60 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in WWII and Korea. He was an electrician for many years, working on many major projects in Wyoming and other parts...

Kathryn Raines

Kathryn Raines

Apr 24, 2014

Kathryn Raines of Cheyenne passed away at Life Care Center of Cheyenne on April 24, 2014 at the age of 99. She was born January 3, 1915 in Brookfield MO to Dan and Ruth Venable. She graduated from Ault High School in 1932 and earned her bachelor's degree in education from Northern Colorado University. Kathryn taught in Grover Colorado, Fairfield...

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