Obituary Listing

Marlan Turner

Mar 6, 2014

Marlan D. Turner, 79, of Cheyenne, died March 6, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Cheyenne. Marlan was born on Oct. 23, 1934 in Meckling, SD, the son of Earl and Lucille (Ahrendt) Turner. Marlan served in the U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborn Division during the Korean Conflict. On Nov. 23, 1963, Marlan married Joyce Harms in Brookings, SD....

Zara Weaver

Mar 6, 2014

Interment

Carpenter Cemetery

Carpenter

CARPENTER, WY

Private family graveside services will be held in Carpenter Cemetery, Carpenter, Wyoming.

Michael Pitts

Mar 3, 2014

Michael John Pitts, born October 29, 1953, in Claremont, NH, passed away Monday, March 3rd, 2014 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. Michael moved to Cheyenne 13 years ago to continue work at Grobet USA. He later became a security officer supervisor at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. In January of 2011 he received the "Presidents Special Achievement Pride Certificate" for...

Jack Talkington

Mar 1, 2014

Jack L. Talkington, 69, of Cheyenne died March 1st at CRMC surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born March 5, 1944, in Cheyenne to Windy and Mina Talkington. He graduated from Carpenter High School in 1963. Jack served in the Army from 1963-1966. He married Linda Spier on September 2, 1967. Jack worked at Coastal Chemical for 31 years...

Cynthia Johnke

Feb 28, 2014

Cynthia M. Johnke, 54, of Wheatland died Feb. 28 in Cheyenne after a year-long fight with small-cell lung cancer. Cindy was born Oct. 1, 1959, in Laramie and was promptly adopted by Anna Rose and Olie L. Mendenhall. She grew up in Wheatland and graduated from Wheatland High School in 1978. She married Ron Johnke on Aug. 11, 1979, in...

Evangeline (Contos) Mack

Feb 28, 2014

While surrounded by her loving family on Friday, February 28, 2014, our cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend Evangeline passed from her earthly life to join her family, friends, and many pets in heaven. Born in the family home at 110 Utah Street on January 17, 1927, Evangeline attended school, worked, and resided in Rawlins, Wyoming, the first 40...

Richard "Dick" Moyer

Feb 27, 2014

Mr. Richard "Dick" Moyer, 95, of Cheyenne, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Dick was born January 2, 1919, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, son of Edgar and Lucille (Holmes) Moyer. Dick served as a United States Marine during World War II. Following his honorable discharge, he worked as a propane serviceman in Aurora, Illinois,...

Martha "Betty" Parker

Feb 26, 2014

Martha "Betty" Parker went with the Angels on February 26, 2014. She was born May 31, 1924, to Marguerite Helen and Lewis Calvin Parker, the second of three sisters. She loved the fact that she shared her birth date with her mother and enjoyed celebrating the day with her. She was a most gentle and loving person and the sweetest...

Wilma Austin

Feb 25, 2014

Wilma B. Austin, 93, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, died February 25, 2014, in Cheyenne. She was born November 11, 1920, in Industry, TX, to William and Marie Bernd. She married Herman Austin on January 3, 1943, in LaGrange, TX. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughters, Donna Vereen of Austin, Texas, and Sandy Austin of Cheyenne; sister, Mary...

Gerald "Jerry" Stevens

Feb 24, 2014

Gerald, "Jerry" G. Stevens surrendered to his fight with ALS on Monday, February 24, 2014, with his wife, Kim, at his side. Jerry was born in Wheatland on August 19, 1957. He was one of six children of Gerald and Dollie Stevens. He grew up in Guernsey, completing high school in 1975. He married Kimberly K. (Weber) Ridge on April...

Dorothy Miller

Feb 23, 2014

Dorothy M. Miller (nee Breed) passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Sterling Inn, Victorville, California. Dorothy was born in Stockton, Illinois on November 4, 1917, the daughter of James and Mamie Breed. She attended school in Hillsdale, Wyoming where her family homesteaded. She graduated from Hillsdale High School in 1935. On July 1, 1935 she married her husband of...

John Walbridge

Feb 22, 2014

John E. Walbridge, 57, of Burns, WY, and Arapahoe, NE, died February 22, 2014, at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was born May 25, 1956, in Lexington, NE, to Addison and Helen Walbridge. He married JoDee Anderson on July 27, 1991, in Reno, NV. He was a farmer and rancher. He is survived by his wife, JoDee Walbridge...

George "Sonny" Durmas

Feb 22, 2014

George "Sonny" Durmas, 85, died February 22, 2014, at his home surrounded by his loving family. George was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on May 16, 1928, the son of Nicholas Durmas and Amelia (Bitterman) Durmas. He attended Johnson Junior High School and was a graduate of Central High. He was a retired Process Supervisor for Frontier Oil. Starting at an...

Gracie Holden

Feb 20, 2014

Gracie Sunshine Holden, 38, of Cheyenne died February 20, 2014, at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born February 17, 1976, in Grand Ronde, OR to Eugene and Mary Curl. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her children, Annie Holden, Jonney Holden, Chelsea Holden and Austin Holden, all of Cheyenne; mother and stepfather, Mary and Abhijeet Tambe of...

Joseph "Joe" Noyer

Feb 20, 2014

Joseph Lee "Joe" Noyer lived on and ran his family's farm in Carpenter, Wyoming, for most of his life until his death on Thursday, February 20, 2014. Joe was born on July 31, 1940, in Kimball, Nebraska, a son of the late Lebertus and Esther (Pollock) Noyer. He graduated from Carpenter High School in 1958 and worked on the family...

Karla Williams-Rodriguez

Feb 17, 2014

Karla Patricia Williams-Rodriguez, 44, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday, February 17, 2014. Karla was born September 24, 1969, in San Pedro Sula, Cortez, Honduras, to Jose Antonio Williams and Patricia Perdomo Williams. She married Dante Rodriguez-Morveli on December 12, 1991, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. She was a homemaker and was a communicant of St. Mary's...

Michael Duggan

Feb 14, 2014

Michael "Mike" Duggan died February 14, 2014, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 1, 1948, he was the son of Leo Patrick and Jean McHenry Duggan. Michael Harry Duggan served his country with honor in the United States Air Force. He is survived by a brother, Kevin Duggan (Carol), a sister, Jean Kurz, nieces,...

Bessie Alcorn

Feb 12, 2014

Bessie Alcorn, 85, of Cheyenne died February 12, 2014 at Lifecare Center of Cheyenne. She was born December 16, 1928 in Rawlins, WY to Gust and Mary Chiolis. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church and the Philoptochos Society. She is survived by her son Alan (Janice) Kruser of Wichita, KS;...

Jesse Loyd

Feb 11, 2014

Jesse Ernest Loyd passed away at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming on February 11, 2014. Ernie was born on April 30, 1923 to Jesse and Selma (Patterson) Loyd near Parker, Colorado. He graduated from Parker High School in 1941 and after service in the Marines, returned home to continue his career in farming and marry his beloved wife...

Martin Ferguson

Feb 11, 2014

Martin W. Ferguson, Sr., 98, of Lingle died February 11, 2014 in Torrington, WY. He was born February 7, 1916 in Cheyenne, WY to Walter and Julia Ferguson. He married Gladys "Mina" Talkington on February 28, 1965 in Carpenter. He retired from ranching and was a member of the First Congregational Church, International Order of Oddfellows Lodge #1, Golden K,...