Obituary Listing

Richard Paiva

Richard Paiva

Jul 29, 2014

Mr. Richard J. "Dick" Paiva, 84, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 29, 2014, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Mr. Paiva was born February 13, 1930, in Danvers, Massachusetts, a son of the late Manuel and Lucy (Oliver) Paiva. Dick served in the United States Army. He worked as a painter and carpenter in the construction...

Patricia Petersen

Patricia Petersen

Jul 25, 2014

Mrs. Patricia A. "Pat" (Stokes) Petersen, 62, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Friday, July 25, 2014, at the Davis Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Petersen was born May 27, 1952, in Paris, France, a daughter of the late Junior and Helen Stokes. Nothing gave Pat more pleasure than spending time with her family. Her many interests included...

Barbara Harris

Barbara Harris

Jul 25, 2014

Mrs. Barbara Ann (Laycock) Harris, 70, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away suddenly at her home on Friday, July 25, 2014. Mrs. Harris was born November 26, 1943, in Kimball, Nebraska, a daughter of the late John H. and Geneva B. (Sorenson) Laycock. Barbara will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved having fun. Her many interests...

JoAnn Chaney

JoAnn Chaney

Jul 21, 2014

JoAnn Chaney, 81, of Cheyenne died July 21, 2014 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born August 26, 1932 in Haxtun, CO to Rusty and Leona Glenn. She married Dale Chaney in Julesburg, CO and was a homemaker. JoAnn was an avid bowler, belonging to many bowling leagues. She is survived by her significant other of many years, Jerry...

Wayne Bowen

Wayne Bowen

Jul 18, 2014

Mr. Wayne H. Bowen, 95, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Friday, July 18, 2014, at Kindred Healthcare. Mr. Bowen was born July 12, 1919, in Edison, Nebraska, a son of the late William and Martha (Alloway) Bowen. He served in the United States Navy during World War II aboard the U.S.S. Urben. He married Frances Pauline Connard on April 15,...

Nelle Kennedy

Nelle Kennedy

Jul 15, 2014

Mrs. Nelle E. (Ames) Kennedy, 82, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the Davis Hospice Center. Mrs. Kennedy was born July 11, 1932, in Cheyenne, a daughter of the late Arlo and Carol (Butcher) Ames. Nelle was a devoted mother, homemaker and expert seamstress who could accomplish anything she set her mind to. She was a...

Marjorie Smith

Marjorie Smith

Jul 3, 2014

Mrs. Marjorie A. (Weakly) Smith, 79, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born May 28, 1935, in Hyannis, Nebraska, a daughter of the late Robert W. and Alice E. (Brownfield) Weakly. Marjorie worked as a nurse for DePaul Hospital and later for the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne....

John Morris

John Morris

Jul 3, 2014

Funeral Services for John Newton Morris, 82, widely known citizen of Cheyenne, Wyoming, will be held at St. Mary's Cathedral on Friday, July 11, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2014, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Schrader Funeral Home, 2222 Russell Avenue, with a Vigil for the Deceased to follow Thursday...

Elizabeth Beckman

Elizabeth Beckman

Jun 29, 2014

Elizabeth A. Beckman, 94, of Cheyenne died June 29, 2014 at Lifecare Center of Cheyenne. She was born April 10, 1920 in Greeley, CO to Karl and Mildred Winchell. She married A. Darrel Beckman on November 21, 1943 in Cheyenne. She taught school in Washington State and owned and operated Beckman Trailers with her family members for many years. She...

Ethel Meyer

Ethel Meyer

Jun 29, 2014

Mrs. Ethel Mae (Rote) Meyer, 96, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at the Davis Hospice Center. Mrs. Meyer was born February 16, 1918, in Salt Lake City, Utah, a daughter of the late Charles C. and Ella (Garner) Rote. Ethel was raised in Henrys Lake, Idaho, and West Yellowstone, Montana. She worked as a sales clerk...

Billie Cooke

Billie Cooke

Jun 27, 2014

Mrs. Billie J. (Smith) Cooke, 89, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cooke was born March 5, 1925, in Wichita Falls, TX, a daughter to the late Carroll James and Alice Jeannette (Moore) Smith. Billie lived most of her life Texas, moving to Wyoming in 1987. She worked as an...

Harriet Smith

Harriet Smith

Jun 27, 2014

Harriet Elenora Holdredge Smith passed away on June 27, 2014 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She was born in Thermopolis, Wyoming on June 6, 1923 and graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1941. She received a B.A. in history from MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1945. She married her elementary school friend, Stanford S. Smith in La Jolla, CA...

Helen Swanzy

Helen Swanzy

Jun 27, 2014

Helen M. Swanzy, 89, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, died May 27, 2015. She was born in Russell Gulch, Colorado, on June 18, 1925, to Adeline and Peter Zancanella. Helen was raised in Rock Springs and Superior, Wyoming. She married Harold Swanzy in Colorado Springs on March 21, 1945, and moved to Cheyenne in 1947 where she has lived ever since. She...

Clayton Simons

Clayton Simons

Jun 23, 2014

Clayton Osborn Simons, 51, died June 23 of thyroid cancer at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo. He was born Nov. 5, 1962, in Casper, the son of John Powell and Lynn Osborn Simons. He attended Crest Hill Elementary School, Dean Morgan Junior High School and Natrona County High School. In 1979, he moved with his family to Cheyenne,...

Dorothy Mackey Brand

Dorothy Mackey Brand

Jun 21, 2014

Dorothy Mackey Brand, 94, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Saturday morning, June 21, 2014 at the Davis Hospice Center. She was born February 26, 1920, in Ramsey, Minnesota, the eighth of nine children to William and Ella Newville. She was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters, and three brothers. On August 7, 1938, she married Harold Mackey; they...

Helen Peters

Helen Peters

Jun 21, 2014

From her home, surrounded by her family, on June 21, 2014, Helen began her grandest journey when she arrived in Heaven. Helen (Anderson) Peters, 91, of Albin, Wyoming, was born February 24, 1923, at the farm of Gust and Anna (Faust) Anderson. She attended school at Golden Prairie Community School through tenth grade and graduated for Albin High School in...

Annarisa Manzanares

Annarisa Manzanares

Jun 19, 2014

Annarisa Faith Manzanares of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2014, at the Children's Hospital of Colorado surrounded by her loving family. Annarisa was born June 15, 2014, in Denver, the daughter of Angelo and Monica (Martinez) Manzanares. Annarisa will be remembered as an angelic, beautiful baby who was a tenacious fighter and a strong girl that filled everyone...

Wallace Leland

Wallace Leland

Jun 18, 2014

Mr. Wallace E. Leland, 91, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away at his home Wednesday evening, June 18, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Leland was born September 3, 1922, in Bricelyn, Minnesota, a son of the late John J. and Josephine (Johnson) Leland. Wallace served in the European Theatre for the United States Army during World War II. Following...

Erlinda Cummings

Erlinda Cummings

Jun 18, 2014

Erlinda Quibol Cummings of Cheyenne passed away June 18, 2014, at the University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, Colorado. She was 64. Erlinda was born July 4, 1949, in Barrio Uribi, City of Santa, Ilocos Sur Province, Republic of the Philippines. She was the fourth of eight children of the late Francisco and Felicula (Meneses) Quibol. Mrs. Cummings graduated with an...

Laura Horner

Laura Horner

Jun 16, 2014

Laura Mae Horner, 59, of Cheyenne died June 16, 2014 in Greeley, CO. She was born August 6, 1954 in Bismarck, ND to Arnold and Hazel Wagy. She was a hairdresser and cosmetologist. She is survived by her father, Arnold Wagy of North Dakota; children, Shannon Horner of Cheyenne and J.J. Horner; brothers, Ward Wagy of Mandan, ND and Clay...