Obituary Listing

Marjorie Smith

May 6, 2020

Marjorie Elaine Smith passed away on May 6, 2020 due to ongoing health complications. She was born on July 21, 1954 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Phyllis and George Smith.

Marjorie earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wyoming and a Master of Science from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Her business career in the technical/data management...

Jean Williams

May 5, 2020

A Celebration of the life of Jean Rennard Williams will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 28th in the lakeview Chapel at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home.  Jean passed away peacefully holding the hand of her husband of nearly 66 years the evening of May 5, 2020.

She was born May 15, 1934 to Robert E...

Patricia McCleery

May 4, 2020

Patricia Lee McCleery, 91, of Cheyenne passed away May 4, 2020, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.  She was born November 21, 1928, in Evanston, Illinois, to S. Henry and Virginia Foreman.  After spending her childhood in Highland Park, Illinois, she made her way west to Colorado.  Pat attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs where she was a member of the Delta...

Kevin Rucker

May 1, 2020

Kevin R. Rucker, 52, of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed away May 1, 2020 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.

Kevin was born January 6, 1968 in Louisville, Kentucky, son of James R. and Hazel M. (Murphy) Rucker.

Kevin worked with his brother as a carpenter for several years.  He loved God and his family, and he attended...

Patricia Redler

Apr 29, 2020

Patricia “Patty” Redler, 78, of Cheyenne passed away April 29 at Davis Hospice Center after a long illness.

She was born December 28, 1941, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Fred and Mollie Specht. She married Jim Redler on September 14, 1962.

Patty graduated from the University of Nebraska Omaha in 1964. She worked as a medical...

Frank Garcia

Apr 29, 2020

Frank S. Garcia died peacefully (quietly) surrounded by his loving family on April 29, 2020, at home.

Frank was born on November 14, 1934, to Juan and Fidelia Garcia. He was one of twelve children.

He met and fell in love with Matilda “Tillie” Ortiz and they were married on November 27, 1954.

...

Timothy Cook

Apr 28, 2020

Timothy Joseph Cook, 69, of Denver passed away April 28, 2020 in Denver.

He was born August 9, 1951 in Cheyenne to Alex and Charlotte Cook.  He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

He is survived by his brother, Thomas (Mollie) Cook, Sr. of Cheyenne; daughter, Jennifer (Brad) Rezac of Cheyenne and numerous...

Audrey Simon

Apr 28, 2020

Audrey Simon, 95, of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed away April 28, 2020 in Cheyenne.

Audrey was born June 27, 1924 in the community of Bignell near Maxwell, Nebraska, a daughter of the late Omer and Mary (Hutchison) Reeves.

Audrey moved to Cheyenne in 1993 with previous residences in North Platte and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Estes Park,...

Isaiah Osterman

Apr 26, 2020

Isaiah F. Osterman, 10, of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed away tragically on April 26, 2020 in Cheyenne.

Isaiah was born on November 25, 2009 in Longmont, Colorado, a son of Leslie and Rachel Osterman.

Isaiah attended fourth grade at Baggs Elementary School where he read and comprehended math at a sixth-grade level. His many interests included making...

JoAnne Weigand

Apr 25, 2020

JoAnne Weigand, 68, of Cheyenne passed away April 25, 2020 in Cheyenne.

She was born March 23, 1952 in Oswego, NY to Harold and Anna Kline.  She married Alfred Weigand on June 10, 1978 in Oswego.  She had been employed by Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels and Walmart.   She was a member of First United Methodist...

Robert Welsh

Apr 23, 2020

Robert L. Welsh, 82, of Cheyenne passed away April 23, 2020 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.

He was born June 18, 1937 in Rock Springs, WY to William and Lillian Welsh.  He married Genevieve Morfeld on November 21, 1959 in Rock Springs.  He was retired from Climax and also the Union Pacific Railroad.  He was a veteran,...

Patricia Locke

Apr 22, 2020

Patricia D. Locke died April 22, 2020 in Cheyenne. Wyoming

She was born September 12, 1944 in Iola, Kansas.

Cremation has taken place under the care of Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home.

Helen Landers

Apr 21, 2020

Helen (Ferguson) Landers, 98, went to be with her Lord on April 21,2020, at the Jaw Bone Gulch Ranch. She was born January 15,1922, to William W. and Maude Ferguson. She was in the third generation of a pioneer ranching family. A pioneer woman at heart, she was raised on the ranch established by her grandparents in 1878, and...

William "Bill" Peasley

Apr 21, 2020

William Charles “Bill” Peasley, 72, of Cheyenne, left this world on April 21, 2020 and surrendered his soul to God.  After a seven month struggle with cancer and in the chaos and fog of the coronavirus hysteria, Bill left the hospital and retreated to the Wheatland home of his nephew, Steve Peasley, where he waged his final 11 day...

Kenneth Cook

Apr 18, 2020

Kenneth B. “Pogo” Cook, of Cheyenne, passed away on April 18, 2020.  He was 68.  Dad was born to Bryan F. and Rose E. Cook (Kreuzer) on January 30, 1952 in Cheyenne.

In 2009, he retired after 33 years from CLFP.  In retirement my dad enjoyed spending time with friends and family, especially the greatest joys in...

Duane Cornella

Apr 17, 2020

Duane A. Cornella, 90, of Cheyenne, Wyoming passed away early Friday morning, April 17, 2020 at Life Care Center of Cheyenne.

Duane was born June 10, 1929 in Ottertail, Minnesota, a son of the late Victor and Gladys (Lamphere) Cornella.

Duane married Lenore Kravic in Havre, Montana in 1949 and later welcomed a son, Jerry,...

Ted Menard

Apr 16, 2020

Ted H. Menard, 73, of Cheyenne passed away April 16, 2020 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.

He was born November 23, 1946 in Omaha, NE to Gerald and LaVerne Menard.  He married Sharon Lockhart on September 7, 1968 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Fort Collins, CO.  He served in the US Army and was retired.  He was...

Kevin Freeman

Apr 16, 2020

Kevin L. Freeman, 45, of Saratoga, WY passed away April 16, 2020 in Saratoga.

He was born February 14, 1975 in Shawnee, OK to Joe and Joy Freeman.  He married Aileen Cain on February 25, 2012 in Chugwater.  He was a truck driver and a member of the Southern Baptist Church.

He is survived by...

Wendell Wittig

Apr 15, 2020

Wendell Wittig, 71, passed away April 15, 2020 at the Veteran Affair’s Medical Center in Cheyenne from lung cancer.

He was born June 29, 1948 in Cheyenne.  He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968 and went to Vietnam.  He was a combat engineer and sergeant, having served three years.

He worked for the U.S. Post...

James Hunnicutt

Apr 14, 2020

James L. "Jim" Hunnicutt, 92, passed away April 14, 2020, at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne.

He was born August 1, 1927 in Everett, Washington moving to Cheyenne with his family when he was three months old.

He grew up northwest of Cheyenne on the family dairy farm (Valley Dairy).  Jim and his brother, Don, learned quickly...