Robert G. Walter
Feb 17, 2018
Robert G. Walter, 88, of Cheyenne, WY, died Saturday February 17, 2018 in Cheyenne. He was born December 19, 1929 in Schuyler County, Illinois, and was the only child born to Joseph and Mildred (Ewing) Walter. He married Alice G. Haman on July 26, 1949. They were married for 64 years before he passed in 2014. He was an optician...
Elaine A. Stockton
Feb 17, 2018
Elaine A. Stockton, 77, of Cheyenne, died peacefully on February 17, 2018 at the Davis Hospice Center after her courageous battle with cancer. She was born on May 31, 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts. As a child she was active in the Roman Catholic Church. As a teen she won several awards for her beautiful ice skating and her dancing. At...
Larry L. Hootman
Feb 16, 2018
Larry L. Hootman, age 76, passed away February 16, 2018. He was born on March 9, 1941 in Hollis Township, Illinois to Theodore and Lucille Hootman. He was dedicated to a life of service, to his family, his state and country. Larry joined the Air Force when he was 18 and served for 26 years, working around the world as...
Margaret Ann Bigelow
Feb 15, 2018
Margaret Ann Bigelow, 87, of Cheyenne, WY passed away on February 15, 2018 in Cheyenne. She was born on March 22, 1930 in El Dorado, AR. Services will be held at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel on Tuesday February 20th at 2PM.
Marilyn Andera
Feb 14, 2018
Marilyn M. Andera, age 81, died peacefully on February 14, 2018, at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s. Marilyn was born May 15, 1936 in Glenville, Nebraska, the daughter of Ted J. Kearney and Rose M. Schmidt. Marilyn grew up in the small, rural community of Roseland, Nebraska and graduated from Glenville High...
Thelton Quay Skipper
Feb 13, 2018
Thelton Quay Skipper, 75, of Cheyenne, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. He was born on October 10, 1942 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Mr. Skipper was a former Stake President and Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thelton loved his family, church and work. He is survived by his...
Eugene R. Hess
Feb 12, 2018
Eugene R. Hess, 58, of Cheyenne, died on Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colorado. He was born on October 2, 1959 in Wheaton, Minnesota and had lived in Cheyenne for four years. Eugene was a sales associate at Menards. He was a member of Miracle Valley Church, and enjoyed woodworking, stained glass,...
Gloria "Joy" Gray
Feb 12, 2018
Gloria Joy (Daniels) Gray, 84, passed away on February 12, 2018. Joy was an only child, born in Cheyenne on January 27, 1934, where she lived the majority of her life. In 1982 she moved back into her childhood home, located in the now Historic District of South Cheyenne near the railroad where her father worked for 31 years. Joy...
Sandra Smith
Feb 11, 2018
Sandra Margaret Smith, 75, of Cheyenne passed away at home on February 11,2018. She was born into this world on October 11, 1942, in Laurel Montana, to: Clarence James Whitfield and Margaret Wanner. Being the eldest in a rather large family of 8 children, she became fond of family life. Growing-up in Laurel;and graduating; from Laurel High in 1960. She...
Jerome "Jerry" Ramirez
Feb 11, 2018
Jerome “Jerry” Ramirez, 76, of Cheyenne, died Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. He was born September 30, 1941 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Cremation has taken place at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel and private family services are being planned.
Barbara J. Newell
Feb 11, 2018
Barbara J. Newell passed away on February 11, 2018 at Davis Hospice Center after a long struggle with kidney disease. She was born on June 9, 1941 in Laramie, Wyoming to Melvin and Pauline Holaday. She was the youngest of four children. She worked over 40 years as an accountant, but her true passion in life was spending time with...
Paul Frederick Eckrich Jr.
Feb 10, 2018
Paul Frederick Eckrich, Jr., 84, of Cheyenne passed away Feb. 10 at Granite Health and Rehabilitation. He was born August 30, 1933 in Neola, Iowa. He married Margaret O’Connell on May 5, 1962. Paul is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, William “Bill” and Debby Eckrich of Loveland, CO; two sisters, Bernice Young of Elkhorn, NE and Dorothy Setzer of...
Loretta J. Lindgren
Feb 10, 2018
Services will be held for Loretta Lindgren at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Cheyenne, Wyoming on February 13, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Mark Maas will be officiating with burial at Valley View Cemetery in Torrington, Wyoming. Mrs. Lindgren passed on February 10, 2018 at 12:10 p.m., she was 89 years old. Mrs. Lindgren was born in Sterling, Colorado,...
Donald D. Riddle
Feb 9, 2018
Donald D. Riddle, 94, of Cheyenne, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 at Davis Hospice Center. He was born September 20, 1923 in Crawford County, Iowa. Cremation has taken place at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens under the direction of Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel.
Donald R. Deffenbaugh
Feb 8, 2018
Donald R. Deffenbaugh was born May 28, 1948 in Nyssa, OR to Roy Lee and Gladys Fern (Gilbert) Deffenbaugh. He entered into rest February 8, 2018 in Cheyenne after a short battle with cancer. Donald enjoyed fishing, as long as it wasn’t in Carhartt’s, hunting and shooting pool. He enjoyed shooting on pool leagues in Rawlins, where he called home....
Mary L. Zwonitzer
Feb 7, 2018
Mary Lucille Zwonitzer, 91, of Cheyenne passed away Feb. 7 at Granite Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 4, 1926 in Morrill, Kansas, to Arthur Sanner and Lena Hinton. She attended schools in Mercer, Horton, Bern and Oneida Kansas. She married Melvin L. Zwonitzer November 10, 1945 in Netawaka, Kansas. They moved to Cheyenne in 1956. She was a bank...
Arnold Mata, Sr.
Feb 7, 2018
Arnold Mata, Sr., 76, of Cheyenne, died on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 in Cheyenne. He was born on October 23, 1941 in Sutherland, Nebraska. Mr. Mata retired as an engineer for UPRR after 39 years of service. Arnold loved spending time with his family and treasured the moments at family gatherings. He enjoyed working on cars, going to the auction,...
Douglas Lloyd Coates
Feb 6, 2018
Douglas Lloyd Coates, 69, of Cheyenne, died after a long struggle with Parkinson Disease on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in his home. He was born July 21, 1948 in Casper and grew up among the cattle, teepee rings, and dinosaur bones of Field Crest Ranch. Doug, of Doug L. Coates Architect, was well-loved for his innovative buildings; dedicated volunteer work...
Willott "Dusty" Rhoads Jr.
Feb 6, 2018
Willott H. “Dusty” Rhoads, Jr., 84, of Cheyenne died February 6th at Cheyenne Healthcare Center. He was born July 26, 1933 in Cheyenne. Dusty enjoyed fishing, camping and watching sports. He is survived by three children, Stacy (Gary) Wagner, Willott H. (Heather) Roads III, and Kristy (Kenny) Halberg; sister, Erma Allison; ten grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Dusty was preceded in...
Mary Agnes Ruckman
Feb 4, 2018
Mary Agnes Ruckman, 89, of Cheyenne died peacefully at Davis Hospice Center February 4. She was born Mary Agnes Ward on June 20, 1928, in South Bend, IN, spent her childhood in Reynoldsville, PA graduating from Roxborough High School of Philadelphia, PA in 1947 prior to moving to Wyoming with her family in 1948. She started employment with the State...
