Glenn H. Hardwick
Dec 16, 2014
Glenn Hardwick, 97, of Platteville, Colorado died December 16, 2014 in Greeley, Colorado. He was born February 9, 1917 in Parnell, Missouri In 1932 he moved to Weldona, Colorado. In 1937 he began working for the Union Pacific Railroad. He retired after 41 years in the communications and signal department. In 2004 he and Helen moved from Cheyenne to Platteville....
David J. Bliss
Dec 16, 2014
David Jay Bliss, 73, of Cheyenne, passed away surrounded by his family at the Davis Hospice Center on Tuesday, December 16 2014. Dave was born in Newcastle WY April 11, 1941 to Jay and Freda Bliss. He graduated from Newcastle High School and then started his career in the United States Air Force. He worked for Boeing in Rapid City,...
Donald Elvis Bethel
Dec 16, 2014
Donald Elvis Bethel, 88, of Lebanon, Nebraska, passed away on December 16, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He was born December 25, 1925, to Klee and Laura (Fisher) Bethel, and was raised on a farm between Lebanon and Danbury, Nebraska, one of six children. Don enlisted in the US Marine Corp Second Marine Division, First Battalion,...
Earl Kenneth Edington
Dec 15, 2014
Earl Kenneth Edington, 89, died December 15 at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. He was born to Noah and Minnie (Emery) February 24, 1925 in Lyons, Indiana and lived in Indiana until 2007 when he moved to Cheyenne to be near his family. He served in WWII in the Coast Guard from 1943 to 1946 in the Pacific and the...
Mary Kay Doty
Dec 15, 2014
Mary Kay Doty, 89, of Cheyenne, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at Life Care Center. She was born May 1, 1925 in Rawlins, Wyoming. She attended schools in Rawlins and graduated from Rawlins High School. Following her graduation Mary Kay worked as a telephone operator with Mountain Bell in both Rawlins and Cheyenne before her retirement after 27 years with...
Ralph Junior Ruder
Dec 14, 2014
Ralph Ruder, 91, of Cheyenne, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at home with his family at his side. Ralph was born on October 29, 1923 in Ney, Ohio to Lesley and Ethel Ruder. He lived in Ney where he attended school and upon graduating from high school continued on to college. At his first opportunity, he entered the...
Alfred F. Grasty, Sr.
Dec 14, 2014
Alfred F. Grasty, Sr., 86, of Cheyenne, died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne. He was born February 21, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA, son of James W. and Mamie (Rice) Grasty. Alfred attended school in Philadelphia, graduating from high school before joining the United States Air Force where he served for 20 years. He moved...
Edward Joseph Ohan, Jr.
Dec 14, 2014
Edward Joseph Drohan, Jr., 77, of Cheyenne died Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Davis Hospice Center. He was born April 8, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. Edward served in the Army Air Corps. He was a member of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Knights of Columbus and past member of American Legion. He was an avid sports enthusiast and enjoyed attending Rangers...
Max R. Kelley
Dec 13, 2014
Max R. Kelley, 95, of Cheyenne died on Saturday, December 13, 2014 in Cheyenne. He was born on November 4, 1919 near McCook, Nebraska to O.T. “Bob” and Ethel (Smith) Kelley. Max married Hortense “Tess” Nelms on September 7, 1940 in McCook. In 1941, Max was hired by the UPRR where he worked as a Brakeman and Conductor for 39...
Antoine J. Oliger
Dec 11, 2014
Antoine J. “Tony” Oliger, 96, of Cheyenne died Dec. 11 at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. Tony was born July 14, 1918, in Walschbronn, France. He married Marie Huleux on July 30, 1938. He served in the French Army during World War II and was a POW. He came to the United States in 1949 with his wife and...
Jake David Soden, Jr.
Dec 7, 2014
Jake David Soden, Jr., 70, of Cheyenne, died on Sunday, December 7, 2014. He was born on March 10, 1944 in Escondido, California and had lived here for over 30 years. Jake served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Mr. Soden was an owner-operator for over 20 years and worked at the Cheyenne Water Department Board of Public...
Anthony Hayward
Dec 7, 2014
Anthony Hayward, 48, of Cheyenne, died on Sunday, December 7, 2014 in Cheyenne. He was born on October 6, 1966 and had lived in Cheyenne for over 25 years. Anthony served in the U.S. Army and was a manager at Rent-A-Center. He enjoyed cycling and camping. He is survived by four daughters, Odeysa Ramos of Casper, and Ashley, Antoinette, and...
Ernest T. Cummins
Dec 5, 2014
Ernest Tony Cummins, 94 of Cheyenne, Wyoming died on December 5, 2014 at Veterans Hospital CLC unit surrounded by family and staff that loved him. He was born December 6, 1919 to William B. and Gladys Cummins. Ernest joined the Army in 1941 and served until July 16, 1945, in which he received a Silver Service Star, two bronze service...
Robert C. Youngblood
Dec 3, 2014
Lt. Col Robert C. Youngblood (Ret), 89, of Cheyenne, passed away December 3, 2014, at the VA Hospital, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was born January 2, 1925, in Rossville, Illinois. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in the 5th Amphibious Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II and later in the occupation of...
Kathleen M. Thomas
Dec 3, 2014
Kathleen M. “Kay” Thomas, 98, died at home on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. She was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, Oct. 21, 1916. She trained as a nurse at the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital. During the war, she worked as a nurse for the Red Cross. An English war bride, she arrived in the states in 1946, living in Illinois. Nebraska,...
Jeanene Dieters
Dec 1, 2014
Jeanene Dieters, 66, of Cheyenne, died on Monday, December 1, 2014 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born on July 26, 1948 in Winner, South Dakota and had lived in Cheyenne from 1970-1979 and again from 2000 to present. Jeanene was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, the Moose Lodge, and enjoyed writing. She was the family...
Vonna Belle Martin
Nov 30, 2014
Vonna Belle “Vonnie” (Schneidereit) Martin died Nov. 30, 2014 in Oklahoma. She was born October 10, 1923 in Ainsworth, NE. The family lived in Meadville, NE until 1927 then moved to Todd County near Mission, SD. They lived in a sod house without running water, electricity, or in-door plumbing. She went to a one room country school until high school...
Ernest E. Davis
Nov 29, 2014
Ernest E. Davis, 94, died November 29, 2014 at Life Care Center of Cheyenne. He was born December 26, 1919 in St. Louis, MO. to Ernest H. Davis and Lily Sar Davis. They later moved to Easton, PA. where he grew up. He graduated from Easton High School in 1938, and worked for Western Union, delivering telegrams, before joining the...
Donald Watkins
Nov 28, 2014
Donald G. Watkins, 68, of Cheyenne, died on Friday, November 28, 2014 at the Davis Hospice Center. He was born on August 22, 1946 in Belleville, Illinois and had lived in Cheyenne most of his life. Mr. Watkins was an upholsterer and did upholstery on many area hot rods. He was a member of Cheyenne Rod & Customs, National Hot...
Clel Rodger Lyons
Nov 27, 2014
Clel Rodger Lyons, 90, of Cheyenne, died on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Kindred Transitional Care. He was born on January 20, 1924 in Junction City, Kansas. Mr. Lyons served in the U.S. Army from 1940-1945 in the European Field 137th Infantry and was also a machinist. He is survived by two daughters, Connie Shook and Cleleen Belleville, both of...
