Herman J. Kraft
Nov 19, 2014
Herman Jake Kraft, 84, of Thornton, Colorado died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Sunny Acres in Thornton, Colorado. He was born October 29, 1930 in Worland, Wyoming. In 1951 he married Irene Schaper where they lived in and around the Big Horn Basin until moving to Cheyenne in 1975. He opened Kraft Upholstery where he worked for many years. Herman...
Joseph C. Viersen
Nov 18, 2014
Joseph C. Viersen, 48, of Cheyenne, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at his home. He was born January 22, 1966 in Cheyenne a son to Charles B. and Sally E. (Sylvester) Viersen. He attended schools in Cheyenne graduating from East High School in 1984. He attended Cheyenne Aerotech where he received his A & P License. He worked as a...
Virgil Gerald Boyd, Jr.
Nov 18, 2014
Virgil Boyd, Jr., 80, of Cheyenne died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Cheyenne. He was born July 19, 1934 in Charleston, South Carolina and had lived here for the past 2 ½ years with prior residence in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Virgil retired from the United States Air Force serving during Vietnam. He enjoyed spending time with great-grandchildren, family and friends, being...
James R. Fleenor
Nov 17, 2014
James R. Fleenor, 67, of Cheyenne, died on Monday, November 17, 2014 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. He was born on February 23, 1947 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and had lived in Cheyenne since 1971. He received a Bachelors of Science degree from Chadron State College. Mr. Fleenor served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was the...
Christine L. Swanson
Nov 17, 2014
Christine L. “Kristi” Swanson, 63, of Cheyenne, died Monday, November 17, 2014 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1951 in Kearney, Nebraska, a daughter to Carl and Evelyn (Dittman) Swanson. Kristi attended schools in Kearney, graduating from Kearney high school in 1969. She graduated with a BA in Business from Wesleyan College in Lincoln, Nebraska in...
Samuel C. Brown
Nov 16, 2014
Samuel C. Brown, 71, of Pine Bluffs, died Sunday, November 16, 2014 at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne. Sam was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, on May 28, 1943. He was raised in Cheyenne by adoptive parents, the late Theodore and Irene Brown. He served in the US Army for 4 ½ years. He was stationed in Korea before the...
Barbara Jean Mcjunkin
Nov 16, 2014
Barbara Jean McJunkin, 65, of Cheyenne, died on Sunday, November 16, 2014 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. She was born on November 6, 1949 in Honolulu, Hawaii and had lived in Cheyenne for over 35 years. Barbara loved her animals, going to the movies, camping, ceramics, and sewing. She is survived by two sisters, Lee McJunkin (Kristy Volesky) of Ft. Collins,...
Antonio Pedro Romero
Nov 15, 2014
Antonio (Tony) Romero, 74 of Cheyenne passed away at home on November 15. Born January 7, 1940 in Raton, NM to Antonio and Tillie Romero, he attended Cheyenne HS and after graduation joined the National Guard, later activating into regular Army for 17.5 years. He worked various construction jobs until retirement. In 1957 he married Georgia Leyba and had two...
Roxann Padget
Nov 15, 2014
Roxann Edith (Janzen) Padget, 67, died suddenly Saturday, November 15, at her home in Table Mountain Ranches, west of Cheyenne, with her husband at her side. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 21, at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. Roxann was born July 22, 1947, in Cheyenne to Robert and Edith Janzen and was the youngest of three children. She...
Josephine "Jo" Downs
Nov 12, 2014
Josephine “Jo” Downs, 86, of Cheyenne, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born December 3, 1927 in Rock Springs, Wyoming, to Jerry and Josephine (Ogrin) Gacnik. Jo married Harley O. Downs She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She was an avid dancer and she especially loved polka music. She was also...
Ruth L. "Ruthie" Doherty
Nov 11, 2014
Ruth Lucille “Ruthie” Doherty, 91, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in Cheyenne. She was born August 12, 1923 in Anselmo, Nebraska and had lived in Saratoga most of her life before moving to Cheyenne in 2012. Ruth worked as a library aid for the Saratoga elementary and middle school. While living in Saratoga, she was a member of St....
Lewis C. Judd
Nov 10, 2014
Lewis C. “Side Car Lew” Judd, 67, of Esterbrook peacefully passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 at Lifecare Center. He was born May 12, 1947 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Lewis served in the US Army Airborne. He worked as a body man by trade, retiring as a mountain man. He enjoyed guns, hunting, and motorcycles. He is survived by his...
Cynthia L. Coorough-Collins
Nov 10, 2014
Cynthia L. Coorough-Collins, 53, of Cheyenne passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 in Cheyenne. She was born December 19, 1960 in Powell and had lived here since 1986. Cynthia was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was a math teacher at Burns Junior and Senior High School. She loved her family. She was a wife, mother, and...
William H. Holmes, Sr.
Nov 10, 2014
William H. Holmes, Sr., 83, of Cheyenne, died Monday, November 10, 2014 at Kindred Transitional Care Center. He was born December 3, 1930 in Cheyenne. He attended schools in Cheyenne, graduating from Cheyenne high School. He served in the U.S. Navy following high school. William was employed as a carpenter. Mr. Holmes was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church....
Marva Green
Nov 9, 2014
Marva Green, 84, of Goshen, Indiana, formerly of Cheyenne, died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born September 22, 1930 in Dalhart, Texas a daughter to David and Lucille (Meier) Wunch. Marva married Robert Green on June 24, 1949 in Cheyenne. Mr. Green passed away on July 11, 2011. Survivors include a daughter, Pamela D....
Charles "Ray" Moore
Nov 9, 2014
Charles “Ray” Moore, 92, passed away peacefully November 9, 2014 at Centre Ave. Healthcare in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He was born October 7, 1922 to Vern and Bessie (Irwin) Moore in Garden City, Kansas. He married Helen (Davis) Moore June 12, 1945 in San Francisco where he was stationed in the Merchant Marines. Ray served in WWII and saw active...
Cameron A. Gooden
Nov 9, 2014
Cameron A. Gooden, 23, of Cheyenne, died on Sunday, November 9, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Cameron was born on April 25, 1991 in Cheyenne and had lived here all of his life. He loved fishing and going to the mall with James. He also loved music and being out in the wind. Cameron is survived by two sisters, Alodie Gooden...
Tanya K. Gooden
Nov 8, 2014
Tanya K. Gooden, 41, of Cheyenne, died on Saturday, November 8, 2014 in Cheyenne. She was born on August 17, 1973 in Macomb, Illinois and had lived in Cheyenne since 1986. Tanya was a psychology technician in the behavioral health department at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She loved going to the races, fishing, and shopping. Tanya is survived by two...
James H. Ednie
Nov 8, 2014
James H. Ednie, 44, of Cheyenne, died on Saturday, November 8, 2014 in Cheyenne. He was born on May 7, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York and had lived in Cheyenne since 2002. James was the founder of Rock For Life and was a member of St. Mary’s Cathedral. He was the waiver provider for Cameron Gooden, and loved fishing, music,...
