Carlene "Connie" C. Watkins
Jul 13, 2023
Carlene “Connie” Watkins, 94, of Cheyenne, passed on July 13, 2023, at Davis Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 23, 1928, to Marie (Kypers) Ward, in St. Louis, Missouri. Connie after starting her family very young became a nurse. She worked very hard to provide a good life for her family. She was a member...
Shirley Ann Wilfong
Jul 11, 2023
Shirley Ann (Smith) Wilfong, 85, of Cheyenne, died on July 11, 2023 at home with her daughters by her side. She was born on June 22, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband Robert G. Wilfong. Robert and Shirley moved to Cheyenne in March of 1999. She attended Cheyenne Baptist Temple.
Merlin John Starr
Jul 10, 2023
Merlin J. Starr, 72, passed away July 10, 2023, at Polaris Rehabilitation and Care Center in Cheyenne, with his wife, Linda, by his side. Merlin was born July 7, 1951, in Casper, Wyo., and attended schools in Casper. Merlin married Linda Cudney on July 6, 1986, in Cheyenne, where they resided until Merlin’s death. Merlin worked at a variety of...
Dewayne Owens
Jul 9, 2023
DeWayne Owens of Cheyenne passed away on July 9, 2023 after many long years of illness. He was born on August 17, 1947 in Pampa, Texas to Edith Reid and Hadley Callison. He is survived by his wife Debbie and his children: Lori Rowland, Bob Feuerbacher, Jeffrey and Katrina Owens, Robert and Nikki Fulton. His grandkids are Nicolas and MaKenna...
Wayne M Blake
Jul 8, 2023
Wayne Morris Blake, 76, died 7/8/2023 at LifeCare of Cheyenne. Wayne was born in Cheyenne April 17, 1947, to Marian J. Blake and Marie Elizabeth Shoemaker Blake. Wayne served in the Navy and then went to work at Frontier Refinery, taking a disability after 20 years. Wayne was preceded by his parents, and his stepbrother, Ron Blake. Wayne is survived...
Nancy P Hammer
Jul 7, 2023
Nancy Hammer, 82, of Cheyenne, died on July 7, 2023, after a very brief stay at Davis Hospice Center. Nancy Pearl Ludington was born October 2, 1940, at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana, the first child of Richard H. Ludington and Julia Martha Sterrett Ludington. She graduated from Parker High School in Parker City, IN in 1958. Nancy worked,...
Mary Catherine "Cathy" Lenz
Jul 6, 2023
Cathy was born on August 17, 1949 to Natalie and Fred Lenz, and grew up in Sheridan, Wyoming. She called Sheridan "the best place to grow up" and graduated from Sheridan High School in 1967. As she says, she "finally" graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1983 with a BS in Pharmacy. It took longer in college than most...
Sandra C. Smith
Jul 5, 2023
Sandra C. Smith peacefully joined her husband in Heaven on July 5, 2023, at her home in Casa Grande, Arizona. She was 71 years old. Born on June 8, 1952, to Goldie and Glenn Bottrell in Grant, Nebraska, Sandie spent her childhood playing with her two sisters, three brothers and numerous cousins throughout Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. Sandie graduated high...
Danny Keith "Dan" Hough
Jul 5, 2023
Danny Keith "Dan" Hough, 77, of Cheyenne, passed away on July 5, 2023, peacefully at home. He was born on November 24, 1945 in Cheyenne, to Keith (Bud) Hough and Barbara Jane Hough. Dan married Kay Carlson on June 11, 1977, in his parent's front yard in Cheyenne. Dan and Kay have 3 children, Bud Hough (Candice) of Cheyenne, Bill...
Ronald Edwin Mauritz
Jul 5, 2023
Chief Master Sergeant Ronald E. Mauritz of Cheyenne Wyoming died July 5, 2023. He was born May 9, 1931, to Elmer and Florence Mauritz in Kiron Iowa. Ron graduated from Kiron High School in 1949 and completed his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Maryland European Division in 1984. Ron married Lois Schurke and they had a...
Ruby E. Brown
Jul 3, 2023
Ruby Brown, 88, passed away on July 3, 2023 in Cheyenne. She was born on December 28, 1934, in Crawford, NE to Floyd and Beulah Wriight. No services have been scheduled.
Margaret Lucille (Marky) Kautz
Jul 3, 2023
Margaret Lucille (Marky) Kautz, 88, of Huntley, Wyoming and Lyman, Nebraska, passed away July 3, 2023, at Life Care Center of Cheyenne. Marky was born on May 2, 1935 to George and Delores Johnson. She was one of five Johnson children, along with brothers Don (Velva Jo) and Max (Dorothy), and sisters Gwen (LeRoy) Herder and Carol June (Ed) McQueen....
Georgia "Ann" Frank
Jul 3, 2023
Georgia “Ann” Frank, 83, of Cheyenne, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 3, 2023. Ann was born on November 8, 1939 in Byron, Georgia to Leon C. Watson, Sr. and Georgia L. (Cunningham) Watson. Ann worked at the FEWAFB BX, Stride Learning Center, and baby sat several children in Cheyenne and Perry, Georgia. Ann loved the Wyoming outdoors....
Veloise "Vel" Kuhnke
Jul 2, 2023
Veloise (Val) E. Kuhnke, 91, of Cheyenne, passed at Sierra Hills surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 21, 1932, Iola, Wisconsin to Claude and Irma (Pommerening) Sweetalla. Val was a homemaker, in addition to being employed at the Zwicker’s Knitting Mill, Appleton, Wisconsin for 20 plus years and the Country Buffet, Appleton, Wisconsin for 15 years....
William "Bill" Lawrence Jones
Jul 1, 2023
William “Bill” L. Jones, of Cheyenne, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on July 1, 2023. He was born on January 19, 1938, to Lawrence and Mary (Squire) Jones, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Bill was retired from the Union Pacific Railroad in 2000, after 46 years of service. He also retired from the Wyoming Air National Guard. Bill...
Marcella A. Martinez
Jul 1, 2023
Marcella A Martinez, 58, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed peacefully in the arms of her children on July 1, 2023, at Saint Alphonsus Hospital. Marcella was born March 30, 1965, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Alice and Miguel Martinez. Marcella loved her land of enchantment (New Mexico), music, family, and friends. She touched many lives with her generosity and passion for life....
Charlotte Dawn Brown
Jun 30, 2023
Charlotte Dawn Brown, 83, of Cheyenne, died on June 30, 2023 in Cheyenne. She was born on November 5, 1939 in Jerome, Idaho. Charlotte graduated from Jerome High School as Valedictorian with high honors. She continued to excel, obtaining her business degree in San Diego. She worked as a court reporter, a school loan officer, and CEO of several businesses....
Bobby Gissendanner
Jun 30, 2023
Bobby Ephron Gissendanner, 92 just a week short of his 93rd birthday passed away at Davis Hospice on 30 June 2023 after a short illness with cancer. He was born on July 7, 1930 in Sylvester, Georgia, to Willie Jordan and Lula Mae Gissendanner. He worked tirelessly his whole life. He started a career in the US Air Force as...
Marianne Quinn
Jun 28, 2023
Marianne Quinn, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend was born on November 17,1942 in Ft Worth, Texas. Her family sadly told her goodbye on June 28, 2023, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Marianne was the first born to John Curtis McCarthy and Mary Ellen McCarthy (Grieff), she was named after her father’s Grandmother Weaver, who had an important role in...
Tammy Marie Comstock
Jun 27, 2023
Tammy Marie Comstock, 59, of Cheyenne, passed on June 27, 2023. She was born on Nov. 20, 1963, in Cheyenne, WY to Virgil and Ardith (Mills) Laree. Tammy loved collecting cookbooks, watching movies and TV series, but her true passion in life was her son, Alex. Tammy is serviced by her mother, Ardith; her husband, Curtis; son, Alex Hernandez; brothers,...
