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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Emma L. Sims
Nov 27, 2014
Emma L. Sims, 55, of Cheyenne died Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born July 30, 1959 in Glendale, Arizona and had lived here most of her life. Emma enjoyed going to concerts and being with her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Michael; two sons, Cory Sims and Phillip Sims, all...
Audrey Vonona Bailey
Nov 27, 2014
With snow impassable and 50 degrees below zero, Audrey Vonona Bailey was born on December 27th, 1916 in the Rice Ranch Bunkhouse three and one-half miles east of Ten Sleep Wyoming. Audrey was raised along with three brothers, Marvin James, Lester Ivan "Pat" and Lee Arley Davis on the Triangle E. Davis ranch by her parents Lester James "Smilo" and...
Sherrie Lavon Robison
Nov 26, 2014
Sherrie Lavon Robison, 72, of Cheyenne, died November 26, 2014. She was the daughter of the late JD and Sallie Richardson, born June 6, 1942 in Woodville, TX. After graduating from Alvin High School in 1960, she received her BA in education from Baylor University. Sherrie was the loving wife of Raymond Rox Robison for 50 years. She taught elementary...
David Carlton Osterman
Nov 25, 2014
Services for David C. Osterman, 64, will be at a later time and date. David passed away on Tuesday November 25, 2014 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made sent to Meals on Wheels or Cheyenne Animal Shelter.
William Wahl, M.D.
Nov 25, 2014
William R. Wahl, M.D. (Col. Ret. USANG), 83, of Cheyenne passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was born August 12, 1931 on the Wahl Ranch homestead, south of Laramie, to Walter H. and Elvira (Murdoch) Wahl. A 1948 graduate of Laramie High School, Bill enlisted in the Wyoming National Guard Troop C 115th...
