Obituaries

Christina Wirtala

Christina Wirtala

Sep 8, 2016

Christina Passed away suddenly of a short illness September 8, 2016 at the age of 43. Christina was born just before Christmas December 12, 1972 to William and Lou Cardran in Huntington Beach, CA. It was the best early Christmas present ever. She lived in Huntington Beach till she was two then moved to Northern California and from there to...

John Hoskins

John Hoskins

Sep 8, 2016

John Gordon Hoskins, age 79, passed away September 8, 2016 at Wyoming Medical Center after a long battle with COPD and heart problems. John was born on August 25, 1937 to Jess and Mary (Steele) Hoskins in Grand Junction, Colorado. He proudly served his country as an electrician in the United States Navy. Earning a B.A. in Fisheries, John was...

Mariko Miller

Mariko Miller

Sep 7, 2016

Mariko Terasaki Miller (best known to her friends as Mako) was born August 23, 1932. She graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1952, and married Mayne Miller, an attorney, in 1953. The couple moved to Wyoming in 1959, and she became active in state and national politics. Mako was the first woman appointed Honorary Consul-General of Japan. She brought...

Janet Pavey

Janet Pavey

Sep 7, 2016

Janet was born in Worland, Wyoming on March 23, 1952, the daughter of Ken and Rosalee Pavey. She passed away in Brush, Colorado on September 7, 2016. Our family lived in Worland, WY until 1962, when we moved to Casper, WY. In 1972 Janet graduated "with distinction" with an Associates of Arts from Casper College. In 1974, Janet graduated from...

Mary Sjostrom

Mary Sjostrom

Sep 6, 2016

Mary Jane (Keith) Sjostrom, age 55, of Casper, WY passed away September 9, 2016 at Central Wyoming Hospice after a more than two year battle with brain cancer. Mary Jane was born December 26, 1960 in Casper to Roland and Trudy (Bickford) Keith. She graduated from Natrona County High School in 1979 and married Eddie Sjostrom September 13, 1980. The...

Lewis Stanart

Lewis Stanart

Sep 5, 2016

No services will be held at this time for Mr. Lewis Leroy Stanart, 92, of Casper, WY. Mr. Stanart passed away September 5, 2016 in Casper. He proudly served his country in the US Army Air Corp during World War II.

Mavis Thoma

Mavis Thoma

Sep 2, 2016

Memorial Service for Irene Thoma, 85, will be held Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Church of God of Prophecy with Pastor Ked Shroyer officiating. Irene passed away on September 2, 2016 at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper. She was born August 30, 1931 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Walter Lee and Jessie (Ford) Votaw. Irene married Jack...

Mark Cannon

Mark Cannon

Aug 30, 2016

Mark Anthony Cannon, age 56, of Casper, WY, passed away on August 30, 2016 of a sudden heart attack. He was born to the late Ralph M. Cannon Jr. and Patricia Gregory Cannon on January 9, 1960 in Casper, WY. As a child, Mark accepted Christ and was baptized at Mountain View Baptist Church. He attended Natrona County High School...

Lonnie Bitton

Lonnie Bitton

Aug 29, 2016

Lonnie Kae Bitton died peacefully surrounded by her loving daughter and son on August 29, 2016 in Casper, WY. Born on March 31, 1939 in Idaho Falls, ID to Bill and Beth Hall, she was the oldest of two children. She married Lee Wilson and resided in Shelley, ID for 5 years with her oldest three children. They later divorced....

Leoda Cain

Leoda Cain

Aug 29, 2016

Services for Mrs. Leoda Hazel Cain, 75, of Casper, WY have taken place. Leoda passed away August 29, 2016 in Casper, WY.

Fred Eeles

Fred Eeles

Aug 28, 2016

Memorial Services for Fred Eeles will be held Wednesday October 19, 2016 at 2 pm at Bustard's Funeral Home with a gathering to celebrate Fred's life at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds Arena to follow. Fred Eeles, 74, of Casper, Wyoming went on to his "next adventure" August 28, 2016. Over the past 10 years, he had battled 3 different cancers,...

Mikal Goudie

Mikal Goudie

Aug 26, 2016

M. Todd Goudie, age 51, was born July 20, 1965 in Shenandoah, Iowa. He passed away peacefully at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, WY August 26, 2016. He is survived by his mother Beverly and three brothers, Devin, Mury, and Derek and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard, in 2013. Todd was...

Gregory Tanner

Gregory Tanner

Aug 25, 2016

A celebration of life for Gregory "Greg" K. Tanner, 47, of Casper, WY will be held at 11:00am, on Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Boyd Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Quinn Williams officiating. Greg passed away August 25, 2016 in Casper, WY.

Betty Russell

Betty Russell

Aug 23, 2016

Services for Mrs. Betty Jane Russell, 81, of Casper, WY are being planned for a later date. Betty passed away August 23, 2016 in Casper, WY.

Lois Mayer

Lois Mayer

Aug 22, 2016

Lois Elaine Mayer passed at 11:11 AM on August 22, 2016 at the Kloefkorn House of Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, Wyoming. She was born in Casper, Wyoming on March 24, 1938 to parents Raymond L. "Bud" Craig Sr. (b. 1905-d. 1983) and Mary Pearl Craig (b. 1911-d. 2001). Lois attended schools in Casper, and earned her Associate degree in...

Dorothy Hulett

Dorothy Hulett

Aug 21, 2016

Dorothy Hulett, age 69, passed away at her home on August 21, 2016, after battling primary peritoneal cancer. She was born Dorothy Marie Lutz on November 24th, 1946 in Garnett, KS, to Edward and Gertrude Lutz. She married Gary Hulett on January 22, 1966. They ultimately had two children and settled in Casper, WY, where Dorothy worked as a legal...

Phyllis Carlson

Phyllis Carlson

Aug 21, 2016

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend; Phyllis Gurtsak Carlson went home to be with the LORD with a big smile on her face on August 21, 2016 at Central Wyoming Hospice. Born August 3, 1932 to Henrietta and Art Knoucke in Fairbury, NE. She married Stephen Gurtsak, and had 6 children and 6 grand-children and 9 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death...

Carolyn Steinberg

Carolyn Steinberg

Aug 21, 2016

Carolyn Marie Steinberg was gifted to Stella Marie and Henry H Arends on December 2, 1933 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The Arends family was a busy household with 10 children (two boys and eight girls). The family weathered the "great depression" and at the beginning of WWII Carolyn's father moved the family to Rapid City where he worked as...

Margaret Bordewick

Margaret Bordewick

Aug 17, 2016

Margaret Peterson Bordewick passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Hugh and Mary (Duffy) Peterson. She attended Holy Cross High School and went on to graduate from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Immediately after graduating from college, she taught school and then worked in the banking industry. She...

Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George

Aug 17, 2016

Elizabeth Joann George "Jo" was born July 4, 1958 in Trenton, MO to Cora Little and Jerry Fagan. Jo completed her education at Mercer R3 in Mercer, MO. After graduation she went to Des Moines, IA to learn welding and spent her early 20's working in the trade. In the early 80's she met Ron "Tuffy" George and followed him...