OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries - Casper, Wyoming and the Surrounding Areas

Darrell DuWayne Harshfield

Darrell DuWayne Harshfield

Sep 12, 2024

     “I made it to 71!” Darrell Harshfield spoke these words in the early morning hours of his birthday before his health rapidly declined and he passed away peacefully into Jesus’ arms the next day on September 12th.

       Darrell was born on September 11th in Casper, Wyoming to Keith and Leone Harshfield. He attended Jefferson Elementary, East...

Gary Ray Pruitt

Gary Ray Pruitt

Sep 12, 2024

      Gary Ray Pruitt was called home to Glory to be with his Lord Jesus Christ in the early morning hours of September 12, 2024. He was surrounded by his loving wife, sons, and family.

      Gary was born August 7, 1955, To Harrison T. And Mildred A. Pruitt in Casper Wyoming. His Father named him after...

Danny Leroy Welty

Danny Leroy Welty

Sep 11, 2024

On April 29, 1941, Danny Leroy Welty was born to Kenneth Leroy Welty and Velma Mae Welty in Wheatland, WY. He spent most of his childhood life between Cheyenne and Chugwater, Wyoming on the Horse Creek Mobile Oil Field. Being the first-born grandchild to the Arnold family, his aunts and uncles loved and adored him. He and his sister, Sharon...

Andrea Dawn Whisler

Andrea Dawn Whisler

Sep 11, 2024

Andrea Whisler 59 of Casper, passed on Wednesday September 11, 2024 at Shepherd of the Valley Care Center. While she struggled with health issues for her entire life, Andrea always found joy in children and spending time with her family.

She will be missed by brothers Don and Mike Whisler and her sister Adrienne Whisler. 

There are currently no services planned.

Dorian Carise Quis

Dorian Carise Quis

Sep 11, 2024

 Dorian Carise Quis (Dori), 56, passed away September 11, 2024, at Banner Medical Center.

 Dori was born in Ft. Collins Colorado on December 15, 1967

to Fredrick (Fritz) Faulkner and Dawn Faulkner (Hopkins). She went to Central High School her freshman year in Grand Junction Colorado and then moved to Denver, where she attended WheatRidge High School, where she graduated in 1986....

Virginia Ellen Nelson

Virginia Ellen Nelson

Sep 10, 2024

Virginia Ellen Nelson, 73, of Casper, Wyoming, was born February 9, 1951 and passed away September 10, 2024 in Casper. 

Ginger was preceded in death by her father, Richard Christman, her mother, Patricia Smith, her stepfather, Jack Smith, her sister, Julie Jackson, and her beloved husband, James Nelson.

 She is survived by her stepmother, Virginia Christman, three brothers, Rick (Helen) Christman, Mark...

Rose Mary Lubenow

Rose Mary Lubenow

Sep 10, 2024

Rose Mary “Rosie” (Wald) Lubenow passed away September 10, 2024 in Casper, WY. She was born May 17, 1933 to Sebastian and Lutzia Wald on their farm in LaMoure County, ND. 

Rosie attended grade school at Wano #2 in Medberry, ND, sometimes getting to school on a horse-drawn sled. She graduated from Edgeley High School in 1951. Growing up, Rosie worked...

T. Lucille Crawford

T. Lucille Crawford

Sep 9, 2024

T. Lucille Crawford ended her final chapter September 9 2024, surrounded with love. Born February 19, 1929 to Jesse and Elma Snell, Lucille lived a long, full life. The second of five girls, she was a force to be reckoned with. 

Lucille married the love of her life, Charles Crawford November 1, 1969 in Lyons KS. They spent a few years...

Betty Sue Clanton

Betty Sue Clanton

Sep 7, 2024

On September 7, 2024, Betty Sue Clanton went to be with the Lord. Because of accepting Christ as her Savior, she has gone to join her mother and father, her husband George, and her son Ross, who preceded her in death.

Betty Sue was born on September 6, 1935 in Mirando City, Texas. She was the daughter of Herbert and Dorothy...

Carol Sue Elmore

Carol Sue Elmore

Sep 6, 2024

Carol Sue “Suzie” Elmore went home to Jesus on September 6th 2024 at age 74 in Casper, Wy. Suzie was born in Casper on January 27th 1950 to Ernest and Hilda Kennedy. Suzie was a very strong and loving mother. She was always there to help anyone in need and she especially loved kids. 

Suzie fought a long and painful battle...

Warren Floyd Franklin

Warren Floyd Franklin

Sep 5, 2024

Warren Floyd Franklin, 47, of Casper, passed away September 5, 2024 in Casper, Wyoming. Services will be held at a later date. 

Paul Scott Edwards

Paul Scott Edwards

Sep 5, 2024

Paul “Scott” Edwards, 69, of Casper Wyoming went home to the lord the morning of September 5, 2024. He testified that he had a vision of an angel in the darkened, pre-dawn street moments before he passed in his wife’s arms.

An avid outdoorsman, he found God in nature; waterfalls, in particular, I remember fondly bringing him joy and awe. Everything...

Patricia Kay Singer

Patricia Kay Singer

Sep 4, 2024

Patricia Kay (Trish) Singer, 63, of Casper, WY passed away on Wednesday, September4, 2024 surrounded by loved ones.

Trish was born in Casper to Vere Elston and Patricia Crosier Elston on July 17, 1961. She enjoyed camping and the outdoors for most of her life. Trish loved The Price Is Right and tried to never miss an episode. She adored her...

Maxine A. Anderson

Maxine A. Anderson

Sep 3, 2024

 Maxine Ann (Emerson) Anderson, affectionately known as Mitzi or Max by her close friends and Mitz by her husband, passed away at the age of 87 on Tuesday morning, September 3, 2024, in Casper, Wyoming. She was born on February 20, 1937 in Devils Lake, North Dakota to Clarence and Anna (Pederson) Emerson and grew up in the little farming...

Donna J. Jones

Donna J. Jones

Sep 2, 2024

Donna Jean Jones, 81, of Casper, Wyoming passed away on Sept 2nd in her home with her two daughters beside her. Donna was born in Casper, Wyoming to Geraldine Miller and Edgar Howard on June 4, 1943. She graduated from NC high school. Donna worked most of her life as a bookkeeper running companies with her late husband Joe Pittman.

Donna...

Kaye Thiriot

Kaye Thiriot

Sep 2, 2024

The family will hold a Celebration of Life at a later date.

A full obituary will be posted when available.

Marilynn Lavelle Cox

Marilynn Lavelle Cox

Sep 1, 2024

Marilynn Lavelle Cox passed away peacefully on September 1 at Central Wyoming Hospice Center in Casper, Wyoming, surrounded by many loving family members. She was the oldest child born to parents Reginaldo and Dorethea (Mahl) Durant on February 5, 1933 at their home in Newton, Iowa. Reginaldo named her after his favorite Broadway musical star, Marilyn Miller. Marilynn Durant later...

Joyce Irene Lyford

Joyce Irene Lyford

Aug 30, 2024

Joyce Irene Lyford, 82, of Glenrock, Wyoming, passed away on August 30, 2024 in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Joyce was born in Dubuque, Iowa, to Howard and Gladys Jansen on October 18, 1941. She went to Dubuque Senior High School, attended Nursing School in Davenport, Iowa, and Obtained a Masters Degree in Nursing from the University of Wyoming. Joyce served as a...

Michael Joseph Burke IV

Michael Joseph Burke IV

Aug 29, 2024

      Michael J. Burke IV, 79, of Casper, Wyoming, passed away after a lengthy illness on August 29, 2024. A third-generation member of a Sheep and Cattle Ranching Family in Wyoming since 1901, Michael served for over 50 years as an attorney who specialized in Tax Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate Transactions, the Administration of Decedent’s Estates, Guardianship...

Masako Suzuki Cole

Masako Suzuki Cole

Aug 29, 2024

Masako went to be with Phil in Heaven on Thursday, August 29. They would have been married 60 years in October. 

Masako was born in Yokosuka-Shi, Kanagawa-Ken Japan, on March 10, 1936. In 1964, she met and married Phillip Cole at the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. She not only brought our family culture; but no one ever went away from...

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