Obituaries

Velda Allison

Velda Allison

Dec 25, 2011

Graveside services for Mrs. Velda Allison will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Chaplain Marvin Skogen officiating. Velda Pauline (Wunder) Allison, 98 years young, died peacefully December 25, 2011 at Shepherd of the Valley Care Center. Velda enjoyed archery and was State Women's Champion. She wrote two books about family and travels....

Marcia Nelson

Marcia Nelson

Dec 24, 2011

Lifetime Casper resident, Marcia Nelson, 51, died on Saturday, December 24, 2011, at her home of natural causes. Marcia was born in Casper, Wyoming, daughter of Martin Sanchez, Sr. and Regina (Johns) Sanchez. Marcia was a student at Natrona County High School and Casper College and was a member of the Casper Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps. In her adult...

Lillian Thomas

Lillian Thomas

Dec 22, 2011

Memorial services for Mrs. Lillian M. Thomas, 80, will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Church of God of Prophecy with Pastor David Taylor officiating. Mrs. Thomas passed away December 22, 2011 at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah. She was born May 5, 1931 in Wheatland, Wyoming. Lillian worked several years at the...

Larry Byer

Larry Byer

Dec 22, 2011

Larry George Byer passed away December 22, 2011. Larry was one of nine children born to George F. Byer and Harriet (Patton) Byer on May 12, 1934. Larry was in the Army. He worked for the Texaco Refinery for 38 years. He married Jeanette H. Morton on February 11, 1956. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette, son, Larry W....

Lawrence Bakken

Lawrence Bakken

Dec 21, 2011

Services for Lawrence ‘Larry' R. Bakken will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Winter Memorial Church with Pastor Debbie Cato officiating. Military honors will be accorded by the Natrona County United Veterans Council and the Wyoming Army National Guard. Interment will be at Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Bakken, 75, passed away December 21, 2011 at...

James Healy

James Healy

Dec 20, 2011

Jim Healy passed away on December 20, 2011 surrounded by his immediate family. Jim was a devoted father, husband and friend. He was most in his element when he was in the outdoors of Wyoming or Montana. He lived to make others laugh and will be remembered for his unique humor, his smile and his shinning blue eyes. He will...

Alfonso Lopez

Alfonso Lopez

Dec 18, 2011

Services for Mr. Alfonso C. "Big Al" Lopez will be held at a later date. Mr. Lopez, 78, passed away December 18, 2011 at the Central Wyoming Hospice home in Casper, Wyoming. Mr. Lopez served with the Marines and Army during the Korean Conflict. Cremation has been held.

Jerome Murray

Jerome Murray

Dec 16, 2011

Services for Mr. Jerome Arthur Murray will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 20, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Bustard's Funeral Home West Chapel. Interment will be at Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Murray, 78, passed away December 16, 2011 at the Shepherd...

Alice Kuhn

Alice Kuhn

Dec 15, 2011

Memorial services for Mrs. Alice Kuhn will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 30, 2011 at the LDS Stake Center, 3931 West 45th Street, Casper, Wyoming. Mrs. Kuhn, 77, passed away December 15, 2011 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Alice Kuhn was born on January 21, 1934 in Smoot, Wyoming, to Frank and Alice Hill. She was one...

Mary Hickford

Mary Hickford

Dec 15, 2011

Born September 18, 1929 in Gillette, WY to Lettie (Glines) and Lafe Willard. She left us and went to be with the Lord on December 15th, 2011 in Casper, WY. Services will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church located at 332 E 2nd Street in Casper WY. On September 14th, 1949...

Donna Gransbury

Donna Gransbury

Dec 14, 2011

No services are planned for Mrs. Donna M. Gransbury. Mrs. Gransbury, 72, passed away December 14, 2011 at Shepherd of the Valley Care Center. Cremation has taken place.

Donald McCoy

Donald McCoy

Dec 14, 2011

Funeral services for Mr. Donald A. McCoy will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery Chapel. Visitation will be Sunday, December 18, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Bustard's Funeral Home West Chapel. Military rites will be accorded by the Natrona County United Veterans Council and the Wyoming Army National...

Marvin Opitz

Marvin Opitz

Dec 12, 2011

Marvin Ralph Opitz, 64, of Green River died Dec. 11, 2011, from injuries received in an accident at his residence. He was born Oct. 29, 1947, in Day County, S.D., the son of Frederick Opitz and Margerie Stromseth Opitz. He attended schools in Roslyn, S.D., and graduated with the class of 1965. He married Vivian Delinger on Aug. 24, 1975,...

Dorothy Allison

Dorothy Allison

Dec 7, 2011

Mass of Christian Burial for Dorothy Allison, 93, will be celebrated at 1:00 PM, Saturday, December 10, 2011 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church by Fr. Lucas K. Simango. Vigil for the Deceased will be celebrated at 7:00 PM, Friday, December 9, 2011 at Bustard's Funeral Home West Chapel. Rite of Committal will be at Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Allison passed away...

Darline Crogness

Darline Crogness

Dec 6, 2011

Katherine Darline (Bittleston) Crogness Darline was born in Casper Wyoming on May 17, 1932 to William Alfred (Slim) Bittleston and Margaret Ann (Brummel) Bittleston. She died on December 6, 2011 following a lengthy illness. Darline was a woman of many talents. Her sense of humor entertained friends and family, through both her writing and when talking with her. She was...

Mary Slagter

Mary Slagter

Dec 6, 2011

Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Martha Slagter, 87, will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Monday, December 12, 2011 at St. Louis Catholic Church, Glenrock, Wyoming by Fr. George Von Kaenel. Vigil for the Deceased will be celebrated after the Sunday Mass, December 11, 2011 at St. Louis Catholic Church. Interment will be at Glenrock Cemetery, Glenrock. Wyoming. Mrs. Slagter...

Irvin Hottell

Irvin Hottell

Dec 5, 2011

Memorial services for Irvin Hottell will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Bustard's Funeral Home West Chapel. Visitation with the family will beThursday from 10:00 AM until service time at 11:00 AM. Mr. Hottell, 90, passed away December 5, 2011 at Life Care Center in Casper, Wyoming. He served in the Army from 1942 until his...

Jacqueline Tempest

Jacqueline Tempest

Dec 3, 2011

Jacquie Tempest, 87, of Casper passed away December 3, 2011 at Central Wyoming Hospice after a short illness. Jacquie, was born August 4, 1924 to Richard and Maude Shadford in Denver, Colorado. She attended schools in Denver and graduated from East Denver High. She then attended Carleton College for 2 years, graduating from Denver University in 1946 with a BA...

Willliam Miller

Willliam Miller

Dec 3, 2011

Services for Mr. William J. Miller will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 9, 2011 at Mount Hope Lutheran Church with Pastors John Hill and Ron Garwood officiating. Military honors will be accorded by the Natrona County United Veterans Council and the Wyoming Army National Guard. Interment at Memorial Gardens Cemetery will be held before the services. Mr. Miller...

Enid Curry

Enid Curry

Dec 2, 2011

Enid (Tina) E. Curry was born Feb. 5, 1923 in Escondido CA. She attended primary school in Chico California, then back to Escondido for High School. On Jan. 10, 1942 she married her high school sweetheart Leo Curry in Yuma Arizona. Their first residence was in Fallbrook CA where Leo was employed on a survey crew. About a year later...