Obituaries

Jul 23, 2024

.                 Ferlon Blaine Willow Sr. was born May 18, 1976 in Lander Wyoming to Cora Willow and Ira Dennis Tillman.

Ferlon was raised on the Wind River Reservation and lived his whole life there.

He went to school at Wyoming Indian and Wind River High School.  He then married Varna Augustine in November 1995.  Out...

Jul 16, 2024

Donald Guy Wight, 93, of Lander, Wyoming died in Lander on July 16, 2024.

Donald G. Wight, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2024, at Sage West Hospital in Lander, Wyoming.

A Visitation will be 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in the Chapel...

Jul 15, 2024

Donald Harvey Hankins, 79, of Hudson, Wyoming died on July 15, 2024. The public Visitation will be 5:00pm - 7:00pm, Friday, July 19, 2024 in the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson's Funeral Home, 680 Mount Hope Drive, Lander, Wyoming 82520. The Funeral Service will be 10:00am, Saturday, July 20, 2024 in the Chapel of Mount Hope, Hudson's Funeral Home....

Jul 15, 2024

Albert Lee Seamands was born on January 21, 1930 to Isaac Wesley Seamands and Mildred (Chapman) Seamands in Lander Wyoming. He was preceded in death by his parents and his three siblings Wesley Jr, Irene (twins) and Lucille. Al loved growing up in Wyoming, sometimes referring to himself as a farmer boy and often shared stories of the fun...

Jul 14, 2024

Gloria Jean McKinney (Jean)- Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend. It is with great sorrow that we share Jean's passing at the age of 86. Jean passed away at home peacefully, surrounded by family on Jul 14, 2024.

Jean was born in Port Allegany, PA, on May 20, 1938, to Albert and Helen Cleveland. Jean was...

Jul 12, 2024

Our beloved husband, Dad, and Papa, Gary John Steers, rode off one last time into a beautiful Wyoming sunset on Friday, July 12, 2024. As a man always enamored by the wonders and beauty of nature, it seemed fitting to watch the colorful hues of a summer night sky welcome him home.

Gary John Steers was born...

Jul 5, 2024

April Lee Friday (Eagle Feather – Neniixoo Kuuneet), 50, of Riverton, Wyoming passed away on July 5th, 2024, at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming. Wake service will be held at 7pm, Tuesday, July 9th at Blue Sky Hall in Ethete, Wyoming. All night wake will follow at 16 South Fork Road in Fort Washakie. Funeral services will...

Jul 3, 2024

October 28, 1942 – July 3, 2024

Jack Dwayne Pulsipher (81) died in Riverton, Wyoming on 3 July, 2024.

Jack is the son of Robert LeRoy Pulsipher, Sr. and Vera Harding Pulsipher.  He was born on October 29, 1942 in Provo, Utah.  He was reared in Mapleton, Utah, a farming community of about...

Jun 28, 2024

Wayne Downs, 86, of Fallon, Nevada, died on June 28, 2024, following a brief illness at Banner Churchill Community Hospital, in Fallon, Nevada. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday, September 6, 2025 in Lander, Wyoming.

Wayne was born on January 27, 1938, to John Walter Downs and Lucille Bernice Walter in Rensselaer, Indiana. After...

Jun 26, 2024

Caddie Jean Nelson joined her husband in heaven on June 26, 2024. Caddie was born in Wallace Idaho to Leonard and Shirley Hise. The family made their home in Sturgis, South Dakota where Caddie was the oldest on nine children. Caddie graduated from Sturgis Brown high school in 1965. Caddie met Gary Nelson in 1964 and upon completion of...

Jun 26, 2024

Nancy "Jill" Holden was born December 23, 1944 to Edward and Melva Balzly in Payson UT. Jill passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by loved ones on June 26, 2024.

She attended Elementary School at Peteetneet and attended Payson High School through the 9th grade.

Jill worked at a local Payson ranch for several...

Jun 18, 2024

Debra Sarah Weed, 68, of Fort Washakie died in Casper on June 18, 2024. A All Night Wake will be held 7:00pm, June 24, 2024, in the Family Home, 459 Trout Creek Road, Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The Funeral Service will be at 10:00am, Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in the St. David's Shoshone Episcopal Mission, 189 Trout Creek Rd, Fort...

Jun 17, 2024

Richard Duane "Dick" Ellis, 77, of Lander passed away on Monday, June 17th, 2024, at Westward Heights Nursing Home in Lander.

A memorial service will be held July 11, 2024, 10:00 a.m. at the Lander Community Center located at 950 Buena Vista Drive in Lander.  Note that this is a change from the earlier planned site of...

Jun 11, 2024

Sharon Gae Crerar, 87, of Lander, WY died on June 11th 2024 at Westward Heights in Lander, WY.

Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 at the Methodist Church, 262 North 3rd Street in Lander, Wyoming. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 at the...

Jun 9, 2024

Kay was a daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, friend, Head Start teacher, school district receptionist and did custom sewing, mending, alterations, anything sewing related, and lots of quilting.

She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Charles Eastman Johnson, second husband, Paul Edward Talkington; sister Darlleen Cassity; brother Dennis Rinker.

Kay...

Jun 6, 2024

KATELYN DELANE GALINDRE QUIVER Katelyn Delane Galindre Quiver was born on August 6, 1994. She passed away on June 6, 2024. Katelyn was born to Elizabeth Quiver in Las Vegas, NM. She was an enrolled member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe and a decendent of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe. She graduated from Robertson High School in Las Vegas, NM....

Jun 4, 2024

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On March 26, 1936, in Philadelphia, PA, Richard Wynn Gethin was born as the only child to Henry Wynn Gethin and Elizabeth Cessna Gethin. He passed away at age 88 on June 4, 2024 in Casper, WY due to complications with a heart procedure.

As a...

Jun 2, 2024

Matthew Deford Beal was born January 6th in 1971 in Englewood Colorado. He was the son of Ella Jane and Deforth Beal.

At four months of age, Matthew's home caught on fire and he suffered smoke inhalation.  He spent months in the hospital and eventually became a resident of an institution in Colorado.

Matthew has...

Jun 1, 2024

Barbara Jean Rieman, 91, passed away on June 1st, 2024.

She was born to Clarence M. Grieve and Clara (McIntosh) Grieve. She was raised on the Sweetwater River at the JJ Ranch 3 miles north of Home On The Range, Wyoming. Following her marriage, she had 6 children and many grandchildren, and great grandchildren. After her divorce...

May 28, 2024

Jerry C. Hammack, 90, peacefully left this earth to enjoy heaven's golf courses on May 28, 2024. He left holding the hand of the love of his life for more than 67 years, his wife Mary Jean.

He was born in 1933 in Boise, Idaho, to Barney and Mary Hammack. For the next 80+ years Jerry worked...