Obituaries

Jan 25, 2023

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the loss of Charles "Scott" Enger.

Charles "Scott" Enger of Lander, Wyoming, died on January 25 th , 2023 with his beloved partner Kimberli Benac-Lewis by his side.

Charles "Scott" Enger, age 51, was born on March 2 nd , 1971 in Miami, Florida....

Jan 17, 2023

John "Catfish" Foutz passed away January 17th 2023 in Lander at the age of 63. John was preceded in death by his parents, Chuck and Jean Foutz. He is survived by his brothers, Tony and Charlie and his sons, Jared, Travis, and Chance. He also leaves behind a large extended family including countless friends.  A celebration of life is...

Jan 11, 2023

Carolyn Jernberg OBITUARY

Jernberg, Carolyn (nee Soutter) January 11, 2023, Age 92.

Late of Lander, Wyoming. Formerly of Lancaster, MA,

Crete, IL, Lawton, MI, Flossmoor, IL, and Chicago, IL; Beloved wife of the late Paul F. Jernberg, Sr. († 2012); Dear mother of Paul F. (Anne) Jernberg; Cherished grandmother of Thomas († 2017)...

Jan 11, 2023

Cassaundra (Cass) Lee VanVleet unexpectedly passed away near Hudson, WY on

January 11, 2023. She was born August 16, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA to Ray and Bee Gordon.

Cass graduated from Green River High School in 1975. Cass spent her life working and raising kids. She was a mother to many and touched a...

Jan 11, 2023

Joan Seely, 83, of Lander passed away at Wind River Rehabilitation and Care Center on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. At her request, there will be no services.

Joan Patricia Albright was born in Portland, Oregon on October 17, 1939 to William and Mildred (Davies) Albright. She had one sibling, a twin brother. When Joan was a baby,...

Jan 9, 2023

James Michael Kennah

August 12,1959 - January 9 2023

Born in Casper Wyoming

Raised on the Wind River Indian Reservation as a non enrolled member of the Eastern

Shoshone Tribe

Graduated from Lander Valley High School

Attended Wyoming Certified Welding Trade School in Casper Wyoming

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Jan 6, 2023

Vickie Lorene Bush, 76, of Lander, Wyoming died on January 6, 2023, at home.

Vickie was born on June 22, 1946 to Victor Bertrand Stephenson and Jennie Lorene Hawkins in Grant, Nebraska.

After Vickie was born, her parents moved to Sydney, Montana. In 1954, her parents moved to Riverton, Wyoming. She attended schools in Riverton...

Jan 3, 2023

Carol Lynn Gdula, Cherished Wife, Proud Mother/Grandmother, and Beloved Friend passed away peacefully in her home on January 3, 2023 at the age of 66 with her devoted soul mate at her side. Despite her many health problems, she faced throughout her life, her faith stayed strong as she touched many lives throughout her years and will be truly...

Jan 1, 2023

Quinten Harvey Mccormick, age 53, of Casper, died at his home on January 1st, 2023

Quinten was born on March 31 st 1969 to William (Bill) Mccormick and Bonita (Bonnie) Hambrick

Quinten graduate from Lander Valley Highschool in 1988, where he participated in R.O.T.C and EMT training. Later he became a paramedic for Fremont County....

Jan 1, 2023

Mr. Guy Ernest Milton walked from us along the path to God's open arms. After a long hard life, he has hopefully found peace. He took his final walk early on January 1, 2023 choosing to start the year in a better place. Alzheimers took his mind but could not steal his soul.

Guy was born May...

Dec 30, 2022

Elizabeth "Betty" Brodie Geddes Shirreffs, 85, passed away on December 30, 2022, in Casper, Wyoming.

Betty was born on July 1, 1937, in Aberdeen, Scotland, to Ernest Geddes and Margaret Cruickshank Geddes. She was born the third of four children.

Betty was working at a small local convenience store in Aberdeen where she was introduced...

Dec 29, 2022

The earth has lost    One…   Fine…   Cowboy!

James Ronald Crump was born January 20, 1953 in Jackson Wyoming to William Crump and Dolores Ohswaldt Crump. The family lived in Pinedale at the time. The family moved to Lander in 1954; and then onto the Crump Ranch on Squaw Creek Road outside Lander when he was about 3...

Dec 29, 2022

Vivian C. Smith (Andrews), 76, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, December 29th, 2022. She was born in Annandale, Minnesota May 10, 1946 to Kent and Amy Andrews. As a young child she moved to Casper, Wyoming. Kent and Amy divorced and as a young teenager she moved back to Minnesota and lived with Uncle George and...

Dec 27, 2022

Gary Griffin

July 4, 1937 – December 27, 2022

Gary Griffin was born on July 4,1937 to Henry (Pink) Griffin and Juanita (Nita) Griffin in Riverton, Wyoming.

Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing, 4-wheeling and gold panning and all things outdoors.  He had a great love of flying and airplanes and built a BD-4 experimental...

Dec 27, 2022

Mary Ann Homec, 93, died in Lander, Wyoming on December 27, 2022. She was born February 26, 1929, in Crawford, Nebraska to Robert W Crail and Veata Mae (Hymer) Crail.

Mrs. Homec graduated from Fremont County Vocational High School and was employed by many local businesses, beginning in her high school years.  She began her career with...

Dec 26, 2022

Caroline (Phagan) Werner

Born 7/29/1929 in Lander Wyoming to James A and Jennie A Weisner passed away 12/26/2022 at Westward Heights Nursing Home.  Caroline graduated from high school in 1946 and married Kenneth Phagan 6/3/1947. They had two children, Patrick and Susan.

Caroline enjoyed rock hunting, fishing, braiding rugs, painting and playing cards. She was...

Dec 25, 2022

Charlotte Kay Jensen, 71, of Lander, Wyoming was born on July 18, 1951 in Buffalo, Wyoming and died in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 25, 2022.

Kays Funeral Service will be Tuesday, January 3, 2023 in the Lander Valley Baptist Church, 790 South 9th St, Lander, Wyoming at 11:00am.

Burial will be Wednesday, January...

Dec 24, 2022

Jean Kay Foutz, "Granny" was born in Green Bay Wisconsin in October of 1943. Her family moved to Cheyenne when she was still young, where she would go through school and graduate. She twirled batons with the Majorettes, and marched in the Cheyenne Frontier Day Parade on multiple occasions. Her family owned a salvage yard, and she ran a...

Dec 22, 2022

Kyle T. Dockter, 48, of Lander, WY passed away Dec. 22, 2022, after a life-long disability.

Kyle was born Oct. 27, 1974, to Terry and Linda (Kayser) Dockter. He died at the Wyoming Life Resource Center in Lander, WY, where he had been a resident for the past 18 years. We want to acknowledge his nurses, caregivers...

Dec 20, 2022

Fay was born May 17, 1936 at Bishop Randall Hospital in Lander, Wyoming to Forrest and Anna Margaretta (Van Patten) Sprout, the third of six children. Fay was a fourth generation Lander family (Doane, VanPatten, Sprout) growing up on Mexican Creek and Lyons Valley. Fay died on December 20, 2022 in Lander, Wyoming.

She married Richard "Dick"...