All Obituaries

  A graveside service for family and friends will be held for Rhea Andrew “Bud” Tillard, 96, at 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 29, 2020 at the Douglas Park Cemetery in Douglas, Wyoming with Pastor Echo Klaproth officiating.  Interment will be in the Tillard Family plot. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 10:00 A.M. to 12 Noon. Bud’s long journey in life ended peacefully and surrounded by his family at home on the ranch north of Douglas,...

A graveside service for Kathryn (Weisgarber) Carpenter, 96, was held at the Wheatland, Cemetery, in Wheatland, Wyoming with Pastor Jason Iacovetto officiating. Kathryn Carpenter passed away on June 20, 2020 at the Douglas Care Center in Douglas, Wyoming. Kathryn was born on Thursday, August 25, 1923 in Mandan, North Dakota the daughter of Morris and Millie (Wintchell) Weisgarber. She married Milton Skager. They later divorced. To that union, Leslie “Les” Skager was born. In...

A Celebration of Life for Holly Jo Montgomery, 57, will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the Vikings Football Stadium in Guernsey, Wyoming with The Reverend Kellie Thomson officiating. Inurnment will be held at the Prairie Rest Cemetery near Guernsey. Holly Montgomery passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 near Hill City, South Dakota doing what she loved, riding her motorcycle. Holly was born Sunday, December 23, 1962 in Torrington, Wyoming the daughter of Stuart Roy and...

Christopher “Chris” Stafford, 75, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at his home in Wheatland, Wyoming of natural causes. Chris Stafford was born in Pocatello, Idaho to Graham Stafford and MarGene Grant. He spent most of his youth in southeastern Idaho exploring the mountains as much as possible. He had a chronic need to explore and study the natural beauty of his surroundings. As a teenager, Chris lived in California and Colorado. He then spent a year in Mexico. He was a proud...

Graveside services for Ardith L. “Ardie” Sater-Sailer-Baker-Templar, 76, will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, June 19, 2020 at the Wheatland Cemetery in Wheatland, Wyoming. Ardith Templar Passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020 at her home in Wheatland. Ardie Templar was born Monday, February 21, 1944 the daughter of Ardith M. “Art” and Martha (Black) Sater in Wheatland. Ardie was reared and educated in Wheatland and graduated from Wheatland High School in 1962.  She...

Eleanor Dee (Whitaker) Rodgers, age 85, passed away peacefully in the loving company of her granddaughter, Hailey Bloom, at 4:58 PM, on Thursday, June 4, 2020 due to complications of numerous health issues.  She was born Friday, July 6, 1934 at Rose Hillman's Maternity Home in Douglas, Wyoming to Ruth (Furman) and Walter Winton Whitaker Sr..  She was welcomed home to the family ranch, the Wagonhound homestead on King Creek, by an older brother Walter Jr. and two...

A funeral service for James W. “Jim” “Doc” Hawley Jr. MD, 66, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at the Wheatland High School Football Field in Wheatland, Wyoming with Pastor Casey Schroeder of the First Christian Church officiating. Jim Hawley passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 near his home in Wheatland. Jim was born in Arkansas on Sunday, September 6, 1953 the son of James W. and Jimmie D. (Wallace) Hawley Sr. Jim lived and attended public...

On Thursday June 4th Tom hollered down at Arlene Oban and said “Are ya coming Ma?”, and she went. Arlene was THE most stubborn woman ever born and she didn’t go anywhere until she was good and ready.  She was born in Roscoe, South Dakota, on Wednesday, March 3, 1937. She was the daughter of farmers Oscar and Katherine (Buechler) Winkler and showed her stubbornness at an early age.  Her dad was a drinker so she would pour his wine out in the outhouse, against his...

A memorial service will be held for David John “Dave” Kuusisto, 75, at 2:00 P.M. Friday, July 31, 2020 at the Gorman Funeral Homes – Converse Chapel in Douglas, Wyoming.   Dave went to his Heavenly Home on Friday, May 29, 2020; two weeks after a surgery at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming with his loving wife of 50 years and their two children surrounding him.   He was born Friday, November 17, 1944 in Ishpeming, Michigan to the Rev. U. Thomas and...

A private family service will be held for Andrew Jens “Drew” Skilbred, 40, at a later time. Andrew Skilbred passed away at his home in Glenrock, Wyoming on Friday, May 22, 2020. He was born Saturday, August 18, 1979 in Bozeman, Montana the son of Chester L. and Kathy Sue (Berg) Skilbred. Andrew is survived by his father, Chet Skilbred; mother, Kathy Skilbred; children, Rikki Skilbred and Desmond Skilbred; and brother, Matthew (Cristy) Skilbred and their children, Cole...