All Obituaries

Eugene Dale Cook passed away at his home in Lusk Sun., Sept. 17, 2023. A Prayer Circle will be held Thur., Sept. 21, 2023 at 4:00 P.M. at Prairie Hills Community Center, 625 E. 8th, Lusk. A full obituary will follow. Pier Funeral Home would like to advise you that the Memorial Tree Program does not plant a tree in this area, and does not notify the family of your gift.

Lona Belle (Bayne) Thayer was born on January 13, 1945, and entered eternal rest unexpectedly on September 12, 2023, at 78, after a brief battle with West Nile Virus. Lona was born in Hot Springs, SD, to Cecil and Vurel Bayne, joining siblings Chad, Sammie, and Chan, and was later joined by two more siblings, Mike and Tom. She spent most of her childhood traveling to many places around the country for her father’s job until they landed in Harrison, Nebraska. Lona graduated from Sioux...

Brian James Wilkinson, aka Mountain Man, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, at the age of 59, at his home in Lusk, Wyoming. Born on May 17, 1964, to William and Maria Wilkinson (Reese) in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Pennsylvania.  He graduated high school in 1983 from Pottsgrove Sr High in Pottstown, PA.  He was an avid football player and wrestler.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and trapping with his older brother Bill.  He was a member of the Second...

Patricia Kellett, born Helen Kellett, passed away on September 1, 2023. Although it wasn’t on her birth certificate, she was known as Pat, Patty or Patricia her entire life. She was born on July 14, 1934 to Edward and Helen Textor. She grew up in Sylvania, Ohio, graduating from Burnham High School in 1952. That very same year she met the man she would be married to for over 69 years: Harry Kellett. They met in March of that year and dated for almost 2 years. They were married January...

Glen Allen Petersen, 81, of Harrison, NE passed away on August 29, 2023, in Chadron, NE surrounded by his family. Born on March 24, 1942, in Lusk, Wyoming to Jim and Cleo (Leeling) Petersen. Glen was a loving and devoted family man. He cherished spending time with his grandkids and was known for his love of fishing, woodworking projects, playing cards- especially cribbage in his later years, golfing, and tending to his garden. .  Glen graduated from Sioux County High School in...

     James “Jim” Paul Cerha passed away at home in Lusk on the 22nd day of September, 2022.  A Celebration of Life for Jim will be at 11 o’clock A.M. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Lusk with Father Ray Moss officiating.  Military honors will follow the service.  Jim was born in Cleveland, Ohio on the 2nd day of April, 1950, to Harry Thomas Cerha and Marion (Gordon) Cerha.  As a child of a military...

Jack Sands Proctor was born January 3, 1943 in Sheridan Wyoming to Albert Leon Proctor and Myrtle May (Graham) Proctor. Jack attended grade school in country schools on Inyan Kara Creek.  He went to high school in Hulett, and graduated his senior year at Moorcroft High School in May 1962. In December 1963 Jack married Irene Hauber and to this union, his oldest son Bill Proctor was born in January 1965. Jack was drafted into the army on December 7, 1966, and took his basic training in...

Evelyn Tibbits Perry passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at her home in Lusk, Wyoming at the age of 91.  Evelyn was born in Lusk, Wyoming on August 10, 1931, to Clara Vera (Hanson) and Ansel C. (Slim) Tibbits.  She attended elementary school in Lusk and graduated in 1949 from Lusk High School.  In September 1950, Evelyn married Eugene H. Perry at the First Baptist Church in Lusk. Gene was in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II and was recalled to serve in...

OBITUARY Zola Emmajean (Goldsberry) Bolin October 4, 1938- June 26, 2023 Age 84, of Lusk, Wyoming passed away at Niobrara Health and Life Center assisted care unit.  She was born October 4, 1938 to Robert and Nellie Goldsberry.  Zola was born and raised on the Westside of Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Zola graduated from the Colorado Springs High School on June 7, 1956.  On October 24, 1956, she married Clarence Bolin.  They were married 19 years and had two...

In Loving Memory of (Butch)Herbert Dean Hogan Butch (Herbert Dean Hogan, 78 years of age, of Lusk, WY, entered his eternal home on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Meadow Wind Assisted Living in Casper, WY. Butch was born on May 3, 1945, in Cheyenne Wells, CO, the fourth of five children born to Earl and Nellie (Collins) Hogan of Kit Carson, CO. He was joined at home by three older sisters, Edna Jane, Ruth Ann, and Mary Catherine. Five years later, his little brother Donald Raymond arrived to...