All Obituaries

  Karen Kay Krein Jassman, age 72, passed away at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper on Friday, January 30, 2026. Karen was born on July 29, 1953, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Gust and Alma Krein. The ninth of twelve children, she lived on the family farm in Tuttle, North Dakota, until May 1962, when the family moved to Terry, Montana, because Gust worked construction, ultimately ending up in Lusk on December 2, 1963. Karen attended Niobrara County High School and worked at the ...

Deborah Kay “Deb” Scott, age 73, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2026, at Prairie Pines Extended Care Facility in Lusk, Wyoming. Up until the end, Deb maintained her kindness, compassion, and deep love of family and friends, and gratitude for a life filled with wonderful and varied experiences. Deb was born August 13, 1952, in Havre, Montana, and was raised by Darlene and Arthur Renzelman and Harold Wilmes. She grew up and attended school in California and Wyoming, ...

David Dennis Vetter, 87, passed away on January 17, 2026, in Lusk, Wyoming. Dennis was born April 24, 1938, in Denver, Colorado, to David & Helen Vetter. Dennis, the oldest of four boys, grew up north of Bennett, Colorado, on the family’s dryland wheat farm. He enjoyed cowboying on their ranch south of Bennett. Dennis loved to ride in rodeos, bareback riding, calf roping, and team roping. Dennis served in the U.S. Army at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He married Joyce Becker on May ...

Beverly Jo Grant Miller was born on September 3, 1943, to Kenneth and Wilna Grant. She was delivered by Dr. Reckling at the Spencer Hospital in Lusk, Wyoming, and raised north of Crawford, Nebraska, where she attended country school before graduating from Chadron High School in 1961.  She went on to graduate from Chadron State College in 1964, earning her bachelor’s degree in Education.    On February 21, 1964, Bev married Patrick A. Miller in Chadron, Nebraska. ...

Kathleen Hall Jackson, age 94, passed away on her father’s birthday, December 13, 2025, at the Niobrara Extended Care Center in Lusk, Wyoming. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at St. George Episcopal Church in Lusk, Wyoming. Interment will follow at the Node Cemetery. Kathleen was born at the old Ivinson Hospital in Laramie, Wyoming, on September 24, 1931, to Ed and Rose Hall. The mountains, rivers, and creeks of Albany County ...

Paul was born on March 30, 1950, in Dumas, Arkansas, to William Hugh and Mabel Luker. He was the 6th child of seven children. His family moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1953. He graduated from Crooked Oak High School in 1968. He began working for the Department of Defense at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City right after graduating from high school. He married Ada (Lucy) Williamson on March 21, 1969. They had two children, a Daughter, Mickie Lynn, and a son, William Ervin. His job ...

            Donna Fae Pennington, 88, passed away Sunday, November 23, at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, Wyoming. She was born on December 31, 1936, in Lusk, Wyoming, the daughter of Benjamin F. Wolfe and Rose Marie (Hitchcock) Wolfe.           Donna grew up and attended school in the small town of Lusk, Wyoming. She graduated from high school with the Lusk High School Class of 1955. During her high school ...

Richard (Dick) Donald Roth Richard Donald Roth, affectionately known as Dick, left his earthly life on November 22, 2025, at the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 4 days, after a long and rewarding life. Dick was born on January 18, 1936, in a private home in Batesland, South Dakota, to Levi M. Roth and Edna Mae (Arnold) Roth. He joined his older brother Marvin and younger sister Janice completing the family.  He grew up on a farm south of Batesland where he spent the first 24 years of ...

Pete R. Schmidt was born on March 17, 1944 in Rushville NE to Peter M. and Mable E. Schmidt.  Pete spent his earliest years on land located 12 miles north of Hay Springs on White Clay Creek. This land was homesteaded by his grandfather Peter Schmidt in 1885.  Pete and his parents were joined by his sister Linda and the family moved to a second farm located 5 miles further north near his mother’s birthplace.  As a teenager, Pete then moved 2 miles down the road with his ...

Prosper Pierre Etchemendy 10/6/1931-10/22/2025. Dad was born on October 6, 1931, in Montrose Colorado to French Basque immigrants Pierre and Anna Etchemendy. He spent his young years in the mountains of Colorado herding sheep with the Basque herders honing his ag skills, his Basque language and way of life. Dad was fluent in the Basque language both spoken and written. He was very proud of his Basque heritage. Ben Etchemendy was his Godfather and was dearly loved. He graduated from ...