Obituaries

Yvonne Marie Buckey

Yvonne Marie Buckey

Oct 28, 2021

Memorial service for Yvonne Buckey will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday November 21, 2021 at 1890 Warlow Drive, Gillette, WY 82716.

Yvonne Marie Buckey, age 66, of Gillette, Wyoming passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center after a six year battle with kidney failure. A celebration of life will take place at a...

Jeff Allen Bryant

Jeff Allen Bryant

Oct 27, 2021

 

Funeral services for Jeff Bryant will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel; interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. There will be a luncheon at The Ramada after interment. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel.  Jeff Bryant was born on...

Betty G. Kennedy

Betty G. Kennedy

Oct 26, 2021

Betty G. Kennedy, 92, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, at the Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center days after a seizure/stroke.She was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Niobrara, Nebraska, to Dr. Carl Raymond and Lula (Hart) Green. She grew up in Niobrara, then moved with her mother and sister while in grade school to Lincoln, Nebraska. She graduated from Northeast High...

Vicky Lynette Merriman

Vicky Lynette Merriman

Oct 26, 2021

Vicky Lynn Merriman (age 70) of Gillette, Wyoming passed on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 due to sudden illness. She was born Vicky Kelsey on October 27, 1950 in South Dakota. During her childhood years, she developed an unbreakable bond with her siblings and cousins. Her compassionate heart prompted her to take on the role of protector, best friend, and confidant....

Ricky Alan Walsh

Ricky Alan Walsh

Oct 26, 2021

Ricky Alan Walsh passed away at his home in Casper, Wyoming, October 26, 2021. Rick was born on June 11, 1961 in Gillette, Wyoming. His parents were Michael Alan Walsh and Jacquelene (Kitty) May (Ellis) Walsh. He grew up in Casper, Wyoming. He attended St. Anthony School, and was altar boy for Father Brady, graduated from Natrona High School in...

Loretta Fay Grabrick

Loretta Fay Grabrick

Oct 24, 2021

A very special person beloved by her family and friends continued on her journey to heaven on Sunday, October 24, 2021.

Loretta Grabrick was born in Ironwood, Michigan on October 11, 1950 to Thomas and Regina (Skowronski) DeMario. She was baptized October 29, 1950 and confirmed on April 23, 1963 at St. Michael’s Church in Ironwood, Michigan. She attended St....

Clair Odell Ohnstad

Clair Odell Ohnstad

Oct 22, 2021

Clair Odell Ohnstad, age 81, of Gillette Wyoming died on October 22, 2021 at the Sheridan VA Medical Center. Clair had spent the last few years slowly battling multiple aliments including Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease.  At his request Clair was cremated, and his cremains will be interred at Black Hills National Cemetery at Sturgis, SD. Internment Services, rites,...

Carrie Jo Brenner

Carrie Jo Brenner

Oct 22, 2021

Celebration of life for Carrie Jo Brenner will be at 2p.m. Friday, November 5, 2021 at Walker Funeral Home in Gillette, WY Myrna Wenger will be the celebrant. Carrie passed away on October 22, 2021 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital at the age of 46.

Carrie Bochman Brenner was born on March 8, 1975 in Yankton, SD to Merlon and...

Paxtyn & Kaia Schilz

Paxtyn & Kaia Schilz

Oct 22, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for Paxty and Kaia Schilz will be held at 11: 00 a.m., Monday, November 1, 2021 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church. Interment to follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Infant daughters Paxtyn and Kaia Schilz were born on October 22, 2021 and passed away that same day of Twin To Twin Syndrome.  Their parents Alicia Jones and...

Graham Munn

Graham Munn

Oct 22, 2021

Graham Munn, of Wright, Wyo., died suddenly October 22, 2021 at the age of 81.  Known as "Scotty" to all, and to a generation of Thunder Basin Coal Company miners as "Father Munn", he narrowly escaped his 43rd Wyoming winter and left us to join his beloved wife Elaine.

Born in 1939 in Greenock, Scotland to Lachlan and Martha Munn,...

Roy Earle Knutson

Roy Earle Knutson

Oct 20, 2021

Funeral services with Military Honors for Roy E. Knutson, 98, of Gillette, will begin at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at the American Legion in Gillette.  Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis.  Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday, November 1, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel.  Mr. Knutson died October 20,...

Verl "Red" Bruce LeRoy

Verl "Red" Bruce LeRoy

Oct 20, 2021

Memorial service for Verl  “Red” LeRoy, 81, of Wright, will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 29, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel.  Mr. LeRoy died on October 20, 2021 at his home in Wright.

 

Verl Bruce LeRoy, know to his friends and family as Red, was born to Newell and Alice (Johansen) LeRoy on April 22, 1940 in Huntington,...

Terry Eugene Miller

Terry Eugene Miller

Oct 19, 2021

Terry Eugene Miller, 73, passed away on October 19, 2021 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital after a 50-year struggle with diabetes. He was born on May 18, 1949 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota to Gene and Marie Miller. He graduated from Hulett High School in 1967. Terry excelled in sports throughout high school. Soon after graduation, Terry enlisted in the...

Geraldine Irene Roach

Geraldine Irene Roach

Oct 19, 2021

Geraldine Irene Roach “Jerry”, passed away at Gillette Memorial Hospital surrounded by family on October 19, 2021. Jerry was born March 8, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio to Ed and Mary Schuh. Jerry attended Our Lady of Angels Catholic High School, grew up and married the Love of her life and father of their children Deveret Roach Sr. (LeRoy). The couple...

Theodore Bernard Gajewski Jr.

Theodore Bernard Gajewski Jr.

Oct 19, 2021

Theodore Bernard Gajewski Jr., know to most as “Ted” and to some as “Buddy” passed on October 19th, 2021, in Gillette, Wy, at the age of 66. Ted was born February 18th, 1955, to Ruth (nee Lent) and Theodore Gajewski, and raised in Buffalo, NY.  After graduating, he served in the Airforce from 1973 to 1982, serving in Vietnam. During...

Casey Duane Gross

Casey Duane Gross

Oct 19, 2021

Casey Duane Gross, 60, of Gillette, WY passed away on October 19, 2021 at Campbell County Memorial Hospital after a struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was born on June 10, 1961 in Belle Fourche, SD to David and Vonnie Gross and grew up on a ranch south of Ekalaka, MT in the Belltower Community. As a child, you...

Vera Lucille Leger

Vera Lucille Leger

Oct 18, 2021

Vera Lucille Leger was born November 5, 1933 and passed away on October 18, 2021 at 87 years of age from COVID complications and underlying complications. She had made The Legacy her home since they opened. Vera was born the fourth child of Silas and Leona Counts at home in Wanamaker, SD. She had three older brothers, Emmra, Ray, and...

Sharron Ray Walcutt

Sharron Ray Walcutt

Oct 15, 2021

Military honors for Sharron R. Walcutt will be held at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Inspiration Garden at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery; followed by a Celebration of Life at Walker Funeral Home 410 Medical Arts Court. Sharron R. Walcutt, 81 years young, passed away from cancer on October 15, 2021. He was retired from the US Air Force after...

Gretchen Elliott

Gretchen Elliott

Oct 14, 2021

Funeral service for Gretchen Elliott will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Gillette Memorial Chapel; burial at Black Hills National Cemetery. Visitation will begin one hour prior to service. Memorials can be made to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 West 5th Street, Gillette,...

Emily Ann Hicks

Emily Ann Hicks

Oct 14, 2021

Emily Hicks passed away on October 14, 2021 at her home in Gillette. She was the third child of Donnie Hicks and Betty Trigg Hicks. She was born in Boulder, CO. When she was six weeks old, she moved with her family to Hawaii They lived there for 2 ½ years before moving to Winter Park, FL. After her parents...