Recent Obituaries in Rawlins, Wyoming
Rayshawn Jonathon Neal Colter
Sep 11, 2022
Rayshawn ”Ray Ray” Jonathon Neal Colter was born to Sabrina Colter of Rawlins on May 18, 2011 and left this earth on September 11, 2022.
Ray Ray was a special boy with character beyond his years. He loved space and planets, with his favorite being Mars. He loved going to school and making friends, especially Brooke. He...
Jesse Pacheco
Sep 9, 2022
Jesse Elijo Pacheco, a lifelong resident of Rawlins, WY, died peacefully at home on September 9th, 2022 at the age of 83. Jesse was born in Chacon, NM on December 25, 1938 to Maria (Anselma) Maestas. In Jesse's earlier age he served his country in the United States Marine Corp. After being Honorably Discharged from the Marine Corp, he...
Janet Ellen Hagglund
Sep 9, 2022
Janet Ellen Hagglund of Mishawaka, Indiana passed away unexpectedly in Rawlins, Wyoming on September 9, 2022. She was 68 years old.
Janet was born on November 9, 1953 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Owen Richard and Edith Broomall. She grew up in Mishawaka, attended and graduating from high school there. After high school, she attended Indiana University...
Tanner James Nicholls
Sep 1, 2022
Tanner Nicholls passed away very unexpectedly but peacefully in the comfort of his bed on September 1, 2022, in Rawlins Wyoming at the age of 29. Tanner was born in Lander Wyoming on October 22, 1992, to Donald Nicholls and Pamela Nicholls (Griffin).
He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Patrick Griffin and Rena Griffin...
Lana Mae Spicer
Aug 31, 2022
Lana Mae Spicer was born on April 15, 1945 in Yankton, South Dakota, and adopted by August and Esther Arlt, a farming couple in Ipswich. She grew up on the farm as an only child. She met the love of her life, William Spicer, at Pastor Harold Salem's church in Aberdeen. They married October 29, 1966, and remained together until...
Terrance William Murray
Aug 25, 2022
Terrance William Murray was born on April 15, 1950, to Dennis and Patricia Murray in Rawlins, Wyoming. He was the eldest of 3 and had 2 younger sisters Sheila Carter and Pamela Klein. Terry was a large part of pioneering modern Oil and Gas exploration, using his geology degree in his long career as Permit Agent in the Oil and...
Wade Joseph Perkins
Aug 23, 2022
Wade Joseph Perkins was born January 15, 1927 in Eldora, lowa to Jesse and Emma (Dedrick) Perkins. He was educated in Eldora schools, and joined the US Navy in 1944, serving until 1946. He married lone Sanders Dec 4, 1949 and lived in the Eldora area. Wade enjoyed time spent camping, fishing and hunting with family and friends. He was...
Nancy L. Facciani
Aug 21, 2022
Nancy L. Facciani, age 76, of Saratoga, Wyoming passed away on August 21, 2022. Nancy was born in Fresno, California on March 7, 1946, to Theresa and Ernest Cerutti. She was an only child.
Nancy attended grade school in Easton, California, and high school and college in Fresno. Her parents had a small farm/ranch in Easton, where...
Brenda Lavonne Kovachevich
Aug 20, 2022
Brenda Lavonne (Ward) Kovachevich was born on March 19, 1967 in Rawlins, Wyoming to Keith and Barbara Ward. She graduated from Rawlins High School in 1985 and attended college at Casper College.
In August 1992 she married the love of her life, Steve. They had two children Josh and Jacob (Kylee). She enjoyed working in the yard and interior...
Marian Joyce Barlow
Aug 19, 2022
Marian Joyce Anderson Phillips Barlow, resident of Rawlins since 1996, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2022, at the Rawlins Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, at the age of 96. She was born October, 31st 1925 in Jamestown, N.Y. to Harry L. and Mattie R. Staaf Anderson she was the youngest of seven children. Marian married Courtney Phillips on January...
Karen Sue Rakness
Aug 18, 2022
Karen Sue Rakness, resident of Saratoga, Wyoming, passed away early on the morning of August 18th, 2022 at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming at the age of 59 years old. She was born in Boulder, CO and was one of nine children to Gene and Margaret Perdue. She moved to Encampment, WY with her family in 1967 when...
Marvin Donn Madsen
Aug 13, 2022
Marvin Donn Madsen .. Born November 18th, 1954 in Rawlins, Wyoming. Died of cardiac arrest on August 6th, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ronald and Cleo Madsen. He is survived by his siblings, Steven Madsen, (Sue) Susan Morgan, (Bob) and Karen Wood, (Russ). He was a son, brother, cousin, uncle and a very good friend.
Marv was a fun boy. He...
Pete Archuleta
Aug 12, 2022
Pete Archuleta, long time resident of Rawlins, Wyoming passed away on August 12, 2022 at the Swedish Memorial Hospital in Englewood, Colorado at the age of 69.
Pete was born on September 23, 1952, in Rawlins, Wyoming. He graduated from Rawlins High School and entered into the United States Army where he honorably served.
Pete was very...
Rex Allen Ramsey
Aug 4, 2022
Rex A. Ramsey, resident of Rawlins, Wyoming, passed away on August 4, 2022, at Shepard’s of the Valley Care Center in Casper, Wyoming at the age of 65 years.
Rex was born on May 20, 1957, in Muncie, Indiana to Don L. and Alberta E. Ramsey. Rex married Kim Chenoweth on September 27, 1986. Rex worked for the Carbon County...
Jane B. Collier
Aug 2, 2022
1939 to 2022, Jane B. Collier formerly of Rawlins, Wyoming, passed away on August 2 at the age of 83 at Edgewood Aspen Wind in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Jane was born in Rawlins, Wyoming to Frank and Berdine Collier. She resided at Edgewood Aspen Wind in Cheyenne for the last four years until the time of her death.
Jane's first job...
Sandra Lenore Glenn Kulmus
Jul 30, 2022
Sandra G. Kulmus, 81, passed away on July 30, 2022, in her home with her family at her side. She was a 4th generation Carbon County resident and is acclaimed for the growth of 5th, 6th and 7th generation families brought up in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming. Her Grandmother, Minnie Francine Wilkes, was born and raised in the Snake River...
George Moore
Jul 28, 2022
Beloved father, husband, and friend to many, George Moore, 74, passed away on July 28, 2022, following a bravely fought battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
George was born in Rawlins, WY on February 21, 1948, to Stanley R. Moore and Ruth L Moore (Deal). He attended schools in Rawlins and prior to graduation he was drafted into the US Army....
Jesse Cecil James
Jul 23, 2022
Jesse Cecil James, 83, born February 19, 1939 in Denver, Colorado. Parents, Fred and Ethel James lived on Beaver Creek, south of Riverside, but travelled to Denver for Jesse’s birth. Jesse lived with grandparents on Beaver Creek Ranch during WWII while parents worked in defense plants in Tacoma, Washington.
Jesse started school in Encampment Wyoming in 1945, and...
James Hugh Jennings
Jul 15, 2022
James Hugh Jennings, 81, passed away Friday, July 15th, 2022, at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, WY.
Hugh was born on September 9th, 1940, in Fairbury, Nebraska to Skeets and Blanch Jennings. Hugh grew up in Ekalaka, Montana on the family ranch with his two brothers and two sisters. He received his education in Ekalaka, graduating...
John N. Johanson
Jul 11, 2022
John Norman Johanson, Sr. of Rawlins, Wyoming passed away Monday, July 11, 2022, at the age of 82.
John was born on February 8, 1940, in Rawlins, Wyoming, where he lived most of his life. John went to school in Rawlins and graduated from Rawlins Senior High. Shortly after graduating, he joined the Coast Guard and served from...